Sunday Laws Around the World
The Infrastructure Already Exists
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark..."
Revelation 13:16-17
The Pattern Emerges
Germany, Austria, and Poland have the strictest Sunday closing laws in Europe, enforced by federal law. France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Norway maintain moderate restrictions. Even the United States and United Kingdom preserve "blue laws" limiting Sunday commerce.
In the Pacific, Tonga has maintained constitutional Sunday enforcement since 1875 (over 150 years). Samoa enforces Sunday rest through village councils. The infrastructure spans continents.
Meanwhile, Sabbath-keepers already face the "cannot buy or sell" reality. In Eritrea, only four faiths are legally permitted, and Sabbath-keeping Christians face imprisonment. In Russia, the Yarovaya Law restricts Seventh-day Adventist activities. In China, independent Sabbath-keeping groups face prosecution. The mechanism is proven.
When Pope Francis called for "Sunday rest" in his 2015 climate encyclical Laudato Si', he wasn't proposing something new. Pope Leo XIV (the first American pope, elected May 2025) continues this agenda. The European Sunday Alliance (founded by COMECE, the Catholic bishops' EU lobbying body) actively coordinates Sunday protection campaigns across the continent.
The image to the beast doesn't require building new systems. The systems are already in place.
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