MEET THE MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO CHANGED GOD'S SABBATH.
Any world history book can confirm this information.
1. Background on Constantine
Constantine (reigned 306–337 A.D.) was the first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity.
Before his “conversion,” he was a devoted worshiper of the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus), a popular pagan deity.
Even after adopting Christianity, he blended sun worship with Christian practice to unite his empire.
2. The Famous Sunday Law of 321 A.D.
Constantine issued the first civil law regarding Sunday worship. The decree, found in the Codex Justinianus, Book 3, Title 12, Law 3, states:
“On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits.” – Constantine, March 7, 321 A.D.
Key Points:
Notice he called it “the venerable day of the Sun” — not the Sabbath, not the Lord’s Day.
It was originally a political move, not a biblical command.
Constantine was trying to merge pagan sun worshippers and Christians into one empire-wide religious practice.
3. From Civil Law to Church Law
The Roman Catholic Church later adopted this practice and gave it religious authority.
In 364 A.D., the Council of Laodicea (Canon 29) officially commanded Christians to work on Saturday and rest on Sunday:
Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day.
This shows a forced replacement of the biblical Sabbath with Sunday.
4. Why Constantine Did It
Constantine’s empire was divided between pagans (who worshiped the sun on Sunday) and Christians (who kept the seventh-day Sabbath).
To unify the empire, he elevated Sunday as a universal day of rest.
This became the foundation for the Church’s later claim of authority to “change times and laws” (Daniel 7:25).
5. The Blending of Sun Worship and Christianity
Constantine continued honoring the sun god even after his Sunday decree. Coins from his reign bore the image of Sol Invictus.
He was baptized only shortly before his death — showing his “conversion” was more political than spiritual.
By his actions, Constantine gave Sunday a legal, cultural, and religious foothold in Christian practice.
6. Ellen White on Constantine’s Role
“The Sunday law was first enforced by the emperor Constantine. This edict required townspeople to rest on ‘the venerable day of the sun,’ but permitted countrymen to labor in the field. Though he professed to be a convert to Christianity, he was still a worshiper of the sun god.”
— The Great Controversy, p. 53
Summary:
Constantine did not change the Sabbath himself — he legalized Sunday rest as a civil law.
The Catholic Church later gave it spiritual authority, claiming to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday.
This was the fulfillment of Daniel 7:25, where a power would “think to change times and laws.”
Any world history book can confirm this information.
1. Background on Constantine
Constantine (reigned 306–337 A.D.) was the first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity.
Before his “conversion,” he was a devoted worshiper of the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus), a popular pagan deity.
Even after adopting Christianity, he blended sun worship with Christian practice to unite his empire.
2. The Famous Sunday Law of 321 A.D.
Constantine issued the first civil law regarding Sunday worship. The decree, found in the Codex Justinianus, Book 3, Title 12, Law 3, states:
“On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits.” – Constantine, March 7, 321 A.D.
Key Points:
Notice he called it “the venerable day of the Sun” — not the Sabbath, not the Lord’s Day.
It was originally a political move, not a biblical command.
Constantine was trying to merge pagan sun worshippers and Christians into one empire-wide religious practice.
3. From Civil Law to Church Law
The Roman Catholic Church later adopted this practice and gave it religious authority.
In 364 A.D., the Council of Laodicea (Canon 29) officially commanded Christians to work on Saturday and rest on Sunday:
Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day.
This shows a forced replacement of the biblical Sabbath with Sunday.
4. Why Constantine Did It
Constantine’s empire was divided between pagans (who worshiped the sun on Sunday) and Christians (who kept the seventh-day Sabbath).
To unify the empire, he elevated Sunday as a universal day of rest.
This became the foundation for the Church’s later claim of authority to “change times and laws” (Daniel 7:25).
5. The Blending of Sun Worship and Christianity
Constantine continued honoring the sun god even after his Sunday decree. Coins from his reign bore the image of Sol Invictus.
He was baptized only shortly before his death — showing his “conversion” was more political than spiritual.
By his actions, Constantine gave Sunday a legal, cultural, and religious foothold in Christian practice.
6. Ellen White on Constantine’s Role
“The Sunday law was first enforced by the emperor Constantine. This edict required townspeople to rest on ‘the venerable day of the sun,’ but permitted countrymen to labor in the field. Though he professed to be a convert to Christianity, he was still a worshiper of the sun god.”
— The Great Controversy, p. 53
Summary:
Constantine did not change the Sabbath himself — he legalized Sunday rest as a civil law.
The Catholic Church later gave it spiritual authority, claiming to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday.
This was the fulfillment of Daniel 7:25, where a power would “think to change times and laws.”
MEET THE MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO CHANGED GOD'S SABBATH.
Any world history book can confirm this information.
1. Background on Constantine
Constantine (reigned 306–337 A.D.) was the first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity.
Before his “conversion,” he was a devoted worshiper of the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus), a popular pagan deity.
Even after adopting Christianity, he blended sun worship with Christian practice to unite his empire.
2. The Famous Sunday Law of 321 A.D.
Constantine issued the first civil law regarding Sunday worship. The decree, found in the Codex Justinianus, Book 3, Title 12, Law 3, states:
“On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits.” – Constantine, March 7, 321 A.D.
Key Points:
Notice he called it “the venerable day of the Sun” — not the Sabbath, not the Lord’s Day.
It was originally a political move, not a biblical command.
Constantine was trying to merge pagan sun worshippers and Christians into one empire-wide religious practice.
3. From Civil Law to Church Law
The Roman Catholic Church later adopted this practice and gave it religious authority.
In 364 A.D., the Council of Laodicea (Canon 29) officially commanded Christians to work on Saturday and rest on Sunday:
Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day.
This shows a forced replacement of the biblical Sabbath with Sunday.
4. Why Constantine Did It
Constantine’s empire was divided between pagans (who worshiped the sun on Sunday) and Christians (who kept the seventh-day Sabbath).
To unify the empire, he elevated Sunday as a universal day of rest.
This became the foundation for the Church’s later claim of authority to “change times and laws” (Daniel 7:25).
5. The Blending of Sun Worship and Christianity
Constantine continued honoring the sun god even after his Sunday decree. Coins from his reign bore the image of Sol Invictus.
He was baptized only shortly before his death — showing his “conversion” was more political than spiritual.
By his actions, Constantine gave Sunday a legal, cultural, and religious foothold in Christian practice.
6. Ellen White on Constantine’s Role
“The Sunday law was first enforced by the emperor Constantine. This edict required townspeople to rest on ‘the venerable day of the sun,’ but permitted countrymen to labor in the field. Though he professed to be a convert to Christianity, he was still a worshiper of the sun god.”
— The Great Controversy, p. 53
Summary:
Constantine did not change the Sabbath himself — he legalized Sunday rest as a civil law.
The Catholic Church later gave it spiritual authority, claiming to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday.
This was the fulfillment of Daniel 7:25, where a power would “think to change times and laws.”
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