According to news sources, Iceland’s huge grocery chain chose to close all of its stores early on Sunday to allow workers to watch the Women’s EURO 2022 final, which took place on Sunday, July 31, 2022. [1] England was facing Germany in the 2022 championship game at Wembley Stadium in London, which was sold out. Because the game was scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m., the grocery stores announced that they would close at 4:00 p.m.
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The decision to close the supermarkets early on Sunday generated an unexpected reaction from the community. When “supermarket giant Iceland” announced that it would close early on Sunday, this “sparked demand for a change in the law” as customers called on the supermarket chain to close down every Sunday. The “overwhelming” response from customers also prompted calls to close all food stores on Sunday, including “ASDA, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, M&S, and Sainsbury’s.” This reaction from the public came after word of the Sunday “early” closing was posted on social media. [2]
The Manchester Evening News published the following article titled, “Iceland Shoppers Demand Law Change as Supermarket Makes Major Announcement.” The article went on to say:
While many praised Iceland for the decision, most people saw it as an opportunity to demand the law change to allow supermarkets to close on Sunday. [2]
Andrea Harris said: “When I was growing up, no supermarkets opened on a Sunday. Sundays should be family days and a day of rest.” [2]
Lynn Chilcott asked: “Why do we need stores open on Sundays? They were always closed on a Sunday when I was a child … day of rest. We always managed.” [2]
Angela Jackson said: “Don’t open on a Sunday! We used to manage, and I’m sure we’d manage again … Give staff a day off rest!” [2]
Jean Wright exclaimed: “GOOD !!! SHOULD NOT SHOP ON SUNDAYS YOU HAVE 6 DAYS TO SHOP, REST ON THE 7th, AMEN.” [2]
Heather Hall wrote: “Good, close on Sunday, give employees day off.” [2]
Pamela Tovey Train commented: “I worked in retail, most of my life. Now is the opportunity to close on Sunday. Give the staff some family time.” [2]
Faye Giblin said: “Well it’s a start. Would like to see a leader in the move towards Sunday closed. Relieve workers, shoppers and the carbon footprint.” [2]
Helena Louise added: “Close all shops on a Sunday!” [2]
Terry Blackley wrote: “Why not close on Sundays and give the workers a day off, customers have only a certain amount of money to spend, if they don’t spend on a Sunday they’ll spend it another day.” [2]
Eddie Power said: “Should all be closed on Sunday.” [2]
The public in the United Kingdom is calling for a Sunday closing law, and some leaders have been urged to act. This is exactly how we were told that Sunday laws would be implemented.
“Rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance” (Great Controversy, p. 592).
“But as the question of enforcing Sunday observance is widely agitated, the event so long doubted and disbelieved is seen to be approaching, and the third message will produce an effect which it could not have had before” (Great Controversy, p. 605).
There is no doubt that Sunday rest is being widely agitated in many parts of the world. In the United Kingdom, people are calling for stores to be closed on Sunday for a variety of reasons. Some argue for Sunday closing laws for religious reasons, such as claiming that people have “six days” to shop and that on the “seventh” day, which they call “Sunday,” is a time to rest. Others advocate for Sunday closures in order to “relieve workers.” Some argue that all businesses should be closed on Sunday in order to reduce our “carbon footprint” (climate change). Others contend that Sunday should be a “family day.”
People are calling for the legalization of Sunday rest to help ease social, economic, religious, and environmental concerns. We are being led to believe that resting on Sunday will solve all of the world’s problems. We know that Rome is behind this public outcry for Sunday laws. The problem is that these calls for Sunday rest by law are helping to bring about the image of the beast in preparation for the mark of the beast.
God has stated in Revelation 14:6-12 that these efforts to promote Sunday laws will not go unchallenged. God’s faithful people will be giving a stirring warning message against the beast, the image, and the mark as predicted in Revelation 14. Praise the Lord! When the apostasy of Revelation 13 is seen to be fulfilled, the truths of Revelation 14 will be proclaimed with power at the same time!
“Shall we wait until God’s judgments fall upon the transgressor before we tell him how to avoid them? Where is our faith in the word of God? Must we see things foretold come to pass before we will believe what He has said?” (Testimonies, Vol. 9, p. 20).
Sources
[1] https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/iceland-shutting-every-one-stores-24623767
[2] https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/iceland-shoppers-demand-law-change-24629404
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But Sunday is the FIRST day of the week and God never designated rest before work. God worked 6 days before He rested on the 7th day Sabbath (Saturday). vs. 8 “Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. vs. 9 Six days shalt thou LABOR, and do ALL thy work: vs 10 “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy , nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: vs 11 “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day and hallowed it.”
This is happening everywhere and is part of the end-time scenario.
It is obvious that Sunday is still popular with many people even in secular England.
This had me confused for a minute. Iceland is the name of a grocery store chain located in the United Kingdom that initially specialized in loose frozen food items. The fact that it shares a name with an island nation is mere coincidence. According to Wikipedia, “The company has an approximate 2.2% share of the UK food market.”
8. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9. Six days shalt thou labour and do all they work: Ezek. 20:12
10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God. in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within they gates: 11. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested.the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.