If you haven't heard of Project 2025, it's a phonebook-sized document put together by a coalition of conservative interest groups and think tanks under Heritage Foundation’s guidance, attempting to establish the policy agenda for what they hope to be a 2024 Republican presidential election victory.
Since 1981, the Heritage Foundation has submitted leadership suggestions to US presidents, hoping they will adopt them. This is another set of suggestions, anticipating a victory that may or may not happen.
Aside from the expected conservative policies, nearly all of which is fully unobjectionable or even appreciated, is there anything worthy of our prophetic interest?
First, know this. The past 120+ years of American political history have witnessed the slow growth of a massive permanent government under the executive branch. Often contemptuously referred to as the unconstitutional "4th branch of government," this behemoth is a massive bureaucracy, a permanent administrative state, a secretive 'deep state,' and a national security apparatus all wrapped into one. It's the single largest institution on planet earth.
In itself, this entity is a repudiation of the principles and provisions of the U.S. Constitution limiting the federal government to certain enumerated powers while reserving the remainder of rights and powers to the states or to the people. (See Article 1 Sec. 8 and the Tenth Amendment.)
So, how does Project 2025 propose to deal with the bureaucracy?
Short story: the bureaucratic/administrative state is presently mostly dominated by the left. The conservatives of Project 2025 want their next president to capture the power of the executive branch agencies of government for their conservative agenda. Nothing particularly shocking there.
But then, on page 589, the story gets more interesting.
Nestled in the midst of the 920 pages of unsurprising conservative policy prescriptions, we find the following language, under the heading "Sabbath Rest:"
While we appreciate the nod given to 7th-day Sabbath keepers, this is an interesting foot-in-the-door moment, that bears watching. Hopefully, it will inspire others to consider the true Sabbath in place of the counterfeit one.
We reject any attempt to define Sunday as the Sabbath. It isn’t. The Bible is clear regarding God’s distinction between the seventh day and the remainder of Creation Week (Genesis 2:3).
In the meantime, lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh!
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Scott Ritsema is the founder and director of Belt of Truth Ministries and Media on the Brain. He lives in Lakeview Michigan with his wife Cami and three amazing children!
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“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).
“In your patience possess ye your souls” (Luke 21:19).
