Chapter 24

Here Comes the Sun

In the modern Roman Church, the wafers are brought to the people on a plate
that also represents the sun.

ìA silver plate, in the form of a Sun, is fixed opposite to the

sacrament (the wafer and the wine) on the altar; which with the

light of the [candles] makes a most brilliant appearance.î 1

Throughout history, the tradition of honoring the sun god and the goddess has
never wavered. Whether by wafers of bread in the shape of the sun, or images
carved into poles, this form of idolatrous worship spans the expanse of human
history.

In the days of Israel during the reign of the King Josiah, the apostate Hebrews
worshipped Baal, another name for the sun god. The image of the sun was
erected above the altar of the Lord, setting the sun god above the true God,
Jehovah. When the young king set about to reform Israel and re-establish the law
of God, he had the altars of Baal destroyed while he watched.

ì...[they broke] down the altars of Baalim (Baal) in his presence,

and the images that were on high above them (of the sun god), he

cut down...î 2 Chronicles 34:4

How much has this practice concerning the silver plate and the sun shaped
wafers infiltrated the modern ìProtestantî church?

Consider the Communion Services that take place on any given Sunday.

Gold or silver plates in the shape of the sun hold the small cups of grape juice
and the round communion wafers that are passed out to the congregates.
Sometimes the communion wafers are already broken up.

Although this is not exactly like the Roman Church that teaches the bread and
wine are the actual ìbody and bloodî of Jesus, it is yet another way that the spirit
of compromise has influenced the modern Christian church.