Based on the writings of Ellen White, the enforcement of Sunday laws in America will be brought about by a union of church and state, prompted by a combination of political and religious motivations. Here are the key factors that will lead to this enforcement: **1. A Union of Religious and Secular Powers:** The primary driver will be a collaboration between religious leaders and government officials. * "The dignitaries of church and state will unite to bribe, persuade, or compel all classes to honor the Sunday." (GC 592.3) * "The church appeals to the strong arm of civil power, and, in this work, papists and Protestants unite." (GC 607.1) **2. Political Corruption and Public Demand:** Legislators will yield to popular pressure to gain public favor, abandoning the principle of religious liberty. * "Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance. Liberty of conscience, which has cost so great a sacrifice, will no longer be respected." (GC 592.3) **3. Supplying a Lack of Divine Authority with Force:** Because there is no biblical command for Sunday observance, oppressive laws will be used to enforce it. * "The lack of divine authority will be supplied by oppressive enactments." (GC 592.3) **4. Escalating Pressure and Persecution:** The movement will begin with persuasion but will become increasingly forceful as it meets resistance. * "As the movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided, the law will be invoked against commandment keepers. They will be threatened with fines and imprisonment, and some will be offered positions of influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith." (GC 607.1) * When milder measures fail, "the most oppressive laws will be enacted." It will eventually lead to a decree "denouncing them as deserving of the severest punishment, and giving the people liberty, after a certain time, to put them to death." (4SP 444.2) **5. A Protestant Concession to Papal Authority:** The enforcement of Sunday observance is seen as an act of homage to the authority of the papacy, uniting Protestantism with Roman Catholicism on this issue. * "When our nation shall so abjure the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism." (5T 711.4) In summary, the enforcement of Sunday laws is predicted to occur when religious groups, particularly a united front of Protestants and Catholics, successfully lobby the government. This will be facilitated by corrupt politicians seeking public favor, leading to the creation of oppressive laws that abandon America's foundational principle of religious liberty.