I just got off the
phone just moments ago
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with our good
friend Kenneth Cox.
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Kenneth Cox just called
to tell us that he's watching
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from California and that
the Lord has been blessing
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every meeting that
he's watched... every music
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that he's enjoyed. Bro.
Kenneth: we just say to you
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that we love you. We're happy
to hear that you're on the mend
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and things are
going better for you.
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And we look forward
to you being back with us
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next time we have
a series like this.
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Because as I was
listening to Kenneth
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on the radio
between meetings today
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I heard how sharp he is
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at giving the Word of God.
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And I said: "Man, Kenneth's
got to be back here preaching
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before long. " Our
speaker this evening
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is a man that has opened my eyes
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to more new things
than anyone I know of
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and that's Pastor Stephen Bohr.
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Amen! I think that Danny
was the one that said that
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his mother had told him
that she wanted to hear somebody
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that told her something
she didn't already know.
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And I will tell you
that Pastor Stephen Bohr
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is a student of God's Word.
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You seen him many
times here on television
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on 3ABN. He is the
Speaker/Director of
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Secrets Unsealed. And
we're going to be with him
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this coming Thursday night for a
Live from his new headquarters.
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And then next Sabbath evening
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it'll be six
o'clock on Pacific Time -
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8 o'clock here - we will
again be at his headquarters
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for the official opening
of his new Secrets Unsealed
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headquarters there
in Fresno, California.
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So we appreciate Pastor Stephen,
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we appreciate his love for
God, his love for God's Word,
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and the in-depth study that
he gives to the Word of God.
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Before he comes
Yvonne Lewis is going to sing
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for us Story Of My Life.
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If I had the words to tell You
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exactly how I feel,
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then I would
write a million pages
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with all You've done for me.
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And if I traced each memory
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and the source of all my dreams,
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cover to cover
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You'd see:
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You are
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the story of my life.
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I need You by my side
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both now and ever.
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You are the lover of my soul.
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No matter where I go
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I know it's true...
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the story of my life is You.
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Oh...
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If I turn the pages of
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the things You've
brought me through,
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there'd be a
thread of faithfulness
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in every thing You do,
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I see where You washed me
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just as white as the snow
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and how each day
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You're helping me grow.
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Oh...
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You are
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the story of my life,
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I need You by my side
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both now and ever.
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You are
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the lover of my soul.
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No matter where I go
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I know it's true...
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the story of my life is You.
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Oh...
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You are my testimony,
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the reason that I sing.
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I long to bring You glory
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so may You always be
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found on every page in me.
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Oh...
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You are
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the story of my life.
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I need You by my side
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both now and ever.
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And You are
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the lover of my soul.
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No matter where I go
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I know it's true...
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the story of my life
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is
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You.
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Amen.
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Good evening. Good evening!
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Have you had a
wonderful day? Amen!
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I've been blessed.
No better place to be -
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Amen! - than at
3ABN Camp Meeting.
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Amen. Are you ready to
study God's Word? Amen!
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I've packed a lot
into 45 minutes...
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so you'd better get your
sword out because we're going to
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study God's Word.
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But before we do
let's have a word of prayer.
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Father in heaven, we
come before Your throne
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with boldness because we
come in the name of Jesus.
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We come because
we need You here.
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We need Your presence through
the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
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We need Your wisdom to
understand the great things
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from Your Word. We ask that
as we study about the remnant -
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the remnant of
Revelation 12:17- that
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You will instruct us and
You will help us to be among
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that faithful
group in these end times.
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We thank you, Father,
for hearing our prayer
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for we ask it in the precious
name of Jesus, Amen. Amen.
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I'd like to invite you to
turn in your Bibles with me
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to the book of Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17.
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Revelation chapter 12 and
verse 17, and I am reading
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from the King James version.
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I love the way the King James
version expresses this verse.
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It says there: "And
the dragon was wroth
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with the woman
and went to make war
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with the remnant of her seed
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which keep the
commandments of God
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and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. "
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Now I would like to formulate
some questions as we begin
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our study this afternoon.
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And the first question is:
when does this remnant appear
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in the course of human history?
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The when. The second question
is: where would we expect
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this remnant to
appear geographically?
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And in the third
place: what will characterize
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those who
belong to this remnant?
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So we're going to try and answer
when the remnant will appear,
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where
geographically they will appear,
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and what will characterize
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those who belong
to this special group?
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Now the
Seventh-day Adventist church
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has a special
mission to fulfill,
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and that mission is to
go to all of the world:
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to every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people.
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That is the mission.
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But the Seventh-day
Adventist church also has
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a special message that it
needs to take to the world.
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And the message of the
Seventh-day Adventist church
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of course is found
in Revelation chapter 14
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and verses 6 through 12:
the three angels' messages.
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So the message is the
three angels' messages
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and the mission is to take these
messages to the entire world.
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But there's one other thing
that is a special characteristic
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist church,
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and that is the
method that we employ
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to interpret Bible prophecy.
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So there are three things
that distinguish the Seventh-day
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Adventist church, I believe,
from every church in the world.
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First of all our
mission; secondly, our message;
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and in the third place
our method of interpreting
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Bible prophecy. Now
what do I mean when I speak
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about the method?
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The Seventh-day Adventist church
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has a method which has
come to be known as historicism.
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I prefer to call it
the historical flow method.
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Basically, this method of
interpreting Bible prophecy
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allows us to follow
the trajectory or the flow
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of historical events from the
days in which the prophet wrote
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until the final consummation.
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There are no gaps or
parentheses or interruptions
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in the flow of
history... of prophetic history.
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It is a
continuous sequence of events
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without any parentheses or
interruptions which allows us
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to know exactly where we are
in the flow of prophetic history
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at every single moment.
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That is the
historical flow method.
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Let me give you an
example from scripture:
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Daniel chapter 7.
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When does that prophecy begin?
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It begins with the
lion in the days of Daniel.
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Then you have another
kingdom: the Medes and Persians.
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That's the next kingdom...
no interruption between them.
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Then you have another
kingdom which is the leopard
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that represents Greece.
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No interruption
between Medo-Persia and Greece.
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Then you have a dragon beast.
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We call it the
non-descript beast.
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And this beast has 3
stages... in Daniel 7, at least,
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three stages of existence.
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The first stage is
this dragon beast by itself.
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And then after a
while it sprouts ten horns.
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And then among the ten
horns comes forth a little horn.
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And so this dragon beast
has three stages of existence
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consecutive in Daniel chapter 7.
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And when we go to Revelation
13 we're going to notice
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that there is a fourth stage
that is not directly mentioned
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in Daniel chapter 7.
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So we have Babylon, Medo-Persia,
Greece, the Roman Empire,
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the division of the
Roman Empire into ten kingdoms,
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and then you have the little
horn - which is another Rome -
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which represents the
Roman Catholic papacy.
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And then after that you
have the scene of the judgment
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in heaven - which is a pre-
Advent investigative judgment.
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And then after that the
time comes for God's saints
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to inherit the kingdom.
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You've moved from
the times of Daniel
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all the way
till the end of time.
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You've watched the historical
flow and there have been no
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parentheses; no
gaps; no interruptions.
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Is this point clear? This
is the historical flow method.
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But the chapter that I
especially want us to study
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this afternoon is
Revelation chapter 12
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because that's where
our remnant verse is found:
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Revelation 12 and verse 17.
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Now I want to mention
that in Revelation chapter 12
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you have 3 main historical
stages that are described.
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First of all, the dragon
wants to slay the Male Child.
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That's the first enmity.
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Secondly, the dragon
wants to destroy the woman
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and he tries to do this
for a period of 1,260 years.
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And then after the 1,260 years
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we are told that
the dragon is enraged
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with the remnant
of the woman's seed.
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So in other words, the
dragon has three stages
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in which he tries to destroy
Christ and Christ's people.
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He goes after the Child
then he goes after the woman
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and finally he goes after
the remnant of the woman's seed.
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Now there are three backdrops
to Revelation chapter 12.
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Unfortunately we only have time
to study one of those backdrops.
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In order to fully
understand this chapter
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we have to understand the
story of the birth of Moses.
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You remember that
when Moses was born
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Pharaoh attempted to kill him.
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That is in the
background of this story
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of Revelation chapter 12.
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Another background is the story
of Elijah in the wilderness
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because we are told that
the woman fled to the wilderness
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where she was fed for
3-1/2 symbolic years...
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exactly what happened to Elijah.
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But the background that is
especially behind the scenes
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in Revelation chapter
12 is my favorite verse
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in the whole
Bible: Genesis 3:15.
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So let's go to
Genesis chapter 3 and verse 15
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and let's notice what we find
in this very powerful verse.
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I want you to notice 5 things
in Genesis chapter 3 verse 15.
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Here God is
speaking to the serpent.
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Of course the serpent has
just led Adam and Eve into sin.
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And God tells the
serpent: "I will put enmity... "
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That's the first element
that I want you to notice here.
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"I will put
enmity between you... "
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that is, the
dragon or the serpent...
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"and the woman. "
Number 3 is the woman.
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"and between your seed... " that
is, the seed of the serpent...
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and then we are
told: "and her seed. "
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So we have five elements.
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We have enmity;
we have a serpent;
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we have a woman; we
have the woman's seed;
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and we have the serpent's seed.
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Five elements: enmity,
the serpent, the woman,
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the dragon's seed;
and the woman's seed.
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Now we find all of these ele-
ments in Revelation chapter 12.
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Go with me to
Revelation chapter 12
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and let's go to verses 1 and 2
where this woman is introduced.
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Revelation
chapter 12 verses 1 and 2.
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It says there: "Now a
great sign appeared in heaven:
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a woman, clothed with the sun
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with the moon under
her feet and on her head
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a garland of twelve stars.
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Then being with child
she cried out in labor
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and in pain to give birth. "
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Now the question is: what
does this woman represent?
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You know, we know that
literally Mary brought Jesus
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into the world. But the woman
here does not represent Mary
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because we're told that
later on the woman flees
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to the
wilderness for 1,260 years.
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And so the woman represents
the Old Testament church:
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the line of faithful individuals
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from which Jesus
Christ will come.
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Because when John sees the woman
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the woman has not
had the Child yet.
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So in other words, the
woman pre-exists the Child.
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That goes without
saying, doesn't it?
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And so the woman represents
the Old Testament church that
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is crying out for the
coming of the Messiah.
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And that's what we
find in verses 1 and 2.
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And then...
that's the first stage.
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The second stage we find in
Revelation 12 and verses 3-5.
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It says there: "And
another sign appeared in heaven.
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Behold, a great
fiery red dragon. "
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Now what else is the dragon
called in Revelation 12:7-9?
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The dragon is called
"the ancient serpent"
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so the dragon is a serpent.
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So is there a serpent
involved in this story?
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Absolutely. So it says: "Another
sign appeared in heaven:
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Behold, a great fiery red dragon
having 7 heads and 10 horns
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and 7 diadems on his heads.
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And the dragon... " See,
that element - the dragon
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or the serpent
was in Genesis 3:15-
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"the dragon stood before
the woman... " There you have
00:19:08.44\00:19:10.48
another element...
"stood before the woman
00:19:10.58\00:19:12.79
who was ready to give birth. "
00:19:12.99\00:19:14.50
And is there
enmity involved here?
00:19:14.80\00:19:17.03
Yes! Because he stands next
to the woman who is ready to
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give birth to what?
"to devour her Child... "
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Also do we have a seed
here, too? A woman's seed?
00:19:25.17\00:19:28.27
Absolutely! "to devour her
Child as soon as it was born. "
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Can you see the
backdrop of Genesis 3 verse 15?
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You clearly have enmity;
you clearly have a woman;
00:19:35.62\00:19:39.99
and you clearly have a dragon
and you have a woman's seed.
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But there's something that
appears to be missing here.
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Who is the dragon's seed?
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We look and we don't seem to
find anything in these verses
00:19:52.73\00:19:56.92
that describes
the dragon's seed.
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For this we need to go to
Matthew chapter 2 and verse 16
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to find out who
the dragon's seed was.
00:20:06.02\00:20:08.96
Matthew chapter 2 and verse 16.
00:20:09.26\00:20:12.31
It says: "Then Herod, when
he saw that he was deceived
00:20:13.21\00:20:17.24
by the Wise Men,
was exceedingly angry. "
00:20:17.34\00:20:21.14
Do we find an exceedingly angry
dragon in Revelation 12:17?
00:20:21.98\00:20:26.37
Oh, absolutely!
00:20:26.57\00:20:28.06
So it says he was exceedingly
angry and he sent forth
00:20:28.36\00:20:32.76
and put to death
all the male children
00:20:32.86\00:20:35.79
who were in
Bethlehem and all its districts
00:20:36.00\00:20:38.91
who were two years old and
under according to the time
00:20:39.11\00:20:42.44
which he had
determined from the Wise Men. "
00:20:42.64\00:20:45.22
And so who is the dragon that
attempts to kill the Male Child?
00:20:46.15\00:20:52.15
It is Satan... yes...
but it's through his seed
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which is Rome. So the
dragon can also represent Rome.
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Allow me to read you a statement
that we find in the Spirit of
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Prophecy on this specific point.
00:21:06.54\00:21:08.23
Ellen White has this to say:
00:21:08.34\00:21:10.24
"The line of prophecy... "
See, the line of prophecy...
00:21:10.44\00:21:13.80
That's historicism. That
is the historical flow method.
00:21:14.00\00:21:16.94
"The line of prophecy in
which these symbols are found
00:21:17.35\00:21:20.95
begins with Revelation 12
with the dragon that sought to
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destroy Christ at His birth.
00:21:25.31\00:21:27.14
That dragon is said to be Satan.
00:21:27.34\00:21:30.62
He is was that moved upon Herod
00:21:31.02\00:21:34.54
to put the Savior to death.
00:21:34.74\00:21:36.39
But the chief agent of
Satan in making war upon Christ
00:21:36.79\00:21:41.16
and His people during the first
centuries of the Christian era
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was the Roman Empire
00:21:45.06\00:21:46.83
in which paganism was
the prevailing religion.
00:21:47.03\00:21:49.86
Thus while the dragon
primarily represents Satan
00:21:50.16\00:21:53.76
it is in a secondary
sense a symbol of pagan Rome. "
00:21:53.96\00:21:59.12
So do we have all of
the elements of Genesis 3:15
00:22:00.55\00:22:03.87
in Revelation
chapter 12? Yes we do!
00:22:04.08\00:22:06.86
We have enmity, we
have a dragon or serpent,
00:22:07.16\00:22:11.29
we have a woman, we
have the dragon's seed,
00:22:11.49\00:22:13.93
and we have the woman's seed.
00:22:14.13\00:22:16.96
Now so far we've studied
two stages in following the flow
00:22:17.36\00:22:20.27
of Revelation 12.
We've seen the stage
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of the church in the
Old Testament... the woman
00:22:23.61\00:22:27.15
before the Child is born.
Then we've noticed the stage
00:22:27.25\00:22:30.49
where the dragon attempted
to slay the Male Child.
00:22:30.69\00:22:33.20
He tried to
destroy Jesus through Rome
00:22:33.50\00:22:35.81
when Jesus was born.
But we're told in verse 5
00:22:36.01\00:22:39.62
that the Child was caught
up to God and to His throne.
00:22:39.82\00:22:43.03
So who prevailed in this battle?
00:22:43.34\00:22:45.19
It was the Child that prevailed
because He went to heaven live.
00:22:45.59\00:22:48.71
That's the
ascension of Jesus Christ.
00:22:48.91\00:22:50.67
And then of course
we have another stage
00:22:51.07\00:22:54.20
which is stage number 3.
Notice Revelation chapter 12
00:22:54.40\00:22:59.19
and we will read verse 6 and
then we'll read verses 13-15.
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Then the dragon goes after
the woman because the Child
00:23:05.54\00:23:08.12
has escaped from his hands.
00:23:08.32\00:23:09.90
It says: "Then the
woman fled into the wilderness
00:23:10.10\00:23:12.38
where she has a place
prepared by God that they should
00:23:12.78\00:23:15.31
feed her there 1,260 days. "
00:23:15.41\00:23:20.13
So after the Child is caught
up to God and to His throne
00:23:20.73\00:23:24.22
we do know that the
dragon sprouted ten horns.
00:23:24.52\00:23:28.29
And then we're told that
the dragon went after whom?
00:23:28.59\00:23:32.30
After the woman for 1,260
days which we know are years.
00:23:32.60\00:23:38.14
Now let's go to
verses 13 through 15
00:23:38.47\00:23:40.85
of Revelation 12 where it ampli-
fies what we read in verse 6.
00:23:41.05\00:23:44.83
It says: "Now when the dragon
saw that he had been cast to the
00:23:44.93\00:23:49.08
earth he persecuted
the woman who gave birth
00:23:49.18\00:23:52.41
to the Male Child. " So
now what is the persecution?
00:23:52.51\00:23:54.85
It's no longer against the
Male Child because He went to
00:23:55.15\00:23:57.93
heaven. He was caught up
to God and to His throne.
00:23:58.03\00:23:59.86
Now the enmity is
directed at the woman
00:24:00.16\00:24:02.45
who brought the Male
Child into the world.
00:24:02.65\00:24:05.06
Verse 14: "But the woman was
given two wings of a great eagle
00:24:05.36\00:24:09.39
that she might fly into
the wilderness to her place
00:24:09.60\00:24:12.32
where she is
nourished for a time and times
00:24:12.52\00:24:15.80
and half a time from the
presence of the serpent. "
00:24:16.00\00:24:18.53
Verse 15: "So the serpent
spewed water... " What does
00:24:19.03\00:24:22.96
water represent? Multitudes,
nations, tongues, and peoples,
00:24:23.06\00:24:26.64
that's right... "So
the serpent spewed water
00:24:26.84\00:24:28.93
out of his mouth like a flood
00:24:29.13\00:24:31.38
after the woman that he might
cause her to be carried away
00:24:31.58\00:24:34.87
by the flood. " So
what are we seeing so far?
00:24:35.07\00:24:37.74
I like to review to make sure
that everybody has understood.
00:24:37.94\00:24:41.42
We have, first of all, the
church in the Old Testament
00:24:41.83\00:24:44.31
when the Child hasn't been born.
00:24:44.51\00:24:45.83
Secondly, we have the stage
when the dragon tries to slay
00:24:46.23\00:24:50.35
the Male Child. We're
in Rome at that stage.
00:24:50.45\00:24:53.07
And of course, Rome is
represented by the dragon
00:24:53.27\00:24:56.13
and also by
Herod. And then we know
00:24:56.33\00:24:59.54
from this prophecy that
the dragon sprouts ten horns.
00:24:59.74\00:25:02.67
And then after the
dragon sprouts ten horns
00:25:02.97\00:25:06.05
we have this
period of 1,260 years
00:25:06.25\00:25:10.17
in which the dragon through Rome
00:25:10.47\00:25:14.51
persecutes the woman.
00:25:14.71\00:25:17.31
Are you following me so far?
00:25:18.55\00:25:20.00
Now where did the dragon
that persecuted the woman
00:25:21.45\00:25:25.25
get its power and
its authority from?
00:25:25.45\00:25:28.10
Let's go to Revelation
13 verse 2 for a moment.
00:25:28.80\00:25:31.90
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 2.
00:25:32.10\00:25:34.21
This is very interesting.
00:25:34.52\00:25:36.11
It says there: "Now
the beast which I saw
00:25:36.41\00:25:39.46
was like a leopard. It's feet
were like the feet of a bear
00:25:39.56\00:25:43.63
and it's mouth like
the mouth of a lion... "
00:25:44.03\00:25:47.06
Have we encountered
those beasts before?
00:25:47.26\00:25:49.59
Yes, in Daniel chapter 7. Right?
00:25:49.89\00:25:52.53
Lion, bear, leopard, dragon.
00:25:52.63\00:25:54.81
Now notice what
it continues saying:
00:25:54.91\00:25:56.55
It says: "The
dragon gave him... "
00:25:56.95\00:26:00.36
that is, gave the beast...
00:26:00.46\00:26:02.12
"his power, his
throne, and great authority. "
00:26:02.43\00:26:06.27
So by who's power
does the beast rule?
00:26:06.57\00:26:08.86
The beast rules by the power
that is given to him by what?
00:26:10.13\00:26:13.29
The dragon. So is the
dragon still persecuting
00:26:13.59\00:26:17.15
during the 1,260
years through Rome?
00:26:17.35\00:26:19.49
Yes... because all through
Revelation chapter 12 the dragon
00:26:19.79\00:26:24.23
represents Satan
working through Rome.
00:26:24.43\00:26:26.54
That's something that most
Adventist interpreters have
00:26:27.04\00:26:29.53
missed, particularly the point
that we're going to come to now.
00:26:29.63\00:26:33.00
So notice once again Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 2.
00:26:34.28\00:26:37.74
"Now the beast which I
saw was like a leopard.
00:26:37.94\00:26:39.62
Its feet were like
the feet of a bear;
00:26:39.72\00:26:41.35
its mouth like
the mouth of a lion.
00:26:41.45\00:26:42.97
The dragon... " with the
ten horns by the way... "gave
00:26:43.17\00:26:46.87
this beast it's power, his
throne and great authority. "
00:26:47.07\00:26:52.30
And then let me ask you:
how long did the beast rule
00:26:52.50\00:26:54.59
after it received its throne
and its authority and its power
00:26:54.69\00:26:57.35
from the dragon? It
ruled for 42 months.
00:26:57.55\00:27:00.65
Is that the same as
1,260 days or years?
00:27:01.06\00:27:04.85
Absolutely. So is Revelation
13 following the same sequence
00:27:05.15\00:27:09.35
of Revelation
chapter 12? Absolutely.
00:27:09.55\00:27:12.06
But now I want you to
notice stage number 4.
00:27:12.26\00:27:15.38
Stage number 1: the
woman before the Child is born.
00:27:16.53\00:27:19.28
Stage number 2: Satan tries
to slay the Child through Rome.
00:27:19.68\00:27:25.46
Stage number 3: the 1,260 years.
00:27:25.60\00:27:28.50
Now I want you to
notice stage number 4.
00:27:28.80\00:27:31.11
It's found in
Revelation 12 and verse 16.
00:27:31.41\00:27:33.69
Something happens
to suspend persecution.
00:27:33.89\00:27:37.89
It says here in
Revelation 12 verse 16:
00:27:38.39\00:27:41.04
"But the earth
helped the woman. "
00:27:41.34\00:27:45.36
Interesting. The
earth helped the woman.
00:27:45.86\00:27:48.58
Now let me ask you: is the
earth a territory or a nation?
00:27:48.98\00:27:52.16
Last I knew the word
earth would mean a territory.
00:27:54.05\00:27:56.42
Right? So there's
some territory somewhere -
00:27:56.72\00:28:00.93
the earth helped the
woman who was being persecuted.
00:28:01.13\00:28:05.34
And how did the
earth help the woman?
00:28:05.64\00:28:07.45
"The earth opened its mouth
and swallowed up the flood...
00:28:07.75\00:28:12.73
That is, the peoples
and multitudes and nations
00:28:12.93\00:28:15.87
that were
persecuting the woman...
00:28:16.07\00:28:17.66
"swallowed up the flood
which the dragon had spewed
00:28:17.86\00:28:20.99
out of his mouth. " So
the earth provides a way
00:28:21.19\00:28:26.09
in which persecution ceases.
00:28:26.19\00:28:28.55
Let me ask you: where did
the persecuted ones in Europe
00:28:29.81\00:28:32.58
find refuge from persecution?
00:28:32.78\00:28:35.08
In the territory of the
United States because there
00:28:36.29\00:28:39.57
was no United
States at that time.
00:28:39.67\00:28:42.16
So Revelation
12:16 is speaking about
00:28:43.13\00:28:46.77
the United States
as a territory where
00:28:46.97\00:28:50.70
those who were persecuted in
Europe came and found refuge.
00:28:50.90\00:28:54.98
Are you with me or not?
00:28:55.28\00:28:56.31
And by the way, it is
the principles upon which the
00:28:57.28\00:29:00.32
United States was built
and which have been followed
00:29:00.42\00:29:05.29
by most of the nations in
the world that persecution
00:29:05.39\00:29:09.02
still does not exist.
00:29:09.22\00:29:11.04
And then, of course,
you have the final stage.
00:29:13.21\00:29:15.91
Do you think the dragon is
pretty happy that right now
00:29:16.31\00:29:18.86
we're living in
a nation where...
00:29:18.89\00:29:22.08
where we have freedom of speech
00:29:22.28\00:29:23.89
and where we have
freedom to move around
00:29:24.09\00:29:25.85
and we have freedom to
study the Bible and to gather
00:29:26.05\00:29:28.67
peaceably? Absolutely not.
00:29:28.87\00:29:31.05
Notice Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17.
00:29:31.45\00:29:33.75
This is stage number 5.
00:29:33.95\00:29:36.08
It says there, and
this is the text that we
00:29:36.58\00:29:38.62
read at the beginning.
And now I want you to notice
00:29:38.72\00:29:42.52
something very important.
What does the dragon represent?
00:29:42.62\00:29:45.44
The dragon represents what?
00:29:46.71\00:29:49.06
Satan working through Rome.
00:29:49.46\00:29:52.76
Don't forget that.
We've missed this in verse 17.
00:29:52.96\00:29:55.67
Is it the same
dragon all the way through?
00:29:57.08\00:29:59.85
Yes. Oh yeah,
it's the same dragon.
00:30:00.15\00:30:02.27
So when the earth helps the
woman - the territory provides
00:30:02.77\00:30:05.79
refuge for God's people
- notice: "And the dragon
00:30:05.89\00:30:08.99
was wroth with the woman... "
00:30:09.19\00:30:11.13
What does the
dragon there represent?
00:30:11.63\00:30:13.93
Well, in the first stage you
know when the dragon tried to
00:30:17.09\00:30:20.73
slay the Male Child it
was Satan working through?
00:30:20.83\00:30:23.02
Rome. During the 1,260 years
00:30:23.32\00:30:26.00
that dragon beast gave his
throne, his power and authority
00:30:26.20\00:30:28.58
to the beast. In other
words the beast rules by
00:30:28.68\00:30:30.73
the authority of the dragon...
so you have a new Rome!
00:30:31.03\00:30:34.62
And here it says
that in the final stage
00:30:35.80\00:30:37.76
after the
territory provides a refuge
00:30:37.97\00:30:40.28
we are told that the dragon
is enraged once again with the
00:30:40.58\00:30:44.27
woman. So it must be
Satan working through? Rome!
00:30:44.37\00:30:50.04
Are you following me or not?
00:30:50.34\00:30:51.47
"And the dragon was
wroth with the woman
00:30:52.54\00:30:55.07
and went to make war
with the remnant of her seed
00:30:55.27\00:30:58.97
which keep the
commandments of God
00:30:59.27\00:31:01.93
and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. "
00:31:02.23\00:31:06.49
Now we need to go for a
few moments to Revelation 13
00:31:07.63\00:31:10.38
'cause Revelation 13
is an amplification of
00:31:10.78\00:31:13.65
Revelation chapter 12.
00:31:13.75\00:31:15.49
Did you notice in Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 2
00:31:15.99\00:31:18.39
that we have the
same beasts of Daniel 7?
00:31:18.50\00:31:20.60
Is the lion there?
Yes. Is the bear there? Yes.
00:31:21.77\00:31:26.63
Is the leopard
beast there? Absolutely.
00:31:26.93\00:31:29.45
Is there a dragon beast
there? Does the dragon beast
00:31:29.65\00:31:33.01
have ten horns?
Absolutely... same as we found
00:31:33.21\00:31:36.41
in Daniel chapter
7. And then the dragon
00:31:36.61\00:31:39.81
that has ten
horns... he gives his throne,
00:31:40.01\00:31:43.59
his power, and
his authority to whom?
00:31:43.79\00:31:46.07
To the beast. So the beast
is ruling by the authority of?
00:31:46.47\00:31:49.74
The dragon. Are you with me?
00:31:50.04\00:31:53.27
And then the
beast rules 42 months.
00:31:53.67\00:31:56.68
But at the end of the 42 months
00:31:56.89\00:31:58.18
the beast
receives a deadly wound
00:31:58.38\00:32:00.28
and now persecution ceases.
00:32:00.48\00:32:03.55
How many of you
are following me?
00:32:05.44\00:32:07.27
If you're all with me say
amen. Amen! Amen! That was weak.
00:32:07.57\00:32:12.63
But you... you have a right
to be weak because it's been
00:32:14.51\00:32:17.01
a long day. That's all right.
00:32:17.11\00:32:20.18
Now, Revelation 13
amplifies this last stage.
00:32:20.58\00:32:24.37
The beast rules for 42 months.
00:32:24.67\00:32:26.61
By the way, does the
beast do the same thing as the
00:32:26.81\00:32:28.80
little horn? Does the
beast speak blasphemies?
00:32:28.90\00:32:32.32
Yes. Does the beast persecute
the saints of the Most High?
00:32:32.62\00:32:35.76
Does it rule during
the same time period? Yeah,
00:32:36.06\00:32:38.67
the description is the same
so you know that the little horn
00:32:38.77\00:32:40.85
is the same as the beast.
00:32:40.95\00:32:42.26
And the dragon persecutes
during that period also
00:32:42.56\00:32:45.27
so we know that the dragon
and we know that the beast
00:32:45.47\00:32:49.75
are the same power.
00:32:49.85\00:32:52.05
And we know that the little
horn represents the same power.
00:32:52.25\00:32:55.40
Now this last stage
of Revelation 12 verse 17
00:32:55.80\00:33:00.09
is amplified in chapter 13.
00:33:01.68\00:33:03.86
Go with me to verse 11.
00:33:04.99\00:33:06.91
This is immediately - listen
carefully - this is immediately
00:33:07.21\00:33:10.08
after the beast
rules for 42 months.
00:33:10.28\00:33:13.67
You know that the
beast receives a deadly what?
00:33:13.97\00:33:16.25
Receives a deadly wound.
00:33:16.55\00:33:18.29
But what happens
with the deadly wound?
00:33:18.69\00:33:21.01
We're told that the deadly wound
is healed, and let me ask you:
00:33:21.82\00:33:24.80
does the beast persecute again?
00:33:25.10\00:33:27.74
It persecutes again.
00:33:28.04\00:33:29.72
Now the question
is: who gives this beast
00:33:30.12\00:33:36.08
its life back so it
can persecute once again?
00:33:36.31\00:33:39.87
Mmmm. Go with me to
Revelation chapter 13
00:33:40.37\00:33:44.02
and verse 11 and listen
carefully to what it says.
00:33:44.22\00:33:46.73
We've missed this very
key point in this verse.
00:33:47.03\00:33:50.23
It says there -
Revelation 13 and verse 11:
00:33:50.53\00:33:53.08
"Then I saw another beast
00:33:53.29\00:33:55.94
coming up out of the earth. "
00:33:56.15\00:33:58.68
Did we see the
earth somewhere before?
00:33:59.80\00:34:02.13
Where? Revelation 12.
00:34:02.64\00:34:04.98
In Revelation 12 it's the terri-
tory but now you have a beast.
00:34:05.28\00:34:08.06
What does a beast
represent? A nation!
00:34:08.26\00:34:10.68
Now you have a nation
rising in that territory.
00:34:10.88\00:34:13.61
This is the very next chapter.
And now I want you to notice
00:34:15.40\00:34:19.82
what it says. Is the
dragon involved here?
00:34:19.92\00:34:21.69
Oh yeah! It continues saying:
"Then I saw another beast
00:34:21.99\00:34:25.63
coming up out of the earth... "
00:34:25.83\00:34:27.10
That's the geographical area.
00:34:27.30\00:34:28.53
The beast represents a
nation so this must be a nation.
00:34:28.73\00:34:31.23
"and he had two
horns like a lamb. "
00:34:31.63\00:34:33.93
I wish I had time to get
into that. I wrote a book called
00:34:35.70\00:34:37.88
Prophecy's Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
00:34:38.08\00:34:40.32
where I study
this beast in detail.
00:34:41.68\00:34:44.27
We don't have time to
get into two horns of a lamb.
00:34:44.57\00:34:46.82
All I can say is the
"two horns like a lamb"
00:34:47.02\00:34:49.17
represent the two principles
upon which the United States
00:34:49.37\00:34:52.71
of America was built:
00:34:52.91\00:34:54.58
separation of church and state,
a recognition that there are
00:34:54.61\00:34:57.33
two kingdoms in this country.
00:34:57.53\00:34:58.61
There's the kingdom of the
church and there's the kingdom
00:34:58.64\00:35:00.65
of the state from which we
get two principles of civil
00:35:00.76\00:35:03.69
and religious liberty...
00:35:03.79\00:35:05.15
because the two horns
represent two kingdoms...
00:35:06.20\00:35:08.20
church and state. But
from the idea of two kingdoms
00:35:08.40\00:35:11.99
you have the idea of
separation of the civil power
00:35:12.09\00:35:16.06
from the religious power.
00:35:16.26\00:35:17.65
Separation of church and state.
00:35:17.95\00:35:19.54
That's what this
country was built upon.
00:35:19.74\00:35:21.84
But now notice what
it continues saying...
00:35:22.24\00:35:24.42
don't miss this point.
00:35:24.72\00:35:26.13
It says: "He had two
horns like a lamb... "
00:35:26.43\00:35:28.55
But what? "but
spoke like a dragon. "
00:35:31.34\00:35:36.07
What do you suppose
the dragon here represents?
00:35:37.01\00:35:38.99
Come on... tell me. Satan
00:35:41.53\00:35:45.05
working through? Rome. Rome!
00:35:45.35\00:35:48.00
So have you noticed here
the 3 stages of the dragon?
00:35:48.40\00:35:52.09
The dragon first of
all persecutes the Child.
00:35:52.59\00:35:55.50
He's unsuccessful.
He persecutes the woman.
00:35:55.80\00:35:58.81
Then the earth helps the
woman. You have a deadly wound.
00:35:59.11\00:36:01.82
There's a period of
peace where persecution ceases.
00:36:02.12\00:36:05.59
And then Revelation 12:17 says
that the dragon is enraged with
00:36:05.89\00:36:09.25
the woman - the dragon is
enraged - and goes to make war
00:36:09.35\00:36:11.89
against the remnant of her seed.
00:36:12.09\00:36:13.20
That is amplified in
Revelation chapter 13
00:36:13.50\00:36:16.25
where we are told that this
beast that rises from the earth,
00:36:16.45\00:36:19.03
the same territory in
Revelation chapter 12,
00:36:19.23\00:36:21.31
speaks like a dragon...
the dragon that is enraged
00:36:21.41\00:36:24.37
in Revelation 12 verse 17.
00:36:24.57\00:36:26.24
Are you following me? Yes!
00:36:27.39\00:36:29.02
This is historicism.
00:36:29.12\00:36:31.08
This is our method which used
to be the Protestant method.
00:36:31.58\00:36:35.99
Do you think that people
like Tony Palmer would ever even
00:36:36.29\00:36:39.75
think about coming close
to the Roman Catholic papacy
00:36:39.85\00:36:42.89
if they
understood these prophecies?
00:36:43.09\00:36:45.31
Are you kidding?
Protestants would flee!
00:36:45.71\00:36:48.22
But they don't flee because
we're going to notice at the end
00:36:48.52\00:36:51.64
of our study that they have
established a different way -
00:36:51.85\00:36:55.14
a different method - of
interpreting Bible prophecy.
00:36:55.34\00:36:58.27
Now you say: "Pastor Bohr,
how do you know that the dragon
00:36:58.67\00:37:01.09
here represents the
same power that persecuted
00:37:01.29\00:37:05.50
during the 1,260
years? How do you know that?
00:37:05.70\00:37:08.53
Listen: because Revelation
13 makes it very, very clear
00:37:09.03\00:37:12.99
that everything that
this beast from the earth does
00:37:13.29\00:37:16.75
he does to
please the first beast.
00:37:16.95\00:37:19.12
Let me go through that
in Revelation chapter 13.
00:37:20.34\00:37:23.17
First of all, and I'm
going to go through this...
00:37:23.67\00:37:25.50
I won't be able to read the
verses because of the scarcity
00:37:25.80\00:37:27.94
of time... in verse 12 it says
that this beast from the earth
00:37:28.04\00:37:31.85
exercises all the authority of
the first beast in its presence.
00:37:32.15\00:37:36.85
So by whose authority is this
beast from the earth ruling?
00:37:38.23\00:37:41.21
The first beast... who
ruled during 1,260 years.
00:37:42.53\00:37:46.42
And that beast: where
did he get his power from?
00:37:46.73\00:37:49.30
From the Roman Empire.
00:37:49.80\00:37:52.09
So do you have a clear
link between pagan Rome,
00:37:52.19\00:37:56.10
papal Rome, and end-time Rome?
00:37:56.40\00:37:58.42
You do in Revelation chapter 12.
00:37:58.82\00:38:01.01
So it says he exercises "all
the authority of the first beast
00:38:01.31\00:38:03.74
in his presence. " See, he wants
to impress this first beast.
00:38:03.94\00:38:07.69
I like the way that
the NIV expresses it.
00:38:08.60\00:38:10.56
The NIV says: "He exercises
all the authority of the first
00:38:10.76\00:38:13.97
beast on its behalf. "
00:38:14.17\00:38:15.82
Furthermore we're told
in verse 12 that "he causes
00:38:17.81\00:38:20.11
the earth and those who dwell
in it to worship the first beast
00:38:20.21\00:38:23.81
whose deadly wound was healed. "
00:38:24.01\00:38:25.42
Everything this
beast from the earth does
00:38:25.92\00:38:28.69
he does with
reference to the previous beast
00:38:28.89\00:38:31.29
to restore power
to the previous beast.
00:38:31.32\00:38:34.32
We're told in verse 14
that this beast "performs
00:38:34.76\00:38:39.15
signs which it was granted to
do in the sight of the beast. "
00:38:39.35\00:38:43.16
We're told in verse 14 that
he tells those who dwell on the
00:38:44.54\00:38:48.77
earth to make an image
in honor of the first beast.
00:38:48.87\00:38:52.02
And we're told in verse 16
00:38:52.42\00:38:55.19
that he imposes the
mark of the first beast.
00:38:55.40\00:38:58.17
Is there any link between
the 1st beast and the 2nd beast?
00:38:58.37\00:39:01.37
Absolutely!
Everything this 2nd beast does
00:39:01.77\00:39:05.90
he does to
impress the first beast.
00:39:06.20\00:39:08.92
That's how this 2nd
beast that rises from the earth
00:39:10.33\00:39:13.18
speaks like a dragon because
it is going to speak like Rome.
00:39:13.48\00:39:18.91
Are we doing all right?
00:39:21.31\00:39:23.61
Now we're ready to
identify the remnant.
00:39:24.90\00:39:27.14
We needed all this
historical framework,
00:39:28.99\00:39:31.15
this historical
background... the historicism
00:39:31.45\00:39:33.51
or the historical flow method.
00:39:33.81\00:39:35.35
Let me ask you: when
would you expect the remnant
00:39:35.66\00:39:37.72
to appear? Would it have to be
after the 1,260 years - Amen! -
00:39:37.82\00:39:43.20
during a period
when persecution ceases?
00:39:44.35\00:39:47.76
Of course. Where would you
expect to find this remnant?
00:39:48.06\00:39:51.76
It must be on the earth
00:39:52.59\00:39:54.38
because that's the place
where persecution ceased.
00:39:54.78\00:39:57.65
So we know when: after 1798 AD.
00:39:58.05\00:40:00.53
We know where: the
territory of the United States.
00:40:00.83\00:40:03.87
And what would
characterize the remnant?
00:40:04.17\00:40:08.65
Two things: they keep
the commandments of God...
00:40:09.05\00:40:13.17
all nine of them.
00:40:13.47\00:40:15.94
No? How many?
Ten! All ten of them!
00:40:18.71\00:40:21.70
All ten of them. And
we're not going to go into that
00:40:22.00\00:40:24.07
because we know that
characteristic. I want to dwell
00:40:24.17\00:40:25.98
a little bit on the
second characteristic:
00:40:26.08\00:40:28.43
they have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
00:40:28.63\00:40:30.98
So they keep something
and they have something.
00:40:33.03\00:40:35.52
The word "have" is
better translated "they possess
00:40:35.82\00:40:38.45
the testimony of Jesus. "
00:40:38.95\00:40:40.70
What is the testimony of Jesus?
00:40:40.90\00:40:42.37
Let's read two
verses very quickly.
00:40:42.58\00:40:45.05
Revelation 19:10 identifies
what the testimony of Jesus
00:40:45.25\00:40:48.66
Christ is.
Revelation 19 and verse 10.
00:40:48.76\00:40:51.79
And notice the context
of this verse. It says:
00:40:53.13\00:40:55.48
"I fell at his
feet to worship him... "
00:40:55.68\00:40:57.78
In other words, John
falls before the feet of Gabriel
00:40:57.98\00:41:00.82
to worship him...
"but he said to me:
00:41:00.92\00:41:03.28
'See that you do not do that.
00:41:03.48\00:41:04.86
I am a fellow servant
and... ' Now notice this:
00:41:05.16\00:41:08.39
'and of your brethren who
have the testimony of Jesus. ' "
00:41:08.59\00:41:11.23
What do the
brethren of John have?
00:41:11.43\00:41:12.98
The brethren of John
have the testimony of Jesus.
00:41:13.39\00:41:15.80
And then this explanation comes:
00:41:16.20\00:41:19.10
"for the testimony of Jesus
is the Spirit of Prophecy. "
00:41:19.30\00:41:22.82
So what is the testimony of
00:41:24.38\00:41:25.73
Jesus that the
remnant possesses?
00:41:25.76\00:41:27.61
The Spirit of Prophecy
00:41:27.98\00:41:30.18
which is what
John's brethren have.
00:41:31.20\00:41:32.99
Now let's go to
Revelation 22 verses 8 and 9
00:41:33.29\00:41:35.77
which expresses it
a little differently.
00:41:36.07\00:41:38.07
Revelation chapter
22 and verses 8 and 9.
00:41:38.37\00:41:40.79
Same idea of Gabriel appearing
to John and John feels like
00:41:42.03\00:41:45.76
worshiping him and
Gabriel says "Don't do it. "
00:41:45.96\00:41:48.62
Says there: "Now I John
saw and heard these things.
00:41:49.03\00:41:52.18
And when I heard and
saw I fell down to worship
00:41:52.38\00:41:55.63
before the feet of the angel
who showed me these things.
00:41:55.84\00:41:58.26
Then he said to me:
'See that you do not do that
00:41:58.56\00:42:01.54
for I am your fellow
servant and of your brethren
00:42:01.84\00:42:05.04
the prophets. ' " Did
you notice the connection?
00:42:05.24\00:42:10.48
Revelation 19:10 says
that the brethren of John have
00:42:11.61\00:42:14.31
the testimony of Jesus.
Here it says that the brethren
00:42:14.41\00:42:16.50
of John are prophets.
00:42:16.60\00:42:17.89
So what is the
testimony of Jesus?
00:42:18.29\00:42:20.39
It is the gift of prophecy.
00:42:20.69\00:42:23.60
Let me ask you:
which church in the world
00:42:24.92\00:42:27.11
arose after 1798 AD
00:42:27.42\00:42:30.29
after the first beast
received its deadly wound
00:42:30.59\00:42:34.09
and is a group of people
00:42:34.93\00:42:40.62
who teach that we're supposed
to keep all of the commandments
00:42:41.02\00:42:43.84
of God and profess to have the
prophetic gift in their midst?
00:42:43.94\00:42:49.26
The Spirit of
Prophecy in their midst?
00:42:49.46\00:42:51.65
And a church that
originated in the earth
00:42:52.05\00:42:55.11
in the territory
of the United States?
00:42:55.41\00:42:57.17
I don't know of any other church
00:42:57.31\00:42:58.81
except the
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:42:59.21\00:43:00.75
and I don't say that arrogantly
but I do say it truthfully.
00:43:00.85\00:43:05.11
Amen!
00:43:05.34\00:43:06.38
Now let me share
something with you:
00:43:07.85\00:43:09.20
there's a lot of enmity
towards Ellen White today.
00:43:09.40\00:43:11.58
That's the dragon, folks.
00:43:12.95\00:43:14.60
The dragon hates
the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:43:16.61\00:43:18.51
He hates the commandments.
00:43:18.61\00:43:19.64
Doesn't he? Says so here.
00:43:19.83\00:43:21.53
He hates the
commandments of God;
00:43:21.83\00:43:22.93
hates the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:43:23.03\00:43:24.34
Last year I was
invited to preach at a church
00:43:24.54\00:43:26.24
in New Jersey where
I worked for six years.
00:43:26.44\00:43:28.44
And the lady who invited me
asked me to come to her house
00:43:29.62\00:43:33.70
to eat one
afternoon. My wife was with me.
00:43:33.80\00:43:35.58
And I noticed that along
with the family there was
00:43:35.88\00:43:37.92
another young man there.
And so, you know, I said to him:
00:43:38.02\00:43:41.63
"Where are you from? "
He says: "Oh, I'm from here,
00:43:41.83\00:43:43.75
from Jersey City. " And
I said: "Well, you know,
00:43:43.95\00:43:47.08
how'd you become an Adventist?
" He said: "Oh, that's an
00:43:47.18\00:43:49.03
interesting
story. Let me tell you. "
00:43:49.13\00:43:50.65
Then he told me this story:
00:43:50.95\00:43:52.56
He was standing on the
street on a Sabbath morning.
00:43:52.96\00:43:56.88
He saw a lady
coming down the street
00:43:57.08\00:43:59.55
very nicely dressed. It
was early on a Sabbath morning
00:43:59.75\00:44:03.03
and she had a Bible in her hand.
00:44:03.33\00:44:05.45
And so it struck him kind of
strange because he was a Sunday
00:44:06.40\00:44:09.91
keeper but he had already
started studying the Sabbath.
00:44:10.01\00:44:12.48
And so he came to the
lady and he said: "Ma'am...
00:44:12.68\00:44:15.77
where are you going? " She
says: "I'm going to church. "
00:44:15.97\00:44:18.89
He said:
"You're going to church?
00:44:19.29\00:44:21.17
Today's Saturday not Sunday. "
00:44:21.57\00:44:23.57
She says: "I know, but we
go to church on Saturday. "
00:44:23.87\00:44:26.16
He said: "You're kidding!
00:44:26.66\00:44:28.27
There's a group of people
that go to church on Saturday? "
00:44:28.57\00:44:32.17
Says: "Can I go with you? "
00:44:32.47\00:44:34.40
And she said: "Sure! "
00:44:34.70\00:44:36.16
So the young man and
the lady went to church.
00:44:36.46\00:44:40.05
And when he came into the
foyer one of the elders was
00:44:40.25\00:44:43.11
there greeting and he says...
00:44:43.32\00:44:44.79
the young man said:
"Hey, is this the church
00:44:44.99\00:44:46.92
that keeps the holy Sabbath? "
00:44:47.22\00:44:49.61
And the elder
said: "Oh yes, we do!
00:44:49.91\00:44:51.72
Just like the Bible says. "
00:44:51.92\00:44:53.12
The young man said:
"Well then this is my church. "
00:44:53.42\00:44:55.83
Amen! And so he went in,
sat down, enjoyed Sabbath School
00:44:56.13\00:44:59.70
and church. And afterwards
- by the way the pastor during
00:44:59.80\00:45:04.97
the sermon - mentioned
the name of Ellen G. White.
00:45:05.07\00:45:06.91
It struck him as kind
of strange: Ellen G. White.
00:45:07.80\00:45:10.27
And the pastor
identified her as a prophet.
00:45:11.18\00:45:13.87
So he said: "I'm going to
go and I'm going to "Google"
00:45:14.27\00:45:16.29
Ellen G. White. "
00:45:16.49\00:45:17.74
So he went home and he
"Googled" Ellen G. White.
00:45:18.04\00:45:19.99
And of course you have...
90% of the sites are negative,
00:45:20.39\00:45:26.15
are terribly inimical
to the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:45:26.49\00:45:29.61
And he noticed
website after website
00:45:29.91\00:45:33.00
just criticizing and
trying to destroy Ellen White.
00:45:33.20\00:45:36.68
And he says: "I
started thinking... hmmm,
00:45:37.95\00:45:39.76
do I really want to belong
to a church that had a prophet
00:45:40.27\00:45:43.67
like this? " He said he
had serious reservations.
00:45:43.77\00:45:48.25
Well, he went to
church the next Sabbath
00:45:48.65\00:45:51.16
after thinking about it all week
00:45:52.58\00:45:55.45
and he expressed his
misgivings to the elder.
00:45:55.95\00:45:59.60
And the elder said:
"Hey, I have a copy of a book
00:45:59.90\00:46:04.36
called The Great Controversy.
00:46:04.47\00:46:05.85
And I want to give
you a copy of that book
00:46:06.15\00:46:08.24
and you read it and
you determine for yourself,
00:46:08.44\00:46:10.60
you know, who Ellen White
was and whether God used her. "
00:46:10.80\00:46:14.05
And so he took the book home
00:46:14.55\00:46:16.46
and in one week he read
the book from cover to cover.
00:46:16.66\00:46:19.88
And when he came back to
the church the next Sabbath
00:46:20.77\00:46:23.27
the elder said:
"Did you read the book? "
00:46:23.57\00:46:25.08
He says: "Yes,
I read the book. "
00:46:25.18\00:46:26.77
He says: "What do you think? "
00:46:26.97\00:46:28.15
He says: "You
know, I read the book
00:46:28.45\00:46:30.17
and there's no doubt whatsoever
00:46:30.37\00:46:32.28
that the person who wrote
this book was inspired by the
00:46:32.58\00:46:35.44
Holy Spirit. "
And then he said this:
00:46:35.55\00:46:37.95
He said: "You know,
for a whole week there
00:46:38.25\00:46:40.01
I was thinking about what
people said about Ellen White
00:46:40.22\00:46:45.36
and how she had
so many enemies. "
00:46:45.56\00:46:47.40
And he said: "And
I started reflecting
00:46:47.70\00:46:49.47
and I said: 'You know,
as I examined the Bible
00:46:49.67\00:46:52.18
I couldn't fine one prophet
that the people liked. ' "
00:46:52.38\00:46:54.83
So he said: "If this
woman is hated so much,
00:47:01.20\00:47:05.46
she must be a true prophet. "
00:47:05.66\00:47:07.82
Praise the Lord! Amen!
00:47:10.54\00:47:12.76
There are so many people
that have given their hearts
00:47:13.65\00:47:15.73
to the Lord by
reading Great Controversy
00:47:15.83\00:47:18.43
you can't help but
see that it's the truth
00:47:18.77\00:47:21.61
as you read that book.
It's like reading the newspaper
00:47:21.91\00:47:24.85
more and more.
00:47:25.15\00:47:26.91
Now do you think the
devil wants to hide the identity
00:47:27.22\00:47:30.39
of the antichrist?
00:47:30.59\00:47:32.70
Do you think that he
would want to hide the identity
00:47:33.81\00:47:35.96
of when the remnant would
appear, where they would appear,
00:47:36.17\00:47:38.54
and what their
characteristics would be?
00:47:38.74\00:47:40.34
Of course. So
what the devil does:
00:47:40.84\00:47:43.64
he doesn't attack
so much the message...
00:47:44.04\00:47:46.84
he attacks the method.
After the Protestant Reformation
00:47:47.04\00:47:51.92
in the aftermath the
Roman Catholic church
00:47:52.12\00:47:54.94
had to counteract the
growth of Protestantism.
00:47:56.30\00:47:59.54
And they soon realized
that it was not enough to
00:47:59.84\00:48:02.81
attack the
message of Protestantism
00:48:02.91\00:48:07.66
because Protestantism
was growing like grass fire.
00:48:07.96\00:48:11.33
They realized that they
needed to counteract the method
00:48:11.43\00:48:15.86
which was the
historical flow method.
00:48:16.06\00:48:17.70
You see, Martin Luther was
saying: "Well you can see in the
00:48:18.01\00:48:19.59
course of history that
the papacy is the antichrist.
00:48:19.69\00:48:22.35
All you have to do
is follow the flow. "
00:48:22.66\00:48:23.97
And so they said: "We
have to change the method. "
00:48:24.48\00:48:26.55
And so two Jesuit scholars
of the Roman Catholic church...
00:48:27.05\00:48:30.71
The first one is
called Luis De Alcazar,
00:48:30.91\00:48:34.69
came up with the theology
of prophetic interpretation
00:48:36.04\00:48:40.09
of Preterism. It's
the idea that prophecy
00:48:40.19\00:48:44.95
was fulfilled in
the distant past.
00:48:45.15\00:48:47.12
The antichrist passages...
you know, he stated that the
00:48:47.42\00:48:51.27
little horn was
actually Antiochus IV Epiphanes
00:48:51.37\00:48:53.56
who lived 165
years before Christ.
00:48:53.67\00:48:56.07
And he taught that
the beast of Revelation 13
00:48:56.57\00:49:00.50
represented Nero and
the emperors of Rome.
00:49:00.80\00:49:04.43
So he said: "These prophecies
have nothing to do with us
00:49:04.93\00:49:08.63
because they were fulfilled
with Antiochus IV Epiphanes
00:49:08.83\00:49:11.42
and they were fulfilled
with Nero and with the Roman
00:49:11.63\00:49:14.83
emperors. " By the way,
liberal Protestant churches
00:49:14.93\00:49:19.88
today are Preterists
00:49:19.98\00:49:21.73
and the Roman Catholic
church is also Preterist
00:49:22.04\00:49:25.14
in its prophetic interpretation.
00:49:25.44\00:49:26.69
They see these
prophecies as being irrelevant
00:49:26.99\00:49:29.68
because they were fulfilled
in the distant past before
00:49:29.98\00:49:32.90
the Roman Catholic
church came into existence.
00:49:33.11\00:49:35.67
But there was another scholar
by the name of Francisco Ribera,
00:49:37.20\00:49:40.47
and his views are held today
by conservative Protestants.
00:49:41.77\00:49:47.68
Groups... And by the way, this
is not to say that there are
00:49:48.76\00:49:51.50
not sincere, loving
people in these churches...
00:49:51.60\00:49:53.73
mainly Evangelicals,
Charismatic's, and Pentecostals.
00:49:53.93\00:49:57.42
And what they believe is that
after the rapture of the church
00:49:57.92\00:50:01.37
all of these prophecies -
the antichrist prophecies -
00:50:01.67\00:50:04.66
are going to be
fulfilled in the Middle East.
00:50:04.86\00:50:07.56
They believe that the
antichrist is a literal person
00:50:07.96\00:50:11.18
who will sit in a literally-
built Jerusalem temple.
00:50:11.49\00:50:15.42
He will
persecute the literal Jews
00:50:15.72\00:50:18.06
for a literal 3-1/2 years
00:50:18.27\00:50:20.33
and he will place a literal
tattoo on people's foreheads
00:50:20.53\00:50:23.94
and on the right hand, and
he will build a literal image
00:50:24.15\00:50:27.71
of himself. And so
conservative Protestantism today
00:50:27.91\00:50:33.01
is looking to the Middle
East for a literal fulfillment
00:50:33.04\00:50:36.88
of these
prophecies. And meanwhile
00:50:37.09\00:50:39.82
the real antichrist is in Rome
00:50:40.12\00:50:42.88
and the United States more
and more - Protestantism in the
00:50:43.08\00:50:46.52
United States - more and more
gets closer and closer to Rome.
00:50:46.62\00:50:50.46
And they can't see what
they're doing because they're
00:50:50.66\00:50:52.76
looking for the
fulfillment of prophecy
00:50:52.86\00:50:55.20
in the wrong place.
00:50:55.40\00:50:57.14
Let me ask you:
does this also blur
00:50:59.58\00:51:03.12
the identity of the remnant?
00:51:03.32\00:51:05.70
Yes! Because if you believe
that the 1,260 years are future
00:51:06.20\00:51:10.97
after the supposed
rapture of the church
00:51:11.27\00:51:14.36
then this was not
fulfilled in 1798 AD
00:51:14.66\00:51:18.28
in the United States
with the nation that professes
00:51:18.48\00:51:21.23
to believe in two principles -
separation of church and state -
00:51:21.33\00:51:25.04
which will speak according
to the authority of Rome.
00:51:25.34\00:51:28.76
So through these systems
of prophetic interpretation
00:51:29.99\00:51:33.30
what the devil has done
is he has hidden the identity
00:51:33.60\00:51:38.55
of the antichrist and he
has hidden the appearance
00:51:38.65\00:51:42.25
of the remnant so that people
don't know where the remnant
00:51:42.45\00:51:45.82
is and what their
message is for these last days.
00:51:45.92\00:51:49.22
By the way, if you would
like to have more information
00:51:50.23\00:51:52.85
on this, I wrote a
very important book.
00:51:53.05\00:51:54.97
It's called
Futurism's Incredible Journey.
00:51:55.27\00:51:58.24
And this book
describes the terrible impact
00:51:59.10\00:52:03.20
that these systems of
prophetic interpretation
00:52:03.40\00:52:05.45
have upon Seventh-day Adventist
prophetic interpretation.
00:52:05.75\00:52:08.57
The method totally demolishes
the reason for the existence
00:52:09.07\00:52:12.73
of the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:52:12.93\00:52:14.57
Now folks, we have a
mission: to reach the world.
00:52:16.27\00:52:20.03
We also have a message
and we also have a method.
00:52:20.37\00:52:26.18
What is our message?
00:52:26.42\00:52:28.15
Our message are the
three angels' messages.
00:52:28.55\00:52:30.92
Now listen carefully: many
people in the Adventist church
00:52:32.28\00:52:36.00
today they say: "Oh, we're
supposed to take the gospel
00:52:36.20\00:52:38.82
to the world. " And I agree.
00:52:38.92\00:52:41.14
But what they do... the
gospel that they're believing in
00:52:41.64\00:52:44.56
is the same gospel
that was being preached by
00:52:44.66\00:52:46.42
the apostle Paul. And
I believe that we need to
00:52:46.52\00:52:50.82
preach that gospel
but in a new context...
00:52:50.92\00:52:53.02
in the context of the end time.
00:52:53.42\00:52:55.28
Because the first
angel's message not only says
00:52:55.38\00:52:57.89
"I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven
00:52:58.09\00:52:59.94
to take the everlasting
gospel to every nation, kindred,
00:53:00.25\00:53:03.54
tongue, and people. "
You know, we can't stop there
00:53:03.74\00:53:05.76
and say that the gospel
needs to go to the whole world.
00:53:05.96\00:53:08.19
We need to continue
where it says: " Fear God
00:53:08.50\00:53:12.42
and give glory to Him
00:53:12.82\00:53:15.49
for the hour of His
judgment has come. " Amen!
00:53:15.89\00:53:18.94
"And worship the Creator! "
00:53:19.15\00:53:21.25
Ah, both are elements of
the first angel's message of the
00:53:22.46\00:53:25.45
gospel. Amen! By the way,
it also involves proclaiming
00:53:25.56\00:53:30.33
that Babylon is falling.
00:53:30.43\00:53:32.41
Doesn't it? Yes, that's
the second angel's message.
00:53:32.81\00:53:36.42
You can't only preach the first
part of the 1st angel's message.
00:53:36.62\00:53:38.90
It's a package deal...
it has to be everything.
00:53:39.10\00:53:42.49
The fall of Babylon
has to be proclaimed
00:53:43.00\00:53:45.64
and a call for God's
people has to be made for people
00:53:46.14\00:53:49.20
to come out. Has God
called us also to proclaim
00:53:49.30\00:53:53.22
the third message? Oh
yeah, the third message
00:53:53.32\00:53:56.20
says: "Behold... "
"Be very careful... "
00:53:56.40\00:54:01.49
about worshiping...
" What? "the beast. "
00:54:01.79\00:54:04.85
Do you need to know who
the beast is in order to
00:54:06.55\00:54:08.61
follow that counsel? Amen! Yeah!
00:54:08.72\00:54:11.02
Or his what? "or his image... "
00:54:11.32\00:54:14.03
"Beware of
receiving his? mark. "
00:54:14.43\00:54:17.28
Do you need to know what
the image of the beast is?
00:54:17.58\00:54:19.15
Do you need to know what
the mark of the beast is?
00:54:19.45\00:54:21.68
Do you need to
know what the beast is?
00:54:21.98\00:54:25.13
Of course! Is this
part of the proclamation
00:54:25.43\00:54:27.99
that God's people
have for the world?
00:54:28.19\00:54:29.76
Yes. And let me tell you,
folks: this message is urgent
00:54:30.06\00:54:33.53
now more than ever before
00:54:33.73\00:54:35.30
because we can see prophecy
being fulfill right before our
00:54:36.18\00:54:38.75
very eyes in these
United States of America.
00:54:38.85\00:54:41.30
I'm sure that you're aware
that John Boehner has invited
00:54:42.50\00:54:46.37
the pope to come and address
a joint session of Congress.
00:54:46.47\00:54:50.27
And that you're aware
how Protestant leaders
00:54:50.77\00:54:53.44
in the United States
are lauding the pope.
00:54:53.75\00:54:59.71
I wish I had more
time to speak about this.
00:55:00.31\00:55:03.50
First Jesuit pope in history
00:55:03.70\00:55:05.77
in more than 500 years of the
existence of the Jesuit order.
00:55:06.27\00:55:09.93
If you want to read
how the Jesuits operate,
00:55:10.43\00:55:12.87
just go and take a look at
what Ellen White has to say
00:55:13.07\00:55:16.33
in Great Controversy.
She has a very long quote
00:55:16.43\00:55:18.46
about how the Jesuits work.
00:55:18.66\00:55:21.00
People of the United States
Ellen White says they need to
00:55:21.60\00:55:24.48
"be awakened to
the dangers represented
00:55:24.58\00:55:28.77
by this enemy of civil
and religious liberty. "
00:55:28.97\00:55:33.93
She gave the best
description that I've ever seen.
00:55:34.43\00:55:36.72
She says: "Behind the variable
appearance of a chameleon
00:55:36.92\00:55:40.25
is the invariable
venom of the serpent. "
00:55:40.45\00:55:43.25
But I praise the Lord
that God is going to have
00:55:45.43\00:55:47.25
a victorious remnant. Amen!
00:55:47.35\00:55:49.51
Let's end on a positive note.
00:55:49.81\00:55:51.19
Revelation chapter 15
and verses 2 through 4.
00:55:51.49\00:55:54.22
Revelation 15:2-4
speaks about a remnant
00:55:54.72\00:55:57.40
that will be on the
sea of glass with the Lamb.
00:55:57.60\00:55:59.71
And they will be
victorious in the end.
00:56:00.01\00:56:02.53
It says there: "And I saw
something like a sea of glass
00:56:02.83\00:56:06.10
mingled with fire, and
those who have the victory
00:56:06.30\00:56:09.29
over the beast, over his
image, and over his mark,
00:56:09.49\00:56:14.02
and over the number of his name
00:56:14.22\00:56:16.09
standing on the sea of
glass having harps of God.
00:56:16.39\00:56:18.94
They sing the song of
Moses, the servant of God,
00:56:19.24\00:56:21.72
and the song of the Lamb saying:
00:56:21.82\00:56:23.54
'Great and marvelous are
Your works, Lord God Almighty.
00:56:23.74\00:56:26.43
Just and true are Your
ways, O King of the saints.
00:56:26.63\00:56:29.61
Who shall not fear You, O
Lord, and glorify Your name?
00:56:30.11\00:56:33.89
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come
00:56:34.19\00:56:37.75
and worship before You
00:56:37.85\00:56:38.91
for Your judgments
have been manifested. ' "
00:56:39.21\00:56:42.09
May God grant us,
brothers and sisters,
00:56:42.49\00:56:44.77
the courage to stand for the
truth in very difficult times.
00:56:44.87\00:56:49.91
May the Lord help us to
be members of that remnant.
00:56:50.41\00:56:54.10
Unashamed! Speaking out boldly
so that the world can know.
00:56:54.13\00:56:59.17
Let us pray. Father in heaven,
00:56:59.41\00:57:01.57
we have a marvelous prophetic
message that You have given
00:57:02.87\00:57:05.39
to this church.
Unfortunately, many times we've
00:57:05.49\00:57:08.98
been distracted from our message
and our mission and our method.
00:57:09.18\00:57:12.87
I ask, Lord, that You
will bless each one of us here
00:57:13.21\00:57:15.37
that we will go forth and
we will proclaim these things
00:57:15.47\00:57:18.94
to a world that is confused
that doesn't know where to turn.
00:57:19.04\00:57:22.07
We have the message
that the world needs.
00:57:22.47\00:57:24.93
Please, Lord, embolden us
00:57:25.23\00:57:28.60
and give us Your power
that this might be a reality.
00:57:28.80\00:57:31.63