Participants: Mark Fox
Series Code: AMP
Program Code: AMP000015A
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00:04 We are racing towards the global crisis at the close.
00:09 God is going to set up His kingdom on earth. 00:13 Preparation for the tribulation and the translation 00:18 is to develop a character like Jesus Christ. 00:21 To reach every hamlet, every village, every man, 00:24 every child, every person in India, 00:27 every person in South America 00:28 must hear these three angels' messages. 00:34 These are stories that illustrate 00:36 the kind of fabric of character and perseverance 00:39 that we need to go through the tribulation 00:42 just as certainly as they did. 00:44 The Bible makes it very clear 00:45 we are living in an unusual hour, 00:48 the last grains of sand 00:49 are trickling through the hourglass of time 00:52 and the door of probation is about to swing shut. 01:00 We need to understand this very important 01:03 hot potato subject 01:05 and that is the antichrist beast of Revelation 13 and 666. 01:10 Well, who is the antichrist? 01:12 There has been so much conjecturing, 01:14 so much heated debate, 01:17 so many raging opinions swirling around 01:20 in the Christian community 01:22 and, you know, they said, well, Bill Gates maybe he is the guy 01:26 because he is the wealthiest person on earth. 01:29 Well, no longer. 01:31 So maybe he is not the antichrist. 01:33 And some said itwas John F. Kennedy. 01:36 Some say, no, it's Nero way in the distant past. 01:39 Some say, oh, it was Napoleon. 01:41 Some say, it must have been Gorbachev. 01:43 It must be Gorbachev 01:45 because he's got that mark on his head. 01:47 All right, don't believe everything you hear. 01:50 Will the real antichrist please stand up? 01:55 How many remember the program "To Tell The Truth?" 01:59 Do you remember that program "To Tell The Truth?" 02:01 Well, I was growing up years ago, 02:03 there was a popular television program 02:05 that was called, everybody say it with me, 02:07 "To Tell The Truth." 02:10 And you remember 02:11 there were three or four familiar Hollywood celebrities 02:14 who would try to figure out who among three guests 02:18 there on the panel was telling the truth 02:19 since they all claimed to be the same person. 02:23 And the celebrities were allowed 02:25 to ask some very probing questions 02:27 guided and supervised by a moderator. 02:30 They asked probing questions. 02:32 Then there was, their time was up 02:34 and they all selected one of the three. 02:37 You could only have one vote. 02:40 And they were either right or they were dead wrong. 02:44 When the moderator asked for the real genuine person 02:47 who was telling the truth to stand up 02:49 many times the truth was surprising 02:52 and down right shocking. 02:55 So millions of people watched the program 02:57 like you and I to see how good their guessing was 03:00 about who is telling the truth. 03:02 Do you think you had a good battering average? 03:04 Well, okay, and so who was the real school superintendent, 03:10 who did great things? 03:12 Who was that real popular 03:14 or I should say that real major inventor 03:18 or that astute scientist or that prestigious admiral? 03:23 Will the real person stand up? 03:26 How many remember, how many remember the suspense? 03:30 I mean, it was very thick? 03:32 And how many remember 03:33 that you would see all of them start to get up or one 03:37 and then lo and behold you are confused 03:40 and a couple of them sit down completely 03:43 and there is one lone figure 03:44 and either you are right or you are wrong. 03:47 Well, guess what? 03:49 Don't expect the antichrist to stand up 03:52 and say, all right, I'm the antichrist. 03:55 To tell the truth 03:56 you got to really study the Word of God. 04:00 But the Bible says, Jesus declared 04:02 and it comes ringing down 04:04 the quarters of time to us tonight. 04:07 You shall know the truth 04:09 and the truth shall set you free 04:11 from a lot of false opinions 04:13 prevailing in the Christian community. 04:15 A popular belief 04:17 gaining credibility and popularity among Christians 04:20 is that "The Antichrist is yet to come in the future!" 04:26 You may have heard of this opinion 04:28 that's becoming very, very popular. 04:31 Would the antichrist be revealed 04:34 before or after Jesus comes for His bride, the church? 04:39 For the answer let's go to the scriptures. 04:42 If it's in the Bible, we want it. 04:45 If it's not in the Bible, we don't want it. 04:47 All right, so we're going there to 2 Thessalonians, 04:51 this in the writings of Paul, the preacher to the gentiles. 04:56 And we're looking there at 2 Thessalonians, all right, 04:59 give you a moment to locate that. 05:01 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, 05:05 "Now, brethren, 05:07 concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 05:09 and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 05:13 that you not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, 05:16 either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, 05:20 as though the day of Christ had come." 05:23 Notice, "Let no one deceive you" 05:28 about the timing or the sequence I should say 05:30 of the coming of Christ, our gathering together to Him. 05:34 "Let no on deceive you by any means, for that day" 05:39 second coming of Christ 05:41 "will not come unless something happens first," 05:45 so Paul is talking about sequence. 05:48 Everybody say sequence. 05:49 What's the line up of final events? 05:53 It's crucial to understand 05:55 because there would be prevalent deceptions, 05:57 widespread ramped deceptions 06:00 in regard to the sequence of events. 06:04 "Let no one deceive you by any means, 06:07 for that day will not come unless," what happens first? 06:11 The falling away comes first. 06:15 So Paul is really making an issue here 06:17 about proximity of time, 06:20 the framework or the perfect timeline here. 06:23 And I want you to notice here 06:24 falling away comes from the Greek word 06:27 New Testament it was written in Greek 06:30 and it says you are falling away. 06:32 That comes from the Greek word apostasia. 06:36 Now you know some Greek. 06:37 Apostasia, what is that word sound like to you? 06:41 Apostasy, now you know a little Greek. 06:44 So apostasy 06:46 that is to say and Paul coined it in another book 06:51 in 2 Timothy Chapter 4 he talks about 06:54 people would go away from the truth. 06:57 That's apostasy. 06:58 Paul forecast a formidable apostasy 07:02 taking place, unfolding in the Christian church. 07:05 And so I want you to notice here 07:07 there would be "this falling away 07:08 that comes first" an apostasy 07:10 and out of the melting part of that apostasy 07:14 "the man of lawlessness or the man of sin" 07:18 that is known for promoting and propagating 07:23 and perpetrating an attack 07:27 on the standard of what is right and wrong. 07:29 What tells you what sin is? 07:32 The law of God. 07:34 That's why this man, 07:36 this antichrist is known as the man of sin. 07:39 So I want you to notice 07:41 "is revealed, the son of perdition." 07:46 There is only one other person in the New Testament 07:50 that was given that label son of perdition. 07:54 Can anyone tell me? 07:55 Now this is really testing 07:57 the fabric of your understanding of scripture. 07:59 I'll give you a clue, it's in John 17:12, 08:03 it was given there 08:04 in the context of Christ intercessory prayer 08:07 where He called, who, the son of perdition. 08:10 Judas Iscariot. Very good. 08:12 Judas Iscariot was a type 08:16 or a foreshadowing of the antichrist. 08:20 Judas was within the church. 08:22 He was influential 08:24 and he did his darkest deed under the cloak of night 08:28 and he betrayed Jesus with a punch. 08:33 He betrayed Him with a what? 08:35 With a kiss. 08:36 So the antichrist would be parallel. 08:39 The antichrist would be like a repeat performance. 08:43 A dreadful deja vu. 08:45 And so I want you to notice here 08:47 "The man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition." 08:51 Judas Iscariot personified 08:54 "Who opposes and exalts himself 08:57 above all that is called God or that is worshiped, 09:00 so that he as God sits" notice here 09:04 "so that he sits as God in the temple of God," 09:08 that's a Christian community 09:11 "showing himself that he is God." 09:12 Is he God, yes or no? No. 09:14 But is he acting like he is God? 09:16 And we'll discover tonight just how that play doubt 09:21 and just how the antichrist 09:24 has acted as if, masquerades as if it is God. 09:29 And so since we are going through the tribulation 09:33 as the Bible makes it very clear 09:35 we are not gathered together to be with the Lord 09:38 until the antichrist does his dark deeds 09:42 in the last days of earth's history. 09:45 So since we are going through the tribulation 09:48 we must prepare for these final tests and events. 09:52 Now I'm here to tell you, my kids go to school 09:55 particularly my son Caleb, fifth grader, 09:58 he has tests, he has quizzes. 10:01 And let me tell you something, he's got to be prepared for it. 10:05 How many believe the final exam 10:07 for Christians is just around the corner? 10:10 Isn't that true? 10:12 How many agree there's not gonna be 10:13 the graduation ceremony 10:16 of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb? 10:17 How many agree the Marriage Supper of the Lamb? 10:19 That's a celebration of graduation. Amen. 10:22 That graduation is not going to come 10:25 until the preparation for the tribulation, 10:28 the tribulation tests the fabric of our faith 10:32 and those who pass the test, Matthew 24:13, 10:35 "He who endures unto the end the same shall be saved." 10:39 And go through that glorious celestial graduation. 10:42 How many are gonna meet me at the banquet table? 10:44 Amen. 10:45 And so listen, we know that the antichrist 10:50 has been around a long time. 10:53 How do we know that? 10:54 Because in Bible prophecy one prophetic day 10:57 equals a year according to the biblical precedent 10:59 of Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34. 11:03 And so the Bible explains itself 11:05 "Prophecy is of no private interpretation" 11:08 according to 2 Peter 1:19-21. 11:13 So the Bible makes it very clear 11:16 that the antichrist 11:18 would have a reign of terror for 1,260 days 11:23 which equal years 11:26 in the context of Bible prophecy. 11:28 Just like-- how many have maps? 11:30 How many like to go traveling, all right? 11:32 And we do-- my wife and I 11:34 we do a lot of traveling and the kids. 11:36 And let me tell you something 11:38 one of my favorite things to look at 11:39 and I think my kids are starting 11:41 to find this contagious as well. 11:43 We love to look at maps in our family. 11:45 And we discovered that there is usually a scale 11:49 by which you can determine distances. 11:52 Well, in God's prophetic map there is a scale. 11:56 One prophetic day equals a literal, what, class? 12:00 A year, that's right. 12:02 And I gave you the biblical precedent for that. 12:04 So 1,260 years 12:06 not even Methuselah lived that long. 12:10 So when we're talking about the antichrist 12:11 we are not talking about a singular person, 12:14 we're talking about a succession of men 12:17 that would speak for an institution a power 12:22 that would be dominant down through the dark ages. 12:26 That's right. 12:27 Therefore the antichrist 12:29 has been around for a long time. 12:34 During the dark ages it would dominate the world. 12:39 You can expect to see the antichrist 12:41 revealed in the world 12:42 before Jesus comes for His believers. 12:47 Now we know that the antichrist therefore, 12:49 is alive and well on planet earth. 12:52 We know the antichrist has been around 12:54 it has its roots in the distant past 12:57 but we know it's going to fulfill 13:00 more of Bible prophecy 13:02 by its final dark deeds in the world. 13:05 So it is a dangerous subtle snare of the enemy 13:08 to allure us into believing 13:11 that the antichrist is yet future. 13:14 Is this making sense, yes or no? 13:15 Are you with me thus far? 13:16 All right, this is not rocket science. 13:18 We can do this. 13:20 So therefore, be prepared for some things, 13:24 some shocking insights 13:26 from God's word about the antichrist 13:29 who has infiltrated the Christian church. 13:33 It is one of the most serious warnings for us 13:37 in our day in the Book of Revelation. 13:40 We are talking now tonight about the three angels' message 13:46 and this is earth's final call from heavens throne room. 13:51 Take your Bible and turn with me to the heart, 13:54 the center of the Book of Revelation. 13:56 Everybody say Revelation. 13:58 Revelation 14:6-12, all right. 14:03 "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, 14:06 having the everlasting gospel" the gospel is the truth. 14:10 How many have ever heard the expression 14:12 the gospel truth? 14:13 This is the gospel, the word gospel means truth. 14:16 And all truth comes from the Lord Himself. 14:20 All truth leads us to Jesus. He is the truth, John 14:6. 14:25 So I want you to notice here, 14:26 "Having the everlasting gospel 14:27 to preach to those who dwell on the earth, 14:29 to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people." 14:32 It's a worldwide message 14:35 that must be preached to earth's remotest bounds, 14:39 to cross over every language barrier 14:42 and to reach every hamlet, every village, every man, 14:46 every child, every person in India, 14:48 every person in South America 14:50 must hear these three angles' messages 14:54 to be prepared for the harvest of the world. 14:57 The second coming of Jesus Christ. 14:59 And so look at verse 7, saying with a soft voice. 15:05 Oh, come on here Missouri, 15:06 "saying with a loud voice," notice here 15:10 "Fear God and give glory to Him, 15:12 for the hour of His judgment has come," 15:14 everybody together on this part 15:15 "and worship Him who made" Creator 15:18 "heaven and earth, 15:20 and the sea and the springs of waters." 15:21 Now let's drop down to verse 9, 15:23 third angel's message in start contrast. 15:26 "Then a third angel followed them, 15:28 saying with a loud voice, 15:29 'If anyone worships the'" not the Creator in this place 15:32 but worships the-- by antithesis 15:35 "the beast and his image, 15:37 and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 15:41 he himself shall also drink of the wine 15:42 of the wrath of God, which is poured out 15:44 full strength into the cup of His indignation. 15:46 He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone 15:49 in the presence of the holy angels 15:51 and in the presence of the Lamb. 15:52 And the smoke of their torment 15:53 ascends forever and ever, 15:55 and they have no rest day or night, 15:57 who worship the beast and his image, 16:00 and whoever receives the mark of his name." 16:02 Now zero on how God graphically describes 16:08 who is gonna preach these messages, 16:11 who are not gonna get the mark of the beast, 16:14 who are gonna resist the pressure 16:18 that comes from the antichrist. 16:20 Would you like to be among the group that prevail? 16:23 Verse 12, 16:24 "Here is the patience" the word patience there means 16:27 perseverance or endurance. 16:30 "Here are those who don't give up 16:32 despite the peer pressure. 16:34 Here is the patience of the saints, 16:37 here are those who keep the commandments of God" 16:40 no matter what the commandments of men are, 16:43 they clash with it. 16:45 Keep the commandments of God 16:47 and they have the genuine 100 percent proof 16:51 "faith of Jesus." 16:53 Notice how the faith of Jesus leads to obedience to God 17:00 because "Faith without works is dead" James 2:26. 17:04 The Bible makes it very clear if we are in Christ, 17:07 there will be the fruits of obedience, John 15:1-8. 17:10 So notice what's gonna happen 17:12 after these messages go around the world. 17:14 Verse 14, "Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, 17:17 and on the cloud one sat like the Son of man, 17:20 having on His head a golden crown, 17:23 and on His hand a sharp sickle." 17:25 Coming in as a heavenly harvester. 17:27 "And another angel came out of the temple, 17:29 crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, 17:31 'Thrust in Your sickle and reap, 17:33 for the time has come for You to reap, 17:35 for the harvest of the earth is ripe and ready.'" 17:40 Can you say amen? Ready for the picking. 17:42 So what is going to ripen? All people in the last days. 17:48 There are going to be those who are ripen 17:50 to go home to be with the Lord 17:52 and those who are ripen to be destroyed 17:54 by the brightness of its coming, 17:55 2 Thessalonians 2:8. 17:58 There will be those who are happy to see the Lord 18:01 and those who cry out to the mountains and rocks 18:03 to hide them from the face of Him who sits on the throne 18:06 and from the wrath of the lamb, Revelation 6:14-17. 18:10 So the Bible makes it very clear 18:11 the world is polarized 18:13 into two sides, two camps, two groups. 18:17 Those who believe these three angels' messages 18:21 and resist the mark of the beast 18:24 they get the seal of God, they are ready for glory, 18:28 they are ready when Jesus comes. 18:30 And the opposite of that is true. 18:33 Those who get cover unto the pressure, 18:36 those who cave into the pressure, 18:38 those who along with the infamous mark of the beast, 18:40 go along with the majority in the masses, 18:43 go along with the-- 18:44 when the government says you cannot buy or sell 18:46 unless you go along with the mark of the beast. 18:47 All right, we will buy, 18:49 we will go ahead and go along with the mark of the beast. 18:53 And the Bible says they get the seven last plagues, 18:56 they go to a lake of fire. 18:58 They are fully ripe for destruction. 19:01 How many can see? 19:02 Either you are ready for Jesus to come 19:04 or you're ready to be destroyed 19:05 at the brightness of His coming. 19:07 There is only two groups 19:10 and the three angels' messages 19:11 spotlights those who are gonna be saved at last. 19:17 They keep the commandments of God, 19:19 they have faith in Jesus, 19:23 they have endurance that says, no matter what I go through, 19:27 no matter what people may say 19:30 as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." 19:34 Joshua 24:15. 19:39 Sudden changes are about to catch the world by surprise. 19:43 Amazing Bible prophecies are fast fulfilling. 19:46 Do ancient prophecies predict a sudden economic collapse? 19:50 Will the Middle East crisis erupt into World War III? 19:53 Are we living on the eve of Armageddon? 19:56 How will the final moves of the antichrist affect you? 19:59 What is the future of the United States of America? 20:02 How will natural disasters usher in the mark of the beast? 20:06 Now you can watch the entire Amazing Prophecy series 20:11 of 32 hope filled messages on DVD. 20:14 Don't guess about the future, know the future. 20:18 The complete set of DVDs 20:20 is available for a gift of $60 or more. 20:23 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE 20:27 or you can send a check or money order 20:29 to Forever Free Ministries, 20:31 2001 Munro Park, Corinth, Texas, 76208. 20:36 You can also visit us online at foreverfreeministries.org. 20:42 So the antichrist wants worship. 20:46 Our Creator wants and deserves worship. 20:51 Revelation 4:11 and Revelation 5:11, 12 20:56 makes it very clear 20:57 why you should worship the lamb. 20:58 Notice I'm quoting the Book of Revelation. 21:01 You ought to keep track 21:03 of how often I'm quoting the Book of Revelation 21:05 under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit 21:08 because I recognize this is a prophecy seminar 21:11 and if you are really in tune, 21:12 you are gonna hear me refer a lot to Daniel and Revelation. 21:16 Now listen carefully, 21:19 the lamb is worthy of our worship 21:21 because He created us. 21:23 Worthy is the Lamb 21:25 because worthy is Him who made us, Revelation 4:11. 21:29 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain. 21:31 He is worthy because He died for me and for you. 21:34 Amen. 21:35 So majority, so we are dealing with worship 21:37 and who really deserves worship. 21:39 Majority are always falling for error. 21:43 What is the central issue 21:45 showcased in Revelation 14:6, 7, 9, 10? 21:50 Either you are gonna worship the Creator 21:52 or you will worship the beast 21:54 either by decision or by default. 21:57 What warning did Jesus give 21:59 about deceptions in the last days? 22:02 "For many will come in My name," 22:04 in the name of Christ, under Christian pretence 22:07 "saying 'I am Christ', 22:10 and will deceive many." 22:11 Matthew 24:5. 22:13 "Beware of the false prophets, 22:14 who come to you in sheep's clothing, 22:16 but inwardly are ravenous wolves." 22:18 Keep in mind the antichrist is in the Christian community, 22:22 Matthew 7:15. 22:24 Acts 20:29,30 makes it very clear 22:27 there would be wolves in the church 22:30 that would ravage and would exploit 22:34 and do devastation and havoc in the church. 22:38 And so Paul said 22:40 in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4, we already read it, 22:43 there would be deception within the church 22:45 and out of that deception would come the antichrist. 22:48 Keep in mind Judas Iscariot was a son of perdition. 22:52 Would you agree he healed people? 22:58 Don't you doubt that for a minute. 22:59 My Bible tells me that Jesus sent the disciples out 23:04 to preach and teach and work miracles in His name 23:07 and they came out, came back ecstatic saying, 23:10 "Wow, even demons are subject to us." 23:14 They worked miracles. 23:16 And Jesus said, "Well, rejoice 23:17 that your names are written in heaven." 23:21 So I can see, I can see 23:25 people that really looked up to Judas 23:28 along with the other disciples. 23:30 Judas was one of the most influential 23:33 because he handled the purse, he handled the money. 23:37 Obviously they looked up to him. 23:40 They considered he was of unique talent. 23:44 And so listen, 23:46 you can expect that the antichrist is gonna be 23:48 greatly respected in the last days. 23:52 Would you agree if somebody was to say, 23:54 you know what? 23:56 That Judas Iscariot is a son of perdition. 23:58 He is like an antichrist. 24:01 And if people heard that back then 24:04 and their little boy or their grandma 24:07 was healed in the name of Jesus 24:10 under the leadership or ministry of Judas Iscariot 24:13 they will say, "you are nuts. 24:15 You are crazy. 24:16 There is no way that the man who has blessed our family-- 24:21 you mean to tell me the person who has blessed our family 24:24 in the name of the Lord is the antichrist? 24:26 Get out of my house." 24:30 How many agree? 24:32 Think about the tree of the knowledge of good 24:36 and evil. 24:38 That's the way the enemy operates. 24:41 So you can expect that the antichrist 24:43 has blessed a lot of people apparently. 24:49 But when the mask is pulled off you realize this is the devil. 24:57 Here comes the beast. 24:59 Everybody say that with me, "here comes the beast." 25:02 What does the beast symbolize in Bible prophecy? 25:05 The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth. 25:09 Beast equals kingdom, 25:11 political and or religious, Daniel 7:23. 25:16 In Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 25:18 we had a line up of four successive world empires. 25:23 They are in your history book 25:25 but it was forecast history predicted 25:28 hundreds and years in advance. 25:30 The lion represented Babylon. 25:33 The bear Medo-Persia. 25:35 The leopard Greece. 25:37 And a dragon like creature pagan Rome. 25:40 The ten horns the break up of the Roman Empire 25:43 or divided Rome or Europe. 25:47 Now when it comes to this beast in Revelation 13 25:52 now that we have some foundation 25:54 let's go there, Revelation Chapter 13, 25:57 we are gonna do some detective work, all right. 26:00 You got your magnifying glass 26:01 and you got your special hat, here we go. 26:05 All right, all right, 26:09 Revelation 13:1, 26:10 "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. 26:12 The beast rises up out of the sea," 26:16 by the way the antichrist 26:20 is a counterfeit of the Christ, 26:23 the true Christ. 26:25 How many agree the devil has a counterfeit 26:26 for every truth of God? 26:29 There's counterfeits. 26:32 You will discover the parallels 26:34 or I should say the comparisons and contrasts at times 26:38 between Christ and the antichrist. 26:40 The beast, antichrist beast came up out of the water. 26:46 Jesus when He was anointed of the Holy Spirit 26:49 and the Father said, "Here's my Son, 26:52 may I introduce Him to you. 26:53 He is My beloved Son in whom I'm well pleased. 26:56 Here He is." 26:57 He came up out of the water 27:00 of the Jordon River. 27:02 You should know this. 27:03 Jesus had a public ministry 27:05 for three and half literal years. 27:09 The antichrist has a special reign of terror 27:12 for three and half prophetic years 27:16 which is 1,260 literal years. 27:20 The Lamb wants worship. The beast wants worship. 27:25 The Lamb has the seal of God. 27:28 The beast has the mark of the beast. 27:31 The Lamb has a number seven. 27:35 The beast has a number 666. 27:39 The Lamb is king. 27:42 The beast is a religious king. 27:46 The Lamb has followers. The beast has followers. 27:51 The Lamb wants worship. The beast wants worship. 27:57 And that's just the beginning of it 27:59 or at least maybe that's about half of it 28:01 but there is much more. 28:02 Notice here "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. 28:05 And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea," 28:07 by the way does Jesus, does Jesus Christ have a twin? 28:13 No. No. 28:15 So how many agreed no matter, no matter anybody who comes in 28:19 and says they are like another Christ 28:20 or some like that's a counterfeit. 28:22 I want you to notice here 28:23 "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. 28:25 And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, 28:28 having seven heads and ten horns, 28:30 and on his horns ten crowns, 28:33 and on his heads a blasphemous name. 28:37 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard," 28:40 remember Greece 28:41 "his feet were like the feet of a bear," 28:43 Medo-Persia 28:44 "and his mouth like the mouth of a lion." 28:45 Babylon, "The dragon" that would be like pagan Rome 28:48 "gave him his power, his throne, 28:49 and great authority." 28:50 So this power arises sometime after Babylon, 28:53 Medo-Persian, Greece and Rome 28:55 and it has ten horns. 28:56 So that is to say it must arise 28:58 after the break up of the Roman Empire. 29:01 The ten horns. 29:04 I want you to notice here 29:07 that the dragon gave him his power, his throne, 29:09 the throne notice there 29:10 which would be like a capital seat 29:13 and great authority. 29:14 "And I saw one of his heads 29:15 as if it had been mortally wounded, 29:17 and his deadly wound was healed. 29:18 And all the world marveled and followed the beast." 29:21 This is global 29:22 just like the Lamb goes global. 29:25 This beast is global. 29:28 "So they worshiped the dragon 29:29 who gave authority to the beast, 29:31 and they worshiped the beast, saying, 29:32 'Who is like the beast?'" 29:34 Who is able to make war with him? 29:36 By the way the beast is part of a trinity. 29:40 You've got the dragon, 29:42 the beast, and the false prophet. 29:45 The unholy trinity, 29:48 the counterfeit to the true trinity 29:51 of the Father, Son, 29:54 the Lamb and of the Holy Spirit. 29:58 And so he was given-- now who is like the beast? 30:01 Who is able to make war with him? 30:05 The Lamb was persecuted. 30:08 The beast persecutes. 30:13 "And he was given a mouth 30:14 speaking great things and blasphemies," 30:17 the biblical definition of blasphemy 30:20 is claiming to forgive sin when you are not God. 30:25 Jesus claimed to forgive sin 30:27 but He is and was God in the flesh. 30:33 So He did not commit blasphemy. 30:35 He can forgive our sins and He does forgive our sins. 30:40 But so the Lamb says, I will forgive you 30:44 and the beast says, I will forgive you 30:48 but that's blasphemy. 30:51 "Blasphemies and he was given authority" 30:54 oh, the Lamb claims authority. 30:57 What did the Lamb say? 30:58 What did Jesus say when He has ascended on high. 31:00 "All authority is given to me, 31:02 go and preach and teach and baptize 31:04 to all the world." 31:06 And the beast says, "I have authority, 31:08 I got it from the dragon." 31:10 Jesus says, "I got authority from My Father." 31:15 "He was given authority to continue forty-two months. 31:18 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, 31:21 to blaspheme His name, His character." 31:23 The beast distorts the character of God, 31:26 Jesus came to show us the Father's character, 31:30 John 14. 31:32 Blaspheme his tabernacle. 31:35 The beast would counterfeit the priestly ministry 31:39 of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary 31:41 by setting up a counterfeit down here. 31:45 "And those who dwell in heaven. 31:47 And it was given to him to make war with the saints 31:50 and to overcome them. 31:51 And authority was given him 31:53 over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 31:55 And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, 31:57 whose names have not been written 31:59 in the Book of the Life of the Lamb" 32:03 the Lamb has a book and if you are in that book 32:07 and stay in that book, you will be saved. 32:09 If you follow the beast, 32:11 you will not be in the Lamb's book. 32:13 Are you following? 32:15 How many agree this is profound stuff 32:16 you are hearing tonight? Amen. 32:18 And give all the glory to Jesus because any truth nuggets, 32:21 any wisdom doesn't come from our thoughts, 32:23 it came from Jesus Christ 32:25 with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. 32:31 "The Lamb slain 32:32 from the foundation of the world. 32:34 If anyone has an ear, let him hear." 32:36 What kind of ear is that? 32:38 That's the heart ear. 32:39 How many agree you need to listen with your heart. 32:42 And by the way that's a little marriage 101. 32:44 You want some marriage counseling 32:46 here it goes. 32:47 I'm gonna throw this out to you. 32:49 When you listen to your wife, 32:50 men, listen with your heart and all the ladies said. 32:55 You would say, "Come on now, you didn't finish that. 32:57 All right, ladies always listen with your heart to your husband 33:02 and all the men said. 33:04 All right, verse 10, 33:07 "He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity, 33:11 he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword." 33:13 That sounds like "What goes around comes around." 33:16 "Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." 33:18 Then verse 18, "Here is wisdom. 33:20 Let him who has understanding 33:22 calculate the number of the beast, 33:23 for it is the number of a man, 33:26 His number is 666." 33:29 Wow. Let's put all that together. 33:31 Let us closely examine 33:33 ten clear clues from Revelation 13. 33:37 All right, clue number one, 33:39 the Protestant reformers categorically declared 33:46 that the Papal Roman power was the antichrist beast. 33:52 Were they correct 33:55 in their assessment and conclusion 33:58 or was it blatantly false? 34:01 Let's examine the evidence. 34:04 Remember we're the FBI, 34:05 faithful believers who investigate 34:07 what they believe. 34:08 All right, so a power that receives its seat 34:11 all these clues are coming from the verses 34:14 predominantly that we just read. 34:16 A power that receives its seat 34:18 influence and power from pagan Rome, 34:21 the dragon pagan Rome gave him his power, his seat, 34:24 capital seat and great authority, 34:26 Revelation 13:2. 34:28 Now listen carefully, 34:30 identifies the dragon as Satan. 34:34 But Satan works through human agencies. 34:36 In Revelation 12 34:38 the dragon, working through pagan Rome, 34:40 attempted to destroy baby Jesus. 34:43 The devil used Roman Herod 34:45 to try to put baby Jesus to death. 34:48 The devil used Roman Pilate to authorize His death. 34:54 The devil, the dragon 34:56 pagan Rome using pagan Rome, 34:58 pagan Rome used Roman soldiers to nail him to the cross. 35:03 Roman soldiers guarded His tomb. 35:05 Roman colosseums house 35:08 or I should were became a scene of unsightly martyrdom. 35:14 Oh, yes, the dragon, the devil and pagan Rome 35:19 they were a perfect match made in hell. 35:22 Pagan Rome oppressed and brutally persecuted 35:25 God's people so much 35:27 that the same term "Dragon" 35:28 is used for both the devil and the power he was using. 35:31 Did you know that 35:33 Jesus actually called Judas Iscariot the devil? 35:39 How many have ever read that in the scriptures? 35:42 Don't take my word for it, look it up. 35:46 And by the way have you ever heard somebody describe, 35:49 "Oh, man, my ex was such a devil." 35:53 It got real quiet in here. 35:55 Okay, anyway, you know, the ex-boss. 35:58 All right, anyway, 35:59 who did the dragon, pagan Rome-- 36:01 you know, the reason why 36:03 that was just not a parenthetical thought. 36:05 The idea is this, the devil uses people, 36:09 is that true yes or no? 36:11 The devil uses institutions, 36:14 God uses people and God uses institutions. 36:18 You got to have this sermon 36:19 and that's why we have Amazing Prophecies seminar 36:22 so you can know the difference and not be duped and deluded. 36:25 So who did the dragon 36:26 pagan Rome give its capital seat to? 36:28 A religious power that is worshipped. 36:30 Clue number two, Revelation 13:4. 36:32 Here's a quote 36:34 "To the succession of the Caesar's 36:35 came the succession of the Pontiffs in Rome. 36:38 When Constantine left Rome 36:39 he gave his seat to the Pontiff, 36:42 Labianca, Professor of History, 36:43 University of Rome a number of years ago. 36:47 As pagan Rome was losing power, papal Rome was gaining power. 36:51 Down went pagan Rome, up came papal Rome. 36:55 So now all roads lead to papal Rome. 36:59 Would you agree, 37:01 Rome is still prestigious 37:04 and all powerful on planet earth? 37:07 And so at least that's what they are claiming and so forth. 37:10 And so I want you to notice here a painting 37:14 is worth a thousand prophetic words. 37:17 The dragon we are saying 37:19 is in the secondary sense pagan Rome the dragon 37:23 and that pagan Rome gave its seat 37:25 to the Pontiff in Rome, the papacy. 37:28 I want you to notice this is a painting by Raphael 37:32 and it's a painting you can't see Constantine 37:35 but this is Constantine's armies 37:37 and you will notice they have a standard. 37:39 They are holding up there 37:40 and what does that standard look like to you, everyone? 37:44 A dragon. 37:45 So the dragon was associated with the Roman armies 37:50 in the time of Constantine 37:52 and that's around the time that Constantine left power 37:58 to the Vatican, to the papacy. 38:01 He relocated his capital seat to Byzantium, 38:04 renamed it Constantinople. 38:06 Who filled the political vacuum? 38:09 Who got that power? 38:10 Who inherited that prestige? 38:12 None other than the papacy. 38:14 There you have it. 38:16 If you are going through a personal crisis in your life, 38:19 if you are facing financial challenges, 38:22 if you are suffering from health problem, 38:24 if your marriage is needing a miracle, 38:26 if you have a special concern for your children, 38:29 whatever you need maybe 38:30 give us a call and we will pray with you. 38:32 For your prayer requests call us at 1-855-336-FREE. 38:38 "If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed," 38:41 John 8:36. 38:46 Clue number three, a blasphemous power. 38:49 The Bible defines blasphemy 38:51 as I mentioned as assuming any titles and rights, 38:54 or authority that belongs solely to God. 38:56 Does the papacy claim the titles and prerogatives 38:58 which belong to God alone? 39:00 "For thou art the shepherd, thou art the director, 39:03 thou art the husbandman, 39:05 finally thou art another God on earth." 39:09 That is the paper cover about the papacy. 39:12 "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all 39:15 that is called God, so that is worshipped, 39:18 so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, 39:22 in the Christian community 39:23 showing himself that he is God." 39:25 Is he God? No. 39:26 But he is acting as if he is God, 39:28 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 3. 39:29 "The Pope is of so great dignity 39:33 so exalted 39:34 that he is not a mere man but as it were God, 39:36 and the vicar of God." 39:38 Ferraris Ecclesiastical dictionary. 39:40 "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, 39:44 but he is Jesus Christ himself," 39:45 I don't even like reading this stuff 39:47 but I have to 39:48 "hidden under the veil of flesh." 39:49 The Catholic National, July, 1895. 39:53 Seek where you will, through Heaven and earth, 39:56 you will find but one created being 39:58 who can forgive the sinner. 39:59 That extraordinary being is the priest, 40:01 the Catholic Priest." 40:02 Now can I just say this parenthetically. 40:04 God has people, His sheep in all folds, 40:09 in all flocks, in all churches. 40:11 There will be many Roman catholics in heaven 40:14 I believe it with all of my heart 40:15 and there will be many Roman catholics not in heaven. 40:19 There will be many Protestants in heaven 40:20 and there will be many Protestants not in heaven. 40:24 How many agree 40:26 that Jesus is ultimately the judge? 40:29 You know, sometimes they tell me, 40:31 you know, you are judging people. 40:32 I'm judging an institution that has impacted 40:37 a lot of lot of wonderful lovely Christians... 40:43 and the truth shall set us free. 40:48 What does papal Rome say about Mary? 40:51 They say, Mary is a mediatrix. 40:54 What does that sound like? Another mediator. 40:56 But 1 Timothy 2:5 says, 40:59 "There is one Mediator between God and men, 41:03 the Man Christ Jesus." 41:05 How many agree? 41:07 All you need is Jesus. 41:11 And would you agree our God is a jealous God, 41:14 He will share His glory with no man? 41:19 And so what is this message all about tonight? 41:21 Get your eyes off men, get your eyes off Mary, 41:24 get your eyes off the saints, 41:25 get it off of a church in terms of salvation, 41:29 get it on Jesus and Jesus alone. 41:33 "Christ Jesus came into the world 41:35 to save sinners" 1 Timothy 1:15. 41:38 Mommy? Mommy, who do we pray to? 41:43 Oh, that every parent in America, in the world 41:46 would not teach their children 41:48 to pray to anyone else than our Father in heaven 41:52 to His Son Jesus Christ. 41:55 And by the way sometimes people will say, 41:57 "You are only supposed to pray to God, aren't you. 41:59 You are not supposed to pray to Jesus." 42:01 How many agree if my little girl says, 42:04 "Dear, Jesus, would You be with me today?" 42:06 Jesus isn't gonna say, 42:07 "I'm sorry, I can't hear that prayer." 42:10 Let me-- I'll give you a proof 42:11 in Acts 7 Peter said, 42:15 "Jesus, receive my spirit." 42:18 It's okay to talk to Jesus, all right. 42:20 Amen. Now we pray to our Father. 42:23 We pray to our Father. 42:25 But how many have ever heard yourself saying 42:26 "Oh, Jesus I need You." 42:30 What do we sing? 42:31 What do we sing? "My, Jesus, I love You." 42:36 That's a song and that's a prayer. 42:37 Amen. 42:40 Daniel 7:25, 42:42 "Think to change times and laws." 42:44 The antichrist, the papal power 42:48 would notoriously have a checkered pass 42:51 of actually tampering with heaven's constitution 42:54 the Ten Commandments. 42:57 The audacity, the presumption, 42:59 they would actually seek to revise, modify, alter, 43:04 substitute the Ten Commandments. 43:06 They would what, think to change times and laws. 43:10 Where is that from? Daniel 7. 43:12 We already had an entire presentation 43:15 in which we looked at 43:17 who is the bizarre talking horn according to the Bible. 43:21 That's Daniel 7:25, all right. So we continue. 43:25 What specific commandment did the papacy change? 43:30 Here you have a card of the Ten Commandments 43:33 and this might be new to some of you. 43:35 Do not accept anything I say 43:38 unless, Acts 17:11, 43:41 you are willing to receive things 43:42 as long as you go home 43:44 and you verify what Pastor Fox is saying 43:47 up here or Pastor Rester. 43:48 Amen? 43:49 So there's Ten Commandments not ten suggestions. 43:53 But you will notice that the catholic version 43:55 is different from the Protestant version. 43:58 Now can I say this in all honesty, 44:01 the Catholic church and the Lutheran church 44:04 in their catechism 44:06 have dropped the second commandment 44:09 out of the their line up of the Ten Commandments. 44:12 Well, that didn't look too well. 44:13 Ten minus one is nine. 44:16 So they thought what do we do about that? 44:18 Well, they looked at the tenth commandment said, 44:20 that's a little lengthy why don't we just conveniently, 44:23 compromisingly divide it? 44:25 They split it. 44:26 So ten minus one is ten when you figure it that way. 44:30 How many agree God is not pleased with this? 44:32 This is acting like you're God 44:33 when you are really not in the temple of God. 44:36 How many want the whole truth, nothing but the truth. 44:38 Don't add to it, don't take away from it. 44:40 If it's in the Bible, we want it, 44:42 if it's not in the Bible, we don't want it. 44:43 Is that clear? 44:44 Is that what you want to teach your children? 44:46 You put the Ten Commandments on the wall, 44:47 you teach your children the Ten Commandments 44:49 and it needs to be the Ten Commandments 44:51 that are in the Bible 44:53 not just in a catechism that has been changed. 44:55 You want the real thing, the genuine. 44:57 There is a counterfeit, there is the genuine. 44:59 As for me and my house 45:00 we want to go with the Lord Jesus 45:02 and what He teaches. 45:03 Daddy, what are the Ten Commandments? 45:06 This should be very simple and basic. 45:09 How many agree there are 45:10 two major basic truths in the Bible? 45:13 The Ten Commandments 45:15 and Jesus died for breaking the commandments. 45:19 Thank God for the blood 45:21 and when you accept Jesus He gives you the power. 45:24 He writes the law in your heart. 45:26 The cross and the commandments are inseparable. 45:30 Proof, Jesus stands by His Ten Commandments 45:34 and the Ten Commandments 45:35 are right underneath the mercy seat. 45:37 Cross and the commandments, somebody shout amen tonight. 45:40 That's Revelation 11:19 by the way. 45:43 Now listen carefully, does the Roman papal power 45:47 claim the power to change God's law? 45:50 They do. 45:51 The Bible says, 45:52 "For laying aside the commandment of God, 45:54 you hold to the tradition of men" 45:55 Mark 7:8. 45:57 How does the antichrist act as if it were God? 46:00 "By thinking to change times and laws," 46:03 Daniel 7:25. 46:05 So how did the antichrist change 46:07 God's Ten Commandments, everyone? 46:10 He deleted the second commandment 46:14 and they doubled the tenth commandment. 46:19 Who are the only ones 46:20 who do not add or take away from the Ten Commandments? 46:23 Revelation Chapter 12, let's go there very quickly. 46:25 Are you with me? 46:29 You say, Mark, this is new to me. 46:31 Hallelujah. 46:32 How many want a new song of truth? 46:34 Amen. 46:36 Let God do a new thing in your life, amen. 46:39 All right, Revelation 12:17 46:41 "And the dragon was enraged with the woman," 46:44 who is the woman? 46:46 The church. The bride of Christ. 46:47 Notice 46:49 "and he went to make war with the remnant" 46:53 or the "rest of her offspring," the remnant 46:56 "who keep the commandments of God 46:57 and have the faith of Jesus 46:59 testimony of Jesus" I should say. 47:00 So a remnant are the only ones 47:03 who are going to be preaching the whole truth here. 47:06 I want you to notice don't expect majority 47:09 to champion the Ten Commandments. 47:11 My Bible tells me it's just a remnant. 47:14 How many want to be among the remnant? 47:15 Who wants to be among the remnant? 47:17 Who wants to say, you know what? 47:18 I dare to be different like-- dare to be a Daniel? 47:20 Amen. 47:21 Dare to be different? Amen. 47:23 And so keep the unchanged law of God 47:25 or keep the changed law of God. 47:27 That's the choice. 47:28 So what is the only commandment 47:30 that has anything to do with time? 47:33 The fourth commandment. 47:34 Remember I said, think to change times and law. 47:38 What's the only one that has to do with time? 47:40 The fourth commandment about the seventh day Sabbath. 47:43 Let's go there. 47:45 Let's go there to Exodus Chapter 20. 47:49 Exodus Chapter 20. 47:52 Exodus Chapter 20 looking there at verse 8, 47:56 and I'm gonna let you fill in some blanks. 47:58 All right, you ready? Here we go. 48:00 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it as a holiday. 48:05 Oh, how many agree 48:07 the Sabbath is different from the forth of July? 48:10 It's different from just a Thanksgiving Day? 48:13 It is holy. 48:16 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 48:18 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 48:21 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Jew." 48:25 Were the Ten Commandments given for everyone 48:27 or just for the Jews. 48:30 Jew or gentile is it wrong to kill? 48:33 Steal? 48:34 Commit adultery? Bare fault-- 48:36 How many agree the Ten Commandments are 48:37 for all mankind? 48:39 That's why Jesus said "The Sabbath was made for man" 48:42 Mark 2:27, 28. 48:45 "But the seventh day is the Sabbath 48:47 of the Lord your God." 48:48 So it's the Lord's day. 48:50 "In it you shall do no work," unless your boss wants you to. 48:56 Now keep in mind 48:57 did Jesus work miracles on the Sabbath 49:00 and He said, "It's lawful to do well 49:03 or to relieve suffering on the Sabbath." 49:05 Is it okay if we have hospitals 49:08 saving peoples lives on the Sabbath? 49:10 Absolutely. Absolutely. 49:12 And so "But the seventh day 49:14 is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. 49:16 In it you shall do no work, you, nor your son, 49:19 notice how God is expanding on it. 49:21 He is trying to make it very thorough 49:22 so that there is no excuse for a person, 49:25 not even the delegated. 49:27 I want you to notice it. 49:28 "You, nor your son" don't be telling your son, 49:30 hey, son, well, listen, I can't keep the Sabbath 49:33 all right or I can't work on the Sabbath so you work for me. 49:38 "In it you shall do no work, 49:40 you, nor your son, nor your daughter, 49:42 nor your male servant, nor your female servant, 49:44 nor your cattle, nor your stranger 49:46 who is within your gates." 49:47 Why? 49:49 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth. 49:51 Are we called in Revelation 49:53 to come back to worshipping the Creator? 49:55 And those who do that are described as he or those 49:58 who keep the commandments of God. 50:01 In the last days there is a call 50:03 to come back to keeping the Sabbath. 50:05 Why? 50:06 Because the commandment that begins 50:07 with the word "remember" is the most forgotten today 50:11 and the most forgotten commandment. 50:14 But it is sublime. 50:16 Notice the Bible says here, 50:18 "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, 50:20 the sea, and all that is in them, 50:22 and rested the seventh day. 50:23 Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day 50:25 and hallowed it." 50:27 Sometimes people tell me, 50:28 well, Mark, I keep every day holy. 50:29 No, you don't 50:31 because the biblical definition of keeping that day holy 50:33 is you don't work on that day 50:34 and most people have to work for a living. 50:38 And so listen, 50:39 oh, yeah, of course, we're God's holy people, 50:41 of course we want to live from a holy life every day 50:44 but you got to work for a living 50:45 but not on the seventh day. 50:47 So what does the fourth commandment say? 50:50 "Remember the Sabbath." How? 50:52 By keeping it holy and not working on that day. 50:55 What's that day? 50:56 The seventh day of the week. 50:58 What is that day? 50:59 Look on the calendar, it's Saturday. 51:01 Oh, but that calendar has been changed. 51:03 Never has the weekly cycle been changed 51:07 and if you ever doubt that 51:08 the Jews keep the same day that Jesus kept 51:11 and the Jews have it right. 51:13 But Christians need to tell them 51:15 it's not enough to observe the Sabbath. 51:18 You got to accept the Lord of the Sabbath. 51:21 Can you say, amen? 51:22 But, you know, we need to tell the Jews. 51:25 We need to tell orthodox Jews, 51:27 you know what? You got something. 51:29 We Christians can learn a little something 51:32 that the law of God is unchanged. 51:35 But you, Jews, we love you too. 51:37 You need to be a Jew for Jesus. 51:39 Can you say, amen? 51:40 And so listen, 51:42 three changes that the Catholic Church has made 51:45 to the commandments. 51:46 I share this in love, 51:48 please, please, I share this with all sensitivity. 51:51 Three changes, number one, deleted the second commandment. 51:54 Number two, made the tenth commandment two. 51:57 Number three, changed the Sabbath 51:58 from Saturday to Sunday. 52:00 There are three changes and you know what? 52:03 Most people are not fully aware of this. 52:06 But now you know. Now you know. 52:08 Does the papal power admit changing the Sabbath 52:11 from Saturday to Sunday, 52:13 do they actually acknowledge that? 52:15 Catechism. 52:17 Question, which is the Sabbath day? 52:19 Answer, Saturday is the Sabbath day. 52:21 Question, why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 52:24 Answer, we observe Sunday instead of Saturday 52:27 because the Catholic Church 52:29 in the council of Laodicea (A.D. 336), 52:33 transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. 52:39 That's a Convert's Catechism 52:40 of Catholic Doctrine, 1957 edition. 52:43 So therefore, Daniel predicted the change. 52:47 The church admits the change. History reveals the change. 52:51 The Bible condemns the change. 52:53 And I'm not going along with the change. 52:55 Would you agree? 52:56 If you need to make a change in order to keep the day 53:00 that has been unchanged 53:02 then I say, change to keep that which has been unchanged. 53:05 Are you with me? 53:08 Cardinal Gibbons, the late James Cardinal Gibbons said, 53:11 "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, 53:14 and you will not find a single line 53:16 authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. 53:20 The scriptures enforce 53:21 the religious observance of Saturday." 53:24 What a candid admission. What did Jesus say? 53:29 "Whosoever therefore shall break 53:32 one of these least commandments, 53:34 and shall teach men so, 53:35 he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven, 53:38 but whosoever shall do and teach them, 53:40 the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." 53:42 Mark, are you saying that all those who don't keep 53:44 this seventh day Sabbath are gonna be lost? 53:46 No, I'm not saying that. 53:47 But here's what I'm saying. 53:50 That when we know better 53:52 and we turn our back on the truth 53:54 that's a whole another thing. 53:56 What does the Bible say? 53:59 "Therefore to him that knows to do good, 54:02 and does not do it, to him it is sin." 54:05 James 4:17. 54:07 "At times of ignorance 54:09 God overlooks it, winkes at it." 54:12 Acts 17:30. 54:14 But you shall know the truth and it will set you free, 54:18 if you know it and follow it. 54:24 So therefore, 54:26 did Jesus keep the Sabbath? 54:28 Luke 4:16, Luke 4. 54:31 Are we learning something tonight? 54:33 Luke 4:16, let's go there very quickly. 54:37 Luke 4:16, 54:41 so he himself-- I'm sorry here. 54:45 Luke 4:16, "So He came to Nazareth, 54:47 where He had been brought up. 54:49 And as His custom was," His habit, His tradition 54:51 "He went into the synagogue" 54:53 church "on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read." 54:56 If it's good enough for Jesus 54:57 it ought to be good enough for us. 54:59 Can you thunder out an amen to Jesus tonight? 55:01 Amen. 55:03 Did Jesus know 55:04 which day was the true seventh day of the week? 55:06 Did He know? 55:07 And do you know that He observed 55:09 what the Romans called-- 55:10 at that time they called 55:13 the seventh day of the week what do they call it? 55:15 They called it Saturday. 55:17 The Roman Julian calendar 55:18 was in effect in the time of Christ. 55:20 Now we have the Gregorian calendar 55:22 but we still call the seventh day of the week 55:24 Saturday and the Bible doesn't call it Saturday 55:26 it calls it the Sabbath. 55:27 What's God's number? 55:28 Even gambling casinos recognize this special number. 55:31 What's the number? Number seven. 55:33 Sunday is not number seven. 55:34 Now, can I go to church on Sunday? 55:36 Absolutely. 55:38 Hey, what's tonight? 55:40 This is Sunday night, 55:42 of course, really this is the beginning 55:44 of the second day of the week 55:47 because the day begins not at midnight 55:50 but at sunset according to the Bible. 55:53 So listen, 55:54 did Jesus ever change the Sabbath? 55:58 Let's go to Matthew 5:17. 56:02 We are running out of time now here tonight 56:05 and we are gonna pick up this message on another night. 56:09 And looking here in Matthew Chapter 5. 56:12 Have we learned a lot tonight? 56:14 Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:17, 56:20 "Do not think 56:22 that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. 56:24 I did not come to destroy but to fulfill." 56:26 Mark, there it is. 56:28 He fulfilled it therefore we don't have to keep it. 56:30 Bible says in Matthew Chapter 3 56:33 the Bible says that Jesus fulfilled baptism 56:38 and that's Matthew Chapter 3, 56:40 Matthew Chapter 3 looking there verse 15. 56:44 Jesus said to John, John protested. 56:47 "Me baptize you? 56:48 I'm not worthy to unloose your sandal." 56:51 And Jesus said in response, 56:53 "No, we have to do this to fulfill all righteousness." 56:56 How many still believe baptism by immersion? 56:59 Amen. 57:00 By the way baptism by sprinkling 57:01 came from the Roman papal power. 57:04 Now listen carefully as we close, 57:07 does truth matter? 57:11 Bible makes it very clear that in the last days 57:14 there will be so much deception 57:17 but Jesus Christ wants us to get our eyes on Him 57:23 looking unto Jesus 57:26 the author and finisher of our faith. 57:30 Although sudden and alarming changes 57:33 are sweeping across the globe 57:35 you and your family can be prepared 57:37 to face the future with comforts. 57:39 The complete set of Amazing Prophecies on DVD 57:43 are available for a gift of $60 or more. 57:46 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE 57:51 or send your check or money order to 57:53 Forever Free Ministries, 57:54 2001 Munro Park, 57:57 Corinth, Texas, 76208. 58:03 If you would like to have Mark Fox hold 58:05 an Amazing Prophecy seminar 58:07 or a marriage seminar weekend in your church 58:10 contact us today, 58:11 markfox @foreverfreeministries.org. |
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