Participants: Mark Fox
Series Code: AMP
Program Code: AMP000024A
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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 00:17 is to develop a character like Jesus Christ 00:20 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 we are living in an unusual hour 00:47 the last grains of sand are trickling through 00:50 the hourglass of time 00:51 and the door of probation is about to swing shut. 00:59 The book of Revelation chapter 12 spotlights 01:03 the bride of Christ down through the centuries 01:06 from the time of Christ to our day. 01:09 The symbol of a pure woman represents God's pure church 01:16 in terms of doctrine and teaching. 01:19 How does the book of Revelation, 01:22 how does the revelation... the book of Revelation 01:24 identify God's true church in the last days? 01:27 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman," 01:29 let's read it together... 01:31 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, 01:33 and he went to make war with the remnant of her seed, 01:37 which keep the commandments of God, 01:40 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 01:43 Now, we have looked at some of the characteristics 01:47 of this Remnant Church in the last days? 01:50 Let's see if we can take a look at them. 01:53 We discovered, according to Revelation 12, 01:56 verses 6 and 14, that the woman would go running 02:00 in hiding in the wilderness 02:04 for 1260 days 02:05 and in Bible prophecy, one prophetic day 02:08 in the context of symbolic Bible prophecy 02:11 represents a literal year. 02:13 The Biblical precedent for that Ezekiel 4:6... 02:16 "I have appointed thee each day for a year. " 02:20 So we know that the church would go... 02:23 the true people of God... the church would go into hiding 02:26 while the apostate church was persecuting... believers. 02:29 From 538 A.D. when the Pope got unprecedented, temporal power 02:36 and the ushering in a reign of terror... the Dark Ages 02:40 and then the Pope went into captivity in 1798, 02:43 and that's around the time 02:44 the woman was able to come out of hiding 02:46 and find some freedom. 02:48 So, therefore, if the church came out of hiding 02:53 around 1798, therefore, God's remnant church 02:58 would arise some time 03:00 after 1798... now there are a number of churches 03:04 that arose prior to that, some of the mainline churches, 03:09 they are not the remnant. 03:10 God has His sheep in all different folds, 03:13 but we're trying to identify the remnant. 03:16 Number 2: Not one of the largest churches is the Remnant, 03:19 Number 3: uplifts all the Ten Commandments, 03:22 Number 4: They observe the Seventh-day Sabbath, 03:26 "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. " Exodus 20:8-11 03:32 this eliminates 99% of churches that have God's sheep in them 03:38 and so most Christians agree 03:43 with nine out of the ten Commandments 03:45 and I'll say it again, 03:48 if my son or my daughter 03:51 comes home... it's... Jordan's in Kindergarten 03:54 so she doesn't come home with tests and so forth 03:56 but my son, a fifth grader... he does. 03:58 If he gets nine out of ten... that's an "A" 04:02 but when you get nine out of ten 04:06 when it comes to the Ten Commandments, 04:07 that's an "F... " that's an "F" for Failure 04:10 because the Bible says, 04:12 if you break one, you break them all. James 2:10. 04:15 How many fingers do we have? Ten... 04:17 How many toes? Not a coincidence... 04:19 God wants to write in the new covenant 04:21 write that law in our heart, Hebrews 8 verse 10. 04:25 So which is the most forgotten commandment of God? 04:29 It's the Seventh-day Sabbath, 04:31 the one that begins with the word... "Remember. " 04:34 Number 5: They have the Spirit of Prophecy. 04:38 We'll examine that... momentarily. 04:39 Number 6: Preaches the three Angels' messages 04:44 of Revelation 14. 04:46 Number 7: Preaches the everlasting gospel message. 04:49 Number 8: Preaches that we're living in the judgment hour. 04:53 Number 9: Preaches a healthy lifestyle message. 04:57 Would you agree, 04:58 Jesus still works miracles 05:00 to help people with their health can you say, "Amen. " 05:03 Number 10: Calls people out of Babylon. 05:06 We got another message coming up 05:08 about that one. 05:09 Number 11: Warns about the Mark of the Beast. 05:12 Number 12: Preaches the truth about death... 05:16 that it is but a sleep until the resurrection when Jesus comes. 05:19 Number 13: Preaches the truth about hell 05:22 that no one is in hell now, 05:23 it happens after the end of the Millennium. 05:26 Number 14: Preaches the Second Coming of Jesus Christ 05:30 and not a Secret Rapture. 05:33 Number 15: World-wide Missionary Effort, 05:37 Number 16: Practices Baptism by Immersion. 05:41 These are the characteristics of the Remnant Church. 05:46 So, God's true church is to prepare people 05:50 ready to meet the Lord in all of His glory! 05:53 Would you agree, 05:54 we are not just waiting for Jesus to come. 05:58 we are preparing for Him to come. 06:02 Just like I tell people and I know this illustration 06:06 doesn't perfectly apply but when somebody tells me 06:10 "You know, I'm just waiting for Mr. Right, 06:12 I'm just waiting for Mrs. Right, you know and they are single, 06:16 and "I'm tired of being lonely, I'm just looking for that... 06:19 I'm just waiting... " 06:20 I say, "No, no, no... 06:22 you are preparing for your future husband, 06:24 you are preparing for your future wife. " 06:27 How many agree, "God never wants us to just say, 06:29 "I'm just kind of waiting... " how many agree? 06:31 God is waiting on us to prepare. 06:33 What has God given to His end-time Remnant Church 06:37 to prepare them for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? 06:40 Take your Bible and turn with me to the dynamic book of 06:42 Revelation chapter 12 verse 17. 06:45 "And the dragon was enraged with the woman," 06:48 the church... "and he went to make war 06:49 with the rest of her offspring" the remnant, 06:52 who keep the commandments of God, 06:54 and they have the testimony of Jesus Christ. " 06:57 So they have the testimony of Jesus Christ, 07:01 so, therefore, what is the testimony of Jesus Christ 07:06 that the Remnant Church would have? 07:07 Revelation chapter 19... Revelation chapter 19 verse 10, 07:12 "And I fell at his feet to worship him, 07:14 but he said to me, See thou do it not:" 07:16 see that you do not do that... 07:19 "I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren 07:24 who have the testimony of Jesus, worship God: 07:28 for the testimony of Jesus is the... " what everyone? 07:33 "the spirit of prophecy. " 07:35 So, here is an equation, the testimony of Jesus 07:39 equals the... what? Spirit of Prophecy. 07:43 Now I've got another question, 07:45 who had the Spirit of Prophecy besides the Remnant? 07:49 The Brethren... the Brethren... 07:52 it says there "the brethren... 07:54 your brethren have that testimony of Jesus" 07:58 So the brethren have the same thing 08:01 that the Remnant Church has, what is that? 08:03 It's the Spirit of Prophecy. 08:05 Who are the brethren? Look at Revelation chapter 22, 08:10 Revelation 22 verse 9, "Then he said to me, 08:16 See that you do not do that: for I am your fellowservant, 08:20 and of your brethren the prophets, 08:22 and of those who keep the words of this book: worship God" 08:26 So the Bible makes it very clear 08:30 that the Brethren are the... who? 08:33 The Prophets and therefore, what is this saying to us? 08:38 "What would the Remnant Church be blessed with?" 08:42 A Prophet. The Bible makes it very clear 08:47 that in the last days God's church 08:49 would have the spirit of prophecy 08:51 that was given to the prophets, 08:53 that's very clear from the Bible. 08:56 So, therefore, the Remnant Church 08:58 has the testimony of Jesus. 09:00 Can we say, "check" about that? 09:02 Say "Check" if you're in agreement with that. 09:04 Number 2: The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. 09:09 Did you see that? Yes or no? 09:11 Check... the Remnant church has: the spirit of prophecy 09:15 that was given to the brethren the prophets. 09:18 So, the Spirit of Prophecy is manifested 09:22 through "the brethren... the prophets. " 09:25 Now, bottom line: we could expect to see 09:29 the gift of prophecy manifest in the Remnant Church 09:32 in the last days. 09:33 Now, I find this thrilling in the extreme. 09:37 How would God give the spirit of prophecy? 09:41 Numbers chapter 12 verse 6 Visions and Dreams 09:46 read it together with me, "And he said, Hear now my words: 09:49 if there is a prophet among you, 09:51 I the Lord make myself known unto him in a vision, 09:56 and I speak to him in a dream. " 09:59 Visions and dreams for the last days. 10:01 It's like Jesus is saying, "I love you and I want to keep 10:06 in close touch with you, my children. " 10:08 Now prophets receive messages in two basic ways: 10:14 Number 1: An angel brings them a vision and/or a dream. 10:19 Number 2: The Holy Spirit impresses their minds. 10:24 All right... what is the role of a prophet of God? 10:29 I mean, what are they called to do? 10:32 What is the function 10:35 and the high calling of a prophet? 10:38 The prophets speak what God reveals to them. 10:42 That's what they are to do. 10:44 Now, how many of you have had an eye exam 10:48 lately? All right... 10:49 how many of you need an eye exam, can I see your hands? 10:52 How many need another one... all right... 10:54 What do we call... 10:55 what do we call a prophet? 10:58 In the Bible, the prophet is called the... what? 11:00 A Seer... why? Because a Seer sees things 11:05 that is to say... are you ready? 11:07 They receive visions and they've got more 20/20 than you and I 11:12 so a prophet is called... 11:14 what is another name for a prophet? 11:16 The name is... yell it out together everybody, 11:19 a Seer... now does God's Word 11:24 predict the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the last days 11:27 that results in visions and dreams 11:30 and the gift of prophecy being given? 11:33 Take your Bible and turn with me to the book of Joel, 11:36 the book of Joel is tucked away in the Old Testament 11:39 looking there... at the book of Joel... 11:42 it's easy to miss... it's just a couple of chapters 11:45 and we're going there, you can go to Daniel 11:48 and then just forward a little bit, 11:50 all righty... Joel chapter 2 11:53 and looking there at verses 28 to 31, 11:55 do you have it? Say, "Amen" if you do, 11:57 "And it shall come to pass afterward," 12:00 this is a thrilling prophecy, 12:02 "that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; 12:06 your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, 12:10 your old men shall dream dreams, 12:13 your young men shall see visions: 12:16 also on my men servants and on my maid servants 12:22 I will pour out my spirit in those days. 12:25 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, 12:30 blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 12:34 The sun shall be turned into darkness, 12:38 and the moon into blood, 12:41 before the coming of the great and awesome day 12:46 of the Lord. And it shall come to pass, 12:48 that whoever calls on the name of the Lord, shall be saved: 12:51 for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem 12:54 there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, 12:56 among the remnant whom the Lord calls. " 12:58 But we know that God's people are modern Israel, 13:03 "Spiritual Israel" you see there's "literal Israel" 13:07 and there's "spiritual Israel" in the Bible. 13:09 "He is a Jew which is one inwardly... " Paul said. 13:14 Romans 2:27 and 28 and also in Galatians 3:29 it says, 13:19 "if you are Christ's, then ye are Abraham's seed, 13:22 and heirs according to the promise. " 13:24 Don't you agree? As a believer, we have inherited 13:27 a whole lot of promises, Amen... Galatians 3:29. 13:30 So, would you agree? This is a thrilling prediction 13:33 isn't it? It's just absolutely amazing... 13:35 Joel's amazing prophecy. 13:37 Do you believe in miracles tonight? 13:39 How many would not be here 13:42 if it wasn't for a whole lot of miracles... 13:44 that God worked in your favor? Amen... 13:46 So, God would work miracles, He would raise up a prophet 13:51 or prophets to bless His remnant church. 13:55 Now, who did God select as a prophet in the Bible? 13:59 Well, God chose a lot of different men and women 14:04 to be His prophets, His special messengers. 14:07 I would like you to take your Bible 14:09 and turn with me to the book of Elijah 14:12 let me know when you can locate it because I can't find it. 14:17 All right... how about... 14:19 let's turn to the book of John the Baptist, come on... 14:22 he was a man after the Lord's own heart 14:24 or I should say... "no... that's David" 14:26 there was no greater prophet than John the Baptist 14:30 according to Jesus, what's the point? 14:33 These... here's a list of them on your screen, 14:36 Elijah, John the Baptist, Iddo, Nathan, Shemiah 14:40 are what we call "Non-canonical Prophets" 14:42 they didn't write a book in the Bible. 14:44 the Bible is known as the cannon. 14:46 So, these were full-fledged 100-percent-proof prophets 14:52 but they didn't write a book in the Bible, 14:55 now, can you turn to the book of Miriam? 14:58 No... she's a non-canonical woman prophet. 15:02 God calls women even... to be prophets 15:05 and all the ladies said... "Amen... " 15:07 Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, Noadiah, Isaiah's wife, 15:12 four daughters of Philip, Hannah... 15:15 all received the gift of prophecy. 15:17 Not all of God's prophets, therefore, were Bible writers, 15:23 is that clear? Yes or no? 15:24 What did Jesus give when He ascended to heaven? 15:28 Ephesians 4 verse 8 read it together with me, 15:31 "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train 15:36 and gave gifts to men. " 15:39 What were these gifts that He gave? 15:42 In the New Testament, 15:44 we are going to a book that Paul wrote, 15:47 Ephesians... of course Paul wrote a good portion 15:49 of the New Testament, 15:51 all right... we're going there to Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11. 15:54 "And he himself gave some, to be apostles; 16:00 some prophets; some evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 16:09 For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, 16:14 for the edifying... " or building up, 16:16 "of the body of Christ:" 16:19 so the Lord would give gifts 16:21 to bless the body of Christ, His church. 16:25 so the Bible makes it very clear, 16:27 he would give the gift of apostleship 16:30 that is... of being the chief leaders in the church, 16:32 God does have leaders in His church, 16:35 He would give the gift of prophecy, 16:38 He would give the gift of evangelism 16:42 calling evangelists, 16:43 and He would call some to be pastors, 16:47 He would call some to be teachers, 16:51 how many believe, we should have good Bible teachers, 16:54 we should have pastors, we should have evangelists, 16:57 you'd better say so, anyway, you need evangelists, 17:00 you need prophets, you need apostles, 17:02 that is to say, you need leadership... Amen... 17:04 so, therefore, what were these gifts for? 17:08 Why were these gifts given? 17:11 Well, who does God speak through in a special way? 17:16 God raises them up so that He can use them 17:19 to speak to His body of believers 17:22 and to witness to the world. 17:36 We read there, verse 12, for the equipping... that is 17:39 of the training, of the mobilizing of the saints 17:44 for the work of ministry. 17:46 So, if I am going to be a faithful evangelist 17:50 or if there's going to be a faithful pastor 17:53 or a faithful prophet, or a faithful teacher, 17:56 they are to help the saints be equipped to work for Jesus. 18:01 So my goal is not to do the work of a hundred 18:06 but get a hundred to work, Amen... 18:09 so, I want you to notice here, that the work of ministry 18:16 is what the saints are being called to do 18:20 to work for Jesus, so the result of listening 18:23 to an evangelist or pastor or teacher 18:26 is not to say, "Wow! he does it all. " 18:29 No, it's rather... "okay, now that I've heard him, 18:32 now I got to get to work for Jesus. " 18:35 All right... I want you to notice here, 18:39 "for the edifying... " the building up... 18:42 "of the body of Christ... " 18:44 so these gifts would be used to build up the church, 18:47 to bless the church spiritually and numerically 18:51 and I want you to notice this as we continue, 18:54 where would the gift of prophecy be placed... everyone? 18:58 Where would it be placed? 18:59 Listen to what the Scriptures say, 19:01 1st Corinthians 12:28" "... in the church" 19:04 So Jeanne Dixon was not a true prophet, 19:07 Nostradamus... no, I don't care how wild 19:11 and what kind of batting average they had, 19:14 they were not "in the church" 19:16 and we're looking to find the Spirit of Prophecy 19:19 not just in any church... we're looking for... 19:22 where would it be placed in proximity? 19:24 In the Remnant Church, 19:26 so, in the church, God has appointed, 19:28 first of all... apostles, second: prophets, 19:31 1st Corinthians 12:28. 19:33 There are many false Christ's and false prophets 19:37 that would arise and deceive many. Mathew 24:24. 19:49 according to 1st John chapter 4 verses 1 to 3, 19:52 you are to "test" the prophets, 19:54 now if there was no such thing as a true prophet, 19:57 John would not say, 19:58 "Test the prophets" he would just say, 20:00 "anybody who says they're a prophet... 20:02 they automatically are wrong. " 20:05 No, automatically an imposter? No... 20:08 he said, "there's going to be 20:10 genuine, but you've got to test them. " 20:11 So, therefore, how can you keep yourself from being swept away 20:17 by so many deceptions 20:19 rampant even in the Christian churches of today? 20:22 You got to test everything. 20:24 "Do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. 20:29 Hold on to the good. " 20:30 Would you agree when you come to a four-way stop, 20:33 you need to be cautious, you need to stop. 20:35 But eventually, you got to move forward. 20:38 You don't want to overdose on caution 20:41 because somebody is going to come up to your rear 20:43 bumper there and either tap it or honk it or something... 20:47 all right... impossible... 20:48 good news... it's impossible for a false prophet 20:52 to pass all of the Bible tests. 20:54 Would you agree, 20:57 God's filter is pretty, pretty thick. 21:00 Is there an "amen" about that? 21:02 No false prophet can pass through this fine filter 21:06 taking out all the impurities of false teachings. 21:11 The tests of a true prophet must have: 21:22 we'll get into that in a moment, 21:24 "by their fruits you shall know them. " 21:26 Did God promise the gift of prophecy to His Remnant church 21:29 in the last days? He did. 21:31 How does the book of Revelation identify God's true church? 21:34 "they keep the commandments of God, 21:36 and they have the faith of Jesus. " 21:39 That eliminates 99% of churches, 21:41 they're are identified as uplifting all the commandments. 21:44 Now God would restore the gift of prophecy 21:47 to His Remnant Church 21:48 that keep the commandments of God in the last days. 22:01 He would raise up... 22:05 the torch was passed 22:09 from one Protestant Reformer to another, 22:33 In one context... what context would God give 22:37 the Gift of Prophecy? Visions and dreams, 22:41 in 1780... remember... around 1798 some time after that 22:46 God would raise up His church 22:47 but what did He do to prepare the way for His church? 22:51 He had performed a lot of celestial signs 22:55 to peak the interest of people 23:00 to study and investigate Bible prophecy and it worked. 23:04 The Dark Day of May 19, 1780, 23:07 you can read it, it's in your history books 23:10 and that evening when there was darkness 23:13 predominantly over north... the northern eastern, 23:17 north eastern part of the United States and Canada 23:20 where there was the bulk of population at this time, 23:23 people noticed that around noon time, 23:26 it's like... the lights went completely out 23:29 I mean... the cows went back into the barn, 23:31 you couldn't see a sheet of paper in front of you, 23:35 I mean... it was dark during the day 23:37 and that evening, the moon appeared as "blood red" 23:42 "the moon into blood" 23:47 it was a full moon on that night. 23:52 The falling of the stars, according to Revelation 6, 23:55 November 12 and 13, 1833, 23:59 10,000 to 60,000... 24:01 this was predominantly over north eastern 24:04 of the United States and Canada. 24:09 Henry Dana Ward, a Harvard graduate and rector 24:13 of the Anglican Church of St. Jude in New York City, 24:17 jumped up from sleep when he heard someone shouting, 24:20 it was a meteorite shower, he wrote, 24:33 about the falling stars. 24:35 Well, you can look up because your redemption draws nigh. 24:40 Luke 21 and verse 28 and here you have a chart, 24:44 you know the 2300-year prophecy began in 457 B.C. 24:49 according to Sir Isaac Newton, the decree went forth to restore 24:53 Jerusalem on 457 B.C. 24:55 if you go 2300 years later, it runs out in 1844. 24:59 What was just prior to that backing up... 25:01 Meteorite shower 1833... people thought, 25:04 "We're living in... it's judgment time" 25:06 hey, guess what, they were right... 25:08 it's coming... and then in addition to that 25:10 there was the 1798 25:13 the closing of the 1260-year prophecy 25:15 1780... the dark day... and the moon turning blood red 25:19 1776 the Declaration of Independence, 25:22 the Bible talks about raising up that second beast, 25:25 the United States of America in Revelation 13 25:28 there was the Lisbon Earthquake in 1755, 25:31 and so, there you see a chart of these dynamic events. 25:35 So, therefore: 25:43 A revival of interest in Bible Prophecy. 25:47 Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase. 25:52 What does that mean? Put forth earnest effort 25:54 to understand Daniel's prophecies... 25:56 knowledge shall increase of the prophecies of Daniel. 26:00 We're talking now about the 1840s... 26:04 There was the Second Great Advent Awakening. 26:08 People began to believe something. 26:20 but during the second great Advent awakening, 26:24 people had an awakening, 26:26 "Wow! Jesus may come in my lifetime, 26:28 He's not coming after the Millennium, 26:31 He's coming before the Millennium... 26:32 at the beginning of the Millennium" 26:34 and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth. 26:37 What was given around the time of these amazing celestial signs 26:41 a special gift of prophecy was given around the time when... 26:56 Here is a painting of a Methodist Camp Meeting. 27:01 Charles Finney and William Miller 27:04 and a host of others were preaching around this time. 27:15 and this is a chart that ultimately was developed 27:18 to use to proclaim the prophecies 27:21 of Daniel and Revelation. 27:22 A great revival spread in different parts of the world 27:40 *William Miller, a Baptist Preacher in the 27:43 Seventh-day Adventist Church was not in existence... 27:46 William Miller, a Baptist preacher in the 1830s and 1840s, 27:51 he studied the Scriptures and he began to proclaim 27:55 that Jesus Christ is coming and he taught 27:58 that it would be at the beginning of the Millennium 27:59 not after the Millennium and he proclaimed the prophecies 28:03 of Daniel and Revelation and Revivals would break out 28:07 wherever he would go. 28:08 *The Millerite followers concluded 28:10 that the world would end on October 22, 1844. 28:14 What mistake did they make? 28:16 Number one: Jesus said in Matthew 24:36 28:20 "No one knows the day or the hour when Jesus will come. " 28:24 Date setting is not from God. 28:28 But how did they come up with this prediction 28:31 were they categorically all wrong about everything 28:34 they were teaching? 28:35 This was the only error that they had 28:38 and that was the timing of something. 28:41 or not the timing... I'm sorry... 28:43 the nature of something 28:45 The timing of some event was right... 28:48 now follow along carefully. 28:49 The Millerite followers concluded 28:51 that the world would end on October 22, 1844. 28:55 How did they come up with that prediction? 29:07 That would be 2300 years from 457 B.C. 29:12 The decree to restore Jerusalem went into effect 29:16 in the autumn of 457 B.C. and you can read 29:20 Sir Isaac Newton's writings and so forth... 29:23 going 2300 years later, spanning the centuries, 29:27 that culminates in the autumn of 1844, 29:30 "so at the time of the end shall be the vision" 29:34 you say, "time of the end... 1844?" 29:36 That's right because 29:39 Noah preached the time-of-the-end message 29:41 for how long? For a 120 years. 29:45 So, therefore, we have been living in overtime. 30:15 And they were exactly right, and so, think about it, 30:20 how sure and serious were these thousands of Millerites? 30:24 Who were the Millerites? They were Baptists, Methodists, 30:28 Presbyterians, Lutherans, who said, 30:33 "You know what, I think William Miller is saying 30:36 something correctly here 30:37 and they left their churches and they said, "You know what, 30:40 we're going to follow these teachings. " 30:41 Like I said, the Seventh-day Adventist Church 30:43 was not even in existence. 30:45 So, how sure and serious were these thousands 30:48 of Millerites that Jesus was coming in that year? 30:51 They were so sure: 31:04 the clock struck midnight. 31:07 When they heard the chimes at midnight, 31:11 they began to burst into tears. 31:15 It was a bitter disappointment. 31:19 It was known as "The Great Disappointment... " 31:23 most bitter disappointment on October 22, 1844. 31:27 You know that the Bible actually predicted 31:31 that God's people would come out of this disappointment? 31:36 You read it in Revelation 10 and verses 10 and 11. 31:41 Revelation 10 verses 10 and 11, go there with me very quickly, 31:46 "Then I took the little book," it's the book of Daniel 31:51 "out of the Angel's hand and ate it; 31:53 and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth: 31:55 according to the little book in Daniel, 31:58 they misinterpreted the event, their timing was right 32:01 but the event they thought, "Oh, Jesus is coming... " 32:04 no... that wasn't the event, but it was sweet in their mouth 32:07 to believe that Jesus was coming in 1844. 32:10 "but when I had eaten it, my stomach became... " what? 32:14 "bitter" they went through disappointment based on... 32:18 and by the way, the Bible talks about 32:19 the little book that is opened, 32:20 there's only one book out of all 66 books 32:23 that was ever closed and it's the book of Daniel 32:26 according to Daniel 12 and verse 4 32:29 and so, this is the book of Daniel, 32:31 and it's saying there that they would read it, 32:34 and it would be sweet as honey in the mouth 32:36 but then there would be a disappointment 32:38 because they misunderstood what they were reading 32:40 but once they would be corrected, 32:43 would God say, "Now that you know the rest of the story, 32:47 I'm sorry... I'm just done with you all. " 32:50 No, "and he said to me, 32:52 'you... you who went though this disappointment, 32:55 now that I've corrected you, I'm not done with you yet, 32:59 you must prophecy again, 33:02 you prophesied something but it led you to a disappointment, 33:05 but I'm not done now, 33:06 now I've explained it to you more fully, 33:09 so you get up and you... 33:11 who went through this bitter disappointment, 33:14 you prophesy again about many peoples, nations, 33:18 tongues and kings... '" 33:19 in other words, they would have a worldwide mission. 33:23 Now listen here, where did they go wrong? 33:26 they misunderstood Daniel 8:14, 33:29 they thought the sanctuary was the earth 33:30 but the truth is, the sanctuary is in heaven. 33:33 How many agree? 33:35 We are not looking to a sanctuary on earth, 33:37 we're looking to the heavenly sanctuary 33:38 where our great High Priest is, 33:40 and so the Bible makes it very clear 33:43 the sanctuary is in heaven. 33:45 They thought, "No, the sanctuary to be cleansed... 33:48 that's going to be the fiery return of Jesus 33:50 and He's going to cleanse the earth by His fiery return... 33:53 that's going to be the cleansing of the sanctuary here. " 33:56 It didn't happen, they didn't understand 33:59 where did we go wrong? And the Lord said, "Look up... " 34:01 that's when they saw the temple of God 34:04 open in heaven, Revelation 11 verse 19, 34:07 then they begin to see the Ten Commandments 34:09 in the heavenly sanctuary, 34:11 and they looked closer and they could see 34:14 there was a commandment that most people were not keeping 34:17 and hence, out of this, 34:19 God raised up His Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 34:23 Faithful to His word... 34:25 God raised up the Gift of Prophecy 34:26 to guide His disappointed people 34:28 and lead them into a worldwide movement to proclaim the gospel. 34:31 So, to this day... the Seventh-day Adventist church 34:34 is one of the fastest growing denominations, per capita, 34:37 percentage wise from the 16 million of today. 35:04 If you are going through a personal crisis in your life, 35:08 if you are facing financial challenges, 35:10 if you are suffering from a health problem, 35:13 if your marriage is needing a miracle, 35:15 if you have a special concern for your children, 35:17 whatever your need may be, give us a call 35:20 and we will pray with you. 35:21 For your prayer requests, call us at: 1-855-336-FREE. 35:26 If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed. John 8:36. 35:55 He's done that before, 35:57 I wish I had time to explore that with you. 36:17 First He chose an African-American 36:20 at a time of deep prejudice and slavery, 36:24 God's first choice was a man of color. 36:28 Brilliant young Baptist Minister, 36:30 by the name of William Foy, He gave him revelations, 36:34 and told him to share it, he was unfaithful. 36:38 Then God chose another man, Hazen Foss, a talented young man 36:44 gave him revelations... he proved unfaithful. 36:47 Then... God's third choice was a young 17-year old frail woman 36:54 by the name of Ellen Harmon, who would become Ellen G. White. 37:00 Ellen Harmon received her first vision in December of 1844 37:06 a couple of months after that bitter disappointment. 37:09 What miraculous event, did Hazen Foss... 37:11 the one who got the vision, 37:14 what did he, Hazen Foss, witness 37:17 shortly after he had his vision? 37:38 He spoke to her afterwards, trembling, 38:11 Ellen Harmon was not a person 38:18 that was wanting to be in the limelight. 38:21 She was not wanting anyone's attention 38:23 and she found this very, very heavy on her heart. 38:28 She was humble, she didn't want to go out 38:32 and shout everything abroad, 38:34 but God compelled her by His Holy Spirit 38:37 to be faithful and she was warned... 38:40 and so during her 70 years of public ministry... 38:45 she received 2,000 Prophetic visions and dreams. 38:49 Did the Bible predict it? Yes... and it has happened, 38:54 and it can continue to happen more. 38:57 What about the life of Ellen G. White? 39:00 She was born on November 26, 1827. 39:03 one of... she was a twin... 39:05 She was unable to continue... here's what happened. 39:08 At the age of 9, she was struck... 39:12 coming home... she was struck by a stone, 39:15 a classmate threw a stone and hit her in the forehead, 39:20 and she lay unconscious for three weeks 39:23 fighting for her life, 39:25 they didn't think she would make it. 39:27 She was unable... her face was permanently disfigured 39:32 and she was unable to continue her schooling 39:35 beyond the third grade, 39:38 she never got beyond the early grades of formal schooling. 39:43 She attended a Methodist Camp Meeting, 39:45 in Buckstown, Maine, 39:47 and was baptized at the age of 12, 39:49 in June 26... I'm sorry... actually... older than that... 39:53 June 26 of 1842 in the Atlantic Ocean. 39:58 Ellen and her family attended some meetings 40:01 held in Portland, Maine, by William Miller 40:03 and his Associates, 40:04 they experienced the Great Disappointment 40:07 of October 22, 1844, and God called her 40:10 at the young age of 17, that's why I say, 40:13 "Young people, let Jesus... " 40:15 God called me at a young age, unfortunately I kept... 40:19 not wanting to follow God, but then... 40:23 God was merciful to me 40:25 and He called me to preach at the age of 20. 40:28 God called her at the young age of 17 40:31 while she weighed a mere 80 pounds 40:33 and was fighting tuberculosis and a heart condition. 40:36 It was in December of 1844 40:39 that she received her first vision. 40:41 She was shown the Advent people 40:43 traveling on an elevated road to heaven 40:45 with a brilliant light illuminating the pathway, 41:03 And here's what Ellen White said, 41:15 But she proved to be faithful, she was faithful. 41:18 On August 30, 1846, two years later, 41:22 she married James White, who was also a young preacher 41:26 preaching the second coming of Jesus Christ. 41:49 She went through a lot, 41:50 they had four boys, and two died prematurely. 41:54 So she lost two boys and her husband. 41:57 She went through a lot of heartache. 42:11 Now listen... 42:33 She has written about: Victorious Christian living, 42:35 Diet and health, Prenatal care, 42:37 Drugs, Education, Family, Marriage, and Prophecy. 42:41 And so, she has written extensively. 42:46 You say, "But Mark... did her predictions come true?" 42:50 Let me give you a little sampling. 42:51 Her predictions were accurate, she said, 43:12 And at that time... it seemed... 43:14 that that was totally false... it would never happen. 43:17 But it did happen, Ellen White's prediction 43:21 was dramatically fulfilled during the Civil War days. 43:52 This is talking about, I believe, 43:55 World War 1 and World War 2. 43:58 Millions and millions and millions perished 44:01 during the 20th Century, the bloodiest of all. 44:04 Then she predicted the Great San Francisco Earthquake. 44:18 I wonder what she would say today. 44:43 And the Boston Post 44:45 showcased it in their front cover, 44:47 "Fire follows Earthquake, Heart of City is in Ruins. " 44:53 They said the prophet wept. 44:55 Listen to what she said, 44:58 "On one occasion, when in New York City, 45:01 I was in the night season, called upon to behold buildings 45:05 rising story after story toward heaven. 45:08 These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, 45:12 and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. " 45:16 The scene that next passed before me 45:19 was an alarm of fire. 45:22 Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fireproof buildings 45:26 and said: 'They are perfectly safe. ' 45:28 But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. 45:32 The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. 45:35 The firemen were unable to operate the engines. " 45:38 And then I think about 9/11 and I'm thinking of other events 45:45 that can happen like this. 45:47 Would you agree... 45:48 the twin towers did not come down 45:51 because two planes hit them, 45:52 they came down because 45:54 there was a whole lot of fuel in those planes 45:56 and it was fire that brought those buildings down. 46:00 And so, she is the most translated woman author, writer, 46:05 in the entire history of literature 46:07 and the most translated 46:08 American author of either gender. 46:11 How many have ever heard of Paul Harvey? 46:12 Paul Harvey attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church 46:15 in Arizona, and so he said, 46:21 "Women have been honored on American Postage Stamps 46:25 for more than 100 years, starting with one woman 46:29 who is not an American, Queen Isabella, 1893. 47:03 Dr. Clive M. McCay, the late professor of nutrition 47:07 at Cornell University, stated: 47:29 Now, you got to understand 47:31 what was going on in the medical field. 47:40 Give me a break... 47:42 Imagine going to the doctor back there 47:44 and like: "Lungs... you need a cigar... " 47:46 pull it out of the drawer, you know... 48:02 Amazing... 48:03 She never exalted her writings above the Bible. 48:09 Seventh-day Adventists do not believe 48:12 that we have a Bible and another Bible. 48:15 There is only one Bible. 48:18 If I wrote books, they certainly would not be another Bible. 48:24 Can evangelists write books? They can. 48:27 Can teachers write books? They can. 48:30 Can pastors write books? They can. 48:33 Can prophets write books? They can. 48:36 Now, here's what she said, 48:45 And that is the role of a prophet. 48:55 So what books has she written? 48:57 She has written on the life of Jesus 48:59 a book called, "The Desire of Ages" 49:01 a book called, "Steps to Christ" 49:03 we've been handing it out in this seminar, 49:05 the book of, "Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing" 49:08 and many other books, 49:09 in 1946, you got to hear this, W. E. Beaumont, 49:14 who at the time, was an official 49:15 in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. 49:18 was asked which book in that vast library 49:21 on the life of Christ he felt 49:23 was the most outstanding and here's what he said, 49:26 you got to check this out, 49:28 "My preference of choice would be guided 49:31 by what I wish to get from the book of books 49:34 to be read, but let me put it this way 49:37 I would put "The Desire of Ages" by Ellen G. White... first 49:41 for spiritual discernment and practical application. " 49:46 When I first gave my heart to Jesus, 49:49 I was a 9th-Grade dropout and I spent several years 49:55 smoking, drinking, drugs, and when I was converted, 50:01 the Lord told me, "You're going to read now" 50:04 and I hated reading, I was a slow reader 50:07 but when I fell in love with Jesus, 50:10 I fell in love with reading the Bible. 50:12 But then there was also another book 50:14 that I began to read in addition to the Scriptures 50:17 that had a lot of Scripture in it... 50:19 the book "The Desire of Ages" by Ellen White 50:21 on the life of Jesus and what I would do... and many 50:24 she quotes hundreds of Scriptures in that book 50:28 and I would... many times... look up the Scriptures, 50:30 and highlight them, and when I would read that book 50:34 I would weep 50:35 because it helped me to get acquainted better 50:38 with Jesus Christ because she explained it 51:09 Now with Daniel, 51:11 Daniel was supernaturally sustained 51:14 the prophet... 51:17 keeps his or her eyes open throughout the vision 51:20 and in vision the prophet is 51:22 supernaturally sustained like Daniel. 51:24 In vision, the prophet is breathless... 51:26 so... visions are breathtaking. 51:34 There was physical phenomenon. 52:00 So, here's what she did. 52:02 Without looking at the Bible, because she was in a trance, 52:06 she was in vision, eyes opened, looking up, 52:10 breathless, not even breathing, supernaturally sustained, 52:15 and the Lord led her to point and underline a Scripture 52:20 or point with her finger to the Scripture 52:21 and quote it perfectly 52:24 and then turn to another Scripture, 52:26 and point to another Scripture and quote it perfectly... 52:30 she did that 50 times. 52:32 Now, number one: see if you can do it one time. 52:36 Try it tonight before you go to bed. 52:38 "All right... how am I doing honey... " 52:40 "Not too good. " You might stay up all night. 52:42 All right, secondly, secondly... there were skeptics 52:47 there were skeptics, you see... what did the skeptics observe? 52:53 What they did is that they took a candle 52:56 and there was no flicker 52:58 when they put it in front of her mouth. 53:09 This is what the... 53:11 a test that different skeptics did 53:13 including the Kelloggs' brothers, 53:15 you've heard of Kellogg's cornflakes 53:18 and believe in the Lord your God, 53:20 and you shall be established; 53:22 believe His prophets, and you shall prosper. 53:33 The Seventh-day Adventist Church, 53:35 I'm glad to tell you tonight, 53:37 is one of the fastest growing churches in the world! 53:41 Around 16 million strong and growing rapidly. 54:36 Jesus believes in the laying on of hands 54:39 and it might even be at a hospital bed. 54:41 How many believe: God does raise up hospitals as well 54:45 and Seventh-day Adventists live... years longer 54:48 than most non-Seventh-Day Adventists 54:51 and then Ellen White died on July 16, 1915 at the age of 87 54:57 and The New York Independent wrote: 55:13 Here's what she said, as I close. 55:31 See if you can read the book, "Steps to Christ" 55:34 without getting very, very close to Jesus 55:38 as she quotes many Scriptures. 55:59 Oh Beloved, I am so thankful 56:01 that as we criss-cross North America, 56:05 as we have criss-crossed North America 56:08 meeting 1,000s of people just like you 56:11 from all different denominations or no denomination, 56:15 as they have heard plain Scriptures, 56:18 clear Scriptures, they have taken a stand 56:21 and said, "You know what? I want to follow Jesus 56:24 and I want to follow His truth. " 56:26 Here in a little church in Spearfish, South Dakota 56:29 40 souls took a stand and said, "You know what? 56:31 I'm willing to make a change, 56:33 I believe in the Seventh-day Sabbath, 56:35 I believe Jesus Christ is my Savior, 56:37 I believe He wants the church to go worldwide, 56:39 I believe Jesus is coming soon, 56:42 I believe it's not going to be a Secret Rapture, 56:43 it's going to be the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ 56:46 and I'm so thankful that: 56:59 Do you hear His voice? 57:00 Do you hear His voice calling you? 57:02 Some of you may need to be baptized again. 57:05 I was re-baptized. 57:07 Many times people will say, "You know what? 57:10 I've heard this truth about Jesus Christ 57:12 and have never been baptized by immersion, 57:15 I want to be baptized by immersion. 57:16 Sometimes, people say, "You know what? 57:18 I've had revival in my life... I want to be re-baptized. " 57:21 What are you waiting for? Arise and be baptized. 57:26 I say this tonight as I close, why follow Jesus? 57:32 Why follow the truths 57:34 that you've been learning in this Seminar? 57:36 Because Jesus loves you... all of us... a lot... 57:40 and He has one fold, 57:42 and He's calling you out, He's calling you in. 57:47 Although sudden and alarming changes 57:50 are sweeping across the globe, 57:52 you and your family can be prepared 57:54 to face the future with confidence. 57:56 The complete set of Amazing Prophecies on DVD 58:00 are available for a gift of $60 or more. 58:03 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE or send your check or money order 58:10 to: Forever Free Ministries, 2001 Munro Park, 58:14 Corinth, TX, 76208. 58:18 If you would like to have Mark Fox hold 58:20 an Amazing Prophecies Seminar or a Marriage Seminar Weekend 58:24 in your church, contact us today, 58:27 markfox@foreverfreeministries. org. |
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