Participants: Pr. John Lomacang
Series Code: ASHF
Program Code: ASHF000072
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00:19 Hello Friends, welcome to another Wednesday night 00:21 Bible Study here at "A Sharper Focus. " 00:23 We thank you for tuning in. 00:25 We thank you for join us for this very important topic, 00:28 we are finalizing the truth about the "Secret Rapture" 00:32 and we're going into the formulation 00:34 of the "Secret Rapture. " 00:36 A lot of people don't know how the "Secret Rapture" started... 00:38 where it came from... 00:40 what idea was at the root of it... 00:43 and so tonight, invite your family... 00:45 as a matter of fact, you may want to hit the "Record" button 00:48 because this one is... 00:49 has a lot of graphics and information 00:51 that you may want to refer to later on 00:53 and sometimes, people will write in and say, 00:55 "Could you upload those graphics?" 00:57 Well, here is your opportunity to get the graphics 01:00 and the explanations so thank you for tuning in. 01:03 Before we have our opening song 01:05 and before we have our opening prayer, 01:07 let's invite the Lord to be with us tonight, let's pray. 01:10 "Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity. 01:13 Your word in this age of darkness 01:16 is still a lamp to our feet and a light unto our path 01:20 and so, Lord, tonight, we pray 01:22 that you'll strengthen our hearts... 01:24 nurture us, speak clearly to us 01:27 and may those who are stumbling in darkness 01:30 find in you this marvelous light, 01:33 we pray in Jesus' name and for His sake, amen. " 01:37 Now, just before we have our opening song, 01:39 let me remind you, if you like a copy of the lesson 01:41 go to this website, ASF.3abn. org 01:47 and download Lesson number 23, Lesson number 23, 01:52 the formulation of the "Secret Rapture... " 01:55 the formulation of the "Secret Rapture" 01:57 if you haven't received the last lesson, 02:00 you can download number 22 also with the chart 02:03 which is also number 22... the 2,300-Day Chart, 02:07 but tonight, we're just going to be closing out the former lesson 02:11 going into the next lesson 02:13 so invite your family and friends to join us 02:15 and if you're joining us from a church, 02:17 we welcome you... and thank you so much for tuning in. 02:20 But tonight, we're going to begin with our theme song, 02:23 which is "Victory in Jesus" 02:24 so, join us if you'd like to sing the song with us. 02:27 Music... 02:36 I heard an old, old story, 02:40 How the Savior came from glory, 02:43 How He gave His life on Calvary 02:47 To save a wretch like me; 02:51 I heard about His groaning, 02:55 Of His precious blood's atoning 02:58 Then I repented of my sins, 03:03 And won the victory. 03:06 O victory in Jesus, 03:10 My Savior, forever. 03:14 He sought me and bought me 03:17 With His redeeming blood; 03:21 He loved me ere I knew Him, 03:25 And all my love is due Him, 03:29 He plunged me to victory, 03:32 Beneath the cleansing flood 03:36 I heard about a mansion 03:40 He has built for me in glory. 03:44 And I heard about the streets of gold 03:48 Beyond the crystal sea; 03:51 About the angels singing, 03:55 And the old redemption story, 03:59 And some sweet day I'll sing up there 04:03 The song of victory. 04:05 Key Change... 04:07 O victory in Jesus, 04:10 My Savior, forever. 04:14 He sought me and bought me 04:18 With His redeeming blood; 04:22 He loved me ere I knew Him, 04:25 And all my love is due Him, 04:29 He plunged me to victory, 04:33 Beneath the cleansing flood 04:37 He plunged me to victory, 04:42 Beneath the cleansing flood. 04:47 Amen. Audience: Amen. 04:48 Well, it's another cold night here in the Midwest, 04:52 if you're joining us from New York 04:54 I know that you are encased in your house 04:56 and maybe in the Upper Northeast a lot of snow fell there, 04:59 but if you're in Florida, give us a break 05:02 because we're not nearly as warm as you are 05:04 and those of us... wherever you're joining us, 05:06 thank you so much tonight for spending this time with us. 05:10 Now, the reason why this topic is so vitally important is 05:14 we are getting ready for what great and glorious event? 05:17 Can we say it together, what is it? 05:18 The Second... The Second Coming of Jesus 05:22 and we have studied so far in this lesson 05:25 that the Second Coming is going to be visible, 05:27 it's going to be audible, 05:29 there's going to be a resurrection, 05:31 it's going to be earth transforming... 05:33 the Lord is going to come and He's not going to keep silent, 05:37 the entire world will know when Jesus comes. 05:40 Revelation says, Revelation 1 verse 7, 05:43 every eye will see Him... 05:46 behold He comes with clouds and every eye will see Him. 05:49 The Bible also says, 05:51 as it was in Noah's day, 05:52 so also will it be in the day of the coming of the Son of man. 05:55 So, how was it in Noah's day? 05:57 Let me ask you the question, 05:58 "Was there anyone in Noah's day that received a second chance 06:03 if they were not in the ark?" 06:05 Yes or No? Audience: No. 06:06 Absolutely not. 06:08 There are many people that are teaching that somehow 06:10 the Lord, this time, is going to give the world a second chance 06:13 through this theory that has been formulated called, 06:17 "The Secret Rapture" 06:18 it's also called "The Gap Theory" 06:21 it's called "Futurism" 06:22 it's called "Dispensationalism" 06:24 it has a lot of coat skins 06:26 but underneath it all, it's the same deceptive lie. 06:30 We don't have time to meander in the maze of mediocrity, 06:33 it's not true, it's not supported by the Bible. 06:35 A few years ago, National Geographic... 06:38 sorry, History Channel did an exposé... 06:40 about this Second... 06:42 about this "Secret Rapture" theory 06:44 and they noted, as they introduced the story, 06:47 they said, "Millions of Christians believe 06:51 the 'Secret Rapture' 06:52 and it has no Biblical support. " 06:55 And I would think that if anybody saw that Program... 06:59 maybe a lot of them saw that Program 07:00 but what I've learned today is that a lot of people... 07:02 when they connect their passions to something, 07:05 whether it's true or not, they tend to believe it 07:08 and our job here at 3ABN 07:10 is to remove the darkness from their eyes 07:13 and show them the truth of God's Word. 07:16 Tonight our topic is entitled, 07:18 "The Truth about the Secret Rapture... " what is it? 07:22 "The Truth about the Secret Rapture. " 07:24 Now, we covered all the questions in the last lesson 07:28 but I want to spend about a minute or so 07:31 on the chart that's going to be on the screen right now, 07:32 let's look at this chart together. 07:34 This is the chart that shows us a very important prophecy... 07:40 the 70-week or 490-year prophecy 07:44 of Daniel chapter 9 verses 24 to 27. 07:49 Let's walk very quickly, keep the chart on the screen, 07:51 we began with Point A 07:53 that showed us the beginning of the decree 07:56 to restore and build Jerusalem. 07:58 Now, move the chart for a brief moment, 08:01 here is the point, if the date is correct, 08:04 then all the events that are to follow that chart 08:08 at the beginning date will fall in line perfectly. 08:11 So, in 457 B.C., 08:14 the decree to rebuild and restore Jerusalem 08:17 was given by King Artaxerxes, 08:19 so, now we go the next point, 08:22 Point B in the year 408 B.C. Jerusalem was completed. 08:27 The last person given the commission 08:29 was a young man by the name of Nehemiah 08:32 he went... saw the walls in disrepair 08:34 and when they went to finish the project, 08:37 it was done in 52 days. 08:38 But then now, beyond that point, the Bible says, 08:42 434 years later, should take us to the Messiah 08:46 and the Messiah means The Anointed One. 08:49 Jesus was baptized in 27 A.D. 08:53 according to the prophecy He was right on time, 08:56 can you all say, "Amen" to that? Audience: Amen. 08:58 He was right on time. 09:00 Jesus was baptized in the 15th year... 09:03 if you have this chart, if you downloaded this chart, 09:05 you should have this chart... 09:07 Jesus was baptized... 09:09 let's look at this picture at the point, 09:11 Jesus was baptized in the 15th year 09:14 of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, 09:17 now, look at Point... Point C on your paper, 09:20 and I'll just read this, 09:21 Daniel 9:25 points out that after seven weeks, 09:26 and 62 weeks... that's a total of 69... 09:30 the Messiah would begin His work. 09:33 Messiah means, "The Anointed One" 09:35 Jesus was anointed by John through baptism 09:38 at the exact time Daniel foretold. 09:40 The Bible points out in Luke 3 verse 1, 21 and 22, 09:44 "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, 09:47 when all the people were baptized, 09:49 it came to pass that Jesus was also baptized. " 09:52 Tiberius Caesar began reigning in the year 12... 09:55 let's do some Math... 09:57 what is 12 and 15... who can tell me? 10:00 27... let's go back to the chart again 10:03 so, in the fall of 27 A.D., Jesus was baptized. 10:09 Now, that began the last seven-year period 10:12 of the prophecy of Daniel chapter 9. 10:15 but the Bible also says... 10:17 in the middle of the week, something would happen. 10:19 Jesus would be cut off, 10:21 was Jesus cut off, yes or no? Audience: Yes. 10:23 But He wasn't cut off for Himself... 10:25 He was cut off for us... 10:26 and you look at Isaiah chapter 53, 10:29 you'll find that He was wounded for our transgressions... 10:32 bruised for our iniquities... 10:34 so, Jesus was cut off or crucified 10:37 3-1/2 years after His ministry began, 10:40 but there was now only 3-1/2 years left. 10:43 What happened in those 3-1/2 years? 10:45 Go with me to Acts chapter 13 and verse 46, 10:48 look at Acts chapter 13 and verse 46 10:51 because the gospel was supposed to go to the Gentiles 10:54 at the end of this seven-year period. 10:58 Acts chapter 13... why am I in Obadiah? 11:02 Acts chapter 13... 11:05 okay, here we are... here I am... 11:08 my pages are so well worn... 11:12 okay, Acts chapter 13, verse 46... 11:15 look at what the Bible says, 11:17 and by-the-way, 11:18 Paul and Barnabas are in the city of Antioch 11:21 and they are preaching... 11:22 and at the end of their message, the Jews were so excited 11:25 but the next week, almost the whole town came together 11:28 to hear God's Word and notice what happened. 11:31 Verse 46, "Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, 11:35 let's go back to verse 45 because that gives the context, 11:39 "But when the Jews saw the multitudes, 11:43 they were filled with... " what? 11:44 "envy... and contradicting and blaspheming 11:48 they opposed the things spoken by Paul. " 11:51 In other words, they said, 11:52 "We don't like what you're preaching... " 11:54 forget the sermon 11:55 and notice what the response was in verse 46, 11:57 "Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, 12:00 'It was necessary that the Word of God 12:03 should be spoken to you... '" when? 12:06 "first; but since you reject it... " 12:09 that's it... that's a rejection... 12:11 "and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, 12:16 behold, we turn to the... " say it together, 12:19 "Gentiles... " 12:20 they went... the gospel went to the Gentiles 12:23 and when you read the following verses, 12:26 the Gentiles were glad, look at verse 48. 12:28 "Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad 12:31 and glorified the Word of the Lord. 12:34 And as many as had been appointed to eternal life 12:37 believed. " 12:39 They were excited... they were now grafted in... 12:41 the gospel went to the Gentiles 12:43 but here is something very important, 12:44 according to the chart... 12:46 one more time, bring the chart up for me, 12:48 according to the chart, 12:50 Jesus was supposed to confirm His covenant for one week, 12:53 but how could He do it if He only had a 3-1/2 year ministry? 12:57 That's the question we ask ourselves, 13:00 now, go with us to the book of Hebrews... 13:02 what book did I say? 13:03 Go with me to the book of Hebrews 13:06 and we're going to look at Hebrews chapter one. 13:09 Hebrews chapter one, because Jesus began it 13:12 I don't want to give you the answer before we go there, 13:15 all right... 13:16 Hebrews chapter one... 13:17 okay, here I am... 13:20 okay... here it is... 13:22 my Bible is so thin... okay, here we go... 13:27 turning the pages of the Bible... 13:30 here we are, Hebrews chapter one 13:33 and let's look at verse... verse 1 and then... verse 2. 13:42 Pause... 13:43 Okay... actually Hebrews chapter 2 13:46 verse 1 to verse 3... 13:49 all right... 13:50 the first warning given in the Bible, 13:52 and it says, Hebrews chapter 2 verse 1, 13:55 "Therefore, we must give a more earnest heed 13:59 to the things we have heard, lest we do... " what? 14:02 "drift away. 14:03 For if the Word of God spoken through angels 14:08 proved steadfast, 14:09 and every transgression and disobedience 14:12 received a just reward... " here's the key... 14:16 "how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation.. " 14:22 this is powerful... 14:23 "which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, 14:27 and was... " what's the next word? 14:30 "confirmed to us by those who heard Him. " 14:34 Now, go to Daniel 9, let's see something... 14:39 the Bible says... the gospel began to be proclaimed by Jesus 14:43 and was confirmed by those who heard Him 14:47 which were His disciples. 14:49 Now, go to Daniel 9, very carefully. 14:51 Seems like my table is a little short tonight, 14:53 let me bring it up a little bit here... 14:55 yeah, there it is... 14:56 I either grew taller or my table shrunk... 14:59 let's go to Daniel 9... 15:01 okay, here it is... 15:03 so we'll clearly see Daniel 9 verse 27, 15:08 Daniel 9 verse 27... 15:11 and the Bible says, "Then he shall... " 15:17 what's the next word? 15:19 "Confirm a covenant with many for one week... " 15:23 how many days in a week? 15:25 Seven days... 15:26 so for the entire seven-year period 15:28 which is the last portion of the 70 weeks, 15:31 only one week left, 15:32 Jesus was baptized at the beginning, 15:35 died 3-1/2 years later in the middle, 15:37 and at the end of the last 3-1/2 years... between that time 15:41 the gospel was confirmed by the disciples. 15:44 So, the Bible says, 15:45 "He shall confirm His covenant with many for one week. " 15:49 Notice how the Bible in Hebrews chapter 2 verse 3 confirms that, 15:52 it was confirmed by those who heard him. 15:55 So, let me ask you the question, "Was the covenant confirmed?" 15:59 Yes or no? 16:00 Yes, it was... so, here's the point, 16:02 last time with the chart... I appreciate this very much, 16:04 last time with the chart, 16:07 the very end... Point E... the gospel to the Gentiles. 16:12 Now, here's the point, 16:14 from 27 A.D. - Point C to 34 A.D. - Point E 16:19 there's a seven-year period. 16:21 Now, here is my point, very grand... 16:24 this is the 100,000 dollar point, 16:27 either the seven years appoint... 16:30 either the seven years apply to the ministry of Jesus... 16:33 his crucifixion... 16:35 and the gospel going to the Gentiles... 16:38 or it applies to the "Secret Rapture. " 16:41 Pause... 16:44 Now that 16:46 is a mind-blowing statement. 16:49 Now, here's my point, was Jesus baptized? 16:52 Can we say a hearty "Amen"? Audience: Amen. 16:54 Was he crucified? Audience: Yes. 16:56 Humbly... yes He was... 16:57 but He did it because he loved us. 16:59 Did the gospel go to the Gentiles? 17:00 Audience: Yes. 17:02 Are we Gentiles? Audience: Yes. 17:03 We used to be... we are grafted now as heirs of salvation 17:06 seeds of Abraham... 17:08 but when we heard the gospel, we were Gentiles... 17:10 and we have accepted Christ 17:11 and we are by faith seeds of Abraham... 17:14 so, here's my point, 17:15 because that seven-year period was completed, 17:20 there is no seven-year period to apply to the tribulation 17:25 or to the "Secret Rapture. " 17:28 So, this idea that there is going to be a snatching away 17:35 of people all over the world, 17:37 and then, a seven-year period is going to begin 17:40 at which Jesus would come again at the end of that time, visibly 17:43 my Brothers and Sisters, it is a lie... 17:47 no sugar coating... it is not supported by the Bible 17:52 and tonight, you're going to see 17:55 solid, historical timetable evidence 17:57 as to how it got started and how it came down to us today 18:01 are you ready? 18:03 Let's go to Question number 1, on the next topic... 18:05 we're now switching over... 18:06 the new topic tonight is: 18:08 The formulation of the Secret Rapture. 18:12 The formulation... we no longer need our charts... 18:14 the formulation of the Secret Rapture. 18:19 What a lot of people don't know 18:20 is a lot of the darkness that exists in Christianity today... 18:24 I was tempted... I'm writing a book... 18:25 it's almost done... 18:27 and I'm convinced to write another one after that, 18:30 I'm going to call it, "The Darkness of Christianity" 18:32 that releases my title right now, 18:35 the deceptions in Christianity... 18:38 because a lot of people... although Christ... 18:40 there's... there's no darkness in Christ at all 18:43 but Christians today have accepted darkness 18:45 in place of light 18:47 and they have settled into this darkness 18:50 and they are expecting things to occur that will never occur. 18:53 One of those is the "Secret Rapture. " 18:55 Now, let's go to Question number 1... 18:57 we'll try to move fast tonight, 18:59 Question number one on the new lesson, 19:01 Question number one on the new lesson. 19:04 "What does the Bible teach about Rome, 19:07 the fourth Kingdom of Daniel chapter 7? 19:10 What does the Bible teach about Rome... 19:12 the fourth kingdom of Daniel chapter seven. 19:15 Go with me to Daniel chapter 7 and verse 23. 19:17 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 23. 19:20 The reason why I included the word "Rome" there 19:23 is because we already studied... there was Babylon... 19:25 then the next kingdom was Medo-Persia... 19:28 then the next one was Greece 19:30 and the last one that's still existing today is Rome. 19:34 there's no more kingdom after this 19:36 except the kingdom of God, amen. 19:37 Audience: Amen. 19:38 And, I'll tell you the rest in a moment. 19:41 Daniel 7 verse 23, what does the Bible say 19:44 or teach about Rome... the 4th kingdom of Daniel chapter 7? 19:47 Here it is, Daniel chapter 7 verse 23 19:49 and the Bible says, "Thus he said: 19:51 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on the earth, 19:56 which shall be different from all other kingdoms, 20:00 and shall devour... " how much of the earth? 20:02 "the whole earth, 20:04 trample it and break it in pieces. '" 20:07 Now, I tell you, 20:08 when you see a machine that can trample things, 20:12 and break it in pieces and then also, devour... 20:15 that's a serious machine... 20:17 Rome... according to Bible prophecy... 20:21 the powers that are behind Rome... 20:24 are a serious machine... it's into devouring the earth 20:29 that is consuming the entire earth, 20:31 and there's no place on earth that you can go today... nowhere 20:34 where the voice of Rome is not heard. 20:37 There's no place on earth today 20:38 where the voice of the Popes are not respected and heard 20:42 whether you're Catholic or not. 20:44 Can I be straight? 20:45 There is no place on earth... no political government 20:50 that in one manner or the other 20:52 does not acknowledge the supremacy of the Pope 20:55 including the United States, 20:57 but the Bible says that it's going to trample down the earth, 21:01 it's going to break in pieces. 21:03 Now, let's go to Question number 2 21:04 and find out one of the ways it's going to happen, 21:06 so, put the answer down, 21:08 "What does the Bible teach about the 4th kingdom of Rome? 21:11 It will... it will affect the entire earth, 21:14 just summarize it... it will impact the whole world. 21:17 That's the answer. 21:19 and the language used... "devour" and "break in pieces" 21:22 and "trample" that's serious language. 21:23 Let's look at Question number 2, here it is, 21:27 What was one method used by Rome to devour the whole earth? 21:34 to devour the whole earth... 21:36 now, let's go in our Bibles to Daniel chapter 8. 21:39 Daniel chapter 8... 21:41 we're going to look together at verse 12. 21:45 Daniel chapter 8 and verse 12 21:48 and this is introduced under the Little Horn... 21:51 under the Little Horn... 21:53 if you follow Daniel very carefully, Daniel 7... 21:56 he introduced this beast 21:58 that had seven heads and ten horns 21:59 and then three of those horns were plucked out by the roots 22:03 and a little horn came up 22:04 which... if you follow prophecy, 22:06 that little horn represented the rise of Papal Rome 22:10 and that little horn was powerful, 22:12 anything that stood in the way of Rome, 22:15 was trampled... broken down and devoured... 22:18 as a matter of fact, the term throughout American history, 22:21 throughout European history 22:23 or world history is... all roads led to... where? 22:26 all roads led to Rome... 22:28 I read the story of King Henry the 8th... 22:30 when he defied the authority of Rome, 22:33 he... he began... he was made to... 22:36 to conduct a pilgrimage to Rome 22:38 and he was made to stand out on the snow for 24 hours 22:42 before the Pope came to see him and acknowledge him. 22:46 Powerful... 22:47 all the kings that... that withstood the power of Rome 22:51 were stamped down like an old cigarette butt. 22:55 Pause... 22:58 but look at what else Rome did... 23:00 Daniel 8 and verse 12, 23:01 here's what the Bible says, 23:04 "Because of transgression, 23:06 an army was given over to the horn... " 23:10 boy! that army was great... 23:12 Rome's army... the Inquisition... 23:13 it goes on and on... 23:15 "an army was given over to the horn 23:17 to oppose the daily sacrifices; 23:20 and he cast truth down to the... " what? 23:24 "to the ground. 23:26 He did all this and... " what? 23:28 "and prospered... " 23:29 do you know why? 23:30 because during the Dark Ages, 23:32 there was no power stronger than the power of Rome. 23:34 Follow this very carefully, I'm moving sequential tonight. 23:37 Babylon was the golden kingdom according to Daniel 2. 23:41 Now, gold is not that valuable... 23:44 gold is really not that valuable... 23:46 gold is actually a pretty soft and poor metal... 23:49 it's not that valuable... 23:51 I mean, gold is valuable... sorry... 23:54 but it is a soft metal... 23:56 but after that came a... a more inferior metal... silver 24:02 silver, however, is harder than gold. 24:04 Now I want you to see what's happening... 24:06 the values of the nations are going down 24:09 but the strength of the nations are increasing 24:12 from gold which is the softest 24:14 to silver which was Medo-Persia, 24:16 then the next one was Greece which was bronze... 24:20 now, which is more valuable? Gold or bronze? 24:23 Gold... obviously... Gold, Silver, Bronze... 24:27 but which is harder? 24:28 Gold or Bronze? 24:29 Bronze... 24:31 Then after the Grecian army or the Grecian Empire 24:34 came the Roman Empire... it was iron... 24:38 nobody is... nobody wants to buy your iron, 24:42 everybody wants to buy gold 24:44 because iron is valueless 24:47 however, iron... out of those four kingdoms 24:49 is the most... most ruthless 24:52 and Daniel chapter 2 speaks about this iron kingdom 24:56 Daniel chapter 7 talks about a beast with iron teeth 25:01 both linking in the historical timetable... the kingdom of Rome 25:06 and today, that iron kingdom 25:08 is increasing its extent and its reach around the world 25:12 almost unchallenged, praise God. 25:15 Presently we have in America 25:17 something called, "Religious Freedom" 25:18 amen for that... 25:20 so Rome... Rome cannot come 25:21 because Rome is a... is a kingly government... 25:23 we have a Republic... we are not under a Monarch... 25:27 so we have a voice... the people have a voice 25:30 but I tell you, around the world 25:32 very few countries have a voice... 25:34 the Leader of that country says it and you do it. 25:36 That's how Rome was during the Dark Ages. 25:40 "And they cast truth down to the ground... " 25:44 and the reason why they're prosperous 25:46 is because there was nobody to stop them 25:48 and that was for 1,260 years 25:51 however, God was not done, can we say "Amen" to that? 25:55 Now, let's go to the next one which is not a question... 25:58 that answer's going to be given on the screen 25:59 so that we can move in rapid pace. 26:02 The next one... 26:03 so the answer to Number 2, 26:04 "What was one method used by Rome 26:06 to devour the whole earth?" 26:08 Cast down the truth... 26:10 cast down the truth 26:11 during the Dark Ages, Rome introduced "Purgatory" 26:15 introduced "Limbo" 26:17 introduced "Indulgences" 26:19 which means, you can purchase a... a... a... a... 26:22 you can purchase forgiveness for sins 26:24 even before you commit the sins. 26:27 They also created something called, "The ever burning hell" 26:31 which scared people into "being right" 26:34 because they may burn in hell forever 26:36 and so many other doctrines came in. 26:38 One of those that was also commissioned by Rome... 26:41 let's look at the next question... 26:43 Question number 3, "Who did Rome commission 26:47 to attack the '70 Weeks' of Daniel chapter 9?" 26:51 Who did Rome commission 26:54 to attack the "70 Weeks" of Daniel chapter 9? 26:57 Now, before I give you the answer, 26:58 I want you to listen very carefully, 27:00 then I'm going to be teaching, are you ready? 27:01 And I want you to hit that "Record" button 27:03 because if you haven't already, 27:04 I know you're going to say, "Man! I wish I did. " 27:08 There were two Jesuits that were commissioned, 27:11 Francisco Ribera and Luis de Alcazar. 27:16 I'm not Spanish, I should have had John Dinzey say that, 27:19 One taught "Preterism" 27:23 which meant, Revelation happened all... 27:27 and was fulfilled in the past, 27:29 the prophecies pertaining to future events 27:33 were all fulfilled in the past, that's what Preterism is. 27:37 That did not gain a great foothold 27:39 and the reason why these powers were commissioned 27:42 is because during the Dark Ages, 27:44 Protestant Reformers like Calvin, Zwingli, Huss, 27:48 Martin Luther, Jerome, Wycliffe... 27:50 they understood Bible prophecy... 27:51 they understood Daniel and they understood Revelation 27:54 and they knew... based on all the 12 points of prophecy, 27:57 we'll talk about the Mark of the Beast later... 27:59 all these confirming points, 28:01 they knew that it meant Rome... 28:03 they knew that Satan was going to work through this power 28:07 to do exactly what the Bible said it would accomplish 28:11 and they knew that that power was so great 28:13 and nobody could oppose it. 28:14 Pause... 28:17 In order to get the eyes of all of those... 28:20 during the Dark Ages off of Rome... 28:22 during the preaching of the Protestant Reformation, 28:25 Rome commissioned two Jesuits. 28:28 Now, when Luis de Alcazar introduced it, 28:31 "Let's tell them that Revelation has already been fulfilled... " 28:33 that wouldn't work... 28:35 but... but the next person here 28:37 is the answer on the screen, 28:39 they commissioned Francisco Ribera 28:42 and in the year 1585, he began a specific study 28:48 on the "Commentary of Revelation" 28:51 it was called, "Futurist Eschatology. " 28:53 He was a Roman Jesuit from Salamanca. 28:56 He began his study in 1585 29:00 and put together a commentary on Revelation 29:04 which was published in the year 1590 29:07 but in that particular teaching, 29:10 notice what he did with that particular teaching... 29:13 and the next question, 29:14 so put down for Number 3, 29:15 "Who did Rome commission to attack 29:17 the '70 Weeks' of Daniel 9?" 29:19 Write that down, Francisco Ribera... 29:21 and you can get that information... 29:22 by the way, what I'm telling you... 29:24 this sounds strange... 29:25 it's not something that's totally exclusive 29:28 to our Denomination, it's common knowledge. 29:31 You put his name... for those of you who have 29:33 internet-savvy abilities... 29:35 put his name there and follow all those links 29:38 and you will learn things that 29:40 you never thought was even available. 29:43 Even go to your local libraries, 29:45 study world history 29:46 and you'll see what I'm talking about tonight. 29:48 It's not something hidden 29:49 but it's only hidden from those who don't want to find it 29:52 and there are many sincere Christians 29:55 that have never heard about this 29:56 and who are hearing about it for the first time tonight, 29:59 so your eyes are going to be opened gradually. 30:01 Let's look at the next question. 30:02 Number 4, "What does Futurism... 30:05 What does Futurism Theology teach about Revelation?" 30:09 Let me go ahead and give you the slide... here is the answer 30:11 so tonight, I'm just bringing it up directly 30:13 so that you don't have to spend a lot of time 30:15 this is history... which you don't have available 30:17 right here in the Word of God. 30:19 "Futurism... Christianity... 30:22 is the proposal that the Book of Revelation 30:25 does not bear the application to the Middle Ages 30:30 or the papacy, rather the... " what? 30:33 "future... more particularly to a period immediately prior 30:40 to the Second Coming... 30:41 It is also called Premillennial Theology. 30:44 Now, let me go ahead and explain that... 30:47 Premillennial... the word "millennium" comes... 30:50 it's a Latin word simply meaning a mill... i... anum... 30:54 or a thousand years... 30:55 and according to this theory that was formulated, 30:59 not only adding this idea 31:01 that there's going to be a "Secret Rapture" 31:03 but also included in this pre-millennial theology 31:06 or "futurism" theology was that when the church disappears, 31:10 then they have seven years before Jesus comes back visibly 31:13 and when He comes back visibly, 31:15 He's going to establish a kingdom on earth for a 1,000 years 31:19 and the reason why it was called "pre-millennial" 31:22 is because they believe that the "Rapture" is going to happen 31:25 before the millennium... 31:27 and Christ is going to establish His kingdom 31:29 before the millennium... pre... 31:32 now, there are lot of terms that I can really make your head spin 31:37 they are Post-Tribulation, Pre-Millennialists... 31:41 I don't want to spend a lot of time on that... 31:44 post-tribulation... pre-millennialists... 31:48 and post-tribulation... pre-millennialism 31:51 I'm glad you're recording this 31:52 because you're probably going, "What?" 31:54 Post-tribulation... after the tribulation... 31:58 pre-millennialists means 32:00 that Jesus is coming after the tribulation 32:03 and before the millennium. 32:05 That is what an Adventist says. 32:08 Jesus is coming after the time of trouble 32:10 and before the 1,000 years begin, 32:12 can you say, "Amen. " 32:14 But there are pre-tribulation... pre-millennialists... 32:17 that's the "Secret Rapture. " 32:19 They believe that Jesus is going to take the church away 32:22 before the tribulation and then show up again 32:24 at the beginning of the millennium. 32:26 That's not in the Bible... 32:28 so you have all these schools... 32:30 they give big "Pylisolopic names" 32:33 "Apolisolopic names... " 32:34 highly theological terminologies 32:36 to make people just go... "Huh?" 32:38 But they don't know what it means 32:39 but they're not going to make it very, very clear, 32:41 amen to that... Audience: Amen. 32:43 so now, let's go to the next question. 32:44 So, for Question number 4, 32:46 "What does futurism theology teach about Revelation?" 32:50 Futurism teaches that Revelation 32:52 does not apply to the Papacy at all... 32:55 just to future events... 32:57 that's why when you hear the stuff today about the "Rapture," 32:59 you hear a lot of people say, "Well... " 33:02 and you hear it on television... 33:04 you hear it in movies that were put together about the "Rapture" 33:07 they say, "Well, the... 33:09 the Antichrist is going to be a single man 33:11 that's going to come out of Europe... " 33:13 one man... 33:14 and Satan is back there giggling his head off 33:17 and Rome is sitting like a... a Queen on a Hill... 33:21 saying, "We've accomplished our design. " 33:24 Not as long as we're around, can you all say, "Amen" to that? 33:26 there is still light and darkness. 33:28 Let's go on to Number 5, Question Number 5... 33:31 let me go back to that... here it is... 33:34 "What was the aim of Francisco Ribera 33:37 as it relates to Rome?" 33:39 I'll give you the answer again, 33:41 What was the aim of Francisco Ribera 33:44 as it relates to Rome? 33:45 Here is the answer... 33:46 and I give you the other name that was used... 33:48 Dispensationalism... 33:49 "Jesuit Francisco Ribera 33:52 proposed to remove the focus from Rome 33:56 as the system of... " what? "Of Anti-Christ 34:00 and place it on the rise of a single person, 34:04 in the future, prior to the return of Christ. " 34:08 It's all in my head... I just said it... 34:10 so I just showed you the slide... 34:11 so, in other words, a lot of people now-a-days 34:13 that have read all these books that are not Scripturally based 34:15 are looking for some guy in the Middle East somewhere 34:18 or somebody in Europe... some... 34:20 you know, somebody from Russia, 34:22 I mean, they're poking all over Europe 34:23 trying to figure who this guy is going to be 34:25 and they say... he's going to be a charismatic leader 34:28 and all the world's going to like him 34:30 and then he's going to flip on them in a brief moment... 34:31 that's not in the Bible... 34:33 pause... 34:34 you know, and I remember years ago, thank you Honey, 34:36 I remember, even on the Mark of the Beast 34:38 when Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of Russia, 34:41 I bought that book 34:42 not because I didn't understand it, 34:45 I knew it clearly, but I wanted stuff in my library 34:48 to show how many people were shooting in the dark... 34:50 they had no clue about the Mark of the Beast 34:52 but Mikhail Gorbachev had a birthmark on his head 34:55 and they said, "Ha, Mikhail Gorbachev... 34:58 from Russia... in Europe... he could be the beast... " 35:02 pause... 35:04 well, you know the rest of the story... 35:07 and then when Ronald Reagan became President, 35:09 Ronald Reagan... what was his middle name? 35:12 anyway... 35:14 he had three... R I... anyway, 35:17 Ronald Reagan... he had three names 35:20 first, middle and last and they all had six letters 35:23 and everybody said, "Ronald Reagan... three names... 35:26 six letters each... 666." 35:29 Audience: Laughter. 35:31 Pause... 35:32 Showing you how far and then... 35:34 and many religious pastors and leaders in denominations 35:39 hoodwinked their denomination... teaching that false theology 35:43 and then when Procter and Gamble 35:46 came up with a soap bar once with three stars... 35:49 if you looked at on the side of Ivory soap, 35:51 looked like 3 sixes... 35:53 they said, "Don't use Ivory soap 35:55 because the Mark of the Beast is on there, 666... " 35:58 pause... 36:00 but Ivory soap is not the Mark of the Beast. 36:02 As a matter of fact, I strongly suggest you use Ivory soap. 36:05 Audience: Laughter. 36:06 Any soap for that matter... 36:08 but then the bar code came out. 36:10 When the bar code came out, that was it! 36:13 People lost their lives... 36:15 people were digging holes to hide from the bar code scanner 36:19 but now-a-days, we all know 36:21 that the bar code scanner is not the Mark of the Beast, amen. 36:24 It's so good to know the truth. 36:26 When you know the truth, 36:27 you do not meander in the maze of mediocrity... 36:29 you do not stumble in the dark theology 36:32 of somebody who doesn't understand the Bible themselves 36:36 but those who were in the Protestant Reformation knew 36:40 that Rome was a part of the Antichrist System 36:43 and the theory that was brought together by... 36:47 thank you Honey, Ronald Wilson Reagan... 36:50 Wilson was his middle name, thank you Honey, 36:53 three names... six letters in each one 36:55 but however, Rome accepted this futuristic ideology 36:59 because when the people of the Dark Ages swallowed it, 37:04 they lost their focus of Rome 37:07 and then for that time period of more than a 1,000 years, 37:11 people said, "Okay, it cannot be Rome 37:14 because you know the... the Gap Theory... 37:16 the Dispensational Theory... Futurism... 37:18 the Secret Rapture... that's going to happen way down, 37:21 we'll be long gone and dead before the Antichrist ever comes 37:24 and Rome prospered in its dark pursuits. 37:27 Let's go to the next question, number six, 37:29 so what was the aim of Francisco Ribera 37:32 as it relates to Rome? 37:33 Take the focus off of Rome... 37:38 but the Protestant Reformers continued... 37:42 Martin Luther... praise God for Protestant Reformers... 37:45 and by the way, that word "Protestant" 37:48 is kind of a killed... a dead word today 37:50 because nobody is protesting anything any longer... 37:52 at least the majority are not. 37:54 We still protest darkness and we still espouse life, amen. 37:58 Audience: Amen. 38:00 Let's go to Number six. 38:02 "Who followed Ribera 38:03 in advancing the teaching of Futurism?" 38:09 He was a contemporary 38:11 and let me go ahead and give you the information right away, 38:13 I did all this homework a number of years ago 38:16 but I put it together again so that those of us... 38:19 those of you who missed the Series 38:21 about three or four years ago, on Last-Day Events could get it. 38:24 Here it is, Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. 38:29 he was an Italian Jesuit and from Montepulciano 38:36 if I said it well, great, I'm not Italian, 38:39 but he was one of the most important 38:43 Counter-Reformation Contributors. 38:46 He was one of the most important... 38:49 he had a significant impact 38:51 on what happened during the Counter-Reformation. 38:55 Now, let's get this, what is Reformation? 38:58 Movement back to the Bible... 39:00 what is Counter-Reformation? 39:02 It's the other football team 39:03 stop you from moving back to the Bible. 39:06 He contributed to the Counter-Reformation. 39:09 In other words, "How can we stop people 39:11 from getting back to the Bible successfully?" 39:14 And so, you find as you study history, 39:17 that Robert Bellarmine... 39:19 Saint Robert Bellarmine 39:21 who was connected to the Roman Catholic Church 39:24 not only as a doctor but a priest, 39:26 significant in contributing. 39:29 One thing he also did was he was a contemporary... 39:32 he embraced Futurism 39:34 and under his rule and his domain, 39:37 he continued advancing the ideology 39:40 that was established by Francisco Ribera. 39:43 So write that name down. 39:44 You're getting all these answers by giving you new names tonight. 39:47 Here's the next question... 39:50 This is a lot of homework, 39:52 I should get an "A" for this project 39:54 let's... let's go ahead and go, Number 7, 39:56 "Who embraced Futurism 39:59 and propagated it in the coming centuries? 40:02 Now follow me very carefully, 40:04 what happened thousands of years ago to some people 40:08 is just showing up today. 40:09 See darkness wasn't born last week 40:13 or at the turn of the century, 40:15 or at the election of the last President, 40:16 no, darkness was in process for many, many, many, many centuries 40:21 as a matter of fact, let's make a very quick point here, 40:23 the thought that you die and you don't really die 40:26 goes all the way back to Eden 40:29 so that's 6,000 years ago. 40:32 Satan planted that seed and today, people believe that 40:35 as you saw in one of our Series, 40:37 in television now-a-days there's a new Series now coming on 40:39 called, "The Resurrection... " 40:41 coming on in March 40:43 and... and it has an opening line 40:45 they popping this up on commercial, 40:47 "What if someone you love died and returned?" 40:52 And then they put hash tag Resurrection... 40:57 Satan is blinding so many millions... 41:01 billions by television because they don't study 41:05 and they don't read their Bibles. 41:08 Pause... 41:09 No longer, "Angels in the Outfield" 41:11 or "Sub-Purgatory" 41:13 where dead people are coming back to live in the... 41:15 in the suburbs 41:16 or six feet under where people are... 41:18 I don't watch that nonsense by the way, amen, 41:20 but I got to stay aware of what's happening... 41:22 all these avenues of darkness. 41:24 Now he's going to attack the resurrection 41:26 and by-the-way, let me tell you something very carefully, 41:28 the resurrection is not going to happen till Jesus comes, amen. 41:31 Let's go to the next question, "Who embraced Futurism 41:35 and propagated it in the coming centuries?" 41:38 Very important... very important... 41:40 here's the answer. 41:42 Dr. S.R. Maitland 41:44 write that down under Question number 7, 41:48 Dr. S.R. Maitland, he was the Archbishop... 41:52 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury. 41:55 He was referred to as "The Keeper of the 1593 Manuscript" 42:01 He kept it at Lambeth Palace, London, England. 42:04 Now, what was so... what manuscript did he keep? 42:08 He was the one that was the keeper of the manuscript 42:11 that was developed by Francisco Ribera. 42:14 Pause... 42:18 and this manuscript in his possession... 42:21 he continued to study... 42:23 this manuscript in his possession... and then... 42:27 let's look at the next slide... 42:28 you wrote the answer down... you gave the name... 42:30 look at what he did... 42:31 the next slide... 42:33 Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. S.R. Maitland 42:36 republished the manuscript of Francisco Ribera 42:39 on the Secret Rapture in three different occasions, 42:42 1826... 1829... and 1830. 42:46 So, now let's look at what happened. 42:47 You're going from the 1500s... then now 300 years... 42:52 almost 300 years later, from 1590 now to 1830, 42:58 this... this message is still alive 43:00 because people are proliferating and simply taking theories 43:04 and re-publishing it, 43:05 let me tell you how that works in our contemporary society, 43:07 The Beatles... let's talk about this... 43:10 how that works. 43:12 Most young people today know the name... The Beatles... 43:15 but the Beatles were not around 43:18 when most of these young people were born 43:22 but many... many Producers and Movie... 43:25 like Apple Computer or the Apple website... 43:28 remember a number of years ago, 43:30 I saw a sign on the Apple website, 43:33 "It's coming... it's coming... it's coming... it's coming" 43:34 and then in November, I think, of that year, 43:36 I went the next week and saw... boom... 43:38 picture of the Beatles and I'm thinking, 43:40 "That's what they were talking about? 43:42 I thought it was a new computer or a new laptop 43:44 or a new iPad or something... " and they introduced... 43:47 re-introduced all the music of the Beatles... 43:49 and I came to find out a few years ago 43:51 when I did the "Unclean Spirit" Series, 43:53 what that was all about. 43:54 Because the Beatles were one of the first music groups 43:58 that became disciples of Aleister Crowly... 44:00 this Occult Leader 44:02 and most of their lyrics included occult theories... 44:06 occult teachings... occult philosophies... 44:09 so what was the purpose of reintroducing the Beatles? 44:12 To lace another generation with occult theology 44:17 by the music they listened to. 44:18 So, that's what Satan does. 44:20 He finds a way to keep darkness coming back 44:22 over and over and over again 44:24 and so, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. S.R. Maitland 44:31 re-published something that was published 44:33 almost 300 years earlier 44:35 and it found its way into London, England. 44:38 But let's go to the next question. 44:39 Question number 8, 44:43 here it is... 44:45 pause... 44:46 more pause... 44:48 "How did Ribera's Dispensationalist Theory 44:52 enter other countries? 44:54 How did Ribera's Dispensationalist Theory 44:59 enter other countries? 45:02 Let's go to the answer. 45:04 Pause... 45:06 Another Jesuit priest by the name of Manuel Lacunza 45:10 now this one is amazing to me, 45:11 Manuel Lacunza a Jesuit Priest from Chile 45:14 espoused to not only Futurism 45:17 but Dispensationalism... 45:19 Futurism simply means 45:22 Revelation is going to be fulfilled way down 45:23 and Dispensationalism saying the 3-1/2 year period 45:26 the last part of the 70-Week Prophecy 45:29 is going to be applied to the Antichrist. 45:32 But go back... bring that slide back up, 45:34 I want to show somebody something, 45:35 bring that slide back up again, 45:37 because the bottom of it is important, 45:38 when he published his findings, to make it palatable, 45:43 he published it under a fictitious name 45:45 Rabbi Juan Josafat Ben-Ezra. 45:49 He didn't give his name and here's the reason why, 45:52 because people began to believe, during that time, 45:56 that if the Jews espoused... 45:58 if the Jews rubber-stamped this theology, 46:01 then it must be true. 46:03 He caught on to that 46:04 and published it under a fictitious name 46:07 Rabbi Juan Josafat Ben-Ezra 46:10 and it was not only proliferated but it was accepted 46:14 and he made his impact in Chile 46:16 and there was a lot of uprising against that 46:18 however, the theory caught on in Chile. 46:21 Now, notice, starting in Europe 46:24 then down in Chile 46:27 then also finding its way into London, England 46:29 which is also part of Europe 46:31 from Italy to Chile to London, England... 46:33 it's proliferating itself all around the country of Europe 46:37 and down in South America, 46:39 but you have to ask the question, 46:40 "Well, how did it get to the United States?" 46:42 We're getting there... hold on, we're getting there... 46:44 so, Question number 9, 46:46 Question number 9, 46:48 "Who was next to embrace and convey Dispensationalism?" 46:54 Question number 9... 46:56 let's go to the answer on the screen, 46:58 and the answer is, "Reverend Edward Irving" 47:03 let me just... let me just briefly... 47:06 Reverend Edward Irving was removed 47:08 from the Church of Scotland in 1832. 47:11 Now, you must ask yourself the question, why? 47:13 He embraced this teaching and was told not to proliferate it 47:17 because it was not Scriptural, 47:18 however, he embraced the Pre-Tribulation Rapture 47:22 and this is what he did. 47:24 After being ex-communicated 47:26 or pushed or removed from his church, 47:28 he founded the Catholic Apostolic Church. 47:31 It's powerful... 47:33 if you do your history, you'll find out 47:35 that the Catholic Apostolic Church 47:38 is what we now call the Pentecostal Church. 47:42 Audience: Oooooh! 47:46 Pause... 47:47 he was the founder of that Movement. 47:49 He was the founder of that Movement... 47:51 this embracing of the Pre-tribulation Rapture 47:54 and that was in the year 1832... 47:57 removed from the Church of Scotland 48:00 now embracing this theory... 48:02 told not to proliferate it but he did anyway... 48:05 lost his connection 48:06 and instead of leaving it alone, 48:08 he said, "I'm going to begin my own Movement" 48:10 now, it is called the "Pentecostal Church" today 48:13 and you'll find in many Pentecostal-Church circles, 48:15 the "Rapture... " the "Secret Rapture" 48:17 is embraced and believed 48:18 and you wonder how it got there... 48:20 contribute that to Reverend Edward Irving. 48:23 Let's go to the next question, Question number 10, 48:26 we're moving right along, I think we'll get it tonight, 48:28 I think we might get it tonight. 48:30 Question number 10, "What woman is known 48:34 for her contribution to the Secret Rapture?" 48:38 It's not just men... 48:39 but there was a woman that was very instrumental 48:41 in the proliferation and the conveying of this theory 48:45 let me give you the answer, it's on the screen. 48:47 Here it is, Margaret MacDonald 48:51 born in 1815. 48:54 She was known as a "Visionary" 48:57 what that means is, she had lots of visions. 49:01 It's amazing how she also alleged... 49:04 in 1830 Margaret alleged to have received a vision 49:08 confirming the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. 49:11 This is powerful... 49:12 now I want you to know what is happening here? 49:13 Around the time that God was raising up a true prophet, 49:18 Satan sought to counteract it by raising up false prophets 49:24 giving false visions... 49:26 what was amazing about that whole thing 49:27 with Margaret MacDonald... 49:29 I want to give you some more about that, 49:31 Margaret Macdonald had contemporaries 49:33 and they were those... I put it in my notes here... 49:36 they were those that had heard about her visions 49:40 and went and... and spoke with her 49:43 this is strange... 49:44 some said that this was truly the manifestation 49:47 of the Holy Spirit 49:49 but a man by the name of John N. Darby... 49:51 although he said that this was not the manifestation 49:54 of the Holy Spirit but the work of Satan, 49:57 he still embraced the theory. 50:00 He rejected the vision she had 50:02 but he still embraced the theory 50:05 because this kind of goes to my next question, 50:08 because he had been studying about the "Secret Rapture" 50:12 long before he heard about Margaret Macdonald. 50:15 So, put the answer down for Number 10 50:17 as... a woman was known... what's her answer? 50:20 Margaret MacDonald born in 1815. 50:23 Now let's go right along, 50:25 "Who was the next key Contributor 50:28 to the Secret Rapture?" 50:30 Now, I use the word "key" here because 50:32 there was a transition that took place 50:33 under this next person that's amazing 50:35 and by the way, let me go ahead and give you the names 50:36 of those who had rejected this, 50:38 Edward Irving and Henry Drummond said 50:42 that this was truly the work of the Holy Spirit 50:44 but John Darby and Benjamin Willis Newton 50:47 said that this was a demonic manifestation. 50:51 Now, Benjamin Willis went along to continue to reject the theory 50:55 but because John N. Darby studied it 50:57 before Margaret MacDonald, 50:58 he embraced it long before her. 51:00 Now, let's go to the answer, 51:01 "Who was the next key contributor 51:03 to the "Secret Rapture?" 51:04 Here's the answer, John Nelson Darby. 51:07 He's labeled as the Modern Father of Dispensationalism. 51:12 John N. Darby's views called Darbyism 51:15 was embraced by the Plymouth Brethren. 51:18 This is an amazing thing because John N. Darby... 51:20 when he began studying this, 51:22 he too was called in by his church leaders 51:26 and church fathers and said, 51:28 that this is not supported by the Bible. 51:31 We commission you to stop this teaching. 51:34 John N. Darby continued to embrace it 51:37 and he too was removed from his... 51:41 from his... from his position... 51:43 I was trying to use the word there that they often refer... 51:46 he was removed from his position as a Pastor... 51:49 he was moved from his position as a Church Leader 51:52 but he went on 51:55 and this teaching under John N. Darby 51:57 was embraced by the Plymouth Brethren. 52:00 So the theory didn't die, it just continued going on 52:03 and on and on and on. 52:06 So, notice this now, 52:08 John N. Darby making his contribution 52:12 but now we're going to go on 52:13 and this is going to be amazing we're going to see next. 52:15 Are you ready? 52:17 Let's go on... 52:18 Question number 12, 52:22 "Who made the largest modern contribution 52:27 to the Secret Rapture?" 52:29 Who made the largest modern contribution 52:32 to the Secret Rapture?" 52:33 Since you don't have to turn your Bibles, 52:35 let's look at the answer right away. 52:36 A man by the name of Cyrus Ingerson Scofield 52:40 born in 1843. 52:44 This is powerful... 52:45 this is amazing. 52:47 From 1843 he lived to 1921. 52:50 He embraced... let me go ahead and give you the slide 52:52 he popularized Futurism... Dispensationalism... 52:57 and something called, "Fundamentalist Christianity. " 52:59 Now-a-days, when you talk about being Evangelical, 53:02 there's a particular set of doctrines 53:04 that often identify you as a Fundamentalist. 53:07 and... and... and... John N. Darby... 53:11 I mean, Cyrus Ingerson Scofield contributed to that. 53:14 He was an American theologian 53:16 but let's go ahead and see what else he did. 53:17 I want you to get this, 53:19 Cyrus Ingerson Scofield embraced Darby's and Ribera's teaching 53:24 on the Secret Rapture 53:26 and created the annotated Scofield Reference Bible. 53:30 At that time, it was called "The Books of Books. " 53:34 Now, somebody may say, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, 53:37 doesn't that sound... that sounds familiar. " 53:40 Scofield Reference Bible, well, look at the next slide. 53:44 Here's the picture of three of Scofield's Study Bibles. 53:49 The far... the left one is the NIV, 53:51 the center one is the New King James Version, 53:53 and the far right one is the old Scofield's Study Bible 53:57 in the King James Version. 53:59 Laced in those books are the teachings 54:03 that the "Rapture" exists, 54:07 as a matter of fact, look at this next slide. 54:08 Here's what those... if you follow the Study Notes, 54:11 not the Bible... but if you follow the Study Notes, 54:13 here's what the next slide says: 54:15 The Scofield Bible and Study Notes: 54:17 will teach you the Non-Biblical Teachings: "The Gap Theory" 54:20 that means, the last week of Daniel was never finished, 54:23 "Restoration of the Nation of Israel" 54:26 meaning, later on the Jews are going to be converted 54:27 and convert the world... 54:29 the other one... that Pre-Tribulation Rapture 54:32 and the Millennial earthly reign of Jesus. 54:34 So, if you're using any of those Bibles, 54:36 if you are following the Scofield Study Notes... 54:39 that's why so many people now-a-days, 54:41 they read their Bibles 54:42 and instead of reading Genesis to Revelation 54:44 they read the Study Notes and it twists the Scriptures. 54:48 As many people know that 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 54:51 where the Bible says, 54:52 "The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout... " 54:54 they believe that's the "Secret Rapture" 54:56 but that's not the "Secret Rapture" 54:57 it's going to be audible, can you say "Amen"? 54:59 A shout... trumpet... voice of God 55:01 but in the Scofield's Study Notes 55:03 he leads you to think that that is the "Secret Rapture. " 55:08 Also, he teaches that Revelation 4 verse 1 55:10 is the snatching away of the church 55:12 but not the Bible... the Bible doesn't teach that 55:14 it simply teaches... John was in vision... 55:17 that's all that simply does. 55:18 And now let's go faster 55:19 because we have to finish this tonight, 55:21 here's the next question, 55:22 "What popular author impacted the 1980's 55:25 with his Secret Rapture Predictions? 55:28 I think everybody knows, 55:30 let's go to the next slide very quickly here, 55:32 here is his name, Harold Lee also known as Hal Lindsey. 55:38 Evangelist and Writer... 55:41 he popularized Christian Zionism and Dispensationalism. 55:47 In other words, Hal Lindsey taught 55:49 that there was going to be a... a six-day war 55:53 that was going to occur on the earth, 55:54 a six-day war... 55:56 he keeps referring to the valley of Megiddo 55:57 over there in the Middle East 55:59 when Russia is going to attack Israel 56:00 and there's going to be a blood bath there, 56:02 and then the "Rapture" is going to take place. 56:03 He always talked about that, 56:04 he popularized that. 56:06 Hal Lindsey... and notice... look at the next slide 56:08 Hal Lindsay in those books: The "Late Great Planet Earth" 56:11 sold 15 million copies 56:14 so at least 15 million people read his views 56:18 on the false theory started some 500 years ago 56:23 by Francisco Ribera. 56:25 No wonder the world's in darkness. 56:27 No wonder there's so much darkness in our world. 56:29 Let's go quickly to the next slide, 56:31 here it is, let me... look at this... 56:33 "If you follow Hal Lindsey, 56:35 you've probably changed the 'end of the world' date 56:38 in your calendar several times. 56:40 His 'Late Great Planet Earth,' 56:42 which was the best-selling nonfiction book of the 1970s, 56:46 predicted that the world would end 56:48 sometime before December 31, 1988. 56:50 His later books, though less specific, 56:53 suggested that believers not plan on being on Earth 56:56 past the 1980s... then the 1990s 56:59 and, of course, the 2000s. 57:00 But Lindsey did more than just wrongly predict the end of days; 57:03 he popularized a genre of prophecy books 57:07 and I'm going to leave it as a cliffhanger right there 57:10 because next week you're going to see 57:12 what that genre is, 57:13 he popularized a genre of prophecy books 57:19 that took off after Hal Lindsey 57:22 and so, Friends, tonight, 57:23 I praise the Lord that we are not living in an age of darkness 57:27 can you say, "Amen. " 57:28 Times of ignorance God winked at... 57:31 next Wednesday, we're going to show you 57:34 what that popular genre of books is 57:37 or are... and what it has done 57:40 how many have been sold 57:41 and also show you the remaining authors 57:43 that have contributed to this... to his theory 57:46 that's about 500 years old. 57:49 Nothing but a theory... 57:51 according to history and the study of God's Word... 57:54 no Scriptural support 57:57 so continue studying God's Word 57:58 and if it doesn't make sense, Friends, 58:00 I guarantee you, one day it will come into a sharper focus. 58:03 God bless you. |
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