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Shall we bow our
heads for prayer?
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"Our Father in heaven, we
thank You so much once again
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for the privilege of being here.
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We're hungering and
thirsting for Your Word.
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We want to know
what Your will is
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and as we study
this awesome subject,
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the Antichrist
and the Number 666,
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we especially ask for the
guidance of Your Holy Spirit...
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we ask for divine
guidance and wisdom
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and give us tender hearts to
receive what You have for us.
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We thank You for
hearing our prayer
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for we ask it in
Jesus' name, amen. "
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I'd like to begin by reviewing
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Revelation chapter 12
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which was our subject of
study in our last lecture
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and basically, this
chapter is foundational
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for the lecture tonight
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and the lecture
for tomorrow night
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because Revelation chapter
12 shows the different stages
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of the controversy
between Christ and Satan
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and it shows that the
culprit behind the scenes
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is the devil.
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In other words, Revelation
12 connects with Genesis 3:15.
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Now, in the subject that
we're going to study tonight
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which is Daniel
chapter 7 and Revelation 13,
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the connection is not as
obvious because Genesis 3:15
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is not mentioned in connection
with these prophecies...
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but with the
background of Revelation 12,
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you see that
Daniel 7 and Revelation 13
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are to be understood within
the context of Revelation 12
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because they follow
the same order of events...
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the same sequence.
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Now, I'm going to go quickly
through Revelation chapter 12
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and review what we
studied in our last lecture.
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We find there a woman
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who is with
child... she's pregnant.
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When John sees her, the
child has not been born yet,
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right?
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Which means that this represents
the church... in which period?
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In the Old Testament
period before Jesus is born
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but then we notice
that the child is born
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and what power is
ruling at that time?
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The... Rome... yes...
but what is it called?
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The dragon...
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the dragon stood next to
the woman to devour her child
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as soon as the child was born
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and so, you go from
the Old Testament...
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the woman being pregnant...
the child not born yet...
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and you move on to the dragon
who wants to devour the child
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as soon as the child is born.
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The child is born but
He is protected by God
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and, of course, this
child is none less than Jesus.
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Now, how many horns
did that dragon beast have?
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The dragon beast had ten horns
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and we're going to
notice in our study today
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that those ten horns
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were not always on
the head of the dragon.
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We're going to find that
the dragon ruled for a while
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by himself and later on
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in the period of
dominion of the dragon,
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the ten horns sprouted out
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after the kingdom
had governed for a while
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and then you remember
that you have a period
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of 1,260 days...
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also called time, times
and the dividing of time
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in which, the woman has
to flee to the wilderness
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and who wants to
devour the woman?
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Once again... who?
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The dragon.
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Who's behind
all of these events?
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The dragon.
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In fact, he's called
that ancient serpent...
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the dragon and Satan...
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that's the connection
with Genesis 3 verse 15.
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In other words, behind
all of these earthly kingdoms
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and powers... is whom?
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The ancient serpent
of the Garden of Eden...
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the devil and Satan
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and so, you have 1260 years
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where the dragon or the
serpent is persecuting the woman
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but the woman
flees to the wilderness
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and she's preserved by God
in the midst of the persecution
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and then, something comes
to the rescue of the woman.
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What came to the
rescue of the woman?
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The earth helped the
woman who was being persecuted
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and how did the
earth help the woman?
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By swallowing up the
waters of persecution
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that the serpent
spewed out of its mouth
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and the waters
represent multitudes, nations,
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tongues and peoples.
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In other words, the
earth stops persecution.
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Is the dragon happy about this?
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No... because in the
very last verse of chapter 12,
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it says, "Then the
dragon was wroth... "
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or was angry with the woman
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after the earth
helps the woman...
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the dragon is
angry with the woman
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and goes to make war
with the remnant of her seed
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who keep the commandments of God
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and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Who is behind these
three principle stages
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of Revelation 12?
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It is the dragon or
the ancient serpent.
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First, he wants
to kill the child...
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secondly, he persecutes
the woman in the wilderness
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for 1260 years
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and lastly, he persecutes
the last remnant of God
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who keep the commandments of God
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and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
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So, we've moved from
the Old Testament to Rome
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to the ten kingdoms which
are the divisions of Rome,
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to the 1260 years of persecution
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to a period of... when
persecution comes to an end
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at least for a while
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and then to the final
persecution of God's people
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at the very end of time.
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Now, we need to compare
with this... Daniel chapter 2.
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Let's follow the
sequence of Daniel chapter 2
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and you don't even
have to look up the chapter
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because this is just review.
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In Daniel chapter 2,
you have a great image.
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The head of the
image is made of... what?
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Gold.
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The breast and arms of
silver are composed... of?
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Silver.
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The Belly is made of Bronze.
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By the way, are all of
these Old Testament kingdoms?
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Are Babylon,
Medo-Persia and Greece...
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Old Testament kingdoms?
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Yes they are.
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And then you
have a fourth beast.
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What is this... our fourth
power represented by the legs
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of the image... what
were the legs composed of?
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They were composed of iron.
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What kingdom is
represented by the legs of iron?
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It is Rome
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because you have Babylon,
Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.
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So, does Daniel 2 also
begin in the Old Testament
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like Revelation 12?
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Yes, it does.
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Revelation 12... after speaking
about the woman being in travail
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she has the child...
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the dragon wants
to kill the child.
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Let me ask you,
in Daniel chapter 2,
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which is the kingdom that
actually was governing the world
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when Jesus was born?
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It was the legs
of... what? Of iron.
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In other words, the legs of
iron are the same as... what?
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Are the same as the dragon
wanting to slay the male child.
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Raise your hand if you're
understanding what I'm saying.
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See, we need to
follow the sequence,
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this is very simple...
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I mean, you don't have to
guess about when the antichrist
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is going to appear
and what he's going to do
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because when you study the
sequence... the historical flow,
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you know exactly where
to look for the antichrist
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and so, then, you
have in Daniel chapter 2,
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the legs of iron...
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that's the same as the period
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when the dragon
wants to kill the child
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and let me ask you,
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"How many toes
did the image have?"
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It had ten toes... right?
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Now, let me ask you, how
many horns did the dragon have?
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It had ten horns.
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Are we running parallel here?
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We most certainly are.
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Now, you remember
that in Daniel chapter 2,
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there were ten
toes and they had iron
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which means that Rome continues
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but then
there's an added element
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which was not there
before and what is it?
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Clay... what does
the clay represent?
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We studied it... it
represents the church...
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a different kind of... what?
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A different kind of Rome.
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Are you following me?
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Now, would that be
parallel to the 1260 years
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is that a continuation of Rome?
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Yes, it is.
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Is it a period of amalgamation
between Church and State...
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those 1260 years? Yes.
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So, what we have...
during the 1260 years
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is parallel to the mixture
of the iron and the clay.
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Now, there's something
that is not mentioned directly
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in Daniel chapter 2.
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You'll notice that the
mixture of iron and clay
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lasts from the time
that Rome is divided
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all the way till Jesus
sets up His everlasting kingdom.
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Are you following me?
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But what Daniel
chapter 2 doesn't tell you
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is what Revelation 12 does
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and that is that this power
that persecutes God's people
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is going to have
two stages of existence
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and we're going to study that
in our lecture this evening.
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The first stage
lasts... how long?
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1,260 years
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but is that the
end of this power?
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That is not the
end of this power
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because the Bible tells us
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that this power is
going to last until when?
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Until Jesus comes
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which means that if it has a
period of dominion of 1260 years
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at some point after that
it's power must be... what?
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Suspended...
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but in order to
rule until Jesus comes,
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it's power must be... what?
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It's power must be restored
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and it must have a
second period of dominion.
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Now, are you
understanding my point?
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This is a very important point.
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The feet of iron and
clay in Daniel chapter 2
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simply tells you
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that there's going to be
a mixture of iron and clay
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until Jesus comes to set
up His everlasting kingdom.
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It doesn't give
you any impression
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that the feet of iron and
clay is going to have two stages
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but Revelation chapter 12
does give you that information
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because it says that this power
that persecutes God's church
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is going to last for 1260 years
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and then it says that
the earth helps the woman
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and after the
earth helps the woman
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by stopping the persecution,
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we're told that the
dragon is enraged with the woman
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and goes to make
war against her again.
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Raise your hand if you're
understanding what I'm saying.
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This is of critical importance.
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Now, we need to go
to Daniel chapter 7
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which is one of the
two chapters of study...
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we're also going
to study Revelation 13
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and verses 1 through 10.
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Daniel chapter 7...
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now, allow me to mention
here the sequence that we find
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in Daniel chapter 7.
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First thing that
I want us to notice
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is that in this
chapter we have four beasts
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and according to
Daniel 7 and verse 17,
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these four beasts represent
four kings or kingdoms.
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It says there...
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verse on screen...
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and we've already studied that
kings and kingdoms are... what?
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Are interchangeable
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because there's no such thing
as a king without a kingdom.
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In other words, these four
beasts represent four kingdoms.
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Now, let me ask you,
just perhaps do you think
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that maybe these four beasts
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represent the same thing as the
four metals in Daniel chapter 2?
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What do you think?
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How many metals were
there in Daniel chapter 2?
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Four...
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there was gold,
silver, bronze and iron.
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In Daniel chapter
7, we have four beasts.
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The four beasts
represent four kingdoms.
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Do the four metals in Daniel
chapter 2 represent 4 kingdoms?
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Absolutely...
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and so, Daniel 7 is
actually running parallel
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to the prophecy
of Daniel chapter 2.
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Now, we need to interpret
some of the symbols here,
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it says there in
Daniel chapter 7,
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that the beasts
come forth from waters...
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from raging waters...
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now, what do waters
represent in Scripture?
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Isaiah 17 and verses 12 and 13
tells us what waters represent.
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Let's go there for a moment
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Isaiah chapter 17
and verses 12 and 13.
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Here we find the
following words...
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it says...
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verse on screen...
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like the rushing
of mighty waters!"
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What do waters represent?
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They represent the
tumult among... what?
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among nations.
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By the way, it also says in
Daniel chapter 7 verses 2 and 3,
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that the beasts arise in
the midst of the combating
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of the four winds of heaven.
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Now, what do winds
represent in Scripture?
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Well, let's turn in our
Bibles to Jeremiah chapter 4
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and verse 13...
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Jeremiah chapter
4 and verse 13...
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there we find what
the winds represent.
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Actually, they
represent strife or war.
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It says there...
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"Behold, he shall
come up like clouds,
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and his chariots
like a... " what?
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"like a whirlwind.
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His horses are
swifter than eagles.
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Woe to us, for
we are plundered!"
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In other words, the winds
represent invading armies.
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They represent wars...
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the waters represent
the tumult of nations...
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in other words,
these four kingdoms
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arise in the midst of... what?
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In the midst of war.
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Now, you need to remember that
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because in our next lecture,
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we're going to notice
that there's another beast
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in Revelation 13.
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It does not arise from waters...
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there are no winds...
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it arises
silently from the earth.
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That's the reason
why I am mentioning this
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this evening because
we need to understand
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that these four beasts actually
arise in the midst of warfare,
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in fact, if you
read Daniel chapter 7,
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you'll discover that one beast
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devours the
previous beast and rules.
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Then the next
beast devours that one
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and the following
beast devours that one
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just like in Daniel chapter 2
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you have a sequence of nations.
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Now, I'm just going
to mention very quickly
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the sequence of
beasts in Daniel 7
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so you have it
clear in your mind.
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First of all, you have a lion.
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What would the lion be
equivalent to in Daniel 2?
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The head of... what?
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Gold... Babylon.
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Secondly, you have a bear.
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What would the
bear be equivalent to?
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The breast and arms of silver...
the Medes and Persians.
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Then you have a Leopard beast.
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What would the leopard
beast be equivalent to?
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It would be equivalent
to the belly of... what?
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Of Bronze.
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Then you have a
terrible dragon beast
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that has iron teeth.
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Now, I want you
to notice that...
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a dragon beast
that has iron teeth.
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Which kingdom in Daniel 2
would that be equivalent to?
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It would be equivalent
to the legs of... what?
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Of iron.
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Now, you'll notice in Daniel 7
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that it speaks
about this dragon beast
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having ten... what?
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Having ten horns.
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Is this running
parallel to Daniel chapter 2?
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Is it running parallel
to Revelation chapter 12?
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It most certainly is
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and we're going to
notice that Revelation 13
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further amplifies this point.
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So, I want you to notice
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that you have this
fourth dragon beast
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who sprouts ten horns
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and then among the
ten horns rises... what?
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A little horn.
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Now, let's go
to Daniel chapter 7
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and read verses 23 and 24.
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Daniel chapter 7
and verses 23 and 24.
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I want you to notice
that this fourth beast
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has three stages of existence...
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three stages of existence.
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Daniel chapter 7 and verse 23,
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verse on screen...
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now notice this...
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"The ten horns are ten kings
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who shall arise
from this kingdom. "
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Let me ask you,
"Does the kingdom exist
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before the ten
horns arise from it?
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Does the kingdom
rule for a period of time
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before it sprouts the horns?"
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Yes... so Daniel 7 is explaining
that in Revelation chapter 12
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where it speaks about
the dragon with ten horns...
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the ten horns were not
there from the beginning...
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the ten horns came out after
the dragon ruled for a period.
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Are you with me or not?
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Now, let's notice what it
continues saying in verse 24,
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"The ten horns are ten kings who
shall arise from this kingdom"
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and now notice,
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"And another
shall rise after them;
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he shall be
different from the first ones,
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and shall subdue three kings. "
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So, do you notice the sequence?
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How many stages does
this dragon beast have?
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It has three
stages of existence.
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One is as a simple dragon.
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Two: Ten horns coming from
the head of that simple dragon
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and Three: Coming from among
the ten... the Little Horn.
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Is this clear in your mind?
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Now, if the fourth
kingdom represents Rome
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and the ten horns come from
the head of the dragon beast
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and the Little Horn comes from
the head of the dragon beast,
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that must mean that
all three of these stages
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are Roman stages.
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Are you understanding me?
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Now, let's go to examine then
who this Little Horn represents.
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I want to review once again...
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it's important that we
understand the sequence.
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We have a Lion... Babylon,
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a Bear... Medo-Persia,
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a Leopard... Greece,
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a dragon... Rome,
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the dragon sprouts ten horns...
the ten divisions of Rome
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which is Western Europe today.
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Then among the ten
horns... the Little Horn.
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By the way, the Little Horn
would be equivalent to the clay
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in Daniel chapter 2...
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the added element
that was not there before
00:20:17.55\00:20:20.08
because Rome
continues in the feet
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because there's iron in the feet
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but now, there's
something that's different.
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We're going to notice that
the Little Horn is different
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than that...
than that fourth beast
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and different
than the other horns.
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In other words... the...
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the clay is the same
thing as the Little Horn
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and by the way,
in Daniel chapter 7,
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you have the Little Horn...
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in Revelation
chapter 12, you have... what?
00:20:44.17\00:20:47.78
The 1260 years of
persecution of the woman.
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That would be
equivalent to the clay
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and to the period
of the Little Horn.
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Now, the question always comes
up... who is this Little Horn?
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Who is the antichrist?
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Well, there have
been different ideas
00:21:02.92\00:21:06.73
throughout the course of the
last couple of hundred years,
00:21:06.76\00:21:09.76
I remember people
saying that Benito Mussolini
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would be the antichrist.
00:21:13.70\00:21:16.14
Not so... others
said that Adolf Hitler...
00:21:16.17\00:21:20.38
others said,
perhaps, Henry Kissinger...
00:21:20.41\00:21:23.95
I don't know whether you
heard that but I did hear that.
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Others said that
the Ayatollah Khomeini
00:21:27.22\00:21:30.45
that nasty guy from
Iran you remember...
00:21:30.49\00:21:33.62
that held
our... our men hostage?
00:21:33.66\00:21:35.26
Others more recently
said that the antichrist
00:21:35.29\00:21:37.86
perhaps was Saddam Hussein.
00:21:37.89\00:21:39.83
It seems like
every time a nasty guy
00:21:39.86\00:21:43.37
appears on the scene of history,
00:21:43.40\00:21:44.87
he's a candidate in
the minds of Christians
00:21:44.90\00:21:47.84
for the antichrist.
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Now, my question is,
00:21:49.24\00:21:50.57
"Do we need to determine
the identity of Christ...
00:21:50.61\00:21:52.87
of antichrist by guesswork?
00:21:52.91\00:21:55.58
I don't think so
00:21:55.61\00:21:57.05
because the
Bible gives us clearly
00:21:57.08\00:21:59.31
the characteristics
of the antichrist.
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Now, let's notice...
I'm going to share with you
00:22:01.58\00:22:05.15
ten characteristics
from Daniel chapter 7
00:22:05.19\00:22:08.62
and then I'm going to share
with you two characteristics
00:22:08.66\00:22:11.53
from Revelation chapter 13
00:22:11.56\00:22:12.93
and you're going to
know who the antichrist is.
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First characteristic...
Daniel 7 and verse 24.
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God with me to Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 24.
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We just read that verse
but let's read it again.
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It says, "The ten
horns are ten kings
00:22:26.81\00:22:29.71
who shall arise
from this kingdom. "
00:22:29.74\00:22:32.61
That is from which kingdom?
00:22:32.65\00:22:34.28
From the fourth
kingdom... from Rome.
00:22:34.32\00:22:37.29
"And another shall
rise after them... "
00:22:37.32\00:22:40.29
where does the
Little Horn rise from?
00:22:40.32\00:22:43.26
From the head of... what?
00:22:43.29\00:22:44.89
From the head of the dragon
beast... everybody agreed?
00:22:44.93\00:22:48.26
What does the
dragon beast represent?
00:22:48.30\00:22:50.27
Rome.
00:22:50.30\00:22:51.73
So, is this horn... Roman?
00:22:51.77\00:22:54.84
Or is it perhaps Syria?
00:22:54.90\00:22:57.94
Can't be...
00:22:57.97\00:23:00.04
because the fourth
beast is not Syria.
00:23:00.08\00:23:02.01
The fourth beast is Rome.
00:23:02.04\00:23:03.78
So, if the Little Horn
comes from the fourth beast
00:23:03.81\00:23:06.51
and the fourth beast is Rome,
00:23:06.55\00:23:08.38
this Little Horn must be Roman.
00:23:08.42\00:23:10.15
It must be one of
the stages of Rome
00:23:10.19\00:23:13.66
not the United Empire of Rome...
00:23:13.69\00:23:16.22
not the Rome that was
divided into ten kingdoms,
00:23:16.26\00:23:19.39
but a Rome that came up
after the ten kingdoms came up.
00:23:19.43\00:23:23.50
Now, first
characteristic then...
00:23:23.53\00:23:26.94
it must be a Roman power.
00:23:26.97\00:23:29.50
Second characteristic...
00:23:29.54\00:23:31.97
it must arise after
the ten horns are in place.
00:23:32.01\00:23:35.71
Did you notice that in verse 24?
00:23:35.74\00:23:38.88
It says that after the 10
horns will arise... this horn...
00:23:38.91\00:23:43.55
so, let me ask you,
"Are the ten horns in place,
00:23:43.59\00:23:46.59
when the Little Horn rises?"
00:23:46.62\00:23:49.02
Of course.
00:23:49.09\00:23:50.43
Now, when were the
ten horns in place?
00:23:50.46\00:23:52.66
You can read the document
that I referred to in YouTube
00:23:52.69\00:23:56.40
that you can download
at secretsunsealed. org
00:23:56.43\00:23:59.67
and I have an
abundance of information there
00:23:59.73\00:24:02.90
on how the ten
kingdoms were all established
00:24:02.94\00:24:06.07
in the year 476 A.D.
00:24:06.11\00:24:09.24
when the last Roman
emperor Romulus Augustulus
00:24:09.28\00:24:12.88
was deposed from his throne...
00:24:12.91\00:24:14.35
there were not
emperors after him.
00:24:14.38\00:24:16.02
The kingdom had been
divided by the Barbarian tribes
00:24:16.08\00:24:19.19
that invaded from the north.
00:24:19.22\00:24:20.59
So, we must expect that the
antichrist will rise from Rome,
00:24:20.62\00:24:26.26
it will be Roman
00:24:26.29\00:24:27.66
and it will
arise after what date?
00:24:27.70\00:24:30.50
It will arise
after the year... what?
00:24:30.53\00:24:33.30
After the year 476
which is when the ten horns
00:24:33.34\00:24:37.64
are complete.
00:24:37.67\00:24:39.31
Now, let's go to our
third characteristic.
00:24:39.34\00:24:42.38
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8...
00:24:42.41\00:24:45.98
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8.
00:24:46.01\00:24:49.48
Here we find another interesting
and important characteristic
00:24:49.52\00:24:55.82
of this Little Horn.
00:24:55.86\00:24:57.19
It says,
00:24:57.23\00:24:58.56
verse on screen...
00:24:58.59\00:25:07.27
where did the
Little Horn come up?
00:25:07.30\00:25:09.80
Among... what?
00:25:09.84\00:25:11.37
When it says, "them"
what is it referring to?
00:25:11.41\00:25:13.61
Among the ten.
00:25:13.64\00:25:15.44
Now, where were the
ten located geographically?
00:25:15.48\00:25:18.85
It was in Western Europe.
00:25:18.88\00:25:21.78
Was Rome divided
into ten kingdoms?
00:25:21.82\00:25:24.29
Absolutely.
00:25:24.32\00:25:25.65
Was that the
territory of what had been Rome?
00:25:25.69\00:25:28.46
Obviously, yes...
00:25:28.49\00:25:29.96
and so, the Little
Horn was going to arise
00:25:29.99\00:25:33.03
among the
divisions of Western Europe.
00:25:33.09\00:25:36.06
Of course, you're saying,
"If it's a Roman power...
00:25:36.10\00:25:38.33
he must be in Western Europe. "
00:25:38.37\00:25:40.04
But this is an added
emphasis to exclamation point
00:25:40.10\00:25:46.81
to the idea that
this power is Roman
00:25:46.84\00:25:49.34
because, first of all,
00:25:49.41\00:25:50.85
it comes from the
head of the fourth beast
00:25:50.88\00:25:52.61
which represents Rome
00:25:52.65\00:25:53.98
and secondly, it
comes among the ten
00:25:54.02\00:25:56.32
which are the
divisions of the Roman Empire.
00:25:56.38\00:25:59.32
So, we have three
characteristics so far,
00:25:59.35\00:26:02.29
Number 1: it must be Roman,
00:26:02.32\00:26:03.69
Number 2: it must
rise after the year 476,
00:26:03.73\00:26:06.70
Number 3: it must
arise in Western Europe
00:26:06.73\00:26:09.63
because it rises after
the ten horns are there
00:26:09.66\00:26:12.40
characteristic number 4...
00:26:12.43\00:26:14.44
notice Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 8...
00:26:14.47\00:26:17.91
once again, Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 8,
00:26:17.94\00:26:21.31
here we find another
interesting characteristic.
00:26:21.34\00:26:23.68
It says there in verse 8,
"I was considering the horns,
00:26:23.71\00:26:27.78
and there was
another horn, a little one,
00:26:27.82\00:26:29.68
coming up among them,
00:26:29.72\00:26:31.59
before whom three
of the first horns
00:26:31.62\00:26:35.89
were plucked out by the roots. "
00:26:35.92\00:26:40.13
What did this horn do
when it rose to power?
00:26:40.16\00:26:44.10
It uprooted
three of the ten horns.
00:26:44.17\00:26:48.80
So, you must find in
history of Western Europe,
00:26:48.84\00:26:52.54
some power which uprooted three
of the ten Barbarian kingdoms
00:26:52.57\00:26:58.61
which established their
nations there in Western Europe.
00:26:58.65\00:27:02.15
You must have a
power that uprooted
00:27:02.18\00:27:04.09
three of the ten
horns in Western Europe.
00:27:04.12\00:27:06.96
Characteristic number 5,
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25,
00:27:07.02\00:27:12.93
Daniel chapter 7 and verse
25 has our fifth characteristic
00:27:12.96\00:27:18.83
and it says there in
Daniel 7 and verse 25...
00:27:18.87\00:27:23.91
and there are
several characteristics
00:27:23.94\00:27:25.67
actually in this verse
that we're going to come to
00:27:25.71\00:27:27.78
but it says there,
00:27:27.81\00:27:33.08
verse on screen...
00:27:33.11\00:27:38.35
now, Revelation 13 that we're
coming to a little later on
00:27:38.39\00:27:41.79
says that the
pompous words are... what?
00:27:41.82\00:27:44.19
Blasphemies...
00:27:44.23\00:27:46.43
in other words this
power would speak blasphemies
00:27:46.46\00:27:50.07
against the Most High.
00:27:50.10\00:27:51.63
The pompous words
or the "great" words...
00:27:51.67\00:27:53.67
are blasphemies.
00:27:53.70\00:27:55.07
Now, what is blasphemy?
00:27:55.10\00:27:57.01
Well, there are two key
texts in the New Testament
00:27:57.04\00:28:02.04
which describe blasphemy...
00:28:02.08\00:28:03.41
there are
others but two key ones
00:28:03.45\00:28:04.78
in relationship to
what we're studying.
00:28:04.81\00:28:06.15
The first is in Mark
chapter 2 and verse 7
00:28:06.18\00:28:08.95
where remember Jesus
said to the paralytic,
00:28:08.98\00:28:11.75
"Your sins are forgiven. "
00:28:11.79\00:28:13.62
Did Jesus have the
right to forgive sins?
00:28:13.66\00:28:16.22
Audience: Yes.
00:28:16.26\00:28:17.63
Pastor: Why?
00:28:17.66\00:28:18.99
Because He was God, right?
00:28:19.03\00:28:20.80
But what did those who were
present there say about Him?
00:28:20.83\00:28:24.30
They said, "This
man speaks... " what?
00:28:24.33\00:28:26.60
"Blasphemy... who can
forgive sins but only God?"
00:28:26.63\00:28:30.17
So, let me ask you,
00:28:30.21\00:28:31.97
"If a man claims to
have power to forgive sins
00:28:32.01\00:28:34.38
and he's not God, what is that?"
00:28:34.44\00:28:36.24
That is blasphemy.
00:28:36.28\00:28:38.11
The other important text is in
John chapter 10 verses 30 to 33
00:28:38.18\00:28:43.59
where Jesus says, "I
and the Father are one... "
00:28:43.62\00:28:47.49
and they picked up
stones to stone Jesus
00:28:47.56\00:28:50.43
and Jesus says, "Why
are you going to stone me,
00:28:50.46\00:28:52.43
what bad deed I have
done... have I done?"
00:28:52.46\00:28:55.76
And they say,
00:28:55.80\00:28:57.20
"It's not for any good deed
that we're going to stone You,
00:28:57.27\00:28:59.33
but for blasphemy,
00:28:59.37\00:29:00.74
because You, being a
Man, have made Yourself God. "
00:29:00.77\00:29:04.71
So, blasphemy is when a mere man
00:29:04.74\00:29:08.84
claims to have the
power to forgive sins
00:29:08.88\00:29:11.58
and claims to be God on earth.
00:29:11.61\00:29:14.25
Those are the pompous
words of the Little Horn.
00:29:14.32\00:29:17.55
Are you starting to catch
an interesting picture here?
00:29:17.59\00:29:20.42
We're letting the Bible
interpret who this power is.
00:29:20.46\00:29:23.22
It's not some nasty individual
00:29:23.26\00:29:25.49
who's going to
rise in the Middle East
00:29:25.56\00:29:26.90
sometime in the future,
00:29:26.93\00:29:28.26
the devil wants
people to think that,
00:29:28.30\00:29:29.63
because meanwhile the
antichrist grows in Rome
00:29:29.66\00:29:31.93
and nobody notices it
00:29:31.97\00:29:33.37
because they're
looking in the wrong place.
00:29:33.40\00:29:34.84
Hello,
00:29:34.87\00:29:36.37
do you think the devil
would want Christians to look
00:29:36.40\00:29:38.51
for the
antichrist in the wrong place
00:29:38.54\00:29:40.51
at the wrong
time... the wrong person?
00:29:40.54\00:29:42.44
Obviously yes, because the devil
can do whatever he pleases.
00:29:42.48\00:29:46.01
Now, the sixth characteristic...
00:29:46.05\00:29:48.42
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 24,
00:29:48.45\00:29:50.75
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 24
says something very interesting
00:29:50.79\00:29:55.46
about this Little Horn.
00:29:55.49\00:29:57.63
Daniel 7 and verse 24.
00:29:57.66\00:29:59.73
It says here...
00:29:59.76\00:30:04.30
verse on screen...
00:30:04.33\00:30:08.80
He shall be... " what?
00:30:08.84\00:30:10.51
Different from the first ones
and shall subdue three kings.
00:30:10.57\00:30:14.28
Is this Little Horn
different from the other ten?
00:30:14.31\00:30:16.91
Yes or no?
00:30:16.95\00:30:18.31
Absolutely...
00:30:18.35\00:30:19.68
was the clay in
the feet different
00:30:19.71\00:30:22.58
than all of the other
metals that came before it?
00:30:22.62\00:30:24.52
Absolutely.
00:30:24.55\00:30:26.02
So, this kingdom's
going to be different
00:30:26.05\00:30:28.42
because it's not only going to
be a kingdom like iron or Rome
00:30:28.46\00:30:34.10
but it's going to be
an amalgamated kingdom,
00:30:34.13\00:30:36.97
it's going to be a
blended or mixed kingdom...
00:30:37.00\00:30:39.83
a kingdom that
blends or mixes... what?
00:30:39.87\00:30:42.64
Church and State.
00:30:42.67\00:30:45.21
So, we're supposed to look
for a power that is different.
00:30:45.24\00:30:48.44
It's not a mere political power
00:30:48.51\00:30:50.21
like all of the
rest of the kingdoms,
00:30:50.25\00:30:52.21
it is a
different type of kingdom
00:30:52.25\00:30:54.15
just like the
mixture of iron and clay
00:30:54.18\00:30:56.22
is a different type of kingdom,
00:30:56.25\00:30:58.09
because all of
the others were metals
00:30:58.12\00:31:00.16
whereas the feet are a
combination of metal and clay
00:31:00.19\00:31:04.89
and so, Number six is that
this power has to be different.
00:31:04.96\00:31:08.60
Characteristic number 7:
00:31:08.63\00:31:11.23
Notice Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 21,
00:31:11.27\00:31:15.17
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 21.
00:31:15.20\00:31:18.64
Here we find in this
verse as well as in verse 25
00:31:18.67\00:31:23.85
the same idea, it says,
00:31:23.88\00:31:25.21
verse on screen...
00:31:25.25\00:31:33.52
what did this horn do?
00:31:33.56\00:31:35.39
He persecuted... whom?
00:31:35.42\00:31:37.23
He persecuted the
saints... notice verse 25,
00:31:37.26\00:31:41.26
it says in verse 25,
00:31:41.30\00:31:43.10
"He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High...
00:31:43.13\00:31:46.27
he shall persecute the
saints of the Most High. "
00:31:46.30\00:31:49.64
Was this Little Horn
going to be a persecuting power
00:31:49.70\00:31:52.81
against the saints?
00:31:52.84\00:31:54.18
Absolutely... by the way
do you know what it means
00:31:54.21\00:31:56.34
by saints... here?
00:31:56.38\00:31:57.71
It's the same as the woman
who fled to the wilderness.
00:31:57.75\00:32:00.42
What does the woman
represent in prophecy?
00:32:00.45\00:32:04.59
It represents the church...
00:32:04.62\00:32:06.12
so when it says that
he persecuted the saints,
00:32:06.15\00:32:08.22
what is it talking about?
00:32:08.26\00:32:09.59
It says that he
persecuted... what?
00:32:09.62\00:32:11.36
The church... so let me ask you,
00:32:11.39\00:32:13.13
was the established church in
the Middle Ages the true church?
00:32:13.16\00:32:17.03
You want to know
what the true church was
00:32:17.07\00:32:20.47
in the Middle Ages?
00:32:20.50\00:32:21.94
All you have to do is
say, "Which church persecuted
00:32:22.00\00:32:24.77
and which church
was... was the persecutor?"
00:32:24.81\00:32:29.61
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:32:29.64\00:32:31.75
There were two
churches during this period.
00:32:31.78\00:32:34.35
There was the established
church who persecuted the saints
00:32:34.38\00:32:38.95
or the woman
00:32:38.99\00:32:40.32
and there was the true church
00:32:40.36\00:32:41.69
which is
represented by the woman.
00:32:41.72\00:32:43.06
You say, "How is this possible?"
00:32:43.09\00:32:45.69
Do you know that all
throughout human history
00:32:45.73\00:32:48.50
the greatest
enemies of God's people
00:32:48.53\00:32:50.27
have been others who
claim to be God's people?
00:32:50.30\00:32:52.60
It began with Cain and Abel.
00:32:52.63\00:32:55.40
Cain claimed to
serve the true God...
00:32:55.44\00:32:57.04
he killed his brother.
00:32:57.07\00:32:58.77
In the Old Testament...
those who hated the prophets
00:32:58.81\00:33:01.28
were the very
nation they were sent to...
00:33:01.31\00:33:03.51
people who claimed to serve God.
00:33:03.55\00:33:05.31
Jesus Christ was crucified
by those who claim to serve God
00:33:05.35\00:33:09.28
and during the
Middle Ages, God's people...
00:33:09.32\00:33:11.92
God's true people
were persecuted by a church
00:33:11.95\00:33:14.69
that claimed to be on God's side
00:33:14.72\00:33:16.96
and Jesus says in the end time,
00:33:16.99\00:33:18.63
in John chapter 16,
00:33:18.66\00:33:20.00
he says, "The time is coming
00:33:20.03\00:33:21.40
when those who persecute you
00:33:21.43\00:33:23.30
will think that
they're doing God a favor. "
00:33:23.33\00:33:25.47
So, there's
nothing new under the sun.
00:33:25.50\00:33:28.24
In other words, this
power would be a church
00:33:28.27\00:33:31.07
that would
persecute God's true people
00:33:31.11\00:33:34.01
and we're going to notice
00:33:34.04\00:33:35.61
that it was during a
specific period of time.
00:33:35.64\00:33:38.01
Now, let's go back
to Daniel 7 verse 25
00:33:38.05\00:33:40.22
for characteristic number 8.
00:33:40.25\00:33:42.28
Daniel 7 and verse
25... characteristic number 8.
00:33:42.32\00:33:46.92
It says here,
00:33:46.96\00:33:48.86
verse on the screen...
00:33:48.89\00:34:02.04
let's stop there...
00:34:02.07\00:34:03.71
"And shall intend
to change... " what?
00:34:03.74\00:34:05.44
Times...
00:34:05.47\00:34:06.81
now you say,
"What does that mean...
00:34:06.84\00:34:08.34
to change times?"
00:34:08.38\00:34:09.71
I'm going to
explain that very quickly,
00:34:09.74\00:34:11.55
we don't have time
to read the verses.
00:34:11.58\00:34:13.28
You have them in
your list, Acts 1 verse 7
00:34:13.31\00:34:17.49
Jesus says, "It's not
for you to know the times
00:34:17.52\00:34:20.09
or the seasons that God has
placed under His own power. "
00:34:20.12\00:34:23.73
By the way, He's talking
about prophetic events isn't he?
00:34:23.76\00:34:26.36
It's for you to know the
sequence of prophetic events.
00:34:26.39\00:34:29.00
God has those in secret.
00:34:29.03\00:34:30.90
The Apostle Paul says in
1st Thessalonians 5 and verse 1,
00:34:30.93\00:34:34.00
he says, "Regarding
the times and the seasons,
00:34:34.04\00:34:36.04
I don't need to talk
to you about them... "
00:34:36.07\00:34:37.91
and then he begins
talking about the prophecies
00:34:37.94\00:34:39.67
concerning the
second coming of Jesus
00:34:39.71\00:34:41.24
and so, the word
"times" in Scripture
00:34:41.28\00:34:45.41
when it's... when
it's in a prophetic context
00:34:45.45\00:34:47.78
is referring to events that are
in God's prophetic calendar...
00:34:47.82\00:34:51.79
God's prophetic
calendar of events.
00:34:51.82\00:34:55.09
In other words, how
history is going to develop.
00:34:55.12\00:34:57.49
By the way, do you know
that after Daniel chapter 2,
00:34:57.53\00:35:01.66
Nebuchadnezzar did
not like what he saw.
00:35:01.70\00:35:03.30
Do you know he tried
to change God's times?
00:35:03.33\00:35:07.37
Because God said
there's going to be Babylon,
00:35:07.40\00:35:11.54
Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome...
00:35:11.57\00:35:12.91
Rome was going to
be divided in... in ten
00:35:12.94\00:35:14.74
and then among those ten
to going rise a Little Horn...
00:35:14.78\00:35:16.48
then God's going to set
up His everlasting kingdom
00:35:16.51\00:35:18.48
and... and Nebuchadnezzar,
by the way... that's Daniel 7,
00:35:18.51\00:35:21.22
Daniel 2 is the same idea...
00:35:21.25\00:35:22.58
Nebuchadnezzar says,
00:35:22.62\00:35:24.45
"That's not the way
it's going to be... "
00:35:24.49\00:35:25.82
and so, what he
did in Daniel 3 was
00:35:25.85\00:35:28.72
raise up an image all of gold...
00:35:28.76\00:35:30.23
he's saying... "History is
not going to flow that way...
00:35:30.26\00:35:33.50
it's going to
flow the way I say. "
00:35:33.53\00:35:35.06
He was trying to change
the order of prophetic events
00:35:35.10\00:35:40.04
that God had established.
00:35:40.07\00:35:41.40
So, what would this
Little Horn try to do?
00:35:41.44\00:35:43.34
He would try to change God's
prophetic calendar of events.
00:35:43.37\00:35:48.24
In other words, he would point
people to the wrong place...
00:35:48.28\00:35:52.31
the wrong time
00:35:52.35\00:35:53.88
and the wrong powers
00:35:53.92\00:35:55.62
as fulfillments
of Bible prophecy.
00:35:55.65\00:35:58.12
By the way, I did a
Series here a while back
00:35:58.15\00:36:00.82
specifically on the
changing of the times...
00:36:00.86\00:36:04.46
a whole one-hour lecture
00:36:04.49\00:36:06.59
on everything that the Bible
says about changing the times.
00:36:06.63\00:36:09.63
This Little
Horn... in other words
00:36:09.66\00:36:11.23
thought that it could change
God's sequence of events...
00:36:11.27\00:36:16.34
the fulfillment of
prophecy as God had indicated
00:36:16.37\00:36:19.27
that it was
going to be fulfilled.
00:36:19.31\00:36:20.68
Now, what else
would this Little Horn
00:36:20.71\00:36:23.14
think about changing?
00:36:23.18\00:36:25.01
It says there in
Daniel 7 verse 25,
00:36:25.05\00:36:27.55
"he shall think to
change times and... " what?
00:36:27.58\00:36:31.79
"and the law... "
00:36:31.82\00:36:33.66
he was even going
to... to intend or to attempt
00:36:33.69\00:36:40.23
to change... what?
00:36:40.26\00:36:41.60
God's holy law.
00:36:41.63\00:36:43.67
Not only God's
prophetic calendar,
00:36:43.70\00:36:46.40
but he was going to
stick his hand in God's law
00:36:46.43\00:36:49.10
and attempt in some
way to change the law.
00:36:49.14\00:36:51.24
Notice it doesn't say that
he was going to abolish the law,
00:36:51.27\00:36:53.98
it says he was
going to try to change it.
00:36:54.01\00:36:56.68
And then I want you to
notice the tenth characteristic
00:36:56.71\00:37:01.42
and we're going to
review in a minute...
00:37:01.45\00:37:02.88
in case you lost
track of the number,
00:37:02.92\00:37:04.89
notice once again,
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25,
00:37:04.92\00:37:08.92
how long was this
power going to rule?
00:37:08.96\00:37:11.86
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25.
00:37:11.89\00:37:15.33
It says here, Daniel 7
and verse 25, the following,
00:37:15.36\00:37:18.93
"he shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
00:37:18.97\00:37:22.50
shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
00:37:22.54\00:37:25.07
he shall intend to
change times and law...
00:37:25.11\00:37:28.24
Then... " and it
says, "the saints"
00:37:28.28\00:37:30.45
you note that
that's in italics...
00:37:30.48\00:37:32.58
"the saints shall be given
into his hand for... " how long?
00:37:32.61\00:37:35.42
"For a time and
times and half a time. "
00:37:35.48\00:37:39.25
Is this the same time
period that the woman fled
00:37:39.29\00:37:41.62
to the
wilderness in Revelation 12
00:37:41.66\00:37:43.36
or is this the same sequence?
00:37:43.39\00:37:44.86
You're not with
me tonight are you?
00:37:44.89\00:37:46.23
Audience: Yes.
00:37:46.26\00:37:47.60
Pastor: Is this an orderly
way of studying Bible prophecy?
00:37:47.63\00:37:50.43
I mean, this is not guess work.
00:37:50.47\00:37:52.13
When you follow the
Historical-flow Method,
00:37:52.17\00:37:54.70
you know exactly where you are
00:37:54.74\00:37:56.44
at each moment in
the flow of history.
00:37:56.47\00:37:58.37
It's that simple.
00:37:58.44\00:38:00.28
You don't have to guess
because it jumps out at you...
00:38:00.31\00:38:04.05
when you know that
you're going to have Babylon,
00:38:04.08\00:38:05.98
Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome...
00:38:06.01\00:38:08.52
Rome was going to be
divided into ten kingdoms
00:38:08.58\00:38:11.02
476... and then
shortly thereafter
00:38:11.05\00:38:13.42
a Little Horn
was going to arise,
00:38:13.46\00:38:15.79
which fulfills all
these specifications.
00:38:15.82\00:38:18.06
Now, what are the ten
characteristics quickly?
00:38:18.09\00:38:20.16
Number 1: it must be Roman...
00:38:20.20\00:38:21.56
Number 2: it must
rise after the ten horns...
00:38:21.60\00:38:24.40
Number 3: it must
arise among the ten horns...
00:38:24.43\00:38:27.10
that is in Western Europe...
00:38:27.14\00:38:28.47
Number 4: it must pluck
out three of the ten horns...
00:38:28.50\00:38:31.54
Number 5: it must speak
blasphemy against God...
00:38:31.57\00:38:34.68
it must claim to be God on earth
00:38:34.71\00:38:37.11
and it must claim to
have the power to forgive sins
00:38:37.15\00:38:38.61
in other words...
00:38:38.65\00:38:39.98
Number 6: it must be different
than the other kingdoms...
00:38:40.02\00:38:42.55
Number 7: it must be a
persecutor of God's people.
00:38:42.58\00:38:45.89
Number 8: it must
have sought to change
00:38:45.95\00:38:49.22
God's order of
prophetic events...
00:38:49.26\00:38:51.49
Number 9: it thought that
it could change the law of God
00:38:51.53\00:38:56.03
and number 10: it
ruled for time, times
00:38:56.06\00:39:00.00
and the dividing of times.
00:39:00.04\00:39:01.54
How many of you think that
you know what power this is?
00:39:01.57\00:39:04.74
Do you really have to
guess if you know history?
00:39:04.77\00:39:09.84
Now, we need to take
a look at Revelation 13
00:39:09.88\00:39:14.92
because this
completes the picture.
00:39:14.95\00:39:18.82
We have two more characteristics
that I want to underline
00:39:18.85\00:39:22.06
in Revelation 13.
00:39:22.12\00:39:23.46
Let's go to
Revelation 13 verses 1 and 2,
00:39:23.49\00:39:26.09
Revelation 13 and verses 1 and 2
00:39:26.13\00:39:30.07
and you got to tell me if this
has any connection with Daniel
00:39:30.10\00:39:34.90
or whether I'm guessing.
00:39:34.94\00:39:36.27
By the way, who is the power
behind all of these kingdoms
00:39:36.30\00:39:40.54
in Daniel chapter 7?
00:39:40.58\00:39:41.91
Who's really
behind the Little Horn?
00:39:41.94\00:39:45.15
Audience: Satan.
00:39:45.18\00:39:46.51
Pastor: I mean do you
have to be a Rocket Scientist
00:39:46.55\00:39:48.45
to figure out that in
Revelation chapter 12,
00:39:48.48\00:39:50.49
it's the dragon...
00:39:50.52\00:39:51.89
the ancient serpent
that goes after the woman...
00:39:51.92\00:39:53.82
and in Daniel 7 it says
that the Little Horn is the one
00:39:53.86\00:39:56.96
that goes after the saints,
00:39:57.03\00:39:58.36
do you really have to
be that intelligent to know
00:39:58.39\00:40:00.36
that the Little Horn is
really the emissary of Satan?
00:40:00.40\00:40:03.60
You're not following me...
00:40:03.63\00:40:06.33
see, Revelation 12
gives you the background...
00:40:06.40\00:40:09.94
who's behind the scenes?
00:40:09.97\00:40:11.31
Whereas Daniel chapter 7
talks about the upfront guy,
00:40:11.34\00:40:15.91
the power that the devil uses
00:40:15.94\00:40:18.91
to persecute the
saints of the Most High.
00:40:18.95\00:40:21.18
Revelation 13 verse 1...
00:40:21.25\00:40:22.92
verse on screen...
00:40:22.95\00:40:36.56
Not notice verse
2... critical verse...
00:40:36.60\00:40:38.63
"Now the beast which I
saw was like a leopard,
00:40:38.67\00:40:41.54
his feet were like
the feet of a bear...
00:40:41.60\00:40:43.37
his mouth like
the mouth of a lion. "
00:40:43.41\00:40:45.17
What does that scream at you?
00:40:45.21\00:40:47.94
"Go back to Daniel 7... "
00:40:47.98\00:40:50.65
by the way, do you notice
the order of the powers here?
00:40:50.68\00:40:55.55
In Daniel 7, it is lion...
bear... leopard... dragon.
00:40:55.58\00:41:00.99
In Revelation 13, it's dragon...
leopard... bear... lion.
00:41:01.02\00:41:06.09
Do you know why?
00:41:06.13\00:41:07.46
Because Daniel is living
in the period of the lion
00:41:07.50\00:41:10.03
and he's looking forward...
00:41:10.07\00:41:11.40
whereas John is living
in the period of the dragon
00:41:11.43\00:41:13.37
and he's looking backwards.
00:41:13.40\00:41:14.74
Pause...
00:41:14.77\00:41:16.10
Are you understanding my point?
00:41:16.14\00:41:18.47
Now, notice, it says
there are four beasts here,
00:41:18.51\00:41:21.91
it says in verse 2,
00:41:21.94\00:41:23.28
"Now the beast which I
saw was like a leopard,
00:41:23.31\00:41:25.11
his feet were like
the feet of a bear,
00:41:25.15\00:41:26.65
his mouth like
the mouth of the lion
00:41:26.68\00:41:28.12
and the dragon... " there
you have the fourth beast.
00:41:28.15\00:41:30.75
The dragon... by the way, how
many horns does the dragon have?
00:41:30.79\00:41:33.76
It's the same
one of Revelation 12,
00:41:33.79\00:41:36.36
it has ten horns...
00:41:36.42\00:41:37.76
"The dragon gave him his power,
his throne, and... " what?
00:41:37.79\00:41:41.56
"and great authority. "
00:41:41.60\00:41:43.87
So, you have
lion, bear, leopard,
00:41:43.90\00:41:50.14
dragon and beast.
00:41:50.21\00:41:51.94
In the prophecy of
Daniel 7, you have lion, bear,
00:41:51.97\00:41:57.71
leopard, dragon,
ten horns, and... what?
00:41:57.75\00:42:02.75
And... what?
00:42:02.78\00:42:04.82
and Little Horn.
00:42:04.85\00:42:06.82
Are these
prophecies running parallel?
00:42:06.86\00:42:09.32
Yes, they are.
00:42:09.36\00:42:10.96
So, is the Little
Horn the same as the beast?
00:42:10.99\00:42:14.73
Lest any of you
don't still believe that,
00:42:14.76\00:42:18.40
allow me to read you some
characteristics of this beast.
00:42:18.43\00:42:22.30
Notice
Revelation 13 and verse 7...
00:42:22.34\00:42:24.97
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 7,
00:42:25.01\00:42:27.08
speaking about
the beast, it says,
00:42:27.14\00:42:29.14
"It was granted to him
to make war with the saints
00:42:29.18\00:42:31.48
and to overcome them. "
00:42:31.51\00:42:32.85
Is that the same thing
that the Little Horn did?
00:42:32.88\00:42:35.75
Yes, now let's notice Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 6,
00:42:35.78\00:42:40.89
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 6.
00:42:40.96\00:42:43.16
It says,
00:42:43.19\00:42:44.53
"Then he opened
his mouth and... "
00:42:44.56\00:42:45.89
oh, by the way, look at this,
00:42:45.93\00:42:47.36
"Then he opened
his mouth in... " what?
00:42:47.40\00:42:48.73
Audience: Blasphemy...
00:42:48.76\00:42:50.10
Pastor: Did the
Little Horn do that?
00:42:50.13\00:42:51.63
Yes, "opened up his
mouth in blasphemy against God,
00:42:51.67\00:42:54.24
to blaspheme His
name, His tabernacle,
00:42:54.27\00:42:55.90
and those who dwell in heaven. "
00:42:55.94\00:42:57.27
I wish I had the time to speak
about each one of those phrases.
00:42:57.31\00:42:59.37
Each one of those phrases
deserves 15 minutes at least.
00:42:59.41\00:43:03.04
And now notice, how
long does this power rule?
00:43:03.08\00:43:06.15
Notice verse 5, it says,
00:43:06.18\00:43:09.02
verse on screen...
00:43:09.05\00:43:16.83
Now, isn't this interesting?
00:43:16.86\00:43:19.56
How long is 42 months?
00:43:19.59\00:43:21.96
Well, the Biblical
month has 30 days...
00:43:22.00\00:43:24.97
let's do the operation,
00:43:25.03\00:43:26.37
42 months times 30 days
each... how much is that?
00:43:26.40\00:43:30.51
1,260... does
that sound familiar?
00:43:30.54\00:43:34.78
Is this the same period
00:43:34.81\00:43:37.18
as the time, times and dividing
of time of the Little Horn?
00:43:37.21\00:43:40.28
Is it the same
period of the 1260 days
00:43:40.32\00:43:43.25
that the woman
flees into the wilderness?
00:43:43.28\00:43:46.12
Yes... these
prophecies are all parallel
00:43:46.15\00:43:48.92
and Revelation 12 shows
that the devil is the power
00:43:48.96\00:43:53.56
behind all of these.
00:43:53.60\00:43:55.76
Now, we need to take a look
at the last two characteristics.
00:43:55.83\00:43:59.77
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 3,
00:43:59.80\00:44:03.14
do you remember
that the clay continues
00:44:03.17\00:44:04.87
until the 2nd coming of Jesus?
00:44:04.91\00:44:06.24
The iron and clay
mixture is the last power
00:44:06.27\00:44:10.88
until Jesus comes.
00:44:10.91\00:44:12.51
In Daniel chapter 7, I
want you to notice this,
00:44:12.55\00:44:16.25
in Daniel chapter 7,
00:44:16.28\00:44:17.62
it says that the
Little Horn rules
00:44:17.65\00:44:19.22
for time, times and
the dividing of time
00:44:19.25\00:44:20.96
but then, Daniel 7
explains that the Little Horn...
00:44:20.99\00:44:23.53
it's dominion will be
taken away when Jesus comes.
00:44:23.56\00:44:26.09
So, implicitly,
in Daniel chapter 7,
00:44:26.13\00:44:29.86
what it's saying is that
this Little Horn is governed...
00:44:29.90\00:44:32.87
is going to
govern for 1260 years...
00:44:32.90\00:44:34.77
time, times and
the dividing of time...
00:44:34.80\00:44:36.60
and then, somehow after
this period of dominion...
00:44:36.64\00:44:41.88
it is going to
rule... what? again...
00:44:41.91\00:44:44.31
because if its...
00:44:44.35\00:44:45.68
if its dominion is
taken away when Jesus comes,
00:44:45.71\00:44:48.82
it must rise to power again.
00:44:48.85\00:44:51.22
Raise your hand if you're
understanding what I'm saying.
00:44:51.25\00:44:54.39
So, how many stages
does this Little Horn
00:44:54.42\00:44:56.22
or this beast
power going to have?
00:44:56.26\00:44:57.89
It's going to have
actually three stages...
00:44:57.93\00:45:00.46
we already
noticed... actually it has two.
00:45:00.50\00:45:03.03
The first is the 1260 years
00:45:03.06\00:45:05.10
and the second is... what?
00:45:05.13\00:45:07.47
When it recovers its power.
00:45:07.50\00:45:09.74
Now, let's notice, Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 3,
00:45:09.77\00:45:12.84
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 3,
00:45:12.87\00:45:16.38
here we find a very
interesting characteristic
00:45:16.41\00:45:21.42
of this beast... it says there,
00:45:21.45\00:45:23.69
"And I saw one of his heads
00:45:23.72\00:45:26.45
as if it had been
mortally wounded... "
00:45:26.49\00:45:29.29
would you say
that that took place
00:45:29.32\00:45:31.73
when it... when the
1260 years came to an end?
00:45:31.79\00:45:34.90
Of course, that's what cuts...
00:45:34.96\00:45:37.47
cut's its career
short of the second coming
00:45:37.50\00:45:40.64
at the end of 1260 years
00:45:40.70\00:45:42.94
and so, it says,
00:45:42.97\00:45:44.31
"and his deadly
wound was... " what?
00:45:44.34\00:45:46.61
was healed...
00:45:46.64\00:45:48.04
is he going to have
another power of dominion?
00:45:48.08\00:45:50.48
is he going to
rule until Jesus comes?
00:45:50.51\00:45:52.98
Absolutely.
00:45:53.01\00:45:54.35
It says, "his
deadly wound was healed
00:45:54.38\00:45:56.58
And all the world marveled
and followed the... " what?
00:45:56.62\00:46:00.59
"and followed the beast. "
00:46:00.62\00:46:02.82
How many stages is
this power going to have?
00:46:02.86\00:46:04.99
It's going to have two stages.
00:46:05.03\00:46:07.00
One of the stages
is already... what?
00:46:07.03\00:46:09.50
Passed...
00:46:09.53\00:46:10.93
the other stage
is still... future.
00:46:10.97\00:46:14.80
Now, I want you to
notice Revelation chapter 13
00:46:14.84\00:46:19.57
and verses 9 and 10.
00:46:19.61\00:46:20.94
What was it that
wounded this power?
00:46:20.98\00:46:22.84
Because he
received a deadly wound.
00:46:22.88\00:46:24.45
How was he wounded?
00:46:24.48\00:46:25.88
Revelation 13 and verse 9,
00:46:25.91\00:46:28.55
"If anyone has an
ear, let him hear. "
00:46:28.58\00:46:31.19
He who leads into captivity
shall go into captivity;
00:46:31.22\00:46:37.33
he who kills with the sword
must be killed with the sword.
00:46:37.36\00:46:45.47
Here is the patience and
the faith of the saints. "
00:46:45.50\00:46:49.20
How was this power killed?
00:46:49.24\00:46:50.57
How did it
receive it's deadly wound?
00:46:50.61\00:46:53.68
With the sword.
00:46:53.71\00:46:55.71
Is that clear?
00:46:55.74\00:46:57.45
Now, what does
the sword represent?
00:46:57.48\00:47:01.08
Yes, the sword
represents the Word of God
00:47:01.12\00:47:05.55
but not in this
particular verse.
00:47:05.59\00:47:07.06
Who bears the sword
according to the Apostle Paul?
00:47:07.09\00:47:10.93
We don't have time
to look up the text,
00:47:10.96\00:47:12.53
but in Romans chapter 13,
00:47:12.56\00:47:15.10
it says that the
government has the... what?
00:47:15.13\00:47:18.27
The government has
the power of the sword
00:47:18.30\00:47:21.17
and God said it's for your good
00:47:21.20\00:47:24.21
and if you misbehave
00:47:24.24\00:47:27.98
and you don't obey
the civil magistrates,
00:47:28.01\00:47:30.05
he will use the... what?
00:47:30.08\00:47:31.41
He will use the sword...
00:47:31.45\00:47:32.98
so, the sword
represents the civil power.
00:47:33.01\00:47:36.69
I don't know whether
you're following me or not
00:47:36.72\00:47:39.69
which must mean that at
the end of the 1260 years,
00:47:39.72\00:47:43.26
the civil power
was going to rise
00:47:43.29\00:47:46.49
to give this
religious power a deadly wound.
00:47:46.53\00:47:49.53
Are you with me or not?
00:47:49.56\00:47:52.87
And so, that's
another characteristic
00:47:52.90\00:47:55.97
it has to be a power
that after the 1260 years
00:47:56.00\00:47:58.57
was wounded by the civil power
00:47:58.61\00:48:00.08
but this power is
going to recuperate
00:48:00.11\00:48:03.41
its world-wide clout.
00:48:03.45\00:48:05.51
Final characteristic,
00:48:05.55\00:48:07.58
and then we'll
quickly identify this power...
00:48:07.62\00:48:10.45
I think that you
already know who it is.
00:48:10.49\00:48:12.05
What is the
number of this power?
00:48:12.09\00:48:14.96
Go with me to Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 18,
00:48:14.99\00:48:18.69
Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 18,
00:48:18.73\00:48:21.83
it says here,
00:48:21.86\00:48:23.26
verse on screen...
00:48:23.30\00:48:31.81
what is the number of the beast?
00:48:31.84\00:48:33.17
666.
00:48:33.21\00:48:35.21
Now, how do you
determine the number of a man?
00:48:35.24\00:48:38.31
That's kind of hard...
00:48:38.35\00:48:39.68
Well, let's go to verse
17, it explains how you do it.
00:48:39.71\00:48:43.08
It says,
00:48:43.12\00:48:45.39
verse on screen...
00:48:45.42\00:48:55.53
how do you determine
the number of the beast?
00:48:55.56\00:48:59.00
It's the number of his what?
00:48:59.03\00:49:01.44
Of his name.
00:49:01.50\00:49:02.84
Notice, his name must
give the total... what?
00:49:02.90\00:49:06.74
666...
00:49:06.78\00:49:08.58
Are you understanding?
00:49:08.61\00:49:10.48
He has a name
whose numeric value
00:49:10.51\00:49:13.58
is 666
00:49:13.62\00:49:15.55
because in antiquity they
wrote numbers with letters,
00:49:15.58\00:49:18.15
each letter of the
alphabet stood for a number.
00:49:18.19\00:49:21.26
Now, let me ask you,
00:49:21.29\00:49:23.19
"What language do
you suppose we should use
00:49:23.22\00:49:25.79
to try and find this name?"
00:49:25.83\00:49:27.33
What language do
you think we should use?
00:49:27.36\00:49:31.70
English... right?
00:49:31.73\00:49:33.44
No... how about German?
00:49:33.50\00:49:36.00
Will anybody give me Japanese?
00:49:36.04\00:49:38.77
Audience: Laughter.
00:49:38.81\00:49:40.54
What language must we
use to determine the name
00:49:40.58\00:49:44.05
and get the
number from the name?
00:49:44.11\00:49:45.58
It has to be Latin
00:49:45.61\00:49:48.78
because this is a Roman power...
00:49:48.82\00:49:52.39
it has to be a Latin name
00:49:52.42\00:49:55.19
whose numerical value is 666
00:49:55.22\00:49:57.93
and by the way
Revelation 13 verse 1
00:49:57.96\00:50:01.43
says that it must
be a blasphemous name.
00:50:01.46\00:50:04.90
Now, let's put it all together,
00:50:04.93\00:50:08.30
what would be the
name of this power
00:50:08.34\00:50:11.01
and that name...
when you calculate
00:50:11.04\00:50:13.27
the value of the
letters in Latin,
00:50:13.31\00:50:15.51
gives the number 666.
00:50:15.54\00:50:19.48
Well, we're going
to take a look at that,
00:50:19.51\00:50:21.78
we have about seven minutes now
00:50:21.82\00:50:23.42
to go through all of
these characteristics
00:50:23.45\00:50:25.12
and see who this power is.
00:50:25.15\00:50:27.66
Anybody care to tell
me who this power is?
00:50:27.72\00:50:30.73
You're all shy... camera shy.
00:50:30.76\00:50:36.20
There's no doubt
whatsoever Folks,
00:50:36.23\00:50:40.27
that this power is
the Roman Catholic Papacy.
00:50:40.30\00:50:42.80
Let me tell you why.
00:50:42.84\00:50:45.87
Is the Roman
Catholic Papacy Roman?
00:50:45.91\00:50:48.24
It's called the
Roman Catholic Church.
00:50:48.28\00:50:50.61
What is its language?
00:50:50.65\00:50:51.98
Latin.
00:50:52.01\00:50:53.35
Where is the seat of its power?
00:50:53.38\00:50:55.48
Rome.
00:50:55.52\00:50:56.89
The name of its
leader is Potifex Maximus.
00:50:56.92\00:51:00.62
In Latin... the
supreme Pontiff...
00:51:00.66\00:51:03.76
it's religion is
from ancient Rome.
00:51:03.83\00:51:07.33
Its organizational
style is from Rome.
00:51:07.36\00:51:10.83
I could take time to
prove all of these points.
00:51:10.87\00:51:13.54
In other words, it is Rome.
00:51:13.57\00:51:15.50
Let me ask you,
00:51:15.54\00:51:17.27
"Did the Roman
Catholic Papacy arise
00:51:17.31\00:51:19.24
after the ten
horns were in place?"
00:51:19.27\00:51:21.14
If you read that document,
00:51:21.18\00:51:23.65
you'll find that it
rose to power in 538
00:51:23.68\00:51:25.95
when Justinian the Emperor said,
00:51:25.98\00:51:27.72
"The Pope is now
Lord in East and in West
00:51:27.75\00:51:30.95
of the entire church... "
00:51:30.99\00:51:32.32
the Emperor
Justinian proclaimed that.
00:51:32.35\00:51:35.19
Did the Roman Catholic
Papacy arise in Western Europe?
00:51:35.22\00:51:40.03
Because if it rises in Rome,
00:51:40.06\00:51:42.30
obviously, that
is Western Europe.
00:51:42.33\00:51:44.13
Did the Roman Catholic Papacy
uproot three of those kingdoms?
00:51:44.17\00:51:47.80
It's a long story...
00:51:47.84\00:51:49.17
there were three rebellious
kingdoms that were Arians
00:51:49.20\00:51:51.87
they taught that Jesus
Christ was a created being
00:51:51.91\00:51:54.54
and the Pope says, "We
need to get rid of these. "
00:51:54.61\00:51:57.25
493... through the
help of the Empire,
00:51:57.28\00:52:01.28
they got rid of the Heruli.
00:52:01.32\00:52:03.08
In the year 534, they
got rid of the Vandals
00:52:03.12\00:52:06.12
and in the year 538, they
got rid of the Ostrogoths.
00:52:06.15\00:52:09.26
Three of these ten
kingdoms were uprooted
00:52:09.29\00:52:12.09
and today there is
no nation in Europe
00:52:12.16\00:52:14.83
that descends from
these three powers.
00:52:14.86\00:52:17.50
They were taken
out by the roots.
00:52:17.53\00:52:20.14
This can be proven historically
00:52:20.17\00:52:22.67
that the church used
the Empire to do this.
00:52:22.70\00:52:25.64
Does the Roman Catholic Papacy
00:52:25.67\00:52:29.04
claim that the Pope is
God's representative on earth?
00:52:29.08\00:52:31.81
I could read you
statement after statement...
00:52:31.85\00:52:34.28
page after page from
this document that I wrote
00:52:34.32\00:52:36.72
from Roman Catholic sources.
00:52:36.75\00:52:38.75
Does the Roman Catholic Papacy
00:52:38.79\00:52:40.76
claim to have the
power to forgive sins?
00:52:40.79\00:52:43.46
Yes, they have the Confessional
in their churches...
00:52:43.49\00:52:46.73
the very
characteristics of blasphemy.
00:52:46.76\00:52:49.86
Is the Roman Catholic Papacy
00:52:49.90\00:52:52.43
different than any
of these other kingdoms?
00:52:52.47\00:52:54.14
Yes, it is.
00:52:54.20\00:52:55.54
Because the Roman
Catholic Church...
00:52:55.57\00:52:56.91
you don't know whether it's a
Church or whether it's a State.
00:52:56.94\00:52:59.11
It is a State...
but it's a Church
00:52:59.14\00:53:02.01
and when the United
States was going to establish
00:53:02.04\00:53:04.45
diplomatic relations,
00:53:04.48\00:53:05.81
there was all sorts of
confusion in Congress...
00:53:05.85\00:53:07.95
"How can you have diplomatic
relations with a church?"
00:53:07.98\00:53:10.85
And their argument was,
00:53:10.89\00:53:12.22
"Well, you're not having
it with the 'Church' part,
00:53:12.25\00:53:13.59
you're having it
with the 'State' part... "
00:53:13.62\00:53:14.96
as if you can separate the two.
00:53:14.99\00:53:17.89
You say, you have a
mixture of iron and clay...
00:53:17.93\00:53:20.50
you have a mixture
of Church and State.
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The Papacy was
certainly different.
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Did the Roman Catholic
Papacy persecute God's people?
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Audience: Yes.
00:53:28.50\00:53:29.87
Pastor: It's calculated that at
least 50 million of God's people
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were killed during the
1260 years of apostasy.
00:53:33.07\00:53:36.04
Did the Roman Catholic Church
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seek to change God's
prophetic interpretation of...
00:53:38.55\00:53:43.35
of events... of
prophetic events?
00:53:43.39\00:53:45.09
It would take me far longer
than we have to talk about this.
00:53:45.12\00:53:48.49
They actually
invented two rival systems
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of prophetic interpretations.
00:53:51.66\00:53:53.19
One known as Preterism...
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the idea that all of
the prophecies of antichrist
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were fulfilled in the
past in the Roman Empire
00:53:57.10\00:53:59.30
and with a nasty individual
called Antiochus Epiphanes
00:53:59.33\00:54:01.87
way in the past
00:54:01.90\00:54:03.91
and the other future scenario
00:54:03.94\00:54:06.17
established by a
Jesuit priest called Ribera,
00:54:06.21\00:54:08.98
his idea was...
00:54:09.01\00:54:10.45
the antichrist prophecies
are going to be fulfilled
00:54:10.48\00:54:12.88
at the very end of
time with a nasty individual
00:54:12.91\00:54:15.38
who is going to arise
and persecute the Jews
00:54:15.42\00:54:17.85
after the church has
been raptured to heaven
00:54:17.89\00:54:19.79
and that's what
Protestants believe today.
00:54:19.82\00:54:22.99
It was created in the
Roman Catholic Church...
00:54:23.02\00:54:26.36
two rival systems of
interpreting Bible Prophecy.
00:54:26.39\00:54:28.70
Did the Roman Catholic
Church claim to have the power
00:54:28.73\00:54:32.33
to change God's law?
00:54:32.37\00:54:33.70
If I had the time,
I would read you...
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I have 16 pages of statements
from Roman Catholic writers
00:54:35.10\00:54:37.67
saying, "We... by the authority
that God gave the Church
00:54:37.71\00:54:40.94
changed the day of worship
from Saturday to Sunday. "
00:54:40.98\00:54:44.15
They unabashedly say it.
00:54:44.18\00:54:46.11
Time after time after
time in their publications
00:54:46.15\00:54:49.52
they claim to change God's law
00:54:49.55\00:54:51.15
and if you go to the
Roman Catholic Catechism,
00:54:51.19\00:54:53.46
you'll discover that the
Roman Catholic Catechisms
00:54:53.49\00:54:55.76
eliminate the second commandment
00:54:55.79\00:54:57.46
that forbids the
worship of images
00:54:57.53\00:54:59.13
and they have to end up with ten
00:54:59.16\00:55:00.73
so they divide the
tenth commandment in two.
00:55:00.76\00:55:02.76
Did the Roman Catholic
Papacy govern for 1260 years?
00:55:02.80\00:55:09.10
Yes... when Justinian's
decree was implemented
00:55:09.17\00:55:13.74
in the year 538...
that was the beginning
00:55:13.78\00:55:16.11
and lo and
behold, in February...
00:55:16.14\00:55:18.61
February 10 of 1798,
00:55:18.68\00:55:20.52
Napoleon Bonaparte
entered Vatican City
00:55:20.55\00:55:24.05
and through his General
Berthier the Pope was arrested
00:55:24.09\00:55:27.56
and he was taken
captive like it says...
00:55:27.59\00:55:29.79
"He who leads into captivity,
will be taken into captivity"
00:55:29.82\00:55:32.99
and the civil power of
France rose against the Papacy
00:55:33.03\00:55:36.90
and withdrew its power
00:55:36.93\00:55:38.80
and the Roman Catholic Church
has not been the same since
00:55:38.83\00:55:42.94
but it is slowly
recovering its power
00:55:43.00\00:55:46.01
if you're able to see what's
happening in the world today.
00:55:46.04\00:55:49.04
Is the Roman Catholic Papacy...
00:55:49.08\00:55:52.11
does it have a lot more
prestige now than it used to?
00:55:52.15\00:55:56.69
It most certainly does...
00:55:56.72\00:55:58.85
I mean the Pope sneezes
00:55:58.89\00:56:00.99
and the media dedicates all of
their News Shows just for that!
00:56:01.02\00:56:05.53
because this power
has tremendous prestige
00:56:05.56\00:56:08.16
but the Bible calls
it the antichrist...
00:56:08.23\00:56:10.80
now, understand me...
00:56:10.83\00:56:12.17
I'm not saying that everybody
in the Roman Catholic System
00:56:12.20\00:56:14.07
is bad...
00:56:14.10\00:56:15.44
most of God's
true people are there
00:56:15.47\00:56:17.61
believe it or not...
00:56:17.67\00:56:19.77
that's why God says,
"Come out of her my people. "
00:56:19.81\00:56:23.41
God must have
people there in Babylon
00:56:23.45\00:56:25.55
in order for
Him to call them out
00:56:25.58\00:56:27.65
and finally Folks,
00:56:27.68\00:56:29.72
not only was the Papacy wounded
00:56:29.75\00:56:33.25
and its deadly wound is
in the process of healing,
00:56:33.29\00:56:35.39
see... it's going to
dominate the world again,
00:56:35.42\00:56:37.49
the whole world is
going to follow this System...
00:56:37.53\00:56:40.06
even Protestants
00:56:40.10\00:56:41.43
but also, the Pope has a name.
00:56:41.46\00:56:44.30
By the way, it will be
in the DVD presentation.
00:56:44.33\00:56:47.94
The name is Vicarius Filii Dei
00:56:47.97\00:56:51.64
which mean Vicar or
substitute for the Son of God.
00:56:51.67\00:56:55.71
That name was on the Papal
crown until the 17th Century
00:56:55.74\00:57:00.65
but it was removed
for obvious reasons.
00:57:00.68\00:57:03.45
The name... if you count
the number of the letters
00:57:03.49\00:57:07.12
in the Latin
Numeral System is 666.
00:57:07.16\00:57:10.36
There's no doubt
who this power is.
00:57:10.39\00:57:13.60
It's the Roman Catholic Papacy
00:57:13.63\00:57:16.06
and we must flee
from this power...
00:57:16.10\00:57:18.90
we must never
fall into its hands.
00:57:18.93\00:57:21.70