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Shall we bow our heads?
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"Our Father, what a
wonderful day You have given us.
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What a privilege
it is to be alive
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in these last days of
the history of the world.
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We believe that the
coming of Jesus is very close...
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very near
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and we ask that as we study this
very important subject today
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that Your Holy Spirit
will help us understand
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so that we might
choose to be on Your side
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when crunch time comes.
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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 mentioning
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something which I
have underlined previously
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in our studies
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and that is that
when Jesus or God...
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because Jesus is God
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created this world,
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Adam and Eve were not eye
witnesses of the work of Jesus.
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In other words,
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Adam and Eve saw Jesus
create absolutely nothing.
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The only way in which
Adam and Eve could be certain
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that God was the Creator
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was not because they
had scientific evidence...
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historical evidence...
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or empirical evidence...
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the only way that they
could be absolutely certain
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was because they
believed God's story
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when He told them,
"I was the Creator. "
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They had to accept it by faith.
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Now, God put a test
in the Garden of Eden
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to see if they actually were
willing to believe in His story,
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whether they would
show their loyalty to God
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as their Creator
and as the only true God
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and that test, of
course, was a tree...
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the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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Now go with me
to Genesis chapter 2
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and let's examine
several important details
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about this specific tree
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and we're going
to go very quickly
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because we're then
going to make an application
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of what we study from
primarily Genesis chapter 2.
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Now, go with me to
Genesis chapter 2 and verse 16,
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verse on screen...
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Did God first
give a positive command
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about what they could do?
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Yes...
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He said, "All of
the trees of the Garden
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are for your
personal consumption
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and for your
personal every-day use... "
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but then I want you to
notice that the positive command
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is followed by a
negative command.
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It says in verse 17, "But... "
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remember that
little word, "but... "
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verse on screen.
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So, God in this Commandment
begins with the positive.
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He says, "You can partake and
enjoy of any tree of the Garden
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but I have reserved one
tree which is off limits
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which you are not to partake of.
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This is my tree...
you are not to use it
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for your own personal use. "
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Positive
command... negative command...
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"All the trees you can
use except for this one. "
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Now, I want you to notice
where this tree was located
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in the garden.
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Go with me to Genesis chapter
3 and let's read verses 2 and 3,
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Genesis 3 and verses 2 and 3.
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It says,
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verse on screen...
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"the... " that means
middle in the Hebrew,
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verse on screen...
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Where was the tree which
tested the faith of Adam and Eve
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in God as their Creator?
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It was in the
center of the Garden
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and so, you have a
positive command...
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a negative command...
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and you have the
test in the middle.
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Now, let me ask
you, "Who chose the tree
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from which Adam and Eve
were not supposed to eat?"
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Did God tell Adam and
Eve, "Now, Adam and Eve,
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I'm going to allow you to eat
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from all of the
trees of the Garden,
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but I want you to reserve
one tree... especially for me,
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now, you choose which one
you don't want to eat from. "
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Is that the way it worked?
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No... who chose the tree?
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God chose the tree...
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Was God serious
about that particular tree?
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Or did God really care?
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Would He accept Adam
saying, "Well Lord, you know,
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I chose not to eat
from that tree over there
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instead of the one
that You specified. "
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No, God was dead
serious, God chose the tree
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and God is the one who said,
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"From this tree,
you will not eat. "
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Now, as you read the
story about this tree
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in the book of Genesis,
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you get absolutely no impression
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that this tree was any
different than any other tree.
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We're not told that
the tree was taller...
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that it was
surrounded by a glorious light,
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or that the fruit of
this tree was different
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from the fruit
of any other tree.
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In its outward appearance,
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we get the
impression from the story
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that it looked just
like every other tree
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but what set this tree apart
from all of the other trees
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was not its
external appearance...
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what set it apart is the
fact that God had specified
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that Adam and Eve
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were not supposed to
use this particular tree.
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Now, let me ask you, "To
whom did this tree belong?"
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It belonged to God.
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How many of the
trees of the garden
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incidentally belonged to God?
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Audience: All.
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Pastor: Do you believe that all
of the trees belonged to God?
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You notice, for example,
Psalm 24 and verse 1, it says,
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"The earth is the LORD's,
and the fullness thereof. "
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In other words,
everything on Planet Earth
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belonged to the Lord.
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All of the trees of the
Garden belonged to the Lord
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but let me ask you,
"Did this particular tree
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belong to the
Lord in a special sense
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over and above all
of the other trees?"
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Obviously yes.
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All of the trees were God's
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but this tree was
God's in a special sense.
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It was not to be
used by Adam and Eve.
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Now, what was the
purpose of this tree?
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As we read Genesis 3, we
discover that the purpose was
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to give Adam and Eve
the opportunity to recognize
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by not eating from the tree
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that the
Creator was the true God
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and that they were creatures.
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How do we know that?
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Go with me to Genesis
chapter 3 and verse 5...
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Genesis chapter 3 and verse 5.
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Here we find the
devil speaking to Eve
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and he says this,
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"For God knows that
in the day you eat of it
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your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like... " whom?
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"You will be like God,
knowing good and evil. "
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What is the devil
trying to get Eve to think?
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That she doesn't
have to be creature...
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that she can be... what?
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God...
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and when it says, "Like God"
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you know, the King
James Version says,
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"you shall be like
gods... " in plural.
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The Hebrew word is "Elohim"
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the same word that's
used in Genesis 1 verse 1,
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where it says,
"In the beginning,
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God created the
heavens and the earth. "
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The word should be
translated in the singular...
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the devil is saying,
"You will be like God. "
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In other words,
"You will be God. "
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In other words,
the purpose of the tree
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was to test Adam and Eve
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to see if they recognize
that they were creatures
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and that there
was only one true God.
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The tree was a sign...
a test that God gave them
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to prove that they believed
that He was the true God
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and that they were creatures.
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Of course, Genesis
chapter 3 and verse 13
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after Eve ate from the tree,
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she complains to
God and she says,
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"The serpent
deceived me, and I ate...
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the serpent
deceived me... and I ate... "
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Now, we've
talked about deception
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in one of our previous lectures,
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let me ask you,
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"What do you have to do
in order to deceive someone?"
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You have to lie.
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But what kind of
lie do you have to tell
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in order for
that lie to deceive?
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It has to be a lie which
is very close to... what?
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To the truth...
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and by the way, the
counterfeit always comes
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after the genuine in time.
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I want you to remember this
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because we're
going to come back to it.
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Eve complains,
"He deceived me... "
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deception is very
close to the truth
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and deception always
comes after the truth in time
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and then I want you to
notice what the consequence was
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for them eating from this tree
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which gave them the opportunity
to show that they believed
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that God was the true
God and the only Creator.
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In Genesis chapter
3, we find these words
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about the
consequence of their action.
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Genesis chapter 2... actually
and let's read verse 17,
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verse on screen.
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What would be the consequence
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of disrespecting
the tree of the Creator?
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Death.
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Now, let's review
what we've studied.
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One: God gives a
positive command,
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"You can eat of all
the trees of the garden. "
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Second: He gives
a negative command,
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"Of this specific
tree, you shall not eat. "
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The tree which
tested Adam and Eve
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was in the very
middle of the garden.
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God chose the tree from which
they were not supposed to eat
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and God was serious about
that particular specific tree.
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Furthermore, that tree showed
no evidence of being different
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from any other tree in
its outward appearance.
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The only thing
that made it different
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is that God had set it apart
from all of the other trees.
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Furthermore, we notice
that God owned all of the trees
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of the Garden but
He owned this tree
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in a special sense.
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The purpose of the tree
was to test Adam and Eve
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to see if they recognize
the Lord as their only God
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and as their Creator
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and we notice that
the devil deceived Eve
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and as a
consequence the Bible tells us
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that because they
broke God's commandment,
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they were
sentenced... sentenced to die.
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Now, why have I gone
through all of this...
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all of this material as
we begin our study today.
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Because we're going to find
that God has given another test
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to the world today and
particularly to Christians.
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Now before we go and
speak about that test,
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let me ask you,
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do we have any more proof
today that God was the Creator
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that Adam and Eve had
in the Garden of Eden?
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Do we have any empirical
proof that God was the Creator?
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Do we have any scientific
proof that God was the Creator?
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Do we have any historical
proof that God was the Creator?
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No...
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In fact, in Hebrews
chapter 11 and verse 3,
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it says, "By faith we understand
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that the worlds were
formed by the word of God. "
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The things which
are seen were formed
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from that which does not appear
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or from that
which cannot be seen,
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so, in Hebrews 11, we are told
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that the only reason we can know
that God was the Creator today
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is because God says that He was
the Creator in His Holy Word.
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We did not see it...
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we were not eye
witnesses to it...
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we must accept it by faith.
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Now, let me ask you,
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"Has God given a
test for us to show
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whether we believe that
He is the Creator or not?"
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Yes, He has.
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Now, go with me
to Exodus chapter 20
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and let's notice some
very interesting things here.
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Exodus chapter 20 and I would
like to read verses 8 and 9.
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first of all, Exodus
chapter 20 and verses 8 and 9.
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It says here,
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"Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it holy. "
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Now, notice that we have
a positive command first.
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"Six days you shall
labor and do all your work... "
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Did you catch that?
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"Six days you shall labor
and do all of your work... "
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What is God saying?
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He's giving a
positive command...
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He's saying, "Every
week day is... " what?
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for your own personal use"
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but now notice that that is
followed by a negative command,
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notice Exodus
chapter 20 and verse 10.
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"But... " do you remember
that little word in Genesis 2?
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"but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord your God.
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In it you shall do not work:
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you, nor your son
nor your daughter...
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verse on screen.
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So, God has given a
command which is positive...
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every day of the week is
for your own personal use,
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but there is one particular
day that is off limits to you
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and so, the fourth commandment
has a positive command
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and it has a negative command.
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Now, let me ask you this,
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"Where is the
fourth commandment found
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in the law of God?
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Do you know that somebody once
counted the number of syllables
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that are found in
the Ten Commandments
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in the Hebrew
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and that person discovered
that the Sabbath Commandment
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is in the exact
center of the Law of God...
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it comes with the
same number of syllables
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before and after
the fourth commandment.
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In other words,
the Sabbath Commandment
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is found in the
heart of the Law of God
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just like the tree was found in
the heart of the Garden of Eden.
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Now, allow me to amplify
this point just a little bit.
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Archaeologists several
years ago were digging in...
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in a place
called Ugarit in Canaan
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and in Ugarit they
unearthed some tablets...
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some very
interesting tablets of clay.
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Now, I want to tell you a
few things about these tablets.
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They were actually covenants
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between a great
king and a lesser king...
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I want you to remember that,
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they were covenants that
a greater king was making
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with a lesser king.
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The covenant was on
tablets as I mentioned.
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The tablets were
written on both sides.
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Now, in the
PowerPoint presentation
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we have pictures
of several of these...
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of these interesting
tablets that were discovered.
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They were written on both sides
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and interestingly enough
on one side of the tablet
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right in the
middle of the tablet
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was the seal of the king who was
actually writing this covenant
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for the lesser king.
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Now, it's
interesting, of course,
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that this
tablet was made of clay
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and when the clay was wet,
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the king would take his seal
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and he would impress the
seal right in the middle...
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right square
center of the tablet...
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and of course, when the seal
was impressed on the tablet,
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the writing where
the seal was impressed
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was obliterated...
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people could not read
what was underneath the seal
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and that's the reason
why they wrote the covenant
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on the reverse
side... or on the back side.
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You see, in the
front side had the seal
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which showed that this
was an authentic covenant
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and then the other
side allowed people to read
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the contents of this
covenant specifically.
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Now, the interesting
thing is that these covenants...
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in the middle... in this seal
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contained three
items of information
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about the king who was
actually giving this covenant
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or forming this
covenant with a lesser king...
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three items of
information in the seal...
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Number one: the name of the king
who was making the covenant.
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Number two: the territory
over which that king ruled
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and Number three: the title or
the office that that king held
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which in this case would be
king of such and such location,
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the name... the
title... and the territory
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over which that
king ruled or governed.
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Now, somebody might say,
"Why are you bringing this up?"
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There's a very specific reason
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and I want you to
go with me to study it.
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Go with me to Deuteronomy
chapter 4 and verse 13,
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Deuteronomy
chapter 4 and verse 13,
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this is going to
get very interesting.
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Do you know that
these covenants were found
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in the same general
geographical area...
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they were found
in the Middle East
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by the way, where the
Ten Commandments were given
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and I want you to
notice the characteristics
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of the Ten Commandments.
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Notice Deuteronomy
chapter 4 and verse 13,
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it says...
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"So He declared
to you His... " what?
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"His covenant... "
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who is making the covenant here?
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God is making the covenant.
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"So He declared
to you His covenant
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which He commanded
you to perform... "
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and what is the covenant?
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The... what?
The Ten Commandments
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"and He wrote them on
two tablets of... " what?
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He wrote them on
two tablets of stone.
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Were the Ten Commandments a
covenant between a great king
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and His followers?
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Absolutely.
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Were they written on tablets?
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Absolutely.
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Now, there's detail
which very few people know
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and that is... that the
Ten Commandments were written
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on both sides of the tablets.
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Did you know that?
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Go with me to Exodus
32... some of you did...
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Exodus 32 and verses 15 and 16.
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Exodus chapter 32
and verses 15 and 16,
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notice what we're told here,
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it says in verse 15,
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verse on screen.
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Now, the tablets
were the work of Moses...?
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Audience: No...
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Pastor: Thank you very much...
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"The tablets
were the work of God
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and the writing
was the writing of God
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engraved on the tablets. "
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On how many places
were the tablets written?
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on the front side... and where?
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And on the backside.
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The reason why the Bible says
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that the Ten Commandments
were given in this way
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is because that's the way
in which covenants were given
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at that time
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which has been
discovered by archaeologists
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who have
unearthed dozens of tablets
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that follow the same pattern.
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Now, my question is,
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"Where would you
expect to find the seal of God
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in the Ten Commandments?"
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You would expect to find
the seal of the great God
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in the middle of the tablet.
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Is it in the
middle of the tablet?
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Would you expect that
seal to have the name of God
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to have the title
and his territory?
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Absolutely.
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Go with me to Exodus
chapter 20 and verse 11,
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Exodus chapter 20 and verse 11,
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see... God uses archaeology
to show things to us.
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Even the stones
speak out if we don't.
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Notice Exodus 20 and verse 11,
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It says, "For in
six days the Lord... "
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that's His name, right?
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"Jahweh" or "Jehovah" we say...
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"For in six days
the Lord made... "
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what is the office...
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or what is the function
of this God or the Lord?
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He is the... what?
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His title is Creator.
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The Lord made...
what is His territory?
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"The heavens and the earth
the sea and all that is in them
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and rested the seventh day.
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Therefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath day and hallowed it. "
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By the way, this is the
only one of the Ten Commandments
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that has all three
necessary elements of a seal.
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The name of the Lawgiver...
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His function or His office...
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and the territory
over which He rules.
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Isn't this interesting?
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Now, allow me to say
something about the Sabbath
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and the reason why
God gave the Sabbath.
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Did God give the Sabbath
to establish the distinction
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between Himself
and His creatures?
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Is that what the
commandment says?
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"Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy... "
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and at the end He says,
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"The reason why is
because I made the world... "
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in what?
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"In six days and
rested the seventh...
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therefore, I
commanded you to... " what?
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"To rest on the seventh day
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in recognition
that I was... " what?
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"That I was your Creator
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and you are the creature. "
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By the way, go with me
to Ezekiel 20 and verse 20,
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where we find the same
idea, Ezekiel chapter 20
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and verse 20.
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Here we find some
very interesting words,
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you see, Israel had apostatized
from God consistently...
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time and again...
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and in Ezekiel chapter 20,
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God is telling them
about their history,
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and He's going to
explain the reason why
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He gave them the Sabbath.
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Notice, Ezekiel
chapter 20 and verse 20.
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God says, "Hallow
Moses' Sabbaths... "
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Audience: No.
Pastor: Oh, thank you.
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"Hallow... " or...
that is... keep holy...
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"My Sabbaths, and
they will be a... " what?
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"A sign between Me and you,
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that you may know that
I am the Lord your God. "
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What was the
purpose of the Sabbath?
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To show the distinction between
the Creator and the creature.
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To show that man believed
that God was the Creator.
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Is this the same with the
tree in the Garden of Eden?
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Absolutely.
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The tree and the
day are parallel.
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Now, let me ask you something,
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"Do you suppose the
devil loves the Sabbath?"
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Go with me to
Isaiah 14 and verse 14,
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I'm going to explain to you
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why the devil
doesn't like the Sabbath.
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Isaiah 14 and verse 14,
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there's a very specific reason.
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You see, the devil was not
satisfied with being a creature.
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What did he want to be?
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He wanted to occupy
the position of who?
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Of the... of the
Creator... of God.
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Now, what do we
find in chapter 14
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and verse 14?
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Here Lucifer in heaven says,
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"I will ascend above
the heights of the clouds;
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I will be like the most High. "
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He's saying, "I
will be... " what?
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God... it's no coincidence
that he says to Adam and Eve...
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to Eve specifically,
"You will be like God. "
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Because he had
already done it... where?
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He had already
done it in heaven.
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He says, "I will ascend
and I will be like God. "
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Let me ask you, "Can
the devil love the Sabbath?"
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Why can't he love the Sabbath?
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Because the
Sabbath points to the fact
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that there is only one true God
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and that is the God that created
the Heavens and the earth.
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The Sabbath denies Satan's
right to claim to be God.
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Because the Sabbath is a
sign that God is the Creator...
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that God is the only
true God of the universe
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and if the devil
promoted the Sabbath,
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he would
definitely be promoting God
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and so, the devil
says, "I have to find a sign
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that points not to God
but points to... " whom?
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But points to me and my kingdom.
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Now, let me ask you,
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"Who chose the
Sabbath as the day of rest?"
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Did God say,
"Folks, here's seven days...
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I am a generous God...
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I want you to dedicate
one day in seven to me,
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you choose which. "
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Lots of Christians
would like to believe that
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because any day in seven
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as long as we take one day
to rest... that's all right,
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who chose the specific day
that we're supposed to rest?
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Notice Genesis
chapter 2 and verses 2 and 3,
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Genesis chapter 2
and verses 2 and 3,
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it says here in
Genesis 2 and verses 2 and 3
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the following, "And on the... "
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notice the number of
times "seventh day" is used...
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"And on the seventh day
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God ended His
work which He had done;
00:28:00.44\00:28:02.34
and He rested on the seventh day
00:28:02.41\00:28:04.75
from all His work
which He had done.
00:28:04.78\00:28:07.05
Then God blessed
the seventh day... "
00:28:07.08\00:28:09.52
I think He's trying to tell us
that the Sabbath is the 7th day.
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"And on the seventh day
He rested from all His work
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which He had done and made. "
00:28:18.49\00:28:20.13
And then it says, "He
sanctified the Sabbath
00:28:20.16\00:28:22.23
and He rested on the Sabbath. "
00:28:22.26\00:28:24.10
In other words,
who chose the day
00:28:24.13\00:28:25.90
that He expected
human beings to keep?
00:28:25.93\00:28:28.10
God chose the day just
like God chose the... what?
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Just like God chose the tree.
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Now,
00:28:35.51\00:28:40.22
how did the devil try
and change the Sabbath
00:28:40.25\00:28:45.72
on this earth?
00:28:45.75\00:28:47.59
He needed a human
instrument or a human system
00:28:47.62\00:28:52.49
in order to do it
00:28:52.53\00:28:53.86
and that system... we
talked about last night.
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I want to read you
a few statements now,
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I'm going to read you
particularly one right now
00:29:00.90\00:29:03.54
but we'll be
reading several of them.
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This statement is
from a Roman Catholic...
00:29:05.07\00:29:08.94
very reputable Roman
Catholic encyclopedia
00:29:08.98\00:29:12.81
called "Prompta Bibliotheca"
00:29:12.85\00:29:14.72
it's speaking about
the authority of the Pope
00:29:14.78\00:29:17.89
and this is what it says,
00:29:17.92\00:29:20.36
this is a Roman
Catholic scholar writing,
00:29:20.39\00:29:23.43
"The Pope is of so
great authority and power
00:29:23.46\00:29:27.96
that he can modify,
explain, or even interpret
00:29:28.00\00:29:32.47
even divine laws.
00:29:32.50\00:29:34.54
The Pope can modify divine law,
00:29:34.60\00:29:38.54
since his power is
not of man, but of God,
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and he acts as
Vice-regent of God upon earth
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with most ample power of
binding and losing his sheep. "
00:29:47.95\00:29:52.89
What does the Pope
have the power to do?
00:29:52.92\00:29:56.96
To modify... explain...
or interpret divine laws
00:29:56.99\00:30:02.20
and then he says... the
Pope can modify divine law.
00:30:02.23\00:30:07.40
Do you remember
what the Little Horn
00:30:07.44\00:30:08.77
was going to attempt to do?
00:30:08.80\00:30:10.21
He thought that
he could... what?
00:30:10.24\00:30:11.57
That he could change the law
00:30:11.61\00:30:13.88
and he did it by eliminating
the second commandment
00:30:13.91\00:30:18.01
it's not in the
Catechisms... you can look...
00:30:18.05\00:30:20.45
and by changing the rest
day from Sabbath to Sunday.
00:30:20.48\00:30:24.79
You can check the
website that I mentioned
00:30:24.82\00:30:26.65
in our last lecture.
00:30:26.69\00:30:28.02
There are 16 pages of quotations
from Roman Catholic books
00:30:28.06\00:30:32.06
where they openly admit
00:30:32.09\00:30:34.53
that it was the
Roman Catholic Church
00:30:34.56\00:30:36.97
which changed the day
at least in their mind
00:30:37.00\00:30:40.07
changed the day
from Sabbath to Sunday.
00:30:40.10\00:30:42.07
Allow me to read you just
one of them from a Catechism,
00:30:42.14\00:30:44.74
this is Life in Christ...
00:30:44.77\00:30:46.64
Instructions in the
Catholic Faith, page 243...
00:30:46.68\00:30:49.94
It says this, "Why did the
church change the Lord's Day
00:30:49.98\00:30:55.12
from the Sabbath to Sunday?
00:30:55.15\00:30:56.48
Answer: "The Church, using
the power of binding and loosing
00:30:56.52\00:31:03.69
which Christ gave to the Pope
00:31:03.73\00:31:06.23
changed the
Lord's Day to Sunday. "
00:31:06.26\00:31:10.87
And you can look in history...
00:31:10.90\00:31:13.37
Sunday was kept long before
Protestants came on the scene.
00:31:13.44\00:31:18.14
Sunday was kept all the way
back to the 3rd Century actually
00:31:18.17\00:31:22.78
and it did not come as a result
of the study of Scripture.
00:31:22.81\00:31:27.38
It came as a result
of several pressures
00:31:27.42\00:31:30.79
within the Roman Empire...
00:31:30.82\00:31:32.15
anti-Judaism...
and other factors.
00:31:32.19\00:31:35.06
It did not come as a result
of a direct command of God.
00:31:35.09\00:31:39.03
Now, let me ask you this,
00:31:39.06\00:31:41.23
"Does the Pope...
or does the Papacy
00:31:41.26\00:31:45.67
claim that the Pope is
God's representative on earth?"
00:31:45.70\00:31:49.34
There are statements that even
say that he is God on earth.
00:31:49.37\00:31:52.31
Let me ask you...
who could only be the one
00:31:52.34\00:31:54.51
who could change the law of God?
00:31:54.54\00:31:56.18
It would have to be... whom?
00:31:56.21\00:31:57.81
It would have to be God.
00:31:57.85\00:31:59.38
Would the devil want
to use an earthly System
00:31:59.41\00:32:02.92
that claims to have God on earth
00:32:02.95\00:32:05.69
to attempt to change God's Law
00:32:05.72\00:32:08.39
particularly the Commandment
that identifies the true God?
00:32:08.42\00:32:12.43
You see, how could
people ever believe
00:32:12.46\00:32:15.16
that the Pope is God on earth
00:32:15.20\00:32:16.77
if the Pope kept
the Sabbath as his sign?
00:32:16.83\00:32:19.87
What does the sign
of the Sabbath point to?
00:32:19.90\00:32:22.90
It points to the fact
00:32:22.94\00:32:25.27
that there is only
one true God in heaven...
00:32:25.31\00:32:27.88
the Creator of the
heavens and the earth.
00:32:27.91\00:32:30.48
You see, if the
Roman Catholic Papacy
00:32:30.51\00:32:32.91
claims that the
Pope is God on earth,
00:32:32.95\00:32:35.38
the Pope could
not keep the Sabbath
00:32:35.42\00:32:37.82
because then people would
say, "Now, wait a minute...
00:32:37.85\00:32:39.92
you say that you have the power
of God on earth but... but look,
00:32:39.95\00:32:43.12
the Bible says that the Sabbath
points to only one true God
00:32:43.16\00:32:47.33
in heaven
00:32:47.36\00:32:49.10
and so, did the Papacy need
to establish a different day
00:32:49.13\00:32:52.83
that would
distract people from God
00:32:52.87\00:32:55.77
and would attract
people to the System?
00:32:55.80\00:32:58.57
Absolutely.
00:32:58.61\00:33:00.08
Now, allow me to
mention something
00:33:00.14\00:33:02.28
which is very, very interesting,
00:33:02.31\00:33:04.38
and some people might not
like what I'm going to say now
00:33:04.41\00:33:07.98
but it's the truth.
00:33:08.05\00:33:09.38
Do you know that the observance
of Sunday as the day of rest
00:33:09.42\00:33:14.02
is really idolatry?
00:33:14.06\00:33:17.03
And you're saying,
"Well, I've been keeping Sunday,
00:33:17.06\00:33:20.13
have I been an idolater?"
00:33:20.16\00:33:21.86
Well, perhaps... not knowingly.
00:33:21.90\00:33:24.53
Let me show you what I mean,
00:33:24.57\00:33:27.04
let me ask you,
"Who created the sun?"
00:33:27.07\00:33:30.21
Who created the sun?"
00:33:30.24\00:33:32.44
God created the sun.
00:33:32.47\00:33:34.61
"Did He create
the sun for worship?"
00:33:34.64\00:33:36.41
No, so what happens
if you convert the sun
00:33:36.44\00:33:40.95
into an object of
worship, what is that called?
00:33:40.98\00:33:42.72
That's called idolatry.
00:33:42.78\00:33:44.25
Now, let me ask you,
00:33:44.29\00:33:45.69
"Who made the
first day of the week?"
00:33:45.72\00:33:47.06
God...
00:33:47.09\00:33:48.79
"Did He make it for worship?"
00:33:48.82\00:33:50.16
Which day did He
make for worship?
00:33:50.19\00:33:52.66
The Sabbath.
00:33:52.69\00:33:54.03
Did He make the
first day for worship?
00:33:54.06\00:33:55.40
No...
00:33:55.43\00:33:56.77
so what happens if man coverts
it into a day of worship?
00:33:56.80\00:33:58.70
What is that called?
00:33:58.73\00:34:00.60
Idolater.
00:34:00.64\00:34:02.40
It doesn't make any difference
whether it's an object...
00:34:02.44\00:34:04.77
the sun or whether it's a day.
00:34:04.84\00:34:06.88
Anything that man makes
as a substitute for worship
00:34:06.94\00:34:10.91
in place of what God has
established for worship...
00:34:10.95\00:34:14.75
is what?
00:34:14.78\00:34:16.42
It is practicing idolatry.
00:34:16.45\00:34:18.42
Now, allow me to read you
some interesting statements...
00:34:18.45\00:34:23.43
see, the statements get
even more interesting...
00:34:23.46\00:34:25.63
you know Protestants believe
that they're keeping Sunday
00:34:25.69\00:34:29.23
in honor of the
resurrection of Jesus
00:34:29.26\00:34:31.50
because the Bible says that
we're supposed to keep Sunday
00:34:31.53\00:34:33.84
but what they don't
realize is that they're really
00:34:33.87\00:34:36.94
continuing the tradition
of the Roman Catholic Church.
00:34:36.97\00:34:40.18
Of course, they try to
find arguments from Scripture,
00:34:40.21\00:34:43.38
"Yeah, Jesus
resurrected the first day. "
00:34:43.41\00:34:45.01
I'm not going
to argue with that,
00:34:45.05\00:34:46.82
but where does the Bible say
we're supposed to keep Sunday
00:34:46.85\00:34:49.02
in honor of the resurrection?
00:34:49.05\00:34:51.05
They say, "Yes, but you know
00:34:51.09\00:34:53.02
Sunday's the day that's
been kept for centuries. "
00:34:53.05\00:34:55.66
Yes, but where
does the Bible say
00:34:55.69\00:34:57.29
that we're
supposed to keep Sunday?
00:34:57.33\00:34:58.86
The fact is, that Protestants
in the Protestant Reformation
00:34:58.89\00:35:02.23
did not go all the way
00:35:02.30\00:35:04.00
in establishing
the true day of worship
00:35:04.03\00:35:06.10
which the Bible enjoins
00:35:06.13\00:35:07.57
and which Jesus
and the apostles kept.
00:35:07.64\00:35:10.07
They simply took the tradition
00:35:10.11\00:35:12.64
that came through
the Roman Catholic Church
00:35:12.67\00:35:14.94
and continued this
as the day of worship.
00:35:15.01\00:35:17.25
Now, do you want to hear
what Catholics say about this?
00:35:17.28\00:35:19.95
This is what one
Catholic scholar says...
00:35:20.02\00:35:23.18
actually there are
two, Reverend Leo J. Trese
00:35:23.22\00:35:26.35
and John J. Kasala.
00:35:26.39\00:35:27.72
"Nothing is said in the Bible
00:35:27.76\00:35:31.79
about the change of the Lord's
day from Saturday to Sunday
00:35:31.83\00:35:36.00
we know the change only from
the tradition of the church...
00:35:36.06\00:35:40.20
a fact handed down to
us from the earliest times
00:35:40.24\00:35:44.77
by the living
voice of the church.
00:35:44.81\00:35:47.94
That is why we find so illogical
00:35:47.98\00:35:50.68
the attitude of
many non-Catholics
00:35:50.71\00:35:53.35
who say that they
will believe nothing
00:35:53.42\00:35:55.68
unless they can
find it in the Bible
00:35:55.72\00:35:58.45
and yet will
continue to keep Sunday
00:35:58.49\00:36:01.22
as the Lord's day on the say-so
00:36:01.26\00:36:03.93
of the Catholic Church. "
00:36:03.96\00:36:05.89
Here's another one...
00:36:05.93\00:36:07.76
this one is
even more meaningful.
00:36:07.83\00:36:11.03
This one is by
H. Canon Cafferata
00:36:11.10\00:36:14.27
"A word about Sunday...
00:36:14.30\00:36:16.10
God said, 'Remember that
thou keep the Sabbath day holy'
00:36:16.14\00:36:20.68
the Sabbath was
Saturday not Sunday...
00:36:20.71\00:36:23.28
why then do we keep Sunday
holy instead of Saturday?"
00:36:23.35\00:36:26.88
He says, "The Church altered
the observance of the Sabbath
00:36:26.92\00:36:32.82
to the observance of Sunday.
00:36:32.85\00:36:34.19
Protestants who say that they go
by the Bible and the Bible only,
00:36:34.22\00:36:39.36
and that they do
not believe anything
00:36:39.39\00:36:42.70
that's not in the Bible,
00:36:42.76\00:36:44.10
must be rather
puzzled by keeping of Sunday
00:36:44.13\00:36:48.20
when God distinctly said,
'Keep holy the Sabbath day. '
00:36:48.24\00:36:52.71
The word Sunday does not
come anywhere in the Bible
00:36:52.74\00:36:57.18
so, without knowing it,
00:36:57.21\00:36:59.41
they are obeying the authority
of the Catholic Church. "
00:36:59.45\00:37:02.82
Here's another
one, I'll read one more,
00:37:02.85\00:37:05.45
this one is from Father Enright
00:37:05.52\00:37:08.86
who for many years was a teacher
00:37:08.89\00:37:12.16
at the Redemptorist
college of America...
00:37:12.19\00:37:14.83
he was actually President of the
Redemptorist College of America,
00:37:14.86\00:37:17.40
he say this,
00:37:17.47\00:37:18.80
"It was the Holy Catholic
Church that changed the day... "
00:37:18.83\00:37:21.94
see... notice...
00:37:21.97\00:37:23.30
"changed the day of rest
from Saturday to Sunday. "
00:37:23.34\00:37:25.87
By the way, does the
prophecy of the Little Horn say
00:37:25.91\00:37:27.94
that the Little Horn
would think that he could change
00:37:27.98\00:37:29.94
the law of God?
00:37:29.98\00:37:31.35
Yes... and so, he says, "It
was the holy Catholic Church
00:37:31.38\00:37:35.22
that changed the day of
rest from Saturday to Sunday...
00:37:35.25\00:37:39.05
the first day of the week
00:37:39.09\00:37:40.42
and it not only
compelled all to keep Sunday
00:37:40.46\00:37:44.39
but urged all persons
to labor on the seventh day
00:37:44.43\00:37:48.00
under pain of anathema. "
00:37:48.03\00:37:49.60
That's "being accursed. "
00:37:49.66\00:37:51.03
"Protestants profess
great reverence for the Bible
00:37:51.07\00:37:54.67
and yet by their
solemn act of keeping Sunday,
00:37:54.70\00:37:58.41
they acknowledge the
power of the Catholic Church.
00:37:58.44\00:38:01.71
The Bible says, 'Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy'
00:38:01.74\00:38:06.15
but the Catholic Church says,
00:38:06.18\00:38:08.28
'No, keep the first
day of the week... '"
00:38:08.32\00:38:11.09
and now notice this,
00:38:11.12\00:38:12.45
"and lo, the
entire civilized world
00:38:12.49\00:38:16.79
bows down in reverent obedience
00:38:16.83\00:38:21.30
to the command of the
holy Catholic Church. "
00:38:21.33\00:38:25.37
Is this an important issue?
00:38:25.40\00:38:28.94
This is a very important issue.
00:38:28.97\00:38:32.04
You say, "Why is it important?"
00:38:32.07\00:38:34.64
Let me ask you,
00:38:34.68\00:38:36.41
"Does the Sabbath look
just like any other day?"
00:38:36.44\00:38:39.58
Does the Sabbath have 24 hours?
00:38:39.61\00:38:42.88
Does the sun rise
and set on the Sabbath?
00:38:42.92\00:38:46.05
Do you get up and
go to bed on Sabbath?
00:38:46.09\00:38:48.69
Is Sabbath one of the
numbers on the calendar?
00:38:48.72\00:38:51.76
You look at the Sabbath...
00:38:51.79\00:38:53.36
the Sabbath looks
just like any other day.
00:38:53.40\00:38:54.90
What makes the
Sabbath different?
00:38:54.93\00:38:57.27
Not its outward appearance
00:38:57.30\00:38:59.57
like the outward appearance
of the tree... was not different
00:38:59.60\00:39:01.80
what makes the Sabbath different
is the fact that God... what?
00:39:01.84\00:39:06.04
God set it apart.
00:39:06.07\00:39:08.34
Now, I want you to imagine
00:39:08.38\00:39:10.45
that in your pocket
you have two dollars.
00:39:10.48\00:39:11.98
One dollar is for
you to go to the market
00:39:12.01\00:39:14.78
and you can't buy
much with one dollar...
00:39:14.82\00:39:16.42
I realize, one dollar
to buy things at the market
00:39:16.45\00:39:18.79
and the other dollar
you set aside for tithe.
00:39:18.82\00:39:20.72
Let me ask you,
00:39:20.76\00:39:22.09
"Do those two
dollars look exactly alike?"
00:39:22.12\00:39:24.59
Yes.
00:39:24.63\00:39:26.66
Are they printed on paper?
00:39:26.70\00:39:28.03
Are they worth the same amount?
00:39:28.06\00:39:29.90
So, they're
exactly the same, right?
00:39:29.93\00:39:31.77
There's no difference
between the two dollar bills.
00:39:31.80\00:39:34.34
Are they different?
00:39:34.37\00:39:36.00
Sure they are.
00:39:36.04\00:39:37.51
What makes them different?
00:39:37.54\00:39:38.87
The fact that one is
set apart for a holy use
00:39:38.91\00:39:42.44
and the other one
is for secular use.
00:39:42.48\00:39:45.35
The Sabbath was set apart by God
00:39:45.38\00:39:48.38
not because it is
different than any other day
00:39:48.42\00:39:51.99
but because God
simply wanted to set it apart
00:39:52.02\00:39:56.96
to test the faithfulness of man
00:39:56.99\00:40:00.76
in recognizing
Him as their Creator
00:40:00.80\00:40:02.53
and as their God.
00:40:02.56\00:40:05.13
Now, you say, "Pastor,
00:40:05.17\00:40:07.37
it doesn't really make any
difference which day we keep. "
00:40:07.40\00:40:09.70
If God didn't change
the day and the Papacy did,
00:40:09.74\00:40:13.41
whose authority
are you accepting?
00:40:13.44\00:40:14.94
You know, obedience is
the highest form of worship.
00:40:14.98\00:40:18.48
If you say you worship
God and you disobey God
00:40:18.51\00:40:21.82
knowing that you're
supposed to keep the Sabbath
00:40:21.88\00:40:24.95
and you don't,
00:40:24.99\00:40:26.62
whose authority
are you accepting?
00:40:26.65\00:40:27.99
You're accepting the
authority of the individual
00:40:28.02\00:40:29.86
who changed the day,
00:40:29.89\00:40:31.23
so, the final
conflict has nothing to do with
00:40:31.26\00:40:34.20
just one day versus another day,
00:40:34.23\00:40:36.03
the issue is, "Whose
authority do you accept?"
00:40:36.06\00:40:39.43
Do you accept the authority
of the true God... the Creator
00:40:39.50\00:40:43.44
who made the Sabbath
00:40:43.47\00:40:44.87
and you keep the Sabbath as a
sign that you are loyal to him,
00:40:44.91\00:40:48.11
or do you keep the
first day of the week
00:40:48.14\00:40:50.45
thus accepting the authority of
the power that changed the day
00:40:50.51\00:40:54.25
from Saturday to Sunday?
00:40:54.28\00:40:55.62
The issue is, whose
authority do you accept?
00:40:55.65\00:40:58.75
Not which day
specifically you keep.
00:40:58.79\00:41:02.59
By the way, we have
a story in the Bible
00:41:02.62\00:41:05.23
that shows how serious
in the mind of God it is
00:41:05.26\00:41:09.00
when we do not respect
what He has made holy...
00:41:09.03\00:41:12.67
when we offer God something
secular as if it was holy.
00:41:12.70\00:41:16.84
We have in Leviticus chapter
10 the story of Nadab and Abihu,
00:41:16.87\00:41:20.48
I'll tell you
very quickly the story,
00:41:20.54\00:41:21.88
In Leviticus 9 it says
that God rained fire from heaven
00:41:21.91\00:41:25.08
down on the
altar... that was holy fire
00:41:25.11\00:41:27.72
and God said to Israel,
00:41:27.75\00:41:29.85
"I want you
when you take fire...
00:41:29.88\00:41:31.32
when the priests take
fire into the sanctuary,
00:41:31.35\00:41:33.29
make sure that
they use holy fire
00:41:33.32\00:41:36.46
from this altar...
00:41:36.49\00:41:37.83
not any kind of
fire... this fire
00:41:37.86\00:41:40.06
because this fire is holy. "
00:41:40.10\00:41:41.43
But the Bible says
that Nadab and Abihu
00:41:41.46\00:41:44.03
the sons of Aaron... they were
under the influence of wine,
00:41:44.07\00:41:46.67
by the way,
Babylon at the end of time
00:41:46.70\00:41:48.37
is under the
influence of spiritual wine...
00:41:48.40\00:41:50.07
false doctrine...
00:41:50.11\00:41:51.77
that does not allow
them to think straight,
00:41:51.81\00:41:55.04
and so, under the
influence of wine,
00:41:55.08\00:41:57.75
they actually took common fire
00:41:57.78\00:41:59.58
and they took it
into the sanctuary...
00:41:59.61\00:42:01.08
now, let me ask you,
00:42:01.12\00:42:02.45
"If you had looked at the two
fires, would they look alike?"
00:42:02.48\00:42:04.39
Sure.
00:42:04.42\00:42:06.52
If you analyze the
chemical properties of both,
00:42:06.55\00:42:08.96
would the chemical
properties be alike?
00:42:08.99\00:42:11.13
If you put your
finger in both fires,
00:42:11.19\00:42:13.29
would the fire burn your finger?
00:42:13.33\00:42:14.66
Of course...
00:42:14.70\00:42:16.03
so, the fires were just alike
00:42:16.06\00:42:18.77
so what distinguished
one fire from the other?
00:42:18.80\00:42:21.80
It was not its
external appearance...
00:42:21.84\00:42:24.17
what
distinguished the two fires was
00:42:24.21\00:42:26.68
that God had
said, "This fire is holy
00:42:26.71\00:42:29.18
and this fire is common
00:42:29.21\00:42:31.38
and you will
present to me holy fire. "
00:42:31.41\00:42:34.38
Of course, God isn't
as particular today...
00:42:34.42\00:42:37.29
God today doesn't
mind... He doesn't care...
00:42:37.32\00:42:40.12
it's just "Bring me anything. "
00:42:40.16\00:42:41.92
Did God change?
00:42:41.96\00:42:43.96
The cross changed God...
00:42:43.99\00:42:45.96
He was particular before
and now He's really lenient.
00:42:45.99\00:42:49.00
Come on Folks, does
God change His character?
00:42:49.03\00:42:52.60
Does God still expect
us to offer Him as holy...
00:42:52.63\00:42:55.84
that which is holy?
00:42:55.87\00:42:57.21
Absolutely.
00:42:57.24\00:42:58.57
And the Bible stays
that Nadab and Abihu
00:42:58.61\00:43:01.38
brought in "strange
fire" the Bible says,
00:43:01.41\00:43:04.11
that means...
common every day fire...
00:43:04.15\00:43:06.82
and God said, "Oh,
well thank you very much
00:43:06.85\00:43:10.45
fire is fire... I don't mind. "
00:43:10.49\00:43:12.22
No, the Bible says that
the glory of God came up
00:43:12.25\00:43:14.36
and consumed
Nadab and Abihu there
00:43:14.39\00:43:18.06
because they took common fire
00:43:18.09\00:43:20.83
and they offered it
to God as if it was holy.
00:43:20.86\00:43:23.43
How do you suppose God feels
00:43:23.47\00:43:25.73
when we take a
common working day
00:43:25.77\00:43:27.34
and present it to
God as if it were holy?
00:43:27.37\00:43:30.57
Now, most
Christians don't realize this,
00:43:30.61\00:43:33.71
the ministers... I might say
to a great degree are to blame
00:43:33.78\00:43:38.38
because God has
given them a Bible to study
00:43:38.41\00:43:40.52
and a Bible to preach...
00:43:40.58\00:43:41.95
to share with their
congregations the truth
00:43:41.98\00:43:44.45
even if it's unpopular...
00:43:44.49\00:43:46.89
even if everybody
leaves the church...
00:43:46.92\00:43:49.26
ministers should
be faithful to God
00:43:49.29\00:43:51.53
and preach the truth
though the heavens fall.
00:43:51.59\00:43:54.20
Do you agree with that?
00:43:54.23\00:43:55.90
Audience: Amen.
00:43:55.93\00:43:57.27
Pastor: I'll tell you
Folks, the blood of many people
00:43:57.30\00:43:59.00
are going to be on me if
I don't tell you the truth,
00:43:59.03\00:44:01.54
I might say some things
that appear to be hard and harsh
00:44:01.57\00:44:04.07
but they're the truth
00:44:04.11\00:44:05.44
and God wants us
to... to know them
00:44:05.47\00:44:08.24
and to obey them
00:44:08.28\00:44:09.61
because the destiny
of souls depends upon it
00:44:09.64\00:44:12.38
and by the way, we
find in Exodus 31 verse 15
00:44:12.41\00:44:15.25
that God says that whoever
tramples upon the Sabbath
00:44:15.28\00:44:18.62
is to be put to death.
00:44:18.65\00:44:19.99
You say, "Well, we don't put
people to death anymore today. "
00:44:20.06\00:44:22.56
That's true because
Israel lived in a theocracy
00:44:22.62\00:44:24.93
but reckoning day will come.
00:44:24.96\00:44:27.06
If we trample upon God's
Sabbath knowingly and say,
00:44:27.10\00:44:31.03
"I know that the Sabbath is
the day I'm supposed to keep
00:44:31.07\00:44:33.80
but I'm going to go ahead
and keep on keeping Sunday
00:44:33.84\00:44:36.54
because that's
what my church says...
00:44:36.57\00:44:37.91
that's what my minister says,
00:44:37.94\00:44:39.27
that's what my friends do...
00:44:39.31\00:44:40.64
that's what my relatives do... "
00:44:40.68\00:44:42.01
if we insist on doing that,
00:44:42.04\00:44:44.58
we might not be destroyed now
00:44:44.61\00:44:47.38
but when Jesus
comes it will happen.
00:44:47.42\00:44:50.99
By the way, Folks,
00:44:51.02\00:44:52.69
do you know what
the final controversy
00:44:52.72\00:44:54.46
and the final
conflict is all about?
00:44:54.52\00:44:56.19
It's not about the
oil of the Middle East...
00:44:56.22\00:44:59.96
it is not the
Arabs against the Jews...
00:45:00.00\00:45:04.53
it is not a war of
east against west...
00:45:04.57\00:45:09.04
it is a war that has
to do with two things...
00:45:09.07\00:45:13.21
Number one: Worship...
00:45:13.24\00:45:15.91
and Number two: Obedience.
00:45:15.94\00:45:18.58
You say, "How do we know that?"
00:45:18.61\00:45:20.68
Well, let's go to
Revelation chapter 13...
00:45:20.72\00:45:23.52
Revelation chapter 13...
00:45:23.55\00:45:26.35
by the way, do you
know that worship has to do
00:45:26.39\00:45:28.49
with the first
table of the Law, right?
00:45:28.52\00:45:29.86
the first table of the Law
is the one that has to do with
00:45:29.89\00:45:33.13
our relationship with God.
00:45:33.16\00:45:34.50
That deals with
the issue of worship,
00:45:34.53\00:45:38.07
so, which table is involved
00:45:38.10\00:45:40.24
especially in the
final controversy?
00:45:40.27\00:45:41.64
It's the first table of the Law.
00:45:41.67\00:45:43.67
Now, notice
Revelation chapter 13...
00:45:43.71\00:45:46.68
Revelation chapter 13
and let's read verse 15.
00:45:46.71\00:45:50.98
It says here,
00:45:51.01\00:45:52.35
"He was granted
power to give breath
00:45:52.38\00:45:55.28
to the image of the beast,
00:45:55.32\00:45:56.65
that the image of the
beast should both speak
00:45:56.69\00:45:58.55
and cause as many
as would not... " what?
00:45:58.59\00:46:00.62
"worship the image of
the beast to be killed. "
00:46:00.66\00:46:04.53
What is going to be
imposed? False... what?
00:46:04.56\00:46:08.40
False worship according to this.
00:46:08.43\00:46:12.53
Now, the question is,
00:46:12.60\00:46:14.54
"Does the devil hate
the commandments of God?"
00:46:14.57\00:46:17.04
Is the final
conflict going to have to do
00:46:17.11\00:46:19.54
with the commandments of God?
00:46:19.57\00:46:20.91
Absolutely.
00:46:20.94\00:46:22.28
Go with me to Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17,
00:46:22.31\00:46:24.98
we've read this verse before,
00:46:25.01\00:46:26.35
time and again in
Revelation we find this idea,
00:46:26.38\00:46:28.92
Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17,
00:46:28.98\00:46:31.35
it says here, "And the dragon
was enraged with the woman,
00:46:31.39\00:46:35.32
that is... with the church...
00:46:35.36\00:46:36.93
"and he went to make war
with the rest of her offspring"
00:46:36.96\00:46:40.16
or as the King James says,
"with the remnant of her seed"
00:46:40.20\00:46:43.40
who... " what?
00:46:43.43\00:46:46.00
"who keep the
commandments of God
00:46:46.03\00:46:48.84
and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. "
00:46:48.87\00:46:52.34
Notice Revelation
chapter 14 and verse 12,
00:46:52.37\00:46:55.74
this is the conclusion of
the third angel's message,
00:46:55.78\00:46:58.51
God's final
message to the world.
00:46:58.55\00:47:00.22
It says there in
Revelation 14 verse 12,
00:47:00.25\00:47:03.62
"Here is the
patience of the saints;
00:47:03.65\00:47:06.99
here are those who... " what?
00:47:07.02\00:47:09.72
"who keep the
commandments of God
00:47:09.76\00:47:12.46
and the faith of Jesus. "
00:47:12.49\00:47:15.10
And by the way, if you
read the previous verses,
00:47:15.16\00:47:18.53
verses 9 through 11,
00:47:18.57\00:47:19.90
you're going to find that
there's a contrasting group...
00:47:19.93\00:47:22.34
that group worships
the beast and his image
00:47:22.37\00:47:25.47
and receives the
Mark of the Beast.
00:47:25.51\00:47:27.04
So, there's a contrast
00:47:27.08\00:47:28.78
between those
who worship the beast
00:47:28.81\00:47:30.78
and receive the
Mark of the Beast
00:47:30.81\00:47:32.71
and those
individuals who keep... what?
00:47:32.75\00:47:35.48
who keep the
commandments of God.
00:47:35.52\00:47:38.55
Now, the question is,
"What is the Mark of the beast?"
00:47:38.59\00:47:42.72
Well, perhaps we should let the
Catholic Church itself explain.
00:47:42.76\00:47:46.66
By the way, what is the beast?
00:47:46.70\00:47:48.03
Did we study the beast?
00:47:48.06\00:47:49.40
Who is the beast?
00:47:49.43\00:47:50.77
It is the Roman
Catholic Papacy...
00:47:50.80\00:47:53.13
was that clear in your mind?
00:47:53.17\00:47:54.50
Very clearly... Scripturally...
it's the Roman Catholic Papacy.
00:47:54.54\00:47:57.14
So, must the
Roman Catholic Papacy
00:47:57.21\00:47:59.34
have a mark or a
sign of its power?
00:47:59.37\00:48:01.51
Obviously.
00:48:01.54\00:48:03.14
Now, I'm going to read you
a couple of statements here,
00:48:03.18\00:48:05.18
this is from the
Catholic Record...
00:48:05.21\00:48:09.95
a Roman Catholic journal,
00:48:09.98\00:48:12.05
the date is September 1,
1923, it's an old publication.
00:48:12.09\00:48:16.09
Here's what it says,
00:48:16.12\00:48:18.29
"Sunday is our
Mark of Authority... "
00:48:18.33\00:48:23.13
did you catch that?
00:48:23.16\00:48:26.23
Why would it be a
mark of authority?
00:48:26.27\00:48:29.30
Listen, if the Papacy claims
00:48:29.34\00:48:33.34
to be the power that
changed the Law of God,
00:48:33.38\00:48:35.11
then the Papacy
must have God on earth.
00:48:35.14\00:48:38.25
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:48:38.28\00:48:40.75
And by the way,
every single prophecy
00:48:40.82\00:48:43.22
there refers to the Papacy...
00:48:43.28\00:48:46.22
there's something
concerning the Law...
00:48:46.25\00:48:48.39
I'll give you some examples...
00:48:48.42\00:48:49.96
in Daniel chapter 7 it says
00:48:49.99\00:48:51.43
that he thinks he
can change the law.
00:48:51.49\00:48:53.40
In 2nd Thessalonians 2 it says,
00:48:53.43\00:48:57.23
"He's called the
man of lawlessness...
00:48:57.27\00:48:59.60
the man of sin... "
00:48:59.63\00:49:02.00
are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:49:02.04\00:49:06.51
In... in... with
respect to other places
00:49:06.54\00:49:10.95
that speak about the antichrist,
you have this same idea
00:49:10.98\00:49:15.08
coming through
00:49:15.12\00:49:16.45
that there's something
happening with the commandments.
00:49:16.48\00:49:18.92
In Revelation chapter 13,
you have him imposing... what?
00:49:18.95\00:49:21.62
The Mark of the Beast.
00:49:21.66\00:49:23.56
See, it all has to
do with the Law of God.
00:49:23.59\00:49:26.90
So, it ways, "Sunday
is our mark of authority"
00:49:26.96\00:49:30.23
and then comes this comment,
00:49:30.27\00:49:32.67
"The Church is above the Bible
00:49:32.70\00:49:35.04
and this transference
of Sabbath observance
00:49:35.07\00:49:40.08
is proof of that fact. "
00:49:40.11\00:49:42.54
That is powerful stuff.
00:49:42.58\00:49:44.98
There was an
individual who in 1895
00:49:45.01\00:49:48.75
wrote to James Cardinal Gibbons
00:49:48.78\00:49:52.45
I don't know if you've heard
of James Cardinal Gibbons...
00:49:52.49\00:49:54.36
very famous Cardinal in
the Roman Catholic Church,
00:49:54.39\00:49:56.93
this individual
wrote to him asking him
00:49:56.96\00:49:59.63
if the Roman Catholic Church
considered the... the Sunday
00:49:59.66\00:50:03.47
the change of
the Sabbath to Sunday
00:50:03.50\00:50:05.47
as a mark of her
authority and power...
00:50:05.53\00:50:08.07
and I'm going to
read that statement.
00:50:08.10\00:50:10.61
This is the answer
from Chancellor H.F. Thomas
00:50:10.64\00:50:14.91
given to this question,
00:50:14.94\00:50:16.44
"Does the Roman Catholic
Church claim the act of changing
00:50:16.48\00:50:20.65
the observance of the Sabbath
00:50:20.68\00:50:22.48
from the seventh to
the first day of the week
00:50:22.52\00:50:25.55
as a mark of her power?"
00:50:25.59\00:50:27.69
Here's the answer,
00:50:27.72\00:50:30.46
"Of course, the Catholic Church
00:50:30.49\00:50:33.19
claims that the
change was her act.
00:50:33.23\00:50:35.80
It could not have been otherwise
00:50:35.83\00:50:38.33
as none in those days would
have dreamed of doing anything
00:50:38.37\00:50:42.40
in matters
spiritual and ecclesiastical
00:50:42.44\00:50:44.84
and religious without her. "
00:50:44.87\00:50:46.31
And now comes this,
00:50:46.37\00:50:48.01
"And the act... "
00:50:48.04\00:50:49.61
that is the act of
changing the day...
00:50:49.64\00:50:51.71
"the act is a mark of
her ecclesiastical power
00:50:51.75\00:50:57.52
and authority in
religious matters. "
00:50:57.55\00:51:00.42
The beast itself
identifies what is the sign
00:51:00.46\00:51:04.89
or the mark of its power.
00:51:04.93\00:51:06.26
It's the change in
the holy law of God...
00:51:06.29\00:51:09.36
the change of
the Sabbath to Sunday
00:51:09.40\00:51:12.17
and let me ask you,
"What happens when individuals
00:51:12.23\00:51:15.24
observe the
Sunday as the rest day
00:51:15.27\00:51:18.41
knowing who
changed the rest day...
00:51:18.44\00:51:21.08
whose authority
are they accepting?"
00:51:21.14\00:51:23.71
They are not accepting
the authority of God...
00:51:23.75\00:51:26.65
they are accepting
the authority of... whom?
00:51:26.68\00:51:29.72
The authority of the
power that changed the day.
00:51:29.78\00:51:32.79
Once again the issue is not,
00:51:32.82\00:51:35.12
"Is Sabbath better than Sunday?"
00:51:35.19\00:51:36.96
The issue is, "Who are you
confessing as your authority
00:51:36.99\00:51:41.33
by keeping the Sabbath
00:51:41.36\00:51:42.70
and who are you
confessing as your authority
00:51:42.73\00:51:45.53
by keeping the Sunday?"
00:51:45.57\00:51:46.94
The issue is, "Who do you obey
00:51:46.97\00:51:49.14
and who do you worship?
00:51:49.17\00:51:50.67
Do you worship the Creator
00:51:50.71\00:51:52.47
and the day that He
gave at the beginning
00:51:52.51\00:51:54.91
on that day
00:51:54.94\00:51:56.28
or do you worship on the
day that has been changed?"
00:51:56.31\00:51:58.58
By the way, do you remember
that in the Garden of Eden
00:51:58.61\00:52:02.78
the devil deceived Eve?
00:52:02.82\00:52:07.59
Is it possible that
the devil is deceiving
00:52:07.62\00:52:10.73
the majority of
the Christian world?
00:52:10.76\00:52:12.16
You say, "Awww Pastor,
that can't be possible. "
00:52:12.19\00:52:14.33
You don't think so?
00:52:14.36\00:52:16.10
You look at the
whole history of the church
00:52:16.13\00:52:17.93
from the Old
Testament... New Testament...
00:52:17.97\00:52:19.50
you'll find that the vast
majority were always wrong.
00:52:19.53\00:52:22.00
How many in the days
of Christ were right?
00:52:22.04\00:52:26.68
A handful... and you know it.
00:52:26.71\00:52:29.68
The rest were in apostasy.
00:52:29.71\00:52:32.65
In fact, there was a
union of Church and State
00:52:32.68\00:52:35.38
that crucified Jesus.
00:52:35.45\00:52:36.79
The Church...
using the power of Rome
00:52:36.82\00:52:39.89
to crucify Jesus Christ.
00:52:39.92\00:52:41.76
Do you think it's
going to be any different
00:52:41.79\00:52:44.36
at the end of time?
00:52:44.39\00:52:45.73
You think that the majority
of those who claim to be
00:52:45.76\00:52:47.73
followers of Jesus
00:52:47.76\00:52:49.10
are really going to
be followers of Jesus?
00:52:49.13\00:52:50.57
That would totally
go against the grain
00:52:50.60\00:52:52.43
of everything
that has ever happened
00:52:52.47\00:52:54.24
in human history, incidentally.
00:52:54.27\00:52:56.40
Now, allow me to end by
mentioning several details here,
00:52:56.44\00:53:01.08
and I'm going to
have to do it quickly...
00:53:01.11\00:53:02.51
we won't be able
to read the verses.
00:53:02.54\00:53:03.88
Do you know in the Bible
00:53:03.91\00:53:06.38
what it is that God constantly
writes upon our forehead?
00:53:06.41\00:53:10.29
By the way, Revelation speaks...
00:53:10.32\00:53:11.95
makes a contrast
between the Mark of the Beast
00:53:11.99\00:53:14.12
which is given on the
right hand and on the forehead
00:53:14.16\00:53:16.73
and the Seal of God
which is given... where?
00:53:16.76\00:53:19.36
On the forehead.
00:53:19.39\00:53:20.80
The Seal of God and
the Mark of the Beast
00:53:20.83\00:53:22.66
are opposites.
00:53:22.70\00:53:24.70
Is that clear?
00:53:24.73\00:53:26.30
speaks of a group
00:53:26.33\00:53:29.07
that have the Seal of
God on their foreheads.
00:53:29.10\00:53:31.01
The immediately preceding verse
00:53:31.04\00:53:33.48
speaks about those who
have the Seal of the Beast
00:53:33.51\00:53:35.81
on their foreheads.
00:53:35.84\00:53:37.18
So, the Mark of the Beast
is opposite to the Seal of God.
00:53:37.21\00:53:40.12
Now, let me ask you,
00:53:40.15\00:53:41.48
"The Seal of God
is placed... " where?
00:53:41.52\00:53:42.85
In the forehead.
00:53:42.88\00:53:44.25
What is it that you
have behind your forehead?
00:53:44.29\00:53:46.62
Your mind.
00:53:46.65\00:53:49.06
What does God
write on our minds?
00:53:49.09\00:53:51.69
Go with me to the book of
Hebrews chapter 8 and verse 10,
00:53:51.73\00:53:57.63
Hebrews chapter 8 and verse 10,
00:53:57.70\00:53:59.97
I want you to see
that the Seal of God
00:54:00.00\00:54:01.94
has to do with His Law...
00:54:01.97\00:54:03.54
with His Commandment...
00:54:03.57\00:54:05.04
Commandments... written on
our hearts and on our minds.
00:54:05.07\00:54:07.84
By the way, the only other
place that something is written
00:54:07.88\00:54:10.65
on the hand or on the forehead
00:54:10.68\00:54:12.58
is in Deuteronomy chapter 6
00:54:12.61\00:54:14.45
where God says,
"I will write my laws
00:54:14.48\00:54:16.82
and my statutes
and my words upon you,
00:54:16.89\00:54:18.79
you should write
them on your right hand
00:54:18.82\00:54:20.69
and on your forehead
00:54:20.72\00:54:22.19
which means that your actions
should reflect the law of God
00:54:22.22\00:54:27.53
and your thoughts should reflect
the content of the law of God.
00:54:27.56\00:54:32.83
Notice Hebrews
chapter 8 and verse 10,
00:54:32.87\00:54:36.54
Hebrews 8 and verse 10.
00:54:36.60\00:54:38.47
"For this is the
covenant that I will make
00:54:38.51\00:54:42.14
with the house of Israel
after those days, says the LORD:
00:54:42.18\00:54:46.05
I will put My laws in their mind
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and write them on their hearts;
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and I will be their God,
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and they shall be... " what?
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"and they shall be My people. "
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One final point before
we draw this to a close,
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I mentioned
that in Revelation 14
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God gives a message to the world
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to counteract the
errors of Babylon.
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This message is known as
the three angels' messages.
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I want you to notice what
the first angel's message says
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in calling the world to
renounce the errors of Babylon.
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Chapter 14 of
Revelation and verses 6 and 7,
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verse 6 says,
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"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
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having the everlasting gospel
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to preach to those
who dwell on the earth...
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to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people...
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saying with a loud voice,
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'Fear God and
give glory to Him... '"
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by the way, this is
in the very end time...
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God is warning the world
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because He's going to
say that Babylon is fallen
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because Babylon did
not accept this message
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and so it says,
"saying with a loud voice,
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'Fear God and give glory to Him,
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for the hour of His
judgment has come...'"
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and now notice,
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"and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
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the sea and the
springs of water."
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Where does that
quotation come from?
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"Worship Him who made
the heavens... the earth...
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the seas and the
fountains of waters?
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It comes from the
fourth commandment
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of the holy law of God.
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The first angel brings attention
to the fourth commandment
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to the Creator...
to worship the Creator
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and by the way, we've
read from Isaiah chapter 66
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and verses 22 and 23
where when we get to the kingdom
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when God makes a new
heavens and a new earth
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the Bible says that all flesh
will go from Sabbath to Sabbath
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to worship before the Lord.
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You see, the Sabbath was
God's plan at the beginning...
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the Sabbath will be God's
plan in the earth made new
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and the Sabbath has
been God's plan in between.
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It is man who has
changed the day...
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the Papacy has
adopted this Sunday
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as it's mark of authority
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but we must choose the
mark of authority of God...
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the sign between
God and His people.
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