Shall we bow our
heads for prayer?
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Our Father in heaven, we
thank you for the awesome
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privilege of
being here once again
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to study about Genesis
and the gift of prophecy.
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We ask that as we
open Your holy book
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that Your Holy Spirit
will be with to instruct us.
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Help us to realize that we're
living at the very end of time
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and that we need
special guidance from You.
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We thank you for
the privilege of prayer
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and we ask that
You will answer us
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because we ask it in the
precious name of Jesus, Amen.
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We'd like to begin our
study today at Genesis chapter 5
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and verse 24.
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Genesis chapter 5 and verse 24.
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Here it's speaking about
an individual called Enoch.
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And by the way, Enoch is the
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only person in Genesis 5
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who did not die.
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You'll find in the list there
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that it says: "he died,
he died, he died, he died. "
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But when it comes to
Enoch Enoch did not die.
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It says there in
Genesis chapter 5 and verse 24
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the following:
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"So all the days of Enoch
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were 365 years... "
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I'm starting at
verse 23 for the context.
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It says in verse 24:
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It doesn't say that Enoch died.
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It says he walked
with God and God took him.
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Now in the book of Hebrews
we have additional information
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about Enoch. Go with
me to Hebrews chapter 11
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and we want to read verse 5.
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Hebrews 11 and verse 5.
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It says here:
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So Genesis tells us
that Enoch walked with God.
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In the book of Hebrews it
explains that walking with God
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means that he
pleased God. To walk with God
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is to please God.
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Now a detail which
many people have missed
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is that according to the Bible
Enoch was the first prophet.
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Go with me in your
Bibles to the book of Jude...
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Jude 14 and 15.
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And I only mentioned the verses
because Jude has only 1 chapter.
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Jude 14 and 15.
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It says there:
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So was Enoch a prophet?
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Sure he was.
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Now do you
notice in these verses
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the number of times that
the word "ungodly" is used?
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3 or 4 times in this passage
the word "ungodly" is used.
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And the emphasis is
that Enoch - this man
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who walked with God,
this man who pleased God -
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actually rebuked the
evil which was in the world
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before the flood and prophesied
about the final judgment
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against those who
practice wickedness and who live
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ungodly lives in the end time.
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We begin to catch the
picture that God's prophets
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are raised up by God
to rebuke wickedness,
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to proclaim God's judgment,
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and to call the world
to obey and to serve God.
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So we are told
in Jude 14 and 15.
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Now obviously Enoch was speaking
about the end-time generation
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because it says there
that the Lord was going to come
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with ten thousand of His saints.
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It describes the
second coming of Jesus Christ
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in power and glory.
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And it says there that he
prophesied about those who
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would be living ungodly lives
and warned them that God was
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going to come in
judgment upon the wicked world.
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Now as we go to
the New Testament
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we discover that in
the end time there are also
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going to be prophets...
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true prophets as
well as false prophets.
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Go with me to the
gospel of Matthew chapter 24
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and verse 24. Matthew
chapter 24 and verse 24.
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This is the chapter which is
speaking about the signs of the
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second coming of Christ.
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And I want you to notice
in verse 24 that Jesus has
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a dire warning. And
by the way, He's speaking
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to His own disciples.
He's speaking to His followers.
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He's warning His followers.
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He says this:
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Question: are there going to be
false prophets in the end time?
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Absolutely.
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Now if there are going to be
false prophets in the end time,
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do you believe that God
is also going to bring about
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in His church the
true gift of prophecy?
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Obviously. Because if
all prophets were going to be
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false prophets then you could
say every prophet we have to
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reject because
he's a false prophet.
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But the fact that the devil is
going to raise up false prophets
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indicates that God is
going to raise up the true gift
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of prophecy at the
end of time as well.
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And I want you to notice
that Jesus says that the purpose
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of these false
prophets will be to deceive
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if possible the very
elect. In other words,
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God's chosen people are the
target of these false prophets.
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Now go with me also
to Matthew chapter 7...
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Matthew chapter 7 and
let's notice what else
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Jesus said about these
false prophets in the end time.
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Matthew chapter 7
and let's read verse 15.
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Jesus says:
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Let me ask you: what
does a sheep represent
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in scripture? It
represents Christ.
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Remember we've talked about
the coverings that God made
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for Adam and Eve
from the skins of the lamb
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represented the
righteousness of Christ?
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So let me ask you: are these
false prophets going to claim
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to be Christians? Yes they are
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because they come
clothed with sheep's clothing
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but inside they are
what? They are ravenous wolves.
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So are these end-time prophets
going to claim to be Christians?
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These false prophets?
Absolutely according to Jesus.
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And then Jesus goes on to
say "By their fruits ye shall
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know them. " And a little
bit later on in the chapter
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He says: "Whoever does
not hear these words of Mine
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and does not do them
I will compare to a man
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who build his
house upon the sand. "
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That's speaking
about the false prophets.
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They build upon the sand.
They don't build upon the rock
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Jesus. And so the Bible makes
it clear that in the end time
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there are going to be false
prophets... which must mean
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that God is also going to
raise the true gift of prophecy.
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Now the big question
is: how can you distinguish
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between a true
prophet and a false prophet?
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How do you know that a
true prophet is called by God
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and that a false prophet
is being used as an instrument
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of Satan? Well, the fact is
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the Bible tells us that we are
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supposed to test the prophets.
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Go with me to I
Thessalonians chapter 5
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and verses 20 to 22.
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I Thessalonians chapter 5
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and verses 20 through 22.
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Here we find the apostle Paul
giving some very wise counsel
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to the church. He says:
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"Abstain from
every form of evil. "
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What are we supposed
to do with the prophecies?
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We are supposed to
test the prophecies.
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That means we're supposed
to test the prophets to see
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if they are true
prophets or if they are false.
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This means that we should
not outright reject anyone
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who claims to have
the gift of prophecy.
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We should examine
that individual's teachings
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and then if their
teachings square with scripture
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we will accept what they teach.
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If their teachings do
not square with scripture,
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then we cannot
accept what they teach.
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Now I would like us to review
some things that we have studied
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previously. What
we're going to do
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in our study is
go to two prophecies
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that we've studied
previously in this seminar.
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We're going to examine
the sequence of Revelation 12
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and we're going to examine
the sequence of Revelation 13.
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And most of this will be review.
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And what I want to show
you is that God predicted
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exactly when and
where the gift of prophecy
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would arise in the end time.
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And He also taught what
that prophet would teach
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or what that prophet
would tell God's people to do.
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In other words, by examining
the sequence of Revelation 12
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and Revelation 13 we
know exactly when, where
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the gift of
prophecy is going to appear
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and what that
prophet is going to teach.
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Now go with me to
Revelation chapter 12
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and let's follow the
sequence of this chapter.
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We've done it before but now
we need to do it in the context
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of what we're
studying in our lecture today.
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Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 1.
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"Now a great sign
appeared in heaven:
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a woman clothed with the
sun with the moon under her feet
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and on her head a
garland of twelve stars.
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Then, being with
Child, she cried out in labor
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and in pain to give birth. "
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We've already studied that this
woman represents the church.
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At this stage it represents
the Old Testament church
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because the Child is Jesus and
the Child has not been born yet.
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So Revelation 12 begins
with the Old Testament church.
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Now let's go to Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 4.
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In verse 3 you have
the reference to a dragon.
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And then verse 4 tells us this:
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"His tail drew a
third of the stars of heaven
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and threw them to the earth.
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So you have moved
from the Old Testament.
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The woman who was with Child,
the Child has not been born yet,
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and now there's a dragon
that stands next to the woman
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to devour her Child as
soon as the Child is born.
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By the way, how many horns
does this dragon beast have?
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We've studied this before.
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The dragon beast has ten horns.
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It does not have them
when it arises to power.
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The ten horns come out later as
we studied in Daniel chapter 7.
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So Revelation 12
begins in the Old Testament
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before the woman has the Child.
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Then you have the period
when the dragon is going after
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the woman to devour her Child.
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And then this dragon
beast according to Revelation 12
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sprouts ten horns.
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And then I want you to
notice what the next stage is.
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Notice verse 5:
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This is the
ascension of Christ, right?
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Jesus gained the
victory at the cross
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and 40 days after His
resurrection according to
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Acts chapter 1 He
ascended to heaven.
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Now I want you to notice
the next stage in verse 6.
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It says:
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Which represent what?
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Represent years.
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Now what have we studied so far?
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This prophecy
begins in the Old Testament
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before the woman has the Child.
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Then the dragon stands next
to the woman to devour her Child
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as soon as He is born.
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The Child is born.
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Later on we find that this
dragon beast comparing with
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Daniel 7 sprouts ten horns.
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After it sprouts the ten horns
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and the Child is
caught up to God's throne,
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then we're told that the
dragon - who can no longer
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go after the Child because
the Child has ascended to God -
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now he goes after the woman
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and the woman
flees for 1,260 years
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which we have already
studied ended in which date?
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1798 AD.
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Now I want you to notice
how this chapter continues.
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Verse 16...
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Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 16.
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And you say: "Why are we
jumping all the way from verse 6
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to verse 16? " Simply
because the rest of the chapter
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repeats the same material that
we have early in the chapter.
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We've noticed this before.
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Now notice Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 16
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when the woman is
being persecuted. It says:
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So at the end of this
period the earth spoken of here
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helps the woman who
is being persecuted.
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And the earth does
it by swallowing up
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the waters of persecution.
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We've already studied
that the United States
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provided a territory of
refuge for those who were being
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persecuted in Europe.
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In other words, the earth here
in Revelation 12 and verse 16
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represents the
territory of the United States
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where the Pilgrims and those
who were persecuted in Europe
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fled to find refuge... to find
a place where they could worship
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God according to the
dictates of their conscience.
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But then notice that the
devil launches a final onslaught
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against the woman. After
the earth helps the woman
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for a period persecution ceases.
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The waters are
swallowed up. Notice verse 17:
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Now do you see
the sequence here?
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Let's review it again.
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I want to review it
because it's important.
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The sequence is
of vital importance
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because it lets us know exactly
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where we are in the flow
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of prophetic history.
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This chapter begins in the
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Old Testament
before the Child is born.
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Then you see the
dragon which is Rome...
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Satan working through Rome...
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who stands next to the
woman to devour her Child.
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The devil did that
through Herod, incidentally.
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Then that dragon
beast sprouts ten horns.
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That's the year 476 AD.
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Then you have the woman
fleeing to the wilderness
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for 1,260 years.
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This takes us to 1798 AD.
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But when this period
comes to an end, the earth -
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the territory of
the United States -
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helps the woman by receiving
all of those who are persecuted
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in Europe, and the waters of
persecution are swallowed up.
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But then the dragon
is enraged with the woman
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because the earth has helped her
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and he goes out to make
a final war against her.
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And notice the characteristics:
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Now, let's notice
four characteristics here.
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Characteristic
number 1: does this woman...
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is this woman, rather,
persecuted in its final stage
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after the year 1798?
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Sure.
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Is this final
onslaught against the woman
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on the earth?
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Yes. And what does
the earth represent?
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The territory of
the United States.
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And the characteristics
are that this woman
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or the remnant of this woman
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keeps the commandments of God
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and has the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
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So we have four characteristics.
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Characteristic number
1: this remnant of her seed
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must rise after 1798 AD.
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This remnant must
rise on the earth.
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This remnant must keep
the commandments of God.
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And this remnant must have what?
00:20:41.77\00:20:44.67
The testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Four characteristics of this
end-time remnant of her seed.
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Now what does Revelation
12:17 mean when it says
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they "keep the
commandments of God? "
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Go with me to the gospel of
Matthew chapter 19 and verse 17.
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Matthew chapter 19 and verse 17.
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What is this issue of
keeping the commandments of God?
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Here Jesus is speaking to a
rich young ruler and I want you
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to notice what Jesus
says to this rich young ruler.
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The same expression.
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What commandments
was Jesus referring to?
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If you continue
reading, you'll find that Jesus
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actually quotes five of
the last six commandments
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in the Decalogue...
in the Ten Commandments.
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So when Jesus says to
him "keep the commandments"
00:21:52.91\00:21:56.29
He's referring to
the Ten Commandments.
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So in Revelation 12:17
when it says that this remnant
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of her seed keeps
the commandments of God
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what commandment is it referring
to? It must be the what?
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It must be the Ten Commandments.
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Not the nine commandments.
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Not nine commandments
plus one changed commandment...
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but the commandments of God.
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But notice also it says
that she has or she possesses
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something... she possesses
the testimony of Jesus.
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Now the question is: what
is the testimony of Jesus?
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Go with me to Revelation
chapter 19 and verse 10.
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Revelation
chapter 19 and verse 10.
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Here we find an explanation
of what the testimony
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of Jesus is. See, the
Bible explains the Bible.
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We're told there... By the
way, an angel appears to John
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and John kneels to worship him.
00:22:53.35\00:22:55.00
And we're going to
notice that the angel says
00:22:55.20\00:22:56.41
"Don't worship me..
I'm your fellow servant. "
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And so it says in verse 10:
00:22:58.90\00:23:00.41
What do the
brethren of John have?
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They have the testimony
of Jesus. Don't forget that.
00:23:18.63\00:23:21.01
The brethren of John
have the testimony of Jesus.
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And then notice:
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So what is the
testimony of Jesus?
00:23:37.03\00:23:38.83
The spirit of prophecy.
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Now you say: "What is
that... the spirit of prophecy?
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And why it is called
the spirit of prophecy? "
00:23:45.87\00:23:48.40
Go with me to II Peter chapter 1
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and let's find the
explanation in the Bible itself.
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II Peter chapter 1
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and we'll read verses 20 and 21.
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II Peter 1:19...
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actually 20 and 21.
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It says there:
00:24:08.80\00:24:10.14
"Knowing this
first: that no prophecy
00:24:10.44\00:24:14.08
of scripture is of any private
00:24:14.38\00:24:19.39
interpretation.
For prophecy never came
00:24:19.42\00:24:24.56
by the will of man
but holy men of God
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spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit. "
00:24:28.32\00:24:32.80
Who spoke through the prophets?
00:24:33.77\00:24:35.75
The Holy Spirit.
00:24:36.06\00:24:37.66
Do you understand now why it's
called the spirit of prophecy?
00:24:37.76\00:24:41.71
Who gives prophecy? The
Spirit according to this.
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And so it is the Holy
Spirit who is speaking
00:24:46.12\00:24:49.70
through this final remnant
through the gift of prophecy.
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Now I want you to notice also
Revelation 22 and verses 8-9.
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Revelation chapter
22 and verses 8 and 9.
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Do you remember that
the brethren of John had the
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testimony of Jesus?
00:25:08.90\00:25:10.52
Now let's notice who
the brethren of John are
00:25:10.72\00:25:14.00
according to Revelation 22:8-9.
00:25:14.10\00:25:16.04
Once again you have
this angel appearing to John
00:25:16.24\00:25:18.63
and he feels the inclination
00:25:18.83\00:25:20.05
to fall at his
feet and worship him.
00:25:20.15\00:25:22.71
Notice what the
angel says. Verse 8:
00:25:22.91\00:25:25.54
According to this verse
who are the brethren of John?
00:25:53.87\00:25:57.25
The prophets.
00:25:57.65\00:25:59.71
According to Revelation 19:10
what do the brethren of John
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have? The testimony of Jesus.
00:26:03.51\00:26:06.03
So the testimony of
Jesus is to be a what?
00:26:06.44\00:26:10.34
Is to be a prophet
00:26:10.54\00:26:12.75
when you compare
these two passages.
00:26:12.96\00:26:15.06
And so what God is saying
00:26:15.56\00:26:17.78
is that this
remnant of the woman's seed
00:26:17.98\00:26:20.54
was going to keep all
of the commandments of God
00:26:20.74\00:26:24.25
and was also going to
possess or going to have
00:26:24.45\00:26:28.33
in its midst the
testimony of Jesus
00:26:28.53\00:26:31.62
which is the spirit of prophecy
00:26:31.82\00:26:33.60
or was going to have a
prophet in their midst.
00:26:33.80\00:26:38.15
Are you clear so far?
00:26:38.45\00:26:39.98
So if you are going to look
00:26:40.28\00:26:42.95
for God's final remnant on earth
00:26:43.15\00:26:46.95
the remnant of the woman's seed,
00:26:47.18\00:26:49.05
you need to look for a people
who teach that we're supposed to
00:26:49.35\00:26:53.65
keep all of the
commandments of God
00:26:53.75\00:26:55.63
and you're supposed to
look for a remnant who have
00:26:55.93\00:27:00.09
the gift of
prophecy in their midst.
00:27:00.12\00:27:03.69
Now let's go to
Revelation chapter 13
00:27:03.99\00:27:07.42
and notice the sequence that we
find in Revelation chapter 13.
00:27:07.72\00:27:11.91
It follows the same
order of Revelation 12.
00:27:12.21\00:27:14.81
Let's begin with verse 1.
00:27:15.82\00:27:17.62
It says: "Then I stood
upon the sand of the sea
00:27:18.02\00:27:21.91
and I saw a beast
rising up out of the sea
00:27:22.21\00:27:25.81
having 7 heads and 10 horns
00:27:26.12\00:27:28.70
and on his horns 10 crowns
00:27:28.90\00:27:32.43
and on his head a
blasphemous name. "
00:27:32.63\00:27:35.43
Now verse 2 is very important:
00:27:35.74\00:27:37.51
Now we've already studied
that the lion, the bear, and the
00:27:52.93\00:27:55.98
leopard represent Babylon,
Medo-Persia, and Greece.
00:27:56.09\00:27:58.75
Are these Old
Testament powers by the way?
00:27:59.05\00:28:00.97
Certainly. We've already
noticed that the dragon beast
00:28:01.37\00:28:04.98
of Revelation 12
represents what nation?
00:28:05.18\00:28:07.48
It represents Rome.
00:28:07.78\00:28:09.17
So my question
is: in Revelation 13
00:28:09.57\00:28:11.97
is this dragon Rome?
00:28:12.17\00:28:14.80
It most certainly is.
00:28:15.10\00:28:16.65
Now how many horns
does this dragon have?
00:28:16.95\00:28:19.34
It has ten horns.
00:28:19.64\00:28:21.55
Is this following the
same sequence that we have in
00:28:21.85\00:28:23.99
Revelation
chapter 12? Absolutely!
00:28:24.09\00:28:26.35
Revelation 12 begins
in the Old Testament.
00:28:26.65\00:28:28.63
The woman hasn't had the Child.
00:28:28.73\00:28:30.02
Then you have the dragon
who wants to devour the Child.
00:28:30.32\00:28:33.21
Then the dragon
sprouts ten horns.
00:28:33.61\00:28:35.73
Then the woman flees to
the wilderness for 1,260 years.
00:28:36.13\00:28:40.95
At the end of that period
the earth helps the woman.
00:28:41.28\00:28:44.35
Persecution ceases.
00:28:44.65\00:28:45.73
And then after
persecution ceases for a while
00:28:46.13\00:28:48.82
the dragon is enraged with
the woman and goes to make war
00:28:49.02\00:28:52.84
with the final remnant of her
seed who keep the commandments
00:28:53.04\00:28:55.93
of God and have
the testimony of Jesus.
00:28:56.03\00:28:58.67
Now Revelation 13 once again
begins in the Old Testament.
00:28:58.77\00:29:02.77
Babylon, Medo-Persia,
Greece... the three beasts.
00:29:02.97\00:29:05.45
Then you have the dragon beast
just like in Revelation 12.
00:29:05.69\00:29:08.50
And this dragon beast
has what? He has ten horns
00:29:08.80\00:29:12.61
just like in Revelation 12.
00:29:12.91\00:29:14.29
And then I want you to
notice that this dragon beast
00:29:14.69\00:29:17.71
gives his seat and his
power and his authority
00:29:17.91\00:29:21.41
to another beast.
It's called the sea beast.
00:29:21.61\00:29:24.99
And the question is: how
long does this beast rule?
00:29:25.29\00:29:28.84
Go with me to
verse 5. Revelation 13:5.
00:29:29.14\00:29:33.71
It says:
00:29:34.01\00:29:35.54
Is that the same period that the
woman fled to the wilderness?
00:29:46.62\00:29:50.52
Absolutely. Is Revelation
13 following the same sequence
00:29:50.82\00:29:54.84
of Revelation
chapter 12? Absolutely!
00:29:54.94\00:29:57.15
Now listen up:
00:29:57.45\00:29:58.50
what would you
expect to be the next stage
00:29:59.28\00:30:02.49
if Revelation 13 is following
the same order of Revelation 12?
00:30:03.94\00:30:08.12
You would expect a
reference to the earth
00:30:08.52\00:30:10.97
and you would expect a reference
to the final rage of the dragon.
00:30:11.27\00:30:15.71
Correct? Now go with me
to Revelation chapter 13
00:30:16.01\00:30:19.38
and verse 11. Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 11.
00:30:19.58\00:30:24.07
It says here... and by
the way you read verse 10
00:30:24.83\00:30:27.54
it speaks about
the deadly wound.
00:30:27.74\00:30:29.55
We've already
discussed that, right?
00:30:29.75\00:30:31.51
The deadly wound
was given in 1798 AD
00:30:31.71\00:30:34.02
when the civil power of
France arose against the papacy,
00:30:34.23\00:30:37.95
took the pope captive,
and withdrew the civil power
00:30:38.15\00:30:41.40
from the Roman Catholic papacy.
00:30:41.60\00:30:43.26
But notice verse 11. It says:
00:30:43.66\00:30:47.23
See? You have the earth -
the next point in the sequence
00:30:53.75\00:30:57.01
is the earth. Now the only
difference between the earth
00:30:57.21\00:30:59.73
in Revelation 12 and
the earth in Revelation 13
00:30:59.84\00:31:02.67
is that the earth in
Revelation 12 is the territory.
00:31:02.87\00:31:06.06
There's no beast there. It's
just the earth... the territory.
00:31:06.26\00:31:09.31
But in Revelation 13 you have
a beast rising from the earth.
00:31:09.71\00:31:13.75
It represents a nation
or a kingdom which rises
00:31:14.05\00:31:17.07
in that territory. Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:31:17.27\00:31:20.01
And then notice what happens.
00:31:20.41\00:31:22.80
It says there in the last
part of Revelation 13 verse 11:
00:31:23.10\00:31:26.62
And then you read
the succeeding verses
00:31:36.71\00:31:38.82
and it speaks about the perse-
cution against God's people.
00:31:39.02\00:31:43.36
Is that the same thing that
we noticed in Revelation 12:17?
00:31:43.46\00:31:47.35
Absolutely.
00:31:47.65\00:31:49.08
And so Revelation chapter
12 and Revelation chapter 13
00:31:49.38\00:31:52.87
follow the same order or
the same sequence of events.
00:31:53.07\00:31:56.35
Now why have I taken the
time to give these parallels?
00:31:56.65\00:32:01.53
Because I want you to
see exactly when and where
00:32:01.73\00:32:06.31
the gift of
prophecy was going to appear.
00:32:06.51\00:32:08.79
It was going to
appear after 1798 AD
00:32:08.99\00:32:11.52
and it was going to appear
in the United States of America.
00:32:11.82\00:32:15.17
And it was going to
appear among a people
00:32:15.57\00:32:18.48
who keep the commandments of God
00:32:18.69\00:32:20.84
and it was going to be a
gift given to those people:
00:32:21.05\00:32:24.72
the gift of prophecy.
00:32:24.93\00:32:26.41
In other words, a prophet was
going to rise in their midst.
00:32:26.61\00:32:30.62
Now, go with me to
Daniel 7 and verse 25
00:32:31.49\00:32:34.31
and let's notice two character-
istics of the little horn.
00:32:34.62\00:32:38.02
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25.
00:32:38.42\00:32:42.02
There are two characteristics
here that I want to underline.
00:32:42.89\00:32:45.88
It says there in verse 25
speaking about this little horn:
00:32:46.28\00:32:51.58
Two points: he thinks he
can change what? Times and law.
00:33:14.34\00:33:20.17
And notice the time reference
00:33:21.13\00:33:22.95
that we find at
the end of the verse.
00:33:23.05\00:33:24.81
It says:
00:33:25.11\00:33:26.21
Question: was the little
horn going to intend to change
00:33:40.95\00:33:45.57
the times and the law
during the 1,260 years?
00:33:45.67\00:33:49.10
During the time,
times, and dividing of time?
00:33:49.41\00:33:51.34
Was he going to
intend to change the law
00:33:51.64\00:33:53.25
and to change the time?
00:33:53.35\00:33:55.07
Absolutely... the
Bible is clear on that.
00:33:55.27\00:33:57.53
Now do you suppose that
at the end of the 1,260 years
00:33:57.93\00:34:01.22
God was going to raise up
a people that would rectify
00:34:01.42\00:34:05.44
what the little
horn tried to do?
00:34:05.64\00:34:07.59
Now we've already studied what
it means that he would think
00:34:09.72\00:34:12.20
he could change the
law. What is the law there?
00:34:12.30\00:34:15.16
It is God's Ten Commandments.
00:34:16.10\00:34:18.01
Did the Roman Catholic papacy
attempt to change God's law?
00:34:18.61\00:34:22.49
It testifies
itself. We've noticed this.
00:34:23.59\00:34:26.91
It says: "We, through
the authority given to us by
00:34:27.21\00:34:29.79
tradition, have
changed the day of worship
00:34:29.90\00:34:32.78
from Saturday to Sunday. "
00:34:32.98\00:34:34.38
And furthermore,
out of their catechisms
00:34:34.58\00:34:37.74
they take the 2nd commandment -
00:34:37.84\00:34:39.70
You can't find
it in the catechism
00:34:39.90\00:34:41.35
even though it's in
the Roman Catholic Bible -
00:34:41.55\00:34:43.06
and they eliminate that
00:34:43.56\00:34:45.63
commandment and so they have
to split the 10th commandment
00:34:45.73\00:34:47.58
in two. You shall not
covet your neighbor's goods
00:34:47.68\00:34:50.47
and you should not
covet your neighbor's wife.
00:34:50.67\00:34:52.51
In other words, the
papacy placed its hand
00:34:53.02\00:34:56.56
in the law of God to attempt
to change the law of God.
00:34:56.76\00:35:00.05
We've also studied that the
Roman Catholic papacy attempted
00:35:00.35\00:35:03.74
to change God's times.
We studied the word times.
00:35:03.84\00:35:06.64
It means to try and change
God's prophetic calendar...
00:35:06.84\00:35:10.05
God's delineation
of prophetic events.
00:35:10.25\00:35:12.81
We noticed that the Roman
Catholic papacy established
00:35:13.21\00:35:16.57
a system known as Preterism,
the idea that the antichrist
00:35:16.80\00:35:19.65
appeared in the distant past
00:35:19.76\00:35:21.31
with an individual
called Antiochus IV Epiphanies.
00:35:21.51\00:35:23.88
And they originated on
the other hand a system
00:35:24.28\00:35:27.17
of
interpretation known as Futurism
00:35:27.27\00:35:29.36
where they taught that the
antichrist hasn't risen to power
00:35:29.66\00:35:33.38
yet. He's going to
arise at the very end of time.
00:35:33.48\00:35:36.30
A literal individual
over in the Middle East
00:35:36.50\00:35:39.12
who is going to
re-build the temple.
00:35:39.32\00:35:41.03
And so the Roman Catholic
papacy through the Jesuits
00:35:41.33\00:35:44.12
after the Protestant
Reformation attempted to change
00:35:44.32\00:35:47.43
God's times or
God's prophetic calendar.
00:35:47.63\00:35:50.61
Do you suppose God was
going to raise up a people
00:35:50.91\00:35:53.88
who would set the
record straight and exalt
00:35:54.08\00:35:56.76
the commandments of God and
would have the gift of prophecy
00:35:56.96\00:35:59.91
to rectify the wrong inter-
pretation of Bible prophecy?
00:36:00.01\00:36:03.67
Absolutely! And that's
where Revelation 12:17 comes in.
00:36:03.87\00:36:07.82
By the way, you
say: "How can you connect
00:36:08.32\00:36:10.36
Revelation 12:17 where it says
that they keep the commandments
00:36:10.56\00:36:13.31
of God and they have the
testimony of Jesus Christ,
00:36:13.42\00:36:16.18
how can you connect
that with Daniel 7 verse 25
00:36:16.38\00:36:18.97
where this little horn
thinks he can change the times
00:36:19.17\00:36:23.24
and the law? " Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:36:23.44\00:36:26.04
The change in the law
is rectified by raising up
00:36:26.45\00:36:29.09
a people who
keep the commandments.
00:36:29.19\00:36:30.46
The change in the times is
rectified by God raising up
00:36:30.76\00:36:34.46
the gift of prophecy
to correct and to rectify
00:36:34.76\00:36:38.08
the wrong interpretations
of Bible prophecy.
00:36:38.28\00:36:40.48
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:36:40.78\00:36:41.83
You say: "How can you
connect those two verses? "
00:36:42.13\00:36:44.08
It's very, very simple.
00:36:44.39\00:36:45.42
Daniel 7 verse 25 says
00:36:45.82\00:36:49.61
that the times and the law
were going to be given into the
00:36:49.81\00:36:52.70
hands of the little
horn for time, times, and
00:36:52.80\00:36:56.45
the dividing of time.
00:36:56.55\00:36:57.87
comes immediately after...
00:36:58.17\00:37:03.88
after the woman has
fled to the wilderness
00:37:05.95\00:37:08.26
for 1,260 years.
00:37:08.36\00:37:10.69
In other words,
it's the same context.
00:37:11.64\00:37:14.43
In the Old Testament
you have the 1,260 years
00:37:14.73\00:37:18.31
expressed as time,
times, and the dividing of time.
00:37:18.51\00:37:20.53
The little horn thinks he can
change the times and the law.
00:37:20.73\00:37:22.98
At the end of this period,
according to Revelation 12 and
00:37:23.08\00:37:25.71
13, God raises up a people
who keep the commandments of God
00:37:25.81\00:37:30.13
to rectify the change in the law
00:37:30.33\00:37:32.25
and a group of people who
have the testimony of Jesus
00:37:32.45\00:37:35.10
or the true gift of
prophecy to rectify the change
00:37:35.30\00:37:38.49
in God's prophetic calendar.
00:37:38.69\00:37:40.52
Raise your hand if you're
understanding what I'm saying.
00:37:40.72\00:37:42.59
This is of critical importance
00:37:42.89\00:37:44.67
as we'll notice as
we continue our study.
00:37:44.97\00:37:47.54
Now let me ask you:
do you suppose the devil
00:37:47.94\00:37:49.91
was going to
take this lying down?
00:37:50.02\00:37:52.33
This rectification of God?
00:37:52.63\00:37:54.56
You see, history's a
play and a counter play.
00:37:54.86\00:37:56.77
God says: "Oh, your little
horn thought it could change
00:37:57.07\00:37:59.12
the times and the law?
OK, I'm going to raise up
00:37:59.22\00:38:01.60
the final remnant of her seed
who keep the commandments of God
00:38:01.80\00:38:04.42
and have the
true gift of prophecy.
00:38:04.62\00:38:06.13
And they're going to rectify
that the law is still binding
00:38:06.33\00:38:08.59
and they're
going to correct your
00:38:08.64\00:38:09.78
false views about prophecy. "
00:38:09.81\00:38:11.66
But is the devil going to take
that on the chin lying down?
00:38:12.88\00:38:15.40
Of course not. So
what does the devil do?
00:38:15.60\00:38:17.92
If you read Revelation
chapter 13, you discover
00:38:18.64\00:38:22.77
that this beast power
aided by the second beast
00:38:22.98\00:38:27.31
which is a symbol
of the United States
00:38:27.51\00:38:29.69
enforces what?
Enforces the mark of the beast.
00:38:29.89\00:38:34.79
Question: is the mark of
the beast in the end time
00:38:35.67\00:38:39.11
the same thing as the change
of the law by the little horn
00:38:39.31\00:38:42.77
during the 1,260 years?
00:38:42.97\00:38:44.78
We've studied that.
00:38:45.08\00:38:46.18
It is the imposition of Sunday
by force as the day of worship.
00:38:46.38\00:38:49.75
So the devil says to God:
00:38:50.15\00:38:51.75
"You're going to raise up
a remnant who exalt the law?
00:38:51.95\00:38:54.66
And You're going to raise up a
remnant that has a true prophet
00:38:54.86\00:38:57.74
in its midst? Well, I'm
going to counteract that
00:38:57.85\00:39:00.22
by enforcing the mark
of the beast by law. "
00:39:00.42\00:39:02.88
And the mark of the
beast is the change in the law
00:39:03.18\00:39:05.90
which was done
during the 1,260 years.
00:39:06.10\00:39:08.26
Are you following me?
00:39:08.66\00:39:09.83
But the devil is going to
try and counteract the true
00:39:10.59\00:39:13.87
interpretation of God's
prophetic calendar by raising up
00:39:14.07\00:39:17.98
a false prophet.
00:39:18.18\00:39:20.26
Notice that the second beast
has a very interesting name.
00:39:21.24\00:39:24.73
Revelation
chapter 16 and verse 13.
00:39:25.13\00:39:28.71
Revelation
chapter 16 and verse 13.
00:39:28.82\00:39:32.88
It speaks about the same powers
that we noticed in Revelation 12
00:39:33.09\00:39:36.13
and 13. It says here in
Revelation 16 and verse 13:
00:39:36.33\00:39:41.24
So is the devil going
to raise up a false prophet
00:40:00.99\00:40:03.81
to counteract God's
raising up of a true prophet?
00:40:04.01\00:40:07.35
Absolutely yes.
00:40:07.75\00:40:09.58
And is this false prophet
going to teach all kinds of
00:40:09.88\00:40:14.12
divergent prophetic scenarios
to distract from the true
00:40:14.22\00:40:17.72
fulfillment of
prophecy as God has delineated?
00:40:17.92\00:40:21.31
Absolutely.
00:40:21.71\00:40:23.20
But God's isn't going to
take this on the chin just lying
00:40:23.70\00:40:27.17
down. God is going
to respond to this also.
00:40:27.27\00:40:30.14
He is going to respond to the
enforcement of the mark of the
00:40:30.64\00:40:35.07
beast; He is going to respond
to this teaching by the false
00:40:35.18\00:40:40.11
prophet where he directs
the eyes of everybody to the
00:40:40.21\00:40:43.79
Middle East or to the distant
past to Antiochus IV Epiphanies
00:40:43.89\00:40:47.73
God is going to correct this
by proclaiming a global message
00:40:47.93\00:40:52.66
which is found in Revelation
14 and verses 6 through 12.
00:40:52.86\00:40:57.50
Have you ever read that passage?
00:40:59.18\00:41:01.14
Well, let's notice
several verses here.
00:41:02.02\00:41:04.67
Revelation
chapter 14 and verse 6:
00:41:04.97\00:41:08.42
"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven
00:41:08.82\00:41:12.44
having the everlasting gospel
to preach to those who dwell
00:41:12.84\00:41:16.70
on the earth to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people.
00:41:16.90\00:41:22.30
Saying with a loud voice:
'Fear God and give glory to Him
00:41:22.60\00:41:26.94
for the hour of
His judgment has come.
00:41:27.17\00:41:30.22
And worship Him who
made the heaven, the earth,
00:41:30.52\00:41:33.35
the seas, and the
springs of water. ' "
00:41:33.55\00:41:35.62
Does the first angel
call attention to the Creator?
00:41:35.82\00:41:39.13
It actually is a direct
reference to the 4th commandment
00:41:39.63\00:41:43.32
of the law of God. Why
do you suppose that God
00:41:43.52\00:41:45.59
would draw the
attention of the whole world
00:41:45.69\00:41:49.92
to God the Creator
and His sign, the Sabbath?
00:41:50.12\00:41:53.77
Because the powers of the world
are doing just the opposite.
00:41:54.27\00:41:57.88
They're going to
enforce a false day of worship.
00:41:58.18\00:42:02.10
And so God says:
"Worship the Creator. "
00:42:02.40\00:42:05.38
And then notice
verse 8: "And another angel
00:42:05.68\00:42:08.30
followed saying: 'Babylon
is fallen, is fallen. ' "
00:42:09.37\00:42:12.30
By the way,
Babylon has three parts.
00:42:13.35\00:42:15.45
Three parts of Babylon?
The dragon, the beast, and
00:42:15.55\00:42:17.47
and the false prophet. So
Babylon has three divisions.
00:42:17.58\00:42:21.41
And so it continues saying:
00:42:21.61\00:42:23.47
"And another angel followed
saying: 'Babylon is fallen,
00:42:23.67\00:42:26.36
is fallen. That great city
because she has made all nations
00:42:26.46\00:42:30.49
drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication. ' "
00:42:30.59\00:42:33.55
And then notice verse 9:
00:42:33.85\00:42:35.27
"Then a third angel followed
them saying with a loud voice:
00:42:35.57\00:42:39.92
'If anyone worships
the beast and his image
00:42:40.12\00:42:43.32
and receives his mark on
his forehead or on his hand,
00:42:43.52\00:42:47.04
he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God
00:42:47.34\00:42:50.53
which is poured out
full strength into the cup of
00:42:50.83\00:42:53.44
His indignation. He shall
be tormented with fire and
00:42:53.54\00:42:56.57
brimstone in the
presence of the holy angels
00:42:56.67\00:42:58.80
and in the presence of the Lamb.
00:42:59.00\00:43:00.32
And the smoke of their
torment ascends forever and ever
00:43:00.62\00:43:03.51
and they have no
rest day or night
00:43:03.71\00:43:05.57
who worship the beast and
his image and whoever receives
00:43:05.77\00:43:09.36
the mark of his name. ' "
00:43:09.56\00:43:11.45
Question: is God going to have
a people who rebuke the beast?
00:43:12.48\00:43:17.41
Who present the true
scenario about who the beast is?
00:43:17.81\00:43:21.84
Yes. Is God going to have
00:43:22.04\00:43:23.70
a people who clearly teach
00:43:23.80\00:43:25.47
the world who the
image to the beast is?
00:43:25.57\00:43:27.84
Absolutely.
00:43:27.94\00:43:29.18
Is God going to have a people
00:43:29.38\00:43:30.76
who announce what
the mark of the beast is?
00:43:30.96\00:43:33.58
Absolutely.
00:43:33.88\00:43:35.09
And notice how the
three angels' messages ends.
00:43:35.29\00:43:38.63
Notice verse 12
of Revelation 14.
00:43:38.93\00:43:42.19
It says: "Here is the
patience of the saints.
00:43:42.39\00:43:46.02
Here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:43:46.32\00:43:50.08
and the faith of Jesus. "
00:43:50.28\00:43:53.05
Now are you seeing
what's happening here?
00:43:53.35\00:43:56.12
Let's review because
it's extremely important.
00:43:56.42\00:43:58.65
The little horn thinks
he can change the law of God
00:43:59.05\00:44:03.94
and the times or
God's prophetic calendar.
00:44:04.14\00:44:06.66
So God says:
"After these 1,260 years
00:44:06.96\00:44:09.92
I'm going to raise
up a people on the earth
00:44:10.12\00:44:12.74
after 1798 AD and these people -
contrary to what the little horn
00:44:13.05\00:44:17.78
has said - are going
to keep the law of God
00:44:17.88\00:44:20.61
as it is written.
00:44:20.81\00:44:22.25
And secondly, they are going
to have a prophet in their midst
00:44:22.46\00:44:25.71
that shows what the
times really mean...
00:44:25.91\00:44:29.69
the true interpretation
of Bible prophecy. "
00:44:29.89\00:44:32.61
And the devil says:
"I don't like that. "
00:44:33.01\00:44:35.11
So in Revelation chapter 13
00:44:35.31\00:44:37.40
he's going to enforce
what? The mark of the beast
00:44:37.60\00:44:40.27
which is the change in the law.
00:44:40.77\00:44:42.00
And he's going to
raise up a false what?
00:44:42.30\00:44:44.58
The false prophet
which is this second beast:
00:44:44.78\00:44:47.28
apostate Protestantism.
00:44:47.48\00:44:49.31
And in that way he's
going to teach a false scenario
00:44:49.61\00:44:54.21
of Bible prophecy. Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:44:54.31\00:44:57.17
That's why it's
called the false prophet.
00:44:57.47\00:44:58.88
But God isn't going
to take this lying down
00:44:59.28\00:45:01.49
because in the three
angels' messages God rebukes
00:45:01.69\00:45:05.33
the power that
enforces the mark of the beast
00:45:05.53\00:45:07.77
and He also brings to
view a people who keep
00:45:08.07\00:45:12.55
the commandments of God
and have the faith of Jesus.
00:45:12.65\00:45:16.54
So you see very clearly
that you have a play and a
00:45:17.48\00:45:20.48
counter play in history here.
00:45:20.51\00:45:22.93
So if you're looking for
where the gift of prophecy
00:45:23.13\00:45:26.85
was going to appear,
when it was going to appear,
00:45:26.95\00:45:29.09
and what
characteristics it would have,
00:45:29.29\00:45:31.43
you have to look for it after
1798 AD in the United States.
00:45:31.63\00:45:36.30
You have to look for a people
who keep the commandments of God
00:45:36.53\00:45:40.73
and a people who
have in its midst
00:45:40.93\00:45:44.30
the gift of what?
The gift of prophecy.
00:45:44.50\00:45:48.74
Now the question
is: does this prophet
00:45:49.73\00:45:53.80
actually bring
any new information
00:45:54.00\00:45:57.99
that is not
contained in holy scripture?
00:45:58.19\00:46:01.18
The fact is, folks, and
we don't have time to read
00:46:01.96\00:46:04.31
all the verses but
I'm going to mention them.
00:46:04.41\00:46:06.46
The fact is that in the
Bible prophets are called
00:46:06.66\00:46:10.47
to restore that
which has not been obeyed.
00:46:10.67\00:46:14.92
They're restorers.
00:46:15.32\00:46:17.24
They are not innovators.
00:46:17.54\00:46:19.10
They don't bring new truth.
00:46:19.40\00:46:21.16
They don't bring new doctrines.
00:46:21.46\00:46:23.09
What they do is try
to bring God's people
00:46:23.39\00:46:26.04
back once again to
the foundations of truth
00:46:26.24\00:46:29.64
which God's people have
forgotten or which they ignore.
00:46:29.84\00:46:34.00
Now notice Deuteronomy
chapter 13 and verses 1-5.
00:46:34.30\00:46:39.44
Deuteronomy chapter 13
and verses 1 through 5.
00:46:39.75\00:46:43.31
It speaks here about character-
istics of false prophets.
00:46:43.72\00:46:47.64
And I'm going to read
these verses very quickly.
00:46:47.94\00:46:50.53
Deuteronomy chapter 13
and verses 1 through 5.
00:46:50.84\00:46:54.08
It says here:
00:46:54.38\00:46:55.79
Didn't we see
that somewhere before?
00:47:06.66\00:47:08.50
Sign or wonder?
00:47:08.80\00:47:10.39
Did Jesus say in Matthew 24
00:47:11.23\00:47:12.81
that there will be false
prophets and they will show
00:47:13.01\00:47:15.06
signs and wonders?
So how do you know?
00:47:15.16\00:47:17.55
If they do signs and wonders
they must be God's, right?
00:47:17.75\00:47:20.12
They must be following
God because they do signs and
00:47:20.32\00:47:21.92
wonders. Uh-uh. Notice
what it continues saying:
00:47:22.02\00:47:25.35
And now notice verse 4:
00:48:13.56\00:48:14.87
Do you see the difference
between a true prophet
00:48:58.42\00:49:00.45
and a false prophet?
00:49:00.55\00:49:01.58
Can a false prophet
do many signs and wonders
00:49:01.85\00:49:04.16
and yet not be an
instrument of God?
00:49:04.36\00:49:07.65
Absolutely. What is
the test of a true prophet
00:49:07.96\00:49:11.24
according to this passage?
00:49:11.54\00:49:12.57
It's not the
signs or the wonders.
00:49:12.67\00:49:14.86
It is whether the prophet
leads God's people to what?
00:49:15.16\00:49:18.51
To obey the commandments of God.
00:49:18.81\00:49:21.49
To obey the voice of God.
00:49:21.69\00:49:23.45
That is the sign
of a true prophet.
00:49:23.85\00:49:26.69
He calls God's people
who have gone astray -
00:49:27.09\00:49:29.79
who are in apostasy
- he calls them back
00:49:29.99\00:49:32.78
to worship the true God.
00:49:32.98\00:49:34.95
And by the way,
repeatedly in the Bible
00:49:35.25\00:49:37.29
we find references
where true prophets
00:49:37.49\00:49:40.42
exalt the law of God.
00:49:40.62\00:49:42.88
Notice for example Zechariah
chapter 7 and verse 12.
00:49:43.28\00:49:46.61
Zechariah
chapter 7 and verse 12.
00:49:46.91\00:49:49.68
Here the idea of a
prophet exalting the law of God
00:49:50.18\00:49:53.93
is brought forth very clearly.
00:49:54.13\00:49:56.74
It says there in
Zechariah chapter 7 and verse 12
00:49:57.04\00:50:00.91
the following:
00:50:01.11\00:50:02.21
What did God send
with His prophets?
00:50:20.81\00:50:23.44
He sent His what? His
law through His prophets.
00:50:23.64\00:50:27.97
You see, if any prophet tells
you that the law of God has
00:50:28.37\00:50:31.27
been changed. If
any prophet tells you
00:50:31.38\00:50:34.09
that you don't have to keep
the law of God because you're
00:50:34.29\00:50:36.48
under grace
you're not under law,
00:50:36.58\00:50:38.34
if any prophet tells you
that one of the commandments
00:50:38.54\00:50:42.42
is not important to
keep, no matter how many signs
00:50:42.62\00:50:45.62
and wonders he
performs he is not of God.
00:50:45.72\00:50:48.99
Because false prophets
lead God's people astray
00:50:49.29\00:50:52.64
from the light
which God has given.
00:50:52.84\00:50:55.84
Now before we bring this to a
00:50:56.71\00:50:57.95
close allow me to tell you
00:50:58.05\00:51:01.04
something about a
prophet that God raised
00:51:01.14\00:51:03.70
within the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:51:03.91\00:51:06.35
Her name? Ellen White.
00:51:06.75\00:51:09.58
Let me tell you a few
things about Ellen White.
00:51:10.09\00:51:12.51
Some people outright reject her
00:51:12.81\00:51:15.82
and say: "I don't
want to hear that name. "
00:51:16.12\00:51:17.67
Then you're not
obeying what God said in
00:51:17.97\00:51:19.85
I Thessalonians 5. He
says that we're supposed to
00:51:19.95\00:51:22.03
examine the prophets. We're
supposed to test the prophets
00:51:22.23\00:51:25.65
to see whether
they're true or not.
00:51:25.95\00:51:27.88
And Ellen White
deserves that from us as well.
00:51:28.29\00:51:31.76
Now allow me just to say a
few things about Ellen White.
00:51:31.96\00:51:35.07
She was raised up a prophet
when she was just 17 years old.
00:51:36.35\00:51:39.73
She was a woman...
00:51:41.02\00:51:42.51
which at that time was
absolutely not very good
00:51:43.42\00:51:48.54
because it was a
male-dominated society.
00:51:48.74\00:51:51.27
Now not only that,
not only was she a woman,
00:51:52.35\00:51:54.60
not only was she young,
00:51:54.80\00:51:56.36
but she was poor and she
was sick and she was weak
00:51:56.56\00:52:02.35
and she was uneducated.
00:52:03.18\00:52:04.74
Two and a half years
of primary education.
00:52:04.94\00:52:07.28
Furthermore, she arose
within an environment where
00:52:08.16\00:52:11.36
people didn't want anything
to do with people who claimed
00:52:11.56\00:52:14.04
to be prophets. In
other words, she had
00:52:14.14\00:52:16.19
everything going against her.
00:52:16.29\00:52:18.60
But in December of
1844 God gave her a vision.
00:52:19.00\00:52:22.34
And in the course of her
ministry she had approximately
00:52:23.23\00:52:25.94
2,000 visions and dreams.
00:52:26.14\00:52:28.89
She wrote a very famous book.
00:52:30.15\00:52:33.50
It's the book The Great Contro-
versy Between Christ and Satan.
00:52:33.80\00:52:37.15
Every person in this
world needs to read this book
00:52:38.11\00:52:40.66
because this book basically
is a commentary on the book
00:52:41.70\00:52:46.22
of Revelation... especially
Revelation chapter 14:
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the three angels' messages.
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Now if you read this
book from cover to cover,
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you're going to
discover that Ellen White
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exalts the gospel and she
exalts the holy law of God.
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She points out who the beast is.
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She points out who
the false prophet is.
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She points out what
the mark of the beast is.
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She points out what
the wine of Babylon is.
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She points out
who the dragon is.
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She speaks about
the two witnesses.
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She speaks about
the seven churches.
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In other words,
this book is a commentary
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on the book of
Revelation with special emphasis
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on the closing scenes
of this earth's history.
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Now if you read this book
you're going to discover that
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her perspective is very
different than the perspective
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that's being taught
today in the Protestant world.
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You see, very recently
the pope was buried in Rome.
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And those of you who
were able to see on television
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the ceremonies, for
about 10 days all you could get
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on the news was what was
happening in Rome in Vatican
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City with the pope. There was
pomp and there was circumstance
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and there was
just glorious music
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and everybody who
was ever interviewed
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had just glorious
things to say about this system
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and about this individual.
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Even many Protestant pastors.
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All of the comments
that I heard were good.
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Now the question is: is
this system God's system
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according to scripture?
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Not according to scripture.
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Not according to the
book The Great Controversy.
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It's just the opposite.
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How in the world could
the Protestants of the world,
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how could people who
belong to the Muslim religion,
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how could people
of the Hindu religion,
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how could Roman Catholics
almost without dissenting voice
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praise this system when this
system is predicted in scripture
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as the final antichrist system?
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I hate to have to say
that but it's the truth.
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How could people be so
deceived? Let me tell you why.
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Because they have a totally
different way of interpreting
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Bible prophecy. They
believe that prophecy
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will be fulfilled... most
of the prophecies of Revelation
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will be fulfilled after
the church has been raptured
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to heaven. See,
the church is raptured
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and then Revelation 4
through 20 takes place.
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And it's going to take
place in the Middle East
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with a nasty individual
sitting in the literal Jerusalem
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temple raising
up a literal image.
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And so the eyes of everybody
is looking to the Middle East
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for the
fulfillment of these prophecies
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when all of these powers
exist in the West - in Rome
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and in the United
States - and they can't see it
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because they're
looking in the wrong place.
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And these same systems
say: "You can't keep the law.
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You know, you really can't
be perfect. Nobody's perfect. "
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And most of these
Christian denominations
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observe which day of the week?
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They observe the
first day of the week.
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They day of the sun, Sunday,
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which was established by
the Roman Catholic system
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by their own admission.
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How in the world could
Protestantism keep Sunday
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as the day of worship
and point everybody's eyes
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to the Middle East?
Simply because they have been
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deceived by this power.
They have been deceived by
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the change in the law and
by the change in the times.
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But God has raised up
a people. He's raised up
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a people who teach that
we're supposed to keep all
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of the commandments of
God through the power of God.
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Not because we have to
but because we want to.
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Because we love God. As
Jesus said: "If you love Me
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you will keep My commandments. "
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And God has raised up
also the gift of prophecy
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to correct the
change in the times.
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And this gift of prophecy
is manifested in books such as
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The Great Controversy.
Every person in the world should
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read this book because
this book points out the true
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prophetic
scenario in the end time.
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And if you read it
with a prayerful attitude
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God will show you history
such as you have never seen it
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in your life. It
will all come together
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and God will show you His
light for these last days.
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I pray to God that we
will all read this book
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and read the scriptures
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that we might withstand
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the devil's
temptations in these last days.
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