Today there are a lot of people
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who are very confused
when it comes to Bible prophecy
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and one of the reasons is
because the books of Daniel and
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Revelation are different from
other books of the Bible. Theyre
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filled with all sorts of
strange beasts and symbolisms
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and people don't always know
what to do with them and as a
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result over the centuries people
have come up with some very
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strange and some very
interesting interpretations
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and because of that there are
many people today who will tell
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you oh well you shouldn't study
the book of Revelation you can't
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understand it and there will
even be churches who will tell
you don't read that book
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because it will just make a
religious fanatic out of you
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but friends God has put
revelation in the Bible for a
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reason can you say amen?
And He Himself pronounces
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a blessing on those who
study it. Notice what it says
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in revelation1 and
verse 3. The Bible says,
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See God
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pronounces a threefold blessings
ont hose who study revelation
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he blesses those who
read it, those who hear it,
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and he blesses those who keep
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or obey the things that
are written in it so that
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tells us that even with
the subject of antichrist
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God has a special blessing
instore. Now as we journey into
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this subject there is something
we need to understand about the
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word antichrist
itself. Notice the prefix, anti
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traditionally we think
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that prefix anti refers
to being against something
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but the word anti can also mean
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in place of or in
the stead of something
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so when we are talking
about antichrist we're not
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neccesarily looking
for an atheistic power
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that denies the existence of God
altogether. What we are looking
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for is something seeking to
take God's place on this earth
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or something seeking to
usurp his divine authority
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in other words
something claiming to have power
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that is only
available to God and God alone
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antichrist in the
stead of or place of Christ
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so that itself gives
us a big clue as to what
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we're looking for and
so people ask the question
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is the beast a person.
Some people thought that when
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Adolf Hitler was around in world
war IIthat maybe he was the
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beast because he murdered
6 million Jews and brought
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many of the world powers into
conflict but that didnt work out
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some thought Suddam
Hussein might be the beast
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was becasue he was powerful
leader in the middle east
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others have conjectured
that certain presidents
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of the United States from
the past might be the beast
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because apparently their
names equaled 666 but that
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didnt happen either.
Some wonder well is the beast
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an organization is
it a political kingdom
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is it a religious kingdom
maybe it is the United Nations
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or maybe it is the
Illuminati is it an organization
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and then some people
wonder what does 666 means
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some people become very
wery of anything that is even
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closely resembling that number.
Well I got good news for you
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tonight did you know that based
on the clues that both Daniel
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and Revelation give us the
Bible answers every one of those
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questions in a very
clear and understandable way
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so lets begin with the
most significant chapter
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about the beast in the book of
Revelation. Revelation chapter
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13 you want to take your
bibles and were are going
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Revelation and we are
going to start in chapter 13
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This is the chapter in
the apocalyptic book that
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tells us the
most about the beast.
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The Bible says,
Then I stood on the sand
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of the sea. And I saw a (what?)
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a beast rising up
out of the sea, having
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seven heads and ten
horns, and on his horns
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ten crowns, and on his
heads a blasphemous name.
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Now the beast which I saw
was like a leopard, his feet
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were like the feet of a bear,
and his mouth like the mouth
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of a lion. The
dragon gave him his power,
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his throne, and
great authority. And I saw
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one of his heads as if it
had been mortally wounded,
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and his deadly wound was healed.
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And all the world marvelled
and followed the beast.
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verse 4 So they worshiped
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the dragon who gave authority
to the beast; and they worshiped
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the beast, saying,
"Who is like the beast? Who
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is able to make war with him?"
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And he was given a mouth
speaking great things and
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blasphemies, and he was given
authority to continue (for how
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long?) for forty-two
months.Then he opened his mouth
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in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme His name,
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His tabernacle, and
those who dwell in heaven.
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It was granted to him
to make war with the saints
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and to overcome them. And
authority was given him over
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every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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Now I'm going to stop there that
is quite a description don't you
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think? and right there within
the passage John gives us many
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different clues
about the beast that
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we need to be able to look at
so lets look with the first. The
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first question is this
beast that John is describing
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would you say it is a
frightening looking beast, yes
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or no? it is make of all
these parts it's got body of a
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leopard, the of a bear the mouth
of a lion now is that meant to
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be literal or symbolic? What do
you think? sure it is that meant
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to be something it doesn't
mean the antichrist is literally
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going to be this conglomeration
of different animals so the
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question is what does a beast
symbolize in Bible prophecy
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and you will find that Daniel
gives us the answer. In Daniel
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7:23 which we're gonna study
in a few minutes Daniel tells
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us what a beast represents
in Bible prophecy notice what it
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says so right here from the
Bible and the Bible alone it's
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already it is telling us
the beast represents a kingdom
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or a power so from the
beginning it is telling us
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antichrist
cannot be simply one man
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who only rises
at the end of time
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because the Bible just
told us a beast represents
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a kingdom so we
know that much so far
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well lets keep going
on it says that this beast
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rises from where?
in verse one and two
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from the sea so the beast
rises up out of the waters
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is that significant? and
you find that it is because
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in the book of
revelation the seas or
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the waters are meant
to symbolize something
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you says what does it represent?
well instad of guessing or
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taking our own opinion lets
allow the Bible to give us the
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interpretation so we're go to
have to go to Revelation 17:15
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which I'm putting on the screen
now this is a different vision
we are going to study
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this vision tonight but the
angel does say soemthing to John
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and tells him what waters
represent in Bible prophecy
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Revelation 17:15 the bible says
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in other words water or
seas in prophecy is meant
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to represent multitudes of
people of different languages
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so just those clues tell us
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that antichrist is a
kingdom that is going to
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rise in a populated
area of the world where there
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are multitudes of people
now that is not based on what I
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think that is based on the
bible and the Bible alone says
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so those are our first
two clues but lets keep
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going because
Revelation 13 says more
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Revelation 13 says
that the dragon gives
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it is power now in Revelation
who is the dragon we have
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already study that, that
is Satan so the devil has
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something to do with
working behind the scenes
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to make sure this
kingdom rises to power
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or dominance we're
told that this beast
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has a deadly wound that
eventually will be what?
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healed so somehow
this kingdom loses power
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for a short time but
then quickly regains it
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John also told us
that people worship
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the beast now that
gives us a clue that it
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is not only
political but it must be
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religious in some way
because people worship it
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it says that this kingdom this
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beast blasphemes God or
seeks to cover up his word
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or speak against
God, it has power
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for how long now ew got
to do a little calculation
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there. Remember the prophetic
principle of interruption
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we learn a few nights
ago that in bible prophecy
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1 day symbolizes what? one year
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so we got to some calculation
here if I want to know
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how many days are in a
42 month period then I go
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42x30 because the bible calendar
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upon which this is based
alway had 30 day in a month
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so 42x30 comes to
what number you tell me
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1260 days
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apply the day for year
princple and what it saying is
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the beast, this
antichrist kindgome
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rules for 1260 years
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again that tells
us it can't be one man
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because one man does not
live that long and then lastly
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Revelation 13
tells us it persecutes
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God's saints so
it is going to be
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a persecuting
power now right there in
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Revelation 13 we might
even be able to figure out who
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or what it is just
based on that chapter alone
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because it gave us
some very significant clues
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however does Revelation 13
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come right out and tells
us who or what it is yes or no
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it doesnt so guess
what we have to do we have
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to go to another part of
the bible that is going to
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fill in the blank so
we can keep our finger
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in Revelation 13 but
now we going to take look at
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Danielchapter 7 so I want yout
to turn there in your bibles
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Daniel 7 verse 1
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The bible says,
In the first year
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of Belshazzar king
of Babylon Daniel had
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a dream and visions of
his head while on his bed.
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Then he wrote the
dream telling the main facts.
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Daniel spoke saying I saw
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in my vision by
night and behold the
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four winds of heaven
were stirring up the great sea
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and four great beasts came up
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from the sea each
different from the other.
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So here is what Daniel
sees. 4 beasts rise. 4 nations
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that would have world
wide dominance from the time of
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Daniel onward so lets briefly
take a look at each of these
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beasts let start with the first
beast which is discirbed in
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verse 4. If you
are in daniel 7 verse 4
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with me let me here you say
amen alright Daniel 7 verse 4
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The bible says, The first
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was like a lion,
and had eagle's wings.
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I watched till its
wings were plucked off;
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and it was lifted up from
the earth and made to stand
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on two feet like a
man, and a man's heart.
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was given to it. So
here we see a picture of a
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winged Lion and the
question is who is that supposed
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to repersent? You will
find the Bible and archeology
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make this very clear and
understandable. What was the
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nation dominating the
world in Daniel's day remember?
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It was Babylon also represented
by the head of gold in
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Daniel chapter 2. You
say how that's Babylon?
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First of all in
the old testament God
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represented babylon as
alion. Did you know that?
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Read Jeremiah 4:7
because God told Israel that
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if they don't stop being
unfaithful to him and
worshipping other Gods
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he said the lion will
come out of the thicket and
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destroy you. What nation was it
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that conquered Jerusalem and
took the Jews into captivity.
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Nebuchadnezzar and
the nation of Babylon.
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Secondly
archeologists have discovered
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that when they have unearthed
the ruins of Babylon guess what
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symbol they found? all over
the palace and the walls of that
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city. Winged lions there is no
doubt the winged lion repersents
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babylon but lets
go to the second beast
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Now in verse 5 The Bible says,
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"And suddenly another beast,
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a second, like a
bear. It was raised up
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on one side, and
had three (what?) ribs
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in its mouth
between its teeth. And they
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said thus to it:
'Arise, devour much flesh!'
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You say well who is this
who is this bear three ribs
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in its mouth? Well the
simple question is what nation
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conquered babylon and
chronologically became the next
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world wide power and the answer?
And the answer is Medo Persia
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it is doing the same
thing as the vision of Daniel
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chapter 2. Now the Medes
and Persians was made of two
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people groups the persians
and the Persians were stronger
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that is why some history books
just call it the Persian empire.
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This is probably why the
bear is raised up on one side
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you say what about
the ribs? The empire of
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Babylon was divided into
three provinces. Babylonia,
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Egypt, and Lydia so
when Persia conquered them,
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they had to conquer all
three of those provinces
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so the bear is MedoPersia.
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lets go to the third
beast. The third is in mention
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verse 6 Daniel continue to says.
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"After this I looked,
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and there was
another, like a leopard, which
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had on its back four
wings of a bird. The beast
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also had four
heads, (how many heads?)
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four and
dominion was given to it.
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So what is this
leopard with wings in its back
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and its got four heads,
well the logical question is
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what nation conquered
MedoPersia and became the next
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dominant power in the
world and the answer is Greece
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see the problem is when
we try to take these symbols
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and compare them to nations
today it does not work in its
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context it is very
clear that daniel 7
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is following the same pattern as
the statue of Nebuchadnezzar in
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Daniel 2 but when he get
to the fourth beast Daniel 7
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is going to give a lot
more detail aboput things.
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So clearly this leopard
with four heads and wings
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is Greece and it is interesting
that they are represented
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by one of the fastest animals
on land becasue Alexander
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the Great conquered the world
quicker than anybody, you now
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how old he. was when he
dominating the then known world
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in his early 30s and and
no doubt the wings on the back
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represent speed.You say,
what about those 4 heads?
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When alexander the
great died, history tells us
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his Grecian empire was
divided guess how many parts?
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4 parts were divided
among his four main generals
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Cassander, Lysimachus,
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Ptolemy and
seleucus all documented in
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history.But now we
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go to the fourth beast because
the fourth beast is where
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our focus is
tonight lets pick it up
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in verse 7 listen very carefully
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to what daniel
describes Daniel 7 verse 7
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The Bible says
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"After this I saw in
the night visions, and
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behold, a fourth beast, dreadful
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and terrible,
exceedingly strong. It had
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huge iron teeth; it
was devouring, breaking
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in pieces, and trampling
the residue with its feet
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It was different from all
the beasts that were before it,
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and it had ten horns.
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Let's pause there.
Daniel see a fourth
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beast he
describes it as terrible,
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dreadful,
exceedingly strong it has iron
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teeth, and it devours everything
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in its path. So the question is
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what nation is
that repsenting? Well
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What would be the power
that defeated Greece and became
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the next
worldwide dominant supepower
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and the answer is
Rome. it is interesting
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that this beast has What
hind of teeth did Danile says?
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iron and history calls
Rome the iron kingdom they ruled
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for nearly 600 years
and truly they conquered and
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crushed everyone
that was in their path
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so you can see clearly
it was the same four empires
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Babylon,
MedoPersia, Greece, and Rome.
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But now in verse 8
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is where we kick
it into slow gear.
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because a little horn start
to come out of the fourth beast
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a power starts
rising out of pagan
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Rome empire and
notice that as Daniel
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describes it this
little horn gets his attention
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immediately verse 8.
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I was considering the horns, and
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there was another
horn, a little one,
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coming up among them, before
whom three of the first horns
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were plucked out by the
roots. And there, in this horn,
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were eyes like
the eyes of a man,
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and a mouth speaking
pompous or some version say
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blasphemy words.
We gotta stop there.
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whatever this little horn
was it got Daniel's attention
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because he specifically
says I was considering the horns
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I was think about
this I was focused on this
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and one horn rises out of
the fourth beast when it does
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it plucks out three of the
ten horns on this beast head
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and this little
horn develops eyes
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and mouth like a man and
it starts speaking arrogant
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popmous words
against God. Can you
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imagine how easily that got
Daniel's attention Yes or NO
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the question is what
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is that little horn so
here is what we need to do
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a little later in
this chapter the angel
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of the vision comes to Daniel
and gives him the interpretation
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of many of these things we dont
even have to guess I dont have
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to speculate we dont have to
take amajority vote because the
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angel is going to tell us the
interpretation of many of these
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things so lets
skip over to verse 23
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we are still in
Daniel 7 and in verse 23
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Now the angels
begins to speak to Daniel
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Daniel 7 verse 23 The Bible Says
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Thus he said, The fourth beast
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shall be a fourth kingdom upon
earth, (well we already knew
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that) Which shall be different
from all other kingdoms,
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And shall devour the whole
earth, Trample it and break it
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in pieces, (now we already
know that to be Rome verse 24)
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The ten horns are ten kings
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(or it can also be
translated kingdoms because
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every king has a what? a
kingdom so these 10 horns
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coming out of the fourth
beast are 10 kingdoms that will
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rise when Rome falls
verse 24) The ten horns
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are ten kings Who
shall arise from this kingdom
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and another shall rise after
them; He shall be different
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from the first ones, And
shall subdue three kings.
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He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
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Shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
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And shall intend
to change times and
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law. Then the saints
shall be given into his hand
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For a time and
times and half a time.
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Now we got to pause
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I want to but a summarize on
the screen of what the angle has
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just said The angel in verse 23
said the fourth beast is kingdom
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we already know
that's Rome. The ten horns
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coming out of Rome
the fourth beast represent
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ten kingdoms that will
come out of the Rome empire
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when it falls.
Do we keep going on?
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this is a list of some of the
people groups that can out of
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the Rome empire when it fell.
Notice that there are 10 for
them, but you notice what's
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interesting three of them the
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Heruli, Vandals, and
Ostrogoths are extinct
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the were exterminated
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what did Daniel say
happened when a little horn rose
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three of the ten horns
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were plucked out.
That going to become
00:24:43.65\00:24:47.68
interesting in a few
minutes. It wwhen on to say
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The little horn whould speak
words against God, The little
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horn would persecute God's
people (the saints), the Little
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horn think to change God's
times and God's Law and it would
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rule for time,
times, and half a time. Now
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we got talk about that time
period before we go any farther
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that's a new one that phrase is
new for us. What is time, times,
00:25:11.74\00:25:15.78
and half of time? youknow when
you do the calculation from the
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Bible it is 1260
Days. all you have to do
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is take a note in your Bible
here, we're not going to look it
up now but when you have
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a chance later look up
revelation 12 verses 6 and 14
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and it clearly tells you
that time times and half a time
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is 1260 days in fact
lets do the calculation
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time in the bible
that term symbolically
00:25:39.93\00:25:43.94
represents one
year, times guess what
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2 years so half time is what?
00:25:47.94\00:25:52.01
1/2 a year you add all them
because again the Bible calendar
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30 days to a
month, 360 days to a year
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it equals out to 1260 days
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you apply the day
for a year principle
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1260 years the little
horn rules the same time period
00:26:08.00\00:26:12.00
that revelation 13
said the beast would rule
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the beast and the
little horn are the same
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power. Now here
is what we have to do
00:26:20.01\00:26:24.05
between revelation and
daniel we have just been given
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13 points from the
Bible, now I'm very quickly
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review those 13 pionts becasue
I want us to be absoluetly sure
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that we got every
one from the Bible
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and from the Bible
alone so point number 1,
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This kingdom rises out of
the fourth beast which is Rome
00:26:44.20\00:26:48.20
so antichrist is
going to arise out
00:26:48.20\00:26:52.21
of Rome somwhere in Western
Europe that is where Rome is
00:26:52.21\00:26:56.21
Point number 2 Daniel
00:26:56.21\00:27:00.32
said this kingdom out of the
ruins of the Pagan Roman empire
00:27:00.32\00:27:04.65
Rome did not fall until 476 A.D.
00:27:04.65\00:27:09.09
according to the history
books, so the anichrist kingdom
00:27:09.09\00:27:13.50
did not rise to world wide
dominance until some time after
00:27:13.50\00:27:17.50
476 A.D. Point number 3
00:27:17.50\00:27:21.50
Daniel said this
kindgom is represented by
00:27:21.50\00:27:25.54
little horn in other words this
kingdom will be little kingdom
00:27:25.54\00:27:29.78
Not large in size geographically
00:27:29.78\00:27:34.05
Point number 4 Daniel
said the little hour would
00:27:34.05\00:27:38.19
uproot 3 ofo the 10
horns. This little kingdom
00:27:38.19\00:27:42.39
would conquer 3 of the
kingdoms which came out of Rome.
00:27:42.39\00:27:46.70
that was the Heruli,
Vandals, and Ostrogoths
00:27:46.70\00:27:50.90
Point number 5 Daniel
said the little havee eyses
00:27:50.90\00:27:55.24
and like mouth like a manwhich
would speake for it. So this
00:27:55.24\00:27:59.54
kingdom would have man at its
head who would represent it to
00:27:59.54\00:28:03.81
the world. Point number 6
Daniel said the little horn
00:28:03.81\00:28:08.22
different from the other horns.
So there is somthing about this
00:28:08.22\00:28:12.59
kingdom that is different
from other kingdoms some unique
00:28:12.59\00:28:16.93
Point number 7 The little horn
00:28:16.93\00:28:21.23
would speak great words against
the Most High. In othe words
00:28:21.23\00:28:25.60
this kingdom would speak
blasphemy against God. You say
what does that mean?
00:28:25.60\00:28:29.97
You got to let the bible define
it, the Bible defines blasphemy
00:28:29.97\00:28:33.98
as assuming any rights or power
00:28:33.98\00:28:38.01
that belongs to God and
God alone. There two examples
00:28:38.01\00:28:42.08
at least in scripture.
One when a man on earth
00:28:42.08\00:28:46.15
claims to be God, in
John chapter 10 Jesus
00:28:46.15\00:28:50.19
He told the jews that He is
God he claimed equality with the
00:28:50.19\00:28:54.20
Father The wanted to stone
him for that, they said your're
00:28:54.20\00:28:58.17
saying blashemy now Jesus can
say that because He is God. Can
00:28:58.17\00:29:02.17
you say amen? They didnt believe
that. The other example is Luke
00:29:02.17\00:29:06.21
chapter 5 When a man claims to
forgive sin, remember Jesus told
00:29:06.21\00:29:10.21
the paralytic your sins are
forgiven and the pharisees had a
00:29:10.21\00:29:14.22
fit they said that is blasphemy
only God can for give sin
00:29:14.22\00:29:18.22
but Jesus is God so He
could for gice sins, amen?
00:29:18.22\00:29:22.22
but they didn't believe that.
So those are two examples of
00:29:22.22\00:29:26.23
blasphemy in the Bible when
someone or something assumes
00:29:26.23\00:29:30.20
power or authority that
belongs only to God so whatever
00:29:30.20\00:29:34.24
this kingdom is it
would do that. Point number 8
00:29:34.24\00:29:38.24
this kingdom would
make war against the saints
00:29:38.24\00:29:42.24
so it would be a
persecuting power. Piont 9
00:29:42.24\00:29:46.25
Dainiel said this
kingom would try to change
00:29:46.25\00:29:50.25
God's times and God's Law.
00:29:50.25\00:29:54.26
Point number 10. The
little horn would rule for time
00:29:54.26\00:29:58.26
times, and half
of time, 1260 years
00:29:58.26\00:30:02.23
Point number
number 11. Revelation said
00:30:02.23\00:30:06.23
This kingdom would recieve
a deadly wound and would be
00:30:06.23\00:30:10.27
healed. Point number 12.
Revelation said people follow
00:30:10.27\00:30:14.28
and worhip the beast, so it
isn only a political kingdom
00:30:14.28\00:30:18.38
it is a religious
power, and point number 13
00:30:18.38\00:30:22.42
finally This
kingdom will be represented
00:30:22.42\00:30:26.82
by the number 666. It
will be number of a man
00:30:26.82\00:30:30.86
and it will be
the number of his name
00:30:30.86\00:30:34.30
Now before we say who or what
it is Im gonna ask an honest
00:30:34.30\00:30:38.33
question how many
are willing to say yes
00:30:38.33\00:30:42.34
we got all thirteen points from
the Bible and the Bible alone
00:30:42.34\00:30:46.34
if we agree on that can I see
your hands. Did I make any of
00:30:46.34\00:30:50.35
those points up from other
places other than the Bible none
00:30:50.35\00:30:54.35
they all came from
scripture. And the truth is
00:30:54.35\00:30:58.39
there is only one power
00:30:58.39\00:31:02.39
in all of human
history that has fulfilled
00:31:02.39\00:31:06.39
all thirteen
points in absolte detail
00:31:06.39\00:31:10.40
some probably put the clues
together and know what it is
00:31:10.40\00:31:14.40
but before I say
it is is very imortant
00:31:14.40\00:31:18.41
that you hear what I say after
I say it did you catch that,
00:31:18.41\00:31:22.44
that is coming going to
become important. The only power
00:31:22.44\00:31:26.45
that has fulfilled
all thirteen points is
00:31:26.45\00:31:30.45
the power known as the papacy
00:31:30.45\00:31:34.46
the Vatican City or Papal Rome
00:31:34.46\00:31:38.49
you say woah.
Understand this now
00:31:38.49\00:31:42.46
God does not bring
this out to hurt or offend
00:31:42.46\00:31:46.50
anybody and neither do I God is
00:31:46.50\00:31:50.51
warning his people
of a persecuting power
00:31:50.51\00:31:54.51
that would rise in the
middle ages and unfortunately do
00:31:54.51\00:31:58.55
some nasty things
as history tells us
00:31:58.55\00:32:02.55
he is warning his people about
a power that would take the word
00:32:02.55\00:32:06.59
of God away from the people a
power that would cover up Jesus
00:32:06.59\00:32:10.59
Christ and the cross and he
wanted his people to be aware of
00:32:10.59\00:32:14.56
what would happen it is
important to know God is not
00:32:14.56\00:32:18.57
talking about individual
Catholic people today.
00:32:18.57\00:32:22.60
Can you say amen? He
is talking about a system
00:32:22.60\00:32:26.61
a kingdom that neither
you or I have any control over
00:32:26.61\00:32:30.61
that would do some unfortunate
things in the middle ages
00:32:30.61\00:32:34.65
Catholic people who are alive
today now there are many how
that love God with all their
00:32:34.65\00:32:38.65
hearts, they seek to
serve God and their fellow man
00:32:38.65\00:32:42.69
they weren't alive back then,
they have nothing to do with the
00:32:42.69\00:32:46.70
things that occured in the
middle ages. Can somebody say
00:32:46.70\00:32:50.70
amen to that? this is not meant
to be turned into a protestant
versus catholic thing
00:32:50.70\00:32:54.74
God is warning about how
church and state would unite
00:32:54.74\00:32:58.74
in the Middle ages would become
a persecuting power and take
00:32:58.74\00:33:04.25
the bible away from the people.
Now having said that since
00:33:04.25\00:33:08.28
I understand this is
very sensitive and emotional
00:33:08.28\00:33:12.35
it is important that we be sure
00:33:12.35\00:33:16.39
that the papacy fits
all 13 of these points
00:33:16.39\00:33:20.40
because the truth is what
I am saying up here is not
00:33:20.40\00:33:24.43
my opinion. Nor the
interpretation of a church
00:33:24.43\00:33:28.44
this is what has been taught
from the begining the reformers
00:33:28.44\00:33:32.44
knew who
antichrist was. Paul knew
00:33:32.44\00:33:36.44
that antichrist was starting
to form in the early centuries
00:33:36.44\00:33:40.45
Pagan Rome persecuted God's
people, in the middle ages,
00:33:40.45\00:33:44.49
Papal Rome persecuted
God's people the problem
00:33:44.49\00:33:48.49
is it has only been
in the last 200 years
00:33:48.49\00:33:52.49
that we veered to some other
theory saying antichrist is one
man that only rises
00:33:52.49\00:33:56.50
at the end of
time and the truth is
00:33:56.50\00:34:00.57
that actually comes from
Rome in the Middle ages they had
00:34:00.57\00:34:04.51
commisioned someone to come up
with a different interpretation
00:34:04.51\00:34:08.54
of antichrist to take the heat
off of what was happening in the
00:34:08.54\00:34:12.55
middle ages and they invented
what was called futurism I
00:34:12.55\00:34:16.55
talked about that a few nights
ago the idea that antichrist is
00:34:16.55\00:34:20.56
one man now before I go
back to these points there is
00:34:20.56\00:34:24.56
one question I must clarify that
I for got. In parts of Daniel
00:34:24.56\00:34:28.56
the Bible uses the word he
to describe the little horn
00:34:28.56\00:34:32.57
and sometimes that make
us think see its one man
00:34:32.57\00:34:36.57
but you have to understand the
bible uses the personal pronoun
00:34:36.57\00:34:40.58
he and she to
describe nations many times
00:34:40.58\00:34:44.61
in scripture I'll give an
example. In the old testamnet
00:34:44.61\00:34:48.62
numerous times God referred
to the nation of Israel as
00:34:48.62\00:34:52.62
the woman and he
would use the term she or
00:34:52.62\00:34:56.62
her when Isreal was
faithful He represented
00:34:56.62\00:35:00.73
as a pure woman when
Israel was unfaithful to Him
00:35:00.73\00:35:04.73
He respresented her as a
prostitute so don't let he
00:35:04.73\00:35:08.77
fool you in Bible prophecy
he does not mean one man
00:35:08.77\00:35:12.77
when it comes to Daniel
because it rules for 1260 years
00:35:12.77\00:35:16.81
God uses he and she
to also represent nations
00:35:16.81\00:35:20.82
so now lets go back
over all 13 of these points
00:35:20.82\00:35:24.82
make sure that it
represents Papal Rome
00:35:24.82\00:35:28.86
now as I do this I'm just
going to tell you we're going to
00:35:28.86\00:35:32.66
uncover some very sensitive
things but we have to go over
00:35:32.66\00:35:36.63
it simply to show how Bible
prophecy has been fulfilled
00:35:36.63\00:35:40.67
and then at the end we
need to ask ourselves the most
00:35:40.67\00:35:44.67
important question
what does this mean for
00:35:44.67\00:35:48.68
me today how do I
apply it to my life
00:35:48.68\00:35:52.71
in the 21st century that by far
is the mst important question
00:35:52.71\00:35:56.72
so lets go throught these points
again and see if Papal Rome
00:35:56.72\00:36:00.72
fulfilled them. Point # 1
00:36:00.72\00:36:04.73
Daniel said the
little arises from the 10
00:36:04.73\00:36:08.73
dividions of the Pagan
Roman Empire. Histroy tells us
00:36:08.73\00:36:12.73
that the papacy came out of
Pagan Rome and still resides
00:36:12.73\00:36:16.74
in Western
Europe today. Point # 2
00:36:16.74\00:36:20.78
The little rises
after the fourth beast
00:36:20.78\00:36:24.78
Rome falls, Rome
didn't fall till 476 A.D.
00:36:24.78\00:36:28.82
History tells us
that the papacy rose
00:36:28.82\00:36:32.82
to worldwide dominance in 538
00:36:32.82\00:36:36.83
that's when the Emperor
Justinian gave political
00:36:36.83\00:36:40.86
to the Pope, so
from that moment on
00:36:40.86\00:36:44.83
church and state were
united in a persecuting
00:36:44.83\00:36:48.84
power. Point # 3
00:36:48.84\00:36:52.87
Daniel said the little
horn is Like a little kingdom
00:36:52.87\00:36:56.88
the papacy is the smallest
kingdom in western Europe it
00:36:56.88\00:37:00.95
encompasses only 109
arcers but today it is
00:37:00.95\00:37:04.89
probably the most
powerly and riches kingdom
00:37:04.89\00:37:08.92
in th world,
Point # 4. Daniel Said
00:37:08.92\00:37:12.93
The little horn conquers 3
of the kingdoms that came out of
00:37:12.93\00:37:16.93
Rome History tell us
that the Papal armies
00:37:16.93\00:37:20.94
eradicated the
Ostrigoths, the Vandals,
00:37:20.94\00:37:24.94
and the Heruli
kingdoms because of doctrinal
00:37:24.94\00:37:28.98
difference, the last to be
eliminated was the Ostrigoths
00:37:28.98\00:37:32.98
In 538. Point # 5
00:37:32.98\00:37:36.99
Daniel said the liitle horn
would have a man at its head who
00:37:36.99\00:37:41.02
speaks for it. The Papacy has
the office of Pope at its head
00:37:41.02\00:37:45.03
who speaks for it and
respresents it to the world.
That doesn't mean the Pope
00:37:45.03\00:37:49.03
is the antichrist. There are
many different pope's. It is the
00:37:49.03\00:37:53.03
system that arose in the middle
ages the Bible is speaking of.
00:37:53.03\00:37:57.07
Point # 6. Daniel
said the horn is different
00:37:57.07\00:38:01.08
from the other
kingdoms the papacy is
00:38:01.08\00:38:05.25
different because it is not
simply a politically kingdom
00:38:05.25\00:38:09.25
ruled by you know presidents and
prime ministers it's a religious
00:38:09.25\00:38:13.25
system that rules with
bishop and cardinal ect.
00:38:13.25\00:38:17.29
That's unique
church and state togeather.
00:38:17.29\00:38:21.30
Point # 7. this is
were it gets sensitive
00:38:21.30\00:38:25.33
Dainiel said the little horn
would speake words of blasphemy
00:38:25.33\00:38:29.34
Please understand
what I share next I do it
00:38:29.34\00:38:33.38
in love only to show how
bible prophecy was fulfilled
00:38:33.38\00:38:37.41
did papal rome do
that in the middle ages?
00:38:37.41\00:38:41.48
remember the
definition of what blashphemy is
00:38:41.48\00:38:45.52
assuming any rights or
power belonging to God alone
00:38:45.52\00:38:49.56
what were the 2
illustrations in scripture
00:38:49.56\00:38:53.60
a man claiming to be God
and one claiming to forgive sin
00:38:53.60\00:38:57.60
that is why the Jews accused
Jesus blashphemy did that happen
00:38:57.60\00:39:01.64
in the middle
ages? unfortunately, yes.
00:39:01.64\00:39:05.67
From the papal
document claiming to be
00:39:05.67\00:39:09.71
God under Fourier Excelastic
Dictionary it has this quote
00:39:09.71\00:39:13.75
who is king of
kings in the Bible. Jesus
00:40:10.17\00:40:14.18
remember what
antichrist means in the place of
00:40:14.18\00:40:18.21
instand of Christ
00:40:18.21\00:40:22.25
see this is were the things
happening in the middle ages
00:40:22.25\00:40:26.25
you and I can't relate because
we never lived in a situation
00:40:26.25\00:40:30.26
or circumstance like
that in the book popular
00:40:30.26\00:40:34.23
catholic theology it says
this of the forgiveness of sins
00:40:34.23\00:40:38.27
quoting from valume 6
00:40:38.27\00:40:42.27
These are coming from
papal documents this was
00:41:22.51\00:41:26.55
going on in the
middle ages unfortunately
00:41:26.55\00:41:30.59
Rome fulfills that point
of assuming rights blonging
00:41:30.59\00:41:34.59
only to God. Point # 8
00:41:34.59\00:41:38.63
Daniel said the little
horn would make war against
00:41:38.63\00:41:42.86
the saints. If you have ever
read History it tells us how
00:41:42.86\00:41:47.17
Papal army's martyred millions
of people during the Dark Ages
00:41:47.17\00:41:51.21
and during the
reformation. Now I want
00:41:51.21\00:41:55.21
pause here for a
second you know somtimes
00:41:55.21\00:41:59.25
as protestants we're
temped to get a little bit of a
00:41:59.25\00:42:03.25
superiority holier than thou
attitude. Some mistakes were
00:42:03.25\00:42:07.29
made in the Middle Ages
that is obvious can we say
00:42:07.29\00:42:11.29
that our churches
have never made mistakes
00:42:11.29\00:42:15.26
or as individuals
we never made mistakes
00:42:15.26\00:42:19.30
it was only 50 60
years ago that protestant
00:42:19.30\00:42:23.30
churches turned away black men
away at the door simply because
00:42:23.30\00:42:27.34
he was black or made him
00:42:27.34\00:42:31.38
sit on the floor
like a lesser child of God
00:42:31.38\00:42:35.38
today we would
say that was a mistake
00:42:35.38\00:42:39.39
you have to remember
all of us have make mistakes
00:42:39.39\00:42:43.43
and it is by the
grace of God we turn around
00:42:43.43\00:42:47.40
understand that all religious
establishments make mistakes too
00:42:47.40\00:42:51.43
Point # 9 Daniel said
00:42:51.43\00:42:55.44
the little horn would
thinks to change God's times and
00:42:55.44\00:42:59.47
law. Now here is
where it gets really
00:42:59.47\00:43:03.51
really serious. Did Papal Rome
00:43:03.51\00:43:07.52
do that in the middle ages
00:43:07.52\00:43:11.52
from the document Prompta
00:43:11.52\00:43:15.56
Bibliotheca it says
00:43:15.56\00:43:19.56
and in the
Encyciical Letters of Leo XIII
00:43:27.60\00:43:31.61
Pope Leo the thirteenth is says
00:43:31.61\00:43:35.64
Let me give you an
ilustration of this, you
00:43:39.68\00:43:43.75
remember how we learned the
other night Rome's version of
the ten commandment
00:43:43.75\00:43:47.76
is different than what
is recored in the Bible
00:43:47.76\00:43:51.79
you say how can that be?
if you look at Rome version
00:43:51.79\00:43:55.80
in the catechism, the
second commandment is completely
00:43:55.80\00:43:59.83
blotted out, you know the one
about forbidding graven images
00:43:59.83\00:44:03.87
you know that images ant
statues were used in Rome
00:44:03.87\00:44:07.91
for convenience sake that that
on was completed bloted out of
00:44:07.91\00:44:11.91
the bible and the tenth
commandment about that thoushall
not covet, it was just broken
00:44:11.91\00:44:15.98
into two separate commandment
so you still could keep 10
00:44:15.98\00:44:19.99
commandments You see
God's law was has been changed
00:44:19.99\00:44:24.06
and tampered with but what
00:44:24.06\00:44:28.06
about God's times?
00:44:28.06\00:44:32.10
and here is where the
sabbath comes back to us in a
00:44:32.10\00:44:36.14
completely new light
00:44:36.14\00:44:40.14
from the book Faith of Our
Fathers one of the most popular
00:44:40.14\00:44:44.15
Papal books in recent times
Cardinal James Gibbons says
00:44:44.15\00:44:48.15
Now he is speaking
truth there, you say
00:45:04.17\00:45:08.17
why is he saying that? Tthe
Seventh-day Sabbath in the Bible
00:45:08.17\00:45:12.21
is the true Sabbath. Why he is
saying that?H he is challenging
00:45:12.21\00:45:16.21
the protestants, protestants are
saying we broke away from you
00:45:16.21\00:45:20.22
because you don't go by the
bible and the bible alone yor
00:45:20.22\00:45:24.22
are putting your tradition above
the word of God and so Rome is
coming back and saying
00:45:24.22\00:45:28.22
wait a minute you say
you go by the Bible but yet
00:45:28.22\00:45:32.23
you keep the sunday
that came striaght from us
00:45:32.23\00:45:36.20
you ignore the Bible
Sabbath and you keep the day we
00:45:36.20\00:45:40.24
sanctified by putting the
church laws above God's law
00:45:40.24\00:45:44.24
He is using that to
challenge them and is saying
00:45:44.24\00:45:48.24
see you're still following Rome
as the mother church come back
00:45:48.24\00:45:52.25
to us he's challenging
them with that and in sense
00:45:52.25\00:45:56.28
if you want to summarize this in
plain language here is what its
00:45:56.28\00:46:00.29
saying and see this were
you begin to realize the deeper
00:46:12.30\00:46:16.30
issue about Sabbath
and Sunday it not about
00:46:16.30\00:46:20.31
about two different days now we
00:46:20.31\00:46:24.31
understand about
do I follow tradition
00:46:24.31\00:46:28.32
or do I follow what
the word of God says
00:46:28.32\00:46:32.35
Do I follow the
commandments of men
00:46:32.35\00:46:36.36
or do I fllow the
commandments of God
00:46:36.36\00:46:40.36
do we follow human authority
00:46:40.36\00:46:44.37
or God's divine
authority, because
00:46:44.37\00:46:48.37
I can tell you for me when I
understand that the Seventh-day
00:46:48.37\00:46:52.37
Sabbath is taught thorughout
scripture, that it points to God
00:46:52.37\00:46:56.38
as my creator and
savior and I understand that
00:46:56.38\00:47:00.48
Sunday comes from
the very power that the
00:47:00.48\00:47:04.42
Bible calls antichrist
00:47:04.42\00:47:08.42
causes me to stop in my
tracks and think about that very
00:47:08.42\00:47:12.46
very seriously
00:47:12.46\00:47:16.43
do I follow something
that comes from antichrist
00:47:16.43\00:47:20.44
or do I follow that
witch come from the Bible
00:47:20.44\00:47:24.47
the Bible alone.
You see why this tough
00:47:24.47\00:47:28.48
subject to preach
and study sometimes
00:47:28.48\00:47:32.61
# 10 The little
would have power for
00:47:32.61\00:47:36.62
1260 years. The
Papacy ruled, Church
00:47:36.62\00:47:40.66
and Stated were united from 538
00:47:40.66\00:47:44.69
all the way until
1798, because in 1798
00:47:44.69\00:47:48.66
Napoleon and the
French Revolution abolished
00:47:48.66\00:47:52.67
the Papal gevorment for a
time and if you the addition
00:47:52.67\00:47:56.71
from 538 to 1798 exactly how
00:47:56.71\00:48:00.71
long? 1260 years
00:48:00.71\00:48:04.71
The bible exact
was in its prophecy
00:48:04.71\00:48:08.72
Piont # 11
Revelation said the Beast
00:48:08.72\00:48:12.72
would receive a deadly
wound, that deadly was 1798
00:48:12.72\00:48:16.89
When Napoleon abolished the
Papal government, the Pope at
00:48:16.89\00:48:21.10
that time died in exile but
they didn't lose thier power
00:48:21.10\00:48:25.20
for long because
in 1929 the Italian
00:48:25.20\00:48:29.87
dictator Mussonlini
restored power to the Papacy
00:48:29.87\00:48:34.21
the Lateran Treaty and
the deadly wound was healed
00:48:34.21\00:48:38.25
got to show this, I found
this, I want the newspaper
00:48:38.25\00:48:42.32
article that come out in 1929
00:48:42.32\00:48:46.35
describing as when the papal
power got its authority back I
00:48:46.35\00:48:50.43
want you to notice the wording
used in all the way back in the
00:48:50.43\00:48:54.40
1929 San
Francicso Chrnicle notice
00:48:54.40\00:48:58.40
Isn't it interesting when Italy
give Vatican City there power
00:49:18.45\00:49:22.49
back again the
secular newspaper uses
00:49:22.49\00:49:26.49
the very phrase that
revelation talks about
00:49:26.49\00:49:30.47
healing the wound
that not by change
00:49:30.47\00:49:34.47
or coincidence that is
Bible prophecy being gulfilled
00:49:34.47\00:49:38.47
and the last 2 points Revlation
sais the beast would be a
00:49:38.47\00:49:42.58
religious power that would
be worhiped. Rome is a religious
00:49:42.58\00:49:46.58
power with great
political influence. and
00:49:46.58\00:49:50.62
lastly point # 13
00:49:50.62\00:49:54.62
Revelation said the
beast would have the number 666
00:49:54.62\00:49:58.63
It would be the
number of a man and number
00:49:58.63\00:50:02.60
of his name.
Did you the official
00:50:02.60\00:50:06.63
title of the Pope has
been "Vicarius Filii Dei"
00:50:06.63\00:50:10.64
in Latin it means "instead
00:50:10.64\00:50:14.68
of Christ" and when you
add the Roman numerals up
00:50:14.68\00:50:18.68
of that title it equals
00:50:18.68\00:50:22.68
666 the number of a man
00:50:22.68\00:50:26.72
the number of his name.
00:50:26.72\00:50:30.73
WOW
00:50:30.73\00:50:36.73
There is no doubt that
this is what Bible prophecy is
00:50:36.73\00:50:40.74
pointing towards. Again
understand God is not seeking
00:50:40.74\00:50:44.77
to condemn dear catholic people
today, there are people of all
00:50:44.77\00:50:48.81
faiths living up to all the
light they know and they love
Jesus can you say amen
00:50:48.81\00:50:52.85
but God is
telling us about a power
00:50:52.85\00:50:56.85
that would rise when chruch and
state would unite it would be a
00:50:56.85\00:51:00.92
persecuting power it would be a
power that would the Bible away
00:51:00.92\00:51:04.89
from the people.
but what does that mean
00:51:04.89\00:51:08.90
for me today? This is
a question I need to ask
00:51:08.90\00:51:12.90
these are the
principles of the beast
00:51:12.90\00:51:16.94
these are the principles that
came from Rome in the middle
00:51:16.94\00:51:20.94
ages look at them carefully
the principles that were taught
00:51:20.94\00:51:24.98
and espoused throughout the
world was this the commandments
00:51:24.98\00:51:29.02
of men are above those of God
00:51:29.02\00:51:33.02
tradition is
placed above Bible truth
00:51:33.02\00:51:37.06
and human
authority or religulous
00:51:37.06\00:51:41.06
authority is more
important than God's authority
00:51:41.06\00:51:45.07
those were the principles that
came out of the beast in the
00:51:45.07\00:51:49.07
Middle Ages and so the question
you and I must ask ourselves
00:51:49.07\00:51:53.11
tonight is this
am I following those
00:51:53.11\00:51:57.18
principles in my life today.
00:51:57.18\00:52:01.28
when you apply it don't make
no difference if you catholic,
00:52:01.28\00:52:05.22
protestant, muslim adventis,
buddhist whatever the point
00:52:05.22\00:52:09.29
is, it my life
when I look at the Bible
00:52:09.29\00:52:13.33
and I says I see
what the Bible says, but
00:52:13.33\00:52:17.33
this pearson says
it not important, Lord
00:52:17.33\00:52:21.37
I see what Your truth declares,
but this church says something
00:52:21.37\00:52:25.51
else. God I know want I'm
reading in the scirpture's
00:52:25.51\00:52:29.54
but Lord this pastor
says it not important
00:52:29.54\00:52:33.62
when I look at the
word of God, but purposely
00:52:33.62\00:52:37.62
choose to put something
else or someone else's authority
00:52:37.62\00:52:41.62
above it, I am
following the principles
00:52:41.62\00:52:45.63
of the beast, no
matter what denomination
00:52:45.63\00:52:49.60
I may be from.
00:52:49.60\00:52:53.60
That's how I need to
apply this to my life today.
00:52:53.60\00:52:57.64
See what God is
telling us Revelation 13
00:52:57.64\00:53:01.64
what happened in the middle ages
00:53:01.64\00:53:05.65
where church and state unite
00:53:05.65\00:53:09.65
where people were forced to
choose between man's law and
00:53:09.65\00:53:13.66
God's law they were forced
to choose upon penalty of death
00:53:13.66\00:53:17.69
God is using that
as an illustration
00:53:17.69\00:53:21.66
to show me what is
going to happen again
00:53:21.66\00:53:25.67
at the end of time
because Revelation tells
00:53:25.67\00:53:29.67
me there is going to another
great crisis at the end and
00:53:29.67\00:53:33.68
history will repeat
itself. The beast will rise
00:53:33.68\00:53:37.68
church and state
will again unite and
00:53:37.68\00:53:41.68
people will be
forced and coerced to choose
00:53:41.68\00:53:45.72
whether they will follow
man or they will follow God
00:53:45.72\00:53:49.72
whether they
follow humans commandments
00:53:49.72\00:53:53.73
or whether they
follow God's commandments
00:53:53.73\00:53:57.70
we are going talk about that
sunday night and so knowing that
00:53:57.70\00:54:01.70
is coming the
question we need to ask ourself
00:54:01.70\00:54:05.71
when we go home tonight is this,
if you forget anything tonight
00:54:05.71\00:54:09.71
if go home and say I can't
remember all those 13 pionts
that ok, beacuse the
00:54:09.71\00:54:13.72
whole piont of the message
it in the next 3 question
00:54:13.72\00:54:17.75
Am I following Christ
and and His Word no excuses
00:54:38.61\00:54:42.64
no straddling the
fence with all my heart
00:54:42.64\00:54:46.68
all my soul and
all my mind, because
00:54:46.68\00:54:50.75
I plan to follow Him in
the end time by His grace
00:54:50.75\00:54:54.76
I need to choose
to follow Him today.
00:54:54.76\00:54:58.79
Now we could stop here
00:54:58.79\00:55:03.16
but I'm not going to
stop here because of Daniel
00:55:03.16\00:55:07.17
7 does not end with
antichrist, there is one
00:55:07.17\00:55:12.17
part of this vision we got
to take the last few minutes for
00:55:12.17\00:55:16.38
because I want you to see
this, it is awesome in Daniel
00:55:16.38\00:55:20.38
chapter 7 atfer God talks about
00:55:20.38\00:55:25.22
the little horn, about
antichrist notice what Daniel
00:55:25.22\00:55:29.66
see next, do not miss this
00:55:29.66\00:55:33.66
Daniel 7 verse 9 Daniel said
00:55:33.66\00:55:37.60
what is happen here?
It gives us a picture
00:56:15.34\00:56:19.37
God the father call the Ancient
of Days is seated on His throne
00:56:19.37\00:56:23.38
a fiery thorne,
thousands upon thousands
00:56:23.38\00:56:27.68
of angelic being are surrounding
Him. Then it says something
00:56:27.68\00:56:32.05
interesting The court was
seated, and and books were
00:56:32.05\00:56:36.49
opened. This is a judgment seen
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God is about to judge the world,
infact God is about to judge
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the little horn for what
happen in the middle ages,
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but before I worry about the
little horn I better worry about
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myself because when it says
books are opened those are the
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books that record the record of
our life, every deed every acted
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and so the question is am I
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going to be able to make it
through the judgment when God
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looks my book of record and
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notice what Daniel see next
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verse 13
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Who is the Son of man
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in the Bible can
you tell me? this Jesus
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Jesus is entering the court
room. Jesus is entering the
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judgment seen, Jesus appearing
before the Father as our
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mediator, as our
advocate, as our defender.
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so when God looks over the
record of your life or mine
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Jesus steps in and
Jesus say I know that child
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I know David, I know Sues,
I know Ellaine, I know Bob,
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I know Perry, yes they have made
mistakes but they have accept me
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as savior Therefore I have
forgiven them, I have wiped
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their slate clean I
have allowed my rightness
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rightness to cover them so
in the eyes of the Father when
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He looks at your life He
see you as absolutely perfect
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Not because of the life you
lived but because of life of
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Jesus counts for you
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