Today we return to Rome visiting
the Vatican; that small,
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independent city-state
of less than one square
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kilometer in area.
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This time David explains
the prophecy of the man with the
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mysterious number 666,
and the woman adorned in
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purple and scarlet.
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Well, we are back at St. Peter's
in Rome again today, and we're
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looking at the Vatican,
not so much as a religious
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organization, but rather
a political organization,
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for that's what it is.
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You see, around the wall,
around the Vatican are walls,
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and everything within
that wall is a separate state.
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It's just as much a different
country to Italy as Australia
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is from New Guinea, or
the United State of America
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is from South America.
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It is an
entirely separate country.
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And the Pope is not only the
head of the church, he is the
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king of a country.
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And he has Ambassadors in
just about every major city and
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country around the world.
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And so this is a separate state.
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It has its own Postal
system; its own postage stamps.
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It has its own radio, and it
has its own police, and its own
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Swiss guards.
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In other words, it is just
a separate state altogether.
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And that is the way in
which we want to look at it
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in this program.
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In Revelation 12:2 it says,
the dragon gave him his power,
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and his throne, and
his great authority.
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In other words Pagan Rome
was to hand over its throne
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and authority to Papal Rome.
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This happened in the
fifth century AD when the Roman
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Emperors were obliged to the
Papal Rome, and the vacuum was
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filled by the Pope of Rome.
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One of the titles of the Roman
Emperor was Pontifix Maximus,
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meaning Great
Bridge or Great Head.
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You will notice that above this
door there is the same title
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applied to the Pope of
Rome: Pontifix Maximus.
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I'm standing in front of
the Church of St. John Lateryn
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in Rome.
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This is one of the oldest, very
oldest churches in Christendom.
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At the front of the church is
an inscription which says that
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this is the Mother and Head
of all churches, which seems to
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fit the prophecy
very significantly.
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This prophecy also speaks about
this woman adorned in purple
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and scarlet.
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And these, of
course, are the colors of the
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Roman Catholic Church.
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The cardinals wear scarlet,
brilliant scarlet robes,
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and the bishops wear purple.
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Revelation 17:4 also says, the
woman was arrayed in purple and
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scarlet, and adorned with gold,
and precious stones, and pearls.
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Inside Saint Peters of Rome is
a treasury and you've just got
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to go in there to believe
just some of the fabulous
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treasures you see.
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It really puts the crown
jewels in London into the shade.
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You see, whenever a Pope
dies all his jewels, his crown,
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his precious things are
all stowed in the treasury.
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They're not passed
onto the next Pope.
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The next Pope, of
course, will have his own.
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And so you've got
all of these things.
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And even what the visitor
sees there is only the tip
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of the iceberg.
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It is just a fabulous treasury.
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Now at the head of
this church is a man.
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And it says in
Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom.
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Let him who has understanding
calculate the number of the
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beast: for it is the number
of a man; and his number is 666.
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Now, it tells us here in the
Bible that it is the number of
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his name, or title that means.
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Now the Pope of Rome has
many titles, but one of them is
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Vicar of the Son of God.
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Now you know that Latin letters
also have numerical value.
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So it's just a matter of adding
up the numbers in the title
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that I'm referring to.
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Now this title, Vicar of the
Son of God, in Latin is written
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this way: VICARI U, which
is always a V in Latin, S.
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Son of, FILll of God, DEl.
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Now anyone reading Latin
will see not only letters here,
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but they'll see
numbers, you see.
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For instance, I think you know
that V is 5, I is 1, C is 100,
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A has no value, R.
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This is 1.
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V is 5, and S has no value.
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So, what have we got here?
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112; is that right?
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112.
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Over here is 1, and
L is 50, and 1 and 1.
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So what have we got here?
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53.
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Alright, you with me?
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And D is 500, E is
nothing, and I is 1.
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So we have here 501.
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Now putting them all
together we've got 53 and 112.
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And if you've got your
calculators handy add it up.
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And what have you got?
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666!
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The scripture says it
is the number of the man,
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and it's his title,
or name, and it is 666.
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In Revelation 17, and in verse
6, John says, And I saw the
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woman drunken with the blood of
the saints, and with the blood
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of the martyrs of Jesus:
And when I saw her, I marveled
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with great amazement.
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John just couldn't believe his
eyes, to think that a professing
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Christian church represented
by the woman would be drunk with
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the blood of God's saints.
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But, of course,
that's what happened.
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Going into the Church of the
Jesuits in Rome and there's a
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large statue of the woman
with hand upraised, and beneath
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her, she's trampling
on them, are the bodies of
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Luther and Calvin.
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Now these were great men of
God who protested against the
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abuses of the
Roman Catholic Church.
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And the church is depicted
by herself as destroying them.
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And that, of course, is what
it has done to millions of the
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martyrs of Jesus.
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They have
perished in terrible agony.
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And no wonder John saw
this woman drunken with the
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blood of the saints.
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In Revelation 17, and in
verse 4 it says... the woman was
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arrayed in purple and scarlet
and adorned with gold and
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precious stones and pearls,
having in her hand a golden
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cup full of abominations.
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Now what are the abominations
that were in the golden cup?
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Well, obviously, they are the
false teachings of this church.
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And what are they?
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Well, I'll just mention a few.
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Take, for instance, the
question of salvation by works.
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At St. John Laterin Church, just
across the other side of the
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road, you will find there what
is known as Pilot's Staircase.
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And there you will find people
going up there on their knees.
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Have you ever tried to walk
up a staircase on your knees?
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I suggest you try sometime.
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It's a difficult thing.
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And I respect the piety and the
sincerity of people who do this,
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but to me, it is a sad thing
that they have lost sight of the
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wonderful truth that
great peace have they that keep
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thy commandments, and
the just shall live by faith.
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And here are people trying to be
justified by their good works.
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Whatever their motive
is, it's the wrong teaching.
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And then there's
the Confessional.
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You know, it says over here in
the book of Timothy, 1 Timothy 2
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and in verse 5, There is one
God, and one mediator between
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God and men, the
man Christ Jesus.
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This is only one
mediator and that is Jesus.
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And so it is quite improper
for a priest to mediate between
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God and man, but that's what
the Confessional is all about.
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And then, of course, you've got
the doctrine of the immortality
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of the soul.
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In Rome there is a
church called the Church of the
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Capuchin Fathers.
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And there, inside are
some very beautiful bones.
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Actually there were 4,000
members of holy orders that were
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buried there.
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And then their bones were placed
on the ceiling, on the walls,
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all over the place, making
all these beautiful designs.
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And what was the idea?
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In front of the altar of this
church there is an inscription
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which says:
dust, ashes, nothing.
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And that's the concept
of this present real life.
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It all ends.
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And the concentration is on
the immortality of the soul.
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This is a wrong doctrine.
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It's based on tradition
and certainly not on the Bible.
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But then, of course, you've
got Sunday keeping which is
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certainly not
supported by the Bible.
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So here in this golden cup
are all these false teachings.
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Now it says here in
Revelation 17, and in verse 5,
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And upon her forehead a name
was written, MYSTERY, BABYLON
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THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF HARLOTS...
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So this is the mother church.
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...AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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Alright now, if this is the
mother church, who are these
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daughters that
are mentioned here?
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Well, wouldn't I be justified
in saying that these daughters
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would be any church that follow
the teachings of Rome contrary
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to the Bible?
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Isn't that fair enough?
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I think so.
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So what does the divine
message have to say about this?
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In Revelation 18, and in verse
1 it says, After these things I
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saw another angel coming
down from heaven having great
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authority; the earth was
illuminated with his glory.
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And he cried mightily
with a loud voice saying,
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Babylon the Great
is fallen, is fallen...
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I heard another voice from
heaven saying, Come out of her,
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my people...
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Now God has many of his own
dear children in these churches;
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in the Roman Catholic Church,
and in those churches who follow
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her teachings.
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They are His people, but he
says, Come out of her my people.
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Now, if they come out of
that woman, where do they go?
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Well, they go to the
other woman of Revelation 12,
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the woman who keeps
the commandments of God,
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and has the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
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And that, I believe, is the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Now, if you attended a
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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what would you expect to find?
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Sabbath School usually begins
at 9:30 a. m. and consists of
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Bible classes for both
adults and for children.
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And the children just love it!
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It's like Sunday School.
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Most churches commence their
church service at 11:00 o'clock,
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and it includes the
preaching of the Bible.
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Some churches have a
fellowship lunch following
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the church service, and it's
a great way to make new friends.
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Where would you find a
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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in your town?
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Well, you could look
in the phone book under
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Seventh-day Adventist Churches,
or in your street directory
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where all the
different churches are listed.
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If you have a friend or a
neighbor who is a Seventh-day
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Adventist, I'm sure they'll
be more than happy to tell you
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where their nearest church is.
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I know that you'll find a warm
and friendly welcome waiting
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for you there.
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