We like to welcome you once
again to another Faith Chapel.
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My name is Jason Sliger.
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I'm an evangelist with
Amazing Facts Ministries
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and today we have a
very exciting subject
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that we're gonna
be taking to look at,
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entitled "The End Time Issue."
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Today we're looking at a subject
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that's going to be
dealing with the end times
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and what's gonna be taking place
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before Christ comes back.
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You know, end time
events are very fascinating.
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I find them very interesting
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and something that I like
to share with other people
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because the Bible is
so full of end time issues
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and what's gonna be taking place
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before Christ comes back.
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And you know in the short time
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that we have we
really don't have time
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to cover all the aspects
it just would be impossible.
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But today my desire is to
just take a look at one aspect,
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just to kind of get a
tip off of the iceberg
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in our study together, today.
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For our first Bible
text I would like to go
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to Matthew 24:21, 22,
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Matthew 24:21, 22
the Bible tells us here.
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Notice the wording here.
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"For then shall
be great tribulation,
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such as was not since
the beginning of the world
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to this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
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And except those
days should be shortened,
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there should no flesh be saved,
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but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened."
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The Bible tells us here
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that there is going to be
a time of great tribulation.
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That there's going to
be time of great trial
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a great time of difficulty
before Jesus comes back.
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If you've never
read Matthew Chapter 24
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you'll understand that
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the disciples came
to Jesus in verse 3
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and they asked Him a question.
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They said "Jesus,
what will be the signs
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right before thy second coming
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and before the
end of the world."
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And then Jesus goes
on He gives a commentary
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throughout the rest
of Matthew Chapter 24
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on what are
going to be the signs
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right before Jesus comes back.
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And one of the
things that Jesus says
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about this time period is
that there is going to be a time
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of what the Bible
defines as great tribulation.
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Now when I look at
this passage of scripture
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and I ask myself a question--
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how can I make it through
this time of great tribulation?
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But not only how can I make it
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through this time
of great tribulation
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but what are gonna
be some of the issues
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that surround this
time of great tribulation?
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We ask these two questions.
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First question is,
what are the issues
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that surround the
great tribulation?
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What is going to be
taking place during this time
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of when Jesus talked
about the great tribulation?
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And then the second question is,
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how can I make it through
this time of great tribulation?
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These are two questions
that we're going to try
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to find answers to
today in our Bible study.
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So to question number one,
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what are the issues that
surround the great tribulation
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we turn our Bibles over
to Revelation Chapter 13
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and we are going
to read verse 11.
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Revelation 13
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and we're going
to read verse 11,
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the Bible says this.
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"And I beheld another
beast coming up out of the earth
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and he had two
horns like a lamb,
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and he spake as a dragon."
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Now let me just kind of explain
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to you little bit
of the context that
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we are working
here in Revelation 13.
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There are two
beasts in Revelation 13
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and Revelation 13:1,2, 3
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there's this beast that comes up
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the Bible says out of the water.
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And then in Revelation 13:11
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it says there's another beast
that comes up out of the earth.
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Now a beast in Bible
prophecy is oftentimes
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represented as a
kingdom in Daniel 7:17, 23
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the Bible tells us that a
beast represents a kingdom.
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So when we see these
beasts in Bible prophecy
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we can understand that
the rising up of the beast
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is arising up of a kingdom.
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So what we have here in
verse 11 of Revelation 13
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is arising up of a
kingdom, arising up of a nation.
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Now my interest
is not to identify
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what this kingdom is.
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What we're going to do is
we're going to be taking a look
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and see what is
surrounding this kingdom.
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Now we understand that
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Revelation is
dealing with the end times
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and what's gonna be taking
place before Christ comes back.
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And as we
understand who this beast is
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we'll realize that
this beast is right before
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Christ comes back.
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Now we're gonna continue on
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we see that there's a
beast rising up here in verse 11
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now we're going to go
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to verse 14 of
Revelation Chapter 13,
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verse 14 the Bible says this.
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"And deceiveth them
that dwell on the earth
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by those means of those miracles
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which he had power to do
in the sight of the beast
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saying to them
that dwell on the earth,
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that they should make
an image to the beast,
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which had the wound by
a sword, and did live."
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Now this beast that had a
wound by sword and did lived
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is the first beast
of Revelation Chapter 13
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you can see that if you
take a look at yourself.
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The first beast here
the Bible says had a wound
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and that the second
beast is going to make
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what the Bible defines in
image to that first beast.
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Now keep this in mind
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because we're going
to be taking to look
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at another story in the Bible
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that's gonna help us
understand these end time issues
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and how we can make it through.
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So what we have so far is
we have a beast rising up.
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This beast is going to
make an image to the first beast
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and then the Bible
goes on in verse 15
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and it tells us
this in Revelation 13:15
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"And he had power to give life
unto the image of the beast,
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that the image of the
beast should both speak,
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and cause that as
many as would not worship
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the image of the
beast should be killed."
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Now notice what the
Bible is telling us here.
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The Bible is saying
that this second beast
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is going to set up an image
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that it's gonna
cause people to worship it
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not only is it gonna
cause them to worship it
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but if they do not
worship it they will be killed.
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They will be killed
if they do not worship
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this image to the beast.
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Now we're gonna see
that there's another scenario
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identical to this when we
go to Daniel the 3rd chapter.
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But I just want to restate
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what we have looked that so far.
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We see a beast rising up,
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this beast sets up an
image through the first beast,
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it causes the world--
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causes people to
worship that beast
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or giving homage to it--
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a religious
aspect of worshipping it.
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And if they do
not worship that beast
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the Bible says that
they would be killed.
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Verse 16 of
Revelation 13, it tells us this.
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"And he causeth all"
now notice that word "all"
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A-L-L.
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"He causeth all,
both small and great,
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rich and poor, free and bond,
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to receive a mark
in their right hand,
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or in their foreheads."
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The Bible tells
us that this beast
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is going to cause the
world everybody it says
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it causeth all
both small and great,
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rich and poor, free and
bond to worship this beast
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and if they do
not worship this beast
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the Bible goes on it tells us
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that if they do not worship
it that they would be killed.
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Now my desire
again is not to identify
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what this mark of the beast is
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and all that kind of
stuff that's surrounding here
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at Revelation Chapter 13.
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I'm just wanting to
look at some of the issues
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that surround this
second beast of Revelation 13.
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So what we have is this
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we're gonna
summarize it real quick
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and then we're going to
jump into our next passage.
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We have a kingdom rising up,
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this kingdom sets up an
image to the first beast.
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After it sets up
an image to the beast
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it causes the world and it says
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it causeth all
both small and great,
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rich and poor, free and
bond to worship this beast
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or this image to the beast.
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And if they do not worship it
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the Bible says that
they would annihilated,
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that they would be killed,
that they would be destroyed.
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Now if find that
very interesting here
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in the later times
that this is taking place
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because the Bible
tells us in Daniel Chapter 3
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that this very
same scenario took place
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way back in Daniels time.
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What do we see friends,
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we see a simple
illustration here
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of how history
simply just repeats itself.
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So if we could study the Bible
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and see how things would dealt
with back in the old times,
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back in that historical time
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and see what took
place during that time
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it would give us a
clue, it give us an idea
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of what is gonna be taking place
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right before Jesus comes back.
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Now, now that we have
looked at some of the issues
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that surround the end times
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and what's gonna be taking place
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around this time
of great tribulation
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I want to connect it with
another passage of scripture
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that's going to
give us vital information
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on how we can make it through
this time of great tribulation.
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Are you ready?
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Let's go in our Bibles
now to Daniel the 3rd chapter
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and we're going to be
looking at Daniel Chapter 3
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and we're going
to look at verse 1.
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Daniel 3:1 the Bible says this
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"Nebuchadnezzar the
king made an image of gold,
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whose height was
threescore cubits,
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and the breadth
thereof six cubits,
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he set it up in
the plain of Dura,
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in the providence of Babylon."
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Now what we have here
is King Nebuchadnezzar
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the Bible says he
set up an image of gold.
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Now who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
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King Nebuchadnezzar is a king
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over the providence of Babylon
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you can see that very clearly
from Daniel the first chapter.
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He is the king over
the kingdom of Babylon
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and Bible says
in Daniel Chapter 3
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that Nebuchadnezzar sets up
this image this image of gold.
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He sets up an image.
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Now what do we see here
we see something repeating
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that we looked at already
in Revelation Chapter 13.
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We see another kingdom rising up
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and it setting up an image.
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Now we've seen another
kingdom in Revelation Chapter 13
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rising up and
setting up an image.
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Now let's go on and see
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what else the Bible
says in Daniel Chapter 3
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and we're gonna look at verse 4.
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Daniel 3:4 it says this.
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"Then an herald cried
aloud, to you it is commanded,
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O people,
nations, and languages."
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Now we're gonna pause there
and look at this Bible passage.
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The Bible says here that
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there is an
herald that raised up.
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Now in verse 2 and 3
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you will see that there is
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a gather
together in Daniel 3:2-3,
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they were gathered
together all the princess,
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the governors, the
captains all the mighty
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men of the providence of Babylon
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there was a gathering
together of vast assembly
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of all of the important people
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and might I add
everybody during that time
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of the providence of Babylon.
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Now you have to
understand during the time
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of this kingdom
this kingdom of Babylon
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this was the
most powerful kingdom
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of the then known world.
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It was the ruling
nation it was the nation
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that everybody looked
up to during that time.
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It was the most
powerful kingdom of its era.
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And the Bible says that
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they were gathering
together the people.
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There was a herald that
cried aloud to the people,
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multitudes,
nations and those people
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that were gathered together
there in the plain of Dura
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and it goes on in verse 5
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and the Bible
says this in verse 5.
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"That at what time ye
hear the sound of the cornet,
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flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer,
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and all kinds of
musick, ye fall down
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and worship the golden image
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that Nebuchadnezzar
the king hath set up."
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Friends, what do we see here?
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We see here that there
is herald that cried aloud.
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He was crying to the people
that lived during that time,
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those people that were
there in the plain of Dura
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and he said when you
hear the sound of the music,
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when you here the
flute, the cornet the harp,
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the sackbut,
psaltery, the dulcimer
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and all kinds of
music when you hear
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the music being
played you are to fall down
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and worship that golden image.
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Now are you seeing
something repeating here
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that we already looked
at in Revelation Chapter 13?
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We have a kingdom rising up,
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setting up an
image, calling to everybody
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it's a big thing
calling to the world,
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calling to the
then known world to come
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and to worship
that golden image.
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Now let's go on and
continue in our story
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and look at
verse 6 of Daniel 3:6.
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The Bible says this.
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"And whoso falleth not down
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and worshippeth
shall the same hour be cast
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into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace."
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The Bible tells us here
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that there is a same
identical scenario taking place
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in Daniel the 3rd chapter
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that's gonna take place
in the end of this world.
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The Bible says
that the same thing
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that took place
in Daniel Chapter 3
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is gonna take place
again in Revelation Chapter 13
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down in the end of
the world during the time
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of what the Bible
calls the great tribulation.
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And friends, if we
study Daniel Chapter 3
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if we look at the scenario
that surrounds Daniel Chapter 3
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it will give us
the ability to make it
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through what the Bible calls
this time of great tribulation
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which is gonna take place
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during the time of
Revelation Chapter 13.
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So what do we see?
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We see something repeating here
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the same thing that
repeated in Revelation 13.
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A kingdom arises
up, it sets up an image,
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it calls to the
people of that nation
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or the then known world and says
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that you are to
worship this golden image
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that Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
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Then not only are
they to worship it
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but if they do not
fall down and worship it
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they will be annihilated.
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They will be killed, they will
be destroyed the Bible says.
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The same thing
identical to what happened
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in Daniel Chapter 3
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is gonna take place
again in the end of the world.
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And if we again if
we look at the story
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and what happened
to some of the people
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during this time it
will give us the ability,
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it will give us
the strength to make it
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through this time
of great tribulation.
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Now before we go
into our second question
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I just want to state two points
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that are very important
for us to understand that
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this issue during the
time of great tribulation.
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The first point is
this, in Daniel 3:1
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the Bible tells us
that Nebuchadnezzar,
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King Nebuchadnezzar
set up a golden image.
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Now you have to
understand the context
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that we're working in.
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In Daniel Chapter 2
Nebuchadnezzar had a dream,
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a dream of an
image and this dream
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and this image had
different element of metal.
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It had head of gold,
chest and arms of silver,
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belly and thighs of
brass, legs of iron,
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feet of iron and clay
and Daniel God's prophet
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came to Nebuchadnezzar
told him what he dreamt
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not only told him what he dreamt
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but also told him
the interpretation
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of what all of
these things meant.
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And in Daniel Chapter 2,
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Daniel tells king Nebuchadnezzar
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he says king, you
are the head of Gold.
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He tells king Nebuchadnezzar
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that the first of his
part of dream represented him.
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And I'm sure King Nebuchadnezzar
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he probably felt pretty good
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when Daniel said
you're head of gold.
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Yes, I'm the head, I'm gold,
I'm the best element of metal
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but then Daniel
goes on and he says
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after thee shall arise
another nation inferior to thee
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represented by the
chest and arms of silver.
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And I'm sure at that point
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Nebuchadnezzar
probably scolded Daniel
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because he thought
that the kingdom of Babylon
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will never pass away.
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It would go on
throughout the ages
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it would never pass away
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it would be the best nation
for the rest of this world
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throughout the future
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and throughout the
rest of everybody's life
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that Babylon would
stand as thee nation
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that everybody would look at.
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But Daniel said no, no,
no, that's not what God says,
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God says there's
going to be another nation
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that arises that it
will be inferior to thee
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but this nation
is going to come.
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And then what we do is
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we turn over to Daniel Chapter 3
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and we find out that
contrary to what God said
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Nebuchadnezzar
sets up an image of gold
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that is totally
made out of that element
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that represents his nation
or the kingdom of Babylon.
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What was
Nebuchadnezzar doing here?
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He was sending out a
message to those people
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who heard the interpretation
of Daniel's interpretation
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or God's
interpretation of this image
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that Nebuchadnezzar
saw in Daniel Chapter 2.
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He is sending out a
message and he is saying listen
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Babylon is not going to fall,
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Babylon is
going to stand forever
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and this is
represented by that golden image
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that I have set up.
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What do we see in
this scenario is this,
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during the end times
right before Jesus comes back
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there is going to be a
twisting off the truth.
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You see the
truth of the matter was
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Babylon was not
gonna last forever,
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Babylon was going to fall.
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But there is a
twisting of truth here
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and Nebuchadnezzar says no,
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Babylon is going
to stand forever.
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So what we see
during the end times
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there is going to
be a twisting of truth.
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A twisting of what God says
is truth and what I might say
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there's going to be a
twisting of God's word.
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People that are
going to say things
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about the Word of
God that are not true
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and friends, we need to be
students of the Word of God.
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We need to go by the
Bible and the Bible alone.
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What is the second thing
that we see in this scenario
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as we're looking at it
here in Daniel Chapter 3?
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What we see is that there is
enforced worship of an image.
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There's enforced
worship of this image
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and you know what
the Bible tells us
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in Exodus Chapter 20
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where the Ten
Commandments are recorded
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the Bible says, that
we are not to fall down
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and worship graven images.
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That we are not to worship
images of gold and of wood
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and of metal and of
rock and whatever it may be
00:15:12.71\00:15:15.57
we're not to
worship golden images
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but we are to
worship the Lord God
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and Him only are we to
serve the Bible tells us.
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So what we see
during the end times
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is not only is that
going to be a twisting of truth
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but there is going
to be enforced worship
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that's gonna make
people go contrary
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to the Word of God.
00:15:30.30\00:15:31.76
There's gonna be
enforced image worship
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instead of worshipping
the Lord God and Him only.
00:15:33.80\00:15:36.86
And friends, the Bible tells us
that if we worship that image,
00:15:36.89\00:15:39.59
if we worship the image
down in the end of this world
00:15:39.62\00:15:41.89
that we will receive
the mark of the beast
00:15:41.92\00:15:43.57
and the Bible says
in Revelation Chapter 14
00:15:43.60\00:15:46.34
that those who
worship that image
00:15:46.37\00:15:48.23
that receive that mark
00:15:48.26\00:15:49.61
that they will receive
the wine of the wrath of God.
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So we don't want to
receive the wrath of God.
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We want to receive
the blessings of God.
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And so what we
are going to do now
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is we're gonna
answer question number two.
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Question number two was,
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how can I make it through
this time of great tribulation?
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How can I make it through
this time of great difficulty?
00:16:01.15\00:16:03.45
Friends, this is a question
that I want to find the answer
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and I'm sure that's the answer
that you want to find as well.
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Now we continue in this story
and we think about it this.
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As we continue in our story
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we find out that there
were three Hebrew young men,
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
00:16:17.22\00:16:18.43
They were friends of Daniel.
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They were there on the
plain of Dura on that day.
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And as that
proclamation went out
00:16:21.83\00:16:23.36
that when you hear
the sound of the music
00:16:23.39\00:16:25.29
that all those
different types of music
00:16:25.32\00:16:27.08
that you are to fall down
and worship that golden image
00:16:27.11\00:16:29.73
that King Nebuchadnezzar set up.
00:16:29.76\00:16:31.08
Now they were
Hebrews they had been thought
00:16:31.11\00:16:33.20
the truth of our God's word,
00:16:33.23\00:16:34.63
they have been
taught the Ten Commandments
00:16:34.66\00:16:36.15
that we are not to
worship graven images.
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And so when they
were on the plain of Dura
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they were placed in a situation
00:16:40.22\00:16:41.46
where they have
to make a decision.
00:16:41.49\00:16:42.59
Am I gonna obey
God or am I gonna man.
00:16:42.62\00:16:44.62
And interestingly
enough my friends,
00:16:44.65\00:16:46.04
when you look at the
Books of Daniel and Revelation
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you see this thing recurring
over and over and over again.
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Worship to God, worship to man,
worship to God, worship the man
00:16:51.14\00:16:53.61
and we have to
make the decision today
00:16:53.64\00:16:55.47
am I going to stand for God
00:16:55.50\00:16:56.98
or am I going to
stand on man side.
00:16:57.01\00:16:59.07
And friends, I pray
today and I pray everyday
00:16:59.10\00:17:01.71
that God will find a faithful
group of people in this world
00:17:01.74\00:17:05.02
that will obey
God rather than man.
00:17:05.05\00:17:07.40
And so these young men
00:17:07.43\00:17:08.46
they were placed
into this decision
00:17:08.49\00:17:09.80
am I going to fall
down and worship this image
00:17:09.83\00:17:12.09
or am I going to
stay to faithful to God.
00:17:12.12\00:17:13.47
And you know what it happened
00:17:13.50\00:17:14.53
when that music started playing
that beautiful Babylonian music
00:17:14.56\00:17:17.16
I'm sure it was beautiful
00:17:17.19\00:17:18.50
and it probably was
all inspiring that music
00:17:18.53\00:17:20.89
and it made somebody
want to worship that image.
00:17:20.92\00:17:23.85
I'm sure when they
heard that music my friends,
00:17:23.88\00:17:26.06
they were
thinking in their minds
00:17:26.09\00:17:27.64
and they made a decision
I'm gonna stay faithful to God.
00:17:27.67\00:17:30.44
I'm gonna stand
for what's right.
00:17:30.47\00:17:31.97
I'm gonna obey
God rather than man.
00:17:32.00\00:17:33.97
And as that music began to play
00:17:34.00\00:17:35.52
and the people bow
down like a wave of the sea
00:17:35.55\00:17:38.55
and they bow their heads
and worship that image of gold
00:17:38.58\00:17:41.60
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
00:17:41.63\00:17:43.58
the Bible says
they stood faithful.
00:17:43.61\00:17:45.72
They stood up in the midst
00:17:45.75\00:17:47.06
of all those
compromising people of the age.
00:17:47.09\00:17:49.40
And friends, God
wants to go with people
00:17:49.43\00:17:51.31
that will stand
firm on His side.
00:17:51.34\00:17:55.11
We go on with the story.
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There is some people that saw
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
00:17:56.68\00:17:59.53
they weren't bowing down
00:17:59.56\00:18:00.59
and they go and
tell King Nebuchadnezzar
00:18:00.62\00:18:01.78
listen, there's
some, there's some people
00:18:01.81\00:18:02.84
that are not
worshipping the image.
00:18:02.87\00:18:04.24
King
Nebuchadnezzar calls them in.
00:18:04.27\00:18:05.62
He gives them a second chance
00:18:05.65\00:18:06.82
and I want to read
to you from the Bible
00:18:06.85\00:18:08.37
what Daniel or Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego say
00:18:08.40\00:18:10.93
to King Nebuchadnezzar
in Daniel 3:16-18,
00:18:10.96\00:18:15.25
Daniel 3:16-18
the Bible says this.
00:18:15.28\00:18:17.65
"Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego,
00:18:17.68\00:18:19.03
answered and said to
the king, O Nebuchadnezzar,
00:18:19.06\00:18:22.30
we are not careful to
answer thee in this matter.
00:18:22.33\00:18:26.20
If it be so, our God whom
we serve is able to deliver us
00:18:26.23\00:18:31.70
from the burning fiery furnace,
00:18:31.73\00:18:33.71
and he will deliver us
out of thine hand, O king.
00:18:33.74\00:18:37.02
But if not, be it
known unto thee, O king,
00:18:37.05\00:18:40.15
that we will not serve thy gods,
00:18:40.18\00:18:43.53
nor worship the golden
image which thou hast set up."
00:18:43.56\00:18:48.48
Friends, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
00:18:48.51\00:18:50.59
they stood up
before king Nebuchadnezzar
00:18:50.62\00:18:53.02
fearless of what he might do.
00:18:53.05\00:18:54.49
They said listen king,
00:18:54.52\00:18:55.55
you may throw us into
the burning fiery furnace,
00:18:55.58\00:18:57.54
you may torture
us, you may kill us,
00:18:57.57\00:18:59.63
you can take our life
00:18:59.66\00:19:00.83
but we will not
worship that golden image
00:19:00.86\00:19:04.26
that you has set up.
00:19:04.29\00:19:05.82
Friends, what is it
that is going to get us
00:19:05.85\00:19:07.61
through this time
of great tribulation?
00:19:07.64\00:19:09.18
What is the key
element that gives us the power
00:19:09.21\00:19:11.95
to make it through that
great time of difficulty?
00:19:11.98\00:19:14.38
Let me tell you what it is.
00:19:14.41\00:19:15.47
What it is its
faithfulness to God's word,
00:19:15.50\00:19:18.45
that's what's gonna make us
00:19:18.48\00:19:19.52
get through that
time of great tribulation.
00:19:19.55\00:19:21.19
Faithfulness to God's
word, obedience to God's word
00:19:21.22\00:19:23.96
and listen friends,
we can obey God's word
00:19:23.99\00:19:26.34
we can't be
faithful to God's word
00:19:26.37\00:19:27.78
unless we study God's word.
00:19:27.81\00:19:29.42
And so as students of the
word as students of God's truth
00:19:29.45\00:19:32.63
friends, as we study the Bible
obedience to through that word
00:19:32.66\00:19:36.19
is what is going to
give us the strength
00:19:36.22\00:19:38.36
to stand up in that last day
00:19:38.39\00:19:40.83
when the world is compromising
and bowing down before that
00:19:40.86\00:19:45.06
that prophetic image
there in Revelation Chapter 13.
00:19:45.09\00:19:48.95
What is going to give us the
strength to stand my friends,
00:19:48.98\00:19:51.24
is faithfulness
to the Word of God.
00:19:51.27\00:19:53.75
Knowing God's word,
knowing what's gonna take place
00:19:53.78\00:19:55.71
in the end of the world
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that God will take
care of this people
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just like it
took care of Shadrach,
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Meshach, and Abednego,
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God will take care
of his end time people
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living right
before Jesus comes back.
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What happened,
the king was furious.
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
were rebellion against him.
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And he had a
statement that he had to make.
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So he took Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
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he bound them up and he said
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"make the furnace
seven times hotter than usual
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and cast these men into
that burning fiery furnace.
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I want you to throw
these men in that fiery furnace
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and I want to show them
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that I'm the ruler
there is no other God.
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My image of gold is thee
God and there God is in adequate
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and unable to save them."
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So King
Nebuchadnezzar he binds up
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
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he binds them up and
gets the strongest guards
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and he throws
them into the midst
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of the burning fiery furnace
and what does the king see.
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Notice what the Bible
says in Daniel 3:24, 25,
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Daniel 3:24, 25
the Bible says this.
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"Then Nebuchadnezzar
the king was astonished."
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He was astonished, it says.
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"And rose up in
haste, and spake,
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and said unto his counselors,
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did not we cast three men bound
into the midst of the fire?
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They answered and they said
unto the king, True, O king.
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He answered and
said, Lo, I see four men."
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Not three but four.
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"Loose, walking in
the midst of the fire,
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and they have no hurt
and the form of the fourth
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is like the Son of God."
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You see Nebuchadnezzar
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he looked into that
burning fiery furnace
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and he wanted to see
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he was looking
and they were pride.
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You see I'm gonna
get rid of these guys.
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They're gonna be destroyed,
they're gonna be annihilated,
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they're gonna be burnt up,
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they're gonna be cast
into that fire of furnace
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and he looks into
that fiery furnace
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from his Babylonian
throne with all the pride
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that he has as
a Babylonian ruler
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and he sees four
people in that fiery furnace.
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He sees four
people walking around
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I mean, not only
are they walking around
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but the Bible says that
they are loose and unharmed.
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Now think about
it can men truly walk
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in the midst of the
burning fiery furnace?
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No we cannot.
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We will be annihilated,
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we would be
destroyed by the fire
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but the Bible tells us
00:22:01.64\00:22:03.00
that Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
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that they were
they were kept in safety
00:22:04.67\00:22:07.55
because listen to me
now this is important
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because of their
faithfulness to God,
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God was faithful to them.
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Do you see the connection here
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because of their
faithfulness to God,
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God said they're faithful to me
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I'm going to be
faithful to them.
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And friends, God
has given us a promise
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and you can read
it on your own time
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in Psalms Chapter 91
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that during the
time of tribulation
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during the time
of great difficulty
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during the time
when plaques are pour out
00:22:28.37\00:22:29.99
to destroy the wicked people
God will keep his people safe.
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The Bible says that no plaque
will come not thy dwelling.
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The Bible says the
bread shall be given them,
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the water shall be sure
00:22:38.07\00:22:39.11
God will keep His people
00:22:39.14\00:22:40.68
as a go through this
time of great difficulty
00:22:40.71\00:22:43.20
He will be faithful to them
00:22:43.23\00:22:44.48
just like He was faithful
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to Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego.
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Now think with me if you would
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what if Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego had compromised.
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What if they've
compromised and they said well
00:22:53.77\00:22:56.68
we won't worship the image.
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We just act like
we're tying our sandal.
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I'll just act like
I'm itching my ankle.
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I will just act like
00:23:01.54\00:23:02.57
I'm looking at something
00:23:02.60\00:23:03.63
that's interesting on the ground
00:23:03.66\00:23:04.71
when everybody just happens
00:23:04.74\00:23:05.78
to fall down and
worship this image.
00:23:05.81\00:23:07.09
I will just make it look like it
00:23:07.12\00:23:08.15
but I will worship the
image I actually worship God.
00:23:08.18\00:23:10.46
I will be praying to the
God in heaven as I do this.
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Now what would have happened
if they would have compromised?
00:23:12.72\00:23:14.90
There are few things
that would have happened.
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The first thing is this.
00:23:15.99\00:23:17.02
They would have been
disobeyed God's commandments.
00:23:17.05\00:23:18.85
That's the first
thing and I believe
00:23:18.88\00:23:19.91
that's the most important thing.
00:23:19.94\00:23:20.97
They would have been
disobedient to God's law.
00:23:21.00\00:23:22.93
The second thing is this
they would have missed out
00:23:22.96\00:23:25.51
on being in the presence of God.
00:23:25.54\00:23:27.60
Can you imagine that
00:23:27.63\00:23:28.89
being in the midst of
the burning fiery furnace
00:23:28.92\00:23:30.81
being in the midst of
that trial that difficulty
00:23:30.84\00:23:33.08
being in the midst of that trial
00:23:33.11\00:23:34.92
they were there
with the presence
00:23:34.95\00:23:36.56
in the presence of God himself?
00:23:36.59\00:23:38.78
They would have
missed out on that
00:23:38.81\00:23:39.85
if they would have compromised.
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Next thing is that
they would have missed out
00:23:41.24\00:23:43.57
on being an effective
witness to King Nebuchadnezzar
00:23:43.60\00:23:46.89
and all of the rest of
the providence of Babylon.
00:23:46.92\00:23:48.93
They would have
missed out on that
00:23:48.96\00:23:50.54
very important opportunity
to be a witness to the people
00:23:50.57\00:23:53.41
that lived during that time.
00:23:53.44\00:23:55.23
They wouldn't have
been an proper witness
00:23:55.26\00:23:56.88
and the last thing
00:23:56.91\00:23:59.02
is they would have
missed out on being
00:23:59.05\00:24:00.96
part of one of the
most powerful miracles
00:24:00.99\00:24:02.94
that are recorded in the Bible.
00:24:02.97\00:24:04.73
They wouldn't have
been part of that miracle
00:24:04.76\00:24:06.28
of walking in the midst
of the burning fiery furnace.
00:24:06.31\00:24:08.83
Friends, I want you
to ask you a question.
00:24:08.86\00:24:10.35
If you were there on
the plain of Dura that day
00:24:10.38\00:24:13.47
and you've seen that
beautiful golden image
00:24:13.50\00:24:15.52
that Nebuchadnezzar had set up
00:24:15.55\00:24:17.56
and then you've heard
all of that music playing
00:24:17.59\00:24:20.24
that beautiful Babylonian music
00:24:20.27\00:24:23.22
and you've seen that
vast assembly around you
00:24:23.25\00:24:26.77
falling down and
worshipping that image
00:24:26.80\00:24:28.52
what would you have done?
00:24:28.55\00:24:29.91
Would you have
worshiped that image?
00:24:29.94\00:24:31.65
Would you have fallen down
and given homage to that image?
00:24:31.68\00:24:34.17
Would you have loved your life
00:24:34.20\00:24:36.49
more than
obedience to the Word of God?
00:24:36.52\00:24:38.91
Friends, think about this
00:24:38.94\00:24:40.71
because I believe
how will respond it
00:24:40.74\00:24:42.99
during the time
of Daniel Chapter 3
00:24:43.02\00:24:45.06
is how you'll respond
in the end of this world.
00:24:45.09\00:24:48.52
You see friends, God
is looking for people.
00:24:48.55\00:24:51.14
He's is looking
for a group of people
00:24:51.17\00:24:52.20
that will be faithful to Him,
00:24:52.23\00:24:53.74
that will be
faithful to His commandments,
00:24:53.77\00:24:55.58
that will be faithful to
what He has asked us to do.
00:24:55.61\00:24:58.30
And friends, I
don't know about you
00:24:58.33\00:24:59.83
but I would
rather be faithful to God
00:24:59.86\00:25:02.04
then disobedient to God.
00:25:02.07\00:25:03.59
I would rather obey
Him and lose my life
00:25:03.62\00:25:06.54
than be disobedient to Him
00:25:06.57\00:25:08.16
and save my life here in
this earth for a short time.
00:25:08.19\00:25:11.09
Friends, I ask you the
question what would have done
00:25:11.12\00:25:12.84
if you were there
in the plain of Dura?
00:25:12.87\00:25:14.46
You heard that music playing
would you have fallen down
00:25:14.49\00:25:16.77
or would you have continued
to stand firm and worship God?
00:25:16.80\00:25:22.25
The story goes
on and it tells us
00:25:22.28\00:25:24.72
that as a result
of Shadrach, Meshach,
00:25:24.75\00:25:26.81
and Abednego
standing for what was right
00:25:26.84\00:25:29.52
that he was actually
converted over to the truth.
00:25:29.55\00:25:31.52
He was a witness
to Nebuchadnezzar.
00:25:31.55\00:25:33.27
And friends, I believe that
if we stand for what is right
00:25:33.30\00:25:35.29
we can be a
witness to those around us.
00:25:35.32\00:25:38.27
I want to go to
Revelation Chapter 7
00:25:38.30\00:25:40.10
and really quickly
here and verse 1-3,
00:25:40.13\00:25:42.54
Revelation 7:1-3 it says this
00:25:42.57\00:25:44.43
"And after these things I saw
00:25:44.46\00:25:46.01
four angels standing on
the four corners of the earth,
00:25:46.04\00:25:48.44
holding the four
winds of the earth,
00:25:48.47\00:25:50.30
that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
00:25:50.33\00:25:52.90
nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
00:25:52.93\00:25:55.39
And I saw another angel
ascending from the east,
00:25:55.42\00:25:58.14
having the seal
of the living God
00:25:58.17\00:25:59.85
and he cried with a loud
voice to the four angels,
00:25:59.88\00:26:02.52
to whom it was given to
hurt the earth and the sea,
00:26:02.55\00:26:05.06
Saying, Hurt not the
earth, neither the sea."
00:26:05.09\00:26:08.91
Listen to this now.
00:26:08.94\00:26:10.50
"Nor the trees,
till we have sealed
00:26:10.53\00:26:13.29
the servants of our
God in their foreheads."
00:26:13.32\00:26:17.25
The Bible tells us
that God has a seal
00:26:17.28\00:26:19.59
He wants to place on His people.
00:26:19.62\00:26:21.08
That God has a seal He
wants to give to His people.
00:26:21.11\00:26:23.69
And friends, I
ask you the question
00:26:23.72\00:26:25.20
do you want to
receive the mark of the beast
00:26:25.23\00:26:26.65
or do you want to receive
the seal of the living God?
00:26:26.68\00:26:28.69
Now we don't, we don't
even have to understand exactly
00:26:28.72\00:26:31.42
what the mark of the beast
and is the seal of the God is
00:26:31.45\00:26:33.32
to make this decision we
want to receive God's seal.
00:26:33.35\00:26:36.26
We want to be loyal to God.
00:26:36.29\00:26:37.47
We want to receive
what God wants to give to us
00:26:37.50\00:26:39.43
not what the world
wants to give to us.
00:26:39.46\00:26:40.95
Let me share with you
a promise enclosing here.
00:26:40.98\00:26:42.83
the Bible tells us this.
00:26:42.86\00:26:46.85
"And I saw as it were
00:26:46.88\00:26:50.18
a sea of glass mingled with fire
00:26:50.21\00:26:52.64
and them that had gotten
the victory over the beast,
00:26:52.67\00:26:55.61
and over his
image, and over his mark,
00:26:55.64\00:26:57.54
and over the number of his name,
00:26:57.57\00:27:00.23
stand on the sea of
glass, having the harps of God."
00:27:00.26\00:27:03.61
Friends, the Bible tells us here
00:27:03.64\00:27:05.50
that there will
be a group of people
00:27:05.53\00:27:07.39
that receives
victory over this beast,
00:27:07.42\00:27:10.02
over this beast
that is forcing them
00:27:10.05\00:27:12.95
to worship against God's will.
00:27:12.98\00:27:15.51
Friends, I want to be
part of that group of people.
00:27:15.54\00:27:18.14
I want to give my
life completely over to God
00:27:18.17\00:27:20.70
and say God I want to be
part of that group of people
00:27:20.73\00:27:23.33
that receives
victory over the beast.
00:27:23.36\00:27:25.19
That receives victory
over the things in this world
00:27:25.22\00:27:27.68
over the people in this world,
over the trials in this world.
00:27:27.71\00:27:30.60
Friends, do you want to be
part of that group of people?
00:27:30.63\00:27:32.76
Do you want to see
inside of your heart today
00:27:32.79\00:27:34.49
as you sit in your
home, God, I want to be part
00:27:34.52\00:27:36.77
of that group of
people that receives victory.
00:27:36.80\00:27:38.70
I want to be
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
00:27:38.73\00:27:40.36
I want to be a modern day
00:27:40.39\00:27:41.42
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
00:27:41.45\00:27:43.05
I want to fully
dedicate my life over to You.
00:27:43.08\00:27:45.69
If that's Your
desire I would just ask
00:27:45.72\00:27:47.46
that you will pray and say God,
00:27:47.49\00:27:49.15
please, give me the victory.
00:27:49.18\00:27:51.56
May God bless you in
your question to over come.
00:27:51.59\00:27:53.83