Hello,
everyone. I'm Graham Weir.
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Welcome to part five of
The Reformation Revisited.
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This is the six part series
dealing with the implications
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of a great
Protestant Reformation
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for Christianity today.
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And in the program today,
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we're going to take a
look at the battle plain,
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an insider's view,
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an incredible insider's
view of the battle plains
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of the antichrist
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to destroy
God's faithful remnant
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just before the
close of probation.
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We're also going to
reveal the secret weapons
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that God has made
available to enable these people
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to build an impregnable
fortress of spiritual safety
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in the time of crisis.
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This is an important message.
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Before we do that,
let's begin with prayer.
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Loving Father in heaven,
we pray Thee and thank Thee
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that we can come together,
and consider the great heritage
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that You've given us in
the Protestant Reformation.
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We hear voices saying
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that the Protestant
Reformation is over,
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has been over for 15 years.
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But, Lord, we
don't believe that.
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We believe that
Protestant Reformation
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is even just now
beginning and coming soon,
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coming to its close.
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Lord, we want to pray that
You'll bless us this morning.
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Give us ears to
hear, eyes to see.
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Especially, a heart
inclined to do Your will
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as we get an insider's view,
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an incredible insider's view
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of the battle
plains of the antichrist.
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Thank You, Lord, for
showing us these things
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that we might be
forewarned and forearmed
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because we ask these
things in Jesus' name, amen.
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Out text today for this
episode is 2 Thessalonians 2:15,
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and it says this,
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"Therefore,
brethren, stand fast,
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and hold the traditions
which ye have been taught,
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whether by word,
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or the epistles"
of God disciples.
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Well, ever since
the ascension of Christ,
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His true followers
have had to stand fast
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in the face of
terrible persecution.
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And here we see,
the Apostle Peter,
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who saw it too great an honor
to be crucified like His Lord,
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and requested his executioners
to crucify him upside down.
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It has always been a conflict
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between
tradition and God's truth.
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Well, during the early
years of Roman persecution,
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watching
Christians being put to death
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with the weekly entertainment,
the sport of the lost.
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I can't imagine that, can you?
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But that's what happened.
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A much of it happened
in a Coliseum in Rome.
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Some of them had to stand
fast in mountain strongholds.
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And some like Martin
Luther had to stand fast
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in front of the
rich and the powerful.
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And more than 100 million,
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more than four times
the population of Australia
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stood fast at the
cost of their lives.
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Their crime, is that they dare
to possess a copy of the Bible.
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A privilege that we
take for granted today.
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You know, we must
never forget the price
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that they paid for
our religious freedom.
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What do you say?
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And we must guard
this privilege diligently
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because there
are forces out there
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he want to take
that privilege of us.
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Do you realize that?
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Some of them
escaped European persecution
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to forge a new
beginning in a new land,
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a land of religious liberty,
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of separation of
church and state.
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And as I said in
a previous episode,
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we can thank the good
old Baptist for that one.
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They were strong supporters
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of the separation
of church and state.
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The Protestant
refugees from Europe
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eventually write a constitution
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that ensured that
new American states
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would never make religious laws.
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That's a very important
determination, do you know?
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Never make religious laws
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because they'd learn
from the persecution in Europe
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that you cannot do that.
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If you do that, it just
results in great persecution.
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And in this new
environment, people could study,
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and proclaim the Bible
without fear of persecution.
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And in this new land,
God raised up another prophet
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who would proclaim his last
warning messages to the world,
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and prepare His
people for His soon return.
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And one of the identifying
signs of the remnant church
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which according to prophecy
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would exist after
the 1260 day period,
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or after 1798 is
the testimony of Jesus.
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And we understand that statement
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to mean the Spirit of Prophecy,
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or the prophetic gift,
do you agree with that?
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Yes.
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church
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from its very
beginning had believed
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that in fulfillment
of Revelation 12:17,
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the Spirit of
Prophecy was manifested
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in the life and
work of Ellen G. White,
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a very humble woman who
didn't ask to be called,
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but God called her.
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We'll talk more
about that shortly.
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Now, church in their
book, 28 Fundamental Beliefs
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made this
statement about Ellen White.
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It says, "One of the gifts
of the Holy Spirit is prophecy.
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And this gift is an identifying
mark of the remnant church
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and was manifested
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in the ministry
of Ellen G. White.
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As the Lord's messenger,
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her writings are a continuing
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and
authoritative source of truth
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which provide for the church
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comfort, guidance,
instruction, and correction.
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And they also make clear
that the Bible is the standard
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by which all
teaching and experience
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must be tested."
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We do not put Ellen White's
writings above the Bible.
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We do not say they're
even equal with the Bible.
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Wouldn't say
they're complementary to
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or they like a
microscope in the Bible.
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When I first read
Ellen White's book,
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you know, what happened to me,
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it drove me into the Bible
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like nothing
else that I ever read.
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And it helped me understand
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what the Bible
was really saying.
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They point us to the
Bible, and the Bible only,
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and that great
Protestant Reformation slogan,
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"Sola scriptura", the
Bible and the Bible only.
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This is our rule
of faith in practice.
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Just as the
prophets of old would think
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to continually remind of
frequently backsliding people
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to remain faithful
to the Word of God.
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Now, how do we know
that a prophetic gift
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in Ellen
White's case was genuine
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and not a counterfeit?
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How do we know that?
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Well, a Bible
provides several guidelines
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for testing the
prophetic gift, it's important.
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And those of you who
are watching this program
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around the world, you
might want to get out your pen
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and write this down,
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or you might want
to get out your phone
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and take a picture of the screen
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so you have a recording
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of what we're
going to be talking about
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because we're going to be going
through a lot of information.
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The first one is
Dreams and Visions
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which is in Numbers 12:6,
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and it says there,
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"And he said, Hear now my words:
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if there be a prophet among you,
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I the Lord will make myself
known unto him in a vision
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and will speak
unto him in a dream."
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So in
Scripture, genuine prophets
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would see
prophetic dreams and visions.
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And during her 70 year
ministry from 1844 to 1915,
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Ellen G. White
received approximately,
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you know, how many
visions and dreams?
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No.
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Two thousand, around
about 2000, phenomenal.
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The second point is
agreement with the Bible.
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We get that from
Isaiah 8:20 would says this,
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"To the law and
to the testimony:
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if they speak not
according to this word,"
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there is how much light in them?
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None. None.
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So what a prophet
claims to have received
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from God must be in harmony
with the rest of God's word.
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Because God who
said in Malachi 3:6
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that He never changes,
does not contradict Himself.
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Although Ellen White
was not a triune theologian,
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her messages were in
harmony with scriptures.
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Have you found that?
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If you read a book
then you found that,
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that's what makes it
so wonderfully, isn't it?
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And the third one
is the witness to Jesus
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and we get this
in I John 4:1 and 2
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which says this, "Beloved,
believe not every spirit,
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but try the spirits
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whether they are
of God: because" why?
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"Many false prophets
are gone out into the world.
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Hereby know ye
the spirit of God..."
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It says in 4:2,
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"Every spirit that confesseth
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that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is of God."
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That's a very important point
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because you may have
heard some people speaking,
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saying that Jesus
Christ isn't really God.
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I've heard that
from plenty of people.
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But we know from this
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that such a statement
is not from God, isn't it?
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Anyone familiar with
the writings of Ellen White,
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such as the books,
The Desire of Ages,
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or the Steps to Christ
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will be able to
see for themselves
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that she not only accepted
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the role that Bible
teaches about Jesus,
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but continually
pointed people to Him
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as their Lord and Savior.
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Friends, there're
people out there watching.
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Don't take my word for
it. Check it out for yourself.
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And you get an opportunity
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as we go through this
program to do just that.
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The first one is
fulfilled prophecy.
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We get that from
Jeremiah 28:9, which says that,
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"The Prophet which
prophesieth of peace,
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when the word of the
prophet shall come to pass,
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then shall the prophet be known,
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that the Lord
has truly sent him."
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A proof of a true
prophet lies in part,
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in the fulfillment of
his or her prediction.
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Although Ellen White's work
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did not primarily consist
of predicting the future,
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she did make a
number of predictions
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that have all been
fulfilled in a remarkable way.
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And the fifth one
is The "Orchard" test.
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We get this from
Matthew 7:20, and that says,
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"Wherefore, by their
fruits ye shall know them."
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And the orchard test takes time.
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Ellen White lived
and worked for 70 years
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under the critical
eyes of millions of people.
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Now were largely skeptical,
doubtful, and suspicious,
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and in some cases
they're openly hostile.
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Any perceived
fault or inconsistency
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was and still is investigated
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and exposed with
great satisfaction
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by her opponents.
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But nevertheless,
the fruit of her life
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and labor attests her sincerity,
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her zeal in a Christian party.
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Would you agree with that? Yes.
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You have to read
it to understand it.
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We don't expect
people to expect it
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just because we say it.
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You know, you need to
investigate for yourself
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as I did.
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It took me 18 months.
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And you know, I was an atheist,
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and I had written a paper
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at university
condemning Christianity
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as a mental crutch.
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And my psychology
lecturer challenged me,
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and told me to do more research.
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As a commentary, he gave
me one of Ellen White's book
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called The Great Controversy.
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And then he gave me another
one on Patriarchs and Prophets.
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And as I read those books,
they drove me into the Bible,
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and by after 18
months, I had to say, well,
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if I'm not going
to be a hypocrite
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like all of the other
Christians I've written about.
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I better become a
Seventh-day Adventist,
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and the Lord blessed.
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While counterfeit prophets
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may pass one or
two of these tests,
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a true prophet
will pass them all.
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We believe that
Ellen White certainly did.
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God's gracious guidance
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through the
prophetic gift of Ellen White
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should make us more
aware of the responsibility
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that we as the
remnant church have,
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and it should inspire
us on to finish the work
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God given us to do.
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What do you say?
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Amen. You know what?
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I feel bad for our
Seventh-day Adventists
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who haven't read
Ellen White's writings.
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I think they're missing
half the message, don't you?
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Yes.
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Now I haven't
really understood it.
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Now how did Ellen White herself
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describe her
prophetic experiences?
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Very interesting, I want
you to read what she has to say.
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She said, "Early in my youth,
I was asked several times,
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are you a prophet?"
00:14:00.37\00:14:02.44
She said, "I have ever responded
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I am the Lord's messenger.
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I know that many
have called me a prophet,
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but I have made no
claim to this title.
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My Savior declared
me to be His messenger.
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'Your work', He instructed
me is to bear My word.
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Strange things will
arise and in your youth,
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I have set you apart
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to bear the
message to the erring ones,
00:14:25.03\00:14:27.66
to carry the word
before unbelievers,
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and with pen and voice
to reprove from the word,
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actions that are not right.
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Exhort from the Word.
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I will make My
word open before you.
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It shall not be as
a strange language.
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In the true
eloquence of simplicity,
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with voice and pen,
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the messages that I
give shall be heard from one
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who has never
learned in the schools.
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My Spirit and My
power shall be with you."
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That's an interesting statement
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because she never
learned in the school
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because as the young girl
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she was hit in
her face with the rock
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which debilitated her
and wrecked her education.
00:15:01.20\00:15:04.77
And yet, the Lord chose her
00:15:04.80\00:15:06.23
because she hadn't
learned in the school,
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he was able to
teach her in his school.
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What a blessing that was.
00:15:12.24\00:15:15.94
He said, "Be not afraid of man,
for My shield will protect you.
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It is not you that speaketh:
00:15:20.35\00:15:21.98
it is the Lord
that giveth the messages
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of warning and reproof."
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Now here, look at this,
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"Never deviate from the truth
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under any circumstances."
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Doesn't that encourage you?
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"Never deviate from the
truth under any circumstances.
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Give the light
that I shall give you."
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Sell books that give light.
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"The Lord has sent his
people much instruction,"
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she said, "line upon
line, precept upon precept,
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here a little,
and there a little."
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But he said, "Little
heed is given to the Bible,
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and the Lord has
given a lesser light."
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She calls her
writings a lesser light.
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"To lead men and
women to the greater light.
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O, how much good
would be accomplished..."
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She says, "If the
book containing this light
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were read with a determination
to carry out the principles
00:16:17.04\00:16:20.08
that contain."
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She says, "There would be a
thousandfold greater vigilance,
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a thousandfold more
self-denial and resolute effort.
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And many more
would now be rejoicing
00:16:28.42\00:16:30.29
in the light of present truth."
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So I think it's important
to appreciate that book.
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You know, friend,
every good university student
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learns not to just accept
00:16:37.46\00:16:39.43
what is being
taught without proof.
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He learns how to do research,
how do we investigate evidence,
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and how important it
is to keep an open mind
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to not make any conclusion
00:16:51.14\00:16:53.11
until thorough
investigations have been done.
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Isn't that supposed to
be the basis for our court?
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It's a basis for
all kinds of learning.
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You can't just make assumptions,
00:17:01.32\00:17:03.15
and make opinions unless
you've done genuine research.
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Otherwise, you haven't
done justice to the subject.
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And this process is just
what God has recommended,
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you know, Isaiah
1:18, where he says,
00:17:12.76\00:17:18.73
"Come now..."
00:17:18.77\00:17:20.14
What he said?
00:17:20.17\00:17:21.74
"Let us reason
together, said the Lord.
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Though your sins be a scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow,
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they would be red like crimson,
they shall be his wool."
00:17:29.48\00:17:32.11
So he says,
"Come on, let's study.
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I've got a promise for you.
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If you study, you will discover
00:17:36.02\00:17:39.22
that though your
sins be a scarlet
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that can be as white as snow."
00:17:40.92\00:17:42.26
That's a great
promise, isn't it?
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That's an encouragement
to study, isn't it?
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It sure is.
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God made us with wonderful brain
00:17:47.36\00:17:49.00
so we can think and reason.
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So we can examine
evidence, and make conclusions.
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He doesn't expect us to accept
anything without thinking,
00:17:54.00\00:17:56.74
and reasoning, and listening.
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And, friend, with
this understanding,
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and before we
continue, I'd like to offer you,
00:18:02.18\00:18:05.81
and the people out there
who are watching this program,
00:18:05.85\00:18:09.98
I would like to offer
you a chance to examine
00:18:10.02\00:18:11.82
some of Ellen White's
writings for yourself.
00:18:11.85\00:18:14.96
And see if these books do indeed
00:18:14.99\00:18:18.09
make the biblical
test of a true prophet.
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Grab your pen, or
get out your phone,
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and get ready to take
a picture of the screen
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and write down this
important information.
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Now here is the
information you need.
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In one of her books
called "The Great Controversy"
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Ellen White made an
amazing prophetic statement.
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I'm going to
quote from this book,
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and read to you
00:19:39.01\00:19:40.34
because this is
profound information.
00:19:40.38\00:19:42.91
She said, "The great controversy
00:19:42.94\00:19:44.38
between Christ and Satan,
00:19:44.41\00:19:46.38
that had been carried
forward for nearly 6000 years,
00:19:46.41\00:19:50.15
is soon to close,
00:19:50.19\00:19:55.09
and the wicked one
redoubles his efforts
00:19:55.12\00:19:56.96
to defeat the work of
Christ in man's behalf
00:19:56.99\00:19:59.36
and to fasten
souls in his snares.
00:19:59.39\00:20:03.43
To hold the people in
darkness and impenitence
00:20:03.47\00:20:06.77
until the Savior's
mediation is ended,
00:20:06.80\00:20:12.07
and there is no
longer a sacrifice for sin,
00:20:12.11\00:20:15.48
is the object which
he seeks to accomplish.
00:20:15.51\00:20:19.78
And, friends, the
Bible tells us clearly
00:20:19.81\00:20:22.08
that it is certain
that Christ mediation
00:20:22.12\00:20:25.02
in the most holy place,
00:20:25.05\00:20:26.99
in the heavenly
sanctuary is going to end.
00:20:27.02\00:20:30.43
Evil will not be allowed
to continue unchecked forever.
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Isn't that good news?
00:20:33.96\00:20:36.16
Listen to this statement in
the Book of Revelation 22:11
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and 12, we're going
to read it, this one,
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Revelation 22:11 an 12,
00:20:43.64\00:20:50.28
and it says, "He that is unjust,
00:20:50.31\00:20:53.01
let him be unjust still:
00:20:53.05\00:20:55.15
and he which is filthy,
let him be filthy still.
00:20:55.18\00:20:59.25
And he that is righteous,
let him be righteous still.
00:20:59.29\00:21:03.06
And he that is holy,
let him be holy still.
00:21:03.09\00:21:08.03
And, behold, I come quickly
and my reward is with me,
00:21:08.06\00:21:12.33
to give every man
according as his work shall be."
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So doesn't this text imply
into the Great Controversy,
00:21:17.57\00:21:21.44
it's pretty clear, isn't it?
00:21:21.48\00:21:23.11
Why would Jesus come back
if it's not going to begin?
00:21:23.14\00:21:26.61
Now, we're going
to continue reading
00:21:26.65\00:21:27.98
from the Great Controversy.
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"When there is no special effort
00:21:30.92\00:21:32.25
made to resist his
power, that Satan's power,
00:21:32.29\00:21:35.62
when indifference prevailed
in the church, in the world,
00:21:35.66\00:21:41.63
Satan's not concerned
00:21:41.66\00:21:44.03
for he's in no
danger of losing those
00:21:44.07\00:21:46.80
whom he is leading
captive at his work.
00:21:46.84\00:21:51.04
But when the attention
is called to eternal thing,
00:21:51.07\00:21:54.08
and souls that are inquiring,
what must I do to be saved,
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he's on the ground
00:21:59.21\00:22:00.85
seeking to match his power
against the power of Christ,
00:22:00.88\00:22:04.49
and to counteract the influences
00:22:04.52\00:22:06.32
of the Holy Spirit.
00:22:06.35\00:22:08.92
Now the information
I'm about to share with you
00:22:08.96\00:22:12.89
is nothing short
of astounding news.
00:22:12.93\00:22:16.53
You imagine being
able to become invisible,
00:22:16.56\00:22:19.50
and secretly
enter into a meeting
00:22:19.53\00:22:21.77
between Satan and his angels,
00:22:21.80\00:22:24.87
and listen to his
plan and instructions
00:22:24.91\00:22:27.28
for the final battle.
00:22:27.31\00:22:29.31
Don't you think that
will make the headline news?
00:22:29.34\00:22:31.35
If the world, and
particularly God's people
00:22:35.62\00:22:37.75
could be forewarned,
00:22:37.79\00:22:39.59
don't you think this news
00:22:39.62\00:22:41.09
would enable them to
prepare their defenses
00:22:41.12\00:22:43.12
with great
urgency, and great gratitude
00:22:43.16\00:22:46.19
for God for making
this information known?
00:22:46.23\00:22:52.27
Wouldn't it be important,
00:22:52.30\00:22:53.64
if we knew the plans of an enemy
00:22:53.67\00:22:55.00
to attack our country before,
00:22:55.04\00:22:58.57
those planes were made evident?
00:22:58.61\00:23:00.28
When we get ready
with our defenses,
00:23:00.31\00:23:02.58
when we do everything
possible, we could to stop it.
00:23:02.61\00:23:04.81
Well, this is exactly
what happened to Ellen White
00:23:08.58\00:23:11.29
in one of her
most astounding visions
00:23:11.32\00:23:14.16
that God ever gave her.
00:23:14.19\00:23:16.73
And she faithfully
wrote it all down afterwards.
00:23:16.76\00:23:18.93
I reckon that would
have been a scary experience.
00:23:18.96\00:23:22.50
A humbling
experience and any satisfaction
00:23:22.53\00:23:24.73
will be that you had the
Lord beside you in this vision.
00:23:24.77\00:23:29.27
But whatever
experience it must have been,
00:23:29.30\00:23:32.57
just so anyone could walk up to,
00:23:32.61\00:23:34.18
could read this headline news.
00:23:34.21\00:23:35.78
I want you to please
stay tuned out there,
00:23:35.81\00:23:38.25
and even the audience
and listen very carefully
00:23:38.28\00:23:41.72
as we read through
this vital information
00:23:41.75\00:23:43.85
about the enemy's battle plains.
00:23:43.89\00:23:46.15
And I'm going to
comment as we go to help ensure
00:23:46.19\00:23:48.72
that the meaning of
these statements is not lost.
00:23:48.76\00:23:51.56
Now here's the first statement.
00:23:51.59\00:23:54.26
As the people of God approached
the perils of the last days,
00:23:54.30\00:23:57.40
Satan holds
during this consultation
00:23:57.43\00:23:59.17
with these angels,
00:23:59.20\00:24:00.54
asked to their
most successful plan
00:24:00.57\00:24:02.84
of overthrowing their faith.
00:24:02.87\00:24:05.44
He sees that
the popular churches
00:24:05.47\00:24:08.14
are already lull to
sleep by his deceptive power.
00:24:08.18\00:24:14.32
Already lull to sleep
by his deceptive power.
00:24:14.35\00:24:17.02
What?
00:24:17.05\00:24:18.49
Satan sees that the
popular mainstream churches
00:24:18.52\00:24:21.62
are already lull to sleep.
00:24:21.66\00:24:24.46
How could they
possibly be in that state?
00:24:24.49\00:24:27.86
Well, remember in
our previous episode,
00:24:27.90\00:24:29.93
we revealed that
the spirit of iniquity
00:24:29.96\00:24:32.83
was the attitude in practice
of compromise and conformity,
00:24:32.87\00:24:37.11
and would lead to believing
00:24:37.14\00:24:38.57
and teaching
unscriptural doctrine,
00:24:38.61\00:24:41.54
and believing lies.
00:24:41.58\00:24:43.14
Remember, the Bible
said, "If you believe a lie,
00:24:43.18\00:24:45.55
I'll send you strong illusion."
00:24:45.58\00:24:47.68
You believe one lie, and
you get led to another lie,
00:24:47.72\00:24:49.92
and another
lie, and another lie,
00:24:49.95\00:24:51.79
until they end up calling
evil good, and good evil.
00:24:51.82\00:24:56.46
They are terrible.
00:24:56.49\00:24:59.96
Satan knew that he
could lead these churches
00:25:00.00\00:25:02.16
into this condition
with fault doctrines.
00:25:02.20\00:25:04.57
Now what are some of
those false doctrines?
00:25:04.60\00:25:07.10
We're going to go
through a short list of them.
00:25:07.14\00:25:10.41
The first false doctrine
is the state of the dead.
00:25:10.44\00:25:14.54
This is the "immortality
of the soul" doctrine.
00:25:14.58\00:25:18.31
The idea that when you
die, you don't really die,
00:25:18.35\00:25:20.82
but you take another
life form called the soul.
00:25:20.85\00:25:24.59
And what's wrong with that?
00:25:24.62\00:25:26.55
Isn't that what
most ministers say,
00:25:26.59\00:25:28.46
when you go to funeral,
ever heard him say that?
00:25:28.49\00:25:30.83
"Oh, Mrs. John is happy now.
00:25:30.86\00:25:32.66
She's in heaven.
She's looking down.
00:25:32.69\00:25:34.63
She's watching you. She's happy.
00:25:34.66\00:25:36.97
Don't worry about it."
00:25:37.00\00:25:39.37
I've heard that plenty of time.
00:25:39.40\00:25:43.27
Well, there's two
things wrong with it.
00:25:43.30\00:25:46.14
Number one, the
Bible says plainly,
00:25:46.17\00:25:47.98
in Ecclesiastes 9:5
that the dead know nothing,
00:25:48.01\00:25:54.85
and I quote it,
00:25:54.88\00:25:56.32
"For the living
know that they shall die.
00:25:56.35\00:25:59.12
But the dead know not anything,
00:25:59.15\00:26:01.96
neither have
they any more a reward
00:26:01.99\00:26:04.63
for the memory of
them is forgotten."
00:26:04.66\00:26:07.83
It's not the end of
the story, of course,
00:26:07.86\00:26:09.80
when Jesus comes
all is going to change.
00:26:09.83\00:26:12.37
But for now, the
memory of them is forgotten.
00:26:12.40\00:26:14.34
They know nothing.
00:26:14.37\00:26:16.17
And number two,
00:26:16.20\00:26:17.54
the second thing is
wrong with that idea,
00:26:17.57\00:26:19.51
if the dead really
only take another life form,
00:26:19.54\00:26:23.18
then Satan must
have told Eve the truth
00:26:23.21\00:26:25.35
in the Garden of Eden
00:26:25.38\00:26:26.98
when he said that
they shall not surely die.
00:26:27.02\00:26:30.05
What do you
think, he told the truth?
00:26:30.09\00:26:32.39
Hardly, the Bible
calls him the father of lies,
00:26:32.42\00:26:36.66
and that was the first one.
00:26:36.69\00:26:40.50
Another typical false doctrine
00:26:40.53\00:26:42.10
is that Christ's
atonement ministry
00:26:42.13\00:26:44.03
was completely
finished at the cross.
00:26:44.07\00:26:46.70
And therefore,
the Ten Commandments
00:26:46.74\00:26:48.30
were done away with
are not necessary anymore.
00:26:48.34\00:26:51.34
Heard that done?
00:26:51.37\00:26:53.04
See that often.
00:26:53.07\00:26:54.58
But what's wrong with
this popular teaching?
00:26:54.61\00:26:57.95
Well, Satan knew it
was a great lie to teach
00:26:57.98\00:27:00.92
because it completely
ignores the Book of Hebrews,
00:27:00.95\00:27:03.89
and the symbolic sanctuary
picture of Christ mediation
00:27:03.92\00:27:07.32
in the most holy place
of the heavenly sanctuary.
00:27:07.36\00:27:12.09
He knew that the
cross was symbolized
00:27:12.13\00:27:14.00
in the earthly sanctuary
by the altar of sacrifice,
00:27:14.03\00:27:17.87
the holy place and
the most holy place.
00:27:17.90\00:27:20.34
There are other elements.
00:27:20.37\00:27:22.10
And both of these pointed
to phases of Christ Ministry
00:27:22.14\00:27:25.17
beyond the cross.
00:27:25.21\00:27:26.54
Doesn't it?
00:27:26.57\00:27:27.91
The picture
didn't end at the across.
00:27:27.94\00:27:31.31
He already knew
that with this lie
00:27:31.35\00:27:33.11
he could keep people ignorant
of the rest of the story
00:27:33.15\00:27:35.75
after the cross, diabolical.
00:27:35.78\00:27:40.76
Another false doctrine that
Satan has successfully taught
00:27:40.79\00:27:43.39
is probably the very biggest
of his list of fraud and lie.
00:27:43.43\00:27:48.00
And this one
00:27:48.03\00:27:50.00
is where Sunday is called
the New Testament Sabbath.
00:27:50.03\00:27:55.07
Astoundingly, and
this totally devastated me
00:27:55.10\00:27:58.81
when I first I heard this.
00:27:58.84\00:28:00.54
When I was investigating
00:28:00.58\00:28:01.91
this issue of
Sabbath versus Sunday,
00:28:01.94\00:28:04.48
are they standard by
what other denominations
00:28:04.51\00:28:06.85
had decided about it.
00:28:06.88\00:28:08.65
When I read the
writings of the ladies
00:28:08.68\00:28:10.49
of these other
denominations, it blew me away.
00:28:10.52\00:28:13.22
I'm going to
show you some of them.
00:28:13.25\00:28:15.22
This first one is
from the Catholic Church,
00:28:15.26\00:28:18.06
"So basically..."
00:28:18.09\00:28:19.43
it says, "Saturday
is the Sabbath day.
00:28:19.46\00:28:23.06
It's the last day of
the week, the seventh day,
00:28:23.10\00:28:26.10
the day on which God rested
after six days of creation.
00:28:26.13\00:28:29.57
Even modern
calendars have Saturday
00:28:29.60\00:28:31.71
as the last day of the week,
00:28:31.74\00:28:33.11
and Sunday as the
first day of the new week."
00:28:33.14\00:28:35.84
Well, that pretty
astounding, isn't it?
00:28:35.88\00:28:39.71
If you're a
Catholic, wouldn't you say,
00:28:39.75\00:28:41.08
"Well, wait a minute,
00:28:41.12\00:28:42.45
what are we doing
going to church on Sunday?"
00:28:42.48\00:28:43.82
And the second one is
from the Anglican Church.
00:28:47.56\00:28:50.79
"Is there any
command in the New Testament
00:28:50.83\00:28:52.86
to change the day of weekly rest
00:28:52.89\00:28:54.53
from Saturday to Sunday?
00:28:54.56\00:28:56.77
What's their own answer.
00:28:56.80\00:28:58.60
None.
00:28:58.63\00:29:00.54
And this one from the Baptist,
00:29:00.57\00:29:03.37
"There was and is a commandment
to keep holy the Sabbath day."
00:29:03.41\00:29:06.47
"Hey, these are the people
00:29:06.51\00:29:07.84
who brought in the
separation of church and state"
00:29:07.88\00:29:10.58
He was a great
founder of religious liberty.
00:29:10.61\00:29:14.38
"But the Sabbath day
was not Sunday as I said.
00:29:14.42\00:29:17.52
And it will be said, however
and with some show of triumph,
00:29:17.55\00:29:20.59
that the Sabbath was transferred
00:29:20.62\00:29:22.09
from the seventh to
the first day of the week.
00:29:22.12\00:29:25.39
But where can the record of
such a transaction be found?
00:29:25.43\00:29:28.26
Not in the New
Testament, absolutely not.
00:29:28.30\00:29:31.43
There is no Scriptural evidence
00:29:31.47\00:29:33.87
of the change of
the Sabbath institution
00:29:33.90\00:29:36.74
from the seventh to
the first day of the week."
00:29:36.77\00:29:41.11
Then in that case, why
are they keeping Sunday?
00:29:41.14\00:29:44.88
Because they're following
tradition, isn't that so?
00:29:44.91\00:29:48.68
Tradition, not the Bible.
00:29:48.72\00:29:52.72
I just pray that my
friends in the Baptist Church
00:29:52.75\00:29:54.96
and these other denominations
that are doing this
00:29:54.99\00:29:56.83
which is break up.
00:29:56.86\00:29:58.86
And we want unity, don't we?
00:29:58.89\00:30:00.73
We want unity on
the basis of truth
00:30:00.76\00:30:03.47
on God's day of rest.
00:30:03.50\00:30:05.63
We don't want unity
on the basis of throw
00:30:05.67\00:30:07.57
the doctrine out
and come together
00:30:07.60\00:30:08.94
for the sake of unity.
00:30:08.97\00:30:11.11
That's foolish.
00:30:11.14\00:30:12.57
Another one is the
doctrine of the rapture.
00:30:12.61\00:30:15.64
And this is one I
think that Satan regards
00:30:15.68\00:30:18.05
as his most successful lie.
00:30:18.08\00:30:20.62
Remember in our third episode,
00:30:20.65\00:30:22.42
we showed how this doctrine
00:30:22.45\00:30:24.42
was an invention of the
Jesuit could be a key strategy
00:30:24.45\00:30:27.62
if you counter reformation.
00:30:27.66\00:30:29.09
If you get the
focus off the papacy,
00:30:29.12\00:30:31.49
of the antichrist
00:30:31.53\00:30:32.86
of the Books of
Daniel and Revelation,
00:30:32.89\00:30:36.13
and replace it with this
chart of unbiblical theories
00:30:36.16\00:30:39.53
about prophetic
events and timeline,
00:30:39.57\00:30:42.44
including the rapture theory
is where it all come from.
00:30:42.47\00:30:45.61
Satan knew that this
deliberately engineered lie
00:30:45.64\00:30:48.48
would be so successful.
00:30:48.51\00:30:50.55
It would've eventually
have a profound influence
00:30:50.58\00:30:54.15
on American foreign policy.
00:30:54.18\00:30:57.82
So he knew that this
doctrine will be a powerful tool
00:30:57.85\00:31:02.02
to quiten the fears
of sleeping millions.
00:31:02.06\00:31:05.26
He would begin to wake
up at the loud cry of those
00:31:05.29\00:31:08.70
who were not deceived
00:31:08.73\00:31:10.40
and were trying
to sound the alarm
00:31:10.43\00:31:12.20
about the signs
foretold in prophecy.
00:31:12.23\00:31:14.74
And that's what we're
trying to do, isn't it?
00:31:14.77\00:31:16.67
We're trying to sound an alarm
with this program to wake up.
00:31:16.71\00:31:21.41
They say, "There
is no cause for alarm,
00:31:21.44\00:31:23.21
Satan's agents would cry
before Christ shall come,
00:31:23.24\00:31:26.41
all the world
is to be converted,
00:31:26.45\00:31:28.38
and righteousness is to
reign for a thousand years."
00:31:28.42\00:31:32.99
Where did it come from?
00:31:33.02\00:31:34.42
Jesuit theory.
00:31:34.46\00:31:37.33
Peace, peace, they say.
00:31:37.36\00:31:38.73
Old thing continue as
they were from the beginning.
00:31:38.76\00:31:41.86
Let none be disturbed
by the exciting messages
00:31:41.90\00:31:45.00
of these alarmists.
00:31:45.03\00:31:47.17
I would rather be
an exciting alarmist,
00:31:47.20\00:31:49.04
wouldn't you?
00:31:49.07\00:31:50.41
An excited alarmist.
00:31:50.44\00:31:51.77
Friends, if you have
a bomb under your house,
00:31:51.81\00:31:54.11
and someone tried to say,
00:31:54.14\00:31:55.48
"Hey, you got a
bomb unto your heads.
00:31:55.51\00:31:56.85
Get out quick."
00:31:56.88\00:31:58.21
And you say, "I've read already.
00:31:58.25\00:32:01.12
I don't believe it."
00:32:01.15\00:32:02.88
Worst can happen to you.
00:32:02.92\00:32:06.19
The alarmist is
not going to be killed.
00:32:06.22\00:32:09.86
Satan's coming since
Ellen White recorded them
00:32:09.89\00:32:12.16
makes you identify
identification marks
00:32:12.19\00:32:14.36
of this false
doctrine extremely clear.
00:32:14.40\00:32:16.53
Listen to this.
00:32:16.56\00:32:19.07
We're back to
Ellen White's commentary
00:32:19.10\00:32:21.10
in that meeting with Satan.
00:32:21.14\00:32:23.24
She says, 'Says
the great deceiver,
00:32:23.27\00:32:24.94
"We must watch those
00:32:24.97\00:32:26.31
who are calling the
attention of the people
00:32:26.34\00:32:28.08
to the Sabbath of Jehovah."'
00:32:28.11\00:32:29.74
Who's that?
00:32:29.78\00:32:31.15
That's you and me.
00:32:31.18\00:32:33.25
"They will lead many people
00:32:33.28\00:32:34.62
to see the claims
of the law of God.
00:32:34.65\00:32:37.49
And the same light
which reveals the true Sabbath
00:32:37.52\00:32:40.56
reveals also the
ministration of Christ
00:32:40.59\00:32:43.69
in the most holy place
of the heavenly sanctuary."
00:32:43.73\00:32:46.70
Satan doesn't
want people to know.
00:32:46.73\00:32:48.16
That's where Christ is.
00:32:48.20\00:32:49.86
He doesn't want people to know
that he's finishing his work.
00:32:49.90\00:32:54.27
"Hold the minds of
the people in darkness
00:32:54.30\00:32:56.10
till that work is ended,
and we shall secure the world,
00:32:56.14\00:32:59.41
and the church also."
00:32:59.44\00:33:02.01
He says, "The
Sabbath is the great question
00:33:02.04\00:33:03.85
which is to decide
the destiny of souls."
00:33:03.88\00:33:06.78
What decides the
destiny of souls?
00:33:06.82\00:33:09.35
The Sabbath.
00:33:09.38\00:33:11.95
"We must exalt the
Sabbath of our creating, Sunday.
00:33:11.99\00:33:15.46
We have caused it to be accepted
00:33:15.49\00:33:16.83
by both worldlings
and church members,
00:33:16.86\00:33:18.99
and now the church
must be led to unite
00:33:19.03\00:33:21.16
with the world in its support.
00:33:21.20\00:33:23.73
That's a
church/state relationship too.
00:33:23.77\00:33:26.33
We must work by
signs and wonders
00:33:26.37\00:33:28.04
to blind their
eyes to the truth,
00:33:28.07\00:33:29.94
and lead them
to lay aside reason
00:33:29.97\00:33:31.64
and the fear of God and
follow custom and tradition.
00:33:31.67\00:33:37.35
I will influence
popular ministers
00:33:37.38\00:33:38.98
to turn the
attention of their hearers
00:33:39.01\00:33:41.25
from the commandments of God.
00:33:41.28\00:33:43.52
That which the scriptures
00:33:43.55\00:33:44.89
declare to be a
perfect law of liberty
00:33:44.92\00:33:46.72
shall be represented as a
yoke of bondage or legalism."
00:33:46.76\00:33:52.76
Then Ellen White's
comments get even more specific.
00:33:52.79\00:33:56.16
We continue reading
about this amazing conference.
00:33:56.20\00:33:59.93
She says, "But our
principle concern..."
00:33:59.97\00:34:01.60
This is, she's
listening to Satan,
00:34:01.64\00:34:02.97
writing down what Satan says.
00:34:03.00\00:34:05.27
Satan says, "But
our principle concern
00:34:05.31\00:34:07.18
is to silence this
sect of Sabbath keepers.
00:34:07.21\00:34:12.31
We must excite popular
indignation against them."
00:34:12.35\00:34:16.55
And look how he does it.
00:34:16.58\00:34:17.92
"We will enlist great men
00:34:17.95\00:34:19.29
and worldly-wise
men upon our side,
00:34:19.32\00:34:21.39
and induce those in authority
to carry out our purposes.
00:34:21.42\00:34:25.09
And then the Sabbath
00:34:25.13\00:34:26.46
which we have created or set up,
00:34:26.49\00:34:28.76
Sunday shall be enforced
00:34:28.80\00:34:30.63
by laws the most
severe and exacting."
00:34:30.67\00:34:33.94
I'll continue quoting,
00:34:33.97\00:34:35.30
but you won't see
these words on the screen.
00:34:35.34\00:34:37.81
"Those who disregard
them shall be driven out
00:34:37.84\00:34:40.01
from the cities and villages
00:34:40.04\00:34:42.01
and made to suffer
hunger and privation.
00:34:42.04\00:34:45.18
When once we have the power
00:34:45.21\00:34:46.68
we will show what
we can do with those
00:34:46.72\00:34:48.82
who will not swerve
from their allegiance to God.
00:34:48.85\00:34:53.62
We led the Roman's churches
to inflict imprisonment,
00:34:53.66\00:34:55.99
torture and death upon those
00:34:56.02\00:34:57.96
who refused to
yield to her decrees."
00:34:57.99\00:34:59.73
He's bragging.
00:34:59.76\00:35:01.56
"And now that we are
bringing the Protestant churches
00:35:01.60\00:35:03.87
and the world into harmony
00:35:03.90\00:35:05.23
with the right
arm of our strength,
00:35:05.27\00:35:07.37
we will finally have
a law to exterminate all
00:35:07.40\00:35:10.84
who will not
submit to our authority.
00:35:10.87\00:35:13.58
When death shall be made
00:35:13.61\00:35:14.94
the penalty of
violating our Sabbath, Sunday,
00:35:14.98\00:35:17.91
then many who are now
ranked with commandment keepers
00:35:17.95\00:35:20.78
will come over to our side."
00:35:20.82\00:35:22.58
But what he doesn't know
is he's on the losing side.
00:35:22.62\00:35:25.79
Isn't he?
00:35:25.82\00:35:28.36
Ellen White has
something very meaningful
00:35:28.39\00:35:30.09
to say about these
statements commented herself.
00:35:30.13\00:35:33.60
And she wrote this down.
00:35:33.63\00:35:36.00
This is not good, you know,
00:35:36.03\00:35:37.37
this is not a pretty picture
but we need to know about it.
00:35:37.40\00:35:40.44
She said, "Satan's
policy in this final conflict
00:35:40.47\00:35:42.90
with God's people is
the same that he employed
00:35:42.94\00:35:45.94
in the opening of the
great controversy in heaven.
00:35:45.97\00:35:48.58
He professed to
be seeking to promote
00:35:48.61\00:35:50.48
the stability of
the divine government,
00:35:50.51\00:35:53.01
while secretly
bending every effort
00:35:53.05\00:35:56.25
to secure its overthrow."
00:35:56.28\00:35:58.69
And the very work
00:35:58.72\00:36:00.06
which he was about
endeavoring to accomplish,
00:36:00.09\00:36:01.82
he charged upon
the loyal angels.
00:36:01.86\00:36:04.86
The same policy of deception
00:36:04.89\00:36:07.20
has marked the
history of the Roman Church.
00:36:07.23\00:36:10.40
It has professed to act
as the vicegerent of heaven,
00:36:10.43\00:36:13.70
while seeking to
exalt itself above God
00:36:13.74\00:36:16.64
and to change His law.
00:36:16.67\00:36:18.67
Under the rule of Rome,
00:36:22.98\00:36:24.31
those who suffered
death for their fidelity
00:36:24.35\00:36:26.35
to the gospel were
denounced as evildoers,
00:36:26.38\00:36:29.85
they were declared to
be in league with Satan,
00:36:29.88\00:36:32.55
and every
possible means was employed
00:36:32.59\00:36:34.89
to cover them with reproach,
00:36:34.92\00:36:37.09
to cause them to appear
in the eyes of the people
00:36:37.13\00:36:39.29
and even to themselves
as the vilest of criminals.
00:36:39.33\00:36:43.97
So it will be now.
00:36:44.00\00:36:47.50
While Satan seeks to destroy
those who honor God's law,
00:36:47.54\00:36:50.61
he will cause them to
be accused as lawbreakers,
00:36:50.64\00:36:54.01
as men who are dishonoring God
00:36:54.04\00:36:56.28
and bringing
judgments upon the world."
00:36:56.31\00:36:58.75
End quote.
00:36:58.78\00:37:01.48
And then Ellen White
heard more alarming news
00:37:01.52\00:37:03.52
for Sabbath keeper as
if that wasn't enough.
00:37:03.55\00:37:06.39
Listen there all,
what else she heard.
00:37:06.42\00:37:10.33
"But before proceeding
to these extreme measures,
00:37:10.36\00:37:12.96
we must exert all
our wisdom and subtlety
00:37:12.99\00:37:15.76
to deceive and ensnare
00:37:15.80\00:37:17.87
those who honor
the true Sabbath.
00:37:17.90\00:37:19.83
We can separate many
from Christ by worldliness,
00:37:19.87\00:37:25.07
lust and pride.
00:37:25.11\00:37:28.18
They may think themselves safe
because they believe the truth,
00:37:28.21\00:37:31.61
but indulgence of
appetite or the lower passions,
00:37:31.65\00:37:34.62
which will confuse judgment
and destroy discrimination..."
00:37:34.65\00:37:39.29
What will indulgence of appetite
00:37:39.32\00:37:40.79
and law of passions do?
00:37:40.82\00:37:43.36
Confuse judgment and
destroy discrimination.
00:37:43.39\00:37:48.76
He said, that's
what caused their fall?
00:37:48.80\00:37:53.17
Ellen White's
vision has shown us
00:37:53.20\00:37:54.60
that our knowledge of
the truth isn't enough
00:37:54.64\00:37:56.60
to prevent Satan's deceptions
from turning away from God.
00:37:56.64\00:38:00.98
And believe it or not,
00:38:01.01\00:38:02.81
we are told very clearly
00:38:02.84\00:38:04.18
that one of its key
strategies to call us to follow
00:38:04.21\00:38:06.88
is indulgence of
appetite and or lust and pride.
00:38:06.92\00:38:12.95
Really?
00:38:12.99\00:38:14.89
Is what we eat
really all that important?
00:38:14.92\00:38:19.69
Does the Bible
supports such statements?
00:38:19.73\00:38:23.13
Well, let's take a look at
the first temptation of Christ
00:38:23.16\00:38:25.13
in Matthew 4:1 to 4,
we're going to read that.
00:38:25.17\00:38:30.67
Matthew 4:1-4,
00:38:30.71\00:38:36.58
"Then was Jesus
led up of the Spirit
00:38:36.61\00:38:39.51
into the wilderness to
be tempted of the devil.
00:38:39.55\00:38:43.39
And when he had fasted
forty days and forty nights,
00:38:43.42\00:38:49.09
he was afterward an hungered.
00:38:49.12\00:38:51.33
And when the
tempter came to him,
00:38:51.36\00:38:53.29
he said, if thou
be the Son of God,
00:38:53.33\00:38:56.16
command that these
stones be made bread.
00:38:56.20\00:38:59.10
But he answered and
he said, It is written,
00:38:59.13\00:39:02.50
Man shall not
live by bread alone,
00:39:02.54\00:39:04.47
but by every word
00:39:04.51\00:39:07.54
that proceedeth out
of the mouth of God."
00:39:07.58\00:39:11.25
So what can we
learn from these things.
00:39:11.28\00:39:13.95
Well, if a power of appetite
00:39:13.98\00:39:15.32
is so strong
upon the human family
00:39:15.35\00:39:17.12
and its indulgence so feeble
00:39:17.15\00:39:19.35
that the Son of
God subjected Himself
00:39:19.39\00:39:21.46
to a fast of nearly six weeks.
00:39:21.49\00:39:24.23
And how important is it
00:39:24.26\00:39:26.09
that we feel a
necessity of having appetite
00:39:26.13\00:39:28.60
under the control of reason.
00:39:28.63\00:39:29.96
What do you say?
00:39:30.00\00:39:31.83
Appetite has to be
controlled by reason.
00:39:31.87\00:39:35.40
And thousands of
people today has destroyed it.
00:39:35.44\00:39:38.77
Self made indulgence
00:39:38.81\00:39:41.48
because of their
disregard of the laws of health.
00:39:41.51\00:39:43.55
Isn't that so?
00:39:43.58\00:39:45.61
What a pity.
00:39:45.65\00:39:46.98
Any violation of
the laws of nature
00:39:47.02\00:39:48.68
is a violation
of the law of God.
00:39:48.72\00:39:50.32
I don't think many
people realize that.
00:39:50.35\00:39:53.76
Unfortunately, many people say
00:39:53.79\00:39:55.69
the commandment is
just listed do's and don'ts.
00:39:55.72\00:39:58.79
When the reality is
00:39:58.83\00:40:00.16
that the Lord has
given His commandments
00:40:00.20\00:40:01.53
as the wall of protection.
00:40:01.56\00:40:03.23
Do you believe that?
00:40:03.26\00:40:04.90
A wall of protection
around His created being.
00:40:04.93\00:40:08.67
And those who
would keep themselves
00:40:08.70\00:40:10.21
from the
reformative appetite and passion
00:40:10.24\00:40:13.11
may become partakers
of the divine nature.
00:40:13.14\00:40:16.21
Do you believe that? Yes.
00:40:16.24\00:40:17.65
You can inherit, you can accept
00:40:17.68\00:40:21.38
the supernatural power of
God to overcome these things
00:40:21.42\00:40:24.72
and move forward
in faith and practice.
00:40:24.75\00:40:28.12
So perception should be clear.
00:40:28.16\00:40:30.66
Thy will know how to preserve
every faculty in health,
00:40:30.69\00:40:34.63
and the Lord can use them
00:40:34.66\00:40:36.53
because they understand
00:40:36.56\00:40:38.13
the words of the
great Apostle Paul
00:40:38.17\00:40:40.14
in Romans 1: 2.
00:40:40.17\00:40:42.90
Romans 1:2, we're
going to read that one.
00:40:42.94\00:40:46.47
He says, "I
beseech you therefore,
00:40:46.51\00:40:47.94
brethren, by the mercies of God,
00:40:47.98\00:40:50.28
that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice,
00:40:50.31\00:40:54.18
holy, acceptable unto God,
00:40:54.22\00:40:56.65
which is your
reasonable service.
00:40:56.69\00:40:58.99
And be not
conformed to this world,
00:40:59.02\00:41:01.62
but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind,
00:41:01.66\00:41:07.46
that ye may prove
what is that good,
00:41:07.50\00:41:09.63
and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God."
00:41:09.66\00:41:13.77
Unfortunately,
Ellen White saw that
00:41:13.80\00:41:15.47
there was a lot more to
the enemy's battle plain
00:41:15.50\00:41:18.37
than corrupting people's mind
00:41:18.41\00:41:20.48
with indulgence of
appetite and passion.
00:41:20.51\00:41:23.35
And you can discover
more vital information
00:41:23.38\00:41:25.35
in the chapter
called the snare of Satan
00:41:25.38\00:41:28.82
in the great book,
The Great Controversy.
00:41:28.85\00:41:32.85
But now I want to encourage you
00:41:32.89\00:41:34.69
by turning your
attention to the secret weapons
00:41:34.72\00:41:37.69
that God has made
available to enable His people
00:41:37.73\00:41:40.80
to build an impregnable
fortress of spiritual safety
00:41:40.83\00:41:44.57
during the time of final crisis.
00:41:44.60\00:41:46.30
Do we need that?
00:41:46.33\00:41:48.00
We need an
impregnable fort, don't we?
00:41:48.04\00:41:51.44
The Satan well knows
00:41:51.47\00:41:52.81
that all whom he can
lead to neglect prayer
00:41:52.84\00:41:54.84
and the searching of scriptures
will be overcome by his attack.
00:41:54.88\00:42:00.05
So we must go
into the storehouse
00:42:00.08\00:42:01.88
of God's weaponry, the Bibles.
00:42:01.92\00:42:06.96
The Apostle
Paul tells us exactly
00:42:06.99\00:42:08.82
what God's weapons
are in Ephesians 6:10-18,
00:42:08.86\00:42:12.33
we're going to
read through some of it,
00:42:12.36\00:42:13.70
and we're going
to comment on it.
00:42:13.73\00:42:16.50
Ephesians 6:10 that
says, "Finally my brethren,
00:42:16.53\00:42:19.33
be strong in the Lord and
in the power of His might.
00:42:19.37\00:42:23.34
Put on the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to stand
00:42:23.37\00:42:26.57
against the wiles of the devil."
00:42:26.61\00:42:27.94
That was verse 11.
00:42:27.98\00:42:30.15
Verse 12, "For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood,
00:42:30.18\00:42:33.75
but against
principalities, against powers,
00:42:33.78\00:42:36.75
against the rulers of
a darkness of this world,
00:42:36.79\00:42:39.59
against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
00:42:39.62\00:42:43.32
Wherefore take unto
you the whole armor of God,
00:42:43.36\00:42:46.93
that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day,
00:42:46.96\00:42:50.30
and having done all, to stand."
00:42:50.33\00:42:53.00
And verse 14, "Stand therefore,
00:42:53.03\00:42:55.27
having your loins
girt about with truth."
00:42:55.30\00:42:58.34
We'll talk about
that in a minute.
00:42:58.37\00:43:00.58
"And having on the
breastplate of righteousness.
00:43:00.61\00:43:04.18
And your feet shod
00:43:04.21\00:43:05.55
with the preparation
of the gospel of peace."
00:43:05.58\00:43:07.38
That was verse 15.
00:43:07.42\00:43:09.68
Verse 16, "Above all,
taking the shield of faith
00:43:09.72\00:43:13.82
where with you
shall be able to quench
00:43:13.86\00:43:15.49
all of fiery
darts of the wicked."
00:43:15.52\00:43:18.23
And verse 17, "And take
the helmet of salvation,
00:43:18.26\00:43:21.53
and the sword of spirit
which is the Word of God."
00:43:21.56\00:43:28.30
Verse 18, "Praying
always with all prayer
00:43:28.34\00:43:31.14
and supplications in the Spirit.
00:43:31.17\00:43:34.18
And watching
thereunto with all perseverance
00:43:34.21\00:43:37.31
and
supplications for all saints."
00:43:37.35\00:43:39.98
Now let's review
some of these weapons
00:43:40.02\00:43:42.38
in the light of
the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:43:42.42\00:43:45.45
Regarding the
breastplate of righteousness,
00:43:45.49\00:43:47.32
we'll read these comments
from the Great Controversy.
00:43:47.36\00:43:51.16
"As you strive for victory,
00:43:51.19\00:43:52.73
he will help you
by His Holy Spirit
00:43:52.76\00:43:54.93
to be
circumspect in every action
00:43:54.96\00:43:57.97
that you may give no occasion
00:43:58.00\00:43:59.73
for the enemy to
speak evil of the truth.
00:43:59.77\00:44:02.70
Put on as your breastplate
00:44:02.74\00:44:04.07
that divinely
protected righteousness
00:44:04.11\00:44:06.71
which it is the
privilege of all to wear.
00:44:06.74\00:44:09.48
This will protect
your spiritual life.
00:44:09.51\00:44:12.81
Regarding the weapon of prayer,
00:44:12.85\00:44:14.48
we read these
encouraging comments.
00:44:14.52\00:44:17.75
Prayer is the weapon by
which we resist the enemy.
00:44:17.79\00:44:22.02
Pray much.
00:44:22.06\00:44:23.66
Prayer is the life of
the soul. You believe that?
00:44:23.69\00:44:26.93
Prayer is the life of the soul.
00:44:26.96\00:44:29.66
The prayer of
faith is the weapon
00:44:29.70\00:44:31.60
by which we may
successfully resist
00:44:31.63\00:44:34.37
every assault of the enemy.
00:44:34.40\00:44:37.61
The earnest prayer of faith
00:44:37.64\00:44:39.07
will baffle his
strongest efforts of Satan.
00:44:39.11\00:44:43.78
Then take the
shield of faith, brethren,
00:44:43.81\00:44:46.82
where with you
shall be able to quench
00:44:46.85\00:44:48.68
all of the fiery
darts of the wicked.
00:44:48.72\00:44:52.32
And we are told
in Ephesians 6:14,
00:44:52.35\00:44:54.19
"To stand therefore having your
loins girt about with truth."
00:44:54.22\00:44:59.79
This is critical protection
00:44:59.83\00:45:01.16
against the
deceptions of the enemy.
00:45:01.20\00:45:04.00
He who utters untruths sells
his soul in a cheap market.
00:45:04.03\00:45:07.54
Do you believe that?
00:45:07.57\00:45:10.41
His falsehoods may
seem to serve a purpose
00:45:10.44\00:45:12.47
in emergencies,
00:45:12.51\00:45:15.31
but he finally reaches the place
00:45:15.34\00:45:16.68
where he can trust nobody.
00:45:16.71\00:45:18.05
Do you believe that?
00:45:18.08\00:45:19.41
You keep telling
lies all the time
00:45:19.45\00:45:20.78
and eventually you find yourself
00:45:20.82\00:45:22.25
trapped in a corner of lies.
00:45:22.28\00:45:24.59
Himself a falsifier,
00:45:24.62\00:45:26.25
he has no confidence
in the word of others.
00:45:26.29\00:45:28.19
You don't believe
anybody else either.
00:45:28.22\00:45:31.36
And regarding watchfulness,
00:45:31.39\00:45:33.60
there are in the world
today many who close their eyes
00:45:33.63\00:45:36.30
to the evidences
that Christ has given
00:45:36.33\00:45:38.43
to warn men of His coming.
00:45:38.47\00:45:39.80
There's lot of people
like that, isn't they?
00:45:39.83\00:45:41.74
No, they don't want to know.
00:45:41.77\00:45:43.10
You talk about
Christ's second coming?
00:45:43.14\00:45:44.81
They don't want to know.
00:45:44.84\00:45:47.61
They seek to
quiet all apprehension,
00:45:47.64\00:45:50.68
while at the same time
00:45:50.71\00:45:52.61
the signs of the end
are rapidly fulfilling.
00:45:52.65\00:45:55.98
And Paul teaches
that it is sinful
00:45:56.02\00:45:59.39
to be indifferent to the signs
00:45:59.42\00:46:01.26
which are to precede
the second coming of Christ.
00:46:01.29\00:46:04.83
Thus, guilty of
this neglect he called
00:46:04.86\00:46:06.93
"Children of the
night and of darkness."
00:46:06.96\00:46:10.30
He encourages vigilant
and watch for these words.
00:46:10.33\00:46:14.40
But he says, "Ye,
brethren, are not in darkness,
00:46:14.44\00:46:17.14
that that day should
overtake you as a thief.
00:46:17.17\00:46:20.01
Ye are all the
children of light,
00:46:20.04\00:46:22.48
and children of the day.
00:46:22.51\00:46:24.15
We are not of the
night, nor of darkness.
00:46:24.18\00:46:26.55
Therefore let us not sleep,
00:46:26.58\00:46:28.25
meaning
spiritually as do others,
00:46:28.28\00:46:31.29
but let us watch and be sober."
00:46:31.32\00:46:33.32
What do you say?
00:46:33.36\00:46:34.92
Anything we take into our
body that dulls our senses
00:46:34.96\00:46:37.76
and our perceptions
makes us drunk, doesn't it?
00:46:37.79\00:46:43.50
Makes us blind.
00:46:43.53\00:46:46.37
We're the children of the
day, we are not of the night,
00:46:46.40\00:46:48.34
nor of darkness.
00:46:48.37\00:46:49.70
Therefore, let us
not sleep as do others,
00:46:49.74\00:46:51.14
but let us watch and be sober.
00:46:51.17\00:46:53.34
"If we accept
Christ as our Guide,
00:46:53.38\00:46:55.24
He will lead us
safely along the narrow way.
00:46:55.28\00:46:58.58
The road maybe rough and thorny,
00:46:58.61\00:47:00.95
and the ascent
steep and dangerous.
00:47:00.98\00:47:03.65
There may be
pitfalls on the right hand
00:47:03.69\00:47:05.39
and on the left.
00:47:05.42\00:47:07.52
When weary and longing for rest,
00:47:07.56\00:47:09.06
we may have to toil on,
00:47:09.09\00:47:11.03
when faint, we
may have to fight,
00:47:11.06\00:47:14.20
but with Christ as our guide,
00:47:14.23\00:47:15.60
we shall not fail
of reaching heaven."
00:47:15.63\00:47:17.93
What do you say?
00:47:17.97\00:47:19.57
We shall not fear if
Christ is on our side.
00:47:19.60\00:47:24.91
"He will supply the needs of all
00:47:24.94\00:47:26.57
who will come to Him in faith.
00:47:26.61\00:47:28.74
And there will always be a few
00:47:28.78\00:47:31.41
who will preserve
the knowledge of God
00:47:31.45\00:47:33.65
and will remain faithful
00:47:33.68\00:47:35.48
even when surrounded
by people who ignore God."
00:47:35.52\00:47:38.65
Is that going to be you?
00:47:38.69\00:47:40.72
Will you remain faithful
00:47:40.76\00:47:42.56
even if you're
surrounded with people
00:47:42.59\00:47:44.13
who just ignore God?
00:47:44.16\00:47:47.50
These are His peculiar people,
00:47:47.53\00:47:50.13
strange people
according to the world's view,
00:47:50.17\00:47:53.27
but they're
zealous of good works
00:47:53.30\00:47:56.00
not in order to get saved
00:47:56.04\00:47:58.37
but because they
so much appreciate
00:47:58.41\00:48:00.01
what God has done for them,
00:48:00.04\00:48:01.48
they want to demonstrate that
in hopefulness and good works.
00:48:01.51\00:48:03.95
Isn't that so?
00:48:03.98\00:48:05.41
This is what we believe.
00:48:05.45\00:48:08.05
So the question is asked,
00:48:08.08\00:48:09.42
will you stand fast with Christ?
00:48:09.45\00:48:12.15
As we listen to
this inspiring story
00:48:12.19\00:48:14.32
by Dr. John
Bradshaw, Pastor John Bradshaw,
00:48:14.36\00:48:18.09
and music by the
Fountainview Choir,
00:48:18.13\00:48:20.70
and over to Shaw.
00:48:20.73\00:48:23.23
One of Martin
Luther's contemporaries
00:48:23.26\00:48:25.13
was a man named Ulrich
Zwingli, a Swiss reformer.
00:48:25.17\00:48:29.40
He started humbly in this world,
00:48:29.44\00:48:31.51
but he used the
gifts and the talents
00:48:31.54\00:48:33.48
God had given to
him for God's glory.
00:48:33.51\00:48:36.71
Above the reformers
wall in Geneva, Switzerland
00:48:36.75\00:48:40.42
is an inscription that reads
00:48:40.45\00:48:42.48
"Post tenebrous
looks after darkness light.
00:48:42.52\00:48:47.69
And after the
darkness of the Middle Ages,
00:48:47.72\00:48:50.26
God used Zwingli and others
to bring light to the world.
00:48:50.29\00:48:55.16
Watch, ye saints,
with eyelids waking
00:49:23.26\00:49:25.93
Lo, the powers of
heaven are shaking
00:49:25.96\00:49:28.46
Keep your lamps
all trimmed and burning
00:49:28.50\00:49:31.13
Ready for your Lord's returning
00:49:31.17\00:49:33.84
Lo, He comes, lo, Jesus comes
00:49:33.87\00:49:40.08
Lo, He come, He
comes all glorious
00:49:40.11\00:49:42.64
Jesus comes to reign victorious
00:49:42.68\00:49:45.41
Lo, He comes, yes, Jesus comes
00:49:45.45\00:49:51.09
Lo, the promise of your Savior
00:49:55.76\00:49:58.43
Pardoned sin and purchased favor
00:49:58.46\00:50:01.03
Blood-washed robes
and crowns of glory
00:50:01.06\00:50:03.63
Haste to tell redemption's story
00:50:03.67\00:50:06.13
Lo, He comes, lo, Jesus comes
00:50:06.17\00:50:12.34
Lo, He come, He
comes all glorious
00:50:12.37\00:50:15.08
Jesus comes to reign victorious
00:50:15.11\00:50:17.61
Lo, He comes, yes, Jesus comes
00:50:17.65\00:50:25.25
Kingdoms at their
base are crumbling
00:50:31.03\00:50:34.00
Hark, His chariot
wheels are rumbling
00:50:34.03\00:50:39.57
Tell, O tell of grace abounding
00:50:39.60\00:50:42.47
While the
seventh trump is sounding
00:50:42.50\00:50:46.24
Lo, Jesus comes
00:50:46.27\00:50:51.45
Nations wane,
though proud and stately
00:50:51.48\00:50:54.18
Christ His
kingdom hasteneth greatly
00:50:54.22\00:50:56.79
Earth her latest
pangs is summing Shout,
00:50:56.82\00:50:59.69
ye saints, your Lord is coming
00:50:59.72\00:51:01.96
Lo, He comes, yes, Jesus comes
00:51:01.99\00:51:08.66
Lo, He come, He
comes all glorious
00:51:08.70\00:51:11.27
Jesus comes to reign victorious
00:51:11.30\00:51:13.84
Lo, He comes, yes, Jesus comes
00:51:13.87\00:51:20.98
Sinners, come,
00:51:24.28\00:51:28.12
While Christ is pleading
00:51:28.15\00:51:34.99
Now for you
00:51:35.02\00:51:38.56
He's interceding
00:51:38.59\00:51:45.40
Haste, ere grace
and time diminished
00:51:45.43\00:51:51.81
Shall proclaim
00:51:51.84\00:51:54.41
The mystery finished
00:51:54.44\00:52:00.58
Lo, He comes,
00:52:00.62\00:52:05.22
Lo, Jesus comes
00:52:05.25\00:52:12.26
Lo, He come, He
comes all glorious
00:52:12.29\00:52:16.50
Jesus comes to reign victorious
00:52:16.53\00:52:19.20
Lo, He comes
00:52:19.23\00:52:24.87
Yes, Jesus comes
00:52:24.91\00:52:32.75
That's what I
call zealous music.
00:52:38.75\00:52:41.26
What do you say?
00:52:41.29\00:52:42.62
Beautiful.
00:52:42.66\00:52:44.03
Let us pray.
00:52:44.06\00:52:45.39
Loving Father in heaven,
00:52:49.63\00:52:50.97
we praise Thee
and thank Thee so much
00:52:51.00\00:52:53.44
for giving so
much like your people
00:52:53.47\00:52:55.50
and all those who
desire to hear the truth.
00:52:55.54\00:52:59.17
That You want to call
out of darkness into light.
00:52:59.21\00:53:02.18
We pray Lord
that Your Holy Spirit
00:53:02.21\00:53:03.71
will go forward
with this program,
00:53:03.75\00:53:06.82
and in compelling
invite those in their highways
00:53:06.85\00:53:09.18
and in their byways
to come and join us Lord
00:53:09.22\00:53:12.75
as we prepare for Your coming,
for You are the winning side.
00:53:12.79\00:53:17.69
You have shown us beforehand
what is to come to pass,
00:53:17.73\00:53:20.86
and You have prepared
a place for Your people
00:53:20.90\00:53:23.63
such as mind can
hardly comprehend it.
00:53:23.67\00:53:26.07
Eternity in heaven with
Thee and unfallen world.
00:53:26.10\00:53:29.64
We don't want to miss it, Lord.
00:53:29.67\00:53:31.41
Please bless us, give us
ears to hear and eyes to see You
00:53:31.44\00:53:34.41
and inclined our
heart to do Your will,
00:53:34.44\00:53:36.78
as we move forward
in faith and practice
00:53:36.81\00:53:39.21
and prepare for Your coming
00:53:39.25\00:53:40.95
because we ask in
Jesus' precious name,
00:53:40.98\00:53:43.75
even so, come Lord Jesus, amen.
00:53:43.79\00:53:46.55