I'd like to welcome you all here
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once again to
End-time Apocalypse
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as we dig deep into
the Book of Revelation,
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into the very heart
of the Book of Revelation
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to discover God's
wonderful message for us all,
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especially those of us
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who are living at
the very end of time,
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at the climax of human history,
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awaiting the
soon return of Jesus.
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This presentation I've entitled
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The Mark of the
Beast and The Seal of God.
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So I want to
welcome you all here,
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I want to welcome
those who are watching,
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wherever you may
be around the world,
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a warm welcome to you,
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and I pray that
you'll be thoroughly blessed
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through God's Word today.
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As always, before
we open up God's Word,
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what do we need to do?
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We need a prayer.
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We need a prayer that the
God that inspired this book,
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the Bible, will also
inspire us as we journey
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through this all
important subject together.
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Let's pray.
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Father in
heaven, we ask and pray
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that the Holy
Spirit that inspired
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the authors of the Bible
will once again be present here
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and that the Holy
Spirit will illuminate
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each and every
scripture that will be shared,
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so that the message may be clear
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and may be convicting,
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and ultimately it may
draw us closer to Jesus,
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for this is our
prayer in His precious name.
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Amen. Amen.
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I want to share with you,
right from the very outset,
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that the Book of Revelation
is filled with opposites,
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many, many opposites.
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And I have a number of
them here up on the screen.
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We have the lamb,
that is Jesus Christ,
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versus the dragon who is Satan.
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We have the New
Jerusalem versus Babylon.
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We have the Holy
Trinity on one side
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and the counterfeit
trinity on the other.
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We have God's
final message of love,
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the three angels' messages
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and then we have
Satan's counterfeit,
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the three frogs
in Revelation 16.
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We have the commandment
keepers, God's people,
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and then we have the
commandment breakers.
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We have the virgin, a
symbol of God's church,
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and then we have the harlot,
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a symbol of the
counterfeit church.
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We have the bride and the lamb
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and we have the
harlot and the beast.
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We have the saved
that inherit the new earth
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and we have the lost,
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who is, sadly lost
in the lake of fire.
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We have those who
inherit eternal life
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as well as
those who sadly perish
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and suffer eternal death.
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We have the
righteous and the unrighteous.
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We have the holy and the unholy.
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And we have the seal of
God and the mark of the beast.
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So as you can see,
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we have these two
opposites in Revelation.
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We have God's truth
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and then we have
the enemy's counterfeit.
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And once again,
we want to unpack
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this all important subject today
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of the mark of the
beast and the seal of God,
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an extremely important
message, especially for those
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who are living at
the very end of time.
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So as we continue together,
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we're going to ask some
all important questions.
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And the first question is...
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Let's take a look at
the structure of Revelation.
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I shared this in our
previous presentation,
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and we discover
that at the very heart,
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the very climax of
the Book of Revelation
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is Revelation 12 to 14.
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This is where God
focuses His attention,
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especially for those
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who will be living
at the end of time.
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We have the history
of the Christian church
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from the days of Jesus Christ
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all the way to the
end in Revelation 12.
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The last verse of Revelation
12 describes out Satan
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or describes who
Satan in particular
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hates at the end of time.
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Revelation 13 describes
how Satan seeks to destroy
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God's people.
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And then in Revelation 14,
we have the response from God,
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how He overcomes the
enemy through His people,
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who follow the
Lamb wherever it goes,
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share the three
angels' messages,
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God's everlasting love,
and await the coming of Jesus.
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So that's what we want to take
a look at in this presentation.
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We, once again, want to
go to the Book of Revelation,
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we want to go to Revelation 14,
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and we want to take a look
at this third and final message
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that brings the world
to a point of decision.
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Notice what we read
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in Revelation
14:9 and following.
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"Then a third
angel followed them,
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saying with a loud voice,
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'If anyone worships
the beast and his image,
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and receives his mark on
his forehead or on his hand,
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he himself shall
also drink of the wine
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of the wrath of God,
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which is poured
out full strength
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into the cup of His indignation.
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He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
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in the presence
of the holy angels
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and in the presence of the Lamb.
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And the smoke of their torment
ascends forever and ever,
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and they have no
rest day or night,
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who worship the
beast and his image,
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and whoever receives
the mark of his name.'"
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And then verse 12,
we have these words.
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"Here is the
patience of the saints,
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here are those who
keep the commandments of God
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and the faith of Jesus."
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So here we have
God's final message
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to the whole world.
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It's the third
angel's message that divides
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the entire world into two camps,
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those who are faithful to God
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and keep all of His commandments
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and those who worship the beast
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and his image,
and receive his mark.
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Now the question
is, would God tell us,
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under no circumstances,
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to worship the
beast and his image,
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and to receive his mark,
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and then not make
it abundantly clear
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who the beast is,
what the image is,
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and ultimately, what
the mark of the beast is?
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Is that how God operates?
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That's not how God operates.
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God has never operated
like that in all of Scripture.
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God has always
made it abundantly clear
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what He invites
His followers to...
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What He invites His followers
to do based on Scripture.
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So we want to take a look at
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who these three entities are.
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The all important beast,
what the mark of the beast is,
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and what the
image of the beast is.
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You would have
noticed in Revelation 14:9-11
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that the beast,
the image of the beast,
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and the mark of
the beast is mentioned
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not once but twice.
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At the very beginning of
the third angel's message
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and towards the end of
the third angel's message.
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Now you and I need to know
what these three entities are
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because this is
speaking of those
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at the very end of time,
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and we'll look at
that as we go along.
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Now who is the beast?
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In our last presentation,
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we discovered that
the beast represents
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the Roman church
state, the Roman papacy,
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as it is also known,
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this religiopolitical
system that, sadly,
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the enemy would use
down through the centuries
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and ultimately
use in a grand way
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at the end of time in
order to bring deception,
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in order to bring
worship to the one
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who is behind this system,
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and that is the
dragon as we discovered
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from Revelation 13:4,
and that is Satan himself.
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So we have
discovered that thus far.
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Now once again, we need
to make it abundantly clear
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that God is here
speaking of an institution,
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He's speaking of a
system that seeks to take away
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from the
prerogatives that belong to God
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and God alone,
and not the people
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of this system.
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Are we clear on that?
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I made that abundantly clear
in the previous presentation,
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and if you haven't had
an opportunity to view that,
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I would
encourage you to do that,
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as that
presentation sets the foundation
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for this particular message
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that we want to
look at together today.
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Now what is the
mark of the beast?
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That is our question for today,
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that's the second of the
three all important questions
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there in the
third angel's message.
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Notice what...
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Notice what many
Christians believe.
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Many Christians and
non-Christians believe
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that the mark of
the beast is 666.
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How many of you have heard that?
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Okay.
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Many believe that that
is the mark of the beast,
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666.
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Well, that is not
the mark of the beast.
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I don't have time to unpack
for you what 666 represents,
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that we find in
Revelation 13:18.
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It's simply one
more identifying mark
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of this antichrist,
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this beast power
in Revelation 13,
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but it is not the
mark of the beast.
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Now what is the
mark of the beast?
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If you go to
Google, and you Google,
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and you put in
mark of the beast,
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you'll discover that
there are over 80 million hits.
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Now how on earth is
someone supposed to go through
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all those websites
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in order to determine the truth?
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It's next to
impossible, isn't that right?
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I mean, how long
would it take you?
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How many lifetimes
would you need to live
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in order to go through
all 83 million websites
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that mention or speak
of the mark of the beast?
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Now is it possible for you and I
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to understand the truth?
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Do you think it's possible?
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It is absolutely possible.
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For we discover that those
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who receive the
mark of the beast, sadly,
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that will be lost forever more.
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God makes it abundantly clear
what the mark of the beast is.
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We have discovered
that the beast power
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is none other than
the Roman church state.
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So all we need to
do is we need to ask
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what is the mark of
authority of the Church of Rome,
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and there we will arrive
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at what the
mark of the beast is.
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Does that make sense? Yes or no?
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It absolutely does.
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So let's find out
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what the mark of the beast is.
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Has God ensured
that His end-time truth
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is simple and clear?
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The answer is obvious.
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Absolutely indeed.
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Notice what we
read in chapter...
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In Amos, the Book of Amos, 3:7.
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"Surely the Lord God does..."
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How much?
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"Nothing, unless
He reveals His secret
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to His servants..."
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Who?
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"The prophets."
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God does nothing,
the Bible tells us,
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that is of eternal
significance to you and to me,
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nothing that is of
our eternal salvation
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without first
making it abundantly clear
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just like any loving parent.
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I'm a parent, many
of you are parents,
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there are those who
are parents out there.
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If there was something
that was life threatening
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in my home,
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I would ensure my child knew
about that, isn't that right?
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I wouldn't keep
my child in the dark.
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I would make it abundantly clear
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for the sake of
my precious child.
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We are the
precious children of God.
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There is an issue at the
end of time relating to worship,
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and as we have discovered
in our previous presentation,
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the central issue at the
end of time is over worship.
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What's the central issue over?
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Worship. Who you will worship?
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Will you give your
allegiance to the Creator God
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or will you give your allegiance
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to the creature?
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Jesus Christ or Satan?
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They are the two
choices at the end of time.
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The issue is over worship.
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It always has been from
the very beginning of time
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all the way through
to the very end of time.
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In fact, the two
very central chapters
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in the Book of Revelation,
Revelation 13 and 14,
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the word worship appears
no less than eight times,
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seven in reference to
worshipping this beast power
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that Satan uses
to receive worship
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and once for those
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that will
worship the Creator God.
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Worship is the central issue.
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And so God wants us to know,
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that's why He makes
it abundantly clear.
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Did Jesus make
it abundantly clear,
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to those that
would live in 70 AD,
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when Jerusalem would be
destroyed by the Romans,
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the temple would be destroyed
as to how they could escape?
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Indeed, He did.
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You read through the gospels,
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and Jesus made
it abundantly clear
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how the
Christians, His followers,
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could escape
before the Romans came
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and destroyed the city,
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and more than a
million lives were lost.
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And that is what we
read in John 8:31, 32.
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"Jesus says to those
Jews who believed Him,
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'If you abide in My Word,
you are My disciples indeed.
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And you shall..."
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Do what?
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"Know the truth,
and the truth shall..."
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What?
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"Make you free.'"
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God is in the business of
sharing with us the truth,
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and the Bible clearly
tells us that His word is truth.
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Jesus said in John 17:17,
"Sanctify them by Thy word.
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Thy word is truth."
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Jesus is the way,
the truth, and the life.
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Jesus operates in the light,
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the enemy
operates in the shadows
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and in the darkness.
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If you and I abide in this book,
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we have the promise
that we will know the truth,
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the truth that sets
us free in Jesus Christ.
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Notice this scripture
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from the Apostle
Peter in 2 Peter 1:19-21,
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as to how we ought
to relate to prophecy.
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"And so we have
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the prophetic word confirmed..."
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Writes Peter.
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"Which you do well..."
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To do what?
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"To heed as a light
that shines in a dark place,
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until the day dawns
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and the morning
star rise in your hearts,
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knowing this first,
that no prophecy of Scripture
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is of any
private interpretation,
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for prophecy never
came by the will of man,
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but holy men of God spoke
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as they were moved
by the Holy Spirit."
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So here we're
told in the scriptures
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that prophecy is not
of private interpretation.
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In other words,
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you and I can only understand
what the Bible is saying,
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we can only understand
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what the Book of
Revelation is saying,
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what the symbols
and what the message
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of the Book of Revelation is
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when we allow scripture
to interpret scripture.
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Does that make sense? Yes or no?
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There's no way we can understand
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what the Bible is saying
if we go to outside sources
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and come up with our own ideas,
00:14:03.24\00:14:05.37
our own opinions in
order to discover the truth
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about what God is saying.
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We must allow scripture
to interpret scripture.
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Scripture is not of
private human interpretation.
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So this day, as we
take a look at this message,
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we will allow
scripture to interpret itself,
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and by doing this, we
will discover the truth
00:14:25.93\00:14:28.33
on this all important subject.
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Notice as we go on.
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Jesus shared, on a
number of occasions,
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that you and I
can know the truth,
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and the truth can set us free.
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Revelation pictures two
groups at the end of time.
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As I've already pointed
out, we discover that one group
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has the seal of
God on their forehead,
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they are the saved.
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The other group has the mark
of the beast on their forehead
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or on their right
hand, and they are lost.
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Now why does one group
have the mark of the beast
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on their forehead
as well as on the hand?
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Well, we'll discover,
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not in this
particular presentation,
00:15:03.73\00:15:05.07
but in the next presentation,
00:15:05.10\00:15:06.43
that the enemy seeks to receive
worship through two means,
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his two favorite methods
are deception and coercion.
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What where they?
00:15:14.24\00:15:15.58
Deception and coercion.
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Those who will not receive him
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and worship him willingly,
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they will be
forced through coercion.
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And we're going to look at
that in our next presentation.
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Whereas, you can only
receive the seal of God where?
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In your
forehead, only by choice,
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only as an act of love
and allegiance towards God.
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So we want to take a
look at these two groups
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in this presentation,
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the seal of God and
the mark of the beast.
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Those who
receive the seal of God
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cannot receive
the mark of the beast.
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If you have the seal of God,
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you cannot receive
the mark of the beast.
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So what we want to begin
is we want to take a look at
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what is the seal of God
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because if you
receive the seal of God,
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you cannot receive
the mark of the beast.
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It's impossible.
They are two opposites.
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Now where in the
Bible do we find God's seal?
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In particular,
where in Revelation
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do we find God's seal?
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Notice what we read
in Revelation 7:1-3.
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"After these things I
saw four angels standing
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at the four
corners of the earth..."
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Writes John.
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"Holding the four
winds of the earth,
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that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
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on the sea, or on any tree."
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Here John is describing God
about to let loose the winds,
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and in particular,
00:16:38.83\00:16:40.16
for the pouring out of
the seven last plagues.
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And we discover
from Revelation 16
00:16:43.53\00:16:46.20
that those who have
the mark of the beast,
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they receive
God's seven last plagues
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at the end of time
when probation has closed.
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That's what John
here is describing.
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Notice we
continue on in verse 2.
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"Then I saw another
angel ascending from the east,
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having the seal
of the living God.
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And he cried with a
loud voice to the four angels
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to whom it was granted to harm
the earth and the sea, saying,
00:17:07.76\00:17:11.79
'Do not harm the earth, the sea,
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or the trees till we have..."
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Done what?
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"Sealed the
servants of our God..."
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Where?
00:17:17.83\00:17:19.17
"On their foreheads.'"
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So here we have God's servants,
00:17:20.57\00:17:23.00
those who are
loyal to Jesus Christ,
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those that have
chosen to worship
00:17:25.24\00:17:27.44
the Lamb, Jesus Christ,
00:17:27.48\00:17:29.11
and they are
sealed in their foreheads.
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Now Revelation 14 continues
00:17:33.15\00:17:36.25
to paint this picture of those
00:17:36.28\00:17:39.55
who are faithful to
God, those who are sealed,
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those who do not
receive the mark of the beast,
00:17:42.12\00:17:44.66
but instead, those who receive
00:17:44.69\00:17:46.36
the seal of God and
are faithful to God.
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Notice what we
read in Revelation 14:1.
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"Then I looked..."
00:17:53.07\00:17:54.40
Writes John.
00:17:54.44\00:17:55.77
"And behold, a Lamb
standing on Mount Zion,
00:17:55.80\00:17:57.44
and with Him one
hundred and forty-four thousand,
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having His
Father's name written..."
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Where?
00:18:02.68\00:18:04.01
"On their foreheads."
00:18:04.05\00:18:05.38
So in Revelation 7,
00:18:05.41\00:18:06.75
we have God's people are
sealed in their foreheads.
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In Revelation 14:1, we
have God's people receiving
00:18:09.55\00:18:13.15
the Father's name
in their foreheads.
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Now the seal and
the name are synonymous.
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A name in the Bible
represents character.
00:18:19.29\00:18:22.96
Character.
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And so this pictures a group
of people at the end of time
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who have the character of God.
00:18:28.24\00:18:30.71
These are
individuals who were described,
00:18:30.74\00:18:32.71
a little later on Revelation 14,
00:18:32.74\00:18:34.88
as those who follow
the Lamb wherever He goes.
00:18:34.91\00:18:37.58
They are
completely sold out to Jesus,
00:18:37.61\00:18:40.15
they are faithful,
they are loyal to Jesus.
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They follow
Him, they worship Him
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no matter what the cost.
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So who is this group of people?
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That's what we want to take
a look at in this presentation.
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Let's ask another
important question
00:18:53.66\00:18:55.56
as we seek to put the
pieces together to discover
00:18:55.60\00:18:58.57
what the seal of God is,
00:18:58.60\00:19:00.74
and then we will
easily understand
00:19:00.77\00:19:03.14
what the mark of the beast is.
00:19:03.17\00:19:04.97
What is the significance
of having the seal of God
00:19:05.01\00:19:07.91
or the Father's
name on your forehead?
00:19:07.94\00:19:10.71
Notice this scripture
that we find in 2 Timothy 6:19,
00:19:10.75\00:19:14.78
where the Apostle Paul writes,
00:19:14.82\00:19:16.58
"Nevertheless the solid
foundation of God stands,
00:19:16.62\00:19:19.39
having this..."
00:19:19.42\00:19:20.76
What?
00:19:20.79\00:19:22.12
"Seal." There's that word again.
00:19:22.16\00:19:23.49
"'The Lord knows
those who are His..."
00:19:23.53\00:19:25.93
Let me just pause for a moment.
00:19:25.96\00:19:27.50
The Lord knows those who are His
00:19:27.53\00:19:29.73
because they have
whose name on their forehead?
00:19:29.76\00:19:32.03
They have the Father's
name on their forehead,
00:19:32.07\00:19:34.50
they have given their allegiance
00:19:34.54\00:19:37.01
to their Heavenly
Father, to Jesus Christ,
00:19:37.04\00:19:39.41
they are safe and
secure in His arms.
00:19:39.44\00:19:41.61
Let's continue reading.
00:19:41.64\00:19:43.24
"And, 'Let everyone who
names the name of Christ
00:19:43.28\00:19:46.11
depart from iniquity.'"
00:19:46.15\00:19:48.22
Now I came
across a devotional book
00:19:48.25\00:19:51.15
that I was reading
from Dwight Nelson.
00:19:51.19\00:19:53.66
Dr. Dwight
Nelson is also a pastor
00:19:53.69\00:19:55.79
there in the
United States of America
00:19:55.82\00:19:57.93
in Pioneer Memorial
Church, and in his devotional,
00:19:57.96\00:20:01.66
he points out the
significance of a seal.
00:20:01.70\00:20:04.80
Notice these five points.
00:20:04.83\00:20:06.90
Firstly, a seal is significant
in that it proves ownership,
00:20:06.94\00:20:11.41
it proves authenticity,
00:20:11.44\00:20:13.78
it proves that
you have approval,
00:20:13.81\00:20:16.54
it's proof of irreversibility.
00:20:16.58\00:20:19.31
You remember King Darius?
00:20:19.35\00:20:21.55
He signed a decree
whereby if anyone worshipped
00:20:21.58\00:20:26.09
any other god apart
from the king for 30 days,
00:20:26.12\00:20:29.36
they would be
thrown in the lion's den.
00:20:29.39\00:20:30.96
Do you remember
that story in Daniel 6?
00:20:30.99\00:20:34.90
That law could not be changed,
00:20:34.93\00:20:37.80
it was the law of the
Medes and the Persians,
00:20:37.83\00:20:40.70
it was sealed,
it was irreversible.
00:20:40.74\00:20:44.94
In the same way
when Jesus was buried,
00:20:44.97\00:20:47.94
that tomb
received the Roman seal.
00:20:47.98\00:20:51.81
No one could open the seal
because it had the Roman seal
00:20:51.85\00:20:56.69
on the tomb of Jesus Christ.
00:20:56.72\00:20:58.99
And number five,
proof of likeness.
00:20:59.02\00:21:02.69
Ancient kings
used cylindrical seals
00:21:02.72\00:21:06.39
to roll their
likeness onto the soft wax,
00:21:06.43\00:21:08.93
so that all who would later see
00:21:08.96\00:21:11.03
the seal would recognize
the likeness of the king.
00:21:11.07\00:21:13.74
I love that one
because that tells me
00:21:13.77\00:21:16.50
that God's seal is
placed on those individuals who,
00:21:16.54\00:21:21.14
more than anything
else in this world,
00:21:21.18\00:21:22.91
want to be more like Jesus.
00:21:22.94\00:21:24.98
They want to be more
like Christ in character,
00:21:25.01\00:21:29.52
in deportment, in everything,
00:21:29.55\00:21:32.22
they follow the
Lamb wherever He goes.
00:21:32.25\00:21:36.19
Now what are the key ingredients
00:21:36.22\00:21:39.69
contained in a seal?
00:21:39.73\00:21:41.56
There are three key ingredients
00:21:41.60\00:21:44.57
that each and
every seal contains.
00:21:44.60\00:21:47.74
An official government
seal has these three elements
00:21:47.77\00:21:51.81
and they are the person's name,
00:21:51.84\00:21:54.88
their title, and their dominion.
00:21:54.91\00:21:58.28
These are the three
elements that are all important
00:21:58.31\00:22:03.28
when it comes to a seal.
00:22:03.32\00:22:05.55
In fact, we have a
seal on our currency,
00:22:05.59\00:22:10.19
on our Australian currency.
00:22:10.23\00:22:12.29
Here I have in my hand a
one dollar Australian coin,
00:22:12.33\00:22:16.23
and on this one
dollar Australian coin,
00:22:16.26\00:22:19.20
we have a seal.
00:22:19.23\00:22:20.84
It authenticates
this as genuine currency.
00:22:20.87\00:22:25.31
And what do we have?
00:22:25.34\00:22:26.68
We have these three elements,
we have the person's name,
00:22:26.71\00:22:30.88
we have their title,
and we have their dominion.
00:22:30.91\00:22:34.12
And in the case of
the Australian coin,
00:22:34.15\00:22:36.28
as you can see up
there on the screen,
00:22:36.32\00:22:38.55
we have the name of the person,
00:22:38.59\00:22:42.62
who oversees this nation,
00:22:42.66\00:22:46.06
we are part of the
Commonwealth Nations,
00:22:46.09\00:22:49.66
and we have the queen.
00:22:49.70\00:22:52.23
Her name, Elizabeth II,
00:22:52.27\00:22:55.37
her title is represented
by what do you think?
00:22:55.40\00:22:59.04
By the crown, by
the crown on her head,
00:22:59.07\00:23:01.51
she is the
queen, that's her title,
00:23:01.54\00:23:03.01
and her dominion is Australia,
00:23:03.04\00:23:05.08
Australia is part
of the Commonwealth.
00:23:05.11\00:23:08.62
We also have this seal
00:23:08.65\00:23:10.69
whenever the
United States' President
00:23:10.72\00:23:12.65
or often, I should say,
00:23:12.69\00:23:14.02
when the United
States' President stands up,
00:23:14.06\00:23:16.99
when he stands up, he
stands behind a pulpit,
00:23:17.03\00:23:19.16
and on the
pulpit, you may have seen,
00:23:19.19\00:23:21.86
is this seal,
Seal of the President
00:23:21.90\00:23:25.13
of the United States of America.
00:23:25.17\00:23:28.24
Whether it be George Bush,
whether it be President Obama
00:23:28.27\00:23:32.31
or whether it be Donald
Trump, we have that seal.
00:23:32.34\00:23:35.74
Donald Trump,
00:23:35.78\00:23:37.41
president of the
United States of America.
00:23:37.45\00:23:41.12
That's simply what a seal is.
00:23:41.15\00:23:43.59
A seal authenticates a document
and a seal helps us to know
00:23:43.62\00:23:48.62
who the person is
that is giving that seal.
00:23:48.66\00:23:53.16
Now where in the
Bible do we find God's seal?
00:23:53.19\00:23:58.13
Now if God has told us,
00:23:58.17\00:24:00.80
and He has told us very clearly,
00:24:00.84\00:24:02.17
we have just discovered that
from the Book of Revelation,
00:24:02.20\00:24:04.51
that God's people at the
end of time will be sealed,
00:24:04.54\00:24:08.61
they will have the Father's name
00:24:08.64\00:24:10.28
written in their foreheads.
00:24:10.31\00:24:11.88
Now if that is so
important, and it is
00:24:11.91\00:24:14.88
because this is
a salvation issue,
00:24:14.92\00:24:17.25
you will either be saved
and receive the seal of God
00:24:17.29\00:24:19.45
or you will be eternally
lost and receive the mark
00:24:19.49\00:24:22.49
or the seal of the beast,
00:24:22.52\00:24:24.99
God will make it
abundantly clear in His Word
00:24:25.03\00:24:28.16
where we are to find that seal,
00:24:28.20\00:24:30.93
and by finding the
seal, it will be very simple
00:24:30.97\00:24:34.40
then for us to
determine what the mark is,
00:24:34.44\00:24:36.84
what the mark of the beast is.
00:24:36.87\00:24:39.01
Well, we discover that
00:24:39.04\00:24:41.11
that the seal is
found in God's Law.
00:24:41.14\00:24:44.98
Notice what we read
here in Isaiah 8:16.
00:24:45.01\00:24:48.58
"Bind up the testimony..."
00:24:48.62\00:24:49.95
What's that next word?
00:24:49.98\00:24:51.32
"Seal..."
00:24:51.35\00:24:52.69
The what?
00:24:52.72\00:24:54.06
"The law among my..."
00:24:54.09\00:24:55.42
What?
00:24:55.46\00:24:56.79
"Disciples."
00:24:56.83\00:24:58.16
"Seal the law
amongst my disciples."
00:24:58.19\00:24:59.53
In Revelation 14:3,
00:24:59.56\00:25:01.00
we have those who
have the seal of God
00:25:01.03\00:25:04.10
and they are
described as God's servants.
00:25:04.13\00:25:06.10
Do you remember that?
00:25:06.13\00:25:07.47
God's servants
are His disciples.
00:25:07.50\00:25:09.54
And so the Bible tells us
00:25:09.57\00:25:10.97
that God's seal is
to be found in His law
00:25:11.01\00:25:15.41
that His disciples keep.
00:25:15.44\00:25:17.01
Are we all on the same page?
00:25:17.05\00:25:18.71
So where do we need to go
in order to find God's seal?
00:25:18.75\00:25:21.72
We need to go to His law.
00:25:21.75\00:25:23.18
We need to go
to His law of love,
00:25:23.22\00:25:24.69
we need to go to
the Ten Commandments.
00:25:24.72\00:25:27.49
Now as we have
already pointed out,
00:25:27.52\00:25:29.36
the Ten Commandments
are the very foundation
00:25:29.39\00:25:31.29
of God's government.
00:25:31.33\00:25:32.66
The Ten Commandments
00:25:32.69\00:25:34.03
are a transcript of
God's very character.
00:25:34.06\00:25:36.93
You remember
when Jesus was asked
00:25:36.97\00:25:39.03
what was the greatest law
or what was most important?
00:25:39.07\00:25:42.04
What did He say?
00:25:42.07\00:25:43.41
"Love the Lord your God with..."
00:25:43.44\00:25:44.77
What?
00:25:44.81\00:25:46.14
"All your heart,
soul, strength, and mind."
00:25:46.17\00:25:47.51
The first four commandments.
00:25:47.54\00:25:48.88
"And love your..."
00:25:48.91\00:25:50.25
What?
00:25:50.28\00:25:51.61
"Neighbor as yourself."
00:25:51.65\00:25:52.98
The last six commandments.
00:25:53.01\00:25:54.35
God's law of love
is the very foundation
00:25:54.38\00:25:57.49
of God's government
as I've pointed out,
00:25:57.52\00:25:59.69
it's the
transcript of His character.
00:25:59.72\00:26:01.69
So let's go to
the Ten Commandments
00:26:01.72\00:26:03.93
in order to find
out where God's seal is.
00:26:03.96\00:26:07.56
So where in the Ten Commandments
00:26:07.60\00:26:09.06
do we find God's seal?
00:26:09.10\00:26:10.90
Of all Ten Commandments,
there is only one commandment
00:26:10.93\00:26:13.30
that has those three elements.
00:26:13.34\00:26:14.90
Do you remember what
those three elements were?
00:26:14.94\00:26:17.14
Name, title, and dominion.
00:26:17.17\00:26:19.87
Very good.
00:26:19.91\00:26:21.31
Name, title, and dominion.
00:26:21.34\00:26:22.84
And that commandment
00:26:22.88\00:26:24.55
is none other than
the Sabbath Commandment,
00:26:24.58\00:26:27.32
the Fourth Commandment.
00:26:27.35\00:26:28.68
That's the only commandment
00:26:28.72\00:26:30.62
where you'll find those
three elements of a seal.
00:26:30.65\00:26:32.99
The one who gives the law,
00:26:33.02\00:26:35.06
and that tells us who He is
00:26:35.09\00:26:37.69
based on the Fourth Commandment.
00:26:37.73\00:26:39.16
Let's take a
look at it together.
00:26:39.19\00:26:40.76
In...
00:26:40.80\00:26:42.13
Sorry, in Exodus
20:11, we read these words.
00:26:42.16\00:26:45.13
"For in six days the Lord..."
00:26:45.17\00:26:46.50
There is His name.
00:26:46.53\00:26:47.87
"Made..."
00:26:47.90\00:26:49.24
There is His
title. He's the creator.
00:26:49.27\00:26:50.74
"The heavens and the earth,
00:26:50.77\00:26:52.11
the sea, and all
that is in them..."
00:26:52.14\00:26:53.58
That is His dominion.
00:26:53.61\00:26:55.34
And He did what
on the seventh day?
00:26:55.38\00:26:57.05
"And He rested
on the seventh day."
00:26:57.08\00:27:00.52
What's fascinating
is that these words,
00:27:00.55\00:27:03.69
from the Fourth
Commandment in Exodus 20:11,
00:27:03.72\00:27:07.56
are words that God
shares with the entire world
00:27:07.59\00:27:12.56
at the end of time to
worship Him as the creator.
00:27:12.59\00:27:16.16
And we find these
words centered right there
00:27:16.20\00:27:20.10
in the very
first angel's message
00:27:20.14\00:27:21.94
in Revelation 14.
00:27:21.97\00:27:23.77
Notice what we
read in Revelation 14:7.
00:27:23.81\00:27:27.18
This is a message that
needs to go to the entire world.
00:27:27.21\00:27:31.25
John writes,
"Saying with a loud voice,
00:27:31.28\00:27:34.95
'Fear God and give glory to Him,
00:27:34.98\00:27:36.62
for the hour of
His judgment has come,
00:27:36.65\00:27:38.92
and worship Him who made..."
00:27:38.95\00:27:40.36
What?
00:27:40.39\00:27:41.72
"Heaven and earth, the
sea and springs of water.'"
00:27:41.76\00:27:43.36
This language
that John is using here
00:27:43.39\00:27:46.56
in the Book of
Revelation is taken directly
00:27:46.59\00:27:49.53
out of the Fourth Commandment,
out of the Sabbath commandment.
00:27:49.56\00:27:52.53
Let's notice that
the first angel's message
00:27:52.57\00:27:55.97
has the seal of God
right there imbedded in it.
00:27:56.00\00:27:59.21
Notice.
00:27:59.24\00:28:00.58
I've given you
00:28:00.61\00:28:01.94
the Fourth Commandment
that we have just looked at,
00:28:01.98\00:28:03.95
Exodus 20:11,
above, and then below,
00:28:03.98\00:28:06.68
we have Revelation 14:7.
00:28:06.72\00:28:08.32
Notice.
00:28:08.35\00:28:09.68
"We fear God and give glory
to Him, and worship Him..."
00:28:09.72\00:28:12.39
There is His
name, referring to God.
00:28:12.42\00:28:14.82
"Who made..."
00:28:14.86\00:28:16.19
There is His title.
00:28:16.22\00:28:17.56
His dominion, "Heaven and earth,
00:28:17.59\00:28:18.93
the sea and springs of water.
00:28:18.96\00:28:20.30
So can you see that?
00:28:20.33\00:28:21.86
In the first angel's message,
00:28:21.90\00:28:23.37
we have God's truth
as we have discovered,
00:28:23.40\00:28:27.37
and we have, in the
first angel's message,
00:28:27.40\00:28:30.44
God' seal at the end of time.
00:28:30.47\00:28:33.78
In fact, we have God's
seal at the end of time
00:28:33.81\00:28:37.05
right there at the
very beginning of time
00:28:37.08\00:28:39.05
when God gave the Sabbath.
00:28:39.08\00:28:40.72
Let's go to Genesis 2:3.
00:28:40.75\00:28:43.35
And notice we find God's
seal in the Sabbath blessing
00:28:43.39\00:28:47.29
that He gave in
the Garden of Eden.
00:28:47.32\00:28:49.39
"Then God..."
00:28:49.42\00:28:50.76
There is His name.
00:28:50.79\00:28:52.13
"Blessed the seventh
day and sanctified it,
00:28:52.16\00:28:53.53
because in it He
rested from all His work..."
00:28:53.56\00:28:56.73
That is His
dominion, heaven and earth,
00:28:56.77\00:28:58.13
the sea and the springs
and all that is in them.
00:28:58.17\00:29:00.80
"Which God had created and..."
00:29:00.84\00:29:02.44
What?
00:29:02.47\00:29:03.81
"Made."
00:29:03.84\00:29:05.17
There is His
title, He is the creator.
00:29:05.21\00:29:06.57
So we have God's seal placed
at the very beginning of time
00:29:06.61\00:29:10.98
when God created this earth,
00:29:11.01\00:29:13.28
when He gave that
blessing to Adam and Eve,
00:29:13.31\00:29:15.42
God's seal in
the Ten Commandments,
00:29:15.45\00:29:18.12
God seal at the end of time.
00:29:18.15\00:29:20.49
Why is this so significant?
00:29:20.52\00:29:21.89
Because this helps you and I
00:29:21.92\00:29:23.29
to understand
that we belong to God,
00:29:23.32\00:29:26.70
that we are created by God,
00:29:26.73\00:29:28.90
that we have been made in
His image for His purpose,
00:29:28.93\00:29:33.40
and we have the opportunity
00:29:33.44\00:29:35.80
to have an intimate
relationship with Him.
00:29:35.84\00:29:38.24
That is what the
Sabbath is all about.
00:29:38.27\00:29:41.11
Notice what we
read in Ezekiel 20:12.
00:29:41.14\00:29:46.55
The Sabbath is
indeed the seal of God,
00:29:46.58\00:29:49.38
and it is made once
again abundantly clear
00:29:49.42\00:29:52.19
in this
scripture in Ezekiel 20:12.
00:29:52.22\00:29:55.06
God says, "Moreover
I also gave them My..."
00:29:55.09\00:29:57.96
What?
00:29:57.99\00:29:59.33
"My Sabbaths, to be..."
00:29:59.36\00:30:00.70
A what?
00:30:00.73\00:30:02.06
"A sign between them and Me,
00:30:02.10\00:30:03.43
that they might
know that I am the Lord
00:30:03.47\00:30:04.87
who sanctifies them."
00:30:04.90\00:30:06.37
The Sabbath was to be a
sign between God and His people
00:30:06.40\00:30:10.87
in the same way that
couples who get married
00:30:10.91\00:30:13.44
give one another a wedding ring.
00:30:13.48\00:30:15.11
Isn't that right?
00:30:15.14\00:30:16.48
What's a wedding ring?
00:30:16.51\00:30:17.85
A wedding ring is
simply to openly share
00:30:17.88\00:30:22.22
with those around you
that you belong to someone.
00:30:22.25\00:30:25.15
It's a sign,
it's an outward sign.
00:30:25.19\00:30:27.62
In the same way, the
Sabbath is God's sign
00:30:27.66\00:30:30.66
between Him and His
people, and at the end of time,
00:30:30.69\00:30:32.89
Revelation
describes it as God's seal.
00:30:32.93\00:30:35.26
Seal and sign
serve in the same way,
00:30:35.30\00:30:38.53
they have
exactly the same function
00:30:38.57\00:30:40.60
to describe God's people
00:30:40.64\00:30:43.20
and God's
relationship with His people.
00:30:43.24\00:30:47.44
So how are we sealed?
00:30:47.48\00:30:49.18
Let's ask that all important
question, how are we sealed?
00:30:49.21\00:30:51.51
Notice what we read.
00:30:51.55\00:30:53.75
We read in Ephesians
4:30, the Apostle Paul writes,
00:30:53.78\00:30:57.82
"And do not grieve the..."
00:30:57.85\00:30:59.19
Who?
00:30:59.22\00:31:00.56
"The Holy Spirit of
God, by whom you were..."
00:31:00.59\00:31:01.99
What?
00:31:02.02\00:31:03.36
"Sealed for the
day of redemption."
00:31:03.39\00:31:05.69
So who is it that seals us?
00:31:05.73\00:31:07.96
It's the Holy Spirit.
00:31:08.00\00:31:09.36
It's the Holy
Spirit that seals us,
00:31:09.40\00:31:12.13
and the seal of
God is the Sabbath
00:31:12.17\00:31:15.14
that through the Holy Spirit,
00:31:15.17\00:31:17.91
we receive that sealing
and we receive that blessing.
00:31:17.94\00:31:21.88
If you keep all of
God's Ten Commandments,
00:31:25.25\00:31:29.78
including the
Fourth Commandment,
00:31:29.82\00:31:31.55
you cannot possibly
get the mark of the beast.
00:31:31.59\00:31:36.16
Is that absolutely clear?
00:31:36.19\00:31:37.79
It is to me.
00:31:37.83\00:31:39.19
When I read my Bible, I
discover the amazing truth,
00:31:39.23\00:31:44.50
the beautiful truth that if I,
00:31:44.53\00:31:46.67
by the grace of God
and through His strength,
00:31:46.70\00:31:48.94
not to be saved, but
because I have been saved,
00:31:48.97\00:31:52.17
am loyal to God and
loyal to Jesus Christ,
00:31:52.21\00:31:57.45
and keep His commandments,
00:31:57.48\00:31:58.91
all ten of them
including the one
00:31:58.95\00:32:00.98
that most of the Christian world
00:32:01.02\00:32:02.55
sadly have forgotten,
00:32:02.58\00:32:03.92
that begins with
the word remember.
00:32:03.95\00:32:07.09
I am assured by,
the grace of God,
00:32:07.12\00:32:10.93
that I will
have the seal of God.
00:32:10.96\00:32:14.23
Have the seal of God.
00:32:14.26\00:32:16.16
It's God giving me that gift
00:32:16.20\00:32:20.17
as I show forth
my allegiance to Him
00:32:20.20\00:32:22.87
and to His wonderful sacrifice.
00:32:22.90\00:32:24.94
Let me share with
you Revelation 14:11,
00:32:24.97\00:32:27.08
I want to share
with you something
00:32:27.11\00:32:28.44
that I only
discovered a few years ago
00:32:28.48\00:32:29.84
as I was reading
through Revelation 14:11.
00:32:29.88\00:32:33.95
Reading these words
that we've looked at earlier.
00:32:33.98\00:32:36.38
"And the smoke of their torment
ascends forever and ever.
00:32:36.42\00:32:38.92
And they have no
rest day or night,
00:32:38.95\00:32:40.69
who worship the
beast and his image,
00:32:40.72\00:32:42.29
and whoever receives
the mark of his name."
00:32:42.32\00:32:44.56
I had read these
words a number of times,
00:32:44.59\00:32:46.39
and one day, it hit me.
00:32:46.43\00:32:47.76
That those who
worship the beast,
00:32:47.80\00:32:49.60
those who worship his image,
those that receive the mark,
00:32:49.63\00:32:53.34
they have no what?
00:32:53.37\00:32:55.00
Rest.
00:32:55.04\00:32:56.37
No rest.
00:32:56.40\00:32:58.07
What is the Sabbath
Commandment all about?
00:32:58.11\00:33:01.21
It's about rest, it's
about resting in Jesus,
00:33:01.24\00:33:04.81
it's about
resting in His salvation,
00:33:04.85\00:33:07.05
it's about realizing
that I cannot do anything
00:33:07.08\00:33:10.45
to earn my salvation, nothing,
and I rest in His grace,
00:33:10.49\00:33:15.46
and that is what the
Sabbath is all about.
00:33:15.49\00:33:17.76
Sadly, those that have turned
their back on their Creator,
00:33:17.79\00:33:21.56
that have turned
their back on the Sabbath,
00:33:21.60\00:33:23.73
at the end of time, this
will be the worship issue.
00:33:23.77\00:33:27.07
It will be over worship,
it will be over the Sabbath.
00:33:27.10\00:33:30.41
They have no rest day or night.
00:33:30.44\00:33:34.44
What did Jesus
say in Matthew 11:28?
00:33:34.48\00:33:37.58
"Come to Me, all you who labor
00:33:37.61\00:33:39.08
and are heavy
laden, and I will..."
00:33:39.11\00:33:40.45
Do what?
00:33:40.48\00:33:41.82
"And I will give you rest."
00:33:41.85\00:33:43.28
"I will give you rest."
00:33:43.32\00:33:44.99
Does Jesus want to give rest
00:33:45.02\00:33:47.56
to His people
at the end of time?
00:33:47.59\00:33:49.62
Indeed, He does.
00:33:49.66\00:33:51.26
Indeed, He does.
00:33:51.29\00:33:52.79
He invites us all
to enter into His rest.
00:33:52.83\00:33:56.53
Hebrews 4
speaks of there remains
00:33:56.56\00:33:59.37
a rest for the people of God,
00:33:59.40\00:34:01.37
and that's in
the continuous tense.
00:34:01.40\00:34:03.67
God invites
each and every person
00:34:03.71\00:34:06.24
to enter into the
rest that Jesus provides,
00:34:06.27\00:34:09.14
and the Sabbath is
a symbol of that rest
00:34:09.18\00:34:12.88
in so many beautiful ways.
00:34:12.91\00:34:16.22
Notice what we read
in Revelation 14:12.
00:34:16.25\00:34:19.22
Here are God's people,
00:34:19.25\00:34:20.59
those who are
sealed at the end of time,
00:34:20.62\00:34:21.96
those who have
entered into His rest.
00:34:21.99\00:34:24.59
"Here is the
patience of the saints,
00:34:24.63\00:34:26.83
here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:34:26.86\00:34:30.07
and they have
the faith of Jesus."
00:34:30.10\00:34:32.23
God will have
people on planet earth
00:34:32.27\00:34:34.60
at the end of time,
00:34:34.64\00:34:36.64
who are faithful,
who are loyal to God,
00:34:36.67\00:34:38.97
and keep all of
His commandments.
00:34:39.01\00:34:41.38
You see, it's easy for you
00:34:41.41\00:34:44.21
and for me to
say that I love God,
00:34:44.25\00:34:47.78
but loyalty is
shown through obedience,
00:34:47.82\00:34:51.85
the highest form of the...
00:34:51.89\00:34:54.06
The highest form of
loyalty that you can show
00:34:54.09\00:34:56.73
someone is obedience.
00:34:56.76\00:34:58.49
Isn't that right?
00:34:58.53\00:34:59.86
That's why Jesus
said in John 14:15,
00:34:59.89\00:35:02.50
"If you love me..."
00:35:02.53\00:35:03.87
Do what?
00:35:03.90\00:35:05.23
"Keep My commandments."
00:35:05.27\00:35:06.60
When I got
married, some 23 years ago,
00:35:06.63\00:35:10.61
I made a commitment to my wife.
00:35:10.64\00:35:14.24
There were wedding
vows that were exchanged,
00:35:14.28\00:35:17.15
wedding vows of commitment,
wedding vows of loyalty,
00:35:17.18\00:35:21.25
wedding vows, dare I
use the word, of obedience.
00:35:21.28\00:35:23.92
Isn't that right?
00:35:23.95\00:35:25.69
Obedience is not a bad word.
00:35:25.72\00:35:27.49
Obedience is all about loyalty,
it's all about commitment.
00:35:27.52\00:35:31.89
And God will have,
at the end of time,
00:35:31.93\00:35:33.70
according to Revelation 14:12,
00:35:33.73\00:35:36.13
those who do not
worship the beast or his image
00:35:36.16\00:35:39.33
or receive his mark, instead,
00:35:39.37\00:35:41.07
they are described as
those who are loyal to God,
00:35:41.10\00:35:44.24
they keep the
commandments of God,
00:35:44.27\00:35:45.84
and they have
the faith of Jesus.
00:35:45.87\00:35:48.74
Two groups at the end of
time, one group worship, sadly,
00:35:48.78\00:35:53.55
the dragon and receive his mark
and the others worship the Lamb
00:35:53.58\00:35:59.02
and receive His seal.
00:35:59.05\00:36:01.19
So the question is,
00:36:01.22\00:36:02.66
and it's an elementary question,
00:36:02.69\00:36:04.99
what is the mark of the beast?
00:36:05.03\00:36:08.10
Now that we know that the
seal of God is the Sabbath,
00:36:08.13\00:36:11.77
and we know that in
Revelation, there are opposites,
00:36:11.80\00:36:15.37
countless opposites as
we have already discovered
00:36:15.40\00:36:17.61
right at the very
beginning of this presentation.
00:36:17.64\00:36:20.48
The opposite to the
Sabbath is none other than what?
00:36:20.51\00:36:24.98
The first day of
the week, Sunday.
00:36:25.01\00:36:28.52
That's the
opposite to the Sabbath.
00:36:28.55\00:36:30.62
It's not difficult to find out.
00:36:30.65\00:36:31.99
You don't need to go
to 80 odd million websites
00:36:32.02\00:36:34.46
in order to discover
the truth, it's very simple,
00:36:34.49\00:36:37.06
and we receive all
that from Scripture.
00:36:37.09\00:36:39.63
Now let's go a
little bit further.
00:36:39.66\00:36:41.00
Notice what we
have in Daniel 7:25,
00:36:41.03\00:36:44.37
where God, some 2,500 years ago,
00:36:44.40\00:36:47.30
predicted what would take place.
00:36:47.34\00:36:49.87
"He..."
00:36:49.90\00:36:51.24
That is this
power that we identified
00:36:51.27\00:36:53.01
in our previous presentation
as the Roman papacy.
00:36:53.04\00:36:56.81
"Would intend to
change times and..."
00:36:56.85\00:36:58.85
What?
00:36:58.88\00:37:00.22
"Law."
00:37:00.25\00:37:01.65
God predicted
00:37:01.68\00:37:03.02
that this political
religious institution
00:37:03.05\00:37:07.09
would seek to
tamper with God's law,
00:37:07.12\00:37:09.82
and not only
tamper with God's law,
00:37:09.86\00:37:11.63
but would seek to change
God's very Ten Commandments,
00:37:11.66\00:37:16.56
His very Ten Commandments.
00:37:16.60\00:37:19.23
The commandments are
clear, absolutely crystal clear,
00:37:19.27\00:37:23.34
written by God with
His very own finger,
00:37:23.37\00:37:27.08
and yet, this
institution would seek
00:37:27.11\00:37:29.44
to change God's Holy Law.
00:37:29.48\00:37:32.08
Holy law.
00:37:32.11\00:37:34.25
The Apostle Paul wrote
about what would take place.
00:37:34.28\00:37:37.82
And notice what he wrote.
00:37:37.85\00:37:40.12
In 2 Thessalonians
2:3, 4, we read these words.
00:37:40.16\00:37:43.53
The Apostle Paul writes,
00:37:43.56\00:37:44.89
"Let no one
deceive you by any means.
00:37:44.93\00:37:46.33
For that Day..."
00:37:46.36\00:37:47.70
Speaking of the coming of Jesus.
00:37:47.73\00:37:49.36
"Will not come unless
the falling away comes first,
00:37:49.40\00:37:53.20
and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition,
00:37:53.23\00:37:56.57
who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God
00:37:56.60\00:37:58.01
or that is..."
00:37:58.04\00:37:59.37
What?
00:37:59.41\00:38:00.74
"Worshiped..."
00:38:00.78\00:38:02.11
There is that word again.
00:38:02.14\00:38:03.48
"So that he sits as..."
00:38:03.51\00:38:04.85
Who?"
00:38:04.88\00:38:06.21
As God in the temple of God,
00:38:06.25\00:38:07.58
showing himself that he is..."
00:38:07.62\00:38:08.95
What?
00:38:08.98\00:38:10.32
"God." So there is a power.
00:38:10.35\00:38:11.69
And the Apostle Paul
here is describing, sadly,
00:38:11.72\00:38:13.82
the apostate Christian church
00:38:13.86\00:38:16.69
that fell away from Bible
truth apostasy, Apostasia.
00:38:16.73\00:38:20.90
And the Apostle Paul describes
this power as the man of sin.
00:38:20.93\00:38:27.57
1 John 3:4 defines what
sin is for us, one definition,
00:38:27.60\00:38:33.44
and that is that sin is what?
00:38:33.48\00:38:35.11
Lawlessness, breaking God's law,
00:38:35.14\00:38:37.48
tampering with God's law.
00:38:37.51\00:38:39.48
And that is exactly what we find
00:38:39.51\00:38:42.05
taking place down
through the Christian...
00:38:42.08\00:38:45.25
Down through the centuries
00:38:45.29\00:38:47.46
by the apostate
Christian church.
00:38:47.49\00:38:50.16
Notice what the church says
00:38:50.19\00:38:54.93
regarding the
head of the church,
00:38:54.96\00:38:57.70
the bishop of Rome,
00:38:57.73\00:38:59.37
"The pope is of
so great authority
00:38:59.40\00:39:02.00
and power that he
can modify, change..."
00:39:02.04\00:39:05.57
Interesting language
that we find in Daniel 7:25.
00:39:05.61\00:39:09.44
"Or interpret even..."
00:39:09.48\00:39:10.85
What?
00:39:10.88\00:39:12.21
"Divine laws.
00:39:12.25\00:39:13.58
The pope can modify divine law
00:39:13.62\00:39:15.42
since his power is
not of man but of..."
00:39:15.45\00:39:17.29
Who?
00:39:17.32\00:39:18.65
"Of God."
00:39:18.69\00:39:20.02
And that's from the Catholic
00:39:20.06\00:39:21.39
Ferraris'
Ecclesiastical Dictionary.
00:39:21.42\00:39:23.16
So the Church of Rome
claims that it has the power,
00:39:23.19\00:39:27.50
that God has given it
the power in order to change,
00:39:27.53\00:39:33.13
reinterpret even
God's Ten Commandments.
00:39:33.17\00:39:37.14
That's exactly what we
read in 2 Thessalonians 2,
00:39:37.17\00:39:40.61
that is exactly what
God said, in Daniel 7:25,
00:39:40.64\00:39:44.68
would take place
during the Christian era,
00:39:44.71\00:39:48.45
and we can see that.
00:39:48.48\00:39:49.82
And the church acknowledges
that that is the reason
00:39:49.85\00:39:53.42
why it claims to
change the law of God
00:39:53.46\00:39:56.79
because it has been
given that power from God.
00:39:56.83\00:40:00.20
As we discovered in
our previous presentation,
00:40:00.23\00:40:04.30
sadly, and this is the reality,
00:40:04.33\00:40:06.63
I have to share
the reality as it is,
00:40:06.67\00:40:08.54
the truth is that
that the Church of Rome
00:40:08.57\00:40:10.94
has committed
blasphemy on two accounts.
00:40:10.97\00:40:13.98
Number one, claiming.
00:40:14.01\00:40:16.31
The claiming to be God on earth,
00:40:16.34\00:40:18.95
that's blasphemy
according to Scripture.
00:40:18.98\00:40:21.05
And secondly,
claiming to forgive sins,
00:40:21.08\00:40:24.12
which belongs to
God and God alone.
00:40:24.15\00:40:26.82
So the Bible tells us
that this would be the case,
00:40:26.86\00:40:29.99
and today, we have
the evidence for that.
00:40:30.03\00:40:32.63
Notice this
announcement that he has made.
00:40:32.66\00:40:38.73
This
announcement is made in Latin.
00:40:38.77\00:40:40.80
Before I read it to you,
00:40:40.84\00:40:42.40
let me just
give you the context.
00:40:42.44\00:40:44.54
When a new pope is
elected, you have seen pictures,
00:40:44.57\00:40:48.44
they're on in
St. Peter's Basilica,
00:40:48.48\00:40:52.08
they're up there on the veranda
00:40:52.11\00:40:54.32
or whatever
it's called up there,
00:40:54.35\00:40:56.05
and they are introduced
00:40:56.08\00:40:57.79
before the
world as the new pope.
00:40:57.82\00:41:00.26
You may remember that.
00:41:00.29\00:41:01.62
You've probably seen
pictures of that I'm sure.
00:41:01.66\00:41:03.43
Well, when the new pope,
00:41:03.46\00:41:05.73
the new pontiff is
welcomed onto the stage,
00:41:05.76\00:41:11.40
when he is
introduced to the world,
00:41:11.43\00:41:14.20
these words, that I
have that I have changed...
00:41:14.24\00:41:18.27
That I've put into
English, are spoken in Latin.
00:41:18.31\00:41:22.14
Now I don't know
what the words are
00:41:22.18\00:41:23.51
because they're in
Latin and I don't speak Latin,
00:41:23.55\00:41:25.48
but these are the words
that are spoken by the person
00:41:25.51\00:41:28.48
who introduces the pope.
00:41:28.52\00:41:30.15
And in this case,
it was the last pope,
00:41:30.19\00:41:33.02
the current pope that we
have that is Pope Francis.
00:41:33.05\00:41:35.22
Notice these words.
00:41:35.26\00:41:37.99
"I announce to you a great joy.
00:41:38.03\00:41:40.80
We have a Pope!
00:41:40.83\00:41:42.30
The Most Eminent
and Reverend Lord, Lord,
00:41:42.33\00:41:46.67
Jorge Mario Bergogli,
00:41:46.70\00:41:48.67
Cardinal of the
Holy Roman Church.
00:41:48.70\00:41:51.74
Jorge Mario Bergogli,
00:41:51.77\00:41:53.78
who takes to
himself the name, Francis."
00:41:53.81\00:41:55.74
Did you notice in
those words, "We have a Pope.
00:41:55.78\00:41:58.91
The most Eminent
and Reverend Lord."
00:41:58.95\00:42:02.05
And not
mentioned once about twice?
00:42:02.08\00:42:03.92
So right from the very outset,
00:42:03.95\00:42:06.12
as the pontiff
is invited to lead
00:42:06.15\00:42:10.93
1.2 billion Roman Catholics,
00:42:10.96\00:42:13.19
he is introduced to the world
00:42:13.23\00:42:15.46
as Lord, the Eminent Lord.
00:42:15.50\00:42:19.33
Now that shouldn't
surprise us because dignitaries,
00:42:19.37\00:42:22.04
politicians,
presidents, kings and queens,
00:42:22.07\00:42:24.81
when they refer to the pope,
they often will refer to him
00:42:24.84\00:42:28.21
as Holy Father or Your Holiness.
00:42:28.24\00:42:32.28
Those terms, Holy Father,
00:42:32.31\00:42:34.35
Your Holiness they
belong to who alone?
00:42:34.38\00:42:36.42
To God alone.
00:42:36.45\00:42:37.79
That ain't belong
to any mere mortal.
00:42:37.82\00:42:40.42
But the church claims
00:42:40.46\00:42:42.32
that the pope is
God's representative
00:42:42.36\00:42:47.36
on earth,
00:42:47.40\00:42:48.73
and in that way,
has all the prerogatives
00:42:48.76\00:42:52.37
that belong to
God and God alone.
00:42:52.40\00:42:54.37
The last time I
checked my Bible, Jesus said,
00:42:54.40\00:42:57.87
"I am leaving and I'm
sending you My representative."
00:42:57.91\00:43:02.34
And He didn't say
that His representative
00:43:02.38\00:43:04.05
would be Peter
00:43:04.08\00:43:05.41
and those who
would succeed Peter,
00:43:05.45\00:43:07.05
but His representative
would be the Holy Spirit.
00:43:07.08\00:43:09.92
Who would be the Holy Spirit
00:43:09.95\00:43:11.29
that Jesus would
send in His name?
00:43:11.32\00:43:13.22
It would be the Holy Spirit.
00:43:13.25\00:43:14.59
Now Holy Spirit is the one
that leads us into all truth.
00:43:14.62\00:43:18.29
No human being,
no human institution
00:43:18.33\00:43:21.50
has the right to
claim to be God on earth,
00:43:21.53\00:43:27.30
to stand in
between humans and God.
00:43:27.34\00:43:31.21
Jesus Christ
through His Holy Spirit
00:43:31.24\00:43:33.88
is our representative.
00:43:33.91\00:43:36.48
I have here in my hand
The Convert's Catechism
00:43:36.51\00:43:41.35
of Catholic Doctrine.
00:43:41.38\00:43:43.15
It's a catechism that is used
00:43:43.18\00:43:45.19
to teach Roman Catholics
00:43:45.22\00:43:49.39
what the church believes,
what the church teaches,
00:43:49.42\00:43:52.03
what the church practices,
and it's also a document
00:43:52.06\00:43:55.66
that others can
read in order to find out
00:43:55.70\00:43:58.53
what the church
believes and teaches.
00:43:58.57\00:44:00.57
Notice this question and answer
00:44:00.60\00:44:03.30
that I found in
this little booklet.
00:44:03.34\00:44:06.21
"Why do we observe
Sunday instead of Saturday?"
00:44:06.24\00:44:09.21
The answer, "We observe
Sunday instead of Saturday
00:44:09.24\00:44:12.45
because the
Catholic Church transferred
00:44:12.48\00:44:14.48
the solemnity from
Saturday to Sunday."
00:44:14.52\00:44:18.09
So the church is
very open, very honest,
00:44:18.12\00:44:20.26
and I praise the Lord
00:44:20.29\00:44:21.62
that the church
is open and honest,
00:44:21.66\00:44:23.63
I praise the Lord for that fact.
00:44:23.66\00:44:25.49
And does it make it right?
00:44:25.53\00:44:27.00
Certainly not.
00:44:27.03\00:44:28.36
But the church is at
least open and honest.
00:44:28.40\00:44:30.40
And the church
simply says the reason why
00:44:30.43\00:44:33.50
we observe Sunday
the first day of the week
00:44:33.54\00:44:36.24
rather than Saturday
the seventh day of the week
00:44:36.27\00:44:38.51
is because we
change the day of worship
00:44:38.54\00:44:42.14
from the seventh day of the week
00:44:42.18\00:44:43.61
to the first day of the week.
00:44:43.65\00:44:46.05
What did God say in Daniel 7:25?
00:44:46.08\00:44:48.45
There would come a power
that would seek to do what?
00:44:48.48\00:44:50.92
To change times and laws.
00:44:50.95\00:44:56.16
And so today, we
are simply living out,
00:44:56.19\00:45:02.00
Christianity today is
living out this change
00:45:02.03\00:45:04.97
that has taken place
hundreds and hundreds
00:45:05.00\00:45:08.40
and hundreds of years
ago, after the time of Christ,
00:45:08.44\00:45:11.64
after the time of the disciples.
00:45:11.67\00:45:14.78
Notice these words
00:45:14.81\00:45:17.41
from the
Catholic Record of London,
00:45:17.45\00:45:19.31
Ontario, Canada,
September 1, 1923.
00:45:19.35\00:45:23.65
"Sunday is our..."
00:45:23.69\00:45:25.02
What?
00:45:25.05\00:45:26.39
"Our mark of authority...
00:45:26.42\00:45:27.76
the church is above the
Bible, and this transference
00:45:27.79\00:45:30.86
of Sabbath observance
is proof of that fact."
00:45:30.89\00:45:36.00
The church openly states,
00:45:36.03\00:45:37.37
and that's from a church source,
00:45:37.40\00:45:39.27
the church openly states that
00:45:39.30\00:45:42.17
Sunday is that
special mark of authority.
00:45:42.20\00:45:45.47
And you and I
ought not to wonder
00:45:45.51\00:45:49.24
and be confused
about that statement
00:45:49.28\00:45:51.75
because at the very heart
of God's law is the Sabbath,
00:45:51.78\00:45:56.38
and at the very
heart of God Sabbath
00:45:56.42\00:45:58.39
is His seal.
00:45:58.42\00:46:00.76
The Sabbath tells us
00:46:00.79\00:46:02.12
who gave the
commandments of God.
00:46:02.16\00:46:04.33
The Sabbath tells
us where we came from,
00:46:04.36\00:46:07.10
that we were
created by our loving God.
00:46:07.13\00:46:09.30
The Sabbath tells us
everything, who we are,
00:46:09.33\00:46:12.57
what we are, and
ultimately, where we are going.
00:46:12.60\00:46:15.64
The Sabbath is God's
final sign at the end of time.
00:46:15.67\00:46:21.78
Does anyone have the
mark of the bass today?
00:46:21.81\00:46:24.65
That's a good
question that I'm often asked.
00:46:24.68\00:46:27.08
After getting to this
point in the presentation,
00:46:27.12\00:46:30.29
those who are worshipping
on Sunday or have loved ones,
00:46:30.32\00:46:34.29
friends that worship on
Sunday, they are very anxious,
00:46:34.32\00:46:39.39
and they ask this question,
00:46:39.43\00:46:41.03
"Do those who
worship on Sunday today,
00:46:41.06\00:46:43.30
do they have the
mark of the beast?"
00:46:43.33\00:46:46.37
What's the answer?
00:46:46.40\00:46:47.74
Well, the answer comes to
us from the Book of Revelation.
00:46:47.77\00:46:50.54
Notice what we discover.
00:46:50.57\00:46:51.91
Revelation 13:16-17
will answer that question
00:46:51.94\00:46:55.38
by reading the scripture.
00:46:55.41\00:46:58.28
John writes, "He causes all..."
00:46:58.31\00:47:00.92
That is this power
00:47:00.95\00:47:03.08
that we're going to
identify in just a little bit.
00:47:03.12\00:47:05.15
I almost did.
00:47:05.19\00:47:07.06
"Both small and great,
rich and poor, free and slave,
00:47:07.09\00:47:10.49
to receive a mark
on their right hand
00:47:10.53\00:47:12.33
or on their foreheads,
00:47:12.36\00:47:13.70
and that no one may..."
00:47:13.73\00:47:15.06
Do what?
00:47:15.10\00:47:16.43
"Buy or..."
00:47:16.46\00:47:17.80
What?
00:47:17.83\00:47:19.17
"Sell except
one who has the mark
00:47:19.20\00:47:20.54
or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name."
00:47:20.57\00:47:22.24
Revelation tells us
that at the very end of time
00:47:22.27\00:47:24.84
just before Jesus
comes, at the very end of time,
00:47:24.87\00:47:29.94
there will be those
who will not be able to buy
00:47:29.98\00:47:35.52
and sell unless they
have this mark of authority
00:47:35.55\00:47:40.06
that will be imposed worldwide.
00:47:40.09\00:47:42.16
And how will that happen?
00:47:42.19\00:47:43.53
We'll get to that in
our next presentation.
00:47:43.56\00:47:46.96
Does anyone have the
mark of the beast today?
00:47:47.00\00:47:49.06
The answer is what?
00:47:49.10\00:47:50.43
No. No. Why?
00:47:50.47\00:47:52.53
Because I worship God
on the seventh day Sabbath,
00:47:52.57\00:47:55.94
and I can buy and I can sell.
00:47:55.97\00:47:57.84
Amen?
00:47:57.87\00:47:59.84
So if you can
buy and sell today,
00:47:59.87\00:48:03.24
that means the mark of the beast
00:48:03.28\00:48:04.61
has not been imposed.
00:48:04.65\00:48:06.18
But the day is
coming, the day is coming.
00:48:06.21\00:48:09.92
Revelation makes
that abundantly clear,
00:48:09.95\00:48:12.49
when unless you
are willing to go
00:48:12.52\00:48:15.29
with this new
worldwide religious system
00:48:15.32\00:48:18.56
that will be established.
00:48:18.59\00:48:20.76
You will not be able to buy
00:48:20.80\00:48:23.00
or sell unless
you set aside Sunday.
00:48:23.03\00:48:27.44
Now I don't know what
that's going to look like,
00:48:27.47\00:48:29.30
the Bible doesn't tell us,
00:48:29.34\00:48:30.81
but the Bible simply
says that Sunday will one day
00:48:30.84\00:48:36.41
become the sign of allegiance
to this new worldwide system
00:48:36.44\00:48:42.08
that will seek
to impose worship,
00:48:42.12\00:48:44.65
even at the cost
00:48:44.69\00:48:46.59
of not being
able to buy and sell.
00:48:46.62\00:48:50.23
In fact, we're going to look at
00:48:50.26\00:48:52.76
what else will be
instituted for those
00:48:52.79\00:48:55.33
who will not be
able to buy and sell
00:48:55.36\00:48:57.00
in our next presentation.
00:48:57.03\00:48:58.57
But let's ask this
question as we seek to land,
00:48:58.60\00:49:01.37
"Is there a growing
call to set aside Sunday
00:49:01.40\00:49:03.74
as a special day for
worship, family, and rest?"
00:49:03.77\00:49:07.81
Indeed there is.
00:49:07.84\00:49:09.54
Notice back in
1998, Pope John Paul II,
00:49:09.58\00:49:14.25
he put out this encyclical
that had some 80 odd points,
00:49:14.28\00:49:19.45
a number of pages, and
it was entitled Dies Domini
00:49:19.49\00:49:23.86
back on the 31st of May, 1998.
00:49:23.89\00:49:27.00
Dies Domini, Latin
for the day of the Lord.
00:49:27.03\00:49:31.13
And in this
encyclical, Pope John Paul II
00:49:31.17\00:49:34.34
stated the importance of
keeping the Lord's Day holy,
00:49:34.37\00:49:38.84
for family, for rest, for
relationships, for health,
00:49:38.87\00:49:41.98
and so on and so forth.
00:49:42.01\00:49:43.78
Notice how the
encyclical begins.
00:49:43.81\00:49:46.82
Just reading to you
that first point there.
00:49:46.85\00:49:48.88
"The Lord's day,
00:49:48.92\00:49:50.29
as Sunday was called
from apostolic times..."
00:49:50.32\00:49:53.05
Let's just pause
there for a moment.
00:49:53.09\00:49:55.12
I think our dear
friend Pope John Paul II
00:49:55.16\00:49:58.39
got that awfully wrong
00:49:58.43\00:49:59.86
because the last
time I read my Bible,
00:49:59.89\00:50:02.30
the Bible tells me
that the Lord's day
00:50:02.33\00:50:04.37
is not Sunday
from apostolic times,
00:50:04.40\00:50:06.60
the Lord's day,
00:50:06.63\00:50:07.97
according to the
commandment, is what day?
00:50:08.00\00:50:09.57
It's the Sabbath day.
00:50:09.60\00:50:10.94
Jesus said in Mark 2:27, 28,
"I am the Lord of the Sabbath."
00:50:10.97\00:50:16.44
The Sabbath is the Lord's Day,
00:50:16.48\00:50:17.88
and not the
first day of the week.
00:50:17.91\00:50:20.08
Notice as we take a look
at this growing insistence
00:50:20.12\00:50:25.19
to keep Sunday holy.
00:50:25.22\00:50:27.46
We have this news article that
00:50:27.49\00:50:30.59
I came across from
the Vatican news source.
00:50:30.63\00:50:34.93
The title Pope...
00:50:34.96\00:50:36.30
This is from Pope Benedict.
00:50:36.33\00:50:38.57
"A family's right to
work and Sunday rest."
00:50:38.60\00:50:42.57
Here's another one,
this time from Pope Francis.
00:50:42.60\00:50:48.24
This is what he had to
say back in July of 2014.
00:50:48.28\00:50:52.31
This was the title,
"Keeping stores open on Sunday
00:50:52.35\00:50:55.38
is not beneficial for
society, Pope Francis."
00:50:55.42\00:50:58.22
Notice these words
underneath the subheading.
00:50:58.25\00:51:01.22
"Pope Francis says
opening businesses on Sundays
00:51:01.26\00:51:04.13
is not beneficial for society
00:51:04.16\00:51:06.06
because the priority
should be 'not economic but...'"
00:51:06.09\00:51:09.06
What?
00:51:09.10\00:51:10.43
"But human,' and that the stress
00:51:10.47\00:51:11.87
should be on
families and friendships,
00:51:11.90\00:51:14.67
and not on
commercial relationships."
00:51:14.70\00:51:17.51
The Pope
Francis has been sharing
00:51:17.54\00:51:20.01
over and over again
that what is important
00:51:20.04\00:51:22.81
at the end of the day
is not profit but people.
00:51:22.84\00:51:26.41
Would you agree with that?
00:51:26.45\00:51:27.78
I would agree with that.
00:51:27.82\00:51:29.58
Families are disintegrating
before our very eyes,
00:51:29.62\00:51:33.22
marriages are disintegrating,
00:51:33.25\00:51:34.86
people are under
more and more stress
00:51:34.89\00:51:37.03
and anxiety chasing
the almighty dollar,
00:51:37.06\00:51:40.80
and Pope Francis is saying
we need to get back to Sunday
00:51:40.83\00:51:44.70
because Sunday worship,
00:51:44.73\00:51:46.27
Sunday rest brings
families closer together,
00:51:46.30\00:51:49.30
it's good for the
environment many will say,
00:51:49.34\00:51:51.71
where we set aside
one day to reconnect,
00:51:51.74\00:51:54.81
one day to rest,
one day to refresh,
00:51:54.84\00:51:57.55
and the day that
is being put forth
00:51:57.58\00:51:59.95
over and over again is Sunday,
00:51:59.98\00:52:02.55
and it's not only
from the Church of Rome.
00:52:02.58\00:52:05.45
Notice this.
00:52:05.49\00:52:06.99
This is from a
website that I came across
00:52:07.02\00:52:09.12
the Lord's Day
Alliance of the United States.
00:52:09.16\00:52:12.93
This is by a group
of Evangelical leaders
00:52:12.96\00:52:15.96
and lay people that are seeking
00:52:16.00\00:52:18.43
to institute the Lord's Day
00:52:18.47\00:52:20.54
or Sunday for the entire nation,
00:52:20.57\00:52:23.71
for the entire United States.
00:52:23.74\00:52:25.07
Notice the title.
00:52:25.11\00:52:26.51
"Sunday as a..."
00:52:26.54\00:52:27.88
What?
00:52:27.91\00:52:29.24
"Mark of..."
00:52:29.28\00:52:30.61
What? "Of Christian Unity."
00:52:30.65\00:52:31.98
I found that fascinating.
00:52:32.01\00:52:33.35
"Sunday as a Mark
of Christian Unity."
00:52:33.38\00:52:36.42
And the Bible indeed
says that at the end of time,
00:52:36.45\00:52:39.35
Sunday will not only be
a mark of Christian unity,
00:52:39.39\00:52:42.82
but Sunday will be the
mark, the mark that will unite
00:52:42.86\00:52:47.00
the entire world in allegiance
00:52:47.03\00:52:49.90
and worship to not Jesus Christ,
00:52:49.93\00:52:53.64
but the
antichrist, who, ultimately,
00:52:53.67\00:52:56.54
is being used by Satan himself.
00:52:56.57\00:52:59.87
It will be the
mark at the end of time,
00:52:59.91\00:53:02.51
but not in a positive way.
00:53:02.54\00:53:04.81
This was another
website that I came across,
00:53:04.85\00:53:06.85
Keep Sunday Special,
and this is from England,
00:53:06.88\00:53:10.09
and there's a
group of Christians there
00:53:10.12\00:53:12.85
that are seeking
to keep Sunday special
00:53:12.89\00:53:15.29
for the sake of
family, for the sake of health,
00:53:15.32\00:53:18.39
for the sake of
financial well-being,
00:53:18.43\00:53:20.33
for the sake of getting
our priorities back on track
00:53:20.36\00:53:25.03
because the
truth is our priorities
00:53:25.07\00:53:27.00
have gone out the window.
00:53:27.04\00:53:28.37
Haven't they?
00:53:28.40\00:53:29.74
Especially, in
the western world.
00:53:29.77\00:53:32.24
And the church, the churches,
both Roman and Catholic,
00:53:32.27\00:53:36.75
and other Christian churches
are coming together to seek
00:53:36.78\00:53:39.78
to bring about a way to
get us all back on track.
00:53:39.81\00:53:44.85
Now "How will Sunday be
enforced around the world
00:53:44.89\00:53:48.86
as a day dedicated to
worship, family, and rest?"
00:53:48.89\00:53:53.96
We're going to
take a look at that
00:53:54.00\00:53:55.60
in our next presentation
00:53:55.63\00:53:56.97
when we take a look at
the United States' role
00:53:57.00\00:54:00.64
in Bible prophecy.
00:54:00.67\00:54:02.14
The United States of America
will play the leading role
00:54:02.17\00:54:07.54
in enforcing
Sunday as the day of rest,
00:54:07.58\00:54:11.41
Sunday as the day of
allegiance to the enemy.
00:54:11.45\00:54:15.95
The United States of America
will take that leading role.
00:54:15.98\00:54:20.49
It's sad to even think
about, let alone to contemplate,
00:54:20.52\00:54:24.69
let alone read from Revelation
that this will be the case.
00:54:24.73\00:54:28.76
This nation that God
has blessed more than
00:54:28.80\00:54:31.33
any other nation,
upon whom the sun shines.
00:54:31.37\00:54:34.67
This nation that has
been blessed beyond measure,
00:54:34.70\00:54:37.31
this nation that has
begun on the right foot,
00:54:37.34\00:54:40.04
on the right platform
00:54:40.08\00:54:41.41
will sadly turn its
back on Jesus Christ,
00:54:41.44\00:54:45.75
turn its back on its foundations
00:54:45.78\00:54:47.42
that it was established on.
00:54:47.45\00:54:48.85
We're going to
take a look at that
00:54:48.88\00:54:50.22
in our next presentation,
00:54:50.25\00:54:52.02
how the United States
will lead the world in bringing
00:54:52.05\00:54:56.46
about that final
issue of worship to ahead,
00:54:56.49\00:55:01.26
that issue
between the people of God,
00:55:01.30\00:55:03.97
who receive the seal
of God, who worship God
00:55:04.00\00:55:07.07
according to His
ways, according to His laws,
00:55:07.10\00:55:09.24
according to His Word,
and honor and keep the Creator
00:55:09.27\00:55:13.27
by honoring the Sabbath day
00:55:13.31\00:55:15.14
that He has given as a
memorial of His creation,
00:55:15.18\00:55:18.45
and that group of people,
00:55:18.48\00:55:19.81
who will choose to turn
their backs on the Creator
00:55:19.85\00:55:22.12
and will instead
worship the creature
00:55:22.15\00:55:25.25
rather than the Creator.
00:55:25.29\00:55:26.72
I want to finish
off with this scripture
00:55:26.76\00:55:28.92
in John 14:15, where Jesus says,
00:55:28.96\00:55:32.23
"If you love Me, keep My..."
00:55:32.26\00:55:33.80
What?
00:55:33.83\00:55:35.16
"Keep My commandments."
It's all about love.
00:55:35.20\00:55:37.37
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments."
00:55:37.40\00:55:40.74
Today, Jesus is inviting
us, those of us who are here,
00:55:40.77\00:55:44.11
He is inviting you,
wherever you might be,
00:55:44.14\00:55:46.98
He is inviting us all
00:55:47.01\00:55:50.55
to show our
loyalty to Jesus Christ
00:55:50.58\00:55:54.75
by worshipping Him on the day
00:55:54.78\00:55:56.89
that He has set
aside for worship,
00:55:56.92\00:55:58.65
the seventh
day, the Sabbath day,
00:55:58.69\00:56:00.82
by keeping His commandments,
His commandments of love.
00:56:00.86\00:56:04.66
What are His commandments?
00:56:04.69\00:56:06.26
His commandments are
commandments of love.
00:56:06.29\00:56:11.17
I want to thank
God for His Word,
00:56:11.20\00:56:13.27
I want to thank
God that He has made
00:56:13.30\00:56:14.64
it abundantly
clear what His truth is.
00:56:14.67\00:56:17.77
That in this presentation,
through God's Word,
00:56:17.81\00:56:20.48
not through what I have
said, but through what God
00:56:20.51\00:56:23.04
has said in His
Word, as we have compared
00:56:23.08\00:56:25.51
scripture and
scripture, we have discovered
00:56:25.55\00:56:27.38
the wonderful truth of God,
00:56:27.42\00:56:30.12
and His plans for us,
00:56:30.15\00:56:31.49
and how we can be
sealed for evermore,
00:56:31.52\00:56:33.89
and enjoy eternal
presence with Him.
00:56:33.92\00:56:36.89
Let's pray together.
00:56:36.93\00:56:38.26
Father in heaven,
we want to thank You
00:56:38.29\00:56:39.63
so much for Your Word.
00:56:39.66\00:56:41.40
We thank You so much
that at the end of time,
00:56:41.43\00:56:43.77
when the
deceptions are greater than
00:56:43.80\00:56:45.53
they have ever been,
00:56:45.57\00:56:46.90
You have given us
the sure word of prophecy
00:56:46.94\00:56:49.90
that helps us to
know and understand
00:56:49.94\00:56:52.07
how we can remain
faithful and loyal to You
00:56:52.11\00:56:55.44
in the midst of deception,
in the midst of coercion,
00:56:55.48\00:56:58.58
in the midst of everything
the enemy will throw at us.
00:56:58.61\00:57:03.62
I pray that You will bless
us, keep us close to Jesus,
00:57:03.65\00:57:05.85
keep us in His Word,
00:57:05.89\00:57:07.52
and we pray all this in
the precious name of Jesus.
00:57:07.56\00:57:10.63
And everyone said amen.
00:57:10.66\00:57:12.56