I like to welcome
you here once again
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to End-time Apocalypse,
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this six-part
miniseries, as we are looking
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at the very heart of
the Book of Revelation,
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digging deep into
those final events
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before Jesus comes,
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and how the world will be
brought to a point of decision.
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This message I've entitled,
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The United States
in Bible Prophecy.
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I want to welcome
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those who are
watching at home or online,
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wherever you might be
watching or listening,
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a warm welcome to you,
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and I pray that you'll
be blessed by God's Word
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as we journey once
again through the apocalypse,
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the Book of Revelation.
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As I pointed out, we're looking
at the United States today,
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The United States
in Bible Prophecy.
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And I want to begin by asking
this all important question,
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and that is, "Will the
United States of America
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play a major role
at the end of time
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in the fulfillment
of Bible Prophecy?"
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You and I don't
need to be reminded,
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nobody needs to be reminded
that the United States today
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is the lone world
superpower, isn't that right?
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The lone world superpower.
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Does the Bible have anything
to say about this nation
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that God has
blessed beyond measure
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and whether it will
fulfill an important part,
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an important role in
end-time Bible prophecy.
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I believe the Bible does,
the Book of Revelation does.
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And we're going to begin
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by praying once
again and asking for God
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to bless our time
together in His Word.
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Father in heaven, we
thank You so much for Your Word.
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We've been blessed thus far
in this series by Your Word,
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and we ask and pray once again
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that you will open
our hearts and our minds
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that as we open
the pages of scripture
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that Your Holy
Spirit will impress upon us
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the all important
truths to prepare us
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for the soon return of Jesus,
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for this is our earnest
prayer, in Jesus' name we pray.
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Amen and Amen.
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Once again, we
want to take a look at
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that all important message
in the Book of Revelation.
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In Revelation 14 is
where we want to go.
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And in Revelation 14, we
have the three angles' messages,
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as we have
discovered over and over again
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God's final call.
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In the first
angel's message there,
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we discover God shares
with the world His truth.
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In the second angel's message,
God exposes Satan's lies.
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And in the
third angel's message,
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God says, "It's your choice.
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Will you follow My truth
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or will you
follow Satan's lies?"
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And in our
previous presentation,
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we discovered that
there would be two groups
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at the end of time.
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One group follows Satan's
lies and are lost forevermore,
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the other group
follow God's truth,
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and they are
loyal to Jesus Christ,
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and they are saved forevermore.
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We've discovered that
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there are three
all important questions
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that we find in
Revelation 14:9-12,
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the third angel's message.
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And these three all the
important questions are,
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"Who is the beast?"
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And we've discovered that
the beast is none other than
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the Roman Church state,
and we've looked at that
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in the previous
two presentations.
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We've discovered who the mark
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or what the
mark of the beast is,
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and the mark of the Church
of Rome at the end of time
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that will separate the world
in two groups, in two camps
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is none other than
the false day of worship.
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And that day of
worship is what? Sunday.
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The false day of
worship is Sunday.
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The true day of worship
is the seventh-day Sabbath.
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So that was in our
previous presentation.
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In this presentation,
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we want to take a look at
what the image of the beast is.
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"For God warns the
inhabitants of the world
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not to worship the beast
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or his image or
to receive his mark."
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So who is this beast,
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and what is the
image of the beast,
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that's what we
want to take a look at
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in this study together.
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This is the beast
that John saw in vision.
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An artist impression of
this beast with 7 heads,
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and 10 horns, and
10 crowns on his horns
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made up of a leopard,
and a lion, and a bear.
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So as we
discover, who this beast is,
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we discover
that this beast reins
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for a particular period in time.
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Notice, what we
find in Revelation 13:5,
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they're speaking of
the Roman Church papacy.
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"And he was given a mouth
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speaking great
things and blasphemies,
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and he was given authority
to continue for 42 months."
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Now we discovered in
the very first presentation
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in this series
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that God identifies this
power as ruling and reigning
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in the then known
world for 1,260 days,
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a day representing a
year in Bible prophecy,
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so we're looking at 1,260 years.
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Now the Church of Rome
began to rule and reign
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as a religiopolitical power,
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received political power
in Rome in the year 538 AD.
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Notice, "In 538 AD,
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the Roman emperor Justinian
gave the Bishop of Rome
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religious and
political authority in Rome.
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Twelve hundred
and sixty years later,
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Napoleon's General
Berthier marched into Rome
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and took the pope,
that is Pope Pius VI,
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captive and broke the
Roman Church's political power
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on February 15, 1798.
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Right on time that rule
and reign came to an end
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just as God
predicted in Revelation 13:3.
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Notice these words that
we read in Revelation 13:3.
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"And I saw one of his
heads as if it had been," what,
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"mortally wounded."
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So this power is described
as receiving a mortal wound.
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And that mortal
wound took place in 1798
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as we have just discovered.
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Notice what we read
in Revelation 13:10.
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"He who leads into captivity,"
speaking of this power,
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the Roman Church state
shall go into captivity.
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"He who kills with the sword
must be killed with the sword.
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Here is the patience and
the faith of the saints."
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But the Bible goes on in
Revelation 13:3 to describe
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what happens next after
the Church of Rome receives
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this deadly wound in 1798.
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Notice what we
read in Revelation 13:3,
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we continue reading,
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"And his deadly
wound was," what, "healed",
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"and his deadly
wound was healed."
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This is
unprecedented in human history
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for we have many
empires that have risen to power
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but they have fallen
and have not risen again.
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However, this power rules
for more than a millennium,
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rises to a
significant power, great power
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there in Western
Europe, comes to an end,
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receives a mortal
wound, but the Bible says,
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"And his deadly
wound was healed."
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It has a
resurrection, a resurrection.
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Now when did the
papacy's wound begin to heal?
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"On February 11, 1929,
the Prime Minister of Italy,
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Benito Mussolini
signed a concordat
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granting the pope full authority
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over the State of Vatican City,
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that is those
108.7 acres in Rome,
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which includes
Saint Peter's Cathedral.
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Once again the pope was both
a monarch as well as a priest,
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a prince and a pontiff."
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So in 1929, after not
having any political authority
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for more than 50
years, in fact, from 1870,
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when the last Papal State
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was taken away from the Vatican,
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the last Papal
State there in Italy,
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from 1870 to 1929,
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the papacy did not
have political power,
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it only had religious power.
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And in 1929, Benito
Mussolini, on behalf of Italy,
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granted Rome political power
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by reinstating the
Vatican as a Papal State.
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Now this was
written up in the papers,
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it was a big deal.
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And this is the front page
of the San Francisco Chronicle
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back in February of 1929.
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Notice this title,
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"Mussolini and Gasparri
sign historic Roman pact."
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Notice these words
from this newspaper article,
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the San Francisco Chronicle.
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"The Roman question
tonight was a thing of the past
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and the Vatican was
at peace with Italy.
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In affixing the autographs
to the memorable document,"
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notice these words,
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healing the what,
"healing the wound,
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extreme cordiality was
displayed on both sides."
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So this wound
between the Vatican and Italy
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was now healed
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because now the Vatican
was not only a religious power
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but now it also had
political authority.
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This is not when
the wound was healed.
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The Bible clearly tells us
that the wound will be healed
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when all the world
wonders after the beast.
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However, that's how
the newspapers termed it.
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Now this is such a big
deal for when I was in Rome,
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I was there in 2010, I
was there in the bookshop,
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in the shop there
where you can buy souvenirs,
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and there was a medallion.
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And for  2,000,
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I could buy the medallion
or I could take a photo.
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So what do you
think, I decided to do?
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I decided to take a
photo of this medallion,
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commemorating 80
years since 1929.
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Notice, this
medallion commemorates...
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It's the 80-year
anniversary from 1929 to 2009.
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So as far as the
Church of Rome is concerned,
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it indeed was a big
deal what took place in 1929
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when the church received
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its political
sovereignty once again.
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Now since 1929, the
papacy has been growing
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in power,
prestige, and influence.
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Let me just share with you
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just a few
highlights of recent times.
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This is the front page
of the Daily Telegraph,
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our own paper here in Australia,
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and this was when Pope Benedict
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that came to Australia
back in 2008, "Holy Sea."
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Here is another.
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Here is another evidence
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of the Church of
Rome rising to power.
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This is the
current pope, Pope Francis,
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and he appears on five
front covers of Time Magazine.
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We continue on.
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And here is Pope Francis
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on the front cover
of National Geographic,
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the title, "Pope
Francis Remakes the Vatican."
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Here on National
Geographic Kids, "Pope Francis."
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Here is another
couple more front covers.
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This one's from Rolling Stone.
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Notice the heading,
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"Pope Francis, the
times they are changing."
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And he's most indeed,
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probably
considered to be one of the,
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if not, the most popular pope
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that has ever reigned and ruled.
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And this is on the front
cover of The Advocate Magazine,
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"Pope Francis was
voted Person of the Year."
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Now The Advocate Magazine
is a prominent LGBT magazine
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there in the
United States of America,
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and he was voted as
Person of the Year back in 2013
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for his
statement, "If someone is gay
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and seeks the
Lord with goodwill,
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who am I to judge?"
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And so here we
have Pope Francis,
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and he's reshaping,
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he's remaking
the Church of Rome.
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This individual is
one of the, if not,
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the most popular man
on the planet as we speak.
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Popular in all walks of life,
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amongst the
religious, and the irreligious.
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And that is because Pope Francis
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has opened his door wide
for all, for all to come,
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and to be part of
a community of faith,
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to be part of a
world where there is peace,
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happiness, and harmony,
and he's leading the way.
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Notice this book
that was written quoting,
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Pope Francis in his own words
written by Antonio Spadaro,
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and the title is Pope Francis,
and I love the subtitle,
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My Door is Always Open.
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A conversation on faith, hope,
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and the church
in a time of change.
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And this really
illustrates Pope Francis
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and where he is at.
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He is seeking to be
all things to all people.
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On a CNN
documentary series in 2018,
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this is the 6-part
documentary series on CNN,
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the title, Pope, The
Most Powerful Man in History.
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Notice the subtitle.
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"The docuseries explores
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how 12 apostles became
1.2 billion Catholics today,
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linking recent news
events surrounding the Vatican
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with their unexpected origins."
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And in this documentary
series, that points out,
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as the title suggests,
how the pope, the pontiff
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is the most powerful
man in all of human history,
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just as God said
these would take place
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at the very end of time.
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Notice these words
again from Revelation 13:3.
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It says, "And all
the world marveled
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and followed the beast."
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This is an incredible statement.
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This is a statement that
says there will be this power
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that will rule for
more than a millennium,
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that will
receive a mortal wound,
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but the wound would be
healed, and the entire world,
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the entire world
would follow and marvel
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after the
dictates of this power.
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This power would lead the
way, not just in Western Europe,
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but right around the world.
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So the question you
and I need to ask is, how,
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excuse me, how will that happen?
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How will that happen?
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I mean, that's a big ask.
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Sure the
pontiff is very popular,
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but there's one
thing being popular
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is another thing, the
entire world following
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the dictates of
your particular church.
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Now how will that happen?
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Notice what we read
in Revelation 13:11-12.
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God here describes
how it will take place
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that the whole world
will marvel and follow
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after the Roman Church state.
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John writes, "Then
I saw another beast
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coming up out of the earth,
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and he had two horns like a
lamb and spoke like a dragon.
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And he exercises
all the authority
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of the first
beast in his presence,
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and causes the earth
and those who dwell in it
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to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed."
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So who is this
power that John sees
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coming up out of the
earth that causes the earth
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and all those who dwell in
it to worship the first beast,
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whose deadly wound was healed?
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I want to put it
to you, my friends,
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based on what we're going
to discover in Revelation,
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in this particular presentation,
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that this power is none other
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than the United
States of America.
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The United States of
America, the Bible says
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will be that
power at the end of time
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that causes the entire
world to worship this power.
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Ultimately, to
give their allegiance
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to the one who is
behind this power,
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and that is the dragon, as
we have already discovered.
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It's fascinating to me
that as 1798 was approaching,
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as that deadly wound
was about to take place,
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an individual by
the name of John Wesley
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made this statement
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in his notes on
Revelation published in 1754
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regarding the second beast.
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He wasn't quite sure
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who this second
beast represented,
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but notice what he wrote.
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"He is not yet come,
but he cannot be far off,
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for he is to appear at
the end of the 42 months
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of the first beast."
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John Wesley
understood Bible prophecy.
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John Wesley was a
student of Bible prophecy.
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And he realized that
this power was about to come
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on to the scene of history
that would give a springboard,
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that would give
power, and authority
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to this first beast,
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the Roman Church state
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whereby the
entire world would follow
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after its dictates.
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It's interesting that
even before John Wesley
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wrote those words,
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we have these three
distinguished pioneers,
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Bible scholars who
expounded on Revelation 13,
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and the second
beast, the second power,
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the second kingdom.
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One of them was
Dr. Thomas Goodwin,
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another one Isaac Backus,
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and another one
Judge John Bacon.
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And notice what
conclusion they came to
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as they read the scriptures,
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as they looked at the
United States of America,
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as they looked at this nation
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that had arisen from
very humble beginnings
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to growing in
power and influence.
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Notice, what they had to say,
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and this is written in
that book by Leroy Froom,
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The Prophetic
Faith of our Fathers.
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"Although they did not
name this power as the USA,
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Goodwin, Backus, and Bacon
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connected this
power with Protestantism.
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Furthermore,
Bacon suggested that
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the two horns represented
civil and religious freedom."
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Isn't that fascinating?
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These three Christian scholars
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simply based on
the Book of Revelation,
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based on the description
there from Revelation 13:11-17,
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they came to the
conclusion that...
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They weren't quite sure
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what kingdom this
power represented,
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but they believed
it had to do something
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with civil and
religious freedom,
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Protestantism
being at the very heart.
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The very first person
to identify this power
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as the United States of America
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was none other than
John Nevins Andrews in 1851.
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At the age of 22,
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he identified this
second beast of Revelation 13
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as the United States of America.
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So let's see if
John Nevins Andrews
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came to an accurate conclusion
based on what the Bible says,
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based on what
you and I see today.
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We're going to put
the pieces together,
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as we did on the
previous occasion
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when we identified
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the antichrist
of Bible prophecy,
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so too, we're going to
seek to identify this power
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from the Book of
Revelation, from Revelation 13,
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as we put these pieces together.
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I want to give you
several identification marks
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as we seek to
identify this power,
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and indeed see, and establish
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whether it is speaking of
the United States of America.
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Notice, the United States
would arise at a specific time
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in history.
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How do we know that?
Notice what the text says.
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Revelation 13:11,
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John begins with the word, what,
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"Then I saw another beast."
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Now the question
you and I need to ask
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is when is the then?
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When is the then?
When is this power arising?
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While the then follows verse 10.
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So notice what
we read in verse 10.
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In Revelation
13:10, we read these words,
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"He who leads into captivity
shall go into captivity,
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he who kills with the sword
must be killed with the sword.
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Here is the patience and
the faith of the saints."
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We've discovered already
that this is speaking of, who,
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speaking of the Roman
Church state, isn't that right?
00:20:05.23\00:20:07.20
Speaking of the Roman papacy
that would go into captivity.
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And we know from what
we've already established
00:20:11.74\00:20:14.01
that the Roman Church
state received it's deadly wound
00:20:14.04\00:20:16.71
in what year, 1798, at
the end of that 1268 period.
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So we are looking for this power
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to come onto
the scene of history
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around the period of 1798,
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the year when Napoleon
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sent his General
Berthier into Rome,
00:20:33.73\00:20:36.10
and he took Pope Pius VI
00:20:36.13\00:20:38.03
captive on the
15th of February, 1798.
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Notice, when it comes to
the United States of America,
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it declared its
independence in 1776.
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It voted
through the constitution
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in 1789.
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It adopted the
Bill of Rights in 1791.
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And it was
recognized as a nation by 1798.
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So that first
identification mark,
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we can put a tick.
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The United States fulfills
that first identification mark
00:21:01.02\00:21:04.69
as far as...
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At what specific
time in earth's history
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it arises to prominence?
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Let's take a look at the
second identification mark.
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The United States would arise
in a sparsely populated area.
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Now how do we know
that? Well, based on the text.
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Notice what we read
in Revelation 13:11.
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We read, "Then I
saw another beast
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coming up out of," where?
00:21:28.95\00:21:31.12
"Coming up out of the earth."
00:21:31.15\00:21:33.99
Now it's
interesting that the earth
00:21:34.02\00:21:37.13
is also
mentioned in Revelation 12.
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But before we do that,
we discover that the earth
00:21:39.89\00:21:43.67
is a symbol of that
which is opposite to the sea.
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In Revelation 17:15,
00:21:49.44\00:21:51.91
we are told that the
sea represents multitudes,
00:21:51.94\00:21:54.41
tongues, nations, and peoples.
00:21:54.44\00:21:56.31
So if sea
represents many peoples,
00:21:56.34\00:21:58.91
and a populated area,
00:21:58.95\00:22:01.05
the earth would
represent the opposite,
00:22:01.08\00:22:02.75
is that fair enough?
00:22:02.78\00:22:04.12
Absolutely.
00:22:04.15\00:22:05.49
So the earth represents
a place or a continent
00:22:05.52\00:22:08.72
that would be
sparsely populated.
00:22:08.76\00:22:11.39
And when the pilgrims first came
00:22:11.43\00:22:13.26
to the United States of America,
00:22:13.29\00:22:14.93
indeed, it was
sparsely populated,
00:22:14.96\00:22:17.07
it was the new world.
00:22:17.10\00:22:18.97
It's estimated that somewhere
00:22:19.00\00:22:20.37
between four and five
million Indians were living
00:22:20.40\00:22:23.37
in the United States of America.
00:22:23.41\00:22:27.34
Now notice Revelation 12:16,
00:22:27.38\00:22:31.51
it says there, "But
the earth helped the woman,
00:22:31.55\00:22:34.32
and the earth
swallowed up the flood
00:22:34.35\00:22:35.82
which the dragon had
spewed out of his mouth."
00:22:35.85\00:22:37.75
Now this is a prophecy
00:22:37.79\00:22:39.35
concerning the
United States of America,
00:22:39.39\00:22:41.62
that toward the
end of the 1268 period,
00:22:41.66\00:22:44.43
God says that His
people, His persecuted church
00:22:44.46\00:22:47.43
in the Old World
in Western Europe
00:22:47.46\00:22:51.03
would receive
refuge from a nation
00:22:51.07\00:22:54.04
that was described as the earth,
00:22:54.07\00:22:56.57
that swallowed
up the persecution,
00:22:56.60\00:22:58.47
and that, of course, was
the United States of America.
00:22:58.51\00:23:01.58
We're all well
familiar with that
00:23:01.61\00:23:02.98
and the history books
make that abundantly clear.
00:23:03.01\00:23:06.58
Let's take a look
at the third point.
00:23:06.61\00:23:08.95
The United States
00:23:08.98\00:23:10.32
would have two
horns like a lamb.
00:23:10.35\00:23:13.99
Two horns like a
lamb. Notice what we read.
00:23:14.02\00:23:17.99
"Then I saw another beast
coming up out of the earth,
00:23:18.03\00:23:20.03
and he had two
horns like a lamb."
00:23:20.06\00:23:24.07
Now these two horns represent
00:23:24.10\00:23:27.64
political and religious freedom.
00:23:27.67\00:23:31.87
You will notice
that there are no crowns
00:23:31.91\00:23:34.28
on this beast.
00:23:34.31\00:23:36.68
A crown is worn by a king
or a queen, isn't that right?
00:23:36.71\00:23:41.02
Or someone who is a pope.
00:23:41.05\00:23:46.19
But no crowns on this
beast unlike the first beast
00:23:46.22\00:23:49.39
that is because it
would be a government
00:23:49.42\00:23:50.93
of the people, for the
people, and by the people.
00:23:50.96\00:23:54.66
The two horns represent
the two foundational principles
00:23:54.70\00:23:58.40
that the United
States was built on,
00:23:58.43\00:24:00.94
and that continues
to remain to this day.
00:24:00.97\00:24:03.87
And those two
principles are Republicanism,
00:24:03.91\00:24:07.04
a government without a king,
00:24:07.08\00:24:08.64
and Protestantism, a
church without a pope.
00:24:08.68\00:24:13.01
You see, those who came to
the United States of America,
00:24:13.05\00:24:16.99
they full well
understood the persecution
00:24:17.02\00:24:20.22
that had taken
place in the Old World.
00:24:20.26\00:24:22.46
The persecution
that had taken place
00:24:22.49\00:24:24.43
there in Western Europe,
00:24:24.46\00:24:26.09
and they fled
from that persecution,
00:24:26.13\00:24:29.36
and they wanted to
establish a new country,
00:24:29.40\00:24:32.53
a new way of living
00:24:32.57\00:24:33.94
where you could worship
as you chose to worship,
00:24:33.97\00:24:36.67
where no one could
tell you how to worship,
00:24:36.71\00:24:38.61
where there wasn't a
king telling you what to do,
00:24:38.64\00:24:41.54
and there wasn't a pope
00:24:41.58\00:24:42.91
telling you
what you ought to do,
00:24:42.94\00:24:44.35
but you could worship
00:24:44.38\00:24:45.71
according to the
dictates of your conscience.
00:24:45.75\00:24:47.52
They wanted to
escape that persecution
00:24:47.55\00:24:49.95
that is why they went to
the United States of America.
00:24:49.98\00:24:52.65
It wasn't like that
00:24:52.69\00:24:54.66
when the pilgrims first arrived.
00:24:54.69\00:24:56.59
If you read American
history, you'll discover,
00:24:56.62\00:24:59.16
during that colonial period
00:24:59.19\00:25:01.56
before the
Declaration of Independence,
00:25:01.60\00:25:04.37
the church and the
state were embed together
00:25:04.40\00:25:07.14
and persecution did take
place in the United States
00:25:07.17\00:25:09.77
during those first 150 years.
00:25:09.80\00:25:12.11
But that was all to change
00:25:12.14\00:25:14.31
when the Declaration of
Independence was established,
00:25:14.34\00:25:16.98
and the Constitution was formed,
00:25:17.01\00:25:19.11
which we're going to
get to as we go along.
00:25:19.15\00:25:22.75
The United States,
00:25:22.78\00:25:24.99
they fought a war to
be separate from Europe,
00:25:25.02\00:25:29.12
that was the declaration
of the war of independence.
00:25:29.16\00:25:34.30
As you take a look at the
Declaration of Independence
00:25:34.33\00:25:36.46
that was signed by
those 13 colonies in 1776,
00:25:36.50\00:25:40.57
notice these
words that we find there
00:25:40.60\00:25:43.97
in this historic
document, this godly document,
00:25:44.01\00:25:48.14
and you'll discover
why I referred to it
00:25:48.18\00:25:49.81
as a godly
document in a little bit.
00:25:49.84\00:25:53.35
This document that I believe
was inspired by God Himself
00:25:53.38\00:25:57.75
based on the
fulfillment of prophecy
00:25:57.79\00:26:00.26
that this nation would have,
00:26:00.29\00:26:01.76
how would be a
refuge for the people of God
00:26:01.79\00:26:04.19
who are suffering persecution.
00:26:04.23\00:26:06.06
Notice these
truths that we find,
00:26:06.09\00:26:08.36
sorry, that this
statement that we find in
00:26:08.40\00:26:10.73
the Declaration of
Independence of 1776.
00:26:10.77\00:26:14.20
"We hold these
truths to be self-evident,
00:26:14.24\00:26:16.37
that all men are created," what?
00:26:16.40\00:26:18.14
Equal. That was laughable.
00:26:18.17\00:26:21.14
Laughable in the Old World.
00:26:21.18\00:26:23.58
To say that all
are created equal,
00:26:23.61\00:26:26.11
that the king is
as equal as the person
00:26:26.15\00:26:29.82
who doesn't have a job
00:26:29.85\00:26:32.02
or the poor
person in the street,
00:26:32.05\00:26:33.96
that was absolutely laughable.
00:26:33.99\00:26:35.49
Well, this was
to be a new system,
00:26:35.52\00:26:37.86
a new way of doing life.
00:26:37.89\00:26:41.06
It goes on,
"That they are endowed
00:26:41.10\00:26:42.50
by their Creator,"
00:26:42.53\00:26:43.87
notice the language of
scripture coming through,
00:26:43.90\00:26:46.37
"with certain
inalienable rights,"
00:26:46.40\00:26:48.60
that is a right that
cannot be taken from them,
00:26:48.64\00:26:51.37
"that among these
are Life, Liberty,
00:26:51.41\00:26:53.48
and the Pursuit of Happiness."
00:26:53.51\00:26:55.34
Does that sound like a document
00:26:55.38\00:26:57.85
that is based on
godly principles?
00:26:57.88\00:27:00.35
Yes, indeed. Absolutely.
00:27:00.38\00:27:02.72
Every single word of
that document is Biblical,
00:27:02.75\00:27:07.16
is Christian in nature,
00:27:07.19\00:27:08.99
including the
language that is used.
00:27:09.02\00:27:11.89
Notice the First
Amendment of the Constitution.
00:27:11.93\00:27:14.93
Notice this very first
principle that this nation,
00:27:14.96\00:27:18.63
this great nation,
00:27:18.67\00:27:20.00
this nation that
has been blessed by God
00:27:20.04\00:27:21.84
more than any other
nation on the planet,
00:27:21.87\00:27:23.74
notice these first
words of the First Amendment.
00:27:23.77\00:27:27.24
"Congress shall make no law
00:27:27.28\00:27:28.84
respecting the
establishment of religion,
00:27:28.88\00:27:31.25
or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof."
00:27:31.28\00:27:34.88
That's a beautiful
statement of freedom.
00:27:34.92\00:27:39.75
It was very, very
clear from the very outset
00:27:39.79\00:27:42.46
that the United
States would be a nation
00:27:42.49\00:27:45.63
where the church and
the state were separate.
00:27:45.66\00:27:49.40
Whenever the church and
state get into bed together,
00:27:49.43\00:27:52.53
persecution always arises,
always, down through history.
00:27:52.57\00:27:57.67
Even today in nations
where the church and the state
00:27:57.71\00:28:01.94
are together and
working in partnership,
00:28:01.98\00:28:05.08
persecution
arises for the minority.
00:28:05.11\00:28:07.98
For those that are
not willing to go along
00:28:08.02\00:28:10.32
with the religion of the state.
00:28:10.35\00:28:12.75
There was to be
a clear separation
00:28:12.79\00:28:14.72
of church and state
00:28:14.76\00:28:16.73
based on the very foundation
00:28:16.76\00:28:18.56
and on the very
founding principles
00:28:18.59\00:28:20.46
of the United States of America.
00:28:20.50\00:28:21.83
And today, we live in a
nation here in Australia
00:28:21.86\00:28:24.97
that is founded and grounded
00:28:25.00\00:28:26.70
upon the United
States of America.
00:28:26.74\00:28:28.77
Can anyone guess, what
city in Australia this is?
00:28:28.80\00:28:31.21
Melbourne.
00:28:31.24\00:28:32.57
Melbourne, indeed, my home town.
00:28:32.61\00:28:34.71
I was born in Melbourne.
00:28:34.74\00:28:36.54
And I'm so glad my
parents came to Australia
00:28:36.58\00:28:39.81
from Macedonia.
00:28:39.85\00:28:41.18
You see, my parents
came almost 50 years ago
00:28:41.22\00:28:44.82
from Macedonia,
00:28:44.85\00:28:46.62
a country that did not
have the religious freedoms
00:28:46.65\00:28:49.72
that now it enjoys.
00:28:49.76\00:28:51.59
My grandfather was in church
preaching as I am preaching,
00:28:51.63\00:28:55.10
and the police came
during the church service,
00:28:55.13\00:28:57.73
and they took him
away to the police station
00:28:57.77\00:28:59.63
for questioning.
00:28:59.67\00:29:01.44
I thank God that
we live in a nation
00:29:01.47\00:29:04.24
that is grounded and founded
upon the beautiful principles
00:29:04.27\00:29:08.94
that the United
States was established.
00:29:08.98\00:29:12.55
When the
Declaration of Independence
00:29:12.58\00:29:14.22
was voted through,
00:29:14.25\00:29:15.58
and the
Constitution was voted through
00:29:15.62\00:29:16.95
that there would be a separation
00:29:16.99\00:29:18.32
between church and state,
00:29:18.35\00:29:19.69
and you can worship
how you want to worship
00:29:19.72\00:29:22.72
according to the
dictates of your conscience.
00:29:22.76\00:29:24.53
If you don't want to
worship, that's okay as well.
00:29:24.56\00:29:27.46
The greatest gift that
God has given to humanity
00:29:27.50\00:29:30.73
is freedom of choice.
00:29:30.77\00:29:33.07
What's the greatest gift
God has given to humanity?
00:29:33.10\00:29:35.60
Freedom of choice. Love.
00:29:35.64\00:29:37.51
At the very heart
00:29:37.54\00:29:39.01
of the freedom
of choice is love.
00:29:39.04\00:29:42.18
That is something godly,
that is how we were created,
00:29:42.21\00:29:44.71
that is being made
in the image of God
00:29:44.75\00:29:47.42
to give the person an
opportunity to choose,
00:29:47.45\00:29:50.85
how they will worship,
when they will worship,
00:29:50.89\00:29:53.62
who they will worship,
00:29:53.66\00:29:54.99
and if they want
to worship at all.
00:29:55.02\00:29:57.26
In fact, Jesus recognized
these two separate kingdoms,
00:29:57.29\00:30:01.10
the kingdom of the world,
and the spiritual kingdom.
00:30:01.13\00:30:05.40
Notice what we
read in Matthew 22:21,
00:30:05.43\00:30:09.70
when Jesus was
asked the question
00:30:09.74\00:30:12.74
in order to trip
Him up yet again,
00:30:12.77\00:30:16.01
"Shall we give taxes
to Caesar, yes or no?"
00:30:16.04\00:30:19.45
Notice Jesus'
response in Matthew 22:21.
00:30:19.48\00:30:22.58
"And He said to them,
'Render therefore to,' who,
00:30:22.62\00:30:26.05
'Caesar the
things that are Caesar's
00:30:26.09\00:30:27.82
and render to God the
things that are,' what, 'God's'"
00:30:27.86\00:30:30.69
So as far as
Jesus was concerned,
00:30:30.73\00:30:34.86
there was a
very clear separation
00:30:34.90\00:30:37.37
between that
which belongs to God,
00:30:37.40\00:30:40.17
and that which
belongs to the state.
00:30:40.20\00:30:42.70
Your responsibilities
towards God are here,
00:30:42.74\00:30:45.81
and your responsibilities
to your nation are here.
00:30:45.84\00:30:48.48
Render unto God, the
things that belong to God,
00:30:48.51\00:30:50.91
render unto Caesar, the
things that belong to Caesar.
00:30:50.95\00:30:55.78
In fact, the Ten Commandments
00:30:55.82\00:30:57.75
are divided in
these two principles.
00:30:57.79\00:31:01.79
The first four commandments
deal with your allegiance
00:31:01.82\00:31:05.06
and your
worship to, who, to God.
00:31:05.09\00:31:07.46
The next six commandments
are all about your commitment
00:31:07.50\00:31:11.33
and your responsibility
to your fellow citizen,
00:31:11.37\00:31:13.74
to your nation,
isn't that right?
00:31:13.77\00:31:15.74
So God's law is divided
amongst these two principles,
00:31:15.77\00:31:21.94
and the reason,
the number one reason,
00:31:21.98\00:31:24.65
and don't let
anyone tell you otherwise,
00:31:24.68\00:31:27.42
the number one reason
00:31:27.45\00:31:28.98
why the United States of America
00:31:29.02\00:31:30.89
is today the lone
superpower in the world,
00:31:30.92\00:31:35.69
why the United States of America
00:31:35.72\00:31:37.99
has been blessed by God
more than any other nation
00:31:38.03\00:31:42.40
is for these two
precious principles,
00:31:42.43\00:31:45.70
the separation
of church and state.
00:31:45.73\00:31:50.77
Let's take a look at
our fourth point together.
00:31:50.81\00:31:53.38
The United States would exhibit
lamb-like characteristics.
00:31:53.41\00:31:57.58
Notice what we read, it says,
00:31:57.61\00:31:59.85
"I saw another beast
coming up out of the earth,
00:31:59.88\00:32:01.88
and he had two
horns like a," what?
00:32:01.92\00:32:03.99
Like a lamb.
00:32:04.02\00:32:05.35
Now we're not quite
sure what John saw in vision.
00:32:05.39\00:32:07.92
There are some that believe
he may have seen a buffalo,
00:32:07.96\00:32:10.86
an American buffalo,
or an American bison,
00:32:10.89\00:32:13.43
we don't really know
00:32:13.46\00:32:14.80
and that is not
really what matters,
00:32:14.83\00:32:17.63
what matters is that
00:32:17.67\00:32:19.00
these two horns are like a lamb.
00:32:19.03\00:32:22.50
The two horns are
like, what, like a lamb.
00:32:22.54\00:32:24.94
It doesn't say that this beast,
this power looks like a lamb,
00:32:24.97\00:32:28.74
it simply says that this
beast, this animal had two horns
00:32:28.78\00:32:33.55
that looked like lamb's horns.
00:32:33.58\00:32:37.92
Who is the lamb, the lamb
is a symbol of Jesus Christ.
00:32:37.95\00:32:42.32
When John the
Baptist looked at Christ,
00:32:42.36\00:32:45.59
he cried out
those beautiful words
00:32:45.63\00:32:47.96
in John 1:29,
00:32:48.00\00:32:49.33
"Behold the Lamb of
God that does," what,
00:32:49.36\00:32:51.83
"that takes away
the sins of the world."
00:32:51.87\00:32:54.74
In fact, as you go
through the Book of Revelation,
00:32:54.77\00:32:57.51
you'll discover on
29 separate occasions,
00:32:57.54\00:33:01.74
lamb is mentioned in
the Book of Revelation.
00:33:01.78\00:33:07.65
In every single case,
00:33:07.68\00:33:09.58
the lamb
represents Jesus Christ,
00:33:09.62\00:33:11.85
except for in this one instance
00:33:11.89\00:33:14.66
where this lamb, this lamb-like,
00:33:14.69\00:33:19.59
this beast that
has lamb-like horns,
00:33:19.63\00:33:23.00
eventually
speaks like the dragon.
00:33:23.03\00:33:27.50
What did Jesus
say in Matthew 11:28?
00:33:27.54\00:33:30.91
Jesus said, "Come on to Me,
00:33:30.94\00:33:32.87
all you who labor
and are heavy laden,
00:33:32.91\00:33:34.38
and," I will do, what,
"I will give you rest."
00:33:34.41\00:33:36.71
That's why Jesus gives us rest.
00:33:36.75\00:33:39.21
Wonderful rest.
00:33:39.25\00:33:40.95
In fact, there at the very...
00:33:40.98\00:33:44.35
There's a plaque at
the Statue of Liberty,
00:33:44.39\00:33:47.52
there in New York Harbor,
00:33:47.56\00:33:48.89
and these words
are written there,
00:33:48.92\00:33:50.93
they are a poem
from Emma Lazarus
00:33:50.96\00:33:53.09
that reflect the words of Jesus,
00:33:53.13\00:33:55.20
"Come on to Me,
all you who labor
00:33:55.23\00:33:56.56
and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest."
00:33:56.60\00:33:57.93
Notice these
words from Emma Lazarus.
00:33:57.97\00:34:01.00
"Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses
00:34:01.04\00:34:04.97
yearning to breathe free,
00:34:05.01\00:34:06.44
the wretched refuse
of your teeming shore,
00:34:06.47\00:34:08.94
send these, the
homeless, tempest-tost to me,
00:34:08.98\00:34:11.95
I lift my lamp
beside the golden door!"
00:34:11.98\00:34:15.08
Beautiful words!
00:34:15.12\00:34:16.45
Beautiful words that
reflect the words of Jesus,
00:34:16.48\00:34:19.32
"Come on to Me,
all you who labor
00:34:19.35\00:34:21.56
and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest."
00:34:21.59\00:34:23.16
The United States is a
nation that has enabled,
00:34:23.19\00:34:29.20
and encouraged, and invited
00:34:29.23\00:34:32.93
all those that were experiencing
00:34:32.97\00:34:34.44
religious as well
as political tyranny,
00:34:34.47\00:34:37.81
persecution, to
come, and to find a place
00:34:37.84\00:34:40.91
where they would experience
00:34:40.94\00:34:42.64
religious and political freedom,
00:34:42.68\00:34:44.75
these two beautiful gifts.
00:34:44.78\00:34:46.95
And the United States,
00:34:46.98\00:34:48.65
its population has
grown astronomically
00:34:48.68\00:34:52.12
as a direct result
of opening its borders,
00:34:52.15\00:34:56.19
opening its borders to
those that were homeless,
00:34:56.22\00:34:58.89
those that were persecuted,
00:34:58.93\00:35:00.36
those that were
looking for a safe haven.
00:35:00.40\00:35:02.86
As we read in
Revelation 12, you'll remember,
00:35:02.90\00:35:06.57
the earth opened up, do
you remember those words?
00:35:06.60\00:35:09.80
The earth opened up and
swallowed the persecution
00:35:09.84\00:35:14.11
that was taking
place in the Old World,
00:35:14.14\00:35:16.14
and that earth
that opened up its doors
00:35:16.18\00:35:18.51
is none other than the
United States of America.
00:35:18.55\00:35:21.45
Notice this
interesting statistic
00:35:21.48\00:35:23.45
that I came across recently
00:35:23.49\00:35:24.82
regarding the
population of the United States
00:35:24.85\00:35:27.82
as it compares with
the population of Russia,
00:35:27.86\00:35:32.06
and the UK.
00:35:32.09\00:35:33.43
Take a look, over
the last 100 years or so,
00:35:33.46\00:35:38.23
the population of the
UK, the population of Russia
00:35:38.27\00:35:43.07
has remained reasonably steady.
00:35:43.10\00:35:44.97
The UK at 66 million,
Russia at 143 million today.
00:35:45.01\00:35:49.68
That graph has not
moved up or down much,
00:35:49.71\00:35:52.15
it has remained steady.
00:35:52.18\00:35:53.52
Have a look at
the United States.
00:35:53.55\00:35:55.15
In the last 100 years,
00:35:55.18\00:35:57.12
the population has gone
from less than 100 million
00:35:57.15\00:36:00.39
to over 300 million today.
00:36:00.42\00:36:03.22
Can you see that Bible
prophecy has been fulfilled
00:36:03.26\00:36:07.66
just as God predicted,
that the doors would be open,
00:36:07.70\00:36:11.47
the earth would open its doors,
00:36:11.50\00:36:13.80
and invite all those
that were seeking refuge
00:36:13.84\00:36:17.44
to come and to be
part of this nation,
00:36:17.47\00:36:19.47
this wonderful nation.
00:36:19.51\00:36:21.94
Let's take a look at
our fifth point together.
00:36:21.98\00:36:25.45
The United States,
the Bible says, would have
00:36:25.48\00:36:27.88
great world-wide
power and authority.
00:36:27.92\00:36:31.05
You and I know
that full well today,
00:36:31.09\00:36:33.52
but this book, the Bible
wasn't written yesterday,
00:36:33.56\00:36:37.69
and it wasn't even
written 100 years ago,
00:36:37.73\00:36:39.63
and it certainly
wasn't written 200 years ago.
00:36:39.66\00:36:43.03
This prophecy was
written 2,000 years ago.
00:36:43.06\00:36:47.50
Notice these words
00:36:47.54\00:36:48.87
that describe the
power and the influence
00:36:48.90\00:36:51.71
that the United
States of America would have
00:36:51.74\00:36:53.71
at the very end of time.
00:36:53.74\00:36:55.88
Notice these
words, Revelation 13:12.
00:36:55.91\00:37:00.92
"And he," that is the
United States of America,
00:37:00.95\00:37:03.52
"exercises all the
authority of the first beast
00:37:03.55\00:37:05.89
in his presence, and causes,"
00:37:05.92\00:37:08.19
or that word there
also translated forces,
00:37:08.22\00:37:12.09
"the earth and
those who dwell in it
00:37:12.13\00:37:14.10
to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed."
00:37:14.13\00:37:17.07
Now in order for you, to cause
00:37:17.10\00:37:19.43
or to force the
entire world to do something,
00:37:19.47\00:37:22.40
you have to have a lot of power,
00:37:22.44\00:37:23.77
isn't that right?
00:37:23.81\00:37:25.14
It's interesting that Australia
was founded by the Europeans,
00:37:25.17\00:37:31.61
well, I should
say by the British
00:37:31.65\00:37:34.35
around the same
time as you will know
00:37:34.38\00:37:37.89
from history 1788, January 26
00:37:37.92\00:37:41.72
is when Captain Cook
arrived there in Botany Bay
00:37:41.76\00:37:45.69
around the same period of time
00:37:45.73\00:37:47.90
when the United
States of America
00:37:47.93\00:37:50.80
was forming
itself into a nation,
00:37:50.83\00:37:54.30
and yet Australia
can't tell anyone what to do,
00:37:54.34\00:37:56.54
isn't that right?
00:37:56.57\00:37:58.01
But the United
States certainly can.
00:37:58.04\00:38:00.18
Today, the United States
00:38:00.21\00:38:01.84
is the
worldwide lone superpower.
00:38:01.88\00:38:04.98
Today, through Hollywood,
the United States influences
00:38:05.01\00:38:08.55
entertainment
industry around the world.
00:38:08.58\00:38:11.35
Fast food,
McDonald's, or Wall Street.
00:38:11.39\00:38:14.52
Wall Street, what happens
00:38:14.56\00:38:16.76
when the stock market
takes a dive at Wall Street,
00:38:16.79\00:38:19.76
what happens to the
rest of the world markets?
00:38:19.79\00:38:22.06
They just go
south so, so quickly.
00:38:22.10\00:38:24.67
As someone pointed out,
00:38:24.70\00:38:27.24
when Wall Street catches a cold,
00:38:27.27\00:38:30.87
sorry, when Wall Street sneezes,
00:38:30.91\00:38:32.71
the rest of the nations,
the rest of the stock markets,
00:38:32.74\00:38:35.64
they go down as
well, they catch the cold.
00:38:35.68\00:38:38.08
And not to mention the military,
00:38:38.11\00:38:41.08
and we're not even
talking about technology,
00:38:41.12\00:38:43.15
and Google, and IBM,
and Microsoft, and Apple,
00:38:43.18\00:38:49.09
and so on, and so forth,
00:38:49.12\00:38:50.46
that all comes from the
United States of America.
00:38:50.49\00:38:52.79
Let's take a
look at the military.
00:38:52.83\00:38:54.90
Now this is astounding.
00:38:54.93\00:38:56.93
As far as the
military is concerned,
00:38:56.97\00:38:58.70
the United States...
00:38:58.73\00:39:00.07
Notice, according to
this report back in 2017,
00:39:00.10\00:39:04.87
"The United States
spends more on defense
00:39:04.91\00:39:08.14
than the next eight
countries combined."
00:39:08.18\00:39:11.28
Did you hear that?
00:39:11.31\00:39:12.65
The United States
spends more money on military
00:39:12.68\00:39:16.28
than the next eight
major countries combined.
00:39:16.32\00:39:20.29
That is
phenomenal. That is phenomenal.
00:39:20.32\00:39:22.76
And that is why
00:39:22.79\00:39:24.13
the United States is
all around the world,
00:39:24.16\00:39:27.26
all around the world,
00:39:27.30\00:39:28.63
and continues to flex
its muscle, and its power.
00:39:28.66\00:39:32.57
Let's take a look
at this sixth point.
00:39:32.60\00:39:35.40
The United States
would speak like a dragon.
00:39:35.44\00:39:38.61
Notice these words.
00:39:38.64\00:39:40.64
"Then I saw another beast
coming up out of the earth,
00:39:40.68\00:39:42.74
and he had two
horns like a lamb,
00:39:42.78\00:39:44.81
and spoke like a dragon."
00:39:44.85\00:39:46.25
I really wish.
00:39:46.28\00:39:47.62
I really, really wish
that there was a full stop
00:39:47.65\00:39:50.62
at the end of lamb,
00:39:50.65\00:39:52.49
and we could all go home
and live happily ever after.
00:39:52.52\00:39:56.02
But that is not
how the prophecy ends.
00:39:56.06\00:39:58.39
This nation that begins
in a Christ-like fashion
00:39:58.43\00:40:03.40
will one day
speak like the dragon.
00:40:03.43\00:40:06.10
And who is the dragon
according to Bible prophecy?
00:40:06.13\00:40:08.40
It's Satan.
00:40:08.44\00:40:09.77
Revelation 12:9
makes that clear,
00:40:09.80\00:40:12.01
the dragon is that serpent
00:40:12.04\00:40:14.34
of old called
the Devil and Satan.
00:40:14.38\00:40:16.85
So the Bible says, this nation
00:40:16.88\00:40:19.31
that espouses
freedom of religion,
00:40:19.35\00:40:21.75
that espouses civil freedom
00:40:21.78\00:40:23.89
will one day
speak like the dragon.
00:40:23.92\00:40:26.89
Satan himself who
has only one purpose
00:40:26.92\00:40:31.19
and plan in mind and
that is to either deceive
00:40:31.23\00:40:33.93
or coerce the entire
world into worshiping him.
00:40:33.96\00:40:39.33
One nation
aligned with Jesus Christ
00:40:39.37\00:40:42.74
at the very foundation
will one day, at the very end,
00:40:42.77\00:40:46.31
before its demise,
speak like the dragon.
00:40:46.34\00:40:49.51
Now let's ask the question,
how does a nation speak?
00:40:49.54\00:40:54.55
"A nation speaks through
its laws and legislative body."
00:40:54.58\00:40:59.35
The Bible says that the
United States of America,
00:40:59.39\00:41:02.59
through its laws
and legislative body
00:41:02.62\00:41:06.23
will bring forth
laws that will prohibit
00:41:06.26\00:41:12.73
civil and religious freedom.
00:41:12.77\00:41:16.04
The two principles upon
which this nation was built,
00:41:16.07\00:41:21.88
the two principles that
have ensured this nation
00:41:21.91\00:41:25.31
be the
worldwide lone superpower,
00:41:25.35\00:41:28.45
blessed more than any
other nation on the planet.
00:41:28.48\00:41:31.15
Now the question is,
00:41:31.19\00:41:32.69
"How will the
dragon, that is Satan,
00:41:32.72\00:41:35.26
use the United States government
00:41:35.29\00:41:36.99
to force its citizens
00:41:37.03\00:41:38.49
as well as compel all
other world governments
00:41:38.53\00:41:41.30
to enforce the
mark of the beast,
00:41:41.33\00:41:43.47
that is Sunday sacredness,
00:41:43.50\00:41:44.97
which we have already
established from scripture,
00:41:45.00\00:41:47.24
on its citizens?"
00:41:47.27\00:41:48.60
How will that happen?
00:41:48.64\00:41:51.04
As I pointed out,
00:41:51.07\00:41:52.41
through Satan's
two favorite methods
00:41:52.44\00:41:55.44
that he has used ever
since the beginning of time,
00:41:55.48\00:41:58.35
and those two methods,
his two favorite methods
00:41:58.38\00:42:01.98
that he has are
deception and, what, coercion.
00:42:02.02\00:42:06.35
Deception and coercion.
00:42:06.39\00:42:07.86
And these two
methods were used by Satan
00:42:07.89\00:42:12.96
at the very beginning of time
00:42:12.99\00:42:14.76
when he used the
first method deception
00:42:14.80\00:42:17.43
to deceive Eve,
isn't that right?
00:42:17.47\00:42:19.93
And he used the second
method, coercion or force
00:42:19.97\00:42:24.11
when he could not deceive
Abel into worshipping him
00:42:24.14\00:42:27.94
as his brother had.
00:42:27.98\00:42:29.51
So instead of deceiving him,
00:42:29.54\00:42:32.35
which he couldn't
do, what did he do?
00:42:32.38\00:42:33.98
He took his life,
00:42:34.02\00:42:35.55
he took his life, he killed him.
00:42:35.58\00:42:37.42
Deception and coercion.
00:42:37.45\00:42:39.09
Satan's first two tools
at the very beginning of time
00:42:39.12\00:42:43.53
in order to get his way
00:42:43.56\00:42:46.39
will be his final two
tools at the end of time
00:42:46.43\00:42:50.03
to get his way to
receive the worship
00:42:50.07\00:42:52.03
that belongs to
God, and God alone.
00:42:52.07\00:42:53.74
So let's take a
look at deception.
00:42:53.77\00:42:55.10
Let's take a look at
what the text actually says.
00:42:55.14\00:42:57.81
Deception.
00:42:57.84\00:42:59.17
Notice what it says
in Revelation 13:13-14.
00:42:59.21\00:43:03.01
"He performs great,"
what, "signs or miracles,
00:43:03.04\00:43:06.75
so that he even makes," what,
"fire come down from heaven
00:43:06.78\00:43:10.35
on the earth in
the sight of men."
00:43:10.39\00:43:11.85
Let's just pause
there for a moment.
00:43:11.89\00:43:14.16
Fire in the Bible
has often been associated
00:43:14.19\00:43:17.29
with the workings of
God, with the workings of who?
00:43:17.33\00:43:20.30
With the workings of God.
00:43:20.33\00:43:21.66
You remember, on Mount Carmel,
God sent fire down from heaven
00:43:21.70\00:43:26.53
to make a clear, the
sacrifice that He accepted,
00:43:26.57\00:43:30.71
that of Elijah rather
than the prophets of Baal.
00:43:30.74\00:43:33.98
At Pentecost, God
sent the Holy Spirit
00:43:34.01\00:43:37.61
as a symbol of tongues
of fire, isn't that right?
00:43:37.65\00:43:41.15
Fire is often a
symbol that God is in this,
00:43:41.18\00:43:44.82
that God is working.
00:43:44.85\00:43:46.19
So the devil will use something
00:43:46.22\00:43:48.46
that is associated with
having the acceptance of God
00:43:48.49\00:43:52.36
in order to deceive,
are we together on that?
00:43:52.39\00:43:55.53
Let's keep reading.
00:43:55.56\00:43:57.23
"And he deceives
those who dwell on the earth
00:43:57.27\00:43:59.70
by those signs
which he was granted to do
00:43:59.73\00:44:01.94
in the sight of the beast,
00:44:01.97\00:44:03.30
telling those who
dwell on the earth
00:44:03.34\00:44:04.71
to make an image to the beast
00:44:04.74\00:44:06.21
who was wounded by
the sword and lived."
00:44:06.24\00:44:08.68
So here is how
the devil will work.
00:44:08.71\00:44:11.51
One of his two favorite methods
and that is, what, deception.
00:44:11.55\00:44:15.58
He will seek to deceive.
00:44:15.62\00:44:17.09
Notice what the
Apostle Paul writes
00:44:17.12\00:44:18.99
in 2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10
00:44:19.02\00:44:21.76
regarding what the
enemy will seek to do
00:44:21.79\00:44:25.06
through deception.
00:44:25.09\00:44:26.49
We read these words,
the Apostle Paul writes,
00:44:26.53\00:44:29.46
"The coming of the lawless one
00:44:29.50\00:44:31.17
is according to
the working of Satan."
00:44:31.20\00:44:32.53
It's interesting. He
uses the word lawless.
00:44:32.57\00:44:35.94
Lawless, does that remind
us of the Ten Commandments?
00:44:35.97\00:44:38.54
Yes, indeed.
00:44:38.57\00:44:39.91
This power will be
contrary to God's law
00:44:39.94\00:44:43.35
or God's Ten Commandments,
that's what it speaking of.
00:44:43.38\00:44:46.45
Let's keep reading.
00:44:46.48\00:44:47.98
"With all power,
signs, and lying wonders,
00:44:48.02\00:44:51.75
and with all
unrighteous deception
00:44:51.79\00:44:53.76
among those who perish,
00:44:53.79\00:44:55.29
because they did not
receive the love of the truth,
00:44:55.32\00:44:57.46
that they might
be," what, "saved."
00:44:57.49\00:44:59.56
So why will those at
the end of time be deceived?
00:44:59.59\00:45:04.70
Will they be deceived
00:45:04.73\00:45:06.07
because the truth was
not available to them?
00:45:06.10\00:45:09.34
That the truth was not made
00:45:09.37\00:45:10.71
absolutely
crystal clear to them?
00:45:10.74\00:45:12.54
No, those who were deceived
00:45:12.57\00:45:14.94
at the end of time and are lost,
00:45:14.98\00:45:16.88
will be lost for one
reason, and one reason alone,
00:45:16.91\00:45:20.12
and that is because they
would rather believe the lie
00:45:20.15\00:45:24.05
than they would believe
Jesus Christ and His truth.
00:45:24.09\00:45:27.72
That is why they perish.
00:45:27.76\00:45:29.96
God will never allow
anyone to be deceived, never,
00:45:29.99\00:45:33.70
without making a
crystal clear what the truth is.
00:45:33.73\00:45:37.77
But if you want to be deceived,
if that's what you want,
00:45:37.80\00:45:41.20
then God will allow
you to believe a deception,
00:45:41.24\00:45:44.44
a lie rather than the truth.
00:45:44.47\00:45:46.37
That is why the
three angles' messages
00:45:46.41\00:45:48.34
are summed up
in those six words.
00:45:48.38\00:45:50.11
God's truth, Satan's
lies, and your choice.
00:45:50.15\00:45:56.18
God says, "I've
shared with you My truth.
00:45:56.22\00:45:59.62
I've exposed Satan's lies.
00:45:59.65\00:46:01.36
Now it's your
opportunity to make a choice."
00:46:01.39\00:46:05.23
That is the first way.
00:46:05.26\00:46:06.59
Let's take a
look at the second way
00:46:06.63\00:46:09.40
that Satan will
work at the end of time
00:46:09.43\00:46:11.27
through coersion.
00:46:11.30\00:46:12.63
Notice these scriptures.
00:46:12.67\00:46:14.74
Revelation 13:12.
00:46:14.77\00:46:16.74
"And he," that is the
United States of America,
00:46:16.77\00:46:18.81
"exercises all the
authority of the first beast
00:46:18.84\00:46:20.74
in his presence,
and causes the earth
00:46:20.78\00:46:22.51
and those who dwell in it
to worship the first beast,
00:46:22.54\00:46:24.55
whose deadly wound was healed."
00:46:24.58\00:46:26.48
This word causes appears again.
00:46:26.51\00:46:29.88
Notice these words, this time
00:46:29.92\00:46:31.25
from Revelation 13:16-17.
00:46:31.29\00:46:33.46
"He causes all,
both small and great,
00:46:33.49\00:46:36.06
rich and poor, free and slave,
00:46:36.09\00:46:37.43
to receive a mark
on their right hand
00:46:37.46\00:46:39.06
or on their foreheads,
and that no one may," what,
00:46:39.09\00:46:41.80
"buy or sell except
one who has the mark
00:46:41.83\00:46:44.40
or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name."
00:46:44.43\00:46:46.63
That's the second time
the word causes is used.
00:46:46.67\00:46:49.90
So Satan will
seek to get his way
00:46:49.94\00:46:52.97
by preventing those
who will not worship him
00:46:53.01\00:46:56.85
from buying and selling.
00:46:56.88\00:46:58.45
But when buying
and selling fails,
00:46:58.48\00:47:00.65
well, then he
pulls out his trump card
00:47:00.68\00:47:02.75
and notice what
Satan will seek to do.
00:47:02.78\00:47:05.65
In Revelation 13:15, we read,
00:47:05.69\00:47:07.02
"He was granted
power to give breath
00:47:07.06\00:47:08.52
to the image of the beast,
00:47:08.56\00:47:09.89
that the image of the
beast should both speak and,"
00:47:09.92\00:47:11.29
do what, "cause as
many as would not worship
00:47:11.33\00:47:14.10
the image of the beast,"
to be what, "to be killed."
00:47:14.13\00:47:16.30
So ultimately,
there'll be a death decree.
00:47:16.33\00:47:18.47
That's what the Bible says.
00:47:18.50\00:47:19.83
I'm not making this up.
00:47:19.87\00:47:21.74
That's what it actually says.
00:47:21.77\00:47:23.10
You can read that.
00:47:23.14\00:47:24.47
So what is the
image of the beast?
00:47:27.31\00:47:29.84
That's our third most
important end-time question
00:47:29.88\00:47:33.38
when it comes to the
Book of Revelation 14:9-12,
00:47:33.42\00:47:37.12
the third angel's message,
00:47:37.15\00:47:39.05
what is the image of the beast?
00:47:39.09\00:47:40.42
Well, we'll
discover in Daniel 3,
00:47:40.46\00:47:42.76
which is the parallel chapter
00:47:42.79\00:47:44.46
in the Book of
Daniel to Revelation 13.
00:47:44.49\00:47:46.53
Easy to remember, 13 and 3.
00:47:46.56\00:47:48.90
We have an image that is
set up by King Nebuchadnezzar.
00:47:48.93\00:47:52.83
What is the image of the beast?
00:47:52.87\00:47:54.20
The image of the
beast is simply the state
00:47:54.24\00:47:57.57
forcing its citizens
to worship a certain way
00:47:57.61\00:48:01.18
which is what
took place in Daniel 3,
00:48:01.21\00:48:04.91
is what took place
during the Dark Ages,
00:48:04.95\00:48:07.95
when the state
forced its citizens to obey
00:48:07.98\00:48:11.45
what the church said,
00:48:11.49\00:48:13.69
which is what took place
when Jesus was crucified.
00:48:13.72\00:48:18.03
When Jesus was crucified,
the state, the government,
00:48:18.06\00:48:22.83
and the religious leaders
got together, isn't that right?
00:48:22.86\00:48:25.90
Pilate and the religious leaders
00:48:25.93\00:48:27.67
got together to
put Jesus on the cross.
00:48:27.70\00:48:32.07
What happened back then
will take place again today.
00:48:32.11\00:48:35.28
The image of the
beast is simply this
00:48:35.31\00:48:38.08
when the state, and
the church come together,
00:48:38.11\00:48:41.78
and the state enforcers worship
00:48:41.82\00:48:44.25
according to the
dictates of the church.
00:48:44.29\00:48:46.42
And in this case,
it's the Church of Rome
00:48:46.45\00:48:49.36
as we have already discovered.
00:48:49.39\00:48:51.63
Now is this world between
church and state coming down?
00:48:51.66\00:48:56.50
Yes, indeed, it is.
00:48:56.53\00:48:58.20
And it is coming down more
than just a brick at a time.
00:48:58.23\00:49:02.07
It's coming down rapidly.
00:49:02.10\00:49:04.21
Let me just share with you
00:49:04.24\00:49:05.74
just some very recent events
in the last number of years,
00:49:05.77\00:49:09.58
and what is
taking place right now.
00:49:09.61\00:49:12.55
Notice this statement
by a prominent evangelical,
00:49:12.58\00:49:16.25
an evangelist, pastor,
00:49:16.28\00:49:17.85
there in the
United States of America,
00:49:17.89\00:49:19.39
Pastor Jerry Falwell.
00:49:19.42\00:49:20.76
This is what he wrote.
00:49:20.79\00:49:22.12
"All Americans would do
well to petition the President
00:49:22.16\00:49:24.93
and the congress
to make a federal law,
00:49:24.96\00:49:27.53
and amendment to the
constitution if need be."
00:49:27.56\00:49:30.27
That would be
the first amendment
00:49:30.30\00:49:31.93
that separates church and state
00:49:31.97\00:49:34.07
that prohibits
the force of religion,
00:49:34.10\00:49:38.64
"To be establish the," what,
00:49:38.67\00:49:40.58
"the Sabbath as the
National Day of Rest."
00:49:40.61\00:49:43.58
And he's not talking
about the seventh-day Sabbath,
00:49:43.61\00:49:45.38
in case you're wondering.
00:49:45.41\00:49:47.68
What this
prominent evangelical leader
00:49:47.72\00:49:50.25
is saying that the congress
00:49:50.29\00:49:52.09
has a duty to establish laws
00:49:52.12\00:49:55.69
so that every single
person in the United States
00:49:55.72\00:49:59.23
will have the
freedom to worship on Sunday,
00:49:59.26\00:50:02.13
not Saturday, not
Friday, but on Sunday.
00:50:02.16\00:50:05.33
Notice this front
cover of Time Magazine,
00:50:05.37\00:50:08.50
back in 2011,
00:50:08.54\00:50:09.90
and
interestingly enough on July 4,
00:50:09.94\00:50:12.07
Independence Day, 2011.
00:50:12.11\00:50:15.01
This was the title,
00:50:15.04\00:50:17.05
"Does the US
Constitution Still Matter?"
00:50:17.08\00:50:20.18
And as you can see here is
the Declaration of Independence,
00:50:20.22\00:50:22.52
and it's being shredded.
00:50:22.55\00:50:24.92
Since September
11, in particular,
00:50:24.95\00:50:27.82
freedoms that the
people of the United States
00:50:27.86\00:50:31.19
have treasured and
enjoyed for two centuries
00:50:31.23\00:50:35.06
have slowly but surely
been taken away from them.
00:50:35.10\00:50:39.53
It won't take much,
00:50:39.57\00:50:40.90
it won't take much for
laws to be put in place
00:50:40.94\00:50:44.37
that you and I cannot
even begin to imagine today.
00:50:44.41\00:50:48.51
When September 11 took place,
the world changed, didn't it?
00:50:48.54\00:50:52.01
It changed forever.
00:50:52.05\00:50:53.38
Imagine an event or events
like September 11 or far greater
00:50:53.42\00:50:58.42
that will bring the
United States to its knees,
00:50:58.45\00:51:00.59
where people
will cry out to God,
00:51:00.62\00:51:03.02
and who knows
what will take place.
00:51:03.06\00:51:04.76
But we know what will take place
00:51:04.79\00:51:06.13
because the Bible tells us,
00:51:06.16\00:51:07.50
how that will all
transpire, I don't know.
00:51:07.53\00:51:09.16
Notice this,
00:51:09.20\00:51:11.63
this was from Time Magazine
back in 2016, August 15,
00:51:11.67\00:51:15.20
and the title was,
00:51:15.24\00:51:16.57
"Donald Trump Vowed to
Close the Gap Between," what,
00:51:16.60\00:51:20.54
"Church and State."
00:51:20.58\00:51:21.91
Incredible!
00:51:21.94\00:51:23.28
Donald Trump before his election
00:51:23.31\00:51:25.78
had a meeting with a number of
prominent evangelical leaders,
00:51:25.81\00:51:29.58
and he promised them,
00:51:29.62\00:51:30.95
"If you put me in power,
00:51:30.99\00:51:33.09
I will give you the power
00:51:33.12\00:51:36.76
to bring
government into the church,
00:51:36.79\00:51:40.93
to be able to share
00:51:40.96\00:51:42.36
your political
views, and your opinions,
00:51:42.40\00:51:44.23
to be able to
donate to political causes
00:51:44.27\00:51:47.64
even though you are a church
and are not allowed to do that
00:51:47.67\00:51:51.41
because of the
separation of church and state,
00:51:51.44\00:51:53.74
I'm going to
dismantle that separation
00:51:53.78\00:51:57.08
for the sake of giving
the churches more power."
00:51:57.11\00:51:59.88
And under Donald
Trump, under Donald Trump,
00:51:59.91\00:52:04.59
the evangelicals in America
00:52:04.62\00:52:07.12
have received a boost in the arm
00:52:07.16\00:52:10.93
unlike other, unlike any other.
00:52:10.96\00:52:13.66
Under President
Obama, the evangelicals,
00:52:13.70\00:52:17.90
the Christians were suppressed.
00:52:17.93\00:52:19.83
Under Donald Trump,
00:52:19.87\00:52:21.20
they are now rising
very, very quickly to power.
00:52:21.24\00:52:25.54
This was a book that
I read just this year,
00:52:25.57\00:52:29.08
written by Marvin Moore,
00:52:29.11\00:52:31.91
published back in 2007.
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The title, "Could
It Really Happen?"
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Subtitle, Sunday laws,
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economic
boycotts, death decrees,
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religious
persecution in America?
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Really?
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In America?
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Could this really
happen in America?
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And down the bottom
there, you can read those words,
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"Revelation 13 in
the light of history
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and current events."
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As I read that
book just this year,
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I was astounded,
absolutely astounded,
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that what Marvin Moore is
writing about 10 years ago
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is happening
before our very eyes.
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He was saying this might
happen or this could transpire.
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Now it's actually transpiring,
what he said might take place.
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Some 10 years ago.
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Could it really happen?
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Economic boycotts,
how does he put it?
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"Sunday laws, death decrees,
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religious
persecution, in America?"
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The land of the free,
and the home of the brave,
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could it happen in a nation
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that has its two founding
and grounding principles,
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the separation
of church and state
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that enables its citizens
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to enjoy civil liberties,
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religious liberties,
could it really happen
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in the flagship
nation for democracy
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in the western world today?
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In the world today,
could it really happen?
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It seems unimaginable.
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And for those who are watching
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and are seeing this
for the very first time,
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you might be
thinking, "This guy, Danny,
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whatever he's been on,
he needs to get off it.
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He's just gone mad.
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He's just gone
completely troppo.
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Is he trying to tell us that
the United States of America
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will one day
shred its constitution,
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shred the very first
amendment of the constitution,
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and that the government
will prescribe who you worship,
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when you worship,
and what you worship,
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will that really happen?"
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I wish it were not the case.
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But if I read
my Bible correctly,
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if I read the Book
of Revelation correctly,
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and I believe I do
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because they're all
stacks up to what we have seen,
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the answer is yes.
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As hard as it may be to
imagine such a scenario,
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Revelation tells
us the day is coming
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when the United
States of America
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will enact religious laws.
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And if you are not
willing to go along
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with those religious laws
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that will be enacted
for the whole nation,
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you will not be
able to buy or sell.
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That's what we've just read.
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And not just in the
United States of America,
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the Bible says that this power,
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the United States of America
will cause the entire world,
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how much of the world?
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The entire world to worship
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and to follow the
dictates of this first beast,
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the Church of Rome,
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ultimately to receive
the mark of the beast,
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which is Sunday sacredness
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that will be established
not just in the United States
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but around the world.
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Any buying and
selling doesn't work,
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the enemy will
pull out his trump card
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as we've discovered,
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which is death, which is death.
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No different to what took
place on the plain of Dura
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when Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
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would not bow down to the image,
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but they would
worship the God of heaven
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even if it meant
their lives came to an end.
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My friends, the truth
is Jesus is our only hope.
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Revelation makes
it abundantly clear
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that Jesus is our only hope.
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I want to finish
off with this scripture.
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In Revelation 13:8, we read,
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"And all who dwell on
the earth will worship him,
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whose names
have not been written
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in the Book of
Life of the Lamb slain
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from the
foundation of the world."
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You and I need to
have our names written
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in the Lamb's Book of Life.
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If your name is safe and secure
in the Lamb's Book of Life,
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you have nothing to fear,
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you have nothing
to be afraid off.
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I thank God that
those who follow Him
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are safe and secure
in His Book of Life.
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Let's pray together.
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Father in heaven,
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we want to thank You
so much for Your Word.
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We want to thank You
so much for this prophecy
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that reveals to us Your truth,
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reveals to us
Satan's deceptions,
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and gives us an opportunity
to choose, to follow the Lamb.
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It's my prayer,
Father, that each person here,
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all those watching,
wherever they might be
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that we will all choose
to have our names written
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in the Lamb's Book of Life.
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And we thank You and
pray this in Jesus' name.
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And everybody
say, amen and amen.
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