Hi and you're now with
The Forerunner Chronicles.
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Hello everybody,
I'd like to welcome you
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to Part 2 of our special
Forerunner Chronicles series
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entitled "Rome's Revenge. "
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In part 1 of this series,
we learned some very critical
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and interesting information
dealing with the history
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of the ancient
Republic of pagan Rome,
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and you may be wondering
what does history have to do
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with Bible prophecy
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and last day events.
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Well, the Bible is
very clear on this.
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In the book of Ecclesiastes
chapter 3 beginning at verse 15
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the Word of God tells us,
"That which hath been is now;
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and that which is to
be hath already been;
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and God requireth
that which is past. "
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In other words, the things that
have taken place in the past,
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they are now taking place
in our present-day Society.
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And that which will
unfold in the near future,
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has already at
least, in principle,
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taken place in the past.
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Therefore God requires us,
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He commands us to have a
knowledge of historical events
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especially those events
that have impacted His people...
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His Church
throughout the ages of antiquity
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so that we can have
a better understanding
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of what's going on now
in our present-day Society
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and how things may
unfold in the very near future.
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That's where history and
prophecy meet hand in hand.
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It's very important
for us as God's people
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for our relationship
with Jesus Christ as well.
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Now you may not believe this
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but I'm going to prove
this from the Word of God.
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In the book of Revelation
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chapter 12 beginning
at verse 1, we are told,
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"And there appeared a
great wonder in heaven;
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a woman clothed with the sun,
having the moon under her feet,
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and upon her head a
crown of twelve stars:"
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You see, a woman
in Bible prophecy
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is symbolic of God's
people or God's Church.
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This is told to us
clearly in the book of Jeremiah
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chapter 6 and
verse 2 which tells us,
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"I've likened
the daughter of Zion
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unto a comely
and delicate woman. "
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Then in the book of
Isaiah chapter 51 and verse 16
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at the very end
of that Scripture
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the Bible tells us,
"... and say unto Zion,
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'Thou art my people. '"
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Zion is the people of
God and He likens His people
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the daughter of Zion unto
this comely and delicate woman.
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Clearly, in the Bible, a woman
is a symbol of God's people.
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But notice that this
woman in Revelation chapter 12
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beginning at verse 1,
she is clothed with the sun.
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What is the "sun" a symbol of?
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Well, the Bible tells us
in the book of Revelation
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chapter 1 and verse 16,
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which gives us a
description of Jesus Christ
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"In His right
hand were seven stars
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and out of his mouth
went a sharp twoedged sword:
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and his
countenance was as the sun
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shineth in its strength. "
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Once again, Jesus Christ
is the "sun" the spiritual sun
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found within the Word of
God, the holy scriptures.
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This means that when the
woman is clothed with the sun,
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it is a symbol of God's people,
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His church adorned with
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the beauty, the truth, the love
and the power of Jesus Christ.
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And this is spoken of in
more detail in the book of
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1 Corinthians
chapter 1 and verse 30
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and I hope you're enjoying
this just as much as I am.
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The Bible tells us there,
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"But of Him are
ye in Christ Jesus,
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who of God has made unto us
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wisdom, righteousness,
sanctification and redemption:"
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so if God's people, His
Church, is clothed with the sun
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or clothed with Jesus Christ,
we should be experiencing
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the wisdom, the righteousness,
the sanctifying power
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and the redemptive power that
is made manifest to humanity
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through God through
His son, Jesus Christ.
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That is awesome.
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But we can only
have this experience
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as we have our feet
firmly planted upon the moon,
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remember the woman is
standing upon the moon.
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What is this moon a symbol of?
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Remember the Bible gives
us clear details about this
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in the book of Psalm chapter
89 beginning at verse 36.
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And I say "remember" because
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I hope you watched
Part 1 of this series,
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if you haven't,
make sure you do.
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The Bible tells us in Psalm
chapter 89 beginning at verse 36
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"But his seed
shall endure for ever,
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and his throne as
the sun before me.
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It shall be established
for ever as the moon,
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as a faithful
witness in the heaven. "
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Well, we know that
every time we see the moon
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beaming with all
of its celestial glory
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in the midnight sky,
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that light that is
shining from the moon,
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it's not simply being
emitted from the moon itself,
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but rather, the moon is
simply reflecting the light that
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shines forth from the sun.
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So, when we see the
moon shining in the sky,
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although we cannot see
the sun, the moon testifies
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to the glory and
the existence of the sun
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during the dark night hours.
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Therefore, whatever this moon is
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that the woman is
standing on top of
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in the Book of Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 1,
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it stands as a spiritual symbol
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of that which testifies
of the power, the existence,
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and the glory, the authority
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of the spiritual sun,
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Jesus Christ.
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Now what does the Bible teach of
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that does all of these things?
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Well, the Bible tells
us, in the book of Revelation
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chapter 19 and verse 10,
when John came into contact
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with the angel that was
sent to give him the Revelation
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of the Revelation,
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we are told that he fell
at his feet to worship him.
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And the angel said unto
him, "See that thou doeth not
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from thy fellowservant,
and of they brethren that have
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the testimony of
Jesus: worship God:
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for the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy. "
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Here it is Ladies and Gentlemen,
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the holy Scriptures
which testify of Jesus Christ
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and the
testimony of Jesus Christ
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which is the spirit of prophecy,
collectively, they come together
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to form that spiritual moon
which testify of Jesus Christ.
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Now, do you understand
why I told you earlier
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it is so important for us
to understand Bible prophecy
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even in our
relationship with Jesus Christ.
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You see, it is
only as God's people
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that stand upon the
foundation of the Word of God
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and the spirit of prophecy
the more sure word of prophecy
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that we have a solid foundation
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so that we can be
adorned with the spiritual sun
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so that we can experience
the wisdom, the righteousness
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the sanctifying power and
the redemptive power that comes
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through a
relationship with Jesus Christ.
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And this is why
the Bible tells us
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in the book of Amos
chapter 3 and verse 7,
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"Surely the Lord
God will do nothing,
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but he revealeth his secret unto
his servants the prophets. "
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As we see the prophetic
events unfolding in our world,
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that the Bible has spoken
of, God would have us to know
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that in these dark hours,
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Jesus Christ is
still in existence
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at the right hand of
the throne of the majesty
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located in heaven, he
is working on our behalf
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and as we keep our
eyes by faith fixed on him,
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He will take us
out of this darkness
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into His marvelous light.
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Listen, he who
doesn't remember his past,
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is doomed to repeat it
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because, as a
wise man once said,
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"There really is no
new thing under the sun. "
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Rome's Revenge Part 2
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In the book of Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 11,
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we are told, "And I
beheld another beast
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coming up out of the earth;
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and he had two
horns like a lamb,
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and he spake as a dragon. "
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Now we already
learned previously
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that a beast in Bible prophecy
is symbolic of a kingdom
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or a political power.
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If you do not
recall this information
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in the book of Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 3,
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the Bible says,
"And four great beasts
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came up from the sea,
diverse one from another. "
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Then in Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 23,
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speaking of the fourth beast,
which we have already learned
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is a symbol of the
pagan Republic of Rome,
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we read, "Thus he
said, the fourth beast
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shall be the fourth
kingdom upon the earth"
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now notice closely,
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that according to
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 2
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all of these beasts
which are really symbolic of
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kingdoms or political powers,
they came up from the sea.
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But in Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 11,
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the beast or political power
that has two horns like a lamb
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is seen coming
up out of the earth.
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In Revelation
chapter 17 and verse 15,
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we are told what
the sea or waters
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are symbolic of in the Bible.
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We are told there,
"And he saith unto me,
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The waters which thou
sawest where the whore sitteth,
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are peoples, and multitudes,
and nations, and tongues. "
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This lets us know that waters
or the sea in Bible prophecy
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are symbolic of many people
or a densely populated area.
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However, the earth is the
absolute opposite of the sea.
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Therefore, the
beast that is seen rising
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in Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 11,
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coming up out of the earth,
must be a kingdom or a nation
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that rises to a
position of supremacy
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in a sparsely
populated area of our globe.
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The beast or political power,
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that rises in this
sparsely populated region,
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is also described as
having two horns like a lamb.
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Horns in Bible prophecy
can be used to symbolize power.
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In the book of
Habakkuk chapter 3 and verse 4,
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we are told, "his
brightness was as the light;
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he had horns
coming out of his hand:
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and there was the
hiding of his power. "
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And a lamb,
primarily, is used in the Bible
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as a symbol of Jesus Christ.
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We are told in the book of
John chapter 1 and verse 29
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"And the next day John
seeth Jesus coming unto him
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and saith,
'Behold, the Lamb of God,
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which taketh away
the sin of the world. '"
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Therefore, these two lamb-like
horns that are connected
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to this political
power or this nation,
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that rises into prominence,
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in a sparsely
populated region of our globe,
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symbolizes that this
nation from its inception
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will profess to be
Christian in nature,
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and its Government will promote
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two of the most
powerful principles of Christ.
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The two great principles of
Christ that I am speaking of
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are found in the book of
Galatians chapter 5 and verse 1.
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We are told there,
"Stand fast therefore
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in the LIBERTY wherewith
Christ hath made you FREE,
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and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage. "
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Without prolonging
the point any further,
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historically it is evident
that there was no other nation
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that arose into prominence
in a sparsely populated region
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professing to be Christian and
promoting liberty and freedom
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and justice for all
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other than the
United States of America.
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And the two great
principles of power
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that have stood as
the pillars of strength
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of the United States of
America from its infancy
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are Republicanism
and Protestantism.
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A Government of the
people, by the people
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and for the people
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and a Constitution that protects
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the religious
liberties of the people,
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leaving us free to worship
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according to the
dictates of our conscience.
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However, we are warned in
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Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 11
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that the great Christian Nation
will one day speak as a dragon.
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It is evident that the
only way that a Nation can speak
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is through its
legislative bodies
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and its judicial authority.
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Therefore, when the
United States of America
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speaks as a dragon,
the Leaders of our Nation
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will propose legislation
to enact laws that will mirror
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the malicious
designs of the devil himself,
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which is to make war with
those who keep the commandments
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of God and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ
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according to Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17.
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But still you may be asking,
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"What does this have to do
with the Republic of Rome?"
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Well, my friends,
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this is just proof that
those who forget their past
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are doomed to repeat it.
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You see on June 21st of 1788,
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when the United States
Constitution was ratified,
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the USA
officially became a Republic,
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and interestingly enough
like the Republic of Rome,
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the American
Republic during its infancy
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sustained its existence
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primarily through
agricultural industries.
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In the year 1800,
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5 million people
populated the USA
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and out of this number,
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4.5 million lived on
farms in rural America.
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However, when the
industrial revolution
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was kicked into full gear,
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the engines that would
profoundly change the face
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of the Republic of the
United States of America,
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were set in motion with the
invention of the steam engine,
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the cotton gin, the
telegraph, the sewing machine,
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the transatlantic
cable, the telephone,
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the diesel engine and much more,
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capitalism exploded
in the United States.
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And as financial
opportunities increased,
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so did a massive
influx of immigrants.
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People poured like a
running faucet into the cities
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which were the
centers of commerce.
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Therefore, the urbanization
of the landscape of America
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was inevitable to
supply the overwhelming demand
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for affordable housing.
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The wealthy, consequently,
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developed separate
neighborhoods for themselves
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building luxurious mansions
on the outskirts of the city.
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While the poor...
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the poor huddled
together in housing projects
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in the middle of the
cities which were notorious
00:15:46.68\00:15:49.84
for the unhealthy
living conditions.
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But then, with the
force of a Mack truck
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colliding with a
steel reinforced brick wall,
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the apparent economic juggernaut
experienced a humbling defeat.
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When the Great
Depression touched down,
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the gears of the United
States of America stopped
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and because the
once-farm-oriented Society
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had surrendered their
agricultural birthright
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for the
pleasures of instant gain,
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starvation ran rampant
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through the urban
regions of America.
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So what do you
think happened next?
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You already know
what happened next.
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To relieve the pressure of
the Depression upon the masses,
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the Government
stepped in with a new deal.
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Under the
presidential administration of
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Franklin D. Roosevelt,
the Government intervened
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with several work and
public relief programs
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to ease the monumental
unemployment epidemic.
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These programs
laid the foundation
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for the new welfare
state of the Republic.
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However, these
programs quickly degenerated
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into the irremovable thorn
in the heart of the Nation.
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for the philosophy amongst
the people quickly developed
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that generous Welfare Stipends
and free healthcare benefits
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were better than
an entry-level job.
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And, of course, to keep
the morale of the people high
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during the Great Depression,
the United States Government
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included
entertainers and artists
00:17:21.37\00:17:24.21
in their Welfare
Assistance Program.
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And, in turn, the entertainers
00:17:27.11\00:17:30.08
provided cheap or free
amusements to the people
00:17:30.15\00:17:33.75
to help them forget
all of their troubles.
00:17:33.82\00:17:37.65
During this time, Walt
Disney's animated films
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such as Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs
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and the Three Little Pigs
were a big hit with all ages
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and as to be expected,
00:17:48.63\00:17:51.53
as the people of
America were so preoccupied,
00:17:51.57\00:17:56.04
the Oval Office
was pushing legislation
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to consolidate more power
in the hands of the President.
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By now I'm sure that you
can see that there really is
00:18:04.95\00:18:09.48
no new thing under the sun.
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Since then, we have
continued to see the same trend
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metastasize within America.
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In 2011, CNN reported that there
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are 48.7 million Food
Stamp Recipients in the USA.
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That means one out of every
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7 citizens of the
United States of America,
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are Welfare dependents.
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And since September 11, 2001,
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we have steadily watched
the increase of Government
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authority at the
expense of our civil liberties,
00:18:46.35\00:18:50.63
and on December 31st, 2011,
00:18:50.66\00:18:54.10
when President Obama signed the
00:18:54.20\00:18:57.60
National Defense
Authorization Act,
00:18:57.63\00:19:00.47
which empowers the US Military
00:19:00.57\00:19:03.24
to indefinitely
detain US citizens
00:19:03.27\00:19:06.04
in Military Detention Facilities
00:19:06.07\00:19:08.91
without a trial
in a Court of Law
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we just witnessed
00:19:11.58\00:19:13.75
the final death knell
of our Bill of Rights.
00:19:13.78\00:19:17.92
And as the civil liberties
00:19:17.95\00:19:20.39
of the citizens of the
United States of America,
00:19:20.42\00:19:23.46
are literally
unraveling at the seams,
00:19:23.49\00:19:26.93
for five years straight,
00:19:26.96\00:19:29.63
Hollywood has posted
record sales at the Box Office.
00:19:29.66\00:19:35.27
So, where do we go from
here? What will happen next?
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Well, as history, thus far,
has proven to be a helpful guide
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I perceive that on this point
00:19:46.01\00:19:48.65
it will be of
great assistance as well.
00:19:48.68\00:19:51.92
In the closing years
of the Roman Republic,
00:19:51.95\00:19:55.02
when the disparity
between the rich and the poor
00:19:55.06\00:19:58.53
became frighteningly apparent,
00:19:58.56\00:20:00.60
sparks flew that
initiated social wars
00:20:00.63\00:20:04.43
which quickly
transformed into civil war.
00:20:04.47\00:20:08.24
Could it be possible that
this may be the ominous future
00:20:08.27\00:20:13.74
that lies ahead of the so-called
00:20:13.78\00:20:15.88
Land of the Free and
the Home of the Brave?
00:20:15.91\00:20:18.85
With the "Right
Wing Tea Party Movement"
00:20:18.88\00:20:21.82
numbering in the millions
00:20:21.85\00:20:23.59
the "Occupy Movement"
growing by the second,
00:20:23.65\00:20:27.32
led by no specific
head and supported by
00:20:27.36\00:20:31.03
many powerful anonymous members,
00:20:31.06\00:20:34.13
it is clear the poor have begun
to consolidate their strength
00:20:34.20\00:20:39.67
to push against the
bloated one percent.
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But how will this all end?
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Well the Bible tells us in
the book of James chapter 5
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beginning at verse 1,
"Go to now, ye rich men,
00:20:50.28\00:20:54.05
weep and howl for your miseries
that shall come upon you.
00:20:54.08\00:20:58.25
Your riches are corrupted, and
your garments are moth-eaten.
00:20:58.29\00:21:02.49
Your gold and your
silver is cankered;
00:21:02.52\00:21:05.06
and the rust of them
shall witness against you,
00:21:05.09\00:21:08.40
and shall eat your
flesh as it were fire.
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Ye have heaped together
treasures for the last days. "
00:21:10.97\00:21:15.44
Here, the Bible
specifically pronounces judgment
00:21:15.47\00:21:19.91
against the rich,
00:21:19.94\00:21:21.28
those who have amassed
enormous sums of wealth.
00:21:21.31\00:21:25.18
We are told that
their gold and their silver
00:21:25.21\00:21:28.98
which they have heaped together
for their selfish benefit
00:21:29.02\00:21:32.82
would canker in the last days.
00:21:32.85\00:21:35.69
However, it is
scientifically impossible
00:21:35.76\00:21:38.96
for gold and silver
to canker or to rust.
00:21:38.99\00:21:42.46
But yet, the Bible
says that it would happen.
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In other words the
Bible is here telling us
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of a time in which an
unforeseeable financial crisis
00:21:49.40\00:21:54.98
would hit the
fortunes of the wealthy.
00:21:55.01\00:21:57.81
A financial crisis that
would be just as unforeseeable
00:21:58.01\00:22:03.39
as gold or silver
rusting and the time in which
00:22:03.42\00:22:08.96
this financial crisis would
hit, would be in the last days.
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And according to
James chapter 5 and verse 3,
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while the wealthy would
be experiencing this torment
00:22:19.40\00:22:23.77
of the financial crisis
that jeopardizes their fortunes,
00:22:23.81\00:22:28.08
something else, very
important, would take place.
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In James chapter 5
and verse 3 we are told,
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"Behold the hire" or
the wages "of the laborers
00:22:35.58\00:22:40.42
who have reaped
down your fields,
00:22:40.46\00:22:42.96
which is of you
kept back by fraud,
00:22:43.02\00:22:45.43
crieth: and the cries
of them which have reaped
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are entered into the
ears of the Lord of sabaoth. "
00:22:49.83\00:22:54.17
In other words,
00:22:54.20\00:22:55.54
at the time in which this
financial crisis would hit,
00:22:55.57\00:22:59.41
the poor working class
00:22:59.44\00:23:01.71
who have worked for
and been defrauded by their
00:23:01.74\00:23:05.71
wealthy employers,
would begin to protest
00:23:05.75\00:23:09.08
and their protests would be
heard by the Lord of sabaoth.
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The word "sabaoth" in
the original Greek means
00:23:14.49\00:23:17.89
"The Lord of armies" which means
00:23:17.93\00:23:20.80
that the Lord of armies
is hearing these protests
00:23:20.83\00:23:24.70
from the poor and working class
and His heart is being stirred
00:23:24.73\00:23:29.14
by their protests.
00:23:29.17\00:23:30.77
And according to
the book of Revelation,
00:23:30.81\00:23:33.07
chapter 19 verses 13 through 14,
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The Lord of armies is the
00:23:36.41\00:23:38.61
Word of God,
Jesus Christ himself.
00:23:38.65\00:23:41.08
We are told there,
"And he was clothed with a
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vesture dipped in blood:
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and his name is
called the Word of God.
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And the armies which
were in heaven followed him
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upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen,
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white and clean. "
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
00:23:58.27\00:24:00.07
these activities
which are now taking place,
00:24:00.14\00:24:04.14
are not only sure harbingers
00:24:04.21\00:24:07.38
that we are currently
living in the last days,
00:24:07.41\00:24:11.35
but that Jesus Christ is
getting ready to adorn Himself
00:24:11.38\00:24:17.19
with His kingly
robes of vengeance
00:24:17.22\00:24:19.92
and return to planet
earth to give to every man
00:24:19.95\00:24:23.93
his due reward, and
whether you are a part
00:24:23.96\00:24:27.96
of the 99
percent or the 1 percent,
00:24:27.96\00:24:32.33
we all will have to stand
00:24:32.37\00:24:35.44
before the
judgment seat of Christ,
00:24:35.47\00:24:37.77
that everyone may receive
the things done in His body
00:24:37.81\00:24:42.18
according to that he hath
done, whether it be good or bad,
00:24:42.21\00:24:48.35
according to 2 Corinthians
chapter 5 and verse 10.
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For Jesus Himself said,
in Revelation chapter 22
00:24:53.19\00:24:58.06
and verse 12, "And
behold I come quickly;
00:24:58.09\00:25:02.63
and my reward is with me,
00:25:02.66\00:25:05.60
to give to every man according
as his work shall be. "
00:25:05.63\00:25:10.94
The only
question that remains is,
00:25:10.97\00:25:14.48
"How will you
stand on that day?"
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Will you be amongst
those who during their lifetime
00:25:18.01\00:25:22.45
surrendered their
hearts to Jesus Christ
00:25:22.48\00:25:25.85
to be cleansed
from all their sins,
00:25:25.92\00:25:29.96
and to be
empowered by his Holy Spirit
00:25:30.03\00:25:33.80
to obey all of
God's Commandments
00:25:33.83\00:25:37.57
including His
forgotten 4th Commandment
00:25:37.60\00:25:41.30
which enjoins upon
all of his loving servants
00:25:41.34\00:25:45.11
to remember and to be blessed
00:25:45.14\00:25:48.28
by keeping His
seventh-Day Sabbath holy
00:25:48.31\00:25:51.88
which comes on the day
which we know as "Saturday"
00:25:51.95\00:25:56.65
or will you be amongst
those who will be lost because
00:25:56.69\00:26:01.49
you chose to enjoy the
fleeting pleasures of this world
00:26:01.52\00:26:06.29
rather than serving
the Creator of this world?
00:26:06.33\00:26:10.67
The choice is yours.
00:26:10.70\00:26:13.64
However, please don't be fooled
when the men of this world
00:26:13.67\00:26:19.97
begin to promise
you peace and safety
00:26:20.01\00:26:23.45
for they did the
very exact same thing
00:26:23.48\00:26:26.92
in the time of the
now-fallen Republic of Rome.
00:26:26.95\00:26:31.32
In an effort to
quench the civil unrest
00:26:31.35\00:26:35.56
that was threatening to
destroy the Roman Empire,
00:26:35.59\00:26:39.19
Emperor
Constantine the Great in 321 AD
00:26:39.23\00:26:44.60
passed a National Sunday
Law forcing all the citizens
00:26:44.67\00:26:50.11
of the Roman Empire to
cease from all labor on Sunday
00:26:50.17\00:26:55.38
and by the year 538,
they persecuted anyone
00:26:55.44\00:27:00.78
who continued to honor
God's seventh-day Sabbath.
00:27:00.85\00:27:05.25
Constantine the Great united
the powers of Church and State.
00:27:05.29\00:27:11.09
Now, do you think
perhaps as a proposed solution
00:27:11.13\00:27:16.16
to the civil
unrest which is currently
00:27:16.20\00:27:20.34
coursing through the veins
of the United States of America,
00:27:20.37\00:27:24.31
and the rest of the
world, for that matter,
00:27:24.34\00:27:27.28
that when the United
States of America speaks
00:27:27.38\00:27:30.85
as a dragon, it will
unite Church and State
00:27:30.88\00:27:34.32
and pass a
National Sunday Law as well.
00:27:34.35\00:27:37.75
Well, as I've told you before,
I'll tell you once again,
00:27:37.79\00:27:42.52
Listen, he who
doesn't remember his past,
00:27:42.56\00:27:49.96
is doomed to repeat it
because as a wise man once said,
00:27:50.03\00:27:55.07
"There really is no
new thing under the sun. "
00:27:55.10\00:27:59.64