Participants: Christopher Hudson
Series Code: FRC
Program Code: FRC000021
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00:53 It is fear that keeps us separated
00:55 because fear is "False Evidence Appearing Real" 00:58 it's an acronym, F E A R... 01:00 False Evidence Appearing Real, 01:02 because most of your fear is based on propaganda. 01:15 Now why is it historic? 01:17 Because in 1999, 01:20 the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Lutheran Church, 01:24 signed an agreement that brought an end to the "protest. " 01:47 Brothers and Sisters, Luther's protest is over. 01:50 Is yours? 01:52 Before the word knew who Martin Luther was, 01:57 God raised up a champion for truth, 01:59 his name was John Wycliffe, he would later come to be known 02:04 as the "Morning Star of the Protestant Reformation" 02:06 for it was by his hand 02:08 that Jehovah would ignite the fire 02:10 that would set ablaze the inferno 02:13 that would dispel the world's mysticism of the Dark Ages. 02:16 The chief undertaking of John Wycliffe's life 02:19 was the translation of the Holy Bible 02:21 into the English language in the year 1380 AD. 02:25 "To make such a translation at that time... " 02:28 said the Theologian and Church Historian, Neander, 02:32 "required a bold spirit which no danger could uphold. " 02:36 Neander's words could be no more true 02:39 for in translating the Bible, 02:41 to the tongue of the common people, 02:43 Wycliffe is protesting against the most powerful engine 02:47 of religious as well as political authority, 02:50 the Roman Catholic Church. 02:51 In opposition to Wycliffe's object 02:54 of making the Bible available to the people, 02:57 the cry was made by the Church, 02:59 that he was introducing among the multitudes 03:02 a book reserved exclusively for the use of priests 03:06 and thus, was the gospel... by him... laid more open... 03:10 to the Laity and to women who could read 03:13 that had had formerly been to the most learned of the clergy 03:17 by so making available... the Bible to the common man, 03:21 the priests proclaimed that 03:23 Wycliffe was casting the gospel pearl to swines 03:27 to be trodden underfoot. 03:28 Initially, it was not Wycliffe's deliberate purpose 03:32 to set himself in opposition to the power of Rome, 03:35 but devotion to the truth 03:37 could not but bring him into conflict. 03:40 As the Pharisees of old, 03:42 the papist leaders were filled with rage 03:45 when they perceived that this protestant reformer 03:48 was gaining influence greater than theirs, 03:50 but nonetheless, Wycliffe fearlessly struck out 03:55 against the errors and abuses sanctioned by the Roman Church 03:59 even while his hand was on the frigid handle 04:02 of the door of death when his enemies sought 04:06 occasion to make him retract on his deathbed 04:09 his statements and opposition to the Pope and the Priests 04:12 with firm voice Wycliffe responded, 04:16 "I shall not die but live 04:18 and declare the evil deeds of the Friars" and live he did! 04:23 When he arose from the inactivity of his sick bed, 04:26 John Wycliffe supplied his countrymen 04:29 with the most powerful weapon 04:31 that he could against Romanism... 04:34 he gave them the Holy Bible, nonetheless, alas, 04:38 as it is the plight of all mortal men, 04:40 John Wycliffe was laid to rest in the grave 04:44 and yet 43 years later, in the year 1428, 04:48 the malicious priest 04:49 by the order of The Council of Constance, 04:52 dug up the bones of Wycliffe, 04:54 burnt them and casted them into a nearby brook, 04:57 the brook carried his ashes into the main sea 05:01 and today they stand as an emblem 05:03 of the worldwide dispersion of Wycliffe's doctrines. 05:07 Even in his death, God used the hatred of his opponents 05:11 to immortalize the profound impact 05:13 of one of His faithful servants, John Wycliffe, 05:17 the Translator of the English Bible, 05:20 was a Protestant. 05:21 And let's pray to the Lord that He unites us all. 05:24 Come on, we are Brothers. 05:25 And lets pray to the Lord that He unites us all. 05:28 Come on, we are Brothers. 05:29 Let's give each other a spiritual hug 05:31 and let God complete the work that He has begun. 05:34 My answer is, "No" because like John Wycliffe, 05:38 I'm a Protestant... and I plan on dying. 05:41 I'm a Protestant... and I plan on dying... 05:44 I'm a Protestant... 05:46 I'm a Protestant... and I plan on dying... 05:50 and I plan on dying... dying... dying... 06:13 In the midst of an age 06:14 that appeared to be a bleak bottomless abyss, 06:17 of vice and ignorance, 06:19 another man was ordained by the Living God 06:22 to be a vessel through which this light of truth 06:25 could shine forth to the world 06:26 his name was John Wesley born on June 17, 1703 06:32 in Epworth, England. 06:34 John Wesley was groomed in a well-ordered Christian home 06:37 where he was homeschooled by his mother, Susanna Wesley. 06:41 From a young age, he learned to be disciplined 06:44 good-mannered and hard-working. 06:47 As an academic, at the famed Oxford University, 06:50 John Wesley quickly became distinguished 06:53 as a very studious and pious young man, 06:56 upon his completion of his studies there, 06:59 he was ordained as a Minister of the Anglican Church. 07:02 However, with all of these accomplishments, 07:05 John Wesley had yet to experience 07:08 the true peace of God in his own heart. 07:10 Relying upon his merits for his own salvation, 07:14 Wesley's soul was as a parched garden languishing 07:19 for the life-giving virtue that only the grace of Christ 07:22 can impart, but on May 24, 1738, 07:26 all this would change, 07:28 for on that day, as he listened to a meeting of 07:31 Martin Luther's preface to the Epistle of Romans, 07:35 he felt his heart strangely warmed 07:37 by the eternal good news that deliverance from sin 07:41 can be found only in Jesus Christ, 07:44 it was John Wesley's passion for this truth, 07:47 that salvation only comes 07:50 through the medium of Jesus Christ 07:52 that led him to fearlessly strike out 07:55 against the manifold delusions 07:57 that was concocted by the Roman Catholic Church 07:59 and thereby has immortalized his efforts 08:03 as a Protestant Reformer in his now famous address, 08:07 "A Word to a Protestant," John Wesley said these words, 08:13 "Do not you call yourself a Protestant? 08:16 Why so? Do you know what the word means? 08:20 What is a Protestant? 08:22 I suppose you mean one that is not a Papist 08:25 But what is a Papist? Are you desirous to know what 08:28 these words "Papist" and "Protestant" mean? 08:30 A Papist is one who holds the Pope or Bishop of Rome 08:34 to be the Head of the whole Christian Church 08:36 and the Church of Rome 08:38 or that which owns the Pope as their Head 08:41 to be the only Christian Church. 08:43 In the course of the years 08:45 many errors crept into this Church, 08:46 of which good men complained from time to time. 08:49 At last about 200 years ago, 08:52 the Pope appointed many Bishops and others 08:54 to meet at a town in Germany called Trent. 08:57 But these, 08:58 instead of amending those errors... 09:00 ESTABLISHED them all by a law, 09:02 and so delivered them down to all succeeding generations. 09:05 Among these errors may be numbered, 09:07 their doctrine of seven sacraments; 09:09 of transubstantiation, of Communion in one kind only, 09:13 of purgatory and praying for the dead therein, 09:16 of veneration of relics and of indulgences, 09:19 or pardons granted by the Pope and to be bought for money, 09:23 the doctrine of persecution... this has been for many ages 09:26 a favorite doctrine of the Church of Rome, 09:29 and the Papist, in general, still maintained 09:31 that all heretics are to be compelled to receive 09:34 what they call the "True Church" 09:35 to be forced into the Church or out of the world... 09:39 Well, might our forefathers protest against these? 09:42 And hence... it was that they were called "Protestants" 09:46 even because... they publicly protested 09:50 as against all the errors of the Papists. 09:53 There's a challenge for you. 09:55 Sir, the protest has been over for 15 years 10:01 and I get a little cheeky here 10:03 because I challenge my Protestant Pastor friends, 10:06 "If there is no more protest... 10:08 how can there be a Protestant Church?" 10:14 Maybe we're now all Catholics again. 10:41 Hi and you're now with The Forerunner Chronicles... 10:44 All right everybody, so, as many of you out there 10:47 should already know, on this past June 8, 10:49 Pope Francis was able to organize a historic peace talk 10:53 within the confines of the Vatican 10:54 between the two critical players of the Middle East 10:57 which are Israel and Palestine. 10:59 Two factions... which have had a longstanding feud 11:02 for quite some time now... 11:04 but what made that event even more historic in nature, 11:06 is that, Pope Francis, by some means, 11:09 was able to organize these peace talks 11:11 just weeks after the United States of America's 11:15 Peace talks between Israel and Palestine 11:18 which they sponsored for them, miserably collapsed in failure. 11:21 So, Pope Francis has some very 11:24 interesting timing, don't you think? 11:26 But if that event, 11:27 all by itself wasn't historic enough for you, 11:30 Pope Francis made more history at the same time... 11:34 at the same venue... by organizing the very unusual 11:37 Prayer Summit between the three religions of the world 11:41 to come together and pray for peace and forgiveness 11:44 and for God to bless Creation at the same time in the Vatican. 11:48 Islam, Judaism and Christianity represented by the Pope 11:53 united in prayer for peace. 11:55 Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, you may have not noticed this, 11:58 for when Pope Francis did this, 12:00 he was getting on the world's loudspeaker 12:03 making a very clear and profound announcement 12:06 to the inhabitants of our world, 12:08 and the announcement he was making is this, 12:10 "Ladies and Gentlemen of the world, 12:11 Leaders of our world, 12:13 you see that the world's global leading civil superpower, 12:17 the United States of America failed miserably 12:20 in bringing about peace between these two feuding factions 12:24 in the Middle East, however, 12:26 where the United States of America, 12:27 the world's leading civil superpower fell... 12:30 the world's leading religious power... 12:32 the Papacy... led out by its Pope... 12:35 will be successful in fomenting peace 12:37 amongst these two feuding factions. " 12:39 And Ladies and Gentlemen of the World, 12:41 you know that there's no other religious denomination 12:43 or religious leader in existence 12:45 that can bring about peace and unity amongst 12:47 all the face in our world, 12:48 however, there is one religious leader 12:51 the Pope... that does have the power 12:53 and the authority to bring about peace and unity 12:57 amongst all the face in our world. 13:00 Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope you realize what you saw, 13:03 because when Pope Francis 13:05 held these two events simultaneously, 13:08 he was strategically positioning himself in the midst 13:11 to declare himself as the only world leader... 13:15 the singular, sovereign, moral entity in this world 13:19 that can bring about peace 13:22 and unity within the realms of civil power 13:25 as well as peace and unity 13:28 within the realms of religion and faith... 13:31 he was presenting himself 13:32 as the world's preeminent moral authority 13:35 in both Church and State, but, if that wasn't enough, 13:41 maintaining his youthful... "bolt-like pace" 13:44 Pope Francis, just days after these historic peace talks 13:48 and that historic Prayer Summit, 13:50 had an interview with a Spanish magazine, La Vanguardia, 13:53 at which point he was asked a very intriguing question, 13:57 which drew out of him a more blood-curdling response, 14:00 and the question the interviewer asked Pope Francis was this... 14:03 What are his thoughts on fundamentalism? 14:06 This was his response. 14:08 "A fundamentalist group, although it may not kill anyone, 14:12 although it may not strike anyone, is violent. 14:15 The mental structure of fundamentalists 14:18 is violence in the name of God. " 14:21 Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, 14:22 if you don't find this statement from Pope Francis 14:25 even a little bit disturbing, 14:27 it's either because you really don't have in your mind 14:30 an accurate definition of what a Fundamentalist is, 14:33 or "orange may be the new black" but you're still watching 14:36 entirely too much reality television, 14:38 because this statement that was made by Pope Francis, 14:41 was a virtual declaration of war 14:44 against all true Bible-believing Christians. 14:46 You see, the term "Fundamentalist" 14:48 although you may have heard it kicked around too many times, 14:51 after the 9/11 fiasco, 14:53 so when you think of Fundamentalists 14:54 you think of radical Islam and terrorism, 14:56 but originally... 14:58 did you know that the term "Fundamentalist" 14:59 was coined to define "Christians. " 15:02 You see there were some Bible Conferences 15:04 that were held in between 1878 all through 1897 15:09 called the Niagara Bible Conferences. 15:11 Fundamentalism was originated from those Conferences. 15:14 Then Fundamentalism bloomed in the United States of America 15:17 around 1901... and it bloomed as a result of Christians 15:21 wanting to fight back against this tide of Secularism 15:24 and Darwinism 15:25 and higher Criticism that was coming into the Church 15:28 to define the truth of the Bible, 15:30 they wanted to get back to Bible truth. 15:32 So, Fundamentalism came into existence. 15:35 And now there are five doctrines... five beliefs 15:38 which are used to define a Fundamentalist. 15:40 Two of these doctrines or beliefs are: 15:43 if an individual believes that the Bible 15:45 is the infallible Word of God, 15:48 that individual is a Fundamentalist. 15:50 and if an individual believes in the literal, physical, 15:54 personal Second Coming of Jesus Christ, 15:57 that individual is a Fundamentalist. 16:00 And I know that it may be hard for many of you out there 16:04 to really believe that Pope Francis 16:05 or any other Roman Catholic Bishop... for that matter 16:08 truly believe that a person that believes that the Bible 16:11 is the infallible Word of God, 16:13 and that Jesus Christ is going to literally, 16:15 personally return to Planet Earth 16:16 for the second time, are people that are worthy 16:18 of being defined as "Violent Fundamentalists. " 16:21 But guess what? That's exactly what they think. 16:24 And if you don't believe me, then believe the words 16:27 of this Roman Catholic Bishop 16:30 that spoke in this BBC Forum just two years ago. 16:33 Take a look at the clip. 16:34 Pastor, from the Seventh-day Adventist, 16:38 you believe that the end is coming, 16:41 not necessarily this year, 16:43 but you believe that it is coming. 16:44 What will happen? 16:46 Yeah, I believe the end is coming. 16:49 What will happen is, according to the Biblical record 16:53 Christ would descend from heaven with his angels, 16:59 He is coming to take those who have accepted Him... 17:04 have been saved by His Grace... 17:05 Can I just... will this literally happen? 17:07 Pastor: It will literally happen Interviewer: That the sky will 17:09 There will be the sound of the trumpet, 17:11 there will be the voice of the archangel, 17:13 there will be the appearance of Christ... literally... 17:16 with his angels... Interviewer: Yeah... 17:17 He is coming to take those 17:19 who've accepted Him and believe in Him 17:20 and rescue them from this earth. 17:22 He's going to bring in justice and righteousness... 17:25 Will the sky part? 17:26 The sky is going to open, according to Biblical record, 17:30 the sky is going to open, 17:31 He's going to descend with his angels, 17:33 and He is coming... 17:34 to take those who've been saved by His grace. 17:37 People talking together... Laughter... 17:40 Wait a minute... you're not going to be laughing soon 17:44 I'll tell you that... 17:47 Listen, it says... 17:49 this is all in the Bible isn't it? 17:50 it's in Revelation and Thessalonians and it's in... 17:53 It's in Revelation, it's in Thessalonians, 17:55 it's in the book of John... 17:56 What happens then... 17:57 what happens to you in the... there's a 1,000-year... 17:59 a 1,000-year period, what happens then? 18:01 Yes... a period of 1,000 years, 18:03 and the 1,000 years begin at the coming of Christ, 18:07 He comes... to take those... 18:10 like I said, who've been saved by His grace, 18:12 Hmmm... 18:13 ...and those who have not accepted Christ... 18:16 because God gave us... He gives everybody the provision 18:19 to accept the salvation that He offers... free of charge 18:23 His offer of salvation free of charge 18:25 for those who accept Him. 18:27 So, it's not just Seventh-day Adventists? 18:29 Not just Seventh-day Adventists, it's open to everyone. 18:31 Everyone who have accepted Christ... 18:32 but not Muslims or Hindus or... 18:33 Sikhs? Yeah... 18:36 Yeah, yeah... Christ, He makes a statement... 18:40 Or Jews? No... 18:41 He makes a statement in the book of John chapter 14 verse 6, 18:45 It says that, "I am the way, the truth, and the life:" 18:51 But He only takes those who believe in Him. 18:52 What about children? 18:55 sorry... I'm coming there... 18:57 "I am the way, the truth, and the life: 18:58 no one comes unto the Father, except through me. " 19:02 It's a radical statement. 19:03 It is a radical statement. 19:05 It's a radical statement. Sorry, sorry, let me just finish 19:12 so what I say is that, 19:14 "Salvation comes through only Christ. " 19:17 Hmmm... Salvation comes through Him. 19:20 So, if we accept Him... 19:23 Okay, so, we've got a vision, if that's the right word, 19:27 of what's going to happen 19:28 and it's in the Bible, we know it's in the Bible... 19:32 It's fundamentalism we're talking about... 19:33 and fundamentalism produces problems 19:36 in all major world religions, 19:38 and it produces problems... People clapping... 19:40 and this is a fundamentalistic interpretation of Scripture, 19:46 which actually misunderstands a very poetic piece of writing 19:49 in the book of Revelation, it misunderstands Paul's view 19:53 that the Kingdom was coming immediately, 19:56 not in a 1,000 or 2,000 years' time, 19:59 but that was... we now know, a misunderstanding 20:02 of Paul and the early Christians, 20:03 they thought Christ was coming back again. 20:05 We now work on an entirely different basis 20:07 in the mainstream... 20:09 It's in the New Testament! 20:10 So what? There are things in the New Testament, Nicky, 20:13 which we actually have to reinterpret in the light 20:16 of Biblical criticism and modern understanding of Scripture 20:20 and this fundamentalist approach... doesn't work. " 20:22 Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, there you have it. 20:26 According to Pope Francis and his Papacy, 20:28 any group or individual that believes that the Bible 20:31 is the infallible Word of God, 20:33 or that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ 20:36 will be a literal, physical, personal event... 20:38 these individuals and these groups, 20:42 although they may not advocate violence in the least bit, 20:46 although they may have never even struck anyone, 20:49 they are still "violent" according to Pope Francis. 20:53 And if, opportunity presents itself, 20:55 these groups will carry out acts of violence 20:58 in the name of God... according to Pope Francis. 21:01 Do you know any groups or individuals like that, 21:04 that believe that the Bible 21:05 is the unquestionable, invaluable Word of God 21:08 and that Jesus Christ will return to Planet Earth 21:11 literally, physically, personally for the second time? 21:14 Well warn them that Pope Francis is declaring 21:17 to the world... that they are violent. 21:19 Now that's a very disturbingly dangerous statement to be made 21:23 by the man whom the world is now looking upon 21:26 as the world's leader of morality and peace making. 21:31 Ladies and Gentlemen, 21:32 the Bible tells us in the book of Daniel chapter 8 and verse 25 21:36 a verse of Scripture which all the Protestants of old... 21:39 even Sir Isaac Newton, pinpointed 21:42 as a verse of Scripture that identifies the anti-Christ 21:46 as being the Pope. 21:47 We are told there, "And through his policy 21:50 he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; 21:53 and shall magnify himself in his heart... " 21:56 And I find it very interesting that the Bible says 21:59 that the Pope... through his policy... 22:01 will cause "craft" which is deceit and treachery 22:04 to prosper in his hand, 22:06 because the word "policy" there means intelligence, 22:09 and according to the former CIA Director, 22:13 E. Howard Hunt, the Jesuit Institution 22:16 is the most advanced and formidable intelligence agency 22:22 that has ever been in existence, 22:23 and Pope Francis is the very first Jesuit Pope. 22:27 Therefore, as the Bible says, "Through his policy... " 22:31 or rather... through his intelligence, 22:33 even his Jesuit-trained intelligence 22:35 in the case of Pope Francis, 22:36 he is deceiving the majority of our world 22:39 not only into conveying into his hands 22:42 or into looking upon him as one who has the authority 22:46 of being the world's leading agent 22:48 of morality and peacemaking, but he's also, 22:51 deceiving the majority of the inhabitants of Planet Earth 22:54 into believing that he's the most humble, 22:56 pious world leader in existence, 22:58 when according to the Word of God, 23:01 he is magnifying himself in his heart. 23:03 That's what the Bible says in Daniel chapter 8 and verse 25. 23:06 You see, when you look at the Pope, you may see a lowly, 23:09 humble, loving man... 23:11 that only wants good for everyone 23:12 but the Word of God tells us 23:14 that man looks on the outward appearance 23:16 but God looks on the heart. 23:18 And according to the Word of God, 23:19 this man is a proud man 23:22 that is magnifying himself in his heart, 23:24 and as he is doing this, the Bible goes on to say, 23:28 in Daniel chapter 8 and verse 25, 23:30 "... and by peace, he shall destroy many:" 23:33 as surely as the world's inhabitants 23:36 even the Leaders of the Nations of this world, 23:39 are now looking at the Pope as the leading agent of peace 23:43 on Planet Earth, when he made this statement 23:46 that Fundamentalists... are violent... 23:49 what he was simply saying is this, 23:51 "For peace to exist amongst the nations... 23:54 for unity to be fomented amongst all religious faiths, 23:59 Fundamentalists must be done away with 24:02 because peace and unity cannot co-exist with Fundamentalists. " 24:07 He is thereby, placing in danger 24:11 the lives of those who keep the Commandments of God 24:14 and the testimony of Jesus Christ, 24:16 who believe in all of the Word of God 24:19 and that the Lord and Saviour of all humanity, Jesus Christ, 24:23 will one day return to save us 24:25 literally, personally, physically... 24:28 he is setting up a war to go against the people of God. 24:34 The Bible told us this would happen in the book of Revelation 24:37 chapter 12 and verse 17 which tells us, 24:39 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman," 24:41 which is God's church 24:43 "and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, 24:45 which keep the commandments of God, 24:47 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. " 24:49 Ladies and Gentlemen, 24:51 the Bible tells us in the book of Revelation 24:54 chapter 13 and verse 4, 24:55 "... that they worshipped the dragon" the devil... 24:58 "which gave power unto the beast:" 25:01 which is the Papacy led up by the Pope... 25:03 "and they worshipped the beast," the Papacy... 25:05 saying, "Who is like unto the Pope? 25:08 Who is like unto the beast? 25:10 Who is able to make war with him?" 25:12 As you saw the Pope go through Palestine, 25:15 without bulletproof glass 25:17 and as you saw the Pope go through Italy 25:20 in a mafia-ridden area without any bulletproof glass, 25:24 the Pope was making a profound statement. 25:27 He was saying, "There is no world leader 25:29 that would ever dare go 25:31 into these troubled spots on Planet Earth... 25:33 without the protection of armored or bulletproof glass 25:36 but I, the Pope, can do this because, 25:39 'Who is like unto the beast, 25:41 who is able to make war with the beast' 25:44 because I am the Man of Peace. " 25:47 My friends, there is one who will make war with him 25:53 and who will overcome him... 25:55 for the Bible tells us, 25:57 back in Daniel chapter 8 and verse 25 26:00 "And he shall stand up against the Prince of princes... " 26:03 meaning that this anti-Christ Power would stand up 26:07 against Jesus Christ Himself, 26:09 but he will be broken without hand, 26:11 God Himself will destroy him. 26:14 Therefore, the Bible warns us, 26:17 in Revelation chapter 13 and verse 8, 26:20 "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, 26:24 whose names are not written in the book of life 26:28 of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. " 26:31 You can see now, you can already see now, 26:34 how the majority of the world is poised 26:37 to fall on their knees and worship the beast. 26:41 Only those, whose names are 26:44 written in the Lamb's book of Life, 26:46 only those... who have had their sins washed 26:49 in the blood of Jesus Christ, 26:50 only those who will now fall on the rock... Christ Jesus... 26:53 and be broken... turn to Him with repentance, 26:56 turn to Him in prayer and asking Him for His grace, 27:00 asking Him for power to live a life of victory over sin 27:03 in prayer and studying of His Word... 27:06 developing characters 27:07 that mirror the character of our Saviour, 27:09 only those who have this experience, 27:12 will have their names in the Lamb's book of Life 27:15 and will not wander after the beast. 27:19 I pray that you are in that number... 27:22 choose wisely... as always... 27:25 this is The Forerunner... 27:27 and whether you like it or not, the truth is the truth. |
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