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00:30 You notice that the title for this particular study is
00:33 "Congress Shall Make No Law." 00:36 Before, we get into our study 00:38 we do want to have a word of prayer 00:40 and then after the word of prayer, 00:41 I am going to do a review of the prophetic chain 00:44 that we have studied so far. 00:45 So, let's bow our heads for prayer. 00:48 Father in heaven, 00:49 we thank you so much 00:51 for revealing to us the end from the beginning. 00:54 We are so thankful that 00:56 we don't live in a time of uncertainty 01:00 where we don't know where things are leading. 01:03 You've said in your word 01:04 how history would develop and how history will end. 01:07 And we know that it will be a glorious end 01:09 for those who love you. 01:11 So I ask Father that you will inspire us 01:14 through a study of Bible prophecy, 01:16 and that you will help us 01:17 to remain faithful to you no matter what. 01:20 We thank you Father for your presence 01:22 and we ask this in the precious name of Jesus. 01:24 Amen. 01:27 Well, let's review the prophetic chain 01:29 that we've been studying. 01:31 The prophetic chain begins with which kingdom? 01:34 Babylon, very well. 01:36 Then you have a second kingdom 01:37 which is Medo-Persia, 01:40 then you have a third kingdom Greece, 01:43 then you have a fourth kingdom, 01:45 the Roman Empire, 01:46 and then what happens with the Roman Empire? 01:48 The Roman Empire is divided. 01:50 In other words, this fourth beast sprouts 10 horns, 01:52 the empire is divided. 01:54 Then among the 10 horns rises what? 01:57 The little horn. 01:58 Is that also a Rome? 02:00 Yes, which Rome? 02:02 It is papal Rome, and it rose from 538 till 1798. 02:08 What happens in 1798 02:10 with the little horn of the beast? 02:12 It receives the deadly wound and it is sent into captivity. 02:17 Because it can no longer use the civil powers of the world. 02:20 Now, when this first beast falls in 1798, 02:25 immediately after rises another beast, 02:29 remember that from the earth. 02:31 And we identify that beast as which nation? 02:35 The United States of America. 02:37 And we identify the two horns like a lamb 02:41 as the two kingdoms that are recognized 02:43 in this one nation, 02:45 and what are those two kingdoms 02:46 that are recognized in this country, 02:49 the United States of America? 02:51 The kingdom of the church and the kingdom of the state. 02:54 The church has its sword, the word of God, 02:57 and the state has its sword 03:00 with which it can punish violations of civil law. 03:03 Now, as I mentioned 03:05 at the close of our last study together, 03:07 we're going to now look 03:09 at the origins of the United States of America. 03:13 And we're going to see 03:14 if the founding fathers had this idea 03:17 of the United States being different 03:19 than the history that we find in Europe 03:22 during the 1260 years. 03:24 We're gonna try and see if the two horns like a lamb 03:27 represent separation of church and state, 03:31 civil and religious liberty 03:33 like we studied in our last lecture from the Bible. 03:36 But I want you to notice once again that 03:38 we are following a chain of events. 03:41 Can you follow the trajectory of Bible prophecy? 03:43 Is it actually quite simple? 03:45 Sure, you can go from Babylon, 03:48 Medo-Persia, Greece, the Roman Empire, 03:50 the Roman Empire is divided into 10 kingdoms. 03:53 Then the papacy rules for 1260 years till 1798 03:57 and around 1798 another nation rises 04:00 who upholds these two principles 04:03 which are civil and religious liberty, 04:06 which depends on the idea 04:07 of the separation of church and state. 04:11 Are you with me? 04:13 And then we're gonna find that after a period of time, 04:16 this very nation is going to restore freedom, 04:20 and it's going to help the wound 04:22 of the first beast to heal. 04:24 Now, we haven't come to that point yet, 04:26 but that's the last link in the chain 04:29 before the greatest event of all 04:31 which is the second coming of Jesus 04:33 in power and glory. 04:36 Now, let's go to our material. 04:37 There is a syllabus for this particular series 04:41 and those who are watching the live streaming 04:43 and those who are will see this on YouTube. 04:47 And those who will get the DVDs, 04:49 you want to get the syllabus as well, 04:51 because you'll be able to follow along 04:52 all of the quotations and so on in the syllabus. 04:56 The constitutional fathers knew four things. 05:01 When I talk about the constitutional fathers, 05:03 I'm talking about the founders of the United States, 05:06 people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, 05:08 James Madison, John Adams, 05:10 Benjamin Franklin etcetera. 05:12 They knew four things, we know from their writings. 05:15 Number one, 05:16 they knew that the apostate Jewish church 05:19 had influenced the Roman state to kill Christ. 05:24 They knew the union of the apostate church 05:27 with the civil power of Rome 05:29 that is with Pontius Pilate to slay Christ. 05:32 They also knew that in the early church 05:35 as it's told in the story of the Book of Acts, 05:38 that the Jewish church, 05:41 the same apostate church 05:42 that influence the state to destroy Christ. 05:45 They knew that that church 05:46 continued appealing to the Roman emperors 05:49 to persecute and rulers 05:51 to persecute the disciples or the apostles 05:55 who were preaching God's message 05:57 after the ascension of Christ. 05:59 They also know the history of the church 06:02 during the Dark Ages, during the 1260 years. 06:06 The founding fathers describe quite frequently, 06:10 for example, the inquisition. 06:12 They knew that persecution had come during the 1260 years 06:16 because the church had linked with the state 06:19 and it has gotten the state to persecute those 06:22 who did not agree with its doctrines, 06:24 and its practices. 06:26 They also know the history of the colonial period 06:29 of the United States 06:30 which begins officially in the year 1620, 06:32 when the pilgrims came to the United States, 06:35 but actually there was no United States, 06:37 but they came to the territory of the United States. 06:39 They came seeking religious liberty, 06:42 and then once they had it, 06:44 they denied it to anybody 06:45 who did not agree with them, 06:47 anybody that did not belong to the established church 06:50 which was the Puritan Church, 06:52 a branch of the Anglican Church. 06:54 And so the founding fathers knew 06:56 about the colonial period. 06:58 They knew that in the colonial period 06:59 if you didn't go to church on Sunday, 07:02 you could be fined 07:03 and you could be thrown into prison. 07:05 At least, three of the colonies 07:07 there was a death decree against those 07:09 who did not attend church on Sunday, 07:10 because they believe Sunday was a day of rest. 07:13 You could not occupy a position in the civil government, 07:16 if you did not belong to the established church. 07:19 And only ministers that belong to the established church 07:23 could be remunerated for their efforts 07:25 because people gave their, 07:27 basically gave their tithes to the government, 07:29 the government paid to ministers. 07:30 But the only ministers that were paid 07:32 were the ones that belong to the established church. 07:34 So if you were not a minister of an established church, 07:37 you would have to find another means of sustenance. 07:40 In other words, in the colonial period, 07:42 the founding fathers knew that 07:44 there had been a union of church and state, 07:46 and the result had been persecution against those 07:49 who were not in harmony with this arrangement. 07:52 So we need to understand 07:53 the founding documents of the United States 07:55 within this historical context. 07:58 The United States was not established in a vacuum. 08:00 In other words, 08:02 it doesn't simply appear with its principles 08:04 on the scene all of a sudden. 08:06 It is a reaction to the colonial period, 08:09 the 1260 years 08:11 and the persecution against the apostles and Christ 08:14 by uniting church and state. 08:15 We have to understand that historical context 08:18 in order to comprehend the style of government 08:21 that was established in the Untied States 08:23 by the founding fathers. 08:24 And so it was that in 1776 08:29 the Declaration of Independence 08:31 of the United States was signed, 08:33 and among other things, 08:35 it stated that human beings are guaranteed 08:39 certain inalienable rights. 08:41 That means rights that God gives 08:42 and nobody can take away from you. 08:45 Certain inalienable rights 08:46 which are among those rights are life, liberty, 08:52 and the pursuit of happiness. 08:54 In 1787, 08:55 the Constitution of the United States was ratified, 08:58 and the basic idea, 09:00 the constitution is a government of the people, 09:03 by the people, and for the people. 09:06 In other words, the people governed themselves 09:08 through the election of representatives 09:11 by themselves. 09:13 And then in 1791 the Bill of Rights was ratified 09:18 which are the first 10 amendments 09:20 to the constitution of United States. 09:23 And the Bill of Rights among other things 09:25 guarantees full civil and religious liberty. 09:31 It's interesting to note that this three documents, 09:34 the Declaration of Independence, 09:35 the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. 09:37 were ratified immediately before 09:40 the beast received its deadly wound. 09:42 In other words, 09:43 when the beast was about to receive 09:45 its deadly wound, 09:46 the next power coming on to the world scene was rising. 09:49 Isn't that interesting in the light of what we studied 09:52 from Revelation Chapter 13 where it says that, 09:55 "The beast receives the deadly wound 09:57 and then I saw another beast rising from the earth." 10:00 So we know that the beast 10:02 that rises from the earth rises around the year 1798. 10:07 Now, in this new nation there was a basic idea 10:11 and that is that 10:13 there are two legitimate kingdoms 10:16 that could exist 10:17 in the United States of America. 10:19 One was the church, 10:21 and the other one was the state. 10:24 The church would have its spiritual sword, 10:27 which is the Bible. 10:28 And the state would have the civil sword 10:31 with which it could punish violations of civil law. 10:35 These two principles upon 10:38 which this nation was established 10:40 are called republicanism. 10:43 And that has nothing to do with the Republican Party 10:45 by the way. 10:47 It's a republic. 10:48 In other words, 10:50 it's a republican style of government, 10:52 basically means a representative civil government 10:55 with a civil sword. 10:57 And then you have Protestantism 11:00 which is a representative religious government 11:02 with the religious sword. 11:05 During the Middle Ages, 11:08 in all civil matters the king ruled. 11:11 If the king said, jump. 11:14 You could only say, how high, 11:17 because all of the power flowed 11:18 from the king downward. 11:20 The king had the last word 11:22 and what the king ordered people did in civil affairs. 11:25 In religious affairs, 11:27 the pope was the one who had the last words. 11:30 If the pope said jump, you better say 11:32 how high do you want me to jump. 11:34 Because anything having to do with religion, 11:37 when the pope spoke or the papacy spoke, 11:39 people were expected 11:41 to obey blindly in religious matters 11:45 even if it conflicted 11:46 with their individual conscience. 11:49 In other words, all of the power 11:51 during the period of 1260 years flowed from top to bottom. 11:56 From the king down to the people 11:59 and from the pope down to the people as well. 12:02 The founding fathers of the United States said, 12:04 we're going to establish a different kind of government. 12:09 There I used the word 12:11 a revolutionary type of government. 12:14 A government that goes against all of the conventions 12:17 that had been tried in the past, 12:19 a government where the power 12:21 does not flow from top to bottom 12:24 but where the power flows from bottom to top. 12:28 Where instead of a king 12:30 telling people what to do in civil matters, 12:32 and a pope telling people 12:33 what to do in religious matters, 12:35 the people can decide by electing representatives 12:40 what they are going to believe, 12:42 what they are going to practice 12:43 so that they can govern themselves. 12:46 Are you understating the difference? 12:47 So the founding fathers were trying 12:50 a revolutionary experiment that had not been tried before, 12:53 because in previous empires, 12:55 the king was the one who ruled in civil matters, 12:59 and the pope was the one who ruled in religions matters. 13:03 So the founding fathers said, 13:04 no, what we're gonna do, 13:06 there are going to be two kingdoms in this nation. 13:09 There's gonna be the church, 13:10 and there is going to be the state. 13:12 And both of these kingdoms are going to be separate 13:15 from one another, 13:17 and they are going to be based on the idea of freedom. 13:22 Freedom of religion and freedom in civil matters. 13:27 Ellen White who wrote this classic book 13:30 Great Controversy. 13:32 On page 442, 13:34 and I must say Ellen White was born 13:36 only 29 years after the deadly wound. 13:39 So she was very close 13:40 to the time of the deadly wound. 13:42 She wrote this about the ideas that the founders had. 13:46 "The founders of the nation 13:49 wisely sought to guard 13:53 against the employment of secular power 13:57 on the part of the church, 14:00 with its inevitable result, which is what, 14:03 intolerance and persecution." 14:06 So what did the founding fathers 14:08 want to keep away from? 14:09 They wanted to keep away from the church 14:11 being able to use the state. 14:14 And when that happens 14:15 what is t he result according to what she says, 14:18 the result is what? 14:20 Intolerance and persecution. 14:24 If you don't believe that the union of church and state 14:26 leads to persecution and intolerance, 14:28 all you have to go is to Muslim countries. 14:32 There the church and the state are one. 14:36 Let me ask you this. 14:38 If the church and the state are joined together, 14:42 will you lose both civil and religious liberties? 14:46 Yes, you will, 14:48 because if you do not agree with the religion, 14:52 you will be killed 14:53 and the greatest civil right you have is life. 14:56 Are you with me? 14:57 So they are linked together. 14:59 In other words, 15:00 if you don't believe in full religious liberty, 15:02 and full civil liberty, 15:04 church and state separate from one another. 15:07 The end result is gonna be 15:09 as Ellen White says intolerance and what? 15:12 And persecution. 15:14 In this way the founding fathers 15:16 rejected the view of the Roman Catholic Church. 15:19 Their view that the church can use the state 15:22 to force people into believing and practicing 15:26 what the church believes and practices. 15:29 So now what we want to do is take a look 15:32 at the writings of some of the founding fathers 15:35 of the United States to see if they believed 15:39 in the idea of the separation of church and state. 15:42 The church functioning as church, 15:44 and the state functioning as state, 15:46 and thus guaranteeing 15:47 full civil and religious liberty. 15:50 Let's begin with Mr. Liberty himself, 15:55 George Washington. 15:57 George Washington is an individual 16:01 that stands out for three primary reasons. 16:04 Number one, 16:06 he was the liberator of the United States 16:09 from British rule. 16:10 Number two, 16:12 he was the first president of the United States, 16:15 of the nation of the United States. 16:17 And number three, 16:18 he presided over the Constitutional Convention 16:22 that drafted and implemented 16:24 and ratify the constitutional of the United States. 16:27 So I would say 16:28 that he would be a very important individual 16:31 in the history, 16:32 of the original history of the United States. 16:35 Now, the Baptist delegation of Virginia 16:39 wrote a letter to George Washington 16:41 on August 8, 1779. 16:45 And they congratulated him for being the president, 16:50 for being elected president of United States, 16:53 and they asked him 16:56 if the constitution that was ratified in 1787 17:00 guaranteed full civil and religious liberty 17:03 if it didn't have a Bill of Rights. 17:05 See the Bill of Rights had not yet been implemented, 17:07 the first 10 amendments to the constitution. 17:10 So Washington wrote back to them 17:13 reassuring the Baptists that they didn't have to worry, 17:16 that the constitution guaranteed 17:19 full civil and religious liberty 17:21 without necessarily having a Bill of Rights. 17:25 And I want to read to you 17:26 what George Washington said 17:29 about this idea of the constitution 17:35 not having a Bill of Rights, 17:36 and the constitution guaranteeing civil 17:39 and religious liberty 17:40 in spite of not having a Bill of Rights. 17:42 And I read now from George Washington. 17:45 He stated this, 17:47 "If I could have entertained the slightest apprehension 17:53 that the Constitution framed by the convention 17:56 where I had the honor to preside 17:58 might possibly endanger the religious rights 18:02 of any ecclesiastical society, 18:05 certainly I would never have placed my signature on it, 18:10 and if I could now conceive that the general government, 18:13 general government is the federal government, 18:14 that's the way they called it back then, 18:16 so and if I could now conceive 18:18 that the general government might ever be so administered 18:22 as to render the liberty of conscience insecure. 18:26 I beg you will be persuaded 18:28 that no one would be more zealous 18:30 than myself to establish 18:32 effectual barriers against the horrors 18:35 of spiritual tyranny 18:37 and every species of religious persecution. 18:40 For, you doubtless remember, 18:42 I have often expressed my sentiment that any man, 18:46 conducting himself as a good citizen..." 18:49 What kingdom does that have to do with? 18:52 The civil power. 18:53 "Conducting himself as a good citizen 18:56 and being accountable to God alone 18:58 for his religious opinions..." 19:00 What kingdom does that have to do with? 19:02 The religious kingdom, or the church kingdom, 19:04 "ought to be what, 19:06 protected in worshiping the Deity 19:09 according to the dictates of his own conscience." 19:12 Did George Washington believe that there were two kingdoms? 19:16 He most certainly did. 19:17 Did he believe that you can be a good citizen 19:20 and also you should be protected 19:22 in your religious liberty? 19:24 Absolutely. 19:25 Now let's notice what Benjamin Franklin had to say, 19:28 and I'm just choosing a sprinkling of the writings 19:31 of the founding fathers of the United States. 19:33 There are many more that I could read. 19:34 In fact I have a syllabus 19:36 that is available from Secrets Unsealed 19:38 where I have about 15 pages of quotations 19:41 from the founding fathers. 19:42 I've only chosen a few of them. 19:44 Benjamin Franklin had a sense of humor, 19:46 he wrote this, 19:47 "When religion is good, 19:50 I conceive that it will support itself, 19:53 and when it does not support itself, 19:55 and God does not take care to support it, 19:59 so that its professors are obliged 20:01 to call for the help of the civil powers, 20:05 'tis a sign, I apprehend of it being a bad one." 20:09 Are you understanding what he is saying? 20:12 He's saying that the church 20:13 should not appeal to the power of the what? 20:15 Of the state. 20:17 Is this separation of church and state? 20:19 Did Benjamin Franklin believe 20:20 in the separation of church and state? 20:22 Now you're saying, 20:24 where the founding fathers inimical to religion? 20:27 Where they enemies of religion? 20:29 No, they said the only thing 20:31 that the federal government can do is protect 20:34 every one's right to practice their religion 20:37 without state interference. 20:40 That's the only thing 20:41 that the federal government can do with regards to religion 20:44 is protect everyone's right 20:46 to practice their religion freely 20:48 without the intervention of the civil power. 20:52 Now, let's notice 20:53 what Thomas Jefferson had to say. 20:56 I went to the Jefferson Memorial many times 20:58 in Washington DC. 21:00 It's one of my favorite places to visit. 21:02 It's this great big mausoleum type structure 21:07 with white marble. 21:08 And some of the famous sayings of Thomas Jefferson 21:12 are written on the walls on the white marble. 21:14 And one day I sat down and I wrote with my own hand 21:17 one of those quotations, 21:19 the quotation I am going to read now, 21:21 I did not get out of a book, 21:22 I sat down and I wrote it myself there 21:25 at the Jefferson Memorial. 21:28 I want you to notice what he said about religion 21:32 and the civil power, 21:34 "Almighty God hath created the mind free, 21:39 all attempts to influence it 21:42 by temporal punishments or burdens 21:45 are a departure from the plan of the holy author 21:48 of our religion." 21:51 Does he already believe 21:52 in the separation of church and state there? 21:54 He says yes. 21:56 You can't, the secular power cannot 21:59 by punishment or burdens 22:01 get people to follow a certain belief. 22:05 That's a departure of God's plan, 22:07 it's what he is saying. 22:09 He continues writing, 22:10 "No man shall be compelled to frequent or support 22:15 any religious worship or ministry 22:17 or shall otherwise suffer 22:18 on account of his religious opinions or belief. 22:21 But all men shall be free to profess 22:25 and by argument to maintain, 22:28 their opinions in matters of religion. 22:30 I know but one code of morality for men 22:34 whether acting singly or collectively." 22:38 Did, Thomas Jefferson believed 22:40 that the civil power had no right 22:42 to impose burdens or punishments on people 22:45 because of their religious convictions. 22:47 Yes, so did he believe 22:48 in the separation of church and state? 22:51 He most certainly did. 22:53 Jefferson also wrote the following. 22:57 This is almost a humorist statement that he made. 23:00 ''The legitimate powers of government 23:02 extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.' 23:08 ' Does the state have the right to punish someone 23:10 who steals from somebody else? 23:13 Does it have the right to punish someone 23:14 who kills somebody else? 23:17 Does it have the right to punish someone 23:19 who ruins the reputation of somebody else? 23:23 Does it have the right to punish children 23:24 who abuse their parents? 23:26 Yes. 23:27 those are acts, 23:29 that's a civil government can punish, 23:31 but notice what he says, 23:32 "The legitimate powers of government 23:34 extend to such acts only as are injurious to others." 23:38 And then he says this, 23:39 ''It does me no injury for my neighbor to say that 23:42 there are twenty gods, or no gods. 23:44 It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.' 23:50 ' Are you understanding what he is saying? 23:52 Now, he also wrote in 1782, 23:55 "It is error alone 23:57 which needs the support of government. 24:00 Truth can stand by itself. 24:04 Did he believe in the separation of a truth, 24:08 religious truth and government? 24:10 He most certainly did. 24:12 He also understood the dangers of the clergy 24:15 getting involved in the political system. 24:19 Notice this next two statements that we find here, he says, 24:24 ''The clergy, 24:26 by getting themselves established by law..." 24:28 See, they're involved in the political system. 24:32 ''And engrafted into the machine of government, 24:37 have been a very formidable engine 24:41 against the civil and religious rights of man.' 24:45 ' Did Thomas Jefferson understand 24:47 the dangers of uniting church and state? 24:50 You better believe he did, he says, 24:52 you can see it that 24:54 when a priesthood gets involved, 24:56 engrafted into the government, 24:58 the result is a loss of civil and religious liberties. 25:03 He also said this and this is very interesting. 25:06 "History, I believe, 25:09 furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people 25:13 maintaining a free civil government." 25:17 Isn't that a powerful statement? 25:19 One more statement. 25:21 This was in 1814, 25:23 he said, ''In every country and in every age, 25:26 the priest has been hostile to liberty. 25:30 He is always in alliance with the despot, 25:33 abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own." 25:40 Thomas Jefferson knew very well what happened 25:43 when the church was able to use the state, 25:46 and he said, in this country it will not be that way. 25:50 We are going to establish a different government 25:53 where the civil government governs in civil matters 25:57 and the church deals with religious matters, 26:00 and every man and woman are free to worship God 26:03 according to the dictates of their own conscience. 26:07 Now, The Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut 26:12 wrote President Thomas Jefferson 26:15 on October 7, 1801 26:18 to complain that their rights were being infringed 26:22 by their state legislature, their religious rights. 26:25 And this is part of the letter 26:27 that they wrote to Thomas Jefferson. 26:30 "What religious privileges we enjoy 26:33 as a minor part of the State..." 26:35 In other words, they were a minority in the state. 26:38 ''We enjoy as favors granted, and not as inalienable rights.' 26:43 ' Now this government is saying, 26:44 well, we grant you religious freedom, 26:47 but religious freedom is a divine right, 26:50 it cannot be... 26:52 Religious liberty cannot be granted by the government, 26:54 because it's something that God has given man, 26:57 it's an inalienable right, but they're complaining, 27:00 they're saying, you know, 27:01 what happens is the state is saying 27:03 we'll grant you these rights. 27:04 They're saying, no, 27:06 the state can't grant us these rights. 27:08 They are inalienable right, so once again, 27:11 ''What religious privileges we enjoy 27:14 as a minor part of the state, we enjoy as favors granted, 27:17 and not as inalienable rights: 27:19 and these favors we receive 27:21 at the expense of such degrading acknowledgments, 27:25 as are inconsistent with the rights of freemen.'' 27:30 Now, on January, 27:32 the month of January of 1802, 27:34 Thomas Jefferson answered their letter 27:37 and he explained very clearly 27:40 his understanding of the first amendment 27:43 to the constitution of the United States, 27:45 and this is where the wall metaphor comes from. 27:48 Have you heard of the wall metaphor, 27:50 the wall of separation? 27:51 Well, let's read this statement 27:53 so you can see what Thomas Jefferson said. 27:56 "Believing with you, 27:58 that is with the Danbury Baptist, 28:00 that religion is a matter which lies solely 28:04 that is only between man and his God, 28:08 that he owes account to none other 28:10 for his faith or his worship, 28:12 that the legitimate powers of government reach what, 28:16 actions only, and not opinions, 28:20 I contemplate with sovereign reverence 28:23 that act of the whole American people 28:25 which declared that their legislature 28:28 should make no law 28:30 respecting an establishment of religion, 28:33 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof'' 28:36 and then he explains, 28:38 by the way he is quoting the first amendment, 28:40 then he says, "Thus building what, 28:43 a wall of separation between Church and State." 28:49 Did Thomas Jefferson believe that 28:51 the church should function as church 28:52 and the state as state separately? 28:55 He most certainly did. 28:56 All of the founding fathers believe this, 28:59 and that's why I dedicated this whole lecture 29:02 to show that the two horns like a lamb 29:05 are corroborated by the history, 29:07 the original history of the United States. 29:10 Now, let's talk a little bit about James Madison. 29:14 James Madison is called the father of the constitution. 29:18 He is the brains 29:19 behind the constitution in other words. 29:21 Let's read a few statements from James Madison, 29:26 he wrote this, 29:28 ''There is not a shadow of right 29:31 in the general government, 29:32 remember it's a federal government, 29:34 the general government to intermeddle with religion." 29:38 Did he believe that the federal government 29:39 could get involve in religion? 29:41 No, no, no. 29:42 He says, 29:43 "There is not a shadow of light or right 29:46 in the general government to intermeddle with religion. 29:49 Its least interference with it, that is with religion, 29:53 would be a most flagrant usurpation. 29:56 I can appeal to my uniform conduct on this subject 29:59 that I have warmly supported religious freedom.' 30:03 ' Did he believe in the separation 30:04 of church and state? 30:06 He most certainly did. 30:07 In 1822, this is very interesting 30:11 because the United States 30:13 was established in 1776, 1787, 1791. 30:18 This is about 30 some years 30:21 after the experiment had been tried. 30:24 And so James Madison now writes about lessons 30:28 that the United States is teaching the world. 30:31 Notice what he wrote, 30:33 ''We are teaching the world the great truth 30:37 that Governments to better 30:39 without Kings and Nobles than with them.' 30:42 ' In other words, 30:43 a republic is a better idea 30:45 is what he's saying than a monarchy. 30:48 And then he says, 30:49 ''The merit will be doubled 30:52 by the other lesson 30:53 that religion flourishes in greater purity, 30:57 without than with the aid of Government.' 31:02 ' Isn't that a telling statement? 31:04 So interesting. 31:05 Sometimes I ask people 31:07 to how many kingdoms do you belong. 31:10 Well, you know, I was born in the United States 31:13 so I am a citizen of the United States, 31:17 but I was baptized a Seventh-day Adventist. 31:19 So I am also a citizen of the heavenly kingdom. 31:23 I live in one nation 31:25 but I'm citizen of two kingdoms 31:27 in the United States, 31:29 each separate from the other. 31:31 In other words, 31:33 the federal government cannot interfere 31:34 with my religious convictions 31:36 and the church should not be involved 31:39 in trying to use the state 31:42 to violate people's religious convictions 31:45 because the state has its legitimate existence 31:48 and the church also has its legitimate existence. 31:53 Now, let's talk a little bit about the first amendment 31:56 to the constitution of the United States. 31:59 Some Christians today, 32:01 many of them will say, well, 32:03 the expression separation of church and state is not found 32:08 anywhere in the constitution. 32:11 And that's true, 32:12 if your looking for the phrase 32:14 separation of church and state in the constitution, 32:17 you are not gonna find it because it's not there. 32:20 But the concept of the separation of church and state 32:25 is in the constitution 32:27 in the first amendment to the constitution in fact. 32:31 Let's read the first amendment to the constitution. 32:34 By the way in this amendment 32:36 is where you find the two horns like a lamb. 32:39 Because this amendment guarantees religious liberty 32:42 and civil liberty, and separates the two. 32:46 Let's notice the first amendment, Congress. 32:51 What does Congress do? 32:54 It writes the laws, right. 32:57 Congress shall make no law... 33:00 Now what part of no law don't you understand. 33:03 Congress shall make no law, 33:05 respecting an establishment of religion. 33:09 Notice that it doesn't say that 33:10 Congress can't make a law that establishes a church 33:13 above other churches. 33:14 Or they establishes 33:15 one religion above another religion, 33:18 that's the way many Christians today are interpreting. 33:20 They'll say, well, the founding fathers 33:22 when they say that Congress shall not make, you know, 33:25 Congress shall not make any law 33:27 that establishes religion, 33:29 they were really meaning 33:30 that the United States could not establish 33:32 one church above another, or one religion above another, 33:36 but the federal government can benefit all churches alike. 33:40 That's the argument, 33:41 but the fact is that the word religion 33:43 does not have a definite article, 33:45 it doesn't say church, it says religion. 33:47 It doesn't say a religion, it says religion. 33:50 Are you following me, 33:51 so it says Congress shall make no law 33:54 respecting an establishment 33:56 of religion or prohibiting the what? 34:00 The free exercise thereof. 34:02 What does this mean? 34:04 It means that Congress can't make any law 34:05 that establishes any religious observance. 34:09 And it means that it cannot make any laws 34:12 that forbid you from practicing your religion. 34:14 It cannot establish any religions observance 34:16 and it cannot forbid you 34:19 from practicing freely your religion. 34:22 And you say, well, what's the difference. 34:24 In the Bible, we find two examples 34:26 of the first two clauses of the first amendment. 34:30 In Daniel Chapter 3, 34:32 when Nebuchadnezzar raised the golden image, 34:34 was he establishing a religious observance by law. 34:37 Was the civil power establishing 34:39 a religious observance? 34:40 Absolutely, it was. 34:42 Was that legitimate or illegitimate? 34:44 It was legitimate. 34:46 The civil power cannot enforce religion, 34:47 cannot establish religion. 34:49 What came as a result of establishing religion? 34:52 Persecution, right? 34:55 In Daniel 6 we have also another story 34:58 that illustrates the free exercise clause. 35:00 You see in Daniel Chapter 6 35:02 the issue is not that the King Darius is establishing 35:05 a religious observance, 35:06 he is forbidding people from praying. 35:10 He is forbidding the free exercise of religion. 35:13 And when he forbade the free exercise of religion, 35:15 what was the result? 35:17 Persecution. 35:19 So Daniel 3, and Daniel 6 35:20 illustrate the first two clauses 35:22 to the first amendment. 35:24 When the government establishes 35:25 a religious observance, persecution. 35:28 When the government or congress, 35:31 the government through Congress 35:33 forbids the free exercise of religions, 35:35 the result is what? 35:37 Persecution. 35:38 The founding fathers knew this. 35:39 And therefore the founding fathers 35:41 put in this first amendment 35:43 that Congress could not make any law 35:45 establishing any religious observance. 35:47 And it could not forbid 35:49 people's right to exercises their religion freely 35:53 without the interference of government. 35:56 Now, the third clause of the first amendment 35:59 guarantees civil rights. 36:00 So here you have the two horns like a lamb, 36:03 religious liberty and what? 36:05 Civil liberty. 36:07 Notice what the last part of the first amendment says, 36:09 "Or abridging the freedom of speech..." 36:13 Is that a civil right, freedom of speeches, 36:15 is that a civil right? 36:17 Yes, or of the press, is that a civil right? 36:21 Yes, it is. 36:22 Or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, 36:25 is that a civil right? 36:29 Yes, and to petition the government 36:31 for a redress up grievances. 36:33 Can you ask the government to do justice? 36:36 Yes, you can. 36:37 The last clause of the first amendment 36:39 deals with civil rights. 36:41 The first two clauses deal with what? 36:44 With religious rights. 36:45 In other words, 36:46 the first amendment to the constitution clearly 36:48 establishes the distinction 36:50 between religion and the civil power. 36:54 Are you understanding what I am saying? 36:57 Now, let's talk a little bit 37:00 about the Supreme Court of the United States. 37:04 The Seventh-day Adventist Church believes 37:05 and in our next two lectures 37:07 we're gonna discuss this more fully. 37:09 And we're gonna prove it from the Bible. 37:11 The Seventh-day Adventist Church believes 37:13 that the United States will ultimately, 37:15 Congress will ultimately write 37:18 a law mandating the observance of Sunday 37:21 as the day of rest. 37:23 And eventually we will reach the point 37:26 where Congress will write a law 37:28 that will forbid the observance of the Sabbath 37:30 as the day of rest. 37:32 And some people say, 37:33 oh, that could never happen 37:35 in this United States of America 37:38 because the first amendment says, 37:39 Congress shall not make any law 37:41 that establishes religion 37:43 nor any law that forbids the free exercise. 37:45 So, if Congress wrote a law 37:48 that everybody has to keep Sunday, 37:49 would that be a violation of the first amendment, 37:51 would that be establishing religion? 37:53 Even a kindergartener could understand that. 37:57 If the government should forbid, 37:58 if the Congress should make a law forbidding 38:00 you to keep the Sabbath, 38:02 would that be a violation of the second clause, 38:04 free exercise to keep the day that you want? 38:07 Of course, it would. 38:09 Any person, any rational person will understand that. 38:12 And so you say, 38:13 how is that possible the United States 38:15 through its Congress 38:16 would write a law establishing religion 38:19 and forbidding the free exercise thereof 38:21 when it has guaranteed civil and religious liberty. 38:24 Well, let me ask you, 38:25 how is that possible that a beast 38:26 that has two horns like a lamb talks like a dragon. 38:30 It's a contradictory nation. 38:32 In other words, 38:33 it's going to contradict its profession, 38:37 in action it is gonna do totally opposite 38:40 of what it professes in its founding principles. 38:44 Now you say, how is that possible, 38:46 the United States would ever write a law 38:49 that would violate 38:51 the first amendment to the constitution? 38:53 Well, in order to understand how this might happen, 38:56 we must take a look 38:58 at the style of government of the United States. 39:02 The United States like 39:03 many other nations has three branches. 39:07 The first branch of course is the legislative branch. 39:11 The legislative branch writes and passes laws. 39:16 Then you have the executive branch, 39:19 the executive branch, 39:20 the president and all of the individuals 39:23 that work with him are the ones that are required 39:28 to enforce the laws that are written by Congress. 39:32 And then you have the judicial branch, 39:34 primarily the Supreme Court that interprets the laws 39:38 to determine whether those laws are constitutional or not. 39:42 In other words, 39:44 the purpose of the judicial branch, 39:45 the Supreme Court is to decide 39:48 if a law that's been written 39:49 by Congress is constitutional or not. 39:53 Now, if I were to ask you 39:55 which is the most powerful branch of the government 39:58 in the United States, 40:00 what would you answer? 40:02 Well, many people say, well, 40:03 they'd say it would be the Congress 40:05 'cause they write the laws. 40:07 Others would say, well, you know, be the president, 40:09 because the president is required to enforce the laws. 40:12 But really the most powerful branch of government 40:15 is the judicial branch primarily the Supreme Court. 40:21 Now do you know how the Supreme Court 40:22 of the United States is composed today. 40:25 You know, the Supreme Court has nine justices 40:27 but only have eight because Antonin Scalia died 40:31 and they haven't elected, you know, 40:32 this big fight, 40:33 and by the way this is the most 40:35 important part of the next election 40:36 I believe is whoever wins will appoint 40:40 probably three Supreme Court justices, 40:43 because Ginsburg, and Breyer, and Kennedy are up in years 40:47 and so the next president probably 40:50 if the president is there for two terms 40:54 is probably gonna elect three Supreme Court justices 40:57 which will totally transform the court. 41:02 So anyway I'm not making a political speech or anything, 41:04 I'm just saying that it's extremely important 41:06 how the Supreme Court is composed. 41:09 The United States is called a Protestant nation, 41:11 but there is not one Protestant on the Supreme Court. 41:15 There are five Roman Catholics 41:17 and three Jews on the Supreme Court. 41:20 And Antonin Scalia was a Roman Catholic, 41:22 so when he was alive, there were five Roman Catholics 41:26 and three Jews in a country 41:28 that says that it is Protestant. 41:30 Not one protestant on the Supreme Court. 41:34 Now you say, how do you know that 41:35 the Supreme Court is the most powerful branch of government? 41:38 Let me give you a couple of examples. 41:41 Do you remember the election in the year 2000 in Florida, 41:45 the hanging chads, 41:47 remember they were looking at the cards 41:48 in the light to see which chad they had punched 41:52 to see if they voted for Elgar or for George Bush. 41:55 Remember that? 41:56 You know for several weeks 41:58 we didn't know who had won the election. 42:00 It would go from one lawyer to another, 42:02 would go from one court of law to another court of law, 42:05 then to higher court of law, 42:06 finally the case went to the Supreme Court. 42:10 And the Supreme Court said, 42:12 "George Bush won the election in Florida." 42:17 So basically the Supreme Court elected the president 42:20 of the United States of America. 42:24 Let me give another example, June 26, 42:30 that's the anniversary tomorrow, 42:31 it's my birthday, June 26. 42:36 On June 26 of last year, 42:38 the Supreme Court stated that gay marriage is something 42:44 that is going to be legal 42:48 all across the United States of America. 42:51 Who can contest that? 42:54 Who can question that decision of the Supreme Court? 42:57 What court can you appeal it to? 42:59 You can't appeal it to any court. 43:01 So when the Supreme Court says the case was taken, 43:04 gay marriage is something that is a right guaranteed 43:09 in all 50 states, there is no court of appeal. 43:12 That is what is going to happen. 43:18 So let me ask you this. 43:19 If the Supreme Court is willing to redefine marriage, 43:22 contrary to the Bible definition, 43:25 you don't think that the Supreme Court 43:27 will be willing to redefine the day of worship. 43:30 Of course it would. 43:32 It will be a time of national emergency. 43:35 It will be a time of great difficulty. 43:38 And you know, there are trying times 43:40 that are gonna come to this country, folks. 43:42 People don't have the foggiest idea 43:44 what is gonna happen, 43:46 there is gonna be an economic meltdown, 43:47 there is gonna be more terrorist attacks, 43:49 there is gonna be more so called natural disasters. 43:53 And it's not due to climate change 43:56 and all of these reasons that are being given, 43:58 the fact is that God is withdrawing His spirit 44:02 from this country 44:03 because this country had said we don't want God, 44:06 we don't want His word, 44:08 we don't want you in our life is what this country had said. 44:12 And so God says, you don't want me, 44:14 I am not gonna force myself on you 44:16 and he removes himself from those 44:19 who have rejected and said that 44:21 they don't want him in their lives. 44:24 And human beings can be very cruel 44:27 when they're devoid of the Spirit of God. 44:30 And of course after the close of probation, 44:33 Ellen White describes this world, 44:35 she says that there is a scene of strife 44:37 such as no pen can picture. 44:39 We can't. 44:41 Can you imagine what the world is gonna be like 44:43 with Satan in total control of the finally impenitent, 44:47 he won't be in control of God's people, 44:49 but he will be in control of all 44:51 of the wicked in the world. 44:54 We haven't seen anything yet compared to what is coming. 44:57 And the world, even the Protestant world, 44:59 you know, they say, 45:01 well, it's the Muslims and it's the terrorists 45:02 and you know, they blame everything. 45:05 It's climate change, 45:07 and they applauded the pope, they say wow, 45:09 the pope he's got his spring, you know. 45:11 We need to emphasize the poor, 45:13 and we need to emphasize the family, 45:15 and we need to emphasize climate change. 45:17 He's got it right, 45:20 and they don't realize 45:21 that the reason why everything is going downhill 45:23 is because God is withdrawing his spirit from the earth. 45:27 He is releasing the winds of strife. 45:30 That's what's really happening in this nation. 45:32 This nation if it was to return to God, 45:35 it would have to return to what God says in his word. 45:39 Now, I'm not talking against people, you know, 45:42 if people want to live a gay life style, you know, 45:45 I believe the government should give them that civil liberty, 45:48 but the government does not have any right 45:50 to redefine marriage 45:53 because the Bible defines marriage 45:55 as between a man and a woman. 45:57 If gay people want to have civil unions, 46:00 and I think they should get a tax breaks 46:03 just like people who are married 46:05 but God has define marriage as between a man and woman. 46:09 And how is that a man 46:10 or the Supreme Court would redefine marriage. 46:13 And you don't think that the United States 46:16 through its Congress would also be able to redefine 46:20 the meaning of God's day of worship. 46:24 You say, well, Pastor Bohr, how is that possible. 46:27 In the United States of America, 46:28 the land of the free 46:30 and the home of the brave 46:33 something like that could happen. 46:35 Listen, the beast of Revelation 13, 46:39 it says it has two horns like a lamb, 46:43 but it speaks like a dragon. 46:44 Listen carefully, 46:45 it doesn't say that the two horns are broken 46:48 and then it speaks like a dragon. 46:50 It speaks like a dragon 46:51 while it still has the two horns. 46:53 In other words, 46:54 this nation is not gonna get 46:56 rid of the first amendment to the constitution. 46:58 It's gonna say we still uphold the first amendment 47:02 but what is gonna happen is that unconstitutional laws 47:06 would be declare constitutional. 47:09 Are you with me? 47:11 And that's why we need to defend 47:13 the constitution of the United States 47:15 as it was given originally. 47:18 The founding fathers believed 47:19 in the separation of church and state. 47:22 They believe that the civil power 47:24 could not make any law having to do with religion, 47:27 either enforcing any religious observance 47:30 or forbidding the right of people 47:33 to practice their religion. 47:34 Am I making myself clear? 47:36 Now, let me talk to you here about John Adams 47:40 and the Treaty of Tripoli. 47:43 You say what is that, the Treaty of Tripoli, 47:45 what in the world could that mean? 47:47 Well, on June 10, 1797 47:50 one year before the deadly wound, 47:52 actually less than year before the deadly wound. 47:57 John Adams signed into law 48:00 what is know as the Treaty of Tripoli. 48:04 And I'm gonna read only the one line 48:07 that we find in this treaty 48:08 which is significant to our discussion. 48:11 "The government of the United States 48:15 is not in any sense 48:18 founded upon the Christian religion." 48:22 The government of the United States is not, what, 48:28 in any sense founded upon the Christian religion. 48:32 This Treaty of Tripoli has really bothered 48:35 a lot of evangelicals and conservative Protestants 48:37 in the United States. 48:39 Because they want to say 48:40 the foundation of the United States 48:42 is a Judeo-Christian foundation. 48:46 But the fact is the founding fathers knew 48:48 that if the United States was founded 48:50 on the Christian religion that would be unconstitutional 48:54 because they would be establishing religion, 48:56 would it not? 48:58 It would be establishing religion 48:59 to say that the United States is established 49:02 upon the Christian religion, they knew that. 49:05 Incidentally this treaty in May of 1797 49:10 right before John Adams signed into law, 49:14 it was read before the senate. 49:18 A written copy was given to every senator. 49:23 It was approved unanimously 49:25 by the senate without one dissenting vote. 49:28 It was published in the great newspapers 49:30 of Philadelphia and New York, 49:33 those were the big cities back then. 49:35 There was not a whimper of protest from anyone. 49:38 No letter from anyone protesting, 49:41 what do you mean 49:42 the United States is not founded 49:44 on the Christian religion. 49:46 The fact is that the United State was a nation 49:49 composed by a majority of Christians, 49:53 but it is not a Christian nation, 49:55 it's not founded on Christianity 49:57 because it was... 49:58 if it was founded on Christianity 50:00 that would be unconstitutional, 50:02 because the government cannot establish any religion. 50:05 Are you with me or not? 50:06 So the founding fathers knew what they were doing. 50:11 Ellen White who was born only 29 years 50:15 after the deadly wound 50:17 wrote in 1888 about the secret of the power 50:23 and prosperity of the United States of America. 50:27 Listen to what she wrote, 50:29 ''Among the Christians exiles 50:32 who first fled to America and sought an asylum..." 50:38 Why did they come here an asylum from what? 50:41 ''From royal oppression...' 50:44 ' That is to do with the king, right. 50:46 They were fleeing the style of government that had kings. 50:49 ''And priestly intolerance...' 50:54 ' Was there also intolerance on the part of the church? 50:57 Absolutely because the church had a pope, see. 50:59 So they were fleeing from the idea of having a king 51:01 in civil matters and a pope in religious matters. 51:05 She says, "Were many 51:06 who determined to establish a government 51:09 upon the broad foundation of what, 51:12 civil and religious liberty. 51:15 Their views found place 51:16 in the Declaration of Independence, 51:19 which sets forth the great truth 51:21 that all men are created equal 51:26 and endowed with the inalienable right to life, 51:29 liberty, 51:30 and the pursuit of happiness. 51:32 And the constitution guarantees to the people 51:35 the right of self-government, 51:37 providing that representatives 51:39 elected by the popular vote 51:41 shall enact laws and administer the laws. 51:45 Freedom of religious faith, first amendment right, 51:50 freedom of religious faith was also granted, 51:54 and every man being permitted to worship God 51:58 according to the dictates of his conscience. 52:01 Republicanism which is basically 52:03 a state without the king, 52:05 and Protestantism, a church without a pope, 52:08 became the fundamental principles of the nation." 52:13 And now notice this ominous statement. 52:15 "These principles are the secret of its power 52:20 and prosperity.'' 52:24 Have you ever read those statements 52:25 where Ellen White says that when the Sunday Law is proposed 52:28 that will lead to national apostasy, 52:31 and national apostasy will lead to national ruin, 52:36 that's what she is describing. 52:40 You know, the people says Unites States is so great 52:42 because it has greater armies, bigger territory, 52:45 more people, more money, 52:46 all of those are side issues, 52:48 the secret of the power and prosperity 52:51 of the United States 52:53 are these two principles upon which the nation was founded. 52:57 If the nation someday should join church and state, 53:01 if someday the United States 53:05 should allow the church to control the civil government 53:09 to persecute those who do not agree 53:11 with the general ideas of religion. 53:15 The United States would be repudiating 53:18 the two horns like a lamb 53:20 and would begin speaking like a dragon, 53:25 and that would bring forth 53:28 the retribution of God against this country 53:31 that was established by God's providence. 53:34 This country was raised in God's providence. 53:37 Praise the Lord that for 200 years 53:39 this country has abided by its principles, 53:41 it's been possible to proclaim 53:43 present truth to the whole world 53:45 from this nation 53:46 because it has abided by its principles. 53:49 It almost makes me want to cry to think 53:52 what's going to happen to this nation 53:53 according to what Bible prophecy has to say. 53:59 Now you look at what's happening today, 54:00 it seems like to state has power over the church, 54:07 you know, like State Bill 1146, you know, 54:09 the state is gonna dictate to religious universities. 54:12 You know you have to go by the LGBT agenda 54:15 or else you gonna lose support. 54:20 So it appears that the state 54:21 is interfering more with the church 54:24 than the church with the state, 54:25 but prophecy tells us that, that is gonna change. 54:29 Eventually what's gonna happen 54:31 is you're gonna have the image 54:32 of what happen during the Middle Ages. 54:34 The church is going to control the state. 54:39 And the church is gonna dictate to the state religious laws, 54:43 and those who do not abide 54:45 by those religious laws will be persecuted. 54:50 So let me ask you then. 54:52 Do the founding fathers of the United States agree 54:56 with what Bible prophecy has to say? 54:59 Did they believe in two principles? 55:03 Did they believe in the idea of civil liberty 55:06 which by the way means 55:07 that you believe in a civil government? 55:09 Did they believe in religious liberty 55:12 which has to do with the church? 55:14 Did they believe that both of these things 55:17 must remain separate in order for there to be 55:20 full civil and religious liberty? 55:22 We have examine their writings, 55:24 their writings corroborate 55:26 our interpretation of the prophecy 55:28 of Revelation Chapter 13. 55:30 Have you understood what we studied? 55:33 So where are we in the prophetic chain? 55:36 Well, let's review again. 55:37 My wife says you review too much. 55:41 You repeat too much, 55:42 and I tell my wife, listen, 55:43 how do you, 55:45 how does a parrot learn to talk. 55:47 You repeat, and repeat, 55:49 and repeat to the parrot 55:51 and the parrot learns to say it. 55:52 So you've got to repeat. 55:54 So let's examine the chain again. 55:58 Where does the chain begin? 56:00 Babylon, then Medo-Persia, 56:03 then Greece, then the Roman Empire. 56:06 What happens to the Roman Empire? 56:08 It's divided into 10 kingdoms. 56:10 Then the papacy rules for how long? 56:13 1260 years. 56:15 What happens at the end of 1260 years? 56:18 The papacy receives the deadly wound with the sword, 56:21 the state turn against it 56:23 and the papacy is sent into what? 56:25 Captivity, 56:26 because it can no longer use 56:28 the civil powers of the world to accomplish its purposes. 56:31 When the papacy falls, 56:33 this other beast rises from the earth, 56:35 the United States of America with the two horns like a lamb. 56:39 In other words, 56:40 it guarantees full civil and religious liberty 56:43 by the idea of the separation of church and state. 56:46 Where are we in the prophetic chain? 56:50 What is the next event in the prophetic chain? 56:53 The next event in the prophetic chain is that 56:55 this beast from the earth 56:57 that has two horns like a lamb 56:59 will end up speaking like a dragon. 57:03 We are at the very final end of the chain, 57:08 at the final link 57:10 and United States will speak like a dragon 57:13 because it will help the beast recover its power. 57:17 Remember what we said, 57:19 it will tell everyone to worship the first beast, 57:21 to make an image of the first beast, 57:23 to enforce the mark of the first beast, 57:25 It will do everything on behalf first beast. 57:27 It will exercise the authority of the first beast. 57:29 In other words, the United States will restore 57:32 the idea of uniting church and state 57:35 that existed with the papacy in the civil powers of Europe 57:40 during the 1260 years. 57:44 Now, don't miss the next couple of lectures, 57:47 because we're going to unpack this a little bit more. 57:49 We're gonna talk about the mark of the beast. 57:51 We're gonna talk about the change in God's law 57:53 as the defining issue at the end of time. 57:57 So don't miss for anything in the world 58:00 the next exciting episode in this series. |
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