Let's seek the Lord in prayer.
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Our wonderful,
loving, heavenly Father,
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thank You for the
privilege of being here today.
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We're going to study
a very solemn subject,
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the chronology of the judgment,
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which will set the stage
for understanding several of the
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other lectures that we
will have in the future.
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And therefore, we
plead for Your wisdom in a
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special way this evening.
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Help us to
understand what we're studying.
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And not only to understand
it, but help us to be firm
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and strong in the
trying times ahead.
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We thank You, Father, for
the privilege of approaching
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Your throne boldly
in the name of Jesus.
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And we thank You for hearing us.
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Because we do come in
that wonderful name, amen.
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As I mentioned in my prayer,
this evening we are going to
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study the topic which is titled,
The Chronology of the Judgment.
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And I'd like to begin by
mentioning what many of you
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are probably acquainted with.
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And that is the Apostles' Creed.
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Now I must say
that the Apostles' Creed
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is not apostolic.
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In other words, it came
into existence several centuries
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after the death of the apostles.
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But I want to read one small
section of the Apostles' Creed,
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and then the rest of
our study we're going to try
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and deal with the
issue of the judgment
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that is mentioned
in the Apostles' Creed.
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This is what it says.
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"Jesus," and I
quote, "ascended to heaven,
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sitteth at the right hand
of God, the Father Almighty,
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from thence He shall come to
judge the living and the dead."
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In other words, the Apostles'
Creed, which I must repeat
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is not apostolic, it was
not written by the apostles,
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states that when Jesus
comes at His second coming,
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He is going to judge
the living and the dead.
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Now my question is, is
this statement really accurate?
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Does the judgment really
take place at the second coming
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of Jesus Christ or
does it take place before
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Jesus comes to this earth?
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Does this judgment take place
in heaven or does the judgment
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of the living and the
dead take place on earth?
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In other words the question
is, does the judgment take place
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before the second
coming in heaven or at the
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second coming on earth?
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I believe that the answer
to these questions is found
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in a careful study
of Daniel chapter 7.
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And so I invite you to
turn with me in your Bibles
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to Daniel chapter 7, and
we're going to move through this
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chapter
basically verse by verse.
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Now let's begin
with verses 1 to 3,
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which actually is
the introductory scene
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to the vision of
Daniel chapter 7.
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And by the way, it
gives us also the date.
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It says there in Daniel
chapter 7 verses 1 to 3...
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Now he's going to tell
us what this dream was.
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Now let's stop there
for a moment because we have
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two symbols that we
want to take a look at.
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The first symbol
is the four winds.
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And the second
symbol is the Great Sea.
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Now what does the
Bible mean when in prophecy
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symbolically it refers to winds?
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You know we talk
about the winds of what?
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The winds of war,
the winds of strife.
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In other words,
winds represent wars.
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They represent
cataclysmic events;
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nation rising against nation.
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And you can notice this,
for example, in Revelation
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chapter 7 and verses 1
to 3 where the four angels
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are holding what?
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Are holding the
four winds of strife.
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And what happens when
they release the winds?
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Oh, there is a cataclysm
in the world as a result of
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releasing the four winds.
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So the winds
are winds of strife.
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They represent wars and
they represent conflicts
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between nations.
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Now the other symbol that
we have in this introductory
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passage is the sea.
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Now it speaks
about the Great Sea.
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Now what is
represented by the sea?
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It says that the winds are
beating up the waves of the sea.
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Go with me to Isaiah
chapter 17 and verses 12 and 13.
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See, the Bible explains itself.
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The Bible
explains its own symbols.
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When we find a symbol in Daniel,
we go to other text in Scripture
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that help us understand
what that Symbol means.
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Isaiah chapter 17
and verses 12 and 13.
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Here, the prophet Isaiah
says, "Woe to the multitude
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of many people who make a noise
like the roar of the..." What?
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"...of the seas."
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So what do the seas represent?
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The multitude of many what?
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Peoples.
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And they make noise.
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Let's continue reading.
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"...and to the rushing of
nations that make a rushing
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like the rushing of..." What?
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"... of many waters."
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So what does the rushing
of many waters represent?
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The rushing of what?
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Nations.
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And then it says in verse 13,
"The nations will rush like the
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rushing of many waters;
but God will rebuke them
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and they will flee far away,
and be chased like the chaff
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of the mountains before
the wind, like a rolling thing
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before the whirlwind."
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So what is
represented by the sea?
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Multitudes of what?
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Multitudes of nations that are
in turmoil, because the winds
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are actually blowing
the waves of the sea.
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And the sea is rushing
like the rush of many nations,
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or many waters.
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Now let's go in
our study to verse 4.
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Actually, verse 3.
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It says there, "And
four great beasts..."
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What do beasts
represent in prophecy?
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Beasts represent
nations or kingdoms.
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We're going to notice that.
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Daniel himself is
going to explain it.
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"And four great beasts
came up from the..." What?
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From the sea.
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So these nations
arise amidst what?
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Amidst wars and turmoil.
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And it continues saying...
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So you have four beasts.
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Now let's notice the
first beast, the lion.
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Daniel chapter 7 and verse 4.
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The king of beasts, by the way.
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Now what does
the lion represent?
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There's no doubt whatsoever
that the lion represents the
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same thing as the gold
in the head of the image.
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The lion represents
the kingdom of Babylon.
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We know that, not only because
of the parallel with Daniel 2,
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but we also know it because
at the entrances to all of the
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gates in the ancient city
of Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar
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there were
sphinxes that were lions.
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Furthermore, in
Jeremiah chapter 4 verse 7,
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which I'm not going to
read but you can write it down.
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Jeremiah 4 verse 7 compares
Babylon's invasion of Judah
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as the attack of a lion.
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So in other words,
Scripture as well as archeology
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show that the lion
is a symbol of Babylon.
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Now what do the wings represent?
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Well, the wings represent
speed or swiftness of conquest.
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But now I want you to notice
what happens to this lion.
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It continues saying there in
the second part of verse 4...
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Which means that it's
no longer going to what?
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It's no longer going
to be a conquering power.
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It's not going to
be swift to conquest.
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And then it continues saying...
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What do you think a lion
is like with a man's heart?
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Have you ever heard of
Richard, the lionhearted?
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King of England?
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Why was he
called, the lionhearted?
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Because he was a king
that had a lot of what?
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Courage.
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Now I hate to bring this
up, but have you ever watched
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the Wizard of Oz?
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What was the problem with
the lion in the Wizard of Oz?
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He was looking for what?
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He was looking for
courage, that's right.
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And so basically this is
telling us that at some point
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this lion was going to cease
the swiftness of its conquering
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and it was actually
eventually going to fall,
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because it would
lose its courage.
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And then in Daniel chapter
7 and verse 5, we have a bear.
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Let's read about the bear.
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Now don't forget this
detail, because we going to
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come back to it in our lecture,
in fact tomorrow evening.
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In other words, one
side of the bear was higher
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than the other side of the bear.
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And then it says,
it had how many ribs?
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It had three ribs.
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Now this beast
represents the second kingdom.
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The same as the
breast and arms of silver
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in the image of
Daniel chapter 2.
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It's which kingdom?
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It represents the kingdom
of the Medes and Persians.
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We're going to
notice in our study tomorrow
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that the kingdom
of Medes and Persians
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had one of the two kingdoms
that was taller than the other,
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and the strong one came up last.
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That's why the bear
is raised up on one side.
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The three ribs
represent the three kingdoms
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that were conquered by
Medo-Persia so that this
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nation could ascend to power.
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Let me mention what
those three nations are.
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The first is Lydia, which
is found in ancient Turkey,
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or Anatolia in Asia Minor.
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This kingdom was conquered by
Medo-Persia in the year 547 BC.
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The second is
the city of Babylon.
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The story is told
in Daniel chapter 5.
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And Babylon was
overcome in the year 539.
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And the third nation or
kingdom that was defeated by the
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Medes and Persian so that
they could ascend to power
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was actually Egypt, which
was conquered in the year 525.
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So this fits precisely with
what happened with the history
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of the Medes and Persians.
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And tomorrow evening we're
going to give additional details
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in the prophecy
of Daniel chapter 8.
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Now let's go to our
third beast, the leopard.
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Daniel chapter 7 and verse 6.
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Daniel chapter 7 and verse 6.
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Question, is a
leopard a swift beast?
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Absolutely.
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But there's something
else about this leopard.
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Notice it says...
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Was this beast a lot swifter
to conquest than the lion
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who had two wings?
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Absolutely.
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Now let me share this with you.
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This beast represents
the kingdom of Greece.
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Who was the first king
of the kingdom of Greece?
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We'll study this
more closely tomorrow.
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Who was the first king?
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The first king is very famous.
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He's knows as
Alexander the Great.
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Do you know how long it
took Alexander the Great
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to conquer all of the Far
East from Egypt all the way
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to the Indus Valley in India?
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It took Alexander the Great
a period of only three years
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to conquer the
known world of that time.
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I would say that
was rather swift.
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Now notice it had
four wings of a bird.
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Now tomorrow when we
study Daniel chapter 8,
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we're going to notice
that another symbol is used
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to represent Greece.
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And that symbol is a goat.
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And the Bible says that
the goat is going so fast
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that it doesn't
even touch the ground.
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In other words, that's another
way of saying that this was a
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nation that swiftly conquered
everything that it found
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in its way.
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And then you'll notice the
last part of the verse says...
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We're going to
notice in our study tomorrow
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of Daniel chapter 8
that the kingdom of Greece,
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when Alexander the Great
died, was divided into precisely
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four permanent kingdoms.
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That is, until Rome
came and overcame Greece.
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So these four heads on
the leopard represent the
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four divisions of
the kingdom of Greece
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when Alexander the Great died.
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Now I mentioned yesterday,
we don't have to guess
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at these three kingdoms.
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We don't even have
to go to history books.
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Because the book of
Daniel itself identifies
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the first three kingdoms.
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You see in Daniel chapter
2 God said to Nebuchadnezzar,
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"You are this..." What?
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"...this head of gold."
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And then after him
would arise another kingdom,
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which we
identified as which kingdom?
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The Medes and Persians.
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They are mentioned
in Daniel chapter 5.
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And the third kingdom,
Daniel 8 refers to it by name
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as Greece.
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So there's no doubt whatsoever
what the lion, the bear,
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and the leopard represent,
because the book of Daniel
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itself tells us what
these beasts represent.
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But now let's
notice the fourth beast.
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It's found in Daniel
chapter 7 and verse 7.
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Remember the legs of iron?
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This is parallel
to the legs of iron.
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Listen carefully.
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Yeah, what kind of teeth?
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Iron teeth.
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So you have legs of iron
and you have teeth of what?
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Teeth of iron.
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And this is the reason
why the great historian
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of the Roman
Empire, Edward Gibbon
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who wrote the famous
series of historical books,
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The Decline and
Fall of the Roman Empire,
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called the Roman Empire,
"the iron monarchy of Rome."
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And then the last
part of verse 7 says...
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"It was devouring..."
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If you could see the way
the Roman armies conquered
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other nations,
this is literally true.
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They had iron weapons
and they just mowed down
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and trampled on everything
they found in their way.
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Now let's move on to
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 7,
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the last part of the verse.
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It says this fourth beast, "was
different from all the beasts
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that were before it..."
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And now notice carefully.
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It had what?
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It had ten horns.
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Where did those
ten horns rise from?
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It must have been from the
head of the fourth beast, right?
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Are they on the
head of the fourth beast?
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Yes, so are they
Roman in a certain sense?
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If the fourth beast is Rome,
and the horns are on the head
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of the fourth beast,
these horns must come from what?
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From Rome, exactly.
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Remember the feet of the image?
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Did the feet of
the image have iron?
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What did the
iron legs represent?
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The Roman Empire.
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Does Rome continue in
the ten toes of the feet?
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Yes.
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Does Rome continue here in
the ten horns that come from
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the head that represents Rome?
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Absolutely.
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Now, I want you to
notice what we find then
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in Daniel chapter 7 and verse 7.
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It says, once again, "It was
different from all the beasts
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that were before it,
and it had ten horns."
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Now what do those
ten horns represent?
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They represent the
divisions of the Roman Empire
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when the empire fell because
of the barbarian invasions
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from the northern
sector of the empire.
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I'm going to
mention those nations.
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We're going to come back to
them later on in the seminar.
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The names of those ten
kingdoms are the Alamanni
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where the Germans come from,
the Franks, the Burgundians,
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the Suevi, the Visigoths,
the Saxons, that would be
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Great Britain, the
Lombards which would be Italy,
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the Heruli, the
Vandals, and the Ostrogoths.
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Allow me to read you
just a statement that was
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written by Jerome.
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Do you know who Jerome was?
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He lived in the fourth century.
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He had a lot to do with
the translation of the Vulgate,
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the Latin Vulgate.
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He was a great scholar
in Greek and in Hebrew.
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And he could see what was
happening in the Roman Empire
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in the fourth century.
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Notice what he had to say.
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Did he understand what
the fourth kingdom was? Yes.
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"At this time" is
speaking about his time.
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So when were the feet being
fulfilled, according to Jerome?
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In his time.
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And he continues saying...
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Was this being
fulfilled in the days of Jerome?
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Absolutely.
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In fact, all of the
church fathers believed that...
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You remember that in 2
Thessalonians chapter 2
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the apostle Paul speaks about
a power that was holding back
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the manifestation
of the man of sin?
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All of the church fathers
believed that the one that was
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holding back, or as it says
in the King James, "letting,"
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which means to hold
back this antichrist from
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manifesting itself,
was the continued existence
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of the Roman Empire.
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And they believed that
when the Roman Empire was
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taken out of the way, the
antichrist would be revealed.
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And Jerome understood
this very, very clearly.
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Now let's go on to
Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8.
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Because we have the ten horns,
just like we have ten toes
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with iron in them.
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But then what is
added to the feet?
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We studied this yesterday.
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What is added to the feet?
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Clay.
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Is there something in Daniel 7
that is equivalent to the clay?
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Absolutely.
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Notice Daniel 7 and verse 8.
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That is, the ten horns.
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Where was the
little horn going to arise?
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In the Middle East, right?
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Of course not.
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It was going to
rise among the ten.
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If the ten are the
western Roman Empire,
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where was the
little horn going to arise?
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In western Europe.
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Are you following me or not?
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Now notice, it
continues saying here
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in Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8.
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"I was considering the horns,
and there was another horn,
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a little one,
coming up among them..."
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And now notice...
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What does that mean,
"plucked out by the roots?"
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It means that once they
were plucked out, that was it.
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In other words, they
would cease to exist.
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History proves that this
is exactly what happened.
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You see, three of
those kingdoms of those
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ten kingdoms were Arians.
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In other words, they believed
that Jesus was a created being.
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And as a result, the
bishop of Rome influenced
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the power of the Roman
state to fight against these
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three kingdoms
to eradicate them.
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And they were eradicated.
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In the year 493, the Heruli
were uprooted from history.
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No nation in
Europe descends from them.
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In 534, the
Vandals were uprooted.
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And in the year
538, the Ostrogoths were
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conquered in Rome.
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They suffered a terrible defeat.
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In other words, exactly
the way the prophecy said,
00:23:38.58\00:23:41.35
three of these ten
kingdoms were uprooted.
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And there is no nation in Europe
that descends from these three.
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Now let's continue
reading here in verse 8.
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"I was considering the horns,
and there was another horn,
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a little one, coming up
among them, before whom three
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of the first horns were
plucked out by the roots."
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And so up to verse 8,
you have several kingdoms.
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You have Babylon, Medo-Persian,
Greece, the Roman Empire.
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The Roman Empire is
divided into ten kingdoms.
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And then among
those ten kingdoms rises
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the little horn to power.
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Now we're not told, up
to verse 8, how long this
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little horn was going to rule.
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We have to go later on in
the chapter to know how long
00:24:38.94\00:24:42.81
this little horn was
going to rule before it fell.
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Now I want you to
notice what the next scene is.
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See, this little horn
is persecuting the saints,
00:24:50.90\00:24:53.70
he thinks he can
change God's law,
00:24:53.73\00:24:55.76
he's trampling the
truth to the ground.
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And the Bible says
that he's prospering,
00:24:59.20\00:25:00.85
everything is going well.
00:25:00.88\00:25:02.17
But now I want you to notice how
this situation is taken care of.
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The next scene, Daniel chapter
7 verses 9 and 10, speaks about
00:25:08.03\00:25:12.39
the judgment.
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Notice...
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Were the thrones there before?
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No, because
they're put in place.
00:25:21.76\00:25:23.72
Right?
00:25:23.75\00:25:24.78
Who is the Ancient of Days?
00:25:27.33\00:25:28.72
God the Father.
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Was what? Seated.
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Was He seated there before?
00:25:32.12\00:25:34.15
No.
00:25:36.42\00:25:37.45
At this point in
the prophecy, He what?
00:25:37.48\00:25:39.73
He sits.
00:25:40.25\00:25:41.52
And now notice He is described.
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Oh, so this was a
throne that had what?
00:25:51.76\00:25:54.49
Wheels. It is a moveable throne.
00:25:54.82\00:25:56.97
It moved there
from somewhere else.
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Verse 10...
00:25:59.61\00:26:00.64
"The court was seated..."
00:26:11.97\00:26:14.34
That means that the
judgment is going to what?
00:26:14.68\00:26:17.21
Begin.
00:26:17.61\00:26:18.73
Where is this
judgment taking place?
00:26:22.55\00:26:24.41
This judgment is
taking place in heaven.
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That's where the angels
are and that's where the
00:26:27.05\00:26:28.99
Ancient of Days is.
00:26:29.02\00:26:30.44
Jesus taught us to pray, "Our
Father, which art everywhere."
00:26:30.47\00:26:34.06
No, He said, "Our
Father, which art..." Where?
00:26:34.94\00:26:38.05
"...which art in heaven."
00:26:38.08\00:26:39.27
The Ancient of
Days is in heaven.
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This scene, this judgment
is taking place in heaven.
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Now let's jump down
to verses 13 and 14.
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Verses 13 and 14.
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Because the Father moves
in this throne that has wheels
00:26:50.99\00:26:55.19
into this place, He sits
down, but then somebody else
00:26:55.22\00:26:59.22
moves and joins Him there.
00:26:59.25\00:27:01.27
Notice verses 13 and 14.
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Who is that? That's Jesus.
00:27:10.02\00:27:12.32
If He's coming, He must not
have been there before, right?
00:27:16.02\00:27:18.12
Where would He be coming from?
00:27:19.28\00:27:20.50
If we're following the
order of the Sanctuary,
00:27:20.53\00:27:22.39
where would He be coming from?
00:27:22.42\00:27:23.72
Not the earth,
no. Of course not.
00:27:24.83\00:27:26.84
From the Holy Place.
00:27:29.25\00:27:30.59
Isn't that where
Jesus has been ministering
00:27:30.87\00:27:33.13
since He ascended to heaven?
00:27:34.45\00:27:35.96
In the Holy Place?
00:27:35.99\00:27:37.11
So if He's moving,
where is He moving from?
00:27:37.47\00:27:41.00
From the Holy.
00:27:41.48\00:27:42.51
And what is the next apartment?
00:27:42.54\00:27:44.40
The Most Holy.
00:27:44.60\00:27:45.71
And so it says, "I was
watching in the night visions,
00:27:46.07\00:27:48.18
and behold, One like
the Son of Man coming..."
00:27:48.21\00:27:51.71
Some people think,
"See, the second coming."
00:27:52.07\00:27:53.73
Not the second coming.
00:27:53.76\00:27:54.83
Let's continue reading.
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What are the clouds of heaven?
00:27:59.11\00:28:00.50
The angels.
00:28:01.15\00:28:02.28
And where is He coming to?
00:28:02.31\00:28:03.53
To the earth at
His second coming?
00:28:03.56\00:28:05.72
No.
00:28:05.75\00:28:06.84
It says, "He came to..." Where?
00:28:06.87\00:28:09.38
"...to the Ancient of Days."
00:28:09.90\00:28:11.88
He's not coming
to the earth here.
00:28:12.40\00:28:14.21
He's going to where
His Father is going to
00:28:14.24\00:28:16.81
perform a work of what?
00:28:16.84\00:28:18.34
Judgment.
00:28:18.60\00:28:19.75
And so it says, "He
came to the Ancient of Days
00:28:20.01\00:28:22.23
and they," that is
the angels, the clouds,
00:28:22.26\00:28:24.87
"brought Him near before Him."
00:28:24.90\00:28:26.54
And what does He go there for?
00:28:26.57\00:28:28.04
Notice He goes there because
the kingdom is going to be
00:28:29.00\00:28:32.11
taken away from the
little horn and is going to be
00:28:32.14\00:28:34.39
given to whom?
00:28:34.42\00:28:35.45
To Him.
00:28:35.83\00:28:36.86
Do you remember
our study yesterday?
00:28:37.44\00:28:40.63
What came after the
ten toes and the clay?
00:28:40.66\00:28:43.70
There was a
gigantic stone that what?
00:28:44.16\00:28:46.48
Hit the image and the
stone became a mountain
00:28:46.77\00:28:50.22
that filled the whole earth.
00:28:50.25\00:28:51.32
And that's
Christ's everlasting what?
00:28:51.35\00:28:53.42
Christ's everlasting kingdom.
00:28:53.73\00:28:55.37
And so it continues
saying, "Then to Him was given
00:28:55.57\00:28:57.95
dominion and
glory and a kingdom,
00:28:57.98\00:28:59.82
that all peoples, nations,
and languages should serve Him.
00:28:59.85\00:29:04.22
His dominion is an
everlasting dominion..."
00:29:04.25\00:29:06.70
See, this is the climax of
the vision of Daniel 2 as well.
00:29:06.73\00:29:09.91
"...which shall not pass
away, and His kingdom the one
00:29:09.94\00:29:13.79
which shall not be destroyed."
00:29:13.82\00:29:15.77
Does the judgment
begin after the little horn
00:29:16.50\00:29:18.44
performs his evil work?
00:29:18.47\00:29:20.09
Yes.
00:29:21.05\00:29:22.08
Do we have an unbroken sequence?
00:29:22.11\00:29:23.86
Babylon, Medo-Persia,
Greece, Rome, ten kingdoms,
00:29:24.12\00:29:27.25
little horn, judgment.
00:29:27.28\00:29:28.97
That's what I
want us to see for now.
00:29:29.00\00:29:30.52
We still don't know how
long the little horn rules.
00:29:30.82\00:29:33.25
But we're going to
see that in a few moments.
00:29:33.28\00:29:35.08
Now, Daniel was grieved
by this vision because he
00:29:35.28\00:29:38.88
didn't understand it.
00:29:38.91\00:29:40.00
So in Daniel chapter 7
and verses 15 through 18,
00:29:40.34\00:29:43.84
we find Daniel expressing
his grief and asking Gabriel
00:29:44.17\00:29:49.54
to explain what
this vision means.
00:29:49.57\00:29:52.36
Let's read
beginning at verse 15.
00:29:52.39\00:29:54.87
And here comes a
brief explanation.
00:30:17.39\00:30:19.85
But as we noticed yesterday,
kings and kingdoms are what?
00:30:26.96\00:30:29.86
Interchangeable.
00:30:30.23\00:30:31.72
I'm going to prove
that to you in a few moments
00:30:31.75\00:30:33.25
from Daniel chapter 7.
00:30:33.28\00:30:34.44
We already did it in
Daniel chapter 2, remember?
00:30:34.47\00:30:37.23
God said to Nebuchadnezzar,
"You are the head of gold."
00:30:37.26\00:30:39.72
But then He says, "After
you will arise another kingdom."
00:30:39.92\00:30:42.24
So it's not only Nebuchadnezzar
as a person, it's his kingdom.
00:30:43.22\00:30:46.36
We're going to notice the same
thing here in Daniel chapter 7.
00:30:46.39\00:30:49.08
Now, let's notice
what it continues saying.
00:30:49.57\00:30:53.14
How were the saints
treated during the dominion
00:31:12.16\00:31:15.18
of the little horn?
00:31:15.21\00:31:16.31
The Bible says
that they were what?
00:31:17.12\00:31:18.73
They were trampled upon and
they were persecuted unjustly.
00:31:19.11\00:31:22.69
How is God going
to solve that problem?
00:31:23.64\00:31:25.97
He's going to
perform a work of what?
00:31:26.56\00:31:28.77
Of judgment.
00:31:29.29\00:31:30.37
And in that judgment, He's
going to pronounce a judgment
00:31:30.40\00:31:32.99
against the little
horn and in favor of whom?
00:31:33.02\00:31:36.01
And in favor of the
saints that were persecuted
00:31:36.27\00:31:39.34
during the 1260 years,
and also a group that will be
00:31:39.64\00:31:42.49
persecuted in the future.
00:31:42.52\00:31:43.74
Are you following me?
00:31:43.77\00:31:44.80
Now let's go to
Daniel 7 verses 19 to 22.
00:31:45.35\00:31:48.35
See, there's something
that Gabriel did not explain
00:31:48.55\00:31:51.09
that Daniel
wanted to understand.
00:31:51.12\00:31:53.07
And so it says
there in Daniel chapter 7
00:31:53.39\00:31:56.06
and verse 19...
00:31:56.09\00:31:57.58
Was that just?
00:32:35.51\00:32:36.64
No. Who was right?
00:32:37.73\00:32:39.22
Was the little horn
right and the saints wrong,
00:32:39.25\00:32:41.60
or was it the other way around?
00:32:41.63\00:32:43.18
It was the other way around.
00:32:43.62\00:32:45.09
Did things have to be rectified?
00:32:45.12\00:32:47.13
Yes.
00:32:47.63\00:32:48.66
And God rectifies
it by the judgment.
00:32:48.69\00:32:51.04
Now notice what it
continues saying in verse 21.
00:32:51.07\00:32:53.23
And what did He come for?
00:33:05.40\00:33:06.58
He was seated and
the book were what?
00:33:07.96\00:33:10.34
Opened.
00:33:10.37\00:33:11.40
Does the judgment
rectify the wrong decisions
00:33:11.43\00:33:14.24
that were made on earth?
00:33:14.27\00:33:15.35
Absolutely.
00:33:15.50\00:33:16.53
Does it vindicate the saints
and condemn the little horn?
00:33:16.56\00:33:19.75
Absolutely. Verse 22.
00:33:19.78\00:33:21.55
"...until the
Ancient of Days came..."
00:33:21.58\00:33:23.74
If He came, He must
not have been there before.
00:33:24.78\00:33:26.41
Hello.
00:33:26.44\00:33:27.48
"...and a
judgment was made..." What?
00:33:28.15\00:33:31.27
"...in favor of the
saints of the Most High..."
00:33:31.37\00:33:34.52
And notice that
first the verdict is given.
00:33:34.73\00:33:37.49
And then it says,
"...and the time came
00:33:38.12\00:33:41.06
for the saints to
possess the kingdom."
00:33:41.09\00:33:43.01
Is there a difference between
when the verdict is given
00:33:43.23\00:33:47.53
and when the
verdict is implemented?
00:33:47.56\00:33:49.48
Absolutely, because it
says here, "a judgment was made
00:33:49.84\00:33:52.97
in favor of the
saints of the Most High."
00:33:53.00\00:33:54.81
That happens in heaven
before the Ancient of Days
00:33:54.84\00:33:57.57
where the Son of Man is.
00:33:57.60\00:33:58.88
And then it says, "the
time came for the saints..."
00:33:58.91\00:34:02.37
To what? "...to
possess the kingdom."
00:34:02.40\00:34:04.26
Question, even in the
world today, is the sentence
00:34:04.56\00:34:09.23
executed the same day that
the sentence is pronounced?
00:34:09.26\00:34:12.65
No.
00:34:13.09\00:34:14.15
The sentence is
given, and then after a time
00:34:14.18\00:34:16.84
the sentence is
implemented, right?
00:34:16.87\00:34:19.02
Do you have an investigation
of the evidence before
00:34:19.30\00:34:22.10
to see who's
right and who's wrong?
00:34:22.13\00:34:23.74
Absolutely.
00:34:23.77\00:34:24.80
Do you suppose God is going
to do an investigative judgment
00:34:24.99\00:34:27.65
in heaven before Jesus
comes to execute the judgment
00:34:27.68\00:34:30.43
and give the reward?
00:34:30.46\00:34:31.56
Yes, because when Jesus
comes, He says He brings
00:34:31.76\00:34:34.56
His reward with Him.
00:34:34.59\00:34:35.64
Which means He must
have determined before
00:34:35.67\00:34:37.89
what that reward would be.
00:34:37.92\00:34:40.20
Are you with me?
00:34:40.65\00:34:41.68
Now let's go to Daniel
chapter 7 and verses 23 to 25
00:34:41.90\00:34:47.20
where Gabriel gives
a fuller explanation.
00:34:47.62\00:34:50.03
Because Daniel has
said, "I want to know about
00:34:50.06\00:34:52.87
the fourth beast and I want
to know about the ten horns.
00:34:52.90\00:34:55.43
I want to know
about the little horn."
00:34:55.46\00:34:56.98
He says, "Gabriel, all you told
me was that these four beasts
00:34:57.15\00:35:00.48
represent four kings.
00:35:00.51\00:35:01.58
Come on, I want to
know more than that."
00:35:01.61\00:35:03.45
And so we find,
beginning in verse 23,
00:35:04.20\00:35:07.71
a fuller explanation of the
fourth beast, the ten horns,
00:35:07.74\00:35:10.27
and the little horn.
00:35:10.30\00:35:11.33
"Thus he said..."
00:35:12.17\00:35:13.42
I want you to notice
that the fourth beast has
00:35:14.09\00:35:15.86
three stages of existence.
00:35:15.89\00:35:17.59
What kingdom is that?
00:35:22.81\00:35:23.99
Rome.
00:35:24.55\00:35:25.58
That's the first
stage of the fourth beast.
00:35:32.10\00:35:33.88
Now there's a second stage.
00:35:33.91\00:35:35.26
Notice, does the
fourth beast rule for a while
00:35:41.89\00:35:44.33
before it had the horns?
00:35:44.36\00:35:45.72
It sure does because
it says that the ten horns
00:35:46.25\00:35:48.91
rise from the fourth beast.
00:35:48.94\00:35:50.21
So the fourth beast has to exist
before the ten horns come out.
00:35:50.55\00:35:53.83
So it says...
00:35:54.62\00:35:55.65
And now notice the third stage.
00:36:00.34\00:36:02.15
Are you seeing the sequence?
00:36:06.57\00:36:07.95
The fourth beast by itself, the
fourth beast with the ten horns,
00:36:09.00\00:36:12.61
and then the fourth
beast with the little horn.
00:36:12.81\00:36:15.61
And so it says, "And
another shall rise after them;
00:36:15.96\00:36:18.28
he shall be
different from the first ones,
00:36:18.60\00:36:20.75
and shall subdue three kings."
00:36:20.78\00:36:22.42
And now notice what he would do.
00:36:22.74\00:36:23.89
"He shall speak..." What?
00:36:23.92\00:36:25.48
Revelation identifies those
pompous words as blasphemy.
00:36:29.05\00:36:32.59
We're going to see that.
00:36:32.62\00:36:33.79
And what else
was he going to do?
00:36:34.78\00:36:35.91
Whose law?
00:36:45.18\00:36:46.21
God's law.
00:36:47.16\00:36:48.24
Now let's take eight
characteristics of this
00:36:56.64\00:36:59.21
little horn to see if we can
identify who the little horn is.
00:36:59.24\00:37:02.10
We know what the
fourth beast is, right?
00:37:02.13\00:37:04.02
It's the Roman Empire.
00:37:04.05\00:37:05.26
We know that the ten horns
represent the fact that the
00:37:05.78\00:37:08.60
Roman Empire was what?
00:37:08.63\00:37:10.24
Divided into ten kingdoms.
00:37:10.45\00:37:12.36
And after this, it says a
little horn rises among the ten.
00:37:12.63\00:37:16.30
So now we need to identify
what power is being spoken of
00:37:16.33\00:37:20.51
in human history that is
represented by the little horn.
00:37:20.61\00:37:23.89
I'm going to go through
these characteristics quickly.
00:37:24.20\00:37:26.24
There are eight of them.
00:37:26.27\00:37:27.60
Recently, Emmanuel Beck went
through these characteristics,
00:37:27.90\00:37:31.21
so I'm not going to
dwell on them extensively.
00:37:31.24\00:37:33.37
First characteristic,
the little horn rises from
00:37:33.96\00:37:37.63
the fourth beast, right?
00:37:37.66\00:37:39.06
Which means
that it must be what?
00:37:39.54\00:37:42.65
It must be Roman.
00:37:43.37\00:37:44.79
Because it rises from
the head of the fourth beast,
00:37:45.63\00:37:47.81
which represents what?
00:37:47.84\00:37:49.16
Rome.
00:37:49.60\00:37:50.63
First characteristic.
00:37:50.69\00:37:51.79
Second characteristic,
and this is obvious.
00:37:51.82\00:37:55.00
If it rises from Rome,
the second is quite obvious.
00:37:55.03\00:37:57.89
It actually rises
among the ten horns.
00:37:58.40\00:38:02.13
What do the ten horns represent?
00:38:02.41\00:38:04.19
The nations of western Europe.
00:38:05.30\00:38:07.11
So where was it going to rise?
00:38:07.14\00:38:08.74
In the Middle East?
00:38:08.77\00:38:09.80
Was it going to arise in Asia?
00:38:10.54\00:38:12.77
No, it was going to rise where?
00:38:13.06\00:38:15.03
Where those ten kingdoms were.
00:38:15.23\00:38:16.73
Because it rises among them.
00:38:16.76\00:38:18.93
And of course, Rome
is in western Europe.
00:38:18.96\00:38:21.68
Third characteristic, the Bible
tells us that it would rise
00:38:22.29\00:38:26.47
after the ten horns.
00:38:26.50\00:38:28.16
Do you remember we read that?
00:38:28.19\00:38:29.22
After the ten
horns are in place?
00:38:29.25\00:38:30.76
Do you know when the ten
horns were fully in place?
00:38:30.96\00:38:33.30
In the year 476 AD.
00:38:33.54\00:38:35.61
You can look it up on
the internet if you want.
00:38:35.64\00:38:37.60
On that date, the last emperor
of the Roman Empire was deposed.
00:38:37.91\00:38:42.32
No more emperors of
the western Roman Empire.
00:38:42.35\00:38:44.41
Is name was Rumulus Augustus.
00:38:44.60\00:38:47.38
After that, there was no
law and order in the empire.
00:38:47.48\00:38:51.05
It was chaos because
there was no central authority.
00:38:51.08\00:38:54.22
The barbarian kingdoms
had carved up the empire
00:38:54.42\00:38:57.70
into ten kingdoms.
00:38:57.73\00:38:58.99
They were
complete in the year 476.
00:38:59.02\00:39:02.32
So it would have to be a power
that rose after the year 476.
00:39:02.35\00:39:06.97
It would have to pluck up,
through the help of the state...
00:39:07.17\00:39:10.66
Because there's a
union of iron and clay,
00:39:10.69\00:39:12.81
according to what we noticed.
00:39:12.84\00:39:14.09
It would have to
pluck up three of the ten.
00:39:14.12\00:39:16.82
And that's
exactly what happened.
00:39:17.09\00:39:18.79
The Heruli, the
Vandals, and the Ostrogoths
00:39:18.82\00:39:21.56
were uprooted by the political
power, instigated by the church,
00:39:21.59\00:39:26.36
because these
nations were Arian.
00:39:26.39\00:39:28.97
They believed that Jesus
was created, and they did not
00:39:29.00\00:39:31.80
have the same
teachings as the church.
00:39:31.83\00:39:33.79
So the church influenced the
state to conquer these powers.
00:39:33.82\00:39:38.08
And there's no nation
in Europe that actually
00:39:38.11\00:39:40.79
descends from them.
00:39:40.82\00:39:42.04
Another characteristic
is that this little horn
00:39:42.45\00:39:44.81
would speak great
words against the Most High.
00:39:44.84\00:39:47.50
Revelation identifies
these great words as blasphemy.
00:39:47.53\00:39:51.68
Now the question
is, what is blasphemy?
00:39:52.15\00:39:54.05
You know, some people
think blasphemy is an individual
00:39:54.08\00:39:56.40
who raises his
fist and curses God,
00:39:56.43\00:39:58.43
you know,
because he's an atheist.
00:39:58.46\00:39:59.97
That's not the biblical
definition of blasphemy.
00:40:00.26\00:40:02.75
You can be a
religious person and blaspheme.
00:40:02.95\00:40:06.24
What is blasphemy?
00:40:06.75\00:40:07.88
Two things, according
to the biblical definition.
00:40:07.91\00:40:10.35
John 10 verse 33, Jesus had just
said, "I and My Father are one."
00:40:10.38\00:40:15.47
The Jews picked up
stones to stone Him.
00:40:15.50\00:40:17.65
And notice what we
find in John 10:33.
00:40:17.89\00:40:20.68
Jesus says, "Are
you going to stone Me?
00:40:21.01\00:40:22.55
What are you stoning Me for?"
00:40:22.59\00:40:23.78
"The Jews answered Him
saying, 'For a good work
00:40:24.23\00:40:26.89
we do not stone You, but
for blasphemy, and because You,
00:40:26.92\00:40:31.22
being a Man,
make Yourself God.'"
00:40:31.25\00:40:33.64
So any man who
claims to be God on earth
00:40:34.13\00:40:37.07
is committing blasphemy.
00:40:38.38\00:40:40.77
There's another
definition of blasphemy.
00:40:40.80\00:40:42.54
It's related to this first one.
00:40:42.57\00:40:44.26
Mark chapter 2 and verse 7.
00:40:44.82\00:40:46.36
Jesus had just
said to a paralytic,
00:40:46.95\00:40:49.36
"Your sins are forgiven."
00:40:49.39\00:40:50.93
And the Jews got mad again.
00:40:50.96\00:40:52.81
And notice what they
said in Mark 2 verse 7.
00:40:53.01\00:40:56.27
"Why does this
Man speak..." What?
00:40:56.30\00:40:59.06
"...blasphemies like this?
00:40:59.46\00:41:01.43
Who can forgive
sins but God alone?"
00:41:01.46\00:41:05.81
So it would have to be a
power that claims to have
00:41:05.84\00:41:09.65
God's representative on earth
and that claims that it has the
00:41:09.68\00:41:13.16
power to what?
00:41:13.19\00:41:14.32
The power to forgive sins.
00:41:14.64\00:41:17.41
Are you starting to catch a
picture of what this power is?
00:41:17.74\00:41:20.32
Let's go through
the characteristics.
00:41:21.08\00:41:22.56
It has to be Roman.
00:41:22.84\00:41:24.23
It has to rise in
western Europe, obviously.
00:41:24.70\00:41:27.37
It has to rise to
power after the year 476.
00:41:27.62\00:41:31.60
It had to use the state to pluck
up three of the ten kingdoms
00:41:32.27\00:41:35.92
for being heretical.
00:41:35.95\00:41:38.09
It had to claim to have
God's representative on earth
00:41:38.73\00:41:41.87
and claim to have the
power to forgive sins.
00:41:41.90\00:41:44.66
What power are we
talking about here?
00:41:45.02\00:41:46.76
There's no doubt whatsoever
we're talking about the
00:41:47.25\00:41:49.25
Roman Catholic Papacy.
00:41:49.28\00:41:50.68
And by the way, this
idea of saying that they can
00:41:50.71\00:41:54.24
forgive sins and that the pope
is God's representative on earth
00:41:54.27\00:41:57.16
is only the tip of the iceberg.
00:41:57.19\00:41:58.71
Because let me
mention some other things
00:41:59.40\00:42:01.33
that show that the
papacy claims that they have
00:42:01.36\00:42:03.71
God's representative on earth.
00:42:03.74\00:42:05.02
Does the papacy claim
to have the right to set up
00:42:05.85\00:42:08.29
and remove kings?
00:42:08.32\00:42:09.65
Just look at the
history of the Middle Ages.
00:42:10.19\00:42:11.77
They say, "We have
the right to set up kings
00:42:11.80\00:42:13.65
and to remove kings."
00:42:13.68\00:42:15.02
Who does that prerogative belong
to, according to Scripture?
00:42:15.47\00:42:19.70
It belongs to God.
00:42:19.92\00:42:21.45
Furthermore, this
power encourages people to
00:42:21.96\00:42:26.23
bow down before its
leader, before the pope.
00:42:26.26\00:42:29.95
Man, even an angel would not
allow John to bow before him.
00:42:30.75\00:42:34.88
And this man demands
that anyone who comes into his
00:42:35.10\00:42:37.74
presence should bow.
00:42:37.77\00:42:39.08
Furthermore, he
encourages people to call him,
00:42:39.11\00:42:41.93
"holy father," when
Jesus said that only
00:42:41.96\00:42:45.14
one you should call Father.
00:42:45.17\00:42:46.39
And he's not talking
about our earthly fathers.
00:42:46.42\00:42:47.90
He's talking about calling
someone our spiritual Father.
00:42:47.93\00:42:50.63
And yet this individual
claims to have the right
00:42:50.83\00:42:53.67
to be called, "the holy father."
00:42:53.70\00:42:55.32
Furthermore, during the
Middle Ages he claimed to have
00:42:55.54\00:42:57.79
the right to
execute the death penalty.
00:42:57.82\00:42:59.74
Who is the only one who
would have the right to do that?
00:43:00.99\00:43:03.47
God, the giver of life.
00:43:03.91\00:43:05.47
Furthermore, he claims
to have changed God's law.
00:43:05.50\00:43:07.69
Who would be the only one
who could change God's law?
00:43:07.72\00:43:09.92
God Himself.
00:43:10.31\00:43:11.39
Furthermore, he
claimed to be a supreme judge
00:43:12.23\00:43:14.93
in things in
heaven, earth, and in hell.
00:43:14.96\00:43:17.71
I have quotations that I could
read you where this is true.
00:43:17.84\00:43:21.07
And furthermore, this
is a power that claims
00:43:21.10\00:43:24.21
to have the infallible ability
to teach in faith and morals.
00:43:24.24\00:43:29.39
They claim that
the pope is infallible.
00:43:29.42\00:43:31.64
The Bible says that
only one is infallible.
00:43:31.67\00:43:34.47
And that is whom?
00:43:34.50\00:43:35.66
That is God.
00:43:35.97\00:43:37.41
So just saying that he's God on
earth and claiming to have the
00:43:39.21\00:43:42.10
power to forgive sins is
only the tip of the iceberg.
00:43:42.13\00:43:44.69
There's all types of
other characteristics
00:43:44.72\00:43:47.11
that show that this
power blasphemed against God.
00:43:47.14\00:43:50.70
Characteristic number six, this
power was a persecuting power.
00:43:52.73\00:43:55.93
Persecuted
God's faithful people.
00:43:56.32\00:43:58.16
Have you ever heard of the
Holy Office of the Inquisition?
00:43:58.57\00:44:01.51
There was nothing holy about it.
00:44:01.54\00:44:03.29
And you know, John
Paul II offered an apology
00:44:04.38\00:44:06.85
several years ago.
00:44:06.88\00:44:07.91
I think it was in 1998.
00:44:07.94\00:44:09.50
He took months to draft it,
very carefully chosen words.
00:44:09.70\00:44:14.16
And he actually said that
the church apologized for a few
00:44:14.39\00:44:20.06
misguided individuals who
were involved in persecution.
00:44:20.09\00:44:23.90
But the Inquisition was
not some misguided individuals.
00:44:24.75\00:44:28.11
It was established
and used by the church.
00:44:28.14\00:44:32.13
And it was
established by the papacy.
00:44:32.64\00:44:35.01
Characteristic number
seven, this power claims to have
00:44:36.46\00:44:39.43
been able to
change God's holy law.
00:44:39.46\00:44:41.51
Does the papacy claim to
have changed God's holy law?
00:44:42.09\00:44:44.52
It most certainly does.
00:44:44.96\00:44:46.21
I have about 12
pages of quotations.
00:44:46.24\00:44:48.54
By the way, if
anybody is interested,
00:44:48.57\00:44:50.05
I'm synthesizing
132 pages tonight.
00:44:50.08\00:44:53.12
Size 10 type.
00:44:54.35\00:44:55.91
It's on our
website, secretsunsealed.org
00:44:56.79\00:44:59.64
You can download it.
00:44:59.67\00:45:00.70
I have 12 pages of
quotations from different
00:45:00.73\00:45:03.35
Roman Catholic scholars,
priests, popes, that say
00:45:03.38\00:45:06.34
"We changed the Sabbath to
Sunday by the authority that
00:45:06.37\00:45:09.01
Christ gave to us."
00:45:09.04\00:45:10.26
Furthermore, they
extracted the second commandment
00:45:11.25\00:45:14.24
from the catechism that
says don't worship images,
00:45:14.54\00:45:17.61
and they split the
tenth commandment in two;
00:45:17.98\00:45:20.25
don't covet your neighbor's
things and don't covet
00:45:20.28\00:45:23.43
your neighbor's wife.
00:45:23.46\00:45:24.49
Because if you take
out one, you have to divide
00:45:24.52\00:45:26.63
number ten in two.
00:45:26.66\00:45:27.92
So this power claims to
have changed God's holy law.
00:45:28.96\00:45:32.58
And how long was
it going to rule?
00:45:32.61\00:45:34.40
It was going to rule,
according to what we read,
00:45:34.96\00:45:37.30
time, times, and what?
00:45:37.33\00:45:39.93
And half a time.
00:45:40.14\00:45:41.21
How long is that?
00:45:41.59\00:45:42.73
It is three and a half years.
00:45:44.03\00:45:46.29
But in prophecy, a
day is equivalent to what?
00:45:46.32\00:45:51.02
To a year.
00:45:51.38\00:45:52.43
And so you multiply
three and a half times 360 days
00:45:52.80\00:45:56.58
for each year, and
the result is what?
00:45:56.61\00:45:58.95
1260 years.
00:45:59.15\00:46:04.16
This is the amazing thing.
00:46:05.70\00:46:07.13
The last of the three opposing
horns was uprooted in 538
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when the Ostrogoths
were severely defeated and
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expelled from Rome.
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And it was in February of 538.
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We know the month, we
don't know the exact date.
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1798, February 12, we
do know the date in 1798,
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the general of Napoleons
armies, General Berthier,
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entered Rome and
he arrested the pope.
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He was deposed, he was
taken captive to France
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where he died in exile.
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And every nation in Europe
after that began withdrawing
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their support from the papacy.
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None of them raised one
finger to help the papacy
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when the deadly wound was given.
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Not one.
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During the Middle Ages,
all of the nations would have
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risen to defend the papacy.
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Now none of them wanted
anything to do with the papacy.
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And now you have a proliferation
of democratic governments
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after 1798.
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So what power is
being spoken of here?
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This power is no doubt
the Roman Catholic Papacy.
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Now let's go to Daniel
chapter 7 verses 26 and 27.
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Daniel 7:26-27
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After speaking
about the deplorable work
00:47:27.55\00:47:29.48
of the little horn, it says...
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What is the
purpose of that judgment?
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To take away who's dominion?
00:47:38.68\00:47:40.23
The little horns dominion.
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Are the tables
going to be turned?
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Yes, the verdict is
pronounced in heaven.
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But the verdict is
actually implemented when Jesus
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establishes His kingdom
and He gives His kingdom
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to the saints of the Most High.
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Now we need to look at
the perspective of Revelation.
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We don't have much time to do
this, but let's see how it goes.
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Revelation chapter 12
and verses 1 through 5.
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See, Revelation
and Daniel go together.
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Revelation 12
verses 1 through 5.
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I'm going to read it quickly.
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Do we have a
dragon-like beast in Daniel 7?
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Yes, does it have ten horns?
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Absolutely. Now notice...
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Who was that Child?
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Jesus.
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Did the devil stand next to Mary
when Jesus was going to be born
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with a pitchfork in his
hand and his tail sticking out
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and horns
coming out of his head?
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Of course not.
00:49:22.21\00:49:23.24
How did the devil seek
to accomplish his purpose?
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It wasn't
personally. It was through what?
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Through a ruler
of the Roman Empire.
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What was his name?
00:49:31.93\00:49:32.96
Herod.
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Now let's continue.
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Notice once again
the last part of verse 4.
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"And the dragon stood
before the woman who was ready
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to give birth, to devour her
Child as soon as it was born.
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She bore a..." What?
00:49:43.19\00:49:44.62
Remember that,
"...a male Child..."
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What event is that referring to?
00:49:53.12\00:49:55.11
It's referring to the
ascension of Jesus Christ.
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So we have in this
passage the birth of
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Jesus and His ascension.
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What empire was
ruling during that period?
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The Roman Empire.
00:50:03.79\00:50:04.91
So what is the fourth beast,
what is this dragon beast?
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Clearly, it represents what?
00:50:08.01\00:50:10.37
The fourth beast is Rome.
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Go with me to Matthew
chapter 2 and verses 16 and 17.
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Matthew chapter 2
and verses 16 and 17.
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This is how Jesus was...
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Well, this is the way the
devil tried to kill Jesus.
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Notice...
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"Then Herod, when he saw that
he was deceived by the wise men,
00:50:29.27\00:50:32.70
was exceedingly angry; and
he sent forth and put to death
00:50:32.73\00:50:38.19
all the..." What?
00:50:38.22\00:50:39.64
"...male children..."
00:50:40.12\00:50:41.15
What did we read
in Revelation 12?
00:50:41.18\00:50:42.97
She bore a what?
00:50:43.16\00:50:44.69
A male child.
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What does this say?
00:50:46.05\00:50:47.10
He had "all of the
male children who were in
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Bethlehem and in all its
districts, from two years old
00:50:49.58\00:50:51.92
and under, according to the
time which he had determined
00:50:51.95\00:50:54.95
from the wise men."
00:50:54.98\00:50:56.01
So, through whom
does the devil try to slay
00:50:56.10\00:50:59.05
the Child that is born?
00:50:59.08\00:51:00.37
Through Herod, who
is a ruler of what?
00:51:00.57\00:51:03.86
Of Rome.
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Now let's go to
Revelation 13 verses 1 and 2.
00:51:05.35\00:51:07.80
Revelation 13:1-2
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Very important
historical reference point.
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"Then I stood on
the sand of the sea.
00:51:11.65\00:51:13.32
And I saw a beast
rising up out of the sea..."
00:51:13.35\00:51:15.35
Verse 2 is key.
00:51:21.51\00:51:22.81
How many beasts are mentioned
here is this verse, verse 2?
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Is there a leopard?
00:51:36.70\00:51:37.79
Is there a bear?
00:51:38.82\00:51:39.94
Is there a lion?
00:51:40.98\00:51:42.22
Is there a dragon beast?
00:51:43.07\00:51:44.56
Are these the same
four beasts that we found
00:51:44.94\00:51:46.63
in Daniel chapter 7?
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Yes, and we don't have a lot of
time, but let me tell you this.
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If you look at the order of
the beasts in Daniel chapter 7,
00:51:51.12\00:51:54.17
it's lion,
bear, leopard, dragon.
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But in Revelation chapter
13, it's dragon, leopard,
00:51:56.20\00:51:59.80
bear, lion.
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Do you know why?
00:52:01.21\00:52:02.24
Because Daniel is
living in the time of the lion
00:52:02.27\00:52:05.23
and he's looking forward,
whereas John is living in the
00:52:05.26\00:52:08.27
time of the dragon and
he's looking backwards.
00:52:08.30\00:52:10.48
Very important reference point.
00:52:11.77\00:52:13.60
So you notice you have a lion,
a bear, a leopard, a dragon.
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How many horns
does the dragon have?
00:52:18.61\00:52:19.97
We already noticed this.
00:52:20.00\00:52:21.08
It had ten horns.
00:52:21.11\00:52:22.14
And then the ten
horned dragon gives its what?
00:52:22.17\00:52:25.08
His power, his throne, and
great authority to the beast.
00:52:25.11\00:52:28.48
Just like the fourth beast gave
its power to the little horn.
00:52:29.22\00:52:32.16
In other words, the beast
is the same as the little horn.
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Let me prove it
to you, Revelation 13
00:52:35.63\00:52:37.48
verse 5 and verse 7.
00:52:37.58\00:52:39.90
You're going to see that
the beast of Revelation 13
00:52:39.93\00:52:42.31
does the same thing as
the little horn in Daniel 7.
00:52:42.34\00:52:44.97
It says...
00:52:45.27\00:52:46.31
Is that what
the little horn did?
00:52:49.34\00:52:50.76
Absolutely.
00:52:50.86\00:52:51.89
Is that the same time period?
00:52:54.69\00:52:56.12
Of course.
00:52:56.40\00:52:57.43
If the year has 360 days, how
many days does the month have?
00:52:57.82\00:53:03.16
Thirty.
00:53:03.46\00:53:04.49
Now you multiply 30
days times 42 months.
00:53:04.52\00:53:08.04
What is the result? 1260.
00:53:08.07\00:53:11.02
It's a different way of
explaining the same time period.
00:53:11.05\00:53:13.83
So it says...
00:53:13.86\00:53:14.89
"It was granted to him to
make war with the saints..."
00:53:20.14\00:53:22.69
Did the little horn do that?
00:53:22.81\00:53:24.06
"...and overcome them..."
00:53:24.67\00:53:25.88
Did the little horn do that?
00:53:25.91\00:53:27.10
Absolutely.
00:53:27.13\00:53:28.18
Is the beast the
same as the little horn?
00:53:34.52\00:53:36.23
You see the same sequence,
the same identical sequence.
00:53:36.93\00:53:39.75
Now there's something
that I want us to notice.
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This will
introduce tomorrow's subject.
00:53:42.25\00:53:43.91
Revelation 13 verse 6.
00:53:43.94\00:53:45.74
We're not going to
comment on it tonight,
00:53:45.77\00:53:47.17
but I want you to see.
00:53:47.20\00:53:48.30
Speaking about
this beast, it says...
00:53:49.69\00:53:51.11
Tomorrow we're
going to study Daniel 8.
00:54:04.20\00:54:05.79
And we're going to find
the little horn trampling
00:54:06.36\00:54:09.30
on the Sanctuary.
00:54:09.33\00:54:10.78
Revelation 13 has that detail.
00:54:11.63\00:54:13.59
We haven't studied it tonight,
but we're going to study it,
00:54:13.62\00:54:15.52
Lord willing, tomorrow night.
00:54:15.55\00:54:16.68
Now let's go to
Revelation 14:6 and 7.
00:54:17.12\00:54:19.88
We've already found the
lion, the bear, the leopard,
00:54:20.28\00:54:23.60
the dragon, the ten horns,
the beast that rules 42 months.
00:54:23.63\00:54:27.41
Would you expect that there
would be a judgment after this?
00:54:28.02\00:54:30.48
Absolutely.
00:54:30.92\00:54:31.95
Notice Revelation
14 verses 6 and 7.
00:54:31.98\00:54:34.25
By the way, when this
message is being given,
00:54:45.67\00:54:47.34
can people still be saved?
00:54:47.37\00:54:48.70
Or has Jesus come already?
00:54:49.41\00:54:50.96
That's a dumb question.
00:54:51.42\00:54:52.64
Why would you preach the
gospel if Jesus already came.
00:54:53.11\00:54:55.28
So is the door of
mercy open at this point?
00:54:57.23\00:55:00.64
Yeah, because the
gospel is being what? Preached.
00:55:00.74\00:55:02.97
Now notice, very
important, verse 7.
00:55:03.00\00:55:05.86
That in Greek is
called an aorist.
00:55:16.00\00:55:18.72
It is a punctual past.
00:55:19.24\00:55:21.37
In other words, when this
first angel is proclaiming
00:55:21.90\00:55:24.35
his message, "Fear
God, and give glory to Him,
00:55:24.38\00:55:26.85
for the hour of
His judgment has come,"
00:55:26.88\00:55:29.55
the judgment begins
while the gospel is being what?
00:55:29.75\00:55:33.27
While the gospel
is being preached.
00:55:33.75\00:55:36.53
And then it says, "And
worship Him who made heaven
00:55:37.87\00:55:40.10
and earth, the sea
and springs of water."
00:55:40.13\00:55:42.40
Now the question is,
does the judgment begin
00:55:42.43\00:55:44.56
before Jesus comes?
00:55:44.59\00:55:45.69
Absolutely, because the
hour of God's judgment comes
00:55:46.45\00:55:50.30
while the everlasting
gospel is being preached.
00:55:50.33\00:55:52.58
You see that point?
00:55:52.93\00:55:54.01
Furthermore, listen up
to what I'm going to say.
00:55:54.45\00:55:56.34
After the first
angel's message where it says,
00:55:58.16\00:56:00.06
"the hour of His
judgment has come,"
00:56:00.09\00:56:01.45
you have a second
message calling God's people to
00:56:01.48\00:56:03.25
come out of Babylon.
00:56:03.28\00:56:04.66
That can't take place after
the second coming of Jesus,
00:56:04.90\00:56:07.15
or at the second coming.
00:56:07.18\00:56:08.40
And then the third message
says, beware of the beast
00:56:08.93\00:56:11.32
and his image and his mark.
00:56:11.35\00:56:12.64
Is the door of probation
still open when the people are
00:56:13.69\00:56:17.60
being warned about
the mark of the beast?
00:56:17.63\00:56:19.36
Absolutely.
00:56:19.65\00:56:20.70
And only after these
three messages are proclaimed
00:56:20.74\00:56:23.78
do you see Jesus,
in Revelation 14:14,
00:56:24.66\00:56:27.35
seated on a cloud
coming back to the earth.
00:56:27.38\00:56:30.52
So the judgment begins
after 1798, after the work
00:56:31.48\00:56:36.42
of the little horn, but
it takes place in heaven
00:56:36.45\00:56:39.65
before the second
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:56:39.68\00:56:43.35
Now let's review what
we studied very briefly.
00:56:43.80\00:56:45.89
We have Babylon, Medo-Persia,
Greece, the Roman Empire,
00:56:45.92\00:56:50.57
Rome divided, the little
horn, which is the papacy.
00:56:50.95\00:56:54.92
And then after the
little horn rules 1260 years,
00:56:55.12\00:56:59.00
you have what?
00:56:59.03\00:57:00.32
You have the judgment
that takes place in heaven.
00:57:00.90\00:57:03.94
And then eventually the
time comes when God's people
00:57:03.97\00:57:08.31
will inherit what?
00:57:08.34\00:57:09.93
The kingdom, based on
the verdict that was reached
00:57:09.96\00:57:13.25
in the judgment that
took place in heaven.
00:57:13.99\00:57:17.05
Now can we know the specific
date when that judgment began?
00:57:17.80\00:57:21.66
Well, don't miss the
next exciting episode.
00:57:22.27\00:57:25.20
Tomorrow night, we
will give the exact date
00:57:26.00\00:57:28.13
of the
beginning of the judgment.
00:57:28.16\00:57:29.72