Live from the 3ABN Worship Center, 00:00:39.78\00:00:42.63 welcome to the Pillars Of Our Faith event. 00:00:42.66\00:00:45.56 He promised us that He would be a Counselor, 00:01:03.84\00:01:09.87 a mighty God and a Prince of peace. 00:01:09.90\00:01:17.19 He promised us that He would be a Father 00:01:18.13\00:01:24.92 and love us with love that would not cease. 00:01:24.95\00:01:31.99 I tried Him and I found His promises are true, 00:01:32.19\00:01:38.63 He's everything He said that He would be. 00:01:38.66\00:01:45.98 The finest words I know could not begin to tell 00:01:46.67\00:01:53.62 just what Jesus really means to me. 00:01:53.65\00:02:00.92 For He's more wonderful 00:02:02.20\00:02:09.46 than my mind can conceive, 00:02:09.49\00:02:13.21 He's more wonderful than my heart can believe. 00:02:13.25\00:02:20.33 He goes beyond my highest hopes 00:02:20.36\00:02:26.16 and fondest dreams. 00:02:26.19\00:02:33.42 He's everything that my soul ever longed for, 00:02:33.46\00:02:42.73 everything He's promised and so much more. 00:02:42.76\00:02:48.82 He's more than amazing, more than marvelous, 00:02:48.85\00:02:55.87 more than miraculous could ever be. 00:02:55.90\00:03:02.30 He's more than wonderful, 00:03:02.33\00:03:06.51 that's what Jesus is to me. 00:03:06.54\00:03:14.11 I stand amazed when I think the King of glory 00:03:18.16\00:03:24.05 would come to live within the heart of man. 00:03:24.08\00:03:31.34 And I marvel just to know He really loves me 00:03:32.16\00:03:39.19 when I think of who He is and who I am. 00:03:39.22\00:03:47.68 For He's more wonderful 00:03:48.27\00:03:54.94 than my mind can conceive, 00:03:54.97\00:03:58.95 He's more wonderful than my heart can believe. 00:03:58.98\00:04:05.95 He goes beyond my highest hopes 00:04:05.98\00:04:11.90 and fondest dreams. 00:04:11.93\00:04:19.37 He's everything that my soul ever longed for, 00:04:19.40\00:04:28.45 everything He's promised and so much more. 00:04:28.48\00:04:34.50 He's more than amazing, more than marvelous, 00:04:34.53\00:04:41.51 more than miraculous could ever be. 00:04:41.54\00:04:47.85 He's more than wonderful, 00:04:47.88\00:04:52.27 that's what Jesus is to me. 00:04:52.30\00:04:59.82 He's everything that my soul ever longed for, 00:05:02.23\00:05:11.35 everything He's promised and so much more. 00:05:11.38\00:05:17.41 He's more than amazing, more than marvelous, 00:05:17.44\00:05:24.60 more than miraculous could ever be. 00:05:24.63\00:05:30.95 He's more than wonderful, 00:05:30.98\00:05:35.30 more than wonderful, 00:05:35.33\00:05:39.12 that's what Jesus is 00:05:39.15\00:05:45.94 to me. 00:05:45.97\00:05:53.46 To me. 00:05:53.55\00:06:01.06 Thank you so very much Danny and Tammy. 00:06:06.72\00:06:10.69 We are moving through a truly wonderful afternoon, 00:06:10.72\00:06:13.99 a very Spirit filled day. 00:06:14.02\00:06:16.44 And what a great Sabbath day to be in the house of the Lord. 00:06:16.47\00:06:19.30 Our speaker for this particular hour certainly is no stranger 00:06:19.33\00:06:22.62 and needs no lengthy introduction. 00:06:22.65\00:06:24.58 Ken Cox has served the Lord long and well through many, many 00:06:24.61\00:06:28.97 decades of dedicated service. 00:06:29.00\00:06:30.94 He has a new book out that you may want to get a copy of 00:06:30.97\00:06:34.11 and read called, Called To Serve. 00:06:34.14\00:06:35.57 I'm about half way through it. 00:06:35.60\00:06:37.09 Just a fabulous story of a man who came from very 00:06:37.12\00:06:40.62 humble beginnings to become a great champion 00:06:40.65\00:06:42.92 in the cause of Christ. 00:06:42.95\00:06:44.20 He is a preacher of the Word, a student of the Word, 00:06:44.23\00:06:47.71 a friend of this ministry. 00:06:47.74\00:06:49.02 But more importantly, most importantly, a son of God. 00:06:49.05\00:06:52.66 One who preaches truth, whole truth, 00:06:52.69\00:06:55.44 and nothing but the truth. 00:06:55.47\00:06:57.71 We'll be happy to hear from Elder Cox this very hour 00:06:57.74\00:07:01.14 as he talks on the subject of judgment. 00:07:01.17\00:07:04.26 But before he does, our great friends, two wonderful 00:07:04.29\00:07:07.96 Christian people, Reggie and Lady Love Smith 00:07:07.99\00:07:10.15 will be singing In The Sanctuary. 00:07:10.18\00:07:12.77 Holy Father, who inhabits eternity, 00:12:54.15\00:12:59.60 who has been from everlasting, we come before You 00:12:59.63\00:13:05.08 this afternoon asking that You would pour out 00:13:05.11\00:13:09.37 Your Spirit upon us. 00:13:09.40\00:13:10.90 May it fill out lives. 00:13:11.60\00:13:13.84 May we sense Your mercy and Your grace. 00:13:14.66\00:13:20.09 You have been ministering in our behalf 00:13:20.59\00:13:23.71 in the Sanctuary up in heaven that each of us 00:13:24.66\00:13:28.98 could stand before the judgment throne of God 00:13:30.20\00:13:33.25 covered with the blood of Jesus Christ. 00:13:33.28\00:13:37.79 Bless us Lord. 00:13:38.50\00:13:40.43 Wake up our sleepy eyes. 00:13:41.90\00:13:44.24 May we sense where we are, and send us forth, Lord, energized 00:13:45.18\00:13:52.33 to proclaim a soon coming Savior. 00:13:52.37\00:13:56.40 For this we ask in Christ's name, amen. 00:13:56.43\00:14:01.05 Well, good afternoon. 00:14:04.62\00:14:06.07 We're very glad to be here to see you and to welcome you here. 00:14:07.63\00:14:14.46 We appreciate you being here. 00:14:14.49\00:14:16.79 Do you realize what you've been getting? 00:14:16.82\00:14:20.13 Are you getting any sense of what has been taking place? 00:14:21.35\00:14:26.36 Because the forefathers, our forefathers use to bring 00:14:27.88\00:14:33.46 in all the ministers. 00:14:33.49\00:14:36.31 And they would bring them in for three weeks. 00:14:36.34\00:14:39.84 And what they would do for that three weeks is just 00:14:39.87\00:14:43.28 pour on them, I mean, all the things that you're hearing. 00:14:43.31\00:14:48.04 They would talk about the pillars of our faith, 00:14:48.07\00:14:50.28 and they would do that over and over solid for three weeks 00:14:50.31\00:14:54.62 until those ministers were full up to here. 00:14:54.65\00:14:57.65 And then they would send them out. 00:14:57.68\00:15:00.48 And they would go out preaching the Word everywhere 00:15:00.51\00:15:03.73 and the kingdom of God, the church, grew abundantly 00:15:03.76\00:15:08.24 because they went out and preached the Word of God 00:15:08.27\00:15:11.53 and men and women accepted it. 00:15:11.56\00:15:13.30 And that's what you've been getting here. 00:15:13.33\00:15:15.76 You see, going through the pillars of our faith and what 00:15:16.67\00:15:19.69 it means, that is the blessing that you and I have received. 00:15:19.72\00:15:24.28 The presentations have been wonderful. 00:15:24.31\00:15:27.98 I have been blessed as I've been able to listen 00:15:28.78\00:15:31.35 to most of them. 00:15:31.38\00:15:32.50 The presentation given by David Shin this morning 00:15:33.66\00:15:36.17 was the best I've ever heard on the standards. 00:15:36.20\00:15:38.95 I hope that you are getting hold of this and taking it home. 00:15:38.98\00:15:45.81 Because dear friend, say what you want to, 00:15:45.84\00:15:50.14 we're down at the end. 00:15:51.80\00:15:53.28 And we need to be prepared for the coming of Jesus 00:15:54.59\00:15:58.78 and so do your children, and so does your neighbor. 00:16:00.03\00:16:04.45 And you and I have a responsibility 00:16:05.29\00:16:09.03 of taking it to them. 00:16:09.06\00:16:11.03 So I hope that you have been blessed in a special way. 00:16:11.06\00:16:15.63 There are those who say that you cannot prove 00:16:17.17\00:16:23.05 from the book of Daniel that the pre-advent judgment 00:16:23.08\00:16:28.21 began in 1844. 00:16:28.24\00:16:31.32 I personally do not believe that. 00:16:32.20\00:16:34.79 Since it is one of the pillars of our faith 00:16:36.29\00:16:41.24 and one that particularly makes us distinctly 00:16:41.95\00:16:47.59 Seventh-Day Adventist, then this afternoon 00:16:47.62\00:16:53.07 I would like to show you how we can do that 00:16:53.10\00:16:56.55 from the Word of God out of the book of Daniel. 00:16:57.32\00:17:01.00 Now if you have studied any of the prophecies, 00:17:01.03\00:17:05.52 you look in the seventh chapter of Daniel, 00:17:05.55\00:17:09.11 there are four beasts. 00:17:09.14\00:17:11.42 The first was like a lion, 00:17:12.02\00:17:14.01 the second was like a bear, 00:17:14.60\00:17:17.60 the third was like a leopard, 00:17:18.01\00:17:20.36 and the fourth was like a dragon. 00:17:20.39\00:17:23.19 From the scripture, studying it, it's very clear that the 00:17:24.37\00:17:29.91 first beast represented Babylon. 00:17:29.94\00:17:32.35 Daniel the eight chapter tells you point blank 00:17:33.61\00:17:37.97 that the next two kingdoms was that of Medo-Persia and Greece. 00:17:38.00\00:17:44.16 When we come to the fourth beast, the dragon, 00:17:44.94\00:17:49.47 when we come to that beast we find that it... 00:17:49.50\00:17:53.68 Let's see if I can get this working. 00:17:53.71\00:17:57.22 Ok the fourth beast, according to the evidence of scripture 00:18:00.92\00:18:06.11 and history and theologians, Bible students, 00:18:06.14\00:18:11.02 they agree that this beast represented pagan Rome. 00:18:11.05\00:18:14.88 Now I'm not going to do any more than that 00:18:16.23\00:18:19.54 to establish that fact. 00:18:19.57\00:18:21.69 If you have further questions about the dragon being 00:18:21.72\00:18:24.54 pagan Rome, then there's an abundance of evidence. 00:18:24.57\00:18:27.78 I'd ask you to go study that. 00:18:27.81\00:18:29.73 It's because of time that I want to move on here. 00:18:29.76\00:18:34.05 And so we have to go to the horns that are on that beast. 00:18:34.08\00:18:38.17 It had ten horns. 00:18:38.20\00:18:40.16 And it tells us here: 00:18:40.19\00:18:41.34 So he's describing here these ten horns and those ten horns, 00:18:55.56\00:18:59.72 we know from the study of history and scripture 00:18:59.75\00:19:02.88 represented the Germanic tribes that came down and overran 00:19:02.91\00:19:07.33 the pagan Roman empire and broke it into pieces. 00:19:07.36\00:19:11.04 But this afternoon, I want you to look very carefully with me 00:19:11.45\00:19:16.48 at the little horn because he says here, 00:19:16.51\00:19:19.64 "and another shall rise after them," referring to this 00:19:19.67\00:19:23.71 little horn that's going to come up. 00:19:23.74\00:19:25.89 "He shall be different from the first ones 00:19:25.92\00:19:28.28 and shall subdue three kings. " 00:19:28.31\00:19:30.21 And then it goes on and says: 00:19:30.24\00:19:33.36 In those two texts, God have given you and me 00:19:45.49\00:19:50.33 eight points of identification so that we have no question 00:19:50.36\00:19:55.38 as to who this little horn represents. 00:19:55.41\00:19:57.88 In fact, those eight points will only fit one power. 00:19:57.91\00:20:02.93 If you take all eight points, apply them, 00:20:04.80\00:20:07.58 they will only fit one power. 00:20:07.61\00:20:09.94 Those eight points are these. 00:20:09.97\00:20:12.28 Those eight points identify that power. 00:20:45.28\00:20:48.09 And I'm going to look at those eight points with you 00:20:48.12\00:20:51.16 very, very quickly. 00:20:51.19\00:20:52.62 I'm not going to go into much detail about it 00:20:52.65\00:20:55.41 because we don't have time to do that. 00:20:55.44\00:20:57.81 But we want to identify it as best we can. 00:20:57.84\00:21:01.04 So it says: 00:21:01.07\00:21:03.72 Please notice, it tells you that little horn would come up where? 00:21:12.22\00:21:16.19 Among them, meaning that little horn had to come up 00:21:16.90\00:21:20.11 among those ten. 00:21:20.14\00:21:21.59 We know those ten were the nations of Western Europe. 00:21:22.35\00:21:26.71 Therefore, I don't have to go looking all over the world 00:21:26.74\00:21:31.53 where that little horn is to be. 00:21:31.56\00:21:33.45 I don't have to go to South America, 00:21:33.48\00:21:35.53 I don't have to go to China. 00:21:35.56\00:21:36.80 I know that the little horn has to come up among those 00:21:36.83\00:21:41.42 ten horns, or out of Western Europe. 00:21:41.45\00:21:44.20 Point one. 00:21:44.23\00:21:45.20 Let's go to the next one. 00:21:45.21\00:21:46.33 Telling us clearly that this little horn had to come on the 00:21:51.06\00:21:54.40 scene of action after those ten horns. 00:21:54.43\00:21:58.59 Those ten horns came down on the Roman empire in 00:21:58.62\00:22:02.10 476 AD and broke it apart. 00:22:02.13\00:22:05.18 Therefore, this little horn has to come on the scene of action 00:22:05.21\00:22:09.37 after 476 AD. 00:22:09.40\00:22:12.68 The scripture is clear on that. 00:22:13.24\00:22:14.66 What happened? The Emperor Justinian. 00:22:15.06\00:22:18.42 Justinian has a problem because in the city of Rome 00:22:18.45\00:22:23.58 the bishop of Rome is a bishop by the name of Silverius. 00:22:23.61\00:22:27.77 Silverius is a Godly man. 00:22:27.80\00:22:30.13 He loves the Lord, tries to do what God wants him to do. 00:22:30.16\00:22:33.82 But he will not have part in the war that's going on 00:22:33.85\00:22:37.53 between Justinian and the Goths. 00:22:37.56\00:22:39.67 And so anytime Justinian's army got close to the city of Rome 00:22:40.63\00:22:45.02 or the Goths got close to the city of Rome, 00:22:45.05\00:22:47.93 he had the gates closed and kept them out. 00:22:47.96\00:22:50.09 Justinian and his general, Belisarius, had already 00:22:52.48\00:22:55.97 agreed that if they got inside the city, they would 00:22:56.00\00:22:58.74 banish the bishop. 00:22:58.77\00:23:00.00 Well, through the pleading of Justinian's wife, 00:23:00.97\00:23:04.79 Silverius opened the gates of the city and let 00:23:04.82\00:23:08.77 Justinian's army in. 00:23:08.80\00:23:10.79 And when they got inside, Belisarius banished him. 00:23:11.39\00:23:15.30 And Justinian took his own puppet and placed him 00:23:16.11\00:23:22.29 on the seat of the bishop. 00:23:22.32\00:23:24.64 His name was Vigilius. 00:23:24.67\00:23:27.05 And it says here: 00:23:27.08\00:23:28.65 Now Justinian, when he took Vigilius and put him on the 00:23:39.93\00:23:43.63 seat of the bishop, I'm sure it was the farthest thing 00:23:43.66\00:23:47.09 from his mind what happened. 00:23:47.12\00:23:50.44 But it says in history that the bishop of Rome 00:23:50.47\00:23:54.38 reached out and took hold of the scepter 00:23:54.41\00:23:58.57 and took the seat of Caesar. 00:23:58.60\00:24:01.45 And so all of a sudden you have here in 538 AD, after 476 AD, 00:24:02.11\00:24:09.81 the little horn is established. 00:24:09.84\00:24:11.63 Let's go on. 00:24:11.66\00:24:12.63 The ten tribes, these were strictly political powers. 00:24:15.03\00:24:20.31 But now, all of a sudden you have a power that 00:24:20.58\00:24:23.72 is totally and distinctly different. 00:24:23.75\00:24:25.84 It is a religio-political power. 00:24:25.87\00:24:28.83 You have the union of church and state coming together 00:24:28.86\00:24:32.98 and it is ruling, not only in the matter of politics 00:24:33.01\00:24:37.34 but also in the matter of religion. 00:24:37.37\00:24:39.74 So he was distinctly different. 00:24:39.77\00:24:41.96 Alright. 00:24:42.55\00:24:43.52 Three of those Germanic tribes; the Heruli, the Vandals, 00:24:45.80\00:24:48.69 and the Ostrogoths, in their acceptance of Christianity... 00:24:48.72\00:24:53.50 And by the way, the early Christians saw them as 00:24:53.94\00:24:57.12 someone they could take the gospel to. 00:24:57.15\00:24:59.61 And many of those Germanic tribes accepted 00:24:59.64\00:25:02.23 Christ and believed. 00:25:02.26\00:25:03.33 That's the reason Western Europe is basically Christian. 00:25:03.36\00:25:07.11 That's what happened. 00:25:07.14\00:25:09.09 But three of those tribes accepted the concept of Arianism 00:25:09.12\00:25:13.58 which Justinian and Vigilius violently opposed. 00:25:13.61\00:25:18.03 And Justinian went in and wiped them off the map. 00:25:18.06\00:25:23.01 Exactly what happened. 00:25:23.86\00:25:24.83 Let's go on. 00:25:24.84\00:25:25.81 I could give you a number of statements. 00:25:29.93\00:25:31.50 Just one, and that is this one that says this. 00:25:31.53\00:25:35.10 In other words, when it says he would speak pompous words, 00:25:40.77\00:25:43.76 indeed he has. 00:25:43.79\00:25:45.29 The next point says: 00:25:45.32\00:25:47.79 You see when a church, I don't care what church it is, 00:26:01.32\00:26:04.49 takes on civil power then you'll find it always persecutes. 00:26:04.52\00:26:11.99 And the church here had taken on civil power. 00:26:13.14\00:26:15.79 And so history just simply makes this statement: 00:26:15.82\00:26:18.40 And indeed she did persecute. 00:26:30.69\00:26:33.15 It says he would change times and laws. 00:26:39.68\00:26:42.12 History bears out the fact that he did just that. 00:26:42.15\00:26:45.08 It says here: 00:26:45.11\00:26:46.46 It says that he can change law. 00:26:55.44\00:26:57.90 And then the eighth point says: 00:26:57.93\00:27:00.41 And we find that this is exactly how it comes out in scripture. 00:27:07.44\00:27:11.27 In scripture, a time represents one year. 00:27:11.30\00:27:15.37 There are 360 days in a Biblical year according Genesis 7. 00:27:16.37\00:27:21.28 Ok, times represents 2 years, 720. 00:27:21.31\00:27:25.83 Half a time, 180. 00:27:25.86\00:27:28.39 A Total giving you 1260. 00:27:28.42\00:27:30.84 Vigilius ascended the Papal chair when? 00:27:30.87\00:27:34.28 538 AD. 00:27:35.46\00:27:38.79 Okay. 00:27:39.53\00:27:40.50 He ascended the papal chair in 538 AD 00:27:41.16\00:27:44.23 We find that in scripture a day represents one year. 00:27:44.26\00:27:49.55 Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34 tells you that. 00:27:49.58\00:27:53.34 So if we apply that principle to 538 for 1260 years, 00:27:53.37\00:28:00.12 it takes us to the date of 1798. 00:28:00.15\00:28:04.86 It says it would be given unto his hand for a 00:28:06.10\00:28:09.23 time and times and half a time. 00:28:09.26\00:28:11.13 And that is true because in 1798 Napoleon is wanting 00:28:11.16\00:28:16.94 to rule Europe. 00:28:16.97\00:28:18.25 And Napoleon has sent his general, Berthier, into Rome 00:28:18.85\00:28:23.99 and history records this: 00:28:24.02\00:28:26.56 Those eight points will only fit that little horn. 00:28:36.20\00:28:41.50 Okay, now watch because we're going to establish 00:28:42.40\00:28:46.43 the judgment from this. 00:28:46.46\00:28:48.37 So read the next text very carefully with me. 00:28:48.40\00:28:51.92 What does that sound like? 00:29:01.50\00:29:03.17 They're going to seat the court, that sounds like judgment. 00:29:04.85\00:29:08.79 When was the papal's power and dominion taken away from it? 00:29:16.98\00:29:20.62 1798. 00:29:21.34\00:29:23.30 So we are establishing that date. 00:29:23.83\00:29:26.21 God doesn't just leave you there. 00:29:26.24\00:29:27.95 He doesn't just stop there. 00:29:27.98\00:29:29.44 Listen as He continues. 00:29:29.47\00:29:30.90 Do you get the picture? 00:30:23.51\00:30:25.02 It's saying this little horn would rule for 1260 years, 00:30:25.77\00:30:29.32 and when that 1260 years came to an end 00:30:29.35\00:30:32.31 the next thing would be the judgment. 00:30:32.34\00:30:35.49 One more. 00:30:35.52\00:30:36.56 So dear friend, you have simply that little horn 00:30:57.82\00:31:00.79 ruling for 1260 years and the scripture says 00:31:00.82\00:31:03.68 absolutely when that is done, the judgment is going to be 00:31:03.71\00:31:07.16 the next that happens. 00:31:07.19\00:31:08.68 They can say what they want to, but dear friends, that clearly 00:31:08.71\00:31:13.66 establishes it on the basis of God's word. 00:31:13.69\00:31:16.82 You and I don't have to be in doubt about it. 00:31:16.85\00:31:19.70 So let's move into the judgment. 00:31:19.73\00:31:21.86 Go to the eighth chapter of Daniel. 00:31:21.89\00:31:24.90 The same horn. 00:31:34.00\00:31:35.11 He said, how long is this little horn going to go on? 00:31:58.11\00:32:02.99 How long is this going to take place? 00:32:03.02\00:32:05.47 Alright. 00:32:05.50\00:32:06.64 The angel answers him: 00:32:06.67\00:32:08.47 He said it's going to go on for 2300 days, 00:32:19.70\00:32:23.95 then the Sanctuary will be cleansed. 00:32:23.98\00:32:26.59 That word, "cleansing of the Sanctuary," was also known 00:32:26.62\00:32:31.04 as the day of atonement. 00:32:31.07\00:32:33.61 Or if you please, also known as the day of judgment. 00:32:34.35\00:32:40.02 So he said, how long is this going to go on? 00:32:40.52\00:32:42.44 He said for 2300 days until that. 00:32:42.47\00:32:47.48 Until the judgment begins. 00:32:47.51\00:32:49.98 So looking at this prophecy, let's move ahead. 00:32:50.01\00:32:53.63 For 2300 days, then the Sanctuary shall be cleansed. 00:32:53.66\00:32:59.04 Now if you take a look, I put 2300 days up there 00:32:59.07\00:33:03.02 so you can look at it. 00:33:03.05\00:33:04.69 This is the period of time, folks, you must keep in mind. 00:33:04.72\00:33:07.85 This is the period of time that we're dealing with. 00:33:07.88\00:33:10.71 Ok, 2300. 00:33:10.74\00:33:13.08 Remember that as we go through it. 00:33:13.11\00:33:14.82 Alright, 2300 day. 00:33:14.85\00:33:17.59 Daniel didn't understand this. 00:33:17.62\00:33:19.52 So it says: 00:33:20.48\00:33:21.67 So he said, "Daniel, I'm come to help you 00:33:42.77\00:33:45.34 understand this vision. " 00:33:45.37\00:33:46.97 Ok, how much time are we dealing with? 00:33:47.00\00:33:49.41 Alright, we're dealing with 2300. 00:33:51.04\00:33:53.25 Alright. 00:33:53.28\00:33:54.25 Now listen as the angel begins to explain it to him. 00:33:54.26\00:33:57.77 And folks, these next verses that I'm reading here 00:33:57.80\00:34:00.99 are very important. 00:34:01.02\00:34:03.15 So follow them carefully. 00:34:03.18\00:34:04.99 He said, "Daniel, 70 weeks are given to your people. " 00:34:27.34\00:34:32.25 Who is Daniel's people? 00:34:32.28\00:34:34.61 Now, the Jewish people. 00:34:35.68\00:34:36.89 He said, "I'm giving them 70 weeks," and then he enumerates 00:34:36.92\00:34:40.32 the things that were to take place. 00:34:40.35\00:34:42.55 And we'll look at some of those as we go through here tonight. 00:34:42.58\00:34:45.85 Now, if you've got 2300 years and he said out of that 2300, 00:34:45.88\00:34:53.30 "70 weeks are given to your people," the Jewish people. 00:34:53.33\00:34:58.15 Alright. 00:34:59.15\00:35:00.12 You can have that number, 2300, but it doesn't do you any good. 00:35:02.21\00:35:07.38 You can have 70 weeks, but it doesn't do you any good 00:35:07.41\00:35:10.23 unless you've got a starting point. 00:35:10.26\00:35:12.46 You've got to have a place where you're starting. 00:35:12.49\00:35:15.14 And that's what the angel Gabriel gives to Daniel next, 00:35:15.17\00:35:18.67 is the starting point. 00:35:18.70\00:35:20.12 And He says: 00:35:20.15\00:35:21.12 So he said, "Daniel, know from the going forth of the 00:35:36.32\00:35:40.87 commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem 00:35:40.90\00:35:43.30 it's going to be 7 weeks, threescore and two weeks. " 00:35:44.56\00:35:49.82 Or a total, if you please, of 69 weeks until what? 00:35:49.85\00:35:55.86 "Until Messiah the Prince. " 00:35:57.17\00:35:58.88 Let me tell you, that prophecy cannot be answered, 00:35:59.76\00:36:04.00 that is the prophecy that pinpoints exactly when Christ 00:36:05.09\00:36:10.38 was going to appear. 00:36:10.41\00:36:11.60 And when it says there that this was to seal up the vision 00:36:13.15\00:36:17.65 and the prophecy, that seals it. 00:36:17.68\00:36:20.41 If you move it, you mess everything up. 00:36:22.21\00:36:26.99 It ties it down, it can't be moved. 00:36:27.02\00:36:29.98 It puts it there solid, until Messiah the Prince. 00:36:30.01\00:36:33.19 Ok, let's see what we've got here. 00:36:33.22\00:36:35.44 What was the starting date? 00:36:37.48\00:36:39.33 Well, the scripture records it. 00:36:39.36\00:36:41.28 There were three decrees given to go back and build Jerusalem. 00:36:41.31\00:36:44.93 One by Cyrus, one by Darius, and one by Artaxerxes. 00:36:44.96\00:36:49.87 It is the decree by Artaxerxes that let the Jewish people 00:36:50.58\00:36:54.73 go back and become a nation independent and rule themselves. 00:36:54.76\00:37:00.60 So the other two decrees by Cyrus and Darius didn't do that. 00:37:00.63\00:37:05.11 So it says here, Ezra 7 verse 12: 00:37:05.14\00:37:08.01 That decree was given in 457 BC. 00:37:24.85\00:37:29.91 That gives you a starting date. 00:37:30.11\00:37:33.38 Okay? 00:37:33.85\00:37:34.82 So we have a starting date. 00:37:34.83\00:37:36.65 Alright. 00:37:37.04\00:37:38.01 If I've got 69 weeks, ok, I must remember if I've got 69 weeks 00:37:41.74\00:37:49.15 that in the Bible a day represents a year. 00:37:49.18\00:37:53.31 That's what we just read a while ago, Ezekiel 4:6 00:37:53.81\00:37:56.57 and Numbers 14:34, that a day represents a year. 00:37:56.60\00:38:00.93 So if I have 69 weeks, that is 483 years. 00:38:00.96\00:38:08.51 So in BC dates, you subtract. 00:38:09.79\00:38:12.60 So if I subtract 483 from 457 BC, 00:38:13.21\00:38:22.21 that takes me to, 00:38:22.24\00:38:24.75 it takes me to 26 AD. 00:38:28.66\00:38:30.95 A little problem there, right? 00:38:33.09\00:38:35.42 Ok, the problem is there, you can't count a 0 year. 00:38:35.78\00:38:40.13 So you've got to make provision for that 0 year. 00:38:40.91\00:38:44.39 So in reality, it takes you to the date of 27 AD. 00:38:44.42\00:38:50.53 What is suppose to happen in 27 AD? 00:38:51.12\00:38:54.22 It says, "until the Messiah the Prince. " 00:38:56.25\00:39:01.21 Well, let's see what happened in 27 AD. 00:39:01.24\00:39:05.51 Christ came, as He came walking down the river there, 00:39:30.43\00:39:35.88 John saw Him and said, "Behold the Lamb of God. " 00:39:35.91\00:39:42.24 And Jesus was baptized by John in 27 AD. 00:39:42.27\00:39:49.41 How do we know that? 00:39:49.83\00:39:51.45 Very simply because in the same text in Luke 3, it says 00:39:51.48\00:39:56.59 in the days of Caesar Augustus, Tiberius, Pontius. 00:39:56.62\00:40:00.68 And it names these rulers and it is the 15th year of 00:40:00.71\00:40:04.43 Pontius Pilate, it says. 00:40:04.46\00:40:05.62 That was 27 AD. 00:40:05.65\00:40:08.88 So what happened? 00:40:09.41\00:40:10.50 Listen, this is what the scripture tells us. 00:40:10.53\00:40:12.81 So here, at 30 years of age, Jesus began His ministry 00:40:25.94\00:40:30.24 exactly in 27 AD. 00:40:30.27\00:40:33.36 Now dear friend, I'll just say this to you. 00:40:33.86\00:40:37.21 If you have any questions about Jesus being the Son of God, 00:40:38.38\00:40:44.08 if you have any questions about Him being the Messiah, 00:40:45.00\00:40:48.09 if you have any questions about Him being the Savior, 00:40:48.12\00:40:52.16 and you are intellectually honest, 00:40:52.19\00:40:55.98 then you've got to answer this prophecy. 00:40:56.01\00:40:58.90 Because it points out clearly that He was the Messiah 00:41:00.33\00:41:05.04 the Prince, that He fulfilled exactly what the scripture said. 00:41:05.07\00:41:08.96 Alright, well let's continue on. 00:41:10.22\00:41:12.20 "Until Messiah the Prince. " 00:41:15.63\00:41:17.45 Well that took us to 27 AD when Jesus was baptized 00:41:17.48\00:41:22.83 and began His ministry, 27 AD. 00:41:22.86\00:41:26.50 "To seal up the vision and the prophecy. " 00:41:26.53\00:41:28.97 He said this prophecy given you will seal up the 00:41:29.00\00:41:33.01 vision and the prophecy. 00:41:33.04\00:41:34.38 You see dear friend, if I change those dates, 00:41:34.41\00:41:39.38 if I change the dates, that totally ruins the prophecy. 00:41:39.41\00:41:43.71 It ties it down, it cannot be moved. 00:41:43.74\00:41:48.05 That is important because we're dealing with how many days? 00:41:48.08\00:41:51.97 2300 days, we're dealing with 2300. 00:41:52.76\00:41:57.14 So we're just getting part way into this thing. 00:41:57.17\00:41:59.88 And therefore, to tie it down so it can't be moved 00:41:59.91\00:42:04.77 ties down the beginning date and ties down the ending date. 00:42:04.80\00:42:09.21 That makes those solid. 00:42:10.21\00:42:12.05 Alright, let's continue. 00:42:12.08\00:42:13.87 So it says that Jesus would confirm the covenant with many 00:42:25.62\00:42:29.82 for one week. 00:42:29.85\00:42:32.48 Now I'm not dealing, follow me carefully here, 00:42:32.51\00:42:36.63 I am not now dealing with the 70 weeks. 00:42:36.66\00:42:41.57 I've changed here and I'm looking at the 70th week. 00:42:42.67\00:42:47.63 That's the last week of those 70 weeks. 00:42:48.20\00:42:52.45 You with me? 00:42:52.48\00:42:53.55 So in making that change, don't get lost. 00:42:53.58\00:42:56.12 We're now talking specifically when it says, "He shall confirm 00:42:56.15\00:42:59.89 a covenant with many for one week," we're looking at 00:42:59.92\00:43:03.46 that 70th week. 00:43:03.49\00:43:05.03 Alright. 00:43:05.06\00:43:06.03 If He's going to confirm the covenant with many for 1 week, 00:43:06.04\00:43:09.69 how many days are in a week? 00:43:09.72\00:43:12.16 Seven, and if a day represents a years that gives me 7 years. 00:43:12.19\00:43:17.72 So this is how long this 70th week is. 00:43:17.75\00:43:21.32 He shall bring it to an end. 00:43:30.31\00:43:34.46 Well, if I've got seven and I'm going to divide it 00:43:36.07\00:43:43.88 in the middle, that gives me how much? 00:43:45.07\00:43:47.55 Three and a half. 00:43:47.58\00:43:49.40 Okay. 00:43:49.43\00:43:50.40 So it says that He would bring the sacrifices and 00:43:50.41\00:43:53.96 oblations to an end, or the offerings to an end. 00:43:53.99\00:43:56.92 31 AD. 00:43:58.11\00:43:59.89 That's what happens when you go three and a half years from 27, 00:44:00.39\00:44:04.69 it takes you to 31 AD. 00:44:04.72\00:44:06.76 It says here: 00:44:06.79\00:44:07.76 They crucified Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 00:44:18.14\00:44:22.09 Your Savior and mine, paid the supreme debt 00:44:22.12\00:44:27.66 that you might be saved. 00:44:27.69\00:44:32.58 He died for each one of us. 00:44:32.61\00:44:35.67 That took place in 31 AD. 00:44:35.70\00:44:40.47 Just exactly as the scripture said it would. 00:44:41.05\00:44:44.56 In the middle of the week, He brought the sacrifices 00:44:44.59\00:44:48.18 and offerings to an end. 00:44:48.21\00:44:49.72 We don't bring a lamb, folks. 00:44:49.75\00:44:52.39 We don't bring a lamb, we don't have to. 00:44:53.64\00:44:56.11 Because the Lamb of God died. 00:44:57.11\00:44:59.49 My Savior, my Lord died for me. 00:45:00.68\00:45:04.68 He died for you. 00:45:04.71\00:45:06.01 Therefore, I can come to Him. 00:45:06.61\00:45:08.91 And He is merciful, loving, and kind 00:45:11.68\00:45:17.53 and will forgive my sins and yours. 00:45:17.56\00:45:22.33 This He's willing to do for us. 00:45:23.03\00:45:25.48 But the prophecy continues on and says that something 00:45:26.09\00:45:30.81 was going to happen. 00:45:30.84\00:45:32.01 And it says that when He died on the cross, something 00:45:32.04\00:45:36.52 dramatically happened in the temple, the Sanctuary. 00:45:36.55\00:45:40.68 And it says: 00:45:40.71\00:45:42.07 Jesus hanging on the cross and He said, "It is finished. " 00:45:49.66\00:45:54.87 And the priest is there in the temple ready to offer 00:45:56.37\00:46:01.71 the sacrificial lamb. 00:46:01.74\00:46:03.26 And all of a sudden, that veil began to tear at the top, 00:46:04.16\00:46:08.83 tore all the way to the bottom. 00:46:08.86\00:46:11.76 And the way into the Most Holy Place 00:46:11.79\00:46:14.84 opened up and that priest went running out of that temple 00:46:14.87\00:46:18.17 yelling, "Ichabod, ichabod. " 00:46:18.20\00:46:20.69 That the glory of God had departed from the temple. 00:46:20.72\00:46:25.92 You see, the sacrifices and oblations had come to an end. 00:46:27.15\00:46:32.96 It was over. 00:46:32.99\00:46:34.78 But, it says: 00:46:35.60\00:46:38.84 Half of seven, three and a half, takes me to 31 AD. 00:46:42.74\00:46:47.07 But I have how much left? 00:46:47.10\00:46:49.03 I still have three and a half years left. 00:46:49.94\00:46:52.35 So if I go three and a half years from 31 AD, 00:46:53.04\00:46:57.47 it takes me to 34 AD. 00:46:57.50\00:47:01.20 Now he had said to them, he had said to the Jewish people here, 00:47:01.95\00:47:06.58 how many weeks were determined? 00:47:06.61\00:47:08.77 That 70th week brings me to the end of those 70 weeks. 00:47:12.70\00:47:17.01 And he said that much time is determined upon your people. 00:47:17.04\00:47:21.07 In other words, that was the time that he had given 00:47:21.10\00:47:24.16 to the Jewish people. 00:47:24.19\00:47:25.45 And we find something took place. 00:47:25.48\00:47:28.42 There's a man by the name of Saul of Tarsus, 00:47:29.87\00:47:33.47 persecutor of God's people. 00:47:35.34\00:47:38.95 On his was to Damascus, and a light shines upon him 00:47:40.16\00:47:45.63 so bright that he falls to the ground. 00:47:47.57\00:47:52.21 And a voice speaks and says, "Saul, Saul. 00:47:53.39\00:47:56.34 Why persecutest thou Me?" 00:47:56.37\00:47:58.57 Lead by the hand, blind, to the city of Damascus, 00:47:59.79\00:48:06.44 taken to a man's house by the name of Judas. 00:48:07.64\00:48:11.23 And God speaks to a man by the name of Ananias, 00:48:12.39\00:48:17.58 and He tells him to go find Saul of Tarsus. 00:48:18.20\00:48:21.79 And He has this to say about him. 00:48:22.67\00:48:24.34 Saul, the persecutor became the apostle Paul to the gentiles. 00:48:38.17\00:48:46.74 And so, just exactly as God's word said, the gospel 00:48:46.77\00:48:51.53 went to the gentiles ending 70 weeks that were 00:48:51.56\00:48:59.37 determined upon the Jewish people. 00:48:59.40\00:49:01.51 Now, remember we're dealing with 2300. 00:49:01.54\00:49:05.92 If I've looked at 70 weeks and there's 7 days, or 7 years, 00:49:06.44\00:49:12.68 and I multiply 7 times 70, it gives me how much? 00:49:12.71\00:49:17.23 490, so I've looked at 490. 00:49:17.93\00:49:21.46 That takes me to 34 AD. 00:49:21.49\00:49:24.19 If I subtract 490 from 2300, it leaves me how much? 00:49:24.22\00:49:33.05 1810 years. 00:49:33.75\00:49:36.69 If I have 1810 years left and I add that to 34 AD, 00:49:36.72\00:49:42.90 it takes me to 1844, until the judgment was to begin. 00:49:42.93\00:49:50.67 You see. 00:49:51.44\00:49:52.48 The cleansing of the Sanctuary was to take place, 00:49:52.51\00:49:55.20 that the judgment was going to start up in heaven. 00:49:55.23\00:49:58.91 So, clearly dear friends, we don't have to be in doubt, 00:50:00.72\00:50:03.71 we don't have to have any question about it. 00:50:03.74\00:50:06.91 The judgment has been going on up in heaven since 1844. 00:50:07.56\00:50:14.63 Why? You see, it says very clearly here, 00:50:15.37\00:50:19.50 Revelation 14 verse 6: 00:50:19.53\00:50:22.17 In other words it's in past tense, "has come. " 00:50:40.23\00:50:43.04 It is going on up in heaven now. 00:50:43.07\00:50:45.76 The judgment has to take place before Jesus comes. 00:50:45.79\00:50:51.86 It has to because it says: 00:50:52.78\00:50:55.04 If Christ is going to pass out a reward when He comes, 00:51:18.71\00:51:21.81 judgment has to have taken place. 00:51:21.84\00:51:24.54 He can't pass out reward if judgment hasn't taken place. 00:51:25.31\00:51:28.95 So it had to. 00:51:28.98\00:51:31.00 I prayed that I'd be able to get through this 00:51:31.48\00:51:35.89 with enough time to share something with you. 00:51:35.92\00:51:39.03 And I want to share something with you because I think 00:51:39.89\00:51:42.12 it's most important that you understand it. 00:51:42.15\00:51:45.02 If you have your Bibles, turn with me over to Daniel. 00:51:45.05\00:51:49.56 Turn to Daniel the 7th chapter. 00:51:52.66\00:51:54.86 You've got to see something here, folks. 00:51:58.50\00:52:00.75 You've got to see something that's taking place here. 00:52:01.74\00:52:04.06 Look at verse 8 and 9 with me. 00:52:04.91\00:52:08.90 Daniel 7 verses 8 and 9. 00:52:09.59\00:52:12.19 "I was considering the horns, there was another horn, 00:52:13.21\00:52:16.59 a little one, coming up among them, before whom three 00:52:16.62\00:52:19.65 of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. 00:52:19.68\00:52:21.78 And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man 00:52:21.81\00:52:26.60 and a mouth speaking pompous words. 00:52:26.63\00:52:30.04 I watched till the thrones were put in place, 00:52:30.07\00:52:33.08 and the Ancient of Days was seated. 00:52:33.11\00:52:34.95 His garment was white as snow and the hair of His head 00:52:34.98\00:52:37.65 was like pure wool. 00:52:37.68\00:52:38.70 His throne was a fiery flame and it's wheels a burning fire. 00:52:38.73\00:52:42.63 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. 00:52:42.66\00:52:45.37 A thousand thousands ministered to Him; 00:52:45.40\00:52:47.87 ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. 00:52:47.90\00:52:50.61 The court was seated and the books were opened. " 00:52:50.64\00:52:53.18 It says very clearly that there would be the little horn. 00:52:53.21\00:52:55.92 When the little horn came to an end, then it says the 00:52:55.95\00:52:59.00 judgment would begin. 00:52:59.03\00:53:00.25 Right? 00:53:00.28\00:53:01.25 You with me still, yet? 00:53:02.35\00:53:03.51 Ok, go to verse 14. 00:53:03.86\00:53:06.40 Well, let's go back up to 13 first. 00:53:09.93\00:53:12.35 "I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like 00:53:12.86\00:53:16.17 the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. 00:53:16.20\00:53:20.41 He came to the Ancient of Days and they brought Him 00:53:20.44\00:53:22.87 near before Him. " 00:53:22.90\00:53:24.47 Ok, so it's speaking of Jesus Christ coming in before 00:53:25.05\00:53:29.50 His Father to minister there in your behalf and mine. 00:53:29.53\00:53:34.40 Our High Priest, our Redeemer. 00:53:35.29\00:53:39.09 Now listen carefully, verse 14. 00:53:39.12\00:53:41.53 "Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom 00:53:41.56\00:53:45.97 that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. 00:53:46.00\00:53:49.67 His dominion is an everlasting dominion 00:53:49.70\00:53:52.79 which shall not pass away, and His kingdom 00:53:52.82\00:53:55.90 the one which shall not be destroyed. " 00:53:55.93\00:53:58.28 Now I want to ask you something. 00:53:58.31\00:53:59.45 You have the little horn, you have the judgment. 00:54:00.16\00:54:03.67 Right after the judgment, what happens? 00:54:03.70\00:54:06.82 What did it just say? 00:54:08.17\00:54:09.86 It says that God sets up His kingdom. 00:54:11.72\00:54:16.80 Did you get that? 00:54:18.17\00:54:19.58 That God sets up His kingdom. 00:54:20.64\00:54:22.30 Let's look at one more, go to verse 21. 00:54:22.33\00:54:24.75 Alright, Daniel 7:21 and it says, "I was watching, 00:54:29.03\00:54:32.85 and the same horn was making war against the saints 00:54:32.88\00:54:35.20 and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, 00:54:35.23\00:54:39.16 and a judgment was made in favor of the saints 00:54:39.19\00:54:41.88 of the Most High... " 00:54:41.91\00:54:42.93 Ok, there it is. The little horn, judgment. 00:54:42.96\00:54:45.97 Listen to the next part. 00:54:46.00\00:54:47.20 "... and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. " 00:54:47.23\00:54:52.83 Are you following me? 00:54:52.86\00:54:53.93 The little horn, judgment, God's kingdom. 00:54:55.22\00:54:59.33 One more. 00:55:00.66\00:55:01.63 Look at verse 24. 00:55:02.09\00:55:03.70 "And the ten horns are ten kings who shall arise 00:55:04.97\00:55:08.06 out of this kingdom. 00:55:08.09\00:55:09.06 Another shall arise after them, he shall be different 00:55:09.07\00:55:11.62 from the first ones and shall subdue three kings. 00:55:11.65\00:55:14.03 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, 00:55:14.06\00:55:17.15 shall persecute the saints of the Most High. " 00:55:17.18\00:55:19.54 And so forth. 00:55:19.57\00:55:20.54 Go down to verse 26. 00:55:20.55\00:55:21.90 "But the court shall be," what? 00:55:21.93\00:55:24.23 "... seated, and they shall take away his dominion, 00:55:24.26\00:55:27.02 to consume and destroy it forever. " 00:55:27.05\00:55:29.82 Look at verse 27. 00:55:29.85\00:55:31.76 "Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom 00:55:31.79\00:55:34.76 under the whole heaven shall be given to the people, 00:55:34.79\00:55:39.69 the saints of the Most High. 00:55:39.72\00:55:41.16 His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion 00:55:41.19\00:55:43.97 they shall serve Him forever. " 00:55:44.00\00:55:45.85 Now, dear friend, what I'm trying to tell you this 00:55:46.92\00:55:49.46 afternoon is, you and I are on the thresholds 00:55:49.49\00:55:55.69 of the kingdom of God. 00:55:55.72\00:55:57.81 That's where we stand today. 00:55:59.05\00:56:00.79 I'm sorry, you don't have much time left. 00:56:01.89\00:56:07.84 We're there. 00:56:08.93\00:56:10.08 The next thing is to be the kingdom of God. 00:56:10.68\00:56:14.83 We've been here on this old earth a long time. 00:56:16.09\00:56:20.40 This time has come, time would not permit me 00:56:21.92\00:56:26.88 to talk of all the things that are happening 00:56:26.91\00:56:31.20 that are shouting out, "It's over. " 00:56:31.23\00:56:35.50 "It's over. " 00:56:36.44\00:56:38.02 Some of you, like myself, have lived a good long time. 00:56:38.58\00:56:43.38 And you know as well as I do, there has never been 00:56:44.60\00:56:49.11 a time like now. 00:56:49.14\00:56:51.72 We have never seen the things that you and I are seeing today. 00:56:53.63\00:56:57.57 We know without question that Jesus will be coming soon. 00:56:58.70\00:57:04.80 Therefore I tell you, share. 00:57:05.87\00:57:09.64 Share what you have, share what you know. 00:57:09.67\00:57:12.51 Tell your neighbor, tell your children, 00:57:12.54\00:57:14.24 tell those everybody around you, 00:57:14.27\00:57:16.16 that Jesus is coming back. 00:57:16.19\00:57:18.39 You and I must not continue to be asleep. 00:57:19.30\00:57:23.66 We must wake up. 00:57:24.20\00:57:25.93 Even though they did all slumber and sleep, 00:57:25.96\00:57:28.98 behold the Bridegroom is coming. 00:57:29.01\00:57:30.94 Go out to meet Him. 00:57:30.97\00:57:32.12 The time is here for us to proclaim, Jesus is coming back. 00:57:33.17\00:57:40.62 And so, God bless you. 00:57:41.37\00:57:42.89 Stay close to Jesus Christ. 00:57:43.79\00:57:46.15 Remember, Jesus loves you. 00:57:47.02\00:57:50.75 And in Him you have a Savior that will represent you 00:57:50.78\00:57:57.40 before the Father. 00:57:57.43\00:58:00.12 And as long as Christ is representing you, 00:58:00.15\00:58:03.36 you can't lose. 00:58:03.39\00:58:04.95 He cares for you. 00:58:05.62\00:58:07.36 God bless you, walk with the Lord, follow Him, 00:58:07.39\00:58:11.88 stay close to Him. 00:58:11.91\00:58:13.52 And above all, be in His kingdom. 00:58:13.55\00:58:15.71