Good evening and welcome to
The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Glad to have each
of you here tonight,
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and we hope that
as we continue now
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with the third
series that we've been doing
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on the book of Revelation...
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And this series tonight
we're covering from Revelation
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the 13th chapter
through the 16th chapter.
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Those are the
chapters that we're covering.
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So those of you that
are joining us by television
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or by radio or on the Internet
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we're very, very
happy to welcome you here
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and hope that as we continue
studying the book of Revelation
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you're going to see as
God puts things together
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that are taking place
and are going to take place
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before Jesus comes. So we
ask that this will bless you
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in a special way.
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if you are tuning in
with us for the first time
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or if you haven't
seen but a program or two,
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I probably should take a
moment just to say a word
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to you about what we have here
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because what you see on
the screen and behind me
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is trying to depict where
John received his visions.
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Because if you go to
Revelation the 4th chapter
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this is where the Lord
told John "Come up here. "
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And He brought him
into the throne room
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and He showed him all
the visions that take place
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in the book of Revelation.
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In that throne
room are 24 elders.
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There are angels, but
there's four living creatures
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that stand there
at the throne of God,
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and that's what we're depicting
here with these creatures
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that you see. It
says one was like a lion.
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One was like... had the
face of a lion I should say.
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One had the face of an ox.
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Another had the face of a man,
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and another had
the face of an eagle.
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Those four living
creatures represent
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the
characteristics of Jesus Christ.
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They have great, great meaning
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and so if you don't
know much about them
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I hope you'll go
back and refresh yourself
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with the 4th chapter
of the book of Revelation
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as you find out what
it has to say about it.
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Tonight our subject is entitled:
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And so we're looking at
Revelation the 13th chapter
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tonight. And I think you'll find
that there's a lot in there.
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There is! There's things
in there that we'll have to
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take a very close look at.
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And we've entitled this series
- this section of Revelation -
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The Three Angels' Messages
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because in Revelation 14
there are 3 distinct messages
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that God is giving and that
you and I need to understand.
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So that's what
we've entitled it,
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and we hope that
it will bless you.
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In Revelation the 13th
chapter are two beasts.
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We're going to look
at the first one tonight:
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The Beast from the Sea.
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But there also is
another beast there
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that is a two-horned beast
that in our study tomorrow night
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we're going to see
represents the United States.
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And so we begin to get a picture
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of the part that the
United States is going to play
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in bringing all this to a close.
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And so you want to be
sure and tune in and be with us
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as we take a look at the
United States in Bible prophecy.
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I think you'll find
it will help you as you
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understand the
book of Revelation.
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But tonight we're taking
a look at the first beast:
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Rose up out of the sea.
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What the scripture has
to say about this beast
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is most important.
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We're very happy
tonight to have with us
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His Voice male quartet.
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And I'm going to
introduce them to you.
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I think you'll find that
you're going to enjoy them
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in a special way.
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So we're very happy to
have with us... we'll...
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start here with Doug Leno.
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Doug is the bass of the quartet,
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and I'm sure that
you'll hear his deep bass voice
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as we go through.
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And then we have
uh... excuse me...
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we have Todd... Todd Spainhower.
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Todd is the first
tenor in the quartet.
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And then we have
right beside him...
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I'll get all the names right
here, just takes me a moment...
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Kevin Spainhower, and
he is the second tenor.
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And then on the end
there we have Harold Dixon,
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and Harold is the baritone.
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And these three right here
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are all nephews of Dona.
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So don't hold that
against them, if you won't,
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and... and all. And I'm sure
that you're going to be blessed
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in a special way as
they sing for you tonight.
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They're going to
sing a great song entitled
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Good News, the
Chariot's a'Comin.
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But before they sing,
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Chuck Allgaier's
going to come out
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and read to you our
scripture for tonight
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out of the book of Revelation.
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So you want to open
your Bibles and follow it.
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When Chuck's through reading
the quartet will sing for us.
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Good evening.
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If you have
your Bibles with you,
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please turn to the
book of Revelation.
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Revelation chapter 13.
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I'm going to read
Revelation chapter 13
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verses 1 through 10 together.
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If you have your Bibles,
open your Bibles and we'll read
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together. Let us read:
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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There's a long white
robe in the heaven, I know...
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There's a long white
robe in the heaven, I know...
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There's a long white
robe in the heaven, I know...
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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There's a golden crown
in the heaven, I know...
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There's a golden crown
in the heaven, I know...
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There's a golden crown
in the heaven, I know...
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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There's a starry crown
in the heaven, I know...
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There's a starry crown
in the heaven, I know...
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There's a starry crown
in the heaven, I know...
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Well there's a golden
harp in the heaven, I know...
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There's a golden harp
in the heaven, I know...
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There's a golden harp
in the heaven, I know...
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... chariot's a'comin
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and I don't want
to leave me behind.
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Good news... good news...
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chariot's a'comin.
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Sweet news... sweet news...
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chariot's a'comin.
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Good news... good
news... good news...
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Good news!
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And I don't want to
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leave me... and I
don't want to leave me
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behind.
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Amen!
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Our heavenly Father,
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we're thankful for the good news
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and we certainly don't
want to be left behind.
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So we ask tonight
as we open Your Word
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that You'll give to us insight.
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Enlighten our minds.
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The prophecies that You have
given: may we see them clearly.
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And as we do, Lord,
may our faith be increased.
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May we be willing to
walk in the light of Your Word
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and that each of us may look
forward anxiously to the day
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in which You are returning.
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For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
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This beast of
Revelation the 13th chapter
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is mentioned more in scripture
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than any other beast.
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Now scripture uses
beasts to represent
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nations or powers.
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This is what God uses,
and He talks about them.
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And as you study Bible prophecy,
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it refers to beasts as he.
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It refers to the church as she.
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You'll finds that's all... true
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all the way
through. And this beast
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is extremely important
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because God says more
about this particular beast
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than any other in scripture.
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Therefore it's very
important that you tonight
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become crystal
clear in your mind
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as to who this beast is
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because he plays
a tremendous part
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in the events that
take place in the last days.
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So you've got to be clear;
you've got to understand it.
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You can't be led astray
from what God's Word says.
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And so tonight as we take a
look at this beast from the sea,
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it's important that we find out
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what the scripture
has to tell us about it.
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So let's take a look...
see what it has to say here.
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So this beast is
coming up out of the sea.
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Different... different than
any beast that's been before it.
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It's a non-descript beast.
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It has seven heads;
has ten horns on it.
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It is symbolic of a power...
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a power that is to be used in
a special way in the last days
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and therefore it's described
as a non-descript beast.
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Goes on and says:
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So this beast is made up
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of parts of other beasts
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because he has
the body of a leopard,
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feet of a lion... of a bear,
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mouth of a lion,
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and particularly it's
important that you notice
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that the dragon
gave to him his power,
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his seat, and his authority.
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Those... this particular beast
that has risen out of the sea
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who has received
power from the dragon
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it says that he
receives a deadly wound.
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But... that deadly wound
evidently doesn't continue
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because it says "the
deadly wound was healed
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and all the world marveled
and followed the beast. "
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Who gave authority to the beast?
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The dragon.
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So this particular power is not
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just a political power.
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Now beasts in scripture
represent political powers.
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That's what they represent.
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But this beast is different.
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It's different
because it receives what?
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It receives worship.
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Therefore it is not
just a political power...
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it is also a religious power.
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So you have a
religious political power here
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that is going to play a
very, very definite part
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in the events that
happen in the last days.
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So this beast is
made up of four others.
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It says that this beast
has the body of a leopard,
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the feet of a bear,
the mouth of a lion,
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and the dragon gave
him his power, his seat,
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and his authority.
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Well, those of you who have
followed me on other subjects
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we find out that these four
beasts are mentioned in Daniel
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the 7th chapter.
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And in the 7th chapter
of Daniel you have a lion.
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You have a bear.
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You have a leopard,
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and you have a dragon.
That's what's pictured here:
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those four beasts.
And this particular beast
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is made up of
parts of those four.
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And so it's defining
exactly who this beast is.
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But let us continue on:
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A time set on this beast.
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So this particular
beast is contrary to God.
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He blasphemes God.
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Blasphemes His
name... His tabernacle.
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So not only does he blaspheme
God but he is against those
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who are followers of God.
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Because it says here that
he "made war with the saints. "
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So it says all those
whose names are what?
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All those whose names are
not written in the Book of Life
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will worship him.
So what you're getting
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and you should see
here is there are two sides.
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There are those
who follow the Lamb
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and those who follow the beast.
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That's clearly
what it's saying here.
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Two sides... those
who follow the Lamb
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and walk with Him and
they are those who worship Him.
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But these who follow the beast
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will follow his
leadings and will worship him.
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OK?
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And any time the
scripture uses that phrase,
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you put it down
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that this is something
that God wants you to know.
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He would not say: "If anyone
has an ear, let him hear... "
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He's telling you:
"THIS IS IMPORTANT! "
00:19:46.35\00:19:48.15
"This you need to know;
you need to understand this. "
00:19:48.45\00:19:51.19
So these are vital
things you need to know.
00:19:51.49\00:19:54.37
Now in those points
I have just given you
00:19:54.67\00:19:57.63
God gives seven points of
identification of this beast
00:19:57.93\00:20:02.40
so you don't
have to be in doubt.
00:20:02.70\00:20:04.41
God is
identifying this beast clearly
00:20:04.71\00:20:07.89
because He gives us
these seven points. It says:
00:20:08.19\00:20:10.96
Those seven points God gives you
00:20:35.52\00:20:38.25
so you don't
have to be in doubt.
00:20:38.46\00:20:40.67
And let me pause
here and say this to you:
00:20:40.87\00:20:44.72
you must understand tonight
we're talking about a power.
00:20:45.02\00:20:48.98
We're talking about a system.
00:20:49.38\00:20:52.23
We ARE NOT talking about people.
00:20:52.53\00:20:55.72
Do not take what
is said here tonight
00:20:57.09\00:20:59.58
and apply it to individuals.
00:20:59.89\00:21:02.16
This is about a system...
a system of false worship.
00:21:03.16\00:21:07.14
A system that
goes contrary to God.
00:21:07.44\00:21:09.63
We're not talking about people,
we're talking about a system.
00:21:09.73\00:21:13.47
That you need to
be clear in your mind
00:21:13.67\00:21:16.10
as we go
through... take a look at it.
00:21:16.40\00:21:18.97
OK, if you...
00:21:19.27\00:21:22.49
if you can take these seven
points I just have listed here
00:21:23.74\00:21:27.57
and apply them
to any other power
00:21:28.66\00:21:32.28
on the face of the earth
00:21:32.58\00:21:36.22
I'd like to know it.
00:21:36.52\00:21:38.12
I have studied this
particular subject for 40 years.
00:21:39.75\00:21:44.61
I have never found it fits
any other power but this one.
00:21:44.93\00:21:50.89
Now don't... don't
make four of them fit it.
00:21:51.19\00:21:53.97
All seven must fit.
00:21:54.07\00:21:56.66
If all those seven fit,
then you can be absolutely sure
00:21:56.97\00:22:01.19
that this is who
it is talking about.
00:22:02.27\00:22:04.23
So we're going to
go through tonight
00:22:04.43\00:22:05.95
and take a look
at these seven points
00:22:06.15\00:22:09.47
and how they fit this
particular power in particular.
00:22:09.77\00:22:14.17
Revelation 13 verse 2:
00:22:15.27\00:22:18.94
Now those beasts
that we just read about...
00:22:30.89\00:22:34.21
the lion, the
bear, the leopard...
00:22:34.42\00:22:35.80
they represented nations.
00:22:36.00\00:22:37.90
They represented
Babylon which was the lion.
00:22:38.10\00:22:40.56
They represented
Medo-Persia which was the bear.
00:22:40.86\00:22:43.57
And they represented
Greece which was the leopard.
00:22:43.87\00:22:47.38
You can go back to Daniel 7...
it makes that absolutely clear.
00:22:47.68\00:22:52.19
The dragon mentioned
here represented pagan Rome.
00:22:52.60\00:22:58.58
Now what it's saying
here is the dragon gave him -
00:22:58.88\00:23:02.54
this particular beast -
his power and his throne,
00:23:02.74\00:23:06.65
his great authority.
00:23:06.85\00:23:08.59
The dragon that you find
here is also mentioned in
00:23:10.06\00:23:13.47
Revelation the 12th chapter.
00:23:13.68\00:23:15.27
This was pagan Rome,
and it says that pagan Rome
00:23:15.57\00:23:19.68
was going to give to this power
00:23:19.88\00:23:22.73
its power, its
authority, its throne.
00:23:22.94\00:23:26.53
That was going
to be handed to him.
00:23:26.83\00:23:28.66
History tells us that
this is exactly what happened.
00:23:28.96\00:23:33.37
Exactly what took place.
00:23:33.67\00:23:35.54
This is from the Professor
of History, University of Rome,
00:23:37.50\00:23:40.43
La Blanca:
00:23:40.63\00:23:43.59
This was the beginning
of what history has recorded
00:23:57.09\00:24:03.02
as that of papal Rome.
00:24:03.22\00:24:05.88
Pagan Rome gave to papal Rome
00:24:06.18\00:24:10.91
its power, its
seat, and its authority.
00:24:11.22\00:24:15.18
Very, very important:
00:24:15.38\00:24:16.99
the dragon which was papal Rome.
00:24:17.19\00:24:19.56
Now when you
talk about the dragon,
00:24:19.76\00:24:21.43
we need to clarify something
00:24:21.63\00:24:23.09
because Revelation
the 12th chapter verse 9
00:24:23.39\00:24:26.56
tells you that the dragon
here also represents the devil.
00:24:26.76\00:24:31.30
Says: "The old serpent,
the devil and Satan... "
00:24:31.70\00:24:35.15
So this dragon also
represents the devil.
00:24:35.45\00:24:39.52
But the devil does not
come out and do things openly.
00:24:39.82\00:24:44.33
He always uses a
power or a system.
00:24:44.53\00:24:46.84
And the system the devil
used here to accomplish this was
00:24:47.04\00:24:51.03
pagan Rome.
00:24:51.23\00:24:52.60
So pagan Rome gave to papal Rome
00:24:52.76\00:24:56.77
its power, its
seat, and its authority.
00:24:57.07\00:25:00.20
History goes on and says this:
00:25:00.41\00:25:02.36
OK, let me read
a little bit more
00:25:15.42\00:25:20.22
and then I'm going to
tell you a little bit.
00:25:20.42\00:25:21.86
What happened is the
emperor of Rome at this time
00:25:37.20\00:25:40.73
was an emperor by
the name of Justinian.
00:25:41.03\00:25:44.71
At this time in history
00:25:44.91\00:25:47.83
you have one of the phenomenon's
that have taken place in history
00:25:48.13\00:25:51.84
when you have
great masses of people
00:25:52.14\00:25:54.65
all move at one time.
00:25:54.85\00:25:56.65
And if you go back
in history and read it,
00:25:56.85\00:25:59.21
these were called the
Goths. They were barbarians,
00:25:59.52\00:26:03.73
and they were moving
down on the Roman Empire
00:26:04.03\00:26:08.30
and taking it piece by piece.
00:26:08.50\00:26:10.74
They were such tribes as
the Anglo-Saxons, the Franks,
00:26:11.04\00:26:15.22
the Heruli, the
Vandals, the Ostrogoths.
00:26:15.42\00:26:17.60
They were taking
over the Roman Empire.
00:26:17.80\00:26:20.94
Justinian was fighting them.
00:26:21.24\00:26:24.48
He was trying to drive
them back, to keep them out
00:26:24.78\00:26:28.13
of the Roman Empire.
00:26:28.33\00:26:30.14
In the city of Rome, Sylverius -
00:26:30.44\00:26:36.12
the bishop of
Rome - was a godly man.
00:26:36.32\00:26:40.37
He refused to
take part in the war.
00:26:40.68\00:26:44.87
If the Goths got
close to the city of Rome,
00:26:45.17\00:26:49.20
he closed the gates
and wouldn't let them in.
00:26:49.50\00:26:52.67
If Justinian's army got
close to the city of Rome,
00:26:52.97\00:26:57.59
he closed the gates
and wouldn't let them in.
00:26:57.79\00:26:59.20
He just kept them out.
00:26:59.50\00:27:02.35
And, of course, Justinian
was not happy about this.
00:27:02.65\00:27:06.80
The Goths had backed
Justinian's army clear up
00:27:07.50\00:27:13.35
to the walls of the city of Rome
00:27:13.56\00:27:15.67
and it looked like they
were going to wipe them out.
00:27:15.97\00:27:19.29
And Belisarius, who
was Justinian's general,
00:27:19.59\00:27:25.14
sent a note to
Justinian and said "Do something
00:27:25.44\00:27:29.68
or we're going to be lost! "
00:27:29.88\00:27:31.51
Well it so happened that
the emperor Justinian's wife
00:27:32.80\00:27:38.50
was a Christian.
00:27:38.80\00:27:40.32
She was not only a Christian
00:27:40.62\00:27:42.64
she was a friend of the bishop.
00:27:42.84\00:27:45.41
And so he pled with her
and got her to go and talk
00:27:45.71\00:27:50.45
to the bishop - Sylverius -
00:27:50.48\00:27:52.66
and to plead with him to open
the gates of the city of Rome...
00:27:52.97\00:27:56.48
which she did. And
out of respect to her
00:27:56.78\00:28:00.96
he opened the
gates of the city of Rome
00:28:01.26\00:28:04.02
and let Justinian's army in,
00:28:04.22\00:28:06.62
closed the gates,
and kept the Goths out.
00:28:06.82\00:28:08.98
But Justinian and
Belisarius had already agreed
00:28:09.28\00:28:14.05
if they got inside the city
they would banish the bishop.
00:28:14.36\00:28:19.81
So when they got inside the
city they banished the bishop.
00:28:21.44\00:28:25.22
And Justinian put his own person
in the seat of the bishop...
00:28:25.52\00:28:31.06
who was Virgilius.
00:28:31.36\00:28:33.69
Justinian never had any idea
00:28:33.99\00:28:37.84
but what Virgilius
would simply be a puppet
00:28:37.94\00:28:43.60
in his hands to
use as he wanted.
00:28:43.80\00:28:45.85
But history says
that the bishop of Rome
00:28:46.15\00:28:51.72
stepped to the seat of Caesar
00:28:52.02\00:28:55.26
and seized the scepter.
00:28:55.56\00:28:57.32
So we find that:
00:28:57.72\00:29:00.65
All right. So you need
to remember particularly
00:29:12.68\00:29:15.78
this date of 538 AD.
00:29:16.08\00:29:20.17
It becomes very important
as we take a look at this beast
00:29:20.47\00:29:25.78
that's rising up out of the sea.
00:29:25.98\00:29:27.35
It's saying basically
he is going to rise 538 AD.
00:29:27.38\00:29:33.23
All right, let's go on.
00:29:33.53\00:29:34.90
So it says that this
beast is going to blaspheme God.
00:29:43.08\00:29:47.46
What we need to do
here is we need to define
00:29:47.66\00:29:50.54
from scripture
what blasphemy is.
00:29:50.75\00:29:52.94
What is blasphemy when
scripture says that he would
00:29:53.24\00:29:57.22
blaspheme?
00:29:57.42\00:29:58.79
That's blasphemy
00:30:08.61\00:30:11.24
when I as an
individual claim to be God
00:30:11.54\00:30:14.97
or if I say that I have
the power to forgive sin.
00:30:15.67\00:30:21.58
Watch:
00:30:21.88\00:30:24.29
They said: "We're
not stoning you for this,
00:30:44.18\00:30:47.82
we're stoning you
because you blasphemed God...
00:30:47.96\00:30:50.66
You said You were God. "
00:30:50.69\00:30:52.57
Of course, Christ had every
right to say that He was God.
00:30:52.87\00:30:56.11
But they blasphemed Him...
or were going to stone Him...
00:30:56.41\00:31:00.94
because He said He was God.
00:31:01.14\00:31:02.70
What do they say?
00:31:05.98\00:31:07.48
That's their own statement.
00:31:22.08\00:31:24.42
I could read you
numbers of others.
00:31:24.72\00:31:27.74
One place it says all the names
00:31:28.05\00:31:31.38
which apply to
Christ apply to the Pope.
00:31:31.58\00:31:36.43
So they definitely
make that statement
00:31:38.44\00:31:41.15
that they are God.
00:31:41.45\00:31:44.99
What about forgiveness of sin?
00:31:45.29\00:31:48.04
Listen, they're saying:
"Who is this that speaks
00:31:55.61\00:31:57.27
blasphemies? "
00:31:57.47\00:31:58.84
Christ had
forgiven this woman her sin
00:32:04.81\00:32:10.16
and they said: "What's He
doing? He doesn't have the power
00:32:10.46\00:32:13.37
to forgive sin.
Only God can do this. "
00:32:13.57\00:32:16.29
Does the priest really
say that he has the power
00:32:25.65\00:32:30.83
to forgive sins?
00:32:31.03\00:32:32.81
So he says he has the
power to forgive sins.
00:32:43.63\00:32:46.56
Now folks, what I'm doing is I'm
taking you through those points
00:32:46.86\00:32:49.61
of identification one by one
00:32:49.81\00:32:53.23
so that you understand
clearly who this power is.
00:32:53.53\00:32:57.22
So it says that he was going
to make war with the saints
00:33:06.99\00:33:10.41
to overcome them. And
if you go back in history
00:33:10.72\00:33:14.75
this is not hard to find.
00:33:14.95\00:33:17.50
In fact, history has
this to say about it:
00:33:17.80\00:33:20.93
Shed more innocent blood
than any other institution
00:33:39.95\00:33:43.45
that's ever existed.
00:33:43.55\00:33:44.92
And all you have to do
is go back and read about
00:33:44.95\00:33:48.89
the period known in
history as the Dark Ages.
00:33:49.09\00:33:51.89
If you want to read some books,
00:33:53.08\00:33:55.76
well then read such
books as Fox's Book of Martyrs
00:33:56.06\00:34:00.04
or Short Short
Stories of the Reformation
00:34:00.34\00:34:03.73
or The History
of Europe by Quabbin
00:34:05.09\00:34:10.37
or Here I Stand by Bainton.
00:34:10.57\00:34:13.91
And they will list for
you case after case such as
00:34:14.21\00:34:18.66
the Massacre of St. Bartholomew
00:34:18.86\00:34:21.58
where they slew 60,000
Huguenots one Sunday morning.
00:34:21.88\00:34:26.54
History is full of what
has taken place when it says
00:34:27.85\00:34:32.64
"She would make
war with the saints. "
00:34:32.84\00:34:34.75
Indeed, she's done just that.
00:34:34.95\00:34:37.56
History bears that fact
out without any question.
00:34:45.16\00:34:48.96
Now we're looking at
these points one by one, and...
00:35:00.97\00:35:03.72
and God ties it down so
that you don't have to have
00:35:03.92\00:35:07.24
any question about it. It
says this particular beast
00:35:07.44\00:35:09.98
is going to have
authority for 42 months.
00:35:10.28\00:35:15.35
So in Bible
prophecy what does that mean?
00:35:15.65\00:35:18.94
Well, we found out that
the papal power came to rule
00:35:19.24\00:35:23.69
or came into power in 538 AD.
00:35:23.89\00:35:28.43
OK. Let's see
what happens from this.
00:35:28.73\00:35:32.51
It says he was going to be
in authority for 42 months.
00:35:32.81\00:35:37.84
In Bible reckoning of
time there are 30 days
00:35:38.14\00:35:42.32
in a Biblical month.
00:35:42.52\00:35:44.33
If you need to look that up,
00:35:44.63\00:35:47.58
you'll find that in
Genesis the 8th chapter
00:35:47.88\00:35:49.95
clearly defined that there
are 30 days in a Biblical month.
00:35:50.15\00:35:53.60
OK, so if we
multiply 30 times 42
00:35:53.90\00:35:58.63
it gives us 1,260 days.
00:35:58.93\00:36:03.23
And in Bible
prophecy we find that a day
00:36:03.33\00:36:08.05
represents one year.
Ezekiel the 4th chapter
00:36:08.25\00:36:11.57
verse 6 tells us that.
00:36:11.78\00:36:13.43
So if I've got 42
months that's 1,260 days
00:36:13.73\00:36:18.73
and each day represents a year
00:36:18.93\00:36:21.08
giving me a total of 1,260 years
00:36:21.28\00:36:26.31
that she was going
to be in authority.
00:36:26.61\00:36:30.47
And history bears
this out completely
00:36:30.67\00:36:33.55
that that's exactly what
happened because when you add
00:36:33.75\00:36:36.61
1,260 to 538 AD
00:36:36.81\00:36:42.69
it takes you to
the date of 1798 AD.
00:36:42.99\00:36:47.96
Going to rule or be in authority
00:36:50.04\00:36:52.91
for 1,260 years.
00:36:53.12\00:36:57.19
That's exactly what took place
because the scripture continues
00:36:57.69\00:37:01.91
and it tells us this:
00:37:02.12\00:37:03.87
538 AD to 1798
AD... it was that time
00:37:18.43\00:37:22.67
given them to be in
authority. But come 1798 AD
00:37:22.87\00:37:26.78
something must take place...
something had to happen.
00:37:26.98\00:37:30.37
This time in history
Napoleon has come to rule.
00:37:30.67\00:37:35.73
Napoleon wants to rule Europe.
00:37:36.03\00:37:40.73
He said Europe was
soon to become one nation
00:37:41.03\00:37:44.89
and he wanted to rule Europe.
00:37:45.19\00:37:47.20
And so he knew... Napoleon knew
00:37:47.40\00:37:52.15
full well that he
could never accomplish this
00:37:52.45\00:37:56.02
as long as papal Rome had power.
00:37:56.22\00:38:01.13
And so this is what took place:
00:38:01.43\00:38:04.64
Just as scripture had
said, 1,260 years. When that
00:38:24.18\00:38:29.22
1,260 years came to an end
00:38:29.42\00:38:32.93
the papal power came to an end.
00:38:33.13\00:38:35.86
Berthier marched into Rome,
00:38:36.16\00:38:38.75
took the Pope prisoner.
00:38:38.95\00:38:41.56
In fact, was taken back to
France where he died in prison.
00:38:41.76\00:38:46.43
This was done 1798 AD
00:38:47.64\00:38:51.91
as the scripture
said that it would.
00:38:52.11\00:38:54.87
So it received a deadly wound.
00:38:55.17\00:38:58.93
Now folks, when that happened
00:38:59.23\00:39:02.91
you need to
understand that the papal power
00:39:04.28\00:39:07.40
was extremely strong.
00:39:07.61\00:39:10.05
They owned what was
called papal states.
00:39:10.45\00:39:15.28
Those papal states were as
big as some of the states in
00:39:15.58\00:39:19.74
the United States... so they
had huge, huge amounts of land.
00:39:19.94\00:39:25.54
Their power extended all
the way across the country...
00:39:25.84\00:39:28.45
it even extended into Britain.
00:39:28.65\00:39:30.49
Great, great power.
00:39:30.79\00:39:32.83
When Napoleon came in
and took them prisoner,
00:39:33.13\00:39:35.84
he took away all that.
00:39:36.04\00:39:37.54
Abolished that government;
set up a secular power.
00:39:37.84\00:39:42.94
OK?
00:39:43.35\00:39:45.43
So it says this deadly wound
that he received was healed.
00:39:57.22\00:40:01.33
Now if all this
was taken away from him
00:40:01.46\00:40:05.89
in order for it to be
healed what had to happen?
00:40:06.29\00:40:09.74
Had to be given back.
00:40:11.08\00:40:13.15
That's simply what it's
saying: had to be given back.
00:40:13.45\00:40:16.71
When that was
taken away in 1798 AD,
00:40:17.01\00:40:19.77
this began in history what
was called the Roman Question.
00:40:19.87\00:40:24.10
And this went on
for over 100 years.
00:40:24.40\00:40:27.76
There were many, many
efforts made to re-establish
00:40:28.36\00:40:32.67
the papal government,
00:40:32.78\00:40:34.27
but every time they tried
00:40:34.37\00:40:37.41
it was always depending
on the Italian parliament
00:40:37.44\00:40:41.55
and they would not accept that.
00:40:41.75\00:40:44.46
That went back and forth, back
and forth for over 100 years
00:40:44.76\00:40:49.64
until finally we
come to the 1900's.
00:40:49.94\00:40:54.15
In the 1900's there's a
man who has come to power
00:40:54.35\00:40:58.73
in Italy who is no
longer controlled by the Italian
00:40:58.93\00:41:03.91
parliament. His
name is Mussolini.
00:41:04.11\00:41:08.09
Mussolini decides
that he's going to settle
00:41:08.49\00:41:12.73
the Roman Question.
00:41:12.83\00:41:14.44
And so negotiations were
set up with the papal power.
00:41:14.64\00:41:17.68
That went back and
forth for quite some time
00:41:17.88\00:41:21.27
until finally they worked out
00:41:21.47\00:41:23.67
what was called
the Lateran Pact.
00:41:23.87\00:41:27.16
And this Lateran Pact was
signed and put into place.
00:41:27.66\00:41:33.64
This is a picture of the
signing of the Lateran Pact.
00:41:34.27\00:41:39.86
Interesting because certain
things were given back to them
00:41:41.89\00:41:47.56
which I'll go over
with you in just a moment.
00:41:47.66\00:41:49.89
Those things that
were given back to them
00:41:50.09\00:41:53.70
re-established
them. But the Pope here
00:41:53.90\00:41:58.01
who is seated there...
the Pope made a statement
00:41:58.21\00:42:01.81
at the end that I found
most interesting because
00:42:02.01\00:42:06.01
he ended that
speech that he gave
00:42:06.11\00:42:08.70
by saying these words:
00:42:08.90\00:42:11.11
"Go and have babies. "
00:42:11.51\00:42:14.58
That was how he
ended that speech:
00:42:16.49\00:42:19.50
"Go and have babies. "
00:42:19.80\00:42:22.52
Now watch:
00:42:23.32\00:42:25.26
It gave back to the
papal power... the signing...
00:42:25.91\00:42:28.76
this is the signing
of the Lateran Pact...
00:42:28.96\00:42:31.90
1929, OK?
00:42:32.10\00:42:35.74
This is what it
gave back to them:
00:42:57.19\00:43:00.77
Now you need to understand
that when Napoleon came in
00:43:08.57\00:43:12.18
and took it all away
00:43:12.28\00:43:14.35
all that was left was
that they were a church.
00:43:14.55\00:43:18.45
That's what they
were... they were a church
00:43:19.39\00:43:21.91
like the same as all churches.
00:43:22.11\00:43:24.42
But with the
signing of the Lateran Pact
00:43:25.29\00:43:27.75
it made them more than a
church. It made them a sovereign
00:43:28.90\00:43:32.85
government. It
gave them the rights
00:43:33.05\00:43:37.25
of other governments.
00:43:37.45\00:43:39.96
It paid them... this is
1929... February 11, 1929.
00:43:40.26\00:43:44.74
It paid them 21 million
dollars for the spoliation of
00:43:44.94\00:43:49.46
the papal states.
Now folks, in 1929
00:43:49.56\00:43:55.00
21 million dollars
was a lot of money.
00:43:55.30\00:43:58.51
Paid them that.
00:44:00.10\00:44:01.96
It gave them the right
00:44:02.36\00:44:04.98
to send and receive ambassadors
00:44:05.18\00:44:09.38
from every country in the world.
00:44:09.58\00:44:12.21
It gave them diplomatic immunity
00:44:12.41\00:44:15.64
and it united church and state.
00:44:15.67\00:44:20.20
That's what the signing of
the Lateran Pact did for them.
00:44:20.40\00:44:24.67
The deadly wound which they
had had there for over 100 years
00:44:24.97\00:44:29.87
was healed... what took place.
00:44:29.97\00:44:34.66
Made a definite
difference in it.
00:44:34.96\00:44:39.21
Today you can see
the effects of that.
00:44:39.41\00:44:42.24
If you wanted to go
to one place in the world
00:44:43.70\00:44:47.74
where in a close confinement
00:44:48.29\00:44:51.28
you could find more ambassadors
from all the countries
00:44:51.48\00:44:56.34
of the world,
where would you go?
00:44:56.44\00:44:58.12
You'd go to the Vatican
00:44:59.33\00:45:01.01
because there in just a
short... little confinement
00:45:01.41\00:45:05.52
you have all the
ambassadors of the world.
00:45:05.72\00:45:08.72
They have the right to send
ambassadors and receive them.
00:45:11.13\00:45:14.75
The United States
has an ambassador today.
00:45:15.95\00:45:18.98
For years we
didn't... today we do.
00:45:19.18\00:45:22.46
It gave them all the
rights of a nation. In fact,
00:45:22.76\00:45:27.02
I've had people call me
up on the phone and say:
00:45:27.32\00:45:30.46
"Brother Cox, when
the Pope came over here
00:45:30.49\00:45:32.49
and visited the United States" -
00:45:32.69\00:45:35.36
as you remember they go
through a lot of riga-ma-roll
00:45:35.56\00:45:40.35
when he comes and all -
and these folks called me up
00:45:40.55\00:45:43.09
and said: "Brother Cox, they
don't have the right to do this.
00:45:43.29\00:45:46.35
They're spending
our tax dollars on this.
00:45:46.55\00:45:50.35
They... they don't
have the right to do that. "
00:45:50.45\00:45:52.09
And I'm sorry but I have
to tell them "yes they do. "
00:45:52.39\00:45:55.61
They have every right to
do it because our Constitution
00:45:55.91\00:46:01.63
guarantees the head
of state protection,
00:46:02.00\00:46:05.59
and he is the head of a state.
00:46:05.89\00:46:08.50
Therefore we have to give
him protection just the same
00:46:09.00\00:46:12.65
as we do anything else.
00:46:12.75\00:46:14.57
Have you ever noticed that
he spoke at the United Nations?
00:46:14.87\00:46:19.99
Let me ask you a
question tonight:
00:46:21.59\00:46:23.52
What other religious leader
00:46:23.72\00:46:26.50
has spoken at
the United Nations?
00:46:26.80\00:46:29.87
Huh? Oh yes...
00:46:31.05\00:46:34.04
Who? The Dalai Lama
00:46:34.54\00:46:37.58
because he is
the head of a state.
00:46:37.78\00:46:41.90
As head of the state
they have the right to speak
00:46:42.20\00:46:45.08
at the United Nations.
00:46:45.28\00:46:47.33
So this is giving them
back all their authority.
00:46:47.53\00:46:51.64
So this beast received a
deadly wound; it's healed.
00:47:04.84\00:47:07.71
Now it says that all the
world followed the beast.
00:47:07.91\00:47:13.22
Well, let's see
what's happening.
00:47:14.37\00:47:16.44
Since 1929, what has happened?
00:47:19.36\00:47:24.15
Says all the world
is going to follow him.
00:47:24.35\00:47:26.87
All right.
00:47:27.01\00:47:28.53
In 1929... we don't
know, I've tried to find it,
00:47:31.02\00:47:35.83
I've not been able
to come up with it...
00:47:35.93\00:47:37.59
what the membership of
the Catholic church was,
00:47:37.69\00:47:41.45
but it wasn't too
big I'll assure you.
00:47:42.88\00:47:45.81
Today the membership of
the Catholic church stands at
00:47:46.11\00:47:49.54
1.4 billion.
00:47:49.84\00:47:53.87
Now you have a
little bit of an idea of why
00:47:55.12\00:47:58.32
he told them "Go have babies. "
00:47:58.42\00:48:01.21
Membership has
risen unbelievably.
00:48:03.66\00:48:07.34
Ambassadors? In 1929
they didn't have any.
00:48:07.64\00:48:12.37
Today? 180.
00:48:12.67\00:48:16.11
Civil power? 1929
taken away from them.
00:48:17.44\00:48:23.08
Today? Sovereign.
00:48:23.48\00:48:26.91
1929? They didn't
have any leadership.
00:48:27.21\00:48:32.75
All gone. Today
it's one of the foremost
00:48:32.95\00:48:38.06
in the world.
00:48:38.26\00:48:39.98
"All the world
wondered after the beast. "
00:48:41.26\00:48:46.90
As you read through the
scripture, you'll find that John
00:48:57.37\00:49:00.63
speaks of him
that way. So does Paul.
00:49:00.83\00:49:05.31
John in I and II
John speaks of him
00:49:05.61\00:49:08.91
clearly as the antichrist.
00:49:09.11\00:49:11.47
Listen to Paul's words:
00:49:11.67\00:49:14.15
Now he's talking about this
man of sin who reveals himself
00:49:30.59\00:49:33.75
that here exalts himself what?
00:49:34.05\00:49:38.39
"Above God or is
called God or worshiped. "
00:49:39.45\00:49:43.86
Now folks, what you have
to understand is that word
00:49:50.32\00:49:54.01
antichrist.
00:49:54.11\00:49:55.48
That word antichrist... to
you and I when we see the word
00:49:55.57\00:49:59.29
anti we
immediately think of against.
00:49:59.39\00:50:03.84
That it's against something.
00:50:04.04\00:50:05.72
But that's not the way
it's used here in scripture.
00:50:05.92\00:50:08.62
It actually - that
word antichrist - means
00:50:08.82\00:50:11.86
in place of... instead of.
00:50:12.06\00:50:15.64
That's what Paul is saying here.
00:50:15.74\00:50:17.27
Showing himself that he is God;
sitting in the temple of God.
00:50:17.47\00:50:21.90
This is a power that
is usurping if you please
00:50:22.00\00:50:27.43
the position of God.
00:50:27.53\00:50:29.47
Setting himself
in the place of God.
00:50:29.67\00:50:32.94
Now John and Paul
00:50:33.14\00:50:37.08
both looked upon this
power as the antichrist.
00:50:37.28\00:50:41.27
If... if this power
00:50:41.47\00:50:45.13
is - how should I put it? -
00:50:45.33\00:50:48.60
putting himself
in the place of God,
00:50:48.80\00:50:52.21
does the scripture
give us any idea of this?
00:50:52.51\00:50:56.34
I want you to
follow this with me:
00:50:56.54\00:50:58.92
a description of the antichrist.
00:50:59.12\00:51:02.12
Now antichrist
means in place of...
00:51:02.42\00:51:05.77
I have listed
over here on one side
00:51:06.07\00:51:08.95
things about Christ.
00:51:09.05\00:51:11.17
I've listed on the other
side things about the beast
00:51:11.47\00:51:15.40
or the antichrist.
00:51:15.60\00:51:17.26
Watch these:
00:51:17.46\00:51:19.02
We find that
Jesus began His ministry
00:51:19.22\00:51:22.20
coming out of the
water. He was baptized.
00:51:22.40\00:51:24.28
In Luke it's saying
"coming out of the water"
00:51:24.38\00:51:26.05
and it says in Luke the third
chapter He began His ministry.
00:51:26.15\00:51:29.18
We find that this beast in
Revelation 13 comes of out what?
00:51:29.38\00:51:33.38
Comes out of the water.
00:51:33.68\00:51:35.47
It says that Christ
was One with His Father.
00:51:35.87\00:51:41.47
We find that this
beast is one with the dragon.
00:51:41.77\00:51:47.23
We find that Christ said
clearly that His authority
00:51:47.53\00:51:51.72
came from His Father.
00:51:51.75\00:51:53.61
We find here that this
beast says his authority
00:51:53.91\00:51:56.77
comes from the dragon.
00:51:56.97\00:51:58.55
OK? Find that Christ in
Revelation the 19th chapter
00:51:58.75\00:52:03.16
when He comes back on this
white horse He's wearing a?
00:52:03.36\00:52:06.85
Crown. The beast wears crowns.
00:52:07.05\00:52:11.81
We find that when this
beast... It talks about Him
00:52:12.01\00:52:16.61
wielding a sword
in Revelation 1:16.
00:52:16.81\00:52:21.17
I mean Christ wielding a sword.
00:52:21.27\00:52:22.70
It talks about the beast
wielding a sword in Revelation.
00:52:22.90\00:52:27.03
We find in Revelation
the fifth chapter verse 6
00:52:27.13\00:52:32.57
we find that this
beast had seven...
00:52:32.77\00:52:36.04
Christ had horns... seven horns.
00:52:36.24\00:52:38.98
The beast has ten horns. OK?
00:52:39.18\00:52:42.43
We find that Christ's
ministry lasted how long?
00:52:42.63\00:52:45.96
3-1/2 years.
00:52:46.46\00:52:48.21
This beast was given 42 months.
00:52:48.32\00:52:52.62
How long is 42 months?
00:52:52.72\00:52:54.55
3-1/2 years.
00:52:54.95\00:52:57.42
Both given the
same period of time.
00:52:57.62\00:52:59.46
He received a
deadly wound... Christ did.
00:52:59.66\00:53:03.33
So does the beast
receive a deadly wound.
00:53:03.53\00:53:06.07
Christ came back from the dead;
the deadly wound was healed.
00:53:06.27\00:53:10.69
You can see the
comparison in scripture
00:53:10.89\00:53:13.36
when it talks about Christ and
the antichrist. In place of...
00:53:13.56\00:53:18.13
that's what the
scripture's telling us.
00:53:18.33\00:53:19.95
So it's very,
very important tonight
00:53:20.15\00:53:22.73
that you know who this beast is
00:53:22.93\00:53:26.64
because it says here
in Revelation 13 verse 10:
00:53:26.84\00:53:30.66
Very important that you and
I are - how should I put it? -
00:53:39.72\00:53:45.27
settled in what we
understand and what we believe.
00:53:45.47\00:53:50.51
If you have this beast
clear in your thinking,
00:53:50.71\00:53:53.47
then as we continue on
through the book of Revelation
00:53:53.67\00:53:57.32
it's going to come up
over and over and over again.
00:53:57.52\00:54:02.43
And if you're clear, then all
that will begin to fall together
00:54:02.73\00:54:07.07
for you and
you'll understand it.
00:54:07.27\00:54:09.21
So let us pray.
00:54:09.41\00:54:10.93
Father in heaven, we
thank you for Your Word.
00:54:11.13\00:54:13.47
Thank you that You're
willing to help us to know
00:54:14.90\00:54:19.60
what the future holds,
00:54:19.70\00:54:21.08
to understand where we're going.
00:54:21.28\00:54:23.74
Bless each one
that's here tonight
00:54:23.94\00:54:28.03
and those that are
watching by television
00:54:28.23\00:54:30.32
or listening on the radio or
watching through the Internet...
00:54:30.52\00:54:34.35
bless them, Lord. May they
understand Your Word clearly.
00:54:34.55\00:54:39.10
May our hearts be given to You
00:54:39.40\00:54:42.35
and may we desire
to follow Your Word,
00:54:42.55\00:54:46.14
to keep our hearts open, and to
walk with You in all that we do.
00:54:46.34\00:54:51.00
For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
00:54:51.03\00:54:55.33
Well, tomorrow evening
our subject is entitled
00:54:56.90\00:55:01.19
The United States.
00:55:01.39\00:55:03.56
What does the Bible say
about the United States?
00:55:03.76\00:55:07.11
And so we hope
each of you'll be here.
00:55:07.46\00:55:09.57
Good night; God bless you.
00:55:09.77\00:55:11.54
All around us we
see want and suffering.
00:55:18.95\00:55:21.85
In large cities,
millions of human beings
00:55:22.05\00:55:24.94
do not receive as
much care and consideration
00:55:25.04\00:55:27.59
as we give beasts of the field.
00:55:27.79\00:55:30.30
Families are herded
together in miserable projects.
00:55:30.50\00:55:33.47
Children are born
into these terrible places.
00:55:33.67\00:55:36.93
They see nothing of
the beauty God has created
00:55:37.13\00:55:40.16
to delight their senses.
00:55:40.36\00:55:41.90
They are left to grow
up molded and fashioned by
00:55:42.10\00:55:44.89
wretched and wicked
examples all around them.
00:55:44.99\00:55:48.39
They hear the name of
God only in profanity.
00:55:48.59\00:55:51.40
Impure words and
fumes of liquor and tobacco
00:55:51.60\00:55:54.85
and immoral
behavior of every kind
00:55:55.05\00:55:57.55
pervert their tender senses.
00:55:57.75\00:56:00.53
Wretched and pitiful cries
for food and clothing are heard
00:56:00.73\00:56:04.57
by parents who know nothing
about prayer or a loving Savior.
00:56:04.67\00:56:09.12
But these cries do
not go unheard in heaven.
00:56:09.32\00:56:12.35
God sees... God hears.
00:56:12.55\00:56:16.02
Friends, our loving
Father has entrusted us
00:56:16.32\00:56:19.87
with abundance to
supply the necessities of all.
00:56:19.97\00:56:22.80
But sadly, we're not
always faithful stewards.
00:56:23.10\00:56:26.96
Many who have taken
on the name of Christ
00:56:27.16\00:56:29.48
spend His money
for selfish pleasure,
00:56:29.68\00:56:32.20
extravagant homes and clothing.
00:56:32.40\00:56:34.59
They hardly give a
suffering human a look of pity
00:56:34.79\00:56:38.73
or a word of sympathy.
00:56:38.93\00:56:40.52
We are to show the
kindness of the Samaritan
00:56:40.72\00:56:43.48
in food, clothing,
and shelter for the poor.
00:56:43.68\00:56:47.00
As Christians, our work
is to reach the people who
00:56:47.20\00:56:50.39
are neglected and
win them to Christ.
00:56:50.49\00:56:52.86
That's the goal
of this ministry.
00:56:53.06\00:56:55.63
We want them to know that He
is able to save to the uttermost
00:56:55.83\00:56:59.44
and restore them to His image.
00:56:59.64\00:57:02.04
But in order to do
this, we need your help.
00:57:02.24\00:57:05.54
Please consider
what you can do for those
00:57:05.84\00:57:08.47
who still don't
know about Jesus.
00:57:08.57\00:57:10.64
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00:57:10.84\00:57:12.29
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