In Revelation the
7th chapter, 7th chapter,
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verse 2, I saw
another angel coming up from
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the east having the
seal of the living God
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and he called out in a
loud voice to the four angels
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who have been given power
to harm the land and the sea.
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Do not harm the land
and the sea or the trees
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until we put a seal
on the foreheads of the
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servants of our
God. We hear so much
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today about the mark
of the beast, but many
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are not even aware
that God has a mark on the
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foreheads of his servants.
In chapter 13, in Revelation
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chapter 13, verse 15,
he was given power to give
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breath to the image
of the beast so that it
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could speak and
cause all who refused to
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worship the image to
be killed and he also
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forced everyone
small and great, rich and
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poor, free and slave
to receive a mark on his
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right hand or on his
forehead so that no one
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could buy or sell
unless he had the mark.
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So, John is looking forward
into the future to the time
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when the whole world
will receive a mark on
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their forehead or on
their hand, those who
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follow God receive
God's mark and those
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who follow the
beast receive his mark.
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In Revelation 12,
verse 17, the dragon was
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angry at the
woman and he went off to
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make war against
the remnant of her
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offspring, those who
obey God's commandments
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and hold to the testimony
of Jesus. The dragon is
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at war with those who
want to be obedient to
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the commandments of
God. So, how does this
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war unfold. I saw a
beast coming up out of
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the sea. We have identified
the beast as a counterfeit
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system of worship
developed in the medieval church
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during the Dark
Ages that was designed to
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replace the authority
of God with the authority
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of man and then the
Bible says in verse 2,
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one of the heads of
the beast seemed to have
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had a fatal wound
but the fatal wound was
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healed and the
whole world was astonished
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and followed the
beast, men worshiped the
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dragon because he had
given authority to the
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beast and they
worshiped the beast.
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But God isn't
silent during this time.
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In chapter 14 verse
6, I saw another angel
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flying in the mid air
and he had the eternal
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Gospel to proclaim
to those who live on the
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earth to every
nation, tribe, language, and
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people. The Gospel
is the good news they
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were saved by
grace through faith in
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Jesus Christ and not
by works, it's a gift of
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God and this goes
to every tribe, every
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language, every
nation, every people, every
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living being on this
earth at that time will
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have the opportunity
to hear the Gospel of
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Jesus Christ. That
isn't all, he said fear God
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and give him glory
because the hour of his
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judgment has come if
there was ever a time
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that we needed the
Gospel and we need to
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cling to the cross of
Jesus Christ, it's during
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the judgment hour.
Notice the Gospel goes
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to the whole
world and the angel also
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announces the hour
of his judgment had
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come. We've already
read in James the 2nd
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chapter the 12th
verse. The standard in that
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judgment is the law
of God. So, once again
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we see the law of
God and the grace of God
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intimately
intertwined in this last morning
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message to the
world. And then the third
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angel in verse 9, the
first angel isn't finished
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yet. He says in a
loud voice fear God and
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give him glory
because the hour of his
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judgment has
come, worship him who
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made the heavens, the
earth, the seas and the
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springs of water.
In other words every
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living being on
this earth, every tribe,
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every language, every
nation, every people is
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going to hear not only
the Gospel not only the
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law of God but also
the call to worship God
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the creator of the
heavens and the earth,
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but practically the
whole world worships
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the creature who is
the beast. You see the
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battle in Revelation
is not over oil, it isn't
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over Iraq, it isn't
over territory, it isn't over
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lamb, the battle is
over who do you worship
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the creator or the
beast, who do you worship
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the creature or
the creator? Who do you
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worship the beast
or the lamb? Who do you
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follow? That's the battle.
Verse 9, third angel followed
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me said in a loud
voice if anyone worships the
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beast and his image
and receives his mark
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on the forehead or
on the hand he will also
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drink the wine of
God's fury, which has
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been poured full
strength into the cup of
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his wrath and he
will be tormented with
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burning sulfur in
the presence of the holy
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angels and the Lamb.
There is no rest day or
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night for those who
worship the beast and
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his image, no rest
day or night. This calls
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verse 12, this calls
for patient endurance on
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the part of the
saints who obey God's
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commandments and
remain faithful to
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Jesus. I want you
to clearly notice the
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contrast between
those who follow the beast,
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worship the beast
take his mark and those
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who follow God
and receive his mark.
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Look at it again, this
calls for patient endurance
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on the part of the
saints who obey God's
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commandments and
remain faithful to Jesus.
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The distinguishing
factor, the contrast between
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the two is those who
follow the lamb are the
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ones who obey the
commandments of God.
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The ones who worship God
are the ones who obey God in
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contrast to those who
worship the beast. You
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cannot separate
obedience to the commandments of
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God from the beast
and his mark, they are
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intimately intertwined.
That's the fatal mistake
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that so many make.
Understand it, mark it,
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underline it,
memorize it, the issue in this
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battle is spiritual, it
is over worship, it is over
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whom do you
worship. And those who
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worship God are
the ones who obey God's
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commands. This is
not Jac Colon speaking,
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this is God
speaking. That's the issue. Now
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what is the mark,
for the next five minutes
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more or less I am
going to share with
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you what I called
the mark of the beast
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principle. At first
you are going to think it
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has nothing to do
with the mark of the beast
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but it's the principle
and then we'll apply it
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and you are going to
see it before I even tell
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you what it is, when
you apply the principle.
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But if you miss the
principle you'll leave here
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wondering what is
the mark. So, if you have
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to take a siesta wait
until after the next five
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minutes are over,
don't go to sleep now and if
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someone is next to
you sleeping give him
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a little jab in the
ribs, you must understand
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the principle and
ought to know, in order to
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know what the mark
is? So, what is the
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mark of the beast
principle, Matthew
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chapter 15. And folks
suddenly you are gonna
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see why we have
spent so much time talking
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about some of the
things we have been
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talking about.
It's going to be clear,
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watch. Matthew 15,
verse 1, some Pharisees
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and teachers of the law
came to Jesus from Jerusalem
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and they asked him.
Why do your disciples
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break the tradition
of the elders? Oh! Isn't
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that interesting?
They are worried because
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the disciples were
breaking the tradition
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of the elder. What tradition?
They don't wash their hands
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before they eat.
Now, you need to know they
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are not worried
about the disciples getting
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little germs on
their food. That isn't the
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issue here. The
issue was that they had an
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elaborate ritual
they went through in
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washing their hands
and it was a tradition
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and every Godly
person had to do, but
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the disciples didn't
do it. So, why are your
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disciples breaking the
tradition. You see they
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are concerned about
the tradition, now we
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learned last night
that Jesus had a way didn't
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he? He had a way of
just cutting right to the
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core and getting to
the heart of the issue with
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one single question.
Here he does it again.
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I love the way Jesus
operates, wish I could
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do like he did
every time. Here's what he
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says and why do you
break the command of
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God for the sake of
your tradition? Wow!
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They were all
huffing and puffing about
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breaking tradition.
And Jesus said, you are
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worried about traditions
while you're breaking one
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of the Ten Commandments
and he goes on to talk
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about honoring
your father and mother.
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Now, watch how he
pulls it all together,
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you're breaking the
traditions, are you breaking
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one of the commandments
he said and honoring your
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traditions. How does
Jesus feel about this?
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Verse 6 tells us,
''Thus you nullify the word of
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God for the sake
of your tradition."
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In other words when
you put your tradition over
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the commandments of
God, you are nullifying
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the word of God.
Are you getting it?
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That's not all, you
hypocrites, Isaiah was
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right when he prophesied
about you, these people
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honored me with their lips.
Oh! But their hearts are far
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from me. They worship me
in vain, why? Because their
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traditions are but,
their teachings are about
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rules taught by
men. Now, get the full
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impact of what Jesus
is saying, he is saying
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that you put your
traditions over the
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commandments of
God and when you do
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you nullify the word
of God and your worship
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is no worship
because you're worshiping me
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vain. It's like not
worshiping me at all.
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Folks am I being
fair with the word of God,
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is that what Jesus
is saying I want you to
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see it, I want you to
see it crystal clear this
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is not my interpretation,
I am just reading what Jesus
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said and that is,
that anyone who puts their
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traditions of man
over the commandments of
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God no matter what
he says, no matter how
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righteous he
appears, no matter how many
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prayers he prays,
no matter how many
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times he goes to
church, no matter how
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many healings he
does, no matter how many
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languages his speaks
tongues in, no matter
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how many prophesying
and demons he cast out, if
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he puts the
traditions of men over the
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commandments of God. He is not
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worshiping God at all.
That's what Jesus said,
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not everybody who
says Lord, Lord, we'll
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enter the kingdom who
then, only he who does
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the will of the
Father. Well, what's the mark
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of the beast principle,
it's simple. The devil
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wants your worship
but he knows you are
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not going to
worship him, he stands here
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with his little red
jumpsuit long tail with
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an arrow on the end
and his pitchfork in his
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hand and say
worship me, none of you are
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going to go for that.
But if he can establish
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a church who would
try to put its traditions
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over the word of God
and the commandments of
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God and if anyone
pledges allegiance to
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those traditions
instead of the commandments
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of God they would be
worshiping the dragon
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because he gave his
authority to the beast
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and tradition
nullifies their worship, they're
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worshiping God in
vain. Do you follow?
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The devil's no dummy.
And that's exactly what
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he does. He knows that
if he can get anyone to
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put the
traditions of Rome over the
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commandments of
God. No matter what
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they say no matter
how holy they may appear.
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They're nullifying
the word of God and
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worshiping God in
vain. It's as simple as
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that, can you see
it? We're not done yet
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there's more, then
if that's the principle,
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what is the mark?
The mark of the beast we
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have already seen is a
counterfeit to the mark
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of the God. The devil
counterfeits everything
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that God does. And the
counterfeit in order to
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see so many people
must look as though it
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is the genuine
thing. You don't try to pass
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the counterfeit $11
bill and Satan doesn't try to
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pass counterfeits that
they don't look like the
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real thing. So, the
counterfeit mark must
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appear as though
it is the mark of God.
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So, the best way to
recognize a counterfeit
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is to know the truth. Amen.
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You can take a $20
counterfeit bill and
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memorize every
color and every line and
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every curve and make
sure that you can spot
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that $20 counterfeit
bill anytime, anywhere,
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any place but it
won't prevent you from being
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deceived by a different
kind of counterfeit $20
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bill. Isn't it better
to just memorize the real
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thing. So, what is
the truth? What is God's
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mark? Turn with
me to Deuteronomy 6th
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chapter and we are
going to find a surprise here.
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Deuteronomy chapter
6, verse 6, he had just
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finished reviewing
the 10 commandments that
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God gave to Moses.
Moses had just finished
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reviewing them and he in
verse 6 he concludes these
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commandments that I
give you today are to be upon
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your hearts, in verse 8,
tie them as symbols on your
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hands and bind them on
your foreheads. How about
00:16:37.20\00:16:40.97
that? God wants
his commandments on our
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hands and on our
foreheads, the beast wants
00:16:44.39\00:16:47.35
his mark on our
hands and on our foreheads.
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So, what is God's
mark? His commandments, it
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shouldn't be a
surprise because Revelation 13
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shows that the
real battle is over
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obedience to the commandments of
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God, but that isn't
all. Lets turn to Exodus
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chapter 13, verse
9. Exodus 13th chapter,
00:17:05.56\00:17:08.83
9th verse. This observance
will be for you like a sign
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on your hand and a
reminder on your forehead that
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the law of the Lord
is to be on your lips.
00:17:15.52\00:17:18.10
Again, God wants
his law on our hands, he
00:17:19.03\00:17:22.99
wants his law on
our forehead, now the
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Jews made a fatal
mistake with this verse
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and the problem is
that most Christians today
00:17:29.90\00:17:33.20
are making the exact
same mistake the Jews
00:17:33.23\00:17:36.12
made. They tried to
understand this verse
00:17:36.15\00:17:40.78
literally without
recognizing the Bible
00:17:40.81\00:17:44.28
as a spiritual
book. What did they do?
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How did they get
God's word on their
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hand and on their forehead? They
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developed what
was called in that day
00:17:53.10\00:17:55.80
a phylactery, a
little leather pouch and they
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would take pieces
of scripture written on
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little scripture,
written on little pieces of
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papyrus or whatever
they wrote on at that
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time, memorize it and
put it in the phylactery,
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it had straps on it so
they could tie it around
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their head and now
they have the word of God
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on their forehead
and they put another one
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on their arm so now
they have the word of
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God on their hand
and the forehead. And the
00:18:23.59\00:18:26.06
more of the
scripture they memorized the
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bigger phylactery
they would have going
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around. They missed
the whole point, look
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at the text again.
This observance of God's
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commands, this observance
will be for you like a sign
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on the forehead and
a reminder on your hand
00:18:50.09\00:18:54.04
that the law of Lord
is to be on your lips.
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The observance is
like a sign, he doesn't say
00:18:56.30\00:19:00.28
write the law on your
forehead, you don't go
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to the nearest laser
shop and say tattoo the
00:19:03.85\00:19:06.82
10 commandments up
here for me, he said
00:19:06.85\00:19:11.28
the observance of
the commandments is like
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a sign on the
forehead. When you obey God
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it's like a sign,
you see God wants us to
00:19:19.32\00:19:23.29
believe in him. He
wants us to believe his
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law, he wants us to
choose with our mind
00:19:26.99\00:19:28.73
that we obey him
and his law but it isn't
00:19:28.76\00:19:32.45
enough to just
believe God. He wants you to
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do his will and
that's what it means to write
00:19:35.34\00:19:38.21
it on your hand, the
observance of the law
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is like a sign on
the hand that the law of
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Lord is on your lips.
They missed it, that's
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why they missed
Jesus. And today they are
00:19:49.49\00:19:54.04
doing the same mistake and I am
00:19:54.07\00:19:55.92
scared that many
are going to miss Jesus.
00:19:55.95\00:19:58.04
Looking for something
else, I read a book one
00:19:59.22\00:20:03.95
time about the mark
of the beast by a lady
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who claimed to be a
PhD in economics and
00:20:07.49\00:20:11.68
theology. So, I
thought well, she must really
00:20:11.71\00:20:15.27
have it together. I
want to know what she has
00:20:15.30\00:20:17.79
to say it must be
right. And as I read through
00:20:17.82\00:20:20.83
this big book the
bottom line was that
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she said that
every Visa card has
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a magnetic strip on
the back. So, I took my
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Visa card out looked in
it and it had a magnetic
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strip on the back.
And she said encoded in
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that strip are a bunch
of numbers and I believe
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that, she also said
among those numbers on the
00:20:44.58\00:20:51.44
magnetic strip are
the numbers 666 and if
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you get a Visa card
in the mail. She wrote
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and you don't send
it back you have taken
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the mark of the
beast. Now, folks I have
00:21:06.18\00:21:12.78
a little problem
with that, I have a little
00:21:12.81\00:21:16.31
problem with a
God who would condemn
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someone to help
because he took the
00:21:18.93\00:21:21.21
wrong credit card
or maybe you've heard
00:21:21.24\00:21:27.27
that the mark of
the beast is going to be
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a computer chip in
the hand or the forehead.
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Sure enough almost
a year ago now in the
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Seattle Times,
Friday, May 10, 2002 chip
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implants in human
beings begin today and
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there it is. Los
Angeles eight people will be
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injected with
silicon chips today making
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them scannable just
like a jar of peanut
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butter in the
supermarket checkout line.
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These miniature devices
are about the size of a grain
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of rice, it is just a
safety precaution for people
00:21:57.58\00:22:04.46
with Alzheimer's
or heart disease. Yeah
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right, safety precaution.
Now listen to this, it's
00:22:07.78\00:22:13.09
developed by Applied
Digital in Florida and a few
00:22:13.12\00:22:16.27
religious groups feel
that the chips are the
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mark of the beast
referred to in the Bible.
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A few? Over 80
million that read the
00:22:24.01\00:22:27.54
the left behind series
believe that, they don't
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read the Bible. The
computer chip is not
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the mark. The mark
of God is obedience to
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his law on the
forehead and on the hand. Now,
00:22:43.15\00:22:44.12
the computer chip
can easily be used to
00:22:44.13\00:22:45.50
enforce the mark.
The time is coming when
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you can't buy or
sell unless you obey the
00:22:47.70\00:22:49.74
beast and take his
mark and so, you go to
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grocery store and
you buy some groceries
00:22:51.88\00:22:54.06
and they say stick
your hand in there gotta
00:22:54.09\00:22:55.82
scan you like a jar
of peanut butter and they
00:22:55.85\00:22:58.09
put it in there and
it says no. He doesn't go
00:22:58.12\00:23:03.07
along with the world
global religion. Don't
00:23:03.10\00:23:06.70
sell, sure, it can
be used to enforce the
00:23:06.73\00:23:09.86
mark but it isn't
the mark. The devil's no
00:23:09.89\00:23:14.34
dummy, who on earth
would take a chip if
00:23:14.37\00:23:18.06
that was the mark
of the beast? No, he is
00:23:18.09\00:23:21.61
much more subtle
than that. God's mark is
00:23:21.64\00:23:25.21
obedience to
the commandment like
00:23:25.24\00:23:27.04
a mark on the
forehead or on the hands.
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In fact, God gets even
more specific than that
00:23:30.32\00:23:34.07
in Matthew chapter
31, verse 12, he said you
00:23:35.17\00:23:39.34
must observe my
Sabbaths, this will be
00:23:39.37\00:23:46.97
a sign between me and
you for the generations
00:23:47.00\00:23:50.65
to come so that you
will know that I am the
00:23:50.68\00:23:52.97
Lord who makes
you holy. Verse 16,
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observe the Sabbath
celebrating it for the
00:23:55.80\00:23:58.62
generations to come as
the lasting covenant it will
00:23:58.65\00:24:00.98
be sign between
me and the Israelites
00:24:01.01\00:24:03.71
forever, for in six
days the Lord made the
00:24:03.74\00:24:06.44
heavens, the earth
and the seventh day he
00:24:06.47\00:24:08.12
abstained from work
and rested. Now, don't
00:24:08.15\00:24:10.46
get thrown by this
sign between me and the
00:24:10.49\00:24:12.97
Israelites because
we know now who the
00:24:13.00\00:24:15.91
true Israel of God
is, and that is those who
00:24:15.94\00:24:18.46
follow Jesus because
there is no slave nor
00:24:18.49\00:24:21.36
free Jew nor Greek,
that we are all one in
00:24:21.39\00:24:23.94
Christ and if you
have put on Christ you are
00:24:23.97\00:24:26.46
Abraham's seed and
you're the Israel of
00:24:26.49\00:24:28.79
God today. So,
don't let anybody tell you
00:24:28.82\00:24:31.73
well that's for the
Jews. True it is but who is
00:24:31.76\00:24:35.45
a Jew, those who
have put on Christ.
00:24:35.48\00:24:39.58
So, notice the Sabbath
again folks this is not
00:24:42.51\00:24:46.17
Jac Colon this is not
even my church, this is
00:24:46.20\00:24:49.72
the word of God singling out the
00:24:49.75\00:24:52.23
Sabbath as a
special sign between you and
00:24:52.26\00:24:56.01
God. So, that you can
know that he is the one
00:24:56.04\00:24:59.09
who saved you.
Well, Why do I need the
00:24:59.12\00:25:00.89
Sabbath to know
that God saved me?
00:25:00.92\00:25:02.49
Because when we
sin, we are broken,
00:25:02.52\00:25:11.63
smashed, and only
the God who made us can
00:25:13.01\00:25:20.00
remake us and
recreate us in his image anew.
00:25:20.03\00:25:26.57
You see it takes the
creator who made us to
00:25:26.60\00:25:30.85
be the God who saves
us and that's why the
00:25:30.88\00:25:35.75
Sabbath is a sign
between you and God,
00:25:35.78\00:25:38.84
the Bible says
that folks not me. Am I
00:25:38.87\00:25:41.95
being fair with
the text? Is the Bible
00:25:41.98\00:25:44.89
saying the Sabbath
is the sign between us
00:25:44.92\00:25:47.62
that we can know
that he has saved us? I am
00:25:47.65\00:25:50.52
not making the Sabbath more
00:25:50.55\00:25:52.28
important than
anything else. I am not
00:25:52.31\00:25:54.30
singling it out. The
Bible is singling it out
00:25:54.33\00:25:56.88
as a special sign
for God. In fact, if you
00:25:56.91\00:26:00.20
think about it among
the Ten Commandments,
00:26:00.23\00:26:02.82
the Sabbath is the one
that qualifies as a seal of
00:26:04.43\00:26:08.04
God why? Because a
seal in Bible days had
00:26:08.07\00:26:11.89
the name for
example in Babylon the king
00:26:11.92\00:26:15.50
Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
00:26:15.53\00:26:20.28
was on his seal, his
name, his territory and
00:26:20.31\00:26:23.53
and his authority.
And the Sabbath begins,
00:26:23.56\00:26:27.36
the Sabbath commandment
says remember the Sabbath
00:26:27.39\00:26:29.67
of the Lord your
God, that's his name, he
00:26:29.70\00:26:33.35
works six days. In
six days he created the
00:26:33.38\00:26:37.03
heavens and the earth
that's his authority as
00:26:37.06\00:26:39.23
the creator, the
heavens and the earth are
00:26:39.26\00:26:41.23
the territory the
Sabbath's commandment has a seal
00:26:41.26\00:26:44.31
of God right in the
center of the law of
00:26:44.34\00:26:46.83
God. And the Bible
points to it as a special
00:26:46.86\00:26:51.74
sign. Now, we are
not saved because we keep
00:26:51.77\00:27:01.65
the Sabbath, we
keep the Sabbath because
00:27:01.68\00:27:07.39
we have been
saved by the Creator and
00:27:07.42\00:27:11.80
Redeemer, who are
one. Nobody is saved
00:27:11.83\00:27:17.44
by works, but works
show that our faith is
00:27:17.47\00:27:22.39
real. Anyone who
says I know God, I can do
00:27:22.42\00:27:26.84
miracles, I can
pray, I can cast out demons
00:27:26.87\00:27:29.16
but does not do what
he commands is a liar.
00:27:29.19\00:27:32.18
In fact, watch this. In
First John chapter 2, in
00:27:33.65\00:27:37.41
first John chapter 2 this
is in the New Testament now,
00:27:37.44\00:27:39.92
chapter 2 verse 3
we know that we have
00:27:39.95\00:27:42.24
come to know him and
Jesus said this is life
00:27:42.27\00:27:44.91
eternal that we
know God. So, how do we
00:27:44.94\00:27:47.75
know that we have
eternal life? How do we
00:27:47.78\00:27:49.14
know that we know
God? How do we know?
00:27:49.17\00:27:51.29
If we obey his commands,
Now watch this, I would
00:27:51.32\00:27:55.77
never ever have
the courage to say what
00:27:55.80\00:27:58.45
I am about to say
right now. I mean John had
00:27:58.48\00:28:02.23
some courage. So, I
am not going to say it
00:28:02.26\00:28:04.75
I am going to read it
and this is the same as God
00:28:05.63\00:28:10.07
speaking. Isn't
it? When we read his
00:28:10.10\00:28:12.35
word it's the same
as God speaking are you
00:28:12.38\00:28:15.14
with me now. Okay,
so, if you want to get
00:28:15.17\00:28:17.57
mad at what I say
don't get mad at me, get mad
00:28:17.60\00:28:19.85
at God because he is
the one who said this.
00:28:19.88\00:28:22.71
Here it is, we know
that we have come to
00:28:23.47\00:28:25.65
know him if we
obey his commands. Now,
00:28:25.68\00:28:28.64
does that mean all
of them or the ones that
00:28:31.28\00:28:32.25
we pick and choose
to obey? He means all of
00:28:32.26\00:28:34.03
them, because he
who keeps them all but
00:28:34.06\00:28:36.18
breaks just one is
guilty of breaking all
00:28:36.21\00:28:38.13
of them. Remember,
so, we know that we
00:28:38.16\00:28:41.12
come to know him if
we obey his commands.
00:28:41.15\00:28:42.96
The man who says I
know him, oh! I know
00:28:42.99\00:28:46.47
God, Hallelujah,
praise the Lord, I know him.
00:28:46.50\00:28:49.01
But does not do what
he commands is a liar
00:28:50.01\00:28:54.42
and the truth is not
in him. I don't care how
00:28:56.47\00:28:59.25
righteous he is, how
many visions he's had?
00:28:59.28\00:29:01.15
How many tongues
he's spoken in? How many
00:29:01.18\00:29:02.83
demons he's cast
out? If he says I know God
00:29:02.86\00:29:05.66
I don't care how many
television programs he's been
00:29:05.69\00:29:08.17
on the air? If I know
God, but he doesn't do
00:29:08.20\00:29:12.57
what God commands to
do he is a lair. He's
00:29:12.60\00:29:17.90
a lair, now that's
what God says folks. If
00:29:17.93\00:29:23.88
anyone obeys his
word God's love is truly
00:29:23.91\00:29:25.97
made complete in
him. This is how we know
00:29:26.00\00:29:27.72
that we are in him,
whoever lives in him
00:29:27.75\00:29:29.51
must walk as Jesus
did, in other words we
00:29:29.54\00:29:32.76
must follow the
lamb. And folks the lamb
00:29:32.79\00:29:36.36
kept the Sabbath and
that's all should be all
00:29:36.39\00:29:40.92
we need to know. The
lamb kept the Sabbath
00:29:40.95\00:29:45.12
and the Sabbath
is God's mark on the
00:29:45.89\00:29:48.34
forehead in hand the
Bible tells us. You know,
00:29:48.37\00:29:53.63
some people get a
little upset about that
00:29:56.56\00:29:58.37
and they say well
you, you make Sabbath be
00:30:00.50\00:30:02.26
more important than
all the other commands,
00:30:02.29\00:30:03.78
that's all you talk about
it's the Sabbath. You know
00:30:03.81\00:30:08.26
I don't think I singled
out the Sabbath. I think
00:30:08.29\00:30:11.40
everybody else has
singled it out by saying that's
00:30:11.43\00:30:13.71
the one you don't have to keep
and then it forces me to have
00:30:13.74\00:30:18.29
to spend a little bit more
time to show you why you need
00:30:18.32\00:30:20.91
to because everything
else out there is saying
00:30:20.94\00:30:22.64
you don't need to. The
Sabbath is no more important
00:30:22.67\00:30:26.80
than the other nine. It's no
more important, it is no less
00:30:26.83\00:30:32.27
important than the other
nine but since the whole world
00:30:32.30\00:30:36.84
is practically thrown it out.
It forces us to spend a little
00:30:36.87\00:30:41.64
more time and the
Bible singles the Sabbath out
00:30:41.67\00:30:45.95
as a special sign
of allegiance to God
00:30:47.52\00:30:50.61
and in that sense it
is singled out from the
00:30:51.39\00:30:54.10
other commandments,
there is no doubt about it.
00:30:54.13\00:30:56.15
The Bible does that.
John Calvin one of the
00:30:56.18\00:30:58.72
reformers that came after
Martin Luther said the Sabbath
00:30:58.75\00:31:02.05
is a sign of total
commitment and obedience to God,
00:31:02.20\00:31:05.83
if you keep the
Sabbath you probably going to
00:31:06.09\00:31:08.01
keep the rest of commandments.
Now of course he was
00:31:08.04\00:31:10.19
thinking Sunday. That's okay
back then that was all he knew
00:31:10.22\00:31:14.02
and understood but now we
have more light and we have
00:31:14.05\00:31:17.98
no excuse. Sabbath is to
keep the Sabbath and you are not
00:31:18.01\00:31:22.90
going to say it's okay
to kill and murder and lie
00:31:22.93\00:31:24.84
and commit adultery. In
fact, isn't it interesting that
00:31:24.87\00:31:30.81
Daniel chapter 7 verse 25
says that the Antichrist would
00:31:30.84\00:31:34.53
try to change the set times
and the laws and that's the
00:31:34.56\00:31:38.65
only one of the
Ten Commandments that
00:31:38.68\00:31:40.81
deals with time. This
thing should be jumping out all
00:31:40.84\00:31:44.71
over us here. The Sabbath
then becomes the ultimate test
00:31:44.74\00:31:50.18
You see I, any God, Confucius,
Sun Myung Moon, Buddha,
00:31:51.77\00:31:56.34
anyone claiming to be God
could say it's a sin to lie.
00:31:56.37\00:32:00.90
It's a sin to commit adultery,
it's a sin to kill people, any
00:32:02.56\00:32:06.00
God can say that. Now even
politicians say that today,
00:32:06.03\00:32:10.63
it's a sin to not honor
your father and mother, anyone
00:32:11.96\00:32:16.27
of the nine of the
commandments we can
00:32:16.30\00:32:19.28
give a long list of, I
even know people that don't even
00:32:19.31\00:32:21.72
believe in God who
won't take his name in vain,
00:32:21.75\00:32:23.55
because there is
just something about that.
00:32:24.27\00:32:25.57
Just doesn't seem right.
You kill somebody you know
00:32:25.60\00:32:29.10
you did wrong, but you
will never get up on a Saturday
00:32:29.13\00:32:31.64
morning mow your lawn
and be stricken with pains of
00:32:31.67\00:32:34.35
conscience that you did
the wrong thing because there
00:32:34.38\00:32:38.82
is no difference
between Saturday and Sunday or
00:32:38.85\00:32:41.22
any other day,
same number of minutes,
00:32:41.25\00:32:43.18
same number of seconds,
smells the same. See the
00:32:43.21\00:32:48.47
only way you can know I said
no difference that's not true.
00:32:48.50\00:32:51.52
The only way you can know
that the Sabbath is on Saturday
00:32:51.75\00:32:55.47
and not Sunday or
any other day is because
00:32:55.50\00:32:58.25
the Bible says, the
seventh day is the day that God
00:32:58.28\00:33:02.70
blessed and made it
holy. In that sense folks
00:33:02.73\00:33:07.01
the Sabbath becomes the
ultimate test as to whether
00:33:07.04\00:33:10.21
or not we believe God,
the issue isn't when do you go
00:33:10.24\00:33:12.90
to church or what day do
you observe the issue is, do you
00:33:12.93\00:33:15.70
believe what God says?
God says, I blessed the
00:33:15.73\00:33:19.21
seventh day, I made the
seventh day holy, keep it
00:33:19.24\00:33:22.49
holy, do you believe that.
If you keep the Sabbath then
00:33:22.52\00:33:25.96
you're showing you believe
God, if you refuse to keep
00:33:25.99\00:33:28.71
the Sabbath and put the
traditions of man over it.
00:33:28.74\00:33:31.50
It simply shows that we
doubt God and that's what
00:33:31.53\00:33:35.15
Eve did, the big problem
with Eve wasn't eating the
00:33:35.18\00:33:37.93
fruit, the problem was she
didn't believe God that's the
00:33:37.96\00:33:41.46
problem. In that sense
the Sabbath becomes the
00:33:41.49\00:33:43.48
ultimate test. People say
wow! You're teaching works
00:33:43.51\00:33:46.14
brother, no way the Sabbath
is a sign of faith and not
00:33:46.17\00:33:49.34
works because you can
only know by faith in the word
00:33:49.37\00:33:52.47
of God that the seventh
day is a Sabbath. Well then if
00:33:52.50\00:33:56.34
the Sabbath is God's mark
and God's sign and folks the
00:33:56.37\00:33:58.98
Bible is so clear about that,
what is the mark of the beast?
00:33:59.01\00:34:02.09
What does the Church of
Rome point to as the mark of her
00:34:02.12\00:34:05.66
authority? Martin Luther was a
00:34:05.69\00:34:12.58
Roman Catholic priest and
he began to teach a class on
00:34:12.61\00:34:16.84
Romans in the University
of Wittenberg discovering
00:34:16.87\00:34:19.87
from the Bible that we're
saved by grace through faith
00:34:19.90\00:34:21.95
and not by works but it
is a free gift from the God.
00:34:21.98\00:34:24.32
And the church of Rome
said no, no, no Luther, we are
00:34:24.72\00:34:27.80
saved by grace and
works, not faith alone and
00:34:27.83\00:34:32.59
Luther said but the Bible
says we are saved by faith
00:34:32.62\00:34:35.51
alone and the church said
Luther, the Bible is not the
00:34:35.54\00:34:39.01
final standard, it's the
Bible plus the traditions of the
00:34:39.04\00:34:42.27
church and Luther said
maybe for you but not for me.
00:34:42.30\00:34:45.44
For me sola scriptura, the
scripture and the scripture
00:34:45.47\00:34:49.36
alone and the battle
line was drawn in the sand.
00:34:49.39\00:34:52.46
The Bible and the Bible
only or the Bible and the
00:34:52.70\00:34:55.54
traditions of the church,
the church taught tradition
00:34:55.57\00:34:58.68
and the Bible said and
Luther, the Protestants said
00:34:58.71\00:35:02.17
no it's scripture
alone. And many were protesting
00:35:02.20\00:35:07.58
Rome, leaving the church,
standing on the scripture
00:35:07.61\00:35:10.63
and the scripture alone and
they were called Protestants,
00:35:10.66\00:35:13.38
that's what a Protestant
is, if someone who believes the
00:35:13.41\00:35:16.41
Bible is the only rule of
faith and practice for the
00:35:16.44\00:35:19.38
Christians and so many
were leaving the church
00:35:19.41\00:35:22.06
that Rome had to do something
to stop this massive outflow,
00:35:22.15\00:35:26.17
so they called a special
Council of Trent. 18 years,
00:35:26.40\00:35:29.88
1545 until 1563 trying
to plug up the leak and stop
00:35:29.91\00:35:35.59
this massive outflow from
Rome to those Protestants,
00:35:35.62\00:35:38.92
those protestors protesting
the church, claiming the
00:35:38.95\00:35:42.25
scripture alone and not
the traditions of Rome towards
00:35:42.28\00:35:45.41
the end of Council of Trent.
In the year 1562, a powerful
00:35:45.44\00:35:51.18
argument emerged when the
Archbishop of Reggio openly
00:35:51.21\00:35:56.04
declared in a speech that
tradition stands above the
00:35:56.07\00:36:02.85
scripture because the
church changed the Sabbath from
00:36:02.88\00:36:06.65
Saturday to Sunday not
by the command of Christ
00:36:06.68\00:36:10.03
but by her own authority
and now the gauntlet was laid
00:36:10.06\00:36:14.47
down. Now, the challenge
was laid bare, if you want
00:36:14.50\00:36:17.85
to be a Protestant and stand
on the scripture alone then
00:36:17.88\00:36:21.14
you need to believe in
the Sabbath. In fact, In John
00:36:21.17\00:36:23.90
O'Brien's book, the former
dean from the University of
00:36:23.93\00:36:26.38
Notre Dame which has
the Pope's imprimatur
00:36:26.41\00:36:28.55
enstamped in the cover,
we looked at his before in an
00:36:28.58\00:36:30.92
other night. I want to read
it again, he says on page 136,
00:36:30.95\00:36:34.54
the Bible does not
contain all the teachings of the
00:36:34.57\00:36:36.63
Christian religion nor
does it formulate all the duties
00:36:36.66\00:36:39.38
for its members, take
for example the matter of
00:36:39.41\00:36:41.72
Sunday observance. Let me
address my dear non-Catholic
00:36:41.75\00:36:45.79
leaders you believe that
the Bible alone is a safe guide
00:36:45.82\00:36:49.13
in religious matters.
You also believe one of the
00:36:49.16\00:36:51.21
fundamental duties enjoined
upon you by your Christian
00:36:51.24\00:36:53.94
faith is that of Sunday
observance, but where does the
00:36:53.97\00:36:56.46
Bible speak of that
obligation. I've read the
00:36:56.49\00:36:58.81
Bible from Genesis to
Revelation and found no
00:36:58.84\00:37:01.23
reference to the duty of
sanctifying Sunday. The day
00:37:01.26\00:37:04.03
mentioned in the Bible is
not Sunday the first day of the
00:37:04.06\00:37:06.84
week, but Saturday the
last day of the week. It was the
00:37:06.87\00:37:09.56
church which by virtue
of her own authority changed
00:37:09.59\00:37:13.81
the observance to
Sunday in honor of the day that
00:37:13.84\00:37:17.12
Christ rose from the
dead. In observing Sunday as you
00:37:17.15\00:37:20.73
do isn't it apparent that
you are really acknowledging
00:37:20.76\00:37:24.30
the insufficiency of the Bible
alone as a rule of faith and
00:37:24.33\00:37:27.87
practice for the Christian
and proclaiming the need of
00:37:27.90\00:37:30.68
a divinely established
teaching authority which in
00:37:30.71\00:37:33.89
theory you reject? The
same argument echoed at the
00:37:33.92\00:37:39.95
Council of Trent. In
fact Cardinal Gibbons wrote in
00:37:39.98\00:37:47.88
his book the Question Box
page 179, if the Bible is the
00:37:47.91\00:37:51.96
only guide for the Christians
then the Seventh Day Adventist
00:37:51.99\00:37:54.82
is right in observing
Saturday. Isn't it strange
00:37:54.85\00:37:58.46
that those who make the
Bible their only teachers should
00:37:58.49\00:38:00.96
inconsistently follow in
this matter the tradition of the
00:38:00.99\00:38:05.61
Catholic church and remember
Jesus said if you put the
00:38:05.64\00:38:13.05
traditions of man
above the commandments of God
00:38:13.08\00:38:16.31
you are nullifying the
word of God and worshiping
00:38:16.34\00:38:19.01
God in vain. C.F. Thomas,
00:38:19.04\00:38:24.32
Chancellor Cardinal
Gibbons wrote of course the
00:38:24.35\00:38:26.39
Catholic church claims
that the change was her act and
00:38:26.42\00:38:30.74
that act is the mark of
her authority in religious
00:38:30.77\00:38:36.13
matters. We changed the
Sabbath but we can change
00:38:36.16\00:38:44.22
God's law. We have authority
to do it and the proof is we
00:38:44.25\00:38:49.04
changed the Sabbath from
the 7th, from the first day
00:38:49.07\00:38:51.69
to the 7th day of the
week. It was the dragon who gave
00:38:51.72\00:38:57.56
the beast his authority and
to acknowledge that authority
00:38:57.59\00:39:01.34
is to worship the dragon.
The real issue its not which
00:39:01.37\00:39:08.97
day did you go to
church. The real issue is who do
00:39:09.00\00:39:13.45
you believe, who do
you trust, who do you obey.
00:39:13.48\00:39:18.71
Paul said in Romans 6:16 don't
you know that you are servants
00:39:19.34\00:39:22.82
of the one that you choose
to obey. I think it's clear.
00:39:22.85\00:39:28.77
Cardinal Gibbons said
reason and sense demand the
00:39:30.90\00:39:32.88
acceptance of one of the other
of these alternatives, either
00:39:32.91\00:39:35.45
be a Protestant and keep
holy Saturday or be a Catholic
00:39:35.48\00:39:38.94
and keep Sunday compromise
is impossible. And he is right,
00:39:38.97\00:39:43.54
because a Protestant is
one who stands on the scripture
00:39:45.16\00:39:47.49
alone. The Church of Rome
says no its tradition. When we
00:39:47.52\00:39:51.45
put tradition over scripture
we are honoring Rome and
00:39:51.48\00:39:54.62
her traditions over the word
of God. He is right compromise
00:39:54.65\00:39:59.57
is impossible. Bible
says remember the Sabbath day
00:39:59.60\00:40:03.57
to keep it holy, but the
church of the Rome says no
00:40:03.60\00:40:05.89
we have changed it to the
first day of the week and low
00:40:06.49\00:40:10.17
practically the whole
world bows down in reverend
00:40:10.20\00:40:12.36
obedience to the beast. We
can know what his mark is. A man
00:40:12.39\00:40:21.93
was coming to our meetings
one time he was a minister
00:40:21.96\00:40:23.65
of music in a large,
large church and after he
00:40:23.68\00:40:28.24
heard about the Sabbath
for first time. He went to his
00:40:28.27\00:40:31.30
pastor and said pastor
what about that. That man stood
00:40:31.33\00:40:34.05
there and from the Bible
he showed that Saturday is a
00:40:34.08\00:40:36.14
Sabbath day and the pastor
said I know it is, well then
00:40:36.17\00:40:43.07
why don't we keep it?
Well it's just not important.
00:40:43.10\00:40:45.71
And some of you have said
if you believe Saturday is
00:40:47.81\00:40:50.66
Sabbath day, you saw it
clear in scripture and I said
00:40:50.69\00:40:52.74
you thought about keeping
it and you said well I don't
00:40:52.77\00:40:54.86
really think it's
that important which day.
00:40:54.89\00:40:56.49
I haven't said a lot about
it up until now, but I'm saying
00:40:57.50\00:41:00.52
it now, it is important
to do exactly what God says.
00:41:00.55\00:41:06.24
The mark of God is obedience
to the law of God and his seal
00:41:11.67\00:41:14.45
is the fourth of the Ten
Commandments, the Sabbath.
00:41:14.48\00:41:17.35
What is the mark of
beast? I think it's clear.
00:41:17.38\00:41:20.18
I have already seen some
of you got up, 'cause I don't
00:41:20.71\00:41:26.60
want it to be fuzzy and
I'm going to take a great risk.
00:41:26.63\00:41:30.10
I'm going to tell you exactly
what the mark of the beast
00:41:32.01\00:41:34.37
is or will be. The mark
of the beast will be forced
00:41:34.40\00:41:40.86
Sunday observance, it is
the sign that Rome points to as
00:41:42.00\00:41:47.48
the mark of her authority in
religious matters. It will be
00:41:47.51\00:41:52.94
forced Sunday observance,
the time is coming when
00:41:52.97\00:41:56.78
you'll be forced to
acknowledge the authority of
00:41:56.81\00:41:59.57
Rome to change the word of God.
00:41:59.60\00:42:01.36
I said I would tell you a
great risk because some of
00:42:02.27\00:42:04.73
you if this is true to
form every place we go someone
00:42:04.76\00:42:07.87
is going to leave here and
say that that pastor said that
00:42:08.44\00:42:11.64
everybody who goes to
church on Sunday takes the mark
00:42:11.67\00:42:14.76
of the beast. And I didn't
say that, I said Sunday will
00:42:14.79\00:42:20.80
be forced and the mark
is when Sunday observance is
00:42:20.83\00:42:28.25
forced upon the people. No one
has the mark of the beast now.
00:42:28.28\00:42:33.99
Did you hear that?
If anybody is sleeping,
00:42:35.77\00:42:38.48
jab them in the ribs
good, cause I want them to hear
00:42:38.51\00:42:40.57
this. How many people
have the mark of the beast now?
00:42:40.60\00:42:44.17
"No one." How many?
"None." Say it again. "None."
00:42:44.59\00:42:48.08
Okay and if you leave
here saving that pastor said
00:42:48.11\00:42:51.90
everybody who goes to
church on Sunday has the
00:42:51.93\00:42:53.77
mark you are bearing false
witness, because no one has
00:42:53.80\00:42:58.61
the mark and no one will
have the mark until it is forced
00:42:58.64\00:43:03.69
with a death
decree. Well, that raises
00:43:04.48\00:43:07.37
another question. Who is
going to want to kill me over
00:43:07.40\00:43:11.26
when I worship or how I
worship. I live in a free
00:43:11.91\00:43:16.48
country, we even sang
about it tonight. We live in the
00:43:16.51\00:43:20.31
land of the free and one
of the things guaranteed by
00:43:20.34\00:43:23.42
the constitution is
the freedom to worship God
00:43:23.45\00:43:26.45
as we choose. Well how does
the United States fit in all
00:43:26.48\00:43:31.23
of this? Revelation chapter
13 verse 11, I saw another
00:43:31.26\00:43:37.57
beast coming up out of the
earth. First one came up out
00:43:37.60\00:43:40.70
of the water. Water symbolizes
multitudes of people we have
00:43:40.73\00:43:44.46
already talked about all
of this and that was in Rome
00:43:44.49\00:43:47.24
the Church of Rome, but
this one comes up out of
00:43:47.27\00:43:49.75
the earth. A quite relatively
uninhabited part of the world.
00:43:49.78\00:43:53.69
He comes up out of the earth
he has two horns like a lamb
00:43:53.89\00:43:56.93
a Christian nation coming
into power in a relatively quite
00:43:56.96\00:44:01.09
uninhabited part of the
world. He exercised all of the
00:44:01.12\00:44:04.62
authority of the first
beast on his behalf and he made
00:44:04.65\00:44:07.35
the earth and its inhabitants
worship the first beast
00:44:07.38\00:44:09.92
whose fatal wound had been
healed. So sometime after the
00:44:09.95\00:44:13.67
infliction of the fatal
wound in 1798 sometime in the
00:44:13.70\00:44:17.71
late 1700s, we should be
looking for a nation rising
00:44:17.74\00:44:22.49
to power in a relatively
quite, relatively uninhabited
00:44:22.52\00:44:27.31
portion of the world at
least compared to Europe and it
00:44:27.34\00:44:30.26
would be a Christian nation
because he looks like a lamb.
00:44:30.29\00:44:33.66
There is only one
nation coming into power around
00:44:35.73\00:44:38.37
the mid, the end of the 1700s,
there was Christian nation
00:44:38.40\00:44:42.69
in a relatively quite part
of the earth and you live there.
00:44:42.72\00:44:45.59
This is Protestant America.
It began with the pilgrims
00:44:47.84\00:44:51.87
escaping the
religious persecution under the
00:44:51.90\00:44:54.87
authority of the Antichrist,
the beast, the little horn in
00:44:54.90\00:44:58.09
Europe, they came here with
a right to worship God as we
00:44:58.12\00:45:02.32
please, to establish the
freedom of religion and it
00:45:02.35\00:45:06.38
was to be a Christian
nation, but the prophecy says he
00:45:06.41\00:45:11.64
spoke like a dragon. And
he forces everyone to worship
00:45:11.67\00:45:18.25
the beast and I don't want
to be misunderstood again and
00:45:18.72\00:45:24.84
I'm not anti-American.
I'm proud to be an American,
00:45:24.87\00:45:30.62
we sang America today,
God bless America and I pray
00:45:31.57\00:45:37.32
that everyday. I risked my
life for the principals that
00:45:37.35\00:45:41.71
this country is established
on, I believe in this country,
00:45:41.74\00:45:45.97
but I don't like what
the prophet said is going
00:45:47.26\00:45:49.87
to happen. Protestant America
is going to reach across the
00:45:49.90\00:45:55.05
gulf join hands with Rome
and force the world to worship
00:45:55.08\00:46:00.03
and acknowledge her authority
to change the word of God.
00:46:00.06\00:46:04.06
We are halfway there
folks because protestant America
00:46:06.56\00:46:09.82
already acknowledges the
authority of Rome to change
00:46:09.85\00:46:13.04
God's word. And who else
on earth is strong enough
00:46:13.07\00:46:20.54
to enforce her church
state religion, if it ever came
00:46:20.57\00:46:27.53
to that point which it
will because that's exactly what
00:46:27.56\00:46:30.13
the prophet said is going
to happen. Who on earth is
00:46:30.16\00:46:32.45
strong enough to do it?
I love America, but I don't
00:46:32.48\00:46:37.81
love what the prophet
said is going to happen.
00:46:37.84\00:46:39.61
America is going to
change and you are going to lose
00:46:39.64\00:46:42.16
your freedoms and understand
this every law that is passed
00:46:42.19\00:46:45.70
in order to protect you
from terrorism is stripping away
00:46:45.73\00:46:48.97
some of your freedoms.
And I have a lot more to say
00:46:49.00\00:46:54.22
about that on another night.
But for tonight I just want
00:46:54.25\00:46:57.61
to take a quick look at
how, how a nation speaks because
00:46:57.64\00:47:04.21
a nation speaks through
her laws. And listen to what
00:47:04.24\00:47:08.33
John Paul II has
to say about how the
00:47:08.36\00:47:11.83
United States of
America is going to speak like
00:47:11.86\00:47:14.44
the dragon. In a
extremely significant letter
00:47:14.47\00:47:20.14
Dies Domini written
by John Paul II to try to
00:47:20.17\00:47:22.67
encourage more and more of
his people to observe Sunday
00:47:22.70\00:47:25.52
and to go to church on Sundays
because it's a tremendous
00:47:25.55\00:47:28.41
problem in the
church. John Paul II makes an
00:47:28.44\00:47:31.39
impassion plea for
Sunday observance based on the
00:47:31.42\00:47:33.75
fourth commandment, remember
the Sabbath day. He concludes
00:47:33.78\00:47:36.72
with an appeal for Sunday
legislation enforcing Sunday
00:47:36.75\00:47:41.74
observance. In section 64,
he cites the Sunday laws in
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the fourth century established
by the Emperor Constantine
00:47:47.97\00:47:51.17
and based on those
Sunday laws enforcing Sunday
00:47:53.56\00:47:56.69
observance by Constantine
in the fourth century,
00:47:56.72\00:47:59.74
he goes on to conclude
that therefore the particular
00:47:59.77\00:48:03.51
circumstances of our
own time Christians will
00:48:03.54\00:48:06.30
naturally strive to ensure
civil legislation, respects
00:48:06.33\00:48:10.84
their duty to keep
Sunday holy. In other words
00:48:10.87\00:48:16.37
he's encouraging; he's
encouraging his followers,
00:48:16.40\00:48:20.03
he's encouraging his
believers to move towards
00:48:20.06\00:48:23.24
enforcing Sunday legislation,
in fact I just saw an article,
00:48:23.27\00:48:28.81
I have it right here, just
at the first of the year it
00:48:29.15\00:48:31.38
happened this was
January 16. USA Today reported,
00:48:31.41\00:48:35.66
the Vatican issued a
new set of guidelines for
00:48:35.69\00:48:38.01
Catholic politicians
Thursday reminding them to heed
00:48:38.04\00:48:42.02
the churches "non-negotiable
teachings on abortion,
00:48:42.05\00:48:46.81
Euthanasia, same sex marriage
and other issues when making
00:48:46.84\00:48:50.57
public policy" and
this is from Vatican issues,
00:48:50.60\00:48:53.89
Vatican issues guidelines
for Catholic politicians.
00:48:54.69\00:48:58.15
What are the other issues
that he has in mind. We can
00:48:59.54\00:49:04.24
catch a glimpse into the mind
of John Paul II in his letter
00:49:04.27\00:49:08.26
as we consider the coming
test here in America. All we
00:49:11.83\00:49:20.92
have to think about is
the change, the change in the
00:49:20.95\00:49:24.39
attitudes of the people
since September 11. Now since
00:49:24.42\00:49:28.67
September 11 more and
more people are looking to the
00:49:28.70\00:49:31.29
government to protect us
in any way that you can even
00:49:31.32\00:49:36.43
at the cost of our freedoms,
but there is another ground
00:49:36.46\00:49:42.11
swell that's beginning to
emerge, evangelical Christians
00:49:42.14\00:49:46.51
right here in America.
Increasing the call and the
00:49:46.54\00:49:53.70
demand to make America
be a Christian nation again
00:49:53.73\00:49:56.90
obeying the commandments
of God. None other than
00:49:56.93\00:50:01.55
doctor James Kennedy,
one of the foremost and most
00:50:01.58\00:50:05.78
respected pastors of
the Evangelical Movement and
00:50:05.81\00:50:10.19
I have learned so much
from Dr. Kennedy I accredit him
00:50:10.22\00:50:14.51
with a large part of my
understanding of the Gospel,
00:50:14.54\00:50:17.33
in his book Evangelism
Explosion, I respect him,
00:50:17.36\00:50:21.25
I love the man, but I
don't like what he said. He said
00:50:21.28\00:50:26.07
in his sermon on the
Ten Commandments especially
00:50:26.10\00:50:28.60
the fourth one the gift of
rest, we live in a time when
00:50:28.63\00:50:31.12
the institution of
the Sabbath has come under
00:50:31.15\00:50:32.95
great attack, there are those
who declare that it abolished
00:50:32.98\00:50:36.16
by Christ and it is no
longer in effect today.
00:50:36.19\00:50:38.36
The scriptures do not
teach that Christ ever annulled,
00:50:38.67\00:50:41.52
abrogated or abolished
the Sabbath or any of the
00:50:41.55\00:50:44.23
commandments on the contrary
the scripture plainly teaches
00:50:44.26\00:50:47.21
that the commandments remain
in effect today and have been
00:50:47.24\00:50:50.32
strengthened by Christ who
declared not only the deed,
00:50:50.35\00:50:53.71
but the thought and the
word are a part of what God has
00:50:53.74\00:50:56.25
given us. He clearly states,
Jesus clearly states Kennedy
00:50:56.28\00:51:00.61
says, if we love him we
will keep his commandments,
00:51:00.64\00:51:03.92
even as late as the Book
of Revelation we read that
00:51:04.10\00:51:07.18
here is the patience of
the saints of God, those who
00:51:07.21\00:51:10.59
have the faith of Jesus and
keep the commandments of God.
00:51:10.62\00:51:13.99
The very last chapter of
the Bible, Kennedy says we read
00:51:14.22\00:51:18.01
of those who keep the
commandments of God and have
00:51:18.04\00:51:20.67
the right to the tree of life,
I couldn't have said it any
00:51:20.70\00:51:23.58
better. The only problem
is he has the wrong day folks,
00:51:23.61\00:51:28.04
he is talking about
Sunday. Referring to the Sabbath
00:51:29.02\00:51:37.34
and this is chilling, Kennedy
goes on to say the benefit
00:51:37.91\00:51:42.81
of the human race that has
come through the institution
00:51:43.25\00:51:45.82
of the Sabbath can hardly
be overestimated. There is an
00:51:45.85\00:51:49.77
old maxim that states
'as goes the Sabbath so goes
00:51:49.80\00:51:52.73
the nation,' are you
understanding this? Here is
00:51:52.76\00:51:57.05
a prominent evangelical
leader saying there is an
00:51:57.08\00:52:00.42
old maxim folks, 'as goes
the Sabbath so goes the nation.'
00:52:00.45\00:52:04.53
And we might do well to
ponder that thought and what
00:52:07.54\00:52:10.68
it portends for America?
He goes on to say as the
00:52:10.71\00:52:14.94
Sabbath is desecrated,
church attendance is ignored and
00:52:14.97\00:52:19.07
nation sink deeper and deeper
into the mire of sin, there
00:52:19.10\00:52:23.42
are those today who say
the low moral condition of
00:52:23.45\00:52:27.26
America is related to our
breaking of the Sabbath and
00:52:27.29\00:52:32.75
it doesn't take much
imagination to see how this
00:52:32.78\00:52:36.49
mind set, however true
it may be, how this mind set
00:52:36.52\00:52:40.48
coupled with the desire
of the masses today for the
00:52:40.99\00:52:44.34
government to protect us
from evil can easily arouse
00:52:44.37\00:52:48.81
the masses to a frenzied
element to remove those who
00:52:48.84\00:52:52.27
refuse to go along with
observing the Lord's day
00:52:52.30\00:52:56.10
because they are the ones
that are causing the problem.
00:52:56.13\00:52:58.32
It doesn't take a leap
of imagination to understand
00:52:58.35\00:53:00.83
that, why? Why would anyone
want to murder you because
00:53:00.86\00:53:08.84
of the way you
worship? First John chapter 3
00:53:08.87\00:53:14.52
in verse 12, do not be
like Cain who belonged to the
00:53:15.45\00:53:18.68
evil one and murdered
his brother and why did
00:53:18.71\00:53:23.01
he murder him? Because
his own actions were evil
00:53:23.48\00:53:26.54
and his brothers actions
were righteous. Well, what
00:53:26.57\00:53:29.87
did Cain do that was so
evil? He worshiped God with
00:53:29.90\00:53:36.32
tradition instead of
the word of God, and his own
00:53:36.35\00:53:42.66
actions were so evil that
he murdered his own brother,
00:53:42.69\00:53:45.92
do not be surprised
my brothers if the world
00:53:46.06\00:53:48.32
hates you. In fact Jesus
said in John 16:2, the time is
00:53:48.35\00:53:55.22
coming when anyone who
kills you will think he is
00:53:55.25\00:53:57.33
doing a service to God.
Folks we are getting close
00:53:57.36\00:54:03.32
to that time. There is a
lot more that I could say but
00:54:03.35\00:54:06.49
I'm out of time tonight,
besides that I've got to
00:54:06.52\00:54:09.17
give you reasons to come
back on other nights. But for
00:54:09.20\00:54:14.32
tonight it's enough for us
to recognize that we need to be
00:54:14.35\00:54:19.63
prepared to follow the lamb
and not the beast. Years ago
00:54:19.66\00:54:26.52
a Pope, not the current
Pope, but a Pope died and the
00:54:28.40\00:54:32.82
Cardinal Bishops met in
the Sistine Chapel cast their
00:54:32.85\00:54:35.90
ballots and elected a new
man to replace him. And the day
00:54:35.93\00:54:39.75
for his carnation came and
they lifted the huge triple
00:54:39.78\00:54:42.24
tiara, placed it on his
head and with almost every
00:54:42.27\00:54:45.66
television camera in the
world focused on him I now
00:54:45.69\00:54:49.31
crown you Pope, king over
heaven and earth and hell.
00:54:49.34\00:54:55.84
And practically the
whole world followed in wonder.
00:54:57.05\00:54:59.33
Do you know there was another
coronation scene? This man
00:55:00.98\00:55:05.76
didn't look like a king.
As he hung dying on a cross,
00:55:05.79\00:55:11.61
he didn't wear a triple
tiara, he had a crown of thorns
00:55:12.78\00:55:16.17
on his head, but he said he
was a King, he has said he was
00:55:16.20\00:55:24.79
King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. He died, he was
00:55:24.82\00:55:33.66
buried and three days later
he rose up again. He ascended
00:55:33.69\00:55:39.90
into heaven and that
story isn't over yet because one
00:55:39.93\00:55:44.68
day soon he is going to
come again. The skies are
00:55:44.71\00:55:48.61
going to open like a scroll,
Jesus is going to descend
00:55:48.64\00:55:52.55
and those who have been
faithful will be caught up to
00:55:53.24\00:55:55.20
him and we'll join that
great choir in the sky, cast our
00:55:55.23\00:56:00.18
crowns at his feet and
sing out all hail the power of
00:56:00.21\00:56:03.97
Jesus name. Let angels
prostrate fall, bring forth
00:56:04.00\00:56:09.44
the royal diadem and
crown him Lord of all.
00:56:09.47\00:56:16.30
"Amen!" Jesus
said, the son of man
00:56:16.58\00:56:21.32
is Lord, even of the
Sabbath. Is he Lord of all
00:56:22.32\00:56:31.05
in your life? Even of
the Sabbath. Follow the lamb.
00:56:31.65\00:56:40.13
Amen. Oh! Lord, it isn't
easy to say some of these
00:56:43.24\00:56:56.96
things because I know that
there are people sitting here
00:56:56.99\00:56:59.14
right now that are
maybe a little confused, maybe
00:56:59.17\00:57:04.18
a little hurt, perhaps
angry. And I know that sometimes
00:57:04.21\00:57:11.06
words have a way of coming
out hard and harsh and unloving.
00:57:11.09\00:57:14.56
And Lord I pray if my
words came out that way
00:57:16.74\00:57:19.12
that you'll forgive me
and through your grace and
00:57:21.07\00:57:25.15
your power let the
truth be clear because we want
00:57:25.18\00:57:31.73
to follow the lamb. Amen.
00:57:31.76\00:57:34.47