Welcome back.
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It hardly seems possible that
this is session number seven.
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Unbelievable.
Seven of twenty-four.
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And so far we have
studied introductory matters
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and we have also dealt
with the first three trumpets.
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So our task this afternoon
is to finish our study of the
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fourth trumpet.
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But before we do, we want
to start with a word of prayer
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as we do in the morning,
and in the afternoon as well.
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So let's bow our
heads for prayer.
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Father in heaven,
thank You for the free time
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that we've been able
to enjoy, for fellowship,
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for partaking of a good
meal, for going out and walking.
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You're such a wonderful God.
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Thank You for all
of Your blessings.
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We ask that
You'll be present with us
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as we study the fourth trumpet.
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This we pray in
Jesus' name. Amen.
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Alright, we are going to
page 95 in our study notes.
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Page 95.
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And incidentally,
it is Revelation 8:12.
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We're not going
to include 13 yet.
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We're going to get to
13 a little bit later on.
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But it's really Revelation
8:12 that is quoted here.
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So let's read the verse that
describes the fourth trumpet.
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So that is the fourth trumpet.
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So you'll notice that
there are three main symbols
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in this fourth trumpet: the
sun, the moon, and the stars.
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So in order to understand
the period of the fourth trumpet
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we need to understand
what is meant by the sun,
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the moon, and the stars.
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So what are the key
verses for us to understand
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the meaning of these symbols?
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Well, one of the key
verses is Genesis 1:16.
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Genesis 1:16
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What light is that?
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The sun.
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Remember that's a very important
expression, "the lesser light."
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So do you have all
three symbols in this verse?
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You have all three
symbols in this verse.
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The greater light, the
lesser light, and the stars
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that shine at night.
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Now another key
verse is Revelation 12:1.
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It also contains
the three symbols.
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"Now a great sign
appeared in heaven:
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"a woman..."
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What does the woman represent?
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The church.
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This uses the three
keys words that we find
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in the fourth trumpet.
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The sun, the
moon, and the stars.
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Now I don't have time
to go into all the details,
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but the sun represents
the age of fulfillment.
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In other words, it's when
Jesus actually comes in person.
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The moon, on the other
hand, represents the period
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of symbols, types, and
shadows in the Old Testament
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that pointed forward
to the age of fulfillment;
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pointed forward to Christ.
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The stars represent the founders
of the Old Testament church
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and the founders of
the New Testament church.
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And we know that because
there were twelve patriarchs
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that established
the Old Testament church
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and there were twelve
apostles that Jesus chose
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as the foundation of
the New Testament church.
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Now let's talk about
the greater light, the sun.
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We're dealing not with
the literal object in heaven,
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we're dealing with symbols.
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So we need to find out
what the sun symbolizes.
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So who is represented by
the sun, the greater light?
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~ Jesus. - Well,
yes, that's correct.
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Let's notice the Bible verses.
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Psalm 27:1
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So who is the light?
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The Lord is the light.
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In other words, the light
of the sun represents the Lord,
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it symbolizes the Lord.
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Psalm 84:11 is
another key verse.
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It says, "For the
LORD God is a..." What?
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So this text explicitly
tells us that the Lord God
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is a sun.
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Obviously not a literal
sun, but a symbolic sun.
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Malachi 4:2, once again,
identifies God as the sun.
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It says, "But to
you who fear My name..."
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So in other words,
the sun is a person.
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So we have several text
that indicate that the Lord
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is the light,
the Lord is the sun.
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The sun represents the Lord.
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Now that's the Old Testament.
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Let's take a look
at the New Testament.
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John 8:12
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Here, Jesus is
going to go to Jerusalem
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for the Feast of Tabernacles.
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And we find Him
saying the following words.
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Now Ellen White makes a
very interesting remark about
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where Jesus was when He
spoke these words in John 8:12.
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In the book, Desire of
Ages, pages 463 and 464,
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we find these words.
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"It was morning; the
sun had just risen above
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the Mount of Olives, and
its rays fell with dazzling
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brightness on the marble
palaces, and lighted up the
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gold of the temple walls, when
Jesus, pointing to it, said,
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'I am the light of the world.'"
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So Jesus is saying, "That
object in heaven symbolizes Me.
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I am the light of the world."
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A little later on,
John 9:5, Jesus once again
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made the same declaration.
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He said, "As long
as I am in the world,
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I am..." What? "I
am light of the world."
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Let's notice a few other verses.
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Revelation 1:16
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We're in the New Testament now.
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The face of Jesus,
the glorified Christ,
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shines like what?
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Like the sun.
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Notice...
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Notice John 1:4-9.
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Speaking about Jesus.
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Who is the one who is
shining in the darkness?
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Jesus, right?
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So God raised up John the
Baptist to give witness to whom?
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To Jesus.
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So was John a lesser light to
lead people to a greater light?
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We'll find that explicitly
a little bit later on.
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Verse 8, "He was
not that light..."
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In other words,
he wasn't the sun.
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"...but was sent to
bear witness of that Light.
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That was the true
Light," that's Jesus...
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This passage certainly tells
us that Jesus is the Light.
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But we're going to find that
John the Baptist was a light.
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He was a lamp. Or a
moon, if you please.
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Now what about when
Jesus came to this earth?
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Notice Matthew 4:16.
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"The people who sat in
darkness have seen..." What?
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Because Jesus has come.
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"...have seen a great
light, and upon those who sat
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in the region and shadow
of death Light has..." What?
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"...dawned."
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So once again,
the light of the sun
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is related to Jesus.
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It's a symbol of Christ.
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Now when Jesus
was going to be born,
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Zacharias
described the birth of Jesus
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by using the
symbolism of the sun.
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Let's read Luke 1:76-79.
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Now that word,
"Dayspring," is composed
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really of two Greek
words: anatole helio.
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"Anatole," means, to rise.
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And, "helio", where we
get the word, helium, from,
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is the sun.
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So a better translation is,
"...through the tender mercy
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with which the rising Sun
from on high has visited us."
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So when Jesus comes into
the world, He is the what?
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He's the rising sun.
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What did He come for?
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Oh, if the sun rises,
it's "to give light to those
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who sit..." Where?
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Another text is
2 Corinthians 4:6.
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"For it is God who
commanded light to shine
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out of darkness..."
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1 John 1:5
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Is there any darkness in God?
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Can darkness
exist where the sun is?
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Darkness can't
exist where the sun is.
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Notice this verse.
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So this has a very important
bearing on the fourth trumpet,
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because in the fourth
trumpet the lights are eclipsed.
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Partially eclipsed; not
totally, but partially eclipsed.
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Notice 1 Peter 2:9.
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Here, Peter is
speaking about God's people.
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So what does the sun represent?
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The sun is a symbol of
Jesus Christ, the light.
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Now let's see what the spirit of
prophecy has to say about this.
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Testimonies to
Ministers, page 280.
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"God makes His sun to shine
on the just and on the unjust.
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And this sun represents Christ,
the Sun of Righteousness,
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who shines as the
light of the world,
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giving His blessings and
mercies, seen and unseen,
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to rich and poor alike."
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Explicitly, she says
this sun represents Christ.
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And where Jesus lives,
people live in the light.
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Where Jesus is not
present, people are in what?
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In darkness.
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Let's notice
the next quotations.
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"Were the Sun of Righteousness
to withdraw His beams of light
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from the world, we
should be left in..." What?
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"...in the
darkness of eternal light."
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So let me ask you,
somehow was Christ eclipsed
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during the period
of the fourth trumpet?
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Was Jesus eclipsed during the
period of the fourth trumpet?
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Absolutely, because a
third of the sun is eclipsed.
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Right?
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So let's continue.
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"Jesus spake as never man spake.
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He poured out to men
the whole treasure of heaven
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in wisdom and knowledge.
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He is the light
that lighteth every man
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who cometh into the world."
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That is, Counsels on
Education, pages 78 and 79.
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In the book, Fundamentals of
Christian Education, page 183,
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Ellen White wrote, "We
should ask the Lord to open
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our understanding, that we
may comprehend divine truth.
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If we humble our
hearts before God,
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empty them of vanity
and pride and selfishness,
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through the grace
abundantly bestowed upon us,
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if we sincerely desire
and unwaveringly believe,
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the bright beams of the Sun
of Righteousness will..." What?
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"...will shine into
our minds and illuminate
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our darkened understanding.
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Jesus is the Light
that lighteth every man
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that cometh into the world.
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He is the Light of
the world, and He bids us
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come unto Him and learn of Him."
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One final quotation,
That I May Know Him, page 97.
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"Christ makes no
apology when He declares,
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'I am the light of the world.'
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He was, in life and
teaching, the gospel..."
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So Jesus is the light in
the sense that He is the what?
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He is the gospel, the
fulfillment of the gospel.
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"...the foundation
of all pure doctrine.
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Just as the sun
compares with the lesser lights
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in the heavens, so did
Christ, the Source of light,
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compare with the
teachers of His day.
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He was before them
all, and shining with the
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brightness of the sun,
He diffused His penetrating,
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gladdening rays
throughout the world."
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So now we know
what the sun represents.
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See, you can't understand
the darkening of the sun,
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the moon, and a third of
the stars without knowing
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what the sun represents,
what the moon represents,
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and what the
stars represent, right?
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You have to understand
first of all what the symbols
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represent or mean.
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Now John the
Baptist was a lesser light.
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And by the way,
the Old Testament was
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also a lesser light.
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So you have two lesser lights.
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Now if you want a
full explanation of this,
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I have a series on
the spirit of prophecy,
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Believe His Prophets,
is the name of the series,
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where I have an
entire presentation on how
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the Old Testament
and John the Baptist
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are lesser lights that
lead to the time of fulfillment,
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Jesus Christ, the greater light.
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So let's go
through this section.
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John the Baptist and the Old
Testament were lesser lights...
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Represented by
the moon, by the way.
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...whose purpose was to
lead to the greater light,
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the person of Jesus Christ.
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John the Baptist
was not the light,
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but he was a light to
bear witness to the light.
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Now let's read these statements
from the spirit of prophecy.
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Two of them,
Desire of Ages, page 220,
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and Review and
Herald, April 8, 1873.
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"The prophet John
was the connecting link
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between the two dispensations."
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What are the two dispensations?
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The Old and New
Testament, right?
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The age of promise and
the age of fulfillment.
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"As God's representative,
he stood forth to show
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the relation of the
law and the prophets
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to the Christian dispensation."
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Law and prophets
is Old Testament,
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Christian
dispensation is New Testament.
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What was John?
"He was the..." What?
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"...the lesser light, which was
to be followed by a..." What?
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"...a greater."
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So let me ask you,
what is the greater light?
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You know, there's this
idea that Ellen White's writings
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are the lesser light to lead
to the Bible, the greater light.
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But the greater light
we've identified as whom?
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The greater light
is Jesus. Exactly.
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Listen, a book
cannot contain Jesus.
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Even the Bible is a
lesser light that leads people
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to the greater
light, who is Jesus Christ.
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So let's continue.
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"John was the lesser
light, which was to be
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followed by a greater.
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The mind of John was
illuminated by the Holy Spirit
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that he might shed
light upon his people;
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but no other light has
ever shone or ever will shine
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so clearly upon fallen
man as that which emanated
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from the teaching and
example of Jesus Christ."
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That is, when
He was here. Right?
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When He actually had come.
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"Christ and His mission
had been but dimly understood
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as typified in the
shadowy sacrifices."
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What were the
shadowy sacrifices?
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The sacrifice of the
lamb, the Hebrew feasts, etc.
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"Even John had not
fully comprehended the future,
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immortal life
through the Savior."
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Review and
Herald, April 8, 1873.
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"The religion of the
Jews, in consequence of their
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departure from God,
consisted mostly in ceremony.
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John was the lesser
light, which was to be followed
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by a greater light.
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He was to shake the
confidence of the people
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in their traditions, and call
their sins to their remembrance,
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and lead them to repentance;
that they might be prepared
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to appreciate
the work of Christ.
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God communicated to
John by inspiration,
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illuminating the prophet that
he might remove the superstition
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and darkness from the
minds of the honest Jews,
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which had been, through
false teachings for generations,
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gathering upon them."
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Now in what sense was John
the Baptist a lesser light?
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Because we have an issue here.
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John the Baptist
is a lesser light,
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and the Old Testament
Scriptures are a lesser light.
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So why would you need two
lesser lights to lead to Jesus,
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the greater light?
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For a very simple reason.
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Did the Jews of Christ's
day understand the lesser light?
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Did they
understand the Scriptures?
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Let me ask you, if they
had understood the Scriptures,
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would they have
accepted Christ even without
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the ministry of
John the Baptist?
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Yes.
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Why did God raise
up John the Baptist?
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Because they didn't understand
the other lesser light.
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So God says, "I'm going
to raise up John to point
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to Jesus, the Lamb of God who
takes away the sin of the world,
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so that they say,
'Hey, wait a minute.
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Let's go back to
the Bible and find out,
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because we remember
the lamb was sacrificed.
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So this guy must
have something to do
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with the
sacrifice of the lamb.'"
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Now is the ministry of
Ellen White similar to this?
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Are the writings of Ellen
White, do they have the purpose
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of leading people to
Jesus Christ, the greater light?
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Absolutely.
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Absolutely. Are
they a lesser light?
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Yes.
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What is the
greater light? The Bible?
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No. The greater light is whom?
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The greater
light is Jesus Christ.
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Are you with me or not?
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Now this has been a
fundamental misunderstanding
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of many, because
they say, "Well, you know,
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the writings of Ellen
White are a lesser light,"
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and they interpret
that as inferior light.
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Of less authority light.
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Ellen White is not less
inspired than the Bible.
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Ellen White is not less
authoritative than the Bible.
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She has a different
function than the Bible.
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Her purpose is to shine
on the pages of the Bible
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so that people can
understand the Scriptures.
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The other lesser
light, if you please.
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Now let's go to the
next page, page 100.
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"And when they say to you..."
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In other words, should
you go consult the dead
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to know what God's will is?
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How do we discover the truth?
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"To the law..."
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At this stage it would
be the writings of Moses
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that are called the law.
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"...and to the testimony..."
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That would be the writings
of the prophets up to the time
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when Isaiah is writing.
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So where do you find light?
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You find light in
the law and where?
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And in the testimony.
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In the writings of Moses and
in the writings of the prophets
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that existed up till that time.
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Is the Word of God
a lamp and a light?
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Yes. Psalm 119:105
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"Your word is a lamp to my
feet, and a light to my path."
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So the Word of God is a lamp.
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It's not the sun, it's a lamp.
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Right?
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Is that a bad thing,
that the Word is a lamp?
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No, that's a good thing.
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So the Word of God is a
lamp that leads to Jesus,
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the greater light.
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Micah 3:6-7
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Why would the
day be dark for them?
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Why would the sun
go out in darkness?
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Because the prophets
were not pointing to whom?
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They were not pointing to Jesus.
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They were
eclipsed, if you please.
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Verse 7...
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So when a prophet speaks
and does not point to Christ,
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and does not teach the
truth, they are in darkness.
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Now let's notice also
that the Old Testament
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is a lesser light that leads
to Jesus, the greater light.
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Let's read several
text here in John 5:35-36,
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then we'll jump to
verses 39-40, and then 45-47.
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"He," that is, John the Baptist,
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"was the burning
and shining lamp..."
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So what John the
Baptist a lesser light?
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Yeah, he was a lamp, right?
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Did he give light?
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Yes. Because it says he
"was a burning and shining lamp,
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and you were willing for a
time to rejoice in his light."
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So John the Baptist had light.
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What kind of light?
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A lesser light.
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How do we know that?
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Verse 36 says,
Jesus is speaking,
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"But I have..." What?
"...greater witness..."
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So who is the greater light?
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Jesus.
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And then in verse
39 He says to them,
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"You search the..." What?
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~ Scriptures. - What Scriptures?
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When Jesus spoke these words
there was no New Testament.
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So you're talking
about the Old Testament.
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"You search the Scriptures..."
He says to the Jews of His day.
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In other words,
"They give witness of Me."
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Did John give witness to Jesus?
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Does the Old
Testament give witness to Jesus?
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Yes. It continues in verse 40.
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So to whom did
Moses give witness?
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Moses gave witness to Jesus.
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Did Abraham give
witness to Jesus too?
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John 8:56, Jesus says, "Abraham
saw My day, and rejoiced."
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Interesting.
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And then verse 47.
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That is, Moses' writings.
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To whom did
Moses point? To Jesus.
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"If you don't believe his
writings that point to Me..."
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Also Luke 24:25-27.
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Luke 24:25-27, and then
we'll read verses 44-46.
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This is on the road to Emmaus.
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That is, verses 25-27.
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Verses 44-46 is when
Jesus is in the upper room
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with the disciples
later on that evening.
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"Then He said to
them, 'O foolish ones,
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and slow of heart to believe
in all the prophets have spoken!
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Ought not the Christ to
have suffered these things
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and to enter into His glory?'
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And beginning..."
Where? "...at Moses..."
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That would be the
law, the Pentateuch.
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You know these three words:
Moses, prophets, and Scriptures,
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is really a summary of
the entire Old Testament.
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The Jews divided the Old
Testament into three parts.
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The first was the Torah,
which are the writings of Moses.
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The second are the Nevi'im.
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That's the prophets.
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And the other
Scriptures were the Ketuvim.
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So these three
words, Jesus is saying,
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"The entire Old
Testament points forward to Me."
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And then notice verses 44-46.
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Jesus is with the
disciples in the upper room.
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Actually, it ends at verse 45.
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"Then He said to them..."
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To whom did the
Psalms give witness?
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To Jesus.
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To whom did the
writings of Moses give witness?
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To Jesus.
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To whom did the
prophets give witness? Jesus.
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So all of these
sources are lesser lights
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that point to whom?
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To Jesus, the greater light.
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And it says in verse 45...
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Did a light go
on in their brains
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when they saw that
Jesus was a fulfillment
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of everything that the
Old Testament pointed to?
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Absolutely.
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Now, not only did
John give witness to Jesus,
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but the Scriptures do as well.
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In this sense,
both John the Baptist
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and the Old Testament
Scriptures are lesser lights
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that give witness to the
greater light, Jesus Christ.
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No individual or
book can reveal Jesus
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like He reveals
Himself in His person.
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The Bible is simply a
faint shadow of who Jesus is.
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It's a written description.
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But Jesus in person far
surpasses the glory that we find
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in the lesser light,
which is the Old Testament
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and the work of
John the Baptist.
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Now notice the
following statements
00:29:25.43\00:29:27.10
from the spirit of prophecy.
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Desire of Ages, page 211.
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"In every page..." How many?
00:29:31.30\00:29:33.50
Every page.
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"...whether history,
or precept, or prophecy,
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the Old Testament
Scriptures are irradiated..."
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What does, "irradiated," mean?
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You have the word,
"ray," in there, right?
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Irradiated.
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Shine, right?
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"...are irradiated with
the glory of the Son of God.
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So far as it was
of divine institution,
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the entire system of
Judaism was a compacted
00:29:59.59\00:30:03.26
prophecy of the gospel.
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To Christ 'give all
the prophets witness.'"
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And then you have,
This Day With God, page 246.
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"With the first
advent of Christ there was
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ushered in an era of..." What?
00:30:13.84\00:30:16.41
"...greater light and glory."
00:30:17.25\00:30:18.71
So who is the greater light?
00:30:18.75\00:30:20.55
It's the age of fulfillment
when Jesus actually comes.
00:30:20.58\00:30:24.42
"But it would indeed be
sinful ingratitude to despise
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and ridicule the
lesser light because a fuller
00:30:28.06\00:30:32.36
and more glorious
light had dawned."
00:30:32.39\00:30:34.13
Are you understanding
how Ellen White is defining
00:30:34.16\00:30:37.37
greater and lesser light here?
00:30:37.40\00:30:38.80
So don't let people tell you,
"Well, the spirit of prophecy,
00:30:40.44\00:30:42.90
that's only the lesser light.
00:30:42.94\00:30:44.31
So don't worry about what
you eat and what you drink.
00:30:44.74\00:30:47.28
You know, that's
just Ellen White."
00:30:47.31\00:30:48.64
"Don't worry
about how you worship.
00:30:51.11\00:30:52.51
That's just Ellen White.
00:30:52.55\00:30:53.88
She's a lesser light."
00:30:53.92\00:30:55.25
As if lesser means inferior.
00:30:55.58\00:30:57.92
Lesser does not mean inferior.
00:30:58.55\00:31:00.16
It simply means it
has a different function.
00:31:01.06\00:31:03.29
She continues, "Those who
despise the blessings and glory
00:31:03.86\00:31:06.66
of the Jewish age are
not prepared to be benefited
00:31:06.70\00:31:10.07
by the preaching of the gospel."
00:31:10.10\00:31:11.53
That's the New Testament age.
00:31:11.57\00:31:12.97
"The brightness of the Father's
glory, and the excellence
00:31:13.34\00:31:16.34
and perfection of His sacred
law are only understood through
00:31:16.37\00:31:19.77
the atonement made upon
Calvary by His dear Son;
00:31:19.81\00:31:23.28
but even the
atonement loses its significance
00:31:23.68\00:31:27.62
when the law of
God is rejected."
00:31:27.65\00:31:30.35
And then comes this
remarkable statement.
00:31:30.39\00:31:32.35
"What speech is to thought,
00:31:33.22\00:31:35.09
so is Christ to
the invisible Father."
00:31:35.36\00:31:37.53
In other words, the
Father thinks, and Jesus speaks
00:31:37.56\00:31:40.33
what the Father thought.
00:31:40.36\00:31:41.96
That's amazing.
00:31:42.00\00:31:43.33
"He is the
manifestation of the Father,
00:31:43.43\00:31:45.60
and is called the Word of God.
00:31:45.63\00:31:47.90
God sent His Son into the
world, His divinity clothed
00:31:48.30\00:31:51.87
with humanity, that
man might bear the image
00:31:51.91\00:31:55.04
of the invisible God.
00:31:55.08\00:31:56.71
He made known in His
words, His character,
00:31:56.98\00:31:59.91
His power and majesty, the
nature and attributes of God.
00:31:59.95\00:32:04.85
Divinity
flashed through humanity
00:32:05.32\00:32:07.66
in softening, subduing light.
00:32:07.69\00:32:10.19
He was the
embodiment of the law of God,
00:32:10.29\00:32:13.16
which is the
transcript of His character."
00:32:13.19\00:32:15.73
So let me ask you,
the law is a transcript
00:32:18.03\00:32:21.14
of the
character of Jesus, right?
00:32:21.17\00:32:22.74
So what is greater, the
transcript or the reality?
00:32:23.04\00:32:26.24
Well of course, the reality.
00:32:26.81\00:32:28.71
If you want to see
the law in living color,
00:32:29.14\00:32:32.25
study the life of Jesus
who is the greater light.
00:32:32.28\00:32:35.78
The Old Testament
presents the basics.
00:32:36.48\00:32:39.59
But it cannot present
Christ in all of His glory
00:32:40.19\00:32:42.96
such as we will know Him
00:32:42.99\00:32:44.33
when we enter
finally the kingdom.
00:32:44.36\00:32:47.30
Now does the New Testament
also give witness to Christ?
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Does the New Testament
give witness to Christ as well?
00:32:51.73\00:32:54.64
Yes. So is the New
Testament a lesser light?
00:32:54.74\00:32:57.04
Yes.
00:32:58.04\00:32:59.37
Let's read John 21:24-25.
00:32:59.41\00:33:02.84
"This is the
disciple who testifies..."
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You know, we have two
words: witness and testify.
00:33:08.98\00:33:11.89
Those two words are the
same in the Greek language.
00:33:12.59\00:33:15.06
There's one word
for, "give witness"
00:33:15.09\00:33:17.33
and "testify", in the Greek.
00:33:17.36\00:33:18.89
So when it says here, John
says, "This is the disciple
00:33:18.99\00:33:22.93
who testifies," it
means that he gives witness.
00:33:22.96\00:33:25.50
"...and we know that his..."
Witness, it can be translated.
00:33:29.87\00:33:34.38
So the Bible is just a
basic outline, in other words.
00:33:49.92\00:33:54.66
So does the New Testament
give witness to Christ as well?
00:33:54.70\00:33:57.57
Yes.
00:33:57.63\00:33:58.97
How about the
spirit of prophecy?
00:33:59.00\00:34:00.37
Does the spirit of
prophecy give witness to Jesus?
00:34:00.40\00:34:02.97
Notice this statement
from, Review and Herald,
00:34:03.44\00:34:05.97
January 20, 1903.
00:34:06.01\00:34:08.21
"The Lord has sent his
people much instruction,
00:34:08.84\00:34:11.38
line upon line,
precept upon precept,
00:34:11.41\00:34:14.15
here a little,
and there a little.
00:34:14.18\00:34:16.28
Little heed is given to the
Bible, and the Lord has given
00:34:16.48\00:34:20.49
a lesser light to lead men
and women to the greater light."
00:34:20.52\00:34:24.49
Did the Jews
pay little attention
00:34:25.13\00:34:26.80
to the Bible in their day?
00:34:26.83\00:34:28.26
Yes. So what did God do?
00:34:28.83\00:34:30.77
He gave them a lesser
light, John the Baptist,
00:34:31.07\00:34:33.34
to lead people to whom?
00:34:33.37\00:34:35.07
To Jesus Christ,
the greater light.
00:34:35.10\00:34:37.47
It continues saying, "O, how
much good would be accomplished
00:34:37.97\00:34:41.51
if the books
containing this light were read
00:34:41.54\00:34:44.45
with a
determination to carry out
00:34:44.48\00:34:47.12
the principles they contain!"
00:34:47.15\00:34:49.48
Now, not only are the
Scriptures a lesser light,
00:34:50.49\00:34:55.52
but God's people are moons
that are supposed to reflect
00:34:55.62\00:35:00.23
the light of Jesus to the world.
00:35:00.26\00:35:01.96
And by the way, where do
we find the light of Jesus
00:35:02.06\00:35:04.63
in this world?
00:35:04.67\00:35:06.00
We find it where?
00:35:06.03\00:35:07.37
Oh, we don't see
Him personally now,
00:35:07.87\00:35:10.21
so we present Jesus to
the world by preaching what?
00:35:10.24\00:35:13.74
By preaching the Bible.
00:35:14.14\00:35:15.64
Which is a lamp or a light
to the people in the world.
00:35:15.68\00:35:19.55
So let's notice John 12:34-36.
00:35:19.65\00:35:23.75
Remember, we studied
this morning about the water
00:35:59.35\00:36:02.49
that came forth from the rock?
00:36:02.52\00:36:04.13
What happens when
you drink the water?
00:36:05.16\00:36:07.00
You become a well or a fountain.
00:36:08.76\00:36:12.53
And then you become a fountain
to give water to others.
00:36:13.10\00:36:17.37
Is it the same
principle with the light?
00:36:17.41\00:36:20.38
When you receive the
light, what do you do?
00:36:20.81\00:36:22.84
You project the
light; you're a lesser light
00:36:23.61\00:36:25.75
that gives witness
to the greater light.
00:36:25.78\00:36:27.82
So notice Ephesians
5:8-14. The same idea.
00:36:28.32\00:36:33.42
He's speaking to the
Ephesians. "...you are..." What?
00:36:39.03\00:36:40.96
So are we the great light?
00:36:43.60\00:36:45.43
No. What are we?
00:36:45.87\00:36:47.20
The lesser light.
Giving witness to whom?
00:36:47.37\00:36:49.34
To Jesus.
00:36:49.90\00:36:51.24
What is it that
exposes the darkness?
00:37:07.06\00:37:09.32
The light, of course.
00:37:10.63\00:37:12.16
"For it is shameful
even to speak of those things
00:37:12.36\00:37:15.23
which are done
by them in secret.
00:37:15.26\00:37:16.97
"But all things
that are exposed are made
00:37:17.27\00:37:20.10
manifest by the..." What?
00:37:20.14\00:37:21.84
"...by the light, for whatever
makes manifest is light.
00:37:22.14\00:37:26.01
Therefore He says,
'Awake, you who sleep,
00:37:26.04\00:37:29.51
arise from the dead, and
Christ will give you light.'"
00:37:29.54\00:37:34.38
So we are like moons
that present the Scriptures
00:37:35.95\00:37:42.32
and the spirit of
prophecy to point to whom?
00:37:43.26\00:37:46.53
To point to Jesus Christ.
00:37:47.13\00:37:49.66
Now let's continue here.
00:37:50.30\00:37:52.00
Desire of Ages, page 465.
00:37:52.03\00:37:55.00
"As the moon and the
stars of the solar system
00:37:55.90\00:37:59.34
shine by the
reflected light of the sun,
00:37:59.97\00:38:03.24
so, as far as their
teaching is true..."
00:38:03.81\00:38:06.51
Where do we get
the teaching from?
00:38:06.55\00:38:08.58
From the Bible and what else?
00:38:09.42\00:38:10.89
As Adventists, from
the spirit of prophecy.
00:38:11.32\00:38:14.49
"...so, as far as
their teaching is true,
00:38:15.02\00:38:18.06
do the world's great
thinkers reflect the rays
00:38:18.46\00:38:22.56
of the Sun of Righteousness.
00:38:22.60\00:38:24.43
Every gem of thought,
every flash of the intellect,
00:38:24.77\00:38:28.40
is from the Light of the world."
00:38:28.44\00:38:31.01
And then you have this
last statement in this section,
00:38:32.37\00:38:34.98
Reflecting Christ, page 379.
00:38:35.01\00:38:37.58
'"Ye are the
light of the world,'
00:38:37.78\00:38:39.68
said Christ to His disciples.
00:38:39.78\00:38:41.58
As the sun goes
forth in the heavens,
00:38:41.78\00:38:44.79
dispelling the shades of
the night, and filling the world
00:38:44.82\00:38:49.09
with brightness,
so must..." Whom?
00:38:49.12\00:38:52.43
"...the followers of
Jesus let their light shine
00:38:52.93\00:38:56.97
to dispel the moral darkness
of a world lying in sin.
00:38:57.40\00:39:01.00
However, they have
no light of themselves;
00:39:01.40\00:39:05.04
it is the light of
Heaven that they are to
00:39:05.24\00:39:08.34
reflect to the world."
00:39:08.38\00:39:10.35
Are you catching the picture?
00:39:11.01\00:39:12.35
So now we know
what the sun represents.
00:39:13.35\00:39:15.68
We know what
the moon represents.
00:39:15.88\00:39:17.92
So what is the
meaning of the stars?
00:39:18.32\00:39:21.49
A third of the
stars are eclipsed.
00:39:21.52\00:39:24.29
Let's read Daniel 12:3, and
then we'll read Daniel 12:10.
00:39:24.89\00:39:30.30
What are we doing here, folks?
00:39:30.57\00:39:32.07
We're using simple
prophetic principles
00:39:33.20\00:39:36.71
to interpret the trumpets.
00:39:36.74\00:39:38.41
We're using the same method
that we used for the churches,
00:39:38.87\00:39:41.61
the same method that
we used for the seals,
00:39:41.64\00:39:43.88
the same method that we used
to interpret Daniel chapter 7,
00:39:43.91\00:39:47.08
the beast, and so on.
00:39:47.12\00:39:48.52
We're allowing
the Bible to interpret
00:39:49.05\00:39:50.85
the meaning of the symbols.
00:39:50.89\00:39:52.35
It's not rocket science.
00:39:52.92\00:39:54.59
It's actually quite
simple when you allow the Bible
00:39:54.62\00:39:57.06
to explain itself.
00:39:57.09\00:39:58.59
Daniel 12:3
00:39:58.89\00:40:01.03
So stars represent
God's people, right?
00:40:15.31\00:40:18.38
So notice it continues saying,
00:40:19.21\00:40:20.88
"May shall be
purified, made white..."
00:40:20.92\00:40:23.15
And then you have several
very insightful statements
00:40:31.69\00:40:35.06
by Ellen White.
00:40:35.10\00:40:36.43
In the book, Prophets
and Kings, pages 188 and 189,
00:40:37.23\00:40:41.07
Ellen White is
dealing here with the end time
00:40:41.10\00:40:43.47
with those who are
faithful to the Lord
00:40:43.51\00:40:45.71
in the big trial ahead.
00:40:45.74\00:40:47.18
"Among earth's inhabitants,
scattered in every land,
00:40:47.61\00:40:51.21
there are those who have
not bowed the knee to Baal."
00:40:51.71\00:40:54.95
And what does
she compare them to?
00:40:55.72\00:40:57.69
"Like the stars of heaven,
which appear only at night,
00:40:58.12\00:41:02.66
these faithful ones will
shine forth when darkness
00:41:03.09\00:41:07.30
covers the earth and
gross darkness the people."
00:41:07.33\00:41:10.20
Will they shine as the sun
or will they shine as moons?
00:41:10.87\00:41:14.20
Well, they'll be
lesser lights, right?
00:41:14.90\00:41:16.57
Because they're
preaching the Scriptures.
00:41:16.60\00:41:18.31
It continues, "In heathen
Africa, in the Catholic lands
00:41:19.41\00:41:23.04
of Europe and of South
America, in China, in India,
00:41:23.08\00:41:26.72
in the islands of the sea,
00:41:26.92\00:41:28.38
and in all the dark
corners of the earth,
00:41:28.58\00:41:30.79
God has in reserve a
firmament of chosen ones..."
00:41:30.82\00:41:35.26
What is in the firmament?
00:41:35.36\00:41:36.99
The stars.
00:41:37.63\00:41:38.99
So she says, "...God
has in reserve a firmament
00:41:40.03\00:41:42.63
of chosen ones that will yet
shine forth amidst the darkness,
00:41:42.66\00:41:47.70
revealing clearly to an apostate
world the transforming power
00:41:47.74\00:41:51.67
of obedience to His law.
00:41:51.71\00:41:53.38
Even now they are
appearing in every nation,
00:41:53.81\00:41:55.81
among every tongue and people;
00:41:55.84\00:41:57.51
and in the hour of
deepest apostasy..."
00:41:57.71\00:42:00.62
That is when it's darkest.
00:42:00.98\00:42:02.75
"...when Satan's
supreme effort is made to cause
00:42:02.95\00:42:05.32
'all, both small and great,
rich and poor, free and bond,'
00:42:05.35\00:42:08.92
to receive, under penalty of
death, the sign of allegiance
00:42:08.96\00:42:12.46
to a false rest
day, these faithful ones,
00:42:12.49\00:42:15.50
'blameless and harmless, the
sons of God, without rebuke,'
00:42:15.80\00:42:19.73
will 'shine as
lights in the world.'
00:42:19.77\00:42:23.27
The darker the night, the more
brilliantly will they shine."
00:42:23.30\00:42:28.08
Do you want to be among those?
00:42:28.94\00:42:30.51
We've got to let
our light shine, folks,
00:42:31.21\00:42:33.21
like the stars of heaven.
00:42:33.25\00:42:34.75
Here's another one,
Maranatha, page 200.
00:42:35.05\00:42:38.05
"Maranatha" was a devotional
book many, many years ago.
00:42:38.09\00:42:42.16
"The contest is
between the commandments of God
00:42:43.09\00:42:45.49
and the commandments of men.
00:42:45.53\00:42:47.00
In this time the
gold will be separated
00:42:47.33\00:42:49.83
from the dross in the church.
00:42:49.86\00:42:51.73
True godliness will be
clearly distinguished from
00:42:51.97\00:42:55.57
the appearance
and tinsel of it."
00:42:55.60\00:42:58.57
And now notice this.
00:42:59.01\00:43:00.34
"Many a star that we have
admired for its brilliancy
00:43:00.38\00:43:06.01
will then go out in darkness."
00:43:06.65\00:43:09.55
Many great individuals
that we said, "Man, this person
00:43:10.62\00:43:14.69
can't miss," are
going to go out in darkness.
00:43:14.72\00:43:19.16
I pray to the Lord that
I'm not one of them every day.
00:43:19.83\00:43:22.36
"Many a star that we have
admired for its brilliancy
00:43:23.63\00:43:26.53
will then go out in darkness.
00:43:26.74\00:43:28.27
Chaff like a cloud will
be borne away on the wind,
00:43:28.47\00:43:31.54
even from places where we
see only floors of rich wheat.
00:43:31.74\00:43:35.41
All who assume the
ornaments of the sanctuary..."
00:43:35.88\00:43:38.05
That is the external
beauty of the sanctuary.
00:43:38.08\00:43:40.28
"...but are not clothed
with Christ's righteousness,
00:43:40.52\00:43:43.42
will appear in the
shame of their own nakedness."
00:43:43.45\00:43:47.09
So what do the stars represent?
00:43:47.56\00:43:49.42
They represent God's
faithful people that shine
00:43:49.79\00:43:52.49
in the midst of darkness;
the darkness of the world.
00:43:52.53\00:43:55.70
At the bottom of page 104, Ellen
White referred to John Wycliffe
00:43:56.87\00:44:01.40
as the morning
star of the Reformation.
00:44:01.70\00:44:06.47
Now wait a minute.
00:44:06.91\00:44:08.24
Revelation 22:16 says
that Jesus is the Morning Star.
00:44:08.38\00:44:12.48
So how can we say
Jesus is the Morning Star,
00:44:12.78\00:44:15.38
but Wycliffe is the
morning star of the Reformation?
00:44:15.42\00:44:18.52
Well, let's read
Ellen White's quotation.
00:44:18.85\00:44:20.92
This Day With God, page 327.
00:44:20.96\00:44:23.43
"Every true believer catches
the beams from the Morning Star
00:44:23.89\00:44:28.50
and transmits the light to
those who sit in darkness."
00:44:29.20\00:44:32.53
So where did Wycliffe
get his rays of light from?
00:44:32.57\00:44:36.60
From THE Morning Star.
00:44:37.21\00:44:39.17
"Not only do they
shine amid the darkness
00:44:39.64\00:44:42.14
of their own neighborhood,
00:44:42.18\00:44:43.51
but as a church, they
shine forth to regions beyond.
00:44:43.81\00:44:47.72
The Lord expects
every man to do his duty.
00:44:47.92\00:44:50.45
Everyone who
unites with the church..."
00:44:50.82\00:44:52.95
- How many? ~ Everyone.
00:44:52.99\00:44:55.32
Two people believe this.
00:44:56.79\00:44:58.59
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:44:58.63\00:44:59.96
"Everyone who
unites with the church
00:45:00.23\00:45:03.03
is to be one with
Christ to diffuse the beams
00:45:03.23\00:45:07.90
of the Morning Star, and
becoming the light of the world,
00:45:07.94\00:45:11.51
Christ and His
people are to be..." What?
00:45:11.54\00:45:14.08
"...co-partners in the
great work of saving the world."
00:45:14.11\00:45:18.98
And then we have the
statement I read this morning.
00:45:20.52\00:45:22.12
I'm going to read it
again because it's powerful.
00:45:22.15\00:45:24.19
"'These things sayeth
He that holdeth seven stars
00:45:24.99\00:45:28.12
in His right hand.'
00:45:28.16\00:45:29.49
These words are
spoken to..." Whom?
00:45:29.72\00:45:31.99
The seven stars...
00:45:33.23\00:45:34.56
Are you understanding
what the seven stars
00:45:34.60\00:45:36.20
in relation to the churches are?
00:45:36.23\00:45:37.87
The seven
churches represent what?
00:45:38.40\00:45:41.04
Seven periods of church history.
00:45:41.14\00:45:43.47
The seven stars represent the
religious leaders at each stage
00:45:43.84\00:45:48.01
of the history of the church.
00:45:48.14\00:45:49.68
Now in that light we
need to see this statement.
00:45:49.94\00:45:53.18
"These words are spoken to
the teachers in the church;
00:45:53.92\00:45:57.72
those entrusted by God
with weighty responsibilities.
00:45:57.82\00:46:01.66
The sweet influences that
are to be abundant in the church
00:46:01.86\00:46:04.83
are bound up
with God's..." Whom?
00:46:04.86\00:46:06.83
"...ministers, who are to
reveal the love of Christ.
00:46:06.93\00:46:10.60
The stars of heaven
are under His control.
00:46:11.13\00:46:13.97
He fills them with light.
00:46:14.30\00:46:16.14
He guides and
directs their movements.
00:46:16.50\00:46:18.67
If He did not do this,
they would become fallen stars."
00:46:19.07\00:46:22.14
And now she's going to
say what the stars represent.
00:46:22.18\00:46:25.01
"So with His ministers.
00:46:25.05\00:46:27.28
They are but
instruments in His hands,
00:46:27.48\00:46:29.92
and all the good they accomplish
is done through His power.
00:46:30.02\00:46:33.05
Through them His
light is to shine forth.
00:46:33.52\00:46:36.73
The Savior is to
be their efficiency.
00:46:36.93\00:46:39.33
If they will look to Him
as He looked to the Father,
00:46:39.59\00:46:43.23
they will be
enabled to do His work.
00:46:43.57\00:46:45.73
As they make God
their dependence,
00:46:46.10\00:46:48.14
He will give them His brightness
to reflect to the world."
00:46:48.17\00:46:53.17
It's clear?
00:46:54.54\00:46:55.88
So what does the sun represent?
00:46:56.11\00:46:57.98
Jesus Christ, the
person of Jesus Christ.
00:46:59.25\00:47:01.45
The age of fulfillment.
00:47:01.48\00:47:02.82
What does the moon represent?
00:47:03.12\00:47:05.09
It represents the Old Testament
00:47:05.59\00:47:07.56
that pointed to
Jesus, the greater light.
00:47:07.59\00:47:09.56
John the Baptist who pointed
to Jesus, the greater light.
00:47:09.72\00:47:12.99
Ellen White who pointed to
Jesus as the greater light.
00:47:13.50\00:47:17.93
Now let's go to
the next section.
00:47:18.87\00:47:21.07
The eclipse of
the two witnesses.
00:47:22.00\00:47:24.54
Were the two
witnesses eclipsed during the
00:47:25.44\00:47:28.64
period of the fourth trumpet?
00:47:28.68\00:47:30.35
Absolutely.
00:47:30.38\00:47:31.71
Now I want you to
notice that in Scripture
00:47:31.98\00:47:36.25
the period of the 1260
years is an era of darkness.
00:47:38.39\00:47:43.76
During the period
of the papal dominion
00:47:45.66\00:47:48.66
it's a period of darkness.
00:47:48.70\00:47:50.03
Why do you suppose
it's called, the Dark Ages?
00:47:50.07\00:47:53.20
Because the sun, moon,
and stars have been what?
00:47:55.30\00:47:58.47
Eclipsed.
00:47:58.91\00:48:00.38
Exactly.
00:48:00.41\00:48:01.74
Now let's
notice Revelation 11:3.
00:48:01.78\00:48:04.08
"I will give power to my
two witnesses..." God says.
00:48:05.01\00:48:08.98
For how long were the two
witnesses going to prophesy?
00:48:11.35\00:48:14.22
How were they going to prophesy?
00:48:16.79\00:48:18.99
What color is sackcloth?
00:48:23.47\00:48:25.00
Black.
00:48:27.90\00:48:29.24
Let's read the next two
verses and you'll see it.
00:48:31.41\00:48:33.98
Isaiah 50:3
00:48:34.41\00:48:36.18
That's what you call a
synonymous parallelism,
00:48:44.49\00:48:47.32
where the second
line is a repetition
00:48:47.36\00:48:49.72
of the same thought as the
first line in different words.
00:48:49.76\00:48:52.69
So, "I clothed the
heavens with..." What?
00:48:52.73\00:48:55.26
"...blackness." Or darkness.
00:48:55.60\00:48:57.23
"And I make
sackcloth their covering."
00:48:57.27\00:48:59.33
How were the two witnesses
00:48:59.37\00:49:00.70
going to give
their witness then?
00:49:00.74\00:49:02.20
In the fullness of light?
00:49:02.24\00:49:03.94
No. In darkness.
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Revelation 6:12 is
another text that tells us that
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sackcloth is black, and
it's symbolic of blackness.
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So how do we
interpret the two witnesses
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in the light of
this fourth trumpet?
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Well the two
witnesses represent what?
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The two witnesses represent
the Old and New Testament.
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How did they witness during the
period of the fourth trumpet?
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They witnessed in sackcloth.
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In darkness.
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Because the sun, the
moon, and the stars were what?
00:49:56.66\00:49:59.03
Partially eclipsed.
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As we have seen, the Old
Testament gives witness to Jesus
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as does the New Testament.
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In this sense, the two
witnesses give witness to Jesus.
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Let's notice Ellen White's
concept of the two witnesses,
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what they represent.
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Great Controversy, page 267.
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"The two witnesses
represent the Scriptures
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of the Old and
the New Testament."
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How did the Old
and New Testament speak
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during the period
of papal dominion?
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In fullness of light?
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No. In darkness.
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She continues, "Both
are important testimonies
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to the origin and
perpetuity of the law of God.
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Both are
witnesses also to..." What?
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"...to the plan of salvation.
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The types, sacrifices, and
prophecies of the Old Testament
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point forward to
a Savior to come.
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The Gospels and
Epistles of the New Testament
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tell of a Savior who
has come in the exact manner
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foretold by type and prophecy."
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Are you understanding this?
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So who are the two witnesses?
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The Old and New Testament.
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The two lesser lights, right?
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That were supposed
to lead people to whom?
00:51:14.87\00:51:16.87
To Jesus Christ,
the greater light.
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But what happened
during the 1260 years?
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We're told here
that the two witnesses
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prophesied in sackcloth.
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In darkness.
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Because the
Word of God was what?
00:51:29.88\00:51:32.49
The Word of God was
suppressed by the papal church.
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Ellen White
described how the two witnesses
00:51:38.46\00:51:40.70
gave their testimony
dimly during the 1260 years
00:51:40.73\00:51:44.43
of papal supremacy.
00:51:44.47\00:51:45.80
The greater and lesser
lights pointed to Jesus dimly
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because the papacy
partially eclipsed them.
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Notice this statement from,
Great Controversy, page 269.
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"The period when
the two witnesses,"
00:51:58.21\00:52:00.28
that is the lesser
light, "were to prophesy
00:52:00.32\00:52:03.22
clothed in
sackcloth ended in 1798.
00:52:03.25\00:52:07.29
As they were
approaching the termination
00:52:07.62\00:52:09.92
of their work in..." What?
00:52:09.96\00:52:11.76
Obscurity.
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What does obscurity mean?
00:52:15.40\00:52:17.03
You know the word in
Spanish is used more.
00:52:18.10\00:52:21.40
The word, "oscuro."
00:52:21.44\00:52:23.10
It means, dark. Right, Lupé?
00:52:24.11\00:52:26.21
Oscuro.
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That's what
obscurity means; in darkness.
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So how did the two
witnesses give their testimony?
00:52:29.68\00:52:32.78
In darkness. In obscurity.
00:52:32.98\00:52:35.12
So once again, "As they
were approaching the termination
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of their work in obscurity,
war was to be made upon them
00:52:37.95\00:52:42.02
by the power represented
as 'the beast that ascendeth
00:52:42.06\00:52:45.39
out of the bottomless pit.'"
00:52:45.43\00:52:46.76
This is the fifth
trumpet, by the way.
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The French Revolution.
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"In many of the nations of
Europe the powers that ruled
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in Church and State had
for centuries been controlled
00:52:52.97\00:52:56.30
by Satan, through the
medium of the papacy."
00:52:56.34\00:52:59.01
That's during the 1260 years.
00:52:59.47\00:53:01.38
"But here..."
00:53:01.58\00:53:02.91
Speaking of the fifth
trumpet, the French Revolution.
00:53:02.94\00:53:05.08
"But here is
brought to view a new
00:53:05.11\00:53:08.32
manifestation of Satanic power."
00:53:08.35\00:53:10.69
In France the
Scriptures were killed.
00:53:10.72\00:53:14.12
The two witnesses were killed.
00:53:14.76\00:53:16.59
During the 1260 years
they gave witness in obscurity.
00:53:17.23\00:53:20.40
But in the French Revolution
the two witnesses are killed.
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The Old and New Testament.
00:53:24.73\00:53:26.20
We'll come to that when we
deal with the fifth trumpet.
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And that will be tomorrow.
00:53:29.34\00:53:30.71
Very, very exciting.
00:53:30.74\00:53:32.07
Notice, Great
Controversy, page 269.
00:53:32.47\00:53:35.68
"According to the
words of the prophet, then,
00:53:36.48\00:53:38.71
a little before the year 1798
some power of Satanic origin
00:53:39.15\00:53:44.85
and character would rise
to make war upon the Bible.
00:53:45.52\00:53:50.63
And in the land where the
testimony of God's two witnesses
00:53:51.29\00:53:54.86
should thus be silenced,
there would be manifest
00:53:55.06\00:53:58.47
the atheism of the Pharaoh, and
the licentiousness of Sodom."
00:53:58.50\00:54:03.00
The chapter on
the French Revolution
00:54:04.97\00:54:06.44
describes the fifth trumpet.
00:54:06.47\00:54:08.04
Which follows, of
course, the period of obscurity
00:54:09.21\00:54:12.91
of the sun, moon, and stars
00:54:12.95\00:54:14.78
during the period
of papal supremacy.
00:54:14.82\00:54:16.79
Are you following me or not?
00:54:16.82\00:54:18.25
Now, let's talk
about the darkening
00:54:18.75\00:54:21.59
of the sun and the
moon in the light of what
00:54:21.62\00:54:24.39
Ellen White has to say.
00:54:24.43\00:54:26.43
And we'll have to
stop after we read probably
00:54:27.13\00:54:31.50
the first statement here.
00:54:31.53\00:54:33.00
Significantly, Ellen
White titled the chapter in,
00:54:33.30\00:54:35.67
The Great Controversy, in
the period of papal supremacy,
00:54:35.70\00:54:39.11
you know how she
titled that chapter?
00:54:39.14\00:54:41.01
An Era of Spiritual Darkness.
00:54:41.34\00:54:44.15
Coincidence, right?
00:54:44.61\00:54:45.95
No.
00:54:46.41\00:54:47.75
Because the sun, moon, and stars
are eclipsed during this period.
00:54:47.78\00:54:50.75
She wrote
repeatedly about the darkness
00:54:50.95\00:54:53.22
that characterized this period.
00:54:53.25\00:54:54.89
Let's read this statement.
00:54:55.19\00:54:56.59
"The accession of
the Roman Church to power
00:54:56.86\00:54:59.43
marked the
beginning of..." What?
00:54:59.46\00:55:01.66
"...Dark Ages." Hello.
00:55:02.33\00:55:04.90
"...Dark Ages.
00:55:05.33\00:55:06.74
As her power
increased, the..." What?
00:55:06.77\00:55:09.77
"...the darkness deepened.
00:55:10.04\00:55:12.27
Faith was
transferred from Christ..."
00:55:12.61\00:55:14.64
So are people looking at Christ?
00:55:14.68\00:55:16.28
No.
00:55:17.21\00:55:18.55
It says, "Faith was
transferred from Christ,
00:55:18.58\00:55:20.75
the true
foundation, to..." Whom?
00:55:20.78\00:55:22.62
"...to the pope of Rome."
00:55:23.22\00:55:24.55
Is Christ eclipsed
during this period?
00:55:24.59\00:55:26.52
He most certainly is.
00:55:26.55\00:55:27.89
"Instead of trusting in the Son
of God for forgiveness of sins
00:55:28.09\00:55:31.36
and for eternal salvation,
the people looked to the pope,
00:55:31.56\00:55:34.56
and to the priests and prelates
to whom he delegated authority.
00:55:34.60\00:55:38.77
They were taught that the
pope was their earthly mediator
00:55:38.80\00:55:41.60
and that none could
approach God except through him;
00:55:41.64\00:55:44.64
and, further, that he stood
in the place of God to them
00:55:44.67\00:55:48.08
and was therefore to
be implicitly obeyed."
00:55:48.11\00:55:50.68
Was the sight of
the people distracted
00:55:52.45\00:55:55.32
from Christ to the pope?
00:55:55.35\00:55:57.45
Absolutely.
00:55:57.62\00:55:58.95
Was Christ eclipsed?
00:55:58.99\00:56:00.52
His intercessory work. Yes.
00:56:00.72\00:56:02.96
"A deviation from his
requirements was sufficient
00:56:03.26\00:56:06.09
cause for the severest
punishment to be visited
00:56:06.13\00:56:09.46
upon the bodies and
souls of the offenders.
00:56:09.50\00:56:12.37
Thus the minds of the
people were turned away from God
00:56:12.67\00:56:17.34
to fallible, erring, and cruel
men; nay, more to..." Whom?
00:56:18.47\00:56:24.41
"...the prince
of..." There once again.
00:56:24.51\00:56:27.38
Emphasis on darkness.
00:56:27.42\00:56:28.75
"...the prince of
darkness himself, who exercised
00:56:28.78\00:56:31.45
his power through them.
00:56:31.49\00:56:32.92
Sin was disguised
in a garb of sanctity.
00:56:33.19\00:56:36.52
When the Scriptures are
suppressed, and man comes
00:56:36.79\00:56:40.10
to regard himself as supreme,
we need look only for fraud,
00:56:40.13\00:56:44.63
deception, and
debasing iniquity."
00:56:44.67\00:56:47.90
We have time to read
maybe one or two more.
00:56:48.67\00:56:51.61
This one is from,
Great Controversy, page 57.
00:56:52.14\00:56:55.54
This is all from the chapter on,
An Era of Spiritual Darkness.
00:56:55.58\00:56:58.68
Notice how she emphasizes
darkness all the time.
00:56:58.71\00:57:01.02
"The darkness
seemed to grow more dense.
00:57:01.22\00:57:04.15
Image worship
became more general.
00:57:04.95\00:57:07.36
Candles were
burned before images,
00:57:07.52\00:57:09.46
and prayers
were offered to them.
00:57:09.49\00:57:11.36
The most absurd and
superstitious customs prevailed.
00:57:11.56\00:57:15.60
The minds of men were
so completely controlled
00:57:15.63\00:57:18.50
by superstition
that reason itself
00:57:18.53\00:57:21.30
seemed to have lost its sway.
00:57:21.34\00:57:23.57
While priests and bishops
were themselves pleasure-loving,
00:57:24.01\00:57:27.68
sensual, and corrupt, it could
only be expected that the people
00:57:27.71\00:57:32.18
who looked to them for
guidance would be sunken
00:57:32.21\00:57:35.15
in ignorance and vice."
00:57:35.18\00:57:37.45
And in, Great
Controversy, page 58, she wrote,
00:57:37.92\00:57:40.52
"The advancing
centuries witnessed a constant
00:57:40.92\00:57:44.33
increase of error in the
doctrines put forth by Rome."
00:57:44.36\00:57:49.56
Are you catching the
picture of what's happening
00:57:50.40\00:57:52.23
during the fourth trumpet?
00:57:52.27\00:57:53.64
The fourth
trumpet is not describing
00:57:55.14\00:57:57.07
the barbarian invasions.
00:57:57.11\00:57:58.67
We'll conclude this
in our next session.
00:57:59.37\00:58:01.31