Well, folks, here we
are, our last session.
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Ah, you reacted the
way you should have.
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Oh.
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This is hour
number 24, since Monday.
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You know, we
usually like to do 24,
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because we have four a day,
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except for Friday
where we have five,
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that seems to be just the
right amount of study time.
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You get out early,
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you're able to go to
your home or to your room
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and review what we've studied.
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And now what we're
going to do is go to page 315.
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And we are going to
really have to motor
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because we have
to finish a study,
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a verse by verse
study of the sixth trumpet,
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and then we have to deal
with the seventh trumpet.
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The good thing
about the seventh trumpet
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is that it's only
about three pages long.
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So we should be
able to cover it well.
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So let's just do
a moment of review
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before we get into
a verse by verse study
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of the sixth trumpet.
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Now what are the
two things in common
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that Revelation 16:12-16
have with the sixth trumpet?
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A mention of what?
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The Euphrates,
that's critically important.
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And secondly, a
mention of demonic activity.
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Devils,
doctrines of devils, right?
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Those are the two
common denominators.
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And we're going to find that
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in our study of
the sixth trumpet
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verse by verse,
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because up till now
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we have just basically
dealt with the general picture.
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But now we're actually going
to do a verse by verse study.
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So let's go to page 315.
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And we will begin at verse 13,
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which is the
beginning of the sixth trumpet,
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Revelation 9:13-21.
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"Then the sixth angel sounded:
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And I heard a voice
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from the four
horns of the altar,"
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which is where?
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"Which is before God."
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Now the fact
that the voice comes
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from the four horns of the altar
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of incense is significant.
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Notice what Albert Barnes
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once again had
to say about this.
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"When it is said
that this was before God,
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the meaning is that
it was directly before
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or in front of the
symbol of the divine presence,"
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where?
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"In the most holy place."
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So is this altar oriented
towards the most holy place
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during the sixth trumpet?
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Absolutely.
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It is obvious
that God the Father
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is not the one who is speaking
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here from the four
horns of the altar,
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because the altar is before God,
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and the voice
comes from the altar.
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So the one who stands
ministering at the altar
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of incense before God,
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presenting the
prayers of the saints
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is none other than whom?
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None other than
Jesus Christ, our mediator,
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our intercessor
or representatives.
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Now the horns of the
altar of sacrifice in the court,
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which is not the altar
that we're talking about here.
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But the horns represented
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God's mercy and protective power
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in times of crisis
when life was in danger.
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Is the life of God's
people going to be in danger
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during the latter
part of the sixth trumpet?
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Absolutely.
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You can read those verses there,
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1 Kings 150, etc.
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However, if Israel had
not repented from her sin,
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the horns were what?
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Broken off, believe it or not.
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And no mercy was extended.
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In the daily service,
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blood was rubbed on the
horns of the altar of sacrifice,
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to indicate that the
confessed sins of Israel
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have been forgiven.
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The altar in view
in Revelation 9:13
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is not the altar of sacrifice,
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but rather the altar of incense
because it is before God,
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directly before the
veil of the sanctuary
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that leads into
the most holy place.
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As we have noted,
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the sixth
trumpet relates to events
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that transpire
between what time?
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At which apartment is
Jesus during this trumpet?
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In the most holy place.
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So significantly blood,
this is a very important point.
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Blood was rubbed on the
horns of the altar of incense
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once a year for an atonement
to cleanse the sanctuary.
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So is this dealing with
the most holy place symbolism,
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the sixth trumpet?
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Absolutely.
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Is the door of probation
still open at this point?
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Yeah, because the
rubbing of the blood
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on the horns of the
altar of incense once a year
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atoned and
cleansed the sanctuary.
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Probation will not close
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until all of the
sins of God's people
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have been cleansed
from the sanctuary.
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So let's go then to verse 14,
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"Saying to the sixth
angel who had the trumpet."
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Now here comes the
connection with Revelation 16,
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"Saying to the sixth
angel who had the trumpet, "
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to do what?
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"Release the four angels,"
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who are what?
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"Bound," where?
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"At the great river Euphrates."
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Does that have any connection
with Revelation 16:12-16?
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The mention of the
great river Euphrates.
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Now let's read the note.
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Some have
confused the four angels
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who hold the winds
in Revelation 7:1-4,
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with the four
angels that wreak havoc
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on mankind in the trumpets.
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However, these four
angels are not good angels
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that hold back
the winds of strife,
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as in Revelation 7:1-4.
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These evil angels are
waiting for God to what?
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To release them.
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So they can wreak
havoc on humankind,
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as we can see from
the succeeding context,
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because well,
when they are released,
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what happens?
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Whoa, there's
cataclysm in the world.
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We are not to understand
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that only four angels
caused the devastation.
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The number four represents what?
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Universality or
global in extent,
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so the sixth
trumpet applies what?
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Globally.
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In other words,
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Satan and his angels
go to the whole world
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to wreak havoc,
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beginning in 1844,
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but especially intensifying
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as the close of
probation approaches.
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Now let's talk about
the releasing of the winds
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in Revelation Chapter 7.
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Notably, God has three angels.
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And what do
those three angels do?
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They gather the
remnant on God's side.
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And Satan also has
three angels, right?
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Satan has evil spirits,
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by the way, are
fallen angels, right?
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So Satan has three angels
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who gathered the
wicked on his side.
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This is the theme
of the sixth trumpet,
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is the
gathering of the righteous
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and the unrighteous.
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Furthermore, both God
and Satan have a what?
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A fourth angel that
brings a final great revival
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before the end.
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Is Satan going to have a
great revival before the end?
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Yes.
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Is God going to have a
great revival before the end?
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Absolutely.
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As we have mentioned before,
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the only other
time that the name,
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the great river Euphrates
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appears in the Book
of Revelation is where?
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In Chapter 16 and verse 12.
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So there must be a relationship
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between the
sixth trumpet and what?
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And the sixth plague.
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We've already
talked about that, right?
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Some have sought
to find an application
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of the sixth trumpet,
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this is an important point.
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To the phenomenal
growth of radical Islam,
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because of the mention
of the river Euphrates.
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See, they interpret this
as being the literal Euphrates
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over in Iraq.
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The question that
we must ask is this,
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what hermeneutical principle
or principle of interpretation
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allows these expositors to say
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that the
Euphrates in Revelation 9
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is referring to a
literal geographical location
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in the Middle East,
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while the
Euphrates of Revelation 16
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refers to the
multitudes of the whole world
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under the control
of spiritual Babylon.
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So why in Revelation 9
is the Euphrates literal
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and why in Revelation 16
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does it represent multitudes,
nations, tongues and peoples?
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This is after the cross,
both are after the cross.
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So both must be what?
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Both must be
symbolic. That's right.
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In short,
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why are we to understand
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the Euphrates in
Revelation 16:12 as symbolic?
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Well, we understand
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the one in
Revelation 9 as literal
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when both of them apply
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to the same
period of the end time.
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That is the sixth
trumpet and the sixth plague.
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An important prophetic principle
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is that after the cross
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prophecy uses
the same terminology
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as in the Old Testament,
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but removes the
geographical limitations.
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So in the New
Testament, what is Israel?
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Is Israel literally limited
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to the literal
Jews in the Middle East?
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No.
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What is Israel today?
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It's those who are
Christ's are Abraham's seed.
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So Israel is global.
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That's the principle.
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Now going on to another point.
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If these evil
angels are released,
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then in the past they
must have been under what?
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Under restraint.
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What is it that
restrained these angels
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from manifesting
their destructive power?
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The answer is in
Revelation 12:16.
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What happened?
What helped the woman?
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The earth helped the woman.
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And furthermore,
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the papacy received
a deadly wound in 1798.
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And the civil
governments of the world
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have kept that wound in place,
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although it's healing
very quickly, I might say.
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However, when the
beast from the earth
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gives civil power
back to the papacy,
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what happens with the wound?
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The wound heals.
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Then what is going to happen?
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The restraint will be removed,
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and Satan will manifest
his final display of power.
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Are you following this?
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In this context,
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we need to
understand the meaning
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of 2 Thessalonians 2.
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While the civil power
of the Roman Empire ruled,
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the papacy was under what?
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Restraint, because
there was already a ruler,
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the Roman Empire.
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However, when the civil
power of Rome was removed
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by the
barbarians, what happened?
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The papacy was released
or liberated to wreak havoc
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during the Middle Ages
under the leadership of whom?
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Of Satan, the dragon.
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Notice the
interesting terminology
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that Cardinal
Henry Edward Newman
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or Manning uses to describe
the removal of the restraints
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on the papacy
by the civil power.
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And I added this in brackets
because this is the context.
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When the barbarians
invaded the Roman Empire,
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the Pontus found
themselves alone,
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the soul fountains of
order, peace, law and safety.
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And from the hour
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of this providential liberation,
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when by divine intervention,
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what fell off of
the hands of the pope?
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When the chains fell off
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from the hands of
the successor of Peter,
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so was he bound before this?
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Yes.
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As once before from his own,
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no sovereign has
ever reigned in Rome,
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except the
vicar of Jesus Christ.
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So could the
papacy begin to rule
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if the Roman
Empire was still ruling?
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No. What needed to happen?
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The Roman Empire
had to be removed,
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so that the papacy
could ascend the power.
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So when the
restraint was removed,
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the papacy was
liberated or was freed.
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Are you with me?
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Now, Manning added this,
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the papacy
waited until such a time
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as God should
break its bonds asunder.
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So what was the papacy
while the Empire ruled?
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Was bound.
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But it waited until such a time
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as God should
break its bonds asunder,
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and to do what?
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Liberate it from
subjection to civil powers,
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and then thrown it in possession
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of a temporal
sovereignty of its own.
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However, the French
and American Revolutions
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place the restraints
on the papacy once more.
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Democratic governments
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led by the founding
principles of the United States
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flourished in the western world.
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The papacy was under restraint
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or has been under
restraint for how long?
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For over 200 years.
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Not totally,
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we noticed that the devil
is still manifesting his power
00:14:08.31\00:14:12.48
during the sixth trumpet, right?
00:14:12.51\00:14:14.38
But he's not allowed to
have full power and control.
00:14:14.42\00:14:19.39
So the papacy has
been under restraint
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for over 200 years.
00:14:21.46\00:14:23.32
Why?
00:14:23.36\00:14:24.69
Because the civil
powers of the world
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have not allowed the papacy
to recover its lost power.
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Notice these words
that Malachi Martin wrote.
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Have you ever
heard of Malachi Martin?
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He wrote the famous
book The Keys of This Blood.
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He was a Jesuit, he
resigned from the Jesuit order,
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'cause he didn't
like the direction
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that they were going.
00:14:43.51\00:14:44.85
In fact, our next
four newsletter articles
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at Secrets Unsealed
00:14:46.25\00:14:47.58
is going to be on
the issue of the Jesuits.
00:14:47.62\00:14:50.29
What the Jesuits are doing,
00:14:50.32\00:14:52.32
not infiltrating
the Adventist Church
00:14:52.35\00:14:54.29
but infiltrating
their own church,
00:14:54.32\00:14:55.79
the Roman Catholic Church.
00:14:55.82\00:14:57.66
Now they're doing
some amazing things,
00:14:57.69\00:14:59.83
but he was a Jesuit
and he wrote the following.
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"For 1,500 years and more Rome,"
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he's talking about the papacy,
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"Rome had kept as
strong a hand as possible
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in each local
community around the world."
00:15:12.17\00:15:14.78
Along the wide world.
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What had the papacy done?
00:15:16.18\00:15:18.15
"It had kept as
strong a hand as possible
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in each local
community around the world."
00:15:21.58\00:15:24.09
And now notice what he states.
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"By and large, and
admitting some exceptions,
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that had been the Roman view."
00:15:29.89\00:15:33.16
What had been the Roman view?
00:15:33.19\00:15:35.40
Rome keeping a
strong a hand in as possible
00:15:35.43\00:15:39.03
in each local
community around the wide world.
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That's the Roman view, right?
00:15:41.50\00:15:43.51
Now notice, what
about the last 200 years?
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He's writing, by
the way, in 1986,
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this is in the 20th century.
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So he says,
00:15:50.78\00:15:52.11
"By and large and
maybe some exceptions,
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that have been the Roman view
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until 200 years of what?
00:15:56.05\00:16:01.96
What does inactivity mean?
00:16:01.99\00:16:04.39
Is the papacy active
like it was in the past?
00:16:04.43\00:16:08.06
So is that restraint?
00:16:08.10\00:16:09.96
Is it going to be loosed?
00:16:10.00\00:16:11.60
That's what the sixth
trumpet is talking about.
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So it says, "Until
200 years of inactivity,
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had been imposed
upon the papacy,"
00:16:16.81\00:16:19.71
by what?
00:16:19.74\00:16:21.08
"By the major
secular powers of the world."
00:16:21.11\00:16:24.38
It started with
France and it continued
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with all of the
secular powers of the world,
00:16:27.05\00:16:29.92
of the western world,
00:16:29.95\00:16:31.35
because they no
longer allowed the church
00:16:31.39\00:16:34.66
to use the state to
accomplish its purposes.
00:16:34.69\00:16:39.13
However, is
that going to change?
00:16:39.16\00:16:41.33
Is the restraint
going to be taken away?
00:16:41.36\00:16:43.47
Of course.
00:16:43.50\00:16:44.83
Now, if the restraint means
00:16:44.87\00:16:46.67
that the civil powers no
longer supported the papacy,
00:16:46.70\00:16:50.81
what would it be
to release the papacy
00:16:50.84\00:16:55.08
from its restraint?
00:16:55.11\00:16:57.45
It would be
that the civil powers
00:16:57.48\00:16:59.25
once more would what?
00:16:59.28\00:17:01.28
Would lend their
support to the papacy.
00:17:01.32\00:17:04.29
The sword that was
taken away from the papacy
00:17:04.32\00:17:06.69
now is returned to the papacy.
00:17:06.72\00:17:09.09
What nation is going to do that?
00:17:09.12\00:17:11.89
The United States of America.
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Listen to this statement,
Great Controversy 564.
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Ellen White wrote,
00:17:17.30\00:17:18.63
"Let the restraints
now imposed by, " what?
00:17:18.67\00:17:23.81
Is the papacy
somewhat restrained?
00:17:23.84\00:17:25.64
Not totally, but is the
papacy somewhat restrained?
00:17:25.67\00:17:28.88
Yes. Why?
00:17:28.91\00:17:31.11
Who imposes the restraint?
00:17:31.15\00:17:33.68
"Let the restraints now imposed
by secular governments be, "
00:17:33.72\00:17:36.82
what?
00:17:36.85\00:17:38.19
"Removed."
00:17:38.22\00:17:39.55
Is that letting
the system loose?
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Yes, "Removed
and Rome be," what?
00:17:41.96\00:17:45.26
"Reinstated."
00:17:45.29\00:17:46.73
By the way, you
can't be reinstated
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unless you were once stated.
00:17:48.50\00:17:51.43
"And be reinstated
in her former power.
00:17:51.47\00:17:55.40
And there would
speedily be a," what?
00:17:55.44\00:17:58.31
"A revival of her
tyranny and persecution."
00:17:58.34\00:18:02.78
Is that the sixth trumpet?
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Absolutely.
00:18:04.45\00:18:06.65
The sixth trumpet,
we're at the top of page 319,
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the sixth trumpet is primarily
pointing to this period,
00:18:10.39\00:18:14.92
when the papacy,
00:18:14.96\00:18:16.62
apostate Protestantism
and the civil rules,
00:18:16.66\00:18:19.09
remember the threefold union
00:18:19.13\00:18:20.46
that we talked about
in Revelation Chapter 16?
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Will do what?
00:18:24.60\00:18:25.93
Unite to oppress God's people.
00:18:25.97\00:18:29.20
However, the process
of gathering these powers
00:18:29.24\00:18:33.07
against God's people began
00:18:33.11\00:18:34.58
in the events
leading up to what?
00:18:34.61\00:18:37.98
To 1844.
00:18:38.01\00:18:40.15
It cannot be overstressed
that modern spiritualism
00:18:40.18\00:18:43.85
had its origin with
the Fox sisters in 1848.
00:18:43.89\00:18:48.59
And Ellen White said,
00:18:48.62\00:18:49.96
"This was the
beginning of something
00:18:49.99\00:18:51.96
that would
appear to become," what?
00:18:51.99\00:18:53.60
"Global."
00:18:53.63\00:18:54.96
In other words,
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the sixth trumpet
intensifies as time goes by.
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Now, the number
four in the Bible.
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Let's go to verse 15,
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"So the four angels,
00:19:04.71\00:19:07.01
who had been
prepared for the hour,
00:19:07.04\00:19:09.68
and day, and month, and year
00:19:09.71\00:19:14.35
were released to
kill a third of mankind."
00:19:14.38\00:19:18.69
Now what is meant by
hour, day, month and year?
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Well, let's read the note.
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The number four in
the Bible denotes what?
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Universality or
global extension.
00:19:29.33\00:19:32.97
As we have noted,
Revelation 16:14 tells us that
00:19:33.00\00:19:37.14
"The spirits of devils
will gather the entire world
00:19:37.17\00:19:40.78
in rebellion against God."
00:19:40.81\00:19:43.51
What is the meaning of
the expression the hour,
00:19:43.55\00:19:46.11
the day, the month and the year?
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A careful study of Revelation
00:19:49.22\00:19:51.85
indicates that the hour
is the hour of God's what?
00:19:51.89\00:19:56.22
The hour of God's judgment.
00:19:56.26\00:19:57.59
When does that begin?
00:19:57.63\00:19:59.69
In 1844.
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Other parts of Scripture
00:20:02.40\00:20:04.00
indicate that the
day refers to what?
00:20:04.03\00:20:08.14
When did the Day of
Atonement take place
00:20:08.17\00:20:10.04
according to the Old Testament?
00:20:10.07\00:20:12.04
The tenth day.
00:20:12.07\00:20:13.41
Which month?
00:20:13.44\00:20:15.18
The seventh month,
the month of Tishrei.
00:20:15.21\00:20:18.11
And what is the year?
00:20:18.15\00:20:20.12
1844.
00:20:20.15\00:20:22.38
So when does the sixth
trumpet especially begin?
00:20:22.42\00:20:26.52
It begins at the
hour of God's judgment,
00:20:26.55\00:20:29.69
the 22nd of October,
00:20:29.72\00:20:31.79
that is the day,
00:20:31.83\00:20:33.16
the month of
October of what year?
00:20:33.19\00:20:35.73
Of the year 1844.
00:20:35.76\00:20:39.20
Now the commentary by Jamieson,
00:20:39.23\00:20:41.24
Fausset and Brown has
this interesting comment.
00:20:41.27\00:20:45.17
You see, it doesn't say,
00:20:45.21\00:20:46.88
it doesn't really
say the hour, the day,
00:20:46.91\00:20:49.31
the month and the year.
00:20:49.34\00:20:51.21
In the Greek it says the
hour, day, month and year.
00:20:51.25\00:20:56.79
Are you
understanding the difference?
00:20:56.82\00:20:58.82
Now, how important is that?
00:20:58.85\00:21:01.79
In Greek, the article ten
00:21:01.82\00:21:05.56
which is the article the
00:21:05.59\00:21:08.96
that appears
before the word the hour,
00:21:09.00\00:21:14.24
the only place where it appears,
00:21:14.27\00:21:15.80
so the article ten or ten,
00:21:15.84\00:21:20.71
once only
before all the periods,
00:21:20.74\00:21:23.91
implies that
the hour in the day,
00:21:23.95\00:21:26.98
and the day in the month,
and the month in the year,
00:21:27.02\00:21:30.99
and the year itself had
been definitely fixed by God.
00:21:31.02\00:21:37.46
This verse is not describing
00:21:37.49\00:21:39.16
the final and total
destruction of the wicked
00:21:39.19\00:21:42.83
after the close of
probation at the end of time,
00:21:42.86\00:21:46.23
at the end of the
time of trouble, why?
00:21:46.27\00:21:48.04
Because this army of demons
is only able to destroy what?
00:21:48.07\00:21:52.31
A third of humanity.
00:21:52.34\00:21:53.68
So is probation still
open during this period?
00:21:53.71\00:21:56.44
Yes.
00:21:56.48\00:21:57.81
Let's go to verse 16,
00:21:57.85\00:21:59.65
"Now the number of the
army of the horsemen was,"
00:21:59.68\00:22:04.39
how many?
00:22:04.42\00:22:06.15
"Two hundred million."
00:22:06.19\00:22:09.62
Literally, it says
"Twice 10, 000 times 10,000."
00:22:09.66\00:22:14.83
So that's the way it
literally says in Greek,
00:22:14.86\00:22:17.07
"Twice 10,000 times 10,000."
00:22:17.10\00:22:20.84
Two hundred million.
00:22:20.87\00:22:22.37
And notice what he
says, "I heard the" what?
00:22:22.40\00:22:25.81
"The number of them."
00:22:25.84\00:22:28.51
Now let's read the note.
00:22:28.54\00:22:30.45
The number of the enemy is what?
00:22:30.48\00:22:33.48
Huge in
comparison to the 144,000
00:22:33.52\00:22:37.49
of Revelation 7:4.
00:22:37.52\00:22:40.49
These are the only
two verses in Revelation
00:22:40.52\00:22:44.56
where John uses the expression,
00:22:44.59\00:22:46.80
"I heard the number."
00:22:46.83\00:22:48.26
So must they be related?
00:22:48.30\00:22:50.40
Absolutely.
00:22:50.43\00:22:52.03
So they must be
related in some way.
00:22:52.07\00:22:54.34
Revelation 7:4 is transpiring
during the sixth seal, right?
00:22:54.37\00:22:58.94
It's the sealing.
00:22:58.97\00:23:00.64
So probation hasn't closed
while people are being sealed.
00:23:00.68\00:23:04.98
And Revelation 9:16 is occurring
00:23:05.01\00:23:07.42
during the period of the what?
00:23:07.45\00:23:09.52
Of the sixth trumpet.
00:23:09.55\00:23:11.39
Notice how Ellen White contrast
the number of God's followers
00:23:11.42\00:23:14.72
with those of Satan.
00:23:14.76\00:23:16.83
"The remnant
church will be brought
00:23:16.86\00:23:19.23
into great trial and distress.
00:23:19.26\00:23:22.10
Those who keep the commandments
of God in the faith of Jesus
00:23:22.13\00:23:25.10
will feel the ire of
the dragon and his hosts,
00:23:25.13\00:23:28.60
Satan,"
00:23:28.64\00:23:29.97
what?
00:23:30.01\00:23:31.34
"Numbers the
world as his subjects."
00:23:31.37\00:23:33.58
Denoted by what number?
00:23:33.61\00:23:35.98
Two hundred million.
00:23:36.01\00:23:37.68
"He has gained control
of the apostate churches.
00:23:37.71\00:23:41.15
But here is a,"
00:23:41.18\00:23:42.52
what?
00:23:42.55\00:23:44.59
"A little company
00:23:44.62\00:23:46.25
that are
resisting his supremacy.
00:23:46.29\00:23:48.89
If he could blot
them from the earth,
00:23:48.92\00:23:51.46
his triumph would be, "
00:23:51.49\00:23:52.89
what?
00:23:52.93\00:23:54.26
"His triumph would be complete."
00:23:54.30\00:23:57.57
So it's a contrast
between a huge army
00:23:57.60\00:24:01.70
and a small remnant.
00:24:01.74\00:24:04.87
And you would
think that who would win,
00:24:04.91\00:24:07.74
the huge army of 200 million.
00:24:07.78\00:24:11.01
Now notice verse 17,
00:24:11.05\00:24:13.92
"And thus I saw the
horses in the vision.
00:24:13.95\00:24:16.62
Those who sat on
them saw the horses have,"
00:24:16.65\00:24:19.99
what?
00:24:20.02\00:24:21.36
"Riders."
00:24:21.39\00:24:22.72
Where do these riders come from?
00:24:22.76\00:24:25.13
Well, they
actually come from hell.
00:24:25.16\00:24:29.00
Is it really?
00:24:29.03\00:24:30.80
Well, let's read.
00:24:30.83\00:24:32.40
"And thus I saw the
horses in the vision:
00:24:32.43\00:24:35.04
those who sat on
them had breastplates of,"
00:24:35.07\00:24:38.41
what?
00:24:38.44\00:24:39.84
"Fiery red, hyacinth blue."
00:24:39.87\00:24:43.91
What is red and blue?
00:24:43.95\00:24:46.51
Fire, right?
00:24:46.55\00:24:47.98
Can fire look blue?
00:24:48.02\00:24:49.88
Absolutely.
00:24:49.92\00:24:51.49
"And," what?
00:24:51.52\00:24:52.85
"Sulfur yellow,
00:24:52.89\00:24:55.02
and the heads of the
horses were like the heads of,"
00:24:55.06\00:24:57.39
what?
00:24:57.43\00:24:58.76
"Lions."
00:24:58.79\00:25:00.13
Are the devil's
angels described as lions
00:25:00.16\00:25:01.90
by the Spirit of Prophecy?
00:25:01.93\00:25:03.26
Is Satan the lion?
00:25:03.30\00:25:04.77
Who is the leader of this host?
00:25:04.80\00:25:07.04
Satan is the
leader of this host.
00:25:07.07\00:25:09.40
So it says,
00:25:09.44\00:25:10.77
"And thus I saw the
horses in the vision,
00:25:10.81\00:25:13.31
those who sat on them had
breastplates of fiery red,
00:25:13.34\00:25:16.64
hyacinth, blue,
and sulfur yellow,
00:25:16.68\00:25:19.71
and the heads of the horses
were like the heads of lions,
00:25:19.75\00:25:22.62
and out of their mouth came,"
00:25:22.65\00:25:24.05
what?
00:25:24.09\00:25:25.42
"Fire, smoke, and brimstone."
00:25:25.45\00:25:28.36
This is an army out of what?
00:25:28.39\00:25:30.93
Out of hell.
00:25:30.96\00:25:32.66
Is this speaking about
a good army or a bad army?
00:25:32.69\00:25:35.73
It is talking about a bad army.
00:25:35.76\00:25:37.23
And who's the
leader of this army?
00:25:37.27\00:25:39.27
Satan.
00:25:39.30\00:25:40.64
Is that a huge army,
much larger than God's people?
00:25:40.67\00:25:44.77
Absolutely.
00:25:44.81\00:25:46.44
This army
clearly raises or rises
00:25:46.47\00:25:51.88
figuratively from hell.
00:25:51.91\00:25:53.75
These are the
same... Listen carefully.
00:25:53.78\00:25:55.68
These are the same what?
00:25:55.72\00:25:57.45
Spirits of demons
in Revelation 16:14.
00:25:57.49\00:26:00.99
Are you catching the connection?
00:26:01.02\00:26:02.59
The same spirits of
demons in Revelation 16:14,
00:26:02.62\00:26:06.33
that God releases to do what?
00:26:06.36\00:26:08.70
To gather the
kings of the earth,
00:26:08.73\00:26:10.77
and the whole world
against God's people.
00:26:10.80\00:26:14.70
They are the same demons
that the fourth angel's message
00:26:14.74\00:26:18.21
refers to in Revelation 18:2, 3.
00:26:18.24\00:26:22.54
Let's go there for a
moment to Revelation 18:2-3.
00:26:22.58\00:26:27.52
What is Babylon going to
be like at the end of time?
00:26:27.55\00:26:29.92
Well, let's read about it.
00:26:33.22\00:26:35.22
Revelation Chapter 18,
00:26:35.26\00:26:38.16
and this is speaking
about the final fall of Babylon.
00:26:38.19\00:26:42.56
It says in verse 1,
00:26:42.60\00:26:44.53
"After these
things I saw another angel
00:26:44.57\00:26:46.37
coming down from
heaven, having great authority,
00:26:46.40\00:26:49.94
and the earth was
illuminated with his glory."
00:26:49.97\00:26:52.47
Is this the loud cry?
00:26:52.51\00:26:54.74
What is the
purpose of the loud cry?
00:26:54.78\00:26:57.21
To gather God's
people on God's side, right?
00:26:57.25\00:27:00.52
There's a group that
has already gathered,
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those who proclaim the loud cry,
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but they have to call
others to join God's forces.
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Verse 2,
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"And he cried mightily
with a loud voice saying,
00:27:10.19\00:27:13.19
'Babylon the great is fallen.'"
00:27:13.23\00:27:16.97
And what is the characteristic
of Babylon now at this point?
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"And has become a
dwelling place of demons."
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Is that the sixth trumpet?
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Is that Revelation 16:12-16?
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Yes.
00:27:33.38\00:27:35.22
So it says,
00:27:35.25\00:27:36.58
"And has become a
dwelling place of demons,
00:27:36.62\00:27:39.89
a prison for every,"
00:27:39.92\00:27:41.26
what?
00:27:41.29\00:27:42.62
"Foul spirit." And what else?
00:27:42.66\00:27:46.13
"And a cage for every
unclean and hated bird."
00:27:46.16\00:27:50.83
What do unclean birds represent?
00:27:50.87\00:27:54.07
All you have to go to
the Parable of the Sower,
00:27:54.10\00:27:56.84
where the birds came
and plucked up the seed.
00:27:56.87\00:28:00.74
And when Jesus
explained that He said,
00:28:00.78\00:28:02.71
"The birds represent Satan,
00:28:02.74\00:28:04.78
who comes and
takes away the seed."
00:28:04.81\00:28:07.92
So these three
phrases are complimentary.
00:28:07.95\00:28:10.85
In other words,
that's the same thing to say,
00:28:10.89\00:28:12.85
dwelling place of demons,
prison for every false spirit,
00:28:12.89\00:28:16.59
and cage for every
unclean and hated bird.
00:28:16.62\00:28:20.06
What is the condition of Babylon
00:28:20.10\00:28:21.43
going to be at the very
end of the sixth trumpet?
00:28:21.46\00:28:24.20
It's going to be
filled with what?
00:28:24.23\00:28:26.27
With demons according to this.
00:28:26.30\00:28:28.30
Is this what we're
finding in the sixth trumpet?
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An army of demons
from hell, so to speak.
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Absolutely.
00:28:35.18\00:28:36.54
Let's continue here.
00:28:36.58\00:28:38.31
Clearly, we have here a portrait
00:28:38.35\00:28:40.05
of Satan and the wicked
00:28:40.08\00:28:41.92
that are always described
00:28:41.95\00:28:43.28
in the context
of the lake of fire.
00:28:43.32\00:28:46.39
The fire and smoke coming
out of the mouths of the horses,
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because the horses are
breathing smoke, right?
00:28:50.29\00:28:53.33
Reminds us of the
story of what creature?
00:28:53.36\00:28:57.17
Leviathan in the...
00:28:57.20\00:28:58.63
I wish I had an hour
to talk about Leviathan.
00:28:58.67\00:29:01.74
The story of
Leviathan in the Book of Job
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where he has smoke and
fire coming out of his mouth.
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And what does
Leviathan represent?
00:29:08.18\00:29:12.58
He represents Satan.
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Because in Isaiah 27:1,
00:29:14.85\00:29:17.45
Leviathan is called
the serpent and the dragon.
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And in Job 1 he is called Satan.
00:29:23.36\00:29:27.93
So does Leviathan
have the same names
00:29:27.96\00:29:31.27
that Satan has in
the Book of Revelation?
00:29:31.30\00:29:34.24
Absolutely.
00:29:34.27\00:29:35.60
So who is the
leader of this army
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that's going to actually
go into battle against whom?
00:29:37.44\00:29:40.91
Against the little remnant.
00:29:40.94\00:29:42.91
So it says clearly,
00:29:42.94\00:29:44.28
we have here a
portrait of Satan and the wicked
00:29:44.31\00:29:46.78
that are always
described in the context
00:29:46.82\00:29:48.45
of the lake of fire.
00:29:48.48\00:29:49.82
The fire and smoke coming
out of the mouths of the horses
00:29:49.85\00:29:52.12
reminds us of the story of
Leviathan in the Book of Job
00:29:52.15\00:29:55.49
where he has smoke and
fire coming out of his mouth.
00:29:55.52\00:29:59.59
Elsewhere in
the Bible identifies
00:29:59.63\00:30:01.76
Leviathan as the dragon,
00:30:01.80\00:30:03.77
the ancient serpent,
the devil, and Satan.
00:30:03.80\00:30:08.67
Now are they going
to be able to gather
00:30:08.70\00:30:10.27
all of the wicked
against God's people?
00:30:10.31\00:30:15.04
Are they able to
gather all of humanity
00:30:15.08\00:30:17.05
against God's people?
00:30:17.08\00:30:18.78
No.
00:30:18.81\00:30:21.58
Is this total and
overwhelming conquering,
00:30:21.62\00:30:25.45
there is not one
faithful person left?
00:30:25.49\00:30:28.59
No, there will be lots of
faithful people left, right?
00:30:28.62\00:30:31.79
So notice how it is
expressed in verse 18,
00:30:31.83\00:30:35.10
"By these three plagues,
00:30:35.13\00:30:37.40
a third of
mankind was killed by,"
00:30:37.43\00:30:40.70
what?
00:30:40.74\00:30:42.07
"By the fire,
00:30:42.10\00:30:43.44
and the smoke and the brimstone,
00:30:43.47\00:30:46.71
which came out of there,"
00:30:46.74\00:30:48.08
what?
00:30:48.11\00:30:49.44
Is this symbolic language?
00:30:49.48\00:30:52.31
We're not to look
for 200 million soldiers
00:30:52.35\00:30:54.98
sitting on horses
00:30:55.02\00:30:57.25
that are coming
directly out of hell.
00:30:57.29\00:30:59.25
And they're breathing
smoke, and fire, and brimstone.
00:30:59.29\00:31:04.16
This is the description
of an army from hell.
00:31:04.19\00:31:07.56
Fire and brimstone
are identified with Satan
00:31:07.60\00:31:10.23
in Chapter 20, right?
00:31:10.27\00:31:12.93
He is the one with his
angels that are found there.
00:31:12.97\00:31:17.81
Notice that what comes
out of the mouth is what?
00:31:17.84\00:31:21.11
Kills the wicked.
00:31:21.14\00:31:23.68
Did we find in Revelation 16,
00:31:23.71\00:31:26.25
that out of the
mouth of the dragon,
00:31:26.28\00:31:27.62
the beast and the
false prophet goes what?
00:31:27.65\00:31:31.05
Evil spirits like
frogs, and what is the purpose?
00:31:31.09\00:31:35.62
To go to the whole world
00:31:35.66\00:31:37.39
and to win them
over to whose side?
00:31:37.43\00:31:39.86
To Satan's side.
00:31:39.89\00:31:42.73
Now let's go to verse 19,
00:31:42.76\00:31:46.43
"For their power is in their,"
00:31:46.47\00:31:49.34
what?
00:31:49.37\00:31:50.71
"Was there an
emphasis on the mouth
00:31:50.74\00:31:52.07
in Revelation 16:13-14?
00:31:52.11\00:31:54.38
Yes.
00:31:54.41\00:31:55.74
"And their powers in
their mouth, and in their,"
00:31:55.78\00:31:57.71
what?
00:31:57.75\00:31:59.08
"Their tails."
00:31:59.11\00:32:00.45
What does the tail represent?
00:32:00.48\00:32:02.25
Lies.
00:32:02.28\00:32:03.69
"For their tails are like,"
00:32:03.72\00:32:05.12
what?
00:32:05.15\00:32:06.86
They have wriggly
tails like serpents.
00:32:06.89\00:32:10.09
So where is this
army coming from?
00:32:10.13\00:32:13.26
What does this army represent?
00:32:13.29\00:32:15.30
They are spirits of devils
00:32:15.33\00:32:17.33
that are doing their work
00:32:17.37\00:32:18.80
during the period
of the sixth trumpet.
00:32:18.83\00:32:21.10
So it says,
00:32:21.14\00:32:22.47
"For their power
is in their mouth
00:32:22.50\00:32:24.11
and in their tails,
00:32:24.14\00:32:25.67
for their tails
are like serpents,
00:32:25.71\00:32:27.91
having heads, and
with them they do,"
00:32:27.94\00:32:30.55
what?
00:32:30.58\00:32:31.91
"They do harm."
00:32:31.95\00:32:33.31
How does the devil harm people?
00:32:33.35\00:32:35.42
By what comes out of his mouth.
00:32:35.45\00:32:37.32
And what is it that
comes out of his mouth?
00:32:37.35\00:32:39.39
Lies.
00:32:39.42\00:32:40.76
That's right.
00:32:40.79\00:32:42.12
The horses have
mouths like what?
00:32:42.16\00:32:44.26
Like lions.
00:32:44.29\00:32:45.89
Elsewhere in the Bible,
00:32:45.93\00:32:47.40
Babylon is
portrayed as a devouring lion,
00:32:47.43\00:32:50.97
as is its King Nebuchadnezzar.
00:32:51.00\00:32:53.84
Satan is also
described as a ravenous lion.
00:32:53.87\00:32:56.91
And Ellen White has a statement
00:32:56.94\00:32:59.17
where she says that
00:32:59.21\00:33:00.54
Satan's angels
are also like lions.
00:33:00.58\00:33:03.65
We read that in a
previous presentation.
00:33:03.68\00:33:06.45
Revelation 16:13-14,
00:33:06.48\00:33:09.42
clarifies that
the false doctrines
00:33:09.45\00:33:12.29
of the three counterfeit
angels come out of the mouth,
00:33:12.32\00:33:17.06
and they gather the wicked
00:33:17.09\00:33:18.43
for the final
battle against God.
00:33:18.46\00:33:20.86
The tail is a symbol of lies.
00:33:20.90\00:33:24.27
Notice that the mouth is where?
00:33:24.30\00:33:26.67
In the tail, that's significant.
00:33:26.70\00:33:30.97
So the tail is lies and
what is the mouth speaking?
00:33:31.01\00:33:34.31
Lies.
00:33:34.34\00:33:35.68
Does that have any
relationship with Revelation 16,
00:33:35.71\00:33:38.21
the passage that we studied?
00:33:38.25\00:33:39.58
Absolutely.
00:33:39.61\00:33:40.95
Verse 20,
00:33:40.98\00:33:42.32
"But the rest of mankind,"
00:33:42.35\00:33:44.12
that word rest leipA s,
00:33:44.15\00:33:45.82
the remnant of mankind,
00:33:45.85\00:33:48.12
"who were not killed
by these plagues did not,"
00:33:48.16\00:33:50.69
what?
00:33:50.73\00:33:52.53
"Did not repent of
the works of their hands,
00:33:52.56\00:33:56.06
that they should not worship,"
00:33:56.10\00:33:57.43
what?
00:33:57.47\00:33:58.80
Also now we discovered
that this horde is really what?
00:33:58.83\00:34:02.10
Composed of demons.
00:34:02.14\00:34:05.37
"So that they
should not worship demons,
00:34:05.41\00:34:08.14
and idols of gold,
silver, brass stone and wood,
00:34:08.18\00:34:12.81
which can neither
see, nor hear, nor walk."
00:34:12.85\00:34:15.68
Now that's an interesting
reference to Daniel 5.
00:34:15.72\00:34:22.29
What kingdom is
ruling in Daniel 5?
00:34:22.32\00:34:26.86
Literal Babylon.
00:34:26.90\00:34:28.46
Who is the king?
00:34:28.50\00:34:30.70
Belshazzar.
00:34:30.73\00:34:32.63
What is he doing on that night?
00:34:32.67\00:34:35.37
He's celebrating
a banquet, right?
00:34:35.40\00:34:38.31
What is he using sacrilegiously?
00:34:38.34\00:34:41.71
The vessels of the temple
00:34:41.74\00:34:43.45
he's using for a secular purpose
00:34:43.48\00:34:45.48
to put wine in.
00:34:45.51\00:34:47.58
And what happened that night?
00:34:47.62\00:34:49.72
That night he was
killed and Babylon fell.
00:34:49.75\00:34:53.25
Correct?
00:34:53.29\00:34:54.62
So let's read the note.
00:34:54.66\00:34:56.36
The expression idols of gold,
00:34:56.39\00:34:58.89
and silver, and
brass, and stone, and wood
00:34:58.93\00:35:02.53
which can neither
see, nor hear, nor walk
00:35:02.56\00:35:05.77
comes almost
verbatim from Daniel 5:23.
00:35:05.80\00:35:11.54
Daniel 5 describes
the fall of Babylon
00:35:11.57\00:35:14.88
when what happened?
00:35:14.91\00:35:16.85
When the Euphrates dried up.
00:35:16.88\00:35:21.45
Are you catching the picture?
00:35:21.48\00:35:23.75
Thus this verse
links three passages,
00:35:23.79\00:35:27.22
the fall of Babylon in Daniel 5,
00:35:27.26\00:35:29.89
the drying up of the
Euphrates in Revelation 16:2,
00:35:29.92\00:35:34.06
and the sixth
trumpet of Revelation 9:20.
00:35:34.10\00:35:38.77
And then notice verse 21,
00:35:38.80\00:35:41.20
"And they did not repent of, "
00:35:41.24\00:35:42.97
several things.
00:35:43.00\00:35:44.67
They're what?
00:35:44.71\00:35:46.71
"Murders, their
sorceries, their..."
00:35:46.74\00:35:53.55
Actually a better translation is
00:35:53.58\00:35:55.02
"Their fornication,
00:35:55.05\00:35:57.99
or their thefts."
00:35:58.02\00:36:02.22
Now notice the bullet points.
00:36:02.26\00:36:04.89
What is Babylon filled with?
00:36:04.93\00:36:07.00
What is the harlot filled with?
00:36:07.03\00:36:09.56
She is a
murderer of God's people.
00:36:09.60\00:36:13.17
Would that be
included in murders,
00:36:13.20\00:36:15.34
they did not
repent of their murders?
00:36:15.37\00:36:17.51
Yes.
00:36:17.54\00:36:18.87
How about sorceries?
00:36:18.91\00:36:21.08
Revelation 18:23 says
00:36:21.11\00:36:23.41
that the end time
Babylon is filled of sorceries.
00:36:23.45\00:36:27.68
By the way, do you know
what sorcery is based on?
00:36:27.72\00:36:29.68
On the idea of the
immortality of the soul.
00:36:29.72\00:36:33.96
Revelation 17:2 says that
the harlot practices what?
00:36:33.99\00:36:39.89
Fornication with
the kings of the earth.
00:36:39.93\00:36:43.16
And if you read the
story in Revelation 18:10-13,
00:36:43.20\00:36:47.20
it describes this
system as what kind of system?
00:36:47.24\00:36:50.84
Greedy and enslaving,
00:36:50.87\00:36:53.07
stealing from the
poor and favoring the rich.
00:36:53.11\00:36:57.75
Are you catching the picture?
00:36:57.78\00:36:59.91
And James 5:1-8
00:36:59.95\00:37:02.22
describes the greediness
that steals from the poor.
00:37:02.25\00:37:07.72
So are you
understanding the sixth trumpet?
00:37:07.76\00:37:11.56
Is the sixth
trumpet sounding now?
00:37:11.59\00:37:14.93
Is it sounding in its fullness?
00:37:14.96\00:37:16.46
I mean, is it being
fulfilled in its fullness?
00:37:16.50\00:37:19.03
No. When did it start sounding?
00:37:19.07\00:37:22.50
It started
sounding actually in 1798
00:37:22.54\00:37:26.21
when the fifth trumpet ended.
00:37:26.24\00:37:29.21
Did it sound full blast in 1798?
00:37:29.24\00:37:32.61
No. What is happening?
00:37:32.65\00:37:34.35
The angels are
slowly doing what?
00:37:34.38\00:37:37.29
Slowly releasing the winds.
00:37:37.32\00:37:38.75
Remember the statements
00:37:38.79\00:37:40.12
that we've read from
the Spirit of Prophecy,
00:37:40.16\00:37:41.49
they're
releasing the wind slowly.
00:37:41.52\00:37:44.63
Is the release gonna become
more intense all the time?
00:37:44.66\00:37:48.46
Is the world a lot
worse now than 20 years ago?
00:37:48.50\00:37:53.34
Was the world 40 years ago
worse than it was 20 years ago?
00:37:53.37\00:37:57.84
Absolutely.
00:37:57.87\00:37:59.21
Are things
getting worse and worse?
00:37:59.24\00:38:00.81
Absolutely.
00:38:00.84\00:38:02.71
Morally, shootings, diseases,
00:38:02.74\00:38:08.02
natural disasters
00:38:08.05\00:38:09.92
such as never
have been seen before.
00:38:09.95\00:38:11.92
So the sixth
trumpet is intensifying.
00:38:11.95\00:38:15.92
What is the
devil's ultimate purpose?
00:38:15.96\00:38:18.06
His ultimate purpose is to unite
00:38:18.09\00:38:20.43
the entire world on his side,
00:38:20.46\00:38:23.10
ultimately with
the purpose of what?
00:38:23.13\00:38:25.60
With the purpose of fighting
against the small remnant
00:38:25.63\00:38:31.17
that doesn't go along.
00:38:31.21\00:38:33.14
That's the picture that
we find here in Revelation.
00:38:33.17\00:38:36.04
So let's notice the summary
here of the sixth trumpet.
00:38:36.08\00:38:40.95
Since 1844,
00:38:40.98\00:38:42.95
both armies have been in
the process of being what?
00:38:42.98\00:38:46.82
Gathered.
00:38:46.86\00:38:48.19
God's three angels
have gathered the righteous,
00:38:48.22\00:38:51.76
while Satan's
three counterfeit angels
00:38:51.79\00:38:53.90
have gathered the wicked.
00:38:53.93\00:38:55.80
The sixth trumpet
in Revelation 9:13-21
00:38:55.83\00:38:59.27
describes the gathering of whom?
00:38:59.30\00:39:02.84
Do you see the focus
of the entire trumpet
00:39:02.87\00:39:04.51
is on the wicked
00:39:04.54\00:39:06.24
and his leader?
00:39:06.27\00:39:08.01
So the sixth
trumpet in Revelation 9
00:39:08.04\00:39:10.45
describes the gathering
of the wicked for battle.
00:39:10.48\00:39:12.81
Where do you
find the description
00:39:12.85\00:39:14.18
of the righteous
during the same period?
00:39:14.22\00:39:16.52
When the little
book is open, right?
00:39:16.55\00:39:18.19
Revelation 10 describes
the gathering of the righteous
00:39:18.22\00:39:21.36
on God's side.
00:39:21.39\00:39:23.79
Now listen to this.
00:39:23.83\00:39:25.49
The only three
places in Revelation
00:39:25.53\00:39:27.76
where the word demons appears,
00:39:27.80\00:39:30.70
is in Revelation
16:14, Revelation 9:20,
00:39:30.73\00:39:36.60
which is the sixth
trumpet, and Revelation 18:1-5,
00:39:36.64\00:39:40.18
which describes the loud cry
00:39:40.21\00:39:42.41
at the end of the sixth trumpet.
00:39:42.44\00:39:44.55
Are these passages all related?
00:39:44.58\00:39:46.58
Yes.
00:39:46.61\00:39:47.95
Furthermore,
00:39:47.98\00:39:49.32
the only places
00:39:49.35\00:39:50.69
where the great
river Euphrates appears
00:39:50.72\00:39:53.52
is Revelation 9
and Revelation 16.
00:39:53.56\00:39:57.76
Therefore, we know
that there is a link
00:39:57.79\00:39:59.93
between these two passages.
00:39:59.96\00:40:02.40
Now let's notice
00:40:02.43\00:40:03.77
a couple of choice
statements from Ellen White.
00:40:03.80\00:40:07.64
"Satan has long been preparing
00:40:07.67\00:40:10.24
for his final effort
to deceive the world."
00:40:10.27\00:40:12.67
So is the devil preparing now?
00:40:12.71\00:40:14.84
Of course.
00:40:14.88\00:40:16.21
"The foundation
of his work was laid
00:40:16.24\00:40:18.48
by the assurance
given to Eve in Eden,
00:40:18.51\00:40:20.92
ye shall not surely die.
00:40:20.95\00:40:22.28
So what is his first lie,
00:40:22.32\00:40:24.85
where he's going to
use it as the last lie
00:40:24.89\00:40:27.32
that will gather the
whole world on his side?
00:40:27.36\00:40:30.79
You will not surely die.
00:40:30.83\00:40:32.26
That's the foundation of what?
00:40:32.29\00:40:34.20
Spiritualism.
00:40:34.23\00:40:35.80
By the way, it's encroaching
even in our own church,
00:40:35.83\00:40:38.90
by things like
contemplative prayer,
00:40:38.93\00:40:41.50
spiritual formation,
and pantheistic ideas.
00:40:41.54\00:40:46.94
She continues,
00:40:46.98\00:40:48.31
"In the day ye eat thereof,
00:40:48.34\00:40:49.98
then your eyes shall be
open and you shall be as gods,
00:40:50.01\00:40:52.81
knowing good and
evil little by little."
00:40:52.85\00:40:56.38
So is this, you know,
00:40:56.42\00:40:57.89
is the sixth
trumpet in all its fullness
00:40:57.92\00:41:00.19
at the very beginning?
00:41:00.22\00:41:02.22
No.
00:41:02.26\00:41:03.59
"Little by little,
00:41:03.63\00:41:04.96
he has prepared the way
00:41:04.99\00:41:06.46
for his
masterpiece of deception,
00:41:06.49\00:41:08.83
in the
development of spiritualism."
00:41:08.86\00:41:11.77
Is it going to
get worse and worse?
00:41:11.80\00:41:13.50
Yes.
00:41:13.54\00:41:14.87
"He has not yet reached
00:41:14.90\00:41:16.24
a full
accomplishment of his designs,
00:41:16.27\00:41:19.07
but it will be reached in
the last remnant of time."
00:41:19.11\00:41:21.54
Will we still be
in the sixth trumpet
00:41:21.58\00:41:23.51
in the last remnant of time?
00:41:23.55\00:41:25.21
Yes, says the prophet.
00:41:25.25\00:41:28.02
Now what is she going to quote?
00:41:28.05\00:41:31.19
Duh, Revelation 16.
00:41:31.22\00:41:37.13
She says,
00:41:37.16\00:41:38.49
"I saw three
unclean spirits like frogs.
00:41:38.53\00:41:41.26
They are the spirits of," what?
00:41:41.30\00:41:42.80
"Devils."
00:41:42.83\00:41:44.17
So is this army from
hell, a spiritualistic army?
00:41:44.20\00:41:50.04
Yes.
00:41:50.07\00:41:51.41
"I saw three
unclean spirits like frogs,
00:41:51.44\00:41:53.24
they are the spirits of devils,
00:41:53.27\00:41:55.08
working miracles
00:41:55.11\00:41:56.44
which go forth unto
the kings of the earth,
00:41:56.48\00:41:58.08
and the whole world,
00:41:58.11\00:41:59.45
to gather them to the battle
00:41:59.48\00:42:01.25
of that great
day of God almighty,
00:42:01.28\00:42:03.85
except those who are
kept by the power of God
00:42:03.89\00:42:07.82
through faith in His Word,
00:42:07.86\00:42:09.39
the whole world will be swept
00:42:09.42\00:42:11.59
into the ranks of this delusion.
00:42:11.63\00:42:14.56
Oh, amazing.
00:42:14.60\00:42:19.03
Now let's read the...
00:42:19.07\00:42:20.77
Let's not go to
the next statement,
00:42:20.80\00:42:22.40
but let's go to
the long statement
00:42:22.44\00:42:24.11
that we find at
the bottom of page 323.
00:42:24.14\00:42:27.94
This is very important.
00:42:27.98\00:42:29.64
Then were the first
and second angel's messages
00:42:29.68\00:42:32.41
preached in 1844?
00:42:32.45\00:42:34.75
Was the message that Babylon
had fallen preached in 1844?
00:42:34.78\00:42:38.65
Yes.
00:42:38.69\00:42:40.02
What was the
Babylon that fell in 1844?
00:42:40.06\00:42:42.12
It wasn't the papacy,
'cause the papacy fell in 1798.
00:42:42.16\00:42:45.89
So what is Revelation 14:8
00:42:45.93\00:42:49.16
referring to when
the Millerites preached
00:42:49.20\00:42:51.23
that Babylon is
fallen, is fallen.
00:42:51.27\00:42:53.37
It's speaking about the
Protestant denominations.
00:42:53.40\00:42:56.54
Was that the
full fall of Babylon?
00:42:56.57\00:42:58.47
No.
00:42:58.51\00:42:59.84
Listen to this statement.
00:42:59.87\00:43:01.41
This scripture she's
talking about Revelation 18:2-3.
00:43:01.44\00:43:08.05
"This scripture
points forward to a time
00:43:08.08\00:43:10.89
when the announcement
of the fall of Babylon,
00:43:10.92\00:43:13.46
as made by the second
angel of Revelation 14
00:43:13.49\00:43:16.49
is to be," what?
00:43:16.52\00:43:18.53
"Repeated.
00:43:18.56\00:43:20.86
With the additional
mention of the corruptions
00:43:20.90\00:43:23.63
which have been entering
the various organizations
00:43:23.67\00:43:26.50
that constitute Babylon,
00:43:26.53\00:43:28.34
since that
message was first given
00:43:28.37\00:43:30.97
in the summer of 1844."
00:43:31.01\00:43:35.24
So was the message on
the fall of Babylon given
00:43:35.28\00:43:38.21
leading up to 1844?
00:43:38.25\00:43:41.22
What does Revelation 18 say?
00:43:41.25\00:43:42.58
It's saying now
there are additional things
00:43:42.62\00:43:44.69
that Babylon is guilty of.
00:43:44.72\00:43:46.76
So that's the loud cry.
00:43:46.79\00:43:49.22
And then she describes
00:43:49.26\00:43:51.33
the condition of
Babylon at the end.
00:43:51.36\00:43:54.43
A terrible condition
of the religious world
00:43:54.46\00:43:57.07
is here described.
00:43:57.10\00:43:58.87
We just read the three
phrases, full of demons,
00:43:58.90\00:44:02.04
every hated bird, and so on.
00:44:02.07\00:44:05.27
"With every
rejection of the truth,
00:44:05.31\00:44:07.68
the minds of the
people will become,"
00:44:07.71\00:44:09.38
what?
00:44:09.41\00:44:10.75
"Darker, their
hearts more stubborn
00:44:10.78\00:44:13.31
until they are entrenched
in an infidel hardihood."
00:44:13.35\00:44:18.12
That's the end portion
00:44:18.15\00:44:19.49
of the sixth trumpet by the way.
00:44:19.52\00:44:20.99
"In defense of the war,
00:44:21.02\00:44:22.36
and in defiance of the
warnings which God has given,
00:44:22.39\00:44:25.26
they will continue to trample
00:44:25.29\00:44:26.63
upon one of the
precepts of the Decalogue,
00:44:26.66\00:44:29.20
until they are led to persecute
those who hold it sacred.
00:44:29.23\00:44:33.97
Christ is set at naught
00:44:34.00\00:44:36.00
in the contempt
placed upon His Word
00:44:36.04\00:44:37.91
and His people."
00:44:37.94\00:44:39.97
Now listen carefully,
00:44:40.01\00:44:41.54
"As the
teachings of spiritualism
00:44:41.58\00:44:43.24
are accepted by
the churches, the,"
00:44:43.28\00:44:46.21
what?
00:44:46.25\00:44:49.92
So let me ask you,
00:44:49.95\00:44:51.72
is there somewhat
of a restraint now
00:44:51.75\00:44:53.96
on the
teachings of spiritualism?
00:44:53.99\00:44:56.09
Yes.
00:44:56.12\00:44:58.09
"So as the
teachings of spiritualism
00:44:58.13\00:44:59.96
are accepted by the churches,
00:45:00.00\00:45:01.80
the restraint imposed
00:45:01.83\00:45:03.33
upon the carnal heart is," what?
00:45:03.37\00:45:05.37
"Removed."
00:45:05.40\00:45:06.74
Are the four
angels at the Euphrates
00:45:06.77\00:45:08.10
going to be released?
00:45:08.14\00:45:09.64
Yes, absolutely.
00:45:09.67\00:45:11.74
She continues,
00:45:11.77\00:45:13.17
"And the profession of
religion will become a cloak
00:45:13.21\00:45:16.61
to conceal the
basis to iniquity.
00:45:16.64\00:45:19.08
A belief in
spiritual manifestations, "
00:45:19.11\00:45:21.78
that's spiritualism by the way,
00:45:21.82\00:45:23.69
"opens the door
to seducing spirits
00:45:23.72\00:45:26.09
and doctrines of devils.
00:45:26.12\00:45:28.22
And thus the influence of,"
00:45:28.26\00:45:29.79
what?
00:45:29.82\00:45:31.16
"Evil angels will be
felt in the churches."
00:45:31.19\00:45:34.70
Are you
catching a better picture
00:45:34.73\00:45:36.06
of the sixth trumpet?
00:45:36.10\00:45:39.80
Notice, Signs of
the Times, May 28, 1894,
00:45:39.83\00:45:45.87
"Spiritualism is about to take,"
00:45:45.91\00:45:47.88
what?
00:45:47.91\00:45:49.24
"The world captive."
00:45:49.28\00:45:50.65
Is that what happens
00:45:50.68\00:45:52.01
when the spirits like demons
00:45:52.05\00:45:53.38
go to the kings of the
earth and the whole world?
00:45:53.42\00:45:54.88
Do they take the world captive?
00:45:54.92\00:45:56.52
Yes.
00:45:56.55\00:45:57.89
"There are many who think
00:45:57.92\00:45:59.25
that spiritualism is upheld
00:45:59.29\00:46:01.36
through trickery and imposture,
but this is far from the truth.
00:46:01.39\00:46:06.36
Superhuman power is
working in a variety of ways.
00:46:06.39\00:46:10.40
And few have any idea
00:46:10.43\00:46:11.83
as to what will
be the manifestations
00:46:11.87\00:46:14.10
of spiritualism in the future."
00:46:14.14\00:46:16.14
Is it going to be a lot worse?
00:46:16.17\00:46:17.64
Yes.
00:46:17.67\00:46:19.01
"The foundation for
the success of spiritualism
00:46:19.04\00:46:21.28
has been laid
00:46:21.31\00:46:22.64
in the assertions
that have been made
00:46:22.68\00:46:24.61
from the pulpits of our land.
00:46:24.65\00:46:26.88
The ministers have proclaimed
00:46:26.92\00:46:28.98
as Bible doctrines falsehoods."
00:46:29.02\00:46:32.15
Is this coming out of the mouth?
00:46:32.19\00:46:34.79
The dragon?
00:46:34.82\00:46:36.16
Yeah.
00:46:36.19\00:46:37.53
The beast, the papacy?
00:46:37.56\00:46:39.36
The false prophet,
apostate Protestantism?
00:46:39.39\00:46:42.56
Yes.
00:46:42.60\00:46:43.93
"The ministers have
proclaimed as Bible doctrines,
00:46:43.97\00:46:46.40
falsehoods that
have originated from,"
00:46:46.43\00:46:48.80
where?
00:46:48.84\00:46:50.17
"From the arch deceiver.
00:46:50.21\00:46:51.57
The doctrine of
consciousness after death
00:46:51.61\00:46:53.94
of the spirits of the dead
00:46:53.98\00:46:55.34
being in
communion with the living
00:46:55.38\00:46:57.11
has no foundation
in the scriptures.
00:46:57.15\00:46:59.48
And yet this theory
is affirmed as truth.
00:46:59.51\00:47:03.12
Through this false doctrine,
00:47:03.15\00:47:04.62
the way has been opened
for the spirits of devils
00:47:04.65\00:47:07.92
to deceive the people
00:47:07.96\00:47:09.99
in representing
themselves as the dead."
00:47:10.03\00:47:13.16
Do you notice the
emphasis on satanic agencies,
00:47:13.19\00:47:15.96
spirits of devils and so on?
00:47:16.00\00:47:17.70
Is that what we're dealing
within the sixth trumpet?
00:47:17.73\00:47:20.57
Absolutely.
00:47:20.60\00:47:22.27
"Satanic agencies do," what?
00:47:22.30\00:47:24.74
"They personate the dead
00:47:24.77\00:47:26.84
and thus bring
souls into captivity.
00:47:26.88\00:47:29.81
Satan has a religion.
00:47:29.84\00:47:32.08
He has a synagogue
and devout worshippers.
00:47:32.11\00:47:35.28
To swell the
ranks of his devotees,
00:47:35.32\00:47:37.82
he uses all manner of,"
00:47:37.85\00:47:39.49
what?
00:47:39.52\00:47:40.86
"All manner of deception."
00:47:40.89\00:47:42.56
So now let's go to
the seventh trumpet.
00:47:45.96\00:47:49.10
You can read the
last two statements here,
00:47:49.13\00:47:50.87
I think we've read enough
00:47:50.90\00:47:52.73
for you to get the picture
of what the sixth trumpet.
00:47:52.77\00:47:56.30
Are you
understanding the sixth trumpet?
00:47:56.34\00:47:58.37
Very good.
00:47:58.41\00:47:59.74
Now let's go to page 325.
00:47:59.77\00:48:03.28
What is the seventh trumpet?
00:48:03.31\00:48:04.65
When the seventh trumpet
sounds, has probation closed?
00:48:08.08\00:48:12.75
Has the time of trouble passed?
00:48:12.79\00:48:15.02
Yes.
00:48:15.06\00:48:16.39
What is the seventh trumpet?
00:48:16.42\00:48:18.46
Second Coming of Christ,
00:48:18.49\00:48:20.43
to take
possession of the kingdom
00:48:20.46\00:48:22.83
that He received in
heaven in the judgment?
00:48:22.86\00:48:27.24
Following me?
00:48:27.27\00:48:29.20
Now let's read the
passage, Revelation 11:15-17,
00:48:29.24\00:48:33.48
"Then the seventh angel sounded
00:48:33.51\00:48:34.91
and there were loud
voices in heaven saying,
00:48:34.94\00:48:37.71
'The kingdoms of this world...'"
00:48:37.75\00:48:40.28
What?
00:48:40.32\00:48:41.65
Have become, is
this a third woe?
00:48:41.68\00:48:44.89
It's a woe upon whom?
00:48:44.92\00:48:47.66
The wicked, you
better believe it.
00:48:47.69\00:48:49.92
"The kingdoms of this world
00:48:49.96\00:48:51.29
have become the
kingdoms of our Lord,
00:48:51.33\00:48:53.70
and of His Christ,
00:48:53.73\00:48:55.20
and He shall
reign forever and ever.
00:48:55.23\00:48:58.33
And the 24 elders
00:48:58.37\00:48:59.70
who sat before
God on their thrones
00:48:59.73\00:49:01.60
fell on their
faces and worship God
00:49:01.64\00:49:03.51
saying, 'We give you thanks,
00:49:03.54\00:49:05.24
O Lord God Almighty,
00:49:05.27\00:49:06.81
the one who is
and the one who was,
00:49:06.84\00:49:09.34
who is to come,
because you have,"
00:49:09.38\00:49:13.11
what?
00:49:13.15\00:49:14.48
"Taken your great
power and reigned.'"
00:49:14.52\00:49:18.52
So does Jesus
take over the kingdom
00:49:18.55\00:49:20.39
in the seventh trumpet?
00:49:20.42\00:49:21.76
Absolutely.
00:49:21.79\00:49:23.26
"Probation closes when
the seventh trumpet is,"
00:49:23.29\00:49:25.83
what?
00:49:25.86\00:49:27.20
"About to sound.
00:49:27.23\00:49:29.26
At that moment,
Jesus will receive,"
00:49:29.30\00:49:31.27
what from His Father?
00:49:31.30\00:49:32.63
"The kingdom."
00:49:32.67\00:49:34.00
What is His kingdom?
00:49:34.04\00:49:36.24
His people.
00:49:36.27\00:49:38.21
The kingdom is not geographical.
00:49:38.24\00:49:41.34
The kingdom is the
people of the kingdom.
00:49:41.38\00:49:44.18
What determined that they
were the people of the kingdom?
00:49:44.21\00:49:48.18
The judgment showed
whether they were really
00:49:48.22\00:49:50.35
people of the kingdom or not.
00:49:50.39\00:49:52.19
So that's what Jesus receives.
00:49:52.22\00:49:54.16
Where does He
receive the kingdom
00:49:54.19\00:49:55.96
from the Father?
00:49:55.99\00:49:57.46
In heaven when the
judgment concludes.
00:49:57.49\00:49:59.96
Then what will come?
00:50:00.00\00:50:01.53
"The time of trouble will ensue,
00:50:01.56\00:50:03.83
followed by the
blowing of the seventh trumpet
00:50:03.87\00:50:06.63
when Jesus comes to
take His people home."
00:50:06.67\00:50:12.84
Great Controversy
301, about His coming.
00:50:12.87\00:50:17.61
"Cluster the glories
00:50:17.65\00:50:19.25
of that
restitution of all things
00:50:19.28\00:50:21.05
which God has
spoken by the mouth
00:50:21.08\00:50:23.72
of all His holy
prophets since the world began.
00:50:23.75\00:50:27.22
The long continual
rule of evil shall be,"
00:50:27.26\00:50:29.82
what?
00:50:29.86\00:50:31.19
"Broken."
00:50:31.23\00:50:32.56
And now Ellen
White's going to quote
00:50:32.59\00:50:33.96
the seventh trumpet.
00:50:34.00\00:50:36.56
"Then the long continued
rule of evil shall be broken.
00:50:36.60\00:50:40.34
The kingdoms of this world
00:50:40.37\00:50:42.34
will become the
kingdoms of our Lord,
00:50:42.37\00:50:44.51
and of His Christ,
00:50:44.54\00:50:45.87
and He shall
reign forever and ever."
00:50:45.91\00:50:49.51
Notice what the
commentary of Jamieson,
00:50:49.54\00:50:52.41
Fausset and
Brown says about this,
00:50:52.45\00:50:56.75
"The Seventh Trumpet..."
00:50:56.79\00:50:59.12
He almost sounds
like an Adventist.
00:50:59.15\00:51:01.59
"The Seventh Trumpet..."
00:51:01.62\00:51:04.03
Or they almost
sound like an Adventist,
00:51:04.06\00:51:05.73
'cause they're three
that wrote this commentary.
00:51:05.76\00:51:07.86
"The seventh trumpet
like the seventh seal,
00:51:07.90\00:51:10.67
and the seventh vial,
being the consummation,
00:51:10.70\00:51:14.80
is accompanied differently
from the preceding six,
00:51:14.84\00:51:18.24
not the consequences on earth,
00:51:18.27\00:51:20.78
but those in
heaven are described.
00:51:20.81\00:51:22.98
The great
voices and thanksgiving
00:51:23.01\00:51:24.78
of the 24 elders in heaven
00:51:24.81\00:51:26.88
as the half hour silence
in heaven at the seventh seal,
00:51:26.92\00:51:31.25
and the voice out of
the temple in heaven,
00:51:31.29\00:51:33.76
it is done at the seventh vial.
00:51:33.79\00:51:37.16
Thus, the seven seals,
00:51:37.19\00:51:39.16
the seven trumpets
00:51:39.19\00:51:40.83
and seven vials
are not consecutive,
00:51:40.86\00:51:44.17
but parallel.
00:51:44.20\00:51:47.70
Is that what Adventists believe?
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That the seals
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and the
trumpets are consecutive?
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Not consecutive, but what?
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Parallel.
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"Ending in the
same consummation,
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they from distinct standpoints."
00:52:01.48\00:52:06.45
So each series gives
you the same chronology
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but with different standpoints.
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"Unfold God's plan
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for bringing
about the grand end,
00:52:15.40\00:52:17.30
under three aspects,
00:52:17.33\00:52:19.17
mutually
complementing each other.
00:52:19.20\00:52:23.54
We can be certain that
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the releasing of the four angels
00:52:24.94\00:52:27.04
under the sixth trumpet
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takes place
during probationary time.
00:52:28.44\00:52:31.08
We know this because
probation will only close
00:52:31.11\00:52:34.02
when the mystery
of God is finished,
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just before the
sounding of the seventh trumpet.
00:52:36.12\00:52:38.95
So let me ask you,
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is the sixth trumpet going
to sound for quite a while?
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Yeah, because the time
comes when it is about to sound,
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the mystery of God ends.
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So some time must have passed
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during the sixth trumpet
before it is about to sound.
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"This means that the
releasing of the four angels
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in the sixth trumpet
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is not the same thing
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as the releasing
of the four winds
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in Revelation 7.
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When the angels of
Revelation 7 release the winds,
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probation has
closed and mayhem ensues."
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Notice the following
quotations from Ellen White.
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"Winds are a symbol of strife.
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The four winds of heaven
striving upon the great sea
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represent the terrible scenes
of conquest and revolution
00:53:22.83\00:53:26.47
by which kingdoms
have attained to power.
00:53:26.50\00:53:30.04
That's Great Controversy, 439.
00:53:30.07\00:53:32.44
Now notice Early
Writings, page 36,
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"I saw that the four angels
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would hold the
four winds until,"
00:53:37.08\00:53:39.61
when?
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"Until Jesus' work
was done in the sanctuary,
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and then will come
the seven last plagues."
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So when the angels
released the winds,
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is that the close of probation?
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Yes, that's when Jesus'
work is done in the sanctuary.
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Notice the next
statement, Six Testimonies, 408.
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I already read this in
a previous presentation.
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"The restraining Spirit of God
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is even now being
withdrawn from the world."
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So is the
withdrawing of the Spirit
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an instantaneous thing?
00:54:10.78\00:54:13.08
No.
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It's slowly
withdrawn from the world.
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"Hurricanes..."
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What evidences do we have?
00:54:18.12\00:54:19.45
"Hurricanes, storms,
tempests, fire, and flood,
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disasters by sea and land
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follow each other
in quick succession."
00:54:25.69\00:54:28.20
What do human
beings say about this?
00:54:28.23\00:54:31.23
Global warming.
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Yeah, I'm not gonna deny
that there's global warming.
00:54:35.80\00:54:38.87
Because there is global warming,
00:54:38.91\00:54:40.24
but it's not primarily
00:54:40.28\00:54:42.14
because of the
use of fossil fuels.
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It's signs of the times, folks.
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She then says,
00:54:48.68\00:54:50.02
"Science seeks to
explain all these."
00:54:50.05\00:54:52.32
The scientists say,
00:54:52.35\00:54:53.89
"It's all of the fossil fuels
00:54:53.92\00:54:57.03
and the air
conditioners that are running."
00:54:57.06\00:55:00.76
Of course they
don't say anything
00:55:00.80\00:55:02.13
about the animal dung.
00:55:02.16\00:55:05.03
Because they
love their beef steak
00:55:05.07\00:55:07.44
and their hamburgers.
00:55:07.47\00:55:10.01
Then she says,
00:55:10.04\00:55:11.54
"Science seeks to
explain all these,
00:55:11.57\00:55:13.34
the signs thickening around us
00:55:13.38\00:55:16.21
telling of a near
approach of the Son of God
00:55:16.24\00:55:18.48
are attributed
00:55:18.51\00:55:19.85
to on any other
than the true cause.
00:55:19.88\00:55:23.55
Men cannot discern
the sentinel angels
00:55:23.59\00:55:26.02
restraining the four winds,
00:55:26.05\00:55:27.79
that they shall not blow
00:55:27.82\00:55:29.19
until the
servants of God are sealed.
00:55:29.22\00:55:32.09
But when God shall bid
His angels loose the winds, "
00:55:32.13\00:55:35.16
this is Revelation Chapter 7,
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"there shall be
such a scene of strife
00:55:37.23\00:55:40.97
as no pen can picture."
00:55:41.00\00:55:45.64
You think the
Coronavirus is bad?
00:55:45.67\00:55:48.71
Can you imagine a Coronavirus
plus many other diseases
00:55:48.74\00:55:53.88
all
simultaneously at the same time?
00:55:53.92\00:55:58.39
Not only an
earthquake here and there,
00:55:58.42\00:56:00.56
but earthquakes
everywhere, tsunamis everywhere,
00:56:00.59\00:56:05.13
tornadoes everywhere.
00:56:05.16\00:56:06.93
This world is going
to be a battleground.
00:56:10.50\00:56:13.94
If Jesus does not intervene,
00:56:13.97\00:56:18.61
all humanity
would cease to exist.
00:56:18.64\00:56:21.34
That's why Matthew 24 says that
00:56:21.38\00:56:23.11
"Unless He shortens
the time of trouble,
00:56:23.14\00:56:25.78
no one would remain alive."
00:56:25.81\00:56:28.35
But for the elect's sake,
that time will be shortened.
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Let's go to the last page.
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We must link Revelation
17:14 with Revelation 19:11,
00:56:35.36\00:56:39.39
and following
00:56:39.43\00:56:40.76
"Where Jesus bears the title,"
00:56:40.80\00:56:42.46
what?
00:56:42.50\00:56:43.83
"King of kings
and Lord of lords."
00:56:43.87\00:56:46.87
This means that Revelation 11:15
00:56:46.90\00:56:49.80
is repeated again where?
00:56:49.84\00:56:52.01
In Revelation
17:14, and where else?
00:56:52.04\00:56:55.58
In Revelation 19:11.
00:56:55.61\00:56:57.98
They all
describe the same event,
00:56:58.01\00:56:59.41
the seventh trumpet
00:56:59.45\00:57:00.78
and the taking over the kingdom.
00:57:00.82\00:57:02.22
This proves that we
cannot read Revelation
00:57:02.25\00:57:04.52
as a continuous flow,
but rather full of what?
00:57:04.55\00:57:08.99
Recapitulations and repetitions.
00:57:09.02\00:57:12.89
And then as I mentioned,
00:57:12.93\00:57:14.33
Revelation 11:17 actually
concludes the seventh trumpet.
00:57:14.36\00:57:18.33
Revelation 11:18
introduces and summarizes
00:57:18.37\00:57:21.87
the main sections
00:57:21.90\00:57:23.24
of the rest of the
Book of Revelation,
00:57:23.27\00:57:25.21
and then Revelation 11:19,
00:57:25.24\00:57:28.04
which is the opening
of the heavenly temple,
00:57:28.08\00:57:29.94
the ark of His covenant is seen,
00:57:29.98\00:57:31.88
that introduces
00:57:31.91\00:57:33.72
the next section of
the Book of Revelation,
00:57:33.75\00:57:36.18
Revelation
Chapters 12 through 14.
00:57:36.22\00:57:39.35
So we've come to
an end of our study.
00:57:39.39\00:57:42.72
You might not understand
all of the little details.
00:57:42.76\00:57:45.39
That's why it is written.
00:57:45.43\00:57:48.13
So that you can
take the study notes home
00:57:48.16\00:57:50.63
and look them over,
00:57:50.67\00:57:52.00
study it for yourselves,
and I believe as you study,
00:57:52.03\00:57:54.60
you will see that
00:57:54.64\00:57:55.97
this is the
correct interpretation
00:57:56.00\00:57:58.27
to the trumpets.
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