Welcome to the 3ABN
Spring Camp Meeting:
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The Three Angels' Messages.
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Hello and welcome
to Spring Camp Meeting.
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Have you all been
blessed this Sabbath?
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Amen! Have you enjoyed the food?
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Yes! I'm talking the
physical food, right?
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That was good, and we're
being fed spiritually as well.
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We want to thank you for
joining us via 3ABN Radio,
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on the television. If
you're driving in your car,
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we hope you're not
looking at your cellphone
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and trying to
drive at the same time.
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We know we have lots of
people that are contacting 3ABN
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because they're
watching via the Internet,
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on their
cellphones, their iPads.
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It's neat to
think about, isn't it?
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For those of you that
are here for the first time
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that in the middle of these
cornfields that the signal is
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reaching around the world.
It's a miracle of God, isn't it?
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Amen! You know the thing
is we're hearing tremendous
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messages, aren't we?
I mean just... they're
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blessing my heart I know
and I'm sure yours at home, too.
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Well, you know, there's some-
thing dangerous with just saying
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"Wow, that was
another great sermon! "
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We need to be willing
to go home and share that,
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don't we? I'm reminded
of Romans chapter 1 verse 16
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where it says: "I am
not... " What? "ashamed
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of the gospel of Jesus Christ
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for it is the power
of God unto... " What?
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"salvation. " So we
need to share that, don't we,
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with others. You know, not
only is the Word doing something
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in our own lives. We
want to make sure we share it
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with others. We want to be that
light that God asks us to be
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and be an influence
for Him, that's for sure.
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This afternoon we
have Pastor Stephen Bohr.
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Well familiar
with him, aren't you?
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3ABN is blessed to
count him as a great friend
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of the ministry. Secrets
Unsealed has been in existence
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for fifteen years.
Hard to believe, isn't it?
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God has blessed them with
a 12,000 sq. ft. building.
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He was telling me
that they also have a HD
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production van now that
God has blessed them with
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as well. So the
ministry is continuing to grow.
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And he appreciates each
one of you for your support
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of his ministry. And I
know that God is using him
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in a powerful way. So
we're going to hear from him
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in just a couple of minutes.
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But before that we have
our own Pastor John Lomacang.
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He is the pastor of the
Thompsonville SDA church
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and we appreciate
he and his wife Angie.
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And he's going to be bringing
the special music to us today,
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he and Tim
Parton. And it's entitled
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
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What a Friend we have
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in Jesus,
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All our sins and griefs
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to bear!
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What a privilege
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to carry
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everything
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to God in prayer!
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Have we trials
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and temptations?
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Is there trouble
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anywhere?
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You should never be
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discouraged
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when you take it...
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take it to the Lord
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in prayer.
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For O, what peace
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we often forfeit
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and O,
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what needless pain we bear,
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all because we do not
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carry
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everything
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to God in prayer!
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Are we weak
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and heavy laden?
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Are we cumbered with
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a load of care?
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Precious Savior,
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still our refuge...
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Take it
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to the Lord
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in prayer...
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Take
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it to the Lord in
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prayer.
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Greetings. Greetings!
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It's a real
blessing to be here at 3ABN.
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You know, the supporting
ministries of the church
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are a blessing to the church
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mainly because they
uphold the traditional
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Biblical message
of the SDA church.
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And it's been a real
privilege working with 3ABN
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the 15 years that Secrets
Unsealed has been in existence.
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This is a ministry that is
really worthwhile investing in.
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I'm talking about 3ABN
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basically taking the 3 angels'
message to the entire world.
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You know, used to be you
would have to knock on doors.
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We still have to knock on
doors but now you can get into
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people's houses without
going through the door...
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and that's a real blessing.
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I invite you to bow your
heads with me as we pray.
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Our Father and our God, we
thank you for the privilege
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of being at this
high-mountain experience.
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Thank you for the privilege
of knowing present truth.
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We ask, Lord, that You
will help us not only to know it
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but to live it.
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As we open Your Word
we ask for the presence
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of Your Holy Spirit.
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Open our minds that
we might understand;
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our hearts that
we might receive.
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Empower us to proclaim it.
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We thank you for
hearing and answering our prayer
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for we ask it in the
precious name of Jesus,
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Amen. Amen!
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I've been asked
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to do an awesome
and impossible task,
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and that is to
bring all of the pieces
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together into a
significant whole.
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The speakers up to this point
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have taken portions of
the three angels' messages.
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And I am going to do my best
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through the power of God
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to bring all of those
pieces together into a mosaic.
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Try to put all of
the pieces together
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so that you can see the
finished puzzle if you please.
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Now let me tell you what we're
going to do this afternoon.
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And probably when I tell
you this you're going to say
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"That is an impossible task. "
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But really I believe
that we'll be able to finish
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within the time constraints.
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In order to understand
the three angels' messages
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we need to understand the
context in which they are found.
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In other words, what comes
before and what comes after
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the three angels' messages.
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So what we are
going to attempt to do
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in our study this afternoon
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is first of all
review the prophetic chain
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of Daniel 7.
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Then we will move
to Revelation 13:1-10
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which is basically a
repetition and expansion
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of Daniel 7.
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Then we will move
to Revelation 13:11-18:
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the beast that
rises from the earth.
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Then we will take a
look at Revelation 14:1-5:
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the 144,00 standing
victorious upon Mount Zion.
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Then we will take a
look at the harvest scene.
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After studying the three angels'
messages we will look at the
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harvest scene that Jay
Gallimore so eloquently
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spoke about. And
then finally we will end
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after the harvest scene
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once again with the 144,000
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standing
victorious on Mount Zion.
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So you say: "Yeah... right...
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we're going to
study all of that. "
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Well, we're only
going to briefly review
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the literary structure
of what I have mentioned.
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So let's begin
with Daniel chapter 7.
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This will be review. I'm
sure that most if not all of you
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have studied Daniel 7.
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This will just be a review.
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Daniel 7: first we have a lion.
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What kingdom does
the lion represent?
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Babylon. Babylon.
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Ruled from 605 to 539 BC.
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Next we have a bear.
What does the bear represent?
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Medo-Persia. Medo-Persia.
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539 to 331 BC.
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Then we have a
leopard beast that represents?
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Greece. Greece.
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Greece ruled from 331 to 168 BC.
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Then we have a dragon beast,
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the fourth, called
the non-descript beast.
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And that beast represents?
Rome. The Roman Empire.
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But then after a while the
fourth beast sprouts ten horns.
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See, when the
dragon beast first comes up
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it does not have the ten horns.
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For a while the dragon
beast exists by itself.
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Then a little
later on in its history
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it sprouts ten horns.
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And of course, what do
the ten horns represent?
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They represent the
divisions of the Roman Empire
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which were
complete in the year 476 AD.
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And then a little
horn rises among the ten.
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It uproots three.
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You see, the little horn
cannot rise to absolute power
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until it uproots
the three rivals.
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And the three rivals
were uprooted after the year
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476 AD. The Heruli in 493 AD,
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the Vandals in 534 AD,
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and the Ostrogoths in 538 AD.
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When the little horn had
uprooted the last three rivals
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it could now rule for
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1,260 years
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from 538 AD to 1798 AD.
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So we've moved in Daniel 7
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from Babylon all the
way to the year 1798 AD
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without any parentheses,
without any interruptions,
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without any gaps.
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One event after the other:
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this is God's
great prophetic chain.
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Now Revelation
chapter 13 verses 1 through 10
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amplifies and repeats
what we studied from Daniel 7.
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Go in your Bibles
with me to Revelation 13
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and we'll notice a few things
about verses 1 through 10.
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Now I want to say that the
beast of Revelation 13:1-10
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is the same as the
little horn of Daniel 7.
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It represents the papacy.
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You say: "How do we know that? "
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For three reasons.
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Number one: both
are in the same location
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of the prophetic chain.
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You see, let's go to
Revelation chapter 13
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and verses 1 and 2.
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It says there: "Then I
stood on the sand of the sea
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and I saw a beast
rising up out of the sea
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having seven heads and ten horns
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and on his horns ten crowns
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and on its head a
blasphemous name. "
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Now notice the
connection with Daniel 7.
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"Now the beast that I
saw was like a leopard.
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His feet were
like the feet of a bear
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and his mouth like
the mouth of a lion.
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The dragon... " which has ten
horns according to the previous
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chapter... "the dragon
gave him his power, his throne,
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and great authority. "
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Do we have the same beast
that we found in Daniel 7?
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Is there a lion?
Yes. Is there a bear? Yes.
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Is there a leopard? Yes.
Is there a dragon beast? Yes.
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And the dragon
beast has what? Ten horns.
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And then the dragon
beast with the ten horns
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gives its power, its
seat, and its authority
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to the beast from the sea.
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So in Daniel 7 you have lion,
bear, leopard, dragon beast,
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ten horns, little horn.
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And in Revelation chapter 13
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you have lion, bear,
leopard, dragon beast,
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ten horns, beast.
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So in other words, the
little horn and the beast
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are in the same place
of the prophetic sequence.
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That's the first
reason we know that the beast
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is the same as the little horn.
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The second reason is that
the little horn and the beast
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perform the same actions.
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See the little horn speaks great
words against the Most High;
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the beast speaks blasphemies
against the Most High.
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In Daniel chapter 7 the
beast... the little horn
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persecutes the
saints of the Most High.
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In Revelation chapter 13
the beast persecutes the saints
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of the Most High.
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So the little horn and the
beast perform the same actions.
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And the third reason is that
they govern for the same period.
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In Daniel chapter 7 its time,
times, and the dividing of time.
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Three and a half prophetic years
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that represent 1,260 days
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but days are years.
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In Revelation
chapter 13 it's 42 months.
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42 months times
30 days each month
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1,260 days
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which is
equivalent to 1,260 years.
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So basically the little horn
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and the beast represent
the Roman Catholic papacy.
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But Revelation 13
expands on Daniel 7.
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Revelation 13
gives us some details
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that we do not find in Daniel 7.
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Three of them, specifically.
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Number one: the little
horn at the end of its dominion
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received a deadly
wound with the sword.
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That's the weapon of choice
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that gave the
papacy its deadly wound.
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And the sword - if you read
Romans chapter 13 and verse 4-
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represents what the
civil power has to punish
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violations of civil law.
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You see, the state has a sword
and the church has a sword.
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The sword of the
church is the Word of God.
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The sword of the
state is what the state uses
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to punish violations of
civil law or of the civil code.
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And so in Revelation chapter 13
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we are told that the
reason why the little horn
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lost its power is because
it received a deadly wound
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with the sword.
That's the first expansion
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in Revelation 13.
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The second
expansion is that we are told
00:17:21.04\00:17:24.34
that the deadly
wound would be healed.
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Daniel 7 does not
clearly have that.
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It is implicit
because the little horn
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is going to be
destroyed when Jesus comes.
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But it's
implicit... it's not explicit.
00:17:36.82\00:17:39.45
But in Revelation
13:3 it clearly says
00:17:39.65\00:17:42.99
that the beast would
have its wound healed.
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And then Revelation chapter 13-
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and this is verses 11 to 18-
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tells us how and by whom
00:17:53.00\00:17:57.07
the deadly
wound would be healed.
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Daniel 7 does not have
that. Only in Revelation 13.
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See, Revelation is
an expansion of Daniel.
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Now we need to go to
Revelation 13 verses 11-18.
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We're doing
pretty well, aren't we?
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See, I told you we were
going to get through this.
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Now so far so good? OK!
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All right. Revelation 13:11-18.
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This is describing another
beast that rises from the earth
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right around the same time
that the first beast receives
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its deadly wound.
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What date would that be?
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Somewhere around the year
1798 AD another beast rises.
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See, it's a prophetic chain.
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Babylon, Medo-Persia,
Greece, the Roman Empire,
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Roman Empire is divided,
little horn uproots three.
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Then you have the
little horn ruling 1,260 years.
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Then you have... When the
beast receives a deadly wound
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you have another beast
rising at the same time
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without any gaps,
without any interruption.
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And this beast clearly
when we examine history
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and prophecy represents
the United States of America.
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We don't have time to
get into all of the details
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but this beast has
two horns like a lamb.
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Those two horns represent
the two founding principles
00:19:19.25\00:19:22.32
of the United States:
Republicanism and Protestantism.
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Has nothing to do
with the Republican party.
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Republicanism
means a republic...
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a style of
government that is a republic.
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And basically the idea is
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Republicanism and
Protestantism simply means
00:19:37.31\00:19:40.01
separation of church and state.
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Civil and religious liberty.
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Those are the secret to
the power and prosperity
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of the United States of America
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according to the
book Great Controversy.
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But we are told in this prophecy
in Revelation chapter 13
00:19:56.12\00:20:00.13
that this beast
that rises from the earth
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that at least at its beginning
00:20:03.33\00:20:06.27
upholds the principle of
separation of church and state,
00:20:06.47\00:20:09.57
of civil and religious liberty,
00:20:09.77\00:20:11.81
of Republicanism
and Protestantism,
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will end up
speaking like a dragon.
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And here is the key point:
00:20:19.08\00:20:21.08
everything that this
beast from the earth does
00:20:21.48\00:20:25.55
it does to please the
beast that rose from the sea.
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In other words, this
beast is going to heal the wound
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of the first beast.
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It is going to return
the sword of civil power
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to the first beast.
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And you say: "How
do we know that? "
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Several reasons
in verses 11 to 18.
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We can't read those verses
because we don't have the time
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but I'll just mention the verses
and you can write them down.
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We are told in verse 12
that this beast from the earth
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exercises all of the
authority of the first beast.
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It commands everyone to
worship the first beast.
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Everything it does
it does in the presence
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of the first beast.
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And by the way, that
expression "in the presence"
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is translated more properly
- for example in the NIV -
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"on behalf of the first beast. "
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Or as another version has it:
00:21:22.14\00:21:24.15
"it worked for
the first beast. "
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And the Lexicon dictionaries
tell us that it means
00:21:26.92\00:21:29.78
"at the commissioning
of the first beast. "
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We're also told that
this beast from the earth
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makes an image
of the first beast.
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But not only OF the first beast
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it makes an image
TO the first beast
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which means "in
honor of the first beast. "
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And this beast enforces
the mark of the first beast.
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Somehow I think that this
beast - its role - is to return
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the power that
the sea beast lost.
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It is going to act on
behalf of the first beast.
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The United States of America is
going to ally with the papacy.
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It is going to return to
it the sword of civil power
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and then persecution will
come like it existed during
00:22:09.62\00:22:13.40
the 1,260 years
of papal oppression.
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Now when Revelation 13
ends you're left with a question
00:22:19.67\00:22:24.37
because Revelation 13:11-18
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tells us that, you know, all
the world will be commanded to
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worship the first beast.
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Everyone will
follow the first beast.
00:22:34.62\00:22:37.05
The mark of the
beast... practically everybody
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will receive the mark of the
beast. So when chapter 13 ends
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you're left with the question:
00:22:43.93\00:22:45.26
"Wasn't there anybody
who resisted this power? "
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This is where you
go to chapter 14:1-5.
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See, verses 1 through 5 should
be the climax to chapter 13.
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In some places in Revelation
00:23:01.21\00:23:03.08
the chapter division
is in the wrong place.
00:23:03.28\00:23:05.51
Revelation 14:1-5 is
the climax of chapter 13.
00:23:06.38\00:23:10.72
Chapter 13 speaks about
not being able to buy or sell.
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It speaks about a death decree
against those who do not receive
00:23:13.89\00:23:17.73
the mark of the
beast, and then chapter 13
00:23:17.93\00:23:20.20
tells us "but there was a group
that was faithful to God. "
00:23:20.40\00:23:24.63
Let's read about that
group in Revelation 14:1-5.
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"Then I looked
and behold, a Lamb
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standing on Mount Zion
00:23:32.77\00:23:34.51
and with Him 144,000
00:23:34.71\00:23:38.41
having His Father's name
written on their foreheads.
00:23:38.61\00:23:41.05
And I heard a voice from heaven
like the voice of many waters
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and like the
voice of loud thunder.
00:23:44.45\00:23:47.06
And I heard the sound of
harpists playing their harps.
00:23:47.26\00:23:50.13
They sang as it were a
new song before the throne,
00:23:50.33\00:23:53.03
before the four living
creatures and the elders.
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And no one could learn
that song except the 144,000
00:23:55.86\00:23:59.07
who were
redeemed from the earth. "
00:23:59.27\00:24:00.60
Now we're going to
talk about their character.
00:24:01.34\00:24:03.91
"These are the ones who
were not defiled with women. "
00:24:04.11\00:24:06.88
That is, with the
harlot and her daughters.
00:24:07.71\00:24:09.84
Continues saying:
"for they are virgins.
00:24:10.75\00:24:12.95
These are the ones who follow
the Lamb wherever He goes.
00:24:13.15\00:24:16.55
These were
redeemed from among men
00:24:16.75\00:24:19.32
being firstfruits... "
That is not first in time
00:24:19.52\00:24:22.76
but first in quality...
00:24:22.96\00:24:24.46
"being firstfruits
to God and to the Lamb.
00:24:24.66\00:24:27.53
And in their mouth
was found no deceit
00:24:27.73\00:24:30.07
for they are without fault
before the throne of God. "
00:24:30.27\00:24:34.94
And so you have this
group that is VICTORIOUS
00:24:35.34\00:24:38.31
over the beast, over
his image, and over his mark
00:24:38.51\00:24:41.61
standing
victorious on Mount Zion.
00:24:41.81\00:24:45.71
But now we have a problem.
00:24:47.02\00:24:48.48
How could they be
victorious on Mount Zion
00:24:49.35\00:24:51.82
if the three angels' messages
have not yet been proclaimed?
00:24:52.02\00:24:55.59
You see, verse six begins
with the three angels' messages.
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So you say: "How
can they be victorious
00:25:00.46\00:25:02.46
on Mount Zion? How
is that they didn't care
00:25:02.66\00:25:06.00
whether they could buy or sell?
00:25:06.20\00:25:07.54
They didn't care
whether they would die
00:25:07.67\00:25:09.10
to be faithful to God,
and they end up on Mount Zion
00:25:09.30\00:25:11.91
if in chapter 14 the three
angels' messages come next?
00:25:12.21\00:25:16.31
Are you with me or not?
00:25:16.51\00:25:17.85
The answer is that Revelation
is not in chronological order.
00:25:18.01\00:25:22.08
It runs in cycles.
00:25:23.12\00:25:25.45
Several years ago at one of
our Secrets Unsealed Summits
00:25:26.25\00:25:29.42
we did a Summit called
The Wise Shall Understand
00:25:29.62\00:25:33.90
and I prepared a syllabus
about how to study Revelation
00:25:34.46\00:25:39.10
structurally. You see,
it's important to interpret
00:25:39.30\00:25:42.50
the symbols but we need to
know how the book is organized.
00:25:42.70\00:25:46.11
The sequence of events.
00:25:46.47\00:25:48.31
Because in
Revelation 14 verses 6-12
00:25:48.51\00:25:52.08
we have John going back
to something that happened
00:25:52.28\00:25:57.52
before the 144,000 stand
victorious on Mount Zion.
00:25:57.72\00:26:02.52
Are you with me? Yes! Now:
00:26:02.72\00:26:04.86
let's talk about the
three angels' messages.
00:26:05.06\00:26:06.96
Really, the reason why
the 144,000 are victorious
00:26:07.16\00:26:10.27
there on Mount Zion
is because they accepted
00:26:10.47\00:26:12.90
the three angels' messages.
00:26:13.10\00:26:14.50
So now it's going to go back
and it's going to talk about
00:26:14.90\00:26:16.91
the three angels' messages
that this group accepted
00:26:17.11\00:26:20.08
and therefore they will
eventually be victorious.
00:26:20.28\00:26:23.28
Now let's examine
some of the elements
00:26:23.88\00:26:26.48
of the three angels' messages.
00:26:26.68\00:26:28.98
The first angel's message
preaches the everlasting gospel
00:26:29.98\00:26:33.82
to the whole world.
00:26:34.02\00:26:35.36
What does that mean?
00:26:35.69\00:26:37.03
It means that Jesus
was sacrificed once for all
00:26:37.33\00:26:40.93
for our sins and dies no more.
00:26:41.13\00:26:43.60
It means that He is our
only and sufficient High Priest
00:26:44.30\00:26:48.07
and it means that we are saved
by His righteousness alone...
00:26:48.27\00:26:53.01
not by ours.
00:26:53.21\00:26:54.64
The papacy
teaches just the opposite.
00:26:55.04\00:26:57.65
The papacy teaches that Jesus
is sacrificed in every mass.
00:26:58.18\00:27:02.22
That the
priesthood intercedes for us
00:27:02.72\00:27:06.02
and that we are saved not
by Christ's righteousness alone
00:27:06.22\00:27:10.19
but also by our good works.
00:27:10.39\00:27:12.69
The first angel also
commands us to fear God.
00:27:14.60\00:27:18.40
What does it mean to fear God?
00:27:18.80\00:27:20.40
It's not talking
about being afraid.
00:27:20.80\00:27:23.44
In the Old Testament
we're told to fear our parents.
00:27:23.84\00:27:27.01
That doesn't mean that
we're supposed to be afraid
00:27:27.41\00:27:29.18
of our parents.
00:27:29.38\00:27:30.71
Basically to fear
means to have a deep respect
00:27:31.21\00:27:35.08
that is manifest in obedience
to the commands of God.
00:27:35.28\00:27:38.89
That's what it means.
00:27:39.39\00:27:40.72
Children show their
fear of their parents
00:27:40.89\00:27:43.76
by obedience.
00:27:43.96\00:27:45.79
You know, it's interesting...
00:27:45.99\00:27:47.60
When Abraham lied to Abimelech
you remember that he said
00:27:47.80\00:27:51.63
that Sarah - well,
it was a half-truth -
00:27:51.83\00:27:53.60
"You know, Sarah is my sister. "
00:27:53.80\00:27:55.27
But he didn't tell
him that she was his wife.
00:27:55.47\00:27:57.74
And Abimelech was
going to take her as a wife.
00:27:58.14\00:28:00.31
And God gave
Abimelech a dream and said:
00:28:00.71\00:28:03.31
"Don't even think of it. "
00:28:03.51\00:28:05.01
And so Abimelech - this
guy was not even a Jew -
00:28:05.41\00:28:07.78
he comes and he says to Abraham:
"Why didn't you tell me this? "
00:28:07.98\00:28:11.35
And Abraham said:
"Because there is no fear of God
00:28:11.55\00:28:15.32
in this place and I was afraid
that I might get killed. "
00:28:15.52\00:28:18.43
So where there is no fear of God
00:28:19.59\00:28:21.80
there is danger
of losing your life
00:28:22.20\00:28:24.17
which is the sixth commandment.
00:28:24.37\00:28:25.97
And then when Abraham was
willing to sacrifice his own son
00:28:26.37\00:28:30.14
Isaac, after the
angel held his hand
00:28:30.34\00:28:33.98
a voice said to Abraham:
"Now I know you fear Me. "
00:28:34.18\00:28:39.21
Because Abraham
was willing to obey God
00:28:39.61\00:28:42.15
even to the point of
giving up his own son.
00:28:42.35\00:28:45.12
So the first angel
tells us to fear God,
00:28:45.99\00:28:48.52
respect Him, and obey Him.
00:28:48.72\00:28:50.73
Also the first
angel's message tells us
00:28:51.53\00:28:53.90
to give glory to God.
We can't give glory to God.
00:28:54.10\00:28:57.27
We have no glory to give.
00:28:57.67\00:28:59.20
The glory that
we receive from God
00:28:59.60\00:29:02.14
is the glory
that we return to God.
00:29:02.34\00:29:04.41
Jesus said: "I am
the Light of the world. "
00:29:05.01\00:29:07.28
He also said that we
are the light of the world.
00:29:07.48\00:29:09.48
Now how can He be
the Light of the world
00:29:09.68\00:29:11.51
and we be the
light of the world?
00:29:11.71\00:29:13.38
It's very simple. He's
the Sun and we are moons.
00:29:13.58\00:29:16.92
You see, you go
out on a certain night
00:29:18.82\00:29:21.66
and you look into the sky
and you see that beautiful
00:29:21.86\00:29:25.33
full silver moon. You
say: "Oh my! How beautiful
00:29:25.53\00:29:28.80
the moon is tonight!
" No. You need to say:
00:29:29.00\00:29:31.03
"How beautiful is
the sun tonight! "
00:29:31.43\00:29:33.44
Because the light of the
moon is the light of the sun.
00:29:34.34\00:29:37.84
And so we return
to God His glory...
00:29:38.24\00:29:41.18
the glory that we received
from Him in the first place.
00:29:41.38\00:29:44.15
And of course, the
glory is His character.
00:29:44.35\00:29:48.12
The first angel also tells
us that we are now in the hour
00:29:48.92\00:29:51.95
of God's judgment while
the gospel is being preached...
00:29:52.15\00:29:54.92
which means that the judgment
is before the second coming.
00:29:55.12\00:29:58.23
Because if the
gospel is being preached
00:29:58.73\00:30:01.06
and the judgment is transpiring,
00:30:01.26\00:30:03.23
it means that the
judgment is taking place
00:30:03.43\00:30:05.60
during probationary time.
00:30:05.80\00:30:08.14
The first angel's
message also teaches us that
00:30:09.07\00:30:11.81
the dead are dead.
00:30:12.01\00:30:13.38
You say: "Well that's
kind of a ridiculous statement.
00:30:14.44\00:30:16.95
Of course the dead are dead. "
00:30:17.15\00:30:18.48
There are people who
don't believe the dead are dead.
00:30:18.61\00:30:20.42
They believe that their
soul survives after death.
00:30:20.82\00:30:23.28
You say: "How do you
have the state of the dead
00:30:23.49\00:30:25.12
in the first angel's message? "
00:30:25.32\00:30:26.65
It's very simple. If
God began His judgment
00:30:26.69\00:30:29.69
in 1844- the judgment of those
who claim to be His people -
00:30:29.89\00:30:33.66
then none of those
people went to heaven or to hell
00:30:33.86\00:30:36.53
before 1844.
00:30:36.73\00:30:38.23
So the idea of
judgment helps you understand
00:30:39.83\00:30:42.97
that people rest in the
tomb until their names come up
00:30:43.17\00:30:46.68
in the judgment. And
then the first angel's message
00:30:46.88\00:30:50.38
tells us to keep
God's holy Sabbath.
00:30:50.58\00:30:55.28
Now let me give you
some characteristics
00:30:57.42\00:31:00.09
of the three angels' messages.
00:31:00.29\00:31:01.76
Each message builds
upon the previous one.
00:31:02.89\00:31:05.53
They are to be
proclaimed in their order.
00:31:05.93\00:31:08.70
Revelation chapter 14 says
an angel was seen in the midst
00:31:09.53\00:31:13.27
of heaven. Then it
says another followed him
00:31:13.47\00:31:15.57
and then it says a
third followed them.
00:31:15.77\00:31:17.37
So followed means that they
must be proclaimed in order.
00:31:17.77\00:31:21.91
The messages are global.
00:31:22.21\00:31:23.91
They go to every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people
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which means that if a global
message is going to go out
00:31:26.25\00:31:29.35
God needs a global
church to proclaim that message.
00:31:29.55\00:31:33.46
They are God's final appeal
to the world before the close
00:31:34.09\00:31:37.23
of probation. And
we know that because
00:31:37.43\00:31:40.16
as soon as the third
angel finishes his message
00:31:40.36\00:31:43.40
is the harvest.
00:31:43.60\00:31:44.93
The grapes of the earth are ripe
00:31:45.07\00:31:47.54
and the harvest
of the earth is ripe.
00:31:47.74\00:31:49.57
The three angels'
messages ripen the world
00:31:49.77\00:31:53.01
on two sides.
00:31:53.21\00:31:54.78
Also we know that the
three angels' messages
00:31:55.18\00:31:57.45
are accompanied by the
power of the Latter Rain.
00:31:57.65\00:31:59.91
You say: "How do we know that? "
00:32:00.32\00:32:01.65
For the very simple reason
00:32:02.02\00:32:03.65
that immediately after
the third angel's message
00:32:03.85\00:32:06.79
you have the grapes are
ripe and the harvest is ripe.
00:32:06.99\00:32:11.03
What is it that ripened
the harvest and the grapes?
00:32:11.23\00:32:13.90
The Latter Rain. Exactly.
00:32:14.30\00:32:16.73
It's acceptance or rejection
of the three angels' messages
00:32:17.13\00:32:20.74
is a life and death matter.
00:32:21.14\00:32:24.31
The second message basically
says: "Babylon is fallen
00:32:24.71\00:32:30.45
because it rejected
the first angel's message.
00:32:30.65\00:32:32.78
Get out. "
00:32:33.85\00:32:35.42
And the third angel's message
says: "If you don't get out,
00:32:36.62\00:32:39.55
you'll end up
worshiping the beast
00:32:40.79\00:32:42.99
and his image and
receiving the mark
00:32:43.19\00:32:45.49
and the wrath of God - the
plagues - will fall upon you. "
00:32:45.89\00:32:48.93
Are you
understanding the sequence?
00:32:49.93\00:32:51.90
Now, as soon as the third
angel's message comes to an end
00:32:53.03\00:32:57.77
all cases in the
world are decided
00:32:58.17\00:33:01.24
for life or for death.
00:33:01.44\00:33:03.61
You say: "How do we know that? "
00:33:04.01\00:33:05.45
Because the very next scene
00:33:05.85\00:33:08.22
is the scene of the harvest.
00:33:08.42\00:33:10.29
The harvest is fully ripe
00:33:10.69\00:33:13.79
and the grapes are fully ripe.
00:33:14.19\00:33:16.62
How many groups?
00:33:16.83\00:33:18.19
Two. The harvest
have the seal of God
00:33:18.39\00:33:22.66
and the grapes have
the mark of the beast.
00:33:23.06\00:33:26.40
The harvest worships God;
00:33:27.44\00:33:29.84
the grapes worship the beast.
00:33:30.87\00:33:33.91
You see, the
three angels' messages
00:33:34.31\00:33:36.48
polarize the
world into two groups.
00:33:36.68\00:33:38.81
Into the saved and the lost.
00:33:39.01\00:33:40.92
Those who have the seal of God
00:33:41.12\00:33:42.52
and those who have
the mark of the beast.
00:33:42.72\00:33:44.05
Those who follow the Lamb
and those who follow the beast.
00:33:44.25\00:33:46.55
Those who worship God and
those who worship the beast.
00:33:46.76\00:33:49.42
Let's notice what it says in
Revelation 14 about the harvest.
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Revelation chapter
14 verses 14 through 17.
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By the way, technically as
Elder Gallimore pointed out,
00:33:59.80\00:34:02.60
this is referring to the con-
clusion of the investigative
00:34:03.00\00:34:06.21
judgment in the
heavenly sanctuary.
00:34:06.41\00:34:08.24
It also deals
with the second coming
00:34:08.61\00:34:10.35
because that's
the ultimate result.
00:34:10.55\00:34:12.21
Let's read Revelation 14:14-17.
00:34:13.05\00:34:15.75
This is the harvest of the
earth. This is talking about
00:34:15.95\00:34:18.39
the righteous who
receive the seal of God
00:34:18.59\00:34:20.59
as a result of accepting
the three angels' messages.
00:34:20.79\00:34:23.49
It says there: "Then I
looked and behold a white cloud
00:34:23.69\00:34:26.59
and on the cloud sat
one like the Son of Man
00:34:27.00\00:34:29.63
having on His
head a golden crown
00:34:30.03\00:34:31.97
and in His hand
a sharp sickle. "
00:34:32.17\00:34:34.54
What is the sickle for?
00:34:34.74\00:34:36.07
To harvest.
00:34:36.30\00:34:37.71
So are all cases
decided at this point?
00:34:37.91\00:34:40.91
Absolutely!
00:34:41.11\00:34:42.71
Notice verse 15.
00:34:42.91\00:34:44.51
"And another angel came
out of the temple crying
00:34:44.71\00:34:46.78
with a loud voice to
Him who sat on the cloud:
00:34:46.98\00:34:49.05
'Thrust in Your sickle and reap
00:34:49.45\00:34:51.72
for the time has
come for You to reap
00:34:52.12\00:34:54.62
for the harvest of
the earth is ripe. '
00:34:54.82\00:34:58.23
So He who sat on the
cloud thrust in His sickle
00:34:58.43\00:35:01.16
on the earth and
the earth was reaped. "
00:35:01.36\00:35:04.63
So basically
00:35:05.03\00:35:06.84
the harvest of the earth
and the grapes are both ripe
00:35:07.04\00:35:11.17
because people have
either accepted or rejected
00:35:11.37\00:35:14.38
the three angels' messages.
00:35:14.58\00:35:16.44
On one side the
harvest have the seal of God;
00:35:16.64\00:35:19.95
on the other side the grapes
have the mark of the beast.
00:35:20.15\00:35:23.72
On one side God's people
are spiritually in spiritual
00:35:23.92\00:35:28.79
Jerusalem. That's
an important point.
00:35:28.99\00:35:31.73
See, Jerusalem is not that
city over in the Middle East.
00:35:31.93\00:35:34.66
Jerusalem spiritually speaking
00:35:35.06\00:35:37.37
at this time is the church where
God's faithful people abide.
00:35:37.57\00:35:42.67
And so the harvest is
within the spiritual city
00:35:43.07\00:35:47.11
and the wicked are
outside the spiritual city.
00:35:47.31\00:35:51.01
Now you say: "Why do
you bring this to view? "
00:35:52.21\00:35:54.25
Well let's go to
Revelation 14:19-20.
00:35:54.88\00:35:58.25
The harvest of the
earth is inside the city.
00:35:58.65\00:36:01.86
The grapes are outside the city.
00:36:02.16\00:36:05.19
The righteous are
safe inside the walls;
00:36:05.69\00:36:08.30
the wicked are there for
destruction outside the walls.
00:36:08.50\00:36:12.77
Now notice Revelation 14:19-20.
00:36:12.97\00:36:15.57
"So the angel thrust
his sickle into the earth
00:36:15.97\00:36:19.44
and gathered the
vine of the earth... "
00:36:19.64\00:36:22.88
And now notice this detail:
00:36:23.08\00:36:24.85
"and threw it... " Into where?
00:36:25.05\00:36:27.82
"the great winepress. "
Don't forget that expression.
00:36:28.02\00:36:30.55
Very important. "And threw
it into the great winepress
00:36:30.75\00:36:34.22
of the... " What?
"of the wrath of God.
00:36:34.42\00:36:37.39
And the winepress...
" Now listen carefully:
00:36:37.59\00:36:40.50
the winepress is
outside the city...
00:36:40.70\00:36:42.03
It says: "And the winepress
was trampled outside the city. "
00:36:42.06\00:36:46.10
So someone is going to trample
the winepress outside the city.
00:36:47.37\00:36:50.61
"And blood came
out of the winepress. "
00:36:51.34\00:36:54.41
Who is out in the winepress?
00:36:54.61\00:36:56.91
What does the
winepress represent?
00:36:57.11\00:36:58.48
The grapes are
there, right? The wicked.
00:36:58.88\00:37:01.28
And so it says once again:
00:37:01.48\00:37:03.65
"And the winepress was
trampled outside the city
00:37:03.85\00:37:06.86
and blood came
out of the winepress
00:37:07.06\00:37:09.92
up to the horses'
bridles for 1,600 furlongs. "
00:37:10.13\00:37:14.80
You say: "Now wait a
minute. Who's riding the horses
00:37:15.00\00:37:17.27
that are trampling
on the winepress? "
00:37:18.47\00:37:20.77
You have to go to Revelation 19.
00:37:21.17\00:37:24.27
Let's go to
Revelation chapter 19.
00:37:24.67\00:37:27.01
Revelation chapter 19
00:37:28.01\00:37:30.08
and let's read
there verses 19 and 20.
00:37:30.48\00:37:34.98
Revelation chapter
19 and verses 19 and 20.
00:37:35.18\00:37:39.55
It says... Actually, let's read
verse 11 through verse 15 first
00:37:40.69\00:37:44.63
and then we'll go
down to verses 19 and 20.
00:37:44.83\00:37:47.63
It says in verse 11:
"Now I saw heaven opened
00:37:47.83\00:37:50.47
and behold a white horse.
00:37:50.67\00:37:52.03
And He who sat on him
was called FAITHFUL and TRUE,
00:37:52.43\00:37:55.14
and in righteousness
He judges and makes war. "
00:37:55.34\00:37:58.54
His final war
against the wicked.
00:37:58.74\00:38:00.84
"His eyes were
like a flame of fire
00:38:01.04\00:38:03.24
and on His head
were many crowns.
00:38:03.45\00:38:05.11
He had a name written that
no one knew except Himself.
00:38:05.31\00:38:09.08
He was clothed with
a robe dipped in blood
00:38:09.48\00:38:11.75
and His name is
called the Word of God. "
00:38:11.95\00:38:14.19
Who is this riding
the white horse? Jesus!
00:38:14.39\00:38:16.56
Jesus!
00:38:16.76\00:38:18.13
Is He coming alone?
00:38:18.33\00:38:19.73
No! Verse 14:
00:38:20.23\00:38:22.26
"And the armies in
heaven... " Who are those?
00:38:22.46\00:38:24.77
The angels.
00:38:25.17\00:38:26.53
"the armies in
heaven clothed in fine linen
00:38:26.74\00:38:29.84
white and clean
followed Him on white horses. "
00:38:30.04\00:38:34.74
Ah... so now we know
who's riding the horses.
00:38:34.94\00:38:37.48
Who's riding the horses?
00:38:37.68\00:38:39.01
The heavenly
armies... the angels.
00:38:39.28\00:38:40.88
And what is Jesus going to do?
00:38:41.08\00:38:42.42
What are the angels going to do?
00:38:42.55\00:38:43.95
Verse 15: "Now out of His mouth
goes a sharp, two-edged sword
00:38:44.15\00:38:48.89
that with it He
should strike the nations
00:38:49.29\00:38:51.69
and He Himself... " Does what?
00:38:51.89\00:38:54.76
"treads the winepress
of the fierceness and wrath
00:38:54.96\00:38:58.80
of Almighty God. "
That's the reason why
00:38:59.00\00:39:01.30
His garments are red. Because
He's trampling on the winepress.
00:39:01.50\00:39:04.87
Now the question is:
what are the grapes doing
00:39:06.51\00:39:09.44
outside the Holy City?
What did they come for there?
00:39:09.64\00:39:12.65
On vacation? No!
00:39:13.05\00:39:15.95
What did they come for?
00:39:16.15\00:39:17.49
They surrounded
God's spiritual city
00:39:17.85\00:39:20.56
with the intention of what?
00:39:20.76\00:39:22.49
With the intention
of destroying them.
00:39:22.69\00:39:24.99
And who comes to the rescue?
00:39:25.49\00:39:27.40
Jesus and the armies of
heaven come to the rescue.
00:39:27.76\00:39:31.73
Now who are the enemies
00:39:32.23\00:39:34.04
that Jesus has to
rescue His people from?
00:39:34.24\00:39:37.31
Well, you're going
to see a reference here
00:39:38.31\00:39:41.01
to the third angel's message.
Let's go to Revelation 19 now.
00:39:41.21\00:39:44.35
Revelation chapter
19 and verses 19 and 20.
00:39:44.55\00:39:48.28
Revelation chapter 19
00:39:48.68\00:39:50.42
and verses 19 and 20.
00:39:50.62\00:39:53.12
Here are the enemies
that Jesus comes to destroy
00:39:53.32\00:39:57.09
to save His people.
00:39:57.29\00:39:58.63
It says there in verse 19:
00:39:58.69\00:40:00.03
"And I saw the beast... "
Have we encountered that being?
00:40:00.43\00:40:04.90
That entity before?
00:40:05.10\00:40:06.53
Yes. And who else?
00:40:07.04\00:40:10.07
"the kings of the earth...
" That's the dragon, folks,
00:40:10.27\00:40:13.48
only here
they're called the kings
00:40:14.08\00:40:16.31
because they're the
instruments in the hand
00:40:16.51\00:40:18.91
of the dragon that
works from the background.
00:40:19.11\00:40:21.42
I read a statement
in my study on the wine
00:40:22.62\00:40:27.22
if you remember.
00:40:27.42\00:40:28.76
"And I saw the beast
and the kings of the earth
00:40:28.99\00:40:32.43
and their armies
gather together to make war
00:40:32.63\00:40:35.30
against Him who
sat on the white horse
00:40:35.50\00:40:37.33
and against His army. "
00:40:37.53\00:40:39.20
Do you see what
the two battalions are?
00:40:39.40\00:40:41.50
It's the Lord and His armies
00:40:41.90\00:40:43.91
and it is the beast
and the kings of the earth.
00:40:44.11\00:40:47.01
But there's another entity.
00:40:47.21\00:40:48.71
Notice verse 20:
00:40:48.91\00:40:50.25
"Then the beast was
captured and with him... " Who?
00:40:50.31\00:40:53.68
Oh, that's the third
entity of Revelation chapter 13
00:40:54.52\00:40:58.39
and also the
third angel's message!
00:40:58.79\00:41:01.06
So it says: "Then
the beast was captured
00:41:01.46\00:41:03.36
and with him the false prophet
who worked signs in his presence
00:41:03.56\00:41:06.59
by which he deceived those who
received the mark of the beast
00:41:06.80\00:41:09.83
and those who
worshiped his image. "
00:41:10.03\00:41:11.93
Is that a reference to
the third angel's message?
00:41:12.90\00:41:15.30
It most certainly is.
00:41:15.70\00:41:17.27
Now, we need to go
to Revelation chapter 15
00:41:18.24\00:41:22.24
verses 2 through 4.
00:41:22.44\00:41:24.55
It says there, connected
with the third angel's message:
00:41:26.38\00:41:31.12
"And I saw something like a
sea of glass mingled with fire.
00:41:32.25\00:41:36.06
And those who have... " What?
00:41:36.66\00:41:39.43
"the victory over the
beast and over his image
00:41:39.83\00:41:45.30
and over his mark
00:41:45.70\00:41:47.64
and over the number of his name
00:41:48.04\00:41:50.21
standing on the sea of
glass having harps of God. "
00:41:50.61\00:41:53.58
Are those the same 144,000?
00:41:53.98\00:41:56.04
Is that a reference to
the third angel's message?
00:41:57.28\00:41:59.91
So when Revelation 13 ends
00:42:00.92\00:42:03.18
and doesn't tell us whether
there was a faithful group
00:42:03.59\00:42:06.05
or not... It simply speaks about
not being able to buy or sell...
00:42:06.25\00:42:09.22
It speaks about those who
will not worship the image
00:42:09.62\00:42:13.43
will be killed we
are left with a question:
00:42:13.63\00:42:16.06
was there not any group
that was faithful to God?
00:42:16.26\00:42:18.90
We read Revelation
14:1-5 where it says: "Yes,
00:42:19.10\00:42:22.24
there's a group that
stands on Mount Zion:
00:42:22.44\00:42:24.57
the 144,000. "
00:42:24.77\00:42:26.27
Here it connects directly
with the third angel's message
00:42:26.68\00:42:29.64
because it says here
once again in verse 2:
00:42:30.05\00:42:32.35
"I saw something like a
sea of glass mingled with fire
00:42:32.55\00:42:34.95
and those who have the
victory over the beast,
00:42:35.15\00:42:37.95
over his image, over his mark,
00:42:38.15\00:42:40.06
and over the number of his name
00:42:40.26\00:42:42.02
standing on the sea of
glass having harps of God.
00:42:42.22\00:42:45.69
They sing the song of
Moses - the servant of God -
00:42:46.09\00:42:49.40
and the song of the Lamb...
" The same as the 144,000...
00:42:49.60\00:42:52.83
"saying: 'Great and marvelous
are Your works, Lord God
00:42:53.77\00:42:57.94
Almighty. Just and
true are your ways,
00:42:58.14\00:43:01.11
O King of saints.
00:43:01.31\00:43:02.68
Who shall not fear You, O
Lord, and glorify Your name?
00:43:02.88\00:43:05.75
For You alone are holy,
and all nations shall come
00:43:05.95\00:43:09.38
and worship before You
00:43:09.58\00:43:12.02
for Your judgments
have been manifested. ' "
00:43:12.22\00:43:16.16
So are you seeing the connection
of all these chapters?
00:43:17.89\00:43:20.26
Let's review.
00:43:22.06\00:43:23.63
My wife tells me
that I repeat too much.
00:43:24.67\00:43:29.00
And I tell my wife: "How
do you think that parrots
00:43:30.31\00:43:34.14
learn to talk? "
00:43:34.34\00:43:36.08
"By repeating! " See,
when something is repeated
00:43:37.31\00:43:40.35
and repeated then
it becomes part of us
00:43:40.55\00:43:42.72
and we're able to repeat it.
00:43:42.92\00:43:44.42
Now, let's review once again
what we find in Rev. chapter 13.
00:43:44.82\00:43:50.26
Revelation chapter 13:
the dragon with the ten horns
00:43:50.46\00:43:55.46
which
represents the Roman Empire
00:43:55.66\00:43:58.23
gives its seat to the beast.
00:43:58.43\00:44:00.77
The beast rules for
1,260 years ending in 1798 AD.
00:44:01.67\00:44:06.21
Then another beast
rises from the earth
00:44:06.61\00:44:08.68
for a period. It guarantees
civil and religious liberty.
00:44:08.88\00:44:11.48
Then what does it do?
00:44:11.88\00:44:14.15
It does everything to
restore power to the first beast
00:44:14.35\00:44:17.89
and it makes an
image of the first beast
00:44:18.09\00:44:19.69
and enforces the
mark of the first beast.
00:44:19.89\00:44:22.39
So when
Revelation 13 ends you say:
00:44:22.79\00:44:24.99
"Now wasn't there
anybody who was faithful?
00:44:25.19\00:44:27.53
Anybody who resisted
the mark of the beast
00:44:27.73\00:44:29.70
and worshiping
the image of the beast
00:44:29.90\00:44:31.73
and accepting the
authority of the beast?
00:44:31.93\00:44:33.54
Was there no one
who was faithful? "
00:44:33.74\00:44:36.00
The answer is in chapter 14
1 through 5: Yes! The 144,000.
00:44:36.20\00:44:39.67
But how did the
144,000 get there?
00:44:40.81\00:44:43.31
Well, they had to
accept three angels' messages
00:44:43.51\00:44:45.91
and they had to proclaim them.
00:44:46.11\00:44:47.45
And when the three
angels' messages were finished
00:44:47.62\00:44:50.25
the result was that all de-
cisions on earth had been made.
00:44:50.45\00:44:53.49
The harvest is on
one side with the seal
00:44:53.89\00:44:56.06
and the grapes are on the other
side with the mark of the beast.
00:44:56.26\00:44:59.06
And then the wicked
are in the winepress.
00:44:59.46\00:45:02.63
They're surrounding the city.
00:45:02.83\00:45:04.23
They're surrounding God's church
00:45:04.43\00:45:05.83
with the intention of
destroying Christ's church.
00:45:06.03\00:45:08.50
But then the armies of heaven
00:45:09.00\00:45:11.77
with Jesus come to
trample the winepress
00:45:11.97\00:45:14.94
outside the Holy City
to deliver God's people
00:45:15.14\00:45:17.85
from certain death.
00:45:18.05\00:45:19.38
And then in chapter 15
00:45:19.45\00:45:21.58
once again you have the
same hymn of chapter 14.
00:45:21.78\00:45:24.69
You have the 144,000 singing
00:45:24.89\00:45:28.39
this beautiful song of
victory over the beast,
00:45:28.59\00:45:32.16
his image, his mark,
and the number of his name.
00:45:32.36\00:45:35.33
Amen!
00:45:35.53\00:45:37.37
It's important to
know the literary structure
00:45:37.73\00:45:40.50
because all of
these chapters are linked.
00:45:40.90\00:45:43.51
Now how important
are these messages?
00:45:44.64\00:45:47.31
I want to read two statements
from the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:45:47.81\00:45:50.68
Early Writings page 258 and 259
00:45:51.41\00:45:54.95
Ellen White wrote how
important these messages are.
00:45:56.25\00:46:01.52
I read: "I was
shown three steps:
00:46:03.39\00:46:06.83
the first, second, and
third angel's messages.
00:46:07.23\00:46:10.80
Said my
accompanying angel: 'Woe to him
00:46:11.20\00:46:15.64
who shall move a block or
stir a pin of these messages. '
00:46:16.04\00:46:21.14
The true
understanding of these messages
00:46:21.94\00:46:25.21
is of vital importance.
00:46:25.41\00:46:27.65
The destiny of souls
00:46:28.05\00:46:30.15
hangs upon the manner in
which they are received. "
00:46:30.35\00:46:34.26
Do you know of any other church
00:46:36.49\00:46:39.06
who says: "The
reason for our existence
00:46:39.26\00:46:42.40
is to proclaim the
three angels' messages? "
00:46:42.60\00:46:45.20
No. There's only
one church in the world
00:46:45.40\00:46:48.24
that takes that as its
message and its mission:
00:46:48.44\00:46:51.64
the Seventh-day
Adventist church.
00:46:52.04\00:46:53.58
It's a global message so
God must have a global church.
00:46:54.18\00:46:57.65
Amen! Because one person
00:46:57.85\00:47:00.12
can't proclaim the
message all over the world.
00:47:00.32\00:47:02.42
The reason why God
established the SDA organization
00:47:02.82\00:47:06.29
was to make it possible
to plant faithful people
00:47:06.69\00:47:09.42
of God in every nation on earth.
00:47:09.62\00:47:11.79
Amen! So that
when crunch time comes
00:47:11.99\00:47:14.56
God will have a witness
on every nation of the earth.
00:47:14.76\00:47:18.20
The second statement I want
to read is 9 Testimonies p. 19.
00:47:20.00\00:47:23.94
"In a special sense
Seventh-day Adventists
00:47:26.24\00:47:31.61
have been set in
the world as watchmen. "
00:47:31.81\00:47:35.05
Let's stop there for a minute.
00:47:35.45\00:47:37.22
What is a watchman?
00:47:37.42\00:47:38.75
Is that defensive
or an offensive task?
00:47:40.82\00:47:45.06
It's defensive, right?
00:47:45.93\00:47:48.66
What is a watchman?
A watchman, you know,
00:47:48.86\00:47:51.67
is there at night making sure
that no one breaks in to steal.
00:47:51.87\00:47:57.41
So God has called the
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:47:58.27\00:48:00.54
to perform a defensive
function: to defend the truth.
00:48:00.74\00:48:04.41
To defend the
three angels' messages.
00:48:04.81\00:48:06.61
To not allow the enemy
to come in to undermine
00:48:06.82\00:48:10.45
our special
message for this time.
00:48:10.65\00:48:12.75
To undermine present truth...
the truth for this time.
00:48:12.95\00:48:16.79
But there's another task that
the Seventh-day Adventist church
00:48:17.53\00:48:20.20
has. "In a special sense
SDA's have been set in the world
00:48:20.40\00:48:24.77
as watchmen and light bearers. "
00:48:24.97\00:48:27.64
That is offensive.
Not in the sense of offend
00:48:29.04\00:48:33.17
but in the sense of offense.
00:48:33.58\00:48:36.31
God has established the
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:48:36.71\00:48:38.98
to play defense and offense.
00:48:39.18\00:48:41.22
In other words,
to defend the truth
00:48:41.72\00:48:44.05
but also to proclaim the truth.
00:48:44.25\00:48:47.22
"In a special sense SDA's
have been set in the world
00:48:48.56\00:48:51.69
as watchmen and light bearers.
00:48:51.89\00:48:53.90
God has entrusted
them with the last warning
00:48:54.66\00:48:58.43
for a perishing world. "
00:48:58.63\00:48:59.97
The SDA church is the
last hope of the world.
00:49:00.10\00:49:02.54
And I know Jesus is
ultimately the hope.
00:49:03.51\00:49:06.74
But in terms of proclaiming
the message of present truth
00:49:06.94\00:49:09.61
and Jesus this
church is the last hope
00:49:09.81\00:49:13.05
and Satan knows it.
00:49:13.25\00:49:14.88
That's why he's caused so
much division in the SDA church.
00:49:15.82\00:49:18.89
Doctrinal division.
00:49:19.39\00:49:20.96
Divisions in other ways.
00:49:21.36\00:49:24.03
I mean, there's so
much theological ferment
00:49:24.23\00:49:28.56
in the church now. It's amazing.
00:49:28.76\00:49:31.43
Because the devil knows that
if he can divide the SDA church
00:49:31.63\00:49:34.60
and he can unite the
enemies of the SDA church
00:49:35.00\00:49:37.77
he's gonna win.
00:49:37.97\00:49:39.31
We can't let that happen.
00:49:39.57\00:49:41.34
Amen! We have to make sure
00:49:41.54\00:49:43.98
that our church stays united
upon the platform of truth.
00:49:44.18\00:49:47.78
Amen! Not upon the
platform of culture
00:49:47.98\00:49:51.42
or convenience or
political correctness.
00:49:51.62\00:49:55.92
NO! We're beyond that stage.
00:49:56.12\00:49:58.39
Amen! The
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:49:58.59\00:50:00.50
is the last message
that God has for the world.
00:50:00.70\00:50:03.43
She continues:
00:50:04.60\00:50:06.57
"On them... " That
is, on Adventists...
00:50:06.77\00:50:09.10
"is shining wonderful
light from the Word of God.
00:50:09.30\00:50:14.44
God has given them a work
of the most solemn import. "
00:50:14.84\00:50:19.98
Import means importance.
00:50:20.38\00:50:22.62
"of the most solemn
import: " What is that task?
00:50:22.82\00:50:26.79
"The proclamation of the
first, second, and third angel's
00:50:26.99\00:50:31.39
messages. There is no other work
00:50:31.59\00:50:35.80
of so great importance.
00:50:36.20\00:50:38.13
They are to allow
nothing else to absorb
00:50:38.33\00:50:43.61
their attention. "
00:50:43.81\00:50:45.31
Nothing else.
00:50:45.91\00:50:47.24
The three angels' messages
to proclaim to the world:
00:50:47.44\00:50:51.15
that IS present truth.
00:50:51.35\00:50:53.35
That is the message that
God has given to this church.
00:50:53.55\00:50:55.95
You know, things out in
the world are showing that
00:50:58.19\00:51:00.96
things are winding
down pretty quickly.
00:51:01.16\00:51:03.26
Freedom of speech is
being lost right and left.
00:51:05.13\00:51:10.27
You know, you've heard
about the president wanting to
00:51:11.23\00:51:15.44
get rid of the
Johnson amendment.
00:51:15.64\00:51:17.11
It can only be done by Congress
00:51:17.31\00:51:18.64
because it's a law of Congress.
00:51:18.77\00:51:20.34
Establishing an
office in the White House
00:51:20.54\00:51:23.35
where Evangelicals can come
and provide him with counsel.
00:51:23.55\00:51:26.85
You know that he was elected
by a vast Evangelical majority.
00:51:27.05\00:51:31.22
And let me say that it's
not because Protestants love
00:51:31.62\00:51:35.26
the civil government.
00:51:35.46\00:51:36.93
You know, it kind of
makes me think of the Jews
00:51:37.43\00:51:40.66
in Christ's day. They said:
"We have no king but Caesar. "
00:51:40.86\00:51:43.87
They hated Caesar
00:51:44.07\00:51:45.77
but they were
happy to use Caesar
00:51:46.27\00:51:49.10
to accomplish their
purposes. That's right.
00:51:49.30\00:51:51.37
And that's what the churches
in the United States want to do
00:51:51.57\00:51:53.81
today. They don't
love the government.
00:51:54.01\00:51:56.04
They don't love the civil power.
00:51:56.44\00:51:59.18
They love the possibility
of using the civil power
00:51:59.38\00:52:02.98
to get their agenda passed.
00:52:03.18\00:52:05.12
And we need to proclaim to
them the principles upon which
00:52:06.09\00:52:09.52
this country - this wonderful
country - was established.
00:52:09.72\00:52:12.19
I just want to
share with you in closing
00:52:13.06\00:52:15.16
portions of an article that
appeared in the Catholic Herald.
00:52:16.30\00:52:20.40
This was an
article by Matthew Schmitz.
00:52:21.70\00:52:25.41
It was posted on
Thursday, May 24, 2018.
00:52:25.61\00:52:31.15
The title of the article is:
00:52:31.35\00:52:32.68
How Europeans Are Fighting
Back Against Sunday Trading.
00:52:32.85\00:52:38.02
And then there's a subtitle:
00:52:39.05\00:52:40.82
Changes to the law have
made it harder than ever
00:52:41.02\00:52:43.53
for ordinary Catholics to
honor Sunday's day of rest,
00:52:43.73\00:52:49.60
but there is hope.
00:52:49.80\00:52:52.77
I just want to read
a couple of statements
00:52:52.97\00:52:56.87
from this particular article.
00:52:57.07\00:52:59.44
"Only those who recognize
that the common good... "
00:53:00.88\00:53:05.78
That's a papal
expression: common good...
00:53:05.98\00:53:09.68
"Only those who
recognize that the common good
00:53:10.99\00:53:13.79
concerns a man's soul
00:53:13.99\00:53:16.39
can explain why we
should legislate rest on Sunday
00:53:16.79\00:53:21.26
to honor the God
who on that day rose.
00:53:22.26\00:53:27.27
This is why we call
Sunday the Lord's Day.
00:53:27.47\00:53:30.91
Domenica, Domingo, Dimanche. "
00:53:31.07\00:53:34.31
Then he continues:
00:53:35.78\00:53:37.15
"We first hear the term
in the book of Revelation
00:53:37.35\00:53:40.52
where John reports that
it was on the Lord's Day
00:53:40.72\00:53:43.59
that he had his great vision.
00:53:43.79\00:53:46.15
Ever since it has been the
day on which we glimpse paradise
00:53:46.55\00:53:51.19
and join freedom
in communion with God.
00:53:51.59\00:53:54.56
As Benedict XVI
put it, and he quotes:
00:53:54.96\00:53:58.90
'On the Sabbath there are
no masters and no servants.
00:53:59.10\00:54:02.10
There is only the freedom
of all the children of God.
00:54:02.50\00:54:05.77
For this reason the
Sabbath is the heart
00:54:05.97\00:54:09.11
of all social legislation. ' "
00:54:09.31\00:54:12.25
And then he ends
the article by saying:
00:54:12.75\00:54:15.02
"It is striking
how many Catholics
00:54:15.42\00:54:17.75
have given up this thing
of the Lord. " That is Sunday.
00:54:17.95\00:54:21.42
"Even those who
can afford Sunday rest
00:54:21.62\00:54:24.59
do nothing to
guarantee it for others.
00:54:24.79\00:54:27.30
As Benedict XVI
saw Christian politics
00:54:27.66\00:54:32.17
begins with the Sabbath.
00:54:32.37\00:54:34.87
Our task is to secure it in law
00:54:35.07\00:54:39.11
not as a
privilege for the powerful
00:54:39.51\00:54:41.84
but as a right enjoyed by all. "
00:54:42.04\00:54:45.78
That's just one article
of many articles out there
00:54:46.65\00:54:51.45
on the issue of Sunday.
00:54:51.65\00:54:54.56
There is all kinds of
chatter, folks, online.
00:54:54.76\00:54:58.73
Articles appearing everywhere
00:54:58.93\00:55:01.20
on the need to get
rid of commercialism.
00:55:01.40\00:55:04.30
To get rid of the idea
that, you know, you need to shop
00:55:04.70\00:55:07.90
seven days a week. The
idea is you need one day
00:55:08.10\00:55:10.97
of the week to
rest... and I agree.
00:55:11.17\00:55:13.44
But it's not the
first day of the week...
00:55:13.84\00:55:15.61
it is the
seventh day of the week,
00:55:15.81\00:55:17.85
God's holy Sabbath,
as we heard this morning.
00:55:18.05\00:55:21.35
So I'd like to end by reading
00:55:22.45\00:55:26.45
the three angels' messages.
00:55:26.65\00:55:27.99
Revelation chapter 14 verse
6: "Then I saw another angel
00:55:28.29\00:55:32.63
flying in the midst of heaven
00:55:32.83\00:55:34.16
having the everlasting gospel
00:55:34.30\00:55:35.96
to preach to those
who dwell on the earth:
00:55:36.36\00:55:38.47
to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people.
00:55:38.67\00:55:41.10
Saying with a loud voice:
00:55:41.60\00:55:43.30
'Fear God and give glory to Him
00:55:43.51\00:55:45.94
for the hour of
His judgment has come.
00:55:46.14\00:55:48.24
And worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
00:55:48.64\00:55:50.78
the sea, and the
springs of water. ' "
00:55:50.98\00:55:53.21
"And another angel followed
saying: 'Babylon is fallen,
00:55:53.42\00:55:56.65
is fallen. That great city
00:55:56.85\00:55:58.79
BECAUSE she has made all
nations drink of the wine
00:55:59.19\00:56:03.02
of the wrath of
her fornication. ' "
00:56:03.22\00:56:05.69
"Then a third
angel followed them
00:56:06.09\00:56:08.40
saying with a loud voice:
00:56:08.80\00:56:10.63
'If anyone worships the beast
00:56:10.83\00:56:12.80
and his image
and receives his mark
00:56:13.00\00:56:15.30
on his forehead or on his hand
00:56:15.50\00:56:17.11
he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God
00:56:17.51\00:56:22.44
which is poured
out full strength
00:56:22.64\00:56:24.28
into the cup of His indignation.
00:56:24.48\00:56:26.45
He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
00:56:26.85\00:56:29.02
in the presence
of the holy angels
00:56:29.22\00:56:31.19
and in the presence of the Lamb.
00:56:31.39\00:56:33.12
And the smoke of their
torment ascends forever and ever
00:56:33.32\00:56:35.72
and they have no
rest day or night
00:56:36.12\00:56:37.89
who worship the
beast and his image
00:56:38.19\00:56:40.96
and whoever receives
the mark of his name. ' "
00:56:41.16\00:56:43.63
But God will have
a people in contrast
00:56:44.03\00:56:47.97
to those who worship
the beast and his image.
00:56:48.17\00:56:50.04
And it's in verse 12:
00:56:50.24\00:56:51.87
"Here is the patience... "
00:56:52.27\00:56:54.51
Better translation
is the perseverance.
00:56:54.71\00:56:56.75
"Here is the
perseverance of the saints.
00:56:56.95\00:56:59.91
Here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:57:00.32\00:57:03.95
and the faith of Jesus. "
00:57:04.15\00:57:07.42
Amen! My prayer is
that we individually
00:57:07.62\00:57:13.16
and corporately will
choose to be those people.
00:57:13.36\00:57:18.03
How about it? Amen?
00:57:18.33\00:57:20.34
Amen! Amen... let us pray.
00:57:20.54\00:57:22.30
Father, thank you
for having been with us.
00:57:22.50\00:57:24.57
Take what we studied
and write it in our minds
00:57:24.77\00:57:27.64
and in our hearts.
00:57:27.84\00:57:29.18
We pray in
Jesus' name, Amen. Amen!
00:57:29.21\00:57:32.01