Hello Friends, welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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I'm John Lomacang
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wonderful Quarterly entitled:
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Three Cosmic Messages.
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Today we're
entering on Lesson Number 9:
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A City Called Confusion.
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What is there about
the Christian world today
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that's confusing?
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How does Revelation reveal
what confusion exists today?
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Well, join us for this study
to find out what the answer is.
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Lomacang: Welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel,
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I'm John Lomacang.
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Thank you for taking
the time every week...
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whatever day of
the week it is...
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to join us here on
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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We enjoyed and this
Quarter has been a dynamic...
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dynamic journey
through three cosmic messages.
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The first, second,
and third angels' message
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and today, we're
going to be bridging on the
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second angel's message.
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We spent a lot of time on
fear God and give glory to Him
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for the hour of
His judgment is come.
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We talked about true worship
compared to preferred worship
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and we are
going to be diving in.
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Continue to pray for us
because this is a delicate topic
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on any given day
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and we want to handle
it with the love of God
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but with the veracity
and the truth of God's Word.
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But before we go any further,
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let me introduce our Panel.
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To my immediate
left is Jill Morikone
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Vice President of 3ABN,
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good to have you
here, Jill, all the time.
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Jill: Thank you, Pastor John,
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I have Monday's
Lesson: The Wine of the Wrath.
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Lomacang: Okay, on my other
hand, I'm John... this is James
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the Sons of Thunder,
good to have you here, James.
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Rafferty: Good to be here John,
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I have Tuesday's
Lesson which is entitled:
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Mystery, Babylon the Great.
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Lomacang: Oh, wow... wow...!
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That's... that's thick
grape juice right there.
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Shelley Quinn.
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Shelley: Yeah,
mine is Wednesday:
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A Call to Commitment.
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Lomacang: Okay,
and all the way down,
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Daniel... Dare to
be a Daniel Perrin,
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good to have you here, Daniel.
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Perrin: That's right,
I have Thursday's Lesson:
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Babylon: The Center of Idolatry.
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Lomacang: Wow! So, you see why
we're going to be talking about
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this city called confusion.
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Before we go any further,
I'm going to ask Daniel,
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could you have our
prayer for us today?
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Perrin: "Dear Father in heaven,
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Lord, we come to Your
Word because we know that
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any other place we
go, will lead us astray
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but we can trust
what You have said
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and we can trust Jesus
who is the Word made flesh.
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So, as we study
today... as we present,
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as we come into Your presence,
Lord, lift us up by Your truth
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and help us to
walk according to it,
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I pray this in
Jesus' name, Amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Lomacang: I'll begin with
a statement that doesn't come
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from the book of Revelation.
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We find it in 1st
Corinthians chapter 14 verse 33,
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this is a powerful
statement and the Apostle Paul
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after he talked
about the need for love
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in all aspects of our lives.
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Without love, prophecy...
our abilities... our gifts
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are of no value,
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but he says
something in verse 33
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of chapter 14
of 1st Corinthians,
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these words, "For God is
not the author of confusion. "
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So, if God is not
the author of confusion,
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what's wrong in the
Christian world today?
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The question is...
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is God involved in the confusion
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that exists in the
Christian world today?
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And the answer is: Obviously not
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because God is not
the author of confusion.
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He is the author of
salvation to those who obey Him
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not the author of confusion.
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He is the author and
finisher of our faith
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but not the author of confusion.
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So, can we just
worship God anyhow
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and God accepts
it no matter what?
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Is God a God who's
a God of specificity
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or is God just this general God
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that meanders in
the maze of mediocrity?
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God is not a God
who accepts mediocre.
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He made it clear
in the days of Elijah,
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"If the Lord be
God... then serve Him
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but if Baal... then serve him.
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How long halt you
between two opinions?"
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And so, today, we're
going to talk about that.
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These two contrasting systems...
one based on opinion...
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obviously, the
other based on God's Word.
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But how long do we falter
between those two ideologies
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and today... the Apostle
Paul makes it very clear,
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we're living in the...
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in the atmosphere where
we have a form of Godliness
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but something's missing.
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How can confusion prevail
denying the power thereof...
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the Holy Spirit is missing
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because the Holy
Spirit never leads us
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into a form of godliness.
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The Holy Spirit always leads
us into a place of obedience
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and for some reason, obedience
is seen as minimal today
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and a style of worship
or an experience of worship
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or an atmosphere of worship
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or worship music...
or some kind of worship
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is touted over obedience
to the truth of God's Word.
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So, let's look at the
two systems introduced...
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at the two contrasting systems.
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Let's begin with Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17,
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we know this one very well.
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Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17,
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Jill, read that for us.
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Jill: Sure, "And the dragon
was enraged with the woman,
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and went to make war with
the rest of her offspring,
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or the remnant of her seed,
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who keep the commandments of God
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and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. "
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Now, that's one of the
Systems introduced right there
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and recently, somebody asked me,
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and somebody said, "Well,
you can't keep commandments,
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it's impossible to
keep the commandments... "
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and the Lord
gave me this phrase,
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"Not even the
devil believes that. "
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Not even the devil believes that
the commandments cannot be kept.
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If he believed that
it couldn't be kept,
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he would not be
warring with those who keep it.
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Revelation 14:12, "Here is
the patience of the saints;
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here are they that keep
the commandments of God. "
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Revelation 22 verse 14,
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"Blessed are they that
keep His commandments... "
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the devil knows that
that by the power of God,
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by the indwelling Holy Spirit,
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Philippians 4 verse 13,
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"I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me. "
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So, why would the Lord say,
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"If you love me,
keep my commandments... "
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but you can't do it... no...
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He empowers us for it
is God who works in us
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both to will and to
do of His good pleasure.
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Philippians 2 and verse 13,
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so, if your Pastor tells you
the commandments can't be kept,
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say, "Pastor, not even the
devil will lie to me that way,
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be honest with me. "
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You see, Friends, we're
living in the day and age
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where confusion exists.
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It prevails everywhere.
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So, one of the first systems
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are those who keep
the commandments of God
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which the devil is angry with.
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He wouldn't be angry if it
was impossible by God's strength
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to honor and
keep the commandments.
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Let's look at the second system.
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Revelation 17 verses 1 and 2,
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Revelation 17, verses 1 and 2,
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who can read that one for me,
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the first one to get to that.
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Rafferty: "And there
came one of the seven angels
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which had the seven vials,
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and talked with
me, saying unto me,
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'Come hither;
and I will show thee
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the judgment of the great whore
which sitteth upon many waters:
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with whom the kings of the earth
have committed fornication,
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and the inhabitants of
the earth have been made drunk
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with the wine of
her fornication. "
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Lomacang: That's
the other System.
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Two contrasting
Systems... notice,
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the devil is
angry with one of those
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and then the other one...
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he has caused them
to go into harlotry.
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The judgment of the great harlot
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who sits on many
waters, Revelation 17:15,
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waters represents peoples,
multitudes, nations, and
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tongues, so the entire earth
is affected by this religious
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System. It would not
be considered fornication
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unless there was
some kind of relationship
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that was adulterated.
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So, you see this
dishonest relationship.
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Revelation talks about this
to one of the seven churches
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that Jezebel... the
kings of the earth...
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they went to bed with her.
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and what is that saying today?
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The political
leaders of our earth,
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are in bed with
religious falsity in our world.
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There's a system of religion
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that has caused the
political leaders of the world
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to become enamored by her
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and, therefore, she holds sway
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over the
inhabitants of the earth.
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What happened to them?
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The inhabitants of
the earth were made drunk
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with the wine
of her fornication.
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What does wine do?
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Look at Jeremiah 51 verse 7,
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Shelley read that for us.
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Shelley: Sure, Jeremiah 51:7,
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"Babylon was a golden
cup in the LORD's hand,
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that made all the earth drunk.
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The nations drank her wine;
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therefore the
nations are deranged. "
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Lomacang: That's amazing.
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So, what's happening
today is... there is a...
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there is an intoxication.
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Now, let's think about
that for a brief moment,
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intoxication...
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one of the reasons why a police
officer that pulls a person over
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that he suspects
is... maybe intoxicated...
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what does he ask them to do?
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Walk a straight line.
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Now, this is powerful.
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You can't walk a
straight line doctrinally
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if you're intoxicated.
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You can't walk a straight
line spiritually if you're
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intoxicated by
the wine of Babylon.
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You see, one of the
reasons why people can't preach
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a straight message is
because they are intoxicated
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by the doctrines of Babylon.
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That's why they
preach crooked messages
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like, Sunday is a
new day of worship
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or... people die
and go to heaven...
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or... the Secret Rapture...
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these are doctrines
that have intoxicated people
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to drink wine
from a different cup...
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not from the cup of the Lord.
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So, when you
hear these messages,
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don't say, "Well, that's
just the way they believe... "
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no, say... "Wait,
they're deranged. "
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Why does the Bible
use the word "deranged"?
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Because they can't get that
from the wine of God's Word.
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So, you can't put new
wine... the truth of God's Word
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in old wine skins.
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You got to be made new...
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2nd Corinthians 5 verse 17,
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"If anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation... "
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you got to come out
of that old way of belief
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but the only way that can happen
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is if you are new in Christ.
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So, the Lord doesn't
seek to put new wine...
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the truth of His
Word... in old wine skins.
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Panel: That's right.
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Lomacang: He seeks to
make that wine skin brand new.
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So, that's why he
said to Nicodemus,
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"You must be born again. "
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The born-again message
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is followed by
the born-again person
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or the born-again person
accepts the born-again message.
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When you are in the System of
Babylon... deranged by her wine,
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you know, drunk people...
you can tell them anything
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and they'll believe it.
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Honestly...
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people that are drunk...
when they finally are sober,
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they are... they are
shocked at their behavior...
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"Did I do that?"
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"Did I say that?"
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"Did I really go there?"
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And what happens
when a person is deranged?
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They go where the
alcohol is in control...
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where the
inebriation is continued.
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That's why they say,
"Give me another drink... "
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What does a drunk
person want? Another drink.
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What do intoxicated people want?
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Another drink
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until they're at a
point where they pass out
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and... watch this...
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when the Bible
talks about intoxication,
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it says, "Your eyes will
behold strange women... "
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now, watch this...
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you can't see a
church for what it is
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because you're intoxicated.
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The Bible uses the
phrase "Woman" as a church.
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Your eyes behold strange women.
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You can't see a
real pure woman...
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you can't find the truth
because you're intoxicated.
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So, what has to happen?
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There needs to be a
spiritual detoxification
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taking place in
Christianity today
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and to give a person alcohol...
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to get them off of alcohol
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is something that
could be done medically
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and the doctors do that
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but you don't give
a person another drink
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to get them to be
freed from drinking.
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You have to give them
the purity of God's Word...
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the water of life.
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Jesus is not referred
to as the wine of life...
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He is the water of life.
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His blood is referred to
as wine because it's pure,
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it's unadulterated.
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So, today, one of the reasons
why it talks about Babylon,
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Revelation 14 verse 8, it says,
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"Babylon is fallen, is
fallen, that great city,
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because she made all nations
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drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication. "
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This is... this
is international.
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every
Continent... every System...
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both political and
religious is in some way
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adhering to the
wine of this woman
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who's causing the
kings of the earth...
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even political leaders...
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to be partakers
of her fornication.
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Why fornication?
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She has
departed from her husband
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and James says, "Do you not know
that friendship of the world
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is adultery. "
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Panel: Yes.
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Lomacang: So when you are
either by social behavior,
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political behavior,
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economic behavior
or religious behavior,
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and any relationship
that does not include truth,
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it's spiritual adultery.
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The Lord is saying,
"Come out of that...
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come out of her... "
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Notice that come
out of her my people...
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He knows that... John 10:16
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there are people that love Him
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are in all these
different Movements
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but amazingly...
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amazingly enough, He
doesn't want them to stay there,
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He says, "Come out
of her My people...
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don't stay in
that harlot system,
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come out of her...
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come out of her My people
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that you be not
partakers of her sin. "
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That's why when the
Bible describes this woman,
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she has purple and scarlet
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but what color is missing?
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The color blue
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because blue is synonymous
with the commandments of God.
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So, she is a substitute system.
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She has earthly priests.
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What are they a substitute of?
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Our High Priest.
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Panel: That's right.
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Lomacang: So, you see
all these substitutes...
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and the reason why people
don't protest that is because
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they are drunk...
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they are deranged.
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They see absolutely
nothing wrong with it.
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Why would a deranged
person see something wrong
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with the wrong day of worship?
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: Why would a deranged
person see something wrong
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with the wrong belief of
what happens when you die?
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They can't because
they are deranged...
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they are intoxicated.
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So, what's the answer?
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Come away from
the form of godliness
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and accept the
truth of God's Word.
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Don't be in a religious
system that is based on works.
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Be in a religious system that is
based on the truth of God's Word
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and the faith by
which we are saved.
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Be willing to accept
the truth of God's Word
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and then you begin to see that
the more pure water comes in,
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the detoxification begins
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and then you'll see
the unadulterated truth
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of God's Word.
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Panel: Amen... thank
you so much Pastor John,
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I love to hear you
teach the Word of God.
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That was powerful.
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I'm Jill Morikone, I
have Monday's Lesson:
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The Wine of the Wrath
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and we pick up on a
lot of the same themes
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that Pastor John just
explained so eloquently.
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We know in Revelation chapter
12, we have the pure woman
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representing the pure church.
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In Jeremiah it says,
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"I've likened
the daughter of Zion
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to a lovely and
delicate woman. "
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We know in Revelation 17 as
Pastor John just talked about,
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we have this harlot
woman representing the apostate
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church. We know that
the harlot you referenced
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Revelation 17:15...
she sits on many waters.
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You know, if you look
at Jeremiah chapter 50:1
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and that reference
to ancient Babylon,
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it talks about the waters
of Babylon... River Euphrates.
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We have Jeremiah 51:13,
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"O you who dwell by many waters,
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abundant in
treasures, your end has come,
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the measure of
your covetousness. "
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The Euphrates... its
tributaries... its canals
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dominated the
ancient Babylon scenery.
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The harlot is
resting on the waters
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representing as you
already talked about,
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the multitudes,
nations, and tongues.
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This apostate system of
worship influences the world.
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It has reached the
world with her wine...
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with her deception
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and she commits
fornication as you talked about
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with the kings of the earth
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meaning, the political
system... the kings of the earth
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and then we have
the church system...
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or the religious
system which is the harlot
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and when they intermarry...
when they intertwine...
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when there is this
illicit relationship,
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we have this false uniting.
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You know, the true church
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is supposed to be
united to Jesus Christ...
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she's the bride of Jesus Christ.
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This false church system
receives its power and authority
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from the political
leaders of the world.
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The State will
enforce the church's doctrine.
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We saw this during the
dark ages from 538 to 1798.
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What happened when
the Roman Catholic Church
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reigned supreme?
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In Revelation 17:6, it says,
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"I saw the woman drunk
with the blood of the saints
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and with the blood of
the martyrs of Jesus. "
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So, the Roman Catholic
Church killed many people
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for their faith in Jesus...
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for their clinging to
the unadulterated truth
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of the Word of God.
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So, let's talk about
this fermented grape juice...
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this wine of the
wrath of her fornication.
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These false doctrines.
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The apostate church will
think to change times and laws.
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We see that in Daniel 7 verse 25
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speaking of the
little horn power.
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"He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
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shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
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and shall intend to
change times and laws. "
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We see that this wine is
fermented by teaching tradition
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or false doctrines
instead of the pure Word of God.
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Matthew 15 verse 9,
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Jesus says, "In
vain they worship Me,
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teaching as doctrines
the commandments of men. "
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So, I'm going to talk
about seven dangerous wines
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that emerge from Babylon.
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Now, there's probably more
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and you all
could come up with more
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but we're just going
to limit it to seven.
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Dangerous Wine Number 1
is that salvation is earned.
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It's earned by works...
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it's earned by merit...
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it's earned by effort...
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forgiveness of sins
somehow obtained through
00:18:06.78\00:18:09.85
even indulgences.
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The pure grape juice...
the truth of the Word of God,
00:18:11.62\00:18:15.82
Jesus... the
living waters says what?
00:18:15.86\00:18:18.53
Salvation is freely
offered by the perfect life
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and the sacrifice of
Jesus the Son of God.
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It's 1st John 1:7,
"The blood of Jesus Christ
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cleanses us from all sin. "
00:18:28.20\00:18:31.64
You see, our
works don't save us.
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It's the blood of
Jesus that cleanses us.
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Ephesians 2... we've referenced
this many times on this Set.
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Ephesians 2:8 and 9,
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"For by grace, we
have been through faith,
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it's not of ourselves,
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if is the gift of God,
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not of works, lest
anyone should boast. "
00:18:47.26\00:18:51.03
Wine Number 2:
Sabbath rest is on Sunday.
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We already
referenced Daniel 7:25.
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The Roman Catholic Church
thought to change times and
00:18:59.77\00:19:04.14
laws. Now, they
didn't change God's law
00:19:04.17\00:19:06.34
but they thought
to change God's law.
00:19:06.37\00:19:09.01
Well, Jesus was
resurrected on Sunday.
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"We have authority
and we're going to change
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the day that was set apart
and consecrated and made holy
00:19:15.42\00:19:18.95
from the seventh day of the week
to the first day of the week. "
00:19:18.99\00:19:22.79
What does the Word of God say?
00:19:22.82\00:19:24.76
We've studied this
and if you missed it,
00:19:24.79\00:19:26.96
you missed a
great lesson last week.
00:19:27.00\00:19:29.20
Make sure you
tune in and catch that
00:19:29.23\00:19:31.33
on the sanctity of
the seventh-day Sabbath.
00:19:31.37\00:19:34.97
The fourth commandment,
00:19:35.00\00:19:36.67
Exodus 20:8 through 11,
00:19:36.71\00:19:38.27
"Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
00:19:38.31\00:19:40.31
Six days you shall
labor, and do all your work,
00:19:40.34\00:19:42.88
but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the LORD your God. "
00:19:42.91\00:19:46.88
What a gift!
00:19:46.92\00:19:48.48
Wine Number 3: The
Immortality of the Soul.
00:19:48.52\00:19:52.15
That lie began all
the way back in Eden
00:19:52.22\00:19:55.82
when the serpent said to Eve,
"You shall not surely die... "
00:19:55.86\00:20:00.50
and it has been perpetuated
00:20:00.56\00:20:02.80
through this entire
history of this earth
00:20:02.83\00:20:05.93
that the body dies
and returns to dust
00:20:05.97\00:20:09.04
but the soul or the
spirit somehow lives on
00:20:09.07\00:20:12.27
whether it's in purgatory
00:20:12.31\00:20:13.81
or in some
disembodied spirit in heaven
00:20:13.84\00:20:16.41
and we know the
truth of the Word of God
00:20:16.44\00:20:18.98
that the dead know nothing.
00:20:19.01\00:20:21.62
They are in an
unconscious-state-like sleep
00:20:21.65\00:20:25.09
awaiting the
resurrection by Jesus
00:20:25.12\00:20:28.26
or final judgment.
00:20:28.29\00:20:29.72
Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 6,
00:20:29.76\00:20:31.99
"For the living
know that they shall die;
00:20:32.03\00:20:33.43
but the dead...
they know nothing,
00:20:33.46\00:20:35.50
neither have they any reward,
00:20:35.53\00:20:37.50
for the memory of
them is forgotten.
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Also, their love, their hatred,
00:20:39.97\00:20:41.60
and their envy
have now perished. "
00:20:41.64\00:20:43.27
Wine Number 4 is that images
00:20:43.30\00:20:45.97
are to be
venerated and worshipped.
00:20:46.01\00:20:49.01
This is why statues
are placed in churches.
00:20:49.04\00:20:52.08
This idolatry of putting
the image before the Maker
00:20:52.11\00:20:56.45
or the Creator.
00:20:56.48\00:20:57.82
What does the
truth of God's Word say?
00:20:57.85\00:20:59.49
This is the second commandment.
00:20:59.55\00:21:02.12
Exodus 20 verse 4,
00:21:02.19\00:21:04.29
"You shall not make for
yourself a carved image... "
00:21:04.33\00:21:07.60
or a graven
image... King James says.
00:21:07.63\00:21:10.03
"Or any likeness of anything
that is in heaven above,
00:21:10.07\00:21:12.37
or that is in the earth beneath,
00:21:12.40\00:21:13.74
or that is in the
water under the earth;
00:21:13.77\00:21:16.10
you shall not bow down
to them nor serve them.
00:21:16.14\00:21:18.34
For I, the LORD your
God, am a jealous God,
00:21:18.37\00:21:20.51
visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children
00:21:20.54\00:21:23.08
to the third and
fourth generations
00:21:23.11\00:21:24.71
of those who hate Me,
00:21:24.75\00:21:26.08
but showing mercy to thousands,
00:21:26.11\00:21:27.72
and to those who love Me
and keep My commandments... "
00:21:27.78\00:21:32.29
as the pure church does,
00:21:32.32\00:21:33.92
Pastor John brought out
in Revelation 12 verse 17.
00:21:33.96\00:21:38.56
Wine Number 5 is that
the priests are the mediators
00:21:38.59\00:21:42.83
between God and men.
00:21:42.86\00:21:45.13
In other words, "I can't go
directly to God with my sins.
00:21:45.17\00:21:49.44
I need a person between
God who stands in place of God
00:21:49.47\00:21:53.71
and I confess my sins to them. "
00:21:53.74\00:21:56.21
And yet, the truth
of the Word of God...
00:21:56.24\00:21:58.18
1st Timothy 2:5, I love
this Scripture, Shelley.
00:21:58.21\00:22:00.95
"There is one God and one
Mediator between God and men,
00:22:00.98\00:22:06.69
the Man Christ Jesus. "
00:22:06.72\00:22:08.82
You and I don't
have to go to priests,
00:22:08.86\00:22:10.59
you and I don't have
to go to other people.
00:22:10.63\00:22:12.26
We go directly to Jesus
00:22:12.29\00:22:16.36
and we say, "We
confess our sins. "
00:22:16.43\00:22:18.27
Hebrews 9:15,
00:22:18.30\00:22:19.63
"For this reason... "
for the blood of Christ,
00:22:19.67\00:22:21.00
"He is the Mediator
of the new covenant,
00:22:21.04\00:22:24.11
by means of death,
00:22:24.14\00:22:25.47
for the redemption
of the transgressions
00:22:25.51\00:22:27.38
under the first covenant. "
00:22:27.41\00:22:29.04
Wine Number 6:
Transubstantiation.
00:22:29.08\00:22:33.01
Did I say that word right?
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm.
00:22:34.48\00:22:35.82
Jill: That is the belief that
when you partake of communion
00:22:35.85\00:22:38.25
the... the grape juice
and the bread actually changes
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into the blood
and the body of Jesus.
00:22:42.16\00:22:45.39
Now, we could use many
Scriptures to counteract that
00:22:45.46\00:22:49.16
but we're not going to
talk about the literal or the
00:22:49.23\00:22:52.10
figurative and all of
those types of things.
00:22:52.13\00:22:53.80
But I like just reading on.
00:22:53.84\00:22:55.47
If you continue
reading in Matthew 26 verse 29,
00:22:55.50\00:22:58.61
Jesus clarifies
it because He says,
00:22:58.64\00:23:00.48
"I say to you, I will not drink
of this fruit of the vine... "
00:23:00.51\00:23:02.84
He's not referring to Himself...
00:23:02.88\00:23:04.21
He refers to it
as the grape juice...
00:23:04.25\00:23:06.01
as the fruit of the vine.
00:23:06.05\00:23:08.08
Dangerous Wine Number
7: Immaculate Conception.
00:23:08.12\00:23:12.52
The belief that Mary
was free from original sin
00:23:12.55\00:23:16.93
from her conception
00:23:16.96\00:23:18.76
therefore, Jesus
somehow had an advantage
00:23:18.79\00:23:23.23
over you and I
because Mary was without sin.
00:23:23.26\00:23:27.64
But the truth is,
Jesus was conceived
00:23:27.67\00:23:30.71
by the Holy Spirit, yes
00:23:30.74\00:23:32.34
but Mary had predisposition
and tendencies to sin
00:23:32.37\00:23:37.05
like the rest of us.
00:23:37.08\00:23:38.75
Therefore, Jesus has
no advantage over us.
00:23:38.81\00:23:41.75
He was born with
hereditary tendencies to sin
00:23:41.78\00:23:44.69
and yet, He did not sin.
00:23:44.72\00:23:46.86
In Hebrews 4:15, "We
do not have a High Priest
00:23:46.89\00:23:49.76
who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses,
00:23:49.79\00:23:52.26
but was in all
points tempted as we are,
00:23:52.29\00:23:54.73
yet without sin. "
00:23:54.76\00:23:56.33
There's more
dangerous wines from Babylon
00:23:56.36\00:23:59.57
but the point is, when
we look at the Word of God,
00:23:59.60\00:24:03.87
and we study the unadulterated
truth found therein...
00:24:03.91\00:24:08.14
to me... when I study
the wine versus the truth,
00:24:08.18\00:24:10.95
there is freedom in truth.
00:24:10.98\00:24:12.58
Panel: Amen.
00:24:12.61\00:24:13.95
Jill: There is peace in truth...
00:24:13.98\00:24:15.62
there is deliverance in truth...
00:24:15.65\00:24:17.55
there is victory in truth.
00:24:17.59\00:24:19.65
So, I just want to invite you
00:24:19.69\00:24:21.66
to choose the
truth of the Word of God
00:24:21.69\00:24:24.36
in the pure church
00:24:24.39\00:24:25.73
over the adulterated wine of the
harlot system of Revelation 17.
00:24:25.76\00:24:30.43
Panel: Amen.
00:24:30.47\00:24:31.80
Lomacang: Thank you,
Jill, thank you so much... wow!
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You know as you can tell
this is a concentrated lesson
00:24:33.97\00:24:36.94
but the purpose of it is
to counteract the counterfeit.
00:24:36.97\00:24:39.87
There is a city called confusion
00:24:39.91\00:24:42.18
and God has
called us to make sure
00:24:42.21\00:24:44.11
that we can
tell you what that is
00:24:44.15\00:24:46.01
and how you can avoid it.
00:24:46.05\00:24:47.38
So, don't go away,
there's much more to come.
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Lomacang: Well Friends, we're
going to continue our study
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on a city called confusion
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and James is going to deal
with Mystery Babylon the Great.
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Rafferty: Mystery
Babylon the Great...
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that's Tuesday's Lesson.
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We're in Revelation chapter 17,
00:25:35.90\00:25:37.67
we're picking up
off just where we...
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picking up just
where we left off
00:25:39.07\00:25:40.50
but we're going
to pick up in verse 4
00:25:40.54\00:25:41.94
of Revelation chapter 17.
00:25:41.97\00:25:43.67
My name is James Rafferty,
let's get into the Word
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"And the woman... "
00:25:46.81\00:25:48.14
talking about
this corrupt church,
00:25:48.18\00:25:49.51
"was arrayed in
purple and scarlet color... "
00:25:49.54\00:25:52.01
we talked about
that a little bit,
00:25:52.05\00:25:53.38
"decked with gold
and precious stones... "
00:25:53.42\00:25:54.98
she's a wealthy
church... "and pearls,
00:25:55.02\00:25:56.79
having a golden cup in her hand
00:25:56.85\00:25:58.52
full of abominations and the
filthiness of her fornication. "
00:25:58.55\00:26:00.89
She's an immoral church
and we'll talk about that...
00:26:00.92\00:26:03.29
about those
abominations here in a bit.
00:26:03.32\00:26:05.86
"And upon her
forehead was a name written:
00:26:05.89\00:26:08.36
Mystery Babylon the Great,
00:26:08.40\00:26:10.30
the mother of harlots
00:26:10.37\00:26:12.17
and the
abominations of the earth. "
00:26:12.23\00:26:13.57
So, this is a mother church...
00:26:13.60\00:26:15.20
that means she
has daughter churches,
00:26:15.24\00:26:16.57
that means, there
are other churches...
00:26:16.60\00:26:17.94
other Systems...
religious Systems
00:26:17.97\00:26:19.44
that teach what she teaches...
00:26:19.47\00:26:20.84
that... that teach
doctrines that come from her
00:26:20.88\00:26:23.95
and then it says in verse 6,
00:26:23.98\00:26:25.31
"I saw the woman, drunk
with the blood of the saints
00:26:25.35\00:26:27.95
and with the blood
of martyrs of Jesus.
00:26:27.98\00:26:30.09
And when I saw her,
00:26:30.12\00:26:31.45
I wondered with
great admiration. "
00:26:31.49\00:26:33.49
So, we got a
religious system here
00:26:33.52\00:26:35.79
and it's
teaching spiritual lies.
00:26:35.82\00:26:37.99
Now, I just want to
give you some verses here
00:26:38.03\00:26:39.73
in Proverbs chapter 6
00:26:39.76\00:26:41.70
because the word that is used in
Revelation 17 is "abominations.
00:26:41.73\00:26:45.80
" This is how God
defines abominations
00:26:45.83\00:26:48.40
in Proverbs chapter 6
beginning with verse 16,
00:26:48.44\00:26:51.57
"These six things
doth the Lord hate:
00:26:51.61\00:26:54.34
yea, seven are an
abomination unto Him. "
00:26:54.38\00:26:56.64
Oh, what is an
abomination unto the Lord?
00:26:56.68\00:26:58.65
Verse 17, "A proud look,
00:26:58.68\00:27:00.68
a lying tongue,
00:27:00.72\00:27:02.08
and he that
sheds innocent blood. "
00:27:02.12\00:27:04.65
Well, we check
all of those lists
00:27:04.69\00:27:07.16
when we go back to Revelation
17 and identify this woman.
00:27:07.19\00:27:10.13
It goes on...
00:27:10.16\00:27:11.49
"An heart... " verse 18,
00:27:11.53\00:27:12.86
"that deviseth
wicked imaginations,
00:27:12.89\00:27:14.76
feet that be swift
in running to blood...
00:27:14.80\00:27:18.20
or running to mischief... "
00:27:18.23\00:27:19.57
and then in verse 19,
00:27:19.60\00:27:20.94
"A false witness
that speaks lies,
00:27:20.97\00:27:23.94
and he that soweth
discord among brethren. "
00:27:23.97\00:27:26.98
Now, we were talking
about this between our...
00:27:27.01\00:27:29.98
our sessions during our break
00:27:30.01\00:27:31.41
and we were trying to...
00:27:31.48\00:27:32.81
to... not trying... we
were just simply saying that
00:27:32.85\00:27:35.15
we are not teaching here
anything outside of what this
00:27:35.18\00:27:40.19
church actually admits to.
00:27:40.22\00:27:41.56
So, when we look at the
teachings of this church,
00:27:41.59\00:27:44.73
this church
admits to the very things
00:27:44.76\00:27:46.59
that we're
pointing out, for example,
00:27:46.66\00:27:48.46
Daniel chapter 7 verse 25,
00:27:48.50\00:27:49.96
the Roman Catholic Church admits
to changing times and laws.
00:27:50.00\00:27:52.93
They just... "Yes, we got
the authority to do that...
00:27:52.97\00:27:55.77
we're doing that. "
00:27:55.80\00:27:57.14
So, sometimes, we can
come across as critical
00:27:57.17\00:27:58.71
but really...
what we're doing here
00:27:58.74\00:28:00.34
is we're pointing out
00:28:00.38\00:28:01.71
exactly what the
church has determined to do
00:28:01.74\00:28:05.95
in violating the
morality of God's Laws
00:28:05.98\00:28:08.22
and the morality
of God's teachings
00:28:08.25\00:28:10.49
and that's why
she's called the harlot
00:28:10.52\00:28:12.02
and that's why she's teaching
these lies or abominations.
00:28:12.05\00:28:15.12
She's got a cup full of
wine of abominations or lies...
00:28:15.16\00:28:18.23
they're spiritual lies.
00:28:18.26\00:28:19.59
The church is lying to
the people that support it
00:28:19.63\00:28:23.73
about what the
word of God teaches.
00:28:23.77\00:28:25.67
How so?
00:28:25.70\00:28:27.04
Well, let's take
a closer look here.
00:28:27.07\00:28:28.40
It says, "She's intoxicated
00:28:28.44\00:28:30.17
with the
persecuting of God's people. "
00:28:30.21\00:28:32.54
In other words, she's
intoxicated with the blood of
00:28:32.57\00:28:35.21
God's people. Now,
Pastor John brought out
00:28:35.24\00:28:37.25
that that means
she's not thinking clearly.
00:28:37.28\00:28:39.21
When you're intoxicated,
you're not thinking clearly...
00:28:39.25\00:28:40.92
you're not walking
that straight line.
00:28:40.95\00:28:42.45
Let me just share this with you.
00:28:42.48\00:28:43.95
Jill brought out the idea of the
natural immortality of the soul.
00:28:43.99\00:28:47.72
Now, this is the
reasoning of the church,
00:28:47.76\00:28:49.82
not my reasoning...
not the way we think
00:28:49.89\00:28:51.89
but this is the way the church
thinks back in the dark ages
00:28:51.96\00:28:54.53
specifically, you can look at
the history books and find this.
00:28:54.56\00:28:57.10
"If people live for eternity,
00:28:57.13\00:28:59.70
either in heaven or hell,
00:28:59.73\00:29:02.24
and people who are going to hell
00:29:02.30\00:29:05.11
are going to be
burning eternally for eternity.
00:29:05.14\00:29:07.74
If they don't
believe what we believe...
00:29:07.78\00:29:09.14
if they don't accept
the teachings of our church,
00:29:09.18\00:29:11.35
it would be better for us
to do whatever we need to do
00:29:11.38\00:29:14.65
persecution...
torture... whatever it takes
00:29:14.68\00:29:16.85
to get them to believe
00:29:16.89\00:29:18.22
because it would be better
for them to suffer in our hands
00:29:18.25\00:29:19.75
for a little while
00:29:19.79\00:29:21.12
and turn those
heretics into believers
00:29:21.16\00:29:23.06
than for them to
suffer for all eternity. "
00:29:23.09\00:29:25.43
Now, I don't want
you to miss this point
00:29:25.46\00:29:27.73
because this point is
prevalent in our world today.
00:29:27.76\00:29:31.43
"We are going to
make people suffer.
00:29:31.47\00:29:33.97
We are going to strip them
of the ability to buy and sell
00:29:34.00\00:29:37.27
to feed their
families... to have a job...
00:29:37.31\00:29:38.67
to do the things they need to do
00:29:38.71\00:29:40.14
because we know better than them
00:29:40.18\00:29:41.54
and it would be better for them
to do what we want them to do
00:29:41.58\00:29:43.71
even though they don't want
to do what we want them to do...
00:29:43.75\00:29:45.91
to do what we want them to
do for the good of Society. "
00:29:45.95\00:29:49.28
That's the principle that
has come through the dark ages
00:29:49.32\00:29:52.49
and we are
returning to the dark ages
00:29:52.52\00:29:54.12
when we look at and
follow that principle.
00:29:54.16\00:29:56.56
So, this is the principle...
00:29:56.62\00:29:57.96
so, the point we're
trying to make here is
00:29:57.99\00:29:59.46
this church becomes convinced
that what they're doing is right
00:29:59.49\00:30:03.57
and others who support
it are convinced because
00:30:03.63\00:30:06.43
deranged... mad...
intoxicated... they're not
seeing things right
00:30:06.47\00:30:10.41
and we got to get
into the water of life...
00:30:10.44\00:30:13.01
we've got to get
into the Word of God
00:30:13.04\00:30:14.61
in order to be clear on this...
00:30:14.64\00:30:16.14
in order to be able
to see things correctly
00:30:16.18\00:30:17.95
otherwise, we're
going to go along,
00:30:17.98\00:30:19.48
if we're drunk with
the same toxic intoxication
00:30:19.51\00:30:22.65
that's gone
through all the nations,
00:30:22.68\00:30:24.35
we're not going to
see things right either...
00:30:24.39\00:30:26.19
not the way...
00:30:26.22\00:30:27.56
we're not going to see things
the way that God sees them.
00:30:27.59\00:30:29.69
So, as we've gone through
this three angels' messages,
00:30:29.72\00:30:32.16
we've learned some things
about what God is teaching
00:30:32.19\00:30:34.56
and it contrasts with
what Babylon is teaching.
00:30:34.60\00:30:37.37
For example, "Fear God"
is the first announcement
00:30:37.40\00:30:40.10
of the everlasting gospel.
00:30:40.14\00:30:41.47
Now, to fear God
means to be in awe of God...
00:30:41.50\00:30:44.07
not to be afraid of Him.
00:30:44.11\00:30:45.44
It means to... to reverence God
00:30:45.47\00:30:47.18
and it comes from
the Bible, for example,
00:30:47.21\00:30:48.94
Psalm 130:3-4 it says,
00:30:48.98\00:30:50.75
"If thou, LORD,
should mark iniquities,
00:30:50.78\00:30:52.68
O LORD, who should stand?
00:30:52.71\00:30:54.05
But there is
forgiveness with Thee,
00:30:54.08\00:30:55.42
that Thou mayest be feared. "
00:30:55.45\00:30:56.79
Another verse,
Psalm 147 verse 11,
00:30:56.82\00:30:59.32
"The LORD takes
pleasure in them that fear Him,
00:30:59.35\00:31:01.32
in those that
hope in His mercy. "
00:31:01.36\00:31:03.02
So, to fear God is to
hope in the mercy of God.
00:31:03.06\00:31:05.43
It's to realize that God doesn't
hold our sins against us...
00:31:05.46\00:31:07.76
He held them
against Jesus Christ.
00:31:07.83\00:31:09.66
It's to recognize
the everlasting gospel.
00:31:09.70\00:31:12.13
Christ on the cross...
crying out to the Father,
00:31:12.17\00:31:14.80
"Forgive them for they
know not what they do. "
00:31:14.84\00:31:16.74
Now, in sharp
contrast to this teaching,
00:31:16.77\00:31:18.97
over one million
Christians today are taught
00:31:19.01\00:31:21.58
that they can earn
salvation by their works.
00:31:21.64\00:31:24.15
Jill touched on this...
00:31:24.18\00:31:25.51
it's the idea of indulgences...
00:31:25.55\00:31:26.88
of deeds of charity...
00:31:26.92\00:31:28.25
of self-denial...
00:31:28.28\00:31:29.62
of... of purchasing grace...
00:31:29.65\00:31:30.99
purgatory is
another option for those
00:31:31.02\00:31:32.85
who are not quite as faithful.
00:31:32.89\00:31:34.92
They can suffer in purgatory
00:31:34.96\00:31:36.89
or they can be
prayed through purgatory...
00:31:36.93\00:31:38.59
suffer for a while
until they are "good enough"
00:31:38.63\00:31:40.40
to go to heaven.
00:31:40.43\00:31:41.76
Let me just give you a quotation
00:31:41.80\00:31:43.13
so that you know that we're
not speaking on our own here,
00:31:43.16\00:31:45.87
this is found in the Catholic
Catechism of the Church,
00:31:45.90\00:31:48.80
1995 edition,
00:31:48.84\00:31:50.27
"All who die in
God's grace and friendship,
00:31:50.31\00:31:52.54
but still imperfectly purified,
00:31:52.57\00:31:57.91
are indeed assured of
their eternal salvation;
00:31:57.95\00:32:00.32
but after they
undergo purification,
00:32:00.35\00:32:03.28
so as to achieve holiness...
00:32:03.32\00:32:04.82
the holiness necessary to
enter the joy of heaven. "
00:32:04.85\00:32:07.99
Did you catch that?
00:32:08.02\00:32:09.36
Another statement from
the same book, page 269...
00:32:09.39\00:32:11.96
and that one was page 268...
00:32:11.99\00:32:13.33
"The Church also commends
almsgiving, indulgences,
00:32:13.36\00:32:15.96
and works of penance
00:32:16.00\00:32:17.33
undertaken on
behalf of the dead. "
00:32:17.37\00:32:18.87
So, you see, the
doctrine of purgatory
00:32:18.90\00:32:20.74
undermines the
everlasting gospel.
00:32:20.77\00:32:22.54
It undermines the call to fear
God... or trust in His mercy.
00:32:22.57\00:32:25.61
To believe He hasn't
counted our sins against us
00:32:25.64\00:32:27.74
but He's counted them against
Jesus so that we can go free
00:32:27.78\00:32:30.15
if we would just put
our faith in Jesus Christ.
00:32:30.18\00:32:32.51
It distorts the
atonement of Christ.
00:32:32.55\00:32:35.18
It distorts the
atonement that Christ has made
00:32:35.25\00:32:38.05
and it distorts
the character of God.
00:32:38.09\00:32:39.69
It shows that we can
somehow earn our salvation
00:32:39.72\00:32:42.92
in this Babylonian System,
again, being set up on the...
00:32:42.96\00:32:46.29
on the Plains of Shinar.
00:32:46.33\00:32:48.66
What about the
phrase "give glory to Him"?
00:32:48.70\00:32:50.20
We know that "Give glory to God"
00:32:50.27\00:32:52.50
means that we're
saved by grace through faith
00:32:52.53\00:32:54.70
and that's not of
ourselves, it's the gift of God
00:32:54.74\00:32:56.84
lest anyone
should boast or glory.
00:32:56.87\00:32:58.47
We know that we are...
that's Ephesians 2:8-9,
00:32:58.51\00:33:01.24
we know that we are...
00:33:01.28\00:33:02.61
according to 1st
Corinthians chapters...
00:33:02.64\00:33:04.11
chapter 1 verses 30 and 31,
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we are made in Christ...
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Christ is made our
wisdom, our righteousness,
00:33:08.52\00:33:10.99
our
sanctification, our redemption,
00:33:11.02\00:33:12.52
that as...
according as it's written,
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he that glory, let
him glory in the Lord.
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We know, according to
1st Corinthians 10:31,
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that whether we eat or
drink or whatever we do,
00:33:17.96\00:33:19.89
we do it all for
the glory of God.
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God gets all the
glory for salvation.
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We cannot save ourselves.
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Here's what the
Catholic Church teaches,
00:33:25.67\00:33:28.07
again, from the
Catholic Catechism,
00:33:28.10\00:33:30.31
and we're
looking here on page 487
00:33:30.37\00:33:34.11
of the 1995 edition,
00:33:34.14\00:33:35.54
"Since the initiative belongs
to God in the order of grace,
00:33:35.58\00:33:37.68
no one can merit the
initial grace of forgiveness and
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justification, at the
beginning of conversion.
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But... moved by the
Holy Spirit and by charity,
00:33:43.35\00:33:45.52
we can then merit for
ourselves and for others
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the graces needed
for our sanctification,
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for the increase
of grace and charity,
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and for the
attainment of eternal life. "
00:33:51.73\00:33:53.50
Jill, you mentioned
the... in an earlier session,
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that there are some Adventists
who are leaning toward
00:33:56.40\00:33:59.20
this idea of evolution.
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Well, there are some Adventists
that are leaning toward this
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Catholic idea of salvation...
merit in our salvation.
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"Even temporal goods
like health and friendship
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can be merited in
accordance with God's wisdom.
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These graces and goods are
the object of Christian prayer.
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Prayer attends to the grace we
need for meritorious actions. "
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Ah ah... no, there
are no meritorious actions
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when it comes to salvation.
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We cannot merit our salvation
in any way, shape, and form.
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It's either by
grace or it's by works.
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If it's by grace, then
it's no longer works...
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otherwise, grace
is no longer grace.
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But if it's works,
it's no longer grace:
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otherwise, works
are no longer works.
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That's Romans chapter 11 and
verse 6, I'm almost out of time,
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so, we see here another message,
00:34:36.40\00:34:39.01
"The hour of His
judgment is come... "
00:34:39.04\00:34:40.38
Jesus Christ is our Advocate
in the heavenly sanctuary.
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We have a Mediator that...
that pleads in our behalf
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and we can go directly
to Him as you just said,
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there's one
Mediator between God and man.
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What does the
Catholic Church say?
00:34:50.42\00:34:52.15
This is Los Angeles
Times, December 12, 1984,
00:34:52.22\00:34:54.92
"Rebutting a belief
shared by Protestants
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and a growing
number of Roman Catholics,
00:34:56.93\00:34:58.76
Pope John Paul the Second
on Tuesday dismissed the idea
00:34:58.79\00:35:02.46
that one can obtain
forgiveness directly from God
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and exhorted Catholics to
confess more often to their
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priests. " These
aren't some antiquated...
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antiquated...
tiqui... tiquiate...
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Perrin: Antiquated.
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Rafferty: Antiquated statements
00:35:14.74\00:35:16.08
taken from the...
the archives of...
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of history and blow the
dust off and the cobwebs off...
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these are statements
from the 21st century...
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1995... 1984...
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Friends, we are
dealing with a message
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that is vital... the
three cosmic angels...
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the three cosmic messages
of Revelation chapter 14
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because they need to bring
down the system of confusion,
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the system of Babylon
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and they need to
give us a clarion call
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to worship God and
trust in Jesus Christ.
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Panel: Amen... phew... amen.
00:35:40.10\00:35:42.34
Shelley: Well, I'll tell
you, you guys... that's on fire!
00:35:42.40\00:35:44.67
My name is Shelley Quinn
00:35:44.71\00:35:46.84
and I will be giving Wednesday's
Lesson: A Call to Commitment.
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I just want to make
a point right up close.
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We are looking at
Revelation's appeal
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in the three angels' messages
00:35:58.49\00:36:00.92
that are a call
to commit to Christ
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but it's summarized in
these two women of Revelation.
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The pure church that's following
the commandments of God
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and the spiritual Babylon
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that is the Apostate Church
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and it is not... we're talking
about systems, not people.
00:36:21.21\00:36:25.38
God's got a
people in every church
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but this system of
apostate Babylon is...
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or spiritual Babylon
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includes more than
the Roman Papal System,
00:36:34.46\00:36:38.23
it is the Apostate Protest...
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Protestantism as well.
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Let's look at this.
00:36:44.33\00:36:46.50
When... when Jesus...
00:36:46.53\00:36:48.44
Simon Peter... he asked Jesus...
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or Jesus asked him,
"Who do you say I am?"
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He says, "You are the Christ...
You the Son of the Living God. "
00:36:55.44\00:37:00.62
And in Matthew
16:17, Jesus says,
00:37:00.65\00:37:03.99
"Blessed are you, Simon,
00:37:04.02\00:37:05.92
for flesh and blood has
not revealed this to you,
00:37:05.95\00:37:09.19
but My Father who is in heaven.
00:37:09.22\00:37:11.19
And I say to you you're Peter,
00:37:11.23\00:37:13.09
and on this rock I
will build My church. "
00:37:13.13\00:37:16.43
What rock?
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It wasn't the rock...
Peter... he was a little pebble,
00:37:17.83\00:37:21.07
Jesus Christ is the Rock...
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the solid
foundation of His Church.
00:37:24.64\00:37:27.61
He was the Rock
from the Old Testament...
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that's a word for the Lord.
00:37:30.78\00:37:32.28
1st Corinthians 10:4, Paul says,
00:37:32.31\00:37:35.08
"they drank from the spiritual
Rock that followed them,
00:37:35.15\00:37:39.05
that Rock was Christ. "
00:37:39.09\00:37:40.46
And we know, as
many as received Christ,
00:37:40.52\00:37:43.89
we become children of God.
00:37:43.93\00:37:46.90
Now, Christ's church
is built on His teaching.
00:37:46.93\00:37:50.97
He said in Matthew 4:4,
00:37:51.00\00:37:52.43
"Man shall not
live by bread alone,
00:37:52.47\00:37:54.24
but by every word that
comes from the mouth of God. "
00:37:54.27\00:37:58.41
It is guided by the Holy Spirit.
00:37:58.44\00:38:01.04
In Romans 8:14, it says,
00:38:01.11\00:38:03.41
"As many as are
led by the Holy Spirit,
00:38:03.45\00:38:08.85
are children of God. "
00:38:08.88\00:38:10.79
Now, if you're
not led by the Spirit,
00:38:10.82\00:38:13.69
what does that mean?
00:38:13.76\00:38:15.09
You're not a
covenant child of God.
00:38:15.12\00:38:17.96
Babylon is not
following the Spirit of truth.
00:38:17.99\00:38:23.97
Babylon is not
following every word.
00:38:24.00\00:38:27.57
There's spiritual confusion
and it is man-made teachings
00:38:27.60\00:38:33.04
and traditions.
00:38:33.07\00:38:34.84
The Word of God is
inspired by the Holy Spirit.
00:38:34.88\00:38:39.05
Man can't take these words,
"Nyaa... Let's say this...
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let's do that... "
00:38:42.22\00:38:43.55
In Mark 7:13,
Jesus told the Jews,
00:38:43.59\00:38:47.52
"You make void the Word of God,
00:38:47.56\00:38:50.39
you make it...
you invalidate it...
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it's null and void. "
00:38:52.49\00:38:53.83
And how is he
saying you do that?
00:38:53.86\00:38:55.20
"Through your traditions,
you're nullifying God's Word. "
00:38:55.23\00:38:59.50
Our Study Guide says,
00:38:59.53\00:39:01.60
"Any religious leader who
substitutes human opinions
00:39:01.64\00:39:05.37
or traditions in the place of
00:39:05.41\00:39:08.24
or above the revealed
will of God in the Scriptures,
00:39:08.28\00:39:12.68
is simply fostering
00:39:12.71\00:39:15.78
Babylonian confusion. "
00:39:15.82\00:39:18.89
In Revelation 17:14,
00:39:18.92\00:39:21.82
it's talking about
these... the beasts
00:39:21.86\00:39:26.03
that are going to
make war with the Lamb...
00:39:26.06\00:39:28.73
the Lamb who was slain from
the foundation of the world.
00:39:28.76\00:39:32.77
"And the Lamb will overcome
them because He is Lord of Lords
00:39:32.80\00:39:36.77
and King of kings;
00:39:36.81\00:39:38.14
and those who are
with the Lamb... "
00:39:38.17\00:39:40.98
listen to this,
00:39:41.01\00:39:42.34
they are called...
00:39:42.38\00:39:43.71
"they with Him are
called, chosen... "
00:39:43.75\00:39:48.28
oh, people like to say,
"I'm called... I'm chosen... "
00:39:48.32\00:39:51.32
but you can't leave
out the third word...
00:39:51.35\00:39:54.42
"they are called
chosen, and faithful. "
00:39:54.46\00:39:57.49
Panel: Amen.
00:39:57.53\00:39:58.86
Shelley: You
know, in Daniel 3...
00:39:58.89\00:40:00.23
ancient Babylon...
00:40:00.26\00:40:01.63
we see combined
Church and State.
00:40:01.66\00:40:04.83
King Nebuchadnezzar
represented the pagan idols
00:40:04.90\00:40:08.97
and what he did was... set
up an idol to himself, really,
00:40:09.00\00:40:14.58
and he passed a
universal decree of worship.
00:40:14.61\00:40:18.41
If you didn't fall
down and worship his idol,
00:40:18.45\00:40:22.18
kkkkk... into
the fire, you went.
00:40:22.22\00:40:25.35
So, what happens
with spiritual Babylon?
00:40:25.39\00:40:29.82
Revelation tells us, history
is going to repeat itself...
00:40:29.86\00:40:34.20
that the Church and State
are going to combined and rise
00:40:34.26\00:40:38.23
and spiritual leader will claim
to speak as God a decree...
00:40:38.27\00:40:42.24
worship of the
false image of the beast.
00:40:42.30\00:40:46.31
In 2nd Thessalonians
2:4, this religious leader...
00:40:46.34\00:40:51.21
listen how Paul describes him...
00:40:51.25\00:40:54.52
"who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God
00:40:54.55\00:40:58.72
or that is worshiped,
00:40:58.75\00:41:00.09
so that he sits as
God in the temple of God,
00:41:00.12\00:41:04.79
showing himself
that he is God. "
00:41:04.83\00:41:08.33
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm.
00:41:08.36\00:41:09.70
Shelley: Now, listen
to what Mark Finley wrote
00:41:09.73\00:41:11.77
in our Study Guide:
00:41:11.80\00:41:13.13
Throughout the centuries,
00:41:13.17\00:41:14.57
the Roman Pontiffs have declared
00:41:14.60\00:41:17.37
that they stand in
the place of God on earth.
00:41:17.41\00:41:21.78
In his encyclical
letter of June 20th, 1894,
00:41:21.81\00:41:26.15
Pope Leo the Eighth stated...
00:41:26.18\00:41:28.72
this is the Pope
speaking about Popery.
00:41:28.75\00:41:33.22
Leo the thirteenth... yes,
00:41:33.25\00:41:36.39
"We hold upon this earth
the place of Almighty God. "
00:41:36.42\00:41:42.03
Panel: Hmmm...
00:41:42.06\00:41:43.40
Shelley: That's what he's
saying about being the Pope
00:41:43.43\00:41:45.90
and then in the Ferraris
Ecclesiastical Dictionary,
00:41:45.93\00:41:48.80
it adds: The Pope
is of so great dignity,
00:41:48.84\00:41:53.27
and so exalted that
he is not a mere man,
00:41:53.31\00:41:58.98
but as it were God,
and the vicar of God. "
00:41:59.01\00:42:04.62
He is saying that vicariously
00:42:04.65\00:42:08.79
the Pope is
taking the place of God.
00:42:08.82\00:42:12.79
So, as I said, the spiritual
Babylon is more than just
00:42:12.83\00:42:17.00
Papal Rome... it
includes the apostate Protes...
00:42:17.03\00:42:20.34
I can't say that
word... Protestantism
00:42:20.37\00:42:24.24
and... and... you know what?
00:42:24.27\00:42:26.74
Here's the truth...
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.11
many of God's faithful people
are in the spiritual confusion.
00:42:28.14\00:42:33.21
God's got a
people with all churches.
00:42:33.25\00:42:36.28
We're not judging people.
00:42:36.32\00:42:38.79
In Revelation 18:4,
00:42:38.82\00:42:42.42
God is making a
final appeal to His people
00:42:42.46\00:42:45.66
who had been caught
up... they're deceived...
00:42:45.69\00:42:49.26
they're blinded by
this intoxicating system
00:42:49.30\00:42:52.80
that hasn't
shared the Word of God
00:42:52.83\00:42:55.10
and He says, "Come
out of her my people
00:42:55.14\00:42:57.31
lest you receive
of her plagues. "
00:42:57.37\00:43:00.21
So, God wants His
people to come out
00:43:00.28\00:43:03.04
and what Revelation...
the three angels' messages
00:43:03.08\00:43:05.51
are calling us to
make a commitment.
00:43:05.58\00:43:09.05
They proclaim the eternal gospel
00:43:09.08\00:43:12.49
of righteousness
by faith in Christ.
00:43:12.52\00:43:14.79
In Revelation 13:8, it
talks about Jesus being the Lamb
00:43:14.82\00:43:18.96
slain before the
foundation of the world.
00:43:18.99\00:43:21.26
Revelation 1:5 says,
00:43:21.30\00:43:23.63
"He's the One who loves us
and releases us of our sins
00:43:23.67\00:43:27.90
by His blood. "
00:43:27.94\00:43:29.60
Revelation 5:9,
00:43:29.64\00:43:31.27
"Jesus is worthy
because He redeemed us to God
00:43:31.31\00:43:35.44
by His blood
00:43:35.48\00:43:36.81
out of every tribe and
tongue and people and nation. "
00:43:36.85\00:43:39.98
So, the first angel
00:43:40.02\00:43:41.62
is proclaiming
this everlasting gospel
00:43:41.68\00:43:44.65
and it is calling us to
enter into covenant relationship
00:43:44.72\00:43:51.23
with the Lord who
has the power to save us
00:43:51.26\00:43:54.10
and He... He's going to bring
this cosmic conflict to an end.
00:43:54.13\00:43:59.10
but He's calling us...
"Confess your sins before Me...
00:43:59.13\00:44:03.74
repent to be cleansed. "
00:44:03.77\00:44:06.21
Even repentance
is a gift of God.
00:44:06.24\00:44:08.41
He will cleanse us
of all unrighteousness.
00:44:08.44\00:44:11.25
He is calling us
in the first angel
00:44:11.28\00:44:13.72
to worship the Creator alone...
00:44:13.75\00:44:16.08
to bow down only to the
One who is your source of life
00:44:16.12\00:44:21.32
not to the dragon
of spiritual Babylon
00:44:21.36\00:44:24.56
and let me tell you something,
00:44:24.59\00:44:25.93
the highest expression
of worship is obedience
00:44:25.96\00:44:30.40
motivated by love.
00:44:30.43\00:44:32.17
So, this is an urgent warning...
the first angel's message.
00:44:32.20\00:44:35.54
There's a judgment in process.
00:44:35.57\00:44:37.74
He's calling us in
the first angel's message
00:44:37.77\00:44:41.31
to commit to preparation
for the second coming of Jesus.
00:44:41.34\00:44:45.55
The second angel proclaims
00:44:45.58\00:44:48.12
the collapse of this
false gospel of Babylon
00:44:48.15\00:44:51.49
saying, "Babylon is fallen... "
00:44:51.55\00:44:53.49
and there's an underlying call
to commit to Sola Scriptura...
00:44:53.52\00:44:58.09
the Bible alone.
00:44:58.13\00:44:59.46
Commit to studying the Bible
so that you won't be deceived
00:44:59.49\00:45:02.66
by the miraculous
works that are false.
00:45:02.70\00:45:05.60
The third angel proclaims
God's judgment on the beast
00:45:05.63\00:45:09.70
and the Mark of the Beast
00:45:09.74\00:45:11.07
while still
referencing the Lamb of God
00:45:11.11\00:45:13.04
and he's saying, "Come
into the knowledge of God
00:45:13.07\00:45:16.71
as our loving righteous Creator.
00:45:16.75\00:45:18.98
and since worship is the key
issue of the cosmic conflict,
00:45:19.01\00:45:24.85
this is a commitment
to be loyal to Christ...
00:45:24.89\00:45:28.82
to accept God's
Seal... His true Sabbath
00:45:28.86\00:45:33.86
and not the false Mark of the
Beast which we're going to see
00:45:33.90\00:45:37.83
is the false Sabbath.
00:45:37.90\00:45:39.37
Let me tell you something,
00:45:39.40\00:45:40.87
the victory of the
Lamb... He's already won it all.
00:45:40.90\00:45:44.87
Christ has
defeated the forces of evil
00:45:44.91\00:45:48.91
and He's coming back to
completely annihilate them
00:45:48.94\00:45:52.11
but 1st Corinthians 15:57,
00:45:52.15\00:45:54.78
we can claim, "Thanks be to God,
00:45:54.82\00:45:57.42
who gives us the victory
through Christ Jesus our Lord. "
00:45:57.49\00:46:01.79
Panel: Amen...
00:46:01.82\00:46:03.16
Perrin: Thank you
very much Shelley.
00:46:03.19\00:46:04.53
I'm Daniel Perrin and
I have Thursday's Lesson
00:46:04.56\00:46:07.83
which is: Babylon:
The Center of Idolatry
00:46:07.86\00:46:10.83
and as we know, there
is no nation or kingdom
00:46:10.87\00:46:13.77
of Babylon
today which reminds us
00:46:13.84\00:46:15.67
that in order to identify
it, we've got to go back
00:46:15.70\00:46:18.41
and find the features
of Babylon from Scripture
00:46:18.44\00:46:21.11
because nothing
in the world today
00:46:21.14\00:46:22.78
is going to come labeled saying,
00:46:22.81\00:46:24.75
"Hey, I am
Babylon... avoid me... "
00:46:24.78\00:46:26.72
and so, we go to the Word of God
00:46:26.75\00:46:28.58
and it gives us
some defining features
00:46:28.62\00:46:30.65
and one of them is the idolatry
or the worship of images.
00:46:30.69\00:46:34.39
Taking you back to Jeremiah 50
where we've been before already,
00:46:34.42\00:46:38.76
verse 38
00:46:38.79\00:46:40.13
and this is a
description of why Babylon...
00:46:40.16\00:46:42.23
the ancient empire
fell by God's hand.
00:46:42.26\00:46:45.33
It says, "For it is
the land of carved images,
00:46:45.37\00:46:49.00
and they are
insane with their idols. "
00:46:49.04\00:46:51.44
We've already
heard the word "mad... "
00:46:51.47\00:46:53.84
we've already heard
the word "deranged... "
00:46:53.88\00:46:56.01
and now, "insane. "
00:46:56.04\00:46:57.38
In other words, their
minds have been taken over,
00:46:57.41\00:47:00.32
they're not thinking straight.
00:47:00.38\00:47:02.08
Something has polluted
and confused the way that they
00:47:02.12\00:47:05.79
think. The next
chapter, 51 verse 47,
00:47:05.82\00:47:08.96
it says, "Therefore
behold, the days are coming
00:47:08.99\00:47:11.79
that I will bring judgment
on the carved images of Babylon;
00:47:11.83\00:47:16.77
her whole land shall be ashamed,
00:47:16.83\00:47:18.37
and all her slain
shall fall in her midst. "
00:47:18.40\00:47:20.74
In other words, the
statement is clear...
00:47:20.77\00:47:22.94
Babylon is fallen.
00:47:22.97\00:47:25.11
It may look okay right
now, it still may be prosperous
00:47:25.14\00:47:28.64
but the results
are already certain
00:47:28.68\00:47:31.31
and so, we see that
back in Daniel chapter 3,
00:47:31.35\00:47:34.22
Babylon erecting this image
that we've already mentioned
00:47:34.25\00:47:37.42
but it comes
right after chapter 2
00:47:37.45\00:47:39.85
where
Nebuchadnezzar receives a vision
00:47:39.89\00:47:42.26
and a clear interpretation of
the vision and what it means...
00:47:42.29\00:47:45.53
Babylon will not last forever
00:47:45.56\00:47:47.56
and Daniel says,
at the end of that,
00:47:47.60\00:47:49.66
the vision is certain and
the interpretation is true
00:47:49.70\00:47:53.17
and Nebuchadnezzar accepts it.
00:47:53.23\00:47:54.90
He cannot plead
insanity in the courts of God.
00:47:54.94\00:47:57.84
You can plead
insanity in the courts of men
00:47:57.87\00:48:00.71
but to say to
God, "No, I just...
00:48:00.74\00:48:03.01
I wasn't thinking straight. "
00:48:03.04\00:48:04.75
That doesn't work.
00:48:04.78\00:48:06.11
Babylonian idolatry though
is not limited just to Babylon.
00:48:06.15\00:48:11.25
We find that even God's
people, Israel and Judah
00:48:11.29\00:48:15.16
in 1st Kings...
2nd Kings 17 and 21,
00:48:15.22\00:48:18.09
that's listed as the reason
that those in God's church...
00:48:18.13\00:48:22.00
the reason that Israel and Judah
are both defeated by Assyria
00:48:22.03\00:48:25.87
and Babylon.
00:48:25.93\00:48:27.27
We find God's clear command
regarding idols in Exodus 20,
00:48:27.30\00:48:31.71
right there, the fourth verse,
00:48:31.77\00:48:33.11
that says, "You shall
not make a carved image...
00:48:33.14\00:48:36.41
any likeness of
anything in the heavens above,
00:48:36.44\00:48:39.81
or in the earth beneath,
00:48:39.85\00:48:41.75
or that is in the
waters under the earth;
00:48:41.78\00:48:43.99
you shall not bow
yourselves down to them
00:48:44.02\00:48:46.22
nor serve them. "
00:48:46.25\00:48:47.59
And here it says,
00:48:47.62\00:48:48.96
"For the Lord your
God is a jealous God. "
00:48:48.99\00:48:51.29
We tend to think that
that's not a positive trait.
00:48:51.33\00:48:54.46
When you think about any
husband whose wife walks away
00:48:54.50\00:48:57.57
and has adultery
with somebody else,
00:48:57.60\00:49:00.44
jealousy is an
appropriate response there
00:49:00.47\00:49:03.30
saying, "No, there is... this
is an exclusive relationship
00:49:03.34\00:49:06.31
me and you only, don't
mix with other people. "
00:49:06.37\00:49:09.31
All right, a jealous God
00:49:09.34\00:49:10.95
visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children
00:49:10.98\00:49:13.72
unto the third
and fourth generation
00:49:13.75\00:49:15.68
of those who hate Me
00:49:15.72\00:49:17.05
but showing mercy to
thousands of those who love Me
00:49:17.09\00:49:21.36
and keep My commandments. "
00:49:21.39\00:49:22.72
And so, when we take God's
Word firmly and clearly here,
00:49:22.76\00:49:27.46
we can recognize
that in spiritual practice
00:49:27.50\00:49:30.37
when we erect images and statues
00:49:30.40\00:49:33.17
and believe that there is some
power when we stand before them
00:49:33.23\00:49:36.71
and pray to
them or through them,
00:49:36.77\00:49:39.17
that that goes
against the law of God...
00:49:39.21\00:49:41.74
that's just that clear.
00:49:41.81\00:49:43.14
And in one sense, idolatry
is really easy to recognize
00:49:43.18\00:49:46.92
because it's visible.
00:49:46.95\00:49:48.28
It's something we
can see with our eyes.
00:49:48.32\00:49:50.52
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:49:50.59\00:49:51.92
Perrin: But in another sense,
00:49:51.95\00:49:53.29
idolatry can be
extremely subtle.
00:49:53.32\00:49:54.66
It doesn't have to be gold...
00:49:54.69\00:49:56.02
it doesn't have to be big
00:49:56.06\00:49:57.43
and it doesn't
have to be expensive
00:49:57.46\00:49:59.19
or in the shape
of a living creature.
00:49:59.23\00:50:01.60
Any time we use
our own human strength
00:50:01.63\00:50:04.00
or ingenuity to exalt something
00:50:04.03\00:50:06.57
to a position of honor,
00:50:06.60\00:50:07.94
or the ability to save
us through our own power,
00:50:07.97\00:50:10.97
it's taking the place
00:50:11.01\00:50:12.74
and occupying the
spot that God alone takes.
00:50:12.77\00:50:15.58
So, we can call
ourselves sophisticated...
00:50:15.61\00:50:18.25
now we don't do things that
primitive people did in the past
00:50:18.31\00:50:21.38
but I guarantee you that
the gods the ancients worshipped
00:50:21.42\00:50:24.45
or so-called gods...
00:50:24.49\00:50:25.82
are still worshipped today.
00:50:25.85\00:50:27.49
And what's wrong with idolatry?
00:50:27.52\00:50:29.56
Go with me to
Psalm 115 verse 3 to 8
00:50:29.59\00:50:34.16
and we'll read
through it really quickly here
00:50:34.20\00:50:36.36
starting in
verse 3 of Psalm 115,
00:50:36.43\00:50:38.93
"But our God is in heaven;
00:50:38.97\00:50:40.94
He does whatever He pleases.
00:50:40.97\00:50:42.60
Their idols are
silver and gold... "
00:50:42.64\00:50:44.77
quickly... "They have
mouths and don't speak;
00:50:44.84\00:50:46.98
ears... and don't hear,
00:50:47.01\00:50:48.54
they have eyes
that don't see, ears...
00:50:48.58\00:50:50.05
noses but they don't smell;
00:50:50.08\00:50:51.68
they have hands,
but nothing to handle;
00:50:51.71\00:50:54.22
feet but they can't walk;
00:50:54.25\00:50:55.58
they do not mutter
with their throats... "
00:50:55.62\00:50:57.72
and then verse 8, here
is the tragedy of idolatry.
00:50:57.75\00:51:01.29
"Those who make
them are like them;
00:51:01.32\00:51:04.29
so is everyone
who trusts in them. "
00:51:04.33\00:51:07.30
And so, here's what happens,
00:51:07.33\00:51:09.30
we become a victim
of our own creation
00:51:09.33\00:51:12.00
because we honor something
00:51:12.03\00:51:14.00
that has no life-giving power.
00:51:14.04\00:51:15.97
And we take this
thing that looks okay
00:51:16.00\00:51:19.04
but it has no life in it.
00:51:19.07\00:51:20.71
And so, we receive life from God
00:51:20.74\00:51:22.68
and that's where
we should seek it
00:51:22.71\00:51:24.58
but imagine me hooking
up a hose to myself somehow
00:51:24.61\00:51:27.72
and trying to turn on a faucet
00:51:27.75\00:51:29.48
and pour water from myself
into a glass for me to drink,
00:51:29.52\00:51:33.15
I have no life in myself.
00:51:33.19\00:51:35.29
I can't get it from
the things that I make.
00:51:35.32\00:51:38.49
And this is why Jesus
says in John 5:39 and 40,
00:51:38.53\00:51:41.66
"You search the Scriptures... "
00:51:41.70\00:51:43.37
so, here's people who
even have the words of God,
00:51:43.40\00:51:46.57
"You search the Scriptures
00:51:46.60\00:51:47.94
because you think that in them"
00:51:47.97\00:51:49.47
in the words on a page,
00:51:49.50\00:51:51.11
"you have life,
but they testify of Me
00:51:51.17\00:51:54.38
and yet you refuse...
you're unwilling to come to Me
00:51:54.41\00:51:57.81
that you can have life. "
00:51:57.88\00:51:59.45
And so, we cut
ourselves off from life from God
00:51:59.51\00:52:02.08
when we put
anything else in its place.
00:52:02.12\00:52:04.09
Idolatry is
spiritual adultery...
00:52:04.12\00:52:07.39
a substitute for God
00:52:07.46\00:52:09.12
putting something
else in His place.
00:52:09.16\00:52:11.19
In... in marriage we would say,
"I would never commit adultery.
00:52:11.23\00:52:14.56
" But people
still look with lust.
00:52:14.60\00:52:17.03
They linger over
things with their eyes.
00:52:17.07\00:52:19.70
They meditate on and count
the failures of their spouse.
00:52:19.73\00:52:23.77
We do that and we do
the same thing with God.
00:52:23.81\00:52:26.94
I would never worship idols
00:52:26.98\00:52:29.11
but we've got all sorts
of god substitutes out there.
00:52:29.14\00:52:32.51
Other teachers... "I'll
listen to anything he says...
00:52:32.55\00:52:35.85
anything she says... "
00:52:35.88\00:52:37.32
We turn to a website...
00:52:37.35\00:52:38.75
an e-mail list
00:52:38.79\00:52:40.12
because I love the feelings
that that list gives to me.
00:52:40.16\00:52:43.09
We go to our phones so often.
00:52:43.12\00:52:45.79
And sure, the phone
tells us the weather
00:52:45.83\00:52:48.13
but when we get up in the
morning, where do we turn first?
00:52:48.16\00:52:50.87
And if your first
turn is to that device,
00:52:50.90\00:52:53.64
you've got a God substitute.
00:52:53.67\00:52:55.40
And I hate to say it
but it needs to be said,
00:52:55.44\00:52:58.77
we go to Christ
first... first in time...
00:52:58.81\00:53:01.58
first in importance...
first in everything
00:53:01.61\00:53:04.31
because a divided loyalty
to God is no loyalty at all.
00:53:04.35\00:53:08.85
Idols do not demand
spiritual purity like God does.
00:53:08.88\00:53:13.36
An idols says,
"Make it your way...
00:53:13.39\00:53:15.82
make it the way you want to,
00:53:15.86\00:53:17.36
use your
strength... use your skill...
00:53:17.39\00:53:19.43
not your feelings though. "
00:53:19.49\00:53:21.70
All right, spiritual...
sorry, what is this?
00:53:21.73\00:53:24.90
Spiritual purity does
not exist with idolatry.
00:53:24.93\00:53:28.44
And idolatry shrinks God
down to a human-size box.
00:53:28.47\00:53:31.94
"You want to find
God? He's right here...
00:53:31.97\00:53:33.98
I've got control over Him...
00:53:34.01\00:53:35.74
you come through me...
00:53:35.78\00:53:37.11
you come through this spot. "
00:53:37.15\00:53:38.48
Solomon said it well
there in 1st Kings 8:27,
00:53:38.51\00:53:42.08
"But will God
indeed dwell on earth?
00:53:42.12\00:53:44.22
The heavens...
the highest heavens
00:53:44.25\00:53:46.32
cannot contain You.
00:53:46.35\00:53:47.69
How much less this
temple that I have built!"
00:53:47.72\00:53:50.36
We can't contain
God in any one place...
00:53:50.39\00:53:53.26
any one thing.
00:53:53.29\00:53:54.63
And so, when we try to divide
our secular and spiritual life
00:53:54.66\00:53:57.93
saying, "This is
my space... my time...
00:53:57.97\00:54:00.10
this is where I do
what I want to do. "
00:54:00.14\00:54:01.94
That's idolatry.
00:54:01.97\00:54:03.41
Putting God over here
in the shrunk-down spot.
00:54:03.47\00:54:06.21
And we find behind idolatry...
behind false idols are demons.
00:54:06.24\00:54:12.11
Psalm 106:36 and 37,
00:54:12.15\00:54:14.78
"They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
00:54:14.82\00:54:17.95
They sacrificed their
sons and daughters to demons. "
00:54:17.99\00:54:21.56
Behind everything that
dilutes our loyalty to God
00:54:21.59\00:54:24.13
or convinces us not to
follow Him in obedience,
00:54:24.19\00:54:26.70
stands the devil and his lies.
00:54:26.73\00:54:29.76
So, is there a
cure for idolatry?
00:54:29.83\00:54:32.83
Absolutely.
00:54:32.87\00:54:34.27
Daniel 3 takes us to that cure.
00:54:34.30\00:54:37.21
Here you got three
guys Hananiah, Mishael, and
00:54:37.24\00:54:41.98
Azariah... learn
their real names,
00:54:42.01\00:54:43.35
and they would not
bow down to this idol.
00:54:43.38\00:54:46.31
Why not?
00:54:46.35\00:54:47.68
Well, they knew something.
00:54:47.72\00:54:49.05
They knew
that... yes, they knew...
00:54:49.08\00:54:51.72
they got thrown into the fire
00:54:51.75\00:54:53.25
and what was in the
fire there with them?
00:54:53.29\00:54:55.26
Or who was in the
fire? Jesus was with them.
00:54:55.29\00:54:57.19
But you know, that wasn't the
first time Jesus was with them.
00:54:57.23\00:55:00.06
Jesus was with them while
they were standing... as well.
00:55:00.10\00:55:03.16
Nobody else saw it
00:55:03.20\00:55:04.53
and they may not have
seen anything physical
00:55:04.57\00:55:06.50
but He was there.
00:55:06.53\00:55:07.87
As they were
summoned to that place,
00:55:07.90\00:55:09.64
on the day before...
or however long before
00:55:09.67\00:55:12.14
and as they walked there,
00:55:12.17\00:55:13.54
Jesus walked beside them
00:55:13.58\00:55:14.91
and in the days...
weeks... months and years,
00:55:14.94\00:55:18.08
Jesus had been
their close friend
00:55:18.11\00:55:20.45
and so, what's
the cure for idolatry?
00:55:20.48\00:55:23.45
It is to
experience the real God...
00:55:23.49\00:55:26.39
the everlasting gospel.
00:55:26.42\00:55:28.19
Why would you want a substitute?
00:55:28.22\00:55:30.19
Why would you want a counterfeit
00:55:30.23\00:55:32.13
when you have
something so good... so real?
00:55:32.16\00:55:34.80
And so, these three
angels' messages make it clear,
00:55:34.83\00:55:38.07
here's the...
the clear choice...
00:55:38.10\00:55:39.93
you have the everlasting gospel
00:55:39.97\00:55:41.70
so clearly
demonstrated and proclaimed
00:55:41.77\00:55:43.84
and you have Babylon
which is the complete antithesis
00:55:43.87\00:55:47.41
and opposite.
00:55:47.44\00:55:48.78
Don't make a choice
without knowing the facts.
00:55:48.81\00:55:51.45
You cannot plead
insanity in the courts of God.
00:55:51.48\00:55:54.42
And so, the choice is this:
00:55:54.45\00:55:55.98
Honor God or serve His opposite.
00:55:56.02\00:55:58.52
Serve yourself...
00:55:58.55\00:55:59.89
we don't want to put anything
else in the place of God.
00:55:59.92\00:56:02.16
Panel: Amen...
00:56:02.19\00:56:03.53
Lomacang: Wow!
well, thank you, Daniel...
00:56:03.56\00:56:04.89
thank you,
Shelley, James, Jill...
00:56:04.93\00:56:06.90
give me your closing thoughts.
00:56:06.96\00:56:09.16
Jill: We talked
about the wine of Babylon
00:56:09.20\00:56:11.53
and I just want
to encourage you,
00:56:11.57\00:56:13.37
maybe some of these
truths are new to you,
00:56:13.40\00:56:15.37
maybe you're not familiar
00:56:15.40\00:56:16.74
with everything that
we've discussed here today,
00:56:16.77\00:56:18.94
the key is to
have an open heart...
00:56:18.97\00:56:21.48
to hear what God
has... and study His Word.
00:56:21.51\00:56:24.51
Rafferty: Just
along those veins,
00:56:24.55\00:56:26.41
we are looking at a
cup full of abominations
00:56:26.45\00:56:30.42
and the nations
have drunk of this cup
00:56:30.45\00:56:32.79
and we could spend a lot of time
00:56:32.82\00:56:34.36
trying to identify all of
the abominations in that cup
00:56:34.39\00:56:36.59
but it would be better for us to
focus on the everlasting gospel
00:56:36.62\00:56:40.20
because when the
everlasting gospel is preached,
00:56:40.26\00:56:42.26
Babylon falls.
00:56:42.30\00:56:43.63
Shelley: Amen and amen
00:56:43.67\00:56:45.00
and the everlasting
gospel is quite simple.
00:56:45.03\00:56:48.14
God determined...
before He even created us
00:56:48.17\00:56:51.41
that He was going to come down
and become a man and die for us
00:56:51.44\00:56:56.01
and do you realize
how much He loves you?
00:56:56.04\00:56:58.28
Do you realize
that He looks to you
00:56:58.31\00:57:01.62
for relationship
of reciprocal love.
00:57:01.65\00:57:05.05
Obedience should
be motivated by love
00:57:05.09\00:57:08.42
and when you
understand what God has done,
00:57:08.46\00:57:10.96
you'll love Him.
00:57:10.99\00:57:12.33
Perrin: When you have
Jesus as your close friend,
00:57:12.36\00:57:15.66
just like John did there
in chapter 1 of Revelation,
00:57:15.70\00:57:19.23
He shines with the
brightness of the sun.
00:57:19.27\00:57:22.04
There's no idol you can build
00:57:22.07\00:57:24.24
that could
possibly outshine Jesus.
00:57:24.31\00:57:27.14
Lomacang: That's
right and thank you Friends,
00:57:27.18\00:57:29.14
the purpose why we
have been so intense today
00:57:29.18\00:57:31.11
I believe is
found in John 10:16,
00:57:31.15\00:57:33.72
Jesus says lovingly,
00:57:33.75\00:57:35.08
"Other sheep I have
which are not of this fold;
00:57:35.12\00:57:37.89
them also I must bring... "
00:57:37.92\00:57:40.16
and get this...
00:57:40.22\00:57:41.56
"and they will hear My voice,
00:57:41.59\00:57:42.92
and there will be one
fold and one shepherd. "
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Not this multiplicity
of a city of confusion.
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We proclaim this
message out of love
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and a desire for
people to know and understand
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that true love is
obeying the commandments of God
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but we're not done yet,
we're just getting started
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so, join us for Lesson Number
10: Satan's Final Deceptions.
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We look forward
to seeing you then.
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