Folks, we're almost
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on the three cosmic messages...
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that's the three angels'
messages of Revelation chapter
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14 and my Friends, we're
not quite to the end just yet,
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we're on Lesson
Number 12 entitled:
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The Seal of God and the
Mark of the Beast, Part 2,
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Ryan: Hello
Friends, you're watching
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3ABN Sabbath School
Panel, my name is Ryan Day
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and as always, we want to thank
you for joining us this week...
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every week as we
have been studying
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the three angels'
messages of Revelation 14:
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The Three Cosmic Messages
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as the title of our Quarterly
written by Pastor Mark Finley
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and Guys, what do you think?
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Has it been a blessing?
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Panel: Ooooh! yes...
a tremendous blessing.
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Ryan: This has been phenomenal,
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I love the three
angels' messages.
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This is God's end-time message
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and we're excited to have
been able to study it and...
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but we're not through
yet, we're on Lesson Number 12
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which is entitled:
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The Seal of God and the
Mark of the Beast, Part 2.
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Got to have two parts
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when you're talking
about these two subjects
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because they're heavy hitters.
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But nonetheless, let
us go ahead and introduce
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our Sabbath School
Panel at this time,
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to my left is Ms. Shelley Quinn.
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Shelley: It's a joy to be here.
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My Lesson on Monday
is: The Falling Away.
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Ryan: Hmmm... good.
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To your left is
Pastor James Rafferty.
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Rafferty: Good to be here, Ryan,
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I have Tuesday's Lesson which
is: Satan's Final Strategy.
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Ryan: Wonderful and then to your
left is Pastor John Lomacang.
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Mine is simply:
The Mark of the Beast.
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Panel: Laughter.
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Ryan: All right,
The Mark of the Beast
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and then, of course, last
but not least Ms. Jill Morikone.
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Jill: Thank you, Ryan, I
have Thursday: The Sabbath Test.
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Ryan: All right, yes,
this is definitely going to be
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one of those that you're
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in these last days.
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Before we get started though,
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I would like to go
ahead and have a prayer
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and then we're going to
dive right into the Lesson,
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so, Pastor James,
would you pray for us?
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James: Yes, let's pray,
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"Father, we just
want to thank you again
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for this opportunity to
study... to learn... to grow.
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We want to thank you for
everyone that's tuning in.
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We want to ask
that you're Holy Spirit
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will guide our hearts
and their hearts to Jesus
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and we pray in His name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Ryan: Our Memory Text for
this week comes from Revelation
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chapter 7, verses 2 and 3,
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and the Bible says,
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"Then I saw another
angel ascending from the east,
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having the seal
of the living God.
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And he cried with a
loud voice to the four angels
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to whom it was granted to
harm the earth and the sea,
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saying, 'Do not harm
the earth, or the sea,
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or the trees
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till we have sealed the servants
of our God on their foreheads.
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'" And I always just
like to remind people
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that the Mark of the
Beast is not something new
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in the sense
that it's a new idea,
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because the devil does
not have any original ideas.
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He steals all of
his ideas from God.
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God had His seal
first... His mark first...
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His mark of authority...
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His sign of authority first
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and, of course, the
devil comes along and says,
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"Ah, God's got His mark...
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God's got His seal...
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well, I'm going
to have my mark. "
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And notice, we'll see as God's
mark if also in the forehead,
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well, the devil says,
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"Mine's going to
be in the forehead
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and in the hand as well. "
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So, again, this is a counterfeit
that the devil is doing.
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But before we set up
for what this Seal of God...
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this Mark of the Beast
issue really is all about,
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we need to dive deep into
Sabbath afternoon's lesson first
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and it's going to set
us up for Sunday's Lesson,
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entitled: The Deadly Wound.
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But I like what Pastor
Mark Finley had to write
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on Sabbath afternoon's lesson.
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He said, "In the
fifteenth century,
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the Piedmont valleys,
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high in the Alps
of northern Italy,
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were home to the Waldenses,
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a people determined to stay
faithful to their understanding
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of the Bible.
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As the result of their
steadfast loyalty to Christ,
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they were fiercely persecuted.
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In A.D. 1488,
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the Waldenses in the Valley
of Loyse... " I'm guessing,
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that' how you say it,
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"were brutally murdered by the
Roman Church for their faith.
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Another wave of persecution
came in the seventeenth century,
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when the duke of
Savoy sent an army of 8,000
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into their territory
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and demanded that
the local populace
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quarter his
troops in their homes.
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They did as he requested,
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but this was a strategy to
give the soldiers easy access
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to their victims.
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On April 24, 1655, at 4:00 A.M.
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a signal was given
for the massacre to begin.
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This time the death
toll was more than 4,000.
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History, unfortunately,
is often repeated.
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The 'mark of the beast' prophecy
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is about the final link
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in an ungodly chain
of religious persecution
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that goes back through the ages.
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Like the
persecutions of the past,
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it is designed to
force everyone to conform
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to a certain set of beliefs
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and an approved
system of worship.
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And, of course,
as always, though,
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God will have a people
who will not capitulate. "
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Amen to that... God's
people are going to stand strong
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on His Word... and we're going
to be going into Sunday's lesson
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which is going to set us up
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for this end-time
fulfillment of this...
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all that we're talking about
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and we have to talk
about the deadly wound
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because again, there's a
deadly wound that's given
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and we know that in the future
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that deadly wound
is going to be healed.
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It's been healing...
it's not quite there yet,
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but we're going to see that
my friends, in the near future.
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As we have already
studied the beast powers
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of Revelation 13 and 14
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represent a world-wide
system of false worship,
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but right now, what
we're going to look at
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is that period of time
in which this System...
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this Antichrist
Roman-Papal-Church-State Power
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dominates for 1260 years.
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Now, where do we get this from?
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There are a few
places in Scripture
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where this is
mentioned multiple times
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in a few different ways
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and we see it in
Revelation chapter 13 verse 5,
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again, that's Revelation
13 verse 5 where it says,
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"And he was given a
mouth speaking great things
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and blasphemies,
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and he was given
authority to continue
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for forty-two months. "
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And you know that this is
talking about prophetic time
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because no one
speaks like that, right?
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You know... you know...
when somebody asks someone,
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"How old are you?"
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You don't say, "Oh,
that person's 54 months"
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or "that person's 72 months"
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or "42 months. "
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No, no, no, no, no...
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this is speaking of a
prophetic time period.
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And we know that in the
Bible period of 42 months...
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in a year there was... there was
12 months in a year, obviously,
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but there were 30
days in each month
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and so, if you do your
multiplication correctly,
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42 times 30 brings
you to 1260 days...
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but we know as we're
going to talk in just a moment
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the year-day principle applies.
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Also, Revelation chapter
12 it's mentioned here twice
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in the same chapter and
in two different time frames
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but speaking of the
same exact time period
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and it says here,
"Then the woman fled into the
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wilderness... " this
is Revelation 12 verse 6
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and then we're
going to skip to verse 14.
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So, Revelation 12 verse 6 says,
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"Then the woman
fled into the wilderness,
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where she has a
place prepared by God,
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that they should feed her there
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one thousand two
hundred and sixty days. "
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Okay, so that's the same
as the 42 months we just read
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in Revelation 13,
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again 1,260 days
coming out to 1,260 years.
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The woman flees
into the wilderness.
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This is the pure
woman of Revelation 12...
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this is the pure
side of God's people
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and, of course,
they're fleeing the persecution
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of that harlot woman
of Revelation chapter 17.
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But then in verse 14 it says,
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"But the woman was
given two wings of an eagle...
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of a great eagle,
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that she might fly into
the wilderness to her place,
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where she is nourished
for... " notice, "a time
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and times and a half a time,
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from the
presence of the serpent. "
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And we see also that same...
that same time period mentioned,
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the way it's mentioned that
the time, times and half a time
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from Daniel chapter 7 verse
25 where it's talking about
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that Little Horn Power...
that... that Papal Antichrist
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System in the form
of the Little Horn here.
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"He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
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he shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
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and shall intend to
change times and laws. "
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But then it says, "And the
saints shall be given into his
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hand for a time and
times and half a time. "
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Of course, time meaning
one... a period of one-year
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times... two years
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and then, of course,
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the dividing... or
the half of that time
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is half a year...
that's three-and-a-half years.
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If you calculate that,
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in the days, of course,
there's 360 days in a year
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that would come out to 1260 days
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but we know, we have to
apply that year-day principle
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now, where do we get this from?
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We get it from the
few places in Scripture,
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there's actually a
few places in Scripture
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where this... this
principle is applied
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in which someone is speaking
of a prophetic time period
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or in prophetic terms
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and they convert days to years.
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We see this in Numbers
chapter 14 and verse 34,
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God is speaking to
the children of Israel
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and He tells them, "Look,
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for every day that you
have wandered in this wilderness
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so far... you're now
going to wander that many days
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converted to years.
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We see it in Numbers
14:34 in which it says,
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"According to the
number of the days
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in which you spied
out the land, forty days,
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for each day you shall
bear your guilt... " how many?
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"One year, namely forty years,
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and you shall
know My rejection. "
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So, I make that correction,
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it was 40 days that
they spied out the land
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not 40 days in the wilderness,
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I just want to make
that correction there.
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Ezekiel chapter 4 verse 6
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also applies the
same year-day principle,
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which... which
the Scripture says,
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"And when you
have completed them,
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lie again on your right side;
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then you shall bear the
iniquity of the house of Judah
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forty days. "
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But notice he says, "I've laid
on you a day for each year. "
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So, they weren't supposed
to be there 40 literal days
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but rather 40 years.
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And even Jesus...
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did you know Jesus
applied the year-day principle?
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The... the... some
of Herod's men came
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and they confronted
Jesus about Herod's plans
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and Herod was wanting
to know all about Jesus
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and what He was doing
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and they were just
making it hard for Christ
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and Christ responded...
speaking of Herod...
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notice what He said
to Herod's men, He said,
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"He said, 'Go, tell that fox,
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"Behold I cast out
demons and perform cures today,
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tomorrow, and the third day
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I shall be perfected. "'"
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Now, this was not in the last
three days of Jesus' ministry,
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this was actually toward
the beginning of Jesus' ministry
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when He said this...
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He was applying the
today... the tomorrow
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and, of course, the third day
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as you know, the three
years that was remaining
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in His ministry.
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So, my Friends, what we see is
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pertaining to
prophetic time period
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when we are dealing with
sequential time prophecies,
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in other words, more...
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in multiple
years or multiple days
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we convert those days
to years in most cases
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and so, in this
case, we have to understand
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the backstory of how
this deadly wound is set up
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because we're not
talking about 1,260 literal days
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but 1,260 years that
this Roman-Church-State Power
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would rule supreme.
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But, of course, we know that
time period to be from 538 A.D.
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to 1798 A.D.
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It was in 538 that Justinian,
of course, gave that power
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over to the Pope
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to be both a political
and ecclesiastical leader
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throughout all
of Western Europe.
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But the... you know, the
ground had to be kind of...
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the foundation had to be
set up even prior to that
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and I just like to give a
little bit of the back story
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because I find it to be ironic
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that it was the French
who actually helped bring
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the Papacy to
power in the beginning
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and it was the
French that took them down.
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If you back up a little... just
a few years before 538 A.D.,
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you come to 508 A.D.
and it was by that time
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that one of the most
significant and influential...
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the most powerful kings
throughout Western Europe
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Clovis, the Kind of the Franks
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which, of course,
became known as the French,
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he converted to
the Catholic Faith
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and, of course, this was...
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this was an important event
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that paved the way for the
union between Church and State,
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which held sway
throughout the Middle Ages
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and, of course, Clovis helped,
basically, give authority
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and helped set up the
dominant influence of the Papacy
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between 508 and 538 A.D.
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Now, during that time
period, between 508 and 538...
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before the Papacy was
given official authority
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by the Emperor,
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you know, obviously,
there were ten major nations
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that were, obviously, the
divisions of Rome at that time,
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you have the Alemani who
became known as the Germans,
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the Burgundians... the Swiss...
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the Francs became
known as the French,
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the Lombards... the Italians...
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the Saxons... the English...
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the Suevi... or the
Suevi... the Portuguese...
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the Visigoths... the Spanish
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and then you have these three
that were completely wiped out:
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the Heruli... the
Vandals... the Ostrogoths...
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and it's interesting
that it was in AD 493
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that the Heruli were wiped out
with the help of Emperor Zeno
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in an... we see this
in Daniel 8 where it says,
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"An army was given
over to the Little Horn... "
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he had to use the political
powers to get what he wanted.
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So, he teamed up
with the emperors
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and with the kings and
the queens of the nations...
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the vandals, of course,
were taken down in 534 A.D.
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Notice how we're making our way
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again to 538 A.D. in which
the Ostrogoths were wiped out.
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And my Friends, it
was in that year...
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you can go read
this in A.C. Flick's
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The Rise of the
Mediaeval Church page 168
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where he confirms...
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this historian, A.C. Flick,
he confirms that yes, the...
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the... the Bishop of Rome...
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the Pope of Rome was
given that authority...
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the political
and church authority
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over all of Western Europe.
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And now, if you
count now from 538...
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something is got
to happen in 1798
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and we know that it
was definitely in 1798
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in which the
French... Napolean Bonaparte
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he says, "I'm not sharing
my authority with the Pope. "
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He sent his man,
Berthier, into Rome...
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they took the Pope captive
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and he spent...
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he spent... basically
many, many years in prison
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in which he would eventually die
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and it was there at that time
that the church was stripped
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of their political authority.
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They were just a church...
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they were given a deadly wound
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in which they weren't able
to carry out all of their deeds.
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That is the deadly
wound that is mentioned now...
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it is still healing now
but it's not quite healed
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but it will be healed
as the Bible says... soon.
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Shelley: I, so
enjoyed being on this Panel
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with all of you Bible students
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and we all learn so much.
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I'm Shelley Quinn
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and Monday's Lesson
is: The Falling Away...
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the apostasia...
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the turning away from
God's Word... God's truths...
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turning away from God.
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We're going to look
at 2nd Thessalonians 2
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and see what Paul
predicts about the last days
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and what are the identifying
marks for the beast...
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the Antichrist power.
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2nd Thessalonians verse
2, let's look at 3 and 4,
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2nd Thessalonians 2 verse 3,
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"Let no one
deceive you by any means;
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for that Day will not come... "
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he's... he's trying to
assure the Thessalonians
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that no... those
are false reports
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to think that
Jesus has returned.
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He says, "that day will not come
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unless the falling away... "
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in the Greek...
that's the apostasia
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"comes first, and the
man of sin is revealed,
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the son of perdition,
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who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God
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or all that is worshiped,
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so that he sits as
God in the temple of God,
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showing himself
that he is God. "
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Now, look down to verse 9,
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2nd Thessalonians 2 verse 9,
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"The coming of
the lawless one... "
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lawless one... being the one who
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does not keep the
commandments of God,
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"is according to
the working of Satan,
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with all power,
signs, and lying wonders,
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and with all
unrighteous deception
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among those who perish... "
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why did they perish?
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he said, "because
they did not receive
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the love of the truth,
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that they may be saved. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Shelley: We,
here, try to give you
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a love for the truth
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because it is
imperative to your salvation.
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So, the lawless one here
in 2nd Thessalonians 2...
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the beast power you're referring
to in Revelation 13 and 14,
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and the Little Horn Power
that is described in Daniel 7,
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share many similarities of
identifying characteristics.
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So, it reveals that
Paul in Thessalonians...
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John in Revelation...
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and Daniel in the book of Daniel
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are speaking of the same power.
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Panel: Right.
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Shelley: This power...
history proves is Papal Rome.
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This is what the
Reformers believed as well
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but here's the root of it.
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Satan the great
deceiver wants to be exalted.
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He wants to sit
in the temple of God
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and he is working
through human agencies
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to accomplish his purpose.
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I want to read a note from
the Adult Bible Study Guide,
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Mark Finley put this very well.
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"It is extremely
important to remember
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that Bible prophecy
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is describing a
system of religion
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that has compromised God's Word,
00:17:46.76\00:17:50.33
substituted human
traditions for the gospel,
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and one... " this System...
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"that has drifted
away from biblical truth.
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These prophecies...
" he goes on to say,
00:18:01.08\00:18:04.91
"are given by a God
of incredible love... "
00:18:04.95\00:18:08.72
prophecy is never
meant to scare us...
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prophecy is to lead us to truth.
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And so, he said,
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These prophecies are given
by a God of incredible love
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to prepare a people
for the coming of Jesus.
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They are a rebuke of
apostate religious organizations
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that have
departed from God's Word,
00:18:29.80\00:18:33.38
though not necessarily
00:18:33.41\00:18:37.08
to the people in
these organizations. "
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You will
remember Revelation 18...
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God's making this
final appeal of mercy
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and He's crying, "Come
out of her My people. "
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So, our message
is about a System
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that has deceived millions
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and though deceived,
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these people are
much loved by Christ.
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Here is his summary point.
00:19:02.00\00:19:05.01
"Hence... " these people
who are in the apostate Systems
00:19:05.04\00:19:10.41
who are so loved by Christ...
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"Hence, we must
treat them accordingly. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Shelley: Apostasy is
turning back from God
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to turn away from the
authority of His Word...
00:19:21.52\00:19:24.96
to fall away from the truth.
00:19:24.99\00:19:27.26
In Mark 7:13,
00:19:27.30\00:19:28.76
Jesus told the
people of His day...
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the religious leaders,
00:19:32.23\00:19:33.57
"You're making the
word of God of no effect
00:19:33.60\00:19:37.61
through your tradition... "
00:19:37.64\00:19:39.81
what we've seen... and the
Catholic Church clearly admits
00:19:39.84\00:19:44.75
that Sabbath was changed...
00:19:44.78\00:19:48.98
the sanctity from the
seventh-day Sabbath of...
00:19:49.05\00:19:52.82
that God blessed...
that God sanctified...
00:19:52.85\00:19:55.39
they clearly claim...
"We changed it to Sunday. "
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So, that is a tradition of man
00:19:59.79\00:20:02.36
and Jesus would say today,
00:20:02.40\00:20:04.97
"That is
nullifying the Word of God. "
00:20:05.03\00:20:07.50
You know what?
00:20:07.54\00:20:08.94
Here's something
that's interesting.
00:20:08.97\00:20:10.67
The devil doesn't care if
you fall away on the right ditch
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or on the left ditch.
00:20:15.24\00:20:16.91
What do I mean?
00:20:16.95\00:20:18.28
The counterfeit gospel...
00:20:18.31\00:20:20.32
any time it
doesn't line up with God,
00:20:20.35\00:20:23.79
if you fall away
on the right ditch,
00:20:23.82\00:20:27.22
you become legalistic.
00:20:27.26\00:20:29.39
Listen to Galatians 5:4,
00:20:29.42\00:20:31.49
"You have become
estranged from Christ... "
00:20:31.56\00:20:35.86
who? You...
00:20:35.90\00:20:37.23
"who attempt to be
justified by the law;
00:20:37.27\00:20:41.47
you have fallen from grace. "
00:20:41.50\00:20:43.17
Boy! if you've got any
legalistic tendencies...
00:20:43.20\00:20:46.57
if you're thinking any
way you can save yourself,
00:20:46.61\00:20:49.94
or that you can contribute,
00:20:49.98\00:20:51.75
listen to these words...
"you are fallen from grace. "
00:20:51.81\00:20:55.22
God's covenant of
salvation by grace
00:20:55.25\00:20:58.79
is righteousness by
faith through Christ Jesus
00:20:58.82\00:21:02.62
and He expects
total dependence upon Him.
00:21:02.66\00:21:06.19
Trying to save yourself
through works is legalism
00:21:06.23\00:21:10.50
and I'm just going to tell you,
00:21:10.53\00:21:12.03
legalism is the earmark
00:21:12.07\00:21:15.37
of all false forms of religion.
00:21:15.40\00:21:19.81
Obedience...
00:21:19.84\00:21:21.78
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:21:21.81\00:21:23.14
Shelley:
Obedience is not legalism.
00:21:23.18\00:21:25.18
Jill: That's right.
00:21:25.21\00:21:26.55
Shelley: Obedience is love
00:21:26.58\00:21:28.78
and love is the highest
expression of worship to God.
00:21:28.82\00:21:32.65
Love is the pathway to God's...
00:21:32.69\00:21:35.96
obedience is the pathway
00:21:35.99\00:21:38.99
to God's covenant blessings.
00:21:39.03\00:21:41.50
Panel: Yes.
00:21:41.53\00:21:42.86
Shelley: So, you can
fall off on the right ditch
00:21:42.90\00:21:45.00
through a counterfeit gospel
00:21:45.03\00:21:46.37
of you can fall
off on the left ditch
00:21:46.40\00:21:48.57
through a counterfeit gospel.
00:21:48.60\00:21:49.94
And when that happens,
00:21:49.97\00:21:51.87
listen to this,
00:21:51.91\00:21:53.81
Jude 1 verse 4,
00:21:53.84\00:21:55.71
"Certain men crept in unnoticed,
00:21:55.74\00:21:58.51
who long ago were marked
out for this condemnation,
00:21:58.55\00:22:02.08
ungodly men,
00:22:02.12\00:22:03.85
who turn the grace
of our God into lewdness
00:22:03.89\00:22:07.89
and deny the only Lord God
and our Lord Jesus Christ. "
00:22:07.92\00:22:12.89
Panel: Hmmm...
00:22:12.93\00:22:14.26
Shelley: Someone
in a church told me
00:22:14.30\00:22:16.90
that someone came and
gave them a message of grace
00:22:16.93\00:22:19.10
and the Elder of their church
00:22:19.13\00:22:21.07
came out and said,
00:22:21.10\00:22:22.44
"Well, hallelujah...
00:22:22.47\00:22:23.81
I can come out of the
closet about my pornography now,
00:22:23.84\00:22:26.54
I'm saved by grace. "
00:22:26.57\00:22:28.24
Let me tell you something,
00:22:28.28\00:22:29.84
somebody gave an
unbalanced message of grace
00:22:29.88\00:22:33.01
if that was his impression
00:22:33.05\00:22:34.65
because Christ did
not suffer and die for us
00:22:34.68\00:22:38.09
so that we can
live like the devil.
00:22:38.12\00:22:41.56
God's goal of the
everlasting covenant
00:22:41.59\00:22:44.99
is to make us the righteousness
of God in Christ Jesus.
00:22:45.03\00:22:50.47
He is going to
justify us and sanctify us.
00:22:50.50\00:22:54.64
He's going... He paid
the penalty for our sin,
00:22:54.70\00:22:58.47
but He will
definitely separate us from sin.
00:22:58.51\00:23:02.24
2nd Timothy chapter 4,
00:23:02.31\00:23:04.28
we're going to
begin with verse 1,
00:23:04.31\00:23:06.95
2nd Timothy 4:1,
00:23:06.98\00:23:08.42
Paul's writing...
this is his... his...
00:23:08.45\00:23:12.25
his 2nd imprisonment in Rome,
00:23:12.29\00:23:14.36
he's about to die,
00:23:14.39\00:23:16.02
this is his final
farewell to his beloved Timothy,
00:23:16.06\00:23:20.16
and he says,
00:23:20.20\00:23:21.53
"I charge you therefore before
God and the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:23:21.56\00:23:25.70
who will judge the
living and the dead
00:23:25.73\00:23:28.54
at His
appearing and His kingdom:
00:23:28.57\00:23:32.14
Preach to the word!
00:23:32.17\00:23:33.98
Be ready in
season and out of season.
00:23:34.01\00:23:36.85
Convince, rebuke, exhort,
00:23:36.88\00:23:39.31
with all
longsuffering and teaching.
00:23:39.35\00:23:43.35
For the time will come
00:23:43.39\00:23:45.25
when they will not
endure sound doctrine,
00:23:45.29\00:23:48.09
but according to
their own desires,
00:23:48.12\00:23:50.89
because they
have itching ears... "
00:23:50.93\00:23:53.63
they want to hear a
message that pleases them...
00:23:53.66\00:23:57.57
that lets them off the hook
00:23:57.60\00:23:59.07
for any
accountability before God.
00:23:59.10\00:24:01.67
"They will heap up
for themselves teachers;
00:24:01.70\00:24:04.37
and they will turn their
ears away from the truth,
00:24:04.41\00:24:06.94
and be turned aside to fables. "
00:24:06.98\00:24:10.38
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:24:10.41\00:24:11.75
Shelley: Let's look at
2nd Thessalonians 2 verse 11,
00:24:11.78\00:24:15.48
"For this reason, God
will send them strong delusion,
00:24:15.52\00:24:19.59
that they should believe a lie,
00:24:19.65\00:24:21.06
that they all may be condemned
who did not believe the truth
00:24:21.09\00:24:25.89
but had pleasure
in unrighteousness. "
00:24:25.93\00:24:30.83
Jesus said in Matthew 7:12,
00:24:30.87\00:24:35.10
"Whatever you want men
to do... do also to them. "
00:24:35.14\00:24:39.77
If you love somebody,
you have got to go out
00:24:39.81\00:24:44.11
and tell them the truth.
00:24:44.15\00:24:46.58
Panel: Hmmm...
00:24:46.61\00:24:47.95
Ryan: Amen... thank
you Shelley so much.
00:24:47.98\00:24:49.32
My Friends, we're just
now getting this engine going,
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we're not quite
through just yet,
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we're going to take a short
break and we'll be right back.
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Ryan: Hello Friends, welcome
back to 3ABN Sabbath School
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Panel. We're going to be passing
it to Pastor James Rafferty
00:25:36.40\00:25:38.90
at this time for
Tuesday's Lesson.
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Rafferty: Tuesday's
Lesson... Satan's Final Strategy
00:25:40.30\00:25:44.01
and I really appreciate
00:25:44.04\00:25:45.37
Ryan, what you
shared about the history.
00:25:45.41\00:25:46.74
You know, someone has said
00:25:46.78\00:25:48.11
that those who are
not familiar with history
00:25:48.14\00:25:50.25
are doomed to repeat it
00:25:50.31\00:25:51.65
and, of course,
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says,
00:25:51.68\00:25:53.85
"There's nothing
new under the sun.
00:25:53.92\00:25:55.42
What has been... will be. "
00:25:55.45\00:25:56.92
And that's exactly what
the Quarterly brings out
00:25:56.95\00:25:59.45
for our Lesson this week.
00:25:59.49\00:26:00.82
Also, appreciate
what you shared, Shelley.
00:26:00.86\00:26:02.79
You know, God has
given us Bible prophecy
00:26:02.82\00:26:05.03
not to scare us
but to prepare us...
00:26:05.06\00:26:07.56
to get us ready...
00:26:07.60\00:26:08.93
to know what's
coming around the corner
00:26:08.96\00:26:10.30
so it doesn't
take us by surprise.
00:26:10.33\00:26:12.00
So we can be ready for it.
00:26:12.03\00:26:14.04
Tuesday's Lesson...
Satan's Final Strategy...
00:26:14.07\00:26:16.87
the Quarterly says this,
00:26:16.91\00:26:18.24
"Surveys reveal a
deep lack of trust
00:26:18.27\00:26:20.68
in institutions and governments.
00:26:20.71\00:26:22.34
Millions wonder,
00:26:22.38\00:26:23.98
'Where is there
someone who is morally fit
00:26:24.01\00:26:28.85
to lead the world?'
00:26:28.88\00:26:30.22
Revelation's prophecies
identify the Papacy. "
00:26:30.25\00:26:33.62
Now we identify this
power as the beast in Revelation
00:26:33.66\00:26:37.83
but that's a symbolic word.
00:26:37.86\00:26:40.20
It's identified in
Daniel 7:17 and 23,
00:26:40.26\00:26:43.23
as an earthly
power or kingdom or king.
00:26:43.26\00:26:46.17
We're identified this earthly
power/king as the Papacy.
00:26:46.20\00:26:49.97
Ryan did a great job
giving us that history
00:26:50.01\00:26:52.21
and leading us
down through time.
00:26:52.24\00:26:53.58
Shelley also went
to 2nd Thessalonians
00:26:53.61\00:26:55.78
and so, we're going to look
at this in a little more detail
00:26:55.81\00:26:57.91
because 2nd Thessalonians
uses a specific word
00:26:57.95\00:27:01.35
when it identifies this apostasy
00:27:01.38\00:27:03.69
and this power
that would rise up
00:27:03.72\00:27:05.79
and put itself in
the place of God...
00:27:05.82\00:27:07.79
the Vicar of the Son
of God... it claims to be.
00:27:07.82\00:27:10.23
It uses the phrase,
"the son of perdition... "
00:27:10.26\00:27:12.56
and that phrase is unique to
two characters in the Bible...
00:27:12.59\00:27:17.73
to the Papal System
00:27:17.77\00:27:19.10
and the person
who leads that System
00:27:19.13\00:27:20.97
and also to Judas... who
is the one who betrayed Jesus.
00:27:21.00\00:27:24.17
He was identified by
Jesus as the Son of Perdition.
00:27:24.21\00:27:27.38
Now, here's
something really interesting.
00:27:27.41\00:27:28.81
Jesus is identifying Judas
in John chapter 13 and verse 19,
00:27:28.84\00:27:34.52
I'd like us to look there
in John chapter 13 verse 19
00:27:34.55\00:27:37.05
because this really helps us
00:27:37.09\00:27:39.05
to solidify the reason why
God has given us Bible prophecy
00:27:39.09\00:27:43.02
in the context of
the Mark of the Beast.
00:27:43.06\00:27:46.03
God doesn't want any
of us to be surprised
00:27:46.06\00:27:49.00
about the Mark of the Beast.
00:27:49.06\00:27:50.60
So, this is what Jesus says
in John chapter 13 and verse 19.
00:27:50.63\00:27:54.80
"Now I tell you
before it comes... "
00:27:54.84\00:27:58.11
that's Bible
prophecy right there...
00:27:58.14\00:28:01.34
"I'm telling you something ahead
of time before it comes to pass.
00:28:01.41\00:28:03.55
that when it comes to pass,
00:28:03.58\00:28:05.85
you may believe that I am He. "
00:28:05.88\00:28:09.15
Panel: Hmmm...
00:28:09.18\00:28:10.82
Rafferty: "Now I'm telling
you... before it comes to
00:28:10.85\00:28:12.75
pass... " Bible prophecy...
"that when it comes to pass,
00:28:12.79\00:28:14.36
you may believe that I am He. "
00:28:14.42\00:28:16.26
Now this... in this context,
00:28:16.29\00:28:18.06
Jesus is
specifically talking about Judas
00:28:18.09\00:28:20.73
and the betrayal of Judas.
00:28:20.76\00:28:22.26
That's what He's talking about.
00:28:22.30\00:28:23.63
He's talking about
the son of perdition.
00:28:23.67\00:28:25.00
Panel: Right.
00:28:25.03\00:28:26.37
James: You see, we
have a son of perdition
00:28:26.40\00:28:27.74
in the end of time
00:28:27.77\00:28:29.10
and Jesus had a son
of perdition in His time.
00:28:29.14\00:28:30.47
There's nothing
new under the sun
00:28:30.51\00:28:31.84
and the son of
perdition in Christ's day
00:28:31.87\00:28:33.91
was a disciple.
00:28:33.94\00:28:35.31
The son of
perdition in Christ's day
00:28:35.34\00:28:36.68
was one who was
close to Christ...
00:28:36.71\00:28:38.08
one who followed...
00:28:38.11\00:28:39.45
one who was given
power and authority
00:28:39.48\00:28:41.02
and had a religious
ah... ah... ah... appearance.
00:28:41.05\00:28:44.09
The son of perdition in
Christ's day was one of His own.
00:28:44.12\00:28:47.12
Panel: Hmmm...
00:28:47.16\00:28:48.49
Rafferty: The son of
perdition at the end of time...
00:28:48.52\00:28:49.86
there's nothing
new under the sun
00:28:49.89\00:28:51.23
is a professed
religious power...
00:28:51.26\00:28:53.09
one who claims to
be close with Christ.
00:28:53.13\00:28:55.43
Christ exposed him to
the disciples in John 13:19,
00:28:55.46\00:29:00.10
Why? Because He wanted us
00:29:00.14\00:29:01.54
to realize that
Jesus knew what was coming.
00:29:01.57\00:29:05.07
He revealed prophecy to us
so that we would have faith
00:29:05.11\00:29:08.21
not in the
fulfillment of the prophecy...
00:29:08.24\00:29:10.18
you can know prophecies
00:29:10.25\00:29:12.38
but without love,
ha... if profits you nothing.
00:29:12.41\00:29:14.95
Not the prophecy only
00:29:14.98\00:29:17.02
but that prophecy
would build faith in Jesus
00:29:17.05\00:29:20.89
that we would actually...
00:29:20.92\00:29:22.29
through
understanding Bible prophecy,
00:29:22.32\00:29:23.66
recognize that wooo...
Jesus is the author of prophecy,
00:29:23.69\00:29:26.06
this amazing... He's...
He's got this all figured out.
00:29:26.09\00:29:28.46
He knows what's going on.
00:29:28.50\00:29:30.00
Now, again, we not
talking here about individuals,
00:29:30.03\00:29:33.10
we're talking
about institutions.
00:29:33.13\00:29:34.60
Panel: Okay.
00:29:34.67\00:29:36.00
Rafferty: God is
identifying institutions.
00:29:36.04\00:29:37.37
There are a lot of individuals
in those institutions
00:29:37.41\00:29:39.21
whether they are
religious institutions
00:29:39.24\00:29:40.98
or federal
government institutions
00:29:41.01\00:29:42.71
or health institutions,
00:29:42.74\00:29:44.08
there are lot of individuals
in those institutions
00:29:44.11\00:29:46.05
that are God's people
00:29:46.08\00:29:47.98
and God has called
us to enlighten those
00:29:48.02\00:29:51.72
who are still in this confusion.
00:29:51.75\00:29:53.86
How? Well, it's
not really our job,
00:29:53.89\00:29:55.99
it's God working
through us through His Word
00:29:56.02\00:29:58.23
to bring the Word
out... to share with the world
00:29:58.26\00:30:00.46
this beautiful
three angels' messages.
00:30:00.50\00:30:03.03
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm... amen.
00:30:03.06\00:30:04.40
The Lesson Quarterly
goes on to talk about
00:30:04.43\00:30:06.60
how the world then is
going to be looking for
00:30:06.63\00:30:09.30
some kind of leader, right?
00:30:09.34\00:30:11.11
Revelation's prophecy
identified the Papacy as the one
00:30:11.14\00:30:13.98
who under the auspices of
a religious political union
00:30:14.01\00:30:16.88
will be the power
believed to fulfill this role...
00:30:16.91\00:30:19.75
someone that
they can trust in...
00:30:19.78\00:30:21.12
someone that they can look to.
00:30:21.15\00:30:22.48
Revelation chapter 17
beginning with verse 12,
00:30:22.52\00:30:25.49
let's look
there in Revelation 17
00:30:25.52\00:30:26.99
beginning with verse 12.
00:30:27.02\00:30:28.36
Verse 12, "And the ten
horns which thou sawest
00:30:28.39\00:30:31.89
are ten kings,
00:30:31.93\00:30:33.33
which have
received no kingdom as yet;
00:30:33.36\00:30:35.43
but receive power as
kings one hour with the beast. "
00:30:35.46\00:30:38.17
These have one mind,
00:30:38.20\00:30:39.53
they shall give their power
and strength unto the beast.
00:30:39.57\00:30:42.04
They shall make
war with the Lamb,
00:30:42.07\00:30:43.94
and the Lamb
shall overcome them:
00:30:43.97\00:30:45.81
for he is Lord of Lords,
00:30:45.84\00:30:47.34
and King of kings;
00:30:47.38\00:30:48.71
and they that are with
Him are called, and chosen,
00:30:48.74\00:30:51.28
and faithful. "
00:30:51.31\00:30:52.65
And I really appreciate what you
shared in an earlier Program,
00:30:52.68\00:30:55.02
Shelley, where we talked about,
00:30:55.05\00:30:56.38
"we're not just called...
we're not just chosen...
00:30:56.42\00:30:58.29
we're also to be faithful. "
00:30:58.32\00:31:00.16
So, what we see here
is an amazing picture
00:31:00.22\00:31:02.02
really of the entire world...
the kings of the world...
00:31:02.06\00:31:05.09
everyone coming
together with this beast
00:31:05.13\00:31:06.86
that is destined to perdition,
00:31:06.90\00:31:08.76
verse 8 and 11
of the same chapter,
00:31:08.80\00:31:10.90
destined to
perdition... this beast...
00:31:10.93\00:31:13.07
this earthly power
and a religious guy
00:31:13.10\00:31:15.20
just like Judas was
00:31:15.24\00:31:16.57
that unites the entire world
00:31:16.60\00:31:17.94
or we should say, the
entire world unites around him
00:31:17.97\00:31:20.38
and yet, the Lamb
which is symbolic of Christ
00:31:20.41\00:31:24.48
of Calvary... of the cross
00:31:24.51\00:31:26.31
28 times singular in
the book of Revelation,
00:31:26.35\00:31:29.65
29 times with a plural...
00:31:29.68\00:31:31.05
focusing on Jesus Christ
and His great sacrifice for us
00:31:31.09\00:31:34.06
because that's the center
of the three angels' messages.
00:31:34.09\00:31:36.99
Christ on the cross
is the everlasting gospel
00:31:37.03\00:31:40.06
united against Him and
we know the reasons why...
00:31:40.10\00:31:43.03
I... I... I know that we're
still going to cover some of
00:31:43.06\00:31:45.87
those reasons why it is that
there's a conflict between Jesus
00:31:45.90\00:31:48.60
who is the
essence of true religion
00:31:48.64\00:31:51.07
and this... this
counterfeit religion
00:31:51.11\00:31:53.58
that the whole
world unites around.
00:31:53.61\00:31:55.81
But the
Quarterly goes on to share
00:31:55.84\00:31:57.98
and I really appreciate this.
00:31:58.01\00:31:59.35
Let's just read
here what it says...
00:31:59.38\00:32:00.72
it says, "There are
three significant points
00:32:00.75\00:32:02.52
John makes in this passage.
00:32:02.55\00:32:03.92
First, the political
powers that have 'one mind'
00:32:03.99\00:32:06.89
and 'give their power and
authority' to the Papacy. "
00:32:06.92\00:32:09.82
I'm adding that phrase in there
00:32:09.89\00:32:11.23
that... that
interpretation there,
00:32:11.26\00:32:13.06
excuse me,
00:32:13.09\00:32:14.96
The... "First, the
political powers have 'one mind'
00:32:15.00\00:32:16.97
and 'give their power and
authority' to the Papacy. '"
00:32:17.03\00:32:18.70
Number two: "This
conglomerate of error
00:32:18.73\00:32:21.44
makes war
against Jesus the Lamb. "
00:32:21.47\00:32:23.91
Number three:
"In earth's last war,
00:32:23.94\00:32:26.51
Christ and His
followers are triumphant
00:32:26.54\00:32:29.18
and the Papacy does
not win; Jesus does. "
00:32:29.24\00:32:31.85
Panel: Hmmm... sure.
00:32:31.88\00:32:33.21
Rafferty: So, have
you ever wondered...
00:32:33.25\00:32:34.58
the Quarterly goes on to say,
00:32:34.62\00:32:35.95
"Have you ever wondered what
strategy the devil might use
00:32:35.98\00:32:37.32
to unite the nations?
00:32:37.35\00:32:38.72
History often repeats itself.
00:32:38.75\00:32:40.62
We discover valuable lessons
00:32:40.66\00:32:42.49
from the collapse
of the Roman Empire.
00:32:42.52\00:32:44.39
When the Germanic
tribes... Germanic invasions
00:32:44.43\00:32:48.26
took place from the north,
00:32:48.30\00:32:49.63
and ravished Western Europe,
00:32:49.66\00:32:51.00
the Roman Emperor
Constantine turned to religion.
00:32:51.03\00:32:54.24
The authority of the church,
00:32:54.27\00:32:55.67
combined with the
power of the state,
00:32:55.70\00:32:57.24
became the very
instrument Constantine needed.
00:32:57.27\00:32:59.91
The continual strengthening
of the sanctity of Sunday
00:32:59.94\00:33:03.08
in the fourth century
00:33:03.11\00:33:04.45
was a... was a calculated
political and religious move
00:33:04.48\00:33:07.52
to unite the empire
at a time of crisis.
00:33:07.55\00:33:09.98
Constantine
wanted his empire united,
00:33:10.02\00:33:12.35
and the Roman Church
wanted it 'converted. '
00:33:12.39\00:33:15.36
The renowned
historian Arthur Weigall says:
00:33:15.39\00:33:18.26
states clearly:
00:33:18.29\00:33:20.06
'The church made
Sunday a sacred day...
00:33:20.10\00:33:23.26
largely because it was the
weekly festival for the sun;
00:33:23.30\00:33:25.93
it was a
definite Christian policy
00:33:25.97\00:33:27.80
to take over the pagan festivals
00:33:27.84\00:33:29.50
endeared to the
people by tradition
00:33:29.57\00:33:31.54
and give them
Christian significance. '"
00:33:31.57\00:33:33.51
The Paganism in our
Christianity, New York 1928,
00:33:33.54\00:33:37.85
page 145. "So, at the
time of a great crisis,
00:33:37.88\00:33:39.58
when all the world is scared,
00:33:39.61\00:33:41.88
hurting, fearful,
people will be desperate
00:33:41.95\00:33:44.59
for someone to bring some
stability and protection. "
00:33:44.62\00:33:47.19
Are you listening, Friends?
00:33:47.22\00:33:48.56
Because this is where we
are right now in our world.
00:33:48.59\00:33:51.39
We are in this crisis...
00:33:51.43\00:33:54.13
we are desperate for
someone to bring stability...
00:33:54.16\00:33:56.56
for someone to
bring protection...
00:33:56.60\00:33:58.07
we're hurting...
we're fearful, right?
00:33:58.10\00:33:59.57
"This is how tyranny
has arisen in the past... "
00:33:59.60\00:34:02.27
history will be repeated...
00:34:02.30\00:34:03.84
those who don't remember that
00:34:03.87\00:34:05.37
are doomed to repeat it.
00:34:05.41\00:34:06.98
"and there's no
reason not to think
00:34:07.01\00:34:08.74
that it could not happen again.
00:34:08.78\00:34:10.21
According to the prophecy,
00:34:10.25\00:34:11.61
something will bring
about these final events. "
00:34:11.65\00:34:14.88
That's where
we're headed right now
00:34:14.92\00:34:16.52
and if you don't
think it's possible
00:34:16.58\00:34:18.92
as we formulate an understanding
00:34:18.95\00:34:21.29
from Bible prophecy of what the
Mark of the Beast actually is,
00:34:21.32\00:34:24.09
you want to think about
an experience that I had
00:34:24.13\00:34:27.43
when I went to a
Muslim country...
00:34:27.46\00:34:29.13
the country of
Pakistan years ago.
00:34:29.16\00:34:30.80
It was an Islamic State...
00:34:30.83\00:34:32.67
that was... that
meant it was illegal
00:34:32.73\00:34:34.30
for a Muslim to
become a Christian.
00:34:34.34\00:34:35.87
If a Muslim became a
Christian in Pakistan,
00:34:35.90\00:34:37.61
they lost... they
were... they were to be killed
00:34:37.64\00:34:40.88
either by
parents... by relatives...
00:34:40.91\00:34:42.31
by whoever is close to them...
00:34:42.34\00:34:43.71
by whoever.
00:34:43.75\00:34:45.08
In this country,
00:34:45.11\00:34:46.45
I remember waking up
on Friday and thinking,
00:34:46.48\00:34:47.85
"This is the day of worship,
00:34:47.88\00:34:49.22
everyone's going to
be going to the Mosque...
00:34:49.25\00:34:50.59
everyone is
going to be praying. "
00:34:50.62\00:34:51.95
But it was business as usual,
00:34:51.99\00:34:53.32
there were cars driving...
there were businesses open,
00:34:53.36\00:34:54.69
everything was...
I was amazed by this.
00:34:54.72\00:34:56.16
And people told me, "Oh, yeah,
00:34:56.19\00:34:57.99
only the very devout go
to the mosque on Friday.
00:34:58.03\00:35:00.56
It's only the very
devout that observe this
00:35:00.60\00:35:02.96
as the day of
worship... the day of prayer. "
00:35:03.00\00:35:05.30
And so, then, I
woke up on Sunday.
00:35:05.33\00:35:07.04
When I woke up on Sunday
morning in the city of Karachi,
00:35:07.07\00:35:08.80
I opened up my
blinds and guess what I saw?
00:35:08.84\00:35:11.04
Absolutely nothing.
00:35:11.07\00:35:13.51
No cars...
00:35:13.54\00:35:14.88
no businesses...
00:35:14.91\00:35:16.24
no people.
00:35:16.28\00:35:17.61
I felt like I was
in a western country
00:35:17.65\00:35:18.98
back in the early 20th century
00:35:19.01\00:35:20.45
right, with all the
Sunday-closing laws.
00:35:20.48\00:35:22.55
And I asked them
what about this...
00:35:22.58\00:35:23.92
I said, "What's going on here,
00:35:23.95\00:35:25.29
how come there's
no business open?"
00:35:25.32\00:35:27.09
"Oh, this is a new development,
00:35:27.12\00:35:29.26
we have decided to start
closing the business on Sunday
00:35:29.32\00:35:32.86
and be open on Friday
because of the economic pressure
00:35:32.89\00:35:36.40
of the rest of the world
00:35:36.43\00:35:37.77
who is open for
business on Friday
00:35:37.80\00:35:39.30
and closed on Sunday.
00:35:39.33\00:35:40.67
We were falling
behind economically. "
00:35:40.70\00:35:42.40
So, when we think
about the Mark of the Beast
00:35:42.44\00:35:44.67
when we think about
this Sunday worship...
00:35:44.74\00:35:46.91
when we think about
uniting the world together,
00:35:46.94\00:35:48.78
we need to think
about some of this history
00:35:48.81\00:35:50.58
and some of the developments
that are taking place right now
00:35:50.61\00:35:52.81
in order to understand
what the Bible is teaching.
00:35:52.85\00:35:56.05
Lomacang: Thank
you so much, James...
00:35:56.08\00:35:57.49
thank you, Shelley...
00:35:57.52\00:35:58.85
thank you Ryan for
laying the foundation
00:35:58.89\00:36:00.22
on the topic
that's a humbling topic.
00:36:00.26\00:36:02.02
I want to speak briefly
00:36:02.06\00:36:03.39
to those of you that
are watching this Program
00:36:03.43\00:36:05.09
and listening.
00:36:05.16\00:36:06.49
You may not even
be a Christian at all.
00:36:06.53\00:36:08.20
You might be saying to yourself,
"Well, I just found 3ABN,
00:36:08.23\00:36:11.03
let me see what
they have to talk about
00:36:11.07\00:36:13.27
and you may have stumbled in
00:36:13.34\00:36:15.34
or been led by God on a day
00:36:15.37\00:36:17.34
where we're dealing
with probably one of the most
00:36:17.37\00:36:20.94
difficult topics in the closing
drama of earth's history:
00:36:20.98\00:36:23.18
The Mark of the Beast...
00:36:23.21\00:36:24.55
this great System
that is being put in place
00:36:24.58\00:36:27.52
to cause us to
either receive eternal life
00:36:27.58\00:36:30.55
or to be destroyed eternally.
00:36:30.59\00:36:32.42
So, I want to just encourage you
00:36:32.45\00:36:34.22
not to take this
one Program and decide,
00:36:34.26\00:36:36.52
"Wow, that... that Network
is just too hard on me...
00:36:36.56\00:36:39.29
I don't even know Christ... "
00:36:39.33\00:36:40.66
and then you may be a
part of a denomination
00:36:40.70\00:36:42.53
that worships on Sunday.
00:36:42.56\00:36:43.90
We mentioned Sunday
references quite a bit.
00:36:43.93\00:36:45.63
how it's not
supported by Scripture
00:36:45.67\00:36:47.40
but what I want
you to understand
00:36:47.44\00:36:49.14
is, when we get to the third
message of the three angels,
00:36:49.17\00:36:51.81
Revelation 14 verse 9,
there's a warning there.
00:36:51.84\00:36:54.84
The warning is
being declared by God.
00:36:54.88\00:36:56.95
Why is God
declaring the warning?
00:36:56.98\00:36:58.98
Because He knows that the
decision you're about to make
00:36:59.01\00:37:02.58
will put you in opposition
to Him or in favor with Him
00:37:02.62\00:37:06.15
and many of you
are worshipping God
00:37:06.19\00:37:07.69
according to the
things that you know
00:37:07.72\00:37:09.12
and are not aware that right now
this whole System of Babylon,
00:37:09.19\00:37:13.03
we talked about
Babylon... the System of worship
00:37:13.06\00:37:14.96
that's leading
people to acknowledge
00:37:15.00\00:37:16.93
one day above another
00:37:16.97\00:37:18.30
with excuses that are
not Scripturally supported,
00:37:18.33\00:37:20.74
but now we get
down to the thing that
00:37:20.77\00:37:22.74
"all of humanity"
wants to know... what is it?
00:37:22.77\00:37:25.54
What is the Mark of the Beast?
00:37:25.57\00:37:27.18
What is his image?
00:37:27.21\00:37:28.54
What is this number?
00:37:28.58\00:37:29.91
What is his name?
00:37:29.94\00:37:31.28
what is this about being in
our foreheads or in our hands?
00:37:31.31\00:37:33.11
So, let's go ahead and start
by looking at a couple of things
00:37:33.15\00:37:35.88
because we know
Revelation 14 verses 9 and 10...
00:37:35.92\00:37:38.39
let me read that
very carefully for you,
00:37:38.42\00:37:40.86
Revelation 14 verses 9 and 10,
00:37:40.89\00:37:43.32
the Bible says,
00:37:43.39\00:37:44.73
"Then a third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice,
00:37:44.76\00:37:47.70
'If anyone worships
the beast and his image,
00:37:47.73\00:37:50.10
and receives his mark on
his forehead or on his hand,
00:37:50.13\00:37:52.40
he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God,
00:37:52.43\00:37:56.57
which is poured
out full strength
00:37:56.60\00:37:58.77
into the cup of His indignation.
00:37:58.81\00:38:00.94
He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
00:38:00.98\00:38:03.98
in the presence
of the holy angels
00:38:04.05\00:38:06.18
and in the
presence of the Lamb... "
00:38:06.21\00:38:08.28
a scourge that
anybody would want to avoid.
00:38:08.35\00:38:11.02
Panel: Hmmm...
00:38:11.05\00:38:12.39
Lomacang: And so now,
00:38:12.42\00:38:13.76
the number has come
up quite a few times.
00:38:13.79\00:38:15.12
We read in Revelation chapter 13
00:38:15.16\00:38:16.49
where the number...
he clearly defines as...
00:38:16.52\00:38:20.10
it's a number
of a man, verse 18,
00:38:20.13\00:38:22.40
"Here is
wisdom... " Revelation 13,
00:38:22.43\00:38:24.67
"Let him who has understanding
00:38:24.70\00:38:26.07
calculate the
number of the beast,
00:38:26.10\00:38:28.20
for it is a number of a man.
00:38:28.24\00:38:30.07
His number is 666."
00:38:30.11\00:38:31.67
But some of you may not know,
00:38:31.71\00:38:33.31
maybe a large majority
may not know that number 666
00:38:33.34\00:38:36.21
appears in
another place in Scripture
00:38:36.24\00:38:38.61
and so, let's go to
1st Kings chapter 10
00:38:38.65\00:38:40.98
and let's see this in 1st
Kings chapter 10 and verse 14,
00:38:41.02\00:38:43.72
and this is brought out
00:38:43.75\00:38:45.32
in the lives of one of the
men that we highly admire...
00:38:45.35\00:38:49.92
the man Solomon.
00:38:49.96\00:38:51.29
Now, Solomon, praise the Lord,
00:38:51.33\00:38:53.29
he woke up one day and said,
"700 wives and 300 concubines...
00:38:53.33\00:38:57.30
this is not God's plan.
00:38:57.37\00:38:58.83
Let me get back to the
way God wants it to be. "
00:38:58.87\00:39:00.80
But in his rise to fame...
in his rise to popularity...
00:39:00.84\00:39:05.01
in his rise to political and...
and materialistic strength,
00:39:05.04\00:39:09.21
there was a
transition in Solomon's life.
00:39:09.24\00:39:11.85
Let's look at 1st
Kings chapter 10 verse 14,
00:39:11.88\00:39:14.45
"The weight of the gold... "
00:39:14.48\00:39:16.18
speaking about
Solomon's great wealth...
00:39:16.22\00:39:17.85
"that came to
Solomon yearly... "
00:39:17.89\00:39:20.09
this came every year...
00:39:20.12\00:39:21.59
"was six hundred and
sixty-six talents of gold. "
00:39:21.62\00:39:24.96
Panel: Hmmm...
00:39:24.99\00:39:26.33
Lomacang: Now
notice, this came yearly...
00:39:26.36\00:39:27.70
this was a
cadence that continued...
00:39:27.73\00:39:29.30
so, Solomon was
yearly recognized
00:39:29.33\00:39:31.33
666... 666...
over and over and over
00:39:31.37\00:39:34.87
and over again...
00:39:34.90\00:39:36.24
building up his wealth
and his material possessions.
00:39:36.27\00:39:38.31
But you'll find that
why is this so significant
00:39:38.37\00:39:41.18
to mention in Scripture?
00:39:41.21\00:39:42.54
Because this goes
against the very injunctions
00:39:42.58\00:39:44.75
put out in Deuteronomy
17 verses 16 and 17 to 20,
00:39:44.78\00:39:48.22
that the leaders of God
were not to be identified
00:39:48.28\00:39:51.62
and create an allegiance
to materialistic wealth.
00:39:51.65\00:39:54.69
Their allegiance
was to be in serving God
00:39:54.72\00:39:57.73
and leading His people
00:39:57.79\00:39:59.16
and so, we find that the
very same cadence today...
00:39:59.19\00:40:01.66
many religious leaders
are succumbed to the...
00:40:01.70\00:40:04.80
to the seduction of wealth
and that's their focal point.
00:40:04.83\00:40:08.60
Their god is their belly.
00:40:08.64\00:40:10.31
But what has happened
00:40:10.37\00:40:11.71
as a result of their
decisions that they make,
00:40:11.74\00:40:14.94
then they are put
into one category...
00:40:14.98\00:40:17.68
a category of allegiance to God
00:40:17.71\00:40:19.45
or allegiance to the
beast and his power...
00:40:19.48\00:40:22.05
his mark... his
name and his image.
00:40:22.08\00:40:23.42
That's why we go to
Revelation chapter 13 now
00:40:23.45\00:40:25.55
and we read some
very significant words.
00:40:25.59\00:40:28.46
I'll read
Revelation chapter 13 and...
00:40:28.49\00:40:30.79
where it talks
about... "He causes... "
00:40:30.83\00:40:33.09
verse... verse 16,
00:40:33.13\00:40:34.86
all right, he says, "He causes
all, both small and great,
00:40:34.90\00:40:38.67
rich and poor, free and bond,
00:40:38.70\00:40:40.04
to receive a mark on their right
hand or on their foreheads,
00:40:40.07\00:40:42.80
and that no one may buy or sell
00:40:42.84\00:40:45.11
except one who has the
mark or the name of the beast,
00:40:45.14\00:40:48.04
or the number of his name. "
00:40:48.08\00:40:49.41
And then the
calculation comes in
00:40:49.44\00:40:51.11
to make it very, very
clear that the number 666...
00:40:51.15\00:40:54.02
now, why six?
00:40:54.05\00:40:55.42
When you look at
the creation week,
00:40:55.45\00:40:57.92
man was created
on the sixth day.
00:40:57.95\00:41:00.42
That's the day of man
00:41:00.46\00:41:02.12
and when you read
this in the Greek,
00:41:02.16\00:41:03.49
not only does it say
it's a number of a man,
00:41:03.53\00:41:06.09
but it also says,
"It's a number of humanity. "
00:41:06.13\00:41:08.90
And then, Romans 3 verse 23,
00:41:08.93\00:41:10.97
the Bible says,
"For all have sinned
00:41:11.00\00:41:12.70
and fallen short
of the glory of God. "
00:41:12.73\00:41:14.50
Here's my point in
putting it together.
00:41:14.54\00:41:16.27
If you stop at six,
00:41:16.30\00:41:17.81
you fall short of
God's completed creation.
00:41:17.84\00:41:20.38
If you stop at six, you
focus on man and not God
00:41:20.41\00:41:24.38
and so, the beast system is
00:41:24.41\00:41:25.81
to get you to
focus on man not God.
00:41:25.85\00:41:28.22
That's why he's found
ways to try to substitute,
00:41:28.25\00:41:30.89
"Let's not look
at that seven... "
00:41:30.92\00:41:32.25
that's why in the Roman
Catholic Church today, they say,
00:41:32.29\00:41:34.82
"Hey God created
light on the first day
00:41:34.86\00:41:36.96
and Jesus rose
on the first day...
00:41:37.03\00:41:39.16
the day of light and
the day of resurrection,
00:41:39.19\00:41:40.96
so, let's
ignore the seventh... "
00:41:41.00\00:41:42.56
a man is saying
this... the sixth...
00:41:42.60\00:41:45.53
"Let's ignore what God
blessed on the seventh...
00:41:45.57\00:41:47.74
focus on the first
day... the first day. "
00:41:47.77\00:41:49.84
So, that's why today
in the Christian world,
00:41:49.87\00:41:52.27
most people honor the
first day of the week.
00:41:52.31\00:41:54.71
It's not an
injunction of Scripture,
00:41:54.74\00:41:56.11
it's not a word of the Bible
that gives you that authority,
00:41:56.14\00:41:58.35
it's the word of man...
six... that system of six.
00:41:58.41\00:42:00.58
So, Satan has put into
place a system that says,
00:42:00.62\00:42:04.12
"Don't let your mind
be governed by God's Word,
00:42:04.15\00:42:07.62
let your mind be
governed by man's word. "
00:42:07.66\00:42:09.79
You see Friends,
00:42:09.82\00:42:11.16
the decision to
receive the Mark of the Beast
00:42:11.19\00:42:12.53
or the Seal of God
00:42:12.56\00:42:13.90
is what happens in our minds.
00:42:13.93\00:42:15.26
Let us go to Romans
chapter 12 and verse 2,
00:42:15.30\00:42:17.10
Jill, would you
read that for us?
00:42:17.13\00:42:18.47
Romans 12 and verse 2,
00:42:18.50\00:42:19.83
"And do not be
conformed to this world,
00:42:19.87\00:42:21.20
but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind. "
00:42:21.24\00:42:24.21
You notice Friends, the
mind is the battleground.
00:42:24.24\00:42:27.01
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:42:27.04\00:42:28.38
Lomacang: The Word of
God is sowed in our minds.
00:42:28.41\00:42:29.98
David said, "Thy Word
have I hid in my heart
00:42:30.01\00:42:31.98
that I might not
sin against thee. "
00:42:32.01\00:42:33.35
Jesus says, that...
"Sanctify them by Thy truth,
00:42:33.38\00:42:36.62
Thy word is truth. "
00:42:36.65\00:42:37.99
But where is that truth stored?
00:42:38.02\00:42:39.35
Look at Philippians
chapter 2 and verse 5.
00:42:39.39\00:42:41.12
Who has Philippians 2 verse 5?
00:42:41.16\00:42:42.49
Shelley read that for us.
00:42:42.52\00:42:43.86
Philippians 2:5,
"Let his mind be in you
00:42:43.89\00:42:47.30
which was also
in Christ Jesus. "
00:42:47.33\00:42:49.86
So, Satan wants
to affect your mind.
00:42:49.90\00:42:51.40
The way you think
determines your worship.
00:42:51.43\00:42:54.17
The way that you
believe determines your worship.
00:42:54.20\00:42:57.17
Where do you believe?
00:42:57.21\00:42:58.54
You believe here but you
act it out with your hands.
00:42:58.57\00:43:00.74
That's why the mark is in
the forehead or in the hands.
00:43:00.78\00:43:03.31
The condition of the mind
00:43:03.35\00:43:05.18
activates the
motion of the hand...
00:43:05.21\00:43:07.75
the motion of the life.
00:43:07.78\00:43:09.18
"I'm going to
worship this way... "
00:43:09.22\00:43:10.55
so, by my feet... I
go to church on Sunday
00:43:10.59\00:43:12.85
because my mind believes
that that's what I should do.
00:43:12.89\00:43:15.82
But when you follow God's Word
and the mind of Christ is there,
00:43:15.86\00:43:19.89
your feet move differently.
00:43:19.93\00:43:21.63
I'm going to move in
the cadence of God...
00:43:21.66\00:43:24.30
I accept the Sabbath...
that's the difference.
00:43:24.33\00:43:26.94
But now a lot of us think
that this decision is decided by
00:43:26.97\00:43:30.57
Rome. Rome cannot make a
decision as to what I should do,
00:43:30.61\00:43:33.27
I make a decision.
00:43:33.31\00:43:34.64
Panel: That's right... yes.
00:43:34.68\00:43:36.01
Lomacang: All of the
power of the Antichrist System
00:43:36.04\00:43:37.38
doesn't force me to do anything.
00:43:37.41\00:43:38.75
Panel: That's right.
00:43:38.78\00:43:40.12
Lomacang: But Joshua made
a very powerful statement.
00:43:40.15\00:43:41.48
In the writings of Joshua 24:15,
00:43:41.52\00:43:43.52
he says, "Choose you this
day whom you will serve. "
00:43:43.59\00:43:47.52
Notice there,
the choice is made.
00:43:47.56\00:43:49.76
Where is the choice made?
00:43:49.82\00:43:51.16
In our minds...
00:43:51.19\00:43:52.53
and so, when it calms down,
00:43:52.56\00:43:54.13
we find this cadence
in Scripture throughout.
00:43:54.20\00:43:56.60
When Israel... in their
mind in worship... rejected God,
00:43:56.63\00:43:59.57
the Bible says in 1st
Kings chapter 9 and verse 7,
00:43:59.60\00:44:02.77
"I will cut off Israel... "
00:44:02.80\00:44:04.47
Israel's refusal to
acknowledge God in their minds
00:44:04.51\00:44:07.34
and in their lives,
00:44:07.38\00:44:08.71
led to God cutting them off.
00:44:08.74\00:44:10.08
We find the whole
nation of Israel...
00:44:10.11\00:44:12.08
the Lord says, "I come
three years looking for food,
00:44:12.11\00:44:15.02
I found none, cut it down. "
00:44:15.05\00:44:16.82
But then the gardener says,
00:44:16.85\00:44:18.82
"Wait one year also... "
00:44:18.85\00:44:20.76
and so, for the last
three and a half years
00:44:20.79\00:44:22.36
of the ministry of Christ,
00:44:22.39\00:44:23.73
after He ascended, He
said to the disciples,
00:44:23.76\00:44:25.49
"Go to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel. "
00:44:25.53\00:44:27.60
Notice, it's the lost sheep...
"they're lost right now.
00:44:27.63\00:44:30.10
I don't want to cut them off,
00:44:30.13\00:44:32.10
they got
three-and-a-half more years. "
00:44:32.13\00:44:33.74
At the end of the
three-and-a-half years,
00:44:33.77\00:44:35.27
what happened?
00:44:35.30\00:44:36.64
They got cut off.
00:44:36.67\00:44:38.01
"Behold your house is
left to you desolate... "
00:44:38.04\00:44:39.37
were the words of
Christ in His day.
00:44:39.41\00:44:40.74
Then you also find later on
00:44:40.78\00:44:42.74
and this cadence is continued.
00:44:42.81\00:44:44.71
So, in the very end, we're going
to find the very same cadence
00:44:44.75\00:44:47.38
but how is it
going to be decided?
00:44:47.42\00:44:49.45
God is in
control of the final...
00:44:49.48\00:44:51.45
we make the decision
which God does not manipulate
00:44:51.49\00:44:53.99
and then God decides
based on our decision,
00:44:54.02\00:44:56.59
He puts into
play the process of...
00:44:56.62\00:44:59.23
"Okay, if this
is what they want,
00:44:59.26\00:45:01.83
I will send them strong delusion
that they will believe a lie. "
00:45:01.86\00:45:04.70
But they made the
decision in their mind
00:45:04.73\00:45:06.57
to reject the truth first
00:45:06.60\00:45:07.94
and the strong
delusion causes...
00:45:07.97\00:45:09.30
"If this is what you want,
00:45:09.34\00:45:10.67
this is what
you're going to get.
00:45:10.71\00:45:12.04
If you don't want manna,
I'm going to send you quail. "
00:45:12.07\00:45:13.88
God always decides
based on our decision
00:45:13.91\00:45:16.51
what to do next.
00:45:16.54\00:45:17.88
And so we find,
Revelation 17 verse 13,
00:45:17.91\00:45:19.78
you have that for us James?
00:45:19.81\00:45:21.15
Rafferty:
Revelation 17 verse 13,
00:45:21.18\00:45:22.52
"These have one mind,
00:45:22.55\00:45:23.89
and shall give their power
and strength unto the beast. "
00:45:23.92\00:45:25.82
Lomacang: That's right
and then in Revelation 17:17,
00:45:25.85\00:45:28.19
help me with that one.
00:45:28.22\00:45:29.56
Rafferty: "For God hath put
in their hearts to fulfill His
00:45:29.59\00:45:31.26
will, to agree, and to give
their kingdom unto the beast,
00:45:31.29\00:45:34.26
until the words of
God shall be fulfilled. "
00:45:34.30\00:45:35.96
Lomacang: So,
here's the pinnacle issue.
00:45:36.03\00:45:37.57
The Sabbath versus Sunday,
00:45:37.63\00:45:39.17
is a choice you
make in your mind.
00:45:39.20\00:45:40.54
You either follow what
God established in Genesis...
00:45:40.57\00:45:43.30
the last day of the week.
00:45:43.34\00:45:45.07
He blessed that.
00:45:45.11\00:45:46.44
He said, "Remember the
Sabbath to keep it holy. "
00:45:46.47\00:45:48.41
Man says, "Forget
and honor Sunday. "
00:45:48.44\00:45:50.38
The pinnacle issue is
going to be Sabbath worship.
00:45:50.41\00:45:53.21
You make that
decision in your mind
00:45:53.25\00:45:55.15
and so, when the Mark
of the Beast is imposed,
00:45:55.18\00:45:57.75
when men receive
the Mark of the Beast
00:45:57.79\00:45:59.79
or the Seal of God,
00:45:59.85\00:46:01.19
it's because of the
choice that they make.
00:46:01.22\00:46:03.02
Today Friends, let this
mind of Christ be your mind
00:46:03.06\00:46:07.26
and you will not
receive the Mark of the Beast
00:46:07.30\00:46:10.23
but you will
receive the Seal of God.
00:46:10.27\00:46:12.93
Panel: Amen.
00:46:12.97\00:46:14.30
Jill: And then you so much
Pastor John and each one of you,
00:46:14.34\00:46:16.57
what an incredible study!
00:46:16.60\00:46:17.94
What insights
into the Word of God
00:46:17.97\00:46:19.91
and into the Mark of the Beast.
00:46:19.94\00:46:21.31
I'm Jill Morikone.
00:46:21.34\00:46:22.68
On Thursday we
look at the Sabbath test
00:46:22.71\00:46:26.31
and we're looking
specifically at the Seal of God.
00:46:26.35\00:46:29.72
So, what is the Seal of God?
00:46:29.75\00:46:31.45
A seal is used to guarantee
security or indicate ownership.
00:46:31.49\00:46:36.09
2nd Timothy 2 verse 19,
00:46:36.12\00:46:38.86
"Nevertheless the solid
foundation of God stands,
00:46:38.89\00:46:41.83
having this seal:
00:46:41.86\00:46:43.33
'The Lord knows
those who are His. '"
00:46:43.37\00:46:47.04
That's
ownership... we belong to God.
00:46:47.07\00:46:49.90
Biblical seals
have three components.
00:46:49.94\00:46:52.71
Shelley talked about
this on a previous lesson.
00:46:52.74\00:46:54.81
The name of the Sealer...
the person giving the seal,
00:46:54.84\00:46:58.58
their title and their territory.
00:46:58.61\00:47:02.25
In the heart of
the Ten Commandments,
00:47:02.28\00:47:04.89
in the fourth commandment,
00:47:04.92\00:47:06.29
God placed His seal.
00:47:06.35\00:47:08.69
You find that in
Exodus 20 verses 8 through 11.
00:47:08.72\00:47:11.96
What is His name?
00:47:11.99\00:47:13.33
The Lord your God.
00:47:13.36\00:47:14.76
What is His title?
00:47:14.80\00:47:16.16
Creator.
00:47:16.20\00:47:17.53
What is His territory?
00:47:17.57\00:47:19.97
The heavens and the earth...
00:47:20.00\00:47:21.34
the sea and all that is in them.
00:47:21.37\00:47:24.11
The Seal of God is found
in the fourth commandment.
00:47:24.17\00:47:27.94
We cannot
receive the Seal of God
00:47:27.98\00:47:31.21
without keeping God's
seventh-day Sabbath holy.
00:47:31.25\00:47:35.35
Panel: True.
00:47:35.38\00:47:36.72
Jill: But I want to expand
it a little more than that
00:47:36.75\00:47:38.89
because oftentimes we say,
00:47:38.92\00:47:40.26
"Well the Seal of God
is Sabbath versus Sunday. "
00:47:40.29\00:47:42.12
Mark of the Beast... Seal of God
00:47:42.16\00:47:43.73
and it is most definitely.
00:47:43.76\00:47:45.69
But the Sabbath is also a
sign that God sanctifies us.
00:47:45.73\00:47:50.77
Ezekiel 20 verse 12,
00:47:50.80\00:47:53.03
"Moreover I gave
them My Sabbaths,
00:47:53.07\00:47:54.80
to be a sign
between them and Me,
00:47:54.84\00:47:56.50
that they may know that I am
the Lord who sanctifies them. "
00:47:56.54\00:48:00.44
The Seal is not just
observance of the right day.
00:48:00.48\00:48:04.95
It is an indication of
the sanctification process
00:48:04.98\00:48:08.78
that has happened in
the life of the believer.
00:48:08.82\00:48:12.55
The difference, then, is
between this outward observance
00:48:12.59\00:48:16.52
of the Sabbath
00:48:16.56\00:48:17.89
and inward sanctification.
00:48:17.93\00:48:20.53
You know, we have people today
00:48:20.60\00:48:21.93
who could say, "Well,
I worship on Sabbath... "
00:48:21.96\00:48:23.30
but their lives
aren't transformed.
00:48:23.33\00:48:24.83
They're not being
changed into the image of Jesus.
00:48:24.87\00:48:28.20
Those who receive the
Seal of God in their foreheads
00:48:28.24\00:48:31.57
will keep the
commandments of God
00:48:31.61\00:48:33.17
including the
fourth commandment.
00:48:33.21\00:48:35.04
Will have the faith of Jesus...
00:48:35.08\00:48:36.85
will be covered with
the white robe of Christ's
00:48:36.88\00:48:40.68
righteousness... will experience
the sanctifying process
00:48:40.72\00:48:43.99
of the God of the Sabbath.
00:48:44.02\00:48:46.15
Here's a quote... I
have it in my phone,
00:48:46.19\00:48:47.69
that's why I'm
holding my phone up,
00:48:47.72\00:48:49.69
this is from
Ellen White's writings,
00:48:49.72\00:48:51.59
this is the Seven
Bible Commentary page 980,
00:48:51.63\00:48:54.50
"It is the
sanctification of the Spirit
00:48:54.53\00:48:57.30
that signalizes the difference
00:48:57.33\00:48:59.60
between those who
have the Seal of God
00:48:59.63\00:49:02.87
and those who keep
a spurious rest day. "
00:49:02.90\00:49:06.11
It is the
sanctification of the Spirit.
00:49:06.17\00:49:09.34
Let's do a quick comparison
00:49:09.38\00:49:11.78
and then we have
seven takeaways at the end
00:49:11.81\00:49:13.68
but let's do a quick comparison
between Ezekiel chapters 8 and 9
00:49:13.72\00:49:17.75
and what we find with the sealed
ones in the book of Revelation.
00:49:17.79\00:49:21.79
In the book of
Ezekiel chapter 8,
00:49:21.82\00:49:24.76
we see an investigative judgment
00:49:24.79\00:49:28.13
going on with
the people of Judah.
00:49:28.16\00:49:31.13
Now, a little history...
00:49:31.17\00:49:32.50
we know that
Ezekiel is prophesying
00:49:32.53\00:49:33.94
during the time of
judgment on the kingdom of Judah
00:49:33.97\00:49:36.30
in Jerusalem.
00:49:36.37\00:49:37.71
In fact, twice already,
00:49:37.74\00:49:39.07
Nebuchadnezzar has come
and decimated the people
00:49:39.11\00:49:41.54
of Jerusalem
00:49:41.61\00:49:43.04
and yet, the people are still
engaging in the very practices
00:49:43.08\00:49:47.48
that called forth God's
judgment in the first place.
00:49:47.52\00:49:50.52
They're not changing.
00:49:50.55\00:49:51.89
The Spirit takes
Ezekiel in vision
00:49:51.92\00:49:54.12
700 miles across
the Arabian desert
00:49:54.16\00:49:57.03
to Jerusalem's temple courtyard.
00:49:57.06\00:49:59.86
God is investigating His people.
00:49:59.89\00:50:02.63
He brings... they call
it a rib pronounced reev...
00:50:02.66\00:50:05.10
a covenant lawsuit.
00:50:05.13\00:50:07.14
He's bringing a legal
case against His people
00:50:07.17\00:50:10.17
and at the end of
the investigation,
00:50:10.21\00:50:11.77
He declares that
their probation is over
00:50:11.81\00:50:14.58
and judgment descends.
00:50:14.61\00:50:16.48
In Ezekiel chapter 8,
00:50:16.54\00:50:18.35
you see this
four-series of scenes.
00:50:18.38\00:50:21.42
Each one is more
abominable than the last one.
00:50:21.45\00:50:24.89
They're all involved...
false and counterfeit worship.
00:50:24.92\00:50:28.52
We see the false idol worship
that provokes God to jealousy.
00:50:28.56\00:50:32.16
We see animal worship
00:50:32.19\00:50:34.10
which is part of the
spiritualistic cult...
00:50:34.13\00:50:36.43
mixing practices from Egypt.
00:50:36.46\00:50:38.37
We see the women
weeping for Tammuz
00:50:38.40\00:50:41.34
the counterfeit of
the coming Messiah.
00:50:41.37\00:50:44.24
We see the 25 men worshipping
the sun in the very place
00:50:44.27\00:50:48.08
where they were supposed
to come and seek forgiveness
00:50:48.11\00:50:51.88
from the Lord.
00:50:51.91\00:50:53.25
In Revelation, false
worship is again this issue
00:50:53.28\00:50:56.42
in the final conflict.
00:50:56.45\00:50:58.72
We see the false day
of worship being elevated
00:50:58.75\00:51:03.32
which is Sunday.
00:51:03.36\00:51:04.69
Now, in Ezekiel, we see
that probation is closed
00:51:04.73\00:51:07.36
on the house of Judah.
00:51:07.40\00:51:08.73
The professed people of God
are separated into two groups...
00:51:08.76\00:51:11.80
those who receive the
mark on their forehead...
00:51:11.83\00:51:14.14
we'll talk about
that in just one moment
00:51:14.17\00:51:15.90
and those who embrace
this counterfeit worship
00:51:15.94\00:51:18.64
and those people are killed.
00:51:18.67\00:51:20.08
We see that God
leaves the Most Holy Place
00:51:20.11\00:51:22.81
and announces this
executive face of the judgment.
00:51:22.84\00:51:25.48
Now, in this time in Ezekiel,
00:51:25.51\00:51:26.85
there was chance for
restoration and repentance
00:51:26.88\00:51:30.52
because after the 70
years of Babylonian captivity,
00:51:30.55\00:51:33.86
God called His people back.
00:51:33.92\00:51:36.09
But in Revelation,
there is no second chance
00:51:36.12\00:51:40.40
when we're at
the very end of time
00:51:40.43\00:51:43.03
and there's the issue
between the Seal of God
00:51:43.06\00:51:45.53
and the Mark of the Beast.
00:51:45.57\00:51:46.90
There's not a second chance.
00:51:46.94\00:51:48.27
There's not 70
years or so many years
00:51:48.30\00:51:49.74
and we can have a second chance.
00:51:49.77\00:51:51.51
You know, the
Investigative Judgment
00:51:51.54\00:51:53.51
is just not a time of cleansing
00:51:53.54\00:51:55.51
of the heavenly sanctuary,
00:51:55.54\00:51:57.21
it's a time of cleansing
of God's people on this earth
00:51:57.25\00:52:01.32
making us ready for
the soon return of Jesus.
00:52:01.38\00:52:05.72
In Ezekiel 9, we see this
mark placed on their forehead.
00:52:05.75\00:52:09.52
Ezekiel 9 verse 4,
00:52:09.56\00:52:11.69
"The Lord said to him,
00:52:11.73\00:52:13.06
'Go through the
midst of the city,
00:52:13.09\00:52:14.43
through the midst of Jerusalem,
00:52:14.46\00:52:15.80
put a mark on the
foreheads of the men
00:52:15.83\00:52:18.97
who... '" what?
00:52:19.00\00:52:20.34
"sigh and cry
over the abominations
00:52:20.37\00:52:23.00
done within it. "
00:52:23.04\00:52:24.74
This mark in Hebrew "Tav"
00:52:24.77\00:52:26.34
is the last letter
of the Hebrew alphabet.
00:52:26.37\00:52:28.81
It was shaped like a
cross in Ezekiel's day
00:52:28.84\00:52:31.21
and it's a symbol
of the last ones...
00:52:31.25\00:52:33.72
the remaining
ones... the remnant
00:52:33.75\00:52:35.95
but those who receive this mark,
00:52:35.98\00:52:38.09
they sighed and cried
over the sins of the people.
00:52:38.12\00:52:41.49
I want to read you
another quote from Ellen White,
00:52:41.52\00:52:44.99
this one is from
Testimonies volume 5 page 211.
00:52:45.03\00:52:48.50
"The class who
do not feel grieved
00:52:48.53\00:52:51.90
over their own
spiritual declension
00:52:51.93\00:52:55.07
or mourn for the sins of others,
00:52:55.10\00:52:58.17
will be left
without the Seal of God. "
00:52:58.21\00:53:01.24
Panel: Whew! Wow!
00:53:01.28\00:53:02.74
In Revelation, we see
00:53:02.78\00:53:04.48
at the end of the sixth seal,
00:53:04.51\00:53:05.95
remember, just before
the second coming of Christ,
00:53:05.98\00:53:07.75
they're crying for the mountains
and rocks to fall on them
00:53:07.78\00:53:10.12
and they're saying,
"Who shall be able to stand?"
00:53:10.15\00:53:12.32
In Revelation 7, we see
that those who are sealed by God
00:53:12.35\00:53:16.99
on their
foreheads are able to stand.
00:53:17.03\00:53:19.73
In Revelation 14, we
find that these same people,
00:53:19.76\00:53:22.93
are without fault
before the throne of God,
00:53:22.96\00:53:27.27
that they have
the name of God...
00:53:27.30\00:53:29.34
the character of God
written in their foreheads.
00:53:29.37\00:53:34.94
So, here's my seven takeaways
very quickly from the Sealing.
00:53:34.98\00:53:39.11
Takeaway Number 1:
00:53:39.15\00:53:40.48
The seventh-day Sabbath
00:53:40.52\00:53:42.38
is a test for
God's end-time people.
00:53:42.42\00:53:46.22
Those who keep the
seventh-day Sabbath at the end
00:53:46.25\00:53:50.09
will be sealed.
00:53:50.13\00:53:51.46
Number 2: The Seal is
a sign of sanctification.
00:53:51.49\00:53:55.06
Number 3: The Seal is
given to the last ones
00:53:55.13\00:53:59.10
or the remaining ones...
it's given to the remnant.
00:53:59.13\00:54:03.24
Number 4: The Seal is
placed on the foreheads
00:54:03.27\00:54:07.78
of those who
represent Christ in character.
00:54:07.81\00:54:12.28
Panel: That's right.
00:54:12.31\00:54:13.65
Jill: Number 5:
00:54:13.68\00:54:15.02
The Seal is given to
those who confess their own sins
00:54:15.05\00:54:18.29
or the sins of others...
00:54:18.32\00:54:21.42
those who sigh and
cry for the abominations
00:54:21.49\00:54:26.03
that are done in the land.
00:54:26.06\00:54:28.03
Number 6: The Seal
is a mark of protection
00:54:28.06\00:54:31.93
against the judgments that
will be falling on the wicked.
00:54:31.97\00:54:36.50
Just like the
blood on the doorposts
00:54:36.54\00:54:38.67
at the time of Exodus,
00:54:38.71\00:54:40.11
was applied to the
doorposts to protect them
00:54:40.14\00:54:44.15
when the
destroying angel passed by.
00:54:44.18\00:54:47.45
Finally, Number 7:
00:54:47.48\00:54:48.98
The Seal is a sign
that you and I are filled
00:54:49.05\00:54:52.55
with the Holy Spirit.
00:54:52.59\00:54:53.92
I think of Ephesians 1 verse 13
00:54:53.96\00:54:57.43
that we are sealed with
the Holy Spirit of promise.
00:54:57.46\00:55:03.33
So, to me this
topic is life and death.
00:55:03.37\00:55:07.00
This topic is life-changing
00:55:07.04\00:55:09.40
will we receive
the Mark of the Beast
00:55:09.44\00:55:12.07
or will we make a choice
to receive the Seal of God?
00:55:12.14\00:55:17.45
And it's not just
Sabbath versus Sunday,
00:55:17.48\00:55:21.05
it is most certainly
Sabbath versus Sunday.
00:55:21.08\00:55:24.52
But there is more
encompassed than simply,
00:55:24.55\00:55:27.96
"Oh yeah, I go to
church on Sabbath,
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I'm good... I don't have
anything else to worry about. "
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Where is your character?
00:55:31.73\00:55:33.66
Where is your heart?
00:55:33.70\00:55:36.13
Who has your allegiance?
00:55:36.16\00:55:38.57
Where does your mind go?
00:55:38.60\00:55:40.67
Where do your thoughts go?
00:55:40.70\00:55:42.70
Who has that?
00:55:42.74\00:55:44.51
And when you sigh and cry
for the abominations done,
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when you love
Jesus more than anything,
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when you seek to honor Him
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and let Him work out
His character in your life
00:55:53.38\00:55:57.02
and in your heart,
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worship on His holy day...
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you will receive the
Seal of God in the last days.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Ryan: Wow! powerful
guys, thank you so much.
00:56:05.09\00:56:06.66
It's been such a blessing
00:56:06.70\00:56:08.10
to be able to just
revisit this powerful truth
00:56:08.13\00:56:10.47
and we certainly
need it for our time.
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Let's go ahead and get some
final thoughts from the Panel.
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Shelley: A
quick final thought...
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there will be people in heaven
00:56:15.90\00:56:17.54
who will be celebrating
their first Sabbath there.
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The issue that we're talking
about is the end of time.
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There are
people who are ignorant
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but remember what
2nd Thessalonians...
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what Paul said... that we
need to have a love of the truth
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if we don't want to perish.
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Study your Word.
00:56:37.69\00:56:39.03
Rafferty: Amen, God is
giving us these prophecies
00:56:39.06\00:56:42.03
not to scare us
but to prepare us.
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God wants us to be
ready for what's coming.
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He wants to show us
what's around the corner
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so that we can
keep our eyes on Jesus
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and He can safely take us
through the Mark of the Beast
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and land us in... into the
new heaven and the new earth.
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Lomacang: Friends,
the issue is simple.
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Your allegiance...
whom will you serve?
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You decide to serve
God through His Word...
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His written Word
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or you decide to
follow man and his word.
00:57:02.18\00:57:03.99
That's going to be
the deciding issue...
00:57:04.02\00:57:06.15
whether you
receive the Seal of God
00:57:06.19\00:57:07.56
or the Mark of the Beast.
00:57:07.59\00:57:09.39
Your choice of allegiance.
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Jill: Amen, we referenced
it many times, Joshua 24:15,
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just make a choice...
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choose you this day
whom you will serve.
00:57:16.36\00:57:18.77
Ryan: Amen,
thank you guys so much
00:57:18.80\00:57:20.57
for such a powerful lesson,
00:57:20.60\00:57:21.97
it's a great reminder that
we need to know Jesus Christ
00:57:22.00\00:57:25.14
as Lord and Savior.
00:57:25.17\00:57:26.51
Exactly what He
was praying there in...
00:57:26.54\00:57:28.08
in the Garden of Gethsemane
before going to the cross,
00:57:28.11\00:57:30.38
Jesus said in
John 17 and verse 3,
00:57:30.41\00:57:33.11
"And this is eternal life,
00:57:33.15\00:57:34.58
that they may know
You, the only true God,
00:57:34.62\00:57:37.12
and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent. "
00:57:37.15\00:57:39.25
Do you know Jesus...
00:57:39.29\00:57:40.62
that's really what
it comes down to...
00:57:40.66\00:57:41.99
either you know Him...
00:57:42.02\00:57:43.36
or you don't know
Him at the end of time.
00:57:43.39\00:57:44.73
My Friends, you're not
going to want to miss next week
00:57:44.76\00:57:46.53
as we're going to be taking on
00:57:46.56\00:57:47.90
the final
lesson of this Quarter,
00:57:47.93\00:57:49.86
which is Lesson
Number 13 entitled:
00:57:49.90\00:57:51.87
Ablaze with God's glory...
00:57:51.93\00:57:53.50
it's going to be exciting
00:57:53.54\00:57:55.04
and you're not
going to want to miss it.
00:57:55.07\00:57:56.64
We'll see you back
right here next week.
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