Praise God, from whom
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all blessings
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flow,
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Praise Him, all
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creatures
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here below:
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Praise Him above,
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ye heav'nly
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host,
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Praise Father,
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Son,
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and Holy
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Ghost.
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Praise God, from whom
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all blessings
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flow,
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Praise Him, all
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creatures
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here below:
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Praise Him above,
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ye heav'nly
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host,
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Praise
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Father,
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Son,
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and
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Holy
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Ghost.
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Amen!
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Amen!
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Our own Dona Klein at the organ.
Let's thank these wonderful
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musicians for what
they've done tonight.
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During the course of this series
it has been our joy to listen to
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some of the
outstanding musicians
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that God has
blessed His church with.
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And tonight is no exception.
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A husband-and-wife team
traveling across North America
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and Canada and
various parts of the world.
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And they're here to
share their marvelous music
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gift with us.
Pam and Jimmy Rhodes.
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Come, let's welcome
them as they come tonight.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you.
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Your heart sings a sweet refrain
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no time to be blue.
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Start wearin' a happy smile;
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keep smilin' too.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you.
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A cloudy day
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may come your way...
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the rain come tumblin' down.
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But don't you know
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the flowers will grow
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and spread God's beauty
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all around.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord takes your hand.
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Such joy that
you can't contain...
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the feelin' is grand.
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Start wearin' a happy smile;
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keep smilin' too.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you.
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A cloudy day
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may come your way...
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the rain come tumblin' down.
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But don't you know
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the flowers will grow
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and spread God's beauty
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all around.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord takes your hand.
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Such joy that
you can't contain...
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the feelin' is grand.
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Start wearin' a happy smile;
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keep smilin' too.
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you...
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you...
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You're walking
down Sunshine Lane
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when the Lord walks with you.
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Very happy to welcome
each of you here this morning.
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Appreciate you being here.
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I want to just say a quick word
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about tonight. Tonight's subject
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is Church in the Wilderness.
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We're going to be taking a look
at Revelation the 12th chapter.
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In that 12th chapter is
a woman. She's pregnant.
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She gives birth to a
child... a male child.
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And it says there's a
dragon that's standing
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before this woman
ready to devour that child
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as soon as it's born.
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What we're going
to find out tonight is
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who is the woman, who is
the child, who is the dragon.
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But more than that
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we're going to put
all of that together
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and then we're
simply going to move
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right down to our present time
in which you and I are living
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today. And we're going to
see how that all fits together.
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And you're going to be able
to apply a lot of the things
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that you've heard as you've
listened to the prophecies
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from night to night. So
we hope that each of you
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will plan on being with us
this evening because it's a very
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very important message.
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As Pastor Melashenko was saying
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this morning's message is
one that a lot of people have
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questions about.
But the main thing
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is where we stand...
on whose side we are.
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That's what counts
more than anything else.
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And Steve Darmody is
going to sing a beautiful song
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that you'll enjoy
very much this morning.
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I'll Tell The World
That I'm A Christian.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian.
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I'm not ashamed
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His name to bear.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian...
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I'll take Him with me
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anywhere.
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I'll tell the world
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how Jesus saved me
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and how He gave me
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a life brand new.
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And I know
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that if you trust Him
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all that He gave me
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He'll give you to.
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I'll tell the world
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that He's my Savior.
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No other one
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could love me so.
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My life, my all,
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is His forever
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and where He leads me
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I will go.
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For when He comes
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and life is over
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for those who love Him
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there's more to be.
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Eyes have never seen
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the wonders
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that He's preparing
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for you and me!
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Go tell the world
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that you're a Christian.
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Be not ashamed
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His name to bear.
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Go tell the world
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that you're a Christian
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and take Him with you
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anywhere.
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Gracious Father,
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this morning as we look at
this very important subject -
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one sometimes that
people struggle with -
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we ask that You
will give us Your Spirit.
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May it enlighten our minds.
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May our ears be open.
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May our hearts be receptive
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that as we read Your
Word and study it together
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that we may see and understand
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and by faith follow those things
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that Your Spirit
has guided us into.
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For this we pray
in Your name, Amen.
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All you have to do
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is say the word
the mark of the beast
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and it immediately brings
up questions to people's minds.
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They want to know: "Well,
what is the mark of the beast? "
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"What's involved? "
"Where does it take place? "
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People want to know
where this is happening.
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What is taking
place in their lives.
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These are questions
that many people today
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are looking for
wanting to know what it means.
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And so this morning
we're going to go immediately
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to the Scripture.
We're going to see what
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the Word of God has to say
about the mark of the beast.
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So let's take a
look. See what it says here
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in Revelation 13 verse 6:
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And so it's making it very clear
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that only those people
that have the mark of the beast
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will be able to buy or to sell.
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And the Scripture says
those that receive the mark
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of the beast will
receive the wrath of God.
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Those that don't
receive the mark of the beast
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will receive the wrath of men.
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What it says.
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So you and I today
have to simply decide
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on whose side
we're going to stand.
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So when you take a look at the
Scripture the Bible tells you
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clearly that when we come
to the coming of Jesus Christ
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right down at the end
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there will only be
two classes of people.
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That's all. There
won't be three classes.
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There'll only be two classes:
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it will be those that
receive the mark of the beast
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and those that don't.
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That's it. There's not
going to be a middle ground.
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There'll just be those that
receive the mark of the beast
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and those that do not.
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It says this about the people
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that receive the
mark of the beast:
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So it makes it very
clear that there's going to be
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a group that will
receive the mark of the beast.
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These people will
receive the wrath of God.
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What about those that don't
take the mark of the beast?
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Well the Bible describes them
also here in Revelation 15:2,
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and it says this about them:
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So these people that do not
receive the mark of the beast
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that got victory over
the beast and over his image
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and over its mark...
these are the ones that stand
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on the sea of glass.
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So this morning it
becomes very important
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that you know
clearly who's the beast,
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you understand what his mark is,
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you understand
what his number is.
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That becomes very very crucial
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in your
understanding of God's Word
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and following
what it has to say.
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Now we have spent several
nights on the different beasts
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in Revelation and in Daniel.
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This morning there is no way
00:20:08.67\00:20:12.31
that I can drop back
and cover all of the ground
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that we have covered, folks.
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I am going to recap
in case you were not here
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and try to bring you up
as quickly as I possibly can.
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But we've got to move
on in to what the mark is.
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So we're going to take a look
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at this beast in Revelation 13.
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We're going to see what
the Scripture has to say
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about this beast, and
we're going to very quickly
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identify him.
I've already done that
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on previous nights,
but we're going to recap it
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just for your
benefit this morning.
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So let's see what
Revelation 13 has to say
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about this beast:
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And as you remember,
this beast is made up of those
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four beasts in Daniel 7.
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We talked about those already.
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So it's telling us clearly
signs to look for concerning
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this beast.
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Then the text we
read just while ago
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in the 18th verse of this
13th chapter. And it says:
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Now that's what the
Scripture says about this beast.
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You remember
when we looked at it
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I pointed out seven points
which identified that beast
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that there's no
question about it.
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Those seven points are these:
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That's one point. We looked
at that on a previous night.
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These are all the
points of Scripture
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that's listed about
this particular beast.
00:23:04.38\00:23:06.72
Now folks, I invite you
00:23:16.99\00:23:20.63
if you can take
those seven points
00:23:20.83\00:23:23.23
and make those seven
points apply to any other power
00:23:24.33\00:23:30.14
on the face of the earth
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I would love to hear
what you have to say.
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I really would. I
have found only one power -
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only one on the earth -
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that all seven
points will apply to.
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And again, if you can go to
the library, research it all
00:23:46.59\00:23:49.29
you want to, if you
can find some other power
00:23:49.49\00:23:51.99
that you can put all
those seven points to
00:23:52.19\00:23:54.80
please talk to me.
00:23:55.30\00:23:57.33
I'd love to hear
what you have to say.
00:23:57.53\00:23:59.37
But I've never been able
to find it fits but one power.
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Now I'm going to quickly review
those seven points with you.
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It says that the
dragon gave him his power...
00:24:07.84\00:24:11.21
That dragon referred to
there, folks, is pagan Rome.
00:24:13.42\00:24:17.39
Scripture's
perfectly clear on that.
00:24:18.02\00:24:20.06
That is pagan Rome. So
it says that pagan Rome
00:24:20.26\00:24:22.92
would give to this
beast its power, its seat,
00:24:23.12\00:24:26.63
and its authority. And history
tells us this is what happened.
00:24:26.83\00:24:30.63
That's what took place.
00:24:42.14\00:24:44.18
Pagan Rome gave to Papal Rome
00:24:44.38\00:24:48.58
its power, its
seat, and its authority.
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History bears that
out very very clearly.
00:24:51.99\00:24:55.06
Secondly it says:
00:24:55.26\00:24:56.79
Papal Rome came into
existence in the year 538 AD.
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That's when it
came into existence.
00:25:09.20\00:25:10.91
It says that it would
last for forty-two months.
00:25:11.11\00:25:15.04
And you remember we
found here in Ezekiel 4:6
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Numbers 14:34 God
said: "I have laid on you
00:25:18.68\00:25:21.92
a day for a year; I have
given you a day for a year. "
00:25:22.12\00:25:24.42
So if I've got 42 months
00:25:24.62\00:25:26.76
that if I multiply that times 30
00:25:27.06\00:25:29.92
because there are 30
days in a Biblical month
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that gives me 1,260.
If I add 1,260 to 538
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it takes me to 1798 AD... at
which time the Scripture says
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that the papal power
would come to an end.
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Says that it would
be a persecuting power.
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History bears
this out very clearly.
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And all you have to do
is go down to the library,
00:26:17.07\00:26:19.91
folks. Pick up such books as
00:26:20.11\00:26:23.31
Fox's Book of Martyrs.
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Short Short
Stories of the Reformation.
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History of the
Reformation by D'Aubigne.
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History of Europe by Quabbin.
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Here I Stand by Bainton.
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And there is all
kinds of evidence
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that tells you what happened
during that period of time.
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So it fulfills
what the Scripture says.
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I've told you that in the Bible
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blasphemy is
considered when a person
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takes upon himself
the prerogatives of God.
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In other words, when a
person says they are God
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that's blasphemy. Or when
they says they have the power
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to forgive sins the Bible
classifys that as blasphemy.
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I read you this
statement before.
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Comes from the Great Encyclical
Letter of Pope Leo XIII
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and he said:
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So when it says he would
speak "great words and blasphemy
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against the Most
High" he has done just that.
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Revelation 13:3:
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Now remember it says
this power - the papal power -
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it says it would
receive a mortal wound.
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And you remember I told
you that as we come to the end
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of that 1,260 years
and we arrive at 1798 AD
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there is in Europe a
lot of changes taking place.
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Napoleon has come to power.
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Napoleon wants to rule Europe
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but he knows he cannot do that
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unless he breaks the
back of the papal power.
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So history tells us
this is what happened.
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538 AD is when she came
into power as I told you before.
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1,260 years takes you to
1798 AD. And it says here:
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So exactly as the
Scripture had foretold
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when that 1,260
years came to an end
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there it was. And
that came to an end.
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The papal power came to an end
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in 1798 AD as the
Scripture had said.
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But the Scripture
doesn't stop there, folks.
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It just doesn't stop there.
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It goes on and says:
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Says not only would
he receive a deadly wound
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but his deadly wound was healed.
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Well, that began in history what
was called The Roman Question.
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Went on for 100 years.
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But finally in 1929 Mussolini
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settled it by
signing the Lateran Pact
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with the papal power.
This is what history tells us:
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Came to an end... The Roman
Question... exactly as it said.
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Extreme cordiality was
displayed on both sides.
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So just as the Scripture
had foretold it took place.
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It says that all the world would
marvel and follow the beast.
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Let me read you one
statement from the Toronto Star
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March 9, 1992.
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Article written
by Mikhail Gorbachev.
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OK... this is
what he had to say:
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"And all the world wondered
and followed the beast. "
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Exactly what you see
happening today is taking place.
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"Here is wisdom... " OK?
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God says: "You really
want to understand this? "
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"Here is wisdom: let
him who has understanding
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calculate the
number of the beast... "
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Listen... one more:
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So the Scripture tells
us it's the number of a man.
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It's the number of his? Name.
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Now as we have
studied all these beasts
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we have found that
there are certain things
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that are symbolic.
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We found that the
beasts are symbolic, right?
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We don't have any beasts running
around with 7 heads, folks. OK?
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That's symbolic. All right?
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You must understand that
is all in symbolic language.
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So when we look
at the number 666
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it has to be symbolic.
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But the Scripture
has told us clearly
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that it's the number of a man;
it's the number of his name.
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OK... what is his official name?
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Well, on the crown,
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triple miter, it
has the official name
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and his official name
is Vicarius Filii Dei.
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Now that is Roman.
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OK? Latin.
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When you went to
school you were taught
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Roman numerals,
weren't you? Huh?
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Have you ever
asked yourself why?
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Do you use them?
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No, you don't use them but
everybody's been taught them.
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Why? As far as I'm concerned
they're being taught that
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so they can answer this.
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You see, Roman letters just
have been given numerical value.
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When you were in
school V was worth how much?
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Five. C was worth how much?
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A hundred. OK... so you
know your Roman numerals.
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OK, let's take his
name Vicarius Filii Dei
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and let's apply
Roman numerals to it.
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See what happens here. OK?
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Vicarius. V is worth? Five.
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I is worth one.
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C is worth a hundred.
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A... no numerical
value. R has none.
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I... one. There is no U, folks.
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Actually it's a V... OK?
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U is a modern letter.
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If you are having a little
trouble believing me on this,
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then let me give you
a little exercise to do.
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When you've got a little time
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just get in the car and
drive down here to some of these
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counties and go to one
of the county courthouses
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that's been there
for a long long time
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and see how they spelled court.
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Won't be spelled with a U.
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OK... V is a modern term.
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OK... so it has the
same value as V... five.
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S has no numerical value.
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Filii. F has no numerical value.
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I... one. L is worth how much?
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Fifty. I... two I's: each one.
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Dei. D is worth 500.
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E none; That's I: worth
one. You add those together
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and this is what you get.
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See, it's the
number of his name.
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It's the number of a man, OK?
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But remember: it's just
symbolic. But God is saying
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this is to help you and I. This
is not the mark of the beast.
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Don't misunderstand me. This
is not the mark of the beast.
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This is given to help you
and I identify who the beast is.
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That's what it's given for:
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to help us identify who
the beast is. All right.
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With that, let's find out
what the mark of the beast is.
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OK. I think I've taken you
through enough that I hope you
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are a little bit on solid
ground as to who the beast is.
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What is the mark of the beast?
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OK? So it says that they're
going to receive a mark on their
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right hand or on their forehead.
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Now folks, I'm going to read
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verses 9, 10, and 11 to you.
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When I'm through
reading those to you
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I'm going to ask you a question.
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If you answer me right,
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and I'm not going to
ask you a trick question,
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a very simple one. But
if you answer me right,
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we'll go on. If
you don't answer right,
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we'll back it up and read them
until you do answer it right.
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OK? All right. So
that's what we're going to do.
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All right... here goes:
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OK?
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Now folks, the simple question
I want to ask you today is this:
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Those three verses were
they're talking about people
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that receive the
mark of the beast?
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Boy, you are quiet, aren't you?
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Chuck, if you'll
just press the back key
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there, that would be D,
and back that up for me.
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There you go.
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All right... let's read.
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Let's read it again:
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Is this talking about people
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who receive the mark
of the beast? Yes! Huh?
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Are you clear on that?
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Yeah, that's who
it's talking about.
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It's talking about people that
receive the mark of the beast.
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That's what it's talking about.
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Is this talking about people
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that receive the
mark of the beast? No!
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Are you clear? Yes! All right.
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That's talking about people
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that receive the
mark of the beast.
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Now follow me
very very carefully
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because I'm going to verse 12.
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OK? I've read 9, 10, and 11.
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I'm going to verse 12.
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Do these people
receive the mark of the beast?
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No! OK, so verses 9 through 11
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are talking about those that
receive the mark of the beast.
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Verse 12 is talking
about those that don't receive
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the mark of the
beast. Why don't they receive
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the mark of the beast?
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Ah! They don't
receive the mark of the beast
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because they keep
the commandments of God
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and have the
faith of Jesus. Right?
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Therefore... You
understand therefore?
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THEREFORE the mark of the beast
has to affect the commandments
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of God and faith in Jesus.
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Are you with me?
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'Cause if
you've got faith in God
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and you keep God's commandments
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you're not going to
receive the mark of the beast.
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Therefore the mark of the beast
has to affect the commandments
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of God and
faith in Jesus Christ.
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So what we have to ask
ourselves this morning:
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has the beast power
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done anything that affects faith
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and affects the
commandments of God?
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See, that's what we
have to ask ourselves
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'cause that's what's involved
in the mark of the beast.
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Faith? This is what the
Scripture says about faith.
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"The just shall live by faith. "
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OK... what does?
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So the righteous live by faith
and their righteousness is given
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to them by
faith in Jesus Christ.
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Comes no other way!
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Are you with me?
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Now, then what we have to ask:
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has the beast power
said anything about faith?
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Well, let's see how
they say that you're saved.
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And just three weeks ago
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there was a statement made
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that upset the
whole Christian community
00:41:00.79\00:41:03.39
around the world because
they were reinstating this.
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"Outside of which there is
no salvation for every creature
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to be subject to
the Roman Pontiff. "
00:41:10.87\00:41:12.73
Says salvation
comes ONLY that way.
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Let me read you one about faith.
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How are you justified?
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"By faith alone! "
00:41:27.18\00:41:29.58
OK:
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It makes it very clear
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they do not accept
righteousness by faith.
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OK... what about? What about
keeping God's commandments?
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Does the Lord have anything
to say to you and me in regard
00:42:04.09\00:42:07.56
to keeping His commandments?
00:42:07.72\00:42:09.06
Dear friend, let
me tell you something:
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marvelous thing about this
Book is every time you open it
00:42:19.97\00:42:22.40
it says the same thing.
00:42:22.60\00:42:23.97
And I run onto
people that want to say:
00:42:24.84\00:42:26.44
"Oh, you don't have to
keep the commandments of God. "
00:42:26.64\00:42:28.24
I'm sorry... every time I read
that it tells me the same thing.
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"If you love Me,
keep My commandments. "
00:42:31.98\00:42:34.18
So God makes it clear.
00:42:43.26\00:42:44.59
So God makes it very
clear that He wants you and I
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to keep His commandments.
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OK... what does the
papal power say about it?
00:42:53.23\00:42:57.31
Not only did they
change the fourth commandment
00:43:18.93\00:43:22.16
but they did away
with the second one.
00:43:22.36\00:43:24.47
It's not there in
the catechism at all.
00:43:24.97\00:43:27.70
They took the
tenth one and divided it.
00:43:27.90\00:43:30.01
When I read the next statement
that I'm going to read to you
00:43:31.34\00:43:35.34
I really had a hard
time thinking that maybe
00:43:36.58\00:43:40.48
that had been
written by a priest...
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.82
so I called him up
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and I talked to him personally.
00:43:46.12\00:43:48.26
And he told me: "No
question; I wrote it.
00:43:48.46\00:43:51.06
That's what I believe;
what I believe's true. "
00:43:51.26\00:43:53.19
This is what he
says. Listen, folks:
00:43:53.40\00:43:55.76
Said: "Nothing in
here... nothing in here
00:44:29.10\00:44:32.87
that gives that right.
It's just the church's sense
00:44:33.07\00:44:35.77
of its own power. " Now listen:
00:44:35.97\00:44:38.17
That's what a priest is saying.
00:44:59.19\00:45:01.50
He said: "If you're going to
build your faith on the Word of
00:45:01.70\00:45:04.47
God and you're going to
say: 'this is where I stand... '
00:45:04.67\00:45:07.77
then dear friend, let
me tell you something:
00:45:07.97\00:45:09.44
you have only
one thing you can do
00:45:09.64\00:45:11.31
and that's keep the Sabbath. "
00:45:11.51\00:45:12.87
'Cause there is no scriptural
authority for the changing
00:45:13.98\00:45:18.31
of the Sabbath. It's not there!
00:45:18.51\00:45:20.82
Let me read you
another one. This comes from
00:45:22.08\00:45:23.59
The Catholic Record:
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It says it's above it.
00:45:38.87\00:45:40.24
OK... Revelation 13:15:
00:45:41.90\00:45:45.87
Now I told you when it
talks about giving breath to
00:45:53.75\00:45:56.52
an image... OK, and I told you
00:45:56.72\00:45:59.75
that if you're
going to make an image...
00:45:59.95\00:46:02.42
if you're going to
make an image of a dog
00:46:02.62\00:46:05.06
you make it look like a cat.
00:46:05.26\00:46:07.03
Huh?
00:46:08.33\00:46:10.07
No! If you're going to
make an image of a dog,
00:46:10.27\00:46:12.60
you make it look like a dog.
00:46:12.80\00:46:14.74
Well if this beast is
going to make an image of
00:46:14.94\00:46:18.07
the papal power, meaning it's
got to be like the papal power
00:46:18.27\00:46:21.71
and the papal power stand for
unification of church and state.
00:46:21.91\00:46:24.71
OK. So when it
speaks of this power
00:46:24.91\00:46:27.98
here giving life or
breath to the image of the beast
00:46:28.18\00:46:31.45
that means it
makes it come to life.
00:46:31.65\00:46:33.86
Are you with me? All right.
00:46:34.26\00:46:36.19
So what happens here?
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Any time you have a
beast and it says it speaks
00:46:46.33\00:46:49.60
and it causes
speak means legislation.
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Cause means enforcement.
00:46:54.61\00:46:57.51
That's literally what it means.
00:46:58.51\00:47:00.18
So it says that there
will be government power.
00:47:00.38\00:47:04.09
He what? Caused.
That means enforcement.
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Therefore, today at this time
00:47:20.84\00:47:24.27
people do not have
the mark of the beast
00:47:24.47\00:47:26.64
because it has not
been enforced by government.
00:47:26.84\00:47:30.88
OK... is there
tendencies that way?
00:47:31.18\00:47:35.45
Is there anything happening?
00:47:35.85\00:47:37.52
Well let me read you some state-
ments that were made lately.
00:47:37.92\00:47:41.26
This comes from The
Roman Catechism 1985:
00:47:41.66\00:47:45.96
Saying civil authority
should cooperate with the pastor
00:48:02.71\00:48:05.75
and do this.
00:48:05.95\00:48:07.28
Said: "Enforce it. "
00:48:18.69\00:48:20.33
One more. This comes
from another edition, 1994:
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So what I'm telling
you today is taking place.
00:48:52.26\00:48:55.76
It's developing.
00:48:55.96\00:48:57.30
Quickly... how will this happen?
00:48:57.33\00:49:00.14
How will the mark of
the beast go into effect?
00:49:00.94\00:49:02.94
Folks, if you say you can't
buy or sell that's called what?
00:49:03.84\00:49:08.71
Boycott. But you
can't boycott people
00:49:09.21\00:49:12.21
as long as they've got money.
00:49:12.41\00:49:14.22
Because if you can't buy
it at the front of the store
00:49:15.32\00:49:17.19
you can buy it at the
back of the store. OK?
00:49:17.39\00:49:20.36
But something is happening
that's changing all that today.
00:49:20.56\00:49:23.93
You know what's changing it?
00:49:30.83\00:49:33.13
This... the Internet.
00:49:33.34\00:49:37.17
You see, it's
possible for you to shop today
00:49:37.37\00:49:42.11
anywhere in the world.
00:49:42.31\00:49:44.15
You can get on the Internet
00:49:45.55\00:49:46.88
and you can buy
things all over the world.
00:49:46.92\00:49:48.92
But these people in other coun-
tries that are selling products
00:49:49.12\00:49:54.42
they want to make
sure they're being paid.
00:49:54.62\00:49:57.33
So what is developing?
00:49:58.03\00:49:59.63
What is developing is
what is called "cybermoney. "
00:50:00.03\00:50:03.73
Cybermoney makes it possible
for you to buy something
00:50:05.13\00:50:08.97
in Denmark and pay for it.
00:50:09.17\00:50:12.37
But you've gotta
have a number to do that.
00:50:12.57\00:50:15.14
And any time you have a number
00:50:16.41\00:50:18.25
all they've gotta do is
say: "Don't accept that number"
00:50:18.45\00:50:21.38
and you've been boycotted.
00:50:21.58\00:50:23.22
We are quickly moving
to a cashless society.
00:50:24.15\00:50:29.02
Much quicker than most
people have any idea of.
00:50:29.22\00:50:34.00
What about the believers today?
00:50:34.20\00:50:36.03
What about you and me?
00:50:36.23\00:50:38.50
This is what it says:
00:50:38.70\00:50:40.54
What does it mean?
Who are God's followers?
00:50:51.38\00:50:53.58
Let me tell you quickly
who God's followers are.
00:50:53.78\00:50:55.88
They're people
that follow the Lord.
00:51:00.22\00:51:02.56
Follow the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:51:02.76\00:51:04.53
They're a small group.
00:51:05.53\00:51:06.96
I'm sorry... never
going to be a great big group.
00:51:07.36\00:51:09.50
Bible doesn't promise
that so don't expect it to be.
00:51:09.70\00:51:12.73
Thirdly, they believe in
salvation by Jesus alone.
00:51:13.40\00:51:17.37
No other way.
00:51:17.57\00:51:19.04
Four: they keep
God's commandments.
00:51:19.24\00:51:22.68
Five: they have faith in Jesus.
00:51:23.38\00:51:26.58
I'm talking about
the believers of today.
00:51:26.78\00:51:29.68
Have God's seal
in their forehead.
00:51:30.99\00:51:33.59
These are God's people.
00:51:33.79\00:51:35.96
What about: they
uphold God's Sabbath?
00:51:36.16\00:51:39.89
These are people
that follow the Lord.
00:51:40.30\00:51:42.96
What about those
that follow the beast?
00:51:43.16\00:51:46.43
What does the
Bible say about them?
00:51:46.84\00:51:48.67
Well, they're
gonna worship the beast.
00:51:48.87\00:51:52.77
That's who they
give their commitment to.
00:51:53.17\00:51:55.18
Secondly, they're a huge group.
00:51:55.58\00:51:59.18
Vast majority.
00:51:59.38\00:52:00.75
If you think you're
going to follow the majority
00:52:00.95\00:52:02.82
and get to heaven,
you missed it. Sorry.
00:52:03.02\00:52:06.09
Third, they believe
in salvation by works.
00:52:06.76\00:52:10.39
Four: they keep
men's commandments.
00:52:11.46\00:52:14.86
Five: presumption
in place of faith.
00:52:16.20\00:52:20.07
Have the beast's
mark in their foreheads.
00:52:21.47\00:52:23.77
And they uphold
Sunday counterfeit.
00:52:24.74\00:52:27.44
That's what the Scripture says.
00:52:27.64\00:52:29.24
Two different groups.
00:52:29.64\00:52:30.98
There's not three groups, folks.
There's only gonna be two.
00:52:31.15\00:52:34.85
That's it.
00:52:35.05\00:52:36.48
Peter and the other
apostles... they said this:
00:52:37.75\00:52:42.52
Amen!
00:52:51.67\00:52:53.00
You see, you and I must
place ourselves completely
00:52:53.03\00:52:56.10
upon God's side... follow Him.
00:52:56.30\00:52:59.44
You see, God today...
We're down at the end, folks.
00:52:59.64\00:53:03.61
God today is asking you
00:53:03.81\00:53:06.21
to decide, you know.
00:53:06.61\00:53:09.08
Who are you going to worship?
00:53:09.28\00:53:10.65
Choose you this day
whom you will serve.
00:53:11.35\00:53:15.56
Choose ye this day
00:53:19.39\00:53:23.93
whom ye will serve
00:53:24.33\00:53:28.70
and let it be
00:53:29.34\00:53:34.41
the Lord!
00:53:34.61\00:53:39.15
Choose ye this day
00:53:39.55\00:53:43.92
whom ye will love
00:53:44.32\00:53:48.12
and make it Christ
00:53:48.52\00:53:53.09
all else above.
00:53:53.70\00:53:59.63
God loves each sinner...
00:54:00.34\00:54:04.21
He chose you of old.
00:54:04.51\00:54:09.61
His great love story
00:54:10.01\00:54:14.35
on Calv'ry was told!
00:54:14.98\00:54:20.06
So choose ye this day
00:54:20.46\00:54:26.06
whom ye will serve...
00:54:26.49\00:54:31.40
and let it
00:54:31.83\00:54:35.84
be
00:54:36.04\00:54:38.27
the Lord!
00:54:38.67\00:54:44.11
There's a popular movie
that depicts the complete
00:54:44.31\00:54:47.95
annihilation of the
world through earthquakes,
00:54:48.15\00:54:51.12
fires, tsunamis, and
floods in the year 2012.
00:54:51.32\00:54:56.02
Jesus warns us
against setting dates
00:54:56.42\00:54:58.79
in Matthew 24:36.
00:54:58.99\00:55:01.26
"But of that day
and hour no one knows,
00:55:01.66\00:55:04.23
not even the angels of
heaven, but My Father only. "
00:55:04.63\00:55:08.04
While this film
may be entertaining
00:55:08.44\00:55:10.37
it has done nothing
but heighten the fear
00:55:10.57\00:55:13.34
of the people of this world.
00:55:13.54\00:55:15.18
For many years now we
have seen the signs of a world
00:55:15.38\00:55:18.71
in a state of collapse.
00:55:18.91\00:55:20.52
And even unbelievers are
increasingly uncomfortable
00:55:20.72\00:55:24.35
with the way things are going.
00:55:24.55\00:55:26.19
Truly we stand on the
very edge of earth's history.
00:55:26.59\00:55:30.26
And believe me, the $250
million spent on special effects
00:55:30.66\00:55:35.36
for this film
don't even come close
00:55:35.56\00:55:38.23
to what is about to be
unleashed upon mankind.
00:55:38.43\00:55:41.84
The Bible warns of
wars, famines, pestilence,
00:55:42.34\00:55:46.54
and earthquakes culmi-
nating in the most spectacular
00:55:46.74\00:55:50.08
upheaval this
world has ever seen.
00:55:50.28\00:55:52.68
Just listen to this description
00:55:53.08\00:55:54.78
found in
Revelation the 6th chapter.
00:55:54.98\00:55:57.32
"And behold, there
was a great earthquake
00:55:57.52\00:55:59.85
and the sun became black
as the sackcloth of hair.
00:56:00.06\00:56:03.46
And the moon became like blood.
00:56:03.86\00:56:06.13
And the stars of the
heavens fell to the earth
00:56:06.33\00:56:08.33
as a fig tree drops its
late figs when it is shaken
00:56:08.53\00:56:12.30
by a mighty wind.
00:56:12.50\00:56:14.07
Then the sky receded as as
scroll when it is rolled up
00:56:14.27\00:56:17.91
and every mountain and island
were moved out of its place. "
00:56:18.11\00:56:21.64
Friends, this will
not be a Hollywood movie.
00:56:22.38\00:56:25.85
These events
will surely take place
00:56:26.31\00:56:28.55
and we must warn the
world as quickly as possible.
00:56:28.75\00:56:32.05
You see, there will
be NO SECRET RAPTURE.
00:56:32.45\00:56:36.52
Every human being alive
at the time will be affected
00:56:37.03\00:56:40.66
whether they are
wicked or righteous.
00:56:40.96\00:56:43.13
But while the fear that has
gripped the hearts of the wicked
00:56:43.53\00:56:46.50
will cause them to beg
for rocks to fall on them
00:56:46.70\00:56:49.87
those who are righteous
00:56:50.27\00:56:51.91
will welcome these events
as signs of Christ's coming.
00:56:52.11\00:56:55.34
They will say:
"Behold this is our God!
00:56:55.78\00:56:58.18
We have waited for
Him and He will save us! "
00:56:58.58\00:57:01.98
Listen to these glorious words
00:57:02.38\00:57:04.39
from I Thessalonians 4:
00:57:04.59\00:57:06.79
"For the Lord Himself will
descend from heaven with a shout
00:57:06.99\00:57:09.72
with the voice of the archangel
00:57:10.13\00:57:12.63
and with the trumpet of God.
00:57:12.83\00:57:14.50
And the dead in
Christ will rise first.
00:57:14.90\00:57:17.13
Then we who are alive and remain
00:57:17.53\00:57:19.67
shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds
00:57:19.87\00:57:22.40
to meet the Lord in the air.
00:57:22.80\00:57:24.31
And thus we shall
always be with the Lord.
00:57:24.71\00:57:27.14
Wherefore, comfort one
another with these words. "
00:57:27.34\00:57:30.88
Oh friends, our burden
is to share this good news
00:57:31.28\00:57:34.72
to bring comfort to
those who are living in fear.
00:57:34.92\00:57:37.52
That's why we continue to
preach the gospel of salvation
00:57:37.72\00:57:41.36
through Jesus Christ
to anyone who will listen.
00:57:41.56\00:57:44.49
To see a soul come to Jesus
00:57:44.99\00:57:46.90
and be saved is worth
any cost and all efforts.
00:57:47.10\00:57:51.10
That's why this ministry exists.
00:57:51.30\00:57:53.23
Won't you help us?
00:57:53.54\00:57:54.87
Please consider
what you can do for those
00:57:55.00\00:57:57.14
who still don't
know about Jesus.
00:57:57.34\00:57:58.94
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