Have you ever had someone
tell you to remember something?
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That usually means they
think that you will forget it?
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Would you find
it hard to believe
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that most of the world
has forgotten something
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that God Himself
told us to remember?
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Would you believe
that if we remembered
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it would be the
key to our overworked,
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overstressed, and
overanxious society?
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I will be sharing
what God said to remember
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on Unlocking Bible Prophecies,
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The rise of an
international pandemic.
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Breaking news
about the Coronavirus.
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Polarizing global politics.
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The
mismanagement and corruption.
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Increasingly
destructive natural disasters.
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Bushfires in
Australia are a warning
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of what may be to
come around the world.
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What does it all mean?
What does the future hold?
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Join international
speaker Cami Oetman
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on a journey for answers
in Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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In her travels around the world,
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she's come face to face
with real life struggles,
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but in the midst of them,
she's found miracles of hope.
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Join Cami Oetman for
Unlocking Bible Prophecies
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as she shares how Bible prophecy
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is being fulfilled
faster than ever before.
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Hi, I'm Cami.
Welcome back, friends.
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In the last presentation,
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we learned that God's
way the law is timeless
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and it's actually His character.
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God wrote the
Ten Commandment law,
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so we could
enjoy an abundant life.
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He wants us to
share in His character.
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What's really interesting to me
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is that there are thousands
of man-made laws in the world.
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But God in His infinite wisdom
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has summarized His law
in only Ten Commandments.
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We can see that many
of our modern law codes
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are based in God's laws.
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Would you be surprised
that one of the commandments
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has been almost
entirely forgotten?
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Yesterday's presentation
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The Way supplied the
foundation for tonight's topic.
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My video crew and I visited
a remote village in Madagascar
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to document Mama
Cisit's shocking journey,
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what she learned what
you will learn tonight.
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Stay tuned, that
story is coming up.
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I want to remind you
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Let's pray now as we
study The Authentic Seal.
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Heavenly Father,
King of the universe,
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king of our hearts.
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Lord, thank You so much
for giving us Your Word,
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to guide us
through this dark world
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so that we would have
You as our lighthouse, Lord.
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As we study the authentic seal,
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it is important for
us to have clear minds
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so that we can
grasp your truth, Lord.
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Lead us in such a way.
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Have every listener be imbued
with the Holy Spirit right now,
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as we want to know You more
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and fall deeper in
love with You today.
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In Jesus' precious
powerful name, amen.
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Now, I feel
impressed to share with you
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that my intention
for standing before you
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is to share only truth
straight from the Bible.
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Now some of these
truths may be new to you,
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as they once were to me,
but stick with me, friend.
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I promise you that I'm speaking
from a heart out of love
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for honesty and integrity.
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Each topic builds upon the last
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and as we are making our way
to some shocking Bible subjects
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know that the truth may
hurt or be uncomfortable,
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but it never
betrays or leads you astray.
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You need to see the
answers from your Bible
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to make informed decisions.
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Also, we will be going
through many scriptures tonight,
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and for the sake of time,
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we will only show portions
of a few of the longer texts.
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So I encourage you to
look up each text for yourself
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after this program
is initially streamed,
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you can go back pause the video
and read each verse in full.
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I want you to
meet Shrek the sheep.
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He became famous a while back.
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Shrek had wandered away
from a shepherd and got lost.
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For six years he was
hiding in caves for taking cover
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and survived there alone.
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And during this isolation
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his wool grew and
grew to an extra 60 pounds,
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that's 27 kilograms
of extra wool on him.
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Most sheep have a
fleece of about 10 pounds
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or four and a half kilograms.
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Shrek was so
burdened and weighted down
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as he carried six times
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the regular
weight of his fleece,
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which Shrek didn't know
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is that the
shepherd never gave up
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searching for him.
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The day came when he found
and rescued his lost sheep.
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It took just
moments to shave off
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the extra burden of wool
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that Shrek had
accumulated for those six years.
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Friends, in Matthew 11:28-30,
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Jesus says, "Come to Me,
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all you who labor
and are heavy laden,
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and I will give you rest.
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Take My yoke upon
you and learn from Me,
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for I am gentle
and lowly in heart,
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and you will find
rest for your souls.
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For My yoke is easy,
and My burden is light."
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Friends, let's be
unburdened tonight
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by our shepherd Jesus,
as His truth sets us free.
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Let's remember our theme.
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If it's in the
Bible, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the
Bible, then it's not for me.
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Would you be surprised to learn
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that God has a
special sign, seal, or mark
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that He places upon His people?
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Would you be shocked to learn
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that unless a person has
this mark at Jesus return,
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he cannot enter
the kingdom of God?
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I want us to start by looking
in the last book of the Bible
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where we will unlock
an end-time prophecy.
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In Revelation 7:1-3,
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a mighty angel has commanded
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that the final winds
of war and destruction,
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not unleash upon us
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until something very
important has been completed.
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What is that
important something?
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Let's read Revelation 7:1-3.
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"After these
things I saw four angels
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standing at the four
corners of the earth,
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holding the four
winds of the earth,
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that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
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or the sea or any tree."
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In symbolic
language, winds represent war,
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strife, and destruction.
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Verse 2,
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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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Do not harm the
earth, the sea, or the trees
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till we have sealed
the servants of our God
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in their foreheads."
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Okay.
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The angel is saying
that God will not permit
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destruction to
come upon the earth
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until His people have
all received His seal.
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How far and wide
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will this serious
message be presented?
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That includes the truth
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about God's seal, sign, or mark?
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Let's look in Revelation 14:6,
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"Then I saw another angel
fly in the midst of heaven,
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having the everlasting gospel
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to preach to those
who dwell on the earth,
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to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people."
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What a colossal task.
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But Jesus said
in Matthew 28:18-19,
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"All authority
has been given to me.
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Go therefore and make
disciples of all nations."
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The terms sign, seal, and mark
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are used
interchangeably in Scripture,
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all representing the same thing.
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Now here are a few
examples of just this.
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Romans 4:11
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says the sign, a seal of
the righteous of the faith.
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Another example, Ezekiel 9:4,
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put a mark on the foreheads.
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Revelation 7:2-3,
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speaks about a
seal of the living God
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and sealed the servants.
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So what is a seal?
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How is it sometimes
used in a figurative manner?
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Ephesians 1:13 says,
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"After you heard
the word of truth,
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the gospel of your salvation,
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having believed you were sealed
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with the Holy
Spirit of promise."
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Ephesians 4:30,
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"And do not grieve
the Holy Spirit of God,
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by whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption."
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Okay, friends, now in the Bible
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two figurative uses
of the seal are made.
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First, a seal may stand
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for truth or requirement of God.
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Second, a seal may indicate
God's ownership and approval.
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In ancient times, a seal
is used to signify ownership
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to indicate genuine
intent and to show authenticity.
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God's seal which He
places on the foreheads
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of His true followers
indicates we belong to Him.
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We are genuine, trusted,
authentic followers of Christ.
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Placing his seal on
the forehead implies
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that the one sealed has
a total commitment to God
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and His will to the
principles of His government
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not because of any
tradition or custom
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and not just for show.
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Matthew 7:20,
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"For by their
fruits, you will know them."
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Our action show
who we truly belong to
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and who we really worship.
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What three things does
a government seal contain?
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Okay.
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Government seals are
used to officially identify
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national laws and
authorize legal documents,
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such a seal must
give the lawgiver's name.
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So the name of
its presiding officer,
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the title that
would be like President,
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Prime minister, King,
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and the territory
over which he presides.
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What is God's
seal in His holy law?
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Let's go to the Ten Commandments
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in Exodus 20:8-11.
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"The seventh day is a
Sabbath of the Lord your God.
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For in six days the Lord
made the heavens and the earth."
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The fourth commandment
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is the seal of God's
Ten Commandment laws.
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Let's look at why.
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Because it has God's
name, says the Lord thy God,
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God's title or office as Creator
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because He made, and
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thirdly it has God's
territory, heaven and earth.
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The fourth commandment declares
an unmistakable language,
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the authority that
backs the Ten Commandments,
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the authority of our Creator,
and the government of God.
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Revelation is
clear, we worship God
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because He's our
Creator and our Redeemer.
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Revelation 4:10-11
shows us just that.
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"Worship Him who
lives forever and ever.
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You are worthy, O Lord,
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to receive
glory, honor, and power,
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for You created all things,
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and by Your will they
exist and were created."
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Then in Revelation 5:9, it says,
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"You are worthy,
for you were slain,
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and have redeemed us
to God by Your blood."
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So what right does God have
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to ask us to
worship Him His way?
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The fact that He is our Creator.
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And what has God
provided for His people
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as a sign, seal or
mark of His creating
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and redeeming power?
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Let's have Him tell us.
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Exodus 31:16-17,
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God says, "Keep the Sabbath,
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to observe the Sabbath
throughout their generations,
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for a perpetual covenant."
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That means ongoing promise.
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"It is a sign between Me
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and the children
of Israel forever:
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for in six days, the Lord
made the heavens and earth,
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and on the seventh day He
rested and was refreshed."
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Ezekiel 20:12,
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says, "Moreover I
also gave them My Sabbaths,
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to be a sign
between them and Me,
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that they might know
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that I am the Lord
who sanctifies them."
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God Himself made
the Sabbath a sign
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of His creating redeeming power.
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When I keep it holy,
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I demonstrate my
acceptance of Him
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as my Creator and Savior.
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Where does the great angel
of Revelation 7 say the sign
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or seal of God will
be placed on a person?
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Let's look.
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Revelation 7:3
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says, "Sealed the servants
of our God on their foreheads."
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Is this a literal
stamp in our flesh?
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Romans 7:25, "I thank God,
through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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So then, with the mind I
myself serve the law of God,
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but with the
flesh, the law of sin."
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Friends, the
forehead represents the mind,
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the crown of the brain.
00:14:10.41\00:14:12.61
One thing that separates
us from the rest of creation
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is the ability to
choose and discern
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between right and wrong.
00:14:19.72\00:14:22.46
That is our morality.
00:14:22.49\00:14:25.19
The only part of the
brain that controls discernment
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is the frontal lobe
or the prefrontal cortex.
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This area is responsible
for the executive functions.
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It is a center for
thinking, reasoning,
00:14:36.17\00:14:39.44
judgment,
behavior, and emotions.
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The frontal lobe is so important
00:14:42.94\00:14:45.51
that the Lord says
00:14:45.55\00:14:46.88
that it is the
center of worship.
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Our ability to be
informed, to understand,
00:14:51.15\00:14:54.69
and to make choices come solely
from this area of our brain.
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When we consent to
keep God's Sabbath,
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we are mat marked
or signed in our minds,
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which is
represented by the forehead.
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Just think of it.
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Angels are holding
back the fury of Satan
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until God's people
have accepted his sign.
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What mercy.
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This is happening now, friends.
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People are learning
about the Bible Sabbath
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and deciding to accept it.
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When did God make the Sabbath?
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Genesis 2:1-4,
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"When in the day
that the Lord God made
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the earth and the heavens."
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After the six days of creation,
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God made the Sabbath on
the seventh day, Saturday.
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From what did
God make the Sabbath?
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Exodus 20:10,
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"The seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord your God."
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God made the
Sabbath from a 24-hour day,
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the seventh day,
it is made of time,
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and time is what it
takes to develop a warm,
00:16:03.63\00:16:07.26
loving
friendship with your Lord.
00:16:07.30\00:16:10.10
He offers me 24 hours a
week of His priceless time,
00:16:10.13\00:16:15.00
so He and I can
become close friends.
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It's just like a marriage.
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It cannot succeed
00:16:19.87\00:16:21.28
unless the partners
spend time together,
00:16:21.31\00:16:24.91
neither will my love
relationship with the Lord
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succeed unless I make our
time spent together a priority.
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The devil hates
the Sabbath truth
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because you cannot be saved
00:16:35.52\00:16:36.86
without a relationship with God,
00:16:36.89\00:16:39.69
knowing and loving the Lord.
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You see, all
relationships are built
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within the context of time.
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What happens to a marriage
00:16:48.24\00:16:49.57
when a husband and wife
stop spending quality time?
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It begins to fall apart.
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We need to make time
00:16:55.48\00:16:56.81
to communicate with
each other to stay close.
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The devil wants
to keep us so busy
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working and stressed out so
we do not make time for God.
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Why did God choose
the element of time
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to focus our minds on Him?
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He created us for
fellowship with Him,
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which requires time.
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For God so loved the
world that He gave us His Son
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for 33 and a half years.
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So we would have
face-to-face time with Him
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on this earth.
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Nothing is more meaningful
00:17:28.08\00:17:29.64
than a unit of
time spent together.
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God did three things at creation
00:17:32.81\00:17:35.08
that made the
seventh day special.
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Genesis 2:2-3,
"And on the seventh day,
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God ended His
work which He had done,
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and He rested on the seventh day
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from all His work
which He had done.
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Then God blessed the seventh day
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and sanctified it."
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Sanctify means to set
apart for a sacred use.
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This literal 24-hour period
00:18:00.04\00:18:02.01
was made holy by
the God of the universe,
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from the very
beginning of time itself.
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When God blesses something,
for how long is it blessed?
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A year, a decade, a century?
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1 Chronicles 17:27
gives us the answer,
00:18:16.62\00:18:20.83
"That it may continue
before You for forever,
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for You have blessed it, O Lord,
00:18:24.57\00:18:26.70
and it shall be
blessed forever."
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For whom did God
make the Sabbath?
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Mark 2:27. Jesus said,
00:18:33.78\00:18:36.48
"The Sabbath was made for man
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and not man for the Sabbath."
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If you think about it,
00:18:43.62\00:18:44.95
man was created on the sixth day
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and the Sabbath was made for man
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on the next day, the seventh.
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Was the Sabbath
made for only Jews?
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When God made the Sabbath,
there was no Jew or Gentile,
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only mankind.
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God made the Sabbath for
Adam and all his descendants.
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That includes you and me.
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Let's look at how
God's commandments existed
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before Moses on Mount Sinai.
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We find in Exodus 16
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the Israelites
have escaped Egypt
00:19:18.52\00:19:20.66
and are now
wandering in the wilderness.
00:19:20.69\00:19:23.06
There's no easy access to food.
00:19:23.09\00:19:25.36
So they cry out to God
00:19:25.39\00:19:27.33
to help them
please they're hungry.
00:19:27.36\00:19:30.53
In return, God
promises in Exodus 16:4
00:19:30.57\00:19:35.30
to provide them with manna
or sweet bread from heaven,
00:19:35.34\00:19:39.71
which they are
to gather six days
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but in verse 5
says God instructs
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that on the sixth day
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which is called
preparation day in the Bible,
00:19:46.58\00:19:48.58
they are to gather
twice as much manna.
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Later in verses 25-26,
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God warns there will be no manna
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found in the
fields on the seventh day,
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which is the Sabbath.
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And verse 30 tells us why.
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They kept the seventh day
holy by resting from any work.
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The manna shows us today
00:20:09.70\00:20:11.44
that God's people knew
to keep the Sabbath holy
00:20:11.47\00:20:15.04
before the commandments
were given on Mount Sinai.
00:20:15.08\00:20:18.61
Found four
chapters later in Exodus 20.
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You see, by then,
it was a reminder,
00:20:22.42\00:20:25.25
God wrote on tables of stone,
00:20:25.29\00:20:27.19
not in the sand or
on a piece of paper,
00:20:27.22\00:20:30.06
His law is to endure forever.
00:20:30.09\00:20:33.76
Exodus 20:8,
00:20:33.80\00:20:35.56
"Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy."
00:20:35.60\00:20:39.53
This is the only commandment
00:20:39.57\00:20:41.17
that begins
with a word remember,
00:20:41.20\00:20:44.74
because God knew
people would forget.
00:20:44.77\00:20:48.31
The question arises, then,
00:20:48.34\00:20:50.55
what could possibly cause man
00:20:50.58\00:20:52.41
to forget God's original command
00:20:52.45\00:20:54.42
to keep the seventh day holy?
00:20:54.45\00:20:57.32
God foresaw that the archenemy
00:20:57.35\00:20:59.92
would mess with
His commandments,
00:20:59.95\00:21:02.72
as we studied last night,
00:21:02.76\00:21:04.53
and He foresaw the need
to bring us back to His ways.
00:21:04.56\00:21:10.17
We need to know
whether the Ten Commandments
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which mandate Sabbath
keeping have ever been changed.
00:21:12.60\00:21:16.94
When Jesus was accused of
doing away with God's law,
00:21:16.97\00:21:20.61
He made it very clear.
00:21:20.64\00:21:22.51
In Luke 16:17,
00:21:22.54\00:21:24.91
"It is easier for
heaven and earth to pass
00:21:24.95\00:21:29.35
than for one tittle or
detail of the law to fail."
00:21:29.38\00:21:33.76
God's law and His
commandments are the same thing.
00:21:33.79\00:21:37.73
Matthew 5:17-19, Jesus said,
00:21:37.76\00:21:40.90
"Do not think that I
came to destroy the law
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or the prophets.
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I did not come to
destroy, but to fulfill."
00:21:45.57\00:21:49.14
Meaning, to uphold the law.
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Romans 13:10 references
many of the commandments
00:21:51.87\00:21:55.01
in these New Testament
verses, summing them up with,
00:21:55.04\00:21:59.45
love is the
fulfillment of the law.
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Note that in the New Testament,
00:22:03.39\00:22:05.25
it tells us what day
Jesus and Paul kept holy.
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I want to know that.
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Let's look, Luke 4:16,
00:22:11.89\00:22:13.90
"So He, speaking of
Jesus, came to Nazareth,
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where He had been brought up.
00:22:17.80\00:22:19.77
And as His custom was,
00:22:19.80\00:22:21.90
He went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day,
00:22:21.94\00:22:26.21
and stood up to read."
00:22:26.24\00:22:28.28
Jesus kept the Sabbath day holy.
00:22:28.31\00:22:31.48
Let's look at
Acts 17:2, then Paul.
00:22:31.51\00:22:34.18
Now Paul comes
after Jesus has died
00:22:34.22\00:22:37.49
and rose again and
ascended to heaven.
00:22:37.52\00:22:39.45
And here Paul
tells us what he's doing.
00:22:39.49\00:22:42.49
"Paul, as his
custom was, went into them,
00:22:42.52\00:22:46.06
and for three Sabbaths
00:22:46.09\00:22:47.73
reasoned with them
from the Scriptures."
00:22:47.76\00:22:50.43
Acts 18:4,
00:22:50.47\00:22:51.80
"And he Paul reasoned in
the synagogue every Sabbath,
00:22:51.83\00:22:57.51
and persuaded
both Jews and Greeks."
00:22:57.54\00:23:01.14
You see the
Sabbath is for everyone
00:23:01.18\00:23:03.65
and Paul was keeping it himself.
00:23:03.68\00:23:06.55
Does it surprise you to learn
00:23:06.58\00:23:08.18
that Jesus and His followers
even after Christ's death,
00:23:08.22\00:23:11.32
kept the Sabbath,
God's seventh day holy.
00:23:11.35\00:23:15.82
Whenever in
doubt, with what to do,
00:23:15.86\00:23:18.49
do what Jesus did.
00:23:18.53\00:23:21.73
Jesus is our
example, in all things,
00:23:21.76\00:23:24.77
including Sabbath keeping.
00:23:24.80\00:23:28.34
1 Peter 2:21 reads,
00:23:28.37\00:23:31.14
"Because Christ
also suffered for us,
00:23:31.17\00:23:34.74
leaving us an example,
00:23:34.78\00:23:37.41
that you should
follow His steps."
00:23:37.45\00:23:40.22
To learn that
Jesus kept the Sabbath
00:23:40.25\00:23:42.32
affects me personally
00:23:42.35\00:23:44.25
because I want to follow
Him as He is my Lord and Savior,
00:23:44.29\00:23:49.22
so if He kept the
Sabbath, so will I.
00:23:49.26\00:23:53.63
The Christian
Gentiles also kept the Sabbath.
00:23:53.66\00:23:56.26
In Acts 13:42-44, it tells us,
00:23:56.30\00:23:59.87
"So when the Jews
went out of the synagogue,
00:23:59.90\00:24:02.54
the Gentiles begged
00:24:02.57\00:24:04.31
that these words
might be preached to them
00:24:04.34\00:24:06.64
the next Sabbath.
00:24:06.68\00:24:08.48
Paul and Barnabas persuaded them
00:24:08.51\00:24:10.45
to continue in the grace of God.
00:24:10.48\00:24:12.51
And on the next Sabbath,
00:24:12.55\00:24:14.98
almost the whole
city came together
00:24:15.02\00:24:17.65
to hear the Word of God."
00:24:17.69\00:24:20.76
Keep in mind these
scriptures are after Jesus died,
00:24:20.79\00:24:23.93
rose from the grave,
and ascended to heaven.
00:24:23.96\00:24:26.56
It is vital for us to understand
00:24:26.59\00:24:28.86
how the Bible
identifies these three days.
00:24:28.90\00:24:33.03
The order of events
over these three days
00:24:33.07\00:24:35.14
goes like this.
00:24:35.17\00:24:37.37
Friday, which is the
sixth day of the week,
00:24:37.41\00:24:41.08
was the day Christ died,
00:24:41.11\00:24:43.01
which is called
00:24:43.04\00:24:44.38
the preparation
day in the Bible.
00:24:44.41\00:24:46.92
The next day would be
the seventh day of the week.
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The Bible calls the Sabbath.
00:24:51.45\00:24:54.42
Jesus rested on in
the tomb on Saturday,
00:24:54.46\00:24:59.23
the Sabbath, and
then the next day,
00:24:59.26\00:25:02.50
which would be the
first day of the week,
00:25:02.53\00:25:04.53
Jesus rose from the grave.
00:25:04.57\00:25:06.87
Scripture called
Sunday, the first day.
00:25:06.90\00:25:10.44
The identity of
the Sabbath is clear.
00:25:10.47\00:25:13.84
Sabbath is the seventh
day of the weekly cycle
00:25:13.88\00:25:17.95
or the day we call Saturday.
00:25:17.98\00:25:21.25
Many Christians have said,
00:25:21.28\00:25:23.95
but we worship on Sunday
in honor of the resurrection.
00:25:23.99\00:25:28.42
Well, Christ has given us
a symbol of the resurrection.
00:25:28.46\00:25:31.99
Yes, that is true.
00:25:32.03\00:25:34.03
What does Jesus say
00:25:34.06\00:25:35.80
is a celebration
of His resurrection?
00:25:35.83\00:25:38.80
Romans 6:3-4,
00:25:38.83\00:25:41.40
"Or do you not
know that as many of us
00:25:41.44\00:25:43.77
as were baptized
into Christ Jesus
00:25:43.81\00:25:46.71
were baptized into His death?
00:25:46.74\00:25:49.31
Therefore we
were buried with Him
00:25:49.34\00:25:51.81
through baptism into death,
00:25:51.85\00:25:54.35
that just as Christ
was raised from the dead
00:25:54.38\00:25:56.72
by the glory of the Father,
00:25:56.75\00:25:58.59
even so we also should
walk in the newness of life."
00:25:58.62\00:26:04.06
So just as Jesus died,
00:26:04.09\00:26:06.29
was buried, and was resurrected,
00:26:06.33\00:26:09.23
we do that by
being baptized, friends.
00:26:09.26\00:26:13.00
We come up from
the watery grave,
00:26:13.03\00:26:15.74
to live the new life.
00:26:15.77\00:26:17.87
Baptism is the
New Testament symbol
00:26:17.91\00:26:20.88
of the resurrection.
00:26:20.91\00:26:23.24
There is no doubt
00:26:23.28\00:26:24.61
that Christ's resurrection
was an important event.
00:26:24.65\00:26:28.45
And so is His
birth, His baptism,
00:26:28.48\00:26:32.19
His crucifixion, His ascension?
00:26:32.22\00:26:35.62
Would it be logical for
Jesus to change a Sabbath day
00:26:35.66\00:26:38.89
at each important
event in His life?
00:26:38.93\00:26:42.86
It is curious then
00:26:42.90\00:26:45.60
why so many Christians worship
on the first day of the week?
00:26:45.63\00:26:49.80
Here's evidence
that Jesus did not plan
00:26:49.84\00:26:52.11
to change the Sabbath
00:26:52.14\00:26:53.48
at the time of His resurrection.
00:26:53.51\00:26:55.34
One day, Jesus
gathered His disciples together
00:26:55.38\00:26:58.21
and discussed the
coming destruction
00:26:58.25\00:27:00.05
of Jerusalem.
00:27:00.08\00:27:01.58
Matthew 24:20, Jesus says,
00:27:01.62\00:27:04.49
"And pray that your
flight may not be in winter
00:27:04.52\00:27:07.96
or on the Sabbath."
00:27:07.99\00:27:09.32
Why?
00:27:09.36\00:27:10.69
What sense would
it make for Jesus
00:27:10.73\00:27:12.16
to say to His disciples,
00:27:12.19\00:27:13.96
pray that your flight
not be on the Sabbath?
00:27:14.00\00:27:16.63
If they were not going
to be keeping the Sabbath,
00:27:16.67\00:27:19.33
it wouldn't have
made any sense at all.
00:27:19.37\00:27:21.90
Why did He say that?
00:27:21.94\00:27:23.44
You see, if they
were all worshiping
00:27:23.47\00:27:25.47
on the Sabbath
together in one place,
00:27:25.51\00:27:27.68
and the Roman
armies attack the city,
00:27:27.71\00:27:30.25
what would have happened?
00:27:30.28\00:27:31.68
The Roman armies
would have destroyed them.
00:27:31.71\00:27:34.82
Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD
00:27:34.85\00:27:37.82
years after Jesus had
already ascended to heaven.
00:27:37.85\00:27:41.72
From the beginning,
God used the Sabbath
00:27:41.76\00:27:44.36
as a covenant with His people.
00:27:44.39\00:27:46.49
Let's think about that.
00:27:46.53\00:27:48.20
How many people must there be
to form a covenant or contract?
00:27:48.23\00:27:52.73
Two.
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Can just one of the
parties change the contract?
00:27:54.14\00:27:57.31
No.
00:27:57.34\00:27:58.71
Can we then change
our covenant with God
00:27:58.74\00:28:01.81
without His acknowledgment?
00:28:01.84\00:28:04.25
Let me illustrate this.
00:28:04.28\00:28:05.95
The word
sanctify meaning set apart
00:28:05.98\00:28:08.62
is used when pertaining
to the Sabbath and marriage,
00:28:08.65\00:28:12.49
when one woman is set
apart or sanctified for one man.
00:28:12.52\00:28:16.79
Let's imagine a
wedding ceremony right now.
00:28:16.83\00:28:19.66
The handsome groom is thrilled
00:28:19.69\00:28:21.33
as he's about to
marry his beautiful bride.
00:28:21.36\00:28:25.10
The woman he's chosen
to marry has six sisters.
00:28:25.13\00:28:29.47
After the ceremony, he's
eagerly waiting in the car
00:28:29.50\00:28:31.97
excited to go
on their honeymoon.
00:28:32.01\00:28:34.48
One of her
sisters opens the car door
00:28:34.51\00:28:36.88
and slips in beside
him and says, let's go.
00:28:36.91\00:28:40.68
He looks at her
amazing response.
00:28:40.72\00:28:42.78
I didn't marry you.
I married your sister.
00:28:42.82\00:28:46.72
Her reply is, what
difference does it make?
00:28:46.76\00:28:49.42
I'm one in seven.
00:28:49.46\00:28:51.79
Friends, does it
make any difference?
00:28:51.83\00:28:54.03
Yes, to the married
couple, it certainly does.
00:28:54.06\00:28:57.07
There was only
one who is sanctified,
00:28:57.10\00:28:59.17
one who is chosen.
00:28:59.20\00:29:01.50
One woman the groom
set apart for himself.
00:29:01.54\00:29:04.84
All seven women
were not the same.
00:29:04.87\00:29:07.64
Just like not all days are
the same are created equal.
00:29:07.68\00:29:12.01
Let's not be
confused and misunderstand
00:29:12.05\00:29:14.45
the one special
day amongst the seven.
00:29:14.48\00:29:17.59
In our society,
the term Lord's Day
00:29:17.62\00:29:20.42
has become attached
00:29:20.46\00:29:21.79
to the first day
of the week, Sunday.
00:29:21.82\00:29:24.33
Because when some
read Revelation 1:10,
00:29:24.36\00:29:27.16
"I was in the
Spirit on the Lord's Day."
00:29:27.20\00:29:29.86
There are many assumptions made.
00:29:29.90\00:29:32.63
This verse does not say
the first day of the week
00:29:32.67\00:29:35.14
is the Lord's Day.
00:29:35.17\00:29:36.77
Human beings may try
to define the Lord's Day,
00:29:36.81\00:29:39.97
but Jesus knows best.
00:29:40.01\00:29:41.48
Let's allow Him to
define His own day.
00:29:41.51\00:29:44.71
Matthew 12:8,
00:29:44.75\00:29:46.31
"For the Son of Man is
Lord even of the Sabbath."
00:29:46.35\00:29:50.75
Mark 2:28,
00:29:50.79\00:29:52.22
"For the Son of Man is
Lord even of the Sabbath."
00:29:52.25\00:29:56.79
Luke 6:5,
00:29:56.83\00:29:58.33
"The Son of Man is
also Lord of the Sabbath."
00:29:58.36\00:30:02.96
Isaiah 58:13,
00:30:03.00\00:30:05.07
"If you turn away
your foot from the Sabbath,
00:30:05.10\00:30:08.07
from doing your
pleasure on My Holy day,
00:30:08.10\00:30:11.97
the holy day of the Lord."
00:30:12.01\00:30:14.91
We can clearly see that
the Lord's Day is the Sabbath,
00:30:14.94\00:30:18.71
Saturday the seventh day.
00:30:18.75\00:30:22.08
More than 100
ancient and modern languages
00:30:22.12\00:30:24.95
named the seventh
day of the week Sabbath.
00:30:24.99\00:30:28.42
Here are just a few,
00:30:28.46\00:30:29.96
in Arabic:
Sabet, Spanish: Sabado,
00:30:29.99\00:30:34.86
Ukrainian: Subota.
00:30:34.90\00:30:37.57
No matter where
you are on the planet,
00:30:37.60\00:30:39.90
the different
languages spell it out
00:30:39.93\00:30:42.17
that Sabbath is Saturday,
the seventh day of the week.
00:30:42.20\00:30:46.78
According to such
trustworthy sources
00:30:46.81\00:30:48.78
as the Royal Greenwich
Observatory in England,
00:30:48.81\00:30:52.21
and the United
States Naval Observatory,
00:30:52.25\00:30:54.42
the weekly cycle
has never changed.
00:30:54.45\00:30:58.19
Also, let's think about
our planet's solar system.
00:30:58.22\00:31:02.36
We measure our year cycle
by the earth orbiting the sun.
00:31:02.39\00:31:07.80
The month is by the
moon orbiting the earth.
00:31:07.83\00:31:11.97
The day is by the earth,
00:31:12.00\00:31:14.40
turning on its
axis every 24 hours,
00:31:14.44\00:31:19.77
but where do we get
the seven-day week from?
00:31:19.81\00:31:24.68
Bible creation.
00:31:24.71\00:31:26.98
God created the
evening and the morning
00:31:27.02\00:31:29.62
for each day and
saw that it was good.
00:31:29.65\00:31:33.15
A 24-hour day is in the Bible
00:31:33.19\00:31:36.22
is measured from
evening to evening,
00:31:36.26\00:31:39.43
which means from
sundown to sundown.
00:31:39.46\00:31:42.90
So let's be clear.
00:31:42.93\00:31:44.27
When does the
Sabbath begin and end?
00:31:44.30\00:31:47.70
Mark defines the
word evening in Mark 1:32,
00:31:47.74\00:31:53.24
"At evening when the
sun had set, sunset."
00:31:53.27\00:31:58.25
Leviticus 23:32,
"From evening to evening,
00:31:58.28\00:32:02.48
you shall
celebrate your Sabbath."
00:32:02.52\00:32:06.02
We see that
Sabbath begins at sunset,
00:32:06.05\00:32:09.52
Friday, sunset.
00:32:09.56\00:32:12.43
Genesis 1:5, "And
God called the light Day,
00:32:12.46\00:32:16.30
and the
darkness He called Night.
00:32:16.33\00:32:18.50
So evening and
morning were the first day."
00:32:18.53\00:32:22.34
When speaking about a
24-hour period or day,
00:32:22.37\00:32:24.87
the evening is always
counted before the morning.
00:32:24.91\00:32:28.71
So Sabbath is celebrated
00:32:28.74\00:32:30.85
from Friday sunset
to Saturday sunset.
00:32:30.88\00:32:34.98
For those of you
who may not think
00:32:35.02\00:32:37.05
that Ten Commandments
are in the New Testament,
00:32:37.09\00:32:39.75
they're there.
00:32:39.79\00:32:41.36
In the following texts,
00:32:41.39\00:32:42.72
we can see that
Jesus and His followers
00:32:42.76\00:32:44.89
continue to
teach the commandments
00:32:44.93\00:32:46.66
in the New Testament.
00:32:46.70\00:32:48.06
Note that the
Sabbath commandment
00:32:48.10\00:32:49.46
is mentioned the most
00:32:49.50\00:32:50.90
because He wants us to
remember its importance.
00:32:50.93\00:32:54.10
The first commandment
is found in Matthew 4:10.
00:32:54.14\00:32:57.91
The second commandment
is in 1 John and Acts.
00:32:57.94\00:33:01.18
The third
commandment is in 1 Timothy.
00:33:01.21\00:33:04.15
And you can see
00:33:04.18\00:33:05.51
that the fourth
commandment is in Matthew,
00:33:05.55\00:33:08.62
Mark, Hebrews, Colossians.
00:33:08.65\00:33:12.09
Friends, remember
00:33:12.12\00:33:14.12
that later you can
come back to this slide.
00:33:14.16\00:33:16.12
Pause the screen
00:33:16.16\00:33:17.49
and read each one of
these texts in full please,
00:33:17.53\00:33:20.16
on your own time
in your own Bible.
00:33:20.20\00:33:23.26
Are God's commandments
called the 10 suggestions,
00:33:23.30\00:33:26.13
the 10 recommendations, or
how about the 10 good ideas?
00:33:26.17\00:33:31.04
It is not enough to have
good intentions, friends,
00:33:31.07\00:33:33.54
it is not enough to do
what you think is right,
00:33:33.58\00:33:36.18
or what the
minister tells you is right.
00:33:36.21\00:33:38.68
Your soul salvation is at stake
00:33:38.71\00:33:41.62
and you should search
the scriptures for yourself.
00:33:41.65\00:33:44.75
However strong
maybe your convictions,
00:33:44.79\00:33:47.12
however confident you may be
00:33:47.16\00:33:48.72
that the minister
knows what is truth,
00:33:48.76\00:33:50.99
this is not your foundation.
00:33:51.03\00:33:53.93
The Bible
provides us a sure path
00:33:53.96\00:33:57.17
always pointing us to heaven.
00:33:57.20\00:33:59.97
What more can God do to
emphasize the permanence
00:34:00.00\00:34:03.00
of His holy Sabbath day?
00:34:03.04\00:34:04.94
He spoke it with His voice.
00:34:04.97\00:34:06.88
He wrote it with His finger
00:34:06.91\00:34:08.84
and sent His own
beloved Son Jesus
00:34:08.88\00:34:11.15
as our example to live by.
00:34:11.18\00:34:13.68
The disciples taught it
00:34:13.72\00:34:15.72
and we will keep
it on the New Earth
00:34:15.75\00:34:18.85
throughout all of eternity.
00:34:18.89\00:34:20.99
We're told that
in Isaiah 66:20-23,
00:34:21.02\00:34:25.29
"For as the new
heaven and the new earth,
00:34:25.33\00:34:28.23
which I will make
shall remain before Me,
00:34:28.26\00:34:30.63
says the Lord,
00:34:30.67\00:34:32.00
and from one Sabbath to another,
00:34:32.03\00:34:34.57
all flesh will come
to worship before Me,
00:34:34.60\00:34:38.31
says the Lord."
00:34:38.34\00:34:40.38
I can't wait for that day.
00:34:40.41\00:34:42.61
The plan has always
been to return to the garden,
00:34:42.64\00:34:45.81
God's original blueprint design.
00:34:45.85\00:34:48.95
What should be my motivation
00:34:48.98\00:34:50.49
for obedience to God's commands?
00:34:50.52\00:34:53.25
My love for the Lord
00:34:53.29\00:34:55.52
because Jesus
says in John 14:15,
00:34:55.56\00:34:59.06
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments."
00:34:59.09\00:35:02.83
If my obedience is
not motivated by love,
00:35:02.86\00:35:06.23
then it becomes heavy drudgery,
00:35:06.27\00:35:08.87
resulting in legalism.
00:35:08.90\00:35:12.97
Keeping God's holy
Sabbath day is a weekly reminder
00:35:13.01\00:35:16.11
of our roots as children
of the Great Creator God.
00:35:16.14\00:35:22.08
As we previously studied
00:35:22.12\00:35:23.45
the three angels'
messages in Revelation,
00:35:23.49\00:35:25.75
we saw the warning is
to prepare a special people
00:35:25.79\00:35:29.42
who will be loyal and obedient
to the commandments of God
00:35:29.46\00:35:33.13
and to be ready
when Jesus returns.
00:35:33.16\00:35:36.36
These are the people
who will have God's sign
00:35:36.40\00:35:39.00
or seal His
Sabbath in their foreheads.
00:35:39.03\00:35:42.90
They have made their decision.
00:35:42.94\00:35:44.97
They choose Jesus,
no matter what comes.
00:35:45.01\00:35:48.48
These people keep all
the commandments of God
00:35:48.51\00:35:52.18
and have the faith of Jesus.
00:35:52.21\00:35:54.38
They love the truth so much
00:35:54.42\00:35:56.45
that they do whatever it
takes to keep God's day holy.
00:35:56.48\00:36:00.82
There's a beautiful example
of this love and dedication
00:36:00.86\00:36:04.66
that my crew and I
filmed in Madagascar.
00:36:04.69\00:36:08.36
Mama Cisit and her
husband left their Sunday church
00:36:08.40\00:36:12.13
when problems arose.
00:36:12.17\00:36:13.87
And one day her
husband was listening
00:36:13.90\00:36:15.70
to Adventist World Radio program
00:36:15.74\00:36:18.31
when he heard the broadcaster
00:36:18.34\00:36:19.67
talk about the
seventh day Sabbath.
00:36:19.71\00:36:22.64
This puzzled and intrigued him
00:36:22.68\00:36:24.81
because he had
not heard this before.
00:36:24.85\00:36:27.32
The announcement was
made that this same program
00:36:27.35\00:36:29.85
would rebroadcast
later that evening.
00:36:29.88\00:36:33.29
He immediately
searched for his wife
00:36:33.32\00:36:35.66
to tell her what he had heard.
00:36:35.69\00:36:37.89
Together, they listened intently
00:36:37.93\00:36:39.46
to the rebroadcast
taking careful notes.
00:36:39.49\00:36:43.06
Convicted by the
Bible texts they heard,
00:36:43.10\00:36:45.93
they began traveling
from village to village
00:36:45.97\00:36:48.47
to find a church,
which kept the Bible Sabbath.
00:36:48.50\00:36:51.77
Finally, someone suggested
they go to the big city,
00:36:51.81\00:36:55.04
45 miles away,
that's 72 kilometers.
00:36:55.08\00:37:00.62
They walked there.
00:37:00.65\00:37:04.02
After walking for days,
00:37:04.05\00:37:06.12
they found a
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
00:37:06.15\00:37:08.96
and were delighted to worship
with other Sabbath keepers
00:37:08.99\00:37:12.36
for the very first time.
00:37:12.39\00:37:14.60
The pastor
informed them of a church
00:37:14.63\00:37:16.67
that was closer
to their village,
00:37:16.70\00:37:18.70
but it was over
a mountain range,
00:37:18.73\00:37:21.50
and it took two
days to walk there.
00:37:21.54\00:37:24.67
They made this
exhausting hike many times
00:37:24.71\00:37:27.94
and then decided to
have church at home instead,
00:37:27.98\00:37:31.71
even though their
neighbors made fun of them.
00:37:31.75\00:37:35.05
Because of the love for truth
00:37:35.08\00:37:36.65
and determination to
follow what the Bible says,
00:37:36.69\00:37:40.19
Mama Cisit and her husband
have now built three churches
00:37:40.22\00:37:44.76
in order to hold
all the new believers.
00:37:44.79\00:37:48.30
The importance
of this commandment
00:37:48.33\00:37:49.86
cannot be
overemphasized friends.
00:37:49.90\00:37:52.50
If people had
kept this commandment
00:37:52.53\00:37:54.44
throughout the centuries
00:37:54.47\00:37:55.80
there will be not
one single evolutionist,
00:37:55.84\00:37:59.27
idolater, or pagan today.
00:37:59.31\00:38:02.34
We are living in
the most solemn period
00:38:02.38\00:38:04.71
of this world's history.
00:38:04.75\00:38:06.41
The destiny of
earth's teeming multitudes
00:38:06.45\00:38:09.52
is about to be decided.
00:38:09.55\00:38:11.55
Do you want the
seal of the living God?
00:38:11.59\00:38:14.69
Our salvation depends on
the course we choose today.
00:38:14.72\00:38:19.29
Choose you this
day whom you will serve
00:38:19.33\00:38:22.16
because both God and the
enemy wants your worship.
00:38:22.20\00:38:27.70
Satan seeks to destroy you
00:38:27.74\00:38:30.64
and Jesus wants to save you.
00:38:30.67\00:38:34.48
A little boy in Florida
ran outside to go swimming
00:38:34.51\00:38:37.58
in the large
canal behind his house.
00:38:37.61\00:38:40.32
His smiling mother was
watching out her kitchen window.
00:38:40.35\00:38:44.09
Suddenly, the look on
her face changed to panic.
00:38:44.12\00:38:47.92
Evidently, a
very large alligator
00:38:47.96\00:38:50.33
had moved into the canal.
00:38:50.36\00:38:52.46
It slipped into the water
00:38:52.49\00:38:53.90
and began
moving towards her son.
00:38:53.93\00:38:56.90
She ran outside screaming
alligator swim back now.
00:38:56.93\00:39:02.34
The boy
immediately turned around
00:39:02.37\00:39:04.47
but just as he
was nearing the shore,
00:39:04.51\00:39:06.61
the alligator's jaws
latched on to his legs
00:39:06.64\00:39:09.98
and begin to pull
him back into the water.
00:39:10.01\00:39:13.58
Once gator's have a good
grip, they drown their victims.
00:39:13.62\00:39:18.45
Mom grabbed her son's hands
just as he was slipping away
00:39:18.49\00:39:21.49
and she began a tug of
war with this Leviathan.
00:39:21.52\00:39:24.79
He was pulling one way
and she was pulling together.
00:39:24.83\00:39:27.96
She screamed as
she was knocked down
00:39:28.00\00:39:29.93
by the forces of wrestling,
00:39:29.96\00:39:31.70
but then she would
get her footing again
00:39:31.73\00:39:33.57
and keep
fighting for their lives.
00:39:33.60\00:39:35.87
The boy screamed in agony
as the gator tried to pull him
00:39:35.90\00:39:39.31
into a death roll.
00:39:39.34\00:39:41.28
The neighboring
farmer heard their screams.
00:39:41.31\00:39:43.98
He grabbed his rifle took
aim and shot the alligator dead.
00:39:44.01\00:39:48.52
The boy was then
hospitalized with torn-up legs
00:39:48.55\00:39:51.52
and hundreds of stitches.
00:39:51.55\00:39:53.52
On the day of his release
00:39:53.56\00:39:55.62
the local reporters
gathered to interview the boy.
00:39:55.66\00:39:58.99
Show the camera your scars son,
as they pointed to his legs.
00:39:59.03\00:40:04.23
The little boy
smiled back and said no.
00:40:04.27\00:40:07.70
Look here at my
arms at these scars.
00:40:07.74\00:40:12.57
He was so proud of
the marks on his arms.
00:40:12.61\00:40:16.88
These scars are there
00:40:16.91\00:40:18.58
because my mama
would not let go of me.
00:40:18.61\00:40:23.08
Friends, the
alligator wants to destroy you.
00:40:23.12\00:40:27.42
The devil wants to
put his mark on you,
00:40:27.46\00:40:30.83
but Jesus will hang on to
you at the tightest of grip.
00:40:30.86\00:40:34.96
Do not let go of Him
00:40:35.00\00:40:36.93
because He will
not let go of you.
00:40:36.97\00:40:39.20
He wants to seal
you as His forever.
00:40:39.23\00:40:44.61
Jesus is our Savior
00:40:44.64\00:40:46.24
and He will
gladly keep His scars
00:40:46.27\00:40:49.31
from fighting for you.
00:40:49.34\00:40:52.08
How many of you want
to receive God's mark,
00:40:52.11\00:40:55.38
His Sabbath seal
on you to be saved?
00:40:55.42\00:40:59.99
Let's pray together.
00:41:00.02\00:41:03.02
Heavenly Father, thank You
00:41:03.06\00:41:05.89
for never
letting go of our hands.
00:41:05.93\00:41:09.06
While we
struggled to not get caught
00:41:09.10\00:41:11.17
in the devil's death roll.
00:41:11.20\00:41:13.44
We ask You to have
mercy on our hearts tonight.
00:41:13.47\00:41:17.87
Your name is worthy to
be praised precious Jesus,
00:41:17.91\00:41:22.11
for the scars in Your
hands are there because of me.
00:41:22.14\00:41:27.12
Thank You for this added truth
00:41:27.15\00:41:29.65
of the Sabbath
shining through the keyhole
00:41:29.68\00:41:32.42
as we unlock Bible
prophecies together.
00:41:32.45\00:41:36.89
May we have Your
seal in our hearts
00:41:36.93\00:41:39.76
and our minds to
save us forever and ever
00:41:39.79\00:41:44.53
in Jesus'
precious, most powerful name.
00:41:44.57\00:41:47.77
Amen.
00:41:47.80\00:41:49.14
Friends, have you decided
to remember the Sabbath day
00:41:51.84\00:41:56.01
to keep it holy?
00:41:56.04\00:41:58.41
Is it your desire
00:41:58.45\00:41:59.78
to be a
commandment keeping Christian?
00:41:59.81\00:42:02.98
Now that we've
seen that the Sabbath
00:42:03.02\00:42:04.95
is the authentic seal of God.
00:42:04.99\00:42:08.09
You may be wondering then,
00:42:08.12\00:42:09.89
why does so many
worship on a different day?
00:42:09.92\00:42:13.63
Tomorrow night,
you may be shocked
00:42:13.66\00:42:15.86
to find out the reason.
00:42:15.90\00:42:18.70
Thank you so much for watching.
00:42:18.73\00:42:21.10
God bless you
00:42:21.14\00:42:22.47
and please join
us again tomorrow
00:42:22.50\00:42:24.61
for the counterfeit on
Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
00:42:24.64\00:42:29.58
Choose God's way.
00:42:29.61\00:42:31.21
Good night, friends.
00:42:31.25\00:42:34.55
As a special bonus
for our 3ABN viewers,
00:42:34.58\00:42:37.59
we wanted to share stories
of God's incredible miracles
00:42:37.62\00:42:40.72
before we end this program.
00:42:40.76\00:42:42.79
Thank you for your
prayers and support
00:42:42.82\00:42:44.53
of Adventist World Radio.
00:42:44.56\00:42:46.56
Everyday lives like these
are being changed for eternity.
00:42:46.59\00:42:50.73
Consisting of
nearly 7000 islands
00:42:57.54\00:43:00.11
and home to the
largest city on earth,
00:43:00.14\00:43:02.68
Japan is a nation
00:43:02.71\00:43:04.78
full of rich
history and culture.
00:43:04.81\00:43:07.52
Come with me as I discover
how Adventist World Radio
00:43:14.69\00:43:17.23
is making a
difference right here in Japan.
00:43:17.26\00:43:19.83
This is AWR 360.
00:43:19.86\00:43:22.30
As I explore the city,
00:43:39.18\00:43:40.75
I am amazed by not
only its huge population
00:43:40.78\00:43:44.22
but also its affluence.
00:43:44.25\00:43:46.96
Of this nation's
127 million people,
00:43:46.99\00:43:50.43
an estimated 91%
of the population
00:43:50.46\00:43:53.06
considers
themselves Shinto or Buddhist,
00:43:53.09\00:43:55.93
even if they
rarely visit the temple.
00:43:55.96\00:43:57.90
As little as 2% claim
00:44:01.77\00:44:03.67
some form of
Christianity and among them,
00:44:03.71\00:44:06.74
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:44:06.78\00:44:08.18
has a membership of only 14,000.
00:44:08.21\00:44:10.81
And the sobering
reality is that as of late,
00:44:14.65\00:44:17.69
this number has been
declining, not growing.
00:44:17.72\00:44:21.86
AWR has committed
to using our resources
00:44:21.89\00:44:24.76
to help bring revival to Japan
00:44:24.79\00:44:26.73
and then stories
like Pastor Obara's
00:44:26.76\00:44:29.00
that give us great
courage and hope along the way.
00:44:29.03\00:44:33.84
My father Esou grew up in
the northern part of Japan.
00:44:33.87\00:44:37.67
His family were farmers,
00:44:37.71\00:44:39.57
but my dad got
tired of the country life
00:44:39.61\00:44:41.74
and moved to
Tokyo when he was 20.
00:44:41.78\00:44:44.28
He got a good paying job,
00:44:44.31\00:44:45.91
but unfortunately
spent all this money
00:44:45.95\00:44:48.05
on cigarettes and alcohol.
00:44:48.08\00:44:51.49
Smoking and drinking
took its toll on Esou's body
00:44:51.52\00:44:55.56
and soon he found himself
sick and in the hospital.
00:44:55.59\00:44:59.69
There was nothing to do,
00:44:59.73\00:45:01.06
but lay in bed and
listen to the radio.
00:45:01.10\00:45:03.80
My father loved
listening to Japanese pop music,
00:45:06.90\00:45:09.70
but one day when he
was tuning his radio,
00:45:09.74\00:45:12.34
he heard a
different kind of music.
00:45:12.37\00:45:14.61
It was strange music,
00:45:14.64\00:45:15.98
and it drew him in and
he wanted to hear more.
00:45:16.01\00:45:21.28
After being
released from the hospital,
00:45:21.32\00:45:23.42
Esou continued
listening to this new station,
00:45:23.45\00:45:26.62
and soon he heard
00:45:26.65\00:45:27.99
about an upcoming
evangelistic meeting
00:45:28.02\00:45:30.36
at a nearby Adventist Church.
00:45:30.39\00:45:33.53
My father faithfully
attended those meetings
00:45:33.56\00:45:36.10
and at the end of that series,
00:45:36.13\00:45:38.13
my father made a
decision to be baptized.
00:45:38.17\00:45:42.27
His new commitment to Jesus
00:45:42.30\00:45:44.14
would force Esou to make
some significant sacrifices.
00:45:44.17\00:45:48.84
Japanese highly value work
00:45:48.88\00:45:50.95
and taking Sabbath
off was not an option.
00:45:50.98\00:45:54.12
Either my father
could keep the Sabbath
00:45:54.15\00:45:56.08
or keep his job but not both.
00:45:56.12\00:45:59.15
He chose the Sabbath.
00:45:59.19\00:46:01.26
But sadly, this brought shame
00:46:01.29\00:46:02.92
and embarrassment to his family.
00:46:02.96\00:46:05.26
They could not understand
his new diet, way of life,
00:46:05.29\00:46:08.60
and why he would quit his job.
00:46:08.63\00:46:11.67
Esou stuck to
his new convictions
00:46:11.70\00:46:13.84
in the face of adversity though,
00:46:13.87\00:46:16.04
and the Lord honored him for it.
00:46:16.07\00:46:20.41
Soon, Esou was offered a job
00:46:20.44\00:46:22.18
as a janitor at
the Adventist Hospital,
00:46:22.21\00:46:24.61
which he gladly accepted.
00:46:24.65\00:46:26.61
After further
training, Esou went from janitor
00:46:26.65\00:46:29.68
to working in the
physical therapy department,
00:46:29.72\00:46:32.42
a job he thoroughly
enjoyed until his retirement.
00:46:32.45\00:46:37.16
My father loved to
tell people about Jesus
00:46:37.19\00:46:39.76
and through his influence
00:46:39.79\00:46:41.90
led more than 20
different patients to Christ
00:46:41.93\00:46:44.53
during his years
working at the hospital.
00:46:44.57\00:46:47.24
He had a positive
influence on many lives,
00:46:47.27\00:46:49.60
including my own.
00:46:49.64\00:46:53.01
If it wasn't for my dad
00:46:53.04\00:46:54.38
and the Lord working
through Adventist World Radio,
00:46:54.41\00:46:57.38
I definitely
would not be a pastor
00:46:57.41\00:47:00.02
or especially a
conference president
00:47:00.05\00:47:02.05
here in Japan today.
00:47:02.08\00:47:03.49
Isn't it amazing
how the Lord works?
00:47:08.52\00:47:11.06
He took Obara's father
who was a young drunkard,
00:47:11.09\00:47:13.90
and through the
Holy Spirit and AWR,
00:47:13.93\00:47:16.70
now his son is helping to
lead the work here in Japan.
00:47:16.73\00:47:21.77
A few months ago,
Pastor Obara preached
00:47:21.80\00:47:24.24
his very first
evangelistic series
00:47:24.27\00:47:26.61
in partnership with AWR
00:47:26.64\00:47:28.68
on the island of
Mindoro in the Philippines.
00:47:28.71\00:47:31.68
He joined in baptizing
over 1,400 precious souls.
00:47:31.71\00:47:37.19
Because of this experience,
00:47:37.22\00:47:38.69
Obara along with many
other pastors and laymen
00:47:38.72\00:47:41.79
are excited to see
how God will impact Japan.
00:47:41.82\00:47:45.39
The spirit of
revival has been sparked,
00:47:48.13\00:47:50.70
and now more than ever before,
00:47:50.73\00:47:52.73
Japan is ready
for the final push
00:47:52.77\00:47:55.00
of evangelism
before Jesus comes.
00:47:55.04\00:47:57.77
Will you join
us in this mission?
00:47:57.81\00:47:59.81
There are two things you can do.
00:47:59.84\00:48:02.11
First, pray.
00:48:02.14\00:48:03.75
Pray for the work here in Japan
00:48:03.78\00:48:05.68
and other
difficult to reach places.
00:48:05.71\00:48:07.88
And second, visit awr.org
00:48:07.92\00:48:10.82
where you can help expand
the reach of AWR's broadcast
00:48:10.85\00:48:13.82
by your generous donations.
00:48:13.86\00:48:16.02
Thank you for joining us
00:48:16.06\00:48:17.53
and hastening Jesus' soon coming
00:48:17.56\00:48:19.69
by your needed
prayers and support.
00:48:19.73\00:48:22.03
Until next
time, this is AWR 360.
00:48:22.06\00:48:26.27
Sandwiched in between two giants
00:48:28.47\00:48:30.71
India and China lies a land
that is distinct in culture,
00:48:30.74\00:48:34.68
from its crowded streets
to its peaceful mountains,
00:48:34.71\00:48:37.98
this is a country
that is teeming with color
00:48:38.01\00:48:40.12
and full of exotic flavors,
00:48:40.15\00:48:42.82
yet it is filled with hopeless,
poverty-stricken people.
00:48:42.85\00:48:46.99
Steeped in superstition,
00:48:50.76\00:48:52.46
81% of this population
is Hindu, 9% Buddhist,
00:48:52.49\00:48:57.20
5% Muslim with
sadly only 1% Christian.
00:48:57.23\00:49:02.60
God is at work though
00:49:02.64\00:49:04.11
and light is beginning
to pierce the darkness.
00:49:04.14\00:49:06.91
We are in Nepal
and this is AWR 360.
00:49:06.94\00:49:11.65
I have come to
Nepal to see for myself
00:49:20.66\00:49:23.63
how God is working in the
lives of the Nepali people
00:49:23.66\00:49:26.83
through Adventist World Radio.
00:49:26.86\00:49:29.26
Today we are in search of
the remote mountain village
00:49:29.30\00:49:31.77
of Sangachok, home
to the Chepang people.
00:49:31.80\00:49:36.77
The past 10 hours we
have traveled by jeep
00:49:36.81\00:49:40.11
on treacherously
steep and windy roads.
00:49:40.14\00:49:43.41
At the town of Manahari,
we leave the jeep for a bus.
00:49:43.45\00:49:46.75
This bus takes us
up a flooded riverbed.
00:49:46.78\00:49:52.19
It is a strange
feeling to see water rushing by
00:49:52.22\00:49:55.66
outside my bus seat window.
00:49:55.69\00:49:59.39
The bus takes us as
far as it is able to go
00:49:59.43\00:50:02.43
and now we must walk.
00:50:02.46\00:50:04.83
For over two hours we
trek, crossing streams,
00:50:04.87\00:50:10.81
and hiking through
terraced fields of corn
00:50:10.84\00:50:13.44
higher and
still higher we climb.
00:50:13.48\00:50:15.91
Finally, we reach
the village of Sangachok.
00:50:20.05\00:50:23.92
It was with a
feeling of amazement
00:50:23.95\00:50:25.79
and relief that I
catch my first glimpses
00:50:25.82\00:50:28.69
of these precious people
that I have heard so much about
00:50:28.72\00:50:32.49
and come so far to find.
00:50:32.53\00:50:36.80
They lead simple yet
rigorous, isolated lives,
00:50:36.83\00:50:40.27
cooking basic
meals over open fires,
00:50:40.30\00:50:42.97
living in thatched huts,
and daily working in fields
00:50:43.00\00:50:46.51
carved into the mountainside.
00:50:46.54\00:50:48.61
Because many
cannot read or write,
00:50:48.64\00:50:50.95
the radio is
their primary window
00:50:50.98\00:50:53.38
to the outside world.
00:50:53.42\00:50:57.09
One day, I turned
my radio to a station
00:50:57.12\00:50:59.95
I had never heard before
00:50:59.99\00:51:01.39
it's called Ashako
Bani or Voice of Hope.
00:51:01.42\00:51:03.86
I listened closely
as health, family life,
00:51:03.89\00:51:07.83
and the Christian
faith were being discussed.
00:51:07.86\00:51:09.93
As the program ended,
00:51:09.96\00:51:11.33
I quickly took down
AWRs contact information.
00:51:11.37\00:51:14.77
Surendra and the
pastor at the AWR studio
00:51:14.80\00:51:18.07
began talking
on a regular basis,
00:51:18.11\00:51:20.34
sometimes several times a day.
00:51:20.38\00:51:22.58
Surendra began to share
00:51:22.61\00:51:24.05
what he was
learning on the radio
00:51:24.08\00:51:25.48
with his fellow
villagers and family,
00:51:25.51\00:51:27.62
particularly his father,
the community spiritual leader.
00:51:27.65\00:51:32.49
I was once the witch
doctor for our village,
00:51:32.52\00:51:35.82
but I realized its limitations
when my two sons died.
00:51:35.86\00:51:40.40
I tried everything in my power
00:51:40.43\00:51:42.26
to heal them with my witchcraft.
00:51:42.30\00:51:45.00
Pralad became
depressed and discouraged
00:51:45.03\00:51:48.20
until one day a man
visited their village
00:51:48.24\00:51:51.04
and taught him about Jesus.
00:51:51.07\00:51:53.38
Ever since then he
has been seeking truth
00:51:53.41\00:51:55.91
from God's Word.
00:51:55.94\00:51:59.08
I am so grateful to be out
00:51:59.11\00:52:00.82
from under the
spells of witchcraft
00:52:00.85\00:52:02.85
and be freed by Bible truth.
00:52:02.88\00:52:05.25
I thank God every day
00:52:05.29\00:52:07.02
that my son introduced
me to Adventist World Radio.
00:52:07.06\00:52:10.33
It has changed my spiritual walk
00:52:22.87\00:52:25.17
to become a
Seventh-day Adventist.
00:52:25.21\00:52:28.91
Through Adventist
World Radio, God transforms,
00:52:28.94\00:52:32.11
He not only changes
the village spiritually,
00:52:32.15\00:52:34.72
God improves all
aspects of one's life.
00:52:34.75\00:52:39.35
When we listen to the radio,
00:52:39.39\00:52:41.12
we not only
learn about the Bible,
00:52:41.16\00:52:43.26
we also learn about
health, cleanliness,
00:52:43.29\00:52:46.03
and family life principles.
00:52:46.06\00:52:47.96
This has been a
great blessing to us.
00:52:48.00\00:52:50.73
I now realize that my
body is a temple of God.
00:52:50.77\00:52:54.17
He wants me to keep my
body clean inside and out,
00:52:54.20\00:52:57.27
as well as my
home and surroundings.
00:52:57.31\00:53:01.94
Adventist World Radio
00:53:01.98\00:53:03.31
not only provides
the gospel message,
00:53:03.35\00:53:05.38
but the local staff also
supplies basic food items
00:53:05.41\00:53:08.32
during
particularly difficult times.
00:53:08.35\00:53:10.95
Like the devastating earthquake
that struck Nepal in 2015.
00:53:10.99\00:53:16.76
Most importantly, today,
00:53:16.79\00:53:18.89
due to your generous
donations to AWR's broadcast,
00:53:18.93\00:53:22.63
there is a growing
community of believers
00:53:22.66\00:53:24.83
who are eager to be baptized
00:53:24.87\00:53:26.94
and are preparing
for Jesus' soon coming.
00:53:26.97\00:53:29.37
Soon so far, we
have 31 families,
00:53:33.58\00:53:36.18
including 17 families
from our own small village
00:53:36.21\00:53:39.71
who are preparing for baptism
00:53:39.75\00:53:41.58
into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:53:41.62\00:53:43.59
As we began our
descent down the mountain,
00:53:50.16\00:53:52.73
I cannot help but think
of Nepal's 29 million people
00:53:52.76\00:53:56.60
scattered among the hills
00:53:56.63\00:53:57.97
and valleys of
this beautiful land.
00:53:58.00\00:54:00.37
There are only
5,000 Adventists in Nepal,
00:54:00.40\00:54:03.20
but there are countless others
who are longing to know more
00:54:03.24\00:54:06.47
about Jesus if they
only had the chance.
00:54:06.51\00:54:11.21
Jesus is coming soon
00:54:11.25\00:54:12.91
and the doors of
opportunity are open today
00:54:12.95\00:54:15.48
that soon may close.
00:54:15.52\00:54:17.42
Now is the time to be involved
00:54:17.45\00:54:19.45
in spreading the
gospel like never before.
00:54:19.49\00:54:23.69
Nepal desperately
needs Bible workers.
00:54:23.73\00:54:26.43
There are so many calls
00:54:26.46\00:54:27.80
coming into the AWR
radio stations every day,
00:54:27.83\00:54:30.30
they need our help.
00:54:30.33\00:54:32.50
To support three
Bible workers full time
00:54:32.53\00:54:35.27
for their
salary, transportation,
00:54:35.30\00:54:37.24
and other necessities
is only $1,000 per month.
00:54:37.27\00:54:42.34
That's for three
dedicated workers
00:54:42.38\00:54:44.61
sharing the gospel around Nepal.
00:54:44.65\00:54:47.08
Thank you for joining us
in hastening the second coming
00:54:47.12\00:54:49.68
by your needed prayers
and generous donations.
00:54:49.72\00:54:53.15
Together we are making
waves from broadcast to baptism,
00:54:53.19\00:54:57.13
this is AWR 360.
00:54:57.16\00:54:59.73