Have you ever been scammed?
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How did that make you feel?
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Did you know that the biggest
scam in the history of the world
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has led to one of the
greatest counterfeits ever?
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I'm Cami Oetman and
I'll be sharing how to avoid
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the greatest counterfeit
in the history of humanity.
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Welcome to:
Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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The rise of an
international pandemic
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polarizing global politics.
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Increasingly
destructive natural disasters,
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Bush fires in Australia are
warning of what may be to come
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around the world.
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Narrator: What does it all mean?
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What does the future hold?
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Pause...
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Join International
Speaker: Cami Oetman
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on a journey for answers
on 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 that,
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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 is being fulfilled
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faster than ever before.
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Music...
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Thank you for joining me
for: Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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I have enjoyed so
much the opportunity
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to share with each one of you.
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Now, if this is your first time
watching, I'm glad you're here.
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Now, if you've happened
to miss yesterday's program
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on the Bible
Sabbath, don't worry,
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just go to awr. org/bible
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and you'll find
it in the archives.
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Last night, we saw
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that the Sabbath is
the authentic Seal of God.
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You may be wondering then,
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why do so many
worship on a different day?
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Tonight, you may be
shocked to find out the reason.
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Recently, I encountered a pagan
village chief on a remote island
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who was also shocked by what
he heard regarding the Sabbath.
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You have to wait to
hear what he did next.
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Let's pray together now and
then get right into our subject:
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The Counterfeit.
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"Heavenly Father, Lord,
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please have us
become acutely aware
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the times in which we live.
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Sharpen our
minds... open our hearts
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to take in Your truth
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and have us... have us be warned
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by Your Word of
what we need to do...
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how we need to handle it
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because we want to
follow Your path, Lord,
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and only You...
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so, we love you
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and in Jesus precious
powerful name, amen. "
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Have you ever noticed
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that things aren't
always as they appear?
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Consider the story of a spider.
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Aristotle classified
the spider as an insect.
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Insects... it was
known... have six legs.
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Nobody questioned the
great Aristotle for 1700 years.
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It was just commonly assumed
that spiders were insects
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and, therefore, had six legs.
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It was John-Baptiste Lamarck
who presented the classification
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of the spider as an
arachnid having eight legs.
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Merely because something
is believed for centuries,
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does not make it true.
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Could it be that a tradition
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like one of
those long-held ideas
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has slipped into
the Christian church?
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Is it possible that
many have accepted falsehood
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in the place of truth
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and very few
people today question it?
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Could it be that
the Christian church
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has allowed man's tradition
to overshadow God's way?
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A tradition so old that almost
no one knows how it started.
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A tradition nearly
all Christians accept
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thinking they are
following God's law
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when, in fact, they are
following the thoughts of man.
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That is why we have chosen
this theme for our meetings.
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If it's in the Bible,
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then, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the Bible,
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then, it's not for me.
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The book of Revelation predicts
that Satan would attempt
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to mislead the Christian church.
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Revelation 12:9 says,
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"So the great
dragon was cast out,
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that serpent of old,
called the Devil and Satan,
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who deceives the whole world;
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he was cast to the earth,
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and his angels were
cast out with him. "
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Satan is a deceiver...
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his goal is to
overthrow God's throne.
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The foundation of any
government lies in its authority
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and ability to make laws.
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If your subjects
refuse to follow your laws,
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they really are
refusing to be your subjects.
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Satan has attacked God's law
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but right in
the heart of His law
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is the Sabbath.
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So, isn't it logical that Satan,
the master of counterfeit,
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would attack the Creator
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by challenging the symbol
of creation... the Sabbath?
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There are
honest-hearted Christians
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who read the Ten Commandments
written with God's own finger
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and see the fourth commandment
in Exodus 20 verses 8 to 10
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where it says, "Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
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Six days you shall
labor and do all your work,
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but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord your God. "
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When they read
that, they become confused
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because the church
that they're attending
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keeps Sunday... the first day...
not the seventh-day Sabbath.
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Surely, then the holy
day must have been changed
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in the New Testament.
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Strangely, the
first day means Sunday
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is not even mentioned
in Revelation anywhere
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and only shows up eight times
in other New Testament books.
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So, if people think there is
a command to keep Sunday holy,
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we should find it in
one of these Bible passages
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talking about
the first day, right?
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Let's study.
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Since millions of sincere
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and loving Bible-believing
Christians worship on Sunday,
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why is the Bible curiously
silent on this subject?
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Could it be that
much more is involved here
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than actually
appears on the surface?
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Yes.
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One of the greatest prophecies
in the book of Revelation
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involves the
subject of Sunday worship.
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But first, it would be
impossible to understand
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this important prophecy
unless the topic for today
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becomes crystal clear.
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There are only eight
New Testament Scriptures
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regarding the first day
of the week in the Bible.
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In the Bible,
Sunday is always called:
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the first day of the week.
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Saturday is always
called: the seventh day.
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Numbers are used to
mark the days of the week
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from Genesis to Revelation.
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As we read these
eight Scriptures,
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take a mental
note of whether or not
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any of these texts
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suggest that the first
day should now be kept holy.
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Consider text number one:
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Mark 16:9:
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"Now when He rose early
on the first day of the week,
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He appeared first
to Mary Magdalene,
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out of whom He had
cast seven demons. "
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Here we see that
Jesus' resurrection
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was on the first day
of the week... Sunday.
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Christians around the
world celebrate His resurrection
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on Easter... Sunday, every year.
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Let's go to text two.
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Matthew 28 verse 1.
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"Now after the Sabbath,
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as the first day of
the week began to dawn,
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Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary came to see the tomb. "
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Note, the Sabbath is
ending here in this verse
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and then, Sunday comes.
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Does this tell us that the first
day of the week is now holy?
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No.
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Text 3: John 20 verse 1,
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Now on the first day of the week
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Mary Magdalene
went to the tomb early,
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while it was still dark,
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and saw that the stone had
been taken away from the tomb. "
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Okay, let's stop and think.
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So far, do any of
these three verses
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suggest that the first day
is to now be considered holy?
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No.
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Text 4: Mark 16: 1 to 2,
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"Now, when the Sabbath
was passed, Mary Magdalene,
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Mary the mother of James,
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and Salome bought spices,
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that they might
come and anoint Him.
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Very early in the morning
on the first day of the week,
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they came to the tomb
when the sun had risen. "
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We know, Jesus was
crucified on Friday evening.
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Friday has always been
called: The Preparation day
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because they were to prepare
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for God's holy
Sabbath day, Saturday.
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Jesus then rested in
the tomb over the Sabbath...
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the seventh day
of the week Saturday
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and then, Jesus rose on Sunday:
the first day of the week.
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Sunday is the day
of Jesus' resurrection.
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Text number 5: Luke 24:1,
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"Now on the
first day of the week,
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very early in the morning,
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they, and certain
other women with them,
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came to the tomb... "
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Okay, there is
zero instruction here
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that Sunday is now
God's holy Sabbath.
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Text 6: John 20 verse 19,
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"Then, the same day at evening,
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being the first day of the week,
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when the doors were shut where
the disciples were assembled,
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for fear of the Jews,
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Jesus came and stood in
the midst, and said to them,
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'Peace be with you. '"
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Some say they
gathered to inaugurate
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the keeping of the first day of
the week, Sunday as a holy day.
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But the disciples could not
have inaugurated a new holy day
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in honor of the resurrection
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because, until Jesus
appeared in their midst,
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they refused to
believe He was raised
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and that's proven in Mark 16:14,
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where it says,
"Later He appeared...
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He... Jesus...
rebuked their unbelief
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and hardness of heart,
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because they did not
believe those who had seen Him
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after He had risen. "
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Okay, Friends,
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so far, these six
passages say nothing
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about changing
God's holy Sabbath day
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to the first day, Sunday
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but let's keep looking.
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We have two more texts
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that mention the
first day of the week.
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Text number 7: 1st
Corinthians 16:1 to 2,
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"Now concerning the
collection for the saints,
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as I have given orders
to the churches of Galatia,
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so you must do also:
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On the first day of the week
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let each one of you
lay something aside,
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storing up as he may prosper,
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that there be no
collections when I come. "
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Paul is instructing to
set aside some of their money
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at the beginning of the week
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so they would have it ready
for their Sabbath offering.
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You see, Paul
was gathering funds
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for the Jerusalem Christians
who were suffering from famine.
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So, he wrote ahead of time
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to the churches
that he would visit
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asking that each
believer put money aside weekly
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so it would be
ready when he arrived.
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Okay, text
eight, our final text,
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Acts 20 verse 7,
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"Now on the
first day of the week,
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when the disciples came
together to break bread,
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Paul, ready to
depart the next day,
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spoke to them and continued
his message until midnight. "
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Does this text say to
observe Sunday as a holy day
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or that the seventh-day Sabbath
was changed to the first day?
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No.
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The fact that they broke bread
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or celebrated
communion at this Service
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does not indicate
the day was now holy
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because the Bible says...
they broke bread every day.
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In Acts 2:46, says,
"So continuing daily
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with one accord in the temple,
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and breaking bread
from house to house,
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they ate their
food with gladness
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and simplicity of heart. "
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We have now looked at all
eight texts in the New Testament
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that refer to the first day.
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You have now seen for yourself
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that there was
never hint of any change.
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So, how did a change in
the day of worship come about?
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Is one of the
days a counterfeit?
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Many honest
Christians read in Luke 4:16
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that Jesus, as His
custom was, went to church
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on the seventh-day Sabbath.
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Christ said in Matthew 24:20,
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that His disciples
would be keeping the Sabbath
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40 years after the cross
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when He said, "And pray that
your flight may not be in winter
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or on the Sabbath. "
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In Acts 13:42-44,
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the Apostle Paul
taught almost a whole city
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to keep the seventh-day Sabbath.
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Christians then
read in Revelation 1:10
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that the Lord has a day.
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Then they read in
Luke 6:5 that the Sabbath
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is the Lord's day.
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They read the same
thing again in Mark 2:27, 28
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and Matthew 12: 8...
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they are confused and ask,
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"Who changed the Bible Sabbath?"
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Well, certainly God didn't
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because the Bible
says, Malachi 3:6,
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"For I am the
Lord, I do not change. "
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I'm grateful for that
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because I can have
an assurity in His Word
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that it's the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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I love that about our God.
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Pause...
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Then they look in the Bible
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and they see Jesus
didn't change the Sabbath
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because the Bible
promises in Hebrews 13:8,
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"Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today, and forever. "
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So, God did not
change the Sabbath.
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Jesus would not
change the Sabbath.
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And the disciples
could not change the Sabbath!
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Acts 5:29,
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"But Peter and the other
apostles answered and said,
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'We ought to obey
God rather than men. '"
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So, the question is then,
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"Who did it?"
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In the book of
Revelation chapter 13,
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there is a beast that
rises up out of the sea.
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This chapter is where we read
about the "Mark of the Beast"
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and 666.
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But notice how the
beast is described.
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Pause...
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Now Friends, let
me just say this...
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beasts in the Bible are symbolic
of kingdoms and powers...
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not actual monsters that
come up out of the sea, okay.
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All right... Jesus loves us
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and the book of Revelation
is His love letter to us
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so, let's... let's
read that with that in mind.
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Revelation 13:1,
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"Then I stood on
the sand of the sea.
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And I saw a beast
rising up out of the sea,
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having seven
heads and ten horns,
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and on his horns ten crowns,
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and on his heads a
blasphemous name. "
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Here's a perfect example...
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here's a beast in the Bible
that represents a political
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or religious power or kingdom.
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This power that rises
up is a blasphemous power.
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It claims rights and
power that only belong to God.
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It continues...
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"Now the beast which I
saw was like a leopard,
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His feet were like
the feet of a bear,
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and his mouth like
the mouth of a lion:
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the dragon gave him his power,
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his throne and
great authority. "
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Who is the dragon?
00:14:42.28\00:14:44.21
Satan.
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He imbues this power
with great authority.
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The whole world listens
to it declare its own laws
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in place of God's law.
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The Sabbath became a
particular object of attack.
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To understand this beast,
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we go back to the book
of Daniel the 7th chapter.
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Here we have the same
imagery as Revelation 13...
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a lion... a bear... a
leopard and the dragon.
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Daniel 7 gives us the
key to unlock Revelation 13
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and understand the whole subject
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of the Mark of
the Beast and 666.
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I love that God
has written His Word
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so that from the beginning
to the end... it's consistent
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and it all goes together.
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You need every bit of it.
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Let's look at
Daniel 7 verses 2 and 3,
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"Daniel spoke, saying,
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'I saw in my vision by night,
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and behold, the
four winds of heaven
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were stirring up the Great Sea.
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And four great
beasts came up from the sea,
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each different
from the other. '"
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Notice this key to
interpret Bible prophecy,
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Daniel 7:17,
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"Those great
beasts, which are four,
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are four kings which
arise out of the earth. "
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Daniel 7:23,
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"The fourth beast shall be
a fourth kingdom on earth. "
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So, Daniel sees four beasts
that represents four kingdoms.
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These four world-ruling kingdoms
which start in Daniel's day
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take us down the stream of time.
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Pause...
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If you were with
us on the first night
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for the first presentation,
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you remember we saw four
kingdoms in Daniel chapter 2.
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Those metals in the
image that represented Babylon,
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Medo-Persia, Greece,
Rome and divided Europe,
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this vision of the
beast adds more information
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to the vision in Daniel 2.
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It brings to light a power
from the time of divided Europe
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that would arise and
attempt to change God's law.
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Let's look at how the
Bible predicts these events
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and see clearly how history
confirms what actually happened.
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Now, the first beast...
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Daniel 7 verse 4 says,
"The first was like a lion,
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and had eagle's wings.
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I watched till its
wings were plucked off;
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and it was
lifted up from the earth
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and made to stand
on two feet like a man,
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and a man's heart
was given to it. "
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The first beast was like
a lion with eagle's wings.
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Okay...
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When the archaeologists
were digging in Iraq
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near the site
of ancient Babylon,
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they found
engravings on the walls
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of a lion with eagle's wings.
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In the ancient
world, people knew
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that lions symbolized Babylon.
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Then, another
nation was to rise...
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Babylon wouldn't
rule the world forever.
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Daniel 7 verse 5,
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"And suddenly another
beast, a second, like a bear.
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It was raised up on one side,
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and had three ribs in
its mouth between its teeth.
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And they said thus to it:
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'Arise, devour much flesh!'"
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The combined
kingdoms of Media and Persia
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overthrew Babylon.
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The bear of Medo-Persia...
raising itself up on one side
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represents the Persians
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overthrowing
the first... Babylon
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and then dominating the Medes.
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What does the
bear have in its mouth?
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Three ribs...
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You see, when
Medo-Persia conquered the world,
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it first conquered Babylon...
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then it went
northward and conquered Lydia...
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then southward
and conquered Egypt.
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These three nations...
Babylon, Lydia and Egypt,
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represent the three ribs.
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Can you see how
accurate Bible prophecy is?
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I love it.
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The third empire
rises in Daniel 7 verse 6,
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"After this I looked,
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and there was
another, like a leopard,
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which had on its
back four wings of a bird.
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The beast also had four heads,
and dominion was given to it. "
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Greece became the third nation
that was predicted to rise.
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We know that Alexander the Great
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was the most
prominent Greek Leader.
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He was just over 30 years of age
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when he conquered the
entire then-known world
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and so quickly.
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Can you see why
Greece is depicted
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as a leopard with wings?
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But what do the
four heads represent?
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Alexander the Great died
when he was 33 years old.
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Unlike most kingdoms,
00:19:05.61\00:19:07.31
Alexander's sons
didn't take the throne.
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Instead, his four Generals
divided up the Greek Empire
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and each took a
portion to rule over.
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Thus, the four-headed leopard.
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Friends, it is so
important for you and me
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to know the prophetic rise
and fall of these kingdoms...
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it matters
00:19:25.86\00:19:27.20
because we must
know for our futures,
00:19:27.23\00:19:29.60
that when the Bible warns that
something is going to happen,
00:19:29.63\00:19:32.67
we can believe it
00:19:32.70\00:19:34.20
and we can believe that it
does happen exactly as it says
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and right on time.
00:19:37.51\00:19:38.84
We can assuredly
take God at His Word
00:19:38.87\00:19:41.81
as He warns us...
00:19:41.84\00:19:43.18
not to scare us
but to prepare us.
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Let's continue,
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the bible
describes a fourth empire...
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Daniel 7 verse 7,
00:19:50.55\00:19:52.02
"After this I saw
in the night visions,
00:19:52.05\00:19:54.62
and behold, a fourth beast,
00:19:54.66\00:19:56.69
dreadful and terrible,
00:19:56.73\00:19:58.76
exceedingly strong.
00:19:58.79\00:20:00.46
It had huge iron teeth;
00:20:00.50\00:20:03.06
it was devouring,
and breaking in pieces,
00:20:03.10\00:20:06.07
and trampling the
residue with its feet.
00:20:06.10\00:20:08.60
It was different from all
the beasts that were before it,
00:20:08.64\00:20:12.01
and it had ten horns. "
00:20:12.04\00:20:14.64
It is very clear that this
fourth beast with iron teeth
00:20:14.68\00:20:19.01
represents the
iron kingdom of Rome.
00:20:19.05\00:20:21.52
This period takes us
to the time of Christ
00:20:21.55\00:20:24.82
when Rome ruled the world.
00:20:24.85\00:20:26.82
Christianity grew up
in this Roman Empire.
00:20:26.86\00:20:30.03
The Bible describes the
collapse of the Roman Empire
00:20:30.06\00:20:33.70
clearly in the symbolism
of the toes of the image
00:20:33.73\00:20:36.97
and the horns of
the fourth beast.
00:20:37.00\00:20:39.13
The image of Daniel 2 had
feet and toes of iron and clay
00:20:39.17\00:20:43.14
representing Europe.
00:20:43.17\00:20:44.74
The fourth beast
here has ten horns.
00:20:44.77\00:20:47.81
History shows Rome was
divided into ten main divisions.
00:20:47.84\00:20:51.48
Awesome...
00:20:51.51\00:20:52.85
During the time, the Barbarian
tribes were taking over Europe,
00:20:52.88\00:20:56.35
religious
apostasy entered the church
00:20:56.38\00:20:59.49
and there was
conflict over worship
00:20:59.52\00:21:01.86
and the Sabbath was changed.
00:21:01.89\00:21:04.13
Daniel 7 verse 8,
00:21:04.16\00:21:06.73
"I was considering the horns,
00:21:06.76\00:21:08.80
and there was
another horn, a little one,
00:21:08.83\00:21:11.37
coming up among them,
00:21:11.40\00:21:13.20
before whom three
of the first horns
00:21:13.23\00:21:16.17
were plucked out by the roots.
00:21:16.20\00:21:17.91
And there in this horn,
00:21:17.94\00:21:20.61
were eyes like
the eyes of a man,
00:21:20.64\00:21:22.91
and a mouth
speaking pompous words. "
00:21:22.94\00:21:26.41
In Europe, among these ten horns
00:21:26.45\00:21:29.68
there is another
power that rises...
00:21:29.72\00:21:31.39
a little horn... that's
different from all the rest.
00:21:31.42\00:21:34.52
The Bible gives us evidence
to clearly identify this power.
00:21:34.56\00:21:38.73
First, this Little Horn comes
up among the first ten horns,
00:21:38.76\00:21:43.77
so, if the ten horns
are divisions of Rome,
00:21:43.80\00:21:46.43
then, this Little Horn has to
come up within Western Rome...
00:21:46.47\00:21:51.41
excuse me... Western Europe.
00:21:51.44\00:21:53.24
This Little Horn doesn't
come up in Asia... Africa...
00:21:53.27\00:21:57.05
or the Americas...
00:21:57.08\00:21:58.48
it's roots are in European soil.
00:21:58.51\00:22:01.35
Secondly, the Bible says,
00:22:01.38\00:22:03.52
this Little Horn would
arise after the Ten Horns.
00:22:03.55\00:22:07.59
So then it cannot come up at all
00:22:07.66\00:22:11.26
in the days of
Babylon, Medo-Persia,
00:22:11.29\00:22:13.90
Greece or Rome.
00:22:13.93\00:22:15.50
It has to come up after
the fall of Roman Empire.
00:22:15.53\00:22:20.14
Be clear on that Friends,
00:22:20.17\00:22:21.50
because there's a lot
of other theories out there
00:22:21.54\00:22:25.31
that are not Biblical.
00:22:25.34\00:22:26.68
It has to come up
after the fall of Rome.
00:22:26.71\00:22:30.11
The Bible also says that this
Little Horn has eyes like a man.
00:22:30.15\00:22:34.85
Eyes represent intelligence
00:22:34.88\00:22:37.35
but it is a
man's wisdom not God's.
00:22:37.39\00:22:40.46
It is a human religious
system based on man's teachings
00:22:40.49\00:22:45.63
which would rise out of Rome.
00:22:45.66\00:22:47.63
Notice, the Bible
says in Daniel 7:24,
00:22:47.66\00:22:51.40
that it's diverse or
different from all the rest.
00:22:51.43\00:22:54.34
It says, "he shall be different
from the first ones... "
00:22:54.40\00:22:58.47
because it is not
primarily a political power...
00:22:58.51\00:23:01.74
it is also a religious power...
00:23:01.78\00:23:04.68
a religio-political power.
00:23:04.71\00:23:07.12
What would this power do?
00:23:07.15\00:23:09.48
It would attempt to
change the very law of God.
00:23:09.52\00:23:12.69
Daniel 7:25 predicts,
00:23:12.72\00:23:15.79
"He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
00:23:15.82\00:23:20.26
he shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
00:23:20.30\00:23:23.77
and shall intend to
change times and law... "
00:23:23.80\00:23:29.07
might that be the Sabbath?
00:23:29.10\00:23:31.74
Can you think of any greater
words against the Most High
00:23:31.77\00:23:35.51
than claiming to have the
authority to change God's Law?
00:23:35.54\00:23:39.55
This is obviously
speaking about divine laws...
00:23:39.58\00:23:43.69
not insignificant
tax or political laws.
00:23:43.72\00:23:46.32
Daniel 8:12 tells us that
this this Little Horn power
00:23:46.35\00:23:51.26
would cast truth
down to the ground...
00:23:51.29\00:23:53.93
he did all this and prospered.
00:23:53.96\00:23:56.53
So, coming out of
the old Roman Empire,
00:23:56.56\00:24:00.14
a religious power would rise.
00:24:00.17\00:24:02.70
It would be small at first,
00:24:02.74\00:24:04.37
but it would
become extremely powerful.
00:24:04.41\00:24:07.21
It would use its
power to claim authority
00:24:07.24\00:24:10.48
to change the very law of God.
00:24:10.51\00:24:13.18
History records
for us a gradual change
00:24:13.21\00:24:17.65
that took place
from Sabbath to Sunday.
00:24:17.69\00:24:21.32
Dr. John Eadie documents
the roots of this change
00:24:21.36\00:24:25.59
in his Bible
Encyclopedia on page 561.
00:24:25.63\00:24:29.86
He says, "Sabbath... a
Hebrew word signifying rest...
00:24:29.90\00:24:34.84
Sunday was a name
given by the heathens
00:24:34.87\00:24:38.61
to the first day of the week,
00:24:38.64\00:24:40.51
because it was the day on
which they worshipped the sun. "
00:24:40.54\00:24:44.51
Sun worship was
accepted and prevalent
00:24:44.55\00:24:48.08
through Egypt,
Babylon, Persia and Rome.
00:24:48.12\00:24:51.19
Even the days of
the week were affected.
00:24:51.22\00:24:54.02
History shows us
that the Greeks and Romans
00:24:54.06\00:24:57.16
named the days of the
week after planetary bodies.
00:24:57.19\00:25:00.70
Many were called after
their gods and goddesses.
00:25:00.73\00:25:04.10
Let's look, Sunday:
the day of the sun god.
00:25:04.13\00:25:08.50
Monday: the day of the moon god.
00:25:08.54\00:25:12.51
Tuesday: is for
Twia... the god of war.
00:25:12.54\00:25:17.08
Wednesday: is Woden's
day... the carrier of the dead.
00:25:17.11\00:25:21.52
Thursday: is the
god of thunder, Thor.
00:25:21.55\00:25:26.09
Friday: the day of Freya,
00:25:26.12\00:25:28.46
the goddess of love,
beauty and fertility.
00:25:28.49\00:25:30.63
Saturday: the day of
Saturn, god of reaping harvest.
00:25:30.66\00:25:35.63
Hmmm...
00:25:35.66\00:25:37.00
So, once again,
Mythology was incorporated
00:25:37.03\00:25:40.44
into our way of
thinking in today's society.
00:25:40.47\00:25:42.70
Keep in mind that
God... in the Bible...
00:25:42.74\00:25:46.74
marks the days by numbers.
00:25:46.78\00:25:49.71
So, we have the first
day... the seventh day...
00:25:49.74\00:25:53.48
and that's all throughout
Old Testament and New Testament.
00:25:53.52\00:25:57.19
God refers to
the days by numbers.
00:25:57.22\00:25:59.72
All right, when you
come to the fourth century,
00:25:59.75\00:26:03.59
the Roman Emperor Constantine
00:26:03.63\00:26:05.96
had strong devotion
to worshipping the sun...
00:26:05.99\00:26:08.93
even putting the sun
god on the coins he minted.
00:26:08.96\00:26:12.40
But he had a dilemma,
00:26:12.43\00:26:14.24
Rome was falling apart...
00:26:14.27\00:26:16.04
Constantine desired
to unite his empire.
00:26:16.07\00:26:19.04
He came up with what he
thought was a brilliant idea.
00:26:19.07\00:26:22.41
Why not unite the
empire around Sunday worship?
00:26:22.44\00:26:26.68
You see, Constantine had looked
up at the sun before a battle
00:26:26.72\00:26:31.05
and saw a cross of light above
00:26:31.09\00:26:34.82
and with it, the
Greek words meaning:
00:26:34.86\00:26:37.19
in this sign... conquer.
00:26:37.33\00:26:39.39
Constantine commanded his troops
00:26:39.43\00:26:42.93
to adorn their shields
with a Christian symbol
00:26:42.96\00:26:45.97
and thereafter,
they were victorious.
00:26:46.00\00:26:48.40
Here comes the culmination
of sun worship and Christianity.
00:26:48.44\00:26:53.14
Constantine's
decree in 321 A.D. says,
00:26:53.17\00:26:58.28
"On the venerable Day of the Sun
00:26:58.31\00:27:00.25
let the magistrates and
people residing in cities rest,
00:27:00.28\00:27:04.75
and let all the
shops be closed. "
00:27:04.79\00:27:06.92
In an attempt to
unite the Empire,
00:27:06.96\00:27:10.46
Constantine issued
the first Sunday Law.
00:27:10.49\00:27:13.70
In the days of Constantine,
00:27:13.73\00:27:15.93
he marched his
armies through a river
00:27:15.96\00:27:18.43
and then, deemed them baptized.
00:27:18.47\00:27:20.24
That's just a
bunch of wet pagans.
00:27:20.27\00:27:23.14
Here Church and State
joined hands in an attempt
00:27:23.17\00:27:27.14
to Christianize the
pagans and unite the Empire.
00:27:27.18\00:27:30.05
The Roman Government
and the Roman Church united
00:27:30.08\00:27:34.28
and here's an amazing statement
00:27:34.32\00:27:36.28
that is really incredible.
00:27:36.32\00:27:37.89
It's from March 1994 in
the Catholic World, page 809,
00:27:37.92\00:27:44.09
"The Sun was a
foremost god with heathendom...
00:27:44.13\00:27:49.83
There is, in
truth, something royal,
00:27:49.86\00:27:52.63
kingly about the sun,
00:27:52.67\00:27:54.30
making it a fit emblem of
Jesus, the Sun of Justice.
00:27:54.34\00:27:58.57
Hence the Church
in these countries
00:27:58.61\00:28:01.64
would seem to have said,
00:28:01.68\00:28:03.01
'Keep that old pagan name.
00:28:03.04\00:28:04.81
It shall remain
consecrated and sanctified. '
00:28:04.85\00:28:08.18
And thus the pagan Sunday,
00:28:08.22\00:28:10.65
dedicated to
Balder... the mythic sun god...
00:28:10.69\00:28:13.46
became the Christian Sunday... "
00:28:13.49\00:28:16.46
Do you see how
Sunday came into the church?
00:28:16.49\00:28:19.53
Christians, to
escape persecution,
00:28:19.56\00:28:22.66
had for several
years been asking
00:28:22.70\00:28:24.63
to distinguish
themselves from the Jews.
00:28:24.67\00:28:26.67
Sunday gradually
became emphasized
00:28:26.70\00:28:29.70
because of Christ's resurrection
00:28:29.74\00:28:31.47
and gradually Church Leaders
00:28:31.51\00:28:33.24
to make the pagan sun
worshippers more comfortable
00:28:33.27\00:28:36.54
began keeping Sunday in
place of the Bible Sabbath.
00:28:36.58\00:28:40.48
Constantine wanted
to unite his Empire
00:28:40.52\00:28:44.62
and Roman Church Leaders
wanted to convert the pagans.
00:28:44.65\00:28:47.72
So, Sunday became the
vehicle to accomplish both.
00:28:47.76\00:28:52.13
The Biblical Sabbath was changed
by the Roman Church and State.
00:28:52.16\00:28:57.37
God didn't change it.
00:28:57.40\00:28:59.10
Jesus didn't change it.
00:28:59.13\00:29:00.70
The disciples didn't change it
00:29:00.74\00:29:02.87
and you would have to convince
me that over 20 million Jews
00:29:02.90\00:29:07.44
woke up one day and forgot
what day of the week it was.
00:29:07.48\00:29:10.11
As a nation, they have
been keeping the Sabbath...
00:29:10.15\00:29:14.25
the seventh-day Saturday
since before the exodus.
00:29:14.28\00:29:17.99
Pause...
00:29:18.02\00:29:19.35
The Catholic Church
Council of Laodicea,
00:29:19.39\00:29:22.12
records the first prohibition
of keeping the Bible Sabbath.
00:29:22.16\00:29:25.76
The Roman Catholic Bishops met
there and look at what happened.
00:29:25.79\00:29:29.56
At the Council of
Laodicea in 325 AD,
00:29:29.60\00:29:33.03
"Christians shall not Judaize,"
00:29:33.07\00:29:36.84
that is, they shall
not keep the Sabbath...
00:29:36.87\00:29:39.54
"and be idle on Saturday,
00:29:39.57\00:29:41.11
but the Lord's day they
shall especially honour,
00:29:41.14\00:29:43.85
and as being
Christians, shall, if possible,
00:29:43.88\00:29:46.98
do not work on that day.
00:29:47.02\00:29:48.68
If, however they
are found Judaizing,
00:29:48.72\00:29:51.25
they shall be
shut out from Christ. "
00:29:51.29\00:29:55.29
So, here's a Church Council
00:29:55.32\00:29:57.69
that unites with the Roman
Government under Constantine
00:29:57.73\00:30:01.50
and says, "We are shifting
the authority of Sabbath
00:30:01.53\00:30:04.63
to Sunday.
00:30:04.67\00:30:06.00
This will unite the Empire
and distance us from the Jews. "
00:30:06.03\00:30:09.80
In doing so, however,
00:30:09.84\00:30:12.61
they were unconsciously
fulfilling Daniel's prophecy
00:30:12.64\00:30:17.08
in Daniel 7:25.
00:30:17.11\00:30:19.05
"and shall think to
change times and laws... "
00:30:19.08\00:30:23.69
stressing that an earthly
power growing up out of Rome
00:30:23.72\00:30:27.79
would attempt to
change God's law.
00:30:27.82\00:30:30.03
God says, "Beware. "
00:30:30.06\00:30:32.39
Now, let's go to the
Convert's Catechism...
00:30:32.43\00:30:35.90
a Roman Catholic
instructional guide
00:30:35.93\00:30:38.23
and read the answer regarding
the change of the Sabbath.
00:30:38.27\00:30:41.50
This is very clear, Friends,
00:30:41.54\00:30:44.34
Question: "Which
is the Sabbath day?"
00:30:44.37\00:30:47.98
Answer: "Saturday
is the Sabbath day. "
00:30:48.01\00:30:52.25
Question: "Why do we observe
Sunday instead of Sabbath?"
00:30:52.28\00:30:57.49
Answer: "because the Catholic
Church transferred the solemnity
00:30:57.52\00:31:02.32
from Saturday to Sunday. "
00:31:02.36\00:31:04.66
Pause...
00:31:04.69\00:31:06.76
Now, I'd like to
pause right here.
00:31:06.80\00:31:08.83
It's important for me personally
00:31:08.86\00:31:11.27
to tell you that we will be
addressing a lot of heavy topics
00:31:11.30\00:31:15.27
and I will be quoting
different historical documents
00:31:15.30\00:31:18.47
that are not
intended to accuse individuals
00:31:18.51\00:31:21.74
but to show prophecy fulfilling.
00:31:21.78\00:31:25.51
I believe there are many
priests and faithful believers
00:31:25.55\00:31:29.32
in Roman Catholicism
00:31:29.35\00:31:30.69
who serve God to the
best of their ability
00:31:30.72\00:31:33.42
and are seen by
God as His children.
00:31:33.46\00:31:35.69
Pause...
00:31:35.72\00:31:37.33
The information quoted here
00:31:37.36\00:31:39.13
is directed only
towards the System...
00:31:39.16\00:31:41.90
the Roman Catholic System
00:31:41.93\00:31:44.10
that has a number of
doctrines which we will see
00:31:44.13\00:31:47.77
clearly go against Scripture
00:31:47.80\00:31:50.31
and as truth seekers,
00:31:50.34\00:31:52.84
it is my sincere desire
00:31:52.87\00:31:54.41
to lay the clear
Word of God before you,
00:31:54.44\00:31:56.95
so, you may decide for yourself
00:31:56.98\00:31:59.75
what is truth and what is error.
00:31:59.78\00:32:02.48
Pause...
00:32:02.52\00:32:04.52
Okay...
00:32:04.55\00:32:06.49
Are you aware that
the Catholic Church
00:32:06.52\00:32:09.19
modified God's Ten Commandments?
00:32:09.22\00:32:11.56
Let's go to their own document,
00:32:11.59\00:32:14.20
The Catholic
Encyclopedia Volume 4, page 153,
00:32:14.23\00:32:18.37
it says, "The church,
after changing the day of rest
00:32:18.40\00:32:23.71
from the Jewish Sabbath of
the seventh day of the week
00:32:23.74\00:32:27.11
to the first,
00:32:27.14\00:32:28.48
made the third
commandment refer to Sunday
00:32:28.51\00:32:31.71
as the day to be kept
holy as the Lord's Day. "
00:32:31.75\00:32:36.22
The Catholic Encyclopedia states
00:32:36.25\00:32:38.49
that the
commandment regarding time
00:32:38.52\00:32:40.12
had been changed by the Church.
00:32:40.16\00:32:42.29
By the way,
some may have noticed
00:32:42.32\00:32:44.89
that this statement
refers to the third commandment.
00:32:44.93\00:32:47.40
But we have already seen in
the Bible, with our own eyes
00:32:47.43\00:32:51.23
that the Sabbath is
the fourth commandment.
00:32:51.27\00:32:54.14
The Roman
Power... the Middle Ages
00:32:54.17\00:32:56.60
also changed the law of God
by removing the 2nd Commandment
00:32:56.67\00:33:00.81
the one prohibiting
image... saint... idol worship.
00:33:00.84\00:33:04.88
Hmmm...
00:33:04.91\00:33:06.31
Since they now only
have nine commandments,
00:33:06.35\00:33:09.38
got to get it back to ten...
00:33:09.45\00:33:11.85
so, they took the tenth...
"Thou shalt not covet... "
00:33:11.92\00:33:15.72
and divided it into two.
00:33:15.76\00:33:17.43
Solved...
00:33:17.46\00:33:18.79
This illustrates the
mindset of the church
00:33:18.83\00:33:22.16
overriding the Word of God.
00:33:22.20\00:33:24.03
Karl Keating, one of the
foremost Catholic Lay Scholars
00:33:24.07\00:33:27.87
wrote a book as a
challenge to Protestants.
00:33:27.90\00:33:30.51
This Catholic Author is
reasoning with Protestants
00:33:30.54\00:33:34.38
saying, "If you
want to go to the Bible
00:33:34.41\00:33:36.88
you should keep
the Bible Sabbath. "
00:33:36.91\00:33:39.28
Let's read his words in
Catholicism and Fundamentalism
00:33:39.31\00:33:44.05
on page 38.
00:33:44.09\00:33:45.42
Quote: "Fundamentalists
meet for worship on Sunday,
00:33:45.45\00:33:50.56
yet there is no
evidence in the Bible
00:33:50.59\00:33:52.79
that corporate worship
was to be made on Sundays.
00:33:52.83\00:33:55.33
The Jewish
Sabbath, or day of rest,
00:33:55.36\00:33:58.60
was, of course, Saturday.
00:33:58.63\00:34:00.77
It was the
Catholic Church that decided
00:34:00.80\00:34:03.67
Sunday should be the day
of worship for Christians,
00:34:03.71\00:34:06.31
in honor of the resurrection. "
00:34:06.34\00:34:08.14
Pause... end quote.
00:34:08.18\00:34:10.61
In other words, if you
don't want to go to the Bible,
00:34:10.65\00:34:14.12
he's saying... you should
go back to the Catholic Church
00:34:14.15\00:34:17.59
who freely claims the
authority to change God's law
00:34:17.62\00:34:21.46
as it sees fit.
00:34:21.49\00:34:22.99
Well, wait a minute,
00:34:23.02\00:34:25.33
God gives clear
warnings about messing with Him
00:34:25.36\00:34:29.23
or His Word.
00:34:29.26\00:34:30.60
Revelation 22:18-19,
00:34:30.67\00:34:33.23
"For I testify to everyone who
hears the words of this prophecy
00:34:33.27\00:34:37.77
of this book:
00:34:37.81\00:34:39.14
If anyone adds to these things,
00:34:39.17\00:34:40.84
God will add to him the plagues
that are written in this book.
00:34:40.88\00:34:44.85
And if anyone takes away
from the words of the book
00:34:44.88\00:34:47.75
of this prophecy,
00:34:47.78\00:34:49.12
God shall take away his
part from the Book of Life,
00:34:49.15\00:34:52.35
from the holy city... "
00:34:52.39\00:34:54.06
This is serious, Friends.
00:34:54.09\00:34:55.66
Then in Matthew 15:3 through 9,
00:34:55.69\00:34:58.89
He... Jesus...
answered and said to them,
00:34:58.93\00:35:01.36
"Why do you also transgress
the commandment of God
00:35:01.40\00:35:04.63
because of your tradition?
00:35:04.67\00:35:06.27
Thus you have made
the commandment of God
00:35:06.30\00:35:09.00
of none effect by
your tradition. Hypocrites!
00:35:09.04\00:35:12.61
Well, did Isaiah
prophesy about you, saying,
00:35:12.64\00:35:15.54
'These people draw
near to Me with their mouth,
00:35:15.58\00:35:18.45
and honor Me with their lips,
00:35:18.48\00:35:20.65
but their heart is far from Me.
00:35:20.68\00:35:22.95
And in vain they worship Me,
00:35:22.98\00:35:25.19
teaching as doctrines
the commandments of men. '"
00:35:25.25\00:35:28.89
Sunday sacredness has...
00:35:28.92\00:35:32.03
came from the tradition
and commandments of men.
00:35:32.06\00:35:34.90
Who will you follow? God or man?
00:35:34.93\00:35:39.07
The issue is much more
than a matter of one day
00:35:39.10\00:35:42.44
versus another.
00:35:42.47\00:35:43.84
The issue is:
What is your guide?
00:35:43.87\00:35:46.84
Is it the Bible
or is it tradition?
00:35:46.88\00:35:50.15
The issue is: Does any human
church or human religious leader
00:35:50.18\00:35:54.52
for whatever reason or motive
00:35:54.55\00:35:56.55
have the authority
to change God's law
00:35:56.58\00:35:59.45
that was written with His
finger on those tables of stone?
00:35:59.49\00:36:02.59
Pause...
00:36:02.62\00:36:04.13
It's all about:
Who has the authority?
00:36:04.16\00:36:06.13
Who do we
demonstrate who we worship?
00:36:06.16\00:36:08.80
The rebellion of Satan
revolves around worship.
00:36:08.83\00:36:12.77
It is the theme
of right or wrong
00:36:12.80\00:36:15.54
and it began in Genesis.
00:36:15.57\00:36:18.11
The story of Cain and Abel
depicts two types of people
00:36:18.14\00:36:22.01
who travel two
different paths in life.
00:36:22.04\00:36:24.41
One worshipped
the way God prescribed
00:36:24.45\00:36:27.02
and one definitely did not.
00:36:27.05\00:36:29.42
Which one was
blessed and accepted by God?
00:36:29.45\00:36:32.72
Which one's pride led to
murder and was cursed by God?
00:36:32.75\00:36:37.03
Well, Cain and Abel were
raised by the same parents.
00:36:37.06\00:36:40.50
They had held
different attitudes about God
00:36:40.53\00:36:42.80
and His authority.
00:36:42.83\00:36:44.17
This is where
their paths diverge.
00:36:44.20\00:36:46.43
Abel saw the mercy of God
00:36:46.47\00:36:49.50
in the way the Creator provided
00:36:49.54\00:36:51.61
for the redemption
for the human race.
00:36:51.64\00:36:53.38
But Cain rebelled
against God in his heart.
00:36:53.41\00:36:57.15
The distinction may
not have been obvious
00:36:57.18\00:37:00.18
until it came time to bring
their sacrifice before God.
00:37:00.22\00:37:03.05
The drama between Cain and Abel
00:37:03.08\00:37:05.69
is really about the struggle
between Cain and himself.
00:37:05.72\00:37:09.36
Although Cain was given
a chance to turn around,
00:37:09.39\00:37:12.79
he held ever more
tightly to his stubborn pride
00:37:12.83\00:37:15.90
and stumbled
further away from God.
00:37:15.93\00:37:18.53
God's plan for
salvation is not negotiable.
00:37:18.57\00:37:22.94
It is a gift.
00:37:22.97\00:37:25.31
The human heart...
00:37:25.34\00:37:26.68
when it clings
proudly to self and tradition,
00:37:26.71\00:37:28.41
stumbles on a slippery
downhill slope of destruction.
00:37:28.44\00:37:32.18
God constantly
reaches out to those who rebel
00:37:32.21\00:37:36.15
to give them an
opportunity to make a turnaround
00:37:36.18\00:37:39.29
of repentance.
00:37:39.32\00:37:41.29
You are not born a winner
00:37:41.32\00:37:43.16
and you are not born a loser.
00:37:43.19\00:37:44.93
You are born a chooser.
00:37:44.96\00:37:47.56
"Choose you this day
whom you will serve. "
00:37:47.60\00:37:50.60
Often Satan's strategy is
to cause me to ignore or break
00:37:50.63\00:37:54.70
just one of God's commandments.
00:37:54.74\00:37:56.30
James 2:10
through 12 tells us why.
00:37:56.34\00:37:59.47
"For whosoever
shall keep the whole law,
00:37:59.51\00:38:02.38
and yet stumble in one
point, he is guilty of all. "
00:38:02.41\00:38:05.85
God's law is like
a ten-sided fortress.
00:38:05.88\00:38:09.48
Only one side
needs to be broken down
00:38:09.52\00:38:12.15
to permit the enemy to enter.
00:38:12.19\00:38:13.89
Give the devil an inch
and he will become your ruler.
00:38:13.92\00:38:17.69
To give up the Bible Sabbath
00:38:17.73\00:38:20.26
given by God as a sign
of His creative authority,
00:38:20.30\00:38:22.96
does matter, Friend.
00:38:23.00\00:38:24.47
I choose to follow what God gave
to Adam in the Garden of Eden.
00:38:24.50\00:38:28.80
I choose to follow the
examples of Christ Himself.
00:38:28.84\00:38:31.91
What about you?
00:38:31.94\00:38:33.78
God says that the
Sabbath is a great sign.
00:38:33.81\00:38:36.64
It's a sign of
our loyalty to Christ.
00:38:36.68\00:38:38.58
It is a sign... we
believe He created our world.
00:38:38.61\00:38:42.05
In the Garden of
Eden, Satan said to Eve,
00:38:42.08\00:38:45.45
"What difference
does a tree make?
00:38:45.49\00:38:47.32
All trees are alike... "
00:38:47.36\00:38:48.92
and Eve lost Eden
because she bought that lie.
00:38:48.96\00:38:52.79
And many Christians
today are buying into this...
00:38:52.83\00:38:55.96
into a deception.
00:38:56.00\00:38:57.33
People say, "What
difference does a day make?
00:38:57.37\00:39:00.17
All days are alike. "
00:39:00.20\00:39:01.67
With God... all
days are not alike.
00:39:01.70\00:39:04.71
One day was blessed
by God... the seventh.
00:39:04.74\00:39:09.14
One day was sanctified
by God... set aside...
00:39:09.18\00:39:12.51
and God rested on only
one day... the Sabbath.
00:39:12.55\00:39:16.45
The issues that we are dealing
with are issues of authority...
00:39:16.48\00:39:19.89
issues of obedience...
00:39:19.92\00:39:21.66
our choice is...
the Bible or tradition.
00:39:21.69\00:39:25.89
Jesus... or religious leaders...
00:39:25.93\00:39:29.26
God's law or man's dogmas?
00:39:29.30\00:39:32.97
God's instruction
or human teaching?
00:39:33.00\00:39:36.91
God's way...
00:39:36.94\00:39:39.07
or man's way?
00:39:39.11\00:39:40.61
Does this mean that everyone
who keeps Sunday is lost?
00:39:40.64\00:39:44.85
No...
00:39:44.88\00:39:46.35
There are many Sunday-keeping
Christians who love Jesus.
00:39:46.38\00:39:49.52
Everyone who keeps
Sunday is not lost.
00:39:49.55\00:39:52.62
They may be living up
to all the light they know.
00:39:52.65\00:39:55.92
The difference
is... when they learn more
00:39:55.96\00:39:58.06
are they willing to follow it?
00:39:58.09\00:40:00.33
This makes me think of Perfecto.
00:40:00.36\00:40:02.86
In a remote village high
in the mountains of Mindoro,
00:40:02.90\00:40:05.63
Philippines
00:40:05.67\00:40:07.00
there he lives as an
influential pagan chief.
00:40:07.04\00:40:10.21
You see, spiritualism and
local lore were his way of life.
00:40:10.24\00:40:14.24
Sometimes, people
would visit the village
00:40:14.28\00:40:16.78
and try to convert
him to Christianity
00:40:16.81\00:40:18.95
but what they said was different
from what they practiced
00:40:18.98\00:40:22.02
and the confusion annoyed him.
00:40:22.05\00:40:23.82
He would tell
them, "Go away... "
00:40:23.85\00:40:25.95
then he would find comfort
in his prized possession...
00:40:25.99\00:40:29.12
his radio.
00:40:29.16\00:40:30.66
He only listened to one station
00:40:30.69\00:40:32.43
because it played
the music that he liked
00:40:32.46\00:40:34.40
and one day, after
his favorite song ended,
00:40:34.43\00:40:37.20
a new program came on
which caught his attention.
00:40:37.23\00:40:40.30
The Broadcaster talked
about the seventh-day Sabbath
00:40:40.34\00:40:43.97
as the true day of rest.
00:40:44.01\00:40:45.34
This was new to him
00:40:45.37\00:40:47.28
and was different from what
other Christians had professed.
00:40:47.31\00:40:49.98
Happily he went to the
Sunday keepers in his village
00:40:50.01\00:40:53.18
and told them that they were
worshipping on the wrong day
00:40:53.21\00:40:55.88
because of what he
had heard on the radio.
00:40:55.92\00:40:58.09
He was surprised when these
people showed a real interest
00:40:58.12\00:41:01.86
in what he was sharing.
00:41:01.92\00:41:03.32
After that, he called
the whole village together
00:41:03.36\00:41:05.56
to listen to his radio.
00:41:05.59\00:41:07.16
Everyone loved the program.
00:41:07.20\00:41:09.33
The next day, they all gathered
together hoping to hear more.
00:41:09.36\00:41:12.83
They rejoiced when
the program came on.
00:41:12.87\00:41:15.90
Perfecto was convinced
that what he was hearing
00:41:15.94\00:41:19.31
was the truth.
00:41:19.34\00:41:20.68
He sought out the Radio
Broadcaster and told him
00:41:20.71\00:41:23.45
that his whole village
wanted to be baptized...
00:41:23.48\00:41:25.95
all 77 of them.
00:41:25.98\00:41:28.68
The Bible truth
changed not only his life
00:41:28.72\00:41:32.49
but the life of
the entire village.
00:41:32.52\00:41:34.62
I'll never
forget seeing Perfecto
00:41:34.66\00:41:37.46
coming up out of the water
00:41:37.49\00:41:39.66
and raising his hands
to Jesus at his baptism
00:41:39.69\00:41:42.93
where 1400
other souls joined him
00:41:42.96\00:41:46.40
in giving their lives to Christ.
00:41:46.43\00:41:48.40
In Revelation
14:12, God's Word says,
00:41:48.44\00:41:53.07
"Here is the
patience of the saints;
00:41:53.11\00:41:55.51
here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:41:55.54\00:41:58.55
and have the faith of Jesus. "
00:41:58.58\00:42:00.48
In the last days
of earth's history,
00:42:00.52\00:42:02.88
God will have a group of people
00:42:02.92\00:42:04.82
who love Jesus.
00:42:04.85\00:42:06.29
They love Him so much
00:42:06.32\00:42:07.86
that they obey at all cost
00:42:07.89\00:42:09.92
like the one
woman who made her way
00:42:09.96\00:42:12.86
to the baptismal
site at a nearby lake.
00:42:12.89\00:42:15.90
She had attended
prophecy meetings just like this
00:42:15.93\00:42:19.63
but her husband had
disagreed with her attendance.
00:42:19.67\00:42:22.24
So, on the day for
her to be baptized,
00:42:22.27\00:42:24.71
she left the
house in her white robe
00:42:24.74\00:42:26.71
and her husband
secretly followed her.
00:42:26.74\00:42:29.01
He grabbed a machete
and held it behind his back.
00:42:29.04\00:42:32.71
The pastor was calling for
the people to enter the water
00:42:32.75\00:42:36.48
and as she made her way,
00:42:36.52\00:42:38.52
her husband abruptly stopped her
00:42:38.55\00:42:40.76
and threatened that she'd
better not take one more step
00:42:40.79\00:42:43.73
or that would be her last.
00:42:43.76\00:42:45.56
Pause...
00:42:45.59\00:42:46.93
As he slowly revealed
the knife behind his back,
00:42:46.96\00:42:49.23
she continued as the
water reached her ankles...
00:42:49.26\00:42:53.40
then her calves...
00:42:53.44\00:42:54.77
then to her knees
00:42:54.80\00:42:56.60
and she whispered,
00:42:56.64\00:42:58.44
"No one will stop me from
taking Jesus as my Savior. "
00:42:58.47\00:43:02.41
He aggressively challenged
her, "Not one more step... "
00:43:02.44\00:43:07.85
and she closed her
eyes and moved forward
00:43:07.88\00:43:12.69
saying, "I give
myself to Jesus...
00:43:12.72\00:43:15.82
I learned the truth
and I will not turn back. "
00:43:15.86\00:43:19.53
Tears began to
fall from her eyes
00:43:19.56\00:43:22.43
and what she didn't see
00:43:22.46\00:43:24.33
were the tears falling
from her husband's eyes.
00:43:24.37\00:43:27.34
Suddenly, there was silence
as everyone was watching.
00:43:27.37\00:43:31.37
The husband raised his knife
only to drop it and declare,
00:43:31.41\00:43:36.71
"If you're willing to give
up your life for this Jesus,
00:43:36.75\00:43:39.88
then, I want to know Him too. "
00:43:39.91\00:43:42.15
Pause...
00:43:42.18\00:43:43.52
Friend, are you willing to
follow wherever Jesus leads
00:43:43.55\00:43:47.99
regardless of the consequences?
00:43:48.02\00:43:49.92
Though the road may
sometimes be difficult,
00:43:49.96\00:43:53.03
it leads to the Tree of
Life in the City of God.
00:43:53.06\00:43:58.00
Let's pray together,
00:43:58.03\00:44:00.40
"Heavenly Father,
00:44:00.44\00:44:03.20
the truth is calling
00:44:03.24\00:44:05.41
and we cry out to You
Jesus for mercy and strength.
00:44:05.44\00:44:10.15
Give us the gift of
discernment and understanding
00:44:10.18\00:44:13.92
to see clearly as we place
our trust completely in You.
00:44:13.95\00:44:19.62
There is nothing in this world
worth losing our own soul over.
00:44:19.65\00:44:24.19
Protect our commitment
to follow every Bible truth
00:44:24.23\00:44:28.26
You reveal to us
in Your holy Word.
00:44:28.30\00:44:30.43
Bless each listener tonight.
00:44:30.47\00:44:33.20
In Jesus' precious
powerful name, amen. "
00:44:33.23\00:44:37.47
Now, make sure you
join me tomorrow night
00:44:37.51\00:44:42.68
for this important topic
that you won't want to miss,
00:44:42.71\00:44:45.48
"What does the Bible
say happens when you die?"
00:44:45.51\00:44:48.58
You might find it different
than what many people think.
00:44:48.62\00:44:52.22
God bless you
00:44:52.25\00:44:54.09
and see you tomorrow
for our topic: The Grave
00:44:54.12\00:44:57.39
where we will be
unlocking more Bible prophecies.
00:44:57.43\00:45:00.93
Choose God's way.
00:45:00.96\00:45:02.70
Good Night Friends.
00:45:02.73\00:45:04.20
As a special bonus
for our 3ABN Viewers,
00:45:04.23\00:45:09.20
we wanted to share stories
of God's incredible miracles
00:45:09.24\00:45:12.54
before we end this Program.
00:45:12.57\00:45:14.08
Thank you for your
prayers and support
00:45:14.11\00:45:16.85
of Adventist World Radio.
00:45:16.88\00:45:18.38
Every day, lives like these
are being changed for eternity.
00:45:18.41\00:45:22.98
Music...
00:45:23.02\00:45:26.09
Watch as God saves a
man who only wanted death.
00:45:26.12\00:45:30.46
We are in South
Africa and this AWR 360.
00:45:30.49\00:45:34.56
Music for: Lift up the
trumpet and loud let it ring,
00:45:34.60\00:45:39.20
Jesus is coming again.
00:45:39.23\00:45:46.68
Music...
00:45:46.71\00:45:49.64
South Africa is a country
home to beautiful landscapes
00:45:49.68\00:45:52.61
and is filled
with rich diversity.
00:45:52.65\00:45:54.75
Through the work
of dedicated laymen,
00:45:54.78\00:45:57.15
the word of Jesus
is spreading rapidly.
00:45:57.19\00:45:59.95
Many of these evangelists
have a story to tell.
00:45:59.99\00:46:03.39
Freddie is a
full-time Evangelist.
00:46:03.43\00:46:06.49
He travels from city to city
00:46:06.53\00:46:09.43
sharing the blessed
news of our Lord and Savior.
00:46:09.46\00:46:12.37
Music...
00:46:12.40\00:46:15.30
To attract attention, I
set up the image of Daniel 2
00:46:15.34\00:46:18.87
and the beasts of Revelation.
00:46:18.91\00:46:20.58
Music...
00:46:20.61\00:46:23.75
and many come asking questions
00:46:23.78\00:46:26.72
and many leave with answers.
00:46:26.75\00:46:29.45
But Freddie wasn't
always an Evangelist.
00:46:29.48\00:46:33.42
My Father was a Priest
but I just didn't care.
00:46:33.46\00:46:39.89
in local language...
00:46:39.93\00:46:41.96
It wasn't until later in life
00:46:42.00\00:46:44.90
that his world
came crashing down.
00:46:44.93\00:46:47.60
One day, I got a phone
call that my sister was murdered
00:46:47.64\00:46:53.14
and it drove me to anger.
00:46:53.17\00:46:56.38
His brooding
anger turned into rage
00:46:56.41\00:47:00.22
while he tried to drown
his problems in alcohol.
00:47:00.25\00:47:03.49
Ultimately, his
self-destructive behavior
00:47:03.52\00:47:06.79
progressed to suicidal thoughts.
00:47:06.82\00:47:09.09
I would drink and at
night, sleep on a busy road
00:47:09.12\00:47:13.70
hoping to be run over
00:47:13.73\00:47:15.46
but thankfully, the
police and my friends
00:47:15.50\00:47:18.83
would always
return me home safely.
00:47:18.87\00:47:21.17
Music...
00:47:21.20\00:47:24.74
When he would finally wake
up out of his drunken stupor,
00:47:24.77\00:47:27.78
he could not
remember how he made it home.
00:47:27.81\00:47:30.21
It was in one of these
moments, he heard God's voice.
00:47:30.25\00:47:34.48
I heard a voice saying,
00:47:34.52\00:47:36.42
"Who am I?"
00:47:36.48\00:47:38.02
I answered, "I don't know... "
00:47:38.05\00:47:41.12
God said, "Think nicely,
00:47:41.16\00:47:44.13
love is an
endless forgiveness. "
00:47:44.16\00:47:47.00
What's interesting is
00:47:47.03\00:47:49.73
that I recently learned of my
Sister's last Facebook comment
00:47:49.76\00:47:53.54
which said the same thing.
00:47:53.57\00:47:55.60
Local language...
00:47:55.64\00:47:58.64
The Holy Spirit
urged him to open his Bible
00:47:58.67\00:48:02.41
and Freddie realized that Jesus
could fill his empty heart.
00:48:02.44\00:48:06.18
So, he sought out
an Adventist Church
00:48:06.21\00:48:09.35
and during his
studies, he became fascinated
00:48:09.38\00:48:12.49
with the prophecies
of Daniel and Revelation.
00:48:12.52\00:48:14.79
I then devoted myself to
teaching others about it.
00:48:14.82\00:48:19.79
he began
traveling from city to city
00:48:19.83\00:48:24.87
teaching crowds about the
hopeful truths about Jesus
00:48:24.90\00:48:28.17
found in Revelation.
00:48:28.20\00:48:29.70
Narrator: But
what always bothered me
00:48:29.74\00:48:33.61
was that I didn't know how to
keep them studying after I left
00:48:33.64\00:48:36.85
until I heard about
cell-phone evangelism.
00:48:36.88\00:48:40.52
He would direct the
people to AWR360 Bible Studies
00:48:40.55\00:48:45.25
given right on their phone.
00:48:45.29\00:48:47.12
This allowed him to keep track
00:48:47.16\00:48:49.09
if the people
continued to listen
00:48:49.12\00:48:50.99
and by God's grace... they did.
00:48:51.03\00:48:53.46
Many have now joined churches
across South Africa and Namibia.
00:48:53.50\00:48:58.53
With this tool,
00:48:58.57\00:49:01.00
people are learning
more and more about the Lord
00:49:01.04\00:49:03.14
in a quick and easy way.
00:49:03.17\00:49:04.71
Music...
00:49:04.74\00:49:06.44
I also visit prisoners
and give them AWR radios.
00:49:06.47\00:49:10.08
What a blessing it is to do
the work and will of the Lord.
00:49:10.11\00:49:13.92
From the throes of death,
00:49:13.95\00:49:16.18
Freddie now is
spreading the Word of God
00:49:16.22\00:49:18.85
to all across his country.
00:49:18.89\00:49:21.02
As you share the
Word of the Lord,
00:49:21.06\00:49:23.12
please consider using AWR
00:49:23.16\00:49:24.99
360's cell-phone
evangelism resources.
00:49:25.03\00:49:28.10
They are a great way
to keep people studying
00:49:28.13\00:49:30.90
and learning about their Savior.
00:49:30.93\00:49:32.77
From broadcast to
baptism this is AWR 360.
00:49:32.80\00:49:37.97
Music...
00:49:38.01\00:49:40.38
Watch as an entire pagan
village converts to Adventism.
00:49:40.41\00:49:44.65
Hi, I'm Cami
and this is AWR 360.
00:49:44.68\00:49:48.65
Music...
00:49:48.68\00:49:52.25
Music of: Lift up the trumpet
00:49:52.29\00:49:53.76
and loud let it ring
00:49:53.79\00:49:55.92
Jesus is coming again.
00:49:55.96\00:50:03.93
With its stunning natural beauty
00:50:03.97\00:50:06.77
and incredible wildlife,
00:50:06.80\00:50:09.00
the Philippines is
a traveler's paradise.
00:50:09.04\00:50:10.77
These islands have
one of the highest rates
00:50:10.81\00:50:13.07
of new animal species.
00:50:13.11\00:50:14.48
This is mainly due
to virgin jungle areas
00:50:14.51\00:50:17.41
scattered in the
more than 7,000 islands
00:50:17.45\00:50:19.55
that comprise the Philippines.
00:50:19.58\00:50:21.12
Many of these
areas are inhabited
00:50:21.15\00:50:23.18
only by indigenous people
00:50:23.22\00:50:24.62
who live off the land
and lead simple lives.
00:50:24.65\00:50:27.36
Surrounded by lush vegetation
and thick rain forests,
00:50:27.39\00:50:31.93
the people on this island
live steeped in superstition
00:50:31.96\00:50:35.30
and spiritualism.
00:50:35.33\00:50:36.67
But in some of these villages,
a privileged few own a radio
00:50:36.70\00:50:40.30
and that is how
AWR is reaching them.
00:50:40.34\00:50:43.47
In 2017,
00:50:43.51\00:50:45.11
AWR began broadcasting
the Adventist message
00:50:45.14\00:50:47.68
on the island of
Mindoro, Philippines.
00:50:47.71\00:50:49.38
Many doubted this would work
00:50:49.41\00:50:51.31
but God's spirit
entered the hearts of the people
00:50:51.35\00:50:53.55
and they listened earnestly.
00:50:53.58\00:50:55.55
They were hungry to
know more about a God
00:50:55.58\00:50:57.62
who loved them
00:50:57.65\00:50:58.99
and they eagerly
listened to the programs.
00:50:59.02\00:51:00.52
We are now on our
way to a remote village
00:51:00.56\00:51:03.22
at the top of a mountain.
00:51:03.26\00:51:04.59
After many hours of
driving, we finally arrive.
00:51:04.63\00:51:08.16
I'm greeted by
Perfecto, the village Chief.
00:51:08.20\00:51:11.60
then we head to a villager's
house for a Sabbath Service.
00:51:11.63\00:51:15.50
Everyone joins in for
the songs and Bible lessons.
00:51:15.54\00:51:20.54
Music...
00:51:20.58\00:51:22.54
Then Perfecto shows me the
future site for their church.
00:51:22.58\00:51:26.15
He personally donated this land
00:51:26.18\00:51:29.38
and construction
has already started.
00:51:29.42\00:51:31.32
But how did this former
pagan chief hear about Jesus?
00:51:31.35\00:51:34.76
Spiritualism and local lore
00:51:34.79\00:51:39.09
was my way of life.
00:51:39.13\00:51:40.83
others would visit the village
00:51:40.86\00:51:43.50
and try to convert
him to Christianity.
00:51:43.53\00:51:45.80
But what they said
was always different
00:51:45.83\00:51:48.07
from what they practiced
00:51:48.10\00:51:49.44
and the confusion annoyed him.
00:51:49.47\00:51:51.67
He would tell
them to, "Go away... "
00:51:51.71\00:51:54.48
Then he would find comfort
in his prize possession...
00:51:54.51\00:51:56.98
his radio.
00:51:57.01\00:51:58.35
Even though he could
pick up a few stations,
00:51:58.38\00:52:01.32
he only listened to one...
00:52:01.35\00:52:03.08
it always played
the music he liked.
00:52:03.12\00:52:05.55
But one day, after
his favorite song ended,
00:52:05.59\00:52:08.66
a new program came on.
00:52:08.69\00:52:10.49
It began with trumpet
music that caught his attention.
00:52:10.53\00:52:13.36
Then a Speaker
talked about the Sabbath
00:52:13.40\00:52:15.46
being the true day of rest.
00:52:15.50\00:52:17.03
As Perfecto
listened, he became very happy.
00:52:17.07\00:52:20.54
Now, he had a way to annoy the
Sunday keepers in his village
00:52:20.57\00:52:24.21
and show them they were wrong.
00:52:24.24\00:52:26.24
Then, they would stop
bothering him once and for all.
00:52:26.27\00:52:29.28
But he was surprised when
they showed a real interest
00:52:29.31\00:52:32.88
in what they heard.
00:52:32.91\00:52:34.25
So, he called the whole village
to listen to the Presentation.
00:52:34.28\00:52:38.09
To his surprise,
everyone loved the Program.
00:52:38.12\00:52:42.32
But when it was over, they
weren't sure if it would return.
00:52:42.36\00:52:45.39
So, they waited
anxiously the next day
00:52:45.43\00:52:48.70
and sure enough they cheered
00:52:48.73\00:52:51.40
when they heard
the trumpets again.
00:52:51.43\00:52:53.20
Perfecto was satisfied that he
had proven the villagers wrong
00:52:53.23\00:52:57.64
on their day of rest.
00:52:57.67\00:52:59.01
But what he hadn't counted on
00:52:59.04\00:53:00.81
was a change in his own heart.
00:53:00.84\00:53:03.48
God's Spirit had impressed him
00:53:03.51\00:53:05.71
and he was convinced
that what he was hearing
00:53:05.75\00:53:08.52
was the truth.
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He decided he must meet
with the Speaker of the Program.
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Our Broadcasting
Team was surprised
00:53:14.16\00:53:16.29
by this man and his words.
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He declared, "My whole
village wants to be baptized. "
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Bible Workers
were immediately sent
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but the villagers had a need...
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a need the Lord had
already made a provision for.
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Meanwhile in the
town of Neva, Idaho,
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a children's
Sabbath School Class
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became inspired to
choose an AWR project.
00:53:35.31\00:53:38.81
"I did a project to help
raise money for Bibles. "
00:53:38.85\00:53:42.48
"I gave almost my...
all of my birthday money. "
00:53:42.52\00:53:46.52
"I did a bake sale at the
Pacific Press with my friends. "
00:53:46.55\00:53:50.26
"And we sold cookies... "
00:53:50.29\00:53:53.06
"Chicken eggs... "
00:53:53.09\00:53:54.43
"Other pops at a yard sale. "
00:53:54.46\00:53:55.80
"My sister, mother and me...
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and she gave her money
to Adventist World Radio. "
00:53:58.27\00:54:01.67
"And one man... he just came
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and gave us one hundred
dollar bill for the donation. "
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Cami: The money for
the Bibles was raised
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and there was exactly
enough for the entire village.
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What a mighty God we serve!
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Soon, the entire village
headed down the mountain.
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All 77 people
from Perfecto's village
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had made the decision to
accept Jesus and be baptized
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and on that
beautiful Sabbath day,
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I had the privilege of
watching Perfecto being baptized
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by AWR's own
President, Duane McKey.
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Many others
followed him into the ocean
00:54:45.75\00:54:49.92
to join him in baptism.
00:54:49.95\00:54:51.29
Perfecto: I praise God for AWR
00:54:51.32\00:54:54.39
and how they are broadcasting
the truth to the world.
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Back in Idaho, we were able to
meet the children face to face.
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We also had a question for them.
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Speaker: Did
God, at the same time
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this whole village
was coming to Jesus
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orchestrate... put together
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some precious children across
the other side of the world
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to raise money for
Bibles at the same time?
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What do you think?
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Children: Yeah.
Speaker: Yeah, He did...
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amen...
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Speaker: This is
the "God" thing...
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this is that "God" thing, amen
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and there's a picture
of the Bibles arriving...
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there's your Bibles
arriving at the village...
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these are your Bibles...
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you know these children now
have a Bible because of you!
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Music...
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"When I saw the
kids getting the Bibles,
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I felt really good that I did
something for someone else. "
00:55:41.74\00:55:45.84
"I felt really happy. "
00:55:45.87\00:55:47.48
"I felt really proud. "
00:55:47.51\00:55:50.35
"We should give Bibles because
00:55:50.38\00:55:52.45
we want everyone to
go to heaven with us. "
00:55:52.48\00:55:57.85
"That Jesus is coming soon
00:55:57.89\00:55:59.95
and I hope you all
are getting ready. "
00:55:59.99\00:56:03.22
"Please do what we did
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and maybe you'll
see someone in heaven
00:56:06.16\00:56:08.46
and they'll say, 'I'm in
heaven because of you. '"
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Music...
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