What does 666 mean in the Bible?
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What does the Mark
of the Beast represent
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and how can I avoid its Mark?
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Who is the beast
of Revelation 13?
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You will want to
know these Bible answers.
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My name is Cami Oetman
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and this is:
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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What does it all mean?
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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,
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she's found miracles of hope.
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Join Cami Oetman
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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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Welcome back for another episode
of: Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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Now, if today is
your first time watching,
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you can go to awr. org/bible
and watch all previous episodes.
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Yesterday's topic
is one of my favorites.
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It is so comforting to me
to know that the God of love
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is doing
everything He can to save us.
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Today we turn our
attention to a topic
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that even draws a response
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from those who do
not believe in the Bible.
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It has been
popularized by Hollywood
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and is greatly misunderstood.
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The Mark of the
Beast is a serious topic
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that deserves in-depth study.
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You will want to
stay with me, Friends.
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Let's pray and move
into our topic: The Mark.
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"Heavenly Father,
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Lord, empty me of self...
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fill me with Your Holy Spirit...
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may it only be Your
words that I speak here today
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as Your vessel
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and Lord, grant us
clear understanding
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of this topic:
The Mark of the Beast.
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It is so important
for us to know, Lord,
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and open our hearts to You
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so we fall deeper
in love with You today.
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Even with this serious
truth, Lord, we see Your love.
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In Jesus' precious name, amen. "
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Pause...
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I want to tell you about Michael
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who lived in the
northern part of Tanzania.
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He has a
beautiful wife and family
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and he grows vegetables to sell.
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As a teenager he was a Christian
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but as the years went by
he slowly forgot about God.
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Michael settled down... married
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and started growing
vegetables for sale.
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He took pride in his lush
garden and always kept it neat.
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Then something happened
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that would disrupt
their peaceful happy lives
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and ruin Michael's crops.
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He started having a
terrible problem with wild pigs
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destroying his plants
and eating his vegetables.
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In order to protect the crops,
he began staying up all night
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to keep watch.
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One evening as
he kindled the fire
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and prepared for
another long night,
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Michael switched on his radio.
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The Station
playing was new to him.
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The message
sounded strangely familiar.
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It had been so many years
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since he had heard
anything about Jesus.
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It was all such
a distant memory.
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The night went
more quickly this time.
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when morning broke, the radio
was still playing the station
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which he would later
learn was Adventist World Radio.
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The second night, Michael
again turned his radio to AWR.
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and this time, invited
five of his neighbors to join in
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and listen with him.
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The third night,
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a message of faith was
presented on the radio.
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His heart was so touched
and he said to his friends,
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"There is a God big
enough to protect our crops.
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Why are we
staying up all night?"
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Michael decided he
would give God another chance.
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In an effort to test
and see if God was real,
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Michael remained home that night
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instead of going out
and watching over his crops.
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He gathered his
family to listen to AWR
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and pray for God's protection.
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The next morning, Michael dashed
outside to survey his crops.
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Amazingly, there was no damage.
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He was so excited and ran
back to share the good news
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with his family.
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For the first time in his life,
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he realized that God
is real and cares for him.
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Night after night,
Michael returned home...
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listened to his radio and
again prayed for protection
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before peacefully sleeping.
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His neighbors
began to ask questions.
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They had watched as the
pigs passed by his fields
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only to eat their
surrounding crops.
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They felt sure...
this must be witchcraft.
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Michael gladly explained
about the radio and about God
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who would even
protect vegetables from pigs.
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Music...
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Several of his neighbors
decided to test God too
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and listen to AWR at home
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instead of going out to
guard the crops at night.
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The pigs no longer bothered
their vegetables either.
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Before long, Michael, his
family and 30 other people
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from his village gathered
to give their lives to Jesus
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through baptism.
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With a smile, Michael shared,
"We are so thankful for AWR
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because if we had
not heard this broadcast,
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we would still
be out in the dark
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guarding our crops from pigs
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and would have missed
hearing about Jesus. "
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Three years later,
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Michael's
gardens continue to grow
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and the wild pigs
have never returned.
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Michael loves to
tell everyone about God
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and has now become a missionary.
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His love for
Jesus has been rekindled
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and he has a passion born from
a personal experience of faith
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and trust.
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All of this is a simple
result of a radio broadcast
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and a God big
enough to answer prayer.
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This story is an
excellent demonstration
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of a man putting
full faith in God's care.
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We need to start
practicing putting our trust
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in the little things of life
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so that when the
big issues come up,
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we have built up
our courage and faith
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to take a firm stand for God
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no matter the
earthly consequences.
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God's plan is the best.
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In the overall picture and
in the tiny little details,
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His way makes sense.
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It is of ultimate justice.
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So, when we look at
how this world ends,
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we can put our trust
in how God does things
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because His way of doing
things is rooted in love.
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It is my sincere desire tonight
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to lay the clear
Word of God before you.
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I believe you are here with me
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because you are
seeking the truth.
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You must decide for
yourself what is truth
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and what is error.
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If you find anything
contrary to the Word of God,
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you need to reject it
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but if you desire to seek for
truth as for hidden treasure,
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accept that truth as
it is revealed to you
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by the Holy Spirit.
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Friends, it is so
important for you and me to know
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what to expect
and what to avoid.
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It matters because
when the Bible warns
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that something
is going to happen,
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we can believe it does
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exactly as it
says right on time.
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We've been together
now for nine Presentations
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and have already seen
how God keeps His every word.
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He alerts us with prophecy
not to paralyze us with fear
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but to equip us with
knowledge resulting in courage.
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God's truth is never
sent to embarrass anyone.
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It is always sent to enlighten.
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My focus tonight and always
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is to not make you fearful
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but faithful.
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True Christians are
never against people
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but they must be
against false systems
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which enslave people.
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The devil's purpose
is to counterfeit truth
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and everything God
gives for the good of man...
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the devil gives
for your destruction.
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That's why you
were given a choice.
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Revelation 1:3,
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"Blessed is he
who reads this book,
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hears this prophecy,
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and keeps those things written:
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for the time is at hand. "
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Will you put your trust in
the popular traditions of men
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or will you give
God the final word
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on tonight's
incredibly important topic?
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Remember, the
theme of our Series is:
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If it's in the
Bible, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the Bible,
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it's not for me. "
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The most fearful,
awesome and shocking language
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in all of the book of Revelation
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is used to describe
the Mark of the Beast.
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Let's read how God describes
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the punishment for
those who receive the Mark.
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Revelation 14:9 through 11,
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"Then a third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice,
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'if anyone worships
the beast and his image,
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and receives his mark on
his forehead or on his hand,
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he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God,
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which is poured
out full strength
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into the cup of His indignation.
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He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
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in the presence
of the holy angels
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and in the presence of the Lamb.
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And the smoke of their torment
ascends forever and ever;
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and they have no
rest day or night,
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who worship the
beast and his image,
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and whoever receives
the mark of his name. '"
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Pause...
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We will soon
identify the characteristics
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of the Mark of the Beast
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but before we do,
it is important to know
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that any person who
receives the Mark of the Beast
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is forever lost.
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Prophecy states that vast
majority of people on this earth
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will choose to
receive the Mark of the Beast.
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God teaches in Revelation
that all people on the earth
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are rapidly
dividing into two groups.
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One group will be
following the God of heaven
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and will receive
the Seal or Mark of God.
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The other group
will be following Satan
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who is represented by the Beast
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and they will receive his Mark.
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Tragically, unless a
person knows for certain
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what the Mark of the Beast is,
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he will no doubt
end up with that Mark.
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We need to be positive
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that we can identify
the Mark of the Beast
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in God's Word.
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Remember, we studied how God's
fourth commandment is His Seal.
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We learned that a
Seal has three components.
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1. God's name
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2. His Title or
Office as our Creator.
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3. And His Territory or
Dominion over Heaven and Earth.
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God provided for His
people a Sign... a Seal...
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a Mark of His
creating redeeming power.
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The 7th-day Commandment found
in Exodus 20 verses 8 through 11
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says, "Remember to keep
the Sabbath day holy... "
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We are to observe the Sabbath
throughout our generations
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as a perpetual... meaning
ongoing covenant with God.
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It is a sign between God
and His redeemed people forever.
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Ezekiel 20 verse 12 says,
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"I gave them My Sabbaths,
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to be a sign
between Me and them,
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that they might know that I am
the Lord that sanctify them. "
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In order to identify the Mark,
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we must first
identify the Beast.
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In prophecy, what
does a beast represent?
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Daniel 7 verse 23 says,
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"The fourth beast shall be
a fourth kingdom on earth... "
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Beasts in prophecy
represent kingdoms...
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Governments of
earthly ruling Organizations.
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The term does not
denote disrespect.
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It does not mean
beastly characteristics.
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The description of each beast
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is a description of
the government involved.
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According to
Revelation 13 verse 1,
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this beast... with a
mark... comes up out of the sea.
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What does water
represent in prophecy?
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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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Revelation 17:15,
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"Then he said to me,
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'The waters which you
saw, where the harlot sits,
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are peoples, multitudes,
nations, and tongues. '"
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So, Scripture interprets itself.
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We see that the
waters are people
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and multitudes and
nations and tongues.
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Water in prophecy represents
a very populated area...
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masses of people.
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In Revelation 13,
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notice that this
beast which has a Mark
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that I must not receive
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has eight
pronounced characteristics.
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So, we will look at
these eight characteristics
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from the book of Revelation.
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There is only one
entity that has all eight
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in all of history.
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There's only one
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and I'd like to
pause right here.
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Before we continue,
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it is important
for me personally
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to tell you that we
will be addressing a heavy
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sensitive subject tonight.
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I will be quoting from
different historical documents
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that are not
intended to accuse individuals
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but to show prophecy fulfilling.
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God has His children in every
culture, sect and belief system.
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When they hear His
voice, His truth...
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they do not
hesitate to follow Him
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even if it means
leaving their traditions.
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The information quoted here is
directed only towards a System
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that has a number of doctrines
which we will see clearly
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go against Scripture.
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Characteristic Number 1:
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The Beast would receive its
power... Seat and Authority.
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Revelation 13:2,
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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, his throne,
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and great authority. "
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Scripture describes
Satan as the dragon.
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Revelation 12:4,
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"His tail drew a
third of the stars of heaven
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and threw them to the earth.
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And the dragon
stood before the woman
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who was ready to give birth,
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to devour her Child... Jesus...
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as soon as it was born. "
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The dragon
primarily represents Satan
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but also
symbolizes pagan Rome...
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a nation that
Satan worked through
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and we know this
because in Matthew 2 verse 16,
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we see that Satan
used King Herod...
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a Roman Ruler to
try to destroy Jesus
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by killing all the
babies of Bethlehem.
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History is clear
that Papal Rome...
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meaning the Roman
Catholic Church or Papacy
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received its Power, Authority,
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and the Capital
City from Old Pagan Rome
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the ancient
political government.
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Quoting Historian Carl Eckhardt
The Papacy and World Affairs,
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states... quoting...
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"When the Roman
Empire had disintegrated
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and its place had been
taken by a number of rude,
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barbarous kingdoms,
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the Roman Catholic Church
not only became independent
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of the state in
religious affairs
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but dominated
secular affairs as well. "
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Quoting Adolf
Harnack, What is Christianity?
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"The Roman Church
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pushed itself into the
place of the Roman world empire,
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of which it is the
actual continuation.
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The Pope is
Caesar's successor. "
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Let's look at
characteristic number 2,
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The Beast would
become a Worldwide Power.
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Revelation 13 verses 3 and 7,
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"And I saw one of his heads
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as if it had
been mortally wounded,
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and his deadly wound was healed.
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And all the world marveled
and followed the beast. "
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"It was granted to him
to make war with the saints
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and to overcome them.
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And authority was
given him over every tribe,
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tongue, and nation. "
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None would dispute the
during the Middle Ages,
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the Papacy was
indeed a worldwide power.
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Once again, the Papacy
fits the identification.
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Pope Gregory the 7th
proclaimed the perfection
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of the Roman Catholic Church
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declaring that the
church had never erred
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nor would it ever err
according to the Scriptures.
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The proud Pontiff next claimed
the power to dethrone emperors
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and declare that no
sentence which he pronounced
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could be reversed by anyone
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but that it was his prerogative
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to reverse the
decisions of all others.
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Pause...
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Characteristic Number 3:
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The Beast would
rule for 42 months.
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Revelation 13:5,
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"And he was given a mouth
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speaking great
things and blasphemies,
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and he was given authority
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to continue for
forty-two months. "
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The time of the Papacy's rule
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is repeatedly referred
to in prophecy as 1,260 days
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which is the same thing
when you say, "42 months"
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or... it's the
same thing when you say
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"three-and-a-half years. "
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They all equal the same
amount of 1,260 literal years.
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You see, in prophecy
one day equals one year.
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So then, one week
equaling seven days
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would equal seven years.
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We see this in Ezekiel 4:6.
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God says, "I have appointed
thee each day for a year. "
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Numbers 14:34,
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"After the number of the days
in which ye searched the land,
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even forty days,
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each day for a year,
shall ye bear your iniquities,
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even forty years. "
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History shows that the
Papacy persecuted the saints
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for 1,260 years.
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The legally recognized supremacy
of the Pope began in 538 A.D.
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when Emperor
Justinian elevated himself
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to the Bishop of Rome...
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to the position of
Head of all churches.
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This is known as
the Edict of Justinian.
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The year 538 A.D.
became the turning point
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in the history
of the Roman Empire
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when Justinian declared
himself to be a theologian
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from this year and
no longer a soldier.
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He crossed the
barrier of his mandate
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from the Pagan Roman Empire
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to the Holy Roman Empire.
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Adding exactly
1,260 years to 538 A.D.
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brings us to the year 1798
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which is the year
the Pope was dethroned
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when the French
General Berthier under Napoleon
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led him into captivity.
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About 18 months later, the
Pope died in exile in France.
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This act ended Papal power
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in terms of
enforcing Papal Decrees
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just as prophecy predicted.
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Characteristic Number 4:
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The Beast would be
guilty of blasphemy.
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Revelation 13:5 and 6,
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"And he was given a mouth
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speaking great
things and blasphemies,
00:20:01.63\00:20:03.60
and he was given
authority to continue
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for forty-two months. "
00:20:06.13\00:20:07.47
"Then he opened his
mouth in blasphemy against God,
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to blaspheme His name,
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His tabernacle,
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and those who dwell in heaven. "
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The Holy Bible defines
blasphemy as claiming to be God
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as shown in John 10:33.
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"The Jews answered Him, saying,
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'For a good work
we do not stone You,
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but for blasphemy,
00:20:29.36\00:20:31.06
and because You, being a
Man, make Yourself God. '"
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And blasphemy also
claims the power to forgive sins
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as shown in Luke 5:21.
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"And the scribes and the
Pharisees began to reason,
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saying, 'Who is this
who speaks blasphemies?
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Who can forgive
sins but God alone?'"
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So, does the next
statement qualify as blasphemy?
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Quoting from Ferraris'
Ecclesiastical Dictionary,
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"The Pope is of so
great dignity and so exalted
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that he is not a mere
man, but as it were God...
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the divine monarch and
supreme emperor... king of kings
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so that if it were possible
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that angels might
err in the faith...
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they could be judged and
excommunicated by the Pope. "
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Quoting from
Christopher Marcellus,
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Oration in the
Fifth Lateran Council,
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"Thou art
another God on earth. "
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Quoting from the
Catholic National,
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"The Pope is not only the
representative of Jesus Christ,
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but that he is
Jesus Christ, Himself,
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hidden under
the veil of flesh. "
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Pause...
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2nd Thessalonians 2:3 and 4,
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"Let no one
deceive you by any means;
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for that Day will not come
00:21:48.74\00:21:50.77
unless the
falling away comes first,
00:21:50.81\00:21:52.74
and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition,
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who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God
00:21:56.31\00:22:00.98
or that is worshiped,
00:22:01.02\00:22:02.35
so that he sits as
God in the temple of God,
00:22:02.38\00:22:06.25
showing himself
that he is God. "
00:22:06.29\00:22:09.26
Let's quote from the Catechism
of the Catholic Religion
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New York, 1929,
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"Question: Does the
Priest truly forgive the sins,
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or does he only declare
that they are remitted?"
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"Answer: The Priest does really
and truly forgive the sins
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in virtue of the power
given him by Jesus Christ. "
00:22:27.58\00:22:31.45
Pause...
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Quoting Saint Alphonsus Liguori,
00:22:32.98\00:22:36.75
The Dignities and
Duties of the Priest,
00:22:36.79\00:22:38.95
"The priest has
the power of the keys,
00:22:38.99\00:22:42.22
or the power of
delivering sinners from Hell,
00:22:42.26\00:22:45.03
of making them
worthy of Paradise...
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And God Himself
is obliged to abide
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by the judgment of priests...
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The priest may,
in a certain manner,
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be called the
creator of his Creator.
00:22:55.84\00:22:58.47
'Let the priest,' says
St. Laurence Justinian,
00:22:58.51\00:23:02.41
'approach the altar
as another Christ. '"
00:23:02.44\00:23:05.01
Pause...
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Characteristic Number 5:
00:23:07.38\00:23:08.75
The Beast would
receive a deadly wound
00:23:08.78\00:23:11.82
which would heal.
00:23:11.85\00:23:13.19
Then the entire
world would follow him.
00:23:13.22\00:23:15.52
Revelation 13:3,
00:23:15.56\00:23:17.99
"And I saw one of his heads
as it were wounded to death;
00:23:18.03\00:23:21.40
and his deadly wound was healed:
00:23:21.43\00:23:23.47
and all the world
wondered after the beast. "
00:23:23.50\00:23:26.60
That "wondered" is with
an "o" and not with an "a. "
00:23:26.63\00:23:31.74
They do not physically
walk or wander after the beast.
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This is a cognitive function.
00:23:35.51\00:23:37.98
They "wondered" after the beast
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so that they have the
same mindset as the beast.
00:23:40.78\00:23:44.22
They choose to unite
with the beast power.
00:23:44.25\00:23:47.82
The Papacy was dealt what
appeared to be a death blow
00:23:47.86\00:23:52.19
when in 1798
Berthier took the Pope captive
00:23:52.23\00:23:56.36
and he died in exile.
00:23:56.40\00:23:57.73
Half of Europe thought
that the Papacy had ended
00:23:57.77\00:24:00.60
with this event.
00:24:00.64\00:24:01.97
However, God was on record
that the wound would be healed
00:24:02.00\00:24:07.08
and the influence of
the Papacy would grow
00:24:07.11\00:24:10.05
till all the
world followed her lead.
00:24:10.08\00:24:12.81
Pause...
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Pope Francis has
expressed an intense desire
00:24:14.45\00:24:17.52
for unity with the
Eastern Orthodox...
00:24:17.55\00:24:19.75
the Anglicans...
00:24:19.79\00:24:21.12
and many other major
Protestant Denominations.
00:24:21.16\00:24:23.49
He began this initiative with
the memorable live video chat
00:24:23.53\00:24:27.60
with Kenneth
Copeland and his congregation.
00:24:27.63\00:24:29.66
"The Catholic and
Charismatic renewal
00:24:29.70\00:24:32.47
is the hope of the Church,"
00:24:32.50\00:24:34.00
exclaimed Anglican
Episcopal Bishop Tony Palmer,
00:24:34.04\00:24:37.94
"My wife saw that she could be
a Catholic, and a Charismatic,
00:24:37.97\00:24:41.64
and an
Evangelical, and Pentecostal,
00:24:41.68\00:24:44.05
and it was absolutely accepted
in the Catholic Church... "
00:24:44.08\00:24:47.12
The crowd cheered.
00:24:47.15\00:24:48.48
Pause...
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The chasm between
Catholicism and Protestantism
00:24:50.32\00:24:52.99
is rapidly closing.
00:24:53.02\00:24:54.42
However, while Rome
itself has not changed,
00:24:54.46\00:24:58.49
many Protestant churches have
00:24:58.53\00:25:01.66
and are compromising
their foundational beliefs
00:25:01.70\00:25:04.53
to resemble Rome
00:25:04.57\00:25:06.57
and are no longer protesting
00:25:06.60\00:25:08.67
against their
man-made traditions.
00:25:08.70\00:25:10.97
The Papacy's influence
and power steadily increases.
00:25:11.01\00:25:15.44
Over the past century,
00:25:15.48\00:25:17.01
the number of
Catholics around the globe
00:25:17.05\00:25:18.81
has more than
tripled to nearly 1.3 billion
00:25:18.85\00:25:21.78
according to the Census of
the 2019 Pontifical Yearbook.
00:25:21.82\00:25:25.52
The world looks
to the Pope today
00:25:25.55\00:25:28.32
as the only hope
for global unity...
00:25:28.36\00:25:30.63
love, peace and decency
precisely as God predicted.
00:25:30.66\00:25:36.06
Characteristic Number 6:
00:25:36.10\00:25:38.90
The beast would have
the mystical number 666.
00:25:38.93\00:25:42.87
Revelation 13:18,
00:25:42.90\00:25:45.54
"Here is wisdom.
00:25:45.57\00:25:46.91
Let him who has understanding
00:25:46.94\00:25:48.81
calculate the
number of the beast,
00:25:48.84\00:25:50.51
for it is the number of a man:
00:25:50.55\00:25:52.41
His number is 666."
00:25:52.45\00:25:54.82
So, the Bible
clearly states that 666
00:25:54.85\00:25:58.89
is the number of a man.
00:25:58.92\00:26:00.76
Modern
interpretations of this prophecy
00:26:00.79\00:26:03.66
incorrectly apply the
666 to various technologies.
00:26:03.69\00:26:08.10
But we don't have to waste
our time wondering which one
00:26:08.13\00:26:11.43
because the Bible
states it is a man.
00:26:11.47\00:26:15.37
Obviously technology,
barcodes, chips or whatever else
00:26:15.40\00:26:18.97
did not persecute the
saints for 1260 years.
00:26:19.01\00:26:22.54
They did not
blaspheme by claiming to be God
00:26:22.58\00:26:25.78
and chips do not
claim to forgive sins.
00:26:25.81\00:26:28.48
Instead, these attributes
belong to the Beast Power...
00:26:28.52\00:26:32.29
the Antichrist.
00:26:32.32\00:26:34.12
However, before we can
call any entity the Antichrist,
00:26:34.16\00:26:38.73
we must be sure that it
fulfills every descriptor
00:26:38.76\00:26:42.10
that the Bible gives.
00:26:42.13\00:26:44.03
This text clearly states
00:26:44.07\00:26:45.97
the number is a
man's but also the beast.
00:26:46.00\00:26:50.44
The number 666
applies to the Papacy...
00:26:50.47\00:26:54.41
a Kingdom represented by a Beast
00:26:54.44\00:26:57.61
as shown in that
chart of Papal titles
00:26:57.65\00:27:00.45
and is a number of a man
00:27:00.48\00:27:02.08
the Supreme
Ruler of that Kingdom
00:27:02.12\00:27:04.15
bringing it in
line with the man of sin
00:27:04.19\00:27:07.42
as we earlier read in
2nd Thessalonians 2:3.
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One of the
official titles of the Pope
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Vicarius Filii Dei or
Vicar of the Son of God
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is easily
verified in Papal Canons
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and other Catholic publications.
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On a notarized page from 1943,
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Dr. Yohan Quastan of the
Catholic University of America
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said, the title:
Vicarius Filii Dei
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as well as the
title: Vicarius Christi
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is very common as
the title for the Pope.
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Quoting Our Sunday
Visitor, a Jesuit publication,
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the title of the Pope of
Rome is: Vicarius Filii Dei.
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This is inscribed on his Miter
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and if you take the
letters and add them together,
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they come to 666.
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Quoting Protestant
Dr. Henry Grattan Guinness
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in: Babylon and the Beast,
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an English Officer
of high rank who in 1799
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made a special
favor while in Rome
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got a close look at the Pope's
jewels and precious things...
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discovered thereby
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that the Papal Tiara
bore this inscription:
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Vicarius Filii Dei.
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Many Protestant Churches today
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wish to apply 666
to all of humanity
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rather than the Papacy.
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But both Catholics and
Protestants agree on the title
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and even the Jesuits...
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the Society sworn to
protect the Pope at all costs,
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all confirm it in
their own publications.
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Take the value of
the Roman numerals
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and add them together
as shown on the screen.
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So, V equals 5
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I equals 1
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C equals 100 and so forth.
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By adding each
character, the total is 666.
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Quoting New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia,
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"Since the 14th century,
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the Pope's tiara
has had three tiers.
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According to the Vatican,
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the three layers symbolize
'The Triple Power of the Pope:
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the Father of Kings,
the Governor of the World,
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and Vicar of Christ. '"
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Characteristic Number 7:
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The Beast would
be a Religious Power.
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It is involved in worship.
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Revelation 13:5 and 8,
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"And he was given a
mouth speaking great things
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and blasphemies,
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and he was given authority to
continue for forty-two months. "
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"All who dwell on the
earth will worship him,
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whose names have not been
written in the Book of Life
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of the Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world. "
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Pause...
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The Papacy is different from
the pagan kingdoms before it
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because it is both a political
power and a religious power.
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This Power is not
a secular government
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but it is involved
in spiritual matters.
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The word
"worship" is used four times
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in Revelation 13 alone...
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a chapter of warning
against false worship.
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Pause...
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Quoting Pope Pius the
9th, December 8th, 1864,
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"The Catholic religion should
be held as the only religion
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of the people,
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to the exclusion of all
other forms of worship. "
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Characteristic Number 8:
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The Beast would war with
and persecute the saints.
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Revelation 13:7,
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"It was granted to him
to make war with the saints
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and to overcome them.
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And authority was
given him over every tribe,
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tongue and nation. "
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Protestant
Christians were falsely accused
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of the most dreadful crimes
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and declared to be the
cause of great calamities.
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They were viciously condemned
as rebels against the Empire...
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as foes of religion.
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Great numbers were thrown
to wild beasts or burned alive
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in the amphitheaters.
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Their punishment was often
made the chief entertainment
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at public celebrations.
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Vast multitudes
assembled to enjoy the sight
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and greeted their dying agonies
with laughter and applause.
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Historians D'Abujean and Wylie
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say more than a million
innocent people were massacred
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in just one single event.
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Pause...
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Quoting John Calvin
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from a letter he wrote
to Emperor Charles the 5th,
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"I deny that See to
be the vicar of Christ,
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who, in furiously
persecuting the gospel,
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demonstrates by his
conduct that he is Antichrist. "
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Quoting W. Lecky,
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History of the
Rise and Influence
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of the Spirit of Rationalism,
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"The Church of Rome has
shed more innocent blood
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than any other institution
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that has ever
existed among mankind. "
00:31:54.48\00:31:57.21
Quoting John Daniel,
00:31:57.25\00:32:00.45
The Great Design Exposed,
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"For the unbiased researcher,
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history reeks of the
butchery of Romanism,
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where whole
cities and populations
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were unmercifully wiped out,
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just because they worshipped God
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in a manner that was different
from Roman Catholicism. "
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1st John 2:22 says,
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"Who is a liar
but he that denieth
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that Jesus is the Christ?
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He is antichrist, that
denies the Father and the Son. "
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Pause...
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These quoted sources are not an
attack on any group of people.
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It is an attack upon the Devil
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who is responsible
for this entire mess.
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God Himself has told us
that this System has a Mark
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which we dare not receive.
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Praise Jesus
that He has uncovered
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in His book of
Revelation, Satan's deadly plans
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to destroy us all.
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Since we have now
positively identified
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the eight characteristics
of the beast of Revelation 13
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as the Papal System,
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let's permit the Papacy
to tell us what its Mark is.
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Quoting His Eminence
James Cardinal Gibbons,
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Ninth Archbishop of Baltimore
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who wrote:
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One day a man picked up
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Peter Geiermann's Convert's
Catechism of Catholic Doctrine
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and read on page 50,
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"Question: Which
is the Sabbath day?"
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"Answer: Saturday
is the Sabbath day. "
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"Question: Why do we observe
Sunday instead of Saturday?"
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"Answer: We observe
Sunday instead of Saturday
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because the Catholic
Church transferred the solemnity
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from Saturday to Sunday. "
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The man was shocked
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and supposed there
must be some mistake
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so he wrote a
letter to the then-famous
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James Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore
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and asked if the
Catholic Church did indeed
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change the day of
worship from Saturday to Sunday.
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"Of course, the
Catholic Church claims
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that the change was her act.
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And the act is a mark
of her ecclesiastical power
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and authority in
religious matters. "
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Quoting the
Catholic Record of London,
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"Sunday is our
mark of authority...
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the church is above the Bible,
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and this transference
of Sabbath observance
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is proof of that fact. "
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Pause...
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God's holy Sabbath
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was never intended to be
changed by anyone, Friends.
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We read in Exodus 31:16, 17...
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"God said to observe the Sabbath
throughout their generations,
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for a perpetual covenant.
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It is a sign
between Me... " God...
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"and My children... " you
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"forever... "
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Ezekiel 20 verse 20 says,
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"Hallow My Sabbaths;
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and they shall be a
sign between Me and you,
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that you may know that
I am the Lord your God. "
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Also, in Ezekiel 20 verse 12
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God says, "Moreover
also I gave them My Sabbaths,
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to be a sign
between Me and them,
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that they might know that I am
the Lord that sanctify them. "
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Pause...
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Quoting a doctrinal
catechism by Stephen Keenan,
00:35:13.11\00:35:16.01
"Question: Have
you any other way
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of proving that
the church has power
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to institute
festivals of precept
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meaning a general rule
intended to regulate behavior
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or thought?
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Answer:
00:35:29.06\00:35:30.39
"Had she not such power,
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she could not have done that
in which all modern religionists
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agree with her.
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She could not have substituted
the observance of Sunday,
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the 1st day of the week,
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for the observance of
Saturday, the 7th day,
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a change for which there
is no Scriptural authority. "
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Friends, we have
seen in their own writings
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that the System
of Roman Catholicism
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claims that it
changed the day of worship
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from Saturday to Sunday.
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Sunday keeping is its
Mark of authority and power.
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This is a battle over
time to worship your God...
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your Creator...
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your Redeemer.
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Remember, for every Bible truth,
Satan has his counterfeit.
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God's Mark... His sign of power
is the seventh-day Sabbath...
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Sabbath keeping
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whereas, the Beast's Mark...
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his sign of power
is First-day Sunday
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or Sunday keeping.
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Pause...
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It seems incredible...
unbeknownst to most
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that the Papacy claimed
to change the day of worship
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from Saturday to Sunday.
00:36:40.46\00:36:42.50
Did the Papacy
really substitute Sunday
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for God's fourth
Commandment... Sabbath?
00:36:46.17\00:36:48.50
Or did they only
think they changed it?
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Daniel 7 verse 25,
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"He shall speak pompous
words against the Most High,
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shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
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and shall intend to
change times and law.
00:37:01.32\00:37:05.22
Then the saints shall
be given unto his hand
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for a time and
times and half a time. "
00:37:07.89\00:37:11.16
Daniel 7 is a parallel
prophecy to Revelation 13.
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Other versions like the
King James Version says,
00:37:16.36\00:37:19.77
"They think to
change times and laws. "
00:37:19.80\00:37:23.64
Pause...
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Catholic Catechisms show
00:37:25.24\00:37:27.18
that the Papacy has tried
to change the law of God...
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the Ten Commandments
have been tampered with.
00:37:30.15\00:37:34.02
The Second Commandment
00:37:34.05\00:37:35.72
which refers to
images and saint-idol worship
00:37:35.75\00:37:38.89
is absent in Catholic literature
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and to make up
for the loss of one,
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the Tenth Commandment
is divided then into two.
00:37:44.66\00:37:47.86
The Fourth Commandment which
God talks about His Sabbath
00:37:47.90\00:37:52.77
now is shifted and
becomes the Third Commandment
00:37:52.80\00:37:56.67
in the Catholic Catechism.
00:37:56.71\00:37:58.07
Pause...
00:37:58.11\00:37:59.47
The day of worship is
shifted by Papal Decree
00:37:59.51\00:38:02.34
from Saturday to Sunday.
00:38:02.38\00:38:04.01
The Papacy only
thought a change had been made.
00:38:04.05\00:38:07.92
According to God,
Sunday is not a holy day.
00:38:07.95\00:38:11.85
The Sabbath of
the Fourth Commandment
00:38:11.89\00:38:13.96
is still binding, Friends.
00:38:13.99\00:38:15.62
John A. O'Brien writes in
this book: Faith of Millions:
00:38:15.66\00:38:20.23
The Credentials of
the Catholic Religion,
00:38:20.26\00:38:22.76
Quote: "But since
Saturday, not Sunday,
00:38:22.80\00:38:26.97
is specified in the Bible,
00:38:27.00\00:38:29.04
isn't it curious
that non-Catholics
00:38:29.07\00:38:32.24
who profess to take their
religion directly from the Bible
00:38:32.27\00:38:35.34
and not from the Church,
00:38:35.38\00:38:36.81
observe Sunday
instead of Saturday?"
00:38:36.85\00:38:39.35
Yes, of course,
it is inconsistent;
00:38:39.38\00:38:42.42
but this change was
made about fifteen centuries
00:38:42.45\00:38:45.95
before Protestantism was born,
00:38:45.99\00:38:47.79
and by that time the
custom was universally observed.
00:38:47.82\00:38:50.89
They have continued the custom,
00:38:50.93\00:38:53.60
even though it rests upon the
authority of the Catholic Church
00:38:53.63\00:38:58.00
and not upon an
explicit text in the Bible.
00:38:58.03\00:39:01.50
That observance remains as a
reminder of the Mother Church
00:39:01.54\00:39:05.34
from which the
non-Catholic sects broke away...
00:39:05.37\00:39:08.31
like a boy
running away from home
00:39:08.34\00:39:11.05
but still carrying in his
pocket a picture of his mother
00:39:11.08\00:39:14.38
or a lock of her hair. "
00:39:14.42\00:39:15.75
Pause...
00:39:15.78\00:39:17.22
You know, Friends, God hurts
00:39:17.25\00:39:19.52
when religious
leaders are selective
00:39:19.55\00:39:21.69
with only nine commandments
00:39:21.72\00:39:23.93
and cause people to stumble
over His Sabbath command.
00:39:23.96\00:39:27.20
What was God's criticism of
His ancient priests or pastors?
00:39:27.23\00:39:31.03
Malachi 2:7 to 9,
00:39:31.07\00:39:34.07
"You have caused many
to stumble at the law...
00:39:34.10\00:39:37.87
you have not kept My ways,
00:39:37.91\00:39:40.21
but have been
partial in My law. "
00:39:40.24\00:39:43.31
God said the religious
leaders in Ezekiel's day
00:39:43.35\00:39:47.48
were not following His ways
00:39:47.52\00:39:49.25
and making a
mockery of His laws.
00:39:49.28\00:39:51.85
In Ezekiel 22:26, 27 says,
00:39:51.89\00:39:57.13
"Her priests
have violated My law
00:39:57.16\00:39:59.89
and profaned My holy things;
00:39:59.93\00:40:02.76
they have not distinguished
between the holy and unholy,
00:40:02.80\00:40:07.14
nor have they made known the
difference between the unclean
00:40:07.17\00:40:10.54
and the clean;
00:40:10.57\00:40:11.91
and they have hidden
their eyes from My Sabbaths,
00:40:11.94\00:40:15.24
so that I am
profaned among them. "
00:40:15.28\00:40:18.05
Pause...
00:40:18.08\00:40:19.55
This is still happening today.
00:40:19.58\00:40:21.58
Many religious leaders say,
00:40:21.62\00:40:23.42
"There is no difference
between Sabbath and Sunday... "
00:40:23.45\00:40:26.99
or... "Any day will
do if you are sincere. "
00:40:27.02\00:40:31.86
Hmmm... Friends, God
still says in Ezekiel 22:8,
00:40:31.89\00:40:37.27
"You have
despised My holy things
00:40:37.30\00:40:40.00
and profaned My Sabbaths. "
00:40:40.04\00:40:42.10
The Lord will pour out
His wrath on those who say,
00:40:42.14\00:40:45.71
like in Ezekiel 22:28,
00:40:45.74\00:40:47.58
"Thus saith the Lord...
00:40:47.61\00:40:49.68
when the Lord has
not spoken it at all. "
00:40:49.71\00:40:53.28
God will not ignore
or forget these additions
00:40:53.31\00:40:56.69
or subtractions to His words.
00:40:56.72\00:40:58.89
It is serious to claim
that our ideas are His.
00:40:58.92\00:41:03.46
We should never
put words in His mouth
00:41:03.49\00:41:06.49
or discredit what He has said.
00:41:06.53\00:41:08.46
Scripture warns us
00:41:08.50\00:41:10.40
that religious
activity is quite useless
00:41:10.43\00:41:12.80
if we are not
doing the will of God.
00:41:12.83\00:41:14.94
Christ is clear that
calling on God's name
00:41:14.97\00:41:18.34
and even leading out in great
selfless-humanitarian programs
00:41:18.37\00:41:22.48
will be wasted if obedience
to God's will is not followed.
00:41:22.51\00:41:27.28
Scripture states that
obedience is the true test
00:41:27.32\00:41:31.25
of a valid religion or
genuine follower of Christ.
00:41:31.29\00:41:34.29
Those who engage ever so fully
00:41:34.32\00:41:37.46
in the preaching
of the name of Jesus
00:41:37.49\00:41:39.46
and do not keep
His Commandments,
00:41:39.49\00:41:41.46
cannot meet the approval of God.
00:41:41.50\00:41:44.07
Those who uphold
Sola Scriptura...
00:41:44.10\00:41:47.80
the Bible and the Bible
alone as the supreme authority,
00:41:47.84\00:41:52.11
do meet the approval of God.
00:41:52.14\00:41:54.08
Pause...
00:41:54.11\00:41:55.44
Now, let's clarify what
it means to be a Protestant
00:41:55.48\00:41:58.98
or Protest... ant.
00:41:59.01\00:42:01.62
To protest against, to deny,
00:42:01.65\00:42:04.95
to reject the universal
authority of the Pope...
00:42:04.99\00:42:08.12
Papacy, Roman
Catholic Church, Papal System.
00:42:08.16\00:42:11.73
To affirm the
Reformation principles
00:42:11.76\00:42:14.86
that thousands of
Reformers died for.
00:42:14.90\00:42:16.77
You see, original Protestantism
believed in Sola Scriptura
00:42:16.80\00:42:22.07
and protested against the false
religious beliefs of the Papacy.
00:42:22.10\00:42:26.01
Protestants asked the Pope,
00:42:26.04\00:42:28.18
"How could you
change God's holy law?"
00:42:28.21\00:42:30.75
Quoting Saint
Catherine Catholic Church,
00:42:30.78\00:42:34.28
May 21, 1995...
00:42:34.32\00:42:36.52
Quote: "Perhaps
the boldest thing,
00:42:36.55\00:42:39.75
the most revolutionary
change the Church ever did,
00:42:39.79\00:42:42.92
happened in the first century.
00:42:42.96\00:42:44.73
The holy day, the Sabbath
00:42:44.76\00:42:47.53
was changed from
Saturday to Sunday.
00:42:47.56\00:42:51.33
'The Day of the Lord'
dies Dominica was chosen,
00:42:51.37\00:42:56.00
not from any directions
noted in the Scriptures,
00:42:56.04\00:42:58.27
but from the Church's
sense of its own power.
00:42:58.31\00:43:02.04
The day of resurrection,
the day of Pentecost,
00:43:02.08\00:43:05.85
fifty days later,
00:43:05.88\00:43:07.22
came on the
first day of the week.
00:43:07.25\00:43:09.08
So this would
be the new Sabbath.
00:43:09.12\00:43:12.02
People who think
00:43:12.05\00:43:14.19
that the Scriptures
should the sole authority,
00:43:14.22\00:43:16.52
should logically
become Seventh-day Adventists,
00:43:16.56\00:43:19.93
and keep Saturday holy. "
00:43:19.96\00:43:21.76
Pause...
00:43:21.80\00:43:23.67
End quote.
00:43:23.70\00:43:25.03
So, where is the Mark of
the Beast placed on a person?
00:43:25.07\00:43:28.47
God tells us in
Revelation 13:16,
00:43:28.50\00:43:31.67
"He causes all,
both small and great,
00:43:31.71\00:43:35.01
rich and poor, free and slave,
00:43:35.04\00:43:37.05
to receive a mark
on their right hand
00:43:37.08\00:43:39.31
or on their foreheads. "
00:43:39.35\00:43:40.85
The "Mark" is not literal.
00:43:40.88\00:43:43.82
Remember, we are
dealing with symbols...
00:43:43.85\00:43:46.45
prophecy...
00:43:46.49\00:43:47.82
the forehead represents the
mind with which we serve God.
00:43:47.86\00:43:51.69
Romans 7:25...
00:43:51.73\00:43:53.60
"and the hand is a
symbol of work... "
00:43:53.63\00:43:56.77
Ecclesiastes 9:10,
00:43:56.80\00:43:58.73
Those who accept
Sunday observance willingly,
00:43:58.77\00:44:02.54
are marked in the
forehead... they're choosing.
00:44:02.57\00:44:05.67
Those who agree to work Sabbath
to avoid persecution or death
00:44:05.71\00:44:10.58
are marked in the hand.
00:44:10.61\00:44:12.25
Do people who observe Sunday
now have the Mark of the Beast?
00:44:12.28\00:44:17.35
Let's have the Bible answer.
00:44:17.39\00:44:19.79
Revelation 13:17,
00:44:19.82\00:44:22.02
"and that no one may buy or
sell except one who has the mark
00:44:22.06\00:44:26.46
or the name of the beast,
00:44:26.49\00:44:27.83
or the number of his name. "
00:44:27.86\00:44:29.23
Not one person has
the Mark of the Beast now.
00:44:29.26\00:44:34.97
There will come a day when no
one will be able to buy or sell
00:44:35.00\00:44:39.31
unless you have the Mark.
00:44:39.34\00:44:40.84
It is at this time when
men are forced to choose
00:44:40.88\00:44:45.28
whether or not to work on
the Sabbath... God's holy day
00:44:45.31\00:44:48.62
and observe Sunday
instead as a holy day.
00:44:48.65\00:44:54.02
That is when you will be marked
00:44:54.06\00:44:56.29
either on the
forehead or on the hand.
00:44:56.32\00:44:58.79
Sabbath breaking is
a very serious matter
00:44:58.83\00:45:02.50
because it involves sin
00:45:02.53\00:45:04.10
or transgression
of God's holy law.
00:45:04.13\00:45:06.94
1st John 3:4,
00:45:06.97\00:45:09.80
"Whosoever commits sin
transgresses also the law:
00:45:09.84\00:45:13.58
for sin is the
transgression of the law. "
00:45:13.61\00:45:16.58
Those who knowingly
profane God's holy day now
00:45:16.61\00:45:20.48
will lose the ability
to think and see clearly
00:45:20.52\00:45:23.32
and will end up in darkness.
00:45:23.35\00:45:24.89
So, John 12:35 says,
00:45:24.92\00:45:28.09
"Then Jesus said to them,
00:45:28.12\00:45:29.72
'A little while
longer the light is with you.
00:45:29.76\00:45:32.19
Walk while you have the light,
00:45:32.23\00:45:34.40
lest darkness overtake you;
00:45:34.43\00:45:36.50
he who walks in darkness does
not know where he is going. '"
00:45:36.53\00:45:40.47
Friends, in these last days,
00:45:40.50\00:45:43.61
God has commanded His angels
00:45:43.64\00:45:45.67
to hold back the winds
of strife from the earth
00:45:45.71\00:45:48.48
until something
happens to His people.
00:45:48.51\00:45:52.01
What is that something?
00:45:52.05\00:45:53.65
We have a merciful God
00:45:53.68\00:45:55.88
but at some point
it must come to an end.
00:45:55.92\00:45:58.89
You still have
time to choose His ways.
00:45:58.92\00:46:02.59
Revelation 7 verses 1 to 3,
00:46:02.62\00:46:05.33
"After these
things I saw four angels
00:46:05.36\00:46:07.80
standing at the four
corners of the earth,
00:46:07.83\00:46:10.07
holding the four
winds of the earth,
00:46:10.10\00:46:12.30
that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
00:46:12.33\00:46:14.64
on the sea, or on any tree.
00:46:14.67\00:46:16.60
Then I saw another
angel ascending from the east
00:46:16.64\00:46:19.41
having the seal
of the living God.
00:46:19.44\00:46:22.08
And he cried out with a
loud voice to the four angels
00:46:22.11\00:46:25.21
to whom it was granted to
harm the earth and the sea,
00:46:25.25\00:46:28.45
saying, 'Do not harm the earth,
00:46:28.48\00:46:31.75
the sea, or the trees
00:46:31.79\00:46:33.49
till we have sealed
the servants of our God
00:46:33.52\00:46:36.59
on their foreheads. '"
00:46:36.62\00:46:37.96
Winds blowing represents
strife, wars and commotion.
00:46:37.99\00:46:43.57
God is holding back devastating
destruction from the earth
00:46:43.60\00:46:48.04
until His people have made their
decision for or against Him
00:46:48.07\00:46:52.27
and all that He stands for.
00:46:52.31\00:46:53.81
It is not enough to
just claim that we serve God.
00:46:53.84\00:46:57.05
We must also obey Him.
00:46:57.08\00:46:59.28
Who will receive God's
wrath in the last days?
00:46:59.31\00:47:01.95
Revelation 14:9 and 10,
00:47:01.98\00:47:05.05
"Then a third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice,
00:47:05.09\00:47:07.79
'If anyone worships
the beast and his image,
00:47:07.82\00:47:10.29
and receives his
mark on his forehead
00:47:10.33\00:47:12.66
or on his hand,
00:47:12.69\00:47:14.03
he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God,
00:47:14.06\00:47:17.60
which is poured
out full strength
00:47:17.63\00:47:19.63
into the cup of His indignation.
00:47:19.67\00:47:21.27
He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
00:47:21.30\00:47:23.81
in the presence
of the holy angels
00:47:23.84\00:47:25.37
and in the
presence of the Lamb. '"
00:47:25.41\00:47:26.74
What is the wrath of God?
00:47:26.78\00:47:28.78
Revelation 15:1,
00:47:28.81\00:47:30.58
"Then I saw
another sign in heaven,
00:47:30.61\00:47:32.45
great and marvelous:
00:47:32.48\00:47:33.88
seven angels having
the seven last plagues,
00:47:33.92\00:47:36.69
for in them the
wrath of God is complete. "
00:47:36.72\00:47:39.59
Friends, as
Commandment-keeping Christians,
00:47:39.62\00:47:43.49
do we need to fear the
impending seven last plagues?
00:47:43.53\00:47:46.70
Not at all.
00:47:46.73\00:47:48.30
Our Savior says,
"Do not fear... "
00:47:48.33\00:47:51.63
and provides us with
hundreds of promises to claim
00:47:51.67\00:47:54.77
such as Psalm 91:10 and 11,
00:47:54.80\00:47:57.61
"No evil shall befall you,
00:47:57.64\00:48:00.31
nor shall any plague
come near your dwelling;
00:48:00.34\00:48:02.94
for He shall give His
angels charge over you,
00:48:02.98\00:48:06.01
to keep you in all your ways. "
00:48:06.05\00:48:08.35
Amen.
00:48:08.38\00:48:09.95
Those that have the Seal
of God are promised safety
00:48:09.98\00:48:13.12
and will be shielded
from all seven last plagues.
00:48:13.15\00:48:16.36
Now, many of you have asked,
00:48:16.39\00:48:19.09
"Is the United States
mentioned in prophecy?"
00:48:19.13\00:48:21.56
Let's take a brief
look at a much deeper study.
00:48:21.60\00:48:25.20
Revelation 13:11-12,
00:48:25.23\00:48:28.10
John saw another beast
rise up out of the earth
00:48:28.14\00:48:31.54
about the time the beast of
verse 1 went into captivity.
00:48:31.57\00:48:35.28
in verse 10.
00:48:35.31\00:48:36.64
"and he had two
horns like a lamb
00:48:36.68\00:48:38.98
and he spoke as a dragon. "
00:48:39.01\00:48:40.82
There is only one nation that
qualifies as a second beast.
00:48:40.85\00:48:44.49
The power described has
to become a mighty nation
00:48:44.52\00:48:48.72
in order to exercise authority
00:48:48.76\00:48:50.69
over all the
nations of the world.
00:48:50.73\00:48:52.39
It had to rise out of a land
which is unoccupied territory.
00:48:52.43\00:48:57.37
The Power would
have lamb-like qualities
00:48:57.40\00:49:00.34
with lofty principles
of freedom and equality...
00:49:00.37\00:49:03.34
attributes of Christ
00:49:03.37\00:49:05.37
but would end up
speaking like a dragon.
00:49:05.41\00:49:08.41
The US Constitution
came into effect in 1789
00:49:08.44\00:49:13.01
just around the time of the
end of the 1260-year prophecy.
00:49:13.05\00:49:16.79
USA... the USA was independent
exactly in the timeframe
00:49:16.82\00:49:21.42
God foretold.
00:49:21.49\00:49:22.82
The Dublin Nation in 1850
spoke of the United States
00:49:22.86\00:49:27.26
as a wonderful
Empire which was emerging
00:49:27.30\00:49:29.90
and quote "amid the
silence of the earth
00:49:29.93\00:49:32.63
daily adding to
its power and pride. "
00:49:32.67\00:49:34.70
Unquote.
00:49:34.74\00:49:36.07
You see, he had
two horns like a lamb.
00:49:36.10\00:49:38.77
The lamb-like horns indicates
youth, innocence and gentleness
00:49:38.81\00:49:42.78
fitly representing the
character of the United States
00:49:42.81\00:49:45.51
when represented to the
prophet as coming up in 1798.
00:49:45.55\00:49:49.48
The beast with lamb-like
horns speaking as a dragon
00:49:49.52\00:49:53.05
points to a
striking contradiction
00:49:53.09\00:49:55.39
between what
this nation professes
00:49:55.42\00:49:58.09
versus what they practice.
00:49:58.13\00:49:59.93
The prediction that
it will speak as a dragon
00:49:59.96\00:50:02.73
and exercise all
power of the first beast
00:50:02.76\00:50:05.60
plainly foretells
00:50:05.63\00:50:07.44
a development of the
spirit of intolerance
00:50:07.47\00:50:09.87
and persecution coming.
00:50:09.90\00:50:11.61
What two tragic things does the
second beast cause people to do?
00:50:11.64\00:50:15.71
Revelation 13:12 and 16,
00:50:15.74\00:50:18.58
"And he exercises all the
authority of the first beast
00:50:18.61\00:50:22.02
in his presence,
00:50:22.05\00:50:23.39
and causes the earth
and those who dwell in it
00:50:23.42\00:50:25.85
to worship the first beast,
00:50:25.89\00:50:27.62
whose deadly wound was healed. "
00:50:27.66\00:50:29.82
"He causes all,
both small and great,
00:50:29.86\00:50:32.69
rich and poor, free and slave,
00:50:32.73\00:50:34.56
to receive a mark
on their right hand
00:50:34.60\00:50:37.23
or on their foreheads. "
00:50:37.27\00:50:38.77
America will lead
out in forcing people
00:50:38.80\00:50:41.97
to receive the
Mark of the Beast.
00:50:42.00\00:50:43.41
This magnificent country
00:50:43.44\00:50:45.21
will soon
repudiate religious freedom
00:50:45.24\00:50:48.18
and force people
into false worship.
00:50:48.21\00:50:50.91
When the leading churches
of the United States of America
00:50:50.95\00:50:54.35
unite on common
points of doctrine,
00:50:54.38\00:50:56.28
they shall influence the
State to enforce their decrees
00:50:56.32\00:50:59.62
to sustain their institutions.
00:50:59.65\00:51:01.72
Then, Protestant America
will have formed an image
00:51:01.76\00:51:05.06
of the Roman hierarchy
00:51:05.09\00:51:06.70
and the
infliction of civil penalties
00:51:06.73\00:51:09.20
upon the centers
will inevitably result.
00:51:09.23\00:51:12.33
How will the second beast
00:51:12.37\00:51:14.50
convince people they
should listen to him?
00:51:14.54\00:51:16.54
Revelation 13:13...
00:51:16.57\00:51:19.64
"He performs great signs,
00:51:19.67\00:51:21.34
so that he even makes
fire come down from heaven
00:51:21.38\00:51:24.28
on the earth in
the sight of men.
00:51:24.31\00:51:26.48
And he deceives those
who dwell on the earth
00:51:26.51\00:51:29.02
by those signs
which he was granted to do
00:51:29.05\00:51:31.49
in the sight of the beast,
00:51:31.52\00:51:32.85
telling those who
dwell on the earth
00:51:32.89\00:51:35.26
to make an image to the beast
00:51:35.29\00:51:37.03
who was wounded by
the sword and lived. "
00:51:37.06\00:51:40.30
An image is a copy...
00:51:40.33\00:51:43.13
it has the
attributes of the original.
00:51:43.16\00:51:45.83
The only entity that has all
eight of these characteristics
00:51:45.87\00:51:50.34
in all of history is
the Roman Catholic System
00:51:50.37\00:51:54.31
which is the first
beast of Revelation 13.
00:51:54.34\00:51:57.35
Friends, go to history
and check it out for yourself.
00:51:57.38\00:52:00.52
This was a power that
utilized State resources
00:52:00.55\00:52:04.49
in order to
enforce its doctrines
00:52:04.52\00:52:06.59
even when these doctrines were
contrary to the Word of God.
00:52:06.62\00:52:10.86
The second beast
will do the same.
00:52:10.89\00:52:13.56
Prophecy tells us so.
00:52:13.60\00:52:15.36
We are seeing signs that is
taking place already in our day.
00:52:15.40\00:52:19.33
The second beast will utilize
boycott and death threats
00:52:19.37\00:52:23.64
to force people into line.
00:52:23.67\00:52:25.77
Revelation 13: 15 to 17,
00:52:25.81\00:52:28.54
According to Scriptures
the mark will be enforced
00:52:28.58\00:52:31.71
by imposing economic sanctions
00:52:31.75\00:52:33.52
on anyone
unwilling to accept the Mark.
00:52:33.55\00:52:36.12
The image is a
union of Church and State
00:52:36.15\00:52:39.72
with forced worship.
00:52:39.75\00:52:41.29
The Lamb-like beast
will speak as a dragon.
00:52:41.32\00:52:44.16
Remember, God does not
force your worship or obedience.
00:52:44.19\00:52:49.23
In love, He always gives
us the freedom of choice.
00:52:49.26\00:52:52.20
What did the disciples say
00:52:52.23\00:52:54.74
about whether we
should obey God or man?
00:52:54.77\00:52:57.31
Acts 5:29,
00:52:57.34\00:52:58.94
"But Peter and the other
apostles answered and said:
00:52:58.97\00:53:02.14
'We ought to obey
God rather than men. '"
00:53:02.18\00:53:05.35
In Matthew 15:9,
00:53:05.38\00:53:07.55
"And in vain they
worship Me" Jesus says,
00:53:07.58\00:53:10.95
"teaching as doctrines
the commandments of men. "
00:53:10.99\00:53:14.49
This warns us
00:53:14.52\00:53:16.42
that there is no point
in following man's teachings
00:53:16.46\00:53:19.53
because it's senseless,
ineffectual, futile and foolish.
00:53:19.56\00:53:24.53
What can I do to make certain
00:53:24.57\00:53:26.70
I will not receive
the Mark of the Beast?
00:53:26.74\00:53:28.34
Revelation 14:12,
00:53:28.37\00:53:30.57
"Here is the
patience of the saints;
00:53:30.61\00:53:33.17
here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:53:33.21\00:53:37.05
and have the faith of Jesus. "
00:53:37.08\00:53:38.95
God's saints are His saved
that live in heaven forever
00:53:38.98\00:53:42.95
because they keep all
ten of God's Commandments.
00:53:42.98\00:53:46.55
Aligning us with His character
00:53:46.59\00:53:48.69
and they've
fallen in love with Jesus
00:53:48.72\00:53:50.93
and want to be just like Him
00:53:50.96\00:53:52.63
because Jesus
kept the Commandments.
00:53:52.66\00:53:54.63
The question is that of loyalty
00:53:54.66\00:53:57.30
to Jesus Christ
or the Antichrist.
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The great controversy is
all about who do you worship.
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The Mark of the Beast
equals Sunday worship...
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man-made tradition...
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Revelation 13:4,
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"And they worshiped
the dragon which gave power
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unto the beast... "
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so they worship the dragon
obviously... unknowingly...
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because this dragon
gives the power to the beast.
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It's a counterfeit System
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and the world is beginning
to think like this beast
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and to follow in its mindset
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whereas the Mark of
God is Sabbath worship
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God's law of liberty.
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Revelation 22:14,
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"Blessed are they
that do His commandments,
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that they may have the
right to the tree of life. "
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Each person has
to make a decision
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either for or against God.
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Matthew 12:30 says,
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"He who is not
with Me is against Me,
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and he who does not gather
with Me scatters abroad. "
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Picture the multitude of
humanity gathering together.
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Before them is a fence.
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On one side of the
fence stands Jesus smiling.
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On the other side,
Satan paces back and forth.
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Both Jesus and Satan
began calling to the masses.
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One by one each
person decides for themselves
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who they choose as their Master.
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Jesus... or Satan...
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The last man decides
to not join either group.
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Instead he climbs up onto
the fence and straddles it...
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not willing to budge.
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So, Jesus turns and
disappears with His followers
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and Satan leaves with his group.
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The man on the fence
sits alone smiling...
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thinking himself pretty clever.
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But suddenly,
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he sees a form
coming towards him.
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He realizes it's
Satan and shudders...
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the evil one demands,
"Come on, let's get going... "
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Baffled, the man replies,
00:56:02.12\00:56:04.16
"Ah... nooo no no...
I did not choose you...
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I didn't choose anybody. "
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Satan smirks,
"Oh yeah you did...
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you see, I own that fence. "
00:56:13.07\00:56:15.70
Friends, there's
no doubt in my mind
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which side of the
fence I want to be on.
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How about you?
00:56:20.98\00:56:22.48
Jesus warns,
"Whoever is not with Me,
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is against Me. "
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Friends,
indecision is a decision.
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If you are not
claiming Christ as your own...
00:56:32.05\00:56:35.62
as your personal Savior,
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then who will save you?
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The Bible clearly says...
00:56:39.76\00:56:42.00
Jesus is the door...
00:56:42.03\00:56:43.77
the gate to heaven...
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the only way in.
00:56:45.17\00:56:47.50
John 14:6 says,
00:56:47.54\00:56:49.07
"No one comes to the
Father except through Me. "
00:56:49.10\00:56:52.14
We must choose Jesus and
take a stand for His truth.
00:56:52.17\00:56:56.64
We have been looking
at His words tonight.
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He is coming soon Friends,
00:56:59.15\00:57:01.08
there is not more time to delay.
00:57:01.12\00:57:03.12
Friend, are you
sitting on the fence tonight?
00:57:03.15\00:57:06.45
Do you sense Jesus
calling you right now?
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Are you seeing from your Bible
00:57:09.99\00:57:13.03
that the key issue surrounding
end-time events is worship?
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Pause...
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I pray you understand
the immense importance
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of the eight
identifying characteristics
00:57:22.40\00:57:25.34
that God gives us
00:57:25.37\00:57:26.71
showing us who the
Mark of the Beast is
00:57:26.74\00:57:29.18
in Revelation 13.
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Let me pray with you.
00:57:31.01\00:57:32.71
"Heavenly Father,
00:57:32.75\00:57:35.15
I pray that You comfort anyone
00:57:35.18\00:57:39.09
who is wrestling with
Your Scripture right now.
00:57:39.12\00:57:41.46
I pray that we each clearly
see Your identifying points
00:57:41.49\00:57:47.60
in Bible prophecy
00:57:47.63\00:57:48.96
of who the
beast is and his mark.
00:57:49.00\00:57:52.10
We know You are coming soon.
00:57:52.13\00:57:54.84
Every one of us has to
make our own personal decision
00:57:54.87\00:57:58.77
whose side we're on.
00:57:58.81\00:58:00.14
Be with each person,
Lord, in a special way right now
00:58:00.18\00:58:04.45
and send Your Holy Spirit
to guide them in Your Word.
00:58:04.48\00:58:08.18
I know there are
those listening right now
00:58:08.22\00:58:11.95
that join me in
committing... like Joshua
00:58:11.99\00:58:16.12
that for me and my
house, I serve and choose You.
00:58:16.16\00:58:20.80
In Jesus'
precious powerful name,
00:58:20.83\00:58:23.80
amen. "
00:58:23.83\00:58:25.70
Thank you so much for
spending this time with me
00:58:25.73\00:58:29.77
on: Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
00:58:29.80\00:58:32.24
Choose God's way...
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Good night Friends.
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