Is there a
One-World Government coming?
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Is this something that
God will want for our world?
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Do you need to be
afraid of this power?
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What can you do now
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so you're prepared
for what is to come?
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I'll share these answers next.
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My name is Cami Oetman.
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Unlocking Bible
Prophecies starts now.
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The rise of an
international pandemic.
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Polarizing global politics.
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Increasingly
disruptive natural disasters.
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Bush fires in Australia
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are a warning of what may
be to come 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
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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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faster than ever before.
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Welcome back to:
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I pray these
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and that you have a clear sense
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Our goal is to
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to continue your
spiritual growth.
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Isn't God amazing?
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Yesterday we learned
that we do not need to fear
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the Mark of the Beast
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and most certainly do
not need to receive it.
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In fact, God is
preparing His people right now
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through the Holy Spirit
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so we are ready
to face the end days.
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You can receive His Seal
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through a Holy-Spirit inspired
prayerful obedience to Him.
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Today, we will
continue to focus our attention
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on end-time events
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and see an
amazing prophecy unfold.
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God through the Apostle
John in the book of Revelation
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predicted a time in our future
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where Church and State
will reunite once again.
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Has that already begun?
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Are we about to enter that time?
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Stay with me for the answers to
these very important questions.
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Let's pray now and
begin our Study: The Harlot.
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"Heavenly Father,
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Lord, empty me of self
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and fill me with
Your Holy Spirit.
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Anoint my lips
with only Your words
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and may I be
Your vessel right now
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to clearly give a message, Lord,
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that is so
important for our generation.
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Be with me now,
Lord, and speak through me.
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In Jesus' precious name, amen. "
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Pause...
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A pastor in Tanzania
encouraged His members
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to use a Christian Radio
Program as a witnessing tool
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to share the messages
with their friends and family.
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Mama Meambe took this to heart
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and began
carrying her little radio
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with her wherever she went.
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Now, Mama Meambe had a garden
located by the town's bar.
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Daily as she tended to
her plants and vegetables,
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she sat down her radio
and turned the volume up.
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Inside the nearby bar
the owner began to listen
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and take interest.
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He became so
intrigued with what he heard
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coming from the
radio in the garden,
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he decided to find the
channel on his own radio
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so he could hear it better.
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While serving his
customers, he listened intently
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to sermons like:
Unlocking Bible prophecies.
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Soon, he was not
the only one listening.
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The drunkards who daily
came by started to listen
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and ask questions.
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Finally, they all
agreed to meet together
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and listen to the
radio instead of drinking.
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The owner and his
customers met in the bar
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with their Bibles and radio.
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As the Adventist World
Radio Program presented
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Bible-based messages,
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the men
discovered precious truths
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they had never heard before.
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At the end of the 20-day Series,
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the owner decided to
give his life to Jesus
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and was baptized along
with 20 of his customers.
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It was a joyous day.
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After their baptism
this new little congregation
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decided to change the bar
into a place of worship instead.
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They meet together every Sabbath
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to sing praises and
study the Bible together.
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Mama Meambe often joins
them with a heart full of joy
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for what God was
able to do through her.
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Is this not an amazing testimony
to the power of the gospel?
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A place of
frivolity and drunkenness
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is now a place of praise
and worship to our Creator.
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These men heard the truth...
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confirmed it in their Bible
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and committed to following it.
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It can be that easy.
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The book of Revelation describes
two systems of religion.
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It depicts two ways of worship.
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Revelation presents us
with one of two choices.
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It really does not
leave us any middle ground...
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you can no
longer remain neutral.
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It presents a strong
appeal to men and women
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in the last days
of earth's history.
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Jesus makes an
urgent call to commitment.
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This appeal can be
summarized in the symbolism
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of the two women in Revelation.
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The women in white is
described in Revelation 12.
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In prophecy, a pure
woman symbolizes the...
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the bride of Jesus
or the true church.
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the prophet says,
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"I have likened
the daughter of Zion
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to a lovely and
delicate woman. "
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"The daughter of Zion" is a
term portraying God's people.
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Here God compares His church
to a beautiful pure woman.
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In Ephesians chapter 5,
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Jesus is a faithful husband
to His church... the bride.
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In Revelation 12,
there is a striking symbol
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of a woman dressed in white.
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She is faithful to
her true lover Jesus.
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She is undefiled with the
corruption of false doctrine.
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She is described as Christ's
bride or His church on earth.
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In Revelation 17,
another woman arises.
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This woman rides upon
a scarlet-colored beast.
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The Bible calls
her a harlot woman.
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She has left her
true lover, Jesus,
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and this harlot is the
apostate system of religion.
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Tonight we will look
especially at this harlot.
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As we study this
subject together,
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we will see how
crucial our theme is.
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If it's in the
Bible, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the
Bible, then it's not for me.
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Even if the whole world
follows fables and human dogmas,
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we need to stand on God's Word
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and if none go with
me... I still will follow.
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The New Testament
Church... God's true church
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radiates purity and holiness
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because Jesus is
predominant in her life.
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Her affections and
heart are fixed on Him.
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Her love can be
given to no other...
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she will never betray
Him as He is her everything.
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She is a
faithful bride of Christ.
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But this
beautiful picture changes.
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Another woman
saunters on to the scene
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in direct contrast to
the pure woman in white.
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Revelation 17:1 says,
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"Then one of the seven
angels who had the seven bowls
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came and talked with me, saying,
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'Come, I will show you the
judgment of the great harlot
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who sits on many waters,
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with whom the kings of the
earth committed fornication,
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and the inhabitants of
the earth were made drunk
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with the wine of
her fornication. '"
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Pause...
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Here's a picture...
not of the true church
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but of the fallen church.
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The harlot has walked away
from her true lover... Jesus.
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What does it mean?
She sits on many waters?
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The Bible interprets itself.
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In Revelation 17:15,
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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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with whom the kings of the earth
have committed fornication. "
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Well, what is fornication?
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It is an
illicit, adulterous union.
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In the Fallen-Church System,
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the church is
united with the State.
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In the True-Church System,
the Church is united with Jesus.
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The fallen church
looks to the kings
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and the political
leaders of the earth for power
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and when the church
leaves its true lover Christ,
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it instead has to look for
power from a secular source
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as it is no longer
connected to Jesus.
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This church looks for power
from the kings of the earth
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or the State authorities.
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This adulterous woman catches
the attention of the masses.
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She knows how to
seduce new lovers
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draped in her
purple and scarlet red...
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dripping in jewels and sitting
upon a scarlet-colored beast,
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This fallen church gets
her power from the State
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as she influences
the governing bodies
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to support her false teachings.
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She passes around her
wine cup of false doctrine.
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This world becomes
intoxicated with error.
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Millions drink of the wine
of Babylon and are deceived.
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Pause...
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Revelation 17 verse 3,
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"So he carried me away in
the Spirit, into the wilderness.
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And I saw a woman
sitting on a scarlet beast
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which was full of
names of blasphemy,
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having seven
heads and ten horns. "
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This false System of religion
is an opposition to God.
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This is Satan's counterfeit.
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God is painting a
vivid picture of warning
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when He assigns kings and
kingdoms to beasts in prophecy.
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He's saying,
"Heads up Everybody,
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pay attention. "
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These beasts fall
into the harlot's traps
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from which she
then derives her power
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to influence
kings and govern laws
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for her own
agenda and corruption.
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The harlots buys an illicit
union between Church and State.
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On page 593 of the Jamieson,
Fausset, and Brown Commentary
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Volume 4:
Philippians to Revelation,
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"these Protestant authors
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make a remarkable
statement on Revelation 17...
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'State and Church are
precious gifts of God.
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But the State
being desecrated...
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becomes beast-like;
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the Church apostatizing
becomes the harlot. '"
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Revelation 17:4 says,
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"The woman... "
or fallen church...
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"was arrayed in
purple and scarlet,
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and adorned with gold and
precious stones and pearls... "
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Let's think about this.
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Do you know of
a religious System
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whose priests wear
purple and scarlet?
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Yes...
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Frequently,
Cardinals wear scarlet
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and these priests wear red
on Good Friday and Palm Sunday,
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Pentecost
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and purple on
Advent, Lent and at funerals.
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The official
clothing worn by the Pope
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is richer in gold and
jewelry than any earthly crown.
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The Papal Tiara's value
is beyond comprehension.
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Pause...
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Riches are lavished on
the icons of Catholicism.
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Golds, pearls and precious
stones deck the statutes
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of saints and
Catholic buildings worldwide.
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Pause...
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Now, I'd like to
pause right here.
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It's important for me
to personally tell you
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that the topic we
are talking about tonight
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is a sensitive one
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and the information shared
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is not intended
to accuse individuals
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but show prophecy fulfilling.
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I believe there are
many sincere seekers of truth
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in every walk of life
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and when truth is
revealed, they follow it.
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The information quoted here
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is directed only towards
the System of Roman Catholicism
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that has a number of
doctrines which we will see
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clearly go against Scripture.
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I believe you are here
with me because you seek truth
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no matter how
difficult it is to hear, Friend.
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Now, continuing in verse 4,
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"having in her hand a
golden cup full of abominations
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and the filthiness
of her fornication.
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In other words,
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in the hand of this
fallen System of religion
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whose colors are
purple and scarlet,
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there is a golden wine cup
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and all the world
drinks and becomes confused
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and intoxicated by
these false doctrines.
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Revelation 17:5 says,
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"And on her
forehead a name was written:
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MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
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THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
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AND OF THE
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
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Okay, so the Bible
says she's a harlot
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as well as a mother
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which means... she
must have children.
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We will see
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that not only does the
Bible identify Roman Catholicism
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as the Mother,
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but the Catholic
System calls themselves
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the mother of all churches.
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In September of 2000,
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the Vatican decreed that
the Catholic Church is the quote
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"Mother of all
Churches" end quote...
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and banned the
term "Sister Churches"
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to describe other denominations
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as this could harm
Vatican efforts towards unity
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with other believers.
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Hmmm...
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Not sisters... but daughters.
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Quoting
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
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who later became
Pope Benedict, he said,
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Quote "It must be always clear
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that the one, holy, Catholic,
and apostolic universal church
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is not the sister but the
mother of all the churches. "
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End quote.
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Pause...
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Protestant Denominations
came out of Catholicism
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but have retained some
of her false doctrines.
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These are the
daughters of the mother church.
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Pause...
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Friend, no matter
what your religion,
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God is calling you
back to His truth...
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that's all that matters.
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He is so merciful that
He is giving us warning
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that we are running out of time.
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God is calling people
from all around the world...
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in every culture
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and religious Sect
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and they're responding.
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Like in India,
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when I was asked to
share a similar message
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with a congregation
of pastors and bishops
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in a capital city,
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these prominent church leaders
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are searching
for prophetic truth
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and currently,
making important decisions
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on whether to
leave their tradition
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or to follow their Bibles.
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And like in Papua New Guinea,
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now, this is
just in one Province,
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64 Sunday Pastors
and their families
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have accepted the
Bible Sabbath truth
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and are now baptized members
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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This is not just
happening in Papua New Guinea,
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but in Uganda,
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Kenya,
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and the Philippines...
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across the globe.
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People are coming
out of Babylon right now.
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God is calling
them from the errors
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that have slipped into
the church from paganism...
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simply put... paganism is in
opposition to God and His ways.
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God is calling His
people to the truth of His Word
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and Friends, I believe
you want something more
00:15:32.03\00:15:34.83
than sweet soothing words
that keep you comfortable.
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Being comfortable makes you
vulnerable to the counterfeit.
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Pause...
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For me personally,
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my desire to
know truth is stronger
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than wanting to be
soothed or pacified.
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I believe you
are studying with me
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because you too want
to see truth directly
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and simply from the Bible.
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So, let's look
together some more.
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What does the Bible mean when it
says: Mystery Babylon the Great?
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By the first
century, literal Babylon...
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a city that existed
in the Old Testament
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had already perished.
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So, this is not talking about
"Literal" or "Physical" Babylon.
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This is referring to
"Spiritual Babylon. "
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In other words,
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a religious
System that would depart
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from the pure
teaching of God's Word.
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False doctrines
would come into the church
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through the counterfeit
religious System called Babylon.
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Now, notice... they
would be accepted by the church
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but not by God.
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John 17:17 says,
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"Sanctify them by Your
truth, Your word is truth. "
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What does the
word "sanctify" mean?
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It means: to set them apart.
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So, God says,
"I'm calling my people
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from the false
doctrines of Babylon
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to the truth of My Word.
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In the Old Testament
right after the flood,
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humans devised a
plan to outright defy God.
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A massive structure which became
known as the Tower of Babel
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is mentioned in
Genesis 11 verse 9.
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"Therefore its
name is called Babel,
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because there the Lord confused
the language of all the earth. "
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As man built the
skyscraper to reach heaven,
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they were erecting it in
defiance to God's promise.
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They did not believe
00:17:24.24\00:17:25.64
that the earth would never
again be destroyed by a flood,
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they substituted a
man-made idea to outsmart God.
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But you can't outsmart God.
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Every time man substitutes
a counterfeit for God's Word,
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it is because there is a
rebellion in their heart.
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This world is in a perpetual
mess because of rebellion
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tracing all the way back
to Lucifer's fall from heaven.
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Lucifer... now Satan...
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rebelled against
God's government of love.
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In a brilliant strategic move,
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God confused their
languages at the Tower of Babel.
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People could no
longer communicate.
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They were unable to understand
each other so the work stopped.
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I find this super
interesting and so symbolic.
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Later, the city of Babylon
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was built on the very
site of the Tower of Babel.
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Now, the word
"Babylon" comes from "Babel. "
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Babel means confusion.
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Babbling is to
make speech sounds
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that do not make
sense to the hearer...
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to talk foolishly or too much...
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to mutter or mumble meaningless
confusion of words and sounds.
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Friends, I'd
like to point out here
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something else very interesting
related to this babbling.
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Serious
instruction is given by Jesus
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in Matthew 6:7,
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"When you pray, do not use vain
repetitions... " like mantras...
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"or babbling like
heathen pagans do,
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for they think
they will be heard
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because of their many words. "
00:19:01.64\00:19:02.97
Pause...
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So, in the matters of religion,
00:19:04.37\00:19:05.94
when a church
accepts man's ideas
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rather than God's instruction,
00:19:08.64\00:19:10.78
it becomes
muddled and confusing.
00:19:10.81\00:19:14.22
It becomes man's
confusing ideas...
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babbling man's tradition
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and when a church
babbles in confusion,
00:19:19.82\00:19:22.56
it loses all of
its God-given power.
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In contrast, when a
church clearly preaches
00:19:25.66\00:19:29.16
God's straight simple truth,
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it is not
babbling... it is proclaiming
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and there is a huge difference
00:19:34.24\00:19:36.27
between proclaiming
truth and babbling tradition.
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Pause...
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The Bible says in Daniel 4:30,
00:19:41.41\00:19:43.58
"The king spoke saying,
00:19:43.61\00:19:44.98
'Is not this great Babylon,
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that I have built
for a royal dwelling
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by my mighty power
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and for the
honor of my majesty?"
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Spiritual Babylon
represents a man-made religion
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established by men
based on human teachings...
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established on human ideas.
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There is a form of man-made
religion that is built by clever
00:20:03.23\00:20:07.27
brilliant human
religious leaders
00:20:07.30\00:20:10.01
that stands in opposition
to the power of the gospel
00:20:10.04\00:20:13.91
and the true
church that Jesus built.
00:20:13.94\00:20:16.14
Jesus is calling us from
all human systems of worship.
00:20:16.18\00:20:20.45
He is directing us
back to the Bible...
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back to being
loyal to Scripture.
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He is steering us to
faithfulness to His Word.
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The Church of Jesus is
not a man-made institution
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because it was
built by Jesus Himself.
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In Colossians 1:18 it says,
00:20:36.26\00:20:39.17
"And He is the head
of the body, the church,
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who is the beginning...
00:20:42.44\00:20:43.91
that in all things He
may have the preeminence. "
00:20:43.94\00:20:47.81
Jesus is Number
One in the true church
00:20:47.84\00:20:51.25
and maintains preeminence.
00:20:51.28\00:20:53.35
Christ in heaven is the
only Head of the Church.
00:20:53.38\00:20:56.18
Earthly Babylon
in the Old Testament
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had an earthly Head.
00:20:59.39\00:21:01.16
When a Babylonian
king spoke, it was law.
00:21:01.19\00:21:04.69
King Nebuchadnezzar sat in
his temple on his royal throne
00:21:04.73\00:21:08.50
and ruled as a god.
00:21:08.53\00:21:10.20
His commands were
supposedly the voice of God.
00:21:10.23\00:21:13.94
Jesus is warning us
to look out for a System
00:21:13.97\00:21:17.97
that would rise
called: Spiritual Babylon...
00:21:18.01\00:21:20.68
who would have
a spiritual leader
00:21:20.71\00:21:22.74
claiming to speak as God.
00:21:22.78\00:21:25.51
A mere mortal claims to
speak in the place of God.
00:21:25.55\00:21:30.85
Spiritual Babylon
would have a leader
00:21:30.89\00:21:33.56
who professes that his
word has the authority and power
00:21:33.59\00:21:36.73
when speaking from his throne
00:21:36.76\00:21:38.49
as if he's the
very God of heaven.
00:21:38.53\00:21:41.23
The first identifying
feature of Spiritual Babylon
00:21:41.26\00:21:45.33
is that it has an earthly
head who speaks for God...
00:21:45.37\00:21:48.84
in place of God.
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2nd Thessalonians 2:4,
00:21:50.81\00:21:53.51
"Who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God
00:21:53.54\00:21:58.95
or that is worshiped;
00:21:58.98\00:22:00.62
so that he sits as
God in the temple of God,
00:22:00.65\00:22:03.05
showing himself
that he is God. "
00:22:03.08\00:22:05.45
Pause...
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Isaiah 37:16,
00:22:07.39\00:22:09.56
"O Lord of hosts,
00:22:09.59\00:22:10.93
God of Israel,
00:22:10.96\00:22:12.29
the One who dwells
between the cherubim,
00:22:12.33\00:22:14.36
You are God, You alone... "
00:22:14.40\00:22:17.83
Pause...
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Now truly, this is the
ultimate act of blasphemy
00:22:19.23\00:22:22.70
to sit yourself in throne
between two golden cherubim
00:22:22.74\00:22:26.81
dressed in white linen like God.
00:22:26.84\00:22:28.78
Even in the
time of the apostles,
00:22:28.81\00:22:31.81
Paul sought errors
creeping into the church
00:22:31.85\00:22:34.52
that would prepare the way for
the development of the Papacy.
00:22:34.55\00:22:38.39
Heathen customs found their
way into the church and stayed.
00:22:38.42\00:22:43.12
The Apostle Paul
warns his brethren
00:22:43.16\00:22:45.29
that "For the
mystery of lawlessness
00:22:45.33\00:22:47.60
is already at work... "
00:22:47.63\00:22:49.00
in 2nd Thessalonians 2:7.
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But there is a second thing
00:22:51.57\00:22:53.74
about this
Babylonian System of religion.
00:22:53.77\00:22:56.00
Babylon was the
center of image worship
00:22:56.04\00:22:58.91
through all of
the Old Testament.
00:22:58.94\00:23:01.04
To have deeper
understanding of Revelation 17's
00:23:01.08\00:23:04.61
Mystery Babylon the Great,
00:23:04.65\00:23:06.38
let's gather insight
from Old Testament Babylon.
00:23:06.41\00:23:10.22
Image worship thrived in Babylon
00:23:10.25\00:23:12.95
whereas Christ invites us
to come directly to Him...
00:23:12.99\00:23:16.66
directly.
00:23:16.69\00:23:18.03
We do not need
anything between us... no...
00:23:18.06\00:23:21.73
like images...
priests or saints.
00:23:21.76\00:23:24.53
There is no need to come
to Jesus through intercessors.
00:23:24.57\00:23:28.10
He loves you so much that
He wants you close to Him.
00:23:28.14\00:23:34.01
Nothing needs to come in
between you and your Savior.
00:23:34.04\00:23:37.95
Exodus 20 verses 4 and 5,
00:23:37.98\00:23:41.42
God says,
00:23:41.45\00:23:43.59
"You shall not make for
yourself a carved image...
00:23:43.62\00:23:46.42
any likeness of anything
that is in heaven above,
00:23:46.45\00:23:49.36
or that is in the earth beneath,
00:23:49.39\00:23:50.83
or that is in the
water under the earth;
00:23:50.86\00:23:52.93
you shall not bow down
to them nor serve them.
00:23:52.96\00:23:56.06
For I, the Lord your
God, am a jealous God... "
00:23:56.10\00:24:00.30
Did you hear that?
00:24:00.34\00:24:02.20
Jesus says, "Do not use images
in your worship service. "
00:24:02.24\00:24:06.17
Period.
00:24:06.21\00:24:07.88
Babylon used images prolifically
00:24:07.91\00:24:10.51
and many of those images found
their way from paganism to Rome
00:24:10.55\00:24:15.32
and then creeped
into the Christian church.
00:24:15.35\00:24:17.42
Church Fathers and
Leaders deemed these images
00:24:17.45\00:24:20.92
as sacred and holy.
00:24:20.96\00:24:22.29
Theodore Maynard
a Catholic Historian
00:24:22.32\00:24:25.76
in his book: The Story
of American Catholicism,
00:24:25.79\00:24:28.43
says, "Catholicism is overlaid
with many pagan incrustations.
00:24:28.46\00:24:33.74
Catholicism is ready to
accept that accusation...
00:24:33.77\00:24:37.04
and even to make it her boast...
00:24:37.07\00:24:39.14
The great god Pan is not
really dead, he is baptized. "
00:24:39.17\00:24:43.08
End quote.
00:24:43.11\00:24:44.65
The Bible clearly repeats...
there is only one Mediator
00:24:44.68\00:24:49.58
between God and
Man and that is Jesus.
00:24:49.62\00:24:53.66
Your salvation...
00:24:53.69\00:24:55.62
your way to eternal
life is only through Him...
00:24:55.66\00:24:59.33
not His mother or
any of His apostles.
00:24:59.36\00:25:02.40
Pause...
00:25:02.43\00:25:04.23
Jesus proclaims in John 14:6,
00:25:04.27\00:25:06.77
"I am the way, the
truth, and the life.
00:25:06.80\00:25:10.07
No one comes to the
Father except through Me... "
00:25:10.11\00:25:13.51
and... "for unless
you believe that I am He,
00:25:13.54\00:25:17.48
you shall die in
your sins. " John 8:24.
00:25:17.51\00:25:21.08
The Apostle Peter
echoed these words,
00:25:21.12\00:25:24.29
"Nor is there
salvation in any other,
00:25:24.32\00:25:27.12
for there is no other name
under heaven given among men
00:25:27.16\00:25:31.03
by which we must
be saved. " Acts 4:12.
00:25:31.06\00:25:34.20
Millions of Christians
revere so-called images
00:25:34.23\00:25:37.67
as objects of worship.
00:25:37.70\00:25:39.07
This is a counterfeit
00:25:39.10\00:25:41.24
distracting you away from
the only One that can save you.
00:25:41.27\00:25:44.91
This is one of
Satan's deceptions
00:25:44.94\00:25:47.24
to cloud human minds
from the truth of God's Word.
00:25:47.28\00:25:50.55
The third
important characteristic
00:25:50.58\00:25:53.11
we need to know
about Old Testament Babylon
00:25:53.15\00:25:55.18
is that it was the center
of false teachings about death.
00:25:55.22\00:25:58.75
It taught the counterfeit
about what happens to you
00:25:58.79\00:26:01.99
when you die.
00:26:02.02\00:26:03.36
This is where you
get the pagan doctrine
00:26:03.39\00:26:05.26
of the immortality of the soul.
00:26:05.29\00:26:07.26
The false idea
that the dead live on.
00:26:07.30\00:26:10.47
The lie that when you
die there is an immortal soul
00:26:10.50\00:26:14.04
that continues eternally.
00:26:14.07\00:26:15.40
This does not
come from Christianity
00:26:15.44\00:26:18.44
and definitely
not from the Bible.
00:26:18.47\00:26:20.44
Ezekiel 8:13 and 14,
and God said to Ezekiel,
00:26:20.48\00:26:25.48
"Turn again, and you will
see greater abominations... "
00:26:25.51\00:26:28.98
meaning: detestable
actions that they are doing...
00:26:29.02\00:26:32.22
"So He... " God
00:26:32.25\00:26:33.72
"brought me to the door of the
north gate of the Lord's house;
00:26:33.76\00:26:36.36
and to my dismay,
women were sitting there
00:26:36.39\00:26:40.00
weeping for Tammuz. "
00:26:40.03\00:26:41.56
Now, who is Tammuz?
00:26:41.60\00:26:43.53
Tammuz is the
pagan god of vegetation.
00:26:43.57\00:26:47.80
The Babylonians believed
that when winter darkened,
00:26:47.84\00:26:51.81
the sky... and
there were long nights
00:26:51.84\00:26:54.18
that Tammuz had died
00:26:54.21\00:26:56.04
but in the
spring... he would resurrect
00:26:56.08\00:26:58.91
and some of God's
people... the Jews...
00:26:58.95\00:27:01.38
accepted this
false idea from Babylon
00:27:01.42\00:27:03.79
straight out of paganism.
00:27:03.82\00:27:05.92
That's why Ezekiel describes
them as "worshiping Tammuz. "
00:27:05.95\00:27:10.39
They are worshipping the dead.
00:27:10.43\00:27:12.89
This false doctrine
that the dead live on
00:27:12.93\00:27:15.86
and the soul is immortal
00:27:15.90\00:27:17.47
slithered into the
Old Testament church
00:27:17.50\00:27:19.87
directly from paganism.
00:27:19.90\00:27:21.47
Friends, those of you that
have been with me each night
00:27:21.50\00:27:25.37
know what the
Bible says about death.
00:27:25.41\00:27:28.24
Ecclesiastes 9:5,
00:27:28.31\00:27:30.18
"For the living
know that they will die;
00:27:30.21\00:27:32.75
but the dead know nothing,
00:27:32.78\00:27:34.82
and they have no more reward,
00:27:34.85\00:27:36.85
for the memory of
them is forgotten. "
00:27:36.89\00:27:39.72
Satan's first
lie to the human race
00:27:39.75\00:27:42.02
was, "You shall
not surely die. "
00:27:42.06\00:27:44.23
He schemed...
"Eve, you are immortal. "
00:27:44.26\00:27:48.70
This ancient lie is
still deceiving humans
00:27:48.73\00:27:53.13
1,000s of years later.
00:27:53.17\00:27:54.50
Immortality of the soul
or worshiping the dead...
00:27:54.54\00:27:58.77
bowing down before images that
supposedly represent the dead
00:27:58.84\00:28:02.44
all of these are
counterfeit ideas
00:28:02.48\00:28:04.68
that led to the pagan doctrine
00:28:04.71\00:28:06.82
of bringing
offerings for the dead.
00:28:06.85\00:28:08.98
Let's look at the
false doctrine of saints
00:28:09.02\00:28:11.85
that are supposed
to be hovering around.
00:28:11.89\00:28:14.66
This goes against
what we have read together.
00:28:14.69\00:28:18.19
We studied how the
Bible equates death to sleep
00:28:18.23\00:28:21.70
50 times in Scripture.
00:28:21.73\00:28:23.80
Since the dead
are in their graves,
00:28:23.83\00:28:26.10
then who are
these hovering spirits?
00:28:26.13\00:28:28.34
They are not dead people.
00:28:28.37\00:28:31.01
Revelation 16:14 tells us,
00:28:31.07\00:28:33.64
"For they are spirits of
demons, performing signs,
00:28:33.68\00:28:36.98
which go out to
the kings of the earth
00:28:37.01\00:28:38.95
and of the whole world. "
00:28:38.98\00:28:40.32
2nd Kings 23:24,
00:28:40.35\00:28:42.38
"Moreover the workers
with familiar spirits,
00:28:42.42\00:28:46.19
and the wizards, and the images,
00:28:46.22\00:28:48.86
and the idols,
00:28:48.89\00:28:50.23
and all the
abominations that were spied
00:28:50.26\00:28:52.39
in the land of
Judah and in Jerusalem,
00:28:52.43\00:28:54.70
did Josiah put away,
00:28:54.76\00:28:56.73
that he might perform
the words of the law. "
00:28:56.77\00:28:59.63
Also, think about this,
00:28:59.67\00:29:02.14
The teaching of the
soul having immortality
00:29:02.17\00:29:06.74
takes away the power of
the second coming of Christ.
00:29:06.78\00:29:10.55
Pause...
00:29:10.58\00:29:12.41
Why then would we need a Savior
to save us from this earth
00:29:12.45\00:29:15.32
if we float to
heaven once we die?
00:29:15.35\00:29:17.32
If you believe in the
immortality of the soul,
00:29:17.35\00:29:20.82
then you believe
that when you die,
00:29:20.86\00:29:22.42
you will
immediately go to heaven,
00:29:22.46\00:29:24.03
but if this were true,
00:29:24.06\00:29:25.79
why would Jesus come
to resurrect the dead
00:29:25.86\00:29:28.10
from their graves if
they were already in heaven?
00:29:28.13\00:29:30.70
This false teaching deletes
the need of the Second coming.
00:29:30.77\00:29:36.30
Pause...
00:29:36.34\00:29:37.67
God wants us to be longing
and excited for Jesus to come.
00:29:37.71\00:29:41.08
All of heaven is eager
for this climactic event.
00:29:41.11\00:29:44.88
It was God's intent
that the church in every age
00:29:44.91\00:29:48.65
would long for His return.
00:29:48.68\00:29:50.49
Pause...
00:29:50.52\00:29:52.19
According to the Bible,
00:29:52.22\00:29:53.56
our loved ones
sleep in Jesus until then.
00:29:53.59\00:29:56.29
Together with them,
00:29:56.32\00:29:57.93
we will be caught up
to meet Jesus in the air.
00:29:57.96\00:30:00.26
So, why is it today that many
churches are spiritually dead?
00:30:00.30\00:30:04.77
Why do so many
churches lack spiritual power?
00:30:04.83\00:30:08.67
They have lost the urgency of
the second coming of Christ...
00:30:08.70\00:30:13.34
the burning
passion for Jesus to come.
00:30:13.38\00:30:16.71
The Bible... our guide...
00:30:16.75\00:30:19.05
constantly points
humanity towards our rescue
00:30:19.08\00:30:22.78
from this sinful world
to take us home to heaven.
00:30:22.82\00:30:26.52
Pause...
00:30:26.55\00:30:28.32
Now, back to the Babylon...
00:30:28.36\00:30:29.69
it was also the
center of sun worship.
00:30:29.72\00:30:33.80
All sun worship came
through varying pagan channels.
00:30:33.83\00:30:38.30
Ezekiel 8:16 says... and
this is an important text,
00:30:38.33\00:30:42.74
"So He brought me into the
inner court of the Lord's house;
00:30:42.77\00:30:46.31
and there, at the door
of the temple of the Lord,
00:30:46.34\00:30:49.31
between the porch and the altar,
00:30:49.34\00:30:51.28
were about twenty-five men
00:30:51.31\00:30:53.21
with their backs
toward the temple of the Lord
00:30:53.28\00:30:56.05
and their faces toward the east,
00:30:56.08\00:30:58.92
and they were
worshiping the sun... "
00:30:58.95\00:31:01.29
S... U... N...
00:31:01.32\00:31:02.66
"towards the east. "
00:31:02.69\00:31:04.03
Here is a
fascinating bit of history
00:31:04.06\00:31:06.80
which helps us understand
the origin of Sunday worship.
00:31:06.86\00:31:09.76
The Jews accepted the Babylonian
idea that the soul was immortal
00:31:09.80\00:31:15.00
so, they were
praying to dead Tammuz.
00:31:15.04\00:31:17.54
They were in the
temple of the Lord's house...
00:31:17.57\00:31:20.04
the Jewish temple...
00:31:20.08\00:31:21.41
where they were
supposed to be worshiping God.
00:31:21.44\00:31:24.55
They literally turned
around and faced the sun
00:31:24.58\00:31:27.92
so that they would be facing
the sun rise towards the east.
00:31:27.95\00:31:31.82
Pause...
00:31:31.85\00:31:33.32
These leaders were
worshiping the sun...
00:31:33.36\00:31:35.86
that's S... U... N...
00:31:35.89\00:31:37.36
instead of Son... S... O... N.
00:31:37.43\00:31:40.00
This is a slap
to the face of God.
00:31:40.03\00:31:43.03
Sun worship slithered
its way into the church.
00:31:43.06\00:31:47.50
Babylonian religious
practices united with Judaism.
00:31:47.54\00:31:51.34
Then the worship of sun
came into the Christian church.
00:31:51.37\00:31:54.71
Pause...
00:31:54.74\00:31:56.95
The Worship of Nature by
James G. Frazer Volume 1,
00:31:56.98\00:32:00.35
Page 529 says this,
00:32:00.38\00:32:02.92
Quote, "In ancient Babylonia
00:32:02.95\00:32:05.89
the sun was worshipped
from immemorial antiquity. "
00:32:05.92\00:32:09.59
End quote.
00:32:09.62\00:32:10.96
The sun was
revered... considered holy.
00:32:10.99\00:32:14.30
The sun was part of
that worship system.
00:32:14.33\00:32:16.63
This was Satan's attack early
on in the Christian Church.
00:32:16.67\00:32:20.44
Pause...
00:32:20.47\00:32:21.80
The history
book... The Two Babylon's
00:32:21.84\00:32:23.51
by Dr. Alexander
Hislop, Page 105 says this,
00:32:23.54\00:32:27.58
Quote, "To conciliate the
Pagans to nominal Christianity,
00:32:27.61\00:32:32.01
Rome, pursuing its usual policy,
00:32:32.05\00:32:34.75
took measures to get the
Christian and Pagan festivals
00:32:34.78\00:32:38.32
to amalgamate,
00:32:38.35\00:32:39.75
and to get
Paganism and Christianity...
00:32:39.79\00:32:42.42
now far sunk in idolatry...
00:32:42.46\00:32:44.89
in this as in so
many other things,
00:32:44.93\00:32:48.26
to shake hands. "
00:32:48.30\00:32:49.86
End quote.
00:32:49.90\00:32:51.73
So, Christianity and
paganism shook hands.
00:32:51.77\00:32:55.00
Sunday became a vehicle to
unite paganism and Christianity.
00:32:55.04\00:33:00.68
Do you see what God is
saying in Revelation 17?
00:33:00.71\00:33:05.01
He is saying that
many false doctrines
00:33:05.05\00:33:07.62
would come into the church.
00:33:07.65\00:33:09.02
He is warning that
the great mother church
00:33:09.05\00:33:11.69
drifted away from
the truth of Scripture.
00:33:11.72\00:33:13.89
Now, here is probably the most
incredible, amazing statement
00:33:13.92\00:33:18.49
I've ever read
by a Baptist author.
00:33:18.53\00:33:20.50
Those of you that are Baptists
00:33:20.53\00:33:22.66
will be
interested in this as well.
00:33:22.70\00:33:24.33
The author of the Baptist's
Manuel is Dr. Edward T. Hiscox.
00:33:24.37\00:33:28.90
He made this
interesting statement in 1893
00:33:28.94\00:33:32.64
to 100s of Baptist ministers.
00:33:32.67\00:33:34.44
He was explaining about how
Sunday came into the church.
00:33:34.48\00:33:38.35
Quote: "What a pity
that it... Sunday...
00:33:38.38\00:33:42.22
comes branded with
the mark of paganism,
00:33:42.25\00:33:44.99
and christened with
the name of the sun god,
00:33:45.02\00:33:47.92
then adopted and sanctioned
by the papal apostasy,
00:33:47.96\00:33:51.69
and bequeathed as a
sacred legacy to Protestantism!"
00:33:51.73\00:33:55.93
End quote.
00:33:55.96\00:33:57.30
Now that is a
revealing statement
00:33:57.33\00:33:59.70
by the author of
the Baptist's Manuel.
00:33:59.73\00:34:01.37
He says, it's a pity
00:34:01.40\00:34:03.67
that Sunday has come through
the muddy waters of paganism...
00:34:03.71\00:34:06.37
then into Catholicism...
00:34:06.41\00:34:08.04
and then, we
Protestants have accepted it.
00:34:08.08\00:34:10.71
Pause...
00:34:10.75\00:34:12.08
Ezekiel the prophet would
also say, "What a pity... "
00:34:12.11\00:34:14.68
because God gave us
the Sabbath as His sign.
00:34:14.72\00:34:17.59
Ezekiel 20 verse 12,
00:34:17.62\00:34:19.79
"Moreover I also
gave them My Sabbaths,
00:34:19.82\00:34:22.59
to be a sign
between them and Me,
00:34:22.62\00:34:25.29
that they might know that I am
the Lord who sanctifies them. "
00:34:25.33\00:34:28.66
Teachings from ancient Babylon
00:34:28.70\00:34:31.63
would sneak into
the large Mother Church.
00:34:31.67\00:34:34.17
Protestant churches
would leave the Mother Church
00:34:34.20\00:34:37.87
and God would raise up great
men... the Protestant Reformers
00:34:37.91\00:34:42.28
but they would retain
errors from the Mother Church
00:34:42.31\00:34:45.41
like the immortality of
the soul and Sunday worship.
00:34:45.45\00:34:49.08
Many of them
loved Jesus, of course,
00:34:49.12\00:34:52.85
but we are living in
the last days, Friends,
00:34:52.89\00:34:55.59
truth is truth
and must be followed.
00:34:55.62\00:34:58.16
Pause...
00:34:58.19\00:34:59.53
God is unlocking
Bible prophecies to everyone
00:34:59.56\00:35:02.23
the Baptists,
Catholics... Methodists...
00:35:02.26\00:35:04.93
Episcopalians... Pentecostals...
00:35:04.97\00:35:07.10
Evangelicals...
00:35:07.14\00:35:08.47
everyone who loves Jesus
and wants to follow His truth.
00:35:08.50\00:35:12.67
You may be learning
new things from God's Word.
00:35:12.71\00:35:15.74
As you learn
these new teachings,
00:35:15.78\00:35:18.15
you identify it as truth.
00:35:18.18\00:35:19.88
There is something in your heart
that responds... this is truth,
00:35:19.91\00:35:24.72
these are things I
always wondered about...
00:35:24.75\00:35:26.92
that have always
troubled my mind...
00:35:26.96\00:35:28.89
and now, I've
read them for myself.
00:35:28.92\00:35:32.19
Pause...
00:35:32.23\00:35:33.73
This makes me think of a married
couple in Papua New Guinea...
00:35:33.76\00:35:36.23
Helen and Simon.
00:35:36.26\00:35:37.87
They were both
Sunday church pastors
00:35:37.90\00:35:40.17
that became
increasingly uncomfortable
00:35:40.20\00:35:42.47
with texts in the
Bible about the Sabbath
00:35:42.50\00:35:45.04
and while Helen was preaching,
00:35:45.07\00:35:46.94
she would
intentionally skip over
00:35:46.98\00:35:49.24
any text that
referred to the Sabbath.
00:35:49.28\00:35:51.55
One Sunday while she was
delivering her message at church
00:35:51.58\00:35:55.18
again, she had to
avoid one of those texts.
00:35:55.22\00:35:58.79
She knew right then and there...
she needed to do a deeper study.
00:35:58.82\00:36:02.72
On the way home, she
and her husband prayed
00:36:02.76\00:36:05.99
that if God would
lead them to His truth,
00:36:06.03\00:36:08.16
they would follow it.
00:36:08.20\00:36:09.53
Friends, this prayer is a prayer
that God will always answer.
00:36:09.56\00:36:16.00
God revealed His truth to
them in the fourth commandment.
00:36:16.04\00:36:19.71
In response, they accepted the
beautiful seventh-day Sabbath
00:36:19.74\00:36:23.95
and now, Helen and Simon
are preparing to be baptized
00:36:23.98\00:36:27.65
and join the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:36:27.68\00:36:29.65
They... with
their seven children
00:36:29.68\00:36:32.72
are so committed
to sharing this truth
00:36:32.75\00:36:35.42
that they have even
torn down their own house
00:36:35.46\00:36:37.86
to build a church
on their property.
00:36:37.89\00:36:40.13
Amazing!
00:36:40.16\00:36:41.50
Pause...
00:36:41.53\00:36:42.86
Now, in the days of Ezekiel,
00:36:42.90\00:36:44.23
when error slipped in
among the people of God,
00:36:44.27\00:36:47.37
God cried out as He would today.
00:36:47.40\00:36:50.34
In Ezekiel 22:26,
00:36:50.37\00:36:52.74
"Her priests
have violated My law
00:36:52.77\00:36:55.61
and profaned My holy things;
00:36:55.64\00:36:57.48
they have not distinguished
themselves between the holy
00:36:57.51\00:37:01.08
and unholy,
00:37:01.12\00:37:02.45
nor have they made
known the differences
00:37:02.48\00:37:04.39
between the
unclean and the clean;
00:37:04.42\00:37:06.39
and they have hidden
their eyes from My Sabbaths,
00:37:06.42\00:37:09.99
so that I am
profaned among them. "
00:37:10.03\00:37:12.29
Pause...
00:37:12.33\00:37:13.66
Daniel cried out that
there would be a Power today...
00:37:13.70\00:37:16.67
and this is in Daniel 7:25...
00:37:16.70\00:37:19.00
that this Power would
think to change times and laws.
00:37:19.03\00:37:23.74
Friends, no earthly church
00:37:23.77\00:37:26.61
has the authority
to change God's Law
00:37:26.64\00:37:28.94
or change His Word.
00:37:28.98\00:37:30.45
There is no question
00:37:30.48\00:37:32.11
that preachers need to get
back to preaching from the Bible
00:37:32.15\00:37:35.28
God's truth and flee
Babylon... the harlot woman.
00:37:35.32\00:37:38.99
Babylon's false teachings
00:37:39.02\00:37:41.26
about God's
character and government
00:37:41.29\00:37:43.26
are His reason for
calling His people out.
00:37:43.29\00:37:46.43
God abhors these
false systems of worship.
00:37:46.46\00:37:49.56
They are doctrines of devils.
00:37:49.60\00:37:52.03
However, God
clearly loves His people
00:37:52.07\00:37:57.17
who seek Him sincerely
00:37:57.21\00:37:58.54
and even though they
may be currently deceived,
00:37:58.57\00:38:01.21
He wants them to leave Babylon
00:38:01.24\00:38:04.18
and all its
counterfeit teachings.
00:38:04.21\00:38:05.98
Proverbs 16:25,
00:38:06.01\00:38:08.42
"There is a way that
seems right to a man,
00:38:08.45\00:38:11.12
but its end is
the way of death. "
00:38:11.15\00:38:13.46
Ignorance is no
excuse for error or sin.
00:38:13.49\00:38:17.26
When there is every
opportunity, Friend, right now
00:38:17.29\00:38:20.70
to know the will of God...
00:38:20.73\00:38:22.33
He has given us His Word
00:38:22.36\00:38:24.83
that we may become
acquainted with His teachings
00:38:24.87\00:38:27.60
and know for ourselves
what He requires of us.
00:38:27.64\00:38:31.17
When the lawyer came to Jesus
00:38:31.21\00:38:33.71
and asked, "What shall I
do to inherit eternal life?"
00:38:33.74\00:38:37.05
The Savior referred him
to the Scriptures saying,
00:38:37.08\00:38:40.52
"What is written in the law?"
00:38:40.55\00:38:42.98
It is not enough to
have good intentions...
00:38:43.02\00:38:46.42
it is not enough to do
what you think is right
00:38:46.45\00:38:49.76
or what the
Minister tells you is right.
00:38:49.79\00:38:52.16
Your soul salvation is at stake
00:38:52.19\00:38:55.36
and you should search
the Scriptures for yourself
00:38:55.40\00:38:59.67
because for every Bible truth,
00:38:59.70\00:39:02.24
Satan has his
popular counterfeit
00:39:02.27\00:39:04.94
so you need to know
your Bible for yourself.
00:39:04.97\00:39:08.21
Think of it this way,
00:39:08.24\00:39:10.35
if you smelled
smoke coming from outside
00:39:10.38\00:39:13.42
and you ran outside to see your
neighbor's house is on fire,
00:39:13.45\00:39:17.05
you would at the very
least call out to them,
00:39:17.09\00:39:20.09
"Fire... get out... run...!"
00:39:20.12\00:39:23.22
Wouldn't you?
00:39:23.26\00:39:24.59
Friend, if your church teaches
00:39:24.63\00:39:29.06
that God's Ten Commandments
are no longer binding...
00:39:29.10\00:39:32.50
that God's moral law
which reflects His character
00:39:32.53\00:39:36.07
was somehow done away with
00:39:36.10\00:39:37.74
and no longer applies to us now,
00:39:37.77\00:39:40.14
run...
00:39:40.18\00:39:42.11
run to the Bible.
00:39:42.14\00:39:43.71
Jesus pleads in the
New Testament, John 14:15,
00:39:43.75\00:39:47.65
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments. "
00:39:47.68\00:39:50.39
Friends, that's New Testament.
00:39:50.42\00:39:53.19
If your church teaches Sunday
sacredness... 1st day worship...
00:39:53.22\00:39:57.36
in the place of
God's 7th day Sabbath,
00:39:57.39\00:40:00.03
run... run to the Bible.
00:40:00.06\00:40:03.37
This change in God's law
00:40:03.40\00:40:05.90
is fully admitted
by the Catholic Church
00:40:05.93\00:40:08.10
as their
prerogative... not God's.
00:40:08.14\00:40:10.87
"For I am the Lord,
I do not change... "
00:40:10.91\00:40:14.41
Malachi 3:6.
00:40:14.44\00:40:16.48
Pause...
00:40:16.51\00:40:17.85
And if your church teaches...
00:40:17.88\00:40:19.21
that you have a second chance
to be saved after Jesus comes,
00:40:19.25\00:40:22.95
run Friend.
00:40:22.98\00:40:25.19
We have seen
repeatedly in Scripture together
00:40:25.22\00:40:27.79
that Jesus brings His
reward at His Second Coming
00:40:27.82\00:40:30.53
for each person.
00:40:30.56\00:40:31.89
Jesus compares it
to the time of Noah
00:40:31.93\00:40:34.73
when the door of
the ark was sealed shut.
00:40:34.76\00:40:37.43
There is no second chance.
00:40:37.47\00:40:39.93
Your opportunity is now.
00:40:39.97\00:40:41.54
You are not guaranteed tomorrow
00:40:41.57\00:40:43.81
especially with our world
in such a riotous up rise.
00:40:43.84\00:40:47.41
Take care of
what matters most...
00:40:47.44\00:40:50.31
your salvation through Jesus.
00:40:50.35\00:40:53.21
Pause...
00:40:53.25\00:40:54.68
Friend, if your church
teaches the Secret Rapture,
00:40:54.72\00:40:57.35
run to the Bible.
00:40:57.39\00:40:59.55
Together we have read
that every eye shall see Him
00:40:59.59\00:41:02.96
coming in the clouds,
00:41:02.99\00:41:04.33
with the
brightness of His angels...
00:41:04.36\00:41:06.46
with a shout
and loud trumpets...
00:41:06.49\00:41:09.16
this is a noisy, brilliant
00:41:09.20\00:41:11.27
world-wide
climactic momentous event...
00:41:11.30\00:41:15.00
Jesus' Second Coming
is anything but secret.
00:41:15.04\00:41:19.47
If your church
teaches eternal torment
00:41:19.51\00:41:22.81
with sinners
burning now and forevermore,
00:41:22.84\00:41:26.45
then run... run to your Bible.
00:41:26.48\00:41:29.78
We studied the Scriptures
and saw with our own eyes
00:41:29.82\00:41:33.22
that hell is not
burning somewhere.
00:41:33.25\00:41:35.29
The fire will
consume the wicked completely
00:41:35.32\00:41:38.59
and then, it will go out.
00:41:38.63\00:41:40.93
Hellfire is
eternal only in its effects
00:41:40.96\00:41:44.50
not in its duration.
00:41:44.53\00:41:46.84
Friend, if your church teaches
the immortality of the soul,
00:41:46.87\00:41:52.41
then you must run.
00:41:52.44\00:41:53.91
We all sin and come
short of the glory of God.
00:41:53.94\00:41:57.48
The Bible confirms that the
soul that sins... it shall die.
00:41:57.51\00:42:01.88
Scripture clearly says,
"The dead know not anything. "
00:42:01.92\00:42:05.69
Ecclesiastes 9:5.
00:42:05.72\00:42:07.46
Only God has
immortality right now.
00:42:07.49\00:42:10.89
Pause...
00:42:10.93\00:42:12.49
A big danger is this...
00:42:12.53\00:42:14.83
a man reads the Bible
and it says clearly to him
00:42:14.86\00:42:19.40
that the wicked
are turned to ashes
00:42:19.43\00:42:21.67
and put out of
existence in the fire of hell
00:42:21.70\00:42:24.37
but since he has been taught
eternal torment by his church,
00:42:24.41\00:42:28.94
he assumes it is true
00:42:28.98\00:42:31.18
and surmises that he
is unable to understand
00:42:31.21\00:42:34.48
the plain word of Scripture...
00:42:34.52\00:42:36.52
so, he abandons his Bible Study
00:42:36.55\00:42:39.29
thinking it is too deep
and complicated for him...
00:42:39.32\00:42:41.82
that the truth is that...
00:42:41.86\00:42:44.06
the truth is...
00:42:44.09\00:42:45.43
is that he understood
God's plain Word correctly
00:42:45.46\00:42:47.43
but had been taught falsely.
00:42:47.50\00:42:49.86
Pause...
00:42:49.90\00:42:51.63
Matthew 7:13 and 14,
00:42:51.67\00:42:53.90
Enter by the narrow gate;
00:42:53.94\00:42:55.50
for wide is the
gate and broad is the way
00:42:55.54\00:42:58.04
that leads to destruction,
00:42:58.07\00:42:59.41
and there are
many who go in by it.
00:42:59.44\00:43:01.78
Because narrow is the
gate and difficult is the way
00:43:01.81\00:43:05.15
which leads to life,
00:43:05.18\00:43:06.51
and there are few who find it. "
00:43:06.55\00:43:08.68
Remember Friends,
there were only eight people
00:43:08.72\00:43:11.99
who stepped into the ark
in Noah's day and were saved.
00:43:12.02\00:43:15.19
Only eight... out of
the world at that time.
00:43:15.22\00:43:18.43
This text tells us...
00:43:18.46\00:43:20.46
it will not be
the majority of people
00:43:20.50\00:43:22.46
that will choose to be
ready when Jesus comes.
00:43:22.50\00:43:24.97
Matthew 7:15...
Jesus warns us...
00:43:25.00\00:43:29.07
"Beware of false prophets,
00:43:29.10\00:43:30.77
who come to you
in sheep's clothing,
00:43:30.81\00:43:33.27
but inwardly they
are ravenous wolves.
00:43:33.31\00:43:35.81
Yikes...
00:43:35.84\00:43:37.31
Ezekiel 22:25,
00:43:37.35\00:43:39.28
"The conspiracy of
her prophets in her midst
00:43:39.31\00:43:42.18
is like a roaring
lion tearing the prey;
00:43:42.22\00:43:44.42
they have devoured people;
00:43:44.45\00:43:46.15
they have taken
treasure and precious things;
00:43:46.19\00:43:48.29
they have made many
widows in her midst. "
00:43:48.32\00:43:50.89
Friends, beware
of false teachers.
00:43:50.93\00:43:53.73
The teachings of men
anchor people to falsehood
00:43:53.76\00:43:57.03
and prevent them
from looking for truth
00:43:57.07\00:43:59.37
because they are certain
that they already possess it.
00:43:59.40\00:44:02.40
Jesus refused
to accept tradition
00:44:02.44\00:44:05.34
or the doctrines of men
00:44:05.37\00:44:06.84
because such
teachings undermine His truth.
00:44:06.88\00:44:10.35
In Matthew 15:3, 6-9...
00:44:10.38\00:44:13.98
says, "Why do
you also transgress
00:44:14.02\00:44:16.75
the commandment of
God by your tradition?
00:44:16.79\00:44:18.65
You have made the commandment
of God of none effect
00:44:18.69\00:44:22.12
by your tradition.
00:44:22.16\00:44:23.49
Hypocrites!" That's a
strong word coming from Jesus.
00:44:23.53\00:44:26.83
"Well did Isaiah
prophesy about you, saying:
00:44:26.86\00:44:30.20
'These people draw
near to Me with their mouth,
00:44:30.23\00:44:32.63
and honor me with their lips
but their heart is far from Me.
00:44:32.70\00:44:36.71
And in vain they worship Me,
00:44:36.74\00:44:38.97
teaching as doctrines
the commandments of men. '"
00:44:39.01\00:44:41.61
God never calls
you out of something
00:44:41.64\00:44:45.15
unless He is calling
you into His something...
00:44:45.18\00:44:48.08
His remnant...
last-day Bible-keeping movement.
00:44:48.12\00:44:52.69
What does the church
or movement look like?
00:44:52.72\00:44:56.19
We will study: The
Remnant tomorrow night.
00:44:56.22\00:44:59.69
Jesus is beckoning,
00:44:59.73\00:45:01.73
"Come back to
Me... My simple truth. "
00:45:01.76\00:45:04.23
If your desire is to
not stay in a fallen church,
00:45:04.27\00:45:08.14
Jesus will give you
the courage and strength
00:45:08.17\00:45:10.74
to come out of Babylon
00:45:10.77\00:45:12.14
and to take a stand
on Bible truth alone.
00:45:12.17\00:45:15.04
Pause...
00:45:15.08\00:45:16.41
Now, you may be wondering...
00:45:16.44\00:45:17.78
what about the people in my life
who need to know this truth?
00:45:17.81\00:45:21.25
Friend, you will be
a much greater witness
00:45:21.28\00:45:24.62
to your loved ones and friends
00:45:24.65\00:45:26.45
by following the
footsteps of Jesus
00:45:26.49\00:45:28.79
more than you ever could be
by staying in Babylon with them.
00:45:28.82\00:45:32.69
How then could you warn
others of the Mark of the Beast
00:45:32.73\00:45:36.13
while you're
worshiping on Sunday with them?
00:45:36.16\00:45:38.43
It will be seen as
hypocritical and be fruitless.
00:45:38.47\00:45:41.87
Jesus openly said
00:45:41.90\00:45:44.37
that He has precious sheep
who are not yet in His fold,
00:45:44.41\00:45:48.14
but when they hear
His truth calling them,
00:45:48.18\00:45:51.21
they will choose His way.
00:45:51.25\00:45:52.91
We are in this timeframe now.
00:45:52.95\00:45:56.02
We see the world crumbling...
00:45:56.05\00:45:58.12
God's prophecies
are coming true...
00:45:58.15\00:46:00.69
now is the time to listen
and follow Him all the way.
00:46:00.72\00:46:05.33
There is no more time
left to sit indecisive
00:46:05.36\00:46:08.73
on the Babylonian fence.
00:46:08.76\00:46:10.33
Pause...
00:46:10.37\00:46:11.77
When the testing time comes,
00:46:11.80\00:46:13.77
those who have made
God's Word their rule of life,
00:46:13.80\00:46:17.21
will be revealed.
00:46:17.24\00:46:19.11
Just like in...
in the summertime,
00:46:19.14\00:46:21.01
there is no noticeable
difference between Evergreens
00:46:21.04\00:46:23.88
and other trees...
00:46:23.91\00:46:25.31
but when the
blasts of winter come,
00:46:25.35\00:46:27.68
the Evergreen remains unchanged
00:46:27.72\00:46:30.32
while other trees are
stripped of their leaves.
00:46:30.35\00:46:33.25
So, the false-hearted professor
00:46:33.29\00:46:35.49
may not now be distinguished
from the real Christian.
00:46:35.52\00:46:38.43
But the time is just upon us
00:46:38.46\00:46:40.60
when the
difference will be apparent.
00:46:40.63\00:46:42.46
When persecution begins,
00:46:42.50\00:46:44.63
the half-hearted and
hypocritical will waver
00:46:44.67\00:46:47.60
and give up the faith
00:46:47.64\00:46:49.07
but the true Christian
will stand firm as a rock.
00:46:49.10\00:46:53.58
His faith stronger...
00:46:53.61\00:46:54.94
His hope brighter than
in the days of prosperity.
00:46:54.98\00:46:58.65
Jeremiah 6:16,
00:46:58.68\00:47:02.02
"This is what the Lord says:
00:47:02.05\00:47:03.62
'Stand at the crossroads,
00:47:03.65\00:47:05.92
look and see,
00:47:05.95\00:47:07.56
ask for the old, ancient paths,
00:47:07.59\00:47:11.03
where the good way is,
00:47:11.06\00:47:12.93
and walk therein,
00:47:12.96\00:47:14.53
and ye shall find
rest for your souls. '"
00:47:14.56\00:47:17.30
Some of you may be standing
in the crossroads tonight.
00:47:17.33\00:47:21.07
Will you come out of
Babylon and choose God's way?
00:47:21.10\00:47:24.41
Friend, would you like
to anchor yourself to truth
00:47:24.44\00:47:28.14
and know that He will continue
to lead you into all truth?
00:47:28.18\00:47:32.45
Pray with me Friends,
00:47:32.48\00:47:34.62
"Heavenly Father,
00:47:34.65\00:47:37.42
I pray for a special awakening
in every heart tonight,
00:47:37.45\00:47:41.86
Lord, you hear those crying out.
00:47:41.89\00:47:44.59
Take my life
and let it be Yours.
00:47:44.63\00:47:47.46
I give it all over to You
00:47:47.50\00:47:49.30
and when everything seems
to be crashing down around us,
00:47:49.33\00:47:53.37
everything we once knew...
00:47:53.40\00:47:55.37
we know we're not
alone because of You, Lord,
00:47:55.40\00:47:59.14
we can remain calm and
assured in Your promises.
00:47:59.17\00:48:02.98
You have always
been faithful to us.
00:48:03.01\00:48:05.85
Lord, help me run to
Your Bible for every answer
00:48:05.88\00:48:10.55
and with every step that I take,
00:48:10.59\00:48:13.09
You are before Me and behind Me
00:48:13.12\00:48:16.52
and in every fear that I face,
00:48:16.56\00:48:18.76
I know that I am
safe under Your wings.
00:48:18.79\00:48:21.70
You are calling
me out of confusion
00:48:21.73\00:48:24.60
and into a freedom
that only comes from You.
00:48:24.63\00:48:27.54
You gave Your
life to give me mine.
00:48:27.57\00:48:30.71
In You... I find my
worth and my identity.
00:48:30.74\00:48:35.21
I pray these
things in all my heart.
00:48:35.24\00:48:38.51
In Jesus' precious name, amen. "
00:48:38.55\00:48:41.88
Pause...
00:48:41.92\00:48:44.62
Friend, is the Holy Spirit
working on your heart right now?
00:48:44.65\00:48:47.56
Are you thinking to yourself,
"I see it in the Bible...
00:48:47.59\00:48:51.86
but how am I going to live it?"
00:48:51.89\00:48:53.56
My Friend, when
you commit to truth,
00:48:53.60\00:48:56.30
Jesus makes the way
00:48:56.33\00:48:58.33
and thank you so
much for watching:
00:48:58.37\00:49:01.00
Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
00:49:01.04\00:49:02.60
Meet me back here tomorrow night
00:49:02.64\00:49:05.07
to study God's description
of His last-day church
00:49:05.11\00:49:08.58
so we can identify
it from all the rest.
00:49:08.61\00:49:11.95
Our topic is
titled: The Remnant.
00:49:11.98\00:49:14.88
Choose God's way.
00:49:14.92\00:49:16.92
Good night Friends.
00:49:16.95\00:49:18.29
As a special bonus
for our 3ABN Viewers,
00:49:18.32\00:49:22.12
we want to share this story
00:49:22.16\00:49:23.49
featuring one of
God's incredible miracles
00:49:23.53\00:49:25.96
before we end this Program.
00:49:25.99\00:49:27.66
Thank you for your
prayers and support
00:49:27.70\00:49:29.66
of Adventist World Radio.
00:49:29.70\00:49:31.30
Every day, lives like these
are being changed for eternity.
00:49:31.33\00:49:35.77
Music...
00:49:35.80\00:49:41.94
Rising above the
Serengeti landscape
00:49:41.98\00:49:44.01
is the tallest
mountain in Africa...
00:49:44.05\00:49:45.95
the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro.
00:49:45.98\00:49:48.55
Surrounded by grazing gazelles,
00:49:48.58\00:49:50.89
sleepy lions and
the elusive leopards
00:49:50.92\00:49:53.42
this land holds wonder and
enchantment to excited tourists
00:49:53.46\00:49:57.56
and the humble
people who call it home.
00:49:57.59\00:49:59.63
I am in Tanzania
and this is AWR 360.
00:49:59.66\00:50:05.03
Trumpet: Lift up the
trumpet and loud let it ring
00:50:05.07\00:50:08.70
Jesus is coming again.
00:50:08.74\00:50:15.68
Music...
00:50:15.71\00:50:19.68
Adventist World Radio was
brought to Tanzania in 1993
00:50:19.71\00:50:24.79
making it the first
non-government radio broadcast
00:50:24.82\00:50:28.22
of its time.
00:50:28.26\00:50:29.89
Now, over 25 years later,
00:50:29.92\00:50:32.46
a team of dedicated
locals operate ten stations
00:50:32.49\00:50:36.36
across the country.
00:50:36.40\00:50:37.73
Broadcasting in
Swahili and Maasai,
00:50:37.77\00:50:41.04
thousands of
people can daily listen
00:50:41.07\00:50:43.71
to programs in
their own language.
00:50:43.74\00:50:46.11
After seeing
thousands of baptisms
00:50:46.14\00:50:49.88
as a direct
result of the radio work,
00:50:49.91\00:50:52.58
many Seventh-day Adventist
churches have become excited
00:50:52.61\00:50:56.12
and desirous... of participating
in some way as well.
00:50:56.15\00:50:59.65
Music...
00:50:59.69\00:51:02.29
One church decided to
sponsor a 21-day Sermon Series
00:51:02.32\00:51:07.00
called: Rays of Hope.
00:51:07.03\00:51:08.36
The pastor
encouraged the members
00:51:08.40\00:51:10.33
to use this radio
program as a witnessing tool
00:51:10.37\00:51:13.44
and to share the messages
with their friends and family.
00:51:13.47\00:51:16.64
Mama Meambe took this to heart
00:51:16.67\00:51:20.34
and began carrying
her little radio with her
00:51:20.38\00:51:23.18
wherever she went.
00:51:23.21\00:51:24.55
Music...
00:51:24.58\00:51:26.15
Mama Meambe had a garden
00:51:26.18\00:51:28.62
and her garden was
located close by the town's bar.
00:51:28.65\00:51:32.19
Daily as she tended to
her plants and vegetables,
00:51:32.22\00:51:36.73
she set down her radio
and turned up the volume.
00:51:36.76\00:51:40.56
Radio...
00:51:40.60\00:51:42.83
Inside the nearby bar
00:51:42.86\00:51:44.30
the owner named Eliya began
to listen and take interest.
00:51:44.33\00:51:49.20
Radio...
00:51:49.24\00:51:52.17
I was so
intrigued with what I heard
00:51:52.21\00:51:54.24
coming from the
radio in the garden,
00:51:54.28\00:51:56.04
I decided to find
the channel on my radio
00:51:56.08\00:51:59.51
so I could hear it better.
00:51:59.55\00:52:01.08
Music...
00:52:01.12\00:52:05.99
So, while Eliya was
serving his customers,
00:52:06.02\00:52:09.02
he was also listening intently
00:52:09.06\00:52:11.13
to sermons from the
Rays of Hope Program.
00:52:11.16\00:52:13.13
Radio...
00:52:13.16\00:52:15.63
Soon, he was not
the only one listening.
00:52:15.66\00:52:19.17
The drunkards who daily came by
00:52:19.20\00:52:21.04
started to listen
and ask questions.
00:52:21.07\00:52:23.20
Radio...
00:52:23.24\00:52:26.24
Finally, Eliya
suggested they meet together
00:52:26.27\00:52:29.44
and listen to the
radio instead of drinking
00:52:29.48\00:52:32.48
and they all agreed.
00:52:32.51\00:52:35.25
Music...
00:52:35.28\00:52:36.62
The owner and his customers
began meeting with their Bibles
00:52:36.65\00:52:39.55
and radio.
00:52:39.59\00:52:40.92
Music...
00:52:40.96\00:52:42.52
And as the AWR Program
presented Bible-based messages,
00:52:42.56\00:52:46.56
the men
discovered precious truths
00:52:46.59\00:52:48.96
they had never heard before.
00:52:49.00\00:52:50.73
Music...
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At the end of the 21-Day Series,
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I decided to give my
life to Jesus and was baptized
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along with 20 of my customers...
it was a joyous day.
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After their baptism,
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this new little congregation
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decided to change their bar
into a place of worship instead.
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They meet together
every Sabbath to sing praises
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and study the Bible.
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Mama Meambe often joins
them with a heart full of joy
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for what God was
able to do through her.
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I am so thankful for AWR
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and for the messages
of hope that saved us.
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Song...
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Is this not an amazing testimony
to the power of the gospel?
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A place of
frivolity and drunkenness
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is now a place of praise
and worship to our Creator
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and all because one woman
was willing to carry her radio
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with her and let it
be heard from her garden.
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Will you join us in
spreading the good news of Jesus
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to a hurting and dying world?
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Through your
prayers and generous support
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of Adventist World Radio,
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light is breaking the darkness
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and truth is
triumphing over falsehood.
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From Broadcast to
Baptism, this is AWR 360.
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