Does God really have a
true church on the earth today?
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Can we really trust
any man-made institutions?
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And in Revelation, who is
God referring to as the Remnant?
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It says... the dragon
makes war with the Remnant.
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Why?
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Hi, I'm Cami...
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let's explore the Bible answers
to these questions together
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on: 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
disruptive natural disasters.
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Bush fires in Australia are a
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,
she's found miracles of hope.
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Music...
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Join Cami Oetman for:
Unlocking Bible Prophecies
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as she shares how Bible
prophecy is being fulfilled
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faster than ever before.
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Music...
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Hi Friends, I am so
excited you have joined us
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for: Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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This is a continuing
Series of Presentations
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exploring the greatest
prophecies of the Bible.
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Tonight is Number 12 of 14.
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I'm so honored to
spend this time with you
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from all around the globe.
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Also, remember you can
view any previous Program
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at awr. org/bible
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I want to remind you that
these topics build on each other
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so it's important that
you watch them in order
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to have a foundation for
each successive Presentation.
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Even though we only have two
more Presentations after tonight
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you can stay connected with
us through our Bible School.
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Tonight's Presentation
is really a continuation
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of last night's Program
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as we learned
about spiritual Babylon
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and the confusion
that she has caused.
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We also read about
God is calling His people
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out of Babylon now.
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We can rejoice in the fact
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that God never
calls us out of something
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unless He is calling
us into His something.
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Jesus says,
"Follow My footsteps...
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I have left you an example
in My life and My teachings. "
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We read the various
truths from God's Word
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like you and I have
been doing here together.
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Then, we take
these truths like a map
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and we go find a
church that upholds and stores
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all God's truths like treasure.
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Tonight, we will
answer the question,
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"Does the Bible really reveal
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what God's last-day
church will look like?"
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Stay tuned...
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Let's pray in preparation
for our study: The Remnant.
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"Heavenly Father,
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Lord, thank you so much
for bringing us all together.
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Please empty me of self
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and fill me
with Your Holy Spirit
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and use me as a vessel tonight
to describe from Your words
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the Remnant and what
the characteristics are
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in Your true church, Lord
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so, it's very clear to all of us
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on how to find and be a
part of Your end-time group.
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We love You so much and
be with us here tonight.
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In Jesus' name, amen. "
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Pause...
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Armand and his wife
Clarisse live in Madagascar.
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Every day for work, he
rides his bike from shop to shop
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selling various products.
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He enjoys his job
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and at the time of this story,
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they were living far
away from the capital city
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in a remote mountain village.
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One day, Armand's brother
shared that he and their father
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were daily listening to an
interesting radio broadcast.
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Later that day, when
Armand visited the family,
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they heard the Program together.
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Armand was interested
but Clarisse was unhappy.
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She was a devout Catholic
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and felt that what was
being said on the radio
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was speaking
wrongly against her church.
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But though Clarisse did not like
Adventist World Radio Programs,
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her conscience
began bothering her
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and the only way to quiet it
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was listening to the only
radio program she despised.
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As Armand listened
daily to the radio,
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he became convinced
by the words he heard.
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Unbeknownst to him,
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the Lord was working on
Clarisse's heart as well
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and she too was being convicted.
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Armand finally went
to his wife and said...
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they must find a church
which preaches this truth.
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She happily agreed and
they searched and searched
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but the only one they
heard about was far away
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and too far to attend.
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Then one day, someone
told Armand about a church
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in a nearby village.
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They went to check it out
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and found a group
meeting on Saturday
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just like the
radio talked about.
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Soon the whole family
was attending the church
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every Sabbath
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and together, they were baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Just like Armand and Clarisse,
there are millions of people
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who are seeking for
something they can hold on to...
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something that
gives them hope and peace.
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Many have tried everything
the world has to offer...
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wealth, fame, power,
pleasure and entertainment.
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Yet they still find
their hearts are empty
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and their lives
filled with problems.
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There certainly is a
hunger for genuine Christianity
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in the hearts of
thousands right now.
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There is a longing for
something more than they have
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so that longing is
not merely for a church
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but to be connected
with God and His truth.
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Does God have a
church on earth today
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that is solidly
grounded in the Bible?
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With recent events like COVID-19
and riots around the world,
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Perhaps you are
feeling desperate
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to know Bible truth and
how to find God's church.
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Pause...
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But can you find the right one
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when there are
hundreds of church denominations
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in the world?
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Most claim to be
God's true church
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and all are
alike in certain areas
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and different in others.
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It would take an entire lifetime
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to examine the
teachings of all these groups.
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It would be so overwhelming,
frustrating and futile.
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Tragically, millions
share such sentiments.
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Perhaps you yourself
feel that same way tonight.
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Did you know that in Revelation,
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God clearly describes His
church for these last days?
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Once you know what He says,
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you can easily
select His true church
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from among all churches
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just like you can easily
select your country's flag
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from all other flags.
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Let's review our theme:
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If it's in the
Bible, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the
Bible, then, it's not for me.
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It is no doubt that Satan panics
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when people begin
studying the book of Revelation.
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He knows God's church is
clearly described in this book.
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He uses every imaginable tactic
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to prevent us from
getting serious over its study.
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If everyone
understood Revelation,
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Satan's kingdom would
be in immediate jeopardy
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and God's great
name and His Church
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would be lifted up and exalted.
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When God created us,
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He planted an innate
longing deep within our souls
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to desire Him...
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to hunger for Him...
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to thirst for Him and His Word.
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As you look back through the
history of the Christian church,
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God always had a
people to stand up for Him
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and proclaim His
truth to that generation.
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In the Old Testament,
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God instructs His people
to have voices like trumpets
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to loudly proclaim
His Name... His truth...
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like in Isaiah 58:1...
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we are not to hold back
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or be afraid of
sharing His gospel messages.
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In page after
page of our Bibles,
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we read incredible
examples of how mightily
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God can work through
humans that listen to Him.
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When people
stand up for the truth
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and are faithful in
following the Lord's lead,
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they are greatly rewarded.
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Let's look at a favorite.
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The story of Joshua and the
walls of Jericho falling down.
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It is recorded in
Joshua 6:1 through 27,
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this example
vividly demonstrates
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the miraculous power of God
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when His people
follow His direction.
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The strategy to
conquer Jericho was unique
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and laid out by God Himself.
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The key was that Joshua
followed God's instructions
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to the letter... so should we.
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Jericho was one of the strongest
fortresses in the area.
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Wealthy palaces
and temples of luxury,
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vice and idol
worship dominated the land.
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This was all in defiance of God.
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So, Christ appeared to Joshua
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and promised victory
over this impenetrable city.
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In direct obedience
to the divine command,
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Joshua marshalled the armies.
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They were instructed that
no assault was to be made.
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God's plan was to use
the most unexpected...
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innocent method of operation.
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His ways are always the best
and they're not always our ways.
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When the people
did finally shout,
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the massive walls
collapsed instantly
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and obedience to God's
commands always brings victory.
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When we face
seemingly insurmountable odds,
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we must learn that
our Jericho victories
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are won only
when we are faithful.
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There is a vast difference
between God's way and man's way.
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From a military standpoint,
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it was irrational to storm
Jericho with simple marching
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and trumpet blasts...
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but we need never to question
God's purpose or instructions.
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We must have faith that
God is who He says He is
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and will do what
He says He will do.
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This story
beautifully illustrates
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how God keeps
His every promise...
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always has... always will.
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The walls of Jericho fell
because God said they would.
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God's promises to us today
are just as certain, Friend.
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They are exceedingly
great and wonderfully precious.
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We must simply be
instruments in the will of God
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just like Noah listened
and obeyed God's instructions
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over a 120-year period.
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Now, that's a lot of
patience and dedication.
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Noah did not give up and say,
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"Why you're
taking so long Lord?"
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No...
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Noah trusted in
His friendship with God
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and was ultimately
saved because of it.
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Jesus says in Luke 17:26,
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"And as it was
in the days of Noah,
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so it will be also in
the days of the Son of Man. "
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So, that says... the time
just before His second coming
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will be like Noah's day.
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How many ways of escape
were there in Noah's day?
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Only one...
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Genesis 7:1 says,
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"Then the Lord said to Noah,
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'Come into the ark, you
and all of your household,
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because I have seen that
you are righteous before Me
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in this generation. '"
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In Noah's day, only
eight chose God's way
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into the ark of safety.
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In the last days,
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the Bible says the ark of
safety is God's true church
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who stands for
all of God's truths.
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Was God's
one-way message to safety
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that was preached through Noah
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popular in the world?
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No...
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Matthew 7 verses 13 to 16,
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"Enter by the narrow gate;
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for wide is the
gate and broad is the way
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that leads to destruction,
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and there are
many who go in by it.
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Because narrow is the
gate and difficult is the way
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which leads to life,
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and there are few who find it.
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Beware of false prophets,
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who come to you
in sheep's clothing,
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but inwardly they
are ravenous wolves.
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You will know them
by their fruits... "
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How many faiths or
churches did Paul say Jesus has?
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Ephesians 4 verse 5,
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"One Lord, one
faith, one baptism. "
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In the last
moments before Jesus comes,
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two groups will form...
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one group
following man's popular word
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and one group
following God's eternal word.
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Just like in Noah's day,
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God has but one boat or church
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that is going through to safety.
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Be certain you
board the right boat.
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Jesus died to bring His
church into His kingdom.
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Ephesians 5:25-27,
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says, "Husbands love your wives,
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even as Christ
also loved the church,
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and gave Himself for it;
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that He might
sanctify and cleanse it
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with the washing
of water by the word,
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that He might present it
to Himself a glorious church,
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not having spot, or wrinkle,
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or any such thing;
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but that it should be
holy and without blemish. "
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In the days of
the New Testament,
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Peter preached powerfully.
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3,000 were baptized
on the day of Pentecost.
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As they were baptized,
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they stepped out and
became God's special people
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to keep His commandments.
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1st Peter 2:9 says,
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"But you are a
chosen generation,
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a royal priesthood,
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a holy nation, His own
special peculiar people,
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that you may
proclaim the praises of Him
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who called you out of darkness
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into His marvelous light. "
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God's special people were always
characterized by obedience.
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They loved Him
enough to obey Him.
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This group was
carved out from the majority
00:13:43.59\00:13:46.45
by being a
commandment-keeping group.
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God called them
from darkness to light...
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from error to truth...
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from commandment
breaking to commandment keeping
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into a deeper
relationship with Him.
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When some people listen to
a series of meetings like this
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and they learn new truth,
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they go through a struggle.
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They discover new
truths from God's Word
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and it produces a conflict
00:14:10.95\00:14:12.91
because it calls
them to make a change.
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There is a battle in the mind
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and they wonder...
to follow new truth,
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will I have to deny everything
I believed in the past?
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Certainly not.
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Look back at the past and say,
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"I thank God for it.
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Every church has some
truth... some light from God. "
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While we may
appreciate our past,
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we commit ourselves to
following all the truth
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God has for us today.
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If you were brought up
as a Methodist, a Baptist
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or a Pentecostal,
00:14:43.11\00:14:44.45
why not say, "God, thank You
for the path You have led me on.
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I will now accept further light
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because you have
blessed me with further truth. "
00:14:50.15\00:14:52.62
So, you are not denying anything
00:14:52.65\00:14:55.86
that was true in
your past heritage.
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You are just leaving
off errors that you accepted
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because they were
handed down to you.
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You are simply letting go
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of what does not
harmonize with God's Word.
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God is calling...
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and you are walking
ahead in the fullness of truth.
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Since God has only one
true church which He will save,
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what will happen to the sincere
Christians in other churches?
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John 10 verses 16 and 27,
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"And other sheep I have
which are not of this fold;
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them also I must bring,
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and they will hear My voice;
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and there will be one
flock and one shepherd. "
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"My sheep hear My voice,
00:15:34.56\00:15:36.87
and I know them,
and they follow Me. "
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Here Jesus is pictured as the
good Shepherd with one flock.
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His people are His
precious sheep... His church
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and they are His fold.
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Jesus plainly says
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that some of His sheep
are not yet in His church,
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but that He will call them
00:15:55.45\00:15:57.39
and they will
follow Him into His church.
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John 17 verse 17,
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says, "Sanctify
them by Your truth,
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Your word is truth. "
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John 8:32,
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"And you shall know the truth,
00:16:08.40\00:16:10.00
and the truth
will set you free. "
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Friends, if we come to
God with an open mind...
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with a seeking spirit...
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and an honest heart,
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He will reveal His truth to us.
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But if I come
locked in my own opinions
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or only desire to
prove my position,
00:16:26.92\00:16:29.92
then I will be unable
to understand further truth
00:16:29.95\00:16:33.62
and discover His will.
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My own thoughts will influence
what I read in His Word.
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Pause...
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We need to pray,
"Lord, show me the truth
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even if it's different from what
I already have already believed"
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through His Holy Spirit,
00:16:46.80\00:16:48.70
He will reveal
His will and His ways.
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The book of Revelation
describes God's faithful people
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who will cling to
truth at any cost.
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Revelation the 12th chapter
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describes more clearly
than any place in the Bible,
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the history of
the Christian Church.
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Like a movie, it shows
us God's plan and people
00:17:04.39\00:17:09.16
down through the ages
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along with
Satan's vicious attacks.
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It reveals to us
without a shadow of a doubt
00:17:13.06\00:17:16.23
the identifying characteristics
of the special group of people
00:17:16.26\00:17:20.20
called God's Church today.
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The Bible begins
in Revelation 12,
00:17:21.90\00:17:24.74
by describing a woman... a
woman who appears in heaven,
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the Bride of Christ.
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We learned that a
woman represents the church
00:17:29.78\00:17:32.65
in Bible prophecy
00:17:32.68\00:17:34.02
and great battle
between good and evil ensues.
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Revelation 12:9,
00:17:38.05\00:17:39.92
So the great
dragon was cast out,
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that serpent of old,
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called the Devil and Satan,
00:17:44.09\00:17:45.79
who deceives the whole world;
00:17:45.83\00:17:47.80
he was cast to the earth,
00:17:47.83\00:17:49.70
and his angels were
cast out with him. "
00:17:49.73\00:17:51.70
Let's follow the story
through Revelation chapter 12.
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Satan rebels
against God in heaven...
00:17:55.67\00:17:58.47
but Christ wins and Satan loses.
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Satan is cast out of heaven
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while God is victorious as
we see in the following text,
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Revelation 12:4 and 5,
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"His tail drew a
third of the stars of heaven
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and threw them to the earth.
00:18:12.29\00:18:13.76
And the dragon
stood before the woman
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who was ready to give birth,
00:18:15.99\00:18:17.33
to devour her Child
as soon as it was born.
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She bore a male Child
00:18:19.89\00:18:21.60
who was to rule all
nations with a rod of iron.
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And her Child was caught
up to God and His throne. "
00:18:24.10\00:18:27.14
Jesus is this male Child
that Satan tried to destroy.
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Satan through
Herod passed a decree
00:18:31.87\00:18:35.28
that all male
children under the age of 2
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be killed in Bethlehem.
00:18:37.95\00:18:39.28
Joseph and Mary were
forewarned by an angel
00:18:39.31\00:18:42.52
and they fled to Egypt
and God preserved them.
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They escaped the ruler
of Rome's death decree.
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Though the
dragon represents Satan
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it also has a secondary
dual application to pagan Rome.
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Herod was a Roman ruler
00:18:55.60\00:18:58.20
whom Satan used to attempt
to murder Jesus as an infant.
00:18:58.23\00:19:02.44
Satan's intentions
from the very beginning
00:19:02.47\00:19:05.81
were to deceive the universe...
00:19:05.84\00:19:08.04
all the angels...
00:19:08.08\00:19:09.41
Adam and Eve...
00:19:09.44\00:19:10.78
all of mankind...
00:19:10.81\00:19:12.38
to destroy all opponents.
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What outstanding and
extremely crucial facts
00:19:15.08\00:19:18.29
are mentioned in
Revelation 12:10-12?
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Let's look,
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"Then I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven,
00:19:22.66\00:19:25.03
'Now salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God,
00:19:25.06\00:19:28.90
and the power of
His Christ have come,
00:19:28.93\00:19:31.17
for the accuser of our brethren,
00:19:31.20\00:19:33.03
who accused them
before our God day and night,
00:19:33.07\00:19:35.87
has been cast down.
00:19:35.90\00:19:37.31
And they overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb
00:19:37.34\00:19:40.84
and by the word
of their testimony,
00:19:40.88\00:19:43.24
and they did not love
their lives to the death.
00:19:43.28\00:19:45.85
Therefore rejoice, O heavens,
00:19:45.88\00:19:48.45
and you who dwell in them!
00:19:48.48\00:19:50.12
Woe to the inhabitants
of the earth and the sea!
00:19:50.15\00:19:52.89
For the devil
has come down to you,
00:19:52.92\00:19:55.02
having great wrath,
00:19:55.06\00:19:56.46
because he knows that
he has a short time. '"
00:19:56.49\00:19:59.39
So, we see the
accuser, Satan, is cast down.
00:19:59.43\00:20:03.83
God's remnant overcame by
the blood of the Lamb Jesus.
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The devil is angry
because his time is short.
00:20:08.74\00:20:12.07
Three facts are
established here.
00:20:12.11\00:20:14.34
Jesus defeated Satan...
00:20:14.38\00:20:16.18
the accuser of the
brethren at the cross
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and all of us can overcome
through the blood of Jesus
00:20:19.25\00:20:23.05
and by witnessing.
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The devil is furious.
00:20:24.45\00:20:25.79
We cannot expect him to
behave like a gentleman.
00:20:25.82\00:20:28.69
Satan is the arch enemy.
00:20:28.72\00:20:30.89
In the wilderness years later,
00:20:30.93\00:20:34.26
Satan appeared
as an angel of light
00:20:34.30\00:20:36.53
tempting Jesus in
hopes of destroying Him.
00:20:36.56\00:20:39.53
Through this entire
experience found in Matthew 4...
00:20:39.57\00:20:43.67
and I love how
Jesus remains steadfast.
00:20:43.71\00:20:47.54
With an aura of majesty He says,
00:20:47.58\00:20:49.71
"It is written,
00:20:49.74\00:20:51.58
you will worship
the LORD your God,
00:20:51.61\00:20:53.98
and Him only will you serve.
00:20:54.02\00:20:56.89
I command you to
leave Me, Satan. "
00:20:56.92\00:21:00.12
The great dragon was
repulsed and silenced.
00:21:00.16\00:21:04.96
He has zero power to withstand
this imperial dismissal.
00:21:04.99\00:21:09.63
Jesus has this power and courage
00:21:09.66\00:21:13.27
because He stays
connected to His heavenly Father
00:21:13.30\00:21:16.91
through prayer
00:21:16.94\00:21:18.27
and quotes Scripture as
His shield against the devil.
00:21:18.31\00:21:23.48
He's giving us a perfect
example of what we need to do.
00:21:23.51\00:21:28.82
In Ephesians 6:10 to 11,
00:21:28.85\00:21:31.55
says, "Finally,
be strong in the Lord
00:21:31.59\00:21:33.99
and in His mighty power.
00:21:34.02\00:21:35.39
Put on all of God's armor
00:21:35.42\00:21:37.69
so that you will
be able to stand firm
00:21:37.73\00:21:39.73
against all
strategies of the devil. "
00:21:39.76\00:21:42.43
On the cross, Satan
tried to destroy Christ
00:21:42.46\00:21:46.40
but our Lord triumphed again.
00:21:46.43\00:21:48.90
Jesus' last words are,
00:21:48.94\00:21:51.64
"Father, into Thy hands
I commend My Spirit... "
00:21:51.67\00:21:55.28
and then He draws a deep breath
00:21:55.31\00:21:57.61
and He gives what seems
to be a shout of victory.
00:21:57.65\00:22:02.18
The words ring
out over the hillside.
00:22:02.22\00:22:05.39
"It is finished... "
00:22:05.42\00:22:07.69
Jesus dies triumphantly.
00:22:07.72\00:22:10.99
There is a peal of thunder
00:22:11.03\00:22:13.09
and the very
sun seems to go out.
00:22:13.13\00:22:15.53
Darkness almost as
thick as black wool
00:22:15.56\00:22:18.50
settles over the land
00:22:18.53\00:22:20.24
as if the earth has
finally seen all it can stand.
00:22:20.27\00:22:23.84
A terrible
earthquake shakes the ground.
00:22:23.87\00:22:27.24
Jesus had
foreshadowed His victory
00:22:27.28\00:22:29.94
but Satan could have never
anticipated this plot twist.
00:22:29.98\00:22:34.55
John 12:31 to 32 says,
00:22:34.58\00:22:37.92
"Now is the
judgment of this world:
00:22:37.95\00:22:40.32
now shall the prince of
this world... " Satan...
00:22:40.36\00:22:43.22
"be cast out. "
00:22:43.26\00:22:45.36
The ruler of this world
with his evil principles
00:22:45.39\00:22:48.86
is about to be cast out...
00:22:48.90\00:22:50.43
he's going down.
00:22:50.47\00:22:51.80
Well how? How will that happen?
00:22:51.83\00:22:54.90
Will it be with force?
00:22:54.94\00:22:56.27
Will it be with might?
00:22:56.30\00:22:57.74
No...
00:22:57.77\00:22:59.47
Verse 32...
00:22:59.51\00:23:00.88
Jesus says, "If I am
lifted up from the earth,
00:23:00.91\00:23:05.48
I will draw all
people to Myself. "
00:23:05.51\00:23:09.05
When people look at the cross,
00:23:09.08\00:23:11.89
they encounter love that draws
their hearts to their Savior.
00:23:11.92\00:23:15.66
Jesus does not force you
00:23:15.69\00:23:17.89
or manipulate you
00:23:17.93\00:23:19.26
or deceive you... no.
00:23:19.29\00:23:21.13
Those are Satan's methods.
00:23:21.16\00:23:23.20
Jesus simply
completely loves you.
00:23:23.23\00:23:28.04
By giving His own
life, He wins the war.
00:23:28.07\00:23:31.87
He went into the grave
and was raised from the dead.
00:23:31.91\00:23:35.68
Jesus is our only Savior.
00:23:35.71\00:23:38.11
He alone has the
power over the grave.
00:23:38.15\00:23:41.48
Jesus' mission of
salvation is accomplished
00:23:41.52\00:23:45.62
and he ascends to heaven.
00:23:45.65\00:23:47.26
After Jesus' ascension,
00:23:47.29\00:23:50.09
Satan now turns his wrath
on the followers of Christ.
00:23:50.13\00:23:54.20
He must change his tactics.
00:23:54.23\00:23:56.83
So, the evil one intensely
pursues each of the disciples
00:23:56.87\00:24:01.34
as they spread
the gospel message.
00:24:01.37\00:24:03.20
All but one of the
disciples died a martyr's death.
00:24:03.24\00:24:08.01
But to no worry...
00:24:08.04\00:24:09.94
their reward is great in heaven.
00:24:09.98\00:24:12.51
After Satan failed in destroying
Jesus when He was here on earth,
00:24:12.55\00:24:17.59
he turned his focus... his fury
00:24:17.62\00:24:20.19
and continued to
attack the church
00:24:20.22\00:24:22.82
represented as a
pure woman in white.
00:24:22.86\00:24:25.53
You know, Satan
not only deceives
00:24:25.56\00:24:28.53
but he attempts to
completely destroy.
00:24:28.56\00:24:31.13
He persecutes and
makes brutal attacks
00:24:31.17\00:24:34.24
on Christ's followers.
00:24:34.27\00:24:35.64
Today, Satan has thousands
of ways to persecute Christians
00:24:35.67\00:24:39.94
through family
troubles... addictions...
00:24:39.97\00:24:42.71
depression... loneliness...
00:24:42.74\00:24:44.91
financial burdens...
00:24:44.95\00:24:46.61
even total self-destruction.
00:24:46.65\00:24:49.25
Satan allures them
to give up their faith
00:24:49.28\00:24:52.99
or he keeps them
distracted and so busy
00:24:53.02\00:24:55.56
that they make no time for
their relationship with Jesus
00:24:55.59\00:24:59.29
who is their only
life line to victory.
00:24:59.33\00:25:02.16
Pause...
00:25:02.20\00:25:04.23
In the days of Constantine,
00:25:04.27\00:25:06.10
Church and State united.
00:25:06.13\00:25:08.57
For a while the Church
enjoyed the State's favor
00:25:08.60\00:25:11.57
and unusual popularity.
00:25:11.61\00:25:13.14
As Church and
State joined hands,
00:25:13.17\00:25:15.94
Satan attacked and
took the opportunity
00:25:15.98\00:25:18.68
to fiercely
persecute God's true believers.
00:25:18.71\00:25:21.48
So, now in
Revelation 12:6 it tells us,
00:25:21.52\00:25:25.59
"Then the
woman... " God's church...
00:25:25.62\00:25:28.49
"fled into the wilderness,
00:25:28.52\00:25:30.36
where she has a
place prepared by God,
00:25:30.39\00:25:33.13
that they should feed her there
00:25:33.16\00:25:35.20
one thousand two
hundred and sixty days. "
00:25:35.23\00:25:38.67
Now, remember in Bible prophecy
00:25:38.70\00:25:42.14
one prophetic day
equals one literal year.
00:25:42.17\00:25:46.17
Ezekiel 4 verse 6 says,
00:25:46.21\00:25:49.21
"I have appointed
thee each day for a year. "
00:25:49.24\00:25:53.15
Numbers 14 verse 34,
00:25:53.18\00:25:56.02
"After the number of the days
in which ye searched the land,
00:25:56.05\00:25:59.49
even forty days,
00:25:59.52\00:26:00.86
each day for a year... "
00:26:00.89\00:26:03.32
God's remnant church was in
the wilderness for 1260 years
00:26:03.36\00:26:11.23
of persecution.
00:26:11.27\00:26:12.60
There is only one time
period in earth's history
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that can be represented by
this particular number of years
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of Christian persecution
and it reveals so much.
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This period of tribulation
is repeatedly mentioned
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in the Bible
because it is the worst ever
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that God's people
will face up to that time.
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Matthew 24:21...
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"For then there will
be great tribulation,
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such as has not been
since the beginning of the world
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until this time,
no, nor shall ever be. "
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I love how Isaiah 59:19 promises
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that when the enemy
comes in like a flood,
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the Spirit of the Lord will lift
up a standard against him. "
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We must hold on to
Jesus and His standards...
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His ways... to overcome evil.
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At this time in history,
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we see that the popular Church
and State and still united.
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Faithful men and women of God
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clung to the
truths of God's Word
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as they hid in seclusion.
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The wilderness
typifies the deserted
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and remote places of earth.
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God's people
fled for their lives
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and hid in
solitary places of refuge.
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God's church dared
not operate in the open
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or else its members
would not have survived.
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God warns us that His true
church did not exist openly
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as an Organization
during these 1260 years
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because it fled into the
wilderness... out of sight.
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The Waldensians were
the first people of Europe
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to obtain a translation
of the Holy Scriptures.
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Hundreds of years
before the Reformation,
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they possessed the
Bible in manuscript
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in their native tongue.
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The had the truth unadulterated
and were persecuted
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for upholding God's Word.
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History is clear that the
Papacy... the Pope of Rome
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was the Power which
persecuted Jesus' followers
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for 1260
years... 538 A.D. to 1798.
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The period began in 538 A.D.
when Papal Power became supreme
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in Christendom
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due to the letter of
Roman Emperor Justinian
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which
acknowledged the Bishop of Rome
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as the head of all churches.
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This notorious letter became
a part of Justinian's code...
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the fundamental
law of the Empire.
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This brutal time for
Christians ended in 1798
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when Napoleon's General
Berthier took the Pope captive.
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History establishes... at
least 50 million Christians died
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for their faith during
this period of death decrees
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by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Doctrinal unity is achievable
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only when the
church rules by fear.
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In the Fifth Lateran Church
Council... 1512 to 1517...
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Cardinal A. Pucci took note
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that no dissenters
had dared to attend.
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In the book
Romanism and The Reformation,
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Pucci told the Pope quote,
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"The whole body of Christendom
is now subject to one head,
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even to thee;
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no one now opposes,
no one now objects. "
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End quote.
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The irony of the
Cardinal's statement
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is that shortly
afterward on October 31st, 1517,
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Martin Luther nailed his
95 Theses to the church door
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in Wittenberg
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sparking the
Protestant Reformation.
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There are always
some who are fearless
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or who fear God more than man.
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Satan persecuted the
Reformers for their solid faith.
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Their minds were bound by
the principles of God's Word.
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As we stated the
wilderness period ended in 1798
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with the capture of the Pope
by Napoleon's General, Berthier.
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Here is where the
prophecy becomes fascinating.
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We know now that God would
raise up His end-time people
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some time after 1798.
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This is
important to note Friends
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because it helps make it clear
who the Remnant Church is today.
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Since God's
woman of Revelation 12
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hides or disappears out
of sight for 1260 years,
00:30:17.58\00:30:21.75
then God's woman... His Church
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must come back on to
earth's scene after 1798.
00:30:24.75\00:30:29.46
Just like in the days of
Noah, Abraham and Moses...
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God has special
commandment-keeping people
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throughout the Old Testament,
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New Testament,
00:30:39.10\00:30:40.44
the Dark Ages...
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so it makes logical sense
00:30:41.84\00:30:43.81
that He would
have His followers...
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His church in the
world's last days.
00:30:46.47\00:30:48.91
The identifying characteristics
of God's last-day people
00:30:48.94\00:30:53.45
is found in Revelation 12:17.
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God's remaining church
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is the church that will
preach the final warning message
00:30:57.62\00:31:00.59
to the world.
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"And the dragon was
wroth with the woman,
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and went to make war
with the remnant of her seed,
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which keep the
commandments of God,
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and have the
testimony of Jesus. "
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In the last days, God
will raise up a people
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who love Him so much
00:31:17.14\00:31:18.51
that they obey
Him and keep His Law.
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In the heart of
His Ten Commandments,
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we discovered the
very basis for worship.
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We exalt God because
we are His created beings.
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The Sabbath command leads
us to worship Him supremely
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as the Creator
of heaven and earth.
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Exodus 20 verses 8 through 10,
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"Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Six days you shall
labor and do all your work,
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but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord your God. "
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This is important to Jesus
00:31:53.21\00:31:55.28
that His remnant group
follows in His footsteps
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by keeping the
seventh-day Sabbath.
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Here are the people
of the New Covenant.
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God says of them
in Hebrews 10:16,
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"I will put My
laws into their hearts,
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and in their minds
I will write them. "
00:32:10.16\00:32:12.59
God's people are
not some super saints.
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They are weak and make mistakes
00:32:16.26\00:32:18.27
and require God's forgiveness.
00:32:18.30\00:32:20.67
They acknowledge that
they need their Savior Jesus.
00:32:20.70\00:32:24.71
God has placed His law in
their minds... so they know it
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and in their
hearts... so they love it.
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Let's discover more.
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The book of Revelation
describes this last-day people
00:32:33.38\00:32:36.72
as having two characteristics.
00:32:36.75\00:32:38.65
They keep the
Commandments all of them...
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and they have the
testimony of Jesus.
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The Bible defines
the Testimony of Jesus
00:32:44.53\00:32:47.80
in Revelation 19:10,
00:32:47.83\00:32:50.27
it says, "the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy. "
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Well, that's clear...
00:32:55.44\00:32:57.37
God's last-day people
00:32:57.41\00:32:59.37
will be guided by the
gift of prophetic word.
00:32:59.41\00:33:02.01
In 1st Corinthians 1:7,
00:33:02.04\00:33:04.61
"So that you
come short in no gift,
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eagerly waiting
for the revelation
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of our Lord Jesus Christ. "
00:33:09.45\00:33:11.22
The church waiting
for the coming of Jesus
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will not be
lacking any spiritual gift.
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One of the gifts of the
Spirit is the Gift of Prophecy.
00:33:16.73\00:33:20.10
If the gift of prophecy was
needed in the 1st-century church
00:33:20.13\00:33:24.10
to guide it and
protect it from error,
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it will certainly be
needed in the last-day church.
00:33:26.43\00:33:29.90
All the gifts of the
Spirit will be manifested
00:33:29.94\00:33:33.38
in God's church.
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It will be a
powerful Spirit-filled church
00:33:34.78\00:33:37.68
that impacts the world.
00:33:37.71\00:33:39.25
He will bless His church
with unusual prophetic insight.
00:33:39.28\00:33:43.12
There will be
dramatic breakthroughs.
00:33:43.15\00:33:44.75
The Holy Spirit
will be poured out.
00:33:44.79\00:33:47.19
Thousands upon thousands
00:33:47.22\00:33:49.32
will become part of
His spiritual community.
00:33:49.36\00:33:51.76
Jesus commissioned His disciples
to go into all the world.
00:33:51.79\00:33:55.60
The true church
will be a world-wide body
00:33:55.63\00:33:58.73
committed to Christ
and obedient to His Word.
00:33:58.77\00:34:01.40
He said in Matthew 28:19 and 20,
00:34:01.44\00:34:04.74
"Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations...
00:34:04.77\00:34:08.28
teaching them to
observe all things
00:34:08.31\00:34:10.81
that I have commanded you;
00:34:10.85\00:34:12.18
and lo, I am with you always,
00:34:12.21\00:34:14.95
even to the end
of the age. Amen. "
00:34:14.98\00:34:17.92
In every age, God would have
people who respond to His grace,
00:34:17.95\00:34:22.39
commit their lives to Him
00:34:22.42\00:34:24.23
and obediently
follow Him into baptism.
00:34:24.26\00:34:26.83
Revelation 14:6 describes
this last-day movement.
00:34:26.86\00:34:31.10
"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
00:34:31.13\00:34:34.50
having the everlasting gospel
00:34:34.54\00:34:36.64
to preach to those
who dwell on the earth...
00:34:36.67\00:34:38.94
to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people...
00:34:38.97\00:34:42.61
saying with a loud voice,
00:34:42.64\00:34:44.38
'Fear God and give glory to Him,
00:34:44.41\00:34:47.02
for the hour of
His judgment has come;
00:34:47.05\00:34:49.48
and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
00:34:49.52\00:34:52.99
the sea and springs of water. '"
00:34:53.02\00:34:54.86
Friends, this is not a little
non-denominational movement.
00:34:54.89\00:34:59.56
This is a
world-wide global movement
00:34:59.59\00:35:03.63
that is
proclaiming the gospel loudly.
00:35:03.67\00:35:06.43
To fear God does
not mean to be afraid...
00:35:06.47\00:35:09.74
it means respect and
give reverence to Him.
00:35:09.77\00:35:13.04
We glorify God by
honoring Him in how we live
00:35:13.07\00:35:16.91
both in our diet and lifestyle.
00:35:16.95\00:35:19.65
1st Corinthians 10:31 says,
00:35:19.68\00:35:22.35
"Whatever you eat or drink,
00:35:22.38\00:35:24.19
do all to the glory of God. "
00:35:24.22\00:35:26.39
The angel's message
flying in the midst of heaven
00:35:26.42\00:35:29.89
represents a
church... a movement
00:35:29.92\00:35:32.26
which calls men
and women to the fact
00:35:32.29\00:35:35.06
that we are accountable
to God for our actions.
00:35:35.10\00:35:38.87
In an age of irresponsibility,
00:35:38.90\00:35:42.07
God is calling for us
to be moral and obedient.
00:35:42.10\00:35:45.24
God's final message
for mankind declares,
00:35:45.27\00:35:48.78
"The hour of His
judgment has come. "
00:35:48.81\00:35:51.85
This is a special
time in earth's history...
00:35:51.88\00:35:55.52
no more "business as usual. "
00:35:55.55\00:35:57.95
God's final call is
to worship the Creator.
00:35:57.99\00:36:02.16
The Sabbath is part of
God's urgent last-day message.
00:36:02.19\00:36:05.69
Jesus hands you the
specifications and says,
00:36:05.73\00:36:10.17
"Go find My church. "
00:36:10.20\00:36:12.17
What does He
promise when we seek?
00:36:12.20\00:36:15.07
Luke 11 verse 9,
00:36:15.10\00:36:16.71
"So I say to you, ask,
and it will be given to you;
00:36:16.74\00:36:20.31
seek, and you will find;
00:36:20.34\00:36:22.38
knock, and it will
be opened to you. "
00:36:22.41\00:36:25.01
I treasure this promise.
00:36:25.05\00:36:26.82
God's remnant will meet
the identifying characteristics
00:36:26.85\00:36:30.19
of the true
church in Revelation 12.
00:36:30.22\00:36:32.65
Through Scripture we
can see that God's church
00:36:32.69\00:36:36.86
will appear
after the wilderness...
00:36:36.89\00:36:39.73
after the dark ages.
00:36:39.76\00:36:41.10
We studied in Bible prophecy
00:36:41.13\00:36:43.06
God's remnant church
appears on earth's scene
00:36:43.10\00:36:45.73
after the year 1798.
00:36:45.77\00:36:48.57
That is very telling.
00:36:48.60\00:36:50.41
Friend, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:36:50.44\00:36:54.81
The Remnant will
hold the same truths
00:36:54.84\00:36:57.81
as the New Testament Apostles.
00:36:57.85\00:36:59.45
Teachings will agree
with all the Holy Bible.
00:36:59.48\00:37:02.88
God's New Testament
Church was simple and Biblical.
00:37:02.92\00:37:07.32
God's last-day church
is simple and Biblical.
00:37:07.36\00:37:11.69
They are the same.
00:37:11.73\00:37:13.09
The Remnant Church will
teach what Jesus taught.
00:37:13.13\00:37:16.46
So, when Christ said,
"Lazarus is in the grave asleep"
00:37:16.50\00:37:20.34
and I see the Bible refers
to death as a peaceful sleep
00:37:20.37\00:37:23.77
until Jesus comes,
00:37:23.81\00:37:25.14
and then I learn
that when Jesus does come
00:37:25.17\00:37:28.31
in the sky to rescue us,
00:37:28.34\00:37:30.25
it's with all the
power and glory of heaven...
00:37:30.28\00:37:32.75
so, it's no secret.
00:37:32.78\00:37:34.72
I then must find a church
that upholds Jesus' description
00:37:34.75\00:37:38.62
and teaches that too.
00:37:38.65\00:37:40.09
The Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:37:40.12\00:37:43.56
The Remnant will keep
all of the Ten Commandments
00:37:43.59\00:37:46.59
including the fourth
00:37:46.63\00:37:48.16
which is to
remember the 7th day Sabbath.
00:37:48.20\00:37:50.53
The Remnant will lead
people back to the Bible Sabbath
00:37:50.57\00:37:53.80
and worship their Creator.
00:37:53.84\00:37:55.80
The Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:37:55.84\00:37:58.74
The Remnant will
have the gift of prophecy.
00:37:58.77\00:38:01.44
They will proclaim and teach
Bible prophecies to the world.
00:38:01.48\00:38:04.81
Again, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:38:04.85\00:38:08.65
The Remnant will preach
the final end-time message...
00:38:08.68\00:38:12.55
the three angels'
messages of Revelation 14.
00:38:12.59\00:38:16.16
We studied these
verses and saw clearly
00:38:16.19\00:38:18.79
that the hour of
God's judgement is come
00:38:18.83\00:38:21.03
and we are to worship
Him who made heaven and earth
00:38:21.06\00:38:24.43
and that Babylon is fallen,
and we are to come out of her.
00:38:24.47\00:38:27.94
We are not to be
partakers of any of her sins.
00:38:27.97\00:38:31.37
God's church for today must
be calling people out of Babylon
00:38:31.41\00:38:35.11
not uniting with it.
00:38:35.14\00:38:37.05
And beware of the beast
and his image and his mark.
00:38:37.08\00:38:41.08
God's church today
00:38:41.12\00:38:42.45
will be telling people how
to avoid the Mark of the Beast.
00:38:42.48\00:38:45.49
Jesus says, "These are my three
important last-day messages
00:38:45.52\00:38:50.36
to take to the world.
00:38:50.39\00:38:51.73
His Remnant Church will
carry out His instruction
00:38:51.76\00:38:54.66
because they love Him
00:38:54.70\00:38:56.33
and out of
their love for others,
00:38:56.36\00:38:58.23
they want to warn
them so they are saved.
00:38:58.27\00:39:02.17
The Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:39:02.20\00:39:05.74
The Remnant God's Church
00:39:05.77\00:39:08.04
will be teaching that
God's judgment is now in session
00:39:08.08\00:39:11.38
and that we must
worship and honor Him as Creator
00:39:11.41\00:39:13.95
by keeping His Sabbath...
the sign of His creative power.
00:39:13.98\00:39:17.05
The Remnant will call people
to a total commitment to Christ.
00:39:17.09\00:39:20.56
Again, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:39:20.59\00:39:24.19
Pause...
00:39:24.23\00:39:25.56
The Remnant will be a world-wide
mission-driven movement
00:39:25.59\00:39:28.40
spreading the gospel
to every nation, kindred,
00:39:28.43\00:39:30.93
tongue and people.
00:39:30.97\00:39:32.30
It will be a movement
that accepts men and woman
00:39:32.33\00:39:35.17
of all races...
all language groups
00:39:35.20\00:39:37.61
and all creeds.
00:39:37.64\00:39:38.97
A movement that does not believe
00:39:39.01\00:39:41.34
that God is the God of
any one race or people.
00:39:41.38\00:39:44.71
The Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:39:44.75\00:39:46.78
is the largest international
Protestant mission movement
00:39:46.82\00:39:51.09
in the world
00:39:51.12\00:39:52.45
established in over
215 of the 237 countries
00:39:52.49\00:39:57.96
and territories as
listed by the United Nations.
00:39:57.99\00:40:00.80
So, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:40:00.83\00:40:04.27
The Remnant will teach
that salvation is only through
00:40:04.30\00:40:08.14
Christ Jesus... He is
the everlasting gospel
00:40:08.17\00:40:11.31
and the true church
will stress Revelation 12:11,
00:40:11.34\00:40:14.88
"And they overcame by
the blood of the Lamb. "
00:40:14.91\00:40:17.61
God's last-day people
are overcomers of sin.
00:40:17.65\00:40:21.78
They become like
their Master Jesus.
00:40:21.82\00:40:24.22
God's church will
make it very clear
00:40:24.25\00:40:26.69
that salvation and righteousness
00:40:26.72\00:40:28.89
come by faith in
Jesus Christ alone.
00:40:28.92\00:40:31.63
The Seventh-day
Adventist Church qualifies.
00:40:31.66\00:40:35.50
And the Bible tells us that the
Remnant will exemplify Christ
00:40:35.53\00:40:40.47
in how they live
00:40:40.50\00:40:41.84
maintaining a
healthy mind and body.
00:40:41.87\00:40:44.17
The Remnant
will encourage people
00:40:44.21\00:40:46.17
to take care of
their total health
00:40:46.21\00:40:48.14
and treat their
bodies like a temple of God
00:40:48.18\00:40:50.85
to promote overall
wellness in both mind and body
00:40:50.88\00:40:55.08
exemplifying the positive
attitude of a Christian.
00:40:55.12\00:40:59.35
We can choose what
kind of attitude we live.
00:40:59.39\00:41:02.32
This reminds me of
a simple illustration.
00:41:02.36\00:41:05.19
An old native told
his grandson, "My son,
00:41:05.23\00:41:08.66
there is a great battle between
two wolves inside us all.
00:41:08.70\00:41:12.80
One is evil: it
represents anger, jealousy,
00:41:12.83\00:41:17.44
greed, inferiority,
resentment, lies and ego
00:41:17.47\00:41:23.71
while the other
one represents good.
00:41:23.75\00:41:25.81
It is peace, love, joy,
hope, humility, kindness,
00:41:25.85\00:41:32.29
empathy and truth.
00:41:32.32\00:41:34.42
The little boy put
his head in his hands
00:41:34.46\00:41:37.89
and thought
about it for a while.
00:41:37.93\00:41:39.36
Then he asked,
"Grandfather, which wolf wins?"
00:41:39.39\00:41:44.33
The old man quietly
replied with a solemn face,
00:41:44.37\00:41:47.50
"The one you feed,
Son... the one you feed. "
00:41:47.54\00:41:51.07
The Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:41:51.11\00:41:54.18
has a beautiful
biblical health message
00:41:54.21\00:41:57.25
and again... it qualifies.
00:41:57.28\00:41:59.48
In the days of Noah, God had a
unique message for all humanity.
00:41:59.51\00:42:04.75
Noah appealed to men and women
to enter into the ark of safety.
00:42:04.79\00:42:09.12
The majority rejected God's call
00:42:09.16\00:42:12.03
but God still had
a few faithful people
00:42:12.06\00:42:15.73
who entered
through the ark's door.
00:42:15.76\00:42:17.83
The faithful stepped
out from the majority...
00:42:17.87\00:42:20.94
away from the popular masses.
00:42:20.97\00:42:23.14
There was a call to
take a step in faith
00:42:23.17\00:42:25.91
and get into the ark.
00:42:25.94\00:42:27.78
Today, there is a call
00:42:27.81\00:42:29.88
to obey God and get into
His ark of safety... His church.
00:42:29.91\00:42:34.65
Noah preached,
"Repent of your sins...
00:42:34.68\00:42:38.09
come out of the world...
00:42:38.12\00:42:39.75
get into the ark...
00:42:39.79\00:42:41.22
judgment is coming...
00:42:41.26\00:42:43.22
the end is upon us.
00:42:43.26\00:42:45.13
The Remnant church is preaching:
repent of your sins...
00:42:45.16\00:42:49.13
come out of Babylon...
00:42:49.16\00:42:50.57
run... get into the
ark... the true church...
00:42:50.60\00:42:54.17
judgment is upon us...
00:42:54.20\00:42:55.67
Jesus is coming.
00:42:55.70\00:42:57.14
The Seventh-day
Adventist Movement
00:42:57.17\00:42:59.61
is the only church spreading
God's end-time message...
00:42:59.64\00:43:02.54
His three
angels' messages in full.
00:43:02.58\00:43:05.88
The everlasting gospel...
the Mark of the Beast...
00:43:05.91\00:43:09.42
and calling God's
children out of Babylon...
00:43:09.45\00:43:11.75
the warning in
its entirely, Friends,
00:43:11.79\00:43:15.06
throughout the whole world
just as Jesus commands us to do.
00:43:15.09\00:43:20.33
Satan sees the
signs of impending doom
00:43:20.36\00:43:23.77
and is currently making his push
00:43:23.80\00:43:25.53
to gain the loyalty of all
the world through his agents
00:43:25.57\00:43:28.74
like the beast of Revelation 13
00:43:28.77\00:43:30.74
So much so that
almost the whole world
00:43:30.77\00:43:34.24
is wondering after the beast.
00:43:34.28\00:43:35.94
Pause...
00:43:35.98\00:43:37.41
Satan would much prefer
00:43:37.45\00:43:38.78
that God have no
territory left on this planet
00:43:38.81\00:43:41.85
so that Jesus does not
have the right to return
00:43:41.88\00:43:44.99
and rescue His people.
00:43:45.02\00:43:47.46
We must stand up
for all God's truth
00:43:47.49\00:43:50.29
just as Noah did
00:43:50.33\00:43:52.09
even though, we may
be laughed at... mocked
00:43:52.13\00:43:55.83
and jeered by unbelievers.
00:43:55.86\00:43:58.00
As God's Remnant, we
must live a life of prayer,
00:43:58.03\00:44:01.47
Bible Study and
witnessing to others.
00:44:01.50\00:44:04.21
We need a
generation of believers
00:44:04.24\00:44:07.38
who are not ashamed of the
gospel... the 3 Angels' messages
00:44:07.41\00:44:10.68
who will stand on God's
holy Word above all else.
00:44:10.71\00:44:14.55
We need a generation
00:44:14.58\00:44:16.42
that will proclaim salvation
is in Jesus' name alone.
00:44:16.45\00:44:19.12
We need to better
understand the power in prayer.
00:44:19.15\00:44:22.92
It is an act of war.
00:44:22.96\00:44:24.59
Our communication with Jesus
is our armour... our shield
00:44:24.63\00:44:28.76
in this
great-controversy battle.
00:44:28.80\00:44:30.33
We need to learn to
fight on our knees in prayer.
00:44:30.37\00:44:34.17
We must have the kind of
personal relationship with Jesus
00:44:34.20\00:44:38.47
that will help us through
the upcoming trials ahead.
00:44:38.51\00:44:41.44
We must do our very
best to represent Jesus
00:44:41.48\00:44:45.25
and share His words of
salvation to others right now.
00:44:45.28\00:44:49.12
Just as in Noah's
day, people must understand
00:44:49.15\00:44:53.09
that there are
only two options...
00:44:53.12\00:44:55.66
they either choose God's way
and get into the ark of safety
00:44:55.69\00:44:58.79
or choose popular man's way
00:44:58.83\00:45:00.80
and be swept away
to eternal destruction.
00:45:00.83\00:45:03.30
People must have a
clear understanding
00:45:03.33\00:45:06.53
of these two options...
00:45:06.57\00:45:08.64
the Bible... or man's tradition.
00:45:08.67\00:45:11.97
This is the battle
of good versus evil.
00:45:12.01\00:45:14.28
The Bible tells us who wins...
00:45:14.31\00:45:17.15
King Jesus.
00:45:17.18\00:45:18.85
From Genesis to Revelation,
00:45:18.88\00:45:22.05
God has only ever had a
small percentage of humanity.
00:45:22.08\00:45:26.45
Think about it.
00:45:26.49\00:45:27.82
A small Remnant who
follow His commands completely
00:45:27.86\00:45:32.59
and wholeheartedly.
00:45:32.63\00:45:34.20
Consider this...
00:45:34.23\00:45:35.86
Noah entered the
ark as the minority
00:45:35.90\00:45:39.63
but he stepped off
the ark as the majority.
00:45:39.67\00:45:44.37
Our Jesus offers
His matchless power
00:45:44.41\00:45:48.18
as a free gift.
00:45:48.21\00:45:49.54
With Jesus'
power we cannot fail.
00:45:49.58\00:45:52.15
Satan's fury need not affect us.
00:45:52.18\00:45:55.12
He is already a defeated foe.
00:45:55.15\00:45:57.59
He was defeated in the
war in heaven and cast out.
00:45:57.62\00:46:01.32
He was defeated by Jesus at
the cross and lost his dominion.
00:46:01.36\00:46:05.66
He will be defeated legally
00:46:05.69\00:46:07.80
in his case... in the
great and final judgment.
00:46:07.83\00:46:10.47
He will again be defeated
when he attacks God's holy city
00:46:10.50\00:46:15.00
and finally, he
suffers the defeat
00:46:15.04\00:46:18.04
of being blotted out
from the face of the earth
00:46:18.07\00:46:21.01
in the lake of fire.
00:46:21.04\00:46:22.38
Before he suffers his fate,
00:46:22.41\00:46:25.05
the enemy of God does
not want the world warned.
00:46:25.08\00:46:29.08
Satan feverishly builds walls up
00:46:29.12\00:46:30.99
and places roadblocks in
the way of spreading the gospel.
00:46:31.02\00:46:33.86
Friend, make sure
nothing or no one stops you
00:46:33.89\00:46:39.13
from attending and
learning your Bible
00:46:39.16\00:46:41.60
during this Series.
00:46:41.63\00:46:43.10
Pause...
00:46:43.13\00:46:44.93
Satan is like a roaring lion
knowing that his time is short
00:46:44.97\00:46:49.44
and he tries to
discourage us in every which way
00:46:49.47\00:46:52.74
but these barriers...
borders and obstacles
00:46:52.77\00:46:56.54
and obstructions tumble down
just like the walls of Jericho
00:46:56.58\00:47:01.25
when we call on
the power of Jesus.
00:47:01.28\00:47:03.55
My Friend, with
God as your leader,
00:47:03.59\00:47:07.26
there are no wall... no borders
00:47:07.29\00:47:10.33
and no limits that He
can't help you overcome.
00:47:10.36\00:47:13.66
My Friends,
00:47:13.70\00:47:15.30
we know there is only one
perfect Christ crucified...
00:47:15.33\00:47:19.00
one empty tomb...
00:47:19.03\00:47:21.57
one risen redeemer
who is coming back soon.
00:47:21.60\00:47:26.11
Do not be tempted to
dilute the power of God
00:47:26.14\00:47:29.58
to just be pleasing to the ear.
00:47:29.61\00:47:31.61
Now is not the
time for placating.
00:47:31.65\00:47:34.48
Time is marching
closer and closer
00:47:34.52\00:47:37.05
to when the last
trumpet will sound
00:47:37.09\00:47:39.45
and then, there will be no more.
00:47:39.49\00:47:42.19
People crave truth
00:47:42.22\00:47:44.59
that they could put
their wholehearted in.
00:47:44.63\00:47:47.10
They need to know who they
can bank their eternal lives on.
00:47:47.13\00:47:51.07
Jesus only.
00:47:51.10\00:47:52.77
Let us not be
ashamed of our king
00:47:52.80\00:47:56.04
or be concerned
about being peculiar.
00:47:56.07\00:47:58.34
Every person who makes
God the ruler of His life
00:47:58.37\00:48:02.21
will be considered peculiar.
00:48:02.24\00:48:04.15
But this is the faith we need...
00:48:04.18\00:48:06.41
this is the
experience that we must have.
00:48:06.45\00:48:09.55
We must stand out from
the world and be different
00:48:09.58\00:48:13.32
if we are to be the
sons and daughters of God...
00:48:13.36\00:48:16.42
the heirs of heaven.
00:48:16.46\00:48:18.63
All through the ages,
00:48:18.66\00:48:21.16
God has had moral heroes
00:48:21.20\00:48:23.67
and He has them now.
00:48:23.70\00:48:25.20
Leaders like
Joshua, Daniel and Elijah
00:48:25.23\00:48:28.24
were not ashamed to
be His peculiar people.
00:48:28.27\00:48:30.44
My Friends, those that stand
for Jesus in these last days...
00:48:30.47\00:48:35.41
He will stand for you
in the courts of heaven.
00:48:35.44\00:48:39.01
Pause...
00:48:39.05\00:48:40.98
The commandment-keeping
Seventh-day Adventist movement
00:48:41.02\00:48:44.09
is the only church
spreading God's end-time message
00:48:44.12\00:48:48.62
throughout the whole world.
00:48:48.66\00:48:50.06
Just as Jesus commands us to do,
00:48:50.09\00:48:52.89
we must stand up
for all God's truth.
00:48:52.93\00:48:56.63
As His Remnant people, we
must live a life of prayer,
00:48:56.67\00:49:00.20
Bible Study and
witnessing to others.
00:49:00.24\00:49:02.90
We need to be the
generation of believers
00:49:02.94\00:49:07.04
who are not
ashamed of this book.
00:49:07.08\00:49:10.81
We need to be
the army of believers
00:49:10.85\00:49:13.62
that hates to be lukewarm
00:49:13.65\00:49:15.42
and will stand on God's
holy word above all else.
00:49:15.45\00:49:19.62
We need to understand the
incredible power in prayer
00:49:19.65\00:49:24.63
that our
communication with Jesus
00:49:24.66\00:49:27.60
is our armour... our shield
00:49:27.63\00:49:30.33
in the great controversy battle.
00:49:30.37\00:49:32.50
Jesus wants you as His forever.
00:49:32.53\00:49:38.31
Jesus is coming soon
00:49:38.34\00:49:40.34
and He desires to
spend eternity with you.
00:49:40.38\00:49:44.61
Let me pray for you.
00:49:44.65\00:49:47.05
"Heavenly Father,
00:49:47.08\00:49:49.55
thank You Lord that You seek us
00:49:49.58\00:49:52.95
and You hear our faintest cries.
00:49:52.99\00:49:55.29
Even at just the
whisper of Your name... Jesus...
00:49:55.32\00:49:59.26
You would end out
an army to rescue us
00:49:59.29\00:50:02.20
from the darkest places.
00:50:02.23\00:50:03.73
Lead us into Your truth.
00:50:03.77\00:50:06.37
Take us by the
hand and carry our loads
00:50:06.40\00:50:09.10
when they are too heavy.
00:50:09.14\00:50:10.47
Alert us to the snares
of Satan that might trap us.
00:50:10.51\00:50:14.38
Make the way clear
when life seems muddy.
00:50:14.41\00:50:17.88
We courageously follow
in Your footsteps tonight.
00:50:17.91\00:50:20.62
Give us the strength,
Lord, not to cower or compromise
00:50:20.65\00:50:23.85
under outside pressures
00:50:23.89\00:50:25.22
but be firm in
our convicted hearts.
00:50:25.25\00:50:28.09
We want to stand by You as
Your chosen Remnant people.
00:50:28.12\00:50:32.39
Save us in Your kingdom to come,
00:50:32.43\00:50:34.80
in Jesus precious
powerful name, amen. "
00:50:34.83\00:50:38.47
Thank you so much
for watching tonight.
00:50:38.50\00:50:41.60
We have two more
topics left in this Series.
00:50:41.64\00:50:44.57
Our final topic will sum
up the great controversy...
00:50:44.61\00:50:47.91
the unseen war that we are in...
00:50:47.94\00:50:49.98
but first, please
join us tomorrow night
00:50:50.01\00:50:53.38
where we will
study what to do next
00:50:53.42\00:50:55.82
once you recognize God's
true church from Scripture
00:50:55.85\00:50:58.45
in our topic: The New Life
00:50:58.49\00:51:00.86
on Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
00:51:00.89\00:51:03.49
Choose God's way.
00:51:03.53\00:51:05.59
Good night Friends.
00:51:05.63\00:51:06.96
As a special bonus
for our 3ABN Viewers,
00:51:07.00\00:51:11.23
we want to share this story
00:51:11.27\00:51:12.97
featuring one of
God's incredible miracles
00:51:13.00\00:51:15.50
before we end this Program.
00:51:15.54\00:51:17.17
Thank you for your
prayers and support
00:51:17.21\00:51:19.34
of Adventist World Radio.
00:51:19.37\00:51:20.84
Every day, lives like these
are being changed for eternity.
00:51:20.88\00:51:25.61
Music...
00:51:25.65\00:51:30.45
An island nation located
off the coast of Africa...
00:51:30.49\00:51:33.66
this biodiverse land home
to thousands of animal species.
00:51:33.69\00:51:38.19
Rainforests...
beautiful beaches...
00:51:38.23\00:51:41.80
and towering Baobabs.
00:51:41.83\00:51:44.17
Join Ray Allen and
myself as we discover
00:51:44.20\00:51:47.24
how God is using the
radio to transform lives.
00:51:47.27\00:51:50.57
We are in
Madagascar and this is AWR 360.
00:51:50.61\00:51:57.75
Trumpet: Lift up the
Trumpet and loud let it ring,
00:51:57.78\00:52:01.95
Jesus is coming again.
00:52:01.98\00:52:10.73
Music...
00:52:10.76\00:52:15.53
My name is Armand...
00:52:15.56\00:52:17.07
my wife, Clarisse, and I live
in Antanamalimfu, Madagascar.
00:52:17.10\00:52:21.70
Every day for work, I
ride my bike from shop to shop
00:52:21.74\00:52:25.84
selling various products.
00:52:25.87\00:52:27.91
Music...
00:52:27.94\00:52:31.91
I enjoy my job.
00:52:31.95\00:52:33.55
When this story began,
00:52:33.58\00:52:36.38
Armand and Clarisse were
living far away from the city
00:52:36.42\00:52:40.02
in a remote mountain village.
00:52:40.06\00:52:42.12
One day Armand's brother
shared that he and their father
00:52:42.16\00:52:46.43
were daily listening
to a very interesting
00:52:46.46\00:52:49.03
Christian radio broadcast.
00:52:49.06\00:52:51.43
Later that day when Armand
and Clarisse visited the family,
00:52:51.47\00:52:54.30
they heard the Program.
00:52:54.34\00:52:55.84
Radio...
00:52:55.87\00:52:58.17
Armand was interested
but Clarisse was unhappy.
00:52:58.21\00:53:03.21
Music...
00:53:03.24\00:53:08.95
I was a devout Catholic
00:53:08.98\00:53:11.55
and believed what
I'd heard on the radio
00:53:11.59\00:53:13.56
was speaking
wrongly against my church.
00:53:13.59\00:53:15.99
But though Clarisse did
not like the AWR Program,
00:53:16.02\00:53:21.06
her conscience
began bothering her
00:53:21.10\00:53:23.37
and the only way to quiet it
00:53:23.40\00:53:25.53
was listening to the very
radio program she despised.
00:53:25.57\00:53:28.57
Radio...
00:53:28.60\00:53:34.28
As Armand daily
listened to the radio,
00:53:34.31\00:53:36.75
he became convinced
by the words he heard.
00:53:36.78\00:53:39.95
Unbeknownst to him,
00:53:39.98\00:53:41.38
the Lord was working on
Clarisse's heart as well
00:53:41.42\00:53:44.02
and she too was being convicted.
00:53:44.05\00:53:46.52
My husband finally
came to me and said,
00:53:46.55\00:53:51.63
"We have to find the church
00:53:51.66\00:53:53.16
that preaches the
truth on the radio. "
00:53:53.19\00:53:55.16
I happily agreed.
00:53:55.20\00:53:58.40
We searched and searched
00:53:58.43\00:54:00.74
but the only one we
heard about was far away...
00:54:00.77\00:54:04.54
too far to attend.
00:54:04.57\00:54:06.84
Then one day,
someone told Armand
00:54:06.88\00:54:10.41
about a church
in a nearby village.
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They went to check it out
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and found a group
meeting on Saturday
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just like the
radio talked about.
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Soon the whole
family was attending church
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every Sabbath morning
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and together they were baptized
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into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Sometime later, Armand and
Clarisse moved to Antananarivo
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and one day
Armand happened to meet
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one of our AWR
Radio Broadcasters.
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When the
Broadcaster introduced himself,
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Armand got all excited...
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this was the voice he had
listened to for over 20 years.
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The two embraced
and Armand shared
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that he and Clarisse had named
one of their sons after him
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because of the impact his radio
program had on their lives.
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Some people think an Adventist
came to teach us in person
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but no... everything we know...
we learned it from the Radio.
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We are grateful to God
for Adventist World Radio.
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Today, Armand is a
faithful missionary
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sharing the good news of
Jesus and AWR wherever he goes.
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Armand speaking...
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Narrator: He witnesses
to his community weekly
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preaching and
distributing Bible lessons
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in the open markets of his town.
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He is known as "Pastor" here
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and the vendors are
always happy to see him.
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To Armand's joy, many have
requested further Bible Studies
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and are interested in baptism.
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Together Armand and
Clarisse are doing their part
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to hasten the
soon coming of Jesus.
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Music...
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There are many more
stories like Armand and Clarisse
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still to be discovered.
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God is at work in this land
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and we are excited to
be partnering with Him
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in spreading the
three angels' messages.
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And together,
we are making waves
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from Broadcast to
Baptism, this is AWR 360.
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