[intro music]
00:00:01.36\00:00:05.33
Hello and welcome
to 3ABN Worship Hour.
00:00:27.12\00:00:29.29
We are glad that
you have decided to join
00:00:29.59\00:00:31.43
us for this hour of
Bible study. This hour,
00:00:31.53\00:00:34.76
where we dig into
God's Word, and we are going
00:00:34.86\00:00:37.77
to ask Him to
bless each and every one
00:00:37.90\00:00:40.10
of us. Many of you may
be joining via the internet
00:00:40.20\00:00:43.04
on some of the
platforms. Praise the Lord. We
00:00:43.14\00:00:46.84
encourage you to leave
your comments or contact
00:00:47.01\00:00:48.98
3ABN about the
message you will hear. And, of
00:00:49.04\00:00:53.31
course, I invite
you to pray for me, and
00:00:53.42\00:00:55.95
we are going to
pray and ask God to bless
00:00:56.02\00:00:57.59
each and every one of
us. We all face trials
00:00:57.65\00:00:59.85
and difficulties, and
we are in a war between
00:00:59.99\00:01:02.76
good and evil-and
we need the Lord. So,
00:01:02.82\00:01:06.56
let's go to Lord in
prayer right now and ask for
00:01:06.66\00:01:08.46
His blessing. Our
loving Heavenly Father, we do
00:01:08.53\00:01:15.07
thank You for Your kindness
and mercy to us. We thank
00:01:15.17\00:01:18.87
You that the door of
mercy is still open. We
00:01:18.97\00:01:21.68
call upon You to bless
each and every one that
00:01:21.74\00:01:24.45
is sincerely looking
for a message of hope-
00:01:24.58\00:01:29.05
a message that will
help them during this
00:01:29.15\00:01:31.22
time that we are
living in. So Lord, we pray
00:01:31.32\00:01:34.02
and ask for Your Holy
Spirit to be poured out.
00:01:34.12\00:01:36.83
I put myself aside,
Lord, and ask You to
00:01:37.26\00:01:40.50
take over. I ask
that every word will come
00:01:40.60\00:01:43.13
from Your throne of
grace. I ask that You will pour
00:01:43.23\00:01:46.07
out Your Holy
Spirit, not only upon me but
00:01:46.17\00:01:49.64
upon those that need
to understand the message
00:01:49.77\00:01:52.91
You have for them.
We ask You, Lord, for a
00:01:53.04\00:01:55.48
message and a blessing
for all, and we ask for
00:01:55.58\00:01:58.38
this in the name of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus
00:01:58.45\00:02:01.52
Christ. Amen. Amen.
The title of the message
00:02:01.62\00:02:06.52
is, "A Question of
Life and Death". In looking
00:02:06.62\00:02:11.96
for, perhaps, a
subtitle, you may want to call
00:02:12.06\00:02:16.03
it, "Are you a candidate
for the mark of the beast?"
00:02:16.13\00:02:20.20
We are going to
be looking at several
00:02:20.70\00:02:23.27
chapters in the book
of Revelation. Revelation
00:02:23.37\00:02:25.71
12, 13, and 14, and so
I encourage you to write
00:02:25.81\00:02:29.44
information down to
continue studying this
00:02:29.54\00:02:32.25
topic. Let's go to
Revelation 13:15-17.
00:02:32.35\00:02:36.48
[reads text on-screen]
00:02:37.79\00:02:41.79
So, this is a passage
of Scripture that, for
00:03:15.79\00:03:21.90
people, has been a
source of study for many, many
00:03:22.00\00:03:25.47
years. As you read
these scriptures, many
00:03:25.57\00:03:29.90
people have come up
with theories as to what 666
00:03:30.04\00:03:32.27
is, and all these
types of things... We're not
00:03:32.41\00:03:33.94
gonna look at 666
during this Bible study. But I
00:03:34.08\00:03:37.51
want you to look at
this question that we
00:03:37.61\00:03:40.12
have for you right
now, because everyone will
00:03:40.22\00:03:42.88
have to ask themselves
this question: "What will
00:03:42.98\00:03:45.12
I decide?" Here is
the question for you:
00:03:45.19\00:03:47.19
Are you a candidate
for the mark of the beast?
00:03:48.26\00:03:53.73
Are you a candidate
for the mark of the beast?
00:03:53.83\00:03:56.77
And so, everyone has
to make a decision in
00:03:57.17\00:04:01.94
this great
challenge between good and
00:04:02.00\00:04:05.27
evil. And so, I want
you to consider prayerfully
00:04:05.41\00:04:09.68
everything that we're
going to be looking at
00:04:10.21\00:04:11.91
so that you can make
the best decision possible.
00:04:12.48\00:04:16.92
I can tell you right
from this moment that the
00:04:17.02\00:04:19.42
best decision is
for you to follow Jesus-
00:04:19.49\00:04:23.02
for you to follow
Jesus. Let's go to Revelation
00:04:23.49\00:04:26.39
chapter 12. In Revelation
chapter 12, I'll begin
00:04:26.49\00:04:29.30
reading in verse 1.
[reads text on-screen]
00:04:29.40\00:04:34.64
Now, here we see a
passage of Scripture
00:05:00.63\00:05:03.57
that, perhaps some people
may wonder, "What does all
00:05:03.67\00:05:06.77
this mean?" This
is symbolism. To help
00:05:06.87\00:05:10.97
us understand something
in the Bible, keep following
00:05:11.07\00:05:13.91
along, and you
will see some of these
00:05:13.98\00:05:16.34
things clearing up for
you. I cannot go through each
00:05:16.51\00:05:20.05
and every detail of
this, because we have limited
00:05:20.15\00:05:22.68
time together. But
this woman that is clothed
00:05:22.78\00:05:25.99
with the sun becomes
a symbol, not only of
00:05:26.09\00:05:29.12
Mary, but also of
the Church. And when you
00:05:29.22\00:05:33.50
talk about, "clothed
with the sun," clothed
00:05:33.60\00:05:35.86
with the Sun of Righteousness,
S - U - N of Righteousness,
00:05:36.03\00:05:40.64
that's clothed
with Jesus Christ. Now,
00:05:40.74\00:05:42.87
notice that it says,
"Being with child, she
00:05:43.57\00:05:46.17
cried out in labor and
in pain to give birth."
00:05:46.27\00:05:48.88
Now notice what
happens as we continue reading
00:05:49.01\00:05:51.51
in Revelation
chapter 4, verses 4 and 5.
00:05:52.01\00:05:55.65
This is what the Bible
says. [reads text on-screen]
00:05:55.78\00:06:00.42
Now, looking at this
scripture, of course,
00:06:24.75\00:06:26.41
you began to see
that, "Wait a minute, this
00:06:26.51\00:06:28.38
must be Jesus that
it's talking about here!"
00:06:28.48\00:06:30.99
And yes. Satan
works through people, and
00:06:31.09\00:06:34.72
he worked through
Herod to try to destroy the
00:06:34.82\00:06:37.76
Child Jesus. So it
says here, "And the dragon"-
00:06:37.89\00:06:40.90
because the dragon was
behind the work of trying
00:06:40.96\00:06:44.07
to destroy Jesus when
He was a child, and I want
00:06:44.17\00:06:47.47
you to know that God
is in control. So the
00:06:47.57\00:06:51.17
Lord helped Jesus during
the time He was a helpless
00:06:51.27\00:06:54.78
babe! So, He
instructed Joseph and Mary that
00:06:54.91\00:06:59.08
they should leave
so that Jesus would not
00:06:59.11\00:07:02.55
be killed, according
to what we see in the
00:07:02.58\00:07:04.85
book of Matthew, and
you can see this very
00:07:04.92\00:07:07.66
clearly. Just begin to
read in Matthew chapter
00:07:07.69\00:07:09.46
1, and you'll see
all this information very
00:07:09.52\00:07:11.69
clearly. Now let's
go to Revelation chapter
00:07:11.76\00:07:13.90
12:7. Like I said, I
can't spend much time
00:07:13.96\00:07:16.83
in detail about
these things, because we
00:07:18.00\00:07:19.63
have to reach a
certain point in this, because
00:07:19.70\00:07:22.50
we want to know
the issues of the great
00:07:22.57\00:07:25.07
controversy between
good and evil. We are
00:07:25.11\00:07:27.04
talking about the great
controversy between good
00:07:27.08\00:07:29.38
and evil. Revelation
chapter 12:7-8. The Bible says,
00:07:29.44\00:07:33.28
[reads text on-screen]
00:07:33.31\00:07:38.02
This scripture tells
us that this war that
00:07:51.03\00:07:54.30
broke out in
heaven broke out in such a
00:07:54.40\00:07:57.21
way, and the
angels and Satan - he was
00:07:57.31\00:08:02.71
able to convince a
third of the angels to join
00:08:02.78\00:08:06.01
him in his rebellion.
These angels lost their
00:08:06.11\00:08:10.19
place in heaven. Now,
when you read Job chapter
00:08:10.32\00:08:13.02
1, you can see that,
apparently, Satan was
00:08:13.12\00:08:16.12
able to come and
visit. He was able to come and
00:08:16.22\00:08:20.40
visit, but not to
stay. Likewise, like you see
00:08:20.50\00:08:24.97
him visiting in
heaven, when he was cast out
00:08:25.07\00:08:27.80
of heaven there was
a time that he could
00:08:28.40\00:08:31.27
visit other places,
and he came to visit this
00:08:31.37\00:08:34.38
earth. I want you
to understand something
00:08:34.48\00:08:37.78
as we continue
reading, because some people
00:08:37.88\00:08:39.38
read Revelation 12
and they think, "Oh, no!
00:08:39.48\00:08:42.22
God cast the devil
right to the earth when He
00:08:42.32\00:08:45.25
cast him out of
heaven!" It was not that way.
00:08:45.35\00:08:48.66
He was first cast
out of heaven after he
00:08:48.79\00:08:51.89
deceived Adam and
Eve, then he could be cast
00:08:51.99\00:08:55.26
down to the earth,
because God is love;
00:08:55.36\00:08:58.10
He's not willing
that any should perish.
00:08:58.20\00:09:00.24
And He, like you read
in the book of Jeremiah,
00:09:00.34\00:09:03.17
He has thoughts of
peace and hope for us.
00:09:03.27\00:09:06.47
He wouldn't send the
devil down here to do
00:09:06.88\00:09:08.98
us harm without
first Adam and Eve falling
00:09:09.11\00:09:12.21
into sin. Let's continue
reading, then, in Revelation
00:09:12.35\00:09:16.42
chapter 12...and verse
9. [reads text on-screen]
00:09:16.52\00:09:26.09
So you see here, the
context of Satan being
00:09:38.97\00:09:43.58
cast down to the
earth is in the context of
00:09:43.68\00:09:46.58
deceiving the world.
The world at that time
00:09:47.25\00:09:49.55
was Adam and Eve. In
the context of deceiving
00:09:49.68\00:09:54.32
Adam and Eve, he is
cast down to the earth.
00:09:54.42\00:09:56.99
Then, he could
stay. He could set up tent
00:09:57.93\00:09:59.89
here; he could set up
his headquarters here.
00:10:00.00\00:10:02.10
And that's why when
you read in the book of
00:10:02.20\00:10:03.53
Job chapter 1, God
asks him, "Where are you
00:10:03.57\00:10:06.00
coming from?" He
says, "From going to and fro
00:10:06.10\00:10:08.37
on the earth,"
showing that he has a place
00:10:08.47\00:10:11.41
here. He belongs
here because he overcame.
00:10:11.51\00:10:14.91
The Bible plainly
says that of whom you
00:10:15.31\00:10:17.41
overcome- you
become a slave by whom you
00:10:17.51\00:10:21.22
are overcome. Let's
move quickly to Revelation
00:10:21.32\00:10:23.99
chapter 12, and we're
going to read Revelation
00:10:24.09\00:10:26.29
12, verses 10 through
12. Revelation 12:10-12.
00:10:26.39\00:10:32.29
[reads text on-screen]
00:10:32.36\00:10:36.06
So we see here in this
scripture a message for
00:11:14.47\00:11:17.41
us. Now notice that
it's in the context of
00:11:17.51\00:11:19.84
Jesus dying on the
cross. That's why it
00:11:19.94\00:11:22.44
says, "Now,
salvation and strength and the
00:11:22.54\00:11:25.25
kingdom of our God and
the power of His Christ
00:11:25.38\00:11:27.62
have come." Why?
Because prior to Jesus dying on
00:11:27.72\00:11:31.12
the cross, the
promise of salvation was based
00:11:31.19\00:11:35.86
on a promise. The fact
of giving new salvation
00:11:35.96\00:11:39.83
was based on the
promise of Jesus dying on the
00:11:39.93\00:11:42.03
cross! When Jesus dies
on the cross, now comes
00:11:42.13\00:11:44.60
salvation. And then
it says, "The accuser
00:11:44.73\00:11:47.30
of our brethren is cast
down." That's a decisive
00:11:47.40\00:11:51.54
determining time,
when Satan can no longer
00:11:51.64\00:11:54.71
start going around
visiting other places-not even
00:11:54.84\00:11:57.65
going to heaven.
He was cast down and
00:11:57.75\00:11:59.95
limited to this
earth. We don't have much
00:12:00.05\00:12:03.05
time to talk about
that. Let's continue. But
00:12:03.15\00:12:06.25
notice that he
says that he has great
00:12:06.35\00:12:08.09
wrath, and he has a
short time! So, what
00:12:08.16\00:12:11.76
is he going to do
now? The Bible reveals what
00:12:11.86\00:12:15.06
he does next in Revelation
chapter 12, verse 13-16.
00:12:15.13\00:12:20.14
[reads text on-screen]
00:12:20.67\00:12:23.94
Notice how this scripture
tells us of the experience
00:13:03.98\00:13:07.78
of the great dragon
that went after the woman.
00:13:08.45\00:13:11.85
Notice that the
woman is carried away into
00:13:12.25\00:13:14.92
the wilderness from
the face of the serpent.
00:13:14.99\00:13:17.86
In other words,
God protected her, no
00:13:17.96\00:13:21.23
longer to be
harassed by him to the degree
00:13:21.33\00:13:24.23
that he was persecuting
her. Notice that it says-
00:13:24.33\00:13:28.34
it starts with the
dragon, but then it
00:13:29.27\00:13:31.41
uses the word 'serpent',
because he was bringing
00:13:31.47\00:13:35.48
in the deception
of water as a flood.
00:13:35.54\00:13:38.28
Doctrines coming to
the woman to deceive
00:13:38.38\00:13:42.98
her-with the doctrines.
But the Lord protected
00:13:43.12\00:13:46.59
her from these evil
influences that were
00:13:46.69\00:13:49.72
coming upon her. And
the woman, the church,
00:13:49.86\00:13:52.03
the people, the
members of the church, fled to
00:13:52.19\00:13:55.56
the wilderness to
avoid the persecution. In the
00:13:55.66\00:14:00.20
wilderness, God protected
His people. Time, times,
00:14:00.30\00:14:04.64
and half a time. This
is equal to 1,260 years.
00:14:04.71\00:14:09.18
We don't have time
to dedicate to all this,
00:14:09.28\00:14:12.78
but this is time repeated
in Daniel and repeated in
00:14:13.21\00:14:16.08
Revelation three
times. This is equal to 1,260
00:14:16.18\00:14:19.82
years. This time from
538 A.D. to 1798-during
00:14:19.92\00:14:26.80
this time-the
woman, the true church, the
00:14:26.90\00:14:29.26
true followers of
Christ, were hidden. They were
00:14:29.36\00:14:32.03
not visible; they
were in the wilderness, and
00:14:32.13\00:14:35.50
they would come to the
town not to live there,
00:14:35.60\00:14:38.21
but to spread the gospel
to others, and then retreat
00:14:38.31\00:14:40.98
back to the
wilderness. During those 1,260
00:14:41.08\00:14:47.55
years, the
visible church was not the
00:14:47.62\00:14:51.09
true followers of Christ,
but a church that departed
00:14:51.15\00:14:55.19
from the faith once
delivered to the saints,
00:14:55.29\00:14:58.59
and brought in
paganism and other things into
00:14:58.66\00:15:02.63
the church. Why?
Because a lot of deception by
00:15:02.73\00:15:05.90
Satan came in, and
the visible church was
00:15:06.03\00:15:10.74
spreading
deception. Now, let's continue
00:15:10.87\00:15:13.98
by reading from a
book called Evangelism by
00:15:15.18\00:15:18.71
Ellen G. White, page
589. Notice what it says:
00:15:18.81\00:15:23.65
[reads text on-screen]
00:15:24.89\00:15:27.76
...from Evangelism
page 589. So, we see here
00:16:46.33\00:16:51.67
that Satan brings in
lies and deception and
00:16:52.17\00:16:57.51
tries to deceive the
Christian faith. Why?
00:16:57.65\00:17:00.78
Because he wants to
destroy! He wants to
00:17:01.25\00:17:04.42
cause confusion! He
wants to lead people astray.
00:17:04.99\00:17:09.12
Let's go to
Revelation chapter 12, verse 17,
00:17:09.89\00:17:13.90
to end this chapter-and
this is what the Bible says.
00:17:14.30\00:17:16.93
[reads text on-screen]
00:17:17.23\00:17:20.14
(This is New King James I'm
reading.) The King James says,
00:17:25.11\00:17:27.71
"The remnant of
her seed who keep the
00:17:27.78\00:17:31.01
commandments of God
and have the testimony
00:17:31.15\00:17:34.98
of Jesus Christ."
I wish we had time to
00:17:35.58\00:17:38.62
dig more into
this particular verse
00:17:38.72\00:17:40.72
[where we] could
spent the rest of the time
00:17:40.82\00:17:42.52
talking about just
this verse. But notice that
00:17:42.59\00:17:45.73
the dragon that's
enraged with the woman went to
00:17:45.79\00:17:50.67
make war with her.
And so, I bring to you
00:17:50.80\00:17:54.20
this question that
will be going on the screen,
00:17:54.30\00:17:57.17
and those that are
listening by radio can
00:17:57.84\00:18:00.14
listen to the
question. It says, "Who is the
00:18:00.24\00:18:03.61
devil making war
with?" Who is the devil making
00:18:03.68\00:18:07.55
war with? Revelation
chapter 12, verse 17-
00:18:07.72\00:18:12.05
notice again. "And the
dragon was enraged with
00:18:12.15\00:18:17.53
the woman," that's the
church, "and he went to
00:18:17.66\00:18:20.40
make war with the rest
of her offspring." Who are
00:18:20.50\00:18:25.27
they? Those "who
keep the commandments of
00:18:25.37\00:18:28.64
God and have the testimony
of Jesus Christ." This is
00:18:28.74\00:18:32.94
a very revealing
scripture, because it tells us
00:18:33.07\00:18:36.51
who the devil is
after. He's after those that
00:18:36.61\00:18:40.18
choose to be faithful
to God. He's after those
00:18:40.28\00:18:42.58
that want to follow
the Lord with all of his
00:18:43.15\00:18:45.65
heart. The devil is
after those who choose
00:18:45.75\00:18:48.76
to keep the commandments
of God-all the commandments
00:18:49.36\00:18:53.83
of God. And in Exodus
chapter 20 from beginning
00:18:53.96\00:18:58.67
in verse 1, you see
the Ten Commandments
00:18:58.73\00:19:02.24
of God. The devil
doesn't want you to keep the
00:19:02.34\00:19:04.97
Ten Commandments of
God, because the Ten
00:19:05.04\00:19:07.38
Commandments of God
are a transcript of His
00:19:07.48\00:19:10.98
character. They reveal
[what] God is like, and
00:19:11.05\00:19:13.55
God wants you to
love Him with all of your
00:19:13.68\00:19:16.28
heart, and He wants
you and I to also love
00:19:16.38\00:19:19.79
our neighbor as
ourselves. This is what the Ten
00:19:19.89\00:19:22.59
Commandments are
about. This is the way God's
00:19:22.69\00:19:24.63
universe runs!
Loving God and loving His
00:19:24.69\00:19:29.66
other created beings-
and loving His creatures,
00:19:29.73\00:19:33.70
as well. I encourage
you to consider God's
00:19:33.84\00:19:37.41
Ten Commandments.
The Bible identifies who
00:19:37.51\00:19:41.84
His followers are.
You can read Revelation
00:19:41.98\00:19:44.41
chapter 12. We just
read verse 17; it has
00:19:44.48\00:19:46.92
the characteristics
of those who follow
00:19:47.02\00:19:49.45
God. They keep the
commandments of God
00:19:49.55\00:19:51.72
and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. Now,
00:19:51.85\00:19:53.79
somebody may say,
"Wait a minute, now. We can't
00:19:53.89\00:19:57.39
keep the commandments
of God! We just can't
00:19:57.49\00:20:00.43
do it." And I agree
with you! It is plainly
00:20:00.56\00:20:05.53
taught in the
Bible Jesus Himself said,
00:20:05.63\00:20:07.40
"Without Me, you
can do nothing," in John
00:20:07.50\00:20:10.57
chapter 15. But
the opposite of that is
00:20:10.64\00:20:14.54
true. With Jesus,
all things are possible.
00:20:14.64\00:20:17.38
This is why you hear
the apostle Paul saying
00:20:17.48\00:20:20.75
in Philippians
4:13, "I can do all things
00:20:20.85\00:20:23.82
through Christ who
strengthens me." And
00:20:23.92\00:20:27.82
my brother and
sister, with Jesus, all things
00:20:27.92\00:20:30.36
are possible. There
are stories after stories,
00:20:30.46\00:20:33.70
testimony after
testimony, people that have been
00:20:33.80\00:20:37.07
in wicked
practices, God delivered them
00:20:37.53\00:20:41.04
and God gave
them victory. You have
00:20:41.10\00:20:44.67
millions of people
that can tell you throughout
00:20:45.27\00:20:47.44
history, "Oh, yes! I
can keep God's commandments,
00:20:47.54\00:20:50.75
because He gives me
the power to do so."
00:20:50.85\00:20:54.45
Now, please
remember that we talked about
00:20:55.35\00:20:58.25
1,260 years. We
talked about time, times, and
00:20:58.35\00:21:01.49
half a time. This
is 1,260 years. During
00:21:01.56\00:21:06.13
that time, the
visible church united with
00:21:06.23\00:21:09.16
civil powers and
became corrupt. They departed
00:21:09.30\00:21:12.13
from the faith that
was delivered to the
00:21:12.23\00:21:13.77
saints. The Bible
calls the visible church-that
00:21:13.94\00:21:18.04
people
saw-Babylon. This is what we're
00:21:18.14\00:21:22.51
gonna look into now
as we continue reading.
00:21:22.61\00:21:24.85
Let's go first to 2 Timothy
chapter 4, verse 1 and 2.
00:21:25.31\00:21:29.88
2 Timothy 4:1-2.
[reads text on-screen]
00:21:29.95\00:21:34.82
So, we see here that
the Bible reveals that
00:21:56.08\00:21:58.61
some will depart from
the faith, giving heed to
00:21:58.75\00:22:02.95
seducing spirits.
That's the devil working behind
00:22:03.05\00:22:07.39
the scenes,
deceiving people [to come] to
00:22:07.52\00:22:11.49
erroneous conclusions,
and not only doing this
00:22:11.59\00:22:15.00
but teaching these
things to others. As
00:22:15.10\00:22:19.93
we continue reading in
the Bible, we are going
00:22:20.00\00:22:22.60
to bring to you
that which the world has
00:22:22.70\00:22:26.71
wondered about for
years. We have only
00:22:26.78\00:22:29.44
a brief time to
talk about it. We go now
00:22:29.54\00:22:31.81
to 2 Thessalonians
chapter 2, verses 3
00:22:31.91\00:22:35.22
and 4. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4.
00:22:35.32\00:22:39.22
The Bible says...
[reads text on-screen]
00:22:39.29\00:22:43.16
What great deception
the devil can bring to
00:23:10.49\00:23:14.26
people that a human
being can sit in a temple,
00:23:14.36\00:23:17.86
and he is
worshiped as God. A terrible
00:23:18.33\00:23:22.30
deception-but notice
that the apostle Paul
00:23:22.40\00:23:26.87
begins, "Let no
one deceive you." And
00:23:26.97\00:23:30.01
brothers and
sisters, Jesus warned us about
00:23:30.07\00:23:32.37
being deceived in
Matthew chapter 24! He warned
00:23:32.44\00:23:37.61
over and over again
that false apostles and
00:23:37.71\00:23:40.72
false christs would
come and would deceive
00:23:40.82\00:23:42.95
many! And as a matter
of fact, Jesus says that
00:23:43.05\00:23:46.29
some would work
miracles. So, miracles are not a
00:23:46.39\00:23:51.23
criteria by which
you determine about what
00:23:51.36\00:23:54.46
is true. So, I
encourage you to also consider
00:23:54.56\00:23:58.33
what we're going to
read, because in Revelation 13,
00:23:58.43\00:24:01.04
it says that this
beast power can do wonders
00:24:02.04\00:24:05.84
and deceive many. Let's
continue in 2 Thessalonians
00:24:06.81\00:24:11.45
chapter 2. We're
gonna read verse 9 and 10.
00:24:11.55\00:24:14.75
It says...
[reads text on-screen]
00:24:16.69\00:24:19.89
Brothers and
sisters, friends, we see [in]
00:24:38.21\00:24:41.28
the scriptures that
these people are deceived
00:24:41.38\00:24:43.51
because they did
not receive the love of
00:24:43.61\00:24:46.08
the truth. God
presents to them the truth; God
00:24:46.15\00:24:50.35
shows them the truth,
but they prefer the lie.
00:24:50.42\00:24:53.69
The lie is more appealing
to them. So, the devil,
00:24:53.79\00:24:57.73
the lawless one, works
wonders, works deceptions,
00:24:57.83\00:25:01.53
and these people
are captivated by these
00:25:01.66\00:25:03.40
things, because they
don't prefer the truth.
00:25:03.50\00:25:06.90
They don't love
the truth; they prefer
00:25:07.00\00:25:08.67
the deception, and
they go, following the
00:25:08.77\00:25:11.07
devil. They say, "Ooh,
it's more fun. It's more
00:25:11.17\00:25:14.21
entertaining. We enjoy
this better than that."
00:25:14.28\00:25:17.41
They are
deceived. Satan has them in
00:25:18.15\00:25:20.65
his grasp and uses
them to do his bidding, and
00:25:20.75\00:25:25.95
that's what we are
facing today as the
00:25:26.05\00:25:28.56
great controversy
between good and evil
00:25:28.66\00:25:31.83
grows-expands. The
Bible says in Revelation
00:25:31.93\00:25:38.43
13 that the whole
world will have to decide
00:25:38.53\00:25:42.27
between God and Satan.
Let's go into Revelation
00:25:42.84\00:25:47.74
13. Unfortunately,
we cannot read the
00:25:47.88\00:25:50.18
whole chapter. In
Revelation 13 beginning
00:25:50.31\00:25:53.48
in verse 1...
[reads text on-screen]
00:25:53.58\00:25:56.58
So we see in Revelation
chapter 13:1 that we're
00:26:10.87\00:26:13.80
talking about a beast
power that is blasphemous,
00:26:13.90\00:26:18.17
claims to be God-
you remember that Jesus
00:26:18.61\00:26:20.68
Christ, when He was
talking to the scribes
00:26:20.81\00:26:22.61
and Pharisees, He
says, "You speak blasphemy,
00:26:22.74\00:26:25.88
because you being a
man make yourself God!"
00:26:25.98\00:26:29.88
And this beast
makes claims- even makes
00:26:29.98\00:26:33.46
claim of being
God. We don't have time
00:26:33.52\00:26:35.42
to show all these
details, but there
00:26:35.52\00:26:37.03
are historical declarations
that say that the Roman
00:26:37.13\00:26:41.20
Catholic Church
even says that they are
00:26:41.33\00:26:43.63
God on earth! A
declaration that is blasphemous.
00:26:43.73\00:26:49.44
Let's continue in
Revelation 13, verses
00:26:50.41\00:26:52.87
6 through 8. This
is what the Bible says.
00:26:52.94\00:26:55.81
[reads text on-screen]
00:26:56.58\00:26:59.01
You see, the Bible
tells us that the beast-
00:27:32.75\00:27:37.95
that Satan-desires
worship. But the Bible
00:27:38.72\00:27:41.89
also tells us that
God is asking for our
00:27:41.96\00:27:44.56
worship. And so, the
question is whom will
00:27:44.69\00:27:48.93
you choose? Will
you choose God, or will
00:27:49.03\00:27:52.80
you choose the
beast- will you choose the
00:27:52.90\00:27:54.30
devil who opposes
and exalts himself above
00:27:54.40\00:27:59.24
that is called God? Or
through his representatives,
00:27:59.31\00:28:02.11
they say that he, as
God, sits in the temple
00:28:02.21\00:28:04.51
of God! This is
what the Bible says. We
00:28:04.61\00:28:06.58
will have to make a
choice. It's a question
00:28:06.65\00:28:08.95
of life and death.
Who will you serve? In
00:28:09.05\00:28:14.79
Revelation chapter
13, beginning in verse 11-
00:28:14.86\00:28:19.69
13:11-through 14. This
is what the Bible says.
00:28:20.83\00:28:25.30
[reads text on-screen]
00:28:26.43\00:28:28.70
These scriptures tell
us about another power
00:29:10.25\00:29:13.75
that comes, as it says
here, out of the earth-
00:29:14.18\00:29:17.52
like a lamb! This is
a picture of the United
00:29:17.85\00:29:20.72
States of America
that rose and grew like a
00:29:20.79\00:29:24.56
mighty giant,
unlike any other nation in
00:29:24.66\00:29:28.16
the sense that
other nations became great
00:29:28.26\00:29:31.03
by conquering and
defeating other nations.
00:29:31.40\00:29:35.40
And the next thing,
those other nations,
00:29:35.80\00:29:37.41
the United States,
became a mighty nation
00:29:37.91\00:29:40.28
like a little seed
grew to a huge empire,
00:29:40.61\00:29:45.65
if you wanna call it,
without all these wars.
00:29:45.78\00:29:49.32
It purchased- you may
remember the Louisiana
00:29:51.22\00:29:53.15
Purchase. It purchased
land and became a mighty
00:29:53.25\00:29:57.13
nation. But this
nation that is as a lamb
00:29:57.19\00:30:02.06
eventually speaks as
a dragon. This is what
00:30:02.13\00:30:04.70
the Bible says, "And
causes all to worship
00:30:04.80\00:30:09.27
the first beast."
A terrible thing that
00:30:09.37\00:30:13.11
will take place in
the United States of
00:30:13.21\00:30:15.21
America. This is a
question of life and
00:30:15.31\00:30:18.58
death. What will
you choose? Life in God,
00:30:18.71\00:30:24.72
or death by following
the beast and his image?
00:30:25.09\00:30:28.52
Let's continue in
Matthew chapter 24,
00:30:29.32\00:30:31.19
verse 24 and 25. Jesus
says... [reads text on-screen]
00:30:32.49\00:30:38.37
So, in this scripture,
Jesus talks to us about
00:30:50.85\00:30:54.02
beasts and false christs
and false prophets, showing
00:30:54.72\00:30:58.72
great signs and
wonders. Notice that it says to
00:30:58.82\00:31:01.42
deceive if possible the
very elect. The deceptions
00:31:01.52\00:31:03.83
will be so great to
deceive, if possible, the
00:31:03.93\00:31:08.66
very elect. So, we
must be students of God's
00:31:08.76\00:31:11.63
Word, we must read
the scriptures and ask
00:31:11.77\00:31:14.04
God to help us
understand them, so when these
00:31:14.17\00:31:17.01
deceptions come to us,
we will understand that
00:31:17.74\00:31:20.94
they are deceptions,
that they are not the
00:31:21.04\00:31:23.24
truth. And I encourage
you to read the scriptures,
00:31:23.38\00:31:26.31
asking God to help you
understand them, because
00:31:26.78\00:31:29.55
the Bible tells us
that God is willing to lead
00:31:29.65\00:31:32.85
us into all truth.
Let's go quickly to Revelation
00:31:33.02\00:31:38.33
chapter 13, verses 15 through
18. This is what the Bible says.
00:31:38.43\00:31:43.60
[reads text on-screen]
00:31:44.60\00:31:46.97
666. Now, we see
here that great deceptions
00:32:25.97\00:32:33.21
come, and worship
is again brought to us.
00:32:33.31\00:32:37.49
If you don't worship,
you will be in serious
00:32:37.85\00:32:42.86
trouble, according
to this. The Bible says
00:32:42.96\00:32:45.16
that if you don't
receive the mark, you cannot
00:32:45.26\00:32:49.20
buy or sell. This is
coming right upon us!
00:32:49.26\00:32:51.57
And you can see
today, in these times that we
00:32:51.93\00:32:54.54
live in, that the
mechanism to control buying and
00:32:54.60\00:32:58.24
selling is already in
place. Many people use these...
00:32:58.34\00:33:01.41
[shwoop]...debit cards,
credit cards, to pay for
00:33:01.81\00:33:05.91
things. These things
were in place. If you
00:33:05.98\00:33:08.82
talk about 100 years
ago, it was not as easy
00:33:08.88\00:33:10.89
to control buying
and selling. Today, you
00:33:11.02\00:33:14.06
can go to the
store, and if a message is
00:33:14.19\00:33:18.29
sent by the bank
or the government that
00:33:18.39\00:33:20.20
says, "Don't allow
that credit card to process
00:33:20.30\00:33:23.93
and retrieve funds
from the account," your
00:33:24.37\00:33:28.30
account can be frozen
instantaneously. In fact,
00:33:28.40\00:33:31.44
one of the cards I
have says that I can
00:33:31.87\00:33:33.88
just go in there and
freeze my card so that
00:33:33.94\00:33:35.84
I cannot even buy
or sell! This scripture
00:33:35.94\00:33:40.35
tells us that we are
living in a time foretold
00:33:40.85\00:33:44.35
hundreds of years
before, but now the mechanism
00:33:45.32\00:33:48.06
is there to
control buying and selling.
00:33:48.19\00:33:50.73
I'm sure that many that
are listening to me right
00:33:50.76\00:33:52.33
now have gone to the
store and put a little
00:33:52.39\00:33:55.96
card in, [and] for some
reason, it didn't go through.
00:33:56.06\00:33:58.30
"Can you please try
again?" I remember being in
00:33:58.40\00:34:00.37
Chicago, and we
didn't have any coins, and
00:34:00.44\00:34:04.64
these machines, to
park in the street,
00:34:04.74\00:34:07.74
all they took were
cards! So I began to swipe
00:34:07.84\00:34:11.15
the card. We were going
from one place to another
00:34:11.25\00:34:12.61
because we were
recording some things, and some
00:34:12.71\00:34:15.22
places, we were there
30 minutes, 45 minutes,
00:34:15.28\00:34:17.29
and we parked in
several places and had to keep
00:34:17.35\00:34:19.59
swiping the card.
By the time it was like
00:34:19.65\00:34:21.46
the fourth or
fifth time, when I tried
00:34:21.52\00:34:23.56
it, it would not work.
I had to call the bank!
00:34:23.66\00:34:27.46
They said, "We saw some
activity that was suspicious,
00:34:28.36\00:34:33.00
so we put a hold
on your card." That's
00:34:33.10\00:34:36.07
what they called
it: "We put a hold on
00:34:36.17\00:34:37.51
your card." I
could not buy during that
00:34:37.54\00:34:39.87
time, because they
were controlling me.
00:34:39.97\00:34:44.01
The mechanism is
there to control buying and
00:34:44.48\00:34:47.28
selling. And
according to the scripture, he
00:34:47.38\00:34:53.46
who does not have
the mark 666 will not be
00:34:53.56\00:34:57.39
able to buy or sell.
Now, there are many theories
00:34:57.49\00:34:59.56
about what 666 is; like
I said we don't have time
00:34:59.66\00:35:01.86
to go into this.
The other day, I heard
00:35:02.60\00:35:04.43
some people say that
the coronavirus is 666.
00:35:04.53\00:35:08.07
That is a complete
mistake. You have to
00:35:08.20\00:35:11.31
look at all the characteristics
of the beast in order
00:35:11.41\00:35:13.98
for you to put all
these together. It's not just
00:35:14.08\00:35:16.64
one thing that
will identify the beast;
00:35:16.71\00:35:18.91
you have to find
all the characteristics.
00:35:19.01\00:35:20.82
The only one that
matches all the characteristics-
00:35:20.95\00:35:24.05
we don't have time to
detail all of this; it
00:35:24.19\00:35:25.75
has been done in many
other programs here on
00:35:25.85\00:35:27.19
3ABN-is the Roman
Catholic Church, the
00:35:27.32\00:35:31.26
system. Now,
let's continue reading,
00:35:31.36\00:35:34.06
because time is escaping
from us. In Luke chapter
00:35:34.56\00:35:41.24
4, verses 6 through
8, the Bible says...
00:35:41.30\00:35:46.17
[reads text on-screen]
00:35:46.31\00:35:49.58
You may remember this
temptation in the book
00:36:16.91\00:36:18.97
of Luke where the
devil took Jesus to a high
00:36:19.04\00:36:21.31
mountain, showing
Him all the kingdoms of
00:36:21.41\00:36:24.08
the world, and said,
"All this," like we just
00:36:24.18\00:36:26.48
read, "I can give you
if you will worship me."
00:36:26.58\00:36:29.38
Satan is seeking
worship. Through the beast, he
00:36:29.52\00:36:32.92
is seeking
worship. The Bible says the
00:36:33.05\00:36:35.99
only One we shall serve
and worship is God. Let's
00:36:36.12\00:36:41.86
move quickly. Revelation
14:6-7. Revelation 14:6-7,
00:36:41.96\00:36:50.01
and this is what the Bible
says. [reads text on-screen]
00:36:50.11\00:36:55.64
This is Revelation;
this is the first angel.
00:37:19.30\00:37:21.40
There are three angels
that have a message for
00:37:21.50\00:37:23.41
us living in the
end time, the time of
00:37:23.51\00:37:26.34
the end. Notice
this first angel states
00:37:26.44\00:37:29.74
that the hour of
God's judgment has come and
00:37:30.68\00:37:33.75
that we should worship
Him who made the heaven
00:37:33.85\00:37:36.22
and the earth. You
see, our Creator, God,
00:37:36.32\00:37:39.19
Jehovah, Yahweh,
however it is that you pronounce
00:37:40.19\00:37:43.63
it, the pronunciation
has been lost, He's
00:37:43.73\00:37:49.46
the only one worthy
of worship. He's the only
00:37:49.56\00:37:53.00
one worthy of our
praise. The Bible says that we
00:37:53.10\00:37:58.04
should worship Him
who made the heaven and
00:37:58.14\00:38:00.21
the earth, identifying
the Creator. Now, when
00:38:00.31\00:38:02.78
you look at the Ten
Commandments, remember
00:38:02.88\00:38:04.31
that the devil is
after those who keep the
00:38:05.01\00:38:06.95
commandments of
God. When you look at the
00:38:07.08\00:38:09.05
Ten Commandments,
there is one commandment that
00:38:09.12\00:38:12.02
identifies the
Creator. You can go down the
00:38:12.15\00:38:14.96
list of all ten commandments.
One commandment identifies
00:38:15.09\00:38:18.79
the Creator. This
commandment, the fourth
00:38:18.89\00:38:21.20
commandment, registered
in Exodus chapter 20:8-11,
00:38:21.26\00:38:25.20
this is the
commandment that people want to
00:38:26.03\00:38:27.77
cut out and put
something else there. Now, most
00:38:28.47\00:38:37.88
people, most religious
groups, instead of doing
00:38:38.01\00:38:41.58
according to what it
says in Exodus chapter
00:38:41.68\00:38:43.65
20:8-11 that says,
"Remember the Sabbath
00:38:43.75\00:38:46.72
day to keep it holy,"
a substitution has been
00:38:46.86\00:38:50.43
made. Now, people believe
that it is Sunday instead
00:38:50.53\00:38:55.36
of Saturday! This
is one of the sneaky
00:38:55.46\00:38:58.77
ways that the
devil has brought in to
00:38:58.90\00:39:01.80
deceive people. I
encourage you to look
00:39:01.90\00:39:04.64
at the Bible, because
God wants us to understand
00:39:05.97\00:39:11.61
that the message
that we live in this time,
00:39:12.11\00:39:15.22
there's gonna be a
great controversy-there IS
00:39:15.32\00:39:17.02
a great controversy
between good and evil-
00:39:17.09\00:39:18.62
but the issues are
there for us to face.
00:39:18.69\00:39:21.99
And soon, very soon,
you will have to make
00:39:22.39\00:39:25.16
a decision. Be
faithful to God and all Ten
00:39:25.26\00:39:27.43
Commandments, the
commandments of God,
00:39:27.53\00:39:30.13
or the commandments
of men. The commandments
00:39:30.23\00:39:32.80
of men- they have
modified the Ten Commandments.
00:39:32.90\00:39:36.54
We should look at the
Bible. Exodus chapter 20,
00:39:37.07\00:39:40.44
verses 1-17. All
the Ten Commandments
00:39:40.81\00:39:45.41
are registered
there. Now, let's go quickly
00:39:45.45\00:39:47.85
to Daniel chapter
7 verse 25. This was
00:39:47.92\00:39:50.09
prophesied. In
Daniel chapter 7 verse 25,
00:39:50.15\00:39:52.95
the Bible says...
[reads on-screen text]
00:39:52.99\00:39:57.53
Once again, we see
here the time, times, and
00:40:11.84\00:40:15.44
half a time.
1,260 years. Daniel and
00:40:15.51\00:40:18.61
Revelation complement
one another. This is the
00:40:18.71\00:40:21.35
1,260 years. It
says that this power, the
00:40:21.45\00:40:26.96
little horn which is
the same as the beast power
00:40:27.06\00:40:29.92
in Revelation 13,
the Roman Catholic system
00:40:30.03\00:40:34.70
speaks pompous words
against the Most High
00:40:35.86\00:40:38.90
and persecutes the
saints of the Most High.
00:40:39.00\00:40:40.90
History has revealed
that this has happened,
00:40:41.00\00:40:43.17
and the prophecies
tell us that it will happen
00:40:43.27\00:40:46.71
again. Persecution
will come, and we have to
00:40:46.81\00:40:51.45
be aware that these
things are going to take
00:40:51.55\00:40:54.05
place. Notice that it
says, "...shall think to
00:40:54.18\00:40:57.19
change times and
law." When you look at the
00:40:57.29\00:40:59.09
Ten Commandments,
the fourth commandment
00:40:59.22\00:41:02.82
speaks of time. God
says, "Remember the Sabbath
00:41:02.96\00:41:06.29
day to keep it holy."
This is a reference of
00:41:06.39\00:41:09.16
time. The fourth commandment
identifies God as our
00:41:09.26\00:41:13.13
Creator. Notice these
powerful words in Ezekiel
00:41:13.23\00:41:19.27
chapter 20, verse 12.
Ezekiel 20:12. The Bible
00:41:19.37\00:41:23.75
says... [reads text on-screen]
00:41:23.81\00:41:26.28
In Ezekiel chapter
20:12, the Bible calls that-
00:41:36.16\00:41:40.20
God's speaking
really says that the Sabbath
00:41:40.30\00:41:42.76
is a sign between
Him and us, His people!
00:41:42.90\00:41:46.77
And this is the
one that people want to
00:41:47.14\00:41:48.74
do away with! A very
dangerous thing. Now,
00:41:48.84\00:41:52.97
I want to read to
you from a book called
00:41:53.07\00:41:54.68
History of the Sabbath,
page 510 by J. N. Andrews.
00:41:55.24\00:42:00.18
History of the Sabbath,
page 510. [reads on-screen text]
00:42:00.28\00:42:06.49
So, my friend, this
commandment identifies
00:42:55.70\00:42:59.51
the Creator, and
the Creator is who we
00:42:59.64\00:43:02.68
should worship, and
no other. I keep reading
00:43:02.78\00:43:06.01
now from Great Controversy,
page 437. Complementing
00:43:06.11\00:43:12.59
this that I just
read, notice concerning the
00:43:12.69\00:43:15.32
fourth commandment
how this book helps us to
00:43:15.42\00:43:18.46
understand what
would've happened if everyone
00:43:18.53\00:43:20.36
kept the Ten Commandments,
including the fourth
00:43:20.46\00:43:25.70
commandment.
[reads text on-screen]
00:43:25.83\00:43:29.30
This is a message that
the world needs to hear.
00:44:26.19\00:44:29.40
It is a message
that brings a question of
00:44:29.96\00:44:32.53
life and death. What
will you do? Let's move
00:44:32.63\00:44:35.27
quickly to Revelation
chapter 14 and verse 8.
00:44:35.34\00:44:38.14
The second angel.
[reads text on-screen]
00:44:39.14\00:44:42.78
This power,
Babylon, not only... Well.
00:44:50.95\00:44:56.59
It tends to do the
same thing that God wants
00:44:56.66\00:44:59.06
to do. God wants to
bring the message of
00:44:59.13\00:45:01.66
salvation to every
kindred, tongue, and
00:45:01.76\00:45:04.23
people. Babylon-Satan
working through Babylon-
00:45:04.33\00:45:08.97
tries to bring
their message to the whole
00:45:09.10\00:45:11.31
world, as well,
and makes all nations
00:45:11.41\00:45:15.54
drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication.
00:45:15.64\00:45:18.31
In other words, practically
every nation under heaven
00:45:18.38\00:45:20.98
has taken in the deceptions
that Satan has brought
00:45:21.52\00:45:25.55
to them through this
power. The time comes
00:45:25.62\00:45:29.02
when God makes a declaration
that Babylon is fallen.
00:45:29.09\00:45:32.16
That time is not
yet, but soon will be.
00:45:32.26\00:45:35.23
Notice then as we continue
reading in Revelation 14:9-11.
00:45:36.10\00:45:42.37
Quickly, Revelation
14:9-11. This is what
00:45:42.47\00:45:45.74
the Bible says.
[reads text on-screen]
00:45:45.81\00:45:49.04
So we see here in the
scriptures revealed to
00:46:21.81\00:46:24.15
us... "Now, I'm speaking,"
this third angel, "about
00:46:24.25\00:46:28.18
the people! A
warning, that whoever received
00:46:28.25\00:46:31.75
this mark in their right
hand or in their forehead
00:46:31.85\00:46:34.52
will have to experience
the wrath of God, poured
00:46:35.76\00:46:40.26
out without
mixture." In other words, God
00:46:40.36\00:46:42.86
has been merciful,
and all of His judgments
00:46:42.96\00:46:48.10
and punishments have
been mingled with mercy.
00:46:48.57\00:46:51.64
But this is
unmingled with mercy! And this
00:46:51.74\00:46:55.04
angel talks to us about
the horrible things that
00:46:55.11\00:47:00.72
will happen to those
that receive the mark.
00:47:00.82\00:47:03.69
Notice that it
says "in the forehead."
00:47:03.79\00:47:05.59
What do you do-
what's in your forehead?
00:47:05.69\00:47:07.46
Your brain. It's
the thought processes'
00:47:07.56\00:47:10.63
center. This is where
you make your decision.
00:47:10.73\00:47:13.19
What about your
right hand? Your right hand
00:47:13.63\00:47:15.16
is power; your
right hand is going along
00:47:15.26\00:47:17.73
with things. "Well,
I'll go along with it."
00:47:17.83\00:47:19.53
And see, there are some
people that will receive
00:47:20.34\00:47:22.14
the mark of the beast;
they'll think about this
00:47:22.27\00:47:23.94
and they say, "Oh,
well, yes! I'm gonna do this.
00:47:24.01\00:47:26.44
This makes sense to
me. I like this." They are
00:47:26.91\00:47:31.18
deceived because
they don't love the truth.
00:47:31.28\00:47:33.25
They are deceived,
and they follow this! They
00:47:33.31\00:47:36.08
receive the mark because
of this. And other people:
00:47:36.15\00:47:37.95
"Well, if I don't do
this thing, then I can't
00:47:38.59\00:47:41.82
buy or sell!"
Because of convenience, they
00:47:41.92\00:47:45.39
go along with it. They
follow because of convenience.
00:47:45.49\00:47:49.03
No dedication to
God, no love for God, and
00:47:49.83\00:47:51.90
they follow the
beast and receive the mark.
00:47:51.97\00:47:56.60
Notice the
difference between the mark of
00:47:57.67\00:48:00.94
the beast and where
it's placed and the seal
00:48:01.04\00:48:05.28
of God. In Revelation
chapter 7, verse 2 and 3-
00:48:05.41\00:48:09.08
Revelation 7:2-3...
[reads text on-screen]
00:48:09.75\00:48:14.89
Praise the Lord.
Notice that there's no mention
00:48:32.77\00:48:34.84
of the right hand
or the left hand. Only
00:48:34.94\00:48:37.15
in the forehead is
the seal of God placed,
00:48:37.25\00:48:40.38
because God wants you to make
a decision based on thought, a
00:48:40.48\00:48:47.06
decision based on intellectual
consideration, a decision based
00:48:47.16\00:48:50.79
on your heart responding
and your brain looking
00:48:50.89\00:48:54.80
at this and saying,
"Yes! This is what I
00:48:54.86\00:48:56.80
want to do." You
are not forced; you make
00:48:56.87\00:49:01.50
a personal
decision, and that is what God
00:49:01.60\00:49:05.07
wants for you. Because
only those that worship
00:49:05.14\00:49:07.18
God in spirit and
in truth... That is the
00:49:07.24\00:49:11.51
worship that will
be accepted. Revelation
00:49:11.58\00:49:13.92
chapter 14 and
verse 12. This is what the
00:49:14.02\00:49:18.19
Bible tells us
in Revelation 14:12.
00:49:18.25\00:49:20.46
[reads text on-screen]
00:49:20.56\00:49:23.16
Notice, now, that
as we have been talking
00:49:30.73\00:49:33.50
about Revelation
12, Revelation 13, that
00:49:33.57\00:49:37.11
there is a contrast
00:49:37.21\00:49:39.44
made between
those who worship the
00:49:39.54\00:49:42.54
beast and those who
worship God. Those who
00:49:42.64\00:49:46.68
worship God, it says
here, "Here's the patience
00:49:46.75\00:49:49.88
of the saints. Here
are those who keep the
00:49:49.98\00:49:51.45
commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus."
00:49:51.55\00:49:53.46
Making a contrast
between those that receive the
00:49:54.16\00:49:57.63
mark of the beast.
Those that receive the mark of
00:49:57.66\00:49:59.86
the beast do not choose
to keep the commandments
00:50:00.00\00:50:03.26
of God; they choose
to keep the commandments
00:50:03.37\00:50:05.83
of men. That's why
they follow the beast!
00:50:05.97\00:50:10.57
Jesus tells us, "If you
love Me, keep My commandments."
00:50:14.21\00:50:20.82
"If you love Me"...
The reason these people
00:50:21.52\00:50:25.15
that we read about
in Revelation 14:12 and
00:50:25.25\00:50:28.22
in Revelation 12:17,
they keep the commandments
00:50:28.32\00:50:31.09
of God, it's
because they love God and
00:50:31.19\00:50:33.40
they want to please
God, and they want to love
00:50:33.50\00:50:36.10
their neighbor as
themselves. God gives
00:50:36.23\00:50:38.10
them the power to
keep His commandments. And
00:50:38.20\00:50:42.94
while brother Tim
Parton plays, I want you to
00:50:43.04\00:50:45.84
consider Revelation
15:10, and then brother Tim
00:50:46.51\00:50:51.28
will sing a song
for you to consider the
00:50:51.38\00:50:54.42
message you have
heard and consider God's
00:50:54.48\00:50:56.48
invitation to you. The Bible
tells us... [text on-screen]
00:50:56.58\00:51:01.52
My brother and my
sister, my friend, if you keep
00:51:13.44\00:51:16.71
God's commandment, you
will abide in God's love.
00:51:16.81\00:51:19.21
This is what Jesus
did. He kept His Father's
00:51:21.38\00:51:22.91
commandments, and
I encourage you to do
00:51:22.98\00:51:25.68
that, as well.
Let's listen as Tim sings,
00:51:25.78\00:51:28.55
"I Surrender All".
00:51:30.52\00:51:31.85
All to Jesus I surrender
00:51:33.66\00:51:41.16
All to Thee I freely give
00:51:41.63\00:51:49.04
I will ever love and trust Him
00:51:49.64\00:51:57.05
In His presence daily live
00:51:57.61\00:52:06.49
I surrender all
00:52:08.49\00:52:14.60
I surrender all
00:52:15.96\00:52:22.04
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
00:52:24.11\00:52:31.28
I surrender all
00:52:32.01\00:52:39.32
All to Jesus, I surrender
00:52:42.66\00:52:49.60
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine
00:52:50.13\00:52:57.04
Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit
00:52:57.51\00:53:04.38
Truly know that Thou art mine
00:53:04.85\00:53:14.02
All to Jesus, I surrender
00:53:17.19\00:53:24.03
Lord I give myself to Thee
00:53:24.47\00:53:31.47
Fill me with Thy love and power
00:53:32.07\00:53:38.25
Let Thy blessings fall on me
00:53:39.05\00:53:46.29
I surrender all
00:53:47.92\00:53:54.16
I surrender all
00:53:55.23\00:54:01.84
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
00:54:03.64\00:54:11.45
I surrender all
00:54:12.11\00:54:18.55
I surrender all
00:54:20.52\00:54:30.47
Amen. Amen. Thank
you, brother Tim Parton.
00:54:33.07\00:54:35.10
I hope that you, too,
like me, would choose-
00:54:36.37\00:54:42.24
and even brother
Tim Parton as he sang-
00:54:43.14\00:54:44.98
choose to surrender
all. God is making a call
00:54:45.91\00:54:50.75
upon us to surrender
all to Him. I want to
00:54:50.85\00:54:55.79
read to you from
John chapter 14 verse 21.
00:54:55.89\00:54:59.16
In John 14:21, Jesus
has a message for us.
00:55:00.23\00:55:04.07
Notice... [reads text on-screen]
00:55:04.50\00:55:09.50
Do you want Jesus to
manifest Himself to you?
00:55:23.45\00:55:28.16
I want to encourage
you to surrender all
00:55:29.06\00:55:31.49
to Jesus. I want to
encourage you to give
00:55:31.59\00:55:34.43
your all to Him. He
is calling upon you to
00:55:35.03\00:55:40.10
consider the many
times He has invited you to
00:55:40.20\00:55:44.44
come. Come! "Come to
Me, and leave all that
00:55:44.54\00:55:50.15
evil, all that wickedness...
All that that is doing you
00:55:50.25\00:55:53.68
harm, leave that and
follow Me." Jesus gives
00:55:53.75\00:55:57.85
us to power to
leave all that behind.
00:55:57.95\00:56:00.46
I encourage you to surrender
all to Jesus, even now.
00:56:00.92\00:56:04.39
Let's go to the Lord
in prayer, and I encourage
00:56:05.69\00:56:08.16
you to surrender
all to Him as we pray.
00:56:08.26\00:56:11.13
Our loving Heavenly
Father, we want to thank You.
00:56:12.13\00:56:15.90
Thank You, because
the door of mercy is still
00:56:17.07\00:56:19.11
open. And today,
we can surrender all.
00:56:19.21\00:56:24.58
We thank You, Lord,
that You are willing to take
00:56:25.38\00:56:27.78
all, and that You,
Lord, still keep Your promise
00:56:27.88\00:56:33.12
that he that comes to
me, You will in no wise?
00:56:34.12\00:56:38.56
cast out. We thank
You, Heavenly Father, that
00:56:38.66\00:56:41.66
the invitation is
for every single person;
00:56:41.76\00:56:44.57
no one is excluded,
and Your loving call
00:56:44.63\00:56:47.74
is made to
everyone that is hearing me,
00:56:47.80\00:56:52.17
even now. Lord, we ask
You to help us to surrender
00:56:52.27\00:56:56.08
all. We ask for
these blessings in Jesus'
00:56:56.18\00:56:58.68
name. Amen. Amen.
I hope you have made
00:56:58.78\00:57:03.92
that decision to
surrender all to Jesus. When you
00:57:04.05\00:57:09.76
do this, He comes
near you, He will manifest
00:57:09.82\00:57:15.20
Himself to you, and you
will begin to experience
00:57:15.30\00:57:18.03
joy and happiness
that begins in this world
00:57:18.13\00:57:21.04
and continues
forever. God bless you.
00:57:21.10\00:57:24.41