Participants: John Lomacang
Series Code: AOT
Program Code: AOT000033
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00:12 Welcome to Anchors Of Truth
00:14 live from the 3ABN Worship Center. 00:17 Last Day Events with John Lomacang. 00:23 Hello friends and welcome once again to our series 00:26 entitled, Last Day Events. 00:28 We thank you for tuning in again, 00:30 for taking the time tonight to sit down and invite your 00:32 friends and family to watch and to listen to this program. 00:36 Whether by television, whether internet, 00:39 whatever means you're looking through, 00:41 we thank you that you've taken the time. 00:43 And we hope you have your Bibles. 00:44 If you're joining us on the radio, we pray that you'll 00:47 keep it tuned into this station. 00:48 Because tonight we have a very important topic. 00:51 It is entitled, The Final Coalition. 00:53 We began a few nights ago with the message entitled, 00:56 The Final Countdown. 00:58 Then last night, The Final Stage. 01:00 Tonight, The Final Coalition. 01:02 And on tomorrow, Saturday morning at 11:00 o'clock, 01:05 we call it the Sabbath, the message is, The Final Apostasy. 01:10 11:00 am Central time. 01:12 And then tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm Central time, 01:15 the last message entitled, The Final Act. 01:19 We would like you to stay in an attitude of prayer. 01:21 This is a very powerful message tonight. 01:24 And I want to communicate it the way that God intends 01:27 for it to be communicated. 01:28 But I don't want you to take it personal. 01:30 I believe that the Lord has many sincere Christians that are 01:33 looking for salvation. 01:34 And many are walking where God doesn't intend for them to walk. 01:39 I mentioned last night that many of the last day signs are 01:42 happening in the church. 01:43 The devil already has the world. 01:45 So tonight as we pray, we'll ask the Lord to open our hearts 01:48 and our eyes to hear what He has to say to His people, 01:52 and to those who need to find out His truth, 01:55 and to accept Him as their Savior. 01:58 Let's bow our heads together. 02:00 Our gracious Father in heaven, we thank You again. 02:03 As we open the Word, we pray that we will also open our 02:06 hearts and our minds and our ears. 02:09 We pray that You will keep back the enemy from hindering 02:12 this message from going forward in a very powerful way. 02:16 Lord, I give you my heart and my hand. 02:18 And take this word, take the scriptures and make it the 02:21 living word that someone who's looking for truth 02:24 will find it, and they will also find a relationship with Christ. 02:29 In Your precious name I pray, amen. 02:34 If you have your Bibles tonight, you may want to turn with me. 02:37 If you don't have your Bibles, you know that we've been 02:39 faithful to put the texts on the screen. 02:40 One of the most significant Bible verses in the Bible... 02:44 You know, when I was raised and I played sports in high school, 02:47 I once played football. 02:48 You can tell I'm not built for that sport. 02:50 I want to tell you, I just played two games. 02:52 And after getting hit in the head, I thought, you know, 02:54 there's got to be another way to live. 02:57 So I took up basketball and that has not been good to me. 02:59 All my injuries have been from basketball. 03:01 Broken leg, almost lost my eye, broke my face in three places, 03:05 almost lost my voice. 03:06 I didn't get a penny for any of that. 03:08 But something that sticks out in my mind is this. 03:11 Whenever the game began, the coach always said to us, 03:16 "Forget that cliché." 03:18 And we would say, "What cliché?" 03:21 And it is this one. 03:22 "It is not whether you win or lose but how you play the game." 03:26 He said, "That does not apply to this game. 03:28 You better win. 03:30 We have not trained you to play a game. 03:32 You better win." 03:33 And brothers and sisters, we are in a battle. 03:36 This is not a game we play. 03:38 Christianity is a "whether you win or lose" situation. 03:42 So this text tonight takes us right into the focus of, 03:45 not a game that Christ is playing, 03:47 not a game that Satan is playing, 03:49 but in fact it is whether or not we win or lose. 03:53 To encourage you, Jesus has already won. 03:56 Can you say amen to that. 03:58 So we have to join the winning side if we plan on being 04:01 on that eternal field where joy and peace will last forever. 04:06 Revelation chapter 12 and verse 17. 04:08 I'm going to speak quickly tonight, I have a lot to cover. 04:10 The Bible says: 04:13 The dragon is Satan. 04:16 The woman is the church. 04:29 Friends, let me make a statement that's very very clear. 04:32 We are definitely living in the last days. 04:34 I believe that with all my heart. 04:36 The final coalition against truth will soon be formed. 04:40 We are on the brink of the battle of Armageddon. 04:43 And every system that has ever opposed the government of God 04:47 is going to be represented in the battle of Armageddon. 04:51 That's also the final coalition. 04:54 The Bible has prophesied it, we have preached about it, 04:57 and we have seen steps being made to bring this text 05:01 to its grand fulfillment. 05:04 While this is not solely the last day verse, 05:07 the last days bring this verse to its fruition, 05:11 to its strength, to its fulfillment. 05:14 We are living in the most intense time of the assault, 05:17 and this is the last days. 05:19 The largest and most coordinated attack, according to this text, 05:23 is going to be the last days. 05:25 But to fully understand what this text means, 05:27 there are five things we must understand. 05:28 How many things did I say? 05:29 Five. Here they are. 05:31 One, who is the warrior in this text? 05:35 Secondly, who is the intended victim? 05:37 Thirdly, what is the reason for the attack? 05:40 Fourth, what is the arsenal used in the attack? 05:45 And last, how will we know that the final attack is imminent? 05:51 How will we know that we're living at the time 05:53 of the final attack? 05:54 The final play of the game, the last ten seconds, 05:57 as I talked about a few nights ago. 06:00 First, let's look at the first recorded attack, 06:03 the first war that took place. 06:05 Revelation 12 and verses 7 and 8. 06:07 And it reads as follows. 06:14 Michael is Christ. 06:17 The dragon is Satan. 06:24 It says that there was even disharmony among the 06:27 dragon and his angels. 06:28 There is not unity, there is not a unified coalition 06:32 among the fallen angels any more than there's a unified 06:35 coalition in our world. 06:36 Wherever there is sin, there's not unity. 06:38 But it goes on. 06:49 That means, when we get to heaven, 06:51 Satan and his angels won't be there. 06:53 It's going to be a place without sin. 06:55 Sin will never ever have a chance, never have an 06:59 opportunity to rise up a second time. 07:02 Nahum 1:9 says, "Affliction will not rise up a second time." 07:07 Sin and sinners will be no more. 07:09 The one pushing sin will never exist again. 07:13 So there will never ever be an opportunity, 07:16 even in our choices, to sin. 07:18 The reason clearly is, we will be made in the complete 07:22 image of Christ, fully righteous. 07:26 And when the Bible says we are righteous, 07:28 "He that is holy, let him be holy still. 07:31 He that is righteous, let him be righteous still." 07:34 Forever sealed in the righteousness of Jesus. 07:37 And I must say, in Jesus there is not a hint of sin. 07:42 Revelation also describes the warrior. 07:44 Revelation 12 and verse 9. Here it is. 08:05 After Satan and his angels sinned, the battle didn't end. 08:09 They turned the earth into the battlefield. 08:12 Ever since Satan was kicked out, ever since his angels were 08:15 expelled, the earth has become the battlefield. 08:18 It's like after a baseball game. 08:20 The young guys, they go to the baseball game. 08:22 The baseball doesn't end for them. 08:23 They go home and play stickball. 08:25 After the basketball game, 08:26 the basketball game doesn't end for them. 08:28 They go home and play basketball. 08:29 I remember growing up and watching the 08:31 New York Nicks play on television. 08:33 Even in the winter, even in the snow, 08:35 we all got together, the guys in the neighborhood. 08:37 We would get a snow shovel, go to the park, 08:41 shovel the snow, and play basketball 08:44 in freezing cold weather. 08:46 The point of the matter is, you don't need an indoor arena 08:49 to play basketball. 08:51 You don't need heaven for that to be the battlefield. 08:53 The earth is the battlefield of today. 08:55 Satan is down here. 08:56 His angels have fallen. 08:58 And when they fell, they became the demons to 09:01 carry on the battles from age to age. 09:04 Satan uses his angels to organize the world 09:08 into the final coalition. 09:10 Look at Revelation chapter 16 and verse 14. 09:13 The Bible says: 09:38 So there are demons working as we're sitting here. 09:40 There are demons in every facet of society. 09:42 There are demons everywhere in the earth. 09:45 As there are angels, as the Holy Spirit is working on the 09:48 hearts of all humanity, there are demons opposing 09:51 the advancement of truth at every hand. 09:53 But I want to say this. 09:54 Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. 09:58 Can you say amen to that. 09:59 So I'm not fearful of the demons. 10:01 I'm just so glad that the Lord has told us that we are not 10:04 wrestling against flesh and blood. 10:06 This is a real war. 10:08 We are really living in the final battle, 10:11 soon to be followed by the battle of Armageddon. 10:15 But tonight, I want to say this. 10:17 And understand this very clearly. 10:19 There is a final coalition. 10:21 I'm not talking about the Christian coalition. 10:23 I'm not talking about any other earthly coalition. 10:25 There is a final coalition that will be formed. 10:28 And not until all seven systems are in place 10:33 that the final battle is going to begin. 10:36 The Bible reveals seven systems through which 10:41 Satan has continued to work from age to age. 10:44 How many systems did I say? Seven. 10:47 Seven is a complete number. 10:48 And by the way, you're not going to find this in one particular 10:51 passage in the Bible. 10:53 I've done my homework to find this one. 10:55 As a matter of fact, you may not have heard this 10:58 ever presented before. 11:00 This may be the first time you're going to hear about 11:02 these seven systems. 11:03 I'm not talking about seven kings. 11:05 I'm not talking about Rome and all of its phases. 11:07 I'm talking about from the very time that Satan 11:09 entered this earth until the very end, he has established 11:13 seven systems through which he works. 11:16 I'm not talking about the seven heads and ten horns. 11:18 Not that at all. 11:19 Seven systems introduced into the Bible. 11:22 But in those systems, there are two main ways he works. 11:27 One is destruction, the other is deception. 11:31 Those are the only methods he uses. 11:33 Let's observe the introduction of the first 11:35 of the seven systems. 11:37 Genesis chapter 3 and verse 1. 11:38 Are you ready to follow? Here we go. 11:40 The Bible says: 11:56 The first system was introduced in the garden. 11:58 I'll tell you what that was in a moment. 12:00 But the first thing that Satan did to lay the foundation 12:03 for the first system was what he's still doing today. 12:07 He got Eve to question whether or not 12:10 God really said what God said. 12:14 So the questioning of God's word did not begin just in the 12:17 evangelical world or just when all these books I talked 12:20 about last night came out. 12:21 This began in the Garden of Eden. 12:23 The oldest tactic Satan has used in all the ages 12:26 is to question whether or not God's word really says 12:30 what God's word says. 12:37 He led Eve to believe that there are no negative consequences 12:41 to ignoring the word of God. 12:44 That's why tradition is exalted today. 12:47 I remember once... 12:48 And I'm not going to tell many stories tonight, 12:50 but this fits right here. 12:51 I remember one day, a member of our church said, 12:53 he looked in his pastor's Bible or saw his pastor's Bible 12:56 opened out at a Bible study or in the pulpit, 12:58 and he saw a lot of places in the Bible highlighted in yellow. 13:01 And he thought, "My pastor is really a man that studies." 13:04 And he asked his pastor, what are those highlights 13:06 in his Bible about? 13:07 And his pastor said, in seminary they told them 13:11 to highlight those verses because those are verses 13:14 that they did not want him to preach from 13:16 when he began his ministry. 13:21 Seminaries are also being used in our world 13:25 to sow seeds of error. 13:27 So whether a person is in a seminary or not, 13:29 if you are in Christ and being led by the Holy Spirit, 13:32 Jesus says, John 16:13, "Howbeit when He, 13:35 the Spirit of truth, is come, He will lead you and 13:39 guide you into all truth." 13:40 And can you say amen to that. 13:41 So the Holy Spirit is the active agent leading people to 13:44 understand the Word of God. 13:45 You can be in a seminary, but if they're not telling the truth, 13:47 you're just an educated liar. 13:52 And there's nobody more dangerous than a person 13:54 that knows how to use his lies. 13:56 Education with a lie behind it is a dangerous tool. 14:00 There's nobody more intellectual than Satan, 14:02 by the way, except God. 14:06 Satan also convinced Eve that sin does not lead to death; 14:09 Genesis 3 verses 4 and 5. 14:11 Genesis 3 verses 4 and 5. 14:17 People today believe that people are dead, but not surely. 14:22 That's why folk wouldn't go to the cemetery at night. 14:24 Let me submit to you; the cemetery is one of the 14:26 safest places in any major city. 14:29 You could get a towel and go lay in the cemetery, 14:33 put your money all around you, in New York, and 14:35 nobody will come after you and rob you. 14:37 Amen, I know that's to be true. 14:39 That's the truth. 14:41 Here's what he said. 14:42 Here's what he said, God's holding out on you. 14:44 Verse 5. 14:50 Disobedience does not lead to your eyes being opened. 14:53 It leads to your eyes being shut. 14:58 Yes they did know good and evil. 15:00 But what they knew is not what they wanted to know. 15:02 Sometimes we get to know good and evil. 15:04 And we want to forget the evil we know and find out more 15:07 of the good that we should know. 15:09 God evil is not a good thing to know. 15:11 God did not intend for Adam and Eve to understand 15:13 death, and sin, and suffering, and pain. 15:15 Yes they did know good and evil. 15:17 But not what God intended for them to know. 15:20 Here's a powerful quotation from the book, Darkness Before Dawn. 15:23 My favorite author. 15:25 I believe that God inspired Ellen White so that her words 15:28 resonate like they were just written. 15:30 Listen to what she says. 16:08 You can hear the lies. 16:09 When people die, everybody, the news says it, 16:12 preachers lie from the pulpit, "He's in heaven 16:14 now looking down on us." 16:15 No he's not, he's right there in the coffin. 16:18 What's not being preached nowadays is the resurrection. 16:21 What's the purpose of the resurrection? 16:22 For Jesus to come back and resurrect His saints, amen. 16:26 That's not being preached. 16:27 You don't hear anything about the resurrection. 16:29 Just dying and going to heaven. 16:32 Now let me tell you something. 16:33 If death was an entrance to heaven, 16:35 death would not be an enemy. 16:36 He would be a friend. 16:38 But it's an enemy. 16:39 And the reason why we cry is because the Lord has put within 16:42 us something to understand that death is an enemy. 16:45 We don't rejoice at funerals and say, 16:47 "Oh, I'm so glad my mother died. Now she's in heaven." 16:50 We don't say that. 16:52 But preachers lie. 16:55 I don't even want to say "untruth". 16:56 I want to call it what it is. 16:58 Preachers lie, and they do it intentionally. 17:02 And that's what the church did during the dark ages. 17:04 That's how they raised up their cathedrals in Europe. 17:06 They lied to the people. 17:07 They taught purgatory to people who had parents that did not 17:11 get baptized before they died. 17:12 They raised millions, the Catholic church did 17:14 during the dark ages, and raised up their cathedrals 17:16 with that lie. 17:17 Then they taught another lie. 17:18 Limbo for babies that did not get baptized. 17:21 That's why babies are baptized in the Catholic church. 17:25 They said, "They're in purgatory now, they're in limbo. 17:27 But I can get them out if you pay me." 17:30 They also taught the sin of indulgences. 17:32 And I'll talk about more of that later on in the sermon. 17:34 But the foundation for deception today, the very first system, 17:39 whether you caught it or not, the very first system 17:42 established in the Garden of Eden is the 17:44 system of spiritualism. 17:46 What did I say? Spiritualism. 17:48 The oldest thing that Satan has used; 17:50 spiritualism throughout the ages. 17:52 From the Garden of Eden until Jesus comes, 17:55 spiritualism will be active. 17:57 Ellen White says in the book, Spirit Of Prophecy, Volume 4, 18:01 listen to what she says, page 235. 18:14 That whole series I did on the occult, 18:17 spiritualism is everywhere. 18:18 It's everywhere. 18:20 I'm not going to take the time tonight. 18:21 If you haven't heard that series called Unclean Spirits, 18:24 you need to get it. 18:25 Spiritualism is everywhere, in everything. 18:28 And what does it mean by the natural immortality of the soul? 18:31 People believe that the soul goes on and on and on. 18:34 That's the reason why people believe that their 18:36 dead one's are in heaven. 18:37 That's the platform for the veneration and worship of Mary 18:40 and other saints that are really dead. 18:42 The afterlife is portrayed in movies and television. 18:45 And that's all born in spiritualism. 18:47 Spiritualism is the basis for the New Age movement 18:50 and Eastern Mysticism. 18:52 Spiritualism is the door to séance's and mediums 18:55 and witches and warlocks. 18:56 Spiritualism is the entrance into the occult 18:59 and devil worship. 19:01 It's been going on for six thousand years. 19:04 But what was introduced in the Garden of Eden 19:07 will reach its full development in the last days. 19:10 Listen to what Ellen White says in the book, 19:14 Darkness Before Dawn, page 23 paragraph 3. 19:43 We are living in the last remnant of time, are we not? 19:48 That's right. 19:49 He's laid the foundation a long time. 19:51 His final effort. 19:52 That's why my series has the word "final" in every message. 19:56 Spiritualism is the oldest of the seven systems. 19:58 And it will be a part of the battle of Armageddon. 20:02 The first contributor to the final coalition. 20:05 But now let's go to the second system. 20:07 This one was introduced shortly before the flood. 20:10 Genesis chapter 6 and verse 5 gives us the entrance 20:13 into this system. 20:14 And the Bible says: 20:28 Patriots And Prophets, page 91 paragraph 1. 21:17 This second system removes God from the picture. 21:21 Here's how Paul says it in Romans 1 and verse 28. 21:35 This second system that was introduced, 21:39 not at its fulfillment yet, not at its full strength, 21:42 the second system that was introduced is what we 21:44 now call modern atheism. 21:49 The removal of God. 21:51 What do you call a system and a society that pushes the 21:54 knowledge of God out of its civilization? 21:58 You call it atheism. 22:00 That's what happened to the Communist. 22:01 That's what happened in Russia. 22:03 That's what happened in France in 1798. 22:05 They outlawed God. 22:06 Let me tell you something. 22:08 You can pass laws, but you can't get rid of God. 22:10 What do you say? 22:11 It was introduced but it did not reach its fulfillment. 22:14 That's what made France so diabolical. 22:17 Atheism was the power that Satan organized 22:21 to lead them to outlaw God's word in 1798. 22:25 But atheism was in existence thousands of years 22:29 before France did that. 22:33 The Great Controversy 1888, page 269 paragraph 2. 23:08 Atheism is alive in our world today, and growing in America. 23:14 You know what they're saying? 23:15 That we have religious freedom. 23:16 And they're using religious freedom to introduce all kinds 23:19 of systems against the government of God. 23:21 Atheism was the seed of Communism. 23:23 God is being expelled out of American society. 23:26 Look at some of the things that we had when we were young 23:29 that we don't have any longer. 23:31 For example, the phrase, "In God We Trust," 23:34 while still being on the dollar bill, atheists challenge that. 23:37 They says, that's anti-religious freedom. 23:40 So get rid of, "In God We Trust." 23:43 And something else being resisted in America; 23:45 when you say, "One nation under God," 23:47 atheists stand up and protest that. 23:49 Prayer in high schools at their graduations. 23:52 Prayer at school's sporting events are being protested, 23:56 once again, by atheists. 23:57 I heard on the news just a few weeks ago, a young man 23:59 who's friend died in a car accident, 16 years old. 24:03 He was playing a football game and when he hit the 24:05 winning touchdown, or ran for the winning touchdown, 24:08 he pointed to the sky in a gesture, somewhat so to speak 24:12 in his own mind, contributing the win to his friend. 24:15 You know what happened? 24:16 He was reprimanded for doing that, for pointing to the sky. 24:20 They said that was a religious gesture. 24:23 That's how ridiculous it's getting in America. 24:26 God is being put out. 24:28 A man by the name of Edward Kagin, 24:30 he's an atheistic leader, he says he has started 24:33 something called, The American Religious Civil War. 24:36 There's a picture I want to show you right now. 24:37 It's ridiculous. I can't tell you a whole lot about it. 24:40 But this is a picture of something called, de-baptism. 24:45 Did you hear what I said? You heard it right. 24:47 De-baptism. 24:48 This is a de-baptism certificate. 24:50 I blocked the name out for obvious reasons. 24:52 There's a movement in America appealing to Christians 24:55 to leave Christianity. 24:56 And he stands up in this movement with a 24:59 Grim Reaper's cloak on, a cloak over his head, 25:02 and a big ole blow dryer. 25:03 And in a ceremonial sense, he has those who want to be 25:06 de-baptized walk down the line and he blow dries them, 25:10 to symbolize he's removing all the water of baptism. 25:15 De-baptism in America. 25:17 It's ridiculous, but look it up on the internet. 25:18 There are so many responses to that, 25:20 so many people registering in. 25:22 TIME magazine did the exposé and they recorded the videos. 25:25 There's about 15 videos on de-baptism. 25:27 Isn't that ridiculous? 25:29 But you know what the atheist said? 25:30 They said, "Christians shouldn't get upset by that. 25:33 Because if their Christianity is secure, what we do 25:35 should not make them feel insecure." 25:37 I'm not insecure, I'm just telling you how Satan 25:38 is working in America. 25:40 Here's a picture of one of his followers, had on this shirt. 25:42 This girl use to be a Christian. 25:44 She gave up her Christianity and here's the shirt that she wears. 25:46 "There's probably no God. 25:48 Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." 25:51 Well, she's in trouble if she had to use the word "probably". 25:54 If you're not sure that God does not exist, 25:57 that's not the shirt you need to wear. 25:58 Am I right? 26:00 "Probably." 26:01 Well that means there's a chance. 26:03 But that's what is happening in America. 26:06 Let's go to the third system. 26:07 This system of atheism will be in the final coalition. 26:11 The third system that we will introduce 26:13 is one that was born on the heels of a nation 26:17 that rejected its Savior. 26:20 Let's go to Matthew chapter 23 verses 37 to 38. 26:25 Praise the Lord I'm moving at a good pace tonight. 26:27 I so appreciate the guys in the truck and the entire crew. 26:30 Thank you, guys. Thank you, ladies. 26:32 Matthew 23 verses 37 and 38. 26:35 This third system is Judaism, modern Judaism. 26:40 First spiritualism, then atheism, then Judaism. 26:45 Listen to what Jesus said about the nation that rejected Him. 27:16 According to JewsForJudaism.org... 27:19 And I did my research. I'm giving you snippets. 27:21 If you want to have fun and do the homework, you can. 27:24 They say... These are Jews for Judaism. 27:26 They say that Jesus is not the true Messiah. 27:30 They use a word in the Hebrew "HaMashiach". 27:35 They said Jesus, the word "Messiah", 27:37 in Hebrew or in Greek does not read that way. 27:40 So therefore, Jesus cannot be the true Messiah. 27:43 They say the true Messiah must be a descendant of King David, 27:47 and Jesus does not fit that. 27:48 They said Jesus' father was a descendant, but not Jesus. 27:52 Is that amazing? 27:53 They said a literal Elijah must come, not someone 27:56 preaching the Elijah message. 27:58 That's the third reason they reject the divinity of Jesus. 28:01 They also say the Old Testament prophets do not predict 28:05 a second coming. 28:06 Well it's all through the Old Testament, 28:07 the second coming of Jesus. 28:09 Amen? 28:10 But they said because there's no second coming, 28:12 the second coming; the JewsForJudaism.org says, 28:16 the second coming is a desperate attempt 28:18 to explain away the failures of Jesus. 28:22 Judaism, which God established to be a blessing, has now 28:26 become a curse in the earth because they rejected the 28:28 very One that wanted to use them to carry the 28:30 gospel to the world. 28:31 Judaism is that third system. 28:33 But look at what 2 John chapter 1 and verse 7 says. 28:36 The foundation for our safety is accepting Jesus, 28:39 and that He came in the flesh. 28:42 John says: 28:56 So, the system that God established and called to be 28:59 a light to the world, they rejected Jesus. 29:02 In Acts chapter 13 verses 42 to 46, he said, 29:05 "It was necessary that the Word of God should 29:08 first be given to you. 29:09 But seeing that you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy 29:13 of everlasting life, low, we turn to the Gentiles." 29:16 And the Gentiles, when they heard that, 29:18 the Bible say they rejoiced. 29:20 And I want to say today, Jesus is the Savior. 29:22 What do you say? 29:23 Regardless of who says otherwise. 29:25 And what they did to cover it up is recorded in 29:28 Matthew 28 verse 13. 29:29 They could not accept the fact that Jesus rose again. 29:32 But I tell you today, the reason I'm preaching this way is, 29:35 I serve a risen Savior who is soon returning to take us home. 29:39 Here's the lie they spun, Matthew 28 verse 13. 29:42 When they heard about the resurrection of Jesus, 29:43 they called the Roman soldiers together and they spun a lie. 29:46 And they said to the soldiers: 29:57 What did the Roman soldiers do? Verse 15 of Matthew 28. 30:09 But let me tell you something. 30:10 Jesus had a plan to make sure that people knew He was raised. 30:13 He was seen by more than 500 people. 30:16 Amen, someone. 30:17 So He didn't rely on the Roman soldiers to get the news out. 30:20 He told Mary, "Go tell the disciples I'm risen. 30:23 Go tell Peter, the one that denied Me, the one that 30:25 I'm going to forgive, tell him I'm risen." 30:27 And on the day of Pentecost, a risen and a resurrected God 30:30 was firing up Peter, the apostle, now forgiven. 30:33 And he called the Jews that finally understood 30:36 Jesus is the Messiah, he called them to repentance. 30:39 Jesus is alive and well today. 30:40 What do you say? 30:42 The system that rejected its own Savior will be 30:45 in the final coalition. 30:46 There's an entire world filled with Jews looking for the 30:51 coming of the Messiah. 30:52 When in fact, He's coming the second time, not with sin, 30:55 but for the purpose of taking us home. 30:59 Let's go to the forth system now. 31:01 The forth one that will be included in the final coalition. 31:04 This system was introduced on the basis of demoting Jesus. 31:10 This forth system is Islam. 31:13 Go with me to Genesis chapter 17 verses 20 and 21. 31:16 The first one, spiritualism. The second one, atheism. 31:18 The third one, Judaism. And the forth one, Islam. 31:22 Genesis chapter 17 verses 20 and 21. 31:25 Notice what the Bible says. 31:46 Right now Islam is all over the world. 31:49 It's the fastest growing segment of religious society. 31:52 It's the fastest growing population in the world, period; 31:55 the Muslim population. 31:57 But notice verse 21. 32:08 God made a covenant with Isaac. 32:11 What do you say? 32:13 Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. 32:15 Then the twelve sons of Israel. 32:17 God has a nation today that serves Him, not demotes Him. 32:21 But let me give you some facts about Islam, just so that 32:23 we can be more educated. 32:24 Because they don't totally deny Jesus. 32:26 As a matter of fact, Jesus is mentioned 25 times more 32:31 in the Koran than Muhammad is. 32:34 Belief in Jesus is required in Islam, and required 32:37 to be a Muslim. 32:39 They teach that Jesus is a messenger from God 32:43 to guide the children of Israel. 32:45 But they also say, as is every other messenger from God. 32:50 Islam teaches that Jesus was a Muslim. 32:53 Islam teaches the virgin birth of Jesus. 32:56 But Islam does not accept Jesus as being incarnate God, 33:01 and they don't accept the fact that He was the Son of God. 33:05 Islam also teaches that in the judgment, they say, 33:08 Jesus will deny having ever claimed divinity. 33:13 They also say that Jesus was not crucified, 33:17 but He was taken to heaven. 33:19 And they say, Jesus did not atone for our sins. 33:23 Let me say this. 33:25 Anyone who's sins are not atoned for by Jesus 33:28 will be in the final coalition. 33:29 What do you say? 33:31 Look at Acts chapter 4 verse 11. 34:00 The only one that can give us salvation is Jesus. 34:03 He said, "No one comes to the Father except through Me." 34:07 So when I pray my prayers, I say, "In Jesus name I pray." 34:11 I come to the Father in the name of Jesus. 34:14 He is alive, He did atone for our sins, 34:17 He was crucified, He is sitting at the right hand of the Father, 34:21 and He is very much divine. 34:25 But the fifth system. 34:27 The fifth system to be included in the final coalition. 34:31 This is a powerful one. 34:32 You know, the reason why this pulses with me is because 34:35 most of my family members are under the delusion 34:40 of this system. 34:44 So I'm talking to generations. 34:46 I'm talking to generations of family. 34:50 I'm talking to generations that I want to see in the kingdom. 34:54 This is personal to me. 34:56 I'm talking to those who love the Lord, but who have had their 35:00 eyes closed by tradition that has resonated 35:03 from generation to generation. 35:05 The fifth system that is a part of the final coalition 35:10 is a system born on the basis of complete deception. 35:15 And I think you've already guessed which one it is. 35:17 Catholicism. 35:19 Established during the dark ages. 35:22 We'll talk about that tomorrow morning; 35:23 how they got established, 35:24 how they got to where they are today. 35:26 But I'm not going to talk about that right now. 35:27 I'm going to talk about the means and the methods 35:30 that Satan has used to establish in that system 35:33 all of the deception that is working on the hearts of 35:36 1.3 billion people today. 35:42 Now I want to preface this. 35:45 What I'm about to say is not against any person. 35:48 It's against a system. 35:55 But I'm also going to say, if you get upset, check it out. 36:00 Do your homework. 36:03 The only reason why you should get upset is because 36:06 you don't want to look it up. 36:08 But if you want truth, you're about to get it. 36:13 I'd rather you get upset with me telling the truth 36:15 than both of us laugh our way all the way to hell. 36:19 Matter of fact, Paul the apostle, when he was 36:22 opposed by some of the leaders in the New Testament, he says, 36:25 "Have I become your enemy because I tell you the truth?" 36:28 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, 36:30 but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." 36:32 A wise man by the name of Solomon said that. 36:34 So the wounds that come as a result of telling the truth 36:37 are wounds that will lead us to finding the truth. 36:40 Catholicism established itself on the basis of man 36:45 as the mediator between God and us. 36:47 And so the question is, why confess to a sinful man 36:50 when Jesus is our sinless Mediator? 36:54 Look at what Timothy says, 1 Timothy 2 and verse 5. 37:09 Why call an earthly man "father" and pray, 37:12 "Our Father, which art in heaven?" 37:15 Doesn't make sense. 37:17 It's not even consciously clear. 37:19 Why say "father" when we pray, 37:22 "Our Father, which art in heaven?" 37:25 It gives you, not only His designation of who He is, 37:28 but where He's located. 37:29 In heaven. 37:31 But listen to what Jesus said. 37:33 Matthew 23 and verse 9. 37:35 Jesus made it very clear. 37:39 He was speaking in the ecclesiastical sense, 37:42 not in the parental sense. 37:53 Why kneel before an earthly priest 37:55 when the Bible says in Hebrews 8 and verse 1: 38:06 That's where our Priest is. 38:08 A sinless Priest. Amen. 38:10 Not someone that has to atone for his sins 38:13 and then try to atone for mine. 38:14 My sins are atoned for, and yours are atoned for, 38:17 by the blood of a spotless Lamb and a spotless Mediator. 38:22 Let's keep going. 38:24 Why pray to people that are dead? 38:28 Why pray to saints that are no longer alive 38:31 to intercede for us when Hebrews 7 verse 25 says: 38:53 We have an Intercessor that's always alive. 38:57 He's not in a city on the earth, but He's in a city in heaven. 39:01 He's confessing our names before the Father 39:04 as we confess His name before those on the earth. 39:08 Why pray to images? 39:11 Oh, there's a text that I almost forgot. 39:12 I don't want to go past it. 39:14 Because you can't pray to the dead. 39:15 Isaiah 8 and verse 19 says: 39:22 Absolutely not. 39:24 Let me tell you something, I saw the factory where 39:26 those saints are made. 39:27 It's just melted plastic and somebody sits down 39:29 and paints them very classically. 39:30 It's their job. 39:31 That plastic is not going to help you in an accident. 39:35 And I hope you don't feel that I'm disrespecting you. 39:37 But I'm telling you the truth. 39:39 The only help you're going to get in an accident is Jesus. 39:42 His holy angels will guide the hand of the steering wheel to 39:45 keep you from something that could possible happen. 39:48 Not a plastic idol on your screen. 39:50 Not a crystal like the New Agers do. 39:52 Not something that's made by the hands of man. 39:54 Isaiah said, "They have eyes but they can't see, 39:56 ears but they cannot hear." 39:59 But let's continue. 40:00 Why pray to images when it's forbidden in the Bible? 40:03 Exodus 20 verses 4 and 5, notice what the Lord says. 40:29 Worship belongs to God, and to God alone. 40:33 Men like worshipping things. 40:36 So Satan set up an entire system of worship. 40:38 If you look at the Old Testament prophets, 40:39 this existed in their day. 40:41 Elijah was given the job of tearing down all the altars 40:44 established by the false kings. 40:45 In the days of many of the kings, those who are Philistines 40:49 and Amorites and Jebusites and Hittites, they set up 40:53 sometimes their altar right next to the altar of God. 40:56 And that's alive today. 40:57 That's why the Bible says, Paul says there is spiritual 41:00 wickedness in high places. 41:01 When you look that word up, "high places," 41:05 you have to go to the Old Testament. 41:08 Because the phrase "high places" meant the groves where 41:13 false worship took place right next to the altar of God. 41:17 That's the high places. 41:18 Not just some ethereal place in heaven, 41:20 but spiritual wickedness closely aligned right next to the place 41:24 where God should be worshipped. 41:27 That's why Isaiah 42 and verse 8 says as follows. 41:41 Is that clear? 41:45 But Catholicism hasn't stopped there. 41:48 They teach that people die and are in heaven right away. 41:51 That's not in the Bible. 41:52 They teach that the soul is immortal. 41:54 That's not in the Bible. 41:56 They teach that there is an eternally burning hell. 41:59 That's not in the Bible. 42:00 That was another way of raising money during the dark ages. 42:03 It's amazing what happened during the dark ages. 42:05 But the reason why it's called "the dark ages" is because the 42:08 light of God's truth was extinguished. 42:11 It was hidden from the common man. 42:13 I'm going to talk about that tomorrow morning, 42:14 about the Protestant Reformation. 42:15 How God's number one aim is to open the eyes of the blind 42:20 to set at liberty those who are captives. 42:23 The recovering of the sight. 42:25 And one of the conditions the Bible outlines 42:27 in the last days is this: 42:31 Wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. 42:36 And you know what? Don't even know it. 42:40 So there are people worshipping, don't even know their condition. 42:43 Because they are under the leadership and under the 42:46 mesmerism of men that have them doing things that are 42:49 not supported, not even in the Bible anywhere. 42:52 Let's continue. 42:54 Catholicism teaches that babies can be baptized. 42:58 How can a baby be baptized when a baby doesn't 42:59 even understand commitment? 43:01 A baby just wants a bottle and its diapers changed. 43:07 Catholicism ordains Sunday as a holy day. 43:09 And you what? They tell you that. 43:11 It's not in the Bible. 43:12 What's so sad about it is, Protestant leaders, 43:15 evangelicals, try to find scriptures in the 43:18 Bible to support that. 43:19 And the ones who set it up... 43:20 I'm going to show you this tomorrow morning. 43:21 The ones that set up the worship and honor and the veneration of 43:24 Sunday, they tell you they did it. 43:27 And all these leaders that want to hold on to tradition. 43:30 Because you know why? 43:31 You can go to church for an hour... 43:33 And it's becoming the same sickness in 43:35 the Adventist church. 43:36 One hour in church and the rest of the day piddling around 43:39 doing unholy things on God's Holy Day. 43:41 I'm going to hit that on the head tomorrow like a man 43:43 driving in a stake into a train rail. 43:46 Because what we are doing is, we're going down the 43:49 same road, we're following the trends and patterns 43:52 of the secular society of Christianity and 43:55 beginning to live like them. 43:56 The same lethargy exists in the Adventist church. 43:59 Disrespect for the truth when it's being preached. 44:04 Why give God an entire day? 44:08 You know friends, it's not about giving God an entire day. 44:10 It's about giving God your entire heart. 44:15 If God has your heart, what's a day? 44:18 A day is nothing when He has your heart. 44:20 Matter of fact, I love when our anniversary comes. 44:22 Everybody is on hold. 44:23 My wife and I spend the entire day together. 44:26 I don't hesitate to say, "This weekend is our anniversary. 44:28 We won't be around." 44:30 Well God has a weekly "anniversary." 44:35 But just for the sake of gaining access to the pagans, 44:38 Rome took the day that they already worshipped, the sun day, 44:43 baptized it and gave it to Christianity. 44:45 And you'll find out tomorrow all the claims. 44:47 They tell it to you in black and white. 44:49 And you'll see those things tomorrow morning. 44:51 Catholicism also teaches its members to pray the rosary. 44:54 It's forbidden in the Bible. 44:57 Matthew 6 and verse 7, Jesus said: 45:09 Catholicism teaches its followers to pray, "hail Mary," 45:13 not "hail King Jesus." 45:15 They say that Mary is full of grace. 45:16 God is full of grace. 45:18 How can someone who is dead be full of grace? 45:22 Mary was just a woman like anybody else, but she was 45:24 chosen by God to be the mother through whom Jesus came. 45:28 And on that very same note, God was her Father, 45:31 she is not God's father. 45:36 Asking Mary to pray for sinners. 45:39 Listen to what Jesus says in John 14 verse 6. 45:56 We go through Jesus. 45:58 You may have seen the picture of Jesus like this. 46:01 One hand stretched up to God, 46:02 the other hand stretched down to man. 46:04 He brings mortal man in touch with an immortal God. 46:08 His brings an immortal God in touch with mortal man. 46:10 He is the bridge between humanity and divinity. 46:13 Not Mary. 46:14 And when you look at the hierarchy; 46:16 God, Mary, then Jesus... 46:21 And during the dark ages, a poem was put together to 46:24 teach children that Mary was more supreme than God. 46:26 Some of us said it. 46:28 "Mary had a little lamb, his fleece was white as snow. 46:31 And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go." 46:36 The lamb was following Mary. 46:37 Catholicism put that together so during the dark ages 46:40 kids could say that and get use to Mary being 46:43 the leader of the Lamb. 46:44 I want to tell you this. 46:45 The Lamb is the leader of Mary. 46:47 Can you say amen. 46:49 Clever, clever. 46:50 "Mary had a little lamb." 46:51 No, the little Lamb had Mary. 46:55 That's the beauty of the incarnate God. 46:58 He created the one through whom He came into the world. 47:01 That's too deep to even understand right now. 47:04 But it's sad that Catholicism was able to teach that. 47:07 You know why? 47:08 Because they exalted, during the dark ages, 47:10 during the Council of Trent... 47:12 I'm going to talk about that tomorrow. 47:13 Don't miss it. 47:14 During the Council of Trent, they exalted tradition 47:18 on the same level, and even above, the Bible. 47:21 You'll see how exactly they did that. 47:23 So nowadays, they can slide that in and say, 47:26 "Oh, that's tradition and it's blessed." 47:28 Any tradition that is against the Word of God is not blessed. 47:32 Anything that removes from God's word a, "thus saith the Lord," 47:37 is not blessed. 47:39 It cannot be blessed. 47:41 Matter of fact, Jesus said in Matthew 15 and verse 3, 47:45 I used the NIV for this one. 47:57 It's just tradition. 47:58 Not all traditions are bad. 48:00 You heard the story about the lady that every Thanksgiving... 48:02 And I don't eat ham, but the story fits. 48:04 Because every time she'd cook a ham, she'd cut off one inch 48:08 of the ham and put it in the pot. 48:09 You've heard this story, many of you have heard this story. 48:11 Maybe you heard this story before. 48:12 But it's significant. It fits right here. 48:15 And her husband said, "Honey, why do you cut off an inch 48:17 from the ham before you bake it?" 48:18 She said, "Because my mother did." 48:20 While being puzzled by that, she called her mother and said, 48:23 "Mom, why do you cut off an inch of the ham before you bake it?" 48:28 I should use something else. 48:30 An inch of the wham before you bake it. 48:33 "Why do you do that before you bake it?" 48:35 She said, "Because my mother did it." 48:37 And thankfully, the grandmother was still alive. 48:38 And she called her mother and said, "Mom, why do you that?" 48:41 And she said, "Oh honey, it was simple. 48:43 It was just too big for the pan." 48:47 And there are people that are doing things and they 48:49 think it's blessed and there's something mystical about it. 48:51 It's simply tradition. 48:53 Tradition is not the basis of salvation. 48:55 Whatever happened to the Word of God. 48:57 You know what's amazing to me, is nowadays there are more 49:00 Bibles accessible than any other time in human history. 49:03 You can get Bibles on iPad, iPod, on the pc, on the Mac. 49:09 You can get it on your small Smartphone 49:12 and your smart devices. 49:13 Bibles are everywhere. 49:15 They're sold by the millions all over the world. 49:18 It's still the number one bestselling book. 49:21 Every translation. 49:22 Simple English, children's Bible, old English. 49:26 But this is the most biblically ignorant age in human history. 49:32 Because tradition has taken center stage. 49:38 I think you see why I take this seriously. 49:41 There are people that are held bound in darkness 49:44 tonight because of some of these things. 49:47 But I'm asking you, if you fall into any one of these categories 49:50 that I've talked about so far, check it out. 49:52 If you think I'm making it up, contact me; 3ABN.org. 49:57 I will be glad. 49:58 We have an entire staff of pastors who would love to 50:00 lead you and guide you. 50:05 Tradition is the reason many people are going to 50:07 lose their salvation. 50:10 But if you follow a plain, "thus saith the Lord," 50:12 you can't follow the map and end up in Canada 50:16 when the map leads you to California. 50:20 The Word of God is reliable. 50:23 It's also sharper than any two-edged sword. 50:26 It will cut up error no matter where it finds it. 50:30 Get back to the Bible. 50:31 You know what happens nowadays... 50:32 And I have a little bit more time tonight. 50:34 And I thank the Lord I was able to get through these 50:36 very important points. 50:37 I didn't forget I have one more system. 50:38 I didn't forget. 50:40 But I need to say this. 50:43 All this instant information is robbing the study of the Bible. 50:47 Things are happening so fast. 50:49 A commercial changes every 3 to 4 seconds. 50:51 So people think that the Bible should change 50:53 every 3 to 4 seconds. 50:54 And when it doesn't, the word of the 21st century is "bored". 51:00 People are going to be lost because they were bored. 51:03 So bored they couldn't read the only way out. 51:05 Bored. 51:09 It's just one book. 51:11 Add up all the movies you've seen and all the songs you've 51:13 listened to, all the filth you've read on the internet. 51:16 The only map to get you out of the hole. 51:18 Boring. 51:20 Well I like my boring Bible. 51:21 Amen, somebody. 51:23 And by the way, it's not boring. 51:24 It's a pleasurable book. 51:26 Whenever my life is down and out, this is the only book 51:29 that brings me satisfaction. 51:30 All that other stuff is transient. 51:32 It evaporates. 51:33 It's like paper that you drop in a fire, it blows away. 51:36 People have tried to get rid of the Word of God. 51:39 It's the anvil that has worn out many hammers of the centuries. 51:43 It still lasts today. 51:47 Any system that's built on tradition, 51:49 anytime a tradition conflicts with the Bible, 51:52 the Bible is the final authority. 51:57 System number six. 51:59 And by the way, I'm not going to talk about 52:00 system number seven tonight. 52:01 I'm going to talk about that one tomorrow. 52:03 That requires an entire topic. 52:05 Because it's the last one. 52:08 It's the last of the seven. 52:11 And as I said earlier, when all seven systems are in place, 52:16 then we will know that we are living in the end time. 52:20 Because this last system I'm going to talk about tomorrow 52:24 could not exist at any other time other than the last days. 52:29 That's exactly the way the Bible unfolded it to exist. 52:32 But let's look at system number six. 52:33 I won't have to spend a lot of time on this one, 52:36 because this one is so obvious. 52:37 It's like the nose on your face. 52:38 The sixth system that is a deceptive system... 52:41 And by the way, every system I've mentioned tonight 52:43 is built on deception. 52:45 But I said that Satan has two methods. 52:46 What are they again? 52:48 Deception and destruction. 52:51 He has used deception from the Garden of Eden until now. 52:54 Which means he's reserving destruction for the final 52:58 battle of Armageddon. 52:59 All guns blazing. 53:01 Destruction; seeking to destroy. 53:04 Seeking whom he may devour. 53:06 He's going to pull the gloves off. 53:08 He's waiting for the final battle 53:09 and he's rearing up today. 53:11 But the sixth system of the seven is secularism. 53:17 What did I say? Secularism. 53:19 Secular humanism. All these philosophies. 53:22 Everybody wants to sound intellectual. 53:26 You can say a whole lot of nothing. 53:29 We have an entire society based on washing out the mind. 53:33 Let me tell you something. 53:34 The Bible talks about that as philosophy and vain deceit. 53:41 Here's a summarization of the system of secularism 53:44 simply as the Bible puts it. 53:46 1 John 2 verses 15 to 17. 53:49 The Lord says: 54:00 You can't love two things. 54:06 The lust of the flesh; secularism. 54:09 The lust of the eyes; look at Las Vegas, New York. 54:12 All these cities of light and vice. 54:15 And the pride of life; everybody wants to be top and best, 54:18 and talked about and praised. 54:25 Secularism; everybody just wants to have fun. 54:36 You know what? 54:38 There's nothing better than having fun and going to bed 54:40 without feeling that you offended God. 54:43 There's a lot of pleasure being a Christian. 54:46 The devil makes it seem like, "Can't you eat anything 54:49 in the Garden of Eden?" 54:50 "Yea, I can eat it." 54:51 Get this, God gave Eve every single tree but one. 54:57 God gives a whole lot of room. 55:01 And the reason why the people of the world cannot love God 55:03 is because they love the world. 55:05 No one can serve two masters. 55:07 They make no room for Jesus. 55:09 But I want to say tonight as I close, in the midst of all these 55:12 systems I've mentioned so far, they make no room for Jesus, 55:16 no room for God. 55:17 Don't have time for God. 55:20 It's like giving a dog a chicken bone after you've 55:22 sucked the marrow out of it. 55:23 He looks at it as if, "What am I going to do with that?" 55:27 No room for God, no value in their lives. 55:30 It's sad to go to your death bed without any hope. 55:33 There are people that need to have Jesus in their lives. 55:36 Let me encourage you. 55:37 No matter how bad the picture looks, there is still a system 55:40 that God has established. 55:41 And He says, "Upon this rock I build My church. 55:45 And the gates of hell will not prevail against it." 55:48 There's a system that's not going down. 55:50 The economy is going down, the job market is going down, 55:54 the stock market is going down. 55:57 Chrysler and Ford and GM and all the other foreign cars 56:01 are going to be going down. 56:02 Real estate is going down. It's all going down. 56:05 But the Lord says, the gates of hell will not prevail 56:08 against the church. 56:09 It's going up. 56:13 A song writer said, "People get ready, there's a train coming." 56:18 I'm getting on that train. 56:19 Anybody else here tonight? 56:20 Friends, let me encourage you. I'm talking about the truth. 56:22 If you want to get on the train to truth, 56:24 the train is found in God's word. 56:26 It is the conductor that is going to get us there. 56:29 It is His word that is going to be our guide. 56:31 Tonight, I'm going to pray that God will lead you and guide you 56:34 to turn off all the things that are pulling you away. 56:37 Get out of the systems of darkness 56:39 and get onboard with the conductor of light 56:41 as He leads us to that eternal kingdom. 56:44 Let's pray tonight. 56:46 Our gracious Father in heaven, we thank You so much 56:48 that the truth is clear, it's too clear. 56:50 We're not living in a dark age. 56:52 This is not the age of ignorance, 56:53 but this is the age of light. 56:55 Yet darkness is pervading every facet of society. 56:59 Sadly enough, even in the minds of many Christian homes 57:02 and the pulpits of many places around the world. 57:05 But tonight we thank You for the light that comes through Jesus. 57:07 Bless it, secure it, preserve it, that in this dark hour 57:12 someone will find Jesus. 57:14 And in your precious name we pray. 57:16 And God's people said, amen. 57:20 Tomorrow morning 11:00 am Central time, the message is, 57:23 The Final Apostasy. 57:25 Then 3:00 pm tomorrow afternoon, The Final Act. 57:28 God bless you. 57:29 We look forward to seeing you then. |
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