Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000076A
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00:42 Hello and welcome to "Behold the Lamb Presents."
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton, your host 00:45 and we want to welcome you to our program today. 00:48 Today's message is the last message 00:50 in a five part series that we have entitled 00:53 "The Sabbath, A Test of Faith." 00:57 This last message is dealing with the topic 00:59 that has captured the attention 01:01 of millions of people for many years. 01:04 We've entitled this message 01:06 "Avoiding the Mark of the beast." 01:09 The mark of the beast deals with the subject 01:11 that strikes fear in the hearts of many. 01:14 We find this beast described in 01:17 the Book of Revelation Chapter 13. 01:20 Here we read that the dragon or the devil 01:22 gives this beast its power. 01:25 We also find that all the world wonders after this beast 01:29 and that a time has coming 01:31 when no man may buy or sell 01:34 unless they have the mark of the beast 01:37 in the right hand or in their forehead. 01:40 And though this beast is extremely popular 01:43 and well received by the world 01:45 the Bible is very clear 01:47 in Revelation 13 where it reads, 01:50 "And all that dwell upon the earth 01:52 shall worship Him, 01:53 his names are not written 01:56 in the book of life of the Lamb slain 01:58 from the foundation of the world." 02:00 With this understanding 02:02 that heaven will not be the home 02:05 of those who follow after this beast 02:07 and receive his mark. 02:10 Thousands of surface readers 02:12 speculate as to what they believe 02:15 this mark of the beast is 02:17 without rightly diving God's word 02:19 and comparing His prophecies with documented history. 02:23 Therefore many false theories have abound 02:26 and left millions of souls in jeopardy 02:29 of receiving the very mark they so fear. 02:32 I do believe that if you will stay tuned today 02:36 and prayerfully consider what Pastor Kenny Shelton 02:39 is about to teach through this message, 02:42 you will have a correct understanding of this beast, 02:46 his mark and how we as God's people will avoid it. 02:51 But first we are blessed 02:52 to visit the 3ABN worship center 02:54 and listen to a song in titled "I Am Thine, O Lord" 02:58 as played by Sister Jill Morikone. 06:02 Thanks for joining us once again, 06:03 Behold the Lamb. 06:04 As you heard already we have it really exciting program. 06:07 This is a must for God's people. 06:10 If you're one of God's people today, 06:12 regardless of where you maybe in your walk 06:14 with Jesus this is a must. 06:16 We're gonna be talking about avoiding the mark of the beast. 06:19 Naturally we have to define 06:20 what the mark of the beast really is 06:23 and we're going to do in this study. 06:24 So we need your prayers. 06:26 I'm gonna pray right now and I want you to join with me. 06:28 We need the power of the Holy Spirit. 06:30 We just have a short amount of time 06:32 to present this message 06:33 we pray at the Holy Spirit will help us. 06:34 Let's pray together, shall we? 06:37 Loving Father in heaven, 06:38 we thank You for the privilege of prayer 06:40 now we ask at your Holy Spirit now would take possession 06:42 of each of hearts and our lives. 06:44 Lord we need to hear form heaven, 06:45 I pray at you'd guide every word, 06:47 direct my heart, my life 06:49 as You forgive me if any sin, 06:51 anything my heart and life that needs not be there, 06:53 I need to hear Your voice today. 06:55 Open the ears and the hearts of your people today. 06:59 Lord, we're gonna thank You in advance 07:00 for what You're going to do in Jesus name, amen. 07:04 Well, praise the Lord, I'm glad that you have-- 07:06 you're getting the habit of this, 07:07 getting your pencil and paper 07:08 and Bible and get everything out. 07:10 Because we'll move rather quickly through the study. 07:13 If you have your Bible I want you to turn it quickly 07:14 to Revelation Chapter 13 we are going to read-- 07:17 I'd love to read all, I think what 18 verses. 07:21 Not be able to do that because of the time, 07:22 but you need to do that 07:24 because we're gonna be talking once again 07:25 avoiding the mark of the beast or about the mark of the beast. 07:28 Let's read that, 07:29 shall we just as we read this then we're gonna read 07:32 another passage that will go along with it. 07:34 Revelation 13:1 said, 07:38 "I stood upon the sand of the sea, 07:40 I saw a beast rise out of the sea, 07:43 having seven heads and ten horns, upon his horns," 07:47 notice this were what? 07:48 Bible says, "Ten crowns, and upon his heads 07:51 the name of blasphemy." 07:53 Verse 2 "And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, 07:58 and his feet as were the feet of a bear, 08:02 and the dragon gave him his power seat 08:04 and his great authority. 08:05 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, 08:09 his deadly wound was healed, 08:11 all the world wondered after the beast. 08:14 And they worshipped the dragon 08:16 which gave power unto the beast." 08:18 Notice with me here what's the Bible says, 08:20 this is verse 4 08:21 "And they worshipped the beast, 08:23 saying, Who is like unto the beast? 08:25 Who is able to make war with him? 08:28 And there was given unto him 08:29 a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy, 08:33 and power was given unto him 08:35 to continue forty and two months." 08:38 Notice verse 6 08:39 "And he opened his mouth to blasphemy against God, 08:43 to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, 08:46 and them that dwell in heaven. 08:48 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, 08:51 and to overcome them 08:53 and power was given him over all kindreds, 08:55 and tongues, and nations." 08:58 Notice what the said here, 08:59 this is heavy duty verse 8 and says, 09:01 "All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, 09:04 whose names are not written 09:06 in the book of life of the Lamb slain 09:09 from the foundation of the world." 09:11 We might just leave at that finish those two verses 09:13 when you have the opportunity. 09:15 In these passage of scripture is awesome. 09:19 I'm talking about awesome study 09:20 that every person on the face of this earth 09:23 needs to understand. 09:24 So I'm gonna be praying that you walk to know 09:26 what truth is today. 09:29 If you're turning with me once again quickly 09:30 Revelation Chapter 14, 09:33 notice when you're talking about the mark of the beast 09:35 and the warning that God gives from His word. 09:39 Revelation 14:9, 10. Are you ready? 09:44 Revelation 14:9, 10 09:46 "And the third angel followed them, 09:48 saying with a loud voice, 09:49 if any man worship the beast and his image, 09:53 and receive his mark in his forehead, 09:55 or in his hand, 09:56 the same shall drink off the wine of the wrath of God, 09:59 which is poured out without mixture 10:01 into the cup of his indignation, 10:03 and he shall be tormented with fire 10:04 and brimstone in the presence of" 10:07 notice this "of the Lamb." 10:09 Please keep that in mind. 10:11 Here we see the wrath of God's going to be poured out 10:13 upon those who receive the mark of the beast. 10:16 If you don't know what it is, be praying, 10:18 we need to understand this subject matter. 10:21 Remember when we're studying this don't worry about 10:23 what you all will it deals with this-- 10:25 it deals with worship, 10:26 it deals with who you give your legions to. 10:29 Did you notice that Bible said, 10:30 they worship the beast, so it has to do with worship, 10:33 it has to do with something that's religious, 10:35 please keep this in mind. 10:37 Question, what is the mark of the beast? 10:41 You see, does any one have 10:43 the mark of the beast right now? 10:45 What is the image to the beast? 10:47 Who's going to accept this mark? 10:50 How do we avoid this mark? 10:53 You see, how do we really avoid it? 10:54 Some people didn't realize how important this subject is. 10:58 You see, God went through-- you know, 10:59 I went to great links in scripture 11:01 to make it very clear 11:03 so that we could understand this issue. 11:05 We can make no mistake because our eternal life, 11:08 our eternal destiny rise upon making the right choice. 11:13 Remember the Lord holds no man accountable 11:15 for life that he doest have. 11:17 That's clear in scripture, 11:19 the Bible said in times of ignorance God wings at, 11:22 you remember reading that in Acts 17:30? 11:26 Today there is no excuse for us not to know what is truth. 11:31 You see many don't know Christ, may don't know bible prophecy, 11:35 because they refuse to listen, number one 11:37 they refuse to study 11:40 and they refuse notice this to accept 11:44 "Thus saith the Lord." 11:45 They are refusing, they don't want it. 11:48 You see, Revelation 14 is a warning, 11:50 God sends this warning out in love. 11:53 He concerning the mark of the beast. 11:55 Its' very simple, mark of the beast, 11:58 so we understand the beast, 11:59 we understand the mark or what this beast stand for 12:01 or what it's trying to do or you know, 12:04 to accomplish in religious world. 12:06 Now notice, inserting the mark of the beast, 12:09 what is it? 12:11 Is it a real message 12:12 that we really need for this hour? 12:14 I want you to listen carefully because if you miss this, 12:16 you may miss the whole premise 12:18 of what we're talking about here. 12:21 There can be no worship of the beast, 12:24 no receiving the Mark of the beast 12:26 until it is enforced by this lamb 12:29 like two horned beast 12:32 and then knowingly accept it by a person. 12:35 Okay, well, so you know, people say, oh, 12:37 mark of the beats, mark of the beats, 12:38 the people have the mark of the beats. 12:40 Pease keep that in mind it's gonna be 12:42 enforced by the lamb like beast that we realize 12:44 that United States in Bible prophecy. 12:46 In other words a person think about this, 12:48 when a person must accept the power 12:51 and all the changes it makes 12:53 in opposition to the requirements of God. 12:57 Now, wouldn't it be nice just go back 12:59 and let's do some review in time that we have. 13:02 Revelation 13:1 simply says, 13:03 "And I stood" John in vision 13:05 "I stood upon the sand of the sea, 13:07 and I saw a beast rising out of the sea." 13:11 Quickly what is sea? 13:12 Oh, you know this, you are the sea is the symbol 13:14 in Revelation 17:15 the Bile said, 13:17 "It represents peoples, and multitudes, and nations." 13:21 A beast in Bible prophecy 13:23 is symbol of a nation or a great power. 13:26 Read that in Daniel 7:17, 23. 13:31 Sometimes it represents a civil power 13:34 and sometimes it represents an ecclesiastical power. 13:38 Now notice, what we saying, church and state can be both. 13:42 So keep this in mind as we study. 13:44 Now when the beast comes out of the sea, 13:45 what is it saying? 13:47 This means, that it comes out of a heavy populated area 13:50 so we need to know where this beast 13:51 come form number one, before we identify it 13:53 and what area maybe in the world 13:55 a heavy populated area. 13:58 Now Bible says, the winds are blowing. 14:00 What does that mean? 14:01 If the winds are blowing upon the sea 14:03 Daniel 7:2, 3 says, 14:07 it means, that there are some political movement going on, 14:10 there is some civil strive 14:12 that's going on and changes our indicating. 14:16 Now keep this in mind as we go, 14:18 wind is blowing, strive things happening. 14:20 So if one studies Daniel 2:7, 8. 14:25 Now remember I'm referring a lot to Daniel 14:27 because you must study 14:28 the Book of Daniel and Revelation together. 14:30 It's very important one helps the other. 14:32 So we're going to be, 14:33 we're going to be looking in this study here 14:35 and first of all if we do, 14:36 we go back to Revelation Chapter 12, 14:39 so we're looking at Revelation 12, 14:40 Revelation 13, Revelation 14, 14:42 just as quickly as we possibly can. 14:43 This is going-- 14:44 you gonna have to really do some studying on this. 14:46 Now notice, Revelation Chapter 12 14:49 what do we see? 14:50 We-- the dragon is introduced in this chapter. 14:54 The dragon of Revelation Chapter 12 14:57 and then of course the first beast is introduced here. 15:00 So what do we have? 15:01 All we have as a whole what is, what is it really mean? 15:04 We are talking about as a whole, 15:05 we're talking about the power of Rome 15:08 in two phases. 15:10 We are talking about paganism 15:11 and we're talking about people power. 15:14 This is heavy duty, you gonna have to do 15:15 some studying history will verify, 15:17 the Bible will back it up, we need really be studying. 15:19 So we have two symbols here, each have seven heads, 15:24 the Bible says, and ten horns, notice, seven heads. 15:28 Revelation 17:10 talks about the seven mountains, 15:31 do you remember that? 15:33 The seven kings. 15:34 So ten horns and represent what? 15:37 Ten kings or ten kingdoms, Daniel 7:24. 15:41 Now, I know you have to jot these things down 15:43 and then you try to put them all back together 15:44 when you have a lot more time. 15:46 John saw in Revelation 13:1, 15:49 he saw this leopard like beast, what did it have? 15:52 Seven heads and ten horns. 15:54 Symbolizing what? 15:55 There would be a power which exercises ecclesiastical 15:59 or we call it religious and civil authority. 16:03 So it's a combining of church and state, 16:05 so we are-- 16:06 so we see this happening we are not sit ideally by, 16:09 we have a message to give and a warning to give 16:11 and we need to give that. 16:12 Keep this in mind now this is important point. 16:16 Let's look at just a little bit closer, 16:18 this prospect in which the symbol 16:20 or a way this begins in Revelation Chapter 12. 16:24 We have a symbol of governments, 16:27 oh, it's interesting. 16:28 The government coming together 16:30 with the dragon Revelation Chapter 12, 16:33 and the leopard like beast 16:34 and the two horned beast of revelation 13, 16:37 I know it takes a lot of study, 16:38 that's why you can't really 16:39 hard to do this study in one time, 16:40 but it's gonna-- 16:41 I hope it's gonna reprove you to get into the Word of God 16:44 and study these things out. 16:46 As we look at this prophecy, this same line prophecy, 16:49 it continues on in Revelation Chapter 14, 16:53 the powers all persecute God's church. 16:57 This is a key, these powers that we been talking about 17:00 there in Revelation Chapter 12, Revelation 13, Revelation 14, 17:05 they all persecute God's church or God's people. 17:09 Revelation 13:7 tells us that. 17:11 Remember this prophecy opens with the church 17:15 under the symbol of a woman. 17:17 You remember in Revelation Chapter 12, 17:18 saw woman on the moon. 17:20 You remember? Sure. 17:21 Yeah, ready to give birth to what? 17:24 Child or to Jesus. 17:25 You remember that? New Testament. 17:27 Here the dragon then stood before right the woman 17:30 which is the church, the dragon is the devil, 17:33 stood before the church, 17:34 right, the woman and he tried to kill the man child 17:37 and certainly that would be, 17:39 wouldn't that be Jesus? 17:40 Absolutely in Matthew we talk about Matthew 2:13, 17:44 and Herod tried to kill Jesus as He was born. 17:47 You know, it didn't work, 17:49 praise God for that because the bible said, 17:51 there in Revelation 12:5 17:53 "He was caught up to God and His throne." 17:56 Praise God, he still in control. 17:58 Then we see the church later on you got stay with, 18:01 we see the church a little bit later on, 18:03 it suffers more and more form the dragon, 18:06 the dragon again is the enemy. 18:09 In the scene John sees 18:11 the prophet begins to see something. 18:13 He looks forward as he begins to look forward in time, 18:16 he sees this persecution power. 18:18 He sees all the enemies of God 18:20 coming against the church, God's people. 18:23 Keep that in mind. 18:24 So in Revelation 13:1 we see the leopard like beast. 18:30 He works notice this, in the place of the dragon, 18:34 the leopard like beast in Revelation 13:1 18:37 works in the place of the dragon or the devil. 18:40 Interesting, from the power 18:43 this church suffers persecution the Bible says, what? 18:47 1,260 years, 18:49 the dark ages that we are talking about, sure. 18:52 And then the church has another conflict 18:55 with this two horned beast. 18:58 Then Jesus comes, God's people you see, 19:01 they stand together then on Mount Zion, 19:03 they gain a victory. 19:05 But remember we're tracing the powers, 19:07 we're tracing 12, 13 and 14 of Book of Revelation 19:11 and we see God's people coming forth, victorious. 19:14 But there is a persecuting power 19:15 of the devil is against God's last day people. 19:19 Interesting in this prophecy, 19:20 it changes with different beast, 19:22 you notice that with the enemy, 19:24 but with God's people it always remains the same. 19:27 It always appears the same 19:29 in all the vision God's true church, 19:32 always identified the very same way. 19:34 You know that in Revelation 12:17, 19:36 God's true church. 19:38 You see all the other persecutors, 19:39 all the enemies of God say 19:42 they persecuting the true church. 19:44 What is it? 19:45 It's simply a false or an apostate church, 19:48 it's a counterfeit. 19:50 The counterfeit always fights against the truth. 19:54 So keep this in mind as we go most generally you say, 19:57 well, how do you know? 19:58 Well, most generally we can find through history 20:00 and trace it down 20:02 that the civil power as it were on its own 20:05 does not generally 20:06 go against the people of God or you say, 20:09 Christian individuals. 20:10 It's takes a little prompting, form the Christian world 20:14 so unless controlled 20:16 by the counterfeit religious system. 20:19 So usually the state doesn't go against 20:21 as were the Christian 20:22 and the movement unless a counterfeit or a religious 20:24 so called system put pressure on them to do it. 20:28 Kind of interesting thought. 20:29 So why does-- 20:30 what does the dragon then really represent? 20:33 Well, simply surely primarily it represents Satan, 20:37 Revelation 12:9, it's very simple to find out. 20:39 And secondarily, we see that it's a Roman empire 20:43 in it's pagan form to begin with, 20:46 interesting, but it changes. 20:48 You see it's always changing. The enemy is always changing. 20:51 He doesn't want himself to identified. 20:53 Here we begin to seeing a new element come to light. 20:57 All the other you know, were just powers and so on. 20:59 So this now comes to light 21:00 with civil and religious power coming together, 21:05 a counterfeit religious system that Satan has inspired. 21:11 Interesting so the dragon, Satan then disguises paganism 21:16 with a false system of religion. 21:20 How interesting? 21:21 Very interesting we always said what? 21:23 The enemy is just a counterfeiter, 21:25 isn't that right? 21:27 He counterfeits every truth that God has, 21:29 and so God has a true religious system as it were. 21:33 God has truth, the devil then what? 21:35 Has a counterfeit. 21:36 So he introduces his counterfeit system of worship, 21:40 interesting and then we're talking about the beast 21:43 and all of these things. 21:44 So you don't want to miss these things. 21:46 Why did the enemy persecute the church? 21:49 Sounds like a very simple question 21:51 but why did the enemy really persecute the church? 21:54 Think about it, 21:56 well, number one is because God's people 21:58 were really multiplying. 22:00 Remember when persecution came 22:01 because God's people are active, 22:03 when we're active in the church 22:05 right the devil starts that persecuting. 22:07 So we find out that God's people were multiplying, 22:10 they were teaching the truth 22:12 and they were exposing the superstitions, idol worship 22:16 and manmade doctrines and traditions. 22:19 The enemy cannot stand to be exposed 22:22 but remember this false religious system 22:25 is built on paganism, 22:26 it's built-- 22:28 may I say the doctrine of devils 22:30 and yet the whole world is wondering after, 22:32 they don't want to hear anything. 22:34 God help us to see the importance of this message. 22:37 So as we read the Book of Revelation, 22:38 we see this leopard like beast of Revelation 13, 22:42 it's starts out then just simply here 22:44 so we understand it the Roman empire, 22:46 we see that. 22:47 But again a change develops. 22:50 A religious element is what? Is added. 22:53 The beast we look at is only different form the dragon 22:57 and then that it represents a religious aspect 23:01 or people think that it has religion written on top. 23:05 That makes this power more and more than just civil, 23:09 but it's talking about civil and religious church 23:14 and state coming together. 23:16 Please remember when the church and state comes together 23:19 the minority always suffers persecution, remember that. 23:23 And sad to say in the Book of Revelation 23:24 we see that the Protestant movement, 23:26 is the one we're always looking at Catholicism 23:28 or always looking the Chaotic church, 23:30 and we're always pinpoint yeah, 23:31 they are waiting by there is no doubt about it. 23:33 But the Protestant are the one 23:34 that makes the image to the beast, 23:36 make these laws you see. 23:38 So we need to be very careful but we need to be exposed, 23:41 we need not stand ideally by when we see the time before us, 23:44 we need to lift up our voice like a trumpet. 23:47 You see as we look at this power, 23:49 this beast we find this beast power 23:52 that the world is wondering after, 23:53 listen that the dragon 23:55 gave him his power, his seat and great authority 23:58 that's what the Bible said, that's Revelation 13:4. 24:02 And people says, we need to tone it down, 24:03 we need to be careful what we are talking about. 24:05 The Bible says, that it has to do with worship, 24:08 a false religious system based on paganism 24:12 and the majority of the world 24:13 wondered after the beast, they accept his teaching 24:16 and they're not written on the Lamb's books of life, 24:17 you cannot remain silent. 24:19 You have to be clear on these issues. 24:21 We are not trying to make judgment pass upon the man 24:24 but religious organization. 24:26 Mark of the beast what is it? Please stay with me on it. 24:31 Here we go, let's do some identifying some more. 24:33 What power succeeded pagan Rome? 24:35 Well, most of you know, its papal Rome, sure. 24:39 So Satan works through this leopard like beast, 24:43 the beast whose wound was healed, 24:46 do you remember Revelation 13:3? 24:48 Sure, the beast that the whole world wondered after. 24:53 The beast which spoke blasphemies, 24:56 the beast that killed the saints of God, 24:58 Revelation 13:5, 7. 25:01 A power that lasted 1,260 years, 25:05 Revelation 13:5, this-- listen, 25:09 this all happened before the two horned beast appears 25:14 you remember coming out of the earth 25:16 or the United States in Bible prophecy. 25:19 Please keep that in mind. 25:21 So this leopard like beast, 25:23 this little horned 25:25 of Daniel 7-- 8:20, 24, 25 25:31 symbolizes the very same power the papacy. 25:35 You can't miss it. 25:36 You spend some time, 25:37 oh, brothers and sisters, please spend. 25:38 Let me just give you 25:40 just quickly six points to consider. 25:42 Please consider these points because we're gonna talk-- 25:43 we have to identify the beast, 25:45 then we have to identify what that beast powers been up to 25:47 and how the world would follow after it. 25:49 Notice, little horned was a blasphemy famous power, 25:52 a blasphemed Daniel 7:25, Revelation 13:6. 25:57 This beast made war with the saints, 26:00 Daniel 7:21, Revelation 13:7, 26:04 it had a mouth speaking great things, 26:06 Daniel 7:8, 20, Revelation 13:5, 26:10 the little horned arose form pagan Rome, 26:14 the beast of Revelation 13:2 arises also at the same time. 26:19 The little horned then continued a time, 26:21 a times and a dividing of times. 26:24 That's 1,260 years, 26:26 easy to see in the Book of Daniel 7:25, 26:30 Revelation 13:5, 26:32 42 months you see, 26:34 a time of times of dividing of times, 26:35 please keep this in mind. 26:37 And then at the end 26:38 of the 1,260 years the Bible said, 26:41 a deadly wound would be given to this little horned power. 26:45 Daniel 7:25 at the end of this time, 26:48 this leopard like beast we are talking about here 26:50 was led into captivity and it died by the sword. 26:54 You remember Revelation 13:10? 26:56 It led into captivity and therefore this fulfilled 26:59 the prophecy we are talking about here 27:01 or by the Pope when he was taking into captivity 27:05 and he was exiled and we realize 27:07 that at the end of 1,260 years where 1798. 27:11 Bible prophecy fulfilled, 27:13 you can't miss who the beast is and what the beast is up to. 27:17 So this power does what? 27:19 It speaks blasphemies and again people have 27:21 very little concept of blasphemy. 27:24 Do you remember? Let's just go over it again. 27:26 The Jews said that Jesus spoke what? 27:28 Blasphemy. Well, what was He doing? 27:31 They said, Jesus, you're speaking blasphemy. 27:33 Well, the Book of John 10:33 the Bible is very clear. 27:37 Its' the talk about Jesus "Thou being a man, 27:41 makest thyself God." 27:43 So speaking blasphemy 27:44 is a man trying to make himself as God. 27:48 Luke 5:21, 27:51 "Who can forgive sin, but God alone?" 27:54 So it would be what? 27:55 A blasphemer is a man, assuming the what? 27:59 The prerogatives of God and takes what, 28:02 the titles of deity. 28:05 Wow, and it deals with religion not computers, 28:10 not little chips, not little here that. 28:12 Who we worship? 28:14 Is there such a religious movement 28:17 in the world today 28:18 and been there for long time that claims these prerogatives? 28:22 Revelation 13:11 we didn't read Revelation 13:11-18 28:26 you need to do that, 28:27 United States in Bible prophecy, 28:29 no time to go into detail on that, 28:32 because this beast was coming out of the earth 28:33 and it had two horns like a lamb 28:35 and it was speaking, what? 28:37 Like the dragon. So you know what we need to do? 28:39 You need to call, 28:40 we did several hours on United States 28:43 and Bible prophecy, 28:44 so you need to call in for those DVDs and boy, 28:46 you'll see how it really fits together. 28:48 American prophecy, we won't have time to do that. 28:51 So now why are many today, 28:54 they're not proclaiming this message? 28:57 This is crucial, this is life and death issue, 29:00 and yet no-- we does-- 29:01 very few people are proclaiming it 29:03 in the world today and warning the world. 29:06 Maybe it's possibly because they've rejected 29:09 the clear council of God. 29:11 We find that all over the world today. 29:14 We find it in the church and outside the church, 29:16 we just reject the council of God. 29:19 They have slided the prophecies, 29:22 the prophetic portions of the Bible, 29:24 they just slided, they done away with it, 29:25 they don't want to hear it. 29:27 And what does it do? 29:28 Prophecy reveals the conflict between the kingdom of God 29:33 and the kingdom of Satan. 29:35 Does that make sense? Absolutely, it does. 29:38 You see, many have lost touch, 29:40 many have lost touch with Christ. 29:43 They've chosen another leader, how sad that is? 29:48 And many have chosen it without realizing it, 29:50 that's why God said, 29:51 I'll raise the people that would expose this power, 29:54 before that day come. 29:55 Do you remember? 29:58 I want you think with me just for a moment. 30:00 You might and say, well, 30:02 you know, I go to this church or that church 30:03 and you know and they seem to be on fire. 30:06 Man, they are just you know, 30:07 that hoping and howling heaven a wonderful time, 30:09 they've a lot of zeal. 30:12 Well, think about it nothing wrong 30:13 with having some godly zeal, 30:15 but you know the churches having, 30:16 they say, zeal and everything sees to be going with Him, 30:19 you know when they are off track with the truth, 30:22 you know, it could becomes a very difficult to decide 30:25 what is right and what is wrong? 30:27 What do you think about it, 30:28 the track of truth we need to be following, 30:32 but all these excitement in some places people are 30:34 is exchanging that excitement for what is truth? 30:37 You can't that never work, we can't do that. 30:39 They have a form the Bible says of Godliness 30:43 but they deny the power they're off. 30:45 Have you read that in 2 Timothy 3:5 sure you have? 30:48 See, to me it's sad, 30:50 it's sad in the world to look around 30:52 at the many of the Protestant churches today, 30:54 may be all of them, 30:55 as it acts it's part in this prophecy. 30:59 Remember it needs to be exposed because, 31:00 there are as many 31:01 good godly people that just don't know 31:04 because the devil has done a good job, 31:08 counterfeiting and calling something religious. 31:10 You-- many of you so hoodwinked out there today, 31:12 you think because on a sign out front 31:15 it says church or prophecy 31:17 or whatever it might say come and join, 31:19 that is God's church. 31:20 No, it's not. 31:22 The enemy basically is running the churches today 31:25 because we are not following the councils of God. 31:27 If you don't follow God's council, 31:28 you're following the council of the enemy. 31:31 They're denying the power of God. 31:33 We've lost real power in the church. 31:36 Where is the power in the church today? 31:39 If we don't follow the council of God, 31:40 there can be no power in the church. 31:43 There maybe movement and excitement and shouting 31:45 and saying you having a wonderful time, 31:47 but listen you are changed in the body, mind, soul, 31:50 ready for heaven when you were sanctified 31:52 by knowing what is truth. 31:54 You identify the enemy. 31:56 And when you identifying the enemy 31:57 let me tell you, 31:58 set yourself up for a lot of temptations, 31:59 you set yourself up 32:01 I'm telling you definitely that the enemy will attack you. 32:05 Oh, I want you to keep that in mind, 32:07 denying the power. 32:10 We need to see that the church today 32:14 is turning to the state to help supply its lack. 32:20 How many times you've seen in the world 32:21 that we live in today? 32:22 Think about it, how many times 32:23 that the Christian world basically Protestantism, 32:26 we go it's abortion or whatever it might be there, 32:30 we go to the state and we're saying, 32:33 can you tell us what's right? 32:34 Can you tell us what's right? 32:36 Let's pass the law, let's pass the law. 32:39 It maybe right within itself 32:40 but you never for religious things 32:42 you don't go to the state and ask them to pass the law. 32:45 They really don't want to, but we as Christians 32:47 keep throwing it back to the state. 32:49 That's called church and state uniting together. 32:53 And then when you do 32:54 that's where the enemy can really work, 32:56 dear friends and we see it all the time in many areas 32:58 don't have time to mention but you know, 32:59 what I'm talking about, church and state. 33:02 There will be a formation to the image of the beast 33:04 there is no doubt. 33:07 And if we don't worship that the law is past 33:10 and if we do not worship that beast, 33:14 we should be kills what the Bible said. 33:17 So what is that then the mark of the beast? 33:20 What really is that the mark of the beast? 33:24 You see, the church is to be preparing 33:26 for the second coming of Jesus, do you believe that? 33:28 I believe it. 33:30 And so Christ wants His people, 33:32 we must be entirely separated from paganism 33:36 and from the papal errors and corruption. 33:39 We've got it totally separated them 33:41 and a reform must be made 33:43 even in this church and all the churches 33:46 on the Sabbath issue the Seventh-day Sabbath. 33:49 We have to have a reform. 33:51 Some of you are almost said, sorry, Sabbath keepers. 33:55 And I must stay with it. 33:57 You see, we live in this world today 33:59 we need the help of the Holy Spirit. 34:01 We need to be guided. 34:02 The mark of the beast is the change 34:04 which this beast attempts to make in the law of God. 34:08 To concerning what? 34:09 The Ten Commandments, the moral law, 34:12 the only law in the universe 34:15 that's immutable and perpetual obligation, 34:18 the only one, interesting. 34:20 Because Daniel 7:25 said this beast power 34:22 would think to change times and laws. 34:25 Oh, how God has exposed this power in time 34:29 after time after time 34:30 and we close our minds and our hearts to it. 34:33 Hear the facts. 34:34 Let's just go few facts, shall we? 34:36 This is based upon evidence of scripture, 34:40 on evidence from the Roman catechism, 34:44 by Vatican II press? 34:46 Are you still with me? 34:48 That the Catholic Church has changed the day 34:50 of the Sabbath 34:51 from the Seventh-day of the week 34:53 to the first day of the week. 34:56 Their testimony is clear, the Bible testimony is clear. 35:03 So what are we doing with this clear information, 35:07 the change of Saturday to Sunday? 35:10 They say it very interesting 35:12 was made by the authority of the Catholic Church 35:15 and it's based upon the apostolic tradition. 35:20 Let me tell you dear friends, and I'm not going to stutter, 35:23 God help me that Sunday is a child of the papacy, 35:29 Sunday is a child of the papacy. 35:32 The Seventh-day Sabbath and I'll say this in nice way, 35:35 hope you know what say, is a child of what? 35:36 Of God, think about it the Seventh-day Sabbath. 35:41 The Bible warns what was going try to do. 35:45 Prophecy declares the only shadow of a doubt 35:48 that this power would think to change times and law. 35:51 You see, the church, the Roman Church 35:53 indented to do this. 35:55 They did it by design, they do it, 35:59 it was gonna take some time but they had a design, 36:01 they had a plan that they were going to what? 36:04 Try to make this change. And then what happened? 36:07 Then the enemy the Bible said, gave him his power, 36:10 his seat, and great authority. 36:12 Who you're gonna serve today? 36:14 So what's new to you? So that it challenging to you? 36:18 Why not accept that challenge, say God help us today. 36:21 This is so important. 36:23 Remember the enemy, the devil gave this power, 36:26 this beast his seat and his authority. 36:31 He's having what? 36:32 Some kind of religious organization as it were right, 36:35 that the enemy is the head of-- sure you don't want that? 36:40 Oh, I'd never go to church, I never do this, really? 36:43 All you have to do is just keep some things 36:44 they instituted and you are part of, 36:47 accept you as part of it. 36:50 Let's just do a couple of quote, 36:51 well, dozens and dozens but let's just do it here 36:53 just for so we can think about it. 36:55 This is taken form called a new catechism 36:59 of Christian doctrines and practices. 37:02 Now notice, it's found under the subject 37:05 of the third commandment 37:06 because we realize that papacy did what? 37:08 Yeah, they changed all the commandments 37:09 and got them out of the orders. 37:11 So but here we're talking about the Seventh-day Sabbath. 37:13 And hear what it says here, 37:15 then they ask the Catholic Church, 37:16 which day was the Sabbath? 37:20 They talk about the seventh-day Sabbath. 37:22 They said, the seventh-day Sabbath. 37:23 Then they, do you keep the Sabbath? 37:26 Church said, oh, no, we don't keep the Sabbath. 37:28 We keep the Lord's Day. 37:31 And how sad even many of you today 37:33 you read the Bible in Revelation 1:10, 37:36 John said, I was in the spirit on the Lord's Day. 37:38 Let me tell you when you said, 37:39 that doesn't say Saturday or Sunday, 37:41 it doesn't it, but you said, oh, it's Lord's day Sunday. 37:44 That's not true at all. 37:46 I'm not trying to be difficult, 37:47 I'm not trying to be hard but listen somebody, 37:49 there needs to be an alarm go off. 37:51 This is kind of study is that we are, 37:53 it doesn't say which day, 37:54 I was in the spirit on the Lord's Day. 37:57 But when I read my Bible in Mark 2:28 the Bible said, 38:01 "The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath." 38:05 The Lord's Day is the seventh-day Sabbath. 38:07 The Lord's Day is not Sunday. 38:09 We need to use the different passage in that, 38:10 if we are gonna have some kind of argument 38:12 which are none in scripture. 38:15 Talking about the first day of the week who changed it? 38:17 What's clear? 38:18 The Catholic Church changed it in the book 38:21 called the Christian-- 38:22 The Catholic Christian Instructed. 38:24 So it's a book about instructions we read this. 38:27 What word has you for keeping Sunday? 38:30 Preferably the ancient Sabbath, which was Saturday. 38:34 You know, what they say, boldly they say, 38:36 we have for it, 38:37 the authority of the Catholic Church, 38:39 so for the authority of the change from Sabbath 38:42 to the first day of the week 38:43 we have the authority of the Catholic Church 38:45 and the apostolically traditions it said here. 38:49 Apostolic traditions? 38:51 Do we not read the Bible bless our hearts, 38:54 Matthew 15:9 Jesus said, "In vain" right? 38:59 "Do they worship me, teaching for doctrines 39:01 the commandments of men tradition." 39:06 Again we find in the abridgment 39:08 of the Christian doctrine here little book it says-- 39:11 question always ask, same one over and over, 39:13 how prove you that the church have power 39:16 to command theist and holydays? 39:19 The Catholic Church says, 39:20 by the very act of changing the Sabbath, 39:23 that's Seventh-day of the week, and to Sunday notice this, 39:26 which Protestants allow 39:29 and therefore they finally contradict themselves, 39:32 papacy is laughing in your face Protestants. 39:36 Did you get it? They are laughing in your face. 39:39 We made the change Protestants follow they formerly 39:43 contradict themselves by keeping Sunday strictly 39:47 and breaking most other fees commands 39:49 and it by the same church. 39:52 So we are following when we do that we're keeping what? 39:54 The day of the beast, interesting, it's very clear. 39:59 So Catholics plainly acknowledge 40:04 that there is no scriptural authority 40:06 for the change that they make. 40:08 They say what? 40:10 That it rest holy upon 40:12 the authority of the church, interesting. 40:16 No, that's rest on the Bible, what the Bible says here, 40:19 not the authority of the church, 40:21 not of some man, not of some tradition. 40:25 Interesting when we study this--- 40:27 when prophecy tells us about a certain power 40:30 shall think try to change times and laws, 40:33 and then this power reveals itself 40:37 and it attempts to change times and laws 40:39 openly claims that they have done it. 40:43 What other proof do we need? It's open, it open and shut. 40:49 And why wouldn't we listen? Why most there because what? 40:52 Spiritual things are spiritually discerned 40:54 and you are-- we just not listening anymore. 40:57 We need to open our hearts and our minds 40:59 this is life and death, 41:00 God's wrath is going to be poured out 41:02 on those who follow after the beast, 41:04 who said, he think to change times and law. 41:07 He instituted Sunday. 41:11 And many honest heart I realize are going 41:13 and have no idea but why don't you have an idea, 41:15 don't you read the same Bible? 41:18 Don't you read the Bible or does-- 41:20 you say it doesn't make a difference? 41:21 I keep everyday a like. 41:23 You cannot keep the seventh-day like any other day. 41:25 It's a day set us aside is blessed and sanctified. 41:28 The devil comes long and said, I can't have this, 41:30 reminds him the God, reminds him the Creator, 41:31 reminds him the Jesus Christ, I'm gonna change it. 41:34 I'm gonna have my own day, 41:37 I know it's difficult to swallow, 41:38 but get angry if you want, 41:40 but I don't really have you angry 41:41 and get into the Word of God 41:42 and by the grace of God I see you in the kingdom. 41:46 This is Bible prophecy we need to be understanding. 41:49 Why are so many confused about going to church on Sunday 41:54 the first day instead of the real true worship day 41:57 of the seventh-day, why? 41:59 When I ask this question 42:00 here is the most popular answer that we get, 42:02 most often as given. 42:04 Jesus rouse on that day, so now we go to church 42:07 it's an honor of the resurrection, 42:09 interesting. 42:11 Oh, yeah, it's wonderful, 42:12 praise God for the resurrection. 42:14 But you know what it baptism, 42:16 baptism is an honor of that resurrection. 42:19 You read that in Romans 6:3, 4. 42:22 It can't be both, Bible says, like this, 42:25 "Know ye not, that so many of us 42:26 as were baptized into Jesus Christ 42:28 we were baptized into his death?" 42:31 Verse 4, ah, notice, 42:33 "Therefore we are buried with Him in baptism unto death 42:36 that is like Christ was raised up 42:38 from the dead by the glory of the Father, 42:41 even so we also should walk in newness of life." 42:46 Keeping Sunday that's recon, 42:47 nothing to do keep it in Sunday. 42:48 Nothing is changed. I have to say again, why? 42:52 Why are so many people confused about which day 42:56 that we should be keeping? 42:58 Think with me just for a moment, 43:00 see Paul made this statement 43:01 and he did in the 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 43:04 he said, "Let no man deceive you," 43:06 the devil is the deceiver. 43:08 He said, "Don't let deceive by any means 43:10 for that day shall not come, except there come," what? 43:14 "A falling away and the man of sin is to be revealed, 43:19 that son of perdition." Verse 4 says, 43:22 "Who opposes and exalt himself above all that is called God." 43:27 So this power then right, 43:28 it says, we are gonna be above, what did the devil say? 43:31 What did the devil say? 43:33 I am gonna be at above God, right? 43:34 I'm gonna sit on His thrown. So what did he do? 43:38 He used the organization, 43:39 had religion on the outside of it 43:41 and some of we can't get it through our head, 43:42 we look if it's in the Bible 43:44 then praise God, that's honored. 43:47 But these are all manmade traditions 43:48 all these teachings everything, 43:49 very little of ever humanized was scripture at all 43:52 and yet we call it religion. 43:55 "This beast power would oppose and exalt himself 43:57 above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, 44:01 so he as God," 44:03 the Bible said, "Sitteth in the temple of God, 44:06 showing himself that he is God." 44:10 So there be a religious organization 44:13 as it were rise up with the man at the head of it 44:15 and the man that the head of it says, 44:17 he occupies the place of God on this earth. 44:20 There is only one power, it's a papacy you know that. 44:22 May I just read you little quote here 44:24 quickly on this before I say anymore, on this? 44:28 Pope Leo XIII, Pope Leo XIII in 1894 said this, 44:33 we hold-- talking about the Pope, 44:35 "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." 44:39 Pretty clear, isn't it? 44:42 From the Catholic Mirror the bible says, 44:44 in September 1983 says this, 44:48 "The Catholic Church for over one thousand years 44:51 before the existence of a Protestant, by virtue," 44:55 they say, "of her divine mission, 44:58 changed the day from Saturday to Sunday." 45:01 The Catholic Mirror, says this in July 1895, 45:05 it says, The Pope-- oh, somebody hang on, 45:07 "The Pope is not only 45:09 the representative of Jesus Christ, 45:12 but he is Jesus Christ Himself, veil of flesh." 45:19 Now you say, you think it's not blasphemy, 45:21 you think that's not-- 45:22 how sad that is not only 45:24 the representative of Jesus Christ, 45:26 but he is Jesus Christ himself. 45:28 You see the Bible makes us so clear, 45:30 is there any another religious denomination 45:33 that said where whatever in the world 45:35 that has that at their head. 45:37 No, it's easy to understand. 45:42 H.F. Thomas, chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons 45:46 made this statement, 45:48 when he was asked about the change, 45:49 he said, "Of course the Catholic Church 45:51 claims the church, this change was her act," 45:55 notice this, "And the act is a mark 46:00 of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things." 46:03 We're talking about we're avoiding the mark of the beast, 46:05 it's very simple to avoid it. 46:07 But we have to understand what it is, 46:08 but you be able to avoid it. 46:11 Roman Catholic Church in its own writings, 46:14 the change of the seventh-day 46:15 to the first day of the week is the-- 46:18 her act is a mark of her ecclesiastical authority, 46:22 mark of the beast. 46:25 Pagan Sunday then is the mark of the beast of the papacy. 46:32 Interesting in one little article 46:34 from the Catholic Press in Sydney, 46:36 Australia made just little common it says, 46:39 Sunday is the Catholic institution. 46:43 Do you remember we are saying nothing about them 46:44 they haven't this all in own print, 46:46 they boast of it, they say, 46:47 we have the power to do these things. 46:50 Interesting but the seventh-day is the Sabbath, 46:53 seventh day is where God puts places 46:56 His seal upon His people. 46:58 They honored Him, they keep that day. 47:01 God's gonna place a seal 47:02 on those who honor Him and keep His day. 47:05 So I want you to think the mark of the beast 47:07 will be applied when? 47:10 The mark of the beast will be applied when? 47:12 When Sunday keepers enforce notice this, 47:15 they force the government to pass the law. 47:19 That all people must keep 47:20 the first day of the week, or Sunday. 47:24 You realize Sunday laws are on the book today? 47:25 Sure you do, they're called blue laws, 47:27 they're all over the place, its nothing so out of sort, 47:30 there is not going to happen. 47:32 But things happening in the world today 47:33 you can see how easily this can happen. 47:36 Saturday the seventh day true is God's day, 47:40 the God's day for His people. 47:42 False day Sunday belongs to the enemy 47:45 working through the papacy. 47:47 Even interesting you can go to Funk & Wagnalls, 47:49 encyclopedia of religious knowledge. 47:51 You know what they say about this? 47:53 They have no acts to grind. 47:54 They say, "Sunday" first day of the week, 47:56 "day of the sun, 47:58 adopted by the early Christians as a day of" 48:00 word adopted did you get it? 48:03 Then it says, 48:04 "No regulations for its observance 48:07 are laid down in the New Testament 48:10 nor, indeed, is its observance even enjoined." 48:14 Wow, nothing in scripture they say, 48:17 then why are we doing it? 48:19 For those of you who say, 48:20 I guess you're saying that everybody then 48:24 that goes to church on Sunday has the mark of the beast? 48:27 No, listen to me carefully, not now, no. 48:31 Sunday keeping is not yet the mark of the beast 48:35 and it will not be until the law is passed 48:38 causing men to worship on the false day Sunday. 48:42 You know, they made void the law of God, 48:45 do you remember reading that in the Bible? 48:46 Comes the time I make void the law of God. 48:49 They think they are going to and then until each person 48:53 shall be convinced of the truth, 48:55 and they trample upon the evidence the Lord 48:58 will not withdraw His grace from them. 49:01 Why because He's gonna make it clear, 49:03 He is gonna give you an opportunity 49:05 to learn what truth is, 49:06 then you can trample on it 49:07 and then you do not accept it, oh, yeah, I notice it. 49:10 The Sabbath question will be the issue 49:13 of the great conflict 49:15 which all the world will act apart. 49:18 When the Sunday law is passed my dear friends, 49:21 and you have sufficient light to make a decision 49:25 if we continue to keep Sunday the first day of the week 49:30 the man of sin, right? 49:33 The enemy, the papacy then the observant of that day 49:37 will calls a person to receive the mark of the beast. 49:41 When you are enlighten to it, 49:43 when you understand it you can say, 49:44 I'm gonna avoid it, 49:45 I'm not gonna be you know, dealing with it, 49:46 you already accountable. 49:50 Paul said this power, this man of sin, 49:53 the papacy, would show himself to be God, 49:57 surely its clear. 49:59 Paul said, this man of sin would last a long time. 50:02 He would have power over almost all the Christian world. 50:07 The power, this power, this mystery of inequity, 50:10 the papacy, we're gonna teach false doctrines 50:14 that they receive from paganism. 50:18 We realize they lasted 1,260 years 50:20 talking about the dark ages came the theology of Rome. 50:28 Papacy, paganism, doctrine of devils, 50:34 oh, friend, God help us, see the reformation came, 50:38 praise God for the reformation during the dark ages. 50:42 The reformation dispelled some false doctrines, 50:48 but not all of them. 50:50 And there remains many more to be exposed. 50:53 God said, I'm gonna raise up at people. 50:55 They're gonna hear My voice, they're gonna break what? 50:58 Start digging down and taking the dust off 50:59 this beautiful truths 51:00 and they're gonna raises standard high. 51:03 They're gonna cry loud and spare not. 51:05 No, the world is not gonna love them, 51:06 most of the people in the church won't love them. 51:09 They say they're extremist. 51:11 They're sounding alarm, 51:12 that need to sound but God is already sounded in His word. 51:17 It's clear what's going to take place. 51:20 Please don't sleep through it, so many false doctrines, 51:24 so many drunk with the wine, you see. 51:27 Why we drinking from the cup of the enemy 51:30 when we could drink be drinking from the fountain 51:32 of the living waters of Jesus Christ? 51:34 Oh, how much happy you would be in this world? 51:37 You say, yeah, but how do I avoid, 51:40 how do I avoid this mark of the beast? 51:42 Oh, it's just so simple, 51:43 I'm just trying to write quick leave it to the lamb, 51:46 Bible is very clear there is only going to be one group 51:50 that will avoid the mark of the beast 51:52 because the Bible said, 51:53 all of the world wondered after the beast, 51:55 and then those whose names are what? 51:56 Not written in the Lamb's book of life, 51:58 please keep that in mind. 52:00 But then it goes on to identify 52:01 there is only one little small group 52:03 of little remnant group of people 52:05 and anybody can be in there. 52:06 We are not trying to say, well, this denomination just be, 52:08 who you can be in it. 52:09 The Bible is very, very clear on it, 52:11 it identifies it in Revelation 12:17, 52:13 Bible said, "The dragon was wroth to woman, 52:16 and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, 52:17 who keep the commandments of God, 52:19 and have the faith or testimony of Jesus Christ." 52:22 God identifies His last day church, 52:26 He identifies it and know it what? 52:28 His last day people are doing by the grace of God 52:31 they're keeping His commandment, 52:33 they're elevating the law of God, 52:35 a transcript of His character. 52:37 Think about this with me where that man of sin 52:39 is trying to take out the fourth commandment 52:41 and replace it with the false day of worship. 52:44 God said there will be people arise 52:45 in last day that we'll what? 52:47 Be repairer of the breach, 52:49 they'll proclaim the message 52:50 that the people will be compelled to pail to hear 52:53 and then to respond one way or the other. 52:56 I know the Holy Spirit 52:58 is gonna work on your heart in your life, 52:59 its maybe the first time 53:00 you've ever heard of it, but God knows. 53:02 He knows the honest in heart. 53:03 Most of you won't do it, you won't respond, 53:05 you don't want to get involve 53:06 you think you gonna get out of free and clear, you will not. 53:09 The Bible is clear, it's there it's in written, 53:11 we need to be compile with that. 53:13 Bible is so clear in Revelation 14:12 53:16 the Bible ends up says, 53:17 "Here is the patience of the saints, 53:19 here are they that keep the commandments of God, 53:21 and have the faith of Jesus." 53:24 Last chapter of the book of the Bible, Revelation 22:14 53:26 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, 53:29 that they may have right to the tree of life." 53:31 Friends, you don't have a right to the tree of life, 53:33 no way, you ever, until by the grace of God, 53:36 you elevate those commandments back up. 53:38 They don't save you. 53:39 They simply point out what sin is 53:41 and drive you to the Master. 53:43 Isn't that wonderful to know that? 53:44 We're not trying to preach salvation by works 53:47 and if you do this and do that, 53:48 no, by the law it's the knowledge of sin. 53:51 What we're sinners, we need the grace of God 53:54 and we need to come before Him and acknowledge Him 53:56 that fourth commandment what? 53:58 He is our Creator, He is our Redeemer, 53:59 He is our Sustainer. 54:01 Friends, the mark of the beast when the law is finally passed 54:04 in the land of mark of the beast, 54:06 it's certainly Sunday observers, 54:08 there is no doubt about it. 54:10 There is no about it. 54:11 Would you pray with me before we close, 54:13 that the Holy Spirit will help us to understand, 54:15 we have much more information, 54:16 a lot of things we could send you if you need them. 54:18 Need more information? 54:19 I want you to give us a call, we'd be glad to talk with you. 54:22 Let's pray about this shall we right quick? 54:25 Loving Father in heaven, 54:26 we thank You for the wonderful word 54:28 that You've left for us, 54:29 oh, it may upset some Lord, we pray your Holy Spirit, 54:32 will clam them down help them to get into the word 54:34 compare line upon line, precept upon precept. 54:37 We thank You for reminding us, 54:39 we thank You for warning us of this apostate power, 54:42 and what Protestantism is going to be done 54:44 or Catholicism is going to do, 54:46 and besides all of that there is only one group 54:48 those who are willing to obey by the grace of God, 54:50 all the commandment including the seventh-day Sabbath. 54:53 Thank You for hearing, 54:54 thank You for answering prayer in Jesus name, amen. 54:59 Have any comments or question, 55:00 I want you to be sure and again and call 55:02 we appreciate all that you folks do and your support. 55:06 So please remember, 55:07 if you want these programs to continue to come, 55:09 you think they need to go around the world which they do, 55:12 really we need that support. 55:14 So please would you just make out your loved gift, 55:16 just make it out to Behold the Lamb 55:18 and send it to us that we may keep the gospel 55:20 going into all the world. 55:22 And then what? 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