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00:39 Hello and welcome to Behold the Lamb presents.
00:41 I am Chris Shelton, your host. 00:42 I wanna thank you for joining us. 00:44 The message we will be presenting today is entitled, 00:47 "Catching the Steady Trend of Events, 00:50 The Last Scenes of This World's History." 00:53 Truly a person only has to listen 00:55 to the daily news to realize 00:57 that we are living in troublous times 00:59 and what the major news networks do not cover, 01:03 many find literally horrendous accounts of violence, 01:07 disasters and nations 01:08 that are on the brink of collapse 01:10 with first hand video accounts that they post online. 01:14 The Prophet Amos, 01:15 in the Book of Amos 3:7 shares with us 01:18 somewhat comforting news 01:20 about dramatic scenes of worldly events 01:23 that are being played out. 01:25 It reads, "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, 01:29 but He revealeth His secret 01:31 unto His servants the prophets." 01:33 And why would our Heavenly Father think it necessary 01:36 to reveal prophetically various signs and events 01:39 to take place among the nations in this world? 01:42 Simply in one word, it's law. 01:46 He doesn't like war 01:47 between good and evil any more than we do, 01:50 and probably dislikes it much more than we do. 01:54 Just think about it, friends, He sees, He witnesses, 01:58 He hears everything, 02:01 every cry, every scream, every part of evil, 02:04 and death, and destruction. 02:06 His heart yearns to release us from the pains of sin. 02:10 He longingly tries to turn our hearts to Him 02:12 so that He may direct us safely through this spiritual warfare 02:16 that we find ourselves a part of. 02:19 Therefore, 02:20 revealing His secrets or foreknowledge 02:23 through His prophets is His way to warn His dear children. 02:28 He hopes that we will heed His warnings 02:31 and prepare our hearts and our lives 02:34 in any way possible to meet the events. 02:37 The new laws and the reprobate minds 02:40 of those around us in this world 02:42 as this world draws its final breath 02:45 in this controversy between light and darkness, 02:48 again, catching the steady stream of events. 02:52 The last scenes of this world's history 02:55 is our study for today. 02:57 And in preparation to receive God's light on this subject, 03:00 let's visit 3ABN and listen to a song that is entitled 03:04 "God Who Spoke in the Beginning," 03:07 and sung by Ashley Sabol. 03:25 God who spoke in the beginning 03:31 Forming rock and shaping spar 03:37 Set all life and growth in motion 03:43 Earthly world 03:46 And distant star 03:51 He who calls the earth to order 03:57 Is the ground of what 04:01 We are 04:06 God who spoke thro' men and nations 04:13 Thro' events long past and gone 04:19 Showing still today His purpose 04:25 Speaks supremely 04:27 Through His Son 04:32 He who calls the earth to order 04:38 Gives His word 04:40 And it is done 04:53 God whose speech becomes incarnate 05:00 Christ is servant, 05:03 Christ is Lord 05:05 Calls us to a life of service 05:11 Heart and will 05:14 To action stirred 05:19 He who uses man's obedience 05:25 Has the first 05:27 And final word 05:32 He who calls 05:35 The earth to order 05:39 Is the ground of what 05:45 We are 05:53 Thanks for joining us once again here 05:54 at Behold the Lamb, we appreciate so very much. 05:57 I like that song by Sister Ashley. 05:59 It's a God who spoke in the beginning. 06:01 So I am sure that's a blessing to you as well as to us. 06:04 So praise God, we're glad that you joined us. 06:06 Thank you for your phone calls, your letters, your support, 06:09 Behold the Lamb ministry. 06:10 What a blessing it is to be able to study 06:11 with each and every one of you 06:13 and hear the response. 06:14 So we praise God that the Lord is leading, 06:17 guiding, and directing in your heart and your life. 06:19 Today, we're gonna be studying, 06:21 "Catching the Steady Trend of Events." 06:24 That's very, very important 06:26 since we live in the last hours of earth's history. 06:27 So I know you won't want to miss it. 06:29 We got a lot of material to cover 06:30 and so but we always go to the Lord in prayer. 06:33 I'm gonna kneel and have prayer. 06:34 If you could, you can, 06:36 how about kneeling with me and pray. 06:38 Merciful Father in heaven, 06:40 we thank You for the privilege of prayer, 06:41 we ask now for the guidance of Thy Holy Spirit. 06:44 Lord, we need Your Holy Spirit, 06:45 we ask for the power from on high 06:46 that our minds and hearts will be open, 06:48 that we can see that 06:50 which heaven has in store for us 06:51 and ears that we open 06:52 that we may hear and in the life 06:54 to make a decision 06:55 that we want to follow those things 06:57 that we know is truth. 06:58 Thank you for hearing and answering prayer 06:59 for each one who views, those who hear, 07:01 grateful and thankful for each one 07:02 in Jesus' name, amen. 07:06 And if you have your Bibles on, 07:07 I wanna make sure as you have them down, 07:08 have pencil and paper as we move by quickly. 07:10 Lot of times, I might say a text one time, 07:12 try to do it twice. 07:13 But because of our time we move right along. 07:15 So, you know, in case you don't have time 07:17 to look at all that now, you can jot it down 07:19 and do that when you get home. 07:20 Catching, notice the steady trend of events. 07:23 I'm going to ask you a question number one. 07:25 Don't anybody raise your hand, 07:27 I don't want anybody exposing himself here 07:29 raising your hand, whether it be true or false, 07:31 or maybe it's happening in your life, 07:33 or maybe it's not. 07:34 But how many, 07:36 remember we're not going to raise our hand 07:37 but how many have a sense of the shortness of time 07:42 that we're living in today and the fearful events 07:46 that are just before us? 07:48 That's kind of a long, think about it 07:50 but how many of us are really, really, 07:52 we sense the shortness of time, 07:54 we say Jesus is coming. 07:56 We believe that Jesus is coming, 07:58 but if we really believe that He's coming, 08:00 I think our life would change 08:01 just a little bit more, don't you? 08:03 We're going to be working, 08:05 we were talking about a little bit 08:06 before about 1844, the movement, 08:08 they really believe that Jesus was coming. 08:10 And so they were about their Father's business. 08:12 If we're not about our Father's business, 08:14 we really don't believe that Jesus is coming. 08:17 But how many of us really are sensitive to the time 08:19 and these events that's taking place 08:21 in the world today? 08:24 Review and Herald 11-8-1892, 08:27 this was written but notice 08:28 how it fits today. 08:30 "The judgments are God are falling on the world." 08:34 Do we believe that? 08:35 The judgments of God are what? 08:36 They're falling on the world. 08:38 Notice this, "That man may be," now why? 08:41 "That man may be awakened 08:43 to the fact that Christ will come speedily." 08:47 So the judgments are falling. 08:48 We're seeing it in land, sea, air, you know, 08:50 with fire and tornadoes, earthquakes, 08:52 everything you can think of is happening, what's God doing? 08:56 He's trying to get our attention 08:58 and wake us up. 09:00 Just like my dad used to say to me some time, 09:02 "Better wake up boy, 09:03 you don't wanna wake while you feel something, 09:05 that wake you up pretty quick." 09:07 And so we're living in the hour that God said, 09:09 "I'm sending some warning messages 09:11 so that you can know that Jesus is coming." 09:14 I like the passage, Isaiah 58:1, 09:17 you've read it so many times, but it says, 09:19 "Cry aloud," and do what? 09:21 "And spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, 09:25 and then show my people," what? 09:27 "Their transgression, 09:28 and the house of Jacob their sins." 09:32 Notice the call that God puts on His last day people. 09:35 Again, there's things that are happening 09:37 that we should be aware of. 09:38 And I want us to be aware today of this, 09:41 that none of us need to be caught, 09:44 you know, caught is that we are surprised. 09:46 Oh, I didn't know that was going to happen. 09:47 None of us in this Seventh-day Adventist movement 09:51 specifically need to say, 09:52 "Oh, I'm surprised, I didn't know that." 09:55 But you know, we find out 09:57 there's a lot of things we don't know 09:59 because we're not studying, we're not praying, 10:01 and we have to realize the time of Christ has come. 10:03 That's why he says, we need to cry loud 10:05 and spare not. 10:07 That means we need to show something, 10:09 get that, my people their transgression. 10:11 What is our work? 10:13 Our work is simply to wake up the people, 10:16 wake each of us up. 10:17 I need to be awake sometime and more than I am. 10:20 But we need to wake up because we are seemed to say, 10:23 we've heard this what? 10:25 All of our life, 10:26 it hasn't happened in all these years, 10:27 I've been a Christian, 10:29 so maybe it's going to be a long time off. 10:30 We're closer now than we've ever, ever been. 10:33 Our job is to wake up. 10:35 That's why it says cry loud and spare not. 10:38 Why should I wake up? 10:41 Think about, why should I be awake? 10:42 Why? 10:43 The Book of Revelation 12:9 tells me why. 10:47 The Bible said Revelation 12:9 says, 10:50 "He who is Satan was cast out into the," 10:54 somebody say earth, "earth," thank you. 10:56 I'll do it, "and his angels were cast out with him." 11:00 Now, again, why should we wake up? 11:02 Why should we be blowing a trumpet? 11:04 Why should we be sounding alarm? 11:06 Why are we saying wake up, wake up, wake up, 11:08 because what? 11:09 The devil was cast to this. 11:12 And his angels were cast out with him. 11:14 They're here to do a dirty job 11:17 and they're here to do a dirty job 11:18 on you and on me if we allow them to. 11:22 And did you say, oh, and what else? 11:24 Well, Revelation 12:12, it goes on and it says, 11:27 "For the devil is come," what? 11:30 "Down unto you and he's has great wrath," 11:33 he's angry isn't he? 11:35 "Because he knows he has but a short time." 11:37 He knows he's doomed. 11:38 He knows he's going down 11:40 and he wants to take as many down with him 11:42 as he possibly can. 11:44 This is why we need Jesus, we need to know. 11:47 Now you say, well, shortness of time, 11:48 I heard about shortness of time. 11:50 In comparison to the time that he has live 11:53 which we don't know before sin, 11:55 before he fell. 11:56 And the 6000 years as it were here, 11:59 he's got just but that's the short time, 12:01 isn't it compared to what all he's been before. 12:03 Are you there? It's a short time, notice that. 12:06 And what is he doing during this short time? 12:08 The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:8, 12:13 it says he's seeking, right? 12:15 Whom he, 12:16 he can who he will, he's going to devour. 12:19 He's going to eat up. 12:20 He's cast out here. 12:22 He's gonna work to make sure that heaven's not your home. 12:25 He's gonna work in the weak areas of your life, 12:27 whatever it might be, 12:28 he's gonna make sure that you are standing, 12:30 being busy doing things, whatever they might be, 12:33 even if they're good within themselves, 12:35 rather than get ready because probation is closing. 12:38 We should understand that more than anyone 12:40 on the face of this planet 12:42 every day of our life, 12:44 every time you read the newspaper, 12:46 every time you turn the radio on, 12:48 or TV and you just look at the news... 12:51 Is it okay to say that? 12:53 Somebody better watch me today. 12:55 I'm just telling you because it's so obvious 12:57 what's taking place 12:59 and how the setup right now 13:01 we can see is right before us. 13:03 And in the oven he is getting ready to pull 13:05 the little rug out from under us. 13:07 But you know what? 13:08 Even though he's going to do that, 13:10 I like the Bible promise. 13:11 They're found in the Book of James 4:7. 13:14 And it says this why? 13:15 You know, we'd have nothing to fear, 13:17 we understand that. 13:18 Not the guy that has his hand in the hand of Jesus, 13:21 but there are some fearful times 13:23 that are waiting the people of God, 13:24 and I can just guarantee you that maybe I'm not ready, 13:28 maybe you're not ready. 13:29 There's some that are watching they're not ready. 13:31 You're not gonna be able to go through it, 13:33 you're gonna turn your back on God, 13:34 you're gonna end up hating Him rather than the enemy. 13:36 So we need to know these issues. 13:39 This promise is simply 13:40 all I need to do James 4:7 says, 13:43 is Submit myself to whom? 13:45 "Submit yourselves to God." 13:47 And you do what? Somebody say resist. 13:49 "You resist the devil, and then he will flee." 13:52 Our problem, we're not resisting, 13:54 we're sending an invitation. 13:56 We're inviting him in, we're sending a card 13:58 through the mail saying come to my party. 14:01 You know what I'm talking about. 14:02 Resisting means, we need to resist 14:04 unto death if necessary 14:07 rather than commit a knowing sin. 14:08 That's pretty heavy duty. 14:10 We can't do that without God. 14:12 James 4:8 says for us, "Draw nigh to," what? 14:15 "Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you." 14:19 Satan cannot defile a person who draws nigh to God. 14:24 Isn't that good? 14:26 Satan can't what? 14:28 Yeah, he can't abide by, 14:29 he can't do, he can't buy by. 14:30 He can't be in your life, in your heart, 14:32 if you're close to Jesus Christ. 14:35 I say this by studying of God's Word that right now 14:38 never was there greater need of faithful warnings 14:43 and reproofs than right now. 14:45 This is the hour, this is why we need to, 14:48 we call wake up, sound that trumpet alarm. 14:51 This is the last hours of earth's history. 14:53 There's no doubt about it. 14:55 This is not just sounding alarm, 14:57 you have nothing to back it up. 14:58 We have all those Scripture to back it up. 15:00 Jesus warning one after the other. 15:04 We must heed these warnings that are given in Scripture. 15:07 We have to bear a responsibility 15:10 not only to God, 15:11 but what? 15:13 To each other. 15:14 We have responsibility to each other, 15:15 to our neighbors and to our friend, 15:17 you think you have truth, 15:18 you have the obligation 15:20 to share that truth with somebody, 15:21 not keep it inside. 15:24 We have a world to warn, 15:27 to get ready before Jesus comes. 15:29 You remember what Jesus said there 15:31 in the Book of Acts Chapter 5? 15:32 He's talked about a tree. 15:34 God asked us to lay what? 15:36 The axe to where? 15:38 To the root of the tree. 15:39 You remember axe? 15:41 You think about this axe that he had. 15:42 What is that the symbol of? 15:44 Axe is a symbol of judgment. 15:47 Are you still there? 15:48 Axe, the axe you take to the root of the tree, 15:50 is a symbol of judgment and trees, 15:53 most of, almost every time in the Old Testament, 15:55 there's some, you know issues differently 15:58 in the Old Testament trees refer to people. 16:01 So God's saying we need to get to the root of these things 16:04 that separating us from Him. 16:06 Read that in Jeremiah 17. 16:08 You can read it about the trees in the Old Testament 16:11 as a symbol there of people. 16:13 Jesus even used it when He referred to whom? 16:15 To Israel, his people there in Luke 13:6-9. 16:19 Read those when you have the opportunity. 16:22 It says, show My people. 16:24 God is asking, and He's requiring us 16:26 to show His people. 16:28 How many of us are showing somebody? 16:31 Well, it's sometime distasteful job but notice, 16:34 show them where, what does it say there? 16:36 We need to show people where they're making a mistake. 16:39 We need to do it by calling sin by what? 16:42 By its right name, notice that. 16:45 Now, if there was ever a time in the history of Adventism 16:48 that we need the straight testimony, 16:50 I believe it's now. 16:51 I feel the urgency of it. 16:53 I'm sure you feel the urgency of it. 16:55 There's something that just rattles on the inside. 16:57 There's something that just set you on fire 16:59 about when you begin to see the signs of the times 17:01 and the straight testimony. 17:03 Testimony must be given 17:05 and the straight testimony must be received. 17:08 Wrongs must be called what? 17:10 Wrongs and notice, 17:12 grievous sins must be called by the right name. 17:16 Man, that's pretty heavy duty. 17:18 You read that if you have the testimony series 17:20 in Three Testimonies 3:24. 17:23 Now, any anything less than what God can approve of, 17:28 in our relationship with Him is nothing more than a sham. 17:32 If God can't approve of your life, 17:34 as you call yourself a Christian, 17:36 you call it a sham. 17:38 And you know, sham is just a short for shame. 17:41 It's a shame. 17:42 If we call our-self a Christian 17:43 and we're not living the Christian life. 17:45 It's an insult to God. 17:48 And so this why God is saying here, 17:50 blow the trumpet. 17:51 Let's get it right 17:52 because sham here in the original language 17:55 says it's fraudulent. 17:56 Your relationship may be fraudulent. 17:58 It may be counterfeit. 17:59 Maybe it's not real, that's what it means. 18:02 It means you say pretend. 18:03 We don't need to be pretending today, do we? 18:06 This is not the time for that. 18:08 People ask the question many times, 18:11 "When is Jesus coming?" 18:13 We've heard it said for years, when is Jesus coming? 18:15 Well, Bible said, "No man knows the day or the hour," 18:17 we understand that. 18:18 But the disciples asked that question to Jesus 18:21 in Matthew 24, didn't they? 18:22 Verse 3, they just simply said, 18:24 we're not gonna go all into that, 18:25 but just said they want to know 18:27 when these things are going to be in the end of the world. 18:30 I wonder if anybody's asking that today. 18:33 Is there anybody? 18:34 Oh, boy, anybody that cares enough 18:36 to be praying and ask God, 18:38 what's some of the signs of Your coming? 18:42 When are these things going to be? 18:43 Are we really praying about that or we just thinking, 18:45 well, God's gonna take care of us? 18:47 What did Jesus do? 18:48 Immediately He outlined the prominent events 18:51 that take place before the end of the world. 18:54 Now, here's the thing with that. 18:55 The disciples didn't understand 18:57 all that He had to say about the subject, 18:59 did they at that point in time? 19:01 But the meaning would unfold as time passed on, 19:05 as the people needed it. 19:07 See, there's things that we hear some time 19:08 that we don't quite all comprehend, 19:10 but we want to, but it's not there. 19:12 But as time rolls on, 19:13 all of a sudden, God just what? 19:14 He unrolls the scroll, so that we can see, 19:17 hear, understand when we need it. 19:20 God is there but you know what? 19:21 You have to hear it first and you have to take it in. 19:25 To prepare a people to stand in the day of God. 19:28 A great reform needs to take place, 19:30 we know that. 19:32 Great Controversy, I love the book, 19:33 page 311 says, 19:35 "God saw that many of His professed people 19:38 were not building for eternity, 19:41 and in mercy He was about to" notice 19:43 "send a message of warning to arouse them 19:46 from their stupor," notice this, 19:49 "and lead them to make ready for the coming of Jesus." 19:52 God looks at His people who profess to be His people 19:55 for today. 19:56 His last day remnant church 19:58 and He says right here through His servant, 20:00 He says, wake them up out of their stupor, 20:03 my, my, a stupor and lead them to make ready, 20:07 get them ready for the coming of the Lord. 20:09 And you know what follow that? 20:10 You know what follow that warning? 20:12 The giving of the three angels' message of Revelation 14. 20:16 That was the message to wake the people up 20:19 and still yet today we've gone to sleep 20:21 because we've heard it before. 20:23 God has a message for His people, 20:25 whether they will hear it 20:26 or whether they will not hear it. 20:28 Did we get that? 20:30 Now what are we supposed to do? 20:31 Most of us realized when you tell, 20:32 want to tell somebody the truth, 20:34 they don't want to hear it. 20:35 They're not listening anyway. 20:37 That's a shame. 20:39 That is a crime but you don't give up 20:41 because God said well, 20:42 they're not gonna listen anyway. 20:43 You tell them anyway, 20:45 you get the opportunity to tell them. 20:46 Let me tell you from Scripture, why I say that. 20:49 Ezekiel 2:7 says this, 20:54 "And they that shall speak my words unto them, 20:57 whether they will hear or whether they will forbear, 21:01 for they are most rebellious." 21:04 So the obedient will hear and follow but the rebellious, 21:07 they're not going to like it. 21:09 Jesus said, 21:10 whether they want to hear 21:12 or whether they don't want to hear, 21:13 your job is to tell. 21:15 Now you can't make somebody, 21:16 we understand that, but our job is to give it 21:18 and then what? 21:20 Other jobs are people to receive it, 21:21 we're certainly all to receive that message. 21:24 We need to be ready. 21:25 Matthew 24:44 says, 21:27 "Be you ready for in such," what? 21:30 Matthew 24:44, 21:32 "Be you ready for in such an hour 21:34 as you think," what? 21:35 "As you think not the Son of Man cometh." 21:38 You see that may be where we're at 21:40 because we're so wrapped up 21:41 and we're so dull, we're so lukewarm. 21:44 We're so like, 21:45 we're not attentive to the fact that probation is closing. 21:48 We're not attentive to the fact 21:49 that the Sunday law is just around the corner. 21:51 We're not attentive to the fact that you know 21:53 Jesus wants us to be ready 21:55 because there's gonna be things happening in this world 21:58 and you will not be rapture away 22:00 like many Christians say, because that's not biblical. 22:03 I don't have time to go into all that. 22:04 But I don't mind telling you it was what? 22:06 If you get aggravated, let me bless your heart, 22:07 don't want you do it. 22:09 But you know what? 22:10 I'm gonna stir you inside 22:11 where you're getting the Word of God 22:13 and see what God's Word says. 22:14 Just put it right out there, you got it, 22:15 oh, we will be when that time comes, 22:17 surprise, surprise, what if you are. 22:19 You will have not prepared and you won't make it. 22:22 I hope you see that point. 22:24 Be ready is what it says. 22:26 The conditions of the world, the conditions of society, 22:30 the condition of the big, 22:32 we talk about city life, 22:34 things that are going on there, things going on in the nations, 22:37 things that are going on in the government. 22:39 We need to watch out, something's going to happen. 22:41 It tells me that the end is near. 22:44 It tells me something's going to happen. 22:46 Notice it, we should never be and we shouldn't be surprised 22:49 at the events taking place even right now. 22:52 Why? 22:53 God says, number one, you cry aloud 22:54 since you see these things. 22:56 But I wonder today if anyone will hear. 22:59 Think about it. 23:01 Will anyone hear? 23:02 Most of time when the preachers are up there preaching, 23:04 the Bible said, 23:05 fill all the foolishness to preaching. 23:06 Why? 23:08 Most time because people are not paying attention anyway, 23:09 you know. 23:11 And today it's not personal about that. 23:12 But if you're not really paying attention to it, 23:14 it's a warning that Christ is giving you 23:16 if it's from the Word of God. 23:17 It's Jesus speaking to you. 23:19 It's Him that sounding the trumpet. 23:21 It's Him saying to wake up. 23:23 I don't know your personal life when you wake up or not. 23:25 People take it personal, they get all excited about it. 23:27 But this is the Word of God says that we need to be ready, 23:30 we cry aloud and we spare not. 23:32 Some people just will not listen 23:34 because they get into a position 23:36 just like Israel. 23:37 Do you remember Israel, 23:39 when they were going after Baal? 23:40 You remember that? 23:41 And Ashtaroth, you remember that? 23:43 When they did that, 23:44 they cut their connection with God. 23:46 When they decided to have other gods, 23:48 they cut that connection, but what happen? 23:51 God still loved them. 23:52 They were going in the wrong direction. 23:53 God reached out through what? 23:55 Through prophets. 23:56 God reached out what I want to just think about today are, 23:59 to may I say the true and the faithful 24:01 that are still left in this church. 24:03 There may be very few, but just let me say that 24:05 if you don't mind, it'd be a good challenge. 24:07 I challenge myself with it. 24:09 The faithful, the true and faithful 24:10 called out against 24:12 what was going on in the days of Israel. 24:14 You know what? They didn't listen. 24:16 They continued on just like no one had said. 24:18 So the majority will continue on 24:21 and somebody will go, oh, well, that was a good sermon. 24:22 Well, that was a good writer. 24:24 It's are the words, are we hearing the words, 24:26 are we taking them in? 24:28 Is it possible? 24:29 Is it just possible, let me ask this question. 24:31 Is it just possible 24:33 that maybe we've turned in another direction, 24:38 as in the days of Amos. 24:40 We have a direction that we're going 24:41 but is it possible that enemy has been steering us 24:44 as a people off of course, 24:47 and he stares at us such a little bit at a time 24:48 that we don't know we're off course. 24:50 There's nothing more deadly in the Christian world is 24:53 if somebody's off course and lost and don't know it. 24:56 Lukewarm and doesn't know, 24:57 it is dangerous for any one of us. 25:00 For instance, Amos 5:10,12. 25:07 I'll just get part of here but notice him, 25:08 the time came, he said, 25:10 "Him that rebuketh in the gate," 25:13 declared Amos, 25:14 "they hate, 25:16 they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 25:19 They afflict the just, they take a bribe, 25:22 and they turn aside the poor in the gates, 25:25 which is their right." 25:27 You see what happens? 25:28 People don't necessarily like someone that tells the truth. 25:31 People don't necessarily like the ones 25:32 who are preaching truth today. 25:35 Because most are turned against what is truth 25:37 because it demands a change in their life, 25:39 they're not willing to change? 25:42 Here's where they got into trouble. 25:43 Here's where Israel got into trouble. 25:45 Here's what Amos was writing about. 25:47 This is where we get into trouble today, 25:49 my brothers and sisters, 25:50 those individuals as well as us, 25:53 regardless of what you professor, 25:54 where your name might be written on 25:56 whatever is it written on. 25:58 Lamb's Book of Life is of most importance, 26:00 we will know the other books don't mean anything, my, my. 26:03 Think about it, it's real call. 26:05 But get it, we're the Lamb's Book of Life. 26:07 The Lamb's Book of Life. 26:10 This is where God wants our names. 26:14 They've messed their self up 26:16 because they forgot their Maker. 26:18 They forgot their Creator, they forgot their Redeemer. 26:22 In fact, the Hosea writes about that in Hosea 9:9, 26:28 talking about Israel, 26:29 is was it said, three words, 26:31 "They deeply corrupted." 26:33 Maybe it's four words themselves. 26:36 Deeply corrupted themselves. 26:40 Interesting. 26:42 Last Day Events, page 24. 26:43 You may have that book 26:45 and you're reading Last Day Events. 26:46 Notice this, in the last scenes of earth's history, 26:49 notice this, war will rage. 26:53 Are the wars going on now? 26:55 Absolutely, all over, something going on what? 26:57 Twelve, fifteen years now, whatever, long periods of time, 27:00 It's just going death after death 27:01 and trillions of dollars being spent, 27:03 we realize it despite, the inspiration says this, 27:06 "In the last scenes of earth's history, 27:09 war will rage, 27:10 there will be pestilence, there will be plagues, 27:13 there will be famines, 27:15 that waters of the deep," listen, 27:17 "waters of the deep will overflow 27:19 their boundaries," 27:21 notice this, "property and life 27:23 will be destroyed by fire and flood." 27:26 If every one of those are not here today, 27:28 rapid falling on the heels, one 27:30 after the other, I'm not standing here. 27:33 Remember, these are things 27:35 that we have to be aware of the events 27:36 that are unfolding that tell us that Jesus is soon to come, 27:39 that we need to make a decision wake us up. 27:42 Or you might stay in this world that we live in, 27:44 no such thing, no such thing as famine. 27:47 I think it was the New York Post. 27:51 Not too long ago had a big article 27:53 and they simply said on there, 27:54 20 million people at risk of starvation. 27:59 Famine and you know what? 28:01 Basically most of the famine, not only just natural that, 28:04 you know, natural disaster 28:05 because there's no rain or whatever, 28:07 but the majority of the famines going on here 28:09 is because of war in their land. 28:13 Unrest, killing each other, did you get it? 28:17 God wants to bless, 28:18 but there's things here we need to look at. 28:20 Property and life will be destroyed 28:22 by fire and flood if we've ever seen it. 28:25 It's just today. 28:27 Some of us have been around long time, 28:28 we understand that, how about you? 28:32 But the good news we need not be caught off guard. 28:35 You see, if we're studying the Word 28:37 and we're staying in the Word, 28:38 and I want you to be excited about it. 28:41 Nobody's beating somebody over the head, 28:42 not somebody's making anybody feel bad. 28:44 This is not, we're just looking at the Word of God 28:46 and just simply say, does it apply to me 28:48 or does it not? 28:50 You know, when I read the Word of God automatically, 28:52 I know it applies to me. 28:53 I don't know about you, but that'd be a good idea. 28:56 I think, you know, that applies to me, 28:58 regardless of how we think we might be, 29:00 it still applies to us. 29:02 We need not be caught off guard. 29:04 Reading in a little book called Seven Testimonies, page 14. 29:07 Listen carefully to these words 7, 14. 29:10 "Those who place themselves under God's control 29:14 to be led and guided by him," 29:17 notice this sermon title, 29:19 "will catch this steady trend of the events 29:22 ordained by Him to take place." 29:25 Those who, now, who's going to be, 29:28 you know, who's going to catch the steady stream of events 29:31 that are happening, that tell us Jesus is coming? 29:34 Those under the control... 29:36 This not hard, 29:37 under the control of what? 29:39 Those under the control of God, 29:42 those that are being led by God will understand the time 29:45 that we're living in and the events 29:47 that are taking place 29:49 that tells us that Jesus is coming. 29:51 We don't have to guess. 29:54 So if we don't know, 29:55 if we're not sure, we've not been around it, 29:56 maybe we haven't studied, 29:58 maybe we haven't had the opportunity, 29:59 but there's many of us that have many, many, 30:01 many years of opportunities to learn what truth is 30:03 and what we need to be doing. 30:05 But notice, we can understand the steady trend of events 30:09 ordained by God so that we're not caught off guard. 30:13 Amos 3:7 says "Surely the Lord God will," what? 30:17 "Surely Lord God will do nothing 30:19 but he," does what? 30:20 Yeah, "Revealeth his secret unto His servants, 30:24 the prophets. 30:25 So God's not trying to sneak up on you. 30:27 He's wanting to what? 30:29 Make sure that you're awake and ready to meet Him 30:31 when He comes. 30:33 Great Controversy quickly, 609 30:35 says this, 610, you can read both, 30:37 they're beautiful pages. 30:39 It says, "The Lord gives special truths 30:42 for the people in an emergency." 30:44 Anyone believe that we're in emergency? 30:46 I don't want to take a lot of time and get away 30:47 because there's so much material but think about it. 30:50 I believe I really do. 30:51 I believe we're in emergency. 30:53 I really feel like there's more that needs to be done. 30:57 And I know it's not of works thing, 30:58 oh, you can work yourself into heaven. 30:59 No, you can't do it by works. 31:01 There's no way, but you're saved by grace 31:03 through faith. 31:05 But I feel an urgency, 31:06 I want you to feel that urgency inside 31:08 that what you have to do, you need to do it quickly, 31:11 because our time is almost gone, 31:14 and the Lord gives a special message in times of what? 31:17 Of emergency. 31:18 Who dare not to preach it, 31:20 who dare not to publish it 31:22 when God has given us this message? 31:24 He commands us to present this last invitation of mercy 31:29 to the world and certainly this last message 31:31 is a three angels' message, 31:33 first, second, third angel's message. 31:35 We don't talk about a lot of things 31:36 that we need to be talking about 31:37 because we're afraid they're going to be 31:39 offensive to people. 31:40 We are here because we are seventh day keepers, 31:42 Seventh-day Adventists, 31:43 we believe right in the coming of Jesus Christ. 31:45 We believe in keeping the seventh day holy, 31:47 because that's what the Bible says. 31:50 This is very, very important. 31:52 We cannot remain silent 31:54 at this hour that we're living in. 31:57 We cannot remain silent. 32:01 If we do, it's going to be at the peril of souls 32:04 that will be lost 32:06 because we did not raise our voice. 32:07 We did not cry aloud and spare not. 32:10 We are Christ's ambassadors, are we're not? 32:12 We're supposed to be. 32:15 There's gonna be consequences 32:17 if we don't do what God's asked us to do. 32:20 But remember, just do what God asked you to do 32:23 and leave the results up to Him. 32:26 You can't convince anybody. 32:27 I can't convince anybody. 32:29 I don't try to convince him, 32:30 I said, I'll try to convince him 32:31 by the Word of God, 32:33 but the Holy Spirit of the Living God 32:34 convinces you and me 32:35 of what we need to be doing. 32:37 And we know what truth is. 32:38 Here we are. 32:39 Here we are today. 32:41 Prophecy being fulfilled all around us 32:44 before our very eyes. 32:45 And so I invite you today I say, look, 32:48 just like I do in studying... 32:50 Look at your life. 32:52 God have mercy. 32:53 Let it, Lord, help us to look at our lives. 32:57 If we believe that today that prophecy is fulfilled 32:59 before our very eyes 33:01 and if we really believe with all of our heart 33:03 that the last movements and moment things that happen, 33:05 events will be rapid. 33:07 They're going to take place so fast 33:08 we won't know what hit us. 33:11 Now Botha said, not here in this church 33:13 by the grace of God. 33:16 Steve Harwell but some time 33:17 people do a bunch of cooties, doom and gloom. 33:19 You may be glad one of these days 33:21 at least somebody kept trying to wake, 33:23 somebody is like filling myself as we go along. 33:27 Think about where we live. 33:28 Look at your own life today. 33:31 Look how we're living. 33:33 Are we living like Jesus is coming? 33:36 We're either lifting up the standards, 33:37 or we're lowering the standards? 33:39 There's no middle ground. 33:41 Well, I'm not lifting now. 33:42 Yes, you are. Yes, you are. 33:45 We either lift them up or we're tearing them down. 33:48 We tear him down a lot of time because we want to be liberal. 33:51 We want to look at things and say, 33:53 Well, I don't think God really minds. 33:54 God tells you exactly what He approves us 33:56 and what He doesn't in His Word. 33:58 So we need not try to water it down or say, 34:00 well, it doesn't matter or what's wrong with that? 34:03 Well, what's good with it? 34:05 If it doesn't lead you to Jesus Christ, 34:06 what good really is it? 34:07 This is what a mindset God help us, 34:10 we either are raising it or we're lowering it, 34:12 look at our country. 34:13 For heaven's sakes, look at our country. 34:16 Look at and I'm not up here preaching vote for this guy 34:19 and that guy, look at your government. 34:21 Look what's taking place, 34:22 the things I've never seen ever happen in my lifetime 34:26 is not even close to it. 34:28 It's so outlandish today. 34:31 Then why, so that God wants our attention, 34:35 something should get your attention. 34:36 This is getting my attention, 34:38 things that are happening because why? 34:40 Because it concerns us and God's people, 34:42 the Christians around the world today. 34:46 Just look, 34:47 restrictions are being passed 34:48 almost every day that we are alive, 34:51 taking away our religious freedoms. 34:54 So we need to understand what? 34:55 Understand the events, 34:57 you know, the trend of events is taking place. 35:00 Do we realize the trends that have been taking place 35:02 for a long time is take away your freedom of speech? 35:05 You think it's not taken away today? 35:07 Your freedom of religion, you think it's not, 35:09 you'll see when the time is needed. 35:11 The laws are already there. 35:13 You're not able to say, you think it's not taken away. 35:15 Well, you can't pass out 35:16 certain books in certain places of the world today, 35:18 because it talks about the Catholic Church, 35:20 as you well know. 35:21 And so that's abuse, 35:24 that's hurting somebody. 35:27 Same thing happened in the Word of God 35:29 when disciples and Jesus began to do. 35:31 Jesus preached the truth you remember? 35:33 You remember Jesus? 35:34 Yes, it's a bit exciting today, we remember Jesus, 35:36 He preached the truth 35:38 and they nailed Him to the cross for it. 35:41 You're either lifting it up or you're tearing them down. 35:44 The time has come 35:46 and we understand that our freedom... 35:47 Is anybody here understand that? 35:49 Our religious freedom is gone but gone. 35:54 Freedom of speech is gone. 35:55 You can't say 35:56 and I don't believe you should just say 35:58 what you want? What you have in mind? 35:59 Some people say I don't want to hear it. 36:00 But I think they have a right 36:02 to live in this country to be able to speak 36:05 what they want to speak 36:06 even if I don't agree with them, 36:07 they should have that right. 36:10 God gave us that right. 36:12 This is why He raised this country up here 36:13 for religious freedom to do the right thing. 36:17 They've been taken away, 36:18 you remember when the apostles in Acts Chapter 5, 36:21 you remember what the council did, 36:24 the religious leaders? 36:25 They told the apostles, you guys keep quiet 36:27 and don't you be preaching the name of Jesus anymore. 36:29 You realize we're living in that hour? 36:31 One of these days soon, 36:33 you're not gonna be able to preach 36:34 in the name of Jesus. 36:35 We think that's outlandish? 36:37 Man, we need to read our Bibles. 36:40 Yeah. Oh, yeah. 36:42 All the things going on with people 36:43 who don't know what gender they are, 36:45 there're things going on, laws that have been passed, 36:47 unmerciful. 36:50 The Bible condemns it. 36:51 If Bible condemns it, and God condemns it, 36:53 we must condemn it. 36:55 Does that make sense to us? 36:57 It makes sense. Hello, that makes sense to me. 36:59 If God condemns it, we must condemn it 37:03 rather than looking at people that we love and say, 37:04 oh, well, we love them, we don't want, 37:06 we love them but you don't care for that action, 37:09 you don't care for that lifestyle 37:10 because God says is not good. 37:12 What did the apostles do? 37:14 They were put in jail, you guys you scoundrels, 37:16 you can't be preaching in the name of Jesus. 37:19 And I love, as soon as they let them loose, 37:20 they went right back at around the corner, 37:22 they didn't hide in the room, 37:24 they didn't try to be like some people right here 37:26 and then they want to tell me how the hall... 37:28 Oh, boy, how the hall gate the cabbage 37:30 on a certain subject 37:31 but they don't have the backbone enough 37:32 to put their name or address. 37:35 Should I be? 37:37 Josh, should I calm down? 37:40 Okay, somebody of the level head, 37:41 I'm just saying, that just. 37:43 I'm not trying to criticize. 37:44 I'm just simply saying, 37:46 if you want to know what the truth is, 37:47 you set and you listen to Behold the Lamb program 37:49 and you see what the message is. 37:51 But then you turn right around and say everything 37:53 he said was wrong. 37:55 And they try to tell you why from the Bible, 37:56 but they won't give you an opportunity to come back. 38:01 If you want to know what truth is, 38:02 we're out there every day, right? 38:03 We're doing you know exactly 38:05 what we are and what we stand for, 38:06 we don't know, but we love them. 38:07 It's okay to do it, but just put your name on it 38:09 so we can communicate. 38:11 I'll get off of that and keep going. 38:13 What did the apostles do? 38:16 They went right back out. 38:18 And what did they say? 38:20 If the council and the religious, 38:21 the church as it were said don't do this. 38:24 They went right back out and they say 38:26 we had the Acts 5:39, 38:28 we had rather obey God than man. 38:31 This is where it's boiling down to, 38:33 this is what it's coming down to in this hour 38:35 that we live in. 38:36 Manuscript 78, listen to these words. 38:39 In 1897, this was written. 38:40 Please listen, 38:42 "Seventh-day Adventists will fight the battle 38:44 over the seventh day Sabbath. 38:47 The authorities in the US 38:49 and in other countries will rise up 38:51 with their pride and power 38:53 and make laws restricting religious liberty." 38:58 Do you see that happening? Absolutely, it's happening. 39:00 Read Revelation 13:16, 7, 39:03 it said the time will come you 39:05 will not be able to buy or sell, 39:06 say if you have the mark, 39:07 I don't want the mark of the beast. 39:09 You know what? 39:11 Most of our churches are afraid to preach 39:12 what the mark of the beast is. 39:13 They don't preach about what the image to the beast is. 39:15 They're afraid to mention Sabbath and Sunday issues. 39:18 They're afraid to mention 39:19 who changed the seventh day Sabbath, 39:21 you see, to the first day of the week. 39:24 That's one passage probably 39:25 so misunderstood in the entire Bible. 39:28 It's been desecrated so bad 39:30 when somebody says we changed the seventh day 39:31 to the first day of the week, and we give us proof 39:34 that Christ rose on the first day of the week. 39:36 If you don't mind, I'm just going ahead. 39:42 See, we have to have some kind of fire inside 39:45 not if people don't know any better. 39:47 I'm not trying to condemn them, I want you to wake up and say, 39:49 wait a minute, 39:51 I'm using a passage 39:53 that doesn't say that at all. 39:55 Nothing says anything about changing the worship 39:57 from Sabbath to the seventh day 39:58 to the first day of the week at all. 40:00 About the resurrection, remember baptism? 40:03 Romans Chapter 6 is a commemoration of his death, 40:06 his burial, his resurrection 40:08 not coming up and putting false connotations 40:11 and traditions on it. 40:12 We have to stand up and fight back. 40:15 Hope somebody is willing to do that. 40:17 We see church and state 40:20 opposing already 40:21 and they will continue to pose God's people. 40:24 My question, are we really ready for such a time? 40:27 I questioned myself, am I really ready 40:29 because I kind of like peace and quiet. 40:32 I kind of like things that goes... 40:34 Is that okay to say that? I like things kind of smooth. 40:37 But I don't know if I ever have smooth time or not? 40:39 There's always something bumpings you know, 40:41 something going on but still yet, 40:42 we don't like unnecessary problems, do we? 40:44 We don't like things that are going on here. 40:47 But are we really ready for such a trying time 40:49 that we're going to have to stand up, 40:51 may cost us our job, may cost us our home, 40:53 may cost us our companion. 40:55 It may cost our lives, 40:57 3 Testimony 41:00 2 Selected Messages, I want to bring to you, 41:03 there's three quick quotes but notice, 41:04 there's a little bit of reading to it, 41:06 but just bear with me. 41:08 2 SM page 378 says this, notice this. 41:12 "Let the churches who claim to believe the truth." 41:15 Let the churches who" what? 41:17 Claim to believe the church, 41:19 "who are advocating keeping the law of God, 41:22 keep that law and depart from all iniquity." 41:25 Let the individual members of the church 41:27 resist the temptations to participate with evils, 41:30 practice evils and indulge in sin. 41:32 Let the church commence 41:34 the work of purification before God." 41:37 How do we do that? 41:39 "By repentance, by what? 41:40 Humiliation, by deep heart searching." 41:43 How many have taken time to search their own heart? 41:46 We are in and I think everyone will agree, 41:49 at least we should if we're Bible student. 41:50 We are in the great antitypical Day of Atonement, are we not? 41:56 That's an awesome time to live that tells us another step 41:59 that Jesus is coming, 42:00 its solemn, 42:02 the events are solemn here. 42:04 There's eternal interest that are stapled to this 42:08 as it were nailed to it, 42:09 and there's going to be some results... 42:16 that no man standing, 42:18 but no man that's sitting 42:19 that we call them watchman on the walls of Zion, 42:22 shepherds of the flock. 42:24 They need to be proclaiming the solemn truths of this hour. 42:29 They need to sound the notes of warning 42:31 to all people, nations and tongues. 42:33 That's our job, is it not? 42:36 2 Selected Message 379, 42:39 "The least transgression of God's law 42:41 brings guilt upon the transgressor. 42:43 Without earnest repentance and for," notice this, 42:45 "forsaking of sin, 42:47 he will surely become an apostate." 42:50 People will hold on to things they shouldn't, 42:51 you're going to become an apostate, 42:53 you're going to turn on those things, 42:54 you want to believe there's the truth. 42:56 2 Selected Message 379 says, notice this, 42:59 "The voice of the true watchman 43:01 needs now to be heard all along the line." 43:05 Did you get it? 43:06 Who? 43:08 The voice of the true watchman 43:09 are going to be sighing and crying 43:11 for the abominations that be done in the church 43:13 and outside the church. 43:15 Every abominations we take the axe, 43:17 sin needs to go, 43:19 Jesus is coming and taking the righteous back, 43:21 not the sinner. 43:23 Isaiah talked about that a lot. We don't have time to go there. 43:25 Isaiah 21:12 43:29 talks about the morning cometh 43:31 and also the night. 43:32 Night comes when no man can work. 43:34 We've got light, when we've got light, 43:36 we need to be doing what we have to do. 43:38 That's what I was talking about, 43:39 my wife was talking about today, 43:40 Behold the Lamb that we want to grow 43:43 and to prosper in the name of Jesus Christ 43:45 and to reach out more than we ever have 43:47 in all the avenues that we can find, 43:49 to maybe get some bodies' attention, 43:50 maybe one person's attention. 43:52 They can be ready for the coming of Jesus 43:54 or could be multitude and millions 43:55 for all that we know, God knows. 43:58 Trumpet has to give the certain sound. 44:00 1 Corinthians 14:8. 44:02 So it talked about not given an uncertain sound, 44:04 we need to be sounding that day alarm, 44:07 prep the Lord's preparation, it's here, 2 Selected Message, 44:11 2SM if you're writing them down, 44:13 page 380, notice this, 44:15 "Nations will be stirred to the very center. 44:19 Support will be withdrawn from those who proclaim 44:21 God's standard of righteousness." 44:23 What is God's standard of righteousness? 44:26 What is God's standard of righteousness? 44:28 Somebody say it's Ten Commandment law. 44:29 Is Ten Commandment law, 44:31 it's the only sure test of character, 44:34 notice that. 44:35 And all who will not bow, 44:36 listen carefully to the decree of the national councils 44:41 and obey the national laws to exalt, 44:44 I'll have to just say here, exalt Sunday, 44:46 as instituted by the man of sin, 44:49 to disregard God's holy day, men are going to feel, 44:53 remember, we're talking about those 44:55 who disregard what they know to be true. 44:57 There's multitudes of good Christian folks 44:58 that do not know the difference. 45:00 They will know it, 45:01 they will come to grips with it, 45:03 God will make sure of it. 45:04 Ain't that good news that God's going to make sure 45:06 that people is going to hear and have the opportunity 45:08 to make a decision? 45:09 But notice this, if you stand for what is right, 45:11 here's what you're going to find, 45:13 you're going to feel, here it says, 45:14 not the oppressive power of popery alone, 45:18 but the Protestant world, the image to the beast. 45:22 They're all going to turn against you, 45:24 all the friends you think you might have when time comes, 45:26 you say I want to stand for God like the three Hebrews. 45:29 We look in the Bible over and over and over 45:31 God's people stood up. 45:33 None. 45:34 The Bible is clear in Revelation 12:11, 45:36 there is none. 45:38 None but those who have been overcoming 45:39 by the blood of the Lamb, notice that, 45:42 and the word of their testimony 45:44 will be found with the loyal and true 45:46 without spot and sin when Jesus come. 45:49 Are you being washed day by day? 45:51 Are you asking for forgiveness of sin 45:52 and ask that He cleanse you, asking to give you victory? 45:55 Oh, that thing that may be a weakness 45:57 in your life or in my life, 45:58 am I presenting it to Him each day 46:00 that I might gain that victory, we should be. 46:02 Since we are in the Day of Atonement, 46:05 let's go just a little deeper, we got a few moments left. 46:07 Notice 2 Selected Message 381, 46:10 2 SM 381 says this, 46:12 "That which God required of Adam 46:14 before the fall 46:16 was perfect obedience to His law." 46:18 If somebody still here? 46:21 "God requires now what He required of Adam, 46:24 perfect obedience, righteousness without a flaw, 46:28 without shortcomings in His sight." 46:30 Of course, we cannot do this without faith in Christ Jesus, 46:34 who's brought into our daily life 46:36 and our daily practices. 46:38 It's possible through Him, all things are possible, 46:40 is it not? 46:41 So I say time that we're living in, 46:44 those who are in Zion, 46:45 if you believe that you're in Zion, 46:47 you believe you're in the last day church, 46:49 the remnant church of Revelation. 46:51 You really believe that, I just ask you, 46:53 we need to wake up, 46:54 we need to basically some wake up 46:56 from the dead. 46:57 We need to arise, Isaiah 60:1 says, 47:00 "Arise and shine, for thy light is come." 47:02 If you believe the light has come 47:04 and you're where God wants you to be, 47:05 it's time for us to rise up and do something about it. 47:08 Why? 47:09 Because there are confederacies that are banding together, 47:12 all even in Adventism, all over the place. 47:14 You know what a confederacy is? 47:18 It's simply just a people, men coming together 47:21 to hurt the cause of God to cause problems 47:23 with the truth getting it out to the world. 47:26 They want to cover it by human influence 47:28 and human tradition. 47:30 But you know what? 47:32 Scripture is very clear, 47:33 Spirit of Prophecy is very clear. 47:36 We form no confederacy, no agreement together, 47:39 know we're gathered together with unbelievers 47:43 that don't love the truth. 47:44 Did you get that? 47:46 2 SM, 47:47 2 Selected Message 383 says, 47:49 "Confederacies will increase in number and power 47:52 as we draw near to the end of time. 47:54 Do you believe that? 47:55 Notice, these confederacies will create opposing influences 47:59 to the truth." 48:00 And you might find some in your own church, 48:02 you might find some just real close by, 48:04 because all the time there's new groups forming, 48:05 new group over here, new group over here, 48:07 new group over here. 48:09 Spirit of Prophecy is talking about that. 48:12 They're going to be having influence 48:13 but it's against truth. 48:15 Notice what it says, 48:16 "They're forming new parties 48:18 of professed believers 48:20 who will act out their own delusive theories. 48:23 The apostasy will increase." 48:26 Isn't that Interesting? 48:27 General Conference Bulletin in 13-4-1891 notice this, 48:31 "Professed Protestants will notice the world 48:34 will form a confederacy with the man of sin, 48:37 the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony. 48:41 Man, that's heavy duty. 48:42 Do you know what you're in for when this takes place? 48:44 It's already taking place here, 48:46 there's just not enforcing it yet. 48:51 Satanic agencies are taking their stand here on the ground. 48:56 They're coming down, 48:57 we're fighting with demons from hell. 49:01 But praise God, we know that they're coming 49:03 and we know what the devil is going to do 49:05 because it tells us, 49:06 we also know what God's going to do. 49:07 God is going to, heavenly angels 49:09 are going to be coming down in human guise, 49:11 they're going to be put on the field of action. 49:14 Isn't that wonderful? 49:15 we have protection, 49:16 if you want to stand for what is truth, 49:18 but there's no time for the people of God 49:21 to be weaklings. 49:23 This is not a time. 49:27 I'll say this nice as I can for God's people to be sissies. 49:32 God's calling for real men and real women 49:35 who love Him with their whole heart 49:36 and their soul and their mind. 49:38 They're longing for Jesus to come, 49:39 they want Him to come. 49:41 They're studying the events that are unfolding here 49:44 so that we know that so we won't be fooled. 49:49 God looking for people is going to be strong 49:51 and His power. 49:53 Our distinctive sign. 49:54 What is our distinctive sign? 49:56 The banner, notice the banner on distinctive sign 49:58 that we have as Seventh-day Adventist is this, 50:01 commandments of God and what? 50:03 The faith of Jesus. 50:05 Three angels' message, 50:06 notice that brings to light the seventh day Sabbath 50:09 as God's Memorial, 50:10 we need to be talking about it more. 50:12 We need to be studying about it more 50:14 we need to ask God to help us keep it the right way. 50:21 There can be no compromise 50:24 with those who are worshipping an idol false Sabbath. 50:28 Why? 50:29 Because my Bible says in 1 Corinthians 4:9, 50:31 we are made a spectacle to the world 50:34 and to angels and to men. 50:37 All of heaven is watching. 50:38 All of heaven is interested 50:40 in what's taking place right now in your life, 50:42 and in my life. 50:44 God's looking for some people 50:45 that will have spiritual foundation enough 50:48 that they're willing to stand in the face of adversity, 50:52 and other problems and threats, which you will get. 50:56 But you love Jesus enough, 50:57 you're willing to take a stand regardless. 51:03 We made a spectacle. 51:06 Then there's certainly those who are working to make us like 51:10 other faith, other denominations. 51:12 They're telling us to just take our distinctive sign down. 51:15 Don't be so, where you stand out. 51:18 I thought we're supposed to be peculiar. 51:19 I thought we're supposed to be different. 51:21 I thought we're supposed to stand out 51:23 because we want to keep by the grace of God, 51:25 His commandments. 51:27 I encourage you today, don't sit down and quit. 51:29 I encourage you to fight back with the Word of God. 51:32 There's a fight, 51:34 we're going to be defensive or we're going to be offensive. 51:36 This is the time, 51:38 our distinctive banner, if you don't know 51:40 what our distinctive banner is, 51:41 which we need to hold it up, 51:43 hold it up high for the world to see. 51:44 Don't be ashamed, 51:46 why God's called you into this movement. 51:48 He called you for a reason. 51:50 He knew that He could count on you 51:51 but you have to decide that. 51:54 He said, I'll equip you, don't look at yourself. 51:56 Say, I can't, I can't do it on my own. 51:58 No, you can't. 51:59 We need Him. 52:01 We need His grace, His strength, His forgiveness. 52:04 But on that banner that we go about holding up, 52:06 we say, well, here's the patience of the saints. 52:10 Revelation 14:12, "Here they keep," what? 52:13 "Commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." 52:15 That's the banner that you're going around on. 52:17 That's what you're holding up there, 52:19 Commandments of God. 52:20 We believe in keeping the Commandments of God 52:22 and have the faith of Jesus. 52:23 Spirit of Prophecy, 52:24 praise God for that gift in the church. 52:27 This message is to be bored, this banner is to go 52:30 and we need to held up high until what? 52:33 Till Jesus comes. 52:34 It's never to be lowered. 52:36 It's never say there's time out 52:37 that people don't want to hear it anymore 52:39 until Jesus comes, 52:41 the world is uniting. 52:43 They're transgressing the law of God. 52:46 They're tearing down the memorial of His creation, 52:49 which is the seventh day Sabbath, 52:50 and we have stood by and watched him tear it down. 52:53 We cannot do that anymore. 52:55 We cannot do that anymore. 52:57 Don't get ever get tired of hearing 52:59 about the seventh day Sabbath. 53:00 If you do, you're tired of hearing about your Creator. 53:04 And your Creator said the seventh day, 53:05 we're not to be like others, we're to be separate, 53:07 we're to be peculiar, we're to be like Jesus. 53:11 Do we want to set back now 53:13 as to see the events unfolding and say, Oh, my, do nothing. 53:16 Absolutely not, 53:18 pray that we can catch a steady trend of events 53:21 that's on this world. 53:23 If we only realize the change of the Sabbath 53:24 why we're here? 53:26 We're to proclaim that to the world. 53:27 We claim what? 53:29 The papacy changed the seventh day 53:30 right to the first day of the week, 53:31 because they had the power and authority to do so. 53:33 Quote after quote can be given to you 53:35 to make no mistake about it. 53:37 You study the Word of God, 53:38 there's not one scripture for a change 53:40 from the seventh to the first day of the week. 53:42 Man has done that, the enemy has done it, 53:44 and the world is wandering after the beast Are we there? 53:47 That's a lot of information, isn't it? 53:49 But we can be aware 53:51 that Jesus is coming 53:53 by the events is taking place right now. 53:55 Look at the things again that's going on in the world 53:58 and try to put them with prophecy 53:59 as you see this happening 54:01 and what it will turn out to be, 54:02 it's going to be going against the commandment 54:04 keepers of God, 54:05 and those who love the Spirit of Prophecy. 54:08 Are you ready for that day? 54:10 I pray that you're ready for that day. 54:11 I want to pray for you right now 54:13 in a few seconds we have left remaining. 54:14 Would you just kneel with me? 54:15 We're gonna pray that you make a right decision right now. 54:20 Our merciful Heavenly Father, 54:21 we thank You for Your precious Word. 54:23 We realize sometimes they're very difficult 54:24 and it's very hard for say, people to swallow. 54:27 But Lord, we know that Your warning is right now, 54:30 because You are coming. 54:32 And we know our lives need to be here 54:33 and secured in You. 54:35 We thank You for those decisions 54:36 that have been made right now 54:38 because people say you know what? 54:39 I need to get ready because Jesus is coming. 54:40 So help us to be ready for that wonderful, great day, 54:43 covers with your blood in Jesus name. 54:45 Amen. 54:47 Again, we thank you for joining us 54:48 as you always do, 54:50 and again for your cards and your letter, your support 54:52 that you give us to get this message to the world. 54:54 Remember, we're not just happy 54:55 just sitting still doing nothing. 54:56 We believe we need to be on the move. 54:58 We need to be, I say, on the offence. 55:00 We need to be getting the message out 55:01 while there's still a little bit of time left 55:03 because remember, 55:04 our religious freedoms are being taken away, 55:05 do what you have to do, do it now. 55:07 And we're going to be praying for you, pray for us. 55:09 We love you. We'll see you next time. 55:13 Welcome back. 55:14 We sometimes find current 55:16 and prophetic events of the future, 55:18 overwhelming. 55:20 But, friends, the good news is 55:21 that we don't have to face them alone, 55:24 nor in our own strength, we are given a choice. 55:27 We may choose to invite Christ into our hearts 55:30 to take control of our preparations 55:32 for here and for eternity. 55:34 Or we may choose to go it alone, 55:37 which in reality is allowing the enemy of souls 55:40 to lead our way, 55:42 to lead us down one of his paths. 55:44 Our prayer for you is that you choose Christ, 55:47 that you allow His strength to be your strength, 55:51 His mind to be your mind, 55:53 His peace, His comfort 55:55 to be your peace and your comfort. 55:58 Then though, the heavens fall off around us, 56:00 you will be ready, 56:02 you will be safe under His wings of protection. 56:05 This is His promise to all of us 56:08 who choose Christ as our Lord and Savior, 56:11 as found in Psalm 91:4. 56:14 Let me read it to you. 56:16 "He shall cover thee with his feathers, 56:18 and under his wings shalt thou trust: 56:21 his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." 56:24 Our prayer for you today is that 56:26 this message has stirred your heart 56:29 to study more diligently 56:31 that it has opened your eyes 56:32 to a deeper spiritual discernment 56:35 and given you more encouragement 56:38 to draw even closer to your Lord and Savior, 56:41 Jesus Christ. 56:42 And as always, 56:44 we would love to send you a copy of today's message 56:46 that is entitled, 56:48 "Catching The Steady Trend of Events, 56:51 The Last Scenes of This World's History" 56:53 for a love gift of just $23 or more 56:57 and as we help you, 56:59 never ever forget 57:01 that your systematic support of Behold the Lamb ministries 57:04 and your love gifts for all of your orders 57:07 enables us to continue sharing these messages 57:11 literally around the world. 57:13 So please give us a call here in the United States 57:16 at Behold the Lamb Ministries 57:18 at 618-942-5044, Central Time, 57:24 or write to Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:26 PO Box 2030, Herrin, Illinois 62948. 57:31 You may email your order to 57:32 BeholdTheLambMinistries @yahoo.com 57:36 or you may also donate 57:37 and order these messages on our website 57:39 at BeholdTheLambMinistries.com 57:42 and we want to take just a moment 57:44 to invite you to like us 57:45 and join our group on Facebook. 57:47 Look for Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:50 and until next time, friends, 57:51 may our precious Lord 57:53 continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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