Participants: Steve Wohlberg
Series Code: HVT
Program Code: HVT000050A
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00:08 Have you heard of Pope Frances' Encyclical on Climate Change?
00:13 Does it have anything to do with the Mark of the Beast? 00:16 That's our topic on this edition of His Voice Today. 00:22 Welcome to another His Voice Today 00:24 with Steve Wohlberg. 00:30 The release date was June 18, 2015. 00:33 It was a milestone Papal Encyclical 00:35 addressing the issue of Climate Change. 00:37 It was released worldwide, translated into many languages, 00:41 the media was all over it, and Tim Saxton and I, 00:44 my Associate, are here to discuss this issue 00:46 in the light of Biblical Prophecy. 00:49 Tim, it's great having you 00:51 as part of the White Horse Media Team, 00:52 we've known each other for a long time 00:54 and we've been working together for quite a while, 00:56 and let's go right into the topic. 00:58 You've done a lot of research on this 01:00 so why don't you just... for the Viewers 01:02 who aren't that familiar with this topic 01:04 just give us a background on the Encyclical, 01:06 Climate Change and what the issues are. 01:09 Okay, Steve, thank you very much. 01:10 For 20 years now, World Leaders have been 01:13 attempting to address the issue with Climate Change 01:15 and they've been unable to come up with any solution. 01:18 Now as you may know, Climate Change 01:20 is what's being portrayed in the Media and among Scientists 01:23 as one of the causes of evil in our world. 01:28 Things like Global Warming, 01:29 resulting in natural disasters... 01:32 extreme weather, disasters, even the California drought, 01:34 it's all attributed to Climate Change. 01:35 All of these storms, these crazy storms 01:38 and incredible hurricanes 01:40 and typhoons, it's all because of 01:41 Climate Change... is what they're saying. 01:43 Record hot weather, record cold weather, 01:45 crops failing, and polar icecaps melting, 01:48 waters rising, things like this. 01:49 Yes, now what we're also seeing is that Governments 01:53 are saying Climate Change is a threat to their security. 01:56 China... in March... the BBC carried a report 02:01 that China declared that 02:02 Climate Change was a threat to their security. 02:04 In May, NPR reported that President Barack Obama, 02:09 said that Climate Change was a threat 02:10 to the Security of the United States. 02:12 So we see Governments jumping onboard this 02:15 saying... "We've got to do something, 02:16 this is serious about Climate Change 02:18 but what can we do? 02:19 Right... let me just inject an article I just read 02:22 from Fox News showing 02:24 that it's not just Governments and Scientists 02:25 but it's the Media, as you mentioned, 02:28 June 23rd, 2015, the title of the article was: 02:32 "Climate change health risk 02:33 is a 'medical emergency'" experts warned. 02:36 "Warned: Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves 02:39 bring rising risks of infectious diseases, 02:42 poor nutrition and stress," specialists said. 02:46 "We see Climate Change as a major health issue 02:50 that's often neglected in policy debates" 02:52 and then it says here, 02:54 "Climate Change is a medical emergency, 02:56 it demands an emergency response" 02:58 and that's a quote from Hugh Montgomery, 02:59 Director of UCL's Institute for Human Health and Performance 03:02 and he is a co-author of the report... 03:05 the report mentioned in this article... 03:07 so a lot of people are talking about this 03:09 and the Pope is talking about this as well. 03:11 Correct... on June 18 of this year 03:13 the Pope released his Encyclical that they've been working on 03:16 for months... and in the Encyclical... 03:18 I'm going to give some quotes here, he says, 03:21 that "Climate Change... " I'm quoting... 03:24 "represents one of the principal challenges 03:27 facing humanity today" 03:28 and again in his document he says, 03:31 he seeks to "bring the whole human family together 03:35 to address it. " 03:37 So, oftentimes, 03:39 Papal Encyclicals are addressed to Catholics, 03:42 for the Catholic Church, 03:43 but this Papal Encyclical is different, 03:45 it's addressed to the entire world 03:48 and it says, "We have a world problem 03:50 and we must all come together 03:52 to address this problem. " 03:53 And it's obvious that the world does have a problem. 03:55 It does... And the Pope recognizes that. 03:57 He sees that this world is a mess, 04:00 that disasters are increasing, 04:02 there's a whole host of things that are happening 04:03 and whether the Science and Climate Change, 04:07 global warming, we know there's a big debate on that, 04:09 whatever the right side is or the wrong side 04:12 concerning all of the Science, 04:14 the fact is... that this Planet is in trouble 04:16 and the Pope does recognize that 04:18 and he also recognizes significantly... 04:20 that the issue really... 04:21 has a lot to do with human beings, 04:23 what we're doing... 04:24 and Biblically there's no question 04:27 that if Adam hadn't have sinned, it would be a different world, 04:31 there wouldn't be earthquakes and fires and floods 04:34 and so, Scripturally, we do know that sin 04:37 is at the heart of the problems on this planet. 04:41 There's a friend of mine, Scott Christiansen who wrote 04:44 a masterful book called, "Planet in Distress" 04:47 published by the Review and Herald 04:49 and he looks at the systems of the world, 04:50 an how the environmental systems... 04:52 and how they've been affected by sin... 04:54 and we certainly see it prophetically 04:56 that things are going to be downhill... 04:58 going downhill... until Jesus comes. 05:00 Very true... and you know in his Encyclical the Pope says, 05:04 he laments the breakdown of Society, 05:07 that's a quote, "the breakdown of Society" 05:09 and he says that we need to... I'm going to quote again... 05:13 "we need to slow down and recover the values 05:17 and the great goals 05:18 by our unrestrained delusions of grandeur. " 05:20 Okay, so, we do have a problem, 05:22 humans are involved with this problem, 05:24 and we need to slow down... 05:26 and the solutions, so... yeah, in the Encyclical 05:28 he moves into a solution which involves slowing down 05:31 and let's move in to the Sabbath issue 05:34 that the Encyclical strongly addresses. 05:38 Yes, pointing back to Genesis, 05:41 the Pope talks about 05:42 the corruption that was in the world before the flood 05:44 and how God brought salvation to Noah 05:47 and that after the flood, there was a restart to humanity 05:51 and from there he goes on talking about the 05:53 Seventh-day Sabbath where people rested every week 05:57 and then he talked about the land... every seven years... 06:00 that in the Old Testament, the land would have rest 06:04 and at the end of seven seven-year cycles 06:07 it was considered a year of jubilee, 06:10 a year to restart. 06:11 And that's all in the Encyclical. 06:14 That's all in the Encyclical. 06:16 That's been read around the world 06:17 by Media and Governments and Scientists and Catholics 06:21 and Protestants and the list just goes on and on 06:23 and looking at the problem, 06:25 he's pointing back to the Sabbath issue 06:28 now, keep going, when he does that 06:31 is he then referring to the whole world coming together 06:34 and keeping the Seventh-day Sabbath 06:36 which is the Biblical Sabbath or a different Sabbath? 06:39 Well, towards the end of the Encyclical in Section 237 06:43 he says, and I'm going to quote here, 06:45 "Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, 06:46 is meant to be a day which heals our relationships with God 06:50 with ourselves, with others, and with the world. " 06:53 So, at the end, he is linking Sunday as the replacement 06:59 for the Sabbath of Scripture. 07:02 I've got the same quote there, and he continues and says, 07:05 "Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, 07:07 the first day of the new creation, 07:09 in this way... 07:11 Christian spirituality incorporates the value of 07:13 relaxation and festivity. " 07:15 So, he's definitely pointing to a Sunday solution 07:19 as part of the solution to global warming 07:23 and to me it makes sense from a certain perspective 07:26 at least as most people would look at this, 07:27 that families are in trouble, the environment is in trouble, 07:31 Governments are in trouble, 07:33 there is too many carbon emissions and pollution 07:35 that are going up into the Ozone 07:37 and affecting the environment to some extent 07:39 and we all need to come back to God... which we do, 07:43 we do need to rest which we do, 07:46 we do need to strengthen our families 07:48 which we do, 07:49 and yet, he's pointing to Sunday as the day 07:53 for this to happen, 07:54 and he certainly is promoting this very strongly. 07:57 Well yes... in the Encyclical he talks about, 07:59 I'm going to quote again, 08:01 "Rest opens our eyes to the larger picture 08:03 and gives us renewed sensitivity to the rights of others 08:07 and so the day of rest sheds its light on the whole week 08:10 and motivates us to greater concern for nature and the poor" 08:13 so you can see there he's taking the day of rest 08:16 and saying, "If we have rest, 08:18 it's going to invigorate all of us 08:20 to be more concerned about those values. 08:22 And he sees Sunday as that day, not, as he sees it, 08:26 as the ancient Jewish Sabbath, 08:27 but now, it's really Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, 08:30 that's the day that would help humanity come to a new start 08:34 to help solve the problems of Global Warming. 08:37 Exactly, exactly... 08:38 Tim, this to me, was extremely significant, 08:40 the same day the Pope's Encyclical came out, 08:42 June 18, 2015, here is a Press Release 08:46 from the Office of the... 08:47 office of the Press Secretary of the White House. 08:50 For Immediate Release: Titled: Statement by the Pope 08:52 by the President on Pope Frances' Encyclical 08:55 and this is what President Obama said the same day. 08:58 "I welcome His Holiness Pope Frances' Encyclical 09:01 and deeply admire the Pope's decision to make the case 09:04 clearly, powerfully and with the full moral authority 09:07 of his position for action on Global Climate Change" 09:10 and then he said, "I believe the United States 09:14 must be a leader in this effort which is why I am committed 09:18 to taking bold actions at home and abroad 09:21 to cut carbon pollution. 09:23 I look forward to discussing these issues with Pope Frances 09:25 when he visits the White House in September. " 09:27 To me this is very significant 09:30 and I think we just need to spend a little bit of time 09:32 talking about Bible Prophecy. 09:34 Seventh-day Adventists have a definite 09:38 understanding of the book of Revelation Chapter 13 09:42 which in many ways does agree with Protestants 09:46 for a long time concerning the identity of the 09:49 first beast of Revelation 13. 09:52 In Revelation 13, there are two beasts. 09:54 The first one is called the beast from the sea 09:57 in verses 1 to 10, and then in verse 11, 10:00 there's a second beast that comes out of the earth 10:03 so you got the sea beast and the earth beast 10:05 and then as you move down 10:06 toward the final closing moments of time, 10:09 both beasts are cooperating together 10:11 and they are working together 10:13 to enforce the "Mark of the Beast. " 10:14 Now in harmony with Protestants like Baptists, Methodists, 10:19 Presbyterians, Lutherans, Mennonites, 10:20 the list goes on and on... 10:22 at least about 100 years ago, Seventh-day Adventists believed 10:25 that the first beast of Revelation 13 10:28 is a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church. 10:30 That does not mean the Catholics are bad, 10:32 but the system of Catholicism 10:34 is pointed out right there in the Bible. 10:37 "Matthew Henry" is the most famous Commentary 10:39 in Christian history. 10:41 He interprets it exactly that same way. 10:44 And then the second beast we understand to be 10:46 the United States of America. 10:48 From a lot of Bible studying, I have a little book on this, 10:51 a little pocket book that White Horse Media has available 10:55 called: "The United States in Bible Prophecy" 10:57 and, anyway, when you look at the prophecy 11:00 it's clear in Revelation 13 verse 11 and 12, 11:03 that the second beast representing America, 11:05 is going to be cooperating with the first beast 11:08 representing the Roman Catholic Church 11:09 and they will be working together 11:11 at the end of time and especially the second beast 11:14 will promote the first beast 11:16 and eventually enforce the "Mark of the first beast," 11:19 that's what prophecy says. 11:21 So when I read President... 11:22 here we've got an Encyclical 11:24 where the Pope is promoting a Sunday Solution 11:28 to a global crisis 11:29 and then you've got President Obama 11:31 coming out and admiring the Pope's Encyclical 11:34 and saying that the United States 11:36 must be a leader in this effort, 11:38 to help implement the Pope's suggestions... 11:42 this is Revelation chapter 13 11:46 being fulfilled right in front of our eyes. 11:48 Yes it is... yes it is... 11:49 You know the Pope is certainly going to be pushing his agenda 11:56 in fact, I've got a quote from a New York Times article, 12:00 June 13 of this year in which Michael Czerny, 12:04 a Jesuit Priest who is involved 12:05 in helping the Pope draft his Encyclical said that... 12:09 regarding the Encyclical, 12:10 "This is certainly an agenda-setting document. " 12:14 In other words, 12:15 this document sets the agenda for the world 12:18 and that's where Pope Francis is going with this. 12:22 Pope Francis is coming to the United States 12:25 to meet with the President on September 23, 12:28 the United Nations... I'm sorry... 12:30 the Joint Session of Congress on September 24 12:32 and the United Nations on September 25 12:34 and he's going to be talking about Climate Change 12:36 and what the world needs to be doing. 12:39 And surely he'll be addressing and promoting his Encyclical. 12:43 Yes, yes, he will be... in fact, I'm reminded of a quote 12:47 from Helen Clark, Administrator 12:48 of the United Nations Development Programme, 12:50 who said that Francis has an 12:52 "emerging agenda on social issues... " 12:55 and she adds, "he is a man in a hurry" 12:58 in other words, 12:59 he's not just addressing Climate Change, Steve, 13:01 he is in a hurry to address it. 13:03 Like he's got a deadline... 13:05 Right, he senses something big is about to happen 13:07 and he's right... 13:09 he's right that the planet is in trouble, 13:11 he's right that human sin is a contributing factor to this 13:15 he's wrong on looking at the signs of the world 13:18 and concluding that he can bring the world together 13:22 to help make things better 13:24 on a long-term basis when Scripture says 13:27 that these are signs of the second coming of Christ 13:30 and that God's plan is 13:31 not to put a Band-Aid on a global problem 13:34 but to get rid of sin when Jesus Christ returns 13:37 and that is not a message that the Pope is preaching. 13:39 Now, back to the Sabbath issue, 13:41 I have a quote here from a Catholic Catechism 13:45 "The Convert's CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE" 13:48 written by Peter Geiermann 13:50 I believe it was published in 1946 13:52 and on page 50, it says here... 13:55 Question: What day is the Sabbath day? 13:57 The answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day. 13:59 Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 14:02 Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday 14:04 because the Catholic Church 14:06 transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. 14:08 And there's a lot of history 14:09 behind this... we don't have time to get into 14:10 other White Horse Media books go into this history 14:13 but the Roman Catholic Church claims that they changed 14:16 the Bible Sabbath, 14:18 and here I've got the Ten Commandments 14:20 the big tables of stone, and the 4th Commandment says, 14:23 "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy" 14:25 and it says clearly 14:27 that the 7th day is the Sabbath of the Lord. 14:29 That was written with the finger of God 14:31 and the Roman Catholic Church came along 14:33 historically and said that we should change that 14:36 to Sunday... which they did... 14:37 that's the reason why 14:39 the majority of Christians, today, keep Sunday 14:41 and they also claim 14:43 that it is a sign or a mark of their authority 14:45 and Revelation 13 tells us 14:47 that in the closing moments of time... 14:49 the lamb-like beast representing America 14:52 will cooperate with the 14:53 first beast... representing the Roman Church 14:55 and will lead out in the efforts 14:57 to enforce the mark of the first beast 15:01 which is... Sunday... 15:03 Sunday is purely a tradition of man 15:05 it's not in the New Testament as a holy day, 15:07 it does not replace the seventh-day sabbath, 15:09 there's no question about it, 15:11 and as we look at these events around us, 15:14 we can see prophecy being fulfilled 15:16 right in front of our eyes, 15:18 we're not fully there yet but the stage is being set 15:21 rapidly for a Sunday solution 15:23 in the midst of an escalating 15:26 global crisis... to try to come back to God, 15:29 come back to family, come back to rest, 15:31 help our bodies, help the environment, 15:34 cut down carbon emissions, 15:35 the reasoning... it makes sense from one perspective 15:40 but if we really look at our Bibles, 15:41 it will become, ultimately, 15:43 the enforcement of the "Mark of the Beast" 15:45 and just to mention something else that... to me... 15:47 is significant... what we're saying right now 15:50 is not an abhorrent Seventh-day Adventist view 15:53 I mention Scott Christiansen 15:55 who wrote the book, "Planet in Distress" 15:57 on June 26, the Review and Herald published 16:01 his article online the article is entitled: 16:05 "The Pope's Encyclical: An Adventist Perspective" 16:08 and he says right in his article 16:10 that the Pope's document is amazing 16:13 in its hints at the near-fulfillment of prophecy 16:16 and he goes right down showing 16:18 how this ties in with the Mark of the Beast, 16:21 he says, "The massive global media response 16:24 to the encyclical is proof 16:25 that the world is wondering after the Pope" 16:28 and that's a reference to Revelation 13 verse 3 16:31 that says that all the world will marvel and follow the beast 16:37 and just one more quick comment, 16:40 President Obama referred to the Pope as "His Holiness" 16:44 John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, 16:46 when he first announced that the Pope would be coming to America, 16:49 that they were extending an invitation to him, 16:51 referred to the Pope as "The Holy Father" 16:54 and as I just look at those statements, 16:56 I think to myself... that is just not true... 16:59 as nice of man as he may be, 17:02 you look at his pictures and 17:03 he's just so friendly-looking you just want to hug him, 17:05 but Scripturally, that man is not God's Holiness 17:11 and he is not "the Holy Father," Jesus prayed in John 17 verse 11 17:16 He prayed to the Holy Father in heaven 17:19 and no man deserves that title, 17:22 and Scripturally the System that he represents... 17:27 that goes away from the Bible 17:29 and brings a whole mass of traditions into Christianity 17:32 it's the beast of Bible Prophecy 17:34 and people need to understand this 17:36 and it's time for us to talk about it 17:38 because time's running out. 17:40 True Steve... it really is and, you know, it's... 17:43 when the Bible says 17:47 "the whole world will wonder after the beast... " 17:50 it reminds me of an article that I read recently 17:52 talking about the Pope's upcoming visit 17:55 to the United Nations, and the article said 17:58 this coming United Nations' Meeting in September 18:01 isn't just any United Nations' Meeting... 18:03 it's the 70th Anniversary, 18:04 and it may be the largest gathering 18:07 of World Leaders in history. 18:09 So, when the Pope comes here to address the United Nations, 18:12 it's not just any meeting, 18:14 he may be addressing the largest number of World Leaders 18:19 ever assembled together in one place... in history. 18:22 Wow! So, when the Bible says 18:24 "and all the world wondered after the beast... " 18:26 you can see the literalness of the fulfillment 18:29 coming up before us. 18:31 And something else is that the fact is 18:33 that President Obama cannot gather 18:35 as big a crowd as the Pope 18:37 neither can Mick Jagger nor Oprah Winfrey, 18:39 there is no human being on Planet Earth 18:42 that can gather a bigger crowd than the Pope 18:44 and as President Obama said in his statement 18:46 which to me was just shocking, 18:48 he referred to the full moral authority of his position, 18:52 the world is looking for moral guidance 18:54 and he is the one that has surfaced 18:57 in this generation to become... 19:00 at least to profess to be 19:02 that person and Scripture is being fulfilled. 19:04 We have a book 19:06 that you're familiar with 19:07 many of our Viewers are familiar with 19:09 called The Great Controversy 19:10 written by a little lady named Ellen G. White 19:12 in the 1880s... and this book, 19:14 written over a hundred years ago, 19:16 pinpoints what is happening right now. 19:20 Let me just read a couple of quotations here, 19:23 it says on page 578, "The Word of God teaches 19:26 that Roman Catholics and Protestants 19:29 shall unite for the exaltation of Sunday. " 19:31 That was written over a hundred years ago 19:34 and it's happening right now. 19:36 It quotes Revelation 13, it says that this prophecy 19:39 will be fulfilled when the United States shall enforce 19:42 Sunday observance which Rome claims as the special 19:45 acknowledgement of her supremacy 19:47 since the middle of the 19th century, 19:49 students of prophecy in the United States 19:51 have presented this testimony to the world. 19:54 In the events now taking place you've seen a rapid advance 19:57 toward the fulfillment of this prediction. " 20:00 So, what was written over a hundred years ago, 20:03 by this lady that many don't like... 20:05 it's just spot on... she is pointing to the Bible 20:10 telling us what prophecy says, and it's happening right now. 20:14 Now... not only that, here's another quote here... 20:16 And Steve might I say that... Sure... 20:17 When you say, "people don't like her... " 20:19 people don't like her... because she tells the truth. 20:21 That's right... They don't like her because 20:22 she tells the truth. 20:24 And people... many people love Jesus 20:26 but others hated Him, because He told the truth. 20:29 He was crucified at the instigation of Religious Leaders 20:33 who didn't want the truth 20:35 but yet Jesus loves... He loved them, He loves us all 20:40 and we want to make it clear that we have no personal issue 20:43 with Pope Francis himself or with Catholic people 20:47 or Protestants or really anyone 20:50 we're trying to be faithful to Prophecy 20:52 and to wake people up to what's happening right now. 20:55 Page 589, "In accidents and calamities by sea and by land, 20:58 and great conflagrations, in fierce tornados, 21:02 and terrific hailstorms, and tempests, floods, cyclones, 21:06 tidal waves, and earthquakes, in every place 21:08 and in a thousand forms... " 21:10 we can see the great controversy playing out in front of us. 21:13 Page 590, "These visitations are to become 21:15 more and more frequent and disastrous. " 21:18 So we see, they're going to increase. 21:20 Jesus said the same thing in Matthew chapter 24, 21:23 now look at this, page 605 says, 21:27 "As the question of enforcing Sunday Observance 21:30 is widely agitated... " 21:32 and we're not quite there yet 21:33 it's in the Encyclical but it's coming. 21:36 "... and the event so long doubted and disbelieved 21:39 is seen to be approaching... 21:40 then the third angel's message," 21:42 which is in Revelation 14 verses 9 to 12 21:44 "will produce an effect which it could not have had before" 21:47 and we are trying to wake people up to the reality 21:49 that these things are happening in front of our eyes 21:51 and it's time to get back to the Bible, 21:53 it's time to understand the truth, 21:55 it's time for us to follow what God said 21:58 instead of what man has said in changing God's day. 22:03 Now, we also want to clarify that Seventh-day Adventists 22:06 do not believe we're saved by the Law, 22:08 we're not saved by obedience, we're saved through Jesus Christ 22:11 our Creator who became a human being 22:12 and who loved us so much 22:14 that He paid the price on the cross 22:16 for the sins of the whole world, 22:18 He died because we've broken all these Commandments, 22:20 and He can only save us in one way 22:23 and that is by grace. That's right... 22:25 And when we turn to Him, and His grace forgives us 22:29 when we repent and trust Him and His grace forgives us, 22:31 His grace transforms us, 22:33 His grace shows us His incredible love 22:35 for sinners like all of us... 22:38 then, He gives us a new heart 22:40 and because we love Him we want to keep His Commandments 22:44 in John 14:15, Jesus said, 22:46 "If you love me, keep my commandments" 22:48 and some people say, 22:49 "Well, that's just Jesus' Commandments... " 22:51 but John 14:15 is actually a quote 22:53 from the second Commandment which says that God shows mercy 22:56 to thousands, who love me and keep My Commandments. 23:00 Steve, what you're saying is so true 23:03 and it is a solemn time to be alive in earth's history. 23:06 You know, a couple of quick other news reports 23:09 I know our time is running out here... 23:10 BBC carried a news report on May 12 of this year, 23:14 that said, Scientists are predicting 23:16 a substantial El Niño event to occur... later this year... 23:22 meaning that with all the warming of the oceans, 23:25 they're saying this El Niño event 23:27 could bring extreme weather to our world 23:29 starting from September onwards and then CBS reports 23:34 It parallels the Pope's 23:35 coming here... it all fits together... 23:36 It does... and then CBS reported just recently 23:39 about all these crabs being washed ashore in California 23:43 some of our Viewers may have seen a report on that 23:46 and they say... Scientists are saying 23:48 this is an omen of extreme weather coming 23:51 and so, when the world sees all this extreme weather, 23:54 and they also see the issues in Climate Change 23:58 and the need for rest. 23:59 Steve, earlier you brought up that Fox News article 24:01 one of the things that Fox News article said is that 24:04 people don't have time, 24:06 it mentions they don't have time for things anymore, 24:09 so if we don't have time, 24:11 on May 23, the New York Daily News said... 24:14 had an article titled, 24:16 "You need and deserve a secular Sabbath" 24:19 and in that article, it goes on to say 24:22 with all the busy interruptions in our lives, 24:24 that we're living at the speed of light 24:27 more than the speed of life and it goes on to say 24:30 it says, "Perhaps it's no surprise 24:32 that more and more people, 24:33 whatever their religion or lack of religion, 24:34 are turning to the ancient idea of the Sabbath. " 24:37 The only problem is... Steve... is that... 24:40 as society is turning back 24:42 to the need of rest and the Sabbath, 24:44 they're actually turning back to Sunday... 24:47 It's the wrong day... it's the wrong day... 24:50 and everything is just coming together, 24:52 we can see it on all sides, 24:54 the climate is here, prophecy is pending, 24:57 and you mentioned that Paul Revere, 24:59 a quick little story about Paul Revere, 25:01 and how that applies to us today. 25:03 Well, with Paul Revere... as most Americans know 25:06 Paul Revere was the man who sounded the alarm 25:10 when the British were coming, the British army was coming, 25:14 so when he saw the sign that they were coming, 25:16 he went through New England, shouting at the top of his voice 25:19 "The British are coming, the British are coming... " 25:21 to awaken the Colonists, to mobilize... 25:24 so likewise, in today's world, 25:26 God's people need to be sounding the alarm saying, 25:29 "We can see the end is coming 25:31 and we need to mobilize. " 25:33 We need to share the gospel 25:34 with those who don't know it. 25:36 And that's what we're trying to do... we're not saying that 25:38 "those that keep the first day of the week are lost" 25:41 but we are saying that God has a message for this time, 25:44 I think back that God raised up Noah to give the message, 25:47 God raised up Jonah to give the message, 25:48 God raised up John the Baptist to give the message, 25:51 God raised up Martin Luther to give the message, 25:53 and God has raised up the Seventh-day Adventist 25:55 Movement... to give the message of the three angels, 25:58 the third angel to warn about the beast, 25:59 the second beast, and the Mark of the Beast, 26:02 in the times that we are living in right now. 26:05 It's amazing... just amazing to see what's happening. 26:08 In Revelation chapter 3 verse 10, 26:11 Jesus Christ refers to the hour of trial 26:14 which will come upon the whole world 26:16 to test those who dwell upon the earth. 26:19 We are all about to be tested 26:21 when these final events take place, 26:23 the test would be, will we follow the beast 26:26 or will we follow Jesus Christ, 26:27 will we follow the Bible or tradition, 26:29 will we follow God or man... the truth or error. 26:33 The very last chapter of the Bible, 26:37 Revelation chapter 22 says these words, 26:41 "He said to me, do not seal the words 26:45 of the prophecy of this book: 26:46 for the time is at hand. 26:49 He that is unjust, 26:51 let him be unjust still: 26:52 he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: 26:54 he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: 26:56 and he that is holy, let him be holy still" 26:58 and those words will be spoken by Jesus. 27:00 When the test comes, everyone makes their choice 27:03 and then the doors close, and we're either on God's side 27:06 or the side of the Devil. 27:08 In Verse 12, Jesus says, 27:09 "And, behold, I'm coming quickly; 27:11 and my reward is with me, 27:12 to give every one according to his work. 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