Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: RJC
Program Code: RJC000017
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00:21 Good evening and welcome to a continuation
00:25 of The Revelation of Jesus Christ 00:28 as we're going through the book of Revelation 00:32 chapter by chapter. 00:35 So those of you that have been joining us by television 00:40 we'd like to take this time to welcome you. 00:42 If you're just tuning in, well, welcome... and we hope 00:46 that as we continue through the book of Revelation 00:49 it will be a help to you. 00:51 Those of you that may be listening over the radio 00:54 or joining us by the Internet 00:57 we welcome you also. 00:58 The book of Revelation is indeed what it says: 01:04 it's a revelation of Jesus Christ. 01:07 But there's no book in the Bible 01:10 that is as important as the book of Revelation 01:16 for people that are living today. 01:18 That... this is a book that you and I 01:22 definitely need to understand and know what God 01:26 is telling us so that our hearts might be in tune 01:31 and we might be prepared... because 01:35 I don't know how you feel but I believe 01:38 that He's coming back. 01:40 And that's what it's to do is to help you and I 01:43 be prepared for the coming of the Lord. 01:46 So we hope that the studies on the book of Revelation 01:50 will bless you as we continue through them. 01:54 Tonight we're looking at the United States 01:59 in Bible prophecy. That's what we're talking about 02:02 is the United States in Bible prophecy. 02:08 God has a lot to say here, folks, 02:11 and I hope that you will be able to get your pencil and paper 02:17 and your Bible and sit down and just follow us 02:20 as we go through and look at the scripture 02:23 as God opens it up one after another. 02:27 Tomorrow night... tomorrow night we move 02:32 from the 13th chapter. 02:34 Tonight we're finishing up the 13th chapter of Revelation 02:37 and we move into the 14th chapter. 02:41 And in the 14th chapter there are three angels. 02:46 Those three angels have special messages 02:50 for the people that are living today. 02:54 And so we're going to take a look tomorrow night 02:56 at the first one: The First Angel's Message. 03:00 Very, very important. As far as I'm concerned, 03:04 something that everybody needs to know and understand 03:09 is these three angels' messages. 03:12 And so we hope that it will bless you as we look 03:14 at that tomorrow night. 03:16 But tonight we're looking at the United States 03:20 and what the Bible has to say. 03:23 Many, many great nations are mentioned in the Word of God 03:28 and the United States is no exception. 03:31 And it's mentioned in there because of the influence 03:35 it has on the whole world and because of the way it 03:38 relates itself to the people of God. 03:41 That's the reason it's mentioned 03:42 and the other nations that are mentioned in scripture 03:45 are for the same reason: 03:46 because they had a worldwide influence and they had definite 03:50 effect upon the people of God. 03:52 So the United States is mentioned for those same reasons 03:57 and we're going to look at that tonight 03:59 and see what the scripture tells us, what's happening... 04:03 what's going on. 04:05 So we hope that it will bless you as we take a look at it 04:08 this evening. 04:10 I hope you were as delighted with the 04:15 His Voice male quartet that we had with us last night. 04:20 They're going to be with us this week, and 04:23 we're going to ask them to come on out and all. 04:26 I guess all of them here - all four of them - 04:31 come from basically the Boise, Idaho, area. 04:36 And so we're happy that you're here. 04:39 Appreciate you being here, and I know that 04:42 you're going to be blessed again tonight as they sing. 04:45 They're going to sing a song: 04:46 Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior. 04:49 But before they do, Chuck Allgaier is going to come 04:53 and he's going to read the scriptures that we're going to 04:56 be looking at tonight with you. 04:58 So if you have your Bible, you'll want to follow along 05:01 as Chuck reads them, and then they'll sing for us. 05:06 Good evening. If you have your Bibles again tonight 05:09 if you turn to the book of Revelation chapter 13 05:13 we're going to continue on from last night... 05:15 Revelation chapter 13, 11 through 18. 05:20 Revelation 13, 11 through 18. 05:23 Let's read together: 06:44 May the Lord add His blessing to His Word. 06:52 Pass me not, O gentle Savior - 06:57 Hear my humble cry! 07:02 While on others Thou art calling, 07:07 Do not pass me by. 07:12 Savior, Savior, 07:18 Hear my humble 07:21 cry! 07:27 While on others Thou art calling, 07:32 Do not pass me by. 07:38 Thou the spring of all my comfort, 07:43 More than life to me! 07:48 Whom have I on earth beside Thee? 07:53 Whom in heav'n but Thee? 07:58 Savior, 08:02 Savior, 08:05 Hear my humble 08:09 cry! 08:15 While on others Thou art calling, 08:21 Do not pass me by. 08:27 Savior, 08:32 Savior, 08:37 Hear my humble 08:44 cry! 08:51 While on others Thou art calling, 08:57 Do not pass me by. 09:03 Do not pass 09:07 me 09:11 by. 09:42 Our Father in heaven, 09:45 we come to You tonight, Lord, asking that You would give us 09:53 an insight into what's happening and what's taking place. 09:58 So we ask, Lord, for wisdom. 10:02 We ask for understanding 10:05 that as we read Your Word 10:10 that we might see clearly what is happening. 10:15 That our hearts might be in tune with Your Word. 10:20 Give us the faith to hold on tightly to You. 10:25 Bless each one tonight: 10:28 each one here... those that are watching by television 10:32 or listening on the radio or following on the Internet. 10:35 We ask, Lord, that you draw close to each one. 10:39 Bless them. 10:41 May they see and begin to understand 10:46 the times in which we are living in. 10:49 That Jesus is coming... 10:52 and that each one of us may get our hearts open and ready 10:57 for the indwelling of Your Spirit into our lives. 11:00 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 11:12 Abraham Lincoln, when he gave his famous 11:17 Cooper Union address on the eve of the Civil War said this: 11:23 said: "If we could know where we are 11:27 and where we are tending, 11:30 we would know better what to do 11:33 and how to go about doing it. " 11:36 That is pretty much the purpose of prophecy. 11:40 Prophecy is to help you and I understand where we are 11:44 and where we're headed. 11:46 And that's what this subject tonight I hope will do for you: 11:50 it will help you understand where we are headed. 11:55 Some of the things that are taking place... 11:58 it'll begin to put all that into place for you 12:02 and you'll begin to see what God has revealed in His Word. 12:07 Before we get into it 12:10 there are three characters 12:15 that I feel it's important that we identify 12:19 and say who they are because these play 12:23 in this whole thing. 12:25 And I'd like for you to look at them with me. 12:27 The first one I'd like for you to look at is the dragon. 12:31 The Bible says clearly that this dragon 12:34 which is pictured in Revelation the 12th chapter 12:37 is the devil. 12:39 So you need to understand that's who it's referring to 12:44 when it talks about the dragon: the devil. 12:48 Revelation 12 verse 9 makes that very, very clear. 12:52 The other one is what is called the beast. 12:55 OK, the beast. And that we found out in our study last night 13:01 is papal Rome. 13:05 And the scripture also refers to it as the antichrist. 13:09 So you've got the dragon which is the devil. 13:12 You've got the beast which is the antichrist. 13:17 And then the other is one that is called 13:20 the false prophet. 13:23 And you'll need to watch tonight as we study this 13:26 because the false prophet is part of this whole scenario 13:31 that takes place. 13:33 So these are the characters that you need to watch. 13:37 By the way, these three figure prominently 13:41 in the rest of the book of Revelation. 13:44 As we study through, you're going to find them coming up 13:47 over and over and over again. 13:51 So it's very important that you put in place who these are. 13:55 It says: 14:17 So here you have those three. 14:20 And it speaks of these spirits coming out of their mouths. 14:23 They say... it says they are the spirits of demons. 14:26 They go out to gather the whole world together. 14:30 We'll talk more about that, but what I want you to see 14:33 is here you have a trinity... 14:37 Follow me? 14:38 You've got a trinity made up of the dragon, 14:42 the beast, and the false prophet 14:45 just in opposition to God. 14:48 These three are opposed to God and His people. 14:53 And the Bible speaks that these three are the ones who 14:57 are going to make war with the Lamb. 15:02 OK. They're the ones that are in opposition to Him. 15:06 So these are the three that you need to watch as we study 15:10 the Word of God here this evening. 15:12 We're going to go to Revelation the 13th chapter 15:16 I studied with you last night, but I want you to see something 15:20 because it's very important that you see that. 15:22 And we'll go there in just a moment, 15:24 but listen carefully to what it says here. 15:27 This is Revelation 19:20. 15:47 Follow me? 15:50 Now when it talks about that, talks about the... 15:53 what he's doing here... that he deceived those - the false 15:56 prophet did - this is identifying this beast for us. 16:14 So you can see those three play into the whole picture 16:19 and they are in opposition to God. 16:23 Please remember that text there 16:25 in Revelation 19 because we're going to look at some things 16:28 and see how it applies. 16:31 All right. 16:56 We found out last night that this beast - this is the 17:00 first beast in Revelation 13- 17:02 we found out that it was made up of those beasts in 17:06 Daniel the 7th chapter which was the lion, the bear, 17:09 and the leopard. And the dragon which is pagan Rome 17:13 would give to papal Rome 17:16 its power, its seat, and its authority. 17:20 And I shared with you from history 17:22 where it says that's exactly what happened and took place. 17:26 All right. 17:38 We found out that it received a deadly wound. 17:43 And you remember I shared this with you 17:45 where out of the Encyclopedia Americana 17:48 where it says: 17:56 Now folks, please watch carefully here 17:59 because this is taking place when? 18:02 1798 AD. 18:05 Becomes very important. 18:11 All right. 18:13 That... so this is talking about papal Rome 18:16 and when it received a mortal wound: 1798 AD. 18:22 Please notice as we're coming down here to the 10th verse 18:27 it says: 18:39 This power - the papal power - 18:42 had led people into captivity. 18:45 It said it was going to go into captivity. 18:48 It had killed people with the sword. 18:50 It says it would be killed with the sword. 18:53 And so we find here in 1798 AD 18:58 it was taken into captivity 19:01 just as the scripture said. 19:04 Are you with me? 19:06 Now watch because it says: 19:24 The time sequence here is very, very important 19:30 because it puts all this into place. 19:33 And what the scripture is saying 19:35 that just as this first beast - 19:39 the sea beast that came up out of the sea - 19:43 just as that beast is going down, is going into captivity, 19:48 it says he saw another beast rising in power. 19:54 Got me? That's what it's saying. 19:57 Just as one goes down the other is coming up. 20:01 1798 AD one is taken into captivity. 20:07 It said on the horizon would be rising another power. 20:15 Watch: 20:17 Pilgrims... pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. 20:24 Oh yes, there was people that landed in Jamestown 20:29 and all before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth Rock. 20:33 But Jamestown never... never really got off the ground. 20:37 In fact, it was destroyed three times. 20:40 It just... nothing ever seemed... 20:42 They were kind of a godless group of people 20:45 and so there wasn't anything very religious about them. 20:48 But the pilgrims... they were people that followed the Lord. 20:53 They came over here trying to get away from religious 20:56 persecution, and they landed at Plymouth Rock when? 21:03 See if you remember your history very well. 21:06 Well they landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 AD. 21:10 Is when they landed there. 21:13 And they began to set up livelihood there. 21:18 And by the way, I don't know how many of you have ever gone... 21:20 Any of you ever gone to Plymouth Rock? 21:23 OK. Well if you go there, they've rebuilt this whole 21:27 city, you know. And I've studied a good deal of 21:33 American history because I think it fits into prophecy so well 21:37 so when I went there it was most interesting to me. 21:40 And I thought: "These people put this on, but they 21:43 really don't know what they're - you know - what all the 21:46 ancestry and everything was. " 21:48 So when I walked in... and by the way, when you 21:51 walk into it, none of the people there will talk to you 21:55 about present-day things. 21:57 If you talk about cars, they don't know what you're 21:59 talking about. See? 22:00 And so they only talk to you in relationship 22:03 to what was back then. 22:05 So I got in, you know, and I had read enough 22:07 of this background and all that I knew a few things. 22:11 And I said: "Where could I find Elder Brewster? " 22:15 And boy, just like that 22:17 said "right down the street here, such and such a house, 22:20 knock on the door... you'll find Elder Brewster. " 22:22 And I went down there and knocked on the door. 22:26 They invited me in and sure enough there was a fellow there 22:29 who was this man. And we had a nice conversation. 22:33 Boy, they knew that whole history that took place 22:37 as those pilgrims landed there and what took place. 22:39 If you've never been there, it's a delightful place 22:42 for you to go and great to help you understand 22:45 the background and the history. 22:47 But they set up their colonies and they began to grow. 22:51 And as they began to grow 22:54 they really didn't care too much for the - 22:58 how should I put it? - 23:01 the things that England was doing. 23:03 they... they really didn't like this very much, 23:08 and so they began to say "we'd like to have 23:12 our own freedom, " you know. 23:14 Do you know what they were rebelling over? 23:18 I know what you were taught in school. 23:21 You were taught that they rebelled over taxes. 23:25 Have you ever gone back and read the taxes back then 23:29 that was placed on them? 23:31 Man, I would accept it today with open arms. 23:34 Huh... that'd be wonderful. 23:37 But they... that wasn't what they were rebelling over. 23:42 I'll tell you in a minute what they really... 23:44 the problem they were faced with that they weren't happy about. 23:48 But anyhow, they said "we'd like to set up 23:51 our own nation, " and so we have them beginning 23:55 to ask for freedom 23:58 and you have them trying to find a way to be free. 24:03 The man you're looking at there 24:06 is the name... his name is John Wesley. 24:10 John Wesley was the founder basically of the 24:16 Methodist Church. Yes. 24:19 And a great, great man. 24:22 A great teacher of God's Word. 24:24 And John Wesley when he was studying 24:28 I don't know what system he had, but 24:31 when he was studying and particularly when he studied 24:34 the book of Revelation and he read certain things 24:37 he made notes. 24:39 And he just took those notes and threw them in a file. 24:42 And so when he died 24:46 they found this file full of notes 24:48 on the book of Revelation that John Wesley had written. 24:52 And they took it and put it in a book. 24:54 You can buy a book called Notes on Revelation 24:57 by John Wesley 24:58 in which he just made notes. 25:01 But John Wesley was talking about this beast - 25:05 about both these beasts: this two-horned beast 25:08 and the first beast. I want you 25:11 to listen to what he has to say about it. 25:17 Now when he says that 25:19 he's talking about the two-horned beast: 25:22 the second beast of Revelation 13. 25:37 Now John Wesley understood that, folks. 25:40 Amazing! He said: "Can't be very far off 25:44 'cause he's to appear at the end of the 42 months 25:49 of the first beast. " He said: "That's got to be coming. 25:52 That's got to be fulfilled soon. " 25:54 Did you notice when he wrote that? 25:57 1752 AD. 26:01 So he said: "It can't be very far off. " 26:05 Watch: 26:09 The pilgrims declared independence. 26:19 They said "We want to be independent. " 26:22 I'm talking about a nation rising, folks. 26:25 As one goes down the other is rising. 26:42 And when was the first beast to go into captivity? 26:46 1798 AD. 26:50 Just as one was going into captivity 26:53 the other was rising. There's not another power, 26:57 there's not another thing in all of scripture 27:02 that fits that time sequence... 27:04 only the United States. 27:07 Only the United States fits that time sequence. 27:11 Therefore it's most important that you and I understand that. 27:16 So it identifies this beast for us. 27:29 So it says: "Saw another beast coming up out of the earth. " 27:35 Now all the beasts that we have studied so far 27:40 came up out of what? Out of the water! 27:44 But this one is coming up out of the earth. 27:49 The Bible says here in Revelation 17 verse 15... 27:52 it says: 28:00 In other words, in Bible prophecy 28:03 water represents people, nations, tongues. 28:07 And these nations that we have studied that rose up 28:10 out of the sea came about as the result of 28:13 a war and so forth among the people. 28:16 But not this country. 28:20 That's not the way this country came into existence. 28:23 It came into existence just exactly as it says 28:27 on the Statue of Liberty. 28:30 When you come into the harbor in New York City 28:33 there on the Statue of Liberty are these words: 28:58 They came into existence like your forefathers 29:03 and my forefathers... they came to this country. 29:07 Came here seeking a better life. 29:11 Maybe trying to find freedom of worship 29:15 or maybe just trying to find a way to make a livelihood 29:20 and not be interfered with what they believed. 29:23 That's how it came, and that's why it rose up out of the earth 29:28 not out of the sea. 29:32 That's why it refers to that beast in those respects. 29:47 So it speaks of this beast having two horns. 29:51 Now horns on beasts represent power. 29:55 That's what they stand for... they represent power. 29:59 And some of these beasts had ten horns 30:03 and some of them had crowns on them... meaning that they 30:06 were going to be controlled by a monarch and so forth. 30:09 This beast has two horns... doesn't have crowns on it, 30:14 but it represents power. 30:17 What do those two horns stand for? 30:21 Well they stand for what this country was established on. 30:25 You see, our forefathers didn't have trouble with 30:29 England so much over the taxation 30:32 as they did over the question of rulership. 30:38 How they were governed... that's what they did not like 30:43 and what was happening. If you've ever been to Boston, 30:47 you can go to Quincy's Market. 30:51 If you've never been there, you ought to go. 30:54 Quite an interesting place. 30:56 But anyhow, it's a large market there. 30:59 That comes from this fellow: Josiah Quincy. 31:01 He was... lived back then. 31:03 And this is what Josiah Quincy had to say: 31:15 Those are the two horns. 31:19 They came over here and they said: "Listen, 31:23 we want government by the people, for the people, 31:27 and through the people. 31:29 We do not want a king... 31:32 we want government by the people. 31:35 Secondly, we want to have the right to worship as we please. 31:42 As our conscience dictates to us, we want a right to worship 31:46 that way. " And those are the two horns 31:49 that this country was built on. 31:52 Gives everybody the right 31:54 to worship as they believe they should worship. 31:58 And it also gives them the right to be having representation 32:03 when it comes to government. 32:21 You remember a fellow in history by the name of Patrick Henry? 32:26 Huh? 32:29 Yeah. You remember what he had to say? 32:31 What'd he say? 32:34 Yeah. "Give me liberty or give me death. " 32:36 What did he say other than that? 32:40 Well, I'm going to read to you what he said leading up to that 32:44 because it's important that you understand 32:47 what he was talking about. He said: 33:18 See, he's talking about how they were being governed 33:21 and what England was doing. 33:27 This was the conflict that was going on, 33:30 and those two principles 33:33 was how the, how we came into existence 33:37 and how our government was based. 33:39 And dear friend, those two principles have held us 33:42 in good stead now for 2... over 200 years, 33:46 and God help us if we give them up. 33:51 But we are very, very... we're playing around 33:55 in areas that we shouldn't be playing around in 33:58 when it comes to our Constitution 34:00 and what we believe and where we stand 34:03 and what... how God has blessed us as a nation. 34:06 I hope... I hope by the grace of God we won't forget 34:12 where we've been. 34:14 You know, look back and see the hand of God 34:18 and how He's led in such a wonderful and marvelous way. 34:34 "Had two horns like a lamb. " 34:38 Lamb means what? 34:42 Well, young... right? Yes. 34:45 Young, gentle... what it represents. 34:49 What else does it represent? 34:52 Yeah, it represents Christ-like. 34:55 It was gentle, Christ-like in what it did. 34:59 And today, dear friends, you can go to Washington, D.C. 35:05 and you can walk down through the park 35:09 or go to the House of Representatives, 35:14 go into the Senate, 35:17 visit all those places, and you'll find God is written 35:21 all over that city. 35:24 I mean statement after statement after statement 35:27 in which they said something about God and all. 35:31 These were God-fearing men and women 35:36 that laid down the principles of this country. 35:40 And they were based on... sorry, but they were based 35:44 on Christian principles. 35:47 That's what they were based on, 35:49 and they have been what has guided and led us 35:52 over the years. 35:56 Conflict broke out between England 36:01 and the United States. 36:04 The war took place. 36:06 That war was unbelievably hard. 36:13 That war was so hard 36:16 that it bankrupted every colony. 36:20 The 13 colonies... it totally bankrupted all of them. 36:25 I mean it took all their finances, everything they had. 36:28 They had nothing left, 36:30 and it also was so severe 36:32 that it severed all the lines of communication 36:37 between the colonies. So there was no communication 36:40 going on between one colony and another. 36:47 And because there was no communication there 36:50 each one of those colonies believed that they bore 36:53 the brunt of the war. They thought they were the ones 36:57 that had it the hardest and all, 37:00 and so they all felt that way. 37:02 And when the war was over, they called a Constitutional Congress 37:07 and they went there. But man, they went there 37:12 with so much baggage and so out of sorts 37:18 with one another that they wound up in arguments. 37:21 I mean, just one argument after another went on 37:24 until finally the delegation from New York went home 37:28 and it looked like that whole Constitutional Congress 37:32 was going to fall apart 37:34 when a little man stood up 37:39 and he gave a speech. 37:42 And he said this: 37:44 Excuse me, this... talking about it represents Christ... 37:49 I'm ahead of myself a little bit. 37:57 So I'm just trying to get across to you that this also 38:00 represents Jesus. 38:10 So it represented a Christ-like or a gentle spirit. 38:13 All right, let's take a look at this. 38:16 He stood up and he said: 38:27 This whole delegation's there... 38:44 He's talking about when they were into this 38:47 they had daily prayer. 39:19 And with that speech he was able to pull that 39:25 Constitutional Congress together. 39:28 And they sat down and they wrote one of the greatest documents 39:32 that's ever been written: 39:35 the Constitution of the United States. 39:38 You see, all I'm trying to get across is 39:42 this was what motivated them, this is what moved them. 39:46 They were men and women that believed... 39:49 believed in the Word of God. They believed in God, 39:52 and they based their lives and their souls 39:55 upon Christian principles and teachings. 39:58 When it came to electing the first president of the 40:03 United States - George Washington - 40:05 in his inaugural address he said these words: 40:32 Now folks, if you'll listen this man is making it 40:36 very clear... dependence upon God. 40:58 Oh that we would not forget where we have been 41:04 and how God has led and directed in a very, very special way. 41:10 He said that nobody should understand that better 41:14 than the people of the United States. 41:47 He said: "Don't go contrary to this. 41:51 Walk with Him, follow Him. " 41:53 This was our heritage; this was what God gave. 41:58 And so that's why it says it had two horns 42:01 like a lamb: because it was Christ-like; it was gentle. 42:05 It was young in character. 42:07 I wish... I wish very much that it ended there. 42:13 I wish that it didn't say any more. 42:16 But God doesn't work that way... 42:20 God gives you the whole story. 42:23 And so it goes on and says: 42:37 Now if a lamb is Christ-like 42:42 and gentle, what's a dragon? 42:48 Just the opposite. Represents? 42:53 Satan. 42:55 So it's talking about this power - 42:58 this two-horned beast that had two horns like a lamb 43:04 that was Christ-like, that was gentle - 43:05 it's talking about that beast completely changing character. 43:12 That's what it's saying. 43:13 So that it's going to come to the place that it's going to 43:16 speak as a dragon. 43:22 As I told you, the dragon is the devil... 43:27 Satan. And therefore it says that 43:31 this nation is going to exercise 43:37 not gentleness... but force. 43:42 What it's going to do. 43:44 It's going to change its character. 44:02 So this power is exercising 44:08 the power and the authority of the dragon. 44:14 All right, what's he going to do? 44:17 Let's take a look at what he's going to do. 44:39 So it's telling you clearly what this beast is going to do. 44:44 It's going to exercise all the power and authority 44:48 of that first beast. And we found that first beast 44:51 persecuted the saints. 44:54 That he did a lot of things. 44:56 That you have uniting of church and state. All that 44:59 was wrapped up in that first beast. 45:11 This two-horned beast is going to have great power, 45:15 going to perform signs. 45:17 And if you remember what I read to you in Revelation 19 45:21 it's quoting some of this. 45:42 Telling you what this beast - this two-horned beast 45:45 that's going to speak as a dragon - 45:48 this is how he is speaking: as a dragon. 46:03 Those are the words of the dragon 46:08 or the words of the two-horned beast that is speaking 46:12 as a dragon. Please notice 46:14 it says that he had power "to give breath" 46:17 to the image of the beast. 46:19 What does that mean? 46:24 If he gives breath to it, what does that mean? 46:29 Yeah, it means he makes it live. 46:32 I mean, you remember the story of Pinocchio. 46:35 OK? It made it come to life. 46:39 It lived. It made an image to the beast. 46:41 Gave breath to it; it lived. 46:44 And it says that he would both "speak and cause. " 46:49 When the scripture speaks of a beast 46:53 speaking and causing, that means legislation 46:58 and that means enforcement. 47:00 Speak means legislation; 47:02 cause means enforcement. 47:04 And so it says that this beast is going to speak and cause 47:09 this to take place. 47:12 All right. 47:15 If we could tell where we are 47:19 and where we are tending, 47:21 then we would know what we ought to do 47:25 and how we ought to do it. 47:27 OK, so where are we headed? 47:29 What's taking place? 47:32 I told you last night at the signing of the Lateran Pact 47:37 the Pope when he gave his speech 47:41 ended it by saying: 47:44 OK. 47:48 Let's watch what's happened. 47:50 I shared with you how that has grown today... 47:52 where there is a million... one billion four hundred... 47:57 four hundred million Catholics. 48:01 All right. 48:28 You get that? 48:31 What a jump you have from 1990 to 2008? 48:36 OK. 49:23 Now all I'm trying to... I'm not 49:28 talking about whether a person has a right to immigrate here 49:31 or not. That's not what I'm into here tonight. 49:35 What I'm talking about is you need to see where we're tending. 49:40 And dear friend, whether you like it or whether you don't 49:44 we live in a democracy. 49:49 That... you need to have that very clear. 49:51 We live in a democracy... 49:53 and therefore the majority rules. 50:13 OK, so the population is swinging folks, very much, 50:17 and the Catholic vote is becoming stronger all the time. 50:22 Well, President Obama just put in 50:26 Elena Kagan as one of the Supreme Court justices. 50:31 What's happening here? 50:35 On the Supreme Court now 50:39 six out of the nine Supreme Court justices 50:44 are Roman Catholic. 50:46 OK? There's not a Protestant in the group. 50:50 OK? No Protestant in the group at all. 50:53 They're either Roman Catholic, Jewish, or so forth. 50:56 What does that mean? 51:25 So they have tremendous power. 51:28 I'm trying to get you to understand where we're tending. 52:01 In other words, they say the time has come for us to 52:03 exercise our power... and that's where we live. 52:15 Now, listen: 52:53 This is the way the 13th chapter comes to an end. 52:59 We will move into the 14th chapter 53:01 and we're going to take a look at what it's saying 53:04 when it talks about this beast and the mark... 53:08 what's all going to be happening and taking place. 53:11 So it's very important that you understand where we're headed, 53:14 what's happening today, 53:16 and how it's going to play on out as we take a look 53:21 at Bible prophecy. 53:23 So let us pray together. 53:25 Heavenly Father, 53:28 we come to You tonight... thankful, Lord, 53:32 for the blessings that You have given us. 53:37 For the privilege we have had to live in this country; 53:43 for the freedom that we have enjoyed. 53:46 We pray, Lord, that You will intervene... 53:50 that You will move upon the hearts 53:54 of our President, on our Senators, our Representatives 54:01 that they may sense the hour that we're in 54:06 and that they may hold firm to the principles upon which 54:10 this country was established. 54:13 We pray that You'll bless our President. 54:15 Give him wisdom, give him understanding, Lord. 54:18 Help him. When he's in the Oval Office, Lord, he 54:23 says that he prays daily. 54:24 Impress his heart. 54:27 Be with the Representatives. 54:30 Speak to each one of them. 54:32 Also our Senators and our governors. 54:37 May this be a country, as we have said, that's 54:41 a nation under God. 54:43 That we might look to You and follow You 54:46 and walk with You in all that we do. 54:49 Bless us. May we hold on tightly to You 54:54 that we might each have a place in Your kingdom. 54:57 We pray in Christ's name, Amen. 55:03 Well, tomorrow evening: The First Angel's Message. 55:08 A very, very important subject, 55:12 so we hope that all of you will be able to join us 55:14 as we talk about the first angel. 55:17 And it says these angels shout with a loud voice, 55:20 so it's important that you and I hear what they have to say. 55:23 Good night; God bless each one of you. 55:33 All around us we see want and suffering. 55:36 In large cities, millions of human beings 55:39 do not receive as much care and consideration 55:42 as we give beasts of the field. 55:45 Families are herded together in miserable projects. 55:48 Children are born into these terrible places. 55:52 They see nothing of the beauty God has created 55:55 to delight their senses. 55:57 They are left to grow up molded and fashioned by 55:59 wretched and wicked examples all around them. 56:03 They hear the name of God only in profanity. 56:06 Impure words and fumes of liquor and tobacco 56:09 and immoral behavior of every kind 56:12 pervert their tender senses. 56:15 Wretched and pitiful cries for food and clothing are heard 56:19 by parents who know nothing about prayer or a loving Savior. 56:24 But these cries do not go unheard in heaven. 56:27 God sees... God hears. 56:31 Friends, our loving Father has entrusted us 56:34 with abundance to supply the necessities of all. 56:37 But sadly, we're not always faithful stewards. 56:41 Many who have taken on the name of Christ 56:44 spend His money for selfish pleasure, 56:47 extravagant homes and clothing. 56:49 They hardly give a suffering human a look of pity 56:53 or a word of sympathy. 56:55 We are to show the kindness of the Samaritan 56:58 in food, clothing, and shelter for the poor. 57:02 As Christians, our work is to reach the people who 57:05 are neglected and win them to Christ. 57:07 That's the goal of this ministry. 57:10 We want them to know that He is able to save to the uttermost 57:14 and restore them to His image. 57:16 But in order to do this, we need your help. 57:20 Please consider what you can do for those 57:23 who still don't know about Jesus. 57:25 As the Holy Spirit impresses, 57:27 please send your tax-deductible gifts to: 57:42 Thank you for helping us spread the light of God's Word 57:45 through television. 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