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00:01 There's an urgent message that will impact the globe.
00:04 Stay tuned to find out how it applies to your life. 00:06 My name is Jason Bradley 00:08 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:32 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:34 My guest today is Pastor John Lomacang. 00:37 He's an author, songwriter, musician, singer, 00:40 and he's my pastor. 00:42 Welcome to Urban Report, Pastor Lomacang. 00:43 Good to be here, Jason. 00:44 Good to have you here. 00:46 Always good to be with you. 00:47 Yes, sir. 00:48 So I wanna dive into this three angels' messages 00:53 in summary booklet, 00:55 but I wanna go into your background a little bit 00:58 because you're no stranger to 3ABN 00:59 or Dare to Dream or any of that. 01:02 But tell us a little bit about your upbringing 01:04 and what led to you going into ministry? 01:08 Well, I was born and raised in New York City. 01:11 My mom is from the Virgin Islands, 01:14 she's Filipino white. 01:15 My dad is Native American and African-American. 01:17 So I pick whatever flavor it's in there. 01:21 But my mom and dad were never married. 01:24 When I was just the tender age of three months old, 01:27 my mom left me at a babysitter 01:29 and that's where I became familiar with the Lord 01:32 because the lady who was raising me 01:34 was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, 01:36 and that began to mold and shape my background. 01:39 My sister was also raised there. 01:41 She was three years old and I was three months old 01:43 when we experienced abandonment as children. 01:46 But I was raised in a home right there in Brooklyn 01:49 and at the fragile age of 13, I left the church. 01:54 I was raised in the church. 01:55 The lady raising me died when I was 12. 01:57 So I went out into the world and got involved in partying, 02:00 gambling, pool hustling, just living for the world, 02:04 not living for the Lord, but the Lord never left me. 02:07 There was a CD that I produced a number of years ago 02:10 called Never Alone 02:11 and the songs on there were about my Christian walk 02:14 even though I was in the world. 02:16 But that's also in New York where I met my wife, 02:21 who we are going on 38 years of marriage. 02:24 We met at Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church. 02:25 You're familiar with the church. 02:27 Yes. 02:28 Your dad was my principal when I went to the school. 02:29 Oh, my grandpa. 02:31 Sorry, your grandfather, sorry, was my principal. 02:33 And your mom, I got to know your mom, 02:35 your aunt Gloria Hodges or Binky as we know her 02:40 as was in my class. 02:42 So we have a lot of similarities 02:43 in the background, 02:45 but after getting married in 1983, 02:49 we moved out in New York City, moved to Orlando, Florida. 02:51 And just about a year later, 02:52 began traveling with the Heritage Singers, 02:55 singing all over the world. 02:56 And in '86 came back to Florida, 02:58 in '87 started in ministry 03:00 with Pastor Doug Batchelor. 03:01 So it's been from 87 to the present 03:04 now in ministry. 03:05 How was it that God grabbed a hold of your life? 03:09 Well, what happened was in truly 03:12 the Lord sent a young lady into my life, 03:14 you know, a single young man, 03:16 women have an influence in a way 03:18 that sometimes other people can't 03:20 and we could, you know, I went to church, 03:23 the pastor was preaching. 03:24 I would just have come home from a party 03:27 early Saturday morning 03:28 and I would end up in church, 03:30 but I'd sleep through the sermon. 03:31 But I met Angie when I was 16, Angela, 03:34 but I call her Angie 03:37 and she really pulled me back into the church. 03:40 She invited me over for family worship. 03:43 That started my really ignited my passion 03:47 for knowing about the Lord. 03:49 And we both got baptized together 03:50 at 19 years old. 03:52 Wow. 03:53 Never knowing that just about six years later, 03:55 we would be married. 03:56 And so I would say the Lord sent her my way 03:59 to bring me back to the Lord. 04:00 And it's been a blessing ever since. 04:02 Well, praise God for that. 04:03 What did you notice when you came back to the Lord? 04:06 Like what was that transition like? 04:08 Because I think that 04:10 there are a lot of people out there that think, 04:11 "Oh, I'll have to give this up. I have to give that up." 04:14 You know, they view it 04:15 as kind of like they're sacrificing something, 04:18 but really they're not losing anything, 04:19 but they're gaining everything. 04:21 So... True. 04:22 Speak to that. True. 04:24 I was a disc jockey personified. 04:25 I've just jockeyed quite a bit, 04:27 bit of places in New York City, 04:29 the World Trade Center, 48th street, 04:31 a restaurant, a club called Pegasus 04:33 and a number of other locations of the city 04:35 and I had hundreds of albums, 04:37 both turntables, power amp speakers. 04:40 And I found out that when I came to the Lord, 04:42 I was trying to hold on to the world 04:44 and still be saved. 04:46 I went to different churches trying to figure out, 04:47 can I still be a disc jockey and make it to the kingdom? 04:51 And I found out the answer is no. 04:53 So one Sunday I said, 04:55 okay, Lord, I'm going to just do this 04:56 one more time. 04:58 And that Sunday 04:59 disc jockeying for a wedding reception, 05:02 my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time 05:05 we were in a car and we had a car accident. 05:09 And I knew in my mind that if I had lost my life then, 05:13 I would have been lost. 05:14 Wow. That's all I needed. 05:15 I got rid of all my records. 05:17 Got rid of my turntables, just gave up everything. 05:21 And that was my turning point. 05:23 I recognized, wait a minute, 05:24 this is not worth losing my salvation over. 05:27 So that started to turn 05:29 and the turn is really what the Lord begins to work. 05:32 You know, the Bible says, 05:34 turn ye turn ye, why should you die? 05:36 And the turn... 05:37 The turning point is where God says, 05:39 okay, now that you desire to go in a different direction, 05:42 I'm gonna activate your life 05:44 and lead you through the Holy Spirit. 05:47 And so that time my wife, you know her very well. 05:53 I say Angela, for those who are viewing, 05:55 invited me over for family worship. 05:56 And I was still little uneasy 05:58 until one Friday night, she introduced me to the book, 06:00 The Great Controversy 06:02 and read a chapter about the time of trouble 06:05 that woke me up. 06:06 Yeah, that got your attention. 06:08 That got my attention. 06:09 And I fell to my knees 06:11 and begged the Lord to forgive me 06:12 and come into my life. 06:13 That was a Friday. 06:15 And on Monday, just a couple of days later, 06:17 I left my pool stick and my boombox, 06:19 which I took with me to work at Bank of America 06:22 in Wall Street area. 06:24 And I went to work with the Bible 06:25 and the Great Controversy. 06:26 And on Monday morning, I was looking for people 06:28 to give Bible studies too, 06:29 that's how quick the turnaround was. 06:31 I didn't go to any schools 06:33 to find out what the Bible taught. 06:35 I just said, this is what I read. 06:37 This is what I know in my mind. 06:38 And the Lord will teach me the rest. 06:40 Yes. And it was exciting. 06:41 It still is to this day. 06:43 And He certainly has. 06:44 He's definitely. 06:45 You have been preaching up a storm. 06:48 I mean, it's been a tremendous blessing. 06:51 And talk to us about the three angels' messages. 06:54 Why is this such an important message 06:56 for people to grab, 06:58 hold of and take heed of or two? 07:02 Well, Revelation 14, 07:05 because when we say the three angels' messages, 07:07 another way of saying 07:09 it is a message of the three angels, 07:10 the messages. 07:12 Revelation 14 brings us to a summary. 07:15 Now we remember the Matthew 24:14 verse 07:19 when Jesus says and this gospel of the kingdom 07:22 shall be preached in all the world 07:23 as a witness to all nations, 07:24 and then the end will come. 07:26 Well, people say, okay, then what is that gospel? 07:29 Well, Revelation 14:6 07:31 talks about the everlasting gospel 07:34 that is being proclaimed. 07:36 And I'll just go ahead and quote the verse. 07:38 "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, 07:41 having the everlasting gospel 07:42 to preach to those who dwell on the earth 07:44 to every nation, tribe, tongue and people." 07:46 So this everlasting gospel 07:48 has to be a part of that statement 07:50 that Jesus made. 07:51 And this gospel, what gospel? 07:53 The everlasting gospel. 07:55 When the everlasting gospel is proclaimed to the world, 07:58 the Bible says, then the end will come 07:59 according to Matthew 24:14, 08:02 but in the time of Christ, 08:04 there were three components about the everlasting gospel 08:07 that had not yet been developed. 08:09 One of those is in verse 7, Revelation 14, 08:13 "Fear God, and give glory to Him, 08:14 for the hour of His judgment has come." 08:17 The judgment hour message 08:18 had not yet been fully developed 08:20 because it's a specific hour, 08:22 a time frame that the Bible makes clear 08:24 according to Daniel 9, 08:26 when the judgment hour would begin, 08:28 that is simply put 08:30 when those who proclaim to know Jesus, 08:33 their lives will go in review. 08:35 As 1 Peter 4:17 says, 08:38 "The time has come for judgment 08:40 to begin at the house of God." 08:42 And there are many Christians, Jason, 08:43 that don't believe that. 08:45 They believe that once saved always saved. 08:48 But why is the judgment message so vitally important? 08:52 You're the head of Dare to Dream Network. 08:54 Somebody says, "Well, prove it." 08:56 Well, they'll begin to look at all the programs you produced, 08:59 all the things you've done 09:00 to advance the cause of Dare to Dream Network 09:02 under the umbrella of 3ABN. 09:04 But if you say 09:06 you're the director of Dare to Dream 09:07 and do nothing, they'll say, wait a minute, 09:08 "I know what you say, 09:10 but your works say something completely different." 09:12 Yes. 09:13 So when the Bible says, 09:14 the hour of His judgment has come, 09:16 the one that really is on trial, 09:18 the one that really is on trial is Christ. 09:21 Now, follow this. 09:23 If we were on trial to be saved by our works, 09:27 we would be lost. 09:28 Yes. 09:30 Because salvation is by grace through faith. 09:31 "It's a gift of God, not of works, 09:33 lest anyone should boast, "Ephesians 2:8-9." 09:36 So my works 09:37 could never result in salvation. 09:40 The one that's on trial really, the character of God. 09:43 Now follow this. 09:44 When Jesus is vindicated, 09:46 if we are covered by His character, 09:48 we are also vindicated. 09:50 And that's why the Bible says, 09:51 "They overcame by the blood of the Lamb 09:54 and by the word of their testimony, " 09:55 Revelation 12:11. 09:57 So, but now 09:58 what's the purpose of the judgment? 10:00 To examine whether your profession 10:02 and your life is the same. 10:04 So, see if you're just merely professing 10:07 that you're a Christian, 10:08 or if you're living out and carrying out the gospel. 10:11 Exactly. 10:12 But it adds another component. 10:14 It says and worship Him the first message 10:16 who made heaven and earth, 10:18 the sea and the springs of waters. 10:20 It calls people back to true worship 10:22 because worship throughout the thousands of years 10:24 of the existence of this world 10:26 has been diluted, has been misinterpreted, 10:29 has been misconstrued. 10:31 And today what's termed a worship 10:34 is not necessarily accepted by Jesus. 10:36 He says, 10:37 "Many will say to me in that day, 10:39 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied, 10:40 cast out demons, 10:42 done many wonderful works in Your name.'" 10:44 And then He said to the woman at the well, 10:45 John 4:23-24, 10:48 "The hour has come when the true worshiper 10:50 must worship the Father in spirit and in truth." 10:53 So there's worship that there's true worship. 10:56 This one is calling back to true worship. 10:58 And in the booklet, the first angel's messages. 11:01 This book by the way is very small. 11:03 Its intention is 11:04 to get the message to you concentrated and clear. 11:08 And so what we cover in the first angel's message, 11:10 it's just 45, 45 or 46 pages in total, 11:14 but don't mistake its size 11:18 for making you think that it's empty and it's frivolous, 11:23 or just like one sugar cube in a jug of drink. 11:28 No, it's concentrated. 11:29 Now this is gonna sound crazy, 11:30 but I love the simplicity yet 11:33 also the complexity of this booklet, 11:35 like you really break things down in here 11:38 and make it as it's very digestible. 11:41 And one of the reasons I made it 46 pages is... 11:44 Well, let me just share a couple of the reasons. 11:46 We live in a fast pace society. 11:49 Is that an understatement? Yeah. 11:51 Internet is getting faster. 11:53 Phones are getting faster. 11:54 People are accessing things on Hulu and YouTube 11:57 and discovery this and discovery that, 11:59 and plus this and plus that, 12:00 everything is getting faster. 12:02 Now, to give somebody a 200 page book and say, 12:04 "Hey, read this and get back to me." 12:07 Most young folk today are gonna say, 12:09 "I don't have time for a 200 page book." 12:12 But if I present this, 12:14 no, I'll just hold it up to the camera 12:15 and let them see this. 12:16 You could hardly see this 12:18 how thin this book is almost like a slice. 12:19 You can hardly see it, 12:21 but it's like one of those pills 12:24 that your doctor gives you. 12:25 They're very, very small, you know what he says, 12:28 don't make a mistake and take two. 12:30 Yeah. 12:31 It's one of those pills that dry you out, 12:32 like somebody once took a lot of Benadryl. 12:34 Yes. 12:35 Just take one every 12 hours. 12:37 This booklet is thin, 12:39 but it's Bible only 12:41 because the three angels' messages 12:43 is based on the Bible only. 12:45 It doesn't need anything other than the Bible. 12:47 Yes. 12:48 Now it doesn't go back through all the history 12:51 of the development of this message, 12:53 but it brings out the key points. 12:55 What is it? 12:56 To whom does it apply? 12:58 I'll just give you some of the headings, 13:00 not the... 13:01 I'll leave the content for those. 13:03 For example, it says 13:04 angels flying in the midst of heaven. 13:06 What are those angels? 13:07 Literal or symbolic the book tells you? 13:09 The everlasting gospel, what is it? 13:12 It focuses on the Redeemer. 13:15 Worship Him who made heaven and earth 13:16 to every nation, tribe. 13:18 Fear God and give glory. 13:19 It breaks it down in detail. 13:21 But as one pastor called me and said, 13:23 He said, I read this booklet, 13:25 but it made me pause and open my Bible 13:28 because although it's thin, it's very concentrated. 13:32 So I made sure that's the case. 13:34 And that's the beautiful thing 13:35 as it points people back to the Word of God. 13:37 That's right. 13:38 The second message is about Revelation 14:8, 13:42 "Babylon is fallen, is fallen that great city 13:45 because she made all nations 13:47 drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." 13:49 Now somebody might say Babylon, where's that located? 13:52 Well right now, nowhere. 13:54 Because ancient Babylon was destroyed. 13:57 We read that in the Book of Daniel. 14:00 You know, when Belshazzar had a night of feasting 14:03 and he polluted the Lord's vessels 14:05 by putting wine into it, 14:06 that kingdom came to an end. 14:08 And the Bible said in the Book of Daniel, 14:11 your kingdom is divided 14:12 and given to the Medes and the Persians. 14:14 Now let's just go ahead and put this together. 14:16 There are four great empires in the world, 14:18 four great world empires. 14:20 The Bible outlines the existence of human history. 14:23 Babylon was the first, the greatest empire. 14:26 It came into existence right after the flood 14:29 on the other side of the flood, 14:31 people that distrusted God 14:32 built a tower called the tower of Babel. 14:35 We say, Babel, but it's Babel 'cause Babylon. 14:38 So what did they do? 14:40 God confused their tongues and they just babble on. 14:43 They couldn't understand each other. 14:45 It became a symbol of confusion. 14:48 Babbling that made no sense. 14:50 So this system of Babylon is a system of confusion. 14:54 Confusion in what direction? 14:56 Confusion of religion. 14:59 The truth has been confused. 15:01 Also the confusion of tongues. 15:04 I talk about this in the book. Okay. 15:06 Booklet because people today believe that 15:08 in order to be saved, you have to speak in tongues. 15:11 Well, that's not the case 15:13 because the Bible didn't say we're saved by our gifts 15:16 or we will be known by our gifts. 15:17 It says by their fruits, you'll know them, Galatians 5. 15:20 And then on top of that, 15:22 you know, when you look at 15:23 why they were speaking in tongues in the first place, 15:25 why don't speak? 15:27 Like why were they speaking in tongues in Acts? 15:30 Well, I'm glad you pointed that out 15:32 because the Book of Acts is the first place 15:33 where the example is given. 15:37 And in Acts Chapter 2, 15:39 it points out when the Holy Spirit came, 15:41 Acts Chapter 2, it says in verse 1, 15:43 they were all in one accord and in one place, 15:46 verse 1 of Acts Chapter 2, 15:48 and suddenly there came a sound from heaven 15:50 as of a rushing, mighty wind. 15:51 And it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 15:53 And then verse 3 says, 15:55 "And divided tongues as a fire sat on each one of them." 15:58 So the Lord right away imbued them 16:00 with the Holy Spirit. 16:02 He said it in Acts 1:8, 16:03 "You shall receive power 16:05 after the Holy Spirit will come upon you." 16:09 And he didn't say, and you'll speak in tongues. 16:11 He says and you will be witnesses 16:13 to Me, first Jerusalem, Judea, and all Samaria, 16:16 then to the uttermost parts of the earth. 16:18 But in order to get the message 16:19 to the utter most parts of the earth, 16:21 you got to keep in mind who these guys were. 16:22 These guys were Galileans. 16:24 They didn't have any formal education 16:26 to learn other languages. 16:27 So Lord gave them that instant ability. 16:30 And the Bible says clearly in verse 4, 16:33 "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit 16:35 and they began to speak with other tongues." 16:38 So they were already speaking in a tongue, 16:40 the Galilean tongue, 16:42 but they began to speak with other tongues 16:44 as the spirit gave them utterance. 16:46 The Holy Spirit enabled them 16:47 to speak now in different languages. 16:49 Now, somebody might say that wasn't languages. 16:51 We'll let the Bible tell us what it was? 16:53 Verse 5, 16:54 because today this confusion exists in Christianity. 16:58 But when you allow the Bible to speak, 16:59 the confusion is removed. 17:01 That's a symbol of Babylon. 17:04 Listen to what it says in verse 4. 17:05 "And they were dwelling in Jerusalem," 17:07 Acts 2:5. 17:09 "And they were dwelling in Jerusalem, 17:10 Jews, devout men 17:12 from every nation under heaven. 17:14 And when this sound occurred, 17:16 the multitude came together and were confused 17:19 because everyone heard them speak in his own language." 17:24 So the day of Pentecost, 17:26 that's why the phrase Pentecostal is used 17:30 because they talk about speaking in tongues, 17:32 but it was not confusion. 17:33 It was another language. 17:35 Let me tell you what languages were there. 17:37 It talks about verse 8 and it says, 17:40 "And how is it that we hear each in our own language 17:44 in which we were born?" 17:46 So these were languages 17:48 from different parts of the world, 17:49 and here are the nations that are talked about. 17:51 Verse 8 and verse 9, 17:53 "Parthians and Medes and Elamites, Mesopotamia, 17:56 Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, 18:00 Egypt, parts of Libya, Cyrene, 18:03 visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 18:06 Cretes and Arabs and it says, 18:08 we hear them speaking in our own tongues 18:11 the wonderful works of God." 18:13 So it's not confusion of tongues. 18:15 It was the ability 18:16 to get the gospel to all these nations 18:18 existing there in Pentecost, 18:20 on Pentecost in Jerusalem. 18:23 Yes, 'cause now I don't think anybody understands 18:26 what's you know what people are saying 18:28 when they speaking in, 18:29 because they're not, it's not being used 18:33 according to what we just read in Acts. 18:35 And even Acts, 18:37 and even 1 Corinthians Chapter 14, 18:38 that readdress it points out that 18:40 God is not the author of confusion. 18:43 So it even says, 18:45 if somebody in your fellowship 18:47 begins to speak in another language, 18:50 let somebody interpret. 18:52 Now, how could they interpret? 18:54 Because somebody, 18:55 ah, that's German, that's Italian, 18:58 that's Egyptian. 18:59 Yes. 19:00 But he says, if there is no interpreter, 19:02 let them be silent. 19:04 The Bible says it's better to speak five words 19:06 in my understanding 19:07 than 10,000 words in an unknown tongue. 19:10 Yes. 19:11 That means unknown to the hearers, 19:13 not unknown to the world 19:14 because the languages that these Galileans spoken 19:17 was unknown to them, 19:19 but it was known to the listeners, 19:21 unknown to the speaker, but known to the listener. 19:24 And that's the key. 19:25 So people say, I didn't know the language, 19:27 the Galileans didn't know it either, 19:29 but it was known to those who heard it 19:31 because they heard it in their own tongue. 19:33 That's right. So the book brings that out. 19:35 We touch on tongues, 19:37 but the other thing it talks about 19:38 in Revelation 14, 19:39 why is Babylon? 19:41 Why does it say Babylon is fallen is fallen? 19:44 Very important element. 19:46 It's already fallen in the eyes of God, 19:48 but soon it's gonna be fallen in the eyes of men. 19:51 And the first message, Jason, is with a loud voice. 19:54 But the second message of Revelation 14:8 19:57 is not with a loud voice yet. 19:59 Okay. 20:00 Because it's gonna be proclaimed again. 20:02 So in the booklet, what I do is I cover that. 20:04 I cover what it means, the timing of the judgment, 20:08 the heavenly sanctuary, the ministry of Christ, 20:10 the substitutionary sacrifice. 20:13 What does it mean to worship Him 20:14 that made heaven and earth? 20:15 And I want to tell you, 20:17 people that have read this book 20:18 that I get phone calls and emails 20:19 from all over the world, 20:21 and people have said, 20:23 "I finally understand it. 20:25 It makes sense." 20:27 And that's the key. 20:28 It's not a confusing message, 20:30 but you asked a question earlier. 20:31 Why is it important? Yes. 20:33 Because right at the end of these three messages, 20:36 you find the picture that John gives next 20:38 and I'll share the third message in a moment 20:41 is he sees a white cloud 20:44 in verse 14 of Revelation 14. 20:47 And the one that's sitting on it is the Son of man, 20:50 and He's followed by His army. 20:52 This is the second coming of Christ. 20:54 And he says in the verse, 20:55 that's followed that verse 15 of Revelation 14, 20:58 "Thrust in your sickle and reap, 21:00 for the harvest of the earth is ripe." 21:03 So thrust in and gather in the harvest. 21:06 So the three angels' messages, and I'll say that very clearly, 21:09 this message is intended to get the world ripe 21:14 for the harvest, 21:15 to ripe in your life, 21:17 to make sure that you are a wheat 21:19 and not a tare 21:20 because the harvest is coming. 21:22 You're gonna be either in one category or the other. 21:24 It doesn't make sense for the world to be unwarned. 21:28 And for this event that is coming 21:31 to catch people off guard. 21:32 Yes. 21:34 So what does it mean 21:35 when it's talking about the wrath... 21:37 People that drank of the wrath of her fornication? 21:40 Wonderful. That's the... 21:41 Matter of fact, when it says the wrath of her fornication, 21:44 this system of this Babylonian system of confusion. 21:47 Religion today, 21:48 we have like 30 something thousand denominations. 21:51 That's not confusing. 21:52 Go to the store and try to pick 21:54 from 30 some thousand toothpaste tubes. 21:56 Okay? You say which one? 21:58 And then somebody would say, whichever one you like, 22:01 that's what man says. 22:02 But the Lord says in John 10:16, 22:05 "Other sheep I have that are not of this fold, 22:08 them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice. 22:11 And there'll be one fold, one shepherd." 22:15 When the New Testament Church began, 22:16 it wasn't many, many denominations. 22:19 It was one. 22:20 But through the course of the Dark Ages, 22:22 Christianity became almost non-existent. 22:25 And in Rome, the power that ruled the world 22:28 through the papacy and then the Vatican 22:31 not, not the papacy through pagan Rome, 22:34 and then through papal Rome, it distorted religion. 22:37 It corrupted religion. 22:38 So today we have this corruption, 22:40 but the Lord is saying, 22:41 I have people that are in every walk of life, 22:43 every denomination, 22:45 I'm gonna call them back. 22:46 And this message, Jason, 22:48 is intended to open their eyes to what's coming. 22:51 And to clarify the fact that we're not gonna go to heaven, 22:54 36,000 denominations, 22:56 there's gonna be one fold and one shepherd. 22:59 And when you wanna find out what that fold is, 23:00 you got to ask the simple question. 23:03 What fold is the devil angry with? 23:05 Revelation 12:17, 23:07 "And the dragon is angry with the woman 23:09 and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, 23:12 which keep the commandments of God 23:14 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." 23:16 So if you're a part of a body of believers 23:18 that don't keep the Ten Commandments, 23:19 including the Bible Sabbath, 23:21 then the devil is not upset with you. 23:24 But I wanna do things that gets the devil upset 23:26 'cause when it makes him upset, 23:28 we know we're on the right side. 23:30 That's right. That's right. 23:31 Now, one last quick one. The third message. 23:33 And I'm gonna give a nutshell of this 23:34 because there's no way 23:35 that you could cover the mark of the beast, 23:37 but I wanna suffice it to say this, 23:39 and I want to make it clear. 23:41 No one presently has the mark of the beast 23:44 because the mark of the beast 23:45 is going to be after the issues are imposed upon humanity. 23:50 And they choose either the seal of God 23:53 or ignore God 23:55 they receive the mark of the beast. 23:57 So right now, no one has the mark of the beast, 24:00 but it's warning us about the beast who it is. 24:02 And this book explains it. 24:04 Who's the beast? 24:06 What is his mark? 24:07 And what is his image? 24:09 If somebody told you to avoid somebody 24:10 and I'm gonna tell you who it is. 24:13 Going into Brooklyn, 24:15 Jason, you're going to a Brooklyn, 24:17 but there's a guy he's called the beast. 24:18 Here's how you'll know him. 24:20 Here's his name. 24:21 Here's his number. 24:22 And here's his mark. 24:24 If you see any one of those three, 24:25 run for your life. 24:27 The Bible tells us who the beast is. 24:29 What is his mark? 24:30 What does his image and what is his name? 24:32 And I'll leave it right there. 24:33 And that's beautiful because God tells us those things 24:35 because He loves us. 24:36 And He cares about us so much 24:37 and wants to spend eternity with us. 24:41 What do you hope for with these booklets? 24:45 Like what do you want people to do? 24:47 Do you want them to order them to read them and pass them out 24:51 or to... 24:52 Like for evangelism? 24:54 What do you hope happens with these? 24:56 Well, 3ABN, praise the Lord, 24:58 we did a special last year in 2020, 25:02 which when the year ended, the special ended, 25:04 but right now, 3ABN has made these books available again. 25:08 Normally when people have ordered them from me, 25:09 it's $150, a box of 200 plus $15 shipping, 25:14 3ABN said, 25:16 we want to get these out to the masses. 25:18 So they literally cut it down to one-third for just $60. 25:23 Wow. 25:24 That's the box of books that pays for the shipping 25:27 and the shipping and the printing. 25:30 Yes. 25:32 So just for $60, 25:33 you can get 200 of these booklets, 25:35 which normally would cost you $165 25:38 for me by the box 25:40 or individually $400. 25:42 Wow. 25:43 So there's a tremendous need. 25:45 People have used this for evangelism 25:48 and people have used this 25:49 to reignite the flame of those 25:51 who may have forgotten about it, 25:53 but your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers, 25:56 people that you worship with, 25:58 people that go to different churches, 26:00 some have bought them by the boxes 26:02 and said on Sabbath afternoon 26:03 or during the week at different times, 26:05 we're gonna go and pass them out at the mall 26:07 or use them for our evangelistic series 26:10 or personal ministries, 26:11 whatever you want to use it for. 26:13 You can contact 3ABN right here. 26:14 And I think you'll give them the information for that. 26:16 Absolutely. 26:17 If you're interested in getting this booklet, 26:20 please feel free to call 3ABN during non-Sabbath hours 26:23 at (618) 627-4651. 26:27 Follow the prompts for the call center, 26:29 which you'll press the number two. 26:32 When you hear the automated message 26:35 or you can visit 3abn.tv 26:38 for more information there as well. 26:40 And if you want to see the contents of the booklet, 26:44 we will give you one booklet. 26:47 That's limited to one per person. 26:50 If you're planning on ordering the case 26:52 to share with all those that you come in contact with. 26:56 This is an excellent, excellent read 27:01 and it explains so much, 27:03 it really breaks it down. 27:05 And I think that is crucial 27:08 because like a lot of times 27:09 you hear people that kind of, 27:11 I don't know if they're intimidated 27:13 by the message per se. 27:15 They're trying to figure out the symbols. 27:16 They're trying to figure out all of that, 27:18 but this really helps to shed light on that. 27:21 And most importantly, Jason, 27:22 it is wrapped in the love and redemptive grace of Christ 27:26 because he wants all men to be saved. 27:28 He doesn't want anyone to be lost. 27:29 Amen. Amen. 27:31 Well, thank you so much 27:32 for the time that you have taken 27:34 to put into these booklets and for sharing them with us 27:39 so that we can share them with you. 27:42 And we wanna thank you for tuning in 27:44 and joining us today on this program. 27:47 Well, we've reached the end of another program. 27:49 Tune in next time and remember, 27:51 it just wouldn't be, 27:53 it couldn't be the same without you. |
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