Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000039
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00:41 Welcome to Behold the Lamb presents.
00:43 I'm Chris Shelton your host 00:45 and we are grateful that you have tuned 00:47 into study with us today. 00:49 Today's message is the second in the five part series 00:52 that we have entitled, 00:54 "The mystery of iniquity," the antichrist revealed. 00:58 There are so many theories being discussed 01:00 about the subject of the antichrist 01:03 and for most the subject is certainly a mystery. 01:06 And some of the ways in which this antichrist will affect us. 01:11 Or maybe how it is affecting us. 01:13 The issue heard me correctly is affecting us. 01:16 This mystery of iniquity, it has been worked for decades, 01:21 preparing the way for its last great push, 01:24 which will come in-- and the time of trouble 01:27 like this world has never before experienced. 01:30 We have been left prophecies and scripture 01:33 descriptions of this iniquity 01:35 and how it'll be how it'll come to us 01:38 in disguise of something that's perhaps even good. 01:41 Maybe even under the ban of Christianity. 01:45 So lets wakeup spiritually and begin to dig deeper today 01:49 in God's word as we study the second message entitled, 01:53 "Let No Man Deceive You," with Pastor Kenny Shelton today. 01:57 But first, we are blessed to visit the 3ABN worship center 02:01 and listen to a "Jesus Medley, " sung by Angela Bryant-Brown. 02:19 Yes, Jesus loves me 02:27 Yes, Jesus loves me 02:35 Yes Jesus loves me 02:42 For the Bible 02:47 Tells me so 02:59 Jesus sends the sweetest name I know 03:07 And He's just the same 03:12 As His holy name and that's the reason, 03:20 Why I love Him so 03:25 Oh, Jesus, 03:28 He is the sweetest name 03:33 Jesus, Jesus 03:38 Jesus 03:42 There's the something 03:45 About that name 03:52 Master, Savoir, He is Jesus 04:00 Like the fragrance 04:03 After the rain 04:09 Jesus, Jesus 04:13 Jesus 04:17 Let all heaven 04:19 And earth proclaim 04:26 Kings and kingdoms 04:31 Will all pass away 04:35 But there's something about that name 04:53 Fallen in love 04:56 With Jesus 05:01 Fallen in love 05:04 With Jesus 05:10 Fallen in love 05:13 With Jesus 05:17 He's is the best thing however, ever done 05:25 Oh fallen in love 05:30 With Jesus 05:34 Oh, yes I've fallen in love 05:39 With Jesus 05:44 Fallen in love with Jesus 05:51 It is the best thing however, ever done 05:57 Oh, yes it is 06:00 It is the best thing however, ever done 06:07 Oh, it is the best thing 06:11 However, however done 06:34 Thanks for joining us again. 06:36 I hope you are excited about the study because I sure i am. 06:39 This is the second part in a five part series 06:42 that we've entitled, "The mystery of iniquity," 06:45 the antichrist reveal. 06:47 This is very, very important because the antichrist power, 06:50 the mystery of iniquity, 06:52 the man of sin has leading the world captive. 06:55 He's leading them the opposite direction 06:57 then into heaven, 06:58 where we want to lead you, 07:00 as you discover the truth from God's word. 07:02 Before always we go to God in prayer. 07:04 So I'd like to invite you to pray right now. 07:06 This is such an important subject. 07:08 All have we need prayer right now. 07:09 So I'm gonna advise you to pray along with me 07:11 as I kneel right now for prayer. 07:16 Kind loving heavenly father, we thank you 07:17 for the privilege you in prayer now. 07:19 We invite thy Holy Spirit 07:21 to consume each and every one of us 07:23 that we may hear or we may understand the truth 07:25 that you have for us today. 07:27 What a vital subject it is in the hour in which we live 07:31 that we understand this man of sin. 07:33 That we understand what the hour that we're living in 07:36 and how we need to expose the enemy and his plans 07:39 to deceive the world. 07:41 Thank you for hearing for answering prayer bless, 07:43 I pray each and every one. 07:45 If they view that may hear whatever the case maybe 07:48 that your Holy Spirit will enlightening with the truth 07:51 that, that may receive it with gladness 07:53 and be thankful in Jesus name we pray, amen. 07:59 Again this is important, we have our Bibles 08:01 and pencil and paper ready. 08:02 Information that we want to give 08:04 remember we were just be touching the edges 08:07 of a vast amount of information. 08:10 But we want it-- we will present very simple 08:12 that we can understand it, and then, you know, 08:15 problem comes with this lot of times we present it 08:17 and is very clear and very straight 08:18 but then we come to the point 08:20 that Oh, my we have to accept it. 08:22 So if you want to know what truth is, 08:24 here's the opportunity. 08:25 Because I can tell you there's the majority of people, 08:27 pastor, teacher, evangelists, 08:29 that's presenting this subject, you know, 08:31 in lot of different churches representing air. 08:34 Let me just be bow with it and if you don't believe, 08:36 why don't you stay tuned and get all five parts 08:38 and you're gonna see as you compare the word of God. 08:41 So once again, we're gonna be talking about 08:43 the second part of the five part series. 08:45 We're gonna be talking about, "Let No Man Deceive You." 08:49 Is that possible? You better believe it. 08:51 Because the world is deceived 08:52 with false doctrines and false teaching. 08:55 This is the subject that you don't want to miss. 08:57 Oh, you say, Oh, I missed the first part. 08:59 Let me just do a little background for you 09:01 the things that we cover. 09:02 Again you can always call in 09:04 and get the DVD if you'd like to. 09:06 Old series but least number one, 09:07 here's what we discovered as we studied last time. 09:10 You said that most people are pretty happy 09:13 where they are at and their religious experience, 09:17 they don't want any more. Well, how sad. 09:20 The Bible talks about in Revelation Chapter 3 verse 17. 09:24 You know, what the people said? 09:25 Seventh church, "We have need of nothing." 09:28 Now you have talked people of day, 09:29 all we have we were okay, 09:30 we were at, we're doing all right, 09:32 where were at, really. 09:33 Friend, we're challenged by the word of God today. 09:36 Second thing that we learned. 09:38 The message is not popular, it never will be. 09:42 But as we hear it, we are required, what, 09:45 by God to respond and then obey what God has revealed to us. 09:50 Now whatever the cost. 09:52 Doesn't matter, what you have to give up, 09:54 what you have to go through 09:55 but we had to be willing to obey. 09:58 In fact as you know, part two 1 Samuel, 10:01 if you had your Bibles down, 1 Samuel 15:22 says, 10:04 "It's better to obey," then what? 10:07 "Good than the sacrifice." 10:09 Third part that we learned here, 10:10 we must be like the reformers 10:12 or we talk little bit about the reformers. 10:14 Oh, how they love Jesus with all their heart. 10:17 Well, they were willing to get of anything 10:19 and everything including their life. 10:21 For what? The truth said. 10:23 And it's like today people just don't care 10:24 whether it's truth or not 10:26 if the church just teaches it or you know, 10:27 it's acceptable they just go along with it. 10:29 Oh, may I say, wrong, wrong, wrong. 10:31 We've got to get into the world, 10:33 the devil is covering up truths for today. 10:36 I know the reformers didn't fail to what? 10:39 Lift up their voice. What does the Bible say? 10:42 In Isaiah Chapter 58, it says what? 10:44 "Lift up your voice like a trumpet." 10:46 It's no time to beside, we need to be speaking, 10:49 we need to be speaking words of truth and light for. 10:52 Truth must be what? Obeyed. 10:54 We discussed a lot of this. 10:56 Truth must be obeyed though it means listen, imprisonment 11:00 though it might being find, 11:02 it might mean exiled, it might mean death. 11:06 But truth must be obeyed 11:07 because it's going to boil down to that. 11:10 You think I'm not serious, I'm serious with this. 11:12 The Bible is serious. 11:13 God is serious because what the devil has done 11:16 with the truth of God's word. 11:18 And this is what it's going to mean for many. 11:20 Listen, it's what it's meant 11:22 this for many, many in past ages. 11:25 They've lost their life, they've been exiled, 11:26 they've been thrown in prison. 11:28 You think it's going to be any different 11:30 before the coming of Jesus, when the devil works 11:32 like he's never worked before. 11:34 Friend, these are warning messages 11:35 the truth of God's word for today. 11:37 Number five, we realized that 11:38 we cannot compromise at all the truth that we had. 11:41 Never compromise truth and righteousness, 11:45 regardless of what the cost may be. 11:48 Point number six, God would have us expose 11:51 this false system of worship. 11:54 What did I say? False system of worship. 11:57 If God has a true system of worship, stay with me, 12:00 and the devil is going to have what? 12:02 A false system of worship. 12:04 And the Bible said, "The world begins to wonder 12:06 after this false system." Now we can expect this. 12:10 Paul said it, in fact another point that we looked at, 12:12 Paul made it clear, that the Antichrist was alive 12:16 and the antichrist was well and working in Paul's day. 12:21 Very, very clearly. But it said what? 12:23 It would continue to grow as we near the coming of Jesus. 12:28 So the antichrist was what? 12:30 Was already at work in Paul's day 12:32 but it will increase as the coming of Jesus, 12:36 the second coming. Let no man do, what? 12:39 Let no man deceive you by any means. 12:42 Now John tells us that, 12:43 you know, that is the spirit of antichrist. 12:46 What is the spirit of antichrist? 12:48 What does this mean about the antichrist? 12:49 And we're talking about the man of the sin. Deception. 12:53 Has the devil really have-- does he really have a plan? 12:56 You better believe he has the plan. 12:57 It is to ensnare you and is to ensnare me. 13:00 You know, what happened? 13:02 As we begin to study and we left off the first part 13:04 and we're beginning our second part, 13:06 we realized that--that the old enemy was doing what? 13:09 He was bringing in pagans into the church 13:12 who were half converted. 13:14 And so along with the half conversion 13:16 of the pagans into Christianity, 13:17 what was happening? That's right. 13:20 They were bringing in false doctrine and teaching 13:22 and paganism into the church. 13:24 The church didn't want to loose the membership 13:26 and so what happened? 13:27 Oh, we begin to adopt these things, white washed them, 13:30 put Christian names to them, friend. 13:32 You can put all the Christian names 13:33 you want to a piece of paganism 13:35 it's still just as pagan as the day that it originated what? 13:37 In the very mind of Satan. Remember that. 13:40 Truth, dear friends, we're looking for truth today. 13:42 So in this study, we're going to cover several centuries 13:47 of time period right down to our day. 13:50 And we're going to unveil the real antichrist. 13:53 Not some, "I think, I--it seems like, 13:58 " what the Bible says, how God wants us to understand 14:01 the real man of sin, the mystery of iniquity. 14:04 You say but why is it so paramount today 14:07 and how can we know more than-- isten the Bible says in 2 Peter, 14:11 Chapter 1 verses 19 and 20. 14:13 It says for, "We also have a more," 14:16 what? "sure word of prophecy." 14:20 And then it ends up like this, "that we need, 14:22 we need to take heed to this." 14:25 We have what? "A more sure word of prophesy." 14:30 And then the key is, take heed to these things. 14:33 I'm talking life and death issues. 14:36 Please remember that. It's not just, "well, it seems like." 14:39 This is life and death that we're talking about today. 14:42 You think the devil's not angry, 14:44 not angry of ministries that bring you this kind of message. 14:47 You think he's not doing everything 14:49 that he can to stop it. 14:50 Do you think he's not aware of what's going on? 14:52 Yes, he is. 14:54 But Praise God, he cannot stop it 14:56 and he's going to have to be exposed, why? 14:58 Because as part of God's last day, 15:00 peoples work is to expose this man of sin, 15:03 this false doctrine and teaching. 15:06 And above, friend, by the grace of God, 15:08 here in behold the Lamb, we want to do that. Why? 15:10 It's imperative to the souls of mankind to hear the truth 15:15 and then to respond when God says, 15:16 "come out of her my people." 15:18 You see God's given us the old and the New Testament, 15:21 we're laying ground work. 15:22 We're going to get right into the beast 15:24 and all these little horn and the eyes and all this stuff. 15:26 Let me tell you right now. 15:28 We need to have some ground work 15:29 because you need to have confidence. 15:31 I need to have confidence in the word of God. 15:33 So what has God done? 15:35 He's give us the Old, He's give us the New Testament. 15:38 What is it? It's a guide book. It's a road map. 15:41 It's a gift that God gives to a fallen world. 15:46 What? So that we're not fooled. 15:48 All we have to do, listen, oh, how simple. 15:50 All we have to do is to study this beautiful book 15:53 and then obey what God has said in it 15:57 and we will not loose our way to heaven. 16:00 Are you on your way to heaven today? 16:02 And I pray that you are. 16:05 Maybe you don't care, Oh, I pray before the program is over, 16:07 you're going to start caring. 16:09 I'm not praying for the Holy Spirit 16:10 just to consume you and consume me 16:12 that we want to go to heaven. There's a way prepared for us. 16:16 God doesn't want us fooled. 16:17 Doesn't it makes a sense, a God that loves you so much 16:19 is going to leave the plans of the old devil 16:22 right here plain before us. 16:24 And yet some times it's so plain 16:25 that maybe it's too simple for some of you 16:27 and you just throw it off 16:28 and begin to try to think for yourself. 16:30 And say, "well, you know, I'm not sure 16:31 it didn't seem that. It didn't seem that way." 16:35 But, friend, we have to realize that those today 16:38 and I've encountered this and I know you have to. 16:40 I've encountered people who they--they read a passage 16:43 or scripture and they become a little bit confused 16:45 on that passage of scripture. 16:47 And they say, "well, it doesn't meet with my preconceived ideas. 16:53 It doesn't meet with what I've been taught in my church. 16:57 It doesn't really match up with my prejudices I have. 17:01 Oh, wow, my confused mind." 17:04 Let me--let me just bring this to you. 17:06 Now you remember-- then what we try to do, 17:08 since we have the scripture 17:09 and we can't seem to make it match or fit somewhere, 17:12 we begin to try to use, now listen carefully, 17:15 we try to use our finite mind. Did you get it? 17:18 What does that mean? "Finite minds" means what? 17:21 A mind that has limit. Your mind has limits. 17:26 My mind has limits. 17:28 And so we take our minds, limited as it is, 17:32 and we try to look at the things in the inspired word of God. 17:35 And we say this, let's read them. 17:38 "Well, I believe this is inspired. 17:41 Well, I don't believe-- 17:42 now I don't believe this is inspired. 17:44 Now this seems to be but there's..." 17:46 Finite man challenging the word of God? 17:50 May the problem-- the problem might be with you, 17:52 it might be with me but it's certainly not with God's word. 17:56 If you think that you're one of those today 17:59 that can re-scripture and say, I believe this is inspired 18:02 and I don't think this is 'cause it doesn't match what you think. 18:07 I just--I invite you right now to veil your face. 18:10 What? What am I saying? 18:12 Veil your face because you are in the presence 18:15 of God and angels. 18:17 What do I mean by that? 18:18 Because God-- and angels, 18:20 the Holy Spirit through the ages. 18:22 Now what have they done? 18:24 Since the beginning of time, they have instructed 18:27 and they've guided men into, what? All truth. 18:31 They've given the word of God in simplicity. 18:33 They've given it for signs, they've given it in symbols 18:37 to guide and direct-- and illustrations 18:40 to guide and direct God's people. 18:42 You think you fit into that? 18:44 Oh, friend, you don't. And I don't fit into that. 18:47 Heavenly beings-- it's important point, 18:49 notice the important point here, 18:50 'cause we're gonna be looking at, what? 18:52 Signs and we're gonna be looking at illustrations 18:54 and we're gonna be looking at symbols in God's word. 18:57 'Cause if you want to know the truth 18:58 you have to be willing to dig. 19:01 And today there's no wonder-- really needs to lack 19:03 for knowledge of the word of God because you said, 19:06 if you don't have that knowledge just simply what? Ask. 19:08 And God is going to give it to you, 19:11 unless you want to be willing blind. 19:13 People say, "well, I don't tell me I don't want to know." 19:15 Oh, friend, you are accountable 19:17 for all the things that you have the opportunity to learn, 19:21 to obey but you didn't. You are accountable. 19:25 If you--let's say, "well, I don't know, 19:27 I don't understand it." 19:28 Oh, get into the word of God, ask the Holy Spirit, 19:30 you'll be able to understand it. 19:32 The inspired word of God-- and let me tell you, 19:35 every word in the Bible is inspired. 19:38 It's the Holy Book of God. 19:39 God has guarded this book in the beginning of time 19:43 that these truths will come down-- 19:44 everything that you need in this-- is right here 19:48 that's essential to salvation. 19:50 Every point, every truth is right here. 19:53 Don't doubt it. That's the enemy's plan. 19:55 Don't set yourself up that you understand 19:57 what is inspired and what is not. 19:58 When you open the pages of this book, 20:00 every word is inspired. 20:02 Well, it sure--how do I know what the Bible says? 20:05 Matthew 4:4, the Bible talks about here, 20:07 "By every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." 20:10 That comes out of mouth of God, it must be holy, 20:11 it must be righteous, it must be good. 20:15 Any of you like knowledge? Yeah. 20:17 Hosea 4:6 tells us, huh. 20:19 It said, there's a people that are destroyed for what? 20:23 For lack of knowledge. 20:24 Not that they couldn't have the knowledge-- 20:26 they didn't want it. 20:27 You're get invitations to come for Bible study 20:29 and try to find out what's going on 20:30 in prophesy or you're too busy, 20:32 you've got lot of things to do. 20:33 You've got to go and get gas in your car. 20:36 You've got to go--Oh, 20:37 I've got to run over here and do--Oh, friend, 20:38 you have-- you're making excuses. 20:40 A lack of knowledge. 20:41 There's people are destroyed, the Bible said for a what? 20:45 For a lack of knowledge and Jesus says this, 20:48 "Because," notice, 20:49 "because thou has rejected knowledge, 20:52 I will reject you." 20:53 Friend, this is heavy duty. 20:56 People today are, "well, I didn't know. 20:57 I don't know." Well, not if you don't know, 21:00 are you searching for it. 21:01 When you go to school and you don't have the answer, 21:03 don't you search for it because you want an A? 21:06 But here in the word of God, well, I don't know. 21:08 God said, "you reject the knowledge 21:10 that I make available to you that I'm going to reject you." 21:13 Friend, this is heavy duty stuff. 21:15 Say, if you want to know the truth 21:18 you're gonna have to dig. 21:19 You're gonna have to get into the word. 21:21 You're gonna have to spend some time. 21:22 You're gonna have to push the world away from you. 21:24 I can tell you that right now. 21:26 You've got to push it away because it's crowding you 21:28 and crowding me just seems like 21:30 there's just enough hours in the day 21:31 and we just don't have time. 21:34 What's a priority to you? What's a priority to me? 21:37 As the Holy Spirit comes near to you, 21:39 as we search the scripture with a heart 21:42 that wants to know what truth is, 21:44 and that we're prepared to receive divine instructions 21:48 as the Holy Spirit imparts them. 21:50 See, when you open the word-- 21:52 See, a man said the other day. 21:53 He said--as soon as I met him, I hadn't seen him a long time. 21:55 He said, "Pastor," he said, "I've been reading the Bible." 21:58 Ooh, my response was oh, good. 22:00 Oh, that's wonderful, reading the Bible. 22:03 And then we talked a little bit more and said, 22:05 Oh, what a start, huh. 22:07 What a start? I said, you know, have you ever studied the Bible. 22:12 Good to read it, Oh, keep reading it. 22:15 But have you studied the Bible? 22:17 Studied to show myself approved? 22:19 Have you taken one subject at a time 22:21 and you just really went over until you know what truth is? 22:25 No. Well, I encouraged him to do that. 22:29 And I understand if you want this knowledge, 22:30 you want the truth, you are fired up 22:33 about the unity of scripture 22:35 and how the Bible comes together 22:36 and fits like a glove. 22:38 Dear friends, it's going to take a lot of patience. 22:40 It's going to take a lot of thought. 22:41 It's going to take a lot of prayer. 22:43 It may take some tears, dear friends, 22:45 to see what God would want to give you and to give me 22:50 so that we could be prepared for this in time. 22:53 But you know, if you're not studying that way, 22:55 you have a superficial knowledge of God 22:58 and things that are going on in the world. 23:00 You're gonna be swayed by every wind of doctrine 23:02 and you are going to be talking 23:04 about contradictions in scripture. 23:06 You're going to be doubting scripture. 23:09 That just bothers my heart when I talk to some one, 23:12 you know, and it's not trying to make a judgment on them 23:14 but just simply says, every time you say 23:15 something to the word of God. 23:17 "Well, the Bible really does say-- 23:18 it seems to contradict itself." No, it doesn't, never does. 23:22 Oh, friend, we need to be reading, 23:25 questioning the authority of scripture, 23:28 be reading for knowledge and wisdom. 23:31 See, we must be studying for truth, 23:33 I was mentioning at the beginning of the program, 23:35 how do you study for truth? 23:36 Everybody said, oh we do-- the Bible tells you. 23:39 Isaiah Chapter 28:9 and 10. It says, 23:41 "Why we learned what truth is what? 23:43 Line upon line, precept upon precept, 23:45 here a little, and there a little." 23:46 If you want to know what truth is? 23:49 It simply means you look and see 23:50 what every Bible writer has to say on the given subject. 23:53 "Here a little and there a little." 23:55 You folks, you just take one passage or scripture 23:57 and you read it, and you come up with a whole doctrine 23:59 and a whole teaching and your old church is based upon that. 24:01 Shame on you. Why? How can I say that? 24:04 Yes, I say it boldly. 24:06 Why? Because the Bible says differently. 24:08 Don't you think as time that we tuned in 24:09 with the word of God. 24:10 "Line upon line, precept upon precept, 24:12 here a little, and there a little." 24:14 If all the Bible writer say the same thing on it, 24:16 same principle is there, you know, you've got the truth. 24:19 We need to be doing in that the hour in which we live. 24:22 What did I say? Isaiah, what? 28:9 and 10. 24:25 So why study? Why take this time about the antichrist? 24:29 Why-- a form of the antichrist? 24:32 This mystery of iniquity. This man of sin. 24:36 These are kind of like scary names, aren't they? 24:40 Oh, friend, I think so but--the little hole in power. 24:44 Beasts coming up out of the water, 24:45 beasts coming up out of the earth, 24:47 they've got horns and they got crowns 24:48 and they're ugly to look at, they're fierce, 24:50 they've got teeth of iron, what is this all about? 24:54 God is tracing the condition of the world. 24:58 You see, right on down to our time, 25:00 he's letting us know the power that are in control. 25:04 And he's letting you know the powers 25:06 as one fall another one comes up 25:07 and then he begins to talk about 25:09 a persecuting power in the last day, 25:10 you need to know and I need to know what about that power. 25:14 You know what? Jesus made a-- just a--it was a statement 25:17 and He posed it as a question. 25:21 And that's in-- found in Mark Chapter 12:24. 25:25 And he posed the question something like this. 25:27 He said, "Do ye not therefore err," 25:30 what'd he mean? "Do ye not therefore err," 25:35 And he said, "because," notice, 25:37 "because ye know not the scripture 25:40 nor the power of God?" 25:42 He says, you err because you don't know what? 25:46 You don't know the scripture. 25:48 That makes sense, doesn't it? The world as it were, 25:50 even the Christian world, majority are in err today. 25:53 Why? Because they don't know the scripture. 25:56 Friend, I'm not trying to be judgmental, 25:58 I'm not trying to push and shove somebody else down 26:00 and try to lift-- that has nothing to do with it. 26:03 What it has to do is talk to people. 26:05 I've been around a while, you talk to a lot of people 26:08 and basically they will-- always tell you, 26:10 "Well, I don't know exactly what the Bible says on this but, 26:13 well, the preachers says." 26:15 Friend, I'm not going to leave my salvation 26:18 in the hand of any preacher including myself. 26:20 Are you still with me? I'm going to check out. 26:24 Well, the church teaches-- well,--what's the Bible teach? 26:27 Want to find the word of God, 26:29 I'm going to get down to the nitty-gritty. 26:31 Jesus said, "You err because you don't scripture 26:34 and then you don't know scripture 26:35 and then you don't know the power of God." 26:38 How many of you know the power of God in your life? 26:41 How many of you've really experienced that power? 26:45 Oh, friend, we need to be experiencing 26:46 that power of God right now. 26:48 As the Holy Spirit begins speak to our hearts. 26:50 And then we think about why are we studying this. 26:52 Let me just give you, oh, just three points quickly. 26:54 Why are we studying? Why are we spending so much time on it? 26:57 Why are we giving so much background? 26:58 Because I'm challenging you 27:00 that it makes a difference what you believe. 27:02 It makes a difference. Number one, first. 27:05 Why are we studying about the man of sin, 27:07 they mystery of iniquity, the antichrist revealed, why? 27:10 Because the majority of the world 27:13 is deceived. And, what? 27:16 Of who this power really is and what this power is doing? 27:20 How does the devil work? Deception. He deceives. 27:24 Not necessarily takes away from, he just deceives. 27:27 Where you can't really-- you're really not getting 27:28 into the truth and you're not really aware of 27:30 what he's doing behind the scenes. 27:33 Number two. It's dangerous. It's very dangerous. 27:37 It's deadly. Why? Because my Bible tells me,Revelation 13:8, 27:42 "that the whole world will wonder after this power." Beast. 27:46 And whose names are not written in the lambs book of life. 27:49 If God's people doesn't rise to the occasion right now, 27:52 when will they do it? When the Bible has predicted 27:55 that the world-- and, friend, I'm not talking 27:56 about something in the future. 27:58 I'm talking about what's happening right now, today. 28:02 Some of you didn't get that. 28:04 The Bible says, "the world wondered after the beast, 28:07 they're those whose names are," what? 28:08 "Not written in the lambs book of life." 28:10 Ooh, that concerns me. 28:13 Of course it goes on and it says right after that, 28:15 there's a little small remnant group 28:18 and they keep the commandments of God. 28:20 Which are the worlds, talk about don't worry about 28:22 keep the commandments. 28:24 Friend, we need to wake up in the hour in which we live, 28:26 we need to wake up. Third point. 28:29 Why are we studying in this subject? 28:31 Well, that's, you know, third message, Revelation 14, 28:34 you have three angels' message. 28:35 That third angels message warns us against, what? 28:38 A warning against the mark of the beast, 28:41 about this beasts power. 28:42 This so called religious political power 28:44 that would rule the word in the last days 28:46 and all of the world will be going after it. 28:49 It's a message that should be preached, what? 28:51 Into the whole world is what the Bible said. 28:53 We should be doing exactly what we're doing right now 28:56 is warning the world. 28:57 God wants this power to be exposed. I'm sure of it. 29:01 Why? That's what He's written in His word. 29:05 He gives us all kind of identifying marks 29:07 in certain time periods of history 29:10 that you cannot doubt. You cannot gainsay it. 29:14 There's no way to walk away from it 29:16 unless you just don't care. Friend, I care. 29:19 And we care about you, 29:20 that's why we're bringing this to you. 29:22 We know it's not popular. 29:23 We know people don't want to hear it. 29:25 We know some people that don't want to support it. 29:26 That'd rather say, get up here let me tell you 29:28 about one little funny after the other. 29:32 Friend, somebody, we need to wake up. 29:34 This is a message that God has said his last day 29:36 people will give to the world to wake them up, 29:39 challenge them to come out of her my people. 29:42 Little article in the Review and Herald in July 26, and 1898. 29:46 Here it is what it says, it said, 29:48 "The time has come when the truth 29:51 is to be proclaimed against falsehood and error." What? 29:54 Time has come where we have to proclaim, what? 29:56 Oh, yes. The truth is to be proclaimed 29:59 against falsehood and error. 30:02 And I'm talking falsehood and I'm talking about error, 30:05 I'm talking about people-- dear friends, 30:07 they're going to heaven or they're going to hell. 30:09 Majority is following the beast and the power, 30:11 little horn, antichrist, they're not going to heaven. 30:15 People are destroyed for what? 30:16 Good, for a lack of knowledge. 30:17 Why? Because you rejected knowledge, 30:19 God's gonna reject you. 30:20 Don't reject what I'm saying. 30:22 I want you to study out the whole series. 30:25 The term antichrist is used just four times 30:28 in New Testaments scripture. 30:30 That's why it'll be well for us to quickly just examine 30:32 these four times that it's used 30:34 and kind of come to grips is what antichrist 30:37 in order to find the truth, 30:39 not some made up TV type, movie type antichrist. 30:44 I'm talking about a Bible antichrist 30:46 that Paul warns us about, Bible writers, 30:49 Jesus warns us about in His word. 30:52 First one, you want to jot down 30:53 so you can study for yourself when you have more time. 30:56 Let's do this, shall we? 30:58 First John Chapter 2 verse 18, I'm gonna read it to you 31:01 and then we'll discuss it quickly. 31:03 It says, "Even now." What? 31:05 "Even now there are many antichrists." 31:09 Now--remember the writer as he was writing this, 31:13 he lived and he worked with Jesus. Did you get it? 31:17 He lived and he worked with Jesus. 31:19 He heard all about the return and the second coming of Jesus. 31:24 And he wanted to make sure of this information 31:27 and give this information, 31:28 this hope of the second coming of Jesus. 31:31 But he continues to warn them of satanic powers 31:36 that would be operating and what, 31:39 diverting minds from the truth 31:41 so that we would not be preparing 31:43 for the second coming of Jesus. 31:45 Even now there are many, what? Antichrists. 31:48 And so he was warning, the satanic powers, friend. 31:52 Are you being warned of it in church today? 31:54 "No, no, peace and safety, everything's going good man. 31:58 We're enjoying ourselves. We went to church." 32:01 Two hours later what did you do talk about? 32:02 Only think you will remember 32:04 is the joke that the pastor told. 32:07 All right, you think I've been too hard on you, it's all right. 32:10 You get yourself together and I get myself together, 32:14 the power of the Holy Spirit, 32:15 we'll meet around the throne of God then you'll see, okay? 32:18 We'll meet around the throne of the God and you might say, 32:20 well, and as I will say, "Oh, thank You, Lord. 32:23 Thank You for that sweet Holy Spirit. 32:24 Thank You for old Joe over there. 32:25 Thank You for so and so. 32:27 That said, A word in due season that change my life. 32:29 Oh, how I fought it? 32:30 You think people don't fight the truth? 32:33 You think they don't fight the truth? 32:36 I presented messages like this in television every time 32:39 and you know, they had phone calls 32:41 they get now--people threatened me. 32:44 People threatened and say, "We want to kill you. 32:46 We will shoot you. We knew where you live." 32:49 And I said, oh, I'm glad you don't know 32:51 where I live and I'm not gonna tell you. 32:52 But you know the Lord is not done. 32:54 If he's done then it may happen 32:55 but until then it's not gonna happen. 32:57 So you think-- there's people serious 32:59 about what I'm talking about. 33:00 They don't want the man who trying to expose. 33:04 Friend, we live in an hour that God is challenging us. 33:07 I have this on my heart, and I have it on my mind, why? 33:09 Because the people, people in the world are confused 33:12 and it needs to be brought out 33:14 and God's gonna help us to bring it out. 33:17 Antichrist, let's dissect quickly, come on, antichrist. 33:22 In the Greek it's what? Antichristos. 33:25 Now as you dissect those antichristos, 33:27 the word is from what? Anti. We all know anti. 33:30 We say in English, that's against. 33:33 But I want you to pay attention, very important meaning. 33:36 Not only does it mean against but it means instead of. 33:40 So we have a power then that's wanting to be instead of, 33:44 is taking the place of, did you get it? 33:47 Christos, naturally, is what? Is strands for Christ. 33:51 So let's put the meaning here just together. 33:54 One who accepts or one who is against everything 33:58 that Christ stands for. 34:00 So whatever Christ stands for, this power says, 34:03 "Uh-uh, I'm not going for that, I'm against it." 34:06 Or is one who claims to take the place of Christ. 34:12 You remember, instead of against instead of-- 34:14 one who claims to take the place of Christ 34:17 or one who we put together both of the functions right here. 34:20 It would say, one who falsely claims to have the same power, 34:25 or has the same authority of Jesus Christ. 34:28 So there's a power that we're talking about, 34:30 the antichrist power claims, what? 34:32 The power and the authority of Jesus Christ on earth. 34:35 Now somebody get real. 34:37 Wow, that's pretty heavy duty, isn't it? 34:42 It's interesting in this passage that John gives-- 34:48 the passage we just read, John gives, and he doesn't give 34:50 a real definite of who this antichrist is. 34:54 He doesn't give specific information about it right here. 34:58 But, who or what? 35:00 You know, we said, who or what, when, where. 35:02 But the power that assumes, 35:07 that takes the place of Christ, 35:10 that substitutes the teachings of Christ, 35:13 we better watch out for. 35:15 And it would be very obvious as we study 35:17 identifying marks of the antichrist. 35:21 Now, question, who is the original antichrist? 35:25 Who would you say is the original antichrist? 35:27 Satan is the--absolutely Satan is the antichrist, 35:30 he's the original one. 35:33 He has, he is, always and always 35:35 has opposed the things of Christ. 35:38 In every way, he's opposed Christ. 35:41 Everything that Jesus did, 35:42 everything Jesus stands for, he opposes it. 35:45 And you know what? 35:46 The enemy, the original antichrist, 35:49 he opposed Jesus, he opposed Christ 35:52 before there ever was man. 35:53 Do you remember? 35:55 Oh, so you've read it before, have you? 35:56 Isaiah 14. Now the old devil, you know, is in heaven 36:01 and there's war in heaven and you know the story. 36:04 Ezekiel 28, you read it, 36:06 that the old enemy is going against Jesus Christ. 36:09 And what does is he doing? 36:11 He's using other people now, he's pushing them 36:14 to the forefront to do his bidding 36:16 and his work for them but he's chosen 36:17 to redo it in a religious garb. Why? 36:21 So that we'll think, "Oh that must be okay because." 36:24 Friend, you've got to try to spirit, 36:26 you've got try the word of God. 36:29 See John makes it very clear that this prophecy 36:32 concerning the antichrist and is in progress. 36:35 Keep that in mind, that passage we just read, it's in progress. 36:38 All those--it says Christianity as it were and it's just, 36:43 Christianity was just kind of gaining a foot hold 36:45 at the time that Paul was writing this right here, 36:47 he warned us right then and there, 36:49 already the devil is at work. 36:52 He's taking the truth and oh, he's making them into a lie. 36:56 Already then, think about now. 36:59 It's going much worse. 37:01 John just simply says in that passage that we read, 37:03 it's just a sign of the end, 37:06 sign of the coming of Jesus Christ. 37:08 If John was right, we're writing today what would he say? 37:12 This--these are powerful words 37:13 but what would he say today if he's pinning down right now 37:16 what's taking place in the world 37:18 and let's say Christian community? 37:20 Wow, the words would set us on fire. 37:23 We'd probably think he was a lunatic. 37:25 We'd probably think the man's out of his mind, 37:27 he's on the fringe. 37:29 Oh, he's telling the truth, dear friends. 37:31 Second passage of the four we talked about, 37:33 it mentions the antichrist, 1 John 2:22. 37:35 The Bible said, "He is antichrist, 37:37 that denieth the Father and the Son." 37:40 Keep that in mind, he's what? Oh, good. 37:43 He's the antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 37:47 So John then whacks his bow. 37:48 Man, we need bow people here in this hour in which we live. 37:52 In fact, he said there are those who are denying 37:54 and who is the liar is what it means. 37:57 Somebody's lying. Wow, who is the liar? 38:02 The liar is a person that denies, you notice that? 38:05 Denies that Christ has come. 38:08 He's denied the biblical facts as well as the historical facts. 38:15 That has made salvation possible. 38:18 There's people in the world today that just deny 38:20 that Jesus has not yet come to the earth. 38:23 The Bible makes it clear, this is antichrist. 38:26 You deny the Son, the Father and the Son. 38:30 See false teachers in Paul's day 38:32 that were trying to discredit the power 38:35 and the authority of Jesus Christ. 38:36 And, yes, still try to uphold the name of the Father. 38:40 They'd tried to separate Jesus from the Father, 38:42 they could not do that. 38:43 They'd tried to separate the teachings, 38:45 they could not do that. It's impossible. 38:50 Now scripture number three, write it down 1 John 4:3. 38:53 It says, "Every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ 38:58 is come in the flesh is not of God." 39:02 As soon as you--somebody, "well, I don't believe Jesus is come." 39:06 Groups of people today, "well, He's not come yet." 39:09 You know, oh spirit, Jesus is not come in 39:12 the flesh is not of--this is the spirit of antichrist. 39:16 The spirit of antichrist to say He hasn't come. 39:19 Jesus hasn't come yet. 39:21 It's not the spirit of God for sure. 39:22 It's the spirit of the antichrist. 39:24 Notice, here John flips for something 39:26 is two classes of teachers. 39:28 Notice class number one, 39:30 number one, who confesses Christ. 39:33 Here's the fact, we have a group that confesses Christ. 39:35 Number two, those who deny that He is even come. 39:39 They fail to give Him glory. 39:41 They fail to honor Him of king of kings. 39:43 They fail to come into mind and the play and say, 39:47 yes, I understand that that was divine human Son of God 39:52 who came to this earth. They just reject it. 39:56 This is the antichrist the Bible said. 39:59 Person who's heard the message of Jesus. 40:02 They've heard about his divinity 40:04 and his incarnation and they reject it. 40:07 These belong to the enemy, it's very clear, 40:11 they belong to the enemy, they're none of Christ, 40:13 you don't believe in His coming to this earth, you reject it. 40:16 He's your only hope of salvation, 40:18 my only hope of salvation. 40:20 You're rejecting Christ, you're rejecting His authority. 40:24 These are characteristics of the antichrist. 40:26 Friend, do you have them today, are you guilty of that? 40:29 See you're not just sitting back and say, 40:31 "Well, I just don't believe it." 40:32 And you setting a little class over here and you know, 40:34 you're the antichrist, you're part of it. 40:37 Are you still there? A form of it, 40:39 'cause you're going against Christ and his teaching. 40:42 You don't accept, that's what the Bible says, 40:44 that he's even come yet. 40:47 When I hear this stuff, it reminds me 40:49 the prophecy is being fulfilled in my very ears, 40:53 in the hour in which we live right now. 40:57 And, friends, do you realize 40:58 this going to wax worse and worse. 41:01 What is the world going to do? 41:02 The world I'm telling you, is almost wholly given over 41:04 to Satan right now and we don't even realize it. 41:08 Somebody needs to lift their voice. 41:10 Somebody, may I say it in a nice way, 41:12 needs to agitate these Laodicea 41:15 and these Lukewarm Christians today. 41:17 Now I need to be agitated, I need to be stirred up 41:19 and I'm gonna to pray untill God will help me to get stirred up. 41:21 As we studying, we read about this message 41:24 that we have to give to the world. 41:25 Fourth passage, in which the antichrist 41:28 is found in 2 John 1:7. Here's how it reads. 41:31 It says, "For many deceivers are entered into the world." 41:36 How many? You better believe it. 41:38 "Who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. 41:41 This is a deceiver and an antichrist." 41:45 So John once again tells, he's warning over 41:47 and over and over, there are many deceivers. 41:51 Now notice this, the word translated here, 41:53 there are many troublemakers. 41:56 There are many troublemakers in the world. 41:59 Who are the troublemakers? 42:00 Well, he identifies the troublemakers, 42:02 those not confessing Jesus Christ coming into the flesh, 42:07 they deny Jesus, they deny His teaching, 42:09 they deny His authority and they try to take His place. 42:14 This antichrist is one who tries to destroy everything 42:17 that Jesus Christ stands for today that He taught, 42:20 He lived and He died for. Antichrist, wow. 42:27 One who tries to take Jesus out of the center of salvation, 42:33 one who takes Jesus tries to out of creation and of redemption. 42:38 Antichrist, one who tries to put himself in the place-- 42:41 come on, we said it enough, come on, 42:43 one who tries to put himself what? 42:45 In the place of God. This is an identifying mark. 42:49 One who tries to counterfeit His teachings. 42:51 Are you there? 42:52 So that the world will end up accepting him. 42:57 You realize as you stay this enemy sees 42:59 the changes that he has brought 43:01 about in the Christian community. 43:02 May I say it like that? 43:05 He's patting himself on the back right now saying, 43:07 I'm having my will, I'm having my way, 43:10 in most of the congregations today, 43:13 got 'em to believe all of these lies. Wow. 43:18 Why? Because everything that God has established, 43:21 the enemy's trying to tear apart. 43:23 There're several names as you will know 43:25 given to the antichrist. 43:27 Remember, they talk about, what? 43:28 The man of sin, we'll go over times not--the son of perdition, 43:32 you read in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, didn't you? 43:35 And it starts out like this, it says, "Let no man," 43:38 Uh-oh, title of our message, let no man do what? 43:40 "Let no man deceive you," but it goes on 43:42 and says, "By any means." 43:44 Wow. "For that day shall not come, 43:48 except there come a falling away first, 43:52 that that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition." 43:56 A falling away. Don't let these words fool you, friend. 43:59 Study what he's talking about. 44:01 Prophecy then points out what? This power. 44:04 Listen, this power that we're talking about, 44:06 this antichrist is a representative of Satan. 44:11 Now lets get down to the nitty-gritty. 44:13 Let's not wear ourselves out. 44:15 Let's get right down to it. 44:17 That's what the Bible said, there's a power, 44:20 a will power and it's a representative of Satan. 44:23 Man, so the identifying characteristics 44:28 of this man, what? The man of sin. 44:33 He deals with the sin issue. 44:35 Lawlessness, the Bible said. 44:37 The man of sin can be identified. 44:40 Listen, this is very important as you marking down 44:43 so we won't miss it. 44:44 Paul used the Greek word for man. 44:48 And in it, he mentions that it is a definite person and power. 44:54 What? A definite person. 44:55 Well, I think it is--it seems to be--it was here, 44:57 it was there-- definite person 44:59 and a definite power, do you notice that? 45:01 A powerful person then would assumed this position. 45:06 One who's power the world believes, 45:09 listen carefully, is the power of God. 45:13 The power of the enemy is posing to be what? 45:15 The power of God. 45:17 Friend, you and I have to the sound the warning message. 45:20 The world is being deceived. 45:22 So the points here are clear, 45:23 let's go over about three of them quickly, 45:25 point number one, there would be, 45:27 we just read, there would be apostasy. 45:30 We said, the words what? A falling away, first. 45:33 What does that mean? 45:34 That means we're getting away from, what? The truth. 45:37 Before Jesus would come there would be an apostasy. 45:40 There would be falsehood, I mean the devil be alive and well. 45:44 Now we're talking religious matters here. 45:46 Now remember, spiritual matters, 45:48 there'd be a falling away first, 45:49 we'd be getting so far away from the truth 45:51 and we don't even know that we're that far away. 45:54 We think that we've got it made. 45:55 We think that we're on target. 45:57 I'm not talking political right now. 45:59 Point number two. 46:01 Although we talked about a partial fulfillment 46:04 was in Paul's day, you remember? 46:06 A partial fulfillment, because he said 46:07 that it was working in his day, 46:09 that we're going to see a greater fulfillment 46:11 and it will occur in the future. 46:13 Paul said, just before what? Good. 46:15 The coming of Jesus Christ. 46:17 Are we living in that hour? 46:19 Are we living just before Jesus' coming? Yes. 46:23 Friend, wake up to that fact, yes. 46:26 Can't you see it in the world 46:27 and what's going on in the world? 46:29 Point number three, it would come just before, what? 46:32 Good, second coming we talked about here, 46:34 and it would be for a sign. 46:38 It would be for a sign. 46:40 We're always looking for a sign. 46:42 We're always looking for things-- 46:43 God said I'm gonna warn you. 46:46 He said, "The man of sin would be revealed." 46:49 So how is it that the people, 46:51 "well, we don't know who it is? 46:52 It seems to be--" The Bible says, that what? 46:55 That it would be revealed in the last days. 46:58 That means this old man of sin, 47:00 this antichrist power, this little horn power, 47:03 the one with the eyes, you know, 47:04 we were talking about the Revelation 17 even, 47:07 this old beast power. 47:09 The woman sitting on the beach, you remember that? 47:13 They said that before Jesus comes, 47:14 this is what it means, reveal means uncover. 47:18 It's going to be uncovered. Who's gonna uncover it? 47:20 It's not popular, people don't really want to hear about it 47:23 and it's scary to some people. 47:25 Listen, if you're scared, asks God to give you something, 47:27 because, you know, hopefully you're not scare anymore 47:30 to study the books of Daniel and Revelation. 47:32 You need to get in there because it's a road map. 47:35 God's put these things in here so the people 47:37 who really serious about getting to heaven 47:39 are going to be studying like they've never studied before. 47:43 The antichrist is gonna be uncovered, the Bible said. 47:45 He's going to be made known, this man of sin. 47:49 The revelation of this man points out, 47:51 there will be, he will be a supernatural power 47:53 as it were in the world and he's going to be connected 47:57 with the religious realm of things. Oh, interesting. 48:03 A real power, the world's gonna be all religious, 48:06 they're all gonna be looking to him. 48:09 Paul said it was a person 48:11 and a power, an identifiable one. 48:15 We're always thinking a lot other things 48:16 but the Bible's very clear here. Wow. 48:21 And so God say the last day people 48:22 is going to identify this power 48:25 and they're gonna tell the world about it. 48:27 It's part of our work. It's part of your working. 48:30 Oh, I must be true to the calling of God. 48:32 How about you? 48:34 Will people want to hear it? No. 48:37 As God said that we need to, what? 48:39 Expose the man of sin. Yes. 48:42 Why? Because the world's in trouble. 48:45 Salvation is not for those who don't care. 48:48 We've got to care. The man of sin. 48:51 The Bible said, the son of perdition, 48:52 do you notice that? He's really-- 48:54 When you say, son of perdition, 48:56 it literally means he's the son of destruction. 48:58 Why? Because he's going to be destroyed 49:01 when it's all said and done. 49:03 Friend, have you been studying the Bible like never before? 49:08 I have to mention this 49:09 and we've got 5 or 6 minutes left, 49:10 I need to mention it. 49:12 2 Thessalonians 2:4, the Bible says, 49:14 you know, this gives us real clear insight 49:18 on how to identify this power and his characteristics. 49:22 Now again we're going over, this helps you to go over it. 49:24 But read that passage when you have time. 49:26 But notice this, here's what he does. 49:29 This antichrist power right, he does what? 49:32 He opposes everything that God, Christ stands for. 49:38 He opposes everything. 49:39 So, for every truth, what? Good, good. 49:42 Devil has a what? A counterfeit. 49:45 And remember we're talking in the realm of Christianity 49:49 and so the devil has chosen to work where? 49:51 In the churches. 49:53 So how can he deceive, what? 49:55 Watering down the message, right. 49:57 Oh, false doctrine and teaching and you're still saying, 50:00 "Oh, yeah, everything is all good and all wonderful. 50:02 Oh, praise God." Really? 50:05 You don't even know because you haven't been studying. 50:08 Friends, you want heaven to be in your home. 50:10 Remember, he opposes everything that God stands for. 50:15 Isn't that worth studying? 50:16 Isn't that worth spending sometime with God? 50:20 Oh, this power, this man of sin, this antichrist. 50:24 Two, he exalts himself. 50:27 He lifts himself up over something. 50:31 So he's in charge, did you get that? 50:35 He exalts himself, so we find a power 50:37 that's going to exalt himself and lift himself 50:39 above every thing else and everybody. Wow. 50:45 Point number three, "All that is called God." 50:49 That's what 2 Thessalonians talking about, 50:51 "All that is of God," it says here. 50:54 So all forms of the deity, true and false, 50:58 this power is gonna try and lift himself 51:00 up above even the true God. Wow. 51:05 So I can look around in the world 51:06 then maybe I could discover this power, 51:08 I can read God's word and see what's being going on 51:10 in the religious realm and what power might this be. Yes. 51:14 Four, scripture said, or that is worshipped. 51:20 So this power then wants to be worshipped. 51:23 As a object of worship. 51:25 So it's an arrogant power claiming 51:28 to be God in religious matters. 51:32 Helps us to understand even before we really 51:33 get into Daniel 2 and 7, Revelation 13 and Revelation 17. 51:38 All kind of identifying characteristics, 51:40 you can't miss it, timeframes, 51:43 Bible, history, you can't miss it. 51:45 How can we be so blind? 51:48 The world can follow so, one, two, three, four down 51:50 and about time we get to the five six point right here. 51:53 Oh, how can it possibly be? You know, the Bible say it is. 51:58 Point number five, this power then places himself 52:02 in the temple of God, that's what the Bible said. 52:04 Showing himself to be what? As God. Wow. 52:09 So this power then what? Seats himself. Wow. 52:13 In the sanctuary as it were, 52:15 is a place dedicated to worship. Wow. 52:22 He claims to sit as God on earthly power, really? 52:30 This power is guilty of blasphemy. 52:35 Are you starting to put it together, 52:37 old friend, I want you to, it's making sense. 52:39 See the enemy, enemy began his work in heaven, he rebelled. 52:44 And his plans now are being carried out, 52:47 his purposes, in the children of disobedience today. 52:51 Think about, if you're not with Christ you're with the enemy, 52:54 he's working through you. 52:57 If you're disobedient, he's working through you 52:59 to carry out his plans. 53:00 He's using nations, and using powers. 53:03 Please remember the real antichrist 53:06 is going to appear as an angel of light. 53:08 Pay attention, come on. 53:10 He's gonna appear as the angel of light, 53:11 he's gonna appear as Christ. 53:14 And he's gonna say, the law of God has been made void. 53:17 Men will accept Satan as God. 53:20 Can you imagine the people are so fooled on this planet, 53:22 the majority of them will accept the devil 53:24 when he comes as an angel of light as God? 53:28 What a mess this world must be in and how he's, 53:30 you know, so dark in our minds 53:32 and we can't understand what truth is. 53:34 They're gonna worship him as he performs miracles. 53:40 But Paul said, oh, be not deceived, oh don't be deceived. 53:45 You see, why this power needs to be uncovered? 53:47 Oh, I do. Man, I sense it. 53:50 The whole world wonders after this power, Revelation 13. 53:58 Friends, lot of information that we're covering 54:00 as quick as we can but, you know, 54:01 I want to pray about it in the last few moments 54:03 we have together that the Holy Spirit 54:05 inspiring you to greater heights for Him. 54:08 As you gonna sense of, I need to understand this more, 54:11 so you're gonna be tuning in every time this message-- 54:13 that's only second part of five part series. 54:16 You don't want to miss any of them I'm telling you, 54:17 dear friends, it gets deeper and it gets stronger 54:19 and it be too stronger for some of you, 54:21 bless your heart, unless you're prepared. 54:23 I want to pray with you right now 54:25 that the Holy Spirit will open your heart, 54:26 your mind and mine and we may receive what God has for. 54:29 Let's pray together, shall we? 54:31 Loving Father in heaven, we thank You 54:33 for Your precious word today. 54:34 We thank You for warning us about this power 54:37 that's going to deceive the whole world. 54:39 We need not be deceived but we want to know 54:41 what the truth is and we want Your power, Your strength. 54:44 So, Lord, right now I ask 54:46 that those who are searching they shall find. 54:48 Thank You for loving us, thank You for Your word, 54:50 thank you for power, help us to know 54:52 the scripture in Jesus name, Amen. 54:56 It's always good to come together 54:57 and study the word of God together, isn't it? 54:59 I always enjoy it. 55:00 It's exciting time in which we live. 55:02 You know, I just want to encourage, 55:04 you know, you have 3ABN that put these programs on the air, 55:08 you have the ministries like Behold the Lamb 55:10 and many, many others that continue to put 55:11 programs together so that we can air. 55:13 So we're working together with one and other 55:15 but we need you to continue to work along with us. 55:19 You know, people working right. 55:21 People making programs, people airing these programs 55:23 so we can get it to the world. 55:25 So you know, these are only means of support 55:27 is the free will offerings of God's people. 55:29 We love you, we'll see you next time. 55:33 Hello, again. You know, it's tough to deal 55:36 with the fact that many times we are taught 55:39 error in place of viable truth. 55:41 It is tremendously important that we begin 55:44 to allow scripture to interpret themselves. 55:47 "Here a little, there a little, 55:49 line upon line and precept upon precept," 55:52 just as it is written in Isaiah 28:10. 55:55 Then as we learned new and perhaps startling truth, 55:59 let's take time to thank God for His mercy and grace 56:03 and delivering us from falsehood. 56:06 Remember common ground is more often than not unsafe ground. 56:12 The enemy would love for us all to be deceived 56:15 with common ground and theology 56:17 so that that we would cease to deliver messages 56:20 like the ones found in Revelation 18:4, 56:23 "Come out of her, my people, 56:25 that you be not partakers of her sins." 56:28 This is certainly the meet of the word. 56:31 And for your continued study in this meet of the word. 56:34 This five part series is available to you 56:38 for a suggested love gift of just $35 or more. 56:42 The title is "The Mystery of Iniquity, 56:44 the Antichrist Revealed." 56:46 And let's say, you will receive today's message. 56:50 "Let No Man Deceive You," 56:52 along with "Stirring the Wrath of Satan." 56:56 "Understanding the Prophecy of the Antichrist," 56:59 "Mystery, Babylon the Great," 57:01 and "Deception Instead of Persecution." 57:05 So we hope you will contact us 57:07 and order your very own set today. 57:09 By your committed support, you will enable, 57:12 you will help to keep 57:13 "Behold the Lamb Presents," on the air. 57:16 And don't forget if you would like Pastor Kenny and myself 57:19 to visit your congregation in person 57:21 just let us know so that the proper arrangements can be made. 57:25 You may call us here at Behold the Lamb ministries 57:28 at 618-942-5044, 57:32 that's Central Standard Time in the United States 57:35 or you write to Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:38 PO Box 2030, Herrin, Illinois 62948. 57:43 Or you may email us 57:44 at BeholdTheLambMinistries @yahoo.com 57:49 or as always you can order 57:50 on our website at www.BeholdTheLambMinistries.com. 57:55 Friends, love ones, until next time, 57:58 may our precious Lord continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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