Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000058
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00:41 Welcome, to "Behold the Lamb" presents.
00:43 I'm Chris Shelton, your host 00:45 and we're so glad that you've chosen 00:47 to take sometime today to study God's Word with us. 00:51 Today's message is the second in a three-part series 00:55 that we have entitled, "America in Prophecy." 00:59 America, think about it, 01:01 America, that lamb-like beast 01:04 that John saw rising above on the earth, in Revelation 13, 01:08 rising out of the sparsely populated area. 01:11 Yet, we are warned. 01:13 We're warned that it spoke like a dragon. 01:16 A name given in prophecy to the enemy and so is the devil. 01:21 I encourage you to read Revelation 13 01:23 and to compare the symbolism used here 01:25 with other verses in the Bible, 01:27 so that you may also ascertain 01:30 the proper definition of these words. 01:32 And looking back at the founding of this great nation of ours-- 01:37 a land where so many people 01:39 found religious freedom from persecution 01:42 that they had endured for so long 01:44 in other countries of the East. 01:46 People who had witnessed the tragic loss 01:49 of millions of lives over centuries just because 01:54 they had believed and they had lived out the Word of God. 01:59 It is been wrong noted that 02:00 the power and the prosperity of this nation 02:03 with the direct result of the fact 02:06 that it's governing principles were founded 02:09 upon Republicanism and Protestantism. 02:12 Two words we rarely hear used anymore. 02:16 The reason for this is because our choices as a nation 02:20 has moved as further and further away 02:23 from these two great distinctions 02:25 and closer to the scriptures prediction 02:27 of forming an image to the beast. 02:30 But just what is this image and how can it be formed? 02:34 I'm sure at some point before the close of this series, 02:38 Pastor Kenny Shelton will address these questions 02:41 with much more clarity. 02:42 So stay tuned, won't you? 02:44 As we begin part two of "America in Prophecy." 02:48 But, first we are so blessed with the song that is entitled, 02:52 "What a Friend" sung by Pastor John Lomacang 02:56 from the 3ABN Worship Center. 03:12 What a friend we have in Jesus 03:21 All our sins and griefs to bear 03:31 What a privilege to carry 03:40 Everything to God in prayer 03:50 Oh, what peace we often forfeit 03:59 And oh, what needless pain we bear 04:09 It's all because we do not carry 04:18 Everything to God in prayer 04:33 Are we weak and heavy-laden? 04:43 Are we cumbered with a load of care? 04:53 Precious Savior, still my refuge 05:02 Take it to the Lord in prayer 05:12 Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? 05:21 So take it to the Lord in prayer 05:31 In His arms He'll take and shield thee 05:45 Thou wilt find a solace there 06:01 Take it to the Lord in prayer 06:16 Thanks for joining us here at Behold the Lamb Ministries. 06:18 We do appreciate each and every one of you. 06:21 You're tuning in. You're sending your DVRs. 06:23 You're recording when may you're at work, 06:25 we praise God for that. 06:27 And you're sending in those cards 06:28 and those letters and those questions 06:30 and certainly you're asking for the books 06:32 and things that we're offering Here 06:33 Praise God for that. 06:34 You know, with all these books we need to be reading them 06:37 and distributing them for the hour in which we live. 06:39 And we pray this program will help to be a blessing 06:42 as we study "America in Prophecy." 06:44 It's much more important what many people realize, 06:47 what is soon to take place in this country 06:49 and if wecannot see it building into that right now, 06:52 we need to be praying that God gives us understanding. 06:56 And speaking about prayer, why don't we do that right now. 06:59 Why don't we pray together 07:01 the Holy Spirit want to enlighten us to this? 07:02 It's a fantastic study, but boy I'm telling you 07:05 as you get into the Word of God's 07:07 many of you will shake your heads and say 07:08 this just cannot happen in our country. 07:11 Be assured, God's word, right, 07:14 prophecy, it says that it will. 07:15 So as we begin to study, 07:17 we need enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. 07:19 Let's pray together, shall we? 07:21 Merciful Father, in heaven we thank you 07:23 for the privilege of prayer. 07:25 We ask now, as your Holy Spirit 07:26 will enlighten each and every one of us. 07:28 We pray that heaven will speak to us 07:30 and we may see this prophecy as it really is 07:34 and how it pertains to each and every one of us, 07:36 not only in this country but around the world. 07:39 May your spirit now had your will and your way, 07:41 bless those who view, those who listen, 07:43 we pray each heart and mind will be open. 07:46 In Jesus name we pray, amen. 07:50 Take your Bible if you'll and turn to Revelation 13. 07:53 Now again, we're going to go over, 07:54 again we--this is the second-part remember. 07:56 So the first-part lot of information that you need 07:59 in order to make this all come together. 08:01 Let me just give you a few points 08:03 if you allow me to do that, that we discussed. 08:06 And this will just beating kind of nail, 08:07 you hammer right on the head of that nail. 08:09 So here we go. 08:11 Few points need to be made 08:12 and this will help us based on Bible prophecy. 08:14 Number one, we studied last time together, 08:18 that God is going to intervene 08:20 here in United Sates, in the world, 08:22 when we abandoned our Protestant principles. 08:26 Do you see that happening? 08:27 I think you do. It's into what? 08:29 It's including our religious freedom, isn't it? 08:31 We see that happening now today too. 08:33 There are those who are making a real surge right now, 08:36 an effort to change our constitution and to secure laws. 08:41 Now these change in constitutions 08:43 and changes in some of these laws 08:44 will affect us-- our religious liberty. 08:47 So be aware, it's happening, 08:49 it's going right now before us. 08:51 Point number three, always to secure popularity, 08:56 we have those in office, our senate, 08:58 our legislators that they vote, 09:00 they're going to try to vote to, what? Popular demand. 09:03 So whatever the community, whatever the world, 09:06 whatever the areas, the majority is doing it 09:08 then you know, in order, 09:10 to retain their office and be reelected again. 09:13 They'll say, well let's go along with this. 09:15 Friend, we need to realize its contrary 09:18 when it comes to religious laws, 09:19 contrary to the law of God, certainly, moral law. 09:23 Four, our country will do away with every, every-- 09:27 it'll side stamp, it'll change or justify, 09:31 it'll try to change every principle of our constitution. 09:34 Please, keep that in mind. 09:36 You say that's impossibility in this study. 09:38 You'll see that it's not impossibility. 09:40 So we find, we've Republic and we have a what? 09:43 We've a Republic government and Protestant. 09:45 These principles will be changed 09:48 as we move on closer to the coming of Jesus. 09:51 We already see it right now. 09:52 Number five, church and states going to, what? Unite together. 09:56 Are they not already? Absolutely they are. 09:58 Will it be, you know, little thicker as we go along. 10:00 Absolutely, it will be. 10:03 Many are saying right now this can't happen. 10:05 Just hold on to your seat. 10:06 In religious freedom, our liberties are being 10:08 taken away from us everyday here on this earth. 10:12 Everyday, a little bit more is taken away. 10:15 Seven, I believe this with all my heart. 10:17 Number seven, United States is going to be 10:21 based on Bible prophecy, humble to the dust. 10:25 What does that mean? What do you mean humble? 10:27 That why are we going to be humble to dust. 10:29 We're already being humbled right now 10:31 that's because we have asked God to leave the country. 10:34 We're taking God out of everything, 10:36 we rebelling against God. 10:39 So, therefore, we cannot possibly, what? 10:40 Have the blessings of God. 10:43 Now, in part two, 10:44 as we're talking about "American Prophecy." 10:46 We need to begin with something very, very important. 10:49 Now again you need to jot these things down. 10:52 We're going to identify the beast number one. 10:55 Identify the beast coming up out of the earth, 10:57 that's very, very important. 10:59 As we begin to-- it has two horns remember. 11:01 It came up out of the earth and it had two horns. 11:03 So we're going to look at this very closely. 11:05 It came up as the first beast was going down 11:09 of Revelation 13:1-10. These are keys. 11:13 This beast we're talking about coming up out of the earth, 11:17 it's coming up as the first beast was what? 11:20 Good, was going down. 11:21 This helps to see in the timeframe here. 11:23 We can read that Revelation 13:1-10. 11:26 Now remember, this power, 11:28 this first beast power, received what? 11:30 Good, "a deadly wound" Revelation 13:3, notice. 11:34 So we know the timeframe. 11:36 So we're going to talk more about that. 11:38 You say, a deadly wound, I don't know. 11:40 Well, you remember the deadly wound took place in 1798, 11:43 when Pope Pius VI, was taken, 11:46 remember prisoner by the French General Berthier. 11:50 And so people have asked this, 11:51 they'll say, well, why was the General Berthier-- 11:54 but he was under what? Napoleon. 11:57 Why would Napoleon worry about the pope at his position? 12:02 That's a good question. 12:04 You know, taking over another country, 12:05 why would we worry about the pope. 12:07 You know, here's what Napoleon said. 12:10 He said, in order for me 12:12 to conquer Europe, that was his goal. 12:14 I'm going to have to make sure, 12:16 strip the papacy of their power. 12:18 You tell me the papacy wasn't powerful then 12:20 for Napoleon to think that way? Absolutely. 12:23 You can never conquer until the papacy went down. 12:26 So we realize htey are okay, 12:27 the papacy came to power in what 538 A.D. 12:31 continued for a 1260 years until 1798. 12:37 And notice this, that's when 12:39 the papacy lost its temporal dominion. 12:43 And then it received its what? Deadly wound. 12:45 We have to establish this if you don't, 12:47 we're gonna be confused 12:48 just like majority are seeing that the world today 12:51 are confused about these beast powers. 12:53 If we can establish if we only shout about 12:55 go over to it few times I know, 12:56 it's going to become clear to you. 12:59 Bible said, receive the deadly wound. 13:01 Now what does that mean? 13:02 One simply lost this power. But then it said what? 13:05 The deadly wound would be healed. 13:07 History also provides us good information. 13:09 In 1929 Mussolini, we realize gave back 13:13 the civil as well as religious authority to the papacy again. 13:17 Man, that's kind of interesting, isn't it? 13:19 Daniel said, in Daniel 7:25, he said that this power 13:23 would think to change times and law, that's good. 13:26 Keep this in the mind, 13:27 keep this in the mind as we continue to study. 13:29 The only nation coming up at this time 13:32 rising to prominence would be what? 13:34 Power, as United States of America. 13:38 So this beast coming up out of the earth, 13:40 the only one was doing right into path, 13:42 was United States pinpointed on the prophecy 13:45 that we've just been talking about. 13:46 Revelation 13:1, the Bible says, 13:50 "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth." 13:54 Notice all these words, 13:55 we're gonna look at them closely. 13:57 "He had two horns like a" What? 13:59 Like a lamb. Wow, "But he spake" spoke as the "dragon." 14:04 Shouldn't that concern us? 14:06 If we're defining that this beast coming up is United States 14:09 in Bible Prophecy prove that beyond the shadow of a doubt. 14:11 They came up as a lamb 14:13 but eventually it begin to speak as the dragon 14:15 or persecute or as what? 14:17 The first beast that came up which is the papacy. 14:20 It begins to speak just like the papacy. 14:22 We're talking about during the Dark Ages, 14:24 during the 1260 years of persecution. 14:27 How can that possibly be in this country? 14:31 As we consider this prophecy 14:33 and we must consider because it'll affect your life. 14:37 It's going to affect mines, 14:38 it's going to affect the whole world. 14:40 As we contemplate on this for a moment. 14:43 I want you to listen, I found little article 14:45 in Review and Herald in January 1st 1889. 14:49 Here is what it says. 14:51 It says, "Let not the commandment-keeping 14:53 people of God be silent at this time 14:57 as though we gracefully accepted the situation. 15:02 There is the prospect before us of waging a continuous war." 15:08 What? "At the risk of imprisonment, 15:11 at the loss of property and even life itself, 15:17 to defend the law of God." 15:19 Before we finish that listen, what is it saying here. 15:21 We need to be careful. 15:23 We have to wage a continuous what? War. 15:25 Now what war we're talking about here. 15:27 As you do against what? 15:29 The powers that be that prophecy is talking about here 15:33 and so we have to continue to warn the world 15:35 about the Mark of the Beast and the image of the beast, 15:37 Third Angel's message. 15:38 First, Second, Third Angel's message, 15:40 Revelation 14, we have to continue do it 15:42 but it's going to be a cost involved. 15:44 How many of us are willing about the grace of God? 15:46 It says he might be imprisonment or lost the property, 15:50 even life itself to defend the law of God. 15:54 Think about that's what been attacked is the law of God. 15:58 Very interesting as the papacy has always done this, 16:01 thinking to change times and law 16:03 and then we find another power coming up 16:04 saying, I'm going to-- what? 16:06 Lend power back to the papacy. Very interesting. 16:10 Now, remember what this article said. 16:12 Because the law of God is being made void. 16:16 Have you ever read anything 16:17 in scripture that indicates that-- 16:19 oh, sure in Psalms 119:126, it simply says, 16:24 "It is time for thee, Lord, to work, 16:27 for they have made void thy law." 16:31 As the law of God is being made void 16:35 it's time for us to work. 16:38 Work right now while we can, speak while we can, 16:40 warn the world while we can right now. 16:43 Because as Revelation 13:11 says, 16:46 "I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth." 16:50 Think about this with me, the first beast. 16:53 We talked about Revelation 13:1-10. 16:56 It says it came up out of the sea, good. 16:58 Come in, write these down. 17:00 Those of you studied, you understand 17:01 but those who have not may be hearing for the first time-- 17:04 the first beast came up out of the sea. 17:06 So we look in the Bible, in Revelation 17:15, it says, 17:09 the sea represents peoples and nations there are. 17:12 So the first beast, first power right that came up the beast, 17:15 the papacy, it came up out of what? 17:17 Heavy populated area, 17:18 at this point in time it can only be Europe. 17:20 And so that's what that means by water. 17:23 It says, "And beast." 17:24 In Daniel 7:23, keep this in mind Daniel 7:23, 17:28 you say well I don't know what a beast is. 17:31 "The beast shall be the fourth kingdom." 17:33 Daniel 7:23 says, so a beast then 17:35 could be a kingdom or a power. 17:38 In fact in Daniel 7:17, it says, "The beasts are four kings." 17:43 Good, so what does the beast represent? 17:46 It represents a kingdom or a power. 17:49 First beast, coming up in a heavy populate area, 17:52 the second beast coming up, Revelation 13. 17:54 It comes up-- what? 17:55 Sparsely populated area 17:56 and hardly anyone here is just coming up 17:58 and knew hardly anybody there 18:00 but it represents a kingdom or a power. 18:02 So it's very easy for us to understand this. 18:05 First beast, the kingdom, this power. 18:08 You mean, it's coming up into being right now. 18:10 It's one that we have to take note. 18:12 First beast and also the second beast power. 18:16 It's very sad because this peaceful power coming up 18:20 begins to change its-- its attitude. 18:24 It begins to, it beings to demand worship. 18:27 It begins to change all of that which God had intended 18:31 for this country, this nation to be for its people. 18:36 I think of Europe and the things that went on in Europe 18:39 and all the suffering and the persecution 18:42 and you know, the time of the reformation 18:44 and the time for God to open up a place for religious freedom. 18:49 What nation, what power would rise to give people 18:53 a chance to worship God again with the free conscience? 18:56 What nation would rise at this time? 18:59 It's the only, can only be United States of America. 19:02 God ordained this country for us, 19:05 a freedom to worship. 19:07 Keep this in mind and we talked about 19:09 as the French General Berthier, captured Pope Pius VI, 19:14 remember, and exiled him to prison. 19:17 The civil power, his civil power was gone. 19:20 It was stripped. 19:21 And he could no longer-- 19:23 not the pope did this, the papacy did. 19:25 He could no longer rule over 19:27 the kings of the earth, interesting. 19:30 Now remember Revelation 3:13 the Bible said, 19:33 there was a deadly wound. 19:36 The deadly wound was healed. 19:38 Now we've talked little bit about that, 19:39 remember 19:29, keep that in mind, 19:42 those of you who are new at this, 19:43 we're repeating some things--19:29, 19:46 that deadly wound was healed. 19:47 You'll say, yeah but you know, even the dictionary, 19:50 just take the dictionary and go and look up 19:52 about the papacy in 1929. 19:55 Here's what it says, it simply says this. 19:57 Vatican City, look under Vatican City. 19:59 It says, its independent Papal State, 20:02 constituted in 1929, 108 acres, papal government. 20:09 So it let you know, you see 20:10 right along the Bible prophecy that we are on target. 20:13 This beast, this lamb, with horns 20:17 were seen coming out of the earth. 20:20 A powerful, powerful nation was rising up at this time. 20:24 But you know, as it would rise, 20:26 it would not have to overthrow another power. 20:30 All the others as you will know 20:32 as they came to prominent 20:34 Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece or Rome, pagan-- 20:36 they ought to fight their way to the top. 20:39 But this power that would come up 20:41 out of the earth was different than the rest. 20:43 It wouldn't have to fight. 20:46 It would be something that it would rise up. 20:48 It was something that would grow in a place 20:51 that had not yet been occupied. 20:54 Oh, I think they came up out of the sea. 20:56 So we know number one, 20:58 it couldn't come up in the old world. 20:59 So it had to come up where we talk about 21:00 in the new world, interesting. 21:04 Remember in 1798 the papacy lost its power, 21:07 we mentioned here as a nation was just getting started. 21:12 It had promise, it had as it coming up out of the earth, 21:15 it had promise, it had the attention of the world. 21:18 Only one nation we can consider coming up out of the earth. 21:21 Once again, it's United States of America. 21:24 One writer described this, United States coming up 21:28 and he said this, notice in a book called 21:29 "A new world compared with the old." 21:32 That's on page 462. 21:34 Here's what this writer says is interesting. 21:36 It said, "The mystery of her coming forth" 21:40 United States of America "coming forth from vacancy 21:44 like a silence seed we grow into an empire." 21:47 Please notice those points with me. 21:50 This writer of history wrote this. 21:52 United States is coming up it's a mystery. 21:54 It's coming forth from what? From vacancy. 21:58 It didn't fight its way to the top. 22:00 It was coming forth from vacancy 22:02 from a place that had not been previously occupied. 22:05 A silent work, no war involved here. 22:08 And it begins to grow into what? 22:10 An empire. Powerful empire. 22:14 Another statement says this from European journal in 1850. 22:18 It says this about the United States emerging 22:21 amid the silence of the earth daily abiding in its power 22:25 or adding to its power and its pride. 22:28 United States doing what? 22:30 Coming up, emerging, 22:31 just like Bible prophecy said right, coming up. 22:34 Clearly represents the United States 22:36 founded upon the principles of two things, what? 22:39 Civil and Religious Liberty. 22:43 Now let's may be go a little bit further on this, shall we? 22:45 Because the Bible said here that this lamb had what? 22:48 Good, it had two horns. 22:51 What it was it again? 22:52 Good, Civil and Religious Liberty. 22:54 As we look at this we notice the horns had no crowns on them. 22:59 Very interesting and so we look at the characteristics 23:03 of the government founded on the two principles. 23:06 Number one, we talked about Civil 23:08 which would be Republicanism. 23:10 Now think about it. What does that mean? 23:13 Country that would come up 23:14 will be founded on Republicanism or a nation which, what? 23:17 The supreme power would rest upon all the citizens. 23:21 A power that what? 23:23 That yeah, exercised by elected officials or representatives. 23:28 And then this power would be different than all the others 23:30 because it was--we talked about Religious Liberty. 23:33 And then we would say, Protestantism. 23:36 But that's interesting. 23:37 You realize what a Protestant 23:39 or Protestantism is about 23:40 represented by these horns, Religious Liberty. 23:43 We think about it, it's any Christian 23:46 not belonging to the Roman Catholic Church. 23:49 Interesting, or the Orthodox Eastern Church 23:52 or we talked about a Protestant 23:54 and one who would what? Protest Catholicism. 23:58 Wow, so what we should be doing then right? 24:01 We should be protesting those things 24:03 that are not true to God's word 24:05 but we're in pretty silence, haven't we? 24:07 You see in the beginning, this power of the United States 24:11 certainly fit the symbol of a lamb. 24:14 Oh, it's so harmless, so pure, so quite, 24:18 so loving but again here's what I begin to concern on it. 24:21 Because I can see the religious freedom, 24:23 I can see the civil freedoms but I see, 24:25 that this is the way it started out 24:26 but all of the sudden it begin to change. 24:29 Can't you see your country changing? 24:32 Is it the same that it's been? 24:34 Just in the last ten years have you seen 24:36 tremendous changes coming about 24:39 that you thought it would never happened in this country? 24:41 Then don't shut this prophecy out. 24:43 Here's this lamb, again we see the difference. 24:47 We see this-- the power-- 24:49 we see these beast they were-- 24:51 the previous two they were noted for their ability 24:54 to make war and to conquer you remember, 24:57 other nations but not this country. 25:02 This peaceful, this young nation spoke like a lamb. 25:08 Then that change came. 25:09 The Bible talks about in prophecy. 25:11 It begin to speak as the dragon. 25:13 Please do not let this go. 25:17 Beyond the shadow of doubt, Revelation 13, 25:20 right we're talking about 11 through 18, 25:22 talking about the United States. 25:24 And if it begins to speak as the dragon, 25:26 it concerns you and it concerns me, 25:28 it concerns this world. 25:29 Shouldn't we pay attention to this? Sure. 25:32 It begins to speak as a dragon or as a devil 25:34 or a very interesting here, 25:36 it appears different than its actions 25:42 indicating that a change in policy would soon take place 25:46 especially in the closing scenes of earth's history. 25:50 Why, how could it? 25:52 Could it be because of some crisis? 25:54 Could it be possibly something happening in our government? 25:59 Could it be possibly be with our economy? 26:02 That could bring about some of these changes 26:04 to restrict our religious liberty 26:06 and may be change the constitution 26:08 or the bill of rights and limit some of our freedoms. 26:11 Could it be the economy? 26:13 Could it be taxes that are so high? 26:15 Could it be health insurance policies? 26:18 Could it be jobs, you know, in this country? 26:21 The cost of everything is rising. 26:24 We have gas, we have oil in this country. 26:27 You think about schools, school problems 26:30 from the very beginning you know, to the end 26:32 and we're talking about colleges every place you go. 26:35 Retirement, savings. 26:37 People have lost everything 26:39 they've worked all their life for overnight. 26:41 Government interference in every area of life. 26:44 We're fighting gun control, same sex marriages, 26:48 bombings, terrorist threats, 26:51 threat of war, nuclear war in exchange. 26:54 Friend, I'm just naming a few things 26:56 that is battering the United States of America. 27:00 One that was raised you see in by the principles of God, 27:02 but she begins to speak because of may be 27:04 some of these situations here that's demanding it 27:08 and people are saying we need some changes 27:09 or we're going to go down. 27:11 We're going to be like a third world country or less. 27:16 We've become a nation, 27:18 Revelation 13 is indicating strongly. 27:21 An indication that wants to be regulated by law. 27:26 You say, oh, no, we don't want to be regulate. 27:27 Ever soon as some disaster happens 27:29 we all begin to demand something. 27:31 We begin to demand for the government 27:33 to step in and make some more laws. 27:37 Remember, the lamb and then begin to speak as a dragon. 27:43 We're asking the government to help us 27:45 in every area of our life 27:48 and even what, the spiritual aspect, 27:50 the religious aspect, when they should stay out, 27:52 there should be a separation of church and state. 27:55 They are wanting to regulate. Some of us are not getting this. 27:58 Again I'm emphasizing these 28:00 because if you emphasize and you can see this, 28:03 you can see how this change can come about, 28:05 because Bible says it will and it will. 28:08 They're wanting the pass certain rules--about our eating. 28:12 How much we can eat? 28:13 Our drinking, our calorie intake 28:17 that is not bad within itself I understand that. 28:20 But what role does a government have? 28:22 About as much role as they have 28:23 to tell me that I need to wear a seatbelt in my age. 28:26 Some of you will get that, some of you won't. 28:30 So we already, see we're geared in this land 28:33 for this the lamb to begin to speak like the dragon. 28:38 Just touching on a few things that get you to think. 28:40 We're already geared up for it. 28:42 It's begot to happen. 28:44 The devil will see, it wants to, 28:45 it's going to take place. 28:46 The Bible said it will. 28:48 And we begin to see the United States 28:50 will have to reverse her present policies 28:54 which will affect our worship, 28:57 which will affect our religious freedom. 29:00 Because we study this, 29:01 you're not been able to buy yourself say you have the mark. 29:04 Interesting, it's even going to go so far, 29:07 as it we need and I hear it all the time. 29:09 I've been hearing it for years. 29:10 We need a common day of worship. 29:12 God's already set the day, 29:14 He said the seventh day is the Sabbath to the Lord thy God. 29:16 The enemy is going to say differently. 29:18 We see these laws coming into being, 29:22 blue law they've always been. 29:24 In our colonies there was blue laws that were passed, 29:27 making a person worship even if they didn't want to. 29:30 And if he didn't want, there was, 29:31 you'd to lose your property or may be even life itself. 29:34 Wow, Sunday, closing, Sunday worship. 29:38 This is what Revelation 13-- and we need not pat it down. 29:41 We need not simplify and say, oh it doesn't really matter. 29:45 I hope we have time today if not we'd do next program. 29:48 It is the people who should know better. 29:52 Who study this prophecy are saying 29:54 may be we should reevaluate Revelation 13 in prophecy. 30:00 Oh, friend, God means what He says here. 30:04 in Revelation 13:12 the Bible said, 30:06 "He exercise all the power." You have your Bible it's here. 30:08 He said "he exercise 30:10 all the power of the first beast." 30:13 Are you becoming concerned this beast shadow of the doubt. 30:17 No, no, no doubt whatsoever as United States of America. 30:21 I'll say it over and over and over and over till we get 30:24 and least, least entertain that thought 30:26 if you'd never heard it before. 30:27 Study to see he exercised 30:29 all the power of the first beast. 30:31 If you understand what the first beast had done 30:34 in times past and I'm going to prove 30:36 we'll continue to do it if put back into power again. 30:39 And friend, you need to be, you need to be tingling, 30:41 you need to be jumping up and down 30:43 and say Lord have mercy on us. 30:45 The Bible said, "He will exercise." What? 30:47 Same "Power of the first beast before him." 30:50 The first beast had been wounded what? To death. 30:53 Revelation 13:3. But he would be in what? 30:57 He would be revived once more. 31:00 He would be involved in religious affairs, 31:02 he would be involved in world affairs. 31:04 Think about it. 31:06 Involved in religious field, interesting. 31:10 Now don't forget the first beast, 31:12 we're talking papal power Rome here. 31:15 They're the ones that led out in what? In persecution. 31:19 They persecuted everyone who did not go along 31:21 with what they taught or believed. 31:24 The Bible--I know you will say, oh, that's impossible. 31:26 No it's not. 31:28 God said it would speak as that first beast that first power. 31:32 The first beast- let's emphasize it here. 31:34 You know, I think we've too much mercy. 31:37 We're too worried about what other churches think 31:38 or what other people-- how they're going to view us. 31:41 Why not be concerned to have God has given us 31:43 the message to give to the world. 31:45 Why not be concerned about pleasing Him? 31:48 Not trying to hurt anyone's feelings. 31:50 We're not trying to go against. 31:51 I'm talking about the papacy in general. 31:53 God has good people everywhere. 31:55 What we have to look at this first beast 31:57 the papacy used a combination of church and state. 32:02 And what? It used the state to do what? 32:05 It would pass religious laws, to say this is what we want. 32:07 They get the church then to go and to enforce them. 32:11 They would pressure the people. 32:12 They would sometime kill the people. 32:14 They would crush the very life out of them 32:17 if you were in opposition to their decrees. 32:21 He said, he's gonna exercise the same things. 32:23 So it indicates laws that would be passed 32:25 to hampers in to may be 32:26 make you go against under pressure 32:29 against those things that you hold so high. 32:32 Religious freedom, worship God. 32:33 According to the-- your own conscious 32:35 and how you see fit in the word of God. 32:37 Evidently things become so bad in this country 32:40 that they figured, it's better for a few to perish, 32:42 than the whole world, you remember, 32:43 reading that about Jesus? Yes. 32:46 See, there's many people today they say Rome has changed. 32:50 Now I need to put this in here 32:52 because it says exercise is the power of the first beast. 32:54 United States is going to do this, 32:57 it's so important if you did not studied it. 32:59 They say Rome has changed, 33:01 in fact she is-- I know she is even-- 33:02 I've even heard a little clip 33:04 where Rome is somewhat apologize, 33:06 not for everything but for some things. 33:09 But it's interesting, scripture, 33:12 history and Rome in Rome writings tell us 33:15 she is the same and she will be 33:19 and if she is given the power again. 33:22 Very interesting, what do you mean? 33:24 Well, according Pope Gregory VII, 33:27 this is very interesting. You just think it through. 33:29 I don't want to go into detail about it. 33:31 But in his 27 commands 33:34 and it's interesting about 27, the number 27. 33:37 Some of you get it and some of you won't, 27 commands. 33:40 I'm just going to read three of those now, okay. 33:42 I'm just going to read three of those commands. 33:44 And notice what-- notice what did he said. 33:47 He said "The Roman church has never erred 33:50 nor will it according to scripture ever err." 33:54 If you've never err what do you have to apologize for. 33:57 You see my thinking there. 33:59 Number two, now I'm gonna, 34:00 I'm just reading three of the 27. 34:03 "The pope that he can-- that he can be judged by no one. 34:08 No one can judge the pope 34:10 or the papacy for what they did." 34:12 Number three, "His, the pope sentence 34:15 is not to be reviewed by anyone, 34:18 while he alone can review decisions of all others." 34:24 So in one hand we're saying 34:25 well, we're sorry this and this that happened 34:27 and on the other hand it said we really never have erred 34:29 and we're standing on that 34:30 and they're still just a legitimate 34:32 today in their teachings. 34:34 So what's really being said, 34:35 the Bible said that it would return. 34:37 And that's what it's indicated here. 34:39 Certainly firstly holding that position 34:42 that they claim as Pope Pius 34:44 or Pope Leo XIII made this comment 34:47 in his encyclical letter dated in 1894. 34:51 He said, "We hold upon the earth the place of God almighty." 34:56 What a big statement? What a blasphemy statement. 35:01 Friend, this is heavy duty stuff 35:03 and we don't need kid gloves to look at Revelation 13. 35:07 We're talking about the beast 35:08 and United States as it begins to speak. 35:10 Why are we concern? 35:11 Good question here. Think it with me. 35:13 Why are we so concerned about the first beast? 35:16 Somebody say, well, I'm really not. 35:17 You need to be. 35:19 You need to be, it's going to affect you, 35:21 it's affecting your family 35:23 and certainly will the second beast, 35:24 the first and second beast. Revelation 13. 35:27 First beast, first beast, 35:30 because of what because I mentioned before 35:32 we were worried about because the second beast 35:34 is going to speak like the first one 35:36 or United States will speak like the papacy 35:38 before it's over a passing religious laws, 35:41 curbing our religious freedoms. 35:44 Please remember, please remember, 35:46 every principle of the papacy, 35:49 every principle that she has held 35:51 in times past exist today. 35:54 Oh, we made that clear, 35:56 I've been over to couple of times? 35:57 Every principle of the papacy-- she has held in time past, 36:01 she still exist today. 36:03 The same doctrines, the same teachings 36:06 held during the Dark Ages are held in higher esteem today 36:09 because they've not erred they say. 36:11 Wow, do you realize the Roman church 36:15 the papacy will never, listen carefully, 36:18 never relinquish her claim of infallibility. 36:23 She will not do that 36:24 so again why would you apologize if you're infallible. 36:26 Oh, interesting, listen, 36:32 if she receives, if she attains the former power 36:38 that she has-- and let me tell you this, 36:41 Protestants are guilty of giving that power back to Roman church. 36:46 Are you still with me? 36:47 We're trying to give it back to her. 36:50 And I guarantee you this based upon the word of God 36:53 there will be a revival of persecution in this country. 36:58 The Bible so states it. 36:59 It's going to happen and we need to be ready. 37:03 I find today that Protestants are jut ready 37:05 and they are just or they're just willing. 37:08 They're willing as almost the whole world is here. 37:11 As the Bible talks about here 37:13 it's ready to wonder after the beast 37:15 or it wonder after what? Good, the papacy. 37:18 Ah, how can that be? 37:21 How can it be wondering at almost in a hypnotic state? 37:27 Isn't it interesting? 37:29 Almost every movie or very T.V. program 37:32 or you know, the papacy 37:34 whatever it's involved the Roman Catholic Church. 37:37 You never see all the coverage that you do about the pope. 37:41 Do you? 37:43 I don't see, I don't see in this country 37:44 when the Protestant big leader or some denomination 37:46 and he goes out and other will come in 37:47 and we spend day and weeks 37:49 and hours and millions of dollars to worry about. 37:52 There's something to that, there's something to that. 37:58 As Protestants we're like hypnotized 38:00 by a power that we're supposed to be 38:02 protesting against the same power 38:06 that ruled the world during the Dark Ages 38:10 and the time of the reformation, Lord, help us. 38:13 At that time when godly men, women, children, people 38:16 who did loved Jesus with all their heart were to be-- 38:19 was exposing the sins you see, of the Roman Church. 38:23 At the cost of their what? Of their very lives. 38:26 At the cost of their family. Of cost of their property. 38:32 They tried to expose a power that, 38:34 dear friends, power that helped kings in their hand. 38:40 You think that's not powerful. 38:43 the Bible clearly says, 38:45 "All of the world would wander after the beast." 38:47 We're talking about the papacy. Listen they follow after him. 38:51 But then it's goes on to say 38:53 but their names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life. 38:55 How it can? You say well, I'm going to join that church. 38:58 I'm not going to-- oh, I know I'm being burnt, 39:01 I know I'm being clear, but God help us. 39:05 This message is clear. 39:07 Remember all the papacy wants you to do is accept 39:09 a teaching that they've come up with. 39:12 One doctrine you accept 39:13 and they count you as part of the little harlots 39:15 coming into the mother church. 39:18 Yeah, interesting thing. Think about it. 39:21 If you're not concerned about this, 39:23 you're not willing to take a stand now, 39:24 because it says the people, 39:26 listen, oh, listen the people that follow after the papacy 39:30 or the beast and something that is instituted that is made, 39:33 it says, their names are not written 39:35 in the Lamb's Book of Life. 39:37 They're not going to be saved in God's kingdom. 39:39 Don't you care enough about them to talk, 39:41 at least do some talking 39:42 like we're today. Do some history? 39:44 Reading the Bible and say, 39:45 oh, there needs to be a warning, 39:46 isn't that the Third Angel's message warning. 39:49 Revelation 14, warning against the mark of the beast 39:51 and the image of the beast, we're going to be sketching 39:52 that in our third-part, this is just the second here. 39:55 It's not going to get any easier so if you're weak right now, 39:58 pray that God gives you strength to continue on. 40:01 See the first beast of Revelation 13 40:04 as we've said time and time 40:05 again I'm gonna continue to say it, 40:07 is the papacy. 40:09 It came up, put it up, rooted three. 40:11 Do you remember that, the three of the ten kingdoms 40:13 represented by the ten toes in Daniel 2? 40:15 You remember that study. 40:17 We've talked about in 5:38 40:19 it come up the last 1260 years, 1798. 40:23 And you'll find the same prophecy 40:25 some of you and you study would you say 40:27 well this prophecy over here in Revelation 13, 40:29 is different than Revelation 12 or Revelation 11. 40:32 They'll say, well, one says you know, 40:34 three-and-half years, one says 42 months. 40:36 Friend, just read the 42 months of Revelation 13:5. 40:40 Read it in Revelation 12:6, read in Revelation 11:3 40:45 you'll find this timeframe here. 40:47 This is so important to establish this, 40:49 so that we know that we are on target. 40:51 Once again, power coming up would grow strong. 40:55 What power was growing strong in 1798? 41:00 What nation, what country in this whole wide world 41:03 which one was coming up at that time? 41:06 United States is the only country 41:08 coming up at that time. 41:11 Exactly the way the Bible way history said that 41:13 it would come up. 41:15 That's the second beast of Revelation 13:11, 41:17 United States. 41:18 Oh, you remember, the Declaration of Independence? 41:21 Do you remember when that was? 41:22 July the 4th in 1776. 41:26 Get the timeframes together here. 41:29 It says there, you know, Declaration of Independence, 41:31 it says here a nation endowed by their creator 41:36 was certain in alienable rights, and among them are what? 41:40 Good, life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 41:45 Came up as a lamb, 41:47 all of these freedoms, praise God. 41:49 But Revelation 13:12 just simply says, 41:52 "And he exercised all the power of the first beast before him." 41:56 We've got to establish this. 41:58 Let me just say a few more things on this please. 42:01 The word exercise we talk about in the Greek, 42:03 you know, as he exercises. 42:05 Listen, this beast power exercises he makes, 42:09 somebody stay with me. He performs. 42:15 He is going to make observe. So he exercises what? 42:21 All the powers of the first beast 42:23 so United States of American is going to make, 42:25 going to make you perform, its going to make you observe. 42:29 Notice this, all, exercises all the power, 42:33 that means authority, right, 42:35 and of the first beast which is the papacy before him 42:39 and he go and causes what? 42:41 Again the word there in the Greek 42:42 it causes means to make. 42:45 What? Legislative action. 42:46 To make means to require, 42:50 the earth and all which dwell there into worship. 42:54 It has to do oh, friend don't you see 42:56 it has to do with worship. 42:58 mark of the beast, image to the beast, 43:00 the papacy has to do with who you give your allegiance to. 43:03 Who you're going to worship, is it going to be God 43:05 or is it going to be the enemy. Choice is yours. 43:09 You know, what the worship is? 43:10 Let me just kind of- this may blow your minds 43:12 just a little bit if you think along with me. 43:15 He is going to cause them, he is going to write pass laws, 43:18 cause you to worship as were even if you don't want to, 43:20 you got to do it or something is going to happen to you. 43:24 The word worship is very interesting. 43:26 The word worship here has to do with one who prostrates himself. 43:29 Now prostrates himself down. Did you get that? 43:32 In homage to someone. 43:35 It means to do reverence, to adore someone. 43:40 I don't know any other religion in the world, do you? 43:43 Sometimes the Protestant pastor 43:45 I don't know if you can get a handshake sometime. 43:47 Look what they do-- when the papacy is present. 43:50 Listen, here--has worship has a-is a form of worship here, 43:56 a form of worship and it means like this. 43:58 Some of you will get it, some of you won't. 44:00 It says this means, to form of worship is like a kiss, 44:08 like a dog licking the master's hand. 44:15 Does that ring any kind of a bell? 44:20 If you go meet with a pope what are you going to do? 44:24 Yeah, that's right, you're going to kneel down 44:26 and you're going to kiss his hand. 44:29 Interesting here as you look at this, 44:31 God is telling us what we need to know. 44:34 Now, let me make this clear. 44:36 The fulfillment-- now this prophecy 44:38 I'm talking about is yet future. We're right on the edges of it. 44:41 Now you can see the things that are happening. 44:44 This first beast exercise power, what? 44:47 Both religious and political matters. 44:51 So the second beast, United States 44:53 right will do the same. 44:56 Friend, I can't do anymore than just beg and implore-- 44:58 you'll say look our religious freedom is in jeopardy. 45:03 Our religious freedom is in jeopardy. 45:05 Please keep that in mind. 45:07 Any attempt to pass laws regarding the rights 45:11 or the freedoms to worship. 45:13 Oh, friend, it's a violation of religious liberty. 45:17 Did you know that? 45:19 For the government any one to pass 45:20 any kind of rules to make you, 45:22 to dictate to you is a violation of religious liberty. 45:25 But the Bible says the prophecy that it will happen. 45:29 Friend I see it now. 45:31 I sense it now, I see the way things are going. 45:34 The Bible said he exercises 45:36 the power of the first beast before him. 45:38 What does that mean? 45:40 He says in the presence-- working together in the presence 45:43 what that mean? 45:45 The first beast that was, what? 45:47 Good, wounded, revived back to life. 45:50 He becomes active in our civil but religious things 45:54 and then United States will support that first beast 45:58 or the papacy and something that they have made up 46:01 and something to do with religion, 46:02 something to do with worship that we're going to get close 46:04 and we're going to hit right on. 46:07 Wow, because he causes, the Bible said, the earth 46:10 and all the earth that worship him. 46:11 That means no part of this earth, 46:13 no part of this earth is going to be, what? 46:16 Left, without so coming to that point 46:19 that decision, all the earth. 46:22 They cause it all the world, no one is going to be left out. 46:27 Prophecy points to a religious observance, it doesn't. 46:30 You see it's something to do with worship observance. 46:32 An active worship possibly here 46:34 and that what he is talking about here? 46:36 That the world that acknowledges 46:39 of the first beast in Daniel 7:25, 46:41 he would think to change what? 46:43 Good times and laws. 46:45 And all we have to do is just trace history. 46:48 It's so simple. It can be found. 46:50 That they attempt to change the Ten Commandments, 46:53 the Fourth Commandment, all the commandments 46:55 put them all out of order. The divine law was what? 46:59 The Sabbath day to what, the first day of the week. 47:02 Oh, very interesting here. 47:05 And may I add this, God has blessed 47:08 and sanctified and set apart the seventh day of the week. 47:10 The papacy come by and said no. 47:14 I want to say something here and I tell you, 47:16 I want you to pay attention. 47:17 Do you remember 47:18 and we were talking about that first, first beast. 47:22 The dragon gave him his power his seat 47:26 and his great authority. 47:28 Very interesting, isn't it. 47:31 And so the enemy says, no I'm going to have another day. 47:33 Yet, to realize the first day of the week as you read is good. 47:38 Nowhere in Bible is there a biblical change, 47:41 from the seventh to the first. 47:44 There is not all evidence, 47:45 whatsoever it's not one scripture in the Bible. 47:48 Some of you, I know you twist 47:49 and you turn and you all you do everything 47:52 possible try to make it say something. 47:53 God said he blessed sanctified the seventh day of the week. 47:56 Papacy come by and say, hey, we can change it 47:57 and the world will follow after us. 47:59 Have they, had they not. Yes they have. 48:03 Doesn't it become clear to us today a change will take place. 48:06 Doesn't it be clear to us in this prophecy 48:09 that laws are going to be passed 48:10 and requiring to Sunday as the day of rest? 48:15 I sense a force here. 48:18 That the government by law would force men 48:21 to recognize something from the papacy 48:25 that came from the papacy and then we would be led 48:29 to worship the beast and his image. 48:32 Wow, please remember this 48:35 and there is Supreme Court in 1961, 48:39 the chief justice Warren said this, 48:41 it's just done it quick here and well, hope we have time, 48:43 we'll get into it and hopeful 48:44 but right now, I did it in the first part 48:46 but it's interesting. 48:48 It talks about Sunday laws and Sunday closings 48:50 and the national day of rest. It said here, about Sunday law. 48:54 It says, it's present purpose and effect is not to a religion 49:00 but it set aside as a day of rest and recreation. 49:06 So already Supreme Court 49:07 has worked its way around the division, 49:10 you know, separation of church 49:11 and sate say it's not really religious. 49:13 It has to do we need a day of rest. 49:15 Why is it Sunday 49:16 because the majority of the world honor that day. 49:18 What is going to happen the other people 49:19 who prefer another day? 49:22 Friend, we need to be thinking about what's going on here. 49:24 With that in mind and I could read 6 Testimonies page 18, 49:28 this is very interesting. 49:30 It says "God's sanctified memorial has been torn down. 49:35 In its place a false sabbath, bearing no sanctity, 49:39 stands before the world. 49:41 As America, the land of religious liberty, 49:45 shall unite with the papacy" and formed what? 49:48 "Forcing the conscience 49:49 and compelling man to honor the false sabbath, 49:53 the people of every country on the globe 49:56 will be led to follow her example." 50:00 Wherein the Bible it's clear a test is coming. 50:03 Some of you would say well we won't be here. 50:05 Yes you will. 50:06 You don't pass away, you'll be here. 50:08 This is something that's going to come, 50:09 it's going to test every man. 50:10 6 Testimonies 352 said, "The Sabbath question 50:14 is to be the issue in the great final conflict 50:17 in which all the world will be act a part. 50:21 Men have honored Satan's principles 50:24 above the principles." 50:26 Did you get that? "That rule in the heavens. 50:29 They have accepted a spurious a false sabbath, 50:32 which Satan has exalted." Did you get it? 50:35 "As a sign of his authority." Stay with me, notice. 50:38 "It is our work to lead the people to understand this. 50:43 We're to show them that it is of vital consequences 50:46 whether they bear the mark of God's kingdom 50:50 or the mark of the kingdom of rebellion or the enemy." 50:54 It's a job. 50:55 Is it pleasant to present some of these? 50:57 No, it's our job to do it, to warn the world. 51:03 I would say the U.S causes the earth to worship. 51:07 United States causes by law passing to. 51:10 You'd say oh, that's listen and even as far as 1888, 51:14 there's this Lord's Day Alliance, 51:15 still in operation today. You know what? 51:17 They say, right in the front page you opened up, 51:18 you read I used to receive them amid time and time again. 51:21 It said our-- our focus isn't why we exist, 51:24 it's so that we can pass a Sunday law. 51:27 There needs to be a day of rest. 51:29 They've been laboring, laboring, laboring 51:30 since our righteous by faith message went forward, 51:33 told that in. 51:35 How interesting, various churches 51:38 start putting pressure on the civil government 51:43 to pass a law in this country and eventually around the world. 51:47 Remember, they want to pass a law 51:49 that has no scriptural Sunday worship. 51:51 No scriptural authority at all. 51:54 But they're going to be following after the papacy 51:56 who instituted this. 51:58 Oh, friend, we need to keep all this stuff focused as we go 52:01 because we're running down and we're gonna-- 52:02 because you know, what it says. 52:04 Remember I quoted this, 52:05 it talked about the dragon gave him his power, 52:07 his seat and his great authority. 52:09 Isaiah 14:14, the enemy says, 52:11 "I'll be, I'll be like the most high." 52:14 Wow, interesting. 52:16 Let's just read quick statement here from the papacy and others 52:20 about the change of the seventh to the first 52:21 as we've talked about in last couple of minutes. 52:23 Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore 52:27 in 1920 he wrote this. 52:28 "If Protestants would follow the Bible 52:30 they would worship God on the seventh day, the Sabbath. 52:32 In keeping Sunday 52:34 they're following a law of the Catholic Church." 52:36 Some of you have never heard that before 52:38 but you realize you're following after the papacy. 52:40 There's not a change in the Bible. 52:42 There's not a word in here that says we're to keep Sunday. 52:45 Not after the resurrection-- no any time. 52:47 God has blessed and sanctified the seventh day of the week. 52:50 In a book called, Plain Talk 52:52 about the Protestantism of Today page 213. 52:54 Notice what this says. 52:56 "The observance of Sunday by the Protestants." 52:58 Are you Protestant? 53:01 "Is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves 53:03 to the authority of the Catholic church." 53:06 You don't even realize may be you've never heard it before. 53:08 What because they made that day holy they say. 53:11 One more from the Doctrinal Catechism 1957, edition 53:14 here's what they say about themselves. 53:16 Where it says, "We observe Sunday instead of Saturday 53:18 because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity 53:21 from Saturday to Sunday." 53:23 Here's the big issue, do you see it. 53:26 Do you see the big issue what is coming down to. 53:29 I will say this, I will say this that 53:30 Protestants are fool in so many different ways, 53:33 but let me tell you at least the Roman Catholic Church 53:35 is honest enough to say we changed it. 53:39 We did it and the Protestant world 53:41 is following in our footsteps. 53:42 I applaud them for at least being honest about, 53:44 how about you. 53:47 We hear we don't protest we don't do anything. 53:49 Whatever Rome says, we do it. 53:50 God help us to see. I want to pray with you right now. 53:53 Remember part three is coming up, 53:54 you don't want to miss that at all. 53:56 But we need to pray, God will help us 53:57 in our endeavors to understand 54:00 material that we have to cover so quickly. 54:02 May the Holy Spirit help us together, let's pray. Shall we? 54:05 Merciful Father in heaven, 54:06 we thank you for your precious word. 54:07 Oh, it's difficult as it might be. 54:09 We pray, your people, 54:10 who are wanting to know what truth is. 54:12 Your Holy Spirit will inspire them 54:13 and encourage them to accept this message. 54:15 We pray, help them to act on it. 54:17 It's not just to know 54:19 but they must act on this message. 54:20 Help them to study to show 54:22 they're self approved in Jesus name 54:23 we pray and for his sake. Amen. 54:27 My friend, you see the message 54:28 that we're talking about how important that it really is 54:31 and how this country is all set up just ready, 54:35 just ready, a few more natural, 54:37 you know, disasters 54:38 a few more big things is hitting this country. 54:40 You watch your freedom 54:41 because they're already gone away. 54:43 You don't have them anymore. 54:44 But watch it begin to interfere with what? Religious. 54:46 Protestants are going to jump up. 54:47 Protestants are going to what, 54:49 give the power back to the papacy. 54:50 You know, may God help us to open our eyes 54:52 that we may see you know, we appreciate, we love you, 54:55 thank you for your love and your support 54:56 and we'll see you next time. 55:00 Hello and welcome back. 55:02 Our world has changed 55:04 so very much from its beginnings. 55:06 We have often boasted of our freedoms in this nation. 55:10 Perhaps, freedoms that we have taken for granted 55:13 because we've lacked the understanding 55:15 that for centuries people have lived without such freedoms 55:19 that many of us have grown up with all of our lives. 55:22 Yet ever so slowly our freedoms are being withdrawn from us. 55:28 There seems to be no other choice 55:30 when we experience the many senseless 55:33 acts of violence that are occurring more and more 55:36 frequently in this country. 55:38 Terrorism, terrorism has washed up upon our shores. 55:43 At the time of this recording 55:45 our nation is really with the heartache 55:48 over the Boston Marathon bombings. 55:51 Innocent lives were shattered. 55:54 Many will forever live with the ruthless results 55:57 of these short moments for the rest of their lives. 56:01 And of course, this is just one of so many incidences 56:07 that are playing a tremendous role 56:09 in bringing about a spirit. 56:11 Now listen, a spirit of intolerance 56:14 and finally persecution just as we're told in scripture. 56:19 Our only hope brothers and sisters is in Christ. 56:23 We must anchor into that solid rock 56:27 if we're to weather this approaching storm. 56:29 There will be no room for undecidedness. 56:32 To be undecided is to be a lukewarm 56:35 and to be lukewarm is to be lost. 56:38 Decisions for Christ in a truth of His word 56:41 are needed to be made and it is our prayer for you 56:45 here at Behold the Lamb Ministries. 56:48 Our prayer is that you will hear the truth of God's word 56:51 and walk in it immediately 56:53 by His grace and by His strength. 56:58 To help in your decision, 57:00 we encourage you to contact us here 57:02 and order this three part series we're offering. 57:05 We're offering it to you for a love gift of just $23 or more. 57:10 And as always your order is a blessing to us as well. 57:14 We need your prayerful and your financial support 57:17 if we're to continue sharing God's word with you. 57:21 So won't you take time to contact us today? 57:24 You may call us here in United States 57:27 at area code 618-942-5044. 57:32 That's Central Standard Time. 57:34 Or write us at Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:36 P.O. 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