Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000059
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00:41 Hello and welcome to "Behold the Lamb" presents.
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton, your host. 00:46 And once again we want to give a warm welcome 00:49 for tuning in with us today. 00:52 Today's program is the last of the three part series 00:56 that we have entitled "America in Prophecy." 00:59 If you were with us during the first two programs 01:02 you are no doubt beginning to understand 01:04 how important it is for us to study prophecy 01:08 just as it has been given to us by God. 01:12 Remember, Christ has warned us not to be deceived. 01:16 And I truly believe that as we are living 01:19 in the last years of this world's history 01:22 that the proper understanding of prophecy 01:26 is crucial to our not being deceived. 01:29 Revelation 13 introduces this great nation 01:32 the United States of America into prophetic grid. 01:36 And it warns us of worshiping the beast rather than God. 01:40 So it is vital for us to understand who this beast is? 01:45 Who the image of the beast is comprised of? 01:48 And how we maybe worshiping, 01:50 listen how we may be worshiping and our showing 01:53 our allegiance to it right now without even realizing it? 01:59 Friends, this message helps us to put all the pieces together. 02:04 It reinforces the importance of our understanding 02:07 and keeping the whole law of God. 02:11 Therefore it is our prayer that in this third message 02:14 that all will become crystal clear as to America's part 02:19 in the prophecy of Revelation 13. 02:22 And as we are God's people 02:24 we have to come out of spiritual confusion 02:26 and be among the number that is described 02:30 in Revelation 12:17 as keeping the commandments of God 02:34 and having the faith of Jesus. 02:37 But before we begin today's message 02:39 with Pastor Kenny Shelton, 02:41 we are so blessed to visit the 3ABN Worship Center 02:44 and listen to a song that is entitled 02:47 "Wonderful, Merciful Savior" as sung by Emma McDonald. 03:08 Wonderful, merciful Savior 03:15 Precious Redeemer and Friend 03:21 Who would have thought that a Lamb 03:26 Could rescue the souls of men 03:32 Oh you rescue the souls of men 03:43 Counselor, Comforter, Keeper 03:49 Spirit we long to embrace 03:55 You offer hope when our hearts have 04:01 Hopelessly lost the way 04:05 Oh, we hopelessly lost the way 04:13 You are the One that we praise 04:19 You are the One we adore 04:25 You gave us healing and grace 04:30 Our hearts always hunger for 04:36 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 05:17 Almighty, infinite Father 05:23 Faithfully loving Your own 05:29 Here in our weakness You find us 05:35 Falling before Your throne 05:40 Oh, we're falling before Your throne 05:47 You are the One that we praise 05:54 You are the One we adore 05:59 You gave us healing and grace 06:04 Our hearts always hunger for 06:10 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 06:18 You are the One that we praise 06:24 You are the One we adore 06:30 You gave us healing and grace 06:34 Our hearts always hunger for 06:40 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 07:03 Thanks for joining us here at "Behold the Lamb" 07:05 and again as you've already heard the introduction 07:07 this is a dynamite subject, it's so important 07:10 that we had a grasp based upon heaven to this subject. 07:14 So get your pens and paper, get ready, 07:16 we're gonna have prayer. 07:17 Lot of material to move through, so, you know, 07:19 we're gonna do the very best we can and pray 07:21 that Lord would give us proper understanding of His word. 07:23 We're gonna go on our knees right now, we're gonna pray. 07:26 This is a vital life and death issue and subject today, 07:30 so we need the Holy Spirit. 07:31 Let's pray. Shall we? 07:34 Merciful Father in heaven, 07:35 we thank you for the privilege we have a prayer, 07:37 we thank you that we can come boldly to the throne 07:39 and we can ask help in our time of need. 07:41 Lord, send your Holy Spirit, illuminate all of our hearts, 07:44 all of our minds, all of our ears 07:46 may we see Jesus in a special way. 07:48 May we understand this warning message 07:51 that involves the whole world. 07:53 Bless now we pray to this and we'll give You praise, 07:55 give You honor, give You glory in Jesus name. Amen. 08:01 As mentioned this is life and death subject 08:04 and so we need to think along those lines 08:06 as we study Revelation Chapter 13. 08:08 This is the third part of America in Prophecy. 08:12 Remember if it involves America you live here, 08:14 you need to be interested in it and it will what? 08:18 Eventually just take in the whole world. 08:21 Very interesting subject, Revelation Chapter 13. 08:25 We've already identified first, second part, 08:28 this is a third about Revelation 13: 11-18 08:31 we've identified this lamb like beast with two horns 08:34 representing none other than what? 08:36 United States of America. 08:38 Make no mistake about it, it's very, very clear. 08:41 God's word speaks about this United States. 08:45 Two fundamental principles we realized 08:47 on about that the two horns of that lamb like beast, 08:50 Republicanism and also Protestantism. 08:52 We can say civil authority and certainly religious. 08:56 And we're going to see all these come into play together. 08:59 We see this little lamb begin to speak 09:01 as the dragon that causes us concern. 09:03 So as it speaks, it begin to speak 09:05 like the first beast power. 09:08 Very interesting and we identify that just quickly 09:10 without going to lot of detail 09:12 Revelation 13:1-10 is the papacy. 09:15 So United States in begins to speak as the papacy spoke 09:19 during those Dark Ages, remember that. 09:21 And this is the power Bible talks about was wounded 09:24 by a sword and then did live. 09:27 This wound would be healed, 09:29 the world would wander after this. 09:31 Simply meaning that once again 09:33 this religious power would be involved what, 09:36 in religion and also in our civil authority. 09:39 So we have these two things 09:41 we need to really be interested in today. 09:44 Papacy as we think about again 09:47 will come back to power and life again, 09:49 because listen this, because of Protestantism. 09:54 Many people say, well, I don't understand that. 09:56 Protestants are what? 09:58 Are just encouraging the papacy really to just step forward 10:02 and take a position in leading in religious things. 10:05 Something we'd never heard of, 10:07 something we'd never even thought of years ago. 10:10 And you say, well, what is this little thing 10:12 that draws us together, Sunday observance. 10:16 Papacy says, we changed the seventh day 10:18 to the first day of the week and the world does what? 10:21 Follows after us. 10:22 You think maybe that you're not, 10:23 but you need to reconsider 10:25 if you're listening for the very first time for today. 10:27 The world wanders after the beast. 10:31 Sad, then you gonna say they are those 10:32 whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life. 10:35 We talked about Sunday little bit about 10:37 Sunday observance in part one and also in part two. 10:41 And so I'm going to go over and just remind you this. 10:44 And some of the things would be very tough 10:46 and I realize that they are, you know, 10:48 God help us to understand. 10:49 Again these are life and death issues. 10:51 And things will be spoken very plainly just say 10:53 Lord, help us to understand them. 10:56 Challenge our minds and then get into the word of God. 10:58 But as I mentioned before, we talk about Sunday, 11:01 the world, majority of the world goes to church on Sunday. 11:04 But realize Sunday there is not one scripture 11:07 in the entire Bible, not one that tells us 11:10 that Sunday is holy, that Sunday is blessed, 11:13 that Sunday is been set apart or sanctified. 11:17 It simply refers to as the first day of the week. 11:22 And think about a common working day that's all it is. 11:26 You can try to say well, it's blessed. 11:27 God blesses something it stays blessed, remember that. 11:31 Almost all the Protestant world we see are fooled. 11:35 They're trying to make something holy 11:37 that is not been made holy by God, 11:39 but man has done this thing. 11:42 That's why we see United States 11:43 in prophecy coming and bearing here. 11:45 I mentioned before at least the Roman Church 11:48 is truthful to the fact. 11:50 You know, they're honest, they say we change the day. 11:53 Yes we did, we have the power and authority to do so 11:55 and all the Protestant world follows after us. 11:57 You know, following the after what? 11:59 Sunday which is no Biblical authority at all in it, 12:01 that's pretty bold, isn't it? 12:04 And you know, what is Protestants? 12:05 We say nothing. 12:07 We don't even protest that's what we're supposed to be 12:08 as protestors in Catholicism, but we don't even protest. 12:11 We say nothing and then we say what? 12:14 Almost-- we don't know what to do, 12:17 we don't know whether it's true, whether it's not, 12:19 why don't we study to show ourselves approved unto God. 12:23 I just read an article and I want to share it with you, 12:26 because I'm kind of shocked about it 12:28 and I hope we have time to go through all 12:29 that we need to go through here. 12:31 But it comes from an individual. 12:33 It comes from people who should know better. 12:35 People in high position, people who're supposed to know 12:37 this last day message when it comes to Revelation 13. 12:41 Part of the Three Angels' Message 12:43 that we're to give to the world 12:45 and they have a different take on it. 12:47 I want you to listen how they come across with this 12:50 and just see how you, how you view their opinion. 12:54 And remember they're in high position, 12:56 so therefore they affect hundreds 12:58 or maybe thousands and thousands of people. 13:02 You know what they say about Revelation 13. 13:04 The title of the subject was, 13:06 rethinking our position in prophecy. 13:10 Rethinking our position in prophecy, see. 13:13 How do we support rethinking our position on prophecy 13:18 when we have a sure word of prophecy. 13:20 That it's not gonna be changed, you see, 13:22 God has spoken in His word. 13:24 So how is that supposed to be? 13:25 We have a foundation that cannot be moved, 13:28 but yet this person in high position 13:31 should know better has made this. 13:33 And I want you to listen, here's what he said. 13:35 Number one, listen, 13:37 some of the details this person says, 13:40 a prophecies may have changed. 13:44 Some of the details of the prophecies 13:47 may have changed. 13:48 Not if it's the sure word of prophecy. 13:51 We're looking like for excuses not to be able to do 13:53 what God has said and preached, 13:54 what God has said in His word what, 13:56 to get along with other people? 13:57 Point number two they made this point. 14:00 Well, it happened so many years ago. 14:02 So what, does that change? 14:04 You know, truth and err doesn't remain the same 14:06 regards to how long it's been there, it never changes. 14:10 But they're saying well, we have to change with the times. 14:12 No we don't, we stay with the word of God. 14:14 Third point they made and really as I read it 14:17 kind of sicken me to be honest about I may say that to you. 14:20 Point number three, it says, maybe, 14:23 and they're thinking maybe 14:25 another power will come up other than the papacy. 14:29 Impossibility, think about it. 14:32 And they're gonna-- and say, 14:34 and act like the beast of Revelation 13. 14:36 You realize all the identifying marks 14:38 at least 10 identifying marks of the papacy 14:40 in Revelation 13:1-10. 14:43 And the timeframes, and how long it would last, 14:46 what it would do, thinking to change time. 14:48 See it can't be possible, 14:49 there's not gonna be another one. 14:51 Number four they said this. 14:53 Why can't we preach the everlasting gospel 14:57 without identifying the beast of Revelation 13. 15:00 I was shocked. 15:01 Did they realized what they're saying here. 15:03 That's part of the Three Angels' Message 15:05 of Revelation 14, isn't it? 15:07 It says the everlasting gospel, 15:09 but there's three messages to go into the world 15:11 and one of them is to identify the beast power, the papacy. 15:15 And number four, their fifth point was this. 15:18 Well, after all 15:20 the papacy is not the same church as it used to be. 15:24 Friend, you have to, all you have to do 15:25 is read their own writings. 15:26 We're not trying to come down on individuals, 15:28 we're talking about an organization here 15:30 and we have to really look at it closely. 15:32 They say in their own writings, 15:33 we have not erred or have we ever erred. 15:37 So how you gonna change? 15:38 I realized few apologies kind of went 15:40 here and there and so on so forth, 15:41 but not all of the atrocities that has taken place 15:44 to get rid of God's last day people. 15:46 How sad when you think about how sad this is. 15:50 See why the world is in such a mess 15:52 and even may be our movements in such a mess, 15:53 because we have these people saying 15:55 well, why can't we or maybe it's changed. 15:59 Friend, again we have the prophecy 16:01 the book God has given us 16:02 that what we need to be preaching to the world. 16:04 And so we need to be that. 16:06 We got a call sin by its right name. 16:08 We have to give the Three Angels' Message 16:10 and we need to quit trying to imitate 16:12 the other world's soft pedaling, 16:15 you know, just make it really easy for everybody 16:17 or try to be like everybody else, 16:18 to try to get along, changing our doctrine and our teaching, 16:21 so that the rest of the world 16:23 and Christian world would accept us. 16:25 How is that separate? How is that different? 16:27 You see, we had to be 16:29 a separate different people here in these last days. 16:32 You know, you think about this verse 16:34 here in Revelation 13:12. 16:35 You have your Bible keep there 16:37 we're gonna be going back and forth through here. 16:38 is dealing with worship. 16:41 Please keep that in mind we're talking about the beast power, 16:43 it's dealing with worship and when you're dealing 16:46 with worship about this lamb which is what, 16:49 we've identified United States in Bible prophecy 16:51 is going to be exercising her power, think about that. 16:56 And enforce something which would be a religious observance. 17:01 They're going to enforce, 17:02 that's what the Bible says as we study here. 17:05 And this act that they're going to do 17:07 and they're going to perform here. 17:08 We have to think about it, 17:10 it will be an act on our allegiance to the papacy. 17:13 The law is going to be passed as such as Sunday law. 17:17 An act on allegiance, wow. 17:20 Well, first of all we'd say 17:22 well, we know that's gonna be contrary. 17:24 We have our constitution, we have our bill of rights 17:26 and so that can possibly take place. 17:29 It's interesting as we read, it says, 17:31 "Congress shall make no" what? 17:33 Good, "No law respecting 17:35 an establishment of religion, 17:38 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." 17:43 So you say oh, well, we've got it made here. 17:45 But we have to realize here that the principles 17:48 that are out here something's going to change, 17:51 something in the world is going to happen, 17:53 it's going to make that things change 17:55 into where it's gonna be very, very easy, 17:57 very simple for the world at large to say, 18:00 hey, there is a small group of people 18:01 that's causing trouble here. 18:03 Remember we're talking life and death, 18:05 buying, selling, killing. 18:07 That's what the Revelation 13 is talking about. 18:09 And United States is going to be 18:10 in that power to pass these laws. 18:13 Now remember this talk about this beast, 18:16 the lamb like, gentle, pure 18:20 which speak as a dragon that's what concerns me 18:23 and should concern you. 18:24 Now please remember when you say, 18:26 we have this constitution, 18:27 we had the bill of rights, the Supreme Court. 18:30 Remember I think I closed this 18:31 in the first part of this series right here 18:35 of what one of the Supreme Court justice had said. 18:37 You know what he said, about the constitution. 18:38 He said the constitution is exactly 18:40 what we as the judges say it is. 18:44 Interesting, because, you know, you can leave the words there, 18:47 but you can turn it around and make it say something 18:49 that was never intended for it to be said. 18:51 In fact in 1961 chief justice of Supreme Court warned. 18:56 He made this statement. 18:57 I read, I want to do it again, 18:58 so you can see it's not impossible for this. 19:00 This is talking about establishment of a religion. 19:04 And so he wrote several pages on it, 19:06 we're gonna condense it down what he said. 19:08 This was dealing with our first amendment liberties. 19:12 He said, "The original laws" notice this, 19:14 "The original laws which dealt with Sunday labor 19:18 were motivated by religious forces." 19:21 Huh, interesting. 19:24 They had to do, they said, we're trying to separate here. 19:26 This is dealing with religion and the Supreme Court is saying 19:29 well, really it's not dealing with religion. 19:33 Is it? 19:34 If they set a law 19:35 to say you have to worship on a certain day? 19:37 Be fined, maybe thrown in prison. 19:39 This is interesting, his take on 19:41 and this was his verdict he said on this. 19:43 "But we must decide whether the present Sunday legislation, 19:49 having undergone extensive change from the earliest forms 19:54 still retains its religious character." 19:57 So lot of words in here, but they're saying 19:59 does it really retain its religious character. 20:02 Here's what he said bottom line. 20:03 He said "The present purpose 20:06 and effect is not to aid a religion." 20:09 'Cause they know they're not supposed to. 20:11 "Not to aid religion" but said. 20:13 "But is to set aside a day of rest and recreation." 20:18 Interesting why would it be Sunday. 20:20 Well, you know, one of them said, Chief Justice said, 20:22 because most of the world keep Sunday 20:24 and so we do the popular thing. 20:26 What's it gonna happen with the rest of the people 20:28 who say, no we don't believe that. 20:30 Could there be persecution, absolutely. 20:32 Have your Bible Revelation 13:13, 14. 20:36 Let's dissect a little bit here in the time that we have. 20:39 The Bible says, "And he doeth great wonders, 20:41 so that he maketh fire come down 20:43 from heaven on the earth in the sight of men." 20:46 Now let's do the first part of verse 14 it says, 20:49 "And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth 20:52 by those miracles which he had power 20:54 to do in the sight of the beast." 20:57 Can we stop here? 20:59 Thing about what is Satan doing here? 21:01 Satan is determined to secure the allegiance 21:04 of the human race through, listen, through religion. 21:09 This is his goal, and always has. 21:11 Remember it started in Europe, right? 21:13 People came over to America for religious freedom. 21:15 The devil came on over here with it, right? 21:17 And he's gonna try to finish it 21:18 and make America end up just like Europe. 21:21 He's not giving up trying to take over the world 21:23 and trying to get what? Get rid of the Christian. 21:26 Now remember through religion a apostate religious system, 21:32 kind of interesting. Union coming together. 21:35 Here's what you have, you have the papacy, 21:37 you have a apostate Protestantism, 21:39 and you also have what? Good Spiritism. 21:43 So the enemy is going to be working in and around 21:45 and through the church 21:47 and still his goal is to get rid of Christianity. 21:50 We say well, that can't happen. 21:53 You realize the enemy and when you think about these 21:55 and dissect them and we have more time. 21:57 Listen, the enemy is behind when someone mentions 22:00 the new world order, the enemy is behind it. 22:04 When someone mentions you to you a one world religion, 22:07 the enemy is behind it. 22:09 When someone talks about a one world monitory system, 22:13 the enemy is behind it. 22:15 When someone talks about the Illuminati, 22:16 the enemy is behind it. 22:18 When someone talks to you 22:20 about secret societies operating in America, 22:22 dear friend, the enemy is behind it. 22:24 When someone begins to talk about Sunday laws been passed 22:28 to take away our religious freedom that we have, 22:31 the enemy is behind it. 22:33 Please keep that in mind and many other things. 22:35 Revelation 13:13 Bible said, "He doeth great wonders." 22:40 Here's how the enemy is going to work, 22:41 here's how he comes, here's how he works. 22:44 And you know what, majority of the world will be fooled, 22:46 because we will not read our Bible 22:48 and we will not listen to the word of God. 22:51 See I'm pleading with you. 22:52 Here's how the enemy is going to work, 22:54 but you know what, you're going to be fooled, 22:56 because you don't know the truths of God words 22:57 or you say, well, this is impossibility. 23:00 The enemy will use miracles 23:02 to persuade the world that he is God. 23:06 Remember in Isaiah 14 He says, 23:08 he's gonna set himself up as God, 23:09 gonna be higher than God, and sit on the throne, 23:11 you remember that, sure. 23:13 He still plans on that. He still working on that. 23:17 He wants people to think that he is God. 23:20 And he is going to be, what? 23:21 Unmasking, hey, listen, a new religious organization. 23:27 You have to keep in mind and hopefully 23:29 we'll get to this as we go along here. 23:30 But the enemy that devil is going to appear as who? 23:33 As an angel of light. We've read that. 23:36 They say, he is going to be walking 23:38 around here on the earth. 23:39 If you can only understand this truth 23:40 remember when Jesus comes back the second time, 23:42 His feet will not touch this earth. 23:44 If there is a power that's walking around on this earth, 23:47 performing miracles even you say, 23:49 you know, healing the sick and doing all kind of thing. 23:51 It is not Jesus Christ, it is the enemy, 23:54 his look as it were-- 23:55 transform himself into an angel of light. 23:58 Deceived, people are looking for miracles now? 24:01 They're going to be deceived 24:02 if they don't understand these truths. 24:05 So this union then we'll see 24:06 that the devil is going to be using. 24:08 He is going to be using the papacy, we understand that. 24:11 He is going to be using a apostate Protestantism. 24:15 Protestant, apostate turning their back on the truth, 24:18 we won't listen to truth anymore, right. 24:20 We're drunk on that wine the doctrine. 24:23 Right and he is going to be using Spiritism or Spiritualism. 24:27 Have you ever thought about that? 24:30 The world's been set up for years now 24:32 about spiritism of--spiritualism. 24:35 Let me just read something here Great Controversy page 588. 24:39 This will make sense to you. Just listen. 24:42 It said, "Through two great errors, 24:44 the immortality of the soul and Sunday sacredness, 24:49 Satan will bring the people under his deceptions." 24:53 Don't you see all the spiritualism, 24:55 all the stuff that's going around the world today? 24:57 The enemy is planted a seed, it's producing a harvest 25:00 and there's talk about Sunday law, Sunday closing, 25:02 and blue laws and all other in the court. 25:05 You know, in 1960s, there are several court cases 25:07 went all way to the Supreme Court. 25:09 The Protestants of the United States will be, 25:12 listen, foremost, 25:13 who? Protestants. 25:15 I made this statement a while ago. 25:16 Now listen, the Protestants are going to be foremost 25:19 in stretching their hands across the gulf 25:22 to grasp the hands of Spiritualism, 25:26 under the influence of this threefold union, 25:30 the country will follow in the steps of Rome. 25:34 Please remember this, 25:35 remember the first beast and the second beast. 25:37 First beast, I'm gonna go over and over is the papacy. 25:39 Second beast is United States, Revelation 13. 25:42 We remember the United States speaks 25:45 like the first beast is what the Bible says. 25:47 So it's easy to see that we're going back 25:49 it says here we reach across we will follow in the steps of Rome 25:54 in simply trampling upon the, what? 25:57 Conscience, the right of the conscience. 26:01 Interesting, oh, it just can't happen, 26:03 as they are worried about oh, it can't happen. 26:05 Friend, listen, religious liberty challenged every day, 26:11 we see these things happening. 26:12 Listen, in the Great Controversy, 26:13 page 589, and we realize here, 26:16 I mentioned about the devil coming as angel of light 26:19 in 2 Corinthians 11:14, jot that down. 26:23 It says, "Through Spiritualism, 26:25 Satan appears as a benefactor of the race." 26:29 So when the world is in a mess, please think about it. 26:31 The world is in a mess and all of a sudden, 26:33 you have this devil appearing as angel of light 26:36 and he has all the answers. 26:40 He's healing the sick, 26:41 it looks like here and diseases of the people. 26:45 And he's professing, notice this that he has a new 26:47 and more exalted system of religious faith. 26:51 Isn't that interesting? 26:53 I'll give you little PS here-- 26:56 Satan has control of all whom God does not, 27:02 especially, guard-- 27:03 The devil has what? 27:05 Control of everyone that God does 27:07 and especially guard and guide-- 27:09 Nine Testimonies, 16, it says 27:12 "Satan, will work miracles of all kinds." 27:16 Are you basing your religion? 27:18 Are you, you know, Christianity on signs 27:21 and miracles and wonders, you need to be careful. 27:23 I'm reading on 9T--, 16, he says 27:25 he's working his miracles to do what? 27:27 "To deceive, if possible, the very elect." 27:31 Of Matthew 24:24, 27:33 that's how good he's going to do it. 27:36 God's people will not find safety 27:39 in the working of miracles 27:41 for Satan will counterfeit the miracles." 27:45 Have you ever read that? 27:46 Revelation 16:14, the Bible says, 27:49 now we're talking in preparation for the battle of Armageddon, 27:53 last battle to be fought, what? 27:55 In preparation for this battle, 27:56 notice this, the Bible said, 27:58 there go spirits of devils working miracles 28:03 and will go forth to the kings of the earth 28:07 and the whole world. Interesting. 28:11 It says here just so, we say black and white. 28:13 So simple what the enemy is going to be doing 28:15 and how he's gonna be doing it, 28:16 so you won't be able to trust your sense, 28:18 you're not be able to trust your eyes. 28:20 You're gonna have to know the word of God 28:22 because this is how the devil is going to work, 28:23 because it fools people so easy, 28:25 he's going to deceive the whole world. Interesting. 28:30 What is God's people then for the power? 28:32 You think about what kind of power that we're gonna have? 28:34 How we're gonna be supported along this line? 28:38 What's gonna be our message and our theme? 28:41 Well, certainly Exodus 31, 28:42 you can read in verses 12 through 18 28:45 and I'm just gonna condense it down in a few words. 28:47 Jesus said that "Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep, 28:51 for it is a sign between me and you 28:54 throughout your generations." 28:55 The Sabbath, the question, there are Sabbath, 28:58 Sunday issue, the great battle, 29:00 the great controversy going on, right. 29:02 We're gonna serve the God of heaven 29:04 or we're gonna serve the enemy. 29:05 Remember enemy has a counterfeit for everything. 29:09 Say, God's true people then will be identified 29:11 by their loyalty to the fourth commandment. 29:14 Let's keep that in mind. 29:16 The sign of God's creative power, 29:19 the claim that God has upon the human race, 29:22 and among us as individuals, 29:25 He's asking for our reverence 29:27 and homage we have to pay Him. 29:30 Friend, you love Him that much, 29:31 you see what we're getting at here, 29:35 okay, then you say well, how about the wicked. 29:36 How will they be distinguished? 29:38 How do you going to distinguish the wicked right here? 29:42 Remember the wicked is going to be, what? 29:43 Their efforts are going to be to tear down 29:46 the Creator's memorial or the Sabbath. 29:49 And they're going to try to exalt the false day of Rome 29:53 or the first day of the week. 29:55 That's what they are gonna be doing. 29:57 They are gonna be elevating the first day of the week. 29:58 God's people gonna be elevating the seventh day of the week. 30:01 Man's, man's day or God's day, seem pretty simple choice to me. 30:06 Now look-- let's move on, 30:07 lot can be said, now let's move on. 30:09 Last part of Revelation 13:14, 30:11 "Saying to them that dwell on the earth, 30:14 that they should make an image," what? 30:16 "An image to the beast which was wounded by the sword, 30:20 and" what? "And did live." 30:23 So the Bible is going on and on 30:24 and here I'm trying to make sure that we understand 30:26 and repeating as I am so that we get the message, 30:29 so we don't have to say, well, I think it's just power to say. 30:32 It's very simple the powers we are talking about. 30:34 It's that eventually United States is going to do what? 30:37 Protestantism is going to make an image to the beast, who? 30:40 To the papacy, something that will point to, 30:42 what the papacy has instituted 30:43 and we eventually will say this is what we-- 30:46 okay, then we're gonna make an image to the beast 30:48 and has to do with our worship, remember? 30:51 Wounded by a sword and did live. 30:53 Image simply means a lightness, a lightness. 30:57 Make an image to the first beast then would be to make, what? 31:01 An organization that would function on the same principles 31:07 as the first beast or the papacy. 31:09 So with the United States in what? 31:11 Will begin to put in operation something 31:13 that the papacy did back in the old country, 31:16 that's what Bible is talking about here. 31:18 That we operate on the same principles. 31:20 What principles then did that first beast 31:23 operate on or the papacy? 31:25 Many of you could say the first beast, 31:27 it might just fool you, you know, I'm not sure-- 31:28 the papacy, what did they do? 31:31 Remember the principles they operated on 31:33 was civil government to enforce 31:36 and support the religious institution. 31:39 So they pass religious laws and they had the government 31:42 as it were a civil power to enforce it. 31:45 That's going to happen here, remember the two horns, 31:48 he's speaking as a lamb, 31:49 there after it begin to speak as a dragon, the Bible says. 31:53 So in order for the United States of America, 31:56 the second beast to be like the first beast 31:59 or the papacy, it would have to some, 32:02 something's going to have to happen, 32:04 there's something's going to change. 32:06 It's gonna have to change its principles and freedom. 32:10 Which don't you see is being attacked 32:12 on every side right now, our religious freedom, 32:14 our freedoms in general were being attacked 32:16 right and left everyday that we're here. 32:18 They're being attack more and more and more all sides. 32:21 You have hate crimes, you have gun patrols, 32:23 you have terrorism, you have your religion, 32:26 religious liberty on every side there's an attack going on. 32:31 And there is laws been passed 32:32 more stringent each and everyday. 32:35 Friend, I might say, you know, 32:37 there is different movements going on. 32:39 They feverishly, listen to me carefully, 32:42 movements going on in the world that's feverishly working 32:45 to make an image to the beast. 32:48 You say, well, I didn't. 32:50 Do you realize that we're talking 32:51 about here group I take it back 1888. 32:54 We're talking about righteous by faith. 32:55 We're talking about an institution 32:58 where they have their magazine. 33:00 I was gonna bring it up here and I did not do it. 33:02 But a magazine on there and the cover 33:03 you open it up called Lord's Day Alliance. 33:06 I know, many of you know that one. 33:08 And then open here first page it says, 33:10 they came into being to do, what? 33:13 To make Sunday the national day of worship. 33:16 In 1980 they've been working feverishly 33:18 to make sure that we all keep Sunday as the Lord's Day. 33:22 You can't make something Lord's Day, 33:24 it's not the Lord's Day. 33:25 The Lord's Day is the Sabbath day 33:26 that's what the Bible says. 33:28 Sure I'm gonna push you, you better believe 33:29 I'm gonna push you to get into the word to find out 33:31 well, this be true or not. 33:34 See what is the image to the beast? 33:35 Since the United States is going to Protestantism, 33:39 it's going to make an image to the papacy. 33:42 In other words something that the papacy stands for 33:44 that we begin to say, okay, 33:46 we're pushing just like they would. 33:48 See, everybody I know there's lot of people 33:50 especially in Adventism, 33:51 they always want to watch the pope here, 33:53 we're gonna watch the papacy. 33:55 Listen, my advice you better watch Protestants, 33:58 apostate Protestants. 33:59 Protestants are going to push for this movement 34:02 and certainly the papacy will join right in. 34:05 Now, listen to this here, image to the beast 34:07 and I'm gonna make these statements 34:09 about seven quick ones as fast as I can go here. 34:11 The image to the beast will be formed before probation closes. 34:17 It's gonna be before probation closes. 34:20 It's gonna be a test of the people of God 34:23 and they must have this test before they can be sealed. 34:27 Interesting, what a controversy 34:28 is going on in the movement today. 34:31 Remember, this test is going to be out there 34:32 where before God can seal His people is who want to test. 34:36 Three it deals with the union of church and state. 34:40 The image of the beast deals what? 34:41 With the church and the state. 34:44 We find the image of the beast is formed 34:46 by the Protestant churches. Interesting. 34:49 Five, it is an image to the papacy or a lightness 34:54 to what the papacy has instituted. 34:57 It should be pretty simple. 34:58 The law is going to be passed for Sunday observance, 35:03 instead of God's seventh day Sabbath. Interesting. 35:07 Point number seven, it's going to be given life and power 35:11 by that little lamb with two horns 35:14 United States of America, wow. 35:17 Revelation 13:11 on. 35:20 So when we think about the Protestant churches, 35:23 when they begin to and they're already doing it. 35:26 Blessed your heart we're doing it 35:27 and you sit there and say, no you read it 35:28 and you still say, no. 35:30 At Protestant churches they are uniting 35:33 with the secular powers to give life to a false day of worship. 35:39 United States is going to give life 35:40 to this false day of worship. 35:42 And this then it's is going to use its power 35:45 then to sustain the institution of what? 35:49 Of the church. 35:50 Don't you see the church and state 35:51 should be a vast separation 35:53 and people are just in such denial, 35:55 you know, the state can give funds to the schools 35:58 and they can help and they give grants 36:00 and they can do everything to relit 36:01 and then we turn on and say, well, no 36:03 they're separating between church and state. 36:06 The enemy is going to make sure that's not going to happen, 36:08 because again the enemy might know 36:10 that you have to have the secular power, 36:12 the civil power to enforce the laws, 36:15 you see, the religious laws that Protestants wants us 36:18 to have pass and also the Catholic Church. 36:21 It's gonna have to have a power to back it up. 36:24 And remember the first beast we're talking about here, 36:27 we're talking about this first beast is the papal power. 36:29 You know what it does? It admits, it admits. 36:33 In Daniel 7:25, the prophet put down, 36:36 Daniel put down and this power shall think to change, what? 36:39 Good, times and laws. 36:42 So we identify here so the beast, 36:44 the papacy admits, yes, we've changed the law. 36:49 We changed the seventh day of the week, 36:51 the fourth commandment in the ten. 36:53 Friends, they either all binding or they are not. 36:55 It's just that simple. 36:57 You can't just take one out and exchange it. 36:58 Resurrection didn't change the Sabbath 37:00 to the first day of the week. 37:01 There's no Bible passage to it. 37:03 Only mentions, what? 37:04 Sunday, first day of the week, 37:06 eight times in the entire New Testament, 37:08 six times refers to the same instance. 37:11 So there's not-- there's nothing in scriptures. 37:14 What I am saying, that will gives you a foundation 37:17 which to stand on the Bible, it's not. 37:19 The Papacy said, "We did it long time 37:21 before there's ever been Protestants." 37:24 That's why many people don't know 37:25 and most of you don't care 37:27 because you are not gonna get in the word. 37:28 You are not going to study. 37:30 You are gonna accept the power of the Roman Catholic Church. 37:33 Now remember, we have to rethink about the-- 37:36 what are we accepting as Protestants, 37:38 that the whole world is wandering 37:40 after the Catholic Church. 37:42 We're not talking about maybe you go into confession. 37:44 We're not talking about penance. 37:46 We're not talking the law, the other things that they have. 37:48 It's Sunday, the Protestant world wanders 37:51 after what the papacy put into motion. 37:54 It's what? Sabbath Sunday issue. 37:56 And the whole world wanders after. 38:00 Isn't it very, very sad? 38:02 Bible says, they wander after the beast, 38:04 the papacy whose names are not written 38:07 in the Lamb's Book of Life. 38:08 Read that in Revelation 13:8. 38:10 I am talking this is heavy duty stuff. 38:12 It's not for the weakened heart. 38:13 You gonna get aggravate, 38:14 some of you gonna turn it off dear friends, 38:16 but you may wish that you never did turn it off, 38:18 that you listen. 38:21 This United States of America is right. 38:24 Right now, we are ripe, we are ready for these Sunday laws. 38:28 Let me just give you about four points real quickly here. 38:31 And you think on with me. 38:34 There's hardly any difference, point one, 38:36 there's hardly any difference between 38:38 now we are talking about 38:39 the professing Christian world and, what? 38:44 And the world that we live in. 38:45 There's hardly any difference. The church is so worldly. 38:50 The church--you know the rules come into the church 38:52 so there's hardly any difference between the two. 38:54 So there's not gonna be much of a fight put up 38:56 when this begins to take place. 38:58 Point number two, 39:01 Satan is going to unite people together by the-- 39:06 in the ranks of spiritualism. 39:08 He's going to unite us together through what? 39:11 Spiritualism, he's ready. 39:13 Did you get it? 39:15 The church, the world is ready. 39:16 They are so much like they are ready for this deception. 39:19 The enemy is ready for this deception. 39:21 Number three, the papacy tells us this, 39:25 papacy says, "You know what, we believe in miracles. 39:28 And when we see miracles used it, 39:29 it tells us whether it's right or it's wrong." 39:31 So they are set up to say if we see some miracles, 39:34 we're gonna know when to make our move too. 39:37 Protestant world is already ready 39:38 for these miracles, these signs. 39:41 In fact they say miracles in signs, 39:42 it's sign of a true church. 39:44 But Rome says, "Rome is ready." 39:48 And you know Protestant point number four. 39:50 Protestants have rejected the truth of God's word. 39:55 They are right, they are ready to be deceived, 39:59 because they will not listen to the Bible 40:01 teaching of what happens when you die. 40:04 They won't get that. They don't want to know. 40:06 They believe that the dead can speak to us. 40:10 They believe that the dead can come back. 40:13 And that something you know, 40:14 out of space there's you know the flying saucers 40:17 and visiting from other planets, people are coming back. 40:20 You have programs, hunted houses-- 40:23 that are on detecting by some kind of mold heat, 40:28 you know, some kind of-- something you can detect ghost 40:30 that's in a house right now. 40:32 People are fascinated by it visiting from other planet, 40:35 T.V., movies. 40:37 For years now have been setting people up 40:40 to believe that there's other life, 40:43 life beyond death. 40:45 Friend, think about it that you love ones can come back. 40:47 No, the Bible doesn't teach that 40:48 but Protestantism is ready, they are right. 40:51 The devil got them right 40:52 because they reject the truth of God's word. 40:55 So here you think about, here we see the rulings, 40:58 we see the enemy, we see Protestants, 41:02 we see papacy willing and ready to accept what? 41:06 A new form of religion but denying the power of God. 41:12 Please hear that. Here's what they are saying. 41:13 Let's come together. Let's have unity. 41:16 Let's just degree where we came on you know, 41:18 common points you know, doctrine. 41:21 We just let the rest of them go. 41:22 No, you can't do that. 41:24 You can never lower the principles. 41:25 You can never say, well, okay we accept this 41:27 and we-- we just keep silent. 41:29 Truth is, truth us truth. 41:30 This is what the devil is doing to try to bring something about. 41:34 And he said, "As we bring this about 41:36 he's going to support by sciences 41:38 and miracles and wonders." 41:40 I hope you see that. 41:41 And then here's what they are gonna-- 41:43 listen, people are teaching it all over the place 41:45 by the millions right now. 41:47 They are saying as they see the signs of miracles 41:49 and wonders began to take place. 41:52 They say, "Look, the world is going to be-- 41:54 listen, before Jesus comes here 41:56 the world is going to be converted. 41:58 And then now comes the long expected millennium 42:02 or the 1000 years on this earth before Jesus come. 42:05 Thousand years, oh friend, brothers and sisters, 42:08 it never takes place on this earth. 42:11 The millennium does not but the world 42:12 is been thought that it does. 42:15 And so its, they are ready. 42:16 They are right because they what? 42:18 Reject, Thus saith the Lord. 42:20 Because may this not popular, 42:22 may this just not what they want to hear. 42:25 The world is going to accept what? 42:27 The Papal Sabbath. 42:29 That's what they are going to do. 42:31 Not the seventh day but the first of the week, 42:33 you gonna follow after Rome. 42:35 Quickly on time. Revelation 13:15,16,17. 42:38 I am gonna read three verses because of our time 42:40 discussing as fast as we can. 42:42 Bible said, "He had power to give life 42:44 unto the image of the beast, 42:46 image of the beast should both speak, 42:49 cause that as many as would not" 42:51 notice the word 42:52 "worship the image of the beast should be killed." 42:56 Why am I excited about this? 42:57 Why am I trying to say, Oh God, help people to understand, 43:00 Help me to understand because if we don't go along with it 43:03 we will be killed because the lamb speak with-- 43:06 is a lamb but it speaks as the dragon or as the papacy. 43:10 We see all these things taking place in the world. 43:12 Please don't close your mind to it. 43:14 Verse 16, He calls us. 43:16 He calls us, legislative action, laws passed 43:19 "Both small, great, rich, poor, bond 43:21 and free to receive a mark in the forehead or in the hand." 43:24 Not notice this, verse 17 says that, 43:27 "That no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, 43:31 or the mane of the beast or the number of his name." 43:33 The time is coming where no one can buy, sell, 43:35 do anything to get food unless you have the mark of the beast, 43:38 you have the mark of the beast you're lost. Wow. 43:43 Now do you remember we talking about here 43:45 the image that would setup in Babylon. 43:47 Do you remember that, the image was set up there 43:49 on the plain of Dura. 43:50 And all the people had bow down and worship 43:53 if not it cost them their very life. 43:55 Without going to detail because out of time-- 43:57 you realize a false Sabbath is being set up 44:00 even as talk right now. 44:02 Its about to be setup, it's gonna be pass, 44:04 it's gonna become law of the lamb. 44:06 Are we talking prophesy something in the future? 44:08 You better believe it because the Bible talks about it. 44:11 It's talking about Sunday. 44:13 Remember once again has no sanction what so ever, 44:16 a common working day, a day that's dedicated to the sun. 44:21 I know there's a lot of honest hearts everywhere 44:23 but friend you can't keep silent. 44:24 We have a message to give, its not just love, 44:27 its not just goody, goody. 44:28 It is a message of warning. A trumpet has to blow. 44:31 We have to sound an alarm on the Holy Mountain. 44:34 We have to rise and shine. 44:35 You see this is what it's all about here. 44:37 If you love because these things will takes place 44:40 as I stand here, they will take place. 44:42 It's going to affect the people of God. 44:44 Its going to affect the world 44:45 and the majority are just sitting back laughing 44:47 and saying it's not going to happen. 44:49 There's going to be disasters by land and sea and air, 44:53 terrorist attacks, money problems, 44:55 food problems, job problems. 44:58 You know we talk about global warming, 45:00 anything you possibly think of. 45:02 People are lying about and everything else 45:04 but I am telling there are some real problems in the world. 45:06 We have to have clean air, we have to have clean water, 45:08 we got to have clean food, we got to have-- 45:10 oh we are having problems, dear friends. 45:13 And somebody, they are gonna be looking around 45:15 saying that everything is not going right. 45:17 Who's to blame here? 45:18 Somebody is to blame. 45:20 You know we always have that in this world. 45:21 Oh there's a small group over here, 45:23 you know what after the Sunday law 45:24 you know put an agitation and it's passed. 45:27 There's a small group over here, 45:28 they are not gonna honor that day. 45:31 They are still keeping all the commandments, 45:33 the forth day-- and the seventh day Sabbath. 45:36 We're gonna blame them. 45:39 The world supposed to be keep in Rome, 45:41 Papacy's day, child of the Papacy, 45:42 that's what the Sunday is. Worship of sun God. 45:48 Friend, we have to realize here-- 45:50 you know what they say, remember in Jesus time what they said, 45:53 you can read that in John 11:50, 45:55 the time will come and you say, 45:57 "Oh, I just can't--" don't worry about that 45:59 the Bible said that it will have faith to believe 46:01 and prepare for it. It said the will come. 46:04 It said it would be better-- 46:05 listen, would be better for a few members, yes. 46:08 Better for a few to perish than the whole nation, you remember. 46:12 Time will come in this country 46:14 when those words will be repeated again. 46:15 Its better for this little group, 46:17 the majority of us over here, 46:18 we are all together, we are working together. 46:20 Remember those working together 46:21 and accepting beast power over here. 46:22 Their names are not written in the Lambs Book of Life. 46:26 The devil is mad at you because you want to honor 46:28 and keep the Seventh-day Sabbath in the honor of the creator 46:30 and our redeemer and out sustainer. 46:33 And then you won't be able to buy yourself 46:34 and I guarantee you this, 46:36 your bread and water will be sure. 46:37 God is looking for people who will stand 46:40 in the midst of turmoil, in the midst of a war. 46:43 And friend we are in a spiritual warfare right now. 46:47 In fact you talk about an attempt 46:48 to make all the world, all the people give a legions 46:52 to this first beast or the papacy. 46:55 The second beast, United States of America will pass a bill, 46:59 will pass a decree threatening with death 47:03 all who will not cooperate. 47:05 Dear friend, if you are commandment keeper 47:07 you need to look up, lift up your head and say, 47:08 "Oh God, give me help, give me strength, 47:10 give me a new relationship with you." 47:12 In Revelation 13:16, I am going fast, 47:15 --there's a mark-- oh like to spend 47:18 two or three hours on this but can not do it. 47:20 A mark, that means there's going to be stamp 47:22 as it were, there's going to be an impress. 47:24 There's something that tells the world 47:26 that the one who has this mark 47:28 is worshipping the first beast or the papacy. 47:32 It's a sign of legions to the papacy 47:34 for what they have instituted which is Sunday. 47:38 Wow. 47:39 Revelation 13:8, I said this before. 47:42 I quoted and said what? 47:43 All these people have this mark, 47:45 their names are not written in the Lambs Book of Life 47:47 that's the urgency that I feel and I know you do too. 47:50 When this takes place, the passing of the Sunday law 47:52 in opposition to the Seventh-day Sabbath 47:56 there's gonna be contention. 47:58 There's gonna be some real issues here 48:00 about the law of God. 48:01 Remember Jesus said in Matthew 15:9, He said, 48:06 "In Vain do they worship me, 48:07 teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." 48:11 You have the Law of God, you have the law of man, 48:13 the beast power, the papacy. 48:16 What are we gonna do about giving the three angels message? 48:19 Three angels message, when its being given 48:21 its gonna bring light, you see, 48:22 to the commandments of God 48:24 or its gonna be the commandments of men. 48:26 You have to choose which side you going to be on. 48:29 We go to stand this time, 48:30 you guys have to be stand right now. 48:32 Each person has to decide who they are going to follow. 48:34 Are you gonna follow the first beast or the papacy 48:36 and gonna keep Sunday day, 48:38 the child of the papacy, are you? 48:40 The one who said he thought to change times and laws. 48:42 It's a proven fact in the history, 48:43 proven fact in the Bible. 48:45 Or you gonna honor the God 48:47 by keeping His commandments including the fourth. 48:50 See if a person-- I am gonna, Oh, get heavy here. 48:52 If a person knowingly, listen, time will come 48:56 and you chose to support the institution of the beast 49:00 or the Papacy or the image to the beast, 49:04 talking United States of America, 49:05 we're taking--Sunday against a direct command of God 49:09 you will receive the mark of the beast. 49:12 No one has it right now, 49:13 when that Sunday law is passed you will have to choose. 49:16 If you chose the wrong, 49:17 you choose to go with the man of sin, 49:19 dear friends you will receive the mark of the beast 49:21 and you know what the warning is on that. 49:22 Mark of the beast, in the right hand it says 49:25 or in the forehead dealing with labor, 49:27 dealing with forehead with decision. 49:28 I wish we had more time than we have. 49:30 Conviction that we have by the power of God. 49:33 Oh friend, one who worships the beast the Bible is clear, 49:36 also worships the image and has the bearer of that mark. 49:44 Bible says you are not gonna be able to buy or sell, 49:45 unless you have the mark, 49:48 the name or the number. 49:49 Quickly, if I get just a little bit over here 49:51 in last couple of minutes that we have. 49:53 If you look at the mark, the name and the numbers 49:54 so all three phases when they come together they indicate-- 49:59 they are all connected with the beast and the image. 50:02 Verse 18 said, "Here is wisdom. 50:04 Let him that hath understanding 50:05 count the number of the beast for it's the number of man, 50:08 and his number is six hundred 50:10 threescore and six" or six, six, six. 50:13 You realize that man was created on the sixth day, 50:16 did you get it? Man's day, six, six, six. 50:20 Think with me, six, six, six. 50:22 Some differences come to light. 50:23 A lot of differences, people were just 50:25 fighting over a lot of things. Please don't do this. 50:26 First six, six, six in the Bible 50:29 came out of the reformation period of time 50:31 there stood for Vicarius Filii Dei 50:34 meaning Vicar of the Son of God. 50:35 Do you remember that? 50:37 1915, the Catholic journal. 50:39 Our Sunday visitor said, 50:41 this was on the pope's crown, do you remember? 50:44 This is just one of the titles of the Pope 50:46 and the numbers were on there six, six, six. 50:49 Again in letter quickly, 1941, 50:51 same question was put to them again on the Pope's tiara. 50:55 They come back and said there's nothing on that. 50:57 The Catholic encyclopedia says 50:59 there's a difference between the mightier 51:00 and between the tiara. 51:02 Now, it says the number of a man 51:04 it would represent then a human organization, 51:07 a religious political government 51:10 who stands at the head of this power. 51:12 Who is that last power, oh friend, 51:14 who is the last power that's going to stamp out 51:17 God's last day people? 51:19 Who is it? 51:20 Quickly-- the Mother of Harlot. 51:23 Bible talks about the mother of Harlot is a papacy. 51:25 She is always pleading for her daughter, 51:27 the protestant to come home. 51:29 But let me tell you our eyes need to be on the daughter 51:31 who needs to be on what? On the protestant. Why? 51:35 Because we're gonna have the same mind 51:37 is what the Bible says 51:38 and we gonna exercise all of our power 51:40 of the first beast against God's people. 51:42 Friend, you realize what the time we are in? 51:46 Three selected message, 385. Couple of minutes left. 51:49 "All who will not bow 51:51 to the decree of the national councils, 51:53 and obey the national laws to exalt the Sabbath institution 51:57 by the man if sin. 51:59 To disregard of God's holy day, 52:00 will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, 52:06 but of the Protestant world, the image of the beast." 52:09 Protestant world makes the image of the beast. 52:11 Unites States are going to be the last power on this earth, 52:14 it's gonna put what? 52:15 The death decree upon God's people. 52:17 It's just heard to get through our head 52:19 but you all friend you see it A Word to the Flock, 52:22 last power that treads down the saints 52:24 is brought to view in Revelation 13:11-18 52:28 what we've been discovering, six, six, six. 52:30 Word to the Flock, 19, 52:32 "I saw that the number (666) of the Image of Beast 52:35 was made up and that it was the Beast 52:37 that changed the Sabbath and the image, 52:39 United States of America Beast followed on after 52:43 and kept the Pope's and not God's Sabbath." 52:45 Friend, do you see what's going on here? 52:47 Our lad has become a battle field 52:50 on which is going to carry on struggle 52:52 for religious liberty. Why? 52:53 Because the people are not practicing 52:55 or walking in the truth of God. 52:58 We must take a firm stand like we've never taken before. 53:00 To reverence the day that God has given to us as seventh day. 53:04 And if we--knowingly, knowingly reverence Sunday 53:08 we place ourselves on the side of the great deceiver. 53:12 No homage to that man of sin. Not the first day of the week. 53:15 The people of God must be clothed with his righteousness 53:18 be fortified with the truth 53:20 or the delusions of the devil will take us. 53:22 We are not to be found in neutral position. 53:24 Please remember, listen, 53:26 don't be found in neutral position right now 53:29 on matter of these great consequences. 53:31 The people have as their banner on the commandments of God. 53:35 How about let's pray about it? 53:37 I want that to be realizing 53:38 what we were talking life and death issue. 53:39 Oh, we need prayer, let's pray. 53:41 Merciful Father in heaven, 53:42 we thank you for your precious word. 53:44 So much material covered but Lord, 53:45 I pray your Holy Spirit will make things light. 53:47 People will be able to understand it 53:49 and I thank you for it in Jesus name. Amen. 53:52 I now I spend a pretty tough and ferocious almost 53:55 and trying to get something's said 53:57 but friend when its life and death 53:58 and your life is on the life for eternity 54:00 I am serious about it. I am serious about my own life. 54:03 And you know these messages need to come 54:05 and need to be come with more force 54:06 and more clarity and straight and right to the point in time. 54:09 Your free will offering that make us available. 54:12 So please pray, 54:14 God called we do to help keep this message going. 54:17 We're going be praying for you. 54:18 Thank you for your cards, comments. 54:19 We'll see you next time. 54:24 Hello again. 54:25 In closing please allow me to share few words 54:28 dealing with Revelation 13:11-15 54:32 as found in the book The Great Controversy. 54:36 Reading, it says, 54:38 "The prediction that it will speak 'as a dragon' 54:41 and exercise 'all the power of the first beast' 54:44 plainly foretells a development 54:46 of the spirit of intolerance and persecution 54:49 that was manifested by the nation 54:52 represented by the dragon and the leopard like beast. 54:56 And the statement that the beast with two horns 54:59 'causeth the earth and them which dwell 55:02 therein to worship the first beast' 55:05 indicates that the authority of this nation 55:08 is to be exercised in enforcing some observance 55:12 which shall be an act of homage to the papacy. 55:16 'Sating to them that dewll on the earth, 55:18 that they should make an image to the beast.' 55:21 Here is clearly presented a form of government 55:24 in which the legislative power rests with the people, 55:28 a most striking evidence that the United States 55:32 is the nation denoted in the prophecy." 55:36 Friends, what we would start seemed impossible 55:41 as we ask retained this prophesy from scripture 55:44 is now clearly becoming overwhelmingly foreseeable. 55:50 There is evidence, historical evidence 55:53 that the moral laws pertaining to our times of worships 55:57 have been established 55:59 with more in making for many years now. 56:03 And with the collapse of our lifestyle 56:05 as we have noted in this country 56:07 for so long due to economic troubles, 56:11 wars, natural disasters of all kinds, 56:14 terrorism and so on. 56:16 One begins to see how a nation would do 56:19 whatever they deem necessary to fix these problems. 56:24 But friends, don't be fooled. 56:28 We must claim to the Bible now as never before 56:31 and the Bible only as it's been written. 56:34 Only those who are faithful 56:36 until the end will receive a crown of life. 56:40 And it is our sincere desire here 56:42 Behold the Lamb Ministries to help you, 56:45 to strengthen you in the word of God. 56:48 Therefore we are making this three part series 56:51 available to you for a love gift of just $23 or more. 56:55 And remember this donation will assist us 56:58 in covering the enormous cost of production and distribution. 57:02 And as you continue, listen, 57:05 as you continue to make God's word a part of your heart 57:08 and a part of your mind be in prayer for God 57:11 to open doors for you to share these messages 57:14 with your families and friends. 57:17 You may be the only source of truth 57:20 that many may come in contact with. 57:22 So won't you consider ordering your set today? 57:26 Call us here in the United States 57:28 at area code 618-942-5044. 57:32 That central standard time 57:34 or write us here at Behold the Lamb Ministries 57:37 PO Box 2030 Herrin, IL 62948. 57:42 You may also email us with your request 57:45 at beholdthelambministries @yahoo.com 57:48 or you may order on our website 57:51 at www. beholdthelambministries.com. 57:57 Until next time friends may our precious Lord 58:00 continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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