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00:38 Hello, and welcome to Behold the Lamb Presents.
00:40 I'm Chris Shelton. 00:42 I want to thank you for joining us today. 00:44 "Catching the Steady Trend of Events... 00:47 The Last Scenes of this World's History" 00:49 part 2 is our program for today. 00:53 When we recorded what we're now calling part 1, 00:55 we originally had no intention of continuing with that message 01:00 as a series. 01:02 However, we felt compelled 01:04 to the unction of the Holy Spirit 01:06 to present more, 01:08 to present more of how these steady trends 01:11 of events are taking place right before our very eyes. 01:15 Therefore, we are converting these messages 01:18 into a three part series. 01:21 In part one, Pastor Kenny, 01:22 he focused on biblical 01:24 and quotes from Spirit of Prophecy 01:27 on prophecies that were given 01:28 in times past to take place in our day, 01:32 and thus draw our probation to a close. 01:35 He made mention that moral legislation 01:38 will soon be passed, 01:39 even in this land of freedom, 01:42 as we have termed it for so many years. 01:45 The passing of moral legislation, 01:47 friends, it will restrict our choices, 01:50 it will restrict our choices of buying, selling, 01:53 and even the time 01:55 in which we may worship our God. 01:57 Immediately, one may think that this is absolutely 02:00 an impossibility in this land of the free, 02:03 in this land of the home of the brave. 02:05 But looking closer at the propaganda 02:08 that is being implemented on nearly every news outlet, 02:12 in various churches, and even in our schools 02:15 a very different picture begins to emerge. 02:19 Thousands of lives are being lost 02:21 daily in natural disasters, 02:23 and which are taking place with unprecedented veracity 02:27 and frequency as never before experienced. 02:32 People are losing their empathy. 02:34 They're losing their compassion and their love for one another. 02:37 Our world is simply coming apart 02:40 that seems as it were with wars, and famines, 02:44 and economic collapse. 02:46 Allow me to read this prophetic quote 02:48 taken from the book 02:50 "Prophets and Kings" on page 537. 02:53 "The present is a time of overwhelming 02:56 interest to all living. 02:57 Rulers and statesmen, 02:59 men who occupy positions of trust and authority, 03:03 thinking men and women of all classes, 03:05 have their attention fixed upon the events 03:08 that are taking place about us. 03:11 They are watching the relations that exist among nations. 03:15 They observe the intensity 03:17 that is taking possession of every earthly element, 03:20 and they recognize that something great 03:24 and decisive is about to take place 03:27 that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis." 03:32 Isn't that what the Bible says? 03:34 Friends, their plans to thwart these events 03:37 are what will drastically change 03:40 our lives forever. 03:42 We're going to discuss this today, 03:44 we're going to discuss it in more detail 03:46 with Pastor Kenny Shelton. 03:47 But before we continue with catching 03:49 The Steady Trend of Events... 03:51 The Last Scenes of this World's History, 03:54 part 2, let's first visit 3ABN and rejoice in a song entitled, 03:59 "My tribute," as played by the amazing Mary Grace. 07:12 Thanks for joining us 07:14 once again here at Behold the Lamb. 07:15 As you've already heard, this is a very exciting study. 07:18 And I want to make sure that you're ready for it. 07:20 Because once we get started, we're going to go quickly, 07:23 we have to because of the time 07:25 that's allotted here for this study. 07:26 We're going to be doing part 2, 07:28 Catching the Steady Trend of Events 07:31 The Last Scenes of this World's History, 07:34 a long title, but man there's a lot of information 07:37 we need and we're going to be, 07:38 you know, pleading with the Holy Spirit 07:40 to get our minds, our hearts, ears open, 07:42 that we may hear, we may understand it, 07:43 and see what's happening. 07:45 This subject, we can see all the ingredients 07:48 to there that will lead to a Sunday law. 07:51 We're going to pray about it right now. 07:52 Would you pray with me as we kneel? 07:56 Loving Father in heaven, thank You for the privilege, 07:58 we have to study Your Word today. 07:59 We just implore You by the grace of God, just to sit, 08:02 please send the Holy Spirit. 08:04 Open our minds, and our hearts, and every ear 08:06 and be around the world 08:08 that we can hear and wants to hear 08:09 what is truth that we might be ready for Your soon coming. 08:12 Help us, Lord, we pray today, clear mind, clear heart, 08:15 clear hands covered with Your blood in Jesus' name. 08:17 We're praying for everyone now in Jesus' name, amen. 08:21 You have your Bible, I want you to turn with me. 08:23 I usually spend a whole lot of time 08:25 and I do different time but not reading 08:27 a whole bunch of texts together. 08:29 But this is going to be our foundation, 08:30 which we're going to be building on. 08:32 Keep all of these things in mind 08:34 because they will come to pass. 08:36 There's no doubt about it. 08:37 Turn with me your Bible to Revelation Chapter 13, 08:40 if you will, please. 08:41 Revelation Chapter 13, 08:43 going to read about eight verses, 08:44 going to skip a few because of time, 08:46 I'd love for you to read it all. 08:48 Because Revelation Chapter 13, 08:49 when you read verses 1 through 10, 08:51 you're really talking about the beast power, 08:53 which is identified as the papacy, no doubt about it. 08:56 You read Revelation 13:11-18 08:59 is a United States in Bible prophecy. 09:01 This is not, I say, as our subject to prove 09:03 all of these things right now, 09:05 but I want you to think on that as we study today. 09:08 Revelation 13, beginning with verse 3. 09:10 The Bible said, 09:12 " I saw one of the heads as it were wounded to death, 09:15 and his deadly wound was healed: 09:17 and all the world, " did what? 09:19 "Wondered after the beast." 09:21 Notice with me there in verse 4, 09:23 the Bible says, 09:24 "And they worshiped the dragon," notice this, 09:26 they worshiped whom? 09:27 "The dragon who gave power to the beast." 09:30 The beast is leading out, it's all about worship. 09:33 You notice this who we're worshipping, 09:34 it says the beast. 09:36 Most people don't know what is beast 09:37 and what it's all about here. 09:38 But we're going to be finding out rather quickly 09:41 that they would admit that dragon is in control. 09:44 We'll read more about that in a moment 09:45 and explain who the dragon is, in case you don't know. 09:48 "They worshipped the beast, saying, 09:49 'Who is like into the beast? 09:51 Who is able to make war with him?' 09:52 " Skip to verse 8, please, if you will. 09:54 Notice what the Bible says, verse 8, 09:57 it said, "All that dwell upon," what? 09:59 Read with me. 10:00 "All the dwell upon the earth shall worship him, 10:03 whose names are not written 10:05 in the Lamb's book of life slain 10:07 from the foundation of the world." 10:09 Did you get the importance of this? 10:11 The Bible says, all the world. 10:14 Now notice and then it goes on later, 10:15 if we had time to read it. 10:16 It says, there's just a little small group 10:18 and then that small group is identified as those who keep 10:20 the commandments of God. 10:21 But notice this, this is dealing with worship, 10:24 what is boiling down to in the world today 10:26 through the government and through us as individuals 10:28 and legislative action, 10:30 all this is on, I mean, these heavy duty lessons here. 10:32 Let's skip to verse 11. Shall we? 10:34 You have your Bible, Revelation 13:11. 10:36 The Bible says, "I beheld until another beast 10:39 coming out of the," what? 10:40 "Out of the earth that had two horns like a lamb, 10:43 and he spake as the dragon." 10:45 That's United States, isn't it? 10:47 But notice, the United States, 10:48 "Exercise all the power of the first beast," 10:50 the papacy, "before him, 10:52 causing the earth and them that dwell therein to worship." 10:55 There's going to be something is going to happen 10:57 passed by law that you're going to be made 10:59 to worship the beast. 11:01 Did you notice that, the first beast? 11:03 "Whose deadly wound was," what? 11:05 "Was healed." 11:06 Notice verse 15 with me, 11:08 "And he had power to give life," who is it? 11:10 This is a beast power. 11:11 Notice, "He had power to give life 11:13 unto the image of the beast." 11:14 Remember, the enemy is behind it, 11:16 he gave him his power, his seat and great authority. 11:18 Notice this, "That the image of the beast 11:20 should both speak and cause as many as would not," what? 11:25 "As many as would not worship the image of the beast 11:27 should be killed." 11:29 You know, we should be trembling in our shoes 11:30 right now to realize where we are headed. 11:32 If we are faithful to God, 11:34 then it is going to come down, defines. 11:36 It's going to be coming down to things taken away from you. 11:39 And the bottom line 11:40 which the devil always uses as force, 11:42 it'll be a death decree that goes out on the true 11:45 commandment keepers of God. 11:46 That's what the Bible says here. 11:48 Verse 16, "He causes all both small, 11:50 great, rich, poor, free and bond, 11:53 to receive," what? 11:55 "A mark in their right hand and in their forehead." 11:58 You notice that, notice what he's doing here, 12:00 God wants to put the seal of the living God 12:02 in our forehead, 12:03 which is a seventh day Sabbath. 12:05 Can't go into all that too, 12:06 but I'm giving you food for thought. 12:08 And a lot of you who want to fuss and argue 12:09 and write letters, you go ahead and do it. 12:11 It's okay. 12:12 We'll go right to it, because we'll be able 12:13 to give you an answer right back. 12:15 Seek 17, "That no man might buy or sell, 12:17 save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, 12:20 or the number of," what? 12:22 "Of his name." 12:23 We are catching the steady trend of events 12:27 they're taking place right now. 12:29 And I want you to think about something with me. 12:33 The Bible says, I think it's in Habakkuk 2:2. 12:36 It talks about, you know, again, 12:37 it has to do with Judah and has to do 12:39 with the Chaldeans conquering them. 12:41 But I think there's an application there that we need 12:43 to really quickly look at. 12:45 And you don't have to turn there, just jot it down, 12:47 if you will. 12:48 It says, "Write the vision and make it," what? 12:50 "And make it plain," and then what? 12:52 "Then basically you run with it." 12:54 We've got to run with it because why? 12:56 Because it will surely come to pass. 12:59 So I'm saying what we're talking about today 13:01 will surely come to pass. 13:02 A lot of it already is, it's already there in place. 13:05 Keep that in mind. 13:07 A lot of passages, keep those underline, 13:08 keep them with you as we go along. 13:10 The Sunday movement is moving. 13:13 Are you there? 13:14 The Sunday movement is moving forward, though it's concealed, 13:19 is hiding in darkness. 13:21 Do you get it? 13:22 Where most of us is not catching it, 13:24 but this work is going on. 13:26 But every movement towards Sunday sacredness, 13:29 the devil is behind it. 13:30 It's okay to get plain? 13:32 Yes. There is something... 13:33 You can... Yeah. 13:34 And firstly, you can read these things 13:36 yourself from the Word of God. 13:37 You can read it from the Spirit of Prophecy, 13:38 it's there. 13:40 It's behind and then darkness as it were at night. 13:42 So people can't understand, 13:43 those who are passing rules and laws and so on, 13:45 they don't even, 13:46 most of them will not understand what they're doing. 13:49 They're just going to give away to the public cry 13:51 of we need to be taken care of. 13:54 And they'll sign things and then only too late 13:56 will they see they've done the wrong thing. 13:58 But it's still going to happen because the Bible says so. 14:01 And what are we to do? 14:03 I found something, I thought was interesting. 14:05 Review and Herald, 1-1-1889. 14:08 Review and Herald 1-1-1889, says this. 14:12 What are we to do when we see these things taking place? 14:15 Notice what it says, 14:16 "Let not the commandment-keeping 14:18 people of God be silent at this time." 14:21 This is familiar what we should all have been read, 14:24 and we've read it many times. 14:25 We must defend the law of God 14:29 being made void by the laws of man. 14:32 When we see these things coming, 14:34 we shall not be silent. 14:36 We've got to rise up 14:38 and defend the law of God 14:39 when man is trying to make it worthless. 14:42 And don't even believe we should be, 14:43 you know, be keeping it. 14:45 These events... 14:46 I'm telling you right now, 14:48 as I was studying the Word of God, 14:49 I get, you know, I get a heavy heart sometime, 14:50 and I'm sure you do too. 14:52 Because I look around and look at my own life, 14:53 and I look around what's happening in the world, 14:55 and I'm telling, I say, "Oh, they just don't know. 14:58 Oh, the preparation is not being made. 14:59 Oh, we're asleep." 15:01 Just like the Bible said, 15:02 we are sleeping the last days 15:03 that somebody has to sound an alarm in His holy mountain. 15:06 Somebody has to call sin by its right name. 15:09 That's what God says. 15:11 And He said in My holy mountain, right? 15:13 My people, He's talking about here. 15:15 So events are going to be brought about, 15:16 keep this in mind, events, 15:19 big events is going to be brought 15:21 about in this earth's history that will fulfill 15:24 every prediction of prophecy for these last days. 15:29 Now that's heavy duty. Why? 15:31 Why can I say that with confidence? 15:33 Because God said it's going to be. 15:36 He didn't put them in here just to look at them and say, 15:38 "Okay, bypass them." 15:40 There's a reason, they are. 15:41 Subject covers what we've talked about. 15:43 Really, for many years, people say, 15:45 "Man, this is all new too." 15:46 Well, that's okay, if it's new to you. 15:48 We kind of grew up hearing about it even. 15:51 But the polite things were not in place 15:53 as they are in place right now, 15:55 and we pray by the grace of God 15:57 and this wouldn't and another one. 15:58 I'm just thinking as we did this thing, 16:00 two or three hour is not enough. 16:02 It's just not enough because there's so much information, 16:06 you can't miss what we're talking about here. 16:09 Only way you can miss it is if you want to miss it. 16:12 That's the only way you'll miss it. 16:14 Because it is taking place 16:15 exactly as predicted in the Word of God, 16:18 exactly what the Spirit of Prophecy is said. 16:20 I've read them over and over this week, and I say, 16:22 "How can it be?" 16:23 I've read these things that were written over, 16:25 you know, 120 some odd years ago. 16:27 And I'm reading in the paper today, 16:29 the very words, the very words are being used. 16:34 And I'll read some of those in a minute to you, 16:35 the very words that we're told 16:37 would be used is being used right now. 16:40 God's not playing games. 16:42 We do not have time to play games. 16:45 Our subject covers what is taking place, 16:48 it was talked about we know that then I believe this. 16:50 You'll say, "Well, why now?" 16:52 Because I believe that the scroll has unrolled. 16:54 Did you get it? 16:56 The scroll is unrolling to where we can see the things 16:59 even in the past and happening now. 17:01 And it's time to put out a little shout 17:03 I think about what's going on. 17:06 That's out, the soon coming of, 17:07 number one, soon coming of Jesus. 17:09 But before the soon coming of Jesus, 17:11 we're going to find about the coming of the Sunday law, 17:14 which is the great final test for God's people, 17:17 because the majority of them, the test will come 17:19 you're going to be making all kinds of flimsy excuses, 17:22 why we shouldn't have to keep the Sabbath, 17:23 and why we can join with those keeping 17:25 the first day of the week. 17:26 So enough of this foolishness, enough of this, 17:28 "Well, we, you know what?" 17:30 No, God says specifically the seventh day of the week. 17:33 This is what we have to stand and fight for. 17:36 Many reasons can be given for what I'm saying right now, 17:39 and we will give those, 17:40 we're going to prove it from the Word of God, 17:41 Spirit of Prophecy, 17:43 and what's happening in the world right now. 17:45 And now I said, 17:47 because there's the steady trend of events. 17:51 And we call them this is the last, 17:53 that last scene of this world's history 17:56 is taking place and we sleep on. 17:59 God help us to wake up. 18:00 But we need not be caught off guard 18:02 is the good news. 18:04 I know it takes time to get all this in. 18:05 But we need not be caught off guard. 18:08 Amos 3:7, tells you for what's God going to do. 18:11 "He revealeth," what? 18:12 - "His secrets into his..." - Prophets. 18:14 "To His Prophets," right? He revealeth. 18:15 So that his servants the prophets, 18:18 God is going to reveal what's going to take place. 18:20 So we need not mess up. 18:22 We need not be in the dark, if was happening, 18:25 or stand up like a deer in the headlights, and say, 18:27 "Well, I didn't know. 18:28 I didn't know." 18:30 None of us don't want to say that. 18:31 We don't want anybody to say that. 18:33 We want them to say, 18:34 "I know because God has said so. 18:36 He's warning me because He loves me." 18:38 He loves the people of the world 18:40 even if they don't love Him 18:41 and He's still trying to warn them to come, 18:43 get in the row before it's too late. 18:45 He revealeths His secrets... 18:47 We read before Review and Herald in 11-8, 18:51 written in 1892. 18:52 It just says this simply, remember, "The judgments, 18:55 " in part one, "the judgments of God are falling," where? 18:58 "In the world that men may be awakened to," what? 19:03 "The fact that Christ will come, 19:05 " notice the word "speedily," quickly. 19:09 Judgments are falling. 19:10 Now can anyone argue with that? 19:11 Most people whether you're an atheist, unbeliever, 19:13 you don't care about anything but yourself. 19:16 You would probably turn around and say 19:17 there's something going on in the world. 19:18 Why of all these storm? 19:20 Why all these things are going on? 19:23 And so the question is being asked by believers 19:26 and certainly unbelievers alike, 19:27 that something's going on 19:29 that they've never really experienced before. 19:32 Right now, think about right now as I speak, 19:34 right now as we're doing this program right now, 19:38 did you know the transgression of God's law, 19:41 His memorial is being torn down. 19:43 They're transgressing God's law, 19:45 the seventh day Sabbath, it's being torn down. 19:47 Do we get that? It's being torn down. 19:49 You know what? 19:50 There's nothing left of it 19:51 that we no longer have to be accountable, 19:53 the world says. 19:54 We're not responsible for the law of God 19:56 or keeping it. 19:57 Isn't that interesting? 19:58 All these thoughts supposed to have no scripture 20:01 to back it up. 20:03 Think with me. 20:04 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, 20:06 is very familiar passage of scripture. 20:09 Remember, while all this is going on, 20:11 there's going to be a false day of worship. 20:12 There's going to be rising to the top. 20:14 I see it. I see it. I see it. I see it, don't you? 20:17 It's being raised to the top, 20:19 it's being talked about by almost every nation. 20:22 There's things in place that every nation is in cahoots 20:25 and is ready now to pass something 20:27 that's going to be great. 20:30 Oh, I'm telling you, it's an awesome, 20:32 awesome thing to think about. 20:33 But simply says that, 2 Thessalonians simply says, 20:36 it's talking about the man of sin. 20:37 But notice what it says, just one line there, 20:39 because of our time. 20:40 But read 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, it says, 20:44 "And that man of sin be revealed." 20:48 Did you get that? 20:49 You look up the Greek and there in the reveal 20:51 and it says, that man of sin. 20:53 Oh, somebody listen, that man of sin, you know, 20:57 take off the cover. 20:59 That's what reveal means. 21:00 It means this, God's people 21:02 must take off the cover of the man of sin. 21:04 First of all, you have to know who the man of sin is. 21:07 Second, oh, you have to love Jesus, 21:08 well, you have to love your Jesus with all your heart, 21:10 maybe that'd be first. 21:12 But then when you do, 21:13 you've got to expose the man of sin, 21:15 what he's up to, what he's doing among, 21:18 you know, as he visit United States of America, 21:21 as he said, you know, 21:22 stood in the Congress and gave a speech, 21:23 "My Lands of Love." 21:25 The audacity, if you think about it, 21:27 but it was accepted with standing ovations, you know. 21:30 The signs of the times are here. 21:33 Though the man of sin, it says, we have to take off, 21:35 notice this, the cover, and another word says, 21:38 what he's disclosed. 21:40 He's closed up himself, 21:43 and we have to take that closure off, 21:45 to be exposed of who he is and what he's up to. 21:49 We must recognize who and what the man of sin is. 21:53 And we're going to be using, you know, 21:55 and we're going to be talking about this long awaited thing 21:59 of the healing of the womb. 22:01 You remember we read there in Revelation? 22:02 What was it, 13:3? 22:04 You remember Revelation 13:3, 22:06 what it said about the beast power here? 22:08 It said, "I saw one of his heads 22:10 as it were wounded to death 22:11 - and his deadly wound was..." - Healed. 22:14 "Dead wound was healed." 22:16 This is very, very important as we go through our study. 22:19 We have to recognize that we're looking 22:21 for as the pope in his own word said, 22:23 he's waiting for the healing of the wound. 22:28 Somebody needs to check it out. 22:31 He's wanting the healing of the wound to take place. 22:34 That shows he knows about the wound. 22:38 Interesting. 22:41 Yeah, so how does this all fit, so we can be sure? 22:46 I believe with all my heart the time has come 22:49 when truth is to be proclaimed against falsehood and error. 22:55 We always say a time has come. 22:57 It should have always been when we first joined 22:59 that remnant last day church. 23:01 We accepted the truth, we accepted Christ, 23:03 we had the responsibility of when falsehood 23:06 is there presenting what is truth, 23:08 and not letting this falsehood go and falsehood go, 23:11 think of all the falsehood in the world, 23:13 the millions and billions of book of falsehood 23:15 and very few of the truth that's out there. 23:18 Maybe we haven't done our job, God help us. 23:20 Time will come we wish we had. 23:24 So set up this foundation that will not fall, 23:27 I'm telling you, under pressure. 23:29 A foundation that is sure 23:30 and steadfast which is Jesus Christ. 23:33 We can see how close we are to this Sunday law. 23:37 But notice this, most of the world 23:40 will embrace this thought about a Sunday law. 23:44 And we'll give you a couple of reasons as you will know, 23:47 you've been studying. 23:48 They will say, a Sunday law or a day of rest 23:51 is good for the nation. 23:54 It's going to be good for the world, 23:56 it's going to be good for the families, 23:58 it's going to be good for our work, 23:59 it's going to be good for our economy, 24:02 it's going to be good for our global warming. 24:06 Global warming and climate change, 24:08 listen carefully, if I never say it again, 24:09 or I dropped dead, somebody pray. 24:13 That the global warming situation 24:15 we're talking about here 24:16 and climate change will bring about, 24:18 if God lets it continue to go as it's going, 24:21 will bring about the Sunday law because everything is involved 24:24 that needs to be pass is there. 24:27 You can't say it. 24:28 I can't in my mind say it any plainer than that. 24:31 So study that if you've never thought about that, 24:33 because why? 24:34 All the world's attention is on the global climate 24:37 and warming and taking place. 24:39 You know, I'll bring up a little bit later on. 24:40 How many of the nations of the world 24:42 have already voted and say, "Yes, we are by law?" 24:46 Your president has all said that, 24:48 and he's wanting to back out. 24:49 They said, "Well, you came back out to 2020." 24:51 Let me make a prediction up here. 24:52 We'll see, maybe it will, maybe it won't. 24:54 But I think because he said 24:56 we should back out as United States of this, 24:58 that he will change his mind. 25:01 He will change his mind because United States 25:03 is going to be leaving out of what I'm talking about. 25:05 And they'll do it because it's obvious things are wrong 25:09 in the world. 25:10 Is it okay? 25:12 It's obvious they know it. 25:14 Because I think that was already 25:15 hinted in the news that he might change his mind, 25:18 and so everybody would be together 25:20 and on the same page. 25:22 But they said, the Sunday law will be good for morality, 25:25 and with Sunday observance 25:27 is going to make it fit together right. 25:30 All kinds of disasters are taking place. 25:33 We know that. 25:34 And I know, there's everybody 25:36 I've talked to this lost loved ones 25:37 or a thing is going on in the world, 25:38 where you've lost love or not, you're tired of it already, 25:41 and it's just commencing. 25:43 Are you still with me? 25:45 And we want to stop. 25:46 Because we want peace and safety, 25:48 we want things to go well, do we not? 25:50 Let's find out. 25:52 I want to put it this way. Let's find out what's going on. 25:55 Then you can weigh out the information for yourself. 25:57 Remember this, you can hide poison in food, 26:02 you can hide poison in water, 26:05 but the nature of it remains the same. 26:08 Did you get... Come on somebody? 26:10 It remains the same. 26:12 In fact, it's more deceptive. 26:13 It's more dangerous because you didn't know it was there. 26:16 I didn't know it was there. 26:18 But it's deadly. 26:19 And that's exactly what's taking place 26:20 in the world today, and we're studying about... 26:22 If anybody should know what truth is today, 26:24 I want to say like this, 26:25 Seventh-day Adventist ought to know. 26:27 And if we do not know, and it's all new to us, 26:29 bless your heart, get back into the Word. 26:31 I need to get back into Word. 26:32 I'm trying to study and I'm saying, 26:33 "Oh, Holy Spirit." 26:35 It saying, "Oh man, give it, 26:36 give this message before it's too late." 26:39 Amen. 26:40 I mean, one can hardly, 26:42 if you just think about it with me for a moment, 26:44 you can hardly tell the difference 26:47 between the professed Christians 26:49 and the ungodly. 26:50 Does that make sense? 26:52 You can hardly tell a difference anymore. 26:54 It used to be when you as a church, 26:55 you could tell a difference between a Christian 26:57 and a non-Christian and it wouldn't take you long, 26:59 just by looking most of the time. 27:02 Not anymore. 27:03 Things have changed. Things are changing. 27:06 The church loves what the world loves. 27:09 Not trying to be ugly about it. 27:11 I want you to think. 27:12 We're letting the world come in and take over our church. 27:15 We're letting people who are not spiritual 27:17 take over the church. 27:18 Bring with earthly. 27:20 Absolutely. 27:21 All this stuff that's going on in society 27:22 and laws that are passed, it's almost scary, 27:25 'cause things are happening every day, remember that. 27:27 The church loves what the world loves. 27:31 You say, "Well..." 27:33 Even though the Bible says clearly, 27:35 1 John 2:15, isn't that? 27:38 It says clearly, "Love not the world 27:40 neither the things that are," where? 27:42 It says, don't love the world or the things 27:44 that are in the world, 27:46 and yet the church still loves the world 27:48 and lets the world come in. 27:49 What's wrong with us? 27:50 How clear does it have to get? 27:54 I'm just thinking about myself. Just let me talk about this. 28:01 Right now unions as it were, together, contracts, 28:04 there were people coming together. 28:06 We're talking about just unions, 28:08 are being formed between the church 28:10 and certainly the world. 28:12 And I'm going to add and the state, 28:13 are you still there? 28:15 And between Protestantism and Catholicism. 28:19 They're all these unions are taking place 28:21 and coming together and saying, 28:23 "Oh, well, we understand what it is. 28:24 But we just all want to get along, 28:26 we want things in common. 28:27 We want everything to get along." 28:29 So we need to wake up. 28:30 The enemy is working behind the scenes here. 28:33 Listen, the papacy claim miracles as a sign 28:38 that they're the true church. 28:40 Do you know that? They say it. 28:41 And what does the Bible say? 28:43 You remember what the Bible said 28:44 about there in Revelation 13? 28:46 What was it? Fourteen. 28:47 Do you remember what this power said? 28:49 Okay, I'll have to read again 28:50 if some of you sleeping through it. 28:52 Yes, I want... 28:53 And it said, verse 14, talking about the beast power, 28:57 "And he deceiveth them that dwell," what? 28:59 "On the earth." 29:01 That should make me tremble in my boots. 29:04 I'm not beyond falling, I'm not beyond being deceived. 29:07 The enemy, yeah, we're on earth, 29:08 our probation is still here, 29:10 that he was good enough, he got third, 29:12 almost half of the angels, 29:13 Boom! 29:15 Now caused sanction with some people but... 29:17 And the fall, so we should never, 29:19 oh, we've got it made. 29:21 No, I take heed lest I fall. 29:23 We have to be careful. 29:24 The Word of God, but it says here, what does it say? 29:26 Verse 14, 29:28 "By the means of those miracles which he had power to do 29:32 in the sight of the beast, 29:33 saying to them that dwell on the earth 29:35 they should make," what? 29:36 "An image to the beast, which had the wound, 29:38 " notice wound by what? 29:39 "Wound by the sword and did live." 29:41 So we're talking about the man of sin, 29:42 talking about the wound, 29:44 and the papacy saying, that wound the heal 29:45 needs to be healed. 29:47 And that the papacy, the beast as it were, 29:50 the dragon gave him his power, 29:51 his seed and his great authority. 29:53 That should scare somebody. 29:54 Who wants to follow in a direction 29:56 where the devil has laid out? 29:57 It's not individuals I'm talking about. 29:59 You know, it's the organization, 30:00 you know what I'm talking about. 30:02 And you say, well, 30:03 all Seventh-day Adventists are bad, 30:05 you can't say all are bad or any church. 30:08 But sometimes there's things that need to be brought out. 30:10 So we can once again say, who are we following? 30:13 Who are we gonna follow? 30:15 Catholicism says what? 30:17 We will show you by signs, miracles and wonders. 30:19 And the Bible says here, they're gonna show signs, 30:22 miracles and wonders 30:23 that it would deceive the very elect 30:24 if it were possible. 30:26 That's how good they're gonna be. 30:27 And most of this time was so disaster, so bad, 30:30 maybe you have no family members left, 30:31 maybe disaster is hit, 30:32 you've lost your home, you've lost your job, 30:34 you've lost everything. 30:35 And here comes this wonderful being 30:37 as it were. 30:38 Maybe you might say, well, maybe I, 30:39 maybe I've been wrong about this. 30:41 No, you're not wrong about this. 30:43 Jesus says plainly reveal these things to us and, 30:46 Lord, have mercy on us as a people. 30:48 The Protestants, you think about this, the Protestants, 30:51 they've cast away the truth. 30:52 They had the opportunity to know 30:54 what truth is over the ages. 30:55 And they've thrown the truth absolutely away. 30:59 They watered it down 31:00 to where it means nothing anymore. 31:02 Now, you say, well we don't. 31:04 Well, we're not sure about it. 31:05 Listen, read Isaiah 59:14, where the Bible said, 31:10 truth has fallen in the streets. 31:12 Truth has what? 31:14 And if it's fallen in the streets, 31:15 somebody is walking on it. 31:17 Somebody is kicking it around a little bit. 31:20 We have to be aware of what the Bible says. 31:24 It's so watered down that Protestants 31:26 will accept a form of godliness, 31:29 but they're gonna deny the power. 31:31 Does that make sense? 31:32 They're denying the power 31:34 and that's what we're, we'll say, 31:36 "Oh I accept Jesus, I accept the gospel," 31:37 said now, but we're denying the power 31:39 because it's so watered down. 31:40 It's not what it should be. 31:41 It's not the truth that we're getting. 31:43 2 Timothy 3:5 says that. 31:45 Don't accept the form of godliness 31:47 without power, 31:49 you see of the Holy Spirit. 31:50 When these groups come together, 31:52 and I'll just mention three groups once again, 31:54 the papists and the Protestants and warlings unite. 31:58 What are they gonna see, think about it. 32:00 But again, when you talk about, 32:02 I mentioned these here, we're talking lukewarm, 32:03 we're talking about those 32:04 who are not ready to meet Jesus, 32:06 we're talking about probably the majority of the world. 32:10 But notice, they're going to see as this union 32:13 is coming together and it is. 32:16 They're gonna see and they're gonna say, 32:18 oh, praise God, this is it. 32:20 Listen, this is the conversion of the world 32:23 and you're gonna be saying this is not 32:25 because they're gonna think 32:26 about that one thousand year period 32:28 that set up on this earth, 32:29 where they dream that all up, that's not the truth at all. 32:33 And then they have another opportunity, 32:34 right to accept Christ 32:36 and everything's gonna be wonderful and good for them. 32:37 That's the lie of the devil. 32:41 See, we have to know those things 32:42 or we will be deceived 32:43 because the majority of world is gonna be basking around 32:45 and jumping around and looking good, 32:48 people being healed, things going on, 32:49 we don't understand. 32:52 And we're gonna look like this little group over here, 32:54 look pathetic. 32:57 Yeah, that's what they look, they look pathetic, 32:58 look at them. 33:02 Yeah, they kind of harassed Jesus 33:03 a little bit on the cross, 33:04 isn't it? 33:06 Who you say you are. 33:07 Come on off of there. 33:08 They're gonna be saying some things like that to you. 33:10 You think you've got it? 33:12 Yeah. Oh, how interesting. 33:16 If you don't think, why, now you think about this, 33:19 what the devil is trying to do right now. 33:23 I'm gonna remind you before I tell you that, 33:26 that before we read that in, I want to say 7 Testimonies, 33:30 page 14 talks about those who, notice this, 33:34 placed themselves under God's control, did you get it? 33:39 Those who do what? 33:40 Placed themselves under God's control 33:42 and be willing to be, 33:43 you know, let him lead us and to guide us. 33:46 Notice what it is, what's gonna happen? 33:50 They will not be deceived. 33:52 God is going to reveal these events to us 33:55 if we're willing to be led and guided by. 33:57 We commit ourselves to Him. 33:58 We cannot be fooled. Did you get that? 34:01 Praise God, but we can know, I tell you now, 34:04 we can know that it's even at the door. 34:06 I believe it's really at the door. 34:08 Matthew 24:33, you can know that it's what? 34:12 "It's near even at the door." 34:14 Pray for somebody that says, it's not near. 34:17 Pray for somebody who said, 34:18 I just don't think it's coming soon. 34:20 Boy, something's wrong. 34:21 Spiritually we're dead, you gotta see it. 34:26 Satan is doing right now. 34:27 He's using his power that God allows him to, 34:31 to control nature. 34:33 Did you get it? He's controlling what? 34:35 Nature and things out there, the elements you see of nature. 34:40 Everything that God will allow him 34:42 to do and what he can do, 34:43 he's doing it right now. 34:44 Why is he doing it through the storms and tornadoes 34:47 and these things out here? 34:48 Because the enemy is being allowed, listen, 34:51 to kill tens of thousands, even a millions of people. 34:56 Do you notice that? 34:57 Why? 34:59 Because they're, yes, right, they're not sealed 35:01 and they're unprepared to meet Christ. 35:04 The devil wants to, okay, somebody's not gonna get it. 35:07 Somebody, we have to get this. 35:10 I've got to get it in my mind. 35:11 The devil wants to take me 35:14 when I've stepped back from Christ. 35:17 Did you get it? 35:18 Maybe when I've done something wrong. 35:20 Well, I'm not living just like I should be living. 35:23 The devil says, "I'm gonna try to kill him in that state." 35:26 Does anybody agree with it? 35:28 Absolutely. 35:30 And so a lot of times you see probation is closed for life. 35:33 Well, how come all these tsunamis 35:34 always people kill? 35:36 Their probation has ended or would never happen. 35:40 Maybe they're unprepared, maybe they're not. 35:41 We don't know that but God knows. 35:43 Right now the devil is trying. 35:45 He's trying to take you out. 35:47 He's trying to give you 35:48 a one puncher and knock you out. 35:50 Keep you so excited about what's going on 35:52 in the world today that you've forgotten about God, 35:55 please don't do that. 35:57 He's withdrawing his protection, we know. 36:00 In all these years, he is standing to reason 36:02 as this develops and opens up as we go farther along, 36:05 because we're actually looking at real people in high places 36:09 are fulfilling scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy 36:12 like I've never seen it. 36:13 Man, I'll tell you, it's something. 36:16 God is withdrawing His protection 36:18 from those who are rebelling against His law 36:21 right here right now. 36:23 The Bible says in Psalms 119:155. 36:27 Psalms 1 what? 36:29 19:155, it says, notice, 36:31 "Salvation is far from the wicked." 36:34 Get it? 36:36 What is salvation? 36:37 Yeah, "Salvation is far from the wicked." 36:40 Notice that, why? 36:41 Because "they seek not thy statues." 36:45 Man, it's clear. 36:47 Over and over and over, it's so clear. 36:52 Satan has as it were control of all, 36:55 I'm gonna make this down. I wanna make sure we get it. 36:57 Satan has control of all people who do not, 37:02 that the angels do not specially guard. 37:06 Did you get it? 37:08 Satan has full control. 37:11 Yes, yeah, if we're gonna be with Jesus, 37:14 if we don't, the enemy, 37:15 he has full control of everyone 37:19 that his angels are not specifically guarding. 37:21 We need to be praying for those angels. 37:23 Don't you believe that? We need to. 37:26 The enemy is and will continue 37:28 to bring in trouble on this earth 37:31 and men are gonna believe 37:32 number one that God is to blame. 37:35 And then, of course, we will be to blame, 37:37 the commandment keeper. 37:39 Now remember, people are aware of this right now. 37:43 They're thinking, why is all of this stuff going on? 37:46 Especially the Christians, 37:48 and we gotta find something or somebody to talk about. 37:51 Notice this with me Great Controversy, 37:53 we move quickly along, 5:89. 37:55 Now this is kind of an outline and, man, don't miss this. 37:58 Please don't miss this. 37:59 This is kind of an outline of what's taking place 38:01 and what I see in the world taking place. 38:04 You may see some other different things 38:05 and you know glean other things. 38:06 That's okay. 38:08 But they must harmonize with what the Bible has to say. 38:10 Notice, 38:11 where prophecy says this, it says, 38:13 "While appearing to the children of men 38:14 as a great physician, 38:16 " who is this? 38:18 The enemy when he comes, he's appearing as what? 38:21 "A great physician 38:22 who can heal all other maladies, 38:24 he will bring," notice this, 38:25 "He's going to bring disease and disaster, 38:28 until populous cities are reduced to ruin 38:32 and desolation." 38:34 Think with me on that, 38:36 they're gonna be brought to what? 38:37 Ruin and desolation, 38:40 populous cities which we haven't seen, 38:42 we've seen a lot of disaster things going, 38:44 we haven't seen anything yet. 38:46 You seen on the news in other countries, 38:47 little small place or what, 38:49 but there's still lots of people, 38:50 devastation, we're talking about popular cities, 38:52 things that are going on right now. 38:54 Reduce on, I'm gonna read on, 38:56 "Even now he's at work." 38:58 Does that make sense? 38:59 And how's he working? 39:00 I asked the question before I go on reading. 39:02 How's he working? He's working right now. 39:03 What is he doing? 39:05 He's working in, listen, listen, 39:06 he's working in accidents, 39:10 we've just seen it. 39:11 It was yesterday on 37 here where five older people 39:15 were killed and only one survived. 39:19 He's working in accidents and calamities 39:22 by we know the sea and land, 39:24 in great conflagrations means what? 39:28 It means burning. 39:30 Did you notice that to burn or a destructive fire? 39:33 See, it makes it fit together 39:34 because we realize a lot of destructive fires 39:36 and things are going on. 39:37 He's working in fierce tornadoes, 39:40 hailstorms, in tempests, 39:42 that means bad weather where there's rain and wind 39:44 and snow whatever might be, in floods, 39:47 can't get any clearer at this. 39:48 Cyclones, tidal waves, 39:51 now everything you turn around tsunamis, 39:54 anything you can think about the enemy is working. 39:59 And earthquakes, it goes on 40:01 and says and in famine and distress. 40:05 Notice this. 40:06 These visitations are to become 40:08 more and more frequent and disastrous. 40:11 Somebody listen. 40:13 More what? 40:15 Frequent and disastrous. 40:17 Now look at this. 40:18 Look at this. 40:20 We were not even started, we only scratched the surface. 40:23 Yeah, but I want you to listen to this, 40:24 what the government said. 40:27 They hadn't been reading the Spirit of Prophecy, 40:28 they hadn't been reading the Bible. 40:30 But you heard what I just read about these things. 40:33 Notice what it says here. 40:34 This is on ABC World News. 40:37 It said the government reports 40:39 through the 13 federal agencies that they have. 40:43 They've appointed 13 federal agencies to discuss, 40:46 to look at, and to study climate change. 40:49 And they're all coming up to the same thing. 40:51 If we don't do something quickly, 40:54 world's gonna come to an end. 40:56 Its people is gonna be persecuted. 40:58 The people is gonna do without, 40:59 that people is gonna hurt the people. 41:01 So we need to do something that will help. 41:03 And after all, morality is at all time low. 41:07 Keep soaking, keep soaking. 41:11 The government reports that 13 federal agencies 41:15 set up to monitor climate change. 41:17 Right, this is the world speaking, 41:19 notice, tells us the impact, this is what they say, 41:21 the impact of climate changes are intensifying. 41:25 Climate related threats to Americans, 41:28 notice how they're getting out where? 41:30 It was a threat to America, 41:31 we got to take care of the Americans. 41:33 It's physical, it's social, it's economic well being, 41:37 notice this, arising. 41:39 Immediate action is required to avoid substantial damage 41:44 to the US economy. 41:45 Everybody hears that, they say, " Oh no, man, 41:46 we don't want to lose our two nickels." 41:49 Our environment and human health 41:51 with just what I'm talking about, 41:53 economy, environment and human health. 41:56 Just those three things now, 41:57 the Supreme Court has already ruled 41:58 that a Sunday law can be passed, 42:01 if it's for the good of the people. 42:03 Something's gonna happen in the people, 42:04 anything can be passed. 42:05 They're not gonna try to edict, 42:07 will reach it there after a while, 42:08 in other time. 42:09 I mean, listen, my lands of love. 42:12 That law from the Supreme Court 42:15 was passed in 1961. 42:18 God has been very merciful to us. 42:20 It was already in order one big step of it, 42:23 saying that the Supreme Court, 42:25 you say I have freedom of religion? 42:26 No, you don't. 42:28 Not if it affects the economy, or if affects family life, 42:33 you know, that's just that's what is reading here. 42:34 Here they go on here. 42:36 Notice this. 42:37 They said, they didn't want that, 42:39 they're worried about the damage to the economy, 42:40 environment and human health. 42:42 Here's what the agency reported 42:43 quickly as I can, notice, 42:45 they reported four things quickly. 42:46 This is not the Word of God. 42:48 This is not somebody says they're religious. 42:50 It's not somebody saying, 42:51 I'm praying and God revealed this thing. 42:53 These are people's looking around in the world say, 42:54 my, my what? 42:55 We've never seen anything like this going on before. 42:57 What's causing all this kind of stuff? 42:58 Here's what they said, 43:01 "More and more and stronger hurricanes." 43:07 Two, they said, "More frequent flooding than ever." 43:12 They said, oh, 43:13 and the extreme heat is gonna affect farming. 43:18 And food is gonna be scarce to the tune of they're losing 43:21 one hundreds of billions of dollars. 43:25 Did we get that? 43:26 See, that's enough to make any government 43:28 wanna change in people. 43:30 We've got to have food. 43:32 Number four, they said this, they said, 43:33 now we're looking at all the signs of the times, 43:36 they wouldn't look at from a biblical standpoint. 43:38 They said, "Fires will become more frequent." 43:43 So far, there's just those four reasons. 43:45 We've already read them and understand them 43:46 from the Spirit of Prophecy and Scripture. 43:49 And now, you know, 120 some odd years later, 43:51 why we look at it and the government is saying 43:53 these very same things. 43:56 So for this reason, and toward the other reasons, 43:59 this Paris Treaty on climate change is accepted 44:03 by the majority of the world. 44:05 Did you get it? 44:07 We finally got something out 44:08 there on the table that the whole world 44:12 has said yes to. 44:13 You're gonna say, "Man, I don't, I didn't know that." 44:17 Now there's, listen carefully. 44:19 There's 195 we call nations 44:22 or countries in the world today. 44:24 Did you notice that and notice, all 195 agree. 44:31 There's never been unity like this on the face of the planet 44:33 as far as I know. 44:34 They're agreeing on climate change 44:36 and result that's gonna affect humanity, 44:38 that's gonna affect humanity is gonna affect the economy, 44:40 it's gonna affect our crops, 44:41 we need to pass a law. 44:44 Stay with, we need to pass a law 44:46 because there needs to be at least one day off a week, 44:50 because it will protect our environment, 44:52 and that's what we're fighting right now. 44:54 And if we don't protect that, then nothing's gonna grow, 44:56 nothing, we can't drink anything. 44:57 Everything's gonna be a mess. 44:59 And so they've got something legitimate. 45:00 And I believe many of these people 45:02 that are doing are doing from an honest heart, 45:03 they don't know any better, 45:04 but too late it will be discovered. 45:08 Because they're looking at, if this really happens, 45:10 I have to stand 45:12 for I'm a representative of my people 45:13 and I'll have to vote that we pass 45:15 this even though they'll be a little group 45:17 that will say no. 45:20 Don't let that group get little smaller 45:21 and you back out or me back out. 45:23 Let's stay in there. 45:25 Boy, Bible is so clear. 45:29 Notice, I'll go back, 45:30 the 193 of these countries are members of the United Nation. 45:36 Did you know that? 45:38 Hundred and ninety three, now notice this, 45:39 that's kind of interesting here. 45:42 There's only two that are non members 45:44 but yet they're still, 45:46 they're observer states. 45:48 Only two of them, you know 45:49 what those two are in the whole world. 45:52 The Holy C number one, the Catholic Church, 45:55 and the State of Palestine. 45:58 Interesting. 46:00 Ain't that interesting? 46:04 But it's interesting how the Holy C as it were, 46:06 the papacy is so involved with his encyclical. 46:11 Yeah, so all these things here that he's talking about, 46:13 three things that need to be done. 46:15 I hope we get to that today, if we don't, 46:16 we'll get another time because I'm telling you, 46:17 this is talk about powerful, is powerful. 46:21 Because the Bible lets us know 46:25 that the earth is fading away, right? 46:27 Isaiah Chapter 24, 46:28 you remember reading that verses 4 and 5. 46:30 It said, "The earth mourneth and fadeth away, 46:35 the haughty people do languish, 46:37 the earth also is," notice this, 46:39 "is defiled under the inhabitants thereof." 46:42 Why? 46:43 "Because they've transgressed the laws, 46:45 they've changed the ordinances and they've broken 46:48 the everlasting covenant." 46:49 God is ready to work. 46:51 I'm sure of it, God is ready to work 46:54 because this is what man is doing. 46:56 It's just a matter of now 46:58 maybe getting a few John Henry's they say. 47:00 Lot of stuffs already been signed, 47:01 we understand it 47:03 but they will come back and they'll say, okay, 47:04 this is where it is, and it might be like 47:05 it's almost overnight, we have to be careful. 47:07 God said, "I'm gonna rise up 47:08 because they've broken My covenant, 47:10 they've changed My laws. 47:13 They've tried to take Me out of the seat 47:14 and put themselves in it." 47:16 Great Controversy 590 says, 47:18 "The Great Deceiver will persuade men 47:20 that those who serve God are causing these evils." 47:24 What? 47:26 All the evil, 47:27 do you have relationship good enough with Christ 47:29 so when people start pointing fingers, 47:30 saying listen, 47:31 you're responsible because my mom and dad and my kids 47:33 were killed in the tornado whatever was around, 47:36 these thing, natural disasters going on. 47:38 Can you stand in the face of that? 47:40 Can you? 47:42 These things are here, they're coming because 47:45 the deceivers gonna do what? 47:47 He's gonna say, you folks because he's trying 47:49 to get rid of commandment keepers. 47:50 That's so he's always trying to get rid of. 47:55 And now, he says now, men are offending. 47:58 The world is saying, men are offending God. 48:01 God is offended. 48:02 Why? 48:05 Because they're violating Sunday 48:08 and we need to make it 48:09 where they can't violate Sunday anymore. 48:13 They say this sin that's going on in the world 48:16 is causing these calamities. 48:18 And it's not going to cease 48:19 until Sunday observance shall be, 48:22 notice, strictly enforced. 48:27 Man, as a Sabbath keeper, what are you gonna do? 48:32 When they say, are you the trouble of Israel? 48:36 You're the one causing all this. 48:39 You remember that in 1 Kings 18, 17 and 18? 48:43 Ahab saw Elijah and what did he say? 48:45 "Art thou he that troubleth Israel?" 48:48 And what did Elijah, 48:49 he go running off somewhere and scared to death 48:51 because who he was talking to. 48:52 No, he stood right, and he said, 48:54 "I have not," but what? 48:56 "But thou, and thy father's house," why? 48:58 Notice again. 48:59 Once again, "Because you forsaken 49:01 the commandments of the Lord, and you followed after Baalim." 49:04 This is where we're at today, spiritualism, 49:07 communication with evil spirits. 49:09 They're gonna be declaring, 49:11 they're gonna be speaking through other people here. 49:13 They're gonna declare that Sunday 49:15 is really the true Sabbath. 49:16 How are you gonna stand with that? 49:17 This is all just background. 49:19 This is all just stuff we're sitting in here 49:20 because we're gonna look, something very interesting. 49:25 Notice, they will speak of the wickedness. 49:28 See, the enemy comes in, he uses partial truth. 49:31 Does he not? 49:32 He's gonna say, Oh, he's gonna lament all the stuff 49:34 that's going on in the world even though he's caused it, 49:36 you get it. 49:38 And, man, we need a law of the land 49:40 which we aren't worried about laws 49:42 before but we need the law of God to be changed 49:45 and needs to be Sunday. 49:50 They said this is bad deal because of the morality 49:53 in the world is going on. 49:55 We all believe morality is all time low 49:57 is caused because of the desecration of Sunday. 50:02 This is what men are thinking, men and the pope, 50:05 Sunday preachers, 50:06 hundreds and millions of people are thinking, 50:08 this is it. You say? 50:10 Well, you know, 50:11 that's kind of interesting about the morality. 50:13 Let me read you something quick 50:14 from the Great Controversy page 587, 50:17 time is almost gone, notice, It says, 50:18 "Many popular teachers declare that the law of God 50:21 is no longer binding." 50:22 Is that true? 50:24 "Thus they cast away the law on the Sabbath all together, 50:27 " notice, "Yet this very class 50:30 put forth the claim that fast-spreading corruption 50:34 is largely attributed to the desecration 50:37 of the so-called Christian Sabbath." 50:41 Realize how many years I'm talking about here. 50:42 Over 120 some odd years ago, 50:44 this was written and we're just reading it here 50:46 and they're saying you're desecrating Sunday now. 50:50 God told us a long time ago we should know and notice, 50:53 and then it goes on and says, "And the enforcement of Sunday 50:56 observance would greatly," notice, 50:58 "would greatly improve morality, 51:02 the morals of the country." 51:03 And that's one of the things we're fighting. 51:05 That's one of the things that government can 51:06 react and act on, 51:08 is when it deals with morals, 51:10 or the economy or something 51:11 that might hurt the Americans. 51:12 You notice this, moral society, 51:16 and this says, notice this, 51:17 this claim is especially urged in America 51:19 where the doctrine of the true Sabbath 51:21 has been most widely preached. 51:23 ABC, notice this, abcnews.com, Bernie Sanders, 51:29 running for what? 51:30 He's running for president in 2020. 51:32 Notice what he says, get down to it. 51:35 Notice what he says and he does it. 51:37 He says, "I agree with the pope on climate change. 51:43 And we need to," notice this, 51:44 "we need to ingrain moral principles," 51:48 notice this, "into our economy 51:50 and certainly dealing with the climate change." 51:53 Do you see what I just said back here 120 some years ago, 51:55 they're gonna say our morals are so bad 51:57 that we need to keep Sunday, 51:58 like we're supposed to keep it. 52:00 Sunday is just mere first day of the week. 52:01 It's a work day, we know that. 52:05 But now, one of the possible future leaders of our country 52:09 is saying here, I agree with the pope, 52:11 about climate change. 52:13 The pope in his encyclical, in 2015 he put this out. 52:18 He stresses three areas which will solve our climate problem. 52:22 And this is major, in other words, 52:24 people think the world's coming to an end 52:26 in a few years and the world if something's not done, 52:28 and that's why the pope can step out. 52:30 That's why he is stepping out right now 52:32 because he wants to reinstitute Sunday, 52:34 which the Catholic Church is responsible for, 52:36 that's been taken away for a long time, 52:38 and he wants to pass it by law. 52:40 Stay in there. Think about it with me. 52:42 Notice what the pope says, 52:43 three things quickly what he says. 52:45 He said, "I'm gonna cover three things in my encyclical, 52:47 basically I'm gonna be talking about the climate. 52:50 And I'm gonna be talking about revamping the economy." 52:52 Somebody better hang on to that one. 52:54 And I'm gonna talk about 52:55 Sunday keeping as a day of rest. 52:59 And he presented this before Congress, 53:01 as you well know. 53:02 And I understand that President Trump 53:04 didn't get the book that he came out was encyclical 53:06 and he personally gave it to President Trump. 53:10 Interesting. 53:12 Wow. 53:14 Satan's going to seek to destroy 53:15 commandment keepers. 53:17 He's gonna accuse them of being law breakers. 53:20 And they're gonna say, devil s gonna say, 53:22 you're dishonoring God. 53:23 Let me get this one more point before time goes, notice this. 53:26 You're dishonoring God. Well, who's gonna say that? 53:28 Let me tell you who said that. 53:29 And I heard say it. 53:31 Nancy Pelosi. 53:32 She said on C-Span too, she said that President Trump, 53:36 notice this President Trump dishonored God, 53:40 by his rejection of the Paris Accord 53:42 Treaty and Climate Change. 53:43 Notice just the wording. 53:45 Did you get, same things used back here? 53:48 Something's going on as far as I'm concerned. 53:52 The whole world. 53:53 So, you know, next time we come together, 53:56 there's so much more information 53:57 we're gonna be looking about leaders of our country, 53:59 things that are going on. 54:00 That it's unbelievable what's happening right now 54:03 and you will see it clear as a bell. 54:05 I wanna pray for you right now, 54:07 our time so run so fast, 54:08 do it quickly in 30 some seconds. 54:09 I wanna pray, let's pray. 54:11 Loving Father in heaven, 54:12 thank You for Your sweet Holy Spirit. 54:13 Thank You for Your Word. 54:15 Thank You for the warning that You've given us. 54:16 None of us need to be asleep, none of us need to be lost, 54:18 none of us need be surprised. 54:19 You're coming soon. 54:21 Help us to be ready in Jesus' name. 54:22 Amen. 54:23 Don't forget to tune in next time. 54:25 We're gonna be studying about this, would be part 3. 54:28 Because we're looking at the trend of events 54:30 is taking place right now leading up to the Sunday law. 54:33 We're looking at that the last scenes 54:34 of earth's history. 54:35 Oh, you don't want to miss it. 54:37 These things would absolutely blow your mind wide open. 54:38 But I know what? 54:40 It will help you to be prepared for Jesus' coming. 54:41 See you next time. 54:42 Amen. 54:44 Hello and welcome back, friends. 54:45 The signs of the times are all around us. 54:48 We must pray as never before. 54:51 We need to be studying as never before 54:53 and share what is happening in our world 54:56 as the Lord begins to open the doors 54:58 with as many people as possible as never before, 55:03 and our closing thought for today's program, 55:05 catching The Steady Trend Of Events... 55:07 The Last Scenes Of This World's History, 55:09 part two. 55:11 Please allow me to share one more quote from the book, 55:14 Testimonies for the Church, volume 9 and on page 11. 55:18 It reads, "The calamities by land and sea, 55:21 the unsettled state of society. 55:24 The alarms of war are pretentious. 55:27 They forecast approaching events 55:28 of the greatest magnitude. 55:30 The agencies of evil are combining 55:33 their forces and consolidating. 55:35 They are strengthening for this last great crisis. 55:39 Great changes are soon to take place in our world 55:42 and the final movements will be rapid ones." 55:47 Friends, what we have to do, we must do it quickly. 55:51 We must work quickly. 55:53 And our prayer for you today 55:55 is that this message has enlightened your mind. 55:58 It has encouraged your heart, it has given you knowledge 56:01 of the steady trend of events 56:03 that are occurring all around us. 56:06 We need to combine together. 56:08 We need to continue to warn the world to get ready. 56:12 Get ready, get ready. 56:16 I hope this is your decision. 56:18 I hope this is a commitment you're making right now. 56:21 And if you've not made a commitment to partner up 56:24 with Behold the Lamb Ministries with your prayers 56:27 and with your financial support, 56:29 will you kindly pray about that to, 56:31 ask God for direction in that matter as well. 56:34 We need to help one another. 56:37 We need to continue to bring these messages into your home 56:41 and around the world. 56:43 And as always, we are making this message available 56:47 to you for a love gift of just $23 or more. 56:51 For your donation, 56:53 you will receive all three messages 56:55 in this series that is entitled Catching 56:58 the Steady Trend of Events... 57:00 The Last Scenes of this World's History. 57:03 Today's message, of course, was part two in this series. 57:06 So won't you give us 57:07 a call here at Behold the Lamb Ministries. 57:09 You may contact us as 618-942-5044 57:14 that's Central Time, or write to Behold 57:16 the Lamb Ministries at PO Box 2030, 57:19 Herrin, Illinois 62948. 57:22 You may email us at Behold TheLambMinistries@Yahoo.com 57:27 and you may also order and donate on our website 57:30 at beholdthelambministries.com 57:33 and let me just take a quick moment 57:34 to invite you to join our group on our new Facebook page 57:39 that is entitled behold the Lamb ministries 57:41 or you may even follow us on Twitter. 57:43 We're trying to expand our online presence. 57:46 So until next time, friends, 57:48 may our precious Lord continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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