Participants: Pastor Stephen Bohr
Series Code: CGC
Program Code: CGC000022S
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01:04 Pause... 01:12 Shall we bow our heads for prayer? 01:13 "Our Father in heaven, we thank You so much once again 01:17 for the privilege of being here. 01:18 We're hungering and thirsting for Your Word. 01:22 We want to know what Your will is 01:25 and as we study this awesome subject, 01:28 the Antichrist and the Number 666, 01:31 we especially ask for the guidance of Your Holy Spirit... 01:35 we ask for divine guidance and wisdom 01:39 and give us tender hearts to receive what You have for us. 01:43 We thank You for hearing our prayer 01:46 for we ask it in Jesus' name, amen. " 01:49 I'd like to begin by reviewing 01:53 Revelation chapter 12 01:56 which was our subject of study in our last lecture 01:59 and basically, this chapter is foundational 02:03 for the lecture tonight 02:06 and the lecture for tomorrow night 02:09 because Revelation chapter 12 shows the different stages 02:14 of the controversy between Christ and Satan 02:17 and it shows that the culprit behind the scenes 02:21 is the devil. 02:23 In other words, Revelation 12 connects with Genesis 3:15. 02:28 Now, in the subject that we're going to study tonight 02:33 which is Daniel chapter 7 and Revelation 13, 02:35 the connection is not as obvious because Genesis 3:15 02:40 is not mentioned in connection with these prophecies... 02:45 but with the background of Revelation 12, 02:48 you see that Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 02:52 are to be understood within the context of Revelation 12 02:55 because they follow the same order of events... 02:57 the same sequence. 02:59 Now, I'm going to go quickly through Revelation chapter 12 03:02 and review what we studied in our last lecture. 03:05 We find there a woman 03:09 who is with child... she's pregnant. 03:14 When John sees her, the child has not been born yet, 03:19 right? 03:20 Which means that this represents the church... in which period? 03:24 In the Old Testament period before Jesus is born 03:28 but then we notice that the child is born 03:31 and what power is ruling at that time? 03:34 The... Rome... yes... but what is it called? 03:38 The dragon... 03:40 the dragon stood next to the woman to devour her child 03:44 as soon as the child was born 03:46 and so, you go from the Old Testament... 03:49 the woman being pregnant... the child not born yet... 03:52 and you move on to the dragon who wants to devour the child 03:57 as soon as the child is born. 03:59 The child is born but He is protected by God 04:03 and, of course, this child is none less than Jesus. 04:07 Now, how many horns did that dragon beast have? 04:11 The dragon beast had ten horns 04:14 and we're going to notice in our study today 04:16 that those ten horns 04:17 were not always on the head of the dragon. 04:19 We're going to find that the dragon ruled for a while 04:22 by himself and later on 04:24 in the period of dominion of the dragon, 04:27 the ten horns sprouted out 04:29 after the kingdom had governed for a while 04:33 and then you remember that you have a period 04:36 of 1,260 days... 04:39 also called time, times and the dividing of time 04:42 in which, the woman has to flee to the wilderness 04:46 and who wants to devour the woman? 04:48 Once again... who? 04:50 The dragon. 04:52 Who's behind all of these events? 04:53 The dragon. 04:55 In fact, he's called that ancient serpent... 04:58 the dragon and Satan... 04:59 that's the connection with Genesis 3 verse 15. 05:02 In other words, behind all of these earthly kingdoms 05:04 and powers... is whom? 05:06 The ancient serpent of the Garden of Eden... 05:09 the devil and Satan 05:10 and so, you have 1260 years 05:13 where the dragon or the serpent is persecuting the woman 05:16 but the woman flees to the wilderness 05:20 and she's preserved by God in the midst of the persecution 05:21 and then, something comes to the rescue of the woman. 05:26 What came to the rescue of the woman? 05:28 The earth helped the woman who was being persecuted 05:33 and how did the earth help the woman? 05:35 By swallowing up the waters of persecution 05:38 that the serpent spewed out of its mouth 05:41 and the waters represent multitudes, nations, 05:43 tongues and peoples. 05:45 In other words, the earth stops persecution. 05:48 Is the dragon happy about this? 05:52 No... because in the very last verse of chapter 12, 05:56 it says, "Then the dragon was wroth... " 05:59 or was angry with the woman 06:02 after the earth helps the woman... 06:04 the dragon is angry with the woman 06:06 and goes to make war with the remnant of her seed 06:10 who keep the commandments of God 06:12 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 06:16 Who is behind these three principle stages 06:20 of Revelation 12? 06:21 It is the dragon or the ancient serpent. 06:24 First, he wants to kill the child... 06:27 secondly, he persecutes the woman in the wilderness 06:30 for 1260 years 06:32 and lastly, he persecutes the last remnant of God 06:36 who keep the commandments of God 06:38 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 06:40 So, we've moved from the Old Testament to Rome 06:44 to the ten kingdoms which are the divisions of Rome, 06:47 to the 1260 years of persecution 06:51 to a period of... when persecution comes to an end 06:56 at least for a while 06:57 and then to the final persecution of God's people 07:00 at the very end of time. 07:02 Now, we need to compare with this... Daniel chapter 2. 07:07 Let's follow the sequence of Daniel chapter 2 07:09 and you don't even have to look up the chapter 07:12 because this is just review. 07:13 In Daniel chapter 2, you have a great image. 07:16 The head of the image is made of... what? 07:19 Gold. 07:20 The breast and arms of silver are composed... of? 07:23 Silver. 07:24 The Belly is made of Bronze. 07:27 By the way, are all of these Old Testament kingdoms? 07:31 Are Babylon, Medo-Persia and Greece... 07:35 Old Testament kingdoms? 07:37 Yes they are. 07:38 And then you have a fourth beast. 07:40 What is this... our fourth power represented by the legs 07:44 of the image... what were the legs composed of? 07:48 They were composed of iron. 07:50 What kingdom is represented by the legs of iron? 07:52 It is Rome 07:54 because you have Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. 07:58 So, does Daniel 2 also begin in the Old Testament 08:02 like Revelation 12? 08:03 Yes, it does. 08:04 Revelation 12... after speaking about the woman being in travail 08:09 she has the child... 08:10 the dragon wants to kill the child. 08:12 Let me ask you, in Daniel chapter 2, 08:14 which is the kingdom that actually was governing the world 08:19 when Jesus was born? 08:20 It was the legs of... what? Of iron. 08:24 In other words, the legs of iron are the same as... what? 08:28 Are the same as the dragon wanting to slay the male child. 08:31 Raise your hand if you're understanding what I'm saying. 08:34 See, we need to follow the sequence, 08:36 this is very simple... 08:37 I mean, you don't have to guess about when the antichrist 08:40 is going to appear and what he's going to do 08:42 because when you study the sequence... the historical flow, 08:45 you know exactly where to look for the antichrist 08:48 and so, then, you have in Daniel chapter 2, 08:52 the legs of iron... 08:54 that's the same as the period 08:55 when the dragon wants to kill the child 08:57 and let me ask you, 08:58 "How many toes did the image have?" 09:00 It had ten toes... right? 09:03 Now, let me ask you, how many horns did the dragon have? 09:06 It had ten horns. 09:08 Are we running parallel here? 09:10 We most certainly are. 09:12 Now, you remember that in Daniel chapter 2, 09:15 there were ten toes and they had iron 09:18 which means that Rome continues 09:20 but then there's an added element 09:22 which was not there before and what is it? 09:24 Clay... what does the clay represent? 09:26 We studied it... it represents the church... 09:29 a different kind of... what? 09:31 A different kind of Rome. 09:33 Are you following me? 09:35 Now, would that be parallel to the 1260 years 09:39 is that a continuation of Rome? 09:41 Yes, it is. 09:43 Is it a period of amalgamation between Church and State... 09:47 those 1260 years? Yes. 09:49 So, what we have... during the 1260 years 09:53 is parallel to the mixture of the iron and the clay. 09:57 Now, there's something that is not mentioned directly 10:01 in Daniel chapter 2. 10:03 You'll notice that the mixture of iron and clay 10:05 lasts from the time that Rome is divided 10:08 all the way till Jesus sets up His everlasting kingdom. 10:11 Are you following me? 10:13 But what Daniel chapter 2 doesn't tell you 10:17 is what Revelation 12 does 10:18 and that is that this power that persecutes God's people 10:23 is going to have two stages of existence 10:26 and we're going to study that in our lecture this evening. 10:28 The first stage lasts... how long? 10:31 1,260 years 10:35 but is that the end of this power? 10:38 That is not the end of this power 10:40 because the Bible tells us 10:43 that this power is going to last until when? 10:45 Until Jesus comes 10:47 which means that if it has a period of dominion of 1260 years 10:51 at some point after that it's power must be... what? 10:54 Suspended... 10:56 but in order to rule until Jesus comes, 11:00 it's power must be... what? 11:02 It's power must be restored 11:04 and it must have a second period of dominion. 11:07 Now, are you understanding my point? 11:09 This is a very important point. 11:11 The feet of iron and clay in Daniel chapter 2 11:14 simply tells you 11:15 that there's going to be a mixture of iron and clay 11:17 until Jesus comes to set up His everlasting kingdom. 11:20 It doesn't give you any impression 11:21 that the feet of iron and clay is going to have two stages 11:25 but Revelation chapter 12 does give you that information 11:29 because it says that this power that persecutes God's church 11:33 is going to last for 1260 years 11:35 and then it says that the earth helps the woman 11:38 and after the earth helps the woman 11:40 by stopping the persecution, 11:41 we're told that the dragon is enraged with the woman 11:45 and goes to make war against her again. 11:48 Raise your hand if you're understanding what I'm saying. 11:50 This is of critical importance. 11:52 Now, we need to go to Daniel chapter 7 11:56 which is one of the two chapters of study... 11:58 we're also going to study Revelation 13 12:00 and verses 1 through 10. 12:03 Daniel chapter 7... 12:04 now, allow me to mention here the sequence that we find 12:11 in Daniel chapter 7. 12:12 First thing that I want us to notice 12:15 is that in this chapter we have four beasts 12:18 and according to Daniel 7 and verse 17, 12:22 these four beasts represent four kings or kingdoms. 12:26 It says there... 12:29 verse on screen... 12:32 and we've already studied that kings and kingdoms are... what? 12:36 Are interchangeable 12:38 because there's no such thing as a king without a kingdom. 12:42 In other words, these four beasts represent four kingdoms. 12:46 Now, let me ask you, just perhaps do you think 12:49 that maybe these four beasts 12:51 represent the same thing as the four metals in Daniel chapter 2? 12:55 What do you think? 12:56 How many metals were there in Daniel chapter 2? 12:59 Four... 13:01 there was gold, silver, bronze and iron. 13:04 In Daniel chapter 7, we have four beasts. 13:07 The four beasts represent four kingdoms. 13:10 Do the four metals in Daniel chapter 2 represent 4 kingdoms? 13:15 Absolutely... 13:16 and so, Daniel 7 is actually running parallel 13:20 to the prophecy of Daniel chapter 2. 13:23 Now, we need to interpret some of the symbols here, 13:27 it says there in Daniel chapter 7, 13:31 that the beasts come forth from waters... 13:35 from raging waters... 13:38 now, what do waters represent in Scripture? 13:42 Isaiah 17 and verses 12 and 13 tells us what waters represent. 13:47 Let's go there for a moment 13:48 Isaiah chapter 17 and verses 12 and 13. 13:53 Here we find the following words... 13:58 it says... 13:59 verse on screen... 14:08 like the rushing of mighty waters!" 14:10 What do waters represent? 14:12 They represent the tumult among... what? 14:16 among nations. 14:17 By the way, it also says in Daniel chapter 7 verses 2 and 3, 14:22 that the beasts arise in the midst of the combating 14:26 of the four winds of heaven. 14:27 Now, what do winds represent in Scripture? 14:30 Well, let's turn in our Bibles to Jeremiah chapter 4 14:35 and verse 13... 14:36 Jeremiah chapter 4 and verse 13... 14:40 there we find what the winds represent. 14:43 Actually, they represent strife or war. 14:46 It says there... 14:48 "Behold, he shall come up like clouds, 14:51 and his chariots like a... " what? 14:55 "like a whirlwind. 14:56 His horses are swifter than eagles. 15:00 Woe to us, for we are plundered!" 15:03 In other words, the winds represent invading armies. 15:07 They represent wars... 15:09 the waters represent the tumult of nations... 15:12 in other words, these four kingdoms 15:14 arise in the midst of... what? 15:16 In the midst of war. 15:19 Now, you need to remember that 15:20 because in our next lecture, 15:22 we're going to notice that there's another beast 15:24 in Revelation 13. 15:25 It does not arise from waters... 15:27 there are no winds... 15:30 it arises silently from the earth. 15:34 That's the reason why I am mentioning this 15:36 this evening because we need to understand 15:39 that these four beasts actually arise in the midst of warfare, 15:43 in fact, if you read Daniel chapter 7, 15:45 you'll discover that one beast 15:48 devours the previous beast and rules. 15:50 Then the next beast devours that one 15:53 and the following beast devours that one 15:55 just like in Daniel chapter 2 15:57 you have a sequence of nations. 15:59 Now, I'm just going to mention very quickly 16:03 the sequence of beasts in Daniel 7 16:05 so you have it clear in your mind. 16:08 First of all, you have a lion. 16:12 What would the lion be equivalent to in Daniel 2? 16:15 The head of... what? 16:18 Gold... Babylon. 16:20 Secondly, you have a bear. 16:23 What would the bear be equivalent to? 16:25 The breast and arms of silver... the Medes and Persians. 16:29 Then you have a Leopard beast. 16:32 What would the leopard beast be equivalent to? 16:35 It would be equivalent to the belly of... what? 16:38 Of Bronze. 16:39 Then you have a terrible dragon beast 16:43 that has iron teeth. 16:45 Now, I want you to notice that... 16:47 a dragon beast that has iron teeth. 16:49 Which kingdom in Daniel 2 would that be equivalent to? 16:52 It would be equivalent to the legs of... what? 16:56 Of iron. 16:57 Now, you'll notice in Daniel 7 17:00 that it speaks about this dragon beast 17:02 having ten... what? 17:03 Having ten horns. 17:05 Is this running parallel to Daniel chapter 2? 17:08 Is it running parallel to Revelation chapter 12? 17:11 It most certainly is 17:12 and we're going to notice that Revelation 13 17:14 further amplifies this point. 17:16 So, I want you to notice 17:18 that you have this fourth dragon beast 17:20 who sprouts ten horns 17:23 and then among the ten horns rises... what? 17:27 A little horn. 17:29 Now, let's go to Daniel chapter 7 17:31 and read verses 23 and 24. 17:35 Daniel chapter 7 and verses 23 and 24. 17:41 I want you to notice that this fourth beast 17:44 has three stages of existence... 17:46 three stages of existence. 17:49 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 23, 17:52 verse on screen... 18:08 now notice this... 18:10 "The ten horns are ten kings 18:13 who shall arise from this kingdom. " 18:16 Let me ask you, "Does the kingdom exist 18:18 before the ten horns arise from it? 18:20 Does the kingdom rule for a period of time 18:23 before it sprouts the horns?" 18:25 Yes... so Daniel 7 is explaining that in Revelation chapter 12 18:30 where it speaks about the dragon with ten horns... 18:33 the ten horns were not there from the beginning... 18:36 the ten horns came out after the dragon ruled for a period. 18:40 Are you with me or not? 18:42 Now, let's notice what it continues saying in verse 24, 18:45 "The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom" 18:50 and now notice, 18:51 "And another shall rise after them; 18:53 he shall be different from the first ones, 18:57 and shall subdue three kings. " 18:59 So, do you notice the sequence? 19:00 How many stages does this dragon beast have? 19:03 It has three stages of existence. 19:06 One is as a simple dragon. 19:08 Two: Ten horns coming from the head of that simple dragon 19:13 and Three: Coming from among the ten... the Little Horn. 19:18 Is this clear in your mind? 19:20 Now, if the fourth kingdom represents Rome 19:23 and the ten horns come from the head of the dragon beast 19:27 and the Little Horn comes from the head of the dragon beast, 19:30 that must mean that all three of these stages 19:33 are Roman stages. 19:37 Are you understanding me? 19:39 Now, let's go to examine then who this Little Horn represents. 19:47 I want to review once again... 19:49 it's important that we understand the sequence. 19:51 We have a Lion... Babylon, 19:54 a Bear... Medo-Persia, 19:56 a Leopard... Greece, 19:58 a dragon... Rome, 20:00 the dragon sprouts ten horns... the ten divisions of Rome 20:06 which is Western Europe today. 20:07 Then among the ten horns... the Little Horn. 20:11 By the way, the Little Horn would be equivalent to the clay 20:14 in Daniel chapter 2... 20:17 the added element that was not there before 20:20 because Rome continues in the feet 20:21 because there's iron in the feet 20:23 but now, there's something that's different. 20:25 We're going to notice that the Little Horn is different 20:27 than that... than that fourth beast 20:29 and different than the other horns. 20:31 In other words... the... 20:33 the clay is the same thing as the Little Horn 20:38 and by the way, in Daniel chapter 7, 20:42 you have the Little Horn... 20:44 in Revelation chapter 12, you have... what? 20:47 The 1260 years of persecution of the woman. 20:51 That would be equivalent to the clay 20:53 and to the period of the Little Horn. 20:55 Now, the question always comes up... who is this Little Horn? 21:00 Who is the antichrist? 21:02 Well, there have been different ideas 21:06 throughout the course of the last couple of hundred years, 21:09 I remember people saying that Benito Mussolini 21:13 would be the antichrist. 21:16 Not so... others said that Adolf Hitler... 21:20 others said, perhaps, Henry Kissinger... 21:23 I don't know whether you heard that but I did hear that. 21:27 Others said that the Ayatollah Khomeini 21:30 that nasty guy from Iran you remember... 21:33 that held our... our men hostage? 21:35 Others more recently said that the antichrist 21:37 perhaps was Saddam Hussein. 21:39 It seems like every time a nasty guy 21:43 appears on the scene of history, 21:44 he's a candidate in the minds of Christians 21:47 for the antichrist. 21:49 Now, my question is, 21:50 "Do we need to determine the identity of Christ... 21:52 of antichrist by guesswork? 21:55 I don't think so 21:57 because the Bible gives us clearly 21:59 the characteristics of the antichrist. 22:01 Now, let's notice... I'm going to share with you 22:05 ten characteristics from Daniel chapter 7 22:08 and then I'm going to share with you two characteristics 22:11 from Revelation chapter 13 22:12 and you're going to know who the antichrist is. 22:16 First characteristic... Daniel 7 and verse 24. 22:20 God with me to Daniel chapter 7 and verse 24. 22:23 We just read that verse but let's read it again. 22:26 It says, "The ten horns are ten kings 22:29 who shall arise from this kingdom. " 22:32 That is from which kingdom? 22:34 From the fourth kingdom... from Rome. 22:37 "And another shall rise after them... " 22:40 where does the Little Horn rise from? 22:43 From the head of... what? 22:44 From the head of the dragon beast... everybody agreed? 22:48 What does the dragon beast represent? 22:50 Rome. 22:51 So, is this horn... Roman? 22:54 Or is it perhaps Syria? 22:57 Can't be... 23:00 because the fourth beast is not Syria. 23:02 The fourth beast is Rome. 23:03 So, if the Little Horn comes from the fourth beast 23:06 and the fourth beast is Rome, 23:08 this Little Horn must be Roman. 23:10 It must be one of the stages of Rome 23:13 not the United Empire of Rome... 23:16 not the Rome that was divided into ten kingdoms, 23:19 but a Rome that came up after the ten kingdoms came up. 23:23 Now, first characteristic then... 23:26 it must be a Roman power. 23:29 Second characteristic... 23:32 it must arise after the ten horns are in place. 23:35 Did you notice that in verse 24? 23:38 It says that after the 10 horns will arise... this horn... 23:43 so, let me ask you, "Are the ten horns in place, 23:46 when the Little Horn rises?" 23:49 Of course. 23:50 Now, when were the ten horns in place? 23:52 You can read the document that I referred to in YouTube 23:56 that you can download at secretsunsealed. org 23:59 and I have an abundance of information there 24:02 on how the ten kingdoms were all established 24:06 in the year 476 A.D. 24:09 when the last Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus 24:12 was deposed from his throne... 24:14 there were not emperors after him. 24:16 The kingdom had been divided by the Barbarian tribes 24:19 that invaded from the north. 24:20 So, we must expect that the antichrist will rise from Rome, 24:26 it will be Roman 24:27 and it will arise after what date? 24:30 It will arise after the year... what? 24:33 After the year 476 which is when the ten horns 24:37 are complete. 24:39 Now, let's go to our third characteristic. 24:42 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8... 24:46 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8. 24:49 Here we find another interesting and important characteristic 24:55 of this Little Horn. 24:57 It says, 24:58 verse on screen... 25:07 where did the Little Horn come up? 25:09 Among... what? 25:11 When it says, "them" what is it referring to? 25:13 Among the ten. 25:15 Now, where were the ten located geographically? 25:18 It was in Western Europe. 25:21 Was Rome divided into ten kingdoms? 25:24 Absolutely. 25:25 Was that the territory of what had been Rome? 25:28 Obviously, yes... 25:29 and so, the Little Horn was going to arise 25:33 among the divisions of Western Europe. 25:36 Of course, you're saying, "If it's a Roman power... 25:38 he must be in Western Europe. " 25:40 But this is an added emphasis to exclamation point 25:46 to the idea that this power is Roman 25:49 because, first of all, 25:50 it comes from the head of the fourth beast 25:52 which represents Rome 25:54 and secondly, it comes among the ten 25:56 which are the divisions of the Roman Empire. 25:59 So, we have three characteristics so far, 26:02 Number 1: it must be Roman, 26:03 Number 2: it must rise after the year 476, 26:06 Number 3: it must arise in Western Europe 26:09 because it rises after the ten horns are there 26:12 characteristic number 4... 26:14 notice Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8... 26:17 once again, Daniel chapter 7 and verse 8, 26:21 here we find another interesting characteristic. 26:23 It says there in verse 8, "I was considering the horns, 26:27 and there was another horn, a little one, 26:29 coming up among them, 26:31 before whom three of the first horns 26:35 were plucked out by the roots. " 26:40 What did this horn do when it rose to power? 26:44 It uprooted three of the ten horns. 26:48 So, you must find in history of Western Europe, 26:52 some power which uprooted three of the ten Barbarian kingdoms 26:58 which established their nations there in Western Europe. 27:02 You must have a power that uprooted 27:04 three of the ten horns in Western Europe. 27:07 Characteristic number 5, Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25, 27:12 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25 has our fifth characteristic 27:18 and it says there in Daniel 7 and verse 25... 27:23 and there are several characteristics 27:25 actually in this verse that we're going to come to 27:27 but it says there, 27:33 verse on screen... 27:38 now, Revelation 13 that we're coming to a little later on 27:41 says that the pompous words are... what? 27:44 Blasphemies... 27:46 in other words this power would speak blasphemies 27:50 against the Most High. 27:51 The pompous words or the "great" words... 27:53 are blasphemies. 27:55 Now, what is blasphemy? 27:57 Well, there are two key texts in the New Testament 28:02 which describe blasphemy... 28:03 there are others but two key ones 28:04 in relationship to what we're studying. 28:06 The first is in Mark chapter 2 and verse 7 28:08 where remember Jesus said to the paralytic, 28:11 "Your sins are forgiven. " 28:13 Did Jesus have the right to forgive sins? 28:16 Audience: Yes. 28:17 Pastor: Why? 28:19 Because He was God, right? 28:20 But what did those who were present there say about Him? 28:24 They said, "This man speaks... " what? 28:26 "Blasphemy... who can forgive sins but only God?" 28:30 So, let me ask you, 28:32 "If a man claims to have power to forgive sins 28:34 and he's not God, what is that?" 28:36 That is blasphemy. 28:38 The other important text is in John chapter 10 verses 30 to 33 28:43 where Jesus says, "I and the Father are one... " 28:47 and they picked up stones to stone Jesus 28:50 and Jesus says, "Why are you going to stone me, 28:52 what bad deed I have done... have I done?" 28:55 And they say, 28:57 "It's not for any good deed that we're going to stone You, 28:59 but for blasphemy, 29:00 because You, being a Man, have made Yourself God. " 29:04 So, blasphemy is when a mere man 29:08 claims to have the power to forgive sins 29:11 and claims to be God on earth. 29:14 Those are the pompous words of the Little Horn. 29:17 Are you starting to catch an interesting picture here? 29:20 We're letting the Bible interpret who this power is. 29:23 It's not some nasty individual 29:25 who's going to rise in the Middle East 29:26 sometime in the future, 29:28 the devil wants people to think that, 29:29 because meanwhile the antichrist grows in Rome 29:31 and nobody notices it 29:33 because they're looking in the wrong place. 29:34 Hello, 29:36 do you think the devil would want Christians to look 29:38 for the antichrist in the wrong place 29:40 at the wrong time... the wrong person? 29:42 Obviously yes, because the devil can do whatever he pleases. 29:46 Now, the sixth characteristic... 29:48 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 24, 29:50 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 24 says something very interesting 29:55 about this Little Horn. 29:57 Daniel 7 and verse 24. 29:59 It says here... 30:04 verse on screen... 30:08 He shall be... " what? 30:10 Different from the first ones and shall subdue three kings. 30:14 Is this Little Horn different from the other ten? 30:16 Yes or no? 30:18 Absolutely... 30:19 was the clay in the feet different 30:22 than all of the other metals that came before it? 30:24 Absolutely. 30:26 So, this kingdom's going to be different 30:28 because it's not only going to be a kingdom like iron or Rome 30:34 but it's going to be an amalgamated kingdom, 30:37 it's going to be a blended or mixed kingdom... 30:39 a kingdom that blends or mixes... what? 30:42 Church and State. 30:45 So, we're supposed to look for a power that is different. 30:48 It's not a mere political power 30:50 like all of the rest of the kingdoms, 30:52 it is a different type of kingdom 30:54 just like the mixture of iron and clay 30:56 is a different type of kingdom, 30:58 because all of the others were metals 31:00 whereas the feet are a combination of metal and clay 31:04 and so, Number six is that this power has to be different. 31:08 Characteristic number 7: 31:11 Notice Daniel chapter 7 and verse 21, 31:15 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 21. 31:18 Here we find in this verse as well as in verse 25 31:23 the same idea, it says, 31:25 verse on screen... 31:33 what did this horn do? 31:35 He persecuted... whom? 31:37 He persecuted the saints... notice verse 25, 31:41 it says in verse 25, 31:43 "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High... 31:46 he shall persecute the saints of the Most High. " 31:49 Was this Little Horn going to be a persecuting power 31:52 against the saints? 31:54 Absolutely... by the way do you know what it means 31:56 by saints... here? 31:57 It's the same as the woman who fled to the wilderness. 32:00 What does the woman represent in prophecy? 32:04 It represents the church... 32:06 so when it says that he persecuted the saints, 32:08 what is it talking about? 32:09 It says that he persecuted... what? 32:11 The church... so let me ask you, 32:13 was the established church in the Middle Ages the true church? 32:17 You want to know what the true church was 32:20 in the Middle Ages? 32:22 All you have to do is say, "Which church persecuted 32:24 and which church was... was the persecutor?" 32:29 Are you understanding what I'm saying? 32:31 There were two churches during this period. 32:34 There was the established church who persecuted the saints 32:38 or the woman 32:40 and there was the true church 32:41 which is represented by the woman. 32:43 You say, "How is this possible?" 32:45 Do you know that all throughout human history 32:48 the greatest enemies of God's people 32:50 have been others who claim to be God's people? 32:52 It began with Cain and Abel. 32:55 Cain claimed to serve the true God... 32:57 he killed his brother. 32:58 In the Old Testament... those who hated the prophets 33:01 were the very nation they were sent to... 33:03 people who claimed to serve God. 33:05 Jesus Christ was crucified by those who claim to serve God 33:09 and during the Middle Ages, God's people... 33:11 God's true people were persecuted by a church 33:14 that claimed to be on God's side 33:16 and Jesus says in the end time, 33:18 in John chapter 16, 33:20 he says, "The time is coming 33:21 when those who persecute you 33:23 will think that they're doing God a favor. " 33:25 So, there's nothing new under the sun. 33:28 In other words, this power would be a church 33:31 that would persecute God's true people 33:34 and we're going to notice 33:35 that it was during a specific period of time. 33:38 Now, let's go back to Daniel 7 verse 25 33:40 for characteristic number 8. 33:42 Daniel 7 and verse 25... characteristic number 8. 33:46 It says here, 33:48 verse on the screen... 34:02 let's stop there... 34:03 "And shall intend to change... " what? 34:05 Times... 34:06 now you say, "What does that mean... 34:08 to change times?" 34:09 I'm going to explain that very quickly, 34:11 we don't have time to read the verses. 34:13 You have them in your list, Acts 1 verse 7 34:17 Jesus says, "It's not for you to know the times 34:20 or the seasons that God has placed under His own power. " 34:23 By the way, He's talking about prophetic events isn't he? 34:26 It's for you to know the sequence of prophetic events. 34:29 God has those in secret. 34:30 The Apostle Paul says in 1st Thessalonians 5 and verse 1, 34:34 he says, "Regarding the times and the seasons, 34:36 I don't need to talk to you about them... " 34:37 and then he begins talking about the prophecies 34:39 concerning the second coming of Jesus 34:41 and so, the word "times" in Scripture 34:45 when it's... when it's in a prophetic context 34:47 is referring to events that are in God's prophetic calendar... 34:51 God's prophetic calendar of events. 34:55 In other words, how history is going to develop. 34:57 By the way, do you know that after Daniel chapter 2, 35:01 Nebuchadnezzar did not like what he saw. 35:03 Do you know he tried to change God's times? 35:07 Because God said there's going to be Babylon, 35:11 Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome... 35:12 Rome was going to be divided in... in ten 35:14 and then among those ten to going rise a Little Horn... 35:16 then God's going to set up His everlasting kingdom 35:18 and... and Nebuchadnezzar, by the way... that's Daniel 7, 35:21 Daniel 2 is the same idea... 35:22 Nebuchadnezzar says, 35:24 "That's not the way it's going to be... " 35:25 and so, what he did in Daniel 3 was 35:28 raise up an image all of gold... 35:30 he's saying... "History is not going to flow that way... 35:33 it's going to flow the way I say. " 35:35 He was trying to change the order of prophetic events 35:40 that God had established. 35:41 So, what would this Little Horn try to do? 35:43 He would try to change God's prophetic calendar of events. 35:48 In other words, he would point people to the wrong place... 35:52 the wrong time 35:53 and the wrong powers 35:55 as fulfillments of Bible prophecy. 35:58 By the way, I did a Series here a while back 36:00 specifically on the changing of the times... 36:04 a whole one-hour lecture 36:06 on everything that the Bible says about changing the times. 36:09 This Little Horn... in other words 36:11 thought that it could change God's sequence of events... 36:16 the fulfillment of prophecy as God had indicated 36:19 that it was going to be fulfilled. 36:20 Now, what else would this Little Horn 36:23 think about changing? 36:25 It says there in Daniel 7 verse 25, 36:27 "he shall think to change times and... " what? 36:31 "and the law... " 36:33 he was even going to... to intend or to attempt 36:40 to change... what? 36:41 God's holy law. 36:43 Not only God's prophetic calendar, 36:46 but he was going to stick his hand in God's law 36:49 and attempt in some way to change the law. 36:51 Notice it doesn't say that he was going to abolish the law, 36:54 it says he was going to try to change it. 36:56 And then I want you to notice the tenth characteristic 37:01 and we're going to review in a minute... 37:02 in case you lost track of the number, 37:04 notice once again, Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25, 37:08 how long was this power going to rule? 37:11 Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25. 37:15 It says here, Daniel 7 and verse 25, the following, 37:18 "he shall speak pompous words against the Most High, 37:22 shall persecute the saints of the Most High, 37:25 he shall intend to change times and law... 37:28 Then... " and it says, "the saints" 37:30 you note that that's in italics... 37:32 "the saints shall be given into his hand for... " how long? 37:35 "For a time and times and half a time. " 37:39 Is this the same time period that the woman fled 37:41 to the wilderness in Revelation 12 37:43 or is this the same sequence? 37:44 You're not with me tonight are you? 37:46 Audience: Yes. 37:47 Pastor: Is this an orderly way of studying Bible prophecy? 37:50 I mean, this is not guess work. 37:52 When you follow the Historical-flow Method, 37:54 you know exactly where you are 37:56 at each moment in the flow of history. 37:58 It's that simple. 38:00 You don't have to guess because it jumps out at you... 38:04 when you know that you're going to have Babylon, 38:06 Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome... 38:08 Rome was going to be divided into ten kingdoms 38:11 476... and then shortly thereafter 38:13 a Little Horn was going to arise, 38:15 which fulfills all these specifications. 38:18 Now, what are the ten characteristics quickly? 38:20 Number 1: it must be Roman... 38:21 Number 2: it must rise after the ten horns... 38:24 Number 3: it must arise among the ten horns... 38:27 that is in Western Europe... 38:28 Number 4: it must pluck out three of the ten horns... 38:31 Number 5: it must speak blasphemy against God... 38:34 it must claim to be God on earth 38:37 and it must claim to have the power to forgive sins 38:38 in other words... 38:40 Number 6: it must be different than the other kingdoms... 38:42 Number 7: it must be a persecutor of God's people. 38:45 Number 8: it must have sought to change 38:49 God's order of prophetic events... 38:51 Number 9: it thought that it could change the law of God 38:56 and number 10: it ruled for time, times 39:00 and the dividing of times. 39:01 How many of you think that you know what power this is? 39:04 Do you really have to guess if you know history? 39:09 Now, we need to take a look at Revelation 13 39:14 because this completes the picture. 39:18 We have two more characteristics that I want to underline 39:22 in Revelation 13. 39:23 Let's go to Revelation 13 verses 1 and 2, 39:26 Revelation 13 and verses 1 and 2 39:30 and you got to tell me if this has any connection with Daniel 39:34 or whether I'm guessing. 39:36 By the way, who is the power behind all of these kingdoms 39:40 in Daniel chapter 7? 39:41 Who's really behind the Little Horn? 39:45 Audience: Satan. 39:46 Pastor: I mean do you have to be a Rocket Scientist 39:48 to figure out that in Revelation chapter 12, 39:50 it's the dragon... 39:51 the ancient serpent that goes after the woman... 39:53 and in Daniel 7 it says that the Little Horn is the one 39:57 that goes after the saints, 39:58 do you really have to be that intelligent to know 40:00 that the Little Horn is really the emissary of Satan? 40:03 You're not following me... 40:06 see, Revelation 12 gives you the background... 40:09 who's behind the scenes? 40:11 Whereas Daniel chapter 7 talks about the upfront guy, 40:15 the power that the devil uses 40:18 to persecute the saints of the Most High. 40:21 Revelation 13 verse 1... 40:22 verse on screen... 40:36 Not notice verse 2... critical verse... 40:38 "Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, 40:41 his feet were like the feet of a bear... 40:43 his mouth like the mouth of a lion. " 40:45 What does that scream at you? 40:47 "Go back to Daniel 7... " 40:50 by the way, do you notice the order of the powers here? 40:55 In Daniel 7, it is lion... bear... leopard... dragon. 41:01 In Revelation 13, it's dragon... leopard... bear... lion. 41:06 Do you know why? 41:07 Because Daniel is living in the period of the lion 41:10 and he's looking forward... 41:11 whereas John is living in the period of the dragon 41:13 and he's looking backwards. 41:14 Pause... 41:16 Are you understanding my point? 41:18 Now, notice, it says there are four beasts here, 41:21 it says in verse 2, 41:23 "Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, 41:25 his feet were like the feet of a bear, 41:26 his mouth like the mouth of the lion 41:28 and the dragon... " there you have the fourth beast. 41:30 The dragon... by the way, how many horns does the dragon have? 41:33 It's the same one of Revelation 12, 41:36 it has ten horns... 41:37 "The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and... " what? 41:41 "and great authority. " 41:43 So, you have lion, bear, leopard, 41:50 dragon and beast. 41:51 In the prophecy of Daniel 7, you have lion, bear, 41:57 leopard, dragon, ten horns, and... what? 42:02 And... what? 42:04 and Little Horn. 42:06 Are these prophecies running parallel? 42:09 Yes, they are. 42:10 So, is the Little Horn the same as the beast? 42:14 Lest any of you don't still believe that, 42:18 allow me to read you some characteristics of this beast. 42:22 Notice Revelation 13 and verse 7... 42:25 Revelation chapter 13 and verse 7, 42:27 speaking about the beast, it says, 42:29 "It was granted to him to make war with the saints 42:31 and to overcome them. " 42:32 Is that the same thing that the Little Horn did? 42:35 Yes, now let's notice Revelation chapter 13 and verse 6, 42:40 Revelation chapter 13 and verse 6. 42:43 It says, 42:44 "Then he opened his mouth and... " 42:45 oh, by the way, look at this, 42:47 "Then he opened his mouth in... " what? 42:48 Audience: Blasphemy... 42:50 Pastor: Did the Little Horn do that? 42:51 Yes, "opened up his mouth in blasphemy against God, 42:54 to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, 42:55 and those who dwell in heaven. " 42:57 I wish I had the time to speak about each one of those phrases. 42:59 Each one of those phrases deserves 15 minutes at least. 43:03 And now notice, how long does this power rule? 43:06 Notice verse 5, it says, 43:09 verse on screen... 43:16 Now, isn't this interesting? 43:19 How long is 42 months? 43:22 Well, the Biblical month has 30 days... 43:25 let's do the operation, 43:26 42 months times 30 days each... how much is that? 43:30 1,260... does that sound familiar? 43:34 Is this the same period 43:37 as the time, times and dividing of time of the Little Horn? 43:40 Is it the same period of the 1260 days 43:43 that the woman flees into the wilderness? 43:46 Yes... these prophecies are all parallel 43:48 and Revelation 12 shows that the devil is the power 43:53 behind all of these. 43:55 Now, we need to take a look at the last two characteristics. 43:59 Revelation chapter 13 and verse 3, 44:03 do you remember that the clay continues 44:04 until the 2nd coming of Jesus? 44:06 The iron and clay mixture is the last power 44:10 until Jesus comes. 44:12 In Daniel chapter 7, I want you to notice this, 44:16 in Daniel chapter 7, 44:17 it says that the Little Horn rules 44:19 for time, times and the dividing of time 44:20 but then, Daniel 7 explains that the Little Horn... 44:23 it's dominion will be taken away when Jesus comes. 44:26 So, implicitly, in Daniel chapter 7, 44:29 what it's saying is that this Little Horn is governed... 44:32 is going to govern for 1260 years... 44:34 time, times and the dividing of time... 44:36 and then, somehow after this period of dominion... 44:41 it is going to rule... what? again... 44:44 because if its... 44:45 if its dominion is taken away when Jesus comes, 44:48 it must rise to power again. 44:51 Raise your hand if you're understanding what I'm saying. 44:54 So, how many stages does this Little Horn 44:56 or this beast power going to have? 44:57 It's going to have actually three stages... 45:00 we already noticed... actually it has two. 45:03 The first is the 1260 years 45:05 and the second is... what? 45:07 When it recovers its power. 45:09 Now, let's notice, Revelation chapter 13 and verse 3, 45:12 Revelation chapter 13 and verse 3, 45:16 here we find a very interesting characteristic 45:21 of this beast... it says there, 45:23 "And I saw one of his heads 45:26 as if it had been mortally wounded... " 45:29 would you say that that took place 45:31 when it... when the 1260 years came to an end? 45:34 Of course, that's what cuts... 45:37 cut's its career short of the second coming 45:40 at the end of 1260 years 45:42 and so, it says, 45:44 "and his deadly wound was... " what? 45:46 was healed... 45:48 is he going to have another power of dominion? 45:50 is he going to rule until Jesus comes? 45:53 Absolutely. 45:54 It says, "his deadly wound was healed 45:56 And all the world marveled and followed the... " what? 46:00 "and followed the beast. " 46:02 How many stages is this power going to have? 46:05 It's going to have two stages. 46:07 One of the stages is already... what? 46:09 Passed... 46:10 the other stage is still... future. 46:14 Now, I want you to notice Revelation chapter 13 46:19 and verses 9 and 10. 46:20 What was it that wounded this power? 46:22 Because he received a deadly wound. 46:24 How was he wounded? 46:25 Revelation 13 and verse 9, 46:28 "If anyone has an ear, let him hear. " 46:31 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; 46:37 he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. 46:45 Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. " 46:49 How was this power killed? 46:50 How did it receive it's deadly wound? 46:53 With the sword. 46:55 Is that clear? 46:57 Now, what does the sword represent? 47:01 Yes, the sword represents the Word of God 47:05 but not in this particular verse. 47:07 Who bears the sword according to the Apostle Paul? 47:10 We don't have time to look up the text, 47:12 but in Romans chapter 13, 47:15 it says that the government has the... what? 47:18 The government has the power of the sword 47:21 and God said it's for your good 47:24 and if you misbehave 47:28 and you don't obey the civil magistrates, 47:30 he will use the... what? 47:31 He will use the sword... 47:33 so, the sword represents the civil power. 47:36 I don't know whether you're following me or not 47:39 which must mean that at the end of the 1260 years, 47:43 the civil power was going to rise 47:46 to give this religious power a deadly wound. 47:49 Are you with me or not? 47:52 And so, that's another characteristic 47:56 it has to be a power that after the 1260 years 47:58 was wounded by the civil power 48:00 but this power is going to recuperate 48:03 its world-wide clout. 48:05 Final characteristic, 48:07 and then we'll quickly identify this power... 48:10 I think that you already know who it is. 48:12 What is the number of this power? 48:14 Go with me to Revelation chapter 13 and verse 18, 48:18 Revelation chapter 13 and verse 18, 48:21 it says here, 48:23 verse on screen... 48:31 what is the number of the beast? 48:33 666. 48:35 Now, how do you determine the number of a man? 48:38 That's kind of hard... 48:39 Well, let's go to verse 17, it explains how you do it. 48:43 It says, 48:45 verse on screen... 48:55 how do you determine the number of the beast? 48:59 It's the number of his what? 49:01 Of his name. 49:02 Notice, his name must give the total... what? 49:06 666... 49:08 Are you understanding? 49:10 He has a name whose numeric value 49:13 is 666 49:15 because in antiquity they wrote numbers with letters, 49:18 each letter of the alphabet stood for a number. 49:21 Now, let me ask you, 49:23 "What language do you suppose we should use 49:25 to try and find this name?" 49:27 What language do you think we should use? 49:31 English... right? 49:33 No... how about German? 49:36 Will anybody give me Japanese? 49:38 Audience: Laughter. 49:40 What language must we use to determine the name 49:44 and get the number from the name? 49:45 It has to be Latin 49:48 because this is a Roman power... 49:52 it has to be a Latin name 49:55 whose numerical value is 666 49:57 and by the way Revelation 13 verse 1 50:01 says that it must be a blasphemous name. 50:04 Now, let's put it all together, 50:08 what would be the name of this power 50:11 and that name... when you calculate 50:13 the value of the letters in Latin, 50:15 gives the number 666. 50:19 Well, we're going to take a look at that, 50:21 we have about seven minutes now 50:23 to go through all of these characteristics 50:25 and see who this power is. 50:27 Anybody care to tell me who this power is? 50:30 You're all shy... camera shy. 50:36 There's no doubt whatsoever Folks, 50:40 that this power is the Roman Catholic Papacy. 50:42 Let me tell you why. 50:45 Is the Roman Catholic Papacy Roman? 50:48 It's called the Roman Catholic Church. 50:50 What is its language? 50:52 Latin. 50:53 Where is the seat of its power? 50:55 Rome. 50:56 The name of its leader is Potifex Maximus. 51:00 In Latin... the supreme Pontiff... 51:03 it's religion is from ancient Rome. 51:07 Its organizational style is from Rome. 51:10 I could take time to prove all of these points. 51:13 In other words, it is Rome. 51:15 Let me ask you, 51:17 "Did the Roman Catholic Papacy arise 51:19 after the ten horns were in place?" 51:21 If you read that document, 51:23 you'll find that it rose to power in 538 51:25 when Justinian the Emperor said, 51:27 "The Pope is now Lord in East and in West 51:30 of the entire church... " 51:32 the Emperor Justinian proclaimed that. 51:35 Did the Roman Catholic Papacy arise in Western Europe? 51:40 Because if it rises in Rome, 51:42 obviously, that is Western Europe. 51:44 Did the Roman Catholic Papacy uproot three of those kingdoms? 51:47 It's a long story... 51:49 there were three rebellious kingdoms that were Arians 51:51 they taught that Jesus Christ was a created being 51:54 and the Pope says, "We need to get rid of these. " 51:57 493... through the help of the Empire, 52:01 they got rid of the Heruli. 52:03 In the year 534, they got rid of the Vandals 52:06 and in the year 538, they got rid of the Ostrogoths. 52:09 Three of these ten kingdoms were uprooted 52:12 and today there is no nation in Europe 52:14 that descends from these three powers. 52:17 They were taken out by the roots. 52:20 This can be proven historically 52:22 that the church used the Empire to do this. 52:25 Does the Roman Catholic Papacy 52:29 claim that the Pope is God's representative on earth? 52:31 I could read you statement after statement... 52:34 page after page from this document that I wrote 52:36 from Roman Catholic sources. 52:38 Does the Roman Catholic Papacy 52:40 claim to have the power to forgive sins? 52:43 Yes, they have the Confessional in their churches... 52:46 the very characteristics of blasphemy. 52:49 Is the Roman Catholic Papacy 52:52 different than any of these other kingdoms? 52:54 Yes, it is. 52:55 Because the Roman Catholic Church... 52:56 you don't know whether it's a Church or whether it's a State. 52:59 It is a State... but it's a Church 53:02 and when the United States was going to establish 53:04 diplomatic relations, 53:05 there was all sorts of confusion in Congress... 53:07 "How can you have diplomatic relations with a church?" 53:10 And their argument was, 53:12 "Well, you're not having it with the 'Church' part, 53:13 you're having it with the 'State' part... " 53:14 as if you can separate the two. 53:17 You say, you have a mixture of iron and clay... 53:20 you have a mixture of Church and State. 53:22 The Papacy was certainly different. 53:25 Did the Roman Catholic Papacy persecute God's people? 53:28 Audience: Yes. 53:29 Pastor: It's calculated that at least 50 million of God's people 53:33 were killed during the 1260 years of apostasy. 53:36 Did the Roman Catholic Church 53:38 seek to change God's prophetic interpretation of... 53:43 of events... of prophetic events? 53:45 It would take me far longer than we have to talk about this. 53:48 They actually invented two rival systems 53:51 of prophetic interpretations. 53:53 One known as Preterism... 53:54 the idea that all of the prophecies of antichrist 53:57 were fulfilled in the past in the Roman Empire 53:59 and with a nasty individual called Antiochus Epiphanes 54:01 way in the past 54:03 and the other future scenario 54:06 established by a Jesuit priest called Ribera, 54:09 his idea was... 54:10 the antichrist prophecies are going to be fulfilled 54:12 at the very end of time with a nasty individual 54:15 who is going to arise and persecute the Jews 54:17 after the church has been raptured to heaven 54:19 and that's what Protestants believe today. 54:23 It was created in the Roman Catholic Church... 54:26 two rival systems of interpreting Bible Prophecy. 54:28 Did the Roman Catholic Church claim to have the power 54:32 to change God's law? 54:33 If I had the time, I would read you... 54:35 I have 16 pages of statements from Roman Catholic writers 54:37 saying, "We... by the authority that God gave the Church 54:40 changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. " 54:44 They unabashedly say it. 54:46 Time after time after time in their publications 54:49 they claim to change God's law 54:51 and if you go to the Roman Catholic Catechism, 54:53 you'll discover that the Roman Catholic Catechisms 54:55 eliminate the second commandment 54:57 that forbids the worship of images 54:59 and they have to end up with ten 55:00 so they divide the tenth commandment in two. 55:02 Did the Roman Catholic Papacy govern for 1260 years? 55:09 Yes... when Justinian's decree was implemented 55:13 in the year 538... that was the beginning 55:16 and lo and behold, in February... 55:18 February 10 of 1798, 55:20 Napoleon Bonaparte entered Vatican City 55:24 and through his General Berthier the Pope was arrested 55:27 and he was taken captive like it says... 55:29 "He who leads into captivity, will be taken into captivity" 55:33 and the civil power of France rose against the Papacy 55:36 and withdrew its power 55:38 and the Roman Catholic Church has not been the same since 55:43 but it is slowly recovering its power 55:46 if you're able to see what's happening in the world today. 55:49 Is the Roman Catholic Papacy... 55:52 does it have a lot more prestige now than it used to? 55:56 It most certainly does... 55:58 I mean the Pope sneezes 56:01 and the media dedicates all of their News Shows just for that! 56:05 because this power has tremendous prestige 56:08 but the Bible calls it the antichrist... 56:10 now, understand me... 56:12 I'm not saying that everybody in the Roman Catholic System 56:14 is bad... 56:15 most of God's true people are there 56:17 believe it or not... 56:19 that's why God says, "Come out of her my people. " 56:23 God must have people there in Babylon 56:25 in order for Him to call them out 56:27 and finally Folks, 56:29 not only was the Papacy wounded 56:33 and its deadly wound is in the process of healing, 56:35 see... it's going to dominate the world again, 56:37 the whole world is going to follow this System... 56:40 even Protestants 56:41 but also, the Pope has a name. 56:44 By the way, it will be in the DVD presentation. 56:47 The name is Vicarius Filii Dei 56:51 which mean Vicar or substitute for the Son of God. 56:55 That name was on the Papal crown until the 17th Century 57:00 but it was removed for obvious reasons. 57:03 The name... if you count the number of the letters 57:07 in the Latin Numeral System is 666. 57:10 There's no doubt who this power is. 57:13 It's the Roman Catholic Papacy 57:16 and we must flee from this power... 57:18 we must never fall into its hands. |
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