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00:27 Welcome to End-time Apocalypse.
00:30 I just want to welcome each and every one of you 00:32 wherever you may be watching or listening from, 00:34 I want to welcome 00:35 the audience here at 3ABN, as together, 00:38 we will journey 00:39 through the last book of the Bible, 00:41 the Book of Revelation, 00:42 which is becoming more and more one of my favorite books 00:46 in all the Bible. 00:47 We're going to go on this six part journey together. 00:51 Today's topic is Expect the Unexpected 00:54 as we tap into the very heart of the Book of Revelation. 00:58 Now the Book of Revelation, as we'll discover, 01:00 is a book all about Jesus Christ, 01:03 His plans for us as well as Jesus Christ 01:06 unveiling the plans that the enemy has for us. 01:09 Now why have I entitled it End-time Apocalypse? 01:12 Well, end-time is self-explanatory. 01:14 The word apocalypse 01:15 is the word that means unveiling or revealing. 01:20 And so we're going to reveal the wonderful truth 01:23 from God's Word together in this wonderful book. 01:26 But before we open up 01:27 God's Word, what do we need to do? 01:29 We need to pray. 01:30 We need to pray that the Holy Spirit 01:31 that inspired the Bible, 01:33 that inspired the Book of Revelation, 01:35 will inspire and impress us as we journey together. 01:38 So let's pause and pray for a moment. 01:40 Father in Heaven, 01:41 we just want to thank You so much for the privilege 01:44 of opening Your Word and together, 01:46 as we begin this exciting journey 01:48 in the Book of Revelation, 01:49 we pray that You'll open our hearts and our minds 01:51 that we may be willing and able to receive 01:54 what the Holy Spirit has to say to us, 01:58 those of us who are living at the end-time 02:00 of earth's history. 02:01 And for that, we thank You and praise You 02:03 in Jesus' name, amen, amen. 02:06 So let's go to the Book of Revelation 02:08 and notice how the Book of Revelation begins. 02:11 It begins with these words. 02:12 In Revelation 1:1, 02:14 "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, writes John, 02:17 which God gave Him to show His servants, 02:20 things which must shortly take place. 02:22 And He sent and signified it by His angel 02:25 to His servant John." 02:26 So right from the very outset, 02:28 we discover that the Book of Revelation 02:29 is all about Jesus and it was given by God 02:33 through Jesus Christ to His servant John in signs, 02:37 or in symbols. 02:39 There are a number of symbols in the Book of Revelation 02:41 and here are just several... 02:43 The woman that represents the church, 02:45 the beast represents a kingdom, the dragon represents Satan, 02:49 and the lamb represents Jesus Christ. 02:52 So it's a book that can only be understood 02:54 as we understand the symbols. 02:57 Now all the symbols are unpacked 02:59 in other scriptures in the Bible, 03:01 in particular, the Old Testament. 03:03 Notice, the Book of Revelation continues on. 03:06 In verse 2, "Who bore witness to the word of God, 03:09 and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, 03:10 to all things that he saw." 03:12 Revelation 1:3, it says, "Blessed is he who reads 03:16 and those who hear the words of this prophecy, 03:18 and keep those things which are written in it, 03:20 for the time is near." 03:22 So there is a wonderful blessing 03:24 given to those who will study and learn 03:27 and read the Book of Revelation 03:29 and especially keep those things 03:31 that are written in it. 03:33 Now the Book of Revelation is the great controversy, 03:37 the great controversy. 03:39 It's the great controversy in Revelation 03:43 and it's over worship. 03:44 That is what the Book of Revelation is all about. 03:47 In fact, as we take a look at the structure 03:50 of the Book of Revelation, 03:51 we discover something very, very fascinating. 03:54 Notice the structure of the Book of Revelation. 03:57 We have the first part of the Book of Revelation, 03:59 the prologue that matches with the epilogue 04:02 right at the end. 04:03 The second part of the Book of Revelation 04:05 matches with the second last part 04:07 and so on and so forth 04:08 until you get to the very climax 04:11 of the Book of Revelation, 04:12 the very heart of the Book of Revelation is found there, 04:16 in Revelation 12 to 14. 04:20 This in fact is the bull's eye. 04:22 Scholars refer to this aspect of the Book of Revelation 04:26 as a chiasm. 04:28 Some of you may be familiar with archery. 04:30 And in archery, where is the greatest score? 04:33 That's right there in the center 04:35 and that's called the bull's eye. 04:36 So the most important part of the Book of Revelation 04:39 is right there in the very heart, 04:42 right there in the very center and so together, 04:44 during this six part series, we want to take a look 04:47 at the very heart of the Book of Revelation. 04:49 We won't examine everything 04:51 there in those three chapters, chapters 12 to 14, 04:54 but we will take a look at some of the key points 04:57 that especially relate to us as we are living 04:59 at the end of time in earth's history. 05:03 Now we want to take a look at the three angels' messages 05:07 in the Book of Revelation. 05:08 Revelation has a final appeal 05:12 that God gives to the entire world 05:15 and that appeal is spoken of 05:17 as the three angels' messages that we find 05:19 in Revelation 14:6-12, 05:23 and these three messages prepare the world 05:25 for the second coming of Jesus 05:27 because what follows these three messages 05:29 is the second coming 05:31 and that's how Revelation 14 ends 05:33 in the very heart of the Book of Revelation. 05:37 So let's take a look at these three angels' messages 05:41 and this is just simply a summary. 05:44 The first angel's message is all about 05:47 worshiping the creator, following God's truth. 05:49 This is God's final call 05:51 and God invites the entire world 05:53 to worship Him as the creator and to follow His truth. 05:55 The second angel's message exposes Satan's deceptions. 06:00 And in the third angel's message, 06:02 God says, "Choose who you will worship, 06:05 the creator, Jesus Christ, or the created one, Satan. 06:09 Either the Ten Commandments of God 06:11 or the traditions of man." 06:13 This is a very simple summary of the three angels' messages. 06:18 I have summarized the three angles' messages 06:20 in six words. 06:21 Notice, we have these... 06:24 We have the three angels' messages 06:26 in six words. 06:27 The first angel's message is God's truth. 06:30 The second angel's message, God exposes Satan's lies. 06:33 And in the third angel's message, 06:35 God says it's your choice. 06:36 So can you see how this message is extremely important? 06:40 There is no other message on the planet 06:43 that is more important. 06:45 In fact, the everlasting gospel 06:49 is that gospel that Jesus said 06:51 will be preached in all the world. 06:52 And that's how Revelation 14:6 begins. 06:55 It says this is the everlasting gospel 06:58 that needs to go to every nation, 06:59 kindred, tongue, and people. 07:01 And then that everlasting gospel is unpacked 07:03 in these three angels' messages. 07:06 So together, we want to take a look 07:08 at these three angels' messages. 07:11 And today, we want to begin 07:12 by taking a look at the third angel's message, 07:15 this third angel's message that prepares the world 07:18 to make a choice as to who it will serve, 07:20 whether it will worship Jesus Christ 07:23 or whether it will worship the enemy. 07:26 The entire Bible is about worship. 07:29 The worship war 07:30 doesn't only take place at the end of time. 07:32 The worship war began when Lucifer rebelled in heaven 07:36 and that same worship war will continue all the way down 07:40 through time, until at the very end of time 07:42 that worship war will climax. 07:44 So we want to take a look at the climax 07:46 of the worship war in the third angel's message. 07:50 Notice what we read in Revelation 14:9. 07:54 "Then a third angel followed them, 07:56 saying with a loud voice, 07:57 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, 08:00 and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 08:05 he himself shall also drink of the wine 08:07 of the wrath of God, 08:08 which is poured out full strength 08:10 into the cup of His indignation. 08:12 He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone 08:15 in the presence of the holy angels 08:17 and in the presence of the Lamb. 08:19 And the smoke of their torment ascends 08:21 forever and ever, 08:22 and they have no rest day or night, 08:24 who worship the beast and his image, 08:26 and whoever receives the mark of his name.'" 08:28 And then notice verse 12. 08:30 "Here is the patience of the saints, 08:32 here are those 08:33 who keep the commandments of God 08:35 and the faith of Jesus." 08:37 Did you notice 08:38 that in this third angel's message 08:40 there is a very strong warning? 08:41 In fact, many consider 08:43 this to be the strongest warning 08:44 in all the Book of Revelation. 08:47 There is a warning against worshiping the beast 08:50 and his image and receiving his mark. 08:54 There will be one group on the planet, 08:57 sadly that will be the majority, 08:59 who will worship the beast and his image 09:00 and receive his mark. 09:02 There will be another group according to verse 12, 09:04 as we've just read 09:06 that will worship the creator God 09:08 that will keep the commandments of God 09:10 and they will have the faith of Jesus. 09:14 Now what we need to do is we need to ask 09:17 a very, very important question 09:19 because this is a life and death, 09:21 an eternal life and eternal death question 09:24 that needs to be answered. 09:25 Our eternal destiny is at stake depending on the decision, 09:29 depending on the choice that you and I will make. 09:32 So we need to ask this all important question 09:35 and that is, "Why is it so important 09:38 that we know the truth?" 09:40 Notice what we read in Revelation 13:3. 09:45 "And I saw one of his heads 09:46 as if it had been mortally wounded, 09:49 and his deadly wound was healed. 09:51 And all the world marveled and followed the beast." 09:54 The Bible tells us that at the end of time, 09:57 the entire world will wonder and follow 10:00 after this beast power. 10:02 Now we have discovered briefly and we'll discover some more 10:05 that a beast in Bible prophecy represents a kingdom. 10:09 What does a beast represent in Bible prophecy? 10:11 A kingdom. A kingdom. A nation. 10:14 So the Bible tells us that this power, 10:18 this kingdom will seek to receive worship, 10:22 worship that belongs to Jesus Christ alone. 10:25 But who will the world be worshipping ultimately 10:30 when it worships this power or follows and marvels 10:33 after this power? 10:35 Notice what we continue to read in Revelation 13:4. 10:38 "So they worshiped..." 10:39 Who? 10:40 "The dragon who gave authority to the beast, 10:42 and they worshipped the beast, saying, 10:44 'Who is like the beast? 10:45 Who is able to make war with him?'" 10:47 So those at the end of time who worship the beast, 10:49 who give their allegiance to the beast, follow the beast, 10:52 marvel after the beast, they are ultimately 10:55 not worshipping the beast, 10:57 they are worshipping the dragon. 10:59 And according to Revelation 12:9, 11:02 the dragon is a symbol for Satan and the devil. 11:07 We ought not to be surprised, for the devil has always worked 11:12 through powers, through institutions, 11:15 has always worked through a front man. 11:17 Right at the very beginning of time, 11:20 Satan through the serpent deceived Eve, isn't that right? 11:25 At the end of time, Satan will use this power 11:29 that in Revelation 13 is described 11:31 as this beast power, that we will discover 11:33 who this beast power is, and through this power, 11:36 Satan will ultimately seek to receive worship 11:39 that belongs to God alone. 11:43 That is extremely important. 11:45 You and I need to know who this power is. 11:47 We need to know in order that we may remain 11:50 true to Jesus Christ and worship Him in spirit 11:54 and in truth. 11:56 Now where do we find 11:58 a description of this beast power? 12:00 Notice what we read in Revelation 13:1 12:04 where this beast power is described by John. 12:07 "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. 12:09 And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, 12:11 having seven heads and ten horns, 12:14 and on his horns ten crowns, 12:16 and on his heads a blasphemous name. 12:20 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, 12:23 his feet were like the feet of a bear, 12:24 and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. 12:27 The dragon gave him his power, his throne, 12:29 and great authority." 12:31 So here we have this very strange looking beast 12:34 that has seven heads and ten horns. 12:37 Here is an artist impression 12:39 of what this beast may have looked like 12:41 that John saw in vision 12:43 with seven heads, ten horns, 12:48 a leopard for a body, 12:52 head of a lion and feet of a bear. 12:57 This beast, who is this beast? 13:00 You and I need to know who this beast is. 13:04 We discover that this beast is a beast 13:06 that will seek to receive worship, 13:08 that will seek to receive allegiance 13:10 from the entire world 13:11 and the dragon is the one who gives this beast his power, 13:15 throne, and great authority. 13:17 And who is the dragon did we discover? 13:19 Ultimately Satan. 13:20 A symbol for Rome, pagan Rome, 13:23 but ultimately a symbol for Satan. 13:26 So who is this beast power? 13:29 We discover that this beast power 13:31 is none other than the antichrist. 13:33 Now the antichrist is a term 13:35 that simply describes the adversary of Christ, 13:40 in the place of Christ is what that word means. 13:44 Antichrist, that word antichrist, 13:45 it comes from the Book of 1 and 2 John 13:49 where that term on five occasions 13:51 refers to the antichrist. 13:53 Now the ultimate antichrist 13:55 who seeks to be in the place of Christ, 13:58 who is in opposition to Christ, is who? 14:00 It's the devil and Satan, isn't that right? 14:02 That's the ultimate antichrist 14:03 but as we have already discovered, 14:05 Satan doesn't come out in the open, 14:08 instead he works behind the scenes 14:11 through systems and through powers 14:13 in order to achieve his objectives, 14:15 isn't that right? 14:16 That's just how Satan has always worked, 14:18 through deception. 14:20 And so, you and I need to understand 14:22 who this antichrist is at the end of time 14:25 that Satan will seek to use in order to receive worship. 14:30 The antichrist or this beast power 14:32 has been described in a number of other ways 14:36 in Scripture. 14:37 Not only the antichrist but it's described as the beast 14:40 as here in Revelation 13, as Babylon in Revelation 17, 14:45 which we'll get to in another presentation, 14:46 as the harlot, the man of sin in 2 Thessalonians 2, 14:51 as well as the Son of Perdition 14:53 in 2 Thessalonians 2 14:55 and the little horn power in Daniel 7. 15:00 Now what we'll discover is that Daniel 7 15:04 and Revelation 13 look at the same material 15:08 but they add different things. 15:11 Daniel picks up important facts that Revelation omits 15:15 and so on and so forth. 15:17 So when we combine Daniel 7 and Revelation 13, 15:21 we discover who this power is and it becomes so, so clear 15:27 and so, so obvious. 15:28 So let's go to the Book of Daniel 15:30 where this antichrist power, this beast power 15:33 of Revelation 13 is in Daniel 7 15:36 described as this little horn power. 15:38 Now the Book of Daniel is the companion book 15:42 to the Book of Revelation. 15:44 The Book of Daniel helps us understand 15:46 the Book of Revelation in a very beautiful 15:48 and in a very powerful way. 15:50 Now in Daniel 2, 15:53 we have this image that King Nebuchadnezzar saw 15:56 and this image was a description 15:59 that God gave to King Nebuchadnezzar 16:01 of the kingdoms that would follow his kingdom 16:04 all the way through to the very end of time. 16:07 The head of gold in Daniel 2 16:10 represents the kingdom of Babylon, 16:12 the arms and chest of silver 16:15 represent the Medo-Persian Empire, 16:17 the belly and thighs of bronze represent Greece, 16:21 the legs of iron represent Rome 16:23 and the feet made up of iron and clay 16:26 represent the division of the Roman Empire 16:29 as it was divided and as it is today 16:32 in Western Europe, ten toes 16:35 representing the ultimate division 16:37 of the Roman Empire with ten tribes ultimately 16:41 made up that Roman Empire, 16:44 ten nations that we have there in Europe. 16:47 Now in Daniel 7, we have four beasts 16:52 that Daniel sees in vision, and these four beasts 16:57 are simply the four kingdoms that Daniel has described 17:02 to King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2. 17:05 It's God here repeating this prophecy 17:07 but enlarging on it. 17:09 Now in Daniel 7, 17:11 we won't have time to read verses 1 to 7 17:14 in the interest of time but in... 17:16 God begins by describing a lion 17:20 that represents Babylon, 17:22 then God describes the bear that represents Medo-Persia, 17:26 then God describes this four headed leopard 17:30 that represents Greece 17:31 and then these dragon that represents Rome 17:34 that has ten horns and that describes 17:37 the kingdoms that arose out of the pagan Roman Empire 17:41 as it broke apart but then in verse 8, 17:45 we have a new bit of information, 17:48 we have some more information that we don't have in Daniel 2. 17:54 Daniel 7:8, "I was considering the horns, 17:57 and there was another horn, a little one, 17:59 coming up among them, 18:00 before whom three of the first horns 18:02 were plucked out by the roots. 18:04 And there, in this horn, 18:06 were eyes like the eyes of a man, 18:07 and a mouth speaking pompous words." 18:10 Now this as we'll discover is this antichrist power 18:15 that the Bible speaks of at the end of time. 18:17 This is this kingdom, 18:19 this beast power of Revelation 13. 18:23 These two powers are one and the same. 18:26 And together as we put the pieces 18:29 of this jigsaw puzzle together, 18:31 we will discover who this power is 18:34 that the Bible is talking about. 18:36 Who is this kingdom? 18:39 As I pointed out, the little horn of Daniel 7:8 18:42 is the same power of Revelation 13:1 18:46 that is described as the beast. 18:50 Notice what we read. 18:53 Here we gonna put some pieces together. 18:55 Let's take a look at ten identifying marks 18:58 of the antichrist kingdom. 18:59 Firstly, we discover that it comes up 19:02 amongst the ten kingdoms, that is, 19:04 it arises in Western Europe, notice what we read. 19:08 "I was considering the horns, writes Daniel, 19:10 and there was another horn, a little one, 19:13 coming up among them..." 19:15 So this power comes up 19:18 amongst the ten kingdoms of Europe. 19:21 It comes up there in Western Europe. 19:23 So that's the first identification mark 19:25 that we have there in verse 8 in Daniel 7. 19:28 Let's continue on. 19:29 Notice the second identification mark. 19:33 It comes up after the ten kingdoms 19:35 are already established. 19:37 Notice what we read. 19:39 Daniel writes, 19:40 "I was considering the horns..." 19:42 I was considering the horns. 19:44 He is considering these ten horns 19:46 there in Daniel 7:7, 19:49 and as he is considering these ten horns, 19:51 he sees this little horn coming up amongst them. 19:56 So it must arise there in Western Europe 19:59 amongst the nations of Western Europe. 20:03 Let's go to our third point together. 20:07 It is a small Western European Kingdom. 20:10 A small Western Europe Kingdom, notice what those texts says. 20:14 "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, 20:17 a little one." 20:19 Now when God gives us specific details such as this, 20:22 it's for a reason. 20:24 There is this little horn power that arises, 20:27 this little kingdom that will arise there 20:30 in Western Europe. 20:31 After the period of 476 A.D, 20:35 when those ten nations of Europe 20:36 were well and truly formed, this little kingdom will arise. 20:41 Let's keep going. 20:42 Notice our fourth identification mark. 20:44 It uproots three kingdoms by the roots. 20:47 Notice what we read. 20:49 "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, 20:52 a little one, coming up among them, 20:54 before whom three of the first horns 20:56 were plucked out by the roots." 20:59 Now this is so important 21:01 that Daniel describes this point two other times 21:06 in Daniel 7. 21:07 On three occasions, we have this all important fact 21:11 that this power will uproot three of the nations of Europe 21:16 by the roots. 21:18 In other words, they will be completely gone. 21:20 That's our fourth point. 21:22 Let's take a look at our next point together. 21:25 Point number five, 21:27 it had eyes like the eyes of a man. 21:30 Notice what the text says. 21:32 And it says, 21:36 "There were eyes like the eyes of a man, 21:38 and a mouth speaking pompous words." 21:40 Eyes like the eyes of a man. 21:42 It's interesting when we take a look at Daniel 7:13, 21:46 notice how Jesus Christ is here described by Daniel. 21:50 He writes, "I was watching in the night visions, 21:53 And behold, One like the Son of Man, 21:56 Coming with the clouds of heaven!" 21:58 Here Daniel is describing Jesus Christ 22:00 and he describes Him as one like the Son of Man. 22:04 Here we have this power 22:06 described with eyes of an eyes of a man. 22:10 This is a counterfeit power to Jesus Christ. 22:13 How do we know that? 22:14 Because the rest of the text tells us 22:16 that this power is an intelligent power 22:19 that seeks to take away from the prerogatives 22:21 that belonged to God alone. 22:24 Eyes are a symbol of intelligence in the Bible. 22:28 It's also a symbol of pride. 22:32 Pride you have in Proverbs 6:16, 22:36 there the Bible says the Lord hates haughty eyes. 22:39 So this power is prideful, this power is arrogant, 22:44 and this power seeks to take away the prerogatives 22:47 that belonged to the Son of Man. 22:49 So Daniel here describes this power, 22:52 eyes like the eyes of a man, to help us understand 22:56 this interaction that is taking place. 22:59 Let's take a look at our next identification mark 23:02 that identifies this antichrist kingdom. 23:05 Point number six. 23:06 It speaks pompous or blasphemous words 23:09 against God. 23:11 And notice what we read in Daniel 7:8. 23:14 Right at the end of verse 8, we read, 23:16 "And it had a mouth speaking pompous words." 23:20 A mouth speaking words of blasphemy. 23:25 Two other times those words are mentioned in Daniel 7 23:29 that this power speaks pompous words. 23:32 In Revelation 13, we also have this description. 23:37 Revelation 13:1, it says, 23:39 "And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, 23:42 and on his heads a..." 23:43 What? 23:45 "A blasphemous name." 23:47 Now on three other occasions in... 23:49 Sorry in Revelation 13, this power is described 23:54 as a blasphemous power. 23:55 So in Daniel, 23:57 three times this word is described as a power 24:01 that speaks pompous words 24:03 or words of blasphemy and in Revelation, 24:05 we have this power described on four occasions 24:07 that it speaks of blasphemy. 24:09 So seven occasions in total, in Daniel and Revelation, 24:13 this power is described as being a blaspheming power. 24:16 So this is extremely important 24:17 because God has repeated this point, 24:20 not once, not twice, not three time, 24:21 but seven times in order to make the message 24:24 absolutely crystal clear. 24:26 So let's ask according to the Bible, 24:29 what is blasphemy? 24:32 Well, firstly, blasphemy is seeking 24:35 to make oneself equal to God. 24:38 That is what blasphemy is. 24:39 Notice what we read in John 10:30-33. 24:45 Jesus says, "I and My Father are one.' 24:49 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 24:52 And Jesus answered them, 'Many good works 24:54 I have shown you from My Father. 24:56 For which of those works do you stone Me?' 24:59 "The Jews answered Him, saying, 25:01 'For a good work 25:02 we do not stone You, but for..." 25:03 What? 25:05 "But for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, 25:07 make Yourself..." 25:08 Who? 25:09 "God.'" 25:11 So according to Scripture an individual, an institution, 25:14 any earthly power that claims to be God, 25:19 that is blasphemy. 25:20 Now was Jesus God? Absolutely. 25:24 The Bible is very clear. 25:25 Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He is God. 25:29 So could Jesus claim to be God? Absolutely. 25:34 Because He was God. 25:35 But for an individual, to claim the prerogatives 25:39 that belong to God alone to say, I am God, 25:41 according to Scripture, that is blasphemy. 25:43 So this power will claim to be God on earth. 25:49 That's a huge clue, a huge clue, 25:51 as we seek to identify this end-time antichrist power. 25:56 Now there's a second definition. 25:59 Notice blasphemy. 26:00 Sorry, well, before we get to that, 26:02 the Apostle Paul, he also reflects on this power 26:06 and notice how he describes it. 26:08 In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4, the Apostle Paul writes, 26:12 "Let no one deceive you by any means, for that Day..." 26:16 And he is speaking of the second coming of Jesus 26:18 here when he speaks of that day. 26:20 "Will not come 26:22 unless the falling away comes first..." 26:24 That word there, falling away, is the word Apostasia, 26:27 well, apostasy, 26:28 so this falling away from truth. 26:30 "And the man of sin is revealed..." 26:32 There is another term that describes the antichrist. 26:36 "The son of perdition..." 26:37 There is another term. 26:39 "Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God 26:42 or that is worshipped, so that he sits as God 26:45 in the temple of God, 26:46 showing himself that he is..." 26:48 What? 26:49 "He is God." 26:50 So the Apostle Paul is very clear. 26:52 This power would arise and he describes this power 26:54 as the man of sin, the son of perdition 26:57 that will seek to take onboard the prerogatives of God 27:00 that will seek to sit in the temple of God 27:02 amongst the people of God claiming that he is God. 27:06 And the Apostle Paul, interestingly enough 27:10 refers to this power as the son of perdition. 27:14 There are only times in The New Testament 27:17 where that phrase, son of perdition, appears. 27:20 Once here, by the Apostle Paul, 27:22 to describe this antichrist power 27:26 and another time those words are used by Jesus 27:29 to describe the work of one of His 12 disciples, 27:33 Judas. 27:35 Now Judas was part of Jesus' 12. 27:38 He was someone from the inside. 27:40 And so what the Apostle Paul is saying is that this power 27:44 unlike what many out there will think, 27:46 unlike what you may read on the internet, 27:49 this power comes from within and not from without. 27:54 Now, is that deceptive, yes or no? 27:56 Absolutely. 27:58 That's why I have entitled this message, 27:59 expect the unexpected. 28:02 Most Christians today around the world 28:04 are looking forward, are looking for the antichrist 28:08 to come from outside 28:10 rather than be inside the Christian church, 28:13 where the Apostle Paul says we need to look inside. 28:17 Let's take a look at the second definition, 28:22 according to the Bible, of what constitutes blasphemy. 28:25 And that is, 28:27 claiming the power and authority to forgive sins. 28:29 Notice the scripture. 28:31 We read in Luke 5:20, 21, 28:36 "When He saw their faith, He said to him..." 28:38 That is Christ. 28:40 "Man, your sins are forgiven you.' 28:42 And the scribes and the Pharisees 28:44 began to reason, saying, 28:45 'Who is this who speaks..." 28:47 What? 28:48 "Blasphemies? 28:50 Who can forgive sins but..." 28:51 Who? 28:52 "God alone?' " 28:54 So blasphemy is when you being a human being, 28:57 when you being a mere mortal, 28:59 claim that you have the power to forgive sin. 29:03 The Bible is very clear. 29:04 God alone can forgive sin. 29:08 The Bible says that Jesus Christ, 29:10 He is our mediator between us and God. 29:14 Jesus Christ did not commit blasphemy 29:16 because He was God, as we have already established. 29:18 And He is able to forgive sins, but if you claim 29:22 that you are able to forgive my sins, 29:24 you are able to forgive someone else's sins, 29:26 that is blasphemy. 29:27 God alone is able to forgive sins. 29:29 So this power will not only claim 29:31 to be God on earth, 29:33 but this power will claim the prerogative 29:37 of seeking to forgive sins, and that according to Scripture 29:41 is blasphemy. 29:44 Now we continue on to point number seven. 29:48 Point number seven, 29:50 it will be a greater or different kingdom 29:52 from the other ten. 29:54 Notice what we read in Daniel 7:20. 29:59 "And the ten horns that were on its head, 30:01 and the other horn which came up, 30:02 before which three fell, 30:04 namely, that horn which had eyes 30:06 and a mouth which spoke pompous words, 30:08 whose appearance was greater than his fellows." 30:11 So this power will be greater. 30:14 It will be more powerful than the other ten kingdoms. 30:18 Not only will it be greater but it will also be different. 30:21 Notice what we read in verse 24. 30:24 "The ten horns are ten kings 30:25 who shall arise from this kingdom. 30:27 And another shall rise after them..." 30:29 That is this little horn power. 30:31 "He shall be different from the first ones, 30:33 and shall subdue three kings." 30:35 Now how is this power greater and different? 30:38 Well, it's greater in that this power 30:40 was more mighty than all the other kingdoms. 30:45 This power was different in that it was a political 30:49 as well as a religious kingdom. 30:52 The other kingdoms were political, 30:54 this kingdom was both political and religious. 30:58 Let's continue. 31:00 Point number eight, 31:02 it intends or thinks to change God's times and law. 31:06 Notice what we read in Daniel 7:25. 31:10 "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, 31:13 shall persecute the saints of the Most High, 31:15 and shall intend to change times and law." 31:20 This power will seek to take onboard the prerogatives 31:24 that belong to God and God alone, 31:27 the God who gave the Ten Commandments. 31:30 This power will seek to change God's law. 31:35 Now can any man change God's law? 31:37 No. 31:39 God wrote His Ten Commandments in tablets of stone, 31:44 tablets of stone from His very throne room 31:47 and He gave them to Moses. 31:50 Those tablets of stone were written by God 31:53 with His own finger and they were to last 31:56 until the end of time, they are to last forever more. 31:59 You see, God's law is the foundation 32:02 of His government. 32:03 God's law is a transcript of His character. 32:06 And for a power to claim to change God's law, 32:11 that is something that is beyond belief, 32:15 that is something beyond imagination. 32:17 But that's what God says this power will claim to do, 32:20 will claim or think to change God's law. 32:25 We continue on, point number nine. 32:28 It shall persecute God's saints. 32:30 Notice what we read in Daniel 7:25. 32:34 "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, 32:37 and shall persecute the saints of the Most High." 32:41 This power will seek to persecute God's people 32:44 in the name of God because this power claims 32:50 to work on behalf of God, isn't that right? 32:52 So this power persecutes God's people 32:56 in the name of God. 32:58 Revelation 13 also describes this all important point. 33:02 Revelation 13:7, we read, "It was granted to him..." 33:07 That is to this beast power, this antichrist power. 33:10 "War with the saints and to overcome them..." 33:15 And now finally, we move to our last and tenth point. 33:20 It has religious and political authority 33:23 for 1260 years. 33:25 Notice what we read in Daniel 7:25. 33:29 The last part of Daniel 7:25 reads, 33:33 "Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time 33:37 and times and a half a time." 33:39 Now what does all this mean? 33:41 A time, times and a half a time. 33:44 That's not the kind of language that we use today 33:47 to describe time. 33:49 But this is how the Bible, 33:50 how Bible prophecy describes time 33:53 when it comes to prophetic time. 33:56 Now a time represents 1 year 34:00 or 360 days, 34:02 times represents two years or 720 days, 34:06 half a time is half a year or 180 days. 34:10 That gives us a total of 1260 days. 34:15 In Daniel 4, there we discover 34:18 that King Nebuchadnezzar went out 34:23 and enjoyed the green grass of the field, 34:27 the Bible says, for seven times, 34:30 for seven times, for seven years. 34:33 So a year represents one time, according to Scripture. 34:38 Now we have this period of time not only in Daniel 34:44 but also in Revelation. 34:46 Notice what we read in Revelation 13:5 34:49 that describes the extent of the rule and reign 34:54 of this antichrist power. 34:56 "And he was given a mouth speaking great things 34:59 and blasphemies, 35:01 and he was given authority to continue 35:03 for forty-two months." 35:05 Forty-two months. 35:07 Now in a biblical month, there are 30 days. 35:11 Not all of our months are 30 days 35:13 but a biblical month is 30 days. 35:16 So 42 times 30 gives you have many? 35:21 Twelve hundred and sixty. Twelve hundred and sixty. 35:24 And what's fascinating about this period 35:26 is that the Books of Daniel and Revelation 35:29 refer to this period in three different ways. 35:32 We've looked at two, there is one other way 35:35 in order to make it crystal clear 35:37 what period of time 35:39 we're looking at in order to identify 35:40 who this power is. 35:42 Notice what we have here on the screen. 35:44 This religiopolitical power is described in Daniel 7:25, 35:50 Daniel 12:7, and in Revelation 12:14, 35:55 as ruling for a time, times and half a time, 35:59 were those three and a half years 36:00 as we've already discovered. 36:03 It's also described as ruling for 42 months 36:08 in Revelation 13:5 which we've just read, 36:11 as well as Revelation 11:2. 36:13 But it also is described in Revelation 11:3 36:17 and Revelation 12:6, as ruling and reigning 36:21 for 1260 days. 36:23 So can you see how important this point is? 36:26 God has identified the time of this prophecy 36:32 in three different ways so that you and I 36:34 would not miss it, just in case we didn't understand the time, 36:38 times and a half a time 36:39 or we didn't quite get the 42 months, 36:42 God makes it simple and clear and he says this power 36:45 will rule and reign for 1260 days. 36:50 Now we need to ask, 36:52 what is a day in Bible prophecy? 36:55 What does a day represent in Bible prophecy? 36:57 Now it's a symbol and notice what we find 37:00 in the Book of Numbers 14:34. 37:05 God says, 37:07 "According to the number of the days 37:09 in which you spied out the land..." 37:11 He is speaking to the children of Israel. 37:13 "Forty days, 37:14 for each day you shall bear your guilt for..." 37:16 How long? 37:18 "One year, namely forty years, 37:20 and you shall know my rejection." 37:22 So in Bible prophecy, a day represents one year. 37:27 How long does a day represent in Bible prophecy? 37:29 One year. One year. 37:31 So those 1260 days, those 42 months, 37:36 that time, times and half a time, 37:37 those three and a half years are literally 1260 years. 37:43 This power will rule and reign 37:45 for 1260 years. 37:49 So with that in mind, 37:53 let's notice this incredible comparison 37:57 between Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 37:59 that helps us to know beyond a shadow of a doubt 38:02 that these two powers are one and the same, 38:05 that the little horn power 38:06 is this sea beast of Revelation 13. 38:11 They both arise from the sea. 38:14 The same beasts are used in both chapters, 38:17 seven heads and ten horns appear in both chapters, 38:22 blasphemes God, it's a religious power, 38:25 that's in both chapters, we have persecuting the saints, 38:28 that is its political authority in both chapters, 38:31 and it maintains religiopolitical authority 38:33 for 1260 years and the issue is worship. 38:38 So this makes it absolutely crystal clear 38:42 that these two chapters 38:45 are speaking of this one entity, 38:48 this one all important entity. 38:51 Now, I want to share with you 38:54 something that is absolutely profound 38:56 that helps us to understand 38:58 that this power is being used 39:02 and will be used at the end of time 39:05 by Satan himself 39:07 in order to take onboard the prerogatives 39:09 that belong to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone, 39:12 to take onboard the prerogatives of worship 39:16 that belong to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone. 39:19 We will now take a look at ten incredible comparisons 39:24 between Jesus Christ and His ministry 39:27 and His authority and how Satan seeks to counterfeit 39:32 the prerogatives, the ministry 39:35 that belongs to Jesus Christ that he espoused in his time 39:39 here on earth with the power and the work of the antichrist 39:44 at the end of time. 39:46 It's almost as if Jesus Christ has a twin. 39:49 When you take a look at the comparison 39:51 between Jesus Christ and what the antichrist 39:55 seeks to do, and how Satan seeks to mirror the ministry 40:00 and the work of Jesus Christ. 40:02 This is absolutely incredible. 40:03 Notice these ten points 40:05 and just in case you're wondering, 40:07 I saw a number of these in the texts 40:09 but there are a number that I didn't see in the text 40:11 that I was blessed to gather and to gain 40:14 from a number of scholars 40:15 that are all seeing the same thing, 40:17 that are seeing this incredible comparison. 40:19 Notice these ten points. 40:21 I'll have them up on the screen. 40:23 Antichrist, a counterfeit for Jesus Christ, 40:26 as we read in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4, 40:31 earlier on. 40:32 The beast of Revelation 13 acts under the full authority 40:35 and power of the dragon, that is Satan. 40:38 We read about that in Revelation 13:4. 40:40 Jesus stated that He acted in the full authority 40:43 of the Father, Matthew 28:8. 40:46 Notice, point number two. 40:48 The beast comes up from the water 40:50 to begin his activity, Revelation 13:1, 40:54 Jesus comes up from the water to begin His ministry 40:58 and you can read about that in Luke 3:21-23. 41:02 Point number three, the beast resembles the dragon, 41:05 Revelation 12:3 and 13:1. 41:08 Jesus said, "He who have seen Me 41:10 has seen the Father," 41:12 John 14:9. 41:13 Can you see these incredible comparisons? 41:17 It's incredible. Let's continue reading. 41:20 Point number four, the beast receives his power, 41:23 throne, and authority from the dragon, 41:25 Revelation 13:2, 4. 41:28 Jesus receives His power, throne, and authority 41:30 from the Father, Matthew 28:8. 41:33 Point number five, the beast rules for 42 months, 41:36 Revelation 13:5. 41:38 Jesus ministry lasted for approximately 42 months. 41:42 You can discover that in Daniel 9:24-27. 41:47 Point number six, 41:48 the beast was slain, Revelation 13:3, 41:51 Jesus was slain, Revelation 5:6, 41:55 and obviously the gospel accounts. 41:57 Point Number seven, the beast came back to life, 42:01 Revelation 13:3. 42:02 Jesus came back to life and was resurrected. 42:05 Point number eight, the beast receives worship 42:08 after his mortal wound is healed, 42:10 Revelation 13:3-4, 8. 42:13 Jesus received worship after His resurrection, 42:16 Matthew 28:17. 42:18 Point number nine, the beast was given 42:20 universal authority over the earth 42:22 after the healing of his mortal wound, 42:24 Revelation 13:7. 42:26 Jesus was given all authority in heaven and on earth, 42:29 Matthew 28:18 after His resurrection. 42:32 And finally, point number ten, 42:34 the beast seeks to win over all nations, tribes, tongues, 42:38 and peoples, Revelation 13:7. 42:41 Jesus seeks to win over all nations, tribes, tongues, 42:44 and peoples, Revelation 14:6. 42:47 So can't you see with me that this power 42:52 seeks the prerogatives that belong to Jesus Christ 42:56 and Jesus Christ alone? 42:58 The enemy has in such a fine way 43:03 brought about this counterfeit 43:05 in order to deceive the entire world 43:08 into worshipping him at the end of time. 43:11 As I have already pointed out at the very outset 43:14 and I want to share with you once again, 43:16 the final war at the end of time 43:19 will be over worship. 43:21 Over what? Over worship. 43:23 Who will you give your allegiance to? 43:27 The enemy is seeking to win your allegiance. 43:31 The enemy is seeking to win your worship. 43:34 And he seeks to do that through deception 43:37 and as we'll discover in an upcoming presentation, 43:40 also through coercion, 43:42 whereas Jesus seeks to win your allegiance, 43:45 Jesus seeks to win your worship 43:47 through love, 43:49 through kindness, 43:51 by giving you the choice. 43:53 At the end of time, 43:55 the final war will be over worship, 43:58 make no mistake about that. 44:01 The first war in heaven was over worship 44:03 when Lucifer wanted to be like God, 44:06 the Bible tells us in Isaiah 14:12-14. 44:11 He wanted to be just like God. 44:15 At the end of time, Lucifer, who is now Satan and the devil 44:20 will seek to be worshiped, will seek to receive 44:24 that which belongs to God and God alone. 44:26 The first murder was over worship 44:29 when Cain killed his brother Abel. 44:31 The final murder, 44:32 according to the Book of Revelation 44:34 will be over worship, 44:35 when those who worship the beast and his image 44:38 and receive his mark will persecute 44:40 the people of God, 44:41 who keep the commandments of Jesus 44:44 and have the faith of Jesus. 44:46 The ultimate war is over worship, 44:49 it is over allegiance, over allegiance. 44:53 Let's take a look at 44:56 Daniel 7:19, 20. 45:01 Daniel writes, "Then I wish to know the truth 45:05 about the other horn, that is this little horn, 45:08 which spoke pompous words." 45:10 Daniel wanted to know the truth. 45:13 He wanted to know the truth who this power was. 45:16 He wanted to know who this power was. 45:20 Do you want to know who this power is? 45:23 Does God want us to know who this power is? 45:25 Absolutely. God wants us to know the truth. 45:30 He has made it crystal clear. 45:31 He has revealed to us these ten identification marks 45:35 that make it absolutely crystal clear 45:38 who this power is, and there are many others 45:41 that we haven't had time to unpack in this presentation. 45:47 God wants us to know who this power is, 45:50 God wants us to know the truth, for Jesus said, 45:53 "You will know the truth and the truth will..." 45:56 Do what? 45:57 "The truth will set you free," 45:58 John 8:32. 46:01 The beautiful truth that sets us free 46:03 from the deceptions of the enemy, 46:05 I want to know the truth. 46:07 I'm sure you want to know the truth. 46:09 I'm sure you out there, wherever you may be watching 46:11 want to know the truth and ultimately God wants us all 46:15 to know the truth. 46:16 So who is this power, who is this kingdom 46:18 that Revelation, that the Book of Daniel, 46:21 that the Apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2 46:25 identifies as this antichrist power 46:28 that seeks to take over the prerogatives 46:31 that belong to God alone, 46:33 that is used by the enemy in order to receive worship 46:37 at the end of time. 46:38 This power is none other than the Church of Rome, 46:43 the Roman church state. 46:47 That's who this power is describing. 46:50 Now before we continue on, I need to make it 46:53 absolutely clear 46:56 that God here is identifying a system, 46:59 He's identifying a power, God is here 47:03 not speaking of the individuals 47:06 that are part and parcel of this system, 47:09 that are part of the Roman church. 47:11 Today, there are some 1.2 billion 47:14 Roman Catholics around the world. 47:18 Many, many, millions upon millions, 47:20 only God knows how many, who are sincere, who love God, 47:24 who follow Him to the best of their ability, 47:26 who know the scriptures and love the scriptures. 47:31 They are part of this church, they are part of the system. 47:34 God here is not speaking of the precious men and women 47:38 that make up the Roman Catholic Church. 47:41 God here is identifying a power, 47:44 a system that takes away from the prerogatives 47:47 that belong to God and God alone. 47:49 You see, God is not against people. 47:52 God has never been against people. 47:55 For Jesus Christ came into the world 47:57 to save sinners, isn't that right? 47:59 For God so loved the world, the people of the world. 48:03 But God exposes systems and powers 48:08 that Satan uses, don't miss that, 48:12 that Satan uses 48:14 in order to take onboard the prerogatives 48:18 that belong to God and God alone 48:22 and that ultimate prerogative is worship. 48:25 So God unveils, God reveals through the Book of Revelation, 48:30 through the Book of Daniel, through the rest of Scripture, 48:33 God reveals Satan's plans in order to deceive you 48:37 and may to deceive the world into receiving worship. 48:43 I'm an Australian. I'm proud to be an Australian. 48:46 I'm blessed to be born in this country. 48:48 But I'm not necessarily proud with what my ancestors did 48:53 to those who lived in Australia, 48:55 those who were here before we got here 48:57 and that is the aboriginal people. 49:00 If you're a German, 49:01 you may be proud to be a German, 49:03 but you are not proud, what that man Hitler did. 49:08 Today, there are Muslims all around the world 49:10 who are proud to be Muslims and they're beautiful people. 49:14 But they do not associate with terrorists, 49:17 they do not associate with ISIS and others 49:20 who in the name of God, in the name of their God, 49:24 commit these horrendous acts. 49:27 God loves people 49:29 and God is pointing out a system, a power 49:33 that takes over the prerogatives 49:35 that belong to God and God alone. 49:39 Now it's interesting when we take a look 49:40 at the Roman church state flag. 49:44 There you'll notice two keys, the keys of Peter. 49:48 One is gold, one is silver. 49:51 The gold one represents 49:53 the spiritual power of the church 49:56 and the silver one represents the political power 49:59 of the church. 50:01 So that's fascinating when you take a look 50:02 at even the flag itself, 50:05 it describes both the political and the spiritual power 50:08 of the Church of Rome. 50:11 Let's take a look at 50:13 these ten identification marks 50:15 and let's see if the Church of Rome 50:17 does fulfill each one. 50:19 It comes up amongst the ten kingdoms. 50:21 Indeed. 50:23 The Vatican is located there in Rome, in Western Europe. 50:26 It comes up after the ten kingdoms 50:27 are established. 50:29 Indeed. 50:30 The Church of Rome received its power in 538 A.D, 50:33 its political power from Justinian. 50:38 It is a small Western European Kingdom. 50:40 Indeed. 50:41 The Church of Rome, just over one hundred acres. 50:44 It uproots three kingdoms by the roots. 50:46 That's exactly what took place. 50:47 The Herulites, the Ostrogoths and the Vandals 50:49 were uprooted in order to make room, 50:52 in order to make way for the Church of Rome. 50:54 It had eyes like the eyes of a man. 50:55 Indeed. 50:57 It has a man at the forefront. 51:00 It speaks pompous blasphemous words against God. 51:03 Indeed. 51:04 The Church of Rome 51:05 claims that the pope is God on earth 51:07 and claims that it has the power 51:09 to forgive sins. 51:10 Number seven, it will be a great/different kingdom 51:12 from the other ten kingdoms and indeed, 51:15 that is exactly what we find that the Church of Rome 51:17 is a political as well as a spiritual power. 51:20 It intends or thinks to change God's times and laws. 51:23 And that is exactly what we have. 51:25 The Church of Rome, in its catechism 51:28 has deleted the second commandment 51:30 that deals with image worship and bowing down to images 51:35 and making images and has divided up 51:37 the tenth commandment into two. 51:41 It shall persecute God saints, and indeed. 51:44 Sadly, the Church of Rome 51:45 in the name of God down through the centuries 51:47 has persecuted millions of God's people. 51:51 It has religious and political authority 51:53 for 1260 years and that too is the case. 51:56 For the Church of Rome 51:57 ruled as a religiopolitical power 52:01 for 1260 years from 538 to 1798 A.D. 52:07 And we're going to take a look at that some more 52:09 in the next presentation. 52:12 Now what I have shared with you, my friends, 52:16 is not new to me. 52:18 This was shared by the Waldenses, 52:21 by Hugh Latimer, Ulrich Zwingli, 52:24 Philip Melanchthon, John Knox, 52:27 Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley, 52:29 Martin Luther, John Wycliffe, 52:32 William Tyndall, John Wesley, 52:35 John Calvin, John Huss and a host of others. 52:40 What I've shared with you 52:42 regarding this antichrist power, 52:43 this antichrist kingdom has been commonly established 52:48 by Christians, by the reformers down through the centuries. 52:53 Today, you won't hear this message 52:55 for obvious reasons. 52:57 But this is the truth. 52:59 The Bible points to this power that we have identified 53:02 as the Roman church state as the end-time antichrist 53:07 through whom the enemy will work 53:09 in order to receive worship, 53:11 in order to deceive the whole world 53:13 into worshipping him. 53:15 Now how does this prophecy end in Daniel 7? 53:19 Notice what we read in Daniel 7:26, 27. 53:24 "But the court shall be seated, 53:27 and they shall take away his dominion..." 53:29 That is this little horn power, this antichrist power. 53:33 "To consume and destroy it forever. 53:35 Then the kingdom and dominion, 53:37 and the greatness of the kingdoms 53:39 under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, 53:41 the saints of the Most High, 53:43 His Kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 53:45 and all dominions shall serve and obey Him." 53:49 So who is it that wins at the end of the day? 53:52 Is it Satan through the antichrist? 53:56 No. 53:57 At the end of the day, the Bible is clear, 54:00 God and His people will gain the victory. 54:04 God and His people will have ultimate dominion. 54:08 There will be no more deception. 54:10 There will be no more persecution. 54:12 God will rule and reign with His people forevermore. 54:17 God will establish His final kingdom 54:20 of love, justice, and mercy. 54:23 That is how this prophecy in Daniel 7 ends. 54:26 In fact, that is how the prophecy 54:28 in Revelation 13 ends. 54:30 It ends with God's people 54:33 standing tall on Mount Zion, 54:36 the place of victory, standing tall with Jesus Christ 54:42 in their midst, for they have overcome 54:45 through Jesus Christ. 54:46 They have been faithful to Jesus Christ. 54:48 They have worshiped Jesus Christ 54:49 and Jesus Christ alone. 54:51 And now they are saved forevermore. 54:54 You and I have an opportunity, my friends, 54:56 we have an opportunity to invite Jesus into our hearts 55:00 and into our lives. 55:01 I don't know about you, 55:03 but I want to worship Jesus Christ 55:05 and Jesus alone, amen? 55:06 Amen. 55:08 I want to worship Jesus Christ, I want to be faithful to Him, 55:10 and I thank God, through His Word, 55:13 through the Book of Revelation, that revealing book, 55:17 the unveiling book, the book that tells us 55:19 about Jesus and His plans for us and the enemy 55:22 and his plans for us. 55:23 I thank God that through the Book of Revelation, 55:26 we can know the truth, the truth that sets us free 55:30 in Jesus, the truth that enables us 55:32 to worship Jesus Christ 55:34 in spirit and in truth. 55:38 We want to thank God for His beautiful truth. 55:41 We want to thank God for what He has blessed us with 55:44 and we're going to close by praying and thanking God. 55:47 So let's just pause and pray as we thank God. 55:50 Father in heaven, we want to thank You 55:52 for Your Word, we want to thank You 55:54 that through the books of Daniel and Revelation 55:57 and many other passages in Scripture, 55:59 Father, You have revealed to us 56:03 the beautiful truth of how we can worship 56:07 Jesus Christ in spirit and in truth. 56:09 You have also revealed to us how the enemy will seek, 56:13 especially at the end of time, to take the worship 56:16 that belongs to Jesus Christ alone 56:18 and to receive that for himself. 56:20 Thank you, Lord, for Your Word. 56:22 We ask and pray that You will bless us 56:23 as we continue to spend time in Your Word, 56:26 as we continue to study Your Word. 56:28 May Your Word be that which is a lamp 56:32 unto our feet and a light unto our path today 56:34 and until Jesus comes, is our prayer in His name. 56:37 And everybody said amen and amen. |
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