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00:26 I'd like to welcome you all here
00:28 once again to End-time Apocalypse 00:31 as we dig deep into the Book of Revelation, 00:34 into the very heart of the Book of Revelation 00:36 to discover God's wonderful message for us all, 00:39 especially those of us 00:40 who are living at the very end of time, 00:43 at the climax of human history, 00:45 awaiting the soon return of Jesus. 00:48 This presentation I've entitled 00:50 The Mark of the Beast and The Seal of God. 00:54 So I want to welcome you all here, 00:55 I want to welcome those who are watching, 00:57 wherever you may be around the world, 00:58 a warm welcome to you, 01:00 and I pray that you'll be thoroughly blessed 01:02 through God's Word today. 01:04 As always, before we open up God's Word, 01:06 what do we need to do? 01:08 We need a prayer. 01:09 We need a prayer that the God that inspired this book, 01:12 the Bible, will also inspire us as we journey 01:15 through this all important subject together. 01:17 Let's pray. 01:18 Father in heaven, we ask and pray 01:20 that the Holy Spirit that inspired 01:22 the authors of the Bible will once again be present here 01:26 and that the Holy Spirit will illuminate 01:28 each and every scripture that will be shared, 01:31 so that the message may be clear 01:33 and may be convicting, 01:34 and ultimately it may draw us closer to Jesus, 01:37 for this is our prayer in His precious name. 01:40 Amen. Amen. 01:42 I want to share with you, right from the very outset, 01:45 that the Book of Revelation is filled with opposites, 01:49 many, many opposites. 01:50 And I have a number of them here up on the screen. 01:53 We have the lamb, that is Jesus Christ, 01:55 versus the dragon who is Satan. 01:57 We have the New Jerusalem versus Babylon. 02:00 We have the Holy Trinity on one side 02:02 and the counterfeit trinity on the other. 02:04 We have God's final message of love, 02:06 the three angels' messages 02:07 and then we have Satan's counterfeit, 02:10 the three frogs in Revelation 16. 02:13 We have the commandment keepers, God's people, 02:16 and then we have the commandment breakers. 02:18 We have the virgin, a symbol of God's church, 02:20 and then we have the harlot, 02:22 a symbol of the counterfeit church. 02:25 We have the bride and the lamb 02:26 and we have the harlot and the beast. 02:28 We have the saved that inherit the new earth 02:31 and we have the lost, 02:32 who is, sadly lost in the lake of fire. 02:35 We have those who inherit eternal life 02:37 as well as those who sadly perish 02:40 and suffer eternal death. 02:42 We have the righteous and the unrighteous. 02:43 We have the holy and the unholy. 02:45 And we have the seal of God and the mark of the beast. 02:47 So as you can see, 02:49 we have these two opposites in Revelation. 02:51 We have God's truth 02:52 and then we have the enemy's counterfeit. 02:55 And once again, we want to unpack 02:57 this all important subject today 03:00 of the mark of the beast and the seal of God, 03:03 an extremely important message, especially for those 03:06 who are living at the very end of time. 03:09 So as we continue together, 03:12 we're going to ask some all important questions. 03:15 And the first question is... 03:17 Let's take a look at the structure of Revelation. 03:20 I shared this in our previous presentation, 03:22 and we discover that at the very heart, 03:24 the very climax of the Book of Revelation 03:27 is Revelation 12 to 14. 03:31 This is where God focuses His attention, 03:34 especially for those 03:35 who will be living at the end of time. 03:37 We have the history of the Christian church 03:39 from the days of Jesus Christ 03:40 all the way to the end in Revelation 12. 03:44 The last verse of Revelation 12 describes out Satan 03:47 or describes who Satan in particular 03:50 hates at the end of time. 03:52 Revelation 13 describes how Satan seeks to destroy 03:55 God's people. 03:56 And then in Revelation 14, we have the response from God, 04:01 how He overcomes the enemy through His people, 04:04 who follow the Lamb wherever it goes, 04:06 share the three angels' messages, 04:08 God's everlasting love, and await the coming of Jesus. 04:12 So that's what we want to take a look at in this presentation. 04:15 We, once again, want to go to the Book of Revelation, 04:19 we want to go to Revelation 14, 04:23 and we want to take a look at this third and final message 04:27 that brings the world to a point of decision. 04:30 Notice what we read 04:31 in Revelation 14:9 and following. 04:35 "Then a third angel followed them, 04:37 saying with a loud voice, 04:38 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, 04:41 and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 04:44 he himself shall also drink of the wine 04:47 of the wrath of God, 04:48 which is poured out full strength 04:50 into the cup of His indignation. 04:52 He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone 04:54 in the presence of the holy angels 04:56 and in the presence of the Lamb. 04:58 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever, 05:01 and they have no rest day or night, 05:04 who worship the beast and his image, 05:06 and whoever receives the mark of his name.'" 05:08 And then verse 12, we have these words. 05:10 "Here is the patience of the saints, 05:12 here are those who keep the commandments of God 05:15 and the faith of Jesus." 05:17 So here we have God's final message 05:20 to the whole world. 05:22 It's the third angel's message that divides 05:24 the entire world into two camps, 05:26 those who are faithful to God 05:28 and keep all of His commandments 05:30 and those who worship the beast 05:32 and his image, and receive his mark. 05:36 Now the question is, would God tell us, 05:39 under no circumstances, 05:40 to worship the beast and his image, 05:42 and to receive his mark, 05:44 and then not make it abundantly clear 05:46 who the beast is, what the image is, 05:48 and ultimately, what the mark of the beast is? 05:50 Is that how God operates? 05:52 That's not how God operates. 05:54 God has never operated like that in all of Scripture. 05:56 God has always made it abundantly clear 05:59 what He invites His followers to... 06:02 What He invites His followers to do based on Scripture. 06:07 So we want to take a look at 06:11 who these three entities are. 06:14 The all important beast, what the mark of the beast is, 06:18 and what the image of the beast is. 06:19 You would have noticed in Revelation 14:9-11 06:23 that the beast, the image of the beast, 06:26 and the mark of the beast is mentioned 06:27 not once but twice. 06:29 At the very beginning of the third angel's message 06:31 and towards the end of the third angel's message. 06:34 Now you and I need to know what these three entities are 06:37 because this is speaking of those 06:39 at the very end of time, 06:40 and we'll look at that as we go along. 06:43 Now who is the beast? 06:44 In our last presentation, 06:46 we discovered that the beast represents 06:49 the Roman church state, the Roman papacy, 06:53 as it is also known, 06:54 this religiopolitical system that, sadly, 06:58 the enemy would use down through the centuries 07:01 and ultimately use in a grand way 07:04 at the end of time in order to bring deception, 07:07 in order to bring worship to the one 07:09 who is behind this system, 07:11 and that is the dragon as we discovered 07:13 from Revelation 13:4, and that is Satan himself. 07:18 So we have discovered that thus far. 07:20 Now once again, we need to make it abundantly clear 07:23 that God is here speaking of an institution, 07:25 He's speaking of a system that seeks to take away 07:28 from the prerogatives that belong to God 07:30 and God alone, and not the people 07:32 of this system. 07:33 Are we clear on that? 07:35 I made that abundantly clear in the previous presentation, 07:37 and if you haven't had an opportunity to view that, 07:40 I would encourage you to do that, 07:41 as that presentation sets the foundation 07:44 for this particular message 07:45 that we want to look at together today. 07:48 Now what is the mark of the beast? 07:51 That is our question for today, 07:53 that's the second of the three all important questions 07:56 there in the third angel's message. 07:58 Notice what... 08:01 Notice what many Christians believe. 08:03 Many Christians and non-Christians believe 08:05 that the mark of the beast is 666. 08:09 How many of you have heard that? 08:11 Okay. 08:12 Many believe that that is the mark of the beast, 08:14 666. 08:15 Well, that is not the mark of the beast. 08:17 I don't have time to unpack for you what 666 represents, 08:21 that we find in Revelation 13:18. 08:24 It's simply one more identifying mark 08:28 of this antichrist, 08:29 this beast power in Revelation 13, 08:32 but it is not the mark of the beast. 08:35 Now what is the mark of the beast? 08:38 If you go to Google, and you Google, 08:41 and you put in mark of the beast, 08:43 you'll discover that there are over 80 million hits. 08:47 Now how on earth is someone supposed to go through 08:50 all those websites 08:52 in order to determine the truth? 08:54 It's next to impossible, isn't that right? 08:56 I mean, how long would it take you? 08:57 How many lifetimes would you need to live 09:00 in order to go through all 83 million websites 09:04 that mention or speak of the mark of the beast? 09:08 Now is it possible for you and I 09:11 to understand the truth? 09:13 Do you think it's possible? 09:15 It is absolutely possible. 09:17 For we discover that those 09:18 who receive the mark of the beast, sadly, 09:21 that will be lost forever more. 09:24 God makes it abundantly clear what the mark of the beast is. 09:28 We have discovered that the beast power 09:30 is none other than the Roman church state. 09:33 So all we need to do is we need to ask 09:35 what is the mark of authority of the Church of Rome, 09:39 and there we will arrive 09:41 at what the mark of the beast is. 09:44 Does that make sense? Yes or no? 09:46 It absolutely does. 09:47 So let's find out 09:48 what the mark of the beast is. 09:54 Has God ensured that His end-time truth 09:56 is simple and clear? 09:57 The answer is obvious. 09:58 Absolutely indeed. 10:00 Notice what we read in chapter... 10:02 In Amos, the Book of Amos, 3:7. 10:05 "Surely the Lord God does..." 10:07 How much? 10:08 "Nothing, unless He reveals His secret 10:10 to His servants..." 10:11 Who? 10:13 "The prophets." 10:14 God does nothing, the Bible tells us, 10:16 that is of eternal significance to you and to me, 10:20 nothing that is of our eternal salvation 10:23 without first making it abundantly clear 10:26 just like any loving parent. 10:27 I'm a parent, many of you are parents, 10:29 there are those who are parents out there. 10:32 If there was something that was life threatening 10:35 in my home, 10:36 I would ensure my child knew about that, isn't that right? 10:39 I wouldn't keep my child in the dark. 10:43 I would make it abundantly clear 10:45 for the sake of my precious child. 10:47 We are the precious children of God. 10:50 There is an issue at the end of time relating to worship, 10:53 and as we have discovered in our previous presentation, 10:56 the central issue at the end of time is over worship. 10:59 What's the central issue over? 11:01 Worship. Who you will worship? 11:02 Will you give your allegiance to the Creator God 11:05 or will you give your allegiance 11:07 to the creature? 11:08 Jesus Christ or Satan? 11:11 They are the two choices at the end of time. 11:13 The issue is over worship. 11:15 It always has been from the very beginning of time 11:17 all the way through to the very end of time. 11:19 In fact, the two very central chapters 11:22 in the Book of Revelation, Revelation 13 and 14, 11:25 the word worship appears no less than eight times, 11:28 seven in reference to worshipping this beast power 11:31 that Satan uses to receive worship 11:34 and once for those 11:36 that will worship the Creator God. 11:39 Worship is the central issue. 11:41 And so God wants us to know, 11:43 that's why He makes it abundantly clear. 11:47 Did Jesus make it abundantly clear, 11:49 to those that would live in 70 AD, 11:53 when Jerusalem would be destroyed by the Romans, 11:55 the temple would be destroyed as to how they could escape? 11:58 Indeed, He did. 11:59 You read through the gospels, 12:00 and Jesus made it abundantly clear 12:02 how the Christians, His followers, 12:04 could escape before the Romans came 12:07 and destroyed the city, 12:09 and more than a million lives were lost. 12:12 And that is what we read in John 8:31, 32. 12:15 "Jesus says to those Jews who believed Him, 12:18 'If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. 12:21 And you shall..." 12:23 Do what? 12:24 "Know the truth, and the truth shall..." 12:25 What? 12:27 "Make you free.'" 12:28 God is in the business of sharing with us the truth, 12:31 and the Bible clearly tells us that His word is truth. 12:35 Jesus said in John 17:17, "Sanctify them by Thy word. 12:39 Thy word is truth." 12:40 Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. 12:43 Jesus operates in the light, 12:46 the enemy operates in the shadows 12:49 and in the darkness. 12:50 If you and I abide in this book, 12:52 we have the promise that we will know the truth, 12:54 the truth that sets us free in Jesus Christ. 12:57 Notice this scripture 12:58 from the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter 1:19-21, 13:02 as to how we ought to relate to prophecy. 13:06 "And so we have 13:08 the prophetic word confirmed..." 13:09 Writes Peter. 13:10 "Which you do well..." 13:12 To do what? 13:13 "To heed as a light that shines in a dark place, 13:16 until the day dawns 13:17 and the morning star rise in your hearts, 13:19 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture 13:23 is of any private interpretation, 13:25 for prophecy never came by the will of man, 13:28 but holy men of God spoke 13:29 as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." 13:32 So here we're told in the scriptures 13:34 that prophecy is not of private interpretation. 13:38 In other words, 13:40 you and I can only understand what the Bible is saying, 13:43 we can only understand 13:45 what the Book of Revelation is saying, 13:46 what the symbols and what the message 13:49 of the Book of Revelation is 13:50 when we allow scripture to interpret scripture. 13:53 Does that make sense? Yes or no? 13:55 There's no way we can understand 13:58 what the Bible is saying if we go to outside sources 14:03 and come up with our own ideas, 14:05 our own opinions in order to discover the truth 14:10 about what God is saying. 14:11 We must allow scripture to interpret scripture. 14:14 Scripture is not of private human interpretation. 14:18 So this day, as we take a look at this message, 14:22 we will allow scripture to interpret itself, 14:25 and by doing this, we will discover the truth 14:28 on this all important subject. 14:30 Notice as we go on. 14:32 Jesus shared, on a number of occasions, 14:35 that you and I can know the truth, 14:36 and the truth can set us free. 14:40 Revelation pictures two groups at the end of time. 14:43 As I've already pointed out, we discover that one group 14:46 has the seal of God on their forehead, 14:48 they are the saved. 14:50 The other group has the mark of the beast on their forehead 14:53 or on their right hand, and they are lost. 14:55 Now why does one group have the mark of the beast 15:00 on their forehead as well as on the hand? 15:02 Well, we'll discover, 15:03 not in this particular presentation, 15:05 but in the next presentation, 15:06 that the enemy seeks to receive worship through two means, 15:10 his two favorite methods are deception and coercion. 15:14 What where they? 15:15 Deception and coercion. 15:17 Those who will not receive him 15:21 and worship him willingly, 15:24 they will be forced through coercion. 15:27 And we're going to look at that in our next presentation. 15:29 Whereas, you can only receive the seal of God where? 15:32 In your forehead, only by choice, 15:35 only as an act of love and allegiance towards God. 15:39 So we want to take a look at these two groups 15:42 in this presentation, 15:43 the seal of God and the mark of the beast. 15:46 Those who receive the seal of God 15:48 cannot receive the mark of the beast. 15:51 If you have the seal of God, 15:54 you cannot receive the mark of the beast. 15:57 So what we want to begin is we want to take a look at 16:01 what is the seal of God 16:03 because if you receive the seal of God, 16:04 you cannot receive the mark of the beast. 16:07 It's impossible. They are two opposites. 16:10 Now where in the Bible do we find God's seal? 16:15 In particular, where in Revelation 16:17 do we find God's seal? 16:18 Notice what we read in Revelation 7:1-3. 16:24 "After these things I saw four angels standing 16:26 at the four corners of the earth..." 16:27 Writes John. 16:29 "Holding the four winds of the earth, 16:30 that the wind should not blow on the earth, 16:32 on the sea, or on any tree." 16:34 Here John is describing God about to let loose the winds, 16:38 and in particular, 16:40 for the pouring out of the seven last plagues. 16:43 And we discover from Revelation 16 16:46 that those who have the mark of the beast, 16:48 they receive God's seven last plagues 16:51 at the end of time when probation has closed. 16:54 That's what John here is describing. 16:57 Notice we continue on in verse 2. 17:00 "Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, 17:02 having the seal of the living God. 17:04 And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels 17:07 to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, 17:11 'Do not harm the earth, the sea, 17:13 or the trees till we have..." 17:15 Done what? 17:16 "Sealed the servants of our God..." 17:17 Where? 17:19 "On their foreheads.'" 17:20 So here we have God's servants, 17:23 those who are loyal to Jesus Christ, 17:25 those that have chosen to worship 17:27 the Lamb, Jesus Christ, 17:29 and they are sealed in their foreheads. 17:33 Now Revelation 14 continues 17:36 to paint this picture of those 17:39 who are faithful to God, those who are sealed, 17:42 those who do not receive the mark of the beast, 17:44 but instead, those who receive 17:46 the seal of God and are faithful to God. 17:48 Notice what we read in Revelation 14:1. 17:53 "Then I looked..." 17:54 Writes John. 17:55 "And behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, 17:57 and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, 18:00 having His Father's name written..." 18:02 Where? 18:04 "On their foreheads." 18:05 So in Revelation 7, 18:06 we have God's people are sealed in their foreheads. 18:09 In Revelation 14:1, we have God's people receiving 18:13 the Father's name in their foreheads. 18:15 Now the seal and the name are synonymous. 18:19 A name in the Bible represents character. 18:23 Character. 18:24 And so this pictures a group of people at the end of time 18:28 who have the character of God. 18:30 These are individuals who were described, 18:32 a little later on Revelation 14, 18:34 as those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. 18:37 They are completely sold out to Jesus, 18:40 they are faithful, they are loyal to Jesus. 18:42 They follow Him, they worship Him 18:44 no matter what the cost. 18:47 So who is this group of people? 18:50 That's what we want to take a look at in this presentation. 18:53 Let's ask another important question 18:55 as we seek to put the pieces together to discover 18:58 what the seal of God is, 19:00 and then we will easily understand 19:03 what the mark of the beast is. 19:05 What is the significance of having the seal of God 19:07 or the Father's name on your forehead? 19:10 Notice this scripture that we find in 2 Timothy 6:19, 19:14 where the Apostle Paul writes, 19:16 "Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, 19:19 having this..." 19:20 What? 19:22 "Seal." There's that word again. 19:23 "'The Lord knows those who are His..." 19:25 Let me just pause for a moment. 19:27 The Lord knows those who are His 19:29 because they have whose name on their forehead? 19:32 They have the Father's name on their forehead, 19:34 they have given their allegiance 19:37 to their Heavenly Father, to Jesus Christ, 19:39 they are safe and secure in His arms. 19:41 Let's continue reading. 19:43 "And, 'Let everyone who names the name of Christ 19:46 depart from iniquity.'" 19:48 Now I came across a devotional book 19:51 that I was reading from Dwight Nelson. 19:53 Dr. Dwight Nelson is also a pastor 19:55 there in the United States of America 19:57 in Pioneer Memorial Church, and in his devotional, 20:01 he points out the significance of a seal. 20:04 Notice these five points. 20:06 Firstly, a seal is significant in that it proves ownership, 20:11 it proves authenticity, 20:13 it proves that you have approval, 20:16 it's proof of irreversibility. 20:19 You remember King Darius? 20:21 He signed a decree whereby if anyone worshipped 20:26 any other god apart from the king for 30 days, 20:29 they would be thrown in the lion's den. 20:30 Do you remember that story in Daniel 6? 20:34 That law could not be changed, 20:37 it was the law of the Medes and the Persians, 20:40 it was sealed, it was irreversible. 20:44 In the same way when Jesus was buried, 20:47 that tomb received the Roman seal. 20:51 No one could open the seal because it had the Roman seal 20:56 on the tomb of Jesus Christ. 20:59 And number five, proof of likeness. 21:02 Ancient kings used cylindrical seals 21:06 to roll their likeness onto the soft wax, 21:08 so that all who would later see 21:11 the seal would recognize the likeness of the king. 21:13 I love that one because that tells me 21:16 that God's seal is placed on those individuals who, 21:21 more than anything else in this world, 21:22 want to be more like Jesus. 21:25 They want to be more like Christ in character, 21:29 in deportment, in everything, 21:32 they follow the Lamb wherever He goes. 21:36 Now what are the key ingredients 21:39 contained in a seal? 21:41 There are three key ingredients 21:44 that each and every seal contains. 21:47 An official government seal has these three elements 21:51 and they are the person's name, 21:54 their title, and their dominion. 21:58 These are the three elements that are all important 22:03 when it comes to a seal. 22:05 In fact, we have a seal on our currency, 22:10 on our Australian currency. 22:12 Here I have in my hand a one dollar Australian coin, 22:16 and on this one dollar Australian coin, 22:19 we have a seal. 22:20 It authenticates this as genuine currency. 22:25 And what do we have? 22:26 We have these three elements, we have the person's name, 22:30 we have their title, and we have their dominion. 22:34 And in the case of the Australian coin, 22:36 as you can see up there on the screen, 22:38 we have the name of the person, 22:42 who oversees this nation, 22:46 we are part of the Commonwealth Nations, 22:49 and we have the queen. 22:52 Her name, Elizabeth II, 22:55 her title is represented by what do you think? 22:59 By the crown, by the crown on her head, 23:01 she is the queen, that's her title, 23:03 and her dominion is Australia, 23:05 Australia is part of the Commonwealth. 23:08 We also have this seal 23:10 whenever the United States' President 23:12 or often, I should say, 23:14 when the United States' President stands up, 23:17 when he stands up, he stands behind a pulpit, 23:19 and on the pulpit, you may have seen, 23:21 is this seal, Seal of the President 23:25 of the United States of America. 23:28 Whether it be George Bush, whether it be President Obama 23:32 or whether it be Donald Trump, we have that seal. 23:35 Donald Trump, 23:37 president of the United States of America. 23:41 That's simply what a seal is. 23:43 A seal authenticates a document and a seal helps us to know 23:48 who the person is that is giving that seal. 23:53 Now where in the Bible do we find God's seal? 23:58 Now if God has told us, 24:00 and He has told us very clearly, 24:02 we have just discovered that from the Book of Revelation, 24:04 that God's people at the end of time will be sealed, 24:08 they will have the Father's name 24:10 written in their foreheads. 24:11 Now if that is so important, and it is 24:14 because this is a salvation issue, 24:17 you will either be saved and receive the seal of God 24:19 or you will be eternally lost and receive the mark 24:22 or the seal of the beast, 24:25 God will make it abundantly clear in His Word 24:28 where we are to find that seal, 24:30 and by finding the seal, it will be very simple 24:34 then for us to determine what the mark is, 24:36 what the mark of the beast is. 24:39 Well, we discover that 24:41 that the seal is found in God's Law. 24:45 Notice what we read here in Isaiah 8:16. 24:48 "Bind up the testimony..." 24:49 What's that next word? 24:51 "Seal..." 24:52 The what? 24:54 "The law among my..." 24:55 What? 24:56 "Disciples." 24:58 "Seal the law amongst my disciples." 24:59 In Revelation 14:3, 25:01 we have those who have the seal of God 25:04 and they are described as God's servants. 25:06 Do you remember that? 25:07 God's servants are His disciples. 25:09 And so the Bible tells us 25:11 that God's seal is to be found in His law 25:15 that His disciples keep. 25:17 Are we all on the same page? 25:18 So where do we need to go in order to find God's seal? 25:21 We need to go to His law. 25:23 We need to go to His law of love, 25:24 we need to go to the Ten Commandments. 25:27 Now as we have already pointed out, 25:29 the Ten Commandments are the very foundation 25:31 of God's government. 25:32 The Ten Commandments 25:34 are a transcript of God's very character. 25:36 You remember when Jesus was asked 25:39 what was the greatest law or what was most important? 25:42 What did He say? 25:43 "Love the Lord your God with..." 25:44 What? 25:46 "All your heart, soul, strength, and mind." 25:47 The first four commandments. 25:48 "And love your..." 25:50 What? 25:51 "Neighbor as yourself." 25:53 The last six commandments. 25:54 God's law of love is the very foundation 25:57 of God's government as I've pointed out, 25:59 it's the transcript of His character. 26:01 So let's go to the Ten Commandments 26:03 in order to find out where God's seal is. 26:07 So where in the Ten Commandments 26:09 do we find God's seal? 26:10 Of all Ten Commandments, there is only one commandment 26:13 that has those three elements. 26:14 Do you remember what those three elements were? 26:17 Name, title, and dominion. 26:19 Very good. 26:21 Name, title, and dominion. 26:22 And that commandment 26:24 is none other than the Sabbath Commandment, 26:27 the Fourth Commandment. 26:28 That's the only commandment 26:30 where you'll find those three elements of a seal. 26:33 The one who gives the law, 26:35 and that tells us who He is 26:37 based on the Fourth Commandment. 26:39 Let's take a look at it together. 26:40 In... 26:42 Sorry, in Exodus 20:11, we read these words. 26:45 "For in six days the Lord..." 26:46 There is His name. 26:47 "Made..." 26:49 There is His title. He's the creator. 26:50 "The heavens and the earth, 26:52 the sea, and all that is in them..." 26:53 That is His dominion. 26:55 And He did what on the seventh day? 26:57 "And He rested on the seventh day." 27:00 What's fascinating is that these words, 27:03 from the Fourth Commandment in Exodus 20:11, 27:07 are words that God shares with the entire world 27:12 at the end of time to worship Him as the creator. 27:16 And we find these words centered right there 27:20 in the very first angel's message 27:21 in Revelation 14. 27:23 Notice what we read in Revelation 14:7. 27:27 This is a message that needs to go to the entire world. 27:31 John writes, "Saying with a loud voice, 27:34 'Fear God and give glory to Him, 27:36 for the hour of His judgment has come, 27:38 and worship Him who made..." 27:40 What? 27:41 "Heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.'" 27:43 This language that John is using here 27:46 in the Book of Revelation is taken directly 27:49 out of the Fourth Commandment, out of the Sabbath commandment. 27:52 Let's notice that the first angel's message 27:56 has the seal of God right there imbedded in it. 27:59 Notice. 28:00 I've given you 28:01 the Fourth Commandment that we have just looked at, 28:03 Exodus 20:11, above, and then below, 28:06 we have Revelation 14:7. 28:08 Notice. 28:09 "We fear God and give glory to Him, and worship Him..." 28:12 There is His name, referring to God. 28:14 "Who made..." 28:16 There is His title. 28:17 His dominion, "Heaven and earth, 28:18 the sea and springs of water. 28:20 So can you see that? 28:21 In the first angel's message, 28:23 we have God's truth as we have discovered, 28:27 and we have, in the first angel's message, 28:30 God' seal at the end of time. 28:33 In fact, we have God's seal at the end of time 28:37 right there at the very beginning of time 28:39 when God gave the Sabbath. 28:40 Let's go to Genesis 2:3. 28:43 And notice we find God's seal in the Sabbath blessing 28:47 that He gave in the Garden of Eden. 28:49 "Then God..." 28:50 There is His name. 28:52 "Blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, 28:53 because in it He rested from all His work..." 28:56 That is His dominion, heaven and earth, 28:58 the sea and the springs and all that is in them. 29:00 "Which God had created and..." 29:02 What? 29:03 "Made." 29:05 There is His title, He is the creator. 29:06 So we have God's seal placed at the very beginning of time 29:11 when God created this earth, 29:13 when He gave that blessing to Adam and Eve, 29:15 God's seal in the Ten Commandments, 29:18 God seal at the end of time. 29:20 Why is this so significant? 29:21 Because this helps you and I 29:23 to understand that we belong to God, 29:26 that we are created by God, 29:28 that we have been made in His image for His purpose, 29:33 and we have the opportunity 29:35 to have an intimate relationship with Him. 29:38 That is what the Sabbath is all about. 29:41 Notice what we read in Ezekiel 20:12. 29:46 The Sabbath is indeed the seal of God, 29:49 and it is made once again abundantly clear 29:52 in this scripture in Ezekiel 20:12. 29:55 God says, "Moreover I also gave them My..." 29:57 What? 29:59 "My Sabbaths, to be..." 30:00 A what? 30:02 "A sign between them and Me, 30:03 that they might know that I am the Lord 30:04 who sanctifies them." 30:06 The Sabbath was to be a sign between God and His people 30:10 in the same way that couples who get married 30:13 give one another a wedding ring. 30:15 Isn't that right? 30:16 What's a wedding ring? 30:17 A wedding ring is simply to openly share 30:22 with those around you that you belong to someone. 30:25 It's a sign, it's an outward sign. 30:27 In the same way, the Sabbath is God's sign 30:30 between Him and His people, and at the end of time, 30:32 Revelation describes it as God's seal. 30:35 Seal and sign serve in the same way, 30:38 they have exactly the same function 30:40 to describe God's people 30:43 and God's relationship with His people. 30:47 So how are we sealed? 30:49 Let's ask that all important question, how are we sealed? 30:51 Notice what we read. 30:53 We read in Ephesians 4:30, the Apostle Paul writes, 30:57 "And do not grieve the..." 30:59 Who? 31:00 "The Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were..." 31:02 What? 31:03 "Sealed for the day of redemption." 31:05 So who is it that seals us? 31:08 It's the Holy Spirit. 31:09 It's the Holy Spirit that seals us, 31:12 and the seal of God is the Sabbath 31:15 that through the Holy Spirit, 31:17 we receive that sealing and we receive that blessing. 31:25 If you keep all of God's Ten Commandments, 31:29 including the Fourth Commandment, 31:31 you cannot possibly get the mark of the beast. 31:36 Is that absolutely clear? 31:37 It is to me. 31:39 When I read my Bible, I discover the amazing truth, 31:44 the beautiful truth that if I, 31:46 by the grace of God and through His strength, 31:48 not to be saved, but because I have been saved, 31:52 am loyal to God and loyal to Jesus Christ, 31:57 and keep His commandments, 31:58 all ten of them including the one 32:01 that most of the Christian world 32:02 sadly have forgotten, 32:03 that begins with the word remember. 32:07 I am assured by, the grace of God, 32:10 that I will have the seal of God. 32:14 Have the seal of God. 32:16 It's God giving me that gift 32:20 as I show forth my allegiance to Him 32:22 and to His wonderful sacrifice. 32:24 Let me share with you Revelation 14:11, 32:27 I want to share with you something 32:28 that I only discovered a few years ago 32:29 as I was reading through Revelation 14:11. 32:33 Reading these words that we've looked at earlier. 32:36 "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever. 32:38 And they have no rest day or night, 32:40 who worship the beast and his image, 32:42 and whoever receives the mark of his name." 32:44 I had read these words a number of times, 32:46 and one day, it hit me. 32:47 That those who worship the beast, 32:49 those who worship his image, those that receive the mark, 32:53 they have no what? 32:55 Rest. 32:56 No rest. 32:58 What is the Sabbath Commandment all about? 33:01 It's about rest, it's about resting in Jesus, 33:04 it's about resting in His salvation, 33:07 it's about realizing that I cannot do anything 33:10 to earn my salvation, nothing, and I rest in His grace, 33:15 and that is what the Sabbath is all about. 33:17 Sadly, those that have turned their back on their Creator, 33:21 that have turned their back on the Sabbath, 33:23 at the end of time, this will be the worship issue. 33:27 It will be over worship, it will be over the Sabbath. 33:30 They have no rest day or night. 33:34 What did Jesus say in Matthew 11:28? 33:37 "Come to Me, all you who labor 33:39 and are heavy laden, and I will..." 33:40 Do what? 33:41 "And I will give you rest." 33:43 "I will give you rest." 33:45 Does Jesus want to give rest 33:47 to His people at the end of time? 33:49 Indeed, He does. 33:51 Indeed, He does. 33:52 He invites us all to enter into His rest. 33:56 Hebrews 4 speaks of there remains 33:59 a rest for the people of God, 34:01 and that's in the continuous tense. 34:03 God invites each and every person 34:06 to enter into the rest that Jesus provides, 34:09 and the Sabbath is a symbol of that rest 34:12 in so many beautiful ways. 34:16 Notice what we read in Revelation 14:12. 34:19 Here are God's people, 34:20 those who are sealed at the end of time, 34:21 those who have entered into His rest. 34:24 "Here is the patience of the saints, 34:26 here are those who keep the commandments of God 34:30 and they have the faith of Jesus." 34:32 God will have people on planet earth 34:34 at the end of time, 34:36 who are faithful, who are loyal to God, 34:39 and keep all of His commandments. 34:41 You see, it's easy for you 34:44 and for me to say that I love God, 34:47 but loyalty is shown through obedience, 34:51 the highest form of the... 34:54 The highest form of loyalty that you can show 34:56 someone is obedience. 34:58 Isn't that right? 34:59 That's why Jesus said in John 14:15, 35:02 "If you love me..." 35:03 Do what? 35:05 "Keep My commandments." 35:06 When I got married, some 23 years ago, 35:10 I made a commitment to my wife. 35:14 There were wedding vows that were exchanged, 35:17 wedding vows of commitment, wedding vows of loyalty, 35:21 wedding vows, dare I use the word, of obedience. 35:23 Isn't that right? 35:25 Obedience is not a bad word. 35:27 Obedience is all about loyalty, it's all about commitment. 35:31 And God will have, at the end of time, 35:33 according to Revelation 14:12, 35:36 those who do not worship the beast or his image 35:39 or receive his mark, instead, 35:41 they are described as those who are loyal to God, 35:44 they keep the commandments of God, 35:45 and they have the faith of Jesus. 35:48 Two groups at the end of time, one group worship, sadly, 35:53 the dragon and receive his mark and the others worship the Lamb 35:59 and receive His seal. 36:01 So the question is, 36:02 and it's an elementary question, 36:05 what is the mark of the beast? 36:08 Now that we know that the seal of God is the Sabbath, 36:11 and we know that in Revelation, there are opposites, 36:15 countless opposites as we have already discovered 36:17 right at the very beginning of this presentation. 36:20 The opposite to the Sabbath is none other than what? 36:25 The first day of the week, Sunday. 36:28 That's the opposite to the Sabbath. 36:30 It's not difficult to find out. 36:32 You don't need to go to 80 odd million websites 36:34 in order to discover the truth, it's very simple, 36:37 and we receive all that from Scripture. 36:39 Now let's go a little bit further. 36:41 Notice what we have in Daniel 7:25, 36:44 where God, some 2,500 years ago, 36:47 predicted what would take place. 36:49 "He..." 36:51 That is this power that we identified 36:53 in our previous presentation as the Roman papacy. 36:56 "Would intend to change times and..." 36:58 What? 37:00 "Law." 37:01 God predicted 37:03 that this political religious institution 37:07 would seek to tamper with God's law, 37:09 and not only tamper with God's law, 37:11 but would seek to change God's very Ten Commandments, 37:16 His very Ten Commandments. 37:19 The commandments are clear, absolutely crystal clear, 37:23 written by God with His very own finger, 37:27 and yet, this institution would seek 37:29 to change God's Holy Law. 37:32 Holy law. 37:34 The Apostle Paul wrote about what would take place. 37:37 And notice what he wrote. 37:40 In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4, we read these words. 37:43 The Apostle Paul writes, 37:44 "Let no one deceive you by any means. 37:46 For that Day..." 37:47 Speaking of the coming of Jesus. 37:49 "Will not come unless the falling away comes first, 37:53 and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 37:56 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God 37:58 or that is..." 37:59 What? 38:00 "Worshiped..." 38:02 There is that word again. 38:03 "So that he sits as..." 38:04 Who?" 38:06 As God in the temple of God, 38:07 showing himself that he is..." 38:08 What? 38:10 "God." So there is a power. 38:11 And the Apostle Paul here is describing, sadly, 38:13 the apostate Christian church 38:16 that fell away from Bible truth apostasy, Apostasia. 38:20 And the Apostle Paul describes this power as the man of sin. 38:27 1 John 3:4 defines what sin is for us, one definition, 38:33 and that is that sin is what? 38:35 Lawlessness, breaking God's law, 38:37 tampering with God's law. 38:39 And that is exactly what we find 38:42 taking place down through the Christian... 38:45 Down through the centuries 38:47 by the apostate Christian church. 38:50 Notice what the church says 38:54 regarding the head of the church, 38:57 the bishop of Rome, 38:59 "The pope is of so great authority 39:02 and power that he can modify, change..." 39:05 Interesting language that we find in Daniel 7:25. 39:09 "Or interpret even..." 39:10 What? 39:12 "Divine laws. 39:13 The pope can modify divine law 39:15 since his power is not of man but of..." 39:17 Who? 39:18 "Of God." 39:20 And that's from the Catholic 39:21 Ferraris' Ecclesiastical Dictionary. 39:23 So the Church of Rome claims that it has the power, 39:27 that God has given it the power in order to change, 39:33 reinterpret even God's Ten Commandments. 39:37 That's exactly what we read in 2 Thessalonians 2, 39:40 that is exactly what God said, in Daniel 7:25, 39:44 would take place during the Christian era, 39:48 and we can see that. 39:49 And the church acknowledges that that is the reason 39:53 why it claims to change the law of God 39:56 because it has been given that power from God. 40:00 As we discovered in our previous presentation, 40:04 sadly, and this is the reality, 40:06 I have to share the reality as it is, 40:08 the truth is that that the Church of Rome 40:10 has committed blasphemy on two accounts. 40:14 Number one, claiming. 40:16 The claiming to be God on earth, 40:18 that's blasphemy according to Scripture. 40:21 And secondly, claiming to forgive sins, 40:24 which belongs to God and God alone. 40:26 So the Bible tells us that this would be the case, 40:30 and today, we have the evidence for that. 40:32 Notice this announcement that he has made. 40:38 This announcement is made in Latin. 40:40 Before I read it to you, 40:42 let me just give you the context. 40:44 When a new pope is elected, you have seen pictures, 40:48 they're on in St. Peter's Basilica, 40:52 they're up there on the veranda 40:54 or whatever it's called up there, 40:56 and they are introduced 40:57 before the world as the new pope. 41:00 You may remember that. 41:01 You've probably seen pictures of that I'm sure. 41:03 Well, when the new pope, 41:05 the new pontiff is welcomed onto the stage, 41:11 when he is introduced to the world, 41:14 these words, that I have that I have changed... 41:18 That I've put into English, are spoken in Latin. 41:22 Now I don't know what the words are 41:23 because they're in Latin and I don't speak Latin, 41:25 but these are the words that are spoken by the person 41:28 who introduces the pope. 41:30 And in this case, it was the last pope, 41:33 the current pope that we have that is Pope Francis. 41:35 Notice these words. 41:38 "I announce to you a great joy. 41:40 We have a Pope! 41:42 The Most Eminent and Reverend Lord, Lord, 41:46 Jorge Mario Bergogli, 41:48 Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church. 41:51 Jorge Mario Bergogli, 41:53 who takes to himself the name, Francis." 41:55 Did you notice in those words, "We have a Pope. 41:58 The most Eminent and Reverend Lord." 42:02 And not mentioned once about twice? 42:03 So right from the very outset, 42:06 as the pontiff is invited to lead 42:10 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, 42:13 he is introduced to the world 42:15 as Lord, the Eminent Lord. 42:19 Now that shouldn't surprise us because dignitaries, 42:22 politicians, presidents, kings and queens, 42:24 when they refer to the pope, they often will refer to him 42:28 as Holy Father or Your Holiness. 42:32 Those terms, Holy Father, 42:34 Your Holiness they belong to who alone? 42:36 To God alone. 42:37 That ain't belong to any mere mortal. 42:40 But the church claims 42:42 that the pope is God's representative 42:47 on earth, 42:48 and in that way, has all the prerogatives 42:52 that belong to God and God alone. 42:54 The last time I checked my Bible, Jesus said, 42:57 "I am leaving and I'm sending you My representative." 43:02 And He didn't say that His representative 43:04 would be Peter 43:05 and those who would succeed Peter, 43:07 but His representative would be the Holy Spirit. 43:09 Who would be the Holy Spirit 43:11 that Jesus would send in His name? 43:13 It would be the Holy Spirit. 43:14 Now Holy Spirit is the one that leads us into all truth. 43:18 No human being, no human institution 43:21 has the right to claim to be God on earth, 43:27 to stand in between humans and God. 43:31 Jesus Christ through His Holy Spirit 43:33 is our representative. 43:36 I have here in my hand The Convert's Catechism 43:41 of Catholic Doctrine. 43:43 It's a catechism that is used 43:45 to teach Roman Catholics 43:49 what the church believes, what the church teaches, 43:52 what the church practices, and it's also a document 43:55 that others can read in order to find out 43:58 what the church believes and teaches. 44:00 Notice this question and answer 44:03 that I found in this little booklet. 44:06 "Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?" 44:09 The answer, "We observe Sunday instead of Saturday 44:12 because the Catholic Church transferred 44:14 the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday." 44:18 So the church is very open, very honest, 44:20 and I praise the Lord 44:21 that the church is open and honest, 44:23 I praise the Lord for that fact. 44:25 And does it make it right? 44:27 Certainly not. 44:28 But the church is at least open and honest. 44:30 And the church simply says the reason why 44:33 we observe Sunday the first day of the week 44:36 rather than Saturday the seventh day of the week 44:38 is because we change the day of worship 44:42 from the seventh day of the week 44:43 to the first day of the week. 44:46 What did God say in Daniel 7:25? 44:48 There would come a power that would seek to do what? 44:50 To change times and laws. 44:56 And so today, we are simply living out, 45:02 Christianity today is living out this change 45:05 that has taken place hundreds and hundreds 45:08 and hundreds of years ago, after the time of Christ, 45:11 after the time of the disciples. 45:14 Notice these words 45:17 from the Catholic Record of London, 45:19 Ontario, Canada, September 1, 1923. 45:23 "Sunday is our..." 45:25 What? 45:26 "Our mark of authority... 45:27 the church is above the Bible, and this transference 45:30 of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact." 45:36 The church openly states, 45:37 and that's from a church source, 45:39 the church openly states that 45:42 Sunday is that special mark of authority. 45:45 And you and I ought not to wonder 45:49 and be confused about that statement 45:51 because at the very heart of God's law is the Sabbath, 45:56 and at the very heart of God Sabbath 45:58 is His seal. 46:00 The Sabbath tells us 46:02 who gave the commandments of God. 46:04 The Sabbath tells us where we came from, 46:07 that we were created by our loving God. 46:09 The Sabbath tells us everything, who we are, 46:12 what we are, and ultimately, where we are going. 46:15 The Sabbath is God's final sign at the end of time. 46:21 Does anyone have the mark of the bass today? 46:24 That's a good question that I'm often asked. 46:27 After getting to this point in the presentation, 46:30 those who are worshipping on Sunday or have loved ones, 46:34 friends that worship on Sunday, they are very anxious, 46:39 and they ask this question, 46:41 "Do those who worship on Sunday today, 46:43 do they have the mark of the beast?" 46:46 What's the answer? 46:47 Well, the answer comes to us from the Book of Revelation. 46:50 Notice what we discover. 46:51 Revelation 13:16-17 will answer that question 46:55 by reading the scripture. 46:58 John writes, "He causes all..." 47:00 That is this power 47:03 that we're going to identify in just a little bit. 47:05 I almost did. 47:07 "Both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, 47:10 to receive a mark on their right hand 47:12 or on their foreheads, 47:13 and that no one may..." 47:15 Do what? 47:16 "Buy or..." 47:17 What? 47:19 "Sell except one who has the mark 47:20 or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." 47:22 Revelation tells us that at the very end of time 47:24 just before Jesus comes, at the very end of time, 47:29 there will be those who will not be able to buy 47:35 and sell unless they have this mark of authority 47:40 that will be imposed worldwide. 47:42 And how will that happen? 47:43 We'll get to that in our next presentation. 47:47 Does anyone have the mark of the beast today? 47:49 The answer is what? 47:50 No. No. Why? 47:52 Because I worship God on the seventh day Sabbath, 47:55 and I can buy and I can sell. 47:57 Amen? 47:59 So if you can buy and sell today, 48:03 that means the mark of the beast 48:04 has not been imposed. 48:06 But the day is coming, the day is coming. 48:09 Revelation makes that abundantly clear, 48:12 when unless you are willing to go 48:15 with this new worldwide religious system 48:18 that will be established. 48:20 You will not be able to buy 48:23 or sell unless you set aside Sunday. 48:27 Now I don't know what that's going to look like, 48:29 the Bible doesn't tell us, 48:30 but the Bible simply says that Sunday will one day 48:36 become the sign of allegiance to this new worldwide system 48:42 that will seek to impose worship, 48:44 even at the cost 48:46 of not being able to buy and sell. 48:50 In fact, we're going to look at 48:52 what else will be instituted for those 48:55 who will not be able to buy and sell 48:57 in our next presentation. 48:58 But let's ask this question as we seek to land, 49:01 "Is there a growing call to set aside Sunday 49:03 as a special day for worship, family, and rest?" 49:07 Indeed there is. 49:09 Notice back in 1998, Pope John Paul II, 49:14 he put out this encyclical that had some 80 odd points, 49:19 a number of pages, and it was entitled Dies Domini 49:23 back on the 31st of May, 1998. 49:27 Dies Domini, Latin for the day of the Lord. 49:31 And in this encyclical, Pope John Paul II 49:34 stated the importance of keeping the Lord's Day holy, 49:38 for family, for rest, for relationships, for health, 49:42 and so on and so forth. 49:43 Notice how the encyclical begins. 49:46 Just reading to you that first point there. 49:48 "The Lord's day, 49:50 as Sunday was called from apostolic times..." 49:53 Let's just pause there for a moment. 49:55 I think our dear friend Pope John Paul II 49:58 got that awfully wrong 49:59 because the last time I read my Bible, 50:02 the Bible tells me that the Lord's day 50:04 is not Sunday from apostolic times, 50:06 the Lord's day, 50:08 according to the commandment, is what day? 50:09 It's the Sabbath day. 50:10 Jesus said in Mark 2:27, 28, "I am the Lord of the Sabbath." 50:16 The Sabbath is the Lord's Day, 50:17 and not the first day of the week. 50:20 Notice as we take a look at this growing insistence 50:25 to keep Sunday holy. 50:27 We have this news article that 50:30 I came across from the Vatican news source. 50:34 The title Pope... 50:36 This is from Pope Benedict. 50:38 "A family's right to work and Sunday rest." 50:42 Here's another one, this time from Pope Francis. 50:48 This is what he had to say back in July of 2014. 50:52 This was the title, "Keeping stores open on Sunday 50:55 is not beneficial for society, Pope Francis." 50:58 Notice these words underneath the subheading. 51:01 "Pope Francis says opening businesses on Sundays 51:04 is not beneficial for society 51:06 because the priority should be 'not economic but...'" 51:09 What? 51:10 "But human,' and that the stress 51:11 should be on families and friendships, 51:14 and not on commercial relationships." 51:17 The Pope Francis has been sharing 51:20 over and over again that what is important 51:22 at the end of the day is not profit but people. 51:26 Would you agree with that? 51:27 I would agree with that. 51:29 Families are disintegrating before our very eyes, 51:33 marriages are disintegrating, 51:34 people are under more and more stress 51:37 and anxiety chasing the almighty dollar, 51:40 and Pope Francis is saying we need to get back to Sunday 51:44 because Sunday worship, 51:46 Sunday rest brings families closer together, 51:49 it's good for the environment many will say, 51:51 where we set aside one day to reconnect, 51:54 one day to rest, one day to refresh, 51:57 and the day that is being put forth 51:59 over and over again is Sunday, 52:02 and it's not only from the Church of Rome. 52:05 Notice this. 52:07 This is from a website that I came across 52:09 the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States. 52:12 This is by a group of Evangelical leaders 52:16 and lay people that are seeking 52:18 to institute the Lord's Day 52:20 or Sunday for the entire nation, 52:23 for the entire United States. 52:25 Notice the title. 52:26 "Sunday as a..." 52:27 What? 52:29 "Mark of..." 52:30 What? "Of Christian Unity." 52:32 I found that fascinating. 52:33 "Sunday as a Mark of Christian Unity." 52:36 And the Bible indeed says that at the end of time, 52:39 Sunday will not only be a mark of Christian unity, 52:42 but Sunday will be the mark, the mark that will unite 52:47 the entire world in allegiance 52:49 and worship to not Jesus Christ, 52:53 but the antichrist, who, ultimately, 52:56 is being used by Satan himself. 52:59 It will be the mark at the end of time, 53:02 but not in a positive way. 53:04 This was another website that I came across, 53:06 Keep Sunday Special, and this is from England, 53:10 and there's a group of Christians there 53:12 that are seeking to keep Sunday special 53:15 for the sake of family, for the sake of health, 53:18 for the sake of financial well-being, 53:20 for the sake of getting our priorities back on track 53:25 because the truth is our priorities 53:27 have gone out the window. 53:28 Haven't they? 53:29 Especially, in the western world. 53:32 And the church, the churches, both Roman and Catholic, 53:36 and other Christian churches are coming together to seek 53:39 to bring about a way to get us all back on track. 53:44 Now "How will Sunday be enforced around the world 53:48 as a day dedicated to worship, family, and rest?" 53:54 We're going to take a look at that 53:55 in our next presentation 53:57 when we take a look at the United States' role 54:00 in Bible prophecy. 54:02 The United States of America will play the leading role 54:07 in enforcing Sunday as the day of rest, 54:11 Sunday as the day of allegiance to the enemy. 54:15 The United States of America will take that leading role. 54:20 It's sad to even think about, let alone to contemplate, 54:24 let alone read from Revelation that this will be the case. 54:28 This nation that God has blessed more than 54:31 any other nation, upon whom the sun shines. 54:34 This nation that has been blessed beyond measure, 54:37 this nation that has begun on the right foot, 54:40 on the right platform 54:41 will sadly turn its back on Jesus Christ, 54:45 turn its back on its foundations 54:47 that it was established on. 54:48 We're going to take a look at that 54:50 in our next presentation, 54:52 how the United States will lead the world in bringing 54:56 about that final issue of worship to ahead, 55:01 that issue between the people of God, 55:04 who receive the seal of God, who worship God 55:07 according to His ways, according to His laws, 55:09 according to His Word, and honor and keep the Creator 55:13 by honoring the Sabbath day 55:15 that He has given as a memorial of His creation, 55:18 and that group of people, 55:19 who will choose to turn their backs on the Creator 55:22 and will instead worship the creature 55:25 rather than the Creator. 55:26 I want to finish off with this scripture 55:28 in John 14:15, where Jesus says, 55:32 "If you love Me, keep My..." 55:33 What? 55:35 "Keep My commandments." It's all about love. 55:37 "If you love Me, keep My commandments." 55:40 Today, Jesus is inviting us, those of us who are here, 55:44 He is inviting you, wherever you might be, 55:47 He is inviting us all 55:50 to show our loyalty to Jesus Christ 55:54 by worshipping Him on the day 55:56 that He has set aside for worship, 55:58 the seventh day, the Sabbath day, 56:00 by keeping His commandments, His commandments of love. 56:04 What are His commandments? 56:06 His commandments are commandments of love. 56:11 I want to thank God for His Word, 56:13 I want to thank God that He has made 56:14 it abundantly clear what His truth is. 56:17 That in this presentation, through God's Word, 56:20 not through what I have said, but through what God 56:23 has said in His Word, as we have compared 56:25 scripture and scripture, we have discovered 56:27 the wonderful truth of God, 56:30 and His plans for us, 56:31 and how we can be sealed for evermore, 56:33 and enjoy eternal presence with Him. 56:36 Let's pray together. 56:38 Father in heaven, we want to thank You 56:39 so much for Your Word. 56:41 We thank You so much that at the end of time, 56:43 when the deceptions are greater than 56:45 they have ever been, 56:46 You have given us the sure word of prophecy 56:49 that helps us to know and understand 56:52 how we can remain faithful and loyal to You 56:55 in the midst of deception, in the midst of coercion, 56:58 in the midst of everything the enemy will throw at us. 57:03 I pray that You will bless us, keep us close to Jesus, 57:05 keep us in His Word, 57:07 and we pray all this in the precious name of Jesus. 57:10 And everyone said amen. |
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