Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: RJC
Program Code: RJC000020
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00:22 And welcome this morning to The Revelation of Jesus Christ
00:28 as we continue to study the book of Revelation. 00:31 The revealing of God's Word... 00:35 the revealing of Jesus Christ. 00:38 The revealing of what is happening in the world, 00:42 what is to take place in the preparation for the 00:46 coming of Jesus Christ. That's what we're looking at 00:49 as we go through the book of Revelation. 00:51 In this particular series we're looking at 00:54 Revelation the 13th through the 16th chapters. 00:58 And we have been looking at in the last night or two 01:03 the Three Angels' Messages. 01:06 And we finished the first and second, 01:09 and today we're going to take a look at the 01:11 Third Angel's Message. 01:16 Extremely vital and important 01:22 that you and I understand this particular message 01:25 because it carries in it tremendous... how should I say? 01:30 consequences. 01:31 And so we hope that you will get your Bible. 01:35 Get a note pad, pencil, and follow as we go through it. 01:40 If you're just joining us by television, 01:43 we welcome you. Glad you tuned in 01:47 and we hope that the message will be a blessing to you. 01:50 Those of you that are listening by radio or watching 01:53 on the Internet, we welcome you also. 01:55 And we hope that these messages on Revelation 01:59 will help you in your understanding of God's Word 02:03 and be drawn closer to the Lord 02:06 as you continue to study His Word. 02:09 Uh, our next presentation is entitled: 02:17 Because if you read the 14th chapter 02:20 and you come to the end of the third angel's message, 02:23 it goes immediately into the coming of Jesus. 02:26 And so that's what we're going to talk about. 02:29 And with that we will finish up the 14th chapter 02:33 in our next presentation. So follow us as we 02:37 talk about the coming of Jesus Christ 02:40 and what the scripture has to say about it. 02:42 In that chapter it tells you and I what we need to be doing 02:46 in preparing for the coming of Jesus. 02:49 So very important part of the 14th chapter 02:54 and we invite you to be sure and follow. 02:56 As we look at the third angel's message 02:59 this morning, you need to understand clearly... 03:06 you need to understand clearly 03:09 what the scripture is saying. 03:12 And it doesn't have to be a mystery, folks. 03:15 It doesn't have to be something you can't understand. 03:18 You can understand it without any question. 03:21 All you have to do is just follow the verses 03:24 as we go through them step by step. 03:26 So we hope that it will help you as you understand 03:31 what is happening. 03:32 We have been blessed and delighted to have with us 03:36 the His Voice male quartet. 03:40 They have sung for us in each presentation 03:43 and we've just been blessed in a very, very special way 03:48 by them being here. And we thank you fellows 03:50 for being with us and for joining us. 03:53 It's been a real blessing to have you here. 03:55 Uh, they're going to sing a song this morning entitled 03:59 Abide in Him... or Abide in Me. 04:03 And so we know you'll be blessed as they sing. 04:06 Before they do, Chuck Allgaier is going to come 04:10 and he's going to read to us 04:12 the scripture that we'll be looking at in this presentation. 04:16 And we hope that you will follow carefully 04:19 as he reads through it, and then they'll sing for us. 04:22 Good morning. Good morning. 04:26 If you have your Bibles with you this morning, 04:28 we're going to continue on with Revelation chapter 14. 04:31 So if you have your Bibles with you, take your Bibles 04:34 and turn them to Revelation chapter 14. 04:36 We're going to read verses 9 through 13. 04:40 Let's read together: 05:38 May the Lord add His blessing. 05:57 Abide in me, 06:01 oh my Lord, 06:03 You promised in Your Holy Word 06:09 You would call my name... and I have heard. 06:13 I ask you, Lord, 06:18 abide in me. 06:21 Abide in me. 06:24 Abide in me, 06:27 day and night, 06:29 and while abiding make my choices right. 06:35 Help me see because You are my light. 06:39 Eternal light, 06:45 abide in me. 06:50 Everything I see around me 06:55 seems so empty and so lost. 07:00 I need Your direction... 07:05 I'm ready for 07:08 the cost. 07:14 Abide in me, 07:17 Lord I pray, 07:20 Holy Spirit... life and truth and way. 07:25 Teach me how to think and what to say. 07:30 Come in to stay. 07:35 Abide in me. Abide in me. 07:41 My life I throw open wide. 07:46 Won't You come and make Your home inside? 07:51 How I need You! Won't You be my guide? 07:56 I love You, Lord... love You. 08:00 Abide in me... I love You. 08:06 Abide in me. 08:17 Abide in me. 08:27 Amen! 08:43 Father in heaven, 08:47 the prayer of our hearts this morning is 08:50 to abide in us. 08:53 We ask, Lord, that our hearts may be open. 08:58 That we will invite You in. 09:02 And may the Holy Spirit be present to guide 09:07 and impress us, lead us into all truth. 09:10 May our hearts and our minds be surrendered. 09:17 And we ask, Lord, that we each 09:21 might be given insight 09:24 that we may see clearly what Your Word teaches. 09:30 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 09:41 The third angel's message 09:44 about receiving the mark of the beast. 09:48 I'm going to read to you those scriptures again. 09:54 And the reason I'm going to read them to you again 09:57 is because in those scriptures 10:01 it clearly, clearly tells you what the mark of the beast is 10:08 and it also clearly tells you how not to receive it. 10:13 So I want you to listen carefully 10:16 to what those scriptures that were read to you 10:19 have to say because it doesn't leave any question. 10:24 You and I can know exactly what it's talking about. 10:28 So let's go to Revelation the 14th chapter, 10:32 take a look at verse 9: 11:27 Now folks, this particular verse or these verses 11:32 have a finality to it that the whole thing is coming to an end. 11:37 It's coming to a close. 11:39 And here he's talking about those that receive the 11:42 mark of the beast and those that do not receive 11:45 the mark of the beast. 11:47 That's the reason for this next verse. 12:07 In other words, with the mark of the beast 12:10 God is saying: "Blessed are the dead 12:13 because the world is moving into the final events, 12:17 the close... what is about to happen. " 12:20 So He's saying these people that die 12:23 they're blessed in a special way 12:26 because of the things that are coming. 12:29 Now I want to also share with you a couple verses 12:32 from the 13th chapter that speak specifically 12:36 about the mark of the beast. 12:37 And it says this: 12:57 So these are the words of scripture 13:01 describing what is to happen 13:03 right down at the close of time. 13:08 As you read did you notice it kind of puts you in a... 13:12 between a rock and a hard place? 13:16 Absolutely what it does. 13:18 It puts you between a rock and a hard place. 13:22 You have to make a choice. 13:24 You can sit on the fence only so long 13:28 but you come to the place where you have to make a decision. 13:34 And that decision simply is this, folks: 13:37 are you going to follow the Lamb 13:40 or are you going to follow the beast? 13:42 There's no in between. 13:45 There's no such thing as saying: 13:47 "Well I'm not going to do either one. " No! 13:49 You ARE going to do one or the other. 13:52 And so you're kind of between a rock and a hard place 13:56 because all those that decide 14:02 to follow the Lamb... they're going to receive 14:05 the wrath of the beast. 14:08 I mean that scripture is very clear. 14:12 All those that say: "No, I'm going to follow Christ; 14:16 I'm going to walk with Him; 14:17 I'm going to follow Him" 14:19 then they're going to receive the wrath of the beast. Listen: 14:37 See? I mean this is very, very clear 14:41 that the beast here and the other powers that are 14:44 involved with him, they're going to put teeth 14:46 in what is taking place. 14:48 And if you say: "I'm going to follow Christ, " 14:51 yes... you need to be very clear 14:53 on what you believe and where you stand. 15:04 So it's telling you that this is... serious things, folks. 15:10 This is not - how should I say it? - this is not pablum. 15:15 This is not something that's sweet and all that. 15:18 It's just not. 15:20 It's very clear that you need to decide. 15:22 You need to make up your mind and say: 15:24 "Listen, I'm going to follow the Lord. Come what may 15:28 I'm going to follow Him. " 15:30 But if you do, you must understand 15:33 that you're going to receive the wrath of the beast. 15:44 If you say: "No, I'm going to go along with the beast. 15:49 I'm going to go along with the majority. 15:51 I'm going to follow what the rest of the world does... 15:54 it really isn't that important. 15:56 I don't have to really make that decision. 15:59 I'm just going to go along with everybody else. " 16:02 Then dear friend, I'm sorry, 16:03 but you're going to receive the wrath of God. 16:08 That's what it says. 16:11 That the time has come where you've got to say 16:16 "I'm on one side or the other. " 16:20 And you have to say: "Yes, I am serious about 16:24 what I am doing 16:26 and I'm going to walk and I'm going to follow the Lord. " 16:28 Because this is what happens to those people who do not 16:32 follow Christ, do not walk with Him. 16:36 Then they receive the mark... those people 16:40 receive the wrath of God. 16:59 When it says "the wrath of God is complete" 17:02 let me assure you that is rough. 17:06 That is hard when the wrath of God is complete. 17:10 It goes on: 17:34 You say: "Oh, I'm going to go along with the beast. 17:38 I'm going to follow the majority in this thing. " 17:41 Then dear friend, prepare yourself 17:44 because you're going to receive the wrath of God 17:48 which is the seven last plagues. 17:50 So as I was saying, it puts you between a rock and a hard place 17:55 because you have to either say "OK, I'm willing to accept 17:58 the wrath of the beast and I'm going to follow the Lord" 18:02 or "I'm going to follow the beast and receive 18:05 the wrath of God. " 18:07 I don't know about you, 18:10 but I'd like to be like David. 18:14 Say: "Let me throw myself in hands of God. 18:20 He's merciful, you know. 18:24 He's merciful. He will care for me 18:26 and He will look after me. " 18:28 Therefore, dear friend, I can assure you... 18:32 I can assure you the beast won't look after you. 18:40 That won't happen. 18:42 Just will not happen! 18:44 But I can make a decision and say: "I stand 18:48 on the side of God. " 18:50 So who is involved in the mark of the beast? 18:55 When you talk about the mark of the beast, 18:58 who is involved in this? 19:01 Well, let's take a look and see if we can see 19:03 who the players are in this. 19:31 So you've got here these spirits of demons, 19:34 like frogs, coming out of the mouth of the dragon, 19:38 out of the mouth of the beast, 19:40 and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 19:44 And they've gone out and to gather the world... 19:49 lead to the great battle of God Almighty. 20:00 Now when it speaks of the dragon 20:02 we found out that that dragon referred to is the one 20:06 there in Revelation 12. 20:08 And the dragon in Revelation 12 represents paganism. 20:16 Pagan Rome. But it also in verse 9 tells you 20:20 it clearly represents the devil. 20:22 OK? Then we find it says here 20:26 "Then the beast... " so here's the second one. 20:29 We have the dragon; now we've got the beast. 20:36 So we've got another one here. 20:38 We've got the dragon; we've got the beast. 20:41 Now we have the false prophet. 20:52 So these three are involved here 20:56 and they are the ones who are going to be foremost 21:00 in bringing about the mark of the beast 21:04 and the enforcement of it. 21:06 The dragon which represents basically, 21:11 uh, paganism... that part... 21:16 the beast and the false prophet. 21:21 Folks, when the Bible uses these... talks about the dragon, 21:25 false prophet, and the beast, 21:28 these are political powers. 21:32 This is civil power. 21:36 That's the way the scripture always classifies it. 21:39 Talks about beasts as civil powers. 21:42 And so this is the civil power 21:48 to enforce something. 21:51 I tried to mention this the other night. 21:53 A church does not have that power... 21:57 A spiritual entity does not have that power. 22:02 It takes the arm of state 22:05 to put teeth into it and make it happen. 22:10 And that is what these three are: 22:13 they're the civil part of that. 22:17 There is a spiritual part to this 22:21 because you have the dragon, the false prophet and the beast. 22:25 But this also represents paganism, 22:29 Protestantism, and Catholicism. 22:32 These three - the spiritual part - makes up what we 22:37 talked about in our last presentation. 22:39 Makes up what the scripture refers to here in Revelation 22:44 as Babylon. 22:46 That's Babylon. It's made up of this part, 22:50 and this part is the one that takes false teachings 22:54 and uses that to lead the people and help them 22:59 accept certain things that the world goes along with. 23:03 So these are the ones that are involved. 23:06 There is one more part involved that I want to mention 23:11 here, and that is what is found in Revelation 17... 23:15 because it says: 23:32 Now I haven't talked about these yet. 23:35 The next series next time I'll talk about the ten kings 23:39 and how this all fits into it. 23:42 But it says: 23:50 So we have these four that are involved. 23:55 We have the dragon; we have the beast; 23:59 we have the false prophet; and we have the ten kings. 24:02 Those ten kings represent the nations of Western Europe. 24:06 And we will define that and go into that in our next series. 24:11 But these are the ones that are involved. 24:13 And they're the ones that are going to be bringing about 24:17 and enforcing the mark of the beast. 24:22 OK, what IS the mark of the beast? 24:26 What is it when we talk about it? 24:30 Well, let's see what the scripture tells us. 24:43 So it makes it very clear 24:45 that the mark of the beast is placed in the forehead 24:49 or on the hand. 24:51 Now that does not mean, folks, 24:56 that does not mean that they're going to... 25:00 people or somebody is going to come around 25:02 with a branding iron and brand you on the forehead or 25:06 on the hand. 25:08 It doesn't mean that somebody's going to come around 25:11 with a needle and a syringe and insert some kind of a chip 25:17 in your forehead or in your hand. 25:19 Does not mean that. 25:21 That is not what the scripture is trying to say here. 25:27 When it says that the mark of the beast is received 25:31 in the forehead, that through scripture 25:34 represents intelligence. 25:36 That's where I give mental assent to something. 25:39 That's what I believe... that's what I accept. 25:42 And I say: "Well, I'm going to go along 25:46 with the teachings that the spiritual powers here - 25:52 paganism and the beast and the false prophet - 25:54 are putting out that they made the world drunk with the wine 25:58 of her fornication. " That's her false teachings. 26:01 And I say: "I believe that; I'm going to go along with that. " 26:05 Then dear friend, that is how you receive it in your forehead. 26:11 If I say: "Well, I don't agree with either one. 26:14 I'm going to straddle the fence, " that's how 26:16 you get it in the hand. 26:19 You see, you can receive the mark of the beast 26:22 in the forehead or on the hand 26:24 either one, because the right hand simply represents 26:27 cooperation. 26:30 I'm willing to cooperate, 26:31 I'm willing to go along with it, 26:33 and so I receive the mark on my hand. 26:37 And by the way, in contrast to the mark of the beast, 26:41 you have the seal of God. 26:45 If you'll notice when you read scripture, 26:48 the seal of God is never placed on the hand... 26:52 always on the forehead. 26:54 In other words, you and I have to be willing to say 26:58 "Yes, Lord, I accept this. This is what I believe. " 27:02 See? So what is the mark of the beast? 27:08 Now folks, I told you these scriptures define 27:12 clearly the mark of the beast. 27:15 They also define clearly how not to receive it. 27:18 I'm going to read to you 27:21 Revelation 14 verses 9-12. 27:27 I should say 9 through 11. 27:32 And when I'm through reading that 27:37 I'm going to ask you a question. 27:40 And it's not going to be a difficult question. 27:44 It's not a trick question... 27:46 I'm just going to ask you a question. 27:47 And if you answer it right, 27:50 we'll go on. 27:54 If you answer it wrong, 27:56 I'm going to back these texts up and read it to you again 28:00 until you answer it right. 28:03 OK? So please listen carefully to what it has to say: 28:35 OK. 28:48 OK, those three scriptures... 28:52 do they talk about the people 28:54 that receive the mark of the beast? 28:56 You're quiet. 28:59 I'm sure you can do better than that. 29:01 OK? You don't sound very sure to me. 29:07 Let's go back. 29:27 Is that talking about people 29:28 that receive the mark of the beast? 29:30 Yes. 29:38 Is that talking abou those that receive the mark of the beast? 29:40 Yes. 29:51 Is that talking about people 29:53 that receive the mark of the beast? 29:55 Yes. 29:56 Those three verses talk clearly about those who receive 30:00 the mark of the beast. 30:02 Now, I'm going to read to you verse 12. 30:16 Do these people receive the mark of the beast? 30:19 No, they don't receive the mark of the beast. 30:23 Why don't they receive the mark of the beast? 30:29 Yeah, 'cause they keep the commandments of God 30:32 and have faith in Jesus. 30:33 So if I keep God's commandments, 30:37 I have faith in Jesus Christ, 30:40 I will not receive the mark of the beast. 30:44 That is clear. 30:46 Therefore... THEREFORE, 30:50 if I keep God's commandments and have the faith of Jesus 30:55 I don't receive the mark of the beast. 30:57 Therefore the mark of the beast 31:00 must affect the commandments of God and the faith 31:04 of Jesus Christ. 31:07 Just a logical conclusion 31:10 because if you do them, you don't receive it. 31:13 So therefore the mark of the beast has to affect 31:18 two things: one, the commandments of God. 31:23 Two, the faith of Jesus Christ. 31:29 That is the crutches of the mark of the beast 31:34 and whether I receive it or whether I don't. 31:37 What does God say about keeping His commandments? 31:44 I mean, the scripture's very clear on this, folks. 31:47 You can read text after text after text 31:50 where God makes it very clear that He wants us 31:54 to keep His commandments. 32:11 So the scripture... very, very clear. 32:14 If you want to love God and if you want to be loved by God 32:17 or be manifest... God loves you regardless 32:22 I should say. It doesn't make any difference 32:24 what you are, God loves you. 32:26 But if you want Him to manifest Himself towards you, 32:30 then keep His commandments 32:32 and you won't receive the mark of the beast. 32:36 Well the question is, then, 32:40 has anything been done that affects the commandments of God 32:48 and our keeping of them? 32:53 I'm reading from the Catholic Encyclopedia page 153. 33:13 Change was made 33:16 and they took the commandments of God 33:20 and they took the second commandment 33:25 and just took it out. 33:29 And they moved them all up so that the fourth commandment 33:33 became the third commandment. 33:36 And they changed the third commandment from the 33:40 seventh-day Sabbath to the first day of the week. 33:46 And they say this they had the right to do. 33:50 Listen... 33:52 This is a statement made by the priest from St. Catherine's 33:58 Church. When I read this statement for the first time, 34:02 folks, I couldn't believe it. 34:04 I couldn't believe that they would be so blatant 34:08 and come out and say it clearly. 34:10 So I called the priest up 34:13 and talked to him personally, 34:15 and he made no bones about it 34:18 that he meant exactly what he had to say. 34:22 Listen: 35:11 See, he didn't pull any punches. 35:14 He said: "This is what you need to do. " 35:16 If you're going to build your faith on the Word of God, 35:20 if you're going to stand on scripture 35:24 and say "This is what I believe, " 35:27 then dear friend the choice is clear. 35:29 Because you have no foundation you have no basis 35:34 if you go any other way. 35:37 So he said this is what happened. 35:59 You see, they say they have the right 36:03 to make that change. 36:08 I don't know about you, 36:13 but as far as I'm concerned 36:15 I'm going to stand with the Book. 36:17 That's where I'm going to stand and say 36:21 "This is what I believe; this is where I stand. " 36:23 So they have definitely changed the commandments of God. 36:30 It says: "Here is the patience of the saints; 36:33 here are they" that do what? "Keep the commandments of God. " 36:37 Also it refers to the faith of Jesus. 36:40 It says: 36:52 That you and I as followers of Jesus Christ 36:56 must walk by faith. 37:00 And I know that sometimes you find that hard. 37:05 And I know at times you have questions about it. 37:08 But dear friend, you and I must learn day by day 37:12 to walk by faith. 37:15 What God's Word says... trust Him. 37:35 So it says that you and I by faith 37:39 must reach out in faith and accept and claim 37:44 the righteousness of Jesus Christ to cover our lives. 37:49 Dear friend, this is what the Reformers preached. 37:54 This is what they believed 37:55 and this is what the Word of God teaches: 37:58 that it's the righteousness of Jesus Christ that counts. 38:03 Not yours; not mine. 38:05 And I must accept that righteousness 38:08 of Christ by faith. 38:12 This I must do... 38:13 that salvation comes no other way. 38:19 Did you hear me? 38:21 Salvation can be found no other way 38:25 except by faith in Jesus Christ 38:29 and what He did and accomplished for you and me. 38:32 And it is His righteousness that meets the demands 38:38 of the law. 38:44 Listen: 39:11 In other words it's saying that salvation is not 39:15 by Jesus Christ. 39:17 That salvation is not by what He did 39:20 but salvation is by belonging to the Catholic church. 39:27 That is not righteousness by faith. 39:31 How do they feel about righteousness by faith? 39:52 In other words it says that if you are willing to accept 39:56 the righteousness of Jesus Christ as yours and that 40:01 by faith in Him you are saved... 40:18 You know what that means? 40:20 Anathema? Let him go to hell. 40:23 That's what it's basically saying. 40:26 That he's lost. 40:29 Dear friend, that says clearly that salvation does not 40:33 come by faith. 40:36 And so you have them moving in exactly where the scripture 40:42 said they would on the commandments of God 40:45 and faith in Jesus Christ. 40:54 Why is it that it makes such a difference in what I do? 40:59 Simply because, dear friend, 41:02 it deals with the question of worship. 41:20 It's a question of worship. 41:22 Whether I worship God or whether I'm willing to accept 41:27 the changes in God's Word and give the beast power, 41:33 the false prophet, the dragon the right to do that. 41:46 These people say "No! 41:49 I stand with the Word of God and what it has to say. " 41:55 Now, follow me very carefully. 42:17 By faith Abraham followed God's direction. 42:23 God said: "Abraham, I want you to take your family 42:26 and go to the land of Canaan. " 42:29 And taking his family he went... by faith not knowing 42:33 where he was going. 42:38 God says to you and to me 42:41 "This is what the Word says... follow Me. " 42:44 And sometimes it leads me 42:46 where I do not know where I'm going. 42:51 But I have to walk by faith. 42:55 I have to believe Him and say: "Yes, Lord, 42:58 I will walk with You by faith. " 43:01 Because Abraham did that... watch: 43:19 He believed God and therefore it was accounted 43:23 to him for righteousness. 43:27 There may be some of you this morning 43:31 that are saying: "I'm too bad. 43:37 There's really no hope for me. 43:41 My sins are too dark. " 43:44 Dear friend, let me tell you something: 43:48 it's not based on that. 43:50 It's based on the righteousness of Jesus. 43:56 And that person who by faith 44:00 reaches out and accepts that 44:03 it is accounted to that person as righteousness. 44:07 That is what it gives me. 44:10 The only thing God asks of me 44:14 is that I follow. 44:18 That I keep His commandments. 44:21 That I walk with Him. And therefore His righteousness 44:25 is given to us. 44:28 This is righteousness by faith. 44:32 And God has rejected over and over and over... 44:37 Throughout the entire book I can read to you 44:40 case after case after case where God has totally rejected 44:45 ANY EFFORT of righteousness by works. 44:51 He's totally refused... starting clear back with Cain. 44:55 He brought a sacrifice of vegetables 44:59 contrary to what God said. 45:02 God said: "I can't accept it. " 45:05 You see faith is accepting what God says. 45:11 I simply read what God's Word says and I say: 45:15 "Yes, Lord. It may be hard... 45:19 I may not fully understand it all, 45:22 but I've got sense enough to know what it says 45:24 and I'll follow, 45:28 I'll keep what it has to say. " 45:37 Listen carefully: 45:51 Why do I say that? 45:53 Because dear friend, there's not one place in this book 45:57 where it teaches Sunday as the day of worship. 46:03 That is totally built on the word of the beast 46:09 and the actions that the beast took. 46:12 That is completely in every way righteousness by works 46:17 and God rejects that. 46:21 Says: "I won't accept that. 46:23 I only accept righteousness by faith. " 46:28 And you and I... all He asks of you and me 46:33 is that I say: "Yes, Lord, 46:36 I believe You, I'll take Your Word, I'll follow You... 46:39 I'll walk with You. " 46:42 What it has to say... 46:50 Well, you keep from receiving the mark by this way: 47:16 Do I get victory over it by going along with it? 47:21 No, I don't get victory by going along with it. 47:23 I get victory by saying: "No, I follow the Lord. " 47:27 That's the way you get victory. 47:30 That's the way I give God the opportunity. 47:34 Oh dear friend, learn... learn something. 47:38 That God simply asks you and I 47:43 "Commit your life to Me. 47:45 Let Me handle your life. 47:48 Let Me give you guidance; let Me give you direction. " 47:52 And if you and I will commit our lives to the Lord, 47:56 I will assure you: HE will handle the circumstances. 48:00 That you and I don't have to handle them. 48:04 He will take care of them... 48:05 we just have to make the commitment. 48:08 Be willing to walk and to follow Him. 48:21 They DO NOT RECEIVE the mark of the beast 48:29 because they have stood with Jesus Christ. 48:37 When will that happen? When will that take place? 48:54 When it says: "And he caused them to make an image 48:58 to the beast, " the he there refers to the false prophet. 49:04 The false prophet is going to cause the world 49:08 to make an image to the beast. 49:13 And if you don't want to go along with that 49:18 then you will receive his wrath. 49:23 I've mentioned this previously. 49:26 When you're reading God's Word and it's talking about 49:28 these beasts like "he was granted power to give breath 49:31 to the image to the beast, " 49:32 that word he is always given to a beast 49:37 or a beast power or something similar to it. 49:42 It always refers to them in terms of he. 49:46 When it uses he, it's talking about a civil power. 49:52 When it talks about she, 49:55 it's talking about the religious aspect of it. 49:58 So you find that he's talking about a civil power 50:02 that will enforce this. 50:21 In other words, when they enforce 50:26 Sunday legislation and I go along with it 50:32 that is how a person will receive the mark of the beast. 50:38 That is when it takes place. 50:41 That's when it happens. 50:43 People do not have it at the present. 51:11 That's just in the Catholic Catechism. 51:15 Another one: 51:45 In other words, they're saying "We want to put 51:49 teeth into spiritual laws. " 51:54 "Laws that the church makes we want the state to enforce. " 52:03 How's it going to be implemented? 52:05 Well, it says: 52:17 That's how they put teeth into it. 52:19 If you don't go along with them, 52:22 then they will boycott you. 52:26 See? That's how it takes place. They'll simply boycott you. 52:30 Well, you cannot boycott people as long as they have money. 52:36 Did you know that? 52:37 As long as they've got paper money you can't boycott them 52:42 because if you can't get it at the front of the store 52:44 you can get it at the back. 52:45 Just can't do that. 52:48 But dear friend, we're living in an age where money 52:51 is quickly disappearing. 52:52 Why? Because of the Internet. 52:57 And because of the Internet we today have what is called 53:00 cyber money. 53:02 That means that you can get on the Internet 53:06 and you can buy things in Germany. 53:09 Or you can buy things in Japan or China. 53:12 And you do it all simply by what is called cyber money. 53:17 We are moving towards that. The moment that happens 53:22 you can be boycotted. 53:26 Because all they have to do is say: 53:29 "Don't accept that person's number" 53:32 and you have been boycotted. 53:36 This is how they will simply implement the whole thing. 53:42 This is where we stand. 53:44 This is where we are today. 54:00 That's where we stand at this point. 54:03 The next thing in the 14th chapter of Revelation 54:08 is this: 54:22 That's where Revelation 14 talks about the coming of Jesus. 54:28 That's the next session that we'll be looking at 54:33 when we talk about the coming of Jesus Christ. 54:36 Let's pray. 54:38 Father in heaven, 54:39 we ask that each one of us here today 54:43 may decide clearly whose side we're on. 54:48 That we may stand with Jesus Christ. 54:51 That we may desire above everything else 54:56 to follow Him regardless of what we face. 55:01 The circumstances we will leave in Your hands. 55:05 For these things we ask in Your name, Amen. 55:10 Well, our next session: 55:13 The Second Coming of Jesus Christ. 55:16 We hope each of you will be back with us 55:19 as we take a look at it. 55:20 May God be close to you and bless you 55:23 in a special way as you go through the remainder 55:26 of this day. 55:34 All around us we see want and suffering. 55:37 In large cities, millions of human beings 55:41 do not receive as much care and consideration 55:43 as we give beasts of the field. 55:46 Families are herded together in miserable projects. 55:49 Children are born into these terrible places. 55:53 They see nothing of the beauty God has created 55:56 to delight their senses. 55:58 They are left to grow up molded and fashioned by 56:01 wretched and wicked examples all around them. 56:04 They hear the name of God only in profanity. 56:07 Impure words and fumes of liquor and tobacco 56:11 and immoral behavior of every kind 56:13 pervert their tender senses. 56:16 Wretched and pitiful cries for food and clothing are heard 56:20 by parents who know nothing about prayer or a loving Savior. 56:25 But these cries do not go unheard in heaven. 56:28 God sees... God hears. 56:32 Friends, our loving Father has entrusted us 56:35 with abundance to supply the necessities of all. 56:39 But sadly, we're not always faithful stewards. 56:43 Many who have taken on the name of Christ 56:45 spend His money for selfish pleasure, 56:48 extravagant homes and clothing. 56:50 They hardly give a suffering human a look of pity 56:54 or a word of sympathy. 56:56 We are to show the kindness of the Samaritan 56:59 in food, clothing, and shelter for the poor. 57:03 As Christians, our work is to reach the people who 57:06 are neglected and win them to Christ. 57:09 That's the goal of this ministry. 57:11 We want them to know that He is able to save to the uttermost 57:15 and restore them to His image. 57:18 But in order to do this, we need your help. 57:21 Please consider what you can do for those 57:24 who still don't know about Jesus. 57:26 As the Holy Spirit impresses, 57:28 please send your tax-deductible gifts to: 57:43 Thank you for helping us spread the light of God's Word 57:46 through television. 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