Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: RJC
Program Code: RJC000024
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00:22 And good evening. We're very happy to welcome each of you
00:25 tonight. We hope that you have had a good day 00:30 and we invite you into our study of the book of Revelation. 00:34 We hope that it's been helpful to you as we've been 00:38 going through the book of Revelation. 00:40 We have come to the 17th chapter, 00:44 and we're actually into the last part 00:48 of the 17th chapter tonight. 00:51 And we'll be going through 00:53 taking a look at what it has to say. 00:56 But the study of the book of Revelation 00:58 is probably one of the most important books in the Bible 01:03 for people that are living today 01:05 because it deals with the time in which you and I are living. 01:10 And it helps us know exactly what is happening. 01:14 You can understand what the scripture says. 01:18 And Christ said: "I have told you these things 01:22 before they happen so that when it takes place 01:25 you may believe. " 01:27 Well, you and I can see from scripture 01:29 certain things, and as you look at news 01:32 and you see events happening 01:35 you can see how that is fulfilling scripture. 01:38 And so the book of Revelation is a great, great book 01:42 to study and to understand what is happening 01:45 and taking place. So we're glad you're with us. 01:48 We welcome all those of you that are joining us by television 01:52 or if you're tuning in on the radio 01:55 or actually watching through the Internet 01:58 we're very glad that you're here and we hope that 02:01 the book of Revelation will become very, very real to you. 02:07 Tonight we're taking a look at the Ten Kings. 02:13 These ten kings are consistently mentioned 02:19 throughout the scripture. 02:21 They're... they have a very definite part to play 02:26 in the last days. 02:28 And so it's important that you and I understand 02:31 who these ten kings are, what they're going to do, 02:34 and how it all fits together. 02:36 And that's what we're looking at tonight is these ten kings. 02:41 Tomorrow night or our next presentation I should say 02:44 is... we're going to move into the 18th chapter of Revelation 02:49 on God's Last Call! 02:53 We're down to the end of the book. 02:55 We're down to the end of the book of Revelation, folks. 02:58 And there's not any more after this. 03:01 I don't know if people understand that, 03:03 but when you get this far in the book of Revelation 03:06 it's... it's basically over. 03:09 And what... the powers that are against God - 03:13 that have been working against God - 03:15 that all pretty much ends in the 17th chapter. 03:20 The 18th chapter is God making an appeal 03:24 to people to not be lost... 03:28 to be in His kingdom. 03:30 And that's what we'll be looking at tomorrow evening 03:33 as we take a look at God's Last Call. 03:37 But tonight: The Ten Kings. 03:41 So we hope that you will follow it carefully 03:44 as we take a look at these Ten Kings. 03:47 Again this evening Dona Klein is going to be singing for us. 03:53 Going to sing a song about heaven 03:56 and about being there. And it's entitled 04:00 Almost Home, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. 04:03 It's a song that I always enjoy very much 04:06 that she wrote. So we hope it will bless you. 04:09 But before she sings, Chuck's going to come out 04:13 and read for you the scripture that we're going to be 04:16 looking at tonight in the 17th chapter. 04:21 Good evening. 04:24 If you have your Bibles with you, 04:26 I would invite you to turn them to Revelation 17 04:31 and we're going to read Revelation chapter 17 04:34 verses 12 through 18. 04:36 So if you have your Bibles with you, 04:38 let's read together: 05:42 May God add His blessing to His Word. 06:01 Sometime life gets so heavy 06:04 and I get so weary 06:08 of fighting the good fight of faith. 06:15 And the world seems to glitter 06:19 with its fake gold and silver 06:22 tempting me to give up the race. 06:29 Close the door, Lord, behind me 06:33 on these things that bind me 06:37 and then remind me again 06:43 that I am a sinner - 06:47 a wayfaring stranger - 06:50 in search of a world without end. 06:56 I'm almost home! 07:01 Where Jesus is waiting, 07:05 where angels are singing, 07:08 and where I'll never more roam. 07:15 Hallelujah! I'm almost home. 07:29 All the sickness and dying 07:33 with its sadness and crying 07:37 will all be a thing of the past. 07:43 This old world and its sorrow 07:47 makes me long for tomorrow 07:51 when all things will be new at last. 07:57 No more heartaches or grieving 08:01 for soon I'll be leaving 08:05 for a land where I'll never grow old. 08:11 I hear sweet music playing 08:15 and soon I'll be singing 08:19 up there in that city of gold. 08:25 I'm almost home! 08:29 Where Jesus is waiting, 08:33 where angels are singing, 08:37 and where I'll never more roam. 08:44 Hallelujah! I'm almost home. 08:50 Praise God! I'm almost home. 08:57 Hallelujah! 09:00 I'm almost home! 09:08 Amen. 09:24 Father in heaven, 09:27 We come to You this evening 09:30 asking for the presence of Your Spirit. 09:35 Asking, Lord, that we may see, 09:40 we may understand, 09:43 that we might know where we are in the stream of time. 09:50 As we look at this 17th chapter, Lord, 09:53 give us wisdom. 09:57 May the Holy Spirit be present. 10:02 May our hearts be open. 10:06 May they be pliable. 10:10 May the Holy Spirit be able to lead and guide us 10:14 in our understanding. 10:16 Bless us tonight as we draw close to You 10:21 and realize that indeed we are almost home. 10:27 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 10:39 There are five different powers 10:45 that are mentioned in tonight's study. 10:48 It's very important that you and I identify 10:53 each of these powers and see how they are involved 10:59 in the last days particularly. 11:01 Because we can know what is happening, what's taking place, 11:05 and how this will all fit together in the last days. 11:10 So we need to identify these five different powers. 11:14 And of course the one that we're going to take a look at 11:17 in particular tonight is the ten kings. 11:19 We need to know who are those ten kings. 11:22 What they're doing... what is happening... 11:25 what's taking place with them. 11:27 We need to understand exactly who the ten kings are. 11:31 Another power that we talked about 11:33 and we've identified before 11:36 but we need to make sure we know who we're talking about... 11:39 and that's the beast 11:41 which the scripture identifies as that of the papal power 11:45 that we'll be looking at tonight because we've got to see 11:48 what is the beast's relationship to the ten kings. 11:54 Is there a relationship? How does this fit together 11:57 with the ten kings? You need to understand that clearly. 12:01 And so we'll take a look at the beast... 12:03 identify who the beast is. 12:05 Then we need to also know and understand 12:08 who is the harlot or Babylon. 12:13 We need to identify Babylon clearly 12:17 so you and I know when the scripture's speaking about 12:19 Babylon what's it talking about. 12:22 What's the difference between Babylon and the beast? 12:27 We need to understand that. 12:28 So we've got the ten kings, we've got the beast, 12:32 we've got Babylon. Those are three different powers 12:36 and we need to see how they interrelate with one another. 12:39 And then we have the false prophet 12:43 that the scripture identifies and we find in our study 12:47 that this false prophet is the United States. 12:50 And so now we've got to see how the beast 12:54 and the false prophet fit into all this 12:57 and how it all comes together. 12:59 So these are all different powers that are involved 13:03 in tonight's presentation. And then of course last of all 13:06 we've got to take a look at The Lamb. 13:12 How does that come together? 13:14 So those are the five different powers 13:17 that we're going to look at in tonight's presentation 13:20 and see how they relate to one another 13:23 and what is happening and taking place. 13:26 So let's take a look at the ten kings 13:30 and see what it tells us about these ten kings 13:33 and who they represent and how it all comes together. 13:36 It says: 13:43 So this beast has ten horns. 13:45 He said "the ten horns that you saw are ten kings... " 14:00 Very important text. 14:02 It says they've received no kingdom as yet 14:06 but they receive authority for one hour 14:10 as kings with the beast. 14:14 That word "one hour... " 14:16 Some people would like to take that and apply 14:20 the prophetic yardstick to it 14:23 where they say that a day represents a year... 14:26 which the scripture does give us. 14:28 And some will take that and apply that and say 14:31 this represents basically 15 days. 14:35 I don't really know that that can be used. 14:40 I do know that from the original it means a very short time. 14:45 So that I think is more in thinking or in keeping 14:50 with what we're talking about. 14:52 Also when it talks about ten kings 14:55 there are some people that would take and say 14:57 that this represents ten actual kings. 15:01 The word... the number ten is used in scripture 15:04 many times to represent a total 15:07 more than an actual number of ten. 15:11 It represents... the ten kings could be a number of kings 15:15 all coming together and working together. 15:18 But it means total more than it does anything else. 15:22 But those are the ten kings and they receive 15:26 authority for one hour with what? 15:28 With the beast. 15:31 So they're going to be involved here with the beast. 15:43 Says they are "of one mind. " 15:47 That does not mean, folks, that these ten kings 15:52 are going to come and there's just going to be one. 15:55 It doesn't mean that. 15:57 It means that there will be a number of them 15:59 but they will work together. They will be "of one mind. " 16:04 They'll work together. 16:05 That doesn't mean there's just one kingdom. 16:08 It means there's many kingdoms but they're working together. 16:12 They are of "one mind" and they give their authority 16:15 to the beast. Rather interesting observation here. 16:20 When it says they give their authority to the beast 16:24 please notice: they do not give it to the woman 16:31 who is riding on the beast. 16:34 They give their authority to the beast. 16:38 We're going to come back to that and talk about it. 16:40 It's very important that we understand that. 16:48 So God said: "OK, here are these nations... 16:51 I'm going to let them fulfill My purpose. " 16:54 All right. 17:05 Do you understand what that means? 17:07 "Till the words of God are fulfilled. " 17:10 It means that those ten kings are going to go... be involved 17:14 clear up to the end... to the coming of Christ. 17:19 So these are things that are happening in the last days. 17:24 That... that's what they're involved with. 17:26 Now, ten kings has been used over and over 17:31 and over through scripture 17:32 time and time again. You go to Daniel 2 verse 44 17:36 and it talks about an image there that had ten toes. 17:41 And it says clearly in scripture that those ten toes 17:45 are ten kings. 17:47 So it represents there... And again, the number ten 17:50 meaning total more than just the number ten. 17:54 You go to Daniel 7 and you have a beast that has 17:58 ten horns. And it says in Daniel 7 18:01 "these ten horns are ten kings. " 18:04 So you have the ten again. 18:06 You move into the book of Revelation 18:08 and Revelation the 12th chapter verse 3 talks about 18:12 the dragon there and it having ten horns on it 18:17 which it says represented ten kings. 18:19 Again it's repeated in Revelation 13 18:22 and again, of course, here in Revelation 17. 18:25 In all those cases, folks, 18:29 it's talking about the same power. 18:32 It's talking about the same ten kings. 18:36 It's consistent all the way through scripture. 18:40 It's not taking some ten over here and some ten over here. 18:44 It's the same ten all the way through. 18:48 And those ten - it makes very clear - had to be... 18:52 had to be in western Europe. 18:56 It identifies them as being in western Europe 18:59 and they were made up of the Germanic tribes that came down 19:04 and overran the Roman Empire. 19:07 And they were such kingdoms as the Anglo-Saxons, 19:10 the Franks, the Heruli, the Vandals, the Ostrogoths 19:13 and so forth. And folks, this will become very, very important 19:18 tonight, so watch carefully because these 19:21 nations of western Europe - or these tribes - 19:24 became the nations of western Europe. 19:28 They became such countries as Germany 19:32 and Italy and France and England. 19:37 Anglo-Saxons became the English; 19:39 the Franks became the French and so forth. 19:41 They became the nations of western Europe. 19:44 And so when it talks about ten kings 19:47 it's talking about these ten kings in western Europe. 19:53 So those are the ones that are involved here. 19:56 And these ten kings will play a major role 20:00 in the last days. 20:02 Now back in 1991, the Common Market as it was referred to 20:08 back then - today it's known as the European Union - 20:13 was just getting started... just forming. 20:17 And even though it was just starting 20:19 the London Telegraph came out with this statement. 20:23 I want you to listen to it: 20:47 In other words, they're saying these ten kings 20:50 are going to make up an empire and it will be very much 20:55 involved with the Pope. 20:59 These ten kings will give their authority to the beast. 21:04 OK. So begin to put it together 21:08 as to what's going on. Now watch carefully: 21:17 That means these nations are going to come together 21:20 and they're going to work together. 21:21 And we find that's exactly what's happening. 21:24 You go over there today... And folks, when you move... 21:29 We don't understand it because we went through this 21:33 200 years ago, 21:35 where, you know, we decided that we were all 21:40 going to work together. 21:41 And so we have all of the states and they all work together. 21:46 But that was not the case in Europe. 21:48 There was countries... all different countries... 21:52 little countries. And so when all of a sudden 21:55 they decided to put together a European Union 21:58 you've got major problems. 22:01 What would you consider one of the big problems? 22:06 Well they speak different languages. 22:09 Major problem. 22:11 Secondly... major problem on weights and measurements. 22:15 And all that had to be worked out. 22:18 Money: all had different currency. 22:22 All those were major problems that they had to work out. 22:25 But today you go over there and you can drive across 22:28 England and France and Germany and all through there 22:31 and it seems to be working. 22:34 They are of one mind. 22:38 OK? Working together. 22:47 This was what was to happen. 22:50 This is the poster for the European Community 22:55 or European Union. 22:57 And that's the stars that at that time... 22:59 I don't know exactly what the number is right now - 23:03 the number of nations that are together - 23:05 but there's far more than ten, I'll assure you that. 23:09 But it means - as I said - more total. 23:11 And you might notice what it says there: 23:14 Europe: many tongues, one voice. 23:18 See? They're working together. 23:21 Well, I want you to take a look at this: 23:24 this is the headquarters for the European Union. 23:30 That's where these ten kings are all involved: 23:34 the European Union. 23:36 This is what is outside their headquarters. 23:40 Do you see what's there? 23:43 You have a woman riding on a beast. 23:49 That's what they use to represent them 23:54 is this woman... riding on a beast. 23:57 They even have it on their money. 24:00 So you have that... exactly what is taking place there today. 24:06 We must understand that today this is a major 24:11 player - a major power - in the world 24:16 because these folks have the largest army 24:21 in the world. 24:24 The Euro is right there 24:30 as far as the dollar is concerned. 24:32 In fact, there's some countries that want to say 24:35 stop taking the dollar and start transferring it all to Euros. 24:39 You have this. So these are major factors 24:42 in the world today in which they are there. 24:46 So these ARE the ten kings. 24:49 All right: the beast. 24:53 Because he's very much playing here because they give their 24:55 power and authority to the beast. 24:57 And we have found it says here in Revelation 13 verse 1: 25:11 Well, we found out that this represents papal Rome. 25:17 We identified that. 25:18 The scripture gives eight points of identification, 25:21 and we looked at those. It identifies it clearly. 25:24 OK. What? What part is it playing 25:29 with the ten kings? 25:31 Watch: 25:41 Is there anything happening today 25:46 that begins to show that things are going that way? 26:15 Now listen to what he has to say: 26:26 Now you've got to understand what he's meaning when he says 26:28 originality. 26:43 Now listen: 27:05 So let me assure you, they very much have a hand 27:11 in what is going on. So when it says 27:14 they will give their power and authority to that of the beast 27:20 there is movement taking place today for that. 27:25 Now you need to understand the political background 27:28 and what's happening here to put it together. 27:30 This is a map of the European Union. 27:36 This is a map of the nations that we're talking about... 27:40 the ten different ones. And so here in - 27:43 if you can see the difference - in the blue... 27:45 All those that are in blue, the majority 27:49 in those countries are Roman Catholic. 27:53 OK? 27:56 Those in the purple which is more towards the top 28:00 those are Protestant, OK? 28:04 Those in the red over there 28:09 are Eastern Orthodox. 28:12 OK? 28:13 And those in the green... those are Islam. 28:18 OK? 28:21 Can you put those together? 28:22 Because I'm about to read you a statement that makes a great 28:26 great difference. 28:28 This statement was given by Charles Malik. 28:32 Charles Malik was the ambassador to the United States 28:38 from Lebanon. He taught at Harvard. 28:42 Very much involved in the United Nations and what went on there. 28:47 I want you to listen to what he says: 29:11 Now did you catch that? 29:13 All right. 29:35 Rome must unite with Eastern Orthodoxy. Why? 30:03 Listen: 30:23 Now, you see what he's saying, folks. 30:27 He's saying that the Roman Catholic church 30:31 and the Eastern Orthodox need to unite... come together. 30:36 And the reason, he said, is because the Eastern Orthodox 30:40 church controls western Europe. 30:44 All right, look at it. Look at your map again. 30:48 There you have it. 30:51 You see there you have all the blue. 30:55 The red, folks, is Eastern Orthodox. 30:58 They control that whole part of the world. 31:01 Below them is Islam. 31:05 So if Catholicism and them don't unite 31:10 then Islam can march across Europe. 31:15 Begins... helps you begin to see what's happening out there, 31:20 what's going to take place. 31:22 And there are things that are happening today 31:25 that begin to bring that together. 31:28 You... just in the last month 31:31 there was news about the Catholic church, 31:35 the Eastern Orthodox church coming together. 31:38 Different ones uniting with it. 31:41 You find changes that are taking place 31:44 that are beginning to open the door for that. 31:47 OK, let's take a look at Babylon. 31:52 You must understand when we talk about Babylon 31:56 that Babylon is a system - a religious system. 32:01 And it's not just one... it's uniting of several. 32:07 And that is the reason it's called Babylon... 32:09 because it is confusion. 32:12 Let's see what it says about it: 32:24 Now this woman riding on the beast - and as I told you 32:27 last night - when a woman is sitting on something 32:30 that means she controls it. 32:33 So she is controlling the beast. 32:54 So she is the mother of harlots, 32:58 abominations of the earth. 33:08 So you need to put it down clearly 33:10 that this woman is not in accord with the scripture. 33:16 She's not in the same league as with the Lord. 33:20 She is in opposition to it. 33:23 And you don't have to be... when I say in opposition 33:26 that doesn't mean you have to be non-religious. 33:31 You can be religious and be in opposition. 33:34 You need to understand that. 33:36 And she is: she's religious, she's a spiritual power 33:39 but she's certainly not in keeping with the Word of God. 33:51 So if she's sitting on the waters 33:53 that means she is controlling the people and the nations, 33:57 tongues. 34:13 Now here you have these ten horns 34:16 that have given her their power and authority 34:19 and now the scripture is saying they turn against her 34:23 and hate her 34:26 and burn her with fire. 34:28 So there's going to be a total change of mindset here 34:32 about these ten kings and their attitude to the woman. 34:57 So put it down: when the scripture speaks of Babylon 35:01 as a city that's the same as the woman. 35:05 There's no difference between the woman and the city... 35:08 it's still Babylon. So she is that great city. 35:11 So you need to have that clear in your mind. 35:14 OK, watch what happens here. 35:29 So here we have these frogs coming out of these three 35:33 beasts: the dragon, the beast, the false prophet. 35:47 So here we have three powers. 35:51 We have the dragon, we have the beast, 35:54 and we have the false prophet. 35:56 And out of their mouth is going frogs that are demons 36:00 that are deceiving the whole world. 36:04 Now watch: 36:06 "Now the great city" which is who? 36:09 Is Babylon. OK. "Now the great city 36:13 was divided into... " How many parts? 36:16 OK. Are you putting it together? 36:29 So you have the city divided into three parts. 36:33 And the reason it's divided into three parts is because 36:36 you have the dragon, you have the beast, 36:39 and you have the false prophet. 36:41 Those are the three parts. 36:44 The dragon represents Paganism. 36:47 Papal power represents Catholicism. 36:51 And the false prophet represents Protestantism. 36:56 Protestantism that at one time 36:58 was given the grace of God and preached the Word of God 37:04 and followed it... in the last days has given it up 37:07 and no longer stands for what the original fathers stood for 37:13 and fought for. They've given it up. 37:15 And so Babylon, which is a spiritual power, folks, 37:20 not a political power... 37:22 It is a spiritual power. I told you last night 37:25 that when it talks about a spiritual power 37:29 or a church it always uses it in the feminine. 37:34 She... refers to it as she. 37:37 Civil power is always referred to as he. 37:41 And so you have those two there 37:44 and it's divided the kingdom into three parts. 37:58 What has happened is she has taken over civil power. 38:05 That's the reason it says that she's riding on the beast 38:10 or she's sitting on the waters 38:12 or she's that city. It's saying 38:16 that she as a spiritual power has taken over civil power. 38:20 But please notice that these ten kings 38:24 did not give their authority to the woman. 38:30 They gave their authority to the beast. 38:36 You see, a church power 38:39 or a spiritual power has never had 38:46 the power to execute things. 38:51 The church power has always had to use a civil power. 38:58 And as you read down through history 39:00 it's always been that if a church got in control 39:04 they used the civil power to carry out their operations. 39:09 And even Rome - the papal power - 39:14 you don't find the papal power doing any of that. 39:17 You find her using civil power to accomplish her purpose. 39:21 And so here these ten kings 39:24 have given their authority to the beast. 39:26 When Babylon falls... when Babylon is not 39:32 doing what she promised them that she would do... 39:36 they are finding themselves deceived... 39:39 they turn against her. 39:42 They turn against her and hate her. 39:45 Burn her with fire... they have nothing to do with her 39:47 because all of the things that she said have not happened, 39:51 have not taken place. 39:53 This is what it's telling us has happened here. 40:06 She ruled over them but her rule has come to an end. 40:11 Now watch carefully: 40:29 Now, water represents what? 40:34 People, nations, tongues. 40:37 OK. Says that the Euphrates was dried up. 40:42 Well, you can make some comparisons here, folks, 40:46 if you just go back in your mind to Babylon of old. 40:50 In Babylon of old... through the river flowed? 40:54 Or through the city flowed the... 40:56 river Euphrates. 40:59 And then we find that Cyrus came. You remember? 41:04 And the people had even crawled upon on the wall 41:08 and threw food to him... laughed at him. 41:10 Took his army down and they diverted the river Euphrates 41:15 into canals and they dried up the Euphrates 41:20 so that they could get inside the city of Babylon. 41:24 So it's saying here in the last days 41:27 the waters will be dried up. What's it talking about? 41:31 It's talking about all the opposition that has been to God 41:36 and His kingdom... all that is dried up. 41:39 The waters have dried up... the people. 41:41 All those that were in opposition. 41:44 The woman and what she had done. She is hated. 41:47 She's burned with fire; she's done away with. 41:50 That's drying up the Euphrates 41:52 that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 41:58 And when it's talking about the kings of the east 42:01 it's referring to the coming of Jesus Christ. 42:05 So the river is dried up 42:07 in preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ. 42:19 So he said clearly... this is right there in that same chapter 42:22 that this would be the coming of Jesus Christ. 42:26 The kings... by the way, that word is kings - it's plural - 42:30 it refers to more than one. 42:32 So why would it use more than one 42:35 concerning the coming of Christ 42:37 when it says "to prepare the way of the KINGS of the east? " 42:43 Well very simple. 42:46 Because you and I are kings. 42:49 That's what the scripture says. 43:01 And so when it says it would prepare the way for the 43:04 kings of the east, it's referring to the coming 43:08 of Jesus Christ... coming back. 43:11 Well, what about the false prophet? 43:16 How does the false prophet fit into all this? 43:20 We've seen the beast. We've taken a look at the harlot. 43:25 We've looked at the ten kings. 43:27 Now, the false prophet. What about him? 43:50 Interesting. We have the ten kings 43:54 giving their power and authority to the? 43:57 Beast. And now we have this power - 44:01 the false prophet, if you please - 44:04 giving his power and authority to the beast. 44:18 He's given great, great power 44:22 to perform signs. Now what's he going to do with this? 44:34 So he's been able - this false prophet - 44:39 to deceive the world. 44:41 Deceive the world into doing something. 44:55 Now he's going to make an image to the beast 45:00 that's been wounded by the sword and lived. 45:19 Now he... he has done great signs. 45:24 The people have turned to him 45:27 believing, and he's told them they need to make an image 45:32 to the beast. 45:33 The beast power stands for what? 45:39 Well, the woman's riding on the beast, isn't she? 45:45 Yeah, she riding on the beast. 45:47 Which means when you have the woman riding on the beast 45:51 you have unification of church and state. 45:55 And so if he's going to make an image to the beast 45:58 you've got to make it like the beast. 46:01 And so you've got to have union of church and state 46:06 coming together. And it says that the false prophet 46:10 is the one that will give impetus to this 46:13 to bring it about. 46:29 You see it's tying definitely the false prophet 46:31 to this two-horned beast. 46:40 So it's telling us clearly that the United States 46:43 would be foremost in pulling this together. 46:48 Bringing this union together in which all of it 46:53 is to work together and do what they think and promised 46:56 that it will do. So we find... 46:59 Are things going that way today? 47:02 Well, we have the Supreme Court. 47:10 Nine justices. 47:14 Tonight five out of the nine 47:20 are Roman Catholic. 47:24 Sad to say, there is not a Protestant 47:29 in the whole group. 47:34 Roman Catholic. Do you understand? 47:38 Do you understand the power that these people have? 47:41 They hold, folks... they literally hold 47:46 the power of life and death. 47:50 What they hold. 47:54 So we find that one particular thing after another 47:58 is moving us step by step closer and closer 48:03 to this whole thing coming together... 48:06 the time in which we are living today. 48:25 When it uses the words speak and cause 48:31 that simply means: 48:41 So it's telling us that it will be literally 48:44 legislated and will be enforced. 48:50 This is how the image of the beast is set up. 48:53 And it says that it would give life to the image of the beast. 48:56 Means it's going to come to life. It will be enforced. 48:59 It'll actually happen. 49:01 So you and I as time goes by 49:05 we can watch more and more the encroachment 49:08 of church into political power. 49:13 And we've seen a great lot of that already 49:16 in our day in the age in which you and I are living. 49:20 OK. What about The Lamb? 49:25 What's going to happen? 49:27 Because He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. 49:55 Now, these... these ten kings, 50:00 the beast, the false prophet... they will make war 50:06 with The Lamb. 50:08 What does that mean? 50:12 Well it doesn't mean they're going to make physical war. 50:15 It means that they teach in opposition 50:21 to what God teaches. 50:23 I just cannot emphasize enough 50:27 that you and I must follow what this book teaches, folks. 50:34 And if you are not spending time in the Word of God 50:40 you are putting your soul at jeopardy. 50:45 If you're not spending time in the Word of God, 50:48 you're putting your soul at jeopardy. 50:51 Because you and I need to know what the Word of God says. 50:57 Because that is your only... that is your only defense. 51:02 That is your only hope. 51:03 And when it says: "They will make war with The Lamb" 51:06 it makes it clear that they are drunk with the wine 51:10 of Roman Babylon. 51:12 And therefore they're going to teach things 51:14 that are contrary to the Word of God. 51:17 And it may sound to you as logical as it can be... 51:21 but if it does not agree with the Word of God 51:24 it is not truth. 51:28 And... and you can have something, folks, 51:32 that is 95% truth 51:36 and 5% error... IT'S STILL NOT TRUTH! 51:40 It's got to ring true to the Word of God. 51:45 And so when it says they are in opposition to The Lamb 51:50 then that means they're fighting against Him. 51:53 He will overcome them. OK? 52:08 Christ will overcome them. He will set up HIS kingdom 52:12 and will reign forever and ever. 52:22 Marvelous! 52:23 That God is going to come and He's going to live here. 52:29 "The tabernacle of God is with man. " 52:34 Wonderful! 52:37 Do you understand? They just here the other day 52:39 said they found out the universe is much bigger 52:41 than we thought. 52:44 You know... and here - of all the millions and billions 52:48 and trillions of worlds - 52:51 God's going to live here with us. 53:09 You see, tonight 53:11 the Lord is making a covenant with you. 53:18 And God is saying: "I'll be your God 53:22 if you will be My people. " 53:26 And He gives you and I the privilege 53:29 of making that decision whether I want to be His people. 53:34 Whether I want to say: "Yes, you're my God. 53:40 I will walk with You; I will follow You. 53:43 I will obey You; I will do Your will. 53:47 You just be my God. " 53:50 And He says: "Then you are My child. 53:56 I'll be your God; you shall be My people. " 54:02 Let's pray. 54:03 Father in heaven, we thank you 54:07 for the marvelous assurance that Jesus is coming back. 54:12 We ask, Lord, that each one of us 54:16 may prepare our hearts. 54:18 That we may open Your Word 54:21 and that we might hold to it tenaciously in all that we do. 54:26 Bless each one and all that are listening we pray 54:30 in Your name, Amen. 54:34 Tomorrow evening - the next presentation: God's Last Call. 54:41 In the heart of southern Illinois 54:44 lies a small town named after A. J. Nason 54:48 who came in 1923 with plans for a dream city 54:52 and the largest coal mine in the United States. 54:56 Surveyors laid out the streets and the sidewalk 54:59 and workers built the tallest smokestack in the country 55:03 complete with a Spanish turret 55:05 and decorative cathedral doors at the top. 55:09 Railroad tracks were laid, 55:11 and as word of this dream city spread 55:14 people flocked in by the thousands. 55:17 But as the black coal came out of those deep tunnels 55:20 miners came closer and closer to the end of the dream. 55:25 And after just three years of mining 55:28 an underground river flooded the shaft. 55:31 Suddenly the operations became very costly 55:35 and although Mr. Nason poured millions into his mine 55:40 eventually it was taken over by the bank. 55:43 People left the city in droves. 55:45 Some didn't even bother to take their furniture. 55:48 Soon the tracks lay dormant. 55:51 Weeds grew up around the beautiful train station, 55:53 and abandoned homes gave way to trees. 55:57 Today locals say that Nason is the only town in America 56:02 where you can hunt quail from the sidewalk. 56:06 Although other coal companies tried to revive it, 56:09 Nason's mine never again turned a profit 56:13 and today only a few hundred people are left. 56:17 Mr. Nason's dream went up in smoke. 56:21 All that remains is a beautiful smokestack, 56:24 an old train station, 56:27 and miles of deserted tracks. 56:31 The Bible says earthly treasures are easily stolen 56:35 by thieves and destroyed by moth and rust. 56:39 But our Heavenly Father is building a dream city 56:42 with streets of gold and mansions by a crystal sea. 56:46 He invites us to come live with Him for eternity 56:49 and never grow old. 56:51 The Bible also says that where our treasure is 56:54 there our heart will be also. 56:57 And in this day and age when stocks lose their value 57:01 in minutes and entire banking systems fail 57:04 God invites us to put our treasures in things of 57:08 eternal value. 57:10 Friends, nothing is more valuable than a human soul. 57:15 Won't you help us bring the good news of salvation 57:18 to those who are lost? 57:20 Please, ask the Holy Spirit what He would have you do. 57:26 Please consider what you can do for those who 57:29 still don't know about Jesus. 57:31 As the Holy Spirit impresses, 57:33 please send your tax-deductible gifts to: 57:48 Thank you for helping us spread the light of God's Word 57:51 through television. 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