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00:01 Hello Friends, I'm Jill Morikone.
00:02 We're so glad that you have tuned in 00:04 for a brand-new Quarter of 3ABN Sabbath School Panel. 00:08 We're studying Three Cosmic Messages 00:11 which is all about Revelation chapter 14 00:14 and the three angels' messages. 00:16 This Lesson... Lesson Number 1, I love the title: 00:19 Jesus Wins... Satan Loses. 00:22 If you want your own copy of the Quarterly 00:25 to follow along with us, 00:26 you can go to 3abnsabbathschoolpanel. com 00:29 download your own Adult Bible Study Guide 00:32 and follow along with us. 00:34 Get ready as we study the Word of God together. 00:37 Music... 01:08 Hello Friends, I'm Jill Morikone. 01:10 I cannot believe it is the start of Quarter Number 2. 01:13 We're starting a brand-new Quarter 01:16 for 3ABN Sabbath School Panel. 01:18 This is on Three Cosmic Messages 01:19 which is all about the three angels' messages. 01:23 That's right, we're spending an entire Quarter 01:26 unpacking what the those messages mean for us 01:29 and the relevance for us as God's end-time people. 01:33 This Quarterly was written by Elder Mark Finley, 01:36 International Evangelist. 01:38 In fact, he's been to 3ABN many times 01:41 and he has a Series on 3ABN by the same name as our Quarterly: 01:44 Three Cosmic Messages 01:46 and it's on the three angels' messages. 01:49 He's an incredible student of the Word... 01:51 he did a great job with this Lesson 01:53 and we're looking forward to studying with you 01:55 and with our family here. 01:57 To my left, Pastor John Dinzey, 01:59 so glad you're here. 02:00 Dinzey: It's a blessing to be here... I have Monday, 02:02 Satan's Attack. 02:04 Jill: Amen... in the middle, my sister, Shelley Quinn. 02:08 Shelley: I am so excited to be here... 02:11 mine is: 02:13 Accepting Jesus' Victory. 02:15 Jill: Ooooh... sounds excellent, 02:17 Pastor John Lomacang. 02:19 Lomacang: Mine is Wednesday, Woman in the Wilderness. 02:23 This is very insightful for the time it was written 02:26 as well as today. 02:28 Jill: Amen... last but not least, 02:29 Evangelist and Singer in Israel Pastor Ryan Day. 02:32 Ryan: Thank you so much, I have Thursday's Lesson: 02:35 God's End-time Remnant. 02:37 Jill: Amen... before we go any further, 02:38 we want to go to the Lord in prayer 02:40 and Pastor John, would you pray for us? 02:41 Lomacang: Sure, let's bow our heads, 02:43 "Loving Father in heaven, 02:44 to open Your Word is to step into a book 02:46 that's far deeper than we are 02:49 and we are exposed to a mind 02:51 that empowers us to think in a way that is spiritually guided. 02:56 So, we ask today for the guidance of Your Holy Spirit... 03:00 for the beauty of Your words to come alive in our minds 03:03 and in our communication 03:04 and may through this study of Revelation, 03:07 Jesus is clearly revealed. 03:09 The three angels' messages is specified in its detail 03:14 in how it means and what it means to us today 03:16 and Christ is glorified. 03:18 We ask in Jesus' name, amen. " 03:21 Panel: Amen. 03:22 Jill: The Lesson started with a great question 03:25 and I want to start with that. 03:27 What happened in 1844? 03:30 On October 15, 1844, 03:33 Friedrich Nietzsche was born. 03:35 Now, who was he? 03:37 He's one of the most influential Atheists of the modern era. 03:40 In 1844, Karl Marx published 03:44 the economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844... 03:48 later led to Communism. 03:51 In 1844, Charles Darwin wrote one of his earliest expressions 03:57 of evolutionary theory. 03:59 Now, it wasn't published then... it was published later. 04:02 On October 22, 1844, we have what we call: 04:06 The Great Disappointment happened 04:09 where the Millerites who had gathered were looking 04:12 for the second coming of Christ. 04:14 But instead, it wasn't a disappointing day at all. 04:17 They had misunderstood what was to take place 04:19 but they didn't get the date wrong at all. 04:22 The fulfillment of the 2300 prophecy of Daniel 8:14, 04:27 Christ entered the Most Holy Place 04:30 and judgment would begin. 04:32 This Movement... the Seventh-day Adventist Church 04:36 would repudiate the belief system of Marxism... 04:41 the belief system of Darwinism... 04:43 the belief system of Nietzscheism 04:45 or however, you pronounce that. 04:47 The Seventh-day Adventist Movement 04:49 teaches that God is our Creator. 04:51 He created the world in six literal days 04:55 while resting on the Sabbath. 04:57 That's opposed to Darwin's theory of Evolution. 05:00 We believe that God not only exists, 05:02 but He has a model code of character 05:05 known as His Ten-Commandment Law. 05:08 That's opposed to Nietzsche's Atheism. 05:11 We believe the great controversy between good and evil 05:15 will end in the supernatural establishment 05:19 of God's eternal kingdom. 05:22 That's opposed to Marxist... his man-made Communist utopia. 05:27 You see the three angels' messages 05:29 refutes not just the errors or the false teachings of those men 05:34 but many other errors today. 05:36 They have at their core... 05:38 the gospel presented in the context of present truth. 05:44 They are literally the marching orders 05:46 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 05:49 This week, we look at: Jesus Wins and Satan Loses. 05:53 You know, Mr. Danny Shelton always says, 05:55 "We read the back of the book and what does it say? 05:58 We win. " 05:59 In this battle of the great controversy, 06:01 sometimes, it can appear that sin and Satan wins. 06:05 Sometimes, we feel feeble 06:07 and we don't feel like how can we get victory? 06:09 Are you tired of the effects of sin? 06:11 Are you tired of what's going on? 06:13 Does it sometimes seem like... 06:14 like it says in Psalm 73 that the wicked are prospering? 06:18 Though we might be outnumbered... 06:20 though it seems that the odds might be stacked against us, 06:25 though Satan's attack sometimes can be vicious... 06:28 Jesus always wins in the end. 06:32 That's the theme of Revelation. 06:35 Jesus wins... Satan loses. 06:39 The heart of this battle is outlined in Revelation chapter 12 06:43 which is the focus of our study this week. 06:47 Let's look at our memory text. 06:49 We're in Revelation 12 verse 17... 06:53 Revelation 12: 17, 06:55 "And the dragon was enraged... " or wroth "with the woman, 06:58 and went to make war with the rest of her offspring... " 07:01 or the remnant of her seed... 07:03 you can tell I memorized this in King James... 07:05 "who keep the commandments of God 07:07 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. " 07:11 On Sunday we look at that battle in heaven... 07:15 that war that broke out in heaven 07:17 and we're going to verse 7 of Revelation chapter 12. 07:21 I have those three verses, 07:22 Revelation 12 verses 7 through 9, 07:26 "And war broke out in heaven: 07:31 Michael and his angels... " now, who's Michael? 07:34 Michael is none other than Jesus Christ Himself. 07:37 Michael... the name means: Who is like God? 07:40 He's identified as the Chief Prince in Daniel. 07:44 He's the Archangel of Jude chapter 1 verse 9. 07:47 He's the One who appeared to Joshua at Jericho 07:51 as Commander of the heavenly host 07:53 and acquainted with the Lord Himself. 07:55 So, Christ and His angels 07:57 are involved in a battle with who? 07:59 The dragon and his angels. 08:02 Who's the dragon, Pastor Johnny? 08:04 The dragon is none other than Satan. 08:06 We see that in verse 9... 08:07 the dragon is called the serpent of old 08:11 called the devil and Satan. 08:15 Now, what is this war that broke out in heaven? 08:18 I want to go back to Ezekiel chapter 28. 08:20 Ezekiel chapter 28... we see this war that broke out, 08:26 we see Lucifer the covering Cherub 08:29 begins a war in heaven. 08:31 We're in Ezekiel 28:14 through 17, 08:33 "You... " this is speaking of Lucifer. 08:36 "were the anointed cherub who covers; 08:39 I established you; 08:40 you were on the holy mountain of God; 08:43 you walked back and forth in the midst of the fiery stones. 08:47 You were... " what's that word? 08:49 "perfect in your ways from the day you were created. " 08:54 It always confuses me... 08:55 I don't think I'm every going to understand this till heaven. 08:57 How can sin arise where there was no sin? 09:00 You know for... for you and I, 09:02 we're tempted because there is Satan. 09:05 We're tempted 09:07 because we have maybe hereditary tendencies to sin... 09:10 but there was no sin... 09:12 there was no tempter... 09:13 there was no temptation... 09:14 there was no hereditary tendencies to sin 09:17 and yet, sin arose in that perfect world. 09:21 "You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, 09:24 till iniquity was found in you. 09:27 By the abundance of your trading... " 09:29 that word is really fascinating to me... 09:32 in Hebrew, it means slander... 09:34 to go about from one to another 09:37 trading either goods or words 09:39 so this war in heaven is not a physical altercation, 09:44 we're talking about a war of words... 09:47 a war of principles... 09:50 Satan undermining or seeking to undermine 09:53 the character of God. 09:55 "By the abundance of your trading 09:58 you became filled with violence within and you sinned. 10:00 Therefore I cast you out as a profane thing 10:03 out of the mountain of God. " 10:06 Let's go back to Revelation 12, 10:08 we've read verse 7 10:09 and verse 8 we discovered that Christ... 10:11 Michael and the angels are victorious 10:13 because Satan did not prevail... 10:15 "nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 10:18 So the great dragon was cast out, 10:20 that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, 10:22 who deceives the whole world; 10:24 he was cast to the earth, 10:25 and his angels were cast out with him. " 10:27 We know the dragon drew a third of the stars of heaven, right? 10:30 A third of the angels were cast to this earth with Satan. 10:36 Now, we're going to spend the rest of our discussion 10:38 on the gift that God gave to you and to me 10:42 a free choice. 10:43 God's gift of free choice. 10:45 Why were we created with free choice? 10:48 I want to read you this statement 10:50 and then I'll give you three reasons from Jill. 10:53 But I want to read you this statement from... 10:55 this actually came from my dad... 10:56 my dad loves to teach Sabbath School... 10:58 Dr. James Penny 11:00 and when I asked him, I said, "Dad, 11:01 why do you think we are created with free choice?" 11:03 This is what he said, 11:05 "Fundamental to who God is is His character. 11:08 The chief or foundational characteristic of his character 11:12 is love. 11:14 Love has many supporting characteristics 11:16 but primary to all of them is freedom of choice. 11:20 Thus, love never forces. 11:22 Love has a direction... 11:24 it is always outward to others. 11:27 The object of God's action is always for others' benefit. 11:31 Satan chose to change the direction of love to himself. 11:36 All sin does the same thing. 11:38 Instead of action for the benefit of others, 11:42 actions now are for the benefit of oneself. 11:45 No one in the universe understood 11:48 what changes this sin would make. 11:51 So, God chose to allow sin and Satan 11:54 in order to allow sin in action. 11:57 But God also knew He would need to show 12:00 through the life and death of His Son Jesus 12:02 that Satan's way was wrong and God's way was best. " 12:07 I love the way he put it 12:09 because sometimes that concept is complicated 12:11 and to take it down and break it down to that... I love that. 12:15 I have three reasons in my remaining time 12:18 for free choice and first is: God is love. 12:21 1st John 4:8, 12:23 "God is love. " 12:25 Love never forces... 12:26 if it were to force, it would become abuse. 12:29 Reason Number 2: 12:31 The foundation of God's government is love. 12:35 God's law is an expression 12:38 or mirror of His character. 12:41 How do we know this? 12:42 Think of Romans chapter 7, 12:44 I love to look at these words, 12:45 Romans 7:12, "Therefore the law is holy, 12:48 and the commandment holy and just and good. " 12:50 Now you say, "Jill, that's talking about the law 12:52 that's not talking about God. " 12:53 If you look up Isaiah 5:16, it says, 12:56 "God who is holy is hallowed in righteousness. " 13:00 Now, here we see the Law is holy 13:01 but God is also holy. " 13:03 Romans 3:26 says, 13:04 "He might be just 13:06 and the justifier of the one who has faith in Christ. " 13:09 Now we see that God is just. 13:11 So, the law is just but God is just. 13:13 Luke 18:19, Jesus said, "Why do you call Me good? 13:17 No one is good but One, that is, God. " 13:19 Here we see... God is good. 13:20 The Law is good but God is good. 13:23 We see that love is the fulfillment of the Law 13:26 and we see that God is love. 13:29 The Law is perfect... God is perfect. 13:32 The Law is not burdensome... 13:33 God is not burdensome. 13:34 The Law is righteous... 13:36 God is righteous. 13:37 The Law is pure... 13:39 God is pure. 13:40 The Law is eternal... 13:41 God is eternal. 13:43 The Law is unchanging... God is unchanging. 13:46 If God is love, 13:47 and the law is an expression of His character, 13:50 then, God's Law is love. 13:52 And finally, Number 3: 13:54 Love allows the ability to choose. 13:57 If "choice" were taken away, you and I would become robots. 14:01 I think of Deuteronomy 30, 14:03 "I am giving you a choice... " 14:05 30 verse 15, 14:07 "between good and evil, life and death, 14:09 choose life. " 14:12 The choice, my Friends, is ours... 14:14 choose life. 14:15 Dinzey: Amen, praise the Lord... 14:17 Praise the Lord. 14:18 Well, we move now to Monday's portion of the Lesson 14:21 and the title is: Satan's Attack. 14:24 My name is John Dinzey, 14:26 it's a blessing to share this part of the Lesson 14:29 and we see here that from the start, 14:31 Satan sought to destroy Jesus 14:34 as we look at Revelation chapter 12. 14:36 This is the great controversy between good and evil 14:40 and Satan has been in the attack 14:44 ever since sin originated with him. 14:47 Let's go ahead and go to Revelation 12 14:51 and let's begin in verse 4, 14:54 "His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven 14:59 and threw them to the earth. 15:01 And the dragon stood before the woman 15:04 who was ready to give birth, 15:05 to devour her Child as soon as it was born. " 15:09 This is what the devil does. 15:11 He seeks to cause trouble... 15:14 he created a war in heaven 15:16 and here we see that 15:18 his tail drew a third of the stars of heaven. 15:20 So, he is not alone... 15:22 he has about a third of the angels of heaven 15:25 that sided with him 15:26 which is a... a... you know, it's one of those mysteries 15:30 how could they in a perfect environment, 15:33 the angels... who loved God, 15:35 and turn... 15:38 and be convinced that they were not happy. 15:41 You know, in order for somebody to join a rebellion, 15:43 they must be convinced 15:45 that they're going to get something better 15:47 than they already have. 15:49 So, Satan is so deceptive that he convinced them, 15:52 "I'm going to give you something better than you have. " 15:55 So, they joined the rebellion with Him, 15:57 and, of course, they did not get anything better... 16:00 he deceived them. 16:01 They were cast out of heaven 16:03 and eventually this war came to the earth. 16:06 But notice that it says there 16:08 that he has these angels that do his bidding 16:13 and notice the way this is described, 16:17 it says, "to devour her child as soon as it was born. " 16:22 So, ever since Jesus steps into the earth, 16:25 Satan says, "This is my opportunity. " 16:28 But the Lord was protecting Jesus as a child. 16:32 Now, it says in verse 5, 16:34 "She bore a male Child 16:36 who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. 16:38 And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. " 16:41 This is obviously a reference to Jesus Christ 16:44 caught up to the throne of God. 16:46 "Then the woman fled into the wilderness, 16:49 where she has a place prepared by God, 16:51 that they should feed her there 16:52 one thousand two hundred and sixty days... " 16:55 which is equal to years 16:57 and you'll hear more about that as we continue. 16:59 Now we go to Revelation 12 and verse 9, 17:02 you see, the Lesson has asked us 17:04 to talk about symbols that are presented here 17:09 in these verses that we are reading. 17:10 In Revelation 12 verse 9 says, 17:13 "So the great dragon was cast out, 17:15 that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, 17:19 who deceives the whole world; 17:21 he was cast to the earth, 17:23 and his angels were cast out with him. " 17:24 So, as we look at the Scripture, 17:26 it says that the Great Dragon... 17:27 that's the first symbol that the Lesson asks us to... 17:30 to talk about... 17:31 the Great Dragon... who is he? 17:32 the old serpent also called the devil and Satan. 17:36 the great adversary of humanity. 17:39 In Ephesians chapter 5 verses 25 to 27, 17:42 we are told, "Husbands, love your wives, 17:46 just as Christ also loved the church 17:49 and gave Himself for her, 17:51 that He might sanctify and cleanse her 17:54 with the washing of water by the word, 17:57 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, 18:01 not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, 18:04 but that she should be holy and without blemish. " 18:07 Now, as you look at this Scripture, 18:09 it is making a... 18:11 a... a parallel between husbands loving their wives 18:14 but notice how Paul also says, 18:17 "as Christ loved the church. " 18:18 So, the second symbol that we're asked to identify 18:22 is woman 18:24 and notice how it says in Ephesians chapter 5 verse 32, 18:27 "This is a great mystery, 18:29 but I speak concerning Christ and the church. " 18:32 So, a woman in the Bible... in Bible prophecy... 18:36 not all the time... 18:37 in Bible prophecy represents the church. 18:40 We have here in Jeremiah chapter 3 and verse 14 18:44 another Scripture that helps us understand 18:47 that this is the case. 18:48 It says there... Jeremiah 3:14, 18:51 "Return, O backsliding children," 18:53 says the LORD; 18:55 "for I am married to you. 18:57 I will take you, one from a city 18:59 and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. " 19:02 So, God is pictured as being married to the church 19:05 and this is why the woman is a fitting symbol 19:08 of the church. 19:10 Now, it's interesting that you have to understand 19:13 that the book of Revelation presents a pure woman... 19:15 that's what we see in Revelation 12, 19:17 but then there's an impure woman also called the harlot 19:20 as you continue reading in the book of Revelation. 19:22 But this woman here in Revelation 12 is the church. 19:25 So, in Revelation chapter 12 we also see 19:29 a symbol called the male child 19:31 and we already identified that as Jesus Christ. 19:33 Let's go to Psalm chapter 2 verses 7 to 9, 19:37 It says, "I will declare the decree: 19:40 The LORD has said to Me, 19:42 'You are My Son, 19:44 today I have begotten You. 19:46 Ask of Me, 19:48 and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, 19:50 and the ends of the earth for Your possession. 19:52 You shall break them with a rod of iron; 19:55 you shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel. '" 19:58 So, the male child who is caught up to the throne of God 20:01 is Jesus Christ. 20:02 But here we have another symbol that are asked to identify... 20:05 the rod of iron 20:06 and the Lesson brings something out concerning this 20:08 that I now read to you from the Lesson. 20:11 Pastor Mark Finley... he says, 20:13 "In the Bible, a rod is a symbol of dominion or rulership. 20:17 A rod of iron is a symbol of an unbreakable, 20:20 unbreakable... all powerful... invincible rulership. 20:24 Jesus faced every single temptation 20:27 that we experience but He came off conqueror. 20:31 The devil is a defeated foe. 20:34 Christ has triumphed over him 20:37 in His life, death and resurrection. 20:40 Because Jesus has already 20:42 defeated the devil on Calvary's cross, 20:45 we can be victorious too. " 20:47 Praise the Lord for that. 20:49 "Christ's victory over Satan was complete 20:52 but the great controversy between good and evil 20:55 still continues. " 20:56 You see, the devil that attacked Jesus Christ 21:00 and tempted Him just like we are tempted, 21:04 is also after us. 21:06 His attack continues. 21:08 We're talking about the great controversy 21:10 between good and evil 21:11 and you ask yourself, "Why is he still attacking 21:15 since he is already a defeated foe?" 21:18 Why does he continue this? 21:19 Why doesn't he just say, "Well, I lost, 21:21 I better give up on this endeavor... " 21:22 but no, he continues 21:24 because the Bible pictures him having great wrath. 21:28 But there are other Scriptures that help us understand 21:31 how he is continuing. 21:34 I move now to Revelation chapter 12 21:37 we already read verse 4, 21:39 but I want to focus on 21:42 "his tail drew a third of the stars of heaven" for a moment, 21:45 because he is not able to be everywhere 21:48 so, he has his angels that do his bidding 21:51 these evil angels that fell from heaven. 21:54 Concerning Jesus, notice Isaiah 53 verse 3, 21:57 it says, "He is despised and rejected by men, 22:01 a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. 22:04 And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; 22:08 He was despised, and we did esteem Him not. " 22:11 And so, question, 22:14 who do you think made sure that Jesus was despised 22:18 and rejected of men? 22:19 It was the devil. 22:20 He worked in the minds of the men then present... 22:23 even the leaders... 22:24 the scribes and the Pharisees and the Sadducees 22:26 to despise and reject Jesus. 22:29 The Bible makes an interesting statement concerning this 22:33 and it says that He is like a root out of dry ground 22:37 and they would look at Jesus and say, 22:40 "You're worthless... you're like a root out of dry ground. " 22:42 They despised and rejected Him. 22:45 But the Bible tells us that Jesus remained faithful... 22:49 He was victorious. 22:51 Hebrews chapter 4 verse 15 says, 22:52 "For we do not have a High Priest 22:54 who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, 22:57 but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. " 23:01 He was constantly attacking Jesus 23:04 but Jesus remained faithful and we through His... 23:08 through His victory... we can be victorious. 23:12 In fact, I'd like to read to you from Amazing Grace... 23:17 a devotional book by Ellen G. White, 23:19 it says, "Christ was tempted by Satan 23:22 in a hundred-fold severe a manner than was Adam 23:26 and under circumstances in every way more trying. 23:29 The deceiver presented himself as an angel of light 23:33 but Christ withstood his temptations. " 23:36 Jesus Christ withstood all his temptations. 23:39 You know, you see in the Bible that He went to the wilderness 23:42 and was tempted three times. 23:44 Jesus Christ was tempted far more than three times 23:47 because the devil knew... "If He falls just one time, 23:50 this earth is mine... 23:52 and the people in it are mine. " 23:54 So, he made a relentless attack on Jesus. 23:57 If he was wroth with the woman and went to make war with her, 24:00 he made a war on Jesus 24:01 unlike any other human being has faced, 24:04 but he was victorious 24:05 but I leave you with 1st Peter chapter 5 verse 8, 24:09 it says, "Be sober, be vigilant; 24:11 because your adversary the devil 24:13 walks about like a roaring lion, 24:15 seeking whom he may devour. " 24:17 His attack continues upon you and me 24:19 and we need to be sober and vigilant 24:21 trusting in Jesus 24:23 because He has already been victorious 24:25 and He gives us the power to be victorious 24:28 and we have His protection... 24:29 praise the Lord for that. 24:31 Jill: Amen, thank you so much Brother Johnny, 24:33 what an incredible study... Satan loses... Jesus wins. 24:37 I'm so grateful for that. 24:39 Don't go anywhere, we're going to take a break, 24:40 we'll be right back. 24:42 Music... 24:47 Ever wish you could watch a 3ABN Sabbath School Panel again 24:51 or share it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? 24:54 Well, you can by visiting 3abnsabbathschoolpanel. com 24:59 A clean design makes it easy 25:01 to find the Program you are looking for. 25:03 There are also links to the Adult Bible Study Guide 25:07 so you can follow along. 25:08 Sharing is easy. 25:10 Just click "share" and choose your favorite Social Media. 25:13 Share a Link... 25:15 Save a Life for Eternity. 25:17 Jill: Welcome back to our study on Jesus wins... Satan loses. 25:21 We kick it over to Shelley Quinn and Tuesday's Lesson. 25:24 Shelley: Thank you both for such a beautiful foundation 25:27 to this Lesson... I'm Shelley Quinn 25:29 and my Lesson is: Accepting Jesus' Victory. 25:35 I just want to take a second. 25:36 God does not give us prophecy to scare us. 25:42 The revelation means apocalypse. 25:46 It's the unveiling in Rome... Romans... 25:49 Revelation 1:1 begins saying, 25:52 "This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. " 25:55 It is Christ revealed. 25:58 The whole book is about Jesus 26:00 and verse 3 says, "Blessed is he who reads 26:05 and keeps the things which are written in this book. " 26:09 Let's back up from Revelation 12 26:13 to Revelation 5. 26:15 I just want to say this. 26:17 In Revelation 5:6, 26:19 John hears an announcement in heaven 26:22 and he hears about the lion of the tribe of Judah 26:28 who had prevailed... who had conquered 26:31 and who was the only One 26:34 to... that was worthy to open this scroll 26:38 that had seven seals on it 26:40 and that's an important scroll. 26:44 He now gazes in prophetic vision 26:47 and he sees a Lamb as though He'd been slain. 26:53 In Revelation 13:8... you all know this, 26:57 it's my favorite Scripture... 26:58 is that, Jesus 27:01 is the Lamb who was slain 27:04 before the foundation of the earth. 27:06 God always had a plan 27:09 that one of them would come down 27:12 and become the person of Jesus Christ the Messiah... 27:17 the Christ 27:19 and His victory over evil forces 27:22 was conquered through love... 27:25 not through military might. 27:28 So, here's this Lion of the Tribe of Judah 27:32 now pictured as this little spotless Lamb. 27:36 I want to read what Mark Finley wrote in this paragraph. 27:40 He says, "As depicted in the Bible, 27:44 Jesus has never lost a battle with Satan. 27:47 He is the mighty conqueror, 27:50 the victor over the powers of evil. " 27:54 The one who came from heaven to become the Son of Man 27:58 to become the covenant Son of God 28:01 who was perfectly human and perfectly God. 28:05 But he said, 28:06 "It is one thing to believe that Jesus was victorious 28:10 over the temptations of Satan. 28:12 It's quite another thing to believe 28:15 that Christ's victory is ours as well. " 28:19 Let me read to you from Revelation 12 and verse 10, 28:24 this is a great Scripture 28:26 and this is John... he's still in prophetic vision, 28:29 he says, "Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 28:33 'Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, 28:37 and the power of His Christ have come, 28:42 for the accuser of our brethren, 28:46 who accused them before God day and night, 28:49 has been cast down. " 28:51 Now, this is a time reference... 28:55 a focus on time 28:56 and it's focused on the cross. 29:00 Heaven is rejoicing. 29:02 They have seen God's self-sacrificing love 29:06 as He came down to become the person of Jesus Christ 29:10 to defeat the devil 29:12 and assure of his coming destruction. 29:17 The accuser of the brethren by the way, is Satan. 29:20 He is the one that's accusing day and night 29:24 but his character was revealed 29:28 just by the complete juxtaposition 29:33 of who he was and who Jesus was at the cross. 29:37 Colossians 2:14... beautiful verse. 29:40 But it says, Jesus made a public spectacle 29:45 of Satan and his unholy alliance of fallen angels... 29:50 those demons... 29:51 He's triumphing over them in it. 29:55 So, Jesus wiped out the devil's accusations of our sins, 29:59 nailed them to the cross... 30:01 disarmed Satan and the principalities 30:03 and powers of darkness. 30:05 Once again, Mark Finley says, 30:07 "When we accept by faith what Christ has done for us, 30:11 our debt is canceled. 30:14 We stand perfect in the sight of God. 30:16 Our sins are forgiven and the accuser of our brethren 30:21 has been cast down. " 30:22 We are redeemed, victorious and saved 30:27 not because of our own merits 30:30 but because Christ was victorious in our behalf. 30:35 He prevailed. 30:36 He won the battle between good and evil 30:40 and His victory can be ours. 30:43 His victory can be yours. 30:46 Did you know... we don't need to run around in frustrated defeat, 30:50 Psalm 129 verse 4 says, 30:54 "God is righteous; 30:55 He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. " 31:00 Whatever is binding you... claim that. 31:02 You just say, "Lord, cut me free from the cord of the wicked 31:07 that binds me. " 31:08 Here's another promise of God's to claim. 31:10 Romans 8:37... I love this, 31:13 Paul said, "Yet in all of these things 31:16 whatever is going on in the world... 31:18 we are more than conquerors 31:21 through Him who loved us. " 31:24 Through Jesus Christ, we can be more than conquerors. 31:28 In the original Greek it means to over-conquer... 31:32 to triumph completely 31:34 and the battle against good and evil 31:38 is going to rage until Christ returns. 31:41 But we can overcome sin in our personal lives right now. 31:45 We can have the assurance of victory in Christ. 31:49 Here is a beautiful promise. 31:52 Revelation 12:11, 31:54 I love this one. Panel: Hmmm... hmmm... 31:57 "They overcame him... " Satan and his unholy alliance... 32:01 "by the blood of the Lamb... " 32:04 and... and that's Hebrews 13:20. 32:06 It says, "Jesus' blood is the blood 32:09 of the everlasting covenant... " 32:11 the covenant of righteousness by faith. 32:14 "They overcame by the blood of the Lamb 32:16 and by the word of their testimony. " 32:19 Oh, let the word that comes out of your mouth 32:23 match God's Scriptures. 32:25 Speak God's word over your life. 32:27 "And they did not love their lives to death. " 32:31 Because of Christ's blood shed on Calvary's cross, 32:34 whoever comes and accepts Him as Lord and Savior. 32:38 When we confess God's promises over our life, 32:41 His promises will... His word will not return void 32:44 but He will accomplish... 32:46 you can say, "O Lord... " 2nd Corinthians 5:17 says, 32:49 "I am a new creature in Christ. 32:51 Everything about me is new, praise You, Jesus. " 32:55 You can say, 2nd Corinthians 5:21 says, 32:58 "Jesus became sin for me... 33:00 He who knew no sin became sin 33:03 that I might become 33:04 the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus... hallelujah. " 33:07 Philippians 1:6 says, 33:09 "you will complete the good work that you began in Me... " 33:11 because Philippians 2:13, Lord, says 33:14 that You work in me to will and to do your purpose. 33:17 Oh, you can get so excited 33:19 when you recognize who you are in Christ. 33:23 Lomacang: That's right. 33:25 Shelley: And the Word tells you who you are. 33:26 Let that be the word of your testimony. 33:29 You know, Christ made seven promises, 33:32 let me go through them quickly 33:33 about... to the churches about overcoming by His power. 33:38 Revelation 2:7 to Ephesus, 33:40 "To him who overcomes 33:42 I will give to eat from the tree of life, 33:44 which is in the midst of the Paradise of God. " 33:48 Revelation 2:11 to the church of Smyrna, 33:51 "He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death. " 33:54 Revelation 2:17 to Pergamos, 33:57 "To him who overcomes 33:58 I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. 34:01 And I will give him a white stone, 34:02 and on the stone a new name 34:04 written which no one knows except him who receives it. " 34:08 Revelation 2:26 to the corrupt church of Thyatira, 34:14 He said, "He who overcomes, and keeps my works unto the end, 34:18 to him, I will give power over the nations. " 34:20 Revelation 3:5 to the church of Sardis, 34:23 He said, "He who overcomes 34:25 will be clothed in white garments, 34:28 and I will not blot out his name 34:31 from the Book of Life; 34:33 but I will confess his name 34:35 before My Father and before the angels. " 34:38 Revelation 3:12 to the faithful church of Philadelphia, 34:42 "He who overcomes, 34:43 I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, 34:47 he shall go out no more. 34:48 I will write on him the name of My God 34:51 and the name of the city of My God, 34:54 the New Jerusalem, 34:55 which comes down out of heaven from My God. 34:58 And I will write on him My new name. " 35:02 Revelation 3:21 to the church of Laodicea, 35:07 "To him who overcomes 35:08 I will grant to sit with Me on My throne... " 35:14 Accept His victory... 35:16 be an overcomer... 35:18 claim Revelation 21:7, 35:20 "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, 35:24 and I will be his God 35:27 and he will be My son. " 35:29 Panel: Amen. 35:30 Lomacang: Thank you, Shelley, I appreciate that... 35:32 thank you, John... thank you, Jill. 35:33 and Revelation 12:6 and Revelation 12 verses 14 to 16 35:36 are the two comparisons that Elder Finley asked us to look at 35:40 so, let's look at that together 35:41 starting in Revelation 12 and verse 6, 35:43 we read about this controversy, 35:46 "Then the woman fled into the wilderness, 35:48 where she has a place prepared by God, 35:51 that they should feed her there 35:52 one thousand two hundred and sixty days. " 35:54 So, the Lord didn't say, "Find a place for yourself... " 35:59 that place that God sustains His people 36:02 was prepared by Him 36:04 and you look... you study the history of 36:06 what happened during the Dark Ages... 36:07 what happened during the persecutions in Europe, 36:10 many literally hid into the dens and the rocks of the mountains 36:13 to be preserved from the persecuting power of Rome. 36:16 It became a very monolithically power 36:20 and sought in so many ways to wipe out the veracity 36:23 and the... and the validity of God's Word, 36:26 and unfortunately, 36:27 more than 50 million Christians lost their lives. 36:29 Those who were sincere and held on to the truth... 36:32 the persecuting power of the church 36:34 led by the powers of Rome... 36:36 led by the political-religio powers, 36:38 persecuted God's people 36:40 but did the truth get corrupted? 36:42 The truth never gets corrupted... 36:43 the people got corrupted 36:45 and so, we find in Revelation 12 verses 14 to 16, 36:48 "But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, 36:51 that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, 36:53 where she is nourished for a time times and half a time, 36:56 from the presence of the serpent. " 36:58 So, you see, once again the duration of the time period 37:01 in the wilderness is mentioned there... 37:02 1260 years... she's there 37:05 prophetically you find Numbers 14:34, 37:08 and Ezekiel 4 verse 6 gives us the day-for-the-year principle. 37:12 You can check that yourself. 37:13 But from 538 to 1798 began a dark period 37:17 known as the Dark Ages where the truth... 37:20 people didn't own Bibles... 37:22 the Church of Rome confiscated the Bibles... 37:25 the Bishops and the Popes had the Bibles 37:27 and in some sense chained to the altars of the Cathedrals. 37:30 So, they had to believe what they were taught by the church 37:33 and what happened to the doctrines that were pure? 37:35 They got corrupted. 37:36 The Bible talks about that, it says, 37:37 there are those holding on... 37:39 you have a very few things left but hold on 37:41 don't let it go 37:43 and then it talked about one of the churches... 37:44 you are existing where Satan's seed is 37:47 but you've been faithful 37:48 and you have the flame that is about to die 37:50 but don't, you know, allow it to die. 37:52 God preserved His people during that time. 37:54 But something happened during that time. 37:56 Let's take a peek very carefully at verse 15, 37:59 "So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth 38:02 like a flood after the woman, 38:04 that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 38:06 But the earth helped the woman, 38:08 and the earth opened its mouth 38:09 and swallowed up the flood 38:11 which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. " 38:13 Let's talk about the flood for a moment. 38:14 The flood is synonymous to the counter-reformation. 38:19 You know, Martin Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Huss, Jerome, Wycliffe, 38:22 these were men that came out of the corrupt movement of Rome. 38:25 Martin Luther... very prominent... 38:27 he was once a very significant part of the church of Rome 38:30 but seeing the just shall live by faith, 38:32 he came out of that 38:34 and became a proponent of the truth of God's Word. 38:36 The just shall live by faith 38:37 not by the dogmas of the authority of the Roman church. 38:40 And others joined him in that Movement 38:42 to restore one tenet of truth after the other. 38:46 But what did Satan's tactic become? 38:48 Wash it away... 38:50 by how? The Counter-Reformation. 38:51 Art and Literature and Science and Math 38:54 dominated Europe. 38:56 Even the Cathedrals became a place where the light show 38:58 of the stained glass 39:00 attracted the people to come into the Cathedrals 39:03 where they were corrupted by the doctrines of the church 39:05 being taught to them. 39:06 But God's church continued to prevail. 39:08 The truth of God never got wiped out. 39:11 The people got corrupted but not the truth of God 39:14 and that's why the Bible says, 39:16 "the earth opened its mouth and helped the woman. " 39:18 Now, in a future Lesson, we're going to deal with the earth... 39:20 that's Revelation chapter 13. 39:22 The second part talks about 39:23 the beast rising up out of the earth. 39:25 The earth that helped the woman was 39:27 when God sent the church to America... 39:29 that's the earth... the earth beast... 39:31 it opened its mouth to help the woman 39:33 and so, in the context of today 39:35 and the history of America, 39:37 we became a Protestant nation. 39:39 Why Protestant? 39:40 Protesting the dogmas... 39:42 the false teaches of the power of Rome. 39:44 This nation is a Protestant nation. 39:47 But it's metamorphasizing from Protestant to Evangelical 39:50 and even those who began on the pure foundation of God's Word, 39:54 are once again slowly being corrupted. 39:57 You see the Sabbath 39:58 corrupted in America. 40:00 You see the truth about death... 40:01 corrupted in America. 40:02 Where did it start? 40:04 In the bowels of the church of Rome 40:05 and found its way into the pulpits of America. 40:07 So, so much is being destroyed today 40:09 but what about God's truth? 40:11 The truth has never been destroyed 40:13 but the people's minds have been corrupted. 40:15 And so, we see in Revelation 17 verse 3, 40:18 just a picture... very carefully... 40:19 look at that... the Bible says, 40:21 "So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. 40:23 And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast 40:26 which was full of names of blasphemy, 40:27 having seven heads and ten horns. " 40:29 So, what you see John's now looking at... 40:32 he sees the woman going to the wilderness... 40:34 he sees the woman as she became in the wilderness 40:36 but let me make a very important point here. 40:39 You don't see God's truth being destroyed... 40:42 you see the people's hearts being corrupted. 40:45 But was there always a true and a false? 40:48 Yes... 40:49 even before they went in 40:50 there was always a true and a false. 40:52 God preserved the true... 40:53 those allegiant to the unwavering Word of God... 40:56 those who only understood what they understood 40:59 and remained loyal all the way through. 41:00 So, when they came out, 41:02 there was not a new church and a new woman, 41:05 that woman always existed... 41:07 the true versus the false 41:09 and today, we have that same picture... 41:10 the true versus the false. 41:12 The false is called: The woman on the scarlet-colored beast. 41:15 The true is called: The Remnant... 41:17 the one whom the dragon seeks to continue to persecute 41:21 and that's why the remnant are now described in the context. 41:26 I say it with humility... the Advent message... 41:28 the Thee Angels' Messages. 41:30 Where else is that being proclaimed 41:32 other than in the Advent Movement. 41:34 God used Reformers during the 1800s. 41:37 William Miller... did he understand what we understand today? 41:40 No... but what he understood, he proclaimed 41:42 and he held to it. 41:43 and so, you see, all of the trajectory 41:47 of the truth coming back into its pure light. 41:50 If it wasn't pure, let me make that... 41:52 if it wasn't pure today, 41:54 the dragon would not be attacking the woman. 41:57 So, because it remains pure, 41:59 he seeks to establish his own Movement... 42:02 the woman on the scarlet-colored beast. 42:04 Woman... a corrupt Movement... 42:07 the woman that stands with the stars and the crown 42:11 and the light of God... the pure woman. 42:13 Today there's an adversarial relationship 42:15 between those who remain pure 42:17 and those who still hold to that which is corrupt. 42:21 How is it going to happen? 42:23 In the end, the truth will triumph 42:25 and the corrupt will cease. 42:27 But let me make a very important point 42:28 and I cite Shelley and Ryan in this particular... 42:31 where are God's people during this time? 42:33 John 10:16, "Other sheep I have that are not of this fold... " 42:37 What fold? The remnant fold. 42:39 What fold? The Commandment-keeping fold. 42:41 Them also I must bring... 42:42 did the God... did the Lord bring you? 42:43 Shelley: Nodding yes. 42:45 Lomacang: Did the Lord bring you? Ryan: Absolutely. 42:46 Lomacang: So, God's people 42:47 are still in these corrupt Movements 42:49 but sooner or later, Revelation 18 says, 42:51 "The voice of the bride and bridegroom 42:53 will no longer be heard in her. " 42:55 Before that time comes, what's the message? 42:58 "Come out of her My people. " 42:59 Come out of who? 43:00 Not out of the Remnant... 43:02 but come out of the corrupt woman 43:03 into the pure and unadulterated truth. 43:06 Well, we praise God for that. 43:08 So, here are five takeaways of what the wilderness means 43:11 in the Scriptural context. 43:13 1. The Wilderness represents 43:15 the journey between Egypt and Canaan. 43:17 When the Israelites came out of Egypt, 43:19 they were on their way to Canaan 43:20 but where do they travel? 43:22 In the wilderness. 43:23 Exodus 16 verse 1, 43:24 "And they journeyed from Elim, 43:26 and all the congregation of the children of Israel 43:27 came to the Wilderness of Sin... " 43:29 Where are we today? 43:30 In the Wilderness of Sin 43:32 on our way to heavenly Canaan. 43:34 Number 2: 43:36 The Wilderness represents the process 43:38 of leaving the past behind. 43:39 Philippians chapter 3 43:41 and I'll just give you the latter part of the verse. 43:42 It says... verse 13... 43:45 "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; 43:48 but one thing I do, 43:49 forgetting those things which are behind... " 43:51 Did you forget the doubters behind you? 43:53 Did you forget the doubters behind you... 43:55 yes... right... 43:56 "Pressing toward the prize of the upward call 43:59 of God in Christ Jesus. " 44:00 The "wilderness" represents the process 44:02 of leaving the past errors behind 44:04 and accepting the truth. 44:05 Number 3: 44:07 The wilderness represents a place of refinement. 44:09 Numbers 32 and verse 13, 44:10 "So the LORD's anger was aroused against Israel, 44:13 and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, 44:17 until all the generation 44:18 that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. " 44:21 When we get to heavenly Canaan, 44:23 all the evil that is being done today... 44:25 corrupted doctrines will be gone. 44:27 Amen for that. Panel: Hmmm... hmmm... 44:28 Lomacang: And so, we are in the wilderness still 44:31 until we enter the heavenly Canaan. 44:33 Number 4: 44:35 The wilderness represents 44:36 a place of total dependence on God. 44:38 Revelation 12:6, 44:39 "Then the woman fled into the wilderness, 44:41 where she has a place prepared by God, 44:43 they He should feed her there... " 44:45 feed her what? 44:46 The bread of life... that's who Jesus is. 44:48 Jesus is still feeding the woman today 44:51 from the unadulterated bread of life. 44:53 And finally, the woman represents 44:56 the place where God removes the distractions 44:58 to make room for the worship of the true. 45:01 Exodus 7 verse 16, 45:02 "And you shall say to him... " Moses to Pharaoh, 45:05 "The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, 45:08 saying, 'Let My people go, 45:09 that they may serve Me in the wilderness. '" 45:11 Here's my point, 45:13 we got to serve God today in this wilderness setting of sin. 45:15 We got to serve God today in the... 45:17 in the truth of God's Word in this wilderness 45:20 until the day that we get into the heavenly Canaan. 45:22 Don't give up the truth in the wilderness 45:24 embrace it until the day that error is completely eradicated 45:28 and what's the good news? Hebrews 13 verse 5, 45:31 "I will never leave you or forsake you. " 45:33 In the wilderness, God is still with you. 45:36 Panel: Amen... 45:37 Ryan: Amen, praise the Lord, thank you so much, Pastor John. 45:40 I'm Ryan Day and I have Thursday's Lesson entitled: 45:43 God's End-time Remnant. 45:44 We going to a little bit more work 45:46 based on what Pastor John Lomacang just presented, 45:48 We're going to go a little deeper 45:50 and do some identification... some further clarification 45:53 and identification on who this end-time remnant is. 45:57 This is the end... this is God's church... 45:59 this is God's people... 46:00 we're going to make sure we're a part 46:01 of that beautiful movement. 46:03 You know, as it's been clearly presented here, 46:05 the devil... like a flood... 46:06 he pours out his wrath and his anger upon this woman 46:09 trying to snuff out... trying to destroy 46:11 God's true remnant people 46:13 who are all about the truth. 46:14 Was he successful? No. 46:16 Was he able to destroy all of them? No. 46:18 Even though it's very clear that he was able to 46:19 with that flood take out many numbers. 46:21 More than 50 million people lost their life 46:24 because of their faith... 46:26 because of the truth that they believed. 46:27 But out of this comes a remnant 46:29 and, of course, do you think the devil was going to look at 46:31 his work during the Dark Ages and go, "Oh, I failed... 46:34 there is some still left over, 46:35 maybe I should just hang my hat up... 46:36 maybe I should just hang it all up 46:38 and just retire. " 46:39 No, no, no, no, no... he's on a suicide mission 46:40 and he's going to go and take as many people as possible 46:43 so he turns his attention 46:44 to this little Remnant that's leftover who's hanging on 46:47 and holding on strong to the truth of God's Word. 46:50 We read there as it has been read a couple of times already, 46:52 but we'll read it again in Revelation chapter 12 verse 17, 46:55 notice what it says, 46:57 It says, "And the dragon was enraged" 46:59 he's mad... he's angry... 47:00 he's wroth... he's upset... 47:02 he is just... just on fire 47:04 about this woman 47:05 and it says, 47:06 "He went to make war with the rest of her offspring... " 47:08 that's what the New King James Version says... 47:10 King James Version... I like it... 47:12 it says, "The Remnant of her seed" 47:15 and then it describes this Remnant... 47:17 "who keep the commandments of God, 47:18 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. " 47:21 Now, there are many, many identifications, 47:24 in fact, I made a list years ago. 47:26 There are many, many Biblical identifications 47:28 that we can bring up that just really... 47:30 just dials in who this Remnant is 47:33 but for the sake of time, 47:34 I'm going to share seven very clear identifications with you 47:38 and we're going to look and back this up by Scripture 47:40 because the Bible is ultimately clear 47:42 as to who God's people are 47:44 and we need not be confused on it. 47:45 The first one I just want to bring up 47:47 is that God's Remnant is the minority 47:50 that clings to the truth. 47:51 Most of the time, 47:52 it's the minority that clings to the truth 47:54 unlike the majority 47:55 who compromises with error in the world. 47:57 Matthew chapter 7 verse 13 and 14, 47:59 what does Jesus say on the great sermon on the mount? 48:02 He says, "Enter ye by the narrow gate: 48:05 for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, 48:07 that leads to destruction, 48:08 and there are many who go in by it... " 48:11 In other words, the majority... 48:14 the vast majority are going to be corrupted... 48:16 they're going to fall by the way of error, 48:18 they take in the world... 48:19 they're going to be corrupted by the world 48:21 and false doctrine 48:22 but verse 14 says, 48:23 "Because narrow is the gate, 48:25 and difficult is the way, 48:26 which leads to life, 48:27 and there are few who find it. " 48:29 The minority... this is the case... 48:31 this is not our Mathematics on our own here 48:33 that we're just creating, 48:35 this is a Biblical principle 48:37 that's very clearly established all throughout the Bible. 48:38 Even Jesus says in Luke chapter 12 verse 32, 48:40 what does He says in describing His church? 48:43 He says, "Do not fear, little flock... " 48:45 I had to bring that up... 48:47 "Do not fear, little flock; 48:48 for it is your Father's good pleasure 48:50 to give you the kingdom. " 48:51 So, we're talking about a minority in most cases. 48:54 Also, look at the timeframe here... 48:55 after this Dark Ages, 48:57 we read this in Revelation chapter 12 verse 6, 48:59 Pastor read this... 49:01 "woman fled into the wilderness, 49:02 where she had a place prepared by God, 49:04 that they should feed her there 49:05 one thousand two hundred and sixty days. " 49:07 We even see it come up again 49:08 in the latter verses of this chapter 49:10 where it talks about the time, times and half a time, 49:12 this is talking about the 1260-year time period 49:17 of persecution 49:18 in which the corrupt is persecuting God's people. 49:21 The true woman... the woman who is hanging on to God's truth 49:25 and we're seeing here very clearly 49:26 that this Remnant... again we're identifying the Remnant 49:30 coming out of that persecution time period. 49:32 This is post-1798. 49:35 If you're looking for God's remnant people 49:36 and you're looking for a Movement 49:38 that is hanging on to the truth of God's Word 49:40 that's grounded in the Rock of Jesus Christ 49:42 and His Word and His truth 49:44 and you need to be looking for a Movement of people 49:46 who post 1798... 49:48 now again, I just want to re-identify or re-clarify 49:51 that God's people has always been... 49:52 God has always had a people that has held on to the truth 49:55 but we're looking at... from a prophetic standpoint 49:58 Revelation chapter 12... end times 50:00 prior to the second coming of Jesus, 50:03 God has a remnant that's coming out of this time of persecution, 50:06 this 1260-year time period of persecution 50:10 and obviously, this is looking at the time period 50:13 of 1798 and afterward. 50:15 Revelation chapter 12 verses... 13:5 to 7 it says, 50:18 "And he was given a mouth speaking great things 50:20 and blasphemies; 50:22 and he was given authority to continue 50:23 forty-two months. " 50:24 That's speaking of the corrupt System. 50:26 Of course, we know that God's true System 50:28 was in that time period 50:30 but comes out as a Remnant post 1798. 50:33 Our third identification here is that God's Remnant people 50:36 will be apostolic in belief and mission. 50:38 Now, let me clarify that 50:40 because when you use the word "Apostolic" 50:41 people think of Pentecostals 50:43 or the Charismatic Pentecostal Movement 50:45 but the word "Apostolic" simply points us back 50:48 to the time of the early first-century church 50:50 when Christ has been crucified 50:51 and, of course, Peter and John and the disciples... 50:54 the apostles are now raising up the truth... 50:56 they're raising up God's... God's church 50:58 and, of course, from the time that Christ was crucified 51:00 until the end of the first century A.D., 51:03 the church just kept growing and growing and growing, growing 51:05 to over a million people in that very short... 51:08 you know, what it was... probably 69-year time period, 51:11 it was a powerful Movement but notice this, 51:14 they were all united in belief and mission 51:16 so, they were Apostolic in the sense of... 51:18 they were a part of the original... 51:20 that Christ and led out and created in the beginning... 51:23 in the first century A.D. 51:24 and I just bring up a few texts here 51:26 Jesus says in Matthew 28 verses 19 and 20, 51:29 "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, 51:32 baptizing them in the name of the Father 51:34 and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 51:36 teaching them to observe all things 51:38 that I have commanded you. " 51:39 Notice, this is the truth of Christ... 51:41 this is the Word of Christ. 51:43 If we're going to be a part of God's true Remnant Movement, 51:45 we need to make sure we're teaching what Jesus taught. 51:48 We need to make sure we're upholding what Jesus upheld... 51:50 what Jesus represented... 51:52 what Jesus preached. 51:53 and that's what God's church will do. 51:54 And, of course, we also read in Romans Chapter 1 51:57 verses 16 and 17, 51:58 again this Apostolic Age of the apostles, 52:01 Paul here is... is... is preaching here 52:03 or writing and he says, 52:05 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, 52:07 for it is the power of God to salvation 52:09 for everyone who believes, 52:10 the Jew first and then the Greek. 52:12 For it is the righteousness of God 52:14 revealed from faith to faith... " 52:16 and, of course, it says, 52:17 "The just shall live by faith. " 52:18 So, we are to preach that salvation comes by... 52:22 obviously, we're saved by grace through faith alone, 52:24 not of works 52:26 as Ephesians Chapter 2 brings out very clearly 52:28 but along with that, 52:29 the apostles made it very clear that while they knew 52:31 they were proclaiming a message and a mission 52:33 in which people are saved by grace through faith, 52:35 Acts chapter 5 verse 29, Peter makes it very clear, 52:38 along with all of the other apostles, 52:40 when they were asked what shall they do... 52:41 he says, "We ought to obey God rather than man. " 52:44 This is an obedient people which brings me to my 52:46 Number 4 identification, 52:48 we see it right there in Revelation chapter 12 verse 17, 52:52 when it says... Revelation 12 verse 17, 52:54 that these people are those who keep the commandments of God, 52:58 this is a commandment-keeping people... 53:00 they understand that according to Ecclesiastes chapter 12 53:03 and verse 13 that the whole conclusion of the matter 53:06 is that we fear God and keep His commandments... 53:09 not because we think it saves us... 53:10 not because we think our salvation comes 53:12 by any commandments 53:14 but only by Jesus Christ Himself 53:16 but because we have been saved... 53:17 because we are in a saving relationship with Him, 53:20 the result of that is a people who desire to worship God fully, 53:24 to represent Him fully 53:26 and to obey Him. 53:27 That's why Jesus said, "If you love Me, 53:28 keep My commandments... " in John chapter 14 verse 15. 53:32 There are many other texts that I want to read on this 53:35 but, you know, if you read through the Bible 53:37 and we're going to read Revelation 14 verse 12 53:39 which talks about the patience of the saints... 53:41 those who keep the commandments of God 53:43 and have the faith of Jesus. 53:45 God's end-time remnant people. 53:47 You can't separate it from the truth 53:49 that God's end-time remnant people 53:51 are a commandment-keeping people. 53:53 Panel Amen. 53:54 Ryan: And we see there in Revelation 22 53:56 that those who inherit the new kingdom... 53:57 those who get to eat from the Tree of Life 53:59 are those who do His commandments. 54:00 Our fifth identification 54:02 is that they have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 54:04 We see there in 54:06 that not only do they keep the commandments of God 54:08 but they have the testimony of Jesus 54:10 and in Revelation 19 verse 10, 54:12 it clarifies for us a little further 54:15 what that testimony of Jesus Christ is. 54:17 As it tells us there in the latter part of verse 10 54:20 of Revelation 19, 54:21 "For the testimony of Jesus is is the spirit of prophecy. " 54:25 And if you look at the parallel verse of that 54:27 in Revelation 22 verse 9, 54:29 it highlights for us word for word... 54:30 almost the exact same words you find in Revelation 19 54:34 but the parallel that we see 54:35 are of the testimony of Jesus Christ 54:37 and the spirit of prophecy is equivalent to the prophets. 54:40 God gives His message... 54:42 He gives His testimony to the prophets. 54:44 He speaks through His prophets, 54:45 He brings about His last-day remnant truth 54:48 through His prophets 54:50 and if we have the gift of prophecy, 54:52 then we will be surrendered 54:53 and we will heed the message from His prophets 54:56 as found in prophecy and by the Holy Spirit. 54:58 The word "testimony" or testify 55:00 is used eight times in the Book of Revelation 55:02 and it always refers to the revelation given by God 55:04 to His prophets. 55:06 Our sixth identification is that God's people proclaim 55:08 and helps people prepare for the second advent... 55:11 that is the second coming of Jesus. 55:13 We see right there Matthew 25, 55:14 it says, "Behold the Bridegroom is coming; 55:17 go ye out to meet Him. " 55:18 This is the message of God's people. 55:20 We understand it... 55:22 we recognize and discerning the times... 55:23 we're out there preaching of gospel 55:25 according to Acts Chapter 1 verse 8, 55:27 when we receive the Holy Spirit, 55:29 we go out and we become a witness for Him 55:31 to proclaim the goodness... 55:32 the good works of God 55:34 and, of course, His second coming 55:35 and the last but not least our seventh and final point, 55:38 is that God's true Remnant church... 55:40 they're unpopular and they're persecuted. 55:42 We see there in Revelation 12:17, 55:44 that he is going to make war with this woman... 55:47 with the remnant of her offspring 55:49 and it goes on to say here in Matthew chapter 24 verse 9 55:52 that they will deliver you up... 55:54 they will, obviously, kill you 55:55 and you will be hated by all nations 55:57 for my namesake Jesus said. 55:58 And, of course, Paul writes in 2nd Timothy 3:12, 56:01 that the Godly... all those who live Godly 56:03 in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 56:05 This is the identification of God's remnant church. 56:07 Are you a part of God's remnant church? 56:09 Put that to some thought. 56:11 Jill: Amen, thank you all so much... 56:13 Ryan and Pastor John and Shelley 56:15 and Pastor Johnny, thank you. 56:17 We're just getting started... 56:18 I'm so excited about this Lesson... 56:21 I'll give you all a moment for final thoughts. 56:23 Dinzey: I would like to point out... Jude chapter 1 56:25 because the devil is as a roaring lion 56:28 seeking whom he may devour... 56:29 it says here in verses 24 and 25, 56:31 "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, 56:34 and to present you faultless 56:35 before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 56:39 to God our Savior, who alone is wise, 56:41 be glory and majesty, dominion and power, 56:43 both now and forever, amen. " 56:45 Shelley: Thank you, I'm just... 56:48 I was taking notes, Ryan, that was good. 56:49 Jesus was victorious... 56:52 Jesus is victorious 56:54 and that victory can be yours if you are in Christ, 56:58 Romans 8:37 says, "In all these things, 57:01 we are more than conquerors 57:03 through Him who loved us. " 57:05 Lomacang: Amen 57:06 and during this time, the woman in the wilderness... 57:09 we are in the wilderness still 57:10 but what sustained her? God fed her. 57:13 Here is your safety, 57:14 if you feed on God's Word, John 6:48, 57:17 you will get to know who the Bread of Life truly is... 57:20 feed on God's Word 57:21 and Christ will become real to you. 57:23 Ryan: Amen, God's remnant people will proclaim His second advent. 57:26 We see it there in 1st Thessalonians 4 57:28 when it talks about Christ's coming 57:30 but in verse 18 in 1st Thessalonians 4, he says, 57:32 "Therefore comfort one another with these words. " 57:35 We should be proclaiming those words 57:37 to each and every one. 57:38 Jill: Amen, what an incredible lesson! 57:40 What a start to: Three Cosmic Messages... 57:43 the incredible last-day message 57:45 of the three angels of Revelation chapter 14. 57:48 Jesus wins... Satan loses. 57:51 I'm so grateful that Jesus is victorious. 57:54 Make sure you join us next week... 57:57 we're just getting started. 57:58 Next week... Lesson 2: A Moment of Destiny. |
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