Participants: Pr. Louis Torres
Series Code: OTR
Program Code: OTR000721
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01:00 Good morning and welcome once again to Wichita, Kansas
01:04 for Digging Up the Future, Bible Prophecy Exposed. 01:07 Have you been enjoying the meetings each evening? 01:09 Amen. Amen. 01:10 We're gathered here 01:11 for a special Saturday morning service 01:13 and we want to welcome each one of you here tonight. 01:16 I've been excited as the Bible has just come to life 01:19 each evening as Pastor Torres has been sharing 01:21 all these different things from Bible prophecy how about you? 01:25 All right, we're gonna just stand together this morning 01:27 and sing our theme song "Jesus is coming again." 01:31 Aren't you excited that Jesus is coming again soon? 01:35 Amen. Let's sing together. 01:43 Marvelous message we bring 01:46 Glorious carol we sing 01:49 Wonderful word of the King 01:53 Jesus is coming again 01:57 Coming again, coming again 02:04 Maybe morning, maybe noon 02:07 Maybe evening, but surely soon 02:11 Coming again, coming again 02:18 Oh what a wonderful day that will be 02:24 Jesus is coming again 02:32 Amen. You can be seated. 02:33 You sang it like you meant it this morning. 02:36 All right, well, let's just have 02:37 a short opening prayer as always 02:39 and then we're going to have special music. 02:41 Our Father in heaven, today we're eternally grateful 02:44 that You would come and die on the cross of us. 02:47 We're thankful that we're gathered here because of that. 02:50 And we just want to ask Your presence to be with us, 02:53 we ask You to bring us up to heaven today 02:56 to let us see You the way that You would have us to do. 03:00 Lord, we pray that we will be drawn closer to You 03:03 because of this meeting today. 03:04 And we come and we ask these things in Jesus name, amen. 03:08 It's my privilege this morning to introduce to you 03:11 my wife Marion Peppers who will be singing with us 03:15 "I pledge allegiance to the Lamb." 03:33 I have heard how Christians long ago 03:40 Were brought before a tyrants throne 03:46 They were told that he would spare their lives 03:52 If they would renounce the name of Christ 03:58 But one by one, they chose to die 04:04 The Son of God, they would not deny 04:10 Like a great angelic choir sings 04:16 I can almost hear their voices ring 04:22 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 04:28 With all my strength, with all I am 04:34 I will seek to honor His commands 04:40 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 04:55 Now, the years have come and the years have gone 05:01 But the 'cause of Jesus still goes on 05:07 Now, our time has come to count the cost 05:13 To reject this world, and embrace the Cross 05:19 And one by one let us live our lives 05:25 For the One who died to give us life 05:31 Till the trumpet sounds on that final day 05:37 Let us proudly stand and boldly say 05:42 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 05:49 With all my strength, with all I am 05:54 I will seek to honor His commands 06:00 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 06:06 To the Lamb of God who bore my pain 06:13 Who took my place, who wore my shame 06:22 I will seek to honor His commands 06:29 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 06:42 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 06:48 With all my strength, with all I am 06:54 I will seek to honor His commands 07:00 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 07:06 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 07:12 With all my strength, with all I am 07:18 I will seek to honor His commands 07:24 I pledge allegiance to the Lamb 07:37 To the Lamb 07:45 Amen. 07:51 And the people said? 07:52 Amen. Amen. 07:56 Let us pray together. 07:57 Our Father, as we open the holy words 07:59 we want to give You praise and thanksgiving for it 08:02 because it is a light unto our path 08:05 and a lamp unto our feet. 08:07 We pray Lord, that you'll help us 08:09 to follow the light wherever You lead. 08:11 We thank You for hearing us in Jesus name, amen. 08:15 As we've been studying in the prophetic images 08:18 of the Book of Revelation and Daniel 08:20 you recall that we were studying in Revelation 13:1-8 08:27 and you remember how the scripture says that, 08:31 John saw a beast coming up out of the sea 08:35 and the scripture says that this beast 08:38 was a composite beast with a mouth of a lion 08:41 and the feet of a bear and the body of a leopard 08:44 and that it had seven heads and 10 horns 08:47 and then the scripture says that this particular beast 08:50 would reign for 1,200 years 08:52 and that it would make war with the saints 08:56 and tend to change God's laws in time. 08:58 So, let's do a quick review of what we are talking about 09:02 and so we can kind of catch up and then go forward. 09:07 As you recall the little horn of Daniel Chapter 7 09:10 which we had talked about, rises up from among the 10, 09:14 this is in Daniel 7:8, if you remember 09:17 when we talked about Daniel Chapter 7 09:19 you remember that there were three particular beasts, 09:22 to begin with the lion do you remember that 09:24 and after the lion was the what, 09:26 the bear and after the bear, 09:27 the leopard and after the leopard 09:29 and the indescribable beast that Daniel could not describe 09:32 but it had 10 horns and then it said 09:34 the little horn will come up and remove three of those horns 09:38 and so they would remain seven horns. 09:43 Well, going forward then, 09:45 John picks up where Daniel leaves off 09:48 and actually gives us a little bit more description. 09:50 It tells us what the animal actually look like 09:52 and he said that the animal had the body of a leopard, 09:55 the mouth of a lion and the feet of a bear. 09:58 Can you see that? 09:59 All right, then it says that it plucks up three, 10:03 it rules the European nations because you remember 10:06 that this little horn comes up from among the 10 horns 10:10 which are the division of Roman Empire. 10:12 And so it comes from among, 10:14 it cannot come in any other country 10:16 other than where the Roman Empire had divided. 10:20 Do you agree with that? 10:22 And so if it comes from among then that little horn 10:24 cannot come up in the United States. 10:28 It has to come up where? 10:30 In Europe, where the 10 original 10:34 divisions of Rome were broken up 10:37 and that's the remnant of the Roman Empire. 10:39 In fact, as I mentioned before 10:41 if you would go to Europe today 10:43 you would find that as does old adage goes10:45] 10:46 "All roads do lead to Rome." 10:48 In other words the Romans built roads 10:49 all the way up to England 10:52 and you can find remnants on those roads 10:55 and also you can find forts 10:57 and different things there in Europe. 11:00 I was just recently over in Switzerland 11:02 and they have certain forts there. 11:04 Spain has a fort where I happened to go Germany. 11:07 All of these places have remnants of the Roman Empire 11:10 and so it divided into 10 11:13 and so that little horn has to rise up 11:15 in the midst of the European nations 11:17 and then of course, it would reign for 1,260 years. 11:22 And if you remember that 1,260 years began with 538. 11:26 It was diverse, in other words it was different 11:28 than the other beasts, 11:29 the other beasts were military beasts 11:31 that went out to conquer, 11:32 this beast would be different in that 11:35 it would not necessarily be in military beast 11:38 but it was a religious political beast 11:41 which we'll find out later. 11:43 It would have a man up the head 11:45 it will speak blasphemies 11:46 therefore it took purgatives of God. 11:51 After that then it says it persecuted 11:54 the saints of the most high 11:56 and thought to change the times and laws of the God. 12:00 And of course, you know that the only commandement 12:02 that has any time within this which commandment? 12:05 The fourth commandment so you would have to anticipate 12:08 that commandment would be altered 12:11 or it would be substituted. 12:13 Then the scripture reveals that this particular power 12:17 would receive deadly wound 12:18 and that the wound would be healed 12:20 but then that the world would be drunk with its wine 12:24 and of course the wine in the scriptures represent 12:27 the teachings of false doctrines 12:30 and then that the wound would be healed, 12:32 the world would wonder after the beast 12:34 and then it tells us that this particular beast 12:36 has a number of man's name and a mark. 12:41 Number 14 then it says it is a woman 12:44 which equals the church in Bible Prophecy. 12:46 It is a church that sits on seven mountains 12:49 and it is called a city as well 12:52 and so it is called the Babylon the Great, 12:55 it has a number and mark 12:56 and God's people are called out of her. 13:00 Now, that's a very quick brief reveal of what we study 13:05 and I hope that you've the outlines in at home 13:07 that you're going over them as you reconsider the subject. 13:11 What do you say? 13:13 I think we all will start to study the scripture, 13:14 will you say amen to that? 13:16 We ought to double check and check and check, 13:18 cross check to make sure 13:19 that what we are actually hearing, 13:22 it's actually in the scriptures. 13:24 I encourage you to do that because that's what I do. 13:27 Well, in terms of the reign of the Papacy 13:29 since we discovered that this particular power 13:32 that would rise up in Europe and reign over Europe 13:34 for 1,260 years is the Papacy. 13:37 And so history reveals that the Papacy 13:39 did rule for that time and it began in 538 13:43 when finally the last Arian power 13:46 there are 300 powers that resisted the Papacy 13:49 but finally the Goths 13:50 which were the French took the lead and surrendered 13:54 and of course when it that happened 13:56 then the Papacy then was able 13:59 to take full control over Europe. 14:01 And it ruled Europe 14:03 and in fact in those days for example, 14:05 in Europe you could not become a King 14:06 unless you were catholic. 14:08 Any of you remember that? Yes or no? 14:11 And most of you don't remember that 14:13 because you haven't studied European history. 14:15 But if you study European history 14:17 you'll discover in fact the Papacy, 14:19 the Vatican was so powerful 14:21 that one time a King decided 14:22 he would not listen to the Papacy 14:25 and so he was excommunicated 14:27 and when he was excommunicated he lost his authority. 14:31 And history tells us then that he humbled himself 14:35 and went to the Vatican 14:36 and had to stand three days in the snow barefooted 14:39 before he could be seen by the pope. 14:41 And finally after he humbled himself 14:44 the pope then reestablished him 14:45 and he could continue to rule as a king. 14:47 That much power had the Papacy during the dark ages 14:52 and unfortunately many people yielded to it 14:55 but there were groups that did not yield to it. 14:58 We discover that shortly. 15:00 "It gave the Papacy political and" what else? 15:02 "Civil power as well as the ecclesiastical power. 15:05 And the letter of Justinian's code, 15:08 the fundamental law of the empire 15:09 and that year Pope Vigilius ascended 15:13 the throne under the military protection of Belisarius." 15:17 Then of course, the Bible says 15:18 that this particular power would have a mark 15:20 and the scripture tells us 15:22 that it would be a substitution of the law of God. 15:26 In other words since the word "anti" means in the place of, 15:33 then that which reveals 15:36 the authority of God which is what? 15:39 The Ten Commandments. 15:41 What reveals the authority of God? 15:43 The Ten Commandments. 15:44 What reveals the authority of this nation? 15:47 Its laws. 15:48 Is that true, yes or no? 15:51 Yes or no? Yes, of course. 15:53 What reveals the authority of any nation is its laws. 15:57 It just uses its military to enforce the laws 15:59 but it's the laws and that demonstrate its authority. 16:03 And so God's authority is demonstrated 16:07 by His Ten Commandments 16:08 and you would then have to conclude 16:10 that if an antichrist is trying to supplant 16:13 the very presence of God or the very power of God, 16:15 He would have to substitute God's laws. 16:18 And so the Bible says then that Sunday is our what? 16:21 Pardon me, the statement of Catholic Record, 16:24 September 1, 1923 says, 16:26 that the Catholic Church claims that 16:28 the "Sunday is the mark of authority. 16:30 The church is above" what? 16:32 "The Bible and this transference of Sabbath 16:35 observance is proof of that" what? 16:36 "Fact." 16:37 In other words if you're a Baptist, 16:39 if you're a Presbyterian or you're a Methodist 16:42 or you're Lutheran whatever denomination you are 16:44 if you're keeping Sunday according to their statement 16:47 you are worshipping who? 16:50 Well, you may say, well that's impossible 16:52 we're worshipping the Lord. 16:54 Well, remember this Jesus said in Mark 7:7, 16:58 "In vein do they" what? 17:01 "Worship me teaching for doctrines" what? 17:04 "The commandments of man." 17:05 So, if you're following the dictates of a man 17:07 are you really worshipping the Lord? 17:10 As much as your heart may want to say 17:12 I'm worshipping the Lord, 17:13 in reality if you're not obeying the Lord 17:15 and Jesus says if you love me do what? 17:19 Keep My commandments. 17:20 How do you show love to the Lord then? 17:22 Just by saying I love you? 17:24 Suppose your husband says I love you, I love you, 17:26 I love you and doesn't support you 17:28 and doesn't do anything that pleases you anything, 17:30 how much love does he have? 17:33 None. 17:34 And so just to say I love the Lord 17:37 is not sufficient, what do you say? 17:39 The Bible says by there what? 17:42 Fruit you shall know them. 17:44 So we need to walk to talk and talk to walk. 17:47 What do you say? Will you say amen to that? 17:51 So, it's clear then from the scriptures, 17:53 then it says that one of it says would be wounded 17:56 and history reveals that this also took place 18:00 it says that "He that leadeth into captivity 18:02 shall be leadeth into captivity," 18:04 Revelation 13:3, 10 and I want you to know 18:07 to notice that of course, 18:08 that if 538 is the beginning point 18:11 and you add 1,260 years to that you come to 17 what? 18:16 1798. 18:17 The question is again that's I ask 18:20 before did it happened in 1798? 18:23 Did the Papacy receive a wound and the answer is absolutely. 18:26 So in February 15, 1798 the General Berthier, 18:34 from Napoleon's military went over there 18:37 took the Pope prisoner and locked up in exile, 18:39 the church was closed and the church received the wound. 18:44 But the Bible said the wound be healed 18:47 and I want you to notice again 18:49 from that newspaper article San Francisco Chronicle 18:52 when Mussolini and Gasparri sign the historic Roman pact. 18:56 And notice just enough of that article 18:59 notice what the reporter says, 19:01 "The Roman question tonight was a thing of the past 19:04 and the Vatican at peace with" whom? 19:06 "With Italy." 19:07 Then it says then "In affixing the autographs 19:11 to the memorable of document" doing what? 19:14 "Healing" the what? "The wound." 19:18 I wonder if that reporter actually knew 19:20 anything about the scriptures. 19:24 Many times, many times people fulfill prophecy 19:29 without knowing that they're doing so. 19:32 Do you know that? 19:33 You look in the scriptures 19:34 and you find how many times people fulfill prophecy, 19:38 heathen said had nothing to do with the Bible, 19:41 actually fulfilled prophecy. 19:43 Cyrus, for example, who went and captured Babylon, 19:48 the Bible already in the Book of Isaiah 19:50 had predicted that he would be the one to conquer Babylon 19:53 and how shocked he must have been 19:55 when he approached Daniel, Daniel said, by the way Cyrus, 19:58 I want to show you something. 20:01 Can you imagine how shocked he must have been 20:03 to discover that God had already written 20:06 in His book the fact that his very name 20:09 would be there inscribed in holy writings 20:12 that he would be the one to conquer Babylon? 20:15 He had no knowledge of the scriptures 20:16 yet God had already foretold that He would do so. 20:19 So there are people who fulfill the word of God 20:21 without even having the foggiest idea 20:23 that they are doing it. 20:24 And so I wonder 20:25 if this reporter falls in that category. 20:27 What do you say? Notice what he says doing what? 20:30 Healing the wound, 20:31 extreme cordiality will display them both sides. 20:34 So you can see so far then that what the Bible says is true. 20:38 Now, that piece then in 1798 receives a wound 20:42 but now turn to the Book of Revelation Chapter 13 20:45 and let's read about another beast. 20:48 Notice Revelation 13:11, 20:52 Revelation 13:11, notice it says there, 20:56 "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the Europe 21:00 and it had two horns like a lamb 21:02 and he speak as a dragon." 21:05 So, there's another beast 21:06 and what does this beast look like. 21:08 Well, this beast has a description. 21:11 Unlike the other beast which just had 21:14 a mouth full of lion and the feet of a bear 21:16 and the body of a leopard neither John nor Daniel 21:22 could tell us what it is. 21:23 What do you call this thing anyway? 21:26 What do you call a beast that has a leopard body 21:28 and a mouth of lion and feet of a bear? 21:32 What do you call it? 21:34 Any of you had been to a zoo 21:35 and seen anything like that before? 21:37 No. So what do you call it? 21:39 We can't call it anything. It's indescribable. 21:41 It doesn't make any sense. 21:43 And please remember this friends, 21:45 if sin may sense it would cease to be sin. 21:51 What did I say? 21:53 If sin may sense it would what? Cease to be sin. 21:57 That is why God does not give you a particular title to this 22:01 because it is senseless. 22:04 Why would anyone choose to follow something other 22:07 than that which will bring you 22:09 peace and hope and salvation? 22:15 And so the scripture then says that this lamb like beast, 22:18 verse 12, exercises all the power 22:21 of the first beast before him and cause of the earth 22:24 and then that which dwelled there in 22:26 to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed. 22:30 So, this lamb like beast then would bring 22:34 to the forefront the reality 22:36 that you need to worship the first beast. 22:39 Well, who is the first beast of Papacy? 22:41 And so this lamb like beast 22:43 is to bring you to that worship. 22:46 Now it continues it says "He do a great wonder 22:49 so that he make a fire come down 22:51 from heaven on the earth in the sight of men 22:53 and deceive of them that dwell on the earth 22:55 by the means of those miracles which have power 22:57 to do in the sight of the beast saying to them 23:00 that dwell on the earth that they should make 23:02 an image to the beast which have the wound 23:04 by a sort end did live." 23:09 Verse 15, "He had power to give life 23:11 onto the image of the beast that the image of the beast 23:13 should both speak and cause of this many 23:18 as would not worship 23:19 the image of the beast should be killed." 23:21 So here is the description then of this beast, 23:25 verse 16 says, "He causeth all," how many? 23:29 "All both small and great, rich and poor, 23:31 free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand 23:35 or in their foreheads." 23:38 Then it says in verse 17 23:40 "And that no man might buy or sell, 23:45 save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, 23:49 or the number of his name." 23:55 Who is this power that comes up mysteriously 23:59 like this lamb like? 24:01 Well, at a time when the beast is receiving a wound 24:06 which is 1798, during that time, 24:11 Daniel I'm sorry-- John turns around 24:15 and sees another beast that is what? 24:18 That is rising, okay. 24:20 So in other words this beast must be rising 24:22 above the same time that the other beast is" what? 24:25 "Being wounded." 24:27 Now, let me ask you the question, 24:31 in the Bible when it mentions the lamb, 24:34 who does the lamb represent? 24:36 Jesus. 24:37 So this power then than this beast 24:40 must be a Jesus life beast that comes out of the earth. 24:48 Now think about it. 24:49 What Christian, because Jesus like means what? 24:54 Christian. 24:55 What Christian nation then was rising at the time 24:59 that the other beast was getting a wound? 25:02 The United States. 25:05 So, at this particular time 25:08 while the other is receiving a wound 25:10 there is another one that is rising 25:12 and notice some of the commentaries 25:14 G.A Townsend page 632 says, 635 pardon me says, 25:18 "The mystery of her coming forth from vacancy 25:20 like a silent seed we grew into" a what? 25:24 "An empire. 25:26 Emerging amid the silent of the earth adding daily 25:30 to its power and strength." 25:32 This is in the book of Daniel and the Revelation 25:34 by Uriah Smith page 578, 25:37 you can see then that during this time the United States 25:41 is silently growing and growing and growing. 25:45 It says it is comes out of the Europe 25:47 because unlike the other one, 25:49 the other one was rising up out of the sea 25:53 and the Bible says that the sea represents 25:55 multitudes of peoples and nations in tongues, correct. 25:58 So obviously then America rises 26:01 where there is not much population. 26:04 Is that what happened? 26:06 Did this nation rise in the place 26:08 where there was not much population, yes or no? 26:10 Of course, it did. 26:12 If you know your American history 26:13 you know that when the pilgrims first came 26:15 they found a few group of people, 26:16 we call them Native Americans. 26:19 And there are many Native American 26:21 tribes or nations say through out the United States 26:23 but certainly nothing like it is today. 26:26 Is that true? 26:28 In fact, what took place with one of the Native chiefs, 26:33 they wanted the American, 26:34 the Europeans wanted to kind of 26:36 not have to fight with the Indians 26:38 and so they brought one of the chiefs 26:39 over to New York city 26:41 and when he saw the multitude of Europeans over there 26:44 he went back to defeated and said, 26:46 we might as well give it up there too many people. 26:51 So, the scripture then reveals 26:54 that the beast will rise out of the earth 26:57 and so it takes place as the scripture says. 27:00 Now, what's interesting about this particular beast, 27:02 if you notice it says, it has no what? 27:05 "No crowns on the horns of the second beast." 27:08 The first beast has crowns. 27:10 Crowns represent what? Kings. 27:13 The second beast has no crowns which means it has what? 27:17 No kings. 27:19 Now, the other beast has crowns 27:23 and so this is a crownless beast. 27:28 Which means then that it would be a beast 27:32 under a different order or different system 27:35 than a royal system as it took place in Europe. 27:38 You and I know then that in Europe 27:40 the ones that reign were kings is that correct? 27:44 Here in America we don't have a king. 27:47 It supposed to be a nation governed by the people 27:51 and for the people, that's what it supposed to be. 27:56 What did I say? 27:58 That's what it supposed to be, all right. 28:00 At least that's what some declaration reads. 28:05 But I want you to understand that 28:06 while the crowns indicating the authority the beast 28:12 that comes up in the Europe has no kings 28:16 and so what is that gives us the foundation for our country 28:22 and when was our country really established. 28:25 The United States of America is represented 28:27 by this lamb like beast and what's amazing about it 28:30 is that the founding fathers 28:35 established what is called the Declaration of Independence 28:38 first of all and that took place when? 28:41 July what? 4, 1776. 28:44 How many of you still celebrate July 04th, 28:47 all right, we celebrate that 28:48 because it is a memorial of the reality 28:53 that the nation was what? 28:54 Set free. It had its independence. 28:57 And then the First Constitutional Convention 28:59 took place when? 29:00 In 1787. 29:02 Can you see what's happening? 29:03 While the other beast in 1798 is getting its wound 29:06 there's another beast that's what? 29:07 Rising up. 29:08 Now think of how God guides things, 29:13 if that other beast had not received the wound 29:17 America today would have been catholic. 29:23 Now, let me explain what I'm saying. 29:25 My forefathers Hispania's 29:30 their idea of conquering the world 29:34 was to make the world catholic. 29:36 In that rich ship there were preloads 29:39 or fryers or monks or priests 29:42 and their tour was wherever, whatever territory 29:47 was conquered a mission should be established. 29:49 Do you know that before the Americans or the Europeans 29:54 actually took the United States, 29:56 England et cetera it Spain actually had 29:59 most of the southern part of the Untied States 30:02 and do you know that a lot of the names of these states 30:05 really are Spanish names, did you know that? 30:07 For example, Colorado, the word Colorado, 30:12 you pronounce it Colorado is Co-lo-rado 30:15 and it really means red. 30:17 Why because they saw red mountains, all right. 30:21 The place in Nevada, you know what Nevada means, 30:24 Ne-va-da, it means a snowy place, okay. 30:29 Did you know that Florida means a place of flowers, Flo-rida. 30:37 Montana, Montania, mountains. 30:44 Did you know that? 30:46 All of these places, all the way up to Oregon, 30:50 Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. 30:53 Do you know what Arizona means, 30:55 Arizona, zone that's arid, which means what? 30:59 A dry zone. 31:01 All of these states were Spanish states. 31:03 They were what? Spanish states. 31:05 You didn't know that, did you? 31:07 Well, welcome to history class. 31:10 The reality is friends, 31:11 that all the way up to North Carolina 31:14 and all the way up to Washington they were missions, 31:16 there were Catholic missions established all along. 31:19 And in those days 31:20 unfortunately if people did not become catholic 31:24 and that was the charge then they suffered persecution. 31:28 The Indians were slaughtered, 31:29 Hispania's were unfortunately 31:31 my forefathers were ruthless people. 31:37 Their aim was to make the world catholic. 31:41 But God had another plan. 31:43 What did God have? Another plan. 31:46 God wanted America to be Protestants. 31:49 God wanted what? America to be Protestants. 31:53 And aren't you thankful 31:55 that we have a land of freedom today, 31:56 what do you say? 31:58 God was the one who ordained that 32:01 and He predicted that along the way. 32:03 What's happening today friends, 32:05 it's nothing more than what God said would happen 32:08 and I think we should have greater confidence 32:10 in the scriptures than we do. 32:11 What do you say? 32:13 Now, listen, as we continue, 32:15 notice what our forefathers in America said 32:19 concerning this country and religion. 32:21 Notice it says, "Every man conducting himself as" a what? 32:25 "A good citizen and being accountable" to whom? 32:28 "To God" who? Alone." 32:29 Who said that? George Washington. 32:32 Notice it says then, 32:33 "For his religious opinions ought to be protected 32:35 in worshipping the Deity according 32:37 to the dictates of his own what? 32:39 Good conscience." 32:40 In other words the founding fathers 32:42 who recognize the oppression that there was in Europe 32:46 that people could not do anything 32:48 except belief in the way that the church dictated 32:52 wanted to find freedom and fled from Europe, 32:55 the first place that some of them 32:57 went to was the place called Iceland. 32:59 How many of you have heard of Iceland? 33:02 By understanding from the Icelandic people, 33:04 I've been there several times 33:05 is that the actual name of the Iceland was Isuland 33:08 which means Jesus land. 33:11 And it was there that the puritans went 33:13 and the Vikings actually protected the puritans 33:16 when they went there. 33:17 And from there then they sailed to America. 33:22 Another history lesson. 33:25 But listen, 33:26 look at what another founding father said, 33:30 "When religion is" what? 33:31 "Good." 33:32 "It will take care of itself. 33:35 When it is not able to take care of itself 33:37 and God does not see fit to take care of it 33:40 so that it has to" what? 33:42 "Appeal" to what? 33:43 "To the civil powerful support, 33:46 it is evidence in my mind that the cause is a" what? 33:51 "A bad one." 33:53 When you have to turn to the government 33:55 to enforce conscience you now have shifted to a bad cause. 34:00 That's what Benjamin Franklin is saying. 34:03 Look at the other statement 34:04 by Ulysses S. Grant, General Grant, 34:08 "Leave the matter of religious teaching" to where? 34:11 "The family altar. 34:12 The church and the private school 34:14 supported entirely by private contributions 34:16 to keep the church and the state forever" what? 34:19 "Separate." 34:20 They understand the great problems 34:23 that took place in Europe, 34:24 the corruption that took place in Europe 34:26 and they did not want to revert back to that. 34:29 And so they wanted to have a country 34:31 that was free of persecution, 34:34 unfortunately they did not always follow that 34:37 but nonetheless generally speaking 34:40 as a nation we did there were some groups 34:41 who didn't follow that for example, 34:43 there were times when in the church 34:45 if you want to sleep they were actually deacons 34:47 with a long stick 34:48 and a ball at the end of the stick 34:49 and if you happen to fall asleep 34:51 they knock you on the head, woke you up, all right. 34:54 And if you didn't show up the church on Sunday 34:58 they began to suspect that you are a witch 35:00 and so they had a chair 35:02 where they dunked you in the lake. 35:04 They what? 35:05 They sat you at the chair 35:06 and that's the chair was actually over the lake 35:09 and then some people would just low you into the lake 35:12 and kind of threaten that they would drown you 35:16 if you didn't decide that you're gonna be faithful 35:18 in Sunday keeping. 35:21 How would you like to living in those times today? 35:24 No, I think it God 35:26 as great as He is demonstrates His greatness 35:30 by giving all of us freedom. 35:33 What do you say? 35:34 The Bible that he causes the sun to shine on the good 35:37 and what else? 35:38 On the bad. 35:41 That's what the founding father said. 35:44 But listen, we got to hurry up 35:46 because there is a lot of ground to cover. 35:48 Now the question is this, how does a nation speak? 35:51 By what means? 35:53 Well, nation speaks by and through it's what? 35:57 Laws and legislative body. 36:00 So, the Bible says that this particular beast 36:04 that would rise out of the earth, 36:05 that would give freedom to those 36:08 who were longing for it. 36:09 Give us your poor, those are yearning to be free. 36:14 Your hallow masses, let them come, right. 36:18 That's what you find, where? In the statue of liberty. 36:22 A place where people came longing to be what? 36:26 To be free, give us them and we'll take them. 36:32 Well, fortunately I thank God for America. 36:37 I thank God for the, 36:39 what America has permitted my family to experience 36:44 and I thank God that we still have the remnants 36:48 of that religious freedom that we still have. 36:52 By the coins of the scriptures 36:54 it's going in the wrong direction. 36:58 And so where will we stand? 37:02 What made America great my friends, was two principles. 37:07 What made this nation great was civil liberty. 37:10 What is it? 37:11 Civil liberty which was what, freedom from a King. 37:16 And religious liberty, freedom from a what? 37:18 From a Pope. 37:20 What made this nation great 37:22 was freedom of liberty and religion. 37:29 And that's why it is called a protestant nation. 37:33 By the way, do you know what the word protestant means? 37:35 You know where the word comes from? 37:37 Word protestant comes from the word protestors. 37:41 People who protested against the Papacy 37:44 in the middle ages. 37:46 In other words Luther, Zwingli, 37:48 Hus and Gerome et cetera all those reformers 37:50 were people who began to read the scriptures 37:52 and discovered that salvation was a free gift. 37:55 The salvation was what? A free gift. 37:58 And they no longer wanted to submit themselves 38:01 to confessing sins to a man 38:03 when they could confess their sins directly to God. 38:05 They no longer wanted to do-- 38:07 follow of the dictates the prelate 38:09 and all the corruption that is taking place. 38:12 And so they were called protestors. 38:15 And the name then changed to Protestants. 38:18 Sounds better doesn't it? 38:21 Protestors, 38:22 Protestants doesn't it sound like a nicer name? 38:25 Yes or no? 38:26 But really that's where it came from, okay. 38:29 There was a protest concerning the religious bigotry 38:34 that was taking place in those days. 38:37 Well, according to the scriptures then 38:41 the Bible tells us that there would be freedom, 38:46 the declaration of independence gives us that 38:49 but notice it says here 38:51 "We hold these Truths to be" what? 38:54 "Self-evident, that all men are" what? 38:57 "Created equal, 38:58 that they are endowed by their Creator 39:01 with certain unalienable Rights, 39:05 that among these are Life, Liberty, and" the what? 39:09 "The Pursuit of Happiness." Thank God for that. 39:14 And finally the United States Constitution 39:18 the 1 Amendment says "Congress shall make" what? 39:22 "No law respecting the establishment of religion, 39:25 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." 39:30 That's what was written but the scripture says 39:35 that after the Christian nation, 39:38 the lamb like nation arises that something would happen? 39:41 He would then change and speak as a what? 39:44 Speak as a dragon and make an image to the beast. 39:49 Make a what? An image to the beast. 39:52 And so according to Revelation then 39:56 we see that there will be a change. 40:00 "He exercises all the power of" what? 40:04 "The first beast before Him, and causeth the earth 40:06 and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast 40:08 whose deadly wound was" what? 40:09 "Was healed." 40:10 Then the scripture says "And does great wonders, 40:13 so that he maketh fire come down 40:14 from heaven on the earth in the sight of men." 40:16 I wonder, I wonder if this has something 40:20 to do with the ability that America now has, 40:22 to actually being fired from the sky down up on nation. 40:27 Recently we had an attack on Iraq. 40:29 Do you remember that? How did America attack Iraq? 40:34 It brought what? Fire from where? 40:37 From heaven. 40:38 I mean it-- they actually rained bombs 40:42 and bombs that were quiet fiery upon the nations. 40:47 Now, I'm not saying that 40:48 this is the exact representation 40:51 but I'm just wondering if this is not something 40:54 that the prophet was referring to 40:56 because America now is able to rain fire down upon what? 41:01 Upon any nation. 41:03 In Hiroshima what did it rain? 41:06 It rained what? Fire upon the Japanese. 41:11 America now rather than having to do man to man combat 41:16 it usually first prefers to do what? 41:18 To rain fire. 41:21 In fact the one in charge to the military 41:26 when they were going to go into Iraq said 41:28 they don't know what's coming 41:30 but it's going to be spectacular, 41:32 that's what he said. 41:34 Gonna be spectacular. 41:36 And I think you know who I'm talking about. 41:38 Well, the Bible then says in the verse 14 41:42 "And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth 41:44 by the means of those miracles 41:45 which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, 41:47 saying to them that dwell on the earth 41:48 that they should make an image to the beast 41:50 which had the wound by a sword and" what? 41:52 "Did live." 41:53 In other words, the Bible is predicting 41:56 that America will finally get to the place 41:58 where it will land its support to the Papacy 42:03 so that the world will become in essence catholic. 42:08 By the way did you know 42:09 that the word catholic means universal? 42:12 And so that the world would become what? 42:16 Catholic. 42:17 Now, there is a law that I could tell you 42:20 and the law that I wish I had time to discuss with you, 42:23 but let's continue. 42:25 What is the image to the beast stand 42:27 and how is it to be formed? 42:29 Well, you know that the image of the beast 42:31 in the old times the Bible reveals 42:34 was a persecuting power, correct? 42:37 In other words, careful historians 42:39 have calculated that about 50 million people 42:44 die for the crime of heresy 42:47 and in those days these they have 42:50 terrible, terrible tortured chambers 42:53 that they would put people in to make them weaken. 42:56 I know of some of the stories of-- 43:00 some of the encasement that they had, 43:02 they actually had a face mask that had the spikes 43:06 that pointed in 43:07 and they would put this face mask 43:09 on the individual 43:10 with the spikes coming right into his face 43:12 and then they had a knob in the back they would turn. 43:15 And as they would turn that knob the spikes 43:17 would come closer and closer and closer and closer 43:20 and the idea was that the person 43:22 will have the opportunity before the spikes 43:24 began to do its damage to reckon. 43:27 By that they did not reckon they just continued to turn 43:30 and turn the knob and turn the knob 43:32 and turn the knob and you can imagine 43:33 this excruciating pain that people feel 43:35 as those spikes were actually breaking into the bone 43:38 and going right into the face and bringing them to death 43:41 and that was the some of the tortures 43:43 that they will use to get people to reckon. 43:45 To do what? Reckon. 43:47 At some points they, if they didn't use that, 43:50 they use stake they will take people 43:52 and burn them at the stake. 43:53 I remember during the times of Ridley and Latimer 43:56 the two reformers in England, that they took it to the stake. 44:00 And as they were burning at the stake 44:02 I think Latimer said to Ridley be a good coach master Ridley, 44:06 for no doubt and they, 44:08 we would ignite a candle in England 44:10 that shall never go out. 44:12 And so they died as martyrs. 44:16 What was their crime? 44:18 That they taught the scriptures. 44:21 Terrible things took place in the past 44:23 and the Bible says that this is going to what? 44:27 Return, if America makes an image to the beast 44:30 unfortunately we can look for terrible things 44:35 to come to place in America. 44:37 And I want you to notice a statement that says, 44:38 "When the early church became corrupted by departing 44:41 from the simplicity of the gospel, 44:43 and accepting heathen rites and customs, 44:45 she lost the Spirit of God and power of God; 44:48 and in order, in order to do" what? 44:51 "And in order to control the" what? 44:54 "The consciences of the people 44:56 she sought the support of the secular powers. 44:59 The result was the" what? 45:01 "The Papacy, a church that controlled 45:04 the power of the State, 45:05 and employed it to further her own ends, 45:07 especially for the punishment of 'heresy.' 45:10 In order for the United States then 45:12 to form an image of the beast" what must it do? 45:15 "The religious power must so control 45:17 the civil government that the authority of the State 45:19 will also be employed by the church 45:21 to accomplish her own ends." 45:23 You know, it's interesting that what's happening is 45:26 in that Christians want to take 45:29 the position of the country 45:31 and they think that they must do it 45:33 because the country is going down in corruption. 45:35 And I concur with them, 45:36 I concur that things are getting pretty bad. 45:38 What do you say? Things are getting pretty bad. 45:42 And so the Christians are saying 45:44 the reason why they're going pretty bad 45:45 number one is because we're desecrating God's holy day, 45:48 Sunday which is incorrect 45:50 and number two because we are need 45:53 to be return back tomorrow, morality. 45:55 Well, the problem is that was sent 45:56 for years and years and years and years, 45:58 I will use to preach about the Ten Commandments 46:00 and they used to say that was a legalist, a what? 46:05 A legalist. 46:06 If you're taught the Ten Commandments 46:07 you're legalist. 46:08 They were saying you seek by grace not by law 46:11 but what does the protestant denomination is doing now? 46:15 What do you think they're doing? 46:17 They're now saying we need to keep the Ten Commandments 46:19 but they have a problem 46:20 if you keep the Ten Commandments 46:21 you have to keep the Sabbath. 46:23 You see, and so what they're gonna have to do 46:26 is figure out someway to convince people 46:28 that the Sabbath is Sunday. 46:31 But they recognize, now I use to be attacked all the time 46:36 by my good protestant friends, you legalist. 46:41 Now Jesus says if you love me keep My commandments 46:44 and it has being a legalist 46:45 so be it I want to love the Lord. 46:47 What do you say? You are legalist. 46:50 We're saved by grace. 46:51 Well, does that mean you can commit adultery? 46:54 Well, no. 46:55 Does that mean you can kill? Well, no. 46:56 Does that you can steal? Well, no. 46:58 well, why is that you can't do those things 47:01 because we have a what? 47:03 We have a law. God says it, see. 47:06 But now the denomination is a shifting, 47:09 changing back to the Ten Commandments 47:11 and so but the way they're doing is doing it this way. 47:16 They're encouraging people to choose individuals 47:21 so they can put right into government. 47:25 So that these individuals were Christians then 47:28 will vote for the Christian agendas. 47:31 So you'll find that there's a lot of, 47:33 a lot of things taking place in the political arena 47:36 where people that they want in possession 47:39 they will actually go and support. 47:41 People who they don't want in possession 47:43 they'll actually try to undermine or attack 47:47 and the whole purpose is to win the nation back 47:49 to God through legislation. 47:52 Through what? Legislation. 47:55 And remember what it says, 47:56 when a church turns to the state 47:59 for support of his dogmas it is forming an image to what? 48:05 To the beast, okay. So, where are we heading? 48:09 Scripture says that the beast will speak like a what? 48:12 A dragon. 48:13 The lamb like beast will finally speak like a dragon. 48:18 It is a sad things friends, 48:20 but the Bible has revealed to us the future. 48:25 Digging up the what? The future. 48:29 The Bible tells us that we're heading for troublest times. 48:32 In Revelation 15-- 13:15-17, it says, 48:36 "And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, 48:39 that the image of the beast should both speak and cause 48:41 that as many as would not worship 48:43 the image of the beast should be what? 48:46 Killed. 48:47 And verse 16 says, "He causeth all, 48:50 both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, 48:52 to receive a mark in their right hand, or where? 48:58 In their foreheads: that no man might but or sell, 49:00 save he that had the mark on the beast, 49:02 or the name of he beast, or the number of his name. 49:04 Here is wisdom. 49:05 Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: 49:09 for it is the number of a man; 49:10 and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." 49:13 We already studied that subject the other night 49:15 when you remember 666, you remember that 49:18 and so we can see then that the Bible reveals 49:21 that America will join the hands with the Papacy 49:24 and enforce the Papacy dogmas sooner or later. 49:28 Now, you might say I don't believe that, 49:30 I don't think that will happen. 49:31 Well, my friends you may believe it or not 49:34 but God said it. 49:36 And if God said it what will happen? 49:38 It will happen. Just a matter of time. 49:42 Or it is that have to do with you and me 49:44 and how can you and I relate to that? 49:48 You and I know that apparently concerning this tax 49:52 that there is some kind of 49:54 economic pressure brought to there. 49:56 Is that true? Yes or no? 49:59 If you cannot but or sell there is an economic pressure. 50:03 Now let me ask you a question, 50:04 what does America now do to try to make nations 50:08 conform to what US wants? 50:13 It is called an embargo. 50:16 A what? What's an embargo? 50:19 An embargo simply a shedding up of resources from outside 50:23 so that nation feels crippled and have to admit 50:27 to whatever America's asking. 50:29 For example, right now they have a promise with Iran 50:32 and have a promise with North Korea, 50:34 so what did they offer Iran? 50:37 They just offered Iran a carrot. 50:39 A what? A carrot. 50:41 We will do this for you 50:43 and this for you and this for you. 50:44 What did they do to Iraq? 50:45 They had an embargo in Iraq to try to cripple the nation. 50:49 What did they do to Cuba? 50:50 They have an embargo on Cuba. 50:51 In other words America now, that little land that rose up 50:55 speaking as a lamb now is speaking as a what? 50:59 As a dragon. 51:01 You either do what we are saying 51:06 or you'll suffer economically speaking. 51:09 And then of course, if the economic sense not work 51:12 then what did they do? 51:15 Then they bring fire from heaven 51:17 upon those nations, okay. 51:21 Now, I understand the Russia now but my friends, 51:24 I believe that the one who is behind 51:25 all of this is the enemy. 51:27 Who is it? The enemy. 51:29 The enemy is trying to bring the world 51:31 into such a condition that it will finally satisfy 51:35 his desires to finally 51:36 be the one worshiped on this earth. 51:39 And so if He can have this group 51:43 attacking this group 51:44 and this group can say, well, we need to attack them 51:46 so that the world can be free 51:48 from terrorists then we justify. 51:52 We what? We justify. 51:55 And what taking place today friends 51:56 is nothing more than the religious battle. 52:03 America is trying to keep the things at bay 52:08 by saying it's not a religious battle, 52:09 we're just fighting terrorists. 52:12 But the terrorists are saying it is a religious battle 52:14 because America's a Satan 52:16 we need to get rid of the Satan. 52:20 We're seeing my friends 52:22 that what the Bible has predicted is true. 52:25 What do you say? 52:26 Now, here is the question for you and for me. 52:30 Jesus makes the statement, 52:32 "Howbeit in vein do they worship me, 52:36 teaching for" what? 52:37 "For doctrines of commandments of men." 52:39 My friends, let me ask you a question. 52:43 As we see the future unfolded 52:46 and as we see how things are falling into place, 52:52 the question is where will you stand? 52:55 That's the question. 52:56 You know in the scripture says it texts in Jeremiah 12:5, 53:01 watch it another that text, Jeremiah 12:5, 53:05 notice that the Jeremiah 53:07 and the prophet there says the following, 53:10 Jeremiah 12:5, "If they all has run 53:14 with the footmen and they have wearied the 53:17 then how canst thou contend with horses? 53:20 And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, 53:24 they wearied thee, 53:25 then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 53:29 What does that say? 53:31 As Christians if we in the land of peace 53:37 are becoming less and less committed. 53:42 If we in the land of peace 53:44 are moving farther and farther away 53:46 from the principles of Christ and His commandments 53:49 while we are in peace. 53:51 Then what will happen when persecution comes. 53:56 If you cannot standup for what's right 53:59 when you have no pressure how will you standup 54:02 to what's right when there is a pressure? 54:07 Just recently I was in the country 54:08 of commonwealth of Guam. 54:12 And I was preaching a series like this 54:14 and I talked about the Sabbath 54:16 and a certain man who was there turned to out 54:18 to be a wealthy man but he said I want to talk to you 54:21 so we sat down and talked and he said the following, 54:24 just recently a typhoon hit 54:26 and most of my equipment was destroyed. 54:28 He says my company's in financial ruins 54:30 and he says if-- I'm just turning you correctly 54:33 you think that I should keep a Sabbath. 54:35 I said I don't think you should keep a Sabbath, 54:38 God says you should keep a Sabbath, that's different. 54:40 What do you say? He say, well okay. 54:42 How can I keep the Sabbath? 54:43 I do keep the Sabbath he said, I'll have to close shop. 54:48 He says I have 13 contracts with the tourist business 54:51 and they're usually on the weekend 54:53 and five closest contracts up on them. 54:56 And I said my friends, listen, if you put your trust in God, 54:59 God can deliver you. 55:01 I don't know how He'll do it but God will. 55:04 Well, I did realize it but the man took my counsel. 55:06 He just called me two weeks ago, 55:08 you know what he said, thank you, he said. 55:11 When I decided to believe what you said 55:16 from the scriptures and keep the Sabbath 55:19 my employees, I have 60 of them thought I have lost my mind 55:23 to close out 13 contracts where the revenue was coming in 55:27 and it was the only thing we still have left 55:29 and it was financial suicide. 55:31 But here's what he said, I decided to tell him 55:35 don't worry God will take care of us 55:37 and then I said, God, you hear what I said to them, 55:39 you're gonna have to help me out. 55:41 And so here's what happened, he said, since I did that, 55:46 yes I cancelled the 13 contracts 55:49 but he says, thank God I have paid off 55:52 three million dollars of my debts 55:53 and he said before that, 55:55 before the typhoon in my best days 55:58 I could never pay off my debts, 55:59 since I have decided to keep the Sabbath 56:01 I paid off three million dollars 56:03 worth of debt and then he said, 56:06 because I keep the Sabbath 56:07 I have a better ability to make better financial decisions. 56:12 And he says my employees now love me. 56:15 They think that I've made a great decision. 56:18 My friends, listen, are there challenges, 56:22 yes or no? 56:23 Yes. 56:24 But here's the question, will you stand for Jesus? 56:30 If you can stand today how will you stand later? 56:35 I'm gonna ask you an appeal. 56:37 How many of you today will take a decision 56:40 to say no matter what happens I'm going to stand for Jesus. 56:44 Will you stand today if that's your desire? 56:47 I want to be loyal to Christ, irrespective of what happens. 56:50 I know there will be hard times but by God's grace 56:54 I want to be faithful and true to Him. 56:56 Let us pray. 56:58 Our father we see that we are in trouble times 57:02 Your word is true. 57:04 But Lord, help us to learn and now in times of peace 57:08 how to be true to You 57:10 and faithful to Your commandments 57:11 so that when that time comes we'll be able to stand also. 57:15 We pray it in Jesus name, amen. |
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