DAILY BIBLE LESSON.
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST, CHURCH, AND STATE UNION.
Please, share this study with your family, friends co-workers, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
Ask people today what the image of the beast will be and you will hear some saying it will be a literal image like a statue which the beast system will try and force us to bow down to and worship, like Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue in Daniel. Others will say it will be an image of a person in the form of a hologram. While others will say it will be some sort of machine. But are any of these based on Bible truth? No. The reason is because there is much confusion as to who the BEAST is in the first place.
Are we simply going to be forced to worship a literal image, as in a statue, hologram or some kind of machine? No. Friends, Satan is all about deception in these last days, just as 2 Thessalonians 2 says and the majority of professed Christians are deceived upon this point, so much so that many of them are even involved in forming the image of the beast today! That's right! Professed Christians are actually involved in making the image of the beast. The deception is that great! So what is the image of the beast?
THE 7 HEADED BEAST OF REVELATION 13, the first beast can be none other than the Roman Empire in it's PAPAL form [Papal Rome with its headquarters at the Vatican]. Now what is the main feature about the Papacy? It is a union of church and state, with the church directing the affairs of the state. This picture is amplified in Revelation 17 where we see that 'mother of harlots', an apostate church 'riding' (controlling) a beast - the state. Revelation 17 is simply giving a more detailed picture of Revelation 13 - an unholy union of church and state. And that very unholy union has caused the enforcement of religious laws and the persecution of MILLIONS of God's people throughout history and will do so again in the end times.
So if the beast itself is a church-state union, with the church controlling the state, then the IMAGE of the Papal beast will also be a 'Church and State Union', with the church telling the state what to do, 'speaking' and enforcing 'religious laws' upon the people - the mark of the beast!
Now Revelation 13 tells us that it is the SECOND beast which forms the image of the first beast. The second beast, that 'lamb like' nation which ends up speaking as a dragon is none other than the United States of America. No other nation has influence over the world like America does.
So what is America going to form? An image to Papal Rome - a church-state union with the church directing the state.
Revelation 13:14 ...'And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.'
Does forcing people to worship a literal image, statue or hologram sound like a deception to you? No, that is not a deception. While Satan confuses the churches with all sorts of diversions and false teachings, he is deceiving them into forming the image of the beast themselves by getting involved in politics and the affairs of this world. But where is the citizenship of every believer in Jesus Christ? Is it not in heaven and the heavenly government of our Creator? So what right has any Christian to do with the political or governmental affairs of any other government or any other kingdom? You must understand this - When we belong to a certain kingdom, we have no business getting involved in the affairs of another kingdom. Christians profess to be citizens of the heavenly kingdom, but they are constantly involving themselves in the political workings of the governments of this earth.
What does Revelation 17 tell us that the earth is deceived by? The wine of Babylon's 'fornication with the kings of the earth.'
If a citizen of Great Britain should come into the United States, still retaining his citizenship in the government of Great Britain, and should take part, or attempt to take part in the political affairs of the United States government, I am sure that the citizens of the United States would not be happy about his meddling and would tell him to focus on his own government. So why do Christians who profess to be citizens of the government of heaven meddle in the affairs of the governments of earth? They are ultimately meddling in the kingdom of Satan and this is what will form the image of the beast - an image of Papal Rome. And the Roman Catholic Church showed us just what happens when church and state come together - enforced religious laws with persecution! Will it be any different with the image of the beast? No!
In the 14th century the great protestant reformation was started by a man named John Wycliffe, who wrote the first English Bible for the common people to read and gain the light of heaven. Then the reformation got into full swing in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to a Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Throughout the years to follow, the Protestant reformation continued with Calvin, Knox, Wesley, Cranmer, Zwingli and many others.
Now the reason for the Protestant reformation was due to the Roman Catholic Church blinding the world with her false doctrines, traditions and forcing her dogmas upon the world through her fornication with the kings of the earth (Rev.17) and persecuting anyone who would not bow down to her. God broke the darkness of Papal rule through the Protestant reformation, exposing the great error of the popes and Papal Church. These Protestant reformers proclaimed that we need to base our beliefs solely upon the Word of God, rather than upon the traditions of men, which became known as 'sola scriptura'. And no, the early reformers did not come to the full truth of the gospel, but God used them to begin shining light around the world and breaking the darkness of Rome.
To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST, CHURCH, AND STATE UNION.
Please, share this study with your family, friends co-workers, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
Ask people today what the image of the beast will be and you will hear some saying it will be a literal image like a statue which the beast system will try and force us to bow down to and worship, like Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue in Daniel. Others will say it will be an image of a person in the form of a hologram. While others will say it will be some sort of machine. But are any of these based on Bible truth? No. The reason is because there is much confusion as to who the BEAST is in the first place.
Are we simply going to be forced to worship a literal image, as in a statue, hologram or some kind of machine? No. Friends, Satan is all about deception in these last days, just as 2 Thessalonians 2 says and the majority of professed Christians are deceived upon this point, so much so that many of them are even involved in forming the image of the beast today! That's right! Professed Christians are actually involved in making the image of the beast. The deception is that great! So what is the image of the beast?
THE 7 HEADED BEAST OF REVELATION 13, the first beast can be none other than the Roman Empire in it's PAPAL form [Papal Rome with its headquarters at the Vatican]. Now what is the main feature about the Papacy? It is a union of church and state, with the church directing the affairs of the state. This picture is amplified in Revelation 17 where we see that 'mother of harlots', an apostate church 'riding' (controlling) a beast - the state. Revelation 17 is simply giving a more detailed picture of Revelation 13 - an unholy union of church and state. And that very unholy union has caused the enforcement of religious laws and the persecution of MILLIONS of God's people throughout history and will do so again in the end times.
So if the beast itself is a church-state union, with the church controlling the state, then the IMAGE of the Papal beast will also be a 'Church and State Union', with the church telling the state what to do, 'speaking' and enforcing 'religious laws' upon the people - the mark of the beast!
Now Revelation 13 tells us that it is the SECOND beast which forms the image of the first beast. The second beast, that 'lamb like' nation which ends up speaking as a dragon is none other than the United States of America. No other nation has influence over the world like America does.
So what is America going to form? An image to Papal Rome - a church-state union with the church directing the state.
Revelation 13:14 ...'And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.'
Does forcing people to worship a literal image, statue or hologram sound like a deception to you? No, that is not a deception. While Satan confuses the churches with all sorts of diversions and false teachings, he is deceiving them into forming the image of the beast themselves by getting involved in politics and the affairs of this world. But where is the citizenship of every believer in Jesus Christ? Is it not in heaven and the heavenly government of our Creator? So what right has any Christian to do with the political or governmental affairs of any other government or any other kingdom? You must understand this - When we belong to a certain kingdom, we have no business getting involved in the affairs of another kingdom. Christians profess to be citizens of the heavenly kingdom, but they are constantly involving themselves in the political workings of the governments of this earth.
What does Revelation 17 tell us that the earth is deceived by? The wine of Babylon's 'fornication with the kings of the earth.'
If a citizen of Great Britain should come into the United States, still retaining his citizenship in the government of Great Britain, and should take part, or attempt to take part in the political affairs of the United States government, I am sure that the citizens of the United States would not be happy about his meddling and would tell him to focus on his own government. So why do Christians who profess to be citizens of the government of heaven meddle in the affairs of the governments of earth? They are ultimately meddling in the kingdom of Satan and this is what will form the image of the beast - an image of Papal Rome. And the Roman Catholic Church showed us just what happens when church and state come together - enforced religious laws with persecution! Will it be any different with the image of the beast? No!
In the 14th century the great protestant reformation was started by a man named John Wycliffe, who wrote the first English Bible for the common people to read and gain the light of heaven. Then the reformation got into full swing in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to a Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Throughout the years to follow, the Protestant reformation continued with Calvin, Knox, Wesley, Cranmer, Zwingli and many others.
Now the reason for the Protestant reformation was due to the Roman Catholic Church blinding the world with her false doctrines, traditions and forcing her dogmas upon the world through her fornication with the kings of the earth (Rev.17) and persecuting anyone who would not bow down to her. God broke the darkness of Papal rule through the Protestant reformation, exposing the great error of the popes and Papal Church. These Protestant reformers proclaimed that we need to base our beliefs solely upon the Word of God, rather than upon the traditions of men, which became known as 'sola scriptura'. And no, the early reformers did not come to the full truth of the gospel, but God used them to begin shining light around the world and breaking the darkness of Rome.
To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
DAILY BIBLE LESSON.
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST, CHURCH, AND STATE UNION.
Please, share this study with your family, friends co-workers, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
Ask people today what the image of the beast will be and you will hear some saying it will be a literal image like a statue which the beast system will try and force us to bow down to and worship, like Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue in Daniel. Others will say it will be an image of a person in the form of a hologram. While others will say it will be some sort of machine. But are any of these based on Bible truth? No. The reason is because there is much confusion as to who the BEAST is in the first place.
Are we simply going to be forced to worship a literal image, as in a statue, hologram or some kind of machine? No. Friends, Satan is all about deception in these last days, just as 2 Thessalonians 2 says and the majority of professed Christians are deceived upon this point, so much so that many of them are even involved in forming the image of the beast today! That's right! Professed Christians are actually involved in making the image of the beast. The deception is that great! So what is the image of the beast?
THE 7 HEADED BEAST OF REVELATION 13, the first beast can be none other than the Roman Empire in it's PAPAL form [Papal Rome with its headquarters at the Vatican]. Now what is the main feature about the Papacy? It is a union of church and state, with the church directing the affairs of the state. This picture is amplified in Revelation 17 where we see that 'mother of harlots', an apostate church 'riding' (controlling) a beast - the state. Revelation 17 is simply giving a more detailed picture of Revelation 13 - an unholy union of church and state. And that very unholy union has caused the enforcement of religious laws and the persecution of MILLIONS of God's people throughout history and will do so again in the end times.
So if the beast itself is a church-state union, with the church controlling the state, then the IMAGE of the Papal beast will also be a 'Church and State Union', with the church telling the state what to do, 'speaking' and enforcing 'religious laws' upon the people - the mark of the beast!
Now Revelation 13 tells us that it is the SECOND beast which forms the image of the first beast. The second beast, that 'lamb like' nation which ends up speaking as a dragon is none other than the United States of America. No other nation has influence over the world like America does.
So what is America going to form? An image to Papal Rome - a church-state union with the church directing the state.
Revelation 13:14 ...'And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.' Does forcing people to worship a literal image, statue or hologram sound like a deception to you? No, that is not a deception. While Satan confuses the churches with all sorts of diversions and false teachings, he is deceiving them into forming the image of the beast themselves by getting involved in politics and the affairs of this world. But where is the citizenship of every believer in Jesus Christ? Is it not in heaven and the heavenly government of our Creator? So what right has any Christian to do with the political or governmental affairs of any other government or any other kingdom? You must understand this - When we belong to a certain kingdom, we have no business getting involved in the affairs of another kingdom. Christians profess to be citizens of the heavenly kingdom, but they are constantly involving themselves in the political workings of the governments of this earth.
What does Revelation 17 tell us that the earth is deceived by? The wine of Babylon's 'fornication with the kings of the earth.' If a citizen of Great Britain should come into the United States, still retaining his citizenship in the government of Great Britain, and should take part, or attempt to take part in the political affairs of the United States government, I am sure that the citizens of the United States would not be happy about his meddling and would tell him to focus on his own government. So why do Christians who profess to be citizens of the government of heaven meddle in the affairs of the governments of earth? They are ultimately meddling in the kingdom of Satan and this is what will form the image of the beast - an image of Papal Rome. And the Roman Catholic Church showed us just what happens when church and state come together - enforced religious laws with persecution! Will it be any different with the image of the beast? No!
In the 14th century the great protestant reformation was started by a man named John Wycliffe, who wrote the first English Bible for the common people to read and gain the light of heaven. Then the reformation got into full swing in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to a Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Throughout the years to follow, the Protestant reformation continued with Calvin, Knox, Wesley, Cranmer, Zwingli and many others.
Now the reason for the Protestant reformation was due to the Roman Catholic Church blinding the world with her false doctrines, traditions and forcing her dogmas upon the world through her fornication with the kings of the earth (Rev.17) and persecuting anyone who would not bow down to her. God broke the darkness of Papal rule through the Protestant reformation, exposing the great error of the popes and Papal Church. These Protestant reformers proclaimed that we need to base our beliefs solely upon the Word of God, rather than upon the traditions of men, which became known as 'sola scriptura'. And no, the early reformers did not come to the full truth of the gospel, but God used them to begin shining light around the world and breaking the darkness of Rome.
To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
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