Transcript Revelation Seminars: Two Worldwide Movements Unveiled Lesson # 12 • Right now, during a time of apparent world peace, there are numerous internal conflicts.

Revelation Seminars:
Two Worldwide Movements Unveiled
Lesson # 12
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• Right now, during a time of
apparent world peace, there are
numerous internal conflicts in
progress around the world. Since
WW2 tens of millions of human
lives have been snuffed out in
these hostilities. Even the nations
not at war are at each others’
throats.
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• War may emerge
anywhere, it seems,
and force innocent
people to flee. Homes,
families, jobs and
security are suddenly
disrupted and
controlled by the
enemy. People in such
crises realize they may
be dead by nightfall.
Who can measure the
trauma and anguish
involved?
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• While the final
countdown for this
earth nears the zero
hour, every person
on earth is making
decisions that will
determine his/her
eternal destiny.
Millions are
wondering which
way to turn, what
choices to make.
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• Satan is determined
to draw the
multitudes of earth
into his camp. His
philosophies and
theories seem to have
a bewitching effect
upon people. His
movement is unveiled
in Revelation 11. It is
engulfing millions.
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• On the other hand God
has a grand message of
hope and deliverance
for people in these
desperate hours.
Further, He promises
that His message will
sweep across the entire
world quickly in our
day. His magnificent
message is found in
Revelation 14.
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• Christ’s and satan’s movements are
diametrically opposed. The gospel of
Christ is the basis for the first;
atheism and secularism supported
by the evolutionary theory, is the
basis of the second.
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• The theory of evolution has swept into
and captured the national school systems
even in Christian countries, in spite of the
fact that God condemns it as “science,
falsely so called” and “philosophy and
vain deceit.”
• 1 Timothy 6:20, Col. 2:8, 2 Peter 3:3 - 6.
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• God’s message provides a joyous way out
of today’s confusion, heartaches and
crisis. Satan’s plan is to lead us to
personal trauma, woe and destruction.
• It is difficult to properly stress the
importance of the subject of this seminar.
We will look at Revelation 11 first.
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God’s Two Witnesses
• 1. What are God’s two witnesses who
suffer shameful treatment?
• Rev. 11:3,4
• Answer:
• The two olive trees and the two
candlesticks.
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• NOTE:
• The two olive trees refer to the Holy
Spirit (Zech. 4:3 - 6). The two
candlesticks refer to the Bible, God’s
Word (Psalm 119:105, 130). So the two
witnesses, olive trees and candlesticks
all refer to the same thing - the Bible,
which was given by the Holy Spirit (2
Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21). These two
witnesses refer to the Old and New
Testaments of the Bible (John 5:39,
Luke 24:27).
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2. How long were God’s people
and the two witnesses persecuted?
Revelation 11:2,3
Answer:
42 months or 1260 days.
• Note: 42 prophetic
months and 1260
prophetic days are the
same. They equal 1260
literal years because in
prophecy a prophetic
day equals a literal year
• (Eze. 4:6; Num. 14:34).
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3. When did the 1260 years of
persecution occur?
• Answer:
• A.D. 538 - 1798
• (History affirms a
1260 year period
from 538 A.D. to
1798 A.D., when the
Christian Church
persecuted Bible believing Christians).
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• History affirms a
1260 year period
from 538 A.D. to
1798 A.D. when
the Christian
church persecuted
Bible-believing
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Christians.
4. What warnings are pronounced
against those who attack God’s Word?
Rev. 11:4-6
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Answer:
“fire devours them”.
Note:
People who hurt or do
violence to the Holy
Scriptures will in the
end be destroyed by
fire (2 Thess. 1:8,
Rev. 22:18, 19)
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5. Who finally killed the two
witnesses? Revelation 11:7
• Answer:
• “The beast that
ascendeth out
of the
bottomless pit.”
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• Note:
• The beast from the pit is satan
(Rev. 20:1 - 3). However, as in
Rev.12:3,4 the beast also
represents an earthly kingdom
through which satan successfully
worked (Rev. 12:3,4, 7 - 9).
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6. How long would the two
witnesses remain dead? Rev. 11:9
• Answer:
• Three and a
half days,
which
represent 3 1/2
years.
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• Note:
• Satan despises the Bible
because it exposes his evil
plans and uplifts Jesus. He
tries to keep us from
studying the Bible at any
cost, so let’s promise God to
spend some time in Bible
study each day.
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7. What nation did Satan use to
“kill” the Bible? Rev. 11:8
• Answer:
• Spiritually…
• called Sodom
and Egypt.
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• Note:
• Only one nation could possibly fit: the
nation of France. It was grossly immoral
(Sodom) and atheistic and God-hating
(Egypt). During the French Revolution,
before the 1260-year persecution ended,
the French government burned and
banned Bibles for three and a half years
in an effort to abolish Christianity.
Killing God’s witnesses is as serious as
crucifying His Son.
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Psalm 119:105
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8. What happened after the
witnesses were raised?
Rev. 11:11,12
• Answer:
• They ascended
up to Heaven.
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• Note:
• This means that the Word of
God would be highly exalted
after it was resurrected - and it
was! The British and Foreign
Bible Society was organized in
1804 and the American Bible
Society in 1816. The Bible
became available to the man on
the street, and has remained a
best seller to this day.
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9. When God’s power struck
what happened? Rev. 11:13
• Answer:
• “...the tenth part
of the city fell and
in the earthquake
were slain of men
seven thousand.”
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• Note:
• The city mentioned here is the fallen
Roman Church, supported by the ten
nations of Europe (Rev. 17:12,13). This
“earthquake” hit as Napoleon sent his
military to Rome and captured the Papal
leader in 1798, bringing to an end the
1260-year period. France represents 1/10
of the city . 7000 Nobles lost titles during
the French Revolution.
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Origin of Atheistic
Communism
10. Why did militant atheism spread to
Russia? Gal. 5:9
• Answer:
• “A little leaven
leaveneth the
whole lump.”
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• Note:
• A little evil can become big very
quickly. The reign of atheism spread
as the power of the church and the
nobility was broken. Then atheism
went north and east to the vast
country of Russia. In the Russian
Revolution of 1917 a vital part of the
uprising was an attack upon religion.
Today, Russia’s millions are still,
overwhelmingly atheistic.
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• Note:
• The virus of atheism has swept across the
world, infiltrating everywhere and gaining
adherents to an alarming degree. The
school systems of the world dispenses
atheism in their adherence to evolution.
Satan’s movement to defy God has
virtually captured the sciences. The devil is
angry, militant, brilliant and determined.
His religion of atheism engulfed a third of
the world and is still growing even today.
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Revelation’s Three Angels’
Messages
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11. How far will God’s great last
day movement go? Rev. 14:6
• Answer:
• “To every nation
and kindred and
tongue and
people.”
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• Note:
• God’s last day movement will go
worldwide. No one will be left out. All will
clearly understand God’s requirements
and His love. God commands that the
everlasting gospel of love for these last days
must include His three-point message of
Revelation 14:6-12.
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12. The first part of God’s
message for today is? Rev. 14:7
• Answer:
• “Fear God and give
glory to Him for the
hour of His
judgement is come
and worship Him
that made heaven
and earth.”
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• Note:
• The message is opposed
to evolution. It says
“worship the Creator
for the hour of his
judgement is here.”
(Did you know that the
judgement has already
begun?). Lesson 10
made it clear that God
asks His people to keep
His Sabbath as proof
that they accept Him as
Creator.
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13. What is the second part of
God’s great message for today?
Rev. 14:8, 18:2-4
• “Babylon is fallen.”
“Come out of her my
people that ye be not
partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive
not of her plagues.”
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• Note:
• The second point of the message is,
“Babylon has fallen. Get out quickly or
you will be involved in her sins and will
receive of her plagues.”
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14. What warning does the
third part of God’s message
give? Rev.14:9,10
• “If any man
worship the beast
and receive his
mark … the same
shall drink of the
wine of the wrath of
God.”
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• Note:
• God is saying that if
a person receives
the mark of the
beast, he is lost and
will receive of her
plagues. 38
God will finish His work.
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15. What happens when God’s
great messages reach the world?
Rev. 14:14
• “I looked and
behold a white
cloud and upon
the cloud one sat
like unto the Son
of man.”
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16. How long will it take for
God’s messages to reach
everyone?
Romans 9:28
• “He will finish the work and
cut it short in righteousness.”
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• Note: This is a promise! God Himself will cut short the
time required for the three angels’ messages to go to the
whole world with great power. We are the people who will
live to see the King return! Are you ready?
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17. Why will many be lost when
Jesus returns? Hosea 4:6
• “My people are
destroyed for lack
of knowledge:
because thou hast
rejected
knowledge I will
also reject thee”
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• Note:
• Many will be lost because
God gave them information
or knowledge and they
refused to hear it. People
who were lost in Noah’s day
“knew not” for the same
reason: they wouldn’t listen!
• (Matt. 24:37-39)
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• Jesus calls His sheep
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18. As one of Jesus’ sheep, what
will I want to do? John 10:27
• Jesus says, “My
sheep hear my
voice, and I
know them and
they follow me.”
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19. Why has Jesus given us His
wonderful messages? John 15:11
• “These things
have I spoken
unto you, that
my joy might
remain in you,
and that your joy
might be full.”
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• Note: Jesus wants us to be happy. Following
where Jesus leads and heeding His loving
counsel is the only way to joy and happiness.
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20. What does Jesus promise
us as a free gift? 1 Cor. 15:57
• “But thanks be to God which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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• Note:
• Victory over sin and evil is a free gift
from Jesus. We need only accept it!
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21. Do you want to escape the awful
fate of those who remain in Babylon?
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22. Are you willing to receive God’s
last day message and be victorious?
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