HOW DO WE PREPARE TO MEET OUR GOD?
Ezra 7:10 - For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
Romans 2:13- For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Isaiah 33:22- For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
“THE LAW OF THE LORD IS THE BASIS OF HIS JUDGMENT TO JUSTIFY OR CONDEMN”
HOW WILL GOD JUDGE US?
“GOD WILL JUDGE US IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOW WE RECEIVED OR DENIED THE TRUTH”
John 3:19- And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
John 12:48- He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
Acts 13:46- It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life.
GOD WILL JUDGE OUR MOTIVES, WORDS AND ALL OUR DEEDS (IN SECRET OR IN OPEN)
Jeremiah 17:10- I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Matthew 12:36-37 - But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Ecclesiastes 12:14- For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF THE JUDGMENT OF GOD?
1 - INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT
Psalms 26: 1-2- Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Revelation 14:7- the hour of his judgment is come.
Psalms 7:11- God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
GOD IS CURRENTLY EXAMINING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GOD FOR HIS INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT?
1 Kings 8:32- Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
Psalms 98:9- for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
John 8:16- And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
1 John 5:7-8- For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost... and these three agree in one.
“GOD KEEPS A FAITHFUL RECORD TO ENSURE THAT WE RECEIVE A FAIR REWARD ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS”
II - EXECUTIVE (FINAL) JUDGMENT
John 5:27- And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Revelation 22:12- And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Isaiah 62:11- Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Jude 1:15- To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed.
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9- In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.
“AFTER GOD EXAMINES HIS PEOPLE, HE WILL COME AGAIN TO GIVE THE REWARD OF ETERNAL LIFE OR EVERLASTING DEATH”
REGARDLESS, GOD HAS GIVEN US THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE
Joel 3:14- Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
1 Kings 18:21- How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Deuteronomy 30:19- ..I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
“OUR SALVATION DEPENDS ON THE DECISION WE MAKE TODAY”
GOD’S PLEA TO HIS PEOPLE
Isaiah 55:6-7- Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Job 11:13-14- If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him. If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles..
2 Peter 3:13-14- Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF GOD
I
“THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME”
Jehovah, the eternal, self-existent, uncreated One, Himself the Source and Sustainer of all, is alone entitled to supreme reverence and worship. Man is forbidden to give to any other object the first place in his affections or his service. Whatever we cherish that tends to lessen our love for God or to interfere with the service due Him, of that do we make a god.
II
“THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR THAT IS IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH: THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN THYSELF TO THEM, NOR SERVE THEM. FOR I THE LORD THY GOD AM A JEALOUS GOD, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN
UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE ME AND SHEWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT LOVE ME, AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS"
The attempt to represent the Eternal One by material objects would lower man's conception of God. The mind, turned away from the infinite perfection of Jehovah, would be attracted to the creature rather than to the Creator. The close and sacred relation of God to His people is represented under the figure of marriage. Idolatry being spiritual adultery, the displeasure of God against it is fitly called jealousy. In prohibiting the worship of false gods, the second commandment by implication enjoins the worship of the true God.
III
“THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN: FOR THE LORD WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAKETH HIS NAME IN VAIN"
This commandment not only prohibits false oaths and common swearing, but it forbids us to use the name of God in a light or careless manner, without regard to its awful significance. By the thoughtless mention of God in common conversation, by appeals to Him in trivial matters, and by the frequent and thoughtless repetition of His name, we dishonor Him.
IV
"REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY. SIX DAYS SHALT THOU LABOR AND DO ALL THY WORK: BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD: IN IT THOU SHALT NOT DO ANY WORK, THOU, NOR THY SON, NOR THY DAUGHTER, THY MANSERVANT, NOR THY MAIDSERVANT, NOR THY CATTLE, NOR THY STRANGER THAT IS WITHIN THY GATES: FOR IN SIX DAYS THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS, AND RESTED THE SEVENTH DAY: WHEREFORE THE LORD BLESSED THE SABBATH DAY, AND HALLOWED IT"
The Sabbath is not introduced as a new institution but as having been founded at creation. It is to be remembered and observed as the memorial of the Creator's work. Pointing to God as the Maker of the heavens and the earth, it distinguishes the true God from all false gods. All who keep the seventh day signify by this act that they are worshipers of Jehovah. Thus the Sabbath is the sign of man's allegiance to God as long as there are any upon the earth to serve Him. The fourth commandment is the only one of all the ten in which are found both the name and the title of the Lawgiver: It is the only one that shows by whose authority the law is given. Thus it contains the seal of God, affixed to His law as evidence of its authenticity and binding force.
V
"HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER: THAT THY DAYS MAY BE LONG UPON THE LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE"
Parents are entitled to a degree of love and respect which is due to no other person. God himself, who has placed upon them a responsibility for the souls committed to their charge, has ordained that during the earlier years of life, parents shall stand in the place of God to their children. And he who rejects the rightful authority of his parents is rejecting the authority of God. The fifth commandment requires children not only to yield respect, submission, and obedience to their parents, but also to give them love and tenderness, to lighten their cares, to guard their reputation, and to succor and comfort them in old age. It also enjoins respect for ministers and rulers and for all others to whom God has delegated authority.
VI
“THOU SHALT NOT KILL”
All acts of injustice that tend to shorten life; the spirit of hatred and revenge, or indulgence of any passion that leads to injurious acts toward others, or causes us even to wish them harm (for "whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer"); a selfish neglect of caring for the needy or suffering; all self-indulgence or unnecessary deprivation or excessive labor that tends to injure health-- all these are, to a greater or less degree, violations of the sixth commandment.
VII
"THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY"
This commandment forbids not only acts of impurity, but sensual thoughts and desires, or any practice that tends to excite them. Purity is demanded, not only in the outward life but in the secret intents and emotions of the heart. Christ, who taught the far-reaching obligation of the law of God, declared the evil thought or look to be as truly sin as is the unlawful deed.
VIII
"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL"
Both public and private sins are included in this prohibition. The eighth commandment condemns manstealing and slave dealing, and forbids wars of conquest. It condemns theft and robbery. It demands strict integrity in the minutest details of the affairs of life. It forbids overreaching in trade, and requires the payment of just debts or wages, It declares that every attempt to advantage oneself by the ignorance, weakness, or misfortune of another is registered as fraud in the books of heaven.
IX
"THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR"
False speaking in any matter, every attempt or purpose to deceive our neighbor, is here included. An intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood. By a glance of the eye, a motion of the hand, an expression of the countenance, a falsehood may be told as effectually as by words. All intentional overstatement, every hint or insinuation calculated to convey an erroneous or exaggerated impression, even the statement of facts in such a manner as to mislead, is falsehood. This precept forbids every effort to injure our neighbor's reputation by misrepresentation or evil surmising, by slander or tale bearing. Even the intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others, is a violation of the ninth commandment.
X
"THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE, NOR HIS MANSERVANT, NOR HIS MAIDSERVANT, NOR HIS OX, NOR HIS ASS, NOR ANYTHING THAT IS THY NEIGHBOR'S"
The tenth commandment strikes at the very root of all sins, prohibiting the selfish desire, from which springs the sinful act. He who in obedience to God's law refrains from indulging even a sinful desire
for that which belongs to another will not be guilty of an act of wrong toward his fellow creatures.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
the seal of god
THE MARK, SIGN, AND SEAL HAVE THE SAME MEANING:
Romans 4:11 / Revelation7:3 / Ezekiel 9:4
WHY DO WE NEED TO HAVE THE SEAL OF GOD?
Satan has his own mark that goes against God’s mark.
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:17
WHERE CAN WE FIND IT?
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. Isaiah 8:16
WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A SEAL?
NAME, AUTHORITY AND TERRITORY
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11
NAME
AUTHORITY
TERRITORY
THE LORD (Isaiah 42:8) “I am the Lord: that is my name.”
CREATOR
HEAVEN AND EARTH
THE SABBATH IS THE SIGN BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Exodus 31:13
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His.. 2 Timothy 2:19
WHAT DAY IS THE SABBATH?
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:2-3
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God.. Exodus 20:10
Nothing is said in the bible about the change of the Lord’s day from Saturday to Sunday. The Faith Explained p. 246
SABBATH
IS
SATURDAY
SATURDAY, BEING THE SEVENTH DAY, IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD
WHO WILL BE SEALED?
…having the seal of the living God.. till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Revelation 7:2-3
Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. Ezekiel 9:4
HOW WILL WE RECEIVE IT?
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God. Ezekiel 20:20
HOW MUST WE KEEP THE SABBATH?
..and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. Luke 23:56
From even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. Leviticus 23:32
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made.. And a certain woman named Lydia.. which worshipped God. Acts 16: 13-14
In it thou shalt not do any work.. Exodus 20:10
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. Isaiah 58:13
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant. Isaiah 56:6
“ANY MANNER OF WORK IS PROHIBITED DURING THE SABBATH EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING A LIFE”
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? Luke 6:9
UNTIL WHEN MUST WE KEEP THE SABBATH?
For as the new heavens and the new earth.. and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord. Isaiah 66:22-23
IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE MARK/SIGN/SEAL OF GOD, IT IS CERTAIN THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST
If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand.. ..he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. Revelation 14:9-10
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. Revelation 9:4
GOD’S APPEAL TO HIS PEOPLE
...having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth.. Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. Revelation 14:6-7
Choose you this day whom ye will serve. Joshua 24:15
I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: Deuteronomy 30:19
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. Psalms 119:60
Worship
Sabbath
day of
the mark of the beast
and his NUMBER
WHO IS THE BEAST?
THE WHOLE CHAPTER OF REVELATION 13 DESCRIBES ITS IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS:
..speaking great things and blasphemies. Revelation 13:5-6
...for man to forgive sins... Luke 5:21
It is evident then that the power to forgive sins is a part of the power of the priesthood, to be passed on in sacraments of Holy Orders from generation to generation. The Faith Explained p. 435
...but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyselfGod. John 10:33
The Pope is considered the man on earth who represents the Son of God who “takes the place” of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. Crossing the Threshold of Hope p.3
“The spirit of antichrist, according to Pope St. Pius X.. ..can be found where man has with infinite temerity put himself in the place of God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4. Beware of Religious Errors p. 16
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him... Revelation 13:8
Catholics kneel to the Pope because they recognize and respect his unique position in the Catholic Church. Questions and Answers to the Popes and the Papacy pp. 71-72
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. Daniel 7:25
Nothing is said in the bible about the change of the Lord’s day from Saturday to Sunday. We know of the change only from the tradition of the Church.. on the say-so of the Catholic Church. The Faith Explained p. 246
WHERE CAN WE FIND THE BEAST?
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Revelation 17:9
The Vatican City State.. the territorial seat of the Papacy.. ..is located on one of the original seven hills of Rome. Catholic Holy Bible
THE CHARACTERISTICS MENTIONED POINT TO ONE MAN: THE POPE IN ROME.
WHAT IS HIS NUMBER?
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:17-18
Concerning names; the Pope is called the Vicar of Christ. This title should be considered within the entire context of the Gospel. Crossing the Threshold of Hope. P 12
THE NUMBER 666 MUST BE CALCULATED
DIGITAL ROOT – Taking the sum of all digits in a number and repeating the process as necessary until a single digit answer is produced.
Revelation 13:1 - … having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns. (27)
Gregory VII: Dictatus Papae ca. 1075 – The Pope in Rome has 27 powers.
WHAT IS HIS MARK?
SUNDAY MASS OBSERVANCE BECAME A MARK OF A PRACTICING CATHOLIC. Dictionary of the Liturgy p. 604
Sunday is not only the 1st, it is also the 8th day. Dies Domini p. 28
Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change of the Sabbath to Sunday was her act. AND THE ACTS IS A MARK of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things. From the Office of Cardinal Gibbons, Nov. 11, 1895
NUMBER 9 REFERS TO SUNDAY OR THE SUN, THE MAIN GOD OF ROMANS. PAGANS LIKE PYTHAGORAS WORSHIP NUMBER
Number 9 is sacred also to Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Shintoism
SUNDAY IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST AND BEARS HIS NUMBER (9). IT IS NOT A BARCODE, MICROCHIP, LASER, TATTOO, CARDS, ETC.
HOW CAN WE RECEIVE HIS MARK AND HIS NUMBER?
If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, Revelation 14:9
BY WORSHIPPING ON SUNDAY WE WILL RECEIVE THE MARK AND THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE RECEIVE HIS MARK AND HIS NUMBER?
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Revelation 14:10
WHEN SHALL WE FINALLY RECEIVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
When the universal Sunday Law will be legislated
Christians will naturally strive to ensure that civil legislation respects their duty to keep Sunday holy. Dies Domini pp. 75-76
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:16-17
HOW CAN WE AVOID THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation18:4
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
ecumenism
a false unity
WHAT IS ECUMENISM?
Ecumenism (a Greek word which means “the common house”) is the MOVEMENT WHICH STRIVES TO UNITE ALL CHRISTIANS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. My First Catechism p. 53
HOW WAS THE PAPACY INVOLVED IN ECUMENISM?
JOHN XXIII was also a PIONEER with regard to the ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT, the movement for the REUNIFICATION of all Christians. Compact History of the Catholic Church p. 119
HOW DID IT BEGIN?
“Ecumenical” not only means “worldwide” (as in ecumenical council), but it also refers to THE MODERN MOVE TOWARD THE UNITY OF ALL
CHRISTIANS, which was a PRINCIPAL REASON why JOHN XXIII CALLED A COUNCIL in the first place. Responses to 101 Questions on Vatican II p. 46
ECUMENISM WAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH DURING 1962-1965
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THIS UNITY?
..THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF COMING TOGETHER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE ONE TRUE CHURCH. Adventist Review Oct. 2000 Cooperation without Compromise p. 38
Therefore eventual rapprochement between Protestantism and Catholicism will involve PROTESTANTISM’S ULTIMATE SURRENDER TO THE DOCTRINE AND AUTHORITY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. SDA Encyclopedia p. 411
THE GOAL OF ECUMENISM IS TO PROMOTE CATHOLIC DOCTRINE AND LEAD CHURCHES BACK TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHAT DID THEY CREATE THAT MADE ECUMENISM A SUCCESS?
The CAPSTONE OF ECUMENICAL EFFORT came with the CREATION of the WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES at Amsterdam in 1948. SDA Encyclopedia p. 410
HOW WAS THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES FORMED?
The organizations known as FAITH AND ORDER (1925) and LIFE AND WORKS (1927) endeavoured to bring Protestants together on the levels of doctrine and service respectively. The organizations merged in 1948 to form the WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES. Compact History of the Catholic Church p. 119
The GLOBAL CHRISTIAN FORUM emerged in 1998 in the context of the process of reflection on the Common Understanding Vision of the WCC.. ..It culminated on Novermber 2007.. ..It aims at BRINGING TOGETHER THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS. World Council of Churches Official Website
WHAT ARE THE CHURCHES THAT HAVE JOINED IN THIS UNITY?
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST (GENERAL CONFERENCE), BAPTIST, EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, PENTECOSTAL, METHODIST, ORTHODOX, HINDU, BUDDHIST, JEWISH, ISLAMIC FAITHS. Global Christian Forum News
WHAT KIND OF UNITY IS TAUGHT IN ECUMENISM?
The Roman Catholic Church witnesses to UNITY IN DIVERSITY IN THE ONE CHURCH. Vatican II and its 4 Constitutions p.38
THEIR UNITY IS A UNION EVEN WITH DIFFERENT DOCTRINES AND BELIEFS. IT IS AN UNBIBLICAL UNITY.
WHAT IS THE TRUE UNITY THAT COMES FROM GOD?
SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH: THY WORD IS TRUTH. THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: THAT THEY MAY BE PERFECT IN ONE. JOHN 17:17, 21-23
Thy RIGHTEOUSNESS is an everlasting righteousness, and thy LAW is the TRUTH. Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy COMMANDMENTS ARE TRUTH. PSALMS 119:142,151
WHAT IS PERFECT UNITY?
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be PERFECTLY JOINED TOGETHER in the SAME MIND AND IN THE SAME JUDGMENT. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10
Endeavouring to keep the UNITY OF THE SPIRIT in the bond of peace. There is ONE BODY, AND ONE SPIRIT, even as ye are called in ONE HOPE of your calling: ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM. EPHESIANS 4:3-5
THE TRUE UNITY WITH GOD AND WITH ONE ANOTHER IS TO HAVE ONE MIND, ONE JUDGMENT, ONE FAITH AND ONE DOCTRINE. THERE WILL BE UNITY AMONG THE MEMBERS IN KEEPING THE TRUTH AND OBEYING THE LAW
IS “ECUMENISM” PROPHESIED IN THE BIBLE?
These have ONE MIND, and shall GIVE THEIR POWER AND STRENGTH UNTO THE BEAST. Revelation17:12-13
ECUMENISM IS THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECY ABOUT CHURCHES GIVING POWER TO THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST (AMERICA) TO LEGISLATE SUNDAY WORSHIP
WHAT EVIDENCE HAS THE LORD SHOWN IN THE CURRENT FULFILLMENT OF THIS PROPHECY?
The ecumenical movement will then become a concerted effort to unite the world and to SECURE UNIVERSAL PEACE AND SECURITY by enlisting the power of CIVIL GOVERNMENT
in a UNIVERSAL RELIGIO-POLITICAL CRUSADE to eliminate all dissent. SDA Encyclopedia p. 411
The World Council of Churches established the ECUMENICAL OFFICE TO THE UNITED NATIONS (EOUN) AT NEW YORK CITY, USA. Where “We aim to INFLUENCE POLICY AND DECISION MAKING AT UN IN NEW YORK, among member states and within other intergovernmental and multilateral institutions.. ..and link to key advocacy moments when THE VOICE OF THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT CAN AFFECT THE GLOBAL DISCOURSE ON THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES OF JUSTICE AND PEACE in our world today. World Council of Churches Official Website
..CHRISTIANS WILL NATURALLY STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT CIVIL LEGISLATION RESPECTS THEIR DUTY TO KEEP SUNDAY HOLY. Dies Domini p. 75-76
..and BY PEACE SHALL DESTROY MANY. Daniel 8:25
..And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed... And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right
hand, or in their foreheads Revelation13:15-16
“Distinctive of the Roman Catholic Church, Sunday mass observance became a MARK of a practicing catholic.” Dictionary of the Liturgy p.604
UNIVERSAL
SUNDAY
LAW
“Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change of the Sabbath to Sunday was her act. AND THE ACT IS A MARK OF HER ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY in religious things. From the Office of Cardinal Gibbons, November 11,1895
"THOSE WHO WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS UNITY AND WILL NOT WORSHIP ON SUNDAY WILL BE KILLED”
GOD'S CALL FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN CHURCHES THAT HAVE JOINED THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT IS TO COME OUT FROM THEM
BE YE NOT UNEQUALLY YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM AND BE YE SEPARATE, SAITH THE LORD, AND TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING; and I will receive you. 2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-18
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF. 1 TIMOTHY 6:3-5
God’s last message of mercy to the world prior to the return of Christ in power and glory will consist of A WARNING AGAINST THIS GREAT APOSTATE MOVEMENT, AND A CALL TO ALL WHO CHOOSE TO REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM TO LEAVE THE CHURCHES CONNECTED WITH IT. SDA Encyclopedia Revised Edition p.411
THE HOUR, DAY, MONTH
AND YEAR OF CHRIST'S
SECOND COMING
... which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and ayear, for to slay the third part of men. Revelation 9:15
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge theworld... Acts 17:31
...all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job 14:14
... We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, ... for thetrumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, andwe shall be changed...For this corruptible must put on incorruption,and this mortal must put on immortality... 1 Corinthians 15:51-53
CHRIST'S SECOND COMING IS AN APPOINTED TIME / SET TIME
WILL GOD'S APPOINTED TIME FOR HIS COMING BE CHANGED OR DELAYED?
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will nottarry. Hebrews 10:37
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habbakuk 2:3
WHO WILL UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THE APPOINTED TIME?
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wiseman's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Ecclesiastes 8:5
WHAT IS MEANT BY "KNOWETH NO MAN"?
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only... But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be...And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:36-37,39
THOSE WHO IGNORED NOAH'S MESSAGE AND WERE UNPREPARED FOR THE FLOOD ARE LIKE THOSE WHO WILL BE UNPREPARED FOR THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN
TO WHOM WILL CHRIST’S COMING BE AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT?
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Revelation 3:3
..and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12:10
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5
TO THOSE WHO DO NOT WATCH AND ARE IN DARKNESS, THE COMING OF THE LORD WILL BE AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
WHEN WILL THIS APPOINTED TIME BE REVEALED?
..for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.. and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12:9-10
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you.. 1 Peter 1:10-12
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints. Colossians 1:26
WHO ARE THESE SAINTS THAT WILL KNOW THE TIME?
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God. Ephesians 3:10
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
WHAT IS THE APPOINTED HOUR OF CHRIST’S COMING?
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Matthew 25:6
MIDNIGHT or the SECONDWATCH (9:00 pm - 12:00 am) is the appointed hour of Christ's coming
THE DAY AND MONTH OF HIS ASCENSION WILL BE THE SAME DAY AND MONTH OF HIS DESCENSION
... this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:11
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christwhich was in them did signify... 1 Peter 1:11
FRIDAY EVENING OR SABBATH (JEWISH RECKONING OF TIME) IS THE DAY OF CHRIST'S ASCENSION
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. Acts 1:12
...he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days; Acts 1:3
CHRIST ASCENDED AND RETURNED TO HEAVEN IN THE MONTH OF IYAR
Matthew 26: 17, 20, 27 - Feast of the Unleavened Bread (Christ Betrayed)
Numbers 28: 16-17 - 15th day of the first month
Luke 23: 53, 54 - 16th day of the first month (Crucifixion)
Matthew 28: 1-6 - 18th day of the first month
WHAT IS THE APPOINTED YEAR OF CHRIST'S COMING?
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory... forthe time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. Psalms 102:16,13
WHAT IS MEANT BY ZION?
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem... To the general assembly and churc of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,... Hebrews 12:22,23
WHEN WAS THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM COMPLETED?
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? John 2:18-20
THE 46 YEARS OF THE COMPLETING OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM WAS REVEALED BY CHRIST TO BE THE YEAR OF HIS COMING WHEN HE IS TO COMPLETE HIS TEMPLE HERE ON EARTH (HIS PEOPLE, HIS CHURCH)
Return, O LORD, how long?... o teach us to number our days...the days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years... Psalms 90:13,12,10
THE WORD OF GOD TEACHES US TO COUNT YEARS USING “SCORES”
(PSALMS 90:10)
THE WORD 'SCORE' COMES FROM THE OLD NORSE WORD "SKOR", WHICH MEANT TO PUT A NOTCH ON SOMETHING...THAT'S WHY THE WORD "SCORE" CAME TO REPRESENT THE NUMBER 20.
If a score is Equal to 20 , How many scores are there in 46? (46 Years)
Thus 2026 is the Appointed Year of Christs Second Coming
Christ Ascended to Heaven on the month of Iyar 28 which is the 15th of may 2026
On May 15,2026 at the Second Watch (9:00 PM - 11:59 PM) is the Appointed time of Christs second coming in the clouds of heaven.
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Isaiah 25:9