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Continue reading -->Even now, perhaps, the stage is being set for this impending persecution. On June 6, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made this urgent appeal to more than 15,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Rome that Sunday must be a day of rest for everyone, so people can be free to be with their families … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 14:9 and compare it to Revelation 14:12. Where is the mark of the beast placed? (See Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18.) What two characteristics contrast God’s people from those who receive the mark of the beast? One group worships the beast, and one keeps the commandments of God (which included the fourth, the one commandment the beast power thought to change) … Continue reading –>
As Adventists we understand from the book of Revelation that the anti-Christ is the papacy putting itself in the place of God. Of course, any system putting itself in the place of God is an anti-Christ. In 1 John 2:18, John writes, “even now are there many anti-Christs; whereby we know that it is the … Continue reading –>
Surveys reveal a deep lack of trust in institutions and governments. Millions wonder, “Where is there someone who is morally fit to lead the world?” Revelation’s prophecies identify the beast power as the one who, under the auspices of a religious/political union, will be the power believed to fill this role. Read Revelation 17:12-14. How does … Continue reading –>
“Three Cosmic Messages” encourages us to Watch, Ye Saints – Hymn 598 as we near the end of this old world’s history to witness the Second Coming of our Lord, and Saviour, Jesus Christ. This is a wonderful hymn to give courage, dear people, and is our theme for this quarter. We will be noting at … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Like the persecutions of the past, the mark of the beast is designed to force everyone to conform to a certain set of beliefs and system of worship. June 17, 2023 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:5, Revelation 12:6,14, and Daniel 7:25. Ask class members to share a short thought on what … Continue reading –>
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12. What does Paul predict about the last days? What identifying marks does he give for the beast, the antichrist power? The apostle Paul warns the Christian community of a “falling away” from the truth of God’s Word. He is concerned about the seeds of apostasy already present in the New … Continue reading –>
As we have already studied, the beast powers of Revelation 13:1-18 and 14 represent a worldwide system of false worship. But there’s more. Read Revelation 13:5; Revelation 12:6, Revelation 12:14; and Daniel 7:25. How long would this power dominate the religious landscape in the previous centuries? The beast would continue for a period of specific duration of time in … Continue reading –>
