Day 6 The Mark of the First Beast

Day 6: The Mark of the First Beast


 In our fifth series we saw who the two beasts of Revelation 13 are. The second beast (America) will cause people to worship the first beast (papacy) – Rev 13:12.

 Persecution to those who will not accept the mark of the first beast will follow shortly (Rev 13:15-17; Mathew 24:9,10).

 If the first beast is the papacy (Roman Catholic Church) then the mark of the beast is the mark of the Roman Catholic Church – Sunday. The Roman Catholic Church admits to have changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. They say “Sunday is our mark or authority...the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.” — Catholic Record of London, Ontario, September 1, 1923.” Also see the attached article for other similar claims.

 Many years before it happened Prophet Daniel wrote about this beast (the fourth beast in Daniel 7, who is the first beast in Revelation 13) “and he shall ... think to change times and laws” Daniel 7:25 (Refer to series 5 for full description of the first beast).

 America (Second beast) will cause “all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand ...”(accepting the mark to earn living) ... “or in their foreheads” (wilfully acknowledge Sunday as Sabbath) – Revelation 13:16.

 “Protestants now urge that the resurrection of Christ on Sunday made it the Christian Sabbath. But Scripture evidence is lacking. No such honor was given to the day by Christ or his apostles. It has “its origin in that "mystery of lawlessness" [2 Thes 2:7, RV] which, even in Paul's day, had begun its work”. GC 54.1. The change was made in A.D 336.

 Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false sabbath in the place of the true, are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. The mark of the beast is the papal sabbath, which has been accepted by the world in the place of the day of God's appointment. {Ev 234.1}

 “No one has yet received the mark of the beast. The testing time has not yet come. There are true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic communion. None are condemned until they have had the light and have seen the obligation of the fourth commandment. But when the decree shall go forth enforcing the counterfeit Sabbath, and the loud cry of the third angel shall warn men against the worship of the beast and his image, the line will be clearly drawn between the false and the true. Then those who still continue in transgression will receive the mark of the beast. {Ev 234.2}

 Sunday Law (SL) is coming soon, in just few months to few years. It will start as a National Sunday Law in America, followed by Universal Sunday Law all-over the world. We shall see how soon as we continue with these series. Are you ready for the SL?

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

Day 5: Two Beasts of Revelation 13

Day 5: Two Beasts of Revelation 13

·         A storm is coming. Soon the national Sunday law will be passed. This will be the final event in the drama to test our loyalty to God. Those who will choose to obey God’s unchanging commandments will be persecuted (Math 24:9; Rev 13:15).

·         Revelation 13 gives us the clear picture of the persecuting powers. We have to understand the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation and get ready.

·         Remember, the bible translates itself. “... no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.” (2Peter1:20)

·         Revelation 13 talks about the two beasts and how they relate to the earth’s last crisis.

·         The first beast in Revelation 13 (Also Daniel 7:23-25) is having the following characteristics.

1.      World power – Rev 13:3

2.      Civil and religious power – Rev 13: 7,8

3.      Blasphemous power – Rev 13:5 also Daniel 7:25. Blasphemy means:

§  When a man makes himself God (John 10:33).

§  A man claiming to have authority to forgive sin (Luke 5:21)

4.      Had deadly wound – Rev 13:3, (the beast was taken into captivity after 1260 years – Rev 13:10 as it used to do to others). However, the deadly wound was later healed – Rev 13:3.

5.      The beast comes out of the sea – from many people or already established kingdom – Rev 17:15.

6.      Persecute God’s people – Rev 13:7; and Daniel 7:25

7.      Rule the world for 1260 years (1260 prophetic days) – Daniel 7:25, Rev 13:5 (from 538AD to 1798AD). A one-day-year principle is used here – Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34

·         Only one authority in the whole world fulfils this prophecy at 100% precision. This is the papacy. In fact, some people see pope as God on earth! See the attached links at the end.

·         The second Beast in Revelation 13 is a two-horned beast with the following characteristics:

1.      Arise in 1798 – that is just after the first beast – Revelation 13:11

2.      Comes out of earth – that is out of area not so heavily populated – Rev 13:11

3.      Had two horns – representing religious and political power – Rev 13:11

4.      Like a lamb – representing Christianity. The beast will be a Christian nation – Rev 13:11

5.      However, after the national Sunday law, the beast will speak like a dragon (persecuting God’s people) – Rev 13:11

6.      The beast will cause people to worship the first beast (heal the wound of the first beast) – that is restore the power to the first beast as it had before 1798 – Rev 13:12

7.      The beast’s government will be the Republican – that is power will rest with the people. Republic means the form of government in which the people or their elected representatives posses the supreme power. Thus, 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.” (Rev 13:14). People should make the image because power rests with the people.

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

Our series will continue on Monday next week to reduce the backlog of emails. Till then, Stay blessed

by VOR dear brother & friend

Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich

Day 4: The Final Generation

Day 4: The Final Generation

·         A storm is coming. Daniel knew that before him was a crisis. He chose a diet before facing the crisis (Daniel 1:8, 12). Let’s choose a diet before facing a storm before us.

·         A storm is coming. “Ministers should present the sure word of prophecy as the foundation...” of our faith. “The prophecy of Daniel and Revelation should be carefully studied, and in connection with them the words, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” EV 196.2

·         A storm is coming, we have to discern the signs of the times (Math 16:3). Soon we will be persecuted (John 15:20, also Heb 11:35 – 40, Mathew 24:9). All shall suffer persecution (2Tim 3:12)

·         Mathew 24: 6 – 9, 21 – 22 indicates that the final generation will have to suffer great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

·         Which specific generation does the final generation refer to? Jesus adds, “and there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring”  Luke 21:25  

·         Note that, the signs in the sun, moon, and stars appear before the distress of nations with perplexity. History tells us that the initial signs in the sun and moon appeared in 1780, and stars in 1833. These marked the beginning of the last days. Distress of nations, with perplexity however, happened in 2008. (Covered in our next series).

·         In Luke 21:31 - 36 Jesus says, “So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.  Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

·         The generation that shall not pass away till all be fulfilled is the one that will “see these things...” We are that generation. Jesus was not talking of the generation during His time as it did not “... see these things ...” Luke 21:25,26,28.

·         We are the final generation. Jesus finishes with these loving words “and take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth” (Luke 21:34).  “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man” (Luke 21:36).

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich

Day 3: Mathew 24 – In Its Order

Day 3: Mathew 24 – In Its Order

·         “The twenty-fourth chapter of Mathew is presented to me again and again as something that is to be brought to attention of all. We are today living in the time when the predictions of this chapter are fulfilling. Let our ministers and teachers explain these prophecies to those whom they instruct.” EV 196.3

                                             Mathew 24 in Its Prophetic Order

Reference	Events	Remarks
Math 24:5-8	Many shall come in Jesus’ name, saying they are Christ; and shall deceive many; wars and rumours of wars; famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.	Early signs before Sunday Law; but the end is not yet
Math 24:9-29	·    Afflicted, killed; hated; betrayed; many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many; love of many shall wax cold; (all will happen than we see now). ·    Final warning to all people given (loud cry) Math 24:14 ·    Appearing of false messiah (universal Christ) and false prophets - Math 24:23, 24. (Those who are now deceived and are waiting for secret rapture will cheerfully accept the false messiah Math 24:28). ·    Powers of the heavens shaken	Signs after the Sunday Law
Math 24:30-31	Visible Second coming (VSC) of Jesus (math 24:27, 30). Every eye shall see him. No secret rapture.	Assurance of VSC of Jesus

·         In fact, the secret rapture is so secret such that even the bible does not know about it. Only the eagles will go for the carcase (Math 24:28) but saints will be gathered (v.31).

·         In Math 24:32-35 are the lessons from the fig tree and Math 24:34,35 is an assurance that these events will surely happen. Math 25 is about preparations.

·         Contrary to the secret rapture theory, Jesus gives us a glimpse of Noah’s day in Math 24:36-41. “And knew not until the flood came” Verse 39. The ‘good’ were separated from the ‘bad’. However, Noah was not taken in secret. Thus, the good will be separated from the bad even if they work together (Math 24:40,41). Let us be watchful Math 24:42-51.

·         “The history which the great I AM has marked out in His word, uniting link after link in the prophetic chain, from eternity in the past to eternity in the future, tells us where we are today in the procession of the ages, and what may be expected in the time to come. ... and we may be assured that all which is yet to come will be fulfilled in its order”. {Ed 178.3} (Emphasis supplied)

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

from VOR dear brother & Friend

Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich

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Day 2: “This Gospel” – The Coming of Elijah

Day 2: “This Gospel” – The Coming of Elijah

·         The bible calls the end-time gospel as “the coming of Elijah” – Malachi 4:5.

·         The end-time gospel calls people to worship the only true God and get ready to meet Jesus (John 1:23).

·         “This gospel” refers to the final-days prophecy calling God’s people to come back to the heavenly principles (Revelation 18:4).

·         It is “Elijah’s message” calling us to abandon false worship and turn to God (1 Kings 18, especially verse 21)

·         “The coming of Elijah” does not refer to the coming of an individual but the kind of message (see 1 Kings 18:21).

·         Pointing to Elijah’s message, in His time, Jesus calls John the Baptist the coming Elijah (Mathew 11:13,14; and Math 17:12,13). However, John denies it (John 1:21) and points to the message not to the messenger (John 1:23).

·         As in Malachi 4:5; the message of John the Baptist was Elijah’s message during the first coming of Jesus. The message will repeat before the second coming of Jesus. Before that great day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5).

·         John calls it the ‘everlasting gospel’ – Rev 14:6. He also calls it three Angels message – Rev 14:9. “This gospel”, Elijah’s message, the end time gospel, (everlasting gospel or three Angels message) focuses on the crisis over worship. The message calls the inhabitants of earth from worshiping the Beast, Its image, and Mark of the beast (Rev 13:16). (To be covered in the next series)

·         The end-time gospel will be preached just before the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Mathew 24:14, 15).

·         These series highlights “this gospel”, the end-time gospel in its prophetic order.

·         The bible says, (Mathew 24:14) after this final warning, will be the time of harvest and Jesus will come. Read also Rev 14:14; Mathew 13:24 – 30, 39.

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

from VOR dear brother & friend

Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich

Earth's Last Crisis Series‏ Day 1: Knowing the Time

Day 1: Knowing the time

·         The bible talks about the last days as  perilous time -  2 Tim 3: 1 – 5

·         We are living in the last days. Our salvation is nearer than when we first believed – Rom 13:11

·         Jesus knew the time (John 13:1 – ). He told us everything we need for our salvation, even the end of the world (John 13:19) so that “when it is come to pass”, we may believe.

·         He gave His disciples sign for His second coming and for the end of the world (Math 24).

·         Pointing to the importance of prophecy as the end time gospel Jesus says “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”. (Mathew 24:14).

·         What gospel was Jesus referring to?

o   Remember, the four books that we call gospels were not yet written. Jesus was talking of the end-time prophecy. He was referring to the end-time gospel based on prophecy. (We cover this in more details in next series).

o   In verse 15 Jesus makes it clear about the kind of gospel He was referring to. He refers us to the book of Daniel. He says “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)” Mathew 24:15.

·         Some people think that it is not necessary to understand the prophecies. They say “we only need to preach about love”. However, true love, while pointing us to Jesus, it leads us to understand prophecies. It was these prophecies that Jesus was referring to.

o   Mathew 24 is full of prophetic events that we cannot afford to ignore (Mathew 24:4,25). You cannot separate love and prophecies.

o   Daniel and John were the loved ones, and to these were the end-time prophecies given. (Dan 9:23; John 21:20,24 and Rev. 1:1-3).

o   Love is connected with prophecy. For example, while 1 Corinthians 13 is about love, the 1 Corinthians 14 is about prophecy.

o   You cannot separate the church with prophecy. In fact, God’s last days church is clearly identified with prophecy (2 Peter 1:19) and in prophecy (Rev 12:17 and Rev 14:12)

·         “Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation speak, and tell what is truth. But whatever phase of the subject is presented, uplift Jesus as the center of all hope” TM 118.1

The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44

Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.

by VOR Dear Brother & Friend,

Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich

Joy Advent & Ambassadors

....By the river....this is what we called good times (5/3/2007) 

Joy Advent, (from left; Majogoro, Richy, Nyomby & Bahati)

                                                                    

                                        
                                      Ambassadors wakifungua mikoba Mzumbe SDA,........
                                                                     unapoimba usihofu

                                     ( From Left: Isaya,James, Gaddy, Baraka, Maingu, Chedy)