God, Help Us Not to Be Deceived.

 Listen! An angel was seen! This angel was flying in heaven and he had the gospel of Jesus with him! This gospel would be given to everyone on earth, everyone. And this angel cried out loudly, telling us to reverence God, to stand in awe of God, to comprehend what it means to fear God, and we are to give God glory! We are told the hour of God's judgment has come! The living and the dead, all will be judged prior to the return of Christ, not a single person will escape this judgment. The angel cried loudly so all would hear, all would know that we are to worship God- God who in the beginning made heaven and earth, the sea and the fountains of water. God created all of heaven and earth and we know this from the beginning! We worship God… we are told to keep the Sabbath, our Creator who made heaven and earth made the Sabbath for us so we could worship Him continuously!

Worship God our Creator, never forget to worship Him.

Another angel was seen and the angel had this message for us. Spiritual Babylon is fallen, the harlot, the opposer of all things of God. Babylon whose poison infected all the nations of the earth, every single one! Babylon who played the harlot, the complete opposite of the bride of Christ! Babylon who longs to take all with her, to keep all from God. Babylon whose poison has seeped into the human race wreaking havoc by stealing all those she can through deceit, through lies!

Then a third angel was seen! And this angel too cried out very loudly wanting ALL to hear! We are told if we worship the beast and the beast's image, if we receive the mark that labels us followers of the beast. If we consent with our sound minds, and agree through our actions to follow this beast, we are marked! If we are marked as the beast's, marked as belonging to the image of that beast,  marked as receiving the beast's name -we will received all the horrors of the wrath of God!

Told to worship God.

Told Babylon (the opposer of God) is fallen.

Told the beast, the beast image, will mark our entire lives permeate our actions our thoughts, and if this happens we will endure God's wrath, for the beast opposes God.  

We also know this…. That those who claim and really, truly, honestly believe they are doing God's will and worshiping Him will also receive the mark of the beast! They will! When Christ comes they are going to tell them they are His, but He is going to tell them He doesn't know them!  All those living when Christ returns will have either the mark of the beast, or the seal of God, all. 

If Christians can receive the mark of the beast, if you can think you are doing God's will and still receive the mark of the beast, how can you prevent this!?

We are told how. We MUST keep the COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, and we MUST have the FAITH OF JESUS.

You say you do this already? Remember, those who think they are doing this will be told by Christ that He doesn't know them! So how can we know!?

We have to KNOW the commandments of God, particularly the one that talks about heaven and earth and worship…  why this one? Because we are told by that first angel to Fear God, to give glory to God, to worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of water-- this is why! 

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, 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. 

Keep it holy… we worship on the Sabbath of the LORD our GOD, the Sabbath He created for us, for that purpose! Our Creator created all and if we aren't worshiping Him on the DAY He created but some substituted day, we will be deceived and we will receive the mark of the beast and not the seal of God.

God help us NOT to be deceived!

2Th 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 

2Th 2:9  Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 

2Th 2:10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 

2Th 2:11  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 

2Th 2:12  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 

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And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,  Saying with a loud voice, 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. 

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 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: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.   And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 

If any man have an ear, let him hear. 

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,  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. 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: 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. Here is wisdom. 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. 

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 

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Syllogism- logical argument involving three propositions. 

FIRST SYLLOGISM

MAJOR PREMISE: “The Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:28. 

MINOR PREMISE: “The seventh day is the Sabbath.” Exodus 20:10. 

CONCLUSION: Therefore, the Son of man is Lord of the seventh day. 

Just as surely as the Scripture is true so surely is this conclusion true. Then using this conclusion as a major, we form a 

SECOND SYLLOGISM

MAJOR: The Son of man is Lord of the seventh day. 

MINOR: The day of which he is Lord is the Lord’s day. 

CONCLUSION: Therefore, the seventh day is the Lord’s day. 

Now with this conclusion as a major, we form our 

THIRD SYLLOGISM

MAJOR: The seventh day is the Lord’s day. 

MINOR: John says, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day.” Revelation 1:10. 

CONCLUSION: John was in the spirit on the seventh day. 

If there is any truth in Scripture or logic, these premises and conclusions are true. Of course the second and third syllogisms are dependent upon the first; but as both the major and the minor in the first are plain, positive statements of Scripture, the conclusion is strictly according to Scripture. And, we repeat, just as surely as the Scripture is true the conclusion is true, that the Son of man is Lord also of the seventh day; that the seventh day, and that day only, is the Lord’s day; and that John “was in the Spirit” on the seventh day, the Sabbath of the Lord. Whosoever therefore would keep the Lord’s day must keep the seventh day; for “the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath,” and “the seventh day is the Sabbath.”

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