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HOW NEAR IS NEAR!!!???!!!! SUNDAY-LAW BIRTH PAINS, CLOSE OF PROBATION AND THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST THE LAST ACT IN THE DRAMA

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HOW NEAR IS NEAR!!!???!!!!

SUNDAY-LAW BIRTH PAINS, CLOSE OF PROBATION AND THE SECOND COMING OF

JESUS CHRIST• • 

THE LAST ACT IN THE DRAMA

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HOW NEAR IS NEAR?

REV 13:3

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Never did this message apply with greater force than it applies today. More and more the world is setting at nought the claims of God. Men have become bold in transgression. The wickedness of the inhabitants of the world has almost filled up the measure of their iniquity. This earth has almost reached the place where God will permit the destroyer to work his will upon it. THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE LAWS OF MEN FOR THE LAW OF GOD, THE EXALTATION, BY MERELY HUMAN AUTHORITY, OF SUNDAY IN PLACE OF THE BIBLE SABBATH, IS THE LAST ACT IN THE DRAMA. {7T 141.1}

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• FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY FULL UPDATE:

• 1. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE JESUIT POPE

• 2. THE COLLAPSE OF PROTESTANTISM AND MERGER OF EVANGELICALS AND CATHOLICITY ON 29TH FEBRUARY 2014 IN LIGHT OF REV 13:3 AND REV 16:13.

The Ten Million Dollar Question HOW NEAR IS NEAR can only be answered by another question: HAVE YOU GIVEN YOU LIFE TO CHRIST TO WITHSTAND THE STORM THAT IS ABOUT TO BREAK?

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• 1. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE JESUIT POPEThe appointment of the Jesuit Pope should have led

us immediately to the words of the messenger. What does she say?

“Throughout Christendom, Protestantism was menaced by formidable foes. The first triumphs of the Reformation past, Rome summoned new forces, hoping to accomplish its destruction. At this time the order of the Jesuits was created, the most cruel, unscrupulous, and powerful of all the champions of popery. Cut off from earthly ties and human interests, dead to the claims of natural affection, reason and conscience wholly silenced, they knew no rule, no tie, but that of their order, and no duty but to extend its power…………..

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…..The gospel of Christ had enabled its adherents to meet danger and endure suffering, undismayed by cold, hunger, toil, and poverty, to uphold the banner of truth in face of the rack, the dungeon, and the stake. To combat these forces, Jesuitism inspired its followers with a fanaticism that enabled them to endure like dangers, and to oppose to the power of truth all the weapons of deception. There was no crime too great for them to commit, no deception too base for them to practice, no disguise too difficult for them to assume. Vowed to perpetual poverty and humility, it was their studied aim to secure wealth and power, to be devoted to the overthrow of Protestantism, and the re-establishment of the papal supremacy. {GC 234.2}”

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• HOW DID THEY DEVOTE TO THE OVERTHROW OF PROTESTANTISM, AND THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PAPAL SUPREMACY?

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“When appearing as members of their order, they wore a garb of sanctity, visiting prisons and hospitals, ministering to the sick and the poor, professing to have renounced the world, and bearing the sacred name of Jesus, who went about doing good. But under this blameless exterior the most criminal and deadly purposes were often concealed. It was a fundamental principle of the order that the end justifies the means. By this code, lying, theft, perjury, assassination, were not only pardonable but commendable, when they served the interests of the church. Under various disguises the Jesuits worked their way into offices of state, climbing up to be the counselors of kings, and shaping the policy of nations. They became servants to act as spies upon their masters.

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…They established colleges for the sons of princes and nobles, and schools for the common people; and the children of Protestant parents were drawn into an observance of popish rites. All the outward pomp and display of the Romish worship was brought to bear to confuse the mind and dazzle and captivate the imagination, and thus the liberty for which the fathers had toiled and bled was betrayed by the sons. The Jesuits rapidly spread themselves over Europe, and wherever they went, there followed a revival of popery. {GC 235.1}”

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In the normal circumstances, it is the Pope who is kissed his feet when visited but the tables are turned to prepare the world for something so deceitful

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 WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAW WHAT THE POPE DID??????!!!!!!• •Sher, JAX FL - USA, United States: “What an amazing sight. I wonder how long this man of the people is going to last. Pope John Paul I bucked the system and lasted for 33 days in 1978.”

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Mags, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom: “Yes, Jesus washed the feet of His disciples(followers) not unrepentant criminals. Aside from that, I notice he's happy enough to cart about the gold and silver crosses, goblets and censer. So much for doing away with all things lavish.”

 NR, Wigan: “Although it is a beautiful gesture, the though of kissing someone's foot makes me go queasy. But long live pope Francis, I think they made a good choice.”

 VRWC, San Diego: “It will be lovely if this one man can bring change to his church and the world. Living what you preach, what a nice idea.”

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WHAT DID THE POPE PROMISE THEM IN RETURN????

Responding to the question, “Do we need to rediscover the meaning of leisure?” Pope Francis replies: “Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport. But this is being destroyed, in large part, by the elimination of the SABBATH REST DAY. More and more people work on SUNDAYS as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.” In such cases, he concludes, “work ends up dehumanizing people.”

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NOTICE THE REST DAY HE IS REFERRING TO IS SUNDAY AND NOT SABBATH:  

Rev 13:1-4And 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?

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• Not One in Twenty Prepared

It is a solemn statement that I make to the church, that NOT ONE IN TWENTY WHOSE NAMES ARE REGISTERED UPON THE CHURCH BOOKS ARE PREPARED TO CLOSE THEIR EARTHLY HISTORY, and would be as verily without God and without hope in the world as the common sinner. They are professedly serving God, but they are more earnestly serving mammon. This half-and-half work is a constant denying of Christ, rather than a confessing of Christ. So many have brought into the church their own unsubdued spirit, unrefined; their spiritual taste is perverted by their own immoral, debasing corruptions, symbolizing the world in spirit, in heart, in purpose, confirming themselves in lustful practices, and are full of deception through and through in their professed Christian life. Living as sinners, claiming to be Christians! Those who claim to be Christians and will confess Christ should come out from among them and touch not the unclean thing, and be separate. . . . {ChS 41.1}

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I lay down my pen and lift up my soul in prayer, that the Lord would breathe upon His backslidden people, who are as dry bones, that they may live. The end is near, stealing upon us so stealthily, so imperceptibly, so noiselessly, like the muffled tread of the thief in the night, to surprise the sleepers off guard and unready. May the Lord grant to bring His Holy Spirit upon hearts that are now at ease, that they may no longer sleep as do others, but watch and be sober.--General Conference Bulletin, 1893, pp. 132, 133.

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"Luther's Protest is over!" ~ Bishop Tony Palmer. Following the recent video sent to evangelicals and protestants by Pope through the Ecumenical leader Bishop Tony Palmer asserting that the Protest is over, we analyze what this means to us as Seventh Day Adventists. How far are we from the Great Time of Tribulation!

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10TH MARCH 2014Sweden's Pentecostal Megapastor Converts to Catholicism

Ulf Ekman stuns his Word of Life megachurch in Sunday sermon: He's crossing the Tiber.

Ruth Moon[ posted 3/10/2014 03:25PM 10 DAYS AFTER THE CALL FOR UNITY ]

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Published on Apr 7, 2014 Breaking News: "Auburn Christian groups hold

ecumenical Lenten services“Six churches -- St. Teresa of Avila, Auburn Presbyterian,

Auburn Seventh-day Adventist (California), Bethlehem Lutheran, First Congregational and Pioneer United Methodist -- will conduct Lenten worship every Wednesday, starting March 5 and ending April 9. Each group will host one day and will feature a guest pastor from a different church.

Pastor Dan Appel of Auburn Seventh-day Adventist said he believes that the collaboration among organizations will bring about good faith among Auburn Christians. "I think the intent was to just give the people the opportunity to get acquainted with other pastors," Appel said. "So often, people hear the same speaker over and over again. This gives people the chance to get better acquainted. There is also an attempt to show that while we may have theological differences with each other, we still respect each other as followers of God."

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NUMBERS CHAPTER

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The videos should be a wake up call to all Protestant and Adventist Christians around the world. If these videos does not wake us up from our sleeping condition, I don't know what will! What does the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy say?!

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"These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast." (Rev. 17:13) •Unity on Common Points of Doctrine:""The wide diversity of belief in the Protestant churches is regarded by many as decisive proof that no effort to secure a forced uniformity can ever be made. But there has been for years, in churches of the Protestant faith, a strong and growing sentiment in favor of a union based upon COMMON POINTS OF DOCTRINE. To secure such a union, the discussion of subjects upon which all were not agreed--however important they might be from a Bible standpoint--must necessarily be waived." (The Great Controversy, p. 444 -- written in 1888)

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Threefold Persecuting Union:"Through the two great errors, the immortality of the soul

and Sunday sacredness, Satan will bring the people under his deceptions. While the former lays the foundation of Spiritualism, the latter creates a bond of sympathy with Rome. The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of Spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience." (The Great Controversy, p. 588 [1911])

 "And this is the religion which Protestants are beginning to look upon with so much favor, and which will eventually be united with Protestantism. This union will not, however, be effected by a change in Catholicism; for Rome never changes. She claims infallibility. It is Protestantism that will change. The adoption of liberal ideas on its part will bring it where it can clasp the hand of Catholicism." (Review and Herald, June 1886)

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"Romanism is now regarded by Protestants with far greater favor than in former years. In those countries where Catholicism is not in the ascendancy, and the papists are taking a conciliatory course in order to gain influence, there is an increasing indifference concerning the doctrines that separate the reformed churches from the papal hierarchy; the opinion is gaining ground that, after all, we do not differ so widely upon vital points as has been supposed, and that a little concession on our part will bring us into a better understanding with Rome. The time was when Protestants placed a high value upon the liberty of conscience which had been so dearly purchased. They taught their children to abhor popery and held that to seek harmony with Rome would be disloyalty to God. But how widely different are the sentiments now expressed!

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The defenders of the papacy declare that the church has been maligned, and the Protestant world are inclined to accept the statement. Many urge that it is unjust to judge the church of today by the abominations and absurdities that marked her reign during the centuries of ignorance and darkness. They excuse her horrible cruelty as the result of the barbarism of the times and plead that the influence of modern civilization has changed her sentiments. Have these persons forgotten the claim of infallibility put forth for eight hundred years by this haughty power? So far from being relinquished, this claim was affirmed in the nineteenth century with greater positiveness than ever before. As Rome asserts that the "church never erred; nor will it, according to the Scriptures, ever err" (John L. Von Mosheim, Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Book 3, Century II, Part 2, Chapter 2, Section 9, Note 17), how can she renounce the principles which governed her course in past ages?" (The Great Controversy, p. 564 [1911])

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 "While the Protestant world is by her attitude making concessions to Rome, let us arouse to comprehend the situation, and view the contest before us in its true bearings. LET THE WATCHMEN NOW LIFT UP THEIR VOICE, AND GIVE THE MESSAGE WHICH IS PRESENT TRUTH FOR THIS TIME. LET US SHOW PEOPLE WHERE WE ARE IN PROPHETIC HISTORY, and seek to arouse the spirit of true Protestantism, awakening the world to a sense of the value of the privileges of religious liberty so long enjoyed." (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 716)

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The Last Act in the Drama:"And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." (Revelation 16:13, 14)

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 "By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation [the United States] will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near." (Volume 5 - Testimonies - p. 451 - written in 1880s)

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"In the movements now in progress in the United States to secure for the institutions and usages of the church the support of the state, Protestants are following in the steps of papists. Nay, more, they are opening the door for the papacy to regain in Protestant America the supremacy which she has lost in the Old World. And that which gives greater significance to this movement is the fact that the principal object contemplated is the enforcement of Sunday observance--a custom which originated with Rome, and which she claims as the sign of her authority. It is the spirit of the papacy--the spirit of conformity to worldly customs, the veneration for human traditions above the commandments of God--that is permeating the Protestant churches and leading them on to do the same work of Sunday exaltation which the papacy has done before them.

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If the reader would understand the agencies to be employed in the soon-coming contest, he has but to trace the record of the means which Rome employed for the same object in ages past. If he would know how papists and Protestants united will deal with those who reject their dogmas, let him see the spirit which Rome manifested toward the Sabbath and its defenders." (The Great Controversy, p. 572 [1911])

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"The line of distinction between professed Christians and the ungodly is now hardly distinguishable. Church members love what the world loves and are ready to join with them, and Satan determines to unite them in one body and thus strengthen his cause by sweeping all into the ranks of spiritualism. Papists, who boast of miracles as a certain sign of the true church, will be readily deceived by this wonder-working power; and Protestants, having cast away the shield of truth, will also be deluded. Papists, Protestants, and worldlings will alike accept the form of godliness without the power, and they will see in this union a grand movement for the conversion of the world and the ushering in of the long-expected millennium." (The Great Controversy, p. 588 [1911])

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"The time is not far distant, when, like the early disciples, we shall be forced to seek a refuge in desolate and solitary places. As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians, so the assumption of power on the part of our nation, in the decree enforcing the papal sabbath, will be a warning to us. IT WILL THEN BE TIME TO LEAVE THE LARGE CITIES, PREPARATORY TO LEAVING THE SMALLER ONES FOR RETIRED HOMES IN SECLUDED PLACES among the mountains." (Testimonies, Vol. 5, pp. 464, 465)

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"There are many, even of those engaged in this movement for Sunday enforcement, who are blinded to the results which will follow this action. They do not see that they are striking directly against religious liberty. There are many who have never understood the claims of the Bible Sabbath and the false foundation upon which the Sunday institution rests. Any movement in favor of religious legislation is really an act of concession to the papacy, which for so many ages has teadily warred against liberty of conscience. Sunday observance owes its existence as a so-called Christian institution to "the mystery of iniquity;" and its enforcement will be a virtual recognition of the principles which are the very cornerstone of Romanism. When our nation shall so abjure the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism." (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 711)

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"It is true that there are real Christians in the Roman Catholic communion. Thousands in that church are serving God according to the best light they have. They are not allowed access to His word, and therefore they do not discern the truth. They have never seen the contrast between a living heart service and a round of mere forms and ceremonies. God looks with pitying tenderness upon these souls, educated as they are in a faith that is delusive and unsatisfying. He will cause rays of light to penetrate the dense darkness that surrounds them. He will reveal to them the truth as it is in Jesus, and many will yet take their position with His people.

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But Romanism as a system is no more in harmony with the gospel of Christ now than at any former period in her history. The Protestant churches are in great darkness, or they would discern the signs of the times. The Roman Church is far-reaching in her plans and modes of operation. She is employing every device to extend her influence and increase her power in preparation for a fierce and determined conflict to regain control of the world, to re-establish persecution, and to undo all that Protestantism has done. Catholicism is gaining ground upon every side. See the increasing number of her churches and chapels in Protestant countries. Look at the popularity of her colleges and seminaries in America, so widely patronized by Protestants. Look at the growth of ritualism in England and the frequent defections to the ranks of the Catholics. These things should awaken the anxiety of all who prize the pure principles of the gospel.

 Protestants have tampered with and patronized popery; they have

made compromises and concessions which papists themselves are surprised to see and fail to understand. Men are closing their eyes to the real character of Romanism and the dangers to be apprehended from her supremacy. The people need to be aroused to resist the advances of this most dangerous foe to civil and religious liberty." (The Great Controversy, pp. 565, 566 [1911]

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"Christ was a protestant. He protested against the formal worship of the Jewish nation, who rejected the counsel of God against themselves. He told them that they taught for doctrines the commandments of men, and that they were pretenders and hypocrites. Like whited sepulchers they were beautiful without, but within full of impurity and corruption. The Reformers date back to Christ and the apostles. They came out and separated themselves from a religion of forms and ceremonies. Luther and his followers did not invent the reformed religion. They simply accepted it as presented by Christ and the apostles. The Bible is presented to us as a sufficient guide; but the pope and his workers remove it from the people as if it were a curse, because it exposes their pretensions and rebukes their idolatry." (Review and Herald, June 1886)

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"The Roman Church has not relinquished her claim to supremacy; and when the world and the Protestant churches accept a sabbath of her creating, while they reject the Bible Sabbath, they virtually admit this assumption. They may claim the authority of tradition and of the Fathers for the change; but in so doing they ignore the very principle which separates them from Rome--that "the Bible, and the Bible only, is the religion of Protestants." The papist can see that they are deceiving themselves, willingly closing their eyes to the facts in the case. As the movement for Sunday enforcement gains favor, he rejoices, feeling assured that it will eventually bring the whole Protestant world under the banner of Rome." (The Great Controversy, p. 448 [1911])

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More Scriptures:"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." (Rev. 13:4, 5)

 "And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme

his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven." (Rev. 13:6)

 "I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the

horn spake." (Dan. 7:11)  "And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall

wear out the saints of the most High." (Dan. 7:25)  "And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down

some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered." (Dan. 8:10-12)

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"And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and BY PEACE SHALL DESTROY MANY: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand." (Dan 8:24, 25)

 "And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he

corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." (Dan. 11:32)

 "And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall

exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done." (Dan. 11:36)

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"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." (2 Thess 2:3, 4)

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"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." (2 Thess 2:11)

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Isaiah 37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. NOTICE THE FOLLOWING

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Now is the time for the careless to arouse from their slumber. Now is the time to entreat that souls shall not only hear the word of God, but without delay secure oil in their vessels with their lamps. That oil is the righteousness of Christ. It represents character, and character is not transferable. No man can secure it for another. Each must obtain for himself a character purified from every stain of sin. {TM 233.2}

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Psalms:11:3: If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Isa:58:1: Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

Isa:60:1: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Isa:60:2: For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

Isa:60:3: And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Isa:60:4: Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

Isa:60:5: Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

Isa:60:6: The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.

Isa:60:7: All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

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Never did this message apply with greater force than it applies today. More and more the world is setting at nought the claims of God. Men have become bold in transgression. The wickedness of the inhabitants of the world has almost filled up the measure of their iniquity. This earth has almost reached the place where God will permit the destroyer to work his will upon it. THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE LAWS OF MEN FOR THE LAW OF GOD, THE EXALTATION, BY MERELY HUMAN AUTHORITY, OF SUNDAY IN PLACE OF THE BIBLE SABBATH, IS THE LAST ACT IN THE DRAMA. When this substitution becomes universal, God will reveal Himself. He will arise in His majesty to shake terribly the earth. He will come out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the world for their iniquity, and the earth shall disclose her blood and shall no more cover her slain. {7T 141.1}

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Do not think that God will work a miracle to save those weak souls who cherish evil, who practice sin; or that some supernatural element will be brought into their lives, lifting them out of self into a higher sphere, where it will be comparatively easy work, without any special effort, any special fighting, without any crucifixion of self; because all who dally on Satan's ground for this to be done will perish with the evildoers. They will be suddenly destroyed, and that without remedy. {TM 453.2}

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And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth: for they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 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 he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

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HOW NEAR IS NEAR????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•MATTHEW 24:33 SO LIKEWISE YE, WHEN YE SHALL SEE ALL THESE THINGS, KNOW THAT IT IS NEAR, EVEN AT THE DOORS.