Biblical Verses Cited:
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Revelation 12:17 – “And there was war in heaven.” (speaker references this as the starting point, discussing ideological war)
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Revelation 12:1, 3, 14 – Panoramic overview of the war between Christ and Satan
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Revelation 12:17 – “the dragon was angry with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus”
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Revelation 13:1 – Beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads
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Revelation 13:10 – “Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints”
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Revelation 14:12 – “Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the faith of Jesus”
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Revelation 14:6-7 – First angel’s message: “Fear God and give him glory… worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water”
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Revelation 17:15 – The sea represents “the peoples of the earth”
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Revelation 19:10 – Testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy
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Revelation 14:2 – Those faithful have Christ’s name and Father’s name written on their foreheads
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Exodus 31:13 – “You shall keep my Sabbaths for this is a sign between me and you… that I, the Lord, sanctify you”
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Ezekiel 20:12 – “I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between me and them so that they may know that I, the Lord, sanctify them”
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Ephesians 1:13 – The seal of God is the seal of the Holy Spirit
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2 Thessalonians 2:9 – “The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan who uses all power, signs, and lying wonders”
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Acts 2:22 – “Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested by God to you with deeds of power, wonders, and signs”
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Daniel 12:1-2 – Time of trouble such as never was
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John 17 – “Thy word is truth”
Quotes from the Speaker:
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“Ideology fortifies the will and it silences the conscience in order for the perpetrator to do evil. Ideology self-justifies the evildoer.” (paraphrasing Solzhenitsyn)
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“Not one of them was guilty of anything, but they belonged to a class that was guilty of everything.” (from a 1934 Soviet novel)
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“The prize is eternal life… if you lose in this war, there’s eternal destruction.”
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“The key issue at the final crisis is worship.”
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“The Sabbath is the external sign of an internal sanctification process.”
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“The older I get, the more I value eternity.”
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“Thy word is truth… This is the only thing in our world that we know is 100% true.”
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“People have died that we might have this book in our hands… Don’t bury this at home.”
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“Base your life on the word of God. Don’t listen to the lies of this world.”
Quote from The Great Controversy (cited by speaker):
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On Satan counterfeiting Christ’s coming: “While appearing to the children of men as a great physician who can heal all their maladies, he will bring disease and disaster… The great deceiver will persuade men that those who serve God are causing these evils.”