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Yahuwah's Way In the Sanctuary
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As the earthly priesthood was nailed to the cross, the way was open for Yahushua to enter upon His priestlyministry in heaven to officiate in man's behalf in the sanctuary above.
To learn how the sanctuary in heaven runs we need to study the sanctuary on earth.
Levitical Services
1. What was the first sacred service introduced among the Israelites?
“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to Yahuwah throughout your
generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even
the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first
day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. And in the first day there shall be an holy
convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be
done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. And ye shall observe the
feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt:
therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. In the first month, on the
fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the
month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is
leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in
the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.” Exodus 12:14–
20.
Answer: The Passover service.
NOTE: “The Passover was followed by the seven days' feast of unleavened bread. On the second day of thefeast, the first fruits of the year's harvest, a sheaf of barley, was presented before [Yahuwah]. All the
ceremonies of the feast were types of the work of [Yahushua]. The deliverance of Israel from Egypt was an
object lesson of redemption, which the Passover was intended to keep in memory. The slain lamb, the
unleavened bread, the sheaf of first fruits, represented the Saviour.” The Desire of Ages, page 77.
2. Which homes were assured of deliverance from death?
“And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses,
wherein they shall eat it.” “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when
I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the
land of Egypt.” Exodus 12:7, 13.
Answer: Homes that applied the blood on the two side posts and on the upper door post of their houses.
NOTE: “The Passover was to be both commemorative and typical, not only pointing back to the deliverance
from Egypt, but forward to the greater deliverance which [Yahushua] was to accomplish in freeing His people
from the bondage of sin. The sacrificial lamb represents the Lamb of [Yahuwah], in whom is our only hope of
salvation. Says the apostle, [Yahushua] our Passover is sacrificed for us. 1 Corinthians 5:7. It was not enough
that the paschal lamb be slain; its blood must be sprinkled upon the doorposts; so the merits of [Yahushua's]
blood must be applied to the soul. We must believe, not only that He died for the world, but that He died for
us individually. We must appropriate to ourselves the virtue of the atoning sacrifice.” Patriarchs and Prophetspage 277.
3. What strict prohibition did Yahuwah make regarding blood?
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth
any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from
among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an
atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Therefore I said unto the
children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat
blood. And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you,
which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof,
and cover it with dust. For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto
the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.” Leviticus 17:10–14.
NOTE: From the earliest times, man was prohibited from eating blood. When permission was given for man to
eat flesh, the command was imperative that blood should not be eaten. ‘Flesh with the life thereof, which is
the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.’ Genesis 9:4. Repeatedly Israel was forbidden the eating of blood. ‘Ye shall
not eat anything with the blood.’ Leviticus 19:26. ‘Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is
the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.’ The eating of blood was so great a sin that the record
states: ‘Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his
people.’ Leviticus 7:27.…To this day the orthodox Jew refuses to eat any flesh with the blood.…The instructionto refrain from the eating of blood is carried over into the New Testament. The first general council convened
by the apostles in Jerusalem commanded all the Christian churches to abstain from eating blood. Acts 15:20.
This command was reinforced by the Holy Ghost. Verse 28. The precious blood of the Son of [Yahuwah], which
was spilled in Gethsemane and shed on Calvary, made atonement for the soul of man. The blood of
*Yahuwah’s+ Son cleanseth from all sin. *Yahuwah+ desired that man should recognize the purpose of the
blood. F. C. Gilbert, Messiah in His Sanctuary , 17, 18.
4. What is necessary for the remission of sins?
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
Hebrews 9:22.
Answer: Blood is necessary for the remission of sins. This has a special meaning for us. If it was necessary in
ancient times for the unclean to be purified by the blood of sprinkling, how essential for those living in the
perils of the last days, and exposed to the temptations of Satan, to have the blood of the Anointed applied to
their hearts daily. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean,
sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of the Anointed, who through the
eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to Yahuwah, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the
living Eloah? Hebrews 9:13, 14.
5. What was Moses shown while he was on Mount Sinai with Yahuwah?
“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the
pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. . . . And look
that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.” “And thou shalt rea r up the
tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.” “Hollow with boards shalt
thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.” “And this work of the candlestick was
of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern
which Yahuwah had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.” Exodus 25:8, 9, 40; 26:30; 27:8; Numbers
8:4.
Answer: The heavenly sanctuary.
NOTE: “Turning again to the book of Hebrews, the seekers for truth found that the existence of a second, or
new-covenant sanctuary, was implied in the words of Paul already quoted: 'Then verily the first covenant had
also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.' And the use of the word 'also' intimates that Pau
has before made mention of this sanctuary. Turning back to the beginning of the previous chapter, they read
'Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right
8. How does Paul show that the sanctuary prefigures even the saving work of Yahushua in heaven?
“Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost al
things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore
necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly thingsthemselves with better sacrifices than these. For the Anointed is not entered into the holy places made with
hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of Yahuwah for
us.” Hebrews 9:21–24.
Answer: The priests entered into the earthly with the blood of an animal as an offering for sin. Yahushua
entered into the heavenly sanctuary by the offering of His own blood. The earthly priests were removed by
death; therefore they could not continue long; but Yahushua was a priest forever. Through the sacrifices and
offerings brought to the earthly sanctuary, the children of Israel were to lay hold of the merits of a Saviour to
come. And in the wisdom of Yahuwah the particulars of this work were given us that we might, by looking to
them, understand the work of Yahushua in the heavenly sanctuary.
NOTE: "Important truths concerning the heavenly sanctuary and the great work there carried forward for
man's redemption were to be taught by the earthly sanctuary and its services. After His ascension, our Saviour
was to begin His work as our High Priest. Says Paul, [Yahushua] is not entered into the holy places made with
hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of [Yahuwah]
for us. Hebrews 9:24. As [Yahushua's] ministration was to consist of two great divisions, each occupying a
period of time and having a distinctive place in the heavenly sanctuary, so the typical ministration consisted of
two divisions, the daily and the yearly service, and to each a department of the tabernacle was devoted. As
[Yahushua] at His ascension appeared in the presence of [Yahuwah] to plead His blood in behalf of penitent
believers, so the priest in the daily ministration sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice in the holy place in the
sinner's behalf.” Patriarchs and Prophets, page 357.
9. What could the sacrifices of the earthly sanctuary never achieve?
“For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with
those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. . . . And every
priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.”
Hebrews 10:1, 11.
Answer: Before Yahushua came, a ceremonial holiness could be obtained by offering the blood of bulls and of
goats; but these sacrifices could not cleanse the conscience. They were but a representation of Yahushua, thegreat sacrifice. The substance of all the sacrifices and offerings, Yahushua came to this world to do Yahuwah’s
will by offering Himself. He came as the world’s Redeemer, to stand at the head of humanity. The Holy Spirit
comes to man through Yahushua. We are given a decided testimony regarding the value of Yahushua’s
offering. Yahuwah’s word declares, ‘By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the b ody of
Yahushua, the Anointed, once for all.’ It was a whole and entire sacrifice that was made for us.
10. By contrast, what work does the sacrifice of Yahushua do for those who are sanctified?
“For by one offering he *Yahushua+ hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14.
The Priesthood Changed
11. Why are the children of Yahuwah no longer to look to the earthly sanctuary?
“For the Anointed is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; butinto heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of Yahuwah for us” “Now of the things which we have
spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty
in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Master pitched, and not
man.” Hebrews 9:24; 8:1, 2.
NOTE: When [Yahushua] at His ascension entered by His own blood into the heavenly sanctuary to shed upon
His disciples the blessings of His mediation, the Jews were left in total darkness to continue their useless
sacrifices and offerings. The ministration of types and shadows had ceased. That door by which men had
formerly found access to [Yahuwah] was no longer open. The Great Controversy , page 430.
12. What important qualification did Yahushua need in order to be our High Priest?
“Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and
faithful high priest in things pertaining to Yahuwah, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in
that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.” “For every high
priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to Yahuwah, that he may offer both
gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way;
for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.” Hebrews 2:17, 18; Hebrews 5:1, 2.
Answer: In order to elevate fallen man, Yahushua must reach him where he was. He took human nature, and
bore the infirmities and degeneracy of the race. He who knew no sin became sin for us. He humiliated Himselfto the lowest depths of human woe, that He might be qualified to reach man and bring him up from the
degradation in which sin had plunged him. ‘For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all
things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. And
being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him.
NOTE: “The plan by which alone man's salvation could be secured, involved all heaven in its infinite sacrifice
The angels could not rejoice as [Yahushua] opened before them the plan of redemption, for they saw that
man's salvation must cost their loved Commander unutterable woe. In grief and wonder they listened to His
words as He told them how He must descend from heaven's purity and peace, its joy and glory and immortal
life, and come in contact with the degradation of earth, to endure its sorrow, shame, and death. He was tostand between the sinner and the penalty of sin; yet few would receive Him as the Son of [Yahuwah]. He
would leave His high position as the Majesty of heaven, appear upon earth and humble Himself as a man, and
by His own experience become acquainted with the sorrows and temptations which man would have to
endure. All this would be necessary in order that He might be able to succor them that should be tempted.
13. How does the knowledge of having such a High Priest affect our relationship to Yahuwah?
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into
the holiest by the blood of Yahushua, Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 4:15, 16;
Hebrews 10:19, 22.
Answer: "The throne of grace is itself the highest attraction because occupied by One who permits us to cal
Him Father. But [Yahuwah] did not deem the principle of salvation complete while invested only with His own
love. By His appointment He has placed at His altar an Advocate clothed with our nature. As our Intercessor,
His office work is to introduce us to [Yahuwah] as His sons and daughters. [Yahushua] intercedes in behalf of
those who have received Him. To them He gives power, by virtue of His own merits, to become members of
the royal family, children of the heavenly King. And the Father demonstrates His infinite love for [Yahushua]who paid our ransom with His blood, by receiving and welcoming *Yahushua’s+ friends as His friends. He is
satisfied with the atonement made. He is glorified by the incarnation, the life, death, and mediation of His
Son." Testimonies for the Church, Volume 6, page 363.
“As a priest, *Yahushua+ is now set down with the Father in His throne. Revelation 3:21. Upon the throne with
the eternal, self-existent One is He who hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows, who was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin, that He might be able to succor them that are tempted. If any man sin,
we have an advocate with the Father. Isaiah 53:4; Hebrews 4:15; 2:18; 1 John 2:1. His intercession is that of a
pierced and broken body, of a spotless life. The wounded hands, the pierced side, the marred feet, plead for
fallen man, whose redemption was purchased at such infinite cost. The Great Controversy , page 416.
Would you like to invite Yahushua into your life to mediate on your behalf before His Father?
2. The Investigative Judgment | Has Judgment Day Begun?
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Just as the earthly sanctuary required cleansing, so does the heavenly. But the cleansing of the heavenlysanctuary involves the work of the final judgment. “Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will
judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained.” Acts 17:31.
A most startling truth found in the Scriptures is that Yahuwah has fixed a definite time for the beginning of the
final judgment. It has been revealed to His people, even to the very day.
This is set forth in the prophecy of Daniel 8:14. The time for the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary and the
opening of the work of the judgment is unalterably fixed. The prophet records that he heard the divine
numberer of secrets (margin) declare: Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed. Let us delve into the lesson.
Daniel Seeks For Understanding
1. Who is represented by the ram and its two horns?
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. Daniel 8:20.
Answer: The Bible is perfectly plain. One of the ram's horns was higher than the other, indicating that one of
the powers of this dual monarchy, Medo-Persia, was to be stronger than the other. Daniel 8 adds the point
that the higher came up last. The Medes were at first the leading people, later the Persians were in the
ascendancy. Alexander the Great, of Grecia, about 200 years after Babylon's fall, overcame the Persians underDarius III, at the battle of Arbela in 331 B.C. Phillip V. Meyers, General History, p. 59 [Daniel 5:30-31; Jeremiah
51:11].
2. Who is represented by the he-goat?
The rough goat is the king of Grecia. Daniel 8:21.
Answer: The goat represents Grecia, or Greece. This is clearly stated. The leopard, with four wings, in Daniel 7
indicated swiftness. The goat touched not the ground, so rapid was his movement. Both these symbols for
Grecia are fitting. Medo-Persia was to become great Grecia was to be very great.
3. Who is symbolized by the great horn between his eyes?
The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Daniel 8:21.
Answer: Alexander the Great, the first king, was to be broken when Grecia was strong. Alexander led Grecia to
world leadership, then died of a fever following a drunken spree, at the age of thirty-two, in 323 B.C. Grecia
was strong when Alexander was at the height of its glorious conquests.
The four horns represent the four divisions of Alexander's realm. The historian, Rawlinson, says, A
quadripartite [fourfold] division of Alexander's dominion was recognized. This took place twenty-two years
after Alexander's death; when, after the Battle of Ipsus, his warring generals divided the kingdom into fourparts-east, west, north, south toward the four winds of heaven. The four horns correspond to the four heads
of the leopard of Daniel 7.
4. What empire is represented by the little horn that grew out of one of the four winds?
In the latter time of their kingdom, when transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
under standing dark sentences, shall stand up. Daniel 8:23.
Answer: Bible prophecy did not name specifically the successor of the Grecian kingdom. Daniel's previous
prophecies (Daniel 2 and 6) follow the pattern of the four world empires seen in history-Babylon, Medo-
Persia, Greece, and Rome. The prophecy of Daniel 8 begins with the second, Medo-Persia, and presents three
empires.
This last kingdom was the one that was to stand up against the Prince of princes (Daniel 8:25). Yahushua, the
Anointed was that prince, and the Roman power put Him to death. So the little horn was Rome. The little horn
came forth from one of the four winds. The Romans defeated the Macedonians in 168 B.C.
5. What long time period is introduced into the prophecy at this point?
And He said unto me, unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:14.
6. To what period of earth's history does the vision point?
So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me,
Understand, 0 son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. Daniel 8:17.
Answer: A part of this prophecy is to reach to the time of the end. Since we are living in that time, we should
prayerfully study to know the meaning of that portion of the prophecy which applies in our day.
2300 daysGabriel Explains The
7. What happened to Daniel when the angel had proceeded thus far in his explanation of the vision?
The vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it
shall be for many days. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days. Daniel 8:26-27.
Answer: The words rang in his ears, Unto two thousand and three hundred days: then shall the Sanctuary be
cleansed. What could they mean? Daniel was deeply concerned about the 2300 days, but no explanation had
been given to him. As chapter nine opens, we find Daniel still in distress over the unexplained portion of the
vision, the 2300 days. Let us notice what happened. First of all: Daniel prayed for light on the Sanctuary.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm
of the Chaldeans; in the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereofthe word of Yahuwah came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the
desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Sovereign, the Elohiym, to seek by prayer and
supplication, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto Yahuwah, my Eloah. Daniel 9:1-4.
Then, Gabriel came from Yahuwah to give him understanding on the 2300 days.
Whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being
caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with
me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. I am come to shew thee; for
thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. Daniel 9:21-23
Read Daniel 9:24-27 again. Remember that the 70 weeks and the 2,300 days, or years, are associated. In Bible
prophecy it is found that, when time is mentioned in a symbolic setting, the application of the time prophecy
can be accurately calculated from history and using the rules which the Bible itself establishes. So try to
remember, too, that, in prophecy, a day stands for a year (Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6). The priestly calendar
month contained 30 days and their year 360 days (Gen. 7:11; 8:3,4). Hence a month in prophecy would equal
30 years and a prophetic year would equal 360 literal years.
Note the following seven points based on Daniel 9:24-27:
A. Seventy weeks of seven days each would be 490 days, or literal years.
B. The 490 years are determined, or cut off, especially for the Jews ( Daniel 9:24). They are cut off from the
2,300 years, leaving 1,810 years.
C. The period was to begin with the date the Persians gave command to restore Jerusalem. This was 457 B.C.
(Daniel 9:25; Ezra 7:11-26). The Babylonians had conquered the Jews. The Persians were to restore Jerusalem
Yahuwah raised up Cyrus to perform His work (Isaiah 44:28).
D. The first 7 weeks (7 x 7 = 49 years) were for the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
E. The next 62 weeks (7 x 62 = 434 years) were to reach to the Messiah, or the Anointed One. Yahushua was
anointed at His baptism, A.D. 27 (Matthew 3: 13-17; Acts 10:38). When the clock of eternity struck the hour,
Yahushua was there on the bank of the Jordan River, to be baptized by John. When the fulness of the time was
F. The 70th week of 7 years would reach from A.D. 27 to AD. 34. In the midst of this week, AD. 31, the Messiah
was to be cut off, but not for Himself (Daniel 9:26). This was fulfilled when Yahushua was crucified. The
Messiah was also to cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease (Daniel 9:27).
When Yahushua died on the cross, the veil of the Temple of Jerusalem was torn from top to bottom by an
unseen hand (Matthew 27:51). A human hand would have torn it from the bottom to the top. Yahuwah thus
signified that the sacrificial service of animals was over. The Lamb of Yahuwah had been slain.
The remaining years of the 70th week, or the 490 years, reached to AD. 34. Stephen was stoned to death by
the Jews, and the great persecution of the church at Jerusalem followed (Acts 7:59; 8: 1). The Jewish people as
a nation had rejected the Messiah, and now He left their house desolated. The 490 years allotted to the Jewish
nation were finished.
G. The 70 weeks, or 490 years, were part of the 2,300 years. Since the 490 years reach to AD. 34, the
remaining 1,810 years of the 2,300 years would reach to 1844. If you have difficulty in figuring the date, 1844,
and get 1843 instead (2300 minus 457 is 1843), just remember that it takes 457 full years before Yahushua
and 1,843 full years after Yahushua to make 2,300. Also there is no y ear ‘0’. Since the decree went forth after
a part of the year 457 B.C. had passed, the end of the 2,300 full years would fall after the close of A.D. 1843,
well-over into the year of 1844.
At this time, the Sanctuary was to be cleansed. Many interpreters of prophecy living at that time thought the
cleansing of the Sanctuary meant the end of the world. But the expression, cleansing of the Sanctuary, had a
different meaning.
NOTE: The history of the Jews and their rejection of Yahushua is on record for our admonition. They did not
understand the true nature, character, and purpose of Yahushua's mission to the world nor the time of the
visitation of their judgment. Yet the prophecies were clear on these points. Israel need not have rejected
Yahushua and brought such calamities upon their nation. Let us with earnest purpose and prayer determine toknow Yahuwah's plan for us today, that we may cooperate with Him and accept fully the saving light of
prophetic truth.
Judgment Begins
8. How often was the earthly sanctuary cleansed?
He shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the
uncleanness of the children of Israel. On that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you,
that ye may be clean from all your sins before Yahuwah. Leviticus 16:19, 20.
Answer: This building was cleansed once a year by a blood sacrifice. This yearly service was a service of
atonement and a day of judgment . As the people confessed their sins day by day and sacrifices were offered,
blood was placed on the horns of the altar and the sins, in symbol, were transferred to the sanctuary. Then,
once a year, on the tenth day of the seventh month, final opportunity was given for full disposition of sin. It
was a solemn day indeed! It was now or never. It was the annual day of judgment [Judgment Day].
9. Was the heavenly sanctuary also to be cleansed?
Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed.“ Daniel 8:14.
“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the
heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For the Anointed is not entered into the holy
places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in thepresence of Yahuwah for us” Hebrews 9:23, 24.
Answer: At the close of the 2300 days (1844), the Sanctuary was to be cleansed. This was not the earthly
Sanctuary, because its work ended at the cross. When Yahushua died on the cross, the old, or earthly,
sacrificial system which pointed to His life and death was no longer necessary. As far as Yahuwah was
concerned, the earthly sanctuary service ended. Then, after His death, Yahushua rose from the dead and
ascended to heaven to begin His work as our high priest in the heavenly Sanctuary. Therefore it must have
been the heavenly Sanctuary. In 1844, the hour struck for the beginning of that cleansing. At the time
appointed, the great antitypical cleansing, or judgment. in the most holy place of the Sanctuary in heaven
began.
In 1844, Yahushua entered the most holy apartment of the heavenly Sanctuary and began that work. There is
no sin in heaven, but a work of judgment is being done in connection with the records of sin (Ecclesiastes
12:14; Revelation 20:12). Consider that when the fullness of the time was come, Yahuwah sent forth His Son
(Galatians 4:4). At the end of the 483 years of Daniel 9, Yahushua was baptized and anointed by the Holy
Ghost, just as predicted. That was in AD. 27 He was also crucified at the stroke of the prophetic clock. Just as
the first part of the 2300-day prophecy was fulfilled at the time appointed, so the judgment hour began in
1844, at the end of the 2300-day prophetic period.
As the cleansing of the sanctuary was a day of judgment, the final day to get right with Yahuwah, so the
cleansing of the heavenly Sanctuary is Yahuwah's appointed time for judgment. Because He hath appointed aday, in the which He will judge the world (Acts 17:31). This judgment was future in Paul's day (Acts 24:25). It
was judgment to come.
This is an investigative judgment, in which all cases must be decided before Yahushua comes, since He brings
His reward with Him. During the millennium a study will be made of the cases of the wicked, with the
redeemed saints assisting. The final sentences will be pronounced upon the wicked. Then the execution of the
sentences will be carried out at the end of the 1,000 years, after the wicked are resurrected. So we have the
three regular phases of judgment - the investigation now, the determining of the sentences during the 1,000
years, and the execution of the sentences at the end of that period.
Yahushua will come soon after the judgment ends. Here are the words of Yahuwah, indicating that, when the
judgment ends, Yahushua's coming follows quickly:
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let
him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is
with Me, to give every man according as His work shall be Revelation 22:11-12 (Revelation 14:6-7 for the
Me not keepeth not My sayings: and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father's which sent Me.John
14:21, 23 24.
How Shall We Stand?
14. Are Yahuwah’s commandments burdensome to those who are truly born again?
“For this is the love of Yahuwah, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
For whatsoever is born of Yahuwah overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith.” 1 John 5:3, 4. (Psalm 119:47, 77, 97, 174).
15. Why will many who think they are born again be disappointed on judgment day?
“Not every one that saith unto me, Master, Master shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Master, Master have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:21-23
(1 John 2:36, 28).
16. What assurance is given to those who are faithful till the end of Yahushua’s intercession?
“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Isaiah 43:25.
NOTE: All who have truly repented of sin, and by faith claimed the blood of [Yahushua] as their atoning
sacrifice, have had pardon entered against their names in the books of heaven; as they have become partakers
of the righteousness of [Yahushua], and their characters are found to be in harmony with the law of[Yahuwah], their sins will be blotted out, and they themselves will be accounted worthy of eternal life. The
Great Controversy , page 483.
By virtue of the atoning blood of Yahushua, the sins of all the truly penitent will be blotted from the books of
heaven. Thus the sanctuary will be freed, or cleansed, from the record of sin. Patriarchs and Prophets, page
357, 358.
17. Who will be admitted into heaven?
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14 (Revelation 14:12)
Our salvation cost Yahushua His life, but He offers salvation to us freely if we will but surrender our sinful
natures to Him who promised to “take away our sins” (1 John 3:5) and to write His law on our hearts. We wil
be judged according to Yahuwah’s law, for our works show whether we have been born again (1 John 2:29).
“Let no one deceive you” on this point (1 John 3:6, 7).
3. The Beast Of Revelation 13 & 17Go to Part #3 Lessons Index Go To Quiz (offline/online)
One of Yahuwah's strongest warning for the last days is against receiving the mark of the Beast. Before
identifying this mark, let us learn the identity of the Beast.
The Beast
1. What persecuting power did John see coming on the scene?
“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.” Revelation 13:1.
NOTE: In chapter 13 (verses 1-10) is described another beast, 'like unto a leopard,' to which the dragon gave
'his power, and his seat, and great authority.' This symbol, as most Protestants have believed, represents the
papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and authority once held by the ancient Roman Empire. Of theleopardlike beast it is declared: 'There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies. . .
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against [Yahuwah], 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.' This prophecy, which is nearly identical with
the description of the little horn of Daniel 7, unquestionably points to the papacy. The Great Controversy, page
439.
2. How did John describe the beast that he saw and when did “the beast” appear?
“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.” Revelation 13:2.
Answer: It appeared following the dragon power of chapter 12. If it is correct to identify the dragon with the
Roman Empire in the days of Yahushua, then a power is to be identified following the Roman Empire, which is
closely related to it. The prophecy declares that the dragon [Roman Empire or pagan Rome] gave him his
power, and his seat, and great authority.
NOTE: In Daniel 7, the prophet was shown four successive persecuting powers under the symbolism of
monsters, a winged lion, representing Babylon; a deformed bear, representing Medo-Persia; a four-headed
four winged leopard, representing Greece; and a ten-horned beast representing Rome. The beast John saw
resembled all these monsters. The papacy is idolatrous, as was Babylon (see Daniel 3). Medo-Persia claimedinfallibility (see Daniel 6:8, 15) as does the papacy. Greek philosophers taught the immortality of the soul, a
central teaching of the papacy, while Imperial Rome provided the seat and authority of the papacy.
3. What is the similarity between the first beast of Revelation chapter 13 and the whore of chapter 17?
“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.” Revelation 13:7.
NOTE: 'That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever
existed among mankind, will be questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of history. The
memorials, indeed, of many of her persecutions are now so scanty, that it is impossible to form a complete
conception of the multitude of her victims, and it is quite certain that no power of imagination can adequatelyrealize their sufferings.' Dr W. E. H. Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in
Europe, Volume 2, page 32.
'From the birth of popery in 606 to the present time, it is estimated by careful and credible historians that
more than fifty millions of the human family have been slaughtered by popish persecutors, an average of
more than forty thousand religious murders for every year of the existence of Popery.' Dr J. Dowling, History of
Romanism, pages 541-542.
8. What further identifying feature of the beast was John shown?
“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.” Revelation 13:18.
Answer: The Pope's triple crown holds the inscription Vicarius Filii Dei, which is latin for Vicar of the Son of
9. At the end of the beast's period of power, what did John see happening to it?
“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. . . . 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.” Revelation 13:3 10.
NOTE: “Through the great powers controlled by paganism and the papacy, symbolized by the dragon and th e
leopard-like beast, Satan for many centuries destroyed [Yahuwah's] faithful witnesses. Under the dominion of
Rome, they were tortured and slain for more than a thousand years; but the papacy was at last deprived of its
strength, and forced to desist from persecution.” The Great Controversy 1884 ed., page 276.
"Power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.' And, says the prophet, 'I saw one of his heads
as it were wounded to death.' And again: 'He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth
with the sword must be killed with the sword.' The forty and two months are the same as the 'time and times
and the dividing of time,' three years and a half, or 1260 days, of Daniel 7, the time during which the papalpower was to oppress *Yahuwah's+ people. This period… began with the supremacy of the papacy, A.D. 538,
and terminated in 1798. At that time the pope was made captive by the French army, the papal power
received its deadly wound, and the prediction was fulfilled, 'He that leadeth into captivity shall go into
captivity." The Great Controversy, page 439.
10. Was the wound in fact fatal to the beast?
“And his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondered after the beast.” Revelation 13:3, last part.
NOTE: 'What was it that constituted the deadly wound? It was the stripping from the Papacy of its political
power. The church continued as a religious body but the political element was destroyed.' Cooke, The Antichrist 666, page 22.
The infliction of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the papacy in 1798. After this, says the prophet,
'his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.' Paul states plainly that the 'man of
sin' will continue until the Second Advent. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8. To the very close of time he will carry
forward the work of deception. And the Revelator declares, also referring to the papacy: All that dwell upon
the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life. Revelation 13:8. In both the Old
and the New World, the papacy will receive homage in the honour paid to the Sunday institution that rests
solely upon the authority of the Roman Church. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, students of
prophecy in the United States have presented this testimony to the world. In the events now taking place is
seen a rapid advance toward the fulfillment of the prediction. The Great Controversy, page 578.
11. What is world's reaction to the healing of the deadly wound?
“All the world wondered after the beast. . . 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.” Revelation 13:3, last
NOTE: The Papacy's revival and restoration has amazed the world. One hundred years ago, no Roman Catholic
could hold public office in Great Britain or the United States. The Roman Catholic Church was an unpopular,
hated and despised church. It was considered by millions to be unchristian, pagan, idolatrous, degrading,
oppressive and even a curse to the community. Today, Roman Catholicism is looked upon in exactly the
opposite light. It is an amazing reversal of public opinion. Cooke, The Antichrist 666, page 23.
The Judgment Of The Great Whore
12. What was John next shown in his vision?
“And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me,
Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With
whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made
drunk with the wine of her fornication.” Revelation 17:1-2. (Compare Revelation 16:19.)
NOTE: "The time is near when He will say, 'Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy
doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold,Yahuwah cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also shall
disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.' Isaiah 26:20, 21. Men who claim to be Christians may
now defraud and oppress the poor; they may rob the widow and fatherless; they may indulge their Satanic
hatred because they cannot control the consciences of [Yahuwah's] people; but for all this [Yahuwah] wil
bring them into judgment. They 'shall have judgment without mercy' that have 'showed no mercy.' (James
2:13.) Not long hence they will stand before the Judge of all the earth, to render an account for the pain they
have caused to the bodies and souls of His heritage. They may now indulge in false accusations, they may
deride those whom [Yahuwah] has appointed to do His work, they may consign His believing ones to prison, to
the chain gang, to banishment, to death; but for every pang of anguish, every tear shed, they must answer.
[Yahuwah] will reward them double for their sins. Concerning Babylon, the symbol of the apostate church, He
says to His ministers of judgment, 'Her sins have reached unto heaven, and [Yahuwah] hath remembered heriniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the
cup which she hath filled fill to her double.' Revelation 18:5, 6." Christ's Object Lessons, page 178.
13. How was Babylon portrayed in this vision?
“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast,
full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and
scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication.” Revelation 17:3-4. Compare verse 18.
Answer: A woman in prophecy represents a church while a beast (the Greek word means a ferocious beast, a
totally different word from that used to describe the four beings, described in the King James Bible as 'the four
beasts') represents a persecuting power. A woman riding a beast therefore signifies a church controlling and
directing a persecuting power, a union of church and state. The description of the woman includes purple,
scarlet, gold and precious stones, all used in the sanctuary with symbolic significance. The scarlet represents
sin and the blood of Yahushua, the sin-bearer. Purple represents the kingship of Yahushua. Gold represents
faith and love, two essential elements of the Christian life while the precious stones represented the people of
Yahuwah, worn upon the heart of the high priest, thus symbolizing the tender care of Yahushua for His people
Babylon assumes some of the ornaments of the sanctuary but purely for adornment. Missing is the colour
blue, which in sanctuary symbolism represented the law of Yahuwah, and fine linen, representing the
righteousness of saints. (See Numbers 15:37-40 and compare Exodus 25:4. See also Revelation 19:8.) Babylon
and her daughters claim to continue the worship of Yahuwah while omitting obedience to His law. The result
is degeneracy and persecution of Yahuwah's faithful saints.
14. Where was Babylon when John saw her in his vision?
“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness.” Revelation 17:3.
Answer: John is transported in vision forward to the time when Babylon is in the wilderness. It is important to
remember this fact in interpreting the symbolism which follows. Just as the true church of Yahuwah was
driven into the wilderness in order to find safety from the persecutions of the 1260-year tribulation, so in her
turn Babylon, the persecuting power, would suffer a period of persecution and obscurity from 1798 onwards.
See Revelation 13:10.
The Mother Of Harlots
15. What name was in the forehead of the great whore?
“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” Revelation 17:5.
NOTE: "The woman (Babylon) of Revelation 17 is described as 'arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and
decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and
filthiness:...and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots.'
Says the prophet: 'I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs ofYahushua.' Babylon is further declared to be 'that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Revelation 17:4-6, 18. The power that for so many centuries maintained despotic sway over the monarchs of
Christendom is Rome. The purple and scarlet colour, the gold and precious stones and pearls, vividly picture
the magnificence and more than kingly pomp affected by the haughty see of Rome. And no other power could
be so truly declared 'drunken with the blood of the saints' as that church which has so cruelly persecuted the
followers of *Yahushua+… Babylon is said to be 'the mother of harlots.' By her daughters must be symbolized
churches that cling to her doctrines and traditions, and follow her example of sacrificing the truth and the
approval of [Yahuwah], in order to form an unlawful alliance with the world." The Great Controversy, page
382.
16. What especially did John notice about the great whore?
“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yahushua:
and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.” Revelation 17:6.
NOTE: “In the thirteenth century was established that most terrible of all the engines of the papacy, --the
Inquisition. The prince of darkness wrought with the leaders of the papal hierarchy. In their secret councils,
22. Who is the eighth who will restore the beast status to the Roman Catholic Church anew?
“The beast that thou sawest was [the Catholic Church was once a beast until 1798] and is not [during herwilderness experience] , and shall ascend [Pope Francis, the eighth will restore her beast status] out of the
bottomless pit, and go into perdition.” Revelation 17:8.
Answer: From this verse we can conclude the following:
A. Pope Francis is the eighth and last king and he will restore the beast status to the Roman Catholic Church –
for during his reign persecution of Yahuwah's people will resume again, just as it was in the Middle Ages.
B. That the eighth king will ascend from the "bottomless pit", and in due course will "go into perdition."
For an in-depth understanding of the very important prophecy of Revelation 17, please refer to "Revelation
17: Prophecy of the Seven Kings - 8th King Identified!"
23. How was John shown that Yahuwah is in control of these events?
“For Yahuwah hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast
until the words of Yahuwah shall be fulfilled.” Revelation 17:17. “that the living may know that the most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. .
the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.” Daniel 4:17, 25 & 32.
NOTE: "'[Yahuwah] cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earthalso shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.' Isaiah 26:21. 'And this shall be the plague
wherewith [Yahuwah] will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume
away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shal
consume away in their mouth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from [Yahuwah] shall
be among them; and they shall lay hold everyone on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up
against the hand of his neighbour.' Zechariah 14:12, 13. In the mad strife of their own fierce passions, and by
the awful outpouring of [Yahuwah's] unmingled wrath, fall the wicked inhabitants of the earth, priests, rulers,
and people, rich and poor, high and low. 'And the slain of [Yahuwah] shall be at that day from one end of the
earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried.'
Jeremiah 25:33." The Great Controversy, page 656.
“The state of corruption and apostasy that in the last days would exist in the religious world, was presented to
the prophet John in the vision of Babylon, 'that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.'
Revelation 17:18. Before its destruction the call is to be given from heaven, 'come out of her, My people, that
ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.' Revelation 18:4. As in the days of Noah
and Lot, there must be a marked separation from sin and sinners. There can be no compromise between
saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind
should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.” Revelation 7:1.
As soon as the people of Yahuwah receive His seal, the angels will release the four winds, and the earth will
suffer the trauma of the worst trouble since it was created.
3. If we can discover what the seal of Yahuwah is, we will then be able to determine exactly what the markof the beast is since it is the opposite of the seal of Yahuwah. So what is the seal of Yahuwah?
Answer: Isaiah 8:16 refers to the seal of Yahuwah. “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.”
Here we see that the seal of Yahuwah has something to do with His law. This, of course, stands to reason, for if
a king puts out a proclamation of, for instance, ten laws, what must he do to make it official? He must seal it
with his seal so that the people know it is from the king. Otherwise it would only be a piece of paper without
signature, a proclamation with no authority.
The great King of the universe has issued Ten Commandments. In order to make them official, He must have
placed His seal in these laws.
The Seal Of Yahuwah
4. What constitutes a seal?
A seal is something having to do with legal affairs. A law is stamped with the seal of the ruling government.
The seal of any monarch or official must include these three elements: (1) his name, (2) his title, (3) the
territory over which he is empowered to rule.
When the government seal is on a law, or on currency, it is official. The whole loyal nation stands behind it.
Yahuwah's seal makes His law official, and the whole loyal universe stands behind it. Anyone disloyal to theseal of the government, and to the law upon which it is attached, is looked upon as being disloyal to the
government itself.
5. Where in the Ten Commandments do we find the seal of Yahuwah?
Just as a government ruler's seal is placed in his law to make it official, Yahuwah's seal is in His law. Here's
what Yahuwah says: Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. Isaiah 8:16.
In the forehead. His law is in our hearts. Under the new covenant, His promise is: This is the covenant that Iwill make with them after those days, saith Yahuwah, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds
will I write them. Hebrews 10:16.
7. How are we sealed?
The Holy Spirit places the seal of Yahuwah in our foreheads when we choose it. The forehead contains the
frontal lobe. This section of the brain is where our conscience is. When you receive the seal of Yahuwah in
your forehead, it means you have it in your conscience. You believe in it. You're loyal to it.
Just as the government ruler uses his seal of government to enforce the laws of the land, Yahuwah uses Hisseal to enforce His law. The beast will use his seal (mark), to try to enforce his law in place of Yahuwah's.
Where will you find the seal of Yahuwah with its three parts? In the very center of His law. Take a close look:
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 Yahuwah thy Eloah: in it thou shalt not do any work ... For in six days Yahuwah made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahuwah blessed the
Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11.
This is the only place in the Bible where you will find Yahuwah's seal. Here are the three parts of the seal.
(3) His territory: "heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is."
That is fantastic! No wonder Satan has worked so hard to hide the truth of the sacred Sabbath from us. It's
Yahuwah's sign!
You may ask Is the Sabbath really the seal of Yahuwah? Look at Ezekiel 20:12. Moreover also I gave them my
Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them that they might know that I am Yahuwah that sanctify them (The
word sign means the same as seal- see Romans 4:11).
Ezekiel 20:20 also indicates that the Sabbath is Yahuwah’s seal. “And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be asign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Yahuwah your Elohim.”
8. How long will the Sabbath be a sign, a seal, a mark between Yahuwah and His people?
“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith Yahuwah, so shal
your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that, from one new moon to another, and from
one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith Yahuwah.” Isaiah 66:22, 23.
Answer: This scripture indicates that the seal of Yahuwah will be forever, for His people will worship and keep
holy every Sabbath day in the new earth, forever. Remember that all of these Old Testament texts are
applicable to us today, for 2 Timothy 3:16,17 tells us that “All scripture is given by inspiration of Yahuwah, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of
Yahuwah may be perfect, *thoroughly+ furnished unto all good works.” Sabbath observance is the sign of
Yahuwah’s true Christians, and it will always be the sign of Yahuwah’s true Christians, for a perpetua
What could be clearer? The seal of Yahuwah is His Sabbath. Satan knew that he had to get at this very part. No
wonder the beast ripped it out and put in a substitute!
Antichrist – Sign Of His Authority
9. But who is the ‘BEAST’ that we are talking about and what are some quick facts that prove what the
‘BEAST’ is?
Answer: In identifying the beast, Yahuwah is not talking about sincere people who are involved with it
ignorantly. He is talking about the system; the leaders, who know what they are doing and deliberately
disobey and change the word of Yahuwah. Our Eloah is a tender Father. He only holds accountable those who
understand what the Bible commands and knowingly disobey, or, those who turn away from hearing His word
and are willingly ignorant.
The ‘Beast’ exists now. Many honest Christians who are now involved with it will soon learn the facts, They wil
hear Yahuwah's call to come out of it -- and they will respond.
Don't be fooled! The beast is not some computer somewhere. That is only a smoke screen to get people off
the track that the Bible points out. Yahuwah's word makes it so clear that even an honest child can see it. This
next point is amazing!
“...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” Revelation 13:2.
By the way, thank Yahushua for allowing you to be alive in these last days. We now have the benefit of Historic
records at our fingertips today. History is mostly behind us! We have PROOF, the prophecies were fulfilled
exactly as the Bible said.
First notice that the BEAST, the WHORE, and the ANTICHRIST power are different aspects of the sameentity. There are more than sixteen characteristics of this power in the Holy Bible. The following points will
(A) The whore will be a religious (church) power & state (Civic) power combined. Revelation 17:3, So he
carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of
names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Woman = Church (Jeremiah 6:2, I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.) Beast =
Nation (Daniel 7:23, Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth...)
Roman Catholic Vatican is a Church and a Nation at the same time.
(B) The whore of Babylon will sit upon 7 hills. Revelation 17:9, And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The
seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Documented Roman Catholic source states It is within the city of Rome, called The City on Seven Hills, that the
entire area of Vatican State Proper is now confined The Catholic Encyclopedia, p. 529.
ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA: Seven Hills of Rome group of hills on or about which the ancient city of Rome
was built. The original city of Romulus was built upon Palatine Hill (Latin: Mons Palatinus). The other hills are
the Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine (known respectively in Latin as the Mons
Capitolinus, Mons Quirinalis, Mons Viminalis, Mons Esquilinus, Mons Caelius, and Mons Aventinus).
(C) The Beast will rise from the sea Revelation 13:1, And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise
up out of the sea.
Sea = peoples, nations and tongues ( Revelation 17:15, And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest,
where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.)
Roman Catholicism arose out of Western Europe with a multitude of peoples, nations, and tongues as
parishioners. At present the Roman Catholic church sports the highest number of peoples, nations andtongues the world over. Over 100 Nations have state representatives at the Vatican.
(D) The four Beasts of Daniel will join as one in the last days as Antichrist. Daniel 7:2, Daniel spake and said, I
saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Documented Roman Catholic source states: In a certain respect, she (the papacy) has copied her organization
from that of the Roman Empire, has preserved and made fruitful the philosophical intuitions of Socrates,
Plato, and Aristotle, borrowed from both Barbarians and the Bysantine Roman Empire, but always remains
herself, thoroughly digesting all elements drawn from external sources. -Andre Retif, The Catholic Spirit , trans
by Dom Aldhelm Dean, Vol. 88 of the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism (New York, Hawthorne
Books, 1959) p. 85
Roman Catholic Author, Malachi Martin states in his book The Keys of this Blood: He is protected by four
governments (p. 120)
(E) Antichrist will be a strong Political power. Revelation 13:3, all the world wondered after the beast.
Revelation 13:7, ... power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Roman Catholic Author, Malachi Martin states in his book The Keys of this Blood: He is as determined to be
world ruler as was Constantine in his day (p.49) He is protected by four governments (p. 120) He is the best
known person of the 20th century (p. 123) He is personal friends with the leaders of 91 countries (p. 490)
People of the world seem to him ready for strong worldwide moral government with control (p. 160). Sixteen
thousand journalists covered his American visit (p. 490)
(F) The Roman Church would reign for 1260 years before being wounded unto death. Revelation 13:5, Andthere was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to
continue forty and two months.
The forty two months of Rev 13:5 and the time, and times and dividing a time of Daniel 7:25 equal the same
thing. 42 months = 3 1/2 years A time (one year) and times (+ two years) and the dividing of time, (+ half a year
) = three and a half years, or forty two months (12+24 + 6 = 42 months) And then Revelation 12:6 confirms this
when it says that the church of Yahushua would hide in the wilderness for exactly 1260 days. 42 months, or 3
and a half years equals 1260 days.
Still, some will say that 42 months does NOT equal 1260 days because all our months do not equal 30 days
each. The fact here is, prophecy speaks of Biblical months. To understand the forty and two months, or the
time, and times and diving a time, that the beast will reign, we must first find the method of time the Bible
declares for prophecy. Yahuwah says in Ezekiel 4:6 I have appointed thee each day for a year And we also find
the Bible acknowledges a month to be 30 days long. Because in, Genesis 7:11 we see the rain started in Noah's
day on the 17 day of the 2nd month and in Genesis 8:3,4 we find the water receded at the end of exactly 150
days, then it says the ark rested on the 17th day of the 7th month. That's exactly 5 months to the day. If we
divide the 150 days by the 5 months you get 30 days per month. So 42 months multiplied by 30 equals 1260.
And according to Ezekiel 4:6, that's 1260 years that Papal Rome would reign as a church/state power.
“Vigilius...ascended the papal chair (538 A.D.) under the military protection of Belisarius. History of the
Christian Church, Vol. 3, p. 327 .
Historical records reveal the papacy began its reign in 538 AD upon Emperor Justinian's decree, and under the
military protection of Belisarius. And the Bible says the beast will rule for EXACTLY 1260 years before receiving
a mortal wound. Now it's just a matter of simple mathematics. It is also a grand method by which to see
Yahuwah glorified. If the prophecy is correct, 1260 years after 538 AD the Beast must receive a mortal wound.
If you add 1260 years to the beginning year for the Roman Catholic church, 538 AD, you will arrive in the year
1798 AD. So, according to the Bible we are told the first reign of the Beast will last till the year 1798 . So, did it
end in 1798, and how? First understand, according to the prophecy, we learn that, He that leadeth into
captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword... Revelation 13:10.
The prophecy is telling us that the beast would be destroyed with the sword (sword = military) at the end of its
reign of exactly 1260 years. Did this happen to Papal Rome in 1798...? YES IT DID! On February 10th Napoleon
Bonaparte in that EXACT year 1798 A.D. sent his General Louis Alexandre Berthier, with his army into Rome,
Italy. It is recorded... In 1798 General Berthier made his entrance into Rome, abolished the papal government,
and established a secular one. -Encyclopedia Britannica 1941 edition
...and is not: From 1798 AD until the signing of the Lateran treaty in 1929 the Roman Church/state was non-
existent.
...yet is: From 1929 to present the Roman Church has been a church & state.
(I) The Beast will be a blasphemous beast: Revelation 13:1, 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.
Blasphemy defined: John 10:33, The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for
blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself Eloah. -AND- Mark 2:7, Why doth this man
thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but Yahuwah only?
A documented Roman Catholic source states "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, he is
Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the veil of flesh." Catholic National July 1895.
Pope Leo XIII stated "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." Pope Leo XIII.
Documented Roman Catholic source states "For thou art the shepherd, thou art the physician, thou art the
director, thou art the husbandman, finally thou art another God on earth." Labbe and Cossart's History of the
Councils. Vol. XIV, col. 109.
A documented Roman Catholic source states "The title Lord God the Pope is found within a gloss of . . ."
Extravagantes of Pope John XXII, title 14, chapter 4.
The confessional of the Roman Catholic Church is indeed yet another identifiable feature exposing the Vatican
as Antichrist's dwelling. They openly declare a MAN dressed as a priest has the power to FORGIVE SINS!
(J) Three nations will be destroyed by the Beast: Daniel 7:8, I considered the horns, and, behold, there cameup among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Catholic emperors of the eastern empire found ways to help the pope by eliminating three of the Arian tribes.
The Catholic emperor Zeno (474-491) arranged a treaty with the Ostrogoths in 487 which resulted in the
eradication of the kingdom of the Arian Heruls in 492. And the catholic emperor Justinian (527-565)
exterminated the Arian Vandals in 534 and significantly broke the power of the Arian Ostrogoths in 538. Thus
were Daniel's three horns - The Heruls, the Vandals, and the Ostrogoths - plucked up by the roots. -C. Mervyn
(K) The beast will understand and do as Satan requests. Daniel 8:23, And in the latter time of their kingdom
when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,
shall stand up.
Sunday, February 28, 1999 4:49 AM:
Two Eminent Churchmen Declare Satanism Is Practiced in Vatican!
Documented Roman Catholic source states- In recent weeks, a firestorm has been raging in Italy. The
controversy revolves around the statements Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, who made formal allegations that
satanic activity is taking place inside the Vatican. When questioned by the Italian press about the allegations,
he said that he stood by them. The Archbishop chose the Fatima 2000 International Congress on World Peace
held in Rome in November 1996 hosted by the Fatima Crusader magazine as a platform to first make these
allegations public.
Official Roman Catholic Jesuit Oath:
I furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity present, make and wage relentless war,
secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Liberals, as I am directed to do, to extirpate and
exterminate them from the face of the whole earth; and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition; and
that I will hang, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics, rip up the stomachs and
wombs of their women and crush their infants' heads against the walls, in order to annihilate forever their
execrable race.
That when the same cannot be done openly, I will secretly use the poisoned cup, the strangulating cord, the
steel of the poniard or the leaden bullet, regardless of the honor, rank, dignity, or authority of the person or
persons, whatever may be their condition in life, either public or private, as I at any time may be directed so to
do by any agent of the Pope or Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Faith, of the Society of Jesus. -Subterranean Rome by Charles Didier, translated from the French and published in New York in 1843
(L.) The Prophecy: The beast will seek to change times and laws. Daniel 7:25, "And he shall... think to change
Fact: Documented Roman Catholic source states- "The Pope has the power to change times, to abrogate laws
and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." "The Pope has the authority and often exercised
it, to dispense with the command of Christ." Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. Cap. (The Pope can modify divine
law.) Ferraris' Ecclesiastical Dictionary.
(M.) The Prophecy: Rome will give its power to the Catholic church: Revelation 13:4, "And they worshiped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast..."
Fact: Documented Roman Catholic source states Pope Pius IX, in his "Discorsi" (I., p. 253), said: "The Caesa
who now addresses you, and to whom alone are obedience and fidelity due."
Fact: It is now called the ROMAN Catholic church
(N.) The Prophecy: It will be a MOTHER CHURCH: Revelation 17:5, "And upon her forehead was a name
written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
Fact: Documented Roman Catholic source states "Had she not such power, she could not have done that in
which all modern religionists agree with her; --she could not have SUBSTITUTED the observance of Sunday the
first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday the seventh day, a change for which there is NO
SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY." -Rev. Stephan Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, "On the Obedience Due to the
Church," chap. 2, p. 174. (Imprimatur, John Cardinal McCloskey, archbishop of New York.)
Fact: June 26, 2000 the Vatican became the MOTHER of the one world church.
(O.) The Prophecy: It will attack the children of the Creator. Revelation 13:7, "And it was given unto him to
make war with the saints..." Daniel 7:25, "And he shall wear out the saints of the most High..."
Fact: "For teaching faith contrary to the teaching of the Church of Rome, history records the martyrdom ofmore than 100 million people." Brief Bible Readings p. 16
Fact: March 12, 2000 Pope John Paul II admitted the Roman Catholic church did in fact kill well over 100
million Christians.
(P.) The Prophecy: It will be a Christian church doing Babylonian (Pagan) acts: Revelation 17:5, "And upon her
forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT..."
Fact: Documented Roman Catholic source states -Cardinal Newman admits in his book that; the "temples,
incense, oil lamps, votive offerings, holy water, Holidays, and seasons of devotion, processions, blessings of
the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure (of priests, munks and nuns), images, and statues... are all of
PAGAN ORIGIN." -The Development of the Christian Religion Cardinal Newman p.359
Fact: Documented Roman Catholic source states -The penetration of the religion of Babylon became so
general and well known that Rome was called the "New Babylon." -Faith of our fathers 1917 ed. Cardina
Sunday worship is the mark of the Papacy's authority
11. What do Catholics say of Protestant Sunday keepers?
Answer: “The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the
authority of the *Catholic+ church.” Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today
(1868), p. 213.
N0TE.—A full realization of this fact will lead those who honestly, but ignorantly, have been observing Sunday
as the Sabbath, to refuse longer to pay homage to apostasy, and return to the observance of that which is the
sign of loyalty to heaven—the only weekly day of rest which Yahuwah, in His word, has commanded men to
keep holy, the seventh day.
The Mark!
The issues are plain. Yahuwah says that He is the true Eloah, the Creator. He has given His Sabbath as a sign of
His authority as the Creator of all. By keeping it, we recognize His authority. But the Catholic church says ineffect: "It's the mark of our authority to over-rule Yahuwah's law."
"No! Keep the first day of the week, and lo, the entire civilized world bows in reverent obedience to the
command of the holy Catholic church." Father Enright C.S.S.R. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, Mo.,
(In HISTORY OF THE SABBATH), p. 802.
12. What does it mean to “receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand”?
“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” Revelation 13:16. “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” Revelation 14:9.
Answer: The mark is not a visible mark that is stamped on the forehead or on the hand. Likewise the seal of
Yahuwah is not a visible seal or mark. These verses tell us that both the seal of Yahuwah and the mark of the
beast are received inside the forehead. Since the forehead represents the mind, the significance of these
marks’ being received inside the forehead is that a person must make a conscious choice as to which mark he
will receive. He must understand the meanings and the relationships of these marks, both to Yahuwah and to
Satan and the beast. Thus, either mark received in the forehead will indicate that a conscious choice had been
made. The person who receives either mark in his forehead understands both the penalty and the reward for
receiving either one.
The mark of the beast is sometimes received in the right hand, symbolizing that the person does not
understand but goes along with society in obeying the laws which dictate Sunday observance. Even though
these people do not understand the importance of not receiving the mark of the beast, they will still suffer the
penalty, for Yahuwah has given them plenty of opportunity to learn and understand the necessity of obeying
the Ten Commandments, including the Sabbath commandment.
The mark of the beast, Sunday observance, will come to prominence only when the United States passes the
national Sunday law. The controversy between those who have the mark of the beast and want to keep
Sunday and those who have the seal of Yahuwah and want to observe the Sabbath will be the final issue of
contention before the end.
Sunday observance is the mark of the beast. Thus if you insist on keeping Yahuwah’s Sabbath day holy, you
will be able neither to buy nor to sell. You will be completely cut off from any means of support for yourselfand your family. This religious persecution will be very bloody. Many of Yahuwah’s true people will lose their
lives in this bloody turmoil, but this time Yahuwah will not tolerate a wholesale slaughter of His people. He wil
come and put an end to Sunday-keeping and religious persecution forever. And when He comes, those who
have disregarded His law will finally learn that Yahuwah means exactly what He says.
13. But what about all of our loved ones who are keeping Sunday and don't know any better? Do they have
the Mark of the Beast now?
Answer: No! Only those who know better and realize that they are breaking Yahuwah's fourth commandment
are held accountable. The Bible says, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is
sin." James 4:17.
We know now and are held accountable. Soon all will know. Yahuwah is making this very point a great test for
the world in the last days. It will separate those who really love Yahuwah enough to obey Him, even amid
persecution, from those who merely claim to be Christians but like Pilate, will compromise, go along with the
crowd - and end up with the Mark of the Beast. The "Mark" won't officially be received until it is enforced by
the “Two Horned Beast" of Revelation 13.
We certainly don't want to hurt our loving Saviour by willfully breaking any of His commandments. He suffered
agony on the cross to take away our sins. His heart was broken. His love for us is very tender. Those who
willfully receive the mark of the beast are willing to hurt the loving heart of Yahuwah. Sin hurts Him most ofall. As we choose to keep all of His commandments, it makes Him glad.
As you begin to worship Him in a special way on His Sabbath, He will make it the happiest day of the week for
you. You'll be able to lay aside your cares and labors one whole day and have a beautiful rest with Yahushua -
not only physically, but a rest of soul, a joyful peace and freedom from guilt.
If your job calls you to work on Sabbath, He can help you with that too. We've never seen it fail. Those who
determine to keep His Sabbath holy and not work, have Yahuwah's special care and miraculous providence.
He will either help you get the Sabbath off from work, or if you have to lose your job, He will give you a better
one! We know it for sure. That's Yahuwah! That's our kind Heavenly Father.
Every person on the earth will be tested on this very point. Millions around the world have discovered these
amazing truths just like you have and are rejoicing in a closer walk with Yahushua than ever before.
Today, Yahuwah is calling us to receive His mark (or seal). As you look upon your crucified Saviour, will you
acknowledge His authority by obeying Him and keeping His Sabbath?
“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.” Revelation 13:1-2.
NOTE: "In chapter 13 (verses 1-10) is described another beast, 'like unto a leopard,' to which the dragon gave
'his power, and his seat, and great authority.' This symbol, as most Protestants have believed, represents the
papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and authority once held by the ancient Roman Empire. Of the
leopard-like beast it is declared: 'There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies. .
. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against Yahuwah, 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.' This prophecy, which is nearly identical with
the description of the little horn of Daniel 7, unquestionably points to the papacy." The Great Controversy
1911 ed, page 439.
2. As the first beast [Papacy] was being led away into captivity, what did John see?
“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.” Revelation 13:11.
“At that time the prophet beheld a new power coming up, represented by the beast with lamb-like horns. The
appearance of this beast and the manner of its rise seem to indicate that the power which it represents is
unlike those brought to view under the preceding symbols. The great kingdoms that have ruled the world
obtained their dominion by conquest and revolution, and they were presented to the prophet Daniel as beasts
of prey, rising when the 'four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.' [DAN. 7:2.] But the beast with
horns like a lamb is seen 'coming up out of the earth;' [REV. 13:11.] signifying that instead of overthrowingother powers to establish itself, the nation thus represented arose in territory previously unoccupied, and
grew up gradually and peacefully.” The Great Controversy 1884 ed, page 277.
There are very clear identification marks associated with the second beast and by these we can be sure as to
who the power is:
It rises to power when the Papacy receives a deadly wound.
This power rises out of the earth, an area that is the opposite to the sea, from which the first beast
arises. [Sea or waters represent peoples and nations. When troubled, they represent strife and
warfare.]
It rises silently, like a plant growing out of the earth. This is the meaning of the Greek word 'anabaino
translated 'coming up'.
It is lamb-like. This means that it is youthful, innocent, harmless and gentle.
It has two symbols of power (horns) that are lamblike. Yahushua is represented as the Lamb of
Yahuwah.
It ultimately possesses world-wide influence.
After the healing of the deadly wound, it enforces papal policy.
It promotes the formation of 'the image to the beast'.
It enforces obedience to 'the image to the beast.'
The form of enforcement is characterized by a particular mark, 'the mark of the beast'. The only power
that fulfills ([or will fulfill] these points is the United States of America. (Condensed from Cooke, When
Religious Persecution Returns, page 3.)
A Persecuting Power
3. Who could represent this image of the beast?
“But the stern tracings of the prophetic pencil reveal a change in this peaceful scene. The beast with lamb-like
horns speaks with the voice of a dragon, and "exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him." The spirit
of persecution manifested by paganism and the papacy is again to be revealed. Prophecy declares that this
power will say "to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast." [REV. 13:14.]
The image is made to the first or leopard-like beast, which is the one brought to view in the third angel's
message. By this first beast is represented the Roman Church, an ecclesiastical body clothed with civil power,
having authority to punish all dissenters. The image to the beast represents another religious body clothedwith similar power. The formation of this image is the work of that beast whose peaceful rise and mild
professions render it so striking a symbol of the United States. Here is to be found an image of the papacy.”
The Great Controversy 1884 ed , page 277.
"When the churches of our land, [USA] uniting upon such points of faith as are held by them in common, shall
influence the state to enforce their decrees and sustain their institutions, then will protestant America have
formed an image of the Roman hierarchy. Then the true church will be assailed by persecution, as were
[Yahuwah's] ancient people. Almost every century furnishes examples of what bigotry and malice can do
under a plea of serving [Yahuwah] by protecting the rights of Church and State. Protestant churches that have
followed in the steps of Rome by forming alliance with worldly powers have manifested a similar desire to
restrict liberty of conscience. In the seventeenth century thousands of non-conformist ministers suffered
under the rule of the Church of England. Persecution always follows religious favoritism on the part of secular
governments." The Great Controversy 1884 ed, page 278.
Answer: We can see that the image would be a protestant religious ecclesiastical power united with the civil
power of the state to force obedience to the rules and commands of the church, just like Catholicism.
"The image is made to the first or leopard-like beast, which is the one brought to view in the third angel's
message. By this first beast is represented the Roman church, an ecclesiastical body clothed with civil power
having authority to punish all dissenters. The image to the beast represents another religious body clothed
with similar power." Ibid, page 278.
So when the protestant churches waive their differences in doctrinal beliefs and unite upon the same common
points of faith and shall call upon and influence the civil authorities to enforce their rules and commands, then
will the different churches of protestantism have formed themselves into an image of the beast.
4. What must occur before any of the protestant churches can form themselves into an image of the
the snare. As already shown, the theory which forms the very foundation of spiritualism is at war with the
plainest statements of Scripture. The Bible declares that the dead know not anything, that their thoughts have
perished; they have no part in anything that is done under the sun; they know nothing of the joys or sorrows
of those who were dearest to them on earth." The Great Controversy, 1911 ed., pages 524, 553 & 556.
Receiving The Mark
10. How will the worship of the beast and its image be enforced?
“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.” Revelation 13:16-17.
NOTE: “The beast with lamb-like horns commands "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." [REV. 13:16, 17.] This is the mark concerning
which the third angel utters his warning. It is the mark of the first beast, or the papacy, and is therefore to besought among the distinguishing characteristics of that power. The prophet Daniel declared that the Roman
Church, symbolized by the little horn, was to think to change times and laws, [DAN. 7:25.] while Paul styled it
the man of sin, [2 THESS. 2:3, 4.] who was to exalt himself above Yahuwah. Only by changing Yahuwah's law
could the papacy exalt itself above Yahuwah; whoever should understandingly keep the law as thus changed
would be giving supreme honor to that power by which the change was made. Such an act of obedience to
papal laws would be a mark of allegiance to the pope in the place of Yahuwah.
"The papacy has attempted to change the law of [Yahuwah]. The second commandment, forbidding image
worship, has been dropped from the law, and the fourth commandment has been so changed as to authorize
the observance of the first instead of the seventh day as the Sabbath. But papists urge as a reason for omitting
the second commandment, that it is unnecessary, being included in the first, and that they are giving the lawexactly as [Yahuwah] designed it to be understood. This cannot be the change foretold by the prophet. An
intentional, deliberate change is brought to view: "He shall think to change times and laws." The change in the
fourth commandment exactly fulfills the prophecy. For this change the only authority claimed is that of the
church. Here the papal power openly sets itself above *Yahuwah+.” The Great Controversy 1884 ed, page 279
11. What threat will hang over those who refuse to conform to these laws?
“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.” Revelation 13:15.
Answer: Death decree.
Satan Impersonates Yahushua
12. What is the crowning act of this image beast power?
“As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will attempt to personate [Yahushua]. The
church has long professed to look to the Saviour's advent as the consummation of her hopes. Now the great
deceiver will make it appear that [Yahushua] has come. In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest
himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of
[Yahuwah] given by John in the Revelation. [REV. 1:13-15.] The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by
anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. The shout of triumph rings out upon the air, 'Christ has come!
Christ has come!' The people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands, andpronounces a blessing upon them, as [Yahushua] blessed his disciples when he was personally upon the earth
His voice is soft and subdued, yet full of melody. In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same
gracious, heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his
assumed character of [Yahushua], he claims to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all to
hallow the day which he has blessed. He declares that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are
blaspheming his name by refusing to listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth. This is the strong,
almost overmastering delusion. Like the Samaritans who were deceived by Simon Magus, the multitudes, from
the least to the greatest, give heed to these sorceries, saying, This is ‘the great power of *Yahuwah+.’" The
Great Controversy, 1884 ed., pages 442-3.
13. What is Satan not permitted to counterfeit?
Answer: Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of Yahushua’s advent.
“But the people of *Yahuwah+ will not be misled. The teachings of this false christ are not in accordance with
the Scriptures. His blessing is pronounced upon the worshipers of the beast and his image,--the very class
upon whom the Bible declares that [Yahuwah's] unmingled wrath shall be poured out. And, furthermore,
Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of [Yahushua's] advent. The Scriptures teach that "as the
lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be;" [MATT. 24:27.] that he "cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him;" [REV. 1:7.] that he will
"descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of [Yahuwah];" [1THESS. 4:16.] that he will "come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him," [MATT. 25:31.] and will "send
his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect." [MATT. 24:31.] Those
who have received the love of the truth will be shielded from the powerful delusion that takes the world
captive. By the testimony of the Scriptures they will detect the deceiver in his disguise.” The Great Controversy
1884 ed, page 443.
The Law And The Testimony
14. Who only will not be deceived?
“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that
if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:24.
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the
truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause Yahuwah shall send them strong delusion, that they should
To identify the Antichrist, let's study Daniel, chapter 7.
Spirit Of Antichrist
1. Which Bible writer uses the term 'antichrist'?
“Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there manyantichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. . . Who is a liar but he that denieth that Yahushua is the
Anointed? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.” “And every spirit that confesseth not that
Yahushua, the Anointed, is come in the flesh is not of Yahuwah: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye
have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” “For many deceivers are entered into
the world, who confess not that Yahushua, the Anointed, is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
antichrist.” 1 John 2:18, 22, 1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:7.
NOTE: The word 'antichrist' is used in the Bible, only by the apostle John, and in just three passages. 'Christ' is
the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word 'Messiah,' the anointed one. 'Anti-' is a Greek prefix, meaning 'in
place of'. An antichrist is one who claims to take Christ Yahushua's place. Thus when Pope Leo XIII in one of hisencyclical letters wrote: 'We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty,' he was claiming to be Antichrist.
2. Does the Bible teach that the antichrist is to be a single person, or can there be more than one antichrist?
‘“Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many
antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.” 1 John 2:18.
Answer: Yes, there have been many antichrists down through history who have worked against the kingdom
of Yahuwah. However, there is only one entity that specifically fulfills all the prophesied characteristics of the
Antichrist. In Daniel chapters 7 and 8 and in Revelation chapter 13, you will find at least 10 identifying traits of
the Antichrist. These 10 identifying marks can be fulfilled in only one entity, the papacy.
NOTE: Because of the teachings of John Nelson Darby, founder of the Exclusive Brethren, and the popularity of
the 'Left Behind' series of novels, many Christians have been led to believe that the Antichrist will be a single
individual, who will appear after the Secret Rapture, and will eventually become the great persecutor of the
post-Rapture believers, imposing the Mark of the Beast. It is clear from John's writings that he did not see the
word 'antichrist' as applying to just one person at the end of time.
Man Of Sin
3. How does Paul identify the antichrist?
“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.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3.
NOTE: The Scriptures foretell a great apostasy, which even in the days of the apostles had begun to manifest
itself among certain false brethren in the church, and which finally was to develop into a falling away, and the
revelation of that Man of Sin,… the Son of Perdition, of whom Paul wrote to the Thessalonians (2
Thessalonians 2:1-7). In fulfillment of these predictions, it is a matter of historical record that following the
death of the last of the apostles of Yahushua, some members of the Christian Church began to depart from
the simplicity of the truth as taught by Yahushua; and gradually these church members were led to unite with
the world in heathen practices. As the years passed by, and the Church increased in numbers and in
popularity, there were many who became less and still less strict in their obedience to Bible teaching, until
finally, in the fifth and sixth centuries after Yahushua, the greater number of those who claimed to be
Christians were in reality not living in harmony with the teachings of Yahushua. For many centuries thereafteran apostate form of Christianity held sway. The truth was suppressed and lost sight of, and ignorance
prevailed. These centuries of apostasy are correctly designated in history the Dark Ages. During this time
attempts were made to alter or to set aside many of the fundamental teachings of the Bible.
4. What did Paul reveal about the career of the Antichrist?
“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called Eloah, or that is worshipped; so that he as Eloah
sitteth in the temple of Yahuwah, shewing himself that he is Eloah.” “And he shall speak great words against
the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they
shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” “And he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against Yahuwah, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.” 2
Thessalonians 2:4. Daniel 7:25 & Revelation 13:6.
NOTE: The man of sin was to arise, and do his work of exaltation and blasphemy, before the brethren could
look for the coming of Yahushua. That great event was to be preceded by a falling away. There would be
revealed a form of Antichrist, and the leaven of apostasy was to work with increasing power to the end of
time.
5. What two definitions of blasphemy are given in the Bible?
“And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Yahushua seeing their faith saidunto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes
said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.” The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone
thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself Eloah.” Matthew 9:2-3, John
10:33.
NOTE: The Jews were quite correct in supposing that for a mere man to claim to forgive sins is blasphemous. It
is likewise blasphemous for a mere man to claim to be Yahuwah. But Yahushua was no mere man, but, as the
prophecy of Isaiah 9:6 reveals, 'the mighty El.' It has, however, been a feature of the Roman Catholic religion
that its priests have the right to forgive men's sins. It is also the official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
that the pope is Yahushua as the following quotations reveal:
The Catholic Encyclopaedia Volume 6 page 48 describes the pope as: 'not a mere man, but as it were God and
the vicar of God.' Pope Leo XIII in one of his encyclical letters wrote: 'We hold upon this earth the place of God
Almighty.' Pope Innocent III wrote: 'The pope is not simply a man but rather God on earth.' He also wrote: 'The
pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ but he is Jesus Christ Himself hidden under the veil of flesh.'
6. When did Paul prophesy that the Man of Sin would be revealed?
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken o ut of the
way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Master shall consume with the spirit of his mouth,
and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8.
“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beas t, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly
and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it
was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold,there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up
by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. . .
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from al
kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns
out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse
from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.” Daniel 7:7-8, 23-24.
NOTE: Paul speaks of a power restraining the Man of Sin from manifesting himself in his true colors. So long as
the Roman emperors held sway, the papacy was unable to assume supreme power. Though the seeds of the
great apostasy were already beginning to grow, even in Paul's day, the persecutions by the Roman emperors
tended to inhibit the tendency of some Christian churches to conform to worldly and pagan customs, practices
and beliefs. But once the last Roman emperor had abdicated and three powers hostile to the papacy (see
Daniel 7:8, 24) had been defeated, the popes were able to assume supreme power.
“Previous to the rise of the papacy, all opposition to the law of [Yahuwah] had been in the form of paganism,
[Yahuwah] had been openly defied; but from that time the opposition was carried on under the guise of
professed allegiance to Him. The papacy, however, was no less the instrument of Satan than was pagan Rome
for all the power, the seat, and the great authority of the papacy, were given it by the dragon [Revelation
13:2]. And so, although the pope professed to be the vicegerent of [Yahushua], he is, in reality, the vicegerent
of Satan, he is antichrist.” Great Controversy, 1888 edition, page 680.
7. What would be the effect on the Church of the revelation of the Man of Sin?
“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.” Revelation 13:7.
“I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them.” Daniel 7:21.
NOTE: “In the sixth century the papacy had become firmly established. Its seat of power was fixed in the
imperial city, and the bishop of Rome was declared to be the head over the entire church. Paganism had given
place to the papacy. The dragon had given to the beast his power, and his seat, and great authority. [REV.
13:2.] And now began the 1260 years of papal oppression foretold in the prophecies of Daniel and John. [DAN
7:25; REV. 13:5-7.] Christians were forced to choose, either to yield their integrity and accept the papa
ceremonies and worship, or to wear away their lives in dungeon cells, or suffer death by the rack, the fagot, or
the headsman's ax. Now were fulfilled the words of [Yahushua], Ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and
brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be
hated of all men for my name's sake. [LUKE 21:16, 17.] Persecution opened upon the faithful with greater fury
than ever before, and the world became a vast battle-field. For hundreds of years the church of [Yahushua]
found refuge in seclusion and obscurity. Thus says the prophet: The woman fled into the wilderness, where
she hath a place prepared of [Yahuwah], that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three-
score days. *REV. 12:16.+” The Great Controversy 1884 ed, page 57.
The 1260-Years Of Papal Supremacy
8. How long was the Antichrist to oppress the people of Yahuwah?
“And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and
think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time.” “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of Yahuwah, that they
should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. . . And when the dragon saw that he was
cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were
given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished
for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.” “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 Yahuwah, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and themthat 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.” Daniel 7:25. Revelation 12:6, 13 -14
Revelation 13:5-7.
NOTE: "The forty and two months are the same as the time and times and the dividing of time, three years
and a half, or 1260 days, of Daniel 7, the time during which the papal power was to oppress [Yahuwah's]
people. This period, as stated in preceding chapters, began with the supremacy of the papacy, A.D. 538, and
terminated in 1798." The Great Controversy, 1888 ed, page 439.
9. What happened to bring this period of supremacy to an end? Revelation 13:3, first part. Revelation 13:10.
“And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed. . . 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.” Revelation 13:3, first part. Revelation 13:10.
NOTE: "The 1260 years of papal supremacy began in A.D. 538, and would therefore terminate in 1798. At that
time a French army entered Rome and made the pope a prisoner, and he died in exile. Though a new pope
was soon afterward elected, the papal hierarchy has never since been able to wield the power which it before
possessed. The persecution of the church did not continue throughout the entire period of the 1260 years.
[Yahuwah] in mercy to His people cut short the time of their fiery trial. In foretelling the great tribulation to
befall the church, the Saviour said: Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: butfor the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:22. Through the influence of the Reformation
the persecution was brought to an end prior to 1798." Great Controversy, 1888 ed, page 266.
All The World Wondered After The Beast
10. How did John prophesy the revival of papal power and influence?
“And all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:3, last part.
NOTE: The influence of Rome in the countries that once acknowledged her dominion is still far from being
destroyed. And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. '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.' Verse 3. The infliction
of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the papacy in 1798. After this, says the prophet, 'his deadly
wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.' Paul states plainly that the 'man of sin' willcontinue until the Second Advent. (2 Thessalonians 2:3-8). To the very close of time he will carry forward the
work of deception. And the Revelator declares, also referring to the papacy: 'All that dwell upon the earth
shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life.' (Revelation 13:8.) In both the Old and the
New World, the papacy will receive homage in the honour paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely
upon the authority of the Roman Church. Great Controversy, 1888 ed, page 578.
11. How does John picture the final downfall of the papacy?
“And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her
desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For Yahuwah hath put in their hearts to
fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of Yahuwah shall be fulfilled
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” Revelation
17:16-18.
“And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence
shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.” Revelation 18:21.
NOTE: "Church members who have seen the light and been convicted, but who have trusted the salvation of
their souls to the minister, will learn in the day of [Yahuwah] that no other soul can pay the ransom for their
transgression. A terrible cry will be raised, 'I am lost, eternally lost.' Men will feel as though they could rend in
pieces the ministers who have preached falsehoods and condemned the truth. All unite in heaping theirbitterest condemnation upon the ministers. Unfaithful pastors have prophesied smooth things; they have led
their hearers to make void the law of [Yahuwah] and to persecute those who would keep it holy. Now, in their
despair, these teachers confess before the world their work of deception. The multitudes are filled with fury.
'We are lost!' they cry, 'and you are the cause of our ruin'; and they turn upon the false shepherds. The very
ones that once admired them most will pronounce the most dreadful curses upon them. The very hands that
once crowned them with laurels will be raised for their destruction. The swords which were to slay
[Yahuwah's] people are now employed to destroy their enemies." The Great Controversy , pages 655, 656.
The Antichrist
12. What seven distinguishing marks does Daniel reveal about the antichrist?
“And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he
shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the
most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall
be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” Daniel 7:24-25.
Answer: Many Protestant reformers lost their lives because they recognized that the Roman Catholic church-
whose head is the successive Popes was the antichrist of Bible prophecy.
Martin Luther (1483-1546) [founder of the Lutheran Church+ “nothing else than the kingdom of Babylon and
of very Antichrist….For who is the man of sin and the son of perdition, but he who by his teaching and his
ordinances increases the sin and perdition of souls in the church; while he yet sits in the church as if he were
*Yahuwah+? All these conditions have now for many ages been fulfilled by the papal tyranny.” Martin Luther,First Principles, pp. 196-197
John Calvin (1509-1564) *founder of the Presbyterian Church+ “I deny him to be the vicar of Christ, who, in
furiously persecuting the gospel, demonstrates by his conduct that he is Antichrist--I deny him to be the
successor of Peter..I deny him to be the head of the church.” “Some persons think us too severe and
censorious when we call the Roman pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that
they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak and whose language
we adopt…I shall briefly show that (Pauls words in 2 Thessalonians 2) are not capable of any other
interpretation than that which applies them to the Papacy” John Calvin, Tracts, Vol. 1, pp. 219,220. John
Calvin, Institutes.
John Wesley (1703-1791) *founder of the Methodist Church+ “He is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as
he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he has
caused the death of numberless multitudes, both of his opposers and followers… He it is…that exalteth himself
above all that is called [Eloah], or that is worshipped… claiming the highest power, and highest honor…
claiming the prerogatives which belong to *Yahuwah+ alone.” Albert Close, Antichrist and His Ten Kingdoms,
London: Thynne and Co., 1917, p. 110.
John Wyclif (1324-1384) [Completed the 1st English translation of the Bible+ “Why is it necessary in unbelief to
look for another Antichrist? Hence in the seventh chapter of Daniel Antichrist is forcefully described by a horn
arising in the time of the 4th kingdom. For it grew from [among] our powerful ones, more horrible, more cruel,and more greedy, because by reckoning the pagans and our Christians by name, a lesser [greater?] struggle for
the temporals is not recorded in any preceding time... and the horn has arisen from the ten horns, having eyes
and a mouth speaking great things against the Lofty One, and wearing out the saints of the Most High, and
thinking that he is able to change times and laws.” (Daniel 7:8, 25 quoted) …For so our clergy foresee the lord
pope, as it is said of the eighth blaspheming little head. Translated from Wyclif's, De Veritate Sacrae
Scripturae, vol. 3 pp. 262, 263
William Tyndale (1484-1536) *1st translator of the Bible from the Greek+ “The pope's forbidding matrimony,
and to eat of meats created of [Yahuwah] for man's use, which is devilish doctrine by Paul's prophecy,… are
tokens good enough that he is the right antichrist, and his doctrine sprung of the devil.” 1 Timothy 4:1-3Tyndale, An Answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue, in Works, vol. 3, p. 171 Visit
http://www.williamtyndale.com for more information on William Tyndale.
King James (1566-1625) *Authorized the King James Version of the Bible+ “The faithfull praiseth *Yahuwah+ for
the Popes destruction, and their deliverance, and for the plagues which are to light on him and his followers.
The Pope by his Pardons makes merchandise of the souls of men: Heaven and the Saints rejoice at his
destruction, albeit the earth and the worldlings lament for the same James I, Paraphrase, in Workes, pp. 47, 57
John Knox (1505-1572) [Scottish Reformer] He preached that Romish traditions and ceremonies should be
abolished along with “that tyranny which the Pope himself has for so many ages exercised over the church and
that he should be acknowledged as the son of perdition, of whom Paul speaks. In a public challenge he
declared: As for your Roman Church, as it is now corrupted… I no more doubt but that it is the synagogue of
Satan, and the head therof, called the Pope, to be the man of sin of whom the apostle speaketh. Knox, The
Zurich Letters, p.199
Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) *Associate of Martin Luther+ “Since it is certain that the pontiffs and the
monks have forbidden marriage, it is most manifest, and true without any doubt, that the Roman Pontiff, with
his whole order and kingdom, is very Antichrist. Likewise in 2 Thess. II, Paul clearly says that the man of sin will
rule in the church exalting himself above the worship of [Yahuwah], etc. Translated from Melanchthon,
Disputationes, No. 56, De Matrimonio, in Opera (Corpus Reformatorum), vol. 12 col. 535
Huldreich Zwingli (1484-1531) *great Swiss reformer quoted on Dec. 28, 1524+ “I know that in it works the
might and power of the Devil, that is, of the Antichrist… the Papacy has to be abolished… But by no other
means can it be more thoroughly routed than by the word of [Yahuwah] (2 Thessalonians 2), because as soonas the world receives this in the right way, it will turn away from the Pope without compulsion.” Principle
Works of Zwingli, Vol. 7, p. 135.
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yahushua:
and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:6.
15. What divine judgment, however, is pronounced upon the little horn?
“The judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.”
Daniel 7:26.
16. To whom will his dominion be given?
“The kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve
and obey Him.” Verse 27.
Are you thankful to Yahuwah for exposing the antichrist to you? Do you want to decide to follow Yahushua,
the Anointed, wherever He leads and no longer be part of antichrist false religion?
The devil and his angels can work miracles. They can appear to men in a materialized form. They can influence human
beings, and can practice deception upon them. So powerful, in fact, will the deceptions of Satan become in the last day
that Yahuwah’s people are earnestly warned lest they too, be overcome by them.
Bible prophecies have been and are now being fulfilled before our eyes. During the past century a new form of religion
has swept over the various countries of the world like a prairie fire. It is known as spiritualism. At first it was placed
under the ban of all the Christian churches. Its séances were secret and mysterious, and Christians feared and shunnedthem. But today the exponents of spiritualism are found everywhere, even in the Christian churches; and the cul
numbers its adherents by the millions! In view of this, it surely is most fitting that we inquire, What is spiritualism? Is i
true or false? Is it of Yahuwah or Satan?
Spiritualism
1. What is Spiritualism defined to be?
A belief in the frequent communication of intelligence from the world of spirits, by means of physical
phenomena, commonly manifested through a person of special susceptibility, called a medium. WebsterDictionary.
2. Did this doctrine exist in ancient times?
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am Yahuwah
your Eloah. Leviticus 19:31.
NOTE: “The familiar spirits were not the spirits of the dead, but evil angels, the messengers of Satan. Ancient
idolatry, which, as we have seen, comprises both worship of the dead and pretended communion with them,
is declared by the Bible to have been demon worship.” Patriarchs and Prophets, page 685.
3. How does Yahuwah regard sorcerers?
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers. Malachi 3:5.
4. What does He call the sorcerers?
Therefore hearken not ye to... your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers. . for they prophesy a lie unto you to
remove you far from your land. Jeremiah 27:9, 10.
Answer: Liars.
5. What was the ancient law concerning witches, and those who had familiar spirits?
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death. Leviticus
There shall not be found among you any …that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a
witch, Or a charmer [hypnotist], or a consulter with familiar spirits [spirit medium], or a wizard, or a
necromancer [one who claims to talk to the dead]. For all that do these things are an abomination unto
Yahuwah. Deuteronomy 18:10-12. (See also Exodus 22:18).
Answer: Yahuwah told His people not to have anything to do with any of these people who claim to have
supernatural powers and work magic. Yahuwah doesn’t change, He no more approves of this sort of thingtoday, than He did then. Why, because He wants to keep something good from us? No, it is because He knows
it is all a pack of lies that Satan will use to enslave and destroy us, He wants us to have the good, all the good
and not the cruel evil.
Rejects Christian Fundamentals
6. With what is witchcraft classed by Paul?
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies... I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of Yahuwah. Galatians 5:20, 21.
7. What should one do if asked to inquire of a familiar spirit?
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep and
that mutter: should not a people seek unto their Eloah? Isaiah 8:19.
Answer: Yahuwah is saying here that when people tell you to seek wizards and witches, claiming to talk to the
dead, that you are to refuse and instead seek Yahuwah. Why should the living seek help from the dead
anyway when the Bible tells us, The dead know not anything?
Test Every Spirit
8. Is it possible to test every spirit?
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of Yahuwah. 1 John 4:1.
9. By what are we to try them?
To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in
them. Isaiah 8:20.
Answer: By the Ten Commandments and the rest of the scriptures.
“The Spirit was not given--nor can it ever be bestowed--to supersede the Bible; for the Scriptures explicitly
state that the word of [Yahuwah] is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. Says
the apostle John, 'Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of [Yahuwah]: because many
false prophets are gone out into the world.' 1 John 4:1. And Isaiah declares, 'To the law and to the testimony:
if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.' Isaiah 8:20. The Great
Controversy , page vii.3
10. Should we have any confidence in signs or wonders presented by those who would try to lead us away
from Yahuwah?
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other elohim,which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or
that dreamer of dreams; for Yahuwah your Eloah proveth you, to know whether ye love Yahuwah your Eloah
with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 13:2, 3.
11. What course should one pursue under these circumstances?
Ye shall walk after Yahuwah your Eloah, and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and
ye shall serve Him, and cleave unto Him. Deuteronomy 13:4.
12. We are directed to the law and to the testimony, by which to try these spirits that assert to be voices
from the dead. After one dies, how much does he know of what is going on among men?
Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and
they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. Job 14:20, 21.
The Dead Know Not Anything
13. Does the dead know anything, or have any memory?
For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward;
for the memory of them is forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9:5.
14. What does the wise man add, that forever rule out the idea that the dead come back to earth to
communicate with the living?
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever
in anything that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 9:6.
15. Then when miracles are performed by spirits assuming to be those of our dead friends, to what may we
attribute them?
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 Yahuwah Almighty. Revelation 16:14.
NOTE: “But none need be deceived by the lying claims of spiritualism. *Yahuwah+ has given the world
sufficient light to enable them to discover the snare. As already shown, the theory which forms the very
foundation of spiritualism is at war with the plainest statements of Scripture. The Bible declares that the dead
know not anything, that their thoughts have perished; they have no part in anything that is done under the
sun; they know nothing of the joys or sorrows of those who were dearest to them on earth.
"Furthermore, [Yahuwah] has expressly forbidden all pretended communication with departed spirits. In the
days of the Hebrews there was a class of people who claimed, as do the spiritualists of today, to hold
communication with the dead. But the familiar spirits, as these visitants from other worlds were called, are
declared by the Bible to be the spirits of devils. (Compare Numbers 25:1-3; Psalm 106:28; I Corinthians 10:20;Revelation 16:14.) The work of dealing with familiar spirits was pronounced an abomination to [Yahuwah], and
was solemnly forbidden under penalty of death. Leviticus 19:31; 20:27. The very name of witchcraft is now
held in contempt. The claim that men can hold intercourse with evil spirits is regarded as a fable of the Dark
Ages. But spiritualism, which numbers its converts by hundreds of thousands, yea, by millions, which has made
its way into scientific circles, which has invaded churches, and has found favor in legislative bodies, and even
in the courts of kings-- this mammoth deception is but a revival, in a new disguise, of the witchcraft
condemned and prohibited of old.” The Great Controversy , pages 556-557.
16. What will be characteristic of last day apostasies from the faith?
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. 1 Timothy 4:1.
NOTE: “Modern spiritualism, resting upon the same foundation, is but a revival in a new form of the witchcraft
and demon worship that [Yahuwah] condemned and prohibited of old. It is foretold in the Scriptures, which
declare that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines
of devils. 1 Timothy 4:1. Paul, in his second letter to the Thessalonians, points to the special working of Satan
in spiritualism as an event to take place immediately before the second advent of [Yahushua]. Speaking of
[Yahushua's] second coming, he declares that it is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying
wonders. 2 Thessalonians 2:9. And Peter, describing the dangers to which the church was to be exposed in the
last days, says that as there were false prophets who led Israel into sin, so there will be false teachers, whoprivily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the [Master] that bought them. . . . And many shall
follow their pernicious ways. 2 Peter 2:1, 2. Here the apostle has pointed out one of the marked
characteristics of spiritualist teachers.” Patriarchs and Prophets, page 686.
In League With Satan
17. How will Satan deceive the people?
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:14.
NOTE: In the future, Satan’s superstitions will assume new forms. Errors will be presented in a pleasing a nd
flattering manner. False theories, clothed with garments of light, will be presented to Yahuwah’s people. Thus
Satan will try to deceive, if possible, the very elect.
18. What role will his agents assume before the end?
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness. 2
Corinthians 11:15.
NOTE: “As spiritualism more closely imitates the nominal Christianity of the day, it has greater power to
deceive and ensnare. Satan himself is converted, after the modern order of things. He will appear in the
character of an angel of light. Through the agency of spiritualism, miracles will be wrought, the sick will be
healed, and many undeniable wonders will be performed. And as the spirits will profess faith in the Bible, andmanifest respect for the institutions of the church, their work will be accepted as a manifestation of divine
power.” The Great Controversy, page 588.
19. Are miracles always evidence of the power of Yahuwah?
“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” Revelation 13:13–14.
Answer: No.
NOTE: Yahushua said, ‘Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in My name, saying, I am the
Anointed; and shall deceive many.’ Many false messiahs will appear, claiming to work miracles, and declaring
that the time of the deliverance of the Jewish nation has come. These will mislead many. *Yahushua’s+ words
were fulfilled. Between His death and the siege of Jerusalem many false messiahs appeared. But this warning
was given also to those who live in this age of the world. The same deceptions practiced prior to the
destruction of Jerusalem have been practiced through the ages, and will be practiced again. Desire of Ages,
628.
20. Will Satan try to counterfeit the coming of Yahushua, by signs and wonders?
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Anointed, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they
shall deceive the very elect. Matthew 24:23, 24.
Answer: Yes.
NOTE: “Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power
of miracle-working demons. The spirits of devils will go forth to the kings of the earth and to the whole world,
to fasten them in deception, and urge them on to unite with Satan in his last struggle against the government
of heaven. By these agencies, rulers and subjects will be alike deceived. Persons will arise pretending to be
[Yahushua] Himself, and claiming the title and worship which belong to the world's Redeemer. They wil
perform wonderful miracles of healing and will profess to have revelations from heaven contradicting the
testimony of the Scriptures.” Great Controversy page 624.
21. After these signs and wonders are shown, what is immediately to take place?
The Master shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming;
even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with al
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish. 2 Thessalonians. 2:8-10.
Answer: The second coming of Yahushua.
NOTE: “As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate [Yahushua]. Thechurch has long professed to look to the Saviour's advent as the consummation of her hopes. Now the great
deceiver will make it appear that [Yahushua] has come. In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest
himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of
[Yahuwah] given by John in the Revelation. Revelation 1:13-15. The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by
anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. The shout of triumph rings out upon the air: 'Christ has come!
Christ has come!' The people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands and
pronounces a blessing upon them, as [Yahushua] blessed His disciples when He was upon the earth. His voice
is soft and subdued, yet full of melody. In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same gracious
heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed
character of [Yahushua], he claims to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all to hallow the
day which he has blessed. He declares that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are blaspheming
his name by refusing to listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth. This is the strong, almost
overmastering delusion. Like the Samaritans who were deceived by Simon Magus, the multitudes, from the
least to the greatest, give heed to these sorceries, saying: This is 'the great power of [Yahuwah].' Acts 8:10.
But the people of [Yahuwah] will not be misled. The teachings of this false christ are not in accordance with
the Scriptures. His blessing is pronounced upon the worshipers of the beast and his image, the very class upon
whom the Bible declares that [Yahuwah's] unmingled wrath shall be poured out.
"And, furthermore, Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of [Yahushua's] advent. The Saviour has warned Hi
people against deception upon this point, and has clearly foretold the manner of His second coming. 'There shall arisefalse christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shal
deceive the very elect. . . . Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth; behold, He is in
the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so sha
also the coming of the Son of man be.' Matthew 24:24-27, 31; 25:31; Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17. This
coming there is no possibility of counterfeiting. It will be universally known--witnessed by the whole world.
"Only those who have been diligent students of the Scriptures and who have received the love of the truth will be
shielded from the powerful delusion that takes the world captive. By the Bible testimony these will detect the deceive
in his disguise. To all the testing time will come. By the sifting of temptation the genuine Christian will be revealed. Are
the people of [Yahuwah] now so firmly established upon His word that they would not yield to the evidence of theisenses? Would they, in such a crisis, cling to the Bible and the Bible only? Satan will, if possible, prevent them from
obtaining a preparation to stand in that day. He will so arrange affairs as to hedge up their way, entangle them with
earthly treasures, cause them to carry a heavy, wearisome burden, that their hearts may be overcharged with the care
of this life and the day of trial may come upon them as a thief.” Great Controversy , pages 624-625.
22. What will those say then, who have maintained their love for the truth?
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“The work of preaching the gospel has not been committed to angels, but has been entrusted to men. Holy
angels have been employed in directing this work, they have in charge the great movements for the salvation
of men; but the actual proclamation of the gospel is performed by the servants of Yahushua upon the earth.
Faithful men, who were obedient to the promptings of [Yahuwah's] Spirit and the teachings of His word, wereto proclaim this warning to the world.” The Great Controversy , page 312.
For The Hour Of His Judgment Is Come
1. What is the work that Yahushua has committed to the church?
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15.
NOTE: "Before the coming of the Son of man, the everlasting gospel is to be preached ‘to every nation, and
kindred, and tongue, and people.’ Revelation 14:6, 14. Yahuwah ‘hath appointed a day, in the which He will
judge the world.’ Acts 17:31. *Yahushua+ tells us when that day shall be ushered in. He does not say that all the
world will be converted, but that ‘this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come.’ By giving the gospel to the world it is in our power to hasten
our [Master's] return. We are not only to look for but to hasten the coming of the day of Yahuwah. 2 Peter
3:12, margin. Had the church of [Yahushua] done her appointed work as [Yahuwah] ordained, the whole worldwould before this have been warned, and [the Master Yahushua] would have come to our earth in power and
great glory." The Desire of Ages, pages 633, 634.
2. How does Paul define the gospel?
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of the Anointed: for it is the power of Yahuwah unto salvation to every
one that believeth.” Romans 1:16.
Answer: The power of Yahuwah unto salvation to everyone that believe.
"Yahuwah so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16. He who repents of his sin and accepts the gift of the life of the Son
of [Yahuwah], cannot be overcome. Laying hold by faith of the divine nature, he becomes a child of
[Yahuwah]. He prays, he believes. When tempted and tried, he claims the power that [Yahushua] died to give,
and overcomes through His grace. This every sinner needs to understand. He must repent of his sin, he must
believe in the power of [Yahushua], and accept that power to save and to keep him from sin." Selected
Messages Book 1, page 224.
3. As the final generation of Yahuwah’s people proclaims the Gospel, what warning must they also give?
“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them thatdwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear
Yahuwah, 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.” Revelation 14:6, 7.
NOTE: “The fact that an angel is said to be the herald of this warning is significant. By the purity, the glory, and
the power of the heavenly messenger, divine wisdom has been pleased to represent the exalted character of
the work to be accomplished by the message and the power and glory that were to attend it. And the angel's
flight in the midst of heaven, the loud voice with which the warning is uttered, and its promulgation to all that
dwell on the earth,--to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,--give evidence of the rapidity and
world-wide extent of the movement.
"The message itself sheds light as to the time when this movement is to take place. It is declared to be a part
of the everlasting gospel; and it announces the opening of the judgment. The message of salvation has been
preached in all ages; but this message is a part of the gospel which could be proclaimed only in the last days,
for only then would it be true that the hour of judgment had come.” The Great Controversy , page 355.
4. In view of the fact that the time has now come for Yahuwah’s judgment, what three things are all men
called to do?
“Saying with a loud voice, Fear Yahuwah, 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.” Revelation 14:7.
Answer:
1. To fear Yahuwah
2. To give glory to Him
3. To worship Him that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
NOTE: “The first angel's message of Revelation 14, announcing the hour of *Yahuwah's+ judgment and calling
upon men to fear and worship Him, was designed to separate the professed people of [Yahuwah] from the
corrupting influences of the world and to arouse them to see their true condition of worldliness and
backsliding. In this message, [Yahuwah] has sent to the church a warning, which, had it been accepted, would
have corrected the evils that were shutting them away from Him. Had they received the message from
heaven, humbling their hearts before [Yahuwah] and seeking in sincerity a preparation to stand in His
presence, the Spirit and power of [Yahuwah] would have been manifested among them. The church would
again have reached that blessed state of unity, faith, and love which existed in apostolic days, when the
believers 'were of one heart and of one soul,' and 'spake the word of [Yahuwah] with boldness,' when
'[Yahuwah] added to the church daily such as should be saved.' Acts 4:32, 3; 2:47.” The Great Controversy
page 379.
5. What does it mean to 'fear Yahuwah'?
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear Elohim, and keep his commandments: for this is the
whole duty of man. For Elohim shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it begood, or whether it be evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14. See also Psalm 34:11–14; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 8:13.
Answer: To fear Yahuwah does not mean to be afraid of Him as someone would be afraid of an enemy who is
seeking to harm them. In fact, those who “fear Yahuwah, trust in Yahuwah” (Psalm 115:11) and love Him
“What doth Yahuwah thy Eloah require of thee, but to fear Yahuwah thy Eloah, to walk in all his ways, and to
love him, and to serve Yahuwah thy Eloah with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” Deuteronomy 10:12.
When we “fear” Yahuwah as He wishes us to, we will respect, reverence, love, and trust Him with all our
heart. Fearing Yahuwah means to respect Him for who He is, and be in awe of Him, realizing His greatness,
power, and position. When we contemplate how great Yahuwah is and realize that He tenderly loves us as a
father pities his children, then we will love Him in return. This righteous fear causes us to hate sin and turn
from it. Solomon explained it in this way: “The fear of Yahuwah is to hate evil.” Proverbs 8:13. “By the fear of
Yahuwah men depart from evil.” Proverbs 16:6.
Fearing and loving Yahuwah will cause us to turn from our sins and keep Yahuwah’s commandments
Therefore, the first part of this angel’s message is calling us to love, honor, respect, and fear the true Eloah of
heaven, which will cause us to turn from our evil ways.
NOTE: “By the first angel, men are called upon to 'fear *Yahuwah+, and give glory to Him' and to worship Him
as the Creator of the heavens and the earth. In order to do this, they must obey His law. . . Without obedience
to His commandments no worship can be pleasing to [Yahuwah]. 'This is the love of [Yahuwah], that we keep
His commandments.' 'He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be
abomination.' 1 John 5:3; Proverbs 28:9.” The Great Controversy , page 436.
“*Yahushua’s+ followers today should guard against the tendency to lose the spirit of reverence and . . . fear.The Scriptures teach men how they should approach their Maker—with humility and awe, through faith in a
divine Mediator.” Prophets and Kings, page 48.
“True reverence for [Yahuwah] is inspired by a sense of His infinite greatness and a realization of His presence
With this sense of the Unseen, every heart should be deeply impressed. The hour and place of prayer are
sacred, because [Yahuwah] is there. And as reverence is manifested in attitude and demeanor, the feeling that
inspires it will be deepened. ‘Holy and reverend is His name,’ the psalmist declares. Psalm 111:9. Angels, when
they speak that name, veil their faces. With what reverence, then, should we, who are fallen and sinful, take it
upon our lips!” Prophets and Kings, pages 48, 49.
“When men cast off the fear of *Yahuwah+ they are not long in departing from honor and integrity.” Patriarchs
and Prophets, page 557.
6. What does it mean to give 'glory to Yahuwah'?
“And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee,
and I will proclaim the name of Yahuwah before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will
shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” “And Yahuwah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Yahuwah,
Yahuwah El, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for
thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourthgeneration.” Exodus 33:18, 19; 34:6,7. Compare John 17:4 and Matthew 5:16.
Answer: To give glory to Yahuwah is to reveal His character in our own, and thus make Him known. And in
whatever way we make known the Father or the Son, we glorify Yahuwah. Man was made to give glory to
Yahuwah. Yahuwah said, “Every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my g lory, I have
formed him; yea, I have made him.” (Isaiah 43:7) It is our highest privilege to give glory to Yahuwah. But how
can we do this? Is it accomplished by singing praises to Yahuwah? That is part of it, but giving glory to
Yahuwah includes much more.
Yahuwah has given us a clear revelation of His glory through the life of His Son, Yahushua, the Anointed. John
wrote, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14.
The glory of Yahuwah’s wonderful character of love was manifested in the life of Yahushua, the Anointed.
When Yahushua reached out His hand to lift a leper to His feet and give him healing; when He touched the
eyes of the blind to give them sight; when He saw the multitude and was “moved with compassion,” it was
merely a reflection of what Yahuwah, the Father, would do if He were in the same situation. For Yahushua
said, “The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” John 14:10.
Paul wrote, “Yahuwah, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give
the light of the knowledge of the glory of Yahuwah in the face of Yahushua, the Anointed.” (2 Corinthians 4:6)
Yahuwah has shined His light into our hearts for the purpose of giving us the knowledge of the goodness of
Yahuwah, which is revealed in the life of Yahushua, the Anointed. Yahushua reflected Yahuwah’s characterperfectly. Of all the people who lived upon this earth, Yahushua gave glory to Yahuwah more fully and
perfectly than anyone else ever has. No wonder the Bible says that Yahushua is “the express image” of the
Father. (Hebrews 1:3) He is our example. His life is the one after which we are to mold our lives.
Paul explained to us how we can give glory to Yahuwah when He wrote, “We all, with open face beholding as
in a glass the glory of Yahuwah, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of
Yahuwah.” 2 Corinthians 3:18. As we behold the goodness and l ove of Yahuwah, we will naturally begin to
reflect that goodness in our own lives. John put it this way, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us.” 1 John 3:1. The more we see the goodness and love of Yahuwah, the more we will love,
praise, and give glory to Him. The only way we can truly give glory to Yahuwah is by first beholding His glory;
His goodness and love.
Therefore, the second part of this message is calling us to behold Yahuwah’s character of love and reflect that
character in our lives.
7. How does Yahuwah ask us to worship ‘Him that made heaven and earth’?
“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 Yahuwah thy Eloah: 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
Yahuwah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: whereforeYahuwah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:8–11.
Answer: The first angel finally comes to the climax of his message: worship. Notice the order in which this
message goes forth. First we are called to fear, respect, and honor the true Eloah of heaven. Secondly, we are
called to give glory to Him by beholding His goodness and love, which will produce a corresponding goodness
and love in our own lives. Finally, we are called to worship the only true Eloah who made heaven and earth. If
we do not fear the only true Eloah, and give Him glory, we cannot possibly worship Him correctly.
Notice how David said we are to worship: “Give unto Yahuwah the glory due unto his name; worship Yahuwah
in the beauty of holiness.” Psalm 29:2. To worship Yahuwah correctly we must give Him the glory He deserves
and worship Him in “the beauty of holiness;” with a holy life representative of the holy Eloah we worship.
Yahuwah commanded us, “There shall no strange el be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange el.”
Psalms 81:9. A stranger is someone we don’t know. If Yahuwah is a stranger to us, our worship is in vain.
NOTE: The importance of the Sabbath as the memorial of creation is that it keeps ever present the true reason
why worship is due to [Yahuwah]--because He is the Creator, and we are His creatures. The Sabbath therefore
lies at the very foundation of divine worship, for it teaches this great truth in the most impressive manner, and
no other institution does this. The true ground of divine worship, not of that on the seventh day merely, but of
all worship, is found in the distinction between the Creator and His creatures. This great fact can never
become obsolete, and must never be forgotten.--J. N. Andrews, History of the Sabbath, chapter 27. It was to
keep this truth ever before the minds of men, that Yahuwah instituted the Sabbath in Eden; and so long as the
fact that He is our Creator continues to be a reason why we should worship Him, so long the Sabbath will
continue as its sign and memorial.
"Had the Sabbath been universally kept, man's thoughts and affections would have been led to the Creator as
the object of reverence and worship, and there would never have been an idolater, an atheist, or an infidel.
The keeping of the Sabbath is a sign of loyalty to the true [Eloah], Him that made heaven, and earth, and the
sea, and the fountains of waters. It follows that the message which commands men to worship [Yahuwah] and
keep His commandments will especially call upon them to keep the fourth commandment.” The Great
Controversy , page 437.
Babylon is fallen, Is Fallen
8. What further message is the final generation of Yahuwah’s people called to give? Revelation 14:8.
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made al
nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
NOTE: The term ‘Babylon’ is derived from ‘Babel,’ and signifies confusion. It is employed in Scripture to
designate the various forms of false or apostate religion. In Revelation 17, Babylon is represented as a
woman—a figure which is used in the Bible as the symbol of a church, a virtuous woman representing a pure
church, a vile woman an apostate church. The Great Controversy , page 381.
“The second angel's message of Revelation 14 was first preached in the summer of 1844, and it then had amore direct application to the churches of the United States, where the warning of the judgment had been
most widely proclaimed and most generally rejected, and where the declension in the churches had been
most rapid. But the message of the second angel did not reach its complete fulfillment in 1844. The churches
then experienced a moral fall, in consequence of their refusal of the light of the advent message; but that fall
was not complete. As they have continued to reject the special truths for this time they have fallen lower and
lower. Not yet, however, can it be said that 'Babylon is fallen... because she made all nations drink of the wine
of the wrath of her fornication.' She has not yet made all nations do this. The spirit of world conforming and
indifference to the testing truths for our time exists and has been gaining ground in churches of the Protestant
faith in all the countries of Christendom; and these churches are included in the solemn and terrible
denunciation of the second angel.” Ibid., page 389.
9. What reason is given for Babylon’s fall?
“Because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Revelation 14:8, last part.
NOTE: The great sin charged against Babylon is that she ‘made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication.’ This cup of intoxication which she presents to the world represents the false doctrines that she
has accepted as the result of her unlawful connection with the great ones of the earth. The Great Controversy
page 388.
10. What call must be given to those of Yahuwah’s people who are still in Babylon?
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and
hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth
have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance
of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, come out of her, My people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and
Yahuwah hath remembered her iniquities.” Revelation 18:1–5.
NOTE: "Revelation 18 points to the time when, as the result of rejecting the threefold warning of Revelation
14:6 –12, the church will have fully reached the condition foretold by the second angel, and the people of
[Yahuwah] still in Babylon will be called upon to separate from her communion. This message is the last that
will ever be given to the world; and it will accomplish its work." The Great Controversy , page 390.
11. What will be the danger for those who choose to stay in Babylon?
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her
sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4.
NOTE: "Notwithstanding the widespread declension of faith and piety, there are true followers of [Yahushua]
in these churches. Before the final visitation of [Yahuwah's] judgments upon the earth there will be among the
people of [Yahuwah] such a revival of primitive [Yah-likeness] as has not been witnessed since apostolic times
The Spirit and power of [Yahuwah] will be poured out upon His children. At that time many will separatethemselves from those churches in which the love of this world has supplanted love for [Yahuwah] and His
word. Many, both of ministers and people, will gladly accept those great truths which [Yahuwah] has caused
to be proclaimed at this time to prepare a people for [Yahushua's] second coming. The enemy of souls desires
to hinder this work; and before the time for such a movement shall come, he will endeavor to prevent it by
introducing a counterfeit. In those churches which he can bring under his deceptive power he will make it
appear that [Yahuwah's] special blessing is poured out; there will be manifest what is thought to be great
religious interest. Multitudes will exult that [Yahuwah] is working marvelously for them, when the work is that
of another spirit. Under a religious guise, Satan will seek to extend his influence over the Christian world." The
Great Controversy , page 464.
The Third Angel's Message
12. What is the essence of the third angel’s message?
“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 Yahuwah
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Yahuwah, 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.”
Revelation 14:10, 11.
Answer: The seven last plagues.
NOTE: “The most fearful threatening ever addressed to mortals is contained in the third angel’s message. That
must be a terrible sin which calls down the wrath of [Yahuwah] unmingled with mercy. Men are not to be left
in darkness concerning this important matter; the warning against this sin is to be given to the world before
the visitation of *Yahuwah’s+ judgments, that all may know why they are to be inflicted, and have opportunity
to escape them.” The Great Controversy , page 449, 450.
21. While the servants of Yahuwah will be protected from the seven last plagues (Malachi 3:17), what will
happen to the adherents of the false system of worship?
“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials
of the wrath of Yahuwah upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there
fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which
worshipped his image.” Revelation 16:1, 2.
NOTE: “When *Yahushua+ ceases His intercession in the sanctuary, the unmingled wrath threatened against
those who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark (Revelation 14:9, 10), will be poured out. The
plagues upon Egypt when [Yahuwah] was about to deliver Israel were similar in character to those more
terrible and extensive judgments which are to fall upon the world just before the final deliverance of
[Yahuwah's] people. . . . These plagues are not universal, or the inhabitants of the earth would be wholly cut
off. Yet they will be the most awful scourges that have ever been known to mortals. All the judgments uponmen, prior to the close of probation, have been mingled with mercy. The pleading blood of [Yahushua] has
shielded the sinner from receiving the full measure of his guilt; but in the final judgment, wrath is poured out
unmixed with mercy.” The Great Controversy , page 627, 628.