Habakkuk's Two Tables #60

PART SIX: 1989

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing us together this morning to once again study your Word and start our day together with you. We ask that you grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit, that as we consider these things our mind would be enlightened in agreement with your will. We want to receive the Latter Rain. We would ask that you would pour it out upon us by opening our understanding even further concerning the last six verses of Daniel 11 and 1989, and verse 40, and the Dirt Brush Man. We ask that you would overrule our humanity, both myself as the speaker and those that will be listening to these things, that we would hear and present the message as you see fit. We thank you for allowing our Brother to become a permanent resident. And, as we take up our study of your Word this morning, we ask that you would bless our study. In Jesus's name, amen.

Daniel and Revelation

The Spirit of Prophecy

Elijah

Theme

Repetition of History

Daniel's Connection with Revelation

Structure

BROTHER PIPPENGER: We are dealing with 1989; Daniel 11, verse 40, the collapse of the Soviet Union, identifying that that is the end of the scattering of William Miller's dream, the time when the Dirt Brush Man begins to clean house in Adventism, the time when the Lion of the tribe of Judah begins to unseal the progressive truths that produce the Everlasting Gospel among this final generation.

We went through the first part of Revelation 17 yesterday morning.

We are making an argument now that one of the reasons that what we suggested about Daniel 11, verses 40 to 45, one of the reasons that it is correct, is that it connects so perfectly with the Book of Revelation.

PARALLEL HISTORIES: Revelation 13, Daniel 11, and Isaiah 23

Sunday Law One World

1798 (USA) Government

Revelation 13 v.11 v.11 v.13 v.14 v.15

Sunday Law Papacy

1798 (USA) Conquers World

Daniel 11 v.40 v.41 vs.42, 43

Sunday Law

1798 (USA)

Barabbas

70 prophetic years

Isaiah 23 Tyre Forgotten Tyre commits fornication

With all kingdoms of world

Figure No. 114.

I am not sure how to illustrate this; but, in 1798, verse 40 of Daniel 11 begins.

Verse 41 of Daniel 11 is The Sunday Law in the U.S.A.

We have pointed out that the history of verse 40 that begins in 1798 and ends at verse 41 at The Sunday Law is the same history as Revelation 13:11.

This is Daniel 11 [constructing the parallel timelines on the whiteboard], verse 40, and verse 41.

This is Revelation 13, verse 11. At the beginning of verse 11, in Revelation 13, the United States is the lamb. By the end of the verse he is speaking as a dragon.

We have noted that when John received the vision of Revelation 13, Sister White says that the time when the Papacy was robbed of its strength, John beheld a new power coming up out of the Earth to echo the Dragon's voice.

So, John beholds the lamb-like beast (the United States) of Revelation 13 coming up out of the Earth in 1798; and, then, of course, he speaks as a Dragon at The Sunday Law.

We are identifying this history here also as Isaiah 23, because during this history Tyre is forgotten for 70 years, as the days of one king. This is 70 prophetic years, Tyre is forgotten; and, Tyre is the one that goes out and commits fornication with all the kings of the Earth. It is the Papacy.

So, we have these three lines of prophecy going.

And in Revelation 13 we have looked at before, that in verse 13 of Revelation 13, we see Satan (the United States) calling fire down out of heaven to deceive the whole world for the purpose of setting up an image of the beast.

And by verse 15, the United States provides the power for that image of the beast to speak; and, we have discussed this in the worships more than once, and we are going to try pulling it together here now into these lines.

When the United States speaks as a dragon in verse 11 of Revelation 13 and then it begins to deceive the whole world, it insists that an image of the beast is set up here in verse 14. It empowers it in verse 15. And the only definition of the image of the beast in the Spirit of Prophecy is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship.

So, in verse 14 when the United States commands the whole world—go to Revelation 13:14, speaking of the United States, it says,

"¹⁴And [the United States] deceiveth them that dwell on the earth"—

This is not Europe. This is the whole Earth.

—"by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. ¹⁵And 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 13:14-15 (KJV).

Therefore, there are two images of the beast in Revelation 13. One of them is specifically marked, which we just read in verses 14 and 15; but, we took time previously, more than once, to show that The Sunday Law is simply the proof that the image of the beast has been formed in the United States. In order for the United States to pass a Sunday Law, the Protestants of the United States have to come into a position where they are controlling the Government of the United States, where church and state are together, and it is where the church (the Protestants) is controlling the Government.

So, when the United States speaks as a dragon, that is The Sunday Law, but it is also proving that the image of the beast has been formed in the United States. So, even though it is not specifically marked in verse 11, there is an image of the beast there; and, then the second image of the beast in Revelation 13 is verses 13 and 14. But, this one is for the entire world, and by definition it means there has to be a World Government, a world political apparatus, and a World Church.

We have read quotes here in this worship study that it was a masterpiece of Satan's deception to seat himself upon the throne of the Earth to create the Catholic Church. He needed to have a worldwide church prepared so when he returns and personates Christ, he has a church structure that he can take control of to do his bidding.

And along that same line, if Satan is going to impact the whole world, he has to have a One World Government.

So, whether Adventists are familiar with it or not, prophecy teaches a One World Government at the end of the world. Right here [waymark of Revelation 13:14 in Figure No. 114] is the One World Government.

In Daniel 11, verses 42 and 43, we have identified that Egypt is the world and this is where the Papacy conquers the world. So, this is lining up with verses 14 and 15 of Revelation 13.

Revelation 13, Daniel 11:40-45, identical sequence of events.

In the story of Tyre, when the United States comes into the relationship that it does with the Papacy at The Sunday Law that the period of the United States being the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy ends.

We have pointed out here that when the United States passes The Sunday Law, it also unites with the Dragon, not only the Papacy, and the Dragon being the Ten Kings. So, there is a very rapid movement from The Sunday Law in the United States to the setting up of the One World Government.

So, here in Tyre, the days of one king (the 70 years), this is from 1798 when the United States begins as a lamb, begins its time period as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, until it is overthrown at The Sunday Law by the Papacy. And then immediately thereafter, the Papacy begins to commit fornication with the other kings of the Earth, and that is what the last few verses of Isaiah 23 tell us, too. It brings us right down to here [the third waymark of Isaiah 23].

Revelation Seventeen

Sunday Law

538 1798 (USA)

Wilderness 70 prophetic years

Revelation 17 Tyre Forgotten Tyre commits fornication

with all kingdoms of world

Figure No. 115.

Yesterday we began to look at the fact that when John receives the vision of Revelation 17, he is carried away to the wilderness, in a time period where the Papacy has already persecuted. She is drunk with the blood of the martyrs, and where she has already become the Mother of Harlots. Therefore, John is carried down to the end of the 1260 years of Papal rule. He is carried to 1798, and then he is given a riddle about seven kings: Five have fallen, and one is. The one king that is, in 1798, is the United States. It continues to be a kingdom until The Sunday Law, at which point it unites with the Papacy and the Dragon power and begins to deceive the world, to force the world to set up the One World Government.

This is the final kingdom of Bible prophecy in terms of the enemies of God's people; and, we know that if you are going to understand Revelation 17—this is the line of Revelation 17 here [Figure No. 115]—that it has to be understood in terms of Revelation 16; because, one of the angel's from Revelation 16 is the one that brought the message to John in Revelation 17.

And we are arguing that the message that needs to be recognized in Revelation 17 that is connected with Revelation 16 is the message in Revelation 16 concerning the threefold union (the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet), and that Revelation 17 is telling us how the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet come together as the final kingdom of Bible prophecy.

And we are now back to our notes.

We went through and showed the five that are fallen: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Pagan Rome, and Papal Rome.

The ONE IS, is the United States.

The final kingdom of Bible prophecy that is going to persecute God's people is the sixth kingdom. The United States, the United Nations, and the Papacy make up this sixth kingdom.

Let us put this up as well.

THE SIXTH KINGDOM

1 Babylon

2 Medo-Persia

3 Greece

4 Pagan Rome

5 Papal Rome Rev 16

1798 6 USA (the False Prophet)

7 ΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔ (the Dragon)

8 The Papacy (the Beast)

Figure No. 116A.

(1) Babylon; (2) Medo-Persia; (3) Greece; (4) Pagan Rome; (5) Papal Rome; (6) the United States: this is 1798 to where John was carried away.

Now, we are going to deal with the seventh and the eighth, although we have dealt with the eighth pretty thoroughly in the past.

One is Yet to Come

Revelation 17:12

When He Cometh, He Must Continue a Short Space—Revelation 17:10-11

Okay. Revelation 17, verse 12—let us start in verse 10. Verse 10, it says,

"¹⁰And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come;"—

So, five are fallen. They are in past history.

Where is John?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: In 1798.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. So, FIVE ARE FALLEN before 1798; ONE IS in 1798, that is the United States; and THE OTHER IS NOT YET COME.

Whoever the seventh kingdom is, it is not in the history of 1798. It is still future to that history.

—"and when he cometh, he must continue a short space." Revelation 17:10 (KJV).

And when the seventh kingdom comes, he is only going to continue a short space. That is one of the characteristics of the seventh kingdom. He continues a short space.

One Hour Kings—Revelation 17:12

Dropping to verse 12, it says,

"¹²And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet;"—

Of these seven kingdoms, which in 1798 has received no kingdom?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The seventh.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The seventh has not yet come.

So, in the grammatical structure of verses 10 and 12, if you look carefully, the seventh kingdom, no matter who it is, it is the ten horns. Whoever the ten horns are, by the grammar of it—[marks symbolically the seventh kingdom upon the whiteboard]—whoever the seventh kingdom is, it is the ten horns; because, they are the ones that have not come yet.

And verse 12 says,

—"¹²And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet, but receive power as kings one hour with the beast." Revelation 17:12 (KJV).

What is one hour?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A short space.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: A short space. This connects with verse 10.

Of course, some of you may want to apply time prophecy here, but time is no longer after 1844. And if you are going to be among those that are wrapped up in the fanaticism of reapplying time prophecy like Amazing Facts and Doug Batchelor, like many of these guys in Adventism that are famous personalities—who is the guy that was (His name just ran through my mind. He trained John Osborne)—Kenneth Cox, and these guys that like to reapply time prophecy, here they would have one hour. The ten horns are going to rule for one hour with the Beast, so they would be looking for a time prophecy.

But, if you are going to be consistent, this Greek word hour—go back to Revelation 14.

Revelation 14, verse 7, says,

"⁷Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: . . ." Revelation 14:7 (KJV).

This is the same Greek word, "the hour of his judgment is come."

So, how long does His Judgment lasts, just one hour? Because, if it did, His Judgment ended a long time ago. The Judgment finished and we are all living in some kind of—I do not know what we would be living in.

This word hour is not a time prophecy. It is a period [of time]. There is going to be a period, a short space, where the Papacy is going to rule over the Ten Kings.

And who is the premier king of the Ten Kings? Ahab (the United States).

Receive Power and Give their Kingdom and Power to the Beast—

Revelation 17:12, 13, 17

Verse 13 [of Revelation 17] says,

"¹³These have one mind,""—

What would that mean? They are in agreement.

—"and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. ¹⁴These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful." Revelation 17:13-14 (KJV).

And verse 15 defines the waters as the peoples of the world.

"¹⁵And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." Revelation 17:15 (KJV).

And verse 16 says,

"¹⁶And 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. ¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. ¹⁸And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth." Revelation 17:13-18 (KJV).

So, here we are told that the Papacy is reigning over the kings of the Earth. She is riding upon them, she is riding upon them.

And, although, without a doubt, the subject of Revelation 17 is the judgment of the Papacy, in reality, the story here in Revelation 17 is the relationship of the Ten Kings with the Papacy. They are the ones that are going to make war. They are going to persecute. They are going to be the hands-on persecution machine. The Papacy is going to sit back in Rome and encourage them onward; but, it is the civil power that does the persecution.

Ultimately, the Ten Kings are going to turn and deliver judgment on the Papacy. They are going to burn her with fire and eat her flesh. They are going to be in agreement with the Papacy, but they are going to be ruled over by the Papacy.

This here, this relationship of the Ten Kings and the Papacy, this [points to the third waymark of Daniel 11:14 in Figure No. 114], is the image of the beast in Revelation 13. It [the One World Government] is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship

This [relationship of the Ten Kings and the Papacy] is verses 42 and 43 of Daniel 11. This is when the King of the North (the Papacy) conquers the entire world (Egypt: the Ten Kings).

This here [referring to Figure No. 114] is one of the strongest arguments for Daniel 11:40‑45. This is not a close "parallel" to Daniel 11:40-45. Revelation 13 and Revelation 17, they are absolutely point on, point by point parallels that expand the whole picture that is being told.

Okay. To our notes.

The Beast is the Eighth—Revelation 17:11

We will deal with the Beast now. And, we have dealt with this more than once in this worship series.

Verse 11 says,

"¹¹And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." Revelation 17:11 (KJV).

We went through the kingdoms of history—Assyria, Egypt, Israel, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Pagan Rome, Papal Rome—and we found that in the kingdoms of history, which is different than the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, that Papal Rome comes up eighth and is of the seven.

And, we found that in Daniel 7, Pagan Rome disintegrates into ten kingdoms, and then there are three horns removed in order for the Papacy to come up eighth; but, it comes up in one of those countries that come up in Italy, so it is of the seven.

And in Daniel 8, we counted the horns, from the Medes and the Persians to the Greeks, until Rome comes into this story, and we found that Pagan Rome in Daniel 8 comes up eighth and is of the seven.

Then we went to Revelation 13, where the beast had seven heads, and one of the heads was wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. So, we have seen those seven heads on the beast in Revelation 13 that the Papacy there when it is healed comes up eighth and is of the seven.

So, when you get to verse 11 of Revelation 17, it says, "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition," that is all you need to know. You know that the beast that comes up eighth and is of the seven is always Rome.

But, yesterday we went through the beast that was, and is not, in verse 8; and, we went through every characteristic in verse 8, and every characteristic in verse 8 about the beast that was, and is not, is the Papacy because it is the beast that ascends. That is one of the characteristics of the Papacy. Daniel 11:40, "come against him like a whirlwind," a mighty ascendency. Satan, who the Papacy is the representative of, wants to ascend to the Throne of God. He wants to lift himself up.

He comes out of the bottomless pit, and the bottomless pit in Bible prophecy means a new manifestation of satanic power, darkness, and confusion. And this is modern Rome. This is Papal Rome of old, only here at the end of the world it is modern Rome. It is going to have a One World Government under its control, not just Europe. It is the power that is defined as going into perdition, and in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, the man of sin is the son of perdition.

And, it is the beast that was, and is not. It is the beast that all those on the Earth shall wonder after whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, and we looked at Revelation 13 where the first beast, the Papacy, is the beast that the whole world will wonder after whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

So, we looked at every characteristic of the beast that was, and is not, yesterday in verse 8 and found it is Papacy, Papacy, Papacy.

So, when we get to verse 11 and it says, "And the beast that was, and is not," that is the Papacy; but, it adds the line, "even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition," it is giving you the second line that it always comes up eighth, and it is of the seven.

So, here [Figure No. 116A], this [the 8^th kingdom] is modern Rome. I am just going to put the "Papacy." All right?

And what Revelation 17 is telling us, it begins by giving us the kingdoms of Bible prophecy: the first, Babylon; the second, Medo-Persia; the third, Greece; the fourth, Pagan Rome; the fifth, Papal Rome. And of these, the eighth is of the seven.

That means that this one here [the eighth, Papacy], it must of these [1 through 7]; and, sure enough, it is this one [the fifth, Papal Rome], of these. It is No. 5, and this is the one that received the deadly wound.

And the No. 8, what does the No. 8 represent in Bible prophecy? Resurrection. It is in the Eighth Millennium when the Earth is going to be made new.

It was on the eighth day—

And we just heard on the news in the past couple of days that the worldly doctors have confirmed—they did not say all the reasons why, but I do not need to know all the reasons why—that it is still beneficial to circumcise your children—okay?—your boys. And Biblically you did it on the eighth day.

The reason they are saying it today is because it is a preventive against STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases).

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Or infections.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Or infections.

But, on the eighth day, the Hebrews were to circumcise their sons, and circumcision was replaced in the Christian Dispensation with what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Baptism.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Baptism.

And what is baptism a symbol of?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Resurrection.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Resurrection. Okay? You go into the watery grave and you are resurrected into a newness of life.

So, this circumcision, this is a symbol of resurrection.

And, you had eight people go from the Antediluvian World to the New World in the ark. They were resurrected through the waters; and, of course, the Bible tells us that the waters of the Flood were as if a baptism.

So, the power that is resurrected here [at the eighth, the Papacy]—this is the third argument that this is the Papacy, by the way, if you are keeping track; the first is verse 8. Every characteristic of verse 8 is that it is the Papacy. The second [argument] is that Rome always comes up eighth and is of the seven; and, a third argument that seems probably a little bit not as significant as some is that "8" is the symbol of resurrection.

This [No. 5 in Figure 116A] is the Papacy receiving the deadly wound; this [No. 8, the Papacy] is the deadly wound being healed.

But, we are arguing that in verse 1 of Revelation 17, one of the angels that brought the message to John brought the seven vials. And we are saying that the connection with Revelation 16 is that it is telling the story about these three players: the False Prophet [No. 6], the Dragon [No. 7], and the Beast [No. 8]. This is Revelation 16.

But, what else is this, in this story? Where do we see the story of these three players: the False Prophet, the Dragon, and the Beast?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: In Elijah.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: You see it in Elijah.

But, what I am looking for is right here in Daniel 11:40. Right here is verse 40 [see Figure No. 114]. You see the King of the South, you have the King of the North, and you have the ships and horsemen.

Who is the ships and horsemen?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The False Prophet.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The False Prophet (the U.S.A.)

Who is the King of the North? The Papacy.

Who is the King of the South? The Dragon.

So, in verse 40 of Daniel 11, you have the beginnings of the movement of these three powers to lead the world to Armageddon; and, that movement to Armageddon is identified in Revelation 16. And here in these last three kingdoms of the seven kingdoms and an eighth, in Revelation 17, we have these three powers bringing the world to Armageddon. They are bringing the world to the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy.

The last kingdom of Bible prophecy—and sometimes I do not know why this is hard for—I guess I know why it is hard. It is kind of a break in the sequence of things. You are saying these are the kingdoms of Bible prophecy—and I am saying that and they are—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Pagan Rome, Papal Rome. So, you have five witnesses, in sequential order; but, when you get to 6, 7, and 8, what I am saying is that it is not the sixth, seventh, and eighth kingdom. It is the sixth and final kingdom. It is the breakdown on how the final kingdom comes together. It is another witness on how the United States (the False Prophet) forces the world to accept the relationship of the Dragon and the Beast in verses 14 and 15 of Revelation 13. It is the King of the North conquering Egypt in verses 42 and 43.

So, these are not the sixth, seventh, and eighth kingdoms. This is simply how, the story of how, the sixth and final kingdom comes together.

THE SIXTH KINGDOM

1 Babylon

2 Medo-Persia

3 Greece

4 Pagan Rome

5 Papal Rome

Rev 16

1798 6 USA (the False Prophet)

6 ΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔ United Nations (the Dragon/Ten Kings)

6 The Papacy (the Beast)

Figure No. 116B.

So, in reality, this [No. 6 (the U.S.A.)] is one-third of the sixth kingdom.

This [No. 7 (the Dragon)] is one-third of the sixth kingdom.

And this [No. 8 (the Beast)] is one-third of the sixth kingdom.

The sixth kingdom is the kingdom that is marked with "666." It is the final kingdom.

The Ten Horns are Ten Kings—Revelation 17:13

Now, on the rest of your notes, we have looked at these before. I did not intend to read through all these. I intend to remind us of these.

We are now going to look a little bit at the Dragon, and we will start with Testimonies to Ministers, pages 38-39, which we have referred to over and over again; but, I want to read it all the way through this time, to make another point.

"In the scene representing the work of Christ for us, and the determined accusation of Satan against us, Joshua stands as the high priest, and makes request in behalf of God's commandment-keeping people."—

What scenes are those? That is Zechariah, chapter 3, Joshua and the Angel. Sister White is talking about Zechariah, chapter 3.

And more than once at one place she says—and I think it might even be in our notes—that Zechariah, chapter 3, speaks with peculiar force to the closing work.

And we defined, whether you caught it or not, the closing work of Christ's ministry as the time period where he is either blotting out our sins or blotting out our names. It is the Judgment of the Living.

—"In the scene representing the work of Christ for us, and the determined accusation of Satan against us, Joshua stands as the high priest, and makes request in behalf of God's commandment-keeping people. At the same time Satan represents the people of God as great sinners, and presents before God the list of sins he has tempted them to commit through their lifetime, and urges that because of their transgressions, they be given into his hands to destroy. He urges that they should not be protected by ministering angels against the confederacy of evil."—

These three powers here in Bible prophecy [the sixth kingdom] are "the confederacy of evil." Sister White speaks about this evil confederacy repeatedly, and so does the Bible.

So, this is telling you, if you are paying close attention, that this work of Joshua and the Angel is taking place at a time period when these three players are in existence. The confederacy of evil is here. It is not back in 1492 when Columbus sailed the blue, because the United States was not even in existence as a power in prophecy at that point, so it could not be the False Prophet there. The confederacy of evil is the confederacy that is set up at the end of the world, in our day and age. It is being set up right now.

—"He [Satan] is full of anger because he cannot bind the people of God into bundles with the world, to render to him complete allegiance. Kings and rulers and governors have placed upon themselves the brand of antichrist, and are represented as the dragon who goes to make war with the saints--with those who keep the commandments of God and who have the faith of Jesus."—

Now, the Dragon we have pointed out moves as history proceeds. The Papacy, the United States, is always in the same place, but the Dragon moves to different geographical areas; and, here this is telling us who the Dragon is in the time of The Sunday Law at the end of the world, because it just referenced The Sunday Law crisis, the persecution against those who keep the commandments of God.

And the Dragon power here at the end of the world is a confederacy of political leaders (kings, governors, and rulers). It is the United Nations.

It is just incredible to me that Seventh-day Adventists stumble over identifying the Dragon power as the United Nations.

Look here, [referencing Figure No. 114], in Revelation 13:14, the United States commands the entire world. That is what it says, 'them that dwell on the Earth to make an image to the Beast,' the Earth, the entire world.

We are going to read a quote here in a minute where Sister White says 'universal, these are of one mind.' This is a universal confederacy; it is a One World Government.

So, here in Revelation 13 you see the whole world impacted by an image of the beast, which means a World Church and a World State. That is the only thing it can be. When you put the Spirit of Prophecy together with verses 14 and 15, it means a One World Government.

Okay. So, when people are struggling over this, and in Daniel 11:40-45 Egypt is the most simplest symbol in there, it is the whole world. So, if you do not think the United Nations is the One World Government, where is the other One World Government that is in competition right now for the United Nations?

Do you think they are going to start one tomorrow, "Oh, we are going to start a new One World Government, and we are going to outdo the United Nations." Do you think there is time for that? There is only one world civil apparatus available to choose from, but Seventh-day Adventists, they do not want to lay their fingers on the United Nations in saying, "This is the Dragon power." Why? Because, they are Laodiceans; they have not been studying the Word of God. That is where the majority of them are at, that do not want to say it.

But, there is another reason why: Because, we are working with the United Nations as Seventh-day Adventists. ADRA, our social work that we do in the world, is under the guidelines of the United Nations. We do what they tell us to do. So, it is pretty hard to—what does the Bible say, "Can two walk together unless they be agreed"? You cannot really be agreed with someone if you are going to identify them as the Dragon. Okay? So, that is a reason that we do not want to identify the United Nations as a dragon as well.

But, Brothers and Sisters, it is easy as pie, if you want to understand.

The last sentence from that paragraph:

—"In their enmity"—these globalists—"In their enmity against the people of God, they show themselves guilty also of the choice of Barabbas instead of Christ."—

When does Barabbas come upon the scene; when does Barabbas show up? At The Sunday Law. Okay? At The Sunday Law.

Here is The Sunday Law in the United States [See Figure No. 114, Isaiah 23 parallel timeline]. We have dealt with this from several lines. Barabbas is going to show up.

Now, notice, it is saying that these kings, governors, and rulers, they are going to be the one that make war with Christ. Right? That is verse 14 of Revelation 17. Right?

But, we read yesterday or the day before, we read recently: Who is the last power to wage war against God's people?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The United States.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The United States.

So, you have to mark that right here at The Sunday Law, the United States, just as Sister White says, it unites with the Dragon. It becomes the Dragon power, and it is going to lead out in the persecution. It becomes Ahab, because it is the first one to commit fornication with Jezebel.

So, here, my brother put in the story of Elijah. This is the line of Elijah.

LINE OF ELIJAH

Sunday Law

1798 (Carmel) Ensign lifted up Michael Stands Up

3½ yr drought

Figure No. 117.

This is the three and a half years drought, which brings you to 1798.

Here is The Sunday Law. In the history of the Millerites, that would be October 22, 1844; but, in our history at the end of the world, it is The Sunday Law.

And what is the story of Elijah telling us, what is it teaching us?

It is probably teaching us many, many, many things, but what we have been dwelling on in this worship series is that it is in this confrontation at Carmel—this [The Sunday Law] is the confrontation at Carmel in the story of Elijah—that the distinction between the true [prophet] and the false prophet is made. In the Millerite History, the distinction was being made between Millerite Adventism, which was the true prophet, and apostate Protestantism, which rejected the First Angel's Message and began to fulfill their role as the false prophet.

But, in our history, what is going on here at Carmel?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The ensign is being lifted up.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: This is the ensign being lifted up. This is where the wise virgins of Adventism in here are being lifted up. This is the ensign.

And, 'the people of the world can only be warned by seeing men and women with the Seal of God upon them.' They can only be warned by seeing the ensign.

And, the people of the world are going to have two choices. The ensign, which is Christ; because, the ensign perfectly reflects the character of Christ. Right?

What is their other choice?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: To choose Barabbas.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Barabbas, right here; the same point in time.

Okay. It is telling you that these kings, governors, and rulers at another level they are Barabbas.

Continuing on:

—"God has a controversy with the world. When the judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened, He has an awful account to settle, which would now make the world fear and tremble were men not blinded and bewitched by satanic delusions and deceptions. God will call the world to account for the death of His only-begotten Son, whom to all intents and purposes the world has crucified afresh, and put to open shame in the persecution of His people."—

Okay. What is that? What is that telling us?

It is telling us that verse 14 of Revelation 17, which says, "These [the Ten Kings] shall make war with the Lamb." Okay. This is the blood bath that is coming.

—"The world has rejected Christ in the person of His saints, has refused His messages in the refusal of the messages of prophets, apostles, and messengers. They have rejected those who have been colaborers with Christ, and for this they will have to render an account." Testimonies to Ministers, 38–39.

So, this takes place in the closing scenes of the Investigative Judgment, as symbolized in Zechariah, chapter 3, in the story of Joshua and the Angel.

Joshua and the Angel

And in the next quote from Prophets and Kings, pages 586 – 588:

"In his own strength, man cannot meet the charges of the enemy. In sin-stained garments, confessing his guilt, he stands before God. But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him. He pleads their cause, and by the mighty arguments of Calvary, vanquishes their accuser. His perfect obedience to God's law has given Him all power in heaven and in earth, and He claims from His Father mercy and reconciliation for guilty man. To the accuser of His people He declares: 'The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan. These are the purchase of My blood, brands plucked from the burning.' And to those who rely on Him in faith, He gives the assurance, 'Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.' Zechariah 3:4.

"All who have put on the robe of Christ's righteousness will stand before Him as chosen and faithful and true. Satan has no power to pluck them out of the hand of the Saviour. Not one soul who in penitence and faith has claimed His protection will Christ permit to pass under the enemy's power. His word is pledged: 'Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me.' Isaiah 27:5. The promise given to Joshua is given to all: 'If thou wilt keep My charge, . . . I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.' Zechariah 3:7. Angels of God will walk on either side of them, even in this world, and they will stand at last among the angels that surround the throne of God."—

In the third paragraph, it says,

—"Zechariah's vision of Joshua and the Angel applies with peculiar force to the experience of God's people in the closing scenes of the great day of atonement."—

What I am wanting you to see, if you will, is this controversy with the Ten Kings takes place in the Judgment of the Living, when the Judgment of the Living is going on. And the logic is very easy to see, if you believe that there is a close of probation coming. Some Adventists kind of really do not believe that. But, if you believe there is a close of probation coming, then you know that in this history when the ensign is being lifted up that probation has already closed for Adventism, and the world is choosing between the ensign [Christ] and Barabbas, and then Michael is going to stand up down here at the end of the world.

During this time period when the Ten Kings are active in persecution, we are in the Judgment of the Living.

—"The remnant church will then be brought into great trial and distress. Those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus will feel the ire of the dragon and his hosts. Satan numbers the world as his subjects; he has gained control even of many professing Christians. But here is a little company who are resisting his supremacy. If he could blot them from the earth, his triumph would be complete. As he influenced the heathen nations to destroy Israel, so in the near future he will stir up the wicked powers of earth to destroy the people of God. Men will be required to render obedience to human edicts in violation of the divine law.

"Those who are true to God will be menaced, denounced, proscribed. They will be 'betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends,' even unto death. Luke 21:16. Their only hope is in the mercy of God; their only defense will be prayer. As Joshua pleaded before the Angel, so the remnant church, with brokenness of heart and unfaltering faith, will plead for pardon and deliverance through Jesus, their Advocate. They are fully conscious of the sinfulness of their lives, they see their weakness and unworthiness; and they are ready to despair." Prophets and Kings, 586–588.

Isaiah 27:1-9; Ezekiel 27; Revelation 18

Go to Isaiah 27. Beginning at verse 1, it says,

"¹In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword"—

What is the Lord's great and strong sword?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: His Word.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: His Word.

In that day, through His prophetic Word, the Lord

—"shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the [midst of the] sea."—

So, in this day, whatever "that day" is that is being discussed, we are seeing the judgment of the Dragon, the judgment of the Ten Kings.

Perhaps "leviathan" is Satan here; he is going to be punished. But He is going to slay the dragon that is in the sea. He is going to bring down the United Nations that is in the world. They [the Ten Kings (the United Nations) and Satan] are both the Dragon power.

But, verse 2 says,

—"²In that day"—

We are still unsure what day that is.

—"sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. ³I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. ⁴Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. ⁵Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. ⁶He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit."—

What causes Israel to blossom and bud?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Latter Rain.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Latter Rain.

So, what day is this?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Day of the Latter Rain.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: This is the Latter Rain.

And in this time period of the Latter Rain, the Dragon, the Ten Kings are judged.

In the time period of the Judgment of the Living, which is the time period of the Latter Rain, the Dragon power, the Ten Kings are fulfilling their prophetic role.

Verse 7:

—"⁷Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? ⁸In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind"—

What is His rough wind? That is the Four Winds of Strife in Revelation 7. Sister White tells us these winds are an angry horse. But,

—"he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind."—

There is a Day of the East Wind, and the Day of the East Wind is what marks the beginning of the Latter Rain, marks the beginning of the Judgment of the Living. The Day of the East Wind is 9/11 [September 11, 2001]. It is the time period when Islam reenters history in the Third Woe and is immediately restrained.

When did we study this?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Various responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: No, no, no, no. We studied this here recently. I think it is the one we studied probably on Sunday.

I am saying that, because we just realized that Sunday, three days ago or four days ago, however you count it, we did not get it recorded and we have to re-record it. I think it was Sunday that we dealt with the East wind. What a bummer! It is hard to go back through and redo these thoughts. But, okay.

PARALLEL HISTORIES: Revelation 13, Daniel 11, Isaiah 23, and Story of Elijah

Sunday Law One World

1798 9/11 (USA) Government

Revelation 13 v.11 v.11 v.13 v.14 v.15

Sunday Law Papacy

1798 9/11 (USA) Conquers World

Daniel 11 v.40 v.41 vs.42, 43

Sunday Law

1798 9./11 (USA)

Barabbas

70 prophetic years

Isaiah 23 Tyre Forgotten Tyre commits fornication

with all kingdoms of world

Sunday Law

1798 (Carmel) Ensign lifted up Michael Stands Up

9/11

3½ yrs drought

Story of Elijah

Figure No. 118.

". . . in the day of the east wind," 9/11, in here, precedes The Sunday Law, marks the beginning of the Latter Rain, marks the time period when the Dragon power is going to come into history and begin its work of persecution.

—"⁹By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up." Isaiah 27:1-9 (KJV).

Ezekiel 27:

"¹The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, ²Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; ³And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. ⁴Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. ⁵They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. ⁶Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. ⁷Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. ⁸The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. ⁹The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. ¹⁰They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. ¹¹The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. ¹²Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. ¹⁴They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. ¹⁵The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. ¹⁶Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. ¹⁷Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. ¹⁸Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool. ¹⁹Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. ²⁰Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. ²¹Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. ²²The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. ²³Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. ²⁴These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. ²⁵The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

"²⁶Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. ²⁷Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. ²⁸The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. ²⁹And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; ³⁰And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: ³¹And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. ³²And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? ³³When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. ³⁴In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. ³⁵All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. ³⁶The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more." Ezekiel 27 (KJV).

Revelation 18

"¹And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. ²And 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. ³For 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. ⁴And 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. ⁵For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. ⁶Reward 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. ⁷How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. ⁸Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. ⁹And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. ¹¹And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: ¹²The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, ¹³And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. ¹⁴And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. ¹⁵The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, ¹⁶And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! ¹⁷For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, ¹⁸And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! ¹⁹And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. ²⁰Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. ²¹And 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. ²²And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; ²³And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. ²⁴And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Revelation 18 (KJV).

Ten

Okay. The next page of your notes, "Ten." These Ten Kings, we have gone over this before.

You have The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 4, beginning at page 1168.

I know this is a real hard one for Seventh-day Adventists, a real hard one. You become an Adventist, whenever you become an Adventist in your own personal experience, and you go through the evangelistic series and you learn what Adventists believe about the Sabbath, the state of the dead, Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Daniel 8, and then you settle down to the culture of Adventism, and then you study no more. And what you remember is that Daniel 2 is Daniel 2 and you have not studied it very much at all.

So, when someone reads a Spirit of Prophecy quote such as this one, it kind of shakes your understanding because you were not taught that when you came in. Speaking of Daniel 2, Sister White says Daniel 2 represents "the mingling of churchcraft and statecraft" in iron and clay. She says,

"We have come to a time when God's sacred work is represented by the feet of the image in which the iron was mixed with the miry clay. God has a people, a chosen people, whose discernment must be sanctified, who must not become unholy by laying upon the foundation wood, hay, and stubble. Every soul who is loyal to the commandments of God will see that the distinguishing feature of our faith is the seventh-day Sabbath. If the government would honor the Sabbath as God has commanded, it would stand in the strength of God and in defense of the faith once delivered to the saints. But statesmen will uphold the spurious sabbath, and will mingle their religious faith with the observance of this child of the papacy, placing it above the Sabbath which the Lord has sanctified and blessed, setting it apart for man to keep holy, as a sign between Him and His people to a thousand generations. The mingling of churchcraft and statecraft is represented by the iron and the clay. This union is weakening all the power of the churches. This investing the church with the power of the state will bring evil results. Men have almost passed the point of God's forbearance. They have invested their strength in politics, and have united with the papacy. But the time will come when God will punish those who have made void His law, and their evil work will recoil upon themselves." The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 4, 1168–1169.

And you were taught that down here the feet of this image [referring to the 1843 Chart], this is Pagan Rome that disintegrates into ten kingdoms in Daniel, chapter 7. And for Sister White to be saying that we have now come to this time, and she said it in her lifetime, that is hundreds of years after Pagan Rome. She is putting a different application on Daniel 2 than you were taught. And she is saying the iron and clay down here represents the combination of church and state at the end of the world.

What does it represent? It represents the image of the beast in Revelation 14, verses 14 and 15. It represents Revelation 17:17, when the Ten Kings agree to give their kingdom to the Papacy at the end of the world. It represents verses 42 and 43 of Daniel 11, when the King of the North conquers Egypt. At the end of the world the iron and clay represents a mingling of churchcraft and statecraft that takes place.

So, because of our traditions and customs, which the Lion of the Tribe of Juda (the Dirt Brush Man) is now trying to sweep out the window—and remember, He is going to sweep them out whether you let them go or not.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Hmm.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: If you have these false ideas and you have made them idols and you will not let go of them, you get to go out the window with them when the Dirt Brush Man does His sweeping.

And if you have these idols about your original understanding of Daniel, chapter 2, you better wrap your mind around what Sister White says here and other places.

But, in this scenario, how many toes on those feet?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ten.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ten toes. Those ten toes are the Ten Kings at the end of the world.

Ahab

Psalm 83; Ezekiel 30; Genesis 10; Daniel 7; Revelation 12

In Psalm 83, we are looking at the number 10 now. Psalm 83, we have looked at this before, more than once; but, review is good.

Verse 1,

"¹Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. ²For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head."—

They that hate God—who hates God; at the end of the world who hates God?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Dragon.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Dragon. Verse 14, of Revelation 17, he is going to make with the Lamb. He hates Him; he hates God.

And they have lifted up the head. What head did they lift up?

We read a quote here probably more than once.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A head.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Under one head (the Papal power). They are going to lift up the head.

If you are on the horse riding, are you up? You have got to get lifted up to rein over the horse. Okay? She is going to reign over the kings of the Earth. She is lifted up.

They have lifted up the head. When do they do that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Hmm. That is a quick answer, but not necessarily correct.

When do they lift up the head? Right here in verses 42 and 43 of Daniel 11 she conquers Egypt. Now she is in control of the whole world.

She is in control of the United States right here [in Daniel 11:41], but she still has to go to Egypt.

This is verses 14 and 15 of Revelation 13; this is when the head gets lifted up.

They have lifted up the head.

—"³They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. ⁴They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. ⁵For they have consulted together with one consent:"—

What did the Ten Kings do? They had one mind.

And what is the marginal reference for consent here? Heart; they have one heart, they have one mind.

—"they are confederate against thee:"—

What does it mean by confederate? This is the evil confederacy.

And then, of course, it lists out how many tribes?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ten.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ten tribes. All the prophets agree with one another. They are all speaking about the end of the world.

—"⁶The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; ⁷Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; ⁸Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. ⁹Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: ¹⁰Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. ¹¹Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: ¹²Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. ¹³O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. ¹⁴As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; ¹⁵So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. ¹⁶Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord. ¹⁷Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: ¹⁸That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth." Psalm 83 (KJV).

Ezekiel 30

Ezekiel 30, we are looking at the number 10 as the Dragon power; Ezekiel 30.

In Ezekiel 29, verse 2, it says that Egypt is the Dragon power.

And because of time, I am just going to point you at Ezekiel 30. Start in chapter 29, verse 2, so you will see my reference.

"²Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt. ³Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, . . ." Ezekiel 29:2-3 (KJV).

Okay. Egypt is the great dragon.

Ezekiel 30

And then in chapter 30 of Ezekiel, the Lord is going to bring judgment on Egypt; and, beginning in verse 6, going all the way down to verse 18, you will see that as the Lord from 6 to 18 in Ezekiel 30 that as the Lord is bringing judgment on Egypt, He brings judgment on ten cities.

What is a city in Bible prophecy?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A kingdom.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: A kingdom. Ten kingdoms; Ten Kings.

Now, the only trick here is in the translation of verse 6. It says,

"⁶Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall;"—

And then He is going to tell us how Egypt falls, by dealing with these ten cities.

—"⁶Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene" Ezekiel 30:6 (KJV).

If you have a marginal reference for that, it says, "from Migdol to Syene." Migdol means tower; but Migdol is a city in Egypt. So, in the King James translation, "from the tower of Syene," making it sound like a tower is in the City of Syene, but actually the Hebrew is saying, "from the City of Migdol and the City of Syene." And you need to mark that because that is the first and second cities of these ten cities that are going to be judged; otherwise, it is pretty straightforward from there on. Egypt is made up of ten cities.

Genesis 10

Genesis 10, where the story of Babel begins, you have ten kingdoms marked there.

Daniel 7

Daniel 7, Pagan Rome disintegrates into ten kingdoms. You can see that on these Sacred [1843 and 1850] Charts.

Revelation 12

Revelation 12: the Dragon power, ten horns, Ten Kings. Ten is the number of the Dragon power.

These have One Mind—Revelation 17:13-14

Concerning having one heart, one mind, Sister White says,

"Revelation 17:13–14 quoted. 'These have one mind.' There will be a universal bond of union,"—

Now, at Hartland and many places—I pick on Hartland because Hartland has been so aggressive to attack this Message through the years; and, people do not fully understand that fact and probably why—but, in Hartland they will tell you that this "universal bond of union" that this particular kingdom, this worldwide kingdom, that it represents the European Common Market.

So, my first question to that foolish idea is always, "How many countries make up the European Common Market?" A quite a bit more than ten.

How can you say these Ten Kings are the European Common Market when it is in the twenties now. It just does not make a great deal of sense to me.

But, how is it like places like Hartland can make such an application when Sister White says, "'These have one mind.' There will be a universal bond of union"?

We have three dictionaries here. We can look up universal in all three of them, and it is going to says "worldwide."

What allows men to say "universal" means "Europe"? And, do you know what it is? It is the historical grammatical method of Biblical interpretation. And for those of you who do not understand that the Standish brothers are theologians that have learned the same theology that the pastors and leadership of Adventism employ today: you just do not understand.

And the only difference between the theology of Hartland and the theology of Desmond Ford is that of this apostate Protestant Biblical interpretation there are two streams. They are both bad streams. Do not drink the water from either stream! But, one of them produces the Sadducees in Adventism, those people that think you are going to continue sinning until Jesus returns. And, Hartland is not of them; they will oppose them. But, the other is the Pharisees. But, neither apply the proof-text method of Biblical interpretation.

If you apply the proof-text method, then you have just the sensibilities to not have a problem that when you see a passage in the New Testament in the Greek and a passage in the Old Testament, the Hebrews, and you can see they are talking about the same subject, that you do not even think twice about the fact that, "Well, hey, this was Hebrew and this was Greek, and this was several hundred years before." You do not think about it, if you are using proof-text. And if you have that mentality, that logic, then you also do not have a problem seeing a passage in the Spirit of Prophecy and the Bible and not stumbling over the difference between the English and the Greek, or the English and the Hebrew.

But, if you are a theologian, you are using your expertise on Hebrew and Greek and your expertise on history to allow you to pick and choose what is valid in the Spirit of Prophecy and what is not. And, obviously, when Sister White says these Ten Kings are a universal bond of union, that does not fit with their preconceived ideas; so, they choose to employ this historical critical type of theology.

—"'These have one mind.' There will be a universal bond of union, one great harmony, a confederacy of Satan's forces. 'And shall give their power and strength unto the beast.' Thus is manifested the same arbitrary, oppressive power against religious liberty, freedom to worship God according to the dictates of conscience, as was manifested by the papacy, when in the past it persecuted those who dared to refuse to conform with the religious rites and ceremonies of Romanism.

"In the warfare to be waged in the last days there will be united, in opposition to God's people, all the corrupt powers that have apostatized from allegiance to the law of Jehovah. In this warfare the Sabbath of the fourth commandment will be the great point at issue; for in the Sabbath commandment the great Law-giver identifies Himself as the Creator of the heavens and the earth." The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, 983.

Go to Isaiah. It is not in your notes.

Isaiah 58, verse 1:

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

What does that mean? Well, one of the things it means, in a Laodicean Adventism we will have a difficult time understanding this; is one of the things that it means is that Adventism was hijacked in the 1930s, and the method of correct Biblical study was set aside for the fallen apostate Catholic approach to Bible study. And from the 1930s onward, we have just gone off into darkness in our understanding of God's prophetic Word, and we have been educated to think that this is the way we are supposed to study the Bible and that it is okay; but, it leads us to the same conclusion that the Protestants and the Catholics come to. Okay? We end up on their side of the issue.

So, is this something that we are supposed to inform God's people of?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up they voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, . . ." Brothers and Sisters, if you are under the influence of ministry or ministers or theologians that are using this historical critical method of Biblical study, you are on the road to death. And, if you are sending your students to institutions that uphold these principles, you are sending your children to Moloch; and, we are at the end of the world, and you cannot afford to do that.

So, I disagree with you. You get heartburn when I mention some of these ministries. These ministries are leading entire groups of people to Hell. It needs to be identified.

Okay. Back to our notes.

War with the Lamb—Revelation 17:14

I am not going to read these. We have read them before.

Revelation 17:14

In Revelation 17:14, the Ten Kings are going to make war with the Lamb.

You have a very nice quote here describing how this evil confederacy of Isaiah 8 is also the three powers of Revelation 16, that these are they that will persecute God's people.

Bible Training School, December 1, 1902:

"The powers of Satan are mustering for battle. Stern conflicts are before us. Press together, my brethren and sisters, press together. Bind up with Christ. 'Say ye not, A Confederacy; . . . neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary to his people; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'

"I am instructed to say to those who know the truth, 'Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in Mount Zion. 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 God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.'

"'And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked,'—without the robe of Christ's righteousness—'and they see his shame.' . . .

"These subjects are of the utmost importance. Urge our people to consider them carefully. When they do this, their minds will be so fully occupied with matters of eternal consequence that they will lose sight of the little differences that once annoyed them. They will realize that prophecy is even now fulfilling. If the minds of the people of God were not occupied with things of minor consequence, they would see that the signs of the times are fast fulfilling, and that events of the greatest consequence to them are taking place in the world and in the churches pointed out by the words, '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.'" Bible Training School, December 1, 1902.

Spiritualism

And then in the next quote of your notes, we are identifying that the Dragon power's religion is Spiritualism.

Education, pages 227 - 228:

"Spiritualism asserts that men are unfallen demigods; that 'each mind will judge itself;' that 'true knowledge places men above all law;' that 'all sins committed are innocent;' for 'whatever is, is right,' and 'God doth not condemn.' The basest of human beings it represents as in heaven, and highly exalted there. Thus it declares to all men, 'It matters not what you do; live as you please, heaven is your home.' Multitudes are thus led to believe that desire is the highest law, that license is liberty, and that man is accountable only to himself.

"With such teaching given at the very outset of life, when impulse is strongest, and the demand for self-restraint and purity is most urgent, where are the safeguards of virtue? what is to prevent the world from becoming a second Sodom? At the same time anarchy is seeking to sweep away all law, not only divine, but human. The centralizing of wealth and power; the vast combinations for the enriching of the few at the expense of the many; the combinations of the poorer classes for the defense of their interests and claims; the spirit of unrest, of riot and bloodshed; the world-wide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the French Revolution—all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed France." Education, 227–228.

And I am pretty sure we have read all of these quotes in previous worships in this series.

Isaiah 8

Associate Yourselves with Secret Societies

These quotes are coming from Isaiah 8. Isaiah 8 is the evil confederacy.

The evil confederacy is these three powers: [The Sixth Kingdom]: the United States, the United Nations, and the Papacy at the end of the world that come into a threefold union and that lead the world to Armageddon.

Now, in your notes it tells us that this evil confederacy is made of secret societies.

Evangelism, pages 617 – 618:

"The Lord declares through the prophet Isaiah: 'Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts Himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.' Isaiah 8:9–13.

"There are those who question whether it is right for Christians to belong to the Free Masons and other secret societies. Let all such consider the scriptures just quoted. If we are Christians at all, we must be Christians everywhere, and must consider and heed the counsel given to make us Christians according to the standard of God's Word." Evangelism, 617–618.

Years ago I was with a friend. He had become an Adventist from being a Jew, a New York Jew, and he has relatives that are some of the rich New York Jewish people—I am not being derogatory, even if it sounds so—and he and I were listening to the guy on audio tape that had started the John Birch Society (and that guy is long since deceased), but he was the expert back then of the United Nations and why it is bad, and the Masons; and, he was telling a story about how the European globalists, the Rothschilds, had infiltrated the United States and bought up the newspapers and the radios to take control of the communication systems in the United States. And that is what we have today. We do not get real news today; we get conservative news or liberal news, and the truth is left far behind. And that was by design.

And this guy that started the John Birch Society was giving the history of all this, and he mentioned the guy that they sent from Europe with millions of dollars to come to the East Coast of the United States and buy up all these publishing companies and these radio corporations. And when he mentioned the guy, this friend of mine, this New York Jew, he said, "Well, that is my uncle."

I said, "Your uncle?"

And he said, "Yeah, and he does own all those places."

And he grew up with his uncle's son, contemporary cousins, and he knew all this story.

And, it is all valid. There is nothing that is hard to dig out about this. This country, this world has been purposely taken over by globalists (that is what I am calling them); but, Sister White, when speaking about this evil confederacy, she says they are Free Masons and secret societies. And you get into the literature of the United Nations, and that is where they come from, these Free Masons and secret societies.

And I forget why I was telling the story about the globalist takeover. There was a point there I was going to get at, and it has escaped me.

A Confederacy of Covetousness

Okay. The next quote, Review and Herald, July 18, 1907:

"In these last days, there are arising strange fallacies and man-made theories which God declares shall be broken in pieces. The spirit of covetousness has led men to seek worldly advantage, and by extravagance and display they have tried to hide their wicked deeds which they have done in order to reach their object. Men occupying high positions of trust have revealed this unlawful desire for gain; they have practised extortion and robbery, and have gratified the evil passions of their hearts, until our cities are corrupted through their wickedness. God has declared that he will uncover these works of deceit and robbery by their own working. In some cases the judgments of God have already fallen heavily on these cities.

"'The Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.'" Review and Herald, July 18, 1907.

It says, "Men occupying high positions of trust have revealed this unlawful desire for gain." One of the characteristics of these globalists, these Free Masons, this Dragon power that is the evil confederacy of Isaiah 8 is that they are the world bankers. They are trying to control all the wealth of the world. And they trace that back to the Knights Templar and the Knights Templar statement—I do not know what you would call it. Their motto was that if you could control the wealth of the world, you could control the world.

And the Knights Templar continued on from the 12^th Century, all the way to the present day. The United Nations traces its roots back even beyond the Knights Templar.

These Societies Offer some Advantages

And you can see other quotes where Sister White is talking about this evil confederacy, in connection with Isaiah 8.

Selected Messages, book 2, page 131:

"In the revelation of His righteous judgments, God will break up all these associations; and when the judgment shall sit and the books be opened, there will be revealed the un-Christlikeness of the whole confederacy. Those who choose to unite with these secret societies are paying homage to idols as senseless and as powerless to bless and save the soul as are the gods of the Hindus.

"These societies offer some advantages which from a human point of view appear like great blessings, but not so when judged by the Lord's measurement. Behind their apparent advantages are concealed satanic agencies. The larger the income drawn into the treasury, the more and deeper is the evil. The ungodly gain which has enriched these societies will, when traced out in all its bearings, be seen to be a curse. The words which Eliphaz spoke to Job are true in respect to these associations: 'I saw him "taking root," but I "cursed his habitation"' (Job 5:3). They are Satan's traps, his net to entangle souls." Selected Messages, book 2, 131.

An Overwhelming Surprise

Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

"O that God's people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry! But many of those who should be proclaiming the truth are accusing and condemning their brethren. When the converting power of God comes upon minds, there will be a decided change. Men will have no inclination to criticize and tear down. They will not stand in a position that hinders the light from shining to the world. Their criticism, their accusing, will cease. The powers of the enemy are mustering for battle. Stern conflicts are before us. Press together, my brethren and sisters, press together. Bind up with Christ. 'Say ye not, A confederacy, . . . neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'

"The world is a theater. The actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to act their part in the last great drama. God is lost sight of. With the great masses of mankind there is no unity, except as men confederate to accomplish their selfish purposes. God is looking on. His purposes in regard to his rebellious subjects will be fulfilled. The world has not been given into the hands of men, though God is permitting the elements of confusion and disorder to bear sway for a season. A power from beneath is working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama,—Satan coming as Christ, and working with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are binding themselves together in secret societies. Those who are yielding to the passion for confederation are working out the plans of the enemy. The cause will be followed by the effect.

"Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise." Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

And what is Isaiah 8? Well, it is the chapter that follows Isaiah 7, but it is the same vision as Isaiah 7, is it not?

And what is the vision of Isaiah 7? It is the vision of Isaiah representing God's people at the end of the world, with the Latter Rain Message.

Did we not go through that somewhere, way back when? The Message of Shiloah that He gave to Ahaz, and Ahaz rejects the message, Ahaz being God's people that are rejecting the Message of the Latter Rain and the Message of the 2520.

But right there in Isaiah 8, what do we have? We have the evil confederacy.

In the time period of the Latter Rain, and in the time period where the Message of the 2520 is being carried to God's people, this evil confederacy is in the world. It is in the world.

The Ten Horns Shall Hate the Whore

Revelation 17:16-17

Just a couple more things to put in place, and we are done here.

Revelation 17:16-17, these kings are going to hate the whore.

"¹⁶And 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. ¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." Revelation 17:16-17 (KJV).

2 Kings 9:29-37; Leviticus 21:9

2 Kings 9, beginning at verse 29: These Ten Kings are going to hate the whore. Verse 29 says,

"²⁹And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

"³⁰And when Jehu was come Jezereel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. ³¹And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? ³²And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? Who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. ³³And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. ³⁴And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. ³⁵And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands."—

Why?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The dogs ate her.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The dogs ate her up.

—"³⁶Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: ³⁷And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel." 2 Kings 9:29-37 (KJV).

The dogs ate her flesh.

Who are the dogs?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Ten Kings are the dogs. I am going to show you that the Ten Kings are the dogs. They are going to eat her flesh, but they are going to burn her with fire.

Why are they going to burn fire?

Leviticus 21:9

Leviticus 21, verse 9: Why do they burn her with fire? Leviticus 21, verse 9:

"⁹And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire." Leviticus 21:9 (KJV).

Because she is a whore.

Psalm 22:7-20; Acts 4:24-28; Psalm 2:1-4; Psalm 83:1-5; Palm 48:1-8

Psalm 22:7-20

Okay. Psalm 22, beginning at verse 7:

"⁷All they that see me laugh me to scorn:"—

Who is this?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is Christ.

—"they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, ⁸He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. ⁹But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. ¹⁰I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. ¹¹Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. ¹²Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. ¹³They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. ¹⁴I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. ¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death. ¹⁶For"—

What?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Dogs.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"¹⁶For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. ¹⁷I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me."—

The assembly of the wicked is the dogs.

—"¹⁸They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. ¹⁹But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me. ²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog." Psalm 22:7-20 (KJV).

Acts 4:24-28

Acts 4.

Because, the history of Christ at the cross, it is repeated in Revelation 17.

Acts, chapter 4, beginning at verse 24, says,

"²⁴And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: ²⁵Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? ¹²The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. ²⁷For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together. ²⁸For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done." Acts 4:24-28 (KJV).

So, who gathered against Christ? The kings of the earth, which is the assembly of the wicked, which are the—

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Dogs.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —dogs which are going to eat Jezebel's flesh.

Psalm 2:1-4

Psalm 2, beginning at verse 1, this is where Acts is quoting from.

"¹Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? ²The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,"—

Who is the LORD's anointed?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Christ.

Who do you say that in Hebrew? Messiah.

Okay. When does Jesus become the Messiah or the Christ?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: At His baptism.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: At the baptism.

So, when the Divine Symbol comes down, what is happening? The Lord is anointing a people. And against the Lord's anointed the heathen are going to rage.

— ³Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. ⁴He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision." Psalm 2:1-4 (KJV).

Psalm 83:1-5:

"¹Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. ²For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. ³They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. ⁴They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance." Psalm 83:1-5 (KJV).

Psalm 48:1-8:

"¹Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. ²Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. ³God is known in her palaces for a refuge. ⁴For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. ⁵They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. ⁶Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. ⁼⁷Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. ⁸As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah." Psalm 48:1-8 (KJV).

Revelation 18:1-3; 4-8; 9-20; 21-24

"¹And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. ²And 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. ³For 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. ⁴And 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. ⁵For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. ⁺⁶Reward 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. ⁷How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. ⁸Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. ⁹And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning. ¹⁰Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. ¹¹And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: ¹² The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble. ¹³And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. ¹⁴And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. ¹⁵The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, ¹⁶And saying, Alas, alas that great city that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! ¹⁷For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off. ¹⁸And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! ¹⁹And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. ²⁰Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. ²¹And 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. ²²And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; ²³And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. ²⁴And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Revelation 18 (KJV).

Summary

What are we saying?

Here is what we are saying. One of the strongest evidences that what we teach about Daniel 11:40-45 is correct is its connection with the Book of Revelation; because, Sister White tells us often that they are the same book.

And in Revelation 17, we are seeing how the threefold union of modern Babylon comes together, the sixth kingdom.

THREEFOLD UNION: THE EVIL CONFEDERACY

Rev 16 I II

1798 6 USA (the False Prophet) Baal Salome

6 ΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔΔ 10 Horns/United Nations (the Dragon/Ten Kings) Ahab Herod

6 The Papacy (the Beast) Jezebel Herodias

Figure No. 119.

The False Prophet, that is the prophets of Baal in the story of Elijah; the Dragon, this is Ahab; [the Beast], this is Jezebel.

And you can go on and on with this: [The False Prophet], this would be Salome in the story of John the Baptist; [the Dragon], this would be Herod; and [the Beast], this would be Herodias.

In each of these two stories [of (I) Elijah and (II) John the Baptist], you have an end-of-the-world lesson, an end-of-the-world lesson that we referred to yesterday that we will not deal with today.

But, it is a fact that when the Papacy takes control of the world, then the Ten Kings (the United Nations) are going to realize that the Papacy has no big burden about Islam. Her big burden is about Sabbathkeepers. That truth is in these two lines of prophecy [the histories in the stories of Elijah and John the Baptist].

At some point in time, the Lord willing, we will get to that; but, we have gone too long already.

Shall we have a word of prayer?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, we thank you that you are opening these truths to our understanding, but we pray for your people that they would allow themselves to be awakened through the power of your Holy Spirit to the times in which we are living, and to the message that you are opening up to us, that they along with us might allow this Message to accomplish a work in us that would fit us and prepare us to be part of that ensign that in the near future is to be lifted up. We set before you this work day. We ask that what we do will be for your glory and honor and that we will do it safely. We ask now that you would let us part in peace, and we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.