Habakkuk's Two Tables #63
PART SIX: 1989
Presented by Jeff Pippenger
Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, as we open your Word this morning, we ask that you would accompany us through the presence of your Holy Spirit, that you would take control of this presentation and that what is presented would be designed to edify and strengthen your people. We want the Latter Rain poured out upon us by opening our understanding to your Word. We ask that you accomplish that for us at this time and that you forgive us in any way that might be preventing us from being fit vessels to receive that Rain. We thank you for another day of life and another opportunity to serve you and to serve others. We ask that this consideration of your Word would give us a thought to carry through the day. In Jesus's name, amen.
The Spirit of Prophecy
Elijah
Theme
Repetition of History
Sunday Law Sunday Law Message Close of
1798 USA WORLD of the Hour Probation
(Beast)
Daniel 11 11:40 11:41 11:42-43 Dan 11:44 Dan 12:1
9/11/2001
(False Prophet)
Revelation 13 13:11 13:11 13:14-15 Rev 14 Rev 13:15 Death Decree
Wrath of God;
7 Last Plagues
Four Winds
(Dragon)
Revelation 17 Rev 18:1-3 18:4 18:1-9 18:21-24
Short Space
Eleventh Hour = One Hour
Healing of Deadly Wound
Figure No. 127A.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Manuscript Releases, number 13, page 394, Sister White quotes verses 30 to 36 of Daniel 11 and says that scenes similar to the events in these verses are going to take place when Daniel 11:40-45 is fulfilled. That, of course, is a paraphrase, but it is what is stated in number 13, page 394 of Manuscript Releases, [as follows]:
"We have no time to lose. Troublous times are before us. The world is stirred with the spirit of war. Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place. The prophecy in the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will be repeated. In the thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that 'shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.' Daniel 11:30–36.
"Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place. We see evidence that Satan is fast obtaining the control of human minds who have not the fear of God before them. Let all read and understand the prophecies of this book, for we are now entering upon the time of trouble spoken of:
"'And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.' Daniel 12:1–4." Manuscript Releases, number 13, 394.
Yesterday we looked at the overview of those verses as set forth by Uriah Smith. Daniel 11, verse 30, is the last verse where Pagan Rome is the subject; and, in the last phrase of verse 30, Pagan Rome has intelligence with the Papacy, "them that forsake the holy covenant." Uriah Smith says that Pagan Rome connived with Papal Rome at the point.
And from this point on now, Papal Rome becomes the subject of the prophecy, all the way to the end. In verse 31 it says,
"31And arms"—
This is the military and economic strength of Europe that is going to come to the aid of the Papacy," and the premier symbol of this is Clovis in AD496:
"31And arms shall stand on his part [on the Papacy's part], and they [those arms] shall pollute the sanctuary of strength,"—
The "sanctuary of strength" meaning the City of Rome in the warfare that ensued after Constantine divided the kingdom into the East and West in the year AD330; the City of Rome was the point of conquest. It was repeatedly sacked; it was polluted, for it was the "sanctuary of strength" for both Pagan and Papal Rome—
"and [they, the arms] shall take away the daily"—
And this is identifying the removal of the religion of Paganism as the legal religion of the Empire and replacing it with the Papal religion, which is the last phrase of verse 31,
"and they [the arms] shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Daniel 11:31 (KJV).
Then in verse 32, it says,
"32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 33And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall all by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days." Daniel 11:32-33 (KJV).
This "many days" is the 1260 years of Papal rule from AD538 to 1798; and, verses 32 to 35 are emphasizing the persecution that goes on during this history.
Verse 34 says,
"34Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 35And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed."
The time of the end and the time appointed is the end of a time prophecy in the terminology of Daniel the Prophet; and, the time prophecy connected with this persecution of 1260 years, they are going to fall and be purged, made white, until AD1798.
And then in verse 36, it says,
"36And the king [the Papacy] shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall [he is going to] prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done." Daniel 11:36 (KJV).
He is going to rule until 1798, because in 1798 there is an indignation that is going to be accomplished against him, which we define as the deadly wound. It has been determined.
So, Sister White is saying when it comes to Daniel 11, verses 40 through 45, we should see a parallel history with verses 30 through 36. And, of course, we do.
In Daniel 11, verse 40, during the Ronald Reagan years, we see the secret alliance that begins between Ronald Reagan and the Pope of Rome; and, this is speaking to Pagan Rome having intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. And it says that "the arms," only in verses 40 through 45 the arms that come to the aid of the Papacy (the chariots, ships, and horsemen) is the United States of America. And in the Ronald Reagan years, the United States stood up for the Papacy and began to work with the Papacy by removing the Dragon power, the King of the South (the Soviet Union), its long enemy.
And it says the arms (that would be the United States in verses 40 through 45) shall pollute the sanctuary of strength. Of course, the sanctuary of strength for the United States is not the City of Rome. The sanctuary of strength for the United States is the Constitution. Prophetically what makes the United States strong, when the United States is a kingdom of Bible prophecy (the time period that it rules the world) is when its Constitution is intact; but, at The Sunday Law in the United States, the Constitution is fully destroyed and the Sixth Kingdom of Bible prophecy in terms of Revelation 17 has reached its conclusion. The United States, now fulfilling the role of Ahab, has committed fornication with the Papacy at The Sunday Law; and, the time that Tyre (the Papacy) is forgotten as "the days of one king" has come to a conclusion. This is from 1798 till The Sunday Law. And the United States will pollute the sanctuary of strength; it is going to destroy the very principle that made it strong.
And then it says he shall take away the "daily sacrifice." The United States is a twofold power. All powers have a religious and a political aspect. The two horns of the United States are Republicanism and Protestantism, and Protestantism was the first to begin the fall of Babylon in 1842. If you remember, we have noted that the fall of Babylon is progressive and it begins in 1842 when the Protestant churches reject the First Angel's Message.
The political side of the United States begins its fall in verse 40 in the Ronald Reagan years, and this fall is complete. The fall that begins with the Protestant aspect of the United States in the 1840s reaches its climax at The Sunday Law in the United States. Both the religious and the political horns of the United States have to be overcome. That is accomplished at The Sunday Law.
And the arms (the United States) in verse 31 that are going to take away the Daily, in verse 31 in ancient history it was that the Clovis and the military political leadership of the former Empire of Pagan Rome that disintegrated into ten nations in the West, they removed the state religion of Paganism and replaced it with Papalism. And at The Sunday Law in the United States, the Protestants will fully and completely become apostate Protestantism, and they will set aside Protestantism as their—I do not want to say legal religion, because there is a separation of church and state, but at the prophetic level it is their legal religion, and they set it aside for Catholicism at The Sunday Law in the United States, because that is the mark of Papal authority.
And they will "place the abomination that maketh desolate." The United States is going to be the power that places the Papacy upon the throne of the Earth, just as was Pagan Rome.
Then in verse 32, persecution begins until verse 36; and, in verse 36 you see the Papacy exalting himself until he comes to his end at the end of the indignation.
So, what we are saying here is that these activities by Pagan Rome are perfectly prefiguring the activities of the United States as set forth in Daniel 11:40 to Daniel 12:1.
Daniel 11, verse 40, this is where the intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant takes place.
By the time you get to The Sunday Law in Daniel 11, verse 41, the sanctuary of strength for the United States (the Constitution) is overturned; and the Daily, the former religion of the realm, is set aside. In this case it is not Paganism; it is Protestantism.
And then from verses 41 to 43, the United States is forcing the world to accept the world's image of the beast. It is forcing the world (Egypt) to come under the control of the King of the North.
And then in verses 44 and 45, we have the persecution that is represented in verses 32 to 35. But, in verse 45, exhibiting the arrogance of Rome, the Papacy is standing between the glorious holy mountain (between the church) and the people of the world (the seas), attempting to block the Final Warning Message of the East and the North, the Third Angel's Message that is swelling to a Loud Cry. And he comes to his end with none to help. He prospers until the indignation.
There is no teaching in Adventism concerning the last six verses of Daniel 11 that lines up with the history of verses of 30 to 36 of Daniel 11, except this teaching. And one of the reasons that there is—well, there is only one reason that there is no other teaching that would line up is because there is only one truth. Okay? But, one of the reasons that prevents people from arriving at this truth is that they have accepted the false teaching of the Daily; because, this history of verses 30 to 36 includes verse 31, which has the history of the Daily. Suddenly you have to be correct about the Daily.
You know, when Jesus was on Earth there was a time that He was in a building and they took the roof off and they lowered the paralytic2 down between Him [and them]. Have you ever seen the connection between the Prophet Noah and the paralytic in the story of Christ? Have you ever seen that connection, their relationship?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: No, I have not.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: I have not. I know of no relationship. But, if there was a relationship between the paralytic and Noah, then we would be required as students of prophecy to see that relationship. Right?
When it comes to this particular study, there are relationships between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome that are specifically marked repeatedly in the Scriptures, and we must understand those relationships.
Daniel 7:8, 20, 24; 8:9-12, 13-14; Revelation 13:2, 12, 11; 17:17
Daniel 12:7; Leviticus 26:3-12; 28-34; Deuteronomy 4:1-7, 27; 28:4; Jeremiah 9:13-16; 31:10-11
Go to Daniel 7:8. Daniel 7:8 says,
"8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn,"—
Who are the horns? It is these ten horns which is Pagan Rome, and who is the Little Horn that is going to come up among them?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Papal Rome.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Papal Rome.
—"8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things." Daniel 7:8 (KJV).
Go to verse 20.
"20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows." Daniel 7:20 (KJV).
Then go to verse 24.
"24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings." Daniel 7:24 (KJV).
So, there is a relationship here that is being purposely discussed, between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. And we understand that it was the power of Pagan Rome that removed those three horns. Right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, that is not what verse 24 says. It says, ". . . and he," this one king that arises after the ten kings, "shall be diverse from the first king, and [but] he shall subdue [the] three kings." All right. There is a sense that the Papacy is the one directing traffic and removing the three horns.
And why is it that the historians tell us that the three horns were removed? Because, they had a religion that would not co-exist with the Papacy. So, the reason they had to go is because of a religious conflict with the Papacy's.
But, it is not the Papal military that is going to remove them—is it?—because the Papacy does not have a military, does it?
So, we have to see this relationship. If you do not see this relationship, you are really not standing on this foundation [referring to the 1843 and 1950 Charts].
Okay. In this book here, Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission," Damsteegt talks about the Millerite History. And on page 22, speaking of William Miller, he is going to say in his analysis but he is speaking about William Miller at the top of page 22, it says,
"In his analysis of the persecuting powers of God's people throughout the ages he developed the concept of the two abominations, defined as paganism (the first abomination) symbolizing the persecuting force outside the church, and the papacy (the second abomination) representing the persecuting power within the church. It was the motif of the two abominations that characterized most of his following prophetic interpretations." P. Gerard Damsteegt, Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission, p. 22.
What Damsteegt is correctly saying here is that the Millerite understanding of prophecy—and this [1843] Chart is a Chart—both of these Charts [1843 and 1850 Charts]—the Millerite understanding of prophecy is based upon the understanding that prophecy is illustrating two desolating powers: Paganism and Papalism. This connection between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome is repeatedly emphasized in the Scriptures.
I have not suggested why I think it is important to see this relationship. I will do so as we proceed.
Daniel 8:9-12
But, go to Daniel 8, beginning in verse 9. We are not going to go in-depth with this, but we are just going to show you some of the relational connections between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. In verse 9, it says,
"9And out of one of them came forth a little horn,"—
This little horn is the little horn of Rome, both Pagan and Papal; but, in verse 9 it is Pagan Rome.
—"9And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land." Daniel 8:9 (KJV).
This is Pagan Rome, and for Pagan Rome to take control of the world, it had to do something that Papal Rome was also going to have to do. And we just read what Papal Rome had to do.
What did Papal Rome have to do?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Pluck up three.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Pluck up three horns.
And in order for Pagan Rome to rule the world supremely, it had to overcome three geographical obstacles; and, upon the testimony of two a thing is established. And in our quote that we are working from today, it says, "Much of the history that is taking place in the fulfillment of Daniel 11 will be repeated." (Manuscript Releases, number 13, 394, paraphrased).
And we have in verses 16 and 17 of Daniel 11, which Sister White is speaking about—go to verses 16 and 17 of Daniel 11, so we can put it back in your memory if you have forgotten.
Daniel 8:13-14
In verse 13, the Syrian king who is the King of the North because Syria is the area that has Babylon in it, in verse 13,
"13For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches."—
The King of the North is getting ready to attack the King of the South (Babylon is getting ready to attack Egypt). And in this preparation for warfare in verse 13, verse 14 says,
"14And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south:"—
Egypt is having big problems.
—"also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall." Daniel 11:13-14 (KJV).
Okay. The "robbers of thy people," sometimes it is translated by some translators as the "breakers of the people," and Rome is the breaker; it breaks in pieces. This is Pagan Rome, first introduced into Daniel 11; and, they exalt themselves so much that they try to kill Christ when He is born, and they do kill Him at the cross. That is pretty profound self-exaltation when you participate in murdering God.
"But they shall fall." The story of Rome, both Pagan and Papal, is their fall.
And they establish the vision.
And then in verse 15 it goes back to the King of the North that is preparing to invade Egypt. So, it says,
"15So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 16But he that cometh against him"—
Against whom? Against the King of the North.
—"16But he that cometh against"—the power that was just spoken of in verse 15, the King of the North—
And who is it that is going to come against the King of the North? It is Pagan Rome. The one that comes against the King of the North that no one can stand against is Pagan Rome.
Look, at it. It says,
—"16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed."—
This is Pagan Rome coming into history.
Okay. The King of the North and the King of the South, they are having their struggles; but, now there is a new power arising into history, "the robbers of thy people," and in verse 16 he is going to launch his attack against Syria.
Okay. In Daniel 8:9—you do not need to go there. We are going to be there in a minute—in Daniel 8:9, the little horn waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east. The east is Syria; it is Babylon. This is where Pagan Rome officially, prophetically becomes the King of the North.
—"16But he that cometh against him [the King of the North]—But [Pagan Rome] comes against [the King of the North and does] according to his own will, and none shall stand before [Pagan Rome]; and he shall stand in the glorious land,"—
So, he first comes against the King of the North [Babylon]; he becomes the King of the North. He has just conquered Babylon. Now, he also is going to conquer Palestine. That is what it says, "the pleasant land," in verse 9 of Daniel 8. He comes towards the east and towards the pleasant land.
But, here in verse 16 [of Daniel 11],
—"he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed."—
He has conquered two things here. He has conquered the King of the North (Syria) and the glorious land, the pleasant land (Israel). But in verse 17 it says,
—"17He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him." Daniel 11:15-17 (KJV).
In verse 17 he sets his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom. What does that mean? What is the whole kingdom? What is the whole kingdom here in Daniel 11?
The point of reference for the whole kingdom is Alexander the Great's kingdom. It begins with the Medes and the Persians, but then it talks about Alexander the Great in Daniel 11, and then Alexander the Great's kingdom is divided to the four generals; but, ultimately it disintegrates into the northern and the southern part of Alexander the Great's kingdom. That is what this is about.
And now, after Pagan Rome has conquered Syria (becoming the prophetic King of the North) and Israel, now it is going to come into Egypt. He is given a daughter of women.
Who is the daughter of women that he is given that he corrupts?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Cleopatra.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Cleopatra. This is Egypt.
So, this is the three conquests that are in verse 9 of Daniel 8, if you go back there: towards the south, Cleopatra; towards the east, he becomes the King of the North by conquering Syria; and, towards the pleasant land he conquers Palestine (Israel).
And we have already looked in our studies that once he conquered the third obstacle at the Battle of Actium in 31BC according to Daniel 11:24, he would rule the world supremely for 360 years, till we reached the point of AD330 when Constantine divides the Empire into East and West; not purposely but factually that is what he did.
So, back to verse 9 [of Daniel 8], we are looking at the little horn.
It is sort of difficult to see in the English, and even if it is easy to see in the Hebrew I would not know it because I do not know how to read Hebrew, but in verses 9 through 12, the little horn is going to go back and forth between masculine and feminine.
In verse 9 the little horn is masculine; but, in the rest of the passage when the little horn is addressed, if it is in its feminine manifestation, then it is not called "he," it is called "it."
So, in verse 10, it says,
"10And it [the little horn, the feminine little horn] waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11Yea, he"—
In verse 11 the little horn is now he. It is back to the masculine form.
—"11Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host,"—Pagan Rome stood up against Christ at His birth and in His death—"and by"—or through, or from—"and [from] him [Pagan Rome][Paganism] was [rum‑ed]"—
It was not sur-ed. It was not "taken away." It was lifted up and exalted.
And how did Pagan Rome lift up and exalt Paganism? Well, every time it conquered a new country or city that had a Pagan religion that was not then worshipped in the City of Rome, it would take those articles of religious faith of that religion (the idols, the priests) and bring them back to the City of Rome, build a room in the Pantheon Temple and incorporate that Pagan religion into the Roman religion, which consisted of worshipping many Pagan gods.
Verse 11,
—"11Yea, he"—masculine little horn (Pagan Rome)—magnified himself even to [Christ at His birth and in His death], "and [through Pagan Rome, the religion of Paganism was lifted up and exalted], and the place of his [Pagan Rome's] sanctuary"—
of which the Pantheon Temple was their sanctuary, and it was located in the City of Rome.
—"and the place of [Pagan Rome's] sanctuary [the City of Rome] was cast down [by Constantine in the year AD330 when he removed the capital of the Empire from the City of Rome to the City of Constantinople]. 12And an host was given him"—
Do not stumble there. That word him is italicized; it is a supplied word.
Verse 12,
—"And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice [Paganism] by reason of transgression, and it"—feminine little horn—"it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered." Daniel 8:9-12 (KJV).
And, we looked at the fact that in verse 12 this word against is also found in Daniel 11, verse 24. If you go to Daniel 11, verse 24, the very final phrase says that, ". . . and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time." And we looked at Uriah Smith telling us that this word against is better translated as from: "he shall forecast his devices [from] the strong holds [from the City of Rome for 360 years].
This word that is translated against is back here in verse 12; and, in verse 12 of Daniel 8, it also is better translated as from. Okay. And verse 12 says, "And an host [an army, military strength] was given him [the Papacy] against [from] the daily sacrifice [Paganism] by reason of transgression, . . ."
Were there any Pagan kings that gave their military might to the papacy? Clovis and onward, the military support came from Paganism by reason of transgression.
What is the transgression that Clovis accomplished that allowed his military and economic strength to be placed in the hands of the Papacy? A church/state relationship; this is the transgression that allowed this to take place.
There is much to say, of course, about verses 9 through 12. I wanted to derive this one small point that you may not have seen here. There is a relationship between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome that is emphasized, highly emphasized, in verses 9 through 12. What is that relationship?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Church and state.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Church and state? Is that a guess or do you know that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: I am saying that.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: That is what I understand. It is the church/state relationship.
And who is the state?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Oh, yeah, but who is the state?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the man.
Who is the woman? It is the church. Female Rome is the church. Male Rome is the state. Okay? And their transgression: the combination of church and state. So, one of the relationships that is identified between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome is their marriage, the combination of church and state, the transgression.
Why is this important? I still have not answered why this is important.
Okay, now, in verse 13 of Daniel 8, another relationship, another relationship that we are going to point out.
What are we doing? We are looking at the relationships between Papal Rome and Pagan Rome that are set forth in the Scriptures, and we have not said why we are looking at that yet.
In verse 13 of Daniel 8, it says,
"13Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 14And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Daniel 8: 13-14 (KJV).
All right. I am not going to spend a great deal of time on these verses here. We have dealt with them a little bit before, and ultimately we are going to deal with them in detail when we deal with the 2520 in the Bible.
But, in verse 13 there are two powers: "the daily" is Paganism, and "the transgression of desolation" is Papalism. Understanding that truth is understanding the foundational approach to Bible prophecy of William Miller and the Millerites, because they understood that Bible prophecy was illustrated on the history of these two desolating powers. And in verse 13, the Millerite Pioneers would tell you that the Daily here is the Pagan desolating power, and the transgression of desolation is the Papal desolating power; and, they are correct.
And it goes further in the verse and it tells us what these two desolating powers are going to do. They are going to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot, and then in verse 14 it says, "Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." And this Hebrew word that is translated as cleansed means justified, and it also means made right.
Okay. In order for the sanctuary to be made right in 1844, two things have to happen, according to verse 13. The sanctuary needs to cease to be trodden under foot and the host needs to be ceased to be trodden under foot. And the prophecy that identifies when the sanctuary ceases to be trodden under foot is the prophecy of the 2300 Years; and, the prophecy that identifies when the host (God's people) ceases to be trodden under foot is the 2520.
So, in terms of the relationship between Paganism and Papalism, there is another relationship; and that is that there is a one-two punch of two desolating powers that are used by the Lord to trample down God's people and sanctuary, in His execution of punishment against His people for breaking the covenant. So, there is a relationship between Paganism and Papalism that has to do with them a one-two desolating power. All right?
Revelation 13:2, 12, 11
Go to Revelation 13:2. Revelation 13:2 says,
"2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him"—
Three things.
And when it comes to the relationship between Paganism and Papalism, at least for me it is a mental cue that helps me remember. I do not think I need help in remembering this anymore, but this is the way it originally worked for me: Pagan Rome removes three things for the Papacy and it gives three things to the Papacy.
What are the three things that Pagan Rome removes for the Papacy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The three horns.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The three horns.
What are the three things that Pagan Rome gives to the Papacy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Power.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Power, seat, and great authority.
What is the power that was given to the Papacy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Military strength.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It was Clovis' military and economic strength.
What is the date that we put with that? 496,—we read it yesterday—the baptism of Clovis.
What is the seat? What is the seat?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The seat is the throne. It is where you rule from. Where power is seated is where it rules from.
Where and when did Pagan Rome give the seat of authority to Papal Rome?
FROM THE AUDIENCE (Brother Tracey): AD533.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Nope. AD330, when Constantine moved the capital from the City of Rome to the City of Constantinople; thus, leaving a power vacuum in the City of Rome that the Papacy immediately gobbled up. It took control of the City of Rome to be its seat of influence and authority.
So, power, AD496; seat, AD330.
Its civil authority, its great authority—we will let Tracey answer this one.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: When did Pagan Rome give its civil authority to the Papacy?
BROTHER TRACEY: 533.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD533, with the decree of Justinian. Justinian identified the Pope of Rome as the head of the churches and the Corrector of Heretics, which at that point in time meant the Pope of Rome had the legal civil authority to turn around to the Emperor of Rome and say, "You are a heretic. Off with your head!" The civil authority had been turned over to the Papacy in AD533.
So, there are three things that Pagan Rome gave to the Papacy; three things that it removed from the Papacy.
Look at Revelation 13:12, speaking of the United States. In Revelation 13:12, speaking of the United States, it says,
"12And he [the United States] exerciseth all the"—what?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Power.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: What is the power?
So, who is it that gives their power to the Papacy at the end of the world that has been prefigured by Clovis in AD496?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The United States.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The United States.
—"12And he [the United States] exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." Revelation 13:12 (KJV).
Clovis is typifying the role of the United States, and now we are getting into the realm of why it is essential to see the relationship between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome, because Pagan Rome is prefiguring the role of the United States of America at the end of the world.
And if you do not see the relationship of Pagan Rome and Papal Rome, you are going to be in darkness concerning the work that the United States is now accomplishing on Planet Earth.
Now, go backwards to verse 11.
"11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;"—
This is the United States. Right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon." Revelation 13:11 (KJV).
When does the United States speak as a dragon?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: At The Sunday Law.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: At The Sunday Law.
What happens at The Sunday Law, prophetically?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: What happens to the United States?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: National ruin.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: National ruin; there are so many good answers to that, but I guess I will just have to say it.
At this point the United States becomes who?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ahab.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ahab. And when Ahab consummates the marriage with Jezebel in Daniel 11:41 or Revelation 13:11, we have a Sunday law.
But, the story of Ahab and Jezebel, what is one of the primary problems with that story?
Who is supposed to be the priest of the home in the marriage?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The man.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ahab, the man, is; but, that was not the case with Jezebel, is it?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Uh-huh.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, when the United States marries the Papacy at The Sunday Law in the United States, when they fulfill the role of Ahab, Sister White often says that the United States is going to pay—
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Homage.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —homage.
What does homage mean?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Inaudible response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Pardon me?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Going to give gifts.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: You are going to give gifts; you are going to bow down? No.
HOMAGE, if you look it up in the dictionary, it comes from the history where the king owned all the land and you were just allowed to work the land under the king's control. There is a name for that.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Feudalism.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Feudalism. It was in the time of feudalism. This was the time where the term homage comes. And if you were going to work this land for the king, then you had to pay homage to the king.
And how do you pay homage to the king? You get on your knees, you are naked, and you put your hands above your head, and then the king would put his hands over your hands— you would clasp hands at The Sunday Law—but you would clasp hands; but, you are in total submission. So, when the United States pays homage to the Papacy at The Sunday Law, it is also Ahab consummating the marriage with Jezebel.
And who is in charge of the situation there; is it Ahab or Jezebel?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Jezebel.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Jezebel.
So, where is Jezebel placed at that point? On the seat over the United States. Okay? But, she is not on the throne of the Earth yet. The United States then is going to go forth to the world and insist that the world set up the image of the beast, and then she is going to be placed upon the throne of the whole Earth. Right?
So, the United States is going to give its power to the Beast; the Dragon gave his power. The United States is going to place her upon the throne of the Earth. It is going to give her its seat; that is what the Dragon did in AD330.
But, the United States is also going to give the civil authority to the Papacy; because, the United States is who? It is Ahab. Right? It is Ahab.
And Ahab was the king of Judah or Israel?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Israel.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: How many kingdoms in Israel?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ten.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, Ahab is the leader of how many kings?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ten.
Revelation 17:17
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, in Revelation 17:7, speaking of the Ten Kings of whom Ahab (the United States) is the ruling power of those Ten Kings, in verse 17 it says,
"17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." Revelation 17:17 (KJV).
So, what took place in verse 17?
What is the kingdom of the Ten Kings? What do they represent?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Various responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: They are the civil structure. They are the civil structure. They are the civil authority.
In Revelation 17:17, the United States is now giving the great authority of the world into the hands of the Papacy.
Revelation 13:2, speaking of the role of Pagan Rome, says that Pagan Rome would give the Papacy three things: its power, its seat, and great authority. And at the end of the world, the United States gives the Papacy three things: its power, its seat, and great authority.
And Pagan Rome removed the Heruli, the Ostrogoths, and the Vandals in order to place the Papacy on the throne of the Earth; and, the three obstacles for the Papacy at the end of the world are the King of the South, the glorious land, and Egypt. And to bring down the King of the South, the Papacy required the help of the United States, represented as chariots, ships, and horsemen. So, the United States brought down the first horn [Russia]. And the United States pays homage to Rome when the glorious land [the United States] is conquered. That is the second horn. And then the United States forces the whole world to accept the image of the beast, and places the Papacy in control of the civil structure of the Earth when it conquers Egypt [the world]. That is the third horn. So, as Pagan Rome removed three horns, the United States removes the three obstacles—the King of the South, the glorious land, and Egypt—for the Papacy.
And as Pagan Rome gave its power, seat, and great authority to the Papacy, so, too does the United States.
The point being is that this relationship between Pagan and Papal Rome is a subject of prophecy; therefore, we are required to understand it, even though we are not required to understand about the paralytic and his relationship with Noah, because we do not know of anyone, any relationship; but, there are several relationships between Pagan Rome and Papal Rome that are marked in the Scriptures. And the reason that we need to understand them is because Pagan Rome is prefiguring the work of the United States at the end of the world, and the United States is the power that is going to force the whole world to receive the mark of the beast; and, the subject of the mark of the beast is the Third Angel's Message. So, if you do not know the role of the United States, you do not really know the Third Angel's Message. And the only way you can know the role of the United States is if you understand the relationships between Pagan and Papal Rome.
And Satan knows this, and the most significant symbol of Pagan Rome in the Book of Daniel is the Daily. So, if you can destroy the understanding of the Daily, you are destroying one of the most important points of reference of what the United States is going to do at the end of the world, and you eliminate your ability to have a correct understanding of the Third Angel's Message.
Daniel 12:7
Another relationship [Daniel 12:7], I will pass over that one—well, let us go there, Daniel 12:7.
"7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished." Daniel 12:7 (KJV).
The scattering of the holy people: "all these things shall be finished." And this, of course, we know is the 1260 that ended in 1798.
Leviticus 26:3-12, 13-14
But, the scattering of the holy people, if you go to Leviticus 26, speaking of God's people, the holy people in the Scriptures, beginning in Leviticus 26, verse 3, it says,
"3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit."—
And He begins to describe the blessings that He would place upon the holy people of Israel if they would keep His commandments.
—"5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 1-And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you."—
And verse 12 says,
"12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people." Leviticus 26:3-12 (KJV).
Israel is God's people.
Is God holy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, Israel is the holy people. Okay?
And in verse 7 of Daniel 12, they are going to be scattered.
So in Leviticus 26, beginning in verse 28, this is the passage (28 through 34) that Miller marks right here for the seven times [indicating the 2520 in the upper right-hand corner of the 1843 Chart]. Verse 28 says, if they break the covenant,
"28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 3-And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths." Leviticus 26:28-34 (KJV).
So, if you go back to Daniel 12:7,
"7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;"—
What is that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1260.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Three and an half times.
What is three and an half times?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1260.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is half of seven times.
—"and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished." Daniel 12:7 (KJV).
So, there is a scattering of God's holy people that ends in AD1798; but, it began against Ancient Israel. This 1260 begins in AD538, 500 years after Ancient Israel is divorced of God; so, this holy people that are being scattered is spiritual Israel after the cross, and this is simply the second half of the seven times punishment.
So, I am going to leave that there. There is more to be said about the seven times that we will do as we proceed in our worship series.
Deuteronomy 4:1-7, 27; 28:64
"chapter 4:1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. 2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-Peor: for all the men that followed Baal-Peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 4But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day. 5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? . . . 27And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. . . .
"chapter 28:64And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone." Deuteronomy 4:1-7, 27; 28:64 (KJV).
Jeremiah 9:13-16; 31:10-11
"chapter 9:13And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 14But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: 15Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. 16I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them." . . .
"chapter 31:10Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he." Jeremiah 9:13-16 31:10-11 (KJV).
Selected Messages, book 2, page 69:
"For forty years did unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion shut out ancient Israel from the land of Canaan. The same sins have delayed the entrance of modern Israel into the heavenly Canaan. In neither case were the promises of God at fault. It is the unbelief, the worldliness, unconsecration, and strife among the Lord's professed people that have kept us in this world of sin and sorrow so many years." Selected Messages, book 2, 69.
Summary
So, let us bring this to a conclusion here.
1989
Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream, Daniel 4
(William Miller's Second Dream: The Dirt Brush Man Arrives)
Sunday Law Sunday Law Message Close of
1798 USA WORLD of the Hour Probation
(Beast)
Daniel 11 11:40 11:41 11:42-43 Dan 11:44 Dan 12:1
Daniel 11 11:30-31 11:32-35 11:36
9/11/2001
(False Prophet)
Revelation 13 13:11 13:11 13:14-15 Rev 14 Rev 13:15 Death Decree
Wrath of God;
7 Last Plagues
Four Winds
(Dragon)
Revelation 17 Rev 18:1-3 18:4 18:1-9 18:21-24
Short Space
Eleventh Hour = One Hour
Healing of Deadly Wound
Figure No. 127B.
Sister White says that in "the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment and much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will be repeated." (excerpt from Manuscript Releases, number 13, 394).
In Daniel 11, verse 31, you have the story of how the Papacy is placed upon the throne of the Earth: "And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." We went over that history.
So, in that history, "the arms standing on his part," AD496, Clovis begins the work of plucking up the three horns, even though it is not in there, specifically mentioned in verse 31, it is there. That is the same history: arms standing on his part, AD496; removing the Daily, AD508, polluting the sanctuary of strength, the warfare during that period; placing the Papacy on the throne of the Earth, AD538. So, in verse 31 you have the history of AD496 to 538, and it is the history of the relationship between the arms (Pagan Rome) and "his part" (the Papacy). So, in verse 31 you have the history of the relationship of Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. And although it is not specifically marked in the verse, you have the history of the removal of the three horns; you have the history of the power, seat, and great authority, are all in that history.
And Sister White says, "Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place." (excerpt from Manuscript Releases, number 13, 394). In verses 32 to 35 you have the persecution of the Dark Ages; and, then in verse 36 you have the Papacy's arrogancy and him coming to his end. He prospers until the indignation be accomplished.
So, here [see Figure No. 127B], this is Daniel 11, verse 40.
But, this here [see Figure No. 127B], this is Daniel 11, verse 303; because, in verse 30 Pagan Rome connives with Papal Rome. Right? It has intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. This is Ronald Reagan and the Pope of Rome. Right?
And this, verse 31 [of Daniel 11], is Ronald Reagan and the United States standing up, "standing on his part," beginning the work of contributing to the bringing down of the Soviet Union (the King of the South). Ronald Reagan stands up for his comrade in arms, the antichrist of Bible prophecy (the King of the North).
And in the ensuing history of verse 31, you have the sanctuary of strength (the Constitution of the United States) overturned; and, at the same time, the United States fully ceases to be Protestant, is fully apostate Protestantism. It has changed its religious heritage from Protestantism to apostate Protestantism, just as Pagan Rome changed its religious profession in this identical history from Paganism to Papalism.
Then, in verses 32 through 35 [of Daniel 11], you have the persecution.
In verse 44 [Message of the Hour], it says, "But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many." That is verses 32 to 35. And then in verse 36, somewhere in here [Close of Probation], his arrogancy is emphasized, and he is coming to his end when the indignation is accomplished. And this [verse 36] is where he stands when Michael stands up, for in Daniel 12:1 it says, "And at that time," when the Papacy is in its arrogant fashion has placed itself between the glorious holy mountain and the people of the world, he comes to his end and none shall help. He prospers until the indignation be accomplished.
So, what we have shown you, if you are willing to see it, is that Daniel 11, what we are teaching about Daniel 11:40-45, the sequence of events there, they line up perfectly with the sequence of events in Revelation 13, and with the sequence of events in Revelation 17. The End of the Word History.
But, Sister White, who they teach is not a theologian—Praise the Lord, she is not a theologian!—but, Sister White says that the history of Daniel 11:40-45 is the history of verses 30 to 36, and sure enough it is. And verses 30 to 36, it also squares up with Revelation 13 and Revelation 17, let alone Daniel 11:40-45.
And what these events are, these are the events connected with the Close of Probation, which multitudes in Adventism have no understanding of, though they have been clearly revealed.
And here we are at the end of the world. Anyone that wants to look at it can see that the economy is gone. It is being propped up by human devising. Is that not what Sister White says in Testimonies, volume 9, they are struggling in vain to put business operations on a more secure basis. And, then she tells us that the people of the United States are going to lean upon their legislators—this is my words; I will tell you when I am quoting her words—they are going to lean upon the legislators of the United States to pass a Sunday law—now, here is her words—"in order to return to temporal prosperity."
The reason the people of the United States push their Congress for a Sunday law is because something happens to the temporal prosperity in the United States, and they cry out, "Do something for us!" Okay?
So, before The Sunday Law, there is going to be an economic problem going on.
Do you see an economic problem on the horizon?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Hmm.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. Here is where we are. It is easy to see that The Sunday Law is approaching, and we are told that "The movement for Sunday legislation is going on in darkness," That is Sister White's words; that is not a paraphrase.
And there are two classes in Adventism. Right? What are the two classes in Adventism?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Wise and foolish.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Wise and foolish, okay. What are they, though?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Wheat and tares.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Wheat and tares. Keep going.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Sheep and goats.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Sheep and goats.
They are the children of the Day and the children of the Night; and, the children of the Night, they do not see this coming; because, even though the events connect with the Close of Probation have been clearly revealed, they are the children of the Night, so they have no more an understanding of these important truths than if they had never been revealed.
But, the children of the Day, they are going to understand these things. And how are they going to understand these things? What does the Bible say? "Surely the Lord thy God will do nothing except He"—do what?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Reveal it.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"reveal it through"—who?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: His prophets.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"His servants the prophets."
It is through this prophecy [Figure No. 127B] that the Lord is opening up the Third Angel's Message to His people.
And when did this prophecy begin to be opened up?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1989.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: 1989, with the collapse of the Soviet Union in fulfillment of Daniel 11, verse 40. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah unsealed this message, which is a prophetic testing message designed by God to produce two classes of worshippers, and then demonstrate them at The Sunday Law in Adventism. This is the Everlasting Gospel that was unsealed in 1989. And, then in 1989 when that was unsealed, what happened?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: An increase of knowledge.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: An increase of knowledge.
What else?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Dirt Brush Man arrives.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Dirt Brush Man arrives! That is what we are dealing with. We are dealing with 1989 being the conclusion of William Miller's seven scatterings in William Miller's dream.
Which dream was it? It was William Miller's second dream. Okay?
But, which dream was it of Nebuchadnezzar? It was Nebuchadnezzar's second dream.
And William Miller's second dream is in Early Writings. Did Ellen White write Early Writings?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Did she write William Miller's dream?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: No.
And Nebuchadnezzar's second dream is in the Book of Daniel. Did Daniel write the Book of Daniel?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Except for what?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Nebuchadnezzar's dream; he wrote that in chapter 4.
So, this here, 1989, this is the end of Nebuchadnezzar's dream; and, at the end of his dream, Nebuchadnezzar, what is he? He is a converted man.
And who is waiting for him? Who are his counselors? Who is his main counselor that is there waiting for him at the end of the seven times?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel. Daniel has opened up to him.
Shall we pray?
Benediction: Heavenly Father, we want to understand the relationship of Pagan Rome and Papal Rome that we might understand the powers that be here on Planet Earth now. We want to understand what is happening in an intelligent fashion, in a way that we can teach these things that those who want to hear, will hear and understand; but, we also want these truths to be used by your Holy Spirit to finish the work in each of our individual experiences that need to be finished. We thank you for allowing us to study these things in a time period of peace. We know that troublous times are on the horizon. We thank you for another day of life that we can serve you, and as we go forth to our individual tasks we ask that you would help us to be safe and do what we do for your glory and honor. In Jesus's name, amen.