Habakkuk's Two Tables #64

PART SIX: 1989

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, as we take up this study today and tomorrow as we bring this consideration of 1989 to a conclusion, we ask that you would help us bind off the various truths that we have put forth. We need your Holy Spirit as we consider your Word. We ask that you bless us with that gift at this time and fill our hearts and minds with your Holy Spirit, that you take control of this presentation and guide and direct that it is presented in a way that edifies your people, and we ask that you prepare our hearts and minds to hear your Voice in this message and that the message might have an impact upon us to be more like you in thought, word, and deed; and, to be prepared with a message to provide to those that we come in contact with. We ask that you pour the Latter Rain out upon us and make us fit vessels to receive it at this time. In Jesus's name, amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: I had several other arguments that we could do on the last six verses of Daniel 11, 1989; but, because it is God's Word, it is infinite, and you can go on and on and on. So, I am determined that this morning and tomorrow we will bring 1989 to a conclusion, and then on Sunday we can return to our consideration of the Two Tables as typified in the Scriptures. We are in the process of doing that in the sense that 1989 we are identifying as the Time of the End for the last Reform Movement of sacred history, the Reform Movement of the 144,000; and, that not only was 1989 marking the Time of the End for the Reform Movement of the 144,000 but it is also the point in time when William Miller's scattering ended; and, therefore, the Dirt Brush Man arrives on the scene and begins to sweep away the customs and traditions that have been handed down in Adventism from generation to generation.

1840 1842 1844

1 2 3

Midnight

1798 Cry

1st Temple Cleansing 2nd Temple Cleansing

Figure No. 128.

So, we have been making many arguments about the last six verses of Daniel�11. One of those arguments is that in every Reform Movement we see the Everlasting Gospel, and the Everlasting Gospel is the work of Christ in producing two classes of worshippers, based upon the introduction of a three-step testing message.

At the third step, the door closes.

The First Message, the characteristic of the First Message is that it is empowered when a Divine Symbol comes down.

And, in this history we will see two temple cleansings�we are doing some review right now�two temple cleansings.

As a point of reference so you can follow my logic, in the Millerite Reform Movement, the Mighty Angel of Revelation 10 came down on August 11, 1840, and empowered the First Angel's Message that had been going through history since the Time of the End in AD1798. Once the message was empowered by the confirmation of the year/day principle, the Protestants were tested by that message and by June of 1842 they had closed their door on the message, and now this is the First Temple Cleansing of that history.

And in this history we see the empowerment of the Midnight Cry in here; thus, empowering this message that is going through this history (the Second Angel's Message), and it concludes when the door closes here on October 22, 1844. This is the Second Temple Cleansing in this history.

So, there are two temple cleansings in each of these histories. I want to put that into the record.

Then I want to put in, there is a quote�

Do you realize how many quotes we have now? Over 500 pages. Okay? So, if you can remember all the references, you are amazing.

But, there was one quote that we used more than once early on, before we got to 1989, when we were dealing with the reform lines. It says, "The first and second angel's messages are still truth for this time, and are to run parallel with that which follows." (The 1888 Materials, 803�804).

So, once again, if we mark this history as the Millerites' and we see the First and the Second Angels' Messages, they are to run parallel�the Millerites being the beginning of Adventism�and this is to run parallel with the end of Adventism; and, it is based upon this premise that what brought the Mighty Angel down in 1840 was the restraint of Islam.

MILLERITE 1840 1842 10/22/1844

HISTORY Protestants Judgment Opens

1 2 3

1833 1838

1st Temple Cleansing 2nd Temple Cleansing

Door Closes Door Closes

Protestants

144,000 9/11/2001 ( USA) Judgment Closes

HISTORY 1 2 3

1st Temple Cleansing 2nd Temple Cleansing

Door Closes Door Closes

Figure No. 129.

The restraint of Islam here on 9/11/2001 parallels this history.

"The First and Second Angels' Messages are still truth for this time, and are to run parallel with that which follows," and that which follows is our history. with the restraint of Islam in 1840. The Mighty Angel of Revelation 10 comes down with the restraint of Islam.

And in 2001 the Mighty Angel of Revelation 18 comes down and begins the testing process of Adventism, the First Temple Cleansing of Adventism.

And here [the second waymark of Millerite History], what marks the closing of the door in the Millerite History was the action of the Protestant churches of the United States as they closed their doors to the message of the Millerites.

And this waymark here [the second waymark for the 144,000] is once again the Protestants of the United States when they pass a Sunday law. The door closes here for Adventists: the First Temple Cleansing.

And now the Second Temple Cleansing is going to take place with the eleventh-hour workers [at the third waymark for the 144,000].

This waymark [the third waymark for the Millerites] was the opening of Judgment; and, this waymark [the third waymark for the 144,000] is the close of Judgment when the Second Temple Cleansing concludes.

Okay. With that in place, go to your notes.

Luke 21

A couple presentations ago within the past week, we made an emphasis about Luke 21 in connection with the sealing of God's people.

You see Luke 21:25-26 in your notes. It says in there:

"²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." Luke�21:25-26 (KJV).

In the Millerite History, back here in 1833, you have the falling of the stars. The dark day has preceded this. But these signs in Luke 21:25-26 are the signs that ushered in the Millerite History.

We pointed out that the distress of nations that is in this history was in 1838. The distress of nations was Islam, the activities of Islam (Egypt attacking Turkey) that brought the four European powers to intercede into that situation and end the 391 years, 15 days, time prophecy of the Sixth Trumpet found in Revelation 9:14-15.

So, in this history [of the Millerites] in relation to Luke 21�go to Luke 21. In Luke 21, verse 7, the disciples have asked Christ what are the signs of the destruction of the temple, the Second Coming. They say in verse 7,

"⁷And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?" Luke 21:7 (KJV).

So, Jesus begins to answer their question in detail. If you go down through Luke 21, it is a very detailed response by Christ, in chronological order. And as He goes down through this answer of His, in verse 27 it says, after He set forth the signs He says,

"²⁷And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." Luke 21:27-28 (KJV).

So, the signs for the Millerites�the signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and the distress of nations�Jesus is saying that when you see these signs, your redemption draweth nigh, and that in verse 27 you will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven.

And then in verse 32 in connection with that, He says,

"³²Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled." Luke 21:32 (KJV).

In the Millerite History, did this generation pass away before Jesus came in the clouds? No, because He came in the clouds on October�22,�1844.

Go to the Book of Daniel, chapter 7, in verse 13. It says,

"¹³I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man, came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. ¹⁴And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom,�.�.�." Daniel 7:13 (KJV).

When did Christ go in to receive the Kingdom? October 22, 1844. This is Christ entering into the Most Holy Place of the Investigative Judgment on October 22, 1844; and, when He did so, He came with the clouds.

So, if you look at the second reference in your notes, Testimonies to Ministers, page�445; we read this just a few days ago�it says,

"This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision."�

Sister White is saying that the sealing of the 144,000 in Revelation, chapter 7, is the same sealing that is found in Ezekiel 9; but, she adds to it.

�"John also had been a witness of this most startling revelation. He saw the sea and the waves roaring, and men's hearts failing them for fear. He beheld the earth moved, and the mountains carried into the midst of the sea (which is literally taking place), the water thereof roaring and troubled, and the mountains shaking with the swelling thereof. He was shown plagues, pestilence, famine, and death performing their terrible mission." Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

What did he see? Well, he saw Luke 21, verse 25, which says,

"²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring: ²⁶Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." Luke�21:25-26 (KJV).

So, Ellen White is telling us that John and Ezekiel's sealing of the 144,000 is also the point of reference of Luke 21. Okay?

There was a sealing process that was going on in the Millerite History. Those those roughly 50 people that moved in by faith to the Most Holy Place on October�22, 1844, are typifying the sealing of the 144,000.

So, Luke 21 was fulfilled in the Millerite History, but the prophets are speaking more about the end of the world than any other time; so, Luke 21 is going to be fulfilled for us, and you see Ellen White identifying that Luke 21 is a component of the sealing of the 144,000. So, you know that Luke 21 is at the end of the world.

So, if you are still in Luke 21, and as Christ is giving the answer to the Disciples, He gives them a parable in verse 29. He is going to repeat and enlarge upon His answer, and He is going to use a parable to expand what He is saying. And He says in verse 29,

"²⁹And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; ³⁰When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. ³¹So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. ³²Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. ³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away." Luke 21:29-33 (KJV).

Now, in this worship study, we have already studied out pretty thoroughly what causes the trees to bud out, and what is that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Latter Rain.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And when are these trees budding out?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: In the Spring.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: In the Springtime; because, when you see them budding out, it tells you that Summer is nigh at hand. It is not budding out in Summer; it is telling you that Summer is approaching.

And, what takes place in the Summer, according to the Bible?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Fruit (and various responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The harvest.

And when is the harvest, according to the Bible?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: At the end of the world.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: At the end of the world.

So, when you see the trees budding out, you know that you are at the end of the world. In fact, this parable is saying that if you are living when the trees bud out, you are living in the last generation: "This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled."

Sister White comments on this in The Great Controversy, page 308. She says,

"Christ had bidden His people watch for the signs of His advent"�

And that is what the Disciples had asked Christ in Luke 21, "What are the signs?"

�"Christ had bidden His people watch for the signs of His advent and rejoice as they should behold the tokens of their coming King. 'When these things begin to come to pass,' He said, 'then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.' He pointed His followers to the budding trees of spring, and said: 'When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.' Luke 21:28, 30, 31." The Great Controversy, 308.

So, there is a sign that marks the fulfillment of Luke 21, and this sign is the Latter Rain. It is the budding trees of Spring. And, the people that are alive when this sign takes place are the final generation on Planet Earth, "This generation shall not pass."

And, we are required to recognize the Latter Rain; but, most of us in Adventism will not recognize it. We have that example from 1888. Do you think that those men who rejected the message of Jones and Waggoner in 1888 thought that they were rejecting the Latter Rain Message?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ellen White had been telling them it is the Latter Rain Message. They still could not see it.

If they had actually understood that that was the Latter Rain Message, would they have rejected it?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: "No," and "Who knows."

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Who knows the best answer; but, who knows? Okay? Who knows?

So, the 1888 is sacred history; because, we are modern Israel. Our history of Adventism is sacred history, and 1888 is prefiguring the end of the world when once again the Latter Rain Message is going to arrive, and men, the majority of Adventism, are not going to recognize it.

We Must Not Wait

This is just one�and we went through this in detail in this worship series, that we are required to recognize the Latter Rain. This is just one of those quotes that we have read before from The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, page 984.

"We must not wait for the latter rain. It is coming upon all who will recognize and appropriate the dew and showers of grace that fall upon us."�

It is coming upon all who will recognize it.

�"When we gather up the fragments of light, when we appreciate the sure mercies of God, who loves to have us trust Him, then every promise will be fulfilled. 'For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations' (Isaiah 61:11). The whole earth is to be filled with the glory of God." The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

When is the whole Earth going to be filled with the glory of God?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Revelation 18.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 18, when this Angel comes down [9/11/2001]; and, this Angel that comes down is no less the personage than Jesus Christ when Islam is restrained, as it was in the Millerite History. And this marks the beginning of the First Temple Cleansing; it marks the beginning of the Latter Rain; and, only those that recognize this have the possibility of navigating through this testing process safely, where they receive the Seal of God at the end of this history.

So, we have been dealing with the last six verses of Daniel 11�let us see how we are going to do this one�and we have been spending time on verse 40, we have spent quite a bit of time.

1798 The Sunday Law Dan 11:42-43 Dan 11:44-12:1

9/11

Dan 11:40 (Rev 13:11; Isa 23) Dan 11:41

Figure No. 130.

Verse 40 begins in 1798, and when does verse 40 conclude?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: At The Sunday Law.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: At The Sunday Law.

This is Daniel 11, verse 40. What else is this?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Revelation 13.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 13:11 and Isaiah 23 is verse 40. Okay?

This [The Sunday Law] is verse 41; and then we have verses 42 and 43, and that is when the deadly wound is healed, when Egypt [the world] is conquered.

How do I want to illustrate this?

Then down here [at the third waymark of Figure No. 130] I am going to put verses 42 and 43 to represent when the King of the North conquers Egypt in Daniel 11. We could put other Scriptures there.

But, this [the fourth waymark of Figure No. 130], I am going to put verses 44 through 12:1; because in Daniel 11, verse 44, you have the message, "the tidings out of the East and the North that troubleth him and he goes forth to destroy and utterly make away many"'; and, he is going to plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain in verse 45, and he shall come to his end with none to help." And then in Daniel 12:1, it says, "And at that time," in this history, in verses Daniel 11:44 through Daniel 12:1, Michael stands up and human probation closes.

So, in this history, this is the history of verse 40; and, in this history on 9/11 before The Sunday Law, we have the Mighty Angel come down.

Can you read this? I mean, can you follow the logic of this?

You can follow it when I am putting it up there; but, when I go back to it ten seconds later, are you going to remember it?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay.

1840 1842 1843-1844

Dan 11:40 Dan 11:42 Dan 11:43-12:1

1^st Temple Cleansing 2^nd Temple Cleansing

Figure No. 131.

So, what we are saying here [Figure No. 131], among other things, is that in 1840 the Mighty Angel came down. Right?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And this empowers a message that is going to test who? The Protestants.

And how many temple cleansings are there going to be in this history? There are going to be two.

So, here is the end of the testing process for the Protestants. When is that marked?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1842.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: 1842.

And then in 1843 and 1844, what do you have? You have the Midnight Cry.

And the Midnight Cry, the reason why I said 1843 and 1844, the First Disappointment in 1843 was a purposeful contribution to the Midnight Cry of 1844. The First Disappointment of 1843 actually took place in 1844�right?�when you factor in Karaite reckoning. So, 1843 and 1844 are connected in that sense.

And so here, in this history, in 1843 and 1844, you have the Midnight Cry, which concludes with the door closing on October 22, 1844.

So, in this history you have the Second Temple Cleansing, and you have the First Temple Cleansing here accomplished.

Do you follow me? Yes, do you follow me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: What I am saying here is that the Millerite History, 1840, is Daniel 11:40. Right?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And the testing process goes until 1842.

And 1842, that is where the second testing process begins. All right?

And 1843 and 1844, that is Daniel 11:43 through 12:1.

Do you follow me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, what I am saying is, Daniel 11:40-45 parallels the history of the Millerites from 1840 to 1844.

It can be illustrated better. I have done it better, I believe, and, I have watched other men do it better; but, I want you to see that the Millerite History is structured upon the last six verses of Daniel 11.

You have kind of a vague look. Did I lose you? Do you want to ask a question?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No. I was just thinking.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. Vague looks are okay; but, if we can help to remove the vagueness, we will.

But, the Millerite History here [in Figure No. 131] is our history.

We have already gone through the last six verses of Daniel 11 in detail to show what it is in our history. In verse 41 The Sunday Law purifies the Adventist Church, and then those with the Seal of God are going to carry the Final Warning Message to the eleventh-hour workers, which reaches its conclusion there at the Death Decree and at The Sunday Law.

So, let us look at some other factors here in Millerite History.

Millerite History, in our history, and in all the reform lines in one sense are the histories of two messages, the First and Second Angels' Messages.

Okay. We have spent a lot of time on this already.

1^st Message 2^nd Message

ELIJAH ELISHA

JOHN CHRIST

MILLER CHRIST

BODY LIFE

(Shaking) - - - - -

Figure No. 132.

The First Message is Elijah; the second is Elisha. The First Message is John the Baptist; the second is Christ. The First Message is Miller; the second is Christ in that history.

In Ezekiel 37, the First Message produces the Body; the Second Message gives Life to the body, if that is the way to describe it.

But, in this history here (the Body/the Life), there in the First Message of Ezekiel 37, when Ezekiel gives that message, there is a sound (a voice), a sound. And what does that sound cause?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A shaking.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: A shaking. So, we noted the Shaking, but there is no Life yet. There is a shaking in the First Message. It produces a body of believers. It does; and, this gets serious. This is one of the most serious things about the last six verses of Daniel�11.

Remember, John's message was the message that identified the events connected with the close of probation. He said to the Jews, "Who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come," the wrath to come being AD34/70, the close of their probation.

Miller's Message, which we read in The Great Controversy, was to acquaint his generation with the events connected with the close of probation. So, our first message, the one that brings the Body together, is the events connected with the close of probation, which Sister White refers to as a truth that multitudes in Adventism has no understanding of in more than one place; but, in Early Writings, page 259, which we have looked at in this series, we are told that those that would not receive the message of John the Baptist could not be benefited by the teachings of Jesus. And in the next paragraph, she says that those that rejected the First Message, the message of Miller, could not be benefited by the Second Message, the message of Christ.

So, when it comes to the last six verses of Daniel 11 that brings this body of believers together and causes the Shaking, if you cannot accept the last six verses of Daniel 11, no way you are going to see the arrival of the Latter Rain, the budding of the trees, on 9/11.

So, this [First Message] message here [the (Shaking)] has eternal consequences. You have to recognize this message to be able to participate in this [Second] Message.

The Shaking in this history is part of the story. We have spent time on that, and I will give you a history of one of the arguments. We have mentioned that the primary argument on the last six verses of Daniel 11 that the opponents brought up was the glorious land. Okay? Hartland Institute was training people, and probably still does to Seventh-day Adventist pastors. In their training process they would find sympathetic churches to Hartland that they could send these students out to go practice preaching on Sabbath, and they would give them the preaching assignment, "to go and teach why the glorious land is the Seventh-day Adventist Church." And the reason they were doing that was not to teach them how to preach a sermon; it was to oppose the message that the glorious land is the United States of America. So, they have been fighting this message for many, many years; and, so the glorious land among these truths as been one that has been really hammered on.

So, in response to all these agitation, this Shaking concerning this First Message, the Lord led the students of prophecy to recognize something that we have dealt with here several times, although we have not yet named it. It is called "the triple application of prophecy." Perhaps that is not the best name to hang upon it; but, what it means is that some prophecies are marked as bring fulfilled three times, and they have within them the eternal rule that upon the testimony of two a thing is established. So, the first time the prophecy is fulfilled, combined with the second time the prophecy is fulfilled has established what the characteristics of the third and final fulfillment will be.

And one of the main reasons that this principle in God's Word was recognized was over the argument of the glorious land; because, as we have taken time to deal with here, when Pagan Rome took control of the world supremely, it first had to overcome three geographical obstacles; and, when the Papacy took control of the world supremely, it had to first overcome three geographical obstacles. So, it was recognized that Pagan Rome combined with Papal Rome is an illustration of modern Rome. Therefore, when you come to the King of the South (verse 40, the glorious land in verse 41 [of Daniel 11]), and Egypt in verses 42 and 43, they are the three obstacles for modern Rome.

But, based upon a triple application of prophecy, what do those three obstacles have to be?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Geographical areas.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: They have to be geographical areas. They cannot be spiritual entities.

For Pagan Rome in Daniel 8, 9, and 11, 16, and 17, it is Syria, Egypt, and Israel.

For Papal Rome it was the Heruli, the Ostrogoths, and the Vandals.

For modern Rome it is the Soviet Union, the United States, and the entire world. And to say that it is the Soviet Union and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and then some other entity that you have to create because you have just destroyed all kinds of any logic that is in the verses is breaking the triple application of prophecy.

Let me give you another example of a triple application of prophecy. This is the simple one.

In this book�I should have kept this book over here�in this book on Millerite History, [Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission], he [P. Gerard Damsteegt] points out�and it has nothing to do with what I am going to say�but he points out that after October 22, 1844, the Millerite Adventists who were going to stay on the track, which were very few, they came to recognize who they were in sacred history. They had just been following a message and a movement, but after the Great Disappointment on October 22, 1844, they dive back into the Bible to see what happened, to see what the sanctuary was, to see what happened in their experience of the Millerites; and, they begin to see they are modern Israel, and they begin to see modern Israel illustrated in various passages of the Bible. And he records that the very first Biblical illustration that the Millerite Adventists, after the Disappointment, recognized of themselves was that they were who? Elijah. Okay? The very first thing that was recognized is that they were Elijah.

Example of Triple Application of Prophecy: The 3 Elijahs

Figure No. 133.

And, there are three Elijahs. There is Elijah the first. Elijah is a triple application of prophecy. There is Elijah the second that is known as John the Baptist. Christ told us this. And then there is Elijah at the end of the world, and we are just going to put the 144,000.

The characteristics of the first Elijah, combined with the characteristics of the second Elijah will identify the characteristics of the third Elijah.

The first Elijah had to deal with a threefold enemy: Ahab, Jezebel, and the prophets of Baal. Now, Ahab, that is a civil power, right?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Jezebel: church.

And this is the power that deceives, the deceiving power.

And, of course, with Ahab we also see the number 10.

With John the Baptist, he had to deal with the threefold power: Herod, once again the state; Herodias, church; and, Salome, the daughter. Okay. So, let us discuss this a little bit.

Was Ahab and Jezebel supposed to be married? It is an unlawful relationship; it is fornication.

Was Herod supposed to marry his brother's wife, Herodias?

So, in both cases: unlawful relationship.

The prophets of Baal, in the story of Elijah they did the dance of deception.

What does Salome do? She does the dance of deception.

So, Salome, the prophets of Baal, they are the deceiving power.

But, here, we find also that Salome is the daughter of Herodias; so, Salome, the daughter of Herodias, is pointing forward to apostate Protestantism, who is the daughter of the Papacy; because, at the end of the world, the 144,000 are going to have to deal with the United Nations, the One World Civil Power that consists of Ten Kings. They are going to have to deal with the Papacy, the impure church that comes into an unlawful relationship at the end of the world.

Where does the Papacy come into an unlawful relationship? Give me three Scriptures of their unlawful relationship.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 11:42.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 11, verses 42 and 43, Egypt is conquered. The United Nations is conquered by the Papacy. The United Nations is Egypt; it is the entire world. That is one.

Where is another one? Revelation . . . ?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 13.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 13, verses 14 and 15, the United States commands the world to set up an image of the Beast. The only definition of the image of the beast is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. So, this is also Revelation 13, verses 14 and 15.

One more.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Revelation 17?

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 17. Verse?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 17.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Verse 17: Revelation 17:17.

The Ten Kings agree to give their kingdom unto the Beast (the Papacy). Okay. This is the unlawful relationship.

And who deceives the world into accepting this unlawful relationship?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Revelation 13:13.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 13:13: the USA, right? The USA is Salome. It is the daughter. It is apostate Protestantism; it is the daughter of the Papacy.

So, that is two triple applications to prophecy. Pagan Rome had to conquer three geographical areas in order to rule the world supremely; Papal Rome had to conquer three geographical areas in order to rule the world supremely; therefore, modern Rome has to conquer three geographical areas and, therefore, the glorious land, no matter what you define it as, has to be a geographical area. It is not a church.

And why in the world, if Daniel wanted us to think the glorious land was the Seventh-day Adventist Church, why did he not just put glorious holy mountain, as he did in verse 45, only four verses later when the Bible is clear that the glorious holy mountain is God's church at the end of the world?

Why would he not just use glorious holy mountain in verse 41? Because, he is teaching that it is a land; it not the church; and, that is in agreement with a triple application of prophecy.

So, there are several triple applications of prophecy, but we have just now given you two [Figure No. 133 on the three Elijahs; and, three Scriptures witnessing to the Papacy coming into an unlawful relationship]. So, what have we done? We have established it.

Now, notice in this history, in this history [Figure No. 133]�and we have prepared you for this thought yesterday, but you did not think I was going to be asking you so many questions�what does Pagan Rome do for Papal Rome?

PAGAN ROME HISTORY

Figure No. 134.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Inaudible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Pardon me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Three things�(inaudible)�power, seat, and great authority.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It gives it three things: power, seat, and great authority.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: And it takes away three things

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And it takes away three things: the three horns. We dealt with that yesterday.

When did it [Pagan Rome] give its power to the Papacy?

Who is associated with the power?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Clovis.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Clovis.

When was Clovis baptized?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: AD496.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD496 is the power.

When did it give its seat?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: AD330.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD330.

When did it give its great authority; that is, civil authority?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: AD533.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD533.

Why did Justinian give his civil authority over to the Papacy?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: To solve a religious problem.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: To solve a religious crisis.

What else? What was happening to Justinian's kingdom in AD533?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It was crumbling.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It was crumbling.

When did it begin to crumble?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: When the Trumpet powers started to come in (indiscernible).

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Sort of.

When did it begin to crumble?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: At the national apostasy, AD321.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD321. In AD321, right down here, Constantine passed the first Sunday law; and the rule is, national apostasy is followed by national ruin.

So, where does the national ruin begin? Right here in AD330.

What happens technically in AD330? The Roman Empire is split in half between East and West.

Then what happens?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Trumpets.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Trumpets begin to sound. By AD476 the western part of Rome has disintegrated into ten kingdoms. There is never going to be an Italian that sits upon the throne of Rome after AD476. It is controlled by foreign powers.

So, when you get to AD533, what is happening with Justinian? Justinian is the emperor in the East. What is happening? His kingdom is falling apart, and there is a religious controversy going on. One part of that controversy is which is the preeminent church; is it the church in Constantinople where Justinian lives, or is it the church of Rome where the Pope lives? And in his decree he decides to identify the Pope of Rome as the head of the churches and the Corrector of Heretics.

Correct? Is this all true?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, why did he implement that decree?

Why am I asking that? What is the purpose of me emphasizing all of this? Because, this history here [from AD496 to 533], the history of Pagan Rome and its work to place the Papacy on the throne of the Earth is illustrating the work of whom?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The United States.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The United States.

And this [AD533] is Revelation 17:17 at the end of the world. At the end of the world the civil authority [State], the Ten Kings right here [referring to Figure No. 133], the Ten Kings right here, they agree to give their kingdom to the Papacy, just like it was given to the Papacy back here in AD533.

So, if we can understand why Pagan Rome gave its authority to the Papacy in AD533, then we will know why the United Nations is going to agree to give its civil power to the Papacy at the end of the world in Revelation 17:17.

So, what did we identify? What did we say?

There was a religious controversy going on in the world, in the kingdom. For Justinian, he had a religious controversy going on in his kingdom; but, at the end of the world, this is worldwide.

There is a worldwide religious controversy that is raging at the end of time. What is that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Islam.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is Islam, Islam.

Okay. But, what is happening to the world? It is crumbling.

You have got to remember, sometimes we think that these globalists are actually going to succeed in implementing a One World Government that�you know, I do not know what we think. But, what the Bible says is that Jesus illustrates the end from the beginning, and the beginning of modern Babylon is illustrated in Babel. And as they were trying to build their One World Government, their tower to Heaven, the Lord comes down and confuses their work and they never finish the work.

So, sometimes we think that these globalists at the end of the world, even though we can see all the strings that they are pulling, we think that maybe they are going to pull it off. They are not going to pull it off. Their kingdom begins to crumble at September�11, 2001, when the east wind sinks the ships of Tarshish. It is already crumbling as we speak. They are trying to build that tower, but it is coming down.

So, here at the end of the world, in Revelation 17:17 [refers to the line of the 144,000 in Figure No. 133], the world will be crumbling. There will be a religious crisis. But, why was Justinian's world crumbling? Why was it crumbling?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It was because of Islam.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: No, it was not because of Islam. Nice try.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Because of the Trumpet powers. It is better to say the Trumpet powers. This is the Trumpet powers.

But, is Islam a Trumpet power?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes, it is the Seventh Trumpet.

So, they are parallel histories, they are parallel histories.

Okay. So, in this history [of the 144,000 in Figure No. 133], once you see that, the reason that�who is this [referring to the United Nations], by the way? This is the Dragon, is it not?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Kings, governors, and rulers have placed upon themselves the brand of antichrist, and they are represented as a dragon that goes to make war with the saints.

Who is the Papacy?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Beast.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: [Enters the Papacy as the Beast in Figure No. 133].

And, the United States, the False Prophet.

So, in this history up here [Jezebel] and in this history [Herodias] here, we have a very important fact about this history here [the Dragon, the Beast, and the False Prophet]. But, you only see this fact if you see a triple application of prophecy, and you only see a triple application of prophecy if you have to fight the battle of the glorious land, if you have to deal with all of Adventism saying, "What you're teaching is heresy. The glorious land is the Seventh-day Adventist Church."

Of course, the easy answer to that is, "Okay. If you're saying the Pope of Rome conquers the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Daniel 11, verse 41, perhaps you can give me one other Scripture where this takes place; because the Bible says upon the testimony of two a thing is established." It is foolishness to call the glorious land the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The word glorious means the sense of prominence. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is not the most prominent church in the world.

Have you ever seen the Dali Lama on a Newsweek Magazine cover?

How about the Pope of Rome?

How about the head of the Orthodox Church in Europe?

The answer to all three of those is, "Yes."

Have you ever seen the president of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on the front page of the Newsweek or a Time Magazine? No way! It is not the most prominent church.

In fact, one of the men that are running for President, his church is getting more talk than the Seventh-day Adventist Church. What church is that? Mormons! The Mormons are more out in the world right now in terms of face time than the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

And the word glorious means in sense of prominence. Okay?

So, because of that battle, the Lord orchestrated a shaking that forced is to see a triple application of prophecy. And with a triple application of prophecy, all kinds of lights begin to come on.

For instance, when Ahab, after he sees fire come down out of Heaven and consume that altar, he runs back to Jezebel who is not on the scene, and he says, "You won't believe it, Jezebel, but Elijah's God is the true God."

And what did Jezebel say? He thought she was going to be converted: "Off with his head by tomorrow! We're gonna kill him. I don't care!"

Did Ahab expect her to say that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Nope.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: He was deceived.

The state power is deceived by the Papacy to its real intents.

And what are the intents of the Papacy?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: To kill.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: To kill God's people; to kill Elijah. On the testimony of two a thing is established.

Here is Herod. He is partying down; he is drinking his wine; and, then Salome comes on the scene and she does this seductive, wonderful dance. And in his foolish state he says, "Up to half my kingdom will I give you for that wonderful dance," and he says it in front of all the other leaders that are there; so, he has got to keep his word.

Did he think she was going to say, "What I want for that dance is John the Baptist's head on a charger"?

It is the same story. Herod is deceived about Herodias's intent to kill John the Baptist, the same way that Ahab is deceived about Jezebel's intent to kill Elijah; therefore, the United Nations, it is going to be deceived about the idea that the Papacy intends to murder faithful Sabbathkeeping Christians.

But, it [the United Nations] is still going to agree to come into this relationship, because it is under deception.

And, you can see this deception in world history. We have used this story more than once, but it is a perfect story. When they captured Saddam Hussein in Iraq, in his little hole, there became a worldwide discussion: "Should we put Saddam Hussein on trial in Iraq, or should we let the Americans who captured him put him on trial?"

Because, if you put him on trial in Iraq and the United States, they will execute him; because, the United States and Iraq both believe in the death penalty. But, the United Nations supposedly does not believe in the death penalty. Okay?

So, there was an argument that took place right after they caught Saddam Hussein�you had to have heard of it; but, if you want to dig it out, it was discussed a lot�should Saddam Hussein be tried by the Americans or Iraq with the death decree, or should they transfer him over to The Hague to be tried in the World Court that does not believe in the death decree?

So, what did the Pope of Rome, Pope John Paul II, do during that time period of the last pope?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: He started writing letters.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: He started writing more letters. He started writing letters saying, "The Catholic Church doesn't believe in the death decree. You ought to try Saddam Hussein in the World Court, in the Hague."

FROM THE AUDIENCE: That is right.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Catholic Church does not believe in the death decree?

What is she doing here when she is making that statement about Saddam Hussein? What is she doing?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: She is deceiving.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: She is deceiving the United Nations. She is saying, "We believe like you do. We don't believe in the death decree."

But, there is going to be a religious crisis�okay?�that allows this to come into existence, along with the activity of the United States, forcing them to set up an image of the beast.

And Satan here, Satan is personating Christ. He is here on Earth at this time pushing this same agenda.

The United States is pushing an agenda. Satan is personating Christ, pushing the same agenda. And, the kingdom is crumbling through the Seventh Trumpet, through a Trumpet power just like it was crumbling back here with Justinian. And, there is a religious crisis, and the religious crisis is, "How are we going to deal with radical Islam and the escalating world war that they are accomplishing here during the Third Woe?

And the answer is, "Well, we've got to bring the whole world under a One World Government so we can better bring them under control."

And as soon as the Papacy is placed in the leadership of this One World Government (Revelation 13:14-15, Revelation 17:17, and Daniel 11:42-43), as soon as she is in a position�Sister White says this�as soon as she has vantage ground, she will strike. As soon as she is in position, then "Ahab" is going to find out that she does not want to deal with radical Islam; she wants to deal with faithful Seventh-day Adventists, and they are going to find out she wants to kill them, wants to put them to death: Death Decree time.

So, from this simple little story of Elijah, when put in the context of a triple application of prophecy, it is speaking specific, direct information about the end of the world; but, this triple application of prophecy is recognized; because, when the First Message of Daniel 11:40-45 comes into history, there is a noise and it causes a shaking. It brings a body of believers together. But, this shaking is the argument. Sister White says the introduction of false teaching is what produces the shaking. Okay? It is the controversy between truth and error that goes in.

Okay. We have just about five minutes. We are bringing to a conclusion 1989 today and tomorrow; but, we want to do one more thing, one more upon the testimony of two or three a thing is established. And all we are looking at here is the triple application of prophecy.

THE FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH TRUMPETS

Figure No. 135.

If you stand on the platforms of Adventism, the Fifth Trumpet and the Sixth Trumpet are the First and Second Woes. There are three woes. Revelation 8:13 says the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Trumpets are the First, Second, and Third Woes.

And the First Woe was Islam of Arabia.

The Second Woe was Islam of Turkey. It moved; different culture.

The mode of warfare is what is being discussed in Revelation 9. When it talks about Islam in Revelation 9, the Islam of the First and Second Woes, it is not talking about the various foods that they eat in their culture, or what color of clothes they like to wear in their culture. It is describing the warfare of Islam against Rome in that history. And the warfare that is emphasized in the First and Second Woes is a warfare that the name assassin is derived from.

We have talked about this before. The name assassin comes directly from the activities of the warfare of Islam. When you trace the root of assassin, they are assassins. They are not like the British and the French used to do, where they lined up in red coats and they lined up in blue coats and they start marching at one another killing people. They strike suddenly and unexpectedly. They are assassins on their Arabian horses.

But, here in this history of the Second Woe, you add what is added in Revelation�9, is that when Islam blew down the walls of Constantinople in the history of the Second Woe to bring to a conclusion Eastern Rome, for the first time in history they used explosives. The very first time explosives were used in warfare was in AD1453 when Islam built cannons to blow down the invincible walls of Constantinople, up to that point in time.

So, the mode of warfare of Islam is to strike suddenly and unexpectedly; but, in this history [of the Second Woe], you add explosives.

And with a triple application of prophecy, is it okay that the waymarks have a little bit of a difference?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Sure.

This one here [Figure No. 133] is the easiest one to see.

Did Elijah die?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Did Ahab and Jezebel want Elijah to die? Yes, but he did not die.

Did John the Baptist die?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Did Herod and Herodias want him to die? Well, Herodias did.

But, Elijah and John the Baptist, they are the same person. So, it is okay for these waymarks to have a little bit of extra piece of information when considered together.

So, the Islam of the Second Woe, it strikes suddenly and unexpectedly but also with explosives. And in both cases [of the First and Second Woes], they were at war with the armies of Rome.

So, in a triple application of prophecy, if the First Woe has these characteristics, and the Second Woe has these characteristics, what are the characteristics of the Third Woe going to be?

Well, it is going to be Islam. But this [the First Woe] was Islam in Arabia; this [the Second Woe] was Islam in Turkey; so, this [the Third Woe] is going to be worldwide Islam.

And what is Islam going to do when the Third Woe comes back into history? It is going to strike suddenly and unexpectedly with what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: With explosives.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: With explosives.

And who is it going to strike?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The armies of Rome.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The armies of Rome.

Who are the armies of Rome?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The United States.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Give me a text for that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: In Daniel.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 11:40.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 11:40, the armies of Rome. The chariots and the horsemen are identifying the United States is the armies of Rome.

So, when the Third Woe comes into history, it will once again be Islam, worldwide Islam that will strike the armies of Rome suddenly and unexpectedly with explosives; and, the armies of Rome is the USA. Hmm, that is 9/11.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: That is 9/11, Brothers and Sisters.

And in Revelation 13, the United States is going to force the world to receive the mark of the beast; and, if you do not have the mark of the beast, you cannot buy or sell. And if you do not have the mark of the beast, you are put to death. So, the two powers of the United States at the end of the world are economic and military powers.

So, what is the symbol of the economic power of the United States?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Inaudible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Twin Towers in New York City.

What is the symbol of the military might of the United States?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Pentagon.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Pentagon.

On 9/11 both the symbol of economic and the symbol of military (the chariots, ships, and horsemen) together were struck,

And, they struck the United States, which is the beast that comes up out what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Earth.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Earth.

And where did that fourth plane go? It went into the Earth.

9/11 is a triple application of prophecy come alive, identifying that the Third Woe has arrived in history, and that the Third Woe (9/11/2001) is the Trumpet power that begins to crumble the kingdom, paralleling Justinian, that Justinian as the civil authority is pointing forward when the civil authority down here [the United Nations] is going to agree to give their kingdom to the Papacy, because the Trumpet power is bringing the world to its knees.

And you may not quite understand how this has a connection with Daniel 11:40-45; but, if you do not see Daniel 11:40-45, you do not get to see any of this because those that reject the First Message cannot be benefited by the Second.

Shall we pray?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, it has been many years since 9/11 now, and we want not to become complacent to the fact that when that event took place the trees began to bud forth, and this is the sign that we must recognize if we are going to be among those that receive the Seal of God. Help us to remember that this is the final generation, and that this generation is one that is going to be lifted up as an ensign in the near future, but only if we accomplish the testing process of the Everlasting Gospel correctly, the testing process that is now being brought upon Adventism. Help us to understand that these truths that we are studying are gems and jewels that are being revealed by the Dirt Brush Man, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, in order to prepare an ensign to glorify His name in the coming crisis. We set before you this day of service that we each are going to do and ask that you keep us safe and that you will help us to do what we do for your glory and honor. We ask for a continued blessing upon the LiveStreaming work and the DVDs in Jesus's name. Amen.