Habakkuk's Two Tables #79

CONCLUSION

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing us together once again this morning. We thank you for a good night's sleep. And as we take up our morning worship, we ask that you would grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit. We want to understand the significance of Rome establishing the vision in this study. We want to bring that to a conclusion so we can move further into Daniel, chapter 8. So, we would ask that you would give us wisdom and discernment as we consider these truths. We ask that you would overrule my human thoughts, my humanity. Hide me behind your cross that you can use me as a vessel to convey Light from your Throne Room that has been touched with the coals from off the altar, that it might be purified and cause the effect that you wish it to do. We ask that you also prepare the hearts and minds of those that are listening to these things, whether here on DVDs or LiveStreaming. We ask a blessing upon the production work we are doing here. And we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. As we begin the section of Habakkuk's Two Tables that we are calling our "Conclusion," last week we started with Isaiah 66, to identify that the strong delusion of 2 Thessalonians, chapter 2, is also the delusions of Isaiah 66, where the Lord says He will choose our delusions.

And, then we spent some time showing that the delusion of 2 Thessalonians, the delusions of Isaiah 6:66 are the Omega Apostasy and that some of the components of the Alpha Apostasy that prefigure the Omega Apostasy was an attack upon the Foundations and Platform of Adventism. It was a rejection of the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and we put that in place.

And, we closed with a quote where Satan was seeking to prevent God's people from standing on their feet.

So, we went from there to Isaiah 37 and showed that it is the second of two messages that come into Adventism at the end of the world that is designed by God to have the bones and muscles stand upon their feet as a mighty army; and, that message is the message of the Four Winds of both Ezekiel 37 and Revelation 7. And, Sister White identifies those Four Winds as the angry horse of Bible prophecy. So, if we are to stand upon the Platform of Truth here [referring to the 1843 Chart], the angry horse of Bible prophecy is Islam.

In the next presentation we looked at William Miller, his role in contributing to the truths on this Chart; and, we closed out by identifying William Miller as the one that identified the Daily as Paganism in that history, and reminded ourselves of previous studies where Sister White placed her endorsement upon Miller's understanding that the Daily is Paganism and that she also identified that those that teach the Daily is Christ's Sanctuary ministry received that teaching from angels that were expelled from Heaven.

Then we considered in the next presentation, we revisited the 2520. And, in connection with Isaiah 66, verse 5, which says, ". . . Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, . . . ," we noted that the only place that Sister White applies that verse in Isaiah 66 is when she is dealing with the disfellowshipping that was going on in the Millerite History; and, we identified that the two primary—there are three, but the two primary reasons that the disfellowshipping was taking place was because of the introduction of this [1843] Chart, which made the Millerites very dogmatic about predicting 1843.

And, then the other teaching that was the real agitation in that history that caused disfellowshipping, that when Sister White comments on it she applies Isaiah 66, verse 5, was after the First Disappointment when they understood that the same evidence that had demonstrated that the 2520 and the 2300 ended in 1843 then demonstrated that it ended in 1844.

And, of course, knowing that the Millerite History repeats at the end of the world, we are suggesting that the ensign that gets lifted up, because it is those that are the Outcasts of Israel that are lifted up as an ensign at The Sunday Law, that they are cast out because they are presenting these two Charts [the 1843 and 1850 Charts], paralleling the Millerites presenting this [1843] Chart; and, they are cast out because they are placing emphasis on the fact that the 2520 and the 2300 days ended in 1844.

Then we spent some time looking at some of the truths connected with Isaiah 66 a little bit further. I never quite finished everything that I wanted to on that. I am holding in the possibility that we will return to some of those truths before we bring this whole thing to a conclusion.

But, then, we moved into Daniel 8; and, we identified that Daniel 8 is a repetition of Daniel 7, and that Daniel 8 is the identification of the spiritual manifestations of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy as opposed to Daniel 7 which is the political manifestations of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy.

The Daily: Establishing the Vision

723BC 677 508 538 1798 1844

31 AD321 330 476 1813

496 513

Rev 8

Figure No. 155.

And then from there we went to Daniel 11, verse 14, to spend some time on identifying that Rome establishes the vision; and, that is where we have been, and we began yesterday in placing emphasis on Rome in Bible prophecy. I never quite got through the portion that I wanted to, the passage where Sister White says much of the history in Daniel 11 will be repeated in the fulfillment of Daniel 11. She quotes 30 to 36 of Daniel 11, and says, "Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place."

The part of verses 30 to 36 that we did not finish looking at yesterday—we looked at the fact that the passage that Sister White selects that says will be repeated in Daniel 11:40-45—was the grieving. We noted that the grieving that was marked in verse 30 is the grieving that was taking place against Pagan Rome. Pagan Rome was being warred against by the Vandals, which is the Second Trumpet; therefore, we noted a grieving in that history that was associated with the Trumpet powers.

Then we identified the arms that were to stand on the Papacy's part as AD496, with Clovis standing up for the Papacy.

I did not put AD496 up there [adding to a timeline on the whiteboard]. In AD496 Clovis stands up, the first of the European kings that are going to come to the aid of the Papacy. And the arms in verse 31, other than standing up for the Papacy, they do three things.

They pollute the sanctuary of strength. And, we notice that in the year AD330, once Constantine moves the capitol to Constantinople, that the Trumpets of Revelation 8 begin to blow; and, the sanctuary of strength being the City of Rome is polluted. It is pillaged over and over again throughout this history.

And the arms in verse 31 were also going to take away the Daily. We pointed out that the Battle of the Visigoths, which Clovis won in AD507, he subdued any more Pagan resistance in AD508, onward. The Pagan resistance to the rise of the Papacy was gone.

And then it said they would place the abomination of desolation (the arms in verse 31) and we looked at passages and parallel passages that upheld all these things.

Persecution for Many Days

Persecution—Revelation 12:6, 14; Matthew 24:22, 29

Forty-Six Years—Revelation 11:2

Treading Down—Luke 21:24; Daniel 8:13; 12:7

Mouth Speaking Great Things—Daniel 7:25; Revelation 13:5

Space to Repent—Revelation 2:21

Two Witnesses—1 Kings 18:13; Revelation 11:3

Persecution—Revelation 12:6, 14; Matthew 24:22, 29

Time

AD538 Shortened 1798 1844

1843

Dark Ages 25 yrs

W I L D E R N E S S T E M P L E

TIME OF THE GENTILES

Figure No. 156.

And, then there was going to be a persecution for "many days" in verses 32 to 35 [of Daniel 11], and that is what we are dealing with here.

What we are dealing with is that Sister White says the history of verses 30 to 36 [of Daniel 11] is going to be repeated in the last six verses [verses 40-45] of Daniel 11; and, the purpose of the last six verses of Daniel 11 is to inform us what will befall God's people in the Latter Days. That is Daniel 10:14.

And, we are making the claim that what allows us to understand what befalls God's people in the Latter Days is the subject of Rome, because Rome establishes the vision, based upon Daniel 11:14.

So, as we are looking at this passage in Daniel 11:30-36, we are also pulling in other passages of Scripture that confirm this truth, not just to confirm this truth but to demonstrate to those that will see that it is a subject of Rome that allows you to bring the Bible testimony together.

So, here in this portion we are going to look at the "many days." Let us go to Daniel 11:32 just to remind ourselves of the persecution.

What I am saying is Sister White quotes 30 to 36 of Daniel 11 and says, "Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place." And after she describes the activity of the arms in verse 31, 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 fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days." Daniel 11:32-33 (KJV).

And what I am saying here is this "many days" is the 1260 years of Papal rule. And it most certainly is.

If you read verse 34, it 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." Daniel 11:34-35 (KJV).

In verse 31 Pagan Rome has placed the abomination that maketh desolate (the last phrase of verse 31), and that was in AD538, and, then it talks about the persecution that is going to take place at the time of the end, and that is 1798.

So, what I am saying is, Rome establishes the vision; but, the châzôn vision is illustrated throughout God's Word. So, other places that we can see the same time period of this many days, I have listed in your notes: Revelation 12:6 and 14.

"6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." . . . 14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent." Revelation 12:6, 14 (KJV).

It talks about the woman fleeing into the wilderness; so, this is the wilderness time period when the woman flees.

And I am not suggesting that I am identifying every aspect, every characteristic, every truth that is involved with the correct understanding of these passages. I am simply trying to show to you that the subject of Rome is what completely illustrates the picture of Bible prophecy.

I think we are familiar with Revelation 12:6 and 14, when the woman flees into the wilderness; but, go to Matthew 24, verse 22, in Christ's sermon of the end of the world and of the destruction of Jerusalem and of the Dark Ages. In verse 22, it says—let us start in verse 21.

"21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."—

And, of course, He was talking about the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, but He was also talking about the Dark Ages, from 538 to 1798. And, up to that point it had been the greatest persecution; but, it is prefiguring the end of the world when THE GREATEST PERSECUTION will take place. But, in each history when it is fulfilled, it is the greatest at that time; so, it is not a denial of truth.

Then in verse 22, it says,

—"22And except those days should be shortened,"—

Those days are the "many days" of Daniel 11:35.

—"22And except those days should be shortened, there should be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." Matthew 24:21-22 (KJV).

And, Sister White tells us those days were shorted about 25 years before 1798; the persecution ended. So, the cutting-off of this time period is a subject of prophecy.

Right in here, those days are shortened [marking the timeline on the whiteboard].

Notice verse 29.

"29Immediately after the tribulation of those days"—

So, this history of AD538 to 1798 is also the ushering in of the signs that lead to the Millerite History.

"29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: . . ." Matthew 24:29 (KJV).

Time

AD538 Shortened 1798 1844

1843

Dark Ages 25 yrs

W I L D E R N E S S

1780 1833

Dark Day Falling of the Stars

Figure No. 157.

So, here we see the Dark Day.

When was the Dark Day? I think I have that.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1780.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: 1780; I wanted to say that, but I wanted to make sure.

So, you have got the Dark Day marked here [1780]; and, then you have the Falling of the Stars in 1833.

But, what I am wanting you to see is, these signs that are ushering in the Millerite History are connected to the tribulation of "those days," and "those days" are the "many days" of Daniel 11 which are prefiguring the end of the world. But, "those days" are talking about the persecution that is accomplished by Papal Rome. So, Papal Rome is establishing the vision; because, Rome establishes the vision, both Pagan and Papal Rome.

Forty-Six Years—Revelation 11:2

Time

AD538 Shortened 1798

1844

1843

Dark Ages 25 yrs

W I L D E R N E S S T E M P L E

TIME OF THE GENTILES

(42 months)

1780 1833

Dark Day Falling of the Stars

Figure No. 158.

Now, we see these days illustrated in Revelation 11, verse 2. And as I said, I am not arguing that what I am going to say about Revelation, verse 2, is everything that can be gleaned from this verse. I am simply pulling certain thoughts so we can see that the subject of Rome connects Bible prophecy together and turns on many, many lights.

So, still speaking about AD538 to 1798, in Revelation 11, verse 2, it says,

"2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months." Revelation 11:2 (KJV).

So, what are these 42 months? It is AD538 to 1798.

And, these 42 months is given to whom?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Gentiles.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Gentiles.

So, what is this time that is given to the Gentiles? This is the "Time of the Gentiles."

Now, if you go to verse 1, it says,

"1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; . . ." Revelation 11:1-2 (KJV).

So, what is John measuring?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Holy and the Most Holy.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Holy and the Most Holy, perhaps. That is not the point of my question.

He is measuring time. Okay? It is clear he is measuring time; because, in verse 2, it says,

—"But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months." Revelation 11:1-2 (KJV).

So, it is saying, "Measure this, but don't measure the history of AD538 to 1798. Leave it out. Just measure the temple."

And when John is given this reed to do the measuring, where is he? Well, if you back up into chapter 10, he has just eaten the Little Book, which was sweet in his mouth in 1840 when the year-day principle was confirmed; but, it became bitter in his stomach in 1844. So, he is standing in 1844, and the Lord says, "Do this measuring, but leave out the Gentile time period of AD538 to 1798." He is measuring the temple.

So, what is the temple? It is the history from 1798 to 1844. That is what we are to be measuring here at the end of the world; because, we are to understand the Millerite History because we have nothing to fear for the future except we forget that history.

So, this here, the AD538 to 1798, is not emphasizing the woman fleeing into the wilderness because of persecution. It is emphasizing the raising up of modern Israel from 1798 to 1844.

But, how can you do that? By using Rome as the prophetic symbol that establishes the vision.

Treading Down—Luke 21:24; Daniel 8:13; 12:7

Time

AD538 Dark Ages Shortened 1798 1844

Time, Times, and an half Time 1843

(1/2 of Seven Times) 25 yrs

W I L D E R N E S S T E M P L E

TIME OF THE GENTILES

(42 months) 1780 1833

Jerusalem Troddened Down Dark Day Falling of Stars

Scattering of Holy People Ends

Figure No. 159.

But that Time of the Gentiles, go to Luke 21.

I am not trying to teach, really, anything here other than the role of Rome in Bible prophecy. So, as I am touching these things, we are leaving lots of lessons on the wayside.

But, in verse 24 of Luke 21, it says,

"24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." Luke 21:24 (KJV).

When is the Time of the Gentiles fulfilled? 1798. We have already seen that in Revelation 11, verse 2.

But, what is happening to Jerusalem during this time period?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It is being measured.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is being troddened down.

So, go to Daniel 8:13.

"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"—

Where is the sanctuary located?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Jerusalem.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? Daniel 8:13 (KJV).

Jerusalem was trodden down until the Time of the Gentiles was fulfilled. And here in Daniel 8:13 we have a parallel passage about Jerusalem; but not only Jerusalem but here we understand that Jerusalem, the sanctuary, is going to be troddened down. But, what else is going to be troddened down?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The host.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The host. Okay. Two entities are troddened down.

And what are they troddened down by? By two desolating powers: by the Daily desolating power, and the transgression desolating power.

So, it is from our understanding of Rome that Rome establishes the vision, that we can recognize this time period of 538 to 1798, and this gives us the key to start understanding what is represented by the treading down of the sanctuary and the host, when it starts and when it ends.

Go to Daniel 12:7. Daniel 12:7 says,

"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).

Okay. So, what is the "time, times, and an half"? Well, that is this history [538 to 1798], once again.

But, it is telling us here that in 1798 what is accomplished? The scattering of the holy people ends, is accomplished. Right?

And, if we have the ending of the scattering marked in 1798 that tells us there is a beginning, right?

So, this here [538 to 1798] many times is referred to as time, times, and an half time.

And what does this tell us? That this is one-half of seven times.


SEVEN TIMES OF THE GENTILES

723BC AD538 1798

PAGANISM PAPALISM

1260 1260

2520 years

Figure No. 160.

Of course, if you uphold the Pioneer Charts, you know that in 723BC the Northern Kingdom was carried into captivity, and that 2520 years later in 1798 the 2520 ended; but, in the dead middle of that (in the AD538 time period) you see 1260 years, and 1260 years. This is when Paganism trampled down the sanctuary and the host, and this is where Papalism trampled down the sanctuary and the host for an equal amount of time (1260 and 1260). To think that this is an accident is absolute insanity!

Therefore, this "time, times, and a dividing of time" [1260] is corresponding to this" time, time, and a dividing of time" [1260]. This is the seven times—of what?—of the Gentiles.

Okay. So, we are not doing a study on these things. We are trying to emphasize that Rome establishes the vision. Move Rome out of the vision, and all these things shut down.

Mouth Speaking Great Things—Daniel 7:25; Revelation 13:5

So, in Daniel 7:25, this is not the only thing that is in Daniel 7:25; but, in Daniel 7:25 once of the characteristics of this 1260-year time period is the speaking of the Papacy. And it says,

"25And he shall speak great words against the most High,"—

And what does it mean when a power speaks in Bible prophecy? It means an action of its legislative and judicial authority; so, it is identifying that the Papacy is going to pass laws against the Law of God, against God's people.

—"25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." Daniel 7:25 (KJV).

And in Revelation 13:5, another illustration of this persecution period that is represented in Daniel 11, verses 32 to 35 that prefigures the end of the world, according to Sister White, and Revelation 13:5 says,

"5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months." Revelation 13:5 (KJV).

Space to Repent—Revelation 2:21

If you go to Revelation 2, verse 21, we see a different emphasis about this history. This is the history of Thyatira, which is the history of 538 to 1798, the history of the Papacy. And in verse 21, it says,

"21And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not." Revelation 2:21 (KJV).

At one level this period is a period of probationary time for the Papacy, but she does not repent. Okay? You need to see that when you get to a level of prophetic history that we are not going to get to.

Two Witnesses—1 Kings 18:13; Revelation 11:3

In 1 Kings 18, we see this history prefigured in the story of Elijah and Ahab. 1 Kings 18; and, there are many, many things that you can derive from 1 Kings 18, particularly in connection with the Millerite History. I am just going to take you to verse 13, so you can see one easy point.

When Ahab comes to Obadiah, in verse 13 in their discussion, Obadiah says to Ahab,

"13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?" 1 Kings 18:13 (KJV).

Now, this time period, these 1260 years (538 to 1798) is the time 1260 days of the drought of Elijah; and, Obadiah says that he had hid 100 prophets in two caves during that time period.

If you go to Revelation 11, verse 3—I hope you are getting my point here. I am not trying to take time to teach lessons about these stories. I am trying to take time to show you how the subject of Rome ties the whole prophetic testimony from the beginning of the Bible to the end together. In verse 3, it says, speaking of the same history [only in the history of the Papacy and not the 1260 days of drought in the time of Ahab but in the 1260 years of the Dark Ages in the time of Jezebel (the Papacy)], verse 3 says,

"3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth." Revelation 11:3 (KJV).

Obadiah put 100 prophets, he divided them into two witnesses and he put them in [two] caves to hide them; and, in this history [538 to 1798] we have two witnesses in sackcloth hidden that had been prefigured in the story of Ahab, Obadiah, and Jezebel.

So, really, all I am trying to say is that Rome establishes the vision.

Three Parts

First

723BC 677 Sunday Law 508 538 1798 1844

31 AD321 330 476 1813

496 513

Rev 8

Battle of Kingdom of

Actium Pagan Rome

Divided into East & West;

and, thereafter

the East among Constantine's 3 Sons

Figure No. 161.

In your notes now, just to make a couple of more points, not all the points but to move beyond it, you will see from Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, by Uriah Smith, page 280, that in the year AD330, when Constantine divided the kingdom into the East and West, he immediately—well, not immediately but thereafter divided the kingdom into three parts, among his three sons.

And you can see the reference here; so, if you are not familiar with it, you can get familiar with it.

"The time appointed is probably the prophetic time of verse 24, which has been previously mentioned. It closed, as already shown, in A.D.330, at which time this power was to return and come again toward the south, but not as on the former occasion, when it went to Egypt, nor as the latter, when it went to Judea. Those were expeditions which resulted in conquest and glory. This one led to demoralization and ruin. The removal of the seat of empire to Constantinople was the signal for the downfall of the empire. Rome then lost its prestige. The western division was exposed to the incursions of foreign enemies. On the death of Constantine, the Roman empire was divided into three parts, between his three sons, Constantius, Constantine II, and Constans. Constantine II and Constans quarreled, and Constans, being victor, gained the supremacy of the whole West. He was soon slain by one of his commanders, who, in turn, was shortly after defeated by the surviving emperor, and in despair ended his own days, A.D.353. The barbarians of the North now began their incursions, and extended their conquests till the imperial power of the West expired in A.D.476." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 280.

I will take the second paragraph, rather than the long one. It says, from Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, page 480,

"The Roman empire, after Constantine, was divided into three parts; and hence the frequent remark, 'a third part of men,' etc.,"—

". . . the frequent remark"—what?—"'a third part of men,' . . ." If you do not get this, then you—

You know, the Biblical Research Institute, the champion theologians of Adventism, they reject the Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets outright. They say it. So, that is the official stance of our church.

But, the Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets is that Revelation 8 is describing the demise of the Roman Empire. And when you go into Revelation 8, you will see it repeatedly, "a third part of this," "a third part of that," "a third part of this." And Uriah Smith is here saying that in order to understand Revelation 8, then you need to understand that one of the characteristics of Rome in Bible prophecy is that it is divided into three parts.

And in Eastern Rome, Constantine divided his kingdom into three parts, among his three sons. So, when the Trumpets began to take his kingdom apart, when the part of the kingdom that was previously ruled by one of his sons is taken over, then the third part of that kingdom is gone. That is what Revelation 8 is saying. And, when another part of the kingdom that was ruled by one of his sons is taken over, a third part of that kingdom is gone.

—"The Roman empire, after Constantine, was divided into three parts, and hence the frequent remark, 'a third part of men,' etc., in allusion to the third part of the empire which was under the scourge. This division of the Roman kingdom was made at the death of Constantine, among his three sons, Constantius, Constantine II, and Constans." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 480.

But, also in the Western—that was the Eastern. Constantine moved to the East—But, in the West, in the City of Rome, it was also divided into three parts in the sense it established the threefold type of government that still exists in the world today. This is the Government of the United States. The government of Pagan Rome is the Government of the United States. It is a threefold government. It has an Executive Branch, a Legislative Branch, and a Judicial Branch. But, in Pagan Rome, it was the Caesars, the senators, and the consuls.

Uriah Smith is commenting on this. On page 487 of Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, he says,

"We understand that this trumpet symbolizes the career of Odoacer, the barbarian monarch who was so intimately connected with the downfall of Western Rome. The symbols sun, moon, and stars—"—

The symbols of the sun, moon, and the stars in Revelation 8, when the Trumpets are taking the Roman Empire apart,

—"The symbols sun, moon, and stars—for they are undoubtedly here used as symbols—evidently denote the great luminaries of the Roman government,—its emperors, senators, and consuls." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 487.

So, in 330, because of 321—what happened in 321?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The first Sunday Law.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The first Sunday Law: National apostasy is followed by national ruin. In 330 the kingdom is divided into East and West; and, in the East, thereafter, it is divided into three parts, among Constantine's three sons; and, the West is divided into three parts, in reference to its form of government. And if you do not recognize these three parts, then you do not recognize in Revelation 8 that when the stars go out, it is talking about one part of the government of Western Rome; and, when the moon goes out, about another part; and, when the sun goes out, another part.

Revelation 16:19, 13

But, in Revelation 16, verse 19—and this is not past history; this is our history—Revelation 16 is talking about modern Babylon (the end-of-the-world Babylon), and verse 19 says,

"19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." Revelation 16:19 (KJV).

So, modern Babylon at the end of the world is divided into three parts.

How do you understand those three parts? Well, you go back into the history of what? Of Rome: Rome establishes the vision.

Go to verse 13 [of Revelation 16], so we can understand what the three parts of modern Babylon are; and, it says,

"13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet." Revelation 16:13 (KJV).

So, the division of modern Rome into three parts is based upon the division of ancient Rome into three parts; therefore, if you remove Rome out of the equation, you are destroying your ability to understand end-time Bible prophecy.

Before I go to 2 Corinthians 2:11—I forgot what I wanted to do. I forgot why I took time to put things on the board.

I want to make an argument here about what I have been saying.

I have been saying that Rome establishes the vision. And based upon the Scriptures that we looked at yesterday and today, in agreement with the Pioneer understanding, we understood that the Battle of Actium was the third obstacle that Pagan Rome conquered, and then it ruled the world supremely for 360 years, until Constantine divided the Empire. [See Figure No. 161 above.]

And we understand that the first Sunday Law is in 321.

We understand that in Daniel 7, Pagan Rome disintegrates into ten nations, and this is accomplished in 476, and it is accomplished by the Trumpets of Revelation 8.

And we understand that in 496 arms stood up: Clovis came to the aid of the Papacy, to put her on the throne of the Earth, to begin the work of removing the three horns. The removal of the third horn is accomplished in 538.

But, in Revelation 13:2 it says that the dragon (Pagan Rome) is going to give three things to the Papacy. It is going to give its power in 496, its seat—it gave the City of Rome to Papal Rome in 330, when it left town and went to Constantinople—and, it gave its civil authority to the Papacy in 533 with the Decree of Justinian, which identified the Pope of Rome as the head of the church and the Corrector of Heretics.

So, all of these subjects, all these prophecies, all these predictions are dealing with Rome; and, it is these histories that are establishing the vision. Okay?

But, also, the arms were going to remove Paganism. The resistance to the rise of the Papacy was coming from Paganism, and that was subdued in 508.

So, this as a starting point has a prophecy that comes to here [1798], the 1290; and, to here [1843] the 1335.

And this [538] has a prophecy that comes to 1798.

We have looked at all the light that is produced by understanding the history of Rome from 538 to 1798—but, we have not looked at all of it, of course.

But, to throw one thing more in here, in 508 to 538 is the preparation time for the Papacy.

HISTORY OF THE ANTICHRIST

Dan 11:40 11:41 12:1 Christ's

Sunday Rev 17:17 Second

AD508 538 1798 Law Coming

30 yrs 1260 yrs 70 yrs

USA 7 Plagues

USA is Egypt is Probation

Conquered Conquered Closes

Figure No. 162A.

The Papacy is placed upon the throne of the Earth in 538; and, three and a half years later, it receives its deadly wound [1798]. The piece of lead is put over the ephah (the basket) and Tyre is forgotten for 70 years, as the days of one king. It is forgotten from 1798 until it conquers the United States at The Sunday Law.

And then the Papacy is going to conquer Egypt [Daniel 11:41; Revelation 17:17]; and then, probation is going to close [Daniel 12:1]; and then, Christ is going to come.

And this history here [from AD508 to Christ's Second Coming]—and I have said what I am going to say now; it is redundant. I have said this at least 20 times where it has been recorded on DVDs—this here is an argument about the Daily that none of the theologians have ever tried to respond to what we are going to say here. They are just dead silent on this one.

Okay. This [the history from AD508 to Christ's Second Coming in Figure No. 162A] is the history of the antichrist, which means "to stand in place of Christ."

HISTORY OF CHRIST

Birth Baptism Resurrection Ascension AD70 Patmos

30yrs 1260 days

Deadly Wound

Figure No. 162B.

This [Figure No. 162B] is the history of Christ. Christ was born, and 30 years later—he had 30 years of preparation—and, 30 years later He was empowered at His baptism when the Dove came down.

And, Christ gave His testimony for 1260 days, and then He received the deadly wound at the cross.

Okay. It is a parallel history.

And then Christ was resurrected as the Papacy is going to be resurrected at The Sunday Law in the United States.

And then Christ ascended as the Papacy is going to ascend to the throne of the Earth when it conquers Egypt, in agreement with Revelation 17:17 when the Ten Kings agree to give their kingdom unto the Beast.

And in the history of Christ, then we have the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70 that is prefiguring the close of probation and the Seven Last Plagues

And then we have the Isle of Patmos in roughly the year 100; and, Ellen White says in the days of the early Christians, Christ came a second time. He came the first time as a baby when He was born in Bethlehem, and He came a second time to the Isle of Patmos. (That is almost word for word.)

"In the days of the early Christians, Christ came the second time. His first advent was at Bethlehem, when He came as an infant. His second advent was at the Isle of Patmos, when He revealed Himself in glory to John the Revelator, who "fell at His feet as dead" when he saw Him. But Christ strengthened him to endure the sight, and then gave him a message to write to the churches of Asia, the names of which are descriptive of the characteristics of every church. {19MR 40.4} (emphasis added)

Patmos is a symbol of the Second Coming.

So, what I am is that when you maintain the Pioneer understanding of 508 (the Daily) and 30 years of preparation to 538, you are maintaining a prophetic sequence of events of the antichrist [Figure No. 161] that lines up perfectly with the Christ [Figure No. 162] that the antichrist is trying to counterfeit:

What puts this in place is the correct understanding of Rome.

Satan's Devices

2 Corinthians 2:11

Okay. So, go to 2 Corinthians 2:11. I am going to switch gears here.

"11. . . Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." 2 Corinthians 2:11 KJV).

Of course, this is not true. It should be true. I am not saying the Bible is not true; but, as Laodiceans, we are ignorant of Satan's devices, and Paul is here saying that as Christians we should not be ignorant of Satan's devices.

Notice what Sister White says in Review and Herald, July 6, 1886:

"We are in constant danger of becoming self-sufficient, relying upon our own wisdom, and not making God our strength. Nothing disturbs Satan so much as our not being ignorant of his devices." Review and Herald, July 6, 1886.

Do you want to disturb Satan? Understand his devices. But, we do not, we do not.

And, of course, what I am saying here is that Satan's devices in connection with this study is the fact that the Bible teaches where there is no vision, the people perish; and, what establishes the vision is Rome. Satan's devices, Satan's work is to destroy our understanding of the role of Rome in Bible prophecy; for, if he does that, we cannot understand the vision and we will perish. And as Christians, we are supposed to understand his devices.

Let All Who Read These Lines, Take Heed

So, I want to read a passage from Testimonies to Ministers, pages 409 – 411.

Now, remember, actually all these past couple of days is just a little diversion out of Daniel 8 so we can go back in and continue on in Daniel 8; but, one of the things I want to show in Daniel 8 is that the Daily is absolutely part of the Omega Apostasy, the Daily being Paganism. So, I am not quite there yet; but, that is part of the direction that we are heading.

Now, notice this from Testimonies to Ministers, and remember that we are to understand Satan's devices.

"Unsanctified ministers are arraying themselves against God. They are praising Christ and the god of this world in the same breath."—

Now, Brothers and Sisters, the god of this world is Satan. Are you with me? The god of this world is Satan!

There are many labels that you can use to identify Satan's religion; but, one of them that is a valid description of Satan's religion is Paganism. So, if you take the religion of Paganism, if you take a symbol in the Bible that represents the religion of Paganism and you say that it is Christ's, when you are using that symbol and saying it is Christ, you are praising Christ and the god of this world in the same breath. Okay? So, I want you to see that principle there; because, I am saying that is what we are doing when we identify the Daily as Christ's Sanctuary ministry.

—"Unsanctified ministers are arraying themselves against God. They are praising Christ and the god of this world in the same breath. While professedly they receive Christ, they embrace Barabbas,"—

Who is Barabbas?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Son of the father: he is a false Christ. He is the antichrist.

—"While professedly the receive Christ, they embrace Barabbas, and by their actions say, 'Not this Man, but Barabbas.' Let all who read these lines, take heed. Satan has made his boast of what he can do. He thinks to dissolve the unity which Christ prayed might exist in His church. He says, 'I will go forth and be"—

A what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A lying spirit.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: A lying spirit. He is going to lie to God's people about something, and it has something to do with reversing the role of Christ and Satan, according to the context of this paragraph.

—"'I will go forth and be a lying spirit to deceive those that I can, to criticize, and condemn, and falsify.' Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light,"—

Who is the church that has great light in the writings of Ellen White?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seventh-day Adventists.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Seventh-day Adventists Church.

—"Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent,"—

Here is the message that the Lord has sent [pointing to the 1843 and 1850 Charts]. They will discard it.

—"and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories. Satan laughs at their folly, for he knows what truth is.

Now, notice the next sentence.

"Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy in their hands,"—

This attack by Satan, she is making it clear. She already said in the last paragraph, "Let all who read these lines, take heed." She is making sure that we understand that this attack of lies and falsehoods that come from Satan that somehow places Christ in the position of Satan and Satan in the position of Christ, this lie comes through the prophetic word.

—"Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy in their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan. If doubts and unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from the people who think they know so much. 'If thou hadst known,' said Christ, 'even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.'"—

Now, Brothers and Sisters, what I am saying is, in the context of this, these [again referring to the 1843 Chart] are "the things which belong unto thy peace!" These are the Foundational Truths.

But, what happens to the Foundational Truths?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: They get hidden.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: They get hidden. They get covered up with rubbish and tradition. They are hid from your eyes.

Now, notice the next statement.

—"Nevertheless, the foundation of God standeth sure."—

She is now letting us know that what gets covered up and hidden is the Foundation of God.

What is the Foundation of God? Right here [referring to the 1843 Chart]. This is the Foundation and Platform of Adventism.

—"The Lord knoweth them that are His. The sanctified minister must have no guile in his mouth. He must be open as the day, free from every taint of evil. A sanctified ministry and press will be a power in flashing the light of truth on this untoward generation. Light, brethren, more light we need. Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm in the holy mountain. Gather the host of the Lord, with sanctified hearts, to hear what the Lord will say unto His people;"—

This is Adventism. This is Adventism. We are the holy mountain.

—"for He has increased light for all who will hear. Let them be armed and equipped, and come up to the battle—to the help of the Lord against the mighty. God Himself will work for Israel. Every lying tongue will be silenced."

Praise the Lord!

—"Angels' hands will overthrow the deceptive schemes that are being formed. The bulwarks of Satan will never triumph. Victory will attend the third angel's message. As the Captain of the Lord's host tore down the walls of Jericho, so will the Lord's commandment-keeping people triumph, and all opposing elements be defeated."—

Now, what does she mean by that?

Does she mean that she is using the destruction of Jericho as a symbol God's mighty power, or is she using the destruction of Jericho as a history that parallels our history?

—"As the Captain of the Lord's host tore down the walls of Jericho, so will the Lord's commandment-keeping people triumph, and all opposing elements be defeated. Let no soul complain of the servants of God who have come to them with a heaven-sent message. Do not any longer pick flaws in them, saying, 'They are too positive; they talk too strongly.' They may talk strongly; but is it not needed? God will make the ears of the hearers"—

What?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Tingle.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"tingle if they will not heed His voice or His message."—

If you will not heed his Voice or His Message, your ears are going to tingle.

—"He will denounce those who resist the word of God."—

Okay. So, evidently, the people's ears that are going to tingle are the people that are resisting the Word of God.

—"Satan has laid every measure possible that nothing shall come among us as a people to reprove and rebuke us, and exhort us to put away our errors."—

We have errors, evidently, that we need to put away.

—"But there is a people who will bear the ark of God. Some will go out from among us who will bear the ark no longer. But these cannot make walls to obstruct the truth; for it will go onward and upward to the end. In the past God has raised up men, and He still has men of opportunity waiting, prepared to do His bidding—men who will go through restrictions which are only as walls daubed with untempered mortar. When God puts His Spirit upon men, they will work. They will proclaim the word of the Lord; they will lift up their voice like a trumpet. The truth will not be diminished or lose its power in their hands. They will show the people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins." Testimonies to Ministers, 409–411.

Tingle

So, there is a message coming that is going to make our ears tingle. I have selected that sentence out of there [Testimonies to Ministers, 409-411, as reflected above]. We are going to look at that a little bit closer.

"God will make the ears of the hearers tingle if they will not heed His voice or His message. He will denounce those who resist the word of God."

There are only three places in the Word of God where people's ears are made to tingle.

1 Samuel 3:11-14

Okay. Go to 1 Samuel 3:11-14. Beginning at verse 11, it says,

"11And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever." Samuel 3:11-14 (KJV).

So, one place where men's ears are made to tingle is with the message that the Lord is about to overturn the Seventh-day Adventist Church and remove the leadership; because, that is what the story of Eli is all about. It took place when the ark was captured. The ark is a symbol of The Sunday Law. The Philistines captured the ark at the Sunday Law; the Seventh-day Adventist Church is going to be purged from the leadership that is represented by Eli and Hophni and Phinehas, and the glory is going to be pronounced as gone, and the Lord is going to place His Church in the hands of those represented by Samuel. That truth should make our ears tingle.

Notice what Sister White says about this tingling ears in the time of Samuel, from Patriarchs and Prophets, page 582.

"Samuel was filled with fear and amazement at the thought of having so terrible a message committed to him" Patriarchs and Prophets, 582.

It is a terrible message!

Brothers and Sisters, the Lord is about to spew the Laodiceans in Adventism out of His mouth.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ooh.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is a terrible message! The Lord is about to remove the structure that has been built upon the sand.

She further says in Spirit of Prophecy, volume 1, page 402:

"The transgressions of Eli's sons were so daring, so insulting to a holy God, that no sacrifice could atone for such willful transgression."—

This is a message about the close of probation: no more remedy for sin.

—"These sinful priests profaned the sacrifices which typified the Son of God."—

What are they doing? They are taking a symbol of Christ and they are profaning it.

How would you do that? Well, you could take a symbol of Satan and say it is Christ.

Oh, that is what we [Adventism] have done with the Daily.

—"These sinful priests profaned the sacrifices which typified the Son of God. And by their blasphemous conduct they were trampling upon the blood of the atonement, from which was derived the virtue of all sacrifices." Spirit of Prophecy, volume 1, 402.

Now, I doubt that you can remember weeks from now when we get to the conclusion and show that the Daily is one of the primary symbols of the Omega Apostasy, which we are heading for; but, what went on in the story of Eli is the symbol of the Omega Apostasy; and, what was going on there is that Christ was being blasphemed.

It is blasphemous to say Paganism is Christ.

Jeremiah 19:1-12; 2 Kings 21:10-15

Okay. Another place in the Bible where you will see ears tingling is in Jeremiah 19.

Beginning in verse 1, Jeremiah 19, verse 1, says,

"1 Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle,"—

When Jeremiah is going to give this message in chapter 19, he first goes and gets a pot. Okay?

—"1 Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 3 And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle."—

Brothers and Sisters, this is the same pronouncement in Jeremiah's day as Samuel's that was given to Eli; the same pronouncement: "Jerusalem is about to be overturned by Nebuchadnezzar."

Verse 4:

—"4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents; 5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: 6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter. 7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 8 And I will make this city desolate,"—

Just as He did in the story of Samuel.

—"and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. 12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: . . ." Jeremiah 19:1-12 (KJV).

This is the same kind of message that Samuel gave to Eli; and, when you hear this message, it causes your ears to tingle.

And a symbol of this is the breaking of this potter's vessel.

There is one other place that the Bible speaks of people's ears tingling, in 2 Kings 21.

Why are we looking at this? Because, Ellen White says we have a message that is going to make Adventists' ears tingle.

2 Kings 21, beginning at verse 10, says,

"10 And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: 12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle."

When you hear the message about the judgment against God's Church, your ears will tingle.

Verse 13:

—"13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance,"—

Was Eli and Hophni and Phinehas forsaken?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;"—

Were the Jews in the time of Jeremiah delivered into the hands of their enemies?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day." 2 Kings 21:10-15 (KJV).

So, I want you to see that this judgment message that is in the Bible three times that causes your ears to tingle, here the judgment is illustrated in verse 13 that Judah is going to be punished with the same punishment that Samaria (the Northern Kingdom), the House of Ahab, was punished with; and, the punishment that they were punished with was the 2520.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, in this judgment there is a reference to the 2520 (the seven times). And the Lord says that what He is going to do to Jerusalem is He is going to turn it upside down. The Lord is going to turn Jerusalem upside down; and, you know in the Scriptures that the Lord is constantly contrasting: you know, there is the True Movement and the False Movement; there is the new wine and the old wine that causes the drunkards of Ephraim to be drunk; there are the wise and the foolish virgins. There are always these contrasts that the Lord uses between righteousness and unrighteousness.

And I want you to see here in this judgment that causes the ears to tingle, that here is identified as the same judgment against the Southern Kingdom that took place as the Northern Kingdom, which is this plummet which is the seven times, that the judgment is also the Lord turning Jerusalem upside down. And, I want you to remember that; because, hey, the drunkards of Ephraim, they also are going to turn something upside down.

What does upside down mean? You can see it in your notes.

UPSIDE DOWN: Strong's Concordance, H2017—an upset, that is, (abstractly) perversity.

It means to upset or perversity, or pervert.

Okay. If you are going to turn something upside down, you are going to pervert it.

Brothers and Sisters, an easy one to see that has been turned upside down is right here: AD508 [using the 1843 Chart]. We do not teach that it is 805. We do not turn it upside down like that; but, we pervert it.

The Pioneers say that this [date of AD508] is a symbol of Paganism, a satanic power; and, we have turned it upside down. We say it is a symbol of a godly power: it is Christ's Sanctuary ministry. It has been turned upside down! It has been perverted.

Isaiah 28:14-18, 29:16; Psalm 146:9; Isaiah 24:1

Go to Isaiah 28, beginning at verse 14.

"14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem."—

These are the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the end of the world. Sister White is clear about this.

—"15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge,"—

Remember her quote form Testimonies to Ministers.

—"and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line,"—

This is the same judgment of 2 Kings, the same type of reference.

—"and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it." Isaiah 28:14-18 (KJV).

What I am saying here is that the judgment of 2 Kings against Manasseh is being referred to here as the judgment against God's people at the end of the world; and, that judgment is what causes their ears to tingle.

But the measurement that is referenced for Manasseh is also referenced here by this "line" and this "plummet," which is the 2520. We have already dealt with this in this presentation.

Go to verse 16 of the next chapter, of Isaiah 29: the same vision, but the Lord is going to identify as one of the problems that the drunkards of Ephraim has accomplished. In Isaiah 29, verse 16,

"16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay:"—

As what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: As potter's clay.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: As potter's clay?

—"for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? Or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?" Isaiah 29:16 (KJV).

The Lord produced the Millerite Temple from 1798 to 1844; and, there is no way that this [1843] Chart here was not a part of that production; because this Chart here prepared them for the First Disappointment, which was to begin the purging process to produce a group of people that would move by faith into the Most Holy Place. This is part of the Lord's production.

And, the people that were brought forth from this production are part of the production.

So, shall the production say there is no understanding in this? ". . . for shall the work say of him"—that is Adventism—"He made me not?"

Shall we deny this [1843] Chart that made us?

And what is it going to be esteemed as, this attitude? Potter's clay. And the breaking of the pot marks this judgment, and this judgment is caused by God's people turning something upside down.

Go to Psalms 146, verse 9.

Is anybody getting warm in here besides me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Various responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: "9The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down." Psalm 149:9 (KJV).

Okay. The Lord is going to turn something upside down.

What is He going to turn upside down? He is going to turn Jerusalem upside down. He is going to turn the wicked in Jerusalem upside down; but, contrasting this, the wicked in Jerusalem, they are going to turn something upside down. They are going to pervert something.

Isaiah 24, verse 1.

We are almost done, and then we will be prepared to go back into Daniel 8.

"1 BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof." Isaiah 24:1 (KJV).

We have just gone through the places in the Bible where upside down is used, other than the New Testament. And here we find the Lord is going to turn Jerusalem upside down, the same way that He turned Samaria upside down: with the plummet of the 2520.

But, here, the Lord is talking about turning the world upside down at the end during the Seven Last Plagues. And what does He do with the inhabitants then? He scatters them. "Turning them upside down" is referencing the scattering.

Okay. That is in place.

A couple of comments on tingling ears from the Spirit of Prophecy.

Signs of the Times, May 17, 1883:

"The preacher himself, must be alive; he must have the earnestness of the Spirit; he must labor through Christ; he must make direct appeals; he must sound the alarm to careless and world-loving professors, though they should be displeased because their ears tingle with the close application of the truth,—'Thou art the man.' It is too late to daub with untempered mortar. There must be plain and faithful dealing. The people must be aroused to do the work which God enjoins upon them, to take up the stumbling-blocks and clear out the rubbish, that the Spirit of God may come in. The guilt as well as the danger of backsliding must be faithfully pointed out." Signs of the Times, May 17, 1883.

Now Sister White has just referenced another Biblical passage that makes your ears tingle; and, what was that? "Thou art the man."

Who is that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: That's Ahab.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: That is Ahab.

And who was telling Ahab, "Thou art the man? Elijah.

"You are the one that did," what? That has caused Israel to sin, and you and your wife are going to die for it.

It is the same story as Shiloh with Eli, as Jeremiah and Manasseh.

And, Sister White is saying that we have a message that parallels that at the end of the world.

One more quote, Review and Herald, September 6, 1892:

"When needed warnings are to be given, sins are to be rebuked, errors and wrongs are to be corrected, not only in the pulpit but personal labor. This is divine work, and although it is not congenial to the natural inclinations, the minister must proclaim the straight truth which will make the ears of them that hear tingle; for they must lay before those who are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, the dangers and perils that are around them, and the doom that awaits the impenitent." Review and Herald, September 6, 1892.

Okay. So, the Final Warning Message is the message from Samuel to Eli, the message of Jeremiah to the leadership of Jerusalem, the message to Manasseh, the message to Ahab: a message of the close of probation; but, in connection with it, is the judgment, the symbol of the judgment, the 2520.

Jericho

What about Jericho? We have emphasized it. You may have forgotten it. But, in this quote about unsanctified ministers praising the Christ and the god of this world in the same breath, and standing in the pulpit with torches that were lit from the hellish torch of Satan with false prophecy, she also compared the work that we do with Jericho.

From Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, page 410, she said,

"Victory will attend the third angel's message. As the Captain of the Lord's host tore down the walls of Jericho, so will the Lord's commandment-keeping people triumph, and all opposing elements be defeated." Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 410 (1898). {Last Day Events, 52.3}

Now, is she meaning that Jericho is an illustration of the end of the world, or is she just saying that the power that was demonstrated when Jericho was brought down is the power that will be demonstrated in the Third Angel's Message?

For me, what did they do when they brought down Jericho?

They silently marched around Jericho once a day, for how many days?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: For seven days.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: For six days, six days.

But, on the seventh day, what did they do?

They marched around, how many?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seven.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Seven . . . ?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Times.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, they did "seven times."

So, what do we see there?

At one level we see the Sabbath, do we not? We see six days, and then an emphasis placed upon the seventh day; but, we also see that it was the seven times that brought the walls of Jericho down.

And what did they do to bring the walls of Jericho down?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Blew the trumpets.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: They blew the trumpets. So, if the story of Jericho is an illustration of the end of the world, what Trumpet sounds at the end of the world?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Seventh.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Seventh Trumpet, which is the Third Woe; and, if the First Woe was Islam, and the Second Woe was Islam, then the Third Woe and the Seventh Trumpet is the message of Islam.

So, as they are going around Jericho, they are going to raise the message of Islam in the Third Woe.

And then what did they do? They shouted.

Ah, there is a Loud Cry Message, is it not?

And the walls of Jericho came down.

You know that story, do you not?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. Now, in Joshua 6:26-27, the conclusion of that story, goes like this:

"26And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country." Joshua 6:26–27 (KJV).

Now, if we are to address, understand the story of Jericho in that fashion, that it is illustrating the end of the world and that the Loud Cry Message at the end of the world is the message of the Trumpet of the Third Woe, and the message of the seven times, if we are willing to receive that, then in the destruction of Jericho we have the message of Islam and the message of the seven times. When you look at the ruins of Jericho, that is what you see.

But, if you want to cover up that message, if you want to cover up that truth, what do you do?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: You rebuild Jericho. And if you rebuild Jericho, you are covering up the story of the Seventh Trumpet (the Third Woe, the message of Islam), and you are covering up the message of the seven times.

Do you follow the logic?

Is that too hard of a stretch?

So, who was it, who was it that began to cover up the seven times?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: James White.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It was Elder James White.

Notice from Testimonies, volume 1, pages 102-103"

"In 1860 death stepped over our threshold,"—

How many children did James and Ellen White have?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Four.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Four.

—"In 1860 death stepped over our threshold, and broke the youngest branch of our family tree."—

That is his lastborn.

—"Little Herbert, born September 20, 1860, died December 14 of the same year. When that tender branch was broken, how our hearts did bleed none may know but those who have followed their little ones of promise to the grave."—

That is a curse, to lose a child.

—"But oh, when our noble Henry died, [THE DEATH OF HENRY N. WHITE OCCURRED AT TOPSHAM, MAINE, DECEMBER 8, 1863.]"—

And Henry was their—what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Their oldest.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Their firstborn.

—"at the age of sixteen; when our sweet singer was borne to the grave, and we no more heard his early song, ours was a lonely home. Both parents and the two remaining sons felt the blow most keenly. But God comforted us in our bereavements, and with faith and courage we pressed forward in the work He had given us, in bright hope of meeting our children who had been torn from us by death, in that world where sickness and death will never come." Testimonies, volume 1, 102–103.

When did his firstborn die? 1863, 1863.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Notice the next quote.

Do you know why their firstborn died?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Because he took a nap. He took a nap on the materials that they were using to produce this chart, and he caught a chill and he got pneumonia—[throwing up both hands] but not this [1850] Chart, and not this [1843] Chart!

What chart did he take a nap on? The 1863 chart they were producing! And the materials that they were using to produce the 1863 chart where they were building Jericho—I mean, they were removing the 2520 out of the Truth for this message—little Henry took a nap upon the backing they were using to print those charts that were damp, and he caught a chill and he caught pneumonia, and he died.

Notice, from Arthur White, Ellen G. White, volume 2, page 70:

"When on Friday, November 27, [1863] the parents reached Topsham, they found their three sons and Adelia waiting for them at the depot. They were all apparently in good health, except for Henry, who had a cold. But the next Tuesday, December 1, Henry was very ill with pneumonia. Years later Willie, his youngest brother, reconstructed the story:

'During the absence of their parents, Henry and Edson, under the supervision of Brother Howland, were busily engaged in mounting the charts"
—the 1863 Charts—"on cloth, ready for sale. They worked in a rented store building about a block from the Howland home. At length they had a respite for a few days while they were waiting for charts to be sent from Boston. . . . Returning from a long tramp by the river, he [Henry] thoughtlessly lay down and slept on a few damp cloths used in backing the paper charts. A chilly wind was blowing in from an open window. This indiscretion resulted in a severe cold.'" Arthur White, Ellen G. White, volume 2, 70.

So, the production of the 1863 chart is raising up Jericho. And Jericho gets raised up with the death of the firstborn, and the gates are set with the death of the lastborn; and, both the firstborn and the lastborn of James White die. But, the firstborn died in the very year that the chart that begins the rejection of these Truths [indicating the 1843 and 1850 Charts] and he died from taking a nap on the very materials that were being used to prepare the 1863 chart.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Whew!

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Shall we pray?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, we know that from our human understanding James White is coming up in the resurrection of the Righteous; so, we understand that as we discuss these things about the role that he played in beginning the work of covering up the jewels of the Foundational Truths that his role does not identify him as a lost person but simply as a prophetic symbol that you have left in the Record to give us warning of what is taking place in our day and age, as we are confronted with unsanctified ministers that have torches that have been lit from unholy fire, standing in the pulpits opposing the message of the hour, the message to return to the Foundations. We ask that you continue to bless us as we return to Daniel 8 and understand that the prophetic vision is based upon Rome as a symbol, and that Rome as a symbol is a determined work of Satan to confuse, obscure, and turn upside down, and that he has been attempting this work from the beginning of Adventism. We want to understand his devices that we can be prepared to clearly defend the truth for those that have been taken captive by his devices. We thank you for being with us so far. We ask your continued blessing upon this day as Marco shares with the Latin brethren around the world. In Jesus's name, amen.