Amazing Facts – Lesson 21

• There are two beasts (world superpowers) spoken of in Revelation.
• Roman papacy
• 7 heads and 10 horns
• 538-1798 (42 months)
• 538 = papacy gained an army
• 1798 = Deadly wound by the sword (Word of God – reformation),
• U.S.A. became recognized by the world as an independent nation in 1798
•  Rises up out of the sea
• Characteristics of a lamb and the Roman dragon
• Two horns like a lamb (freedom of religion and freedom of government – no pope, no king), but no crowns
• Will speak ‘as a dragon’ – will make laws governing how and when people will worship, just like in the Dark Ages.  A government speaks with its legislation
• Doug talked about the upcoming economic crisis
• It will make an image to the beast – not a statue – but laws and legislation

The Rock San Diego – 9/21 sermon

• Even in Eden there was:
  1. Work
  2. Consequences for behavior

Rewards for Obedience

I have recently been convinced (through Amazing Facts as well as other timely reading) that drinking alcohol is a hindrance to my relationship with Christ.  Just as I have come to understand the blessing given for sexual purity (thoughts and deeds), I have a hunch that there may be a blessing awaiting me to claim for obedience to rejecting this temporal pleasure (of the flesh) as well.  Just as I have learned to call upon the Lord to shelter me from impure thoughts, I also can call upon Him to shelter me from other temptation (alcohol).  I need to:

1. Recognize the threat (either in advance or real-time)
2. Ask for shelter
3. Trust that shelter will be provided

The Rock San Diego – 12/7 sermon – Party

• Death = Life
• The word ‘party’ has been stolen and claimed by Satan as his own
• ‘Party’ truly belongs to God
• Christ’s death (one death) atones for all believer’s life
• God loves you as much as He’s ever going to love you, right now
• It is finished

Lifelong Prayer

Lord Jesus, I pray that you would fulfill in my life all that you have divinely ordained to accomplish through me.  Thy will be done in and through my life.