Satan’s Deception and Impersonation of Christ
As his crowning act of deception, Satan will appear on earth claiming to be Christ. He will manifest himself in supernatural form, unlike any spectacle humans have ever witnessed. He will perform “miracles” and speak eloquently of peace, making the delusion almost overmastering. Then, as the world is hammered with calamities, the false Christ will […]
God’s Character Vindicated
Jesus came to our world to magnify, glorify, and vindicate the character of God. By His life, death, and resurrection He demonstrated that “God is love”, in the most beautiful sense imaginable, ruling out fear and force as motivations for worshipping God. Jesus proves that God’s favor cannot be merited or earned, by anything humans […]
The Time of Trouble
As the mark of the beast is enforced, “There shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.” Jesus also warned of the same: “For then there will […]
The Mark of the Beast Enforced
The essence of God’s character is love. From this premise arises the sublime truth that God, while possessing all power, only desires love-motivated worship. God’s law is a law of liberty, not of force. Wherever the true gospel is known and received, there is liberty. The gospel, therefore, stands for the separation of church and […]
The Sealing of God’s People
As the loud cry and the latter rain exert their influence, the followers of Jesus become more and more deeply settled into the truth about God’s good character of love. They become immovable, with intelligent loyalty and trust toward God. As a result, they become impenetrable to Satan’s deceptions. They are forever “sealed” in their […]
The Latter Rain
Throughout Scripture, rain is employed as a metaphor to depict the outpouring of special blessings from God. “I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.” Early season rains cause seeds to […]
The Loud Cry
The true beauty of God’s character will go global. John saw “an angel coming down from heaven having great authority and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice saying Babylon the great is fallen is fallen”. The proclamation of the gospel in the context of the three […]
Calamities Increase
Jesus foretold that natural, economic, and military disasters will multiply and intensify, like a woman’s contractions in labor, leading up to the Parousia and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. E.G. White indicates that the world will be catapulted to its end by means of a “sudden and unlooked for calamity” of either natural, economic, […]
The Gospel to All Nations
Jesus explained that the proclamation of the gospel— the good news of God’s saving grace— as a “witness” to “all nations” is the pivotal factor of earth’s final events. Once that happens then the end will come. Everyone will have decided for or against Christ. The apostle Paul defined the gospel of Christ as “righteousness […]
False Revivals
As the true gospel gains influence, Babylon loses credibility, and the earth becomes more and more enveloped in disaster, Satan will instigate false religious revivals. Getting “back to God” will be advanced as the solution to humanities woes, but on the premise of a false gospel or merit and appeasement. The idea will be advanced […]
