THE THREE ANGELS’ THE THREE ANGELS’ MESSAGESMESSAGES

99. . BABYLON’S FORNICATIONBABYLON’S FORNICATION

WHO ARE BABYLON’S PARTNERS? WHO ARE BABYLON’S PARTNERS? REVELATION 14: 8REVELATION 14: 8

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nationsnations drink of the wine of the wrath of her drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.fornication.

REVELATION 17:1, 2REVELATION 17:1, 2And there came one of the seven angels which had And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the whom the kingskings of the earthof the earth have committed have committed fornication, and the fornication, and the inhabitants of the earthinhabitants of the earth have have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

UNIFICATION: CHURCH & STATE IN UNIFICATION: CHURCH & STATE IN CHRIST DAYCHRIST DAY

MATTHEW 22:15-17, 21MATTHEW 22:15-17, 21Then went the Pharisees [Then went the Pharisees [churchchurch], and took counsel ], and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk. And they how they might entangle him in [his] talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians [[statestate], saying, Master, we know that thou art true, ], saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ...And he lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ...And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? They say unto him, superscription? They say unto him, Caesar'sCaesar's. Then . Then saith he unto them, saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God'sthings that are God's. .

CAESAR’S CAESAR’S AND AND GOD’SGOD’SDEUTERONOMY 4:13DEUTERONOMY 4:13

And he declared unto you his covenant, which he And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, [even] ten commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote them upon commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables two tables of stoneof stone..

DEUTERONOMY 6:5-7 [DEUTERONOMY 6:5-7 [First tablet: verticallyFirst tablet: vertically]]And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. and when thou risest up.

SECOND TABLET: HORIZONTALLYSECOND TABLET: HORIZONTALLYLEVITICUS 19:11-18LEVITICUS 19:11-18

Don’t steal and don’t lie to one anotherDon’t steal and don’t lie to one another Don’t defraud thy neighbour Don’t defraud thy neighbour Don’t curse the deafDon’t curse the deaf Don’t put a stumbling block before the blind Don’t put a stumbling block before the blind Don’t deal unjustly in judgmentDon’t deal unjustly in judgment Treat everyone equally [Poor or rich] Treat everyone equally [Poor or rich]

Don’t go up and down [Talebearer]Don’t go up and down [Talebearer] Don’t stand against the blood of thy neighbourDon’t stand against the blood of thy neighbour Don’t hold grudges in your heart for anyoneDon’t hold grudges in your heart for anyone Love everyone [neighbour] as thyselfLove everyone [neighbour] as thyself

TEN COMMANDMENTS: TWO TEN COMMANDMENTS: TWO TABLETS & TWO KINGDOMS TABLETS & TWO KINGDOMS

First Four First Four COMMANDMENTS:COMMANDMENTS:GOD’S KINGDOM GOD’S KINGDOM

[CHURCH][CHURCH]

Application: How to Application: How to vertically relate to GOD vertically relate to GOD

as SUPREME as SUPREME AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

Last Six Last Six COMMANDMENTS: COMMANDMENTS: MAN’S KINGDOM MAN’S KINGDOM

[STATE][STATE]

Application: How to Application: How to horizontally relate to horizontally relate to the STATE [CIVIL] the STATE [CIVIL]

AUTHORITY AUTHORITY

JESUS: STATE AUTHORITY?JESUS: STATE AUTHORITY?

MARK 2:5-7MARK 2:5-7……He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be thy sins be

forgiven theeforgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes . But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this [man] thus this [man] thus speak blasphemiesspeak blasphemies? ? who can forgive who can forgive sins but God onlysins but God only??

JOHN 10:32, 33JOHN 10:32, 33Jesus answered them, Many good works have I Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works showed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself Godbecause that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. .

PHARISEES: ACCUSATION OF PHARISEES: ACCUSATION OF CHRIST?CHRIST?

JOHN 9:16JOHN 9:16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath daybecause he keepeth not the sabbath day. . Others said, Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such How can a man that is a sinner do such miraclesmiracles? And there was a division among them.? And there was a division among them.

JOHN 5:16, 18JOHN 5:16, 18And therefore did And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, sought to slay him, because he had done these because he had done these things on the sabbath day. things on the sabbath day. Therefore Therefore the Jews the Jews sought the more to kill himsought the more to kill him, because he not only had , because he not only had broken the sabbathbroken the sabbath, but said also that , but said also that God was his God was his FatherFather, , making himself equal with God.making himself equal with God.

WHICH TABLET OF THE LAW? WHICH TABLET OF THE LAW? GOD’S [CHURCH] OR MAN’S [STATE]GOD’S [CHURCH] OR MAN’S [STATE]

JOHN 19:6, 7JOHN 19:6, 7When the chief priests therefore and officers saw When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate [[him]. Pilate [statestate] saith unto them, Take ye him, ] saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in himI find no fault in him. The . The Jews answered him, Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.Son of God.

JOHN 18:38JOHN 18:38PilatePilate saith unto him, saith unto him, What is truthWhat is truth? And when he ? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at allI find in him no fault [at all].].

THE JEWS [RELIGIOUS] SOUGHT THE THE JEWS [RELIGIOUS] SOUGHT THE HELP OF THE STATE [POLITICAL] TO HELP OF THE STATE [POLITICAL] TO

CRUCIFY JESUSCRUCIFY JESUSJOHN 18:30, 31JOHN 18:30, 31

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according toand judge him according to your lawyour law. The Jews . The Jews therefore said unto him, therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to It is not lawful for us to put any man to deathput any man to death::

JOHN 18:38 [JOHN 18:38 [Not guiltyNot guilty] JOHN 19:4, 6 [] JOHN 19:4, 6 [Not guiltyNot guilty]]JOHN 18:36 JOHN 18:36

Jesus says, “Jesus says, “My kingdomMy kingdom is not of this world...” is not of this world...”

CHURCH AND STATE DRAMA: END-CHURCH AND STATE DRAMA: END-TIME DEJA VU [DAYTIME DEJA VU [DAYZHZHAA VAA VOOOO]]

JOHN 16:1, 2JOHN 16:1, 2These things have I spoken unto you, that ye These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out should not be offended. They shall put you out

of of the synagogues: yea, the synagogues: yea, the time comeththe time cometh, , that that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God serviceGod service..ACTS 4:18, 19 [PETER & JOHN] “ACTS 4:18, 19 [PETER & JOHN] “COUNCILCOUNCIL””

And they called them, and And they called them, and commanded them not commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesusto speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. . But Peter and John answered and said unto them, But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge yehearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. .

ROMANS 13:1-9 ROMANS 13:1-9 CAESAR’S AUTHORITY [LAW]CAESAR’S AUTHORITY [LAW]

THE SECOND TABLET OF GOD’S LAWTHE SECOND TABLET OF GOD’S LAW

GOD’S WARNING TO ISRAELGOD’S WARNING TO ISRAELJEREMIAH 27:4-8JEREMIAH 27:4-8……Thus shall ye say unto your masters; I have made Thus shall ye say unto your masters; I have made

the the earthearth, the , the manman and the and the beastbeast that [are] upon the that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto meunto me. And now have I given all these lands into . And now have I given all these lands into the hand of the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of BabylonNebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, , my servantmy servant; and the ; and the beasts of the fieldbeasts of the field have I given have I given him also to serve him. And all him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve nations shall serve him, and his sonhim, and his son, and , and his son's sonhis son's son, until the very , until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. ...that great kings shall serve themselves of him. ...that nation will I nation will I punishpunish, saith the LORD, , saith the LORD, with the with the swordsword, and with the , and with the faminefamine, and with the , and with the pestilencepestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand., until I have consumed them by his hand.

THREE HEBREW BOYS: THREE HEBREW BOYS: GODGOD OR OR NEBUCHADNEZZARNEBUCHADNEZZAR??

DANIEL 3:16-18, 21DANIEL 3:16-18, 21Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not we [are] not careful to answer thee in this mattercareful to answer thee in this matter. If it be [so], . If it be [so], our God whom we serveour God whom we serve is able to deliver us from is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy godsgods, , nor worship the golden image which thou hast set nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. up. Then these men were bound in their coatsThen these men were bound in their coats, , their their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garmentshosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and , and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

A DECREE: THE KING’S LAWA DECREE: THE KING’S LAWDANIEL 3:28, 29DANIEL 3:28, 29

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. nor worship any god, except their own God. Therefore I make a decree, That every people, Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and against against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and against Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.God that can deliver after this sort.

HEBREWS BOYS: ALLEGIANCE HEBREWS BOYS: ALLEGIANCE DANIEL 6:9, 10, 25, 26DANIEL 6:9, 10, 25, 26

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. decree. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his Godprayed, and gave thanks before his God, , as he did a as he did a foretimeforetime. Then . Then king Dariusking Darius wrote unto all people, wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end.[shall be even] unto the end.

BABYLON USES THE STATE WHICH BABYLON USES THE STATE WHICH ENFORCES HER DECREEENFORCES HER DECREE

REVELATION 13:15REVELATION 13:15

And he had power to give life unto the And he had power to give life unto the image of image of the beastthe beast, that the image of the beast should both , that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast worship the image of the beast should be killedshould be killed..

UNION: CHURCH [RELIGIOUS] AND UNION: CHURCH [RELIGIOUS] AND STATE [CIVIL] AMALGAMATIONSTATE [CIVIL] AMALGAMATION

Any religious systemAny religious system that uses the state to that uses the state to force people to believe in a certain way is force people to believe in a certain way is

committing an abomination against the committing an abomination against the Almighty God. Almighty God.

•ThreatThreat•CoercionCoercion•Unification through deceptionUnification through deception