Two Beasts, One Agenda

[Webster]

20260207 | Two Beasts, One Agenda | Pastor John Lomacang

Heuristica AI summary: The sermon begins with a prayer and then delves into a historical analysis of American blind spots, drawing parallels between the Pearl Harbor attack and the current spiritual landscape. The speaker argues that just as warnings were ignored before Pearl Harbor, contemporary warnings about spiritual dangers are also being overlooked. The core message focuses on Revelation chapter 13 and verse 14, asserting that America, a nation blessed by God and instrumental in the survival of the Christian church, is now at a critical juncture. The speaker posits that America, initially a "lamblike nation" established on Protestant principles, is being influenced by Satan to create an "image to the beast," referencing papal Rome.

A significant portion of the sermon is dedicated to the role of the Holy Spirit. The speaker emphasizes that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead and is crucial for understanding Jesus's teachings and the book of Revelation. The devil's agenda, according to the sermon, is to neutralize the Holy Spirit's influence, thereby preventing people from receiving divine truth. This rejection of the Holy Spirit is presented as a pattern throughout biblical history, from the pre-flood generation to the resistance faced by Stephen.

The sermon then explores the concept of Christian nationalism and its potential to erode religious liberty. It argues that the merging of Christian identity with government authority blurs the lines between spiritual mission and civil power, leading to the enforcement of beliefs rather than voluntary acceptance. The speaker highlights the historical introduction of Sunday laws, often disguised as economic measures, as a precursor to federal legislation that could restrict freedoms. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is cited to illustrate the church's claim of authority in changing the Sabbath to Sunday.

The sermon concludes by warning against the deceptive nature of "blue laws" and the push for a uniform day of worship, which is seen as a step towards fulfilling prophecy related to the mark of the beast and economic restrictions. The speaker urges listeners to stand firm in their faith, to keep God's commandments, and to rely on the Holy Spirit's guidance, emphasizing that true Christianity is characterized by love, truth, and voluntary sacrifice, not by force or political dominance. The ultimate message is a call to recognize the urgency of the times and to be transformed by the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, rather than being swayed by deceptive influences or legislative mandates.

 

[SetFree]

SDA theory.

The real conspiracy, and there is a grand conspiracy, is in Jerusalem with the "synagogue of Satan." The U.S. is no more the center of that than Rome is, as both are victims like the rest of the world will be when the false-Messiah shows up in Jerusalem, as written in God's Word.

 

[Webster]

SDA theory.

Backed up by both history and Scripture. One example, the change in the day of worship.

Going back to Exodus 20:8-11,

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

We note the presence of the seven-day week; a cursory look at a calendar shows us Sunday is the 1st day of the week and Saturday is the 7th day of the week.

2nd, you mentioned the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the Roman Church admits that they changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday...quoting,

(St. Catherine's Catholic Church Sentinel, 21 May 1995) “Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday… not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church’s sense of its own power… People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep the Saturday holy.”

and they all but mock Sunday-keeping Protestants,

… you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. --- --- It is a well-known fact in history that in 363 AD, at the Council of Laodicea, the Roman Church officially “changed” the Sabbath day from the seventh day of the week to the first day of the week!

This was made without any authority of the Bible but by the tradition of man!/quote]So if what Pastor Lomacang was speaking of, my friend, is but theory, its' theory backed at least two valid points.

Then there are the multiple prophecies in the Book of Daniel, from his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream to his visions in Daniel 7-Daniel 9 (Daniel 7 is where we see Daniel's vision of the Four Kingdoms - Babylon, Medo-Persia, Alexandrian Greece and Rome - to Daniel 8, where he has a vision of both a ram and a goat plus a vision of a little horn who will oppress the people of God, to Daniel 9 where he has the prophecy of seventy weeks, which takes us to the destruction of Herod's Temple in 70 AD).

 

[SetFree]

Backed up by both history and Scripture. One example, the change in the day of worship.

Going back to Exodus 20:8-11,We note the presence of the seven-day week; a cursory look at a calendar shows us Sunday is the 1st day of the week and Saturday is the 7th day of the week.

2nd, you mentioned the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the Roman Church admits that they changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday...quoting,and they all but mock Sunday-keeping Protestants,

It would appear that you don't read your New Testament...

Col 2:13-17
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
KJV


If you want to follow the old traditions of the orthodox unbelieving Jews, why don't you just chuck faith on Jesus of Nazareth as The Christ altogether, since you don't appear to be happy enough that Jesus blotted out the handwriting of ordinances in the law, and nailed them to His cross, FOR His servants who believe on Him He did that. And those you listen to and heed want to bring us back into bondage?? Nah, ain't gonna' happen.

And another thing, the Seventh Day Adventist organization started out as a fringe group, and was not accepted as a Christian denomination. Don't you wonder why that was? I'll tell you one of the main reasons why it was not accepted. It was because SDA does NOT believe that Jesus of Nazareth is GOD The Savior come in the flesh. They still to this day reject the Matthew 1:23 verse which declares Jesus' Name "Immanuel" from the Book of Isaiah, which Matthew 1:23 states that title means "God with us," meaning God come in the flesh, and not as 'a'... god, but as one Person in the triune Godhead of 3 Persons, God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit.