The scriptures teach us that in the last days of earth’s history, many false Christs and false prophets shall arise and deceive many, but we are not to think that their activities will be restricted to doctrinal or theological issues. Satan has many human agents that are involved with the promulgation of vices, bad habits, and even prophecies which foretell through the medium of song, what his intentions are and what his future activities will be. The Lord has also revealed in His word very in-depth information as to what these last day deceptions and issues will be, so that anyone who desires to find shelter in Christ may do so whilst we can.
Let’s recap an example of what is being spoken of as it was presented several months ago. Right here across America there is currently a drive to legalize marijuana in several states including Florida, and more and more prominent medical professionals are speaking out in favor of its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. Yet it’s important for us to understand that this did not occur overnight, but was rather a well coordinated effort by the adversary, which took a number of years to reach its climax in the current legislation.
It began on a famous Caribbean island, a well known resort for tourists, where tropical fruit and the clear blue waters of the Caribbean Sea invite people from around the world splurge and vacation in the hot summer sun. The hit song “Legalize it” debuted in 1975 when the late Peter Tosh used the lyrics of this song to push for the legalization of the cannabis plant.
The spirit of the song was taken up here in America and now four decades later we have the majority of people, including many prominent politicians, doctors, and health-care professionals clamoring for its legalization. And many of those who were once adamantly against its legalization are now found to be capitulating to popular demand
So it’s obvious that the medium of song is being used by agencies of evil spirits to drive satan’s agenda into the mainstream.
Even though many people might not be aware of it, our lives are now almost inseparably connected to electricity, either directly or indirectly, and we have become so dependent on it that if it were to be suddenly removed from our lives, our entire world could come to a screeching halt. Whether by plug in appliances and devices or by lithium batteries or other sources, one thing is certain, our lives are now almost completely intertwined with electricity, and many of us are finding it more and more difficult, if not impossible to live without the myriad of electronic devices and apps that have now become an integral part of our daily lives.
We begin our average day with that alarm clock, then we brush our teeth with some of us using an electronic tooth brush, then breakfast is done in a microwave or most likely an electronic stove, then we move on to our devotionals which are now mainly read on electronic devices and gadgets, and then we need our cars and the electronic keys which open and start them, our radios, our cell phones, our televisions, the ipod, the ipad, our computers at home, at school and at work, our lighting, our treadmills, and our radar detecting devices.
And our calculators, our coffee machines, our irons, our jump drives, our GPS, our sound systems, our watches, our gas pumps, our cameras, our banking, our credit and debit cards, the online payment of our bills, and on and on and on. Approximately 99% of all that we now say or do is tied directly or indirectly to that one common denominator, electricity.
That’s why it is of critical importance for us to understand the meaning of the word “Cause” as used in Revelation 13, in the context of the coming mark of the beast. In that entire chapter the word “Force” is never used, instead the word “Cause” is employed repeatedly, for some unknown reason. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
A beast in prophecy does not refer to one of those hideous monsters that are paraded during Halloween, but it instead represents a nation, or kingdom, according to the scriptural interpretation. Let’s read:
Daniel 7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.
7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea,
diverse one from another.
Daniel 7:4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.
7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
7:15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my] body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
7:17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth.
7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
7:20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.
7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
7:25 And 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.
So when we read in Revelation 13 of the mark of the beast, it is a Religio/political power that is being referred to, which will enforce religious dogmas by threatening to curtail all individual freedoms of liberty and commerce, hence the reason why the universal enforcement of this universal religion, must of necessity be tied to a single common denominator that can grant access, or deny entry to all of our commercial freedoms at will. That’s why the word “Cause” is used repeatedly. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.
According to these verses, the central issue that will soon be at the forefront of both the political and religious arenas will be worship, and to this central issue will be tied all of our economic privileges which we now take for granted. Many Christians are at a loss to figure out how such a mandate could be executed on a national and international scale, and many more people have questioned in their minds whether or not such a massive intrusion and control of our liberties can ever be implemented. But the word of God stands true forever, and the things that are prophesied pertaining to the institution of the mark of the beast will certainly be fulfilled in due season.
Now in order for us to understand the implications of what is being stated in Revelation chapter 13, we must begin with an urgent visit by the authorities to one by the name of Mr. Brown, a regular man who has a small business and is happily married with four children, three of which are now in college. “Knock, Knock, knock”. Good morning sir! We are looking for someone by the name of Mr. Brown who lives at this address, # 666 Decision Avenue in North America.
“ Yeah man I and I stand firm forever. Selassie I ever living, ever sure!
“Mr. Brown, we are going from door to door to inform everyone that a national form of worship has just been instituted and is now the law of the land, and because of terrorism and other national security concerns, every person including you, will have to sign this official document, signaling your support for our national day of rest, and then a certain electronic device will be appendaged to your name so that you can continue doing business as usual. If not, all of your commercial privileges will be cut off, and you would not be able to buy or sell anything, whether it be food, clothing, groceries, or essential services, including your electric bill.
MR. Brown: “I and I will never sign that piece of
crap, because Selassie ever living, ever sure, and
him promise to scatter I and I foes, any time Babylon them come forward”.
The Authorities: Ok Mr. Brown! We have no choice but to “Cause” you to sign by curtailing all of your economic privileges. And we will begin by removing your ability to buy or sell any goods or essential services, including your electric bill, which as you will soon find out, will trigger a series of other negative side effects that will “Cause” you to sign this document. So let’s begin by cancelling your cell phone service, so that your communication with the outside world, that you took for granted for so many years, would be severely restricted.
Now let’s cut off your access to any electricity since you cannot pay for it anyway, because you are currently excluded from all commerce. This will make it extremely difficult for you to cook, or to watch television, or even to take one of those hot baths during the winter months that you’re accustomed to. And that air conditioning that you use at night in summertime, to cool you off after a hard day’s work in the hot sun so you can have a good night’s sleep, will also be deleted, since you have no way to pay your electric bill.
And if you still refuse to sign we will then invalidate and cancel all your credit and debit cards with all of your passwords, so that you will longer be able to shop at Publix, where shopping is a pleasure. And do not even think you can escape by using cash, because all businesses in this country will be required to see the mark of the beast first, before any transaction is made.
Still don’t want to sign Mr. Brown? Then we will have no choice but to disable your car keys and your GPS electronically, since we can now control most cars and their accessories online. This will make sure that you can only walk or run since you cannot buy a bicycle, and since you don’t look too fit, we’ll see what your next move is.
Mr. Brown: “Babylon and them baldhead a cursed!
The Authorities: “Thank you Mr. Brown! One love! Whenever you’re ready to sign on, please let us know”.
Some may be wondering why in our mini skit we used a Rasta man instead of a church/ going Christian to demonstrate the severe measures that will be assessed against those who refuse the mark of the beast for any reason. The Rasta man represents your everyday John Doe, who has no clue what is going to transpire across the entire globe in the near future, and who believes that because he has no religious affiliation, that he would thereby be exempt from any such enforcement.
But nothing can be further from the truth, because when Revelation 13 is examined closely, a very disturbing prophecy surfaces which involves every individual living on the planet, whether we are Christian or not. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
According to this passage of scripture, no one will be exempt and none will escape, except those who are found secured and anchored in Christ. The reason why this will be the case is because the
verses speak of some form of enforcement by the beast power, and it is worthy of note that no type of national or international enforcement can take place without the use of electricity, the one and only common denominator that is inseparably linked to the human experience. This brings us to our question of the day:
Question: Why and how is electricity so closely intertwined with the human experience?
Answer: Everything we do, think, and say, from breathing, planting, and thinking, to industry, travel and commerce, involves electricity in some form or another. Even our thought processes and decision making has electricity involved. But the Bible teaches us that the angels, who were made a little higher in order than man, also have that same common denominator of electricity front and center of their existence and composition. Let’s read:
Psalms 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the
angels, and hast crowned him with glory and
honour.
Question: What does being made “A little lower than the angels” mean?
Answer: It means that although we were created with electricity pervading every aspect of our being, the angels who are a higher order of creation are invested with significantly higher amounts of electrical energy than human beings, and therefore can travel much faster, and think quicker than us, and can also act or react at lightning speed.
Lightning is described as being a huge electrical discharge of high voltage, accompanied by a bright flash, and usually with thunder, and therefore it is based on, and consists of tremendous amounts of electricity, which according to the Bible constitutes an integral element of the angelic beings. Lucifer whose name means “light bearer” is therefore bestowed with copious amounts of electrical energy, as are all of the other angels. This is very important for us to know as we study line upon line in the context of Revelation 13. Let’s read:
Hebrews 1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
2nd Samuel 22:15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
22:16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Job 37:1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
37:2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.
37:3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
37:4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
37:5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Ezekiel 1:3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
1:5 Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures”……
1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like burning coals of fire, [and] like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
1:14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Daniel 10:2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
0:5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
10:6 His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
10:7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
And then we move down in time to the New Testament where several references to lightning are made, pertaining to angels, satan, the second coming of Christ, and the last of the seven plagues. They all have, without exception, that one, single common denominator of electricity, front, back, and center. Let’s read:
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
The Bible further reiterates this truth as it describes for us one of the plagues which was brought upon the stubborn pharaoh and his cohorts, who refused to let the Hebrews go after repeated requests by Moses an Aaron. The Lord at this time warned the Egyptians of a very severe occurrence of hail, thunder, and lightning which would devastate the entire country due to its unusual nature. God in His mercy gave opportunity to those Egyptians who would believe to safeguard their flocks and herds, so that when the plague, with its electrical forces were let loose, no one would be able to say that they were not warned. Let’s read:
Exodus 9:18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
9:19 Send therefore now, [and] gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
9:20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
9:21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
9:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
9:23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
9:24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Psalms 78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.
78:48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
78:49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].
The purpose of the Bible study this afternoon, as stated before, is not to create fear or panic, neither is it God’s will that we should now go home and get rid of everything connected with electricity. The reason for the presentation is so that we may all be familiar with the issues that are coming our way, so that we can make informed choices to choose life by choosing Christ. Christ died to save us from our sins and from the consequences of sin which is death, and therefore the appropriate response to the presentation given this evening is not survival but rather surrender.
The apostle John breaks it down in the following verses, so that even a child could understand.
1st John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Thus it behooves every rational thinking person to consider the choices we make in this life, whether to serve God or to be servants of the adversary, for there are only two choices that can be made, and we are now hastening toward that time when everyone will have to decide. In the final conflict between good and evil there is no such thing as a person not taking sides, or sitting on the fence as a spectator, for we will all be brought to the point of decision making on account of the economic and commercial interests which will have a direct impact on every person, this according to the following passage. Let’s read:
Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision.
3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
We therefore end with a passage of scripture which was written specifically for the times here spoken of, and it is the will of God that we do the right thing today, by giving ourselves wholeheartedly to Christ, and if we do, we will be shielded in the days of retribution. Let’s read:
Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
91:2 I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.
91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;
91:6 [Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday.
91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.
91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;
91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
91:12 They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble;
I will deliver him, and honour him.
91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
Today if we will hear His voice, let us not harden our hearts. God bless!