The Sin of Loyalty to Man. Part [12] 01/29/2025 (Morning thought)

Revelation 13: 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

We could possibly be dangerously close to seeing this come to pass in our lifetime for there are very troubling signs on the horizon, with the rise of loyalty to man taking center stage, and so becoming the endemic working principle by which nations will operate. Remember, as was stated earlier, whenever loyalty to mortal man is entrenched in a nation, it will just be a matter of time before the naturally occurring adverse consequences begin to accrue.

Revelation 13:12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 14 And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

And, as it is stated clearly in the book of Revelation, this will be the pivotal point for the close of earth’s probation. This is the specific decision on loyalty that Joel the prophet is referring to when he declares by The Spirit of God that multitudes have converged in the valley of decision. To put it bluntly, the Decision to be made is whether one will be loyal to God, His laws and His worship or whether to be loyal to man so that persons can have access to their economic privileges.

Revelation 13: 16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. 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.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

The Sin of Loyalty to Man. Part [11] 01/29/2025 (Evening thought)

Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, if thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him all these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Many of the remnant people of God have already been tested on food, some have not buckled, some are still struggling, and some have bowed down. So, the next test that is coming our way will be the one on worship, which will forever determine where our loyalty lies. The mark of the beast has to do with one’s loyalty to man, or conversely, one’s loyalty to God, for it is the number of a man, meaning that the entire beast system is a manmade system of worship, and living that is diametrically opposed to God’s revealed will.

It sets in stone, a counterfeit form of worship which is opposed to the true worship of God, by making a law that will officially legislate Sunday as a National day of rest, thus putting at odds, those who choose to differ, by honoring God in the keeping of the 7th day Sabbath. When governments attempt to mandate that false system of worship, they would, by so doing, set up the citizens to choose between loyalty to God and loyalty to man. And no one should be deceived into thinking that this scenario is in the distant future.

Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!