and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation 18:1-4
NOTE: Satan and His angels have set up a look-alike religion to that of God. God tells us quite frankly that this great organised world church is indeed filled with devils. They have imposed their day of worship on all peoples by law. And it is fallen because it has reached the limit of the proud demonstration that God has been allowing for 6000 years. God gives a warning call to any who are still hesitating—’Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her plagues’. The wrath of God will fall on those who are not worshipping God, but instead serving an alternative system. God loves all people and gives them one last chance to heed His Word. The warning is given with great power, and great might with a loud voice that fills the earth. None can be mistaken in the choice to be made, Worship the Lamb or Worship of the beast and His image.
Q15 Why is God making this loud cry in the world?
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. Matthew 13:39,40.
NOTE: God is not wishing that any should perish who could still make a choice to serve Him. The devil has sown weeds in God’s world. God would not pull them up while they were still ripening to harvest. But once both weeds and wheat are fully ripe then He will put in His sickle and reap and the weeds will be bundled together for destruction. The last test of ripeness is worship. Worshipping with Satan and the devils with Sunday, or worshipping the living Crreator God on His seventh day Sabbath. It is a challenging theme.
Q16 How far reaching is the warning and the conflict between Saturday and Sunday?
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people … Here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith od Jesus Revelation 14:6,12.
Q17 How extensive is the force and deception of the devil concerning the alternative worship?
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornicatioin. Revelation 18:3
For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelation 18:23
And he causeth all both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand or on theor foreheads. Revelation 13:16
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth. Revelation 13:14
And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him. Revelation 13:8
Power was give him over all kindreds and tongues and nations. Revelation 13:7
And all the world wondered after the beast, and they worshipped the dragon [Satan] which gave power unto the beast, and they worshipped the beast saying, Who is like unto the beast, who is able to make war with him? Revelation 13:3,4.
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