Q18 What events will this religious power cause to take place to reinforce further its deceptive influence?
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; Revelation 13:13.14.
NOTE: These are the events which will sway multitudes to worship as the Papacy demands.
Great wonders
Fire come down from heaven
miracles
Q19 When deception does not work what sanctions and penalties will become law?
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, Revelation 13:17
And cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Revelation 13:15.
Q20 Who will not join in this world adulation and worship of the beast and his image?
Those whose names are ‘Written in the book of life of the Lamb …’ Revelation 13:8.
Q21 What decision did the Apostles Peter and John take when their lives were threatened for God?
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29.
Q22 In quiet contrast to the methods of Satan how does God work to bring people to His side?
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11.
Come out of her, my people. Revelation 18:4
NOTE: God works by invitation and conviction to win people to obey Him.
Q23 What is God’s purpose in allowing these conflicts and power struggles to take place in Christianity?
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: Matthew 13:47-50
NOTE: The time is near when God will divide the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the tare weeds, the good fish from the bad fish. Those who are on the side of evil will be destroyed.
Christ longs to bring all evil to an end but He can only do this when everyone has been fully informed and made an informed choice as to whom the they serve and follow. The time of fishing is almost over. Matthew 13:47-50 |
