Sunday, 25 September 2016
Subjects Addressed: (1) “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11.
(2) The word wiles means methods of deception. (2:33)
(3) Satan’s wiles are licentiousness and idolatry. Satan manifested his wiles on the banks of the Jordan just before the Hebrews entered the earthly promised land of Canaan. He will do likewise as we near the heavenly Canaan. (9:40)
(3) Satan’s method of deception, namely licentiousness. (14:19)
“Fans petition for 'Frozen's' Elsa to have female love interest in sequel”
“Twitter Really Wants Captain America and Bucky Barnes to Be a Couple”
“Justin Trudeau raises Pride flag on Parliament Hill for 1st time”
“Poll: 76% of Jewish Israelis support same-sex marriage or civil unions”
“200,000 party at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, region's biggest”
Scientists can use Crispr to manipulate the genes of any living creature with astonishing ease.
Satan, through the leaders, has brought licentiousness into the church. See Patriarchs and Prophets, page 454.
(4) Satan’s method of deception, name idolatry. The Great Controversy states that the Sunday Law will be enforced under the guise of combating calamities. Additionally, Pope Francis states in Laudato Si, that the nations must enforce Sunday to combat climate change. (33:53)
“Flooding Kills Dozens In Europe And Texas, Displaces Thousands More…Climate-change related flooding is projected to double in Europe by 2050.”
“French President Francois Hollande said the weather was a serious climate phenomenon and a global challenge.”
“Obama Warns Global Warming Could Create A ‘Devastating’ Hurricane Season”
(5) Senate Bill 1161, or the California Climate Science Truth and Accountability Act of 2016, would have authorized prosecutors to sue fossil fuel companies, think tanks and others that have “deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change.” (35:25)
(6) Pope Francis: “The earth is important to us, to everyone, because it’s what has given us life and it takes care of us.” “Our duty is to take care of it care of it like a mother or a sister,” the pope said, “that is, with responsibility, tenderness and peace.” Pope stated that Sunday must be enforced as the law of the land to care for nature. (36:30)
(7) The following is a fulfillment of Revelation 13:15-17. “Under the terms of a code of conduct, the firms, which also include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft, have committed to "quickly and efficiently" tackle illegal hate speech directed against anyone over issues of race, color, RELIGION, descent or national or ethnic origin. (38:24)
(8) The European Commission plans to attack citizens’ right to online privacy, insisting that state-issued ID cards should be used to log into platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and even Uber. The paper outlines that: “In particular, online platforms need to accept credentials issued or recognised by national public authorities, such as electronic ID cards, citizens cards, bank cards or mobile IDs…” (42:32)
(9) We must put on the whole armor of God, not a partial armor, in order to stand against the wiles of the devil, his methods of deception. Discover how to put on the armor and how to keep it on. Discover the lessons that the Lord wants to teach us from the account of David defeating Goliath with the armor of the Lord and not with the armor of king Saul. (45:30)
Duration:1 hr 27 mins