2016 Theme
“God might win in the end.”
“There is a chance Jesus might
defeat the Devil and you will go
to heaven.”
You Have Victory in Jesus
We Are At War
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Terrorists trying to kill us
Abortion being legal
Immoral Laws being passed
Persecution becoming more common
Atheists becoming more common
We are at war with the Devil and his demons
1st Half – Christians VS Rome
2nd Half – God VS Devil
Devil’s Allies – Sea Beast
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“And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with 10 horns
and 7 heads, with 10 diadems on its horns and
blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I
saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and
its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the
dragon(Devil) gave his power and his throne and great
authority.”
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Revelation 13:1-2
Remind You of Anything?
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The Sea Beast = The Roman empire
“It was allowed to make war on the saints and to
conquer them.” – Revelation 13:7
Devil’s Allies – Earth Beast
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“Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It
had 2 horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It
exercises all the authority of the first beast…it
deceives those who dwell on the earth , telling them
to make an image for the beast …
– Revelation 13:11-13
Remind You of Anything?
The Earth Beast = Emperor Worship
This is a counterfeit lamb of God
A counterfeit deity to worship
The Devil Doesn’t Work Alone
The Devil
Emperor Worship
Roman Empire
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Persecuted daily
Fed to lions
Crucified
Burned
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Christians were
commanded to bow
down to the emperor, if
not they could be killed
or not allowed to sell
goods in the market
How Do We Lose This War?
Death
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Revelation 6:9
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“When he opened the 5th seal, I saw under the altar
the souls of those who had been slain for the word of
God and for the witness they had borne.”
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Did Death Defeat the Christians?
NO! They’re with God
The Christians still win!
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Revelation 11:7-10
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“And when they had finished their testimony, the
beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war
on them and conquer them and kill them, and their
dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that
symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their
Lord was crucified…the people and the tribes and
languages and nations will gaze at their bodies and
refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, and those who
dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make
merry and exchange presents, because these 2
prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on
the earth.”
Revelation 11:11-12
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“But after 3 and half days, a breath of life from God
entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and
great fear fell on those who saw them. Then they
heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them,
“Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a
cloud, and their enemies watched them.”
Did Death Defeat the Christians?
NO! They’re with God
The Christians still win!
Revelation 14:12-13
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“Here is the endurance of the saints, those who keep
the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this:
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now
on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “That they may
rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
How Do We Lose This War?
Death
“And the beast was captured, and with the false prophet
who in its presence had done the signs by which he
deceived those who had received the mark of the
beast and those who worshiped its image. These two
were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with
sulfur.”
– Revelation 19:20
Sea Beast Today
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The Roman Empire is long gone, but not the beast
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Does society still pressure Christians to deny their faith?
 Does the media today tell you what you should think?
Do people try to intimidate us and our beliefs by calling us
“bigots, hateful, old fashion”?
 Does society today try to scare us into denial?
If you give in, you just worshipped the Sea Beast
Though you did not die, you lost
Earth Beast Today
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The Emperor Worship is long gone, but not the beast
False religions all over the world
 False interpretations of the Bible
False teachers on the radio and on the TV
False ideas like evolution, theistic evolution
False ideas about Jesus, the church, heaven
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If you give in, you just worshipped the Earth Beast
Though you did not die, you lost
Know/Understand the Enemy
What’s Your Mark?
Option 1 – The Mark of the Beast
Revelation 19:20
those who worshipped the beast
Option 2 – The Mark of God
“Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the
Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his
Father’s name written on their foreheads. – Revelation
14:1