The Meaning Of Christian Perfection / arti kesempurnaan Kristen

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. 4:13.

What does God require? Perfection; nothing less than perfection. But if we would be perfect, we must put no confidence in self. Daily we must know and understand that self is not to be trusted. We need to grasp God’s promises with firm faith. We need to ask for the Holy Spirit with a full realization of our own helplessness. Then when the Holy Spirit works, we shall not give self the glory. The Holy Spirit will graciously take the heart into His keeping, bringing to it all the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness. We shall be kept by the power of God through faith.

When we are daily under the control of God’s Spirit, we shall be commandment-keeping people. We may show to the world that obedience to God’s commands brings its own reward, even in this life, and in the future life eternal blessedness. Notwithstanding our profession of faith, the Lord by whom our actions are weighed sees but an imperfect representation of Christ. He has declared that such a condition of things cannot glorify Him.

It means much to commit the keeping of the soul to God. It means that we are to live and walk by faith, not trusting in or glorifying self, but looking to Jesus our Advocate as the Author and Finisher of our faith. The Holy Spirit will do its work upon a heart that is contrite, but never can He work upon a self-important, self-righteous soul. In his own wisdom such a one would mend himself. He interposes between his soul and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will work if self will not interpose. . . .

The Holy Spirit is ready to cooperate with all who will receive Him and be taught by Him. All who lay hold on the truth and are sanctified through the truth are so united with Christ that they can represent Him in word and action. . . . May the Holy Spirit speak to the hearts of God’s chosen people, that their words may be as choice as gold as they give the bread of life to those in transgression and sin. . . .

It is God’s pleasure and will that the blessings bestowed on man shall be given in perfect completeness. He has made provision that every difficulty may be overcome, every want supplied through the Holy Spirit. Thus He designs that man shall perfect a Christian character. God would have us contemplate His love, His promises, given so freely to those who have no merit in themselves, He would have us depend fully, gratefully, rejoicingly in the righteousness provided for us in Christ. To all who come to God in His appointed way, He freely listens.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 281.

Apa yang Allah tuntut? Kesempurnaan, tidak kurang dari kesempurnaan. Tetapi jika kita akan menjadi sempurna, kita harus tidak menaruh percaya pada diri sendiri. Harian kita harus tahu dan memahami bahwa diri tidak bisa dipercaya. Kita perlu memahami janji Tuhan dengan iman yang teguh. Kita perlu meminta Roh Kudus dengan realisasi penuh ketidakberdayaan kita sendiri. Kemudian ketika Roh Kudus bekerja, kami tidak akan memberikan kemuliaan diri. Roh Kudus anggun akan mengambil hati menjadi menjaga-Nya, membawa itu semua balok terang dari Matahari Kebenaran. Kita harus disimpan oleh kuasa Allah melalui iman.

Ketika kita sehari-hari di bawah kendali Roh Allah, kita akan perintah-menjaga orang. Kita bisa menunjukkan kepada dunia bahwa ketaatan kepada perintah-perintah Allah membawa hadiah sendiri, bahkan dalam kehidupan ini, dan dalam berkat kehidupan masa depan yang kekal. Meskipun profesi iman kita, Tuhan oleh siapa tindakan kita ditimbang melihat tetapi representasi sempurna dari Kristus. Dia telah menyatakan bahwa kondisi seperti hal-hal tidak bisa memuliakan Dia.

Ini berarti banyak untuk komit menjaga jiwa kepada Allah. Ini berarti bahwa kita harus hidup dan berjalan dengan iman, tidak percaya di atau memuliakan diri sendiri, tapi melihat kepada Yesus Advokat kami sebagai Penulis dan Finisher iman kita. Roh Kudus akan melakukan tugasnya pada hati yang menyesal, tapi tidak pernah bisa Dia bekerja pada jiwa diri yang penting, benar sendiri. Dalam kebijaksanaan sendiri seperti satu akan memperbaiki dirinya sendiri. Dia interposes antara jiwa dan Roh Kudus. Roh Kudus akan bekerja jika diri tidak akan menempatkan. . . .

Roh Kudus siap untuk bekerja sama dengan semua orang yang akan menerima Dia dan diajar oleh-Nya. Semua yang berpegang pada kebenaran dan dikuduskan melalui kebenaran begitu bersatu dengan Kristus bahwa mereka dapat mewakili Dia dalam kata dan tindakan. . . . Semoga Roh Kudus berbicara kepada hati umat pilihan Allah, bahwa kata-kata mereka mungkin sebagai pilihan seperti emas karena mereka memberikan roti hidup bagi mereka dalam pelanggaran dan dosa. . . .

Ini adalah kesenangan Allah dan kehendak bahwa berkat-berkat diberikan pada manusia harus diberikan dalam kelengkapan yang sempurna. Dia telah membuat ketentuan bahwa setiap kesulitan dapat diatasi, setiap ingin diberikan melalui Roh Kudus. Dengan demikian Dia desain bahwa manusia harus menyempurnakan karakter Kristen. Tuhan ingin kita merenungkan kasih-Nya, janji-janji-Nya, diberikan begitu bebas kepada mereka yang tidak memiliki kebaikan dalam diri mereka sendiri, Dia ingin kita bergantung sepenuhnya, syukur, dgn ria gembira dalam kebenaran yang disediakan bagi kita dalam Kristus. Untuk semua orang yang datang kepada Allah dengan cara ditunjuk-Nya, Dia bebas mendengarkan.

God's Appointed Diet / Allah sudah menentukan cara Diet

When God created the Garden of Eden with all the beautiful plants, shrubs, trees, birds, animals, fish, and man, He proclaimed that "it was very good" (Gen. 1:31). Everything, including man, was in its perfect state; and every living thing was doing exactly what it was originally designed to do. This included the diet of each creature. To man "God said, Behold, I have given you every herb [plant] bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat [food]. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb [plant] for meat [food]: and it was so." Gen. 1:29- 30.

 This constituted our original diet which God gave us when we were in a perfect environment. Let us understand what it was. "Behold, I have given you every herb [a plant without a strong woody stem or trunk] bearing seed" is generally understood to mean grains (wheat, oats, corn, rice, rye, barley, millet, etc.), seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame, flax, etc.), legumes (soybeans, kidney beans, lentils, split peas, peanuts, etc.), and other foods containing seed, some of which we call vegetables today (eggplant, bell pepper, pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, squash, melons, etc.). ". . . and every tree [plant with a strong woody stem such as a shrub, bush, or tree], in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed." This is generally understood to mean fruits (oranges, lemons, cranberries, apples, pears, mangos, strawberries, dates, cherries, blueberries, bananas, coconut, avocados, olives, etc.), and nuts (almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, chestnuts, pine nuts, brazil, etc.). The green plants of the field were the food for the animals and birds.

 After Adam and Eve sinned God told them, "Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb [plants] of the field." Gen. 3:18. Now God instructed man to also eat of the plants of the field, which originally was given for the animals to eat. This is generally understood to mean leafy, flower, and root vegetables (lettuce, spinach, parsley, fennel, beets, brussels sprouts, watercress, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, turnips, potatoes, garlic, onions, etc.). This was very wise on God's part because many of the vegetables contain medicinal properties that are necessary to sustain us in a sinful, polluted world. This new diet was God's appointed diet for man.

 Many years later God destroyed all living things from the face of the earth by the Flood, except the occupants of the Ark. When Noah and his family emerged from the Ark there were no trees, bushes, greenery, or plants of any kind available for food. It was going to take a little while before they could get gardens planted and harvested and trees ready to bear. So God gave them permission to eat the flesh of animals and to use their products. God said, "Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." Gen. 9:3. God gave them permission to use meat temporarily or as a temporary diet because of insufficient plant food immediately after the Flood. Shortly after man began eating meat, his lifespan dropped from almost 1,000 years to less than 100 years.

 During the time of the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness, God endeavored to start weaning His people from flesh and animal products. He gave them instructions as to which animals to eat and which ones not to eat; He told them "to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten." Lev. 11:47. However, when God gave the Israelites only manna to eat, they were not too happy. Instead they craved the fleshpots of Egypt. After much murmuring and complaining, they were given quails to eat, but as a result many of them died.

 The Bible tells us of restitution or restoration: ". . . the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began" (Acts. 3:21). In other words, there will be a time of restoration among God's people, of getting back to the way God appointed things to be. Of course this includes diet. During the reign of sin here on earth, God appointed our diet to consist of plant foods: grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Flesh and animal products were given because of a temporary need when there was not enough plant food to sustain Noah and his family after the Flood. However, now that need does not exist, and certainly we are approaching the times of restitution. Thus, it is time that we gradually make the transition back to God's appointed diet.

 In God's kingdom there will be no death, nothing will eat any other creature, and humans will not kill animals and eat their flesh or use their products that were intended for the nourishment of their young. Isaiah describes that wonderful time: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." 
Isa. 11: 6-9.

 Let us not be like the ancient Israelites who complained and murmured against God when He tried to get them away from animal products. Let us instead focus on the exciting time ahead of us in the times of restitution and get ready for those times by training our taste buds to enjoy the food God intended us to eat, first the appointed diet while we are yet in this sinful world and eventually God's original diet when we are finally fully restored.









Ketika Tuhan menciptakan Taman Eden dengan semua tanaman yang indah, semak, pohon, burung, hewan, ikan, dan manusia, Dia menyatakan bahwa "itu sangat baik" (Kej 1:31). Semuanya, termasuk manusia, dalam keadaan sempurna, dan setiap makhluk hidup melakukan persis apa yang awalnya dirancang untuk melakukan. Ini termasuk diet setiap makhluk. Kepada manusia "Tuhan berkata, Lihatlah, Aku memberikan kepadamu segala ramuan [pabrik] benih bantalan, yaitu pada saat seluruh muka bumi, dan setiap pohon, di mana adalah buah dari pohon juga menghasilkan benih, untuk Anda itu akan menjadi daging [makanan] Dan untuk setiap binatang di bumi, dan setiap unggas di udara, dan segala sesuatu yang melata yang merayap di bumi, dimana ada kehidupan, saya telah diberikan setiap ramuan hijau. [pabrik] untuk daging [ makanan]: dan itu begitu ". Kejadian 1:29 - 30.

 Ini merupakan diet asli kami yang Tuhan memberi kita ketika kita berada di lingkungan yang sempurna. Mari kita memahami apa itu. "Lihatlah, Aku memberikan kepadamu segala tumbuh-tumbuhan [tanaman tanpa batang kayu yang kuat atau trunk] benih bantalan" umumnya dipahami sebagai biji-bijian (gandum, gandum, jagung, beras, gandum hitam, barley, millet, dll), biji ( biji bunga matahari, biji labu, wijen, rami, dll), kacang-kacangan (kedelai, kacang merah, lentil, kacang polong split, kacang, dll), dan makanan lain yang mengandung benih, beberapa di antaranya kita sebut sayuran hari (terung, paprika , labu, mentimun, tomat, okra, labu, melon, dll). "... Dan setiap pohon [tanaman dengan batang kayu yang kuat seperti semak, semak, atau pohon], di mana adalah buah dari pohon juga menghasilkan benih." Hal ini umumnya dipahami sebagai buah (jeruk, lemon, cranberry, apel, pir, mangga, stroberi, tanggal, ceri, blueberry, pisang, kelapa, alpukat, zaitun, dll), dan kacang-kacangan (almond, pecan, kacang mete, kenari , chestnut, kacang pinus, brazil, dll). Tanaman hijau lapangan adalah makanan untuk hewan dan burung.

 Setelah Adam dan Hawa berdosa Allah mengatakan kepada mereka, "Thorns juga dan onak akan hal itu mendatangkan kepadamu, dan haruslah engkau makan ramuan [tanaman] dari lapangan." Kej 3:18. Sekarang Allah memerintahkan manusia untuk juga makan tanaman dari lapangan, yang awalnya diberikan untuk hewan untuk makan. Hal ini umumnya dipahami berdaun, bunga, dan sayuran akar (selada, bayam, peterseli, adas, bit, kubis Brussel, selada air, brokoli, kembang kol, wortel, lobak, kentang, bawang putih, bawang merah, dll). Ini adalah sangat bijaksana pada bagian Tuhan karena banyak sayuran mengandung sifat obat yang diperlukan untuk mendukung kita di dunia, berdosa tercemar. Ini diet baru adalah diet Allah ditunjuk untuk manusia.

 Bertahun-tahun kemudian Tuhan menghancurkan seluruh makhluk hidup dari muka bumi dengan banjir, kecuali penghuni Ark Ketika Nuh dan keluarganya muncul dari Tabut tidak ada pohon, semak-semak, hijau, atau tanaman apapun yang tersedia untuk makanan. Itu akan memerlukan waktu sebelum mereka bisa mendapatkan kebun ditanam dan dipanen dan pohon siap untuk menanggung. Jadi Tuhan memberi mereka izin untuk memakan daging hewan dan menggunakan produk mereka. Tuhan berkata, "Setiap yang bergerak, yang tengah api akan daging untuk Anda, bahkan sebagai ramuan hijau telah saya berikan kepada Anda segala sesuatu." Jenderal 9:3. Tuhan memberi mereka izin untuk menggunakan daging sementara atau sebagai diet sementara karena tanaman pangan tidak cukup segera setelah air bah. Tak lama setelah manusia mulai makan daging, umur nya turun dari hampir 1.000 tahun menjadi kurang dari 100 tahun.

 Selama waktu berkeliaran Israel di padang gurun, Tuhan berusaha untuk mulai menyapih umat-Nya dari produk daging dan hewan. Dia memberi mereka petunjuk untuk yang hewan untuk makan dan mana yang tidak makan, Dia mengatakan kepada mereka "untuk membuat perbedaan antara yang najis dan bersih, dan antara binatang yang dapat dimakan dan binatang yang tidak boleh dimakan." Ima. 11:47. Namun, ketika Tuhan memberikan manna Israel hanya untuk makan, mereka tidak terlalu senang. Sebaliknya mereka mendambakan fleshpots Mesir. Setelah banyak bergumam dan mengeluh, mereka diberi puyuh untuk makan, tapi akibatnya banyak dari mereka meninggal.

 Alkitab memberitahu kita restitusi atau restorasi: "... waktu pemulihan segala sesuatu, yang difirmankan Allah dengan mulut nabi-nabi-Nya yang kudus di zaman dahulu" (Kis. 3:21). Dengan kata lain, akan ada waktu pemulihan antara umat Allah, untuk mendapatkan kembali ke jalan Tuhan menunjuk hal yang harus. Tentu saja hal ini termasuk diet. Selama pemerintahan dosa di bumi, Allah menunjuk pola makan kita terdiri dari makanan nabati: biji-bijian, buah-buahan, kacang-kacangan, dan sayuran. Daging dan produk hewani diberikan karena kebutuhan sementara ketika tidak ada tanaman pangan yang cukup untuk mempertahankan Nuh dan keluarganya setelah air bah. Namun, sekarang kebutuhan yang tidak ada, dan tentu saja kita sedang mendekati waktu pemulihan. Dengan demikian, sudah saatnya kita membuat transisi secara bertahap kembali ke diet Allah ditunjuk.

 Dalam Kerajaan Allah tidak akan ada kematian, tidak akan memakan makhluk lain, dan manusia tidak akan membunuh hewan dan memakan daging mereka atau menggunakan produk mereka yang ditujukan untuk makanan bagi anak-anak mereka. Yesaya menjelaskan bahwa waktu yang indah: "Serigala akan tinggal bersama domba, dan macan tutul akan berbaring di samping kambing, dan sapi dan singa muda dan fatling bersama-sama, dan seorang anak kecil akan memimpin mereka Dan sapi dan. beruang harus memberi makan, anak-anak mereka akan berbaring bersama-sama: dan singa akan makan jerami seperti lembu dan anak mengisap akan bermain di lubang dari asp, dan anak yang disapih harus meletakkan tangannya di sarang cockatrice '.. Mereka tidak akan berbuat jahat atau yang berlaku busuk di segenap gunung-Ku yang kudus, karena bumi akan penuh dengan pengetahuan akan Tuhan, seperti air yang menutupi dasar laut ".
Yesaya 11: 6-9.

 Janganlah kita menjadi seperti bangsa Israel kuno yang mengeluh dan bergumam melawan Allah ketika Dia mencoba untuk mendapatkan mereka dari produk hewani. Marilah kita fokus pada waktu menyenangkan di depan kita dalam waktu pemulihan dan bersiap-siap untuk saat-saat dengan melatih selera kita untuk menikmati makanan dimaksudkan Allah kita untuk makan, pertama diet ditunjuk sementara kita masih hidup dalam dunia yang penuh dosa dan akhirnya diet awal Tuhan ketika kita akhirnya sepenuhnya pulih.

3 ROH NAJIS DAN PEKABARANNYA

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WAHYU 16:13,14

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13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

•TB LAI

16:13 Dan aku melihat dari mulut naga dan dari mulut binatang dan dari mulut nabi palsu itu keluar tiga roh najis yang menyerupai katak.

16:14 Itulah roh-roh setan yang mengadakan perbuatan-perbuatan ajaib, dan mereka pergi mendapatkan raja-raja di seluruh dunia, untuk mengumpulkan mereka guna peperangan pada hari besar, yaitu hari Allah Yang Mahakuas

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•3 ROH NAJIS

•Dari mulut Naga/ the dragon: à seperti Katak

•Dari mulut binatang/ the beast: à seperti Katak

•Dari mulut Nabi Palsu/ the false prophet: à seperti Katak

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•APAKAH YANG KELUAR DARI MULUT?

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Dengan apakah katak menangkap mangsanya?

•DENGAN LIDAH

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AYUB 33:2

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2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

•TB LAI

33:2 Ketahuilah, mulutku telah kubuka, lidahku di bawah langit-langitku berbicara

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•Psalms 39:3

3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

•MAZMUR 39:4

•39:4 Hatiku bergejolak dalam diriku, menyala seperti api, ketika aku berkeluh kesah; aku berbicara dengan lidahku

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2 Samuel 23:2

2The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

23:2 Roh TUHAN berbicara dengan perantaraanku, firman-Nya ada di lidahku

•Katak menangkap mangsanya dengan lidah (kata-kata yang diucapkan)

•Kata-kata yang diucapkan adalah yang menipu untuk mengumpulkan mangsanya

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•LIDAH DARI NAGA / THE DRAGON

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WAHYU 12:9

9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

•12:9 Dan naga besar itu, si ular tua, yang disebut Iblis atau Satan, yang menyesatkan seluruh dunia, dilemparkan ke bawah; ia dilemparkan ke bumi, bersama-sama dengan malaikat-malaikatnya.

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KEJADIAN 3:1 – 4

1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

3:1 Adapun ular ialah yang paling cerdik dari segala binatang di darat yang dijadikan oleh TUHAN Allah. Ular itu berkata kepada perempuan itu: "Tentulah Allah berfirman: Semua pohon dalam taman ini jangan kamu makan buahnya, bukan?"

3:2 Lalu sahut perempuan itu kepada ular itu: "Buah pohon-pohonan dalam taman ini boleh kami makan,

3:3 tetapi tentang buah pohon yang ada di tengah-tengah taman, Allah berfirman: Jangan kamu makan ataupun raba buah itu, nanti kamu mati."

3:4 Tetapi ular itu berkata kepada perempuan itu: "Sekali-kali kamu tidak akan mati,

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•FIRMAN  ALLAH

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KEJADIAN 2:16 – 17

16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

2:16 Lalu TUHAN Allah memberi perintah ini kepada manusia: "Semua pohon dalam taman ini boleh kaumakan buahnya dengan bebas,

2:17 tetapi pohon pengetahuan tentang yang baik dan yang jahat itu, janganlah kaumakan buahnya, sebab pada hari engkau memakannya, pastilah engkau mati.

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KEJADIAN 3:4

4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

3:4 Tetapi ular itu berkata kepada perempuan itu: "Sekali-kali kamu tidak akan mati

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•DOSA  DAN UPAHNYA?

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1 YOH 3:4

Setiap orang yang berbuat dosa,     melanggar juga hukum Allah, sebab dosa ialah pelanggaran hukum Allah

ROMA 6:23

•Sebab upah dosa ialah maut; tetapi karunia Allah ialah hidup yang kekal dalam Kristus Yesus, Tuhan kita

•SETAN/ULAR MENYATAKAN BAHWA UPAH DOSA BUKANLAH KEMATIAN

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•SETAN MENGATAKAN BAHWA ALLAH PENDUSTA

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1 YOH 5:10

    Barangsiapa percaya kepada Anak Allah, ia mempunyai kesaksian itu di dalam dirinya; barangsiapa tidak percaya kepada Allah, ia membuat Dia menjadi pendusta, karena ia tidak percaya akan kesaksian yang diberikan Allah tentang Anak-Nya

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•FIRMAN KRISTUS

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Mat 5:48

48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

•5:48 Karena itu haruslah kamu sempurna, sama seperti Bapamu yang di sorga adalah sempurna.

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PENGKHOTBAH 12:13

13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

•12:13 Akhir kata dari segala yang didengar ialah: takutlah akan Allah dan berpeganglah pada perintah-perintah-Nya, karena ini adalah kewajiban setiap orang

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Amazing Grace, p.230

Our Saviour is a Saviour for the perfection of the whole man. He is not the God of part of the being only. The grace of Christ works to the disciplining of the whole human fabric. He made all. He has redeemed all. He has made the mind, the strength, the body as well as the soul, partaker of the divine nature, and all is His purchased possession. He must be served with the whole mind, heart, soul, and strength.

•Juruselamat kita adalah seorang Juruselamat bagi kesempurnaan manusia seutuhnya.  Dia bukanlah Allah dari bagian tertentu manusia saja.  Rahmat Kristus bekerja untuk mendisiplin susunan manusia seutuhnya.  Dia menjadikan semuanya.  Dia ciptakan pikiran, kekuatan, tubuh sebagaimana jiwa, yang menjadikan keadaan Ilahi, dan semua adalah milikNya yang telah dibeli.  Dia harus dilayani bersama seluruh pikiran ,hati, jiwa dan kekuatan .

•MICHAEL BERDIRI/MUNCUL

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Daniel 12:1

1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

•12:1 "Pada waktu itu juga akan muncul Mikhael, pemimpin besar itu, yang akan mendampingi anak-anak bangsamu; dan akan ada suatu waktu kesesakan yang besar, seperti yang belum pernah terjadi sejak ada bangsa-bangsa sampai pada waktu itu. Tetapi pada waktu itu bangsamu akan terluput, yakni barangsiapa yang didapati namanya tertulis dalam Kitab itu.

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ROMA 8:34

34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

    Kristus Yesus, yang telah mati? Bahkan lebih lagi: yang telah bangkit, yang juga duduk di sebelah kanan Allah, yang malah menjadi Pembela bagi kita

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YOH 14:6

6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

     Kata Yesus kepadanya: "Akulah jalan dan kebenaran dan hidup. Tidak ada seorang pun yang datang kepada Bapa, kalau tidak melalui Aku

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LUK 13:25

25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

    Jika tuan rumah telah bangkit dan telah menutup pintu, kamu akan berdiri di luar dan mengetok-ngetok pintu sambil berkata: Tuan, bukakanlah kami pintu! dan Ia akan menjawab dan berkata kepadamu: Aku tidak tahu dari mana kamu datang.

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Great Controversy, p.613

Then Jesus ceases His intercession in the sanctuary above. He lifts His hands and with a loud voice says, "It is done;" and all the angelic host lay off their crowns as He makes the solemn announcement: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." Revelation 22:11. Every case has been decided for life or death. Christ has made the atonement for His people and blotted out their sins. The number of His subjects is made up;… When He leaves the sanctuary, darkness covers the inhabitants of the earth. In that fearful time the righteous must live in the sight of a holy God without an intercessor.

•KESUKARAN BESAR ADALAH SAAT DIMANA KRISTUS SUDAH MENYELESAIKAN PENGANTARAAN BAGI ORANG BERDOSA DI SORGA DIHADAPAN BAPA.

•SYARAT MENERIMA METERAI ALLAH

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Testimonies, vol. 5, p.214

Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God while our characters have one spot or stain upon them. It is left with us to remedy the defects in our characters, to cleanse the soul temple of every defilement.  

Tidak seorangpun dari kita akan pernah menerima meterai Allah sementara karakter kita memiliki satu titik noda dosa.

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Testimonies, vol. 5, p.216

Those who are distrustful of self, who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity.

(Mereka yang tidak percaya pada diri sendiri, rendah hati dan menguduskan jiwa dengan penurutan kepada kebenaran, sedang mempersiapkan diri untuk meterai Allah pada dahinya.)

•KARAKTER YANG TANPA NODA HARUS DIMILIKI UMAT UNTUK MELAYAKKAN BAGI KERAJAAN SORGA LAWAN DARI TANDA BINATANG/666.

•BAGAIMANA DOSA YANG DILAKUKAN SAMPAI KEDATANGAN KRISTUS KEDUA?

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Faith I Live By, p.340

When Christ ceases His intercession in the sanctuary, the unmingled wrath threatened against those who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark (not the seal of God), will be poured out.

APABILA KRISTUS MENYELESAIKAN PENGANTARAAN DI KAABAH SORGA, MURKA YANG TANPA CAMPURAN TERHADAP MEREKA YANG MENYEMBAH BINATANG DAN PATUNGNYA DAN MENERIMA TANDANYA, AKAN DICURAHKAN

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This Day with God, p.90

This probationary life is given to bring man back to this perfection which is to be the character of all who shall be saved. The law of God is a reflection of His character.

PENCOBAAN DALAM KEHIDUPAN YANG DIBERIKAN KEPADA MANUSA ADALAH UNTUK MENGEMBALIKAN KESEMPURNAAN KARAKTER AGAR DAPAT DISELAMATKAN.  HUKUM ALLAH ADALAH REFLEKSI KARAKTERNYA.

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Maranatha, p.166

As the teachings of spiritualism are accepted by the churches, the restraint imposed upon the carnal heart is removed, and the profession of religion will become a cloak to conceal the basest iniquity. A belief in spiritual manifestations opens the door to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, and thus the influence of evil angels will be felt in the churches.

The popular ministry cannot successfully resist spiritualism. They have nothing wherewith to shield their flocks from its baleful (malignant) influence. Much of the sad result of spiritualism will rest upon ministers of this age; for they have trampled the truth under their feet, and in its stead have preferred fables.

Satan has long been preparing for his final effort to deceive the world. The foundation of his work was laid by the assurance given to Eve in Eden: "Ye shall not surely die." "In the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Genesis 3:4, 5. Little by little he has prepared the way for his masterpiece of deception in the development of spiritualism. He has not yet reached the full accomplishment of his designs; but it will be reached in the last remnant of time.

•SETAN SEDANG BERUSAHA UNTUK MENIPU MANUSIA SEBAGAIMANA DI TAMAN EDEN, HAL INI TERJADI DI GEREJA-GEREJA, SPIRITISME INI AKAN MENCAPAI PUNCAK PENIPUANNYA PADA ZAMAN DIMANA UMAT  SISA TERAKHIR HIDUP.

•LIDAH BINATANG/ THE BEAST

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Daniel 7:25

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

 

Ia akan mengucapkan perkataan yang menentang Yang Mahatinggi, dan akan menganiaya orang-orang kudus milik Yang Mahatinggi; ia berusaha untuk mengubah waktu dan hukum, dan mereka akan diserahkan ke dalam tangannya selama satu masa dan dua masa dan setengah masa

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•THINK TO CHANGE

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Psalms 33:11

11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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Psalms 139:23

11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

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Genesis 6:5

11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

•The thought is synonymous with the heart

•WHAT IS THE HEART?

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Mark 15:8

8But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

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Luke 6:45

8But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

•The words spoken (mouth) are a manifestation of the content of the heart

•The heart is synonymous with the thought (think)

•THINK TO CHANGE LAWS

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Daniel 7:25

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

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Mark 7:6 – 9

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

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Testimonies, vol. 5, p.81

The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men (tradition of men).

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Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4, p.422

The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men (tradition of men).

The powers of earth, uniting to war against the commandments of God, will decree that no man may buy or sell, save he that has the mark of the beast, and, finally, that whoever refuses to receive the mark shall be put to death.

•THINK TO CHANGE TIMES

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Daniel 7:25

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.   

•What was done in the time period of a time, times and the dividing of time?

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Revelation 12:14

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.   

14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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Revelation 13:5 – 7, 3

25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.   

14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

•SPEAKING BLASPHEMY

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John 10:33

33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

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Mark 2:7

33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

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2 Thessalonians 2:3 – 4

33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

•SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

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Great Controversy, p.581

And let it be remembered, it is the boast of Rome that she never changes. The principles of Gregory VII and Innocent III are still the principles of the Roman Catholic Church. And had she but the power, she would put them in practice with as much vigor (strength) now as in past centuries. Protestants little know what they are doing when they propose to accept the aid of Rome in the work of Sunday exaltation. While they are bent upon the accomplishment of their purpose, Rome is aiming to re-establish her power, to recover her lost supremacy. Let the principle once be established in the United States that the church may employ or control the power of the state; that religious observances may be enforced by secular laws; in short, that the authority of church and state is to dominate the conscience, and the triumph of Rome in this country is assured.

God’s word has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men.

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Great Controversy, p.581

She is piling up her lofty and massive structures in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution.

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Review and Herald, June 1, 1886

How the Roman church can clear herself from the charge of idolatry we cannot see… And this is the religion which Protestants are beginning to look upon with so much favor, and which will eventually be united with Protestantism. This union will not, however, be effected by a change in Catholicism, for Rome never changes. She claims infallibility. It is Protestantism that will change. The adoption of liberal ideas on its part will bring it where it can clasp the hand of Catholicism.

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Clasping the hand of Catholicism:

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Selected Messages, vol. 2, p.367

The professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin, and the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony.

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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p.910

The professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin, and the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony.

Protestantism shall give the hand of fellowship to the Roman power. Then there will be a law against the Sabbath of God’s creation, and then it is that God will do His "strange work" in the earth.

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Testimonies, vol. 5, p.712

The professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin, and the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony.

Protestantism shall give the hand of fellowship to the Roman power. Then there will be a law against the Sabbath of God’s creation, and then it is that God will do His "strange work" in the earth.

When our nation shall so abjure (reject) the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism. 

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Amos 3:3

The professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin, and the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony.

Protestantism shall give the hand of fellowship to the Roman power. Then there will be a law against the Sabbath of God’s creation, and then it is that God will do His "strange work" in the earth.

When our nation shall so abjure (reject) the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism. 

3Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

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Great Controversy, p.616

The professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin, and the church and the world will be in corrupt harmony.

Protestantism shall give the hand of fellowship to the Roman power. Then there will be a law against the Sabbath of God’s creation, and then it is that God will do His "strange work" in the earth.

When our nation shall so abjure (reject) the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism. 

3Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Romanism in the Old World, and apostate Protestantism in the New, will pursue a similar course toward those who honor all the divine precepts.

•THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPHECY

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Great Controversy, p.594

The fearful judgments denounced against the worship of the beast and his image (Revelation 14:9-11), should lead all to a diligent study of the prophecies to learn what the mark of the beast is, and how they are to avoid receiving it.

•In studying prophecy, the man of sin is identified by what he had already done in the past

•His mark is the sacredness of Sunday in the place of the Lord’s Sabbath

•To avoid receiving it is to receive the seal of the living God

•In order to receive the seal of the living God, one must be spotless and stainless from the defilement of sin prior to the close of probation

•THE TONGUE OF THE FALSE PROPHET

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Jeremiah 1:4 – 9

4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

•A prophet is a spokesperson of God

•THE FALSE PROPHET

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Isaiah 9:15

15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.  

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Revelation 12:4

15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.  

4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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Revelation 13:11

15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.  

4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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

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Great Controversy, p.442

15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.  

4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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

The lamblike horns and dragon voice of the symbol point to a striking contradiction between the professions and the practice of the nation thus represented. The "speaking" of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities… Here is clearly presented a form of government in which the legislative power rests with the people, a most striking evidence that the United States is the nation denoted in the prophecy.

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Matthew 7:15 – 16

15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's (lamb) clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

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Selected Messages, vol. 1, p.122

15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's (lamb) clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

We have far more to fear from within than from without. The hindrances to strength and success are far greater from the church itself than from the world.

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1888 Materials, p.1646

15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's (lamb) clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

We have far more to fear from within than from without. The hindrances to strength and success are far greater from the church itself than from the world.

Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy (false prophetic interpretation) in their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan. If doubts and unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from the people who think they know so much.

•DEADLY FALSE PROPHETS

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Great Controversy, p.28, 29

In their hatred and cruelty toward the disciples of Jesus they rejected the last offer of mercy. Then God withdrew His protection from them and removed His restraining power from Satan and his angels, and the nation was left to the control of the leader she had chosen… The fear of God no longer disturbed them. Satan was at the head of the nation, and the highest civil and religious authorities were under his sway… The worshipers were stricken down before the altar, and the sanctuary was polluted with the bodies of the slain. Yet in their blind and blasphemous presumption the instigators of this hellish work publicly declared that they had no fear that Jerusalem would be destroyed, for it was God’s own city. To establish their power more firmly, they bribed false prophets to proclaim, even while Roman legions were besieging the temple, that the people were to wait for deliverance from God. To the last, multitudes held fast to the belief that the Most High would interpose for the defeat of their adversaries. But Israel had spurned the divine protection, and now she had no defense.

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Patriarchs and Prophets, p.440

Through Jeremiah, Zedekiah and all Judah, including those taken to Babylon, were counseled to submit quietly to the temporary rule of their conquerors. It was especially important that those in captivity should seek the peace of the land into which they had been carried. This, however, was contrary to the inclinations of the human heart; and Satan, taking advantage of the circumstances, caused false prophets to arise among the people, both in Jerusalem and in Babylon, who declared that the yoke of bondage would soon be broken and the former prestige of the nation restored… The captives also were admonished, by written communications, not to be deluded into believing their deliverance near… He knew that should they be persuaded by false prophets to look for a speedy deliverance, their position in Babylon would be made very difficult. Any demonstration or insurrection on their part would awaken the vigilance and severity of the Chaldean authorities and would lead to a further restriction of their liberties. Suffering and disaster would result.

•Death and destruction were the results of heeding the messages of the false prophets

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Patriarchs and Prophets, p.442

To the end of time, men will arise to create confusion and rebellion among those who claim to be representatives of the true God. Those who prophesy lies will encourage men to look upon sin as a light thing. When the terrible results of their evil deeds are made manifest, they will seek, if possible, to make the one who has faithfully warned them, responsible for their difficulties, even as the Jews charged Jeremiah with their evil fortunes. But as surely as the words of Jehovah through His prophet were vindicated anciently, so surely will the certainty of His messages be established today.

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•The confusion and strife among God’s professed people are attributed to the messages proclaimed by God’s true messengers

•Pada akhir zaman, manusia akan bangkit menciptakan kekacauan dan pemberontakkan diantara mereka yang mengaku wakil-wakil Allah yang benar.  Mereka yang meramalkan kebohongan akan memberikan semangat kepada manusia untuk memandang dosa sebagai hal yang kecil. Apabila akibat perbuatan jahat mereka kelihatan, mereka akan mencari kesalahan kepada yang memperingatkan mereka.

•LAST DAYS’ DECEPTION

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Great Controversy, p.588

Through the two great errors, the immortality of the soul and Sunday sacredness, Satan will bring the people under his deceptions. While the former lays the foundation of Spiritualism, the latter creates a bond of sympathy with Rome. The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of Spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.

•The last days’ deception will be the immortality of the soul and Sunday sacredness

•You shall not surely die when you sin against God and exalting the commandment of men over God

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The threefold union:

§The frog that come out of the mouth of the dragon (spiritualism)

§The frog that come out of the mouth of the beast (tradition of man/Sunday sacredness)

§The frog that come out of the mouth of the false prophet (lies advocating spiritualism and human tradition over the word of God)

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Revelation 13:11 – 15

11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb (Protestant), and he spake as a dragon (lies advocating spiritualism).
12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast (lies advocating tradition of men/Sunday sacredness), whose deadly wound was healed.
13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14And 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; 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.
15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (legislative and judicial), and cause (military) that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

•FIRE COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN

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Revelation 13:13

13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 

•Who is he who maketh fire come down from heaven?

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Revelation 13:11

13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 

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

•He who was once a follower of Christ but who has change his allegiance to the enemy of the truth

•THE CHANGE

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The original SDA logo:

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The new SDA logo:

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The new SDA logo:

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The change was from three angels to three flames representing the Holy Spirit

•WHAT IS FLAME REPRESENTED BY?

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Acts 2:1 – 4

1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire (flame), and it sat upon each of them.

4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

•A flame is represented by a tongue

•Three flames are represented by three tongues

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The three frogs’ messages:

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The three frogs’ messages:

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The three frogs’ messages:

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New Life, p.47

The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight. So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures. By their testimony every statement and every miracle must be tested.

The man who makes the working of miracles the test of his faith will find that Satan can, through a species of deceptions, perform wonders that will appear to be genuine miracles.

•THE CONCLUSION

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1 Thessalonians 5:21 – 22

21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22Abstain from all appearance of evil.