THE MARK OF DESTRUCTION
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If you are following us for the first time, it is your golden moment, to hear the undiluted word of God which will help you to keep your garment pure, in readiness to meet your maker, either through the upper taker which is the Rapture of the Church or the undertaker which is death. It's a moment of the revelation of the amazing world events, happening around us and understanding them in the light of the revealed word of God.
We shall continue to look at many things which you do hear about these days or mentioned by people or read about them but you are always confused about them.
Let us pray.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Our Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for this opportunity to share in your word. Your word is truth and life. May we hear from you this night. Impart knowledge, understanding and wisdom to my hearer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
The subject is ‘THE MARK OF DESTRUCTION’
Revelation 13 verses 16 and 17
“And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name”
The book of Revelation was written by our brother, John when he was banished to the Island of Patmos by the Emperor. Many people do avoid reading it because of its many images, symbols and allegories. It is the only book of the Bible, with a blessing and a curse too. It is a pure eschatological book of the New Testament, just as Daniel in the Old Testament. So, when John saw himself at the Island, the heavens were opened for him on the Lord’s day and he saw and recorded the revelation of the events of the end time.
The teachings of the last days are not what one can explain in few minutes, so I will look at one of the things to expect after the Rapture of the Church. In our previous edition of the trumpeter, I preached about the Rapture of the Church which is the next agenda, now, in the prophetic calendar of God. In as much as, no man or woman knows the time of the Lords return, yet, we know, it can happen anytime-even this night as I'm preaching. So Jesus would say, " Watch for my coming" He didn't say, "wait for my coming, rather, watch, watch for my coming"
We are going to look at the Mark of Destruction which is the mark of the Beast. Many people are talking about it these days- maybe, because it is written in the word of God or they hear some people talk about it.
There is a mark of the Beast, warned about in the word of God. Someone’s doubt cannot take anything out of God’s word. It is God’s word, we believe it and that settles it.John saw it. It is recorded in many places of the Bible.
You should know, that the world has been wired now- I mean the world today is a global village. Don't ever imagine that you are hidden or that anything, you are doing now is hidden from people. Noooooo!, In, this 21st century, we are living in an open world.
Do you know that the New World Order which is gathering now has put many things in place to track you,right now at this very moment to monitor you, and to control? Nothing about you is hidden anymore. The western World would say, " the big Brother is watching you" So,there is no hiding place. Everything about you is being documented on daily basis, because of the increase of knowledge which was prophesied about in the book of Daniel. I think, I warned some of us in one of previous edition- when we preached "it is midnight" about some of your discussions and comments in some of our medias and social contacts like Internet, facebooks and twitters. You may not know that many of your comments and words are being recorded. They may serve as exhibits, if you miss the Rapture or when the correct time comes.
That's why, we asked " what is this life after the Rapture? Friend, it will be total chaos, disaster and operation brutality. So be careful, how you live your life or do your business, so that you be not left behind.
I pray for you here, " you will not miss the Rapture in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
If you are hearing my voice this night and have not given your life to Jesus Christ, what are you waiting for? You are playing with your life and eternal destiny.
The satanic agents and the world body have mapped out the instruments that may facilitate the idea of the mark of the beast. This age is about to close, for anything which had a beginning must end.
Friend, have you been hearing about a technology called "Verichip"? If you have not, then listen. This and more are some of the words you will hearing these days. They are end time vocabularies. I'm not meant to scare you but to open your eyes so that you get yourself pure and ready for the return of The Lord. As you do your business and daily engagements, do them in righteousness and always ask for the grace of God to escape the great tribulation which Jesus Himself, said that it should be a time of great pain. It was called the Jacobs trouble- you know how Jacob suffered when he left his fathers house?
So, as I was saying, Verichip is a technology, about the size of a grain of rice which may be placed under the skin, usually on the forehead or on the right hand in identification with the world government when the saints are gone out of this planet like the time of Enoch. You know that Enoch, in the Old Testament was the type of the Raptured Church.
So, the antichrist- the world dictator, like the erected image of Nebuchadnezzar must demand worship and allegiance and people should be forced to have a mark of identity or identification mark.
Mark is your symbol, trademark, brand, label, identity. It is a visible trace. Mark this word, "trace". It is an impression, name, stamp, seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality or origin. To attach identification, such as a price tag. A thing which indicates position and possession.
So, every individual under the world who missed the Rapture must have a mark of recognition and identification for the satanic reign. Verichip which was formerly called Positive ID may be the alternative. Many millions of dollars were spent, in order to search the correct place of its insertion, and finally the correct place found is at the forehead or the right hand? Have you seen it, my listener. What did the word of God said in Revelation chapter 13 verses 16 and 17
“And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name”
The mission of this Verichip is to put this chip into each and every human being on the planet. Many of all these are working in the underground, but should manifest fully after the Rapture. If you come closer, I can show you how this chip may look like. The chip is able to store detailed financial, medical and other kinds of information about the person that it is placed in. The size may be 2 millimeters long and about 1 millimeter in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice.
As I told us sometime ago, very soon, numbers will take over human names and identity- I mean, you will be known by numbers, no longer your name. Listen, some financial institutions may require that individuals be chipped in order to keep detailed records of who went in and out of the vault, which can be used later to narrow down suspects in the case of money shortages. Nothing of such may be bad anyway, in Itself but please, when the world experience the sudden catch away of the saints, many of these instruments may be the checks against the remnants. Today, you hear about the marks in some places like advertisement as you know that for the New World Order, the many ways to get the job done is through marketing and advertising.
As I told you, nothing is secret anymore now globally, some of these things are in operation in many developed countries. I remembered when I preached about the coming cashless society, as far back as 1998, in a crusade at Lagos, some people were asking, how shall these things be? What are we seeing now? I think more are coming- maybe to help or to control afterwards. Whatsoever they ask you to do, you have to do but time shall come, when it shall be mandatory. It is operation bow or burn for the 3 Hebrew boys- Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, translated as Shedrack, Mishack and Abednego. They said to the king, we were careful some few minutes ago but now, we are no longer careful to answer you in this matter" you may increase the fire seven times, we shall not bow down to your image"- meaning Jehovah is able to deliver during the tribulation. HALLELUYAH !
Do you know, as I'm talking to you now, there are many camera which identifies if a shopper is a man or woman? There are many softwares which scan people's face, like when you visit the city of Japan. Many health centers in some areas are using some technologies to help track patients and to help store their medical records. Very soon- I think, the issues of files may give way for some tracking records. Once a chip is inserted,it now becomes a container of all personal data and information. I think we are getting late here. That's what they are saying.
Many of these equipments may make way for the main mark. Please, listen to me, after the Rapture of the saints, a person who takes the mark is pledging allegiance to the Antichrist and Satan. You know, as we have the Holy Trinity which is Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the work of creation and life, so there is the Unholy alliance or Unholy Trinity- the Satan himself, the Antichrist and the False prophet in the work of human damnation and destruction.
Just remember, that the mark may be placed at the forehead. The word of God recorded in the place we read, that the false prophet which shall do many signs and wonders would be the instrument for the giving of the mark. Through many signs and wonders, he shall deceive many. Friend, if you are following the Lord today because of signs and wonders or miracles- let me tell you, you are yet to see one. The false prophet will do many - to the extent of calling down physical fire from heaven, just to confuse and convince people that Antichrist is the Messiah of the world. He will do the counterfeits of all the miracles Jesus did when he was here on the earth. So, be careful how you move and believe today.
So, with the advances in modern technology and coming policies, we are heading the prophesied mark of the beast system being introduced when the great tribulation period should be in full swing.
Why am I saying all these things?- it is for you to be more serious now than ever before- in your Christian life, in your commitment and service in the kingdom of God. It should be no more apathy, weakness and hypocrisy as usual. Friend, Jesus Christ is coming back again. If you have not known him, please repent and give your life to him. You know, you must spend eternity somewhere- no matter your size or status. So, stop running and embrace the truth today. You are not safe unless you are saved.
Christians should not fear the coming mark of the beast or the number of the beast, no matter the angle it may come. Go on with your normal business, make your gains and prosper in righteousness but always look up for your redemption draws closer more than you expect.
Friend, remember, millions of people will be martyred- I mean killed for refusing the mark of the beast. They are called the Tribulation saints of Revelation Chapter 7 verses 13-15.It will be a period many will shed their own blood for their refusal in the saving work of Jesus Christ.
So, I'm saying this night that we have become a worldwide, connected society, whose every move is being tracked. The mark of the beast may be a worldwide system that gathers information and ties it with personal records of all kinds. For now, everything may be voluntary but a day is coming when you will be forced to have a chip put inside your body. Let me warn us here, never, I repeat- never allow anyone put a chip inside your body. By the way, whose mark are you bearing already? I may not go on preaching about your body sign or so called ‘tattoo’ this night because of time.I think it is a topic for next night. But don't forget, all marks are for identification. The owner must come for them when the time comes.
Some people are protesting today in some parts of the world, saying " people are not pets, don't chip us" Others were shouting- " Verichip is a hazard to health"
There is one now that is called, Radio frequency identification Device, RFID. It can be used to track items at a distance, right through someone's purse or wallet. Few months ago, because, the technology is now going worldwide, we saw the attorney general of Mexico and hundreds of others displaying theirs. Now, the Britain School uses it to monitor students movements on a campus.When, the time comes, the world will use any and every excuse to sell it to people. You may hear something like, chips are helpful to prevent kidnapping cases, guard disease or medical mistakes. The list may sound so good and goes on and on.
And then one day, when the system is complete, they will link together some gadgets into one, complete system that the government will control- such as, thumbprint, eye scan, financial informations and cards, brain waves,computers inside your car as you know now that the first car without a driver was manufactured few months ago- just press the button, relax maybe at the back, then the car will control itself and drop you at your destination. We are progressing. Are we not? Some technologies will now know who you are, where you are, and what you are doing and saying and even how fast your heart is beating.
Anyway, after rapture, people will be asked to swear allegiance to the antichrist as an act of worship. My friend, please if you miss the rapture, don't take the mark. It is a mark of eternal doom and disaster. But why must you wait for that time? You will not buy, sell, go to school or enter a bus or do anything without it. There will be no church after all. The one you will see will be the church of the beast.
Look at the final reward for the people who take the mark in Revelation
REVELATION CHAPTER 14 verses 9-11
“ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name”
Again, Revelation chapter 16:1-2
“And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image”
Have you seen it? these are the judgements for the people who received this mark of destruction.
Watch again, when the beast, the false prophet and the Antichrist is judged, it must be with the people who took the Mark of the beast. This can be seen in Revelation chapter 19 verse 20. The word said that they will be cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
This is true, because it is the word of God and should not be broken.
The mark of destruction is real. Resist it, reject it and fight it with your dying breath even at the point of being martyred.
For as many who resist it, they have their reward. Just look at the book of Revelation chapter 15 verses 1 to 3
“And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages”
Again, the book of Revelation chapter 20 verse 4.
“ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years”
Beloved, it may not be easy but victory is guaranteed.
What are we saying here? Do fast to escape the wrath of the living God.
Time will fail me to go on and on.
But just, as you are hearing my voice anywhere now- in the bus, street or bedroom, Jesus loves you. He cares for you. He is preparing a better place for you if you leave here. In as much, as I love to see you prosper here on earth, I would like you to give your life to Jesus Christ, if you have not done so.
I will pray for you now if you want to give your life to Jesus Christ
You can repeat this prayer with me and believe it.
Lord Jesus, I come to you now by faith. I'm a sinner. Forgive me and give me the grace to live for you. I reject self, the world and satan. From today, I promise to follow you till the end. Thank you Lord for accepting me. Amen.
Now, let me pray for you
Lord, I thank you for this soul coming to you. I can see the angels rejoicing on his behalf. Forgive him all his iniquities and write his name in the book of life.Please give him power over the flesh, the world and the enemy. Thank you Lord for answering us in Jesus name.
Congrats! my friend ,for the new life in Christ you've received today.
If you are sick, afflicted, in sorrow or having problems in your business,marriage or career,I now pray for you.
Lord, bless my listener especially the one who had decided to follow you. Heal all diseases by the reason of your word. Give Him victory in his career.Connect him to his destiny and disconnect every enemy which surrounds him.Thank you Lord for we pray in Jesus Name. Amen
