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Seven questions. Seven Answers.
Question #1: Why the Mark of the Beast Involves Worship and a Day.
“If Revelation doesn’t mention Sabbath or Sunday by name, how can the mark of the beast have anything to do with a day of worship?”
The mark of the beast shows up seven times in Revelation (13:16–17; 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4). The heart of it is found in chapters 12–14, where John first sees the ark of the covenant in heaven (Rev. 11:19), the ark that holds the Ten Commandments. Right after that, God’s people are described as those who “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 12:17).
Then John describes two beasts that persecute God’s people. The first beast (Rev. 13:1) mirrors the little horn in Daniel 7 that tried to “change times and law” (Dan. 7:25). Out of all Ten Commandments, the only one dealing with time is the fourth—the Sabbath command to keep the seventh day holy. History shows that the papacy claimed to change the Sabbath to Sunday, setting up a counterfeit day of worship.
The second beast (Rev. 13:11–12), representing the United States, eventually uses its power to enforce the same false worship. Together, these powers push the world to honor Sunday in place of God’s Sabbath. That’s why Sunday worship becomes the dividing line in the last days. Revelation 14:12 contrasts the two groups: those who worship the beast and those who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”
God calls His people to “worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water” (Rev. 14:7), a direct echo of the Sabbath command in Exodus 20:11. Those who obey receive the seal of God (Rev. 7:4; 14:1). Those who reject God’s call and follow the beast by honoring Sunday instead receive the mark of the beast (Rev. 14:8–11).
In the end, the issue is simple. True worship versus false worship. Will we obey God and honor His Sabbath, or will we follow man’s tradition and accept a counterfeit day? That’s the final test.
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The Bible is full of people who faced impossible situations… and saw God show up in power. He hasn’t changed.
Here are 3 prayers straight from Scripture to remind you: what feels impossible to you is easy for Him.
The Abomination of Desolation
Jesus said, “When you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains” (Matthew 24:15–16).
Now why did He say that? Because just a few verses earlier the disciples had asked Him, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). In response, Christ spoke of this abomination and then warned, “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be” (verse 21).
Some folks think this prophecy was fulfilled way back when Antiochus Epiphanes desecrated the temple between 168–165 BC. He offered a pig on the altar. That was definitely vile, but it doesn’t fit, because it happened more than a hundred years before Jesus was even born. And Jesus placed this abomination in the future. Others claim it’s only about the Antichrist overthrowing the temple in Jerusalem. But Jesus didn’t leave it vague, He told us to go to Daniel if we want to understand.
In Daniel you actually see three layers of this prophecy.
1. First layer. The destruction of the temple in Daniel’s own time. Nebuchadnezzar carried off the sacred vessels into a pagan temple (Daniel 1:1–2), and eventually Solomon’s temple was burned. That was the first abomination.
2. Second layer. The desolation of the second temple, in Jesus’ day. He rebuked the evils that had polluted God’s house, then walked away from it saying, “See, your house is left to you desolate” (Matthew 23:38). Within a generation the Romans marched in, flattened the temple, and fulfilled His words that not one stone would be left upon another (Matthew 24:1–2). Luke adds more detail: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know its desolation is near. Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains…” (Luke 21:20–21). History shows that the Christians who heeded that warning escaped before the city fell in AD 70.
3. Third layer. The final one. Daniel speaks again of the abomination (Daniel 8:13; 11:31; 12:11). This points to the end of time, when a false religious power, what Revelation calls the Antichrist, pollutes God’s spiritual temple, His church, by blending paganism with Christianity. It is a warning about corrupted worship at the close of earth’s history.
Just as the believers in the first century were told to flee Jerusalem before its destruction, God’s people in the last days will be told to flee “Babylon,” false, fallen religion, before judgment falls. Revelation 18:4–5 says it plain: “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” And then verse 19 describes her sudden ruin: “For in one hour she is made desolate.”
The message is the same in every generation, when man’s systems try to take the place of God, desolation follows. Jesus warned us ahead of time so we would not be caught off guard.
The Trinity
The word “Trinity” never shows up in the Bible. It’s a later term, but the idea it describes is all over Scripture.
The Bible speaks of the Godhead: one God, yet revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You see them working together from the very first page to the very last.
Old Testament glimpses.
Genesis 1:1-2. “In the beginning God created…” and “the Spirit of God” moved over the waters. That’s not poetry. That’s two distinct persons of the Godhead working in creation.
Genesis 1:26. “Let Us make man in Our image.” That’s Elohim, a plural noun used over 2,700 times in the Old Testament. The “Us” and “Our” point to more than one person.
Genesis 3:22. “The man has become like one of Us…” Again, God speaks in the plural.
Genesis 11:7. “Come, let Us go down…” Same thing. Not one person talking to Himself, but members of the Godhead acting together.
Genesis 19:24. “The Lord rained… from the Lord out of heaven.” Two distinct persons, both called Lord, acting in judgment.
Daniel 7:9, 13. “The Ancient of Days” and “One like the Son of Man” appear in the same scene. Two divine persons in one vision.
Psalm 2:7. “You are My Son…” Not implying the Son was created, but pointing to His eternal relationship with the Father.
Psalm 45:7. “God, Your God, has anointed You.” Father and Son again.
Psalm 110:1. “The Lord said to my Lord…” Jesus Himself says this is the Father speaking to the Son.
Isaiah 9:6. The promised child is called “Mighty God” and “Everlasting Father.” No lesser deity here.
New Testament clarity.
Matthew 3:16-17. At Jesus’ baptism, the Son is in the water, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father speaks from heaven. All three present, all at once.
Matthew 28:19. Make disciples, baptizing in the name (singular) of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One name, three persons.
John 14:26. The Father sends the Spirit in Jesus’ name.
John 15:26. Jesus sends the Spirit from the Father.
Acts 2:33. The Father gives the Spirit to the Son, and the Son pours Him out on the church.
Romans 1:4. The Son is declared with power “according to the Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 12:4-6. Different gifts from the same Spirit, ministries from the same Lord, works from the same God.
2 Corinthians 13:14. Paul’s blessing names all three: the grace of Jesus, the love of God, the fellowship of the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:18. Through Jesus, we have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Hebrews 9:14. Christ offers Himself through the eternal Spirit to God.
1 Peter 1:2. Chosen by the Father, sanctified by the Spirit, cleansed by the Son’s blood.
Jude 20-21. Pray in the Spirit, stay in God’s love, wait for Jesus’ mercy.
Ephesians 4:4-6. One Spirit, one Lord, one God and Father.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible keeps showing us this, one God, yet Father, Son, and Spirit, working in perfect unity. The word “Trinity” may have come later, but the truth behind it is as old as creation itself.
TWO LAWS: BREAKING DOWN Colossians 2:14–17
BASED ONLY ON SCRIPTURE!
Colossians 2:14–17 isn't saying the seventh-day Sabbath was abolished. It's talking about the yearly sabbath feast days from the Mosaic Law found in Leviticus 23. These were called “a shadow of things to come,” pointing forward to Christ, and they ended at the cross. But they are not the same as God’s weekly seventh-day Sabbath, which is part of His Ten Commandments (Exodus 20).
Let’s look at the verse:
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross... Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come…”
Colossians 2:14, 16–17.
Two Laws in the Bible.
Not One.
The Bible talks about two distinct laws:
God’s Law AND Moses’ Law (Deuteronomy 4:13–14; 2 Kings 21:8; Daniel 9:11).
Here’s a simple breakdown:
1. Moses’ Law (Ceremonial Law).
Called “the law of Moses” (Luke 2:22).
A “law contained in ordinances” (Ephesians 2:15).
Written by Moses in a book (2 Chronicles 35:12).
Placed outside the ark (Deuteronomy 31:26).
Ended at the cross (Ephesians 2:15).
Added because of sin (Galatians 3:19).
Called “against us” (Colossians 2:14).
Doesn’t judge anyone (Colossians 2:14–16).
Was carnal (Hebrews 7:16).
2. God’s Law (Moral Law, Ten Commandments).
Called “the law of the Lord” (Isaiah 5:24).
Known as the “royal law” and the “law of Liberty” (James 2:8).
Written by God on stone (Exodus 31:18; 32:16).
Placed inside the ark (Exodus 40:20).
Will stand forever (Luke 16:17).
Points out sin (Romans 7:7; 3:20).
Not burdensome (1 John 5:3).
Judges all people (James 2:10–12).
Called spiritual (Romans 7:14).
Described as perfect (Psalm 19:7).
▫️Mosaic Law: Temporary & Symbolic.
The Mosaic law was full of ceremonies and shadows, it governed the priesthood, sacrifices, feast days, and rituals. There were seven yearly holy days that were also called “sabbaths” (Leviticus 23), but they were in addition to the seventh-day Sabbath (Leviticus 23:38).
These ceremonial laws were added until Christ came (Galatians 3:16, 19). When Jesus died, they were fulfilled and no longer required. But the Ten Commandments? Those are eternal.
▫️God’s Law Has Always Been.
God’s law has existed as long as sin has existed. The Bible says:
“Where no law is, there is no transgression.”
Romans 4:15.
“Sin is the transgression of the law.”
1 John 3:4.
💥So if sin still exists, the law still stands.
▫���The Ten Commandments Are Forever.
The Ten Commandments were never abolished:
“The commandments... stand fast forever and ever.”
Psalm 111:8.
Paul said:
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law.”
Romans 7:7.
And again:
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”
Romans 3:31.
Even after the cross, Paul made it clear:
“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”
1 Corinthians 7:19.
💥Jesus Is Still Lord of the Sabbath.
Jesus Himself said:
“The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.” Matthew 12:8.
And He said His law won’t change:
“Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law…”
Matthew 5:18.
Then He gave this invitation:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
John 14:15.
John also reminds us:
“By this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:3–4.
Bottom Line:
Colossians 2:14–17 is about the temporary ceremonial laws that pointed to Jesus.
It is not referring to the seventh-day Sabbath, which is part of God’s eternal moral law, still valid, still relevant, and still written in stone.
Understanding the Godhead.
One God, Three Divine Persons.
The Bible teaches that there is only one true God, but He is made up of three distinct Persons:
1. God the Father
2. God the Son (Jesus)
3. God the Holy Spirit.
They are not three gods.
They are not one Person playing three parts.
They are three real Persons, working in perfect unity, with the same goal, and that goal is:
1. to save us
2. to change us
3. to bring us back to God forever.
Let’s look at five verses that help explain this clearly.
1. Matthew 28:19.
Jesus said: “Go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
Jesus named all three, not titles, not roles, but real Persons. He said “name,” not “names,” because they are united.
That shows they are one in purpose, but not the same Person.
2. 2 Corinthians 13:14.
Paul wrote: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.”
This verse shows all three at work:
1. Jesus gives grace.
2. The Father gives love.
3. The Spirit brings closeness and connection.
They each play a different part, but they work together perfectly.
3. John 14:16–17.
Jesus said: “I will pray to the Father, and He will send you another Comforter… the Spirit of truth.”
Here, Jesus (the Son) is talking.
He says He will pray to the Father.
And the Father will send the Holy Spirit.
That’s three Persons, not one pretending to be three.
God doesn't suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder.
All THREE work together for us.
4. John 1:1–2.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
This “Word” is Jesus. He was with God, and He was God.
That means Jesus is divine, but He’s also not the Father. He is God the Son.
Jesus is His own Person, yet still fully God.
5. Acts 10:38.
“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power…”
Here we see:
1. God the Father
2. Jesus the Son
3. The Holy Spirit
All in the same verse. Each Person is involved. Each one is real. Each one is divine.
Do They All Have the Same Power?
Yes. They are all fully God.
But the Bible shows that they work in a certain order.
This is not about who is better or more important. It’s about how They function.
Five verses that show how They work in order:
1. 1 Corinthians 11:3.
“The head of Christ is God.”
The Father leads. Jesus follows. It’s about structure, not value.
2. John 14:28.
Jesus said: “My Father is greater than I.”
He meant in position, not in power. He chose to obey the Father to save us.
3. 1 Corinthians 15:27–28.
This shows that even in the end, Jesus still gives glory to the Father.
It’s not about who is stronger. It’s about perfect love and teamwork.
4. John 16:13–14.
Jesus said the Spirit would not speak on His own, but would lift up Jesus.
That’s His role, to remind us of truth and point us to Christ.
5. Philippians 2:9–11.
God the Father lifts up the name of Jesus.
Even in glory, Their order remains.
What Can We Compare This To?
There’s nothing on earth that perfectly matches the Godhead.
But here are two helpful examples from the Bible that give us a good idea.
1. Marriage and Family.
The Bible says, “The two shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24).
Husband and wife are two people, but they are one in love and purpose.
Add a child, and now you have three people, still one family, one name, one home.
1. The father leads
2. The mother supports
3. The child obeys
Each one has a role. Each one matters. All are human. They are not less than one another. Just different in role.
This is a small picture of how the Godhead works.
2. Your Mind, Your Words, and Your Breath.
In John 1:1, Jesus is called “the Word.”
In Genesis 2:7, God breathed life into man, a picture of the Spirit.
In John 3:8, Jesus says the Spirit is like the wind, invisible but powerful.
Think of it like this:
Your mind makes decisions, like the Father.
Your words express your thoughts, like Jesus.
Your breath gives life and power to your words, like the Holy Spirit.
Three parts, one person.
That’s not a perfect example, but it helps us understand how three can be one.
Satan’s has a Counterfeit.
Satan doesn’t create anything. He copies.
So if God has a divine team, Satan builds a fake one.
Revelation 13 shows us Satan’s version of the Godhead, a false trinity:
1. The Dragon (Satan).
He copies the role of the Father. He’s the mastermind behind all deception.
2. The Beast.
This power tries to act like Jesus. It claims divine authority and even mimics His resurrection.
3. The False Prophet.
This power copies the Holy Spirit. It calls down fire, does miracles, and points people to the beast.
This fake trio leads the world into false worship.
They even create a false “mark” just like God has His seal.
What’s the Big Picture?
God’s team brings truth, love, and obedience.
Satan’s team brings lies, pressure, and false worship.
The whole world is choosing sides, right now, whether you realize it or not.
Just to reiterate. The real Godhead is:
1. The Father who leads and sends.
2. The Son who saves and obeys.
3. The Spirit who empowers and reminds.
They are:
All fully God
All eternal
All united
All working to save you.
One God. Three Divine Persons. One Mission.
And it’s all laid out in Scripture, plain and simple, and your arguments in denial of this union, no matter how well constructed or how wise you think it is, isn't going to change a single thing!.
The power to live with purpose starts in God’s presence.
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Esther played the long game with prayer, fasting, and courage. Haman plotted in pride, power, and manipulation.
One trusted God. The other trusted his ego.
Only one survived.
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