THE THREE ANGELS’ THE THREE ANGELS’ MESSAGESMESSAGES

16.16. THE COMMANDMENTS OF GODTHE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD

COMMANDMENTS: OUT-LIVE & OUT-LASTCOMMANDMENTS: OUT-LIVE & OUT-LAST REVELATION 12:17REVELATION 12:17

And the And the dragondragon was wroth with the was wroth with the womanwoman, and , and went to make went to make warwar with the with the remnant of her seedremnant of her seed, , which keep the which keep the commandments of Godcommandments of God, and have , and have the the testimonytestimony of Jesus Christ. of Jesus Christ.

Dragon: DevilDragon: Devil Woman: God’s [Pure/True] churchWoman: God’s [Pure/True] church

Remnant of her seed: The remnant of JesusRemnant of her seed: The remnant of Jesus

REVELATION 14:12REVELATION 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they they that keep the commandments of God, and the that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesusfaith of Jesus. .

CONTRAST: HER SEED & THE BEASTCONTRAST: HER SEED & THE BEAST

Remnant of Her SeedRemnant of Her Seed

Worship Christ the Worship Christ the LORDLORD

Keep God’s Keep God’s CommandmentsCommandments

Honour God’s nameHonour God’s name Have God’s SealHave God’s Seal

Hallow SHallow Sabbaabbath Dayth Day

The BeastThe Beast

Worship the antichrist Worship the antichrist [Beast][Beast]

Keep man’s Keep man’s commandmentscommandments

Honour man’s nameHonour man’s name Have man’s MarkHave man’s Mark

Hallow SundayHallow Sunday

EXPRESSION: “KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS EXPRESSION: “KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD...”OF GOD...”

EXODUS 20:1-6EXODUS 20:1-6And God spake all these words, saying, …And God spake all these words, saying, …Thou Thou shalt have no other gods before meshalt have no other gods before me. . Thou shalt not Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve themnor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a : for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God,…And showing mercy unto thousands jealous God,…And showing mercy unto thousands of them that of them that lovelove me, and me, and keepkeep my commandments. my commandments.

WHICH OF THESE TABLETS…?WHICH OF THESE TABLETS…?

MATTHEW 19:17-20 [The Rich young ruler]MATTHEW 19:17-20 [The Rich young ruler]

……But if thou wilt enter into life, But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the keep the commandmentscommandments. He saith unto him, . He saith unto him, Which?Which? Jesus Jesus said, Thou shalt do no said, Thou shalt do no murdermurder, Thou shalt not , Thou shalt not commit adulterycommit adultery, Thou shalt not , Thou shalt not stealsteal, Thou shalt , Thou shalt not not bear false witnessbear false witness, , Honour thy father and Honour thy father and [thy] mother[thy] mother: and, Thou shalt : and, Thou shalt love thy neighbourlove thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?yet?

DID THE RICH YOUNG RULER KEEP THE DID THE RICH YOUNG RULER KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD?COMMANDMENTS OF GOD?

All these things have I kept from my youth up: All these things have I kept from my youth up: what what lack I yetlack I yet??

MARK 7:9, 10MARK 7:9, 10

And he said unto them, And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.own tradition. For Moses said, For Moses said, Honour thy father Honour thy father and thy motherand thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or ; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death...mother, let him die the death...

Which commandment is Moses referring to? Which commandment is Moses referring to? Fifth Fifth

WHEN WAS THE TEN WHEN WAS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS GIVEN TO ISRAEL?COMMANDMENTS GIVEN TO ISRAEL?

EXODUS 19:3, 4EXODUS 19:3, 4

And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myselfand brought you unto myself..

Would it be just for God to ask Israel to keep his Would it be just for God to ask Israel to keep his commandments while they were under another commandments while they were under another

master?master?

EXODUS 19:5, 6EXODUS 19:5, 6Now therefore, if ye will Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeedobey my voice indeed, , and and keep my covenantkeep my covenant, then , then ye shall be a peculiar ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people...treasure unto me above all people...

EXODUS 19:8EXODUS 19:8And all the people answered together, and said, And all the people answered together, and said, All All that the LORD hath spoken we will dothat the LORD hath spoken we will do........

DEUTERONOMY 4:10, 13DEUTERONOMY 4:10, 13The day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy The day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and the days that they shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children…[that] they may teach their children…

……And he And he declared unto you his covenantdeclared unto you his covenant, , which he which he commanded you to perform, [even] ten commanded you to perform, [even] ten

commandments; and he wrote them upon two commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stonetables of stone..

-Did God give and instruct Israel to keep his -Did God give and instruct Israel to keep his Commandments?Commandments?

-Did God expect Israel to love and obey his -Did God expect Israel to love and obey his Commandments?Commandments?

Israel said: “All that the Lord has said, we will do.”Israel said: “All that the Lord has said, we will do.”EXODUS 32: EXODUS 32: Israel worships the golden calfIsrael worships the golden calf

LET’S REVISIT ISRAEL’S BONDAGE LET’S REVISIT ISRAEL’S BONDAGE IN EGYPTIN EGYPT

EXODUS 20:1, 2EXODUS 20:1, 2And God spake all these words, saying, And God spake all these words, saying, I [am] the I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondageland of Egypt, out of the house of bondage..

EXODUS 1:13, 14EXODUS 1:13, 14And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigourserve with rigour: And they made their lives : And they made their lives bitter bitter with hard bondagewith hard bondage, in , in mortar, and in brick, and in all mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the fieldmanner of service in the field: …: …

EXODUS 2:23, 24EXODUS 2:23, 24……And the children of Israel And the children of Israel sighedsighed by reason of the by reason of the

bondage, and they bondage, and they criedcried, …and God remembered his , …and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

GOD IS GOOD!GOD IS GOOD!

God delivers Israel from slaveryGod delivers Israel from slavery God sustains them in the dessertGod sustains them in the dessert

God feeds Israel with heaven’s foodGod feeds Israel with heaven’s food God quenches Israel’s thirstGod quenches Israel’s thirst

God preserves Israel’s clothes and sandals God preserves Israel’s clothes and sandals God shades Israel with a cloud by day and warms God shades Israel with a cloud by day and warms

them with fire by nightthem with fire by night

Note: Israel saw God’s Ten Commandments… Note: Israel saw God’s Ten Commandments…

JEREMIAH 31:31-33JEREMIAH 31:31-33Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a make a new covenantnew covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: with the house of Judah: Not according to the Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day covenant that I made with their fathers in the day [that] I took them by the hand to bring them out of [that] I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egyptthe land of Egypt; ; which my covenant they brake, which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORDLORD: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will : But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my peopleGod, and they shall be my people. .

A STUBBORN PEOPLEA STUBBORN PEOPLE

The Ten Commandments was given in 1400 The Ten Commandments was given in 1400 B.C., and written on two tablets of stoneB.C., and written on two tablets of stone

A New Covenant: 600 B.C [By the Prophet A New Covenant: 600 B.C [By the Prophet JEREMIAH]…written in their JEREMIAH]…written in their heartshearts

Between God’s Law and JEREMIAH’S Between God’s Law and JEREMIAH’S writing: 800 years of writing: 800 years of rebellion.rebellion.

NEW COVENANT: WITHIN NOT NEW COVENANT: WITHIN NOT WITHOUTWITHOUT

OLD TESTAMENT OLD TESTAMENT

Law: Tablets of stoneLaw: Tablets of stone

Ancient Israel’s Ancient Israel’s Problem: BehaviourProblem: Behaviour

Israel’s problem: Sin Israel’s problem: Sin [open][open]

Law: Foreign Law: Foreign

NEW TESTAMENT NEW TESTAMENT

Law: Tablets of the Law: Tablets of the heartheart

Modern Israel’s Modern Israel’s Problem: Heart Problem: Heart

Israel’s problem: Sin Israel’s problem: Sin [secret][secret]

Law: IntrinsicLaw: Intrinsic

ALL HUMANITY: HEART CONDITIONALL HUMANITY: HEART CONDITIONGENESIS 6:5GENESIS 6:5

And God saw that the wickedness of man [was] And God saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of imagination of the thoughts of his heartthe thoughts of his heart [was] only evil [was] only evil continually. continually.

JEREMIAH 17:9JEREMIAH 17:9The heart [is] The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know itdesperately wicked: who can know it??

MATTHEW 15:19MATTHEW 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:blasphemies:

ROMANS 7:18-22ROMANS 7:18-22For I know that in me (For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,)that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thingdwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with : for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.dwelleth in me. For I delight in the law of God after For I delight in the law of God after the the inward maninward man::

MATTHEW 6:21MATTHEW 6:21

For where your For where your treasure is, there will your hearttreasure is, there will your heart be also.be also.

MATTHEW 12:34MATTHEW 12:34O O generation of vipersgeneration of vipers, how can ye, being evil, , how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heartheart the mouth speaketh. the mouth speaketh.

MATTHEW 5:27, 28MATTHEW 5:27, 28Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit Thou shalt not commit adulteryadultery: But I say unto you, : But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his her hath committed adultery with her already in his heartheart..

MATTHEW 15:18,19MATTHEW 15:18,19But those things which proceed out of the mouth But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the come forth from the heartheart; and they defile the man. ; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed For out of the heart proceed evil thoughtsevil thoughts, , murdersmurders, , adulteriesadulteries, , fornicationsfornications, , theftsthefts, , false false witnesswitness, , blasphemiesblasphemies: :

PHARISEES: DASHING YET DEVILISHPHARISEES: DASHING YET DEVILISHMARK 7:6MARK 7:6

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people people honourethhonoureth me with [their] me with [their] lipslips, but their , but their heartheart is far from me. is far from me.

MATTHEW 23:25, 26MATTHEW 23:25, 26

Woe unto you, Woe unto you, scribesscribes and and PhariseesPharisees, hypocrites! , hypocrites! for ye make for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the clean the outside of the cup and of the platterplatter, but , but within they are full of extortion and within they are full of extortion and excessexcess. [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that . [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] [which is] withinwithin the cup and platter, that the the cup and platter, that the outsideoutside of them may be clean also. of them may be clean also.

WHY AREN’T SOME CHRISTIANS ABLE TO WHY AREN’T SOME CHRISTIANS ABLE TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD?KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD?

Because they have been already Because they have been already drunkdrunk with with Babylon’s wineBabylon’s wine

2 SAMUEL 11:13, 15 [David’s affair with Uriah] 2 SAMUEL 11:13, 15 [David’s affair with Uriah] And when David had called him, he did eat and And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; drink before him; and he made him drunkand he made him drunk: and at : and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. And he of his lord, but went not down to his house. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest forefront of the hottest battlebattle, and retire ye from , and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.him, that he may be smitten, and die.

PSALMS 51:10PSALMS 51:10

Create in me a Create in me a clean heartclean heart, O God; and renew , O God; and renew a a right spiritright spirit within me. within me.

LOVE PRECIPITATES ACTIONLOVE PRECIPITATES ACTION

JOHN 14:15JOHN 14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.If ye love me, keep my commandments.

EXODUS 20:6EXODUS 20:6And showing And showing mercymercy unto thousands of them that unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandmentslove me, and keep my commandments..

JOHN 8:58JOHN 8:58JesusJesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.Before Abraham was, I am.

Will the end-time remnant of her seed keep the Will the end-time remnant of her seed keep the Commandments of God?Commandments of God?

TWO SURGICAL OPERATIONS WITHOUT TWO SURGICAL OPERATIONS WITHOUT VISIBLE SCARSVISIBLE SCARS

EZEKIEL 36:26, 27EZEKIEL 36:26, 27

A A new heartnew heart also will I give you, and a also will I give you, and a new spiritnew spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the will I put within you: and I will take away the stony stony heartheart out of your flesh, and I will give you an out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart heart of fleshof flesh. And I will . And I will put my spirit within you, and put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutescause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep , and ye shall keep my judgments, and do [them].my judgments, and do [them].

PHILIPPIANS 2:13PHILIPPIANS 2:13

For it is For it is God which worketh in you both to will God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasureand to do of [his] good pleasure. .

GOD’S IMMUNE/ANTIVIRAL GOD’S IMMUNE/ANTIVIRAL BOOSTER AND INNOCULATORBOOSTER AND INNOCULATOR

HEBREWS 13:20, 21HEBREWS 13:20, 21Now the Now the GodGod of peace, that brought again of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amenfor ever and ever. Amen. .

ALL WE NEED IS LOVE : REALLY…?ALL WE NEED IS LOVE : REALLY…?

ROMANS 13:8, 10ROMANS 13:8, 10Owe no man any thing, but to Owe no man any thing, but to love one anotherlove one another: for : for he that he that lovethloveth another hath another hath fulfilled the lawfulfilled the law. . Love Love worketh no ill to his neighbourworketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore : therefore lovelove [is] [is] the the fulfilling of the lawfulfilling of the law..

1 JOHN 2:41 JOHN 2:4He that saithHe that saith, , I know himI know him, and , and keepeth not his keepeth not his commandments, is a liarcommandments, is a liar, and the , and the truthtruth is not in is not in him.him.

1 JOHN 5:31 JOHN 5:3For this is the love of GodFor this is the love of God, , that we keep his that we keep his commandmentscommandments: and his : and his commandments are not commandments are not grievousgrievous..

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A PART OF WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A PART OF GOD’S REMNANT PEOPLE?GOD’S REMNANT PEOPLE?

REVELATION 14:12REVELATION 14:12Here is the patience of the Here is the patience of the saintssaints: : here [are] they here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.faith of Jesus.

PSALMS 119:11PSALMS 119:11Thy Thy wordword have I hid in mine have I hid in mine heartheart, that I might not , that I might not sin against thee.sin against thee.

2 CORINTHIANS 3:182 CORINTHIANS 3:18But But we allwe all, with open face beholding as in a glass , with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the image from glory to glory, [even] as by the SpiritSpirit of of the Lord.the Lord.

CHARACTERISTICS: GOD’S CHARACTERISTICS: GOD’S REMNANTREMNANT

JOHN 4:24JOHN 4:24

God [is] a God [is] a SpiritSpirit: and they that : and they that worship him must worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truthworship [him] in spirit and in truth..

PSALMS 119:105PSALMS 119:105

Thy word [is] a Thy word [is] a lamplamp unto my feet, and a unto my feet, and a lightlight unto my path.unto my path.

If his word is the lamp, why don’t you walk in its If his word is the lamp, why don’t you walk in its path?path?

If his word is the light, why don’t you search its If his word is the light, why don’t you search its pages for hidden truth?pages for hidden truth?

THE ICING ON THE CAKE..THE ICING ON THE CAKE..REVELATION 12:17REVELATION 12:17

And the And the dragondragon was wroth with the was wroth with the womanwoman, , and went to make and went to make warwar with the with the remnant of remnant of her her seedseed, which , which keep the commandments of keep the commandments of

GodGod, and have the , and have the testimonytestimony of of Jesus ChristJesus Christ. . NEW HEARTNEW HEARTNEW SPIRITNEW SPIRIT

BIBLE TRUTHBIBLE TRUTHPART OF THE REMNANT [KEEP THE PART OF THE REMNANT [KEEP THE

COMMANDMENTS OF GOD]COMMANDMENTS OF GOD]TESTIMONY OF JESUS TESTIMONY OF JESUS