The Image to the Beast Set Up
[He] 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. Rev. 13:14.
The image of the beast will be formed before
probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God,
by which their eternal destiny will be decided....
In Revelation 13
this subject is plainly presented: "I beheld another beast coming up out
of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a
dragon. And 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, whose deadly wound was healed." Then the miracle-working power is
revealed: "And 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. And he had power to give life unto the image of the
beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as
many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And
he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to
receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no
man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name."
This is the test that the people
of God must have before they are sealed. All who prove their loyalty to
God by observing His law, and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath,
will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, and will receive the
seal of the living God. Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin,
and accept the Sunday sabbath, will receive the mark of the beast....
While John was shown the last great struggles of the church with
earthly powers, he was also permitted to behold the final victory and
deliverance of the faithful.... Looking beyond the smoke and din of the
battle, he beheld a company upon Mount Zion with the Lamb, having,
instead of the mark of the beast, the "Father's name written in their
foreheads."
COURTESY: PASTOR DR. ANDREWS LAWRENCE EWOO.
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