Sermon Tone Analysis

April 12, 2012

By: John Barnett

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Imagine what it would be like if a perfect leader were to step forward tomorrow.

Add to that a man who appears seemingly from no where, almost a person from the past who rolls into one all the great leaders of the world.

Imagine one man

• with the strength of a Caesar,

• the military genius of an Alexander,

• the mesmerizing oratory of a Hitler,

• the warmth of a Ronald Regan,

• the ruthless determination of a Genghis Khan and

• The apparent compassion and tenderness of Jesus Christ!

Impossible?

No, he is coming.

He may well be walking around today.

Ever since Eden, mankind has sought to be ‘like God’ and in this insatiable quest has come the glorification of the ‘creature more than the Creator.’

This exaltation of man has called for men of strong persuasion to be able to rise to extreme heights of power.

In history these have been the Ramses, Alexanders, the Caesars and Napoleons.

But there is a man on the horizon whose rise shall be as the sun’s rays across the earth; he shall be the embodiment of such power and personage that the world has never seen.

The entire world shall seek after him as after no other leader ever before.

He will be one who seems to stop all atomic bomb threats.

One that would take charge and stop all the simmering hatred and volatile ethnic conflicts around the planet.

One that will stop the global fear of terrorism, biological warfare and food shortages.

He also seems to triumph a global form of religion that at last all the world can agree to.

It may even be a counterfeit version of Christianity (anti in place of Christ).

Jesus warned of a day of deception coming that was so intoxicating even God's children would succumb without His intervention.

Revelation 13 shows the second flood, which will destroy our world.

The first Flood in Genesis was with water from God to judge sinful humanity.

This second flood is with deception from Satan to seal the doom of humans unwilling to follow the Lord.

Perhaps he will step into the world from a battle field, maybe from the United Nations or even more likely, perhaps a glowing metallic UFO will slowly descend in a globally watched spot and before the wondering eyes of all the inhabitants of the earth our will step the ultimate Superman - the First Beast.

STAND AND READ REVELATION 13

In concise word pictures he describes the culmination of Eden's lies as being:

1. SUBMIT TO JESUS’ PERFECT AUTHORITY TO ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT AUTHORITY 12:17 - 13:2

2. TRUST JESUS’ PERFECT RESURRECTION TO ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT RESURRECTION 13:3 - 5

3. CLAIM CHRIST'S HEAVENLY CITIZENSHIP TO ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT CITIZENSHIP 13:6. 10

4. OFFER JESUS TRUE WORSHIP TO ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT WORSHIP 13:11 - 15

5. REST IN JESUS’ PERFECT SECURITY TO ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT SECURITY (the mark) 13:16-18

Would it surprise you to know that Americans in 1998 are actually LOOKING for an ET to come and help?

According to pollsters 72% of America believes that there is life out there beyond the earth (extra-terrestrial life); 48% believe UFO’s are real and 15% have seen one with 3% of Americans (that’s 8.4 million of us) have abducted by aliens into a UFO.

One noted journalist after studying UFOs and those in contact with them concluded, “The earth is not inhabited by them, it is infested.”

What do UFOs do to the Word of God and our faith?

1. UFOs would support naturalistic evolution (Mar’s Rock; water on Jupiter’s moon) to the point of perfection, overcoming death, disease, etc.

2. ETs lessen the incarnation of Jesus (there are many aliens out there, all-powerful).

3. The earth is just an insignificant dot in the Universe.

4. Man is not the crown of God's creation.

5. Sin is just our problem, or not even a problem.

6. Hope lies in contact with some of these “higher” life forms.

7. Christ's death was a local not cosmic event.

8.

The Word of God is anachronistic, local and out of touch with the big picture of the Cosmos.

9. We are not in God's image.

*THE WORLD IS HEADING TOWARD UNPRECEDENTED DAYS OF DECEPTION*

Matthew 24:24 /“For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."/

(Now check v. 4, 5, 11)

Luke 21:11/ “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven."/

2 Thessalonians 2:9-10/ "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved."/

*WE MUST BE LOVING THE TRUTH.*

How? First, see how evil Satan really is.

Satan is as to:

Background (adversary, accuser, tempter)

Looks (dragon, serpent)

Characteristics (liar, murderer, ruler, worthless

Activities (accuser, tempter)

*Thus, The Ultimate Father of all Beasts!*

Secondly and most importantly, we must love the One Who is the TRUTH.

The beauty of the self-existing, endless perfection, which is God is seen in His attributes:

He our God is God the Incomprehensible, Holy in His Tri-unity, Self-existent in His Eternity, Self-sufficient in His plentitude, Eternal in His Magnitude, Endless in His Infinitude, Immutable in His Divine Omniscience, Fathomless in His Wisdom, Omnipotent in His Ability, Divinely Transendent in His Omnipresence, Faithful in His Goodness, Merciful in His Grace, Lovely in His Holiness, Sovereignly our God!

But the real beauty is in the names God has revealed Himself through.

They are intimate, personal and utterly irresistably beautiful!

Adore the Lord God Almighty in His Matchless names as God:

God (Gen.

1:1); Most High Possessor of Heaven and Earth (Gen.

14:8-22); Almighty God (Gen.

17:1); All Seeing (El Rohe) (Gen.

16:13); Judge of All the Earth (Gen.

18:25); Everlasting God (Gen.

21:33); All Providing God (Yahweh Jireh) (Gen.

22:14); God of Heaven and Earth (Gen.

24:3); All Healing God (Yahweh Rapheka) (Ex.

15:26); Merciful God (Deut.

4:31); Faithful God (Deut.

7:9); Holy God (Josh.

24:19); 13.

God of Peace or Completeness (Yahweh Shalom) (Judges 6:24); Gracious God (Neh.

9:31)

LETS JUST WORSHIP OUR GOD

#88 FAIREST LORD JESUS STANZA 1,4

JESUS IMITATED BY THE ANTICHRIST Tonight, meet the Beast.

As we examine at the person of the Antichrist, drawn in the words of the apostle John—and see him whose cause is not only to be “anti-”(opposed), but also “anti-” (the exact inverse of) Christ Jesus the Lord of Glory.

Now what is the counterfeit of Satan imitating?

1. HIS FALSE AUTHORITY ( the "beast") 12:17 - 13:2 is imitating the kingdom of God, the king of kings, the lord of lords, the creator.

2. HIS FALSE RESURRECTION (the "wonder")13:3 - 5 is imitating the prince of life, the first born from the dead, the empty tomb, the way, the truth and the only hope.

3. HIS FALSE CITIZENSHIP (the "earth dwellers") 13:6 - 10 is imitating the wonders of our father's house he is preparing, The heavenly city, the streets of gold, the water of life and God with us.

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus, (NKJV)

4. HIS FALSE WORSHIP OR RELIGION (the “earth” worship) 13:11-15, is imitating the true worship of the living and true God in spirit and in truth, not self-styled but biblical.

5. HIS FALSE SECURITY (the "mark") 13:16-18, is imitating the sealing by the holy spirit of those in the book of life, betrothed to Christ, his very bride, kept and protected by the power of God unto salvation.

Either the beautiful God of the universe or the beast!

Which will it be?

You must choose.

Reference /Counterfeit/ Real Thing

12:17-13:2/ False Ruler, Authority vs. Government/ Isaiah 9:6, Kingdom of God

13:3-5/ False Resurrection/ Empty Tomb

13:6-10/ False Citizenship/ Heaven (enrolled) Heb.