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[1] And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: [2] And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, [3] And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.Daniel 12 : 4
It suits the policy of Satan that men should retain the forms of religion if but the spirit of vital godliness is lacking. After their rejection of the gospel, the Jews continued zealously to maintain their ancient rites, they rigorously preserved their national exclusiveness, while they themselves could not but admit that the presence of God was no longer manifest among them. The prophecy of Daniel pointed so unmistakably to the time of Messiah’s coming, and so directly foretold His death, that they discouraged its study, and finally the rabbis pronounced a curse on all who should attempt a computation of the time.
In blindness and impenitence the people of Israel during succeeding centuries have stood, indifferent to the gracious offers of salvation, unmindful of the blessings of the gospel, a solemn and fearful warning of the danger of rejecting light from heaven. GC 378.1
[4] And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. [5] And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
[6] And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
[7] But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
[8] And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. [9] And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. [10] And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
[8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. [9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. [10] And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. [11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. [12] And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, [13] Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.2 Kings 22 : 8-13
[11] And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.Revelation 10 : 1-11
The first angel’s message of Revelation 14, announcing the hour of God’s judgment and calling upon men to fear and worship Him, was designed to separate the professed people of God from the corrupting influences of the world and to arouse them to see their true condition of worldliness and backsliding. In this message, God has sent to the church a warning, which, had it been accepted, would have corrected the evils that were shutting them away from Him. Had they received the message from heaven, humbling their hearts before the Lord and seeking in sincerity a preparation to stand in His presence, the Spirit and power of God would have been manifested among them. The church would again have reached that blessed state of unity, faith, and love which existed in apostolic days, when the believers “were of one heart and of one soul,” and “spake the word of God with boldness,” when “the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Acts 4:32, 31; 2:47. GC 379.1
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And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. Revelation 10:11.
Our publishing work was established by the direction of God and under His special supervision. It was designed to accomplish a specific purpose. Seventh-day Adventists have been chosen by God as a peculiar people, separate from the world. By the great cleaver of truth He has cut them out from the quarry of the world and brought them into connection with Himself. He has made them His representatives and has called them to be ambassadors for Him in the last work of salvation. The greatest wealth of truth ever entrusted to mortals, the most solemn and fearful warnings ever sent by God to man, have been committed to them to be given to the world; and in the accomplishment of this work our publishing houses are among the most effective agencies. These institutions are to stand as witnesses for God, teachers of righteousness to the people. From them truth is to go forth as a lamp that burneth. Like a great light in a lighthouse on a dangerous coast, they are constantly to send forth beams of light into the darkness of the world, to warn men of the dangers that threaten them with destruction.
The publications sent forth from our printing houses are to prepare a people to meet God. Throughout the world they are to do the same work that was done by John the Baptist for the Jewish nation. By startling messages of warning, God’s prophet awakened men from worldly dreaming. Through him God called backsliding Israel to repentance. By his presentation of truth he exposed popular delusions. In contrast with the false theories of his time, truth in his teaching stood forth as an eternal certainty. “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” was John’s message (Matthew 3:2). This same message, through the publications from our printing houses, is to be given to the world today.—Testimonies for the Church 7:138, 139. YRP 242 – YRP 242.4
If God’s professed people would receive the light as it shines upon them from His word, they would reach that unity for which Christ prayed, that which the apostle describes, “the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” “There is,” he says, “one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism.” Ephesians 4:3-5. Such were the blessed results experienced by those who accepted the advent message. They came from different denominations, and their denominational barriers were hurled to the ground; conflicting creeds were shivered to atoms; the unscriptural hope of a temporal millennium was abandoned, false views of the second advent were corrected, pride and conformity to the world were swept away; wrongs were made right; hearts were united in the sweetest fellowship, and love and joy reigned supreme. If this doctrine did this for the few who did receive it, it would have done the same for all if all had received it. GC 379.2 – GC 379.3
But the churches generally did not accept the warning. Their ministers, who, as watchmen “unto the house of Israel,” should have been the first to discern the tokens of Jesus’ coming, had failed to learn the truth either from the testimony of the prophets or from the signs of the times. As worldly hopes and ambitions filled the heart, love for God and faith in His word had grown cold; and when the advent doctrine was presented, it only aroused their prejudice and unbelief. The fact that the message was, to a great extent, preached by laymen, was urged as an argument against it. As of old, the plain testimony of God’s word was met with the inquiry: “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed?” And finding how difficult a task it was to refute the arguments drawn from the prophetic periods, many discouraged the study of the prophecies, teaching that the prophetic books were sealed and were not to be understood. Multitudes, trusting implicitly to their pastors, refused to listen to the warning; and others, though convinced of the truth, dared not confess it, lest they should be “put out of the synagogue.” The message which God had sent for the testing and purification of the church revealed all too surely how great was the number who had set their affections on this world rather than upon Christ. The ties which bound them to earth were stronger than the attractions heavenward. They chose to listen to the voice of worldly wisdom and turned away from the heart-searching message of truth. In refusing the warning of the first angel, they rejected the means which Heaven had provided for their restoration. They spurned the gracious messenger that would have corrected the evils which separated them from God, and with greater eagerness they turned to seek the friendship of the world. Here was the cause of that fearful condition of worldliness, backsliding, and spiritual death which existed in the churches in 1844. GC 380.1 – GC 380.2
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Parents need to awake, and purify their souls by practicing the truth in their home life. When we reach the standard that the Lord would have us reach, worldlings will regard Seventh-day Adventists as odd, singular, straight-laced extremists. “We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.” RH January 9, 1894, par. 10
Trump says he wants foreign students who don’t ’cause trouble,’ slams Harvard for being ‘a big shot’
President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday, said he is in favor of allowing international students on U.S. college campuses, clarifying he is against welcoming students who are “causing trouble.”
Since the middle of the nineteenth century, students of prophecy in the United States have presented this testimony to the world. In the events now taking place is seen a rapid advance toward the fulfillment of the prediction. With Protestant teachers there is the same claim of divine authority for Sundaykeeping, and the same lack of Scriptural evidence, as with the papal leaders who fabricated miracles to supply the place of a command from God. The assertion that God’s judgments are visited upon men for their violation of the Sunday-sabbath, will be repeated; already it is beginning to be urged. And a movement to enforce Sunday observance is fast gaining ground. GC 579.1
Singling out Harvard University, which has come under fire in both public opinion and the courts, Trump noted nearly 30% of its students are foreign.
“Our country has given $5 billion plus to Harvard over a short period of time,” he said. “Nobody knew that. We found that out. I wouldn’t say that was a [Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)] thing, but we found that out over a period of time, that was sort of a Trump thing.”
Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common to protest Harvard’s stance on the war in Gaza and show support for the Palestinian people, outside Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 25, 2025.More
During ongoing litigation, which the president attributed to the university being “very anti-semitic,” he said the administration found out that the government gave them more than $5 billion in funding.
“The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty; for it is the point of truth especially controverted. When the final test shall be brought to bear upon men, then the line of distinction will be drawn between those who serve God and those who serve him not. While the observance of the false sabbath in compliance with the law of the state, contrary to the fourth commandment, will be an avowal of an allegiance to a power that is in opposition to God, the keeping of the true Sabbath, in obedience to God’s law, is an evidence of loyalty to the Creator. While one class, by accepting the sign of submission to earthly powers, receive the mark of the beast, the other, choosing the token of allegiance to divine authority, receive the seal of God. “Heretofore those who presented the truths of the third angel’s message have been often regarded as mere alarmists…. But as the question of enforcing Sunday observance is widely agitated, the event so long doubted and disbelieved is seen to be approaching, and the third message will produce an effect which it could not have had before.” RH April 27, 1911, par. 17 – RH April 27, 1911, par. 18
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.Luke 21 : 20, [7] And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. [10] And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.Judges 9 : 7, 10
U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs on Thursday upheld a court order blocking the Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which allows the university to sponsor international students for U.S. visas.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited Harvard’s alleged pattern of “fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” in calls for the repeal of Harvard’s SEVP certification.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Matthew 11 : 29, Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.Daniel 1 : 4
“We’re having it out with them, and let’s see what happens,” Trump said. “I think we have a very good, well, it’s a very sad case. It’s a case we win. We can’t lose that case because we have the right to make grants. We’re not going to make any grants like that.”
Cambridge, MA – May 10: Harvard faculty and staff hold signs from inside Harvard Yard during a press conference by faculty supporters of the Harvard Out of Palestine coalition outside Harvard Yard.More
He went on to say Harvard has not “been acting very nicely,” and argued other institutions like Columbia University in New York City “want to get to the bottom of the problem.”
[5] And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. [6] Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:Daniel 1 : 5-6
“They’ve acted very well, and there are other institutions, too, that are acting, but Harvard’s trying to be a big shot,” Trump said. “And all that happens is every three days, we find another $100 million that was given.”
Offering an alternative, Trump said he would like to see the money go toward creating the world’s best trade school system.somebody has to build those rocket ships.
“I’d like to see the money go to trade schools where people learn how to fix motors and engines, where people learn how to build rocket ships,” he said. “Because, you know, somebody has to build those rocket ships.”
“Yep,” Elon Musk, who departed DOGE on Friday, chimed in from beside the president’s desk.
You could have the greatest trade school system anywhere in the world
“I’d like to see trade schools set up, because you could take $5 billion plus hundreds of billions more, which is what’s spent, and you could have the greatest trade school system anywhere in the world,” Trump continued. “That’s what we need to build his rockets and robots and things that he’s doing, and to build lots of other things.”
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Matthew 25 : 27
Jarod Coffman, owner of the Colorado-based business Coffman Construction, told “Fox & Friends First” on Tuesday that houses built in the U.S. are the most expensive they have ever been, yet the contractors building the homes are the least educated they have ever been.
“We are at a little bit of a turning point where there are schools starting to re-implement trade programs into them, which is good, but a lot of them are facing budget issues, so actually I could really see this being a beneficial thing,” Coffman said.
He added it would address the housing deficit, while decreasing costs and providing education.
“It’s a very skilled job,” Trump said. “I’d like to see a lot of money going into trade schools. I’ve always felt that, and we probably found our pot of gold, and that’s what’s been wasted at places like Harvard.”
The sea beast of Revelation 13 symbolizes a religiopolitical power rising from a populated area (Rev. 17:15). Biblically and historically, this figure has been identified as the Papacy. Revelation’s imagery aligns closely with the Roman Catholic Church, particularly in its Papal system. Here are twelve key identifiers:
RISES OUT OF THE SEA (Revelation 13:1) “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea…” In Bible prophecy, the sea represents multitudes, nations, and tongues (Revelation 17:15). This indicates that the beast power arises from a densely populated region of the world. Historically, the papacy arose in Western Europe, the heart of the former Roman Empire—exactly in such a region of nations and peoples.
Revelation 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
The papacy once held rule over the countries and people of Europe during the time of the Holy Roman Empire. This influence, although not yet authoritative, has widened over the entire world.
RECEIVES POWER FROM THE DRAGON (Revelation 13:2) “…and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” The dragon represents Satan (Revelation 12:9) but also worked through pagan Rome (Revelation 12:4-5) to attempt to destroy Christ. The papacy received its seat and authority from pagan Rome. In 330 AD, Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium (later Constantinople), leaving the bishop of Rome in a position of growing influence. In 538 AD, with the defeat of the Ostrogoths, the papacy rose to civil and religious prominence.
SPEAKS BLASPHEMY (Revelation 13:5-6) “…and he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God…” According to Scripture, blasphemy includes claiming to forgive sins (Mark 2:7) and claiming to be God (John 10:33). The papacy claims both through the doctrines of priestly absolution and the position of the pope as the “Vicar of Christ,” with titles implying divine authority on earth.
EXERCISES AUTHORITY FOR 42 MONTHS (Revelation 13:5) “…power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” This prophetic period (42 months = 1260 days = 1260 years, using the day-for-a-year principle from Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34) matches the time during which the papacy held supreme religious and civil authority, from 538 AD to 1798 AD. In 1798, Napoleon’s general, Berthier, captured Pope Pius VI, ending the papacy’s temporal power.
BASED IN A CITY OF SEVEN HILLS Revelation links the beast and the harlot to “that great city” (Rev. 17:18), which sits on seven mountains (Rev. 17:9)—a well-known reference to Rome. As the seat of the Vatican, Rome is the global center of Catholic authority. Verses: Rev. 17:9, 17:18; 18:10
The prophetic identification of the sea beast and the woman in Revelation centers heavily on a specific city. Revelation repeatedly refers to “that great city” (Rev. 17:18; 18:10), symbolizing a dominant power that reigns over kings and sits upon seven mountains—long understood as Rome, the historical seat of the Papacy.
Seven Mountains: Revelation 17:9 says, “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.” Rome is famously known as the City of Seven Hills: Aventine, Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, and Janiculum. This geographical clue links Rome directly with the apocalyptic vision.
The Seat of Power: The Vatican is an independent city-state within Rome. It serves as the religious and political hub of the Catholic Church. The Pope, as Bishop of Rome, exercises global authority over more than a billion followers.
Historical Influence: Rome has historically functioned as the epicenter of Catholic doctrine, councils (such as the Council of Trent), and international diplomacy. Its enduring religious and political influence fulfills Revelation’s imagery of a central power reigning over kings.
Global Recognition: As the most prominent religious center for centuries, Rome’s association with the Papacy makes it the clearest match for the “great city” that dominates global affairs.
Supporting Scriptures: Revelation 17:18 – “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY The beast is worshiped and exercises state power (Rev. 13:4, 8), mirroring the Papacy’s dual role as spiritual head and sovereign ruler (Vatican City). Historically, from 538 AD to 1798, it wielded both ecclesiastical and civil control. Verses: Rev. 13:1, 4–5, 8; Dan. 7:23
PERSECUTES THE SAINTS (Revelation 13:7) “…and it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…” Historical records confirm that millions of faithful Christians were persecuted, tortured, and killed during the Dark Ages under the authority of the Roman Church. The Inquisition, Crusades, and suppression of dissenters (such as Waldensians, Huguenots, and others) are well-documented.
Revelation 17:6 – “Drunken with the blood of the saints…”
The beast makes war with the saints and is drunken with their blood, a prophetic indicator of religious persecution, costing the lives of millions.
Historic Fulfillment: The Albigensian Crusade, the burning of people falsely condemned as heretics like John Huss and William Tyndale, and the persecution of Protestants are all historically documented.
Ellen White affirms: “The church has claimed the right to control the conscience, and has exercised this power by enforcing its dogmas through the civil arm.” (The Great Controversy, p. 564)
INFLUENCE OVER WORLD LEADERS The beast commits spiritual “fornication” with kings (Rev. 17:2), symbolizing its historical and ongoing political alliances—from crowning emperors to modern diplomacy with presidents and the UN. Verses: Rev. 17:2, 17:18
ADORNED IN SCARLET, PURPLE, AND WEALTH The woman on the beast wears scarlet and purple (Rev. 17:4), colors of the Catholic clergy. Gold, jewels, and fine linen reflect the Church’s opulence. Verses: Rev. 17:4; 18:16
The description of the woman sitting on the beast—clothed in scarlet and purple—has symbolic and literal application.
Literal Vestments: Cardinals wear scarlet, bishops, and high-ranking clergy wear purple, and the Pope wears white—all official colors of the Vatican hierarchy.
Symbolic Luxury: The combination of fine linen, gold, and precious stones reflects the ceremonial richness and grandeur of the Roman Church.
IMMENSE WEALTH Revelation 18 portrays Babylon as wealthy and powerful. The Catholic Church owns vast global assets—real estate, art, and financial institutions—consistent with this description. Verses: Rev. 18:7, 17, 19
Receives a Deadly Wound, Then Revives (Revelation 13:3) “…and I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed…” The capture of the pope in 1798 marked the “deadly wound.” However, the influence of the papacy has since revived. In 1929, the Lateran Treaty between Mussolini and the Vatican reestablished the papacy as a sovereign power, and since then, its religious and political influence has grown significantly, fulfilling the prophecy that “all the world wondered after the beast” (Revelation 13:3).
RECEIVES DEFERENCE AND UNITY FROM GLOBAL POWERS Revelation 13:3 mentions a “deadly wound” that was healed—fulfilled when the Papacy’s temporal power was restored in 1929 (Lateran Treaty). World leaders today still seek the Pope’s counsel. Verses: Rev. 13:3; 17:12–13
Revelation 13:3 …all the world wondered after the beast.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Conclusion: The Papacy matches all seven prophetic traits of the sea beast: Rome’s centrality, dual authority, history of persecution, global political influence, symbolic vestments, and extraordinary wealth. Revelation calls God’s people to discern this system of apostasy and heed the divine appeal: “Come out of her, my people…” (Revelation 18:4)
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.Psalm 18 : 4
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal
Mon, March 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM GMT+32 min read
Amber Cummings walks back to her house Monday morning amid the downed limbs after strong winds blew through Fairdale, Kentucky late Sunday night. Her car’s window, at far right, was broken out due to the storm and some roof damage to the house she shares with fiance Josh Hente. March 31, 2025.More
Severe weather swept across Kentucky and the Louisville area Sunday night, causing damage and power outages. A tornado watch was in place until 1 a.m. Monday with strong winds passing through, leaving approximately 20,000 Kentuckians without power Sunday night.
As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith in the third message, but have not been sanctified through it, abandon their position, and take refuge under the banner of the powers of darkness. By uniting with the world and partaking of its spirit, they come to view matters in nearly the same light; and when the test is brought, they are prepared to choose the easy, popular side. Men of talent and pleasing address, who once rejoiced in the truth, employ their powers to deceive and mislead souls. They become the most bitter enemies of their former brethren. When Sabbath-keepers are brought before the courts to answer for their faith, these apostates are the most efficient agents of Satan to misrepresent and accuse them, and by false reports and insinuations to stir up the rulers against them. 4SP 426.1
One person in Nelson County was found dead Sunday night after being located in a submerged vehicle in a pond. It’s unclear if the incident is weather-related.
Here’s what we know about damages and the impact of Sunday’s storm system.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The Sunday movement is now making its way in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true issue, and many who unite in the movement do not themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. Its professions are mild and apparently Christian, but when it shall speak it will reveal the spirit of the dragon. 5T 452.1
Person dies in Nelson County
An individual is dead after being located in their vehicle in a pond in the 300 block of Chaplin Road in Bloomfield Sunday night.
A social media post from the Northeast Nelson Fire Protection District says first responders located the vehicle partially submerged at around 11:30 p.m. after receiving calls that tail lights were visible from the pond. When they arrived, the car was about 65 feet from the bank of the pond.
At first, firefighters used a boat to reach the vehicle, but couldn’t tell if anyone was inside, so they contacted the Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Protection District for assistance. A dive team was sent and entered the pond, locating an individual inside. The person has not been identified.
Conscientious obedience to the word of God will be treated as rebellion. 4SP 425.2
Spencer County holds off on tornado siren activation
Spencer County Emergency Management posted to Facebook Sunday night saying they planned to hold off on siren activation until storms neared the area due to six of nine sirens being battery power only.
The agency said the electric power sirens are located in Taylorsville and that at the time of the warning, only a portion of southwest Spencer County was included as the storm entered the Bullitt County area.
“If the Sirens had been activated at the initial warning, they would have been dead and not operating when the larger warning was issued and sirens activated,” the post said. “The sirens were still activated well in advance of the storm.”
The lack of sirens sparked hundreds of comments and concerns by area residents, which prompted a response from Spencer County Emergency Management.
The Sunday movement is now making its way in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true issue, and many who unite in the movement do not themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. Its professions are mild and apparently Christian, but when it shall speak it will reveal the spirit of the dragon. 5T 452.1
Testimonies for the Church 5 by Ellen G White
Power restored to many Kentuckians following storm
Power outages across Kentucky have decreased significantly with less than 3,000 customers still without power.
Conscientious obedience to the word of God will be treated as rebellion. 4SP 425.2
The Courier Journal previously reported Sunday night that about 20,000 customers were without power. An outage map from LG&E and KU shows just more than 2,750 without power at 8:15 a.m. Monday morning, indicating a huge drop from previous numbers. Impacted areas include several Louisville neighborhoods and broader Louisville communities.
As the controversy extends into new fields, and the minds of the people are called to God’s down-trodden law, Satan is astir. The power attending the message only maddens those who oppose it. The clergy put forth almost superhuman efforts to shut away the light, lest it should shine upon their flocks. By every means at their command they endeavor to suppress the discussion of these vital questions. The church appeals to the strong arm of civil power, and in this work, papists are solicited to come to the help of Protestants. The movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided. The law is invoked against commandment-keepers. They are threatened with fines and imprisonment, and some are offered positions of influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith. But their steadfast answer is, “Show us from the word of God our error,”—the same plea that was made by Luther under similar circumstances. Those who are arraigned before the courts make a strong vindication of the truth, and some who hear them are led to take their stand to keep all the commandments of God. Thus light is brought before thousands who otherwise would know nothing of these truths. 4SP 425.1
Reporters Leo Bertucci and Connor Giffin contributed. Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
A coalition of legal organizations on Thursday called on Texas school district leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state curriculum heavily infused with references to Christianity and biblical teachings.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Center for Inquiry and the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent superintendents and their school boards a letter Thursday telling them that adopting the curriculum, called Bluebonnet Learning, would “unlawfully impose a set of religious beliefs upon your students and violate their constitutionally guaranteed right to be free from religious coercion.”
The letter suggests a willingness by the groups to take legal action to stop Texas schools from adopting the materials.
“Our organizations, which have long fought for religious freedom for all, will closely monitor any school district across the state that considers implementing the Bluebonnet curriculum and will take any action that is necessary and appropriate to protect the rights of Texas children and their parents,” the letter reads.
In a statement to The Texas Tribune responding to the letter, a spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency said that “public schools may not provide religious instruction, and there is no religious instruction in Bluebonnet Learning.”
“Bluebonnet Learning is comprised of instructional materials that have a broad base of topics including history, literature, the arts and culture which, when contextually relevant, can include religious topics sampling from a wide range of faiths,” the statement said. “The materials include content from or about varied religious source materials for the literary and historical value of the content and its connection to creating a strong background of knowledge for students.”
Schools that choose to adopt the materials this year could begin using them for free at the start of the 2025-26 school year. The state will offer an incentive of $60 per student to districts that choose to do so. The education agency said that added funding would allow schools to offset the costs of printing the curriculum’s materials.
The curriculum uses reading and language arts lessons to advance or establish concepts in other subjects, such as history and social studies. Many of the lesson’s critics, which include religious studies scholars, note that the curriculum’s lessons reference Christianity more than any other religion. They believe the disparity could lead to the bullying and isolation of non-Christian students, undermine church-state separation and grant the state far-reaching control over how children learn about religion.
Critics have also questioned the accuracy of some lessons, saying the materials whitewash America’s history of slavery and racism. Many see the curriculum as part of a growing Christian nationalist movement, which holds the belief that the United States’ founding was ordained by God and that its laws and institutions should favor Christians.
Roger Williams was respected and beloved as a faithful minister, a man of rare gifts, of unbending integrity and true benevolence; yet his steadfast denial of the right of civil magistrates to authority over the church, and his demand for religious liberty, could not be tolerated. The application of this new doctrine, it was urged, would “subvert the fundamental state and government of the country.”—Ibid., pt. 1, ch. 15, par. 10. He was sentenced to banishment from the colonies, and, finally, to avoid arrest, he was forced to flee, amid the cold and storms of winter, into the unbroken forest.
“For fourteen weeks,” he says, “I was sorely tossed in a bitter season, not knowing what bread or bed did mean.” But “the ravens fed me in the wilderness,” and a hollow tree often served him for a shelter.—Martyn, vol. 5, pp. 349, 350. Thus he continued his painful flight through the snow and the trackless forest, until he found refuge with an Indian tribe whose confidence and affection he had won while endeavoring to teach them the truths of the gospel.
Making his way at last, after months of change and wandering, to the shores of Narragansett Bay, he there laid the foundation of the first state of modern times that in the fullest sense recognized the right of religious freedom. The fundamental principle of Roger Williams’s colony was “that every man should have liberty to worship God according to the light of his own conscience.”—Ibid., vol. 5, p. 354. His little state, Rhode Island, became the asylum of the oppressed, and it increased and prospered until its foundation principles—civil and religious liberty—became the cornerstones of the American Republic.
In that grand old document which our forefathers set forth as their bill of rights—the Declaration of Independence—they declared: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” And the Constitution guarantees, in the most explicit terms, the inviolability of conscience: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
“The framers of the Constitution recognized the eternal principle that man’s relation with his God is above human legislation, and his rights of conscience inalienable. Reasoning was not necessary to establish this truth; we are conscious of it in our own bosoms. It is this consciousness which, in defiance of human laws, has sustained so many martyrs in tortures and flames. They felt that their duty to God was superior to human enactments, and that man could exercise no authority over their consciences. It is an inborn principle which nothing can eradicate.”—Congressional documents (U.S.A.), serial No. 200, document No. 271. GC 294.2 – GC 295.3
The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen G White
Education officials and advocates for the curriculum say references to Christianity will provide students with a better understanding of the country’s history and the effect of important texts like the Bible on the world. They say the materials cover a broad range of faiths and only make references to religion when appropriate. Officials also believe the curriculum provides students with an in-depth understanding of the abolition of slavery, highlights the importance of events like Juneteenth and the Civil Rights Movement, and celebrates the contributions of Black Texans.
Abbott, after the curriculum’s passage, called Bluebonnet “a critical step forward to bring students back to the basics of education and provide the best education in the nation.”
Public Schools Now Religious Schools! Shaw: No displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools and no taxpayer dollars to private schools
Since the curriculum received approval in November, at least one school board — the South San Antonio school district — has voted to adopt the materials. The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw district in Fort Worth plans to use the math portion of the materials but avoid the reading materials infused with the Bible lessons. The Conroe school district, located north of Houston, started considering whether to adopt the lessons. And the Denton school district in North Texas publicly stated that it does not plan to consider the curriculum.
“There’s a lot of interest from districts around the state in Bluebonnet, and we are sort of nonstop helping answer those inquiries, supporting them, answering their questions, trying to help facilitate transition,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told the State Board of Education this week.
School districts have wide latitude when it comes to adopting lesson plans. A district could, for example, decide to use parts of Bluebonnet and ignore other sections, such as the chapters that reference Christianity. Or a district could choose to heavily reference the biblical lessons in Bluebonnet while using another curriculum for other teachings.
Legal experts told The Texas Tribune that recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority have eroded decades of precedent and made it unclear what state actions constitute a violation of the Establishment Clause, which prohibits state endorsement of a particular religion.
The Supreme Court decided, for instance, that a Washington state high school football coach did not violate the First Amendment by conducting personal prayers on the field after team games. In doing so, the justices ended what many referred to as the Lemon test, a standard the court relied upon to assess whether a government action, in part, represented an “excessive entanglement” between church and state.
During a State Board of Education meeting last year, Austin Kinghorn, the state’s deputy attorney general for legal strategy, told board members that he sees teaching about religion and the Bible as “absolutely permissible” under the Constitution.
“So long as it’s done in an objective, academic manner and it does not amount to proselytization,” Kinghorn said.
The letter sent by the legal organizations Thursday expressed the groups’ stance that the Bluebonnet curriculum “treats Christianity and the Bible as true.” The organizations cited many lessons in the curriculum, including one for fifth graders on the painting of the Last Supper. The organizations say it presents the Book of Matthew as “a literal and historical record of what happened.”
The groups reference a unit they say describes Jesus as a historical figure “without any qualification” and that directs teachers to mention that the “Christian Bible explains that Jesus rose from the dead.” The groups also criticize a lesson that asks students to repeat the phrase that starts the creation story in the biblical Book of Genesis and an activity requesting that children remember the order in which the Bible says God created the universe.
Richard Conn, general counsel for the Center for Inquiry, an organization advocating against religion in government, said in a statement that the Bluebonnet curriculum represents “a clear and obvious Establishment Clause violation, even if Texas legislators have decided to pretend otherwise.”
Conn added,
“We urge school superintendents not to make that same mistake and instead to stand up for the rights and constitutionally protected freedoms of the students, families, and communities they serve.”
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Ruined Waistband- The Pride Of Judah, And The Great Pride Of Jerusalem
1, ¶ Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
2, So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
3, And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
4, Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5, So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
6, And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
7, Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8, Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
9, Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10, This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
They Might Be Unto Me For A People, And For A Name, And For A Praise, And For A Glory
11, For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
12, ¶ Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
Jos 9:13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles:2 else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
13, Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
2Pe 3:9 ¶ The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
14, And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
PERILOUS TIMES-LOVERS OF PLEASURES
15, Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
16, GIVE GLORY TO THE LORD YOUR GOD, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
17, But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive.
How Art Thou Cut Down To The Ground, Which Didst Weaken The Nations!
18, Say unto the king and to the queen,Humble yourselves,sit down: FOR YOUR PRINCIPALITIES SHALL COME DOWN, EVEN THE CROWN OF YOUR GLORY.
Eze 22:10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
Eze 22:11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
19, The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
20, Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north (BABYLON):where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Revelation 16:13-16 (Revelation 13:13, 14; Revelation 17:13, 14; Revela-tion 19:11-16; see EGW comment on Revelation 7:1-3). Battle of Armageddon Soon to Be Fought—There are only two parties in our world, those who are loyal to God, and those who stand under the banner of the prince of darkness. Satan and his angels will come down with power and signs and lying wonders to deceive those who dwell on the earth, and if possible the very elect. The crisis is right upon us.Is this to paralyze the energies of those who have a knowl- edge of the truth? Is the influence of the powers of deception so far reaching that the influence of the truth will be overpowered?
The battle of Armageddon is soon to be fought. He on whose vesture is written the name, King of kings and Lord of lords, leads forth the armies of heaven on white horses, clothed in fine linen, clean and white (Manuscript 172, 1899).
Isa 17: 12, ¶ Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13, The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Every form of evil is to spring into intense activity. Evil angels unite their powers with evil men, and as they have been in constant conflict and attained an experience in the best modes of deception and battle, and have been strengthening for centuries, they will not yield the last great final contest without a desperate struggle. All the world will be on one side or the other of the question. The battle of Armageddon will be fought, and that day must find none of us
sleeping. Wide awake we must be, as wise virgins having oil in our vessels with our lamps….
MICHAEL– the Captain of the Lord’s host will stand
The power of the Holy Ghost must be upon us, and the Captain of the Lord’s host will stand at the head of the angels of heaven to direct the battle. Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. Trumpet after trumpet is to be sounded, vial after vial poured out one after another upon the inhabitants of the earth. Scenes of stupendous interest are right upon us (Letter 112, 1890).
Zec 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Zec 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
For Thou Hast Taught Them To Be Captains, And As Chief Over Thee-BEGINNING OF SORROWS
21, What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
22, ¶ And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
Zec 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt (Aaron) of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. Isa 62:12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
23, Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
24, Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
25, This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
26, Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
27, I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hillsin the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Rev 16:12 ¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings (dragons) of the east might be prepared.
Exo 14:21 ¶ And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea;and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Exo 14:22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground:and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
13, And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Dragon Tail Of Deception-Liar From Antiquity-Murderer
Isa 9:15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Priest (Aaron Skirt) Mouth of Truth
Mal 2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and DID TURN MANY AWAY FROM INIQUITY.
Mal 2:7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Spirits Of Devils Reign On The Earth
14, For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
15, Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16, And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Ripening Cosmic Conflict- Prince of Air Full Sway
17, ¶ And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a GREAT VOICE out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, IT IS DONE.
Deu 5:22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Jer 51:55 Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
5:11). Two Opposing Powers—Two great opposing powers are [983] revealed in the last great battle. On one side stands the Creator of heaven and earth. All on His side bear His signet. They are obedient to His commands. On the other side stands the prince of darkness, with those who have chosen apostasy and rebellion (The Reviewand Herald, May 7, 1901).
GOD’S LAW HONORED AGAIN
18, And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Exo 20:18 ¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
The Great City Was Divided Into Three Parts-ROMANISM,WORLDINGS & APOSTATE PROTESTANTISM
19, And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,7 son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Every Island Fled Away, And The Mountains
20, And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21, And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
(Revelation 12:12.) Satan Mustering His Forces for Last Battle—The present is a solemn, fearful time for the church. The angels are already girded, awaiting the mandate of God to pour their vials of wrath upon the world. Destroying angels are taking up the work of vengeance; for the Spirit of God is gradually withdrawing from the world. Satan is also mustering his forces of evil, going forth “unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world,” to gather them under his banner, to be trained for “the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Satan is to make most powerful efforts for the mastery in the last great conflict. Fundamental principles will be brought out, and decisions made in regard to them. Skepticism is prevailing everywhere. Ungodliness abounds. The faith of individual members of the church will be tested as though there were not another person in the world (Manuscript 1a, 1890).
14-17 (Revelation 18:1). The Armies of God Take the Field—We need to study the pouring out of the seventh vial. The powers of evil will not yield up the conflict without a struggle. But Providence has a part to act in the battle of Armageddon. When the earth is lighted with the glory of the angel of Revelation eighteen, the religious elements, good and evil, will awake from slumber, and the armies of the living God will take the field (Manuscript 175, 1899).
By Arnie Suntag Instead of making efforts to ameliorate the pain and suffering experienced by millions of disillusioned Seventh-day Adventists who lost jobs, homes, marriages, and even the lives of loved ones because of poor judgment and collusion by the General Conference during the pandemic, church leaders and “household names” on the speaking circuit are […]
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