House divided - Prophesy Again

Prophesy Again
Pastor Andrew Henriques
www.prophesyagain.com
Pope Coming To USA! People Have Blind and Dumb Spirit!
House Is Divided! Not 1 In 20 Is Ready
1. What was Jesus doing in this scene of His earthly ministry? Luke 11:14___________________________________________________
2. What did the people respond, once Jesus cast out the devil from the man? Luke 11:15_______________________________________
3. How does Matthew describe the same scene? Matthew 12:22-24________________________________________________________
4. Firstly understand this, Jesus’ work of healing and His teaching are not placed sequentially in the Bible by accident. Wherever we see
Jesus healing someone, He is also teaching us valuable lessons of truth. Secondly, the man that was possessed with a devil represented
God’s professed people. The demon-possession was manifested by causing the man to be blind and dumb. The majority of the Jewish
leaders and people were blind, in that they refused to recognize Jesus as God and the promised Messiah. The majority of the Jewish
leaders and people were also dumb, in that they refused to verbally acknowledge Jesus as their Savior from sin. In reality they were the
ones who were possessed with devils, while they accused Jesus of demon-possession.
5. Note: There is a lesson here for us, when we refuse to see and to verbally acknowledge that God is working in our lives to deliver us and
to save us, despite our present circumstances, when we murmur and complain against God, these are evidences that we are demonpossessed.
6. As the blind began to see and the dumb began to speak, due to Jesus’ miracle, how did a group of people respond? Matthew 12:23
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7. Note: This group of people began to accept Jesus and to acknowledge Him, even though their knowledge of Him was limited.
8. But how did the Pharisees react? Matthew 12:24_____________________________________________________________________
9. What did Jesus say next? Matthew 12:25___________________________________________________________________________
10. Note: As the Pharisees, the professed leaders of God’s church, were accustomed to call evil good; it led them to call Jesus’ work evil,
and to call good evil. As a result, Jesus said that their house is divided and it shall be desolate and it will not stand.
11. What did Jesus say regarding the Jewish church? Matthew 23:38________________________________________________________
12. Again, what caused Jesus to say that the Jewish church is desolate? Answer: The majority of its leaders and people were accustomed
to call evil good and it led them to call good evil, it led them to call the work of Jesus the work of the devil.
13. Once people are led to call evil good and good evil, what is the next step of action? Isaiah 5:20,23______________________________
14a. How are the leaders of the United States, the central location of end-time Bible prophecies, calling evil good? Answer:
14b.
Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. "We're
humbled that the Holy Father has accepted our invitation and certainly look forward to receiving his message on behalf of the American
people," the Ohio Republican told reporters. Pelosi said in a statement, "We are eager to welcome His Holiness to the U.S. Capitol and we
look forward to hearing his call to live our values, to protect the poor and the needy, and to promote peace."
Boehner extended an invitation in March for Francis to address a joint meeting of Congress, saying the pope has "inspired millions of
Americans with his pastoral manner and servant leadership, challenging all people to lead lives of mercy, forgiveness, solidarity and humble
service." http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/02/05/384065953/pope-francis-to-address-congress-during-u-s-trip-boehner-says?
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14c. ! “Obama added that he hoped that the American people received that message when Pope Francis visits the United States in
September. “I can’t wait to host him because I think it will help to spark an even broader conversation of the sort we are having today,”
Obama concluded. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/12/obama-churches-should-focus-more-on-poverty-instead-ofabortion-and-gay-marriage/
15a. In light of all these current events, what does the Lord say to us?_______________________________________________________
“While the Protestant world is by her attitude making concessions to Rome, let us arouse to comprehend the situation
and view the contest before us in its true bearings. Let the watchmen now lift up their voice and give the message which is present truth
for this time. Let us show the people where we are in prophetic history and seek to arouse the spirit of true Protestantism, awaking
the world to a sense of the value of the privileges of religious liberty so long enjoyed.” {5T 716.2}
http://www.christianpost.com/news/pub-thurs-to-pope-francis-a-new-era-in-evangelical-and-roman-catholic-relations-full-speech-129188/
15b.
“Protestants have tampered with and patronized popery; they have made compromises and concessions which papists
themselves are surprised to see and fail to understand. Men are closing their eyes to the real character of Romanism and the dangers to be
apprehended from her supremacy. The people need to be aroused to resist the advances of this most dangerous foe to civil and
religious liberty.” {GC 566.1}
16. Note: Jesus says that when the leaders of the nation begin to call His work the work of the devil; in short when they begin to call evil
good, they will call good evil. In that time period, the kingdom will be brought to desolation. See Matthew 12:24,25.
17a. The following is another significant sign that America is about to be brought to desolation. The Pilgrims and the other faithful Christians
fled from the Old World and came to the New World, the United States of America. These Christians were fleeing from papal persecution,
as the Roman Catholic church leaders controlled the power of the state, the politicians. The faithful Christians established the separation of
church and state in the United States of America. However, things are about to change for the worse in America. A few months ago
legislators and judges legalized and upheld same-sex unions. Under the inspiration of Satan, the legislators and judges compelled
everyone else, even Bible-believing Christians, to yield their consciences and support homosexuality and sodomy or face persecution from
the state. What is now at stake? Our civil and religious freedoms. Note the fact that the LGBT movement is becoming more hostile.
17b. Report: Pastors Could Get Sued Over Refusing Gay Weddings http://www.charismanews.com/world/49660-report-pastors-couldget-sued-over-refusing-gay-weddings
17c. College President: Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Gay Marriage’ May Lead to Christian School Closings http://christiannews.net/
2015/05/13/college-president-supreme-court-ruling-on-gay-marriage-may-lead-to-christian-school-closings/
17d. Christian schools will have no choice about gay marriage: Column http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/05/10/samesex-marriage-christian-college-column/26883351/
17e. Is Prison the Fate for Christians Deemed Intolerant? Religious Freedom Champion Frank Wolf Asks Harvard Audience http://
www.christianpost.com/news/is-prison-the-fate-for-christians-deemed-intolerant-religious-freedom-champion-frank-wolf-asks-harvardaudience-139084/
18a. The pendulum is about to swing from one side to the next very soon, just as Satan would have it. And now so-called conservative
Christians are making moves to force politicians to legalize morality, to combat the LGBT movement and the restriction of religious liberty; in
short this is the church controlling the state, a union of church and state.
18b. Franklin Graham Says He Has No Faith in Democratic, Republican or Tea Parties, Urges Christians to Run for Office http://
www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-says-he-has-no-faith-in-democratic-republican-or-tea-parties-urges-christians-to-run-foroffice-139165/
18c. David Lane Recruiting 1000 Pastors To Run For Office http://radio.foxnews.com/2015/01/27/david-lane-recruiting-1000pastors-to-run-for-office/
18d. Evangelical Political Operative Reveals Plan to Fundamentally Transform America — and It Involves 1,000 Pastors http://
www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/01/27/evangelical-political-operative-reveals-plan-to-fundamentally-transform-america-and-itinvolves-1000-pastors/
18e.
“Any movement in favor of religious legislation is really an act of concession to the papacy, which for so many ages has
steadily warred against liberty of conscience. Sunday observance owes its existence as a so-called Christian institution to ‘the mystery
of iniquity;’ and its enforcement will be a virtual recognition of the principles which are the very cornerstone of Romanism.” {5T 711.4}
18f. “Santorum says he ‘almost threw up’ after reading JFK speech on separation of church and state” “I don’t believe in an
America where the separation of church and state is absolute,” Santorum said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/
post/santorum-says-he-almost-threw-up-after-reading-jfk-speech-on-separation-of-church-and-state/2012/02/26/
gIQA91hubR_blog.html
19. What was the theme of president John F. Kennedy’s speech, before he was assassinated?
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the
president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote; where no church or
church school is granted any public funds or political preference; and where no man is denied public office merely because his
religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him,” Kennedy said.
“I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish--where no public official either requests
or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source-where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials--and where
religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all.” http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Politics/
2000/09/I-Believe-In-An-America-Where-The-Separation-Of-Church-And-State-Is-Absolute.aspx
20. What does the Lord say?_______________________________________________________________________________________
“Let the principle once be established in the United States that the church may employ or control the power of the state;
that religious observances may be enforced by secular laws; in short, that the authority of church and state is to dominate the conscience,
and the triumph of Rome in this country is assured.” {GC 581.1}
21. Note: Based on the evidences that we have covered so far, the United States of America is about to be brought to desolation.
22. When the church is divided, calling good evil and evil good, what is near? Mark 3:25,26_____________________________________
23a. What are some of the issues that the majority of Seventh-Day Adventist church leaders and people are calling good, when God says
that those things are evil? Answer: The ordination of women to the office of elders and bishops; accepting practicing homosexuals in the
church and allowing them to hold offices; and stating that Seventh-Day Adventist leaders are no longer against the Papacy, they are for the
Papacy.
23b. http://spectrummagazine.org/article/2015/05/12/breaking-berlin-central-german-conference-votes-implement-womens-ordination
23c. http://spectrummagazine.org/article/netherlands-union-conference/2014/04/24/church-netherlands-commits-itself-being-safeplace-l
1976 statement to a federal court:
23d."Although it is true that there was a period in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Church when the denomination took a distinctly antiRoman Catholic viewpoint...that attitude on the church's part was nothing more than a manifestation of widespread anti-popery among
conservative Protestant denominations in the early part of this century and the latter part of the last, and which has now been consigned to
the historical trash heap so far as the Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned."
http://www.sdadefend.com/Defend-foundation/popemedl.htm
23e. What does the Lord say? “It is a backsliding church that lessens the distance between itself and the Papacy.” {ST, February 19,
1894.4}
24. Since the end is near, death or the Mark of the Beast crisis, what is the condition of our homes?_______________________________
“The happiness and prosperity of the married life depend upon the unity of the parties. How can the carnal mind harmonize with the
mind that is assimilated to the mind of Christ? One is sowing to the flesh, thinking and acting in accordance with the promptings of his own
heart; the other is sowing to the Spirit, seeking to repress selfishness, to overcome inclination, and to live in obedience to the Master, whose
servant he professes to be. Thus there is a perpetual difference of taste, of inclination, and of purpose. Unless the believer shall, through his
steadfast adherence to principle, win the impenitent, he will, as is much more common, become discouraged and sell his religious principles
for the poor companionship of one who has no connection with Heaven.” {AH 84.1}
25. What does the Lord say?________________________________________________________________________________________
“It is a solemn statement that I make to the church, that not one in twenty whose names are registered upon the church
books are prepared to close their earthly history, and would be as verily without God and without hope in the world as the
common sinner. They are professedly serving God, but they are more earnestly serving mammon. This half-and-half work is a constant
denying of Christ, rather than a confessing of Christ. So many have brought into the church their own unsubdued spirit, unrefined; their
spiritual taste is perverted by their own immoral, debasing corruptions, symbolizing the world in spirit, in heart, in purpose, confirming
themselves in lustful practices, and are full of deception through and through in their professed Christian life. Living as sinners, claiming to
be Christians! Those who claim to be Christians and will confess Christ should come out from among them and touch not the unclean thing,
and be separate. . . . {ChS 41.1}
I lay down my pen and lift up my soul in prayer, that the Lord would breathe upon His backslidden people, who are as dry bones,
that they may live. The end is near, stealing upon us so stealthily, so imperceptibly, so noiselessly, like the muffled tread of the thief in the
night, to surprise the sleepers off guard and unready. May the Lord grant to bring His Holy Spirit upon hearts that are now at ease, that they
may no longer sleep as do others, but watch and be sober.” {ChS 41.2}
26. What does the Lord say regarding the youth?________________________________________________________________________
“The young want just what they have not; namely, religion. Nothing can take the place of this. Profession alone is nothing. Names
are registered upon the church-books upon earth, but not in the book of life. I saw that there is not one in twenty of the youth who
knows what experimental religion is. They serve themselves, and yet profess to be servants of Christ; but unless the spell which is upon
them be broken, they will soon realize that the portion of the transgressor is theirs. As for self-denial or sacrifice for the truth's sake, they
have found an easier way above it all. As for the earnest pleading with tears and strong cries to God for His pardoning grace, and for
strength from Him to resist the temptations of Satan, they have found it unnecessary to be so earnest and zealous; they can get along well
without it. Christ, the King of glory, went often alone to the mountains and desert places to pour out His soul's request to His Father; but
sinful man, in whom is no strength, thinks he can live without so much prayer.--” {MYP 383.3}
27. What does the Lord say?________________________________________________________________________________________
“The time is not far off when the people of God will be called upon to give their testimony before the rulers of the earth. Not one in
twenty has a realization of what rapid strides we are making toward the great crisis in our history. . . . There is no time for vanity, for
trifling, for engaging the mind in unimportant matters.” {OHC 355.2}
28. What occurred once this scene began? Luke 11:14___________________________________________________________________
29. What occurred once the scene ended? Luke 11:26___________________________________________________________________
30. What lesson do these two verses teach? Answer: It is not only by resistance but by neglect that the soul is destroyed. Meditate upon the
following scriptures: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18. A house divided cannot stand. We cannot serve two masters. See Matthew 6:24.
31. What is one of the common mistake that leads to demon-possession? Matthew 12:43-45______________________________________
32. Consider the following quotations. Write your thoughts_______________________________________________________________
“We want all to understand how the soul is destroyed. It is not that God sends out a decree that man shall not be saved. He
does not throw a darkness before the eyes which cannot be penetrated. But man at first resists a motion of the Spirit of God, and,
having once resisted, it is less difficult to do so the second time, less the third, and far less the fourth. Then comes the harvest to be
reaped from the seed of unbelief and resistance. Oh what a harvest of sinful indulgences is preparing for the sickle! {5T 120.2}
When secret prayer and reading of the Scriptures are neglected today, tomorrow they can be omitted with less
remonstrance of conscience. There will be a long list of omissions, all for a single grain sown in the soil of the heart. On the other hand,
every ray of light cherished will yield a harvest of light. Temptation once resisted will give power to more firmly resist the second time;
every new victory gained over self will smooth the way for higher and nobler triumphs. Every victory is a seed sown to eternal
life.” {5T 120.3}
33. What steps led to the expulsion of the demon from this man? Matthew 12:22_______________________________________________
34. Since Laodiceans, God’s professed people in these last days, are blind, what does the Lord offer? Revelation 3:17,18
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35. The dumb spake. We are dumb in a spiritual sense. What is God saying to us through David’s experience? Psalm 32:3-7
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36. What is God saying to us? Romans 10:9,10_________________________________________________________________________