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Voice Of Prophecy

H.M.S. Richards

They Killed the Witnesses

Lift up the trumpet and loudly ring. Jesus is calming again. Cheer pilgrims be joyful and singing Jesus is calming. Again, This is the voice of prophecy, a voice crying in the wilderness of these modern days. Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Call again, again is again From our voice of Prophecy studios in Los Angeles, California. We welcome you to this half hour of inspiration and music with the king's heroes, Dale Delker, Brad Braley and the voice of prophecy. Speaker HMS Richards, A seventh day Adventist minister to begin our program we hear from Ms. Del Delk, ourto soloist, I belong to King. I'm a child of his love. I shall in his palace for Hess Heavens, I belong to the king. I'm a child of his love and he never for he will call me Sunday to I shall dwell by his glory. I belong to the king and he loves me. I know for his mercy and kindness so freely mine where I go and my is He. I belong to the king. I'm a child of his love and he never forsake. He will call me to His. I shall dwell by his. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we pray for all who listen today, bless those who were sick and trouble those who may be separated from loved ones. Remember the men and women in national service around the earth and especially we pray today for all ministers of religion, those who preach the gospel of Christ, give the world a message of Jesus. Love we pray in Christ's name. Oh Jesus. Blessed redeemer sent from the heart of God hold us who bow before the near to the heart of God Circling the nineties and I am far from home. Feet. I do not one step so long Paul have blessed me is gone and we Mourn Those we Have Long since and Lord, The word is like a garden Lord with flowers rich and rare. This beautiful poem by Mr t h Gill is combined with an old anonymous melody. We hear it now as sung by the king's heroes. My word is Lord with flowers and everyone who seeks may lovely is it's dances for every researcher. May I love the precious word. May I explore the May I, his fragrant floor may light upon me shine. Who may I find my arm, my frosty Lord. I learned to fight with every fool, the Lord. The Lord. Here now is HMS Richards, the voice of prophecy speaker whose subject is they killed the witnesses We have all heard of criminals who have attempted to destroy the evidence of their crime by killing or trying to kill the witnesses who might condemn them. We find an example of this even in the Bible in the 12th chapter of John the 10th and 11th verses, Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead and the enemies of Christ planned to put Lazarus to death because his testimony regarding this greatest of miracles caused many to follow the Savior. These wicked men were willing to go to any extremes to stop the work of Christ. But return now to the 11th chapter of the great prophecy of the book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament. Here we find these words and I will give power under my two witnesses and they shall prophesy 1,203 score days. That is 1,260 prophetic days, literally 1,260 years clothed in sack cloth. These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. Remembering if the book of revelations, a book of symbols and symbolic prophecies, it's evident that these two witnesses of God are the old and new testaments of the holy scriptures. They ab bore witness or testimony to him down through the long 1,260 years of church and state union and aggression and oppression. They bore their faithful testimony. Jesus had declared of the scriptures. They are they which testify or bear witness of me, John 5 39. It's always through the holy scriptures that the oil of divine grace pours forth into the human heart. For the scriptures are the word of his grace. Acts 14, three. Here they are likened to two olive trees. The reference no doubt as to the prophecy found in the fourth chapter, Zechariah, where the prophets saw two olive trees in the candlestick of gold. The oil from the trees flowed into the lamps of the candlestick supplied a continual light. According to verse six, this represents the word of the Lord saying not by might and nor by power, but by my spirit Seth, the Lord of hosts. In spite of persecution and neglect and of being largely hidden in an unknown tongue, these two witnesses kept the light burning through the long, dark ages of their sack cloth ministry. We read further concerning them in Revelation 11, five, if any man will hurt them, fire proceeded out of their mouth and devar the enemies. These have power to shut heaven that it rained not in the days of their prophecy have power over waters to turn them to blood. Smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will. It was the word of the Lord spoken by his prophet Elijah in the days of old is shut to heavens from rain. The word of the Lord spoken through. Moses turned water into blood, smoked the earth, earth with plagues. It's the same living word of these two witnesses, which in the last days just ahead of us will condemn all who fight against it. Jesus said, either reject with me and receiveth not my words has won the judge of him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the last day, John 1248, how important it is for us to treat with great respect. These two witnesses, the old and new Testaments. In spite of the opposition of men and the neglect of men, the holy scriptures of the old and New Testaments bore their witness and did not die through long, dark ages. Power was given them, they did endure. Their enemies could not destroy them for they were and are the word of God, which liveth and Abbi forever. First Peter 1 23 we're told in the days of Bible burning in old Hungary, a certain count gathered the Bibles and scripture portions from all the homes of his estate. He burned them in his courtyard, but as he watched the flames leap upward. Suddenly Gusta wind caught one of the curling leaves and dropped it. The edges blackened right into his lap as he looked down upon it. Here are the words he read, all fleshes grass and all the godliness there. Off is the flower of the field. The grass wither at the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand forever. Isaiah 46, Wycliffe, the morning star of the Reformation translated the scriptures into the English language started to work for God, which has never ended even to this day. Next we find ti translating and printing the scriptures, multiplying them so rapidly that their circulation could never again be stopped. But still it was unsafe to read the Bible at times on July 8th, 1546, the English parliament passed a proclamation Now from henceforth, no man, woman, or person shall after the last day of August next ensuing receive, have, take or keep in his or their possession. The text of the New Testament of tends or coverdales translation in English. Think of it a law forbidding the possession of the holy scriptures in the Episcopal Register of Lincoln. There indictments found against Bible lovers as follows, first against John Barrett because he, John Barrett was hurt in his own house before his wife and made their present to recite the epistle of St. James, which epistle with many other things he had perfectly without book. And here's an indictment against William Halladay who was detected for having his custody. A book of the acts of the apostles and there are many others along the same line. Surely we can thank God for our freedom today for our religious liberty and our separation of church and state, which grants freedom to all to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience or not to worship if they so choose. It's left with every human being to decide his own communion with his maker. Just as God's two witnesses, the old and New Testament were coming out of the darkness of those troubles times a new onslaught was made up on them from the most unexpected source. Let's read about it here in this strange prophecy of Revelation 11 chapter. We begin the seventh first and when they shall have finished their testimony that is in their sack cloth condition during the 1,260 years of the prophecy, which ended about 1798 Ad the beast that the Senate thought of the bottom of pit shall make war against them, overcome them, kill them, they're dead. Ade shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Somon Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. The same hour was that a great earthquake in the 10th part of the city fail. This is a striking symbol of the great anti-church anti-religious revolution which took place in France and spread over the world and which is still at work in certain parts of the earth. Historians have often spoken of it as the earthquake of the French Revolution, the very word used in the prophecy. This prophecy evidently symbolizes the rise of some atheistic power emerging as it were from the abyss and making war upon the Christian religion. Did such a thing happened? Did it occur near the end of the 1,260 year period of prophecy in 70 98? Indeed so originally the revolution in France was intended merely to support and assert the rights of the third estate, the middle class against the first and second estates and ability in the clergy. But when the clerical leaders refused to conform and condemn the new constitution on March 10th, 1791, the revolution became anti-church. Though it was still not anti-religious, in fact, favors were granted to some church organizations by the National Assembly. It was not long, however, until a power passed from the Martys to the extremists as it usually does, and in 1793, those who hated religion and got himself gained control, the first atheistic act of this national assembly was to pass a law inaugurating a so-called Republican calendar, which did away with the ancient Bible week of seven days, put in its place at 10 day period every 10th day arrest day. And by the way, friends, it's interesting to note that an effort, much like this has been made almost every time anti-God forces have been in control of nations, but in the end they've always failed. The next act was to do away with a Christian era inaugurate the so-called revolutionary era, beginning with the founding of the Republican September 22nd, 1792. So the year one would begin at midnight that night and extend to midnight September 21st, 1793. All documents were to be dated according to this new era. The next act was a prelude to the abolition of Christianity. On October 14, shme leader of the anti-God forces obtained a resolution that ministers of no religion shall be allowed to exercise their worship. Out of the temples appropriated to it, all religious signs were suppressed in cemeteries. All outward signs of religion were entirely abolished. Then November seven, a number of Roman Catholic ecclesias and Protestant ministers were persuaded to go before the bar of the assembly and of juror their Christian faith. Following this, several of the leaders and their associates in the assembly appeared at the same place and declared that God did not exist, but the worship of reason was to be substituted in his stead. The next step was to requisition the great cathedral of Notre Dame and convert it into a temple of reason and we were gonna have a festival of reason held there every 10 days at the inaugural ceremony in November 10, the mayor of Paris, all the municipal officers, public leaders, went to the em, the cathedral with a congregation of citizens and a woman who was to represent the goddess of reason and she was exalted in the high altar and proclaimed the real God of a new age. The final act came on November 24 when the commune of Paris decreed that all the churches and temples of every religion and sect which existed in Paris should be closed immediately. If anybody should ask for their reopening, he would automatically be arrested as a suspected person. It seems that the height of desecration was reached according to Joseph Galloway of London, who with other Christian writers was watching the events as they were taking place. He said that commissioners of the National Convention dressed up a donkey and loading it with a symbols of Christianity, led it in mock procession with the old and New Testaments tied to his tail and burned them to ashes. Amidst a blasphemous shout and acclamations of the diluted multitude, here were the witnesses dead in the midst of the great city. The change came according to the prophecy of Revelation 11, nine and 10. And they of the people in kindreds and tongues of nations shall see their dead bodies three days and a half and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. They that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them and make Mary and so forth for they tormented them that dwell upon the earth. Truly the holy scriptures do torment those who do not follow them. Their testimony continually condemns their lives. Three days and a half, prophetic symbolic time would be three and a half years dating from their killing. November 17, 93, 3 and a half years would bring us to about the middle of the year, 1797 without the word of God and the Christian faith matters went from bad to worse. Finally, the leaders not religious themselves, Robespierre particularly decided that if there were no God they'd have to invent one. And so the A change came about. The revolutionary convention came to an end. The directory was inaugurated in its place. On June 15th, 1797 came, Jordan introduced into the council a celebrated report on the revision of the law's relative to religious worship. This report stated that all citizens might buy or higher edifices for free religious worship and that all congregations might assemble the sound of bells that no test or promise of any sort to be required of ministers of religion, which were not required of other citizens, that they could enter their places of worship freely, that all other laws concerning religious worship should be repealed. The effect was spectacular. By the next month, public services were restored. In 31,214, communes of France and 41 churches in Paris were crowded. The church in the Bible had indeed been slain in France from November, 1793 to June 17, 97. But then the three and a half years ended and God's two witnesses, the Old and New Testaments, arose us from the dead. The prophecy continues and they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, come up here there and they ascended up to heaven in a cloud and their enemies be held them. That's the 12th verse of Revelation 11. Immediately there began one of the greatest eras of Christian missions in the history of the world. The British and foreign Bible society was founded. The American Bible Society followed mission societies were founded everywhere. Multiplication of the holy scriptures began in a scale hither to undreamed of new translations were made. And this has continued to our day until now. These two witnesses, the old and New Testaments bear their testimony in over 1,300 languages. Yes, they killed the witnesses, but the witnesses lived again and are alive now and will live forever. Condemning the sinner, comforting the saint and preparing the way for the return of the living word, the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven. So we all can say in our hearts today, thank God for the holy scriptures. It as for me, give me the Bible, star of gladness, gleaming, Give me the Bible star of gladness. No storm can hide that peaceful radiance be since Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Give me the Bible, holy message. The shall guide me in the way and promise Lord and love combining eternal. Give me the Bible when my heart is broken. When sin and grief I filled my soul with, give me the precious words by Jesus. Hold up faith, lamb to show my savior. Give me the Bible. Holy message shall guide me in the and promise, love eternal. The Bible is God's letter to us. So then let us read it. Look up and go forward in faith. Have faith in God. Be strong. Who once were weak, have faith in God. The holy scripture seek, have faith in God. His witnesses still speak. Have faith. Dear friend in God. We hope this program of ours has brought you spiritual blessing for the week. And that you'll remember the voice of prophecy daily in your prayers. Also, remember that to us, your letter means a lot. We invite you to listening again next week for another broadcast brought to you by the voice of prophecy. And now we say the Lord, bless the and keep the the Lord. Make his face shine up upon the, and be gracious unto the the Lord. Lift up his continents upon the, and give the peace.

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