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They overcame
by…(Rev.
12:11)
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Satan’s Lies: The
bad news about the ‘never enough disease.’ |
God’s Truth: The
good news about the ‘more than
enough’ life
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God’s
Covenant Offer:
“the
blood of the Lamb.”
1st
Angel’s Message:The
Everlasting Gospel
God offers you His perfect acceptance and
acquittal, all based on Christ’s death on Calvary’s cross. Just
believe that His death for your sins is sufficient to give you right
standing with God. |
You
are not good enough to make it in the judgment!
or
You
must work hard to become good enough to merit God’s acceptance. |
Because of Christ’s death on the cross God
has declared you
‘good enough!’
Just
believe and accept it as a free gift! |
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Covenant Responses:
“the
word of their testimony”
"Fear
God..."
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You
must fear the judgment, for you can never be sure that you are good
enough!
Do
enough and become enough!
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If
you fear God you need not fear anything else. You need not fear not
being ‘good enough,’ for your acceptance is not based on your
attainment, but on Christ’s atonement. The fear of God removes all
others fears – fear of rejection, fear of punishment, fear of
failure, etc. |
"Give
glory to Him for
the hour of His judgment is
come"
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Look
out for yourself – no one else does. Impress God and others with
what you do – that you are ‘good enough.’
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Acknowledge your helplessness to save yourself. Give glory to God by
accepting His gift of salvation as being more than enough to save
you! Quit working for what is a free gift.
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"Worship
Him Who
created heaven and earth."
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Depend on yourself and your own resources (idols/beasts) to make you
enough! |
Worship Him – the One who created everything is BIG enough to handle
anything.
Definition of Worship: To serve God with our praises and the needs
of people with His sufficiency.
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2nd
Angel’s Message:
(Warnings about covenant unfaithfulness – not trusting that God’s
perfect love is enough)
Babylon is Fallen:
She is guilty of -
looking for
love in all the wrong places (adultery, fornication)
trying to
fill her cup from sources that do not satisfy but destroy
(wine/intoxication)
The abuse of love
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Look
for love wherever you can find it – in all the wrong places
Live
to impress others – make a name for yourself.
Depend on people, places, possessions, and position to meet you
deepest needs.
False identity:
What you do determines who you are.
The
bondage of make-believe freedom. |
The
love of God is more than enough!
There is no need to look for love in the wrong places.
Depend on God to fill your cup – He’s more than enough, and He will
fill your empty spaces.
True
identity:
Who you are determines what you do.
The
freedom that breaks all bondage.
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3rd
Angel’s Message
(Warnings about covenant unfaithfulness – not trusting that God is
BIG enough to handle your life)
Do not
worship the beast…
(Beast worship as idolatry)
The abuse of power
“…and they did not love their lives unto the death.”
[They would prefer death to being unfaithful to their God] |
Your
God isn’t BIG enough!
It
is OK for you to do your own thing, because God is ‘not enough.’
Custom-design your own ‘beast/idol’ to give you a life that is
‘enough.’
Make
you beast BIG ENOUGH to impress others and to get your own way
regardless of who you may hurt.
Death:
Worship your beast and become like your beast; your beast (idol)
will damage and eventually destroy you. |
Your
God is BIG enough to handle anything!
Do
not be fooled by appearances. It is the Lamb who wins over the
beast!
Though the slain Lamb does not appear BIG and POWERFUL ENOUGH, yet
all of heaven regards Him as “worthy to receive power and riches and
wisdom and strength, and honor and glory and blessing.” (Listen to
the singing in heaven’s courtroom – Revelation 5).
Jesus is more than enough to supply your every need and to make your
cup overflow.
Life:
Worship the Lamb and become like the Lamb; the Lamb will give you
‘more than enough’ life. |
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Covenant Benefits and Results:
The patience of the saints
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Not
getting what you want makes it OK to grumble and complain, and to
take things into your own hands.
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To
exercise patience when you don’t have enough, and when you deal with
people who are ‘not enough’ is God’s reminder that He’s not finished
with you or them yet. |
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The
commandments of
God
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The
commandments are too hard – you’ll never make it.
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The
commandments protect the fullness of the gifts God has given you –
salvation, love, acceptance, acquittal etc. |
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The
faith of Jesus |
The
only way to make your life ‘enough’ is to ultimately trust no one
but yourself. |
Depend on Jesus Christ – the Lamb is BIG ENOUGH to handle anything! |
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