Revelation 22:14: Reinforcement that blessings come from doing God's commandments.
Israel's History Without the Law
2 Chronicles 15:3: Israel existed without the true God and law for a long season.
Nehemiah 9:13-14: Describes the giving of right judgments, true laws, good statutes, and commandments.
2 Chronicles 17:7-9: Describes Jehoshaphat sending Levites to teach God's laws in the cities of Judah.
Continual Teaching and Captivity
Jeremiah 36:2: God's commands to write the prophecies against Israel, Judah, and all nations.
1 Maccabees 1:41-49: Forced unification under Greek customs and religion, prohibiting Jewish laws and practices, defiling sanctuaries, and burning scriptures.
1 Maccabees 2:45-48: Resistance led by Mattathias and recovery of the law from the Gentiles.
The Influence of Rome and America
Daniel 7:7-19: Describes the fourth beast (Rome) which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet.
Revelation 12:1-5: Symbolic language about Rome's persecution of Israel and Herod's attempt to kill Christ.
Matthew 4:4; Isaiah 42:21: Jesus emphasized living by God's word and magnifying the law.
Luke 10:1-2: Teaching and sending laborers to the harvest, praying for more laborers.
Tools of Deception and Control
Colossians 2:8: Warning against being spoiled through philosophy and vain deceit.
Psalms 50:16-17: God's rebuke to the wicked for declaring His statutes without following them.
King Leopold's Letter: Belgian colonial policies in Congo using Christian missions to control and suppress the native population.
Ezra 11:39-46; Revelation 17:18: Symbolism of the fourth beast (Rome/America) having power over the world.
Modern Day Christian Deception
Galatians 1:6-7: Warning against turning to another gospel (Modern Christianity).
Examples: The establishment of various Christian denominations by white religious leaders during and after the colonial period.
Matthew 24:4-5: Warns that many will come in Christ’s name to deceive many.
1 Kings 8:56: None of God's promises have failed, reinforcing the reliability of Biblical prophecy.
Re-establishing True Understanding
2 Timothy 2:15: Importance of studying to rightly divide the word of truth.
Ezra 1:38-2:17: God's promise to send leaders (prophets) to guide Israel back to the truth.
Malachi 4:4-6: Prophecy about Elijah returning to restore the hearts of the children to their fathers.
Matthew 10:34: Jesus did not come to bring peace but a sword to set things right.
War and Future Deliverance
Micah 5:1-15: Prophecies about the remnant of Jacob being delivered and becoming strong among many people.
Joel 2:19-20: God will remove the northern army far from Israel.
Isaiah 29:13-15: The wisdom of the wise will perish and the perversion of the gospel will be exposed.
Conclusion: Prophetic Return and Restoration
Psalms 147:19-20: God revealed his word to Jacob and Israel, not other nations.
Hebrews 8:8-10: New covenant specifically for the house of Israel and Judah.
2 Corinthians 10:4-6: The spiritual warfare with the word of God as the weapon.
1 Corinthians 1:19: God will destroy worldly wisdom and elevate the truth of His word.