The Holy Scripture - english version B.indd - Sabbat

THE PRESENT TRUTH - April, 1850.283brought to view. One is oppressive, andpersecutes the saints, and has the markof the beast, and worships the beast andhis image, and at last suffers the vialsof God‘s burning wrath. The otherclass is oppressed and driven, and intheir patient waiting for the coming ofJesus {Yahshua}, they get „the victoryover the beast, and his image, and overhis MARK“ and are sealed with theseal of the living God by keeping „thecommandments of God {YAHWEH}.“They, though but a small remnant,finally triumph, and are seen on the„sea of glass mingled with fire,“ andon mount Zion with the Lamb, singingthe song of their experience, and theirredemption „from among men,“ (notfrom the grave, for they will be aliveat the coming of Christ {the Messiah}and be changed,) which no others in allwide heaven „could learn.“It is said of those who finallytriumph, ,,Here are they that keep thecommandments of God {YAHWEH},and the faith of Jesus {Yahshua},“Also, ,,Blessed are they that do hiscommandments, that they may have aright to the tree of life, and may enterin through the gates into the City.“Rev. xxii, 14.The „remnant“ of the seed of thewoman, or last end of the church justbefore the second advent, is made warwith, and persecuted, for ‚keeping the,,commandments of God {YAHWEH}“and for having the ,,testimony of JesusChrist {Yahshua the Messiah}.“ SeeRev. xii, 17.The commandments of God{YAHWEH} here mentioned, meannothing more nor less than histen immutable laws, written upontwo tables of stone. But says theobjector, „you are mistaken.“ Thecommandments of God {YAHWEH}here mean the New Testamentrequirements, such as repentance,faith., baptism, &c.“ Stop sir, let meinquire - Are not all such requirementsincluded in the „faith“ or „testimony ofJesus Christ {Yahshua the Messiah}?“„O, yes, I admit that they are.“ Thentell me what the „commandments ofGod“ are. John in holy vision saw acompany, down here near the close oftime, that kept the „faith,“ and had the„testimony of Jesus Christ {Yahshuathe Messiah},“ in which is embracedall the New Testament requirements,such as repentance, faith, baptism,Lord‘s supper, washing the saints‘feet, &c.; he also saw them KEEPINGTHE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD{YAHWEH}.“ If you will lay asideyour unscriptural objections, whichhave been invented to lead you from theplain truth of God‘s word on this point,and will answer the question honestlyin the fear of God, you will say that the„commandments of God {YAHWEH}“really mean the commandments ofGod {YAHWEH}, and not somethingelse. This point is nailed sure, and yoncannot get away from it fairly, withoutconfessing the seventh-day Sabbath, forit is embraced in the „commandmentsof God {YAHWEH}.“ Keeping thecommandments seems to be in perfectopposition to the ,,mark of the beast,“which leads me to inquire -WHAT IS THE MARK OF THEBEAST?This mark is very conspicuons, inthe forehead or hand, and signifiesnot a literal mark, but a prominentprofession, that all may see and know.It is the mark of the.beast; therefore itis a prominent point of religious faithintroduced by the Papal power, which