When you read Revelation 18:1-4 it says "And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power ; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be n...

The law to honour and worship on Sunday will lead to an increase in social pressure including a little time of trouble and many adventists will compromise. This will be the beginning of the mark of the beast crisis. As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith in the Third Angels Message, but have not been sanctified through obedience to the truth, abandon their position and join the ranks of the opposition. By uniting with the w...

1. Early Life: Simeon Stylites was born in the year 389 AD in a village called Sisan, located in modern-day Turkey. He came from a humble background and was raised as a shepherd. 2. Religious Conversion: At the age of 16, Simeon had a religious awakening and decided to dedicate his life to God. He joined a local monastery and began practicing extreme forms of asceticism, such as fasting and self-mortification. 3. Pillar Life: Si...

Death Penalty to those who worship on The Sabbath and disregard Sunday. At this point, Revelation 13:15-17 and Daniel 11:44-45 are fulfilled. Satan personates Christ, probation closes and Jacob's time of trouble begins. Fearful is the issue to which the world is to be brought. The powers of earth, uniting to war against the commandments of God, will decree that all both small and great, rich and power, free and bond (Revelation 13:16), shall conform to the customs of the church by the observance of the false sabbath. All who refuse compliance will be visited with civil penalities, and it will finally be declared that they are deserving of death. On the other hand, the law of God, e...