44-Why So Many Denominations - NKJ

1. The Apostle Paul Defines God's Church As the Pillar and Ground of Truth.
1 Timothy 3:15 But if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to ____________ ______________ in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

2. Jesus Reveals That His People Will Be Sanctified by His Truth in Every Age.
John 17:17 ______________ them by Your truth. Your _______ is truth.

3. John the Revelator, in the Symbolism of the Four Horsemen, Describes the Advance of God's Truth and Satan's Attempt to Destroy It.
Revelation 6:1-8 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like ____________, "Come and see." [2] And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. [3] When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come and see." [4] Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was ____________ to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that __________ __________ kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. [5] When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of __________ in his hand. [6] And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A _________ of _________ for a denarius, and _________ _________s of __________ for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine." [7] When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see." [8] So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and _________ ______________ with him. And _________ was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with __________, with death, and by the __________ of the earth.

4. White Horse - Apostolic Purity (A. D. 31 - A. D. 100).
Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or ________________ or _________________________ or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Revelation 12:1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman ____________ with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a ____________ of twelve stars.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the ______________ of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made ____________ ready."

5. Red Horse - Persecution (A. D. 100 - A. D. 313).
Black Horse - Compromise (A. D. 313 - A. D. 538).
Pale Horse - Spiritual Death (A. D. 538 - A. D. 1500).
Each color represents what was taking place in the church.

 6. Daniel Predicts God's Truth Being "Cast to the Ground. ".".
Daniel 8:12 Because of _______________________, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily __________________; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

7. Paul Predicts That There Would Be a Falling Away Or Departure From the Truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-7 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of ________________, [4] who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is ________________, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. [5] Do you not ______________ that when I was still with you I told you these things? [6] And now you know what is ___________________, that he may be revealed in his own time. [7] For the mystery of ___________________ is ____________ at work; only He who now ________________ will do so until He is taken out of the way.

8. We Are Urged to Earnestly Contend for the Faith Delivered to the Saints.
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you __________________ our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all ________________ to the saints.

9. We Have the Assurance That the Good News of the Original and Everlasting Gospel Will Be Proclaimed to the Ends of the Earth.
Revelation 14:6-7 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the ___________________ gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth--to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people-- [7] saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His ______________ has come; and ____________ Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and ____________ of water."

10. This Text Describes a People Who Will Keep God's Commandments and Be Filled with the Faith of Jesus.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the ______________ of the saints; here are those who keep the _____________________ of God and the faith of Jesus.

11. We Are Warned to Not Accept Any Teaching That Leads Us Away From Obedience to God's Word Or His Law.
Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the ________________! If they do not speak ________________ to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Next Bible Study: 45-The United States in Prophecy

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