(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
And the (7) beast was taken, and with him the (7) false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he (5) deceived them that had received (5) the mark of the beast, and (5) them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into (7) a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (777), (555)
And (5) the devil that deceived them was cast (7) into the lake of fire and brimstone, where (7) the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented (7) day and night for ever and ever. (777)
Paul Rolland | Night Watchman | Night Watchman Ministries | (5) Pope Francis and Mystery Babylon – Both (7) the Religion and City of the Beast
The (5) False Prophet Calls Up ‘INCLUSIVITY’; From (5) interfaith vegans to inclusive heathens, (5) religious Parliament offers it all. The Parliament (5) of the World’s Religions brought (5) the diversity of religious practices (5) and spiritual beliefs to life.
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CHICAGO (RNS) — Not far from the entrance to an exhibitors space at Chicago’s McCormick Place stood a portrait of Swami Vivekananda, a (5) Hindu monk and spiritual leader whose famed 1893 speech (5) helped introduce Hinduism to the (5) United States public and promoted (5) the idea that people from (5) different faiths can get along. (55555)
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(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be (7) ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: (7) for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? (7) and what communion hath light with darkness? (777)
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“I am proud (5) to belong to a religion (5) which has taught the world (5) both tolerance and universal acceptance,” he said at the 1893 (5) Parliament of the World’s Religions, credited with (5) launching the modern interfaith movement. “We believe (5) not only in universal toleration, but we (5) accept all religions as true.” (5555555)
At (5) least five (5) killed in Hindu-Muslim (5) clashes south of New Delhi
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https://thewire.in/communalism/hindu-muslim-conflict-communal-racial-violence
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The 2023 Parliament, which has drawn more than 6,000 (6) faith leaders from around the world to Chicago, lives out Vivekananda’s vision in ways both big and small. In plenary sessions in a cavernous hall and in breakout sessions, religious leaders and activists challenged each other to (5) address issues like climate change (5) and the rise of authoritarianism.
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In the exhibit hall, (5) attendees chatted with each other, (5) enjoyed massages and meditation, and (5) learned about other religious faiths. (555)
Swami Vivekananda’s portrait, for example, stood outside the booth for the (5) Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago, which was flanked by booths from the Theosophical Society and from the Chicago-based (5) Brilliantly Mad collective, which promotes (5) “art, music, spirituality, and well-being.” (555)
Nearby was The Troth, (5) which promotes inclusive heathenry, along with booths from (5) Catholic and Buddhist religious orders. (55)
Down the hall, near a booth from the Archdiocese of Chicago, a group of older folks who study The (5) Urantia Book, a spiritual text first published in the 1950s, ran a booth with paperback and hardcover copies of the book, both in English and in Spanish. The book retells the history of the human race as well as the life (5) of Jesus, as recounted by (5) spiritual beings who are believed (5) to have dictated the book (5) to a pair of doctors, one who was also a minister, in Chicago. (55555)
Nathen Jansen, who runs an operational management company in Vancouver, and Rob Mastroianni, a family practice doctor from Maui, said they (5) both began studying the book in the 1970s (5) and have been hooked since.(55)
“It (5) couldn’t be anything but the (5) truth because it’s so revealing,” said Jansen, who helps lead Zoom and in-person study groups.
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(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
Luke 21:8 And he said, (7) Take heed that ye be not deceived: for (7) many shall come in my name, saying, (7) I am Christ; and the time draweth (7) near: go ye not therefore after them. (7777)
Deuteronomy 11:16 (7) Take heed to yourselves, that your heart (7) be not deceived, and ye turn aside, (7) and serve other gods, and worship them; (777)
(7777) + (777) = ‘7’
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Mastroianni said he was torn about coming to the Parliament in the wake of the wildfires in Maui. He had long planned to attend the Parliament and was also scheduled to teach at a training program for study group leaders in Chicago after the event.
He said that he’s been inspired by the way Hawaiians have rallied together after the fires.
“It’s a wonderful experience to see so many people so willing to help each other in any way possible,” he said.
Many of the booths (5) offered materials explaining the basics (5) of their beliefs and practice and (5) selling resources or art related to their faith. (5) A host of interfaith groups also (5) had booths, such as Interfaith (5) Alliance, Interfaith Light and Power, Interfaith (5) Rainforest Initiative and the Interfaith (5) March for Peace and Justice. (55555555)
At the (5) Interfaith Vegan Coalition booth, co-founder Lisa Levinson, who is Jewish, and volunteer Katie Nolan, who studies religion, (5) handed out stickers with cartoon (5) images of cows and elephants, with the (5) message “Jesus Loves Me, Too” on them.
The (5) group is a coalition of (5) about 40 groups from different faiths, said Levinson, which advocates (5) for the defense of animals (5) and choosing a vegan life. They’ve protested Pope Francis’ visit to a circus where elephants were performing (5) and sought to help faith (5) groups find vegan alternatives for (5) rituals that use animal products.
They said they hope (5) to apply the golden rule — common to many faiths — to (5) all beings, not just humans.
“We are certainly not protesting religion,” said Levinson. “What we want to (5) do is support compassionate alternatives.”
Both Levinson and Nolan were also leading workshops during the Parliament, including one Nolan was leading on (5) ethical fundraisers for religious nonprofits. Nolan said many (5) faith communities often use events (5) like barbecues or lobster boils — popular at Episcopal churches — to (5) raise money for their work. She hopes to convince others to (5) try alternative fundraisers that don’t (5) involve animals or animal products. (555555)
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(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
John 2:13 And the Jews’ passover was at (7) hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (7)
14 And (5) found in the temple those (7) that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and (5) the changers of money sitting: (7)
15 And when he (7) had made a scourge of small cords, he (7) drove them all out of the temple, and (7) the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out (7) the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; (7777)
16 (7) And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not (7) my Father’s house an house of merchandise. (77)
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“We’re trying (5) to promote compassion and kindness, (5) not just for humans but for (5) all beings across all religions,” she said. (555)
Next door was a booth from the (5) Tzu Chi Foundation, a Taiwanese (5) Buddhist group known for its (5) disaster relief and ecological work. The foundation’s (5) exhibit featured disaster relief supplies, such as a shelter and (5) blankets made from recycled materials, as well as a (5) chart promoting the climate benefits (5) of eating a vegetarian diet, which (5) has a lower carbon footprint.
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Titus 1:16 They (5) profess that they know God; but (5) in works they deny him, (5) being abominable, and disobedient, and (5) unto every good work reprobate. (555)
2 Kings 22:17 (5) Because they have forsaken me, and have (5) burned incense unto other gods, that they (7) might provoke me to anger with all (5) the works of their hands; (7) therefore my wrath shall be kindled against (7) this place, and shall not be quenched. (777), (555)
2 Chronicles 34:25 (5) Because they have forsaken me, and have (5) burned incense unto other gods, that they (7) might provoke me to anger with all (5) the works of their hands; therefore (7) my wrath shall be poured out upon (7) this place, and shall not be quenched. (777), (555)
Nehemiah 9:35 For they (7) have not served thee in their kingdom, (7) and in thy great goodness that thou (7) gavest them, and in the large and (7) fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned (5) they from their wicked works. (7777)
Psalm 106:39 Thus were they (5) defiled with their own works, and went a (5) whoring with their own inventions (55)
Isaiah 41:29 Behold, (5) they are all vanity; their (5) works are nothing: their molten (5) images are wind and confusion. (555)
Jeremiah 1:16 And I will utter my judgments (5) against them touching all their (5) wickedness, who have forsaken me, (5) and have burned incense unto (5) other gods, and worshipped the (5) works of their own hands. (55555)
Jeremiah 25:7 (7) Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; (7) that ye might provoke me to anger (5) with the works of your (5) hands to your own hurt (77), (55)
Jeremiah 25:14 For many (5) nations and great kings shall (5) serve themselves of them also: and I will (5) recompense them according to their (5) deeds, and according to the (5) works of their own hands. (55555)
Ezekiel 6:6 In all your dwelling places the (7) cities shall be laid waste, and the high (7) places shall be desolate; that your altars (7) may be laid waste and made desolate, and your (7) idols may be broken and cease, and (7) your images may be cut down, and (5) your works may be abolished. (77777)
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 23:5 But all (5) their works they do for (5) to be seen of men: (5) they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge (5) the borders of their garments, (5554)
Acts 7:41 And they made (5) a calf in those days, (5) and offered sacrifice unto the (5) idol, and rejoiced in the (5) works of their own hands. (5555)
Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, (5) lest any man should boast
Titus 1:16 They (5) profess that they know God; but (5) in works they deny him, (5) being abominable, and disobedient, and (5) unto every good work reprobate. (5555)
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Tzu Chi also had (5) a booth explaining Buddhist beliefs, as well as a third booth for kids and families, with (5) games and toys promoting recycling and (5) taking care of the Earth. (555)
Pick-Wei Lau, a volunteer at (5) the Tzu Chi kids booth, said the (5) foundation’s goal is to apply (5) the teachings of the Buddha, especially (5) about compassion, to everyday life. (5555)
Lau, who was manning the booth along with his kids, said he’d been struck that many of the people (5) at the Parliament had similar (5) hopes for their religious traditions — using their spiritual (5) values for the common good. (555)
“It’s eye-opening to see so many (5) faiths under the same roof,” he said. “And (5) yet — despite living different faiths, we are (5) all speaking the same language, to be honest.” (555)
Visitors to the exhibit hall could also take a break from the hectic pace of the Parliament. At a booth not far from (5) a statue of Jesus set (5) up by The Church of (5) Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, volunteers from Labourers (5) for Christ Apostolic Ecumenical Network, a (5) Chicagoland interfaith group, offered massages. (55555)
Nearby volunteers Archana and Atul Sakhare helped visitors try out a free (5) meditation app in comfy chairs using headphones attached to a series of tablets at (5) an exhibit from Heartfulness Institute, which teaches spiritual practices (5) such as yoga and meditation. (555)
Atul Sakhare, who works for Abbot in the Chicago suburbs, said he first began (5) practicing meditation about 15 (5+5+5) years ago.
“The first time I tried it, I thought I couldn’t stay for one minute,” he said. Instead, Sakhare said he stuck (5) with it for almost 50 (5) minutes. Now (5) an enthusiastic advocate for meditation, he eventually became a (5) volunteer trainer with the institute, which has centers around the world, including several in Chicago. (555)
The group’s meditation (5) app offers short, guided sessions — beginning as short as three minutes — with soothing (5) music and a guide’s voice (5) encouraging users to shut their (5) eyes and relax their posture. Visitors to the booth (5) could also download the app right at the booth. (55555)
Visitors to a booth (5) run by the Federation of (5) Zoroastrian Associations of North America could pick (5) up brochures or buy books, (5) including an illustrated board book (5) of prayers for small children. (55555)
Ervad Kobad Zarolia, (5) a Zoroastrian priest from Canada, said the federation represented several dozen centers. He said there (5) are about 8,000 Zoroastrians in Toronto, where he lives, and (5) said the community is thriving. (555)
“We don’t give problems to anyone,” said Zarolia, a former engineer and retired insurance broker who immigrated to Canada from Bombay in his 20s. “Nobody gives us problems. That’s the way I look at it.”
He (5) described the principles of Zoroastrianism — one (5) of the world’s oldest religions — in three simple terms. (55)
“We have three (5) words we teach our children,” he said. “Good (5) thoughts, good words, good deeds. You follow (5) that, you are a saint.” (555)
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(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be (7) ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: (7) for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? (7) and what communion hath light with darkness? (777)
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7’ Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:
Evil mankind (6) + evil beast/antichrist (6) + evil false prophet (6) = 666 (a literal number represented by the number 6, repeated three times in a linear row.)
666
The infamous, “Mark of the Beast” and “number of his name is 666” imagery is no different than any of the other generalized, descriptive terms that John the Apostle used, while in his banishment on the Isle of Patmos. Rev. 13:17-18 is probably the most symbolic, well known and most poorly understood two verses in the book of Revelation, and in the entire Bible. “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred, threescore and six (666).” (Emphasis added).
(6) The Number of an Evil Man:
Verse 13:18 clearly states that 666 (6) is a number of a man … not a number of an angel, not a number of Satan (which is ‘5’), Devil, serpent or dragon, nor of any kind of reference to Babylon (city) or Mystery Babylon (false religion). The reference is literally to man (mankind), the beast/antichrist (a literal, physical man) and the false prophet (a literal, physical man). Each of them is judged to be extremely evil and each is therefore assigned a number of six (6) to represent the imperfection, sinfulness and evilness of man, before God. Combining the number of each type of man leads to 666, this (6) number represents the totality of evil, of the three men. ‘7’ The number three (3) denotes intensity and emphasis. The fact that the number six (6) is repeated three (3) times emphasizes the most intense evil that mankind, antichrist, and the false prophet (6) collectively possess during the tribulation period. Evil doesn’t come any worse, or more intensely than this. Period. When the bible states an important reference to someone or something, the word ‘7’ of God is very specific and literal. There should be no confusion. To understand why the number six (6) represents evil, Verse 13:18 (6) tells us to “count” his number
But how can they call on him (Jesus Christ) to save them unless they believe in him (Jesus Christ)? And how can they believe in him (Jesus Christ) if they have never heard about him (Jesus Christ)? And how can they hear about him (Jesus Christ) unless someone tells them?” Romans 10:14
In His Service,
Night Watchman
Paul Rolland
Night Watchman Ministries
Make Your Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.
. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).
. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.
. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).
. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).
. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).
. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).
. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).
. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).
. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).
. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).
. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).
True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:
Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.