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Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":

Will Elijah’s message when he comes bear any relation to the “mark of the beast” that is also yet to come? Yes! It will be the message of Elijah that will enrage those who want to enforce the “mark of the beast.”

 

Elijah will proclaim the message of the “seal of God,” the antidote to the “mark of the beast.” As we read in Revelation 14:1-15, it is the “seal of God,” “the Father’s name written in their foreheads,” that distinguishes the 144,000 who “follow the Lamb [the crucified Christ] wherever He goes.” They are obviously those in the seventh church of Laodicea who have “overcome even as [Christ] overcame” and are seated with Him “in [His] throne” (3:21). They share with Him executive authority in bringing to a close the great controversy.

 

Elijah’s message will be controversial, not that he wants to stir up controversy, but the truth arouses opposition. King Ahab and Queen Jezebel had sent emissaries all over their world asking each nation’s State Department to certify that Elijah was not hiding in their political domains. Baal worship was a highly sophisticated counterfeit of the true gospel that deceived Israel; but its true character was displayed in the persecuting spirit it produced.

 

Was Elijah intimidated by the bitter opposition he faced? Yes, and no; after Mt. Carmel, yes—Jezebel scared him into running for his life. At Mt. Carmel, no. He was a man of like passions as ourselves! Jesus has commanded us, “Let not your heart be troubled.” Over and over, God’s word has reiterated that message. In your human heart and in mine, the great controversy is being fought out, and we are all “of like passions” as was Elijah. There is one secret place where we overcome fear: kneeling ALONE with Jesus in Gethsemane, where we permit the Holy Spirit to “pour” into our selfish, worldly hearts the gift of love (agape; Rom. 5:5).

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