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The day was a Wednesday about 1,990 years ago, one week before the Passover celebration in Jerusalem when Jesus finalized his life’s ministry with several extraordinary events. In one of those events, Jesus’ answer to a key question from his disciples is arguably the greatest speech ever delivered. Jesus’ last major public sermon, his final doctrinal teachings to the people, his stunning rebuke of the religious leaders of the day, and his famous Olivet Discourse, which is the longest answer he ever gave to any question, all occur on Wednesday of the week before the Passover.

Freedom is a choice. It’s a much tougher choice than most people comprehend, because real freedom starts with what you choose to believe. Of course, you have a conscious ability by an act of your will to decide what to believe is true, and you do that everyday, all day long. But the majority of your decisions are actually made at the subconscious level. Deep below the surface of your conscious mind is where strongholds are built.

The real war today is not political, not economic, not military, not social, not philosophical, and not scientific. The real war that is driving everything else is a spiritual war that is thousands of years old. I call this war the War of the Ages. We are living in the midst of a war between God and Satan that has been raging forever as we know time. Understanding this reality will change everything about how you see the world and interpret current events.

The popular declaration in Christendom today is, “Do not take the mark of the beast, because if you do, you will go to hell.” A related question is, “Can you lose your salvation by taking the mark of the beast during the tribulation?” There is a great deal of confusion about the mark of the beast, and few sermons adequately address this subject. Rather than just accept the mantra, “Do not take the mark of the beast!”, let’s carefully dig into the scriptures for help. This issue really involves a number of corollary questions.