What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [20] 12/30/2025 (Morning thought)

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation…

[The Great Controversy pp 607] As the movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided, the law will be invoked against commandment-keepers. They will be threatened with fines and imprisonment, and some will be offered positions of influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith. But their steadfast answer is, “Show us from the Word of God our error,“—the same plea that was made by Luther under similar circumstances.

Those who are arraigned before the courts make a strong vindication of the truth, and some who hear them are led to take their stand to keep all the commandments of God. Thus light will be brought before thousands who otherwise would know nothing of these truths. Conscientious obedience to the Word of God will be treated as rebellion. Blinded by Satan, the parent will exercise harshness and severity toward the believing child; the master or mistress will oppress the commandment-keeping servant.

God is now calling the inhabitants of earth to awake out of slumber. It is of critical importance for us to be anchored in Christ, so that as the storm unfolds, and as the heat of the furnace would be ratcheted up several notches, persons would not succumb to the pressure to bow down. We therefore end with the passage of scripture that Jesus then used to rebuff quid pro quo, because if, and when folks are offered access to the kingdoms of this world, in exchange for worship to the beast, there is only one appropriate answer we can think of.

Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [19] 12/30/2025 (Evening thought)

Revelation 13: 16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.

Thus, the you and me living in the here and now are on the cusp of a cataclysmic shift in the way things are done. If you decide to go with quid pro quo, you will have to be prepared to pay to play. But if, as the Bible clearly states, you decide not to go that route, persons will have to expect situations of no ordinary nature to unfold. In fact, the mark of the beast is the final culmination of all quid pro quo, for it is a favor or privilege that is going to be granted, in return for something.

That is a direct reference to your economic privileges which will be restricted only to persons who pay to play. In other words, quid pro quo in the final conflict will involve false worship in exchange for your economic privileges, very similar to the third temptation which was brought against Christ, where satan offered Him the kingdoms of this world in exchange for worship. It's just the same old pig, with lipstick on.

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil takes him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And said unto him, all these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 11 Then the devil left him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Revelation 13: 17 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.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God Bless!