Welcome to 3ABN's
Spring Camp Meeting:
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Live from the
3ABN Worship Center.
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We welcome you once again
to the 3ABN Worship Center
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to Spring Camp Meeting 2016:
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Christ, Calvary,
and the Sanctuary.
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What a powerful word we
heard from Mollie Steenson.
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Very powerful, very passionate,
and so very very appropriate
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for the times in
which we find ourselves.
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It is my privilege and
pleasure to introduce to you
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our speaker for the next hour.
He is Pastor Kenny Shelton,
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speaker/director of
Behold the Lamb Ministries
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headquartered right
here in southern Illinois.
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He and his wife Chris
are a formidable team...
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formidable tools in the
hand of God for the salvation of
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souls of men and
women. Kenny is a good friend,
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a good person, a good mentor,
a good basketball player,
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and a good student of the Word.
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He's a fun person to be around,
but when he gets into that Bible
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he is all business and
he's very very serious.
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He preaches like his
life depends upon it...
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and it truly truly does!
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So we are happy that
he has been given the task
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to unpack the
subject The Day of Atonement.
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And I cannot wait to hear that
subject as God has given him
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words that are meat
in due season for us.
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So we ask you to
listen very very closely.
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This is sort of a brother/sister
act this morning because
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the music is coming from
Tammy Shelton, his baby sister.
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Kenny I think is the oldest
and Tammy is the youngest,
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so we get both ends of
the Shelton clan this morning.
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And she's going to be singing
I've Never Loved Him Better.
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But I would ask you to bow
your heads with me in a word of
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prayer, then we will
have Tammy Shelton come.
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Tammy... Tammy Shelton.
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She is Tammy
Shelton, and I'm having a...
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Tammy Shelton Chance.
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And then we will have
Tammy Shelton Chance sing
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and then our
speaker: Pastor Kenny Shelton.
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Shall we pray? Father God,
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how we thank you and
praise you for Jesus.
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We thank you for the fact that
we are now in the antitypical
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Day of Atonement
and that very soon
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Christ will
leave His priestly work
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and assume His kingly garb
and come to take His children
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home. Oh dear Jesus, thank you
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for the privilege we
have of listening to Your Word
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and for the power in that Word.
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Bless now the
speaker; bless now the singer.
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Bless those of us who sit
and consume what is offered
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that our lives may be
made more like Christ Jesus
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and we may be prepared for that
day when soon He shall come.
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We thank you,
Father, in Jesus' name. Amen.
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And now Tammy Chance.
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Are ya'll enjoying
Camp Meeting? AMEN!
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Amen! Me, too.
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Just a quick reminder: if
you haven't been to the donation
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barn, please go over
there when you have a chance
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between meetings. We have
lots of great things over there.
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And every penny
supports this ministry
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and then you get to go home
with great little treasures too.
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So just make sure you visit.
And if you don't want to buy
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anything, just come
and visit us. And we would
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love to have you over there.
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Since Jesus came and found me
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and He put His arms around me
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and all my
binding fetters took away.
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Although I loved Him dearly
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and trusted Him sincerely
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I've never loved Him better
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than today.
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I've never loved
Him better than today,
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I've never felt Him
closer along the way,
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And oh how sweet the feeling
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when in His presence kneeling
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I've never loved
Him better than today.
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Oh blessed Friend supernal
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my hope and joy eternal
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keep Thou my soul
till shadows flee away.
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For nightly I would pray, Lord,
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till end this pilgrim way, Lord,
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I've never loved
Him better than today.
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I've never loved
Him better than today
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I've never felt Him
closer along the way,
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And oh how sweet the feeling
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when in His presence kneeling
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I've never loved
Him better than today.
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I've never loved Him better...
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no, I've never
loved Him better...
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no, I've never loved
Him better than today.
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Amen!
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That was good...
Oh, that was good!
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I'm glad my microphone wasn't
on because I was singing along
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with her, and you
would not want to hear that!
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We love Him better
every day, don't we?
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Amen! Praise the Lord!
Oh, it's good to be here!
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Camp Meeting... wonderful time!
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Praise the Lord we
can gather together.
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Gather strength, right? or
the power of the Holy Spirit.
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I'm glad to be here and
I'm really glad you're here.
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And those who are watching,
listening, around the world:
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we're thankful
that you've joined us.
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And don't miss one of
the programs. If you do,
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you're going to miss maybe
the one that's going to speak
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to your heart, draw
you closer to Jesus.
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We're going to be talking about,
and I will rush fast as I can.
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So if you have a pencil and
you want to jot some things down
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do it, because I'd love to
read every verse, every text
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that we're going to talk
about, but I cannot do it
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because of time 'cause
there's so much to cover.
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So we'll just hit the
highlights by the grace of God.
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Let the Holy Spirit do
the speaking to your heart.
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You know, I spoke,
too, before I have prayer.
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And if I get carried away
and I forget to have prayer,
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somebody say: "Boy, you get down
on your knees and you pray. "
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Is that all right?
That's exactly right.
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I spoke to an
atheist friend many years ago
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and he wanted to
know... He asked a question:
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he wanted to know why some
animals were - 'cause this is
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an atheist - he wanted
to know why some animals
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were killed in the
sacrifice he'd heard about.
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You know, in the Bible...
people talking about it.
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He said: "Why does
an animal have to die
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when men are doing
things that are wrong? "
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Well, that's a
pretty good question.
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"And you folks say: 'In
order to make things right
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that animal had to die
but he didn't do anything. ' "
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So after a lot of conversation
we began to talk about things:
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the sanctuary and sacrifices
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and Jesus being the Lamb of God.
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It was very interesting.
His question came back
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again after all the con-
versation he still came back.
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Atheist, mind you.
His question was: "Yes,
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yes, but why did that harmless,
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that perfect, that spotless lamb
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have to die? "
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Atheist. "It doesn't seem right.
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He did nothing
wrong; he hurt no one. "
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He left this
preacher speechless.
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Is somebody with me?
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An atheist saying: "That
lamb didn't do anything wrong! "
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He didn't do anything.
Jesus, right? The Lamb of God.
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I'm still awed by that
comment and by those questions.
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And I don't know that
I have all the answers
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but I know He's a spotless
Lamb and I thank God for that.
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What is this word
that I'm looking for today
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when I say there's a man
who calls it an accident.
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Think what this word might
be. God calls it an abomination.
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Man says: "I blundered.
" God calls it blindness.
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Man calls it: "Well,
it's just a little defect. "
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God says it's a disease.
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Oh mercy. Man says: "Well,
you know, it's just kind of a
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fascination that I
may have with something. "
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God calls it fatal. Amen!
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Man might say: "Oh, this
is kind of a luxury, what I'm
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involved in right now.
" God calls it leprosy.
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Deadly disease. That's right!
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Man says: "Well this is liberty!
I can do what I want to do! "
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God calls it lawlessness.
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Man says it's:
"Oh... just a mistake. "
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God says it's madness.
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Man says it's "weakness.
" God calls it willfulness.
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You know, how man calls
things and how God calls them's
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two different things.
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And I've learned this over the
years. I've really learned this:
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it isn't the things...
Now especially Adventists...
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Somebody stay with me.
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I can talk about them
I want to... I am one.
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We think we know an awful lot
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and praise God, many are
studying and the Holy Spirit's
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revealing. But a lot of
times we're adamant about what
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we believe. And if we
know it's solid, stay with it.
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But it isn't really the
things that we know that gets us
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into trouble.
Somebody follow me.
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It isn't what? The
things that we know that gets us
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into trouble. It's
the things that we think
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we know for sure that do. Amen!
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Somebody needs to - and
those who are viewing it
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maybe have never heard
this subject, maybe haven't been
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watching the Camp Meeting 'cause
they've missed an awful lot of
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good messages. We're talking
about the Day of Atonement.
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As we talk about the Day
of Atonement I feel the need
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of prayer. Amen! Been
having a little knee problem
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but I'm not going to worry
about it. I'll get back down.
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If I scuffle and shuffle
up here, don't you worry...
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I'll make it
back. Is that all right?
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Don't you worry about
it... we're going to pray.
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Anybody wants to kneel
you pray with me, shall we?
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Let's pray together. Amen!
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Loving Father in heaven,
thank you for the privilege
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of prayer. Thank you that
we can call You our Father.
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Thank you for Your Word today.
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We pray the Holy Spirit will
make it clear, that we'll be
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able to hear, we'll be
able to understand the message
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that You have for Your people.
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Lord, most of us have no idea.
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We talk about it. We don't
realize we're in the Day of
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Atonement, day of
investigative judgment.
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Oh... the day of judgment!
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Oh God, help us today we pray.
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May the Holy Spirit love
to go up and down the aisle
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talking to Your children
today and around the world
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the people that need
to make that decision.
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Lord, I count upon
You. I ask You to forgive me
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of any sin in my heart and
my life that needs not be there.
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Oh, I need to
hear Your voice today.
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I need to feel Your Spirit.
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And I know that You've
promised it to us today.
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Open the minds, the eyes, the
hearts of each of Your children
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today. In Jesus' name we're
going to thank You in advance,
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Amen.
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The Bible says...
Whoo! I like that!
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What happened? Yeah, I get tired
of saying "The preacher said. "
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I don't care what
the preacher said. Amen!
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I have respect...
don't get me wrong.
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But you follow me here.
What we're talking about is
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"What does God say. " Amen!
Too much the evangelist said,
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too much the preacher said, too
many my brother, sister said.
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It's all right, but
listen: God said. Amen!
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This is where we talk
about Day of Atonement.
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It is Biblical; it is true.
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And I'd love to read all
the verses. I will not, so you
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jot them down. Found in the
book of Leviticus chapter 23.
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The Day of Atonement. And if
we had time, we'd read verses
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27 through 32. Just
really hits it on the spot.
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I'm just going to read one
of those verses right now, 27.
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The Bible says: "On the
tenth day... " What day?
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"tenth day of the seventh
month" - notice - "there shall
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be a day of... "
What? "of atonement. "
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That's a big word
but it's a good word.
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"It shall be a holy... "
What? "convocation unto you.
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You shall... " Do what?
See, most of us don't even know
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we're supposed to
be afflicting our souls
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if we're in the Day of
Atonement. Are you with me?
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Now what's the afflicting
of the soul? Hey, it's looking
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squarely in the mirror
and looking at what you are.
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You can call... You
understand your life.
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You understand things that
maybe someone else doesn't.
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But we need to afflict
our souls. Notice this:
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"and offer an
offering made by fire... "
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Why? "unto God. "
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This is the only, we
find, commanded fast.
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This is the time to
Israel of a Sabbath rest:
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the Day of Atonement.
It's a high day of Israel.
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It should be a high day to those
of us who live in this day.
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It's a high
time that we live in.
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Not a dreaded
time... it's a wonderful time
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but it's time for self-
examination of where do you
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stand with God. It's
a time of getting sin,
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by the grace of
God, out of our life.
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It was the only day of
the week besides the weekly
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Sabbath in which
all work was forbidden.
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The Day of Atonement was
also called a day of what?
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Somebody say
judgment I'll get happy.
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Day of what?
Good! Oh! Of judgment.
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And notice: those who did
not, my brothers and sisters,
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afflict their
souls... what happened?
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They were
separated from the camp.
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They were separated from
God and death would follow.
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Are you still with me?
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Day of Atonement...
afflicting the soul.
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Doing some self-examination.
We'll talk more about this
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afflicting the soul.
Because all of this stuff
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we look at in the
sanctuary and we study it
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and we look at it and
say: "Oh, this is wonderful. "
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It applies right now.
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This is information that we
need as God's last-day people.
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We need to give it to the world
because this is an issue that
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we are dealing with.
The soul would be cut off.
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That's not the only time.
You say: "Well this is the only
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time. " No! Read Genesis
when you have the opportunity.
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Genesis chapter 17 verse 14.
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Read Exodus chapter 12 verse 15.
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You'll se that there were
times that something happened
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that God said:
"I've cut off My people. "
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You say: "Well,
we're God's chosen people;
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He's not going to cut us off.
" Don't you fool yourself. Amen!
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You mess with the Holy
Spirit and reject what is truth
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and you'll see if
you're not cut off or not.
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I'm not... I'm not for mincing
words today 'cause I believe
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Jesus is coming. If you don't
mind, I'll just lay it all out.
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If you want to get
mad, you just get mad. Amen!
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All right? If you love
the Word, you won't get mad.
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That's right! Amen!
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And when the time
comes to wrap up this meeting
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you'll say: "Go on,
pastor. Preach some more. "
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If you don't, you'll be
saying: "I'm getting hungry. "
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Well, you know, those that are
hungry you just go on out there
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because we've got some business
to settle here with God's
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last-day people. I do believe
this with all of my heart.
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And by the grace of God I want
to live it, I want to love it.
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I want to serve Him, and I
know you do, too, today. Amen!
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Patriarchs and Prophets.
I believe in the Spirit of
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Prophecy. Nobody's going to
discourage me with that because
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I've read it. I've been inspired
by the grace of God to read
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those words. I
say: "Thank you, Lord,
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because this old slow
mind needs some help. "
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You think you have a good mind
you don't need the Spirit of
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Prophecy. You
think you know too much.
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If you do, I know I
need that Spirit of Prophecy.
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I need that extra help. Yes!
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I thank God for it. Patriarchs
and Prophets p. 355 says this:
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"Once a year... " We know
this... "on the great Day of
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Atonement the high priest...
" did something. What did he do?
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Somebody say: "he entered
in the Most Holy Place. "
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Oh, that's just... No,
that's not good enough.
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He entered in the Most Holy
Place because he was going to
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what? Cleanse the sanctuary.
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We're in the
time of the cleansing.
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The world does
not know this message.
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Most Adventists
don't know this message.
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They really don't.
They think they do.
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They say: "Oh,
the atonement again. "
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You'd better straighten up!
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I need to straighten
up in the cause of Christ.
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I'm serious about it. I
may use words that get your
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attention because we
need to straighten up
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because we are in
this time. It is dealing...
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All of this stuff we go through,
but you know what? We need to
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find out what our duties
are right now in this Day of
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Atonement. We need to
understand these things:
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the cleansing. I find that
the cleansing of the sanctuary,
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the services of the
sanctuary from the beginning
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to the end... eventually
is the work of atonement.
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That's what it is:
the work of atonement.
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Why do you need
atonement? Why do we need it?
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Some people think they
don't need an atonement.
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Don't you fool
yourself. That's right.
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I'm not here to fool myself.
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An atonement for what? Sin.
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Good... atonement for sin. Amen!
00:18:23.03\00:18:24.97
And notice: an atonement
for sin was made at each step -
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notice that - in the
process of dealing with it.
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There's a step. Come on
somebody... there's a step,
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you see, and then
there's another step.
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A lot of times we just try
to jump from here to there.
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You're just going
to get yourself hurt.
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That's all you're going
to do. You're not exercising.
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You go to take a big step...
You know what I'm talking about.
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The Lord says "a step at
a time. " That helps us to
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keep focused, isn't
that right? And we realize
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there's a lot to this
process. Oh, how wonderful!
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We are living in the Day of
Atonement. Is that true, church?
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Amen! Oh, you're here.
And we realize... and I'm not
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going to go into a lot of stuff
and I'll mention over and over
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I don't want to get on
somebody else's subject.
00:19:04.34\00:19:06.47
I don't even want to get
on somebody else's nerves
00:19:06.71\00:19:08.34
but I might. OK?
00:19:08.54\00:19:10.51
And let me tell
you... I found this out:
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people get upset when
they hear the truth sometimes.
00:19:12.98\00:19:15.95
They say: "Well, you're
getting on my nerves. " Come on!
00:19:16.45\00:19:20.29
Preachers sometimes think
people get on their nerves, too.
00:19:20.49\00:19:23.22
You still with me? Amen!
00:19:23.66\00:19:26.29
Thank God. You see, we're
living in the Day of Atonement.
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We realize quickly...
Which began what? At the end
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of the 2,300 day/year prophecy.
00:19:33.57\00:19:35.90
Daniel 8:14. We realize
great things took place.
00:19:36.10\00:19:39.47
Christ entered
the Most Holy Place.
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He began His work
as our High Priest.
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I hope I have
more time. Oh, I don't.
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I see already somebody's
tampering with the clock.
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In case I don't get to
it let me tell you this,
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and you know it...
you should know it:
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people tell you
that it ended at Calvary
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they don't know what
they're talking about. Amen!
00:20:03.73\00:20:05.97
They don't know what
they're talking about.
00:20:07.20\00:20:09.00
And I know some of
these people who tried stuff.
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I've read about
them in the 1950's.
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They didn't want the sanc, they
didn't want our High Priest.
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What are you going
to do with the blood?
00:20:19.21\00:20:21.28
Calvary's
wonderful... that aspect of it.
00:20:21.78\00:20:24.09
That right? His ministration
in the Most Holy Place
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as my High Priest is just as
important as His death on the
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cross. You have to apply
that blood. There's an atonement
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made. I hope we have time to
talk about atonement that God
00:20:32.73\00:20:35.93
makes for the sin of ignorance.
00:20:36.13\00:20:38.10
Most of us that
will hit pretty well.
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And that means not
knowing, doesn't it? Come on.
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Every sin has to be accounted
for. Did you know that?
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Even if you're ignorant.
That's why "He didn't know...
00:20:50.98\00:20:52.91
he's ignorant. " There's
atonement still has to be made
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if you're going to make
it to the kingdom. All right!
00:20:55.15\00:20:57.12
And God has provided a way,
and I'm so thankful for that.
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Oh, what an
awesome Savior we have!
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Christ and the
sanctuary, Calvary. Wonderful!
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We know that His work
ceased in the first apartment
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in 1844 and He made the move.
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Read Revelation 3:7-8.
You know there's a door
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that we could go through
and then the door was shut.
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No man can... Here He goes.
00:21:16.77\00:21:18.47
We need to follow Him
into the Most Holy Place.
00:21:18.67\00:21:20.48
Most people don't know whether
there is a sanctuary or not.
00:21:20.68\00:21:23.18
They say: "Oh, you
Old Testament Christian. "
00:21:23.41\00:21:24.81
This is New Testament teaching!
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Read the book of Hebrews.
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This is good stuff! This is
solid... Day of Atonement...
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the day of at-one-ment.
And I do believe this:
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the unbelieving Jews
illustrated the condition
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of God's professed people
here in these last days...
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notice... who are willingly
ignorant of our High Priest.
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Willingly... because
they have the sources.
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They just don't... They'd rather
be going to a birthday party
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or some kind of a
big get-together...
00:21:52.21\00:21:53.94
some kind of a "sock hop. "
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You know it's the truth!
00:21:59.71\00:22:02.12
You have a big feed at the
church and the whole church
00:22:03.62\00:22:06.09
shows up; you have
an evangelistic series
00:22:06.29\00:22:07.96
and no one shows
up. That's right.
00:22:08.16\00:22:09.79
You know where your heart's
at. No one needs to tell you.
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You know that.
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We know in the typical
service the high priest
00:22:16.40\00:22:19.83
praise God in
the Most Holy Place.
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All of Israel... they
were required to do what?
00:22:22.17\00:22:24.81
Gather together. Can
you imagine? We say we're
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in the antitypical Day
of Atonement right now.
00:22:27.71\00:22:30.15
And if we call all
Adventists together
00:22:30.55\00:22:32.68
yeah, it'd be a
sad turnout! Amen!
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It would be a sad turnout.
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'Cause most of us
would think we don't need it.
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We've heard it; we
understand it; we know.
00:22:39.82\00:22:41.52
Oh please don't feel that way.
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I need it. I need to grow.
I need to hear these things.
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They gathered
together to do what?
00:22:46.56\00:22:48.53
To humble their
souls before God. To say:
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"God, what is there that
needs to go in my life? "
00:22:51.63\00:22:53.87
I'm talking victory over
sin. I'm not talking about
00:22:54.27\00:22:56.20
this two-bit stuff
that people are preaching:
00:22:56.40\00:22:58.24
"Just do the best you can
and one of these days you'll
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make it. " That's all
right... I understand.
00:23:00.41\00:23:03.58
Most of you don't want to
hear it 'cause you looked in
00:23:03.78\00:23:05.11
the mirror. You look at
yourself and you're hopeless.
00:23:05.21\00:23:07.12
Amen! I'm talking about myself.
00:23:07.32\00:23:10.52
If I look to myself, I
am hopeless and I am lost.
00:23:10.72\00:23:13.56
If I look to Jesus, He's the
Author and Finisher of my faith.
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Don't ever say that my
Lord and Savior is not able,
00:23:18.43\00:23:21.23
powerful enough to give
you victory over every area
00:23:21.43\00:23:24.07
of your life.
You're calling Him a liar
00:23:24.27\00:23:26.63
because the
Bible says differently.
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This is part of the atonement.
This is the Day of Atonement.
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That's what... Is that
what we're supposed to be doing?
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That's soul search.
Don't you guys search my soul.
00:23:33.74\00:23:36.44
Don't you search your neighbor's
or your husband's soul.
00:23:38.05\00:23:40.12
Search your own soul; see
whether you're right with God.
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Too many people are nosing
in everybody else's business
00:23:42.82\00:23:45.22
and they're not taking
care of their own business.
00:23:45.42\00:23:47.42
Jesus said: "I must be
about My Father's business. "
00:23:47.82\00:23:50.13
We need to be about
our Father's business.
00:23:51.33\00:23:52.69
Here we are
right now in this time.
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Afflict your souls before
God. That way you can't be
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foolin' yourself. God
hears you, He understands you,
00:23:57.83\00:24:00.97
He reads you, so you're
going to have to be honest...
00:24:01.17\00:24:02.97
maybe for the first time.
00:24:03.17\00:24:04.51
Hmmm... If they
weren't, cut off!
00:24:07.08\00:24:09.91
That's what it says.
00:24:10.15\00:24:11.48
That's true then, and
it's true how much truer
00:24:12.18\00:24:14.82
today that we live
in that exact time.
00:24:15.02\00:24:17.65
Why do you think the
sanctuary was given to us?
00:24:17.85\00:24:19.45
So that we can follow Christ.
So we know where we're at
00:24:19.85\00:24:22.12
in the stream of time:
antitypical Day of Atonement.
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We need to understand
the duties, listen, that are
00:24:27.10\00:24:29.80
required of us.
00:24:30.03\00:24:32.07
If we don't, I'm
afraid we may be lost.
00:24:32.27\00:24:33.90
We may be a lost cause.
00:24:34.10\00:24:35.44
Let me go over some quick
things just quickly as we can.
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The main points: we're
going to hit them this way
00:24:37.91\00:24:39.91
and then we'll come back and
hit them in a little different
00:24:40.14\00:24:41.48
way... but it's
still going to be truth...
00:24:41.68\00:24:43.04
'cause some of you will
miss it the first time around.
00:24:43.24\00:24:45.15
I know it's not you...
it's the guy next to you.
00:24:46.05\00:24:47.82
I understand that. No,
I know what people think.
00:24:48.02\00:24:50.45
I've heard it all before.
I've been around a long time.
00:24:50.65\00:24:52.89
You're not going to
fool me that easy... come on.
00:24:53.09\00:24:54.42
Isn't that the first
thing when something's wrong?
00:24:56.16\00:24:58.29
"He made me... she
did. He didn't. Oh, I'm glad
00:24:58.49\00:25:00.73
I'm not like
they are. " All right.
00:25:00.93\00:25:02.83
Truth concerning the
sanctuary, the Day of Atonement.
00:25:05.40\00:25:08.87
They're taught in where?
The typical service on earth.
00:25:09.07\00:25:13.04
You remember? The old sanctuary.
00:25:13.24\00:25:14.61
These are the truths
that we're talking about.
00:25:14.81\00:25:16.58
If a person sins...
Let's just break it down.
00:25:16.78\00:25:18.88
I like it simple. A
person sinned, what did they do?
00:25:19.08\00:25:21.35
They were under the
death sentence number one.
00:25:21.85\00:25:23.99
All right? "The
wages of sin is death. "
00:25:24.19\00:25:25.52
They had to do
what? What did they do?
00:25:25.65\00:25:27.26
They had to bring an offering.
But praise God, before the
00:25:27.66\00:25:29.96
foundation of the world... be-
fore the foundation of the world
00:25:30.16\00:25:33.06
there was a plan made
so that when man sinned
00:25:33.26\00:25:35.20
he didn't have
to die immediately.
00:25:35.40\00:25:36.93
You say: "Well uh... "
People go out in the world today
00:25:37.13\00:25:39.27
and they do everything
that they're big enough to do,
00:25:39.47\00:25:41.14
and because God doesn't strike
them dead right at that moment
00:25:41.34\00:25:43.77
they think they can
continue to get away with it.
00:25:43.97\00:25:45.87
The devil lets you get
away with it for a long time
00:25:46.27\00:25:48.14
till he pulls the rug
out... and then you're finished.
00:25:48.34\00:25:50.25
Somebody with me?
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You know what I'm
talking about here, church.
00:25:52.21\00:25:54.58
Don't let him fool you.
00:25:55.08\00:25:56.48
'Cause you don't get a knot
raised on your head immediately
00:25:57.65\00:25:59.65
when you do something
wrong. That knot's coming.
00:25:59.85\00:26:01.96
And I'd a lot rather have
the knot right now and be saved
00:26:03.19\00:26:05.33
in the kingdom. I'd rather
have the spanking right now,
00:26:05.53\00:26:08.30
you see, and be
saved in God's kingdom -
00:26:08.50\00:26:10.07
Amen - than have this little
easy stuff I hear too much.
00:26:10.27\00:26:13.00
Praise God!
Sin... and then death.
00:26:14.77\00:26:18.71
But the plan of
salvation did something.
00:26:18.91\00:26:20.98
It offered a
substitute to take my place.
00:26:21.24\00:26:25.88
I can say sinner's place.
00:26:26.28\00:26:27.75
You say: "Well, you
know that sinner... "
00:26:27.95\00:26:29.28
The sinner's place: that's me.
00:26:29.32\00:26:30.89
Until you see yourself as the
greatest sinner that ever walked
00:26:31.39\00:26:34.39
this earth maybe you're not
seeing yourself as you should...
00:26:34.59\00:26:36.39
as I see myself. Yes!
00:26:36.59\00:26:37.93
Paul, a converted
man, saw himself that way.
00:26:38.53\00:26:40.80
The closer you get to Jesus
the clearer you'll see yourself.
00:26:40.96\00:26:43.93
Amen! Does that
make sense, church?
00:26:44.13\00:26:47.00
The closer you get to Jesus
you'll see yourself for what you
00:26:47.40\00:26:50.11
really are. You are
destitute; you are hopeless.
00:26:50.31\00:26:52.84
There is no help
outside of Christ.
00:26:53.04\00:26:55.58
Praise the Lord!
So they're offering
00:26:55.78\00:26:57.85
a substitute for
the sinner's place.
00:26:58.05\00:26:59.75
But notice: that substitute
had to be a blood offering.
00:27:00.05\00:27:03.52
The Bible says in
Hebrews... What is it, somebody?
00:27:03.72\00:27:05.85
Help me out. Hebrews 9:22.
00:27:06.05\00:27:08.26
"Without the shedding of...
" What? Blood. "Without the
00:27:08.46\00:27:10.46
shedding of blood there is...
" What? "no remission of sin. "
00:27:10.66\00:27:13.09
There is no forgiveness of sin.
00:27:13.29\00:27:14.83
Let me tell you, church...
Some of you... I hear people
00:27:15.00\00:27:16.90
all the time - other faiths
all the time - saying: "Well,
00:27:17.10\00:27:19.27
you know. I gave my
life to Christ, I was washed
00:27:19.47\00:27:20.84
in the blood. Now I
can go live for the devil,
00:27:20.97\00:27:22.40
I'm still going to make it.
" "Once saved always saved. "
00:27:22.60\00:27:24.84
That's not
scriptural at all. Amen!
00:27:25.04\00:27:27.28
So don't beat
around the bush about it.
00:27:27.48\00:27:28.84
If we understood the
sanctuary message we'd realize
00:27:29.04\00:27:31.75
what happens. When you
sin, what? Covered by the blood.
00:27:31.95\00:27:34.42
Were you forgiven? Absolutely!
00:27:34.62\00:27:36.69
But you know what?
It wasn't taken care of.
00:27:36.89\00:27:38.59
It's not taken care of
till the Day of Atonement.
00:27:38.79\00:27:40.56
There's a covering... but
then you have to walk and say:
00:27:40.76\00:27:43.26
"My knee's feeling
better right now. "
00:27:43.46\00:27:45.56
Yeah, you think
it's not... but it is.
00:27:47.23\00:27:49.00
You have to
continue to walk with Jesus.
00:27:51.27\00:27:55.64
Those sins, they do what?
Symbolically, right? They're...
00:27:55.84\00:27:59.24
till the Day of
Atonement they're still there.
00:27:59.44\00:28:02.24
They're covered.
You're fully forgiven,
00:28:02.44\00:28:03.81
but you have to
endure until the end.
00:28:04.01\00:28:05.71
We're going to
see that as we study.
00:28:05.91\00:28:07.25
People don't believe it.
"Well I'm covered by the blood;
00:28:07.65\00:28:09.05
I'm going to make it. " Blood!
00:28:09.25\00:28:12.72
That blood was taken into
the sanctuary. You remember?
00:28:13.12\00:28:15.52
Blood offering was
made for the sinners.
00:28:16.69\00:28:18.79
Let me tell you: somebody's
not going to get this.
00:28:18.99\00:28:21.46
No... It's simple...
it's going to be so plain
00:28:22.63\00:28:26.17
it's going to set
your ears on fire.
00:28:26.37\00:28:28.67
All right? Somebody wants
it... That's the way the Word is
00:28:28.87\00:28:31.81
and that's the way I want it.
00:28:32.01\00:28:33.38
I'm simple
minded. I want to hear it.
00:28:33.41\00:28:34.74
I don't want 10, 11, and 12 when
I'm talking about 1, 2, and 3.
00:28:35.08\00:28:38.48
They said yesterday
- practicing up here -
00:28:41.38\00:28:44.12
and they said "Well,
we're going to change song #2
00:28:44.32\00:28:46.22
to #7 and then we're going
to change... " I said "Enough! "
00:28:46.42\00:28:48.49
"Don't give me but
two numbers at a time. "
00:28:49.96\00:28:52.33
We become confused sometimes
because there's so much.
00:28:55.36\00:28:58.07
We try to digest so much
before we really understand it
00:28:58.57\00:29:01.54
and can put it...
knead it into our life.
00:29:01.74\00:29:04.04
Everybody - every denomination,
every faith - that believes in
00:29:08.04\00:29:11.81
Jesus Christ say: "I'm
covered by the blood. "
00:29:12.01\00:29:13.95
We write songs and we sing it.
Praise God! We are; it's good!
00:29:14.15\00:29:17.65
But you realize when someone's
singing about the blood of Jesus
00:29:17.85\00:29:20.69
Christ, you know
what they're doing?
00:29:20.89\00:29:22.22
The sinner is acknowledging
the authority of God's law.
00:29:22.39\00:29:25.96
Amen! Did you get it?
00:29:26.16\00:29:27.96
No... When you say the blood,
regardless of what your faith
00:29:28.13\00:29:32.47
may be... and everybody -
Christian - says: "by the blood
00:29:32.67\00:29:34.50
of Jesus Christ... "
When you say: "I need
00:29:34.70\00:29:36.24
the blood to cover me"
why do you need the blood
00:29:36.44\00:29:38.01
to cover you? You're
acknowledging that God's
00:29:38.21\00:29:40.08
law is still in effect
and you need to be forgiven.
00:29:40.28\00:29:42.54
Amen! Whoo! Glory!
Somebody stay with the program.
00:29:42.74\00:29:45.91
Yeah, I know. Then, you
know, what does a person do?
00:29:47.62\00:29:53.39
Conviction
comes... you confess to sin.
00:29:53.59\00:29:55.39
Express the
desire for forgiveness
00:29:55.79\00:29:58.36
and through faith in the
sanctuary of a coming Redeemer.
00:29:58.56\00:30:02.53
Whoo! I praise God for that!
00:30:03.33\00:30:05.17
But notice: even at this
point in time, you've confessed
00:30:05.57\00:30:08.77
your sin, you're covered with
the blood, you brought in your
00:30:08.97\00:30:10.47
offering, blood was shed.
Notice this: the sinner was not
00:30:10.67\00:30:14.04
really yet released from
the condemnation of that law.
00:30:14.24\00:30:18.78
Isn't that interesting?
00:30:18.98\00:30:20.48
Because sins were what?
00:30:20.68\00:30:22.42
Symbolically stood
in the earthly sanctuary
00:30:22.82\00:30:25.29
day by day, did they not?
00:30:25.49\00:30:27.06
Until once a year on
the Day of Atonement.
00:30:27.26\00:30:29.36
God wanted that to go
every year as a reminder
00:30:29.76\00:30:32.53
of where we're at today...
that we are in that hour
00:30:32.73\00:30:35.53
and we have been for
many many many years. Yes!
00:30:35.73\00:30:37.87
Bro. C.A. will speak
about 1844 on the Sabbath.
00:30:38.77\00:30:41.30
You won't want to miss it.
00:30:41.50\00:30:42.84
It's going to put things
together. Maybe you still have
00:30:42.90\00:30:44.71
questions. Day of Atonement.
00:30:44.91\00:30:49.14
High Priest. What does He do?
00:30:49.54\00:30:52.11
High priest takes an offering.
You know this, but let's
00:30:52.31\00:30:54.18
put it together. He takes that
offering and the blood into the
00:30:54.38\00:30:57.32
Most Holy Place, does he not?
Where does he apply that blood?
00:30:57.52\00:31:00.36
He sprinkles it -
somebody help me -
00:31:00.76\00:31:03.43
He takes that blood and he
sprinkles it on the - somebody
00:31:03.63\00:31:05.46
say mercy seat. He
sprinkles it on the mercy seat.
00:31:05.66\00:31:08.20
Amen! Praise God for
mercy, isn't that right? Because
00:31:08.40\00:31:11.33
there's a law underneath
that that many people don't even
00:31:11.53\00:31:13.74
acknowledge that they've broken.
00:31:13.94\00:31:15.37
They still have broken it.
00:31:15.57\00:31:16.91
Praise God for that mercy seat.
00:31:17.01\00:31:19.44
Whoo! What is it? Romans
3:24 said: "I'm justified
00:31:19.64\00:31:23.51
freely by grace. "
00:31:23.71\00:31:25.31
I'm not a believer in
working your way to heaven or
00:31:25.81\00:31:27.82
giving your way to heaven
or trying to be a sweetheart
00:31:28.02\00:31:29.78
and make your way into
heaven. Is somebody with me?
00:31:29.98\00:31:31.69
We're justified freely by
grace. Praise God for that!
00:31:32.09\00:31:35.09
I think it was
Paul... I love what he said,
00:31:35.49\00:31:38.13
and I stand here as a
Christian today loving Jesus
00:31:38.33\00:31:41.93
and I know you do, too. I
Corinthians 15:10 he said:
00:31:42.13\00:31:47.17
"By the grace of... "
Whoo! "By the grace of God
00:31:47.57\00:31:51.27
I am what I am. " Amen!
00:31:51.47\00:31:55.28
By the grace of God
you are what you are.
00:31:55.48\00:31:58.51
It could not happen
without what? The grace of God.
00:31:58.91\00:32:01.98
The mercy seat.
Praise God for that mercy!
00:32:02.18\00:32:05.52
Mercy seat...
directly over the law of God.
00:32:07.56\00:32:10.23
His blood - Jesus' blood -
satisfied the wages of that
00:32:10.63\00:32:14.56
broken law. Then
what did the priest do?
00:32:14.76\00:32:17.33
He was the
mediator... isn't that right?
00:32:17.53\00:32:19.27
Then he does what? He
takes the sins upon himself.
00:32:19.47\00:32:24.01
He leaves the sanctuary, but
the sanctuary has been cleansed
00:32:24.71\00:32:28.41
of the sins. He takes the
sins out, then he does what?
00:32:28.61\00:32:33.28
Puts his hands, right? He
places them on the scapegoat
00:32:34.75\00:32:37.39
which is the old devil
as you well know... Satan.
00:32:37.59\00:32:39.29
He confesses over them.
He transfers those sins to
00:32:39.69\00:32:43.53
the... whoo... the
originator of sin - the devil.
00:32:43.73\00:32:46.46
He is a liar! The
goat. Remember we always said
00:32:46.66\00:32:52.53
"the goats always say
but. " "I'll do it, but... "
00:32:52.73\00:32:55.00
See? Just respond. You
know that: Leviticus 16.
00:32:56.30\00:33:00.38
So at that point in
time the people were clear.
00:33:00.78\00:33:03.65
They were clean.
The sanctuary was clear.
00:33:03.85\00:33:07.02
It was clean. Whoo!
It was perfect. Amen!
00:33:07.22\00:33:11.32
Day of Atonement. God's looking
for people who will be like Him.
00:33:11.52\00:33:14.76
Perfection of character that
He's promised to help us with.
00:33:15.16\00:33:19.19
The Bible says this
service was performed... Notice
00:33:19.59\00:33:22.73
what the Bible says.
This is New Testament
00:33:22.93\00:33:24.47
some of you New
Testament Christians.
00:33:24.67\00:33:26.17
And some of you are just
saying: "Praise God for that! "
00:33:26.57\00:33:28.47
Some of you are just
the book of Acts Christians.
00:33:28.87\00:33:30.77
You need to take
the whole Bible. Amen!
00:33:30.94\00:33:33.64
"All scripture is given
by inspiration of God. "
00:33:33.84\00:33:35.68
Come on, somebody break
out of that book of Acts.
00:33:35.88\00:33:37.51
I love the book of Acts, but
I'm saying there's more to it.
00:33:37.68\00:33:39.68
Amen! The Bible says clearly
that these things we've just
00:33:39.88\00:33:44.69
talked about were to
the example of the shadow of
00:33:44.89\00:33:49.29
heavenly things.
Did you read that?
00:33:49.49\00:33:51.09
Hebrews chapter what?
Eight. Somebody say verse 5.
00:33:51.29\00:33:54.60
We're going to get really
ticked again, all rightie?
00:33:54.83\00:33:56.60
After Christ's
ascension, what did He do?
00:33:58.37\00:34:02.40
People say: "Well He
went and sat on the right hand
00:34:02.80\00:34:04.41
of the Father. "
Hey, He's not resting.
00:34:04.61\00:34:06.24
Why? Because
we're not there yet.
00:34:06.44\00:34:08.14
He went to work. Amen!
Taking His blood, as it were,
00:34:08.54\00:34:12.01
back that the Father may give
approval for the broken law.
00:34:12.21\00:34:15.65
Jesus is standing and
saying: "I'm pleading that blood
00:34:15.85\00:34:18.72
in behalf... "
We are in that hour
00:34:18.92\00:34:20.46
that names are
coming up in the judgment!
00:34:20.66\00:34:23.29
Don't we understand it? My
brothers and sisters, don't
00:34:23.53\00:34:26.19
we understand it? I wish
I could say something more.
00:34:26.39\00:34:28.20
Only the Holy Spirit can
convict you and convict me
00:34:28.40\00:34:31.10
that names are
coming up in the judgment.
00:34:31.50\00:34:35.40
We know it started with
the dead what? Righteous
00:34:35.60\00:34:39.01
and the living righteous.
Are you still with me?
00:34:39.41\00:34:42.58
Listen: those who haven't
accepted Jesus, you're not even
00:34:42.78\00:34:45.21
in the picture. Is that true?
00:34:45.41\00:34:48.68
Not at this time. Amen!
00:34:48.88\00:34:51.52
Jesus is looking at those
who are written in the book,
00:34:51.92\00:34:53.82
who said: "I love Jesus. "
00:34:54.02\00:34:55.66
And He's going to look in
the book and say: "They said
00:34:56.06\00:34:57.93
they love Jesus, but can
I apply My atonement to them
00:34:58.13\00:35:01.53
if they're not
being obedient to Me? "
00:35:01.73\00:35:03.50
Walking around the way they
want to. Talking and looking
00:35:03.90\00:35:06.60
and carrying on. Yes! Who
can He apply the atonement to?
00:35:06.84\00:35:10.24
Are they
entitled to the atonement?
00:35:10.44\00:35:11.87
So we look at investigation.
We look at a work of judgment
00:35:13.78\00:35:18.41
that's going. I have people
just get so tickled they start
00:35:18.61\00:35:20.62
laughing. "Yeah, there's
an investigation going on. "
00:35:20.82\00:35:23.05
Praise God there's an
investigation going on, right?
00:35:23.25\00:35:26.35
because you're going
to see by the grace of God
00:35:26.65\00:35:28.39
because Jesus is taking
your place that you can make it
00:35:28.59\00:35:30.53
to heaven. And that...
whoo... I almost said joker.
00:35:30.73\00:35:32.96
I'm not going to say
that. A person over there hasn't
00:35:33.16\00:35:34.66
accepted... Hasn't
accepted Christ, right?
00:35:34.86\00:35:40.44
He's not going to
make it to heaven.
00:35:40.64\00:35:42.30
Heaven's not going to
be contaminated by sin.
00:35:42.70\00:35:44.74
Amen! You're not going
to take that sin with you.
00:35:44.94\00:35:46.74
Everybody: "Oh, all we're
going to take with us is our
00:35:46.94\00:35:48.81
character. " Then that character
needs to be like Jesus then,
00:35:49.01\00:35:51.65
isn't that right? Amen! Yes!
00:35:51.85\00:35:54.58
No wonder all of
heaven is concerned
00:35:54.78\00:35:56.99
about this mess down
here repopulating up there.
00:35:57.19\00:36:00.09
I would be, too. We're worried
about our neighbor sometime...
00:36:01.09\00:36:04.53
What kind of a? OK.
00:36:04.73\00:36:06.83
Don't tell me
you're not. You are.
00:36:07.40\00:36:09.90
So don't you think
the angels have a right?
00:36:11.60\00:36:13.67
God has a right to repopulate
heaven that doesn't spoil the
00:36:13.87\00:36:17.21
peace and the beauty of heaven?
00:36:17.41\00:36:19.37
And if you don't want to
go, He's not going to take you.
00:36:20.58\00:36:22.74
If you want to go, ooh!
00:36:23.14\00:36:25.41
All preparation has been made.
00:36:25.61\00:36:27.42
You might say today...
There's 21 minutes. Somebody
00:36:27.78\00:36:31.32
quit messing with the
clock. Look... No, I'm serious.
00:36:31.52\00:36:33.96
That's just not right. I'm
sitting there it goes a lot
00:36:34.16\00:36:36.02
slower. I'm up here... Oh, my!
00:36:36.22\00:36:37.56
You might say today: "I am
a new covenant Christian. "
00:36:38.83\00:36:42.63
Well praise God! You
know what? I am, too.
00:36:42.83\00:36:44.80
Amen! I'm a new
covenant Christian.
00:36:45.00\00:36:47.24
If you are I say:
"Wonderful! Praise God! "
00:36:48.20\00:36:50.77
But listen to this: in
the new covenant relationship,
00:36:50.94\00:36:54.78
right? new covenant Christian,
00:36:54.98\00:36:56.48
what happens? The
sins of those who repent -
00:36:56.71\00:37:00.85
are you there?
You have to repent -
00:37:01.05\00:37:03.18
are by faith placed on
Christ. Did you get it?
00:37:03.42\00:37:07.92
and they're transferred
into the heavenly sanctuary
00:37:08.32\00:37:12.23
and the cleansing must
take place. You notice that?
00:37:12.43\00:37:15.06
Then there becomes a
removal and then a blotting out.
00:37:15.26\00:37:18.30
So sin remains...
even though forgiven.
00:37:18.50\00:37:21.64
It still remains until
the time of the blotting out
00:37:22.04\00:37:25.07
which we are in now.
00:37:25.27\00:37:26.61
The blotting... It still...
What happens if you say: "Well,
00:37:27.71\00:37:30.45
you know, I've done my part. "
00:37:30.65\00:37:33.25
I had a guy just
the other day told me:
00:37:33.45\00:37:34.78
"You don't need to tell
me about salvation, man. "
00:37:36.22\00:37:38.52
"I accepted Jesus when
I was 10 or 12 years old
00:37:39.79\00:37:42.39
to be in my life. " And I said:
"Yeah, what are you doing now? "
00:37:42.59\00:37:45.89
Amen! "Well, I
don't go to church. "
00:37:46.09\00:37:48.60
"Oh, you don't? " "I
don't read the Bible. "
00:37:48.80\00:37:50.73
"I don't read happy things
but I'm going to be there! "
00:37:50.93\00:37:52.43
"You'll be surprised if
I'm there and you're not. "
00:37:52.63\00:37:54.30
I say: "Yeah, I will. " Amen!
00:37:54.50\00:37:57.84
It's time for
honesty. I'm not trying to...
00:37:58.24\00:38:00.81
You can't say that you're not
reading, you don't love Jesus
00:38:01.01\00:38:03.28
and you're going
to make it to heaven.
00:38:03.48\00:38:04.81
You can't say: "I'm going to be
disobedient and break God's law"
00:38:04.98\00:38:07.08
and say you're going to
make it to heaven because it's
00:38:07.28\00:38:08.62
just not going to happen. Don't
let the preachers fool you.
00:38:08.65\00:38:10.92
Don't let the teachers fool
you saying this kind of things.
00:38:11.09\00:38:13.99
I don't want you
fooled. I care more about you!
00:38:14.19\00:38:16.26
I'll risk you getting mad at me
like a lot of people do and say
00:38:16.76\00:38:19.93
"Oh, here comes that
maniac again. Turn him off. "
00:38:20.13\00:38:22.20
I don't care. They called John
that; they called Jesus that.
00:38:23.23\00:38:25.87
And they're going to call
God's last-day people who are
00:38:26.37\00:38:28.54
really giving the
message... "Oh my, these people
00:38:28.74\00:38:31.51
are strange. We need
to get rid of them. "
00:38:31.71\00:38:33.78
Yeah. All right. They're going
to have a fight on their hands
00:38:34.18\00:38:36.85
I can tell you that right now.
Are you still with me, church?
00:38:37.05\00:38:39.61
Amen! Blotting out.
00:38:39.81\00:38:44.12
Investigative judgment.
It's done prior to what?
00:38:45.49\00:38:49.29
The second coming of Jesus.
00:38:49.49\00:38:50.96
And a reward's going to be
given to every man according
00:38:51.36\00:38:55.10
as his what? As his works.
You read that in the book of
00:38:55.30\00:38:57.97
Revelation, have
you? Chapter 22 verse 12?
00:38:58.17\00:39:00.30
Then we need to read
it. According to your works.
00:39:00.50\00:39:02.40
How's your works by the
grace of God? You're not
00:39:02.60\00:39:03.94
saved by them but you are
saved, you're going to have
00:39:04.04\00:39:06.91
and I know I used "ed" and no-
body tried to correct me on it.
00:39:07.11\00:39:09.91
Did anybody get that besides me?
00:39:13.21\00:39:15.05
Whoo, be careful
now. We need to say
00:39:15.45\00:39:18.09
saving. And that's
true... I admit it.
00:39:18.29\00:39:20.82
But you know, once you're
saved as it were, you give your
00:39:21.22\00:39:24.79
life to Jesus Christ,
it's supposed to stay that way.
00:39:24.99\00:39:27.86
'Cause the old man - he went
down - and the old man died.
00:39:28.03\00:39:30.37
But too often we see
the old man's face coming up
00:39:30.57\00:39:32.33
too often. I have kicked and
stomped the old man of this one
00:39:32.53\00:39:35.30
and he keeps
trying to come back up.
00:39:35.50\00:39:37.01
And every once in a
while the head comes up,
00:39:37.41\00:39:38.87
I say: "You get down there. "
00:39:39.07\00:39:40.41
By the grace of God we've
been covered. Isn't that right?
00:39:40.48\00:39:42.41
Old man's gotta stay down.
00:39:43.65\00:39:45.15
I can't give a whole lot
of detail about things, but we
00:39:47.62\00:39:49.78
realize the sin, the forgive-
ness... continued obedience.
00:39:49.98\00:39:55.26
We need to be
afflicting our souls.
00:39:55.56\00:39:58.56
I still want to have time
to talk about that. I hope
00:39:58.76\00:40:00.60
that we do as we go on.
But what about? Remember?
00:40:00.80\00:40:04.33
We accept Him.
Christians around the world...
00:40:04.53\00:40:06.70
we've accepted Jesus as our
Lord and Savior. Hallelujah!
00:40:06.90\00:40:09.40
We're covered by the
blood. We know we need the blood
00:40:10.44\00:40:12.51
to cover our sins. So
the sanctuary once again
00:40:12.71\00:40:15.01
points out what? They're
covered; we're freely forgiven.
00:40:15.21\00:40:18.05
Exactly... but
they're still there.
00:40:18.25\00:40:20.28
And they remain there till
the Day of what? of Atonement
00:40:20.68\00:40:24.55
that we are in right now
and then they are blotted out.
00:40:24.75\00:40:27.12
Well, what happens
then if we say: "Well... "
00:40:27.32\00:40:29.49
We go ahead and live our
own life and we do our own?
00:40:29.69\00:40:31.66
Is anybody with me?
00:40:32.06\00:40:33.46
We continue to do
our own little deal.
00:40:33.66\00:40:35.93
Let me tell you
exactly what happens, though,
00:40:36.13\00:40:37.50
if you still want to go ahead
and do your own little deal.
00:40:37.70\00:40:39.43
Years ago I was. Let
me tell you what happened.
00:40:39.63\00:40:41.94
Every sin that you have
committed will come back
00:40:42.14\00:40:45.11
to bite you in
the judgment. Amen!
00:40:45.31\00:40:47.41
You were covered, but
because you didn't continue
00:40:47.58\00:40:50.48
to the end. Matthew
10: "He that endureth
00:40:50.68\00:40:54.65
unto the end the
same shall be saved. "
00:40:55.05\00:40:57.15
There's a process
here... step by step.
00:40:57.35\00:41:00.39
Dealing with the sin
issue: that's what we're doing.
00:41:00.59\00:41:02.46
Most people don't want
to deal with the sin issue
00:41:02.66\00:41:04.06
because the preacher is saying:
"Just, well keep on doin' what
00:41:04.26\00:41:05.99
you're doin' and when
Christ comes He'll make up
00:41:06.19\00:41:08.63
the difference. " Let me tell
you: your character will not be
00:41:08.83\00:41:10.93
changed at the coming of Jesus.
00:41:11.07\00:41:12.47
Right now is your
probationary time.
00:41:12.67\00:41:14.10
Let's get real
about this subject!
00:41:14.27\00:41:16.07
I'm not trying to be ugly
about it, but I don't want to
00:41:16.27\00:41:18.14
just mince words and
try to make you happy.
00:41:18.34\00:41:20.04
We should be happy
today. That's the truth.
00:41:21.14\00:41:23.71
Amen! Man... somebody shout.
00:41:23.91\00:41:26.38
I'm getting ready to go right
now. I think it's beautiful.
00:41:26.58\00:41:28.65
Let me just read...
You know these passages.
00:41:28.85\00:41:30.85
Maybe you've never applied them
about someone who's accepted
00:41:31.02\00:41:35.36
Christ - once saved - and then
they turn and live their own
00:41:35.56\00:41:39.13
little life. Remember the
sanctuary always said what?
00:41:39.33\00:41:42.30
Covered and forgiven as
long as you are obedient
00:41:42.50\00:41:44.60
and you walk with Christ.
Yeah, we may fail along the way
00:41:44.80\00:41:47.37
but praise God I
have a High Priest.
00:41:47.57\00:41:49.34
Isn't that right?
The gates are still open;
00:41:49.54\00:41:52.44
probation. Isn't that right?
00:41:52.64\00:41:54.31
"If we sin, we have an
Advocate with the Father. "
00:41:54.51\00:41:57.01
I like that 'cause
it's a comfort to my soul.
00:41:57.21\00:42:00.12
But I realize the time
is coming. God's saying:
00:42:00.32\00:42:01.92
"Come on, Kenny. I can
give you what you need;
00:42:02.12\00:42:05.19
you have to want
it. Come and get it. "
00:42:05.39\00:42:08.12
How many times have you heard
that when you were growing up
00:42:09.86\00:42:11.86
at home? Supper's on.
Mama said: "Come and get it. "
00:42:12.06\00:42:14.36
And if you didn't come
and get it you were left out.
00:42:15.26\00:42:17.53
Your brothers and
sisters ate it from you.
00:42:17.70\00:42:19.13
Now's the time to come and
get it. He's offering it to you.
00:42:20.60\00:42:23.14
Let's read Ezekiel...
you know this passage.
00:42:23.57\00:42:25.31
Ezekiel chapter 18.
What happens to a person?
00:42:25.51\00:42:28.31
Remember he was saved
because it says righteousness.
00:42:28.51\00:42:31.01
Righteousness is
what? Right doing.
00:42:31.21\00:42:33.72
Somebody say right doing!
00:42:33.92\00:42:36.02
God's people need
to be doing right.
00:42:36.42\00:42:38.52
The right thing
by the grace of God.
00:42:38.92\00:42:40.86
You can't do it on your
own. I'm a failure on my own
00:42:41.06\00:42:43.06
but with Christ I'm more than
a conqueror and you are too.
00:42:43.26\00:42:46.26
Here's what happens to those
who "once saved, I'm saved.
00:42:46.76\00:42:48.93
I'm under the
blood... I'm covered. "
00:42:49.13\00:42:50.60
That sin is still there
even though you are forgiven.
00:42:50.80\00:42:52.87
But the time is coming is
you are faithful it will be
00:42:53.07\00:42:54.90
blotted out. If not, notice
verse 24 of Ezekiel chapter 18.
00:42:55.10\00:42:58.74
"But when the righteous
turns away from his... " Whoo!
00:42:58.94\00:43:02.81
"righteousness and committeth
iniquity... " Somebody say sin,
00:43:03.01\00:43:05.95
come on... "and doeth accord-
ing to all the abominations
00:43:06.15\00:43:09.52
that the wicked man
doeth, shall he live? "
00:43:09.72\00:43:13.22
Whoo! "All his righteousness
that he has done" -
00:43:13.46\00:43:16.56
when he was born again,
when he gave his life to Christ,
00:43:16.76\00:43:19.13
when he said he was
covered by the blood
00:43:19.33\00:43:20.80
but then he decided I don't
want to be covered any more.
00:43:20.96\00:43:22.90
I want to go my own
way and do my own thing -
00:43:23.10\00:43:24.73
what happens? "In his
trespass that he has trespassed
00:43:24.93\00:43:29.20
in his sin that he has sinned
00:43:29.40\00:43:31.37
in them he shall die. "
00:43:31.57\00:43:33.11
Notice that. I wish that
I could read that whole...
00:43:34.88\00:43:37.51
I'm going to read another
one because some of you are just
00:43:37.71\00:43:39.15
not getting it.
Same book of the Bible.
00:43:39.35\00:43:42.98
You've read this I'm
sure. Ezekiel what is it? 33?
00:43:43.39\00:43:46.22
Oh, I'd love to read
every one of those verses
00:43:46.92\00:43:49.12
from 9 on. I
won't. Oh... pray for me.
00:43:49.32\00:43:51.79
Look at the last part, a
couple lines of verse 12.
00:43:53.36\00:43:56.06
Are you there in Ezekiel 33?
00:43:56.26\00:43:57.70
OK... good. Notice what it says.
00:43:58.10\00:43:59.63
It says down at the bottom:
"Neither shall the righteous
00:43:59.83\00:44:02.67
be able to live for his
righteousness in the day
00:44:02.87\00:44:06.44
that he sinneth. " Read
the whole verse. You'll see
00:44:06.68\00:44:09.64
right quick what it's
talking about there, right?
00:44:09.84\00:44:11.41
A man who's righteous...
he turns to iniquity.
00:44:11.71\00:44:13.42
All that righteousness is
just gone. Verse 13 again:
00:44:13.62\00:44:16.28
"When I say to the righteous
that he shall surely live
00:44:16.48\00:44:19.32
if he trusts to his
own righteousness... "
00:44:19.72\00:44:23.46
"Oh I'm good; I'm
going to make it on my own. "
00:44:23.66\00:44:25.69
Are you still there? "but he
who commits iniquity, all of his
00:44:25.89\00:44:29.56
righteousness shall not be
remembered. For his iniquity
00:44:29.76\00:44:33.17
that he has committed:
he shall die for it. "
00:44:33.40\00:44:36.47
We have to continue
our walk with Christ. Amen!
00:44:36.87\00:44:39.47
If we don't, everything is
going to come up and bite us
00:44:39.67\00:44:42.38
in the judgment.
And if you are like me,
00:44:42.58\00:44:44.55
you don't want all of
that stuff coming back.
00:44:44.75\00:44:46.51
Am I the only one? The rest of
you are looking pretty content
00:44:46.92\00:44:48.92
back there... pretty stuffy.
00:44:49.12\00:44:50.45
You want all that stuff
in your past to come back
00:44:51.52\00:44:53.82
and get you and
bite you? NO WE DO NOT!
00:44:54.02\00:44:56.26
We don't even want our
neighbors and our friends
00:44:56.46\00:44:57.83
or our companion to know
about it. Isn't that right?
00:44:58.03\00:44:59.63
Only God knows! Let's
be real about this thing.
00:44:59.83\00:45:02.76
This is important right now.
It's going to keep us out of
00:45:02.96\00:45:04.63
the kingdom. Amen!
00:45:04.83\00:45:06.57
Oh... praise God! I'm going
to have to skip a few things
00:45:09.70\00:45:12.67
'cause I've just got to... Whoo!
00:45:12.87\00:45:15.68
Many times our
position on the atonement
00:45:16.75\00:45:20.52
has been misunderstood.
00:45:20.72\00:45:22.35
Is that true? Many
times been misunderstood.
00:45:22.75\00:45:24.95
And any time we have a
discussion of the atonement
00:45:25.45\00:45:29.06
we need to take special...
There's an importance here.
00:45:29.26\00:45:31.46
We have to make a distinc-
tion between the Biblical...
00:45:31.66\00:45:35.03
Did you get that? The
Biblical... and listen:
00:45:35.23\00:45:37.27
and modern
theological use of the term.
00:45:37.47\00:45:41.67
I don't know if I care
about the modern theological
00:45:41.87\00:45:45.04
use of the term.
Somebody with me? 'Cause
00:45:45.24\00:45:47.58
usually people's changing
things just a little bit.
00:45:47.78\00:45:49.88
I like the Biblical, right?
I like the Biblical use of it.
00:45:50.11\00:45:53.48
OK, let me say it a little
clearer. Some of you got lost.
00:45:53.98\00:45:56.52
We need to look
closely at the relationship
00:45:58.79\00:46:02.22
between Christ's
sacrifice - Did you get that? -
00:46:02.42\00:46:05.93
on the cross and His what?
His priestly ministry in heaven
00:46:06.13\00:46:11.07
since His ascension.
There is a difference.
00:46:11.27\00:46:13.84
A big difference.
00:46:14.24\00:46:16.64
A complete atonement
must not only bring pardon
00:46:19.04\00:46:23.55
for past sins but
it also provides man -
00:46:23.75\00:46:27.98
listen church - power to
gain victory over sin. Amen!
00:46:28.18\00:46:31.92
This is what it's all about.
00:46:32.22\00:46:33.56
To gain what? The Day of
Atonement is about the sin
00:46:34.62\00:46:38.59
issue! Doing
away with what? Sin.
00:46:38.79\00:46:41.76
Getting it out of our
lives so Christ can come.
00:46:41.96\00:46:44.43
If you want Him to come,
why not just get down and
00:46:44.63\00:46:47.10
get bare with God? Lay it out!
00:46:47.30\00:46:50.87
This is the day that we're
in. This is what it talks about:
00:46:51.27\00:46:53.74
they "afflicted their souls.
" They did some soul searching
00:46:53.94\00:46:56.61
is what it means. You know that.
00:46:56.81\00:46:58.15
They did some real digging
in saying: "God, is this really
00:46:58.55\00:47:01.45
the way that I am?
What do I need to change? "
00:47:01.65\00:47:04.02
I mean how long has it
been since you got on your knees
00:47:04.39\00:47:06.59
and said: "God, what is it
that I need... I need to gain
00:47:06.79\00:47:08.72
the victory? " I may
not even be aware of it.
00:47:08.92\00:47:10.76
You think you're doing good;
you're riding on the high places
00:47:10.96\00:47:12.79
when you're in the low places.
00:47:12.99\00:47:14.30
That's dangerous!
Lukewarmness of the church
00:47:15.26\00:47:17.83
nowadays... make a person sick!
00:47:18.03\00:47:19.70
A church of people...
that's you and that's me.
00:47:21.30\00:47:23.41
I was lukewarm for a long time
but praise God I don't want to
00:47:23.61\00:47:26.04
be lukewarm any
more. I'm sick of lukewarm.
00:47:26.24\00:47:27.81
I want to be hot for
Jesus. Praise the Lord!
00:47:28.01\00:47:30.55
He's still working on me.
00:47:33.08\00:47:34.85
There's hope if
He's working on you.
00:47:35.25\00:47:37.29
Are you, church?
Anybody here being worked on?
00:47:37.49\00:47:39.42
Some of you should say:
"Man, I'm black and blue
00:47:40.96\00:47:42.62
from being worked on. "
00:47:42.82\00:47:44.23
And you have to be willing to
get black and blue, if you know
00:47:46.70\00:47:48.56
what I'm talking about if
you want to make it to heaven.
00:47:48.76\00:47:50.43
But I like this. It gives me
hope and gives me encouragement.
00:47:51.53\00:47:54.10
I read this and I tell you
tears dripped down my cheeks.
00:47:54.24\00:47:56.07
And I do that so often.
00:47:56.27\00:47:58.14
I don't know if it's age or if
it's just it's really touching
00:47:58.34\00:48:00.41
my heart. And I want
to be honest about it.
00:48:00.61\00:48:02.51
I want to believe
it's touching my heart.
00:48:02.71\00:48:04.35
I say: "Oh God,
how wonderful You are.
00:48:04.55\00:48:06.28
How beautiful Your Word is! "
00:48:06.48\00:48:08.38
Listen: no sin...
no sin can be committed
00:48:08.88\00:48:13.82
by man for which satisfaction
00:48:14.02\00:48:18.93
has not been met at Calvary.
00:48:19.13\00:48:21.96
Did you get it, church?
For those of you that think
00:48:22.16\00:48:23.87
you went too far out
here... you've gone too far.
00:48:24.07\00:48:26.60
Oh! You read that in manuscript
50 by the way, written in 1900.
00:48:26.84\00:48:30.84
"No sin can be committed by
man for which there's not...
00:48:31.04\00:48:35.04
satisfaction has not
been met at Calvary. "
00:48:35.24\00:48:37.91
Calvary is it!
00:48:38.11\00:48:39.45
Calvary, Christ, the sanctuary,
Christ's ministry in heaven.
00:48:39.61\00:48:43.22
His last work for mankind.
00:48:43.62\00:48:46.35
Do we need reconciliation?
You'd better believe it.
00:48:46.55\00:48:48.79
Oh, I've gotta keep going.
00:48:48.99\00:48:50.33
God is just, and His justice
requires that all imperfection
00:48:51.03\00:48:55.43
must be completely eradicated...
put out of existence.
00:48:55.63\00:49:00.57
Check your own life. Praise God
He's provided a way of escape.
00:49:01.87\00:49:05.31
I'm so thankful for
that. I'm so thankful.
00:49:05.51\00:49:08.01
The plan of salvation called
for Jesus Christ - the Day of
00:49:09.01\00:49:12.15
Atonement - to lay
aside His divine power.
00:49:12.35\00:49:15.08
He took the human
body. Did you notice that?
00:49:15.28\00:49:18.45
And listen: He took it in
the likeness of sinful flesh.
00:49:18.65\00:49:21.82
Somebody still here?
00:49:22.22\00:49:24.19
Oh... I say this. A brother
and I had a conversation.
00:49:24.39\00:49:29.33
Don't jump up and start scream-
ing. I don't want to hear it.
00:49:29.53\00:49:31.50
Amen! Still love you
and love the conversation,
00:49:31.70\00:49:34.77
but you know what?
Christ did not have an edge
00:49:34.97\00:49:38.37
over us. Amen! He
came exactly as we are.
00:49:39.61\00:49:42.44
That's why He can
stand in my place.
00:49:42.64\00:49:44.28
If He had an edge,
I can't buy it. Amen!
00:49:44.48\00:49:47.75
He came in the
likeness of sinful flesh.
00:49:48.78\00:49:51.22
He came after 4,000
years of sin and degradation
00:49:51.42\00:49:55.49
where man was at the lowest
point. That's how He came:
00:49:55.89\00:49:59.73
without sin. Pity is
we're still fighting over was it
00:49:59.93\00:50:04.37
the nature of Adam before or
after. You've got to be kidding!
00:50:04.57\00:50:08.24
I'm not trying to be
smart... I can't get it!
00:50:09.10\00:50:11.47
I try to get it.
00:50:11.87\00:50:13.54
I know the same Holy
Spirit leads us into all truth.
00:50:14.58\00:50:17.61
Come on... what's wrong?
00:50:17.75\00:50:19.08
Are we listening
to the wrong spirit?
00:50:19.21\00:50:21.42
Christ demands perfect righ-
teousness, His righteousness.
00:50:24.89\00:50:28.89
We accept it... we call
it righteousness by faith.
00:50:29.29\00:50:31.89
What a beautiful message.
Oh, we need to be studying that!
00:50:32.09\00:50:33.96
What's required of me
in this Day of Atonement?
00:50:34.13\00:50:36.70
This is what it's about.
00:50:36.90\00:50:38.23
You say: "Well, I
know all the ins and outs
00:50:38.27\00:50:39.80
and what they have.
But what's required of me
00:50:40.00\00:50:41.64
in this Day of
Atonement? " You know
00:50:41.84\00:50:43.57
only God's professed people
we talked about at the beginning
00:50:43.77\00:50:47.51
the antitypical
Day of Atonement.
00:50:47.71\00:50:49.14
The impenitent ones, those
who are not caring about...
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Those that have no regrets.
They love the life that they're
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doing and they're not
caring about forgiveness of sin.
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They're not even
dealt with... we know that.
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Please remember this: I want
to cover this in 6 minutes or so
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we have left. I mentioned
at the beginning I thank
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God for the
atonement of ignorance
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or not knowing.
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It helped me even as an
Adventist Christian to realize
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God has so many good people
- and He's had them from the
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beginning of time -
that didn't know any truth
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but they served Him the
best that they knew how.
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They were ignorant of His law.
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But... you know
what? They still broke it
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and atonement
still has to be made.
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Every sin committed is
made right. There has to be
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blood even though they
didn't know it. You say:
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"Well they didn't know it;
it's all right. " God knows it.
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It's written in the books.
He's made an atonement for that.
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Think about that... the
Bible is clear. You can read
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that in Leviticus 4
quickly and Leviticus chapter 5
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read the whole thing.
Numbers 15 you can read it
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and then you can do it
in Early Writings page 254.
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Read about this
quickly what it says.
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"The atonement for the
righteous living and dead
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and for the sin of ignorance.
" This means all who died
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in past ages
trusting in Jesus Christ
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doing all that they
understood to know as right
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who not having received
the light on God's commandments
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they sinned ignorantly in
transgressing its precepts. "
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He makes an atonement for them.
You'll see them in the kingdom.
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That's why it takes 7 days
to get there 'cause everybody's
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going to be a Sabbath
keeper before you get there.
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Amen! Amen! That's right!
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I know some just hate that.
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I don't care. I think
that's just music to my ears.
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It just tickles
my... Ooh! I like it!
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You say: "Well, we don't worry
about that. " If you're going
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to be keeping it in heaven we
ought to start keeping it now.
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You see what I'm
talking about? Sure you do.
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Our duty... The devil just...
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The devil doesn't want
us to put away sin, brothers
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and sisters, quickly. He
doesn't want us to put away sin.
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Think of it. What
are we doing right now?
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Are we still gossiping?
Are we still backbiting?
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Are we still lying? Are
we still hurting others?
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Are we still
tearing the church apart?
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Are we hurting the cause of God?
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Listen: I want to
read you something quickly.
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You may think... "Oh
you gossipers and back... "
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No one here, I'm sure.
I'm talking to whoever you are
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out there. Gossipers,
backbiters, and liars:
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you troublemakers in
the... God loves you.
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He wants you in the
kingdom but it has to stop.
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You think: "Well,
I'm going to destroy.
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I'm big enough I'll
destroy the cause of God. "
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You're not big enough;
there's no one big enough
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to destroy the movement of God.
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You may think so. You
think you're tearing it down.
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Let me read you something.
Ooh, I got excited when I...
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when I read this.
You're going to do me a favor.
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I'm going to go
just plumb off of here.
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Go ahead and attack
because bottom line is
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it's going to do
you a favor in the end.
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You say: "Well how could it
do me a favor? They just tore me
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apart. They tore everybody
apart. " Gossiping, back biting,
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and lying... notice this:
3 Spiritual Gifts page 145
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and 146... notice what it says:
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"If like Joseph
we suffer slander,
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false statements,
and accusations... "
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If we like Joseph...
Anybody here ever went
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through that? Amen! Not
enough of you evidently.
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Hey, 'cause it can be
hurtful... it really can.
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And it's almost if you
don't have a hold of the hand of
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Christ you're going to
fall down. You're going to say:
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"What's the use? " But
let me tell you: those who
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went through
slander, false statements,
00:54:11.55\00:54:13.62
accusations... dirty
lying words written...
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Here's what it says:
"Providence will overrule... "
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Amen! Providence
will what? Overrule!
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"all the enemy's
devices for good. "
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There's a lot of
dirty stuff out there.
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A lot of lying trash out there
00:54:31.37\00:54:34.20
but God's going to intervene
for His cause, for His honor,
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and for His glory.
God will... " Notice this:
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"in His own time... "
God help us to be patient...
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"will in His own
time exalt as much higher
00:54:43.11\00:54:47.32
as for a while they were
debased by wicked revenge. "
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People out there
profess to know Jesus.
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All the while wicked
revenge is all that's going on.
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But remember, however far
that they tried to take you down
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God's going to
elevate you even higher.
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But we have to
stay together, church.
00:55:05.17\00:55:06.74
We've got to keep the
message going around the world.
00:55:06.94\00:55:09.40
The church needs
to unite together.
00:55:09.80\00:55:11.44
We need to give sacrificially.
That way the message may
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continue to go. And ooh!
Don't we listen to gossip and
00:55:14.28\00:55:17.48
dirty lies. The truth of
God is more important. Come on
00:55:17.68\00:55:21.05
church! Somebody needs
to get with the program
00:55:21.25\00:55:22.75
out here. I'm serious!
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If we believe that we're
in the atonement right now,
00:55:24.32\00:55:26.42
if we believe
that Jesus is coming,
00:55:26.62\00:55:28.12
we'll do some soul searching.
I don't have time to be...
00:55:28.32\00:55:30.86
have my nose stuck in trash.
00:55:31.06\00:55:32.96
I need to have it
stuck in the Word of God.
00:55:33.16\00:55:34.60
I need to see what it's
like to be right with God
00:55:34.83\00:55:37.13
that I may help
others get right with God
00:55:37.33\00:55:39.10
so that we can
spend eternity together.
00:55:39.30\00:55:41.04
You have time to read
junk and trash all the time.
00:55:41.24\00:55:43.51
Come on... let's get to the
church like we're supposed to.
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Whoo! What's our
condition as a people?
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A minute 40-some seconds.
Listen: what's our condition
00:55:50.11\00:55:51.95
as a people? Let's just say it.
00:55:52.15\00:55:53.58
In the church may
times sin is just downplayed.
00:55:53.78\00:55:56.48
It's covered up many times.
00:55:56.69\00:55:58.19
The doctrines are
watered down and changed,
00:55:58.39\00:56:00.49
the teachings of men.
Pride, hypocrisy, deceptions
00:56:00.69\00:56:03.49
on every hand. Love
of self on every hand.
00:56:03.69\00:56:05.89
Love of the highest
position. The love of dress.
00:56:06.09\00:56:08.93
The love of pleasure,
foolishness, fun, games,
00:56:09.13\00:56:11.87
coffee and donuts!
00:56:12.07\00:56:13.44
Amusements. You now
what I'm talking about.
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But those sins have shut us
out from the presence of God
00:56:17.11\00:56:20.58
and we keep resisting
the Holy Spirit of God.
00:56:20.78\00:56:22.98
He will withdraw. He's God!
He doesn't have to fool with
00:56:23.18\00:56:26.65
mankind. I thank God
that He's willing to work.
00:56:26.85\00:56:29.08
But if you're not
willing to work with Him
00:56:29.28\00:56:30.62
I'm telling you,
friend: He'll get somebody else
00:56:30.79\00:56:32.32
who's willing to do it. Whew!
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God help us, backsliding people!
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We need to get with the program.
Today we are in that Day of
00:56:38.36\00:56:40.50
Atonement. Jesus is coming.
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49 seconds. I'm going
to kneel down and struggle
00:56:42.20\00:56:44.03
but I'm going to pray
again. You going to pray with me
00:56:44.23\00:56:46.13
church? That God will
open our eyes. Let's pray,
00:56:46.33\00:56:48.54
shall we, together.
Merciful Father in heaven,
00:56:48.74\00:56:51.47
I thank you for
Your precious Word.
00:56:51.67\00:56:53.17
I thank you for
calling to our attention today
00:56:53.38\00:56:55.38
where we're at in
the history of this world
00:56:55.58\00:56:57.51
and what we as Christians
in the Day of Atonement
00:56:57.68\00:56:59.71
need to be doing:
afflicting our souls.
00:56:59.91\00:57:01.88
Self examination...
get rid of sin. That means
00:57:02.08\00:57:04.45
I need Jesus. I
can't do it on my own.
00:57:04.65\00:57:06.35
I need help. I hopeless;
I'm doomed; I'm destitute
00:57:06.55\00:57:09.86
without Jesus. And
thank you today that we
00:57:10.06\00:57:11.79
can find Him. And I pray
You will bless each one here.
00:57:11.99\00:57:14.40
Thank you for the Word.
May it enter into the heart
00:57:14.60\00:57:16.26
and the mind and
never be lost sight of.
00:57:16.46\00:57:17.80
In Jesus' precious name
the decisions that's made
00:57:17.87\00:57:20.04
right now. In Jesus' name, Amen.
00:57:20.24\00:57:22.47
Amen! God bless each
and every one of you.
00:57:22.67\00:57:25.14
God has something good
in store... hang in there!
00:57:25.34\00:57:27.98
Right? Keep this
message going around the world.
00:57:28.18\00:57:30.05
God bless you! Amen!
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