Welcome to 3ABN's
Spring Camp Meeting 2017:
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Good morning, and it is
so good to see you again.
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You know, there's this automatic
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sort of predilection
that you have when you say
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"good morning" to add
Happy Sabbath to that.
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But we're a little early for
that. It's just Thurs. morning.
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And I've actually
lost track of the days.
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Yesterday I thought it was
Thursday, and today my mind
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is saying it is Friday.
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So I've got to
re-calibrate my brain
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because it is Thursday morning,
the second day of 3ABN's
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Spring Camp Meeting:
Counteracting the Counterfeit.
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Did everybody rest well?
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And you look marvelous.
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And it's going to be a
marvelous day in the Lord
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as we lift up the mighty
and matchless name of Jesus.
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So we welcome you...
we welcome you one and all
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to the Spring Camp Meeting.
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Our speaker is Johnny Dinzey.
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He is a native of
the Dominican Republic
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and grew up in Chicago
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and has been here at 3ABN
I guess as long as anyone.
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Many, many years... I think
he's up around 20 years here,
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perhaps a little more.
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But John is part
of the fabric here.
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He is the general manager
of our 3ABN Latino Network.
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He is ably assisted by his wife
who is the admin. assistant...
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assistant to Johnny Dinzey.
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That's Idalia Dinzey. They
have two sons. Two good looking
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strong Christian young
men: Samuel - who just came back
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from a year abroad
doing mission service -
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and Caleb who is a
high-school student.
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Good, fine young men that make
their parents very very proud.
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Johnny Dinzey is a
student of the Word.
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From time to time I will go
into his office or he will come
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into my office and we sit
and talk things of the Lord.
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And I found out very early that
he is a "studier" of the Word of
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God... he's a
student of the Word of God.
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He delves into the Word of
God. And I'm very, very excited
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to hear what he has
to say on this subject -
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which really could
be a one-word answer.
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I was teasing him
backstage because his subject is
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Is There A Devil?
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Yes!
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So I guess we
just go home, but...
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but he has so much
more to say than that.
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And we look forward
to what he has to say
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because we know that
God has given him a message
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for our hearts. So
again, we welcome you:
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our in-house audience which
is growing and those of you
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from around the world
and across the country
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who are joining us
for this day number two
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of our sitting together.
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There is sunshine outside
and indeed there is sunshine
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inside. There is
sunshine in our souls this day
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and so we praise
the Lord for that.
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Going to sing a song that the
Lord had helped me to arrange
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years ago when I was
diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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And I guess to
keep my mind off of that
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the Lord sort of brought
this song into my spirit.
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Have no fear. The
cancer is gone and I am
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still here. Amen! But
this song was one of the things
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I worked on during the time
that we were getting treatment
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and so it is a favorite of mine.
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I'll Tell The World
That I'm A Christian.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian;
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I'm not ashamed
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His name to bear.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian.
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I'll take Him with me
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everywhere.
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I'll tell the world
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how Jesus saved me
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and how He gave me
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a life brand new.
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And I know
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that if you trust Him
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that all He gave me
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He'll give to you.
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I'll tell the world
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that He's my Savior.
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No other one
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could love me so.
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My life, my all
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is His forever
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and where He leads me
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I will go.
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I'll tell the world
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Jesus is coming.
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And it may be near
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or far, far away.
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But we've got to live
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as if that coming
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could be tomorrow
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or today.
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For when He comes
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and life is over
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for those who love Him
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there's more to be.
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Eyes have never seen the wonders
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that He's preparing
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for you and me!
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Go tell the world
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that you're a Christian.
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Don't be ashamed
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His name to bear.
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Just tell the world
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that you are a Christian
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and take Him with you
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everywhere.
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I'll tell the world
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how Jesus saved me
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and how He gave me
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a life brand new.
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And I know
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that if you trust Him
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that all He gave to me
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He'll give to you.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian.
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And I'm not ashamed
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His name to bear.
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I'll tell the world
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that I'm a Christian.
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I'll take Him with me
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anywhere...
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I'll take Him with me
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anywhere.
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Amen!
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Praise the Lord!
Thank you, Pastor C.A.
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Always enjoy
listening to Pastor C.A. sing.
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He sings from the heart.
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This is a topic
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that is of great interest to me
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and I hope it is to you.
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God is merciful and kind
to each and every one of us,
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Amen? Amen. And you know,
as we look at the title of this
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topic it's a question.
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It is: Is The Devil Real?
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And as Pastor C.A. and
I were talking in the back
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he said this is one
of those type of sermons
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that, since it is a
question, Is the devil real?
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you could say: "Yes!
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Well... we are
done... let's pray. "
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But let's look into God's
Word to see what it tells us
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concerning how the
devil became the devil
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and what he is
up to in this world.
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Before we begin our study -
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we're going to be
looking at a lot of scriptures -
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you may want to write them
down. I may need to go fast
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because I have
more notes than time.
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But we're going to
look at a lot of scriptures.
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Before we begin I'm
going to kneel once again
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and ask the Lord to bless us.
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You may remain seated, but
let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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we come to You in Jesus' name
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and we pray, Lord,
that You will bless us
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for we need a
blessing from heaven.
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We need a message from
heaven, Lord, so we ask
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that You will bless us...
bless us with the Holy Spirit.
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I, Lord, place
myself in Your hands
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that every word will come
from Your throne of grace.
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Bless Your
children that are here
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and those that are
all over the world.
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We ask You for Your name
to be glorified in all things.
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In Jesus' name,
Amen. Amen. Amen.
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So is the devil real?
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If you believe in the Bible,
you will notice that it mentions
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the devil and that his
activity is one of destruction.
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Jesus says that he comes
"to steal, kill, and destroy. "
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Now the Bible doesn't
really mention the devil much.
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It seems like he's behind the
scenes doing his wicked things.
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You see him in the Garden of
Eden working through a serpent
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and he's not really
mentioned till later
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in the books of I
Kings, I Chronicles.
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But he's behind the
scenes doing his wicked work.
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Let's see what the Bible says.
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First let's talk about
God. I love talking about God
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and Jesus. As you look around
of course you will see that this
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world is in a terrible state.
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We look at destruction.
Recently you've heard of
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bombings, recently
you've heard of killings
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and terrible things have
taken place just this very week.
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So we ask
ourselves: "Is there a devil? "
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Or... "What is
going on with people? "
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The Bible says there is a devil.
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And I believe everyone here...
How many of you believe that
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there is a devil?
Would you raise your hand?
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Every hand has gone up.
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And the Bible says that
he is "as a roaring lion
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seeking whom he may devour. "
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So that text implies that you
don't have to be devoured. Amen?
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Praise the Lord for that.
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Now let's look at God. See,
God created a perfect universe.
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Let's look at Hebrews
chapter 1 verses 1 through 3.
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Hebrews chapter 1
verses 1 through 3.
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And I will sometimes start
reading before you get there
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because we need to save time.
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But if you found it, say
Amen. Amen. Let's begin reading.
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"God, who at sundry
times and in diverse manners
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spake in times past unto
the fathers by the prophets
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has in these last days
spoken unto us by His Son
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whom He appointed heir of
all things. By whom also He
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made the worlds. Who being
the brightness of His glory
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and the express
image of His person
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and upholding all
things by the word of His power
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when He had by
Himself purged our sins
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sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high. "
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So what do we learn
in Hebrews chapter 1?
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That God through
His Son made the worlds.
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Made the universe. Amen.
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Now let's look
quickly to John chapter 1.
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John chapter 1. We're
going to look at John 1:1-3.
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In John chapter 1
verses 1, 2, and 3
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the Bible says the following:
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"In the beginning was the Word
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and the Word was with
God and the Word was God. "
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Verse 2: "The same was
in the beginning with God.
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All things were made by Him
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and without Him...
" that is, Jesus...
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"was not anything made
that was made. " We read in
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Hebrews chapter 1 that
through His Son He made the...
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worlds. John
chapter 1 is talking about
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the Word. The Word is Jesus.
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Go to verse 14 of this
same chapter and you will see
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"the Word was made
flesh and dwelt among us. "
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That is Jesus.
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Now it says
something interesting here.
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It says that "In the
beginning was the Word
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and the Word was with God. "
You see, you can - if you had
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the capacity - go as
far... as far as the...
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time could take
you to the beginning
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and Jesus already existed.
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Because He has always existed.
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He has not been
created; He has not been made.
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Jesus is God, and God is
all powerful and eternal.
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Do you understand that? Say
amen. Amen! Praise the Lord.
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Let's move on. So
God made the universe
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through Jesus Christ.
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And I would like to
bring an understanding here.
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It says here: "In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was
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with God. " And I have to
say this because there are
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different groups of people
that believe that given time
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you can become a god.
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And there have been individuals
that from time to time rise up
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and say "I am God. "
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And one after the
other... they die.
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Well let's look in
Isaiah chapter 43 very quickly.
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Isaiah chapter 43 and
we're going to read verse 10.
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Isaiah 43:10.
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You may write it down...
here's what the Bible says:
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"Ye are My
witnesses saith the Lord
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and My servant
whom I have chosen
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that you may know and
believe Me and understand
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that I am He. Before Me
there was no God formed.
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Neither shall
there be after Me. "
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So the Bible is very clear.
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This same thought is mentioned
several times in the Bible.
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Before God there
was no God formed.
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Neither will there be
any God formed after Him.
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Praise the Lord! This
is what the Bible says.
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Now... we talked about
the creation of the universe.
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And God made a
marvelous creation.
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In the book of Genesis we
find a principle as to how
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God does things.
Genesis chapter 1 verse 31.
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How does God do
things? How does He create?
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You see, in
Genesis chapter 1 verse 31
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the Bible says the following:
"And God saw everything
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that He had made... "
talking about this earth
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but you can say the same
thing about the universe...
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"And God saw everything
that He had made and behold
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it was very good.
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And the evening and the
morning were the sixth day. "
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So you see, when
God created the universe
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it was very good. You
can with all confidence say
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it could not be any
better because God is perfect.
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Now let's look into the
scriptures. The whole universe
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perfect. There was
harmony and peace everywhere.
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No killings; no
muggings; no stealing.
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No sickness; no pain; no death.
00:17:22.04\00:17:26.21
No stress... no
animals that bite you
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or sting you.
Everything was peace.
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Everyone got along.
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No one got stressed out.
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Somebody could step on
your foot... no problem.
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Somebody could stumble
with you. "Excuse me... sorry...
00:17:44.83\00:17:49.00
no problem. " In today's society
00:17:49.40\00:17:52.73
somebody could look at
you and all of a sudden
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there's a fight. I
used to live in Chicago.
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And you... People would swear
at you just because they thought
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you were looking
at them the wrong way.
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But you see, in God's
universe everything was perfect.
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Let's look at the Bible
to see what it tells us about
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God's universe. Now these are
principles we're talking about
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and how God does things.
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In Matthew
chapter 22 verses 37 to 38
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Matthew 22:37-38
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the Bible says:
"Jesus said unto him:
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'Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart
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and with all thy soul
and with all thy mind.
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This is the first and
great commandment. ' "
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Jesus was asked: "Lord,
which one is the greatest
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commandment? Which
one? " So what does He say?
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"Love the Lord your
God with all your heart
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with all your mind. " So that's
the first and great commandment.
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And I tell you the Ten Command-
ments are based on these two
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great principles that
we're looking at over here.
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Love the Lord
your God supremely.
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And now the
following verse says...
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verse 39: "And the
second is like unto it:
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thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. "
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Amen! Wouldn't it be wonderful
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if everyone in this world
loved his neighbor as himself.
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Wow! A lot of
horrible things would stop.
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But these are the
two great principles
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by which God's
commandments were understood
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and obeyed
throughout the whole universe.
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Praise the Lord!
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You see, the Bible tells us
in I John chapter 4 verse 8.
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I John chapter 4 verse 8.
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"He that loveth
not knoweth not God
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for God is love. "
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You see, God is love
and the creatures He made
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He made with a desire to
be loved and to love others.
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That is God's universe.
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So the first two
great commandments: love God
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with all of your heart, with all
your soul, with all your mind.
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And love your
neighbor as yourself.
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This is the way
God's universe works.
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Now this is
something vital to understand
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as we go down in the
development of this topic.
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And so for a period of
time everything was perfect.
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Everyone got
along... no problem at all.
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But the Bible tells us
that there was an individual
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that went beyond and did
something other than love God
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and love his
neighbor as himself.
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Let's go to the book
of Ezekiel chapter 28.
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In the book of
Ezekiel chapter 28
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when you begin reading in
verse 1 you will find that God
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is talking about an
individual - a prince of Tyre
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and then eventually
says a king of Tyre.
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And you have to understand
that the Bible uses symbols.
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It's all over. In different
places you'll see these things.
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And this prince and this
king is being used as a symbol
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because these same character-
istics were developed in this
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earthly person,
this king, this prince
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as were in angel that
turned from loving God
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to doing evil.
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And as you read the
narrative in Ezekiel chapter 28
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you quickly find out it's
impossible that this is talking
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about a human being. Impossible!
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Let's look at the words.
First, Ezekiel chapter 28
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verses 1 and 2. If
you're ready, say amen.
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Amen! "The Word of the
Lord came again unto me saying
00:21:53.81\00:21:56.91
Son of man, say
unto the prince of Tyre
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thus sayeth the Lord
God: 'Because your heart...
00:21:59.68\00:22:03.52
thine heart is lifted up
and thou hast said I am... '
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What? "a god
00:22:08.06\00:22:10.43
and I sit in the seat of
God in the midst of the seas. '
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Yet, thou art a man and not God
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though thou set thy
heart as the heart of God. "
00:22:17.27\00:22:22.77
You see, this individual -
like Lucifer that we're going to
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talk about in a moment
- he thought he was God
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but he was just a man.
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The king we're talking about
in this prophecy is Ishbaal.
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The very name of Ishbaal tells
you that he was a worshiper
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of Baal: a false
god, an idol made by man.
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And interestingly
enough his name Ishbaal.
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He's connected
to pagan idolatry.
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He was actually a
high priest of Baal.
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And when you look at
this you begin to understand
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how he had characteristics
like the angel that went bad.
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Let's take a look
and see the evidence
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in the scriptures
as to how this could...
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It is impossible for
this to be a mere man.
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Let's go to Ezekiel
28 verses 11 and 12.
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"Moreover the word of
the Lord came unto me saying:
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'Son of man, take up a
lamentation upon the king
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of Tyre and say unto him
00:23:31.37\00:23:34.74
Thus saith the Lord God:
00:23:34.94\00:23:36.85
thou sealest up
the sum. Full of wisdom
00:23:37.05\00:23:40.95
and perfect in beauty. ' "
00:23:41.15\00:23:44.09
When it says "you
seal up the sum" that means
00:23:44.29\00:23:46.86
it cannot get any
better. You are the totality
00:23:47.06\00:23:50.39
of perfection. Now notice here
00:23:50.59\00:23:55.16
that it says this
person is full of wisdom
00:23:55.36\00:23:58.00
and what? Perfect in? Beauty!
00:23:59.20\00:24:02.60
After sin came into this
world you could not say that
00:24:03.10\00:24:06.37
people were perfect in beauty.
00:24:06.57\00:24:08.88
Right away after sin and
children began to be born
00:24:09.08\00:24:14.05
imperfections began to arise
in the complexion and in the
00:24:14.25\00:24:18.29
physical bodies of the people.
00:24:18.49\00:24:20.36
Now I know some
husbands here will probably say
00:24:20.92\00:24:23.19
"Oh, my wife is
perfect in beauty. "
00:24:23.39\00:24:25.49
Amen... amen!
00:24:28.53\00:24:31.03
I would say that about my wife.
00:24:32.30\00:24:34.10
But you see, perfect in beauty
does not describe a human being.
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Let's continue reading.
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Now it begins to get clearer
and clearer that we're talking
00:24:42.84\00:24:45.71
about an angel that
went bad. Look at verse 13.
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"Thou has been in
Eden - the garden of God.
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Every precious
stone was thy covering.
00:24:55.59\00:24:57.39
The sardius, the topaz,
and the diamond, the beryl,
00:24:57.59\00:25:00.20
the onyx and the jasper,
the sapphire, the emerald
00:25:00.40\00:25:03.06
and the carbuncle and gold.
The workmanship of thy tabrets
00:25:03.26\00:25:06.94
and of thy pipes
was prepared in thee
00:25:07.14\00:25:10.04
in the day that
thou wast created. "
00:25:10.24\00:25:13.07
Wow! Question:
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which human beings do we
understand have been in the
00:25:17.65\00:25:20.68
Garden of Eden?
Only two: Adam and Eve.
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And the Bible says that
after Adam and Eve sinned
00:25:26.72\00:25:29.09
they were? They
were asked to leave.
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And after they left angels were
placed in front of the garden
00:25:33.66\00:25:37.47
so that no other
human being could go in.
00:25:37.67\00:25:42.34
And it says "flaming swords. "
00:25:43.34\00:25:45.41
So this lamentation -
although it has references
00:25:46.24\00:25:51.01
to a symbol of a king -
00:25:51.21\00:25:53.15
there's a mixture here
of talking about a king
00:25:54.05\00:25:56.55
and Lucifer that went bad.
00:25:56.75\00:25:59.55
And so we can say this
cannot be a mere human being.
00:26:01.82\00:26:06.26
Now let's continue
reading and we will see that.
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Now when you get to verse
14 the Bible clearly tells you
00:26:10.43\00:26:13.54
something that says: "OK,
this is not a human being. "
00:26:14.20\00:26:16.77
It says: "You were
the anointed cherub
00:26:17.37\00:26:21.04
who covers. I establish you. "
00:26:21.44\00:26:24.55
And the King James version says:
"I set thee. " So I'm reading
00:26:26.51\00:26:29.35
now from the New
King James version.
00:26:29.55\00:26:30.92
I'll start reading again:
"You were the anointed cherub
00:26:31.12\00:26:32.99
who covers. I establish you.
You were on the holy mountain
00:26:33.19\00:26:37.09
of God. You walked back
and forth in the midst of the
00:26:37.29\00:26:40.13
fiery stones. " This
is not a mere human being.
00:26:40.33\00:26:44.00
It's a covering...
was a covering cherub.
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That's an angel of an
exalted order in heaven.
00:26:48.07\00:26:51.91
That's what a cherub is.
00:26:52.67\00:26:54.18
In fact, this angel
had the privilege of being
00:26:54.58\00:26:57.78
next to God's throne.
00:26:57.98\00:27:01.75
This is expressed and symbolized
00:27:02.15\00:27:04.35
in the tabernacle service.
00:27:04.55\00:27:06.02
Let's quickly go to this example
00:27:06.22\00:27:10.09
in Exodus chapter 25. We're
going to read verses 19 and 20.
00:27:10.29\00:27:14.46
Exodus 25:19-20.
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And the Bible
says the following:
00:27:16.80\00:27:18.43
"And make one cherub on the
one end and the other cherub
00:27:19.03\00:27:22.40
on the other end.
Even of the Mercy Seat
00:27:22.60\00:27:25.17
shall be make the cherubim's
00:27:25.37\00:27:27.31
on the two ends thereof.
00:27:27.51\00:27:29.68
And the cherubim's shall
stretch forth their wings
00:27:29.88\00:27:32.68
on high, covering the
Mercy Seat with their wings
00:27:32.88\00:27:35.28
and their faces
shall look one to another.
00:27:35.48\00:27:38.45
Toward the Mercy Seat shall the
faces of the cherubim's be. "
00:27:38.65\00:27:43.46
Praise the Lord! So
we see here an example
00:27:44.39\00:27:47.13
in the sanctuary
service as to what the position
00:27:47.30\00:27:49.93
of this cherub was.
00:27:50.13\00:27:51.80
The Mercy Seat is a symbol
of God's throne, God's kingdom,
00:27:52.00\00:27:55.67
where He sits. And
here this cherub was close
00:27:55.87\00:28:00.74
to God's throne. So
what happened to this cherub?
00:28:00.94\00:28:05.11
This angel? Let's go over some
of the things we have noticed
00:28:05.31\00:28:09.58
about Lucifer. He seals
the sum. Full of wisdom.
00:28:09.78\00:28:13.05
Perfect in beauty.
Was an anointed cherub.
00:28:13.25\00:28:15.12
Created perfect. And he had
something that we all have...
00:28:15.32\00:28:21.16
freedom of choice.
00:28:21.76\00:28:24.97
How do we know he
had freedom of choice?
00:28:25.20\00:28:26.70
Because he chose to sin.
00:28:27.24\00:28:29.60
So he had a gift that we
all have: freedom of choice.
00:28:30.64\00:28:34.84
Let's see what
happened with this angel.
00:28:36.75\00:28:41.38
In Ezekiel chapter 28 verse 15
00:28:44.25\00:28:48.06
we find the following words:
00:28:49.72\00:28:51.86
"Thou wast perfect in thy ways
00:28:52.66\00:28:56.80
from the day
that thou wast created
00:28:57.00\00:28:59.70
till iniquity
was found in thee. "
00:29:00.27\00:29:03.87
So let me back up a little
bit and talk a little bit about
00:29:04.77\00:29:07.18
this. "You were perfect
from the day you were created
00:29:07.38\00:29:11.71
till iniquity
was found in thee. "
00:29:12.11\00:29:14.72
We do not know
how long of a time
00:29:14.92\00:29:17.42
Lucifer existed... and I'm
calling him Lucifer because
00:29:17.82\00:29:20.32
in another book it
mentions the name Lucifer.
00:29:20.52\00:29:22.89
We do not know how
long he lived serving God,
00:29:23.09\00:29:26.59
loving God, and
loving the other angels
00:29:26.90\00:29:30.03
and all the
other creatures of God.
00:29:30.23\00:29:31.90
We do not know. The
Bible does not tell us.
00:29:32.10\00:29:33.94
But it says he was
perfect. In other words,
00:29:34.40\00:29:38.11
he was perfect from
the day he was created
00:29:38.31\00:29:40.61
till iniquity was found in him.
00:29:40.81\00:29:43.21
In other words,
you can examine him.
00:29:43.51\00:29:45.88
And if you had the
most powerful instruments
00:29:46.08\00:29:48.18
to detect sin or any
variance from perfection,
00:29:48.52\00:29:53.29
you could look at
Lucifer every minute,
00:29:53.69\00:29:56.19
every moment from
the moment he was created
00:29:56.39\00:29:58.39
till the moment
iniquity was found in him...
00:29:58.63\00:30:00.53
however long that was...
00:30:00.93\00:30:02.26
and you could say:
"Perfect, perfect, perfect.
00:30:02.46\00:30:05.13
No sin. Perfect, perfect. No
sin. Perfect, perfect, no sin. "
00:30:05.33\00:30:08.54
And then, it says:
"iniquity was found in him. "
00:30:08.94\00:30:11.77
The Hebrew word matza
means that it's like something
00:30:12.17\00:30:15.34
appeared that was not there. You
see, God didn't put it there.
00:30:16.48\00:30:20.02
God did not
pre-program Lucifer to sin.
00:30:20.42\00:30:23.32
It was a choice he made.
00:30:23.52\00:30:26.76
And these things that
we're talking about help us
00:30:30.76\00:30:34.93
in some way understand.
See, because, there really is no
00:30:35.13\00:30:38.40
explanation for why
sin appeared in his heart
00:30:38.60\00:30:44.07
except some idea that
he had jealousy and pride.
00:30:45.57\00:30:50.48
And so this confuses
people. "How could sin start
00:30:53.18\00:30:56.55
in heaven where all is bliss
and beautiful and perfect? "
00:30:56.75\00:31:00.56
You see, God gave His creatures
freedom of choice so they could
00:31:01.66\00:31:04.33
choose to serve Him out of love.
00:31:04.53\00:31:08.43
"If you love Me...
" "If you love Me...
00:31:08.63\00:31:11.20
keep My commandments. "
00:31:11.60\00:31:12.93
The opposite of that is true.
00:31:13.50\00:31:15.37
"If you don't love Me,
don't keep My commandments. "
00:31:15.77\00:31:18.74
But "If you love Me,
keep My commandments. "
00:31:19.27\00:31:21.48
God could have made robots
00:31:21.68\00:31:23.31
to say: "Yes, Lord, yes...
You're wonderful; You're great.
00:31:24.28\00:31:27.42
You're marvelous. I
adore You; I worship You. "
00:31:27.62\00:31:30.29
But that would not be
natural; that would not be true
00:31:31.15\00:31:35.99
and God wants true worshipers
00:31:36.16\00:31:40.53
that worship Him in
spirit and in truth.
00:31:41.06\00:31:44.00
Let's continue. So
we ask: "What happened
00:31:44.90\00:31:48.57
to Lucifer? "
Ezekiel chapter 28 verse 16
00:31:48.77\00:31:52.71
the Bible says: "By the
multitude of thy merchandise
00:31:52.87\00:31:55.98
they have filled the
midst of thee with violence
00:31:57.25\00:31:59.55
and thou hast sinned.
" A choice... "Therefore,
00:31:59.95\00:32:03.22
I will cast thee as profane
out of the mountain of God
00:32:03.42\00:32:06.39
and I will destroy
you, O covering cherub,
00:32:06.59\00:32:08.62
from the midst of
the stones of fire. "
00:32:08.82\00:32:11.83
We'll come back to this later.
00:32:12.76\00:32:14.36
Now verse 17 says:
"Your heart was lifted up
00:32:14.76\00:32:18.30
because of thy beauty.
Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom
00:32:18.50\00:32:22.77
by reason of thy brightness.
I will cast thee to the ground.
00:32:22.97\00:32:26.24
I will lay thee before kings
that they may behold thee. "
00:32:26.44\00:32:29.41
You see indications of choices
00:32:29.71\00:32:33.15
that Lucifer made.
00:32:33.35\00:32:36.25
Question: did God love Lucifer?
00:32:36.55\00:32:39.99
Your answer is?
Yes! He loved Lucifer.
00:32:40.49\00:32:43.89
And when you love someone
you do your best to help them.
00:32:44.49\00:32:49.26
Now you see, God
tried to help Lucifer.
00:32:50.13\00:32:52.43
And there is something
marvelous about God - and I
00:32:53.17\00:32:55.50
praise the Lord for that -
is that He can read the thoughts
00:32:55.70\00:32:59.91
and intents of the heart.
00:33:00.18\00:33:02.71
And I'm going to explain
something to you. You see,
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when the first
little spark, little speck
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of a desire for
something that was not his
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arose in Lucifer God knew it
00:33:15.36\00:33:18.19
and His heart
went out to Lucifer.
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Because you see the Bible says
when God loves He loves with
00:33:22.06\00:33:24.93
an everlasting love.
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So He tried to help him.
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Let's see some evidence
in the scripture for this
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as we move along.
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Now let's understand
something about Lucifer.
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You see, I mentioned that
he was next to God's throne.
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And when people are next to
God something happens to them.
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I'm going to
explain it to save time.
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When Moses was in
the mountain with God
00:33:51.19\00:33:54.36
even though he
could not see His face
00:33:54.56\00:33:56.16
he was there for 40 days.
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Wouldn't that be
wonderful? Forty days with God?
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What happened to Moses when
he came down from the mountain
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and he started to
go before the people?
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The people saw Moses and
they said: "Who is this here? "
00:34:08.68\00:34:12.35
His face was shining.
00:34:12.55\00:34:14.28
His face was glowing
with the glory of God!
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And as he approached the people
00:34:19.99\00:34:21.69
they could hardly see
him and they said: "Moses,
00:34:22.12\00:34:25.59
cover your face with a? " "veil
00:34:25.99\00:34:29.06
because we cannot
behold your face. "
00:34:29.26\00:34:32.13
And the same thing
happened to Lucifer.
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He was before God's throne.
Although he had some natural
00:34:35.90\00:34:39.04
beauty that God gave
him some of God's glory
00:34:39.24\00:34:43.04
came upon Lucifer.
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But as you spend time away
from the Lord it seems like it
00:34:46.41\00:34:48.85
starts to go away. Because
Moses didn't wear that veil
00:34:49.05\00:34:52.05
all his life. You see,
eventually Lucifer begins to say
00:34:52.25\00:34:56.66
"I am really something! "
00:34:56.86\00:34:58.96
"I glow like no others. "
00:35:00.96\00:35:03.83
"I am perfect in beauty. "
00:35:04.67\00:35:06.40
Now, understand that
Lucifer loved everybody
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and everybody loved Lucifer.
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And I say this to you
because something happens later.
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All of his friends, when
he begins to speak to them
00:35:17.05\00:35:20.68
about his dissatisfaction...
00:35:21.08\00:35:23.49
If you read the book
of Patriarchs and Prophets
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it's like he... what he
knew, what he had in his mind
00:35:26.55\00:35:30.56
to develop a plan to do evil,
00:35:30.76\00:35:32.86
he began to say things. You
know, you can suggest things
00:35:33.19\00:35:36.10
to people and they
embrace that thought
00:35:36.30\00:35:39.57
and make it their own.
00:35:39.77\00:35:41.10
"I'm hungry... " and people
that were not thinking of being
00:35:42.74\00:35:46.31
hungry suddenly they're hungry.
00:35:46.51\00:35:48.38
"Oh yeah, I'm hungry too. "
00:35:48.58\00:35:49.91
So Lucifer did the same thing.
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Now you know he's very wise
because when you look at Genesis
00:35:54.22\00:35:57.45
chapter 1 he's talking
to Eve and convinces Eve
00:35:57.65\00:36:00.86
by the way he was
expressing himself
00:36:01.06\00:36:02.72
that she could be
better than she was.
00:36:02.92\00:36:07.30
She was perfect...
created perfect by God.
00:36:07.66\00:36:10.60
And he put in her mind ideas
00:36:11.20\00:36:15.00
that she could be as God
00:36:15.30\00:36:18.17
in the wrong sense.
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So Lucifer
developed these thoughts.
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And so God reads the
thoughts and He tried to appeal
00:36:25.85\00:36:30.29
to Lucifer to turn
away from these things.
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Let's look in Isaiah
chapter 14 to see a little more
00:36:34.02\00:36:37.29
about Lucifer and
how this developed.
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Isaiah chapter 14. We're
going to begin in verse 12
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and I need to start quickly
because time does not slow down.
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"How art thou fallen from
heaven, O son of the morning?
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How art thou cut
down to the ground
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which did weaken the nations? "
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The word Lucifer occurs
only one time in the Bible,
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and it is here. It means
brightness or morning star.
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But you see the
sorrow. "How art thou fallen
00:37:02.18\00:37:07.36
from heaven, O Lucifer? "
00:37:07.56\00:37:09.06
Verse 13:
00:37:09.36\00:37:11.69
"For thou has said in thine
heart... " You have said in your
00:37:12.43\00:37:14.73
heart... "I will
ascend into heaven.
00:37:14.93\00:37:17.47
I will exalt my throne
above the stars of God.
00:37:17.67\00:37:21.14
I will sit upon the
mount of the congregation
00:37:21.34\00:37:24.44
in the sides of the
north. " Where did he say that?
00:37:24.64\00:37:27.44
In his heart.
That's in his mind.
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At first he did not express it.
00:37:30.68\00:37:32.71
It was just in his
mind... and God knew it.
00:37:32.91\00:37:35.32
And God tried to
talk to him and help him.
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And there are examples in
the scriptures of God talking
00:37:38.65\00:37:42.26
to people, appealing to people,
and they turn their back on Him
00:37:42.46\00:37:45.43
and rebel against Him.
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But let's look at one scripture
that helps us understand
00:37:48.13\00:37:50.07
that God knows what's
in the minds of people.
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In I Kings chapter 8 verse 39
00:37:53.40\00:37:56.30
I Kings chapter 8 verse 39
00:37:56.50\00:37:57.97
this is what the Bible
says: "Then hear Thou in heaven,
00:37:58.84\00:38:01.28
Thy dwelling
place, and forgive and do
00:38:01.48\00:38:05.18
and give to every
man according to his ways
00:38:05.38\00:38:08.38
whose heart Thou knowest
for Thou, even Thou only,
00:38:08.58\00:38:13.69
knowest the hearts of
all the children of men. "
00:38:13.89\00:38:17.66
Praise the Lord! Question:
did God know what was in
00:38:18.53\00:38:21.40
Lucifer's mind? Yes.
00:38:21.60\00:38:24.97
Also you see
that example in Jesus.
00:38:25.17\00:38:27.07
Several times it says: "And
He, knowing their thoughts... "
00:38:27.27\00:38:31.27
So I say to you that God
knew and tried to help Lucifer.
00:38:32.17\00:38:36.14
God did not just stand back and
wait for all this to develop.
00:38:36.34\00:38:40.02
He took action. He tried to
prevent this from happening.
00:38:40.42\00:38:43.18
But you see, God is Almighty.
00:38:43.59\00:38:46.32
He foresaw this as
something that would happen.
00:38:48.09\00:38:51.53
But He chose to
create Lucifer anyway
00:38:53.90\00:38:56.40
because God does not escape
challenges that He must meet.
00:38:57.23\00:39:01.50
He faces them, deals with them,
00:39:02.70\00:39:05.84
and the truth shines.
00:39:07.28\00:39:10.01
In the end it will be
known that God has been good
00:39:11.78\00:39:17.22
to everyone - Amen!
00:39:17.42\00:39:19.92
and has treated everyone fairly.
00:39:20.12\00:39:22.59
Notice again in Isaiah
14:13. "I will exalt my throne
00:39:23.79\00:39:27.76
above the stars of God.
00:39:27.96\00:39:30.47
I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation
00:39:31.53\00:39:34.04
in the sides of the north. "
00:39:34.24\00:39:35.57
He talking about God's kingdom.
00:39:35.60\00:39:37.17
He's talking that he wanted
to take God out of the way
00:39:37.37\00:39:40.44
and exalt himself above
God to be worshiped by all.
00:39:40.64\00:39:46.55
That's what he wanted to do.
00:39:47.78\00:39:49.32
Notice what else
he continues to say
00:39:50.15\00:39:53.22
in Isaiah 14:14:
00:39:54.02\00:39:56.19
"I will ascend above
the heights of the clouds;
00:39:56.59\00:39:59.83
I will be like the Most High. "
00:40:00.16\00:40:03.63
Question: Did Lucifer really
want to be like the Most High?
00:40:04.33\00:40:10.24
In the sense of being
worshiped and having authority
00:40:12.47\00:40:17.38
and having everyone
bow before him? Yes!
00:40:17.58\00:40:20.18
But in the sense
of how God truly is -
00:40:20.58\00:40:23.08
His character - the
answer is "no" because
00:40:23.28\00:40:27.06
we read that "God is love. "
00:40:27.26\00:40:30.43
And love does not do harm to
their neighbor the Bible says.
00:40:30.83\00:40:34.66
So he didn't really
want to be like God...
00:40:35.60\00:40:37.43
he wanted to have what God had:
00:40:37.63\00:40:39.63
worship, authority, and
the ruler of the universe.
00:40:39.83\00:40:45.74
That's what he wanted.
00:40:45.94\00:40:47.28
And he proposed to the angels
that he had a better way...
00:40:47.58\00:40:51.45
a better way of doing things.
00:40:51.65\00:40:54.12
And that's why
they joined his cause.
00:40:54.32\00:40:57.39
That's why they
decided to go on his side
00:40:57.79\00:41:01.22
one-third of the
angels. And if we move quickly
00:41:01.42\00:41:03.83
we will see that clearly.
00:41:04.03\00:41:05.93
Let's go into
this understanding.
00:41:06.13\00:41:10.03
You see, when he said
that he would do this,
00:41:10.40\00:41:12.70
when he would exalt his throne,
that's when Lucifer went from
00:41:12.90\00:41:16.40
Lucifer to Satan...
Satanas, which means
00:41:16.60\00:41:21.41
adversary, devil. The
adversary... the devil.
00:41:21.61\00:41:24.75
That's when he made
that change in his life,
00:41:25.15\00:41:28.95
in his way of being.
00:41:29.15\00:41:30.99
And so brothers and sisters
the Bible says in I Peter 5:8
00:41:31.52\00:41:36.52
"Be sober, be vigilant
00:41:36.73\00:41:38.99
because your adversary
the devil as a roaring lion
00:41:39.89\00:41:42.63
walketh about
seeking whom he may devour. "
00:41:42.83\00:41:45.60
That's what he does.
00:41:46.00\00:41:47.40
And anyone that follows
him that's what will happen.
00:41:47.80\00:41:53.24
Oh, he'll give
you trinkets and toys
00:41:54.08\00:41:56.38
and give you things
you may like to see,
00:41:57.45\00:42:00.28
like to hear, like to touch.
00:42:00.48\00:42:03.35
Toys to play with to buy things
that you don't really need
00:42:03.75\00:42:07.39
and don't do you any good.
00:42:07.59\00:42:09.16
Because just as
we put little bait on
00:42:10.69\00:42:15.46
mousetraps the
devil does the same thing.
00:42:15.66\00:42:19.67
I was not going to share
this but I had a cat once.
00:42:23.81\00:42:26.84
And I didn't really
know what cats did with mice.
00:42:29.48\00:42:31.85
And the first time I
saw that cat catch a mouse
00:42:35.05\00:42:38.15
it was horrible.
00:42:39.29\00:42:40.82
I may have shared this
before. It was horrible!
00:42:41.02\00:42:43.29
He caught the mouse
and then laid him there
00:42:44.19\00:42:47.13
looking at it.
00:42:48.10\00:42:49.46
And the mouse seemed to
regain some... regain some
00:42:50.50\00:42:54.94
consciousness and say:
"I've gotta get out of here;
00:42:55.14\00:42:57.84
this is not good for me. "
00:42:58.04\00:42:59.37
And he begins to start walking
away and the cat went "shwoo! "
00:43:00.64\00:43:04.25
And down he went again.
00:43:04.65\00:43:06.25
And he laid there, and
he seemed to be unconscious.
00:43:08.15\00:43:13.39
And the cat was
"Is he really dead? "
00:43:13.59\00:43:16.76
And again the little
creature - the little mouse -
00:43:17.26\00:43:20.73
started to say: "I've
gotta get out of here. "
00:43:20.93\00:43:22.66
But he couldn't. He was wounded.
00:43:22.86\00:43:24.67
That's what the devil does:
00:43:24.87\00:43:26.53
plays with you, but his object
is that you will be destroyed.
00:43:26.74\00:43:31.94
So let's go to Jesus.
00:43:32.71\00:43:34.54
He is our Savior. He
has come to seek and to save
00:43:34.74\00:43:37.55
that which was
lost. He loves us,
00:43:37.75\00:43:40.02
wants the best for us,
and He has a world for us
00:43:40.22\00:43:42.88
where there's no
sickness or pain nor death.
00:43:43.08\00:43:45.55
Let's follow Jesus.
00:43:45.95\00:43:47.29
We need to finish.
Brothers and sisters,
00:43:48.19\00:43:52.06
I need to save time so I need
to go to Zechariah chapter 7.
00:43:52.46\00:43:56.06
Zechariah chapter 7.
In Zechariah chapter 7
00:43:56.56\00:43:59.80
I'm going to read
verses 8 through 12.
00:44:00.07\00:44:04.01
This is what the Bible
says: "And the word of the Lord
00:44:04.41\00:44:06.17
came unto Zechariah saying:
'Thus speaketh the Lord of
00:44:06.37\00:44:10.05
Hosts saying execute
true judgment and show mercy
00:44:10.25\00:44:14.25
and compassion
every man to his brother.
00:44:14.45\00:44:16.89
And oppress not the
widow nor the fatherless,
00:44:17.29\00:44:20.39
the stranger, nor the
poor and let none of you
00:44:20.59\00:44:23.12
imagine evil against his
brother in your heart. ' "
00:44:23.32\00:44:26.39
But notice how they responded.
00:44:26.90\00:44:28.63
He's talking about
the people of Israel.
00:44:28.83\00:44:30.27
"But... " verse 11...
00:44:30.97\00:44:33.84
"but they refused to hearken
and pulled away the shoulder
00:44:34.04\00:44:38.47
and stopped their ears
that they should not hear. "
00:44:38.67\00:44:42.41
God is appealing to them
and they want to stop their ears
00:44:42.61\00:44:45.41
and turn away from Him.
00:44:45.61\00:44:46.95
"Yet they made their
hearts as an adamant stone
00:44:47.15\00:44:50.65
lest they should
hear the law and the words
00:44:50.85\00:44:54.12
which the Lord of
Hosts had said in His Spirit
00:44:54.32\00:44:57.16
by the former prophet.
Therefore came a great wrath
00:44:57.36\00:45:00.50
from the Lord of
Hosts. " Brothers and sisters,
00:45:00.70\00:45:03.93
this is the same
thing the devil did.
00:45:05.20\00:45:07.34
God appealed to
him and he refused.
00:45:07.54\00:45:11.61
God appealed to him. Turned
his back, closed his ears,
00:45:11.81\00:45:15.31
and went his own way.
00:45:15.71\00:45:17.88
And this is why
there is a devil.
00:45:18.28\00:45:20.38
Is the devil real? Yes.
00:45:20.58\00:45:23.15
And I encourage you
to keep away from him
00:45:24.05\00:45:27.42
and come close to Jesus.
00:45:27.62\00:45:29.72
Let's go to Ezekiel
chapter 28 verse 17.
00:45:30.13\00:45:33.46
Ezekiel chapter 28
verse 17 once again.
00:45:36.73\00:45:39.27
It says: "Your
heart was lifted up
00:45:39.87\00:45:43.24
because of your beauty.
Thine heart was lifted up
00:45:43.44\00:45:45.24
because of thy beauty.
Thou has corrupted thy wisdom
00:45:45.44\00:45:48.28
by reason of thy brightness.
I will cast thee to the ground;
00:45:48.48\00:45:51.11
I will lay thee before kings
that they may behold thee. "
00:45:51.31\00:45:54.62
Brothers and
sisters, the Bible says
00:45:55.02\00:45:58.59
that he was cast out
of the mountain of God.
00:45:58.99\00:46:03.63
Notice Ezekiel
28 verses 15 and 16.
00:46:03.83\00:46:06.96
"Thou was perfect in thy ways
00:46:07.13\00:46:09.90
from the day
that thou wast created
00:46:10.10\00:46:11.53
till iniquity was found in thee.
00:46:11.73\00:46:13.57
By the multitude
of thy merchandise
00:46:13.90\00:46:15.87
they have filled the
midst of thee with violence
00:46:16.07\00:46:17.97
and thou hast sinned.
Therefore I will cast thee
00:46:18.17\00:46:21.14
as profane out of
the mountain of God.
00:46:21.34\00:46:23.78
I will destroy you, O covering
cherub, from the midst of the
00:46:23.95\00:46:26.95
stones of fire. " I
read this to ask you
00:46:27.12\00:46:30.82
this question. Are you ready?
00:46:31.02\00:46:32.92
Four people are
ready. Are you ready?
00:46:34.69\00:46:36.59
Amen! The Bible says that
He's going to cast him out
00:46:36.79\00:46:41.56
of the mountain
of God. Question:
00:46:41.76\00:46:44.23
where does it say
that he was cast out to?
00:46:44.43\00:46:47.77
It doesn't say that there.
00:46:48.94\00:46:50.71
It says he was cast
out of the mountain of God.
00:46:51.74\00:46:54.61
Now you have responded
00:46:55.11\00:46:56.75
the way most
people will respond.
00:46:56.95\00:46:59.91
They will say he
was cast to the earth.
00:47:00.18\00:47:01.52
But brothers and
sisters I submit to you
00:47:01.82\00:47:03.82
and I hope I can bring
this to your understanding
00:47:03.99\00:47:06.52
before the time is over.
00:47:06.72\00:47:08.06
God did not immediately
cast Lucifer to this earth.
00:47:08.49\00:47:12.23
I'm going to summarize, then
we'll look at the scriptures.
00:47:13.23\00:47:14.96
God did not immediately
cast Lucifer to this earth.
00:47:15.66\00:47:19.03
He cast him out of
the mountain of God.
00:47:19.43\00:47:23.20
That means out of heaven.
00:47:23.91\00:47:25.41
Question: where did
Lucifer have a right to go
00:47:27.18\00:47:30.91
that he could set up his
camp? "I think I'll go live over
00:47:31.11\00:47:33.01
there. " Where did
he have a right to go?
00:47:33.21\00:47:35.38
Everything belonged to God.
00:47:36.28\00:47:38.59
He had no right to go anywhere.
00:47:38.99\00:47:40.89
When Jesus is driving out demons
00:47:41.76\00:47:44.99
they ask: "If You
are going to cast us out
00:47:45.39\00:47:48.66
command us to go
into the swine. "
00:47:49.63\00:47:53.13
You see? He cannot go
anywhere without permission.
00:47:54.60\00:48:00.14
So he could not really
come to live in this earth
00:48:00.91\00:48:04.01
until something occurs
00:48:05.28\00:48:07.85
and that is after
Adam and Eve sinned.
00:48:08.05\00:48:11.72
After Adam and Eve
sinned is when he could be
00:48:12.35\00:48:15.42
cast down to this earth.
00:48:15.62\00:48:17.03
But he could visit,
you see. Before they sinned
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he could visit but not stay.
00:48:20.33\00:48:22.50
He could go and visit
other places but not stay.
00:48:23.33\00:48:27.40
Because everything
belonged to God he has no right
00:48:27.60\00:48:30.07
to camp anywhere. It is because
00:48:30.27\00:48:33.14
Adam and Eve sinned that they
identified with the rebellion.
00:48:33.34\00:48:37.15
Then God says:
"OK... unfortunately
00:48:37.35\00:48:40.18
Adam and Eve sinned;
this will be your home. "
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Let's look at the Bible.
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If you understand
that, say amen. Amen!
00:48:48.06\00:48:50.86
OK... we need to move quickly.
00:48:51.06\00:48:52.73
Oh, we're going to
have to skip something.
00:48:52.96\00:48:54.83
This is really like
a three-part sermon.
00:48:56.06\00:48:58.13
Let me move over here. We're
going to have to go into...
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It's hard to leave this out...
it's hard to leave this out.
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Let's go to
Revelation chapter 12.
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Revelation chapter 12.
In Revelation chapter 12
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you're going to
have to keep up with me.
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In Revelation 12:7 the
Bible says: "And there was war
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in heaven. Michael
and His angels fought
00:49:18.45\00:49:20.36
against the dragon, and the
dragon fought and his angels. "
00:49:20.56\00:49:24.03
There's a summary of what
happens here in Revelation 12.
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And this is why
people go to Revelation 12
00:49:27.76\00:49:30.23
and they see like "Oh, he
was immediately cast down to the
00:49:30.43\00:49:32.70
earth. " But because of
what I shared with you -
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and there are principles in
the Bible that establish this -
00:49:35.47\00:49:37.51
it was not that way.
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You see, there were no chapter
divisions when John wrote
00:49:39.31\00:49:41.81
the letter. There were
no verses, no chapters.
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They were added later.
And the way it's written
00:49:45.98\00:49:48.78
makes you understand or
believe that he was immediately
00:49:49.08\00:49:52.15
cast to this earth
but that is not so.
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Let's look... So, the war
in heaven. Who is this Michael?
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The Bible says
Michael is a Prince.
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And we're going to look at
that. His name Michael means
00:50:03.20\00:50:05.37
who is like God.
00:50:05.57\00:50:08.14
In Daniel chapter 10
verse 13, Daniel 10:13,
00:50:09.00\00:50:12.51
The Bible says: "But the
prince of the kingdom of Persia
00:50:13.01\00:50:16.85
withstood me 1 and 20
days but, lo, Michael -
00:50:17.05\00:50:20.52
one of the chief Princes -
00:50:20.72\00:50:23.59
came to help me. And I
remained there with the king
00:50:23.79\00:50:26.59
of Persia. " So here he
is called what? One of the
00:50:26.79\00:50:29.82
chief Princes. In
Daniel chapter 10 verse 21
00:50:30.03\00:50:33.63
the Bible says:
"But I will show thee
00:50:33.83\00:50:35.50
that which is noted in
the scriptures of truth.
00:50:35.70\00:50:38.23
And there is none that
holdeth with me in these things
00:50:38.43\00:50:41.64
but Michael, your Prince. "
00:50:41.84\00:50:44.41
So who is He? Who is
Michael, your Prince?
00:50:45.34\00:50:47.74
Jesus. It is Jesus...
none other than Jesus.
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Now in Daniel chapter 12
verse 1 another description is
00:50:52.85\00:50:55.52
given to Michael.
Notice: "And at that time
00:50:55.72\00:50:57.65
shall Michael stand
up, the great Prince
00:50:57.85\00:51:00.99
which standeth for the
children of thy people.
00:51:01.19\00:51:03.69
And there shall be a time
of trouble such as never was
00:51:03.89\00:51:06.83
since there was a
nation... even to the same time.
00:51:07.03\00:51:11.30
And at that time Thy
people shall be delivered,
00:51:11.50\00:51:13.60
every one that shall be
found written in the book. "
00:51:13.80\00:51:16.77
Daniel 12 verse 1.
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Brothers and sisters,
Michael is Jesus Christ.
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Amen!
00:51:24.15\00:51:25.48
It is in the New Testament
that the word archangel
00:51:25.51\00:51:27.88
is connected to Michael,
and that confuses people.
00:51:28.08\00:51:30.72
Let's go to Jude 1:9.
There's only one chapter.
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Jude 1:9. The Bible says:
"Yet Michael the archangel
00:51:34.32\00:51:37.29
who, contending with the devil,
disputed about the body of
00:51:37.49\00:51:41.10
Moses does not bring
against him a railing accusation
00:51:41.30\00:51:44.63
but says: 'The
Lord rebuke thee. ' "
00:51:44.83\00:51:46.70
Here the words Michael
and archangel are together.
00:51:46.90\00:51:49.84
Confuses people, but
the word arch is from arche
00:51:50.04\00:51:54.11
in Greek which means
the chief or leader of.
00:51:54.31\00:51:58.08
So here what it's saying:
Michael, the leader or chief of
00:51:58.28\00:52:01.98
the angels. Question:
00:52:02.18\00:52:05.05
Is the president of the
United States a soldier?
00:52:05.79\00:52:08.62
He's not really a soldier,
00:52:10.69\00:52:12.29
but he's the Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces of the US.
00:52:13.16\00:52:16.93
There are many countries that
the president of the country -
00:52:17.13\00:52:20.37
of that nation - is a commander
in chief even though they are
00:52:20.57\00:52:23.24
not soldiers. So even though
it says Michael the archangel
00:52:23.44\00:52:26.54
that doesn't mean
that He was an angel.
00:52:26.74\00:52:28.21
Let's look at some scriptures
that will help us understand
00:52:29.14\00:52:31.48
that this Michael is Jesus.
00:52:31.68\00:52:33.28
In John chapter 5
verse 25 the Bible says:
00:52:33.68\00:52:38.72
"Verily verily I say unto you:
00:52:39.12\00:52:41.89
the hour is coming and now
is when the dead shall hear the
00:52:42.29\00:52:45.66
voice of the Son of God and
they that hear shall live. "
00:52:45.86\00:52:50.73
So here in John 5:25 it
says that they will hear
00:52:50.93\00:52:55.20
the voice of the Son of
God and they shall live.
00:52:55.60\00:52:58.47
In I Thessalonians
chapter 4 verse 16-
00:52:58.67\00:53:01.31
I Thessalonians 4:16-
00:53:02.24\00:53:04.51
the Bible says: "For the
Lord Himself shall descend
00:53:04.71\00:53:08.08
from heaven with a shout
00:53:08.28\00:53:09.92
with the voice of the archangel
and with the trump of God
00:53:10.32\00:53:14.19
and the dead in
Christ shall rise first. "
00:53:14.39\00:53:16.96
This Lord Himself with
the voice of the archangel
00:53:17.66\00:53:22.13
is the same thing. Jesus said:
"They will hear My voice. "
00:53:22.33\00:53:25.30
This is the same thing.
00:53:25.50\00:53:27.90
When He says in John chapter
5 "They will hear My voice"
00:53:28.30\00:53:31.84
and it says here "the
voice of the archangel"
00:53:32.04\00:53:34.34
it is helping you to understand
this is talking about Michael
00:53:34.54\00:53:37.78
who is Jesus
00:53:37.98\00:53:39.81
who is coming to
resurrect His children.
00:53:40.02\00:53:43.28
Would you say amen to that?
00:53:43.69\00:53:45.02
If you understand that
Michael is Jesus say amen.
00:53:45.05\00:53:47.52
Amen! Interestingly enough...
00:53:47.72\00:53:50.23
we don't have time
to look at it again...
00:53:50.63\00:53:52.46
in Ezekiel chapter 28
00:53:53.40\00:53:55.80
God is talking and He says:
00:53:56.00\00:53:58.67
"I will cast you out
of the mountain of God. "
00:53:58.87\00:54:02.44
Who is casting him out
of the mountain of God?
00:54:03.34\00:54:05.94
God. In Ezekiel 28 it says God.
00:54:06.51\00:54:09.68
When you get to
Revelation chapter 12
00:54:10.08\00:54:12.08
there is a war.
Michael and His angels fought
00:54:12.28\00:54:14.38
and the devil and his angels
were fighting against them.
00:54:14.58\00:54:16.69
And the Bible says
that Michael was victorious.
00:54:17.49\00:54:22.26
It is logical to
conclude that this Michael
00:54:24.13\00:54:27.50
who was victorious kicked
out the devil and his angels.
00:54:27.66\00:54:33.07
It is the same
thing in Ezekiel 28.
00:54:33.60\00:54:35.44
God says: "I'm going
to throw you out of the
00:54:35.64\00:54:36.97
mountain of God. "
Here in Revelation 12
00:54:37.07\00:54:39.94
it shows Michael fighting
with the devil and his angels
00:54:40.34\00:54:43.75
and they're victorious...
so the devil is cast out.
00:54:44.15\00:54:47.08
Michael/God/Jesus
cast the devil out.
00:54:47.82\00:54:51.99
Does that make
sense to you? Amen!
00:54:52.69\00:54:54.79
So this Michael is
Jesus Christ Himself.
00:54:55.19\00:54:58.23
Time is moving quickly.
00:54:59.59\00:55:00.96
Whoo!
00:55:01.16\00:55:02.50
We're going to have
to go to Revelation 12:8.
00:55:02.73\00:55:05.57
It says: "And prevailed not...
" That is, the devil and his
00:55:05.97\00:55:09.40
angels... "prevailed
not neither was their place
00:55:09.60\00:55:11.77
found any more in
heaven. " This means they lost
00:55:11.97\00:55:15.34
that war and that their
place did not belong to them
00:55:15.54\00:55:20.08
any more. They could
not go back to that position
00:55:20.28\00:55:22.58
because of the privilege
they had to be in God's presence
00:55:22.78\00:55:26.92
and see the
mighty God and His glory.
00:55:27.12\00:55:29.99
They could not have
any further revelation
00:55:30.39\00:55:33.06
than they did of
God, so therefore
00:55:33.26\00:55:36.13
they could not return.
00:55:36.33\00:55:37.90
It is hard to
see what to keep out.
00:55:40.17\00:55:42.50
Brothers and
sisters, we need to conclude.
00:55:43.54\00:55:46.94
Let's go to Revelation 12:9.
00:55:47.14\00:55:48.88
"And the dragon was cast out,
00:55:49.08\00:55:51.08
that old serpent
called the devil and Satan. "
00:55:51.28\00:55:54.15
Period.
00:55:54.28\00:55:55.82
A period should go there.
00:55:57.79\00:55:59.15
When you get to this next part
00:56:00.16\00:56:02.42
it says "which
deceiveth... who deceiveth... "
00:56:02.82\00:56:04.73
there's another thought being
expressed, and that's because
00:56:04.93\00:56:07.60
this is talking about
Adam and Eve being deceived.
00:56:07.76\00:56:10.63
Notice: "Which
deceiveth the whole world. "
00:56:10.83\00:56:13.47
Now it's
talking about the earth.
00:56:13.67\00:56:15.00
A different thing.
00:56:15.17\00:56:16.50
"which deceiveth the
whole world. " He was cast out
00:56:16.94\00:56:19.31
into the earth
after Adam and Eve sinned.
00:56:19.51\00:56:21.41
And his angels were cast
out with him to this place.
00:56:21.61\00:56:24.31
And as you examine
Revelation you will notice
00:56:24.51\00:56:28.05
that the devil
continues his work...
00:56:28.25\00:56:30.82
his war and work
against God's children.
00:56:31.02\00:56:33.79
And it is up to
us to choose a side.
00:56:34.19\00:56:37.19
So I ask you: which
side will you choose?
00:56:37.39\00:56:40.23
Will it be God's
side? "God is love. "
00:56:40.43\00:56:43.03
He loves you, gave
His Son to die for you
00:56:43.47\00:56:45.77
and is returning
soon to deliver you
00:56:46.17\00:56:49.94
from every suffering
that you could possibly have
00:56:50.14\00:56:52.51
in this world to put you
in a world where there is no
00:56:52.71\00:56:55.78
suffering, no
sickness nor death.
00:56:55.98\00:56:57.38
How many of you prefer God's
side? Would you raise your hand?
00:56:57.58\00:57:00.58
Amen! Praise the Lord!
00:57:01.08\00:57:02.95
And I want to encourage
everyone that is joining us
00:57:03.15\00:57:04.85
wherever you
are: choose God's side
00:57:05.05\00:57:08.02
because God wants to
give you eternal life
00:57:08.22\00:57:11.16
without pain,
suffering or sickness or death.
00:57:11.36\00:57:14.20
The choice is yours. You do
not have to follow the devil.
00:57:14.56\00:57:17.80
You can follow Jesus.
And when you follow Jesus
00:57:18.00\00:57:20.84
something marvelous happens.
00:57:21.04\00:57:22.57
When you give your heart to
Jesus you begin to live a life
00:57:22.77\00:57:25.54
of happiness and peace
that begins in this world
00:57:25.74\00:57:28.51
and continues throughout
eternity. So I say to you:
00:57:28.71\00:57:31.85
choose Jesus. Amen!
00:57:32.05\00:57:35.12