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Pastor Jëan Ross.
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- Hello friends,
this is Pastor Jëan Ross.
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Pastor Doug is out this evening,
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but how about an amazing fact?
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At the entrance to
the Greyfriars Cemetery
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in Edinburgh,
Scotland is a statue
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of a Skye Terrier named Bobby.
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This little terrier was a
familiar site in the 1850s
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as he trotted beside his
master policeman Auld Jock
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on the nightly rounds.
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Then in 1858, his
master Jock suddenly died
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of tuberculosis and was buried
in the Greyfriars Cemetery.
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Much to the surprise of
the residents of Edinburgh,
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Bobby refused to
leave Jock's grave.
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Cemetery workers
repeatedly shooed him away,
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but he kept
returning to the spot
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where his master was buried.
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Stormy weather, freezing
nights, the ground keepers,
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well-meaning locals and
even Jock's family all tried to
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entice him away from
his self-appointed post,
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but without success.
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Month after month
and year after year,
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he sat guarding
his master's grave.
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Bobby would only leave his post
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for a few minutes at
one o'clock in the afternoon
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following the firing of the
cannon in Edinburgh's castle,
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he would cross the
cobblestone street to a pub
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were he was fed table scraps
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and then returned
to his faithful watch.
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Crowds came to the cemetery
just to see this amazing dog.
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For 14 years he kept
watch at his master's grave
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until he died on the 14th of
January, 1872 at the age of 16,
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a long life for a Skye Terrier.
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He was duly
buried next to his master
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and these words were
written on his grave marker,
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"Greyfriars
Bobby let his loyalty
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and devotion be a
lesson to us all."
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Well, you know, friends,
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Bobby's faithfulness
to his earthly master
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is a reminder to
us to be faithful to
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our heavenly Master, Jesus.
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And joining me is
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who is helping with the phones.
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Pastor Carlos,
welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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- De nada.
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- [Pastor Jëan]
I'm glad you're here.
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- It's a pleasure to be here.
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- Okay, well we
started the program
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by talking about a little dog
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who was proven to be
very faithful to his master.
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I've actually been to
Scotland, to Edinburgh,
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and we've driven past
the cemetery and sure enough,
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there's this little statue
of the dog known as Bobby.
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Bobby, the faithful watchdog.
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Apparently, he
would growl at people
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if they came to close
to his master's grave.
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But for 14 years he sat guard,
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talk about faithfulness.
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You know, I read this one prayer
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that was actually
prayed by a pet owner
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that said, Lord,
let me become the person
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my dog already thinks I am.
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- Amen.
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- You know, dogs
do have a faithfulness
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that really is an illustration
of what we need to have.
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We need to be
faithful Christians.
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I'm reminded of
something that Jesus said,
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and we find this
in Matthew chapter 24.
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Speaking of end
time events, Jesus said,
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"For nation will
rise against nation,
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and kingdom against kingdom.
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And there will be
famines and pestilences."
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Well, of course we
know that's true today.
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"And earthquakes
in various places."
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And verse eight,
Matthew 24, verse eight.
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"And this is the
beginning of sorrows."
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Jesus said, "And you will
be delivered up to tribulation
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and kill you,
and you'll be hated
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by all nations for My namesake."
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And verse 10 says,
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"And then many will be offended
and will betray one another
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and will hate one another.
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Many false prophets
will arise and deceive many.
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And because
lawlessness will abound,
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the love of
many will grow cold."
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But here's the point I
want to emphasize verse 13,
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"But he that end
endures to the end," Jesus said,
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"Will be saved."
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To be a Christian in these
last days requires endurance,
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- Amen.
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- Perseverance.
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I'm also reminded of
another verse that we find in
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Revelation, chapter 14, verse
12, talking about the remnant,
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those who are
living at the end of time.
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And it says, "Here is
the patience of the Saints.
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Here are those who keep
the commandments of God,
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and the faith of Jesus."
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So God's people in the
last days will have loyalty,
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they will have
endurance and perseverance.
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Now, we do have a free offer
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It's entitled, Assurance
Justification Made Simple.
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How can we have
that perseverance?
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Well, we need to
accept everything
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that Jesus has done for us
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and everything
Jesus wants to do in us
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and through us.
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And our free book,
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So, Pastor Carlos,
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- And again, just ask for
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It's called Assurance,
Justification Made Simple.
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And once again, if you
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So again, that
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And Pastor Carlos,
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do we have anyone
waiting online at the moment?
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- We have a
number of people waiting.
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Before we do that,
let's have a word of prayer.
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- Thank you.
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- Father, we thank
You again for the blessing
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and the
opportunity to come together
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and spend time in
Your Word with the callers
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so that we can grow the faith
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to persevere until the end too.
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And so as we
collaborate and spend time,
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we just ask that
Your Spirit guide us
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and we ask us in
Jesus name. Amen.
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- [Pastor Jëan] Amen.
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- Yes, so we have
our first caller is Greg
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calling us from Michigan.
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Greg, good
evening, you're on the air.
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- [Greg] My question is
what empirical evidence exists
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to establish the date of the
stoning of Steven in 34 A.D.?
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I know it fits perfectly
into the prophecy of Daniel,
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but I've seen conflicting dates
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on the internet of 34 and 36.
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- Okay, well
that's a good question.
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I think part of the confusion
that some people might have
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is because of the
A.D., B.C. dating method,
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and of course people know that
B.C. stands for before Christ
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and then A.D., Anno Domini,
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it's actually Latin
means in the year of our Lord.
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And the A.D., B.C.
dating system was not actually
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established until a
number of years after Christ.
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So several,
actually, I think a hundred,
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200 years after Christ,
maybe even a little later,
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they began to
date things that way
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and they kind of went back.
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They weren't exactly accurate
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with the date of Christ's birth.
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Jesus was actually born
somewhere around four B.C..
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So, then that would
make His baptism 27 A.D.,
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His death 31 A.D.,
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and then the stoning of
Stephen would be 34 A.D..
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Now, the reason we
know 34 A.D. is a solid date
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is because we know
the baptism of Jesus.
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We know that's a solid date.
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We also know
that Christ ministered
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for three and a
half years in person
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and then He was crucified.
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Of course, He
rose from the dead.
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And then you have
another three and a half years
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when the
apostles primarily focused
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their missionary
activity on the Jews.
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And then the stoning of Stephen
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was sort of the end of that
three and a half time period
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committed to reaching the Jews.
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Of course, Saul is
converted that same year
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and he becomes Paul the
Apostle to the Gentiles.
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And so, we know that
was sort of the close
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of that probationary
time period that God
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had given to the Jews
to come to repentance.
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So, that's probably
part of the confusion
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why you see different dates.
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But you know, if you
look at a good commentary,
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it'll make it quite
clear that four B.C.
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was right around
four or three B.C.
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is the birth of Jesus.
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His baptism is 27,
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His death 31,
stoning of Stephen, 34.
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- [Greg] I
understand you know, before B.C.
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and all that. The
question I have is
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what establishes for
sure that stoning of was 34
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and not 36?
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Do we have other historical
evidence to correspond with it?
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- Okay, well we
got internal evidence
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from the Bible that gives us
the year when Christ was born,
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where we have the
decree by Caesar Augustus
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that all the
world should be taxed.
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And that of course brought
Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem.
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The Bible says, you know, Caesar
Augustus made that decree.
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And we also know from outside
biblical accounts that that
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decree did go into effect
by Caesar Augustus in four B.C.
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or thereabout,
four B.C. or three B.C..
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So that's the external evidence.
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Then once you got that date,
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then of course you
just simply do the math
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and follow it through.
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Jesus was 30 at His baptism,
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He died three and
a half years later.
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Steven was stoned three
and a half years after that.
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- [Greg] Okay.
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- All right. Well
thanks for your call.
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Good question. I appreciate it.
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- All right, next question.
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We have Anthony from
my home state of New York.
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Anthony, good
evening, you're on the air.
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- [Anthony]
Good evening pastors.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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- You're welcome.
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- My question is what
commandment or which commandment
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did Adam and Eve break?
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I was thinking, is
it thou shall not covet?
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Is it 'have no
other gods before Me',
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because they
wanted to be like God?
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- Okay, I think
it was more than one.
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So, let's just kind
of go through the list.
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So, it begins with, you know,
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we have Eve looking at the tree
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and it says that
she saw the tree.
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It was a beautiful, it
was desires to make one wise.
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So, definitely
the 10th commandment
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that says thou shall not covet.
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That's where it started.
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And in reality,
almost all sin begins
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with the breaking of
the 10th commandment,
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which is
covetousness or selfishness.
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And then of
course she took something
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that didn't belong to her.
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God said, you can
have all of the fruit
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of the trees of the garden,
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but you're not
supposed to eat the tree
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in the midst of the garden.
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And of course
she took and ate it,
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so that would break
the commandment that says,
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Thou shall not steal.
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She desired, she
chose a god above God.
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So yes, she broke
the first commandment.
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She did choose a
different god above God.
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And then of course she
gave it to her husband,
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and the result
of which was death.
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And in one sense, Adam and Eve
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could have also broken
the commandment that says,
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Thou shall not kill,
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cuz God made it
clear that the day,
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either of you shall surely die.
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So, when you look at what
happened in the Garden of Eden,
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it wasn't just one
commandment that was broken.
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It's sort of a chain reaction.
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And I think definitely the 10th
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would be one of the most obvious
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and the one that says,
Thou that shall not steal.
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And then of course, Thou shall
have no other gods before Me.
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- [Anthony]
Fantastic. Thank you very much.
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- All right. Great question.
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Thanks for your call.
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- All right, next we have
Ricardo from Fresno, California.
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He's also asking about Genesis.
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Ricardo, good
evening, you're on the air.
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- [Ricardo] Good
evening, pastors.
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So, my question is in
regards to Genesis three,
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and so I'm just
gonna read, it says,
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Genesis three
verse one, it says,
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"The serpent was more subtle
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than the beasts of the field."
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So, then as I go down to 14,
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so, my question is really is
did the serpent have a choice
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as being a medium?
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Because when I read verse 14,
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well the curse
starts with the ringleader.
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And so, and it
says verse 14, it says,
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"The Lord God had
said to the serpent,
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because thou has done this."
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And as I read further down,
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he speaks to the
serpent almost well,
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in the same order he
spoke to Adam and Eve.
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So, which gives
me an understanding
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that the serpent
had an opportunity
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to be the medium or
not, is my question.
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- Okay,
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- [Ricardo] Medium of the Devil.
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- Sure.
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So, in other words,
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did the snake have a
choice in the matter?
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- [Ricardo] Yes.
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- No, I don't believe
the snake had a choice.
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You know, the animal didn't
have the ability to choose.
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The Devil did
impersonate the serpent,
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or maybe he
possessed the serpent.
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We do know that evil spirits
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or demons are able
to possess animals.
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And the reason we know that,
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you remember the story
where there were two demoniacs
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and Jesus cast the
evil spirits out of them,
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and they went into the pigs,
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and the pigs went and
drowned in the Sea of Galilee.
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So it is possible for animals
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to be possessed by evil spirits.
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So, the Devil
possessed the snake.
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And apparently
serpents back then
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must have been
dazzling creatures.
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It must have been beautiful.
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Quite possibly they
even had the ability to fly
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because you know,
after Adam and Eve's sin,
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the curse that
came upon the serpent is
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from now on you're
gonna go about on your belly.
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So, Bible scholars do
think that it's possible
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that snakes might have
even had wings prior to that.
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But unfortunately,
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yes, because the Devil
used a serpent from then on,
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a serpent becomes a symbol
of rebellion, a symbol of Satan.
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And in verse 14, where God
is speaking to the serpent,
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of course the serpent
here is a symbol of the Devil.
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And whenever
somebody sees the snake
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they are to remember
what rebellion has done.
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So no, unfortunately the
snake didn't have a choice
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in the matter,
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but he does become a
symbol of the Devil and sin.
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Does that help, Ricardo?
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- [Ricardo] Thank you.
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Yeah, it sure does.
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It does help a lot.
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And I appreciate you
guys' ministry and God bless.
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- All right.
Thanks for your call.
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- Amen. Thank you very much.
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Next we have
Jordan from Tennessee.
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Jordan, you are on the air.
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- [Jordan] Yes. I had a
question about Psalms 116.
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I've read it in
different versions.
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I still can't understand
what that part is saying.
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- [Pastor Jëan] You
mentioned Psalms 116.
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- [Jordan] Yes.
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- [Pastor Jëan] Was
there a particular verse.
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- [Jordan] Three
through, say seven.
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- Okay, well let's
look at a few of them.
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I know that we have
folks who are driving,
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and they might not have
the Bible there near to them,
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but let me read a few verses.
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Psalm 116, verse three says,
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"The pains of deaths
surrounded me and the pangs
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of Sheol, or other words
the graves, laid hold of me;
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I found trouble and sorrow.
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Then I called upon
the name of the Lord:
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'O Lord, I implore
you deliver my soul!'
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Gracious is the
Lord. And righteous; yes,
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our God is merciful.
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The Lord preserves the
simple and was brought low.
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He saved me.
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Return to your rest O my soul,
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for the Lord has
dealt bountifully with you."
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And so the question is,
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what is David speaking
about here in this verse?
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- [Jordan] Yeah.
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- Okay. Well, of course,
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remember David was
being hunted by Saul
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for a number of years prior
to him actually becoming king.
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And David had a
number of close calls
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where God preserved his life.
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For a while there he was
living in the wilderness,
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he was living in a cave.
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He had to escape to the area
controlled by the Philistines.
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And he had to
learn through experiences
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to become very
dependent upon God.
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And he saw God
protect him on many occasions.
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And this Psalm is a
Psalm of thanksgiving
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for God's deliverance of David.
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And it's of course
applicable to believers as well,
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but it's a Psalm of praise,
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thanking God
for His deliverance.
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So in essence, David is saying,
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I came very close to death,
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where he says, the
pains of death surrounded me.
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It's as if the
grave laid hold of him,
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but God delivered him from that.
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There were times when it seemed
as though David was doomed,
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and then the last minute
God sort of opened up the way
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and he found a way of escape,
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or he was rescued
on many occasions.
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So, that's really
what the Psalm is about.
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It's a Psalm of
praise for the deliverance
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and the mercy of God.
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- [Jordan] Oh, all right.
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Well thank you.
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- Okay, great.
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Thanks for calling.
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- All right,
thank you very much.
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- Next.
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- We have another
caller down that same line,
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the same topic. It
says Billy from Texas.
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Billy, good
evening, you're on the air.
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- [Billy] Hi.
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I just was trying to ask
about, I think it's Luke 16,
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around 24, yeah, 24.
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- [Pastor Jëan]
Rich man and Lazarus.
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- [Billy] Yeah. If
we're not going to heaven
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or hell until the rapture,
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then I don't see
where this scripture, just,
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that's where my question is.
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- Okay. Great question.
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Thanks for asking that.
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For those who might be listening
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and you're not, once
again, you're not familiar
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with Luke chapter 16, verse 19.
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We find an interesting parable.
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It's the parable
there about the hitting
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of that is the
rich man and Lazarus.
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And so, Jesus told this
parable about a certain rich man
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who was living very well,
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and there was a
beggar named Lazarus
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that was lying at his gate.
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And the rich man
didn't provide anything
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to help the poor man.
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But over time the rich
man died and Lazarus died.
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And then in the parable,
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Lazarus goes to a
place of paradise,
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referred to here
as Abraham's bosom.
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We'll talk about
that in just a minute.
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Whereas the rich man goes
to a place of torment or hell,
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and then the rich man who's
in hell looks up to Lazarus,
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who is in Abraham's
bosom, and says, you know,
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it's so hot down here,
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can you just put a little
drop of water on my tongue?
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And the message comes back,
no, there's a great gulf fixed.
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We can't do that.
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But then the rich man
calls back up again and says,
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you know, I have these other
brothers, I have five brothers,
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and I don't want them to
come to this place of torment.
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So, I beg of you, send
someone to my father's house,
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send Lazarus to my father's
house so that he can warn them.
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Then the message
comes back, well,
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they have Moses and the
prophets let them hear them.
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And then he said,
no, father Abraham,
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but if one goes from the dead,
they will repent, verse 31.
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But he said, if they do
not hear Moses in the prophets,
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neither will they be persuaded
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though one rise from the dead.
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Now, this parable
is not a description
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of what happens
when a person dies.
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The Bible makes it
clear that when a person dies,
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his next conscious thought
is the second coming of Christ
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and the glorious resurrection
if they're believer.
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But Jesus is making
it very important point.
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Notice this is the
only parable, pastor Carlos,
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where somebody in the
parable is actually named.
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Here we have a
parable with a name
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and this person's name is
Lazarus, and Lazarus dies.
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And the question is asked, well,
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they will believe if
Lazarus is resurrected.
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Well, the
reality is that shortly
00:19:26.93\00:19:28.40
after this parable was told,
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somebody whose name
was Lazarus did die.
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And three days later
Jesus did resurrect him,
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and still the religious leaders
refused to acknowledge Jesus
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as the Messiah.
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So, this was really a parable
00:19:42.21\00:19:43.78
pointing out their
unbelief and their stubbornness
00:19:43.78\00:19:46.98
to acknowledge the fact
that Jesus was the Messiah.
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It was also part of
the Greek mythology.
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The Greeks had this belief
00:19:53.39\00:19:54.82
that kind of
filtered a little way
00:19:54.82\00:19:56.29
even into Judaism at the time,
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that there was
this place of torment
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and this place of paradise.
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And immediately
when a person died,
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they went to one
place or the other.
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And Jesus used that common
belief to illustrate a truth.
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And the truth is,
00:20:09.80\00:20:11.11
even if somebody is
resurrected from the dead,
00:20:11.11\00:20:13.68
in that case, Lazarus,
00:20:13.68\00:20:15.18
that's not gonna be
enough to convince somebody
00:20:15.18\00:20:17.35
if they turn away
from the Word of God.
00:20:17.35\00:20:20.22
That's really what
the parable's all about.
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- [Billy] So, it's just a
comparison kind of a parable,
00:20:21.95\00:20:24.95
just, okay.
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- Yeah, it's to make the point.
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And again, the
point is quite clear there
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that it's talking about
somebody by the name of Lazarus
00:20:29.76\00:20:32.39
who was
resurrected from the dead
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and the religious leaders
00:20:34.10\00:20:35.33
still refused to
acknowledge Jesus.
00:20:35.33\00:20:36.80
- Yeah, I think
it also points to,
00:20:36.80\00:20:38.50
at the end it says the save,
00:20:38.50\00:20:40.50
they're looking at
the lost, that context.
00:20:40.50\00:20:43.20
And I think it's also making
reference to the millennium,
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when right before the
fire comes to consume,
00:20:45.91\00:20:49.48
those inside of the city
00:20:49.48\00:20:50.71
are looking at
those on the outside.
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And those on the outside
are looking at the inside.
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So I think it also
ties in a little bit of.
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- That's right.
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And every destiny is set, right.
00:20:56.95\00:20:57.92
- Yeah.
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- There's no changing sides.
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You know, we do have a lesson,
00:21:00.22\00:21:01.32
some people do have
a question about this
00:21:01.32\00:21:02.99
and the subject of what
happens when a person dies.
00:21:02.99\00:21:05.79
We do have a study
guide that's simply called,
00:21:05.79\00:21:07.60
Are the Dead Really Dead?
00:21:07.60\00:21:09.36
And it explores this
Bible truth and many others
00:21:09.36\00:21:11.90
and actually deals with
this passage of scripture.
00:21:11.90\00:21:14.20
We'll be happy to
send that study guide
00:21:14.20\00:21:15.64
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:21:15.64\00:21:17.34
The number to call for
that is (800) 835-6747.
00:21:17.34\00:21:20.98
And again, you can just
ask for the study guide.
00:21:20.98\00:21:23.01
It's called, Are
the Dead Really Dead?
00:21:23.01\00:21:24.75
And we have a magazine that
you can get through Amazing Fact
00:21:24.75\00:21:27.68
called deathtruth.com, that
also deals with the subject.
00:21:27.68\00:21:32.32
Who do we have next?
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- All right, next we have Hannah
00:21:33.12\00:21:35.89
calling from Abilene, Texas.
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Hello Hannah,
you are on the air.
00:21:39.09\00:21:40.83
- [Hannah] Okay. My question
comes from first Timothy,
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it is 5:23, where it says,
00:21:45.73\00:21:48.40
"No longer drink water,
00:21:48.40\00:21:50.11
but use a little wine
for your stomach's sake
00:21:50.11\00:21:52.44
and your frequent infirmities."
00:21:52.44\00:21:55.04
And I know we're not
supposed to drink alcohol,
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and I'm just wondering if
I'm misunderstanding that.
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- [Pastor Jëan]
Okay, good question.
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Yes, there are situations,
not as you know, today
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it's a little different.
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We do get fresh drinking water,
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but as far back as
the Middle Ages in England
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and throughout Europe,
the water wasn't fresh.
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And of course,
the way they farmed,
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there was a lot of runoff
into the streams and the rivers.
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It was somewhat difficult
at times to get fresh water
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and you could get
various bacterial diseases
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from just drinking river water.
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What's been referred to
here is apparently Timothy
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was struggling with
some type of stomach ailment
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because it says
frequent infirmities.
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And the point being
made is that this was a,
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if you like, a prescription
that was given to Timothy
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saying this will help
your stomach condition,
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this is not a
endorsement to drink alcohol,
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it was for medical use only.
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And of course we
do know that alcohol
00:22:55.67\00:22:57.07
does have
certain medicinal uses.
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We use alcohol
today to help clean wounds
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and to help with infection.
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And that was
really the situation
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that was being addressed there.
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It was not saying, you know,
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Timothy drink
alcohol on a regular basis
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cuz the Bible tells
us that wine is a marker,
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strong drink is raging,
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whoever is
deceived, thereby is not wise.
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So, this was for a
specific health situation.
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- [Hannah] Okay, cool.
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- All right.
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- [Hannah] Thank you very much.
00:23:24.63\00:23:25.43
- All right, you're welcome.
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Thanks for calling.
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- Thank you.
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- You know, pastor Carlos,
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we do have a book
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That is, if
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00:23:45.65\00:23:47.32
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00:23:47.32\00:23:48.86
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- Next we have
Jeff from Montana.
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Good evening, Jeff.
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Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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- [Jeff] I was
reading the Parable
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of the Unforgiving
Servant in Matthew 18,
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and in verse 34 from
the New King James version,
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it reads,
00:24:11.61\00:24:12.41
"And the master was angry,
00:24:12.41\00:24:14.05
and delivered
him to the torturers
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until he should pay
all that was due him."
00:24:15.82\00:24:19.15
And I recognize
the way that's written.
00:24:19.15\00:24:22.06
It's a dangling
participle in the sense that,
00:24:22.06\00:24:25.46
is it the unforgiving
servant that's supposed
00:24:25.46\00:24:27.76
to repay the master
what he owed the master?
00:24:27.76\00:24:31.77
Or is he being the
unforgiving servant,
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supposed to pay what was
due him of his fellow servant?
00:24:35.70\00:24:39.81
And I know the latter sentiment
00:24:39.81\00:24:41.18
might not make as much sense,
00:24:41.18\00:24:42.94
but I was looking at
the Greek word used for pay
00:24:42.94\00:24:46.48
and it's (Greek word),
00:24:46.48\00:24:47.85
which can mean to give away
or give up or restore or yield.
00:24:47.85\00:24:52.92
And so I was thinking about
what unforgiveness does to us
00:24:54.29\00:24:56.73
as we are the ones that
are tortured by unforgiveness,
00:24:56.73\00:25:01.06
unless we give up or
yield through forgiveness,
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what we might think is owed us.
00:25:03.50\00:25:06.20
And so I wanted to
get your take on that.
00:25:06.20\00:25:08.14
- Yeah, absolutely.
00:25:08.14\00:25:09.24
I think you bring
up a very good point.
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People that
refuse to forgive others
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and of course we're
talking about situation
00:25:13.48\00:25:16.38
or experiences that
might be very difficult,
00:25:16.38\00:25:18.98
but a person
who holds onto anger
00:25:18.98\00:25:22.02
and hatred towards another,
00:25:22.02\00:25:24.45
it might be a family member
00:25:24.45\00:25:25.82
and they hate their family
member for years and years.
00:25:25.82\00:25:28.89
The reality is that
it's actually eating them up
00:25:28.89\00:25:31.63
from the inside.
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But if the person can get
to the point with God's help
00:25:33.23\00:25:35.90
of letting that go, of saying,
you know, I forgive them,
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and placing the
person in God's hands
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and trusting in God's dealings,
00:25:41.84\00:25:44.91
there is a sense of
peace and a joy that comes.
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So, in one sense, yes,
those who refuse to forgive,
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they bring it upon
themselves, their own torture.
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And ultimately for
those who have hurt others,
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there is a day of reckoning.
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The Bible makes it
clear that there is a judgment
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and people will give an account
00:26:02.42\00:26:03.89
of the things
that they have done,
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especially in hurting others.
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Revelation talks about
Jesus, in Revelation chapter 22,
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Jesus says, behold,
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I come quickly and
My reward is with Me
00:26:11.33\00:26:14.04
to give to every man
according to his deed.
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So, there is a
reward for the righteous,
00:26:15.94\00:26:18.44
but there's also
results for the wicked
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based upon what they have
done to hurt other people.
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But the importance of
forgiving each other, of course,
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that's a
commandment that Jesus gave.
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He says, how can your
Father in heaven forgive you
00:26:29.32\00:26:31.25
if you refuse to
forgive your fellow man?
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We're not saying it's
always easy to forgive,
00:26:34.12\00:26:36.62
but by God's grace,
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one is to ask for that
and seek that forgiveness.
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You know, when we understand
how much God has forgiven us,
00:26:40.90\00:26:43.23
it makes it a
little easier for us
00:26:43.23\00:26:44.60
to be able to
forgive our fellow man.
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And that's why we need
to receive that forgiveness.
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- Next we have Henry calling
from the Bronx, New York.
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Henry, welcome.
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You are on the air.
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- [Henry] Was Cleopatra born
before the Passover or after?
00:30:48.38\00:30:53.15
- [Pastor Jëan] Okay. Yeah,
00:30:53.15\00:30:54.38
let me give you
the answer to that.
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Cleopatra was born a
long time after the Passover.
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Of course, the Passover
00:30:59.19\00:31:00.36
was the children of
Israel leaving Egypt.
00:31:00.36\00:31:03.39
Cleopatra wasn't
born until around 51 B.C.
00:31:03.39\00:31:08.10
She was actually the
daughter of Ptolemy the sixth,
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I believe.
00:31:13.07\00:31:14.20
And he was one of
those Greek rulers
00:31:14.20\00:31:17.34
that was taking control of
the area of Egypt and the like.
00:31:17.34\00:31:20.94
So Cleopatra was
born in 51, around 51 B.C.
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so you know, less than
50 years before Christ.
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Thanks Henry.
Who do we have next?
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- Next we have a question from
Barbara in Orlando, Florida.
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Barbara, welcome to the program.
00:31:36.62\00:31:38.49
- [Barbara] Hi. Hello, you guys.
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My question is on
Revelation chapter 21.
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Revelation chapter 21
talks about we will be
00:31:47.40\00:31:50.34
with God for
like a thousand years
00:31:50.34\00:31:52.34
and Satan will be
locked up for a thousand years.
00:31:53.58\00:31:56.58
So I'm wondering where are
like, the rest of the world,
00:31:56.58\00:32:00.08
like, the people
that believe in God,
00:32:00.08\00:32:01.68
like, where are they gonna be?
00:32:01.68\00:32:02.88
Will they be dead?
00:32:02.88\00:32:04.25
Like, where
exactly they gonna be?
00:32:04.25\00:32:06.52
What's gonna happen to them?
00:32:06.52\00:32:07.89
- [Pastor Jëan] Okay.
00:32:07.89\00:32:08.72
- [Barbara] Like,
00:32:08.72\00:32:09.42
- [Pastor Jëan] Yes.
00:32:09.42\00:32:10.23
Good question. All right,
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let me give you a quick
background to Revelation 20,
00:32:11.56\00:32:14.46
and then we can talk
about the millennium.
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Revelation 19
ends with a picture
00:32:16.73\00:32:19.47
of the second coming of Jesus.
00:32:19.47\00:32:20.97
Jesus described,
00:32:20.97\00:32:22.10
remember
Revelation is a symbolic book.
00:32:22.10\00:32:23.47
And Jesus is described
as coming on a white horse
00:32:23.47\00:32:26.14
with the armies of heaven.
00:32:26.14\00:32:27.31
That would be the angels.
00:32:27.31\00:32:28.71
He's not
literally coming on a horse,
00:32:28.71\00:32:30.78
but a conqueror would
often ride into battle
00:32:30.78\00:32:35.58
on a horse to bring
deliverance to someone
00:32:35.58\00:32:38.72
or to gain victory over someone.
00:32:38.72\00:32:40.86
And so here in Revelation 19,
00:32:40.86\00:32:42.52
Jesus is pictured is
coming on a white horse.
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It's a symbol of the
second coming of Christ.
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When Jesus comes,
00:32:47.00\00:32:49.03
the wicked will turn to
the rocks on the mountains.
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This is Revelation
chapter six, the last verse,
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the last couple
verses, revelation six,
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"The wicked will turn to
the rocks and the mountains
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and they will say, fall on us
00:32:59.67\00:33:01.41
and hide us from the face of Him
00:33:01.41\00:33:02.78
that sits upon the throne
from the wrath of the Lamb.
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For the great
day of His wrath come
00:33:05.28\00:33:07.18
and who shall be able to stand?"
00:33:07.18\00:33:10.22
The Bible also tells
us in Second Thessalonians
00:33:10.22\00:33:12.99
that when the Lord comes,
00:33:12.99\00:33:14.99
when the second
coming takes place,
00:33:14.99\00:33:16.19
the wicked are destroyed
00:33:16.19\00:33:17.76
with the
brightness of Christ coming.
00:33:17.76\00:33:20.13
So, these two
groups, when Jesus comes,
00:33:20.13\00:33:22.70
there are the
wicked who are alive.
00:33:22.70\00:33:24.73
They're destroyed with the
brightness of Christ coming.
00:33:24.73\00:33:27.67
Then you have the
righteous who are alive
00:33:27.67\00:33:29.70
at the time of Christ
coming, and they are translated,
00:33:29.70\00:33:32.61
they are transformed, they
receive their glorified bodies,
00:33:32.61\00:33:35.18
and they are called up
to meet Jesus in the air.
00:33:35.18\00:33:38.61
And you have a third group,
00:33:38.61\00:33:39.85
which are the
resurrected righteous ones.
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They're also resurrected
at the second coming,
00:33:42.28\00:33:45.09
and they are called up
to meet Jesus in the air.
00:33:45.09\00:33:47.92
Then the righteous
will go back to heaven
00:33:47.92\00:33:50.33
for a thousand years.
00:33:50.33\00:33:51.66
And Revelation talks
about this 1000 year period
00:33:51.66\00:33:54.00
known as the millennium.
00:33:54.00\00:33:55.60
So what's happening on
earth during the thousand years,
00:33:55.60\00:33:57.60
while all the wicked are dead,
00:33:57.60\00:33:59.30
the Devil and his
angels are here on the earth.
00:33:59.30\00:34:01.94
And that's what it talks
about in Revelation chapter 20,
00:34:01.94\00:34:04.21
where it talks about the
Devil is bound by this chain
00:34:04.21\00:34:06.98
and he's placed in
this bottomless pit.
00:34:06.98\00:34:09.44
It's not talking
about some deep cave.
00:34:09.44\00:34:12.21
You can't restrain a
spirit being with a chain,
00:34:12.21\00:34:16.65
but it's a chain
of circumstances.
00:34:16.65\00:34:18.15
The Devil is here on the earth.
00:34:18.15\00:34:19.39
He has nobody to tempt.
00:34:19.39\00:34:20.56
He can't go anywhere.
00:34:20.56\00:34:21.66
God won't let
him leave the earth.
00:34:21.66\00:34:23.06
So, for a thousand years, the
Devil and his angels are here.
00:34:23.06\00:34:26.29
All the righteous are in heaven.
00:34:26.29\00:34:27.50
The wicked are dead.
00:34:27.50\00:34:28.83
Then at the end of the 1000
years, known as the millennium,
00:34:28.83\00:34:31.67
you read about in
Revelation chapter 21,
00:34:31.67\00:34:34.50
it talks about the new Jerusalem
00:34:34.50\00:34:36.20
coming down from
God out of heaven.
00:34:36.20\00:34:38.47
And the new
Jerusalem comes to the earth
00:34:38.47\00:34:40.51
with all of the saved.
00:34:40.51\00:34:42.11
It's at that time
that Jesus sets His foot
00:34:42.11\00:34:44.58
on the Mount of Olives
00:34:44.58\00:34:45.71
and it opens up and
it forms a great valley.
00:34:45.71\00:34:47.92
And the new
Jerusalem comes to rest,
00:34:47.92\00:34:50.15
and then all of the
wicked are resurrected.
00:34:50.15\00:34:52.75
So, the righteous are
inside the new Jerusalem,
00:34:52.75\00:34:54.96
the wicked are
outside the new Jerusalem,
00:34:54.96\00:34:57.13
and we have what we call
the great white throne judgment.
00:34:57.13\00:35:00.96
And at the end of that
great white throne judgment,
00:35:00.96\00:35:03.03
according to
Revelation chapter 20, it says,
00:35:03.03\00:35:05.60
the wicked
surround the beloved city.
00:35:05.60\00:35:07.57
They surround the new Jerusalem,
00:35:07.57\00:35:09.37
they try to
attack the new Jerusalem,
00:35:09.37\00:35:11.87
but then fire comes
down and devours them.
00:35:11.87\00:35:14.28
And the fire that destroys
the wicked destroys the Devil
00:35:14.28\00:35:16.64
and his angels and
purifies the earth.
00:35:16.64\00:35:19.25
And then God
creates a new heavens
00:35:19.25\00:35:21.65
and a new earth
wherein dwells righteousness.
00:35:21.65\00:35:24.55
So that's just a
quick synopsis of events
00:35:24.55\00:35:26.92
that are to take place
from the second coming of Christ
00:35:26.92\00:35:29.89
to the third coming of
Christ that happens at the end
00:35:29.89\00:35:32.46
of the 1000 year period.
00:35:32.46\00:35:34.30
- [Barbara] So at that
time, will they be judged
00:35:35.63\00:35:37.63
like the wicked people?
00:35:37.63\00:35:39.37
- Yes.
00:35:39.37\00:35:40.40
Now, of course the
decision is already made
00:35:40.40\00:35:42.67
as to who's saved and lost
the time of the second coming.
00:35:42.67\00:35:46.11
So, when Jesus
comes the righteous,
00:35:46.11\00:35:48.21
they're gonna
be taken to heaven,
00:35:48.21\00:35:49.31
the wicked,
they're gonna be destroyed
00:35:49.31\00:35:50.41
with the
brightness of Christ coming.
00:35:50.41\00:35:52.68
But during the 1000
years where the saints live
00:35:52.68\00:35:55.82
and rain with Christ
for a thousand years,
00:35:55.82\00:35:58.49
they will be participating,
that is the saved,
00:35:58.49\00:36:01.29
they'll be participating
or validating, you might say,
00:36:01.29\00:36:06.06
the judgements that
God has already made.
00:36:06.06\00:36:08.30
The Bible tells us, maybe
Carlos, you can look it up,
00:36:08.30\00:36:10.80
that the righteous
will even judge the angels.
00:36:10.80\00:36:13.50
- Yes.
00:36:13.50\00:36:14.57
- So during that
1000 year time period,
00:36:14.57\00:36:16.47
there is a judgment that occurs.
00:36:16.47\00:36:18.04
And yeah, the righteous
will even have some part to play
00:36:18.04\00:36:21.01
in the judgment of the angels,
00:36:21.01\00:36:22.01
let alone the
judgment of the wicked.
00:36:22.01\00:36:24.58
But at the end of
that thousand years,
00:36:25.68\00:36:27.32
the wicked are resurrected
00:36:27.32\00:36:28.72
where they get a chance
to actually see the evidence,
00:36:28.72\00:36:31.62
and they could ask the question,
00:36:31.62\00:36:32.85
why am I not in the city?
00:36:32.85\00:36:34.42
God's gonna make it very clear.
00:36:34.42\00:36:36.09
And at the end of that
judgment, the Bible says,
00:36:36.09\00:36:38.56
every knee shall bow,
00:36:38.56\00:36:39.96
every tongue will confess even
the Devil that Jesus is Lord.
00:36:39.96\00:36:43.70
But it's not a confession
outta guilt or sorrow for sin,
00:36:43.70\00:36:46.20
it's just an
acknowledgement of the evidence.
00:36:46.20\00:36:48.57
Because no
sooner do they say that,
00:36:48.57\00:36:50.31
then they try to
destroy the new Jerusalem.
00:36:50.31\00:36:52.71
- Yeah. That verses is
first Corinthians chapter six,
00:36:54.04\00:36:55.68
verse three.
00:36:55.68\00:36:56.75
- First Corinthians
chapter six, first three
00:36:56.75\00:36:57.85
that says, well,
do you have a there?
00:36:57.85\00:36:59.91
Can you read it for us?
00:36:59.91\00:37:01.48
- Well, I have it
in Spanish, but I can
00:37:01.48\00:37:03.05
- [Pastor Jëan] Oh
yeah, in Spanish. Yes.
00:37:03.05\00:37:04.39
- But it says, We not know
00:37:04.39\00:37:05.52
that we shall
also judge the angels.
00:37:05.52\00:37:07.42
How much more than shall we
judge the things of this life?
00:37:07.42\00:37:10.33
- All right. Very good
translation They Pastor Carlos.
00:37:10.33\00:37:12.79
(laughing)
00:37:12.79\00:37:13.60
- Does that help Barbara?
00:37:13.60\00:37:15.40
- [Barbara] Yes.
Thank you very much.
00:37:15.40\00:37:17.00
- All right. You're welcome.
00:37:17.00\00:37:18.03
Thanks, for the call.
00:37:18.03\00:37:18.87
- Thank you.
00:37:18.87\00:37:20.00
- You know, we do
have a study guide
00:37:20.00\00:37:21.10
that talks about
the 1000 year period.
00:37:21.10\00:37:22.74
It's called A
Thousand Years of Peace.
00:37:22.74\00:37:24.84
And if you'd like to
learn more about that,
00:37:24.84\00:37:26.91
we'll be happy
to send it to you.
00:37:26.91\00:37:28.04
The number to
call is (800) 835-6747.
00:37:28.04\00:37:32.31
And you can ask
for the study guide.
00:37:32.31\00:37:33.58
It's called A
Thousand Years of Peace.
00:37:33.58\00:37:35.82
Who do we have next?
00:37:35.82\00:37:36.82
- Next we have
Malaura from Wyoming.
00:37:36.82\00:37:40.79
Welcome to the
Bible Answers Live.
00:37:40.79\00:37:43.39
- [Malaura] In the last year,
00:37:43.39\00:37:44.93
I have made a lifestyle
change and I have become vegan,
00:37:44.93\00:37:49.70
and I have added
exercise, and I have added,
00:37:49.70\00:37:52.23
I have been studying my
Bible every day for, gosh,
00:37:52.23\00:37:57.31
at least 18 months now.
00:37:58.24\00:37:59.61
I have done everything that
everybody has suggested I do,
00:37:59.61\00:38:04.11
but I still suffer
continually with depression.
00:38:04.11\00:38:09.18
Some days, it is just all
I can do to get out of bed.
00:38:10.55\00:38:12.85
I don't know
what I'm doing wrong,
00:38:12.85\00:38:14.69
I really don't.
00:38:15.69\00:38:16.73
So, if you could
just tell me, please?
00:38:16.73\00:38:20.03
I've lost over 70 pounds.
00:38:20.03\00:38:21.66
I mean, I, you know,
I've worked really hard.
00:38:21.66\00:38:25.47
- Yes. And you know,
Malaura, I can understand,
00:38:25.47\00:38:30.17
I've worked with folks
and had church members,
00:38:30.17\00:38:32.44
and even folks close to me
00:38:32.44\00:38:34.14
that have
struggled with depression.
00:38:34.14\00:38:36.04
And, you know, depression
is one of those things that
00:38:36.04\00:38:38.91
when you're feeling depressed,
00:38:38.91\00:38:40.15
it's easy to blame
yourself and say, you know,
00:38:40.15\00:38:42.15
I must be a bad person.
00:38:42.15\00:38:43.25
There must be
something that I'm doing wrong.
00:38:43.25\00:38:45.55
I think we need to
recognize that depression,
00:38:45.55\00:38:47.86
there's a number of causes.
00:38:47.86\00:38:49.42
One could be, somebody goes
through a dramatic experience.
00:38:49.42\00:38:52.09
It could be the result of
a loss of a family member.
00:38:52.09\00:38:55.53
It could just be a
genetic disposition.
00:38:55.53\00:38:57.93
It could be a
chemical imbalance.
00:38:57.93\00:38:59.70
There are many different
reasons for depression.
00:38:59.70\00:39:01.60
One could be spiritual,
but that's not always the case.
00:39:01.60\00:39:04.61
We even have
examples in the Bible
00:39:04.61\00:39:06.24
of faithful men and
woman who suffered depression.
00:39:06.24\00:39:10.11
You read some of the Psalms
where David was very depressed,
00:39:10.11\00:39:13.11
and he says, oh,
I wish I could die.
00:39:13.11\00:39:15.52
Job went through a terrible
time of depression as a result
00:39:15.52\00:39:18.25
of the trials that came to him.
00:39:18.25\00:39:19.35
So, just because
a person is facing
00:39:19.35\00:39:21.76
or experiencing depression,
00:39:21.76\00:39:22.86
it doesn't mean that
God doesn't love them
00:39:22.86\00:39:25.19
or that they're a great sinner,
00:39:25.19\00:39:26.90
or they have
turned away from God.
00:39:26.90\00:39:29.10
But I think we live in a
world where there is sin,
00:39:29.10\00:39:32.30
and some of the consequences
of sin that we do have
00:39:32.30\00:39:34.60
is suffering and pain and
sorrow, which can be depression.
00:39:34.60\00:39:38.61
So, the first thing
I want to tell you is
00:39:38.61\00:39:40.98
don't be reluctant.
00:39:40.98\00:39:42.81
Do everything you're doing,
00:39:42.81\00:39:43.61
which sounds like you are.
00:39:43.61\00:39:44.91
You're spending time in prayer,
00:39:44.91\00:39:46.31
you're reading your Bible,
you're living healthfully,
00:39:46.31\00:39:49.08
you're eating well, you're
trying to get your exercise.
00:39:49.08\00:39:51.15
But don't be
reluctant to search a for
00:39:51.15\00:39:54.82
and find medical help as well.
00:39:54.82\00:39:57.36
There are
things that can be done
00:39:57.36\00:40:00.13
to help a person through
difficult bouts of depression.
00:40:00.13\00:40:04.47
Some people just
have mild depression.
00:40:04.47\00:40:06.53
Others might go into
very severe depression,
00:40:06.53\00:40:08.74
and they need some
medical help to get them back,
00:40:08.74\00:40:12.87
whether that's a medication
00:40:12.87\00:40:14.74
or maybe some
type of a treatment.
00:40:14.74\00:40:16.58
So, I would encourage you to
explore all of those options.
00:40:16.58\00:40:19.48
But despite the depression,
00:40:19.48\00:40:20.82
the good news is God loves
you and he's able to help you.
00:40:20.82\00:40:23.92
Never give up, keep
praying, keep seeking for help,
00:40:23.92\00:40:26.69
and then utilize
all the resources
00:40:26.69\00:40:29.46
that God has
made available to us.
00:40:29.46\00:40:32.23
And realize that
depression is an illness
00:40:32.23\00:40:34.63
just like any
other illness, it can be,
00:40:34.63\00:40:37.67
and it can have
real physical results.
00:40:37.67\00:40:41.04
So, take advantage of any
medical help that you can get
00:40:41.04\00:40:44.44
to try and
relieve that depression
00:40:44.44\00:40:46.51
and keep it a burden of prayer.
00:40:46.51\00:40:48.34
As I know it's a
difficult thing to go through.
00:40:48.34\00:40:51.48
You know, Pastor Carlos, it's,
00:40:51.48\00:40:53.38
I think part of the
reason we have those examples
00:40:53.38\00:40:55.68
in the Bible of people
who have suffered depression
00:40:55.68\00:40:57.69
is to help us,
00:40:57.69\00:40:59.15
because everybody goes
through some time of difficulty,
00:40:59.15\00:41:00.86
some more than others.
00:41:00.86\00:41:02.32
And there could
be family relations,
00:41:02.32\00:41:03.79
could be genetic for some folks,
00:41:03.79\00:41:06.13
but just because we're depressed
00:41:06.13\00:41:07.40
it doesn't mean
God loves us less
00:41:07.40\00:41:08.83
or that we're a great sinner
00:41:08.83\00:41:10.40
because some very
Godly men and woman
00:41:10.40\00:41:12.80
in the Bible suffer depression.
00:41:12.80\00:41:14.07
I think of Elijah,
the great man of God,
00:41:14.07\00:41:16.50
the prophet of God
after Mount Carmel.
00:41:16.50\00:41:18.41
He got so depressed,
00:41:18.41\00:41:19.41
he said, Lord, just let me die.
00:41:19.41\00:41:21.38
So, yes, but of course,
00:41:21.38\00:41:22.98
God sustained him
and brought him through.
00:41:22.98\00:41:24.41
So, keep holding onto God.
00:41:24.41\00:41:25.78
Keep trusting him.
00:41:25.78\00:41:27.18
Do everything you can.
00:41:27.18\00:41:28.68
Look for medical
help where needed.
00:41:28.68\00:41:30.72
But ultimately God
is the great physician.
00:41:30.72\00:41:33.02
I'll hold onto him
and keep trusting him.
00:41:33.02\00:41:35.16
- I just want to tell Malaura
00:41:35.16\00:41:36.52
that I used to
suffer from depression too.
00:41:36.52\00:41:38.76
And there's one Bible verse
that really helped me a lot.
00:41:38.76\00:41:41.73
It's Isaiah 26:3, says,
00:41:41.73\00:41:43.33
"You will keep
him in perfect peace,
00:41:43.33\00:41:45.37
whose mind is stayed on
you, because he trusts in you.
00:41:45.37\00:41:48.10
Trust in the Lord
forever for the Yah,
00:41:48.10\00:41:50.04
The Lord, is
everlasting strength.
00:41:50.04\00:41:51.94
So, take these Bible promises
00:41:51.94\00:41:53.71
and write 'em around
the house, around your room.
00:41:53.71\00:41:55.68
And every time
you feel depressed,
00:41:55.68\00:41:57.01
every time you feel
like you don't wanna continue
00:41:57.01\00:41:59.78
or you feel overwhelmed,
00:41:59.78\00:42:01.25
look at those
promises and hold on to them.
00:42:01.25\00:42:03.69
Pray to God.
00:42:03.69\00:42:04.52
- [Pastor Jëan] Absolutely.
00:42:04.52\00:42:05.65
- And ask him for
victory over that.
00:42:05.65\00:42:08.49
And we know that the Lord wants
00:42:08.49\00:42:10.26
to give us a complete victory.
00:42:10.26\00:42:11.36
- That's right.
00:42:11.36\00:42:12.73
And never give up.
Keep trust in the Lord.
00:42:12.73\00:42:14.10
Remember, the promise
is that when Jesus comes,
00:42:14.10\00:42:16.03
these mortal bodies
will receive immortality.
00:42:16.03\00:42:19.03
And we won't be struggling
00:42:19.03\00:42:20.14
with the same
things that we have here
00:42:20.14\00:42:21.94
in these mortal
bodies that we have now.
00:42:21.94\00:42:24.77
- Amen.
00:42:24.77\00:42:25.91
- So, we'll keep
you in prayer, Malaura.
00:42:25.91\00:42:27.98
Who do we have next?
00:42:27.98\00:42:29.04
- Next, we have
Lisa from Oklahoma.
00:42:29.04\00:42:30.88
Good evening,
Lisa, you're on the air.
00:42:30.88\00:42:33.15
- [Lisa] Hi.
00:42:33.15\00:42:34.58
So, my question is,
00:42:34.58\00:42:35.88
looking at Abraham's example
00:42:37.72\00:42:41.46
of when God told
him to take his son
00:42:41.46\00:42:43.22
and to sacrifice his son.
00:42:43.22\00:42:44.76
How did he know
that that was God's voice
00:42:46.36\00:42:51.33
and that it wasn't a deception?
00:42:51.33\00:42:53.80
Cuz I mean,
something like that is crazy.
00:42:53.80\00:42:56.00
And if something
like that happened now,
00:42:56.00\00:42:57.31
he'd be put in jail for it.
00:42:57.31\00:42:58.54
But I mean, you
know what I'm saying?
00:42:58.54\00:43:01.51
He had to have some reassurance
00:43:01.51\00:43:03.61
that this was
something that was from God
00:43:03.61\00:43:06.28
and not,
00:43:06.28\00:43:07.15
- Yes.
00:43:07.15\00:43:08.28
- [Lisa] His crazy mind or.
00:43:08.28\00:43:09.68
- Yes, absolutely.
00:43:09.68\00:43:10.89
Well, several things.
00:43:10.89\00:43:11.72
First of all, he is,
00:43:11.72\00:43:13.05
remember this test didn't
come to Abraham until he was,
00:43:13.05\00:43:15.52
you know, 120 years old.
00:43:15.52\00:43:18.33
So he had walked with
the Lord for many years
00:43:18.33\00:43:21.40
and God spoke to him
even to leave his home
00:43:21.40\00:43:24.67
and go to the Promised Land.
00:43:24.67\00:43:25.90
And there were many occasions
00:43:25.90\00:43:27.04
where God communicated
with Abraham directly.
00:43:27.04\00:43:30.67
Abraham had a very
special relationship with God.
00:43:30.67\00:43:33.54
So, when God told
Abraham to take his son Isaac,
00:43:33.54\00:43:36.44
and to offer him as a sacrifice,
00:43:36.44\00:43:37.98
it was not just a
impression that he had,
00:43:37.98\00:43:40.68
it wasn't just a thought
that flashed into his mind.
00:43:40.68\00:43:43.18
It was very evident that
this was God speaking to him.
00:43:43.18\00:43:46.99
It was clear, Abraham knew.
00:43:47.79\00:43:50.33
And I'm sure when Abraham
received this message from God,
00:43:50.33\00:43:53.96
that he was to
sacrifice his son,
00:43:53.96\00:43:55.43
I'm sure Abraham spent
earnest hours in prayer.
00:43:55.43\00:43:58.57
You can only imagine
how Abraham must have prayed
00:43:58.57\00:44:01.94
and prayed and said,
Lord, please, are you sure?
00:44:01.94\00:44:04.51
Is this really
what you want me to do?
00:44:04.51\00:44:07.24
And he trusted God to
know that if he was misled,
00:44:07.24\00:44:10.81
God would reveal that to him.
00:44:10.81\00:44:13.15
And so until God
would direct him elsewhere,
00:44:13.15\00:44:16.52
he was gonna be
faithful and keep following
00:44:16.52\00:44:19.12
what God had told him to do.
00:44:19.12\00:44:21.16
And of course, throughout
that whole experience,
00:44:21.16\00:44:22.79
he still believed that
Isaac was to be resurrected.
00:44:22.79\00:44:25.59
He believed that even if
he did sacrifice his son,
00:44:25.59\00:44:27.86
he would be
resurrected from the dead
00:44:27.86\00:44:30.20
because he claimed
the promise of God.
00:44:30.20\00:44:32.50
So, it wasn't
presumption on Abraham's part
00:44:32.50\00:44:35.14
because he was always
looking for a different way
00:44:35.14\00:44:37.91
that God might direct.
00:44:37.91\00:44:39.21
But he was saying, Lord,
until you direct me otherwise,
00:44:39.21\00:44:41.71
I'm going to faithfully
follow your instruction.
00:44:41.71\00:44:44.58
And I think in, Pastor
Carlos, in the same way,
00:44:44.58\00:44:47.08
if God is asking us to do
something and we are sincere
00:44:47.08\00:44:49.82
and we seek to know God's will,
00:44:49.82\00:44:51.69
we can trust that
if we are being misled
00:44:51.69\00:44:54.16
and we are wanting
to do what's right,
00:44:54.16\00:44:55.82
God will reveal that to us.
00:44:55.82\00:44:57.26
He'll make it clear to
us and say, no, no, no,
00:44:57.26\00:44:59.39
that's not what
I want you to do.
00:44:59.39\00:45:00.56
You're going
down the wrong path.
00:45:00.56\00:45:01.76
- Amen.
00:45:01.76\00:45:03.10
- He'll make that very clear.
00:45:03.10\00:45:03.90
And that's kind of what Abraham,
00:45:03.90\00:45:05.27
I think, was looking for
in that situation as well.
00:45:05.27\00:45:07.34
- Amen.
00:45:07.34\00:45:08.17
- Does that help Lisa?
00:45:08.17\00:45:09.37
- [Lisa] Yeah.
Yeah, that makes sense.
00:45:10.47\00:45:13.07
- All right, very good.
00:45:13.07\00:45:14.41
Well, thanks for your call.
00:45:14.41\00:45:15.84
All right. Who do we have next?
00:45:16.64\00:45:18.01
- Next we have Ali
calling from Newark, New Jersey.
00:45:18.01\00:45:21.58
Good evening, Ali,
you are on the air.
00:45:21.58\00:45:23.92
- [Ali] Hey, pastor Ross.
00:45:23.92\00:45:24.99
Hey, pastor Carlos.
00:45:24.99\00:45:26.59
- Hello.
00:45:26.59\00:45:27.69
- [Ali] Thanks
for taking my call.
00:45:27.69\00:45:28.69
My, can you hear me?
00:45:28.69\00:45:29.99
- Yeah, we can hear you.
00:45:29.99\00:45:31.59
- [Ali] Okay. Okay. Okay.
00:45:31.59\00:45:32.93
My question is,
00:45:32.93\00:45:34.56
how can we walk in a close
fellowship with God and Jesus
00:45:34.56\00:45:38.70
like Enoch, Abraham and Noah
00:45:38.70\00:45:41.50
and all the
other men of faith did,
00:45:41.50\00:45:43.94
and what does that look
like on a day-to-day basis?
00:45:43.94\00:45:49.01
- Okay, good question.
00:45:49.68\00:45:51.08
Yes, practically, I
think it begins in the morning.
00:45:51.08\00:45:53.65
You know, the very
moment you awake in the morning,
00:45:53.65\00:45:56.65
the first thing to do
00:45:56.65\00:45:57.99
is to start your day
by communing with God.
00:45:57.99\00:46:00.76
One of the things I do,
00:46:00.76\00:46:02.16
the first thought
that comes to my head
00:46:02.16\00:46:03.76
when I wake up in the morning
00:46:03.76\00:46:05.66
is I want to thank the
Lord for another day of life,
00:46:05.66\00:46:07.86
but I want to
surrender my life to him.
00:46:07.86\00:46:09.66
And I say, Lord,
today my life is your life.
00:46:09.66\00:46:12.53
I want to do those
things that you want me to do.
00:46:12.53\00:46:15.24
I surrender my
heart, I surrender my mind,
00:46:15.24\00:46:17.51
I surrender my entire being.
00:46:17.51\00:46:19.51
And then we need to
spend time communing with God,
00:46:19.51\00:46:21.74
spend time in his
words, spend time in prayer.
00:46:21.74\00:46:25.25
And then throughout the
day we want to keep that open
00:46:25.25\00:46:27.68
communion with God,
00:46:27.68\00:46:29.05
that connection, where
we don't just think of God
00:46:29.05\00:46:31.72
in the morning and maybe
for a little bit in the evening
00:46:31.72\00:46:34.22
before we go to bed,
00:46:34.22\00:46:35.59
but throughout the day
we are communing with God.
00:46:35.59\00:46:37.33
And that's what it
means to walk with God.
00:46:37.33\00:46:38.93
It means to
communicate with God,
00:46:38.93\00:46:40.46
to commune with
God throughout the day.
00:46:40.46\00:46:42.93
You know,
sometimes the Holy Spirit
00:46:42.93\00:46:44.30
will even
convict us and say, man,
00:46:44.30\00:46:45.63
you're getting so busy
on all these other things
00:46:45.63\00:46:47.40
that you haven't actually, you
haven't communicated with me,
00:46:47.40\00:46:50.71
you haven't prayed,
you haven't thought of me.
00:46:50.71\00:46:54.21
But if we're
earnestly seeking to know God
00:46:54.21\00:46:57.18
and to be in harmony with him,
00:46:57.18\00:46:59.25
God will guide us
into a deeper experience.
00:46:59.25\00:47:01.98
This doesn't happen overnight.
00:47:01.98\00:47:03.32
Remember Enoch was 300 plus
years before he was translated,
00:47:03.32\00:47:06.96
Noah lived a long age.
00:47:06.96\00:47:08.16
Abraham was a
faithful follower of God.
00:47:08.16\00:47:09.76
And so we can grow,
00:47:09.76\00:47:10.86
we can develop this
closer union with God.
00:47:10.86\00:47:14.36
And that's the
goal as a Christian
00:47:14.36\00:47:15.90
is to come as
close to God as we can.
00:47:15.90\00:47:18.23
And I think also Pastor Carlos,
00:47:18.23\00:47:19.53
just recognizing
the presence of God.
00:47:19.53\00:47:21.64
Sometimes we
forget that God is here.
00:47:21.64\00:47:23.30
Jesus said, I'll never
leave you nor forsake you,
00:47:23.30\00:47:24.97
the Holy Spirit is with us
00:47:24.97\00:47:26.54
and recognizing
that, that God knows us,
00:47:26.54\00:47:28.94
He's concerned about us.
00:47:28.94\00:47:30.05
He wants to guide us
in the big things in life
00:47:30.05\00:47:32.08
and the little things in life.
00:47:32.08\00:47:33.58
And recognizing
that God is with us.
00:47:33.58\00:47:36.02
- Amen.
00:47:36.02\00:47:37.59
- All right, Ali,
thanks for your call.
00:47:37.59\00:47:38.92
Hope that helps.
00:47:38.92\00:47:40.06
Who do we have next?
00:47:40.06\00:47:41.46
- Next we have Bobby from
College Place, Washington.
00:47:41.46\00:47:44.93
- [Bobby] My question is
regarding Genesis two, seven,
00:47:44.93\00:47:49.96
where it talks about
00:47:50.63\00:47:51.17
God breathing
into man's nostrils
00:47:53.57\00:47:56.00
and man becoming a living soul.
00:47:56.00\00:47:57.87
But then sometimes people
tell me, no, that's not right,
00:47:59.21\00:48:03.21
kind of thing.
00:48:03.21\00:48:04.51
And they refer me to
First Thessalonians 5:23,
00:48:04.51\00:48:08.92
where it talks
about your whole spirit,
00:48:08.92\00:48:12.39
soul and body being preserved.
00:48:12.39\00:48:14.82
So, is there some kind
of contradiction there?
00:48:16.19\00:48:19.86
- Well, the word
soul in the Bible
00:48:19.86\00:48:23.00
is used in different ways.
00:48:23.00\00:48:25.13
When you're reading
in Genesis and it says,
00:48:25.13\00:48:26.90
God breathed into
Adam the breath of life,
00:48:26.90\00:48:28.64
and Adam became a living soul.
00:48:28.64\00:48:30.41
Other translations, new
King James is a living being.
00:48:30.41\00:48:33.84
So the word soul can refer
to a living being an individual.
00:48:33.84\00:48:38.91
But there is also that
essence of consciousness
00:48:40.02\00:48:42.62
that we have, our
character, our personality,
00:48:42.62\00:48:45.92
sometimes in scripture
that's referred to as spirit
00:48:45.92\00:48:49.16
or soul, sort of the inner part,
our thoughts, our feelings.
00:48:49.16\00:48:54.20
And it's used interchangeably,
00:48:55.00\00:48:56.46
just like the word spirit
00:48:56.46\00:48:58.07
and breath is used
interchangeably in scripture.
00:48:58.07\00:49:01.64
We even have
examples of animal life
00:49:01.64\00:49:03.84
referred to in the
Bible as every living soul
00:49:03.84\00:49:07.44
that was in the sea died.
00:49:07.44\00:49:08.71
And it's talking about the fish,
00:49:08.71\00:49:10.71
or every soul in the land date
during the time of the flood.
00:49:10.71\00:49:13.01
So, the word soul
has different meanings.
00:49:13.01\00:49:15.82
So yes, it does mean,
just like the word spirit,
00:49:15.82\00:49:17.92
it can mean our entire being.
00:49:17.92\00:49:20.22
It talks about so many
souls that may be perished
00:49:21.56\00:49:24.99
or so many souls
that we need to battle
00:49:24.99\00:49:27.23
or so many souls in
a nation or an army.
00:49:27.23\00:49:29.80
But the word soul can also refer
to a person's consciousness
00:49:29.80\00:49:33.70
or their
character or personality.
00:49:33.70\00:49:35.77
So, you gotta look at
the context of the verse.
00:49:35.77\00:49:38.51
- [Bobby] Okay.
00:49:38.51\00:49:39.84
- But again, we're not saying
that the soul is immortal.
00:49:39.84\00:49:42.34
And I guess that's
the point of dispute
00:49:42.34\00:49:44.15
that some people have.
00:49:44.15\00:49:45.75
Some people believe
that the soul cannot die.
00:49:45.75\00:49:48.15
Now, that's not biblical.
00:49:48.15\00:49:49.82
The Bible makes it clear
that Adam became a living soul
00:49:49.82\00:49:52.59
when you had the breath of
life combined with the body.
00:49:52.59\00:49:56.36
That's when we
have a living being.
00:49:56.36\00:49:58.46
So the Bible doesn't
speak of an immortal soul.
00:49:58.46\00:50:00.73
- [Bobby] And once the
the breath goes bye-bye,
00:50:00.73\00:50:02.73
then there is no longer a soul.
00:50:02.73\00:50:04.50
- Correct. Yep.
00:50:04.50\00:50:05.60
At least in that sense
of being a living being.
00:50:05.60\00:50:09.37
- All right. Well thank you.
00:50:09.37\00:50:10.67
- Thank you, Bobby.
00:50:10.67\00:50:11.51
Appreciate your call.
00:50:11.51\00:50:12.87
I think we have time for a
few more call Pastor Carlos.
00:50:12.87\00:50:15.28
- We do.
00:50:15.28\00:50:16.11
- Who do we have next?
00:50:16.11\00:50:17.51
- All right, let's go
with Samuel from New York City.
00:50:17.51\00:50:18.68
Samuel, you're on the air.
00:50:18.68\00:50:20.12
- [Samuel] Hey.
Hello, Pastor Carlos.
00:50:20.12\00:50:22.42
Hello Pastor
Ross. How you doing?
00:50:22.42\00:50:24.42
- Hello.
00:50:24.42\00:50:25.25
- Doing well.
00:50:25.25\00:50:26.32
- [Samuel] So,
before I ask my question,
00:50:26.32\00:50:28.09
I just wanna fill you in
on a little bit of background.
00:50:28.09\00:50:30.29
I'm just asking this
question because a few years ago
00:50:30.29\00:50:34.03
I just got betrayed by
the person that I love,
00:50:34.03\00:50:37.00
and just after that I
just got a to a turning point
00:50:37.00\00:50:39.97
where I just, I was a Christian,
00:50:39.97\00:50:42.17
I was going to church
and doing all the rituals,
00:50:42.17\00:50:45.64
but I kind of didn't notice God,
00:50:45.64\00:50:47.71
like, I didn't talk
about God or read the Bible
00:50:47.71\00:50:50.31
or really pray.
00:50:50.31\00:50:52.11
But after that, I just
got to a turning point.
00:50:52.11\00:50:53.82
I just turned myself in
00:50:53.82\00:50:55.62
and just think about
him on a daily basis.
00:50:55.62\00:50:58.62
And now I'm reading the
Bible from beginning to end,
00:50:58.62\00:51:01.99
I'm kind of going through it.
00:51:01.99\00:51:03.89
But recently, ever since
I got to that turning point,
00:51:03.89\00:51:07.13
I just been falling
through this just a single scene
00:51:07.13\00:51:11.17
where the person that I love
00:51:11.17\00:51:13.13
that just keeps
falling on lots of scene
00:51:13.13\00:51:15.87
where I just keep falling.
00:51:15.87\00:51:17.24
I just keep falling onto my
knees begging for forgiveness.
00:51:17.24\00:51:21.14
But the thing is
just, I keep just doing it,
00:51:21.14\00:51:23.08
doing it and doing it.
00:51:23.08\00:51:24.95
And of course I got the memory
of that person on Hebrew 10
00:51:24.95\00:51:29.12
that says, if we
willingly keep sinning,
00:51:29.12\00:51:32.35
then there's no
forgiveness for sin.
00:51:32.35\00:51:35.09
And of course, I know the
interpretation of that verse,
00:51:35.09\00:51:38.29
which is if
somebody goes out of the way
00:51:38.29\00:51:41.26
in just a full,
living in full out sin,
00:51:41.26\00:51:44.57
I know the interpretation,
00:51:44.57\00:51:45.87
but I also know that
it is better to be married
00:51:45.87\00:51:48.44
than burn with passion.
00:51:48.44\00:51:50.54
- So,
00:51:50.54\00:51:51.84
- [Samuel] But my
question really is
00:51:51.84\00:51:53.27
that let's say I
just died tomorrow,
00:51:53.27\00:51:55.68
but I just recognize
God has taught of him,
00:51:55.68\00:51:58.98
and I read the Bible and I pray,
00:51:58.98\00:52:01.35
I just keep
falling to this single sin.
00:52:01.35\00:52:03.45
Do you think God will deny
me the entrance to the Kingdom?
00:52:03.45\00:52:06.55
- Okay, so the question then,
00:52:06.55\00:52:08.99
if I'm
understanding correctly Samuel,
00:52:08.99\00:52:10.39
is what do we do
if we're a believer
00:52:10.39\00:52:12.36
and we find ourselves
struggling with a particular sin
00:52:12.36\00:52:15.00
and we keep
stumbling over and over again?
00:52:15.00\00:52:17.43
Does this verse in
Hebrews 10:26 apply?
00:52:17.43\00:52:20.30
Which says, "For
if we sin willfully
00:52:20.30\00:52:22.34
after we receive a
knowledge of the truth,
00:52:22.34\00:52:23.94
there is no longer
a sacrifice for sins?
00:52:23.94\00:52:27.08
Well, you know, if
that was the criteria,
00:52:27.08\00:52:28.74
I think all of us
would be in trouble
00:52:28.74\00:52:30.21
because I don't
know of one Christian
00:52:30.21\00:52:31.58
that has not stumbled over
the same sin multiple times,
00:52:31.58\00:52:34.92
whether it be gossip or
whether it be overeating
00:52:34.92\00:52:37.15
or whatever it might be.
00:52:37.15\00:52:38.65
The good news is
that God is able to save,
00:52:39.75\00:52:42.09
he's able to
save to the uttermost.
00:52:42.09\00:52:43.83
This verse is
talking about an open,
00:52:43.83\00:52:45.99
high-handed
rebellion against God.
00:52:45.99\00:52:49.16
That's when a
person gets to the point
00:52:49.16\00:52:51.00
where they don't
ask for forgiveness,
00:52:51.00\00:52:53.17
where they begin to
make excuses for sin,
00:52:53.17\00:52:55.77
excusing sin in their life,
00:52:55.77\00:52:57.81
or saying that
it's not really sin
00:52:57.81\00:52:59.51
or that it doesn't matter.
00:52:59.51\00:53:01.01
That's a dangerous thing.
00:53:01.01\00:53:02.64
But if we recognize
that what we are doing
00:53:02.64\00:53:05.08
or what we have done is wrong
00:53:05.08\00:53:06.78
and it's a violation
of God's commandments,
00:53:06.78\00:53:08.98
and we sincerely
ask for forgiveness,
00:53:08.98\00:53:11.02
the Bible promises us
that if we confess our sin,
00:53:11.02\00:53:13.49
he's faithful and
just to forgive us
00:53:13.49\00:53:15.52
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
00:53:15.52\00:53:18.16
We also need to recognize
that not only does God want to
00:53:18.16\00:53:20.56
forgive us, but he
wants to empower us.
00:53:20.56\00:53:22.66
He wants to enable us to live
a victorious Christian life.
00:53:22.66\00:53:26.63
How do we gain
the victory over sin?
00:53:26.63\00:53:29.14
We have to claim the
promises found in the Bible.
00:53:29.14\00:53:32.37
That's how Jesus overcame sin
00:53:32.37\00:53:33.98
and that's the example
that he has set for us.
00:53:33.98\00:53:36.58
Jesus said, man shall
not live by bread alone,
00:53:36.58\00:53:38.78
but by every word that precedes
out of the mouth of God.
00:53:38.78\00:53:42.22
When we face temptation,
00:53:42.22\00:53:43.85
the thing we must do right away,
00:53:43.85\00:53:45.55
before that
temptation becomes overwhelming,
00:53:45.55\00:53:48.86
we need to turn to the Lord,
00:53:48.86\00:53:50.19
pray right then and there
and say, Lord, please help me.
00:53:50.19\00:53:53.43
Give me the victory.
00:53:53.43\00:53:54.83
Just like Peter,
00:53:54.83\00:53:55.90
when he began to
sink in the water
00:53:55.90\00:53:57.37
and all he could do
is was lift up his hand
00:53:57.37\00:53:58.77
and say, Lord, save me.
00:53:58.77\00:54:00.20
Sometimes that's
all we can do is say,
00:54:00.20\00:54:01.90
Lord, please save me.
00:54:01.90\00:54:03.00
And then start quoting
promises from the Bible.
00:54:03.00\00:54:07.01
You know, I don't know of anyone
00:54:07.01\00:54:08.54
that's able to sin while
they're quoting Bible promises
00:54:08.54\00:54:12.55
and they're on their knees
praying, asking for deliverance.
00:54:12.55\00:54:15.35
God will provide that strength.
00:54:15.35\00:54:16.92
It's when we
don't take advantage
00:54:16.92\00:54:18.45
of the power that
God wants to give us,
00:54:18.45\00:54:20.66
that we stumble
and fall into sin.
00:54:20.66\00:54:22.72
You know, we have a book,
00:54:22.72\00:54:23.83
it's called Tips for
Resisting Temptation,
00:54:23.83\00:54:25.73
and gives a step-by-step
guide on how we can live a
00:54:25.73\00:54:28.40
victorious Christian life.
00:54:28.40\00:54:29.50
How we can overcome
those besetting sins,
00:54:29.50\00:54:32.57
whatever they might be,
00:54:32.57\00:54:33.70
in each person,
it's a little different.
00:54:33.70\00:54:35.74
If you'd like to receive
that book for anyone wanting to
00:54:35.74\00:54:38.24
live a
victorious Christian life,
00:54:38.24\00:54:39.37
the number to
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So if you have a Bible question,
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be sure to email that to us
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if that's gonna be
better than calling in.
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Well, Pastor Carlos,
who do we have for tonight?
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- We have two questions here.
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The first one is
from Derek Brown.
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Is everybody
called to be a minister
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or to go into ministry?
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- [Pastor Jëan] Is everyone
called to be a minister?
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No, not everyone is
called to be a minister
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because we know that
there are different gifts
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of the spirit.
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So God has given some to
be teachers and preachers
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and evangelists, some
administrative skills,
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some to be helpers and
helping with different areas
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or caring for others.
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Some have the gift of languages,
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so each person
has a different gift.
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But are we all to be
sharers of the love of Christ?
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Absolutely.
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So in one sense, we're
all to be missionaries,
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not all ministers,
meaning that we're pastors,
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but we should all be looking
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for opportunities to
share the love of Jesus,
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and especially with those
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who have never
experienced the love of Christ
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or who are not Christians.
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Now, there might be a
family member, a neighbor,
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maybe a colleague.
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So yes, all of
us have a part to do
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in trying to share the good
news of salvation with others.
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- Amen.
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The next question is
from James from Massachusetts.
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He says, I heard in heaven
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we will still grow
every million years,
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and my question is, will
we ever get old in heaven.
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- Oh, will we
ever get old in heaven?
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Well, there is
probably an age, a perfect age,
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whatever that might be
that we think of here on earth.
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I don't know, maybe it's 30,
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- 27.
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- 40, 27, whatever it
might be that perfect age.
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For those who are
under that perfect age,
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whatever that might be,
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there will be
some growth in heaven,
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but we ultimately will be
what God is purpose for us to be
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throughout all eternity.
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We know in heaven
children will grow up,
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cuz the Bible does speak
of children being in heaven.
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But they will
grow up and eventually,
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it's kind of a sad thought,
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even though they
won't be sadness in heaven.
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But the children will grow up
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and you won't get old in
the sense of what old is here.
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Of course, we have all eternity
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to get to know Christ even more
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and those who are saved
and be in the earth made new.
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