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Pastor Doug
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Would you like to
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They live in total
darkness in oceans thousands
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of feet deep, where the
water pressure's extreme.
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Glass sponges must
be some of the world's
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most bizarre,
multicellular animals.
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These creatures have a
lattice-like layer of tissue
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surrounding a
skeleton made of a matrix
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of interweaving silica spines.
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Silica, that's right.
It's an animal made of glass.
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Scientists have found
the unique lattice structure
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of the glass sponge
is significantly stronger
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than any pattern currently
used by building engineers.
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One researcher said,
"It's sort of the holy grail
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of engineering design."
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Additionally, the glass threads
grown by these sponges work
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like fiber-optic lines,
conducting and bending light.
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One of the most astonishing
aspects of the glass sponges
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is that while
they grow very slowly,
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they don't appear to age.
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Theoretically, if
not eaten by starfish
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or destroyed by fishing nets,
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they're capable of
living for thousands of years.
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I tell you, Pastor Ross,
when you look at the intricacies
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and the design and the
engineering in the symmetry
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that you see in these
animals, these creatures,
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then it's more evidence that
this could never have happened
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by some biological
accident, there clearly
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is an intelligent,
brilliant, genius designer
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behind what you see in creation.
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- That's right Pastor
Doug, and it's not just
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the amazing complexity
of these various creatures,
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but just the beauty,
I mean, we were looking
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at some pictures
of the glass sponge,
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just the perfect symmetry
and how they can reflect
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and transmit the
light, is just amazing.
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And of course, there's
other creatures that they found
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way deep in the ocean
that actually have these neon,
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glowing, whatever it is.
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- Bioluminescent, they flash.
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You know, there's
even a verse in the Bible
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that talks about
this in Psalm 107:24,
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David here is talking
about people that go to sea,
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and he says, "They
see the works of the Lord
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and His wonders in the deep."
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So not only on the
land and in the sky,
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but in the deep you
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Dear Father, we thank You
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to be able to open up
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Our first call of this evening,
we've got Anthony listening
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in New York, Anthony,
welcome to the program.
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- [Anthony] Yes,
good evening pastors.
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- Evening.
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- [Anthony] I'm actually
asking this question on behalf
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of my wife, she was reading
first John, chapter five 16.
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It says, "If any man
see his brother sin a sin,
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which is not unto
death, he shall ask
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and he shall give him
life for them that sin
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not unto death, there
is a sin not unto death.
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I do not say that
he shall pray for it."
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And then in verse 17, it says,
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"All unrighteousness
is sin and there is a sin
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not unto death," so what exactly
is the sin not unto death?
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And that's what the assumption
that all sin leads to death,
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based on what the
Bible says, as well.
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- Right, well, the
penalty for sin is death.
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And so, he's talking about
interceding here for some sin
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that cannot be forgiven.
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Jesus tells us, really the
only sin that cannot be forgiven
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is the unpardonable sin, now
I've heard some of the scholars
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and theologians have gone
through the 10 Commandments
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and they say that,
well, you know, there was,
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according to
Jewish law, breaking some
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of the 10 Commandments
carried a death penalty.
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While, you know,
stealing or lying,
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you might suffer the
consequences in court,
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but it wasn't the death penalty.
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So I've heard people try to
approach that verse that way,
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and you see folks in the
Bible that interceded in behalf
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of others that were guilty of
sin and God hears their prayer
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and defends them or
delivers them, but typically,
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it's thought to be the blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit
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is that sin that
cannot be forgiven.
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- And if you want to
add to that a little more,
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any sin that is
unrepentant leads to death.
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- [Doug] That's right.
- So the only way that sin
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can be forgiven is we
wanna repent of those sins.
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So if there is somebody
that has sinned and yet,
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they have a repentant heart,
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then that's a sin that
does not lead to death.
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- [Doug] That's
right. - But if they have
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a hard heart, a
rebellious heart, then they're
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in danger of committing the
unpardonable sin or blasphemy
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against the Holy Spirit,
does that make sense, Anthony?
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- [Anthony] Yes, it
does. I believe so. Thank you.
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- All right, well hey, thanks
so much for your call tonight.
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- You know, we do
have a book, Pastor Doug,
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that's called Can a
Saved Man Choose to be Lost,
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and I think it talks
about the unpardonable sin
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Our next caller that we
have is Philip listening
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in Arkansas, Philip,
welcome to the program.
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- [Philip] Thank you
pastors, for doing this show,
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I hope you guys are as
blessed as we are listening
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to this every
week. - Oh, it's a joy.
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- [Philip] Just to
clarify on Anthony's question
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real quick though, why
does it say that we have
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to distinguish between praying
for someone that is sinning,
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but they have a repentant
heart versus them not having
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a repentant heart, how
are we to make that decision?
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- Well, I think that sometimes
you can tell if a person
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is asking for mercy or
they're turning to the Lord.
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Other people, they say, "I
don't want God in my life."
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And they're
turning from the Lord.
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- You know, the
Bible says by their fruits,
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he shall know them.
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Jesus spoke about the
Pharisees, he said, or actually,
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John the Baptist said,
"Bring forth fruits worthy
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of repentance," in other words,
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Pharisees were
unwilling to acknowledge this
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and they were unwilling
to repent, so we don't know
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the heart, but we can tell
by the actions, by the attitude,
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if it is a genuine
repentance or a willingness
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for repentance. -
[Philip] So in some sense,
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we do stop praying for someone
once they reach that point,
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it says that we
shouldn't pray for them anymore.
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- You know, the Bible tells
us, not only is there a time
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where you might not
be praying for somebody,
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you've got places in the
Bible where David is praying
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that God will take
vengeance on his enemies.
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So I know that's
pretty severe, we usually
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don't preach sermons on
that, but it is in the Psalms.
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- [Philip] Yeah,
that's fascinating.
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Back to my question
real quick, in Matthew 10,
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I had a question when
Jesus sends the 12 disciples
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out to the lost sheep
of the House of Israel,
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he tells them they're gonna
be going from town to town.
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Why does he say in verse
23 that you won't have gone
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through all the towns
until the Son of Man comes?
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- If you were to take
that even literally right now,
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Israel is one of the
hardest places in the world
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to do evangelism, you
are not allowed right now
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to do public
evangelism in Israel.
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We are on TV there, I think,
just because a lot of TVs pick
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up satellite and so
Amazing Facts is on TV in Israel
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and many places in the
Middle East, but if you do
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any proselytizing in Israel,
they'll invite you to leave
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the country or at
least cease and desist.
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So, certainly I think
there's gonna be a revival
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among the Jews before Jesus
comes, I hope and pray for that.
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That has not happened yet.
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- And then I've also,
if you wanna look at it
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as in a symbolic sense,
there is a work of evangelism.
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There is a call for repentance
amongst those who profess
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to be the followers of God.
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You've got
spiritual Israel in the Bible,
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you've got literal Israel,
you've got spiritual Israel.
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There is a work of reformation
that needs to take place
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within the church, if
you look at Christianity
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as a whole today, I think with
all of the various doctrines
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and teachings and
contradictions, there is
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definitely a work of preaching
the truth of the Word of God,
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even to those who
profess to be Christians
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and in Christian countries,
so you've got the literal
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application of Israel
as Pastor Doug mentioned,
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but I think you've also
got the spiritual application.
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And if you look at the
three angels' messages,
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the second angel's message
says, "Babylon has fallen,
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has fallen," we understand
Babylon to be representative
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of a religious system
claiming to be Christian,
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and yet it has fallen
from the truths of God's Word.
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So there is a call,
there is a preaching
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even to profess Christians.
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- Yeah and some of the apostles,
they write their letters
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to the 12 tribes, well there
were not 12 tribes at that time
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and they may
have been using it as
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a spiritual system.
- Symbolic application.
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All right. Thanks for your
call, Philip. Good question.
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- By the way, we do have a
book called Spiritual Israel.
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- We do. - We can
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Lolita is
listening in Nevada, Lolita,
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welcome to the
program. - [Lolita] Hi.
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Thank you pastors, my question
has to do with Daniel 12,
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verse 12, it says,
"Blessed is he who waits
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and comes to the 1,335 days."
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So I'm just wondering, what
exactly is that referring to?
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- Pastor Ross, you wanna?
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- Yeah, we'll give it a try
and then, you jump in there.
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- See if we can do
it in a short time.
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You did a good job last time.
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- We've got three time
periods listed in Daniel 12.
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You've got the 1260,
the 1290 and then the 1335.
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So the 1290's
understood to be the conversion
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of Clovis, King of the
Franks, that was the last
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of the various Pagan tribes
that was hindering the supremacy
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of the Papal power in Rome.
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That occurred in 605,
605 AD, Clovis converts
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and eventually the Franks,
of course, become France.
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And then the 1335, if you
start with that date of 605
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and you go
forward 1335, 1,335 years,
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you end on the
date 1843 and we find
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a great revival
that was taking place,
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especially in
interesting bible prophecy
00:12:48.16\00:12:50.53
around that time
period, 1843 and 1844.
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So the 1335 has been
identified as that time period
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from 605 to 1843.
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I don't know if you
wanted to add anything to that.
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- You know, to study
Daniel 12 is a tough question.
00:13:05.15\00:13:07.12
When people ask, it's like
when they ask about the wheel
00:13:07.12\00:13:09.32
within the wheel and Ezekiel
00:13:09.32\00:13:11.52
because you've
got three time periods
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and it's sort of a summary,
those three time periods
00:13:13.89\00:13:16.12
are summarizing
what's happened in all these
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previous
apocalyptic visions in Daniel.
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- Sort of a summary of the
book. At least the time periods.
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- So, you almost
have to take people back.
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- Right, and
look at each of them.
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- Chapter seven,
chapter two, chapter nine.
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- Put it all together.
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Well hopefully that
helps a little bit, Lolita.
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Next call that we have
is Jim listening in Indiana.
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Jim, welcome to the program.
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- [Jim] Yeah, good
to talk to you again.
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The question that I have
is in Zechariah chapter six,
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it's about the four chariots,
what do they represent?
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- Well, one thing you'll notice
is you've got these chariots
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and it talks about
you've got a red one,
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you've got a black
one, you've got a white one
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and you've got a dappled one.
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Zechariah is one of those
books along with Revelation
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that you read along with, I
should say, Ezekiel and Daniel,
00:14:06.88\00:14:11.95
that you read and
understand better in Revelation.
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In Revelation, you've probably
heard of the Four Horsemen
00:14:15.18\00:14:18.05
of the Apocalypse,
there's a lot of similarity
00:14:18.05\00:14:22.12
between this prophecy here
in Zechariah and the prophecy
00:14:22.12\00:14:26.80
in Revelation, now four in
the Bible typically represents
00:14:26.80\00:14:31.30
something universal,
in Revelation, you've got
00:14:31.30\00:14:33.84
the four angels holding
back the four wins of strife.
00:14:33.84\00:14:37.24
So these four chariots are
talking about them going forth.
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They're really
going forth everywhere.
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And with the strong seeds,
typically chariots were also
00:14:42.21\00:14:46.61
used in battle and so here it's,
I think talking about, you know,
00:14:46.61\00:14:51.69
the message of the Lord
and the progress of the gospel
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through the ages.
00:14:57.83\00:14:58.89
Now the Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse is the first four
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of the seven
seals in Revelation.
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You read in Revelation,
it says you got seven seals,
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and as they open
the first four seals,
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the four horses go forth.
00:15:10.84\00:15:13.01
- And you can't
mistake the identity,
00:15:13.01\00:15:14.71
or at least the
connection between Zechariah and
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Revelation, where it
talks about the four horses.
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The order's a little
different, which is interesting.
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The first horse in Revelation
is a white horse representing
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the proclamation of the
gospel, the red horse is a time
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of persecution, a black
horse is a time of compromise,
00:15:26.49\00:15:29.99
when number of Pagan
practices came to the church,
00:15:29.99\00:15:32.76
the pale horse
represents the Dark Ages.
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There was almost a death
to the truth and the plagues
00:15:35.10\00:15:37.83
that came during that
time period, so I think there
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is a connection here
between Zechariah and of course,
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there were judgements
coming upon ancient Israel,
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more specifically from Babylon,
and then of course you had
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other nations after
Babylon, you got Persia and then
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you got Greece
and then you got Rome,
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so you also have four
principal nations that came
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up against
literal Israel, as well.
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- All right. So hopefully
that helps a little bit.
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That is a deep study,
next caller that we have is,
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let's see, Jimmy
is listening in Texas.
00:16:03.59\00:16:05.26
Jimmy, welcome to the program.
00:16:05.26\00:16:06.83
- [Jimmy] Yes sir. Thank you.
00:16:07.60\00:16:09.13
- Yeah, how can
we help you tonight?
00:16:10.27\00:16:12.67
- [Jimmy] Yes sir, I was
trying to, what is the will
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of the Father, is it in
John chapter six, verse 40?
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Or in Psalm 40, verse eight?
00:16:18.91\00:16:22.41
- Well, in Psalm 40, verse
eight, it says, is that the one?
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I love to do your will,
your law is in my heart?
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- [Jimmy] Yes sir. I believe so.
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- Well, of course the law
of God is the will of God.
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Now what was the other
verse you gave us in John?
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- I've got it right here,
it's John 6:40, and it says,
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"This is the will of Him who
sent me, that everyone who sees
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the Son believes in Him,
who has everlasting life.
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And I will raise
him up at the last day."
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So you're wondering, is
the will of God to keep his law
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or to believe in the
Son, is that the question?
00:16:52.81\00:16:56.34
- [Jimmy] Yes sir.
That's my question.
00:16:56.34\00:16:58.05
- Yeah, well, believing
in the Son is believing
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in the teachings of Jesus,
who said that his teachings
00:17:02.28\00:17:06.39
are to support the
law, so believing in Christ
00:17:06.39\00:17:09.82
means believing
in His teachings.
00:17:09.82\00:17:12.19
He said, "Why do you
call me Lord, Lord and do not
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the things that I say,"
this is what Christ said.
00:17:14.40\00:17:17.50
And he said, It's not
everyone that says Lord, Lord
00:17:17.50\00:17:20.37
that will enter the
kingdom, but they that do
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the will of my Father,"
now, it tells us in the gospel
00:17:23.30\00:17:27.51
of John chapter one, that
all things that were made,
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were made by him, meaning Jesus.
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That would include the 10
Commandments given on Mount
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Sinai. The Father did not
somehow sneak away from the Son
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when He gave
the 10 Commandments.
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Jesus was part and
parcel of the Commandments
00:17:42.89\00:17:45.33
being given to humanity.
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And so that's why Jesus
said, "Not one jot or tittle
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shall in any wise
pass from the law."
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So the law of God is a
perfect reflection of the will
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of God and it's the
epitome of believing in Christ.
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- Jesus said, "If you
love me, keep my Commandments."
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- Yeah, so we don't keep
the Commandments to be saved,
00:18:02.21\00:18:04.55
but if we love the Lord and
we've accepted Him by faith,
00:18:04.55\00:18:07.25
we want to obey Him.
- Absolutely, you know,
00:18:07.25\00:18:09.52
we do have a study
guide called Written in Stone.
00:18:09.52\00:18:11.69
It's about the 10 Commandments,
but not only does God
00:18:11.69\00:18:13.89
want the law, which
was written in stone,
00:18:13.89\00:18:16.46
but He wants the
law in the heart.
00:18:16.46\00:18:18.53
And that's part of the
New Covenant experience.
00:18:18.53\00:18:20.30
We'll send that to
anyone who calls and asks,
00:18:20.30\00:18:22.13
the number is 800-835-6747
or you can dial #250
00:18:22.13\00:18:27.20
and ask for the study guide,
it's called Written in Stone,
00:18:28.57\00:18:29.97
it's about the law of God.
00:18:29.97\00:18:31.37
You'll be blessed by reading
that. Thanks for your call.
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Next caller that we
have is Gilbert listening
00:18:34.14\00:18:35.98
from America Samoa,
Gilbert, welcome to the program.
00:18:35.98\00:18:39.01
- [Gilbert] Thank you.
Thank you for having me.
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My question is, I
grew up in the faith,
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in the FDA faith and
went to schools all my life.
00:18:48.32\00:18:52.13
And when I
graduated from high school
00:18:52.13\00:18:56.53
and joined the military, I
just stopped going to church
00:18:56.53\00:18:59.30
and really just didn't, I
was just out of the faith.
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I believed in God, but
I was out of the faith.
00:19:05.47\00:19:06.68
Now I was baptized
when I was 12 years old
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and I'm in my fifties now,
and now that I've come back
00:19:09.11\00:19:12.95
to the church, I'm wondering
would it be right for me
00:19:12.95\00:19:15.65
to be baptized again?
00:19:15.65\00:19:16.92
- You know,
based on what you said,
00:19:18.05\00:19:19.89
I always tell a person
they really ought to talk
00:19:19.89\00:19:21.49
to a local
pastor to evaluate that.
00:19:21.49\00:19:23.49
But just based on
what you've told me,
00:19:23.49\00:19:24.86
if I was your pastor and
you basically had wandered
00:19:24.86\00:19:28.26
from the Lord for years and
been living out in the world,
00:19:28.26\00:19:32.03
you would be exhibit A of a
good reason to be re-baptized.
00:19:32.03\00:19:35.47
- Recommitting
your life to Christ.
00:19:35.47\00:19:37.24
- And it's also
your testimony to others.
00:19:37.24\00:19:39.67
- And sometimes
when a person is younger,
00:19:39.67\00:19:41.91
they could be
sincere at that point.
00:19:41.91\00:19:43.65
But I know there
are many younger people
00:19:43.65\00:19:46.35
that might get baptized
just because their friends
00:19:46.35\00:19:48.15
are doing it and it's
not really their decision.
00:19:48.15\00:19:50.79
Not that it's wrong to be
baptized if you, you know,
00:19:50.79\00:19:53.12
are 12 or 13 years of age,
but if you have wandered away,
00:19:53.12\00:19:56.32
like you say Pastor
Doug, and you come back,
00:19:56.32\00:19:58.39
it's a great testimony to
your friends and family too,
00:19:58.39\00:20:00.70
saying, you know, I'm
recommitted to Christ.
00:20:00.70\00:20:03.50
Does that help Gilbert?
00:20:03.50\00:20:05.23
- [Gilbert] Yes, it
does. Thank you very much.
00:20:06.63\00:20:08.64
- Yeah, and by the way,
we do have a book on baptism.
00:20:08.64\00:20:11.97
Is It Really Necessary?
00:20:11.97\00:20:13.58
- The number to call for
that book is 800-835-6747.
00:20:13.58\00:20:17.31
The book is called
Baptism, Is it Really Necessary?
00:20:17.31\00:20:20.65
You can also dial #250
and you can ask for the book
00:20:20.65\00:20:24.19
that way as well,
Elliot is listening
00:20:24.19\00:20:26.59
from California,
Elliot work with the program.
00:20:26.59\00:20:29.52
- [Elliot] Good
evening, pastors.
00:20:29.52\00:20:30.89
- Evening.
00:20:30.89\00:20:31.79
- [Elliot] So my
question is regarding Jonah,
00:20:33.09\00:20:36.40
chapter one, verse seven.
00:20:36.40\00:20:37.90
So it says, "And they
said, everyone to his fellow,
00:20:40.90\00:20:44.24
come and let us cast
lots that we may know
00:20:44.24\00:20:47.21
for whose
causes evil is upon us.
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So they cast lots and
the lot fell upon Jonah."
00:20:49.71\00:20:53.08
So my question
regarding that is,
00:20:53.08\00:20:54.68
is this still applicable
to this day to cast lots?
00:20:56.15\00:20:59.82
- Well, I don't think
God plans for us to make
00:20:59.82\00:21:02.86
important spiritual
decisions by rolling dice
00:21:02.86\00:21:05.96
or casting lots, it
is true in the Bible,
00:21:05.96\00:21:09.06
when they divided
the Promised Land,
00:21:09.06\00:21:11.33
they wanted to
find an equitable reason
00:21:11.33\00:21:13.70
to look like there was
no bias in how they divided
00:21:13.70\00:21:16.04
the Promised Land, Joshua
cast lots and when they picked
00:21:16.04\00:21:19.77
a replacement apostle for
Judas between two candidates,
00:21:19.77\00:21:24.75
Peter cast lots,
these are Pagans.
00:21:24.75\00:21:28.55
So of course what the Pagans
did in the story of Jonah,
00:21:28.55\00:21:31.49
they're not our example,
but the fact is that they knew
00:21:31.49\00:21:34.59
this was a supernatural
storm and they thought the gods
00:21:34.59\00:21:36.93
were angry and they
wanna know why, which one of us
00:21:36.93\00:21:39.49
has done
something to anger the gods?
00:21:39.49\00:21:42.53
And well, in fact, the
Lord was upset with Jonah
00:21:42.53\00:21:46.97
for shirking his duty and
running from the word of God.
00:21:46.97\00:21:50.14
And so God allowed
their method of casting lots
00:21:50.14\00:21:52.94
to identify him.
00:21:52.94\00:21:53.94
But God doesn't recommend
that we use casting lots.
00:21:57.05\00:21:59.75
Nowhere else in the New
Testament does it say, "Well,
00:21:59.75\00:22:01.65
if you're not sure
what to do, cast lots."
00:22:01.65\00:22:03.82
It's a lot like flipping a coin.
00:22:05.85\00:22:06.99
- I think you
wrote a book Pastor Doug,
00:22:06.99\00:22:08.09
called
Determining the Will of God.
00:22:08.09\00:22:10.39
And you gave some principles,
some Biblical principles
00:22:10.39\00:22:12.53
that we can follow in wanting
to know what God's will is.
00:22:12.53\00:22:15.00
And again, that's free, we'll
send it to anyone who calls
00:22:15.00\00:22:17.63
and asks, the book is called
Determining the Will of God.
00:22:17.63\00:22:20.30
Number is 800-835-6747.
00:22:20.30\00:22:24.47
Ask for the book and we'll
be happy to send it to you.
00:22:24.47\00:22:27.21
Next caller that we have,
let's see, April is in Florida.
00:22:27.21\00:22:29.91
April, welcome to the program.
00:22:29.91\00:22:31.48
- [April] Good
evening, Pastor Doug.
00:22:32.48\00:22:33.88
Good evening Pastor Ross.
00:22:33.88\00:22:36.48
The Lord actually blessed me
because your time and my time
00:22:37.85\00:22:42.46
in Florida is 10
o'clock, after 10 o'clock here.
00:22:43.79\00:22:45.63
So I pray to God to
keep me awake so I may call,
00:22:45.63\00:22:49.56
I actually have two questions,
but I can't be selfish.
00:22:49.56\00:22:53.44
So I have a question
for, not just myself,
00:22:53.44\00:22:56.54
but for other people.
00:22:56.54\00:22:57.74
What is the difference
between a spiritual Jew
00:22:59.01\00:23:02.81
and a Seventh-Day Adventist?
00:23:02.81\00:23:04.51
I go to a Seventh-Day Adventist
church in Key West, Florida
00:23:04.51\00:23:08.12
and we have a lady
that is a spiritual Jew.
00:23:08.12\00:23:12.12
But when I ask one of the
elders, what did he say he is,
00:23:13.46\00:23:16.69
he said she's a
Seventh-Day Adventist.
00:23:16.69\00:23:19.73
So how do I determine what I am,
00:23:19.73\00:23:22.23
a spiritual Jew or a
Seventh-Day Adventist?
00:23:22.23\00:23:25.23
- All right, you know, it's
interesting because a lot of,
00:23:25.23\00:23:28.17
my family, on my
mother's side, is all Jewish.
00:23:29.47\00:23:33.21
And when I became a
Christian, my grandparents said,
00:23:33.21\00:23:37.65
"Oh," you know,
"you've become a Goyam.
00:23:37.65\00:23:39.41
You've abandoned the faith,"
and then when I married Karen
00:23:39.41\00:23:41.62
who was a Gentile
girl, they felt betrayed.
00:23:41.62\00:23:44.49
And I said, "Look, I'm
more Jewish than you are."
00:23:44.49\00:23:46.35
I said, "I still keep
the seventh-day Sabbath
00:23:46.35\00:23:48.39
and I don't eat unclean food."
00:23:48.39\00:23:50.46
And so, some people have
seen that there's a parallel
00:23:50.46\00:23:53.26
between Seventh-Day
Adventists and Judaism,
00:23:53.26\00:23:57.57
is it like, they're
basically messianic Christians.
00:23:57.57\00:24:00.64
So there are a lot
of messianic Christians
00:24:00.64\00:24:02.97
in the world there
that are evangelicals
00:24:02.97\00:24:04.97
that are non-denominational,
they're just Jews who have
00:24:04.97\00:24:08.04
become believers in Jesus
and many of them have identified
00:24:08.04\00:24:12.05
that the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, you know,
00:24:12.05\00:24:13.72
kind of fits in
with their comfort zone.
00:24:13.72\00:24:15.32
But there's a lot of spiritual
Jews that are out there,
00:24:15.32\00:24:18.65
anyone really,
who accepts Jesus.
00:24:18.65\00:24:22.22
And you're following,
you're walking in the Word
00:24:22.22\00:24:25.16
and you're following the
light that God gives you.
00:24:25.16\00:24:27.36
You really become a spiritual
Jew 'cause Paul says in,
00:24:27.36\00:24:30.83
oh, it's in Galatians,
you might find it for me.
00:24:30.83\00:24:32.97
"He is not a Jew,
which is one outwardly,
00:24:32.97\00:24:35.10
but he is a Jew,
which is one inwardly."
00:24:35.10\00:24:37.71
And Paul says, I
think in Galatians,
00:24:37.71\00:24:39.27
"If you are Christ,
then you are Abraham's seed."
00:24:39.27\00:24:42.14
And again, it tells us it's
not circumcision of the flesh,
00:24:42.14\00:24:45.51
but circumcision of the heart.
00:24:45.51\00:24:48.02
- Romans chapter two, verse 28.
00:24:48.02\00:24:49.78
- Yeah, that's one of I
think, three or four verses
00:24:49.78\00:24:51.95
that Paul talks
about spiritual Jews.
00:24:51.95\00:24:54.79
So yeah, every believer in
Christ sort of becomes adopted
00:24:54.79\00:24:58.93
into, by the way, friends,
the most important verse
00:24:58.93\00:25:02.53
on this is the New Covenant,
we know the New Covenant says,
00:25:02.53\00:25:05.23
"I'll write my law in
your hearts," but listen
00:25:05.23\00:25:06.80
to the preamble, it
says, "After those days,
00:25:06.80\00:25:10.61
I will make a new covenant
with the House of Israel
00:25:10.61\00:25:14.81
and the House of Judah."
00:25:14.81\00:25:16.18
He never makes that
new covenant with Gentiles.
00:25:16.18\00:25:19.31
So if anyone's going to
buy into the New Covenant,
00:25:19.31\00:25:22.72
you become a spiritual
Jew 'cause it's only made
00:25:22.72\00:25:25.19
with the Jews. - And if you look
00:25:25.19\00:25:26.55
in the Book of Revelation,
which talks about, you know,
00:25:26.55\00:25:28.49
end time events,
you only got two groups.
00:25:28.49\00:25:30.23
You've got the Jews and
you've got the Gentiles.
00:25:30.23\00:25:32.83
The Gentiles symbolically
represent the unbelievers,
00:25:32.83\00:25:35.90
but Israel or the Jews
in the Book of Revelation,
00:25:35.90\00:25:38.90
represents the believers.
- Yeah, I see a question
00:25:38.90\00:25:41.30
coming up here for
probably the second half,
00:25:41.30\00:25:43.47
about the 144,000, but
now there is a third maybe,
00:25:43.47\00:25:48.28
doesn't Revelation also say
you get the synagogue of Satan?
00:25:48.28\00:25:51.78
They're professing that they're
believers, but they're not.
00:25:53.11\00:25:56.02
They're unfaithful, again,
it uses the Jewish terminology.
00:25:56.02\00:25:59.45
- Worship. The synagogue.
00:25:59.45\00:26:01.52
All right, well I'm
looking at the clock.
00:26:01.52\00:26:02.82
- We've got that
book on Spiritual Israel.
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- Spiritual Israel,
maybe we'll mention it again
00:26:05.03\00:26:07.13
if you've missed it, the
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00:26:07.13\00:26:11.87
The book is called Spiritual
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00:26:14.44\00:26:16.71
Again, if you're in the
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00:26:16.71\00:26:19.71
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00:26:19.71\00:26:21.71
amazingfacts.org
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And you know Pastor
Doug, you did a program,
00:26:28.42\00:26:30.05
I think it's
available on YouTube, where you
00:26:30.05\00:26:32.42
and a few other
Jews, believers in Christ,
00:26:32.42\00:26:34.82
spend some time talking
about Judaism and Christianity
00:26:34.82\00:26:37.89
and the Bible,
it's just a really great
00:26:37.89\00:26:40.06
series of
programs. - Yeah, it's called
00:26:40.06\00:26:41.90
Is Jesus Kosher
for Jews? - Absolutely.
00:26:41.90\00:26:45.60
- So I think it's a
great title, but yeah,
00:26:45.60\00:26:48.90
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00:26:48.90\00:26:50.54
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you have to introduce them
00:26:50.54\00:26:52.74
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00:26:52.74\00:26:55.71
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and we've got a number
of folks who are listening.
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We're gonna go back to Florida,
we've got Rick listening
00:30:58.15\00:31:00.26
in Florida, I can see what
his question might be about
00:31:00.26\00:31:03.53
and I'm curious, so
Rick, welcome to the program.
00:31:03.53\00:31:07.23
- [Rick] Well, thank you
pastors, for taking my question.
00:31:07.23\00:31:09.70
I wanted to know,
what does the Bible say
00:31:09.70\00:31:12.07
about eating insects?
00:31:12.07\00:31:14.00
Chocolate covered ants,
snails, grasshopper burgers?
00:31:14.00\00:31:18.71
- Yeah, well I don't know,
you're probably safer eating
00:31:20.08\00:31:24.28
the grasshopper than
eating the chocolate,
00:31:24.28\00:31:26.88
but technically in the
Bible there are certain insects
00:31:26.88\00:31:31.25
that you were
allowed to eat, and you know,
00:31:31.25\00:31:33.22
grasshoppers are
largely vegetarians.
00:31:33.22\00:31:35.46
And so there was a provision
that you could eat locusts.
00:31:36.86\00:31:39.23
And it specifies there
are certain hopping insects
00:31:39.23\00:31:42.63
that were edible, you're
not to be eating beetles,
00:31:42.63\00:31:45.77
I don't think you're
supposed to eat ants or wasps
00:31:45.77\00:31:47.87
or things like that,
certainly not a praying mantis
00:31:47.87\00:31:50.24
or a black widow, but. - Right.
00:31:50.24\00:31:52.61
Well maybe a slug
that doesn't sound.
00:31:52.61\00:31:54.18
- Oh no, I don't think
you're supposed to eat grubs
00:31:54.18\00:31:55.78
or slugs either, I
think it says that they
00:31:55.78\00:31:59.01
had to be hopping
insects. - Six legs.
00:31:59.01\00:32:01.32
Hopping insects, so,
well didn't John the Baptist
00:32:01.32\00:32:04.55
eat locusts? -
Yeah, that word also
00:32:04.55\00:32:07.12
could mean locust
bean and we're hoping
00:32:07.12\00:32:09.59
that's what it means,
but I just hate the picture
00:32:09.59\00:32:11.93
of him with
grasshopper legs in his teeth.
00:32:11.93\00:32:14.23
- All right,
thanks for your call Rick.
00:32:14.23\00:32:15.80
We're gonna go back
to, who do we have next?
00:32:15.80\00:32:17.57
We've got Henry
listening in New York,
00:32:17.57\00:32:19.10
Henry, welcome to the program.
00:32:19.10\00:32:20.87
- [Henry] Thank
you for taking my call.
00:32:20.87\00:32:22.94
When Jesus Christ comes back
and any woman who is pregnant
00:32:22.94\00:32:28.01
will go as she stayed, will
she have the baby without pain?
00:32:29.34\00:32:33.28
- Okay, so when Jesus returns,
will unborn babies be born?
00:32:34.65\00:32:39.09
I had a pastor ask me
this one time, he said,
00:32:40.19\00:32:41.56
"What happens to pregnant
women when Jesus comes?"
00:32:41.56\00:32:43.73
I said, "They're delivered
in more ways than one."
00:32:43.73\00:32:47.20
I'm sure that a woman who's
pregnant that is a believer
00:32:47.20\00:32:50.40
that you know, the Lord
is somehow gonna help her
00:32:50.40\00:32:54.90
to experience that child,
whether right then in the coming
00:32:54.90\00:32:58.24
of the Lord when our
bodies are transformed,
00:32:58.24\00:33:00.64
angel placed the
baby in her arms,
00:33:00.64\00:33:02.61
but I'm sure it
would be painless.
00:33:02.61\00:33:04.68
And I hadn't thought,
you know, maybe when they get
00:33:04.68\00:33:08.15
to heaven, there
will be a maternity ward.
00:33:08.15\00:33:10.39
There are children in heaven,
of course, a lot of babies
00:33:10.39\00:33:12.89
in the resurrection,
how God is gonna do that,
00:33:12.89\00:33:15.76
that's one of the mysteries.
00:33:15.76\00:33:17.26
People ask me
questions like, you know,
00:33:17.26\00:33:19.63
what's gonna
happen to those that are
00:33:19.63\00:33:21.53
in the International
Space Station when Jesus comes,
00:33:21.53\00:33:24.50
will they be
forgotten or left behind?
00:33:24.50\00:33:26.84
You know, there's a
lot of the, you know,
00:33:26.84\00:33:30.61
questions that
sort of are speculating.
00:33:30.61\00:33:33.38
- What about the sailors
who are in a nuclear submarine
00:33:33.38\00:33:36.34
under the ocean. - I
wouldn't wanna be there.
00:33:36.34\00:33:39.65
So hope that helps a little bit.
00:33:40.45\00:33:42.05
There's no specific
scriptures on that, Henry.
00:33:42.05\00:33:44.02
All we can do is speculate.
00:33:44.02\00:33:45.62
- All right,
thanks for your call.
00:33:45.62\00:33:46.76
Robert is
listening Washington, Robert,
00:33:46.76\00:33:48.12
welcome to the program.
- [Robert] Hello pastors.
00:33:48.12\00:33:50.73
- Hi. - [Robert] I sometimes
00:33:50.73\00:33:52.79
talk with people who
believe that Christ will have
00:33:52.79\00:33:55.80
a 1000 year millennial
reign and they ask me,
00:33:55.80\00:34:00.44
"Well, do you
read the whole Bible?"
00:34:00.44\00:34:02.74
There was one passage that
they mentioned, Zechariah 14,
00:34:04.41\00:34:09.48
chapter 14, we don't need
to read the whole chapter,
00:34:10.88\00:34:13.72
but one of the
verses, I guess verse 18,
00:34:13.72\00:34:16.55
talks about those
who are there need to do
00:34:16.55\00:34:21.62
the Feast of Tabernacles,
otherwise they don't get any
00:34:23.32\00:34:25.49
rain. And that seems to be
pertaining to the millennial
00:34:27.56\00:34:32.43
reign? - Yeah, well the Feast
of Tabernacles was basically
00:34:32.43\00:34:35.60
a feast that
coincided with the Exodus.
00:34:35.60\00:34:39.34
They were supposed to
remember that while they were
00:34:39.34\00:34:41.98
in the wilderness,
that they were sojourners,
00:34:41.98\00:34:44.91
they were
pilgrims, and so they would,
00:34:44.91\00:34:46.51
during the Feast of
Tabernacles, they'd make
00:34:46.51\00:34:48.18
these little booths, it
was the Old Testament version
00:34:48.18\00:34:51.82
of tents out of the
branches of trees and so forth
00:34:51.82\00:34:55.26
to shelter them from the
sun, something like the booth
00:34:55.26\00:34:58.49
that Jonah made when he
was sitting on the mountain.
00:34:58.49\00:35:00.96
And those that
experience salvation,
00:35:00.96\00:35:05.00
they're singing the song of
Moses and the Lamb, you know,
00:35:06.37\00:35:08.37
Miriam sang a song of
deliverance when they came
00:35:08.37\00:35:10.61
out of Egypt, so Zechariah
is going back and forth
00:35:10.61\00:35:14.61
in this chapter between a
punishment that was gonna come
00:35:14.61\00:35:18.18
on Israel, he talks about
when the women are ravished
00:35:18.18\00:35:20.68
and the city's destroyed
during the Roman captivity.
00:35:20.68\00:35:24.89
Jesus connected
what happened to the Jews
00:35:24.89\00:35:27.86
when the Romans
destroyed Jerusalem
00:35:27.86\00:35:30.33
and signs of the second coming,
00:35:30.33\00:35:32.23
Zechariah does the
same thing in chapter 14.
00:35:32.23\00:35:35.13
This prophecy is
interwoven and it overlaps
00:35:35.13\00:35:37.77
with the Jewish
history and spiritual Israel
00:35:37.77\00:35:41.10
at the second coming in
the millennium, or you know,
00:35:41.10\00:35:43.84
their time in the kingdom.
00:35:43.84\00:35:45.37
- Yeah, just add
to that Pastor Doug,
00:35:45.37\00:35:47.44
the Feast of Tabernacles
is a symbol or a type
00:35:47.44\00:35:50.18
of the 1000 years
where the Redeemed will be
00:35:50.18\00:35:53.28
in the new Jerusalem in heaven.
00:35:53.28\00:35:55.22
Now remember, the final home
of the Redeemed is not heaven.
00:35:55.22\00:35:57.75
It's actually
the Earth made new.
00:35:57.75\00:35:58.89
- [Doug] That's
right. - Jesus said the meek
00:35:58.89\00:36:00.96
shall inherit the Earth,
so the Feast of Tabernacles
00:36:00.96\00:36:03.53
symbolizes that time when
the righteous are in heaven.
00:36:03.53\00:36:06.49
Well then you read
on, in the same passage,
00:36:06.49\00:36:08.03
it talks about
those who do not come up
00:36:08.03\00:36:09.76
to the Feast of
Tabernacles, in other words,
00:36:09.76\00:36:11.57
they're the ones that
are not taken to heaven
00:36:11.57\00:36:13.34
when Jesus comes a
second time, that would mean
00:36:13.34\00:36:15.74
they're the wicked,
symbolized here by Egypt,
00:36:15.74\00:36:17.84
that says they
received the plague.
00:36:17.84\00:36:20.14
Well if you read a little
further, you find out what
00:36:20.14\00:36:22.04
that plague is, which is
eventually eternal destruction
00:36:22.04\00:36:25.45
at the end of
the thousand years.
00:36:25.45\00:36:27.72
There won't be
any rain on the earth
00:36:27.72\00:36:29.08
during the thousand
years, the wicked all destroyed
00:36:29.08\00:36:31.42
with the brightness of
Christ's coming, so there's some
00:36:31.42\00:36:34.36
dual applications there
as it refers to that symbol
00:36:34.36\00:36:37.69
of the Feast of Tabernacles.
00:36:37.69\00:36:40.06
- So hope that helps a
little. Thank you so much.
00:36:41.36\00:36:43.53
- Next caller that we have is
Tanya listening from Missouri.
00:36:43.53\00:36:46.70
Tanya, welcome to the program.
00:36:46.70\00:36:48.80
- [Tanya] Yes, hi, I
have a question about the 144
00:36:48.80\00:36:53.38
and also the close of probation.
00:36:55.01\00:36:56.91
- [Doug] Okay. -
[Tanya] Could you explain,
00:36:56.91\00:36:58.95
is the 144 literal and if it is,
00:36:58.95\00:37:03.25
what happens to everybody else?
00:37:03.25\00:37:06.65
- All right, good question,
for our friends listening,
00:37:06.65\00:37:09.49
the 144,000 is a
special group that's identified
00:37:09.49\00:37:13.33
in Revelation, both
chapter seven of Revelation
00:37:13.33\00:37:15.96
and chapter 14, and it
says that God has this group
00:37:15.96\00:37:20.77
of 12,000 from the
12 tribes of Israel.
00:37:20.77\00:37:25.57
And then it names the
tribes and it's giving them
00:37:25.57\00:37:28.28
in an order that
you normally don't find.
00:37:28.28\00:37:31.05
So one, the question
is, are these literal Jews?
00:37:31.05\00:37:35.58
And I believe not, because
when it's talking about 12,000
00:37:35.58\00:37:39.55
from the tribe of
Issachar and Zebulun and Asher,
00:37:39.55\00:37:43.53
those tribes ceased to
exist, they were conquered
00:37:43.53\00:37:47.40
by Assyria, they intermarried,
their descendants kind of
00:37:47.40\00:37:51.20
have been, you know,
scattered around the world.
00:37:51.20\00:37:54.27
Assyria was later conquered.
00:37:54.27\00:37:56.34
And so finding literal
descendants from the 10 tribes
00:37:56.34\00:38:00.88
that were carried off to
Assyria would be difficult
00:38:00.88\00:38:04.11
to do long
before Jesus was born.
00:38:04.11\00:38:06.72
But the reason it's
saying that, it's talking about,
00:38:06.72\00:38:09.32
I think, spiritual
Israel, everyone who's adopted
00:38:09.32\00:38:12.05
into God's family
becomes members of the tribe.
00:38:12.05\00:38:15.49
Is it a number? Are
they the only one saved? No.
00:38:15.49\00:38:19.03
You read later in chapter
seven when John is talking
00:38:19.03\00:38:22.46
to the angel, he says,
"Who are the ones arrayed
00:38:22.46\00:38:25.07
in white robes
that are without number,
00:38:25.07\00:38:26.67
a great multitude," said,
"these are the ones who've come
00:38:26.67\00:38:29.27
outta great tribulation,"
and you find that in verse 14
00:38:29.27\00:38:33.11
and on, so through the
influence of the 144,000,
00:38:33.11\00:38:38.18
there's a great revival,
just like God had 12 apostles
00:38:39.48\00:38:42.82
that were leaders
in sharing the gospel
00:38:42.82\00:38:46.09
with the House of
Israel in the beginning,
00:38:46.09\00:38:48.59
Jesus has got 12 times
12,000 that share the gospel
00:38:49.89\00:38:52.93
with the whole world
before His second coming.
00:38:52.93\00:38:55.50
So they're like
last-day apostles.
00:38:55.50\00:38:57.07
They're not the only ones saved.
00:38:57.07\00:38:59.30
- It's interesting Pastor
Doug, you have literal Israel
00:38:59.30\00:39:01.44
that God raised up to prepare
the world for the first coming
00:39:01.44\00:39:03.77
of Christ, you
got spiritual Israel,
00:39:03.77\00:39:06.41
symbolized here by 144,000
that are preparing the world
00:39:06.41\00:39:09.64
for the second coming of
Christ through the proclamation
00:39:09.64\00:39:11.91
of the three angels messages
that we find in Revelation,
00:39:11.91\00:39:14.05
chapter 14, so very
interesting connection.
00:39:14.05\00:39:16.55
Now I think Tanya was
also asking something about
00:39:16.55\00:39:19.05
the close of probation.
00:39:19.05\00:39:20.72
So Tanya, what was that
about the close of probation?
00:39:20.72\00:39:23.66
- [Tanya] Well, can you
explain it because I'm confused.
00:39:25.69\00:39:29.93
I get so many answers.
00:39:29.93\00:39:32.17
- Sure, you know,
just before Jesus comes,
00:39:32.17\00:39:35.07
there is a period
of time when salvation,
00:39:35.07\00:39:37.74
the door of
salvation, is finally closed
00:39:37.74\00:39:40.78
and those who
are saved are sealed,
00:39:40.78\00:39:43.35
they're sealed with the
name of God and they're saved
00:39:44.68\00:39:46.98
for good and they can't be
lost and those who are lost,
00:39:46.98\00:39:49.75
cannot be saved, in
Revelation 22, Jesus says,
00:39:49.75\00:39:53.05
"Let the just be just still,
00:39:53.05\00:39:55.19
let the filthy be filthy
still," no changing teams.
00:39:55.19\00:39:58.86
It's something like
back in the days of Noah,
00:39:58.86\00:40:01.36
when Noah and his
family entered the Ark
00:40:01.36\00:40:03.43
and God shut the door,
the rain hadn't started,
00:40:03.43\00:40:06.20
life went on outside the Ark,
but their destiny was sealed
00:40:06.20\00:40:10.31
and the lost could
no longer get in the Ark
00:40:10.31\00:40:12.61
and Noah and his
family were sealed inside.
00:40:12.61\00:40:15.01
There's gonna be
a period of time,
00:40:15.01\00:40:16.41
we don't know exactly
how long, before Jesus comes,
00:40:16.41\00:40:18.85
when probation closes
and no one else can be saved
00:40:18.85\00:40:22.65
or lost for that matter.
00:40:22.65\00:40:24.45
- And then after
probation closes,
00:40:24.45\00:40:25.72
you got the seven last
plagues and then Jesus comes.
00:40:25.72\00:40:28.96
- [Doug] Good
point. Yeah. - All right.
00:40:28.96\00:40:30.33
Next caller that we have is
Jason listening in California.
00:40:30.33\00:40:32.59
Jason, welcome to the program.
00:40:32.59\00:40:34.13
- [Jason] Hi.
Thank you for having me.
00:40:35.50\00:40:37.47
- Yeah.
00:40:37.47\00:40:38.27
- [Jason] So before
I ask any questions,
00:40:39.50\00:40:42.94
I'd like to say that I'm a
married man and my question is,
00:40:42.94\00:40:47.91
how do I maintain a
work and family life
00:40:49.14\00:40:52.95
by helping my parents and being
married and when my parents
00:40:52.95\00:40:57.92
want me to put them
first before my marriage.
00:40:59.32\00:41:01.89
And I know Genesis
2:24 says, you know,
00:41:02.99\00:41:06.43
a man shall leave
his mother and his father
00:41:06.43\00:41:09.83
and shall cleave to his wife.
00:41:09.83\00:41:11.37
So how do I separate
the two? And then how do I?
00:41:12.50\00:41:16.97
- So how do you
balance those things?
00:41:16.97\00:41:18.87
That's a good question, when
you're married and you start
00:41:18.87\00:41:23.41
a new family, you can
see this all through God's
00:41:23.41\00:41:27.12
natural world, there
comes a time where the parents,
00:41:27.12\00:41:31.82
they usually
chase the young away.
00:41:31.82\00:41:33.76
But sometimes, you
know, in the human families,
00:41:35.12\00:41:37.19
we want to keep our sons
and our daughters around,
00:41:37.19\00:41:40.26
which is normal, but it's
important for the new family
00:41:40.26\00:41:44.93
unit to have some freedom
and independence when it's
00:41:44.93\00:41:48.30
established. And that's why
God's says a man shall leave his
00:41:48.30\00:41:50.67
father and mother
and cleave unto his wife.
00:41:50.67\00:41:53.41
And so your first allegiance
would be to, of course,
00:41:53.41\00:41:55.88
the Lord, then your wife
because it says when you marry,
00:41:55.88\00:41:59.01
you become one
flesh with your wife.
00:41:59.01\00:42:01.95
But while at the same
time, you want to do all you can
00:42:03.62\00:42:05.92
to respect your parents,
and I know right now there's
00:42:05.92\00:42:09.36
a lot of ears perking up
around the country listening
00:42:09.36\00:42:11.56
to that because
there's a lot of families
00:42:11.56\00:42:14.03
that kind of
struggle in the relationships
00:42:14.03\00:42:15.90
between the parent
and the child and the wife
00:42:15.90\00:42:20.77
or spouse of the child
and just balancing the time
00:42:20.77\00:42:24.64
and the
relationship and the attention.
00:42:24.64\00:42:27.48
It can be real challenging,
you know, sometimes young wives,
00:42:27.48\00:42:29.78
they think, "I can never
live up to my mother-in-law.
00:42:29.78\00:42:31.71
She's always judging
me because I'm not as good
00:42:31.71\00:42:34.22
as your mother," or
whatever, that argument's
00:42:34.22\00:42:36.28
happened a lot. (laughs)
00:42:36.28\00:42:38.22
So that's why it's good
sometimes to maintain a little
00:42:38.22\00:42:40.72
bit of separation and it's
really difficult unless you've
00:42:40.72\00:42:44.43
got, I've seen it work
in really special occasions,
00:42:44.43\00:42:47.03
living under the same roof,
but unless everyone's converted,
00:42:47.03\00:42:51.37
there's gonna be problems.
- All right. Well, thank you.
00:42:51.37\00:42:54.90
Next caller that we have
is, let's see, we've got John.
00:42:54.90\00:42:58.97
Yeah, John,
welcome to the program.
00:42:58.97\00:43:00.94
- [John] Good evening, pastors.
00:43:00.94\00:43:02.58
Been wanting to give you
guys a call for a while now.
00:43:03.91\00:43:05.88
I just actually got your
Revelations verse-by-verse
00:43:05.88\00:43:08.45
daily
devotional. - Oh wonderful.
00:43:08.45\00:43:10.69
- [John] Yeah, I've been
studying Daniel and Revelations,
00:43:11.95\00:43:14.26
for a long time, but my question
is concerning Revelation,
00:43:15.56\00:43:19.33
chapter 12, nine, I
guess you could say through 13.
00:43:19.33\00:43:23.57
It says, now when Satan's
angels were cast out of heaven,
00:43:25.87\00:43:30.94
they weren't, it says that
they were cast to the Earth.
00:43:33.31\00:43:35.54
Now, just with my studying
and a little understanding
00:43:35.54\00:43:38.91
and you know, even listening
to some of your programs,
00:43:38.91\00:43:41.68
when he was cast out, he wasn't
actually cast to the Earth.
00:43:41.68\00:43:44.99
He was kind of cast out
and when it says, "Rejoice,
00:43:46.32\00:43:50.03
oh heavens and all
those who dwell in them,"
00:43:50.03\00:43:53.36
my understanding, and then
it says, "woe to the inhabitants
00:43:53.36\00:43:56.40
of the Earth and to the
sea," my understanding is that
00:43:56.40\00:44:00.97
there was rejoicing
in the heavens, you know,
00:44:00.97\00:44:03.47
'cause God, Jesus, was
on trial in the universe.
00:44:05.07\00:44:09.54
So what I'm saying, my
question is for you guys,
00:44:09.54\00:44:14.25
kind of is basically
when he was cast out,
00:44:14.25\00:44:18.22
he wasn't cast out
directly to the Earth
00:44:18.22\00:44:20.92
until after Christ
was resurrected and rose
00:44:20.92\00:44:25.73
after the 40 days,
went back to heaven.
00:44:25.73\00:44:28.73
- All right, let me see.
00:44:28.73\00:44:30.37
Yeah, let me me jump in
'cause I think I understand
00:44:30.37\00:44:33.23
your question and I
wanna see if I can consolidate
00:44:33.23\00:44:37.27
or capitalize that, that's
not the word I'm looking for.
00:44:37.27\00:44:40.51
Capsulate that.
00:44:40.51\00:44:42.21
Revelation 12 is not something
that happened in a moment.
00:44:43.98\00:44:47.55
Revelation 12 is
covering a process of things.
00:44:47.55\00:44:51.75
The war in heaven did
not happen immediately.
00:44:51.75\00:44:54.22
It started with
Satan beginning a campaign
00:44:54.22\00:44:56.96
that may have lasted
eons, had finally broke
00:44:56.96\00:44:59.03
into open rebellion, he was
cast out, Satan went roaming
00:44:59.03\00:45:03.40
through the universe,
looking for a place to continue
00:45:03.40\00:45:05.77
his battle, ultimately,
after this world was created,
00:45:05.77\00:45:09.24
he found Adam and Eve
would to listen to him
00:45:09.24\00:45:11.01
and they
disobeyed God at the tree.
00:45:11.01\00:45:13.11
He then was
restricted to this Earth.
00:45:13.11\00:45:15.91
And again, I think his access
to heaven was limited further
00:45:17.31\00:45:21.88
after the cross,
Christ said I saw Satan fall.
00:45:23.35\00:45:26.45
- And if you look at
the verse, it's interesting,
00:45:26.45\00:45:27.86
you have him being cast
out of heaven and then it says,
00:45:27.86\00:45:31.69
"I heard a loud voice in heaven,
now salvation and strength
00:45:31.69\00:45:34.40
and the kingdom of our God
and the power of His Christ
00:45:34.40\00:45:36.20
has come, the accuser of the
brethren has been cast down."
00:45:36.20\00:45:40.14
So it's talking about
the cross when it says
00:45:40.14\00:45:41.84
now salvation and
strength has come.
00:45:41.84\00:45:44.01
So it's as if Satan is cast
out of heaven and then he comes
00:45:44.01\00:45:46.84
to the Earth and
he sees Adam and Eve.
00:45:46.84\00:45:49.24
But it was really at the cross
that everyone realized or saw
00:45:49.24\00:45:52.91
the true colors of the
devil and he was cast down,
00:45:52.91\00:45:55.95
meaning he can't
represent the Earth any longer.
00:45:55.95\00:45:58.39
Do you remember the story
of Job, he goes up and sort of,
00:45:58.39\00:46:00.69
claims to be the
representative of Earth.
00:46:00.69\00:46:02.72
Now Jesus is the
representative of Earth
00:46:02.72\00:46:04.59
and he's in heaven
representing the Redeemed.
00:46:04.59\00:46:06.73
- He's interceding for
us. - So he's cast down,
00:46:06.73\00:46:08.56
then it says he
knows he has a short time,
00:46:08.56\00:46:10.67
so he's very angry, and
so yeah, that's referring
00:46:10.67\00:46:14.40
to the cross and after that.
- And the reason that he says
00:46:14.40\00:46:17.31
heaven is rejoicing is because
he had been causing all kinds
00:46:17.31\00:46:20.24
of problems in heaven,
he's just not there anymore.
00:46:20.24\00:46:22.38
That's why he said rejoice
heavens, he's not there anymore.
00:46:22.38\00:46:25.35
- [Both Together] Woe to
the Earth. He's down there.
00:46:25.35\00:46:27.65
- Going around
like a roaring lion.
00:46:27.65\00:46:29.15
- Came and
wrecked the neighborhood.
00:46:29.15\00:46:30.75
- All right, good question,
next caller that we have
00:46:30.75\00:46:32.79
is Jonathan
listening in Washington.
00:46:32.79\00:46:34.49
Jonathan,
welcome to the program.
00:46:34.49\00:46:36.22
- [Jonathan] Hi, good evening.
00:46:37.66\00:46:38.73
- Yes.
00:46:38.73\00:46:39.63
- [Jonathan] Just first
wanted to say thank you guys
00:46:41.23\00:46:42.93
for your time and
you guys always have been
00:46:42.93\00:46:46.00
a really good source of
information and I'm sure you
00:46:46.00\00:46:50.47
guys know you
helped a lot of people.
00:46:50.47\00:46:52.51
I have a question
about Colossians 2:14.
00:46:53.91\00:46:56.41
And it says, "In the handwriting
of ordinances that was used
00:46:58.51\00:47:03.59
against us, contrary to
us, nailed to the cross."
00:47:05.62\00:47:09.66
And the word ordinances,
in this verse, in the Greek
00:47:09.66\00:47:12.76
is dogmasin and dogmasin
is defined as something held
00:47:12.76\00:47:16.50
as an established opinion.
00:47:16.50\00:47:18.53
So wouldn't this mean
that the ordinances nailed
00:47:18.53\00:47:20.97
to the cross are the
tradition of the elders
00:47:20.97\00:47:23.41
or Pharisee law and
not the law of Moses?
00:47:23.41\00:47:25.84
- Well if you look
in the Old Testament,
00:47:27.61\00:47:30.11
it talks about when the
10 Commandments were given,
00:47:30.11\00:47:32.85
that God also gave Moses laws
and statutes that were placed
00:47:32.85\00:47:37.39
in the side of the Ark
that they might be a witness
00:47:37.39\00:47:41.26
against you, Moses said
they might be there to witness
00:47:41.26\00:47:44.23
against you, Paul is
using that same language.
00:47:44.23\00:47:47.23
But that's referring
to the the ordinances,
00:47:47.23\00:47:52.00
and these of course were
nailed to the cross, meaning,
00:47:52.00\00:47:54.04
you know, the sacrifice
of lambs and circumcision,
00:47:54.04\00:47:56.37
a lot of the ceremonial laws
Christians are not obligated
00:47:56.37\00:47:59.47
to keep that, that
was fulfilled in Christ.
00:47:59.47\00:48:02.24
So yeah, the laws that
Paul is referring to here
00:48:02.24\00:48:07.32
are not speaking of
the 10 Commandment laws,
00:48:09.18\00:48:11.22
talking about other
ceremonial or Levitical laws.
00:48:11.22\00:48:14.26
- Does that help, Jonathan?
00:48:16.36\00:48:18.33
- [Jonathan] Well the thing
is, because it says dogmasin,
00:48:20.46\00:48:22.70
and it's only used
twice in the New Testament,
00:48:22.70\00:48:25.43
and based on the definition,
it seems more like it fits.
00:48:26.84\00:48:30.81
Well, it seems like it
would fit public opinion
00:48:30.81\00:48:33.81
versus what would
be considered law.
00:48:33.81\00:48:35.68
- Well the word dogma,
I think, like you said,
00:48:37.05\00:48:38.81
it's just teaching, it's
a pretty broad definition.
00:48:38.81\00:48:42.35
I think the key is, Paul
uses words like the handwriting
00:48:42.35\00:48:47.42
of ordinances, now the
word handwriting's a key,
00:48:48.76\00:48:50.93
talks about those laws
written by the hand of Moses
00:48:50.93\00:48:54.03
and then the 10 Commandments
written by the finger of God.
00:48:54.03\00:48:57.83
Now, I think
we've got a book called
00:48:57.83\00:48:59.57
Feast Days and Sabbaths,
it talks about Colossians
00:48:59.57\00:49:02.04
chapter two and we could
send him a free copy of that,
00:49:02.04\00:49:05.41
it goes into more detail
than we can in a few moments.
00:49:05.41\00:49:07.94
- The number to
call is 800-835-6747,
00:49:07.94\00:49:11.55
you can ask for
the book, it's called
00:49:11.55\00:49:12.91
Feast Days and Sabbaths and
it talks about Colossians two,
00:49:12.91\00:49:16.22
you can also dial
#250 and say the words
00:49:16.22\00:49:19.12
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00:49:19.12\00:49:21.22
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online there as well,
00:49:21.22\00:49:23.76
actually by phone,
thank you Jonathan.
00:49:23.76\00:49:26.80
We've got Linda
listening in North Carolina.
00:49:26.80\00:49:29.46
Linda, welcome to the program.
00:49:29.46\00:49:31.70
- [Linda] Oh, I
listen every week.
00:49:31.70\00:49:34.40
I'm just curious, why
does the Bible give two
00:49:34.40\00:49:37.31
different
versions on how Judas died?
00:49:37.31\00:49:40.91
One says he burst
asunder and the other one says
00:49:40.91\00:49:45.01
he hung himself. -
Yes, well they're really
00:49:45.01\00:49:48.02
the same, it's just that
it's giving more of the story.
00:49:48.02\00:49:51.75
Peter in Acts, he talks
about Judas falling headlong.
00:49:51.75\00:49:55.36
He burst asunder.
00:49:55.36\00:49:57.19
Judas, and some of
this is based on tradition,
00:49:57.19\00:50:00.23
but the Bible says Judas
went out and hung himself.
00:50:00.23\00:50:02.50
We believe that he
put a rope around his neck
00:50:02.50\00:50:04.83
and he hung
himself, but he hung himself
00:50:04.83\00:50:07.44
from one of the
scaffolds or something
00:50:07.44\00:50:09.67
outside the city wall, he wanted
to make sure that he could
00:50:09.67\00:50:12.64
jump and drop and hang, and
at some point, the rope broke
00:50:12.64\00:50:16.24
and he fell
after he hung himself.
00:50:16.24\00:50:19.11
And tradition says that
it wasn't far from the road
00:50:19.11\00:50:22.28
where they brought
Jesus out to execute him
00:50:22.28\00:50:25.69
and that he had fell and
in the process of falling,
00:50:25.69\00:50:29.72
hitting the rocks below, I
know it's not a pretty picture,
00:50:29.72\00:50:31.73
but it says that he
opened up and that you know,
00:50:31.73\00:50:36.77
the dogs were already
beginning to work on him
00:50:37.97\00:50:39.53
at the time when Christ was
being taken out of the city,
00:50:39.53\00:50:41.90
showing the judgment.
00:50:41.90\00:50:43.91
That's why Jesus said it
would've been better for him
00:50:43.91\00:50:45.51
not to have been born
than to betray the Son of God.
00:50:45.51\00:50:48.11
So he hung himself,
the rope broke and he fell.
00:50:48.11\00:50:52.01
- Okay, next caller that we
have is Tony listening in Fiji.
00:50:52.01\00:50:55.58
Tony, welcome to the program.
00:50:55.58\00:50:57.02
- [Tony] Hello? - Yes. Bula.
00:50:59.12\00:51:00.92
- [Tony] Can you
hear me? - I can hear you.
00:51:02.86\00:51:04.53
You hear us?
00:51:04.53\00:51:05.63
- [Tony] Oh,
thank you Pastor Doug.
00:51:05.63\00:51:08.16
Thank you, sorry, I
just have a question
00:51:08.16\00:51:09.06
regarding Matthew 27.
00:51:11.30\00:51:13.20
Matthew 27,
verse 52 and verse 53,
00:51:14.74\00:51:17.91
it talks about when
Jesus died on the cross.
00:51:19.37\00:51:23.38
Many bodies of the
saints that slept, arose.
00:51:23.38\00:51:26.98
(Indistinct) and
came out of the graves
00:51:26.98\00:51:30.52
after his resurrection
and went into the Holy City,
00:51:30.52\00:51:34.42
appeared unto me, so
I'm just wondering is this
00:51:34.42\00:51:37.76
the two separate resurrections
or is it the same one?
00:51:37.76\00:51:41.23
- Well, when the graves
opened during the earthquake
00:51:42.66\00:51:47.37
and it says many of
the bodies of the saints
00:51:48.54\00:51:49.84
who had fallen asleep
were raised and coming
00:51:49.84\00:51:51.51
outta the graves
after his resurrection.
00:51:51.51\00:51:53.71
So it almost sounds
like that the earthquake
00:51:53.71\00:51:56.41
opened the graves
and after Christ rose,
00:51:56.41\00:51:58.78
they came out of the graves
and went into the Holy City
00:51:58.78\00:52:02.25
and appeared to many.
00:52:02.25\00:52:03.82
I don't think they rose
and laid in their graves
00:52:03.82\00:52:05.59
until Sunday
morning, what's your?
00:52:05.59\00:52:08.99
- Yeah, I agree. I
mean, it could be two ways.
00:52:08.99\00:52:11.83
The one is that
they came into the city
00:52:11.83\00:52:14.20
after they were
resurrected and then of course,
00:52:15.46\00:52:17.77
the graves broke open at
the time of Christ's death.
00:52:17.77\00:52:21.94
So maybe their graves broke
open, they were resurrected
00:52:21.94\00:52:25.61
at that point, but didn't
appear until after Christ rose
00:52:25.61\00:52:28.71
from the dead or
they could have been dead
00:52:28.71\00:52:31.48
until after
Christ rose from the dead
00:52:31.48\00:52:33.01
and then they were resurrected,
but it's the same group
00:52:33.01\00:52:35.25
that's being described.
- See I always thought
00:52:35.25\00:52:36.82
it was the
resurrection of Christ
00:52:36.82\00:52:38.45
that really gave
them power to rise.
00:52:38.45\00:52:40.29
- [Ross] Right, he's
the first resurrected.
00:52:40.29\00:52:42.49
- And then they
ascended to heaven with Jesus
00:52:43.73\00:52:45.53
as the first fruits.
00:52:45.53\00:52:47.30
But yeah, wonderful,
wonderful example of,
00:52:47.30\00:52:51.00
and we don't know
who was in that group.
00:52:51.00\00:52:52.47
It says many of the
saints, it's not all of them.
00:52:52.47\00:52:55.07
- Now, we know David
wasn't in that group.
00:52:55.07\00:52:56.84
- Yeah 'cause it
says in Acts chapter one,
00:52:56.84\00:52:58.77
says he's dead and buried,
his grave is still with us.
00:52:58.77\00:53:01.64
- But maybe Elisha, we don't
know. We can only speculate.
00:53:01.64\00:53:04.48
- Elisha. Yeah. All
right, hey, thanks so much.
00:53:04.48\00:53:07.15
Do we have time
for half a question,
00:53:07.15\00:53:08.52
no, it doesn't look like it.
00:53:08.52\00:53:10.72
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00:53:10.72\00:53:12.92
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- Hello friends,
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00:55:31.13\00:55:32.79
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00:55:32.79\00:55:34.83
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00:55:37.53\00:55:41.94
All right, Pastor
Doug, first question,
00:55:41.94\00:55:43.97
should you leave an
inheritance for your kids
00:55:43.97\00:55:46.27
if they are not Christians?
- Yes, I didn't say how much,
00:55:46.27\00:55:50.08
that would depend on how
much you have and how much
00:55:50.08\00:55:51.88
they can handle, but you
know, while you don't want,
00:55:51.88\00:55:55.28
you know, if your kids
have gone away from the faith
00:55:55.28\00:55:58.12
and you're thinking,
"Well, leaving money to my kids
00:55:58.12\00:56:01.32
that are unbelievers,
isn't that like leaving it
00:56:01.32\00:56:03.49
into the hands of the enemy?"
00:56:03.49\00:56:05.59
You know, you want to show
your kids that you do love them,
00:56:05.59\00:56:08.93
and does God also bless,
does he send rain on the just
00:56:08.93\00:56:12.03
and the unjust, so I think
you need to leave them something
00:56:12.03\00:56:15.50
and show them you
love them, but of course,
00:56:15.50\00:56:17.27
you wanna make the
work of God and the message
00:56:17.27\00:56:19.14
of God a priority, you're
believing kids will understand
00:56:19.14\00:56:21.91
that but also
leave something for them.
00:56:21.91\00:56:24.05
That's, I think, that's
a good policy to follow,
00:56:24.05\00:56:27.28
and I think it's
supported by Proverbs, as well.
00:56:27.28\00:56:30.02
- Okay, next
question that we have.
00:56:30.02\00:56:31.49
Since Jesus fasted for 40
days, do we still need to fast?
00:56:31.49\00:56:35.32
- Yes, because
even after Jesus fasted,
00:56:35.32\00:56:37.59
we don't need to fast 40 days,
00:56:37.59\00:56:39.63
but Christ in the
Sermon on the Mount, he said,
00:56:39.63\00:56:41.66
"When you fast," he
doesn't say if you fast.
00:56:41.66\00:56:44.83
And then he said that once
the bridegroom is taken away,
00:56:44.83\00:56:47.37
then the friends of
the bridegroom will fast.
00:56:47.37\00:56:49.50
So, Paul talks about fasting
all through the New Testament.
00:56:49.50\00:56:52.74
It's something that's a
healthy and a good practice
00:56:52.74\00:56:55.91
to occasionally
fast as believers.
00:56:55.91\00:56:58.68
- Okay, we have a
question from Dora in Maryland.
00:56:58.68\00:57:01.22
She says, "Why do
most Christians say
00:57:01.22\00:57:03.18
that the 10
Commandments are not really part
00:57:03.18\00:57:05.45
of the New Covenant
and don't have to be kept?"
00:57:05.45\00:57:07.99
- They misunderstood,
where Paul says that we are not
00:57:07.99\00:57:10.73
under the law, they think, "Oh,
00:57:10.73\00:57:12.56
we're not under the
10 Commandments anymore."
00:57:12.56\00:57:14.30
And they assume that means
we don't have to keep them.
00:57:14.30\00:57:16.50
But if you follow that
to its ultimate conclusion,
00:57:16.50\00:57:18.73
it's absurd to say,
"Oh, I'm a Christian.
00:57:18.73\00:57:21.90
I can now kill. I can
lie. I can commit adultery.
00:57:21.90\00:57:24.81
I can steal. I can
use God's name in vain."
00:57:24.81\00:57:27.21
Obviously, that's absurd.
00:57:27.21\00:57:28.81
When it says
you're not under the law,
00:57:28.81\00:57:30.48
it means believers are
no longer under the penalty
00:57:30.48\00:57:33.58
of the law, the
penalty for sin is death.
00:57:33.58\00:57:35.95
Jesus saves us from the
death penalty by His grace.
00:57:35.95\00:57:38.99
Then we want to obey
God's law because we love Him.
00:57:38.99\00:57:42.79
If we're not keeping the law,
Jesus said we don't know Him.
00:57:42.79\00:57:46.90
"If any man says, I know Him
and keeps not His Commandments,
00:57:46.90\00:57:49.33
he's a liar and the
truth is not in him."
00:57:49.33\00:57:51.60
That's what the
Apostle John says.
00:57:51.60\00:57:53.64
So when we are saved by
grace, we want to obey God's law
00:57:53.64\00:57:57.84
out of love, Jesus
said, "If you love me,
00:57:57.84\00:58:00.14
keep my Commandments,"
not being under the law
00:58:00.14\00:58:02.88
simply means by grace
we're saved from the penalty
00:58:02.88\00:58:05.75
of the law, not the law itself.
00:58:05.75\00:58:08.15
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