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Amazing Facts
International, Pastor Jean Ross.
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Jean Ross: Hello, friends.
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Pastor Doug is out this evening.
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But how about an Amazing Fact?
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Though close allies
during the tumultuous period
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of the American Revolution,
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
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found themselves on opposite
sides of the political spectrum
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in the later
years of their lives.
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However, despite their
differences, a sense of mutual
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respect and admiration endured.
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Their philosophical differences
did not overshadow their shared
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commitment to the principles
that had ignited the birth of
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the United States
civil and religious freedom.
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In an uncanny twist of
fate, their lives became further
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intertwined as they
approached their final moments.
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On the 4th of July in 1826
Thomas Jefferson took his last
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breath at Monticello,
his beloved home in Virginia.
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Remarkably, just hours
later John Adams passed away
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at his residence in
Quincy, Massachusetts.
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This extraordinary coincidence
was heightened by the fact that
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that marked the 50th
anniversary of the adoption of
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the Declaration of Independence,
a document both men
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had worked on and which
carried their signatures.
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The alignment of their deaths
with this historic milestone
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stands as a profound reminder
of the enduring principles that
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they championed and which
lay at the core of the nation's
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foundation civil
and religious liberty.
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You know, friends, the Bible
tells us that the United States
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was to rise up and
that it would be founded
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on two Christ-like principles.
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We find in Revelation chapter 13
a description of a beast power
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that comes up from the earth.
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It has two horns like a lamb--
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Aron Crews: But it
speaks like a dragon.
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Jean: It speaks like a dragon.
Let me read those verses.
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You find that in
Revelation chapter 13
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and beginning in verse 11.
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"Then I saw another
beast coming up from the earth,
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and he had two horns like a
lamb but he spake as a dragon.
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And he exercised all the
authority of the first beast in
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his presence and caused the
earth and those who dwell in it
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to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed.
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And he performed great signs,
so that he even makes fire come
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down from heaven on the
earth in the sight of men."
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Now, if we allow the Bible to
interpret itself and you look at
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the various clues in the very
passage, this power represented
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as coming up from the
earth is none other than
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the United States of America.
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It came just in time.
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And even though it was founded
on the principles of civil
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and religious freedom, according
to the verse there is going
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to be a change that
occurs in this nation.
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You know, Pastor Crews,
Amazing Facts has a magazine
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My name is Jean Ross,
and working the phones
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for us is Pastor Aron
Crews, not a stranger to
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"Bible Answers Live."
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You've helped out before.
You are our young adult pastor
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at the Granite
Bay Hilltop Church.
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So thank you for joining
us here at Amazing Facts.
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Aron: Great to be here.
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Jean: Now, of course, before
we go to the phone lines we
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always want to begin with
prayer because we recognize
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the Bible is God's book.
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So why don't you open
with the word of prayer?
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Aron: All right. Let's pray.
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Dear heavenly Father,
Lord, as we spend this next hour
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answering
questions from Your Word,
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we ask that Your Holy Spirit
guide us as we direct people
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to what Your Scripture says
and what it means for us today.
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So we ask for You to
guide us in Jesus's name.
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Amen. Jean: Amen.
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We're ready to go
to the phone lines.
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Who's our first
caller for this evening?
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Aron: All
right, let's get going.
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Our first caller today is
Junith calling in from Nevada.
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Hello, Junith.
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Welcome to the show.
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What's your Bible
question? Junith: Hello.
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Yes. Good evening to you both.
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My question is, what would
have happened to the destiny
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of Adam and Eve and
the devil when Adam and Eve
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were not deceived by the devil?
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Jean: All right.
Well, good question.
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What would have happened if
Adam and Eve did not fall prey
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to the devil's deceptions?
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Well, of course
the Bible doesn't tell.
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Now, we do know that God created
a perfect world; and Adam
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and Eve, they were complete and
perfect and God had a beautiful
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garden which was their
home and had they remained loyal
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or faithful to God they would
have fulfilled His purpose.
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God said, "Be
fruitful and multiply
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and replenish the earth."
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The earth would have been
populated with human beings
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living immortal, eating from the
tree of life, and worshiping,
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and praising God, and having
an opportunity to communicate
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with the angels.
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How different
this world would be
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had Adam and Eve
remained faithful.
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What would have happened
to the devil if Adam and Eve
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remained loyal?
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Well, the Bible doesn't say.
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I mean, I think there
was a probationary time given
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even to the devil for him
to try and prove his case.
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Had Adam and Eve not fallen,
I don't know, maybe the end of
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the devil would
have come sooner.
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But in giving it to the devil's
temptation, the devil claimed
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the earth as his sort of got a
foothold, you might say, in the
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universe and we see the
great controversy between Christ
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and Satan, good and evil
playing out in our world and
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of course that's even playing
out in our hearts and lives.
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Aron: That's right.
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Well, while the Bible isn't
crystal clear on what would have
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happened to the devil if Adam
and Eve didn't sin, we do know
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that if Adam and Eve didn't
sin--it says in Genesis 3,
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verse 22 that because they
sinned they were--had to exit
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the Garden and they
could no longer have access
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to the Tree of Life; Right?
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But at the end of the book
of the Bible we have Revelation
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and at the end it says all
those who do His commandments
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that are washed white in His
robes get to have access again
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to the Tree of Life; Right?
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So we can guess and speculate
about what would have happened
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or could have happened, but
we know today what will happen
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to those who are faithful to
Jesus and accept His sacrifice,
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that we will get access
again to the Tree of Life
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at the Second Coming.
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Jean: Amen.
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So the Bible begins with
the story in a garden and
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it ends in a garden both
containing the Tree of Life.
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Who's our next caller?
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Aron: All right, our next caller
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is John calling in
from Nebraska, hello, John.
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Welcome to the program.
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What's your Bible question?
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John: Good evening, gentlemen.
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Thanks for taking my call.
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My question is on
the seven last plagues.
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And I told the girl chapter 17,
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but it's chapter
16 of Revelation.
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And my question is, are
the seven last plagues going
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to be in order as they
are listed in the Bible here?
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I have the King James Version.
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Jean: Yeah, we believe
that they will be listed
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in order as given.
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Now, they probably will be
overlap and all of the plagues
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will not take place
universally immediately.
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I mean, if you look at them,
the first one is a terrible sore
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that comes upon those who
have the mark of the beast.
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That will probably begin
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in different
places around the world.
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And then the second plague
is the sea turns to blood.
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This couldn't happen
universal immediately.
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Otherwise, you know, you'd have
people running out of water very
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quickly because the third plague
says water turns to blood.
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So it begins in one place
and then sort of spreads around
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the globe, the
terrible sores of breaking out
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on the different people.
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And then the fourth plague
talks about an intense heat.
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So yes, we believe that
these plagues are sequential
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as given here in Scripture.
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The final plague brings you
right up to the Second Coming of
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Christ and judgment that
comes upon those that have
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the Mark of the Beast, those
who have warred against God
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and against these people.
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Now, there is something
interesting to add to this.
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At the end of time, there's
going to be--everyone's going to
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be divided up into two groups.
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Those who have the Mark of the
Beast, according to Revelation
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13 they're the ones who
suffer under the plague.
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Then you have those who have the
seal of God in Revelation 17.
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They're the ones
who're protected.
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God protects them
during this terrible time.
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So for the believer we need not
fear for if we are trusting in
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Jesus we'll be sealed and we'll
be protected when these seven
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last plagues get poured out.
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Some theologians feel that it
could probably take place within
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the period of about a year
because the Bible says a plague
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shall come in one day.
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One prophetic day is
equal to one literal year.
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So just a lot of
interesting things.
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You know, we do have a
study guide that talks about
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the Second Coming of
Christ and the 1000 years known
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as the millennium that
happens right after Jesus comes,
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and it's called
"1000 Years of Peace."
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And we'll be happy to send that
to anyone who wants to learn
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more about what the Bible
says about the Second Coming
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of Christ and what
happens right after Jesus comes.
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Just call and ask.
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The number is 800-835-6747
and ask for the study guide.
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It's called
"1000 Years of Peace."
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Thank you for your call,
John. Who do we have next?
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Aron: All right,
next we have Gary
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calling in from
Illinois, Gary, hi.
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Welcome to the program.
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What's your
Bible question for us?
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Gary: Thank you.
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In Revelation Jesus
critiques seven churches.
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Only the church of
Smyrna and Philadelphia
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he doesn't criticize.
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Are there any
churches in the present day
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that are representative
of these two churches?
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Jean: Okay. Well, good question.
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Well, of course the seven
churches you find in Revelation
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chapter 2 and 3 in a prophetic
sense represents seven phases
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of the Christian church.
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Beating with the church of
Ephesus and then you have the
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church of Smyrna and it goes all
the way down to the church of
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Laodicea, which is really a
description of the church today.
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It's in a spiritual lukewarm
condition and there is a call
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for revival, a special
Laodicean message you might say.
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But in addition to these broad
categories of seven phases of
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the Christian church, it is
true that different churches
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might exhibit
different characteristics.
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In other words, you can have a
church in a particular area that
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is suffering severe
persecution and they might be
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very similar as described
to the church of Smyrna,
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a church during a time
of terrible persecution.
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Jesus didn't give
any word of rebuke.
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He just encouraged
them to be faithful.
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The church of Philadelphia was
also a church that went through
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some persecution, but they
really wanted to find the truth.
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They were committed to the
truth and proclaiming the soon
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coming of Jesus, and
there's no word of rebuke given
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to the church of Philadelphia.
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So yes, they refer to seven time
periods of Christian history,
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but different churches can fall
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into these
different categories as well.
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Aron: Yeah, and
over beyond that,
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which is a great
answer, we have over and
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over in each one of the churches
it says this phrase: "He who has
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an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches."
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Right?
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So just like you're saying,
any church where--I would go
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a step further and
say any individual; Right?
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If you have ears to hear, to
read what the message of Jesus
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is to these churches, if these
messages apply to you, well then
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we need to take it to heart
and listen to what the Spirit is
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trying to tell us through these
ancient messages that become
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ever so relevant
through the Holy Spirit today.
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Jean: All right. Very good.
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Well, thank you
for your call, Gary.
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Who do we have next?
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Aron: All right,
next we have someone
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who has got a
great name, I think.
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Aaron calling in from
New York. Hello, Aaron.
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How are you doing?
Aaron: I'm doing fine, Aron.
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Aron: Yeah. Nice to hear you.
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What question do you
have for us this evening?
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Aaron: Several times when
I listen to SDA preachers and
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teachers as they talk about
the articles of furniture in
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the sanctuary, I hear them
say that the altar of sacrifice
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is before the laver.
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But recently I heard that they
say that the priests cleanses
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themselves at the laver
before they do their work
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at the altar of sacrifice.
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My question is, which one
of those pieces of furniture
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is actually first?
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Jean: Okay, good question.
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Well, first of all, just
from a geographical layout in
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the sanctuary just for those who
might not be familiar with it,
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the Old Testament
sanctuary or the tabernacle
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is divided up into three parts.
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You have what's called the
courtyard, and then you have
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the first compartment
called the holy place,
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and then half the size of the
first compartment is the second
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compartment known as the
most holy or the Holy of Holies.
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So three
divisions of the sanctuary.
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And all of this served
as the shadow and a type of
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the ministry and the plan of
redemption, Christ's ministry
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and the plan of redemption.
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So in the courtyard
you have the sacrifice.
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That's the altar
of burnt sacrifice,
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and then you have a
basin filled with water.
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And it's true.
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The priest would have to wash
prior to him doing the service,
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but before he actually entered
into the sanctuary to sprinkle
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the blood from the sacrifice
on the altar of incense he would
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also have to wash
his hands and his feet.
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So there was a cleansing both at
the beginning of the service but
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also prior to him
entering into the holy place.
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There was also a
work of cleansing.
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Now, all of these different
articles of furniture has
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spiritual significance.
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Of course, the altar of burnt
sacrifice symbolizes Calvary.
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It's the death of Jesus.
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He is the lamb of God that takes
away the sins of the world.
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The laver symbolizes baptism.
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It is a washing, a renewal.
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It is also a symbol of the
death, burial, and resurrection
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of Jesus because just as a
person is baptized, they go
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under the water and then they
come up out of the water, Christ
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is baptized, an example for
believers; but it is a symbol of
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death, burial, and resurrection.
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I mean, Jesus rose from
the dead, thenHe ascended into
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the heavenly sanctuary there
to minister as our high priest.
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So the courtyard in the earthly
tabernacle represents the earth
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and the work that
Jesus does here on the earth.
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The holy place work represents
the work that Jesus does or did
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when He arose and
ascended to heaven.
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He is our mediator.
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He is ministering on
our behalf in heaven.
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But the final phase of this work
as our high priest occurs in the
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most holy place, and
sometimes it's described
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as a time of judgment.
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You're reading Daniel chapter
7 about a judgment that's set in
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heaven and the ancient of days
is there and the books are open
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and Jesus comes in before the
ancient of days of the Father
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and there is a pre-advent
or pre-Second Coming judgment
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that takes place, and
that's what symbolized
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in that most holy
place of the sanctuary.
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So the earthly was a shadow of
the heavenly and a demonstrated
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God's plan of redemption.
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Aron: All right. Thanks
for your question, Aaron.
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Moving on to our next caller, we
have Glenn calling in from Ohio.
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Welcome, Glenn, to the program.
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Glenn: Thank you
for taking my call.
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I appreciate it,
and good evening to you.
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Aron: Good evening.
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Glenn: When the apostle Paul
came on the scene, he was going
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about arresting people that were
worshiping a false messiah until
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lo and behold he discovered
on the road to Damascus that
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that false messiah
was the true Messiah
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and he started his
missionary journey.
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In the letter J was
not in the English language
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until the 17th century.
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There was no such name as Jesus
back when Paul did his thing.
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What name did he preach under?
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And if the answer is Yeshua,
I would like to know who it
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was that changed
the name and why.
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Jean: Yes, Jesus is an
English adaptation of the Hebrew
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or the Aramaic
Yeshua, the Aramaic name.
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Now, the reason we use English
or the English pronunciation
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of the name of Jesus is
because we speak English.
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If you speak
Spanish, you will pronounce
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the name of Jesus differently.
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Or if you speak
Hindi, you'll pronounce
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the name of Jesus differently.
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So depending upon what language
you are speaking, there is
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a name specifically given for
Jesus and it's adapted, I should
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say, from that original
Hebrew word with variations.
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Now, it's important
for us to understand
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who we're talking about.
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We need to know who Jesus is.
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Of course, Jesus knows all
of the languages of the world.
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He knows when a person
is sincerely calling out
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to him in prayer.
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Whether they use the name in
English or in Hebrew or Aramaic
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or if they use the Spanish
name of Jesus, Jesus knows
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that they're referring to him.
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And I think that's
the most important.
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Remember Jesus not only
has the name Jesus, but he's
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also referred to under different
names or titles in the Bible.
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He is referred to as the Word.
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Jesus is referred to as
the living bread, as the way,
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the truth, and the life.
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So there's different words that
describe aspects of who Jesus
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is, but we use the name Jesus
just because it's the English
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version of His name.
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Aron: Yeah, and I mean, when
Paul was going around, if he was
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speaking to the
Greeks he would say Jesus.
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Right? In the Greek.
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If he was speaking to the
Hebrews, he would use--you know,
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he would say that
name in Hebrew Yeshua.
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Right?
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And I don't know if he knew
any more languages, but I'm sure
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he would try his best
to transliterate into other
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different languages.
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Jean: All right, thank you.
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Aron: All right, our next
caller is James calling in from
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the great state of Texas.
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James, welcome to the program.
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What's your question?
James: Hello, pastors.
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Yes, my question is for
Hebrews chapter 11, verse 3.
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Did God create other
life on different planets
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other than ours?
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Jean: Okay. Yes.
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Let me read the verse
for those who are listening.
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Maybe they're
driving in the car.
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Hebrews 11 and 3 says, "By faith
we understand that the worlds
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were framed by the word of
God, so that the things which
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are seen were not made
with things that were visible."
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Your question was, does God
have other intelligent beings
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on other worlds?
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James: Yes, because
when He speaks of this world
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He says the world, but
He's saying the worlds,
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plural, other
than--more than one.
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Jean: Yes, now, this is one
verse, but there are others that
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have a reference to the idea of
other intelligent beings other
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than angels that are
out there in the universe.
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We don't know how many worlds
there are--I mean, inhabited
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planets but from Scripture
we understand that our planet,
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earth, is the only one that fell
prey to the devil's deceptions.
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The devil was able to
deceive a third of the angels.
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They joined his rebellion.
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Read about that
in Revelation 12.
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But isn't reference to anything
about the other created beings
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joining Satan's rebellion.
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So it's just a third of
the angels that joined him.
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And then of course
the inhabitants of earth
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deceived by the devil.
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So they are these unfallen
worlds as mentioned here in
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Hebrews and some have wondered
that the 24 elders that you read
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about in Revelation
chapter 4 and 5 if they might be
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the representatives of
groups of unfallen worlds.
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So the Bible isn't
getting to the exact specifics,
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but there's hints to that.
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I'm also thinking of the passage
in Job where it says at the time
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of the creation it says
the stars sang for joy and Job
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speaks about a day when
the sons of God came to present
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themselves before Him and the
devil came representing earth.
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So from these
different passages of Scripture;
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yeah, we believe
there are unfallen worlds.
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Aron: Yeah, Paul talks about--
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that we're a
spectacle to men and to angels,
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and in Ephesians he talks about
how we manifest--through the
00:19:45.28\00:19:50.05
church the wisdom of God
is manifested to the heavens.
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Right?
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So there's these little
glimmers, as Jean was sharing,
00:19:54.42\00:19:56.79
that yeah, there seem to be
other unfallen worlds that are
00:19:56.83\00:19:59.83
certainly not coming in and, you
know, sneaking and visiting us
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physically, but they're looking
on to see the grace of God
00:20:03.06\00:20:06.57
working in the life of
those who are following Jesus.
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Jean: That's right.
00:20:09.67\00:20:11.31
It seems that our world is
quarantined because of Satan.
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The only ones that have access
to the world is the angels and
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then of course God himself.
00:20:15.94\00:20:18.11
The unfallen worlds, they
can witness what's happening but
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they don't interact with us.
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Good question. Thank you, James.
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Aron: All right, our next caller
is calling in from New Jersey,
00:20:24.75\00:20:27.46
and it's Peter, hello.
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Peter: The question
is based on Genesis 1,
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I think it's verse 9.
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Is it more ideal to
have a vegetarian food diet
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than a meat-based diet?
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I went to a vegetarian diet.
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I feel much better health-wise,
and I wanted to ask you if you
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guys are vegetarians would
you share some foods that you
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guys--that we could eat, you
know, maybe like French toast
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or pizza bagels or
bagging cheese omelets.
00:20:53.95\00:20:57.05
Maybe you can
share your wisdom on it.
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Thank you.
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Jean: Yeah, without getting
too specific about, you know,
00:21:00.32\00:21:01.86
different recipes, but I think
from a biblical perspective it's
00:21:01.89\00:21:05.36
pretty clear that the original
diet that God gave in the
00:21:05.39\00:21:08.26
beginning was fruits and
nuts and vegetables--or grains,
00:21:08.30\00:21:13.10
fruits and grains and
nuts and vegetables were added
00:21:13.13\00:21:15.64
after the fall, but
that is the ideal diet.
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You know, the medical
world will tell you that with
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the vegetarian diet
your body functions the best.
00:21:20.94\00:21:23.68
It's built for that.
00:21:23.71\00:21:25.98
And you can also just see in the
world of athletics a number of
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endurance sports, runners,
and swimmers, and cyclists,
00:21:31.05\00:21:34.66
many of them are
going, believe it or not,
00:21:34.69\00:21:36.62
to a vegetarian diet because--
00:21:36.66\00:21:38.93
Aron: Some even vegan.
Jean: Even vegan, yeah.
00:21:38.96\00:21:40.30
Finding that that actually
provides more energy and
00:21:40.33\00:21:43.53
it's more sustained energy
by eating a plant-based diet.
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So yes, it's there in the Bible.
00:21:46.84\00:21:48.64
I'm a big advocate of eating
a plant-based vegetarian diet.
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I am a vegetarian myself.
00:21:52.74\00:21:54.68
I'm born and raised
a vegetarian actually.
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Never really eat meat.
00:21:56.58\00:21:58.21
I know you, Aron, are
probably a vegetarian, too.
00:21:58.25\00:22:00.42
Aron: Yeah, I'm vegetarian as
well, raised as one and--yeah,
00:22:00.45\00:22:03.28
you mentioned a few vegetarian
foods of which were pizza,
00:22:03.32\00:22:07.46
bagels, and such.
00:22:07.49\00:22:09.29
Well, those are vegetarian.
00:22:09.32\00:22:11.33
It's also important to have an
essential part of a vegetarian
00:22:11.36\00:22:14.36
diet, vegetables and fruit.
00:22:14.40\00:22:17.07
I know growing up as a
vegetarian and, you know, being
00:22:17.10\00:22:20.00
in a community where I have many
vegetarian friends it's quite
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amazing how
vegetarians like to eat anything
00:22:23.10\00:22:26.44
but vegetables sometimes; Right?
00:22:26.47\00:22:28.44
So we need to be balanced,
you know, holistic in our diet,
00:22:28.48\00:22:31.68
getting the grains and
the fruits and the vegetables
00:22:31.71\00:22:33.72
to be properly
filled with nutrition.
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Jean: And a
matter of fact try it.
00:22:37.65\00:22:40.02
You're wondering, "Well, what
is vegetarian diet good for me?"
00:22:40.06\00:22:42.56
Well, we know it is.
00:22:42.59\00:22:44.29
And if you're wondering,
try it. Test it and see.
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Just go for a--set aside 3 weeks
and say, "I'm not going to eat
00:22:47.36\00:22:49.70
any flesh foods for 3 weeks,
I'm going to increase my salad
00:22:49.73\00:22:53.17
content, and I'm going to
eat more vegetables and beans
00:22:53.20\00:22:55.97
and plant-based foods."
00:22:56.00\00:22:57.84
And see how you feel.
00:22:57.87\00:22:59.24
Just give
yourself a 3-week test.
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And I tell you, you'll feel
different, you'll feel better.
00:23:01.24\00:23:04.11
All right. Thank
you for your call.
00:23:04.15\00:23:06.01
You know, we do have a
study guide--just thought of it.
00:23:06.05\00:23:08.15
It's called
"God's Free Health Plan."
00:23:08.18\00:23:09.48
It's one of the Amazing Facts
study guides, and it talks about
00:23:09.52\00:23:11.29
the biblical plan for health.
00:23:11.32\00:23:13.32
And we'll be happy to send this
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:23:13.36\00:23:15.62
The number is
simply 800-835-6747.
00:23:15.66\00:23:19.69
That is our resource phone line.
00:23:19.73\00:23:22.03
Just ask for "God's Free Health
Plan" and we'll be happy to send
00:23:22.06\00:23:25.40
it to anyone who calls and asks.
00:23:25.43\00:23:26.77
What do we have
next? Aron: All right.
00:23:26.80\00:23:29.04
Next we have Rebecca
calling in from Michigan,
00:23:29.07\00:23:30.74
where I used to
pastor for about 7 years.
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So, Rebecca,
welcome to the program.
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Rebecca: Hello.
How are you guys doing?
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Jean: Doing well.
Thank you for calling.
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Aron: What's your
question for us, Rebecca?
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Rebecca: I have a question in
Philippians chapter 4, verse 13.
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I understand the basic concept
of what Paul is teaching.
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"I can do all things through
Christ which strengthens me."
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I need a more
broader understanding
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of what he was meaning.
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Jean: Okay, well, first of all,
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I think he means
what he says right there.
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If God asks us to do something,
even though from our human
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perspective we might think,
"Wow, this is impossible."
00:24:07.84\00:24:10.91
From our perspective Paul
is reminding us that in Christ,
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through Christ, trusting in
Christ all things are possible.
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And that's an important lesson.
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If God asks us to do something,
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He will give you
the power to do it.
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I think of the story of Peter.
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The disciples are in the boat
and there was a terrible storm
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and they looked out and they saw
the form of somebody walking on
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the water and they thought
at first it was some sort of
00:24:33.67\00:24:37.04
a ghost, but it
was actually Jesus.
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And when they realized that it
was Jesus walking on the water,
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Peter said, "Lord,
if it is you, call me.
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Bid me to come to you."
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And Jesus said, "Come."
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And Peter got out of the
boat and he walked on the water.
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As long as he kept
his eyes fixed upon Jesus,
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Peter did that which
humanly is impossible to do.
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But then you read further in the
story when he took his eyes off
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Jesus; well, what happened?
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He began to sink and he cried
out and said, "Lord, save me."
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And I think there's a
lesson in that for us.
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If we keep our eyes fixed upon
Jesus--when we say keeping our
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eyes fixed upon Jesus, it means
keep your thoughts centered
00:25:08.94\00:25:12.17
on Christ and His Word.
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If we are centering our thoughts
and our lives on Jesus and
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his teachings, the Holy Spirit
enables us to do something
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which we cannot do
in and of ourselves.
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You can take the words
of Paul and claim them.
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"I can do all things through
Christ that strengthens me."
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And of course it's in the
context of doing the things
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that God asks us to do.
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This is not a promise for
us to say, "Well, you know,
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I'm going to become a
millionaire because I can do all
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things through
Christ who strength."
00:25:39.13\00:25:40.64
That might not be
God's will for your life.
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But if God is asking you to
do something, you can trust that
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He's going to give
you the strength to do it.
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Aron: Yeah, and in
the specific context,
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if you read the
two verses before,
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he says, "Whatever state I am
in, to be content: I know how to
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be abased, I know how to abound,
everywhere and in all things
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I've learned to
be full and be hungry
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to abound and to suffer need."
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Right, so that means if you're
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in a condition where you're
in a really difficult time
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in your life, right, you can
make it through through Christ.
00:26:07.60\00:26:10.50
Right?
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Any situation that you're
going through of difficulty in
00:26:12.27\00:26:15.74
particular, Christ can give you
strength to get through that.
00:26:15.77\00:26:19.01
Jean: You know, we
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we don't always offer
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It's called "Tips for
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We live in a world of sin.
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We have carnal human natures.
00:26:28.95\00:26:30.69
And if you can be honest with
yourself, if you want to live
00:26:30.72\00:26:33.15
the Christian life you're going
to find a struggle taking place
00:26:33.19\00:26:36.02
the devil doesn't want to
let you go and sin is always
00:26:36.06\00:26:38.86
present, but we can overcome we
can resist, we can be victorious
00:26:38.89\00:26:43.57
if we follow the example
given to us by Jesus by claiming
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the promises of the
Bible and looking to him.
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We'll send that book for free
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I think every Christian needs
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know what the Bible
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00:26:58.25\00:27:04.19
in living the Christian life.
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Who do we have next?
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Aron: All right, we've got
Henry calling in from New York.
00:31:28.42\00:31:29.95
Welcome, Henry.
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Henry: Yes, bless
both of you, pastors.
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My question is, is there written
anything in the Bible anybody
00:31:34.22\00:31:41.86
who lives--alive today, can they
prove that they were ascended
00:31:41.90\00:31:47.67
Solomon or David?
00:31:47.70\00:31:50.11
Jean: Okay, does the
Bible say anywhere that somebody
00:31:50.14\00:31:53.61
can trace back their
ancestry to David or Solomon?
00:31:53.64\00:31:56.85
Well, not directly.
00:31:56.88\00:31:59.25
However, it's important for
us to realize that David and
00:31:59.28\00:32:01.98
Solomon came from the tribe
of Judah, and the tribe of Judah
00:32:02.02\00:32:05.29
was one of the tribes
that stayed in the vicinity of
00:32:05.32\00:32:08.16
Jerusalem--in the
area where Jerusalem is.
00:32:08.19\00:32:10.49
The ten tribes of Israel were
conquered--the northern kingdom
00:32:10.53\00:32:14.03
was conquered by the Assyrians.
00:32:14.10\00:32:15.86
They were dispersed amongst
the various other nations.
00:32:15.90\00:32:18.50
That's where the
Samaritans come from.
00:32:18.53\00:32:20.94
They intermarried with
some of the other nations there.
00:32:20.97\00:32:24.07
However, the tribe of Judah and
Benjamin, which was a smaller
00:32:24.11\00:32:28.34
tribe, and most of
Levi, they stayed in the area
00:32:28.38\00:32:32.11
of the southern kingdom.
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Judah was a very big tribe.
00:32:33.52\00:32:34.95
And when Jerusalem was conquered
in 605 BC by Nebuchadnezzar,
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the Jews went into
captivity for 7 years.
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But many of them
returned back to Jerusalem.
00:32:40.92\00:32:43.22
They rebuilt the temple,
and that's where Jew comes from.
00:32:43.26\00:32:47.60
The name Jew comes
from the tribe of Judah.
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So there are Jews today that
perhaps can trace their ancestry
00:32:50.27\00:32:53.84
to the tribe of Judah.
00:32:53.87\00:32:55.44
Maybe they can even
trace it back further.
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The Bible's not clear.
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There's no genealogy
specifically, but it does lead
00:32:59.47\00:33:02.01
us down to the time
of Christ there were Jews
00:33:02.04\00:33:04.98
from the tribe of
Judah at that time.
00:33:05.01\00:33:07.02
Aron: All right.
00:33:07.05\00:33:08.82
Well, hey, thanks so
much for calling in, Henry.
00:33:08.85\00:33:10.52
Our next caller is
Mark calling in from Oregon.
00:33:10.55\00:33:13.69
Welcome, Mark.
What's your question?
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Mark: Good evening.
00:33:16.52\00:33:18.13
If there are no time prophecies
in the Bible after 1844, which I
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do believe, how do we reconcile
this to someone who says
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the Bible predicts Israel's
return as a nation in 1948?
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What's the right answer to give?
00:33:32.14\00:33:34.88
Jean: Yeah, good question.
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When it comes to a specific
time prophecy, you are correct.
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The longest time
prophecy that we have
00:33:38.88\00:33:40.48
in the Bible is Daniel 8:14.
00:33:40.52\00:33:42.38
Under 2,300 days then the
sanctuary shall be cleansed.
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We know from Daniel chapter 9
that the starting point for that
00:33:45.12\00:33:48.42
time prophecy was the decree to
restore and rebuild Jerusalem,
00:33:48.46\00:33:51.36
which went into effect--the
first was by Cyrus, but it was
00:33:51.39\00:33:54.86
really the third decree by
Artaxerxes which allowed the
00:33:54.93\00:33:57.77
Jews not only to rebuild the
temple but really the city and
00:33:57.80\00:34:00.87
create their own
form of government.
00:34:00.90\00:34:02.37
That marked the beginning
time period of the 2,300 days.
00:34:02.40\00:34:06.74
457 BC was that date.
00:34:06.78\00:34:08.98
You add 2,300 to 457,
recognizing there's no year zero
00:34:09.01\00:34:13.48
when you go from BC to
AD, you end on the date 1844.
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We know that to be
the longest time prophecy.
00:34:17.92\00:34:20.56
However, there are still
other prophecies that we have in
00:34:20.59\00:34:23.09
Scripture that might not have
a specific date attached to it.
00:34:23.12\00:34:25.93
I don't believe that 1948, even
though that might be very well
00:34:25.96\00:34:30.47
the date when Israel--the modern
nation of Israel was formed as
00:34:30.50\00:34:34.57
a government, that specific date
is not referenced in Scripture.
00:34:34.60\00:34:39.01
There are other historical
incidents that occur that might
00:34:39.04\00:34:42.78
not have a specific
date connected with it.
00:34:42.81\00:34:44.78
Certain events that even take
place in the future that don't
00:34:44.81\00:34:47.55
have a specific date.
00:34:47.58\00:34:49.05
I'm thinking for one that would
be the close of human probation
00:34:49.08\00:34:51.45
before the seven last plagues
are poured out, the enforcement
00:34:51.49\00:34:54.56
of the mark of the beast.
00:34:54.59\00:34:55.96
These are things that are
going to happen in the future,
00:34:55.99\00:34:57.89
but there's no specific
date that you can point to.
00:34:57.93\00:34:59.46
The last date
based on prophecy, 1844.
00:34:59.49\00:35:02.73
Aron: Yeah, the--after the time
of Jesus and once the Jewish
00:35:02.76\00:35:06.57
nation corporately as a
group of people rejected Jesus
00:35:06.60\00:35:11.01
as their Messiah, the Israel
that we find in Bible prophecy
00:35:11.04\00:35:15.04
really refers to all
of God's faithful people.
00:35:15.08\00:35:17.25
Right?
00:35:17.28\00:35:18.71
Whether--whatever your
ethnic heritage may be,
00:35:18.75\00:35:20.65
the true Israel of God
are those who follow Jesus.
00:35:20.68\00:35:23.95
And just a verse for that real
quick is Galatians 3, verse 29.
00:35:23.99\00:35:27.06
It says, "If you are Christ's,
then you are Abraham's seed and
00:35:27.09\00:35:31.06
heirs according to the promise."
00:35:31.09\00:35:33.13
So whatever happened in 1948
where Israel as an ethnic people
00:35:33.16\00:35:36.43
group, as a political nation
got restored back to that land
00:35:36.46\00:35:40.37
there, that's a nice thing
to happen for them as a nation.
00:35:40.40\00:35:43.84
However, that doesn't seem
to be any kind of a fulfillment
00:35:43.87\00:35:46.98
in Bible prophecy.
00:35:47.01\00:35:48.54
Jean: Especially
in the time period
00:35:48.58\00:35:50.65
as we see there in Scripture.
00:35:50.68\00:35:52.48
All right, thank you.
Thanks for your call, Mark.
00:35:52.51\00:35:55.28
Aron: All right,
our next caller is Cindy
00:35:55.32\00:35:56.79
calling in from California.
00:35:56.82\00:35:58.49
Welcome to the show, Cindy.
00:35:58.52\00:36:00.42
Cindy: Thank you.
00:36:00.46\00:36:01.79
Good evening, Pastor
Ross and Pastor Crews.
00:36:01.82\00:36:04.23
Thank you for
taking my call tonight.
00:36:04.26\00:36:06.76
I was wondering, could you
explain God hardening Pharaoh's
00:36:06.80\00:36:10.97
heart between each
plague before the exodus?
00:36:11.00\00:36:14.34
Jean: Okay, good question.
00:36:14.37\00:36:16.10
Before I answer this, Aron,
maybe you can look up the verse
00:36:16.14\00:36:18.81
where it says Pharaoh
hardened his own heart as well.
00:36:18.84\00:36:20.88
So the verse speaks about God
hardening Pharaoh's heart, but
00:36:20.91\00:36:24.65
then there's also a
verse that talks about Pharaoh
00:36:24.68\00:36:27.12
hardening his heart.
00:36:27.15\00:36:28.68
So there's a part that
God played in the hardening of
00:36:28.72\00:36:31.15
Pharaoh's heart, and that was
bringing the plagues upon Egypt.
00:36:31.19\00:36:34.26
How Pharaoh
responded to the plagues
00:36:34.29\00:36:36.96
was his own personal choice.
00:36:36.99\00:36:39.19
So in one sense God hardened
Pharaoh's heart by bringing him
00:36:39.23\00:36:43.26
to a point of testing, and
how he responded to the testing,
00:36:43.30\00:36:47.00
well, that was up to Pharaoh.
00:36:47.04\00:36:48.90
Somebody's once
explained it this way.
00:36:48.94\00:36:51.07
They think of the sun and the
sun shines with the same heat,
00:36:51.11\00:36:54.98
and if you have wax and you
have clay the sun--the heat of
00:36:55.01\00:37:00.25
the sun will harden the
clay but it will melt the wax.
00:37:00.28\00:37:03.62
It's the same sun.
00:37:03.65\00:37:05.69
And so likewise, as the plagues
fell upon Egypt there was those
00:37:05.72\00:37:09.62
whose hearts was melted.
00:37:09.66\00:37:12.06
They recognized
that they were sinners.
00:37:12.09\00:37:14.73
But there were those who
hardened their heart like
00:37:14.73\00:37:17.23
Pharaoh and most
of the Egyptians.
00:37:17.27\00:37:18.90
However, there were some
Egyptians that actually came up
00:37:18.93\00:37:20.77
out of Egypt
with the Israelites.
00:37:20.80\00:37:23.34
So there were some that
their hearts were humbled
00:37:23.37\00:37:26.98
through that experience.
00:37:27.01\00:37:28.81
Aron: Yeah, the sun can
shine upon wax and it melts,
00:37:28.84\00:37:31.71
and the sun shines
upon clay and it hardens.
00:37:31.75\00:37:34.28
Right?
00:37:34.32\00:37:36.58
In Exodus 8, verse 15, this
is the first time it references
00:37:36.62\00:37:39.35
Pharaoh's heart being hardened
and it says that when Pharaoh
00:37:39.39\00:37:43.46
saw that there was relief
he, that is Pharaoh, hardened
00:37:43.49\00:37:47.40
his heart and did not
heed them as the Lord had said.
00:37:47.46\00:37:51.30
Before it ever says that the
Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart,
00:37:51.33\00:37:54.84
it actually says
multiple times that Pharaoh
00:37:54.87\00:37:57.54
hardened his own heart; Right?
00:37:57.57\00:38:00.28
Jean: In
response to those plagues.
00:38:00.31\00:38:01.61
You know, sometimes in the
Bible you--God is recognized
00:38:01.64\00:38:06.18
as the one doing something even
though He might bring a person
00:38:06.21\00:38:09.92
to a point of decision.
00:38:09.95\00:38:11.62
The ultimate decision is up to
the person, but God will bring
00:38:11.65\00:38:14.72
them to that situation, and
that's what is happening here
00:38:14.76\00:38:16.99
with Pharaoh.
00:38:17.03\00:38:18.39
Aron: Yeah, that's
right. Great question, Cindy.
00:38:18.43\00:38:20.16
Thanks for calling.
00:38:20.20\00:38:21.53
Our next caller is
Howard calling in from Oklahoma.
00:38:21.56\00:38:25.20
Welcome, Howard, to the show.
00:38:25.23\00:38:27.34
Howard: Thank you.
00:38:27.37\00:38:29.10
I was pondering Revelation
12, verse 7 where it says
00:38:29.14\00:38:33.84
there was war in heaven.
00:38:33.88\00:38:35.44
Michael and his
angels fought the dragon
00:38:35.48\00:38:37.11
and the dragon fought.
00:38:37.15\00:38:38.61
Was that like a little war where
angels are killing each other
00:38:38.65\00:38:41.92
and everything or is
that more of a war on words
00:38:41.95\00:38:44.25
and ideals or whatever?
00:38:44.29\00:38:47.06
Kind of like the Republicans and
Democrats are battling it out
00:38:47.09\00:38:50.86
to--you know, can you
shed a light on that because--
00:38:50.89\00:38:54.30
Jean: Sure. Absolutely
00:38:54.30\00:38:55.63
Howard: I see later on in
Job, you know, after this--after
00:38:55.66\00:38:58.10
you just get out of heaven Satan
just pops in there like, Hey,
00:38:58.13\00:39:01.70
fellas, you know, I just come
from earth," you know, whatever.
00:39:01.74\00:39:04.41
Jean: Yeah. All right.
00:39:04.44\00:39:05.94
Well, first of all, there's
definitely a battle of ideas and
00:39:05.97\00:39:08.51
the devil's making
accusations against God.
00:39:08.54\00:39:11.98
For one, he's saying
that God isn't really fair.
00:39:12.01\00:39:15.42
We don't need His law.
00:39:15.45\00:39:17.19
Maybe even said that God is not
a God of love because He expects
00:39:17.22\00:39:21.32
us to be obedient
to His commandments.
00:39:21.36\00:39:23.06
So there was a clash of
ideas, a clash of thoughts.
00:39:23.09\00:39:26.73
There was open discussion
without a doubt because a third
00:39:26.76\00:39:30.90
of the angels joined
Satan in his rebellion.
00:39:30.93\00:39:33.07
So there was a lot
of talking taking place.
00:39:33.10\00:39:35.67
But at some point when
this rebellion really broke out,
00:39:35.70\00:39:38.51
speaking of Lucifer in the Old
Testament it says that he wanted
00:39:38.54\00:39:41.94
to take God's throne.
00:39:41.98\00:39:43.81
So that was his final goal.
00:39:43.85\00:39:45.78
He wanted to be like the most
high, and I think at some point
00:39:45.81\00:39:48.98
the devil and his angels
were driven outside of heaven.
00:39:49.02\00:39:52.59
I don't think
they left willingly.
00:39:52.62\00:39:54.26
They were actually pushed out.
00:39:54.29\00:39:56.16
I don't think any of
the angels lost their lives.
00:39:56.19\00:39:58.06
We don't know what
type of battle was involved.
00:39:58.09\00:40:00.36
I'm sure they didn't use weapons
of some kind, but they were
00:40:00.40\00:40:03.50
physically removed from heaven
and then they kind of went
00:40:03.53\00:40:07.30
through the universe
looking for another place
00:40:07.34\00:40:09.14
that they could call home.
00:40:09.17\00:40:10.64
And right around that same
time the earth is being created
00:40:10.67\00:40:13.84
and the devil
says, "Here's my chance.
00:40:13.88\00:40:15.34
Let me try and
tempt Adam and Eve."
00:40:15.38\00:40:16.98
So that is the
battle that you read about
00:40:17.01\00:40:18.75
in Revelation chapter 12.
00:40:18.78\00:40:20.18
Aron: Yeah, and how we can
know that it's really more so
00:40:20.22\00:40:22.65
a battle like you were kind of
mentioning over sort of like the
00:40:22.68\00:40:25.32
Republicans and the Democrats
and idea over--a battle over
00:40:25.35\00:40:28.26
ideas and how to run
the universe is the name--
00:40:28.29\00:40:31.43
the titles given to the dragon.
00:40:31.46\00:40:33.19
It says in Revelation 12
that--in verse 9 that the great
00:40:33.23\00:40:37.23
dragon is called
the devil and Satan
00:40:37.27\00:40:39.93
who deceives the whole world.
00:40:39.97\00:40:41.60
Right?
00:40:41.64\00:40:43.47
And so here the word devil
actually means one who slanders.
00:40:43.51\00:40:46.68
Right?
00:40:46.71\00:40:48.58
So in the very name of
Satan devil is slander.
00:40:48.61\00:40:50.98
That's gossip. Right?
00:40:51.01\00:40:52.65
And then it echoes
back to the serpent of old.
00:40:52.68\00:40:54.88
That's Genesis 3, and in Genesis
3 we don't see Satan, you know,
00:40:54.92\00:40:58.12
suffocating wrapping
his tail around Eve but
00:40:58.15\00:41:00.32
rather he's selling her
on a new version of God.
00:41:00.36\00:41:05.93
"God is lying to you.
00:41:05.96\00:41:07.40
You can't trust Him." Right?
00:41:07.46\00:41:09.06
So he's attacking
the very character of God
00:41:09.10\00:41:11.53
and making us believe that
we shouldn't obey His commands.
00:41:11.57\00:41:14.57
Jean: Clash of ideas.
00:41:14.60\00:41:16.47
Although, you know,
there was--the Bible says
00:41:16.50\00:41:18.57
he was cast to the earth.
00:41:18.61\00:41:20.24
So there was
something involved there.
00:41:20.28\00:41:22.01
You know, we do
have a study guide.
00:41:22.04\00:41:23.35
It's called "Did
God Create a Devil?"
00:41:23.38\00:41:24.75
And we're happy to send this
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:41:24.78\00:41:27.32
You might be wondering, if
God is a God of love, why did He
00:41:27.35\00:41:29.62
allow the devil
to be in existence?
00:41:29.65\00:41:32.05
Well, call and ask.
00:41:32.09\00:41:33.79
The number is 800-835-6747.
00:41:33.82\00:41:36.59
Ask for the study guide.
00:41:36.62\00:41:38.16
It's called "Did
God Create a Devil?"
00:41:38.19\00:41:39.83
And we'll be happy to send it to
you here in the US or in Canada.
00:41:39.86\00:41:42.10
If you're outside of North
America, just go to our website.
00:41:42.13\00:41:44.57
Just AmazingFacts.org.
00:41:44.60\00:41:46.33
Who do we have next?
00:41:46.37\00:41:47.80
Aron: All right,
next we have Robert
00:41:47.84\00:41:49.40
calling in from California.
00:41:49.44\00:41:51.37
Hi there, Robert.
How are you doing?
00:41:51.41\00:41:52.91
Robert: Oh, great. How are you?
00:41:52.94\00:41:55.08
Thank you. Aron: Great.
00:41:55.11\00:41:57.45
Robert: My question is
about the 144,000 in Revelation.
00:41:57.48\00:42:02.08
I just want kind
of clarification.
00:42:02.12\00:42:04.79
At the very, very, very end,
they are basically the purists
00:42:04.82\00:42:09.32
of the pure that have
survived everything and--
00:42:09.36\00:42:12.39
as I understand it.
00:42:12.43\00:42:14.73
At the very end when Jesus
comes, will there be people
00:42:14.73\00:42:18.53
saved or alive other than the
144,000 that will go to heaven?
00:42:18.57\00:42:24.97
Jean: Okay, good question.
00:42:25.01\00:42:26.84
Well, let me just give for those
who are listening a little bit
00:42:26.88\00:42:29.44
of background of the 144,000.
00:42:29.48\00:42:31.05
You read this in Revelation
chapter 7, and leading up to
00:42:31.08\00:42:34.32
that the last verse of
Revelation chapter 6 describes
00:42:34.35\00:42:37.35
the Second Coming of Christ
and it ends with the question.
00:42:37.39\00:42:40.09
It says, "The great
day of His wrath has come,
00:42:40.12\00:42:42.89
and who shall be able to stand?"
00:42:42.92\00:42:45.46
So the question is asked,
who's going to be able to stand
00:42:45.49\00:42:47.93
when Jesus comes?
00:42:47.96\00:42:49.23
And then Revelation chapter 7
describes a group of people who
00:42:49.26\00:42:52.23
have the seal of God in their
foreheads, and we understand
00:42:52.27\00:42:55.90
that the seal of God
has to do with the anointing
00:42:55.94\00:42:58.37
of the Holy Spirit.
00:42:58.41\00:42:59.77
It is a reflection of His
character in particular manifest
00:42:59.81\00:43:03.18
in obedience to His commandments
because Revelation 12:17 says
00:43:03.21\00:43:06.01
here are those who keep the
commandments of God, and they
00:43:06.05\00:43:09.55
have the testimony of Jesus.
00:43:09.58\00:43:10.99
So obedience in the last
days motivated by love becomes
00:43:11.02\00:43:14.82
a critical part of the seal.
00:43:14.86\00:43:17.39
So at the end of time you only
have two groups of people: those
00:43:17.43\00:43:20.03
are the mark of the beast,
and those with the seal of God.
00:43:20.06\00:43:22.70
Now, the 144,000, they serve
as God's end-time apostles,
00:43:22.73\00:43:26.94
you might say.
00:43:26.97\00:43:28.37
You have 12
apostles that helped launch
00:43:28.40\00:43:30.37
the early Christian church.
00:43:30.41\00:43:31.77
Here you have 12 times 12 times
1,000: 144,000 representing
00:43:31.81\00:43:36.11
a large group of people who
are taking the three angels'
00:43:36.14\00:43:39.61
messages to the world, and as
a result of their preaching and
00:43:39.65\00:43:44.05
sharing the everlasting gospel
there are more than 144,000
00:43:44.09\00:43:47.72
literal people that are
sealed and standing when Jesus
00:43:47.76\00:43:51.76
comes the second time.
00:43:51.79\00:43:53.13
Revelation goes on.
00:43:53.16\00:43:54.83
Revelation 7 talks about a great
multitude from every nation,
00:43:54.86\00:43:58.50
kindred, tongue, and people that
is standing when Jesus comes
00:43:58.53\00:44:02.44
that are resurrected--many
of which are resurrected,
00:44:02.47\00:44:04.91
but those are the
seal of God they're alive.
00:44:04.94\00:44:07.01
So we can get too worried
about the number 144,000.
00:44:07.04\00:44:10.71
You know, the tendency is for
people to start counting, and
00:44:10.75\00:44:13.68
they do the math and they think,
"Wow, if only 144,000 people are
00:44:13.72\00:44:16.18
going to be alive and translated
to heaven when Jesus comes,
00:44:16.22\00:44:19.62
what are my odds?"
00:44:19.65\00:44:21.32
But we got to recognize
Revelation is a symbolic book,
00:44:21.36\00:44:23.29
and if you read on in the
chapter 12,000 from each of
00:44:23.32\00:44:25.99
the tribes there is spiritual
significance even to the numbers
00:44:26.03\00:44:28.66
that we find in
the Book of Revelation.
00:44:28.70\00:44:30.50
We need not worry whether or not
00:44:30.53\00:44:33.27
there's going to
be enough room for us.
00:44:33.30\00:44:34.94
If we receive Jesus and
surrender to him, we can have
00:44:34.97\00:44:37.64
the promise of being sealed
and being amongst those who are
00:44:37.67\00:44:40.64
ready for Jesus when He comes.
00:44:40.68\00:44:42.04
Aron: Amen.
00:44:42.08\00:44:43.65
Jean: All right,
thank you. Next caller.
00:44:43.68\00:44:46.45
Aron: All right, our
next caller is Ginger
00:44:46.48\00:44:48.12
calling in from Texas.
00:44:48.15\00:44:49.58
And Ginger, she is
a first-time caller.
00:44:49.62\00:44:51.52
So hey. Welcome,
Ginger, to the program.
00:44:51.55\00:44:53.56
Ginger: Well, thank you very
much, and good evening, pastors.
00:44:53.59\00:44:57.29
I--my question is,
I have a--I believe
00:44:57.33\00:45:03.30
it's the second commandment.
00:45:03.33\00:45:05.53
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
00:45:05.57\00:45:08.40
Well, I do love my neighbors,
and I am a recent widow
00:45:08.44\00:45:12.17
and been blessed by
my husband and the Lord.
00:45:12.21\00:45:17.25
And these temporary
neighbors who are renting
00:45:17.28\00:45:20.48
from my
neighbor are not so nice.
00:45:20.52\00:45:24.02
They help themselves to my
property and to whatever they
00:45:24.05\00:45:30.66
want, and I pray for them
every night and I'd like to know
00:45:30.69\00:45:36.67
how I cannot fear and
not be angry with them.
00:45:36.70\00:45:41.70
And even as I said, I
pray every night for them.
00:45:41.74\00:45:44.51
So please help me.
00:45:44.54\00:45:46.21
Jean: Yeah, absolutely, Ginger.
00:45:46.24\00:45:47.74
Well, you know, being a
Christian is not always easy.
00:45:47.78\00:45:49.78
And, of course, we meet
difficult people and we've got
00:45:49.81\00:45:52.65
to pray for grace,
how to work with them.
00:45:52.68\00:45:54.52
First of all, you
know, you can pray for them,
00:45:54.55\00:45:56.95
you can be the best example.
00:45:56.99\00:45:58.72
If they taking advantage of
you, there's nothing wrong in
00:45:58.75\00:46:02.59
you explaining to them that
this is not allowed to happen.
00:46:02.62\00:46:07.60
And, you know, if you have
to ask them to move or have them
00:46:07.60\00:46:11.47
moved if they're renting from
you, whatever the case might be,
00:46:11.50\00:46:13.67
you can do so.
00:46:13.70\00:46:15.10
You don't have to live in fear.
00:46:15.14\00:46:17.01
But despite that, you need to
still pray for them, which you
00:46:17.04\00:46:19.44
do, and you need to love them.
00:46:19.47\00:46:21.21
The Bible says that we can go
to Jesus with all of our cares.
00:46:21.24\00:46:24.31
We can cast all our cares
upon Him for He cares for us.
00:46:24.35\00:46:27.85
So there is a balance of the
one we don't want to be taken
00:46:27.88\00:46:31.15
advantage of, and there are laws
in our land to help protect us
00:46:31.19\00:46:35.02
and there's nothing wrong
in seeking for help in order
00:46:35.06\00:46:39.56
for--if there are
laws to protect you.
00:46:39.59\00:46:41.60
But at the same time,
individually we don't want anger
00:46:41.63\00:46:44.57
to eat us up because the one who
really is harmed with anger is
00:46:44.60\00:46:47.74
the one who is angry at
the other, kind of eats us up
00:46:47.77\00:46:50.47
from the inside.
00:46:50.51\00:46:52.04
So that's where we pray and say,
00:46:52.07\00:46:53.51
"Lord, give us a
forgiving spirit."
00:46:53.54\00:46:55.14
And let the spirit
of Jesus guide you.
00:46:55.18\00:46:57.48
And then just make wise choices.
00:46:57.51\00:46:59.55
Maybe speak with a godly friend
and say, "You know, what do you
00:46:59.58\00:47:02.92
think would be the right thing
for me to do in this situation?"
00:47:02.95\00:47:05.39
Aron: Yeah, the verse that
you were quoting earlier about
00:47:05.42\00:47:08.76
casting all our cares upon Jesus
is 1 Peter 5, verse 7, if you
00:47:08.79\00:47:12.99
want to mark that in your
Bible and keep going back to it.
00:47:13.03\00:47:15.86
And also I'd recommend
reading Matthew chapter 5 and 6
00:47:15.90\00:47:19.40
where Jesus has
some words to say about
00:47:19.43\00:47:22.17
what we should
do to our enemies.
00:47:22.20\00:47:24.24
Right? To pray for them.
00:47:24.27\00:47:25.77
And He also talks about
if we're fearful or anxious
00:47:25.81\00:47:29.98
and what we should do.
00:47:30.01\00:47:31.71
Right?
00:47:31.75\00:47:33.25
And ultimately we are to
put first the kingdom of heaven,
00:47:33.28\00:47:35.28
cast all our cares upon him,
00:47:35.32\00:47:36.79
and he'll
continue to provide for us.
00:47:36.82\00:47:38.39
Jean: All right. Thank
you for your call, Ginger.
00:47:38.42\00:47:40.36
Who do we have
next? Aron: All right.
00:47:40.39\00:47:42.29
Next we have Dana
calling in from Nevada.
00:47:42.32\00:47:44.99
Hello. Welcome to the program.
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Dana: Yes.
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Thank you for taking
my question, which is
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when Jesus died on the
cross he was resurrected.
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What happened to His mind?
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He was half human, half holy or
divine unlike us who when we die
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we don't go to heaven.
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Our mind--where did His mind go?
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Jean: Okay, yeah, what
happened to Jesus when He died?
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Well, first of all, He wasn't
half human and half divine.
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I mean, I
understand what you're saying.
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He was 100% human
and he was 100% divine.
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However, Christ did
not use his divinity
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when He was on the earth.
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He relied upon His
Father just like we need
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to rely upon our Father.
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That's why when the disciples
asked Him and said, you know,
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"When are you coming back?"
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Jesus said, "The only one who
knows is my Father in heaven."
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Well, Jesus knows now obviously,
but that hadn't been revealed
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to him by the Father.
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And as Jesus grew as a
child He learned, He learned
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the very things that He
had instructed Moses to write.
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He grew in knowledge and wisdom,
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and so He laid
aside His divinity.
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When Jesus came to
the earth He was divine,
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but He laid it aside.
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He didn't use His
divinity for himself.
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It was a blessing for others.
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So when Christ died on
the cross and He was placed
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in the tomb He
was not conscious.
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He was not aware
of what was happening.
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That divinity
had been laid aside.
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And when He was
resurrected and He came to life,
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then He was conscious of
what was happening around Him.
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So Jesus was not away from
His body when He was in the tomb
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and He was witnessing things
and still conscious of what
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was happening.
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He was dead, and the reason we
know that is because the Bible
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says the wages of sin is death.
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And Jesus paid the
penalty for our transgression.
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It was real death
that Christ experienced.
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So there is a mystery.
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We don't understand how Christ
could be 100% divine, 100% man.
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There is an act of faith in just
accepting what the Bible says.
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Some of these things will
probably be further explained
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when we get to heaven, but
from the Bible it's pretty clear
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that when Jesus died He
was dead and He rose again
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early Sunday morning.
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Aron: Yeah, one thing I want
to add is in John chapter 20 and
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verse 17 after Jesus has
resurrected Mary is there.
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Right?
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And Mary is just so
excited to see Jesus
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that she clings to him.
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She grabs hold of him, and Jesus
responds to her and he says,
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"Do not cling to Me for I have
not yet ascended to My Father."
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Right?
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So here Jesus is making
clear that, "Hey, while He
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was in the tomb, He was
not whisked away to heaven."
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Right? Or in hell.
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He was in the tomb.
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Jean: Okay. Thank you.
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Good question. Aron: All right.
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Our next caller is Giselle
calling in from Massachusetts.
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Welcome, Giselle.
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What's your
Bible question for us?
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Giselle: Hi. Yes.
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My question is in
Psalm 119, verse 2.
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It said, "Blessed are
those who keep His testimonies."
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But I don't know what that
means, to keep His testimonies.
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Jean: Okay, good question.
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Now, when you look at the Bible,
it's the Old Testament and then
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also the new, but
beginning with the Old Testament
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the Old Testament is really
divided up into two parts,
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especially for the
Hebrew mind, for the Jew.
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The first part is what
they refer to as the law,
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and the law was the first
five books written by Moses.
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And then there was what
they called the prophets also
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referred to as the Testimonies,
and that was the writings
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in the rest of
the Old Testament.
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So you have the
law and the prophets.
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That's what the Bible says
in the mouth of two or three
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witnesses every truth is
to be established, to the law
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or to the testament.
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If they speak not according to
this, there is no light in them,
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the Bible says.
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So the testimonies refers to
the writings of the prophets.
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Now, the New Testament is really
an extension of the prophets.
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So you still have
those two divisions.
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You have the law, the first
five books written by Moses.
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You have the Old Testament
writings of the prophets,
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and really the New
Testament is an extension
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of the writings of the prophets.
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So we still have
those two witnesses
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or those two testimonies.
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So when David says blessed are
those who keep His testimonies,
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it's not only His
law but it's also those
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who hearken unto the prophets.
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The Bible says, "Hear
His prophets, believe them
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and you shall prosper."
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So the testimonies in a broader
sense are what God has given
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His people as revealed through
the writings of the prophets.
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Aron: That's right. Yeah.
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Thank you so much,
Giselle, for the question.
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Jean: You know, just one
more thing just to add to that,
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you know, we find the same
thing for God's remnant people
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in the last days.
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Revelation 12:17 talks about
those who keep the commandments
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of God, that's the law, and they
have the testimony of Jesus,
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that is the spirit of prophecy
according to Revelation 19:10.
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So they also obedient not
only to the Ten Commandments, to
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the law, but also to the rest of
Scripture; that which has been
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revealed through the prophets,
through the spirit of prophecy.
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Aron: Good point,
good point. All right.
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On to our next question, we have
Mo who is a first-time caller
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calling in from our
very own California.
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Welcome, Mo, to the program.
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Mo: Hello. Thanks
for taking my call.
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My question is, why are the most
churches nowadays still breaking
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God's rules,
regulations, and commandments
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of collecting tithing?
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Because my understanding is
that tithing was--the only one
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permitted to collect tithing was
the high priest out of the tribe
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of Levi, and the only
people that were supposed to pay
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the tithing was the 11 tribes of
Israel to the 1 tribe of Levi,
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you know, and that high priest
that was the only one allowed to
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collect it had to go through
a ritual ceremony and had to be
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between the ages of, I think,
24 and 55 and had to come out of
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the bloodline of Aaron.
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Jean: Yeah, let me jump in,
00:53:31.61\00:53:33.31
Mo, while we're
going to run out of time.
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Good question, though.
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Why do Christian churches
encourage folks to give tithe?
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Well, if you look at
the New Testament example,
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tithe is actually really
the beginning of the giving.
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The Bible speaks of the church
of Acts where it says people saw
00:53:44.49\00:53:47.92
land and houses and they
freely gave to the work of the
00:53:47.96\00:53:51.76
proclamation of the gospel.
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But in New Testament times, if
the church is going to fulfill
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its mission of taking the gospel
to the world it needs to have
00:53:56.36\00:53:59.03
support from the members.
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And the tithe principle that
we find in the Old Testament is
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really just the starting point.
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In addition to tithes,
we also find offerings.
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Now, it is true we don't have a
temple and we don't have a high
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priest as the Jews did, but
we do have a heavenly temple and
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our high priest is Jesus.
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And even though we can't ascend
up to heaven and place it in His
00:54:16.89\00:54:19.99
hand, when we give it to
the furtherance of His work
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we are giving it to Christ.
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And so yes, we still return our
tithes to the high priest Jesus,
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but we do so by supporting
the work of the proclamation
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of the gospel.
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So we are in harmony with what
happened in the Old Testament
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with a spiritual application,
which is a little bit different.
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You know, we do have a study
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We have 2 minutes here to wrap
up with some email questions.
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Thank you all those who
have been emailing in questions.
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You can email questions into
BALquestions@amazingfacts.org.
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So some of the questions
we have for today is Violet.
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She emailed in and asked,
"In reading the Old Testament,
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I noticed that Israel
is involved in many wars.
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We preach that God is
love, so I do not understand
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why these wars were happening.
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Can you please explain?"
Jean: Okay, good question.
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Yes, the Bible does contain war,
but in addition to war it does
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also contain acts of judgment.
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For example, the ten
plagues that came upon Egypt.
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You have the army of
the Egyptians destroyed
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in the Red Sea.
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You've got the flood
that destroyed the wicked.
00:56:15.47\00:56:17.14
You've got fire that came
down on Sodom and Gomorrah.
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So there are times
where God will act as judge.
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In order to preserve truth,
He might bring judgment upon
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some wicked nation or city.
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That is God doing the work, and
in the case of Israel going to
00:56:29.05\00:56:32.42
war they were obeying a
commandment given specifically
00:56:32.45\00:56:35.56
by God and God was very specific
on which nation they were to
00:56:35.59\00:56:39.46
attack and what they were to do.
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So it was an act of judgment.
00:56:41.70\00:56:43.37
However, individually the
Bible tells us that we need
00:56:43.40\00:56:46.37
to trust ourselves to God.
00:56:46.40\00:56:48.04
Jesus said if somebody
strikes you on the one cheek
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what do you do?
00:56:50.71\00:56:52.07
You turn the other.
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The Bible says, "Vengeance
is mine, sayeth the Lord."
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We are to love our enemies.
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So on a personal application,
absolutely we need to trust
00:56:57.25\00:57:00.92
ourselves to God
and love and pray
00:57:00.95\00:57:02.82
for those that persecute us.
00:57:02.85\00:57:04.19
Aron: All right, next question,
00:57:04.22\00:57:05.85
we have Zach who
asks, "Jesus told the thief
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on the cross that he would
be with Christ in paradise.
00:57:08.46\00:57:11.46
Was the thief part of the first
fruits when Christ resurrected?"
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Jean: Okay. Well, good question.
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Well, first of all, where the
thief says to Christ, you know,
00:57:17.67\00:57:20.97
"Lord, remember me," it's
important to note the thief
00:57:21.00\00:57:23.57
said, "Lord, remember me
when you come in your kingdom."
00:57:23.61\00:57:26.04
So the thief was an expected
to receive a reward that day.
00:57:26.07\00:57:28.48
Jesus gave him the
assurance that day,
00:57:28.51\00:57:31.01
"You will be
with me in paradise.
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Verily I say unto
you, you shall be with me."
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So the promise was that he
would be remembered when Jesus
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came the second time.
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That's when the thief
was to receive his reward.
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Now, was he part of
the special resurrection?
00:57:42.46\00:57:44.26
Probably not because he
was asking that Christ would
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remember him when he
comes in His kingdom.
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However, the Bible doesn't tell
us who were the ones part of
00:57:49.66\00:57:52.97
that special resurrection
that occurred at the time
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of Christ's resurrection.
00:57:55.54\00:57:57.07
They were taken to heaven,
and I guess we'll have to wait
00:57:57.11\00:58:00.38
until we get to heaven to
find out who exactly they were.
00:58:00.41\00:58:02.58
Aron: That's right.
00:58:02.61\00:58:03.91
Jean: Well, you know, friends,
00:58:03.95\00:58:05.31
I'm looking at the
clock, Pastor Aron.
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I don't think we have
time for another question.
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