Hello, friends,
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and welcome to another
Wednesday Night Bible Study
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here at 3ABN Worship Center.
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Welcome to A Sharper Focus,
where we are back on schedule.
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If you've been
watching 3ABN for the last
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two or three weeks
or almost four weeks,
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Pastor Ron
Halverson has been preaching
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every Wednesday night,
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and we've
enjoyed it tremendously.
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And so we're getting
back on schedule tonight.
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So I'm kind of like Philip,
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the one that has been
commissioned by the Lord
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to be an evangelist.
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And the Lord sent
him into the wilderness,
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and he found a lone Ethiopian.
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So we're not great
in numbers tonight,
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but we know that
you're tuning in,
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and we praise the Lord for you.
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We're still going to...
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As a good cook,
I'm still going to cook
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as I normally
would for 1,000 people.
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That means I'm
still going to share
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the Word of God with
the power and conviction
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that the Holy Spirit
calls for us to communicate.
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So thank you for tuning
in and joining us tonight.
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Get your Bibles, invite
your family and friends.
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And maybe if you're
joining us from a church,
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just tell
everybody, get together
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because now we're going to
be going to the Lord in prayer.
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And then we're going
to have our theme song,
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and I'll tell you
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how to get a copy
of the lesson tonight,
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so you can follow
us along in our study.
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But let's bow our
heads as we invite the Lord
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to begin with us,
and invite His presence
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through a word of prayer.
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Heavenly Father, we thank You
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that You are
here tonight with us.
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We thank You that Your
Word is true on any given day,
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or at all times.
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And we pray that
even this evening, Lord,
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we'll open it and expect
the power from on high to come
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and fill our hearts as
we study this Word together.
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May the topic about
the Sabbath become clear
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to those who may
not have understood it,
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may have never thought about it
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or maybe wandering
their way through it,
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wondering what relevance it has.
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And so, Lord,
lead us and guide us,
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and may Your name be
honored and glorified.
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We pray in Jesus' name, amen.
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Now if you'd like the
copy of the lesson tonight,
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go to this following website.
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Don't put www, it's asf.3abn.org
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and download lesson
number 21, number 21.
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Now we began with that lesson
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on the Sabbath all
about five weeks ago,
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but as I mentioned
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because of the It Is
Written evangelistic series,
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we were preempted,
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and now we're
getting back on track.
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Hopefully you will have
the full lesson that's there.
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The original one just
went to nine questions,
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but we've updated that,
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and if you have the
one that's been updated,
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you should have a 21
question lesson for tonight,
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which is entitled "The
Truth about the Sabbath."
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How to know the
truth about the truth?
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But tonight, let's
begin with our theme song,
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which is "Victory in Jesus."
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So by the way,
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you could also download
the lyrics from the website.
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It's been put there.
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Some people have asked
what are the words for that?
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About a month and a half ago,
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we were doing an
evangelistic series
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in New York City,
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and it just so happened
that the theme song they chose
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was the same as
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what we're going
to be singing tonight.
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So let's all sing together
that song, Victory in Jesus.
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Okay, well, maybe not.
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I heard an old, old story
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How the Savior came from glory
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How He gave His life on Calvary
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To save a wretch like me
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I heard about His groaning
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Of His precious blood's atoning
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Then I repented of my sin
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And won the victory
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior, forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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I heard about a mansion
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He has built for me in glory
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And I heard about
the streets of gold
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Beyond the crystal sea
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About the angels singing
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And the old redemption story
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And some sweet
day I'll sing up there
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The song of victory Key change
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior, forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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Can we say amen? Amen.
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You know, that's
the truth of the fact
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about the victory
that we find in Jesus.
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Lots of Christians think
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that they must
fight for the victory,
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but the Bible says,
"But thanks be to God,
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who giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ."
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1 Corinthians
15:57, amen for that.
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We don't have to
fight for the victory.
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If we join the winning side,
we are on the side of victory.
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And as the Lord said
to the children of Israel,
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"Stand still and see
the salvation of the Lord."
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When we submit
ourselves to Christ,
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day by day He
fights our battles for us,
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and that's what's good about
giving our hearts to Christ.
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Now tonight the
topic is entitled,
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"The Truth about the Sabbath."
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What is it, friends?
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Come on, you guys
have more caffeine
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than that in your systems.
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I know you don't drink caffeine,
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but let's say
that again, the what?
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"The Truth about the Sabbath."
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I say caffeine
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because that kind
of gets you going,
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but we don't drink
caffeine for the record,
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we are vegan vegetarians,
and we wanted to stay healthy.
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Amen?
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However, what is so
wonderful about this topic,
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"The Truth about the Sabbath"
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is the truth about the
Sabbath is really not told.
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There are many that believe
that Sunday is a holy day.
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Some people have been
taught that the Sabbath
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was nailed to the cross.
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Some individuals believe
that it's only Old Testament,
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no longer relevant for
New Testament Christians.
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And so lots of things
that are told about the Sabbath
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are not really true,
that's why we entitled it,
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"The Truth about the Sabbath."
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What I'd like to do tonight
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is begin by going to the
Book of Genesis Chapter 2,
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Genesis Chapter 2.
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We're going to look
at a story in the Bible
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about the end of creation week.
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And many of you
might know that...
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Well, let me ask
our audience here.
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How many days did the
Lord used to create the world?
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How many days? Six.
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How many days
are there in a week?
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Seven.
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Okay, so if the
Lord used six days
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and the week has seven days,
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there's got to be a
reason why there's an extra day.
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And by the way if
you look at the cycles
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that we live by every day,
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for example there
are 365 days in a year
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or as many people say
364 days and 53 seconds,
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whatever that may be,
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but we have a leap
year to make up for the time
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that's not
particularly accurate.
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My point is this,
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if you look at the cycle
of the sun, the moon, stars,
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you can find in the
heavens a 24 hour period,
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23 hours and 56
seconds, I'm told.
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You can also
find the 365 day year,
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you can also find the full,
the half, the three quarter,
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and back to the full moon.
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You can also find that
there are cycles a month.
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We have how many
months in a year?
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Twelve.
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How many seasons do we have?
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Except if you live in Florida.
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But you cannot find in the sun,
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the moon or the
stars a seven day week.
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The only place documented
for a seven day week is where?
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Say it again.
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The Bible.
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So therefore, if
you live on this planet,
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and you honor a seven day week,
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the only place that you
can find a seven day week
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is in the Word of God.
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Can we say amen to that?
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Now that shows that
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the Bible is valid, and
it impacts all of humanity.
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But the most significant
event about the reason
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why it does
impact all of humanity
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is found in the
story of creation.
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Now let's go to
Genesis Chapter 2, all right.
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And by the way, Genesis 1:31
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is where we're
going to peek first.
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Genesis 1:31
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is where we're
going to peek first.
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The reason why we're
gonna look at that verse
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is we're going to transition,
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and we're going to discover
some very important things
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about the order of the days.
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All right, verse 31,
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this is at the
end of creation week
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in Genesis Chapter 1.
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"Then God saw
everything that He had made,
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and indeed it was," what
are those next two words?
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"Very good."
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So the evening and the
morning were the sixth day,
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the sixth day.
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That means when the
Lord finished creation,
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He looked around.
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And if you look at the
rest of the Book of Genesis,
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it ended,
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the evening and the
morning was the first day,
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the evening and the
morning was the second day,
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the evening and the
morning were the third day.
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So let's look at
the cycle very quickly.
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What comes first,
morning or evening?
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Evening, according to the Bible,
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its first dark,
and then it is light.
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Today in our
society, we go by the watch,
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or the clock,
or digital devices.
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But in fact,
according to the Bible,
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the day begins at the dark part,
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and then goes into the light.
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If you look at the Bible timing,
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when the sun set, the day end,
and then another day begins.
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So if the sun sets
at 6 pm in the evening,
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and the sun rises
at 6 am in the morning,
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what is between 6 pm and
6 am right in the center?
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Someone tell me? Midnight.
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What is it called?
Again say that word.
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Mid, mid night, which
means the night already started,
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we're in the middle of it.
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So when we hit
12 o'clock at night,
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it's not the
beginning of another day,
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it is mid night.
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But in America or
all around the world,
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we always count down
when New Year's Eve comes,
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and we're already middle
of the night, we say at 11:59,
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in the middle of the night,
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we think the new
day's about the begin,
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it's already six hours old
or whatever the sun has set.
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And the reason why
I mentioned that is
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because much of the
Bible is misunderstood
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when you miss that
very important point.
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You miss how many days
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there are really in
the resurrection of Christ,
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you miss when He went to tomb
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and when He rose again
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because of that
very important fact.
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So let's go ahead
and look at that again.
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The evening and the
morning were the sixth day.
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Now that His
creation had been done,
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but God did something
else, He added one more day.
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Now, here's the
point I want to make.
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Everything that God
made on the first six days
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had a physical dimension,
height, width, and depth,
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also had mass
weight, it weighed something.
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The oceans were wide,
deep, high, mountains were high,
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the trees all had
physical dimensions.
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So everything that
had physical dimension,
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everything that you could see
was created from the first day
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to the what day?
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To the sixth day.
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So why add another one?
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Look at the reason why.
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And keep this in mind.
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When God did
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what I'm about
to share with you,
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there was no sin.
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So therefore
there was nothing wrong
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with what God is about to do.
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There was no
sin connected to it.
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Let's look at Genesis 2:1.
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The Bible says,
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"Thus the heavens and the earth,
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and all the host of
them were," the next word,
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"finished, and
on the seventh day
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God ended His
work which He had done,
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and He rested on the seventh day
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from all His work
which He had done.
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Then, God,"
what's the next word?
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"Blessed the
seventh day," and what else?
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"Sanctified it because in
it He rested from all His work
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which God had created and made."
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Now when you look
at the Genesis record.
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If you are a Christian,
you believe in creation,
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we all believe in creation.
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All Christians
believe in creation.
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At least, last I check,
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all Christians
believed in creation.
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So we believe in a
valid seven day week.
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We also believe
that on that seventh day,
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God made nothing
with physical dimensions.
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But if you're reading
the text very carefully,
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He ended the work,
He rested, He blessed,
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and He
sanctified the seventh day.
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When you bless
something, and you sanctify it,
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what has just happened?
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It's been made, what?
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It's been made holy.
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So here's why the
seventh day was added.
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God blessed what day?
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Talk to me, what day?
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The seventh day.
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Did He bless the second? No.
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Did He bless the fourth? No.
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Is He God of
all those days? Yes.
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He's the God of all creation.
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He's God of the trees,
the mountains and rocks,
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He's the God of all of that,
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but He did not bless
any day but the seventh.
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So now if that's
the end of His work,
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and in order for us to
find any other day blessed,
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we got to find
out where God did it.
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Do you follow what I'm saying?
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He only blessed the seventh one.
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So therefore if you go
back to the Genesis record,
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somewhere else
beyond this chapter,
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after Genesis 2:1-3,
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in order for the Sabbath
to no longer be relevant,
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God has to delete
that and bless a new day.
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So according to
what the Bible says,
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the validity of the Sabbath
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continued from
that day until this
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because God did not
bless any other day, right?
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Now let's go to
our first question
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for tonight,
question number seven.
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Since in the last time we went
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from question number one to six,
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look at question number seven.
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Here it is.
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To what special event
does God connect the Sabbath?
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To what special event
does God connect the Sabbath?
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All right,
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let's go now to the
book of Exodus Chapter 20,
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Exodus Chapter 20.
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To what special event
does God connect the Sabbath?
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This is really important.
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Exodus Chapter 20,
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Exodus Chapter 20.
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And...
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very, very important
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because by the
time the Lord introduced
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to the children of
Israel to the Sabbath,
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by the time He
reminded them of the Sabbath,
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this is very important,
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God didn't begin
the Sabbath with Israel,
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He reminded them of the Sabbath.
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After being in
bondage for 400 years,
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And when they came
out of the land of Egypt,
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he reminded them of the Sabbath,
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He didn't just
begin the Sabbath,
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very important point.
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Okay, let's look at this.
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To what special event
does God connect the Sabbath?
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Exodus 20:11 is on the
screen, the Bible says,
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"For in six days
the Lord," did what?
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"Made the heavens
and the earth, the sea,
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and all that is in them,
and rested the seventh day.
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Therefore the
Lord blessed," what?
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"Sabbath day
and," did what else?
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"And He hallowed it."
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Now when you read
the text in Exodus 20:11,
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notice what the Lord says.
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He refers to the seventh
day as the day He blessed.
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He also refers
to the seventh day
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as the Sabbath day,
very important point.
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He doesn't call any
other day the Sabbath day.
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He doesn't call any
other day a blessed day.
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That's very important
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because Christians today
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that honor the
first day of the week,
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and they give all
these different reasons,
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and we'll talk about
that at another time,
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but the Lord never transferred
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the solemnity of the seventh day
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to any other day.
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He never did it, and
nobody else could do it.
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And here's the only
thing you need to be able to do
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to be able to bless another day.
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You need to be
able to be a creator.
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Can we say amen to that?
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If you're not a creator,
then you cannot bless anything.
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And what God
blesses is blessed forever.
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A couple of
other things God did in
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before creation was done
is God blessed the marriage.
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A marriage is still blessed
in the sight of God today.
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Yes or no?
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Of course, they are.
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That was way back
in the Garden of Eden.
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Although they're
trying to redefine marriage,
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and now men and
men are marrying,
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and women and women.
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You go back to
the original record
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in the Bible,
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it was man, a man to a woman.
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God blessed that institution.
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Everything that God
blessed, the devil has attacked,
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so we're not really
bewildered as to why
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there's such an attack
on the seventh day Sabbath.
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And when you go back...
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We're in Exodus 20:11,
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but look at
verse 8 just briefly.
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Look at verse 8
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in Exodus
Chapter 20 very briefly.
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I want you to notice something.
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It's very significant that
God began this commandment.
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Now if you reading
the King James Version,
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all the other commandment says,
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Thou shalt, thou
shalt, thou shalt.
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But this one in
every translation
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begins with what word?
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Remember.
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So if I said to
somebody remember,
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what am I saying?
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Don't forget.
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And we have a
tendency to forget.
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So God, what God did
is God build a cadence.
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You know what a cadence is?
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A cadence is like,
if you felt your heart,
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if you don't have arrhythmia,
or if you're not running,
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or if you're not out of breath,
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or if you don't have an illness,
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there should be a
cadence to your heartbeat.
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That's if you're not exhausted.
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The faster you run,
the cadence increases.
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Goes on.
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But if you're sitting
and you have a resting pulse,
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you should be able
to feel your heart,
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and there's a cadence to it.
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God built a
cadence into the week.
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So one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven.
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One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven.
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One more time, one, two,
three, four, five, six, what?
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Seven.
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It's a cadence,
it doesn't change.
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So if you go down to six,
you say, I know what's next,
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seven.
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After seven, we go back to what?
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One, it's a repetitive cadence.
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Look at your
calendar, the cadence is there.
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The devil has done quite a bit
to try to change God's cadence.
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I remember working for
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when I was a
teenager in high school,
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I worked for a
company, I was a messenger.
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I worked at the
Old World Trade Centers
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on the 21st floor.
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And we worked with companies
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that shipped packages on large,
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what do you call those?
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Not cruise ships,
what do you call them.
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Freighters, thank you very much.
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That word just
went out of my mind.
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Freighter.
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But whenever those
packages wherever they left,
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and they went back,
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I had to go down to the docks
in New Jersey periodically,
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and deliver the bill
of lading to these docks.
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And when I was down
there once, I got a calendar.
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And what was to my surprise,
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I have
discovered that in Europe,
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many of the
calendars had been changed.
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They call the
maritime calendars.
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They put Monday
as the first day,
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and they put
Sunday as the seventh.
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And I asked why did you do that?
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And they said,
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"Well, it fits better
for business purposes.
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It fits better
for business purposes.
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And many of you may buy software
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like Microsoft Word
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or you may download a
calendar from the internet.
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And some of the
calendars you download,
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they squish Saturday and Sunday
on the last part of the week
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because they say
that's the end of the week,
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and they put Monday
at the very beginning.
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Look at that very carefully
because these are things
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that subliminally
communicate to people
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that the days had been changed.
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But the most
reliable record is the Bible.
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Can you say amen?
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The most reliable
record is the Bible,
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and if you feel that
the Bible has somehow
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doesn't have enough
support, get to your dictionary,
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your
Encyclopedia, your Britannica,
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and if you're really confused,
ask the entire nation of Jews.
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What day is the
Sabbath? We know that.
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Ask the Ethiopians,
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they are the only other
nation outside of the Jews
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that have been keeping
the Sabbath the longest,
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and you may wonder why.
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Philip, when he met
the Ethiopian eunuch
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in the wilderness, he
preached him Isaiah 53,
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he got baptized and
took the gospel to Ethiopia.
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And in Ethiopia
to this very day,
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they call the Sabbath Qamis day.
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That's the day of the
child, Qami meaning the child,
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Qamis day, the
child, who? Jesus.
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So this special connection
that God did in six days,
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made the heavens, He
blessed the seventh day,
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therefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day.
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This is where you
find the seventh day,
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and the Sabbath day connected.
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Somebody may say in
Genesis, it doesn't say that.
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Well, the Lord
connected the seventh day
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and the Sabbath
day in Exodus 20:11.
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Let's go to
question number eight.
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I'll move a little faster.
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Question number
eight, question number eight.
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What special prohibition
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has gotten
enjoined to the Sabbath?
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Now, we're gonna go
back to Exodus Chapter 16
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for a very important point.
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Exodus Chapter 16 shows us
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what happened
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before the
Israelites got to Mount Sinai
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because a lot of people
think that the Sabbath started
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from Mount Sinai forward,
but that was not the case.
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If you read the record
of the Israelites in Egypt,
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one of the reasons why Pharaoh
was upset with the Israelites
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is they rested on one day.
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When Moses came to Israel,
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when Moses came to
the Israelites in Egypt,
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he restored
amongst them a day of rest.
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And that so infuriated
Pharaoh that he said to them,
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that they now must
make brick without straw.
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The Bible says,
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he gave them one
day in seven to rest.
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Well, the word there rest
in the Hebrew is sabbayoth,
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which is Sabbath.
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Moses reminded them
while they were in Egypt.
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Get back to the Sabbath.
Can you say amen to that?
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So when they left
Egypt, on their way to Canaan,
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they stopped along the way.
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And during the
wilderness journey,
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the Lord fed them every day.
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But He said that
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there's something He
did not want them to do.
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And let's look at the story.
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I'll try to go through the story
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very quickly, all right?
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Let me just go ahead
and give you some of the,
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so I don't read the whole thing.
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The Lord gave the children
of Israel every day sustenance.
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Notice what it
says in 16:29 and 30,
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I'll read the screen
first. It says, "See!
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For the Lord has
given you the Sabbath,
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therefore He gives you
on," let me put it here,
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"therefore He gives you
on the sixth day bread for, "
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how many days?
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"Two days, let every
man remain in his place,
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let no man go out of his
place on the seventh day.
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So the people
rested on the seventh day."
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Now that's not the whole story.
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Some of them
rested on the seventh day.
00:25:30.76\00:25:33.23
But let me give you as,
as Paul Harvey says now,
00:25:33.26\00:25:36.63
the rest of the story.
00:25:36.67\00:25:39.53
Let me go ahead and
give you the context.
00:25:39.57\00:25:40.90
Every morning the Lord
rained from heaven bread,
00:25:40.94\00:25:45.37
and it was all over
the ground like frost.
00:25:45.41\00:25:48.41
It was called manna.
00:25:48.44\00:25:49.81
What was it called? Manna.
00:25:49.84\00:25:51.75
And so when the people
went out to get their food,
00:25:51.78\00:25:54.55
they looked at it
and said, "What is it?"
00:25:54.58\00:25:57.25
And they said, "Exactly."
00:25:57.29\00:26:01.06
What is it? Exactly.
00:26:01.09\00:26:03.32
Because manna means what is it.
00:26:03.36\00:26:07.20
God named it, what is it.
00:26:07.23\00:26:10.17
So when you say, "What is it?"
00:26:10.20\00:26:11.80
Exactly, it's manna.
00:26:11.83\00:26:14.14
But if they waited too long,
it evaporated, it dried up.
00:26:14.17\00:26:19.47
There was none at noon.
00:26:19.51\00:26:21.18
But the Lord says,
00:26:21.21\00:26:22.54
make sure when you go out there,
00:26:22.58\00:26:23.91
every day only take one portion,
00:26:23.95\00:26:25.81
and don't keep any overnight.
00:26:25.85\00:26:27.75
Because if you do,
it's going to get worms,
00:26:27.78\00:26:30.42
it's going to smell.
00:26:30.45\00:26:31.79
And when people walk
past your tent, they'll say,
00:26:31.82\00:26:33.56
"Oh, they got
extra manna in there."
00:26:33.59\00:26:36.69
However, when Friday came,
when the sixth day arrived,
00:26:36.73\00:26:42.63
notice what the Lord said, okay?
00:26:42.66\00:26:45.70
Uh, let's look at verse...
00:26:45.73\00:26:49.14
Let's look at verse
22. Let's look at verse 22.
00:26:52.47\00:26:56.04
Verse 21, verse 21.
00:26:59.11\00:27:01.62
"So they
gathered it every morning,
00:27:01.65\00:27:03.42
every man according to his need,
00:27:03.45\00:27:05.69
and when the sun
became hot," what happened?
00:27:05.72\00:27:08.26
"It melted.
00:27:08.29\00:27:09.62
And so it was on the sixth day
00:27:09.66\00:27:12.19
that they gathered
twice as much bread,
00:27:12.23\00:27:15.20
two omers for each one,
00:27:15.23\00:27:18.13
and all the rulers
of the congregation
00:27:18.17\00:27:20.40
came and told Moses.
00:27:20.44\00:27:22.60
Then he said to them,
00:27:22.64\00:27:24.41
'This is what the Lord had said,
00:27:24.44\00:27:26.98
'Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest,
a holy Sabbath to the Lord.'
00:27:27.01\00:27:32.35
Bake what you will bake today,
and boil what you will boil,
00:27:32.38\00:27:37.35
and lay it up for yourselves
00:27:37.39\00:27:39.62
all that remains
to keep until morning.
00:27:39.65\00:27:42.36
So they laid," verse 24,
00:27:42.39\00:27:44.63
"they laid it up till
morning as Moses commanded,
00:27:44.66\00:27:47.60
and it did not stink
00:27:47.63\00:27:49.90
nor were there
any worms in it.' "
00:27:49.93\00:27:52.93
Now let me stop and
say what's happening here.
00:27:52.97\00:27:55.50
Notice what the
Lord is doing to show
00:27:55.54\00:27:57.51
how much He honored the sanctity
00:27:57.54\00:28:00.38
and the blessing
of the holy Sabbath.
00:28:00.41\00:28:02.74
He said, I'm going
to bless your provision
00:28:02.78\00:28:04.78
on the sixth day, so
when the seventh day come,
00:28:04.81\00:28:07.65
you don't have to go
out looking for bread.
00:28:07.68\00:28:10.12
Now, another word for
money today we call bread.
00:28:10.15\00:28:13.56
Remember that term?
00:28:13.59\00:28:15.09
People say, how
much bread do you have?
00:28:15.12\00:28:16.46
How much bread?
00:28:16.49\00:28:17.83
Well, let me see
how much bread I had.
00:28:17.86\00:28:19.19
I got a 10, 15, a
$25, that's how much I got.
00:28:19.23\00:28:24.20
We used to use
that term in New York.
00:28:24.23\00:28:25.57
You got any bread? I
need to borrow some bread.
00:28:25.60\00:28:27.30
We didn't mean
physical bread, we meant money.
00:28:27.34\00:28:30.27
In the very same way
00:28:30.31\00:28:31.64
the Lord gave them bread to eat.
00:28:31.67\00:28:33.58
So those who took
00:28:33.61\00:28:36.18
what they should
have on the sixth day,
00:28:36.21\00:28:37.61
it lasted.
00:28:37.65\00:28:39.61
But if you try to
take twice as much
00:28:39.65\00:28:41.45
from the first to the sixth,
00:28:41.48\00:28:42.85
from the first to the fifth day,
00:28:42.88\00:28:44.65
what happened?
00:28:44.69\00:28:46.02
It rotted. What happened?
00:28:46.05\00:28:48.42
There was some...
00:28:48.46\00:28:49.79
And when the
Sabbath came, they went out.
00:28:49.82\00:28:53.90
Now let's look at verse 26.
00:28:53.93\00:28:57.47
"Six days you shall gather
it, but on the seventh day, "
00:28:57.50\00:29:01.70
which is the Sabbath,
"there will be," how much?
00:29:01.74\00:29:04.41
"None."
00:29:04.44\00:29:05.87
Now what happened
00:29:05.91\00:29:07.74
that some of the people went out
00:29:07.78\00:29:09.34
on the seventh day to gather,
00:29:09.38\00:29:11.01
but they found none.
00:29:11.05\00:29:12.48
Those who ate a whole lot said,
00:29:12.51\00:29:16.82
"We don't have enough,
let's go get some more."
00:29:16.85\00:29:18.99
And notice what the Lord said.
00:29:19.02\00:29:22.36
I think I'm going to jump ahead
of myself if I don't do this.
00:29:22.39\00:29:25.16
Yeah, I'm going to
jump ahead of myself.
00:29:25.19\00:29:27.43
Let's go ahead and go
to the very next question.
00:29:27.46\00:29:29.80
So this is where the
answer comes, all right?
00:29:29.83\00:29:32.97
What did God say,
question number nine,
00:29:33.00\00:29:36.71
when the people looked
for food on the Sabbath?
00:29:36.74\00:29:40.64
What did God say?
00:29:40.68\00:29:42.21
Here's the answer, verse 28.
00:29:42.24\00:29:44.98
"And the Lord said to Moses,
00:29:45.01\00:29:47.52
'How long do you
refuse to keep My," what?
00:29:47.55\00:29:52.52
"My
commandments, and My laws?' "
00:29:52.55\00:29:55.36
Now this text is huge
00:29:55.39\00:29:58.66
because now this
is what the Lord did.
00:29:58.69\00:30:01.26
Not only did He
attached the Sabbath
00:30:01.30\00:30:03.83
to the seventh day
in Exodus Chapter 20,
00:30:03.87\00:30:06.94
tying us back to creation,
00:30:06.97\00:30:08.70
but now He tied the
Sabbath to the commandments.
00:30:08.74\00:30:14.41
This is really important.
00:30:14.44\00:30:17.11
Creation, boom, God
blessed the seventh day,
00:30:17.15\00:30:20.72
and then He
wrote the commandments
00:30:20.75\00:30:22.78
on tablets of stone,
00:30:22.82\00:30:24.15
which we're going
to get to, and He said,
00:30:24.19\00:30:26.02
the seventh day is the Sabbath,
the last day of creation week.
00:30:26.05\00:30:29.86
Now, when they went out
and looked on the Sabbath
00:30:29.89\00:30:33.06
for food and there
was none, the Lord said,
00:30:33.09\00:30:35.20
"How long do you
refuse to keep My commandments
00:30:35.23\00:30:39.10
and My laws?"
00:30:39.13\00:30:40.47
So now God connects the
Sabbath to the commandments
00:30:40.50\00:30:44.01
and get this
before they got to Sinai.
00:30:44.04\00:30:47.38
They didn't get there yet.
00:30:47.41\00:30:48.84
Sinai was still a
journey ahead of them.
00:30:48.88\00:30:51.58
So before they
got to Mount Sinai,
00:30:51.61\00:30:53.38
before He wrote
00:30:53.42\00:30:54.75
The Ten Commandments
on tablets of stone,
00:30:54.78\00:30:56.18
He connected the
Sabbath to the commandments.
00:30:56.22\00:30:59.22
Now here's a
very important point.
00:30:59.25\00:31:02.66
If God connected the
Sabbath to the commandments
00:31:02.69\00:31:05.66
before they got to
Sinai, this says the Sabbath
00:31:05.69\00:31:09.73
and the commandments
existed before Sinai.
00:31:09.76\00:31:13.37
Do we have any
evidence that the commandments
00:31:16.54\00:31:18.31
existed before Sinai?
00:31:18.34\00:31:20.18
Some people say, no.
00:31:20.21\00:31:21.81
Oh, don't be too quick.
00:31:21.84\00:31:23.81
Genesis Chapter 26,
let's go to Genesis,
00:31:23.85\00:31:29.48
and let's visit a man
00:31:29.52\00:31:30.85
that many of you know very well.
00:31:30.89\00:31:32.22
Okay, Genesis 26:4 and 5.
00:31:38.16\00:31:43.93
"Remember, you
got to keep in mind,
00:31:43.97\00:31:45.90
keep this text in mind
because the Lord says to Moses,
00:31:45.93\00:31:48.14
"How long do you refuse to keep
My commandments and My laws?"
00:31:48.17\00:31:52.01
"How long do you refuse to keep
My commandments and My laws?"
00:31:52.04\00:31:55.84
I want to ask
our production team,
00:31:55.88\00:31:57.38
just put that text
back up on the screen again,
00:31:57.41\00:31:59.35
the one we just saw,
and I want to read that,
00:31:59.38\00:32:01.25
so that those who are
viewing the program can see it
00:32:01.28\00:32:03.32
as we transition.
00:32:03.35\00:32:04.69
Here it is. Exodus 16:20.
00:32:04.72\00:32:06.72
Notice what the
Bible says, how long,
00:32:06.76\00:32:09.52
"And the Lord said to Moses,
00:32:09.56\00:32:10.93
'How long do you refuse
00:32:10.96\00:32:12.93
to keep My
commandments and My laws?' "
00:32:12.96\00:32:14.80
Remember that.
00:32:14.83\00:32:16.16
Okay, thank you very much.
00:32:16.20\00:32:17.53
Now, we're
going to look at a man
00:32:17.57\00:32:19.13
by the name of Abraham.
00:32:19.17\00:32:20.90
Now we know,
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob.
00:32:20.94\00:32:25.17
Jacob had 12 sons.
00:32:25.21\00:32:27.41
Jacob, when he
wrestled with the Lord,
00:32:27.44\00:32:29.44
his name became Israel.
00:32:29.48\00:32:31.61
His sons was the beginning
of the nation of Israel.
00:32:31.65\00:32:35.68
Then they got into
bondage for 400 years.
00:32:35.72\00:32:40.72
So long before
the nation of Israel
00:32:40.76\00:32:43.53
was even born,
00:32:43.56\00:32:45.09
notice what God says to Abraham,
00:32:45.13\00:32:48.10
verse 4 of Genesis Chapter 26,
00:32:48.13\00:32:50.93
"And I will
make your descendants
00:32:50.97\00:32:53.17
multiply as the
stars of heaven."
00:32:53.20\00:32:57.71
I will give you descendants...
00:32:57.74\00:33:01.61
"I will give to your descendants
00:33:01.64\00:33:03.55
all these
lands, and in your seed
00:33:03.58\00:33:07.45
all the nations of the
earth shall be, " what?
00:33:07.48\00:33:11.25
"Blessed."
00:33:11.29\00:33:12.62
Here's the reason why.
00:33:12.65\00:33:13.99
Verse 5,
00:33:14.02\00:33:15.99
"Because
Abraham obeyed My voice,
00:33:16.02\00:33:19.93
kept My charge."
00:33:19.96\00:33:21.33
Come on, say the rest with me,
"My commandments, My statutes,
00:33:21.36\00:33:26.10
and My laws."
00:33:26.13\00:33:28.54
So long before
Israel was even born,
00:33:28.57\00:33:32.47
God said Abraham was
a commandment keeper.
00:33:32.51\00:33:36.58
So if God connected, once again,
00:33:36.61\00:33:38.65
if God connects the
Sabbath to the commandments,
00:33:38.68\00:33:42.08
which it is in fact
the fourth commandment,
00:33:42.12\00:33:44.22
and Abraham kept
the commandments,
00:33:44.25\00:33:46.99
let's go and add a few more.
00:33:47.02\00:33:49.56
Was it wrong to
kill before Mount Sinai?
00:33:49.59\00:33:52.19
Come on, tell me, yes or no?
00:33:52.23\00:33:54.10
Was it wrong to
kill before Mount Sinai?
00:33:54.13\00:33:56.36
Yes.
00:33:56.40\00:33:57.73
Okay, was it wrong to
lie before Mount Sinai?
00:33:57.77\00:34:01.17
Yes.
00:34:01.20\00:34:02.54
Was it wrong to commit
adultery before Mount Sinai?
00:34:02.57\00:34:05.97
Was it wrong to covet
00:34:06.01\00:34:09.04
what your neighbor
had before Mount Sinai?
00:34:09.08\00:34:12.08
Was it wrong to take God's
name in vain before Mount Sinai?
00:34:12.11\00:34:15.65
Was it wrong to bow
down and worship idols
00:34:15.68\00:34:17.59
before Mount Sinai?
00:34:17.62\00:34:20.16
Do you know something,
00:34:20.19\00:34:22.19
outside of The Ten Commandments,
00:34:22.22\00:34:26.86
the Bible doesn't talk
about covetousness in Genesis.
00:34:26.90\00:34:31.80
Many of the
commandments, matter of fact,
00:34:31.83\00:34:35.10
none of the commandments
are as old as the Sabbath.
00:34:35.14\00:34:39.14
The Sabbath was the
first commandment mentioned.
00:34:39.17\00:34:41.78
Genesis Chapter 2, the
Sabbath was instituted,
00:34:44.01\00:34:47.48
it was put right there.
00:34:47.52\00:34:49.72
Now you know why?
00:34:49.75\00:34:51.09
Let me tell you
why? This is huge.
00:34:51.12\00:34:52.82
You know why the Sabbath
was the first commandment
00:34:52.85\00:34:54.89
to be mentioned?
00:34:54.92\00:34:57.43
This is huge.
00:34:57.46\00:34:59.49
There was no need for any
other because there was no sin.
00:34:59.53\00:35:03.57
Come on somebody say amen.
00:35:03.60\00:35:05.33
This is a deep thought.
00:35:05.37\00:35:07.44
Because when the
Sabbath was blessed,
00:35:07.47\00:35:09.47
there was no murder yet,
nobody committed adultery yet,
00:35:09.50\00:35:13.38
nobody killed, there
were no false gods to bow down
00:35:13.41\00:35:16.98
and worship,
there were no neighbors,
00:35:17.01\00:35:20.92
Adam and Eve, just Adam and Eve,
00:35:20.95\00:35:22.58
they had no neighbors,
nobody to covet anything from.
00:35:22.62\00:35:26.59
There were no
honoring of father and mother
00:35:26.62\00:35:28.76
because Adam and Eve
didn't have any children yet.
00:35:28.79\00:35:31.73
It was a perfect setting.
00:35:31.76\00:35:33.53
And get this,
00:35:33.56\00:35:34.90
if there was never
any entrance of sin,
00:35:34.93\00:35:39.20
the other nine commandments
would not even be needed.
00:35:39.23\00:35:41.80
The only one that would be
00:35:41.84\00:35:43.17
existing still
today is the Sabbath.
00:35:43.20\00:35:45.17
Come on and say amen.
00:35:45.21\00:35:46.54
Ain't that deep?
00:35:46.57\00:35:47.91
So when sin entered the world,
00:35:47.94\00:35:50.05
God added nine more.
00:35:50.08\00:35:55.05
He added nine
more to the Decalogue
00:35:55.08\00:35:58.62
because there
was no need for man
00:35:58.65\00:36:00.72
to look at something and say,
00:36:00.76\00:36:02.09
"You cannot do
this," when I didn't do it.
00:36:02.12\00:36:05.73
There was no need to
remind me of what not to do
00:36:05.76\00:36:09.86
when I didn't do it.
00:36:09.90\00:36:13.20
When sin entered,
00:36:13.23\00:36:16.47
then God
reminded man of His law.
00:36:16.50\00:36:19.07
And by the way,
00:36:19.11\00:36:20.68
I want to make a
very important point.
00:36:20.71\00:36:22.84
So somebody may
ask the question,
00:36:22.88\00:36:24.81
"Well, did God just
come up with the commandments
00:36:24.85\00:36:27.15
after man sinned?"
00:36:27.18\00:36:28.52
No, if you read the Bible,
00:36:28.55\00:36:30.62
the commandments
00:36:30.65\00:36:31.99
are a part of the
government of God.
00:36:32.02\00:36:34.62
He is the
governor of the universe.
00:36:34.66\00:36:39.66
So law and order is
in God's government.
00:36:39.69\00:36:43.80
And our world is
not the only world.
00:36:43.83\00:36:49.30
When God created the earth,
00:36:49.34\00:36:51.41
the only
commandment that was spoken of
00:36:51.44\00:36:56.95
in Exodus, in Genesis
Chapter 2 was the Sabbath.
00:36:56.98\00:37:02.25
Now, what do you
think the next one was?
00:37:02.28\00:37:08.02
He reminded Adam
and Eve of the danger
00:37:08.06\00:37:11.49
that was lurking.
00:37:11.53\00:37:12.93
He said, "In the day
00:37:12.96\00:37:14.30
that you eat of the tree
00:37:14.33\00:37:15.66
of the knowledge
of good and evil,
00:37:15.70\00:37:17.07
you shall surely," what?
00:37:17.10\00:37:19.03
"Die."
00:37:19.07\00:37:20.40
So there He was saying,
00:37:20.44\00:37:21.77
"Be careful because
someday it's going to change
00:37:21.80\00:37:23.30
if you disobey."
00:37:23.34\00:37:24.67
And as we all know the story,
00:37:24.71\00:37:26.94
Eve was deceived,
00:37:26.98\00:37:28.38
Adam went in too
with his eyes wide open,
00:37:28.41\00:37:30.48
and here we are,
00:37:30.51\00:37:31.85
"All have sinned
00:37:31.88\00:37:33.21
and fall short of
the glory of God."
00:37:33.25\00:37:34.58
So now let me go back
to the original context,
00:37:34.62\00:37:36.69
this is very powerful.
00:37:36.72\00:37:38.09
Lord gave me this,
it's not in the notes.
00:37:38.12\00:37:41.49
When there is no
more in heaven...
00:37:41.52\00:37:43.53
In the new earth,
there's no law going to be,
00:37:43.56\00:37:47.30
don't kill if you need to,
00:37:47.33\00:37:48.66
don't lie, Angela,
don't steal, don't.
00:37:48.70\00:37:51.70
There's no law going to be that,
00:37:51.73\00:37:53.07
you know why?
00:37:53.10\00:37:54.44
Because there'll be no more sin.
00:37:54.47\00:37:55.80
Can you say amen?
00:37:55.84\00:37:57.44
But what will continue
to exist is the reminder
00:37:57.47\00:38:02.11
that from creation,
00:38:02.14\00:38:04.88
from Eden lost to Eden restored,
00:38:04.91\00:38:08.25
there'll be an
unbroken line of the Sabbath.
00:38:08.28\00:38:10.85
Amen for that.
00:38:10.89\00:38:12.89
That's how important
this commandment topic is.
00:38:12.92\00:38:15.39
It's not just about another day,
00:38:15.42\00:38:16.79
it's about a
continuous relationship
00:38:16.83\00:38:18.56
and recognition
00:38:18.59\00:38:19.93
that God is not
only our Creator.
00:38:19.96\00:38:21.66
As we did in the other lesson,
00:38:21.70\00:38:23.10
and I know you
downloaded a copy,
00:38:23.13\00:38:24.80
I would remind you to go
00:38:24.83\00:38:26.17
to question
three in your own time,
00:38:26.20\00:38:28.57
and you see the Sabbath
as a sign between us and God
00:38:28.60\00:38:31.87
that we know that He's the one
that sanctifies us, all right?
00:38:31.91\00:38:36.44
So here it is
for question number,
00:38:36.48\00:38:38.98
I think it was number nine.
00:38:39.01\00:38:41.48
We just did that.
00:38:41.52\00:38:42.85
What did God say
00:38:42.88\00:38:44.22
when the people look
for food on the Sabbath?
00:38:44.25\00:38:45.92
How long are you going to refuse
00:38:45.95\00:38:47.56
to keep My commandments?
00:38:47.59\00:38:48.92
That's what He said.
00:38:48.96\00:38:50.29
You are
breaking My commandments.
00:38:50.33\00:38:52.09
And keep this in
mind a point I made
00:38:52.13\00:38:54.33
that may have been
lost in the exchange,
00:38:54.36\00:38:56.30
they didn't get to Sinai yet.
00:38:56.33\00:39:00.00
And He's saying the Sabbath
00:39:00.04\00:39:01.40
and the
commandments are connected.
00:39:01.44\00:39:02.97
Okay, question number 10.
00:39:03.00\00:39:05.07
Question number 10.
00:39:05.11\00:39:06.44
Was the Sabbath only
observed in Old Testament times?
00:39:06.47\00:39:12.08
Was the Sabbath only
observed in Old Testament times?
00:39:12.11\00:39:17.19
Let's look at the best example.
00:39:17.22\00:39:19.55
Luke 4:16, Luke 4:16.
00:39:19.59\00:39:24.26
I'm so encouraged.
00:39:24.29\00:39:25.63
I got an email
from people in Greece,
00:39:25.66\00:39:27.76
we periodically get emails,
00:39:27.80\00:39:29.26
and we know that
the world is watching,
00:39:29.30\00:39:30.63
amen if you're joining
us from Greece or Australia.
00:39:30.67\00:39:33.70
We go down to the
islands, and people say,
00:39:33.74\00:39:35.10
"Oh, I tune in
every Wednesday night
00:39:35.14\00:39:37.74
for A Sharper Focus.
00:39:37.77\00:39:39.27
Praise the Lord.
00:39:39.31\00:39:40.64
So there's a world
audience out there,
00:39:40.68\00:39:42.48
and many people are
looking for the truth of God,
00:39:42.51\00:39:45.18
and this is the place
to find it in God's Word.
00:39:45.21\00:39:48.55
Look at the example, Luke 4:16,
00:39:48.58\00:39:51.45
and we're going
to find out about...
00:39:51.49\00:39:53.36
I know who this guy is,
00:39:53.39\00:39:55.16
He's my Lord and my Savior.
00:39:55.19\00:39:57.46
What example can we find better
00:39:57.49\00:40:00.00
to the answer of
this question than Jesus.
00:40:00.03\00:40:04.13
Look at Luke
4:16, the Bible says,
00:40:04.17\00:40:06.74
"So He came to Nazareth,
00:40:06.77\00:40:09.30
where He had been," what?
00:40:09.34\00:40:11.27
"Brought up.
00:40:11.31\00:40:12.64
And as His custom was,
00:40:12.67\00:40:15.38
He went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day
00:40:15.41\00:40:19.08
and stood up to," do what?
00:40:19.11\00:40:21.15
"To read."
00:40:21.18\00:40:22.52
He stood up, and He read.
00:40:22.55\00:40:23.89
He read Isaiah.
00:40:23.92\00:40:26.25
He read the very text
00:40:26.29\00:40:27.62
that we often read in
Isaiah Chapter 60 and 61,
00:40:27.66\00:40:30.29
He talked about the
Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
00:40:30.33\00:40:32.69
He has anointed Me.
00:40:32.73\00:40:34.06
And when He read
it that day, the Jews,
00:40:34.10\00:40:37.27
the religious leaders were there
00:40:37.30\00:40:38.73
and they thought,
00:40:38.77\00:40:40.10
"How could this
young man be saying,
00:40:40.14\00:40:41.57
'The Spirit of
the Lord is upon Me,
00:40:41.60\00:40:44.11
for He had anointed Me.'"
00:40:44.14\00:40:46.21
They're saying,
"Who is this guy?"
00:40:46.24\00:40:47.94
Jesus was
announcing His Messiahship
00:40:47.98\00:40:51.21
when He stood up on
the Sabbath to read.
00:40:51.25\00:40:54.15
So the answer to the question,
00:40:54.18\00:40:55.58
was the Sabbath only
observed in the Old Testament?
00:40:55.62\00:40:57.99
Let's give a single answer.
00:40:58.02\00:40:59.35
What's the answer?
00:40:59.39\00:41:00.72
No. Put down the word no.
00:41:00.76\00:41:02.42
And you can put
next to it, Jesus.
00:41:02.46\00:41:04.89
And notice it didn't
say He kept one Sabbath,
00:41:04.93\00:41:06.80
it says, "As His custom was."
00:41:06.83\00:41:10.37
Now the question we
have to ask ourselves is,
00:41:10.40\00:41:14.27
was Jesus a trendy guy
00:41:14.30\00:41:16.40
or was Jesus
doing what was right?
00:41:16.44\00:41:19.61
Which one was He?
00:41:19.64\00:41:20.98
He was doing what was right.
00:41:21.01\00:41:22.54
You'll never...
00:41:22.58\00:41:23.98
This is where...
00:41:24.01\00:41:25.35
I like to go this
direction sometimes.
00:41:25.38\00:41:27.22
And if you ever have a question
about what you should do,
00:41:27.25\00:41:32.69
do what Jesus did.
00:41:32.72\00:41:35.02
You'll never go wrong
00:41:35.06\00:41:36.83
if you do what Jesus did.
00:41:36.86\00:41:39.06
Years ago, there was
a little acronym WWJD,
00:41:39.09\00:41:42.70
what would Jesus do?
00:41:42.73\00:41:44.20
I like to change it,
W, what did Jesus do?
00:41:44.23\00:41:48.74
WDJD, what did Jesus do?
00:41:48.77\00:41:53.07
Jesus kept the
Sabbath, and it was His custom.
00:41:53.11\00:41:56.68
So every week He stayed
in line with the cadence.
00:41:56.71\00:41:59.85
You know why He stayed
in line with the cadence?
00:41:59.88\00:42:02.32
Very simple, He
created the cadence.
00:42:02.35\00:42:05.19
He stayed in line
with what He created.
00:42:05.22\00:42:07.92
He created something,
He stayed in line with it.
00:42:07.96\00:42:10.53
And, friends, you
have to keep in mind,
00:42:10.56\00:42:11.89
as Christians,
00:42:11.93\00:42:13.26
we should never get upset
00:42:13.29\00:42:15.06
by following the
example of Jesus.
00:42:15.10\00:42:19.03
If you are a follower of Christ,
00:42:19.07\00:42:21.90
you'll do what Christ did,
and Christ kept the Sabbath.
00:42:21.94\00:42:27.28
All right, let's look
at question number 11.
00:42:27.31\00:42:31.05
In what way did Jesus
00:42:31.08\00:42:32.41
acknowledge the
existence of the Sabbath?
00:42:32.45\00:42:37.09
Let's go to Matthew Chapter 12.
00:42:37.12\00:42:39.12
I was reading, I
did a lot of research,
00:42:39.15\00:42:42.29
and I'll tell you,
00:42:42.32\00:42:44.23
when I'm finally done this book,
00:42:44.26\00:42:47.50
you cannot rush.
00:42:47.53\00:42:48.86
And let me just say
this to the viewing audience.
00:42:48.90\00:42:51.03
I know many of
you have sent emails,
00:42:51.07\00:42:53.23
when will we get
the book, Sunday Mask?
00:42:53.27\00:42:57.71
You cannot rush that book.
00:42:57.74\00:43:00.74
If you... When you get it,
00:43:00.78\00:43:02.11
you'll understand the
research that's gone into it.
00:43:02.14\00:43:03.88
You cannot rush a book
00:43:03.91\00:43:05.25
that's going to be out
there till Jesus comes,
00:43:05.28\00:43:08.35
because it's going to be
scrutinized, and criticized,
00:43:08.38\00:43:11.19
and people going to
follow every reference.
00:43:11.22\00:43:13.29
I got to make sure I dot
every I, and cross every T
00:43:13.32\00:43:16.19
and by the time
it gets out there,
00:43:16.22\00:43:18.19
and from the most
esoteric theologian,
00:43:18.23\00:43:23.40
if he puts it in front of him,
I got to make sure it is solid,
00:43:23.43\00:43:27.17
so that the Word of
God and the glory of God
00:43:27.20\00:43:30.27
is not blamed falsely
00:43:30.31\00:43:32.27
for something that
we have been producing.
00:43:32.31\00:43:34.94
So be patient, be patient.
00:43:34.98\00:43:37.01
Because I can't
say, "Oh, I forgot that,
00:43:37.05\00:43:39.11
oh, I didn't
remember, oh, it was a mistake."
00:43:39.15\00:43:41.38
You cannot do that.
00:43:41.42\00:43:42.85
The Bible says we
have to rightly divide
00:43:42.88\00:43:45.95
the word of truth.
00:43:45.99\00:43:47.32
And I like the
way that Paul says it
00:43:47.36\00:43:48.69
that the workman
needeth not to be ashamed.
00:43:48.72\00:43:52.16
So when it comes out,
I'm not going to be ashamed,
00:43:52.19\00:43:54.30
I'm making sure that it is
in harmony with God's Word.
00:43:54.33\00:43:56.73
Praise the Lord for that.
00:43:56.77\00:43:58.10
Now let's go to
answer the question.
00:43:58.13\00:43:59.47
The reason why I mentioned that
00:43:59.50\00:44:00.84
is because there
are some individuals
00:44:00.87\00:44:02.20
that say, "Well, you know,
00:44:02.24\00:44:04.71
we shouldn't keep the Sabbath
00:44:04.74\00:44:06.07
because of what
the Jews did to it."
00:44:06.11\00:44:11.05
And what they mean by that
00:44:11.08\00:44:13.75
is the Jews had so
polluted the Sabbath
00:44:13.78\00:44:17.49
that they made
the Sabbath a burden.
00:44:17.52\00:44:20.39
They made laws,
upon laws, upon laws
00:44:20.42\00:44:23.89
that were not a part
of the Ten Commandments,
00:44:23.93\00:44:26.29
so they could violate
00:44:26.33\00:44:28.10
whatever law they wanted to,
00:44:28.13\00:44:29.80
kind of like our
government to be frank about it.
00:44:29.83\00:44:33.70
We make laws, and we break them,
00:44:33.74\00:44:35.17
but we just make
the laws for the people.
00:44:35.20\00:44:38.24
And when it doesn't
fit us, we change it,
00:44:38.27\00:44:41.04
so it only fits them.
00:44:41.08\00:44:42.88
Well, the Pharisees
and the scribes did that.
00:44:42.91\00:44:44.85
They made laws, they
made the Sabbath a burden.
00:44:44.88\00:44:47.58
And I read one of the churches,
00:44:47.62\00:44:49.08
I won't mention with
the church right now,
00:44:49.12\00:44:50.45
you see it in the
book, one of these churches,
00:44:50.49\00:44:53.09
they observed Sunday, they said,
00:44:53.12\00:44:54.66
"We should not honor the Sabbath
00:44:54.69\00:44:56.22
because the Jews polluted it."
00:44:56.26\00:44:58.83
And I think to
myself, "Polluted it?"
00:44:58.86\00:45:03.40
Should I not drive
because of car accidents?
00:45:03.43\00:45:07.97
I mean, do you get my point?
00:45:08.00\00:45:10.74
It doesn't make sense.
00:45:10.77\00:45:12.11
Because somebody use
something for a wrong reason,
00:45:12.14\00:45:15.28
or for a wrong thing,
00:45:15.31\00:45:16.71
or somebody did
something wrong to it,
00:45:16.75\00:45:18.95
it should not make me
00:45:18.98\00:45:22.25
turn away from
that which is right.
00:45:22.28\00:45:25.39
Like... Okay, beautiful.
00:45:25.42\00:45:26.99
Thank you,
Vanita. Like marriage.
00:45:27.02\00:45:28.76
Look what's happening
in the marriage nowadays?
00:45:28.79\00:45:30.46
Should we stop
performing weddings
00:45:30.49\00:45:32.53
between a man and a woman?
00:45:32.56\00:45:33.90
What's the answer? No.
00:45:33.93\00:45:35.83
It's still blessed, man
and woman in sight of God.
00:45:35.86\00:45:38.93
So this is an
example in the Bible.
00:45:38.97\00:45:41.14
But the Pharisees had
a hard time with Jesus,
00:45:41.17\00:45:44.31
and what He did
on the Sabbath day.
00:45:44.34\00:45:46.14
Now verse 11 and 12 is
where the story picks up.
00:45:46.17\00:45:49.51
But I'm going to go ahead
and read a little earlier,
00:45:49.54\00:45:53.21
all right?
00:45:53.25\00:45:54.58
Verse 9, just to
get into the story.
00:45:54.62\00:45:57.35
"Now when He had
departed from there,"
00:45:57.39\00:46:00.79
that is Jesus.
00:46:00.82\00:46:02.16
And by the way,
this whole Sabbath is...
00:46:02.19\00:46:03.53
This whole chapter,
00:46:03.56\00:46:06.09
many examples are
controversies over the Sabbath.
00:46:06.13\00:46:10.43
It says in verse 9,
00:46:10.47\00:46:11.80
"Now when He had
departed from there,
00:46:11.83\00:46:13.77
He went into their synagogue.
00:46:13.80\00:46:16.84
And behold, there was a
man who had a withered hand.
00:46:16.87\00:46:21.51
And they asked him saying,
00:46:21.54\00:46:23.65
"Is it lawful to
heal on the Sabbath?"
00:46:23.68\00:46:26.65
And notice why
they asked the question.
00:46:26.68\00:46:28.35
The Bible says
that they might do what?
00:46:28.38\00:46:30.62
Accuse Jesus.
00:46:30.65\00:46:31.99
They want to accuse Him.
00:46:32.02\00:46:33.36
Then He said to them,
00:46:33.39\00:46:35.16
"What man is there among you
00:46:35.19\00:46:37.83
who has one sheep,
00:46:37.86\00:46:39.59
and if it falls into
a pit on the Sabbath,
00:46:39.63\00:46:42.33
will not lay hold
of it and lift it out?"
00:46:42.36\00:46:46.77
See, no, this is just here,
00:46:46.80\00:46:48.30
I'm going to bring it
up in just a moment here.
00:46:48.34\00:46:50.51
Okay, yeah, matter of
fact, yes, it is on the screen,
00:46:50.54\00:46:52.37
sorry about that.
00:46:52.41\00:46:53.74
Then he said to
them, here's the answer,
00:46:53.78\00:46:56.08
"What man is there
among you who has one sheep,
00:46:56.11\00:47:00.18
and if it falls into
a pit on the Sabbath,
00:47:00.22\00:47:02.38
will not lay hold
of it and lift it out?
00:47:02.42\00:47:05.39
Oh, how much more value
then is a man than a sheep?"
00:47:05.42\00:47:11.23
Let's read the
last part together.
00:47:11.26\00:47:12.93
"Therefore it is" what?
00:47:12.96\00:47:14.76
"Lawful to do
good on the Sabbath."
00:47:14.80\00:47:20.24
It's lawful to do
good on the Sabbath.
00:47:20.27\00:47:22.64
I listened in horror
to a television program,
00:47:22.67\00:47:25.44
I was watching a
religious program.
00:47:25.47\00:47:27.78
And the Sabbath question
came into this group of pastors,
00:47:27.81\00:47:31.15
and a pastor
responded by saying,
00:47:31.18\00:47:33.98
"Well, if we kept the
Sabbath," this person said,
00:47:34.02\00:47:37.39
and by the way it
was a female pastor.
00:47:37.42\00:47:39.15
She said, "If we
kept the Sabbath,
00:47:39.19\00:47:43.66
if we live
according to the commandments,
00:47:43.69\00:47:47.13
we'll be breaking the
Sabbath when we preach
00:47:47.16\00:47:50.13
'cause that's the day we work."
00:47:50.17\00:47:52.23
And I thought,
00:47:52.27\00:47:53.60
have I ever heard
something so distorted
00:47:53.64\00:47:56.30
that by preaching,
you're violating the Sabbath.
00:47:56.34\00:47:59.61
What a distorted
discombobulated approach
00:47:59.64\00:48:02.81
to the violation of the Sabbath.
00:48:02.84\00:48:04.81
She says, "If we..."
00:48:04.85\00:48:06.18
Because, you
know, she said in...
00:48:06.21\00:48:07.62
Because this is the most...
00:48:07.65\00:48:08.98
This is the
busiest day for pastors,
00:48:09.02\00:48:10.35
it's the busiest
day for me as a pastor.
00:48:10.39\00:48:11.72
Saturday, Sabbath is
the busiest day for me,
00:48:11.75\00:48:14.36
but it's not a violation.
00:48:14.39\00:48:15.72
Worship, and praise, and honor,
00:48:15.76\00:48:17.43
and fellowship is not a
violation of the Sabbath.
00:48:17.46\00:48:19.89
What do you say?
00:48:19.93\00:48:23.13
Jesus did it?
00:48:23.16\00:48:24.50
If you look at all
the examples of His life,
00:48:24.53\00:48:26.23
He not only
healed the withered hand,
00:48:26.27\00:48:28.94
He restored sight.
00:48:28.97\00:48:30.74
Oh, He did so many
things on that day.
00:48:30.77\00:48:32.67
A lady, a woman who had
been bleeding for 18 years,
00:48:32.71\00:48:35.18
He healed on the Sabbath day.
00:48:35.21\00:48:37.21
And the
Pharisees had a hard time,
00:48:37.25\00:48:38.68
a man who was a bit lame,
00:48:38.71\00:48:40.08
He restored his legs,
00:48:40.12\00:48:41.45
and He ran into the
synagogue jumping and shouting,
00:48:41.48\00:48:43.79
and they said,
"Not on the Sabbath,
00:48:43.82\00:48:45.59
you do not praise
God on the Sabbath."
00:48:45.62\00:48:46.99
What a violation?
00:48:49.99\00:48:51.33
Today, we have these
distorted theologians
00:48:51.36\00:48:53.96
who think that,
00:48:54.00\00:48:55.33
"Well, since the
Jews made it a burden,
00:48:55.36\00:48:57.67
we should avoid
it all together."
00:48:57.70\00:48:59.03
Oh, no, we should restore
the beauty of the Sabbath.
00:48:59.07\00:49:02.87
It was beautiful at
the end of creation week,
00:49:02.90\00:49:04.74
it was beautiful for
Christ, and His disciples,
00:49:04.77\00:49:06.91
and the apostles,
00:49:06.94\00:49:08.38
and it's going to
be beautiful in heaven.
00:49:08.41\00:49:09.91
Why should it
lose its beauty now?
00:49:09.94\00:49:11.55
So here's the answer
to question number 11.
00:49:14.55\00:49:18.19
In what way did Jesus
00:49:18.22\00:49:19.55
acknowledge the
existence of the Sabbath?
00:49:19.59\00:49:21.59
He said, "It is lawful
to do good on the Sabbath."
00:49:21.62\00:49:25.63
What does that mean, lawful?
00:49:25.66\00:49:28.80
If you got a neighbor,
00:49:28.83\00:49:30.93
if you have a
person who has a burden...
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Now the Sabbath is
not a time to mow the lawn
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when you could do it
another day of the week,
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the Sabbath is not a
time to paint the house
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when you could do it
another day of the week.
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Let me give you a
wonderful example.
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Here in Thompsonville,
when we had some strong winds
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go through about
120 miles an hour,
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about three or four years ago,
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trees were down everywhere,
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roads were impassable,
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what do you think
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our gentleman
did on the Sabbath?
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They got their chainsaws out,
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went out and they
helped their neighbors,
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clear the
roads, cut those trees.
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It's lawful to do
good on the Sabbath.
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There were people shut
in, couldn't get water,
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didn't have lights, it's lawful
to do good on the Sabbath.
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But if you can do
something another day or two,
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if there's somebody
hungry, somebody needs help,
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somebody is in dire
straits, you don't wait,
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"Well, you know,
wait till the sunset,
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and I'll bring
you something to eat."
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It's lawful to do
good on the Sabbath.
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In many places, the Lord
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talks about
lifting a person's burden
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on the Sabbath.
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So let's not get the
Sabbath mixed up with something
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that the Jews distorted it by.
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It's really sad.
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So let's go to
question number 12, all right?
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How did Jesus
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teach that the Sabbath
was not being abolished?
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The reason I'm
staying with Jesus
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is because, man,
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people could
say to other people,
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"Oh, that was just Paul,
that was Barnabas, that was..."
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No, let's use Jesus
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for the best
example, ain't that right?
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Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
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You cannot say that we
don't talk about Jesus.
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Look at, how did Jesus teach us
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that the Sabbath
was not being abolished?
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Now let me go ahead
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before we go to
this next question,
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or next answer,
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let me go and
read Matthew 24:20,
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and then I'll tell
you the context of this.
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Matthew 24:20, here it is.
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And Jesus said,
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"And pray that your
flight may not be in,
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" what?
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"Winter or on the Sabbath."
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Now what was He talking about?
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If you look at
Matthew Chapter 24,
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it'll give you the context
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because sometimes
people will see that scripture
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and they say,
"What does that mean?"
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Well, the
destruction of Jerusalem
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and the end of the world
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was wrapped up in the
discourse that Jesus shared
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with His
disciples and the multitude.
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When the multitude left,
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Jesus told His
disciples specifically
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what was going to happen.
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And so He was saying
to His disciples here.
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When the
destruction of Jerusalem comes,
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pray that it doesn't
happen on the Sabbath.
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You know why?
Where would they be?
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Somebody tell me?
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They would be
worshiping on the Sabbath.
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If they were a Jew,
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they'd be
worshipping in the synagogue.
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But if they were Christians,
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like the New
Testament Christians,
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they didn't all
worshiped in synagogues,
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they worshiped in
many other places.
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The synagogue specifically
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was the meeting
place for the Jews,
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but not just the Jews,
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you'll find in
the New Testament,
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get ahead of
myself here, but it was,
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the Sabbath was not just honored
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by the Jews in
the New Testament.
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But He said, "Pray that
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it doesn't happen on the
Sabbath or in the winter."
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Why in the winter?
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If you have to run for your life
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when destruction
comes and it's winter,
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like it is now,
"Oh, terrible, tragic."
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Or if it happens
on the Sabbath day,
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they could easily find you,
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they'll know
exactly where you are,
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worshiping on the Sabbath day.
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Now let me make the point.
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How does this prove that
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Jesus said the Sabbath
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is not going to be abolished?
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This prophecy was given
by Jesus in the year 31 A.D.
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Jerusalem was not destroyed
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until after Jesus
ascended to heaven,
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39 years later
in the year A.D. 70.
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Now follow the point.
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If Jesus was going to
get rid of the Sabbath
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at His crucifixion,
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He would not be
making reference to it
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after He ascends to heaven.
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He would not be saying,
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"Look out when
destruction comes,
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hope it doesn't
happen on the Sabbath,"
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if He was planning
on getting rid of it
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at His crucifixion.
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The point is made clearly.
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Jesus is making the statement
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that even after I
go back to heaven,
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the Sabbath will
still be honored.
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So pray that when
destruction comes,
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39 years from now,
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it won't happen
on the Sabbath day.
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What better evidence
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can you find than
the words of Jesus
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over and over and over again.
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Now let's look
at another example.
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Question number 13.
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So the answer,
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how did Jesus teach
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that the Sabbath is
not being abolished?
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By the prophecy
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of the destruction of Jerusalem,
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and also the end of the world.
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Okay, let's see how many more
we can get before we're done.
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Question number 13,
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and we may have to put
some off for next week.
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But I think the teaching
tonight was very important.
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Number 13.
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How does the Bible show
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that the Sabbath was
kept at the death of Jesus?
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How does the Bible show that?
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Quickly, let's go to
the very next question.
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I mean, let's go to...
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Let's go to Luke 23:55-56.
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Let's look at that.
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I'm going to turn my Bible here.
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Okay, verse 55 and 56,
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and the Bible says, here it is.
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And it says,
"Then He took it down,
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wrapped it in linen."
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Well, let me
read, "And the women
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who came with Him from
Galilee followed after,
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and they observed the
tomb and how His body was laid.
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Then they returned and prepared
spices and fragrant oils.
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And they rested
on the Sabbath day
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according to the commandments."
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That's verse 55 and verse 56.
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Okay, I didn't
have it on our screen,
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but it was on television,
praise the Lord for that.
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Notice what happened?
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The women who had
come with him, verse 55.
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Now these were not women
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that just were
arbitrary followers,
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but these women had...
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They knew Christ,
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they were followers of Christ.
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So they knew, why did they rest.
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And notice verse 56, it says,
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"They return,"
that is to their homes,
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and the reason why
they prepared fragrant oils
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is because that's how
they embalmed the body.
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So they were getting ready,
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but they said,
"We'll just do this,
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and we have to rest,
and then we'll go back
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after the Sabbath and do this."
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And notice what it says,
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"And they rested on the Sabbath
according to the commandment."
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Let me ask you,
what commandment?
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Let's look
together. What commandment?
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What commandment? The fourth.
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So at the death of Jesus,
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they rested
according to the commandment.
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So now here's a
very important point.
00:56:16.94\00:56:18.47
If anyone would know,
00:56:18.51\00:56:20.68
if anyone would
know that the Sabbath
00:56:20.71\00:56:22.74
is no longer relevant,
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it would be those
who followed Jesus.
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What we're going to
do at the next program,
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we're not gonna do this tonight
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because of the interest of time.
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I want to make the
point very, very clear.
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So far Jesus kept the Sabbath,
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Jesus said the Sabbath
would continue to exist
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even after He's
ascended to heaven.
00:56:39.33\00:56:42.10
Jesus showed the relevance
00:56:42.13\00:56:43.47
of how important the Sabbath is.
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It is lawful to do
good on the Sabbath.
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And then in the
beginning of our lesson,
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Mark 2:27 and 28,
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the Bible says,
00:56:53.74\00:56:55.21
"That Jesus is the
Lord of the Sabbath.
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The Sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the Sabbath,
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therefore the Lord,
therefore the Son of Man
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is Lord of the Sabbath."
00:57:05.72\00:57:08.49
Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath.
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So here's the point.
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So far we have found that
00:57:12.43\00:57:14.10
what the Lord
blessed at creation
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is still blessed today.
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Can you say amen?
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And we'll discover
in the next broadcast
00:57:19.17\00:57:22.30
that when the Bible uses
the phrase the Lord's Day,
00:57:22.34\00:57:27.28
as many Christians today say,
00:57:27.31\00:57:29.04
"Well, we honor the
first day of the week
00:57:29.08\00:57:31.08
as we believe it
is the Lord's Day."
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You'll discover that
the Bible does not teach
00:57:32.98\00:57:35.75
that the first day of
the week is the Lord's Day.
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You'll see the
scriptures and the reference.
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But here's the
point, my friends,
00:57:40.76\00:57:42.12
and we'll reiterate
this over and over again.
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If you love the Lord,
you'll follow His example.
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If you love the Lord,
00:57:47.73\00:57:49.06
His commandments
won't be a burden to you.
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If you use Him as your example,
00:57:51.20\00:57:52.83
you can never go wrong
by walking as Jesus walked.
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So study the Word of God,
and if it doesn't make sense,
00:57:56.37\00:57:59.51
sooner or later
00:57:59.54\00:58:00.88
it will come
into A Sharper Focus.
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God bless you.
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