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Hello Friends,
welcome to another
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Wednesday night Bible Study
here at "A Sharper Focus. "
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We thank you for
coming to join us,
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we pray that you have
your Bibles and your pens...
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get your family and
your friends together
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so that we can enjoy
this hour in the Word of God.
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Now, you know that we
are coming to you live
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from the 3ABN Worship
Center here in Southern Illinois
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and if our crowd
looks scant tonight,
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it's because it is freezing...
the ground is solid ice
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and I've been considering
getting rid of all of our cars
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and giving out ice skates
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and we'll be able to get
around a lot more effectively
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but I know you're
joining us from home
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and some of our
people that usually come,
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we know that
they are iced-in also,
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so, hello to Sister
Zeta and Brother Richard,
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I know that
you're home joining us
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and those in California...
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if you're in Florida,
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you have no idea what
cold weather is all about
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but tonight, we're going to talk
about a very important topic...
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we're continuing
on the topic of hell.
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What does the
Bible say about hell?
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is it burning now...
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how intensely is
it going to burn...
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how long is it going to burn...
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when does it begin or
is it going on right now?
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We're going to see
what the Bible has to say
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but before we even tell
you what website to go to
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to get the lesson,
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we're going to begin
with a word of prayer.
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Let's bow our heads together.
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"Our heavenly Father,
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we thank you for your
goodness and for your mercy.
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Lord, guide our minds tonight as
we open it to your Holy Spirit
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we pray that we
could receive the goodness
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that you intend for
us to be bathed by...
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that you'll teach us that
the Word of God will go forth
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in Spirit and in truth,
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in Jesus' name we pray, amen. "
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And also, if you like
the copy of the lesson,
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Lesson number 24, go to
this website: ASF.3abn. org
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and click on Study Guides
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and there you can
download Lesson number 24,
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which is on the
topic: The Truth About Hell
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and then, if you've
missed any episodes...
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a few tabs to the
right you can click on videos
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and see the
broadcast from last week
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and the week before
that and so on and so forth
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but also I want to make a point
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about why we're
discussing this topic...
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you know, so much is
said about the topic of hell
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and we want to make it very
clear that first and foremost,
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God is a God of love
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and there's much that needs
to be said about a God of love
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and this topic... some people
say, "What does it matter?"
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it matters because it
distorts the character of God
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and we'll talk about
that more in just a moment
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but let's begin by
singing our theme song...
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the song is: Victory in Jesus...
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you could join us...
those of you who are at home
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and each week,
you've sung along with us
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we really appreciate...
let's sing that song.
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Music...
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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 sins;
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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.
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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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Amen.
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Audience: Amen.
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The topic entitled "Hell. "
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Now, I remember growing up
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that I heard the
stories of preachers
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that would seek to
lead people to Christ
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by describing the torturous
never-ending flames of hell.
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It was called,
"Fire-and-Brimstone Preaching. "
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Jesus wants to
draw us by his love.
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Audience: Amen.
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He says, "With loving
kindness have I drawn thee. "
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The Bible also says,
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"It is the goodness of God
that leads us to repentance"
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not the fires or the
fear of the fires of hell.
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They are there... they
are not been intended by God
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to be reserved for man at all
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so before we go to our
questions tonight and by-the-way
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we're going to
begin with Question 8...
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I know we ended on 8
but I want to begin with 8
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so we can make the transition,
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however, I want you
to turn in your Bibles
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to Revelation
chapter 12 verse 9.
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What I want to show
you is a transition.
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Now this transition
is vitally important
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because we know that
before Lucifer sinned,
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he abode or
existed or lived in heaven.
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He was the covering cherub.
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He walked back and forth
in the fiery stones of God
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and was not consumed.
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Now I want to make that point,
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he walked back and forth
in the fiery stones of God
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and was not consumed.
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So, if he's going to be
consumed in the fires of hell,
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when he lost his estate,
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he also lost
the ability to exist
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in the fiery presence of God.
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Notice what
Revelation 12 and verse 9 says,
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I told you to turn
there and I'm not even there,
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hold on, I'm getting
there, Revelation 12 verse 9,
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let's look at some transitions
here, Revelation 12 verse 9,
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notice what the Bible says,
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"So the great
dragon was cast out,
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that serpent of old,
called the Devil and Satan,
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who deceives... "
how much of the world?
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"the whole world;
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he was cast to the earth,
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and his angels were
cast out with him. "
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Now, notice where
they were cast to,
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they were cast to the earth...
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to the what? Earth...
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they were cast to the earth
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but they are not in a
place where we can see them...
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they are in in what's
called "The spirit world. "
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We can't see good angels...
we cannot see evil angels...
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they are reserved...
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there's a day coming
that is a day of reward
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and a day of punishment.
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John 5 verse 28 and
29 talks about that.
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It says in verse 28,
"and shall come forth
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they that have done good,
to the resurrection of life...
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they that have done evil, to
the resurrection of damnation. "
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There's a day that's coming
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that's going to condemn
all those who are unrighteous
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and reward all of those
who are righteous in Christ.
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That's the day coming...
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when a person dies,
their... their destiny is set
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but they don't
inhabit heaven right away
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nor the... nor do they
get sent to hell right way.
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Another text, go to
Matthew 25 and verse 41,
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Matthew 25 and verse 41,
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I'll show you a couple of
texts here to lay the foundation
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Matthew 25 and verse 41,
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now the reason why
this text is important is
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a number of reasons
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but the reason I'm
showing it to you is
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that the Lord makes it
clear... it's a sad commentary
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when you read
Matthew 25 verse 41
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and then you go to Revelation
chapter 20 and you find out
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that the lost is going
to be as the sand of the sea
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it doesn't really make sense
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but look at Matthew 25 verse 41
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and I'm going to pose something
that is very important,
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notice what the Bible says
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and it says, verse
41, "Then He also...
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then He will also say
to those on the left hand,
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'Depart from Me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire
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prepared for... " who?
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"the devil and his angels... "
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now, I want you
to get something...
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hell is not
prepared for people, amen.
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God did not
prepare the fires of hell
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for the people that He created.
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It is prepared for the angels
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that followed Satan
and his rebellion...
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the angels that sinned and were
cast out of heaven with him.
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From that moment...
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the moment that they
lost their former estate,
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God determined that
they must be destroyed.
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So this great
"controversy" that we call...
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from the fall of man
to the restoration of man
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Satan and his angels
have been roaming the earth
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and the fact of the matter
is... we know they're on earth.
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Look at all the heartache,
pain, death, suffering...
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and the list goes
on and on and on and on
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but they were cast to the earth
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and they were
delivered in chains of darkness.
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Now let's look at another text,
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go to 2nd Peter... yeah...
okay... I'm going to get to that
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we have that
one covered tonight,
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2nd Peter... all right...
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2nd Peter... I put
my pen... here it is...
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I put my pen here, okay,
here, 2nd Peter chapter 2
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look at verse 4 and... and then
we're going to look together
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at verse 17...
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okay, 2nd Peter
chapter 2 verse 4
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and the Bible says,
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"For God did not spare
the angels who... " what?
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"sinned, but
cast them down to... "
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what? "Hell. "
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Now, I want you to see something
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because the...
let's keep going...
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"and delivered them into
chains of darkness, to be... "
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what's the next word,
"reserved for judgment... "
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which means, not even
the angels that sinned
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are being punished yet.
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They are reserved for judgment.
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Let's go to the next passage,
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"and did not spare the
ancient world" verse 5,
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"but saved Noah,
one of eight people,
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a preacher of righteousness...
" what did He do?
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"bringing in the flood on
the world of the ungodly... "
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now go to verse...
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ah...
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let's leave it there for now,
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but you notice what's happening
here, here the Bible says...
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the angels that sinned
were cast down to hell.
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Now, this is the only
place in the entire Bible
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where the word "Hell... "
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in the Greek it's
the word, "Tartarus"
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or "Tarta... rus"
however you'd like to say that,
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enunciate that...
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it simply means they
are existing in a world...
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a spirit world
where we cannot see them.
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Can't see good angels...
cannot see evil angels...
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but they are reserved...
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if you remember
the story of Jesus
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when He cast the
demons out of the pig
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they said to Jesus,
"Have you come to torment us
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before our time?"
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So, let's get rid of the idea
that the angels are the ones
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that are doing the tormenting...
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the angels that sinned
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will themselves be tormented
in the fires of hell, amen.
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So, God is not
sending wicked people to hell
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and there are
not angels down there
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rolling people
on a Rotisserie...
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burning them and
causing them to be tormented...
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that... that...
that... that is so...
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that is just so movie...
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that is just so non-Scriptural,
that is so Dark Ages...
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that is the way that
people were scared to death.
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That's not the Scriptures...
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so, let's go to
Question number 8 tonight,
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we're going to begin
with Question number 8 tonight
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so we can transition
because Question 8, last week,
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laid the foundation...
that was kind of a cliffhanger.
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Question number 8,
here it is on the screen,
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"How does the Bible describe
the intensity of their torment?"
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That is... the
torment of the wicked,
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How does the
Bible describe that?
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Look at Revelation chapter 14
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and we're going
to look at verse 11.
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I'm going to turn to Revelation
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because I want
you to see verse 10
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which was also included
but we'll first read verse 11
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and then we'll
go back to verse 10.
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Here's the answer,
Revelation 14 verse 11,
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here it is, and the Bible says,
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"And the smoke of their torment
ascends for... " how long?
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"forever and ever;
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and they have no
rest day or night,
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who worship the
beast and his image,
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and whoever receives
the mark of... " what?
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"of his name... "
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Now, I want to
go back to verse 10
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because that's the
passage we read last week
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just to give you the full
picture, look at verse 10,
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so, if you're
going to answer verse 8,
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"How does the Bible describe
the intensity of their torment?"
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They have no rest... no rest...
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that's the intensity...
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when something is so intense
that you can't get any rest...
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I've heard people
say, "You know what?
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It was so loud last
night, I got no rest. "
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Or, "I haven't
had rest in weeks. "
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Well, anyone who gets
plunged in the fires of hell
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will not have any rest
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but now, let me go
ahead and compare that...
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let me go ahead and compare
that to... to the righteous
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look at verse 13 of
Revelation chapter 14...
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it says in verse 13,
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"Then I heard a voice
from heaven saying to me,
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'Write: blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord from now on. '
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"Yes," says the Spirit,
'that they may... '" what?
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"rest from their labors
and their works follow them. "
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The comparison between the
wicked and the righteous...
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the righteous have rest...
the wicked won't have any rest,
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even those who die in the Lord,
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"Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord... "
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those who die in the Lord rest
until the resurrection morning
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but when the day
of destruction comes,
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the wicked will have no rest.
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Look at verse 10
of Revelation 14,
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speaking of the lost...
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"He himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God,
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which is poured out... " how?
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"full strength into
the cup of His indignation.
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And he shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
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in the presence
of the holy angels
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and in the
presence of the Lamb. "
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So, this torment
is going to be awful,
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I mean, nobody
really wants to consider...
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well, let me...
let me rephrase that...
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I praise the Lord that
when we talk about this topic
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we're not talking about anybody
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who has given his or
her life to the Lord, amen.
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If you've given
your life to the Lord,
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and you're walking with Christ,
don't even worry about this,
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this is not for you...
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all of those who trust the Lord,
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will have eternal
life, isn't that right?
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"So that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish
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but have everlasting life. "
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So, the answer to
Number 8, we put that
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they have no rest day or night.
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We will address that
issue about "forever and ever"
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because some
people think, "Man alive!
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forever and ever and
ever and ever and ever...
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they are not
going to rest forever?
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We'll find out what
that actually means.
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Let's go to Question number 9,
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Question number 9...
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and I want to turn
to Revelation chapter 21
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all right,
Revelation chapter 21,
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okay...
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"How does the
Bible describe those
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that will be
tormented in the fire?"
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How does the
Bible describe those
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that will be
tormented in the fire?
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Revelation chapter 21, okay,
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"How does it describe that?"
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Revelation chapter
21, and verse 8, okay,
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and it says in
Revelation 21 and verse 8
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pause...
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"But the
cowardly, unbelieving... "
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yeah, we put a...
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"But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers,
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sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters,
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and all liars shall
have their part in the lake
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which burns with
fire and brimstone,
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which is the... " what death?
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"second death. "
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This is a very powerful,
important point to get...
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what's the difference
between the first death
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and the second death?
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Now, I alluded to
that just a few moments ago
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but I want you... I want you
to see what the difference is
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between the first
death and the second death.
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Go with me to John
chapter 5... John chapter 5,
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by the way, everyone...
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as a matter of fact,
just to make it very clear,
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I'll... I'll quote the
text, you can write it down
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1st Corinthians 15
verse 22, the Bible says,
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"As in Adam, all die,
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even so in Christ
all shall be made alive.
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So, if you're a son of Adam...
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if you were born
with the nature of Adam,
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we're all going to die,
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how many people
have died that were born?
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Everyone...
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we all die...
that's the first death
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but now we're in John chapter 5,
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John chapter 5... I remember
giving a Bible Study to someone
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and they were all confused
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because I was
using the whole Bible,
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they said, "Wait a minute, in
our church we don't do that. "
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That's the problem...
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you got to go... here
a little, there a little,
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there a
little... line upon line...
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line upon line...
precept upon precept...
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the whole Bible
paints the entire picture,
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and that's the same way,
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the Bible is like a
well-designed picture
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but many pieces to the puzzle.
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Can you imagine looking
at one piece of a puzzle
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and concluding what
the whole picture is...
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that's the problem...
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some people don't
look at the entire picture.
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Notice what the
first death is all about.
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John chapter 5
verse 28 and verse 29.
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Let's start with verse
28, John chapter 5 verse 28.
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The Bible says,
"Do not marvel at this;
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for the hour is
coming in which... "
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what's the next word?
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"All who are in the graves... "
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that's what happens
at the first death...
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"all who are in the
graves will hear His voice. "
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Where do people go
when they die? say it...
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"In the grave... "
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and look at verse 25,
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oh, verse 29, sorry...
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"and come forth...
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all who are in the
graves will hear His voice
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and come forth... "
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look at the two categories,
those who have done good,
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to the resurrection of life,
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and those that have done evil...
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those who have done evil,
to the resurrection of... "
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what? "condemnation"
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or damnation as the
King James Version says,
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notice, everybody
suffers the first death.
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That's what the
grave is all about.
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It's amazing that
preachers overlook the grave.
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It's like... we go...
we perform ceremonies...
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we... we perform funerals...
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let me take a
breath, I'm a New Yorker,
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we perform
funerals all the time...
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we take people to the
grave, we lay them on the ground
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and we say, "Earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust. "
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The Lord told
Adam when he sinned,
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He says, "All the days of
your life will you work...
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will you sweat
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until you return to the
earth from which you came
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for dust you are,
unto dust you shall return.
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Read Genesis chapter 3,
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He says, that's
where we're going,
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you're going back
to where you came from.
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Adam didn't come from
heaven, Jesus came from heaven.
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We are all going to
heaven, John 14 verses 1 to 3,
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"I will come again
and receive you to myself
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that where I
am... presently there...
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you may be also... "
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and then He said to the
disciples over and over,
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where I'm
going, you cannot come.
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The day is coming when Jesus is
going to take us to heaven, amen
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but we don't go to heaven
nor do we go to hell at death,
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and everyone is waiting
for the resurrection day.
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Resurrection of life...
resurrection of condemnation...
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that's when the reward
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and the punishments
are going to be given out.
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Go to Revelation chapter
22, God is pouring into my head,
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"Okay, Lord, I'm...
I'm in tune with you. "
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Look at Revelation chapter 22
and I want you to see something.
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Revelation chapter 22
verse... verse 11 and 12,
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the last declaration to
be made, two categories...
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here it is,
Revelation chapter 22 verse 11,
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"He who is unjust, let
him be unjust... " what?
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"still...
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he who is filthy, let
him be" what? "filthy still;
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he who is righteous,
let him be righteous still;
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he who is holy, let
him be holy... " what?
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"still... " and get this...
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this is the
Second Coming, verse 12,
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"And behold, I
am coming quickly,
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and My reward is with Me,
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to give to every one
according to his work. "
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When I graduated
from High School,
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everybody got their
grades at the end of the year.
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Nobody got their
grades in January
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who was... who was
graduating in June.
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You don't get your reward
before the time of reward.
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When the Lord comes back,
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the rewards will be given out.
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Eternal life to the righteous,
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the death of the
second death to the wicked
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and that's when the
fires of hell are kindled.
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So, question
number 9 clearly talks...
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that's why it talks
about it as the second death
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because the first
death everyone has
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but not everyone will be
affected by the second death.
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Oh, I'm just... I
want to slow down...
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let's go to Question number 10,
let's go to Question number 10
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and let's go... I don't
want to run ahead of myself
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but Question number 10
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and I'm going to show this
verse in just a moment here,
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let me see if it's in my notes,
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it's not in my notes
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so I'm going to go
ahead and show it to you,
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all right, let's
read Question 10 first
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and then we'll
get there, here we go,
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"Besides the wicked,
who else will be tormented
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in the Lake of Fire?"
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Besides the wicked,
who else will be tormented
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in the Lake of Fire?"
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We find our answer in Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 10.
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Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 10.
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All right... this is amazing...
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this is a wonderful
thing that we know...
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you see, the Bible
says in Matthew 25:41
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that hell is prepared
for the devil and his angels
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but not just for them, look
who else is going to be there.
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Revelation 20 and
verse 10, get this,
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"And the devil,
who deceived them,
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was cast into the... " what?
00:24:01.17\00:24:04.41
"lake of fire and brimstone
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where the beast and
the false prophet are.
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And they will be tormented
day and night... " for how long?
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"forever and ever. "
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That's what the Bible
says, they will be tormented...
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so who else is
going to be there?
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Let's put the answers in now,
who else is going to be there?
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In that text, it says...
the devil is going to be there.
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We found out earlier... his
angels are going to be there
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but in this text,
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the beast and the false prophet
are also going to be there.
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So, write that down...
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"Beside the wicked,
who else will be tormented
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in the lake of fire?"
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The devil... the
beast... and the false prophet.
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We call that "The False Trinity"
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The False Trinity...
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the devil... the beast...
and the false prophet...
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the false trinity... now,
I want you to read verse 9
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because if you
leave verse 10 by itself,
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you can say, "Wow! they are
going to burn with no end. "
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Look at verse 9, just
to get the context of that,
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look at verse 9,
"And they went up
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on the breadth of the earth
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and surrounded
the camp of the saints
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and the beloved city.
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And fire came down from God
out of heaven and... " what?
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"devoured them. "
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I don't know if you
know what "devoured" is
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but in California,
they've been having fires
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that have been devouring
everything in its path.
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A few years ago, in Australia,
they were having fires
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that were devouring
everything it its path...
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it didn't...
didn't... in its path...
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it didn't matter what
the homes were worth...
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it didn't matter how
long they were there...
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the fire didn't
care about the...
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how expensive the cars
were and your photo albums...
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whatever was
affected by the fire...
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the fire burned forever and ever
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as long as there
was something to burn
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that's one of the
elemental keys here.
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As long as
there's something to burn,
00:26:04.36\00:26:06.83
the fire is going to continue
until its job is completed
00:26:06.90\00:26:11.73
but how do we know that?
00:26:11.77\00:26:13.44
Let's use the Bible.
00:26:13.50\00:26:15.10
So, the answer to Number...
00:26:15.14\00:26:16.47
Number 10, did you
put that down already?
00:26:16.50\00:26:18.57
Let's go to Number 11 now,
00:26:18.61\00:26:20.48
let's go to Number 11,
00:26:20.51\00:26:21.84
and by the way, while
you're turning to Number 11,
00:26:21.88\00:26:25.31
I want to... and since you're in
Revelation chapter 20 right now,
00:26:25.35\00:26:28.25
let me see if I have
that included in here,
00:26:28.28\00:26:30.39
okay, I don't, so let me
go ahead and give you that,
00:26:30.45\00:26:32.02
right now as extra Credit.
00:26:32.05\00:26:33.39
Look at Revelation chapter
20, Revelation chapter 20 and...
00:26:33.42\00:26:38.89
and verse 13 down to verse 15,
00:26:38.93\00:26:42.03
well, verse 12 down to verse 15
00:26:42.06\00:26:45.10
because I told you that
when the Lord comes back
00:26:45.13\00:26:47.70
that's going to
be the last judgment.
00:26:47.74\00:26:49.84
The righteous and the wicked...
00:26:49.90\00:26:52.44
and notice what the
conclusion is going to be,
00:26:52.47\00:26:55.11
Revelation chapter 20
verse 12 down to verse 15,
00:26:55.14\00:26:57.71
"And I saw the
dead, small and great,
00:26:57.75\00:27:02.42
standing before God,
and books were opened.
00:27:02.45\00:27:07.72
And another book was opened,
which is the Book of... " what?
00:27:07.79\00:27:11.66
"Life.
00:27:11.69\00:27:13.03
And the dead were judged
according to their... " what?
00:27:13.06\00:27:17.20
"works,
00:27:17.23\00:27:18.57
by the things which
were written in the books. "
00:27:18.60\00:27:21.37
Get this point now,
this is really powerful,
00:27:21.40\00:27:24.47
do you pay someone
that is an hourly wager
00:27:24.51\00:27:27.58
before they
finish their hourly jobs?
00:27:27.61\00:27:30.31
No, when they're done,
00:27:30.35\00:27:32.25
you summarize
according to their works,
00:27:32.28\00:27:34.48
you pay them and
that's what the Bible says.
00:27:34.62\00:27:36.72
Each person is
going to be rewarded...
00:27:36.75\00:27:38.69
they're going to be
judged according to their works
00:27:38.72\00:27:41.79
which means... and
this is a powerful concept,
00:27:41.82\00:27:45.59
let's go ahead and
put this in the context,
00:27:45.63\00:27:49.30
and I'm not... I'm not going
to talk about anybody's Senator
00:27:49.33\00:27:52.17
let's say a 19-year-old
kid just gets a gun...
00:27:52.20\00:27:55.14
goes to one of these schools
00:27:55.17\00:27:57.11
and that's been
happening so much in the news
00:27:57.14\00:27:58.51
gets... he loses his mind...
00:27:58.57\00:28:00.88
goes in and he
starts blowing people away
00:28:00.91\00:28:02.61
and he dies in a gun
battle with the police...
00:28:02.64\00:28:05.05
dies... lost in his sins...
00:28:05.08\00:28:07.15
then we compare that
young man against Hitler
00:28:07.18\00:28:12.85
who... who killed
millions of people.
00:28:12.89\00:28:16.49
Now, both of them are standing
before the judgment bar of God
00:28:16.52\00:28:21.90
do they both get the
same reward, yes or no?
00:28:21.96\00:28:24.37
"According to their works... "
00:28:24.40\00:28:28.37
so, according to that,
as in any judicial court,
00:28:28.40\00:28:32.57
if God is a
just God which He is,
00:28:32.61\00:28:35.38
each one will be punished
according to their deed.
00:28:35.41\00:28:39.35
So, the torment for Hitler
is going to be far greater
00:28:39.41\00:28:43.32
than the torment
for this young boy
00:28:43.35\00:28:45.59
or this 19-year-old young man
00:28:45.62\00:28:47.36
who went down in a
blaze of gun battle
00:28:47.39\00:28:49.76
with one of the
local police departments.
00:28:49.79\00:28:51.96
You got to keep that in context
because God is not unjust
00:28:51.99\00:28:55.16
and one of the things
about the topic of hell...
00:28:55.23\00:28:56.83
it has painted
God as this unjust God
00:28:56.87\00:28:59.87
that no matter what you've done,
00:28:59.90\00:29:01.54
you're just going to burn
and burn and burn and burn
00:29:01.60\00:29:06.11
as one song writer... years ago
when I was in the Disco Scene,
00:29:06.14\00:29:09.21
there was a song
called, "Burn Baby Burn"
00:29:09.24\00:29:11.58
it was called "Disco Inferno. "
00:29:11.61\00:29:13.25
Well, the Disco is going
to burn up too, amen to that.
00:29:13.28\00:29:15.48
But God is not an unjust God,
00:29:15.52\00:29:18.29
the fires of hell are
intended to be metered out
00:29:18.32\00:29:22.59
according to one's works.
00:29:22.62\00:29:24.73
Not because God is angry...
00:29:24.76\00:29:26.93
God does not lose His love
00:29:26.96\00:29:29.03
because of those who
chose not to accept Him.
00:29:29.06\00:29:33.34
Okay, now let's go
to the next question,
00:29:33.37\00:29:35.34
let's see how...
how clear this is...
00:29:35.37\00:29:37.31
Question number 11,
00:29:37.34\00:29:38.81
"Will the torment of the devil
continue eternally with no end?"
00:29:38.84\00:29:44.75
we're going to
Ezekiel chapter 28,
00:29:44.81\00:29:47.12
Ezekiel chapter 28,
00:29:47.15\00:29:49.48
we're going to look
at verse 18 together,
00:29:49.52\00:29:51.55
Ezekiel 28 and we're going
to look at verse 18 together.
00:29:51.59\00:29:56.56
Okay, but I'm just going to...
00:29:56.59\00:29:59.03
I'm reserving a text right here
00:29:59.09\00:30:01.46
that I'm going to come
back and share with you.
00:30:01.50\00:30:03.70
All right, okay...
here it is... I'm just...
00:30:03.73\00:30:05.87
putting that text here,
now I'm on my way to Ezekiel,
00:30:05.90\00:30:08.00
you guys slow down...
00:30:08.04\00:30:09.37
you're faster than
a speeding bullet...
00:30:09.40\00:30:10.91
I'm almost there, here we are...
00:30:10.94\00:30:12.51
okay, here we are... okay...
00:30:12.54\00:30:14.04
Ezekiel 28... it's
so good to have a Bible,
00:30:14.08\00:30:18.11
here it is...
00:30:18.15\00:30:19.48
it's going to be on the
screen, here's the answer,
00:30:19.51\00:30:21.58
Ezekiel 28 verse 18, here it is,
00:30:21.62\00:30:24.39
speaking of Lucifer...
00:30:24.42\00:30:29.09
Satan...
00:30:29.12\00:30:30.59
but the Bible talks about him...
context of Lucifer then fallen
00:30:30.63\00:30:34.16
but notice what it says...
00:30:34.20\00:30:35.53
and I want to just
give you the context
00:30:35.56\00:30:37.30
we're going to look at verse 18,
let's look at verse 18 first,
00:30:37.33\00:30:40.17
Ezekiel 28:18
00:30:40.20\00:30:41.67
then we'll go back and
see who this is referring to.
00:30:41.70\00:30:44.37
Here it is, the Bible says,
00:30:44.41\00:30:46.31
"You defiled your sanctuaries
by the multitude of your... "
00:30:46.34\00:30:51.25
what? "iniquities,
00:30:51.28\00:30:53.38
by the iniquity
of your trading... "
00:30:53.42\00:30:55.72
trading
righteousness for evil...
00:30:55.75\00:30:58.02
"therefore, I
brought fire from your midst;
00:30:58.05\00:31:02.96
it devoured you, and
turned you to... " what?
00:31:02.99\00:31:07.86
"ashes upon the earth
00:31:07.90\00:31:10.43
in the sight of
all who saw you. "
00:31:10.47\00:31:13.60
That is the
ultimate end of Satan...
00:31:13.64\00:31:15.97
this one that used to be
in the presence of God...
00:31:16.00\00:31:18.77
just as proof of
that, look at verse 13...
00:31:18.81\00:31:21.54
look at verse 12...
00:31:21.58\00:31:22.91
the Lord gives this parable
through the King of Tyre,
00:31:22.94\00:31:26.58
"Son of man,
00:31:26.61\00:31:30.19
take up a lamentation
for the king of Tyre,
00:31:30.22\00:31:33.39
and say to him,
'Thus says the Lord:
00:31:33.42\00:31:36.09
"You were the seal
of perfection... "'
00:31:36.12\00:31:38.79
who was that?
00:31:38.83\00:31:40.16
Lucifer...
00:31:40.20\00:31:41.53
"Full of
wisdom... " and what else?
00:31:41.56\00:31:44.03
"perfect in beauty,
00:31:44.07\00:31:46.07
You were in Eden,
the garden of God... "
00:31:46.10\00:31:49.34
Ezekiel 28 verse 13,
00:31:49.37\00:31:51.57
"Every precious stone
was your covering... "
00:31:51.61\00:31:55.24
and then the Bible goes
on to describe the stones...
00:31:55.28\00:31:57.78
"The sardius, the
topaz, the diamond, the beryl,
00:31:57.81\00:31:59.95
the onyx, the jasper,
the sapphire, the turquoise,
00:31:59.98\00:32:02.12
the emerald with gold... "
00:32:02.15\00:32:03.49
and he says, "The workmanship
of your timbrels and pipes
00:32:03.52\00:32:06.86
were prepared for you on
the day you were created... "
00:32:06.89\00:32:10.26
and then, clearly
it brings into view
00:32:10.29\00:32:12.93
who this is referring to,
00:32:12.99\00:32:14.33
"You were the
anointed cherub who covers;
00:32:14.36\00:32:17.57
I established you;
00:32:17.60\00:32:20.67
you were on the
holy mountain of God;
00:32:20.70\00:32:23.44
you walked back and forth
in the midst of fiery stones.
00:32:23.47\00:32:27.41
You were perfect in your ways
00:32:27.48\00:32:30.15
from the day you were
created till... " what?
00:32:30.18\00:32:32.98
Till iniquity
was found in you. "
00:32:33.01\00:32:36.38
Who is He talking about?
00:32:36.42\00:32:38.15
Look at verse 16,
00:32:38.19\00:32:39.52
"By the
abundance of your trading
00:32:39.55\00:32:41.49
you became filled
with violence within,
00:32:41.52\00:32:44.43
and you sinned;
00:32:44.46\00:32:45.96
therefore I cast
you as a profane thing
00:32:45.99\00:32:49.73
out of the mountain of God;
00:32:49.76\00:32:51.93
and I destroyed
you, O covering cherub,
00:32:51.97\00:32:54.54
from the midst of
the fiery stones. "
00:32:54.57\00:32:57.11
He's talking about Satan...
00:32:57.17\00:32:59.04
that was the fall of Satan...
00:32:59.07\00:33:00.94
when Lucifer sinned,
he lost his former estate
00:33:00.98\00:33:04.65
and was cast down
00:33:04.68\00:33:06.01
and he is one day
going to be turned into ashes
00:33:06.05\00:33:08.88
in the sight of all,
00:33:08.92\00:33:10.42
as a matter of fact, let's
look at the very next verse,
00:33:10.45\00:33:12.62
after verse 18,
look at verse 19,
00:33:12.65\00:33:14.42
let's look at verse 19,
after the ashes are turned,
00:33:14.46\00:33:17.83
look at verse 19,
00:33:17.86\00:33:19.19
and it says, "All who
knew you among the peoples
00:33:19.23\00:33:22.60
are astonished at you... "
00:33:22.63\00:33:25.00
and this is powerful,
"You have become a horror... "
00:33:25.03\00:33:30.21
and say this with me, "And
shall be no more forever. "
00:33:30.24\00:33:35.34
Now, this is powerful,
00:33:35.38\00:33:37.01
you got your
thinking caps on, here it is,
00:33:37.05\00:33:38.85
Do you think that the devil
is going to be around forever,
00:33:38.88\00:33:44.92
yes or no?
00:33:44.95\00:33:46.42
Audience: No.
00:33:46.45\00:33:47.79
That's what the
crucifixion was all about,
00:33:47.82\00:33:49.72
Jesus made it clear
in the book of Hebrews,
00:33:49.76\00:33:51.89
"He came to destroy the one
who had power over death... "
00:33:51.93\00:33:55.00
that is the devil...
00:33:55.06\00:33:56.40
He came to defeat him
and praise God He did.
00:33:56.43\00:33:58.73
Satan knows... as it
says in Revelation chapter 12,
00:33:58.77\00:34:02.20
"he knows that he
has but a... " what?
00:34:02.24\00:34:04.64
"short time... "
00:34:04.67\00:34:06.47
go with me to
Revelation chapter 12,
00:34:06.51\00:34:07.94
Lord have mercy, I
asked for the Holy Spirit
00:34:08.01\00:34:10.95
and You have sent
Him, praise God...
00:34:10.98\00:34:13.52
praise the Lord,
it's... it's... the devil knows,
00:34:13.55\00:34:18.89
he doesn't know
he has a long time...
00:34:18.92\00:34:22.22
he knows he has a short time,
look at Revelation chapter 12,
00:34:22.26\00:34:26.90
here it is... okay...
00:34:26.93\00:34:29.96
look at Revelation
chapter 12 verse 12...
00:34:30.00\00:34:35.10
"Therefore rejoice, O heavens,
and you who dwell in them!
00:34:35.14\00:34:41.94
Woe to the inhabitants
of the earth and the sea!
00:34:41.98\00:34:47.28
For the devil has come
down to you, having... " what?
00:34:47.32\00:34:51.72
great wrath, because
he knows that he has.. "
00:34:51.75\00:34:54.86
a what? "short time... "
00:34:54.89\00:34:56.62
a short time before he
receives his reward, amen.
00:34:56.66\00:35:01.46
He got to pay
for what he's done.
00:35:01.50\00:35:03.63
It always amazes me
when people blame God
00:35:03.67\00:35:07.04
when a baby dies
unfortunately before birth...
00:35:07.07\00:35:11.04
dies on the
operating room on delivery...
00:35:11.07\00:35:13.81
people come up with these...
with these statements that...
00:35:13.84\00:35:16.81
that stain the
beautiful character of God...
00:35:16.85\00:35:19.48
"God took him... " they say.
00:35:19.51\00:35:21.68
When a mother on
her way home from work
00:35:21.72\00:35:24.19
loses her life in an
unfortunate car accident...
00:35:24.22\00:35:27.12
the parents or
those who survive say,
00:35:27.16\00:35:29.99
"Little boy, little girl,
God needed another 'angel'
00:35:30.03\00:35:33.80
so God took your mother. "
00:35:33.83\00:35:35.46
God does not take...
God is not an assassin...
00:35:35.50\00:35:38.53
Amen, somebody...
00:35:38.57\00:35:39.90
God does not kill
people, God is not in need...
00:35:39.93\00:35:42.70
"Oh, you know what?
I need a... I need a...
00:35:42.74\00:35:45.71
I need a mother today...
00:35:45.74\00:35:47.28
shhik... poo... got her...
00:35:47.31\00:35:48.74
I don't care about the
pain that's left behind...
00:35:48.81\00:35:51.05
I needed her... "
00:35:51.08\00:35:52.41
that's not God...
00:35:52.45\00:35:53.78
and that has been
perpetrated so often
00:35:53.82\00:35:55.62
that God is this assassin
00:35:55.65\00:35:57.62
that chooses who He's
going to kill on whatever day,
00:35:57.65\00:36:00.06
oh no, no, the
devil is a murderer.
00:36:00.09\00:36:04.16
The devil is a liar...
00:36:04.19\00:36:06.70
he's "SIN" from
the very beginning...
00:36:06.73\00:36:08.96
he's a liar and
the father of it.
00:36:09.00\00:36:11.37
Don't ever call God a killer,
00:36:11.60\00:36:13.44
"Every good and perfect
gift comes from God... "
00:36:13.47\00:36:15.60
where... in which
there's no shadow of turning,
00:36:15.64\00:36:18.07
God is not loving
today and hateful tomorrow...
00:36:18.11\00:36:20.71
God is not an assassin
that puts people on the list
00:36:20.74\00:36:23.35
because He needs
other folk in heaven,
00:36:23.38\00:36:24.91
oh no, that's not God
00:36:24.95\00:36:26.72
so let's blame the
one who causes death...
00:36:26.75\00:36:29.18
his name is the devil or Satan
00:36:29.22\00:36:31.95
or that serpent of old, amen.
00:36:31.99\00:36:34.46
So, Question number
12, Question number 12...
00:36:34.49\00:36:38.36
is that where we are?
00:36:38.39\00:36:39.73
Yes, Question number 12.
00:36:39.76\00:36:41.10
So, here's my
point in transition,
00:36:41.13\00:36:42.46
Satan himself is
going to be destroyed...
00:36:42.50\00:36:44.37
he's going to turn to
ashes... but let's keep going...
00:36:44.40\00:36:46.63
let's let the
Bible keep speaking.
00:36:46.67\00:36:48.07
"In what terms does the
Bible describe the fate of Satan
00:36:48.10\00:36:54.48
and the wicked?"
00:36:54.51\00:36:56.38
Did we just read that?
00:36:56.41\00:36:57.75
I think we just did...
00:36:57.78\00:36:59.11
I think I went
ahead of myself...
00:36:59.15\00:37:00.75
but that's okay,
00:37:00.78\00:37:02.45
we can answer it
since you've been exposed
00:37:02.48\00:37:04.29
to the answer
already, yes we did,
00:37:04.32\00:37:05.89
we went ahead and read it
but we can look at it again.
00:37:05.92\00:37:07.82
Now the context of
it is the question,
00:37:07.86\00:37:09.92
"In what terms
does the Bible describe
00:37:09.99\00:37:11.86
the fate of
Satan and the wicked?"
00:37:11.89\00:37:15.13
Revelation chapter
20 verse 14 and 15,
00:37:15.16\00:37:18.10
I'll go ahead
and read it again...
00:37:18.13\00:37:20.84
"Then death... " here it is...
00:37:20.87\00:37:23.47
"Then death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire.
00:37:23.51\00:37:29.91
This is the... "
what? "second death.
00:37:29.94\00:37:32.48
And whoever was not
found in the book of life
00:37:32.51\00:37:37.09
was cast into
the lake of fire. "
00:37:37.12\00:37:40.89
Second death...
00:37:40.92\00:37:42.89
get that point...
00:37:42.92\00:37:44.83
first death...
everybody dies that...
00:37:44.86\00:37:47.23
second death... the
righteous don't die that,
00:37:47.26\00:37:50.83
I'm going peek real quickly,
00:37:50.87\00:37:52.20
okay, let me show you what the
Bible says about the righteous.
00:37:52.23\00:37:54.37
Look at Revelation chapter
21, chapter 20 and verse 6,
00:37:54.40\00:37:58.97
chapter 20 and verse 6.
00:37:59.01\00:38:01.38
This is beautiful...
this is something... adding...
00:38:01.44\00:38:04.05
showing you... we talked
about the resurrection, I think,
00:38:04.08\00:38:06.35
yeah, we did... didn't we?
Talked about the resurrection...
00:38:06.38\00:38:08.65
talked about death
and the resurrection,
00:38:08.68\00:38:10.02
but listen to the context of it,
00:38:10.05\00:38:11.39
remember, those who are
not found in the book of life,
00:38:11.42\00:38:14.72
will be cast into
the Lake of Fire...
00:38:14.76\00:38:16.26
not only that... death
is going to be destroyed
00:38:16.29\00:38:19.43
and hell is
going to be destroyed.
00:38:19.46\00:38:21.40
There'll be no more hell...
there'll be no more death.
00:38:21.43\00:38:23.77
The Bible says it,
"There shall be no more death,
00:38:23.80\00:38:26.03
no more sorrow, no more crying
00:38:26.07\00:38:27.40
neither shall there
be any more pain... "
00:38:27.44\00:38:29.60
so, think about that...
00:38:29.64\00:38:31.24
if there's going to be no
more pain and no more death...
00:38:31.27\00:38:33.38
that death and pain are
going to be destroyed...
00:38:33.41\00:38:36.41
how are people going to
be in pain forever and ever
00:38:36.44\00:38:39.41
and ever and ever?
00:38:39.45\00:38:40.78
Hold on to that thought,
00:38:40.82\00:38:42.15
I'll tell you why it
is impossible for them...
00:38:42.18\00:38:45.35
for the wicked to burn forever
00:38:45.39\00:38:47.92
but now let's go to Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 6,
00:38:47.96\00:38:52.69
this is added in
here, here we are,
00:38:52.73\00:38:54.56
Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 6,
00:38:54.60\00:38:56.40
the Bible says,
"Blessed and holy
00:38:56.43\00:39:00.07
is he who has part in
the... " what resurrection?
00:39:00.14\00:39:03.00
First resurrection...
00:39:03.04\00:39:04.87
in line with John
chapter 5 verses 28 and 29,
00:39:04.91\00:39:09.41
over such... the what?
"Second death has no power
00:39:09.44\00:39:14.32
but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ
00:39:14.35\00:39:19.15
and shall reign
with Him... " how long?
00:39:19.19\00:39:21.36
"a thousand years. "
00:39:21.39\00:39:23.69
When they ascend to heaven...
00:39:23.73\00:39:25.99
Remember, sin has not
yet been eradicated yet,
00:39:26.03\00:39:29.30
the resurrection has occurred...
the ascension has occurred,
00:39:29.33\00:39:34.00
so, for 1,000 years,
00:39:34.04\00:39:36.57
Satan is going to be
bound to this earth...
00:39:36.60\00:39:39.14
no one to torment...
just he and his evil angels...
00:39:39.17\00:39:42.81
I'll show you that...
he'll be bound to this earth
00:39:42.84\00:39:46.41
for a 1,000 years.
00:39:46.48\00:39:48.08
Why will he be
bound to the earth,
00:39:48.12\00:39:50.82
why will there be no
one for him to tempt?
00:39:50.89\00:39:53.22
Very carefully, look
at the two categories,
00:39:53.25\00:39:55.52
if you were dead in Christ,
you have been resurrected
00:39:55.59\00:39:59.16
and you were
sent to meet the Lord
00:39:59.19\00:40:01.10
and you're in heaven with Him.
00:40:01.13\00:40:02.46
If you were wicked,
you're still in the grave
00:40:02.50\00:40:05.80
waiting for the
Second Resurrection.
00:40:05.83\00:40:09.10
That's what the Bible says,
00:40:09.14\00:40:10.47
"Blessed and holy is he who has
part in the first resurrection
00:40:10.51\00:40:13.78
if you have a first,
you will have a what?
00:40:13.84\00:40:15.51
Second.
00:40:15.54\00:40:16.88
When the Second comes,
00:40:16.91\00:40:18.25
then those who are
wicked come forth from the grave
00:40:18.28\00:40:21.68
and then they
receive their just punishment
00:40:21.72\00:40:25.19
with Satan...
the false prophet...
00:40:25.22\00:40:27.62
the beast and the
angels that sinned
00:40:27.66\00:40:30.03
and were cast out of
heaven with the devil.
00:40:30.06\00:40:32.59
Make it very clear...
there's nobody in hell now
00:40:32.63\00:40:35.93
and if you accept Christ,
the second death has no power
00:40:35.96\00:40:39.40
but here's the question,
00:40:39.43\00:40:40.77
"Does the first death
have power over all of us?"
00:40:40.80\00:40:43.61
Yes or no?
00:40:43.64\00:40:44.97
Yes... all have sinned
and the wages of sin is, what?
00:40:45.01\00:40:49.68
Death...
00:40:49.71\00:40:51.18
everybody dies the first time,
00:40:51.21\00:40:53.01
but if you're in Christ,
00:40:53.05\00:40:54.38
you will not
die the second time.
00:40:54.42\00:40:55.75
Praise God for that.
00:40:55.78\00:40:57.12
Now, let's go on.
00:40:57.15\00:40:58.49
So, the answer to Number 12,
00:40:58.52\00:41:00.66
"In what term
does the Bible describe
00:41:00.69\00:41:02.82
the fate of
Satan and the wicked?"
00:41:02.86\00:41:04.93
The second
death... the second death.
00:41:04.96\00:41:09.06
That's what it is,
00:41:09.10\00:41:10.43
the second death...
00:41:10.47\00:41:11.80
and when you think about this,
00:41:11.83\00:41:13.34
Adam died... Eve died...
been in the grave for millennia
00:41:13.37\00:41:18.74
but they'll come forth
00:41:18.77\00:41:20.48
and they won't
experience the second death
00:41:20.51\00:41:22.98
if they're in Christ, amen.
00:41:23.04\00:41:25.28
Now, let's go to
the next question,
00:41:25.31\00:41:26.98
we're going to
dive even deeper here,
00:41:27.02\00:41:28.62
here it is, Number 13,
00:41:28.65\00:41:30.22
we may not get them all
tonight, but I'll try my best,
00:41:30.25\00:41:35.19
Number 13, the Bible
says, Satan will become ashes,
00:41:35.22\00:41:40.13
what about the wicked?
00:41:40.20\00:41:42.20
What about the wicked?
00:41:42.26\00:41:43.77
Now, this is huge,
00:41:43.80\00:41:45.43
right now somebody's
head is about to explode...
00:41:45.47\00:41:47.57
slow down... take deep
breaths because this is deep,
00:41:47.60\00:41:50.57
you may not have
heard this before,
00:41:50.61\00:41:52.17
but this is from
God's Word, amen.
00:41:52.21\00:41:53.71
If you want truth,
you're at the right channel,
00:41:53.74\00:41:55.74
Satan himself is
going to become ashes.
00:41:55.78\00:41:58.35
If Satan is
going to become ashes,
00:41:58.38\00:42:01.78
what about the wicked?
00:42:01.82\00:42:03.49
Would it make sense
00:42:03.52\00:42:05.12
that the mob boss
00:42:05.15\00:42:09.26
gets less punishment than
the people that work for him?
00:42:09.29\00:42:13.36
Not at all.
00:42:13.40\00:42:15.10
Would it make sense that
the kingpin of a drug ring
00:42:15.16\00:42:19.23
get less punishment
than those that work for him?
00:42:19.27\00:42:23.30
No.
00:42:23.34\00:42:25.01
If Satan himself
will be turned to ashes...
00:42:25.04\00:42:27.34
let's go to Malachi chapter 4
00:42:27.38\00:42:29.18
to see what's going to
happen with the wicked.
00:42:29.21\00:42:31.15
Malachi chapter 4,
verse 1 and verse 3.
00:42:31.18\00:42:36.08
That's the last book
in the Old Testament...
00:42:36.12\00:42:38.75
last book...
right before Matthew,
00:42:38.79\00:42:41.39
boy, I tell you,
praise God for the validity...
00:42:41.42\00:42:46.26
I don't know... I... I...
00:42:46.29\00:42:47.63
I used to teach
on Wednesday night,
00:42:47.66\00:42:49.10
I don't know when
I got to preaching,
00:42:49.13\00:42:50.57
but this is a great topic...
00:42:50.60\00:42:52.40
I'm still teaching
but it's powerful topic,
00:42:52.43\00:42:55.34
here it is, Malachi 4...
last book in the Old Testament
00:42:55.37\00:42:59.11
and look at this... so clear...
00:42:59.17\00:43:02.34
Jesus... the Word
of God... here it is,
00:43:02.38\00:43:05.51
"For behold, the
day is... " what?
00:43:05.55\00:43:08.98
coming, burning like an oven,
00:43:09.02\00:43:13.15
and all the proud,
00:43:13.19\00:43:16.29
yes, all who do
wickedly will be... " what?
00:43:16.32\00:43:20.43
Stubble...
00:43:20.46\00:43:21.80
those of us who have
fires in our fireplace
00:43:21.83\00:43:23.90
know what that means.
00:43:23.93\00:43:25.27
Here in New York city...
"What on earth is stubble?"
00:43:25.30\00:43:27.00
we'll make it
clear... let's keep going...
00:43:27.04\00:43:28.60
verse 3...
00:43:28.64\00:43:31.07
"and the day
which is coming... "
00:43:31.11\00:43:32.77
continue verse 1, sorry,
00:43:32.81\00:43:35.74
"And the day which
is coming" shall what?
00:43:35.81\00:43:38.68
"burn them up... "
00:43:38.71\00:43:41.18
Says the LORD of hosts,
that shall leave them neither"
00:43:41.22\00:43:46.62
what? "root nor branch. "
00:43:46.65\00:43:50.36
Now, come back to
me for a brief moment,
00:43:50.43\00:43:52.13
we're going to the
next text, come back to me
00:43:52.16\00:43:53.50
for a brief moment... I don't
want to run to verse 3 yet,
00:43:53.53\00:43:55.46
notice what the Bible says,
00:43:55.50\00:43:57.20
"The day is coming...
the oven day is coming...
00:43:57.23\00:44:01.07
it doesn't come at death
00:44:01.10\00:44:02.44
because it's going to
affect all the wicked.
00:44:02.47\00:44:05.51
See, the wicked don't
burn at different stages,
00:44:05.54\00:44:08.61
it affects them all...
00:44:08.64\00:44:10.05
it says, "The day that's coming
that burns like an oven... "
00:44:10.08\00:44:13.15
yes... all the
proud... all the wicked...
00:44:13.18\00:44:16.15
so, if they were wicked from...
I don't want to condemn Cain
00:44:16.18\00:44:19.12
but I'm just going to say,
00:44:19.15\00:44:20.49
"If Cain who killed Abel
is one of the first wicked,
00:44:20.52\00:44:23.12
he's not been
burning for 1,000s of years"
00:44:23.16\00:44:27.00
from the first sinner
that turned his back on God,
00:44:27.03\00:44:30.07
to the last sinner
that turns his back on God,
00:44:30.10\00:44:33.13
they'll all be
judged at the same time.
00:44:33.17\00:44:37.14
All the proud... all
the wicked will be stubble.
00:44:37.17\00:44:42.08
"And they will leave them
neither root nor branch... "
00:44:42.11\00:44:45.35
the text says, "the day that
is coming shall burn them up. "
00:44:45.41\00:44:49.82
Now, if you're in the
city, get a frying pan
00:44:49.85\00:44:53.66
and just illustrate that...
00:44:53.69\00:44:57.79
don't go crazy and
set your house on fire
00:44:57.86\00:45:00.26
but now, look at verse 3,
00:45:00.30\00:45:02.26
"root nor branch. "
00:45:02.30\00:45:04.63
Out here when we
dig up tree stubs,
00:45:04.67\00:45:06.47
some people have
a lot of property,
00:45:06.53\00:45:08.27
we have over a 100
trees on our property,
00:45:08.30\00:45:09.80
we had some bad storms
00:45:09.84\00:45:11.21
and we had to root the trees out
00:45:11.24\00:45:12.77
and I'm cutting
with the lawn mower,
00:45:12.84\00:45:14.18
I called one of the guys over
at work out here and I said,
00:45:14.21\00:45:17.55
"You know, every time
I try to cut the grass,
00:45:17.58\00:45:19.88
I run into this root...
00:45:19.91\00:45:21.82
could you come and root it out?
00:45:21.85\00:45:23.18
I was surprised to see
how deep that root was.
00:45:23.22\00:45:25.15
It was way down in the earth,
00:45:25.19\00:45:27.12
when they pulled it out,
00:45:27.16\00:45:28.49
there was a big old
hole in front of our house,
00:45:28.52\00:45:30.49
and so, about a
year left and I said,
00:45:30.53\00:45:32.83
"Every time I try
to cut over that spot,
00:45:32.86\00:45:35.16
I go down in the hole. "
00:45:35.20\00:45:36.56
Audience: Laughter...
00:45:36.60\00:45:37.93
And I said, "You
guys got to help me out"
00:45:37.97\00:45:39.53
so, eventually they
came by and filled it in
00:45:39.57\00:45:41.40
and packed it down...
filled it and packed it down
00:45:41.44\00:45:43.47
because the roots
were way down deep
00:45:43.51\00:45:45.67
but the Bible is in
essence saying this,
00:45:45.71\00:45:47.81
not only is the tree on top
of the earth going to be burned
00:45:47.84\00:45:51.78
but roots and branches...
all will be consumed...
00:45:51.81\00:45:56.48
now, get this, Jesus says,
00:45:56.52\00:45:58.22
"I am the vine,
you are the branches. "
00:45:58.25\00:46:00.22
So, if we're connected
to Christ, He's the vine...
00:46:00.26\00:46:03.69
the sap that flows
from the vine flows to us...
00:46:03.73\00:46:07.36
we who are connected to
Christ are His branches...
00:46:07.40\00:46:11.00
but those
connected to Satan... is...
00:46:11.03\00:46:13.67
Satan is the root and
they are the branch...
00:46:13.70\00:46:16.91
Jesus has branches...
Satan has branches...
00:46:16.97\00:46:20.11
so, here it is... if the root...
Satan is going to become ashes,
00:46:20.14\00:46:23.24
if the roots of a tree
burn, will the branches survive?
00:46:23.28\00:46:28.62
Tell me, yes or no?
00:46:28.65\00:46:29.98
Audience: No.
00:46:30.02\00:46:31.35
Because if you get down to the
root... that's a serious fire,
00:46:31.39\00:46:33.02
the branches will
go before the root.
00:46:33.05\00:46:36.29
Here's my point,
Satan will burn longer
00:46:36.32\00:46:39.49
because no one has propagated
sin... longer than the devil.
00:46:39.53\00:46:45.93
So, long after all the wicked
00:46:45.97\00:46:48.94
who have lived
throughout the ages
00:46:49.00\00:46:51.21
are burned up...
00:46:51.24\00:46:52.57
Satan would be the last one
to go out in a blaze of glory...
00:46:52.61\00:46:56.64
but now let's read verse 3,
00:46:56.68\00:46:58.21
because it said this of Satan...
that Satan's going to be ashes,
00:46:58.25\00:47:01.78
now Malachi 4 verse 3,
00:47:01.82\00:47:03.15
let's bring the
last Scripture up,
00:47:03.18\00:47:04.52
the Bible says, "You
shall trample the wicked"
00:47:04.55\00:47:08.26
here it is, "You
shall trample the wicked,
00:47:08.29\00:47:12.06
for... " together,
00:47:12.09\00:47:13.43
"they shall be ashes
under the soles of your feet
00:47:13.50\00:47:19.10
on the day that I do
this," says the LORD of hosts.
00:47:19.13\00:47:24.71
Can somebody say, "Amen. "
00:47:24.74\00:47:26.07
Audience: Amen.
00:47:26.11\00:47:27.44
They're not burning forever,
00:47:27.48\00:47:28.81
if the devil's not
going to burn forever
00:47:28.84\00:47:30.35
and he's the root... how are
the branches going to survive?
00:47:30.38\00:47:33.18
If you live in the
mountains of California
00:47:33.21\00:47:34.98
and you've ever
experienced a forest fire,
00:47:35.02\00:47:36.85
you know that, chances
are, the roots survived
00:47:36.89\00:47:40.06
because given
time, some good rain...
00:47:40.09\00:47:43.83
as the years go by...
00:47:43.86\00:47:45.83
then, all of a sudden, that root
just begins to find new life
00:47:45.86\00:47:50.53
and in time, a tree will show up
00:47:50.57\00:47:53.30
but not... not in the
judgment that's coming to Satan
00:47:53.34\00:47:56.94
not in the judgment
that's coming to the wicked...
00:47:57.01\00:48:00.58
the branches are going first
00:48:00.61\00:48:02.21
and the roots are
going to be done up, amen,
00:48:02.24\00:48:04.21
"root nor branch... "
00:48:04.25\00:48:05.88
so, here's the answer,
00:48:05.91\00:48:07.52
the Bible says that
Satan will become ashes,
00:48:07.55\00:48:09.75
what about the wicked?
00:48:09.78\00:48:11.95
They also will be ashes.
00:48:11.99\00:48:14.16
So, what's the
meaning for "eternal"
00:48:14.19\00:48:17.53
what does this
mean "forever and ever?"
00:48:17.56\00:48:20.90
How do you balance the two?
00:48:20.93\00:48:22.63
What I want to understand...
00:48:22.66\00:48:24.30
what I want you to
understand clearly,
00:48:24.33\00:48:25.97
now, we're going to
go to the next question,
00:48:26.00\00:48:28.27
but let me lay the
foundation, I didn't think...
00:48:28.30\00:48:30.54
I didn't think I
had enough questions
00:48:30.57\00:48:32.21
but praise the Lord, I did.
00:48:32.24\00:48:33.58
Let me lay the foundation,
here's the... here's the...
00:48:33.61\00:48:37.18
here's the issue...
00:48:37.25\00:48:39.55
John is in vision in Revelation
00:48:39.58\00:48:42.15
and John is seeing
the world on fire...
00:48:42.18\00:48:46.02
now, John is not
going to stay in vision
00:48:46.05\00:48:49.86
until the fire goes out,
00:48:49.89\00:48:51.53
but as far as God has shown
John the extent of the fire
00:48:51.59\00:48:56.56
and the Bible
says that the earth...
00:48:56.60\00:48:59.30
as the earth was
destroyed by water...
00:48:59.33\00:49:01.97
the whole earth was
covered by water... was it not?
00:49:02.00\00:49:05.11
This very same earth
that was destroyed by water,
00:49:05.14\00:49:08.18
is now reserved for fire
00:49:08.21\00:49:10.88
so the entire earth
was shown to John in vision
00:49:10.95\00:49:13.62
covered in fire...
00:49:13.65\00:49:14.98
and when John saw
that, if you stood outside...
00:49:15.02\00:49:18.85
if you were in a helicopter
00:49:19.02\00:49:20.36
or if you were on a
plane at 30,000 feet
00:49:20.39\00:49:22.12
and you had the chance
to fly over the whole earth,
00:49:22.16\00:49:24.46
you will say,
"It's burning forever...
00:49:24.49\00:49:28.56
and forever... and for... "
00:49:28.60\00:49:30.87
He's not talking
about duration of time...
00:49:30.90\00:49:33.60
but duration of extent...
00:49:33.64\00:49:35.80
it's as far as
your eyes can see...
00:49:35.84\00:49:38.57
how far can you see? Forever...
00:49:38.61\00:49:40.38
forever
00:49:40.41\00:49:42.44
forever... no matter
what direction I see,
00:49:42.48\00:49:44.88
there's a fire that's
burning... forever and ever
00:49:44.91\00:49:48.08
and people have
said that before,
00:49:48.12\00:49:49.58
let's... let's
make that clear...
00:49:49.62\00:49:50.99
rather than just
making that my own perception,
00:49:51.02\00:49:53.86
let's see what the Bible says.
00:49:53.92\00:49:55.46
Now, Question number
14, Question number 14...
00:49:55.49\00:49:58.96
John is seeing a fire
that covers the entire globe
00:49:58.99\00:50:02.43
and as far as his eyes
can extend in that vision,
00:50:02.46\00:50:05.63
it goes on forever and
ever and ever and ever.
00:50:05.67\00:50:08.80
What a conflagration!
00:50:08.84\00:50:13.48
That's beyond the
fire, that's a conflagration.
00:50:13.51\00:50:16.88
That's totally out of
the control of humanity.
00:50:16.95\00:50:20.28
"How does the
Bible... " Number 14...
00:50:20.32\00:50:23.22
"How does the Bible
show that the results
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and not the process is eternal?"
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How does the Bible
show that the results
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and not the process is eternal?
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Really important...
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really important...
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you know what? I
just want to tell you this
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there are certain
States in the Midwest
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and if you're downwind of a
fire it's a really bad thing.
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You know what "Downwind" means?
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I've seen pictures
of aerial photography
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when helicopters
have come to a fire...
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I heard about this
train that blew up...
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it was filled... it
was a massive explosion
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but the wind was
blowing from west to east...
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everybody east to that
fire was told to go indoors
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because it was a toxic cloud...
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everybody east... it
looked like nighttime.
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Everybody west... it
looked like complete daytime
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and how far did that flame go?
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From where it
burned, all the way across
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to the east coast.
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Just like when
Mount St. Helens blew up.
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When Mount St.
Helens exploded in the west,
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how far did the ash go?
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Ash went across the ocean...
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it just kept going as far
as the wind could carry it.
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When the earth in its
bowels release the fires
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that are in all the cauldrons...
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they call that
the "Ring of Fire"
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on the Pacific Coast.
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All these
volcanos that are active
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and some of them
that have been dormant...
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the "Ring of Fire... "
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this great chain of... of...
of volcanic lava and magma...
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all along the... the... the
faults... earthquake faults.
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When the earth gives way,
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Lord have mercy to
those who live in the...
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in the Yellowstone area...
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the largest magma lake in
the world is under Yellowstone
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and they said they
have no idea how deep it is.
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When God allows
the bowels of the earth
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to release its
fumes to destroy sin,
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just like when the
earth was covered by water,
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it shall be covered by fire
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but how do we know it's
not going to be forever?
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Look at Jude...
there's only one book...
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there's only one chapter
in Jude... only one chapter
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so go to verse 7
in the book of Jude...
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if you don't know where that
is... right before Revelation,
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right before
Revelation... okay...
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Jude verse 7... I
put chapter 1 verse 7,
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there's only one chapter,
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but you got to
do that just for...
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here we are...
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here's the answer...
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"How do we know that the
Bible talks about the results
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and not the process?"
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The results are
eternal... not the process,
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here's the
answer, Jude 1 verse 7,
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"As Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities around them
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in a similar manner...
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having given themselves
over to sexual immorality
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and gone after... " what?
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"strange flesh, are
set forth as an example,
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suffering the
vengeance of... " what?
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"eternal fire. "
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Now, I have to ask the question,
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"Is Sodom and
Gomorrah burning today?"
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Yes or no?
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No...
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absolutely not...
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did they suffer the
vengeance of eternal fire?
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Now, we'll get the
context... what does that mean?
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Let's go to 2nd
Peter, let's look at that...
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so, how does the Bible show that
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the results and not
the process are eternal?
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Because Sodom and
Gomorrah was destroyed...
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we'll see that in just a moment,
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Sodom and
Gomorrah was destroyed,
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we'll cover that
in Question Number 15.
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It was destroyed...
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it was
obliterated from the plains...
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that's why God told Lot
and his family to get out.
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"Get out, I'm going
to destroy the city... "
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and there is no Sodom and
Gomorrah where it used to exist.
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I hate to say, it's
everywhere else now...
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Lord, have mercy...
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2nd Peter
chapter 2 and verse 6...
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2nd Peter chapter 2 and verse 6.
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The Bible makes it clear,
Peter talks about it again,
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and it says, "And turning
the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
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into... what? "ashes... "
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notice, the last text
said, "eternal fire... "
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but now it says,
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"and turning the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes,
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condemning them to... " what?
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"destruction... "
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"making them an
example to those who afterward
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would live ungodly. "
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I... I really... I have...
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I have nothing but empathy for
those who don't know Jesus yet,
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but I tell you how
sad it's going to be
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for those who
follow in the pathway
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and lifestyle of
Sodom and Gomorrah.
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God said, "You saw what
happened to Sodom and Gomorrah?"
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And as Billy
Graham and his wife said,
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"Either God will
have to punish America
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or He'll have to apologize
to Sodom and Gomorrah. "
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Well, God is not
going to apologize
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for something that was sinful,
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but He turned
those cities into ashes.
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As the devil will be ashes,
and the wicked will be ashes,
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Sodom and
Gomorrah are an example
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that God rained fire from heaven
and turned them into ashes.
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So, when the Bible
talks about the results,
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Sodom suffered eternal fire,
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Sodom is not burning
now... but the... but the...
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but the results are eternal
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for there is no
more Sodom, amen.
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Now, let's go to the
very next question...
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let's go to the
very next question,
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"How does the Bible
show that the results
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and not the
process are eternal?"
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Sodom... eternal fire...
means it will result in ashes.
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1st Jude 1:7... eternal fire...
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2nd Peter 2:6, put
there... result is ashes...
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all right.
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Now Number 15,
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Number 15, here we go...
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"How does the Bible show
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that eternal fire does
not mean eternal burning?"
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How does the Bible show
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that eternal fire does
not mean eternal burning?"
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Very
important... very important.
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Look at this, Luke 17 verse 29,
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Luke 17 and verse 29...
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all right...
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here it is...
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how does it show that?
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Dr. Luke
records what happened...
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Dr. Luke records
what happened in Sodom.
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"But on the day that
Lot went out of Sodom
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it rained... " what?
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"fire and brimstone... "
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the same thing that's
going to be in the Lake of Fire
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at the end,
fire and brimstone...
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"from heaven... " and did what?
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"destroyed them all. "
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Notice... the
results were eternal...
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if you were inside
them, you went up in flames...
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you were turned to ashes
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and both the cities...
the sister cities of the plain
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were destroyed...
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fire came down from
God and destroyed them all.
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Now, we're going to
rest right here... 15...
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and we're going to go
to the next five next week,
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but I want to tell you this,
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what we have to keep in mind
is, "God is a God of love. "
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All these texts that
you have been reading here
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are to put the character of
God right where it should be,
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God is not an unfair God...
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God is not
burning people in hell now
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and there are not
righteous people in heaven now,
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nobody has gone to heaven
and joined the joys of heaven
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except for the ones
mentioned in Scripture...
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but my Momma and my
other mom and my other friends
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and my cousins and
all those that have died,
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they're resting in the grave,
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but the day is coming that
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there'll be a
reward for the righteous
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and a punishment for the wicked.
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Never forget that the fires
of hell are the final expression
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that God is love
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and He will not allow
sin to continue forever.
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Keep studying... it will come
into a sharper focus one day.
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God bless you.
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