Participants: John Dinzey
Series Code: ASHF
Program Code: ASHF000083
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00:19 Hello and welcome to Wednesday night Bible study.
00:22 We are happy that you're with us, 00:24 wherever you are watching us from. 00:26 We are here at the Thompsonville, 00:28 Seventh-day Adventist Church. 00:30 And we have here a group ready with their Bibles open. 00:33 Well, most of you do. 00:35 And we encourage you to open your Bible 00:37 and join us for this Bible study. 00:39 This Bible study comes to you every Wednesday night, 00:42 and most of the time, live, so we encourage you to join in. 00:46 It is called A Sharper Focus. Why? 00:48 Because we want to take a closer look 00:51 at God's message in the Bible, 00:54 and to be able to have a sharper focus 00:55 to know what is going to happen upon this earth, 00:58 so we can be prepared. 00:59 And so that we can know that God has a special plan 01:03 for each and every one of us. 01:05 So we have a break in our normal study 01:10 that Pastor Lomacang is leading out in. 01:13 So today we're going to study a message 01:16 that I believe will be a blessing. 01:19 When I was first studying these things, 01:21 it was a tremendous blessing to realize 01:24 that God has a plan for us, 01:27 and that we have a glorious future. 01:32 And so I praise the Lord for that. 01:34 So before we continue, of course, 01:36 we'd like to go to the Lord in prayer. 01:38 We'd like to say that 3ABN 01:39 has one of the largest prayer team in the world, 01:43 because we have several thousand people 01:47 that are in the prayer ministry, 01:49 that when prayer requests are mentioned, 01:52 through our radio network, 01:54 or put on the screen on television, 01:57 people join in and pray for those, 01:59 when they see them. 02:00 And some have actually enlisted 02:02 or are part of our prayer partner teams 02:04 all over the world. 02:05 And I think the last time I talked 02:08 to Pastor Hastings and he told me, 02:10 "We were in over 200 countries 02:12 where people pray for the request." 02:13 So we praise the Lord for that. 02:15 There is power in God, and so we trust in Him, 02:20 that we can come to Him 02:22 and He invites us to ask that we may receive. 02:26 So I want to encourage you to open your Bible with us, 02:28 perhaps you may want to jot down some of these texts 02:31 that we're going to be looking at, 02:33 and continue studying this topic 02:35 because it is an important topic. 02:38 I must say that those of you that have been with me 02:42 in the Saturday afternoon here 02:44 at Thompsonville in our sanctuary study, 02:46 we have looked into some of this, 02:48 but we're gonna go a little further today. 02:50 So we asked you to join us. 02:53 And so before we begin, we go to the Lord in prayer. 02:56 So those of you at home can join us 02:58 wherever you may be, 02:59 let us go to the Lord in prayer. 03:02 Our loving Heavenly Father, we come to You in Jesus' name. 03:07 And we pray, Lord, that You will bless us 03:10 and lead us and teach us as we study Your Holy Word. 03:15 We thank You, Lord, that at any time of the day, 03:18 we can come before Your throne of grace. 03:21 And You are always there, attentive, waiting for us. 03:25 You're not on a far journey, You're not sleeping, 03:28 You're always attentive 03:30 to our prayer needs and our concerns. 03:33 So we bring You this concern, 03:34 our need to understand better the scriptures. 03:37 So we pray for Your Holy Spirit to guide us, 03:39 teach us and help us to understand the verses 03:43 that we're going to study tonight. 03:46 And we pray that even if one of these verses 03:49 helps someone understand something, 03:51 we praise Your name for that. 03:52 So we ask You for these blessings. 03:54 And we ask Your blessing upon all that are here present, 03:57 and those that are joining us in any part this world. 04:01 We pray that You will be near them and bless them. 04:02 We ask in Jesus' name, amen. 04:06 Amen! 04:07 Well, today we're gonna talk about 04:09 "The Recovery of the Lost Dominion." 04:14 And so this topic really takes us 04:16 to the beginning of God's Word, 04:18 where we read in Genesis 1:1, 04:22 does anybody know what the Bible says about that? 04:24 "In the beginning," what? 04:25 "God created the heavens and the earth." 04:28 We cannot go through the full narrative 04:30 at this time. 04:31 But I invite you to go to Genesis 1:26-28. 04:37 And let us see what God tells us there. 04:42 Notice what the scripture say. 04:45 Genesis 1:26-28. 04:48 If you have it, please say amen. 04:49 Amen. 04:50 Good, we have at least two witnesses, 04:52 so we go forward. 04:53 "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, 04:58 after our likeness. 05:00 And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, 05:04 and over the fowl of the air, 05:06 and over the cattle, and over all the earth, 05:08 and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'" 05:11 Verse 27, "So God created man in His own image, 05:15 in the image of God created he him, 05:17 male and female created he them. 05:20 And God blessed them. 05:22 And God said unto them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, 05:26 and replenish the earth, and subdue it. 05:28 And have," what? 05:30 "Dominion over the fish of the sea, 05:32 and over the fowl of the air, 05:33 and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.'" 05:37 So we see here that God, first of all, 05:40 created man and woman in His image. 05:43 What a privilege God has given to this human race. 05:47 We have been created in God's image. 05:51 But God gave them many gifts, freedom of choice. 05:56 And we see some of these things developed 05:59 as you continue reading about the creation, story. 06:03 God gave them freedom of choice. 06:06 And one of the things we want to bring out here 06:09 is that God gave them dominion. 06:12 He gave them dominion, 06:13 according to the things that we mentioned. 06:15 And so Genesis 1:31, 06:18 we see here that God is looking at everything 06:21 that He has made and makes a declaration. 06:25 Notice it. Genesis 1:31, 06:27 "And God saw everything that he had made, and," what? 06:32 "Behold, it was?" 06:34 Very good. "Very good. 06:36 And the evening and the morning were the sixth day." 06:39 God doesn't make mediocre things. 06:41 He doesn't make things that look, "Oh, less. 06:44 Okay." 06:45 He make things that are very good, perfect. 06:48 And it pleased Him to look at His creation and say, 06:52 "Everything is very good." 06:54 Question. 06:56 Does that include Adam and Eve? 06:58 Oh, sure. 06:59 Adam and Eve were included in that declaration 07:01 that everything He had made was very good. 07:05 What did God do next after this? 07:08 Came the seventh day. 07:10 The seventh day came 07:11 and He rested from all His work that He had created 07:14 and made the Bible declares unto us. 07:16 So I would like to encourage you to consider this. 07:21 When God created Adam and Eve, all their thoughts were holy, 07:27 all their thoughts were very good, 07:30 all that was in their mind was to please God, 07:33 who had given them so many wonderful things. 07:36 So all their actions were very good actions. 07:39 They were created... 07:41 Let's look at this. 07:42 This is marvelous to see in the scriptures, 07:47 in Ephesians 2:10. 07:49 We are going to see one of the reasons 07:55 why God created this world, and those that live in it. 08:00 Ephesians 2:10, tells us, "For we are His workmanship, 08:04 created in Christ Jesus unto good works, 08:09 which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." 08:14 So what were Adam and Eve supposed to walk in them? 08:17 In good works, to do good things. 08:21 So Adam and Eve were presented 08:24 with beautiful things to behold. 08:26 I mean, they could go anywhere in God's creation and say, 08:30 "Wow, this is very good. 08:32 That's beautiful. 08:34 That's wonderful." 08:35 And so it was a marvelous experience. 08:39 I invite you now to Isaiah 43:7. 08:43 Isaiah 43:7. 08:46 In Isaiah 43:7, 08:48 I do not have this on the screen 08:50 for you this time. 08:51 But in Isaiah 43:7, 08:55 we are further going to see a declaration 08:59 that helps us understand how everything was done. 09:02 Isaiah 43:7, 09:04 "Even every one that is called by my name, 09:07 for I have created him for my glory, 09:10 I have formed him. 09:12 Yes, I have made him." 09:13 So every individual 09:16 was supposed to declare God's glory. 09:19 They were supposed to reflect God's glory. 09:22 Does that remind you of a place in, 09:25 well, Matthew 5:16. 09:27 What does it say in Matthew 5:16? 09:28 I will begin it and you will help me finish it. 09:31 "Let your light," therefore, 09:32 "so shine before men, that," what? 09:37 Okay, we hear the rumbling. 09:38 So what the text is, "Let your light," therefore, 09:40 "so shine before men, 09:42 that they may see your good works and," what? 09:45 "Glorify your Father which is in heaven." 09:47 So the things that Adam and Eve were supposed to do, 09:51 they were supposed to glorify their Father in heaven. 09:55 So this is how they were to live. 09:58 Now, unfortunately, 10:03 we know that sin came in as an interruption. 10:05 And we're gonna just go over that quickly. 10:07 But first I would like to take to Matthew 22:36:40. 10:12 Matthew 22:36:40. 10:15 When we think of God's Ten Commandments, 10:18 which God has declared unto us in Exodus Chapter 20, 10:24 we see that Jesus summarized The Ten Commandments 10:29 in these two declarations, 10:31 so the two great commandments revealed in Matthew 22:36:40. 10:35 What do the scriptures tell us? 10:37 "Master," someone comes to Jesus, "Master, 10:39 which is the great commandment in the law?" 10:43 Verse 37, "Jesus said unto him," what? 10:46 "'Thou shall love the Lord thy God 10:49 with all thy heart, 10:50 and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' 10:55 This is the first and great commandment.'" 10:58 So first of all, he was supposed to love God 11:00 with all his heart, his soul, and his mind. 11:03 Now, let's look at the second, 11:05 "And the second is like unto it," 11:07 say it with me, 11:09 "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as," what? 11:13 "As thyself.'" 11:14 And Jesus declares in verse 40, 11:16 "On these two commandments 11:18 hang all the law and the prophets." 11:21 So what do we see summarized here, 11:23 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, 11:25 and love your neighbor as yourself. 11:28 These two great commandments, 11:29 and these two hang all the law and the prophets," Jesus says. 11:32 And this is the way Adam and Eve were supposed to live, 11:36 and they would have continued to live this way, 11:40 had not the tempter come, 11:42 had not Satan come in to interrupt their happiness. 11:47 And so, one provision was made, 11:50 and most of us know the story very well. 11:53 Genesis 2:16-17. 11:56 If you join me there, 11:58 Genesis 2:16-17. 12:03 So as we look at Genesis 2:16-17, 12:08 we read the following. 12:10 "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, 12:13 of every tree of the garden, thou mayest freely eat." 12:18 You see, freedom of choice expressed there. 12:21 "But of the tree of the knowledge 12:23 of good and evil, 12:25 thou shalt not eat of it, 12:26 for in the day that thou eatest thereof 12:28 thou shalt surely die." 12:34 So, that was the one prohibition. 12:36 Question. 12:38 Did Adam and Eve obey God in this regard? 12:43 At first they did. 12:45 At first they did. 12:47 There was not a temptation, 12:49 there was nothing in them that will desire that tree. 12:53 They would pass by the tree and say, 12:55 "Oh, yes, that's the tree 12:56 that God said not to eat it off." 12:57 Because they had, how many? 12:59 They had, who knows how many hundreds, 13:00 if perhaps thousands of trees of which they could eat off. 13:04 Of every tree in the garden you could freely eat. 13:06 And so if you have hundreds and hundreds 13:09 of things you could do, 13:11 and God said, "Don't do this one thing." 13:14 Is that hard or is that easy? 13:17 It's very easy to say, "Oh, God has given me so much. 13:20 And he just said, don't eat of that. 13:22 That's not a big deal. 13:23 We can handle that." 13:24 And so that's what it was. 13:26 Of course, we remember the narrative 13:28 that Satan came in to tempt Eve. 13:30 We're not gonna go through that whole narrative. 13:32 But we all know that Adam and Eve failed this test. 13:37 It was a test of loyalty. 13:40 So what happened after Adam and Eve sin? 13:44 Did they die right away? No. 13:46 Let's take a look at that. 13:48 And consider the ramifications 13:51 of what happened to Adam and Eve. 13:53 They were created, very good. 13:56 All their thoughts were pure and holy. 13:58 Their thoughts were very good. 14:00 But when they sinned, their nature became corrupt. 14:04 They lost the privilege to eat 14:06 of the trees that were in the garden 14:09 because they were cast out of the garden. 14:12 And they were forbidden 14:13 from eating of the tree of life. 14:17 Also, they lost the privilege to live in the Garden of Eden. 14:20 They were what? 14:22 Cast out of the Garden of Eden. 14:24 Does that remind you of another individual 14:27 with a group of people that were cast out? 14:29 Satan was cast out of heaven, for what? 14:32 For disobedience as well. 14:34 And so, they also lost the privilege 14:36 of open communion with God. 14:38 Question. 14:39 Did they have open communion with God? 14:42 Yes. 14:43 There is a hint given to us that God would meet with them, 14:48 because it says that they heard the voice of God, what? 14:52 Walking in the cool of the day. 14:55 And so, we can conclude that God did this. 15:00 And so on this particular day, when they sinned, 15:04 what do you think 15:05 would be the natural reaction of them 15:07 before they sinned when they heard God 15:09 walking in the midst of the garden? 15:11 Oh, God is here. 15:12 Let's go talk to him. 15:14 And tell him about the experience of today, 15:16 the things we've seen, and the things we've heard. 15:19 But after sin, what were they doing, 15:20 they were hiding from God. 15:24 And so God has to search for them. 15:26 So they lost their privilege of open communion with God. 15:30 They also lost the dominion 15:36 that God gave to them. 15:38 God gave them dominion over every, 15:41 all the fish, all the animals, and over every living thing. 15:45 They lost that dominion. 15:47 And where did it go? 15:49 Who then had it? 15:50 That's what we're gonna look at tonight 15:52 and how God delivered us from even that. 15:55 Isaiah 59:2, 15:57 that's the place we'd like to go with you. 15:59 Isaiah 59:2, 16:01 explains to us the natural reaction 16:04 or the consequences of those 16:07 that live in sin and choose to sin. 16:10 Isaiah 59:2. 16:13 If you found it, say amen. 16:14 Amen. Okay. 16:16 Notice what the Bible says, 16:18 "But your iniquities have separated 16:20 between you and your God, 16:23 and your sins have hid his face from you, 16:25 and that he will not hear." 16:27 So Adam and Eve, 16:28 they lost this privilege of open communion with God 16:31 and so God had to withdraw Himself from them. 16:35 Question. 16:36 Now we go to Romans 6:16. 16:39 Romans 6:16, 16:41 further reveals to us what happens 16:44 when an individual sins or when Adam and Eve sinned. 16:48 In Romans 6:16... 16:51 I hear a few pages turning, we'll wait a few seconds. 16:55 Romans 6:16. 17:01 We read. 17:02 "Know ye not, 17:04 that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, 17:08 his servants you are to whom ye obey. 17:11 Whether of sin unto death, 17:12 or obedience unto righteousness?" 17:15 So when Adam and Eve sinned, what happened to them? 17:17 They became servants of the one that had overcome them. 17:24 They were his lawful captive, 17:28 had not God stepped in to rescue them. 17:32 This is why He came looking for them, 17:34 they would have remained in that condition. 17:39 I wish we had more time to look into some aspects of this, 17:41 but we have to move in a certain direction, 17:43 so we cannot dwell on this. 17:46 Let me just summarize by saying this question. 17:50 Did Adam and Eve respond favorably to God 17:54 when He approached them? 17:55 Yes or no? 17:56 No. 17:59 Did they respond favorably to the Lord? 18:02 Well, the initial response was to hide from the Lord. 18:05 But when the Lord came to them, 18:08 and presented to them His plan of rescue, 18:11 they didn't reject the plan. 18:13 They didn't say, "Oh, no, no, no, 18:15 we don't want the seed of the woman 18:17 to strike the head of the serpent." 18:20 They didn't say no to that. 18:22 And we see that they 18:23 maintain somewhat of a relationship 18:25 with the Lord. 18:27 Let me just give you this example. 18:28 What did Eve say when her first son was born? 18:31 Let me see. 18:33 Did anybody remember? 18:34 "I have gotten a man from," who? 18:38 "From the Lord." 18:40 When Cain was born, she says, 18:42 "I have gotten a man from the Lord." 18:45 So somehow they were still acknowledging God, 18:48 and were maintaining a relationship with Him. 18:50 Because God promised them 18:52 that through the seed of the woman, 18:54 the deliverer would come, 18:56 that would stomp and crush the head of the serpent. 18:59 So she said, 19:00 "I have gotten a man from the Lord." 19:02 So there is this maintaining 19:04 of a relationship with the Lord, 19:06 responded favorably in that respect. 19:07 They didn't say, 19:09 "No, we don't want Your plan of salvation. 19:10 We want nothing to do with you. 19:12 We found a new ruler, a new leader, a new king, 19:14 and that's whom we will follow." 19:16 No, Adam and Eve maintained a relationship with the Lord. 19:20 How else do we know? 19:21 What do we see Cain and Abel doing 19:23 later on in the narrative, in the Bible? 19:26 They were offering, what? 19:28 Sacrifices to God. 19:30 So they responded favorably to the Lord 19:32 and tried to maintain a relationship with Him. 19:35 Of course, Satan was always trying 19:36 to interrupt that relationship 19:39 they were trying to have with the Lord. 19:41 So in 2 Peter 2:19, 2 Peter 2:19. 19:47 Let's move there. 19:49 And it helps us to further understand 19:53 some of the things that took place. 19:55 2 Peter 2:19. 19:59 Anybody find that yet, say amen. 20:00 Amen. 20:02 Okay, praise the Lord. 20:03 Let's read that. 20:06 Notice some of the words here. 20:07 "While they promise them liberty, 20:10 they themselves are the servants of corruption. 20:15 For of whom a man is overcome, 20:17 of the same he is brought in bondage." 20:19 Question. 20:21 Did Satan when he presented his temptations, 20:24 promise them more than they had? 20:27 You're gonna be as God's knowing good and evil, 20:30 promise them liberty from God in some respect. 20:34 You're gonna be as God knowing good and evil. 20:37 So he promised them something 20:39 that was really not in his hand to give to them. 20:43 But it says here, 20:45 that they became servants of corruption. 20:49 And they were brought into bondage. 20:53 So the scriptures reveal to us. 20:57 Let's move back to Genesis 9:2. 20:59 Genesis 9:2. 21:02 This is after the flood. 21:04 But it reveals something that happens after creation, 21:08 because the whole nature was impacted by creation. 21:15 I would say to you 21:16 that God created everything that He had made, 21:18 that animals responded favorably 21:21 to Adam and Eve. 21:24 You know, there are very few animals 21:25 that respond favorably to man right now. 21:27 Can you name a few? 21:31 Dogs and cats, right? 21:33 And there are a few that might warm up to you 21:36 after you treat them nicely. 21:38 You know, dogs come wagging their tail, 21:40 cats come and rub against you. 21:42 But what about the other animals? 21:44 Has anybody say, 21:45 "There's a lion, let's go pet it?" 21:47 No, you might become lunch that day. 21:50 Or a crocodile. 21:51 Who will go over and fed a croc... 21:53 No. 21:54 You see, there was the nature was impacted as well. 21:58 This is why I want to take you to Genesis 9:2. 22:01 We read there, 22:02 "And the fear of you and the dread of you 22:05 shall be upon every beast of the earth, 22:07 and upon every fowl of the air, 22:09 and upon all that moveth upon the earth, 22:11 and upon all the fishes of the sea, 22:13 into your hand they are delivered." 22:15 Even though man has somewhat of a leadership role, 22:21 his mind was beyond the minds of the animal, 22:25 the brains of the animal, 22:27 but still, they are now afraid of us. 22:30 There are many animals, they look beautiful, 22:32 but when you try to approach them, what? 22:34 They take off running. 22:36 There's fear that came into them 22:39 because of sin. 22:41 So man not only lost dominion, 22:44 but he also lost a relationship he could have with creation 22:48 that was interrupted by Satan. 22:52 I'd like to take you now to Ezekiel Chapter 28. 22:59 Ezekiel Chapter 28. 23:00 We are going to read there a little bit. 23:03 We do not have time to go 23:05 into all of this here that happened. 23:07 This takes us to the time 23:09 when Satan revealed Himself as a sinner. 23:14 I like to say this first before we continue. 23:18 We're gonna read it. 23:19 God created in all His creation, 23:22 He created them perfect in every way. 23:26 Sin revealed itself, 23:28 not that it was hidden in any one, 23:32 but that it surfaced let's say 23:35 in one of God's created being known as Lucifer. 23:43 Well, let's read it here. 23:44 Let's read it in Ezekiel 28:14-16. 23:50 Unfortunately, we cannot take all the time 23:53 we need to develop this. 23:55 However, let's read it. 23:56 "Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth. 23:59 I have set thee so, 24:01 thou wast upon the holy mountain of God, 24:03 thou hast walked up and down 24:05 in the midst of the stones of fire. 24:07 Thou wast," what? 24:09 "Perfect in thy ways from the day 24:12 that thou wast created, 24:13 till iniquity was found in thee. 24:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise 24:19 they have filled the midst of thee with violence, 24:21 and thou hast sinned. 24:22 Therefore I will," what? 24:23 "Cast thee as a profane out of the mountain of God. 24:29 And I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, 24:31 from the midst of the stones of fire." 24:34 So Lucifer was created perfect. 24:36 And if you examine these narrative, 24:39 these scriptures here. 24:41 When it says, 24:43 thou was perfect in all thy ways, 24:46 from the moment you were created, 24:48 till iniquity was founded thee. 24:49 In other words, 24:51 if you were had the capability 24:53 to have whatever sophisticated equipment 24:57 you may need to see it, there's iniquity in Lucifer, 25:02 you could examine him from the day he was created 25:05 for who knows how long, 25:06 because the Bible doesn't tell us 25:08 how long this happened. 25:09 And you would say, "Oh, he's perfect. 25:11 He's perfect in every way. 25:12 All his thoughts are perfect, all his actions are perfect." 25:16 And that's how it would be. 25:18 Eventually, Lucifer began to desire something 25:22 that was not in his privilege to have. 25:26 Of course, you can go to Isaiah 14, 25:29 and Revelation 12 and see a little more, 25:31 but he desired to take God's throne. 25:34 Remember, in Isaiah 14, it says, "I will," what? 25:37 "Exalt my throne above. 25:40 I will be," like? 25:43 "The Most High." 25:44 So he desired something. 25:46 And so I will say to you that it surfaced in him. 25:51 He created, it originated with Lucifer. 25:55 But we really cannot give you an explanation 25:58 as to how that happened. 26:00 We only know the reasons why he desired something 26:03 that he had no prerogative or no privilege to have. 26:08 So now I invite you to go to Revelation Chapter 12. 26:13 And as we go there, I ask you this question. 26:16 What does it say that happened to Lucifer after he sinned, 26:19 he was what? 26:21 Cast out of where? 26:22 The mountain of God or heaven. 26:25 Does it say they were he was cast out to? 26:29 No. 26:30 It just says he was cast out. 26:33 Question. 26:34 Would it be fair for him to be cast out into your house? 26:39 What would you say 26:41 if the President of the United States... 26:46 You received a call from him one day, 26:49 and he would say to you, 26:50 "Jim, this is the President of the United States. 26:54 We have a serious problem. 26:57 We have a prisoner that has committed 27:00 all the worst crimes you could possibly imagine. 27:03 And we have selected your home 27:07 for him to live there with you. 27:10 We thank you for your loyalty. 27:13 And we will be sending him right away." 27:16 What would you say? 27:20 Why my house? 27:21 What about the neighbor? 27:23 He looks more deserving. 27:25 What about this other guy or this other person? 27:28 Why my house? 27:30 You see, you would consider that unfair, perhaps. 27:34 You would say, "Wait a minute, 27:36 send him somewhere else, please." 27:39 So you see God in His love for us 27:43 will not send him here to live here. 27:46 Only when Adam and Eve fulfill the conditions 27:50 that we've talked about, 27:51 of whom a person overcome, he becomes that person's, what? 27:55 Servant. 27:57 You become in bondage to the individual. 27:59 Only when that condition exists, 28:01 and God could say, 28:02 "Okay, you have chosen him as your ruler. 28:04 You have chosen him as your master. 28:07 He now can live where you live." 28:11 So when those conditions are fulfilled, 28:13 is when Satan can live here. 28:16 Now mind you, he can prior to that visit, 28:19 which is what he was doing in the Garden of Eden, 28:22 trying to persuade Adam and Eve to sin. 28:25 But he could not rightfully live here. 28:29 Why not? 28:33 One, it will not be fair, because God is love. 28:35 He doesn't want anyone to suffer in any way. 28:38 Because the Bible says, 28:39 "God is not willing that any should perish." 28:43 So those are some of the reasons, 28:44 we could go into further reasons. 28:45 But let's go to Revelation 12:7-9, 28:49 and read what the Bible tells us here. 28:51 In Revelation 12:7-9, we read... 28:55 If you found it, say amen. 28:56 Amen. 28:57 "And there was war in heaven. 29:00 Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, 29:02 and the dragon fought and his angels, and," what? 29:07 "Prevailed not." 29:09 The next part tells us, 29:10 "Neither was their place found any more in heaven." 29:14 Okay. 29:16 So this brings us to the same thought we saw 29:19 in the Book of Ezekiel 28. 29:21 Their place was not found any more in heaven. 29:23 When that declaration is made, 29:26 their place was not found any more in heaven. 29:31 It means they cannot come back and be restored there. 29:35 Why? 29:37 Because they had the high honor and privilege 29:40 of seeing God in all His glory, 29:43 and seeing His love manifested 29:45 in such a way that Adam and Eve had not seen. 29:50 So for him, 29:52 there was no further revelation 29:54 of God's purity and holiness that for Satan and his angels 29:58 that they could behold and be moved to serve Him. 30:04 And so we see here that it says, 30:07 their place one was not found any more in heaven. 30:09 In other words, 30:11 they lost their place because of sin. 30:14 Now, as we continue reading, we read the following words. 30:18 "And the great dragon was cast out." 30:20 And this is sometimes we get a little confused here. 30:23 And we think he was immediately cast down to earth. 30:26 But as I told you before, 30:29 he could not be delivered here, 30:32 placed here, until Adam and Eve sinned, 30:34 he could only visit. 30:35 "And the great dragon was cast out, 30:36 that old serpent, called the Devil 30:38 and Satan, which," what? 30:42 "Which deceiveth the whole world. 30:44 He was cast out into the earth, 30:46 and his angels were cast out with him." 30:47 We'll come back to that in a moment. 30:49 So it says here, 30:51 it includes the phrase or the part that says 30:54 that deceives the whole world. 30:57 And because he deceived Adam and Eve at that time, 31:00 he then had the opportunity to live here. 31:05 So when he was cast out of heaven, 31:07 originally where was he cast out unto? 31:10 We are not told. 31:11 But he had no right to be anywhere, 31:14 because God created everything, 31:15 everything belong to God, the most, 31:19 the best place we could say... 31:22 If you were to take a vote, all the universe, let's vote. 31:25 Where we're gonna cast 31:26 Satan and his angels that have sinned? 31:29 Well, nobody will want them to live with them. 31:31 So wherever they? 31:32 We'll cast him out into that deserted place over there 31:35 and set some bounds so he cannot cross over here. 31:39 That's where I would vote. 31:40 Where would you vote? 31:42 I hope you will vote the same to say, 31:44 "Just keep him away from us. 31:46 We don't want anything to do with him, 31:47 because he's nothing but trouble." 31:50 Okay, so let's consider the scriptures here. 31:55 I invite you to look at verse 10 for a moment. 31:57 Revelation 12:10. 31:59 Notice what it says here. 32:01 And there are things... 32:02 Revelation Chapter 12 takes you to a broad sweep of history. 32:06 And it says, "And I heard a loud voice in heaven, 32:11 'Now is come salvation, and strength, 32:15 and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, 32:19 for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, 32:23 which accused them before our God day and night.'" 32:27 So you see here a time frame put in place 32:30 that helps us understand that he was accusing, 32:33 when this declaration is made, 32:36 it is said that he was accusing 32:38 the brethren, what? 32:39 Day and night. 32:42 So this is after he sinned. 32:44 But he was accusing the brethren day and night. 32:46 Question. 32:48 When could it be said that now it's come salvation, 32:53 and strength and the kingdom of our God? 32:57 I would like to suggest to you 33:01 that's not when Satan is cast out of heaven, 33:03 neither is that when Satan is cast out 33:06 into the earth. 33:08 This is when Jesus Christ dies on the cross, 33:13 and He secures salvation for the human race. 33:17 And there is rejoicing in heaven 33:21 and in all the universe 33:22 that understands He has done it. 33:24 He has lived a perfect life. 33:27 He has overcome the devil. 33:28 He was tempted in all points, such as every one of us is, 33:32 and has been what? 33:34 Without sin, 33:35 and dies on the cross for the human race. 33:38 This is when it can be said, salvation is come. 33:42 Amen? Amen. 33:43 Amen. 33:44 And so let me bring you to some things 33:47 that we see here. 33:49 Yeah, you can further study this. 33:51 But there are three things that take place 33:55 in the life of Lucifer, 33:57 such as when you study these things, 34:00 Revelation 12, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28. 34:04 One, he was cast out of heaven. 34:07 Two, after Adam and Eve sinned, he was cast into the earth, 34:11 it says in Revelation 12:7-9. 34:15 He was cast into the earth. 34:18 You'll see that in verse 9, it says, 34:22 "He was cast out into the earth." 34:26 But in Revelation 12:10, a different wording is used. 34:32 And what is that? 34:33 It says, 34:36 "The accuser of our brethren is," what? 34:40 "Cast down," 34:42 which is a different terminology, 34:45 and different circumstances are now in place. 34:49 One, cast out of heaven. 34:50 Two, after Adam and Eve sinned, cast into the earth. 34:54 And three, he was cast down to the earth, 34:57 and limited here, 34:59 because Christ was victorious upon the cross. 35:04 Let's go to Revelation Chapter 12. 35:06 I'm sorry, John 12:31. 35:09 John 12:31. 35:11 Time is moving quickly, as it always does. 35:15 So John 12:31, 35:18 I'd like to ask people to read as I'm presenting study, 35:21 but we don't have microphones available for you. 35:23 So I'm sorry, 35:26 I have to be doing the talking here. 35:28 Revelation, I'm sorry, 35:29 John 12:31, what does Jesus say? 35:31 Now is the judgment of this world, 35:35 now shall the prince of this world," be what? 35:39 "Cast out." 35:40 Wait a minute, what is Jesus saying? 35:43 Wasn't He cast out before? 35:45 Do you remember what Jesus said prior to this, 35:47 when the disciples came to Him? 35:50 And they said, 35:51 "Lord, even the demons are subject unto us." 35:55 What did Jesus say? 35:57 "I saw Satan 36:00 cast down from heaven as lightning." 36:04 This is a different time frame. 36:07 This is after a different setting, 36:10 where Jesus is saying, 36:12 "Now is the accuser of our brethren..." 36:14 I'm sorry, it brings you to Revelation 12, 36:16 the same idea. 36:18 Now is the prince of this world, cast out. 36:21 So let's go into Genesis 3:15, 36:26 we take you now again to the place 36:28 where we have good news for Adam and Eve, 36:30 and good news for us. 36:32 Well, when Adam and Eve sinned, 36:33 we'll hold that thought for a moment 36:34 there about Satan being cast out and cast down. 36:38 Now in Genesis 3:15, we made reference to it, 36:42 but we did not read it. 36:44 So Genesis 3:15 tells us, 36:46 "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman," 36:50 God is talking to the serpent, 36:52 "and between thy seed and her seed, 36:56 it shall bruise thy head," 36:57 that is the seed of the woman, 36:59 "and thou shall bruise his heel." 37:02 Satan was only able to bruise the heel of Christ, 37:06 but Christ was able to crush the head of the serpent. 37:09 Praise the Lord for that. 37:11 So when Adam and Eve sinned, 37:13 and we asked the question before, did they die? 37:16 No, they didn't. Why wasn't that they die? 37:18 What were the reasons? 37:19 We understand the reasons to be that 37:22 as soon as there was a sinner, there was already a savior. 37:27 And I praise the Lord for that. 37:29 One of the places that helps us to understand that 37:32 is in Revelation 13:8, a lot of scriptures, 37:34 but they help us to understand what we're talking about. 37:36 Revelation 13:8, it gives us a glimpse, 37:40 it is talking about something that doesn't seem related 37:45 to what the last part of the verse is mentioning. 37:49 But let us go to Revelation 13:8 37:51 to help us understand what this is. 37:54 Revelation 13:8, 37:55 "And all that dwell upon the earth 37:57 shall worship him," that is the beast, 37:59 "whose names are not written in the Book of Life," 38:03 I'm sorry, "in the Book of Life of the Lamb, 38:06 slain from the foundation of the world." 38:10 When does it say the Lamb was slain? 38:14 From the foundation of the world. 38:17 Remember, John the Baptist says, 38:19 "Behold, the Lamb of God 38:20 that taketh away the sin of the world." 38:22 So this verse is telling us 38:24 that the promise was already there 38:28 from the foundation of the world, 38:29 that if sin were to enter into the world, 38:32 the Lamb of God would come 38:34 to take away the sin of the world. 38:36 Praise the Lord for that. 38:38 And so if we ask the question, why did Adam and Eve sin? 38:44 As soon as there was a sinner, there was a savior. 38:47 Now, remember, Adam and Eve lost dominion 38:52 over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, 38:55 and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 39:00 So who got the dominion? 39:02 Remember, we talked about that when somebody is overcome, 39:05 they become servants of the one that overcame them. 39:09 So this is why John 14:30 39:11 is important in understanding this. 39:14 John 14:30, 39:16 Jesus here helps us understand something about the devil, 39:22 He calls him something in particular, 39:24 in this verse. 39:26 What does the Bible tell us in John 14:30? 39:29 Jesus says, "Here after I will not talk much with you, 39:34 for the prince of this world cometh 39:36 and have nothing in Me." 39:39 Who is He referring to here? 39:41 He's referring to Satan, He's referring to the devil. 39:44 And He calls him the prince of this world. 39:48 Okay, we have him called the prince of this world 39:51 in John 14:30. 39:52 Now I ask you to move to 2 Corinthians Chapter 4. 39:56 2 Corinthians 4:4. 40:01 2 Corinthians 4:4, 40:03 if you have found it, please say amen. 40:07 Okay, good. 40:09 Here we read, 40:11 "In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them 40:17 which believe not, 40:18 lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, 40:21 who is the image of God should shine unto them." 40:26 So here in this verse, 40:28 it calls Satan, the God of this world. 40:31 So we have him called the God of this world, 40:34 the prince of this world, other places, 40:36 he's called the prince of the power of the air. 40:40 And so we see that these titles are given to him. 40:45 And this is because he overcame Adam and Eve. 40:51 Let's move to Job Chapter 1. 40:56 Job Chapter 1. 40:59 I see that we have to move quickly here. 41:02 So hopefully, we can keep together on this. 41:06 In Job Chapter 1 41:08 an interesting scene takes place. 41:11 It takes us back in history. 41:13 And we see some meeting taking place. 41:16 And so we read there, Job 1:6-9. 41:20 "Now there was a day when the sons of God," 41:23 who came? 41:25 "The sons of God came 41:26 to present themselves before the Lord, 41:29 and Satan came also among them. 41:33 And the Lord said unto Satan, 'Whence cometh thou?' 41:37 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, 41:40 'From going to and fro in the earth, 41:43 and from walking up and down in it.'" 41:45 Now, this may not seem like much to you, 41:47 but I'd like to think, like for me, 41:49 I understand that he's showing, 41:51 I own that place, I can walk up and down in it, 41:54 and go to and fro in it, it's mine. 41:57 He's showing that he has liberty to go 41:59 where he pleases there. 42:01 And so, then answered the Lord and said, from... 42:04 "Then answered Satan, 42:05 "The Lord from going to and fro in the earth, 42:07 and from walking up and down it. 42:09 And the Lord said unto Satan, 42:10 'Hast thou considered My servant Job, 42:12 that there is none like him in the earth, 42:15 a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God, 42:17 and escheweth evil.' 42:19 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, 42:20 'Doth job fear God for nought?'" 42:23 So we hear a challenge begins to take place. 42:27 But this meeting was for the sons of God. 42:33 And it doesn't identify Satan as one of the sons of God, 42:37 because it mentions him as a separate individual, 42:40 not necessarily invited, 42:42 but it says Satan came in among them. 42:45 Why? Why is he doing that? 42:47 How dare he do that? 42:49 But you see, there's something interesting 42:51 that we've been talking about is that Adam had dominion, 42:55 he was given dominion by God. 42:57 And when I say he was given dominion, 42:59 he was still subject to the Lord, 43:02 He always... 43:03 He was supposed to refer to the Lord 43:06 and the Lord is authority overall. 43:09 Why? 43:10 Because the Lord created the earth. 43:11 Adam was just given a representation of dominion. 43:16 And this is what it really is. 43:19 So I ask you this question. 43:23 And I will submit to you 43:24 that Adam was supposed to be in that meeting. 43:27 Adam was supposed to be in that meeting, 43:29 but he lost that privilege. 43:32 Why? Because he was overcome. 43:34 He was now a servant of Satan and bowed, 43:37 would bow down to his authority, 43:40 had not God stepped in. 43:42 In Luke 3:37-38, 43:45 this title, sons of God is given to Adam. 43:50 Let's look at it in Luke Chapter 3, 43:53 eventually you start reading a genealogy, 43:56 a little different from the Book of Matthew, 43:59 which starts in the past and move to the present. 44:02 And the one in Luke Chapter 3, 44:04 starts in the then present and moves backward in time. 44:09 So let's pick it up in Luke 3:37. 44:12 And it says, 44:14 "Which was the son of Methuselah, 44:15 which was the son of Enoch, 44:17 which was the son of Jared, 44:20 which was the son of Maleleel, 44:21 which was the son of Cainan, 44:23 Which was the son of Enos, 44:25 which was the son of Seth, 44:26 which was the son of Adam, 44:28 which was the son of God." 44:31 So here this passage calls Adam the Son of God, 44:36 and who went to the meetings? 44:37 The sons of God. 44:39 So I would suggest to you 44:41 that Adam was supposed to be there, 44:43 but he lost the privilege. 44:46 And so Satan claims to have dominion, 44:50 he usurped the dominion that Adam had, 44:53 and stole that dominion, 44:56 and this is why in Luke Chapter 4... 44:59 In Luke Chapter 4, 45:00 when he was tempting Christ, he makes an offer. 45:06 That is very, very interesting. 45:08 Let's look to Luke 4:5-7. 45:11 Luke 4:5-7, here is the offer. 45:15 Did you find this, say amen? 45:17 Okay. 45:18 "And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, 45:22 showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world 45:26 in a moment of time. 45:28 And the devil said unto him, 45:30 'All this power will I give thee, 45:34 and the glory of them, for that is," what? 45:38 "Delivered unto me, 45:40 and to whomsoever I will I give it. 45:44 If thou therefore wilt worship me, 45:48 all shall be thine.'" 45:51 What is he offering to Christ? 45:53 He says, "All the kingdoms of the world," 45:54 and they what? 45:56 They're mine, they're delivered unto me. 45:58 Did they really belong to him? 46:01 He usurped that, he claims them as his 46:04 because he overcame, 46:06 he was victorious over Adam and Eve, 46:09 the representative of the human race. 46:11 But in reality, when you go to Psalm 24:1, 46:17 our time is quickly moving. 46:18 Psalm 24:1, we read the following. 46:22 "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof. 46:27 The world, and they that dwell therein." 46:32 Amen? Amen. 46:34 So who does the earth and everything 46:35 that is in it belong to? 46:37 It belongs to the Lord, but Satan claims them as his. 46:40 That's why Jesus, in a way calls him, 46:42 the prince of this world. 46:43 That's why the Bible calls him the god of this world, 46:45 because for the most part, people are doing his bidding, 46:49 doing what he offers to them as temptations. 46:53 And so now I invite you to or introduce you to a person 46:59 which the Bible calls the second Adam, 47:01 The first Adam failed, 47:03 I introduce you to the second Adam, 47:05 which did not fail. 47:06 So if we move quickly, we can see this in Corinthians, 47:12 I believe it's 1 Corinthians. 47:14 Let me see, 47:15 maybe I have my reference wrong here. 47:16 1 Corinthians Chapter 15. 47:24 Let us go through verse 45 through 47. 47:29 1 Corinthians 15:45-47. 47:35 Yes, 1 Corinthians 15:45-47. 47:39 And so it is written, 47:40 the first Adam was made a living soul. 47:44 The last Adam was made a quickening spirit, 47:48 how bait that was not first which was spiritual, 47:52 but that which is natural, 47:55 and afterward that which is spiritual. 47:57 The first Adam is of the earth, earthly. 48:01 The second man is the Lord from heaven. 48:06 So in this passage, 48:07 it calls Jesus Christ, the second Adam. 48:12 Question. Was the second Adam victorious? 48:15 Amen. 48:16 We quoted a scripture that says 48:17 he was tempted in all points such as we are, 48:20 yet without sin that is found in Hebrews Chapter 4. 48:23 And so, I now invite you to go to Romans Chapter 5, 48:30 Romans Chapter 5, 48:32 and see the development of this thought here. 48:35 What happened with Adam, 48:37 what happens with the second Adam, 48:38 what happened with the first Adam, 48:40 what happened with Jesus Christ? 48:41 The same thing. 48:43 Romans 5:17-19, 48:45 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one, 48:50 much more they which receive abundance of grace 48:53 and of the gift of righteousness 48:55 shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. 48:59 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment 49:01 came upon all men to condemnation, 49:05 even so by the righteousness of one the free gift 49:09 came upon all men unto justification of life. 49:13 For as by one man's disobedience 49:15 many were made sinners, 49:17 so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." 49:22 The first Adam that failed, the second Adam, 49:25 that was victorious, 49:27 also called the last Adam in the Bible. 49:30 So you're in Romans Chapter 5. 49:32 Let's look at verse 6-10 of Romans Chapter 5. 49:34 What does the Bible tell us? 49:36 "For when we were yet without strength, 49:39 in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 49:44 For scarcely for a righteous man 49:46 will one die, 49:47 yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 49:51 But God commendeth His love toward us, 49:54 in that, while we were yet sinners, 49:57 Christ died for us." 49:58 Did I say amen to that? 50:00 Verse 9, "Much more then, 50:02 being now justified by His blood, 50:05 we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 50:09 For if, when we were enemies, 50:11 we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, 50:14 much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." 50:20 Praise the Lord for that. 50:22 So the first Adam failed, but the second Adam, 50:25 Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, 50:29 so that He can win back the dominion 50:33 and be able to offer salvation 50:35 to every individual in this world. 50:39 That's why John 3:16 makes it clear. 50:43 "For God so loved the world 50:45 that He gave His only begotten Son, 50:47 that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, 50:51 but have everlasting life." 50:54 Condition, believe in Him with all of your heart. 50:59 Matthew 28, 51:02 an interesting declaration is made by Christ. 51:04 Matthew 28:18, 51:08 and Matthew 28:18. 51:11 If you found it, please say amen. 51:15 Amen. Here we go. 51:18 "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, 51:23 'All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.'" 51:29 Wait a minute, what did he say? 51:33 All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 51:37 What was Satan offering to Him before? 51:39 The kingdoms of the world and everything in them. 51:42 But now he claims, 51:43 I have all power in heaven and in earth? 51:46 Why is he saying that? 51:47 Because when Jesus is making this statement, 51:50 He has already been to the cross, 51:52 He has already suffered for us. 51:54 He was already victorious, 51:56 and Satan could not come near Him, 51:58 because He had already passed 52:01 the greatest test, 52:03 and lived a perfect life for us. 52:05 When He says, 52:06 "All authority or power is given unto me 52:09 in heaven and in earth." 52:11 He's making a statement of victory for us. 52:14 He is saying, 52:16 "I have gained back the dominion." 52:20 Praise the Lord for that. 52:22 So as time draws to a close with us, 52:25 let's see if we can get to Zachariah Chapter 9, 52:28 and a couple of other verses that remain. 52:30 Zachariah Chapter 9. 52:33 Zachariah Chapter 9 52:36 helps us understand this message a little more. 52:39 Zachariah Chapter 9. 52:41 I have to begin reading already. 52:42 So I hope you found it. 52:44 It says, Zachariah 9:9-10, 52:47 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, 52:49 shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. 52:52 Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 52:55 He is just, and having salvation." 52:59 Who is that? That's Jesus Christ. 53:01 "Lowly, and riding upon an ass," 53:03 or a donkey as it says in the New Testament, 53:06 "upon a colt the foal of an ass. 53:08 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, 53:12 and the horse from Jerusalem, 53:14 and the battle bow shall be cut off. 53:16 And he shall speak peace unto the heathen," and what? 53:21 "His dominion shall be from the sea, 53:25 even to the sea, 53:27 and from the river even to the ends of the earth." 53:31 Praise be to God. 53:33 He's talking about Jesus Christ. 53:35 And talking about Him having dominion over 53:38 from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. 53:41 And I prefer His dominion over Satan's dominion anytime. 53:44 Would you say amen to that? 53:45 Amen. 53:47 All right, Daniel Chapter 7, we can surely finish this one. 53:51 Daniel Chapter 7, is very close to where we were. 53:56 Are you... 53:57 Daniel Chapter 7, if you see there, 53:58 verses 13 and 14, 54:00 those are the ones we are going to read. 54:02 If you found it, say amen. 54:04 Let's read. 54:05 "I saw in the night visions, and behold, 54:07 one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, 54:11 and came to the Ancient of Days, 54:13 and they brought him near before him. 54:16 And there was given him," what? 54:19 "Dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, 54:22 that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. 54:27 His dominion is an everlasting dominion, 54:31 which shall not pass away, 54:33 and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." 54:38 Amen, who wants to be part of that kingdom? 54:41 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. 54:43 So now, we have time for the last passage 54:46 found in Revelation Chapter 21. 54:49 Revelation 21:4, a very familiar passage, 54:52 but it tells of a time when our suffering has ended, 54:56 or pain is gone, death is gone, 54:59 no more sins, no more temptations, 55:02 peace and happiness forever. 55:04 Revelation 21:1-4," 55:06 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth 55:11 for the first heaven 55:12 and the first earth were passed away, 55:14 and there was no more sea. 55:17 And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, 55:21 coming down from God out of heaven, 55:24 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 55:27 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 55:31 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, 55:35 and He will dwell with them, 55:37 and they shall be His people, 55:39 and God Himself shall be with them, 55:42 and be their God." 55:45 Would you say amen to that? 55:46 Amen. Notice, what else. 55:48 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, 55:53 and there shall be no more death, 55:55 neither sorrow, nor crying, 55:57 neither shall there be any more pain, 56:01 for the former things are passed away." 56:06 Praise the Lord. 56:07 Jesus Christ is gonna have an everlasting dominion 56:10 that shall never be put away, that shall never be destroyed, 56:14 and He won the victory for us. 56:17 And He was given the first dominion. 56:21 We then read that passage for that 56:22 is on in Micah Chapter 4, 56:24 it says, "That He is given the first dominion." 56:28 I praise the Lord for the victory 56:29 that we can find in Christ. 56:31 I praise the Lord that we can read in the scriptures, 56:34 and understand that, 56:36 even though sin has come into the world, 56:38 God has a plan to save us from this world of sin, 56:43 this world of suffering, 56:45 and give us eternal life full and free 56:49 with the guarantee that only God can give. 56:53 You know, you have companies 56:54 offering you money back guarantee, 56:58 lifetime of this, or a lifetime of that, 57:00 but this is limited to what God is offering. 57:04 And I liked the description. 57:06 You know, it says that He's offering eternal life. 57:09 But as you continue reading, 57:11 you begin to understand that this is talking 57:14 about a quality of life 57:16 that is beyond anything we can imagine. 57:19 The Bible says, 57:20 "That I have not seen, neither ear heard, 57:22 neither have entered into the thoughts of men, 57:24 the things that God has prepared for His children." 57:27 He tells us there's not gonna be any more pain, nor sorrow, 57:30 nor sickness, nor death, 57:31 nor any such thing that causes suffering upon His children. 57:34 And I long to see that world. 57:37 In this world, there's too much suffering, 57:39 too much pain, 57:40 and too much of things we would rather live without. 57:45 How many of you are looking forward to that day 57:47 when everything will be restored? 57:49 I praise the Lord for that. 57:50 And I want to encourage everyone watching, listening, 57:53 that you also will take your side 57:55 with the Lord, 57:56 that you also will choose His dominion, 57:58 that you would choose His peace and His salvation 58:01 which is full and free. 58:02 Do it now. |
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