Hello and welcome to
Behold the Lamb presents,
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I'm Chris Shelton
your host, and as always
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we are so grateful,
so thankful to have this
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time with you again
today to study God's word.
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So stay tuned with
us we're going to start
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and begin a new
series that I truly believe
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has been Ordained
of God to be presented.
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I'm talking about
a five part series.
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Pastor Kenny
has entitled Are You
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Qualified to
Receive the Latter Rain.
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Are You Qualified to
Receive the Latter Rain?
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One morning as I was
in the kitchen fixing
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breakfast, my
husband Pastor Kenny Shelton
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came down from
his study upstairs
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and began to
relate what the Lord had
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been laying up on his
heart to share with you.
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And as I listened,
I began to experience
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the heavenly atmosphere that
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had been
accompanying him in his study.
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And I sensed the
enormous importance
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of these messages
needing to be presented
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as soon as possible.
Let's turn now to the Bible.
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And let's read in the
book of Joel chapter 2
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and verse 23, it reads:
Be glad that ye children
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of Zion, and rejoice
in the Lord, your God,
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for he has given you
the former rain faithfully,
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and he will cause
the to come down for you,
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the former rain, and
the latter rain in the
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first month. Now in
the study of scripture,
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line upon line,
precept upon precept.
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We are brought to
the awareness that
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this verse has a
literal meaning as well as
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being truly
prophetic. We know that there
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was a beginning of a
tremendous outpouring
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of the early rain or
the outpouring of the
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Holy Ghost during
the days of the Apostles.
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And the effects were tremendous,
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the early rain
spread the Gospel of Christ
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in miraculous ways
of which we still may
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have a part even
today. But in looking to our
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future as a
church prepared to meet
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her savior, we
understand that there are still
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severe trials and
obstacles that lie
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before us. And
we see in scripture
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that in order for the
work to be accomplished,
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God has promised a latter rain.
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A latter rain to
give power and completion
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of this work
right before the second
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coming of Christ.
Without this latter rain
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or the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit,
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feeling us
individually, friends, friends,
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we will be lost.
Therefore it begs
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the question and an
in depth study asking,
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Are You Ready to
Receive the Latter Rain?
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Are your ready? So
to begin this study,
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our first message is
entitled living in the
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time of it, of
spiritual emergency.
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Living in a time of
a spiritual emergency,
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but before we delve
further into today's
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message. We're blessed
to visit 3ABN's worship
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center and listen to
brother Christian Berdahl
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as he sings My
Redeemer Is Faithful and True.
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As I look back on
the road I've traveled,
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I see so many times
He carried me through;
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And if there's one thing that
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I've learned in my life,
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Is My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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Everything He
has said He will do,
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And every morning
His mercies are new.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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My heart rejoices
when I read the promise
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There is a place that
I am preparing for you.
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I know someday I'll
see my Lord face to face,
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'Cause my Redeemer
is faithful and true.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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Everything He
has said He will do,
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And every morning
His mercies are new.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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And in every situation
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He has proved His love for me;
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When I lack the understanding,
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more grace He gives to me.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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Everything He
has said He will do,
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And every morning
His mercies are new.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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My Redeemer is
faithful and true.
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Thanks for joining
us today in a very, very
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important study. You
know, we're living in a
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time of an spiritual emergency.
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And when I'm
talking about emergency,
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I'm talking about,
you know we need to
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hear some trumpets,
we need to hear some
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sirens, we need to
hear some morning sounds.
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And so God is going
to work through this
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message about those
who, are we qualified?
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Are you qualified? Am
I qualified to receive
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the latter rain?
I've have heard a lot of
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talk about it. But
we're gonna go to God's word
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and find out the truth.
Remember, this is a life
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and death topic, so
as it is, you want to get
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your Bible out,
get some paper as we
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begin to study God's
word. Now, always before
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we study what do we do?
That's right, that's what
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you should be doing
too by the way at home is
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that you ask for the
Holy Spirit's guidance
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and I'm going ask
for that right now.
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I'm gonna kneel, where
you can, those at home,
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why don't you
kneel with me and let's
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ask the
blessings of God, shall we?
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Most gracious Heavenly Father,
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we thank you for
the privilege of prayer,
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thank you that we can
be a part of the family
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of God, because of Jesus Christ.
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Lord today, since
my unworthiness to be
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able to present
this message that is such
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an honor and that
we live is so paramount
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that we need to understand it.
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It is life and
death issue and sad to say
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that many of us are fast asleep.
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Lord, wake us up by the
power of thy Holy Spirit.
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We pray that you will
take the things that are
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said today by man
and you will anoint them
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with the Holy
Spirit and give proper
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understanding in the
minds of your people.
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May this be a opportunity and a
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privilege for us to
wake up, for the time
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is at hand. Thank
you for the power of the
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Holy Spirit. I
praise you will consume us,
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forgive me of any sins
and mistakes in my life,
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I need to hear from heaven.
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In Jesus name, amen.
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Well, again have
your pencil and paper
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we're gonna be studying about,
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are you qualified to
receive the latter rain.
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And there is also lot
of talk going on in the
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moment today about
the latter rain and
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a lot of people
have different thoughts
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about it. But you
know what? It doesn't
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really matter
what man might say.
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We need to go to the
Bible Spirit of Prophecy,
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find out exactly what
God is, is talking about.
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You know I was
reading the great controversy.
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Some of you gonna
be familiar with some
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of the terms and
terminology that is being
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used in this study,
because it is a five
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part series.
Today we're going to be
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setting a foundation
up that we'll spring off
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of that as we go
through our future
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studies. So you need
to pay special attention.
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So even though you
don't understand maybe
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some of the words
and many of you will go
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far beyond that. But
if not, get acquainted
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because it makes a difference.
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We're going to looking
at such things as we're
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talking, if you've ever
heard of the Sunday Law.
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Well it scares
people they've never heard
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it. We are talking
about the sealing of
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God's people,
talking about the latter rain
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experience and what
it's going to take to be
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qualified to receive
it and if we don't receive
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it we will not go
to heaven. Oh that,
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that's heavy duty.
You know it lays heavy on
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my heart today and I'm
sure it's gonna lay heavy
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on you as we study
this. Reading the Great
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Controversy page 606
and if you don't mind
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I'm gonna read that it
talks about here about,
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Men of faith, men
of what? Two things,
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men of faith and
prayer will be constrained to
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go forth with
holy Zeal. Proclaiming
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the words that God gives them.
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The laborer will
be qualified rather by
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the unction of
what? God's Spirit,
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His spirit then by
the training of literary
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institutions. God is
going to use whom He will.
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Here in the last
days and men are going to
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go forth and they
are going to be saying
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things that maybe
they, maybe they quite
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understand themselves,
but it's gonna be with
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such conviction and
such power that people
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will be compelled to listen.
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Why because we don't have time
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because it is
running out, and God said
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there's certain
people that will be,
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notice the word
qualified to inherit
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the kingdom of
God. And so the message
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is going to be carried
not so much by argument
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or you know so
many different passages
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of scripture, but
it's going to carried by
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the power unction
of the Holy Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit brings
conviction on the hearts
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and lives of people
for, maybe the first time
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that here is the
message and they will
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take their stand
for Jesus Christ.
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How sad it is that
many of us heard this
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message most of
our life for many years
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and we still are
seated. We're still not moving
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forward under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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You see there is a
work to be done that
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of the John the
Baptist and oh many people
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studied John the Baptist life.
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What did he do?
It's very simply,
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he called men
to what? Repentance
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and to what? Preparation.
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The message today
for God's Last Day Church
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is to give to the
world is what? Repentance
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and it's the same
issue. We're talking about
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latter rain here and
gaining victories and it's,
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the message is to
prayer people to stand in the
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day of God.
Friend, are you willing,
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able by the grace of
God to be able to stand
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in that day. See we
have a message to give
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and you know I
don't want to frighten you
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with it, but you
know somebody needs to
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wake some of us up
sometime and may I say
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this very, very
carefully, but I wanna say
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powerful enough by
the spirit that you get
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what I'm talking about.
Prepare to meat thy God.
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This is the message,
this is the time that
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we live in. Little book called
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Testimonies
Ministries. I've spend sometime
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reading and studying
and how, how desperately
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I need this council.
And some of you'll hear
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and it's interesting
when we hear little rebuke
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sometime or just
the truth there is many,
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that they come offended.
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Oh don't be offended
by the truth if you love
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the truth is gonna
bring gladness to your heart
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and here it starts out
Testimonies to Ministers
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64, it says: The
church needs to be converted.
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It's nothing to get
delve oh the church needs
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to be converted.
Focus on that with me why,
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why should we not
prostate ourselves
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at the throne of
grace and represent being,
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and representatives of
the church with a broken
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and contrite heart
spirit, make earnest
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supplications that
the Holy Spirit shall be
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poured upon us from on high.
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That's just real
count. Why can't we?
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The church
needs to be converted,
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so as part of the
family got why can't
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we go boldly into
the throne room of God?
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Why can't we plea
for the outpouring
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of the spirit in such a way.
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Remember I'm
talking about a spill here
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that's going to
convict us, give us victory
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in our life that
we may live the way
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Jesus wants us to
live. Well in this study it's
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gonna take a little bit
of time to get through it,
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but I'll tell you I
know the Holy Spirit of God
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is gonna be
speaking to you and to me.
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Because is this the
subjects we are living
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in a, in a time of
spiritual emergency.
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And again in
emergency situation there,
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I mean there is
no time to, to lose.
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You know that
many people talk about
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this receiving of
the latter rain and
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what is going to
take to receive it
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and many people
speak up as there
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was just automatically
going to be given to
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those who just ask for it.
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Other words in the
certain we just gonna
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say okay Lord I
need the Holy Spirit,
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I need the latter
rain and I'm going to
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receive it. Is that
really the way that it works?
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I have mentioned
before that it's a life
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and death issue.
People maybe fooled to what
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God has
required of His children.
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Now you will
talk about this study.
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You know what
prompted this study really
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and I'm thankful for
it. A friend of mine I was
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talking to him and
he said, and I used the
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word
nonchalantly. He used the word
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nonchalantly, here
he said none are going
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to be perfect when Jesus comes.
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And he said it won't
happen until the latter
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rain is poured out.
Well it may, it got my mind
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to thinking right
here. That's not what I have
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remembered
reading. But if the majority
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of people think that
is once the latter rain
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is poured out then
we're gonna gain victory.
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Is that really
the way that it works?
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And when the Holy
Spirit is poured out
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and the latter rain
is gonna makeup where we,
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where we lack. Is
that what it's all about
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or it's a victory before
and then the latter rain?
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Which is a lackadaisical
thinking many times
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of people when they
think in terms of God
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has set a standard
in his world, hasn't he?
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And we have to
reach that standard.
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But a lot of people
say well I, I know what
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the Bible teaches and
there is lot of indication
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in there that God
wants a victorious people.
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He wants us to gain
victory after victory
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and never an defeat.
But then they turn around
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and they will well I
don't think we're really
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ever gonna gain the
victory and over sin
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and we are still
gonna be sinning up until
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when Jesus comes and
I have heard the other
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person he said just
do the best you can.
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Have the kind of
attitude that you do
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the best you can
and Jesus will make up
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the rest. Is that
what the Bible and Spirit
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of Prophecy
teaches? If not, then maybe
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we need to make
some real changes
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and some says well
you remember just in the
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time that we needed
and we cry out for it.
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God will give it to us.
In this study, let's see
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if that's really
what God is saying to us.
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Is this really the
case if not, why not?
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What, is there some
changes we need to be
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making right now.
Does God really require
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more than, more
than you thought that
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He required. Just,
just kind of do the best
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you can. You're
gonna make it through.
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Is the latter rain
really gonna just fall
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on anyone who just
simply ask for when
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there becomes a
desperation mood and
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we need something
else and God give me
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the latter rain is
that what God is going to do
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as much as he would
like to. Is that what God
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is going to do? Other
conditions to receiving
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this latter rain.
Let me make this clear
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as we open up
this study. You know I,
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I feel unqualified
as I study, as I pray
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about it and I'll
be honest with you.
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There's times in my
study that I've had to stop
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and just say
Lord I really can't,
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I can't take
anymore. It's too much and
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I've heard these
things in studying,
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but it's like the
Holy Spirit is saying
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this is what needs to be said.
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This is where the
life needs to be lived.
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This is the people
that I'm coming back after,
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this is their characters
and how those characters
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are developed. You
know it's just like
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overwhelming at
times. And I want overwhelm
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you too to say here I
need to, need to study
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this culture. You
see there is one thing
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we know for sure
that the latter rain is a
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longtime overdue.
Now we're gonna study
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that more and I'm
gonna prove that to you.
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It's a longtime
overdue. We should have already
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fallen and may I
see this to get some of
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you thinking, we
should already been
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in the kingdom. So
something has happened,
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so you will hear
different things you know
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as we talk about
the, the seal of God and
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we talk about the
you know the pouring out
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of His spirit and so
on. There are gonna be
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words that will
maybe confuse you,
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but let's not do
that. Main thing is to be
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ready for the coming of Jesus.
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I believe that
God has the time and
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He has a purpose for
the outpouring of the
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latter rain, but
I wanna say this,
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we need to be very
careful in trying to
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pinpoint you know every little,
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all the time
sequences and we have people
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in the moment all
the time that's trying
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to pinpoint
exactly every sequence.
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They're spending all
their time, all their
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energy, all their
effort on that and they're
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forgetting character building.
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They're forgetting
what's really important
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is to be ready for
such an hour as you think
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not the son of man cometh.
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So lets spend less
time trying to pinpoint
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and be dogmatic
about you know why
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because I have seen
the lot of you many of you
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I have talk to, you
make some big statements.
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And you think you got
material to back it up
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and you set some
time frames and you know
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what many of that
time is elapsed by
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and it didn't
happened that way you know what
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that hurts the cause of Christ.
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So let's be open
in our study to say as
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God continues to open
the windows of heaven.
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As he continues to work
through the spirit of God.
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As the scroll unrolls
that we will be willing
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and ready and
receiptive to the Spirit of God
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that if a change
needs to come God help us
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to make that
change. More light may come
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on these issues.
We need to be prepared
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for that. You know
for a long time now
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that the Holy
Spirit has been tugging in
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my heart to investigate
more fully these issues
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subjects of
vital importance to the
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people of God today.
And if, and there seems
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to be an urgency
today it's because it is
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because we are
so, I have mentioned
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lackadaisical, we
shall nonchalant in this
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world that we live
in. It's like we have all
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the time in the
world and the message needs
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to be given with
power of the spirit,
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where the
conviction comes that you know
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He is near even at the door.
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God's impressed
me. We need together a
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little truth here and
little truth over here
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and put it
together on subjects such as
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the righteousness you see.
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The
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
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Oh I'll tell you
how interesting that is,
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what a subject that
is? And interesting of
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how humanity and
divinity working together
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to gain victory
over sin in our life,
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complete victory over sin.
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And how God wants us
to reveal his character
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to the world. That's
going to change the world.
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That's gonna be
brought about as God lives in
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Christ and the Holy
Spirit lives inside of us.
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The other people see this in us.
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This righteousness
by, by faith, working
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together and let
me make this comment
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if I might do
this. I believe this,
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if we see this
message and we understand it
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and there is a time
flame and how God is
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gonna pour His spirit
out when the real time
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of test really comes
to the people of God.
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God's people will
be able to stand fast,
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but if you don't
have that experience right
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now you will not
be able to stand.
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You will not, and
today is the day to gather
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that experience. If
this message is embraced
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by God's people
today. We're gonna find a
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people that's gonna
be called out of this,
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I wanna call the
lukewarm condition.
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There's gonna be a
revival of true godliness
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among God's Last Day people.
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I believe this with
all my heart, we need a
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remedy for the
poison of lukewarmness and
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it is a poison unto to death.
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As we embrace this
message of the latter rain
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and the sealing of
God's people and the loud cry.
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Friend, what a change
will take place in the
00:22:42.87\00:22:46.46
church. The
things of earth will grow
00:22:46.47\00:22:48.86
strangely dim. When
I say the final loud
00:22:48.87\00:22:53.62
cry listen up,
'cause someone say well the
00:22:53.63\00:22:56.89
loud cry was given
before that's exactly,
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but God, there is
gonna be a final loud cry
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and the sealing
time. People seem to be,
00:23:02.23\00:23:05.47
seem you know saying
in Adventism we're waiting
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for some kind of a
big event to happen before
00:23:08.12\00:23:10.67
we really get seriously,
before I really commit
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my life to Jesus
Christ. See what, what it is,
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I heard a lot of
time saying how much time
00:23:16.84\00:23:18.94
you think we have
left in this world?
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What difference
does it make then we need
00:23:20.61\00:23:22.83
to get right now
with God. Whether you have
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a year or two, year
six but we don't know.
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But shouldn't we
get right with God.
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Many people say how
long they will tell the
00:23:30.30\00:23:33.48
Sunday Law is past.
They are thinking then maybe
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I wanna live for the
devil as long as I can.
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I'm gonna live in the
world, I'm gonna enjoy
00:23:38.30\00:23:40.29
the things of the
world and when I see this
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happen then I'll know
for sure they're doubting
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Thomases. They're not
living by faith and not
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exercised any faith.
They have no experience,
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they will not
stand in the last days.
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People miss church, we
fool around all the time.
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We got other things
to do and we're missing
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opportunities and
privileges to gather strength
00:23:57.48\00:24:00.51
and courage for that
hour of trial that God
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is going to see fit
that we, that we go through.
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What about these
people. Are you, you know are
00:24:07.54\00:24:10.17
we to wait to
some special occasion.
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Are we to wait till
some kind of big event
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takes place.
Manuscript 35 written in 1891.
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This little comment
and I love the comment
00:24:18.94\00:24:21.48
because it's
talking about we are not to
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wait for some big
event, but it says today,
00:24:23.18\00:24:26.74
today is the day
and here's a commitment.
00:24:26.75\00:24:30.63
I give myself to God today.
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See that's beautiful.
That's just rain in my,
00:24:37.28\00:24:39.54
it's just simple that
I'm not waiting for some
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kind of, people
say we're refreshing
00:24:42.12\00:24:43.92
in the latter rain. I
give myself to God how?
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When? Today, today
is the day isn't it?
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God's looking for
workman men and women today.
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I give myself to God today.
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May I ask you to do
that right now as we,
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as we continue in this study.
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As we set the, the
ground and the foundation
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is set that you give
yourself to God first
00:25:03.57\00:25:06.88
and friend if you do
that these things will
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begin to add up
like never before.
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Are you qualified to
receive the latter rain.
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Are you really
qualified. I love the passage
00:25:14.13\00:25:18.42
and scripture found in
Revelation 22 verse 17.
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It's talking about
somebody that's thirsty.
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Let him that is a
thirsty one. The Bible said,
00:25:24.51\00:25:27.69
I heard somebody, he
said come who so ever
00:25:27.70\00:25:31.92
will let him take of
the water of life how?
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Freely. If you're
thirsty Jesus says, come in this
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study if you're
thirsty you're going to have
00:25:41.87\00:25:44.06
to pay attention to
it. I'm gonna have to pay
00:25:44.07\00:25:45.94
attention to it. I'm
gonna have to pay attention
00:25:45.95\00:25:48.09
to God's word like never before.
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It's not the surface
read if it's going to
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make it through
the time of trouble.
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The little time to
trouble, big time of
00:25:54.51\00:25:56.83
trouble living in a
side. This is one of our study
00:25:56.84\00:25:59.18
living in a side of
our Holy God without a
00:25:59.19\00:26:01.74
mediator. What
does that mean when you
00:26:01.75\00:26:04.17
known this all your
life and then you turn around
00:26:04.18\00:26:06.08
and say we don't
have to gain victory.
00:26:06.09\00:26:08.14
How you gonna live in
the side of a Holy God
00:26:08.15\00:26:11.92
without a mediator.
Friend the bill is add up
00:26:11.93\00:26:16.74
and we thrown it
off and out and we don't
00:26:16.75\00:26:19.12
wanna hear it
anymore because it just like
00:26:19.13\00:26:20.95
oh it's going to man
too bigger change yes.
00:26:20.96\00:26:23.10
It's gonna demand
a change if heaven is
00:26:23.11\00:26:24.95
gonna be your home
and heaven is gonna be
00:26:24.96\00:26:26.34
my home. The
saddest words I believe in
00:26:26.35\00:26:31.13
my heart that we
were ever, ever hear
00:26:31.14\00:26:33.43
and this is what Jesus
makes several statements
00:26:33.44\00:26:35.68
like this, but He
simply said in Matthew 25
00:26:35.69\00:26:38.60
talking about the
parable of the ten virgins.
00:26:38.61\00:26:41.24
He said I don't
know you. How could there
00:26:41.25\00:26:47.50
be any sadder words
that could be said from
00:26:47.51\00:26:50.00
Jesus when He
looks at you and He says
00:26:50.01\00:26:52.20
I don't know you.
Why doesn't He know us.
00:26:52.21\00:26:57.30
What has taken
place, we profess his name,
00:26:57.31\00:27:00.23
we go to church, we
pay our tithe, but why,
00:27:00.24\00:27:02.55
how can He say I don't know you.
00:27:02.56\00:27:04.99
Something we need to
pay close attention to.
00:27:05.00\00:27:08.68
God has promised this.
He's promised more light.
00:27:08.69\00:27:12.14
He's promise to give us
light in these last days.
00:27:12.15\00:27:14.88
But the sad part the
light is going to fall,
00:27:14.89\00:27:17.11
but it's going to
hit on blind eyes that
00:27:17.12\00:27:18.75
can't see. He's
promise to give us more light
00:27:18.76\00:27:21.26
and more encouragement,
more strength and words
00:27:21.27\00:27:23.74
of warning, but
it's gonna fall on ears
00:27:23.75\00:27:25.45
that no longer
hear anymore because
00:27:25.46\00:27:27.52
they're set in their
ways. They think heaven is a
00:27:27.53\00:27:32.20
little something
that maybe you just you
00:27:32.21\00:27:33.72
toss yes or no. I
make it, I won't make it.
00:27:33.73\00:27:36.57
Friend, repopulate
Heaven is what it's all
00:27:37.37\00:27:39.91
about and may I warn
you and I warn myself
00:27:39.92\00:27:43.82
at the same, yes there
is an urgency for those
00:27:43.83\00:27:46.39
you saying he is
getting real exciting.
00:27:46.40\00:27:47.86
Yes I'm about it.
This is the message.
00:27:47.87\00:27:50.38
A message of getting
right with God and doing
00:27:50.39\00:27:53.09
it now well we
have the opportunity
00:27:53.10\00:27:55.18
and the privilege to
do so, built an experience
00:27:55.19\00:27:57.67
with him like we've
never had before all
00:27:57.68\00:28:00.09
how we are going to need it.
00:28:00.10\00:28:01.78
You listen, you know
how discouraged you get
00:28:01.79\00:28:04.84
when nothing is
going on in your life.
00:28:04.85\00:28:07.19
You give up on God,
you give up on everything
00:28:07.20\00:28:09.82
how there was a truth
and you said you believe
00:28:09.83\00:28:12.35
it as a truth. Well
what if it really gets to.
00:28:12.36\00:28:15.48
What kind of experience
have you, have you got?
00:28:15.49\00:28:18.92
I warn you, I warn
myself today and all those who,
00:28:18.93\00:28:23.46
who were here
right now friends look we
00:28:23.47\00:28:26.24
need to be careful
that heaven's door is not
00:28:26.25\00:28:29.47
closed on us why? Be
careful that heaven's
00:28:29.48\00:28:34.29
door it's gonna
close one of these days.
00:28:34.30\00:28:37.08
Be careful that
it's not closed why?
00:28:37.09\00:28:40.80
Because we are
unfit to live there.
00:28:40.81\00:28:45.11
And if we are unfit
to live there and to go
00:28:45.12\00:28:48.13
there the
heaven's door will be shut.
00:28:48.14\00:28:50.16
We will not be
there, we're gonna be cast
00:28:50.17\00:28:51.96
out into outer darkness.
00:28:51.97\00:28:54.15
Second Timothy 3
says, last days of men
00:28:56.98\00:28:59.72
are gonna be lovers
of pleasure more than
00:28:59.73\00:29:03.33
lovers of God. This is
part we're talking about
00:29:03.34\00:29:05.76
God most to pour His spirit out.
00:29:05.77\00:29:08.01
We should already
been out, we should already
00:29:08.02\00:29:10.40
done, we should
already been home, we're late.
00:29:10.41\00:29:13.20
But men are lovers of
pleasure more than lovers
00:29:13.21\00:29:16.46
of God. They had a
form of what? Good.
00:29:16.47\00:29:19.68
Godliness that means
they have the external
00:29:19.69\00:29:23.41
characteristics of
a Christian a throne.
00:29:23.42\00:29:26.58
But they deny what?
The power, there are
00:29:26.59\00:29:31.00
whose power?
God's power to change
00:29:31.01\00:29:33.54
my life to change your life,
00:29:33.55\00:29:35.38
to give us victory
over sin, to be victorious.
00:29:35.39\00:29:38.07
We are denying
that power, we are just
00:29:38.08\00:29:39.63
going through the
motions and we go to church
00:29:39.64\00:29:41.57
and go home and we
think everything is okay
00:29:41.58\00:29:44.01
and everything is
alright when it's not
00:29:44.02\00:29:46.40
God help us. It's a
fantastic thing to think
00:29:46.41\00:29:52.32
about heaven and
being there, but if we,
00:29:52.33\00:29:56.47
if we can grasp what
heaven is? It's holiness,
00:29:56.48\00:29:59.33
it's in the presence
of God we have to have
00:29:59.34\00:30:01.85
that kind of relationship.
We have to be without
00:30:01.86\00:30:05.76
sin. But we, we
need the latter rain.
00:30:05.77\00:30:10.18
We need to be sealed.
I think Ezekiel putted,
00:30:10.19\00:30:14.15
he putted a good way
if we can say if that
00:30:14.16\00:30:17.39
way Ezekiel 33 verse
31. He is talking about
00:30:17.40\00:30:21.18
his people. He says,
they come, they come unto
00:30:21.19\00:30:25.01
thee as the people
cometh. Notice they
00:30:25.02\00:30:28.33
sit before me as my
people is that sounds
00:30:28.34\00:30:31.12
Familiar? they sit
before me as my people,
00:30:31.13\00:30:33.76
and they, they hear
thy words, listen they
00:30:33.77\00:30:37.60
hear thy words, but
they will not do them.
00:30:37.61\00:30:41.28
Is that happening
in your church today?
00:30:43.18\00:30:45.08
You hear the words,
but you refuse to do them.
00:30:45.09\00:30:48.19
For with the mouth
notice that they show
00:30:48.20\00:30:52.62
much love. Oh listen
but with their heart goeth
00:30:52.63\00:30:56.63
after covetousness.
Lot of people speaking love
00:30:56.64\00:31:00.79
and talking love,
but their heart's in
00:31:00.80\00:31:03.88
another direction.
They're only talking,
00:31:03.89\00:31:06.17
they come and they
sit. They sit through
00:31:06.18\00:31:08.09
service, but they're
not really converted,
00:31:08.10\00:31:10.16
they're not really born again.
00:31:10.17\00:31:12.08
Friend, we live in
an hour when the son
00:31:12.09\00:31:15.37
of man cometh. Let's
go with this real quickly
00:31:15.38\00:31:19.30
and this is found
in Matthew chapter 25.
00:31:19.31\00:31:22.14
Now there is a reason for this.
00:31:22.15\00:31:24.23
Even though you've
heard it all your life
00:31:24.24\00:31:26.49
let your ears be
opened in the name of Jesus.
00:31:26.50\00:31:30.20
You need to hear
what's being said because
00:31:30.21\00:31:32.84
it's from God's
word. It's not from men,
00:31:32.85\00:31:35.18
it's from God's
world. Matthew chapter 25
00:31:35.19\00:31:38.48
you know the story
of the Ten Virgins,
00:31:38.49\00:31:40.39
now you say oh yeah
well I've heard that
00:31:40.40\00:31:41.88
a lot, listen the
story, the parable of the
00:31:41.89\00:31:45.35
Ten Virgins.
Virgins, simply tells us about
00:31:45.36\00:31:48.15
the experience of
God's church before
00:31:48.16\00:31:52.39
He comes back the second time.
00:31:52.40\00:31:54.56
Now are you interested now.
00:31:54.57\00:31:55.95
The parable of the
Ten Virgins represents
00:31:55.96\00:32:00.02
God's church just
before He comes back.
00:32:00.03\00:32:04.57
Well I'm interested in
that, because I want to
00:32:04.58\00:32:07.66
know don't you?
When He said in the
00:32:07.67\00:32:11.47
Matthew 25 he
says, the kingdom of God,
00:32:11.48\00:32:14.58
the kingdom of heaven
is likened, so he did,
00:32:14.59\00:32:17.43
he said it's
compared but the emphasis of
00:32:17.44\00:32:20.98
this parable has
to do with two things,
00:32:20.99\00:32:23.74
preparation. Did you get that?
00:32:23.75\00:32:25.91
On preparation
and then being what?
00:32:25.92\00:32:29.44
Ready, you can't
be ready without what?
00:32:29.45\00:32:32.70
Preparation. You can't be with,
00:32:32.71\00:32:35.16
you got to have
preparation and I
00:32:35.17\00:32:37.00
believe that we
are failing to prepare
00:32:37.01\00:32:39.59
and we're gonna
find out more and more
00:32:39.60\00:32:40.95
how that we are
failing and how we can be
00:32:40.96\00:32:43.39
corrected if you want
heaven to be your home.
00:32:43.40\00:32:46.66
Now remember not
an individual, not one
00:32:46.67\00:32:49.27
person will be go
through the time, the trouble.
00:32:49.28\00:32:51.45
Big time trouble.
They'll not be able to do the
00:32:51.46\00:32:53.99
work God wants us to
do unless we receive.
00:32:54.00\00:32:56.64
We cannot be sealed
with the living God unless
00:32:56.65\00:32:59.57
we receive the
latter rain. I can't make it
00:32:59.58\00:33:02.89
any clearer than that.
The importance of it is
00:33:02.90\00:33:05.80
overwhelming to the Christian.
00:33:05.81\00:33:08.48
Yeah we've spend
little time that, why?
00:33:08.49\00:33:10.21
The devil doesn't
want us to, he wants us
00:33:10.22\00:33:11.80
to be occupied
with everything else.
00:33:11.81\00:33:13.66
We don't have time
to study, we don't have
00:33:13.67\00:33:15.38
time to pray we are busy.
00:33:15.39\00:33:16.65
We're gonna lose
eternal life if we don't
00:33:16.66\00:33:19.33
change our lifestyle
and what's important to us.
00:33:19.34\00:33:22.21
Kingdom of heaven and
so the, the characters
00:33:22.22\00:33:26.50
as it were, if I
can say that people say
00:33:26.51\00:33:28.27
we have the Virgins
what does the virgins
00:33:28.28\00:33:29.94
represent what?
Those who say we have what?
00:33:29.95\00:33:32.17
A pure what? Faith.
The Virgins represent those
00:33:32.18\00:33:36.88
who are going
about saying we have a
00:33:36.89\00:33:38.89
pure faith. Then
you have those who had,
00:33:38.90\00:33:41.74
they had their
little lamps within and the
00:33:41.75\00:33:43.71
lamp as well? Come
on somebody help me.
00:33:43.72\00:33:45.45
I think I hear
somebody out there Psalms 1:19
00:33:45.46\00:33:48.60
it says the word
is what? A lamp all
00:33:48.61\00:33:50.98
good into my feet
and a light into my path
00:33:50.99\00:33:53.75
and then each one
had a little flask.
00:33:53.76\00:33:55.36
They had little
container, they had what?
00:33:55.37\00:33:57.61
They had, they suppose
to have extra oil in it.
00:33:57.62\00:34:00.15
Oil represents
what? Good, Holy Spirit.
00:34:00.16\00:34:02.82
How do you know Zachariah what,
00:34:02.83\00:34:04.56
chapter 4 read it.
This represents God's church
00:34:04.57\00:34:09.46
just before He comes back.
00:34:09.47\00:34:11.21
So we're living in a
time of spiritual what?
00:34:11.22\00:34:15.40
Emergency. Let's put
this parable in just as
00:34:15.41\00:34:19.33
few words as we can
and yet not miss out on
00:34:19.34\00:34:22.56
anything. Can
you do that with me?
00:34:22.57\00:34:24.32
The bridegroom you
remember goes out to
00:34:28.01\00:34:30.25
meet his bride
right Jesus writes getting
00:34:30.26\00:34:32.41
ready to do what?
Get his bride, who is
00:34:32.42\00:34:34.32
the bride? His
church. Jesus getting ready
00:34:34.33\00:34:36.78
to comeback and take,
we thought take her home,
00:34:36.79\00:34:40.94
the bride home, his people home.
00:34:40.95\00:34:43.48
Now near the, the
bride's house there were
00:34:43.49\00:34:48.09
Ten Virgins if you
read Matthew chapter 25
00:34:48.10\00:34:50.97
and you go down the
first several verses there.
00:34:50.98\00:34:53.47
It's going to get
raised, it's going to take and
00:34:53.48\00:34:55.81
so they have
their lamps with them
00:34:55.82\00:34:57.86
and they light
them up in their way
00:34:57.87\00:35:00.23
and they got a
container of oil and although
00:35:00.24\00:35:02.07
they may, they wait
and they watch for the
00:35:02.08\00:35:04.14
bridegroom to come don't they?
00:35:04.15\00:35:05.88
But something is what?
Something has happened.
00:35:05.89\00:35:09.04
The bridegroom is not
coming and so they get
00:35:09.05\00:35:11.11
a little bit tired.
Notice this the church of the
00:35:11.12\00:35:13.38
lukewarmness. They got
a little tired and they
00:35:13.39\00:35:16.06
got a little sleepy
because Jesus didn't
00:35:16.07\00:35:17.73
come when they thought
He was suppose to come.
00:35:17.74\00:35:20.32
And so they
thought we'll just take a
00:35:20.33\00:35:21.61
little nap. He
delayed His coming,
00:35:21.62\00:35:24.87
so we're just what?
We're gonna fell a sleep
00:35:24.88\00:35:26.40
and take a little nap
we'll be ready when He,
00:35:26.41\00:35:28.13
when He gets here.
You see those who are
00:35:28.14\00:35:29.75
falling sleep
they are not prepared.
00:35:29.76\00:35:31.58
All the sudden they hear a shout
00:35:31.59\00:35:35.92
and they waken like
oh go out to meet Him,
00:35:35.93\00:35:40.50
He's coming oh all ten of them.
00:35:40.51\00:35:43.02
They woke up and
said oh boy we need to get
00:35:43.03\00:35:45.51
him all ten were
sleeping, but there were some
00:35:45.52\00:35:48.21
that had been
preparing for, let's say,
00:35:48.22\00:35:51.41
an emergency. They
grab their lamps and they
00:35:51.42\00:35:55.45
began to trimming and
all they began to fill
00:35:55.46\00:35:57.64
with oil and five
of them had neglected
00:35:57.65\00:36:00.19
to do what? Fill up
with oil. Now notice what
00:36:00.20\00:36:03.77
it was. They were
not prepared for an
00:36:03.78\00:36:08.58
emergency. They
were not prepared for the
00:36:08.59\00:36:12.51
tough times. Could
that be God's church his
00:36:12.52\00:36:17.15
people hear in these last days.
00:36:17.16\00:36:19.12
They panicked and
they said oh let's have
00:36:19.13\00:36:22.30
some of your oil.
Now that the five that
00:36:22.31\00:36:27.79
had the oil,
they weren't selfish.
00:36:27.80\00:36:29.62
They simply said that
we can't give you the oil.
00:36:29.63\00:36:33.93
If we give you our
oil we'll not have for
00:36:33.94\00:36:36.34
ourselves. Remember
you, you can't get to
00:36:36.35\00:36:42.16
heaven by
somebody else character,
00:36:42.17\00:36:43.87
somebody else what? Character is
00:36:43.88\00:36:45.37
non-transferable. You
can't transfer character.
00:36:45.38\00:36:48.15
And so the five voice
says what? Quickly run
00:36:52.99\00:36:56.82
and buy you some
oil, to buy some oil and
00:36:56.83\00:37:00.62
what happen? And
why they ran to get some
00:37:00.63\00:37:02.48
more oil. He says the
procession just passed
00:37:02.49\00:37:06.92
on by. They went into
the house and the door
00:37:06.93\00:37:08.84
was what? Shut. Why
because they haven't
00:37:08.85\00:37:12.99
prepared for an
emergency. People say
00:37:13.00\00:37:17.71
why didn't they,
why didn't they share.
00:37:17.72\00:37:19.29
You know the Bible
talks about that in
00:37:19.30\00:37:20.71
First Peter 4:18
scarcely the righteous scarcely
00:37:20.72\00:37:28.71
are to be saved.
Scarcely would the
00:37:28.72\00:37:31.55
righteous enter
the kingdom of God.
00:37:31.56\00:37:33.86
You can't transfer,
you can't get to heaven
00:37:36.56\00:37:38.52
because your husband a Christian
00:37:38.53\00:37:40.31
or your wife is a
Christian or because someone
00:37:40.32\00:37:42.20
else is living the
faith. The ten individuals
00:37:42.21\00:37:49.61
here, notice we're
going to the church now.
00:37:49.62\00:37:53.00
Going to the
church. These people these
00:37:53.01\00:37:54.90
individuals here had a
knowledge of scripture.
00:37:54.91\00:37:57.92
They knew the
scripture, they even expected
00:37:57.93\00:38:00.68
Jesus to come. Oh
He's going to come and
00:38:00.69\00:38:03.76
they're saying we
want Jesus to come.
00:38:03.77\00:38:05.85
They heard the
message of warning about
00:38:05.86\00:38:09.01
His coming and what
it would take to prepare
00:38:09.02\00:38:10.99
for His coming.
But what happened
00:38:11.00\00:38:13.06
they still did not
prepare. They heard it,
00:38:13.07\00:38:16.40
they understood
it, but they refused to
00:38:16.41\00:38:18.59
make a change.
You know why because
00:38:18.60\00:38:20.92
they were
destitute of what? Somebody
00:38:20.93\00:38:23.19
said Holy Spirit.
They were destitute of the
00:38:23.20\00:38:25.95
Holy Spirit
because there was no oil in
00:38:25.96\00:38:28.34
their lamp. Oh friend,
how we need that oil today.
00:38:28.35\00:38:33.18
These same ones
that was not preparing.
00:38:33.19\00:38:36.69
You know what
they were proclaiming?
00:38:36.70\00:38:37.78
And you know if
somebody is in the church today
00:38:37.79\00:38:39.86
and they're giving
you this message somebody
00:38:39.87\00:38:42.12
needs to get a hold of them.
00:38:42.13\00:38:43.29
Somebody needs to
shake them up a little bit.
00:38:43.30\00:38:45.24
If they don't get
right, need to show them
00:38:45.25\00:38:46.83
the door. See that's
a little bit heavy duty.
00:38:46.84\00:38:49.16
Well you better
believe we live in a heavy
00:38:49.17\00:38:50.56
duty time. What
were, what were these
00:38:50.57\00:38:53.51
five foolish
doing in the church?
00:38:53.52\00:38:55.33
They were giving
the message of what?
00:38:55.34\00:38:58.28
Good 1st
Thessalonians 5:3 of peace and
00:38:58.29\00:39:02.97
safety don't worry
about it it's going
00:39:02.98\00:39:05.36
to be alright.
This is the way that
00:39:05.37\00:39:06.85
it's always been. Fine friend.
00:39:06.86\00:39:10.82
We have to listen
to the word of God.
00:39:10.83\00:39:15.20
They, they'll secure.
It's not going to happen
00:39:15.21\00:39:19.89
and they fell
asleep. Somebody needs to
00:39:19.90\00:39:24.44
wake him up. We
need to be awake.
00:39:24.45\00:39:26.73
Why? Listen carefully.
It is in the time of a
00:39:26.74\00:39:32.81
crisis that the
character is revealed.
00:39:32.82\00:39:37.42
Did you get it, what?
It's in the time of what?
00:39:37.43\00:39:40.90
Of crisis that the
character is revealed.
00:39:40.91\00:39:44.31
In the time of the
Christ where Jesus comes back.
00:39:44.32\00:39:47.28
You know the doors
closed, probation is shut,
00:39:47.29\00:39:49.58
you can't buy
anymore oil, the day is fast
00:39:49.59\00:39:51.81
approaching. We can't
have another opportunity,
00:39:51.82\00:39:54.21
may not be able to
get out the Holy Spirit
00:39:54.22\00:39:55.90
in our life, the
way that we need to.
00:39:55.91\00:39:57.90
That day could be
past, we need to be careful.
00:39:57.91\00:40:00.38
That probation doesn't
close on us and we have
00:40:01.84\00:40:04.70
not extra oil. That
we're not sealed of God.
00:40:04.71\00:40:08.65
Don't feel
secure, ever feel secure,
00:40:08.66\00:40:12.53
don't ever fall
asleep. And you know when that
00:40:12.54\00:40:16.64
great final test
coming. We're talking about the
00:40:16.65\00:40:19.65
out pouring of
the spirit in this way
00:40:19.66\00:40:21.68
and the latter rain
experience and who is
00:40:21.69\00:40:23.39
going to be qualified
to receive it right here.
00:40:23.40\00:40:25.70
The great final test
comes at the close of human
00:40:25.71\00:40:30.09
probation. What, the
great final test comes
00:40:30.10\00:40:33.56
at the close of
human probation and by this
00:40:33.57\00:40:37.03
time what is it? It's too late.
00:40:37.04\00:40:39.84
It's too late to buy
the oil, it's too late
00:40:39.85\00:40:42.91
to get any help.
It's over rift, it's done,
00:40:42.92\00:40:46.10
it's through.
Friend, are you qualified
00:40:46.11\00:40:50.92
to receive the latter rain?
00:40:52.02\00:40:54.66
And what are
these qualifications?
00:40:54.67\00:40:58.08
Is God really particular
as it seems in His word.
00:40:58.09\00:41:01.94
You see when
the bridegroom came,
00:41:01.95\00:41:04.90
when did he come? The
Bible says He came at what?
00:41:04.91\00:41:07.98
Matthew 25, He came at midnight,
00:41:07.99\00:41:10.35
He came at the darkest
point of the hour as it
00:41:10.36\00:41:13.26
was or the history
of this world and the
00:41:13.27\00:41:16.36
Bible says in Isaiah 60 verse 2.
00:41:16.37\00:41:18.59
It said, in gross
darkness the people.
00:41:18.60\00:41:21.32
Gross darkness,
we're throwing God out
00:41:21.33\00:41:26.07
of everything.
Jesus out of everything,
00:41:26.08\00:41:28.24
we don't want a
religious country anymore.
00:41:28.25\00:41:31.03
But He comes in a dark
period of earth's history.
00:41:31.04\00:41:36.04
I believe the world
has lost or maybe the world
00:41:36.05\00:41:39.04
just does not
understand the truth
00:41:39.05\00:41:41.53
about God's character.
Righteousness by faith,
00:41:41.54\00:41:45.48
we are to manifest
that glory to the world.
00:41:45.49\00:41:49.97
What is it? It's a
revelation of the love of God.
00:41:49.98\00:41:53.80
That many of us we
don't understand it,
00:41:53.81\00:41:55.78
that we don't have, we
think we can go through
00:41:55.79\00:41:57.34
life just being
good. We're talking about
00:41:57.35\00:41:59.12
Jesus living inside of
us. Every action, every
00:41:59.13\00:42:03.25
thought, every deed,
everything that we do
00:42:03.26\00:42:05.90
for somebody else.
That heaven approves us.
00:42:05.91\00:42:09.43
Well friend it's a
discouragement to heaven
00:42:09.44\00:42:11.48
so many times how
about you? I don't want
00:42:11.49\00:42:14.44
to be a discouragement.
I want to be a vessel
00:42:14.45\00:42:18.86
that God can
use. Please remember
00:42:18.87\00:42:22.59
this as maybe you're
jotting some stuff down.
00:42:22.60\00:42:24.62
We cannot, we
cannot impart to others
00:42:24.63\00:42:31.85
that which we
have never received.
00:42:31.86\00:42:35.07
You can't give what
you have never received.
00:42:35.08\00:42:38.67
You're trying to give
somebody this Holy Spirit
00:42:38.68\00:42:41.50
as you were, you
know trying to encourage
00:42:41.51\00:42:43.19
them with it. You are
trying to give somebody
00:42:43.20\00:42:44.79
the truth. Well maybe
it's never been seated
00:42:44.80\00:42:46.22
in your heart. You
can't give what you,
00:42:46.23\00:42:48.51
what you don't have.
They say, yeah, but is
00:42:48.52\00:42:50.92
there evidences of the
Holy Spirit living inside.
00:42:50.93\00:42:54.09
It's gonna be seen
your life friend as it
00:42:54.10\00:42:57.53
flows from us to others in love.
00:42:57.54\00:43:03.53
Do we really have
that kind of love.
00:43:03.54\00:43:06.13
You know I've read
the, I read the word there
00:43:06.14\00:43:09.25
some people say
you know well the Lord
00:43:09.26\00:43:10.82
said that we need to shine.
00:43:10.83\00:43:11.80
We need to be
lights unto the world.
00:43:11.81\00:43:14.75
Listen the Lord
didn't say you know
00:43:14.76\00:43:17.26
He said I want
you to try to shine.
00:43:17.27\00:43:20.40
He didn't say I
want you to try to shine.
00:43:20.41\00:43:22.67
He said let your
what? Light so shine.
00:43:22.68\00:43:26.18
And in this study
and the importance of
00:43:26.19\00:43:30.83
this study we're gonna see.
00:43:30.84\00:43:31.95
I want you to jot
down four things quickly
00:43:31.96\00:43:33.57
as our time is running down.
00:43:33.58\00:43:35.00
Four things that we,
we need to get on top
00:43:35.01\00:43:37.84
of here that we
need to implement in our
00:43:37.85\00:43:40.36
everyday life. It
will help us to be prepared
00:43:40.37\00:43:45.78
in an hour of
spiritual emergency which we are
00:43:45.79\00:43:49.34
because time is almost gone.
00:43:49.35\00:43:51.41
Number one, you're
jotting it down in this study.
00:43:55.33\00:43:58.56
We need to hold
more communion with
00:43:58.57\00:44:03.52
our heavenly
father. What does that mean?
00:44:03.53\00:44:06.17
Hold more, it's
just, we need to spend more
00:44:06.18\00:44:09.70
time with Him.
Hold more commune.
00:44:09.71\00:44:12.18
Get to know Him. His attribute,
00:44:12.19\00:44:14.81
His character who he
is? And you know what you
00:44:14.82\00:44:18.86
fall in love.
You wanna immolate,
00:44:18.87\00:44:21.57
you wanna
following His footsteps,
00:44:21.58\00:44:23.54
you go to loving never before.
00:44:23.55\00:44:25.50
It will change your
life, your disposition,
00:44:25.51\00:44:27.59
your attitude. We
need to hold more commune
00:44:27.60\00:44:30.79
spend some time
talking to Him as a friend.
00:44:30.80\00:44:33.90
He wants you to do
that. And this study is gonna
00:44:33.91\00:44:37.39
be very important
and we'll see that,
00:44:37.40\00:44:38.57
at number two.
As we take our Bible
00:44:38.58\00:44:41.80
we need to be
studying Spirit of Prophecy,
00:44:41.81\00:44:43.76
we need to be
studying the character of God.
00:44:43.77\00:44:46.56
And so studying
His character because
00:44:46.57\00:44:49.39
we must have that
same kind of character
00:44:49.40\00:44:52.19
if heaven is to be our home.
00:44:52.20\00:44:54.00
Boy, that's quite
different you know
00:44:54.01\00:44:56.18
what you get a lot
of people in the church
00:44:56.19\00:44:57.72
saying today
well we don't have to,
00:44:57.73\00:45:00.07
we just do the
best we can and then
00:45:00.08\00:45:01.79
we're going to
make it that's not true.
00:45:01.80\00:45:03.70
That's gonna be proven as we go.
00:45:03.71\00:45:06.91
Just I'm talking,
as we're in the word
00:45:06.92\00:45:08.77
of God there are so
many passage of scripture
00:45:08.78\00:45:10.85
that we have
laid aside saying that
00:45:10.86\00:45:13.23
we love the
scripture that we love God's
00:45:13.24\00:45:15.08
word that we've laid
aside when He is there
00:45:15.09\00:45:17.77
He clear what it
means because we look at
00:45:17.78\00:45:20.36
ourselves and we
are destitute of that.
00:45:20.37\00:45:23.17
And so we make
excuses. Study His character.
00:45:23.18\00:45:28.94
Who He is? Boy I tell
you. You even the earthy
00:45:28.95\00:45:34.89
friend if you spend
some time with them,
00:45:34.90\00:45:36.88
you learn who
they are, in character
00:45:36.89\00:45:38.93
and characteristics.
It's kind of easy to
00:45:38.94\00:45:41.06
fall in love with
somebody isn't it?
00:45:41.07\00:45:42.72
The more we study
about God, Jesus Christ,
00:45:42.73\00:45:46.70
the Holy Spirit, more
we're gonna fall in love.
00:45:46.71\00:45:48.73
Number 3, we need to
learn to trust God like
00:45:48.74\00:45:52.43
never before. This
study we're gonna say,
00:45:52.44\00:45:54.97
we need to learn
to trust God, because
00:45:54.98\00:45:56.37
we're talking about outpouring,
00:45:56.38\00:45:57.78
we're talking about
latter rain experience.
00:45:57.79\00:46:00.02
We're talking about a
little time of trouble,
00:46:00.03\00:46:03.09
we're talking about a
big time of trouble here.
00:46:03.10\00:46:04.55
We're talking
about a Sunday Law here.
00:46:04.56\00:46:06.44
We're talking about
the judgment of the living,
00:46:06.45\00:46:08.34
judgment of the
death and we are talking
00:46:08.35\00:46:09.64
about a time that's
going on in the history
00:46:09.65\00:46:12.09
of the world here
friend that we need
00:46:12.10\00:46:14.23
an experience, that we
need to know who we are?
00:46:14.24\00:46:17.20
Who we belong to?
Don't get confused,
00:46:17.21\00:46:20.95
you're going to one
or the other either God
00:46:20.96\00:46:22.90
or the enemy. Learn
to trust Him simplicity
00:46:22.91\00:46:28.76
is in what? In the good
times or they say the bad
00:46:28.77\00:46:31.34
times in test and
trial. You got all those jotted
00:46:31.35\00:46:34.90
down let's do number
4, shall we number 4 is
00:46:34.91\00:46:37.13
that we must, we
must have, we must have
00:46:37.14\00:46:40.10
more than just a, a
superficial experience.
00:46:40.11\00:46:43.88
If it's, if it's just
on the surface experience
00:46:43.89\00:46:46.55
you're not gonna
make it. It's gonna crack,
00:46:46.56\00:46:48.56
it's gonna
crumble under pressure and
00:46:48.57\00:46:52.02
in our studies we're
seeing that we're gonna
00:46:52.03\00:46:53.76
have to have an
experience that's much
00:46:53.77\00:46:56.23
richer and deeper
and fuller then we have
00:46:56.24\00:46:59.75
right now in order
to make it through.
00:46:59.76\00:47:02.47
Did you get all of
those hold more communion
00:47:02.48\00:47:04.91
with him. Study
his character, learn to
00:47:04.92\00:47:07.22
trust Him and
certainly we need a,
00:47:07.23\00:47:09.77
we need more than a
superficial experience
00:47:09.78\00:47:12.36
with Jesus. Friend,
the changes that will take
00:47:12.37\00:47:15.19
place in your
life and in my life.
00:47:15.20\00:47:17.86
You say well we're
feeling pretty good.
00:47:17.87\00:47:22.71
Listen Great
Controversy in page 490 makes
00:47:22.72\00:47:25.99
a statement just listen
to one liner, but listen
00:47:26.00\00:47:27.91
carefully, those of
you who know what I'm
00:47:27.92\00:47:29.35
talking about. This
is, this is a Biblical
00:47:29.36\00:47:32.50
principle, the work
of preparation is an
00:47:32.51\00:47:38.04
individual work. What was it?
00:47:38.05\00:47:40.65
The work of preparation
is an individual work.
00:47:40.66\00:47:44.87
What does that mean?
You can't do it for me.
00:47:44.88\00:47:47.11
I can't do it for
you. You can't buy,
00:47:47.12\00:47:49.18
you can't sell, you
don't, it comes from
00:47:49.19\00:47:51.40
the Spirit of God.
It's an individual bases.
00:47:51.41\00:47:56.66
If you are in Herald,
Herald May 29 in 1896.
00:47:56.67\00:48:00.78
This was written
boy, this is powerful.
00:48:00.79\00:48:02.97
It says the
great outpouring of the
00:48:02.98\00:48:05.24
Spirit of God, which
lightens the whole earth
00:48:05.25\00:48:08.46
with his glory, will
not come until we have an
00:48:08.47\00:48:15.85
enlightened people.
We, we want the third angel
00:48:15.86\00:48:20.90
or the power of
the third angel and the
00:48:20.91\00:48:22.94
Revelation 18 angel
that lights up the whole
00:48:22.95\00:48:25.83
world and earth
with the glory of God.
00:48:25.84\00:48:27.93
God's character,
His righteousness,
00:48:27.94\00:48:29.44
His love. We want
that, but here it says
00:48:29.45\00:48:32.25
it will not come
until we have a what?
00:48:32.26\00:48:34.94
An enlightened
people, a knowledgeable
00:48:34.95\00:48:38.40
people, understanding
the victory is ours
00:48:38.41\00:48:41.23
through Jesus Christ,
that we can gain these
00:48:41.24\00:48:43.49
victories through
Him. The plan of Salvation
00:48:43.50\00:48:45.95
understanding God's
character, understanding
00:48:45.96\00:48:48.50
what's gonna take
to receive that latter
00:48:48.51\00:48:50.25
rain to empower us to
give this message with,
00:48:50.26\00:48:53.22
I'm talking about
with the power that no man
00:48:53.23\00:48:55.73
can stop. To the warn
the world and then you come.
00:48:55.74\00:48:59.80
Testimonies to
Ministers 1:16 please listen
00:48:59.81\00:49:07.13
we with all of our
religious advantages
00:49:07.14\00:49:12.66
some of you have
set and puffed up
00:49:12.67\00:49:13.90
and all we know the
truth listen, listen
00:49:13.91\00:49:16.68
this is you, this is
me. All of us, all of
00:49:16.69\00:49:21.23
our religious
advantage ought to know far
00:49:21.24\00:49:23.60
more than we do
know. How much, a whole
00:49:23.61\00:49:28.82
lot more than we think
that we know right now,
00:49:28.83\00:49:31.94
because the devil has
what got in and messed
00:49:31.95\00:49:34.51
up the message that
we get the people ready
00:49:34.52\00:49:37.09
for heaven and to
give to the world.
00:49:37.10\00:49:40.34
This is powerful.
Testimonies to Ministers
00:49:40.35\00:49:42.63
508 says this, by
prayer, two thing,
00:49:42.64\00:49:45.36
by prayer and faith
we are continually to
00:49:45.37\00:49:48.93
seek more of the
Spirit. Now again we're gaining
00:49:48.94\00:49:51.74
ground and
momentum as in this study,
00:49:51.75\00:49:54.34
because it's going
to get a little stronger
00:49:54.35\00:49:57.05
as we go. It's
going to be more pointed,
00:49:57.06\00:49:59.95
it's going to be
clear, it's going
00:49:59.96\00:50:01.24
to be straight,
it's going to be concise
00:50:01.25\00:50:03.55
because God wants us to know.
00:50:03.56\00:50:06.27
Prayer and faith
we are continually
00:50:07.46\00:50:09.83
to seek more of the
Spirit. Is that true?
00:50:09.84\00:50:13.05
You think you have
enough of the Spirit.
00:50:13.06\00:50:14.98
We'll continue to
do what to seek more
00:50:14.99\00:50:18.67
of the spirit. Notice,
it will never do to cease
00:50:18.68\00:50:23.18
our efforts. Now
here we go, here is the
00:50:23.19\00:50:25.52
if starts coming in.
We need to seek what?
00:50:25.53\00:50:28.18
More of the Spirit.
It will never do to cease
00:50:28.19\00:50:31.05
if we do not progress.
How many are progressing
00:50:31.06\00:50:35.24
in the
righteousness of Jesus Christ?
00:50:35.25\00:50:37.13
How many are progressing in our,
00:50:37.14\00:50:38.74
in your growth
with Him right now.
00:50:38.75\00:50:40.49
How many? It says,
if we do not progress,
00:50:40.50\00:50:45.12
if we do not place
ourselves in an attitude
00:50:45.13\00:50:49.27
to receive both the
former and the latter rain.
00:50:49.28\00:50:52.64
We shall lose our souls.
00:50:56.75\00:51:02.38
I don't, I don't
think you got that.
00:51:05.39\00:51:07.24
If we cease
effort, we cease pleading
00:51:10.81\00:51:13.93
for the Spirit of God.
If we're not progressing,
00:51:13.94\00:51:16.98
growing in Jesus
and this one and some of
00:51:16.99\00:51:20.86
you go I want to
say guiltiest sin.
00:51:20.87\00:51:23.70
Knowing by jump
other seat how judge
00:51:23.71\00:51:28.39
not be judge by
the fruits you're gonna
00:51:28.40\00:51:30.07
know them, listen.
Do not place ourselves
00:51:30.08\00:51:34.50
in an attitude to receive both.
00:51:34.51\00:51:37.17
There is a place
where we can place ourselves
00:51:37.18\00:51:39.29
till we can receive
the former and latter rain
00:51:39.30\00:51:41.87
we shall lose our
soul and the responsibility
00:51:41.88\00:51:45.05
lies at our door.
Now what does it mean to
00:51:45.06\00:51:50.57
place ourselves in
the channels of blessings.
00:51:50.58\00:51:54.47
what does, what
does that really mean,
00:51:54.48\00:51:56.22
where how, If we
can, if we can place
00:51:56.23\00:51:58.41
ourselves in a
better advantage that we can
00:51:58.42\00:52:00.73
receive the early
and the latter rain,
00:52:00.74\00:52:02.62
shouldn't we be doing it? Yes.
00:52:02.63\00:52:04.41
Testimonies of
Ministers 508 notice this,
00:52:04.42\00:52:08.11
here is where we can receive it,
00:52:08.12\00:52:09.55
here is where
people are missing out.
00:52:09.56\00:52:11.57
It's very clear.
And some of you listen
00:52:11.58\00:52:14.64
very carefully,
some will be judgmental,
00:52:14.65\00:52:16.14
some would jump up
and shout you love it
00:52:16.15\00:52:18.01
and rest of you won't like it.
00:52:18.02\00:52:19.48
Here's where we
can place ourselves in
00:52:19.49\00:52:22.34
channels of blessings
to receive it here the
00:52:22.35\00:52:25.89
convocation of the churches.
00:52:25.90\00:52:27.83
The convocation of the church.
00:52:27.84\00:52:29.97
You say how? As
in camp meetings.
00:52:29.98\00:52:32.92
In the assemblies
of the home church.
00:52:32.93\00:52:36.74
All occasions where
there is personal labor
00:52:36.75\00:52:41.08
for souls. Our
God's, listen our God's
00:52:41.09\00:52:44.79
appointed for giving
the early and latter rain.
00:52:44.80\00:52:48.53
These are the
pointed agencies that God
00:52:48.54\00:52:51.05
can pour out what?
His spirit where is it?
00:52:51.06\00:52:53.48
Convocations of the
church, camp meeting time.
00:52:53.49\00:52:56.21
It says right here
what? Assemblies of the home
00:52:56.22\00:52:58.94
church wherever we
may gather together
00:52:58.95\00:53:01.27
is an opportunity for
God to pour out His Spirit
00:53:01.28\00:53:04.38
upon us. Now notice
it says, it have attended
00:53:04.39\00:53:07.13
these meetings and
I'm going to receive it.
00:53:07.14\00:53:08.39
Oh it's deeper than that.
00:53:08.40\00:53:10.13
The article goes on
Testimonies of Ministers
00:53:10.14\00:53:13.26
508 it says, it's
mere attendance upon all
00:53:13.27\00:53:17.23
the meetings will not
itself bring a blessing
00:53:17.24\00:53:21.58
to the soul. Now get
this if you don't get
00:53:21.59\00:53:24.79
anything else.
Last couple of minutes
00:53:24.80\00:53:26.38
please listen. But
God himself must command
00:53:26.39\00:53:34.07
the rain to fall. We
have to place ourselves
00:53:34.08\00:53:40.30
in the possible
to receive communion
00:53:40.31\00:53:44.10
with Him learning to trust Him,
00:53:44.11\00:53:46.05
study His
character, ask for a better
00:53:46.06\00:53:49.32
experience with
Him then you've got
00:53:49.33\00:53:51.97
right now. Attend
church, attend camp
00:53:51.98\00:53:56.25
meetings, places
where the early and the
00:53:56.26\00:53:58.75
former rain are
going to come out,
00:53:58.76\00:53:59.91
but look what, but
God himself is going
00:53:59.92\00:54:02.26
to command the rain
to do what? To fall.
00:54:02.27\00:54:05.96
Brother, what are
you doing to questions
00:54:05.97\00:54:08.33
that we close?
What are you doing this
00:54:08.34\00:54:10.03
great work of preparation.
00:54:10.04\00:54:11.99
I will say just
quickly right here,
00:54:12.00\00:54:14.33
but friend listen
God will never place upon
00:54:14.34\00:54:16.58
the forehead of a
impure man or woman.
00:54:16.59\00:54:18.96
He will never be
placed upon the forehead.
00:54:18.97\00:54:20.82
I'm talking about the
seal of God of an ambitious
00:54:20.83\00:54:22.94
or loving man or
woman. It will never be place
00:54:22.95\00:54:25.93
upon the
forehead of men and women
00:54:25.94\00:54:27.94
or false terms deceitful hearts
00:54:27.95\00:54:30.04
or who receive the
seal must be without
00:54:30.05\00:54:32.37
spark before God
candidates for heaven.
00:54:32.38\00:54:36.10
It's gonna leave
you lot to think about
00:54:36.11\00:54:37.54
for our next
program because we're gonna
00:54:37.55\00:54:39.33
be talking about
they're fit to live in
00:54:39.34\00:54:41.67
the side of God. Being
fit to live in the side
00:54:41.68\00:54:43.98
of God. Are you a
candidate for heaven.
00:54:43.99\00:54:46.00
Let's quickly pray about
before we close. Shall we?
00:54:46.01\00:54:48.18
Merciful Father in
heaven we pray that
00:54:49.54\00:54:52.11
we are candidates for heaven.
00:54:52.12\00:54:54.56
As you come in take
control of our hearts,
00:54:54.57\00:54:56.68
our soul, our mind,
our will today make us,
00:54:56.69\00:54:59.74
make us clean
vessels that you can use us
00:54:59.75\00:55:02.33
prepare us now we
pray and we think you
00:55:02.34\00:55:04.43
in Jesus name, amen.
Well the time has run out,
00:55:04.44\00:55:09.21
but you know until
next time I want you to be
00:55:09.22\00:55:10.71
sure and be praying.
This is a five part series,
00:55:10.72\00:55:12.98
we've just what
scratched the surface
00:55:12.99\00:55:15.48
on the information
that's, we're gonna be given
00:55:15.49\00:55:17.66
here pray for that latter rain.
00:55:17.67\00:55:20.07
Be prepared for the
latter rain, give your life
00:55:20.08\00:55:22.13
and heart to
Jesus Christ until then
00:55:22.14\00:55:23.61
we love and we'll
see you next time.
00:55:23.62\00:55:26.28
Welcome back I know
that there was so much
00:55:28.79\00:55:32.40
to contemplate in
today's message which
00:55:32.41\00:55:35.24
by the way was the
first in a five part series
00:55:35.25\00:55:38.47
that we have
entitled 'Are You Qualified to
00:55:38.48\00:55:41.52
Receive the Latter
Rain' in closing I would
00:55:41.53\00:55:44.16
like to share a quote
with you found in the book
00:55:44.17\00:55:47.00
The Great
Controversy pages 611 and 612.
00:55:47.01\00:55:51.52
The great work of the
gospel is not to close
00:55:51.53\00:55:55.18
with less manifestation
of the power of God
00:55:55.19\00:55:58.18
that marked its
opening. The prophecies which
00:55:58.19\00:56:01.67
were fulfilled in
the outpouring of the
00:56:01.68\00:56:04.05
former rain at the
opening of the gospel,
00:56:04.06\00:56:06.73
are again to be fulfilled in the
00:56:06.74\00:56:08.58
latter rain at its
close. Here are the times
00:56:08.59\00:56:12.92
of refreshing to which
the apostle Peter looked
00:56:12.93\00:56:15.98
forward when he
said: Repent you therefore,
00:56:15.99\00:56:18.71
and be converted,
that your sins maybe
00:56:18.72\00:56:21.63
blotted out. When
the times of refreshing
00:56:21.64\00:56:24.29
shall come from the
presence of the Lord.
00:56:24.30\00:56:26.26
He shall send
Jesus. Because of the vital
00:56:26.27\00:56:31.67
importance of our
fully understanding
00:56:31.68\00:56:34.59
this message we are
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00:56:34.60\00:56:36.87
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00:56:50.45\00:56:53.25
"Living in a Time of
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00:56:53.26\00:56:57.02
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00:56:57.03\00:57:00.12
Holy God". The
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00:57:00.13\00:57:03.27
"Those living up
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00:57:03.28\00:57:05.42
have will
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00:57:05.43\00:57:08.55
The fourth "Our characters must
00:57:08.56\00:57:12.09
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00:57:12.10\00:57:15.54
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