Hello and welcome to
Behold the Lamb Presents,
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I'm Chris Shelton
your host and today
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we have another
important message
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for you to consider.
This message is the second
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in a five part
series that we have entitled
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"Are You Qualified to
Receive the Latter Rain?"
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What a mentally heavy
question to contemplate?
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Are You Qualified to
Receive the Latter Rain?"
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I'm sure most of
us certainly hope that
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we are, but how many
of us have really taken
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the time to search the
scriptures and intently
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study what Christ
is calling us to be.
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Sure, He invites us
all to come as we are,
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but He doesn't want
us to stay that way.
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Our walk with Him
is a Spiritual growth
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of sanctification.
Think of it this way.
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We come into this
world as tiny babies,
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but who do you
know that has stayed a
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baby throughout say a
long life of 70 years?
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No one, we grow,
our appearances change
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throughout the
various stages of our lives.
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Our thought
patterns mature and deepen.
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Our minds
increase and change with,
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with knowledge and wisdom,
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likewise as Christians;
Christ is urging us to
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do the very same
thing. When we accept Him
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into our lives
we're Spiritual babies,
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but we, He implores
us to feed on His word,
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to take time with
Him in prayer and to grow
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in His grace, grow in
His strength, His knowledge,
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grow into His
image, His likeness.
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We're closer to
Heaven and you'll notice that
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the things of this
world will grow strangely dim.
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Therefore today's
message on this journey
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of spiritual growth is entitled
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"Fit to Live in the
Sight of a Holy God,"
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"Fit to Live in the
Sight of a Holy God,"
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but before we
listen to today's message,
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let's visit
3ABN's Worship Center
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and listen to a
beautiful song sung by
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Jennifer LaMountain
entitled "He Is Able."
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He is able more than able
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To accomplish
what concerns me today
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He is able more than able
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To handle
anything that comes my way
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He is able more than able
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To do much more
than I could ever dream
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He is able more than able
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To make me what
He wants me to be
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He is able more than able
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To accomplish
what concerns me today
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He is able more than able
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To handle
anything that comes my way
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He is able more than able
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To do much more
than I could ever dream
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He is able more than able
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To make me what
He wants me to be
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And when I think
of all his wisdom
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And the scope of His plan
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I can only fall down on my knees
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and realize once again
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That He is able more than able
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To do much more
than I could ever dream
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He is able more than able
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To make me what
He wants me to be.
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Thank you for joining us here
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Behold the Lamb Ministries,
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we're just so grateful
and thankful that you set
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aside this time to spend with us
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in study of God's
version. Thank you Jennifer,
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we thank you for
that beautiful song
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"He Is Able," and
God is able, isn't He?
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We have such a blessing,
but before we study the,
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the word of God we always pray.
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So, I'm gonna
invite you quickly with me,
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if you can, if
you're at home why don't
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you kneel with me?
And let's pray together
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and ask for power
of the Holy Spirit
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on this most important subject,
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"Fit to Live in the
Sight of a Holy God."
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What, without a mediator,
well we need some help,
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let's pray for it, shall we?
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Merciful Father in
Heaven, we again ask for the
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sweet Holy Spirit to
be sent in great measure.
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Oh! How we need to
understand this subject,
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we need to understand
our Spiritual condition,
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we need power from on
high, I pray just right now
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that the Holy
Spirit will come upon each
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and every
viewer, every listener,
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anyone who comes in
contact with this message
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that their heart
would be lift it up through
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the throne room of
God that we me see,
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may see Jesus
today in clearer light
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than ever before, the
hour in which we live,
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we need to be ready,
probation is soon to close.
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Thank you for this
privilege to lift up
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your name Jesus name, amen.
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Again, we always
invite you to take
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a pencil and
paper and do it because
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there's lot of things
that we're going to cover.
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And it, it's
very difficult to say,
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oh! I'll remember
them if you like I am maybe
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very difficult to
remember everything,
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a lot of
material to cover today.
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And this question
has been asked about
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close of probation, so
I'll answer it very quickly.
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And I believe
it'll fit into what
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we're discussing
today. People say,
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when is probation
gonna close I, I need to,
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I like I need to
know, so they can get their
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life right with God,
but think about this.
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There's three ways in
which probation is closer
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three times that
it closes. Number one,
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it can close when?
Good, at death, that's it,
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some of you are
thinking with me,
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at death probation
closes because that
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finishes our life.
Number two, it can close if
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we commit the unpardonable sin,
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which is the sin
against the Holy Ghost,
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rejection of the
Spirit of God over
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and over and over
not listening to God
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and presume we
don't hear Him anymore.
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And third, just to
close of the general probation
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of the world just
before the seven last plagues
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are poured out. Now,
we believe that we're,
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we're nearing that
time when probation's door
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is gonna close and now another
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one will come to Jesus.
And if we really believe
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that with all of our
heart, while this door
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is probation is
closing and that we are God's
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last day people,
but somehow we've become
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so wrapped up maybe
some of us and the things
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of the world and you
know, again it could be
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things of this world
which it could be cars,
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it could be homes, it
could be making money,
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it could be we
spend hours watching TV,
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we spend hours on
this, and hours on that.
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And we sit back
night-after-night
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in the recliner
and we're watching TV
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and we're
laughing at comedy programs
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that we should never laugh out.
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You know they're,
they're silly you know,
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and sometime
they're just, may I say
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you were stupid,
but yet we just laugh at
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it like there is no
tomorrow or there is.
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And we need to be
ready for that day,
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where our neighbors are
spiritually dying for the,
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the, the lack of truth
and we're not out there
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warning the world
that Jesus is soon to come.
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Friend, when will
we really wake up,
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laughing and having
a good time like the,
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the world is going to
just go on and on and on
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and on and nonsensical things.
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Friend, we need some
help today, we need to be
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crying between the
porch and the alter for
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our children,
our grandchildren and
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we need to be praying
for one another because
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probation's door is
fast closing, closing.
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And how many, how
many friends do you know?
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How many they don't,
they don't profess Jesus
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at all, so if you
don't profess Jesus and
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you're not living
for Him then we're,
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we're none of His and
they're gonna be lost.
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We need to get serious with God
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and that's part of this
subject that we're talking
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about here. Fit to
Live in the Sight of a Holy
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God without a mediator.
How, how can we be fit?
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What has to take place
in our hearts and our life?
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Because it's either
gonna happen or it's not.
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And that just
receive the, the latter
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rain experience. What
is they're going to take
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from me to receive? And
listen, if I don't receive
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of the latter rain I
will not make it to heaven.
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This is how important
it is. Does God just pour
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it out on anyone
and everyone that asked
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for it or are there conditions?
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First John 3 verse 8,
and again we're gonna look
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at some passage of
scripture and people read
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them and say, well
I know it says this,
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but I, I think that
God means it this way.
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Listen, God means
exactly what He says.
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First John 3
verse 8, the Bible says,
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"He that committed sin is
of, what? Is of the devil.
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He that committed
sin is of the devil."
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And so, amount of
blessings I was reading
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page 91, notice this,
it said true godliness,
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true godliness does not
begin until all compromise
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with sin has come to an end.
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Boy, did you
really, did that soak in?
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True godliness,
true Godliness can, can,
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never begin until
all compromise with sin
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comes to an end. When you say,
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well we're living a
Godly life well, have we,
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are we living a life
with, without sin by the
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grace of God. Oh!
Friend, we need to think about
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this passage of
scripture that we'll be going
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over today. And as
we read them I want you
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to contemplate, does
God mean what He says
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or are we taking
another little turn and saying,
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well he says it, but Proverbs.
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The Bible says Proverbs
25:4 listen this carefully.
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"Take away the
dross from the silver,
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and there shall come
forth a vessel for the finer."
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Now, finer means refiner,
it is also talking about
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a founder, it's
talking about a Goldsmith,
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but when you
take away the dross,
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you take away the
impurities from what?
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The silver, so the
silver then must be what?
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Pure, this is
referring spiritually to what?
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God's people that all
dross, all that's not good
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it has to go from
us, from us, so that God
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can continue to use us
and prepare us for Heaven.
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You know, I've
thought about this word,
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and I thought
dross. What is dross?
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And if you look in the
Bible it's interesting in,
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in Psalms 119:119 it
talks about the dross.
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And it's says,
the wicked notice.
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The wicked, you said what?
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What about the wicked?
Well the, the wicked of
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the earth are like
dross." You don't wanna be the
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dross to be like the wicked.
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So, what does dross really mean?
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Dross has to do in
the, in the Hebrew it says,
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dung dross, the dung
has to go from our lives.
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So, oh! That's
pretty heavy too, yes it is.
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Dung has to do with
rejecting that which God
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has ordained for
us, it's a, or declining
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to obey God. And
then the passage comes
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up that I, that a
lot of debate goes on
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and I'm not sure
why. Ephesians 5:27
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the Bible says, "That He
might present to Himself,
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very familiar
passage of scripture,
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a glorious
Church." Who is the Church?
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Good, people,
people of the Church.
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Now, notice. So, God
said, I'm going to present a,
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the Church, a
people without what?
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Spot, and what is spot?
We're talking in the Greek.
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Without defect, without stain.
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Oh! Without defect
that means like must be
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overcoming
something, stay with me.
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"Or a wrinkle, a
wrinkle is a fold."
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May I just get
real personal with you;
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a fold is referring to
a fold even in the what?
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In the skin as
a, as in a wrinkle.
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Just a, just, just
a wrinkle. God said,
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not even, not even a
wrinkle or any such thing,
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continuing to reading
on, but that it shall be
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holy without
blemish. Holy means what?
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A people that will be sacred,
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a people that will be blameless.
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The Bible says,
without blemish which means
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faultless unblemished.
Now, where can we argue
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this passage?
Surely God must be talking
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to our hearts. Today
to say, my people are
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going to be without
defects, without sin,
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so that I can pour
the Spirit out upon them
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that they maybe
used and equipped
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to finish the
work. Give the loud cry;
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finish the work
so Jesus can come.
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But some will say,
well that's not really
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what it means.
We're gonna study that
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little bit more as we
go, so I look at it here,
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God says we are what?
Good, we are the vessel,
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the vessel must
be what? Clean inside
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and out in order
for him to fill us
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with His Holy
Spirit. Does that make sense?
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We have to be clean,
the Holy Spirit can't just
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you know, come
on us and fill us,
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if there's sin in our
life. And we're not talking
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about just we're
clean today and tomorrow
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we're dirty, and
we're clean today.
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God intend for us to
live a victorious life
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everyday through
Him, not our self,
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so we must overcome
what? Entirely first
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and then the latter
rain will be given to us,
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then we will become
vessels of honor that
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the Bible says in
Second Timothy 2 verse 21.
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Do you wanna be
a vessel of honor?
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I do, I want to
see the latter rain.
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Absolutely I do, but
the latter rain can't fall
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on this vessel and let's
us clean of every defect.
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Wow! That's challenging
to us today. Every defect
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and then let me just
add some of these things.
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You know, Jesus
said this, Jesus said in
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Matthew 5:48, "Be Ye,
what? Therefore Perfect."
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Now, I'm not trying
to go into all this,
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but think about,
Jesus said be perfect.
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He said, I'm coming
after the Church without
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a spot or a wrinkle
or any defects, okay.
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We've got that.
We've have to believe that.
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And then it goes
and John said this in
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John 17:23. He said,
"That we may be made perfect."
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Well, did John know
what he was talking about?
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Did Jesus know what
He was talking about?
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Paul goes on in
Hebrews 6 verse 1 and he said,
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"Let us go on to perfection."
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Is that what he
really mean or just kind
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of go onto whatever? He
said, go on to perfection.
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And then James comes
along in James 1 verse 4
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and he says, "We may
be perfect and entire,
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and wanting nothing."
And I said, what's that
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word you know,
entire in the Greek?
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What does that really
mean? It means complete
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in every part,
entire. All the Bible writers
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and Jesus are saying the
same thing here about His,
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His people and
how that we should be,
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and how our lives? We
should be living our life
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and it's not you
know; well when He comes
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He's gonna make
up the difference.
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Oh! I want you to think with me.
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So, I put it together
here and I want you to
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put it together
too in your studies.
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When we see the word perfect,
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when you see
the word perfection?
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It has the
meaning, listen carefully.
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It has the
meaning of living, what?
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Without sin.
Living without what?
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Living without sin
'cause perfect in the Bible
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means perfect. Perfection,
living without sinning.
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Oh! The plan of
salvation embraces to me
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this thought. Listen
to me very carefully.
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The plan of salvation does what?
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Oh! Right there its,
its just complete rescue.
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Notice this, complete
recovery from the power
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of the enemy.
Does that make sense?
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God wants us to
came out of the grasp
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of the old devil and
he wants us to do what?
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Completely rescue us;
he wants to completely
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have us to recover
from the power of the enemy,
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that's good news.
You say, well what?
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You, are you really
getting this from scripture?
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You remember
First John 3 verse 8.
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The Bible says that Jesus came,
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listen to destroy
the works of whom?
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Of the devil.
Exactly, Jesus came to destroy
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the works of the
devil. So, what we need today
00:18:10.20\00:18:13.11
is Christ
character, we need to take it,
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it needs to be ours,
He's offering it to us today.
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He wants us to have
it. It's imperative that
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we have it. We
cannot continue on the way
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that we're going
on and on and on,
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we sin and we
ask for forgiveness
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and we go on and
we live in the world,
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we talk and we act
like the world and,
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Jesus is looking for
people to be like Him.
00:18:31.72\00:18:33.99
In this study before
that latter rain can fall,
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we'll see it will fall
only on those who are be
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like by the grace
of God like Jesus.
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Man that's heavy
duty. How, how can that
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happen in our life? As
I mentioned a while ago
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some people say, well
I've read these verses
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that you've just
quote and all we're just,
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we're just touching on
the edges now of scripture
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that we will be
bringing in to this study.
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Way too many
passage of scriptures for us
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to ignore the plan
that God has for us,
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but some will say,
oh! I've, I've read those
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and here's what
I think they mean.
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I think that God
wants us to be consecrated.
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Praise God He does.
I think God wants us
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to be mature, oh!
I think He does too.
00:19:11.37\00:19:13.92
I think God wants
us to be dedicated.
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Oh! I do too. Our
lives should be that way,
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but now think who
says that that's all
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there is to it. Who
says? The Bible says more
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than that. So, I
said well we just kind of
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dedicated and we're consecrated
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and we kind of live.
Well, we're gonna have to be
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like Him, we're
gonna have to be without
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a spot or a
wrinkle or any such thing.
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We still have to
deal with so many
00:19:38.10\00:19:40.13
more patches,
patches. Let me just give you
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a couple because
of our time here.
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Let me give you
like Romans 6 verse 18.
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And I'm just I'm gonna
read just part of it here.
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It says, "Being
made free from sin."
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Paul know what he was
talking about because of
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Jesus Christ I
have been made what?
00:19:56.99\00:19:59.30
Free from sin. Well, how is that
00:19:59.63\00:20:01.28
we're still sinning?
How is that we're still
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you know, get
falling into sin and having
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this problem,
we're fighting. He said,
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being because of Jesus
being made free from sin.
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See I, I'm
challenged with this passage;
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there must be
something we've been missing
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for a long time maybe
in the movement, excuses.
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How about Colossians 4:12.
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He said, "That
ye may stand perfect
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and complete in
all the will of God."
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That doesn't sound
like living for the devil
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part time and living
for Jesus being perfect
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in all the will of
God. Now, with this in mind,
00:20:35.17\00:20:37.94
if there's been a
little bomb that's dropped
00:20:37.95\00:20:40.29
on you right now. How
about me giving you a,
00:20:40.30\00:20:42.10
a bigger that is
more explosion right now,
00:20:42.11\00:20:43.97
what do you say?
Why because sometime
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it's what he's gonna
take to get me you up
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and busy and make the
corrections that we need
00:20:47.89\00:20:50.29
in our lives. This is found in
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Five Testimonies
2:16. Remember these things
00:20:52.02\00:20:55.61
that I give you
with Spirit of prophecy,
00:20:55.62\00:20:57.00
they will
harmonize 100% with scripture
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or I would not use
them. And you know,
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you feel free to
write in and discuss
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it if you would
like to. Here's, here's
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what it says,
this is heavy duty.
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Now, it's the
time to prepare 'cause
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we've been talking
about the seal of God.
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Remember you're
neither going to have
00:21:12.69\00:21:14.29
the seal of God,
this is found in those who
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you may not studied
it, Revelation chapter 7
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starting with verse 2.
There is the seal of God.
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You will be there,
just have the seal of God
00:21:22.24\00:21:24.22
or have what? The
mark of the beast,
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that's all there is to
it. And so, we have to be
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sealed with God,
right? Well, we have to have
00:21:29.02\00:21:30.87
the power of the
Holy Spirit inside of the
00:21:30.88\00:21:33.12
latter rain experience,
but notice what it says.
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Now, it's the time for prepare.
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This is what
most of us are missing
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and have been and
may I be so bold to say
00:21:39.43\00:21:42.01
in the advent
movement for many, many years
00:21:42.02\00:21:43.86
including myself.
We somehow missed it,
00:21:43.87\00:21:46.72
we don't like the
word prepare because it,
00:21:46.73\00:21:49.55
it demands something of us,
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we must be prepared.
Now, notice what it says,
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"The seal of God
can never be placed
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upon the forehead."
Quickly, the seal of God,
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if you don't have
the seal of God you can't
00:22:01.34\00:22:03.11
go to Heaven. That's
as simple as I can put it,
00:22:03.12\00:22:05.83
it's what I understand.
00:22:06.26\00:22:07.31
And I hope you
understand it too.
00:22:07.32\00:22:08.85
Now, what did it
say? "The seal of God
00:22:10.92\00:22:12.92
can never be
placed upon the forehead
00:22:12.93\00:22:16.87
of an impure man or
woman." Is that clear?
00:22:16.88\00:22:20.29
Some of you're saying,
well the, the seal of God
00:22:22.04\00:22:23.96
can't be put on the
forehead of an impure
00:22:23.97\00:22:26.36
man or woman. It
will never placed upon the
00:22:26.76\00:22:30.03
forehead of the ambitious,
00:22:30.04\00:22:32.09
world-loving man or
woman. What does that mean?
00:22:32.54\00:22:35.41
When you say to
ambitious world-loving?
00:22:35.91\00:22:38.07
Seal of God cannot be
placed upon the forehead
00:22:38.71\00:22:40.90
of someone in the
world just working
00:22:40.91\00:22:42.62
for a gain and
things of this world.
00:22:42.63\00:22:44.31
They're working for
fame; they're working for power
00:22:44.80\00:22:48.23
and wealth in this
world. That's all they have
00:22:48.24\00:22:51.81
in their minds, the
seal of God can never be
00:22:51.82\00:22:53.57
placed on the man or a woman.
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If this is what it
is. And now reading on,
00:22:56.73\00:22:58.65
"it will never be
placed on the forehead of
00:22:59.15\00:23:02.84
men and women of false tongues
00:23:02.85\00:23:05.57
or deceitful hearts." It
will never be placed upon
00:23:05.58\00:23:09.59
those who are
cheaters, those that are liars,
00:23:09.60\00:23:13.28
that are, those
that are deceptive,
00:23:13.66\00:23:15.81
those that are
false, dishonest, it can't.
00:23:16.36\00:23:20.15
The seal of God
can never be placed,
00:23:20.16\00:23:21.60
so that sin is,
it's got, it's got to go.
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All, let's, let's
here's, here's the line,
00:23:24.99\00:23:26.91
here give the,
give the drum roll,
00:23:26.92\00:23:28.38
somebody make some noise.
00:23:28.39\00:23:29.47
Listen, the seal
of God must be what?
00:23:29.48\00:23:33.75
"All who receive
the seal of God must be
00:23:34.98\00:23:38.21
without spot before God."
00:23:38.48\00:23:41.13
I can't really hear
you. "All who receive the
00:23:43.77\00:23:46.40
seal of must be
without spot before God
00:23:46.41\00:23:48.73
and candidates
for what?" For heaven.
00:23:49.06\00:23:51.57
Friend, are you
without spot today or wrinkle
00:23:52.10\00:23:56.11
or any such thing?
God can't give us the
00:23:56.12\00:23:59.07
latter rain experience,
we can't give the loud cry,
00:23:59.08\00:24:02.22
we can't go through
the time of trouble,
00:24:03.15\00:24:04.82
we can't go through
the little time of trouble,
00:24:06.37\00:24:07.82
big time of trouble,
Sunday law, all these
00:24:08.46\00:24:11.18
things that are coming up.
00:24:11.19\00:24:12.16
In fact, let me just
give you another here quickly
00:24:14.08\00:24:15.79
Five Testimonies 2:14,
"Not one of us will ever
00:24:15.80\00:24:19.27
receive the seal of
the living God while our
00:24:19.28\00:24:22.26
characters have on
spot or stain upon them."
00:24:22.27\00:24:25.75
What? None of us will
ever be able to receive
00:24:27.58\00:24:29.74
the seal of the living
God, if there's one spot
00:24:29.75\00:24:32.74
or one stain
upon our characters."
00:24:32.75\00:24:35.59
It is left to us to
remedy, by the what?
00:24:35.96\00:24:38.84
By the grace of God.
The defects in our character
00:24:38.85\00:24:41.60
take them to
him, committed to him
00:24:41.61\00:24:43.13
to cleanse, listen this,
to cleanse the soul temple
00:24:44.29\00:24:46.96
of every defilement."
Listen, "Then the latter
00:24:47.35\00:24:52.76
rain will fall
upon us." When will the
00:24:52.77\00:24:55.15
latter rain fall?
It says here when every
00:24:55.16\00:24:57.50
defilement, every
defilement is cleansed
00:24:57.51\00:25:00.62
from this temple. When
sin is gone then we can
00:25:00.63\00:25:04.35
receive the latter rain, it
will fall upon us as it fell
00:25:04.36\00:25:08.01
upon the disciples
at the Day of Pentecost.
00:25:08.55\00:25:11.30
See, I want that
Pentecost experience,
00:25:11.86\00:25:13.77
how about you? But
God's promise greater
00:25:13.96\00:25:16.04
measures of, of
power and strength and,
00:25:16.05\00:25:18.49
and victory here
in the last days,
00:25:18.50\00:25:20.74
He wants to seal His people,
00:25:20.75\00:25:22.31
He wants us to have that power,
00:25:22.32\00:25:23.54
He wants us to
give that loud cry,
00:25:23.55\00:25:25.40
and oh! Friends
we're looking right now.
00:25:25.91\00:25:27.56
We're going to,
we, we need to give
00:25:27.57\00:25:28.93
a cry right now,
the world needs to awake
00:25:28.94\00:25:31.39
to what's going on in
this world. I read a little
00:25:31.40\00:25:34.41
book Christ's
Object Lesson page 316,
00:25:34.42\00:25:36.64
It says, "Christ
righteousness will not
00:25:37.28\00:25:39.69
cover one cherished sin."
00:25:40.46\00:25:43.79
He is right,
without His righteousness,
00:25:46.21\00:25:47.99
His robe of righteousness,
His victories we can go
00:25:48.58\00:25:52.48
to heaven. You hear
me say that on and on,
00:25:52.49\00:25:54.32
but I want you to get that,
00:25:54.67\00:25:55.67
I need to get that in my life.
00:25:55.68\00:25:56.95
He can't, he can't
cover one cherished,
00:25:58.17\00:26:00.91
what's that mean? One
sin that you won't give up,
00:26:00.92\00:26:04.05
that you won't submit to Him.
00:26:04.52\00:26:05.85
He can never let
you have this what?
00:26:05.86\00:26:07.72
Robe of righteousness,
His righteous character,
00:26:07.73\00:26:10.03
the victory which is
his that He offers to us.
00:26:10.33\00:26:12.67
Oh! Friend, listen
to this, we're talking
00:26:12.68\00:26:15.31
latter rain, where
does it really begin?
00:26:15.32\00:26:17.39
What is begin in out to
me? Listen, give your life
00:26:17.40\00:26:19.41
to Jesus today, this
is where it really begins
00:26:19.42\00:26:22.68
without any kind
of reserve, no with
00:26:22.99\00:26:25.70
holding back, just
commit your life to Him
00:26:25.71\00:26:28.04
right now, right
today, why not do it today?
00:26:28.05\00:26:30.26
Hebrews 4:17 says you know,
00:26:30.85\00:26:32.90
today if you will what?
If you will hear His voice.
00:26:32.91\00:26:36.99
Why not do it today?
This is where it stops.
00:26:37.39\00:26:39.12
Now, I want you to
get this truth here
00:26:39.57\00:26:40.94
because of our time
and we're moving quickly,
00:26:40.95\00:26:42.62
but we've got to do
it. Listen, real dynamite
00:26:43.02\00:26:45.57
in the word of God,
in the Spirit of Prophecy
00:26:45.97\00:26:47.74
that we as a people, oh
dear friends, most of us,
00:26:47.75\00:26:50.33
and I'm gonna read
this, listen to me.
00:26:50.64\00:26:51.69
We are not ready to
receive the latter rain
00:26:51.70\00:26:55.88
and there's reasons
why? How sad that is?
00:26:56.34\00:27:00.70
Remember in the Bible
and, and God sets things
00:27:01.37\00:27:04.26
in order one truth
hinges upon another.
00:27:04.27\00:27:07.72
Now, I want you to
think with me just a moment.
00:27:08.16\00:27:09.75
One Bible
truth, you have a what?
00:27:11.49\00:27:12.96
You have a truth,
you have another truth
00:27:12.97\00:27:15.23
hinged to that,
hinged, hinged, hinged.
00:27:15.24\00:27:18.51
And we're going to,
I want you to follow
00:27:18.52\00:27:19.77
this with me,
this is imperative that
00:27:19.78\00:27:21.46
we get this. We cannot
afford to reject, what?
00:27:21.47\00:27:25.51
One ray of light.
Desire of Ages beautiful book
00:27:25.85\00:27:30.77
on the life of
Christ page 322 makes
00:27:30.78\00:27:32.84
the statement,
listen. The impressions of the
00:27:32.85\00:27:35.10
Holy Spirit is,
if disregarded today,
00:27:35.11\00:27:38.57
did you get that?
If you disregard the
00:27:38.92\00:27:40.84
Holy Spirit said, don't
do that, this is not the
00:27:40.85\00:27:43.07
best way to walk
and you do it anyway,
00:27:43.08\00:27:44.75
if you
disregarded today will not
00:27:44.76\00:27:46.92
be strong tomorrow.
The heart becomes less
00:27:46.93\00:27:51.18
impressionable as, as
it lapses. Notice this into
00:27:51.19\00:27:54.58
a perilous unconsciousness.
You ever, you ever have
00:27:54.59\00:27:58.85
that in your brain
sometime where it's like a
00:27:58.86\00:28:00.50
smoke stream, if
you can't think clearly,
00:28:00.51\00:28:02.29
this is what sin will
do that will cloud what?
00:28:03.18\00:28:05.31
It will cloud our thinking.
00:28:05.32\00:28:06.51
And what impresses us
today, if we reject it will
00:28:08.19\00:28:10.48
not impress us
strong tomorrow because
00:28:10.49\00:28:12.61
we've rejected
that. Now, follow with me
00:28:12.62\00:28:14.52
these examples. If you
follow this you're going
00:28:14.53\00:28:17.00
to see how it's
working? As we're, we're seeking
00:28:17.01\00:28:19.85
for being able to be
fit to stand in the sight
00:28:19.86\00:28:23.00
of the Holy God,
being fit to receive the
00:28:23.01\00:28:25.80
latter rain. Now,
in scripture friends,
00:28:25.81\00:28:28.84
let's go back we go
back, listen there are
00:28:28.85\00:28:30.38
passage after
passage of prophecy that told
00:28:30.39\00:28:33.01
about the coming
of Jesus, that's true,
00:28:33.02\00:28:34.90
isn't it? You know, but
He would come that would be,
00:28:34.91\00:28:37.26
that would be a
redeemer, He would be,
00:28:37.27\00:28:39.11
He would be born in
a manger then we come
00:28:39.12\00:28:42.27
He would live
the, the perfect life
00:28:42.28\00:28:44.09
and He would die for our
sins and He would rise up,
00:28:44.10\00:28:47.64
up again and, and
He's going to come back
00:28:47.77\00:28:49.66
and he take us all to heaven.
00:28:49.67\00:28:50.80
All those things in
scripture, but listen
00:28:51.22\00:28:53.17
carefully what happens now.
00:28:53.18\00:28:54.37
This, if these
prophecies were rejected.
00:28:54.38\00:28:58.68
The prophecy what? The
coming of Jesus Christ,
00:28:59.18\00:29:01.40
if they were
rejected, notice this,
00:29:01.81\00:29:03.38
the way it was being prepared.
00:29:03.79\00:29:06.34
Remember one truth
what? Hinges upon another.
00:29:06.35\00:29:08.84
So, if we reject these
prophecies then we were
00:29:09.27\00:29:11.64
preparing our self
to reject the forerunner
00:29:11.65\00:29:14.29
which is who?
Was John the Baptist.
00:29:14.30\00:29:16.36
So when John the
Baptist began to preach
00:29:16.63\00:29:18.23
about the coming of the
Messiah and Jesus Christ
00:29:18.24\00:29:20.56
we didn't accept it before.
00:29:20.57\00:29:22.04
And so we rejected John too.
00:29:22.33\00:29:23.77
One truth hinges on
another, we reject it
00:29:24.52\00:29:27.24
then we reject the
next light, and we reject
00:29:27.25\00:29:29.01
the next and we
continue to rejecting
00:29:29.02\00:29:30.71
and rejecting. And
then when you reject John,
00:29:30.72\00:29:34.33
the people oh!
Listen, when you reject
00:29:34.75\00:29:36.82
John the Baptist you
were preparing to do what?
00:29:36.83\00:29:39.25
Somebody say it.
Reject Jesus Christ.
00:29:39.73\00:29:42.20
And then when you,
when you prepare to reject
00:29:43.86\00:29:46.53
Jesus Christ did not,
people did not realize
00:29:46.54\00:29:49.84
that they, they
were preparing themselves
00:29:49.85\00:29:52.27
to reject the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
00:29:52.28\00:29:55.23
Pentecost remember
Jesus, that's He wanted
00:29:55.92\00:29:59.07
to pour his Spirit upon them,
00:29:59.08\00:30:00.63
but they rejected
Him, His birth and rejected
00:30:00.64\00:30:03.18
John the Baptist,
and rejected Jesus,
00:30:03.19\00:30:04.91
rejecting Jesus
they rejected the power
00:30:04.92\00:30:07.35
of the Holy Spirit of Pentecost.
00:30:07.36\00:30:09.30
Well, I want to see
how these hinge on one
00:30:09.89\00:30:11.44
on the other, it
continues on as light
00:30:11.45\00:30:14.16
is given now we're
rejected, if we receive it
00:30:14.17\00:30:17.02
or reject it.
Early writings says just
00:30:17.03\00:30:19.26
has a good comment
here and, and this make
00:30:19.27\00:30:21.41
sense in
Adventism, we believe strongly
00:30:21.42\00:30:24.55
in The Three Angels Message.
00:30:24.56\00:30:26.16
This makes sense,
if people reject the
00:30:26.60\00:30:30.22
First Angel's Message,
listen they're preparing
00:30:30.23\00:30:32.55
the way to do what?
To reject the Second
00:30:32.56\00:30:35.42
Angel's Message,
if they reject the
00:30:35.43\00:30:37.32
Second Angel's
Message, they are preparing
00:30:37.33\00:30:39.18
to self to reject what?
00:30:39.53\00:30:40.76
Good, the Third Angel's Message,
00:30:41.06\00:30:42.51
the Third Angel's
Message leads us where?
00:30:42.52\00:30:45.08
Where does it lead?
It leads us into the most
00:30:45.09\00:30:47.53
Holy Place and the
judgment hour in 1844.
00:30:47.54\00:30:51.12
And all the beautiful
truths that surround it.
00:30:51.73\00:30:55.44
And so, we reject the judgment,
00:30:56.68\00:30:57.94
and we reject, so one,
one rejection then what?
00:30:57.95\00:31:00.58
Leads us to
reject, reject, reject.
00:31:00.59\00:31:02.62
And it goes even
deeper; you say well 1844
00:31:03.61\00:31:06.65
you know the
judgment, great disappointment.
00:31:06.66\00:31:08.52
Oh! Friend 1888, oh! Listen,
00:31:09.00\00:31:12.60
some people
they're just so touchy.
00:31:12.61\00:31:14.92
This was a God given
special message called
00:31:16.81\00:31:21.41
righteousness by
face, faith that He gave to
00:31:21.42\00:31:24.15
His people in 1888,
which is controversy about it,
00:31:24.43\00:31:27.88
but it seems in my
study to reject it.
00:31:28.21\00:31:30.48
What was 1888?
Righteousness by faith.
00:31:31.27\00:31:33.90
Listen very carefully,
this my friend was the
00:31:34.23\00:31:37.69
beginning of 1888,
was the beginning of the
00:31:37.70\00:31:40.48
latter rain and the
loud cry, which God wanted
00:31:40.49\00:31:43.41
to pour out in
1888. Some of you won't
00:31:43.42\00:31:45.87
understand it, but I
know many of the people will.
00:31:45.88\00:31:47.77
It was the
beginning point, but what?
00:31:49.12\00:31:51.03
It was rejected. We
didn't follow through it.
00:31:51.85\00:31:54.78
Remember, when you
reject one time you start
00:31:54.79\00:31:56.28
rejecting another
and another righteousness
00:31:56.29\00:31:59.98
by faith, 1888 was
the present truth message,
00:31:59.99\00:32:03.19
dealing with
victory over sin, completely
00:32:03.75\00:32:06.34
overcoming, the
character of God,
00:32:06.35\00:32:08.13
vindicating His
character, dealing with
00:32:08.14\00:32:10.32
the nature of
Christ. These are things
00:32:10.33\00:32:12.83
that we so
desperately need in our life.
00:32:12.84\00:32:16.30
Now, let me just give
you a couple of little
00:32:17.22\00:32:18.77
readings here to
kind of help you,
00:32:19.29\00:32:20.78
because some people get so bend
00:32:20.79\00:32:22.08
out of shape and
say, well you know,
00:32:22.09\00:32:23.90
we didn't reject
that message, you did,
00:32:23.91\00:32:25.67
oh friend, there's ample, ample.
00:32:25.68\00:32:27.47
Instructions that we
read from Spirit of Prophecy
00:32:28.19\00:32:30.48
10, 12, 14 years later saying,
00:32:30.49\00:32:32.89
what a disappointment?
But let me just say this,
00:32:32.90\00:32:35.01
let me read
Testimonies to Ministers 393,
00:32:35.02\00:32:37.29
1896 eight years
after 1888. It says,
00:32:37.30\00:32:42.00
"The Holy Spirit
has been insulted,
00:32:42.01\00:32:45.18
and the light
has been rejected."
00:32:45.85\00:32:48.35
See when we reject
light, what happens?
00:32:49.85\00:32:51.47
If we begin to reject
everything else that's
00:32:52.22\00:32:54.04
associated with
it. How can we receive
00:32:54.05\00:32:56.17
the promise, if we
reject the message?
00:32:56.40\00:32:57.89
Friend, this is something
here General Conference
00:32:59.33\00:33:01.50
Bulletin just get this
quickly 1893 says this,
00:33:01.51\00:33:04.43
"If hearts had been
ready to receive the message
00:33:05.39\00:33:08.56
which God sent. We
would have been in the midst
00:33:08.57\00:33:12.03
of the wonders of
the loud cry itself."
00:33:12.04\00:33:15.48
You see, we had to
accept the message by faith
00:33:17.30\00:33:19.17
and go proclaim it and
the end would have been
00:33:19.18\00:33:21.50
shortly heir we would been what?
00:33:21.51\00:33:22.86
Good in the Kingdom
most of you realize that.
00:33:22.87\00:33:24.96
And as we, and we talk about
00:33:26.75\00:33:28.00
completely
overcoming, we talk about,
00:33:28.01\00:33:29.75
now remember I'm
gonna say this point here,
00:33:30.05\00:33:31.75
I'm gonna make it real clear,
00:33:31.76\00:33:32.73
in the early rain which is what?
00:33:33.45\00:33:35.66
Accepting Christ as
your Lord and Savior
00:33:35.67\00:33:37.69
we're talking
about the, the, you know,
00:33:37.70\00:33:39.40
born again
experience accepting Him.
00:33:39.41\00:33:41.13
It's a part in which
we need to gain victory
00:33:42.81\00:33:45.67
in our life. This is
where we gain victory
00:33:45.68\00:33:48.35
over sin and
then we continue on.
00:33:48.36\00:33:50.09
Most people say,
oh! We just you know,
00:33:50.38\00:33:51.79
Holy Spirit good,
the early rain experience
00:33:51.80\00:33:54.18
and oh! Friend, we,
we have to receive the,
00:33:54.19\00:33:56.71
the early rain and
then if we accept the early
00:33:56.72\00:33:59.73
rain by faith
and then we're what?
00:33:59.74\00:34:01.68
We're able to
receive the latter rain
00:34:01.69\00:34:03.66
as we continue
to grow in His grace
00:34:03.78\00:34:05.75
and in His strength and
if we receive to get the
00:34:05.76\00:34:07.80
latter rain to given
then we receive what?
00:34:07.81\00:34:09.82
Good of the seal of
God. The early rain,
00:34:09.83\00:34:12.66
the latter rain
and the Seal of God.
00:34:13.07\00:34:14.77
We'll make that
little clear now as,
00:34:14.78\00:34:16.09
as, as we go along
here. Desire of Ages 323 makes
00:34:16.10\00:34:19.54
the statement it says here,
00:34:19.55\00:34:20.52
it is not only by resistance,
00:34:20.53\00:34:23.23
but neglect that
the soul is destroyed.
00:34:23.63\00:34:26.56
How is the soul destroyed?
00:34:27.25\00:34:28.44
Not so much even resistant
and fighting by neglect,
00:34:30.39\00:34:33.31
we're unprepared for
the time in which we live.
00:34:33.32\00:34:36.13
And what we're
about to go through in our
00:34:36.14\00:34:37.99
experience is not
what it should be.
00:34:38.00\00:34:40.42
And the devil is
keeping us occupied while
00:34:41.46\00:34:43.24
we're not preparing.
So, we need to get back
00:34:43.25\00:34:46.43
to what we call, present truth.
00:34:46.44\00:34:48.01
Do you remember
Peter talked about that
00:34:49.43\00:34:50.77
in Second Peter
1 verse 12 he said,
00:34:50.78\00:34:52.42
"Wherefore I will
not be negligent to put
00:34:52.43\00:34:54.93
you always in
remembrance of these
00:34:54.94\00:34:57.38
things, that you
know them, and be
00:34:57.39\00:34:59.92
established in
what? In present truth."
00:34:59.93\00:35:02.67
There's, there's a
message for right now
00:35:03.82\00:35:05.67
for God's people. And
we need to be studying
00:35:05.68\00:35:08.04
that message like never before.
00:35:08.05\00:35:09.74
Early Writings
page 71 notice this,
00:35:09.75\00:35:11.51
"I saw that many
were neglecting the
00:35:11.85\00:35:14.09
preparation so
needful, and we're looking
00:35:14.10\00:35:16.97
to the times of
what? Refreshing and
00:35:16.98\00:35:19.85
the latter rain."
People are doing what?
00:35:19.86\00:35:22.06
Looking for
refreshing or looking for what?
00:35:22.07\00:35:24.08
The latter rain is
going to be the refreshing
00:35:24.09\00:35:25.78
and equip God's people to go on,
00:35:26.11\00:35:27.46
but they're doing
what? They were neglecting
00:35:27.47\00:35:30.03
preparation. I'm
gonna talk about that
00:35:30.04\00:35:31.46
preparation, I
want to get that before
00:35:31.47\00:35:33.20
we end today I've just,
we've just got to do it.
00:35:33.21\00:35:34.81
Because they're
neglecting we are
00:35:35.49\00:35:36.91
neglecting this
refreshing the latter rain
00:35:36.92\00:35:38.93
Notice this, "To
stand and to fit them
00:35:39.30\00:35:43.16
to stand in the day
of the Lord." You know,
00:35:43.17\00:35:45.95
the title of the
message, yeah we know
00:35:45.96\00:35:47.01
fits to stand in
the sight of a Holy God.
00:35:47.02\00:35:49.61
So, we're
looking forward to live
00:35:50.16\00:35:51.75
in His sight. "O, how
many I saw in the time
00:35:52.00\00:35:56.62
of trouble without a
shelter! They had no help,
00:35:56.63\00:36:00.08
they had what?
They had neglected
00:36:00.73\00:36:03.04
the needful
preparation; therefore listen,
00:36:03.05\00:36:06.12
they could not receive
the refreshing, what is it?
00:36:06.13\00:36:08.80
The latter rain, they
all must have to fit them
00:36:08.81\00:36:11.84
to live in the
sight of a Holy God."
00:36:11.85\00:36:15.75
That's heavy, isn't it?
It wasn't that God didn't
00:36:16.12\00:36:19.84
want to give it to
them, but we neglected
00:36:19.85\00:36:22.26
our needful, what?
Preparation to stand
00:36:22.27\00:36:25.51
in the sight of God
and how many was seen
00:36:25.52\00:36:28.07
that with living
you know, at the time
00:36:28.08\00:36:29.69
just say, oh! I have no shelter.
00:36:29.70\00:36:31.60
We realize what a
shelter we need in the
00:36:32.83\00:36:34.47
arms of God right
now? Early Writings 280
00:36:34.48\00:36:39.42
and 1 just says this, it says,
00:36:39.78\00:36:41.22
"In the fearful time
after the close of Jesus'
00:36:41.23\00:36:44.95
mediation." Listen
carefully, "The saints
00:36:44.96\00:36:47.64
were living in the
sight of a holy God
00:36:47.65\00:36:50.40
without an
intercessor." I don't think some
00:36:50.94\00:36:54.97
of you got that. What
were the saints doing?
00:36:54.98\00:36:57.69
The fearful time
after Jesus mediation.
00:36:57.70\00:36:59.87
Now, I wish I had more time,
00:37:00.96\00:37:01.97
but I'll give you his passage.
00:37:01.98\00:37:03.01
Look up when you can,
Revelation 15 verse 8,
00:37:03.33\00:37:06.17
you'll see the smoke
fills the temple of God
00:37:06.61\00:37:08.72
and, and what,
that means it's done.
00:37:08.73\00:37:10.44
Revelation 16 verse
17 he says once again,
00:37:10.87\00:37:13.31
it is finished. That
means when He's finished
00:37:13.32\00:37:15.63
working as our
mediator He stands up,
00:37:15.64\00:37:18.41
probation has
closed, it's all over
00:37:18.42\00:37:20.78
and the saints it
said will be living
00:37:20.79\00:37:22.99
in the sight of a
Holy God within out
00:37:23.00\00:37:25.28
of intercessor.
What does it need?
00:37:25.29\00:37:27.04
What is this
needful preparation that
00:37:27.05\00:37:29.38
we are neglecting
today? It's very simple,
00:37:29.39\00:37:32.53
but we are neglecting this.
00:37:32.54\00:37:34.08
There is just four
little points, let me give them
00:37:34.09\00:37:35.69
to you real,
just real quick here.
00:37:35.70\00:37:36.71
In order to receive
the outpouring of the
00:37:37.07\00:37:39.05
latter rain to have
us body soul this temple
00:37:39.06\00:37:41.88
ready to receive
the power of God.
00:37:41.89\00:37:44.56
Number one friend,
number one we must daily
00:37:45.18\00:37:47.39
see to be converted by God.
00:37:47.40\00:37:49.65
We need the
conversion experience everyday
00:37:50.14\00:37:51.92
of our life. Some of
you can't take it once
00:37:51.93\00:37:54.14
a week or once a
month maybe you've an
00:37:54.15\00:37:55.47
alter called the
Church, everyday of our life.
00:37:55.48\00:37:58.12
We need to be
dedicating our life
00:37:58.92\00:38:00.49
to Him, fully
converted daily to ask God to
00:38:00.50\00:38:05.10
give us victory complete victory
00:38:05.11\00:38:07.33
over self and over
sin, that this vessel can be
00:38:07.34\00:38:10.90
can totally clean
without spot or stain upon it,
00:38:10.91\00:38:13.50
that He can fill me
with His Spirit because
00:38:13.51\00:38:15.67
if there is one
unconfessed sin in our
00:38:15.68\00:38:18.40
whole life, He
cannot give me the power
00:38:18.41\00:38:20.54
of the Holy
Spirit. He can't do it.
00:38:20.55\00:38:22.83
Isn't that awesome?
That's food for thought.
00:38:24.95\00:38:27.16
They say oh! God I'm,
I'm fighting with this,
00:38:27.17\00:38:29.13
I give it to him
today, quit fighting and give
00:38:29.14\00:38:31.38
it to God. Number
three, we have to live up
00:38:31.39\00:38:36.88
to every ray of light,
that's our next subject.
00:38:37.36\00:38:40.43
Every ray of light
that God shines upon
00:38:40.44\00:38:43.54
our pathway and
then begging for more,
00:38:43.55\00:38:45.72
you can't be
saying, well I know this is,
00:38:47.31\00:38:48.93
but I'm not doing
it, you're not living up
00:38:48.94\00:38:50.54
to every ray of
light and there's so many
00:38:50.55\00:38:52.47
today that know what
truth is and you just
00:38:52.48\00:38:54.90
refuse to do it,
you think you've got all
00:38:54.91\00:38:57.59
you know, I've
got years ahead of me,
00:38:57.60\00:38:59.11
you may not have
those years, you may not
00:38:59.12\00:39:00.86
have those months.
And, and even if you had
00:39:00.87\00:39:03.72
a few years dear
friend you're not gaining
00:39:03.73\00:39:06.29
an experience that
you need trusting Jesus,
00:39:06.30\00:39:09.41
walking with Jesus,
just responding to the call
00:39:09.42\00:39:12.37
of the Holy Spirit
even when things doesn't
00:39:12.38\00:39:14.67
just seem right,
when God said go,
00:39:14.68\00:39:16.23
just go. When He
says stop, just stop.
00:39:16.62\00:39:19.09
Even if it
doesn't make sense to us.
00:39:19.87\00:39:21.39
Friend, this is what
is talking about is living
00:39:22.30\00:39:24.54
the life of holiness
that we can hear God's speak,
00:39:24.55\00:39:27.55
and we respond to Him.
Number four, when we do
00:39:27.56\00:39:31.51
these things that's
being converted daily
00:39:31.52\00:39:34.35
trying to being
complete victory over
00:39:34.61\00:39:36.61
sin in our life,
living up to every ray of life
00:39:36.62\00:39:38.89
that we have, number
four is seek to win souls.
00:39:38.90\00:39:42.49
When you are truly converted,
00:39:43.09\00:39:44.48
you're gonna be the
soul winners for Jesus;
00:39:44.49\00:39:46.37
there is no doubt about it.
00:39:46.38\00:39:47.35
You're living witnesses;
you're a living testimony
00:39:47.36\00:39:50.20
for His honor and for His glory.
00:39:50.58\00:39:52.42
Man that's awesome,
didn't we think about it?
00:39:52.43\00:39:54.26
Now, let's go back
quickly and let's go over
00:39:54.80\00:39:56.36
some things because I'm
afraid you're gonna forget.
00:39:56.37\00:39:58.50
What is it? If you've
never maybe even studied
00:39:59.48\00:40:01.41
this before, this
is gonna be simple,
00:40:01.42\00:40:02.67
but I'm, I think
it's going to help you,
00:40:02.68\00:40:03.88
but I must go
quickly. Notice what, now what
00:40:03.89\00:40:07.26
is the purpose of the,
they were talking about
00:40:07.27\00:40:10.15
the rain, what is
the purpose of the rain?
00:40:10.16\00:40:11.55
What does rain
mean? Let me make this
00:40:11.56\00:40:13.67
statement quickly,
it's a complete difference
00:40:13.93\00:40:16.42
between the early
rain and the latter rain
00:40:16.43\00:40:18.95
they're,
they're different, okay.
00:40:18.96\00:40:20.78
Now, notice rain
represents in the Bible what?
00:40:21.37\00:40:24.63
Good Holy Spirit,
very good, okay good.
00:40:25.10\00:40:27.34
And so, we see
here the early rain
00:40:27.72\00:40:29.41
and the latter
rain is found even
00:40:29.76\00:40:32.31
in the Old Testament.
I'd like to be able to
00:40:32.32\00:40:35.15
read all this, I
don't know if I'll be
00:40:35.16\00:40:36.54
able to or not,
but jot them down.
00:40:36.55\00:40:38.39
Zachariah chapter 10
verse 1, I just simply ask
00:40:38.40\00:40:42.32
of the Lord rain in the
time of the latter rain.
00:40:42.33\00:40:45.29
And you can read
all the rest of it,
00:40:45.60\00:40:46.90
when you get chance,
the Bible talks about it.
00:40:46.91\00:40:48.47
Number two, notice
Isaiah 44:3 now jot them down.
00:40:49.69\00:40:52.98
He said, "For I will
pour water upon him that
00:40:53.41\00:40:55.94
is thirsty,
floods upon dry ground:
00:40:55.95\00:40:58.77
I will pour my
spirit upon the seed,
00:40:59.05\00:41:01.36
thy seed and blessing
upon thine offspring."
00:41:01.70\00:41:04.12
What a blessing.
Joel 2:23, it says,
00:41:04.55\00:41:08.37
"Be glad ye children of Zion,
00:41:08.38\00:41:10.01
rejoice in the Lord
your God: notice, for he hath
00:41:10.02\00:41:13.12
given you, what?
Good, the former rain
00:41:13.13\00:41:15.31
moderately, and he
will cause to come down
00:41:15.70\00:41:18.43
for you the rain,
notice the former rain
00:41:18.44\00:41:21.17
and the latter rain
in the first month."
00:41:21.57\00:41:24.42
Keep this in mind as
we look and one of these
00:41:25.11\00:41:27.12
days maybe we'll
just get a chart up here,
00:41:27.13\00:41:28.87
which we really need to
see what's going on here.
00:41:28.88\00:41:30.76
Remember, the former
rain, the early rain,
00:41:30.77\00:41:33.71
we'll continue to
work right on through early
00:41:33.72\00:41:35.64
rains when you
accept Jesus as your Lord
00:41:35.65\00:41:37.30
and your Savior,
right, you give a,
00:41:37.31\00:41:38.70
and He pours his Spirit
on you, and you'll continue
00:41:38.71\00:41:41.10
right on into the
close, what? When probation
00:41:41.11\00:41:43.68
closes for the end of the
world and the latter rain,
00:41:43.69\00:41:46.18
so it will be an
ongoing, why? Because there's
00:41:46.50\00:41:48.14
eleventh hour workers that maybe
00:41:48.44\00:41:50.24
never accepting, but
they'll set, set Jesus,
00:41:50.25\00:41:52.24
they will get the
early rain and they also
00:41:52.25\00:41:54.20
receive what? Good, the
latter rain, see a lot of
00:41:54.21\00:41:57.75
material to cover,
isn't it? Well we, we need
00:41:57.76\00:42:01.00
this study like
never ever before.
00:42:01.01\00:42:03.14
You remember
Matthew 13 verse 39.
00:42:03.59\00:42:06.22
Bible talks about
there is a harvest.
00:42:06.82\00:42:08.22
And the Bible says,
when is the harvest.
00:42:08.64\00:42:10.18
Matthew 13 says there
that the harvest is the,
00:42:11.04\00:42:14.00
in the end of
what? End of the world.
00:42:14.01\00:42:16.62
So, we have the
first or the early rain
00:42:17.40\00:42:19.45
we have you
know, the early rain,
00:42:19.81\00:42:21.20
we have the, the latter rain.
00:42:21.21\00:42:22.53
Now, remember one
depends upon the other.
00:42:23.01\00:42:25.39
You just can't say,
well I've, I've had the
00:42:25.40\00:42:26.89
early rain,
I've been born again.
00:42:26.90\00:42:28.89
You know the crop
the harvest depends upon
00:42:29.32\00:42:32.96
the early rain
and the latter rain.
00:42:33.33\00:42:35.62
Let me try to
explain that, one without
00:42:35.90\00:42:37.79
the other what? No,
it's not going to work.
00:42:37.80\00:42:39.74
What is the
purpose of the early rain?
00:42:40.20\00:42:42.08
Let's put it in a
nutshell because of time.
00:42:42.09\00:42:43.88
It is essential, the
early rain is essential
00:42:44.36\00:42:47.43
because what does
it do? That early rain
00:42:47.44\00:42:49.69
that comes upon us; it
softens the soil of what?
00:42:49.70\00:42:52.44
Of the heart. It
makes us receptive to,
00:42:52.67\00:42:55.06
to God's word. Number
two, after the softening
00:42:55.07\00:42:58.96
you see of the
heart, the soil then
00:42:59.36\00:43:01.51
it's able to what?
After you till the soil up
00:43:01.52\00:43:04.06
and then you begin
to plant and you begin
00:43:04.94\00:43:07.23
to sow which is
what? The word of God
00:43:07.24\00:43:09.21
in the heart. Number
three, let's look quickly
00:43:09.22\00:43:12.33
we got this, what?
There is a softening,
00:43:12.34\00:43:14.26
there is a sowing. Number three,
00:43:14.27\00:43:16.67
there is germination.
What does that mean?
00:43:16.68\00:43:18.77
That means a
seed begins to sprout,
00:43:19.37\00:43:21.25
it starts
developing, it starts growing
00:43:21.70\00:43:24.36
from a seed.
That's a process now,
00:43:24.88\00:43:27.48
that's we talk early
rain. Now, the purpose
00:43:27.49\00:43:29.52
of the latter
rain just quickly here.
00:43:29.53\00:43:31.51
The grain or we're
talking about the seed
00:43:32.04\00:43:34.00
cannot ripen fully
without the latter rain.
00:43:34.01\00:43:37.70
It just can't come,
it just can't ripen.
00:43:38.15\00:43:40.03
Number two; it brings
the grain to full maturity,
00:43:40.36\00:43:44.31
that's the latter
rain. Number three;
00:43:44.81\00:43:46.87
there could be no
harvest without the latter rain.
00:43:47.26\00:43:50.40
Matthew 4 verse
28, it says, Remember,
00:43:52.20\00:43:54.19
first the blade
within the ear and then what?
00:43:54.20\00:43:56.79
And then the, then
the, the full corn.
00:43:57.07\00:43:59.06
So, we see the
purpose of the early rain
00:43:59.54\00:44:01.40
and of the latter
rain. Now let's get down
00:44:01.74\00:44:04.09
to this now. Testimonies
to Ministers, it's a nice
00:44:04.10\00:44:06.49
little book page
506 makes the statement.
00:44:06.50\00:44:08.41
"The Lord employs
these operations of nature,
00:44:09.54\00:44:12.33
what we've been
talking about, to represent
00:44:12.34\00:44:14.46
the work of the Holy Spirit.
00:44:14.47\00:44:16.03
As the dew or the rain
are given first to cause
00:44:16.89\00:44:20.81
the seed, which
is the seed, what?
00:44:20.82\00:44:22.38
The word of God
good, to germinate what?
00:44:22.39\00:44:25.03
To start to grow and
to sprout and to ripen
00:44:25.04\00:44:28.51
for the harvest. So,
the Holy Spirit is given
00:44:28.52\00:44:32.80
to carry, notice
this, forward from one stage
00:44:32.81\00:44:36.48
to another, the
process of spiritual growth."
00:44:36.95\00:44:41.14
You get that,
again if you miss it,
00:44:42.55\00:44:44.17
you're gonna be in trouble.
00:44:44.18\00:44:45.15
You're gonna be in
trouble if you miss
00:44:45.93\00:44:47.35
it here. We're
talking about the Holy Spirit
00:44:47.36\00:44:48.94
is given; latter
rain is called what,
00:44:48.95\00:44:50.16
because we're
going to develop from
00:44:50.17\00:44:51.74
one stage what? One
stage to another called
00:44:51.75\00:44:55.14
spiritual growth.
Friend, we're gonna be growing,
00:44:55.15\00:44:58.53
a wonderful thing. Are
you ready to grow with Jesus?
00:44:58.54\00:45:02.29
Oh! I'll tell you, I
want to grow with Jesus.
00:45:02.30\00:45:03.97
So, we see a
two-fold work here quickly
00:45:04.61\00:45:06.56
of the Holy Spirit
is to prepare the earth,
00:45:06.57\00:45:09.72
earth is what? The
people for the last great
00:45:10.50\00:45:13.63
final harvest, is
that not, but is that work
00:45:13.64\00:45:16.60
of the Holy Spirit
and what is that the
00:45:16.61\00:45:18.94
harvest of. The
harvest of souls,
00:45:18.95\00:45:20.95
this is a great what
we're talking about harvest,
00:45:21.38\00:45:23.66
people being
ready to meet Jesus,
00:45:23.96\00:45:25.64
so we have the former rain.
00:45:26.48\00:45:27.60
Notice this; the
former rain was not limited
00:45:28.39\00:45:30.76
to the early
Church. Some people say,
00:45:30.77\00:45:32.01
well the former rain
was given to the disciples
00:45:32.02\00:45:34.17
and the early
Church, it was not just for
00:45:34.18\00:45:37.02
the early Church,
it continues until the
00:45:37.03\00:45:39.11
end of time, does it make sense?
00:45:39.12\00:45:41.85
You have to have
what? The early rain
00:45:41.86\00:45:43.89
and the latter rain.
Even right up very close
00:45:44.26\00:45:47.86
to the very close of probation,
00:45:47.87\00:45:49.34
there will be people
that will be talked about
00:45:49.35\00:45:51.54
will be accepting
Jesus they will accept
00:45:51.55\00:45:53.63
Him in their life, they
will receive of the early
00:45:53.64\00:45:55.66
rain and they will
be, and in the early rain
00:45:55.67\00:45:57.85
experience we're to
gain victory over sin,
00:45:57.86\00:46:00.74
not as the latter rain
comes in the first stage
00:46:01.25\00:46:03.85
of it we're to gain the victory.
00:46:03.86\00:46:05.23
So, that will be
quick for the latter rain.
00:46:05.59\00:46:07.64
See, this is heavy
duty. Most of us had that
00:46:07.65\00:46:10.22
backwards or have all over life;
00:46:10.23\00:46:11.79
we don't think it's
ever going to happen.
00:46:11.80\00:46:13.16
The latter rain
will be poured out on the
00:46:14.78\00:46:17.36
remnant Church, aren't
you, praise God for that?
00:46:17.37\00:46:19.40
It's going to be
closed out, notice this at the
00:46:19.81\00:46:21.95
close poured out, at
the close of its work.
00:46:21.96\00:46:25.47
Before Jesus comes,
that's what it's gonna be
00:46:26.71\00:46:28.55
poured out. So, notice
it. When we are converted
00:46:28.56\00:46:31.75
we receive what? The
former or the early rain,
00:46:31.76\00:46:34.27
which is a Holy
Spirit in moderate measure?
00:46:34.78\00:46:36.98
Notice, this
former rain leads man to
00:46:37.43\00:46:39.45
overcome what?
Good, all sin, to reflect
00:46:39.46\00:46:43.06
Jesus fully,
have you ever thought,
00:46:43.39\00:46:44.78
have you thought of that?
00:46:44.79\00:46:45.76
Have you really been digging?
00:46:45.77\00:46:46.74
Or you're looking for
some other spiritual high,
00:46:48.12\00:46:50.60
somewhere along the
line that are happen,
00:46:50.61\00:46:52.01
it's when you accept
Jesus fully into your life
00:46:52.02\00:46:55.15
in the former
rain or the early rain
00:46:55.16\00:46:57.17
that we are to
reflect Jesus fully.
00:46:57.60\00:47:00.51
The former rain
continues through the entire
00:47:01.46\00:47:03.65
Christian
experience, leads me into have
00:47:03.66\00:47:06.68
complete victory
over sin and as the latter
00:47:06.69\00:47:09.83
time comes, the latter
rain we called the time
00:47:09.84\00:47:12.19
of refreshing
which we need from God,
00:47:12.20\00:47:13.94
it's a Baptism of
the Holy Spirit in great
00:47:13.95\00:47:17.12
abundance. This
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
00:47:17.13\00:47:19.25
empowers God's
people dear friend to give
00:47:19.26\00:47:22.14
the loud cry. Are
you ready to give that?
00:47:22.41\00:47:27.00
Friend, if you
receive oh! Friend,
00:47:27.01\00:47:28.78
but well let me
warn you here's the time
00:47:29.95\00:47:31.83
that we have, if
we put off preparation
00:47:31.84\00:47:34.08
we're going to come
to the time of trouble
00:47:35.58\00:47:37.67
unprepared, our
characters will be undeveloped,
00:47:37.68\00:47:41.22
there will be
no spiritual power,
00:47:41.53\00:47:43.26
there will be no
stick to it, there will be
00:47:43.55\00:47:45.60
no experience, our
love and our faith is not
00:47:45.61\00:47:48.67
developed and it will
not endure unto the end.
00:47:48.99\00:47:51.48
Oh! How heavy duty? Got
something concerns here,
00:47:52.11\00:47:55.02
you want to go to
heaven, you have to be
00:47:55.36\00:47:56.92
it's more than,
oh! I wanna, I wanna,
00:47:56.93\00:47:58.50
I want a mansion, I
just wanna spend time
00:47:58.51\00:48:00.76
in eternity with
Jesus as a reward,
00:48:00.77\00:48:03.25
it's got to be more than that.
00:48:04.11\00:48:05.34
If we really
want to be born again,
00:48:06.91\00:48:08.67
we really want to
be out winning souls
00:48:08.68\00:48:10.32
for Jesus right
now, we want to warn the
00:48:10.33\00:48:12.66
world of His
soon coming right now.
00:48:12.67\00:48:14.31
As we get ready, as
we receive His power,
00:48:15.20\00:48:18.19
notice this that God's
character then is going
00:48:18.63\00:48:21.50
to be vindicated to
the world, His character
00:48:21.51\00:48:24.54
you see it's
going to be made known,
00:48:25.06\00:48:26.53
it's going to be glorified.
00:48:26.54\00:48:27.68
Number four, if we
really look at it here,
00:48:27.99\00:48:29.41
sin then is going
to come to an end,
00:48:29.42\00:48:31.70
aren't you
looking forward to that,
00:48:32.88\00:48:33.85
sin is going to
be coming to an end.
00:48:33.86\00:48:35.11
And you know what?
We won't have to wound
00:48:35.54\00:48:37.17
and Christ will not
have to suffer anymore.
00:48:37.44\00:48:39.18
Are you ready for
that? There's more concerns
00:48:40.83\00:48:43.59
here, but we must
consider and, and written
00:48:43.60\00:48:45.24
a while back, but
I've got to get this out
00:48:45.25\00:48:47.51
right now, I've
got to get it off of my
00:48:47.52\00:48:48.90
shoulders right now,
this prompted part of the
00:48:48.91\00:48:51.08
study as I read
from One Testimony 466,
00:48:51.09\00:48:54.18
oh! That's powerful.
Notice with me what it says,
00:48:54.19\00:48:57.42
nearly all, nearly all
who professed to believe
00:48:58.36\00:49:03.21
present truth, do you
believe present truth?
00:49:03.22\00:49:05.15
Oh! Yeah, yeah man,
we believe present truth.
00:49:05.53\00:49:07.51
All, nearly all who
professed the present
00:49:07.52\00:49:10.48
truth are wholly
unfitted to receive
00:49:10.49\00:49:13.50
the latter rain, if
that doesn't make you weak?
00:49:13.51\00:49:16.17
All who say we believe
in what, present truth.
00:49:18.11\00:49:20.92
We have a message which to get,
00:49:22.22\00:49:23.22
almost all are
wholly unfit to receive
00:49:23.23\00:49:25.65
the latter rain, Desire
of Ages remember 3:23 said,
00:49:25.66\00:49:28.97
it is not by
resistance, we've read before,
00:49:28.98\00:49:31.22
but what? By neglect
that the soul is destroyed.
00:49:31.23\00:49:34.80
Desire of Ages 3:22 notice,
00:49:35.62\00:49:37.33
"When one ray of light
is disregarded we've been
00:49:37.34\00:49:39.79
talking about this,
there is a partial what?
00:49:39.80\00:49:42.10
Benumbing of the
spiritual perception
00:49:42.59\00:49:44.72
and the second
revealing of this light
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is less clearly
discerned." Oh! Friend,
00:49:47.97\00:49:50.90
Five Testimony 6:81 notice this,
00:49:50.91\00:49:53.16
"To disregard light
is to reject light."
00:49:53.52\00:49:58.35
Did you get that?
To disregard what?
00:49:58.36\00:50:00.91
Light is to reject
it. So, those who hear the
00:50:01.30\00:50:04.92
truth and they
say we understand it,
00:50:04.93\00:50:06.52
but they won't
accept it, they're rejecting
00:50:06.53\00:50:08.45
that light. Oh! We're
neutral there is no such
00:50:08.46\00:50:10.56
thing as neutrality
in the cause of Christ.
00:50:10.57\00:50:13.17
You either accept it
or you don't and if you,
00:50:14.58\00:50:16.44
oh! Friend, if you
neglect that light,
00:50:16.45\00:50:17.86
how can we go onto another truth
00:50:17.87\00:50:19.99
and more
experience, we can't, one truth
00:50:20.00\00:50:22.45
hinges on the other.
Great Controversy 6:23
00:50:22.46\00:50:25.77
says notice, listen,
listen this is powerful.
00:50:25.78\00:50:28.67
"Not even by
thought could our Savior
00:50:28.94\00:50:31.12
be brought to yield to
the power of temptation."
00:50:31.61\00:50:34.07
Not even by, what?
Not even by thought
00:50:34.08\00:50:36.77
could ye yield to
the power of temptation.
00:50:37.28\00:50:38.89
Listen, there was no sin in Him,
00:50:38.90\00:50:41.85
this just got me. As
I studied and I read it,
00:50:42.26\00:50:44.72
I closed the book, I
closed the book and said,
00:50:44.73\00:50:47.73
oh! God help me,
why? Because of it,
00:50:47.74\00:50:50.10
there was no sin in
Him. "This is the condition
00:50:51.04\00:50:55.42
in which those must
be found who shall stand
00:50:55.43\00:50:58.80
in the time of trouble."
00:50:59.08\00:51:00.12
Some of you didn't get it.
00:51:03.59\00:51:04.56
Please think with me.
00:51:08.45\00:51:09.42
"This is the
condition in which those must be
00:51:11.28\00:51:15.19
found who shall stand
in the time of trouble."
00:51:15.20\00:51:18.28
Are you going to
be standing in the
00:51:18.65\00:51:19.87
time of trouble,
are you? You said,
00:51:19.88\00:51:23.30
then we have to be like
Jesus, this is a condition,
00:51:23.31\00:51:25.72
not even by a
thought. Five Testimonies 1:36,
00:51:27.25\00:51:30.64
"God's people will be
tested by fiery trials,
00:51:30.65\00:51:33.44
and the greater
portion of those who now
00:51:34.98\00:51:36.80
appear to be
genuine and true will prove
00:51:36.81\00:51:39.54
to be base metal." We
talking Sunday Law here
00:51:39.55\00:51:43.10
aren't we? We're
talking about when laws
00:51:43.11\00:51:44.37
are passed, when the
test comes people saying,
00:51:44.38\00:51:46.72
yeah we love Jesus,
we want Jesus to come,
00:51:46.73\00:51:48.80
but we're making
no preparation for it,
00:51:49.14\00:51:50.97
God help us, God's
people will be tested
00:51:50.98\00:51:54.39
by fiery trials,
we need an experience,
00:51:54.40\00:51:57.32
we cannot make it,
we're gonna be burned up
00:51:57.33\00:51:59.15
by these trials, did you get it?
00:51:59.16\00:52:00.68
Unless we have an
experience with Jesus.
00:52:01.92\00:52:03.65
And then the sad part
is present truth believers,
00:52:04.77\00:52:07.31
a greater portion
then we now appear to be,
00:52:07.32\00:52:10.34
they're genuine and
true, they're going to be
00:52:10.35\00:52:12.10
base metal.
Here's a test general,
00:52:12.11\00:52:14.59
Great Controversy
page 257, 1891 says this,
00:52:15.06\00:52:19.19
"When the law of
God is made void,
00:52:19.20\00:52:20.99
the Church will be
sifted by fiery trials,
00:52:21.66\00:52:24.22
and a larger portion
than we now anticipate,
00:52:24.89\00:52:27.75
listen, will give
heed to seducing spirits
00:52:27.76\00:52:30.73
and doctrines of
devils." You mean God's people,
00:52:31.26\00:52:34.90
people is supposed to
know what truth is here.
00:52:34.91\00:52:36.72
When the fiery trials
come, a larger portion
00:52:36.73\00:52:39.62
than we now
anticipate, they're gonna be
00:52:39.63\00:52:42.84
give heed to seducing
spirits, you mean you,
00:52:42.85\00:52:44.77
you're gonna fill
out all the things that
00:52:44.78\00:52:46.69
you want thought was
truth and what is right,
00:52:46.70\00:52:48.45
doctrines of devils
and you wondered how
00:52:48.84\00:52:52.16
Israel could do the
things that that they did
00:52:52.17\00:52:54.14
back then. Anyway
we, we may do worse.
00:52:54.15\00:52:56.78
Have you
forgotten our purpose here?
00:52:58.18\00:52:59.87
Actually Apostle Page
48, it says the ambition
00:53:01.07\00:53:03.90
talking about the,
of the believers on the
00:53:03.91\00:53:05.57
Day of Pentecost,
oh! How we need this was
00:53:05.58\00:53:08.06
to reveal the
likeness of Christ character.
00:53:08.07\00:53:10.25
This is what they
were set on fire with here
00:53:10.75\00:53:12.93
to labor for the enlargement of
00:53:12.94\00:53:14.87
His Kingdom.
Friend, are you wanting to,
00:53:14.88\00:53:16.88
you wanting to represent Jesus,
00:53:16.89\00:53:18.63
the likeness of His character,
00:53:18.64\00:53:19.83
you want to be a
soul winner for Him,
00:53:19.84\00:53:21.31
this is what it's all
about, but I'm praying
00:53:21.32\00:53:23.45
God help me. In Acts,
Acts chapter 4 verse 33
00:53:23.46\00:53:26.72
it says, "Great
grace was upon them."
00:53:26.73\00:53:28.76
Oh! Friend, do
we need God's grace,
00:53:28.77\00:53:30.33
oh! Friend I do, I
could tell you right now,
00:53:30.34\00:53:32.18
I need that. And
you know the importance
00:53:32.19\00:53:35.37
of this subject just
cannot be expressed enough.
00:53:35.38\00:53:38.36
It just can't be
our, our salvation depends
00:53:39.26\00:53:42.28
upon it, of our
accepting the early
00:53:42.29\00:53:45.19
and the latter rain
with its conditions,
00:53:45.56\00:53:48.43
we have to be
without what spot or wrinkle,
00:53:49.06\00:53:51.77
not a stain, not a
blemish in our character,
00:53:52.38\00:53:55.87
in our life, before we
can receive the latter rain,
00:53:55.88\00:53:58.44
we can't make it
without it, we can't go
00:53:58.45\00:54:00.58
through the time of
trouble, our character
00:54:00.59\00:54:02.90
has to be purified now
by what? Test and trials.
00:54:02.91\00:54:07.25
God thank you for
those little workmen
00:54:07.94\00:54:10.55
that you have
through test and trials.
00:54:10.96\00:54:12.84
To be able to, to
stand in the Sight of
00:54:14.77\00:54:18.70
the Holy God.
Friend are you getting
00:54:18.71\00:54:22.20
a stand in the Sight
of Holy God without Jesus
00:54:22.21\00:54:24.30
standing for us
right now we'll be consumed
00:54:24.31\00:54:26.08
in a moment, but
the time will come that
00:54:26.09\00:54:28.89
God's people have
perfected His character.
00:54:28.90\00:54:31.00
Well, by beholding
Him, by living friend
00:54:31.01\00:54:33.01
no longer their
thought, no longer their mind,
00:54:33.02\00:54:34.62
but the mind of
Jesus, oh! Don't you sense
00:54:34.63\00:54:37.98
that I need to change, oh I do.
00:54:37.99\00:54:39.57
Oh! It's heavy
duty, oh! Lord help us.
00:54:40.17\00:54:42.12
As we study the
next time that we've come
00:54:43.94\00:54:45.73
together only those
who are living up to the
00:54:45.74\00:54:49.23
light that they have
will receive greater light.
00:54:49.24\00:54:51.21
Friends, you
don't wanna miss it,
00:54:52.35\00:54:53.32
not one portion,
we need to pray right
00:54:53.33\00:54:54.77
now because
we're gonna be standing
00:54:54.78\00:54:56.15
in the sight of the
Holy God, sin has to go
00:54:56.16\00:54:57.98
or would you pray
with me in the closing
00:54:57.99\00:54:59.94
moment that we
have? Kneel with me if,
00:54:59.95\00:55:02.34
if, if you can, if not
pray that we'll let the
00:55:02.35\00:55:05.46
Holy Spirit
consume us, let's pray.
00:55:05.47\00:55:07.11
Merciful Father in Heaven,
00:55:08.66\00:55:09.68
we thank you for
your precious work,
00:55:09.69\00:55:11.15
thank you for
reminding us, thank you for
00:55:11.16\00:55:13.50
giving us scripture
like you said you know,
00:55:13.51\00:55:15.94
we're to be free
from sin, we're to be
00:55:15.95\00:55:18.27
perfect as our Father
which art in heaven is,
00:55:18.28\00:55:20.08
we're to gain victory
over every defilement,
00:55:20.09\00:55:23.76
everything in our
life, it doesn't need to be
00:55:23.77\00:55:25.29
there over the, the
enemy. Can't do it on
00:55:25.30\00:55:27.90
our own, oh how we,
how much we need your
00:55:27.91\00:55:29.51
strength and your
power. We must receive
00:55:29.52\00:55:31.42
the early rain and be prepared,
00:55:31.43\00:55:33.30
be perfect before God
and receive the latter
00:55:33.88\00:55:36.15
rain and have the seal
of God, pray in a special
00:55:36.16\00:55:38.97
way that you anoint
this word as it goes out,
00:55:38.98\00:55:41.06
may it bring
conviction upon the hearts
00:55:41.07\00:55:42.81
and lives of the
people. And I thank you
00:55:42.82\00:55:44.07
for it right now,
in Jesus name, amen.
00:55:44.08\00:55:46.87
Man, aren't you
glad today? That we have
00:55:48.07\00:55:50.05
a savior who
cares for us, well I do,
00:55:50.06\00:55:51.99
I praise God for
that, what? If this is not a
00:55:52.00\00:55:54.24
heavy message,
friend you need to get on
00:55:54.25\00:55:55.99
your knees and
say, God make it heavy
00:55:56.00\00:55:57.33
to me because this
is life and death issue.
00:55:57.34\00:55:59.26
And God is not
playing with His Church,
00:55:59.60\00:56:01.59
He means business,
we need to be prepared
00:56:01.60\00:56:03.90
for His soon coming.
And I want to be when
00:56:03.91\00:56:05.88
I'm talking about
it, Lord give me victory
00:56:05.89\00:56:07.35
over sin, the old devil
is going to come against
00:56:07.36\00:56:09.15
like never
before, may God help us.
00:56:09.16\00:56:11.54
Remember by the way,
pray for the ministry
00:56:11.55\00:56:13.39
here Behold the
Lamb, pray for the station
00:56:13.40\00:56:15.16
and may God bless
each and everyone you.
00:56:15.17\00:56:17.50
And you know
we'll see you next time.
00:56:17.51\00:56:19.72
Welcome back friends,
I know that the journey
00:56:22.10\00:56:25.26
through these series
of messages entitled,
00:56:25.27\00:56:27.85
are you qualified to
receive the latter rain
00:56:27.86\00:56:29.94
is certainly deep and examining,
00:56:30.41\00:56:33.22
but have a vital
importance to the time
00:56:33.62\00:56:36.05
in which we live.
Today's message was entitled
00:56:36.06\00:56:39.01
"Fit to Live in the
Sight of the Holy God."
00:56:39.02\00:56:41.32
And we pray that it
stirred your heart to allow
00:56:41.77\00:56:44.43
God to make the
necessary changes in your lives
00:56:44.44\00:56:47.61
to do just that. The good news,
00:56:47.62\00:56:51.08
we're not finished
with this series just yet,
00:56:51.47\00:56:53.67
there are three
more sermons to go.
00:56:53.68\00:56:56.02
The next message is entitled,
00:56:56.42\00:56:58.49
"Those Living Up to
the Light that They Have
00:56:58.50\00:57:01.14
Will Receive Greater Light."
00:57:01.15\00:57:03.15
Followed by "Our
Characters Must Reach
00:57:03.57\00:57:05.86
Full Maturity
Before Probation Closes,"
00:57:05.87\00:57:08.37
and closing with
"How to Remedy the Defects
00:57:08.38\00:57:12.10
of Our Characters." You
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00:57:12.11\00:57:15.26
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