Hello, and welcome to
Behold the Lamb Presents.
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I'm Chris Shelton, your host.
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And I just wanna thank you
for tuning in with us today.
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Today, we're going to
begin a two part series
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that Pastor Kenny
Shelton has prepared for us
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and he's entitled this series
"The Prophecy of the 144,000.
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Who are they?"
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This prophecy is spoken
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of in the Book of
Revelation, in Chapter 14.
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John here, he is looking
into the future of the redeemed
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and he's
describing a group of people
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who are standing
with Christ on Mount Zion.
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This group has
their father's name
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written upon their foreheads
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and they sing a song that
only they are able to learn.
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They're described as being pure
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and having had followed
Christ wherever He led them.
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John says that these
are the first fruits to God
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and to the Lamb and
that they are without fault
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before the throne of God.
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It's a beautiful
description of harmony with God
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and the
salvation of His children.
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But what bothers many of
us who read this prophecy
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is that these
people who are redeemed
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and standing with the Lamb
on Mount Zion are numbered.
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But more important we were told
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that there are
only 144,000 of them.
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Think about it with me.
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Think about it in comparison
to the population of people
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who have lived on this earth
since the beginning of creation.
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This is certainly
not a very large number.
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In fact, it's not even a
large number for the people
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who are currently
living on this earth
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at this very moment.
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So for many of us it troubles
our minds at times as together
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we read this prophecy
and we begin to wonder
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why, why Lord such a
small number of people
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are pictured here with Christ.
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Prayerfully we
will gain more insight
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as to what these answers
are to our troubling questions
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as we listen and learn
from our next two lessons
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dealing with this
prophecy of the 144,000.
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But first, let's visit
the 3ABN worship center
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and be blessed as we listen
to a song that is entitled
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"How Can I Keep from
Singing" by Hopes Call.
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How can I keep
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How can I keep
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How can I keep
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From singing
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My life flows on
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In endless song
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Above earth's
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Lamentation
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I hear the sweet
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I hear the sweet
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Though far off hymn
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That hails a new
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A new creation
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Through all the tumult
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And the strife
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I hear the music ringing
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It finds an echo
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In my soul
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How can I keep
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From singing
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The peace of Christ
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Makes fresh my heart
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A fountain ever springing
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All things are mine
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Since I am His
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How can I keep from singing
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Since Christ is Lord
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Of Heaven and earth
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How can I keep
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From singing
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How can I keep
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How can I keep
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How can I keep
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From singing
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Praise the Lord.
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We're glad you joined us today
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and again by that
fiery introduction
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you know the
subject is vital importance.
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I prayed that it
touched to your heart
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and your life even
before the message.
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But always, we
always go to God in prayer
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and I'm gonna invite
you to go with me to prayer.
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You some but--you know,
listen to D.V.D.'s and C.D.'s
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and so on and so
forth, the internet,
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you may not be
able to kneel with me
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but those who
can I'm gonna ask you
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to kneel right now in prayer.
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Because this is a vital
subject that God's last day
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people need to understand.
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Let's pray about it. Shall we?
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Loving Father in Heaven,
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we thank You for
the privilege of prayer.
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We thank You that
You love us today.
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Father, we want to
know the truth of Your word
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and so we pray your Holy Spirit
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now will come upon
each and everyone of us.
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May our ears be open. May
we be in tune with heaven.
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May we
understand spiritual things
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by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Consume us all now.
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We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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I like to have
prayer, don't you?
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Can't pray too often
because of the subject matter.
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The devil is always angry
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when Gods' people move
forward and tell the truth.
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So if you haven't
really studied this subject
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it might be new to you
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but if you've been
studying it we're gonna pray
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Gods' is gonna
help us to understand it
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a little bit
better as we go along.
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I might mention that this
subject is so very important
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in the hour in which we live.
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When I speak about the 144,000,
this is a group of people,
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you see, that is in the future,
a very special group of people
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and so we should
gather our attention.
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Is it possible that
we could be a part of it?
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What are the
qualifications of it?
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And so we realize as we
study the Book of Revelation,
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that much of the
prophecy has been fulfilled.
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Things are being fulfilled
right here in our very day
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and the last part
just before Jesus comes.
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So I know that
you're going to be
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interested as we study together.
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Day by day, you
notice in the news,
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you hear that nations
are going against nations.
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There's threats.
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There's threats upon this good
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ol' United States
of America everyday.
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And around the world nations
are angry one with another.
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These are signs of
the coming of Jesus.
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And so when there is a threat
we need to take it seriously.
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We need to
understand in this hour
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in which we live that
Jesus is soon to come.
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That the old devil is
gonna be working with power
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that we have not seen before.
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So that means we
need to understand
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the word of God
like never before.
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You know, the
prophets of old wrote
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about what would be
taking place in this world.
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I know some of you when
you mention word prophet
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you get a little,
ooh, little tight maybe.
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Oh, don't do that
all through the Bible.
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We're gonna be
doing a study on that
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and I think that will
be an encouragement to you.
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But the prophets of old
wrote about what would be
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taking place in the
last days of earth's history.
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Now remember the
things that take place
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in the last
days of earth history
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outcome the 100
and what, and 44,000.
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That's why I think it
deems necessary for us
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to do background before we
get and say here's the 144,000.
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Here's what they
do, here's what they--
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There is some
background that's so imperative
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that we understand what comes
out of all this tribulation
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and these problems in the world.
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But some of you will say
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let's start to get
over this today, shall we?
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Well, we won't be here
for that. Yes, you will.
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Consider it. What if you are?
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I'm going to be saying
that program to program. Why?
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Because the devil is using,
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well, we won't be here
so we don't have to worry
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about what's
going to take place.
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Very interesting, the 144,000
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those who are like Jesus
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go through this
very terrible time
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that the world has never seen.
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So are they any
different than you and me?
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Were they
eliminated from going through
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some trials and tribulations
to perfect character?
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These are things
that we need to study.
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The prophets, they saw famine,
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pestilence, and
more and bloodshed.
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That's what the Bible says.
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And as we think on these
things there was much confusion.
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You say, well I'm not sure.
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Matthew 24:7, read it,
confusion was in the land.
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It was rapid.
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But I do believe this,
regardless of the confusion,
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regardless of what's going on
in this whole dark moral world,
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those who are disloyal to God
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in the keeping his commandments,
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God is still in control.
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Heaven is
interested in you and me.
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He's interested
in the people of God
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because he knows that
we live in a world of what?
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Deep corruption.
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On every hand
there is something,
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something going on in the world
that's devilish, that's dark.
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And we need to make sure that
we have the light of the truth
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and the gospel of
Jesus Christ in this hour.
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God said there will be people
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that would
deliver a warning message.
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People are gonna love
it? No, they will not. Why?
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It demands a change in character
and life and may be in our jobs
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and the way we
conduct ourselves.
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But God said
there will be a people
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that will give a
warning message to the world
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pointing people simply to
this-- look to the Lamb of God
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which takes away
the sins of the world.
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You read that in
John 1, verse 29.
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That's what the Bible said.
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So among a very
middle of a disloyal people
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in this dark world
who're trampling on what?
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The very law of God.
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There would be a
people that will be called--
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listen carefully--
to come out of Babylon.
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Some of you read
that saying, oh, Babylon
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and you're just
like you dismiss it.
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We need to
understand more of this
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when we'll be studying
more about this term Babylon
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and what it really, really mean?
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Babylon. Have
you ever read that?
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Revelation 18, you can read
it. Now let's just touch on it.
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You say, yeah but why touch
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because I want
to just get into it.
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Now, listen, listen carefully.
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Because remember the
stage as it were as being set,
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this will be
taking place in the world
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just prior to the
close of probation and what?
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The sealing of
Gods' people, the 144,000.
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So it's imperative that
they are going through this too.
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Oh, listen, Revelation
18 brings some points here,
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major points that I
do not want you to miss
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and I don't want to miss them.
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Babylon falling.
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We realize when Babylon
falls it's a progressive fall.
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And so we have to be
aware of what's taking place
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and the Bible will
help us understand it.
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Because what, as it falls
it's affecting the whole world.
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And that's you and
that's me, isn't it?
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And so if it affects our
world I need to know about it.
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How about you?
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And you realize
the fall of Babylon--
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this might shock you.
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The fall of
Babylon can be traced
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all the way back
to the Garden of Eden
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where the devil told his, what?
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First lie. Oh, you've read that.
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Genesis 3, verse 4.
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When he said
"You shall not" what?
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Good "Surely die."
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And so it began then what?
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Babylon is confusion, we
understand, and lies, right?
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False teaching.
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He began to
teach it right there.
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And so we need to trace it
all way from the beginning,
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all the way to the end of time.
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We find in our world
billions and trillions
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of dollars
misused, false teachings,
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doctrines in the
church running rapid,
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selfishness,
heresies of every kind.
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It seems like
we're being as Christians
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you're almost
being beat on this side
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and that side and down to top.
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In which direction the
devil is coming against you
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because he, he hates you.
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These heresies,
these false teaching,
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Babylon's teaching has
taken the world captive
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and that's the
plan of the enemy.
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But you know, when
Jesus began His ministry,
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think with me what He did.
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When He first began His
ministry what did He do?
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He went in and He
cleansed the all good the temple
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from the sacrilegious
behavior that was polluting it.
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He went in and as
we say clean house.
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That's what Jesus did
when He began his ministry.
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He--what, what was
defiling the temple right?
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He got rid of it.
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Interesting the word
when you look up that
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says the prostitute's
ways. Interesting, wow.
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But Jesus didn't
want to deal with that
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and so He went
in and He cleansed
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that unhealthy
behavior, the wicked ways.
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And you'll see where right
in the last acts of His life,
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the second
cleansing of the temple.
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So there was
what? Two calls quickly.
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There were two calls.
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Two calls of warning to cleanse
the temple and He cleansed it.
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Two calls and that-- so
the last word to the church.
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He is talking to His people.
He is talking to the church.
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And He does it through the
what? Second Angel's message.
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Now again we're preparing
for the 144,000 that's going
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to come out among all of this
stuff that we're talking about.
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The Second Angel's
message you see is to wake up
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a sleepy
church, a sleepy people.
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And it says--
and what does it say?
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"Babylon is," good, "is fallen."
"All nations," that means what?
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Listen, all churches are drunk
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with a wine of the
false teachings and doctrines.
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And then the second
call is the call to what?
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The Third Angel.
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The loud cry of the
Third Angel and it says
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"Come out of her,
my" what, "my people
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and don't partake of her sins,
or receive of her plagues."
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If you don't come out of Babylon
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you're going to
receive of her sins.
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Do you want to
receive of her sins?
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All that she's
done in the world,
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all the wickedness that God said
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I'm gonna pour my
wrath out upon her.
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Or you wanna go
through the plagues?
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That means you're lost, friend.
Come on, somebody help us.
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No, you don't want to do that.
We don't want to be fooled.
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He said her plague--her sins
have reached up into heaven.
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We need to realize
don't fool yourself
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and I don't want to
get myself fooled here
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because we realize
before Jesus comes I want,
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especially those of you
who say you're Bible students,
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there's going to be a
removing of the old landmarks.
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A removing of the old landmarks
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is going to have
to be taking place.
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And the pillars--there's
going to try to be moving
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some of the pillars of the
faith of Gods' last day people.
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Do you know truth well enough?
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Do you really
understand what the truth is
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that you won't be shaken out?
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Or that you won't accept
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some kind of false
teachings and doctrines?
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The enemy is going to be
messing with the pillars,
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the anchors, the
foundation of our faith.
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We need to anchor
in like never before.
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And you know, we have to realize
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there is going to be an
almost over powering effort
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that's going to be made.
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And let me tell you
how it's going to be made.
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What? By the Laws of the Land.
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The laws of the
land we see right here
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are going to be doing what?
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It's going to be
trying to get you
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to follow the
enemy, legislative action.
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Now remember,
this is dealing with
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what's going to
come out of the 144,000.
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They are going to be
challenged with these issues
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that I'm
talking about right now,
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just like you're going
to be challenged with him.
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Legislative, Laws
of the--of the Land.
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Friend, we didn't
realize what's going on here.
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The Laws of the
Land is going to what?
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Institute a false Sabbath.
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A child of the papacy
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and he is going
to demand the world,
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you see, to worship on that day.
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The enemy is doing his very best
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to get rid of even the
knowledge of God in the land.
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If he could do it he would do it
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but Gods' not going
to let him. Praise God.
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He is not gonna let the enemy
wipeout the knowledge of God.
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We need to have our
minds and our hearts
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in the Bible like never before.
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As God said, you know,
he's going to have a people
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that's going to be
sanctified by the word.
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I wonder if you're
sanctified by the word today.
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You've been really reading it.
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You can say okay, this
is the truce of Gods word
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or you're gonna be one of those
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that will go along
with the commandments of man
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and the teachings of man today.
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Here's where
prophecy begins to point out
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special group of people.
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Here's where
prophecy begins to tell us
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and points out
this special group.
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They're singled out.
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See this group of
people are singled out
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because they hold up
the truth like no other.
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They hold up the
truth in the midst of
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again a dark world where
there seem to be no truth.
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They reflect the image
of God. They are like Jesus.
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They're separated--
this group of people
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they are
separated from all iniquity,
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from things of the world.
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They dare to be like Jesus.
This is the special group.
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They reflect the image of God.
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They are the elect of God,
the Bible talks about here.
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Christ formed within.
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You ever read
that in Galatians 4:19.
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Christ formed within.
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Oh, how
desperately we need that today.
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Letting Christ into our hearts,
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in our life and let
flow in every thought,
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in every action
and in every deed
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let--let Jesus do this for us.
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Christ within, we need that.
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But can you be among this group?
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Can I be among
this illustrious group
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that we are talking about here?
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What they go through.
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See when you
just--to me when you take time
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to do a subject like
this it's like you're only,
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you're only touching on it.
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Even though there is a
very little scripture on it,
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the teaching can
certainly just springboard out
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because you can use
some of these passages
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that are given in
these verses and you can jump
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and you can find a
principle of Gods word
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and you say there's
a lot more here than
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what maybe you thought before.
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But we would miss something
and I think this is why
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I've chosen to spend some time.
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Something vital
if we did not mention
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the condition of
the world at that time.
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Of what was--where we were going
for just before Jesus comes.
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And how the
majority of the people
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even today and
before Jesus comes,
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they are just unaware of
what's going to take place.
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It's just that simple.
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It's almost like
they are uninformed
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and they are because they
are not going to God's word.
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I believe this prophecy is
crying out like never before.
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There is a loud voice
that's going on this--
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they are waking up the saints
to say the time is almost gone
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and where we're
gonna spend eternity.
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God's judgments are in
the land as you well know.
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They are falling
everyday right here
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and they are
going to continue. Why?
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Why will the judgments
continue to fall on this land?
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It seems like there
is-- they're all ready,
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one just right on
the heels of the other.
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It's because we are
a rebellious people.
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It's very simple.
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Warning after
warning is being given.
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Signs all over the place.
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Nations, nature,
all are crying out.
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You can see what's going on
and yet we seem to be confused.
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When prophecy is so clear,
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the prophets of
God have been so clear
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and the prophets of
God simply say what?
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Prepare, prepare. To what?
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To meet your God.
Preparation to meet God.
00:21:08.08\00:21:12.03
And what's
happening? Oh, friend.
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Many, many pastors
and evangelists today,
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they are trying to
give you something smooth,
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something that will, kind of,
00:21:19.75\00:21:21.12
make you set
back in a easy chair
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and say, oh, yeah, well,
this is going to be good.
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Friend, it's just that
many today are pointing forward
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to an age of
peace and prosperity.
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You know what,
that's Bible prophecy
00:21:30.27\00:21:32.69
before Jesus come.
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You want to say what
peace and prosperity,
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peace and safety?
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And the Bible says what?
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First Thessalonians 5, certain
destructions going to come.
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And still the minister
is getting in the pulpit
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and being a minister of
God, a mouth piece for God,
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warning the people to
get ready to meet Jesus.
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Get rid of sin in their
life, to let Jesus come in
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and fully right--live right
out through you and through me.
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After all, as in all
of this and the 144,000
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and the great
controversy, is those who what?
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The devil said what?
No one can be like you.
00:22:00.22\00:22:03.07
He said they can be like you.
00:22:03.10\00:22:04.47
Guess what? God's
character was challenged.
00:22:04.50\00:22:07.03
And he said
there will be a people,
00:22:07.06\00:22:08.93
you see, who were
able to live above sin
00:22:08.96\00:22:11.70
by His grace
and by His strength.
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And so we see right
here that they are howling,
00:22:13.90\00:22:16.64
oh, peace and prosperity.
00:22:16.67\00:22:18.36
And they are talking about what?
00:22:18.39\00:22:19.85
They are absorbed in
pleasure and feasting
00:22:19.88\00:22:22.63
and doing all of these things
that the world does or building.
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They are having a good
time. They are out making money.
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There's nothing
wrong with making money
00:22:29.74\00:22:31.17
but I'm saying that becomes
a priority to many people.
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Anyway they let the hand of God
00:22:35.21\00:22:37.19
go whenever comes to
the--we saw that the dollar.
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They just, oh, we're
gonna make some more money
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and preaching they
lose the sensory of heaven
00:22:42.11\00:22:44.33
and heavenly things.
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And so that's it was-Bible says
as it was in the days of what?
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Good, of Noah.
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The Bible said it
would wax worse and worse
00:22:50.53\00:22:52.37
and still saying, oh,
it's going to get better,
00:22:52.40\00:22:53.88
its going to get better.
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If we realize when it
talks about waxing worse
00:22:55.31\00:22:57.76
in Second Timothy, waxing worse
00:22:57.79\00:22:59.84
the Bible says
here it gets worse.
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It grows worse. It
continues to strengthen.
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It advances, it increases
00:23:07.36\00:23:10.81
as it comes closer
to the time of Jesus.
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In other words it has
a wax old and as it gets,
00:23:13.45\00:23:16.67
you know, coldness of
the heart we find people in,
00:23:16.70\00:23:19.66
it's that
strengthen to the point
00:23:19.69\00:23:21.38
that it comes to the very
front and it's very obvious
00:23:21.41\00:23:24.48
what kind of
position they are taking.
00:23:24.51\00:23:27.00
You know, Jesus said, I
wish that you'd be what?
00:23:27.03\00:23:29.09
Yes, hot or cold
and not lukewarm.
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He is talking to a people
00:23:33.75\00:23:35.12
who were in the
subject of the 144,000.
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But you know this
group of folks here
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they are just--they're
avoiding all the warning signs.
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They are not paying attention.
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But the day of
God, the Bible says,
00:23:46.80\00:23:48.85
is going to come
up on them as a what?
00:23:48.88\00:23:50.87
As a surprise. Why?
00:23:50.90\00:23:54.03
Because they haven't
been paying attention.
00:23:54.06\00:23:56.61
They have been
lured to sleep by what?
00:23:56.64\00:23:58.47
False security of many in
the world today in the pulpits.
00:23:58.50\00:24:02.37
Don't worry about it.
Relax, it's going to be okay.
00:24:02.40\00:24:06.41
And God's prophets
down through the ages said,
00:24:06.44\00:24:08.39
get ready, get ready.
00:24:08.42\00:24:10.02
Error, falsehood.
00:24:10.05\00:24:14.30
You guys, we
gladly accept that today.
00:24:14.33\00:24:18.69
We sit back and let
other people to feed us.
00:24:18.72\00:24:21.66
Air and false, you know,
00:24:21.69\00:24:23.25
doctrine and teaching
and we sit back smile.
00:24:23.28\00:24:25.89
And say, well, it must
be. I guess, it's okay.
00:24:25.92\00:24:28.17
Oh, friend, do not--the
great controversy, great book.
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Page 338:9 look at--
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if you happen to have
one read this with me.
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It says this, when the
professed people of God.
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Now you professed to
be, you know, we love God,
00:24:39.18\00:24:41.99
you're part of the
family of God, knows it.
00:24:42.02\00:24:44.12
When they are
uniting with the world,
00:24:44.15\00:24:47.30
when Gods people
then are doing what?
00:24:47.33\00:24:49.30
Are uniting with the
world, living as they live.
00:24:49.33\00:24:54.53
If that doesn't
challenge you and me today--
00:24:54.56\00:24:57.55
that doesn't challenge us.
00:24:57.58\00:25:00.76
The professed people of
God are uniting with the world.
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You have to look at your
life and I have to look at mine.
00:25:04.51\00:25:06.42
Am I really
uniting with the world
00:25:06.45\00:25:09.07
that really you
can't see any difference
00:25:09.10\00:25:10.54
between me, you,
there, and the worldlings
00:25:10.57\00:25:13.60
and we are living
as the world lives?
00:25:13.63\00:25:15.70
Look at your life.
00:25:15.73\00:25:17.10
Are we living like
everybody else is living
00:25:17.13\00:25:19.07
down in the neighborhood
00:25:19.10\00:25:20.47
and in the world
and where we work?
00:25:20.50\00:25:21.87
Are we just like
them? It's part of prophecy.
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When we are doing that
we are joining with them
00:25:24.65\00:25:27.60
in forbidden pleasure.
00:25:27.63\00:25:30.51
We are seeking society
of the world, you get it?
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It says when the luxury, listen,
when the luxury of the world
00:25:34.29\00:25:38.28
becomes the
luxury of the church.
00:25:38.31\00:25:42.02
More and more have
opened the church doors
00:25:42.05\00:25:43.72
and people come in.
00:25:43.75\00:25:45.12
They say, we get phone calls.
00:25:45.15\00:25:47.41
People who're upset things
are going on in their church.
00:25:47.44\00:25:50.46
They don't know
what to do about it.
00:25:50.49\00:25:53.50
Morality seems to be gone.
Spirit of God seems to be gone.
00:25:53.53\00:25:57.67
It's waning and everything
00:25:57.70\00:26:00.21
it seem like except
for the word of God.
00:26:00.24\00:26:02.59
They don't know what to do.
00:26:02.62\00:26:05.75
Has the world
come in as, you know,
00:26:05.78\00:26:07.30
luxuries of the church
and luxuries of the world
00:26:07.33\00:26:09.61
they are saying?
00:26:09.64\00:26:11.01
And then we're reading on.
00:26:11.04\00:26:12.41
It says when the
marriage bells are chiming
00:26:12.44\00:26:14.43
and all are looking forward
00:26:14.46\00:26:15.91
to many years of
worldly prosperity
00:26:15.94\00:26:19.69
then suddenly as
the lightening flashes
00:26:19.72\00:26:22.96
will come the end
of these bright visions
00:26:22.99\00:26:25.35
and they're loosing hope.
00:26:25.38\00:26:28.47
Think about it.
00:26:28.50\00:26:30.01
Oh, we think, oh, it's
just wonderful, it's so good.
00:26:30.04\00:26:32.31
Just about--all of a sudden
we've got it together now.
00:26:32.34\00:26:35.26
Things are going good.
00:26:35.29\00:26:36.66
I said look out it's
going to come to an end.
00:26:36.69\00:26:39.99
Friend, are you
really preparing?
00:26:40.02\00:26:41.47
Am I really preparing for
what's to come upon this world,
00:26:41.50\00:26:44.97
to be a part of this
special group of people
00:26:45.00\00:26:48.44
that will be alive than 144,000?
00:26:48.47\00:26:51.97
You say, yeah but
I've read in scripture.
00:26:52.00\00:26:53.82
We realize if you
look in scripture,
00:26:53.85\00:26:55.33
I believe, it's
only mentioned three,
00:26:55.36\00:26:56.73
three different places.
00:26:56.76\00:26:58.31
And in the Book of
Revelation Chapter 7 verse 4,
00:26:58.34\00:27:01.18
Revelation 14 verse
1, Revelation 14 verse 3.
00:27:01.21\00:27:06.42
But you know, I think
again before we really give
00:27:06.45\00:27:08.98
we go right back
and we say okay, look,
00:27:09.01\00:27:11.48
we've been talking about
the condition of the world
00:27:11.51\00:27:13.53
and the condition of the world
will be before Jesus comes.
00:27:13.56\00:27:18.20
And then we go back and
say, Okay, what was going on
00:27:18.23\00:27:21.32
when this prophecy
was given in scripture,
00:27:21.35\00:27:23.96
in Revelation Chapter 7?
00:27:23.99\00:27:26.36
In order to do that we go back
00:27:26.39\00:27:29.75
to the chapter
before Revelation Chapter 6
00:27:29.78\00:27:31.98
and it's
interesting what it says.
00:27:32.01\00:27:33.80
Revelation Chapter 6 verse 17.
00:27:33.83\00:27:36.88
Here is the
question, at least to me
00:27:36.91\00:27:38.84
has vital importance
for the people of God today.
00:27:38.87\00:27:41.92
This stops me in my tracks.
00:27:41.95\00:27:44.08
It makes me try
the self examination
00:27:44.11\00:27:46.30
and you do the same today.
00:27:46.33\00:27:48.31
It begins with-- it says this.
00:27:48.34\00:27:50.20
"For the great day of
his wrath is come" okay,
00:27:50.23\00:27:55.85
and then you say
well, yeah, okay,
00:27:55.88\00:27:57.28
the great day of his wrath.
00:27:57.31\00:27:58.81
How many of us really understand
00:27:58.84\00:28:00.75
what the wrath
of God is all about?
00:28:00.78\00:28:05.18
We say it like it's just like,
00:28:05.21\00:28:06.61
you know, mom and dad
is gonna take a little belt
00:28:06.64\00:28:08.15
and just give--tan our hide
00:28:08.18\00:28:09.55
just a little bit
and we are gonna be out.
00:28:09.58\00:28:10.95
The wrath of God when
it's poured out, that mixture.
00:28:10.98\00:28:15.50
It says Bible is clear on it
00:28:15.53\00:28:17.04
"The great day of
his wrath is come"
00:28:17.07\00:28:18.90
and notice here
is the big question
00:28:18.93\00:28:20.75
"who shall be able to stand?"
00:28:20.78\00:28:24.93
Evidently in a
prophecy of revelation,
00:28:24.96\00:28:27.53
John the Revelator
was like taken back.
00:28:27.56\00:28:30.90
For all the scenes
that were passing before him
00:28:30.93\00:28:34.95
he could see
that there is no hope.
00:28:34.98\00:28:37.98
Who is gonna be saved?
00:28:38.01\00:28:40.90
When all of this
breaks loose upon the world,
00:28:40.93\00:28:44.57
who is gonna be saved?
Who is gonna be able to stand?
00:28:44.60\00:28:47.54
And notice he didn't say
who is gonna be able to sit.
00:28:47.57\00:28:51.02
Who is gonna be
able to stand for God?
00:28:51.05\00:28:53.77
All through
scripture the principle,
00:28:53.80\00:28:55.50
he is always saying what?
00:28:55.53\00:28:56.90
Stand, stand up. Stand for me.
00:28:56.93\00:29:00.02
Stand for what is truth.
00:29:00.05\00:29:01.60
You see, stand up, be counted.
00:29:01.63\00:29:04.14
Yes, when you stand
you become a spectacle.
00:29:04.17\00:29:06.16
That's right. God wants you to.
00:29:06.19\00:29:07.56
He wants them what,
not see you but see Him.
00:29:07.59\00:29:10.82
Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
you soldiers of the cross.
00:29:10.85\00:29:15.90
So that question is
so legitimate to me.
00:29:15.93\00:29:18.52
Who's gonna be
able to stand? Who?
00:29:18.55\00:29:23.79
Then, you know, as
you study Revelation 6,
00:29:23.82\00:29:26.40
because some of you say,
00:29:26.43\00:29:27.80
well, I don't know what's
happening in Revelation 6.
00:29:27.83\00:29:29.98
That's all right but
you need to get in the word
00:29:30.01\00:29:32.46
and you start studying.
00:29:32.49\00:29:33.90
Revelation Chapter 6,
00:29:33.93\00:29:35.30
remember the seals
are being dealt with here.
00:29:35.33\00:29:37.56
And the opening of
the sixth seal here.
00:29:37.59\00:29:40.47
Now what are the seals?
00:29:40.50\00:29:41.87
Well, they
simply contain records,
00:29:41.90\00:29:44.14
records of the
advance through the ages.
00:29:44.17\00:29:47.96
And so through the ages
they were passing before John
00:29:47.99\00:29:50.16
of what took place
down through the ages
00:29:50.19\00:29:52.09
to the end of the world
where Jesus is going to come
00:29:52.12\00:29:54.33
and ohn say...
00:29:54.36\00:29:56.74
there is just nobody
going to be able to stand.
00:29:56.77\00:29:59.01
No one's is going to be saved.
00:29:59.04\00:30:01.94
John saw these events.
That's what the Bible said.
00:30:01.97\00:30:04.89
But you know how he saw them?
He saw them in symbolic form.
00:30:04.92\00:30:08.85
Now keep this in
mind, until the time
00:30:08.88\00:30:12.27
or till the very end until what?
00:30:12.30\00:30:15.14
We find the character of
God is going to be vindicated.
00:30:15.17\00:30:18.01
That's what the
great controversy
00:30:18.04\00:30:19.91
is all about, isn't it?
00:30:19.94\00:30:21.54
Vindicating the
character of God,
00:30:21.57\00:30:24.16
His people are gonna
vindicate His character.
00:30:24.19\00:30:27.29
So the good news about
this of the seven seals
00:30:27.32\00:30:31.18
there was in the book,
there was one worthy to open it.
00:30:31.21\00:30:34.41
And so what we do?
We went to Revelation 7
00:30:34.44\00:30:37.38
and then we're
going back Revelation 6,
00:30:37.41\00:30:39.16
we go back to Revelation 5,
00:30:39.19\00:30:41.02
because as we
talk about Revelation 5
00:30:41.05\00:30:43.68
we see these seals
and the people in heaven
00:30:43.71\00:30:46.24
all saying "who is
worthy to open the seals?"
00:30:46.27\00:30:50.06
And then the
question is answered what?
00:30:50.09\00:30:51.60
There is only one that's worthy
in Revelation 5:5, it's Jesus.
00:30:51.63\00:30:55.11
Only Jesus can open the seals.
00:30:55.14\00:30:58.11
And so that's good
news for us today. Why?
00:30:58.14\00:31:00.33
Because he's won the
battle between good and evil.
00:31:00.36\00:31:03.58
That's exactly what's
going on in the world today.
00:31:03.61\00:31:06.95
Battle between good and
evil everyday in your life
00:31:06.98\00:31:09.56
and really everyday in my life.
00:31:09.59\00:31:13.06
But friend,
please think about that.
00:31:13.09\00:31:15.76
Everyday you're
fighting a battle
00:31:15.79\00:31:18.08
but you need Jesus on your side.
00:31:18.11\00:31:19.85
If you don't,
you'll lose every battle.
00:31:19.88\00:31:22.50
With Jesus on your side
you'll win every battle.
00:31:22.53\00:31:26.63
Jesus, the one who is worthy.
00:31:26.66\00:31:28.60
The one who is
victorious in battle.
00:31:28.63\00:31:32.11
That's the one that will
fight for you and fight for me.
00:31:32.14\00:31:35.17
And then we find the admonition
00:31:35.20\00:31:37.81
and we're gonna have
to follow this admonition
00:31:37.84\00:31:39.47
as we are studying.
00:31:39.50\00:31:41.22
Giving you food for thought
00:31:41.25\00:31:42.69
before you really
attack the subject
00:31:42.72\00:31:45.09
is as we look n Revelation 6:1.
00:31:45.12\00:31:48.99
It says simply
this, come and see.
00:31:49.02\00:31:52.12
Revelation 6:1, come and see.
00:31:52.15\00:31:54.60
So we're invited to
come and see what was taken.
00:31:54.63\00:31:56.89
John is saying come
and see what's going on.
00:31:56.92\00:31:58.72
Come and see, listen,
who shall be able to stand.
00:31:58.75\00:32:05.12
But Revelation 6,
who's going to be stand--
00:32:05.15\00:32:06.56
then we are going
to go to Revelation 7
00:32:06.59\00:32:08.37
and you'll see those
who will be able to what?
00:32:08.40\00:32:10.15
Stand. What does that mean?
00:32:10.18\00:32:12.93
Well, in the New Testament,
Luke Chapter 21 verse 36,
00:32:12.96\00:32:17.12
it tells us right here
who shall be able to stand.
00:32:17.15\00:32:19.24
"So therefore pray always."
00:32:19.27\00:32:21.52
You remember
reading that pray always.
00:32:21.55\00:32:23.42
"That you may be
accounted worthy to escape"
00:32:23.45\00:32:26.34
notice this "all of those
things that shall come" What?
00:32:26.37\00:32:32.21
"All of those things that
shall" what "come to pass,
00:32:32.24\00:32:34.98
and stand
before the Son of man."
00:32:35.01\00:32:37.79
See some people will read
that and what do they say?
00:32:37.82\00:32:39.50
Ah, see, we're going
to be able to escape.
00:32:39.53\00:32:42.60
Take your strong--you
know, begin to look up and say,
00:32:42.63\00:32:45.23
what's the Greek on
the words to escape.
00:32:45.26\00:32:47.63
It does mean to flea out.
00:32:47.66\00:32:49.85
Notice this, that you
maybe accounted worthy
00:32:49.88\00:32:52.33
to escape or to flea out.
00:32:52.36\00:32:55.10
And then it gives a
very interesting definition.
00:32:55.13\00:32:57.92
It says, not taken out. Oh, wow.
00:32:57.95\00:33:03.52
So some of you
who've been using that
00:33:03.55\00:33:04.92
you gonna have to leave
that--go at-- doesn't mean
00:33:04.95\00:33:06.82
to be taken out of it.
00:33:06.85\00:33:08.89
Make sure that we are what?
00:33:08.92\00:33:10.29
Worthy to stand
by the grace of God.
00:33:10.32\00:33:12.86
What does it mean to stand?
00:33:12.89\00:33:15.55
That means to
continue in what is truth.
00:33:15.58\00:33:17.79
Continue in your belief in God.
00:33:17.82\00:33:20.11
To be staunch in
what you believe.
00:33:20.14\00:33:22.16
Some people say,
oh, he is too staunch.
00:33:22.19\00:33:23.56
Can you really get
too staunch for Jesus?
00:33:23.59\00:33:26.85
To stand means I'm
going to abide in Him.
00:33:26.88\00:33:29.19
I'm going to be upright in Him.
I'm going to be active in Him.
00:33:29.22\00:33:34.40
I'm going to be-- I'm
going to be in a position--
00:33:34.43\00:33:37.33
positive position for Jesus.
00:33:37.36\00:33:40.43
How many of us there are not
even taking a stand on anything.
00:33:40.46\00:33:42.72
We let the world go
and the devil have his way
00:33:42.75\00:33:45.10
and we just sit back and
we say nothing and do nothing.
00:33:45.13\00:33:48.44
Malachi Chapter 3 verse 2.
00:33:48.47\00:33:51.83
Bible says this "But who may
abide in the day of his coming?"
00:33:51.86\00:33:57.09
Interesting, when
you're learning what truth is.
00:33:57.12\00:34:00.06
You're finding what this
Bible writer said over here
00:34:00.09\00:34:02.47
and what another
Bible writer said.
00:34:02.50\00:34:04.75
Malachi, you see in
viewing and meditating
00:34:04.78\00:34:08.40
and thinking upon and the Spirit
of God working upon his heart.
00:34:08.43\00:34:11.48
He too said what,
"Who is going to be
00:34:11.51\00:34:13.16
able to abide in
the day of his coming?"
00:34:13.19\00:34:15.33
Who's going to abide?
00:34:15.36\00:34:17.33
And sometime we
think it's so easy.
00:34:17.36\00:34:18.73
Oh, well I'll be abiding.
Oh, man, I'm going to be here.
00:34:18.76\00:34:21.70
People say it don't matter
what's happening in the world.
00:34:21.73\00:34:23.33
I don't care what they do to me.
00:34:23.36\00:34:24.73
I'll tell you I'll just
go right--oh, really now?
00:34:24.76\00:34:28.73
You need to take
heed, right? Lest you fall.
00:34:28.76\00:34:33.70
I don't care what they do to me.
00:34:33.73\00:34:35.50
And all you have to do is
what, little some bad happen
00:34:35.53\00:34:37.47
and you've thrown religion out,
00:34:37.50\00:34:38.87
you've thrown God
out and everything out.
00:34:38.90\00:34:40.27
We need to what? We stand firm.
00:34:40.30\00:34:41.67
We need to rely upon
God. Don't trust yourself.
00:34:41.70\00:34:45.21
I don't trust
myself, not without Jesus.
00:34:45.24\00:34:49.70
Malachi said, John in Revela--
00:34:49.73\00:34:51.50
who is going to
be able to stand?
00:34:51.53\00:34:52.96
Nobody is going to stand.
00:34:52.99\00:34:54.36
Who is gonna abide in
the day of his coming?
00:34:54.39\00:34:56.84
Notice, what he said.
00:34:56.87\00:34:58.24
"And who shall
stand when he appeareth?"
00:34:58.27\00:35:03.55
That was John
was talking about it.
00:35:03.58\00:35:05.21
Look at somebody
in the Old Testament,
00:35:05.24\00:35:06.91
look at somebody in the
New Testament the last book.
00:35:06.94\00:35:09.43
And they all are saying as they
see the events taking place.
00:35:09.46\00:35:11.68
Who's gonna be able to stand?
00:35:11.71\00:35:14.53
So what's make you think,
00:35:14.56\00:35:15.93
what makes me think I'm
going to be able to stand?
00:35:15.96\00:35:17.81
Unless I've a close
connection with Jesus.
00:35:17.84\00:35:20.48
Unless I have my
life right with Jesus.
00:35:20.51\00:35:23.16
If he's my all in all, if
I love Him above everything.
00:35:23.19\00:35:26.31
If He's supreme in my life.
00:35:26.34\00:35:28.78
If I put him first and
then all these other things
00:35:28.81\00:35:32.07
the Bible said
will be added into you.
00:35:32.10\00:35:34.20
If He's my, He's
my-- when I go to bed
00:35:34.23\00:35:36.78
and I think, I think
about Him before I go to sleep.
00:35:36.81\00:35:40.77
And first thing I think
about is Him when I get up,
00:35:40.80\00:35:43.01
about the importance
of spending some time
00:35:43.04\00:35:44.49
and studying and
praying with Him.
00:35:44.52\00:35:46.75
And God I want to
do Your will today.
00:35:46.78\00:35:48.67
Oh, help me to be a
blessing to someone today.
00:35:48.70\00:35:50.99
Is that your heart's
cry? Is that your plea?
00:35:51.02\00:35:53.89
I believe it's
going to be the cry
00:35:53.92\00:35:55.29
and the plea of the 144,000.
00:35:55.32\00:35:58.67
Those who have perfected
character to be like Jesus.
00:35:58.70\00:36:03.41
That's what we
are leading up to.
00:36:03.44\00:36:06.49
When you look at all
of what's going on here.
00:36:06.52\00:36:09.83
Look at what's happening here.
00:36:09.86\00:36:11.23
We see in Revelation
5:11, it's interesting.
00:36:11.26\00:36:15.68
Talks about here in response
to the "You have four beasts.
00:36:15.71\00:36:19.61
You have 24 elders."
00:36:19.64\00:36:21.62
Have you ever wondered--
have you studied about that?
00:36:21.65\00:36:23.96
All of heaven is saying
"Worthy, worthy is the Lamb."
00:36:23.99\00:36:30.47
Back in Revelation 5:13,
let me just read that to you.
00:36:30.50\00:36:33.21
It says "Every creature"
that means every created being
00:36:33.24\00:36:37.45
"which is in heaven and on earth
00:36:37.48\00:36:39.29
and under the earth
and such are in the sea,
00:36:39.32\00:36:41.48
and all that is in
them, I heard saying,
00:36:41.51\00:36:43.38
Blessing and honor
and glory and power,
00:36:43.41\00:36:46.73
unto him that
sitteth up on the throne
00:36:46.76\00:36:49.35
and unto the Lamb
for ever and ever.
00:36:49.38\00:36:51.78
Well, the words that
are coming forth He's just,
00:36:51.81\00:36:54.52
He's fair, He's good.
00:36:54.55\00:36:55.92
His character
has been vindicated.
00:36:55.95\00:36:58.11
Isaiah talks about the prophet.
00:36:58.14\00:37:01.15
And Philippians
Chapter 2 talks about
00:37:01.18\00:37:02.84
"Every knee shall bow and
every tongue shall confess."
00:37:02.87\00:37:06.74
And then naturally in Revelation
5:11 we just talked about here.
00:37:06.77\00:37:09.75
We're talking
about all of heaven.
00:37:09.78\00:37:11.53
All of them are saying "Worthy,
worthy, worthy is the Lamb."
00:37:11.56\00:37:16.77
When's the last time that
you said "worthy is the Lamb?"
00:37:16.80\00:37:19.81
When is the last time
you praised God in the church
00:37:19.84\00:37:21.84
instead of coming in
the church with a long face
00:37:21.87\00:37:23.65
and all--half mad
because you went to church
00:37:23.68\00:37:27.02
and may be you
had to go to church
00:37:27.05\00:37:28.42
instead of I
can't wait to get there.
00:37:28.45\00:37:30.22
And something was
said and you said,
00:37:30.25\00:37:31.62
Oh, Hallelujah, praise the Lord.
00:37:31.65\00:37:33.02
"Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain."
00:37:33.05\00:37:35.46
You guys, your
life might just change
00:37:35.49\00:37:37.85
or you think
you're gonna crack apart
00:37:37.88\00:37:39.30
but you won't crack apart.
00:37:39.33\00:37:40.92
They'll bring
real joy, and peace,
00:37:40.95\00:37:42.32
and happiness in your heart
00:37:42.35\00:37:43.72
when you can be able to
lift up your voice in praise
00:37:43.75\00:37:45.97
and adoration to the king
of kings and the Lord of Lords.
00:37:46.00\00:37:48.40
All of heaven, the Bible
said, they're shouting together
00:37:48.43\00:37:51.17
"Worthy, worthy is the Lamb."
00:37:51.20\00:37:54.46
Do you think
"worthy is the Lamb?"
00:37:54.49\00:37:55.86
Dear friend, we need to know
00:37:55.89\00:37:57.26
what he is worthy down
here, isn't that right?
00:37:57.29\00:37:58.66
Accepting and praising down here
00:37:58.69\00:38:00.06
you're going to be
praise him up there.
00:38:00.09\00:38:02.27
Why not join in, in the group?
00:38:02.30\00:38:04.20
The 144,000 are
joining in their group.
00:38:04.23\00:38:08.07
Do you want to
be a part of that?
00:38:08.10\00:38:11.05
See before that
seventh seal is opened up.
00:38:11.08\00:38:14.33
You know how
many seals are there?
00:38:14.36\00:38:15.87
There's only
seven. And may I say this?
00:38:15.90\00:38:18.78
Just give you food for thought.
Can't go into it right now.
00:38:18.81\00:38:21.41
If you realize that
there are seven seals
00:38:21.44\00:38:25.87
and that we are
between the-listen,
00:38:25.90\00:38:27.72
the sixth, end of the sixth
and the opening of the seventh.
00:38:27.75\00:38:32.02
There is no more after that.
00:38:32.05\00:38:34.53
If you study the
Book of Revelation,
00:38:34.56\00:38:35.93
you know, it began and
started in the churches.
00:38:35.96\00:38:38.42
You know, starting with Ephesus
00:38:38.45\00:38:39.82
and just going round down
00:38:39.85\00:38:41.22
to the last church,
the Laodicea Church.
00:38:41.25\00:38:43.15
We're at the end
of the sixth, right?
00:38:43.18\00:38:44.68
And we're beginning
the what? The seventh.
00:38:44.71\00:38:47.26
There are no more churches.
00:38:47.29\00:38:48.66
The history of the
church, what does that mean?
00:38:48.69\00:38:52.16
That means there is no
more time. We're at the end.
00:38:52.19\00:38:54.01
That tells you
there's nothing else beyond.
00:38:54.04\00:38:57.57
Perfecting of the saints,
getting ready to meet Jesus.
00:38:57.60\00:39:03.04
And then as that
seventh seal is opened,
00:39:03.07\00:39:05.56
once again the question,
who shall be able to stand?
00:39:05.59\00:39:09.08
Well, what an awesome question.
00:39:09.11\00:39:11.91
You say yeah, but why?
00:39:11.94\00:39:13.77
Oh, friends, listen,
00:39:13.80\00:39:15.17
because we've taken
all this time to explain.
00:39:15.20\00:39:17.68
Because of the horrible
events that have been announced.
00:39:17.71\00:39:22.77
All the horrible
things that have taken place
00:39:22.80\00:39:25.67
and will take
place before Jesus comes.
00:39:25.70\00:39:31.04
But you realize
as we studied this
00:39:31.07\00:39:32.73
and we've looked in it quickly,
right at this point, listen,
00:39:32.76\00:39:37.79
at this very
point in Bible prophecy
00:39:37.82\00:39:40.57
there is no indication
that anyone will survive.
00:39:40.60\00:39:47.47
You realize after
Revelation 6 which opens up here
00:39:47.50\00:39:51.03
and there is only one seal to go
00:39:51.06\00:39:52.49
there is no evidence
that anyone will survive.
00:39:52.52\00:39:58.19
Well, shouldn't that
bring concern to you or to me?
00:39:58.22\00:40:02.15
What do you mean?
What is God doing here?
00:40:02.18\00:40:05.77
Why is there a going to be--
00:40:05.80\00:40:07.17
why is there break between
the sixth and the seventh seal?
00:40:07.20\00:40:09.91
What? All because
God is an encourager.
00:40:09.94\00:40:12.93
He wants you to
realize their will be a people,
00:40:12.96\00:40:15.90
realize those
people will be different,
00:40:15.93\00:40:17.75
they'll be
separate, they'll stand forth.
00:40:17.78\00:40:19.62
They'll be obvious in the world
00:40:19.65\00:40:21.18
because they teach
something different.
00:40:21.21\00:40:23.16
They live differently.
They act differently.
00:40:23.19\00:40:24.93
Talk differently.
Dress differently.
00:40:24.96\00:40:26.33
They eat differently.
They think differently.
00:40:26.36\00:40:30.01
They striving to be like Jesus.
00:40:30.04\00:40:32.03
You can't be the world and think
00:40:32.06\00:40:34.43
you're gonna go to
heaven dear friends.
00:40:34.46\00:40:36.38
The Bible says
there's amity against God.
00:40:36.41\00:40:40.07
We have to be the so
unlike the world is possible.
00:40:40.10\00:40:45.18
Don't love the world
00:40:45.21\00:40:46.58
and the things
that are in the world.
00:40:46.61\00:40:48.77
Say, oh God, if
you do something,
00:40:48.80\00:40:50.17
oh God, help me not
to love these things.
00:40:50.20\00:40:52.95
If you say don't help me,
God don't help me you know
00:40:52.98\00:40:54.78
I'd help me not to
love these things well,
00:40:54.81\00:40:56.19
don't you be going out
in the middle of it then.
00:40:56.22\00:40:58.92
There's part that we can play,
00:40:58.95\00:41:01.04
say God, help me make right
choices and right decisions.
00:41:01.07\00:41:04.35
Will anyone survive?
00:41:04.38\00:41:07.28
Oh, praise God,
Revelation Chapter 7
00:41:07.31\00:41:09.48
God gives us a break,
a break in the sequences
00:41:09.51\00:41:14.12
of advance in
opening of the seals,
00:41:14.15\00:41:16.14
so that the
question can be asked,
00:41:16.17\00:41:18.75
answered for once and for all.
Whose, gonna be able to stand?
00:41:18.78\00:41:24.32
Revelations 7 verse 1,
00:41:24.35\00:41:25.97
the story just begins
to really really unfold.
00:41:26.00\00:41:30.11
Revelations 7, verse 1,
I'm just gonna read that.
00:41:30.14\00:41:32.26
Now stay with me if
you've got your Bible.
00:41:32.29\00:41:34.85
If you don't have
your Bible, shame on you,
00:41:34.88\00:41:37.33
get that Bible, I
could be lying to you.
00:41:37.36\00:41:41.48
You not gonna
know unless you walk,
00:41:41.51\00:41:43.13
unless you're
reading right along with me,
00:41:43.16\00:41:44.57
and you're studying,
remember we're scratching,
00:41:44.60\00:41:46.93
the edges of some beautiful
just real--I mean real truths
00:41:46.96\00:41:50.80
that we need to
understand right now,
00:41:50.83\00:41:52.70
because we're
Gods last day people.
00:41:52.73\00:41:56.90
Revelations 7:1 says,
"And after these things
00:41:56.93\00:41:58.98
I saw four" what?
00:41:59.01\00:42:00.61
"Four angels standing
00:42:00.64\00:42:02.01
on the four
corners of the earth,
00:42:02.04\00:42:03.74
holding the four
winds of the earth,
00:42:03.77\00:42:05.23
that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
00:42:05.26\00:42:06.79
nor on the sea,
nor on any tree."
00:42:06.82\00:42:08.19
Simply saying what?
00:42:08.22\00:42:09.59
God is in
charge, He's holding back
00:42:09.62\00:42:10.99
what the forces
of was getting ready
00:42:11.02\00:42:12.39
evil getting ready
to break upon the world,
00:42:12.42\00:42:13.79
but he's holding
it back, verse 2,
00:42:13.82\00:42:15.23
"I saw another angel
ascending from the east."
00:42:15.26\00:42:18.20
Now this angel
coming from the east
00:42:18.23\00:42:19.75
had the seal of the what?
00:42:19.78\00:42:21.63
Good, "of the living God."
00:42:21.66\00:42:23.92
You're going to have to
have the seal of the living God
00:42:23.95\00:42:26.67
or you're not gonna make
it. I'm not gonna make it.
00:42:26.70\00:42:31.18
And this angel
that had the seal,
00:42:31.21\00:42:33.73
that's going to
seal God's people.
00:42:33.76\00:42:36.45
Remember the blood
over the door post,
00:42:36.48\00:42:37.88
just study come on.
00:42:37.91\00:42:40.71
This having the
seal of the living God
00:42:40.74\00:42:42.54
"He cried with a loud
voice to those four angels,"
00:42:42.57\00:42:44.76
what was those
four angels doing?
00:42:44.79\00:42:46.16
Encircling the
earth, in that right
00:42:46.19\00:42:48.08
"To whom it was
given to hurt the earth
00:42:48.11\00:42:49.48
and the sea, Saying, hurt not."
00:42:49.51\00:42:51.45
Verse 3 "The earth,
neither the sea, nor the trees,
00:42:51.48\00:42:54.72
till we seal the
servants of our God,"
00:42:54.75\00:42:57.16
Where? "In their foreheads."
00:42:57.19\00:42:59.20
Contemplate that we'll
talk a bit more in a minute.
00:42:59.23\00:43:01.10
Here come verse 4, now notice,
00:43:01.13\00:43:02.66
"And I heard the number,
00:43:02.69\00:43:06.57
I heard the number of
them which we're sealed
00:43:06.60\00:43:10.35
and there we're
sealed an 144,000
00:43:10.38\00:43:13.27
of all the tribes of
the children of Israel."
00:43:13.30\00:43:16.02
Now keep that in mind
because there are guys
00:43:16.05\00:43:18.00
gonna go in kind
off different you know,
00:43:18.03\00:43:19.59
phases of it right now, oh boy,
I don't know that Gods angel.
00:43:19.62\00:43:22.39
Gods' angel holding back
00:43:22.42\00:43:24.04
the powers of
the earth right now.
00:43:24.07\00:43:27.53
Where god's people
are preparing to take
00:43:27.56\00:43:29.39
their stand their last stand,
in this last great conflict.
00:43:29.42\00:43:34.79
The angles
holding back the enemies,
00:43:34.82\00:43:36.53
cant you just picture the
angel of God standing there
00:43:36.56\00:43:39.43
holding back those evil angels
00:43:39.46\00:43:41.60
and they just
cant cross the line
00:43:41.63\00:43:43.42
as long as the angels
of God are standing there.
00:43:43.45\00:43:46.06
Yeah, those angels
are protecting you,
00:43:46.09\00:43:48.22
the devil can't
go across that line,
00:43:48.25\00:43:49.78
you have to go
across that dear friend,
00:43:49.81\00:43:51.18
but while you're
standing on the side of God,
00:43:51.21\00:43:52.74
you got angels who
exhale in strength.
00:43:52.77\00:43:55.32
That take care of you,
you have nothing to fear
00:43:55.35\00:43:57.66
because God is with you.
00:43:57.69\00:43:59.19
He's asking men and
women to stand for truth.
00:43:59.22\00:44:02.12
Yeah, that's right
be a spot out there
00:44:02.15\00:44:03.97
where people say, Who is
this? What are they saying?
00:44:04.00\00:44:07.91
Oh friend, last great battle,
00:44:07.94\00:44:13.09
And you know, if
you really just think
00:44:13.12\00:44:14.79
about this with
me for just a moment,
00:44:14.82\00:44:17.31
because the angel
that's coming from the east
00:44:17.34\00:44:20.07
getting ready to tell
the angels to let loose,
00:44:20.10\00:44:23.13
think about what that means?
00:44:23.16\00:44:25.58
When the angels
let loose of control
00:44:25.61\00:44:27.91
as it we're of this world,
00:44:27.94\00:44:29.68
the devil is
gonna take possession.
00:44:29.71\00:44:32.14
If you think things are bad now,
00:44:32.17\00:44:35.26
think about when
God said that's enough.
00:44:35.29\00:44:38.42
And He tells his
angels to loose the grip
00:44:38.45\00:44:40.98
on the hold, step back.
00:44:41.01\00:44:42.99
And watch the
devil began to do, what?
00:44:43.02\00:44:45.32
To work his works.
00:44:45.35\00:44:47.66
Let the enemy whose
seated come into destroy.
00:44:47.69\00:44:52.39
If you know
what, it's gonna fall
00:44:52.42\00:44:54.21
on the children
of disobediences.
00:44:54.24\00:44:56.00
That's what the bible said.
00:44:56.03\00:44:58.09
Like what, God's cup
is full did you see it?
00:44:58.12\00:45:01.81
Ephesians 5,
Chapter 5, verse 6, it said,
00:45:01.84\00:45:06.37
"Gods wrath falls
upon the disobedient."
00:45:06.40\00:45:10.79
God's wrath is what? Falls on--
00:45:10.82\00:45:12.25
we want to be obedient
then don't we not disobedient.
00:45:12.28\00:45:14.94
Revelation 18, talks about it.
Revelation 17 talks about it.
00:45:14.97\00:45:18.28
Isaiah 51, talks about-- the cup
of his fury, his cup is full.
00:45:18.31\00:45:22.92
It's running over.
00:45:22.95\00:45:24.32
It's time, he said that's it,
00:45:24.35\00:45:26.03
and the devil
begins to take charge.
00:45:26.06\00:45:27.54
He begins the advance
of killing and destroying.
00:45:27.57\00:45:30.91
Falling upon what? The
children of disobedience.
00:45:30.94\00:45:33.93
Great controversy, page 614 says
00:45:33.96\00:45:37.15
at this point listen
to me carefully it says,
00:45:37.18\00:45:40.43
"The whole world will be
involved in ruin more terrible
00:45:40.46\00:45:47.19
than that which came
upon Jerusalem of old."
00:45:47.22\00:45:51.92
Where mothers bore and
ate their own children,
00:45:51.95\00:45:56.72
can I think of anything worse?
00:45:56.75\00:45:59.42
This is what the bible says,
00:45:59.45\00:46:01.68
you can ignore
it if you want to,
00:46:01.71\00:46:04.03
you can say we're not
gonna be here for that.
00:46:04.06\00:46:07.10
I always come back and
say, Yeah, but what if you are?
00:46:07.13\00:46:11.01
Then you are unprepared.
The devil wants you unprepared.
00:46:11.04\00:46:16.13
He knows that what the only way
00:46:16.16\00:46:17.53
he could be
defeated by prepared people,
00:46:17.56\00:46:20.35
then understand the
power of the Holy Spirit,
00:46:20.38\00:46:24.44
the whole world is
going to be involved.
00:46:24.47\00:46:28.61
Not just the little
airy over here over there,
00:46:28.64\00:46:31.10
but the whole
world will be what?
00:46:31.13\00:46:33.00
Oh! Friend. You said what?
00:46:33.03\00:46:36.27
The Bible is very clear
you've read Daniel chapter 12
00:46:36.30\00:46:39.79
it says what a time of
trouble that the world not what?
00:46:39.82\00:46:43.25
Ever witnessed ever seen before.
00:46:43.28\00:46:46.89
And yeah we keep saying,
yeah but the Lord of bad things
00:46:46.92\00:46:49.06
that you read, you know
the Fox's Book of Martyrs
00:46:49.09\00:46:52.15
and lot of this other stuff
right and you say oh surely,
00:46:52.18\00:46:54.16
if some part of people supposed
to be right in the mind,
00:46:54.19\00:46:56.26
surely this kind of stuff
wouldn't take place childs play.
00:46:56.29\00:46:59.66
When the devil is finally
let loose, why do I say that?
00:46:59.69\00:47:03.35
Because all the things
that happen in this world,
00:47:03.38\00:47:06.16
God has had his eye
and wheather there's been
00:47:06.19\00:47:08.83
some what mercy mingled with it.
00:47:08.86\00:47:10.43
But when God says my cup is full
He lets the enemy run ramped.
00:47:10.46\00:47:17.89
What a time, we need a savior.
00:47:17.92\00:47:21.78
At this time we realized
this sealing takes place
00:47:21.81\00:47:24.65
and it prepares the people to
go through this time of fearful
00:47:24.68\00:47:28.46
time of stress and perplexity
just before Jesus comes.
00:47:28.49\00:47:34.06
Remember it says the
angel comes by and he's sealing.
00:47:34.09\00:47:37.95
Or it's a mark,
so a seal and a mark
00:47:37.98\00:47:42.21
testify's the
ownership, who owns you?
00:47:42.24\00:47:47.95
Who do you work for?
00:47:47.98\00:47:50.33
Who do you live for?
Who's your greatest joy?
00:47:50.36\00:47:55.23
He's gonna put a
mark on those, a seal.
00:47:55.26\00:47:59.26
He's saying they belong to me
00:47:59.29\00:48:01.14
and when all this stress
all this stuff comes past
00:48:01.17\00:48:03.69
right there the devil
can't touch one of God's saints.
00:48:03.72\00:48:08.18
Because he's marked his
own, he reads the heart,
00:48:08.21\00:48:11.58
he knows who you
are, he knows who I am.
00:48:11.61\00:48:15.75
The seal does what? It
testify's the ownership.
00:48:15.78\00:48:18.09
You read it,
you've studied what,
00:48:18.12\00:48:19.96
Ezekiel chapter 9? Right?
00:48:19.99\00:48:22.20
Well go through
marking his people,
00:48:22.23\00:48:23.78
you read Second
Timothy right to verse 19.
00:48:23.81\00:48:26.44
But now come,
Revelations 7:4, John says,
00:48:26.47\00:48:29.12
notice with me,
John says, "I heard."
00:48:29.15\00:48:32.53
This is powerful. John
in vision says, I heard.
00:48:32.56\00:48:38.50
I heard a number.
00:48:38.53\00:48:42.25
I heard a number of a 144,000
00:48:42.28\00:48:47.22
and so this
begins so many questions.
00:48:47.25\00:48:49.95
Who from this last generation
00:48:49.98\00:48:53.84
will make up the 144,000?
00:48:53.87\00:48:58.81
It's a question that
needs to be answered.
00:48:58.84\00:49:01.95
But I hear
people with the question
00:49:01.98\00:49:03.38
you know "Who are the 144,000?"
00:49:03.41\00:49:07.62
Its not-- its not
who are the 144,000
00:49:07.65\00:49:13.28
but "what they are?"
00:49:13.31\00:49:16.10
Not who they are they?
didn't get named, you get it.
00:49:16.13\00:49:18.96
But it's what they are?
00:49:18.99\00:49:21.64
So we're talking
about the kind of character
00:49:21.67\00:49:24.53
that they have
formed by the power
00:49:24.56\00:49:26.71
of the Holy Spirit inside them.
00:49:26.74\00:49:28.82
The kind of character that
God expects form His people.
00:49:28.85\00:49:32.48
A people without
fault, a people without guilt,
00:49:32.51\00:49:37.31
sinless, victorious in
Him. All this is through Him.
00:49:37.34\00:49:43.34
we justhave to
commit ourself to Jesus.
00:49:43.37\00:49:46.51
What we're talking about what?
00:49:46.54\00:49:47.96
Characters here the only thing
we can take with us to heaven.
00:49:47.99\00:49:51.27
So, in order to we
thought identify the 144,000,
00:49:51.30\00:49:55.86
what they are?
We must study what?
00:49:55.89\00:50:00.42
Some characteristics.
00:50:00.45\00:50:02.58
That helps us to understand
characteristics of the 144,000.
00:50:02.61\00:50:07.32
And so we can say, we
should strive more than say,
00:50:07.35\00:50:10.56
oh, who's going to
be, what's going to--
00:50:10.59\00:50:12.34
Listen friend please
strive, to be in, the 144,000.
00:50:12.37\00:50:18.75
Strive, there's too much
debate in the Christian world.
00:50:18.78\00:50:24.39
The Adventism of the
144,000, and it begins to be a--
00:50:24.42\00:50:30.01
you know, a
subject of contention and--
00:50:30.04\00:50:31.87
and separation and a
division that shouldn't be.
00:50:31.90\00:50:35.25
It's probably the
most debated question
00:50:35.28\00:50:38.13
when it comes to the 144,000.
00:50:38.16\00:50:40.25
You say, well, you know,
it here's what they'll say,
00:50:40.28\00:50:43.18
is it symbolic or is it literal?
00:50:43.21\00:50:47.05
And of course a lot
of people want to say
00:50:47.08\00:50:48.45
oh, well yeah, well,
it's symbolic for sure
00:50:48.48\00:50:51.43
because all this
got to be more than that
00:50:51.46\00:50:53.08
that's going to
perfect the character of Jesus.
00:50:53.11\00:50:55.53
May be that, is that may
be what you want to think.
00:50:55.56\00:50:58.60
And others will
say, oh, its literal
00:50:58.63\00:51:01.07
that means 144,000 is exactly
what is going to be like.
00:51:01.10\00:51:04.89
Let me ask you a question here,
we just have a few minutes left.
00:51:04.92\00:51:08.33
Could the number, be literal?
00:51:08.36\00:51:11.66
Now I'm going to
be honest with you.
00:51:11.69\00:51:13.06
I know a lot of the
people here and different places
00:51:13.09\00:51:15.22
and they teach
something different.
00:51:15.25\00:51:16.62
I'm not really
interested in so much of that.
00:51:16.65\00:51:18.54
I'm interested in
God's word. How about you?
00:51:18.57\00:51:20.52
I'm interested in
looking at the issue
00:51:20.55\00:51:23.01
and the weight of evidence.
00:51:23.04\00:51:25.03
So I just pose this to you.
Could it be literally 144,000?
00:51:25.06\00:51:30.06
And somehow we have
to say, yes it could be.
00:51:30.09\00:51:33.61
Remember that's not all of us
00:51:33.64\00:51:35.01
are going to be
saved because this is--
00:51:35.04\00:51:36.41
we're talking about
a special group here,
00:51:36.44\00:51:37.91
but know it's a special group
and we'll go more into detail.
00:51:37.94\00:51:40.33
This special group they've
gotten the victory over sin.
00:51:40.36\00:51:44.15
This group, dear friend,
00:51:44.18\00:51:45.73
lived in the side of a
Holy God without a mediator.
00:51:45.76\00:51:50.22
This special group
lived during the time
00:51:50.25\00:51:53.17
of the seven last plagues.
00:51:53.20\00:51:55.25
Did you get it? That means what?
00:51:55.28\00:51:57.08
Probation is
really already closed.
00:51:57.11\00:51:58.53
God's people are already
sealed. They just don't know it.
00:51:58.56\00:52:03.51
This 144,000 people
have gotten the victory
00:52:03.54\00:52:06.55
over the beast and
over the image to the beast.
00:52:06.58\00:52:09.10
Do you realize what that is,
00:52:09.13\00:52:10.50
when the death
decree goes out on you?
00:52:10.53\00:52:13.75
You'll not be
able to buy or sell.
00:52:13.78\00:52:15.15
Do you realize that?
Oh, how trying this must be?
00:52:15.18\00:52:20.02
These 144,000,
that have the character
00:52:20.05\00:52:23.40
of Christ is fully
reproduced in them.
00:52:23.43\00:52:28.15
As the Bible said
in Philippians 1:21,
00:52:28.18\00:52:30.60
"For them" and they
say, "for them to live is"
00:52:30.63\00:52:32.45
what? "Is Christ."
00:52:32.48\00:52:34.83
For you to live is
Christ, not yourself.
00:52:34.86\00:52:37.57
Oh, the 144,000?
00:52:37.60\00:52:41.97
Death, disaster, disease
on every hand, persecution.
00:52:42.00\00:52:48.61
Let me just say
this dear friend,
00:52:48.64\00:52:50.01
many are going to be laid
to rest before there's time
00:52:50.04\00:52:53.72
and I'll tell you we'll
talk about that next time.
00:52:53.75\00:52:56.44
This was part I, but part
II we're going to talk about
00:52:56.47\00:52:58.88
some of the older
folks will be laid to rest
00:52:58.91\00:53:00.87
and some of the
babies will be laid to rest
00:53:00.90\00:53:03.23
because they will not be able
to go through this severe time.
00:53:03.26\00:53:06.92
It becomes very apparent.
00:53:06.95\00:53:08.42
It's an awesome time,
but just to look at it.
00:53:08.45\00:53:11.25
Could it be?
Oh, yes it could be.
00:53:11.28\00:53:13.35
Now we're going
to discuss the other
00:53:13.38\00:53:15.07
when somebody says is it
symbolic or is it literal?
00:53:15.10\00:53:17.86
and you'll have to decide
by the weight of evidence.
00:53:19.38\00:53:22.14
But you know, we need
to pray about it today.
00:53:22.17\00:53:24.14
You know, we're busy here
00:53:24.17\00:53:25.54
with Behold the Lamb and we're--
00:53:25.57\00:53:26.94
We're doing our very best
00:53:26.97\00:53:28.34
by the grace of God
to get his message out.
00:53:28.37\00:53:30.11
We need your help you know,
00:53:30.14\00:53:31.59
as every ministry
does preaching the truth.
00:53:31.62\00:53:33.33
The devil is just
fighting tooth and nail.
00:53:33.36\00:53:34.96
We pass out a lot of books
00:53:34.99\00:53:36.36
and do a lot of
offers on and free offers,
00:53:36.39\00:53:37.83
but you know, it's not
free. It cost to have it.
00:53:37.86\00:53:40.05
You may have it on your
heart today to say you know,
00:53:40.08\00:53:41.77
oh, boy I love to
get so and so books out.
00:53:41.80\00:53:44.59
And you want to support those
books and you want to come in
00:53:44.62\00:53:46.99
and you will send an
offering and say what,
00:53:47.02\00:53:48.50
for books, giving out of books,
00:53:48.53\00:53:50.35
and for offers
that you give on there.
00:53:50.38\00:53:52.28
Oh, praise God for that.
00:53:52.31\00:53:53.84
Only means of
support for Behold the Lamb
00:53:53.87\00:53:55.90
is your free will offerings.
00:53:55.93\00:53:57.59
And I think we have a right
00:53:57.62\00:53:58.99
to say that Bible
says you have not,
00:53:59.02\00:54:00.39
because you ask not.
So please don't forget.
00:54:00.42\00:54:02.59
You want the
messages to continue to come,
00:54:02.62\00:54:04.53
you want to hear
the truth of God's word,
00:54:04.56\00:54:06.63
you want the power of
the Holy Spirit in your life.
00:54:06.66\00:54:08.86
How about now pray
about what you can do.
00:54:08.89\00:54:10.69
We'll pray about now
in the closing seconds.
00:54:10.72\00:54:12.16
Won't you pray with
me that God will help us?
00:54:12.19\00:54:13.78
Father in heaven, we thank You
for your precious word today,
00:54:13.81\00:54:16.33
thank You for the promise
00:54:16.36\00:54:17.73
that You're coming
back after special people.
00:54:17.76\00:54:19.45
Help us to be among that
is my pray In Jesus name.
00:54:19.48\00:54:22.78
Amen. Amen.
00:54:22.81\00:54:24.18
Thank you for
watching this as usual
00:54:24.21\00:54:26.12
and jot down the
times that were on
00:54:26.15\00:54:28.21
and remember, we
just did the first part.
00:54:28.24\00:54:30.01
Second part we will really
get into a lot more detail
00:54:30.04\00:54:32.28
and we need you like to
be a part of Behold the Lamb.
00:54:32.31\00:54:36.58
Part of 3ABN, you know.
00:54:36.61\00:54:37.98
We're going to all
the world to preach
00:54:38.01\00:54:39.43
the gospel and
then Jesus can come.
00:54:39.46\00:54:42.08
Make that, put that
on your prayer list.
00:54:42.11\00:54:44.02
Pray about it and
we'll see you next time.
00:54:44.05\00:54:47.98
Welcome back, friends.
00:54:50.15\00:54:51.57
In the closing
of today's program,
00:54:51.60\00:54:53.50
I want to give you just
a little food for thought.
00:54:53.53\00:54:55.97
It's from a
vision of Mrs. White's
00:54:56.00\00:54:58.21
and it's found in the book
00:54:58.24\00:54:59.61
Counsels for the
Church on page 33.
00:54:59.64\00:55:02.37
We read here,
"While I was praying
00:55:02.40\00:55:04.85
at the family altar,
the Holy Ghost fell upon me,
00:55:04.88\00:55:08.50
and I seemed to be
rising higher and higher,
00:55:08.53\00:55:11.36
far above the dark world.
00:55:11.39\00:55:13.99
I turned to look for the
advent people in the world,
00:55:14.02\00:55:16.71
but could not find
them, when a voice said to me,
00:55:16.74\00:55:19.66
'Look again, and
look a little higher.'
00:55:19.69\00:55:22.91
At this I raised my eyes,
00:55:22.94\00:55:24.67
and saw a
straight and narrow path,
00:55:24.70\00:55:27.50
cast up high above the world.
00:55:27.53\00:55:29.73
On this path the Advent people
were traveling to the city
00:55:29.76\00:55:33.41
which was at the
farther end of the path.
00:55:33.44\00:55:35.86
They had a bright light
that was set up behind them
00:55:35.89\00:55:38.40
at the beginning of the path
00:55:38.43\00:55:40.14
which an angel told
me was the midnight cry.
00:55:40.17\00:55:43.24
This light shone
all along the path
00:55:43.27\00:55:45.72
and gave light for their feet
so that they might not stumble.
00:55:45.75\00:55:50.64
If they kept their
eyes fixed on Jesus,
00:55:50.67\00:55:53.75
who was just before them,
00:55:53.78\00:55:55.57
leading them to the
city, they were safe.
00:55:55.60\00:55:58.37
But soon some grew weary,
00:55:58.40\00:56:00.56
and said the city
was a great way off,
00:56:00.59\00:56:03.87
and they expected to
have entered it before.
00:56:03.90\00:56:06.89
Then Jesus would encourage them
00:56:06.92\00:56:08.84
by raising His
glorious right arm,
00:56:08.87\00:56:12.02
and from His right arm
came a light which waved over
00:56:12.05\00:56:16.03
the Advent band, and
they shouted, 'Alleluia!'
00:56:16.06\00:56:19.78
Others rashly denied
the light behind them
00:56:19.81\00:56:22.28
and said that it was not God
that had led them out so far.
00:56:22.31\00:56:26.40
The light behind them went out,
00:56:26.43\00:56:28.98
leaving their feet
in perfect darkness,
00:56:29.01\00:56:31.86
and they stumbled and lost sight
00:56:31.89\00:56:33.64
of the mark and of
Jesus, and fell off the path
00:56:33.67\00:56:37.45
down into the dark
and wicked world below.
00:56:37.48\00:56:40.99
Soon we heard the voice of God
00:56:41.02\00:56:43.84
like many waters which gave us
00:56:43.87\00:56:45.97
the day and the
hour of Jesus' coming.
00:56:46.00\00:56:49.73
The living saints
144,000, in number,
00:56:49.76\00:56:54.16
knew and understood the voice,
00:56:54.19\00:56:56.26
while the wicked thought it
was thunder and an earthquake.
00:56:56.29\00:56:59.26
When God spoke the time,
00:56:59.29\00:57:00.85
He poured upon
us the Holy Ghost,
00:57:00.88\00:57:03.47
and our faces began to light up
00:57:03.50\00:57:05.62
and shine with the glory of God,
00:57:05.65\00:57:07.73
as Moses' did when he
came down from Mount Sinai.
00:57:07.76\00:57:11.54
Friends--Friends, as we
close today's program with that,
00:57:11.57\00:57:16.37
that prophetic vision
that was given to Mrs. White,
00:57:16.40\00:57:21.31
I pray that you have
been touched of Heaven
00:57:21.34\00:57:24.22
during today's
message and if so, as always,
00:57:24.25\00:57:27.79
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00:58:20.19\00:58:23.43
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