In our last
lecture, we studied about
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the mission of Jesus.
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We noticed Jesus had
to come to this world,
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basically to
accomplish two things.
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Number one, to
live a life without sin.
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Number two, to die for sin.
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Jesus accomplished his mission.
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Let us pray, father in heaven,
as we open your word today,
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We ask for the precents of your
holy spirit. Give us clarity
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of thought, and
receptive hearts.
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We pray in Jesus' name. Amen
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Let's begin our study in the
book of Psalms reviewing what we
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studied in our last lecture.
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Psalms 8:3-5
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It says here...
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God placed Adam as
king on planet Earth.
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As we noticed in our last
study Adam allowed himself to be
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Over come by an
enemy, the devil.
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On the mount of temptation,
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according to Luke 4:5-7
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Jesus, embattled with
Satan. Satan says to Christ
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when he shows him all
he kingdoms of the world
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All of the kingdoms of
the world will I give to you
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because they have been delivered
unto me and to whom ever
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I wish, I give them.
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In other words,
this world had a new king
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and the territory
was taken over by Satan.
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The human race needed a
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redeemer. The problem is, that
scripture tells us that every
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single descendent of Adam also
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became a servant to this new
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king, a servant of Satan.
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We find in the
book of Romans 3:10
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In other words, all of the
descendents of Adam, also became
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servants or slaves of Satan.
There was no one within the
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human race that could
recover, that which was lost.
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The human race needed a redeemer
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and of course,
the redeemer appeared.
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I need to tell you
something about the redeemer
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and who he needed to be.
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Turn with me to
Leviticus 25, and
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notice a characteristic of
those who could redeem the lost
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possession of their relatives.
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Notice Leviticus 25:25.
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What would
happen if somebody sold
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his inheritance in
Israel? Their plot of land?
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What would happen if a Israelite
sold himself into slavery?
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There was a way in which
everything could be recovered
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There were laws of
redemption among the Hebrews
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I want you to notice in 25:25,
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what happened when an
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individual sold his land.
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The word redeemed here, is a
Hebrew word that means to buy
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back, by paying a price.
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In other words, if an
individual sold his inheritance
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the only way to get it back,
is if a next of kin or close
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relative, preferably a
brother, would pay the price
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to buy it back.
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Notice verses 48-49, what would
happen if a person sold himself
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into slavery or sold
herself into slavery.
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It says in Leviticus 25:48-49
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The only person who
could redeem a lost possession
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and who could redeem a slave
from bondage, was a relative
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paying the price to buy
back, that, which had been lost.
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The problem is, there was
no one in the human race who
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had not sold his possession.
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There was no one in the human
race that had not become a slave
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of Satan. The human race
needed a redeemer, but there was
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no one within history who could
perform the work of redemption
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Notice what we
find in John 1:1 and 3.
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Speaking about Jesus here
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It says there...
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In other words, the bible tells
us that Jesus the creator was
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God. Now, did Jesus
belong to our family?
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Did he belong to the human
race when he created this world?
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No he didn't. He belonged
to God's family, not ours.
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So, Jesus could not fulfill
the laws of redemption, because
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Jesus was not our next of kin.
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He did not belong to our
lineage. In order to redeem the
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human race, in order to redeem
us from slavery, and buy back
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the lost possession, he
had to be our blood brother.
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Flesh of our flesh
and bone of our bone.
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Which he was not when he created
the world because he was God.
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The human race needed a human
being to redeem, what was lost.
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That's why we find in
John 1:14, we find these words
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In other words, Jesus
who was God, became man.
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He became part of our
lineage. Now, he could fulfill
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the laws of redemption,
because he was one of us.
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In fact, we find this very
interesting characteristics
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in Revelation 22:16,
we are told that Jesus is
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the root and offspring of David.
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Now, you tell me. Is
it possible for me to be
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father of my son
and son of my son?
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You say, that is
ridiculous pastor. That can't be
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Yet, Jesus is
the father of David
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and also the son of David
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He is the father of David by
creation and the son of David
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as man. Do you know that we
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have the same characteristic
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as we talk about
Abraham? You read Matthew 1:1.
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We are told there that
Jesus is the son of Abraham.
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Yet, in John 8:58, we find Jesus
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meeting with the Jewish leaders
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Do you notice this very
interesting characteristic?
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Jesus is the father of David
and He is the son of David.
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Jesus is the father of Abraham
and He is the son of Abraham.
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He's the father of David and
Abraham as God. He is the son
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of David and Abraham as
man. He incorporated Himself
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into the human race.
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We notice, in our last lecture
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Jesus came down to this
world, took our flesh, our blood
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took our nature, battled
with Satan, lived a perfect life
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died the death
all of us should die,
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and as He hung on the cross
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He said, Father it is finished.
Into your hands I command
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my spirit. He was saying, father
you have promised to raise me
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from the dead, if I am faithful.
I am placing my existence
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into your hands. Into
your hands I commit my spirit.
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Then He rested in the tomb on
Sabbath, early on the first day
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of the week, that mighty
angel descended from heaven
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rolled away the stone,
and said. Oh, thou son of God
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thy father calleth thee,
and suddenly out of the tomb
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comes Jesus, proclaiming those
words, I am the resurrection
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and the life.
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We noticed in our last study
together that Jesus did not come
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out of the grave by Himself.
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According to Matthew 27:51-53
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Go there with me,
just for a moment.
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We find this interesting
description about those who
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resurrected with
Christ. It says there...
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Have you ever wondered
what happened to those people
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who resurrected with Jesus?
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Some people ask,
did they die again?
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Where did they go?
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What did they do? They
appear to disappear from history
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This morning, we are going to
talk about this group of people.
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After Jesus resurrected
with this group of individuals,
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We are told in Acts 1:3,
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that Jesus spent 40 days
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upon this earth. He showed
Himself after His passion.
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To many of his disciples with
infallible proofs, it says there
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For 40 days, He was
there with his disciples.
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At the end of the 40 days,
we find Jesus gathered with His
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disciples on
the Mount of Olives.
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He will bid farewell to His
disciples. Now you can imagine
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what this must have been like.
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33 years earlier, Jesus had
gathered the heavenly angels
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and the heavenly beings,
and said, I'm going down to that
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little planet and I'm going
to do battle with the enemy.
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I'm going to take away
the throne he robbed from Adam
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and I'm going to recover the
territory. I'm going to live a
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life without sin, I'm going
to die to pay the debt for them.
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Now, 33 years later,
having come forth from the tomb
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victorious He is going to
return. How do you suppose the
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heavenly beings felt? Do
you think they were waiting to
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welcome Him? Absolutely, no
doubt We are going to talk about
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the welcoming party in a few
moments. Let's read about the
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assention of Christ.
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Notice, Acts 1:9-11.
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Do you notice a cloud received
Jesus out of their sight?
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What was that cloud?
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That cloud was a cloud of angels
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Now Jesus departs
from planet earth,
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and He ascends to heaven.
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What must that reception been
like? Who was waiting for this
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war hero to return? Jesus was
a war hero. He had the scars to
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prove it. He was wounded
in battle. Now he comes back
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to where He had left 33 years
before. What was that reception
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like? We have a clear
description in the Bible.
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Turn to Revelation 4.
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We are going to
move though this very
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quickly. Revelation 4, is
the preparation of the heavenly
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throne room for the reception
of Jesus. You need to have that
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in mind. It's the preparation
of the heavenly throne room
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for Jesus, before
Jesus actually arrives.
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Notice Revelation 4:1.
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John is shown a
door opened in heaven.
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Last I knew, a door
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leads into a building. The
question, where did that door
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lead into? I want to leave
that question with you for now.
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There was a door in
heaven, not the door of heaven.
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this is a door in heaven. There
is a certain building in heaven
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where this door leads into, John
sees this door open in heaven
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What does he see
inside this door?
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Notice verse two...
It says in verse two
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Where did Jesus go
when he ascended to heaven?
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To what location did Jesus go?
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If you read Revelation
3:21, go with me to the previous
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chapter for a moment.
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Now we have a
problem in Revelation 4:2
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We are told there, there is only
one who is seated on the throne
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It becomes clear as we study
this that the one that is seated
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on the throne is God the
Father and He is by himself
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and immediately we ask
the question, Where was Jesus?
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If he ascended and sat at the
right hand of God on his throne
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Why is He absent in Rev. 4:2?
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It must be, He has not arrived.
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Lets go to verse three...
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Lets go to verse four...
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We are going to talk about
this verse in our next lecture
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The 24 elders. There are many
interesting characteristics in
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this verse. First of all.
they have crowns and they sit on
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thrones, so they must be
what? They must be kings.
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The question is, kings of where?
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They also have white
apparel. They are not angels
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because we are not told in
scripture that angels have crown
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and sit on thrones and angels
are always standing in the
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presence of God,
they are in movement.
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You say, Who were these
24 elders, who were called
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together in
God's reception room?
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Notice what we find in verse 6..
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I want you to imagine this.
There's one sitting on throne
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Around the throne, there
are 24 thrones with 24 elders
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In the midst of the throne, you
find the four living creatures
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Now, who were these four living
creatures? Go with me to verse
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8, to help us interpret
who they are. Verse 8 says...
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Two characteristics, 1, they
have six wings. Number 2, they
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sing holy,holy,holy.
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Go back to the book of Isaiah 6.
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This is the chapter that
describes the call of Isaiah
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Notice some interesting
characteristic that we find here
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Isaiah 6:1-3 It says there.
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So, who are the four living
creatures? They are seraphims.
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If you go to Ezekiel chapter 10
and 11, you'll notice that the
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cherubim are also described
in very similar terminology
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it seems as though the cherubim
and the seraphim are there
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in the immediate presence of
God in the midst of the throne
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You have the seraphim in the
midst of the throne the 24 elder
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on thrones around the throne,
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and you have beyond that the one
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seated upon the
throne, but Jesus is missing.
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Do you know what else
is missing in chapter four?
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There is no
reference to the angelic host.
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Impossible, that John
wouldn't have seen the angels.
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There are ten thousand times ten
thousand, and thousands of them
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according to the Bible,
yet, we notice that in chapter 4
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they are totally absent.
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Notice the hymn that is sung to
the one sitting on the throne.
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Go to chapter 4 and verse 10.
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The four and twenty elders
fell down before Him, that sits
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on the throne and worshiped
Him that liveth forever and ever
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and cast their crowns
before the throne, saying:
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The hymn sung in honor of
the one seated on the throne,
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is sung because He is the, what?
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He is the creator. If you
look in chapter 4, you find no
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reference to redemption.
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All of the references have to
do with creation. You say pastor
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You said that Jesus was the
creator. If this is the Father
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it says, the Father is the
creator. You'll notice that the
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Father devises the plan
and Jesus implemented the plan
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Lets read carefully,
the last part of verse 11...
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...and for thy pleasure
they are and were created.
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It was by the authority of
the Father, that Jesus created
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Jesus was the active agent
in creation, but the plan was
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devised by the absolute monarch
of the universe, God the Father.
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So, chapter 4 ends.
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One sitting on the throne,
in the midst of the throne,
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cherubim and seraphim,
around the throne 24 elders.
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No reference to redemption,
Jesus doesn't appear in chapter
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4 In fact, the angelic host is
absent, and you say. Where was
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Jesus and where were the angels?
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Is it perhaps true, that Jesus
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and the angels were not there
00:26:49.86\00:26:51.93
because the angels had come
00:26:52.32\00:26:56.19
to this earth to pick up
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Christ?
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I'll leave that question in
your mind for a few moments.
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Lets go to chapter 5.
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And I saw in the right hand
of him that sat on the throne
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a book. A better
translation is 'a scroll'.
00:27:15.79\00:27:20.70
They wrote books
00:27:20.71\00:27:22.24
on scrolls. They didn't
have codices like we have.
00:27:22.28\00:27:27.73
Could the contents
of that scroll be read
00:27:40.75\00:27:44.10
if the scroll
remained sealed? Of course not.
00:27:44.13\00:27:47.45
In order to read the contents
of the scroll, you would have to
00:27:47.55\00:27:50.91
break the seals and then open
the scroll to reveal what it
00:27:51.00\00:27:55.22
contains. You have this
scroll sealed with seven seals
00:27:55.32\00:27:59.65
Verse two...
00:27:59.66\00:28:01.43
Who is worthy to break the
seals and to reveal the contents
00:28:16.97\00:28:20.95
of the scroll? A
better translation would be,
00:28:21.08\00:28:24.51
Who is qualified?
00:28:24.61\00:28:28.87
Who has the
necessary characteristics?
00:28:29.00\00:28:33.53
To break the seals and open the
scroll and reveal the contents?
00:28:33.66\00:28:38.66
Now there's a
crisis. Notice verse 3.
00:28:38.79\00:28:44.05
Obviously, not
even God the Father
00:29:15.35\00:29:17.49
was qualified to open
that scroll. It says no one
00:29:17.59\00:29:22.64
in heaven. At that time
we just read that the Father
00:29:22.65\00:29:26.32
was in heaven. Even the
Father was not qualified.
00:29:26.44\00:29:30.18
He was qualified to
receive praise as the creator.
00:29:30.30\00:29:33.79
He was not qualified to break
the seals and read the scroll.
00:29:33.92\00:29:38.48
When this crisis ensues,
00:29:41.53\00:29:43.21
John is very, very concerned
00:29:43.22\00:29:48.26
and worried. Notice verse 4.
00:29:48.76\00:29:52.85
A universal crisis. How many
of you believe that there was
00:30:30.32\00:30:33.69
something was very
important in that scroll?
00:30:33.80\00:30:35.68
Do you think John would
just start crying over nothing?
00:30:37.04\00:30:39.85
Just because he was curious
to know what was in the scroll?
00:30:39.94\00:30:42.81
John knew what was in that
scroll. Now what was in it?
00:30:42.94\00:30:47.49
Allow me just to say that
00:30:47.60\00:30:50.18
Romans wrote their wills and
00:30:50.19\00:30:54.67
testaments in the exact way
that is described in Rev. 5.
00:30:55.02\00:30:58.35
They would write the
testament or will on a scroll
00:30:59.00\00:31:02.12
Then they would put seven pieces
of string around the scroll
00:31:02.13\00:31:06.04
then they would put a blob
of wax or wet clay where the
00:31:06.15\00:31:09.92
two ends of the string
met. The clay or the wax would
00:31:10.03\00:31:15.17
stick to the scroll and
the two ends of the string
00:31:15.28\00:31:18.74
that way they would know if
someone had tampered with the
00:31:18.83\00:31:22.47
will. Can just
anyone open a will?
00:31:22.58\00:31:27.01
Must there be someone who
is qualified to open the will?
00:31:27.09\00:31:32.21
Somebody must be qualified.
What does a will reveal?
00:31:32.38\00:31:36.99
A will reveals who is going
to what? Who is going to inherit
00:31:37.11\00:31:43.05
and what they are going to
inherit. John knows that this
00:31:43.17\00:31:48.75
scroll is a will. Allow me to
read you a couple of statements
00:31:48.86\00:31:54.10
quickly from
scholars, about this scroll.
00:31:54.23\00:31:58.01
First of all, I'm going
to read from Ranko Stefanovic
00:31:58.02\00:32:00.80
"Revelation of Jesus Christ",
pg 197 is very recent book
00:32:00.92\00:32:04.85
He explains how in the Roman
Empire they would prepare these
00:32:04.91\00:32:09.87
scrolls and how they would
put the strings around and they
00:32:09.98\00:32:13.46
would seal it. He says this...
00:32:13.57\00:32:14.54
We know that is the way
Roman wills were prepared.
00:33:02.15\00:33:04.95
I would like to read
statement by Kenneth Strand
00:33:05.82\00:33:08.73
in his book "Interpreting
the Book of Revelation" pg 55
00:33:08.85\00:33:11.72
He dedicated years and years to
the study the book of Revelation
00:33:11.73\00:33:16.83
in fact, the literary structure
we study today is due in great
00:33:16.96\00:33:20.75
degree to Kenneth Strand. He
says this on page 55 in his book
00:33:20.86\00:33:24.77
about the
contents of this scroll.
00:33:24.86\00:33:27.90
If the scroll remained
sealed, no one inherits the lost
00:34:24.21\00:34:26.67
possession. Everyone is
lost in the mind of John.
00:34:26.78\00:34:31.35
So, John is wailing
because the human race is lost
00:34:31.36\00:34:34.51
There is no one that can open
the will to reveal its contents.
00:34:34.61\00:34:40.36
Then comes the good news.
00:34:41.02\00:34:42.69
Notice Revelation 5:5.
00:34:44.46\00:34:48.47
The lamb has overcome, he
has prevailed, he is worthy
00:35:25.09\00:35:27.91
because of what he did, he
is worthy and qualified to break
00:35:27.92\00:35:31.94
the seals to open the will to
reveal who will inherit the lost
00:35:32.04\00:35:37.37
inheritance and lost possession.
00:35:37.48\00:35:40.58
In verse 6, we find a strange
scene. That lion who can open
00:35:40.69\00:35:46.25
the scroll, is actually
a lamb. Notice verse 6...
00:35:46.35\00:35:51.87
Where did the lamb come from?
It wasn't there in chapter 4.
00:36:18.03\00:36:20.97
Suddenly, John sees a lamb
in the midst of the throne.
00:36:21.09\00:36:22.65
Obviously, between chapter
4 and chapter 5 he arrives.
00:36:22.73\00:36:26.09
We have evidence for
that. Notice verse 7...
00:36:26.23\00:36:30.18
Notice that Jesus comes to the
one that is seated on the throne
00:36:39.62\00:36:42.31
Question is,
where did he come from?
00:36:42.42\00:36:45.79
Lets go back to verse 6
00:36:47.03\00:36:48.74
This lamb now come into the
presence of God as though he had
00:37:07.24\00:37:11.00
been slain. Where was he slain?
He was slain on planet earth.
00:37:11.12\00:37:16.56
He was slain in the battle.
00:37:16.65\00:37:19.87
Allow me to read
you a couple very
00:37:21.26\00:37:23.22
interesting statements that we
find in the spirit of prophecy
00:37:23.25\00:37:27.47
on this scroll. The
first of these is found in
00:37:27.59\00:37:32.21
Manuscript Releases, vol 9, pg 7
00:37:32.32\00:37:36.35
She says about the
contents of this scroll.
00:37:36.48\00:37:41.32
The scroll contains a complete
record of human history.
00:38:31.40\00:38:35.00
The decision that each
individual and each nation have
00:38:35.01\00:38:40.05
made within the course of
history which will reveal what
00:38:40.16\00:38:44.07
they will inherit. Are you
understanding what I am saying?
00:38:44.23\00:38:48.16
I thank the Lord we have one
more statement from the writings
00:38:49.65\00:38:53.29
of Ellen White about
this scroll. It is found in
00:38:53.38\00:38:57.29
Christ Object Lessons pg 294.
00:38:57.40\00:39:00.73
She describes a
precise historical
00:39:00.74\00:39:04.12
assurance that is written
in that scroll. Remember when
00:39:04.26\00:39:07.65
Pontius Pilate brought Jesus
forth and placed him next to
00:39:07.66\00:39:12.82
Barabbas, and he said chose
who you want. Jesus or Barabbas.
00:39:12.84\00:39:16.49
The crowd, instigated by the
religious leaders, said release
00:39:16.60\00:39:21.52
unto us Barabbas. Do you know
what happened at that moment?
00:39:21.65\00:39:27.08
Allow me to read it. She says,
thus the Jewish leaders made
00:39:27.24\00:39:31.08
their choice. Their decision
00:39:31.20\00:39:34.49
was registered in the book
00:39:34.50\00:39:37.04
that John saw in the hand of
Him that sat upon the throne.
00:39:37.40\00:39:41.29
The book which
no man could open.
00:39:41.41\00:39:45.24
Notice this.
00:39:45.25\00:39:47.37
Question... Ellen White wrote
this around 1900, had the scroll
00:40:02.08\00:40:06.04
been opened in 1900 yet?
00:40:06.15\00:40:08.51
No, because
Ellen White saying in
00:40:10.39\00:40:12.51
the day when this scroll will
be opened by the lion of the
00:40:12.61\00:40:16.36
tribe of Judea. Furthermore,
where are those people who
00:40:16.52\00:40:20.43
said, release unto us Barabbas
and crusify Jesus. Where are
00:40:20.53\00:40:23.66
they now? They are in the grave.
So, in order to see the decision
00:40:23.78\00:40:28.69
that has been written in the
book it would have to be, what?
00:40:28.79\00:40:31.27
They would have to be alive.
When are they going to be alive?
00:40:31.38\00:40:35.51
Actually, after the millennium.
I don't have time to dwell
00:40:37.46\00:40:41.97
on this point. It is very
interesting if you read the book
00:40:42.07\00:40:45.40
The Great Controversy,
pg 666-668, approximately
00:40:45.50\00:40:49.23
Ellen White describes,
after the millennium this huge
00:40:49.34\00:40:53.02
panorama of the holy city where
the whole history of the human
00:40:53.12\00:40:55.73
race is seen. She says from
Adam to the very close of human
00:40:55.83\00:40:59.62
history The experience of Christ
while he was on earth and how he
00:40:59.77\00:41:05.11
was miss treated by the
religious leaders. All of this
00:41:05.18\00:41:08.35
appears above the holy city.
This is the actual unfurling of
00:41:08.45\00:41:13.46
the scroll because all of human
history is being seen. Who is
00:41:13.58\00:41:18.24
going to inherit the lost
possession and who is not
because of the choice
00:41:18.33\00:41:23.63
that has been made in human
history, but if this scroll
00:41:23.79\00:41:26.29
remains sealed, no
one will inherit anything.
00:41:26.36\00:41:29.96
Everybody is doomed.
00:41:30.00\00:41:32.87
I want to go
farther in this chapter 5
00:41:32.88\00:41:37.63
It says here in verse 7, and
he went and took the book out of
00:41:37.95\00:41:42.29
the right hand of him that sat
upon the throne. Now notice...
00:41:42.40\00:41:47.13
What is it that qualified Jesus
to regain the lost possession
00:42:41.12\00:42:44.92
and to deliver his people from
slavery? The fact that he became
00:42:45.03\00:42:49.10
one of us and died on the cross
to pay the price of redemption
00:42:49.19\00:42:54.84
Therefore, when he unfurls
the scroll it will be revealed
00:42:54.95\00:42:58.79
who will inherit life and who,
as a result of rejecting Christ,
00:42:58.91\00:43:04.54
will receive the
sentence of death.
00:43:04.65\00:43:08.65
Then suddenly, in verse 11, we
find something very interesting.
00:43:10.21\00:43:13.84
Suddenly the angels appear.
Impossible that John would not
00:43:15.70\00:43:20.25
have seen the angels in
chapter 4. Notice verse 11.
00:43:20.36\00:43:24.62
Where did they come from?
Where did Jesus come from?
00:43:45.49\00:43:47.41
In chapter 4, you have only one
seated on the throne, you have
00:43:47.45\00:43:51.22
the 24 elders, you have the
living creatures, and the one on
00:43:51.32\00:43:55.40
throne being praised because
he is the creator. In chapter 5,
00:43:55.51\00:43:59.44
says that the lamb comes. Where
do you think he is coming from?
00:43:59.57\00:44:02.85
He is coming from the earth,
where he has been involved in a
00:44:04.44\00:44:07.13
battle. He has
the scars to prove it.
00:44:07.14\00:44:10.51
He is being brought back to
heaven by the angels. That were
00:44:10.58\00:44:14.44
sent to pick him up. Remember
the cloud that received Jesus
00:44:14.47\00:44:18.30
and He ascends to the heavenly
city. In chapter 5, he enters
00:44:18.31\00:44:22.81
into the presence of the Father
and the purpose is to unfurl
00:44:22.93\00:44:26.19
the scroll to show that he will
be able to bring his people back
00:44:26.29\00:44:31.05
because of what
he has done on earth.
00:44:31.15\00:44:35.12
I want you to notice the hymn
in verse 12. All these hymns are
00:44:35.24\00:44:40.42
hymns of redemption. Suddenly,
redemption comes to view.
00:44:40.54\00:44:43.06
In the chapter 4, creation.
Here, redemption. Verse 12.
00:44:43.17\00:44:47.00
They're praising the
lamb, because he has redeemed
00:45:18.05\00:45:20.62
Now he is coming into the
presence of his father to open
00:45:20.73\00:45:24.49
the last will and testament
of the human race to reveal
00:45:24.61\00:45:27.65
those that he will be
able to bring home with him.
00:45:27.76\00:45:31.03
Is your name there?
00:45:33.91\00:45:36.85
Very important question?
00:45:38.10\00:45:40.29
I'd like to read an extensive
00:45:40.40\00:45:44.57
passage from the Desire of Ages.
00:45:44.71\00:45:48.15
I want you to notice how Ellen
White caught the significance
00:45:50.60\00:45:54.82
of what we talked about. How
Jesus on earth, and in chapter 4
00:45:54.83\00:46:00.36
Heaven is being prepared
for the return of the war hero.
00:46:00.47\00:46:04.00
The one, who by shedding his
blood, and living a perfect life
00:46:04.12\00:46:08.27
has made it possible for
me to appear before my father
00:46:08.30\00:46:12.47
in his righteousness and
who suffered the death penalty
00:46:12.51\00:46:16.68
that I should suffer. Thus
winning back a lost inheritance
00:46:16.78\00:46:21.22
and won my
deliverance from slavery.
00:46:21.33\00:46:26.48
Then in chapter five Jesus comes
into the presence of his father
00:46:26.59\00:46:31.28
brought by the angels and
all of the hymns are in honor of
00:46:31.29\00:46:34.98
the redeemer and all of the
angels are singing in honor of
00:46:35.09\00:46:38.48
the redeemer and the 24 elders
and the four living creatures
00:46:38.60\00:46:41.40
as well. Allow me to read
this statement. It is powerful.
00:46:41.52\00:46:46.50
This is in Desire of Ages,
that classic book pgs 832-834.
00:46:47.81\00:46:53.57
She says this.
00:46:53.61\00:46:55.33
All heaven was waiting to
00:46:55.34\00:47:00.49
welcome the savior to the
00:47:00.50\00:47:02.04
celestial courts. I like
that. I can imagine them saying,
00:47:02.19\00:47:07.26
"He's coming back".
00:47:07.37\00:47:09.65
He was gone 33 years, he
defeated that old foe, he bought
00:47:09.77\00:47:14.62
it back, and
they're ready for the party.
00:47:14.73\00:47:19.43
She says, he led the way
and the multitude of captives
00:47:19.55\00:47:24.55
set free at his
resurrection followed
00:47:24.66\00:47:28.80
Now we know who those people are
that resurrected and where they
00:47:28.90\00:47:32.31
went. They were following Jesus
like a general, he is delivered
00:47:32.42\00:47:36.95
from the hands of the enemy. Now
he is coming back as a general.
00:47:37.05\00:47:42.19
Victorious, a war hero.
Behind him are all of those
00:47:42.34\00:47:47.48
individuals who
resurrected from the tomb.
00:47:47.51\00:47:52.29
She says, the heavenly host
with shouts and acclamations of
00:47:52.39\00:47:57.49
praise and celestial song
attended the joyous train.
00:47:57.54\00:48:01.84
Did you notice, the heavenly
host attended the joyous train.
00:48:01.94\00:48:06.00
That means they are
coming up with Jesus.
00:48:06.11\00:48:08.37
That's why their
not in chapter four.
00:48:08.48\00:48:11.62
They came to get Jesus.
00:48:11.73\00:48:14.97
There was no one
on earth, under earth
00:48:15.49\00:48:18.37
or in heaven, but Jesus
was on his way at this point.
00:48:19.04\00:48:21.88
She continues saying, as they
00:48:22.00\00:48:25.29
drew near to the city of God
00:48:25.30\00:48:28.64
the escorting angels cry out,
00:48:30.48\00:48:33.70
Lift up your heads, oh ye gates
00:48:33.71\00:48:38.04
and be ye lift up your ever-
lasting doors the King of glory
00:48:38.70\00:48:42.40
shall come in.
00:48:42.43\00:48:45.82
Joyfully, the waiting sentinels
respond, Who is this King of
00:48:45.92\00:48:49.93
glory? This they say, not
because they know not who he is,
00:48:50.05\00:48:54.13
but because they will hear
the answer of exhausted praise.
00:48:54.30\00:48:57.08
The Lord, strong and mighty.
The Lord mighty in battle
00:48:57.11\00:49:01.52
Why would it say the
Lord mighty in battle?
00:49:01.53\00:49:04.25
Because he just came back from
the battle and he has the scars
00:49:04.37\00:49:07.11
to prove it, but he's alive.
00:49:07.22\00:49:11.92
So, the answer comes,
the Lord strong and mighty
00:49:12.05\00:49:14.31
the Lord mighty in battle,
lift up your heads, all ye gates
00:49:14.42\00:49:17.65
even lift them up ye everlasting
doors and the King of glory
00:49:17.69\00:49:20.89
shall come in. Again, is heard
the challenge, Who is this King
00:49:21.04\00:49:25.00
of glory? For the angels never
weary hearing his name exalted.
00:49:25.09\00:49:28.65
The escorting angels make
the reply, Lord of hosts, he
00:49:28.80\00:49:32.98
is the King of glory.
Then the portals of the city
00:49:33.05\00:49:37.38
of God are opened wide, and
the angelic throng sweep through
00:49:37.39\00:49:41.32
the gates, amid the
burst of rapturous music.
00:49:41.44\00:49:44.74
This whole scene is taking
place of the holy place of
00:49:44.91\00:49:48.48
the sanctuary. That's the
throne room. How do we know
00:49:48.58\00:49:53.15
that? I'll go though it quickly
before I finish reading this
00:49:53.26\00:49:55.85
statement. In Revelation chapter
4, it said that the seven
00:49:55.88\00:50:00.25
candlesticks are there in front
of the throne The candlesticks
00:50:00.34\00:50:03.27
were in the holy place. Besides
that, cups with incense are
00:50:03.38\00:50:07.62
there in the holy place,
according to Rev. 5:8. That's
00:50:07.71\00:50:12.80
the golden alter which was
in the holy place. The reception
00:50:12.91\00:50:15.27
room is in the holy place. In
1844, there was another party.
00:50:15.28\00:50:19.05
Everybody moved from
the holy to the most holy.
00:50:19.06\00:50:23.39
Notice what she continues saying
Then the portals of the city
00:50:24.56\00:50:27.66
of God are opened wide and
the angelic throng sweep through
00:50:27.69\00:50:30.76
the gates amid the burst of
rapturous music. Notice this.
00:50:30.85\00:50:34.94
There is the throne and
around it the rainbow of promise
00:50:35.05\00:50:40.28
There are cherubim and
seraphims. See Ellen White
00:50:41.72\00:50:44.49
doesn't say living creatures,
she interprets it. She says
00:50:44.53\00:50:47.73
cherubim and seraphims. In
fact we are going to notice
00:50:47.76\00:50:50.93
that Rev 4 and 5 speaks
about one seated on the throne.
00:50:51.02\00:50:55.41
It doesn't identify him,
but Ellen White says it's the
00:50:55.52\00:50:57.96
Father. Ellen White interprets
what these groups are.
00:50:58.06\00:51:02.17
She says, there are cherubim
and seraphim Then what about the
00:51:03.02\00:51:07.67
24 elders, we'll come back
to that later. The commanders of
00:51:07.80\00:51:11.33
the angel hosts, the sons
of God, the representatives of
00:51:11.45\00:51:16.42
the unfallen
worlds are assembled.
00:51:16.51\00:51:20.70
Wow! An invitation was given
00:51:20.71\00:51:24.68
to all of the representatives
00:51:24.69\00:51:27.50
of the unfallen worlds, the
sinless worlds. Each one of them
00:51:27.53\00:51:31.58
has their Adam, so to
speak. She says the heavenly
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counsel before which Lucifer
had accused God and his son
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The representatives of those
sinless realms over which Satan
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had thought to establish
his dominion. All are there to
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welcome the redeemer. They are
eager to celebrate his triumph
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and glorify their King.
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He waves them back. Not yet
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he can not now receive the
coronet of glory and royal robe
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He enters into the
presence of his Father, Rev 5:7.
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He enters into the presence
of his Father, He points to
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his wounded head, to his
pierced side, the marred feet
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He is presenting himself, as a
what? As a lamb, Revelation says
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Lamb, Ellen White says the
wounds of Jesus. Ellen White is
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interpreting this. She is
explaining the symbols. She says
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he points to his wounded head,
the pierced side the marred feet
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He lifts his hands barring the
print of the nails, he points
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to the tokens of his triumph,
he presents to God the wavesheff
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those raised with him as
representatives of that great
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multitude, who shall come forth
from the grave at his second
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coming.
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Now with a down payment.
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There's a little sample, of all
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the redeemed that come forth
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from the grave when Jesus
returns because of what he has
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done. She says, he approaches
the Father. The one on the
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throne is the Father. With whom
there is joy over one sinner who
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repents Who rejoices over
one with singing. Before the
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foundation of the earth were
laid, the Father and the Son had
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united in a covenant to redeem
man if he should be overcome by
00:53:21.36\00:53:24.86
Satan. They had clasped their
hands in a solemn pledge that
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Christ should become the surety
for the human race. This pledge
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Christ has fulfilled.
When upon the cross he cried
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out it is finished, he addressed
the Father, the compact
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had been fully
carried out. Now, he declares.
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Remember we talked about the
will? It reveal who will be with
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him. The passion of Jesus
is that opening of the scroll
00:53:50.66\00:53:53.76
revealing who he legally
has a right to bring back.
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She says, Now he declares
00:53:59.47\00:54:04.31
Father, it is finished
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I have done thy will, oh
mighty God. I have completed the
00:54:05.79\00:54:09.40
work of redemption. If thy
justice is satisfied, thy will
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that they also who thou hast
given me, be with me where I am.
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There you have it. I want
now the assurance that my people
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can come home with me someday,
because of what I have done
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That they will get back the
lost inheritance, once again
00:54:28.87\00:54:32.72
regain dominion, I
need that assurance, Father.
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The voice of God is, proclaiming
that justice is satisfied.
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Satan is vanquished. Christ's
toiling struggling ones on earth
00:54:41.79\00:54:46.84
are accepted in the beloved.
Before the heavenly angels
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and the representatives of
the unfallen worlds, they are
00:54:51.25\00:54:55.80
declared, they are justified.
Where he is, there his church
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shall be. Mercy and truth are
met together, righteousness and
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peace have kissed each other.
The Fathers arm encircle his son
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and the word is given, Let all
the angels of God worship him.
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With joy unutterable, rulers
and principalities, and powers
00:55:18.13\00:55:23.31
acknowledge the supremacy of
the Prince of Light. The angel
00:55:23.34\00:55:27.72
hosts prostrate themselves
before him, while the glad shout
00:55:27.76\00:55:31.95
out, fills throughout heaven.
Worthy is the lamb that is slain
00:55:31.98\00:55:36.14
to receive power and
riches and wisdom and strength
00:55:36.15\00:55:39.34
and honor and glory and blessing
Revelation 5:12, in case
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you are wondering what Ellen
White is commenting on here.
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She says Songs of triumph mingle
with the music from angel harps
00:55:47.17\00:55:51.52
until heaven seems to
overflow with joy and praise
00:55:51.55\00:55:55.19
love has conquered, the lost is
found, heaven rings with voices
00:55:55.23\00:56:00.25
and lofty strains proclaiming,
blessing and honor and glory
00:56:00.28\00:56:05.27
and power be unto him that sit
upon the throne and on to the
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lamb for ever and ever.
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Would you have liked to have
been there? Well let me tell you
00:56:13.35\00:56:17.23
something, there's going to be
an even greater party very soon.
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This party, all of the redeemed
00:56:23.47\00:56:28.10
will join in the celebration
00:56:28.11\00:56:30.63
Remember the parable of the
lost sheep? We usually think of
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that when somebody goes astray
from the church. You have to go
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and bring them back to church.
The greater application of this
00:56:37.46\00:56:40.14
parable, is that the 99 that
are secure are the worlds that
00:56:40.25\00:56:44.08
worlds that never sinned.
The one sheep that went astray
00:56:44.11\00:56:48.23
is another world. The sheperd
leaving the safety of the fold
00:56:48.26\00:56:51.66
to seek for the lost one,
represents Jesus coming to this
00:56:51.69\00:56:55.06
dangerous earth to
recover this world.
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The bringing back of the
sheep, where there is a party
00:56:59.30\00:57:03.36
in the household, represents
Jesus bringing all the redeemed
00:57:03.40\00:57:07.11
back to heaven. Once again the
angels will come to planet earth
00:57:07.14\00:57:10.65
with Jesus. Jesus and the
angels make a trip back to
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heaven with all of the
redeemed. I pray to God,
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that we will all be
there. That we are making our
00:57:20.39\00:57:24.13
reservation and our
plan. May God bless us.
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