Let's bow our heads.
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Father in heaven, what a
joy it is to be in Your house.
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How wonderful it
is to be alive today.
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How wonderful it is
to have the Sabbath.
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A day when we can just
step back, unwind, and focus
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only on You and Your kingdom.
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We ask, Father, as we open
Your holy Word, that Your Spirit
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will be
manifested in this place.
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Give us clarity of thought
and give us tender hearts
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to receive the seed of truth.
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And we thank You,
Father, for hearing and for
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answering our prayer.
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For we ask it in
the precious name
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of Your beloved
Son, Jesus Christ.
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Amen.
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Our study today will be
number two in the series,
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Catching Up To Jesus.
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Now several weeks ago I
spoke about the experience
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of John the Baptist
when Jesus presented Himself
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as the perfect Lamb
without blemish and defect.
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And you remember that there
were several common denominators
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in that study that we
had, number one in this series
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called, Catching Up to Jesus.
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We noticed first of all
that there were prophecies
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which pointed forward to Jesus
as the perfect Lamb of God.
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Secondly, we noticed
that when these prophecies
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were about to be fulfilled
God raised up a prophet,
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John the Baptist, to give
great publicity to the fact that
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Jesus was going to present
Himself as the perfect Lamb.
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We noticed, however,
that John the Baptist
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went through a misunderstanding
of what prophecy was actually
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trying to teach.
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And because of
his misunderstanding
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of these prophecies, he went
through a deep disappointment.
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We noticed, however, that when
he was disappointed in prison,
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an angel drew near to him
and opened up the passages
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from the prophecies
which he had not understood
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or which he had misunderstood.
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And as a result, John the
Baptist died there in peace.
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We also noticed in our study
that God chose an instrument
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who was not educated.
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In other words, he
was not educated in the
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schools of the rabbis.
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He was not one of the
prominent religious leaders
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of the day and age.
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So this is the process which
was followed in the first study
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in this series.
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A prophecy or a
series of prophecies,
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great publicity when
the prophecies were about
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to be fulfilled,
a misunderstanding
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of those prophecies, as a
result of the misunderstanding,
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a great disappointment.
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We noticed also that
after the disappointment
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comes the clarification.
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And God chose a very
humble instrument through which
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to proclaim the message.
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And by the way, the
religious church of the day,
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the establishment of the
day, rejected the message
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that was presented
by John the Baptist.
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Now in our study today we're
going to go to step number two.
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We're going to study a
second great disappointment.
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And we're going to
notice that this process
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follows the same order as the
experience of John the Baptist.
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We're going to find that
there were specific prophecies
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now about Jesus going
to the cross and dying
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for the sins of the world.
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You see, with John the
Baptist, Jesus presented Himself
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at the entrance to the
court and He was examined
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to make sure that He
was the perfect Lamb.
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In other words, that He
had lived a sinless life.
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Then He goes one
step further and He comes
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to the altar of sacrifice.
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That's where the perfect
Lamb is going to be offered
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as a sacrifice for
the sins of the world.
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Now there were many prophecies
which pointed to Jesus
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as the sacrifice for sin.
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As we begin, I would like
to examine several of those
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prophecies which
pointed to the work that Jesus
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was going to perform
after presenting Himself
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as a perfect Lamb.
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We all know, for
example, Genesis chapter 22,
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and I'm only going to read two
verses; verse 8 and verse 13.
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This is the experience of
Abraham when he took Isaac
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to Mount Moriah
to sacrifice him.
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And it says there in verse 8...
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In other words, God
was going to provide
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the lamb for the offering.
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And now we jump
down to verse 13.
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In other words, there was
a substitute offered in place
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of the death of Isaac.
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Very clearly, this
passage in Genesis 22
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is teaching us that there
would be one who would die
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as a substitute for
the sins of humanity.
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And then of course we
have the story of the Passover.
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It's found in Exodus chapter 12,
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and I'm only going
to read verses 5-7.
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By the way, the Passover
provided the specific day
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and month in which
the Messiah would die.
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The month was Nissan, and the
day was the 14th day of Nissan.
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Notice Exodus 12:5.
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There you have the
first step that Jesus takes
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through the Sanctuary.
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That's Nissan.
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Better translation
would be, "at evening."
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So the Passover provided the
idea of the day and the month
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in which the Messiah
would die a sacrifice for sin.
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The fact is that
Genesis 22 pointed to the idea
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that there would be a substitute
offered in place of man.
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But there were other
prophecies in the Old Testament.
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For example, Exodus 29:38-39.
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Here it speaks about the morning
and the evening sacrifice.
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It says there in
Exodus 29:38-39...
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Or in the evening.
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Once again, the idea that lambs
needed to be sacrificed for sin.
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And then of
course, who could forget
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the prophecy of Isaiah
53:7 where it speaks about
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the suffering servant.
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Let's read there, Isaiah 53:7,
speaking about what the Messiah
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would accomplish at
the altar of sacrifice.
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And of course, in
the same prophecy we find
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that He was wounded
for our transgressions.
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In other words,
He took our place,
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according to Isaiah 53:3-7.
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So there were clear prophecies
that meant the Messiah
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was going to come, He was
going to take sin upon Himself,
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and He was going to
be sacrificed for sin.
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Now another remarkable prophecy
that we find in Scripture
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in the Old Testament
gives the specific year
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in which the
Messiah would be cut off,
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or the Messiah would die.
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Interestingly enough,
the Passover gave the day
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and the month.
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But there's also a
prophecy which gave the year
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for the death of the Messiah.
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Notice Daniel 9:26.
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This is the famous
prophecy of the 70 weeks.
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And this is speaking about
the final week of the 70 weeks.
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Which I'll just review.
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They begin in the year 457.
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Jesus is
baptized in the year 27.
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And then He's
crucified in the year 31
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on the 14th day of Nissan.
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Notice Daniel 9:26.
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This prophecy pointed to
the fact that in the middle
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of that last week of years,
the Messiah would be cut off.
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And Exodus 12 emphasizes that
it would be on the precise day
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and month on which
the Passover was offered.
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So the Old Testament had
an abundance of prophecies
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which pointed to the fact
that when Messiah would come,
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He would take upon
Himself the sins of the world
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and He would offer His
life in place of our life,
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and He would offer it for sin.
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Now the New Testament
makes it very clear that
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Jesus fulfilled
these prophecies.
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In fact, the New
Testament emphasizes that Jesus
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officiated His own sacrifice.
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You know, in the Old Testament
you had to have a priest
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and a sacrifice.
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But in the New
Testament we find that Jesus
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is the priest and the sacrifice.
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So Jesus is the Priest
who offers His own life?
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Notice 1 Corinthians 5:7.
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Here it's speaking
about the Passover.
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I want you to notice
who fulfills the Passover.
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1 Corinthians 5:7
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The apostle Paul says...
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Now comes the key
portion of the verse.
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Notice that Jesus
fulfills the Passover.
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By the way, He died
on the 14th day of Nissan
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as a Passover lamb in
the middle of that last week.
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Notice also Hebrews
7:27, the fulfillment of these
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Old Testament prophecies.
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Hebrews 7:27, it's
speaking about the Sanctuary.
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This is speaking
about Jesus as the Lamb.
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The first step that
we talked about in our
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first study together.
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That is, in the Old Testament.
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Notice, He offered up Himself.
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He was the priest and
He was also the victim.
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Notice Ephesians 5:2.
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Another text that
speaks about Jesus fulfilling
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these ceremonies of
sacrifices of animals,
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and specifically
lambs, in the Old Testament.
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Ephesians 5:2
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It says there, the apostle
Paul is counseling the church...
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Notice once again the
idea that Jesus gives His life,
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Jesus actually offers Himself
for the sins of the world.
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It's so clear in Scripture
that when Messiah would come,
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He would actually come to
bear the sins of the world
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and to be sacrificed for
those sins as a sweet aroma
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before God so that God's
people could be accepted in Him.
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Notice Galatians 3:13.
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Another text that
speaks about Jesus
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fulfilling these prophecies.
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Galatians 3:13
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It says there...
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How did He do it?
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So the curse that I
deserve, Jesus took upon Himself
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by hanging on the tree.
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That is, by dying.
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Notice 2 Corinthians 5:21.
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We'll only read two more.
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The New Testament is
saturated with these text.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
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This is one of my
favorite verses in the Bible.
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It says, "For He," that is God
the Father, "made Him," Jesus,
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"who knew no sin," there
you have the perfect Lamb,
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"to be sin for us,"
see, He bore our sins...
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"He knew no sin..."
That's the unblemished lamb.
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But He took sin upon
Himself and He was sacrificed
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in my place and in your place.
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One final text, Hebrews 2:9.
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Hebrews 2:9
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Here the apostle Paul
describes the work that Jesus
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performed for us
when He came to this earth
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and He died on the cross.
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It says there...
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So let me ask you the question,
were there many prophecies
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in the Old Testament
about what the Messiah would do
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when He would
come the first time?
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An abundance of them.
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Did these prophecies
clearly point to the idea
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that the Messiah was going to
bear sin and He was going to be
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sacrificed for sin?
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Abundantly.
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The Passover, being cut
off in the middle of the week,
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the story of Isaac, the
morning and evening sacrifice.
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An abundance of
prophecies in the Old Testament
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pointing to the work that the
Messiah was going to perform.
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And the New Testament
corroborates that Jesus
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fulfilled those prophecies.
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Now do you think that it
was important for there to be
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great publicity when
Jesus was about to fulfill
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all of these prophecies?
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Of course.
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What good would it do for
Jesus to fulfill all of these
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prophecies and
nobody to know about it?
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Now, was there great
publicity when Jesus was about
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to go to the cross?
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Absolutely.
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It's known as the
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
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You see, it was important that
every eye be riveted on Jesus,
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what Jesus was going
to do there in Jerusalem.
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He was going to fulfill the
prophecies of the Old Testament.
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And by the way, if anyone was
to blame for the disappointment
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that followed, we would
probably have to blame Jesus.
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Because Jesus
staged this whole event.
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It was Jesus who told
the disciples that they were
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suppose to go get the
animal upon which He rode.
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And He was the one who allowed
Himself to be proclaimed King,
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as we'll notice.
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All of Jerusalem
proclaimed Him King.
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And Jesus knew very
well, we're going to notice,
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that this was going to
lead to a great disappointment.
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By the way, did
Jesus during His ministry
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warn the disciples
about what He was going to do
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when He was going
to go to Jerusalem?
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Did He teach them how He was
going to fulfill Bible prophecy?
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He most certainly did.
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Notice Matthew 16:21-22.
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Matthew 16:21-22
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This is immediately after
Peter confesses that Jesus
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is the Christ.
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"From that time Jesus
began to show to His disciples
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that He must go to Jerusalem,
and suffer many things
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from the elders and
chief priests and scribes,
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and be killed, and be
raised the third day."
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Had Jesus, during His ministry,
warned them that He was
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going to Jerusalem to die?
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Of course He had.
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And yet He knew that they
were going to misunderstand
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what He was going to do.
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And so Jesus stages
this great publicity event,
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the triumphal
entry into Jerusalem,
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so that everybody could
have their eyes focused on Him
00:19:23.83\00:19:26.83
even though He knows
that this is going to lead
00:19:26.86\00:19:29.73
to a bitter disappointment.
00:19:29.76\00:19:31.70
In fact, let's read
from Matthew chapter 21
00:19:31.73\00:19:36.00
about the triumphal entry,
and we'll begin at verse 1.
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Matthew 21:1
00:19:39.97\00:19:43.18
And I want you to notice that
Jesus is staging this event.
00:19:43.21\00:19:46.45
Jesus plans it,
Jesus implements it,
00:19:46.48\00:19:49.65
knowing full well that
people are misunderstanding
00:19:49.68\00:19:52.95
the type of King
that He is going to be.
00:19:53.36\00:19:55.66
It says there...
00:19:56.29\00:19:57.63
Who staged this event?
00:20:55.38\00:20:56.89
Was this an idea that
the disciples came up with?
00:20:57.32\00:20:59.89
No, it was Jesus.
00:20:59.92\00:21:01.89
It says here that
Jesus said to the disciples,
00:21:01.92\00:21:04.66
"Go, loose them, bring them."
00:21:04.69\00:21:08.03
He told them what to
say in case of objection.
00:21:08.06\00:21:10.77
And it says that they
did as Jesus commanded them.
00:21:10.97\00:21:14.77
Let me ask you, was there
great fanfare and publicity
00:21:15.70\00:21:19.51
on what we have come
to know as Palm Sunday?
00:21:19.54\00:21:22.78
Was every eye in
Jerusalem riveted upon Jesus?
00:21:22.81\00:21:26.82
Absolutely.
00:21:26.85\00:21:28.18
He was going to fulfill the
prophecies of the Old Testament
00:21:28.22\00:21:31.52
about being the
sacrifice, being the Lamb of God
00:21:31.55\00:21:34.42
who takes away
the sin of the world.
00:21:34.46\00:21:36.59
In fact, He was going to
enter Jerusalem as a King.
00:21:36.62\00:21:41.30
Notice, Desire
Of Ages, page 570.
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I'm going to read
several statements now
00:21:44.60\00:21:46.40
from, Desire Of Ages,
which describe the reason
00:21:46.43\00:21:50.11
for this event
and how it transpired.
00:21:50.14\00:21:53.07
It says there on page 570...
00:21:53.58\00:21:56.21
So did Jesus know that
when He rode this beast
00:22:03.12\00:22:07.02
that the people were going to
understand that He was a King?
00:22:07.22\00:22:09.89
Of course.
00:22:09.92\00:22:11.26
By the way, did Jesus
know that this was going to
00:22:28.11\00:22:30.75
lead to a great disappointment?
00:22:30.78\00:22:32.35
Notice, Desire
Of Ages, page 571.
00:22:32.65\00:22:35.75
Of the people claiming
that He was the Messiah
00:22:43.49\00:22:45.99
and praising Him as the Messiah.
00:22:46.03\00:22:48.86
Notice what she says...
00:22:48.90\00:22:50.23
Did Jesus know that they
were going to be disappointed?
00:22:53.37\00:22:55.54
Why didn't He just
cut it off and say,
00:22:56.07\00:22:57.64
"No, these people are going
to be bitterly disappointed.
00:22:57.67\00:23:00.31
They misunderstand prophecy.
00:23:00.34\00:23:01.94
So let's abort
the plan right now."
00:23:01.98\00:23:04.31
He knew full well,
and He staged the event.
00:23:04.91\00:23:08.32
She continues saying...
00:23:08.65\00:23:09.98
In other words, it was important
for people to rivet their eyes
00:23:27.87\00:23:31.57
upon Jesus and know that
He was fulfilling prophecy,
00:23:31.61\00:23:34.64
even if they misunderstood.
00:23:34.68\00:23:36.01
Because later the
reason for the disappointment
00:23:36.04\00:23:39.25
could be explained.
00:23:39.45\00:23:41.35
Now I want to read a
statement about the expectations
00:23:41.92\00:23:45.19
of the people; how the
people felt when Jesus entered
00:23:45.22\00:23:48.22
Jerusalem triumphantly.
00:23:48.26\00:23:50.06
This is, Desire
Of Ages, page 570.
00:23:50.09\00:23:53.16
This is speaking
about the disciples.
00:24:08.38\00:24:09.71
So the people are
enthused, they're pumped up.
00:24:23.39\00:24:26.03
"This is the
Messiah, He's the King.
00:24:26.06\00:24:27.86
He's going to
march into Jerusalem.
00:24:27.90\00:24:29.43
He's going to
overthrow the Romans.
00:24:29.46\00:24:31.20
And He's going to
sit on the throne.
00:24:31.23\00:24:32.73
And He's going to put
Israel where it should be;
00:24:32.77\00:24:35.24
at the apex of the world."
00:24:35.27\00:24:37.37
Now allow me to read
you an explanation of the
00:24:38.24\00:24:40.71
triumphal entry
itself and how the multitudes
00:24:40.74\00:24:43.65
reacted to the triumphal entry.
00:24:43.68\00:24:45.35
This is, Desire Of
Ages, page 570 once again.
00:24:45.45\00:24:49.15
Let me ask you, was
their emancipation at hand?
00:25:22.82\00:25:25.02
Was it?
00:25:26.19\00:25:27.52
Yes, but it wasn't
the kind of emancipation
00:25:27.56\00:25:31.29
that they were expecting.
00:25:31.33\00:25:32.89
They were right about
the timing, but they were
00:25:33.70\00:25:35.53
wrong about what?
00:25:35.56\00:25:36.93
They were wrong about the event
which was going to take place.
00:25:37.23\00:25:40.74
She continues saying,
"In imagination they saw
00:25:41.07\00:25:44.37
the Roman armies
driven from Jerusalem..."
00:25:44.41\00:25:47.61
It's interesting to
notice how Ellen White continues
00:26:00.12\00:26:02.92
describing this scene.
00:26:02.96\00:26:04.43
She says, first of all,
that this procession started
00:26:04.69\00:26:09.26
with the disciples.
00:26:09.30\00:26:10.93
Then as Jesus and the disciples
were marching towards Jerusalem,
00:26:11.43\00:26:15.77
those who had come to
Jerusalem for the Passover
00:26:15.97\00:26:18.81
joined the crowd.
00:26:18.91\00:26:20.24
By the way, there were
more than two million people,
00:26:20.28\00:26:22.64
according to Josephus,
that would come to Jerusalem
00:26:22.68\00:26:25.45
during the time of the Passover.
00:26:25.61\00:26:27.28
So you can imagine the tumult
that this caused in Jerusalem.
00:26:27.32\00:26:31.25
So she says that then the
multitudes who had made their
00:26:31.42\00:26:34.39
pilgrimage to
Jerusalem joined the crowd.
00:26:34.42\00:26:37.53
Then she says, as
Jesus neared Jerusalem
00:26:37.56\00:26:40.13
the crowd grew
larger and larger.
00:26:40.23\00:26:42.90
And she says that as the people
sang, the praise could be heard
00:26:42.93\00:26:47.44
echoing against the hills.
00:26:47.47\00:26:49.87
And then she says, in
the procession were those
00:26:50.61\00:26:53.98
from whom Jesus
had cast out demons,
00:26:54.01\00:26:56.48
the blind whose
eyes He had opened,
00:26:56.81\00:26:59.38
the paralytics whose
legs He had restored,
00:26:59.41\00:27:02.28
the lepers He had cleansed,
the widows and the orphans
00:27:02.32\00:27:05.62
He had encouraged, even the
dead whom He had resurrected.
00:27:05.65\00:27:08.86
In fact, she says that
Lazarus was the one who actually
00:27:08.96\00:27:11.63
led the colt as
they were marching;
00:27:11.66\00:27:14.00
that man whom
Jesus has resurrected.
00:27:14.03\00:27:16.33
So you can just
sense the excitement.
00:27:16.60\00:27:19.00
In fact, let's
read Matthew 21:8-11
00:27:19.20\00:27:23.61
to catch the
biblical perspective of this
00:27:23.64\00:27:26.21
great publicity event.
00:27:26.24\00:27:28.54
It says there in verse 8...
00:27:29.08\00:27:31.21
By the way, did Jesus have a
big following in the good times?
00:27:43.93\00:27:47.80
Did everybody get
emotional, excited, and join the
00:27:48.30\00:27:51.27
bandwagon and say,
"This is the Messiah."
00:27:51.30\00:27:53.64
Less than a week later
they would be crying out,
00:27:53.67\00:27:56.17
"Crucify Him."
00:27:56.20\00:27:57.74
The majority of
them, by the way.
00:27:58.34\00:28:00.04
She continues saying...
00:28:01.44\00:28:02.88
They're actually
quoting Psalm 118:26,
00:28:15.39\00:28:18.99
which is a Messianic prophecy.
00:28:19.03\00:28:20.96
And verse 10 says...
00:28:21.76\00:28:23.10
Notice all of the
eyes are on Jesus.
00:28:27.64\00:28:29.67
People are excited.
00:28:29.70\00:28:31.04
Jesus is going
to fulfill prophecy.
00:28:31.07\00:28:32.87
What they don't know is that
He's going to fulfill prophecy
00:28:33.07\00:28:35.31
differently than
what they envisioned.
00:28:35.51\00:28:37.61
Because they had misunderstood
the meaning of Bible prophecy.
00:28:37.65\00:28:41.38
And so it says in verse 10...
00:28:42.18\00:28:43.52
It's interesting to read the
parallel account of this event.
00:28:56.00\00:28:59.07
It's found in Luke 19:37-39.
00:28:59.30\00:29:03.41
Luke 19:37-39
00:29:03.67\00:29:07.31
This passage is
describing the same event,
00:29:07.61\00:29:10.05
but it has different details.
00:29:10.08\00:29:12.48
It says there...
00:29:13.05\00:29:14.38
Was this a sweet
experience at this point?
00:29:28.60\00:29:30.70
Was it sweet?
00:29:31.33\00:29:32.67
Oh yes, it was very sweet.
00:29:32.70\00:29:34.40
Notice the words...
00:29:34.44\00:29:35.77
Did they believe He
was a King? Absolutely.
00:29:49.18\00:29:51.55
By the way, do you know
who was shouting the loudest
00:30:03.06\00:30:07.04
acclaiming Jesus as King?
00:30:07.14\00:30:09.37
I can assure you that it was not
the scribes and the Pharisees.
00:30:10.34\00:30:13.48
None of the religious leaders of
Israel, the great men in Israel
00:30:14.78\00:30:19.21
of the church of that
day, understood prophecy
00:30:19.25\00:30:22.28
or even were
interested in accepting anything
00:30:22.32\00:30:26.25
related to Jesus.
00:30:26.29\00:30:27.79
In fact, God chose humble
instruments, little children,
00:30:28.19\00:30:32.86
to actually
proclaim these words.
00:30:33.13\00:30:35.46
In fact, let's read it.
00:30:35.50\00:30:36.83
Matthew 21:15-16,
the children are the ones
00:30:36.87\00:30:40.74
who are particularly
singing and praising this King
00:30:40.77\00:30:45.41
who is coming into Jerusalem.
00:30:45.44\00:30:46.98
It says there in verse 15...
00:30:47.18\00:30:49.74
In other words, God did
not choose any of the prominent
00:31:14.40\00:31:16.50
religious leaders of
the day and age to proclaim
00:31:16.54\00:31:19.14
the fulfillment
of Bible prophecy.
00:31:19.31\00:31:21.08
He chose the lepers, and
the blind, and the paralytics,
00:31:21.44\00:31:24.98
the people who
had been resurrected,
00:31:25.01\00:31:26.35
the people who had
been delivered from demons;
00:31:26.38\00:31:28.08
the common populace, to
proclaim this great event.
00:31:28.12\00:31:31.32
He bypassed the
great religious leaders
00:31:31.35\00:31:35.26
because they were
soon to reject Jesus.
00:31:35.29\00:31:38.23
You know, you can catch a little
bit of the tumult in Jerusalem
00:31:38.69\00:31:44.00
when the two disciples were
walking on the road to Emmaus
00:31:44.20\00:31:47.00
and Jesus caught up to them.
00:31:47.04\00:31:48.47
And Jesus asked them,
"What were you talking about?"
00:31:48.67\00:31:51.14
In fact, let's read
this in Luke 24:17-18.
00:31:52.91\00:31:57.21
Luke 24:17-18
00:31:57.65\00:31:59.65
"Is it possible that someone
who has been in Jerusalem
00:32:26.61\00:32:30.91
this weekend would
actually not know about
00:32:30.95\00:32:34.42
what has happened there?"
00:32:34.45\00:32:36.95
So let me ask you, was there
great publicity to this event,
00:32:37.42\00:32:41.06
to the fulfillment of the
prophecies of the Old Testament?
00:32:41.09\00:32:44.19
Yes. Were the people
wrong about their understanding
00:32:44.23\00:32:49.73
of Bible prophecy?
00:32:49.76\00:32:51.10
They most certainly were.
00:32:51.13\00:32:52.47
They were wrong
about the kind of King
00:32:52.70\00:32:55.77
that Jesus was going to be.
00:32:56.20\00:32:58.47
In other words, they
misunderstood prophecy.
00:32:59.07\00:33:02.28
Because they thought
that He was going to be a King
00:33:02.31\00:33:04.38
sitting on a
literal throne in Jerusalem.
00:33:04.48\00:33:07.95
By the way, was Jesus a King
when He came into Jerusalem?
00:33:07.98\00:33:12.15
Was He going to
be crowned a King?
00:33:13.09\00:33:15.06
Yes He was.
00:33:15.16\00:33:16.49
Not King of the
kingdom of glory,
00:33:16.52\00:33:19.16
but the suffering servant
King of the kingdom of grace.
00:33:19.79\00:33:24.03
In fact, allow me to share with
you several interesting details
00:33:24.07\00:33:27.47
that show that Jesus,
in the final procession,
00:33:27.57\00:33:30.64
in the last few
hours of His life,
00:33:30.74\00:33:33.34
or the last few days
at least of His life,
00:33:33.38\00:33:35.84
you have this theme of
kingship attached to Jesus.
00:33:36.14\00:33:39.98
I'll just share these quickly.
00:33:40.02\00:33:41.45
Shortly before
Jesus went to the cross,
00:33:42.25\00:33:46.15
He spoke the words of
John chapter 12 where He said,
00:33:46.52\00:33:50.13
"Now is the
judgment of this world.
00:33:50.43\00:33:52.26
Now will the ruler of
this world be cast out."
00:33:52.43\00:33:55.33
He's saying, "This
ruler is going to be cast out,
00:33:55.36\00:33:57.23
and this Ruler is going to
be installed on the throne."
00:33:57.43\00:33:59.80
So He's predicting that He's
going to take over the throne.
00:33:59.83\00:34:03.00
We notice also that Jesus
had a procession as a king.
00:34:03.64\00:34:07.71
You know, when a king
was going to be crowned,
00:34:07.74\00:34:09.08
there was a procession to
the place of the coronation.
00:34:09.11\00:34:12.05
That was the triumphal entry.
00:34:12.08\00:34:13.65
By the way, was Jesus anointed?
00:34:13.82\00:34:15.95
Was His head
anointed with oil like kings?
00:34:15.98\00:34:18.05
Yes. You remember what
Mary Magdalene did to Him.
00:34:18.15\00:34:21.69
Also, was a crown
placed on the head of Jesus?
00:34:21.72\00:34:24.79
Yes, a crown was
placed on His head.
00:34:24.83\00:34:26.70
Was a royal purple
robe placed upon Him?
00:34:26.73\00:34:29.80
Absolutely.
00:34:29.83\00:34:31.17
Purple robes
were placed on kings.
00:34:31.20\00:34:33.47
Did the people
render Him homage as King?
00:34:33.57\00:34:36.54
Yes. They made fun of Him,
but they still paid Him homage.
00:34:36.64\00:34:40.28
Was a reed placed
in His right hand?
00:34:40.94\00:34:42.88
You know, every
king has a scepter.
00:34:42.91\00:34:45.25
In fact, when Pilate
introduced Jesus, he said what?
00:34:45.41\00:34:48.52
"Behold, your King."
00:34:48.68\00:34:51.49
In fact, above the cross
where Jesus was crucified
00:34:51.79\00:34:54.72
there was an inscription
that said, "Jesus of Nazareth,
00:34:54.82\00:34:58.43
the King of the Jews."
00:34:58.46\00:35:00.23
So let me ask
you, was Jesus a King?
00:35:00.80\00:35:03.47
He most certainly was a King.
00:35:03.87\00:35:05.37
Did He fulfill
prophecy as to the day,
00:35:05.60\00:35:09.24
the hour,
because it was evening,
00:35:09.74\00:35:11.97
as to the month,
and as to the year?
00:35:12.37\00:35:15.08
He most certainly did.
00:35:15.11\00:35:16.44
But the people
totally misunderstood
00:35:16.48\00:35:19.51
the meaning of prophecy.
00:35:19.55\00:35:21.32
They misunderstood the type of
King that Jesus was going to be.
00:35:21.35\00:35:25.62
And therefore, they were deeply
and profoundly disappointed.
00:35:26.19\00:35:31.83
And do you know
that most of those people
00:35:32.36\00:35:35.46
that had joined the
procession apostatized,
00:35:35.76\00:35:41.44
and they said that
they had been deceived.
00:35:41.47\00:35:43.71
And less than a week
later they were crying out
00:35:43.74\00:35:47.21
at the top of their lungs,
"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
00:35:47.24\00:35:52.18
Because they had
joined by excitement.
00:35:52.21\00:35:54.35
In fact, notice Mark 15:12-15.
00:35:54.78\00:35:59.02
The majority
forsook the movement
00:35:59.05\00:36:00.56
because they said,
"This has been a deception."
00:36:00.59\00:36:02.56
You know, "This
wasn't the Messiah.
00:36:02.59\00:36:04.36
This wasn't the
King. Look, He was killed."
00:36:04.39\00:36:06.59
And so because their
experience was superficial,
00:36:06.93\00:36:09.80
they had joined
in the good times,
00:36:09.83\00:36:11.77
in times of
excitement, they forsook Jesus
00:36:11.80\00:36:16.44
saying that they had
followed a deception.
00:36:16.47\00:36:18.84
Notice Mark 15:12-15.
00:36:18.87\00:36:21.71
However, there
was a small remnant
00:36:48.77\00:36:52.77
who did not reject Jesus.
00:36:53.84\00:36:56.21
They hung on to
their faith even though
00:36:56.24\00:36:59.08
they were deeply disappointed.
00:36:59.11\00:37:01.48
A very small remnant
who said, "We believe that
00:37:01.85\00:37:05.65
prophecy was fulfilled.
00:37:05.69\00:37:07.19
We can't
understand what happened.
00:37:07.42\00:37:09.59
We've been disappointed.
00:37:09.62\00:37:10.99
Bitter disappointment
after this sweet experience.
00:37:11.03\00:37:14.13
All of this publicity.
00:37:14.16\00:37:15.50
There has to be
something that we missed."
00:37:16.63\00:37:19.87
You know, two of these
were the disciples that went
00:37:20.70\00:37:22.97
on the road to Emmaus.
00:37:23.00\00:37:24.51
They represent the small
remnant that remained faithful.
00:37:24.77\00:37:27.64
They did not
give up their faith.
00:37:27.68\00:37:29.24
In fact, let's join them as
they walk on the road to Emmaus.
00:37:29.64\00:37:33.35
And I'm going to read you a
passage from, Desire Of Ages,
00:37:33.65\00:37:36.99
page 571, on the
feeling of these two men.
00:37:37.39\00:37:43.46
They didn't know.
00:38:01.34\00:38:02.68
And in Luke 24:21, we
find the bitter disappointment
00:38:03.35\00:38:08.08
of these two disciples,
these two followers of Jesus.
00:38:08.12\00:38:10.99
We know the name of one of them.
00:38:11.02\00:38:12.35
We don't know the
name of the other.
00:38:12.39\00:38:13.72
The name of one was Cleopas.
00:38:14.12\00:38:16.29
I remember Dr. Mervin
Maxwell, whom I had as a teacher
00:38:16.83\00:38:19.39
at the seminary,
always use to say,
00:38:19.43\00:38:21.13
"Perhaps the other
disciple was Mrs. Cleopas."
00:38:21.16\00:38:25.33
We have no evidence for that.
00:38:25.37\00:38:27.34
But it's an
interesting little comment.
00:38:27.37\00:38:30.54
Those of you who knew
Dr. Maxwell would catch
00:38:30.57\00:38:33.91
the little bit of humor.
00:38:33.94\00:38:35.28
He was a very humorous person.
00:38:35.31\00:38:36.64
But in Luke 24:21, one of
the disciples says to Jesus,
00:38:36.68\00:38:42.18
"But we trusted
that it had been He
00:38:42.28\00:38:46.55
which should
have redeemed Israel."
00:38:46.86\00:38:49.86
Were they
profoundly disappointed?
00:38:51.73\00:38:53.40
"We thought He was the one.
00:38:54.10\00:38:55.66
We thought He was
the One who was going to
00:38:56.77\00:38:58.53
emancipate our people.
00:38:58.57\00:39:00.87
And now it's the
third day since He died."
00:39:01.97\00:39:04.37
Their hopes were dashed.
00:39:04.84\00:39:07.64
But their hopes did
not totally disappear.
00:39:08.18\00:39:10.41
By the way, how did
the church of that day
00:39:11.51\00:39:14.58
accept the message
of the death of Jesus?
00:39:15.45\00:39:20.16
Did they embrace it?
00:39:22.62\00:39:23.96
Listen, folks, the
established church of the day
00:39:25.16\00:39:28.96
was the apostate
church of the day.
00:39:29.00\00:39:31.10
The remnant, the
faithful remnant, was the
00:39:32.43\00:39:35.17
true church of the day.
00:39:35.20\00:39:37.11
Because only those
who remained with Jesus,
00:39:38.24\00:39:40.44
among whom were
these two disciples,
00:39:40.48\00:39:42.38
these two faithful disciples,
they did not lose their faith.
00:39:42.41\00:39:45.71
They were right,
00:39:46.01\00:39:47.35
and the religious
establishment was wrong.
00:39:47.38\00:39:49.45
You say, "How's that?"
00:39:51.15\00:39:52.49
What happened when the
multitudes were acclaiming
00:39:54.06\00:39:56.59
Jesus as King?
00:39:56.62\00:39:57.96
The scribes and the
Pharisees said, "Be quiet.
00:39:59.59\00:40:01.90
Don't sing this."
00:40:02.63\00:40:03.97
By the way, I don't know
whether you've noticed in
00:40:05.33\00:40:06.97
Matthew chapter 21 immediately
after the triumphal entry,
00:40:07.00\00:40:09.94
Jesus gives all of the
parables about the rejection
00:40:10.64\00:40:13.58
of the Jewish nation
as His chosen people.
00:40:13.61\00:40:16.58
In the next two chapters,
chapter 22 and chapter 23,
00:40:18.05\00:40:23.79
you have the experience
of the vineyard workers,
00:40:24.22\00:40:26.65
you have the parable
of the great banquet,
00:40:27.92\00:40:31.03
and you have the woes on
the scribes and the Pharisees.
00:40:31.23\00:40:34.60
And you have that
statement where Jesus says,
00:40:35.16\00:40:37.00
"The kingdom will be
taken from you and will be given
00:40:37.03\00:40:42.20
to a people who
produce the fruits thereof."
00:40:42.24\00:40:45.31
In other words, the religious
establishment became apostate
00:40:46.01\00:40:50.05
and was rejected by God, whereas
those, that small remnant
00:40:50.61\00:40:55.68
of humble people, not
the prominent people...
00:40:55.72\00:40:58.85
Although there were a few
prominent ones, you know, like
00:40:58.89\00:41:01.49
for example Joseph of
Arimathaea and Nicodemus.
00:41:01.72\00:41:05.79
But the great majority
of them were humble people.
00:41:05.83\00:41:08.46
They were the ones
who were right with God.
00:41:08.56\00:41:12.13
Desire Of Ages, page
574, we have this comment...
00:41:13.17\00:41:16.57
This is during
the triumphal entry.
00:41:20.48\00:41:22.51
That was the reaction
of the church of the day.
00:41:42.33\00:41:46.30
And by the way, I'm setting
the stage for when we talk about
00:41:46.33\00:41:49.87
the great disappointment
in 1844, if someone has
00:41:49.90\00:41:53.27
not already caught that.
00:41:53.31\00:41:55.31
Because in 1844, after
the first angel's message was
00:41:56.91\00:42:00.35
proclaimed with a loud voice...
00:42:00.38\00:42:01.92
I'll get ahead of
myself just for a moment here.
00:42:01.95\00:42:04.19
...the next angel's
message says Babylon is what?
00:42:05.45\00:42:09.49
Babylon is fallen.
00:42:09.72\00:42:11.69
Babylon has become
the synagogue of Satan.
00:42:12.56\00:42:14.83
And folks, there was a small
remnant who remained faithful
00:42:14.86\00:42:17.93
to God who said
that the disappointment
00:42:17.97\00:42:20.44
was of God and that they
had misunderstood prophecy,
00:42:20.74\00:42:25.24
and that Jesus had
done something different
00:42:25.41\00:42:27.81
than they had expected
but He had fulfilled prophecy.
00:42:27.84\00:42:30.88
And they re-studied Scripture,
00:42:31.21\00:42:32.61
and now they
understood the truth.
00:42:32.65\00:42:35.15
So there's
nothing new under the sun.
00:42:36.18\00:42:38.09
Less than a week
after the triumphal entry,
00:42:41.39\00:42:44.29
the Jewish Sanhedrin...
00:42:44.66\00:42:46.39
...which was the
leadership of the Jewish nation,
00:42:49.90\00:42:54.64
sentenced Jesus to death.
00:42:54.67\00:42:57.04
John 19:7 speaks about that.
00:42:57.54\00:43:00.68
On the cross, we're
told in Matthew 27:41,
00:43:01.41\00:43:04.85
that the scribes, the
chief priests, and the elders
00:43:05.05\00:43:08.92
mocked and reviled Him.
00:43:08.95\00:43:11.05
And then, you know,
when Jesus resurrected,
00:43:12.75\00:43:14.79
who were the ones who
tried to bribe the soldiers
00:43:14.82\00:43:17.89
to lie about the
resurrection of Jesus?
00:43:17.93\00:43:20.60
It was the leaders
of the Jewish nation.
00:43:21.13\00:43:23.40
In fact, after
Jesus ascended to heaven,
00:43:24.43\00:43:27.44
they became
persecutors of the remnant.
00:43:27.47\00:43:30.27
They became
persecutors of the church.
00:43:30.31\00:43:32.47
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:43:33.71\00:43:35.04
Now after the
great disappointment,
00:43:37.35\00:43:41.38
after this sweet
experience that became bitter
00:43:42.12\00:43:45.55
because they
misunderstood Bible prophecy,
00:43:45.59\00:43:47.79
these humble people
who proclaimed the message,
00:43:48.09\00:43:50.79
how did Christ explain to them
00:43:51.73\00:43:54.90
the reason for
their disappointment?
00:43:55.26\00:43:57.33
This is the most
interesting part of our study.
00:43:58.30\00:44:01.07
After the
disappointment, Jesus came close
00:44:01.27\00:44:05.24
to those who had
belonged to this movement,
00:44:05.77\00:44:08.14
those who had
not lost their faith,
00:44:08.18\00:44:09.94
to the remnant, and He
explained the reason for their
00:44:10.15\00:44:13.75
disappointment by
appealing to Scripture.
00:44:13.78\00:44:18.45
He opened unto
them the Scriptures.
00:44:20.79\00:44:22.82
And listen up, He did not
open up the Scriptures to the
00:44:22.86\00:44:25.79
most prominent people that
had belonged to the movement.
00:44:25.83\00:44:28.26
He opened up the
Scriptures to two disciples.
00:44:28.30\00:44:31.03
We know the
name of one; Cleopas.
00:44:31.07\00:44:32.70
But who was Cleopas?
00:44:32.73\00:44:34.07
And we don't even
know the name of the other.
00:44:34.10\00:44:35.80
As they were walking
on the road to Emmaus
00:44:36.71\00:44:38.91
Jesus catches up to them.
00:44:38.94\00:44:40.54
And He starts talking with them.
00:44:41.54\00:44:43.38
And in this very interesting
conversation, He says,
00:44:45.08\00:44:49.22
you know, "What were you
talking about along the way?"
00:44:49.25\00:44:52.45
They said, "Oh, you
know, are You the only person
00:44:52.49\00:44:56.06
in this area who
doesn't know what went on
00:44:56.09\00:44:57.93
in Jerusalem this weekend?
00:44:57.96\00:44:59.46
That the fellow that we
thought was the Messiah,
00:45:00.66\00:45:02.76
you know, our hopes were dashed.
00:45:03.10\00:45:05.43
Our joy was turned to sorrow.
00:45:05.63\00:45:07.37
And now it's the
third day since He died.
00:45:07.60\00:45:09.94
Obviously you're
not from this region."
00:45:11.31\00:45:13.17
I want you to notice,
Desire Of Ages, page 571.
00:45:14.78\00:45:18.08
This is why Jesus, even though
He knew they were going to be
00:45:24.22\00:45:26.35
disappointed, He still
went ahead with the plan.
00:45:26.39\00:45:29.49
Let me ask you,
would they study Scripture
00:45:50.51\00:45:52.05
afterwards to find out
where their mistake was?
00:45:52.08\00:45:54.28
Of course.
00:45:54.32\00:45:55.65
In fact, Jesus, in
talking to the two disciples,
00:46:07.50\00:46:10.73
I want you to notice
the method that He uses
00:46:10.77\00:46:13.00
to dissipate
their disappointment.
00:46:14.00\00:46:15.97
Luke 24:25-27
00:46:16.00\00:46:19.57
Luke 24:25-27
00:46:19.97\00:46:23.55
This is on the road to Emmaus.
00:46:23.58\00:46:25.45
See, Jesus wasn't
always politically correct.
00:46:33.59\00:46:36.46
How did Jesus explain the
reason for their disappointment?
00:47:06.59\00:47:09.26
He took them to
the writings of Moses,
00:47:10.99\00:47:13.03
the writings of the prophets.
00:47:13.83\00:47:15.60
And in all of the
Scriptures He showed them
00:47:16.06\00:47:18.90
the things concerning Himself.
00:47:18.93\00:47:20.67
He explained to
them Bible prophecy.
00:47:20.87\00:47:23.20
You know, I would have
loved to have been there
00:47:24.44\00:47:26.71
for that Bible study.
00:47:26.74\00:47:28.08
Because I wonder which
passages He might have used.
00:47:29.31\00:47:31.51
Maybe the story of
the sacrifice of Isaac.
00:47:31.55\00:47:35.05
Maybe explaining
the Passover lamb.
00:47:37.22\00:47:40.39
The prophecy of the 70 weeks.
00:47:41.12\00:47:43.32
The suffering
servant of Isaiah 53.
00:47:44.03\00:47:46.90
He probably took a combination
of all of these prophecies
00:47:48.40\00:47:50.97
and said, "Listen,
folks, you let your expectations
00:47:51.00\00:47:55.57
blind your eyes to
the meaning of prophecy.
00:47:55.60\00:47:58.01
Look, it says very clearly
that the Messiah would come,
00:47:58.21\00:48:01.08
He would be a perfect Lamb."
00:48:01.44\00:48:03.21
The first disappointment
with John the Baptist.
00:48:03.51\00:48:05.88
"And after He
lived a perfect life,
00:48:06.18\00:48:08.45
sin would be placed on Him.
00:48:08.85\00:48:10.79
He would be killed
for the sins of the world.
00:48:11.02\00:48:14.22
And then He would
resurrect the third day.
00:48:14.26\00:48:16.79
How could you miss it?"
00:48:16.89\00:48:19.73
By the way, do you know
how these disciples reacted?
00:48:22.20\00:48:25.00
Later on they're on
their way back to Jerusalem.
00:48:26.20\00:48:28.27
See, when they went into their
home, Jesus raised His hands
00:48:28.30\00:48:33.34
to pray for the meal, and
they saw the scars on His hands.
00:48:33.38\00:48:37.01
And then He
disappeared from their midst.
00:48:38.08\00:48:39.45
By the way, Jesus did not
materialize and de-materialize.
00:48:39.48\00:48:43.08
People say, "Oh, He
walked through walls."
00:48:44.25\00:48:45.59
No He didn't walk through walls.
00:48:45.62\00:48:46.96
Desire Of Ages
explains it beautifully.
00:48:48.32\00:48:50.46
In Desire Of Ages, Ellen White
says that when the disciples
00:48:51.19\00:48:53.93
got back to Jerusalem,
she says that the disciples,
00:48:53.96\00:48:57.90
after the two identified
themselves, opened the door,
00:48:57.93\00:49:00.90
the two disciples went in.
00:49:01.57\00:49:04.37
And along with them through
the open door went Jesus...
00:49:04.41\00:49:07.01
...unseen to their eyes.
00:49:07.74\00:49:09.08
Oh, so He did materialize,
because they couldn't see Him.
00:49:09.11\00:49:11.45
Well Jesus disappeared many
times during His ministry too.
00:49:12.15\00:49:15.18
So do you think
Jesus just materialized and
00:49:15.65\00:49:17.89
de-materialized all the time?
00:49:17.92\00:49:19.25
Of course not.
00:49:19.29\00:49:20.62
Angels hid Jesus from
the sight of the people.
00:49:20.66\00:49:23.43
But He was still a human being.
00:49:23.69\00:49:25.53
And so they're on
their way back to Jerusalem
00:49:26.03\00:49:28.00
and they're talking about
now Jesus, the living Jesus.
00:49:28.03\00:49:31.33
"He's fulfilled prophecy.
00:49:31.37\00:49:32.70
We're starting to understand."
00:49:32.73\00:49:34.07
Notice Luke 24:32.
00:49:34.27\00:49:37.04
One of them says...
00:49:37.44\00:49:38.77
They say, "Now we
understand the Scriptures.
00:49:50.12\00:49:52.29
Now we understand prophecy.
00:49:52.32\00:49:53.96
We were wrong about the event,
we were right about the time.
00:49:53.99\00:49:57.43
This Man is the Messiah."
00:49:57.46\00:49:59.86
Verses 33-35, Luke 24...
00:50:00.76\00:50:03.73
And so now Jesus
appears before the disciples
00:50:29.72\00:50:32.43
in the upper room.
00:50:33.09\00:50:34.43
Can you imagine their surprise
when Jesus appears to them?
00:50:34.76\00:50:37.83
And now Jesus is
going to explain the reason
00:50:38.80\00:50:42.24
for the disappointment.
00:50:42.27\00:50:43.61
And I want you to notice that
once again He is going to use
00:50:43.64\00:50:46.47
the Scriptures, the
very Scriptures that
00:50:46.68\00:50:48.48
they had misunderstood.
00:50:48.51\00:50:50.05
Luke 24:44
00:50:50.25\00:50:54.48
Had He already spoken
these words to them before?
00:51:03.89\00:51:06.09
Had He tried to
explain this to them before?
00:51:07.46\00:51:09.50
Yes.
00:51:10.37\00:51:11.70
Was He to blame for
their misunderstanding?
00:51:12.23\00:51:14.44
No.
00:51:14.84\00:51:16.17
Did they revisit Scripture?
00:51:44.93\00:51:46.57
Sure they did.
00:51:46.60\00:51:47.94
He promises to
send the Holy Spirit.
00:52:11.99\00:52:13.90
How interesting.
00:52:25.47\00:52:26.88
Jesus opens unto them
the Scriptures, and He says,
00:52:27.54\00:52:31.41
"I have a mission for you.
00:52:31.51\00:52:32.98
You must go and you
must prophesy again.
00:52:34.48\00:52:36.89
See, you were proclaiming
that I was going to be a King
00:52:37.92\00:52:40.16
sitting in Jerusalem upon the
throne overthrowing the Romans.
00:52:40.19\00:52:43.66
That's not it.
00:52:43.96\00:52:45.29
Go to Jerusalem, wait for
the promise of the Spirit.
00:52:45.59\00:52:49.73
And when the promise of
the Spirit falls upon you,
00:52:50.17\00:52:53.44
then go out and explain
the Scriptures that I have
00:52:53.70\00:52:57.77
explained to you,
explain those to others."
00:52:57.81\00:53:00.98
That Jesus is the perfect Lamb.
00:53:01.41\00:53:03.61
That Jesus has died
on the cross for sin.
00:53:03.65\00:53:07.18
And now the Sanctuary is
open for the forgiveness of sin,
00:53:07.22\00:53:10.89
for people to come
to Jesus and accept Him
00:53:10.92\00:53:14.06
as their
Intercessor and as their Lord.
00:53:14.09\00:53:17.53
And then of course, on
the day of Pentecost you have
00:53:19.66\00:53:22.83
the establishment of the small
remnant of the Christian church.
00:53:22.86\00:53:28.90
Let me ask you this:
00:53:30.91\00:53:32.24
Was the Christian
church established
00:53:33.98\00:53:36.91
after a great disappointment?
00:53:37.38\00:53:40.02
Was it?
00:53:41.95\00:53:43.28
It can't be of God then.
00:53:43.32\00:53:44.65
The Christian
church can't be of God.
00:53:47.49\00:53:49.22
How can a church
be the true church
00:53:50.79\00:53:53.43
if it was founded
after a disappointment?
00:53:55.33\00:53:57.83
Was the Christian
church the true church?
00:54:01.37\00:54:03.61
It most certainly was.
00:54:04.27\00:54:05.67
Did the
disappointment disannul the fact
00:54:07.04\00:54:09.88
that the Christian church was
the chosen instrument of Christ
00:54:10.05\00:54:13.58
to proclaim the
message about the first coming
00:54:13.62\00:54:16.58
to the whole world?
00:54:16.62\00:54:17.95
Of course not.
00:54:17.99\00:54:19.32
Now allow me to get
ahead of myself a little bit.
00:54:19.45\00:54:21.52
Next Sabbath we're
going to talk about
00:54:23.56\00:54:25.59
the Pentecostal disappointment.
00:54:25.63\00:54:28.00
We're going to talk about
the disappointment when Jesus
00:54:28.60\00:54:30.30
goes into the next
phase of His ministry.
00:54:30.33\00:54:32.20
Now He's going to
go into the Holy Place.
00:54:32.23\00:54:35.37
And when He goes
into the Holy Place,
00:54:36.10\00:54:37.61
the same process all over again.
00:54:37.64\00:54:39.67
Everything just the same.
00:54:40.21\00:54:41.64
Same steps, same problems.
00:54:41.68\00:54:44.18
And then we're going to
notice in our study after that,
00:54:45.55\00:54:48.52
that Jesus is going to go into
the Most Holy Place in 1844.
00:54:48.55\00:54:52.85
And there's a
great disappointment.
00:54:53.52\00:54:55.26
Because they
misunderstand prophecy.
00:54:55.86\00:54:57.76
They misunderstand
what Jesus is going to do.
00:54:57.79\00:55:00.73
They're right about the time,
00:55:00.76\00:55:02.10
but they're
wrong about the event.
00:55:02.13\00:55:03.50
And after the disappointment,
the Christian world says
00:55:05.43\00:55:08.54
this was a deception.
00:55:08.57\00:55:09.90
There's a small remnant
that is faithful to God.
00:55:12.27\00:55:16.31
And you have the
establishment of the
00:55:16.34\00:55:17.91
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:55:17.95\00:55:19.45
Do you know that
one argument that's used
00:55:20.75\00:55:22.68
against the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:55:22.72\00:55:24.19
is that the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:55:24.42\00:55:25.75
originated with
a disappointment?
00:55:25.79\00:55:27.39
"Can't be the true church.
00:55:29.42\00:55:30.99
Because you
misinterpreted Bible prophecy.
00:55:32.03\00:55:34.00
Jesus didn't come."
00:55:34.03\00:55:35.36
Well the fact is
that if that's true of the
00:55:36.13\00:55:38.30
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
00:55:38.33\00:55:39.67
it's true of the
Christian church.
00:55:39.70\00:55:41.74
Because the Christian
church also originated
00:55:42.54\00:55:45.47
with a misunderstanding
of Bible prophecy.
00:55:46.21\00:55:50.21
And it originated with
a bitter disappointment.
00:55:50.81\00:55:53.62
And it originated
with an explanation
00:55:53.98\00:55:56.28
of Scripture after the fact,
explaining the way prophecy
00:55:56.48\00:56:00.09
was truly to be interpreted.
00:56:00.12\00:56:01.89
Are you following me?
00:56:02.52\00:56:03.86
So don't be intimidated
when people tell you,
00:56:04.13\00:56:06.70
"Oh the Adventist church,
that can't be the true church.
00:56:06.73\00:56:08.83
Because it originated
with a disappointment."
00:56:08.86\00:56:10.63
Yes it did.
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By the way, it's interesting
to notice that in 1844
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God bypassed all of the great
religious leaders of the world
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to proclaim this message, and
He chose a humble old farmer.
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And the PhD's today say, "Oh
William Miller, he was so long;
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he was uneducated.
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But we are PhD's."
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Well I'll have you
know that at each stage
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God bypasses the intelligentsia.
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And He chooses
the humble at heart.
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Because He knows
that the humble at heart
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can be used by Him.
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The same is true
of John the Baptist.
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John the Baptist didn't even
study in the rabbinical schools.
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Is that right?
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On the day of
Pentecost who does God use?
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Peter...
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...the theologian.
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No.
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Peter was what?
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A fisherman.
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And God says that in
the end time, He will use
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few great men.
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I hope, after we've
studied this this morning,
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that we understand
a little bit better
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the steps that Jesus follows
in the plan of salvation.
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