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All right everybody
have you ever wondered
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where did Satan come from?
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You know there are lots of
fanciful theories out there,
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Satan comes from
here, Satan comes from this,
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but what's the
reality of the matter,
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what's does the Bible say about
where Satan originated from?
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Well the best
place to start our search
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as to where Satan came from,
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is in the book of Isaiah,
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Isaiah chapter 14
beginning at verse 12
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the Bible tells us, "How
art thou fallen from heaven
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O Lucifer, son of the morning!
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how art thou cut
down to the ground,
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which didst weaken the nations!
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For thou hast
said in thine heart,
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I will ascend into heaven,
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I will exalt my throne
above the stars of God:
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I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation,
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in the sides of the north: I
will ascend above the heights
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of the clouds; I will
be like the most High. "
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Now, notice back in
Isaiah chapter 14 and verse 12
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that the prophet Isaiah asks
almost the very same question
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twice... it's almost as if
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it's mind-boggling
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how the fall of
Lucifer could take place.
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He says, "How art
thou fallen from heaven,
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O Lucifer, son of the morning,
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how art thou cut
down to the ground
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which didst weaken the nations!"
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How could this happen?
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That seems like the mindset
that is coming from the prophet
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well, when we look
in the book of Ezekiel
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beginning at
chapter 28 and verse 12,
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we gain more insight into
the exalted nature of Lucifer
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before his fall from
heaven that helps us understand
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as to why this is a
mind-boggling scenario
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that he could fall from heaven
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and become the
creature we now know as Satan.
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In the book of Ezekiel,
chapter 28 beginning at verse 12
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the Bible tells us,
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"Son of man,
take up a lamentation
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upon the King of
Tyrus, and say unto him,
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Thus saith the Lord God;
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Thou sealest up the sum,
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full of wisdom,
and perfect in beauty.
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Thou hast been in
Eden the garden of God;
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every precious stone
was thy covering... "
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and then the Bible
begins to delineate
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all these very precious jewels,
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the topaz, the beryl,
the onyx, et cetera...
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but then as we
get down to verse 14,
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the Scripture goes on to say,
"Thou art the anointed cherub
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that covereth; and
I have set thee so:
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thou hast been in
the holy mountain of God;
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thou hast walked up and down
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in the midst of
the stones of fire.
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Thou wast
perfect in all they ways
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from the day that
thou wast created,
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till iniquity
was found in thee. "
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Notice what the Bible says
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about the
anointed cherub, Lucifer
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in the book of Ezekiel
chapter 28 and verse 12.
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It says there very clearly
"Thou sealest up the sum,
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full of wisdom, and
perfect in beauty. "
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Do you understand what
the Bible is telling us here
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when it said that
"Lucifer seals up the sum?"
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This means that Lucifer
was filled to the capacity
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of what an angel could endure
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of the wisdom and
the beauty of God.
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There was no more
wisdom or no more beauty
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that God could
adorn Lucifer with
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that an angel
could actually bear.
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You see, angels are a different
order of creation from humanity,
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we're actually told
that in the book of Hebrews
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Chapter 2 beginning at verse 6.
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We're told in
Hebrews 2 verse 6 that
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"But one in a certain
place testified, saying,
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What is man, that
thou art mindful of him?
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or the son of man,
that thou visitest him?
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for thou made him a
little lower than the angels;
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thou hast crownedst
him with glory and honour
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and didst set him over
the works of thine hands:"
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The Bible makes it very
clear that humanity was made
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a little lower than the
angels, keep that in mind
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that humanity was made a
little lower than the angels
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because we're going to
come back to that later,
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but Lucifer was
not made as humanity
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he was not just made
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in a state of
being a normal angel
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he was an angel
that "sealed up the sum"
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and that's something
very interesting to me
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how could one that knew
all of the wisdom of God
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and had all of the beauty
of God that an angel could bear
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fall from heaven?
See the point now?
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Well, look what the Bible
goes on to say in the book of
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Isaiah chapter 14
beginning at verse 13,
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the Bible says there,
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"For thou hast
said in thine heart,
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I will ascend into heaven,
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I will exalt my throne
above the stars of God. "
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Let's stop for a
minute, why do you think
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that Lucifer
would say in his heart
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"I will ascend into heaven"
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if he was
already located in heaven
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when he had this
thought enter into his heart?
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And if you're
not sure about this
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I want you to be
clear on one thing,
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the Bible only speaks of Lucifer
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as Satan, after
his fall from heaven,
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but here in Isaiah
chapter 14 and verse 12,
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it does not
address Lucifer as Satan,
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it addresses Lucifer as Lucifer,
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this means, he
was still in heaven
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so my question once
again to you is this
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why would
Lucifer say in his heart,
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"I will ascend into heaven"
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if he was
already located in heaven
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when he had this
thought enter into his heart?
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Now, if you still think
this is a trick question,
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it's not...
because the Bible actually
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has an answer for this.
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In the book of Romans,
chapter 10 beginning at verse 6
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the Bible tells us,
"But the righteousness
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which is of faith
speaketh on this wise,
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Say not in thine heart,
who shall ascend into heaven?
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that is, to bring
Christ down from above:"
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hold on a second,
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so when Lucifer
said in his heart
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"I will ascend into
heaven" what he was saying is
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"I'm going to take Christ
down, I'm sick of Christ. "
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I can imagine that's what
Lucifer was saying in his heart
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who is not
giving glory to Lucifer
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"Aren't I bright and
shining like Christ?"
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Lucifer was sick,
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he wanted to take
down his own creator
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he wanted to be
exalted above Christ
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that is what he meant by
saying I will ascend into heaven
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but then, notice what else
the Bible goes on to say...
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in Isaiah 14 and verse 13,
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not only did
Lucifer say in his heart,
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"I will ascend into
heaven" but he said,
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"I will exalt my
throne above the stars of God"
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now what are
these "stars of God"
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that Lucifer wants to
exalt his throne above?
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Well, the Bible
gives us information
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as to what these stars
are in the book of Revelation.
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Revelation chapter
12 beginning at verse 3.
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The Bible tells us there,
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"And there appeared
another sign in heaven;
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and behold a great red dragon,
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having seven
heads and ten horns,
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and seven crowns upon his heads.
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And his tail drew the third part
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of the stars of heaven,
and did cast into the earth:"
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Now, let's look at
the book of Revelation
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chapter 12 and verse 9
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because it gives us
additional information
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as to who this great red
dragon is whose tail drew
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a third part of
the stars of heaven,
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and cast them into the
earth, we are told in Revelation
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chapter 12 and verse 9,
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"And the great
dragon was cast out,
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that old serpent,
called the Devil, and Satan,
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which deceiveth the whole world:
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he was cast out into the earth,
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and his angels were
cast out with him. "
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Notice, that the angels
were cast out with the devil
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who was
symbolized as that dragon
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when we see in Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 4,
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that just tells you
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a third part of
the stars of heaven
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we are being given
information as to the fact
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that the devil actually
drew a third of the angels
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of heaven out...
into rebellion with him.
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But how did he do
this? He used his tail...
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Well, what does this mean?
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The Bible tells
us what this means.
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In the book of Isaiah
chapter 9 and verse 15
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we are told there,
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"The ancient and
honorable he is the head,
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and the prophet that
telleth lies, he is the tail.
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It was through the
means of lies and deception
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that the devil
was able to allure
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a third of the stars of heaven
out in rebellion with him.
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This is amazing
information, but did you know
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that the Bible
uses the symbol of stars
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not only for
little angelic angels...
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I'll give you
information that proves this
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in the book of Revelation.
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Revelation
chapter 1 and verse 20
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the Bible tells us there,
the mystery behind the 7 stars
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which thou
sawest in my right hand,
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and the 7 golden candlesticks,
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the 7 stars are the
ministers of the 7 churches.
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Notice the Bible says here
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that the stars are
also a symbol of ministers
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but these were the
ministers of the 7 churches,
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we're talking
about human beings...
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human beings that were
ministers of righteousness.
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The Bible goes on
to prove this point
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in the book of Daniel,
Daniel chapter 12 and verse 3,
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the Bible tells us there,
"And they that be wise shall
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shine as the
brightness of the firmament;
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and they that turn
many to righteousness
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as the stars forever and ever. "
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You see ladies and gentlemen
when we surrender our hearts
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to the service
of the King of Kings
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and the Lord of
Lords, Jesus Christ himself,
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we are engrafted
into the family of God
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and now our time, our
talents, our energies,
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all that we have, is
enlisted in the service
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of joined men and women
into the service of Jesus Christ
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even as the angels have enlisted
their time and their energies
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in doing the same,
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you see, stars are
used by men on the seas
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to navigate their way to
land, and we as the stars of God
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are to be used to help
people navigate their way
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into a
relationship with Jesus Christ.
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That is awesome to me,
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the Bible tells us in
the book of Colossians
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chapter 1 and verse 16,
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"For all things
were created by Him
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that are in heaven
and that are in earth,
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whether visible or invisible,
whether they be thrones
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or dominions, or
principalities, or powers:
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all things were
made by Him, and for Him:
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and He is before all things,
and by Him all things consist. "
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Even the angels, the stars,
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but what was
Lucifer talking about
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when he said in his heart,
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"I will exalt my throne
above the stars of God?"
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What Lucifer was saying
is that he will exalt himself
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to the position
of grand authority
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over all of God's creation
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that is in heaven
and that is in earth.
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The angels, humanity,
everything... he wanted it all.
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And if you think
that's interesting,
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it gets even more interesting
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as we look at what the remainder
of the Scripture tells us
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in Isaiah
chapter 14 and verse 13,
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because what
we're about to learn now
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is exactly how Lucifer planned
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to be able to take Christ down
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and take over all
of His government.
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In Isaiah 14 and verse 13,
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at the latter
portion of that verse
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we are told that Lucifer said,
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"I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation,
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in the sides of the north:"
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now what do you
think is so important
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that is located in
the sides of the north
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that Lucifer deemed it a
necessity to begin his rebellion
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his controversy
against God there?
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The Bible tells
us what's located
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in the sides of the
north in the book of Psalms,
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Psalm chapter 48
beginning at verse 1
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the Bible tells us,
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"Great is the Lord
and greatly to be praised
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in the city of our God! in
the mountain of His holiness
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beautiful for situation,
the joy of the whole earth
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is Mount Zion, on
the sides of the north
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the city of the great King. "
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I see a city and I see a
King and they're both located
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in the sides of the
north, and if you have a city,
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and you have a king,
you must have a throne.
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Do you think
there's something important
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that's located
at the throne of God
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that Lucifer knows that he
must begin his rebellion there,
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to take Christ
down and set himself up
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as the ruler of
heaven and earth?
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Well the Bible will tell
us what's at the throne of God
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that makes it so
important in the mind of Lucifer
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to start his war
against Christ there.
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In the book of Psalm
chapter 97 and verse 2,
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we are told,
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"Clouds and
darkness are round about Him;
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righteousness and judgment
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are the
habitation of His throne. "
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That word "habitation" means
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foundation of His throne.
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This means that at the
foundation of the throne of God,
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which is located in
the courts of heaven,
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is righteousness and judgment,
but look what the Bible tells us
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that righteousness is
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in the book of
Psalm 119 verse 172.
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We are told there,
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"My tongue shall
speak of thy word:
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for all thy commandments
are righteousness. "
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
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at the foundation
of the throne of God,
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the very throne that Lucifer
as an anointed covering cherub
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covered at one point in
time, at that very throne,
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are the Commandments of God,
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Lucifer knows that in his
objective to take Christ down,
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and to rule over all of His
kingdom in heaven and in earth,
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he must overthrow
first... God's commandments.
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Wow! is it any wonder
why God's commandments
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are under such great attack
in our modern-day society?
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But did you know,
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there was one Commandment
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in particular that
Lucifer hates the most
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because it
points to the authority
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of Jesus Christ as Lord?
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In the book of Ezekiel
chapter 20 and verse 20
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we are told there,
"And hallow my Sabbaths;
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and they shall be a
sign between me and you,
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that ye might know that
I am the Lord your God. "
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Then, in the
book of Mark chapter 2
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verses 27 and 28,
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we are told there, "The
Sabbath was made for man,
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and not man for the Sabbath:
therefore the Son of man
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is Lord also of the Sabbath. "
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Just taking a few
moments to analyze the content
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of these two Bible verses,
it becomes extremely clear
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that God has given to us the
Sabbath day as a reference point
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to remind all of creation
that He is our Lord and our God
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and as we look at
what the Bible tells us,
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in Mark chapter
2 verses 27 and 28,
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the Lord of Sabbath is
none other than the Son of man
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Jesus Christ himself.
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The same Jesus Christ
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that Lucifer wants
to take down from above.
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The same Jesus Christ
that the fallen angel, Lucifer,
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now known as the devil,
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wants to rule
over His entire Kingdom
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that is in
heaven, that is in earth,
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that is why the devil
attacks the 4th Commandment,
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the Sabbath Commandment,
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above all of the
other 10 Commandments,
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because it points
to Christ as Lord.
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And this is why the devil
in his hatred for Jesus Christ
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moved upon the
heart of an emperor
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by the name of
Constantine the Great
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in the year 321 AD,
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to unite the
powers of Church and State
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and to institute the
very first-known Sunday Law,
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he established the
first day of the week, Sunday,
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as the Sabbath day
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in rejection to
God's true Sabbath day
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which has never been changed
from Genesis to Revelation
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which is the
7th day of the week,
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according to the book of Genesis
chapter 2 verses 1 and 2.
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It has never changed.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
this is what we're looking at
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in the book of Isaiah
chapter 14 and verse 14
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Lucifer wants to
take Christ down.
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Lucifer hates
God's commandments.
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Lucifer hates the Sabbath day
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and he does not
want you to keep it.
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And if he can accomplish
the deception of making creation
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forget God's commandments,
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and think they've been
abolished and done away with,
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and especially thinking that
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God's Sabbath day has been
changed and done away with,
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then the Bible tells
us in the book of Isaiah
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that the devil
said in his heart,
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"I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds... "
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What does this
mean that he will ascend
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above the heights of the clouds?
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Well, the Bible gives us
information about the clouds
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in the book of
Psalm 104 and verse 3,
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we are told there,
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"Who layeth the beams of
his chambers in the waters:
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who maketh the
clouds his chariot:
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who walketh upon
the wings of the wind. "
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Notice the Bible
tells us clearly,
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that God makes the
clouds his chariots.
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Now, look what the Bible says
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about God's chariots
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in the book of Psalm
chapter 68 and verse 17.
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The Bible goes on to say
there that chariots of God
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are 20,000, even
thousands of angels
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the Lord is
amongst them as in Sinai,
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in the Holy Place,
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the clouds are a
symbol of the angels of God.
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But notice carefully
in Psalm 68 and verse 17,
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it says, "The Lord is
amongst them as in Sinai,
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in the Holy Place.
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It was at Mount Sinai that
God gave the children of Israel
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the 10 Commandments.
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As a matter of fact,
in the most Holy place
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of God's temple, is
the Ark of the Covenant
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in which is located
the 10 Commandments.
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The Ark of the
Covenant was actually a symbol
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of the throne of God,
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the same throne of God that
Lucifer as an anointed cherub
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covered the presence of
God's glowing Shekinah glory.
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So, why did Lucifer say in
the book of Isaiah chapter 14
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that he would ascend
above the heights of the clouds?
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What he was saying is that
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when he can eradicate
in the minds of creation,
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the authority of
God's Commandments,
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especially the Commandment,
the Sabbath Commandment,
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that points to Christ as Lord,
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he will no longer be looked
upon as just another mere angel
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that subjects itself to
the Commandments of God.
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No, he will be
like the Most High.
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That is the desire that
was in the heart of Lucifer
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and that God had
put out of heaven.
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For the Bible tells us
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in the book of Revelation
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Chapter 12 beginning at verse
7 "And there was war in heaven.
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Michael and his angels
fought against the dragon,
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and the dragon and his
angels fought and prevailed not;
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neither was their place
found anymore in heaven. "
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And then, in verse 12 of
Revelation 12 we are told,
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"Woe unto the inhabiters
of the earth and the sea!
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for the devil is come
unto you having great wrath
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because he knoweth that
he hath but a short time. "
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The same rebellion
and the same controversy
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that Lucifer started
in the courts of heaven,
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he is now continuing
down here on planet earth,
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as Satan against humanity.
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Why would he do such a thing?
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The reason he's doing
this, Ladies and Gentlemen,
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is because God has extended
to humanity the exact thing
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that Lucifer is
having the controversy
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against God to obtain.
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Let me explain to
you what I'm telling you.
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Remember I told you
earlier that we would go back
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to the information found
within the book of Hebrews
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chapter 2 and verse 7
dealing with the nature of man.
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In Hebrews 2 and
verse 7 the Bible tells us
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that we were made "a
little lower than the angels"
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but that phrase "a little
lower" in the original Greek
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from which that
verse was translated means
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that humanity was made
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"for a little while"
lower than the angels.
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Humanity had been
placed on probation.
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Probation to see whether or not
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we will yield ourselves
to willing and loving service
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to the King of Kings
and the Lord of Lords
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or will we like
Lucifer, rebel against God.
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But if we surrender
our hearts to Jesus Christ,
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if we grab hold of the
power of the Spirit of God
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to be led into all truth,
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we will not only
become like the angels,
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we will become even
more exalted than the angels
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in the Kingdom of God.
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You don't believe me?
Well then believe the Bible.
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Because the Bible tells
us in the book of Revelation,
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chapter 3 and verse 21,
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from the lips of
Jesus Christ himself,
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the true and faithful
witness, he said to us,
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"To him that overcometh
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will I grant to him to
sit with me... in my throne,
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even as I also overcame,
and am set down with my Father
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in his throne. "
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Jesus Christ is
offering to humanity
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the privilege, the opportunity,
of sharing the throne
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of the Most High God,
the same throne that Lucifer
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desires to sit in.
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Ladies and
Gentlemen, do you have any idea
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what Jesus
Christ died on the cross
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to make available to us?
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He died, not only so that
we could have eternal life,
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but so that we could be exalted
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to the very
throne of God with Him.
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That is the eternal love of God,
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and that is the love
that God has for you.
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My prayer for you is that today,
you'll call upon your Creator
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the Lord of Sabbath,
Jesus Christ himself,
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and allow Him to
come into your heart.
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The Bible tells us in the book
of John chapter 1 and verse 12
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"But as many as received Him,
to them will He give the power
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to become the sons of God,
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even to them that
believe on His name:"
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Grab hold of that power,
and Jesus Christ will save you
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Jesus Christ
will strengthen you,
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He will make you just like Him.
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This is why the
Bible encourages us
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in the book of 2nd
Peter chapter 1 and verse 4
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which tells us,
"Whereby are given unto us
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exceeding great
and precious promises:
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that by these ye
might be partakers of
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the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption
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that is in the
world through lust. "
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Then in the book of Titus
chapter 2 verses 11 and 12,
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the Bible tells us,
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"For the grace of God
that bringeth salvation
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hath appeared unto all men,
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teaching us that
denying ungodliness
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and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly,
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righteously, and
godly, in this present world;"
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I'm here to tell
you ladies and gentlemen
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that by the power
of the Spirit of God,
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abiding within our lives,
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we can live lives
of victory over sin
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but we can't do this
looking at our own selves,
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but there is
someone we can look unto...
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the Bible tells us
who in the book of Hebrews
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chapter 12 and
verse 2, it tells us,
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"Looking unto Jesus
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the author and the
finisher of our faith;
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who for the joy
that was set before him
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endured the cross,
despising the shame,
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and is set down
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at the right hand of the
throne of God in heaven. "
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Consider Him who endured
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such contradiction of
sinners against himself,
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lest we become
wearied and faint in our minds
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we have not yet
resisted unto blood,
00:25:28.22\00:25:30.73
striving against sin.
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My friends, we can
have the victory...
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the victory that Satan
does not want us to have,
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but we can have
it in Jesus Christ,
00:25:39.40\00:25:41.94
that is why He died,
that is why He resurrected,
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and that is why He lives
and intercedes on our behalf
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at the right hand of the
throne of God... even now.
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I pray that all of
you will turn to Jesus,
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the author and the
finisher of your faith,
00:25:55.58\00:25:58.75
and allow Him to
give you the power
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to walk as His sons
and as His daughters.
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As always, this
is The Forerunner,
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and whether you like it or not,
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the truth is the truth.
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