Participants: Christopher Hudson
Series Code: FRC
Program Code: FRC000009
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00:43 Hi and you're now with The Forerunner Chronicles.
00:48 All right everybody have you ever wondered 00:50 where did Satan come from? 00:52 You know there are lots of fanciful theories out there, 00:54 Satan comes from here, Satan comes from this, 00:56 but what's the reality of the matter, 00:58 what's does the Bible say about where Satan originated from? 01:03 Well the best place to start our search 01:05 as to where Satan came from, 01:07 is in the book of Isaiah, 01:09 Isaiah chapter 14 beginning at verse 12 01:12 the Bible tells us, "How art thou fallen from heaven 01:16 O Lucifer, son of the morning! 01:17 how art thou cut down to the ground, 01:19 which didst weaken the nations! 01:21 For thou hast said in thine heart, 01:23 I will ascend into heaven, 01:25 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: 01:28 I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, 01:31 in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights 01:34 of the clouds; I will be like the most High. " 01:38 Now, notice back in Isaiah chapter 14 and verse 12 01:41 that the prophet Isaiah asks almost the very same question 01:46 twice... it's almost as if 01:48 it's mind-boggling 01:49 how the fall of Lucifer could take place. 01:52 He says, "How art thou fallen from heaven, 01:54 O Lucifer, son of the morning, 01:55 how art thou cut down to the ground 01:57 which didst weaken the nations!" 01:59 How could this happen? 02:00 That seems like the mindset that is coming from the prophet 02:04 well, when we look in the book of Ezekiel 02:07 beginning at chapter 28 and verse 12, 02:10 we gain more insight into the exalted nature of Lucifer 02:14 before his fall from heaven that helps us understand 02:17 as to why this is a mind-boggling scenario 02:21 that he could fall from heaven 02:22 and become the creature we now know as Satan. 02:26 In the book of Ezekiel, chapter 28 beginning at verse 12 02:30 the Bible tells us, 02:32 "Son of man, take up a lamentation 02:34 upon the King of Tyrus, and say unto him, 02:37 Thus saith the Lord God; 02:39 Thou sealest up the sum, 02:41 full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 02:44 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; 02:47 every precious stone was thy covering... " 02:49 and then the Bible begins to delineate 02:52 all these very precious jewels, 02:55 the topaz, the beryl, the onyx, et cetera... 02:58 but then as we get down to verse 14, 03:00 the Scripture goes on to say, "Thou art the anointed cherub 03:04 that covereth; and I have set thee so: 03:07 thou hast been in the holy mountain of God; 03:10 thou hast walked up and down 03:12 in the midst of the stones of fire. 03:15 Thou wast perfect in all they ways 03:17 from the day that thou wast created, 03:20 till iniquity was found in thee. " 03:23 Notice what the Bible says 03:25 about the anointed cherub, Lucifer 03:27 in the book of Ezekiel chapter 28 and verse 12. 03:30 It says there very clearly "Thou sealest up the sum, 03:34 full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. " 03:37 Do you understand what the Bible is telling us here 03:39 when it said that "Lucifer seals up the sum?" 03:42 This means that Lucifer was filled to the capacity 03:46 of what an angel could endure 03:48 of the wisdom and the beauty of God. 03:51 There was no more wisdom or no more beauty 03:54 that God could adorn Lucifer with 03:56 that an angel could actually bear. 03:59 You see, angels are a different order of creation from humanity, 04:03 we're actually told that in the book of Hebrews 04:05 Chapter 2 beginning at verse 6. 04:07 We're told in Hebrews 2 verse 6 that 04:10 "But one in a certain place testified, saying, 04:13 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 04:16 or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 04:19 for thou made him a little lower than the angels; 04:22 thou hast crownedst him with glory and honour 04:24 and didst set him over the works of thine hands:" 04:26 The Bible makes it very clear that humanity was made 04:30 a little lower than the angels, keep that in mind 04:33 that humanity was made a little lower than the angels 04:36 because we're going to come back to that later, 04:38 but Lucifer was not made as humanity 04:41 he was not just made 04:42 in a state of being a normal angel 04:45 he was an angel that "sealed up the sum" 04:49 and that's something very interesting to me 04:52 how could one that knew all of the wisdom of God 04:55 and had all of the beauty of God that an angel could bear 04:59 fall from heaven? See the point now? 05:03 Well, look what the Bible goes on to say in the book of 05:05 Isaiah chapter 14 beginning at verse 13, 05:08 the Bible says there, 05:09 "For thou hast said in thine heart, 05:11 I will ascend into heaven, 05:13 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. " 05:17 Let's stop for a minute, why do you think 05:20 that Lucifer would say in his heart 05:22 "I will ascend into heaven" 05:24 if he was already located in heaven 05:27 when he had this thought enter into his heart? 05:29 And if you're not sure about this 05:31 I want you to be clear on one thing, 05:33 the Bible only speaks of Lucifer 05:36 as Satan, after his fall from heaven, 05:39 but here in Isaiah chapter 14 and verse 12, 05:42 it does not address Lucifer as Satan, 05:44 it addresses Lucifer as Lucifer, 05:47 this means, he was still in heaven 05:50 so my question once again to you is this 05:52 why would Lucifer say in his heart, 05:54 "I will ascend into heaven" 05:56 if he was already located in heaven 05:58 when he had this thought enter into his heart? 06:01 Now, if you still think this is a trick question, 06:03 it's not... because the Bible actually 06:06 has an answer for this. 06:07 In the book of Romans, chapter 10 beginning at verse 6 06:12 the Bible tells us, "But the righteousness 06:14 which is of faith speaketh on this wise, 06:17 Say not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven? 06:22 that is, to bring Christ down from above:" 06:25 hold on a second, 06:26 so when Lucifer said in his heart 06:28 "I will ascend into heaven" what he was saying is 06:33 "I'm going to take Christ down, I'm sick of Christ. " 06:37 I can imagine that's what Lucifer was saying in his heart 06:39 who is not giving glory to Lucifer 06:42 "Aren't I bright and shining like Christ?" 06:44 Lucifer was sick, 06:46 he wanted to take down his own creator 06:49 he wanted to be exalted above Christ 06:51 that is what he meant by saying I will ascend into heaven 06:54 but then, notice what else the Bible goes on to say... 06:57 in Isaiah 14 and verse 13, 06:59 not only did Lucifer say in his heart, 07:01 "I will ascend into heaven" but he said, 07:03 "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God" 07:07 now what are these "stars of God" 07:09 that Lucifer wants to exalt his throne above? 07:12 Well, the Bible gives us information 07:14 as to what these stars are in the book of Revelation. 07:17 Revelation chapter 12 beginning at verse 3. 07:21 The Bible tells us there, 07:23 "And there appeared another sign in heaven; 07:25 and behold a great red dragon, 07:28 having seven heads and ten horns, 07:30 and seven crowns upon his heads. 07:33 And his tail drew the third part 07:35 of the stars of heaven, and did cast into the earth:" 07:38 Now, let's look at the book of Revelation 07:41 chapter 12 and verse 9 07:43 because it gives us additional information 07:45 as to who this great red dragon is whose tail drew 07:50 a third part of the stars of heaven, 07:53 and cast them into the earth, we are told in Revelation 07:57 chapter 12 and verse 9, 07:58 "And the great dragon was cast out, 08:01 that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, 08:03 which deceiveth the whole world: 08:05 he was cast out into the earth, 08:07 and his angels were cast out with him. " 08:10 Notice, that the angels were cast out with the devil 08:14 who was symbolized as that dragon 08:17 when we see in Revelation chapter 12 and verse 4, 08:20 that just tells you 08:22 a third part of the stars of heaven 08:24 we are being given information as to the fact 08:26 that the devil actually drew a third of the angels 08:30 of heaven out... into rebellion with him. 08:33 But how did he do this? He used his tail... 08:36 Well, what does this mean? 08:37 The Bible tells us what this means. 08:39 In the book of Isaiah chapter 9 and verse 15 08:43 we are told there, 08:44 "The ancient and honorable he is the head, 08:47 and the prophet that telleth lies, he is the tail. 08:51 It was through the means of lies and deception 08:55 that the devil was able to allure 08:57 a third of the stars of heaven out in rebellion with him. 09:01 This is amazing information, but did you know 09:04 that the Bible uses the symbol of stars 09:08 not only for little angelic angels... 09:11 I'll give you information that proves this 09:14 in the book of Revelation. 09:15 Revelation chapter 1 and verse 20 09:18 the Bible tells us there, the mystery behind the 7 stars 09:22 which thou sawest in my right hand, 09:24 and the 7 golden candlesticks, 09:27 the 7 stars are the ministers of the 7 churches. 09:32 Notice the Bible says here 09:33 that the stars are also a symbol of ministers 09:36 but these were the ministers of the 7 churches, 09:39 we're talking about human beings... 09:42 human beings that were ministers of righteousness. 09:45 The Bible goes on to prove this point 09:48 in the book of Daniel, Daniel chapter 12 and verse 3, 09:52 the Bible tells us there, "And they that be wise shall 09:56 shine as the brightness of the firmament; 09:59 and they that turn many to righteousness 10:01 as the stars forever and ever. " 10:04 You see ladies and gentlemen when we surrender our hearts 10:09 to the service of the King of Kings 10:11 and the Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ himself, 10:13 we are engrafted into the family of God 10:17 and now our time, our talents, our energies, 10:21 all that we have, is enlisted in the service 10:25 of joined men and women into the service of Jesus Christ 10:28 even as the angels have enlisted their time and their energies 10:33 in doing the same, 10:34 you see, stars are used by men on the seas 10:37 to navigate their way to land, and we as the stars of God 10:41 are to be used to help people navigate their way 10:45 into a relationship with Jesus Christ. 10:48 That is awesome to me, 10:50 the Bible tells us in the book of Colossians 10:52 chapter 1 and verse 16, 10:55 "For all things were created by Him 10:57 that are in heaven and that are in earth, 11:00 whether visible or invisible, whether they be thrones 11:03 or dominions, or principalities, or powers: 11:07 all things were made by Him, and for Him: 11:10 and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. " 11:15 Even the angels, the stars, 11:18 but what was Lucifer talking about 11:21 when he said in his heart, 11:22 "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God?" 11:27 What Lucifer was saying is that he will exalt himself 11:31 to the position of grand authority 11:35 over all of God's creation 11:37 that is in heaven and that is in earth. 11:40 The angels, humanity, everything... he wanted it all. 11:43 And if you think that's interesting, 11:47 it gets even more interesting 11:49 as we look at what the remainder of the Scripture tells us 11:52 in Isaiah chapter 14 and verse 13, 11:55 because what we're about to learn now 11:57 is exactly how Lucifer planned 12:00 to be able to take Christ down 12:03 and take over all of His government. 12:06 In Isaiah 14 and verse 13, 12:09 at the latter portion of that verse 12:10 we are told that Lucifer said, 12:12 "I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, 12:17 in the sides of the north:" 12:19 now what do you think is so important 12:22 that is located in the sides of the north 12:24 that Lucifer deemed it a necessity to begin his rebellion 12:28 his controversy against God there? 12:31 The Bible tells us what's located 12:34 in the sides of the north in the book of Psalms, 12:36 Psalm chapter 48 beginning at verse 1 12:40 the Bible tells us, 12:42 "Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised 12:44 in the city of our God! in the mountain of His holiness 12:48 beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth 12:52 is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north 12:55 the city of the great King. " 12:58 I see a city and I see a King and they're both located 13:03 in the sides of the north, and if you have a city, 13:06 and you have a king, you must have a throne. 13:09 Do you think there's something important 13:12 that's located at the throne of God 13:14 that Lucifer knows that he must begin his rebellion there, 13:18 to take Christ down and set himself up 13:21 as the ruler of heaven and earth? 13:23 Well the Bible will tell us what's at the throne of God 13:27 that makes it so important in the mind of Lucifer 13:30 to start his war against Christ there. 13:33 In the book of Psalm chapter 97 and verse 2, 13:37 we are told, 13:39 "Clouds and darkness are round about Him; 13:42 righteousness and judgment 13:44 are the habitation of His throne. " 13:47 That word "habitation" means 13:49 foundation of His throne. 13:51 This means that at the foundation of the throne of God, 13:55 which is located in the courts of heaven, 13:57 is righteousness and judgment, but look what the Bible tells us 14:02 that righteousness is 14:03 in the book of Psalm 119 verse 172. 14:08 We are told there, 14:09 "My tongue shall speak of thy word: 14:12 for all thy commandments are righteousness. " 14:16 Ladies and Gentlemen, 14:18 at the foundation of the throne of God, 14:20 the very throne that Lucifer as an anointed covering cherub 14:25 covered at one point in time, at that very throne, 14:28 are the Commandments of God, 14:30 Lucifer knows that in his objective to take Christ down, 14:34 and to rule over all of His kingdom in heaven and in earth, 14:38 he must overthrow first... God's commandments. 14:42 Wow! is it any wonder why God's commandments 14:46 are under such great attack in our modern-day society? 14:50 But did you know, 14:52 there was one Commandment 14:54 in particular that Lucifer hates the most 14:58 because it points to the authority 15:01 of Jesus Christ as Lord? 15:03 In the book of Ezekiel chapter 20 and verse 20 15:07 we are told there, "And hallow my Sabbaths; 15:10 and they shall be a sign between me and you, 15:14 that ye might know that I am the Lord your God. " 15:18 Then, in the book of Mark chapter 2 15:22 verses 27 and 28, 15:24 we are told there, "The Sabbath was made for man, 15:28 and not man for the Sabbath: therefore the Son of man 15:33 is Lord also of the Sabbath. " 15:36 Just taking a few moments to analyze the content 15:40 of these two Bible verses, it becomes extremely clear 15:45 that God has given to us the Sabbath day as a reference point 15:50 to remind all of creation that He is our Lord and our God 15:56 and as we look at what the Bible tells us, 15:58 in Mark chapter 2 verses 27 and 28, 16:02 the Lord of Sabbath is none other than the Son of man 16:06 Jesus Christ himself. 16:08 The same Jesus Christ 16:10 that Lucifer wants to take down from above. 16:13 The same Jesus Christ that the fallen angel, Lucifer, 16:18 now known as the devil, 16:19 wants to rule over His entire Kingdom 16:22 that is in heaven, that is in earth, 16:24 that is why the devil attacks the 4th Commandment, 16:27 the Sabbath Commandment, 16:29 above all of the other 10 Commandments, 16:31 because it points to Christ as Lord. 16:34 And this is why the devil in his hatred for Jesus Christ 16:40 moved upon the heart of an emperor 16:43 by the name of Constantine the Great 16:45 in the year 321 AD, 16:48 to unite the powers of Church and State 16:51 and to institute the very first-known Sunday Law, 16:55 he established the first day of the week, Sunday, 16:59 as the Sabbath day 17:01 in rejection to God's true Sabbath day 17:05 which has never been changed from Genesis to Revelation 17:09 which is the 7th day of the week, 17:11 according to the book of Genesis chapter 2 verses 1 and 2. 17:15 It has never changed. 17:17 Ladies and Gentlemen, this is what we're looking at 17:21 in the book of Isaiah chapter 14 and verse 14 17:26 Lucifer wants to take Christ down. 17:29 Lucifer hates God's commandments. 17:32 Lucifer hates the Sabbath day 17:35 and he does not want you to keep it. 17:37 And if he can accomplish the deception of making creation 17:43 forget God's commandments, 17:44 and think they've been abolished and done away with, 17:46 and especially thinking that 17:48 God's Sabbath day has been changed and done away with, 17:50 then the Bible tells us in the book of Isaiah 17:54 that the devil said in his heart, 17:56 "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds... " 17:59 What does this mean that he will ascend 18:02 above the heights of the clouds? 18:03 Well, the Bible gives us information about the clouds 18:06 in the book of Psalm 104 and verse 3, 18:10 we are told there, 18:12 "Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: 18:15 who maketh the clouds his chariot: 18:18 who walketh upon the wings of the wind. " 18:21 Notice the Bible tells us clearly, 18:23 that God makes the clouds his chariots. 18:27 Now, look what the Bible says 18:29 about God's chariots 18:30 in the book of Psalm chapter 68 and verse 17. 18:34 The Bible goes on to say there that chariots of God 18:38 are 20,000, even thousands of angels 18:41 the Lord is amongst them as in Sinai, 18:45 in the Holy Place, 18:47 the clouds are a symbol of the angels of God. 18:50 But notice carefully in Psalm 68 and verse 17, 18:54 it says, "The Lord is amongst them as in Sinai, 18:57 in the Holy Place. 18:58 It was at Mount Sinai that God gave the children of Israel 19:02 the 10 Commandments. 19:03 As a matter of fact, in the most Holy place 19:06 of God's temple, is the Ark of the Covenant 19:09 in which is located the 10 Commandments. 19:12 The Ark of the Covenant was actually a symbol 19:15 of the throne of God, 19:16 the same throne of God that Lucifer as an anointed cherub 19:20 covered the presence of God's glowing Shekinah glory. 19:25 So, why did Lucifer say in the book of Isaiah chapter 14 19:28 that he would ascend above the heights of the clouds? 19:31 What he was saying is that 19:34 when he can eradicate in the minds of creation, 19:37 the authority of God's Commandments, 19:40 especially the Commandment, the Sabbath Commandment, 19:42 that points to Christ as Lord, 19:45 he will no longer be looked upon as just another mere angel 19:49 that subjects itself to the Commandments of God. 19:53 No, he will be like the Most High. 19:57 That is the desire that was in the heart of Lucifer 20:02 and that God had put out of heaven. 20:05 For the Bible tells us 20:07 in the book of Revelation 20:09 Chapter 12 beginning at verse 7 "And there was war in heaven. 20:15 Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, 20:17 and the dragon and his angels fought and prevailed not; 20:20 neither was their place found anymore in heaven. " 20:24 And then, in verse 12 of Revelation 12 we are told, 20:27 "Woe unto the inhabiters of the earth and the sea! 20:30 for the devil is come unto you having great wrath 20:33 because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. " 20:36 The same rebellion and the same controversy 20:40 that Lucifer started in the courts of heaven, 20:43 he is now continuing down here on planet earth, 20:47 as Satan against humanity. 20:49 Why would he do such a thing? 20:51 The reason he's doing this, Ladies and Gentlemen, 20:54 is because God has extended to humanity the exact thing 20:59 that Lucifer is having the controversy 21:02 against God to obtain. 21:04 Let me explain to you what I'm telling you. 21:06 Remember I told you earlier that we would go back 21:09 to the information found within the book of Hebrews 21:12 chapter 2 and verse 7 dealing with the nature of man. 21:16 In Hebrews 2 and verse 7 the Bible tells us 21:19 that we were made "a little lower than the angels" 21:23 but that phrase "a little lower" in the original Greek 21:27 from which that verse was translated means 21:29 that humanity was made 21:31 "for a little while" lower than the angels. 21:34 Humanity had been placed on probation. 21:38 Probation to see whether or not 21:41 we will yield ourselves to willing and loving service 21:46 to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords 21:49 or will we like Lucifer, rebel against God. 21:53 But if we surrender our hearts to Jesus Christ, 21:56 if we grab hold of the power of the Spirit of God 22:00 to be led into all truth, 22:02 we will not only become like the angels, 22:08 we will become even more exalted than the angels 22:12 in the Kingdom of God. 22:14 You don't believe me? Well then believe the Bible. 22:16 Because the Bible tells us in the book of Revelation, 22:19 chapter 3 and verse 21, 22:22 from the lips of Jesus Christ himself, 22:25 the true and faithful witness, he said to us, 22:29 "To him that overcometh 22:30 will I grant to him to sit with me... in my throne, 22:35 even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father 22:39 in his throne. " 22:40 Jesus Christ is offering to humanity 22:44 the privilege, the opportunity, of sharing the throne 22:50 of the Most High God, the same throne that Lucifer 22:55 desires to sit in. 22:57 Ladies and Gentlemen, do you have any idea 23:01 what Jesus Christ died on the cross 23:04 to make available to us? 23:06 He died, not only so that we could have eternal life, 23:10 but so that we could be exalted 23:13 to the very throne of God with Him. 23:16 That is the eternal love of God, 23:20 and that is the love that God has for you. 23:23 My prayer for you is that today, you'll call upon your Creator 23:30 the Lord of Sabbath, Jesus Christ himself, 23:32 and allow Him to come into your heart. 23:35 The Bible tells us in the book of John chapter 1 and verse 12 23:39 "But as many as received Him, to them will He give the power 23:44 to become the sons of God, 23:46 even to them that believe on His name:" 23:48 Grab hold of that power, and Jesus Christ will save you 23:53 Jesus Christ will strengthen you, 23:55 He will make you just like Him. 23:58 This is why the Bible encourages us 24:02 in the book of 2nd Peter chapter 1 and verse 4 24:05 which tells us, "Whereby are given unto us 24:08 exceeding great and precious promises: 24:11 that by these ye might be partakers of 24:14 the divine nature, having escaped the corruption 24:18 that is in the world through lust. " 24:19 Then in the book of Titus chapter 2 verses 11 and 12, 24:24 the Bible tells us, 24:26 "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation 24:29 hath appeared unto all men, 24:32 teaching us that denying ungodliness 24:35 and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, 24:38 righteously, and godly, in this present world;" 24:43 I'm here to tell you ladies and gentlemen 24:45 that by the power of the Spirit of God, 24:48 abiding within our lives, 24:49 we can live lives of victory over sin 24:53 but we can't do this looking at our own selves, 24:56 but there is someone we can look unto... 24:58 the Bible tells us who in the book of Hebrews 25:01 chapter 12 and verse 2, it tells us, 25:04 "Looking unto Jesus 25:06 the author and the finisher of our faith; 25:08 who for the joy that was set before him 25:12 endured the cross, despising the shame, 25:14 and is set down 25:16 at the right hand of the throne of God in heaven. " 25:19 Consider Him who endured 25:22 such contradiction of sinners against himself, 25:25 lest we become wearied and faint in our minds 25:28 we have not yet resisted unto blood, 25:30 striving against sin. 25:32 My friends, we can have the victory... 25:36 the victory that Satan does not want us to have, 25:39 but we can have it in Jesus Christ, 25:41 that is why He died, that is why He resurrected, 25:45 and that is why He lives and intercedes on our behalf 25:49 at the right hand of the throne of God... even now. 25:52 I pray that all of you will turn to Jesus, 25:55 the author and the finisher of your faith, 25:58 and allow Him to give you the power 26:01 to walk as His sons and as His daughters. 26:05 As always, this is The Forerunner, 26:09 and whether you like it or not, 26:10 the truth is the truth. |
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