Well good morning. I
want to welcome all of you
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to the Thompsonville SDA Church
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sanctuary. We're here
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this morning to worship God,
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aren't we? Isn't that the reason
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we've all come
together? And we realize
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we have people here from
southern Illinois that have
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joined us, and we
appreciate them so much.
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But for all of
you around the world
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thank you for joining with us.
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Our heart's cry
and our prayer today
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is that your heart will be
touched and you will be drawn
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closer to Jesus
Christ as Pastor Kenneth Cox
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continues in this
series on Give Me The Bible.
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You know, each month he looks
at a different subject matter,
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and we're looking at
the Judgment this month.
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And last
night... the last message
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was on the
Investigative Judgment.
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And as I was telling
the congregation here,
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I think that was the
clearest I had ever seen
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the Investigative Judgment.
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If you weren't able to
hear that message, and you have
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any questions concerning
that particular subject,
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you need to get that tape
and listen to it over and over.
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Faith comes by hearing, and
hearing by the Word of God...
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and it will give you clarity.
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Well we're going to
continue today, and the message
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that he's going
to bring to us is
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Book of Life in the Judgment.
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But before Pastor Cox comes
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we have Dona Klein with
us, and she is going to do
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a special for us on the
organ: "Wayfaring Stranger. "
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Thank you, Dona Klein.
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"Wayfaring Stranger. "
Beautiful song. Thank you, Dona.
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Well, welcome back.
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Glad that you're here;
appreciate you being here.
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Those of you that have been
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joining us by television,
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we welcome you.
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And if you're listening by radio
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we're very happy to
have you here and to tune in.
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And we pray that as we go
through this particular series
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on the Judgment
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that it's helping you
put everything in order
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so that you
understand the judgment,
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how it works, what takes place.
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And we're just
hopeful that we can each see
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better what Jesus
Christ does for each one of us.
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And so today we're
looking at the subject of
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Our next presentation
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will be entitled:
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Now in
Revelation the 20th chapter
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it mentions a thousand years...
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which is a millennium.
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Mentions that. And it
says there is a judgment
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that takes place
during that thousand years.
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And that's what we're going to
look at in the next presentation
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because we're going
to see how that works,
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why it's necessary,
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what happens during that time.
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So you want to be sure
and be with us on that one
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because it will help
you tie things together.
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But today we're looking at the
Book of Life in the Judgment.
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There's three books that
are used in the judgment.
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You want to watch for those.
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The Book of Life,
the Book of Iniquity,
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the Book of Remembrance.
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And we're literally going
to put names in the books.
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And we're going to see
how they're put there and
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all how that works.
And so you want to follow
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as we go into this subject.
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I think you'll find it to be
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helpful in understanding
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the judgment.
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One of the songs that
I've always enjoyed very much -
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one of my favorite songs -
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is one that is
entitled "God Leads Us Along".
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And this morning Kateena LeForge
is going to sing that for us.
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In shady green pastures
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so rich and so sweet,
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God leads His dear children
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along,
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Where the water's cool flow
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bathes the weary one's feet,
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God leads His dear children
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along.
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Some thro' the waters,
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some thro' the flood,
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Some thro' the fire,
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but all thro' the blood;
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Some thro' great sorrow,
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but God gives a song;
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In the night season
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and all the day long.
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Sometimes on the mount
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where the sun shines so bright,
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God leads His dear children
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along.
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Sometimes in the valley
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in the darkest of night,
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God leads His dear children
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along.
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Some thro' the waters,
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some thro' the flood,
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Some thro' the fire,
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but all thro'
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the blood;
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Some thro' great sorrow,
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but God gives a song;
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In the night season
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in the night season
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and all
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the day long.
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Gracious Father,
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we come to You today
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first, Lord,
wanting to offer our praise.
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Our praise to
You as our Creator.
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As our Redeemer.
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As our Mediator.
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As we take a look at the
subject of the judgment, Lord,
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give us understanding...
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Give us insight that
we each might understand
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our great, great need of You
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and that our hearts may be
open to the work of Your Spirit.
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For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
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In our last presentation
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we found out that judgment
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is going on up in heaven now.
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That's what we found out.
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And it is taking place...
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What we want to see is
what does the Bible say?
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What says the
Bible, the blessed Bible?
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This my only question be.
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Is Jesus now in
heaven interceding for me?
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What does the
Word of God say to me?
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That's what we want to see.
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We want to get into God's
Word and see what it tells us
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about the judgment.
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Now in the book of
Daniel the 7th chapter
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it gives us a
description of the judgment
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and what takes place
there. Notice what it says:
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So here it's talking about
God the Father being seated.
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Watch as it progresses:
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And that's what
we're looking at today
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is this question of
the court being seated
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and the books being opened
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and how these books are used.
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And please notice that it's
plural - it doesn't say book.
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It says how the books
are used in the judgment.
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So we want to look at that
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and see what the
scripture tells us there.
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Now we also found out
last night that this judgment
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is taking place
up in heaven now.
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We found out that that begins
with those that are saved...
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those that have
accepted Jesus Christ.
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Those are the ones that
are being judged now. Listen:
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So it tells us clearly
that judgment begins with those
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that have accepted Jesus Christ.
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And we're going to
see a reason for that
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as we continue to look
at this subject about it.
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All right. There are
books - as I mentioned to you -
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that are used in the judgment.
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These books are very important
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and will help us get an insight
to how carefully this is done.
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And it says here:
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So that's a book
that's used in the judgment:
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the Book of Life.
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There's another book
that's used, and it says:
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So here a Book of Remembrance
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is written before the Lord.
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And you'll find that God puts
here in this Book of Remembrance
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good things... those
that "thought on the Lord. "
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That's what's recorded
in the Book of Remembrance
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is those things that
you and I do that are good.
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Because you remember...
Jesus said, you know,
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"Come, because you fed the poor;
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you took those that
were cast out to your house;
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and you went to
visit those in prison. "
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And they said: "When
did we do these things? "
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You see? And so He records
all the good things that we do.
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They are put in a
Book of Remembrance,
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and that's what
it's talking about here.
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See, God has recorded
them there in His book.
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Also there's another book
that is used which is called
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the Book of Iniquity,
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and this is the things that
you and I do that are wrong.
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And you know, you
need to think about that.
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I can remember once when I drove
in to have my car filled up
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with gas back in
the days when they
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filled your car up
with gas, you know.
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And this fellow was
putting gas in my car,
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and I was standing
there and we were talking...
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and about every other
word he said was a curse word.
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And he wasn't
trying to be offensive.
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That was just his language.
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He had, I guess,
grown up that way, you know?
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And so in the
course of our conversation
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he said to me... He said:
"What do you do for a living? "
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And I said:
"Well, I'm a preacher. "
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Well, he turned red and
he said: "I'm so sorry. "
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You know? And I said:
"You don't owe me an apology.
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I'm a human being just like you.
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You don't owe me an apology.
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But what you
ought to consider is
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everything that you
say is written down.
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That we will
have to face that. "
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The things that you
and I do that are wrong...
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sorry, dear friend, the Bible
says those things are recorded.
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All the things that we do
wrong are recorded before God.
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So all these
things are written down
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so God has an accurate record
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of what you've
done that is good.
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He has an accurate record
of what you and I have done
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that's bad.
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Has to keep that record.
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OK:
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What do you have to do to get
your name in the Book of Life?
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Well, the scripture tells
you this is what you have to do:
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In other words, if I want
my name in the Book of Life
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I must accept Jesus Christ.
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Going to church -
don't misunderstand me,
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very important
that you go to church.
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Don't in any way take
what I say there to mean
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you shouldn't go to church.
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But going to church will not get
your name in the Book of Life.
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Sorry.
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Being a deacon in the church
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won't get your name
in the Book of Life.
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I don't care how
moral you may be...
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it will not get your
name in the Book of Life.
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The only way you can get
your name in the Book of Life
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is to accept Jesus Christ.
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No other way.
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You will not get your
name in the Book of Life
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by accepting Mohammed.
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I don't care what Oprah says.
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The only way
you're going to get there
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is by accepting Jesus Christ.
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And that's what puts
your name in the Book of Life.
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OK. When I accept Christ,
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then my name is put
in the Book of Life.
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Jesus, as He was
talking to His disciples,
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He had sent His
disciples out on a tour
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to preach and to talk
about the kingdom of God.
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And they had gone
and they had preached
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and they had had a
marvelous experience.
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They had healed
the sick and all this.
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And they came back
and they were rejoicing
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over the great
time they had had.
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And Jesus said this to them:
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He said: "If you want
to rejoice about something,
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rejoice because your names
are written up in heaven. "
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See? This was important.
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He's talking about those
twelve disciples, and He says:
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"Your name is
written in heaven. "
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Paul... as he is
talking about his companions
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working with them,
working in the ministry...
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And by the way, I've run onto
some people who misunderstand
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some things that the
scripture teaches about that.
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Because who were
Paul's companions?
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Huh?
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Oh... Luke, Timothy, right?
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Silas, Barnabas. These
were companions to Paul.
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You want to see who Paul
says his companions were?
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Said: "Rejoice, your
names are in the Book of Life. "
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So it is extremely
important here today
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that you and I
make absolutely sure
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that our names are
in the Book of Life.
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And all it takes
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to get your name
in the Book of Life
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is to accept Jesus Christ
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as your Lord and Savior.
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OK? All right.
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Once it's put
into the Book of Life
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can it be taken out?
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Well, let's see what
the scripture tells us
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about whether
it can or it can't.
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Now I need to explain that.
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When it says
"whoever sinned against Me, "
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folks, that's not talking
about when you stump your toe.
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See, that's not what
that's talking about.
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When you do something wrong, the
devil breathes down your neck
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and you do
something you shouldn't do,
00:22:33.07\00:22:34.83
that's not what
that's talking about.
00:22:35.03\00:22:36.35
That's talking about the
person that forsakes the Lord...
00:22:36.55\00:22:39.33
turns back, goes the other way.
00:22:39.53\00:22:41.47
That's what it's talking about.
00:22:41.67\00:22:43.61
It says: "Then their name can be
taken from the Book of Life. "
00:22:43.82\00:22:49.32
Another place it says:
00:22:49.53\00:22:51.08
It says: "He that overcomes... "
00:23:03.72\00:23:07.10
Let me explain something.
00:23:07.30\00:23:08.77
There is no such thing...
00:23:09.07\00:23:13.37
there is no such thing...
00:23:13.57\00:23:16.96
as accepting Jesus
Christ as one's Lord and Savior
00:23:17.16\00:23:21.88
and a change not
take place in your life.
00:23:22.09\00:23:25.48
This idea of
accepting Jesus Christ
00:23:25.68\00:23:30.51
and living like the devil
00:23:30.72\00:23:32.61
is not scriptural, folks.
00:23:32.81\00:23:34.80
And when people tell
you that you can do whatever
00:23:35.00\00:23:38.53
you want to do... all
you've got to do is believe...
00:23:38.73\00:23:40.73
they're leading you
down the wrong path.
00:23:40.93\00:23:43.97
The scripture says
that you and I day by day
00:23:44.17\00:23:48.67
must surrender our life
to the working of Christ
00:23:48.87\00:23:54.21
in our hearts. And
any time that takes place
00:23:54.41\00:23:58.28
a change is going to happen.
00:23:58.48\00:24:01.60
And that means that
you and I will overcome.
00:24:01.80\00:24:06.92
We will day by day
grow - will overcome.
00:24:07.12\00:24:11.58
And therefore as
long as I am surrendered
00:24:11.68\00:24:15.59
and let the Lord work in my life
00:24:15.62\00:24:18.19
then my name's going to
stay in the Book of Life.
00:24:18.39\00:24:21.29
OK. One other... It says here:
00:24:21.49\00:24:24.54
In other words,
God makes it very clear
00:24:36.84\00:24:39.89
that I cannot take
away from this book.
00:24:40.09\00:24:44.30
I have to hold
to the Word of God.
00:24:44.50\00:24:49.22
If I do, my name would be
taken out of the Book of Life.
00:24:49.42\00:24:54.67
All right. Then
when your name is entered
00:24:54.87\00:24:58.70
into the Book of Life,
you accept Jesus Christ,
00:24:58.90\00:25:02.03
your name is entered
into the Book of Life,
00:25:02.23\00:25:04.67
what happens? What takes place
00:25:04.87\00:25:07.41
when your name is
put in the Book of Life?
00:25:07.62\00:25:09.54
Well it says this:
00:25:09.74\00:25:11.28
And that means
heaven, all right...
00:25:14.13\00:25:16.73
Did you catch that?
00:25:31.49\00:25:33.38
Your name being put in
the Book of Life, folks,
00:25:33.58\00:25:37.39
is kind of a key to getting
you into the kingdom of heaven.
00:25:37.59\00:25:43.37
See, if your
name's in the Book of Life
00:25:43.77\00:25:46.96
THEN those are taken
into the kingdom of heaven.
00:25:47.16\00:25:51.71
So it's very important.
00:25:51.91\00:25:53.64
It tells us some
other very strong things
00:25:53.84\00:25:58.32
about your name being
written in the Book of Life.
00:25:58.52\00:26:00.63
referring to the beast...
00:26:05.30\00:26:07.20
In other words, I
cannot follow the beast.
00:26:15.10\00:26:19.27
We talked about this
in previous sessions.
00:26:19.47\00:26:24.01
I cannot follow the
beast and what it teaches
00:26:24.21\00:26:27.54
and what it says and have
my name in the Book of Life.
00:26:27.74\00:26:30.76
That is not possible.
00:26:30.96\00:26:32.42
I have to follow the Lord.
00:26:32.62\00:26:34.86
And if I follow Him, my
name is in the Book of Life.
00:26:35.06\00:26:38.67
OK? I WILL NOT follow the beast.
00:26:38.87\00:26:41.75
If my name is not
in the Book of Life...
00:26:41.95\00:26:45.50
So I don't know how
to put any more emphasis
00:26:55.13\00:26:58.02
on the question of your
name being in the Book of Life.
00:26:58.22\00:27:01.07
Because if your name
is in the Book of Life,
00:27:01.27\00:27:04.33
then you have life.
You have more than that...
00:27:04.54\00:27:09.86
we'll talk about it.
But your name is there!
00:27:10.06\00:27:12.33
You can rejoice over that.
00:27:12.43\00:27:13.67
It gives you right
to the kingdom of God.
00:27:13.87\00:27:16.20
If your name is not there,
00:27:16.41\00:27:18.54
I'm sorry... but you're lost.
00:27:18.74\00:27:21.92
Just that simple.
00:27:22.13\00:27:23.77
If your name's not
in the Book of Life,
00:27:23.97\00:27:25.60
you're lost.
00:27:25.80\00:27:27.35
So it's important
that my name, your name
00:27:27.56\00:27:30.87
is recorded in the book.
00:27:31.07\00:27:33.64
OK. How does the judgment work?
00:27:33.67\00:27:36.52
How does the judgment work?
00:27:36.72\00:27:38.40
Now on this part you're
going to have to help me, OK?
00:27:38.60\00:27:42.82
Literally. You're
going to have to help me.
00:27:43.02\00:27:44.76
Those of you that are
watching by television
00:27:44.96\00:27:47.02
you can join in on this. Or
if you're listening on the radio
00:27:47.22\00:27:50.51
you can join in on this.
00:27:50.71\00:27:52.10
But we're going to see how
these... how the judgment works.
00:27:52.30\00:27:55.78
We're going to
put names in the books
00:27:55.98\00:27:58.73
and we're going to take
some names out of the books.
00:27:58.93\00:28:01.53
And let me just tell you this:
00:28:01.73\00:28:03.80
if you're going to err,
err on the side of leniency.
00:28:05.50\00:28:11.48
OK?
00:28:11.68\00:28:13.08
If you're going to err,
err on the side of leniency.
00:28:13.28\00:28:15.91
Secondly, this is
only an illustration.
00:28:16.11\00:28:20.64
Nothing more than that.
00:28:20.94\00:28:23.06
You and I are not
capable of judging.
00:28:23.26\00:28:28.52
Because we're told that "man
00:28:28.73\00:28:30.85
looks upon the
outward appearance;
00:28:30.95\00:28:33.16
God looks upon the heart. "
00:28:33.36\00:28:36.20
So, you know, and
I have people tell me
00:28:36.40\00:28:39.53
"Oh Brother Cox, I'm
not... I'm not judging,
00:28:39.73\00:28:42.56
I'm just a fruit inspector. "
00:28:42.77\00:28:44.28
No, you're not even
a fruit inspector. See?
00:28:44.48\00:28:47.06
You know, we are not to judge.
That is not our responsibility.
00:28:47.26\00:28:52.21
So as we take a
look at this, you know,
00:28:52.41\00:28:55.01
understand that.
00:28:55.21\00:28:57.36
And thirdly, if you
give the wrong answer,
00:28:57.56\00:29:01.80
don't worry about it.
00:29:02.00\00:29:03.49
You haven't
committed a crime, you know.
00:29:03.69\00:29:05.92
Just join in as
we take a look at it.
00:29:06.02\00:29:08.49
Let's establish some
things here to start with.
00:29:08.69\00:29:11.21
Everybody will stand before
the judgment seat of Christ.
00:29:26.48\00:29:31.70
Does not make any
difference who you are.
00:29:31.91\00:29:35.24
Your position in
life will not keep you
00:29:35.44\00:29:39.58
from standing before
the judgment bar of God.
00:29:39.78\00:29:43.03
I'll tell you: when you come
before the judgment bar of God
00:29:43.23\00:29:47.18
everybody - I
don't care who they are -
00:29:47.38\00:29:50.24
king, priest,
queen, commentator -
00:29:50.44\00:29:56.10
I don't care who you are...
00:29:56.30\00:29:57.66
everybody winds
up on the same plane.
00:29:57.86\00:30:01.46
OK. All appear before
the judgment seat of God.
00:30:01.66\00:30:06.33
I've said this
several times before.
00:30:19.41\00:30:21.69
Salvation is totally
and completely of God.
00:30:22.64\00:30:28.60
You and I cannot add to it.
00:30:28.80\00:30:31.82
I can't do one thing to
improve upon what God has done.
00:30:32.02\00:30:37.09
I can't do one thing
to make a difference.
00:30:37.19\00:30:41.39
Salvation is totally
and completely of God.
00:30:41.59\00:30:44.70
All I am to do is accept what
Jesus Christ has done for me.
00:30:45.20\00:30:51.11
OK?
00:30:51.61\00:30:52.86
BUT... my part,
my responsibility
00:30:53.06\00:30:58.03
is to obey.
00:30:58.23\00:31:00.45
Understand? That's
what that text just said.
00:31:03.24\00:31:05.51
Wisest man that
ever lived said that.
00:31:05.71\00:31:07.73
Man's responsibility is to obey.
00:31:07.93\00:31:12.95
OK. So when it
comes to the judgment,
00:31:13.35\00:31:16.26
gonna look at that: whether
I obeyed or whether I didn't.
00:31:16.46\00:31:21.23
All right. Fortunately,
00:31:31.09\00:31:35.10
we talked about this
in the first presentation,
00:31:35.30\00:31:38.50
fortunately you and I
have access to an Advocate
00:31:39.19\00:31:45.11
or to a Mediator in our behalf.
00:31:45.31\00:31:49.45
OK? You see, I told you
00:31:49.65\00:31:53.41
Christ is there mediating,
00:31:53.61\00:31:55.82
and He's mediating
between God and man.
00:31:56.02\00:32:00.42
That's what He's
mediating between.
00:32:00.63\00:32:02.45
It says the Lord Jesus Christ
is that Mediator between God
00:32:02.66\00:32:06.97
and man. And
over here you have God
00:32:07.17\00:32:10.39
who is righteous, holy,
perfect in every aspect.
00:32:10.59\00:32:14.75
And over here you have
man who is not righteous,
00:32:14.85\00:32:18.34
who is unholy, who is sinful.
00:32:18.54\00:32:20.42
And Christ is there
to bring that together
00:32:20.62\00:32:23.27
to bring reconciliation.
And this in the judgment
00:32:23.47\00:32:27.26
shows how God - who is
just, who is righteous -
00:32:27.46\00:32:32.44
how all that is satisfied.
00:32:32.64\00:32:35.37
Watch:
00:32:35.57\00:32:36.99
So He is standing
between God and us
00:32:49.21\00:32:52.90
to have an
Advocate for you and for me.
00:32:53.10\00:32:56.68
OK. Let's watch
what happens here:
00:32:56.88\00:32:59.22
So here is God, the
Ancient of Days, as I told you
00:33:16.25\00:33:19.76
who is just,
righteous, holy, perfect.
00:33:19.96\00:33:23.41
And in comes Jesus Christ
00:33:25.11\00:33:27.99
as an Advocate
between God and you and me.
00:33:28.91\00:33:34.83
See, I don't know about you,
00:33:37.28\00:33:39.81
but I certainly understand
00:33:40.92\00:33:45.67
that for me to come before God
00:33:45.87\00:33:49.91
on my own... I'm totally lost.
00:33:50.11\00:33:55.41
See? Fortunately, Jesus Christ
00:33:56.88\00:34:02.67
appears there.
Watch what happens.
00:34:02.70\00:34:05.35
Listen to what He
says... He does for you.
00:34:05.56\00:34:07.26
I don't care who you are.
00:34:07.46\00:34:08.53
I don't care what
your background is.
00:34:08.73\00:34:10.19
I don't care what you have done.
00:34:10.39\00:34:12.67
Listen!
00:34:12.87\00:34:13.92
See Jesus Christ comes in.
00:34:34.00\00:34:36.28
He's standing
between God and me,
00:34:36.48\00:34:39.27
and He takes
upon Himself my sins.
00:34:39.48\00:34:43.81
Takes upon
Himself my unholiness.
00:34:44.02\00:34:47.84
Takes upon
Himself the weight of sin
00:34:48.04\00:34:51.33
and He gives to
me His righteousness.
00:34:51.53\00:34:56.13
His perfection.
00:34:56.33\00:34:58.73
Gives all that to me
00:34:58.93\00:35:00.99
so He can stand
before His Father and say:
00:35:01.19\00:35:04.48
"Father, I give to
these people My righteousness.
00:35:04.68\00:35:08.74
They've accepted Me.
00:35:08.94\00:35:10.63
Count them worthy. "
00:35:10.83\00:35:13.41
Let's see what happens...
00:35:13.61\00:35:16.91
This is what happens:
00:35:17.11\00:35:19.60
"The judgment was made
in favor of the saints. "
00:35:34.63\00:35:38.41
Why? Because
you have an Advocate
00:35:38.61\00:35:43.85
that can come in
before His Father:
00:35:44.05\00:35:46.80
Jesus Christ the Righteous.
00:35:47.00\00:35:49.36
He can stand there and
say: "Father, count this person
00:35:49.56\00:35:54.55
righteous. " Amen.
00:35:54.75\00:35:57.27
This is what He
does for you and for me.
00:35:57.47\00:36:00.58
OK. Let's take a
look at these books
00:36:00.79\00:36:04.66
and see how they're used.
00:36:04.86\00:36:06.39
Now, we're going to
put names in these books,
00:36:20.88\00:36:23.76
and you're going to
have to help me, all right?
00:36:23.97\00:36:27.36
So we'll start out here
and put some names in the book.
00:36:27.56\00:36:31.04
I want to go clear
back to the beginning.
00:36:31.24\00:36:33.61
OK? I want to
take a couple brothers.
00:36:33.81\00:36:37.38
I want to take a
look at Cain and Abel.
00:36:37.58\00:36:40.95
Now like I said,
this is an illustration...
00:36:41.15\00:36:44.84
nothing more than that.
Please, that's all it is.
00:36:45.04\00:36:47.66
So you aren't judging,
cause you and I are not capable
00:36:47.76\00:36:50.24
of judging. So you need...
00:36:50.45\00:36:51.99
And if you give the wrong answer
you haven't committed any crime
00:36:52.19\00:36:54.97
so just be part of it.
00:36:55.17\00:36:57.07
OK. Would we put Cain's
name in the Book of Life?
00:36:57.27\00:37:01.86
Well I heard some "noes. "
00:37:05.09\00:37:06.95
Heard some "yeses. "
00:37:07.15\00:37:09.70
Would we put Cain's
name in the Book of Life?
00:37:09.90\00:37:12.40
Well let me ask you something.
00:37:12.60\00:37:15.01
Did he bring a sacrifice?
00:37:15.21\00:37:20.08
Huh?
00:37:20.29\00:37:23.30
Well what was he
bringing a sacrifice for?
00:37:23.50\00:37:25.61
He must have believed.
00:37:27.29\00:37:29.06
Oh, he didn't
bring the right one...
00:37:29.09\00:37:31.79
but he brought a sacrifice.
00:37:32.00\00:37:34.76
And therefore since
he brought a sacrifice
00:37:34.96\00:37:38.02
he must have believed.
00:37:38.22\00:37:40.01
And therefore, I
don't know about you, but
00:37:40.21\00:37:43.88
I'd rather err on
the side of leniency
00:37:44.08\00:37:46.89
because he must have believed
00:37:47.09\00:37:49.27
or he wouldn't have
brought a sacrifice.
00:37:49.47\00:37:51.41
So let's put his name in.
00:37:51.61\00:37:53.31
All right, let's
take his brother Abel.
00:37:53.51\00:37:56.63
Would you put Abel's name there?
00:37:56.83\00:37:59.53
Come on now... yeah.
00:37:59.73\00:38:02.51
Yeah, we definitely
believe that Abel accepted it.
00:38:02.71\00:38:07.00
Believed, brought
the right sacrifice...
00:38:07.10\00:38:09.04
so we'll put his name there.
00:38:09.24\00:38:10.50
OK. Let's take a
couple other names.
00:38:10.70\00:38:13.35
Let's take a
couple other brothers.
00:38:13.55\00:38:17.30
Let's take Jacob.
00:38:17.50\00:38:19.84
Would you put Jacob's
name in the Book of Life?
00:38:20.04\00:38:23.75
Come again?
00:38:23.95\00:38:27.06
You... you would put Jacob's
name in the Book of Life?
00:38:27.26\00:38:31.04
Huh?
00:38:31.24\00:38:32.96
Now, come on, folks. This man...
00:38:33.16\00:38:35.36
This man lied to
his poor, blind father.
00:38:35.66\00:38:41.43
Stole the
birthright from his brother.
00:38:41.63\00:38:44.97
Went down and married two women.
00:38:45.18\00:38:48.52
OK? And you'd put his
name in the Book of Life?
00:38:48.72\00:38:53.18
OK... all right.
00:38:53.38\00:38:57.16
Let's take his brother Esau.
00:38:59.75\00:39:02.79
Would you put Esau's
name in the Book of Life?
00:39:04.12\00:39:06.87
Well, I hear yes and I hear no.
00:39:11.73\00:39:13.81
This is only an
illustration, folks.
00:39:15.83\00:39:18.56
But I've read this book
through many, many times...
00:39:18.76\00:39:22.88
I cannot find any place
where Esau ever accepted God.
00:39:23.08\00:39:28.98
I can read you where
God said: "Jacob I loved
00:39:29.18\00:39:32.37
and Esau I hated. "
00:39:32.58\00:39:33.74
And on the basis of that
I can't put his name there.
00:39:33.94\00:39:38.22
I'd have to leave his name out.
00:39:38.42\00:39:40.87
OK, let's go... Let's go
00:39:41.27\00:39:45.55
to King David.
00:39:45.75\00:39:48.17
Would you put his
name in the Book of Life?
00:39:48.37\00:39:51.27
Now folks...
00:39:51.67\00:39:54.19
you're going to
put David's name there?
00:39:54.59\00:39:57.39
I mean, this man... this man
00:39:57.59\00:40:02.14
took another man's
wife and got her pregnant.
00:40:02.34\00:40:06.96
And then when he... when he
couldn't get out of a situation
00:40:07.16\00:40:10.98
he had the fellow killed.
00:40:11.18\00:40:12.67
Right?
00:40:14.38\00:40:16.77
And you would turn around
00:40:16.97\00:40:18.15
and put his name
in the Book of Life?
00:40:18.25\00:40:20.18
OK.
00:40:21.63\00:40:23.54
Uh... let's take a look at
00:40:23.74\00:40:28.73
Mary Magdalene. Yeah.
00:40:30.75\00:40:33.64
Now this woman is a prostitute.
00:40:33.94\00:40:36.90
OK?
00:40:37.10\00:40:39.04
In fact, she is a very, very
00:40:39.24\00:40:44.10
bad person.
00:40:44.30\00:40:46.78
Would you put her
name in the Book of Life?
00:40:47.08\00:40:49.38
Huh? All right.
00:40:50.28\00:40:54.54
Peter.
00:40:58.11\00:41:02.75
I mean, right in
the most critical time
00:41:02.98\00:41:05.99
he denied his Lord.
00:41:06.19\00:41:08.48
Turned his back on Him.
00:41:08.68\00:41:11.75
Denied Him.
00:41:11.95\00:41:13.34
Would you put his name in there?
00:41:13.54\00:41:15.87
You're confusing me.
00:41:18.44\00:41:19.87
I don't understand.
00:41:20.07\00:41:24.89
You will put their
names in the Book of Life
00:41:25.09\00:41:28.34
but you won't take
them into your churches.
00:41:28.54\00:41:32.56
See, you have to believe...
00:41:38.13\00:41:44.05
you have to believe
that God has the power
00:41:44.25\00:41:49.40
to change an individual's life,
00:41:49.60\00:41:53.38
I don't care what
their background has been.
00:41:53.58\00:41:56.90
Uh, let's take uh...
00:41:59.27\00:42:03.25
let's take Judas.
00:42:03.45\00:42:07.37
Would you put his
name in the Book of Life?
00:42:07.57\00:42:11.78
You have forgotten...
you have forgotten...
00:42:15.37\00:42:20.22
When those 12 disciples
came back and they said:
00:42:21.83\00:42:25.76
"Lord, we have cast out
devils, we have healed the sick
00:42:25.97\00:42:30.22
and preached, " and He
said: "Don't rejoice over this
00:42:30.42\00:42:33.26
but rejoice because your
names are written in heaven. "
00:42:33.46\00:42:38.97
Hmmm.
00:42:39.17\00:42:41.24
Based on that, I'd have
to put Judas's name there.
00:42:41.44\00:42:45.48
OK?
00:42:45.68\00:42:48.50
Uh, let's take one other person
00:42:48.53\00:42:53.95
just for the sake
of an illustration.
00:42:54.15\00:42:57.18
Let's take somebody
like the Oklahoma Bomber,
00:42:57.38\00:43:02.43
Timothy McVeigh,
00:43:02.64\00:43:05.48
who killed all
those people and children.
00:43:05.68\00:43:08.58
Uh, would you put his
name in the Book of Life?
00:43:08.78\00:43:12.17
Any by the way, every account
I've read he never made any
00:43:12.37\00:43:17.11
profession of
accepting God or willing to...
00:43:17.21\00:43:19.81
anything of this type.
Would you put his name there?
00:43:20.01\00:43:22.80
Nah, I don't see where we could.
00:43:23.01\00:43:26.54
So we've put some names
here in the Book of Life.
00:43:26.74\00:43:28.83
All right, let's
see how this works.
00:43:29.03\00:43:31.41
We're going to put some names
in the Book of Remembrance.
00:43:31.61\00:43:33.81
All right? Well, all
the good things that you do
00:43:34.01\00:43:37.67
are recorded in
the Book of Life.
00:43:37.77\00:43:39.92
And so if they're good things
00:43:40.12\00:43:42.69
they're going to be recorded
in the Book of Remembrance.
00:43:42.89\00:43:44.98
Accepted. And so these
people that we looked at...
00:43:45.18\00:43:48.05
Cain and Abel and
Jacob... they're all there.
00:43:48.25\00:43:51.58
What about Esau?
00:43:51.78\00:43:53.44
Would you put his name
in the Book of Remembrance?
00:43:53.64\00:43:56.78
Come on.
00:43:56.98\00:44:00.15
Yes, he did some good things.
00:44:00.25\00:44:02.09
By the way, he was
a very moral person.
00:44:02.19\00:44:04.10
Took care of his parents. Yeah.
00:44:04.30\00:44:05.98
We'd put his name there.
00:44:06.18\00:44:07.88
Also we'd put Mary and
Peter and Judas: all them.
00:44:08.08\00:44:12.78
And probably Timothy McVeigh
00:44:12.98\00:44:15.58
was a very moral
person concerning his parents.
00:44:15.78\00:44:20.43
He probably did some
good things in life, so...
00:44:20.63\00:44:22.79
we'd have to put his name there.
00:44:22.99\00:44:24.45
Let's take a look at
the Book of Iniquity.
00:44:24.65\00:44:27.65
Whose name would we put there?
00:44:27.85\00:44:30.77
Everybody's.
00:44:33.89\00:44:36.17
Because it says "we have
ALL sinned and come short
00:44:36.37\00:44:39.52
of the glory of God. "
00:44:39.72\00:44:40.87
So we'll put all
their names there.
00:44:41.07\00:44:42.91
OK. Now let's see
how this judgment works.
00:44:43.11\00:44:47.49
OK, here we go.
00:44:47.70\00:44:49.47
So here are all the people
who accepted Jesus Christ.
00:44:59.38\00:45:04.31
OK? Those are the
ones that accepted Him.
00:45:04.51\00:45:08.45
Now it says: "He that overcomes
00:45:08.65\00:45:14.36
his name will not be blotted
out of the Book of Life. "
00:45:14.56\00:45:18.19
You understand what this does
00:45:18.39\00:45:19.91
if your name is
in the Book of Life?
00:45:20.01\00:45:22.38
Do you
understand what that does?
00:45:22.58\00:45:23.80
Here is God the Father.
00:45:24.00\00:45:27.21
Here you and I are.
00:45:27.41\00:45:31.10
What that does, folks, if
your name is in the Book of Life
00:45:31.30\00:45:34.53
and they open the Book of
Life and they read your name
00:45:34.73\00:45:38.32
that gives Jesus Christ
the right to represent you.
00:45:38.52\00:45:44.43
That's what it does.
It gives Christ the right
00:45:47.64\00:45:50.53
to step up and say: "Father,
00:45:50.73\00:45:53.29
I am representing this person. "
00:45:53.32\00:45:55.64
And if Cain, who
may have believed
00:45:55.84\00:46:01.64
but he wasn't willing to follow,
00:46:01.84\00:46:04.91
he wasn't willing to overcome,
00:46:05.11\00:46:07.93
then his name is
stricken from the Book of Life.
00:46:08.13\00:46:11.81
Abel is kept. Jacob is kept.
00:46:12.89\00:46:18.46
Come to David? I don't
understand completely, folks.
00:46:18.66\00:46:24.13
I can't seem to get my head
00:46:24.43\00:46:30.41
around the mercy of God.
00:46:30.61\00:46:33.41
You know, I mean... I
can read you in the scripture
00:46:35.40\00:46:39.09
where it said: "Have
you seen David, My servant,
00:46:39.29\00:46:41.62
who can do no wrong? " What?
00:46:41.82\00:46:44.11
I mean... but this is God.
00:46:45.37\00:46:47.65
And Christ can step
up and say: "Father,
00:46:47.85\00:46:51.05
I plead My blood
on behalf of this man.
00:46:51.25\00:46:55.65
He accepted Me.
00:46:55.85\00:46:57.86
Walked with Me.
Count him righteous. "
00:46:58.06\00:47:01.30
His name is left
in the Book of Life.
00:47:01.50\00:47:04.47
Same thing with
Mary, with Peter.
00:47:04.67\00:47:08.09
When it comes to Judas...
00:47:08.29\00:47:10.70
I'm going to walk
out here on a limb, and
00:47:11.01\00:47:13.84
probably somebody
will want to cut it off.
00:47:14.04\00:47:15.99
But I'm going to tell you this:
00:47:16.19\00:47:18.44
It wasn't the fact
that Judas betrayed Christ
00:47:19.88\00:47:25.85
that caused him to be lost.
00:47:26.15\00:47:30.70
It was the fact that he
was not willing to repent.
00:47:30.90\00:47:34.64
And because he
wasn't willing to change,
00:47:36.92\00:47:40.09
wasn't willing to
repent, his name is stricken
00:47:40.30\00:47:44.03
from the Book of Life.
00:47:44.13\00:47:45.25
OK?
00:47:45.45\00:47:47.36
When it comes to
the Book of Remembrance,
00:47:47.56\00:47:51.15
everybody's there. The scripture
says it works like this:
00:47:51.36\00:47:55.46
So an individual, doesn't care
what their background has been,
00:48:19.07\00:48:22.70
if they come to the
Lord and they follow Him
00:48:22.90\00:48:25.41
and their name is
in the Book of Life,
00:48:25.61\00:48:27.42
then when they
read the name Cain,
00:48:27.62\00:48:31.34
who didn't follow the Lord,
00:48:31.54\00:48:33.32
his name is stricken
from the Book of Remembrance.
00:48:33.52\00:48:36.44
All the good things
that Abel did are kept.
00:48:36.64\00:48:39.58
All the good things
that Jacob did are kept.
00:48:39.78\00:48:43.35
Marvelous that God
keeps all the good things.
00:48:43.55\00:48:48.27
Esau's name is stricken from it.
00:48:48.47\00:48:53.43
David: all the good
things that he did are kept.
00:48:53.63\00:48:56.76
Same thing with Mary and Peter.
00:48:56.96\00:48:59.38
Judas goes down through eternity
00:48:59.59\00:49:04.20
as the one who betrayed Christ.
00:49:04.40\00:49:07.75
Name is stricken. Same
thing with Timothy McVeigh.
00:49:07.95\00:49:12.18
When it comes to
the Book of Iniquity,
00:49:12.21\00:49:16.39
the Bible says it works like
this with the Book of Iniquity:
00:49:16.59\00:49:20.84
Therefore, because that
person did not come to Christ,
00:49:48.16\00:49:53.35
did not follow the
Lord, did not walk with Him,
00:49:53.55\00:49:56.21
then all of his
sins will be remembered
00:49:56.41\00:49:59.49
and therefore
Cain's is remembered.
00:49:59.69\00:50:02.28
Abel is stricken
from the Book of Iniquity.
00:50:02.31\00:50:05.05
Jacob is stricken from
the book. Remember, it says:
00:50:05.25\00:50:08.01
"I... your sins, I will
remember them no more. "
00:50:08.11\00:50:11.34
Taken out. Esau's name is
left. David's name is taken out.
00:50:11.54\00:50:16.37
Mary and Peter's
name is taken out.
00:50:16.57\00:50:19.07
Judas' name is left.
00:50:19.27\00:50:21.03
Timothy McVeigh's name is left.
00:50:21.23\00:50:23.61
That's the way the
judgment happens, folks.
00:50:23.81\00:50:27.25
This, by the
way, is what is called
00:50:27.45\00:50:31.02
the cleansing of the sanctuary.
00:50:31.22\00:50:34.05
That is what is
going on up in heaven
00:50:34.25\00:50:38.07
at the present time.
00:50:38.27\00:50:40.26
Christ is there.
He's pleading right now
00:50:52.39\00:50:55.97
in your behalf and mine.
00:50:56.17\00:50:57.90
But there's going to be one
of these days He's going to say:
00:50:58.10\00:50:59.94
And all of a sudden He's
going to lay off His robes
00:51:00.95\00:51:03.84
as Priest, as Intercessor,
00:51:04.04\00:51:06.62
and He's going to put on
the robes as King of Kings
00:51:06.82\00:51:09.82
and Lord of Lords.
00:51:10.02\00:51:11.04
You see, dear friend,
00:51:34.43\00:51:36.19
the Lord Jesus Christ right now
00:51:36.59\00:51:41.32
is your Mediator.
00:51:41.52\00:51:45.06
He's standing
before God in your behalf.
00:51:45.26\00:51:48.15
And you can come to Him
00:51:48.35\00:51:50.69
and He will plead your case.
00:51:50.89\00:51:54.69
Let me tell you a little secret:
00:51:54.90\00:51:56.25
if Christ pleads your case,
00:51:56.45\00:52:01.36
you can't lose.
00:52:01.56\00:52:03.56
See? Pleads in your behalf
00:52:03.77\00:52:07.48
that you and I
can be counted worthy.
00:52:07.68\00:52:11.96
That you and I can
have right to heaven.
00:52:12.16\00:52:16.78
Not because we were righteous
00:52:16.98\00:52:20.81
but because He was righteous.
00:52:21.01\00:52:24.07
Oh what a difference that makes.
00:52:24.27\00:52:27.84
What a difference
that is for you and for me.
00:52:28.04\00:52:31.54
He's coming back.
He's coming back soon
00:52:31.74\00:52:34.76
as the King of Kings
and the Lord of Lords.
00:52:34.96\00:52:39.25
Soon He'll lay his priestly robe
00:52:39.55\00:52:44.91
aside
00:52:45.01\00:52:47.43
and His work will then be done.
00:52:47.63\00:52:53.62
Will you be ready,
00:52:54.65\00:52:59.11
friend,
00:52:59.31\00:53:01.20
when that great day comes?
00:53:01.40\00:53:06.78
Let Him be your Mediator,
00:53:07.87\00:53:13.77
let Him represent your case.
00:53:14.91\00:53:20.71
Accept this
00:53:21.98\00:53:24.98
Savior...
00:53:25.01\00:53:28.65
Jesus Christ - who took
00:53:28.85\00:53:32.60
your place.
00:53:32.80\00:53:37.20
Let us pray.
00:53:38.00\00:53:40.28
Father in Heaven,
00:53:40.78\00:53:42.42
we thank you.
00:53:43.32\00:53:46.33
Thank you, Lord, that
You didn't turn Your back
00:53:46.63\00:53:50.33
and walk away
00:53:50.53\00:53:52.76
and leave us in our sinfulness.
00:53:52.96\00:53:57.54
Thank you, Lord, that Your Son
00:53:58.95\00:54:02.90
was willing to come
and to pay our debt.
00:54:03.10\00:54:09.07
To live a perfect life
00:54:10.39\00:54:13.02
that He might stand in our place
00:54:14.72\00:54:20.63
so that we don't
come into judgment
00:54:20.83\00:54:24.54
but have passed
from death unto life.
00:54:24.74\00:54:30.13
Oh Lord, we thank you!
00:54:30.43\00:54:34.38
We thank you for Your goodness.
00:54:34.58\00:54:37.77
We thank you,
Lord, for loving us.
00:54:37.98\00:54:40.68
For giving us hope.
00:54:40.88\00:54:43.22
May each of us here today
00:54:43.42\00:54:45.62
reach out in faith
00:54:45.82\00:54:48.70
and accept this
wonderful promise.
00:54:48.90\00:54:51.45
For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
00:54:51.75\00:54:56.77
Well, our next session is the
00:55:01.27\00:55:05.16
Judgment During the Millennium.
00:55:05.36\00:55:07.87
Why do we need another judgment?
00:55:08.07\00:55:10.64
I mean, we've just been
looking at this judgment
00:55:10.84\00:55:13.75
that's been going on
up in heaven right now.
00:55:13.95\00:55:16.96
Why does there need
to be another judgment?
00:55:17.16\00:55:20.15
Well, I read you
a text that said:
00:55:20.35\00:55:22.92
"judgment began
with the house of God. "
00:55:23.12\00:55:27.25
There's more involved here,
00:55:27.45\00:55:29.86
and that takes place
during this thousand years.
00:55:30.06\00:55:33.40
And that's what we're
going to take a look at
00:55:33.60\00:55:35.43
as we see where the
scripture talks about judgment
00:55:35.63\00:55:38.57
at that time. So we
hope that each of you'll
00:55:38.77\00:55:41.06
be back with us and that
you'll join us by television
00:55:41.16\00:55:45.34
or by radio. So
thank you very much.
00:55:45.54\00:55:48.23
God bless you.
Have a great, great day.
00:55:48.43\00:55:51.45
Psalm 19 and verse 1 says:
00:55:53.52\00:55:55.81
"The heavens
declare the glory of God
00:55:56.01\00:55:58.72
and the firmament
shows His handiwork. "
00:55:58.92\00:56:01.75
All around us we see the
handiwork of our Creator.
00:56:01.95\00:56:05.51
Every flower displays a
palate of color and texture
00:56:05.71\00:56:09.34
beyond the imagination of man.
00:56:09.54\00:56:11.83
Every variety is
uniquely designed
00:56:12.03\00:56:15.11
by the Master of creativity.
00:56:15.31\00:56:17.51
But they're not
just a thing of beauty.
00:56:17.71\00:56:20.05
Every flower has a
function and a purpose.
00:56:20.25\00:56:22.88
So does every living creature.
00:56:23.08\00:56:24.87
Whether it is
feathered or finned,
00:56:25.07\00:56:26.92
each creature was put
together by the Author of Life.
00:56:27.12\00:56:31.17
Even in a fallen world
00:56:31.37\00:56:33.17
God has placed a desire
for life in every creature.
00:56:33.37\00:56:36.59
Without instruction, a
mother knows how to nurture
00:56:36.79\00:56:40.39
and protect her young
00:56:40.49\00:56:41.70
reflecting the tenderness
God feels for each of us.
00:56:41.90\00:56:46.00
No man can observe nature
00:56:46.60\00:56:49.02
and deny His existence.
00:56:49.22\00:56:51.03
But the God of
Heaven went far beyond
00:56:51.23\00:56:53.95
by humbling Himself
and becoming the man Jesus.
00:56:54.15\00:56:58.23
He walked the
dusty paths of Israel
00:56:58.43\00:57:00.40
and He paid the
debt for every man's sin
00:57:00.60\00:57:03.20
so we could have eternal life.
00:57:03.40\00:57:06.17
The Bible says in
John 17 and verse 3
00:57:06.47\00:57:10.03
"And this is eternal life
00:57:10.23\00:57:12.14
that they may know You,
00:57:12.34\00:57:13.88
the only true God,
00:57:14.08\00:57:15.60
and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent. "
00:57:15.80\00:57:18.48
The evidence of a
Creator God is all around us.
00:57:18.68\00:57:22.29
He has revealed
details of His character
00:57:22.49\00:57:25.12
in a love letter
to you and to me.
00:57:25.32\00:57:28.47
Our desire is to help
you understand the Bible
00:57:28.67\00:57:31.27
and receive
life... eternal life...
00:57:31.47\00:57:34.38
by getting to
know Him intimately.
00:57:34.58\00:57:36.96
Won't you help us bring
this message to the world?
00:57:37.16\00:57:40.18
Please consider what you can do
00:57:40.38\00:57:41.97
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00:57:42.17\00:57:44.56
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00:57:44.76\00:57:46.38
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