So turn up the light;
let it shine bright...
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Turn up, turn up the light!
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Oh welcome, welcome. We've
got Jason and Jill joining us
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breathlessly. We're
so excited to be with you
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and that you are with us on
this Interactive Camp Meeting.
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We've got 30 minutes
to answer some questions,
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and we've got a lot
of questions coming in.
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But if you still
want to get a question in,
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we may not get to it
in this 30 minutes but
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we may get to it tonight.
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Just text
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OK, these are going
to be kind of rapid-fire
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so we can get as many
questions in as possible.
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And let me just start.
Ryan, you're at the top of
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the list. First
question of the day
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for the Sabbath School
panel: could you please
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have Ryan Day further
elaborate on his illustration
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involving the Pope.
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OK. All right. So,
yes... so I was referencing
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Acts chapter 9 there
where Paul was experiencing
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conversion.
Jesus had blinded him.
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He's not seeing but he's
hearing Jesus speak to him.
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But at first you can see
that Paul... he doesn't know
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that he's speaking to
Jesus so that's why he says...
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you can sense that he
knows he's talking to God
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because he says:
"Who are you, Lord? "
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And obviously he was
not prepared for the answer
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that he was going to get, right?
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Because he obviously...
he hears the response:
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"I am Jesus whom
you are persecuting. "
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So in that particular
chapter I was simply giving...
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in relation to that
chapter and that incident...
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was giving an illustration.
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And I would liken it
unto kind of a SDA experience.
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We as SDA's believe and teach
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very clearly as we are
convicted and convinced
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according to the
truths of the Bible
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that the antichrist of Bible
prophecy is none other than
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the Roman papal church/state.
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And at the head of that
of course is the leadership
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of the office of the pope.
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And so I was using an example
that naturally SDA's can relate
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to. I recognize that not
all of our viewers are SDA's.
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Glad this question came up.
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So I'm using this as saying
that that would be very strange
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to a SDA. Likened to
us if we found ourselves
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in that situation
where we were blinded
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and on the side of the road
and we were having this amazing
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experience and we
said: "Who are You, Lord? "
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to identify who we're speaking
to and the response came back
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"It's the pope
whom you're persecuting"
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that would be very
shocking to us, right?
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Our whole theological world
would be turned upside down.
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That was my point in
using that illustration.
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Not to give honor to the pope;
no to say that the pope was
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even on the same
field of play as God
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but to illustrate that the
strangeness, the awkwardness
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of that situation.
Paul's whole theological world,
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his whole spiritual experience
was turned upside down
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in that one day
because he was fully convinced
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that Jesus was his enemy.
But to hear God from heaven
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say: "It's Me, Jesus,
whom you are persecuting"
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his life was forever
changed. So that was the point
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of the illustration...
not to create confusion
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but just to illustrate
how strange of a reaction
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or strange of an incident
that must have been for Paul.
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It was a jarring
experience for sure!
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Jill, this one is from
a caller in Pennsylvania.
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In the midst of this pandemic
many churches are struggling
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with precaution
versus presumption.
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Please help by
explaining the difference.
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That's a great question.
You know, I think in the midst
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of the pandemic things come
up that we don't necessarily...
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we haven't experienced before
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and then all of a sudden
you're faced with a decision:
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what do I do now
in the midst of this?
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What I'm reminded of is
the temptation of Jesus.
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This is in Matthew chapter 4.
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And remember, Satan
brought Jesus up to the pinnacle
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of the temple and said -
I'm in Matthew 4 verse 6-
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"If you are the Son of
God, throw Yourself down. "
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When I look at precaution
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I see it as
Christians being careful.
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We are called to
exercise common sense.
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We are called to
do everything we can
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to protect our brothers and
sisters in the midst of this
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pandemic but yet
not walk in fear.
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To me that's precaution.
Taking necessary precautions
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but yet not living
in a state of fear.
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Some people say: "I'm not
even going outside my house. "
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We talked to one person had
never been outside their house
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since March
because they were afraid.
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"God has not given
us the spirit of fear
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but of power and love
and of a sound mind. "
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So we are called to
exercise that precaution
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and to be careful
yet not walk in fear.
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And do not be presumptive.
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Do not tempt as
it were the Lord God.
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That's VERY good. OK!
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I'm trying to read through some
of these that keep coming in
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here. Jason... yes?
How do we get the courage
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to witness in this day
and age when it seems like
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everyone doesn't
want to hear about God?
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Ah... that's an
excellent question.
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You know, I think we should
go to Acts chapter 1 verse 8.
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This is a verse that I've heard
my brother Pr. Ryan Day use
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quite a bit.
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In Acts chapter 1 verse 8
it says: "But you shall receive
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power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you.
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And you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem
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and in all Judea and Samaria
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and to the end of the earth. "
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How do we witness?
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Well, basically we get the
power from the Holy Spirit.
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But you have to think about
what God has done in your life.
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I would pose the question:
how could we NOT witness
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with all of the good
things that God has done for us?
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You woke up with
air in your lungs.
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You can breathe. You are
able to listen to this program
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or watch this program. There
are so many wonderful blessings
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that God has bestowed upon us
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that how could we
not share the good news?
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We share good news about food.
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We share good news about
something we saw on television.
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We share good news about
so many different things.
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But when you
know that you have...
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you serve a God that can
grant someone eternal life
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how do you not share that?
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You know, I've
heard my mother say that
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if you see that
a house is on fire
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you're going to tell that person
that their house is on fire.
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That's right! If you know
that this world is perishing
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and it's coming to an
end, you're going to tell
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your neighbors, your
brothers, your sisters
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everybody that Jesus is
coming soon and that this world
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is perishing and they can
have eternal life through Him.
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Amen! Easiest thing
always is to begin with your own
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testimony. Just tell them what
God has done for you, right?
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Johnny, how do we go and
do what our Savior calls us
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to be doing in the
Laodicean- laden sleepy church
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as we find ourselves?
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Well, this is a great question
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because we all have a
need of following Jesus.
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Jesus said: "If any man
will come after Me, let him
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take up his cross
daily and follow Me. "
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The only way to avoid
the sleepy Laodicean state
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is to daily surrender
your heart to the Lord
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and take up your
cross and follow Jesus.
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This idea that
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you don't know your condition
is because you're not keeping
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your eyes on Je... you're
not keeping your eyes on Jesus.
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When we keep our eyes
on Jesus Christ we will see
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our great need of Him and
we will not think of ourselves
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as somebody that: "I am
rich and increased with goods
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and have need of nothing. "
When you're keeping your eyes on
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Jesus you know that He
is your Savior and that He
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is the One that can
only give you salvation.
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So daily following Jesus,
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surrendering your heart to Him
the first thing in the morning
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you will avoid getting deceived.
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Reading the Bible daily;
spending time with Jesus:
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this is how you
avoid that Laodicean state.
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Amen! Amen! All right!
This is also from Pennsylvania.
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Got quite a few
in Pennsylvania here.
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Says: "Can you
explain Romans 8:29-30?
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Does this mean that
everyone's faith in Jesus
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and calling by God is
already predestined? "
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I'm going to take
that one. Romans 8:29 says:
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"For whom He foreknew
He also predestined... "
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Well let's begin with verse 28.
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"We know all things
work together for good
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to those who love God
to those who are called
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according to His purpose.
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For whom He
foreknew He also predestined
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to be conformed to
the image of His Son. "
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What is that saying?
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God's going to work out every-
thing. Even when bad things
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happen in your life to
help you become a little more
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like Jesus. Yes,
anyone who is in Christ Jesus,
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anyone who has been born again
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and accepted
Christ as their Savior
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and filled with the Holy Spirit
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your destiny is to
become like Jesus. Amen! Amen!
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Amen and Amen. OK...
umm... let's see here.
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Ryan: Is reincarnation
a Christian belief?
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My sister believes in it
and she's writing a book about
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reincarnation. I'm a Christian
and do not believe in it.
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From a viewer
in Washington, D.C.
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Actually OK,
that's a great question.
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First of all, if
you're a true Christian
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then you are a Bible Christian.
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And to answer that question
very easily and quickly: No,
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it is not a Christian belief be-
cause it's not a Bible belief.
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First of all, there may be some-
one watching that doesn't even
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know what
reincarnation is. It's basically
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a belief that many
paganistic faiths share.
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A couple that really come to
mind that are world religions
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such as Buddhism or Hinduism
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believe in
reincarnation which is basically
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a spiritualistic belief
that the soul or the spirit -
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I'm using that interchangeably
from a worldly perspective
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because we believe in the
Bible that the soul and the
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spirit are two separate things
- but from a worldly kind of
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religious perspective many
people believe that the soul
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and the spirit are
kind of interchangeable.
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They believe
that that's immortal.
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That the soul/the spirit lives
on. It just goes you know on
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and just lives. And in
the case of reincarnation
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or what many people might
call transmigration of the soul
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or the spirit, people
who believe in reincarnation
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believe that for
instance if a person dies
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then that soul or that spirit
can then travel on or migrate
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to another body
source of some kind...
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whether it be a
person or an animal.
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And it even kind of goes along
with the idea of karma... which
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is, you know, if you've done...
your actions and your behavior
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in this life is good then
more than likely you'll go on
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to be in another
body or form that is good.
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If you haven't, then
you'll get what is paid to you
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according to your
behavior and actions.
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The Bible makes it very clear
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that we DO NOT
have an immortal soul.
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The Bible says that
"only God is immortal. "
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That soul or spirit...
Of course, we know the soul
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to be a person, a living being.
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When a person dies
the Bible makes it clear
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my friend.
Ecclesiastes 9 verse 5 and 6:
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"For the living know that they
shall die but the dead know not
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anything. Neither
have they any more reward
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for the memory of
them is forgotten.
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Also their love, their
hatred, their envy... "
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All of those feelings,
all of those things that
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an aware person, a person
of intelligence might have
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that ceases to exist because
they're sleeping in the grave.
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Another text that comes
to mind I think is found over
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in Psalms. Let's see
if I can find it here.
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Psalm chapter 115 and
we're looking at verse 17.
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It says: "The dead
do not praise the Lord
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nor any that go
down into silence. "
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What the Bible teaches
is that the soul/person
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once they cease to live
they go back to the earth
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and they sleep in the
grave until the resurrection
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of Jesus Christ at
the second coming. Amen.
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So to make it
clear: reincarnation IS NOT
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a Christian belief.
It's not a Biblical belief.
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It's a spiritualistic belief
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that is not
foundationed on Scripture.
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So believe what the Bible says.
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And let me give you two
Scripture references on that
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because I Timothy 6:16
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Paul says: "God alone has
immortality" at this time.
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And in I Corinthians 15 verse 54
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it says that we
will "put on immortality
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at the last trumpet
when Jesus returns. "
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So those who
have everlasting life
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will be given that from Jesus.
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All right. Jill: When Jesus
called... This is from Florida.
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When Jesus called His disciples
was there any significance
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in the positions each of them
were in when He called them?
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For example, Matthew was
sitting at the receipt of custom
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as a tax collector. Was
there any meaning behind
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why He called these
people in those situations?
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That's a great question.
I don't know who... who
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sent it in, but
thank you for that question
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from Florida...
it's a great question.
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I think when Jesus called
the disciples they were fishing.
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They were doing
their everyday occupations.
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Peter and James
and John and Andrew.
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I think about... Of
course Matthew was sitting
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at the receipt of customs.
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You know what it tells
me is that it doesn't matter
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where you are, it doesn't
matter what your occupation is,
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it doesn't
matter where you live...
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the Lord Jesus can find you.
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And the Lord
Jesus wants to call you.
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To me that's an incredible
thing that He can search
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the entire world over.
David tells us in Psalms
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"Where can I
flee from Your Spirit?
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Where can I go from You? "
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We CANNOT hide from
God... Jonah taught us that.
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But know that
wherever you are that God will
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reach you and He will find you
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and He will call
you in His service.
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One other thing that
just popped in my mind
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is that Elisha
was... What was he doing?
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Plowing in his father's field.
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So one of the things - I
think one of the qualifications
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for being called in service
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is that you do the thing
that your hand finds to do.
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Do whatever is
right in front of you
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and then God might just give
you something else to do too.
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Amen and Amen!
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All right. Jason:
this is from South Africa
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near Cape Town. Um-hmm.
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Let's see... it says:
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What is your
motivation for following Jesus
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and telling the
world about His good news?
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I love that! That's
an excellent question.
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My motivation? Well, one,
it started with my training
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as a child. My mother
trained me up in the way that I
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should go. Now I left
the church for about 14 years
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and I made horrible decisions.
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And as a result... that
comes as a result of not
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following God... So
I've seen the decisions that
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I make on my own
when I'm serving myself
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or serving the enemy
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and then I've seen
the decisions that I make
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when I'm serving God
because its' God working
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on me, in me, and through me
to bring about those decisions.
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And so why do I serve God?
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Because, one: He first loved me.
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He loved me with
an everlasting love
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and He loved me so much that
He sent His only begotten Son
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to die on the cross for my sins.
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Even while I was
walking in darkness
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Christ had sacrificed His life
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so that I could have
a "shot" at eternal life
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if I would turn towards Him,
accept Him as my personal Lord
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and Savior. And so
I'm motivated to share
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Him with everybody because
of the love and the protection
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and the wonderful things
that He's bestowed upon me.
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He has shown His
love in so many ways
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and I've seen His hand
of protection in my life
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in so many ways
and He's delivered me
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from a life of darkness. Amen!
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Amen and Amen!
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We've got so many
questions coming in.
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Someone asked for me to
break down begotten again,
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so let me just do
that very briefly.
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In covenant language... In
the Bible begotten can mean
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that you were the
biological father.
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But in covenant
language begotten means
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to be set aside for
God's special purpose
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as His covenant son.
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So for example
when it talks about
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Isaac being the only
begotten son of Abraham...
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Isaac... Ishmael was the
oldest of Abraham's sons.
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He had eight sons, but
Isaac was the only begotten -
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the unique son - through
whom the covenant promises
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would be passed. The same
for Israel in Exodus 4:20...
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excuse me...
Deuteronomy 32 and verse 18.
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God says: "Hey! I'm the
Rock who begot you, Israel. "
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They were the new
covenant sons of God,
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and He said: "I am the
One who fathered you. "
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They weren't the first
nation but they were chosen
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for a covenant
purpose. The same with Jesus.
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All right. Johnny,
this is from Jamaica.
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When did Jesus ask
Peter those three questions?
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I guess that would be: "Do
you love Me? Do you love Me?
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Do you love Me" that
caused Peter to become
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annoyed? Before Christ
was crucified? Or after?
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Well, the
simple answer is after.
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This is after Peter denied Jesus
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and Jesus was
resurrected. You can go to
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the book of John chapter 21...
I don't know if you may have
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some words you
may want to add...
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This is after the crucifixion;
after Jesus was resurrected.
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And I think you've heard
some good explanation of that
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experience and so
blessed be the name of the Lord.
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Amen.
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Ryan, this is from Virginia.
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How did the
wonderful book of Revelation
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get off the island of
Patmos where John wrote it?
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OK, yeah... so we know that John
was on the island of Patmos.
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The Bible tells us
that in Revelation 1:9.
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And you have to kind of dig
a little bit in history here.
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I'm certainly not a
scholar in this by any means.
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I have not studied specifics
as to how this would have gotten
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off the island. The
Bible does not tell us
00:18:16.32\00:18:18.36
how the book of Revelation
got off the island, but we know
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it did because we have it!
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And so that being said
there are some historical
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suggestions as to how
that could have happened.
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You've got to keep in
mind that church tradition,
00:18:29.27\00:18:31.97
church history
and tradition tells us
00:18:32.17\00:18:34.11
that John was persecuted
by Rome prior to even going
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to the island of
Patmos. And they were doing it
00:18:37.81\00:18:39.81
for the purpose just like
they did all the other apostles.
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They wanted to kill
him but that didn't work.
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And so they decided: "You know
what? We're just going to exile
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this guy. We're going to exile
him to the island of Patmos. "
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Now back in those days that
would have kind of been like
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an ancient old
version of Alcatraz.
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An island of its own.
It didn't have all the bars
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and all the things that
they would put them in in cells
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but they would exile them
to these islands by themselves.
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And by the way, even though
the Bible doesn't specifically
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say, history suggests
that maybe John wasn't the only
00:19:05.41\00:19:08.74
one on this island.
They would have perhaps
00:19:08.94\00:19:10.85
put other prisoners that
they exiled on this island.
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And there could have been
some organization to this.
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There probably were people
there to make sure there was
00:19:16.89\00:19:18.32
order, and of course
history suggests that
00:19:18.52\00:19:21.19
there ships that
would come to and fro
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from the mainland to
the island to give food
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and other provisions
and things for the "inmates"
00:19:26.49\00:19:30.33
the prisoners until
they served their time.
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So there's a couple of
suggestions. Perhaps maybe
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John passed these
letters on to someone who was
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on one of those ships
and that's how it got to
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one of the churches. Again,
these were originally written
00:19:40.81\00:19:42.88
to go to the
seven churches, right?
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This letter of Revelation was
written to the seven churches.
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And so that being said,
it could have been by ship.
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It could have been by
some type of mail carrier.
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Perhaps maybe they allowed
them, maybe, we don't know.
00:19:51.85\00:19:54.06
But nonetheless, we know that
John did get off that island.
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He would have served his
time. He would have gotten off
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the island, and his first
trip probably would have been
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to Ephesus because in prox-
imitry to the island of Patmos
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Ephesus was the
closest from the island
00:20:07.20\00:20:10.37
to the land. It
was the closest city.
00:20:10.57\00:20:12.11
So whether it was by
other hands or whether it was by
00:20:12.31\00:20:15.24
John's hand, that was what
history suggests could possibly
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be the way in which the
book of Revelation got to us.
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Amen and Amen! I love it!
00:20:20.62\00:20:23.42
Jilly: somebody is
asking for your six points.
00:20:23.62\00:20:26.92
I just lost that.
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If you can share - I do
- those six points again.
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The 6 points: this is our
com- mitment, love's commitment
00:20:32.63\00:20:34.76
to follow Christ. Point
#1: Decide to follow him.
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Make a choice to
follow the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:20:38.93\00:20:41.34
Point #2: Commit your
plans, your ways, your life
00:20:41.54\00:20:46.41
to Him. Number 3: Be
willing to follow Him
00:20:46.61\00:20:49.88
come what may.
00:20:50.08\00:20:52.08
Number 4: Love others.
00:20:52.28\00:20:55.88
Number 5: Intercede for others.
00:20:56.08\00:20:59.59
And number 6: Never
be ashamed of Christ,
00:20:59.79\00:21:02.62
His Word, or His people.
00:21:02.82\00:21:05.06
Now you're probably
saying: "I could not write
00:21:05.26\00:21:06.90
that fast, Jill"
so I encourage you
00:21:07.10\00:21:08.93
Sabbath School
Panel is on YouTube.
00:21:09.13\00:21:10.87
Go to YouTube and you
can stop it and write down
00:21:11.07\00:21:13.23
each one of those
points. Amen, amen.
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Those are excellent points.
00:21:16.20\00:21:17.54
All right. This
one's for me from New York.
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Why wasn't Jesus
concerned with being successful
00:21:21.41\00:21:26.92
in the way the
world views success?
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Boy, that's interesting.
00:21:30.69\00:21:32.02
Because the world is
upside down. There's 2 dynamics
00:21:32.12\00:21:35.26
of power. There
is the love of power
00:21:35.46\00:21:38.49
which originated with Satan.
00:21:38.69\00:21:41.26
It's a controlling,
demanding, me first,
00:21:41.46\00:21:46.80
I'm going to protect
my interest type power.
00:21:47.00\00:21:49.80
That's the kind of
power that the world gives.
00:21:50.01\00:21:53.21
But then there is
the power of love. Amen!
00:21:53.61\00:21:58.81
And God operates
by the power of love.
00:21:59.01\00:22:03.55
He gave us free
will. He does not demand
00:22:03.95\00:22:07.36
that we follow
Him. But He woo's us
00:22:07.56\00:22:11.69
by His everlasting love.
00:22:11.89\00:22:13.50
I'm going to tag another
one on here that someone sent.
00:22:13.70\00:22:17.60
So why does God need our praise?
00:22:17.80\00:22:20.90
I'm just going to say this:
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God prescribes praise for us.
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Not because it changes Him
00:22:27.71\00:22:29.61
but because it
changes us. That's right.
00:22:29.91\00:22:31.85
When we begin to praise the Lord
00:22:32.05\00:22:35.35
I cannot tell you how many times
00:22:35.55\00:22:37.72
I have started
off to go to prayer
00:22:37.92\00:22:40.26
and I'm down in the dumps.
Something bad is happening.
00:22:40.46\00:22:44.39
But I always begin
my prayer with praise.
00:22:44.59\00:22:48.40
And as I begin to
acknowledge who He is
00:22:48.80\00:22:52.47
and I'm praising Him
and I enter His courts with
00:22:52.67\00:22:55.74
thanksgiving in my heart thank-
ing Him for all of my blessings
00:22:55.94\00:23:00.04
remembering how powerful He is
00:23:00.24\00:23:02.04
it is amazing how
God changes my attitude.
00:23:02.24\00:23:07.92
The Bible says God
inhabits, He dwells
00:23:08.12\00:23:12.79
in the praises of His
people. So I personally think
00:23:12.99\00:23:16.16
praise draws us closer to Him.
00:23:16.36\00:23:19.39
All right. Johnny, in Acts 9:5
00:23:19.79\00:23:23.83
it says: "It's hard for you
to kick against the goads. "
00:23:24.03\00:23:27.57
What does this mean?
This is from Jamaica.
00:23:27.77\00:23:30.41
Hello to Jamaica.
00:23:31.41\00:23:32.91
This phrase: "It's hard for
you to kick against the goads"
00:23:33.88\00:23:37.71
in the King James "the pricks"
00:23:37.91\00:23:39.85
this is in reference to the
way animals were farmed then
00:23:40.25\00:23:44.72
and still is done in some places
00:23:44.92\00:23:47.49
where there is... In those
days there was a piece of iron
00:23:47.69\00:23:50.53
attached to a stick, and
it was to drive the animal
00:23:50.73\00:23:53.76
in the direction he should go.
00:23:53.96\00:23:55.33
And if this animal resisted
then he's hurting himself
00:23:55.53\00:23:58.90
because it's driven
further into his flesh.
00:23:59.30\00:24:02.64
So the Holy Spirit
had been working upon Paul
00:24:03.04\00:24:06.57
to become a Christian, to
stop persecuting the Christians
00:24:06.78\00:24:10.21
and become one...
and he was resisting.
00:24:10.41\00:24:12.68
Because Jesus said in John 16
00:24:12.88\00:24:16.58
that the time is coming
when they that persecute you
00:24:16.79\00:24:19.82
and kill you... they think
they're doing God's service.
00:24:20.02\00:24:22.39
This is what Paul was thinking:
"I'm doing the service of
00:24:22.59\00:24:24.89
the Lord by
killing these Christians. "
00:24:25.09\00:24:27.20
And so he was
resisting the Holy Spirit
00:24:27.40\00:24:30.07
and when that bright
light surrounded him and Jesus
00:24:30.27\00:24:32.93
spoke to him he
realized: "Wait a minute!
00:24:33.13\00:24:35.50
This is not something common;
this is something divine. "
00:24:35.70\00:24:38.27
Um-hmm. And when Jesus
said: "Why do you persecute Me?
00:24:38.47\00:24:41.58
It's hard for you to
kick against the pricks. "
00:24:42.81\00:24:44.61
Now some commentators say that
this "kick against the pricks"
00:24:44.81\00:24:49.25
was inserted from Acts
chapter 26 into verse 9.
00:24:49.45\00:24:53.66
It's in the Bible so...
00:24:54.19\00:24:56.86
this is the meaning: that he
was resisting the Holy Spirit.
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Amen and Amen.
Jill: How can a God
00:25:00.50\00:25:04.10
so loving be so demanding?
00:25:04.30\00:25:06.84
That's a great question.
00:25:07.04\00:25:08.37
You know, I do not
believe God is demanding.
00:25:08.40\00:25:10.71
I believe God is holy.
00:25:11.11\00:25:13.21
Amen! If you look
at I Peter chapter 1
00:25:13.41\00:25:15.54
I Peter 1 verses 15 and 16
00:25:15.74\00:25:18.51
it says: "As He
who called you is holy
00:25:18.71\00:25:20.62
be you also holy in
all your conversation
00:25:20.82\00:25:23.32
because it is written:
'Be holy for I am holy. ' "
00:25:23.52\00:25:26.62
From eternity God the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
00:25:27.52\00:25:30.79
were holy. When
God created this world
00:25:30.99\00:25:34.50
Genesis 1,
Genesis 2... Adam and Eve:
00:25:34.70\00:25:36.93
perfect
holiness, unity, harmony.
00:25:37.13\00:25:39.33
Sin brought disconnection
from God and disunity.
00:25:39.73\00:25:43.64
God is not demanding...
His law has never changed.
00:25:43.84\00:25:46.88
His law is holy.
It's just; it's good.
00:25:47.28\00:25:50.58
At the same time He
wants to work His character,
00:25:50.98\00:25:54.45
His love, His law in
your heart and in mine so that
00:25:54.65\00:25:59.49
we can be holy. We
can't be holy of ourselves.
00:25:59.69\00:26:02.96
It is God who works in
us both too will and to do
00:26:03.16\00:26:06.26
of His good pleasure.
He's the One who changes us.
00:26:06.46\00:26:09.53
Amen and Amen!
00:26:09.73\00:26:11.93
OK... I'll tell you: this is
wonderful. I think we have time
00:26:12.13\00:26:14.84
for a very short
question or a short answer
00:26:15.04\00:26:18.57
to a question from Indonesia.
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What can we do to have
a revival in the church?
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Just give us
some quick thoughts.
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Well we need to seek Jesus.
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We need to put away
the unimportant things
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of the world and we
need to focus our attention
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on the uplifted Savior.
As it says in John chapter 3
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He said: "As Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness
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so shall the Son
of Man be lifted up. "
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When we focus on Jesus
then the work of the Holy Spirit
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comes and blows through
our heart for transformation.
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Amen. And you know I
just think about Romans 5:5
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where it says: "God
pours His love into our hearts
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by the power of
the Holy Spirit. "
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We need to open our
hearts and let God pour His love
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for other people. Because
when you begin to love the world
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like God loves the world
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you WILL be out witnessing.
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You know, we are coming
to the end of our time here.
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I can't believe how
rapidly. Thank you panel - all -
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for your answers. If we
did not get to your question,
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tonight... this morning...
perhaps we will tonight.
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We have another
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