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Well, hello everyone,
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welcome to our 2020
Secrets Unsealed SUMTV Summit.
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We're glad you
decided to join us.
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This year, unfortunately,
we're not able to meet
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at Tenaya Lodge and
enjoy the delicious food
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the beautiful
scenery and fresh air,
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the wonderful
fellowship one with another,
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but we're still going to
have a blessing in this Summit
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because all of our
Speakers are going to be here
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to present their lectures
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and so, we hope
that you'll all tune in.
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Now, I want to mention
that the four presentations
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that I will have
have Study Notes with them
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and so, if you registered
for our Secrets Unsealed Summit,
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you should have a
copy... electronic copy
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of the Study Notes.
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If you didn't
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so that you can follow along
electronically on the internet,
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the presentation
that I'm going to make.
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The one that we're going
to study today is titled:
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Three Interconnected Doctrines
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but before we begin, we
want to have a word of prayer
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so, I invite you to
bow your heads with me.
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"Father in heaven, we
come before your awesome throne
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in the powerful and
almighty name of Jesus
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because we know that when
we come in the name of Jesus,
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you incline your ear
to hear and to answer.
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Father, we ask that
you will be with us now
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as we open your Holy Book.
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I ask that you will
open also our hearts
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and that you will
help us to live in harmony
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with every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God.
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Help us to understand
this very important subject
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of the judgment...
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for we are now in the
hour of God's judgment.
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Thank you for the
privilege of prayer
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and thank you for hearing us
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for we ask it in the
precious name of Jesus, amen. "
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Pause...
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There are three Bible doctrines
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that are very
intimately related.
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If we get one of
those doctrines wrong,
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the others will
be wrong as well.
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These three doctrines
are: The State of the Dead...
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The Investigative
Pre-Advent Judgment...
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and The Second Coming of Christ.
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These three doctrines are very
closely interconnected or linked
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and we have to
study them together.
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In order to understand
how these three doctrines
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relate to each other,
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we need to go back to Genesis
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and study about
the origin of man.
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Genesis chapter 2
verse 7 describes the origin
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of the first human
on this planet... Adam.
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It says there, "And the Lord God
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formed man of the
dust of the ground,
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and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life;
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and man became a living being. "
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Now, let's focus first of
all on Dust of the ground...
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the material substance of man.
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God did not use
simple dust to create man
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because you really can't
form anything out of dust,
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the dust was actually wet...
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in other words,
the dust was clay...
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potter's clay.
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This is what we find
in Isaiah 64 and verse 8
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where it says, "But now, O Lord,
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You are our father;
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we are the clay,
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and You our potter;
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and all we are the
work of Your hand. "
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So, God formed a perfect body
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with all of its
organs and all of its systems
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but the body had a problem,
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the body was lifeless.
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Notice I didn't say
that the body was dead
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because there was no death.
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The body was lifeless
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so, then God
infused into that body
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the breath of life
or the life force...
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the power source...
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and then, all of the
organs and all of the systems
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began to function.
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Now, in that
body, God placed a brain
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and the brain was the
processor that records
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and classifies
all of the information
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that comes into the
body through the five senses.
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So, from his first breath
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Adam began
forming his life history
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or his personal self-identity
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by what came into his
brain through his five senses.
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When Adam died at 930 years,
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his self-identity or
his biographical record
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was complete.
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So, this is very important
in what we're studying today...
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the creation of man.
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Reviewing: God formed a body
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with all of its
organs and systems...
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the body was lifeless...
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God gave the
body the vital force
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so that it could function...
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all of the organs and all
of the systems began to work...
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the brain was the processor...
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once Adam began his life,
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now the brain is
processing everything that comes
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to the five senses
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and recording it in the brain
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and then, we notice that Adam
begins forming his life history
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or his personal self-identity.
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At 930 years, his biographical
record is absolutely complete...
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he breathes his last
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and God closes the book on
the biographical record of Adam.
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But now we need
to ask the question,
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"What happened
with Adam at death?"
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Well, actually we're going to
find that death is the opposite
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of what God did
when He created man.
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Notice Ecclesiastes
chapter 12 and verse 7...
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Ecclesiastes 12 and verse 7,
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speaking about death it says,
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Then the dust will
return to the earth as it was,
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and the spirit will
return to God who gave it. "
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So, what happens at death?
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At death, the breath or
the spirit leaves the body.
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The body with all its
organs and all of its systems
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ceases to function
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and then the body
eventually returns to the dust.
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Obviously, the
brain is a physical organ
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and so, the brain no
longer receives information
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through the five senses.
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The brain ceases to work...
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it no longer receives any input
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and being that the brain
is a physiological organ,
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the brain, along
with the rest of the body,
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returns to the
dust and disintegrates.
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Now, I want you to
notice what the Bible says
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happens when a person dies.
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In Psalm 146 verses 3 and 4,
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we find these words,
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verse on screen.
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There's no thinking...
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because the brain
has gone to the grave...
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the brain has
ceased to function...
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the lungs and the heart...
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the circulatory
system no longer functions
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and so, it says, the
breath goes out of the body,
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the body returns to the earth...
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and in that day
all thought perishes.
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No longer is the person
writing his or her life history
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or biographical record.
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Notice Ecclesiastes
chapter 9 and verse 5,
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it says there,
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verse on screen.
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Once again, there is no memory
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because they're not
functioning anymore.
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Verse 10 of Ecclesiastes
9 adds the following,
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and I read,
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verse on screen.
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So, no work... no
device... no knowledge...
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no wisdom in the
grave where the person goes.
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But now we need to ask
a very critical question,
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when Adam died,
his self-identify...
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his biography or his
life history of 930 years
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that he inputted into his
brain while he was alive...
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this integrated
along with his body.
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So the brain where he has
all of his biographical record,
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now goes to the
ground and it disintegrates.
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So, his whole life
history disintegrates into dust.
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Now, I know that this
sounds somewhat fatalistic
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does it not?
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However, we're going to find
that there's more to the story
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than just the body with
the brain going to the dust
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and disintegrating
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and the life history
or biographical record
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ceasing to exist.
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Let's take a look at the
fact that the Bible tells us
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that God keeps a
record of our lives
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in what the
Bible calls, "Books. "
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You see, in the
Bible, in the books
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we have a complete and
exact written transcript
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of Adam's life
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and of the life of every person
who lived on Planet Earth.
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That is to say,
in the heavenly books
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God keeps a record of
the life of each individual
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without missing anything.
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There in the
biography are the actions...
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the motives... the words...
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the feelings...
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the emotions...
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the secrets...
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and the thoughts.
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Let's notice what
the Bible tells us
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is contained in the
books... plural... books.
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Daniel chapter
7 verses 9 and 10,
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is describing the terrible
works of the Little Horn.
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Well, God has kept
a record of everything
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that the Little Horn did
to the saints and to His law
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and so on...
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and so, at some
point, after 1798,
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a judgment is
going to begin in heaven
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and the records of everything
that was done to God's people
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is going to be seen
in the heavenly Court.
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Let's read Daniel
7 verses 9 and 10.
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Verse on screen...
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verse on screen...
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"Books" in plural...
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that's an important point.
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So, now all of the nefarious
works of the Little Horn
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are going to be
revealed in the heavenly Court
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and also, the
lives of all of those
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who were murdered
by the Little Horn.
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Now, who is going to appear
before that judgment seat?
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Notice, our actions
are going to be examined...
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those of every single person
who has ever believed in Jesus.
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2nd Corinthians chapter
5 and verse 10 tells us,
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verse on screen.
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So, notice that our
actions are going to be examined
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in the judgment
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and our actions are
contained in the books.
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Notice also, Matthew
12 verses 36 and 37...
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God keeps a careful
record of our words...
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not only our
actions but our words.
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We find there,
the following words,
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verse on screen.
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So, God keeps a
record of our words.
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He keeps a
record of our actions.
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Do you know He
also keeps a record
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of all of the secret things
that people don't see out there?
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Notice Ecclesiastes
chapter 12 verses 13 and 14,
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Ecclesiastes 12:13 and 14,
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"Fear God and
keep His Commandments,
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for this is man's all.
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For God will bring
every work into judgment... "
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not only our works
that are visible...
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"God will bring
every work into judgment,
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including every secret thing,
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whether good or evil. "
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Human beings are
personally on earth
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but in heaven, their
life record is contained
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in the books...
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the heavenly books contain a
complete biography of the person
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inside and out.
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Every act... every
word... every motive...
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every
thought... every emotion...
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and every opportunity to do good
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which we did not
take advantage of.
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There is a complete biographical
record of each person
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inside and out.
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So to speak, God has
another "me" in heaven,
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not in person...
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not functioning
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but God has a record of the
complete life of each person
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on this earth
who has ever lived.
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Ellen White wrote
in the devotional book,
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"In Heavenly Places"
page 360 the following words,
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on screen.
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So, every day the
record of our lives
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is going to
heaven... is being recorded
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in our
biographical record in heaven.
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Our personal
self-identity is recorded
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without missing a beat...
without missing a detail.
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Now, the Bible authors
spoke about the records
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that God keeps as books.
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Actually, a better
translation would be, "Scrolls"
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but we have much more
sophisticated technology
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these days.
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I believe that if God was
speaking to a prophet today,
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He would speak
about hard drives and DVDs
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and things like that
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as the way to keep records.
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In fact, Ellen White in her day,
photography was just coming in
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and she said that
God is photographing
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our lives in heaven.
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Notice this
statement in the book,
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Testimonies on Sexual
Behavior, Adultery, and Divorce,
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page 62,
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"Remember" she wrote,
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"your character is
being daguerreotyped... "
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we don't use
that word anymore...
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it means photographed.
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So, "Remember, your character
is being daguerreotyped
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or photographed
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by the great Master Artist
in the record books of heaven,
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as minutely as
the face is reproduced
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upon the polished
plate of the artist. "
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So, Ellen White used
photography as an example,
00:17:12.93\00:17:18.00
God is photographing our lives
00:17:18.03\00:17:20.17
and putting those photos in our
heavenly record, if you please.
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Now, I believe that if
God called a prophet today,
00:17:24.97\00:17:28.91
they would be speaking about
video cameras and hard drives...
00:17:28.94\00:17:33.05
we'll come back to
that a little bit later.
00:17:33.08\00:17:34.98
But the Bible not only
speaks of books... plural...
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the Bible also
refers to a book, singular.
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Let's notice Revelation
chapter 20 verses 12 and 13,
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where you have both
"books" and "book. "
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It says there in
Revelation 20 verse 12,
00:17:50.23\00:17:53.00
"And I saw the
dead, small and great,
00:17:53.03\00:17:55.80
standing before God,
00:17:55.84\00:17:58.21
and books were opened.
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And another
book... " singular...
00:18:00.58\00:18:02.94
"another book was opened,
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which is the Book of Life.
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And the dead were judged
according to their works"
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see, what's written in the
books is the works or their life
00:18:10.42\00:18:13.86
"were judged
according to their works,
00:18:13.89\00:18:16.02
by the things which
were written in the books. "
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So, we've noticed
that the books contain
00:18:20.20\00:18:23.77
the self-identity or
the biographical record
00:18:23.80\00:18:27.34
of each human being.
00:18:27.37\00:18:28.70
What does the "Book" contain?
00:18:28.74\00:18:31.21
Well, the Bible makes it
clear that the "Book" contains
00:18:31.24\00:18:35.08
the names of those individuals
who have accepted Jesus Christ
00:18:35.11\00:18:40.68
and have a genuine
relationship with Him.
00:18:40.72\00:18:43.99
It says in Philippians
chapter 4 and verse 3,
00:18:44.02\00:18:47.26
the following,
00:18:47.29\00:18:48.62
Paul is speaking about
some of his fellow laborers
00:18:48.66\00:18:50.83
in the preaching of the gospel.
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He wrote,
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verse on screen.
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Notice Revelation
chapter 3 and verse 5...
00:19:09.14\00:19:12.55
Revelation 3 verse 5,
00:19:12.58\00:19:13.98
verse on screen.
00:19:14.02\00:19:28.96
Once again, the "Book" singular
00:19:29.03\00:19:30.80
contains names.
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Notice Revelation
chapter 13 and verse 8
00:19:32.67\00:19:35.70
where it speaks about those who
worship the Beast and his image.
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Their names are not
written in the book of life.
00:19:39.81\00:19:42.98
It says in
Revelation 13 verse 8,
00:19:43.01\00:19:45.05
"All who dwell on the
earth will worship him... "
00:19:45.08\00:19:48.15
that is the beast...
00:19:48.18\00:19:49.98
"whose names
have not been written
00:19:50.02\00:19:51.95
in the Book of Life of the Lamb
00:19:51.99\00:19:54.72
slain from the
foundation of the world. "
00:19:54.76\00:19:58.13
You remember when
Moses interceded for Israel
00:19:58.16\00:20:01.53
at the top of Mount Sinai,
00:20:01.56\00:20:03.83
that, you know, Moses
was willing to be erased
00:20:03.87\00:20:08.50
from God's Book... as
long as Israel could be saved.
00:20:08.54\00:20:11.31
Notice Exodus 32
verses 31 and 32,
00:20:11.37\00:20:16.24
"Then Moses returned
to the LORD and said,
00:20:16.28\00:20:19.41
'Oh, these people have
committed a great sin.. '"
00:20:19.45\00:20:22.55
they worshipped the
golden calf by the way...
00:20:22.58\00:20:25.85
"and have made for
themselves a god of gold!
00:20:25.92\00:20:29.16
Yet... " now Moses says,
00:20:29.19\00:20:31.69
"if you will
forgive their sin...
00:20:31.73\00:20:34.10
but if not, I pray,
00:20:34.13\00:20:37.07
blot me out of Your book
which you have written. "
00:20:37.10\00:20:41.37
In other words,
"Take my name out
00:20:41.40\00:20:42.84
if you can't
save these people. "
00:20:42.87\00:20:44.87
What love Moses had for Israel.
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Let's read one more text
on the contents of the book.
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Daniel chapter 12 and verse 1
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describes those
who will be alive
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and go through the
final time of trouble...
00:20:55.72\00:20:57.69
the great tribulation...
00:20:57.72\00:20:59.35
they will be spared...
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no one who goes through
the final time of trouble
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will die... why?
00:21:04.19\00:21:05.99
Let's read Daniel 12 verse 1,
00:21:06.03\00:21:08.63
verse on screen.
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In other words, those
whose names are in the book
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will be protected during
the great time of trouble.
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So now, let's
look at some details
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about the
Investigative Judgment.
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Let's take a look at the...
the Bible concept of the books
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which contains the
biographical record
00:21:51.04\00:21:53.38
and the Biblical concept
of the book which contained...
00:21:53.41\00:21:56.78
contains the names of those
who have accepted Jesus Christ.
00:21:56.81\00:22:01.12
First of all, we want to
notice that every single person
00:22:01.15\00:22:05.49
who has ever claimed Jesus
00:22:05.52\00:22:06.86
has to appear before
the Judgment Seat of Christ.
00:22:06.89\00:22:09.76
We're told in 2nd Corinthians
chapter 5 and verse 10,
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the verse that we
read a few moments ago,
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verse on screen.
00:22:15.40\00:22:29.04
"All believers must appear
00:22:29.08\00:22:31.65
before the
judgment seat of Christ. "
00:22:31.68\00:22:33.35
Of course, all unbelievers also
00:22:33.38\00:22:36.99
but their cases will be looked
at later... after the Millennium
00:22:37.02\00:22:40.62
after the 1,000 years...
00:22:40.66\00:22:41.99
we're discussing now primarily
the judgment that takes place
00:22:42.02\00:22:45.39
before the 2nd coming of Christ.
00:22:45.43\00:22:47.40
Now, we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ
00:22:47.43\00:22:51.17
but the question is,
00:22:51.23\00:22:52.77
"Where does that
judgment occur...
00:22:52.83\00:22:55.24
where does it take place?"
00:22:55.30\00:22:56.64
Well, Daniel 7:9
and 10 which we read
00:22:56.67\00:23:00.04
a few minutes ago,
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tells us where this
judgment takes places.
00:23:01.44\00:23:04.15
It doesn't take place on
earth when Jesus comes again.
00:23:04.18\00:23:07.98
It takes place in heaven.
00:23:08.05\00:23:10.49
Notice once
again, Daniel 7:9 and 10,
00:23:10.52\00:23:14.22
"I watched till
thrones were put in place,
00:23:14.26\00:23:17.69
and the Ancient of Days... "
00:23:17.73\00:23:19.49
who is the Ancient of Days?
00:23:19.53\00:23:21.20
It's God the Father, right?
00:23:21.23\00:23:22.86
"And the Ancient
of Days was seated;
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His garment was white as snow,
00:23:26.67\00:23:28.80
and the hair of His
head was like pure wool.
00:23:28.84\00:23:31.91
His throne was a fiery flame,
00:23:31.94\00:23:34.64
and its wheels a burning fire;
00:23:34.68\00:23:37.31
a fiery stream issued and
came forth from before Him.
00:23:37.35\00:23:40.75
A thousand
thousands ministered to Him;
00:23:40.78\00:23:43.59
ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before Him. "
00:23:43.62\00:23:46.96
Who are those...
00:23:46.99\00:23:48.32
the ten thousand
times ten thousand?
00:23:48.36\00:23:50.59
They're angels, Folks,
00:23:50.63\00:23:52.09
where does the Ancient of
Days, God the Father live?
00:23:52.13\00:23:55.40
He lives in heaven...
00:23:55.43\00:23:56.87
that's why we pray, "Our
Father, who art in heaven"
00:23:56.90\00:24:00.40
where do the angels live...
00:24:00.44\00:24:02.50
the ten thousand
times ten thousand
00:24:02.54\00:24:04.97
and thousand of thousands?
00:24:05.01\00:24:06.54
They also live in heaven.
00:24:06.57\00:24:08.01
So, this judgment is
taking place in heaven,
00:24:08.04\00:24:10.78
notice the last
part of verse 10,
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"The court was seated,
and the books were opened. "
00:24:12.61\00:24:18.02
So, notice that the
opening of the Books
00:24:18.05\00:24:21.59
in the heavenly sanctuary,
00:24:21.62\00:24:23.83
takes place in heaven.
00:24:23.86\00:24:25.99
It does not take place on earth.
00:24:26.06\00:24:29.00
Now, is that judgment at
the second coming of Christ
00:24:29.03\00:24:33.13
or does it take place before
the second coming of Christ
00:24:33.17\00:24:37.24
while probation is still open?
00:24:37.27\00:24:39.84
Let's go to Revelation
chapter 14 verses 6 and 7,
00:24:39.87\00:24:43.68
Revelation 14:6 and 7,
00:24:43.71\00:24:46.01
Folks, that judgment takes place
00:24:46.05\00:24:47.88
while the door of
mercy is still open
00:24:47.92\00:24:50.52
before Jesus comes
in the clouds of heaven.
00:24:50.59\00:24:53.39
Notice what it says
there in Revelation 14:6 and 7,
00:24:53.42\00:24:57.03
the first angel's message,
00:24:57.06\00:24:58.53
"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
00:24:58.56\00:25:01.96
having the
everlasting gospel to preach
00:25:02.00\00:25:04.27
to those who
dwell on the earth...
00:25:04.30\00:25:06.50
to every nation,
tribe, tongue and people...
00:25:06.53\00:25:09.07
saying with a loud voice,
00:25:09.10\00:25:10.87
'Fear God and
give glory to Him'"
00:25:10.91\00:25:13.74
Notice this now,
00:25:13.78\00:25:15.14
"For the hour of His
judgment has come... "
00:25:15.18\00:25:17.91
notice it doesn't say,
00:25:17.95\00:25:19.28
"For the hour of His
judgment will come... "
00:25:19.31\00:25:21.48
Let me ask you, "Is the
door of mercy still open
00:25:21.52\00:25:23.85
when the first angel's
message is being proclaimed...
00:25:23.89\00:25:25.85
while, the gospel...
the everlasting gospel
00:25:25.89\00:25:28.62
is being proclaimed?"
00:25:28.66\00:25:29.99
Of course, the door
of mercy is still open
00:25:30.03\00:25:32.03
because if the door
of mercy wasn't open
00:25:32.06\00:25:34.20
what use would it be to
preach the everlasting gospel
00:25:34.23\00:25:36.93
to every nation,
kindred, tongue and people?
00:25:36.97\00:25:39.07
The door of mercy is open
00:25:39.10\00:25:40.77
and yet the judgment begins
while the door of mercy is open
00:25:40.80\00:25:44.27
because the first angel says,
"Fear God and give glory to Him
00:25:44.31\00:25:47.71
for the hour of His
judgment has come. "
00:25:47.74\00:25:50.68
And then it says,
00:25:50.75\00:25:52.48
"And worship Him who
made heaven and earth...
00:25:52.51\00:25:54.52
the sea and springs of water. "
00:25:54.55\00:25:57.02
So, let's review
what we've noticed so far.
00:25:57.05\00:26:00.56
Every person who
has ever claimed Jesus
00:26:00.59\00:26:03.93
must appear before the
judgment seat of Christ.
00:26:03.96\00:26:05.83
That judgment
takes place in heaven.
00:26:05.89\00:26:09.03
The judgment takes place
00:26:09.06\00:26:11.30
before the
second coming of Christ
00:26:11.33\00:26:13.20
while the door of
mercy is still open.
00:26:13.23\00:26:16.00
Now, when do
people receive the rewards
00:26:16.07\00:26:18.77
based on what the examination
of their records revealed?
00:26:18.84\00:26:23.85
Well, the Bible is
clear on that point,
00:26:23.91\00:26:26.68
Notice Matthew
chapter 16 and verse 27,
00:26:26.72\00:26:29.38
when Jesus comes, He's
going to bring His reward
00:26:29.45\00:26:32.92
which means that beforehand
He must have determined
00:26:32.95\00:26:36.42
what the reward would be
00:26:36.46\00:26:37.79
and that way, He
could bring it to us.
00:26:37.83\00:26:40.73
It says there in
Matthew 16 verse 27,
00:26:40.76\00:26:43.77
verse on screen.
00:26:43.80\00:26:54.08
The case was examined before.
00:26:54.11\00:26:56.48
The reward was
determined before...
00:26:56.51\00:26:59.35
during probationary time
as people were being judged
00:26:59.38\00:27:02.08
but the individual
receives the reward
00:27:02.12\00:27:05.42
when Jesus comes.
00:27:05.45\00:27:06.82
Notice Revelation
chapter 22 and verse 12,
00:27:06.86\00:27:10.09
Revelation 22 verse 12,
00:27:10.13\00:27:12.19
here John the apostle
writes and he's quoting Jesus,
00:27:12.23\00:27:18.43
verse on screen.
00:27:18.47\00:27:27.54
So, when Jesus
comes, He's going to reward
00:27:27.58\00:27:30.95
every single one
whose case was examined
00:27:30.98\00:27:34.32
and it was determined
00:27:34.35\00:27:35.85
that they were
truly believers in Christ
00:27:35.88\00:27:38.82
and they deserve salvation.
00:27:38.85\00:27:41.46
1st Thessalonians
4:15 to 17 tells us
00:27:41.49\00:27:47.03
that when Jesus comes,
that those who died in Christ
00:27:47.06\00:27:50.83
and those who
are alive and remain
00:27:50.87\00:27:52.30
will receive the reward
00:27:52.33\00:27:53.74
and be caught up
to be with Jesus,
00:27:53.77\00:27:55.70
it says there in 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17,
00:27:55.74\00:27:59.21
verse on screen... 5 lines...
00:27:59.27\00:28:21.60
"then we who
are alive and remain
00:28:21.63\00:28:23.70
shall be caught up
together with Him... "
00:28:23.73\00:28:25.80
that is, with those
died and resurrected...
00:28:25.83\00:28:28.50
"in the clouds to
meet the Lord in the air,
00:28:28.54\00:28:31.01
and thus we shall
always be with the Lord. "
00:28:31.04\00:28:33.48
When are the righteous
dead and the righteous living
00:28:33.51\00:28:36.95
taken to heaven?
00:28:37.01\00:28:38.35
They are taken to heaven
00:28:38.38\00:28:39.88
when Jesus
returns the second time
00:28:39.91\00:28:42.25
but the reward was determined
in the Investigative Judgment
00:28:42.28\00:28:46.15
before probation closed.
00:28:46.19\00:28:49.56
Now, we need to
ask the question,
00:28:49.59\00:28:52.26
"Where was Adam in 1844
when the judgment began?"
00:28:52.29\00:28:59.10
Because as Adventists we believe
the prophecy of the 2300 days
00:28:59.13\00:29:02.84
tells us that the judgment
began on October 22, 1844...
00:29:02.87\00:29:07.54
the Pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment.
00:29:07.58\00:29:09.94
So, the question is,
00:29:09.98\00:29:11.81
"Where was Adam in 1844
when the judgment began?"
00:29:11.85\00:29:16.32
Well, notice what we find
in Great Controversy page 482,
00:29:16.38\00:29:21.96
"As the books of record
are opened in the judgment,
00:29:21.99\00:29:25.79
the lives of all who
have believed on Jesus
00:29:25.83\00:29:29.46
come in review before God. "
00:29:29.50\00:29:32.27
Now, notice what
chronological order is followed?
00:29:32.30\00:29:36.37
Beginning with those who
first lived upon the earth
00:29:36.40\00:29:40.44
our Advocate presents the cases
of each successive generation
00:29:40.48\00:29:45.58
and closes with the living.
00:29:45.61\00:29:47.72
See the chronology?
00:29:47.75\00:29:49.08
Begins with Adam...
the first one who lived...
00:29:49.12\00:29:51.25
each successive
generation is judged
00:29:51.29\00:29:53.99
ending with the
judgment of the living
00:29:54.02\00:29:56.56
just before the
close of probation.
00:29:56.59\00:29:59.09
So the question
is, "Where was Adam
00:29:59.16\00:30:01.60
who was the first
one to be judged in 1844?
00:30:01.63\00:30:04.83
Well, the Bible
tells us where Adam was.
00:30:04.90\00:30:08.07
John 5:28 and 29...
00:30:08.10\00:30:10.97
Jesus speaks the
following words...
00:30:11.01\00:30:13.51
verse on screen.
00:30:13.54\00:30:29.66
So, where was Adam in 1844?
00:30:29.69\00:30:32.86
Adam was in the
grave according to Jesus
00:30:32.89\00:30:36.43
and those who believed in Jesus
will only come out of the grave
00:30:36.46\00:30:40.87
at the second
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:30:40.90\00:30:42.70
Now, here's the big question,
00:30:42.74\00:30:45.07
"How could Adam have appeared
00:30:45.11\00:30:47.34
before the
judgment seat of Christ
00:30:47.38\00:30:52.41
in 1844 if he
was dead and buried
00:30:52.45\00:30:57.39
and we might say,
disintegrated in 1844?"
00:30:57.45\00:31:01.39
The answer is that
Adam did not appear
00:31:01.42\00:31:04.46
before Christ's
judgment seat in person.
00:31:04.49\00:31:07.46
He appeared through
the record of his life...
00:31:07.50\00:31:11.00
the biographical record
that was carefully kept by God
00:31:11.03\00:31:14.94
during the course of his life
00:31:14.97\00:31:17.71
so, to speak, when 1844 came,
00:31:17.74\00:31:20.44
God said to the angels,
00:31:20.48\00:31:22.24
"Please bring the
DVD with Adam's life
00:31:22.31\00:31:26.72
and we're going to
show it in a large screen
00:31:26.75\00:31:29.22
and we're going to see if
he truly trusted and believed
00:31:29.25\00:31:33.86
in Jesus as his Savior.
00:31:33.89\00:31:35.86
Ellen White wrote in
Great Controversy, page 482,
00:31:35.89\00:31:40.13
on screen.
00:31:40.16\00:31:59.01
They will not appear
there in person, Folks.
00:31:59.05\00:32:01.68
Now we need to
understand a little bit better
00:32:01.72\00:32:04.35
what the spirit is.
00:32:04.39\00:32:06.62
Now, as
Adventists we usually believe
00:32:06.65\00:32:09.79
and we're partially correct
00:32:09.82\00:32:11.89
that the spirit
that returns to God
00:32:11.93\00:32:14.96
is simply the life force
or the capacity to breath
00:32:15.00\00:32:19.63
but there's more to the story,
00:32:19.67\00:32:22.04
there's more to
the story than that.
00:32:22.07\00:32:24.37
The spirit is the breath
of life plus our self-identity
00:32:24.41\00:32:30.01
or life record that God
has kept in the heavenly books
00:32:30.05\00:32:35.62
or in the heavenly hard drive.
00:32:35.65\00:32:38.05
Each person, in other
words, has his or her own spirit
00:32:38.09\00:32:43.43
or self-identity.
00:32:43.46\00:32:45.43
At the resurrection,
00:32:45.46\00:32:47.40
people will not only
receive the vital force,
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but they will also
receive with the breath
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the record of their lives.
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Stephen Bohr
will be Stephen Bohr.
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Imagine if God made a mistake
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and He gave me
somebody else's self-identity
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with the capacity to breathe.
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That would be a real problem.
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So, the spirit is the
breath including the life record
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or the personal
self-identity of each person
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that God kept
recorded in heaven.
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Let me just read
you three Bible verses
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and then an amazing
quotation from Ellen White.
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In Luke 8:52 to 56,
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we find the resurrection
of Jairus' daughter.
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Now, sometimes my eyes
might fail me a little bit
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so, if I read
incorrectly, please correct me.
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Luke 8:52 to 56, it says,
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"Now all wept
and mourned for her;
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but He said, 'Do not weep;
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she is not dead, but sleeping. '
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And they ridiculed Him,
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knowing that she was dead.
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But He put them all outside,
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took her by the
hand and called, saying,
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'Little girl, arise. '
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Then the spirit returned... "
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is that what it says,
"The spirit returned?"
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It doesn't say,
"The spirit returned... "
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it says, "Her spirit returned
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and she arose immediately.
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And He commanded that she
be given something to eat. "
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Let me ask you,
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did that little girl
recognize her parents
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when she resurrected?
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Of course she did.
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We get the impression that
she was hungry when she died
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because the first thing they
do is give her something to eat.
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In other words, she received
not only the capacity to breathe
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she also received
with it the life record
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that God had kept of
her in the heavenly records.
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Notice another case,
the death of Stephen,
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Acts chapter 7 verses 57 to 60,
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Acts 7:57 to 60.
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This is speaking about
the martyrdom of Stephen.
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"Then they cried
out with a loud voice,
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stopped their ears,
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and ran at him with one accord;
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and they cast him out
of the city and stoned him.
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And the witnesses
laid down their clothes
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at the feet of a
young man named Saul.
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And they stoned Stephen
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as he was calling
on God and saying,
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'Lord Jesus,
receive the spirit. '"
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Is that what it says?
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it's the
possessive pronoun, notice,
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"Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit... "
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is what he is saying.
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It continues,
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"Then he knelt down and
cried out with a loud voice,
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'Lord, do not charge
them with this sin. '
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And when he had said
this, he fell asleep... "
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and he went to the
grave and he disintegrated
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and along with him,
his brain disintegrated
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where all of
his life record was,
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but God had saved
a backup in heaven.
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The backup is the spirit...
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in other words, the
spirit is the record
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and when Jesus
returns the spirit,
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He returns, yes,
the capacity to breathe
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as we've always believed
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but He also returns
the personal self-identity.
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What was another
example from Scripture?
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Luke 23 verse 46,
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this is the death of Christ.
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It says here,
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"And when Jesus had
cried out with a loud voice,
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He said, 'Father, into Your
hands I commend the spirit. '"
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No, that's not what he says...
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He doesn't say, "I
commend the spirit... "
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He says, "I commend my spirit,
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having said this,
He breathed His last. "
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Ellen White has a
remarkable statement.
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She understood this that
I'm sharing with you today.
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In volume 6 of the
Bible Commentary page 1,093
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Ellen White wrote
this remarkable statement,
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"Our personal identity... "
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our what?
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"Our personal identity is
preserved in the resurrection,
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though not the
same particles of matter
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or material substance
as went into the grave.
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The wondrous works of
God are a mystery to man... "
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and now notice this,
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"The spirit... " comma
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"the character of man" comma
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"is returned to God,
there to be preserved. "
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So, what is the spirit?
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The spirit is the
character of man...
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once again, "The
spirit... the character of man
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is returned to God,
there to be preserved.
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In the resurrection
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every man will have
his own character. "
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That is... his own spirit.
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God in His own time
will call forth the dead,
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giving again the breath of life,
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and bidding the dry bones live.
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The same form will come forth,
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but it will be free from
disease and every defect.
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It lives again
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bearing the same
individuality of features,
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so that friend
will recognize friend.
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There is no law of God in nature
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which shows that God gives back
the same identical particles
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of matter which
composed the body before death.
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God shall give
the righteous dead
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a body that will please Him. "
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So, what is the spirit?
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Yes, it's the breath
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but when we get the breath back,
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we also get our character back
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which is the
life that we develop
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while we were on this earth.
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You know, it's interesting,
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the Apostle Paul
uses interchangeably
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the personal pronoun
"you" with the word "spirit. "
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Notice 1st Thessalonians
chapter 5 and verse 28,
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This is at the very end
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of his first epistle
to the Thessalonians.
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He wrote,
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Verse on screen.
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But in Galatians
chapter 6 and verse 18,
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he also has a
farewell to the Galatians
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and notice he doesn't say,
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"The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you... "
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this is what he says,
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"Brethren, the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
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be with your spirit. Amen. "
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Let's take an
example of a video camera,
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suppose we turn on
a video camera today
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and we record some scenes
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and then we turn it off.
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Ten years later, we
take out the video camera,
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we charge the battery
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and we begin recording again.
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Is there any time
interval on the tape?
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Absolutely not,
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the tape begins where it
left off ten years before.
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So, it is with God.
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Our God is
videotaping, so to speak,
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our life... inside and out.
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He records our
thoughts... our feelings...
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our emotions... our words...
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our actions.
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When we die, the
video camera, so to speak,
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shuts off.
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At the
resurrection, it turns on again.
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There has been no time interval
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between when the
video camera went off
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and when it resumes again.
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Those who resurrect will
pick up where they left off.
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This helps us understand
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a very strange couple-of-verses
in the book of Job.
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Job 19 verses 25 to 27,
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and I'm reading from The
New International Version,
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these are very
well-known words, Job wrote,
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verse on screen.
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So, job is saying, "Nobody
else is going to see Jesus,
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I'm going to be the only
one that's going to see Jesus. "
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That's not what Job is saying,
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he's saying, "When I resurrect,
I'm going to be Job...
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my eyes will see Him and
not the eyes of another. "
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In other words, "I'm going to
have my own self-identity... "
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and then he says,
00:41:48.57\00:41:49.90
"How my heart
yearns within me. "
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Now, what about the wicked,
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let's go and speak
about the wicked a little bit
00:41:56.08\00:41:58.61
after the 1,000 years.
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This is not directly related
to the Pre-Advent Judgment
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which we're discussing now,
00:42:02.88\00:42:04.22
but it gives us an
example of this idea
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that I'm sharing with you
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that people that resurrect
receive the same identity
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that they had
while they were alive.
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I want you to notice,
Great Controversy page 664
00:42:15.46\00:42:20.04
where you find a description
of those wicked people
00:42:20.07\00:42:24.61
who are outside
the heavenly Jerusalem
00:42:24.64\00:42:27.34
that has descended to the
earth after the 1,000 years.
00:42:27.38\00:42:30.41
It says,
00:42:30.45\00:42:31.78
There are kings and generals
00:42:31.81\00:42:34.78
who conquered nations,
00:42:34.82\00:42:36.65
valiant men who
never lost a battle,
00:42:36.69\00:42:39.79
proud, ambitious warriors
00:42:39.82\00:42:42.39
whose approach
made kingdoms tremble.
00:42:42.42\00:42:45.89
In death these
experienced no change. "
00:42:45.93\00:42:48.56
In other words,
they're going to get back
00:42:48.60\00:42:51.20
exactly what
they left in the tomb
00:42:51.23\00:42:53.40
so, in death these
experienced no change.
00:42:53.44\00:42:57.61
"As they come up from
the grave, they resume... "
00:42:57.64\00:43:01.51
which means, start again...
00:43:01.54\00:43:02.91
"they resume the
current of their thoughts
00:43:02.94\00:43:06.41
just where it ceased.
00:43:06.45\00:43:08.78
They are acuated by
the same desire to conquer
00:43:08.82\00:43:12.99
that ruled them
when they fell. "
00:43:13.05\00:43:15.32
In other words, they
pick up where they left off.
00:43:15.36\00:43:18.69
God will not only give people
like Hitler their breath back
00:43:18.73\00:43:23.87
but He's going to give them
00:43:23.90\00:43:25.60
the entire wicked
record of their lives
00:43:25.63\00:43:28.27
back to them
along with the breath.
00:43:28.30\00:43:30.87
That's an awesome thought.
00:43:30.91\00:43:33.48
Why do the wicked resurrect
00:43:33.51\00:43:35.98
as wicked as they
were while they lived?
00:43:36.01\00:43:39.41
The answer is simple,
00:43:39.45\00:43:41.62
when God resurrects them,
00:43:41.65\00:43:43.79
He will not only give
them the breath of life...
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He will also return with them
00:43:45.72\00:43:48.36
the record of
their wicked lives.
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Let's notice the
example of John F. Kennedy
00:43:51.09\00:43:54.60
so that we can understand
this a little bit better.
00:43:54.63\00:43:56.63
The assassination
of John F. Kennedy
00:43:56.67\00:43:59.60
will help us understand
this concept that I'm sharing.
00:43:59.63\00:44:03.51
I'm sure that you've
seen the short film clip
00:44:03.54\00:44:08.11
this uprooter film
clip of the assassination
00:44:08.14\00:44:12.68
of John F. Kennedy.
00:44:12.71\00:44:14.12
Now, when you see
that short film clip
00:44:14.18\00:44:17.29
where the limousine is coming
00:44:17.32\00:44:20.26
and it turns
left onto Elm Street,
00:44:20.29\00:44:22.72
let me ask you,
00:44:22.76\00:44:24.26
is John F. Kennedy
alive or is he dead?
00:44:24.29\00:44:28.13
You say, "Well, Pastor,
that's an ambiguous question
00:44:28.16\00:44:31.73
because we're
watching it after he's dead...
00:44:31.80\00:44:34.54
but as the limousine turns
to the left before he's shot,
00:44:34.57\00:44:38.04
he's alive. "
00:44:38.07\00:44:39.41
Well, that's exactly my point.
00:44:39.44\00:44:41.48
God recorded the
records of Adam's life
00:44:41.51\00:44:45.51
while he was alive
00:44:45.55\00:44:46.92
but the heavenly
jury examines the lives
00:44:46.98\00:44:51.79
of those who profess
Jesus... after they are dead
00:44:51.82\00:44:54.92
with the exception,
of course, of the living
00:44:54.96\00:44:57.63
who are judged
alive at the end of time
00:44:57.66\00:45:00.16
and so, what we find
is that in a certain sense
00:45:00.20\00:45:05.13
Adam, when he
was judged in 1844,
00:45:05.17\00:45:09.74
appeared alive before
the judgment seat of Christ.
00:45:09.77\00:45:13.44
Now let me... let
me make myself clear,
00:45:13.48\00:45:15.28
I'm not saying that the
"person" of Adam was alive
00:45:15.31\00:45:18.65
when the judgment of his
case began in heaven in 1844.
00:45:18.71\00:45:24.02
What I'm saying is that the
record that is up there of Adam,
00:45:24.05\00:45:27.89
was actually done
while he was alive...
00:45:27.92\00:45:30.33
the movie is going to
be seen while he was alive
00:45:30.36\00:45:34.56
which means that at
least in terms of the visual,
00:45:34.63\00:45:38.80
the heavenly jury
is looking at his life
00:45:38.83\00:45:41.80
while he was alive
00:45:41.87\00:45:43.61
even though we know that
at that point he is dead.
00:45:43.64\00:45:48.81
Now, let's see how the
process worked in 1844.
00:45:48.84\00:45:54.58
Revelation chapter
20 verses 11 and 12
00:45:54.62\00:45:59.42
explains how the process works.
00:45:59.45\00:46:02.49
It says,
00:46:02.52\00:46:03.86
on screen.
00:46:03.89\00:46:30.59
Now, let's take the case of Adam
00:46:30.62\00:46:33.82
who's the first individual
to exist in this world.
00:46:33.86\00:46:38.43
Let's take his example first.
00:46:38.46\00:46:40.23
It's 1844... we don't know
if his case was examined exactly
00:46:40.26\00:46:45.93
on October 22... but it's 1844,
00:46:45.97\00:46:49.10
and so, God now says,
"Okay, now in the Book of Life
00:46:49.17\00:46:53.78
who is written there first?"
00:46:53.81\00:46:56.58
And an angel cries out...
00:46:56.61\00:46:59.38
I'm dramatizing so
you can understand...
00:46:59.41\00:47:01.18
the angel cries out,
00:47:01.22\00:47:02.55
"Adam, appear before the
Judgment Seat of Christ. "
00:47:02.58\00:47:06.96
Where is Adam at that point?
00:47:07.02\00:47:09.39
Well, personally,
Adam is in the grave.
00:47:09.42\00:47:12.66
He's disintegrated...
00:47:12.69\00:47:14.33
his whole life record
disintegrated with his grave...
00:47:14.36\00:47:17.23
with his being...
00:47:17.27\00:47:19.13
so, how could he appear before
the Judgment Seat of Christ
00:47:19.17\00:47:21.74
in 1844?
00:47:21.77\00:47:23.51
Well, another angel
then brings the hard drive,
00:47:23.54\00:47:29.34
if you please,
00:47:29.38\00:47:30.95
that has the entire
record of Adam's life
00:47:30.98\00:47:34.02
and it's put into the player
00:47:34.08\00:47:37.69
and now, the heavenly jury
watches the entire life of Adam
00:47:37.72\00:47:43.83
in HD...
00:47:43.86\00:47:45.93
they watch the
entire life of Adam
00:47:45.96\00:47:49.83
and then, when his
case comes to an end,
00:47:49.86\00:47:52.90
God says to the heavenly
jury, "Well, what do you think?"
00:47:52.93\00:47:56.47
And the heavenly
jury is going to say,
00:47:56.50\00:47:58.97
"Well, there's lots
of sins recorded there
00:47:59.01\00:48:01.34
that Adam committed...
00:48:01.38\00:48:02.98
beginning with the first sin
00:48:03.01\00:48:04.35
of eating from the Tree of
the Knowledge of Good and Evil,
00:48:04.38\00:48:07.78
but Adam repented of his sin.
00:48:07.82\00:48:10.39
He confessed his sins.
00:48:10.42\00:48:13.32
Through the power of Christ,
he overcame sin... he hated sin
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and, therefore, having examined
the record of his life...
00:48:17.49\00:48:21.56
having him "appeared" here...
00:48:21.60\00:48:23.50
in a certain sense "alive"
00:48:23.53\00:48:25.37
because they're
watching the movie of his life
00:48:25.40\00:48:27.54
while he was alive...
00:48:27.60\00:48:28.94
the heavenly jury says,
00:48:28.97\00:48:30.31
"Adam needs to be
retained in the Book of Life. "
00:48:30.34\00:48:33.41
I hope you're understanding
this concept of the judgment.
00:48:33.44\00:48:37.11
It's unique to the
Seventh-day Adventist Church...
00:48:37.15\00:48:40.22
this idea of the judgment.
00:48:40.25\00:48:41.75
You see, the Christian world...
00:48:41.78\00:48:43.69
they're confused about
the idea of the judgment...
00:48:43.72\00:48:46.76
because they say, "Well,
you know, when a person dies,
00:48:46.82\00:48:49.82
if they were righteous,
their soul goes to heaven
00:48:49.86\00:48:53.73
and if they were wicked,
00:48:53.80\00:48:55.66
their soul goes to burn in hell.
00:48:55.70\00:48:58.03
Yeah, the body
stays in the grave,
00:48:58.07\00:49:00.34
but their soul goes
to heaven or to hell.
00:49:00.37\00:49:02.84
Well, let me ask you this,
00:49:02.87\00:49:04.21
"If a person goes
to heaven or to hell
00:49:04.24\00:49:07.34
at the moment of death,
00:49:07.38\00:49:08.71
would a judgment
beginning in 1844
00:49:08.74\00:49:12.58
to examine the cases
of people make any sense?"
00:49:12.61\00:49:15.58
Absolutely not
00:49:15.62\00:49:16.95
and furthermore, is the
second coming related also
00:49:16.99\00:49:21.62
with the state of the
dead and the judgment?
00:49:21.66\00:49:24.33
Of course, because if
Jesus brings His reward...
00:49:24.36\00:49:27.00
how can He bring His reward
00:49:27.03\00:49:29.30
unless He has determined
what that reward will be
00:49:29.33\00:49:32.33
before His second coming?
00:49:32.37\00:49:34.80
So, you see,
these three doctrines
00:49:34.84\00:49:37.91
are intimately related...
they're interconnected
00:49:37.94\00:49:42.41
and if we misunderstand
one, we misunderstand all.
00:49:42.44\00:49:46.88
Now, how many of you have things
00:49:46.92\00:49:51.62
that you would not like
to get back with your record?
00:49:51.65\00:49:54.22
If you say that
you don't have anything
00:49:54.26\00:49:56.96
that you would not want
to get back with your record,
00:49:56.99\00:50:00.00
you just have something
that you need to repent of
00:50:00.03\00:50:02.96
and that is that you're lying...
00:50:03.00\00:50:04.33
because we all have
things in our record
00:50:04.37\00:50:07.34
that we would not
like returned to us
00:50:07.37\00:50:10.54
with our spirit
00:50:10.57\00:50:11.91
or returned to us
with our life record.
00:50:11.94\00:50:14.14
All of those sins
that have been committed...
00:50:14.18\00:50:17.88
all those evil tendencies...
the sinful nature...
00:50:17.91\00:50:20.68
the memory of our
sinful thoughts...
00:50:20.72\00:50:22.85
sinful words...
actions... feelings...
00:50:22.88\00:50:24.95
are all in the body.
00:50:24.99\00:50:27.19
So, what is God going
to do with all of those?
00:50:27.22\00:50:30.83
Well, here's the
beautiful news...
00:50:30.89\00:50:33.90
when the cases of the righteous
00:50:33.93\00:50:36.87
appear before the
Judgment Seat of Christ,
00:50:36.90\00:50:38.83
all the sins are there
00:50:38.87\00:50:42.40
but next to the sins
is recorded: forgiven...
00:50:42.44\00:50:46.94
forgiven... forgiven...
00:50:46.98\00:50:48.34
because of true repentance...
confession of sin...
00:50:48.38\00:50:51.38
and victory over sin...
00:50:51.41\00:50:52.75
you find all of the...
all of these sins next to them
00:50:52.78\00:50:58.25
forgiven...
forgiven... forgiven.
00:50:58.29\00:51:00.12
So, what is Jesus going
to do with all of those sins
00:51:00.16\00:51:04.53
that were repented of
and that were forgiven?
00:51:04.76\00:51:07.56
Ah... here's the
beautiful thing...
00:51:07.60\00:51:09.63
God is going to use that
little key on the computer
00:51:09.66\00:51:14.50
that is called: Delete.
00:51:14.54\00:51:17.04
God is going to get rid
of everything negative...
00:51:17.11\00:51:21.21
everything sinful...
00:51:21.24\00:51:22.58
He's going to take that...
00:51:22.61\00:51:24.15
He's going to wipe
it off of our record
00:51:24.18\00:51:25.98
and when He returns to
us our self-identity...
00:51:26.01\00:51:29.35
when He returns to us
our biographical record...
00:51:29.38\00:51:32.55
it will be minus all
of those wicked things...
00:51:32.59\00:51:35.72
feelings... emotions... works
00:51:35.76\00:51:37.86
that we committed
while we were alive.
00:51:37.89\00:51:40.06
That is called the
cleansing of the sanctuary...
00:51:40.10\00:51:43.60
not only the cleansing
of the heavenly sanctuary
00:51:43.67\00:51:47.07
but the cleansing of
the sanctuary of the soul...
00:51:47.14\00:51:50.51
the sanctuary of the life.
00:51:50.54\00:51:52.57
Let me give Paul as an example.
00:51:52.61\00:51:55.88
You know, Paul
was a pretty nasty guy
00:51:55.94\00:51:58.35
before his conversion.
00:51:58.38\00:52:00.08
His name was Saul.
00:52:00.12\00:52:01.72
In Acts 26 verses 9 through 11,
00:52:01.78\00:52:04.62
we find Saul's testimony...
00:52:04.65\00:52:07.46
personal
testimony given by himself.
00:52:07.49\00:52:09.89
He said, "Indeed...
00:52:09.92\00:52:25.97
verse on screen.
00:52:26.04\00:52:42.06
Wow! points to life
before his conversion
00:52:42.09\00:52:45.96
but when Paul...
when Saul was converted
00:52:45.99\00:52:49.46
and he became the
great Apostle Paul,
00:52:49.50\00:52:52.93
we find that he was baptized
00:52:52.97\00:52:55.24
and notice what
happened when he was baptized.
00:52:55.27\00:52:58.31
Acts 22 and verse 16,
00:52:58.34\00:53:00.48
here Ananias says
to Paul of Tarsus,
00:53:00.51\00:53:03.88
verse on screen...
00:53:03.91\00:53:13.82
Now when it says,
"Washing away all your sins... "
00:53:13.86\00:53:16.46
it means, wash away from
his personal life at that point,
00:53:16.49\00:53:20.90
he's not guilty of them because
00:53:20.93\00:53:22.53
the righteousness of
Christ is placed to his account.
00:53:22.56\00:53:26.23
It doesn't mean that those sins
are erased from the sanctuary,
00:53:26.27\00:53:29.87
they're covered with
the blood in the sanctuary.
00:53:29.90\00:53:32.11
They're erased from the...
00:53:32.14\00:53:33.78
from the life of
the person at that point
00:53:33.81\00:53:36.11
but they're recorded
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:53:36.14\00:53:38.58
Only on the Day of Atonement,
00:53:38.61\00:53:41.18
when the records
appear before Christ
00:53:41.22\00:53:43.99
will the record of a life
be deleted from the records
00:53:44.05\00:53:48.86
and also, deleted from
the person's life itself.
00:53:48.92\00:53:54.10
Now, let me give you an analogy
00:53:54.13\00:53:56.60
that will help us
understand this...
00:53:56.67\00:53:59.87
I'm going to use a computer,
we have very little time
00:53:59.90\00:54:02.10
but let me see if
we can go through this,
00:54:02.14\00:54:03.71
I want to
compare the computer...
00:54:03.74\00:54:06.44
a computer with the body.
00:54:06.47\00:54:08.44
The computer is a material...
a material thing... isn't it?
00:54:08.48\00:54:13.95
It's composed of
matter just like the body.
00:54:13.98\00:54:17.19
The processor of a
computer would be equivalent
00:54:17.22\00:54:20.19
to the brain... it
does all of the operations
00:54:20.22\00:54:23.19
but if you... if
you have a computer
00:54:23.22\00:54:25.59
and the
computer has a processor,
00:54:25.66\00:54:27.96
but there's no
power for the computer,
00:54:28.00\00:54:30.50
it kind of defeats the purpose
00:54:30.53\00:54:32.53
so you need a power
source for the computer
00:54:32.57\00:54:35.64
and that would be equivalent
to the breath of life.
00:54:35.67\00:54:38.24
Now, when you buy a
computer at the store,
00:54:38.27\00:54:41.78
let me ask you, "Is
it the same computer
00:54:41.81\00:54:45.25
one year later?"
00:54:45.28\00:54:46.78
No... it's... it's
gained a certain identity
00:54:46.82\00:54:51.49
based on what you have
programmed in the computer.
00:54:51.52\00:54:53.86
No two computers are
alike after one year.
00:54:53.89\00:54:57.36
It becomes your PC...
00:54:57.39\00:54:59.23
it becomes your
personal computer.
00:54:59.26\00:55:01.86
In other words, the
computer has developed
00:55:01.90\00:55:04.53
in quotation
marks a "self-identity"
00:55:04.57\00:55:08.67
different from any other.
00:55:08.70\00:55:10.04
Now, what would happen if the
ceiling of the house caved in
00:55:10.07\00:55:14.78
and your computer was
broken into smithereens?
00:55:14.81\00:55:19.15
You say, "Oh, oh,
there's a problem here... "
00:55:19.21\00:55:22.02
because the
computer has disintegrated
00:55:22.05\00:55:24.22
and the processor has
been destroyed as well.
00:55:24.25\00:55:27.89
The record in the
computer has been destroyed.
00:55:27.92\00:55:32.73
Ah, for this reason,
people who are intelligent
00:55:32.76\00:55:37.50
what do they do?
00:55:37.57\00:55:38.90
They keep a backup of the
individuality or personality
00:55:38.93\00:55:46.54
or "self-identity"
in quotation marks
00:55:46.57\00:55:49.81
of the computer
00:55:49.84\00:55:51.18
because they know that
the computer might crash.
00:55:51.21\00:55:54.32
They know that the
computer might get stolen...
00:55:54.35\00:55:57.59
they know that the computer
might be involved in a hurricane
00:55:57.62\00:56:01.19
and might be destroyed
00:56:01.22\00:56:02.56
so, they say, "I don't want
to lose all the information. "
00:56:02.62\00:56:04.56
So, they have a backup.
00:56:04.59\00:56:07.16
God knows that we...
00:56:07.20\00:56:09.66
unless we're alive
with the last generation,
00:56:09.70\00:56:12.70
He knows that we're going to die
00:56:12.73\00:56:14.64
and we're going
to disintegrate...
00:56:14.67\00:56:16.50
the processor was
going to disintegrate...
00:56:16.54\00:56:18.34
the computer, so to speak,
00:56:18.37\00:56:20.64
is going to be
broken into smithereens
00:56:20.68\00:56:23.28
so, God says, "Not a problem...
00:56:23.31\00:56:25.01
I'm going to save a backup... "
00:56:25.05\00:56:26.68
and so, God keeps a
backup in the heavenly records
00:56:26.72\00:56:31.25
and now, let me ask you,
00:56:31.29\00:56:32.85
"Could you go to the store
00:56:32.89\00:56:34.39
and buy a far
more powerful computer
00:56:34.42\00:56:37.79
than the one that was destroyed
00:56:37.86\00:56:40.40
and can you
input the information
00:56:40.43\00:56:42.90
that was in the first computer
into the second computer?"
00:56:42.96\00:56:46.27
Absolutely... so
God... when Jesus comes...
00:56:46.30\00:56:49.74
He is going to give us a
much more powerful computer...
00:56:49.80\00:56:54.48
a body that is
immortal and incorruptible
00:56:54.51\00:56:57.35
and He's going to
take our life record
00:56:57.38\00:57:00.12
minus all of the sinful records
and all of the sinful desires
00:57:00.15\00:57:05.72
and all of the
sinful inclinations
00:57:05.75\00:57:07.92
that have been deleted
in the Day of Atonement...
00:57:07.96\00:57:10.76
that have been
deleted not only from heaven
00:57:10.83\00:57:12.56
but from the life...
00:57:12.59\00:57:13.93
He's going to take that record
00:57:13.96\00:57:15.90
and He is going to give it
to those who are dead in Christ
00:57:15.93\00:57:19.93
and they will live...
00:57:19.97\00:57:21.30
and they will not
only be able to breathe...
00:57:21.34\00:57:24.14
they will also have
the record of their lives
00:57:24.21\00:57:27.08
so that I will be able to
recognize everyone by name
00:57:27.11\00:57:31.91
because they will
be the same people
00:57:31.95\00:57:34.52
minus all of the negative
things that went into the grave.
00:57:34.55\00:57:38.85
I'm... I'm thankful to God
00:57:38.89\00:57:42.49
that God has found a way to
take a lot of the things we have
00:57:42.52\00:57:47.20
in our computers
and put it in the trash
00:57:47.23\00:57:49.63
so in the heavenly judgment,
00:57:49.66\00:57:51.57
God will blot out every
sin repented of... confessed
00:57:51.60\00:57:55.04
and overcome
00:57:55.07\00:57:56.77
and we will be able
to live in a perfect body
00:57:56.81\00:57:59.24
in an immortal body
00:57:59.27\00:58:00.98
forever and ever with the Lord.
00:58:01.01\00:58:03.75