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Well, hello
everybody once again...
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welcome to our Summit...
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this is Presentation Number 2
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of the Series that I am
presenting here at the Summit.
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I would like to remind
you that if you registered,
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you should have
received the Study Notes...
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everything I'm presenting
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and so I hope
that you registered
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so that you can make
sure and get the notes
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and just follow
along as we're studying.
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The title of
this presentation is:
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The Three Stages of the Judgment
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and we're going to
repeat several things
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from the first study
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because they are
essential for understanding
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what we're going to study now
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regarding the three
stages of the judgment
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but before we begin, we
want to have a word of prayer
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and so, let's just
bow our heads for prayer.
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"Father in heaven,
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as we study this
very important subject
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about the pre-Advent judgment...
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the millennial judgment
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and the
post-millennial judgment,
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that You will help us understand
why You follow this process
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and that we
might also understand
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that we must commit our lives
fully and completely to Jesus
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so that when our name
appears in the judgment,
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Jesus will stand in
our place and defend us.
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Thank you Father
for the privilege now
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of opening Your Word,
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we ask that it will
not return unto You void,
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in Jesus' name we pray, amen. "
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Pause...
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The first thing
that we want to notice is
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that the pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment
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takes place as is
expressed in pre-Advent
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before the 2nd
coming of Jesus Christ.
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This is going to take place
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while the gospel is
still being preached
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so, if the gospel
is being preached,
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this judgment begins
during probationary time.
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Let's read
Revelation 14 verses 6 and 7
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where clearly the
judgment takes place
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before the close of probation
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while the gospel
is being preached.
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It says there,
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"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
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having the
everlasting gospel to preach
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to those who
dwell on the earth...
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to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people... "
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let's stop there for a moment...
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let me ask you,
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"Is this happening
during probationary time?"
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Of course.
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Why would you preach the
gospel after probation closed?
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Now, let's continue to verse 7,
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it says in verse 7,
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"Saying with a loud voice,
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'Fear God and give glory to Him,
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for the hour of His
judgment has come... '"
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not will come... but "has come;
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and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
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the sea and springs of water. "
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So, you notice
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that the judgment begins while
the gospel is being preached
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which means that this must be
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a pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment...
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before the close of probation
and the 2nd coming of Christ.
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Now, this judgment takes
place in heaven not on earth.
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You know, the Creed
says that Jesus will come
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to judge the
living and the dead.
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That is not correct.
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The judgment takes place
before the 2nd coming of Christ
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and it takes place in
heaven... not on earth.
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Let's notice Daniel
chapter 7, verses 9 and 10
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where clearly the
judgment is spoken of
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as occurring in heaven.
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It says there,
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"I watched till
thrones were put in place,
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and the Ancient of
Days was seated... "
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now, let me ask you,
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"Were does the
Ancient of Days live?"
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He lives in heaven...
He's called: The Father...
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so, we pray, "Our
Father, which art in heaven... "
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the Father is sitting
on His throne in heaven,
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so, this scene is taking place
where the Ancient of Days is...
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where the Father is in heaven.
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Once again, "I watched
till thrones were put in place,
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and the Ancient
of Days was seated;
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His garment was white as snow,
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and the hair of His
head was like pure wool.
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His throne was a fiery flame,
it's wheels a burning fire;
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a fiery stream issued and
came forth from before Him.
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A thousand
thousands ministered to Him;
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ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before Him. "
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Who are those ten
thousand times ten thousand?
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The angels.
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Where do the angels live?
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In heaven...
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notice the last
part of verse 10...
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the court was seated
and the books were opened.
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So, notice that
the court is seated
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and the books are
opened in heaven not on earth
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and it takes place
before the close of probation
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and the 2nd coming of Christ.
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Now, who is going to appear
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in this pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment?
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Only those who at
some point in their lives
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claimed Jesus
Christ as their Savior.
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In 2nd Corinthians
chapter 5 and verse 10,
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the Apostle Paul
wrote the following words
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to the Corinthian Church.
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It says this,
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"For we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ,
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that each one may receive
the things done in the body,
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according to what he has
done, whether good or bad. "
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Now, Paul is writing
to the Corinthian church
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so, he's
saying, "We, Christians,
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must some day stand before
the judgment seat of Christ
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so, those who will stand before
the judgment seat of Christ
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are those who
claim Jesus Christ...
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those who claim
to be Christians.
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Ellen White confirms
this idea from Scripture
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in The Great
Controversy, page 483,
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Ellen White wrote
the following words,
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"As the books of record
are opened in the judgment,
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the lives of all who
have believed on Jesus
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come in review before God.
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Beginning with those who
first lived upon the earth... "
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that means the judgment
would have begun with Adam...
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"Beginning with those who
first lived upon the earth,
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our Advocate presents the cases
of each successive generation
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and closes with the living. "
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So, the judgment
begins with Adam in 1844...
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continues with each
successive generation
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and ends with
those who are alive
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before the second
coming of Christ...
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those who are alive and remain
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according to the Apostle Paul
in 1st Thessalonians chapter 4.
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Now, the believers do not appear
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before the Judgment
Seat of Christ in person.
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They appear
through their records.
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Notice what we find in
Great Controversy page 482...
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Great Controversy... 482.
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Ellen White wrote,
"The righteous dead... "
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notice once again the focus
of this pre-Advent judgment
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it is upon the righteous.
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"The righteous dead will not be
raised until after the judgment
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at which they
are accounted worthy
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of 'the resurrection of life. '"
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In other words, in
the pre-Advent judgment...
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it shown for the heavenly
jury that these individuals
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actually deserve
to be resurrected
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in the resurrection of life.
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She continues,
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"Hence they will not be present
in person at the tribunal
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when their records are examined
and their cases decided. "
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So they're not going
to be there in person...
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they will appear...
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each person will appear through
the record of their lives
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as we studied in
our first presentation.
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John 5:28 and 29
corroborates what Jesus said...
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what Ellen White
said in Great Controversy.
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These are the words of Jesus,
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"Do not marvel at this;
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for the hour is coming
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in which all who
are in the graves
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will hear His
voice and come forth...
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those who have done good,
to the resurrection of life,
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and those who have done evil,
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to the
resurrection of condemnation. "
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Where are the
righteous and the wicked
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reserved until the resurrection?
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They are in the grave.
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If they are in the grave,
they cannot appear in person
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before Christ's judgment seat...
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before the 2nd coming of Christ
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when Jesus is
going to resurrect them.
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Now somebody
might ask the question,
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"Why is it
necessary to examine the cases
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of those who profess
Jesus Christ as Savior?
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The answer is very simple,
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"Not everyone who professed
to be a believer in Christ
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was a true believer.
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You see, there
are true believers
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and there are
counterfeit believers.
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The Bible tells us
that in the church,
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there is wheat and
there are also tares.
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The Bible tells us that there
are wise and foolish virgins.
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The Bible tells us
that in the church,
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there are good and bad fish.
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The Bible tells us
that some individuals
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in the heavenly court
have the wedding garment
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whereas others who
claim the right to be there
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do not have the wedding garment.
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We have in the church...
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people who have
the form of Godliness
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but do not have
the power of Godliness.
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According to Jesus,
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there are Christians
who say, "Lord... Lord... "
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They cast out demons...
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they perform miracles...
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and they give prophecies...
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and they cry, "Lord, Lord... "
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and Jesus is going to
say, "I don't know you. "
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There are people
who have been forgiven
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such as in the
parable of two debtors...
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people who have been
forgiven by God's grace
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that don't forgive
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and their
forgiveness will be revoked.
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There are people who multiply
the talents that God gave them,
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there are other Christians
who bury their talents.
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There are
Christians who are goats
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even though they
claim to be sheep
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and there are Christians who
are wolves in sheep's clothing.
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So, all of these Biblical
examples show very clearly
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that in the church
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there are true and
counterfeit believers.
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So, it's necessary in
the pre-Advent judgment
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to distinguish
before the heavenly universe
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the difference between one
who professed Christ as Savior
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and one who truly had
Jesus Christ as Savior.
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So in the pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment,
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the case of each person who
has ever claimed Jesus Christ
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will be examined
in the heavenly court.
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Now what evidence do we have
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that there's going to be
an examination of the evidence
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of each individual
in the heavenly court?
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Jesus once told a
very interesting parable.
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It's found in Matthew chapter
22 and verses 1 through 14.
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Now we don't have time to
read the entire parable...
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I have to summarize basically
the content of the parable
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but it's very important
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in the light of
what we're talking about
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in our study today.
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In Matthew chapter 22,
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we have a first
call to the wedding
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of Jesus with His people
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and this invitation is
given to the Jewish nation.
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The Bible tells us that
the invitation was rejected.
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Then in the
parable, Jesus dies...
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he sheds His blood on the cross
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and another invitation is
given to the Jewish nation
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and that's exactly what happened
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you know, when
they rejected Christ,
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there were still messengers
that went to the Jews afterwards
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and they also
rejected the message.
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So, then the gospel
goes to the Gentiles.
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It goes to the
highways and the byways
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which is a way of
speaking of the...
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of gospel... the
preaching of the gospel
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going to the whole world
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and as people
accept the message,
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the wedding chamber
is filled with guests.
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Now, it doesn't mean that the
guests are present in heaven,
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in the chamber where the
judgment is going to take place,
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no... the fact is that
when they accepted Jesus Christ,
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their names were
registered in the book of life.
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So, in other words, even
though they are on earth,
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they actually are spoken off
as being in the wedding chamber.
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Now, that's a
very important point.
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So then what happens
is the king comes out
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and he comes to
examine all of those
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who are in the
wedding chamber...
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all those who are
in... in the chamber
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where the court proceeding
is going to take place.
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Let's read about
this in Matthew chapter 22
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and verses 11 to 13.
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It says, "But when the king
came in to see the guests... "
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now that word "see" it's
not the best translation,
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it's the Greek word "theaomai"
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which really means to
examine... to scrutinize.
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So now the king comes
in to examine the guests...
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those who accepted
Jesus Christ as Savior
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whose names are
written in heaven...
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they're present there at
the wedding... not in person...
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they're present there
through their records...
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they're present
there because their name
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is in the Book of Life
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and so now, each
guest is examined
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and as the king comes
out to examine the guests...
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suddenly a problem appears.
00:15:01.10\00:15:04.70
It says, "But when the
king came in to see... "
00:15:04.73\00:15:08.00
or to examine the
guests... not only one guest...
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"the guests...
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he saw a man there who did
not have on a wedding garment. "
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What is the wedding garment?
00:15:17.25\00:15:18.85
It's the
righteousness of Christ...
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so there was an individual
there in the chamber...
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his name obviously
written in the Book of Life
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because he claimed to
accept Jesus Christ as Savior,
00:15:28.26\00:15:30.83
but he didn't have
the wedding garment.
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He didn't truly have
the righteousness of Christ.
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I hope you're
understanding what I'm saying.
00:15:35.73\00:15:37.77
Verse 12,
00:15:37.80\00:15:39.40
"So he said to him, 'Friend,
how did you come in here
00:15:39.43\00:15:44.64
without a wedding garment?'"
00:15:44.67\00:15:46.01
Now, does that
mean that individuals
00:15:46.04\00:15:49.01
are going to sneak into heaven?
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In other words,
when Jesus comes,
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He takes His people to heaven
00:15:52.05\00:15:53.92
and then the king comes out
and he looks at all the guests
00:15:53.95\00:15:56.65
and he says, "Hey, how did
you make it here to heaven?
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without having
the wedding garment?"
00:15:59.35\00:16:00.69
Of course not...
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nobody's going to be in heaven
and then be cast out of heaven.
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What it's talking about
is that every believer's name
00:16:04.79\00:16:09.00
is written in the Book of Life
00:16:09.03\00:16:10.73
and then their
cases are examined
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to see if they truly
accepted the righteousness
00:16:12.47\00:16:16.14
of Jesus Christ...
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if they're covered
with His righteousness.
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There will be some who are not
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and so, it says in
verse 12, "So he said to him,
00:16:20.91\00:16:24.88
'Friend, how
did you come in here
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without a wedding garment?'
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And he was speechless. "
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There's not going to
be any excuses, Folks,
00:16:31.15\00:16:32.82
"Then the king
said to the servants,
00:16:32.85\00:16:35.42
'Bind him hand and
foot, take him away,
00:16:35.46\00:16:38.09
and cast him out
into outer darkness;
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there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. '"
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Now, there's two other passages
that we find in Scripture
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that are very important
in understanding this concept
00:16:48.07\00:16:52.14
of the pre-Advent judgment.
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You see, the
wedding of Jesus in heaven
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is when every one of those who
claim to have believed in Christ
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has been examined
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and Christ's Bride is made up...
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in other words, all of
those who were genuine believers
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is made up... or
another way of saying it...
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once his kingdom is made up...
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because His kingdom is
composed of all of His followers
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the judgment has shown
who is a follower of Jesus,
00:17:16.50\00:17:20.30
once that has taken
place, then the wedding occurs
00:17:20.34\00:17:24.07
but the wedding is not when
Jesus comes to marry His people
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on earth,
00:17:27.51\00:17:28.84
the wedding takes place
when every case has been decided
00:17:28.88\00:17:31.81
the kingdom of
Jesus is complete...
00:17:31.85\00:17:34.05
the... the... the
bride of Jesus is complete
00:17:34.08\00:17:37.95
because the
judgment has revealed
00:17:37.99\00:17:39.55
who belongs to His kingdom...
00:17:39.59\00:17:40.92
who is part of His bride
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and then in heaven,
Jesus marries His bride
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or Jesus takes over the kingdom
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which is composed of
all of His followers...
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all of His believers
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and only then will Jesus
come to pick up His bride.
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You say, "Now, wait a minute,
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where does the
Bible teach that?"
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Well, let's go
the gospel of Luke,
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chapter 12 verses 35 to 37,
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see, the Christian world
is oblivious to all of this
00:18:07.52\00:18:10.72
because they
believe in all that...
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"You're going to have a
tribulation at the end...
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the Christians are all
going to be "raptured" to heaven
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and then... you
know... after the "rapture"
00:18:17.16\00:18:19.39
Jesus is coming
gloriously to earth
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and He's going to set up
His millennial kingdom here. "
00:18:21.60\00:18:23.93
But then, how do you
explain these two parables
00:18:23.97\00:18:27.64
that Jesus told?
00:18:27.67\00:18:29.00
The one in Luke 12:35 to 37...
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He is speaking to His disciples
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and notice what
Jesus says to them,
00:18:34.34\00:18:37.41
"Let your waist be girded
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and your lamps burning;
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and you
yourselves be like men... "
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listen carefully now...
00:18:46.02\00:18:47.46
He's saying to His
disciples, "be like men
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who wait for their master,
00:18:50.56\00:18:52.93
when he will return
from the wedding... "
00:18:52.96\00:18:56.36
excuse me...
00:18:56.40\00:18:58.33
"when he will return
from the wedding... "
00:18:58.37\00:19:02.57
so, where does
the wedding take place
00:19:02.60\00:19:04.24
if he's
returning from the wedding?
00:19:04.27\00:19:05.91
It takes place in heaven
00:19:05.94\00:19:08.68
so, once again...
00:19:08.71\00:19:10.21
"and you yourselves be like
men who wait for their master,
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when he will
return from the wedding,
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that when he comes and knocks
00:19:15.92\00:19:18.75
they may open
to him immediately.
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Blessed are those servants
whom the master, when he comes"
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that's the second coming...
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will find watching.
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Assuredly, I say to you... "
00:19:29.63\00:19:32.13
and here's a
very important point,
00:19:32.17\00:19:34.44
"Assuredly I say to you,
00:19:34.47\00:19:36.04
that he will gird himself
and have them sit down to eat,
00:19:36.07\00:19:39.47
and will come and serve them. "
00:19:39.51\00:19:42.11
That is the wedding reception...
00:19:42.14\00:19:44.11
He comes...
picks up His bride...
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or picks up His kingdom
00:19:46.11\00:19:47.68
and then He takes them to heaven
00:19:47.72\00:19:50.02
for the wedding supper
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and He serves His
people or His kingdom...
00:19:51.79\00:19:56.39
or His bride.
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The other parable is known
as the parable of the pounds...
00:19:57.79\00:20:01.16
it's found in Luke
19 and verses 12 and 13,
00:20:01.20\00:20:05.43
"Therefore He said:
A certain nobleman... "
00:20:05.47\00:20:09.67
which represents Christ...
00:20:09.70\00:20:11.87
"went into a far country... "
00:20:11.91\00:20:14.08
that's heaven...
00:20:14.11\00:20:15.54
"to receive for
himself a kingdom... "
00:20:15.58\00:20:17.81
so, Jesus goes to
heaven to do what?
00:20:17.85\00:20:20.78
to receive a kingdom
00:20:20.82\00:20:22.42
or to marry His
bride... to marry His kingdom...
00:20:22.45\00:20:25.92
and then notice
what it continues saying,
00:20:25.95\00:20:28.52
"A certain nobleman
went into a far country
00:20:28.56\00:20:31.09
to receive for himself a kingdom
00:20:31.13\00:20:32.89
and to... " what?
00:20:32.93\00:20:34.76
"and to return.
00:20:34.80\00:20:36.60
So he called
ten of his servants,
00:20:36.63\00:20:39.20
delivered to them ten minas,
00:20:39.23\00:20:41.00
and said to them, 'Do
business till I come. '"
00:20:41.07\00:20:44.64
So the wedding takes
place in heaven, Folks,
00:20:44.67\00:20:48.21
In other words,
the judgment in heaven
00:20:48.24\00:20:51.38
reveals who is a
genuine believer in Jesus...
00:20:51.41\00:20:54.65
once every case has been decided
of the dead and of the living
00:20:54.68\00:20:58.79
in the heavenly court,
Christ's kingdom is complete,
00:20:58.82\00:21:02.29
His bride is complete
00:21:02.32\00:21:04.09
and Jesus marries His bride...
00:21:04.13\00:21:06.59
or Jesus takes over
the kingdom in heaven
00:21:06.63\00:21:09.46
and then, He comes to the
earth to pick up His kingdom
00:21:09.50\00:21:14.24
or to pick up His
bride to take them to heaven
00:21:14.27\00:21:17.24
to the wedding supper.
00:21:17.27\00:21:19.47
Now, let's talk about:
00:21:19.51\00:21:21.64
When Jesus returns from
the wedding to the earth
00:21:21.71\00:21:25.45
to pick up His bride
or to pick up His kingdom.
00:21:25.48\00:21:29.18
When Jesus comes, He
will bring the reward.
00:21:29.22\00:21:32.89
So, if Jesus brings the reward,
00:21:32.92\00:21:35.46
He must have determined what
the reward is before He returns.
00:21:35.49\00:21:39.46
That requires a
judgment in heaven.
00:21:39.49\00:21:42.53
Notice what we find in
Matthew 16 and verse 27
00:21:42.56\00:21:46.57
about when the reward is given.
00:21:46.60\00:21:49.27
It says there,
Jesus is speaking,
00:21:49.30\00:21:51.97
"For the Son of Man
00:21:52.01\00:21:53.74
will come in the glory of
His Father with His angels,
00:21:53.78\00:21:58.41
and then He will reward
each according to his works. "
00:21:58.45\00:22:03.05
The works were examined
in the judgment in heaven
00:22:03.08\00:22:05.85
before Jesus came
00:22:05.89\00:22:07.22
and the individual
was shown to be worthy
00:22:07.26\00:22:09.89
to be rewarded
with everlasting life.
00:22:09.92\00:22:12.83
Notice
Revelation 22 and verse 12.
00:22:12.86\00:22:15.70
Here Jesus says, "And
behold, I am coming quickly,
00:22:15.73\00:22:19.73
and My reward is with
Me, to give to everyone
00:22:19.77\00:22:24.67
according to his work. "
00:22:24.74\00:22:26.07
Once again,
"works" were examined...
00:22:26.11\00:22:28.21
when Jesus comes,
the judgment is ended
00:22:28.24\00:22:31.01
and He is going
to reward His people.
00:22:31.08\00:22:33.95
Now, let's talk a
little bit more about
00:22:33.98\00:22:36.82
the 2nd coming of Christ...
00:22:36.85\00:22:38.45
the time when Jesus
comes to reward His people
00:22:38.49\00:22:40.96
after the judgment has revealed
who belongs to His bride...
00:22:40.99\00:22:44.76
who belongs to His kingdom.
00:22:44.79\00:22:46.16
Let's notice
Revelation chapter 6
00:22:46.19\00:22:49.23
and verses 14 through 17.
00:22:49.26\00:22:51.70
Revelation 6:14 through 17.
00:22:51.73\00:22:54.10
This is speaking about
the 2nd coming of Christ.
00:22:54.14\00:22:58.24
It says the following,
00:22:58.27\00:22:59.81
"Then the sky
receded as a scroll... "
00:22:59.84\00:23:03.91
don't forget these details...
00:23:03.95\00:23:05.91
we're going to come
back to them in a moment...
00:23:05.95\00:23:07.98
little later on in Revelation.
00:23:08.02\00:23:09.78
"Then the sky receded as a
scroll when it is rolled up,
00:23:09.82\00:23:14.42
and every mountain and island
was moved out of its place. "
00:23:14.46\00:23:19.06
Remember that expression,
"moved out of its place"
00:23:19.09\00:23:22.66
verse 15, "And
the kings of the earth
00:23:22.70\00:23:25.57
the great men, the rich men,
00:23:25.60\00:23:27.24
the commanders, the mighty men,
00:23:27.27\00:23:29.14
every slave and every free man,
00:23:29.17\00:23:31.01
hid themselves in the caves and
in the rocks of the mountains,
00:23:31.07\00:23:35.21
and said to the
mountains and rocks,
00:23:35.24\00:23:37.98
'Fall on us and hide
us from the face... '"
00:23:38.01\00:23:41.68
don't forget that keyword...
00:23:41.72\00:23:43.32
"hide us from the face of
Him who sits on the throne"
00:23:43.35\00:23:47.59
don't forget "throne"
00:23:47.62\00:23:48.96
somebody's
coming on the throne...
00:23:48.99\00:23:50.79
the wicked are... are crying out
00:23:50.83\00:23:52.69
so that they don't
have to see the face
00:23:52.73\00:23:54.66
of the One
who's on the throne...
00:23:54.70\00:23:56.03
"the sky is...
is... recedes as a scroll
00:23:56.06\00:23:59.43
and the earth is
moved out of its place... "
00:23:59.47\00:24:02.97
so, it says once again,
00:24:03.00\00:24:05.57
that the wicked are
saying, "Fall on us and hide us
00:24:05.61\00:24:08.58
from the face of Him
who sits on the throne
00:24:08.61\00:24:11.55
and from the wrath of the Lamb!
00:24:11.58\00:24:13.05
For the great day
of His wrath has come,
00:24:13.08\00:24:15.38
and who is able to stand?"
00:24:15.42\00:24:17.72
This is describing
the 2nd coming of Christ.
00:24:17.75\00:24:20.76
What are the key elements?
00:24:20.79\00:24:23.19
The sky recedes as a scroll,
00:24:23.22\00:24:25.53
you roll it up, it's
like... there's no more sky.
00:24:25.56\00:24:27.66
It says that
mountains and islands
00:24:27.70\00:24:29.80
are moved out of their places,
00:24:29.83\00:24:31.87
the wicked cry out because
they don't want to see the face
00:24:31.90\00:24:35.40
of the One who is
sitting on the throne.
00:24:35.44\00:24:37.91
Now, in Revelation chapter 20,
00:24:37.94\00:24:41.04
this scene is
repeated once more.
00:24:41.11\00:24:44.15
In Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 11,
00:24:44.18\00:24:47.55
we find a repetition of what we
found in Revelation chapter 6,
00:24:47.58\00:24:51.75
let me just say that Revelation
is not in chronological order,
00:24:51.79\00:24:55.89
you know,
Revelation runs in cycles
00:24:55.92\00:24:58.83
so, Revelation 20
verse 11 is picking up
00:24:58.86\00:25:02.46
on what we find in Revelation
6 verses 14 through 17.
00:25:02.50\00:25:06.74
Now, what does
Revelation 20 verse 11 say?
00:25:06.77\00:25:10.41
"Then I saw a
great white throne... "
00:25:10.47\00:25:14.08
so, there you have the throne
00:25:14.11\00:25:16.78
"and Him who sat on it... "
00:25:16.81\00:25:19.41
so, you have Him
sitting on the throne
00:25:19.48\00:25:21.88
just like in Revelation 6,
00:25:21.95\00:25:23.32
"from whose face... "
00:25:23.35\00:25:25.19
see, there you have the
face of the One who is sitting
00:25:25.22\00:25:28.06
on the throne...
00:25:28.09\00:25:29.62
"the earth and the
heaven fled away... "
00:25:29.66\00:25:32.43
we already saw that in
Revelation chapter 6...
00:25:32.46\00:25:35.23
"and there was
found no place for them. "
00:25:35.26\00:25:38.30
So, Revelation 20 verse 11
00:25:38.33\00:25:40.60
is describing the 2nd
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:25:40.64\00:25:44.21
Now, when Jesus
comes the 2nd time,
00:25:44.24\00:25:47.54
I mentioned that Jesus
is going to take His people
00:25:47.58\00:25:50.58
to the wedding reception.
00:25:50.61\00:25:52.78
Now, so far, we've discussed
the judgment of the righteous
00:25:52.81\00:25:58.15
before the 2nd coming
00:25:58.19\00:26:00.09
and Jesus coming to reward
them and the wicked perishing
00:26:00.16\00:26:04.89
at the glory of
the presence of Christ
00:26:04.93\00:26:07.43
but after Jesus comes and
takes His people to heaven,
00:26:07.46\00:26:11.63
there is going to be a
second stage to the judgment,
00:26:11.70\00:26:15.90
it is going to be the millennial
stage of the judgment.
00:26:15.94\00:26:20.11
God's faithful people
have been taken to heaven
00:26:20.14\00:26:24.18
for the wedding supper...
00:26:24.21\00:26:25.55
they're up there now
empirically and personally...
00:26:25.58\00:26:28.48
all of the wicked
on earth are dead.
00:26:28.52\00:26:31.49
Let's notice
Revelation chapter 20
00:26:31.52\00:26:34.49
and verses 4 and 5.
00:26:34.52\00:26:36.22
You're going to find
the same basic process
00:26:36.26\00:26:39.19
that God followed with the
righteous before the 2nd coming,
00:26:39.23\00:26:42.30
He is going to follow
during the millennium as well,
00:26:42.33\00:26:45.47
so, let's read
Revelation 20 4 and 5,
00:26:45.50\00:26:49.80
"And I saw thrones,
and they sat on them,
00:26:49.84\00:26:53.11
and judgment was
committed to them... "
00:26:53.14\00:26:55.78
so, you have a
group of people here
00:26:55.84\00:26:58.41
who are going to be
given the task of judgment
00:26:58.45\00:27:01.78
and, of course, the
question is, "Judge who?"
00:27:01.82\00:27:05.12
Certainly not the righteous,
they were already judged...
00:27:05.15\00:27:08.16
not the loyal
angels... not God...
00:27:08.19\00:27:10.59
not the
inhabitants of other worlds,
00:27:10.63\00:27:12.99
who is going to be judged
during this millennial judgment?
00:27:13.03\00:27:16.97
There's only one group
left... it's the wicked
00:27:17.00\00:27:19.60
so, it says, "And I saw
thrones, and they sat on them,
00:27:19.63\00:27:22.74
and judgment was
committed to them... "
00:27:22.77\00:27:24.97
that is... a certain
group of righteous people
00:27:25.01\00:27:27.14
"then I saw the souls of
those who had been beheaded
00:27:27.18\00:27:30.55
for their witness to Jesus,
00:27:30.58\00:27:31.95
and for the Word of God,
00:27:32.01\00:27:33.35
who had not worshipped
the beast or his image,
00:27:33.38\00:27:36.05
and had not received
his mark on their foreheads
00:27:36.08\00:27:38.59
or on their hands;
00:27:38.65\00:27:40.06
and they lived... "
00:27:40.09\00:27:41.46
see they were
martyred... "and they lived
00:27:41.49\00:27:43.59
and reigned with Christ
for a thousand years... "
00:27:43.63\00:27:46.73
and then it says,
00:27:46.80\00:27:48.30
"But the rest of the
dead did not live again
00:27:48.36\00:27:51.60
until the
thousand years had ended. "
00:27:51.63\00:27:53.44
So, clearly here you have the
resurrection of the righteous
00:27:53.47\00:27:57.97
at the second coming
00:27:58.01\00:27:59.81
when Jesus comes to
pick up His bride...
00:27:59.84\00:28:02.14
when He comes to
pick up His people...
00:28:02.18\00:28:04.41
and then you have a
group that remains dead
00:28:04.45\00:28:08.18
until after the 1,000 years.
00:28:08.22\00:28:10.19
Now, if the righteous resurrect
at the 2nd coming of Christ
00:28:10.22\00:28:14.22
and Christ takes them to heaven,
00:28:14.26\00:28:16.09
that must mean that
the rest of the dead
00:28:16.12\00:28:19.23
who do not live again until
the 1,000 years are ended...
00:28:19.26\00:28:22.20
must represent the wicked.
00:28:22.23\00:28:24.73
So, what kind of
judgment is going to take place
00:28:24.77\00:28:30.21
during the 1,000 years?
00:28:30.24\00:28:31.57
It must be that the righteous
are going to judge the wicked
00:28:31.61\00:28:36.11
who are dead on Planet Earth.
00:28:36.14\00:28:38.85
Now, you'll notice here
00:28:38.88\00:28:41.25
that Revelation 24 and 5
speaks about the souls of those
00:28:41.28\00:28:45.65
who had been beheaded
for their witness to Jesus
00:28:45.69\00:28:48.06
and for the Word of God.
00:28:48.12\00:28:49.52
I don't have time to get into
all of the details on this...
00:28:49.56\00:28:52.29
I did a Series on the Seals
00:28:52.33\00:28:54.33
and I dedicated
several class sessions
00:28:54.36\00:28:57.30
to speak about the 5th Seal
00:28:57.33\00:28:59.07
but what I want to
say about the 5th Seal
00:28:59.13\00:29:02.20
is that there you have
two groups of martyrs...
00:29:02.24\00:29:05.54
you have a group of
martyrs that died in the past,
00:29:05.57\00:29:09.01
the Papacy slew a
group of martyrs in the past
00:29:09.04\00:29:12.41
but then you have
a group of martyrs
00:29:12.48\00:29:15.25
that are going to be
killed in the future...
00:29:15.28\00:29:19.32
now, the question is,
00:29:19.35\00:29:21.72
"When is that group of
martyrs actually going to...
00:29:21.76\00:29:24.56
going to die?
00:29:24.59\00:29:25.93
Well, the answer is
00:29:25.96\00:29:27.70
that there's going to
be a short time of trouble
00:29:27.73\00:29:30.53
right before probation closes
where that time of trouble
00:29:30.57\00:29:35.54
is going to see
God's faithful people
00:29:35.60\00:29:39.01
going out to
proclaim the loud cry
00:29:39.07\00:29:42.14
under the power
of the latter rain.
00:29:42.18\00:29:44.78
They're going to
denounce the beast...
00:29:44.81\00:29:47.38
his image and his mark
00:29:47.42\00:29:50.09
and some of those individuals
who received the latter rain
00:29:50.15\00:29:55.39
and proclaimed the loud
cry are going to be martyred
00:29:55.42\00:29:58.69
by the same power
that martyred God's people
00:29:58.73\00:30:02.30
during the 1260 years.
00:30:02.33\00:30:04.17
The second group of martyrs
will be killed by the Papacy
00:30:04.20\00:30:09.24
through the instrumentality
of the United States.
00:30:09.27\00:30:13.98
Matthew chapter 24 and
verse 9 describes this moment,
00:30:14.01\00:30:18.68
it says that there
will be tribulation
00:30:18.71\00:30:22.18
and some of God's
people will be killed.
00:30:22.22\00:30:25.62
So, those individuals
who die in this 2nd period
00:30:25.65\00:30:31.46
of persecution...
00:30:31.49\00:30:33.13
when the latter
rain is poured out
00:30:33.16\00:30:35.16
and the loud cry is proclaimed,
00:30:35.20\00:30:37.17
the Sabbath is
preached more fully...
00:30:37.20\00:30:39.27
these individuals...
according to Revelation 20:4-5
00:30:39.30\00:30:43.17
are going to
participate in the judgment
00:30:43.20\00:30:47.18
during the
1,000 years in heaven.
00:30:47.21\00:30:49.11
They're going to be
judged... judging those who...
00:30:49.14\00:30:53.75
were left on earth...
00:30:53.78\00:30:55.12
the rest of the
dead... the wicked...
00:30:55.15\00:30:57.39
but they're not
going to be the only ones
00:30:57.42\00:31:00.22
that are going to judge,
00:31:00.26\00:31:01.82
see, if you only read Revelation
chapter 20 verses 4 and 5,
00:31:01.86\00:31:04.76
you'll say, "Well, the only ones
00:31:04.79\00:31:06.66
that are going
to judge the wicked
00:31:06.70\00:31:08.06
are those who were beheaded
00:31:08.10\00:31:09.73
because they didn't
worship the beast or his image
00:31:09.76\00:31:11.63
or receive the mark... "
00:31:11.67\00:31:13.00
but you have to look at
the totality of Scripture.
00:31:13.03\00:31:15.97
You see the
focus of Revelation 20
00:31:16.00\00:31:18.41
is upon those who were
martyred in the 2nd period
00:31:18.44\00:31:21.18
of persecution of the Papacy...
00:31:21.21\00:31:22.71
that doesn't mean that
there's not a broader view.
00:31:22.74\00:31:25.21
Notice 1st Corinthians
00:31:25.25\00:31:27.48
chapter 6 and verses 1 to 3,
00:31:27.52\00:31:30.59
here the Apostle Paul is
speaking about Christians
00:31:30.62\00:31:34.06
who sue Christians...
00:31:34.09\00:31:35.42
which should never
take place by the way,
00:31:35.46\00:31:37.33
this is what Paul had to say,
00:31:37.36\00:31:39.83
"Dare any of you, having
a matter against another,
00:31:39.86\00:31:44.80
go to law
before the unrighteous,
00:31:44.83\00:31:49.10
and not before the saints?
00:31:49.14\00:31:51.47
Do you not know that the
saints will judge the world?"
00:31:51.51\00:31:56.18
Now, those who are martyred
in the 2nd group of martyrs,
00:31:56.21\00:32:00.85
they're saints...
00:32:00.88\00:32:02.22
they're going to
participate in that judgment
00:32:02.25\00:32:04.35
if there's going to be others
00:32:04.39\00:32:05.72
because it says,
00:32:05.75\00:32:07.09
"Do you not know that the
saints will judge the world?
00:32:07.12\00:32:08.96
And if the world
will be judged by you... "
00:32:08.99\00:32:12.43
what is Paul saying?
00:32:12.46\00:32:14.16
He's saying the world is
going to be judged by you...
00:32:14.20\00:32:17.57
by the Corinthians.
00:32:17.60\00:32:18.93
Now the Corinthians
did not... were not killed
00:32:18.97\00:32:21.67
because they didn't
worship the beast and his image
00:32:21.70\00:32:24.24
and receive the mark...
00:32:24.31\00:32:25.64
that's an end-time group...
00:32:25.67\00:32:27.01
but the Corinthians are going
to participate in this judgment
00:32:27.04\00:32:29.84
as well as Paul
00:32:29.88\00:32:31.21
because it continues saying,
00:32:31.25\00:32:32.91
"Do you not know that the
saints will judge the world?
00:32:32.95\00:32:35.75
And if the world
will be judged by you,
00:32:35.78\00:32:38.72
are you unworthy to
judge the smallest matters?
00:32:38.75\00:32:42.76
Do you not know that we...
" now Paul includes himself...
00:32:42.79\00:32:46.83
we... Paul.. and
the Corinthians...
00:32:46.86\00:32:48.80
"We shall judge angels?
00:32:48.83\00:32:51.23
How much more, things
that pertain to this life?"
00:32:51.27\00:32:54.90
whose... which angels?
00:32:54.94\00:32:56.34
Has to be the wicked angels.
00:32:56.40\00:32:57.87
The righteous angels
need absolutely no judgment.
00:32:57.91\00:33:01.44
So, it's during the
millennial judgment,
00:33:01.48\00:33:04.68
that the rest of the
dead will stand before God
00:33:04.71\00:33:08.88
and be judged.
00:33:08.92\00:33:10.65
Let's read Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 12,
00:33:10.69\00:33:13.56
we already noticed
that Revelation 20 verse 11
00:33:13.59\00:33:16.42
is describing the
2nd coming of Christ.
00:33:16.46\00:33:18.46
Now, verse 12 is
going to describe
00:33:18.49\00:33:21.36
the millennial judgment.
00:33:21.40\00:33:22.73
The wicked are all dead on earth
00:33:22.76\00:33:24.90
but their cases are
going to be examined in heaven
00:33:24.93\00:33:28.30
and it's going to
reveal why they were lost.
00:33:28.37\00:33:31.47
Notice
Revelation 20 and verse 12,
00:33:31.51\00:33:35.24
"And I saw the
dead, small and great,
00:33:35.28\00:33:39.01
standing before God,
00:33:39.05\00:33:41.95
and books were opened
00:33:41.98\00:33:44.85
and another book was opened,
00:33:44.89\00:33:46.99
which is the Book of Life
00:33:47.02\00:33:49.06
and the dead were judged
according to their works,
00:33:49.09\00:33:52.13
by the things which
were written in the books. "
00:33:52.16\00:33:55.10
Now, we've got a slight little
problem here in this verse.
00:33:55.13\00:34:00.37
It says that the dead
were standing before God...
00:34:00.44\00:34:05.57
what does that mean...
00:34:05.61\00:34:07.48
"the dead were
standing before God?"
00:34:07.51\00:34:09.41
How can dead
people stand before God?
00:34:09.44\00:34:11.28
Well, those who believe in
the immortality of the soul...
00:34:11.31\00:34:16.15
well they say, "Well, you
know, it's not the dead...
00:34:16.18\00:34:18.39
it's the souls of the dead
that will appear before God. "
00:34:18.42\00:34:21.12
That's not what the text says,
00:34:21.16\00:34:22.52
they text says that the
dead will stand before God.
00:34:22.56\00:34:26.39
Now, the question is,
00:34:26.43\00:34:27.76
"How are the dead
going to stand before God?"
00:34:27.80\00:34:29.50
In the same way that the
righteous dead stood before God
00:34:29.53\00:34:33.44
in the pre-Advent judgment.
00:34:33.47\00:34:34.80
The dead are going
to stand before God
00:34:34.87\00:34:37.61
through their records in heaven.
00:34:37.67\00:34:40.41
They're dead... in the tomb...
00:34:40.48\00:34:43.14
but their cases are
examined in the heavenly court.
00:34:43.18\00:34:47.12
I hope you're
following what I'm saying.
00:34:47.15\00:34:50.15
So, it says, "I saw
the dead small and great
00:34:50.19\00:34:53.19
standing before God
00:34:53.22\00:34:54.96
and books were opened
00:34:55.02\00:34:56.69
and another book was opened...
00:34:56.73\00:34:58.83
which is the Book of Life
00:34:58.86\00:35:00.20
"And the dead were
judged according to their works,
00:35:00.23\00:35:02.93
by the things which
were written in the books. "
00:35:02.96\00:35:05.73
Notice that at this point,
the dead are being judged.
00:35:05.77\00:35:09.04
The dead are
standing before God...
00:35:09.07\00:35:11.84
now, the critical
question then that remains is,
00:35:11.87\00:35:15.84
"How can dead
people stand before God
00:35:15.88\00:35:19.38
during the millennium
00:35:19.41\00:35:20.75
if they do not live again
until after the 1,000 years?"
00:35:20.78\00:35:24.09
How can dead
people stand before God?
00:35:24.12\00:35:26.92
Well, the same way
that the righteous dead
00:35:26.96\00:35:31.29
stood before God in
the pre-Advent judgment.
00:35:31.36\00:35:35.63
Now, for this I need to
review something that we studied
00:35:35.66\00:35:40.54
in our first
presentation here at the Summit.
00:35:40.60\00:35:43.97
We need to
understand what the "spirit" is.
00:35:44.01\00:35:47.31
Usually we think that the
spirit is simply the breath.
00:35:47.34\00:35:51.08
In other words,
when a person dies
00:35:51.11\00:35:54.12
the spirit leaves the body...
the person ceases to breathe
00:35:54.15\00:35:58.09
because the breath has gone out.
00:35:58.12\00:35:59.95
But as we noticed
in our first study,
00:35:59.99\00:36:02.39
the spirit is more
than just the breath.
00:36:02.42\00:36:04.69
The spirit is actually the
breath plus the life record
00:36:04.76\00:36:09.46
or the self-identity of
the person who passed away.
00:36:09.50\00:36:14.14
In other words,
00:36:14.20\00:36:15.60
God returns... if I
can express it this way,
00:36:15.64\00:36:19.74
God returns a personalized
spirit to the person
00:36:19.77\00:36:23.88
when the person resurrects.
00:36:23.91\00:36:26.48
Let's notice several verses,
00:36:26.51\00:36:29.05
Ecclesiastes 12 verse 7
says, speaking about death...
00:36:29.08\00:36:33.56
"Then the dust will
return to the earth as it was,
00:36:33.59\00:36:37.59
and the spirit will
return to God who gave it. "
00:36:37.63\00:36:41.56
Now, what does that mean,
00:36:41.60\00:36:43.63
"The spirit will return to God?"
00:36:43.67\00:36:45.43
We notice in our first lecture
00:36:45.47\00:36:47.20
that our life record is being
recorded every day of our lives,
00:36:47.24\00:36:51.71
and when we breath our last,
00:36:51.77\00:36:54.74
God, so to speak,
writes in our records
00:36:54.78\00:36:59.65
"the end... "
00:36:59.68\00:37:01.45
and our life comes to an end.
00:37:01.48\00:37:03.25
In other words, He's kept
our spirit recorded in heaven...
00:37:03.28\00:37:08.59
a record of our lives...
00:37:08.62\00:37:10.36
there's nothing
alive up there...
00:37:10.39\00:37:12.53
there's nothing conscious
praising the Lord up there...
00:37:12.59\00:37:15.40
no... it's simply the
record that is finished
00:37:15.46\00:37:18.07
and God keeps that record
00:37:18.10\00:37:20.74
because when He resurrects
the righteous and the wicked,
00:37:20.77\00:37:24.11
He's going to return to
them the same self-identity
00:37:24.14\00:37:27.34
that they had
when they passed away.
00:37:27.38\00:37:29.54
Now, let's notice once again
00:37:29.58\00:37:32.91
several verses that we studied
in our first presentation.
00:37:32.98\00:37:36.15
Luke 8 verse 55,
00:37:36.18\00:37:38.49
it's speaking about the
death of Jairus' daughter.
00:37:38.52\00:37:41.39
People were crying and all...
00:37:41.42\00:37:44.99
they were lamenting the
death of this little girl
00:37:45.03\00:37:47.43
and Jesus says, "Oh she...
don't worry, she's not dead,
00:37:47.46\00:37:50.63
she's just sleeping... "
00:37:50.67\00:37:52.07
and, of course, they mocked Him
00:37:52.10\00:37:54.14
because they
knew that she was dead
00:37:54.17\00:37:56.97
and so, now, Jesus
performs a miracle.
00:37:57.01\00:37:59.74
The story is in Luke
chapter 8 and verse 55.
00:37:59.77\00:38:02.91
"Then... " notice
the possessive pronoun,
00:38:02.94\00:38:06.05
"Then her spirit returned... "
00:38:06.08\00:38:09.08
that is the spirit
of the little girl...
00:38:09.15\00:38:11.42
not only did Jesus give
her the capacity to breath,
00:38:11.45\00:38:15.99
He gave her, once
again, the record of her life.
00:38:16.02\00:38:20.40
Now, notice what we
find here then once again,
00:38:20.43\00:38:24.73
"Then her spirit returned,
00:38:24.80\00:38:26.60
and she arose immediately.
00:38:26.63\00:38:28.40
And He commanded that she
be given something to eat. "
00:38:28.44\00:38:31.44
We also noted
the death of Stephen.
00:38:31.47\00:38:35.08
In Acts chapter
7 verses 59 and 60
00:38:35.11\00:38:38.65
it says there,
00:38:38.71\00:38:40.05
"And they stoned Stephen as he
was calling on God and saying,
00:38:40.08\00:38:45.05
'Lord Jesus... '"
00:38:45.09\00:38:46.42
notice once again
the possessive pronoun,
00:38:46.45\00:38:48.49
"Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit. "
00:38:48.52\00:38:51.33
Not "the"
spirit... "my" spirit...
00:38:51.36\00:38:54.10
"Then he knelt down and
cried out with a loud voice,
00:38:54.13\00:38:58.03
'Lord, do not charge
them with this sin. '
00:38:58.07\00:39:01.37
And when he had said
this, he fell asleep. "
00:39:01.40\00:39:04.67
Do you think when
Stephen resurrects,
00:39:04.71\00:39:06.61
it's going to be Stephen?
00:39:06.68\00:39:08.01
Do you think he's going
to remember Saul of Tarsus
00:39:08.04\00:39:11.95
when he sees him in the kingdom?
00:39:11.98\00:39:13.42
I'm sure he's not
going to be angry at Saul...
00:39:13.45\00:39:16.55
he's going to be delighted
00:39:16.58\00:39:18.75
that Saul was saved in
the kingdom as well as he
00:39:18.79\00:39:21.66
and so, notice that
in the case of Stephen,
00:39:21.69\00:39:25.86
he's saying to God,
00:39:25.89\00:39:27.23
"Please God,
preserve my self-identity...
00:39:27.30\00:39:30.80
please preserve the record of
my life in your heavenly records
00:39:30.83\00:39:35.40
because some day, I know
You're going to wake me up
00:39:35.44\00:39:38.51
from my sleep...
00:39:38.54\00:39:39.87
and You're going to
return not only my breath...
00:39:39.91\00:39:41.94
you're going to
return who I was in life
00:39:41.98\00:39:44.65
minus all of the sinful things
that were in my sinful nature...
00:39:44.68\00:39:48.78
sinful flesh... et cetera. "
00:39:48.82\00:39:51.49
Notice Luke 23 and verse 46,
00:39:51.52\00:39:54.16
"And when Jesus had cried
out with a loud voice... "
00:39:54.19\00:39:57.89
this is Christ's death...
00:39:57.93\00:39:59.26
He said, "Father, into
Your hands I commit My spirit. "
00:39:59.29\00:40:05.50
Once again, Jesus is saying,
00:40:05.53\00:40:07.47
"Father, you've promised
that if I was faithful...
00:40:07.50\00:40:10.51
that You're going to call
me from the tomb on the...
00:40:10.54\00:40:13.48
on the third day
00:40:13.54\00:40:14.88
and so, now I'm commending
into your hands My spirit...
00:40:14.91\00:40:19.18
I'm commending into
Your hand... hands...
00:40:19.21\00:40:21.92
who I was while I was alive. "
00:40:21.95\00:40:24.99
In all these cases, God not only
returned the capacity to breathe
00:40:25.02\00:40:31.76
but He also
returned the individuality...
00:40:31.79\00:40:35.53
biographical record...
self-identity... character...
00:40:35.56\00:40:40.54
whichever way you
want to express it,
00:40:40.57\00:40:42.30
He returned to the person
when they are resurrected.
00:40:42.34\00:40:47.81
Now the Apostle Paul for this
reason used the personal pronoun
00:40:47.84\00:40:53.01
"you"
synonymously with "spirit. "
00:40:53.05\00:40:56.02
Notice 1st
Thessalonians 5 and verse 28,
00:40:56.08\00:41:00.06
this is the
farewell of the Apostle Paul
00:41:00.09\00:41:03.99
and the blessing to the
church of the Thessalonians.
00:41:04.03\00:41:07.66
He says, "The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
00:41:07.70\00:41:10.67
be with you, amen. "
00:41:10.70\00:41:13.54
But in Galatians
chapter 6 verse 18,
00:41:13.57\00:41:16.44
when he bids
farewell in his letter,
00:41:16.47\00:41:19.24
he says it differently, he says,
00:41:19.27\00:41:21.94
"Brethren, the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
00:41:21.98\00:41:24.98
be with your spirit. Amen. "
00:41:25.01\00:41:27.08
So, "being with the spirit"
00:41:27.12\00:41:29.08
and "being with
you" is the same thing
00:41:29.12\00:41:31.25
because the spirit is
the identity of the person.
00:41:31.32\00:41:34.22
Now, let me make clear...
00:41:34.26\00:41:35.69
there is nothing in heaven
that survives... after death
00:41:35.72\00:41:39.26
and that is consciously...
00:41:39.29\00:41:41.36
it's the life record
that survives up there
00:41:41.40\00:41:45.03
because God keeps it
00:41:45.07\00:41:46.94
and in the
Investigative Judgment
00:41:46.97\00:41:49.10
He's going to cleanse it
00:41:49.14\00:41:50.47
because He's going to
return it to His faithful people
00:41:50.51\00:41:52.97
when He comes again
00:41:53.01\00:41:54.41
and to the wicked,
He's going to return
00:41:54.44\00:41:56.31
not only a cleansed...
00:41:56.34\00:41:58.88
He's not going to
return a cleansed record...
00:41:58.91\00:42:00.82
He's going to return
the very evil sinful record
00:42:00.85\00:42:04.82
that they have
while they were alive.
00:42:04.85\00:42:07.12
Ellen White wrote
this remarkable statement
00:42:07.16\00:42:10.79
that we find in Seventh-day
Adventist Bible Commentary,
00:42:10.83\00:42:14.40
volume 6 page 1092 and 1093.
00:42:14.43\00:42:18.33
I read it in our
first presentation
00:42:18.40\00:42:20.24
but let's take a
look at it again.
00:42:20.27\00:42:22.04
"Our personal identity is
preserved in the resurrection"
00:42:22.07\00:42:26.41
what is preserved
in the resurrection?
00:42:26.44\00:42:29.64
Our personal identity is
preserved in the resurrection.
00:42:29.68\00:42:34.18
"though not the
same particles of matter
00:42:34.22\00:42:36.92
or material substance
as went into the grave.
00:42:36.99\00:42:40.56
The wondrous works of
God are a mystery to man. "
00:42:40.59\00:42:44.13
Now, notice her
definition of spirit.
00:42:44.19\00:42:46.73
It's broader than what
Adventists have usually surmised
00:42:46.76\00:42:49.96
she writes, "The
spirit... comma...
00:42:50.00\00:42:53.03
the character... comma...
00:42:53.07\00:42:55.70
is returned to God,
there to be preserved. "
00:42:55.74\00:43:00.18
What is it that God preserves?
00:43:00.21\00:43:01.54
Our character... who
we are... in other words,
00:43:01.58\00:43:04.38
then she continues...
00:43:04.41\00:43:06.15
"In the resurrection, every man
will have his own character... "
00:43:06.21\00:43:09.15
because God keeps a
record of the character... "
00:43:09.18\00:43:12.55
she continues,
"God in His own time
00:43:12.59\00:43:15.36
will call forth the dead
giving again the breath of life,
00:43:15.39\00:43:18.36
and bidding the dry bones live.
00:43:18.39\00:43:20.56
The same form will come forth
00:43:20.60\00:43:22.66
but it will be free from
disease and every defect.
00:43:22.70\00:43:25.47
It lives again bearing the
same individuality of features,
00:43:25.53\00:43:31.01
so that friend
will recognize friend. "
00:43:31.04\00:43:34.71
Folks, the Lord is
not going to return to me
00:43:34.74\00:43:39.05
David Castellanous' spirit...
00:43:39.08\00:43:41.62
because that would be
00:43:41.65\00:43:43.42
David Castellanous
in Steve Bohr's body.
00:43:43.45\00:43:47.06
God is going to
return to Stephen Bohr
00:43:47.09\00:43:49.29
the record of Stephen Bohr
00:43:49.32\00:43:50.96
minus everything
that has been cleansed
00:43:50.99\00:43:53.73
in the Investigative Judgment.
00:43:53.76\00:43:55.50
So, she writes, "It lives again
00:43:55.53\00:43:57.20
bearing the same
individuality of features,
00:43:57.23\00:44:00.17
so that friend
will recognize friend.
00:44:00.24\00:44:02.70
There is no law
in nature that shows
00:44:02.74\00:44:05.14
that God gives back the same
identical particles of matter
00:44:05.17\00:44:08.31
that composed the
body before death.
00:44:08.34\00:44:10.95
God shall give the
righteous dead a body
00:44:11.01\00:44:13.58
that will please Him. "
00:44:13.62\00:44:15.28
Therefore, we have the
answer to our question.
00:44:15.32\00:44:18.79
The fact is that the
wicked dead stand before God
00:44:18.82\00:44:22.29
during the 1,000 years
00:44:22.32\00:44:24.19
in the same way that the
righteous stood before God
00:44:24.23\00:44:27.53
in the Investigative
pre-Advent Judgment.
00:44:27.56\00:44:30.10
They stand there not in person
00:44:30.13\00:44:33.60
but through the
record of their lives.
00:44:33.64\00:44:36.60
Now, let's take a look at
the post-millennial judgment
00:44:36.64\00:44:41.34
because there's
going to be judgment
00:44:41.38\00:44:43.78
after the millennium as well.
00:44:43.81\00:44:45.48
You see, everybody at
this point has been persuaded
00:44:45.51\00:44:48.62
that God is right in the way
that He has dealt with sinners.
00:44:48.65\00:44:52.65
The righteous are in heaven
so they're praising the Lord,
00:44:52.69\00:44:56.59
they're saying, "Praise the Lord
for His grace, He saved us. "
00:44:56.62\00:44:59.79
So, they're okay with God
and His method of judgment.
00:44:59.83\00:45:05.57
The heavenly beings
have also been convinced
00:45:05.60\00:45:09.00
that the righteous
deserve to be there
00:45:09.07\00:45:10.87
because they have
looked at the records...
00:45:10.91\00:45:12.67
they've been witnesses
00:45:12.71\00:45:14.08
and they've seen that God
hasn't cooked the books...
00:45:14.11\00:45:16.78
you know, God
has given the reward
00:45:16.81\00:45:18.81
according to what
was written in the books
00:45:18.85\00:45:20.52
so, they say, "You know,
God, You did it the right way,
00:45:20.55\00:45:23.42
You saved the right people. "
00:45:23.45\00:45:25.02
The angels will confess that...
00:45:25.05\00:45:26.55
the inhabitants of
the worlds will say,
00:45:26.59\00:45:28.52
"God, you did it right... "
00:45:28.56\00:45:30.49
and during the 1,000 years,
00:45:30.53\00:45:32.39
God is going to convince
the righteous who are in heaven
00:45:32.46\00:45:35.90
performing the work of judgment
00:45:35.93\00:45:37.30
that He was right in leaving
every single wicked person
00:45:37.33\00:45:41.10
on earth... dead.
00:45:41.14\00:45:42.47
When the judgment
in the millennium ends,
00:45:42.50\00:45:45.17
the righteous... as well as
all of the heavenly beings...
00:45:45.21\00:45:48.58
will be convinced
that God was right
00:45:48.61\00:45:51.31
in condemning every
single wicked person
00:45:51.35\00:45:54.02
who is outside the Holy City
00:45:54.05\00:45:55.85
but there's one group that
still remains to be persuaded.
00:45:55.88\00:46:00.36
Satan and his
angels and the wicked
00:46:00.39\00:46:04.76
and that's why God is
going to resurrect the wicked
00:46:04.79\00:46:08.86
after the 1,000 years
00:46:08.90\00:46:10.23
because He is going to
show them the same records
00:46:10.27\00:46:13.60
that the righteous
examined during the 1,000 years
00:46:13.64\00:46:17.17
so that they will be convinced
00:46:17.21\00:46:20.04
that God acted
properly and correctly
00:46:20.08\00:46:22.48
in each individual case of those
who are outside the Holy City.
00:46:22.51\00:46:28.05
Notice Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 13,
00:46:28.08\00:46:31.72
Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 13,
00:46:31.75\00:46:34.62
this is the resurrection...
00:46:34.66\00:46:36.96
I don't know if you're noticing
something interesting here,
00:46:36.99\00:46:39.79
Revelation chapter 20 verse
11 describes the 2nd coming.
00:46:39.83\00:46:43.73
Verse 12 describes the dead
presenting themselves before God
00:46:43.77\00:46:47.44
through their records
00:46:47.47\00:46:48.80
and now we're going
to notice that verse 13
00:46:48.84\00:46:51.44
describes the resurrection
after the 1,000 years.
00:46:51.47\00:46:55.78
Notice Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 13,
00:46:55.81\00:46:59.91
"The sea gave up the
dead who were in it... "
00:46:59.95\00:47:04.02
ah... interesting...
00:47:04.05\00:47:05.75
in the previous verse
the dead stood before God
00:47:05.79\00:47:08.82
but it was through the
record of their books...
00:47:08.86\00:47:11.89
in the books...
00:47:11.93\00:47:13.33
but here it says,
00:47:13.36\00:47:14.70
"The sea gave up
the dead who were in it,
00:47:14.73\00:47:17.90
and Death and
Hades... " that is the grave...
00:47:17.93\00:47:20.90
"delivered up the
dead who were in them. "
00:47:20.94\00:47:23.84
What does that mean when it says
that the sea gave up the dead
00:47:23.87\00:47:28.81
and death and Hades
delivered up the dead
00:47:28.84\00:47:32.11
who were in them.
00:47:32.15\00:47:33.48
It simply means that the dead
00:47:33.52\00:47:36.45
who were examined
during the 1,000 years,
00:47:36.48\00:47:38.59
are now going to resurrect.
00:47:38.62\00:47:41.22
So, giving up the dead...
00:47:41.26\00:47:43.76
and death and Hades
delivering up the dead
00:47:43.79\00:47:46.09
is referring to the
resurrection of the wicked
00:47:46.13\00:47:49.03
after the 1,000 years
00:47:49.06\00:47:50.40
and then, it ends...
Revelation 20 verse 13
00:47:50.43\00:47:54.54
by saying, "And they... "
00:47:54.57\00:47:56.24
that is... these are the
dead after the 1,000 years...
00:47:56.27\00:48:00.04
"and they were judged each
one according to his works. "
00:48:00.08\00:48:03.81
So, verse 12 has
a judgment in heaven
00:48:03.85\00:48:08.48
during the 1,000 years...
00:48:08.52\00:48:09.85
Revelation 20 verse 13...
you have the dead coming up
00:48:09.88\00:48:15.82
and death and Hades
delivering up the dead
00:48:15.86\00:48:19.16
and now the wicked
will be able to see
00:48:19.19\00:48:22.46
the record of their lives.
00:48:22.50\00:48:24.00
There's an
interesting parallel verse
00:48:24.03\00:48:26.43
that we find in Isaiah
chapter 26 and verse 19,
00:48:26.47\00:48:29.84
Isaiah 26 and verse 19,
00:48:29.87\00:48:33.24
this is a beautiful
promise that God makes,
00:48:33.27\00:48:35.88
it's speaking
about the righteous
00:48:35.94\00:48:37.61
but you have the same principle
00:48:37.65\00:48:39.25
that you find in
Revelation 20 verse 13,
00:48:39.28\00:48:43.32
it says there,
"Your dead shall live... "
00:48:43.35\00:48:44.92
so the dead are going to live,
00:48:44.95\00:48:47.99
"together with my
dead body they shall rise.
00:48:48.02\00:48:52.96
Awake and sing, you
who dwell in the dust... "
00:48:52.99\00:48:57.90
who are the ones
who dwell in the dust?
00:48:57.93\00:48:59.37
The dead folks...
00:48:59.40\00:49:00.74
so, it says, "Awake... "
00:49:00.77\00:49:02.17
and awake...
what does awake mean?
00:49:02.20\00:49:04.11
Well, it must be
that you were asleep
00:49:04.14\00:49:06.04
and death is sleep...
00:49:06.07\00:49:07.51
so, it says, "Awake and sing,
00:49:07.54\00:49:09.44
you who dwell in dust;
00:49:09.48\00:49:11.05
for your dew is like
the dew of herbs... "
00:49:11.08\00:49:14.32
and now, notice,
00:49:14.35\00:49:15.68
"And the earth
shall cast out the dead. "
00:49:15.72\00:49:19.42
So, "cast out the
dead... " is the same as
00:49:19.45\00:49:23.16
the sea giving up the dead
00:49:23.19\00:49:25.06
and death and Hades
delivering up the dead.
00:49:25.09\00:49:27.86
It's referring to the
resurrection of the wicked.
00:49:27.90\00:49:31.13
Now, when the wicked
resurrect after the 1,000 years,
00:49:31.17\00:49:34.40
to see each one of
their lives now in person...
00:49:34.44\00:49:38.27
not just the records
to persuade the righteous
00:49:38.31\00:49:42.08
during the 1,000 years,
00:49:42.11\00:49:43.45
but now to persuade Satan
and his angels and the wicked
00:49:43.48\00:49:46.08
that God acted correctly.
00:49:46.11\00:49:47.68
Now, when they resurrect,
how do they resurrect?
00:49:47.72\00:49:50.42
Do they suddenly
resurrect righteous?
00:49:50.45\00:49:53.52
Do they receive
a righteous spirit?
00:49:53.56\00:49:56.52
Does God erase all of
their sinful tendencies
00:49:56.56\00:49:59.69
and give them
a... a beautiful body
00:49:59.73\00:50:02.03
just like the body of Jesus
and the resurrected saints?
00:50:02.06\00:50:05.13
Absolutely not.
00:50:05.17\00:50:06.70
They get back their spirit.
00:50:06.74\00:50:09.37
They get back the same spirit
that they had when they died.
00:50:09.40\00:50:13.51
In other words,
God returns to them
00:50:13.54\00:50:16.34
their life record
00:50:16.38\00:50:18.98
without cleansing
anything from the record.
00:50:19.01\00:50:22.25
Let me just read you
this remarkable statement
00:50:22.28\00:50:25.29
from Ellen White.
00:50:25.32\00:50:26.79
In Great Controversy 664
00:50:26.82\00:50:29.02
which we already noticed
in our first presentation...
00:50:29.09\00:50:31.96
Great Controversy 664...
00:50:31.99\00:50:34.50
speaking about
those wicked people
00:50:34.53\00:50:37.70
who are outside the Holy
City after the 1,000 years,
00:50:37.73\00:50:40.30
she wrote, "There
are kings and generals
00:50:40.34\00:50:44.17
who conquered nations,
00:50:44.21\00:50:46.41
valiant men who
never lost a battle,
00:50:46.44\00:50:49.58
proud, ambitious warriors
00:50:49.61\00:50:52.11
whose approach
made kingdoms tremble.
00:50:52.15\00:50:56.25
In death these
experienced no change.
00:50:56.28\00:51:00.32
As they come up from the grave,
00:51:00.36\00:51:03.89
they resume... "
00:51:03.93\00:51:06.06
what does "resume" mean?
00:51:06.09\00:51:08.70
It means to start again...
00:51:08.73\00:51:11.27
"they resume the
current of their thoughts
00:51:11.30\00:51:15.80
just where it ceased.
00:51:15.84\00:51:18.64
They are actuated
by the same desire
00:51:18.67\00:51:22.44
to conquer that ruled
them when they fell. "
00:51:22.51\00:51:24.68
In other words,
00:51:24.71\00:51:26.05
they pick up where they
left off when they died.
00:51:26.08\00:51:29.05
What does that mean?
00:51:29.08\00:51:30.82
Well, let me just dramatize
so that you can understand.
00:51:30.89\00:51:34.76
Let's suppose that
there's this warrior
00:51:34.79\00:51:38.79
who was leading an army
00:51:38.83\00:51:41.56
and in life... that is...
00:51:41.60\00:51:44.30
and he raises his spear
00:51:44.33\00:51:46.97
and he says to the
soldiers that are following him,
00:51:47.00\00:51:51.87
"For... " he's
going to say "Forward"
00:51:51.91\00:51:55.48
"For... " and then an
arrow comes through his heart...
00:51:55.54\00:51:59.51
what's going to
happen when he resurrects?
00:51:59.58\00:52:02.75
He's going to say,
"ward... forward... "
00:52:02.78\00:52:05.95
because he picks up
where he leaves off.
00:52:05.99\00:52:08.59
That's a remarkable thing.
00:52:08.62\00:52:11.26
In other words, God is
going to return to the wicked
00:52:11.29\00:52:14.63
the record of their lives.
00:52:14.66\00:52:16.70
They are not alive
during the 1,000 years.
00:52:16.77\00:52:19.70
They're examined
through their records.
00:52:19.73\00:52:22.77
Ellen White... in
Great Controversy...
00:52:22.80\00:52:25.04
you're never going
to forget this page...
00:52:25.07\00:52:27.31
page 666 wrote this about
the judgment of the wicked
00:52:27.34\00:52:34.82
as they are alive
after the 1,000 years.
00:52:34.85\00:52:37.89
As soon as the books
of record are opened,
00:52:37.92\00:52:40.86
see, there you have
the opening of the books...
00:52:40.89\00:52:43.26
the wicked are now alive...
00:52:43.29\00:52:44.63
"As soon as the
books of record are opened,
00:52:44.66\00:52:47.66
and the eye of Jesus
looks upon the wicked,
00:52:47.70\00:52:50.77
they are conscious of every sin
which they have ever committed.
00:52:50.80\00:52:55.70
They see just
where their feet diverged
00:52:55.74\00:52:59.11
from the path of
purity and holiness,
00:52:59.14\00:53:02.41
just how far pride and
rebellion have carried them
00:53:02.44\00:53:06.92
in the violation
of the law of God.
00:53:06.95\00:53:09.08
The seductive temptations
which they encouraged
00:53:09.12\00:53:12.75
by indulgence in sin,
00:53:12.82\00:53:14.56
the blessings perverted...
00:53:14.62\00:53:16.62
the messengers of God despised,
00:53:16.66\00:53:20.03
the warnings rejected,
00:53:20.06\00:53:21.76
the waves of mercy
beaten back by the stubborn,
00:53:21.80\00:53:25.37
unrepented heart...
00:53:25.40\00:53:26.80
all appear as if
written in letters of fire. "
00:53:26.84\00:53:32.17
How important is it for us
to truly come to Jesus Christ?
00:53:32.21\00:53:38.45
Hate sin and love Jesus.
00:53:38.48\00:53:41.82
How important is it for us
00:53:41.85\00:53:45.09
not only to receive forgiveness
but to receive purity...
00:53:45.15\00:53:48.39
to be truly committed to
Jesus Christ as our Savior
00:53:48.42\00:53:51.79
and as our Lord
00:53:51.83\00:53:53.16
so that He can represent us
00:53:53.19\00:53:55.23
in the pre-Advent
Investigative Judgment
00:53:55.26\00:53:57.53
and He... when He
goes through our record
00:53:57.57\00:53:59.77
can delete all of those...
all of those sinful desires...
00:53:59.80\00:54:04.41
the fleshly
desires... delete them
00:54:04.44\00:54:07.08
because they have
been repented of...
00:54:07.11\00:54:09.68
they've been confessed
00:54:09.71\00:54:11.28
and they have been overcome
through the grace and the power
00:54:11.31\00:54:15.02
of the Holy Spirit
00:54:15.05\00:54:16.38
and then after the wicked
see the record of their lives,
00:54:16.42\00:54:21.22
they will kneel... they will bow
00:54:21.26\00:54:24.36
and their tongue will confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord
00:54:24.39\00:54:28.70
to the glory of God the Father.
00:54:28.73\00:54:31.57
Every knee will bow
and every tongue confess,
00:54:31.63\00:54:34.97
Isaiah chapter 45 tell us.
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Only then can God
destroy sin and sinners
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because Satan... his
angels and the wicked
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now confess before
the entire universe
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that God was right in
the way in which He dealt
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with each one of their cases,
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they say, "We're outside
the city by our own choice
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not by an
arbitrary decision of God. "
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So, there are three
stages to the judgment,
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the pre-Advent
Investigative stage...
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the millennial stage...
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and the post-millennial stage.
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The first stage of the judgment
is to show the entire universe
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that God has a right to bring
the righteous home with Him.
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The second stage is
to persuade the righteous
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that God was correct in
leaving Satan and his angels
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and all of the wicked on earth
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because there might be some
questions about some individuals
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who appear to be quite moral
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and yet they're not in heaven
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so, God is going
to show the righteous
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why all of the
wicked were left outside
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dead on Planet Earth
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and then the third stage...
once the wicked have resurrected
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is to prove to Satan and
his angels and the wicked
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that God has acted
properly in saving the righteous
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and in condemning the wicked
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and then the
wicked will be destroyed.
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It says in Revelation
chapter 20 and verses 14 and 15,
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"Then Death and Hades were
cast into the lake of fire.
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This is the second death.
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And anyone not found
written in the Book of Life
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was cast into
the lake of fire. "
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Second death, Folks, is simply
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death from which
there is no resurrection.
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The first death... everyone will
resurrect from the first death
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before...
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at the second coming,
the righteous will resurrect
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and go to heaven...
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the wicked will
resurrect after the 1,000 years.
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The righteous will only die once
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because they will go to
heaven and live eternally
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with Jesus on Planet earth.
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The wicked... they were
born from their mothers...
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they lived... then they died...
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after the
millennium they resurrect
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and then... in other words
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that's their
second life, so to speak,
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and then, afterwards
they die once again...
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a death from which
there is no resurrection.
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The wicked...
Satan... his angels...
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are all consumed or devoured
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according to Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 9,
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by the fire
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and then after the
wicked are destroyed
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along with Satan
and his angels...
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we find this beautiful promise
in Revelation chapter 21 verse 1
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"Now I saw a new
heaven and a new earth,
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for the first heaven and
the first earth had passed away
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and there was no more sea. "
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And the righteous
will live on earth
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because the New
Jerusalem has descended...
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with Jesus
forever and ever and ever
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in unending peace and joy.
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I trust that we will
commit our lives to Jesus Christ
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so that we can be in that
group that will live with Jesus
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forever and ever and ever.
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