Let's seek the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving, merciful, gracious,
and righteous heavenly Father,
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what a wonderful privilege
it is to be in Your presence.
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There's no other place
that we would want to be
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on a Sabbath morning
than in Your holy house.
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We thank You, Father, because
You have already blessed us
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with Your presence.
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And now, as we open the
pages of Your holy book,
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we ask for the presence of
Your Holy Spirit through the
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ministration of the angels.
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Open our minds and
hearts to receive the Word.
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We thank You for
answering our prayer,
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for we ask it in
Jesus' name, amen.
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The year was 1445 BC.
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Israel had been
delivered from bondage in Egypt.
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And now they were at
the foot of Mount Sinai.
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And as they were there
at the foot of Mount Sinai,
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God told Moses to come up
on the mount because God had a
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special message that He wanted
Moses to deliver to the people.
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That message is
found in Exodus chapter 19
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and verses 1 through 6.
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And I'm going to
read those verses.
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There are several very important
items of information there.
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Exodus 19 and
verses 1 through 6.
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Remember that God
has just delivered Israel
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from bondage in Egypt.
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This is about three months
later, they're at Mount Sinai.
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Or in the third month, rather.
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They're at Mount
Sinai and God tells Moses,
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"Come up, I have a message
for you to give to Israel."
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This is what it says.
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So God is going to
give the message to Moses
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to give to the people.
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Verse 4...
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God is saying, "I
took you away from Pharaoh
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and I brought you to Myself.
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I performed this great act
of deliverance from bondage."
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And then notice verse 5.
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"Now therefore, if..."
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This is a conditional word.
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Was the election of
Israel conditional, yes or no?
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Absolutely, it was
conditioned on their obedience
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to the covenant.
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Notice verse 6.
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So God is saying
through Moses to Israel,
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"I want to make a
covenant with you.
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I want you to be My special
people, My special treasure.
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I want you to be
priests to the nations.
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I want you to share
the gospel with the world.
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Are you willing to accept
the terms of the covenant,
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obey My voice and be faithful
to the covenant, yes or no?"
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And so Moses comes down and he
delivers the message to Israel.
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Let's read Exodus 19:7-8 where
you find the response of Israel.
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Exodus 19 verses 7 and 8.
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Did they agree to enter
the covenant, yes or no?
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Did they agree to obey
God's voice and be faithful?
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Absolutely.
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And now notice
the end of verse 8.
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And now you have a covenant.
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God offers the covenant
on condition of obedience,
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and Israel says, "All that the
Lord has said, that we will do."
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Now God sealed off
this covenant later on after
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the tabernacle was built
when the Shekinah Glory of God
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entered the Sanctuary to
dwell among God's people.
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Let's read about that in
Exodus chapter 40 and verse 34.
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Exodus chapter 40 and verse 34.
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This is the capstone.
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God and Israel
have made a covenant.
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Now Moses builds a tabernacle,
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and God's glory
comes into the tabernacle.
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God is saying, "I will be your
God and you will be My people."
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Exodus 40 verse 34 says...
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And so now the
covenant was complete.
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God was in their midst
and Israel was His people.
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Later on, God told
Solomon to build a more
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permanent structure
for Him to dwell in.
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This temple was built
in the year 960, or it was
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finished in the year 960 BC.
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And after the temple was
built, once again God sealed
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His presence with
Israel by coming as the Glory
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into Solomon's temple.
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Let's read that in 1 Kings
chapter 8 and verses 10 and 11
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how the glory of God
came into Solomon's temple.
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By the way, that's a
misnomer because it was really
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God's temple built by Solomon.
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And so it says there
in 1 Kings chapter 8...
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Now it just so happens that from
1445 BC, for a period of about
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800 years, Israel was
continually rebellious
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to God and to His covenant.
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Even though God sent messenger
after messenger after messenger
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calling Israel to be faithful,
calling them back to their
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covenant that they
had made with the Lord,
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800 years was a history of
open rebellion against the Lord.
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Let's read this in 2
Chronicles chapter 36 and verses
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14 through 16.
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2 Chronicles chapter 36
and verses 14 through 16.
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Here, the chronicler is
telling the story of the
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history of Israel.
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And it says...
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I want you to remember,
"abominations" is a key word.
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So did God send
messages calling them to
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abandon their abominations?
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Absolutely.
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How did they
react to God's warnings?
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Verse 16...
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In fact, the covenant
that God made with Israel
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at Mount Sinai was
a marriage covenant.
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In other words,
God married Israel.
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He wanted Israel to be His wife.
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You say, where
does the Bible say that?
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If you read the book of Ezekiel,
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actually Jeremiah
chapter 31 and verse 32,
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God speaking about Sinai says,
"I made a marriage covenant
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with Israel at Mount Sinai."
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And yet prophet after
prophet says that Israel
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played the harlot.
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In other words, she had other
lovers because she followed
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the abominations of the nations.
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Let's read one of those texts in
Ezekiel chapter 16 and verse 15.
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Ezekiel chapter 16 and verse 15.
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Here, God is speaking
to Israel and He says...
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"But you trusted in your
own beauty and played..." What?
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"...played the
harlot because of your fame
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and poured out your
harlotry on everyone passing by
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who would have it."
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And so Israel practiced the
abominations of the nations.
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She became a harlot.
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In other words, she
broke her marriage covenant.
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And so the messengers or
the prophets are God's lawyers,
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so to speak, in divorce court.
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And God is
saying, "I want a divorce.
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I want out of this covenant.
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Because you are committing
acts of abomination and harlotry
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with the nations."
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Finally at the end of the
800 years of constant rebellion,
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God decided that He would come
and He would judge His people
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for their wickedness
and for their abominations.
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And so it was that in
the year 592 BC, according to
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Ezekiel chapter 1 and verse
4, God came to the Jerusalem
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temple to perform a work of
judgment there in the temple.
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Let's read that passage that
is found in Ezekiel chapter 1
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and verse 4 about the coming
of God to the Jerusalem temple
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to judge His people
for their abominations.
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It says there in
Ezekiel chapter 1 and verse 4...
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And if you continue
reading the following chapters,
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you'll find that this is God.
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He's coming from the north and
He arrives by way of the east
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and He's coming to the
Jerusalem temple to perform
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a work of judgment because
of the abominations of Israel.
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Now we don't have time
to read from chapter 8,
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but the chapter that really
speaks about the abominations
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that were being
committed among God's people
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is in Ezekiel chapter 8.
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God shows Ezekiel an abomination
that's being committed by
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his own people.
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And Ezekiel says,
"Lord, that's terrible."
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God says, "You
haven't seen anything yet.
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I'm going to show you a
greater abomination than this."
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And then God shows
him a greater abomination.
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And Ezekiel says, "Certainly
there can't be anything
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worse than this."
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And God says, "You
haven't seen anything yet.
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I'm going to show you
a greater abomination yet
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that's being
committed among My people."
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And what is at the
very top of the list
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is that the very religious
leaders had their backs
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to the temple of God and
their faces were to the east,
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and they were
worshipping the sun.
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And because Israel was
committing all of these
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abominations, because they had
broken their marriage covenant
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with the Lord, the Lord
came to the temple and He says,
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"I'm going to perform a work
of separation of those who are
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righteous from those
who are not righteous."
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And that judgment is
spoken of in Ezekiel chapter 9
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and verses 1 through 6.
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Notice what we find
there in Ezekiel chapter 9
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and verses 1 through 6.
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The city is Jerusalem.
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The battle ax is a weapon.
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The man is Jesus
Christ, the High Priest.
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The bronze
altar is in the court.
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Was everybody in Jerusalem
practicing these abominations?
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No.
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Did those faithful
ones need to be separated
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from the unfaithful
before destruction came?
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Absolutely.
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And so it says in verse 4...
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In other words, after
the separation is made,
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after the righteous are
separated from the unrighteous.
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This is what God
came for in chapter 1,
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was to judge Israel
for their unfaithfulness
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to the marriage covenant.
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It says...
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That is, at the temple
the destruction would begin.
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After this work of
judgment was finished
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of separating the
righteous from the unrighteous
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before destruction
came, the Bible tells us
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that the Shekinah Glory
of God departed the temple.
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Notice Ezekiel chapter 10.
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This is where the Shekinah
Glory that had come in chapter 1
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to perform a work of
judgment now is going to
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leave the temple.
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Ezekiel chapter 10 and verse
19 speaks about the departure
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of the glory of God from
the temple after He finished
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the work of judgment.
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It says there, "And the
cherubim lifted their wings
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and mounted up from
the earth in my sight.
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When they went out, the
wheels were beside them..."
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The wheels are the wheels of
God's chariot or God's throne.
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And notice what
it continues saying.
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"..and they stood at
the door of the east gate
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of the Lord's house..."
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That is the gate that faces the
Mount of Olives, incidentally.
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And it says, "..And the
glory of the God of Israel
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was above them."
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So notice that the glory
of God departs the temple
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and it lingers for a few moments
at the east gate of the temple
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which faces the Mount of Olives.
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And then the glory of
the Lord departs the temple.
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And I want you to
notice where it goes.
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Ezekiel 11:22 and 23.
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This is where the Shekinah Glory
departs from the eastern gate
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of the temple
and goes somewhere.
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Remember all of this, because
we're going to come back to it
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later on in our study.
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Notice Ezekiel chapter
11 and verses 22 and 23.
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Is the glory
forsaking the city now?
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Absolutely.
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So it says...
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In other words, it
lingers on the mountain.
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Which mountain is that
where the glory of God rests
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for a little while?
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It is on the Mount of Olives.
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Don't forget that because
that's very, very important.
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In other words, the Shekinah
Glory which had been in the
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temple, which was a
symbol of God's presence,
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now moves to the
east gate of the temple.
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It is leaving the temple.
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It lingers at the east gate,
and then it moves and it stands
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for a few moments
upon the Mount of Olives,
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the mount east of Jerusalem.
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And then it takes off
and it departs to heaven.
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The Shekinah Glory of
God has forsaken the city.
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And do you know what
happens to the city now?
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Go with me to 2
Chronicles chapter 36
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and verses 17 through 21.
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The abominations
led to desolation.
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Are you following me?
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Have you ever
heard that expression,
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"abomination of desolation?"
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The abominations of
Israel led to the desolation
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of the city of Jerusalem.
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Let's read about it.
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It says there in 2
Chronicles 36 verse 17,
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"Therefore..."
Because of their wickedness.
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Remember, we read this
when we were talking about
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the sealing in chapter 9?
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It continues saying...
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Was Jerusalem desolated?
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Why was it desolated?
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Because of their what?
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Their abominations.
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Because they were
unfaithful to God's covenant.
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Now the question is,
was Jerusalem going to be
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desolated forever?
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Absolutely not.
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Let's go to verse 20 again.
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Was this captivity going to end?
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Absolutely.
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Those who are coming
to the Sanctuary lectures
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will be able to
understand this a lot better,
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the historical framework.
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Verse 21...
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"...to fulfill the word of the
Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah
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until the land had
enjoyed her Sabbaths.
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As long as she lay desolate..."
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There's the word, "desolate."
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See, when the city was
destroyed, it was desolate.
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"As long as she lay
desolate she kept Sabbath,
00:22:22.25\00:22:26.09
to fulfill..." How long?
00:22:26.12\00:22:27.92
"...to fulfill seventy years."
00:22:28.12\00:22:30.96
So here you have the first
stage of the history of Israel.
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A first stage that begins in
1445 when the covenant is made.
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Israel is rebellious
for a period of 800 years.
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So God withdraws His
Shekinah from the temple
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and rests on the Mount of
Olives, then leaves to heaven.
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The city and the temple now
are abandoned by the Shekinah.
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And therefore, the
abominations lead to desolation.
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But we noticed that
God was going to give
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Israel another chance.
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A second stage of Israel's
history after the captivity,
00:23:04.77\00:23:09.20
after Persia came
to rule after Babylon.
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Now let's examine this second
stage of Israel's history.
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2 Chronicles chapter
36 and verses 22 and 23.
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2 Chronicles 36:22-23
00:23:24.88\00:23:28.80
You see, Israel was
restored to their land
00:23:28.83\00:23:31.62
after the 70 year captivity.
00:23:31.65\00:23:34.04
And they went back to
re-establish their religion,
00:23:34.07\00:23:36.99
and eventually their
government or the theocracy.
00:23:37.02\00:23:40.24
It says there...
00:23:40.27\00:23:41.32
This is amazing
for a pagan king.
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What was he commanded to do?
00:24:23.03\00:24:24.43
To build Jerusalem? No.
00:24:24.46\00:24:25.79
To build Him a what?
00:24:25.82\00:24:27.16
A house. That's very important.
00:24:27.19\00:24:29.26
We'll study that a little
bit more in our next lecture.
00:24:29.29\00:24:32.20
And so about 50,000 Jews
returned, after the 70 year
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captivity, to
Jerusalem to rebuild the temple
00:24:47.69\00:24:50.83
as Cyrus had said
that they could do.
00:24:50.86\00:24:53.57
But then they ran into troubles.
00:24:53.60\00:24:55.38
You see, the
Samaritans were opposed to their
00:24:56.57\00:24:58.67
rebuilding the temple.
00:24:58.70\00:24:59.73
And so for about 16 years
they ceased building the temple
00:24:59.76\00:25:03.02
and they were all concerned
about building their own homes
00:25:03.05\00:25:05.78
and beautifying their own homes.
00:25:05.81\00:25:07.30
You can read this
in the book of Haggai.
00:25:07.33\00:25:09.66
But then Haggai and Zechariah
and some other prophets arose
00:25:10.61\00:25:13.77
and they said, "Folks,
let's get down to business.
00:25:13.80\00:25:16.04
Cyrus has given the
decree that we can build
00:25:16.07\00:25:18.86
the house of the Lord.
00:25:18.89\00:25:19.95
Let's get with it and do it."
00:25:19.98\00:25:21.87
And so from the year 520 to the
year 515, the temple was built.
00:25:22.07\00:25:29.32
And in the year 515,
the temple was dedicated.
00:25:29.35\00:25:33.43
But that temple
had a serious problem.
00:25:33.46\00:25:35.74
Notice Haggai
chapter 2 and verses 2 and 3.
00:25:36.17\00:25:39.48
You see, the Shekinah Glory
did not come into that temple
00:25:39.51\00:25:42.48
after the temple was finished.
00:25:42.51\00:25:44.16
Notice Haggai
chapter 2 and verses 2 and 3.
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There were some
people who were still alive
00:26:05.01\00:26:06.87
who had seen Solomon's temple,
or the temple built by Solomon.
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In other words,
compared to Solomon's temple
00:26:28.89\00:26:30.99
this house is nothing.
00:26:31.02\00:26:33.83
And yet Haggai made a promise.
00:26:34.72\00:26:36.99
A promise that the
Jews to this day are still
00:26:37.33\00:26:39.95
trying to understand.
00:26:39.98\00:26:41.54
Haggai chapter 2
and verses 6 through 9.
00:26:42.23\00:26:45.66
Haggai chapter 2
verses 6 through 9.
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Actually most
versions translate,
00:27:05.24\00:27:07.21
"the Desire of All
Nations will come."
00:27:07.31\00:27:09.46
It's not people coming to
the Desire of All Nations.
00:27:09.49\00:27:11.84
It's the Desire of All
Nations coming to the people.
00:27:11.87\00:27:15.01
So anyway, it says...
00:27:15.44\00:27:17.00
He's saying, "Don't worry
about all the silver and gold
00:27:32.92\00:27:34.85
that you had in
the first temple that
00:27:34.88\00:27:36.12
you don't have in this temple.
00:27:36.15\00:27:37.43
Notice verse 9.
00:27:37.95\00:27:39.98
The fact is, that second
temple, at least outwardly,
00:27:53.37\00:27:55.88
never reached the glory that
the temple built by Solomon had.
00:27:55.91\00:27:59.34
And so the Jews have
never been able to explain
00:27:59.37\00:28:02.15
this particular prophecy.
00:28:02.18\00:28:03.77
Because the Shekinah, according
to their way of looking at it,
00:28:04.46\00:28:08.50
never actually
came into the temple.
00:28:08.53\00:28:11.33
Now let me ask
you, after the captivity
00:28:12.49\00:28:14.76
did God send
additional messengers to Israel
00:28:14.79\00:28:17.26
to try and woo them
back to the covenant?
00:28:17.29\00:28:19.59
Absolutely.
00:28:19.62\00:28:20.65
He sent individuals such
as Haggai, Zechariah, Joshua,
00:28:21.67\00:28:26.33
Zerubbabal, Ezra,
Nehemiah, Malachi,
00:28:26.36\00:28:30.55
and eventually John the Baptist.
00:28:30.58\00:28:32.61
This second period of
Israel's history is the period
00:28:33.12\00:28:37.31
of the 70 weeks.
00:28:37.34\00:28:39.22
After the captivity God's
people come back to Jerusalem.
00:28:39.63\00:28:43.24
They rebuild the city
and they rebuild the temple.
00:28:43.27\00:28:46.55
And then God says,
"Now I'm going to give you
00:28:46.58\00:28:49.26
a second period of probation."
00:28:49.29\00:28:52.10
And that second period
of probation is the period
00:28:52.13\00:28:55.28
of the 70 weeks.
00:28:55.31\00:28:56.53
And God sends
abundant messengers to Israel
00:28:56.56\00:29:00.61
during this period.
00:29:00.64\00:29:02.66
But the question is,
how did Israel react to this
00:29:03.13\00:29:08.02
second opportunity
that God gave to them
00:29:08.05\00:29:10.59
during the
period of the 70 weeks?
00:29:10.62\00:29:12.99
Actually when Jesus
came, the Bible tells us
00:29:14.66\00:29:17.73
He came to His own, and
His own received Him not.
00:29:17.76\00:29:22.68
They were oblivious to
what Jesus was going to do.
00:29:22.71\00:29:26.74
In other words, they
did not take advantage of
00:29:27.71\00:29:32.11
all of the additional
messengers that God sent to them
00:29:32.31\00:29:35.69
during the period of
the 70 weeks that they might
00:29:36.18\00:29:39.65
live up to the
terms of the covenant.
00:29:39.68\00:29:42.38
And so now we come to the
third stage of Israel's history.
00:29:43.07\00:29:46.07
The third stage of
Israel's history is actually
00:29:46.83\00:29:50.15
when Jesus comes in
the last week of the
00:29:50.49\00:29:54.38
prophecy of the 70 weeks.
00:29:54.41\00:29:56.26
You see, God gave them 483 years
until the coming of the Messiah
00:29:56.52\00:30:00.44
to shape up, to get ready
for the coming of the Messiah.
00:30:00.84\00:30:05.01
Were they ready
when the Messiah came?
00:30:05.31\00:30:07.25
No. So then the Messiah comes.
00:30:07.28\00:30:09.39
The third stage
of Israel's history.
00:30:09.42\00:30:12.31
And I want you to
notice what we find in
00:30:12.80\00:30:15.14
John chapter 1 and verse 14.
00:30:15.17\00:30:18.68
Here is how the Bible
explains that prophecy of Haggai
00:30:18.78\00:30:22.80
that tells us that the latter
temple would have more glory
00:30:23.13\00:30:27.16
than the first temple.
00:30:27.41\00:30:28.78
Notice John 1 and verse 14.
00:30:28.81\00:30:32.66
"The Word become..." What?
00:30:43.49\00:30:47.34
"...flesh..." And what?
00:30:47.37\00:30:48.61
"...dwelt among us..."
00:30:48.84\00:30:51.57
And then it says,
"...and we beheld..." What?
00:30:51.77\00:30:55.76
"...His glory, the glory as of
the only begotten of the Father,
00:30:56.19\00:31:01.68
full of grace and truth."
00:31:01.71\00:31:03.01
Do you remember when God
told Moses to build the temple?
00:31:03.04\00:31:06.41
He says, "Let them build
Me a tabernacle that I might
00:31:06.61\00:31:10.88
dwell among them."
00:31:10.91\00:31:13.97
And then the Shekinah
Glory came into that temple.
00:31:14.50\00:31:17.77
Let me ask you, who was the
glory that came into this temple
00:31:18.28\00:31:22.30
that was built
after the captivity?
00:31:22.33\00:31:24.70
It was Jesus Christ.
00:31:25.18\00:31:26.69
You have the common words.
00:31:26.72\00:31:28.40
In John chapter 1 verse 14
the word, actually the word,
00:31:28.70\00:31:33.07
"dwelt," is a word that
means, "He tabernacled."
00:31:33.10\00:31:39.14
You know, the Jews
were always bragging about
00:31:40.79\00:31:44.07
what Solomon's temple was like.
00:31:44.10\00:31:46.51
Always reminiscing about the
great days, the good ole days.
00:31:47.82\00:31:51.26
In fact, in Luke
chapter 12 verses 27 and 28,
00:31:51.64\00:31:54.53
Jesus said to them, "Consider
the lilies how they grow.
00:31:54.86\00:31:57.85
They neither toil nor spin.
00:31:57.88\00:31:59.80
And yet I say to you,
even Solomon in all his glory
00:31:59.83\00:32:03.05
was not arrayed
like one of these."
00:32:03.08\00:32:05.53
Now in the gospel of
Matthew, Jesus adds something
00:32:06.78\00:32:09.81
that is not found in Luke.
00:32:09.84\00:32:11.64
After saying, "Look at the
lilies of the field; they grow.
00:32:11.84\00:32:14.93
They neither toil nor spin.
00:32:14.96\00:32:16.21
And yet I say, even
Solomon in all his glory
00:32:16.24\00:32:18.38
was not arrayed
like one of these."
00:32:18.41\00:32:19.95
Then Jesus goes on to say
in Matthew chapter 12 verse 42,
00:32:20.28\00:32:25.16
"Yet one greater
than Solomon is here."
00:32:25.19\00:32:29.85
Speaking about Himself.
00:32:30.37\00:32:31.67
But they did not recognize it.
00:32:31.70\00:32:33.91
They did not see the glory.
00:32:33.94\00:32:36.07
Question, did Jesus teach
many times there in the temple
00:32:36.41\00:32:41.06
of Jerusalem?
00:32:41.09\00:32:42.29
He most certainly did.
00:32:42.59\00:32:43.86
He was the Shekinah
Glory in the temple.
00:32:44.17\00:32:47.89
In fact, let's notice
in the Bible the last visit
00:32:48.40\00:32:52.52
that Jesus made to the temple.
00:32:52.55\00:32:54.86
Go with me to Luke
chapter 19 and verses 37 and 38.
00:32:55.16\00:32:58.84
Now remember what we
studied in the book of Ezekiel,
00:32:58.87\00:33:01.25
because we're going
to come back to this.
00:33:01.28\00:33:02.63
You see, Ezekiel is
talking about the first
00:33:02.66\00:33:05.10
destruction of Jerusalem.
00:33:05.13\00:33:06.40
Now we're going to
talk about the second
00:33:06.43\00:33:08.10
destruction of Jerusalem
and why it was destroyed.
00:33:08.13\00:33:10.83
Luke 19:37-38
00:33:10.86\00:33:13.73
Here, Jesus is descending
from the Mount of Olives
00:33:13.83\00:33:17.33
and He's going to go
into Jerusalem through the
00:33:17.36\00:33:19.51
golden gate,
through the eastern gate.
00:33:19.54\00:33:21.57
The Shekinah is going to go into
the temple for the last time.
00:33:21.88\00:33:25.13
Notice what we
find in Luke 19:37-38.
00:33:25.16\00:33:29.36
Remember that Haggai said
that, "I will give..." What?
00:33:52.45\00:33:54.87
"...peace in this place."
00:33:55.23\00:33:56.68
And so they're singing.
00:33:56.78\00:33:58.44
This is the triumphal
entry, "Peace in heaven
00:33:59.05\00:34:02.36
and glory in the highest."
00:34:02.39\00:34:04.71
But do you know what
the religious leaders did
00:34:05.47\00:34:07.79
when they saw Jesus coming
in triumphantly into Jerusalem?
00:34:08.02\00:34:11.10
Luke 19:47-48
00:34:11.96\00:34:14.55
See, if it hadn't been
for the religious leaders,
00:34:14.58\00:34:16.96
the people would have
accepted Jesus Christ.
00:34:16.99\00:34:19.25
But the leaders were
constantly working at
00:34:19.45\00:34:21.25
cross purposes with Jesus.
00:34:21.28\00:34:23.10
Luke 19:47-48
00:34:23.13\00:34:25.27
Listen, "And He was
teaching daily..." Where?
00:34:25.50\00:34:28.86
"...in the temple."
00:34:29.17\00:34:30.58
The living Shekinah.
00:34:31.37\00:34:32.88
"But the chief priests,
the scribes, and the leaders
00:34:33.91\00:34:39.02
of the people
sought to..." What?
00:34:39.05\00:34:41.99
"...to destroy Him, and
were unable to do anything;
00:34:42.24\00:34:45.78
for all the people were
very attentive to hear Him."
00:34:45.81\00:34:48.25
Where was the problem,
with the religious leaders
00:34:48.28\00:34:50.21
or with the people?
00:34:50.24\00:34:51.27
It was with the
religious leaders.
00:34:51.64\00:34:53.72
They wanted to destroy Him.
00:34:53.75\00:34:55.06
And He was the living
Shekinah teaching in the temple,
00:34:55.09\00:34:58.48
according to Scripture.
00:34:58.51\00:34:59.70
Now let's notice
Matthew 21 when Jesus actually
00:35:01.04\00:35:03.59
enters the temple.
00:35:03.62\00:35:04.93
Matthew 21 verses 12 and 13.
00:35:04.96\00:35:07.21
A very important verse,
or very important verses.
00:35:07.41\00:35:10.53
It says here...
00:35:10.56\00:35:11.59
Remember, He has descended
from the Mount of Olives.
00:35:12.23\00:35:14.30
He has gone through the golden
gate, through the eastern gate.
00:35:14.33\00:35:16.54
He has moved to the temple.
00:35:16.57\00:35:17.62
The religious
leaders, they don't want
00:35:17.82\00:35:19.64
anything to do with Him.
00:35:19.67\00:35:20.70
They want to destroy Him.
00:35:20.73\00:35:21.99
And now Jesus enters the temple.
00:35:22.02\00:35:24.18
Notice verse 12...
00:35:24.21\00:35:26.15
A very important phrase.
00:35:29.53\00:35:30.84
What was the
temple at that time?
00:35:31.04\00:35:33.09
It was still what?
00:35:33.12\00:35:34.16
It was still God's temple.
00:35:34.55\00:35:36.01
What did Jesus call the temple?
00:35:53.54\00:35:55.13
This was God's temple.
00:35:56.24\00:35:59.26
And He says, "This is My house."
00:35:59.29\00:36:01.45
And now listen up.
00:36:06.97\00:36:08.03
As Jesus is in the
temple, He begins to teach
00:36:08.77\00:36:12.51
a series of parables.
00:36:13.41\00:36:14.59
Very interesting parables.
00:36:14.89\00:36:16.43
And do you know what He
describes in these parables?
00:36:16.73\00:36:19.14
He describes the
history of Israel.
00:36:19.39\00:36:23.54
The sad history of
Israel as He teaches in the
00:36:24.67\00:36:28.43
court of the temple.
00:36:28.46\00:36:29.53
One of those parables, it's
an active parable, that Jesus
00:36:30.30\00:36:33.52
referred to was the
story of the fig tree.
00:36:33.55\00:36:36.26
Remember the
cursing of the fig tree?
00:36:36.29\00:36:37.96
All of the parables of
Jesus had to do with the
00:36:38.82\00:36:40.88
rebellion of Israel.
00:36:40.91\00:36:42.29
And how He was
trying to woo them back.
00:36:43.09\00:36:45.64
You know, you remember Jesus
saw a fig tree in the distance?
00:36:46.76\00:36:49.66
And He says to His disciples,
"Hey, let's go see if we can
00:36:50.07\00:36:52.81
get some figs from that tree.
00:36:52.84\00:36:54.38
I'm hungry."
00:36:54.41\00:36:55.69
Do you know what the
fig tree represented?
00:36:55.84\00:36:57.81
All scholars in
harmony with the Old Testament
00:36:58.28\00:37:00.77
say that the fig
tree represents Israel.
00:37:00.80\00:37:03.99
And so Jesus goes
and He looks at the tree.
00:37:04.57\00:37:07.57
And the tree has all kinds
of leaves, but not one fig.
00:37:08.17\00:37:11.99
And what did Jesus
do with the fig tree?
00:37:12.35\00:37:14.27
He cursed the fig tree.
00:37:14.88\00:37:16.96
And the Bible tells us that
after He cursed the fig tree,
00:37:17.16\00:37:20.98
it dried up by its roots.
00:37:21.01\00:37:23.89
Let's read Matthew
21 verses 18 and 19.
00:37:23.92\00:37:27.61
Was this fig tree
ever going to bear fruit?
00:37:46.37\00:37:48.31
Never.
00:37:48.67\00:37:49.70
In fact, the parallel passage
in Mark says that it dried up
00:37:50.08\00:37:54.04
from its roots.
00:37:54.07\00:37:55.36
What happens when a
tree dries up from its roots?
00:37:55.39\00:37:58.05
That is it.
00:37:58.08\00:37:59.91
And so He says, "'Let no
fruit grow on you ever again.'
00:38:00.70\00:38:03.81
Immediately the
fig tree..." What?
00:38:04.01\00:38:06.80
"...the fig tree withered away."
00:38:06.83\00:38:10.35
Was probation going
to close without remedy
00:38:11.57\00:38:15.58
for the nation of Israel as a
result of rejecting the Messiah?
00:38:15.78\00:38:19.86
Absolutely.
00:38:20.46\00:38:21.62
This active parable clearly
illustrates that God's plan
00:38:21.65\00:38:26.23
would come to an end for
the literal Jewish nation,
00:38:26.26\00:38:29.79
or the Jewish theocracy.
00:38:29.82\00:38:31.38
Now in the temple
Jesus taught another parable.
00:38:31.72\00:38:34.38
It's the parable
of the vinedressers.
00:38:34.41\00:38:36.30
And I want you to
see the three stages of
00:38:36.33\00:38:38.27
Israel's
history in this parable.
00:38:38.30\00:38:39.98
Go with me to Matthew chapter
21 and verses 33 through 43.
00:38:40.01\00:38:44.42
Matthew 21 verses 33 through 43.
00:38:44.45\00:38:48.03
And I'm going to interpret
this parable as we go along.
00:38:48.39\00:38:51.26
The land owner
is God the Father.
00:38:55.24\00:38:56.89
The vineyard is
the city of Jerusalem.
00:38:58.81\00:39:01.10
The hedge is the law.
00:39:03.76\00:39:05.05
The winepress and
tower is the temple.
00:39:07.89\00:39:09.16
Who are the vinedressers?
00:39:11.89\00:39:13.54
Israel.
00:39:13.92\00:39:15.00
Notice this is the
first group of servants.
00:39:22.01\00:39:24.23
How many stages does
Israel's history have?
00:39:24.26\00:39:27.22
It has three. Notice...
00:39:27.48\00:39:29.58
The servants are
like Isaiah, Jeremiah.
00:39:32.78\00:39:35.02
The prophets that
came before the exile.
00:39:35.39\00:39:37.88
So you say, "That's it."
00:39:50.37\00:39:51.59
No, that's not it.
There's a second stage.
00:39:51.89\00:39:54.07
This is after the captivity.
00:39:56.43\00:39:58.02
And that's people like
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,
00:39:59.71\00:40:02.20
John the Baptist, etc.
00:40:02.23\00:40:03.79
So he sent other servants.
00:40:04.28\00:40:05.93
Does this have a
sense of finality to it?
00:40:14.21\00:40:16.42
That this is it? Absolutely.
00:40:16.45\00:40:18.37
Who is the son?
00:40:21.07\00:40:22.10
Jesus.
00:40:22.38\00:40:23.67
Cast him out of where?
00:40:41.25\00:40:42.37
Jerusalem. Jesus
died outside Jerusalem.
00:40:42.95\00:40:45.52
Jesus asks the
question, "What will he do
00:40:50.73\00:40:53.10
to those vinedressers?"
00:40:53.13\00:40:54.16
They are oblivious to
what Jesus is talking about.
00:40:54.19\00:40:56.89
But they're going
to condemn themselves.
00:40:57.16\00:40:59.05
Verse 41...
00:40:59.08\00:41:00.25
And then notice what Jesus says.
00:41:23.46\00:41:24.99
As a result of
killing the son, He says...
00:41:25.02\00:41:28.15
What is that nation that
bears the fruits thereof?
00:41:40.45\00:41:44.02
It is the Gentiles.
00:41:44.38\00:41:46.47
The word, "nation,"
there is the word, "ethne."
00:41:46.67\00:41:50.20
Generally in the New
Testament when Israel is
00:41:50.62\00:41:52.80
spoken of it's, "laos."
00:41:52.83\00:41:54.50
That's God's people.
00:41:54.53\00:41:55.56
But this is the word,
"ethne," where we get our word,
00:41:55.59\00:41:57.85
"ethnic," from.
00:41:57.88\00:41:59.55
In other words, Jesus is saying,
"Because you did not respond
00:42:00.03\00:42:03.72
to the first call, you didn't
respond to the second call,
00:42:03.75\00:42:07.06
and you actually destroyed
the Son in the third call,
00:42:07.09\00:42:10.44
last of all," He
said, "that's it.
00:42:10.47\00:42:13.26
I'm going to give My vineyard
to others who will produce
00:42:13.47\00:42:17.42
the fruit thereof."
00:42:17.45\00:42:18.48
And the message was
going to go to the Gentiles.
00:42:18.51\00:42:21.45
Do you know there's
another parable that
00:42:21.78\00:42:23.24
Jesus taught in the temple.
00:42:23.27\00:42:24.31
It's similar to this one.
00:42:24.34\00:42:25.41
It's found in Matthew
22 and verses 1 through 14.
00:42:25.44\00:42:29.41
You know, when I did
"The Robe" series at 3ABN,
00:42:29.71\00:42:32.30
I preached a whole
sermon on Matthew 22:1-14.
00:42:32.85\00:42:36.01
It's a fascinating parable.
00:42:36.04\00:42:37.55
It gives the same idea.
00:42:37.75\00:42:39.15
There it says that messengers
were sent out to invite
00:42:39.66\00:42:42.58
a people to the wedding.
00:42:42.61\00:42:44.69
And they said, "No, thanks."
00:42:45.92\00:42:47.67
So then the fatted calf is
prepared, which refers to the
00:42:47.97\00:42:52.59
death of Jesus Christ.
00:42:52.62\00:42:54.15
And they reject the call again.
00:42:54.34\00:42:57.25
And so the message is given,
"Now you go to the highways
00:42:57.65\00:43:01.81
and to the byways and compel
everyone you can to come in."
00:43:01.84\00:43:05.87
That's the call to the Gentiles.
00:43:05.90\00:43:07.65
In other words, another
parable that Jesus taught
00:43:08.29\00:43:11.16
in the temple deals with the
fact that the kingdom would be
00:43:11.19\00:43:15.17
taken from the Jewish nation,
from the Jewish theocracy,
00:43:15.20\00:43:18.14
and it would be
given to the Gentiles.
00:43:18.17\00:43:20.73
Let's go to Matthew 23:29-33.
00:43:20.76\00:43:23.41
Jesus is still in the temple.
00:43:23.44\00:43:25.01
And now He's coming to the last
remarks that He's going to make
00:43:25.04\00:43:28.25
in the temple before leaving.
00:43:28.28\00:43:29.91
Notice Matthew chapter
23 and verses 29 to 33.
00:43:29.94\00:43:34.75
These are the woes on
the religious leaders;
00:43:34.78\00:43:37.02
on the scribes
and on the Pharisees.
00:43:37.05\00:43:38.91
It says there...
00:43:39.13\00:43:40.16
Of course, they're
planning on killing Jesus.
00:43:55.17\00:43:57.25
And He continues saying...
00:44:00.31\00:44:01.67
What does that mean,
"Fill up the measure?"
00:44:12.45\00:44:14.59
The cup is going
to be what? Full.
00:44:14.94\00:44:17.51
Do you know what that means?
00:44:17.54\00:44:18.65
It simply means that
their iniquity is complete.
00:44:19.40\00:44:21.88
Remember in Genesis chapter
15 verse 16, it says that
00:44:22.74\00:44:27.13
the iniquity of the
Amorites is not yet full.
00:44:27.16\00:44:29.69
So they couldn't enter
the Promised Land because
00:44:29.79\00:44:31.46
they had not sinned
their day of grace away.
00:44:31.49\00:44:34.14
By the way, in Revelation
chapter 16 it speaks about
00:44:34.72\00:44:37.28
seven last plagues, and
the cups have the fullness
00:44:37.31\00:44:41.41
of the wrath of God.
00:44:41.44\00:44:42.64
That means that they
are unmixed with what?
00:44:42.67\00:44:44.89
With mercy.
00:44:44.92\00:44:45.99
And then Jesus says in
verse 33, "Serpents..."
00:44:46.19\00:44:49.51
Wow.
00:44:49.94\00:44:51.02
"...brood of vipers.
00:44:51.36\00:44:53.29
How can you escape
the condemnation of hell?"
00:44:53.91\00:44:57.24
But you know what's interesting?
00:44:57.71\00:44:59.04
Even though this is happening
a couple of days before the
00:44:59.58\00:45:02.06
death of Jesus, there were still
three and a half years probation
00:45:02.09\00:45:06.32
that Jesus was going to
give to the Jewish nation
00:45:06.35\00:45:08.46
even after He was crucified.
00:45:08.49\00:45:10.02
Because the 70 weeks don't
end when Jesus was crucified.
00:45:10.74\00:45:13.59
The 70 weeks end in the year 34.
00:45:13.62\00:45:16.22
Three and a half years later.
00:45:16.25\00:45:17.53
So even after they kill
Jesus, Jesus said, "I'm going to
00:45:17.56\00:45:21.27
send you more messengers."
00:45:21.30\00:45:22.82
You might call this a fourth
stage of the history of Israel,
00:45:23.02\00:45:25.31
although really it's
part of the third because it's
00:45:25.34\00:45:27.34
part of the 70 weeks.
00:45:27.37\00:45:28.49
You say, "Where
does Jesus say that?"
00:45:28.52\00:45:30.07
Matthew 23 verses 34 to 36.
00:45:30.27\00:45:33.39
Matthew 23 verses 34 through 36.
00:45:33.69\00:45:37.62
The prophet was
Stephen, we're going to notice.
00:45:47.02\00:45:49.13
The wise men; the seven
deacons are called wise men.
00:45:49.80\00:45:52.63
In other words, He
sends additional messengers
00:45:53.67\00:45:55.67
after the crucifixion of Jesus.
00:45:55.70\00:45:57.62
"Some of them..."
This is future, notice.
00:45:57.82\00:45:59.65
See, this is
future from that point.
00:46:03.52\00:46:05.19
Like they did with Peter and
John in Acts chapter 2 and 3.
00:46:09.35\00:46:12.95
Who was it that
persecuted from city to city?
00:46:15.64\00:46:17.79
Saul of Tarsus.
And now notice...
00:46:18.49\00:46:20.66
"Because you treat
these messengers, these last
00:46:20.69\00:46:23.77
messengers, in this way,"
notice that the cup is full.
00:46:23.80\00:46:26.77
Verse 35...
00:46:26.80\00:46:28.11
Is this the end of
the Hebrew theocracy?
00:46:44.29\00:46:48.95
Absolutely.
00:46:48.98\00:46:50.09
Now, Jesus finishes His remarks
to the scribes and Pharisees.
00:46:50.44\00:46:54.43
And I want you to
notice what happens.
00:46:54.46\00:46:56.27
Matthew 23 verses 37 and 38.
00:46:56.30\00:46:59.88
We notice that He tried to woo
them in the Old Testament twice;
00:47:09.80\00:47:14.10
before the
captivity, after the captivity.
00:47:14.13\00:47:16.35
And now notice carefully.
00:47:25.02\00:47:26.62
What was the temple
when Jesus entered the temple
00:47:26.65\00:47:29.15
for the final time
as the Shekinah Glory?
00:47:29.18\00:47:31.52
It was the temple of God
and Jesus called it what?
00:47:32.22\00:47:34.80
"My house."
00:47:35.01\00:47:36.05
But now notice the
change. Verse 38...
00:47:36.08\00:47:38.93
Did we see that word
in the Old testament?
00:47:44.98\00:47:46.77
We most certainly did.
00:47:47.34\00:47:48.37
And what did their
abominations lead to?
00:47:48.40\00:47:51.67
To what?
00:47:51.70\00:47:52.73
To desolation.
00:47:52.76\00:47:53.79
By the way, do you
know where Jesus went
00:47:53.89\00:47:55.29
after He left the temple?
00:47:55.32\00:47:56.63
He went to the same
place that the Shekinah went
00:47:56.66\00:47:59.11
after the Shekinah left
the temple in Ezekiel's time.
00:47:59.14\00:48:03.08
Is this all coincidence?
00:48:04.76\00:48:06.27
No, it's not coincidence at all.
00:48:06.70\00:48:08.47
Notice Matthew 24 and verse 1.
00:48:08.50\00:48:10.91
Matthew 24 verse 1. It says...
00:48:10.94\00:48:12.95
Why was the temple desolate?
00:48:16.62\00:48:18.27
Because the
Shekinah was no longer there.
00:48:19.37\00:48:21.87
And then Jesus speaks about
the destruction of Jerusalem.
00:48:29.23\00:48:33.03
Why was Jerusalem destroyed?
00:48:33.67\00:48:35.49
Because they rejected Jesus.
00:48:36.28\00:48:38.66
Let's read it in
Matthew 24 verses 2 and 3.
00:48:38.69\00:48:41.81
"And Jesus said to them..."
00:48:42.11\00:48:43.55
"Now as He sat..." Where?
00:48:52.04\00:48:53.92
Oh, the Shekinah is on
the Mount of Olives now.
00:48:54.54\00:48:56.76
He has forsaken the
temple. And so it says...
00:48:56.79\00:48:58.80
And then Jesus begins giving
His sermon, His famous sermon,
00:49:09.90\00:49:14.01
on the Mount of Olives.
00:49:14.35\00:49:15.49
And I want you to
notice what Jesus predicted.
00:49:15.52\00:49:17.96
We'll only read Matthew
chapter 24 and verse 15.
00:49:18.45\00:49:21.70
Listen carefully.
00:49:21.73\00:49:22.87
The two key words that we find
in the prophecy of the 70 weeks
00:49:23.46\00:49:26.95
is contained here in
Matthew 24 and verse 15.
00:49:26.98\00:49:30.13
And then Luke 21
explains what this means.
00:49:30.16\00:49:32.76
Notice what Jesus says.
00:49:32.79\00:49:34.36
Are those words that we
found in the Old Testament?
00:49:41.16\00:49:43.35
Yes.
00:49:43.52\00:49:44.55
And if you're thinking this
has nothing to do with Daniel,
00:49:47.11\00:49:49.25
Jesus says, "spoken of
by Daniel the prophet."
00:49:49.28\00:49:52.12
What Jesus was referring
to was the Roman armies had
00:49:56.99\00:50:00.06
surrounded the
city of Jerusalem.
00:50:00.09\00:50:01.67
They had placed their
standard, which had an eagle,
00:50:01.70\00:50:04.38
in the ground and they were
worshipping their standards.
00:50:04.41\00:50:08.04
And the interesting thing is
that God had told His people,
00:50:09.20\00:50:11.91
if you continue
reading there in Matthew 24,
00:50:11.94\00:50:14.76
God has told His
people, "When you see this sign,
00:50:14.79\00:50:17.95
the abomination of desolation,
make sure you flee the city
00:50:17.98\00:50:20.84
so that you're not destroyed
when the city is destroyed."
00:50:20.87\00:50:23.55
Was there a work of
separation that took place
00:50:23.58\00:50:25.62
before the city was destroyed?
00:50:25.65\00:50:27.18
Absolutely.
00:50:27.46\00:50:28.49
Not one Christian, we're
told in Great Controversy,
00:50:28.95\00:50:31.72
perished in the
destruction of Jerusalem.
00:50:32.39\00:50:34.47
Because they had been separated
before the destruction came,
00:50:34.50\00:50:37.86
just like happened
in the Old Testament.
00:50:37.89\00:50:40.27
Now what does this
mean, "When you see the
00:50:40.54\00:50:42.21
abomination of desolation?"
00:50:42.24\00:50:43.64
It's actually the Roman armies
that surrounded Jerusalem.
00:50:44.01\00:50:46.74
You say, "How do we know that?"
00:50:46.77\00:50:47.92
Luke 21 and verse 20.
00:50:48.12\00:50:50.05
Luke chapter 21 and verse 20.
00:50:50.08\00:50:52.21
Here, Jesus teaches
the same thing but He uses
00:50:52.53\00:50:55.42
different words.
00:50:55.45\00:50:56.58
In Matthew, He said,
"When you see the abomination
00:50:56.81\00:50:59.71
of desolation," but
now notice what He says.
00:50:59.74\00:51:02.12
What were those armies
that surrounded Jerusalem
00:51:14.02\00:51:16.37
that gave the signal
to those who were inside
00:51:16.40\00:51:18.84
that they needed to flee
in order not to be destroyed?
00:51:18.87\00:51:21.37
It was the Roman armies.
00:51:22.75\00:51:23.80
You say, "How could they flee if
they had the city surrounded?"
00:51:23.83\00:51:26.09
Well, Josephus tells us that
for some unexplained reason...
00:51:26.12\00:51:29.30
We know what it was.
It was God's providence.
00:51:29.33\00:51:31.24
The Roman armies suddenly left.
00:51:31.77\00:51:33.65
And the Jews inside the city,
they said, "Hey, this is the
00:51:34.44\00:51:36.89
signal that God is with us."
00:51:36.92\00:51:38.01
And they went after the Romans.
00:51:38.04\00:51:39.24
And the Romans
suffered many loses.
00:51:39.27\00:51:41.27
Do you know what the Christians
did when the Romans departed?
00:51:42.73\00:51:45.63
They all escaped to
the mountains of Judea,
00:51:46.19\00:51:48.91
just like Jesus said.
00:51:48.94\00:51:50.31
And then the Romans came back.
00:51:50.34\00:51:52.04
And they destroyed the city
and they destroyed the temple.
00:51:52.31\00:51:55.75
Are you following what
we're studying this morning?
00:51:55.78\00:51:57.71
It's vital for what
we're going to study
00:51:57.74\00:51:59.35
in our next two lectures.
00:51:59.38\00:52:00.70
Now notice Luke
chapter 19 verses 41 to 44.
00:52:00.73\00:52:04.01
Luke 19 verses 41 through 44.
00:52:04.04\00:52:07.87
This is at the triumphal entry.
00:52:09.82\00:52:11.63
This is the
desolation of Jerusalem.
00:52:36.30\00:52:38.58
Who had made that visitation?
00:52:55.86\00:52:57.98
Jesus Christ.
00:52:58.53\00:52:59.69
Now let me make
something very clear.
00:52:59.72\00:53:01.77
God loves the Jews.
00:53:02.10\00:53:04.56
Even Jews who are
unbelieving, God loves them.
00:53:06.58\00:53:08.83
He loves everyone in this world.
00:53:08.86\00:53:10.63
When we talk this way
in harmony with Scripture,
00:53:11.13\00:53:13.99
we're not saying that
we should be anti-Jewish.
00:53:14.29\00:53:16.59
There are many individuals
within Judaism that are sincere.
00:53:17.06\00:53:20.72
They love the Lord.
00:53:20.75\00:53:21.78
Many of them are
becoming Messianic Jews.
00:53:21.81\00:53:24.13
But we're talking about the
end of the Jewish theocracy.
00:53:24.68\00:53:29.05
As God's nation.
00:53:29.38\00:53:31.45
Not all of the
individuals within that nation.
00:53:31.72\00:53:34.29
Is that clear?
00:53:34.32\00:53:35.35
There are many sincere
individuals within that nation.
00:53:35.42\00:53:38.29
Just like there are
many sincere individuals
00:53:38.54\00:53:40.32
within the Roman Catholic
and the Protestant churches
00:53:40.35\00:53:43.20
that keep the
wrong day of the week.
00:53:43.59\00:53:45.43
And that's why in Revelation
God says to His people,
00:53:45.54\00:53:47.93
"Come out of her, My people."
00:53:47.96\00:53:50.58
So let's review the three
stages of Israel's history.
00:53:50.97\00:53:53.29
The first stage is
the first 800 years.
00:53:53.32\00:53:55.80
From Mount Sinai
to the captivity.
00:53:56.05\00:53:58.97
After that, God says
70 weeks more; 490 years.
00:54:00.29\00:54:05.76
Did they shape up?
00:54:06.56\00:54:07.75
No.
00:54:08.10\00:54:09.13
When Jesus came,
they were oblivious
00:54:09.16\00:54:11.79
to what His mission was.
00:54:11.82\00:54:13.15
And so Jesus is sent.
00:54:13.67\00:54:15.07
This is the last opportunity.
00:54:15.10\00:54:16.63
Last of all, He sends
His Son as the last resort.
00:54:16.83\00:54:21.06
And what do they do?
00:54:21.09\00:54:22.50
Instead of accepting the
Son, they arise to destroy Him.
00:54:22.53\00:54:28.42
And what happens to
the Jewish theocracy?
00:54:30.09\00:54:32.26
The Jewish
theocracy comes to an end.
00:54:32.29\00:54:35.49
And now the gospel is
to be preached by whom?
00:54:35.52\00:54:39.05
By the Gentiles to the world.
00:54:39.58\00:54:42.20
Now allow me to read you
a statement near the close
00:54:43.76\00:54:46.34
of our presentation from Great
Controversy pages 22 and 23.
00:54:46.37\00:54:49.91
We need to bring this
to our day, to our time.
00:54:49.94\00:54:53.07
Ellen White here says,
"The great sin of the Jews
00:54:54.06\00:54:56.35
was their rejection of Christ.
00:54:56.38\00:54:57.91
The great sin of the Christian
world would be their rejection
00:54:59.21\00:55:02.18
of the law of God, the
foundation of His government
00:55:02.21\00:55:05.70
in heaven and in earth."
00:55:05.73\00:55:07.44
What was the
great sin of the Jews?
00:55:07.64\00:55:08.93
The rejection
of whom? Of Christ.
00:55:08.96\00:55:10.86
What will be the rejection
of the Christian world?
00:55:10.89\00:55:13.40
God's law.
00:55:13.43\00:55:14.46
You say, "Well,
they're two different sins."
00:55:14.49\00:55:15.88
No, they're not.
00:55:15.91\00:55:16.94
You see, the law
of God is a reflection
00:55:17.82\00:55:19.88
of the character of Christ.
00:55:19.91\00:55:21.09
It is a written description
of Christ in His character.
00:55:21.96\00:55:25.02
So if you crucify the law,
who are you really crucifying?
00:55:25.91\00:55:28.98
You're crucifying Jesus Christ.
00:55:29.36\00:55:31.25
Because the law is
a reflection of Him.
00:55:31.28\00:55:33.18
Now I find it very interesting
that in the Christian
00:55:33.83\00:55:37.49
church today, in churches today,
you hear statements such as,
00:55:37.52\00:55:40.52
"The law was
nailed to the cross."
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"No one can keep it."
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"It was for the Jews."
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"We're not under
law, but under grace."
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"We're not under the
letter, but under the spirit."
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"Only believe and
ye shall be saved."
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You hear that from the pulpit.
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But in the political arena,
you hear a different tune.
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You hear evangelicals saying,
"Now folks, we need to get
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the government to
establish laws that preserve
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the sacredness of marriage
and the sacredness of life.
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And we need to
have the government
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give anti-pornography laws.
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And we need to post the Ten
Commandments in our courtrooms."
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I thought they were
nailed to the cross.
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This is double speak.
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This is talking out of
both sides of your mouth.
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How can you say in the church,
"You can't keep the law,"
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"You're not under
law, you're under grace,"
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"It was for the Jews,"
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and then turn
right around and say,
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"Caesar, put the Ten
Commandments in your courtrooms
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and straighten out
what we've made a mess of."
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You see, people have listened
to their preachers and they've
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come to believe
what their preachers say.
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Their preachers say,
"Oh, nobody can keep the law.
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God doesn't expect
you to keep the law.
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You're saved by grace."
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And so Christians say, "Good,
I'll go out and live it up.
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And I'll have my cake
and I will eat it too."
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Are you understanding me?
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So the sin of the
Jews is no greater than the
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sin of the
Christian world today.
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And the destruction of Jerusalem
has a two-fold fulfillment.
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The disciples asked
Jesus two questions.
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When will these things be,
the destruction of Jerusalem;
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and what will be
the sign of Your coming
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and the end of the world?
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What happened with the Jewish
nation will happen with the
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Christian world at
the end of time as well.
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Did you understand what
we studied this morning?
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A foundation for what we will
study in our next two lectures.
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