Bill: On February 15, 1947 Glenn
Chambers boarded a plane bound
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for Quito, Ecuador to
begin his ministry in missionary
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broadcasting.
But he never aived.
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In a horrible moment, the plane
carrying Chambers crashed into a
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mountain peak and
spiraled downward.
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Later it was learned that before
leaving the Miami airport,
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Chambers wanted to
write his mother a letter.
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All he could find for stationery
was a page of advertising on
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which was written
the single word "WHY?"
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Around that word he
hastily scribbled a final note.
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After Chambers' mother learned
of her son's death, his letter
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arrived. She opened the
envelope, took out the paper,
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and unfolded it. Staring her in
the face was the question "WHY?"
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ANNOUNCER: It has
stood the test of time.
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God's book: the Bible,
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still relevant in
today's complex world.
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It Is Written,
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sharing the messages
of hope around the world.
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The curious as well as the
critics of Christianity ask this
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question. If God is all-powerful
and all loving, then why does He
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permit evil and
suffering in the world?
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Why do people get cancer?
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Why are there earthquakes
that destroy entire cities?
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Why do people have to work so
hard just to have enough money
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to barely feed their families?
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Subconsciously, we probably ask
ourselves questions like these
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quite often.
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So, WHY do bad things happen?
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WHY isn't this
world a better place?
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Let's ask the Bible.
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Turn with me to
Revelation 12: 7 - 9
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War in Heaven!
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Strange that war should break
out in the most holy place of
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heaven's sanctuary!
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God's throne is the last
place one would expect a fight.
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But the throne was
the focus of the battle.
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Possession of the
throne was the issue.
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Two groups battled - the dragon
and his angels and Michael and
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His angels. The
dragon is Satan, the devil.
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The Hebrew word for
Michael means "who is like God.
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" Clearly the war in heaven was
between Christ and Satan, first
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in heaven and then on earth.
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Before this war in heaven,
God created the universe through
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Christ - Colossians 1:16.
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This means that Christ created
Lucifer (who later became Satan)
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and those who joined his
side of the cosmic controversy.
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Rebellion was against Christ,
the One who gave them existence.
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Consider Lucifer's position
in heaven before his rebellion.
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Lucifer means "the shining one.
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" He stood at God's throne as
the "anointed . guardian cherub"
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look at Ezekiel 28:14.
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Christ created Lucifer as
much like Himself as He could.
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We might call him a look-alike.
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Lucifer even had his own throne.
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He said,
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Lucifer, a created being, wanted
to raise his throne above the
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throne of God and
be "like the Most High.
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" How could this be?
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- a created being wanted to
become as the Creator and sit on
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His throne? Why did Lucifer
rebel and become the devil?
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He thought he could become God,
sit on His throne, in spite of
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the fact that it was Christ who
created him and gave him
everything, including freedom of
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choice and a position as the
leading cherubim at the throne,
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and thus great authority.
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Lucifer was the most exalted
created being in the universe.
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He should have been grateful and
known that the One who created
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him was the Creator
and not a created being.
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And a creature can
never become the Creator.
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Yet Lucifer sought to be one.
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So blind is pride.
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Thus sin, rebellion against God,
had its roots in
self-exaltation, or
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self-dependence.
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Lucifer knew that he was
dependent on Christ for his life
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yet said "I
will" be independent!
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Lucifer's rebellion
was not public at first.
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It started in his mind,
that is where all sin begins.
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Sin is not just the outward
act it is the inward thought.
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Lucifer was
becoming Satan in his mind.
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He mulled over the position
of Christ and became jealous.
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He wanted to the throne of the
One who had given him his
throne, and he hated
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Christ.
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Scripture says:
Ezekiel 28: 15 - 16.
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The Hebrew word for
"unrighteousness" is rekullah
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meaning "trading" or "peddling",
which in this case refers to
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gossip. Here Satan spreads
gossip about God among the
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angels. The cosmic controversy
spread with gossip, slandering
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the character of God as unjust.
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Satan claimed himself a
better choice to run heaven's
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government. His influence
permeated Paradise like a
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cancer. One-third of the angels
according to Revelation 12: 4
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succumbed to his deception
and cast their lot with him.
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After he was cast out of heaven,
Satan shifted his focus to
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Planet Earth to cause the
human race to rebel against God.
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Satan knew God has given all His
creatures, angelic and human,
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freedom of choice.
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It was the wrong exercise of
this freedom that led Lucifer
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and his angels to rebel, and now
he would use the same technique
with our first parents.
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Adam and Eve, made in the
image of God were free beings.
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They could converse with God,
and God expected them to serve
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and freely obey out of love.
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Once again the wrong exercise of
freedom on the part of Adam and
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Eve led them, and with them all
humanity, to become subjects of
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sin and Satan. God knew that
freedom is risky, but the
fearful risk was worth it, for
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at the end of history all
created beings will choose
freely to follow Christ
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forever.
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God warned Adam and Eve that
they would die if they ate of
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the forbidden fruit.
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But Satan in the form of a
serpent told Eve; Genesis 3: 4 -
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5. Eve doubted the word of her
Creator and accepted the word of
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her tempter. Thus through Adam
and Eve sin entered the world,
and all humanity fell prey to
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sin and its effects .
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Consequently, Satan pretended
to be master of this earth.
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As the prince and god of this
world, Satan claimed the human
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race as his. But Christ came to
this world to win back the lost
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world. The book of Job
introduces us to the cosmic
united nations where Adams of
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different worlds
came to a cosmic council.
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These representatives come by
virtue of the leader of a world.
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Christ created each of these
worlds and each of these Adams
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also called
"sons of God" Job 1:6
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Each has dominion over their
world as Adam and Eve were given
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dominion Each has dominion over
their world as Adam and Eve were
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given dominion over this world.
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But Adam and Eve lost their
position, which because of their
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sin, was usurped by Satan.
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And so Satan came.
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At this cosmic
council, Christ asked Satan,
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Here's a test case of one who
freely followed Christ in the
cosmic controversy.
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The book of Job unravels the
drama that ensues, and one
imagines that angels
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and inhabitants of all the
worlds watched to see whether
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Job would stay true to Christ.
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Christ allows Satan to cause
Job's family and possessions to
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be taken through
death and destruction.
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Rather than blame God, Job "fell
to the ground in worship and
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said: At another meeting of the
council Christ asked Satan again
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about Job. Satan
replied Job 2: 1 - 5
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Again Christ
permitted Satan to test Job.
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Through it all Job remained
faithful to Christ and was
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commended by Him, and He
made him twice as prosperous as
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before. Job is a type of
all those who will be saved.
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Each one witnesses to the
universe about the justice of
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God. In the trials and
crucifixion of Jesus we find the
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climax of the cosmic controversy
between Christ and Satan.
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Properly understood the destiny
of the world hung in the balance
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at Gethsemane and the cross.
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The temptations endured
during those crises can only be
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glimpsed, never
fully understood.
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Amid the anguish and shame of
crucifixion, carrying the
crushing weight of the
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world's sin the mob mocked and
ridiculed the One who hung there
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for them. Was it worth it?
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Should He give up?
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Satan knew
everything was at stake now.
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If Christ died
triumphant, he was doomed.
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But if he could make Christ come
down form the cross, or just sin
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once, his future was secure.
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But Calvary
decided the controversy.
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Christ won the decisive victory.
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Satan knew he was defeated.
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He knew Christ's death
meant that he would die.
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But Satan would not give up.
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He flung his full flury against
the r esurrected/ascended
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Christ.
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He would throw all his energy
against Christ by attempting to
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make the Cross of no avail.
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If the human race neglects what
happened that day on the cross,
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then it would be of no value to
them, and Satan would still come
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out the winner. He would invest
everything to make the cross of
no effect to humans.
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Although Christ has won the
cosmic war on the cross, the
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Bible does speak of a final
judgment at the end of time when
the great controversy will
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meet its final resolution.
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Revelation 20: 11 - 12
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Indeed, it make no sense to have
a final judgment if there is no
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cosmic controversy
needing resolution.
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For why else would God gather
all who ever lived in one place
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at one time? This post -
millennial judgment is one
thousand years after the saints
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went to heaven in the second
advent and includes the dead
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wicked who are now resurrected
The fact that one group has been
in heaven and the other group
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not, shows destiny has already
been decided and experienced by
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the saved. The wicked dead are
resurrected to face their
Creator and Savior and to
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receive their final judgment,
along with Satan and his angels.
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What is this final judgment?
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It is God's self revelation,
providing overwhelming evidence
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that convinces all created
beings that God is just,
gracious, and loving.
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True, God's character was
fully revealed at Calvary.
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But only a few saw Jesus die.
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How could He show the others?
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What if He replays the scenes of
the cross across the canvass of
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the heavens.
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The saved and the lost
would gaze upon the greatest
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revelation of God.
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Here they would see that God
poured out all of His love to
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save every human. In the light
of salvation offered to all at
Calvary, the wicked realize
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their abject slavery to Satan.
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For the first time they see the
utter contrast between Christ
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and Satan. They
realize that only God is love.
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But they also realize
that they don't love Him.
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They are unfit
for life with God.
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They want to be hidden from God.
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Sin has separated
them from the Savior.
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There will be an universal
acknowledgment of God's love and
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justice. Then every created
being will realize "in all
things God works for the
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good of those who love Him.
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" (Romans 8:28).
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For God is Love on that the
universal cosmic conflict will
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see its end. Let us pray.
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Gracious, loving heavenly Father
thank you for revealing your
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love through the life, death and
ressurection of Jesus Christ.
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I pray for those that
have not accepted Jesus.
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May they claim him as
Lord and Savior right now.
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For in his name we pray, Amen.
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>>Bev: Hi, everyone!
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When I was at university
studying to become a Dietitian,
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I remember a professor talking
one day about certain plants
that were "functional foods".
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I remember thinking, "aren't all
plants that God has ordained for
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food, functional?
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" Sure, some plant foods seem
to be "more equal" than others,
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however, in my estimation,
all plants we use for food are
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functional. Even many of the
plants we've come to consider as
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"weeds". Case in point: the
much maligned, lowly dandelion.
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So relentlessly exterminated
from our lawns, this pesky weed
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- often called Lion's tooth,
Priest's crown, or Swine's snout
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- is so amazingly good for us ,
we should actually be
cultivating it in our gardens!
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Native American, Chinese, and
European populations have been
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aware of the dandelion's
medicinal uses for centuries,
and many cultures love using
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dandelion greens for food.
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Interestingly, the whole plant
from its roots to its flowers
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can be used for an assortment of
teas, drinks, salads, and more.
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Here are just a few of the many
reasons you should be consuming
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dandelions on a regular basis.
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Dandelion acts as a diuretic to
increase urine flow, detoxifies
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the liver and gallbladder,
purifies and nourishes the
blood, acts as a mild laxative
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and helps relieve constipation,
can stimulate a poor appetite,
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aids digestion, helps relieve
stomach aches, strengthens the
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immune system to fight disease,
may lower blood sugar levels,
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and according to researchers,
early results show that
dandelion tea kills cancer cells
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in the lab.
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You can find dandelions fresh
in the produce section of your
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grocery store, or dried, in
capsule form, or in liquid form
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at the health-food store.
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I love putting the fresh,
raw leaves in my breakfast
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smoothies. I also add the
fresh leaves to my salads.
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Or, if I want a nice bowl of
sautéed greens, I'll add a few
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dandelion leaves with my collard
greens and kale, along with some
garlic, onion, and a
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little vegetable broth.
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Very delicious!
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You'll get lots of vitamins,
including A, B-complex, C, and K
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from dandelions.
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They are also a good source of
calcium, manganese, iron, zinc
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and potassium.
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In fact, when it comes to
overall nutritional value,
dandelions are deemed one
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of the top 4 green vegetables,
according to USDA Bulletin #8,
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"Composition of Foods".
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Be careful, though.
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Don't run out to your backyard
and pick your dandelions just
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yet, because chances are that
pesticides and other chemicals
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have been used on your lawn.
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As well, if you are taking
any medications - especially
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antacids, antibiotics, blood
thinners, diuretics, diabetes
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medications, or lithium - ask
your doctor about possible
adverse interactions between the
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dandelion and your medication.
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Overall, though, dandelions are
super heroes when it comes to
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high antioxidant nutrition!
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Eat them in good health.
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I'll see you next time!
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>>Bill: We would love to offer
you a couple of resources to
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help you as you continue to
study these important topics at
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home. One of them is a study
guide that was prepared
specifically on today's
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topic.
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It is available for download
at our It Is Written Canada web
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site "ItIsWrittenCanada.ca".
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The other is the complete set
of Bible study guides ... the
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"Discover Bible Study Guides"
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charge.
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The cover all the major
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A wonderful way to deepen your
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It is our gift to you, here
is the information you need to
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begin your studies today.
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I want to encourage you to visit
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"ItIsWrittenCanada.ca".
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There you can see all of the
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there. You can find out where
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appearing. You can send a prayer
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the office come together every
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next week to sit down together
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hope you will join us.
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Until then, remember, It Is
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