What does the future hold?
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Where can we find certainty
in a world of uncertainty?
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The book of Revelation
provides hopeful answers
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for today,
tomorrow, and forever.
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Join Mark Finley, author
and world renowned speaker,
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on a journey
into the future with,
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Revelation's
Ancient Discoveries.
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The book of Revelation reveals
God's plans for the future.
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Revelation clearly gives
us light on the road ahead.
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There are many people that
are confused about the future.
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They wonder about
this 1000 year period
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mentioned in
Revelation the 20th chapter.
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Is this a thousand
years of peace on earth?
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Is this really a
thousand years of peace at all?
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What about the
millennial period?
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Does anybody exist on
earth during the millennium?
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We're going to discover
some answers in our presentation
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this day, but let's
pray together first.
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Father in heaven, we need
answers, not human answers,
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but divine answers.
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We need answers, not
based on human opinion,
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but answers based
on the word of God.
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So come and speak to us.
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But as we study this
subject of the millennial period
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in the Bible, may it not only
fill our heads with knowledge
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so we understand
correctly biblical teachings,
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but may it change our lives.
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In Christ's name, amen.
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My topic during
this telecast is...
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Margaret was a real party girl.
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It's the roaring 20's.
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And parties
seemed to be everywhere.
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In America the
finances are good,
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the stock market
has not yet crashed,
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as it would a few
years later in 1928.
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And Margaret goes
from party to party,
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she's excited about life.
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But yet there is this
aching void within her heart.
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She's a girl that
loves to go to dances.
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She's a girl that,
whatever the party is,
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she is the life of the
party and she is there.
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But then something happens.
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She begins losing her strength.
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Her energy seems to be gone.
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And she develops a
very strange disease.
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She lies on her bed
in a catatonic state.
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She's conscious
or semi-conscious,
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but says nothing.
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Her eyes are open.
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And then she settles
into this deep sleep.
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It's a sleeping sickness.
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Not aware of anything
around her by this time.
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Just lying there on her bed.
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Heart is beating normally.
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Lungs are functioning normally.
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But she cannot respond.
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Five years go by,
she's lying there.
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Ten years go by,
she's still lying there.
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Twenty years go by.
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Thirty plus years go by.
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Nearly forty years go by.
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And this woman,
isolated in a hospital ward.
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By now some kind of
nursing home retirement center.
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She becomes case
history in America.
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But then Dr. Oliver
Sacks discovers something
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called L-Dopa, which
is a drug that he believes
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could wake her out of
her sleeping sickness.
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He administers the drugs.
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And there is
this great awakening.
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She wakes up.
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Certainly her limbs are stiff.
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Certainly she is
an aged old woman now.
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But her mind is
sharp, it's clear.
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But you know what happens?
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When she wakes up, she
goes back to the roaring 20's.
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She had no idea of
that last 35 to 40 years
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of the passage of time.
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She simply is
stuck where she was.
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It's called,
the great awakening.
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There is another
great awakening coming
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when the saints of God
wake up when Jesus Christ comes.
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And in that great
awakening, we'll have
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glorious immortal
bodies, we'll have sharp minds.
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Not a great awakening
like Margaret experienced.
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Now notice, according
to Scripture there are
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two resurrections.
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I told you,
didn't I. There are what?
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How many are
there? There are two.
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What are they called?
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Which resurrection comes first?
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Which one comes first?
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The resurrection of life.
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Then the
resurrection of damnation.
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When do these
resurrections take place?
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It's very clear
when the resurrection
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of life takes place.
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The Bible describes the
second coming of Christ,
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the return of our Lord.
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It describes the graves opening.
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It describes the
righteous coming forth
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out of their graves.
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1 Thessalonians
4:16 puts it this way.
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The shout of victory, the shout
of glory, the shout of triumph.
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That voice pierces the tomb.
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That glorious trumpet of
God that blasts the tombs
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and the voice of God that calls
the dead forth from their tombs.
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That is the first resurrection.
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So the Bible is very clear.
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The first resurrection is the
resurrection of the righteous.
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The first resurrection
is the resurrection of those
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that have been
believers in Jesus Christ.
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The Bible says in
Revelation 20:6...
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Just think of it.
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That little child that
you have laid in the grave
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will come forth to new life.
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Just think of what
it's going to be like
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to see that little
five year old, six year old,
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come running to you again.
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You're putting your arms
around them and being caught up
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in the sky to meet
Jesus in the air together.
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Just think of the joy.
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Wouldn't it be a
tragedy to miss that rendezvous,
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to miss that
reunion with your child?
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With your brother, your sister,
your father, your mother,
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your husband, or your wife?
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Wouldn't it be a
tragedy to miss all eternity
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for the cheap
pleasures of this world?
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Yes, the first resurrection.
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The
resurrection of the righteous
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is going to be an
incredibly glorious event.
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You know, when Jesus
comes back the second time
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there is no second chance.
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There are only two groups.
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The saved: those that
look up to see Christ's coming
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and say, "This is our God.
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We have waited for
Him, and He will save us."
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There will only be two
groups, the saved and the lost.
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And you remember, for one
group it is a new beginning.
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For the other group
it's a tragic ending.
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For one group it's the
beginning of a new day.
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For the other group
it's the ending of a day
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and the
beginning of a long night.
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For one group
it's glory in heaven.
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For the other group it
is condemnation and lostness
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and destruction.
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The Bible describes
there are two groups.
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And the decisions
that we make in this life
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settle our
destiny for all eternity.
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This one group says...
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The wrath; that's the judgment.
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What a tragedy it is.
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Jesus wants to
save all humanity.
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His death on the
cross has made provision
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for all to be saved.
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Not one man, one
woman, one child need be lost.
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But yet, some run
and cry for the rocks
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and mountains to fall on them.
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God has given us
the freedom of choice.
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God has given us
the capacity to choose.
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He influences that choice.
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He sends His Holy
Spirit to touch our hearts.
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He sends angels to beat
back the forces of hell.
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But the choice to
serve Him is ours.
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That's why the Bible
says, "Choose you this day
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who you'll serve."
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And let it be Christ the Lord.
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So God gives us
the power of choice.
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He influences and
impacts that choice,
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but the choice must be ours.
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If men and women are lost
at last, it's because they
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turned from His
love, rejected His grace,
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and walked away from the
convictions of His Holy Spirit.
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Jesus is doing
everything He can to save you,
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but the choice is yours.
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And at the end,
there's no second chance.
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Why is it that
there's no second chance?
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Because He's given us a
thousand chances in this life.
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No, ten thousand
chances in this life.
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No, many more than that.
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Every day we live,
every breath we take
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is another opportunity.
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You see, this group run
and they cry for the rocks
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and the
mountains, and they say...
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The answer to that question is,
those that have accepted Jesus,
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those for whom
Christ becomes their Lord
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and their Savior forever.
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But those who run from Him
are those that have rejected
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His love and turned
their backs on His mercy.
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What does it mean to
accept Jesus as King?
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You see, if we do not
accept Christ as the King of our
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hearts here, we're not
going to worship Him as the King
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of our hearts in the universe.
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If we do not accept Him
as the Lord of our life here
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and let Him sit on
the throne of our hearts
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to be the major
governing factor in our lives,
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then we would want to throw Him
off the throne in the universe
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and sin would
start up all over again.
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What does it mean to
accept Jesus as King?
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It means to invite Him to rule
on the throne of your heart.
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It is not complicated,
it is not difficult.
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It's simply
saying, "Jesus, You come.
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I don't want to be ruling
on the throne of my heart.
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I don't want to be
governing my life in my own way.
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Because I know that's
not the way of joy at all.
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I know that's
the way of disaster.
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Lord, Your way is best.
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Not my will, but
Thy will be done."
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You know the old song,
"Have Thine own way, Lord,
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have Thine own way.
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You're the
Potter and I'm the clay.
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Mold me and make me."
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And that's the prayer of every
committed, converted Christian.
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"God, make me what
You want me to be."
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The Savior, the
one that died for you.
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The Lord, the one
that lives in your life.
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And the King, the one that
you're looking forward to come
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to take you home again.
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John 14:1-3, Jesus says...
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Yes, certainly. Two
classes when He comes.
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But He's coming for you
because He does not want to
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be separated from you.
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Because He wants, as your
Lover, to be with you forever.
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Who's the place prepared for?
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It's prepared for
you, prepared for me.
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Jesus said, "I'm coming.
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Not primarily to
destroy the earth.
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I'm coming, not
primarily to burn up the wicked.
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But I am coming
because I can't bare to be
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without you any longer.
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I am coming because I want
to be with you for all eternity.
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I am coming to
receive you to Myself."
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He loves you that much.
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He died for you.
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And He's going to come back to
get that which He has purchased.
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He came once as a
babe in Bethlehem's manger.
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He came once to face the
temptations of Satan head on.
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He came once to have victory
over sin and the evil one.
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He hung on the
cross to die to provide
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eternal life for you and me.
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But He is coming back again
in glory to resurrect the dead,
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to change the
dead into immortality,
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and to change the
living into immortality,
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and to catch them up in
the sky to take them with Him
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for all eternity, in a
moment at the last trump.
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The trumpet shall sound,
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the dead shall be
raised incorruptible.
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And we which are alive
and remain shall be caught up
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together with
them in the clouds.
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Here are the events at
Christ's second coming.
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What are they?
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Believers will be
resurrected from the dead
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to receive new glorious bodies.
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They'll receive immortality.
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The wicked living
will be consumed with the
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brightness of His coming.
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
talks about them being destroyed
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with the brightness
of His glorious return.
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His coming is not a
secret coming at all.
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Revelation 1:7 says,
"Every eye will see Him."
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Psalm 50:3-5 says, "Our God
will come and not keep silent."
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1 Thessalonians 4
that we've just read says
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He comes with the
sound of a trumpet.
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So every eye sees
Him, every ear hears Him.
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It's a glorious event.
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And these events...
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...they take place surrounding
the second coming of Christ.
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But what happens after He comes?
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What is the state of the earth
after Jesus Christ returns?
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What's the
condition of the earth?
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Is there anybody who
is left alive on earth?
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And what happens to
Satan when Jesus Christ comes?
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When does God make the
new heaven and the new earth?
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When do all those events occur?
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And what about this 1000 year
period the Bible talks about?
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Do we have
living people on earth?
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Are they alive
during this 1000 years?
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Those are really good questions.
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And the Bible
answers those questions.
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Here in the book of Revelation
we have the description
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of the 1000 year period.
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Now there are places where
the condition of the earth is
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explained in the
Bible in other places.
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But it's only in
Revelation 20 that we read
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about this 1000 year period.
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Now this is an
interesting passage.
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Here's where we get the
word in the Bible, millennium.
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So the word, "millennium,"
simply means, 1000 years.
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Writers use it.
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You may have heard
preachers talk about it.
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It's not used in the Bible,
but it's that term to describe
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this 1000 year period
that we have just read about
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here in the book of Revelation
chapter 20 and onward.
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Now let's take a
look at Revelation 20:1
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a little more carefully.
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It says the devil is chained
or bound in a bottomless pit.
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What is this bottomless pit?
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Is it some subterranean cavern
in the center of the earth?
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What is this bottomless pit?
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Is it some dark hole
down there some place?
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Well the word, "bottomless
pit," in the Greek language
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of Revelation 20...
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You remember the
New Testament is written
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in the Greek language.
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...abussos.
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What does that word mean?
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It means, abyss.
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You can see very
similarity between it.
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So Satan is
thrown into this abyss,
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this cavern of darkness.
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It also can apply to
darkness, desolation.
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That whole concept or idea.
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In Genesis 1:2 when the
Bible, the Old Testament Hebrew,
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was translated
into the Greek language,
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this word, "abyss," was used.
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It was an abyss.
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In other words, at
creation, before God spoke life
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into existence, the
desolate dark earth is termed,
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the abussos or the abyss.
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So when Jesus
comes the second time,
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every mountain, every
island moves out of its place.
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When Jesus
comes the second time,
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the buildings of the
earth come tumbling down,
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darkness over the
earth, it is like an abyss.
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It's like a place of desolation.
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It is this abussos
that the Bible speaks about
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in Genesis 1:2 when the
earth is without form, and void.
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That's exactly the
condition of the earth
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after the coming
of Christ in glory,
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after the resurrection
of the righteous saints
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or the believers, and after they
ascend to heaven with Christ.
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Jesus comes, the righteous
are caught up to meet Him
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in the sky, the earth is left
in this dark, desolate state.
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It is a destroyed planet earth.
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Buildings topple down.
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The earthquake
has shaken the earth,
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The beauty of earth is gone.
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It's a desolate place.
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Are they iron chains
that he's just bound with a
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ball and chain to earth?
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The Scriptures explain
very clearly the meaning
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of these chains.
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Now the word,
"hell," there in the original
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language is, tartarus.
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It means, place of darkness.
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This word does not
imply burning at all.
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It's a place of darkness.
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Keep that in mind.
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The devil is cast out of heaven.
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Not cast into some hot
spot in the center of the earth.
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It says he's
reserved for judgment.
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But what does the Bible say?
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It talks about
chains of darkness.
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So what are the chains
that Satan is bound with?
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The chains that Satan are bound
with are chains of darkness.
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The earth is desolate.
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Satan cannot leave it.
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He is on this earth
without the ability to leave.
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He wanders to and fro
over a desolate earth.
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And as he wanders to and
fro over that desolate earth,
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shouting and re-echoing
in his ears are these words,
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"The wages of sin are death.
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The wages of sin are death."
00:21:05.43\00:21:07.13
God is dealing with
a controversy between
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good and evil in a
way that sin will never
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rise up a second time.
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Why do you have a millennium?
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Why doesn't Christ just
come and re-create the earth?
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Because God wants to ensure
the security of the universe.
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God wants to ensure
the safety of the universe
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forever and ever and ever.
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And so the whole universe
can see, and Satan can see,
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the destruction
that sin has brought.
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Withdraw the hand of
God, you withdraw life.
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Withdraw the hand of God and
you withdraw everything good,
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and holy, and righteous, and
pure, and true, and beautiful.
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And you just have
the ugly and death.
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And Satan wanders around
seeing the result of his work.
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Everything around him is death.
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He had said that if
human beings followed him,
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if Adam and Eve followed
him, they would have life,
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they would be as gods.
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But during the millennial period
the desolation of the earth
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proves that is a
blatant falsehood and a lie.
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And during that
millennial period God reveals
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that His love
brings life and joy.
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And Satan's way brings death.
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What is wrought
out on the cross?
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You remember when
Christ dies on Calvary,
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He hangs there.
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And we see the worst in human
nature in what human beings
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did to Christ.
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We see Him, the God
of love, bearing all
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the guilt and shame.
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But now, during
the millennial period,
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we see the worst of what
has happened to the human race.
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Without God it is only death.
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And that echoes in Satan's ears.
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The wonderful thing is this.
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No sin is so dark God's
love cannot blot it out.
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You see, God desires
that when He comes again
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that you and I are caught
up to meet Him in the sky,
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that we live with
this God of love forever.
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That the wages of
sin, which are death,
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do not destroy our lives.
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Jesus longs to
forgive you, my friend.
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He longs for you to
be in heaven with Him
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during this 1000 year period.
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Because you see, really there
are only one of two choices.
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There are only one of
two places that we would be.
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Either in heaven with
Christ during the 1000 years,
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or still in our graves
not resurrected when He comes
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the second time or destroyed
by the brightness of His coming.
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But you say, "My life is just
not in harmony with God's will.
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I know I'm not living
how He wants me to live."
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You can make a decision
right during this telecast
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to give your life to Christ.
00:24:03.10\00:24:04.74
You can make a decision right
now that settles your destiny.
00:24:04.84\00:24:09.18
And you can say,
"Lord, I want to be with You
00:24:09.21\00:24:11.01
forever in heaven.
00:24:11.05\00:24:12.55
I want to live with You.
00:24:12.68\00:24:14.25
I do not want to
experience sin's wage of death
00:24:14.28\00:24:18.15
and have my body
strewn over the earth
00:24:18.19\00:24:20.96
in this desolate darkness."
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The Bible is very plain.
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It describes
exactly this desolate earth.
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And it points out that there's
not one person alive here.
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The only ones here are
Satan and his evil angels.
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Here's what the Scripture says.
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What a minute.
Is this at creation?
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Not at all.
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When is every
mountain and island going to
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be cast out of its place?
00:24:57.99\00:24:59.33
When Jesus comes.
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So here, nobody lives on
earth during the millennium.
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During this time there's
only Satan and his evil angels.
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Here, Jeremiah goes on.
00:25:18.25\00:25:20.08
It used to be fruitful.
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This is not creation.
00:25:26.76\00:25:28.09
This is after Christ
comes the second time.
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Fierce anger against what?
00:25:35.56\00:25:37.57
Fierce anger against sin.
00:25:37.60\00:25:39.17
So here is a desolate
earth, cities broken down.
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Here is a desolate earth with
only Satan and his evil angels.
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Nobody is on earth
during the millennium.
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Jeremiah 4:23-27 goes on.
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Why is God not going
to make a full end yet?
00:26:04.86\00:26:10.13
Because at the end of the
1000 years, as we shall see,
00:26:10.33\00:26:13.40
the holy city will descend.
00:26:13.50\00:26:15.00
And remember what the
Bible says in Matthew 5:5?
00:26:15.04\00:26:18.24
"The meek shall
inherit the earth."
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And so here the Bible
teaches that the earth
00:26:20.98\00:26:24.31
will be made over again.
00:26:24.35\00:26:26.28
Micah says that the
first dominion like in Eden
00:26:26.38\00:26:31.19
will be restored once again.
00:26:31.22\00:26:33.96
But during the 1000
years, Jeremiah 25:33,
00:26:34.42\00:26:40.30
notice what Scripture says...
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Isn't it a very sobering thought
that when Christ comes again
00:26:51.24\00:26:58.18
you and I are either
caught up to meet Him in the sky
00:26:58.71\00:27:01.12
or we're destroyed by
the brightness of His coming.
00:27:01.58\00:27:03.69
Our graves either open and
we hear, "John, come forth,"
00:27:04.32\00:27:08.89
"Mary, come
forth," "Tom, come forth,"
00:27:09.09\00:27:12.63
"Betsy, come
forth," and that grave opens
00:27:12.96\00:27:15.76
and there's new life in
the glorious immortal body,
00:27:15.80\00:27:18.10
and we ascend to
heaven with Christ.
00:27:18.13\00:27:19.53
Either that or we remain
in our graves until the end
00:27:19.57\00:27:23.44
of that 1000 year period.
00:27:23.47\00:27:25.97
Or if we are live,
we're destroyed by the
00:27:26.68\00:27:29.21
brightness of His coming.
00:27:29.24\00:27:30.58
And from one end of
the earth to the other
00:27:30.75\00:27:32.41
the slain bodies are there.
00:27:32.45\00:27:34.15
And the devil wanders
around and among all that
00:27:34.18\00:27:36.69
death and desolation.
00:27:36.72\00:27:38.52
And he hears
echoing in his ears,
00:27:38.62\00:27:40.39
"The wages of sin are death."
00:27:40.42\00:27:42.52
The Bible says
in Jeremiah 25:33...
00:27:42.56\00:27:45.56
Why Not? There's
nobody to gather them,
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nobody to lament or
sorrow for them, or bury.
00:27:49.73\00:27:52.40
The wicked are destroyed with
the brightness of His coming.
00:27:56.34\00:28:01.24
Bodies strewn over the earth.
00:28:01.28\00:28:03.38
What a gruesome,
what a horrible scene.
00:28:03.41\00:28:05.75
Sin is horrible.
00:28:05.85\00:28:07.22
And the whole universe sees
the results of, the effects of,
00:28:07.55\00:28:11.65
the consequences of sin.
00:28:11.69\00:28:13.39
God is the way, through
Christ of love and grace
00:28:19.43\00:28:23.20
and mercy and pardon.
00:28:23.23\00:28:24.70
And the devil's way is
the way of selfishness.
00:28:24.87\00:28:28.04
And selfishness is
separation from God
00:28:28.07\00:28:30.44
who is the source of love.
00:28:30.47\00:28:31.94
And that only brings death.
00:28:32.14\00:28:33.71
Remember what the Bible
says in Revelation 20:6?
00:28:33.91\00:28:37.58
If you die once only
in that physical death,
00:28:45.45\00:28:54.83
then you will die a
second time eternally.
00:28:55.70\00:29:00.20
If you die in this
life, not only once in the
00:29:01.14\00:29:06.84
physical death, but if
you die to self in this life
00:29:06.88\00:29:10.48
and let Christ live within
you, you will live eternally.
00:29:10.51\00:29:15.12
So if you die once in
this life, you're going to
00:29:15.58\00:29:17.59
die eternally at the end.
00:29:17.62\00:29:19.05
Die once and
live a selfish life.
00:29:19.69\00:29:21.62
If you die to your self in
this life and then happen to die
00:29:21.66\00:29:25.06
the physical death,
what consequence is that?
00:29:25.09\00:29:28.23
Because Jesus Christ
is going to come again.
00:29:28.33\00:29:31.33
I'd rather die to self
than die eternally at the end.
00:29:31.43\00:29:33.87
Wouldn't you?
00:29:33.90\00:29:35.24
I'd rather accept the death of
Christ on the cross of Calvary
00:29:35.27\00:29:37.67
for me than to die eternally.
00:29:37.71\00:29:41.84
The Bible talks about those who
are in the first resurrection.
00:29:41.94\00:29:45.98
It says...
00:29:46.08\00:29:47.42
You've got royal
blood in your veins.
00:29:51.52\00:29:53.89
We are priests
and kings with God.
00:29:53.92\00:29:56.56
We don't want to
surrender our heritage
00:29:57.13\00:29:59.36
or give up our destiny.
00:29:59.39\00:30:02.53
We reign with
Christ a 1000 years.
00:30:02.70\00:30:05.27
What are we doing with Christ?
00:30:05.30\00:30:06.67
"I saw thrones, and
they that sat on them,
00:30:06.70\00:30:08.70
and judgment was
committed to them."
00:30:08.74\00:30:12.07
We reign with Christ.
00:30:12.17\00:30:14.24
We become witnesses for Christ.
00:30:14.44\00:30:17.18
Notice it says
judgment was given to them.
00:30:17.21\00:30:20.18
"...the books were opened."
00:30:20.22\00:30:22.02
Now follow me closely.
00:30:22.12\00:30:23.45
During this life right now,
since Revelation's prophecies
00:30:24.09\00:30:30.99
are being fulfilled,
since 1844, we've studied
00:30:31.03\00:30:33.60
about that in this
series, we have been living
00:30:33.63\00:30:36.36
in the judgment hour.
00:30:36.40\00:30:37.73
What's that judgment hour for?
00:30:38.03\00:30:39.73
It reveals before a waiting
world and a watching universe
00:30:40.00\00:30:43.47
the goodness, the graciousness,
and the majesty of God.
00:30:44.21\00:30:47.84
God shows before the
whole universe the fact that
00:30:48.18\00:30:52.25
He's loving and just,
and that anybody that's lost
00:30:52.28\00:30:55.28
is lost, not
because of God's choice,
00:30:55.32\00:30:57.79
but because of their unfitness
for heavenly companionship.
00:30:57.89\00:31:01.19
And they're lost
because of their own choices
00:31:01.22\00:31:03.69
and their own decisions.
00:31:03.73\00:31:06.09
Before the whole
universe God reveals His love
00:31:06.53\00:31:09.70
and that every human being could
have and should have been saved
00:31:09.80\00:31:12.70
if they would have
responded to that love.
00:31:12.73\00:31:14.30
During the millennial
period what does it mean,
00:31:14.90\00:31:17.17
the books are opened?
00:31:17.21\00:31:18.54
What does it mean that we
sit on thrones in judgment?
00:31:18.57\00:31:21.98
God answers every
question in our minds.
00:31:22.58\00:31:26.95
So there can be no
question going into eternity
00:31:27.18\00:31:29.98
of His grace and His
love and His goodness.
00:31:30.02\00:31:32.95
Why doesn't He come
the second time and just
00:31:37.83\00:31:40.50
do away with sin
forever and re-create the earth?
00:31:40.63\00:31:43.16
Why the 1000 years?
00:31:43.20\00:31:44.53
Here's two great reasons.
00:31:44.57\00:31:45.90
One, the whole universe
sees the wages of sin is death
00:31:45.93\00:31:48.97
as they look at
a desolate earth.
00:31:49.00\00:31:50.51
Two, we get a chance to
look at the books of record.
00:31:50.54\00:31:53.71
Have you ever wondered, "Why
did that happen to me in life?
00:31:53.74\00:31:57.25
Was God really fair in
allowing that to happen?"
00:31:57.28\00:31:59.55
"Why is it that I
had this circumstance?"
00:31:59.71\00:32:02.22
"Why did this son die?"
00:32:02.25\00:32:03.89
"Why did I go through this
horrible experience in my life?"
00:32:03.92\00:32:07.19
"I tried to live for
Christ, but I experienced this."
00:32:07.22\00:32:10.16
In the millennial
period the books will be opened
00:32:10.36\00:32:12.33
and Jesus will show you
that He has led you in the way
00:32:12.36\00:32:16.36
you would have chosen to be led
00:32:16.40\00:32:18.03
if you could see the
end from the beginning.
00:32:18.23\00:32:20.04
He will show you
during that period that He was
00:32:20.07\00:32:22.50
working in your life, in
every aspect of that life.
00:32:22.54\00:32:27.11
We will see then
questions that we don't have
00:32:27.58\00:32:31.01
answered now answered then.
00:32:31.05\00:32:32.38
You know, what if you were in
heaven and your son or daughter,
00:32:32.41\00:32:34.58
your husband or wife,
a friend wasn't there,
00:32:34.62\00:32:36.18
you'd say, "God, why?"
00:32:36.22\00:32:37.55
What if you had
doubts going into eternity?
00:32:37.59\00:32:39.85
Before the new heaven
and new earth are created
00:32:40.02\00:32:42.72
God Himself will explain
that He could not have brought
00:32:43.02\00:32:46.26
certain people to
heaven, because if He did
00:32:46.29\00:32:48.40
they would have then
exhibited selfishness,
00:32:48.63\00:32:51.53
and greed, and
envy, and lust in heaven.
00:32:51.57\00:32:53.64
So what does Jesus do?
00:32:53.67\00:32:55.30
He explains that
all to us ahead of time,
00:32:55.64\00:32:57.77
then He wipes the memory away.
00:32:57.81\00:33:00.24
And we are just filled with His
love and filled with His grace.
00:33:00.44\00:33:03.85
You know, we see the
poverty in this earth,
00:33:09.05\00:33:11.39
we see terrorism in this
earth, we see bombs drop and
00:33:11.42\00:33:14.79
children with legs blown off.
00:33:14.82\00:33:16.46
We see kids and
famine starving to death.
00:33:16.49\00:33:19.23
We say, "Why, God? Why, God?"
00:33:19.26\00:33:20.93
We see terrorist attacks, and
terrorists enter into churches
00:33:20.96\00:33:24.20
and kill people, and
they go into malls or theaters
00:33:24.23\00:33:26.77
and kill people.
00:33:26.80\00:33:28.14
We say, "God, this
makes no sense at all."
00:33:28.17\00:33:30.41
Every question
about His justice,
00:33:30.81\00:33:33.24
every question about His
love will be fully settled
00:33:33.27\00:33:37.05
during that 1000 years.
00:33:37.08\00:33:38.41
The Bible says in 1
Corinthians 6:2-3...
00:33:38.45\00:33:41.42
We will participate
as believers with Christ
00:33:45.32\00:33:48.56
in the final judgment.
00:33:48.69\00:33:50.79
What does that mean?
00:33:53.36\00:33:54.70
We'll actually participate
in the final judgment
00:33:54.73\00:33:57.83
of the evil angels who are lost.
00:33:57.87\00:34:00.84
Because God will reveal to us
the fact that if they would have
00:34:00.87\00:34:07.58
been given another
chance they would have been so
00:34:07.61\00:34:10.25
bent on evil they would
have destroyed the universe
00:34:10.28\00:34:12.61
and brought this sin, suffering,
and heartache up again.
00:34:12.65\00:34:15.98
We're going to be
participants in that.
00:34:16.02\00:34:18.32
And that ensures the security,
that ensures the safety
00:34:18.59\00:34:22.66
of all the universe.
00:34:22.69\00:34:24.03
We'll understand every tear.
00:34:28.16\00:34:29.93
We'll understand why
the sword pierced our heart.
00:34:29.96\00:34:32.67
We'll understand heartache
and sorrow and disappointment.
00:34:32.70\00:34:36.20
And then Jesus will wipe
away every tear from our eyes.
00:34:36.24\00:34:40.58
Then the memories will only
be ones of joy and positiveness.
00:34:40.71\00:34:44.81
So what are the
events during the millennium?
00:34:44.85\00:34:47.62
What are the events
during this 1000 year period?
00:34:48.38\00:34:51.62
First, the
righteous are in heaven.
00:34:51.65\00:34:53.92
We've been caught up
to meet Christ in the sky.
00:34:54.32\00:34:56.76
Dead righteous resurrected.
00:34:56.86\00:34:58.69
Living righteous with
immortal glorious bodies,
00:34:58.73\00:35:01.63
along with the dead righteous,
00:35:01.66\00:35:03.00
we are caught up to
meet Christ in the sky.
00:35:03.03\00:35:05.03
Death is but a
sleep. An instant.
00:35:05.27\00:35:07.37
And the trumpet blasts.
00:35:07.40\00:35:09.40
We see Christ coming.
00:35:09.44\00:35:10.77
The wicked who
are dead remain dead.
00:35:10.94\00:35:13.81
The wicked who are living are
destroyed with the brightness
00:35:14.14\00:35:16.95
of His coming, and their bodies
are strewn over the earth.
00:35:16.98\00:35:20.38
Satan and his
angels are bound on earth.
00:35:20.55\00:35:23.95
They see the impact
of what they have done.
00:35:24.15\00:35:27.69
The earth at this
point remains desolate.
00:35:28.06\00:35:31.46
What takes place at
the end of the 1000 years?
00:35:37.20\00:35:39.63
Often truth is
stranger than fiction.
00:35:40.07\00:35:42.37
And here is the
climax of the ages.
00:35:42.60\00:35:45.37
This is more thrilling,
this is more exciting,
00:35:45.57\00:35:50.11
this is more dramatic
by a million trillion times
00:35:50.15\00:35:54.35
than any Hollywood movie.
00:35:54.38\00:35:55.92
Every Star Wars
controversy and trilogy
00:35:56.18\00:35:59.69
fades into insignificance
in comparison to the divine
00:36:00.02\00:36:05.16
prophetic insight of
what happens at the end.
00:36:05.19\00:36:08.86
All of this great controversy
between good and evil
00:36:09.16\00:36:12.63
comes to a glorious climax.
00:36:12.67\00:36:15.34
All of this comes to a
screeching halt of conclusion.
00:36:15.37\00:36:20.68
And there we see at
the end of the millennium
00:36:20.71\00:36:24.08
the wicked dead
here are resurrected.
00:36:24.11\00:36:27.85
Now how do you know that?
00:36:28.45\00:36:29.78
Remember what we read at the
beginning of our presentation?
00:36:29.82\00:36:32.62
It says, "Marvel not
at this, for..." What?
00:36:32.75\00:36:37.29
"...all of those in the
graves shall hear His voice;
00:36:37.69\00:36:41.06
those who have done good,
to the resurrection of life,
00:36:41.10\00:36:43.37
and those who have done evil,
to the resurrection of..." What?
00:36:43.40\00:36:45.13
"...damnation."
So two resurrections.
00:36:45.17\00:36:47.17
When, then, are
the rest of the dead,
00:36:47.44\00:36:49.70
those not caught up in
the first resurrection,
00:36:49.74\00:36:52.21
when are they resurrected?
00:36:52.24\00:36:53.58
Here the Bible is
clear. Back to Revelation.
00:36:53.61\00:36:55.78
So the second
resurrection takes place at the
00:37:09.19\00:37:13.19
end of the 1000 years.
00:37:13.23\00:37:14.60
Now to be sure that we
have it clear in our minds,
00:37:14.80\00:37:17.93
let's go back to the chart.
00:37:17.97\00:37:19.33
At the coming of Christ we
have the first resurrection.
00:37:19.93\00:37:24.34
And that is called,
the resurrection of what?
00:37:24.37\00:37:27.01
The resurrection of life.
00:37:27.21\00:37:29.04
During the 1000 years
Satan is bound on earth.
00:37:29.84\00:37:34.88
The people of
God, the saints of God,
00:37:35.12\00:37:37.29
the believers are in heaven.
00:37:37.32\00:37:38.82
At the end of the 1000
years you have the resurrection
00:37:39.12\00:37:43.56
of damnation.
00:37:43.59\00:37:45.39
That is, the
unsaved are resurrected.
00:37:45.69\00:37:48.96
Why would God bring them
back to life at that moment?
00:37:49.23\00:37:54.20
Why would you have this
resurrection of damnation?
00:37:54.54\00:37:58.27
Why doesn't God just let
the wicked stay in their graves?
00:37:58.57\00:38:01.91
Why doesn't He just let
the wicked who have been
00:38:02.78\00:38:04.48
destroyed by the brightness
of His coming lie on earth?
00:38:04.51\00:38:07.35
There's a specific reason
in the plan of God for this.
00:38:07.38\00:38:10.55
You know, some
people are saying,
00:38:10.82\00:38:12.52
"Only if we had a second chance.
00:38:13.25\00:38:15.29
You know, then
we'd turn to God."
00:38:15.46\00:38:17.16
The second resurrection,
the resurrection of damnation,
00:38:17.53\00:38:21.53
reveals that those who are
lost have made so many decisions
00:38:21.56\00:38:27.84
against Christ that
their brains are fixed.
00:38:27.87\00:38:31.67
And even if God would
give them another chance,
00:38:31.77\00:38:35.78
even if that would take
place, they would never make
00:38:35.98\00:38:40.75
their decision for Christ.
00:38:40.78\00:38:42.55
Now the Bible looks out at
this group in Revelation 20:8.
00:38:42.58\00:38:47.56
What a tragedy.
00:38:51.26\00:38:52.63
What heartache.
00:38:53.40\00:38:54.73
What a disappointment to God.
00:38:55.10\00:38:56.90
Tens of thousands
and millions of people
00:38:57.60\00:39:00.40
who have turned
their back on His love,
00:39:00.64\00:39:02.57
rejected the
promptings of His Spirit,
00:39:02.77\00:39:05.37
turned away from
Calvary, they are the number
00:39:05.54\00:39:09.58
as the sand of the sea.
00:39:09.61\00:39:11.41
And the Bible
talks about what happens.
00:39:11.51\00:39:13.72
The devil gathers them together.
00:39:13.85\00:39:16.25
He places them
under his control.
00:39:16.35\00:39:20.92
He tried to convince
them, "We can take the city.
00:39:21.22\00:39:24.73
Look at our numbers.
00:39:25.33\00:39:26.70
Thousands and tens of thousands.
00:39:27.40\00:39:29.93
Look at our numbers.
00:39:29.96\00:39:31.47
We can take that city.
00:39:31.50\00:39:33.34
We can overthrow that city."
00:39:33.44\00:39:35.60
He sees in that army
vast military generals
00:39:35.70\00:39:40.48
that have never lost a battle.
00:39:40.51\00:39:42.44
He sees in that army the
brilliant minds of captains
00:39:42.68\00:39:47.98
and lieutenants,
military leaders.
00:39:48.02\00:39:50.89
And he marshals the
legions of the lost.
00:39:51.05\00:39:54.36
They see that holy city.
00:39:54.39\00:39:56.93
The Bible says,
Revelation 20:7-8,
00:39:56.96\00:40:00.66
"Now when the 1000
years have expired..."
00:40:00.83\00:40:03.50
What does expired mean?
00:40:03.53\00:40:04.87
Finished,
completed. They're over.
00:40:05.70\00:40:08.14
How is he
released from his prison?
00:40:11.01\00:40:12.57
He's been chained by a
chain of circumstances to earth.
00:40:12.91\00:40:17.78
He's wandered around for 1000
years over these dead bodies.
00:40:18.05\00:40:22.75
There has been
nobody at all to tempt.
00:40:22.95\00:40:26.12
And so, now the chains are
unfettered, they're unloosed.
00:40:26.35\00:40:31.43
Now he sees the
legions of the lost.
00:40:31.46\00:40:34.23
Now he sees those
wicked men and women
00:40:34.36\00:40:38.60
who are bent against
Christ, and he looks at them.
00:40:38.63\00:40:41.70
He's released from his prison.
00:40:41.74\00:40:43.67
He goes out to do
what? Deceive the nations.
00:40:43.71\00:40:46.24
Did the devil deceive a
third of the angels in heaven?
00:40:46.34\00:40:51.01
Did the devil
deceive Adam and Eve?
00:40:51.35\00:40:53.72
Did the devil
deceive men and women
00:40:53.75\00:40:56.28
down through the centuries?
00:40:56.32\00:40:57.75
The devil is a deceiver.
00:40:57.79\00:41:00.72
That is who he is.
00:41:01.02\00:41:02.56
John 8:44 says
the devil is a liar,
00:41:02.59\00:41:05.89
and he is the father of lies.
00:41:05.99\00:41:08.33
So down through the ages
this deceiver, this liar,
00:41:08.43\00:41:12.13
this one bent on the
destruction of the world,
00:41:12.17\00:41:15.17
here he looks at the nations,
he deceives them once again.
00:41:15.20\00:41:19.81
He says, "We can take the city.
00:41:19.84\00:41:21.84
We can take it. Let's
go and attack that city."
00:41:21.88\00:41:24.88
The Bible says, the scene
changes, Revelation 21:2...
00:41:25.48\00:41:30.39
The holy city is
descending out of heaven.
00:41:39.73\00:41:43.06
And as the holy city descends,
00:41:43.10\00:41:45.20
you and I are in
one of two places.
00:41:45.80\00:41:47.70
We're either inside
that city with Christ,
00:41:47.74\00:41:50.97
coming down, rejoicing in praise
as God is going to re-create
00:41:51.21\00:41:56.14
this earth in Edenic splendor,
or we're outside of that city
00:41:56.18\00:42:01.92
battling with Satan
against Jesus and the angels.
00:42:02.38\00:42:06.69
The Bible says that Satan
and the legions of the lost
00:42:06.79\00:42:10.49
come up on the city,
they attack the city.
00:42:10.53\00:42:12.99
You see, Jesus is
either going to be the Lord
00:42:13.09\00:42:15.86
of your life today
or not Lord at all.
00:42:15.90\00:42:19.93
You see, there's
only one of two choices.
00:42:20.30\00:42:21.94
We're either inside
that city worshiping Him
00:42:21.97\00:42:24.44
or outside of that
city battling against Him.
00:42:24.77\00:42:28.81
We're either inside of that
city with Christ as our Lord,
00:42:28.84\00:42:32.68
Christ as our Savior,
or outside of that city
00:42:32.71\00:42:36.35
being guided by another master.
00:42:37.09\00:42:39.35
See, there are only two masters.
00:42:39.39\00:42:40.86
Only two masters.
00:42:40.89\00:42:42.22
Somebody says, "Well, I
don't think I'm going to decide.
00:42:42.26\00:42:44.09
I'm kind of on the fence."
00:42:44.13\00:42:45.49
That's not possible.
00:42:46.73\00:42:48.06
That's not possible.
00:42:48.93\00:42:50.27
You're either going
to be fully for Christ
00:42:50.57\00:42:52.67
or fully for Satan.
00:42:53.94\00:42:55.27
Either Jesus is going
to be your Lord and Savior,
00:42:55.57\00:42:58.97
led and guided by Him, or you'll
turn your back on that Christ
00:42:59.37\00:43:04.31
and be guided by the evil one.
00:43:04.51\00:43:06.85
John says in Revelation 21:3...
00:43:07.05\00:43:10.25
The tabernacle of God,
the dwelling place of God,
00:43:16.99\00:43:20.10
the city of God is with men.
00:43:20.13\00:43:22.86
Sin, suffering,
heartache no more.
00:43:28.74\00:43:31.54
God is going to be
with His people forever.
00:43:31.74\00:43:35.11
He is going to
remake this earth.
00:43:35.14\00:43:36.85
The holy city descends.
00:43:36.88\00:43:38.38
The wicked rush up on that city.
00:43:38.41\00:43:40.15
The Bible says in
Revelation 20:9...
00:43:40.18\00:43:42.35
Satan says, "We have the
city. We can take the city.
00:43:47.59\00:43:50.83
We can overthrow the city.
00:43:50.86\00:43:52.46
I can be ruler of the world.
00:43:52.79\00:43:54.93
I can have
dominion over the universe.
00:43:54.96\00:43:57.67
The city will be mine.
Earth will be my capital."
00:43:57.70\00:44:00.84
But the Bible says...
00:44:01.10\00:44:02.60
The glorious, magnificent
presence of God destroys evil.
00:44:07.28\00:44:14.15
The glorious, magnificent
presence of God destroys sin.
00:44:14.78\00:44:19.29
The Bible describes it.
00:44:19.65\00:44:21.36
Out of the ashes of this
old world there is a new world.
00:44:22.19\00:44:26.63
A panoramic
view comes in the sky
00:44:44.18\00:44:46.82
there of the
lives of the wicked.
00:44:47.22\00:44:50.49
And they see, they see clearly
00:44:50.99\00:44:54.12
every opportunity they
could have had to be saved.
00:44:55.56\00:44:59.03
The judgment bar
is opened before them.
00:44:59.33\00:45:02.83
And they see that they could
have made decisions for Christ.
00:45:03.16\00:45:07.80
And every knee shall bow
and every tongue shall confess
00:45:08.40\00:45:12.24
that Jesus
Christ is Lord of all.
00:45:12.27\00:45:15.04
My name, your name,
the name of every believer
00:45:23.35\00:45:26.72
is written there
in the book of life
00:45:26.76\00:45:29.12
when we accept Christ.
00:45:29.16\00:45:30.59
You can live and need not die.
00:45:30.63\00:45:32.39
The choice is life or death.
00:45:32.43\00:45:34.20
The choice is
eternity with Christ
00:45:34.23\00:45:36.26
or destruction, being gone,
consumed, burned up forever.
00:45:36.36\00:45:40.47
You and I can live in a
new heaven and a new earth.
00:45:41.07\00:45:44.37
And the whole universe
says, "Just and righteous
00:45:44.44\00:45:46.98
are Thy ways, oh Lord."
00:45:47.01\00:45:48.51
Even the wicked
recognize that they could not
00:45:48.54\00:45:51.85
be brought into
heaven, that they are unfit
00:45:51.88\00:45:54.25
for heavenly companionship.
00:45:54.28\00:45:55.92
That the rebellion
would start all over again.
00:45:55.95\00:45:58.29
God deals with the
problem of evil in a way
00:45:58.49\00:46:01.72
to ensure that sin
will never raise its
00:46:01.76\00:46:04.23
ugly head a second time.
00:46:04.26\00:46:06.90
And John says in
Revelation 21:1...
00:46:06.93\00:46:10.73
Think of it, to be in that city.
00:46:18.01\00:46:19.64
And to think of
being at creation again.
00:46:19.67\00:46:22.48
Only God and Jesus and
the Spirit and the angels
00:46:23.65\00:46:28.38
were at
creation when God created
00:46:28.42\00:46:29.75
the world the first time.
00:46:29.78\00:46:31.12
But when He
re-creates it in Edenic splendor
00:46:31.19\00:46:33.69
we'll be there in that city.
00:46:33.72\00:46:35.12
And He'll speak, and earth will
be carpeted with living green.
00:46:35.22\00:46:38.66
And He'll take His
finger and carve babbling brooks
00:46:38.69\00:46:41.60
in the earth again,
and beautiful lakes.
00:46:41.63\00:46:44.27
And we'll see Him
plant flowers in this earth.
00:46:44.30\00:46:47.34
And we'll see this earth
like its Edenic splendor again.
00:46:47.37\00:46:50.41
And we'll marvel, and we'll
sing, "Worthy, worthy, worthy
00:46:50.44\00:46:54.48
is the Lamb who was slain;
00:46:54.51\00:46:57.65
to receive riches and
glory and honor forever."
00:46:58.21\00:47:01.38
When we see the
majesty of His love,
00:47:01.62\00:47:04.55
the power of the new creation,
and the earth made over again.
00:47:04.59\00:47:08.76
All we can do is fall at
His feet and worship Him.
00:47:08.79\00:47:11.66
What are the events at
the end of the millennium?
00:47:11.69\00:47:15.16
Again, and again, and again.
00:47:28.48\00:47:30.31
And we live with Christ
forever and ever and ever;
00:47:30.35\00:47:34.08
there with no more fear,
there with no more anxiety,
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there with no more suffering,
there with no more heartache.
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The Bible says
in 2 Peter 3:13...
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One day the
flowers will never fade.
00:47:56.04\00:47:57.81
One day the
heartache will be gone forever.
00:47:58.27\00:48:00.58
One day cancer will
be a thing of the past,
00:48:00.68\00:48:02.98
heart disease will
be a thing of the past.
00:48:03.01\00:48:04.91
One day tears will
be a thing of the past.
00:48:05.01\00:48:07.08
One day sorrow will
be a thing of the past.
00:48:07.12\00:48:09.38
One day war will be
a thing of the past.
00:48:10.59\00:48:12.29
One day terror will
be a thing of the past.
00:48:12.32\00:48:14.02
One day Christ will
reign forever and ever
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and ever and ever.
00:48:17.63\00:48:18.99
One day there will be no more
separation with our loved ones.
00:48:19.03\00:48:23.57
That father
that you long to see,
00:48:24.30\00:48:26.43
that mother
that you long to see,
00:48:26.74\00:48:29.00
that husband that you
want to embrace again,
00:48:29.30\00:48:31.71
those children whose
hands you want to take
00:48:31.74\00:48:34.44
and race through
fields of waving grain;
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we'll be there
with our families.
00:48:38.05\00:48:41.18
I long to see dad again.
00:48:41.58\00:48:43.02
I long to see my mom again.
00:48:43.99\00:48:45.75
You know, my mom died
not long ago with cancer.
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It was a very, very
difficult time for our family.
00:48:52.86\00:48:56.93
I was traveling.
00:48:58.13\00:48:59.50
And before I went on my trip
to preach, I said to my godly
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father and mother, "Should I go?
00:49:05.67\00:49:07.91
Should I go?"
00:49:08.24\00:49:09.58
I know mom's really sick.
00:49:10.01\00:49:11.41
I had been there
visiting with her.
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I don't want to
be gone if she dies.
00:49:14.98\00:49:17.25
I want to be here.
00:49:17.29\00:49:18.62
My father and mother
said, "Mark, you go preach.
00:49:19.15\00:49:22.22
We'll keep you
posted on the condition."
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My sister said, "Go preach."
00:49:25.29\00:49:26.63
I was preaching,
traveling in another country.
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And I'd call home
very day by the phone.
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My sister said one
day, "Mark, you better come
00:49:34.10\00:49:36.44
if you want to see mom alive.
00:49:36.47\00:49:37.97
She's taken a
turn for the worse."
00:49:38.37\00:49:40.41
My wife, Teenie, and I
got an airplane ticket.
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We flew back.
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By the time I got back
it was early in the morning,
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12:30 or 1:00
o'clock in the morning.
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We decided that we
did not want my mother
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to die in the hospital alone.
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That we're going to bring
her and she would be at home.
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My sisters got a hospital bed,
it was put in the living room.
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And there mom was.
00:50:06.43\00:50:07.77
We wanted to be
holding her hand when she died.
00:50:07.80\00:50:10.07
We wanted to be running
our fingers through her hair.
00:50:10.57\00:50:13.38
We wanted to be telling
her how much we loved her
00:50:13.88\00:50:15.81
and singing the songs of heaven.
00:50:15.84\00:50:17.61
It was late at night.
00:50:18.48\00:50:20.52
I came into the room.
00:50:21.62\00:50:23.02
Her bed was in the living
room, we tried to be quiet,
00:50:23.69\00:50:25.75
I was going to see
her in the morning.
00:50:25.79\00:50:27.12
And as I opened the
door it made a little creak,
00:50:27.92\00:50:31.86
mom woke up.
00:50:32.06\00:50:33.40
And she looked up and said
words that I will never forget.
00:50:34.20\00:50:37.13
She said, "Son, I
knew you would come.
00:50:37.17\00:50:40.64
Son, I knew you would come."
00:50:41.30\00:50:43.24
She knew that I
loved her too much.
00:50:43.84\00:50:46.11
She knew that I
cared for her too much.
00:50:46.71\00:50:49.01
She knew that I
wouldn't let her die alone.
00:50:49.74\00:50:52.35
Jesus says to you, "I'm
going to come, My child.
00:50:53.62\00:50:57.95
Calvary speaks about My love.
00:50:58.79\00:51:03.46
I love you too much.
00:51:04.09\00:51:05.89
The nails in My hands show that.
00:51:06.90\00:51:09.53
The spear wound in
My side shows that.
00:51:10.23\00:51:12.73
My death on the
cross shows that."
00:51:13.17\00:51:15.30
Calvary says love to me.
00:51:16.27\00:51:19.27
Jesus loves you too
much to leave you along.
00:51:19.74\00:51:22.11
Listen as Danny sings.
00:51:22.81\00:51:24.98
In compassion and love
He looked down to earth,
00:51:33.79\00:51:42.23
then He sent His Son,
born of a virgin birth.
00:51:42.63\00:51:51.07
He knew from
creation what was to be,
00:51:51.64\00:52:00.82
with great love for
man He planned Calvary.
00:52:00.92\00:52:10.86
Calvary says love to me,
00:52:12.73\00:52:20.84
like words could never say.
00:52:21.47\00:52:29.54
The blood He shed
was love written in red.
00:52:30.18\00:52:39.12
Calvary says love to me.
00:52:39.82\00:52:48.16
Separated by sin was
the whole human race,
00:52:52.53\00:53:00.98
man was destined to
die were it not for grace.
00:53:01.44\00:53:09.98
A cross and three
nails never held Him there,
00:53:10.32\00:53:18.99
for He willingly
chose the cross to bear.
00:53:20.10\00:53:30.07
Calvary says love to me,
00:53:31.64\00:53:40.08
like words could never say.
00:53:40.62\00:53:48.86
The blood He shed
was love written in red.
00:53:49.59\00:53:58.73
Calvary says love to me.
00:53:59.33\00:54:07.01
The blood He shed
was love written in red.
00:54:07.64\00:54:17.62
Calvary says love to me.
00:54:18.72\00:54:28.33
Calvary says love to me.
00:54:28.96\00:54:38.94
What does Calvary say?
00:54:42.94\00:54:44.81
Calvary says love to you.
00:54:45.31\00:54:49.22
Are you wondering
about the love of God?
00:54:49.88\00:54:52.19
Do you look to the
future frightened and fearful?
00:54:53.02\00:54:57.26
As you think about
the end of that 1000 year
00:54:57.83\00:55:01.83
millennial period, are
you concerned, troubled,
00:55:01.86\00:55:06.47
that you may not be saved?
00:55:07.04\00:55:08.94
Calvary says love to you.
00:55:09.77\00:55:11.94
The nails in His
hands speak of His love.
00:55:12.44\00:55:15.61
The spear wound in His
side speaks of His love.
00:55:15.94\00:55:20.18
Grace and mercy flow from
the cross of Calvary to you.
00:55:20.58\00:55:26.82
You see, my love for
my mother led me there
00:55:27.76\00:55:32.26
that night of her death.
00:55:33.06\00:55:35.90
We sat with her.
00:55:36.56\00:55:38.00
We told her of our love.
00:55:38.57\00:55:40.40
She knew that a son that
loved her was going to be there
00:55:40.80\00:55:46.34
when she needed him most.
00:55:46.37\00:55:48.14
The Christ that loves you is
there when you need Him most.
00:55:48.64\00:55:54.75
Mom knew that the
son that loved her
00:55:55.12\00:55:58.05
was going to come home for her.
00:55:58.59\00:56:00.16
Jesus loves you.
00:56:00.79\00:56:02.36
Loves you more than you
know or could ever realize.
00:56:02.76\00:56:06.36
And He's coming for you
to take you home with Him,
00:56:07.00\00:56:11.20
where you can live with
Him through all eternity
00:56:11.57\00:56:15.27
forever and ever
and ever and ever.
00:56:15.30\00:56:19.27
Let's pray together.
00:56:19.31\00:56:20.64
Right now would you like to say,
00:56:20.68\00:56:22.01
"Jesus, I know
Calvary speaks love to me.
00:56:22.04\00:56:24.88
And Jesus, I know
that love of Yours
00:56:25.58\00:56:28.25
is so strong and so great for me
that You're going to come back
00:56:28.55\00:56:32.85
and take me to Yourself.
00:56:33.25\00:56:35.49
And I have that
security in Christ."
00:56:35.69\00:56:38.49
Why not make that decision
that you want to live with Him
00:56:38.99\00:56:41.40
forever as we bow
our heads to pray.
00:56:41.43\00:56:43.37
Father in heaven, we thank
You, first, for creating us.
00:56:43.87\00:56:49.74
We're not some cosmic accident.
00:56:50.41\00:56:52.61
You created us and fashioned us.
00:56:52.97\00:56:55.34
You've given us life.
00:56:55.58\00:56:57.08
Thank You for giving
us life a second time.
00:56:57.81\00:57:00.22
When we sinned, the
wages of sin were death,
00:57:00.45\00:57:02.68
You died on the cross so
we could live, live eternally.
00:57:03.45\00:57:06.96
And thank You, my Father,
that Calvary's love is so strong
00:57:07.26\00:57:11.39
and so great that
it leads You to come
00:57:11.43\00:57:14.66
to get us to take us home.
00:57:14.70\00:57:16.40
We long to be with You forever
00:57:16.70\00:57:18.47
and make that
decision to serve You,
00:57:18.50\00:57:22.07
to respond to
Your love right now.
00:57:22.54\00:57:24.84
In Christ's name, amen.
00:57:24.87\00:57:26.64
Thank you for joining us for,
00:57:27.34\00:57:28.68
Revelation's
Ancient Discoveries.
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