Good evening. Very happy
to welcome all of you again
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tonight as we
continue this series on
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Revelations from
The Throne of God.
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We looked at the other
night where John was invited to
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come up into the throne room.
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And he told him, he said: "We
will show you things to come. "
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And everything in the
book of Revelation thereafter
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is from the throne room.
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All the things that we
talk about... you'll find those
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beings in the throne
room are involved such as
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the four living creatures.
Such as the 24 elders,
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angels, and so forth. All those
are there in the throne room
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and they're the ones
that are ministering to John
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and telling him
what's to take place.
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So this particular series
we're looking at Revelation
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the 4th chapter
through the 12th chapter.
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That's what we're
looking at as we talk about
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different things
that were shown John.
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And this evening we're
taking a look at the 144,000.
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Now the 144,000 are
still part of the seals.
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Because we talked about the
seven seals, and the seven seals
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cover the sixth
chapter of Revelation
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and over into the first
verse of the 8th chapter.
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So they cover 6, 7, and the
first verse of the 8th chapter.
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And tonight we're
looking at the 7th chapter
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on the 144,000.
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Tomorrow evening: tomorrow
evening our presentation
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is entitled Seven Trumpets.
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This you will
find is God's warning.
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And we're going to talk
about the seven trumpets
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and what the
scripture has to say about it.
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I would suggest that
tomorrow night's subject
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is not really too good of
a subject for small children.
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I would just simply suggest that
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because there's some
pretty serious things
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in that chapter on
the seven trumpets.
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So you'll want to follow
carefully as we talk about it
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because it's
very, very important.
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But tonight... the 144,000
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are God's people and the
sealing of them and what all
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is involved in them.
And so I'm sure you will
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find it - I hope - encouraging
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as the scripture shows what's
going to take place and happen
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just before Jesus comes.
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And as best I can tell from
the study of Revelation, folks,
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you and I are
living at that time.
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So all of you that
are watching by television
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or listening on the radio
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or taking care of it
through the Internet,
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we're glad to welcome you
here and we hope you'll enjoy
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the presentation as
we go into it tonight.
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We are very, very happy to have
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Pam and Jimmy Rhodes with us.
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They're always special guests
for us and we appreciate that
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very much. Pam is
singing tonight a song
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entitled Calvary. It talks
about the sacrifice of Jesus
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for you and for me.
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But before she sings tonight
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Chuck Allgaier is going to
come out and he's going to read
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about the 144,000.
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The 144,000 will cover the
7th chapter and it will cover
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five verses in the 14th chapter.
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Those two chapters is
what will be involved.
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The 7th chapter and five
verses in the 14th chapter
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as we talk about the 144,000.
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Well, if you have your Bibles
tonight, we're going to get
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right to the Bible. If you have
your Bible, we're going to read
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Revelation chapter 14...
I'm sorry, Revelation chapter 7
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then we're going to
read Revelation chapter 14
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1 through 5.
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So if you have your Bibles,
turn with me to Revelation
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chapter 7 then we'll skip
over to Revelation chapter 14.
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Let's read together:
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There were three crosses raised
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on Calvary.
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Only one held the Son
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of God.
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His only crime...
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He pardoned sin like mine.
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Now I praise Him
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for He set me free.
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Calvary means heaven
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to me.
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From the cross
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to eternity.
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Now I'm no longer
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a slave in sin.
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My Jesus paid the ransom
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for me.
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Like the thief on the cross
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I believe.
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He's the One... only Son
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of God.
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Sin lost its power
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in that final hour.
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Now I praise Him
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for He set me free.
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Calvary means heaven
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to me.
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From the cross
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to eternity.
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Now I'm no longer
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a slave in sin.
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My Jesus paid the ransom
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for me.
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Now I'm no longer
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a slave in sin
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for Calvary means heaven
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to me.
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Father in Heaven, tonight
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as we open Your Word
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we pray that Your
Holy Spirit may be present.
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We ask, Lord, that we each
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might see and understand
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what You have
revealed in Your Word.
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We are thankful for the promises
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for the hope that
we have in Jesus Christ
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and for the assurance that
our salvation is secure in Him.
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For these things we ask
in the name of our Savior,
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Amen.
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The 144,000.
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Who are they?
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Why are they a special group?
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What does the scripture
have to tell us about them?
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To begin with let me
just say that the 144,000
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and what it has to say
here in the 7th chapter
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is kind of an interlude
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that is put in between
the 13th and 14th verses
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of the 6th chapter.
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OK? Did you follow me on that?
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What is given in the 7th chapter
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is kind of an
interlude that goes in between
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the 13th and 14th
verses of the 6th chapter
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because that's where it
comes down and talks about
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what takes place and then after
that comes the coming of Christ.
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And so this fits right in there.
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And that kind of helps
you and I know where we are
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in the stream of
time... what's taking place.
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So we find here it says:
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So we have four angels. We've
come through the 6th chapter.
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God has made it clear to
John what's going to happen
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to the wicked...
what's going to take place.
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And then he says
these four angels
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are holding back
the winds of strife.
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That's what they're doing...
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they're holding it
back. And dear friends,
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as far as God's
Word is concerned
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you and I are living in the
time in which they are holding
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back the winds of strife.
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Wind in Bible
prophecy represents war...
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strife.
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So it says the Lord has a
controversy with the nations.
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This is what He's going to do.
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So here God uses a whirlwind
to represent war, strife
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coming on the people.
Another text that says:
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So we find that the wind
represents war and strife.
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And God has these four angels
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that are holding back the winds
of strife that are going to blow
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on the earth. And
I have some question
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that maybe you and I
are living in the time
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when they slowly begin to
release those winds of strife.
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Because things are
happening today, folks,
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like I have never seen...
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not in my lifetime.
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And so we are at
that period of time.
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Who are these people?
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What do they represent?
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So it says
144,000 of all the tribes
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of the children of
Israel. And as you read,
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12,000 from each tribe.
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OK. Let me just say
a word about 144,000.
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144,000 as you
know is a multiple of 12
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and then multiplied by 1,000.
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There's a lot of reason
for that in the scripture
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because you'll find that
even the armies of Israel
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were divided by thousands.
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This is something it used,
and it represented God's people.
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Does it mean Jews?
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Does it mean
that this 144,000...
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12,000 from each
tribe of Israel...
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does that mean
they are literal Jews?
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How are we to look at
this when it speaks of 144,000
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because there are
some people that believe
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that it is literal Jews
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that will be here and
take place and all that.
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Let's see what the
scripture has to say.
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Jesus said to the
children of Israel:
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When they refused to accept Him,
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rejected Him as the
Savior... as the Messiah,
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He told them: "You house
is left unto you desolate. "
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And you remember as He
hung there on the cross
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the veil in the temple
that separated the holy
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and the most holy
place, that veil began to tear
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at the top and tore
all the way to the bottom.
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And the way into
the most holy was open
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and showing that the
sacrifices and the offerings
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and the ceremonial system that
the Jewish people had practiced
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for centuries
had come to an end.
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That the Savior had died.
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That the Lamb of
God had been offered
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and that whole system
was to come to an end.
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Now folks, there
is no way to describe
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what took place here
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because with the ending of that
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something very
dramatic happened.
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Because before, the gospel
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and what was done
for mankind and salvation
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all was contained
within the Jewish nation.
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If you wanted to know
about God and what He was doing,
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you had to basically become
part of the Jewish nation.
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As long as it was
with the Jewish nation,
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it was able to be contained.
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Another power could come
down and could capture them
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and they could
control them and confine them
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and the spread of the
gospel could be contained.
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But when all of a
sudden Jesus came and died
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and that was no longer contained
within the Jewish people
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but every individual
no matter who they were
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could accept Him and
become a child of God.
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There was no
longer Jew and Gentile.
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There was no longer that
division, and all of a sudden
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the gospel was
free to go to the world.
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And it changed
the whole complex...
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it changed the
whole scenario of things.
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But what you and
I need to understand
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is the book of
Revelation is full of symbolism.
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You have to understand that.
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For instance, we just studied
earlier about the 7 churches.
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There were seven churches,
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but those 7
churches, folks, were symbols
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of seven periods of time
and God's church on earth.
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That's what they represent,
so it was symbolic of that time.
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Also it talks about Jezebel.
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It talks about
Jezebel in Revelation.
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Jezebel in
Revelation's not alive!
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She would have to
be 600-700 years old.
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Jezebel was a real
person that existed but she's
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not alive in
Revelation... she's symbolic.
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OK? Are you with me?
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Talks about Balaam in
the book of Revelation.
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Balaam's not alive.
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Lived back... period
of time... was there...
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but it's symbolic of something.
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So you find that as it
talks about... Revelation 11
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talks about
spiritual Sodom and Egypt.
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Revelation 18
talks about Babylon.
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Babylon's no longer in existence
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in the time of... the
book of Revelation was written.
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It is symbolic.
And you must look at it
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when we talk about the 144,000
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you're going to
have to understand
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that it has symbolic meaning.
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Now it could be a literal people
but that alone is not enough.
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It definitely has symbolism
as all the other things do.
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And I want to
clear up one other point.
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There are no lost tribes.
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I hear people talk
about oh the lost tribes.
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Nowhere in this book does it
ever talk about the lost tribes
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of Israel. That
doesn't exist, folks.
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That's just
something that's been made-up.
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The lost tribes of Israel? No!
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If you want to know,
go to the book of Ezra.
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This is after they had been
in captivity all those years.
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And in the book of Ezra
you find that they offered
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sacrifice for
each one of the tribes.
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And they could not do that
without one of those people
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from that tribe
present because nowhere
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do they ever offer
a sacrifice by proxy.
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Just didn't happen!
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So there's no such thing
as lost tribes of Israel.
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That doesn't... Sure, they
were carried into captivity, but
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it doesn't mean
they didn't exist.
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So you need to be
very, very clear on that.
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So what is it talking about?
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In other words,
when you and I accept
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Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior,
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you become a child of God.
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You become part
of spiritual Israel.
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You become a
descendant of Abraham by faith.
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And the promises that
God made to Abraham of old
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belong to you.
00:23:07.37\00:23:08.96
That is what was
given. Let's go on.
00:23:09.26\00:23:11.31
No longer do we
have separate there.
00:23:21.81\00:23:25.44
They're all one in Christ.
00:23:25.74\00:23:27.91
Promises that God made
to Abraham belong to you
00:23:41.66\00:23:46.23
through Jesus Christ!
00:23:46.53\00:23:49.23
That's what's
given to you and to me.
00:23:49.53\00:23:51.70
So when He talks about 144,000
of all the tribes of Israel
00:23:52.00\00:23:57.10
this is not talking
about literal Israel.
00:23:57.40\00:23:59.81
This is talking
about spiritual Israel.
00:24:00.11\00:24:02.25
This is talking
about God's people...
00:24:02.45\00:24:04.37
and there were to be 144,000.
00:24:04.57\00:24:08.01
He said: "No, that
doesn't make you a Jew. "
00:24:16.89\00:24:18.74
Said: "That's not
the way it's looked at. "
00:24:23.36\00:24:25.79
"The Jew who is one inwardly.
" That means what I believe.
00:24:32.24\00:24:36.60
So dear friends, the
144,000 as we look at it tonight
00:24:44.36\00:24:49.00
we have to look at in
the sense of God's people.
00:24:49.20\00:24:52.78
Now the number twelve
is used many, many times
00:24:53.08\00:24:57.78
in scripture as
you can see here.
00:24:57.99\00:24:59.54
The number 12
represents God's kingdom.
00:25:10.95\00:25:15.58
It's a kingdom number,
and that's the way it is used.
00:25:15.78\00:25:19.37
So when it speaks of 144,000
00:25:19.67\00:25:23.26
that is talking about God's
people as a complete whole.
00:25:23.37\00:25:28.63
That's what it's talking
about: as a complete whole.
00:25:28.83\00:25:32.05
Now I know there's people
that try and take and make it
00:25:32.35\00:25:35.25
a literal number, but
as far as I'm concerned
00:25:35.46\00:25:38.53
it has more to do with all
of God's people that is complete
00:25:38.83\00:25:43.39
and whole.
00:25:43.70\00:25:44.72
Could be a literal
number, but in the best meaning
00:25:45.02\00:25:49.10
it means God's
people as a whole.
00:25:49.30\00:25:51.94
You see, God is putting an end
00:25:58.98\00:26:04.39
to sin.
00:26:04.69\00:26:06.32
God does not want to get
10,000 years into eternity
00:26:07.50\00:26:13.47
and have someone
say: "Well, Lord,
00:26:13.67\00:26:15.76
these people that were
of this particular make-up,
00:26:16.06\00:26:20.04
personality, character...
they just didn't make it. "
00:26:20.24\00:26:23.53
God doesn't
intend that to happen.
00:26:23.83\00:26:26.85
God said that "We're going
to show every type of character.
00:26:27.15\00:26:31.58
Every type of character, and
there will be 12,000 from each
00:26:32.39\00:26:37.95
type. " And so He lists them.
00:26:38.25\00:26:41.06
You'll find that as He
talks about the 12 tribes
00:26:41.26\00:26:45.43
he tells their characteristics.
00:26:45.63\00:26:47.30
Jacob in the 49th
chapter of Genesis
00:26:47.60\00:26:50.38
lists what
they're like each one.
00:26:50.58\00:26:53.65
And there's a book
called The Lamb that was written
00:26:53.95\00:26:58.03
by Leslie Harding. In
that he describes some of their
00:26:58.23\00:27:02.24
characteristics, and I
thought you might enjoy them.
00:27:02.44\00:27:05.55
Judah? Says he was independent.
00:27:05.85\00:27:08.95
This was their
characteristics, their make-up.
00:27:36.48\00:27:40.39
That's the way they were.
00:27:40.59\00:27:42.20
Now I want you
to take your Bible
00:27:42.50\00:27:45.12
and I want you to turn over
to the 7th chapter of Revelation
00:27:45.42\00:27:49.94
that we're looking at.
00:27:50.14\00:27:51.26
And as you look at
the 7th chapter here
00:27:53.37\00:27:56.09
notice that this list of the
00:27:57.04\00:28:00.20
sons of Jacob which
made up the twelve tribes
00:28:01.47\00:28:06.02
of Israel... there's two that
are missing in Revelation 7.
00:28:06.32\00:28:11.79
Two that are not there.
00:28:13.30\00:28:14.94
Do you know what two they are?
00:28:15.35\00:28:18.08
The two that are missing here
00:28:20.35\00:28:23.61
is Dan and Ephraim.
00:28:23.91\00:28:27.34
Those are the
two that are missing.
00:28:27.44\00:28:29.86
And there's a very definite
reason why they're missing.
00:28:30.16\00:28:35.42
Ephraim... Ephraim
was the son of who?
00:28:36.30\00:28:42.26
He was the son of Joseph.
00:28:44.47\00:28:47.27
Have you thought about that?
00:28:47.57\00:28:49.20
He had
everything he ever wanted.
00:28:49.50\00:28:53.86
His father was the
prime minister of the country.
00:28:55.65\00:29:00.89
When it came to
wealth, anything he wanted.
00:29:01.19\00:29:06.89
And he grew up that way,
and as you read about Ephraim
00:29:07.19\00:29:11.72
he was also one of the foremost
that was leading the children
00:29:12.02\00:29:15.79
of Israel into idolatry.
00:29:15.99\00:29:18.27
Led them away from Him...
00:29:18.58\00:29:20.53
Dan? Critical.
00:29:20.83\00:29:23.59
And friends, you and I need
to take a close look at that
00:29:23.89\00:29:28.18
because he will not make
it into the kingdom of God
00:29:28.48\00:29:31.32
because he was critical.
00:29:31.52\00:29:32.97
When you and I have a tendency
to be critical of other people
00:29:33.37\00:29:37.89
and criticize other people,
you'd better write it down.
00:29:38.09\00:29:41.07
And by the way... so was Judas.
00:29:41.37\00:29:44.74
So they're... they're left out.
00:29:46.86\00:29:49.25
They're left
out... and when you...
00:29:49.55\00:29:51.91
This list that you
have here in Revelation 7...
00:29:52.11\00:29:54.77
that's the same
list of the names
00:29:54.80\00:29:58.05
that are over the
gates of the New Jerusalem.
00:29:58.25\00:30:01.49
And by the way, have
you ever looked at what gate
00:30:02.68\00:30:05.76
you're going to go through?
00:30:05.96\00:30:07.23
Because according to
your personality and character
00:30:09.04\00:30:12.15
you're going to go
through that gate into the city.
00:30:12.35\00:30:14.31
So here you have the 144,000
00:30:14.61\00:30:18.51
each from a
different type of personality.
00:30:18.81\00:30:21.58
Now folks, I want to
just pause on this point
00:30:39.06\00:30:42.86
here and I'll come
back to it in a little bit.
00:30:43.06\00:30:44.88
But I want to point out that
this text in Revelation 7:14
00:30:45.19\00:30:49.42
not only applies to the 144,000
00:30:49.73\00:30:53.36
but it applies to
the great multitude...
00:30:53.56\00:30:55.92
not to just the 144,000.
00:30:56.22\00:30:59.05
And I run onto people who try
to take that and apply it just
00:30:59.35\00:31:02.25
to the 144,000. Not it doesn't!
00:31:02.45\00:31:04.77
So when you read this
7th chapter, it describes
00:31:20.40\00:31:23.66
144,000; brings you down;
and then it says after this
00:31:23.86\00:31:27.60
"there was a great
number that no one could number
00:31:27.74\00:31:31.99
of all the nations of the
earth, clothed in white robes. "
00:31:32.19\00:31:36.07
What I'm trying to get across
to you: yes, there's 144,000
00:31:36.38\00:31:39.69
but there is a
great multitude of people
00:31:39.99\00:31:43.40
that are saved in God's
kingdom. Not just the 144,000.
00:31:43.60\00:31:48.03
The 144,000 are a
special group of people,
00:31:48.33\00:31:52.00
but they're a special group
of people for a definite reason.
00:31:52.30\00:31:55.48
These - and when it
says these it's talking about
00:31:55.78\00:31:58.74
the great multitude -
came out of tribulation.
00:31:58.94\00:32:02.60
They have passed
through a time of tribulation.
00:32:03.10\00:32:07.90
They have come out...
the great multitude...
00:32:08.10\00:32:10.29
and they have washed
their robes and made them white
00:32:10.59\00:32:13.07
in the blood of the Lamb.
00:32:13.27\00:32:14.43
Paul has this to say:
00:32:14.73\00:32:15.93
"And not only that,
but we also glory in" what?
00:32:16.23\00:32:20.71
Have you done that lately?
00:32:21.01\00:32:22.78
Gloried in tribulation? OK.
00:32:23.28\00:32:27.34
Yes, necessary to
your character and mine
00:32:37.35\00:32:42.61
that we go through tribulation
00:32:42.91\00:32:45.66
because that's what it
takes to develop character.
00:32:45.96\00:32:51.08
And dear friend,
you need to understand
00:32:51.38\00:32:55.20
that the development of
character takes place here...
00:32:55.40\00:32:59.43
not in heaven.
00:32:59.73\00:33:01.36
It takes place
here... not in heaven.
00:33:01.66\00:33:04.54
So you and I need
to be very much aware
00:33:04.84\00:33:09.09
of what God is doing.
00:33:09.39\00:33:11.60
They were redeemed from where?
00:33:24.71\00:33:26.69
So they're individuals
just like you and I, see.
00:33:26.99\00:33:31.59
They're redeemed from the earth.
They're people just like us.
00:33:31.89\00:33:35.12
Every different type of
character so you can't say
00:33:35.42\00:33:39.09
there was no chance for you.
00:33:39.29\00:33:41.08
Because they're there...
00:33:41.39\00:33:42.50
every one from
every type of character.
00:33:42.70\00:33:45.15
And they sing a
song that only they learn
00:33:45.46\00:33:48.79
because it has to do
with their experience.
00:33:49.09\00:33:52.26
That's the song
that they're singing
00:33:52.56\00:33:55.18
that they're the
only ones that learn.
00:33:55.48\00:33:57.20
What makes them a
special group of people?
00:34:01.82\00:34:04.97
That's the first thing
that makes them special.
00:34:11.35\00:34:14.34
And they took and
they washed their robes
00:34:14.64\00:34:18.84
and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.
00:34:19.15\00:34:22.24
The only way you can wash
your robe and make it white
00:34:22.54\00:34:28.49
in the blood of the
Lamb is you have to wash it
00:34:28.79\00:34:33.10
in the
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
00:34:33.40\00:34:36.82
That's the only
way that it happens
00:34:37.13\00:34:41.40
is if you and I wash
these lives of ours...
00:34:41.60\00:34:45.82
our characters... in His blood.
00:34:46.02\00:34:48.52
Oh dear friend,
you and I need to be
00:34:48.82\00:34:50.95
on our knees praying daily
00:34:51.15\00:34:55.22
that God will change
us. That He will make us
00:34:55.52\00:35:00.22
into His
character, into His likeness.
00:35:00.52\00:35:04.41
That we would be washed
in the blood of Jesus Christ.
00:35:04.71\00:35:09.37
Say's they're virgins.
00:35:14.64\00:35:17.34
Never married, right?
00:35:17.94\00:35:21.12
Is that what it's telling us?
00:35:21.42\00:35:23.78
These have not
been defiled with women.
00:35:24.09\00:35:26.98
What is it telling us?
00:35:27.29\00:35:29.67
Well, we need to
introduce somebody here.
00:35:29.97\00:35:33.36
Revelation 17 verse 4.
00:35:33.67\00:35:36.58
This is the woman
that leads them...
00:35:50.61\00:35:55.12
this is the woman that
will lead people into adultery
00:35:55.42\00:36:00.49
or fornication.
00:36:00.80\00:36:02.58
This woman of Revelation 17:
she's referred to as the great
00:36:02.88\00:36:07.31
harlot. And
therefore this 144,000
00:36:07.51\00:36:13.12
have not been defiled by her.
00:36:13.42\00:36:16.65
What does that mean?
00:36:18.83\00:36:21.30
Well, a woman in Bible
prophecy represents what?
00:36:21.60\00:36:26.33
Church. "Husbands,
love your wives... "
00:36:26.63\00:36:29.43
So if they're not
defiled with women
00:36:39.45\00:36:43.30
what does that tell you?
00:36:43.60\00:36:46.36
It means, dear
friend, that if your belief
00:36:49.78\00:36:54.99
and your relationship
with the Lord Jesus Christ
00:36:55.29\00:36:58.88
is based on the church, you've
got it in the wrong place.
00:36:59.18\00:37:03.43
That's what it means.
00:37:05.34\00:37:07.11
You see, my
relationship with Christ
00:37:07.61\00:37:12.51
has to be built on this
00:37:12.81\00:37:15.06
so it never changes because
00:37:15.56\00:37:21.03
if you were to set out and
say: "Well, I'm going to find
00:37:21.33\00:37:23.99
the truth" and set out to
do it by going to churches,
00:37:24.19\00:37:28.35
there's over 300
different major denominations.
00:37:28.65\00:37:33.27
That's a long, long road.
00:37:33.57\00:37:37.69
You and I have to go to
God's Word, and I have to
00:37:37.99\00:37:41.39
get into the Word and study
it and find out what it says
00:37:41.59\00:37:44.43
and build my faith
on the Word of God...
00:37:44.63\00:37:48.12
NOT ON A CHURCH.
00:37:48.42\00:37:50.44
Now it doesn't mean that I
shouldn't belong to a church.
00:37:50.54\00:37:54.58
That isn't what it
means at all, because
00:37:54.89\00:37:56.39
the scripture speaks of good
woman which is a good church.
00:37:56.60\00:37:59.46
But you do not
find truth by a church.
00:37:59.77\00:38:03.93
You find truth
by the Word of God.
00:38:04.23\00:38:07.30
And these people are
those who were faithful.
00:38:07.60\00:38:12.56
They had not been
defiled with women
00:38:12.87\00:38:15.80
because they were true to God
00:38:16.10\00:38:18.15
and they
followed the Word of God.
00:38:18.35\00:38:20.23
Simply what it's telling
you that they have not been
00:38:23.60\00:38:27.48
defiled. How do you
commit spiritual adultery?
00:38:27.68\00:38:31.27
How do you do that?
00:38:34.34\00:38:36.25
Well you do it by
adulterating the Word of God.
00:38:38.11\00:38:41.54
That's by teaching false belief.
00:38:41.84\00:38:45.11
By teaching something that does
not have Biblical foundation.
00:38:45.41\00:38:48.60
By teaching
something that is not supported
00:38:48.90\00:38:51.75
by the Word of God. That is
adulterating the Word of God
00:38:51.95\00:38:55.13
and that is
committing spiritual adultery.
00:38:55.33\00:38:58.16
And it says that
these don't do that.
00:38:58.46\00:39:01.34
They're virgins.
00:39:01.65\00:39:03.28
Are you getting the
picture about these people?
00:39:09.84\00:39:13.26
"In their mouth
was found no deceit. "
00:39:14.64\00:39:17.43
In other words, what
it's talking about...
00:39:17.73\00:39:20.51
it's talking about a
special group of people
00:39:20.71\00:39:23.36
that by the grace of God He
has been able to change them
00:39:23.66\00:39:29.23
and change their
character until in them
00:39:29.53\00:39:33.24
is found no fault.
00:39:33.54\00:39:36.32
Now let me just
tell you right now
00:39:38.57\00:39:40.64
they're never going
to know who they are.
00:39:42.21\00:39:44.55
You'll never find
these people - the 144,000-
00:39:47.32\00:39:52.60
coming around saying
"well, I'm one of the 144,000. "
00:39:52.90\00:39:56.10
If they do, you'd better run -
00:39:57.42\00:39:59.62
see? - because
that will never happen.
00:39:59.93\00:40:02.76
Because, dear
friend, it's impossible...
00:40:03.06\00:40:06.81
it's impossible for you
and for me as human beings
00:40:07.11\00:40:11.33
because the
closer you come to Christ
00:40:11.63\00:40:15.37
the more sinful you're going
to appear in your own eyes.
00:40:15.67\00:40:18.42
And so they're not going to come
to that way but - that place -
00:40:18.52\00:40:22.07
but they are to the place
in their Christian experience
00:40:22.21\00:40:26.76
that they are as the
scripture says "without fault. "
00:40:27.06\00:40:31.51
They have come to that place
in their Christian experience.
00:40:35.14\00:40:40.33
So by the grace of
God He has changed them,
00:40:41.96\00:40:46.41
made them different.
00:40:46.72\00:40:48.76
And I want to say
this evening, folks,
00:40:49.06\00:40:51.51
you and I cannot
change ourselves.
00:40:52.49\00:40:58.21
You can't.
00:40:58.51\00:41:00.64
That's an impossibility.
00:41:00.84\00:41:01.98
The scripture says: "Can a
leopard change its spots? "
00:41:02.18\00:41:04.29
No, we can't do that.
00:41:04.59\00:41:07.03
But what we can do...
00:41:07.33\00:41:09.31
I CAN spend time with the Lord.
00:41:09.61\00:41:13.90
I can spend time
in the Word of God.
00:41:14.20\00:41:17.55
And as I spend time
with Him open my heart up
00:41:17.85\00:41:22.34
to the Holy Spirit, and the
Holy Spirit will change you.
00:41:22.54\00:41:26.43
That's HIS work...
that's not your work.
00:41:26.74\00:41:29.24
That's His work:
to make us different,
00:41:29.54\00:41:31.75
to change our characters;
to make us like Jesus Christ.
00:41:31.95\00:41:34.94
And this 144,000 are
those that that happened...
00:41:35.24\00:41:39.53
that took place in
their lives so that they are
00:41:39.73\00:41:42.50
without fault
before the throne of God.
00:41:42.70\00:41:45.08
He said... you see,
He's down here to the place
00:41:57.24\00:42:01.45
where all these
seals have taken place
00:42:01.76\00:42:04.90
and Christ is
about ready to come.
00:42:05.20\00:42:07.74
The great earthquake
and all that is about ready
00:42:07.94\00:42:10.24
to take place and He's
saying: "Don't harm the earth
00:42:10.44\00:42:12.36
or anything until we have
sealed the servants of God
00:42:12.56\00:42:16.04
in their foreheads. "
00:42:16.25\00:42:17.58
And please notice
folks: He seals them where?
00:42:17.88\00:42:20.82
In the forehead.
00:42:21.32\00:42:22.91
Not like the mark of the beast
00:42:24.07\00:42:25.68
that can be in the
forehead or in the hand.
00:42:25.88\00:42:28.12
But the seal of God is
placed only in the forehead.
00:42:28.42\00:42:32.67
What does the seal do?
00:42:32.97\00:42:36.11
What is the purpose of the seal?
00:42:38.03\00:42:39.81
The purpose of the seal is two:
00:42:40.01\00:42:41.63
1. It shows ownership
00:42:41.66\00:42:44.31
and 2. it shows protection.
00:42:44.61\00:42:47.63
Those are the two things
that the seal of God does.
00:42:47.93\00:42:51.12
And He says: "Don't do
anything till we have sealed
00:42:51.42\00:42:54.38
the servants of our
God in their foreheads. "
00:42:54.58\00:42:57.64
Do you know what
it means by sealing?
00:42:57.94\00:43:01.40
When it says sealing
them? Sealing, folks,
00:43:02.98\00:43:06.24
is settling into the truth.
00:43:06.54\00:43:10.04
Do you understand
what I mean by that?
00:43:10.34\00:43:11.89
Sealing is
settling into the truth.
00:43:12.39\00:43:15.15
In other words, what I
mean is that I need to study.
00:43:15.35\00:43:19.28
I need to spend time
with the Lord Jesus Christ
00:43:19.58\00:43:22.22
so I come to the
place where I say "Yeah,
00:43:22.53\00:43:26.81
that's truth. I know it's truth.
00:43:27.12\00:43:29.67
Without a question
it's the truth of God
00:43:29.97\00:43:32.23
and I am going to follow
it and walk with my Lord.
00:43:32.43\00:43:35.51
I'm settling into the truth. "
00:43:35.71\00:43:37.62
And when a person does that,
00:43:37.92\00:43:39.58
that is God
sealing that individual.
00:43:39.79\00:43:43.06
And you've got to be settled.
You've got to be sealed.
00:43:43.36\00:43:48.08
You've got to be into
the truth enough so that as
00:43:48.28\00:43:51.22
the tribulation
comes you stand firm.
00:43:51.42\00:43:55.40
You don't move. You say:
"Yes, this is what I believe.
00:43:55.70\00:44:00.33
I'll stand firm
for the Word of God. "
00:44:00.63\00:44:03.10
Places a seal upon
them. The Lord says:
00:44:13.43\00:44:16.17
"That one's
mine... belongs to Me. "
00:44:16.47\00:44:19.69
God is saying: "These are
My people; they belong to Me.
00:44:23.86\00:44:27.67
They're sealed.
00:44:27.97\00:44:30.05
They are faithful to Me. They're
settled in the truth of God. "
00:44:30.36\00:44:34.50
This is the
sealing that takes place.
00:44:34.80\00:44:37.98
"Bind up the testimony;
00:44:46.36\00:44:48.98
seal the law
among My disciples. "
00:44:49.28\00:44:54.21
You see, the law
- the law of God -
00:44:54.31\00:44:59.09
is a transcript
of God's character.
00:44:59.39\00:45:03.39
That's what it is.
00:45:03.59\00:45:05.43
And since it's a
transcript of God's character
00:45:05.73\00:45:09.21
and you and I must
have our characters
00:45:09.51\00:45:15.09
made into His likeness,
00:45:15.39\00:45:17.91
that's why it's talking
about "Bind up the testimony;
00:45:18.21\00:45:21.76
seal the law
among My disciples. "
00:45:22.06\00:45:24.77
That it brings their life into
harmony with the Word of God.
00:45:25.07\00:45:29.84
Now a seal... a
seal - as I said -
00:45:30.14\00:45:35.41
has authority and protection.
00:45:35.71\00:45:39.46
And a seal has
certain things in it.
00:45:39.76\00:45:42.13
The President of the
United States has a seal.
00:45:42.33\00:45:45.54
As you can see
here, you have the seal.
00:45:45.84\00:45:48.98
The name: Abraham Lincoln.
00:45:49.19\00:45:51.86
That's his name.
Title: President.
00:45:52.16\00:45:55.09
You know what that seal does?
00:45:55.39\00:45:57.91
That gives authority to it.
00:45:58.21\00:46:00.75
And territory:
the United States.
00:46:01.05\00:46:04.46
Those are the
things that are in a seal.
00:46:04.77\00:46:07.90
Now if he's going to seal
the law among His disciples,
00:46:08.21\00:46:14.05
then is there
anything in God's law
00:46:14.35\00:46:18.94
that expresses the seal?
00:46:19.24\00:46:22.26
That's what you've
got to look at. Now,
00:46:22.77\00:46:25.32
I can take the 10 Commandments
00:46:25.62\00:46:28.75
and I can take 9 of them
00:46:29.05\00:46:32.25
and I can apply
them to this altar.
00:46:32.55\00:46:35.62
In other words, I
can take this altar
00:46:35.92\00:46:38.10
and say it's my god.
00:46:38.40\00:46:40.03
And I can say: "My god tells
me I'm not to have any other
00:46:40.53\00:46:45.29
gods before it. "
00:46:45.49\00:46:46.99
My god tells me I'm not
to take its name in vain.
00:46:47.29\00:46:51.58
My god tells me I'm to
honor my father and my mother.
00:46:51.88\00:46:55.87
My god tells me I'm not to kill.
00:46:55.97\00:46:59.27
I can take and make
that altar my god and say...
00:46:59.57\00:47:04.08
But I cannot take the
4th Commandment and do that
00:47:04.61\00:47:10.56
because it says:
00:47:10.76\00:47:12.32
That just left my altar out.
00:47:25.84\00:47:28.39
See? The Sabbath
of the Lord your God.
00:47:28.69\00:47:34.32
Left it out.
00:47:34.52\00:47:36.08
OK.
00:47:36.38\00:47:37.41
Listen:
00:47:46.72\00:47:48.02
"for in six days the Lord made"
00:47:48.32\00:47:52.01
That makes Him the Creator;
00:47:52.31\00:47:55.75
again leaves out my altar.
00:47:56.05\00:47:59.05
He is the Creator
of heaven and earth:
00:47:59.25\00:48:04.07
His territory.
00:48:04.37\00:48:06.18
That 4th Commandment
contains the seal of God.
00:48:12.20\00:48:16.92
That's what's
there. Has His name:
00:48:17.22\00:48:19.42
the Lord your God.
00:48:19.72\00:48:22.01
Creator: title.
00:48:22.31\00:48:24.85
Territory: heaven and earth.
00:48:25.15\00:48:27.99
That's why it says: "Seal
the law among My disciples. "
00:48:28.29\00:48:33.17
And in this day and age,
God is looking for people
00:48:33.47\00:48:37.62
who are willing
to say: "Yes, Lord.
00:48:37.92\00:48:42.68
I'll build my
faith on Your Word. "
00:48:42.98\00:48:46.42
"I'll build it on what the
scripture says and I'll stand
00:48:47.73\00:48:51.18
on Your Word even though
the whole rest of the world
00:48:51.38\00:48:54.83
may go the other direction
I'm going to follow Your Word. "
00:48:55.03\00:48:57.83
"I'm going to walk in
the light of Your Word. "
00:48:58.13\00:49:00.88
And God says: "These are
My people" and will seal them.
00:49:01.09\00:49:06.90
You see, He even says that.
00:49:07.20\00:49:09.16
That Lord who does what?
00:49:26.90\00:49:29.33
What does that mean?
00:49:29.64\00:49:31.63
That means change of character.
00:49:31.93\00:49:35.40
Follow me?
00:49:37.70\00:49:39.19
That's what it means.
00:49:39.49\00:49:41.06
He said: "I'm the One...
I'm the One that will change
00:49:41.16\00:49:45.37
your character and
make you different. "
00:49:45.67\00:49:48.73
"If I can take
and make a day holy,
00:49:49.03\00:49:52.51
I can make you holy. "
00:49:52.81\00:49:55.11
And He does that for us.
00:49:55.41\00:49:57.79
This 144,000 are a
special group of people
00:49:58.09\00:50:01.74
because God has been
able to work in their lives
00:50:01.94\00:50:04.41
in such a way that they've
come to the place that they are
00:50:04.61\00:50:07.18
without fault before God.
00:50:07.38\00:50:09.01
But dear
friends, don't mix it up.
00:50:09.31\00:50:11.19
There is a
great, great multitude
00:50:12.84\00:50:15.83
clothed in white robes
00:50:16.13\00:50:19.01
having palms in their hands
00:50:19.31\00:50:21.34
standing on the sea of
glass. These are the redeemed.
00:50:21.64\00:50:25.58
Yes, the 144,000 as
it says are the first,
00:50:25.88\00:50:31.46
but it doesn't mean
first in quantity...
00:50:31.76\00:50:36.45
it means first in quality.
00:50:36.75\00:50:40.38
They have developed
characters like their Lord.
00:50:40.68\00:50:45.98
That's what they've done.
00:50:46.28\00:50:47.90
They are a
special group of people.
00:50:48.20\00:50:50.98
You see, they're the firstfruits
but they're the firstfruits
00:51:01.77\00:51:04.66
in quality... not in quantity
00:51:04.86\00:51:10.26
but in quality. They
have developed characters
00:51:10.56\00:51:14.04
that... to God and the Lamb.
00:51:14.24\00:51:16.00
This 144,000
are a special group.
00:51:25.24\00:51:28.57
They serve the Lord...
before Him all the time.
00:51:28.87\00:51:32.09
You know why?
00:51:32.39\00:51:34.30
Do you know why?
00:51:34.60\00:51:36.18
Because, folks,
they are living proof...
00:51:36.48\00:51:40.14
they're living proof of
what the grace of God can do.
00:51:40.44\00:51:44.27
So down through the
ceaseless ages of eternity
00:51:44.57\00:51:48.40
He can point to these
people and say: "Look,
00:51:48.70\00:51:51.62
these are the ones who so
surrendered their life to Me
00:51:51.92\00:51:56.72
that I could work in their life
00:51:56.92\00:51:58.96
and change them and
make them like Me. "
00:51:59.16\00:52:02.26
That He could do. And He
said: "Here's living proof
00:52:02.56\00:52:04.98
that it can be done out of
every personality, every type
00:52:05.19\00:52:09.46
that was on
earth... there they are:
00:52:09.66\00:52:12.01
living proof of what
the grace of God could do. "
00:52:12.11\00:52:17.05
This is why they're
there: they'll serve Him.
00:52:17.35\00:52:20.33
You see, throughout the
ceaseless ages of eternity
00:52:26.94\00:52:29.35
wherever Christ goes
00:52:29.65\00:52:31.68
He can take these along and
say: "Here, these were the ones
00:52:32.08\00:52:37.04
who were
redeemed from the earth.
00:52:37.24\00:52:39.83
These are the ones
that surrendered their life,
00:52:40.14\00:52:44.10
walked with Me, followed Me.
00:52:44.30\00:52:46.26
These are the ones
00:52:46.46\00:52:48.51
that I have made like unto Me. "
00:52:48.71\00:52:53.87
So these are the 144,000.
00:52:53.99\00:52:57.21
These are the special ones.
00:52:57.51\00:52:59.39
Sealed in their foreheads.
00:53:05.10\00:53:09.35
They have the Father's name.
That means they're like Him
00:53:09.65\00:53:13.70
in character.
That's what that means.
00:53:14.00\00:53:16.74
And so dear
friend tonight you and I
00:53:17.04\00:53:20.97
have the privilege of
so surrendering our lives
00:53:21.37\00:53:26.73
to Jesus Christ that
He can do His work in us.
00:53:26.93\00:53:32.25
And oh, dear friend,
we're so close to the end.
00:53:32.55\00:53:37.11
Jesus is coming.
00:53:37.51\00:53:39.77
We only have a
little bit of time.
00:53:40.07\00:53:43.92
Surrender your heart.
Surrender your soul to Him.
00:53:45.63\00:53:49.94
Let the Lord Jesus
Christ work in your life.
00:53:50.25\00:53:53.59
Let Him shine forth from
your life in all of His glory
00:53:53.89\00:53:59.38
and all of His righteousness
and all of His love
00:53:59.69\00:54:03.01
that you and I may reflect
His glory to those about us.
00:54:03.31\00:54:07.66
Let us pray.
00:54:07.96\00:54:09.38
Father in heaven,
00:54:09.78\00:54:11.78
we thank you... thank you, Lord,
for the assurance of Your Word,
00:54:12.08\00:54:17.65
the promise that
Jesus is coming soon
00:54:17.95\00:54:23.55
and that each one of us can
be among those that will stand
00:54:23.95\00:54:29.94
on the sea of glass
clothed in white robes
00:54:30.05\00:54:34.49
and palm branches in our
hands and sing praises to You.
00:54:34.69\00:54:37.73
Grant to us, Lord, the grace...
00:54:38.13\00:54:43.55
grant to us the opportunity
00:54:43.65\00:54:47.02
to follow You
and to worship You.
00:54:47.32\00:54:49.43
Bless each one here tonight.
00:54:49.74\00:54:52.07
May they reach out in faith,
00:54:52.37\00:54:54.56
take hold of the
promises of Your Word.
00:54:54.86\00:54:57.71
We ask in Christ's name, Amen.
00:54:58.02\00:55:01.17
Our next presentation
is on the seven trumpets.
00:55:04.00\00:55:09.37
The seven trumpets.
00:55:09.67\00:55:11.64
As I mentioned earlier, I
don't really recommend this
00:55:11.94\00:55:15.17
as a subject
for little children.
00:55:15.28\00:55:17.11
So I would encourage
you to be sure and be here.
00:55:17.41\00:55:22.19
Bring your pencil and
paper as we take a look...
00:55:22.39\00:55:25.26
because these are the judgments
of God and what He has to say
00:55:25.50\00:55:29.98
is going to happen.
Good night; God bless you.
00:55:30.18\00:55:31.72
Every day thousands risk
their lives to protect and serve
00:55:37.54\00:55:41.90
their fellow man.
00:55:41.93\00:55:43.29
They have a deep commitment
to excellency in teamwork
00:55:43.59\00:55:46.59
and when others run from
danger, they run to it...
00:55:46.89\00:55:50.37
even if it means
personal sacrifice.
00:55:50.67\00:55:53.17
Even if it means making the
supreme sacrifice for another.
00:55:53.47\00:55:57.41
They're always on call,
ready to serve no matter what.
00:55:57.71\00:56:02.01
Friends, you and I can
learn a lot from firefighters.
00:56:02.31\00:56:05.60
In the United States, the
majority of them are volunteers.
00:56:05.90\00:56:08.86
That's right... volunteers.
00:56:09.16\00:56:11.23
But even for those who are
paid it's more than a job...
00:56:11.53\00:56:14.86
it's a calling.
00:56:15.06\00:56:16.54
Jesus said in John
15 verses 12 and 13:
00:56:16.84\00:56:20.38
"This is My commandment:
00:56:20.68\00:56:22.40
that you love one
another as I have loved you.
00:56:22.70\00:56:25.26
Greater love has
no one than this:
00:56:25.56\00:56:27.86
than to lay down one's
life for his friends. "
00:56:28.16\00:56:31.03
Those who follow the
words of Jesus are His friends.
00:56:31.33\00:56:34.45
But Romans 5:8 says that
"God demonstrated His own love
00:56:34.75\00:56:38.11
towards us in that
while we were still sinners
00:56:38.21\00:56:41.14
Christ died for us. "
00:56:41.34\00:56:43.08
What an amazing thought!
00:56:43.38\00:56:45.01
Christ laid down His life for us
00:56:45.31\00:56:47.47
even though we
were not His friends.
00:56:47.67\00:56:50.69
A firefighter is
willing to do the same.
00:56:50.99\00:56:53.78
He's constantly
preparing for his next mission
00:56:53.98\00:56:56.62
because his own life
and the life of others
00:56:56.82\00:56:59.41
depends on his
training and qualifications.
00:56:59.61\00:57:02.47
My friends, that's
what we're doing right now
00:57:02.77\00:57:06.00
with this series:
we are preparing you
00:57:06.20\00:57:08.86
for what is to come.
00:57:09.06\00:57:10.55
Our goal is to make
you skilled in the Word
00:57:10.78\00:57:13.42
so that by the power of God
you can bring others to safety -
00:57:13.62\00:57:17.27
the safety that
can be found only
00:57:17.47\00:57:19.51
in the arms of a loving Savior.
00:57:19.71\00:57:21.93
Won't you help us to
train and prepare others
00:57:22.17\00:57:24.68
to fulfill this mission?
00:57:24.88\00:57:26.57
Please consider
what you can for those
00:57:26.77\00:57:28.96
who still don't
know about Jesus.
00:57:29.23\00:57:31.11
As the Holy Spirit impresses,
00:57:31.31\00:57:32.74
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