Who was Jesus?
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He had compassion for
the weak and the hurting.
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He loved every person He met
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and taught them how to love.
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His great heart helped
all those who came near Him
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but most of all He was a friend.
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That was who He was...
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now find out who He is.
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Hello and welcome back
to 3ABN Summer Camp Meeting.
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I don't know about
you but I've been blessed.
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Guess what? It's not
over... it's just beginning.
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It's such a privilege to
be able to serve the Lord
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and do it through
such communications.
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The devil thought
he could stop us all by
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COVID goin' around the
world. But you know what?
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Now we go virtual, and we
can go through television,
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radio, ways that we
never thought possible before
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because Jesus says: "When
this gospel of the kingdom
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goes into all the world
then the end shall come. "
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Which is really the beginning.
I'm so looking forward to that.
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Our next speaker is
very easy for me to introduce
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as I've known him for quite a
while... in fact, all my life.
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My brother Kenny
Shelton, Pastor Kenny Shelton.
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And afterwards now we're
going to have a little Q&A...
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question and answer
thing. So if you want to
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you can text
actually. This is new to me.
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This is Greg and Jill
doin' all this new stuff.
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But you can
actually text your questions:
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or you can e-mail:
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and you can go
register for these at:
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So it'll be up on the
screen. We invite you to do so.
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So afterwards you have ques-
tions I'm sure he'll be happy
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to answer those. But what
I'd like to say about my brother
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is: growing up we had 4
boys and a girl in our family.
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And Tammy was the baby.
I'm the youngest of the four.
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Kenny's the second in
line. So we had Tommy,
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Kenny, Ronnie,
Danny, then came Tammy.
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And Kenny... One
thing that we all knew
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by the time we
were 10 or 12 years old
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was he was never going to
preach or never going to sing
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in public. That's the two
things he was never going to do.
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Well you can see already that
once in a while we get him up
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to sing, but he's been
preaching now 30+ years.
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The difference is
because when he was younger
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he said: "I'm not gonna
do it" but later he said
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"Lord, what do
You want me to do? "
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And so the Lord had had
him and he's been ministering
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around the world
with his wife Chris.
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It's such a privilege
for him to be here today.
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Director and Founder of of
course Behold the Lamb Ministry
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seen right here on
3ABN and around the world.
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But before he comes out
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and his wife will come
out with him - Chris - to pray
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beforehand, but before
they do my sister Tammy is here.
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My baby sister we'll
call her... younger sister.
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She used to didn't
like it but now she's happy
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to be the youngest
of all of us old guys.
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And she's here with Tim Parton
and she's going to be singing
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We Shall Stand.
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We wrestle not
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with flesh and blood
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but with powers of all darkness.
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We fight battles every day...
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it seems they'll never end.
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As this war rages endlessly
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our hearts start to falter
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We cling unto His Holy Word
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and know we shall stand.
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We shall stand
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in the midst of tribulation.
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We shall stand
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when the battle rages high.
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We place our faith
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in the King who reigns forever.
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Let us rejoice
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for we know we shall stand.
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When we've done all we can
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and therefore we stand
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and wait upon the Savior
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we learn from experience
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to place our trust in Him.
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And when we
give Him full control
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we cannot be defeated
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for the battle's His
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the victory's ours...
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thank God we shall stand!
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We shall stand
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in the midst of tribulation.
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We shall stand
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when the battle rages high.
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We placed our faith
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in the King who
reigns forever...
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ever and ever... Let us rejoice
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for we know we shall stand.
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We placed our faith
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in the King who
reigns forever...
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let us rejoice in tribulation,
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let us
rejoice... sing adoration,
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let us rejoice
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for we know
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we shall stand!
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Amen! Amen... thank you, Tammy.
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Praise the Lord!
Wasn't that beautiful?
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We shall stand - AMEN -
only by the grace of God -
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YES - we're going
to be able to stand.
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There was a
wonderful message in that song!
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Oh, we could have prayer
and go home, couldn't we?
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Absolutely!
That's such a blessing.
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It was. Thank you
both Tam and Brother Tim.
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That really was. As
your brother Danny said -
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my brother-in-law - we
are going to have prayer.
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And we like to
kneel when we pray
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so if you guys at home
would like to kneel with us
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we invite you to
kneel with us now. OK?
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Most gracious heavenly Father,
Lord we thank you for this
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opportunity to
lift up Jesus. Amen!
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To hopefully bring
more faith as the song said.
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To have faith in Christ
as never before as we see
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our world changing
right before our eyes
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in ways we never
thought possible.
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Lord, we need that deep faith,
that abiding faith in You.
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And Father, I pray
now for Pastor Kenny -
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this vessel, this manservant
of Yours that You did call
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and that You're still using
- that Your Holy Spirit will
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speak in and through him
that we may have a fresh look
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today through the power of
the Spirit of our risen Lord.
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We give You all the
praise, the glory, and the honor
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in Jesus' name. Amen. Yeah!
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Thank you.
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Praise the Lord!
All right... thank you.
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Praise God! We're glad
that you are here today.
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Camp Meeting is a wonderful
special time, is it not?
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Absolutely! That we can
sing praises unto Him; we can
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study the Word of God.
Today if you have your pencil
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and paper be sure
and just write down.
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We're going to be
talking about Our Risen Lord.
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Our risen Lord. Praise
God that He's not in the tomb.
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Praise God that
He's alive and well
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and He's working in our behalf.
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Again, we're very grateful
and thankful for the messages
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I know that we've heard,
the songs that have been sung
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that's brought honor and glory
to Him and Him alone: to Jesus.
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Our Risen Lord.
There's a lot of passages
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that we'll be going over here.
We'll do it as fast as we can.
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But again, make sure
you write them down, please,
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so that you can study to
show yourself approved unto God.
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There was a man one
time - an old gentleman -
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that because of the
toil that we went through
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and work that he went through
he was kind of all stooped
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and kind of bent over
with the cares of this life.
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You know, he tried to
fix the problem himself
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but he just couldn't
seem to fix it himself.
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He tried and he
tried. "I'll straighten up
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and I'll try to do better"
but he became more bent over.
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No avail. The
thought came to his mind
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and he said: "You know, I
have a friend who is a sculptor
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and if he will just make
one of me standing straight
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and tall and if I
take the opportunity
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to look at that every
day and work toward that
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maybe I can straighten up
and I'll be better mentally,
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physically, and
even spiritually.
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I know I need
to have a change. "
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The old gentleman now
we're going to call Grandpa.
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Now Grandpa
said: "You know what?
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I'm going to have this
man to make that statue. "
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And he did... he
made him a statue.
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Grandpa took the statue
and he put it in his barn.
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Kinda in the back so no
one could really see it there.
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He kind of hid it, but
every day Grandpa went out
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and Grandpa began
to look at that statue.
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But remember, the statue
was made straight and tall
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and made him look good.
So Grandpa beheld that statue
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every day and he
began to exercise.
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He began to strain
and stretch and flex those
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muscles to try to get
his body to straighten up.
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And as he saw this straight
statue he said: "That's what
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I want to be. " Now,
one day his granddaughter
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saw him quite a
few times. She saw him
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keep going out to the
barn. Every day he'd go out to
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the barn. She said: "Why
is he going out to the barn? "
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You know, every day. She
thought: best for me to do
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is I'm going to
follow him out to the barn
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and I'm going to see
what Grandpa is doing there.
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Because they had noticed
and some people had noticed
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in a matter of
a couple of months
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he was walking just a
little bit straighter.
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He was standing a little
bit straighter and thought:
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"Oh, this is a
wonderful thing! "
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So, well, as time went by -
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we're talking about
several months went by -
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other changes were taking place.
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And so anyway the grand-
daughter comes out to the barn
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and she begins to look, to study
and see what Grandpa is doing.
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Well as she looked at
Grandpa she saw something else
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there that looked
like a second Grandpa.
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Hmm! But this one was
standing straight and tall.
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And she watched Grandpa as
he began to grab a few little
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weights and he began to
stretch and he began to you know
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make some changes in
his physical appearance.
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She couldn't be still any
longer. She said: "Oh Grandpa,
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Grandpa, what are you
doing? What are you doing?
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You're standing straight and
you're standing tall right now.
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You're standing
beside the other Grandpa
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because it looks like you
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but you're standing straight
and tall and that's so good! "
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Well, as we look at Grandpa's
effort that he had put in
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not only was he beholding but
he also was working toward that
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because he wanted to be straight
and stand tall for Jesus.
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And you know, by beholding
and by putting forth an effort
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there's some changes
can be made in your life
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and in my life today.
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A pattern, our perfect
pattern is none other than who?
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Good! Jesus Christ.
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And so we're to pattern our-
selves after Him in all things.
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And we're told in
Scripture over and over that,
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you know, as we behold Him
we'll be changed into what?
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Good! Into His image.
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So as we're following Him
and changed into His image
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we become more
and more like Him.
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Today we're going to
behold our risen Lord.
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Our risen Lord...
He is not in the tomb.
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He's not in a grave somewhere.
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He's alive and well
and in heavenly places.
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We're going to go through
that study and look at it
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carefully... maybe
like we never have before
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because we want
certainly to be like Him.
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In Matthew chapter
28... If you have your Bibles,
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I know you do... You know
Camp Meeting time is a time
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to get close to Jesus.
Time to visit and talk about
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spiritual things. And I
like this passage because
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it really tells the
whole message in Matthew 28:6.
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So again, if you have your
Bibles, be sure and turn to
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Matthew 28 verse 6.
I always like to say
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"Here's what the Bible says. "
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The Bible says there:
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You remember they came
to the tomb? What is it?
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Isn't that really wonderful?
What good news that is!
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They came right to the
sepulcher and they began to look
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and He's not here.
Well where did He go?
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What is He doing?
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Interesting: He wasn't there.
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In the closing
events as we begin to trace
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from Calvary to
the heavenly sanctuary
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in this study today I
pray that there's going to be
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some blessings
that will come your way.
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Maybe it's more understanding
as it's helped me in my study
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to realize that
Christ is not finished.
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He's still working
in our behalf today.
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Aren't you glad about that?
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So let's go back just a
little bit in the closing events
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of the crucifixion day.
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More and more
evidence began to come in.
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Evidence? What are you
talking about? Evidence came in?
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Well, simply to the
fulfilling of prophecy
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to Christ's divinity.
Please think it with me.
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To His divinity. More and
more people will begin to see
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He had to be special.
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Something very
special was going on here
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because there were
voices that were heard
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in Matthew
chapter 27 and verse 54.
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This is all we are going to
say. Notice Matthew 27:54 says:
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So what was happening
here? More and more people were
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saying: "This must
have been the Son of God!
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Something big;
something special. "
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"This truly was
the Son of God! "
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Many people came
to the crucifixion
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and many of them
came because of curiosity.
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You know, you see that today.
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Many people come to church I
think because they're curious
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about what's taking place.
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They're curious
of what, you know...
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They've got questions
they want answered and so
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some just wanted to see
who this Man really was.
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Some were caught up in this mob
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as it were like
scene against Christ.
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There was a mob there
and they wanted as it were
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His blood. As evening
came the crowd broke up
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and they began to
go different directions
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and a lot of people
began to go back to Jerusalem.
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But they were changed
individuals because they were
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beholding the Lamb of God.
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So some good changes took place.
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And you know what?
Just a matter of a few hours
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made a difference.
And a few hours can make
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a difference in
your life and in my life
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as we behold
Jesus, the Lamb of God.
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Sad to say, the Jewish
leaders... think with me
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for a moment.
The Jewish leaders...
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They still had a
hatred for Jesus Christ.
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Now why did they have a
hatred for Jesus Christ?
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They were jealous of Jesus.
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You know, they couldn't
get past this hatred of Him.
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At the crucifixion, for
example, remember darkness
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covered the face of
the earth around the cross.
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Darkness was in the
hearts of the Jewish leaders
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who knew not the Son of God.
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Is it possible
today maybe that we do not
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understand or we
have not seen Jesus,
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we have not experienced Him
in our hearts and in our life
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and there's
darkness you see in our home?
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There's darkness in the church;
there's darkness at our job.
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There's darkness all around
us which He wants to expel.
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He wants that to
change into light.
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But very interesting: you
would think the Jewish leaders,
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the Jewish race,
they wanted to what?
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They wanted to crucify Jesus.
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They wanted to get
Him out of their hair.
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And after He, as it
were, died on Calvary's cross
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there were some
unexpected emotions.
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Now what do you mean by
that? Unexpected emotions
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went through their heart
and went through their mind
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especially through the priest
and through the rulers because
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they expected a
feeling of victory.
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You know how it is? Maybe
you've done certain things
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and there was a
victory. You felt good.
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You won whatever it might be.
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This is what they
wanted to do with Jesus
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and then they should be
as it were feeling good...
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but they weren't feeling good.
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There was some unrest.
There were some things that were
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going on in their mind
after He was put to death.
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The apparent victory
now was like: "Oh, oh! "
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The question came
up as: "What next? "
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"Maybe there's something
that's going to happen next
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that we don't know about. "
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And then you know as
you think about it here
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in their mind they
thought: "Well, He's dead...
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nothing can really happen. "
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"Surely not. Nothing
could happen, would it? "
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"No... surely not, surely not. "
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Huh! Because they had
heard... Now notice with me:
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they had heard
in John 19 verse 30.
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Think with me for just a moment.
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They heard
Jesus say these words:
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You would think it
would be all over with them.
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They got rid of Jesus.
They were threatened by Him.
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They were jealous.
Their hatred for Him
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was to put Him... they
were going to put Him to death.
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The Bible says
there in John 19:30
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Now people heard that.
The Jewish leaders heard that.
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He's dead. There's no use
to worry about it anymore.
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He died... we don't
have to worry about it.
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I want you to listen
to me very carefully.
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This is an important
quote here... a little bit long
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but I think it's worthwhile
that we spend a little time.
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Found in Manuscript 111 in 1897.
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To me this is very powerful.
Listen to every word. It says:
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So we know from
the earthly sanctuary
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right from the Holy
Place to the Most Holy Place
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there was a thick curtain about
the thickness of a man's hand.
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Impossible to be
rent or torn by man.
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But when Christ died
that curtain was ripped
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all the way from
the top to the bottom.
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Well, what did that mean?
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Some of you may ask:
"Well, what did that mean? "
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That simply meant that
the way to the Most Holy Place
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was now open. Praise
God for that for man!
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When Christ
bowed His head, right?
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bowed His head:
"It is finished! "
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God then would be
satisfied with His offering.
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Now we see justice
and mercy, you see,
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could be blended together.
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God is just. We know that.
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He also is the justifier
of all who should believe
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on Christ Jesus.
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He looked, notice this, on the
victim expiring on the cross...
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Talking about God looking at
the victim. Who? Jesus Christ
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dying on the cross who
said: "It is finished! "
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The human race... This is
good news. Somebody should be
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getting excited about it
because it simply said here
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the human race
shall have another chance.
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They shall have a second chance.
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Praise God for that!
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Redemption's
price has been paid.
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And then notice in Luke ch. 10.
If you think about it with me
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verse I think it's 18. It
says Satan fell like lightning
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from heaven. Umm!
Satan then was booted out
00:20:15.74\00:20:18.98
wasn't he? Christ died
and said: "It is finished! "
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But what? The human race
had another opportunity, another
00:20:22.02\00:20:24.19
chance. I praise God for that.
00:20:24.39\00:20:26.02
But interesting:
those who were around
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Jesus Christ,
those who were around Him
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heard these words
"It is finished! "
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At that time they
felt a mighty earthquake.
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Things that were taking
place they could not explain.
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And it seemed like
the rocks were torn
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out of the mountainside
and they were hurled
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and there were holes
that were left in the rock.
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Oh my! There was a force
there that was unexplainable.
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And the people... it caught
their minds and it caught their
00:20:56.95\00:20:59.29
eyes and it was
a frightening time.
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As I mentioned a while
ago the religious leaders were
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simply jealous of Christ.
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They were jealous
of Him and His life
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and they were
jealous of Him in death.
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Interesting! They
feared Jesus Christ in life;
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they feared Him
even more in death.
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Wow! What a big statement.
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They feared Him more in death.
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They were jealous. Let me just
read a little something here
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I thought was
interesting on jealousy.
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I just think
jealously is a killer.
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Jealousy can kill
a person spiritually.
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It's deadly...
and certainly it was.
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Now where did this
jealousy even start?
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And, you know, who started it?
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I'm going to Early
Writings; page 145 says this.
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Now we know who
started it, do we not?
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Read more if you want to in
Isaiah 14. Just jot it down...
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have the
opportunity to read that.
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Please listen to
me carefully on that.
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It starts out this way...
and you know how it starts out
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maybe in your life.
Number one: it starts out
00:22:35.32\00:22:37.29
with a little bit of
envy. We're a little bit envious
00:22:37.49\00:22:39.09
of that person. Why?
They have this or what's going
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on. And then it turns to
a little bit of jealousy.
00:22:41.79\00:22:44.36
And first thing the temperature
begins to rise just a little bit
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and before long it's hatred.
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And when it's hatred that
means we want to do something
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about it. We don't
want to see that person.
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We don't want to
deal with that person.
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And I can say right now
I believe the world is now
00:22:56.47\00:22:59.37
infected by jealousy.
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I feel like the world...
and not only the world but may I
00:23:02.18\00:23:05.25
just be personal? I think
it's infiltrated the church.
00:23:05.45\00:23:08.52
And many times we're
jealous, we're envious
00:23:08.72\00:23:11.75
of other people. Let me
just give a couple examples
00:23:11.95\00:23:14.59
of it, and you could give
a whole lot more I'm sure.
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You know, sometimes: "Why wasn't
I elected to that office? "
00:23:17.43\00:23:21.30
"Well I've been in church a
lot longer than they have! "
00:23:21.70\00:23:24.50
"Well, my family
helped to start this church! "
00:23:24.90\00:23:27.04
"I'm more qualified than
they are. Why are they in that
00:23:27.44\00:23:30.44
position? "
00:23:30.64\00:23:31.97
"It should have been me. "
00:23:32.94\00:23:34.61
Interesting kind of
start of jealousy here. Huh!
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You see they, at this
point in time we realize that
00:23:39.88\00:23:42.82
what was taking place there
with the crucifixion and Calvary
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right now again the leaders
were... they were worried about
00:23:46.42\00:23:49.76
the people. They were
worried about a revolt.
00:23:49.96\00:23:51.66
They were worried about
"What are we going to do now? "
00:23:51.86\00:23:54.53
And the thought once again is:
"Is it possible He's going to
00:23:54.73\00:23:57.40
come back? And then if He
does what are we going to do? "
00:23:57.60\00:24:00.70
And they said: "Oh, we don't
want the attention of the people
00:24:00.90\00:24:05.84
to dwell on this too
long. What we need to do:
00:24:06.04\00:24:09.74
we don't want their
minds and their eyes
00:24:09.94\00:24:12.01
to be fixed upon
Christ hanging upon the cross.
00:24:12.21\00:24:15.85
And so something we need to
do: we need to get Him down.
00:24:16.05\00:24:19.05
We need to get Him out of sight
00:24:19.25\00:24:21.12
so the people
can't see Him any more. "
00:24:21.32\00:24:24.46
Why? For fear that
something would happen.
00:24:24.86\00:24:29.60
Huh! They thought:
"Let's get Him down.
00:24:29.80\00:24:32.43
Let's just bury Him and all this
nightmare's going to be over. "
00:24:32.63\00:24:36.37
Or so they hoped...
00:24:36.57\00:24:38.67
Or so they really hoped.
00:24:40.38\00:24:42.38
So His body was taken down and
as we realize in Scripture...
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There's a lot of times
we're talking to people
00:24:47.22\00:24:48.92
who maybe have
never heard these things.
00:24:49.12\00:24:50.55
And others you've
heard them many times.
00:24:50.75\00:24:52.09
But it only took about
six hours for Christ to die
00:24:52.22\00:24:54.72
on the cross.
Remember: they didn't kill Him.
00:24:54.92\00:24:57.43
He died of a broken heart.
00:24:57.63\00:24:59.76
He carried you and He
carried me with Him...
00:24:59.96\00:25:02.13
the sins of the world.
00:25:02.33\00:25:03.67
But remember: this
is Preparation Day.
00:25:04.07\00:25:05.97
And I find it very
difficult sometimes...
00:25:06.17\00:25:07.84
or kind of hard to
explain... why people say:
00:25:08.04\00:25:09.80
"We can't figure out
which day is the Sabbath. "
00:25:10.01\00:25:11.81
"We can't figure out what day
is the first day of the week. "
00:25:12.01\00:25:13.84
Friday is the Preparation Day.
That's the 6th day of the week.
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That's when He
died on the cross.
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We know in death He rested
on the seventh-day Sabbath.
00:25:19.38\00:25:22.95
Hah! Isn't that? He
rested just like He lived.
00:25:23.15\00:25:26.05
When He lived life He
rested on the Sabbath Day.
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Praise God for that!
00:25:28.99\00:25:30.33
Now there's another thought
here that I want to bring out.
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If you think along this
line that He died, remember,
00:25:35.56\00:25:39.23
and that He rose there
must be something that had...
00:25:39.43\00:25:43.57
is going on.
There must be something
00:25:43.77\00:25:45.84
that maybe the world is
missing or maybe most Christians
00:25:46.04\00:25:48.51
are missing today
because they say - and I pray
00:25:48.71\00:25:51.35
we have enough time to
answer some of these questions -
00:25:51.55\00:25:53.58
is that: "Oh, well, now you know
it was finished at the cross. "
00:25:53.78\00:25:57.79
Very interesting.
00:25:58.19\00:25:59.75
There were those that were with
Jesus, you know Jesus' body,
00:26:00.96\00:26:05.26
and Luke 23:56
tells us this. It says:
00:26:05.46\00:26:10.07
When He died they took
Him off the cross, it says:
00:26:10.27\00:26:11.97
Wow! How beautiful that is!
00:26:16.97\00:26:18.77
Light is brought to
our minds and our hearts.
00:26:18.97\00:26:22.34
Notice that He rested
the Sabbath Day according to
00:26:22.54\00:26:25.15
the commandment. So
nothing seemed to change
00:26:25.35\00:26:27.68
after He died on the cross.
00:26:27.88\00:26:29.35
Huh! This was a
never-to-be-forgotten day
00:26:29.55\00:26:33.52
a Sabbath for the disciples.
00:26:33.72\00:26:37.13
A never-to-be-forgotten day
for the priests & for the rulers
00:26:37.33\00:26:40.56
and the scribes, and the people.
00:26:40.76\00:26:42.76
Why? What happened?
Well, the trumpet sounded
00:26:43.67\00:26:46.10
you know as they did signifying
that the Sabbath had begun.
00:26:46.30\00:26:48.97
You know, the trumpet was blown;
you knew the Sabbath hours
00:26:49.17\00:26:52.97
were beginning. The
Passover was observed.
00:26:53.17\00:26:57.08
The priests
performed their duties.
00:26:57.48\00:27:00.35
Nothing seemed to change.
00:27:00.55\00:27:02.58
But something, and some
of the believers were saying
00:27:03.59\00:27:06.05
"This is the Messiah! "
00:27:06.45\00:27:08.69
He died on the cross and
so it seems the blood of bulls
00:27:08.89\00:27:11.93
and goats no
longer... it doesn't matter.
00:27:12.13\00:27:14.20
It's not for the forgiveness
of sin because Jesus the Lamb
00:27:14.56\00:27:17.67
was offered once
for the sins of man.
00:27:17.87\00:27:21.60
Our risen Lord!
00:27:22.00\00:27:24.91
What powerful words!
What impressive words!
00:27:25.11\00:27:29.34
What life-and-death words!
00:27:29.54\00:27:31.78
"And as it began to dawn toward
the first day of the week... "
00:27:32.95\00:27:36.58
Did you notice? "The
first day of the week. "
00:27:36.79\00:27:38.55
Christ still in the
tomb... Christ still resting.
00:27:38.75\00:27:41.26
We talked about in
death on the Sabbath Day
00:27:41.46\00:27:43.22
and on the Sabbath Day
when He was alive He rested.
00:27:43.43\00:27:45.76
But the tomb was still sealed.
00:27:46.70\00:27:48.86
It was still guarded, but
as Matthew 28:1-2 tells us
00:27:49.06\00:27:53.74
it says: "At the
end of the Sabbath... "
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If we have a hard time
figuring it out let's just go to
00:27:56.14\00:27:57.74
the Word of God and
we can figure it out.
00:27:57.94\00:27:59.27
Some people have sent me
letters sometimes and they say:
00:27:59.41\00:28:01.48
"Well, it's an
eight-day cycle. "
00:28:01.68\00:28:03.88
Oh come on now.
00:28:04.08\00:28:05.41
It's an eight-day cycle?
00:28:05.61\00:28:07.18
The Bible tells us very clear
there's a 7-day weekly cycle
00:28:07.38\00:28:10.85
is there not? Absolutely.
00:28:11.05\00:28:12.39
And so by trying to
change all that around
00:28:12.42\00:28:14.09
you change the Sabbath you
can change anything you want
00:28:14.29\00:28:15.82
to change. YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT!
00:28:16.02\00:28:17.59
The Bible says
here in Matthew 28:1-2:
00:28:17.99\00:28:20.43
He was in
control... he was in charge
00:28:52.59\00:28:54.90
and proclaimed in Luke 24:6
00:28:55.10\00:28:58.30
See, we know
after the resurrection
00:29:02.94\00:29:05.04
that He appeared to
many the Bible says there in
00:29:05.24\00:29:08.08
Matthew chapter 27.
00:29:08.28\00:29:09.68
He appeared to many and
many came out of the grave.
00:29:09.88\00:29:11.98
And they went into
the towns and villages
00:29:12.18\00:29:13.75
to proclaim that Christ is
risen and they had "rose" from
00:29:13.95\00:29:17.29
dead and they visited
loved ones and family.
00:29:17.49\00:29:19.69
God had witnesses
all over the place
00:29:19.89\00:29:22.42
so no one would doubt.
No one could say: "Oh, we
00:29:22.92\00:29:25.06
didn't know. " And He
was here for 40 days -
00:29:25.26\00:29:29.10
Jesus was - before He
ascended up to heaven.
00:29:29.30\00:29:31.53
Awesome! What must He
have done all those 40 days?
00:29:32.37\00:29:36.60
Now just to remind you,
and I'm sure you know this
00:29:37.01\00:29:39.27
right here, but we talk
about three earthquakes.
00:29:39.47\00:29:42.28
There's a lot of
others we know in prophecy
00:29:42.48\00:29:44.75
that we need to be aware of.
00:29:44.95\00:29:46.28
But notice the three
earthquakes to remember.
00:29:46.41\00:29:49.78
Number one: when
Christ died on Calvary
00:29:50.19\00:29:52.35
there was a great earthquake.
00:29:52.55\00:29:53.89
When Christ came out of
the grave there was a great
00:29:54.22\00:29:56.73
earthquake. And when He
comes again the second time
00:29:56.93\00:30:00.26
there's going to be another
earthquake. It's going to shake
00:30:00.46\00:30:02.86
the earth and the heavens
the book of Hebrews tells us.
00:30:03.06\00:30:06.23
Hebrews 12:26.
00:30:06.43\00:30:08.00
Now, maybe it comes to this:
00:30:08.67\00:30:10.64
maybe our question
is: So where is He now?
00:30:10.84\00:30:12.84
We've kind of followed
Him to the cross, to the tomb
00:30:13.04\00:30:16.04
and resurrection. And
is He doing something now
00:30:16.24\00:30:19.11
because we're
talking about our risen Lord.
00:30:19.31\00:30:21.15
Many believe that
His work was finished.
00:30:21.98\00:30:24.35
Many believe that His
work is done at the cross.
00:30:24.55\00:30:28.49
It was complete... there's
nothing more to do many believe.
00:30:28.89\00:30:32.43
And many believe that
when He died that automatically
00:30:34.36\00:30:37.37
the Father
accepted His sacrifice
00:30:37.57\00:30:39.77
so there was no need for
anything else to take place.
00:30:39.97\00:30:43.04
Is that really true?
00:30:43.24\00:30:44.77
Huh! And others say:
"As soon as He died he went
00:30:44.97\00:30:47.81
straight to heaven? "
Oh, is that really true?
00:30:48.01\00:30:51.01
Huh! Well if He did
then why did He say to Mary
00:30:51.51\00:30:56.58
in John chapter 20 verse 17...
00:30:56.79\00:30:58.95
Why did Jesus say this to Mary?
00:30:59.15\00:31:00.79
Now we should be able
to leave it there, but
00:31:09.03\00:31:11.47
some people's not
going to leave it there.
00:31:11.67\00:31:13.10
"Oh, " they say, "He
went straight to the Father
00:31:13.60\00:31:15.77
at death. " He
didn't go straight to heaven
00:31:15.97\00:31:17.77
at death. He
didn't go anyplace else.
00:31:17.97\00:31:20.01
He slept in the
tomb and He rested.
00:31:20.21\00:31:21.84
Because when Mary came to
Him after His resurrection
00:31:22.04\00:31:24.15
what happened? He said: "Don't
touch Me; don't touch Me. "
00:31:24.31\00:31:26.88
Not in the sense
that we might think
00:31:27.08\00:31:28.58
"For I have not yet ascended. "
00:31:28.78\00:31:30.29
Because the Father
had to accept what?
00:31:30.49\00:31:32.45
His sacrifice that was made.
00:31:32.65\00:31:34.56
People say: "Oh well,
need to think on this. "
00:31:34.76\00:31:36.62
But He said: "I
go to My brethren. "
00:31:36.83\00:31:38.76
Now notice
this... I love this part.
00:31:38.96\00:31:41.70
I love the part here
because it talks about
00:31:41.90\00:31:44.13
after His resurrection,
after He came out of the grave
00:31:44.33\00:31:46.37
Jesus was so
concerned still about us.
00:31:46.57\00:31:49.17
He was concerned
about His brethren.
00:31:49.57\00:31:51.54
Be sure and tell them that
I'm going, I'm ascending to My
00:31:52.57\00:31:54.64
Father and to your Father
00:31:54.84\00:31:56.18
and to My God and your God. "
00:31:56.28\00:31:58.31
Huh! Surely with
passages like that
00:31:58.51\00:32:02.68
just a few simple ones
that would quiet all of our
00:32:02.88\00:32:05.65
questions on what
happens when you die.
00:32:05.85\00:32:08.06
Surely it would, but it
seems like it hasn't done that.
00:32:08.46\00:32:11.66
When He said: "Don't touch Me,
Mary, for I have not ascended
00:32:11.86\00:32:14.56
to My Father. " So
when He died upon the cross,
00:32:14.76\00:32:19.20
when He took His last breath
00:32:19.40\00:32:21.70
the soul of Jesus did
not go to heaven, did it?
00:32:22.84\00:32:26.34
You know, in
Genesis 2:7 it talks about
00:32:26.54\00:32:28.51
the body and you know
the breath equal soul.
00:32:28.71\00:32:31.78
Many believe that it did,
but how could His words be true?
00:32:33.68\00:32:38.15
If He went straight to
heaven, how could they be true
00:32:38.35\00:32:41.16
when He said: "I
have not yet ascended? "
00:32:41.36\00:32:42.69
Jesus called death a sleep.
00:32:43.43\00:32:45.73
Oh yeah, we can get sidetracked
a little bit with that because
00:32:45.93\00:32:48.00
He called it a sleep.
Best illustration is certainly
00:32:48.20\00:32:51.03
about Lazarus in
John chapter 11 verse 11.
00:32:51.23\00:32:53.90
We can read that. It's
beautiful when you go in there.
00:32:54.10\00:32:56.81
He said, you
remember? "He's asleep. "
00:32:57.01\00:32:59.41
Jesus called
death a sleep: he slept.
00:33:00.71\00:33:03.14
Now remember: part of
Him didn't go to heaven
00:33:03.55\00:33:06.35
and part didn't
stay in the tomb.
00:33:06.55\00:33:08.68
Part didn't go to
heaven for Him to look down
00:33:09.55\00:33:13.12
and see those who
were embalming His body?
00:33:13.32\00:33:15.26
Is somebody still with me?
00:33:15.46\00:33:16.79
And of course, He didn't
have to call down His spirit
00:33:18.56\00:33:22.50
from heaven to unite with
His body in His resurrection.
00:33:22.70\00:33:27.17
So where did Jesus go then
00:33:29.20\00:33:31.57
after His 40 days on
earth after His resurrection?
00:33:31.77\00:33:35.68
Oh I love it. The Bible
says in Acts chapter 1 verse 3.
00:33:35.88\00:33:38.85
Notice what the Bible
says... notice it says:
00:33:39.05\00:33:42.18
Now this heavy-duty
Acts chapter 1 verse 3
00:33:58.43\00:34:01.30
if you're a New Testament
believer and you believe in the
00:34:01.50\00:34:03.67
book of Acts,
praise God. It's powerful!
00:34:03.87\00:34:06.37
God's people need to
be studying it for today.
00:34:06.57\00:34:08.51
But notice then: He
shewed Himself to people what?
00:34:09.38\00:34:12.48
What did He do?
Huh? Infallible proofs.
00:34:12.68\00:34:16.15
But somehow we read it
and we just say: "Well that...
00:34:17.39\00:34:19.35
we're not sure
about that. " Why not?
00:34:19.55\00:34:21.26
He was seen 40 days.
You remember we were talking
00:34:22.52\00:34:24.69
about that. And
now in Acts chapter 1
00:34:24.89\00:34:26.66
verse 9 it says:
00:34:26.86\00:34:28.20
Interesting! Christ
then went back to heaven.
00:34:36.54\00:34:39.54
After His resurrection
He came and He ministered
00:34:39.94\00:34:41.94
to His disciples, He
ministered to people.
00:34:42.14\00:34:43.65
He gave infallible proofs
that He came out of the tomb.
00:34:43.85\00:34:47.32
He was the Messiah and that
there was something still left
00:34:47.52\00:34:50.79
for Him to do. He was
going to go back into heaven.
00:34:50.99\00:34:53.19
He was going to address
His Father. Interesting!
00:34:53.39\00:34:56.49
Christ ascended into heaven
00:34:56.69\00:34:59.83
simply signaling this:
that His ministry on earth
00:35:00.03\00:35:02.66
had ended. Huh!
Christ came to the earth
00:35:02.86\00:35:07.14
to live - you know this -
and to die for man's salvation.
00:35:07.34\00:35:11.51
Oh, it's so simple...
so many Bible passages.
00:35:11.71\00:35:14.11
John chapter 3
and verses 13 and 16.
00:35:14.31\00:35:17.48
"God so loved the
world... " We understand that.
00:35:17.68\00:35:20.15
But now Jesus
returns back to heaven.
00:35:20.35\00:35:23.32
There must have been a reason
because we're talking about here
00:35:23.52\00:35:26.05
Christ, you know, going back
to heaven and doing something.
00:35:26.25\00:35:29.59
Not just to sit but
there's something else
00:35:29.99\00:35:32.49
that needed to be applied here.
00:35:32.69\00:35:34.23
In John 14:2 Jesus
simply said bottom line:
00:35:35.03\00:35:37.83
Oh, it's comforting.
Oh, it's exciting to me
00:35:40.90\00:35:43.51
to think: "I've gone to
prepare a place for you. "
00:35:43.71\00:35:45.61
He had you in mind;
He knows what you like.
00:35:45.81\00:35:48.31
He's prepared exactly
what will make you happy.
00:35:48.71\00:35:51.21
"I've gone to
prepare a place for you. "
00:35:51.41\00:35:52.81
But when He went back
we understand He went back
00:35:53.72\00:35:55.92
to mediate. Why would
He go back to mediate if
00:35:56.12\00:35:59.19
everything is OK and
everything is already settled?
00:35:59.39\00:36:01.76
Something's not
- you know - right.
00:36:01.96\00:36:04.26
Where is Jesus now
and what is He doing?
00:36:05.39\00:36:08.53
Hebrews chapter 8
verse 1 says this:
00:36:08.73\00:36:11.10
I love bottom lines!
00:36:17.67\00:36:19.67
"This is the way that it is. "
00:36:19.87\00:36:21.44
"This is the sum of it. " This
is the total picture right here.
00:36:21.64\00:36:25.01
Where's Jesu?
Went back to heaven.
00:36:35.49\00:36:37.03
Hmm! Went back to heaven!
00:36:37.89\00:36:40.83
So He's in heaven.
So what is He doing?
00:36:41.03\00:36:45.03
Well again we go
back to the Word of God
00:36:46.13\00:36:47.54
in Hebrews 7:24.
00:36:47.74\00:36:50.01
Notice what the Bible...
I like what the Bible says:
00:36:50.21\00:36:52.97
I like that word because it
means He's going to completely.
00:36:57.48\00:37:00.72
That means
fully... that means what?
00:37:00.92\00:37:02.85
At all times. Notice this:
00:37:03.05\00:37:05.19
Praise God that He's
what? He's interceding for us
00:37:12.56\00:37:15.73
right now. So there
must be something different
00:37:15.93\00:37:17.73
rather than saying on the cross
it was all finished, all said,
00:37:17.93\00:37:20.17
all done. There
must be something else.
00:37:20.37\00:37:21.70
He went back to heaven,
right? Got the approval of God
00:37:21.74\00:37:23.84
and then what? Interesting:
in the earthly sanctuary
00:37:24.04\00:37:27.61
and I hope we go more
into this in a moment here
00:37:27.81\00:37:29.91
remember there's
two phases of it.
00:37:30.11\00:37:32.88
There's the sacrifice,
right? There's the sacrifice
00:37:33.08\00:37:36.18
there, the death of the victim,
00:37:36.38\00:37:37.72
and then there's an
application of the blood.
00:37:37.85\00:37:40.02
See? There's two phases of it.
00:37:40.79\00:37:42.12
He died on earth on Calvary
00:37:42.22\00:37:44.33
and now the blood has
to be applied. Interesting!
00:37:44.53\00:37:48.36
Hebrews 9:24 says, notice:
00:37:48.56\00:37:50.83
So it says now for sure
the earthly sanctuary wasn't
00:37:54.37\00:37:56.91
in being at this time. But it
wasn't in the earthly sanctuary.
00:37:57.11\00:38:00.48
Now who are you, who am I
that He would die on Calvary's
00:38:07.32\00:38:11.05
cross? Who are we? It says
He's appearing to the Father
00:38:11.25\00:38:14.19
what? For US right now
because we need a Savior.
00:38:14.39\00:38:17.26
We need someone to
stand in our behalf.
00:38:17.46\00:38:20.03
We need a Savior... we
need forgiveness of sin.
00:38:20.43\00:38:22.76
You know, hopefully from
just a few of these texts
00:38:23.70\00:38:26.37
we've read we
can begin to glean...
00:38:26.57\00:38:29.30
we begin to glean, right?
00:38:29.50\00:38:32.34
that there was more work.
And I say this in a nice way.
00:38:32.54\00:38:35.54
There's more work. There's
more things for Christ to do
00:38:35.74\00:38:38.21
for us in heaven
rather than just to go back.
00:38:38.41\00:38:42.08
Because we've already read
what? He went back and He's
00:38:42.28\00:38:44.22
our High Priest
and He's doing what?
00:38:44.42\00:38:46.32
He's interceding just like the
high priest was in the earthly
00:38:46.52\00:38:48.82
sanctuary for the people.
00:38:49.02\00:38:50.69
The thought comes here:
there must be more... something.
00:38:51.89\00:38:54.86
This is not... When
you say it's finished
00:38:55.36\00:38:57.40
at Calvary... I'm not trying to
take anything away from Calvary.
00:38:57.60\00:39:00.54
Praise God because
of the gift of Calvary.
00:39:00.74\00:39:03.47
We need that, but it's simply...
00:39:03.67\00:39:07.11
We talk about a
sacrifice now must be applied.
00:39:07.98\00:39:12.65
So how do we
apply that sacrifice?
00:39:12.85\00:39:14.98
It's applied to those
who's going to be saved
00:39:15.18\00:39:17.12
in the kingdom. The moral
in this just a few minutes here
00:39:17.32\00:39:20.36
but first: some
people have got a problem...
00:39:20.56\00:39:22.62
they have a problem
when you talk about studying
00:39:23.02\00:39:25.43
about a sanctuary in heaven.
00:39:25.63\00:39:27.40
They have a hard time, a
difficult time to understand
00:39:27.80\00:39:30.17
about what's
taking place in heaven.
00:39:30.37\00:39:32.23
Aren't you glad that God said:
"Let them make Me a sanctuary
00:39:32.63\00:39:35.50
that I may dwell among them? "
00:39:35.70\00:39:37.11
God's drawing us pictures;
God's making it very clear
00:39:37.31\00:39:39.77
of the work that's
going on in heaven for man.
00:39:39.97\00:39:42.01
And yet the world tries to
basically deny that that...
00:39:42.21\00:39:44.75
that work's going on.
00:39:44.95\00:39:46.28
Let's go over it just...
I'm going to call it just
00:39:46.78\00:39:49.05
a small little outline. Maybe
it will help us to understand.
00:39:49.25\00:39:53.15
I pray that it does.
00:39:53.36\00:39:54.69
And it's imperative
that we do understand this.
00:39:54.72\00:39:56.76
Now I'm going to read a passage
from the Great Controversy.
00:39:56.96\00:39:59.83
Which I love the Great
Controversy, page 488 and 489.
00:40:00.03\00:40:03.53
You may think: "This is not
important; it doesn't really
00:40:03.73\00:40:06.47
matter. " Really?
00:40:06.67\00:40:08.67
When you look at
the earthly sanctuary
00:40:09.60\00:40:11.14
it really mattered.
00:40:11.34\00:40:12.67
It didn't end when they
took the sacrifice, right?
00:40:12.77\00:40:15.51
And they killed the
sacrifice in the outer court
00:40:15.71\00:40:18.11
and just left it
there. They took the blood
00:40:18.31\00:40:20.32
and then what? It was applied.
00:40:20.52\00:40:22.28
So Calvary: blood was
shed... but now what do you do?
00:40:23.39\00:40:27.19
That blood of
Christ must be applied
00:40:27.39\00:40:30.46
to each of our
lives. You think about it:
00:40:30.66\00:40:33.66
what about Calvary?
How wonderful Calvary is.
00:40:33.86\00:40:35.96
But what if no one by
faith accepts Calvary,
00:40:36.16\00:40:38.63
the death of Jesus
on Calvary's cross?
00:40:38.83\00:40:40.70
His death then
would be of no avail
00:40:40.90\00:40:44.44
if no one would
accept it by faith.
00:40:44.64\00:40:46.54
So we realize
there's two phases of it,
00:40:47.58\00:40:49.84
and we need to look a
little bit closer at it.
00:40:50.05\00:40:51.58
And the importance of it! Great
Controversy p. 488-489 says:
00:40:51.78\00:40:55.35
"It deals... " Notice
this... "with the work of Christ
00:40:55.55\00:40:58.25
in the heavenly sanctuary
and the plan of salvation. "
00:40:58.45\00:41:01.56
Notice the words. You've
read this many times I'm sure.
00:41:01.76\00:41:04.03
Many of you have never
heard but please pay attention.
00:41:04.23\00:41:05.93
Remember it was outlined
in the earthly sanctuary.
00:41:18.87\00:41:21.04
That's why the devil tells
you to stay away from studying
00:41:21.24\00:41:22.94
the sanctuary...
the earthy sanctuary.
00:41:23.14\00:41:25.15
Remember? A pattern.
00:41:25.55\00:41:27.02
There's the
battle royale going on.
00:41:46.90\00:41:48.90
You're either going to be
victorious or you're going to
00:41:49.10\00:41:50.71
lose the battle. We
need Christ on our side.
00:41:50.91\00:41:52.84
He's ministering for
us; He's standing for us.
00:41:53.04\00:41:55.14
He's applying His
blood right now for us,
00:41:55.34\00:41:56.91
but you must accept
that. I must accept that.
00:41:57.11\00:41:59.38
Now, let's get down
to this... notice this:
00:42:05.25\00:42:07.36
Shock some Adventists some time!
00:42:18.97\00:42:21.50
But can't you see it now? As
you study the earthly sanctuary
00:42:21.80\00:42:24.47
notice this: the
intercession of Christ.
00:42:24.67\00:42:26.78
What is He
doing? In Hebrews 7:25
00:42:26.98\00:42:28.34
"He's ever interceding.
" We sing songs about
00:42:28.54\00:42:30.71
He's ever interceding.
He's working in our behalf.
00:42:30.91\00:42:34.45
He's pleading our cases.
00:42:34.65\00:42:36.08
What is He pleading?
He's pleading His blood
00:42:36.28\00:42:37.72
before the Father.
"Father, My blood, My blood. "
00:42:37.92\00:42:39.72
If anything comes up,
00:42:39.92\00:42:41.26
I have accepted Him
as my Lord and Savior.
00:42:41.29\00:42:42.92
How wonderful that is that
He's interceding HIs blood!
00:42:43.12\00:42:46.39
So we MUST talk about it.
00:42:58.14\00:43:00.14
There's two aspects of it.
Evangelism page 223 says this...
00:43:00.34\00:43:04.35
notice with me:
00:43:04.55\00:43:06.21
Now think with me a minute:
God's people are to do what now?
00:43:21.03\00:43:23.43
We're to have our eyes
where? Fixed upon what?
00:43:23.63\00:43:26.53
The heavenly sanctuary where
Christ is working in our behalf.
00:43:26.74\00:43:29.80
Where He's applying the
blood. Sacrifice was made.
00:43:30.01\00:43:32.67
He died on Calvary's
cross for everybody but He said:
00:43:32.87\00:43:36.14
"Now I take My blood and I
plead My blood to the Father. "
00:43:36.34\00:43:38.85
That's for forgiveness of sin!
00:43:39.05\00:43:40.52
So we must be
there... we must accept that.
00:43:40.72\00:43:42.75
He's our High Priest.
00:43:42.95\00:43:44.29
The judgment is
going forward right now.
00:43:44.35\00:43:45.95
The world doesn't know it;
they don't want to hear it.
00:43:46.15\00:43:48.06
But think about the judgment
hour. How different our lives
00:43:48.96\00:43:51.23
may really be if we
realize we're just so close
00:43:51.43\00:43:53.80
to the end of time.
00:43:54.00\00:43:55.33
The world so dictates that.
00:43:55.36\00:43:56.70
Things that are going
on... it's almost frightening.
00:43:56.77\00:43:59.20
He's interceding for
you and me right now.
00:43:59.40\00:44:01.47
He may be giving the
last call to you right now
00:44:01.67\00:44:03.44
and last call to me.
00:44:03.64\00:44:05.04
Over and over in Scripture God
shows man His plan to save them.
00:44:05.54\00:44:10.15
I'm so very grateful
and thankful for that!
00:44:10.35\00:44:12.15
That great plan of salvation.
God shows us over and over
00:44:13.75\00:44:16.18
He shows about Calvary.
00:44:16.38\00:44:17.92
And then He shows us the
continued ministry of Christ.
00:44:18.12\00:44:21.02
Notice: ministry on earth.
It ended at Calvary. What?
00:44:21.22\00:44:24.03
But now He continued His
ministry in the heavenly places.
00:44:24.23\00:44:27.13
Let's go over it just quickly.
00:44:27.33\00:44:28.66
God's plan: just
quickly here notice.
00:44:28.73\00:44:31.03
Exodus 25 verse
8... you know this well.
00:44:31.23\00:44:33.23
Exodus 25:8 He says:
00:44:33.44\00:44:35.37
God's always wanted
to dwell with His people.
00:44:40.58\00:44:42.78
Sanctuary quickly.
The earthly sanctuary
00:44:42.98\00:44:44.68
was divided into two parts.
00:44:44.88\00:44:46.25
Sometimes we
can't even figure that.
00:44:46.45\00:44:47.78
There's only two
parts... come on, now.
00:44:47.82\00:44:49.28
Sometimes we try to: "Oh,
there's only 1 apartment. "
00:44:49.48\00:44:51.42
There are two apartments...
we understand that.
00:44:51.62\00:44:53.62
The first apartment with the
different pieces of furniture
00:44:53.82\00:44:56.56
in there as we well know.
00:44:56.76\00:44:58.26
The first apartment is
ministry going on every day.
00:44:58.46\00:45:02.50
But the second apartment
- the Holy of Holy Places
00:45:02.70\00:45:05.33
that was only 1 day a year
like on the Day of Atonement -
00:45:05.53\00:45:09.70
and had the ark of the covenant,
the Ten Commandment law,
00:45:09.90\00:45:12.04
in there. The sanctuary was
made according to the pattern
00:45:12.24\00:45:16.01
given to Moses in Exodus 25.
You can read that for yourself.
00:45:16.21\00:45:18.71
In fact, the New Testament...
You say: "Well it's New
00:45:18.91\00:45:20.88
Test... " Acts
chapter 7 verse 44.
00:45:21.18\00:45:23.45
So heaven then
what? We saw in heaven
00:45:23.85\00:45:26.55
is found the original of
which the earthly sanctuary
00:45:26.76\00:45:29.92
is a shadow. Oh... Hebrews 8:5
00:45:30.13\00:45:33.16
if we had time to do
it; Hebrews 9 verse 23.
00:45:33.36\00:45:36.13
Remember John in Revelation?
Just give you a little more
00:45:37.10\00:45:39.13
proof here in the last
few minutes that we have here.
00:45:39.33\00:45:40.94
Remember John in
Revelation, the vision.
00:45:41.14\00:45:43.44
Remember? He saw the tabernacle.
00:45:43.64\00:45:46.21
The temple of tabernacle
of the testimony in heaven.
00:45:46.41\00:45:49.01
Revelation 15 verse
5. Huh! Interesting!
00:45:49.21\00:45:51.95
In the temple he saw the
ark: Revelation 11 verse 19.
00:45:52.15\00:45:55.55
Ten Commandment law.
00:45:55.75\00:45:57.09
He also saw the altar of
incense there in Revelation 8:3.
00:45:57.12\00:46:00.99
So just give you
some quick proof here.
00:46:01.39\00:46:03.16
Paul saw our High
Priest you remember in heaven.
00:46:03.36\00:46:06.29
Hebrews 3:1 and 9:24.
00:46:06.70\00:46:10.20
Paul saw it; John saw it.
00:46:10.40\00:46:12.03
The prophets of God, they
were telling you the truth.
00:46:12.23\00:46:14.04
So from what is
known of the earthly
00:46:14.44\00:46:17.41
we can understand
what's going on now what?
00:46:17.61\00:46:19.91
In the heavenly.
00:46:20.11\00:46:21.44
That's exciting and
we need to be there.
00:46:21.48\00:46:23.01
We need to be thinking about
it; we need to be praying about
00:46:23.21\00:46:25.15
these things. So now notice this
00:46:25.35\00:46:27.22
about the priest...
so about the priest.
00:46:27.42\00:46:30.62
When did Jesus really begin
His work as the High Priest?
00:46:31.02\00:46:34.36
Huh? He could only
begin His work as High Priest
00:46:34.56\00:46:38.03
after He had offered Himself.
00:46:38.23\00:46:40.76
He had to offer... The
priest had to have a sacrifice
00:46:41.16\00:46:43.53
as you well know.
00:46:43.73\00:46:45.07
Christ continued to work in the
first apartment of the heavenly.
00:46:45.40\00:46:49.40
We call it the
what? The first phase
00:46:49.60\00:46:52.27
until He began His second phase
there of the priestly ministry
00:46:52.47\00:46:56.44
representing the work of the
Most High Place, the Holy Place.
00:46:56.64\00:46:59.35
And when He began
that... We realize, right? 1844.
00:46:59.55\00:47:03.28
And judgment hour, Rev.
14, given in the three angels'
00:47:03.49\00:47:06.55
messages. You read that
in Daniel 8:14 when you have
00:47:06.76\00:47:08.92
the opportunity to do that.
00:47:09.12\00:47:10.49
"2300 days and then shall
the sanctuary be cleansed. "
00:47:10.69\00:47:14.36
What does that really mean?
00:47:14.56\00:47:15.90
Well that's a
pretty heavy-duty subject.
00:47:16.60\00:47:18.20
We won't have time
to go into all that.
00:47:18.40\00:47:19.87
But remember: beginning
with the investigative phase
00:47:20.07\00:47:22.87
and ending with
the executive phase
00:47:23.07\00:47:25.77
and ends in the
permanent eradication of sin.
00:47:25.97\00:47:28.88
We're coming to that
very point right now.
00:47:29.28\00:47:31.21
God's cup is full,
right? It's running over
00:47:31.41\00:47:33.65
and He's going to say one
of these days: "That's it! "
00:47:33.85\00:47:35.48
We've tried by the grace of
God to follow our risen Lord
00:47:37.35\00:47:41.32
in the short amount
of time that we have here
00:47:41.52\00:47:43.96
from the grave - right?
to our High Priest in heaven.
00:47:44.16\00:47:47.23
Now, let's try to put
this in a little nutshell here.
00:47:47.86\00:47:51.63
Just put it together
for some thoughts. First,
00:47:51.83\00:47:53.87
remember the Great
Controversy page 488 and 489?
00:47:54.07\00:47:58.61
I want you to... Now make sure:
this is very important again.
00:47:58.81\00:48:01.64
We've read it, but I think
it's important that we grasp it
00:48:01.84\00:48:03.78
again. Remember?
00:48:03.98\00:48:05.31
That's heavy-duty
stuff when you look about it:
00:48:15.36\00:48:18.26
His work that's going on
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:48:18.46\00:48:21.70
So remember, in the
earthly services the priest
00:48:22.10\00:48:24.43
after the death of the sacrifice
00:48:24.63\00:48:28.87
right? would place the
blood on the horns of the altar.
00:48:29.07\00:48:33.81
That's saying two
phases: after the death
00:48:34.01\00:48:36.44
of the sacrifice then
something had to be done
00:48:36.64\00:48:38.81
with the blood. The
blood then had to be applied
00:48:39.01\00:48:40.82
to the horns of the altar.
Just one illustration here.
00:48:41.02\00:48:43.95
And then Leviticus 4 says
then our sins are forgiven.
00:48:44.35\00:48:47.96
"Without the shedding of blood
there is no remission of sin. "
00:48:48.16\00:48:50.29
Now again, second
phase: talking about here
00:48:51.26\00:48:54.66
to the atonement. Two phases.
Number one is the sacrifice
00:48:54.86\00:48:58.63
is provided. Number
2: the atoning sacrifice
00:48:58.83\00:49:02.24
has to be applied. This
is where maybe the world is
00:49:02.44\00:49:05.54
missing it and we
don't want that. Right?
00:49:05.74\00:49:07.84
We've got
sacrifice. OK... Calvary.
00:49:08.04\00:49:10.11
Now we have to take the
blood and it has to be applied.
00:49:10.31\00:49:13.31
So the plan of redemption
involves - notice this -
00:49:14.18\00:49:17.29
atoning death of Christ and
now in the heavenly sanctuary
00:49:17.49\00:49:21.62
He ministers the
benefits of that atonement
00:49:21.82\00:49:25.26
for those who will accept it.
00:49:25.46\00:49:27.00
Are you accepting that?
00:49:27.40\00:49:29.06
Are you accepting what
Christ has done for you?
00:49:29.26\00:49:31.47
Am I accepting that in my
life, in my heart right now?
00:49:31.67\00:49:34.44
Do I really believe that
Christ is working in our behalf?
00:49:34.64\00:49:36.71
Do I really believe that He's
interceding for us right now?
00:49:36.91\00:49:39.37
Oh, I think it's important
that we realize His death
00:49:41.18\00:49:43.28
on the cross to
the truly repentant...
00:49:43.48\00:49:46.35
for those who are sorry and they
ask for forgiveness of sin...
00:49:46.55\00:49:48.98
can only become
effective only through Christ's
00:49:49.18\00:49:52.82
priestly ministry as He
applies His blood to sinful man.
00:49:53.02\00:49:58.46
Where? In the sanctuary.
00:49:58.86\00:50:00.83
Praise God for our risen Lord!
00:50:01.03\00:50:04.50
Praise God for the
example that He set for us!
00:50:04.70\00:50:07.84
Praise God that He
stayed on the cross!
00:50:08.24\00:50:10.71
Isn't that wonderful?
00:50:11.11\00:50:12.81
Praise God, right? He didn't
say: "Well there's no use. "
00:50:13.01\00:50:15.51
You know, today we struggle.
Sometimes we just don't
00:50:15.91\00:50:18.25
understand like: "Oh,
life is too difficult.
00:50:18.45\00:50:20.98
I don't know what I'm
going to do right now. "
00:50:21.18\00:50:22.95
I encourage you to stay in
there my brothers and sisters.
00:50:23.35\00:50:25.79
Signs foretell the
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:50:25.99\00:50:28.32
See, in this study
it's most important for us
00:50:29.52\00:50:32.49
as Christians...
So you're a Christian?
00:50:32.69\00:50:34.76
Say I'm a Christian.
It's very important that
00:50:34.96\00:50:36.97
Christians sense the
difference. Sense the what?
00:50:37.17\00:50:39.63
The difference of the atoning
act of Christ on the cross
00:50:39.83\00:50:44.41
and forever
completing that sacrifice -
00:50:44.81\00:50:47.98
mmm - and the work in the
sanctuary of the High Priest
00:50:48.18\00:50:52.01
ministering the
benefits of that sacrifice.
00:50:52.21\00:50:55.08
Are you by faith
accepting those benefits
00:50:55.28\00:50:57.55
of His death on the cross?
00:50:57.75\00:50:59.59
Oh, I pray that you are today.
00:50:59.99\00:51:01.62
I mentioned before that
the cross is for all mankind,
00:51:02.46\00:51:05.46
anyone who wants to accept
it. Salvation is a free gift.
00:51:05.66\00:51:08.76
I John 2:2.
00:51:08.96\00:51:11.13
So again, what does it
mean in the sanctuary for those?
00:51:12.07\00:51:15.24
It means something
very very important, right?
00:51:15.44\00:51:17.51
Only for those who
accept this great salvation.
00:51:17.71\00:51:19.91
Remember that.
Think about this with me.
00:51:20.31\00:51:22.34
What He does in the
sanctuary is for those only
00:51:23.18\00:51:25.88
who accept His salvation.
00:51:26.08\00:51:28.75
Both parts are essential:
God's work and His redemption.
00:51:29.45\00:51:34.76
You know, in Desire of Ages 774
00:51:35.16\00:51:37.73
is a quote before we end today
I think is very very important
00:51:37.93\00:51:40.90
for us to maybe grasp
this. Maybe you can see why
00:51:41.10\00:51:43.80
people think the way
they do or maybe what happened
00:51:44.00\00:51:45.87
in the time of
Christ our risen Lord.
00:51:46.07\00:51:48.14
I love the book Desire of Ages.
It tells this... brings it out
00:51:48.34\00:51:52.17
so clear to us. It
gives us a fresh vision
00:51:52.37\00:51:54.88
of who He is, a fresh
vision of how He's going to come
00:51:55.08\00:51:57.65
back and how He
would have His people to be
00:51:57.85\00:52:00.35
before He comes back.
00:52:00.55\00:52:02.42
And the challenge
goes out: are we ready?
00:52:02.82\00:52:05.29
Are we really ready?
Do we really understand
00:52:05.69\00:52:08.22
the plan of salvation?
Do we really understand
00:52:08.42\00:52:10.29
the importance of the
sacrifice and then applying it
00:52:10.49\00:52:12.89
in the heavenly
sanctuary? His blood, His blood.
00:52:13.09\00:52:15.76
It's very important that we do.
00:52:16.16\00:52:17.50
Desire of Ages page 774 says:
00:52:17.67\00:52:19.53
They continued
right on after Christ died
00:52:38.35\00:52:40.72
like still the blood
of bulls and goats was OK.
00:52:40.92\00:52:43.86
He offered Himself once
and it certainly is sufficient.
00:52:44.26\00:52:47.23
I think the power, the
power of the blood of Jesus
00:52:47.43\00:52:50.40
Christ, certainly can bring you
out of the doldrums of everyday
00:52:50.60\00:52:53.64
life and set your
feet on higher ground.
00:52:53.84\00:52:56.20
You think about it: all
the billions and the trillions
00:52:56.40\00:52:58.87
and the
quadrille... however far it goes
00:52:59.07\00:53:01.04
of sins. His blood cleanses
us from ALL unrighteousness.
00:53:01.24\00:53:06.65
I mean, isn't that really won-
derful when you think about it?
00:53:07.05\00:53:09.42
His blood is so powerful!
00:53:09.62\00:53:11.62
Hebrews 9:12 says this
as we close up this portion:
00:53:11.82\00:53:14.72
Our risen Lord.
00:53:26.20\00:53:28.54
He entered in once
to the Most Holy Place.
00:53:28.94\00:53:31.91
He's pleading our case.
Will you accept that today?
00:53:32.11\00:53:34.64
Oh, I pray that you accept that.
You know, Jesus is calling.
00:53:34.84\00:53:38.75
Song said He's tenderly
calling... calling today.
00:53:39.15\00:53:41.98
Would you accept that? This
Camp Meeting, this is the time
00:53:42.18\00:53:44.39
the Holy Spirit is drawing near
00:53:44.59\00:53:45.99
bringing conviction upon
your heart, upon your life.
00:53:46.19\00:53:48.29
Today is the day
certainly of salvation.
00:53:48.49\00:53:51.79
I'm going to ask my wife
to come out here as we close
00:53:52.19\00:53:56.87
and to maybe have a thought.
And then we want to close
00:53:57.07\00:53:58.93
with prayer because I know
that people have made decisions.
00:53:59.13\00:54:01.70
Oh, what a message!
00:54:01.90\00:54:04.31
Amen! Talking about
our risen Lord. Yes!
00:54:04.47\00:54:06.11
And His sacrifice
is just like "Wow! "
00:54:06.31\00:54:08.84
Well there's so many people...
they have no idea that He is
00:54:09.04\00:54:11.68
still working in
behalf of our salvation.
00:54:11.88\00:54:14.65
But praise God for
what you brought out.
00:54:14.85\00:54:17.29
And the Bible tells us
that: "Thy way, O God, is
00:54:17.49\00:54:19.95
through the sanctuary. "
00:54:20.16\00:54:21.49
And it is so
important that we understand
00:54:21.52\00:54:24.53
that He is still there
pleading, He's still there
00:54:24.73\00:54:27.10
making a way. And the one
verse that came to my mind
00:54:27.30\00:54:30.37
as you were
starting to close - um-hmm -
00:54:30.57\00:54:32.20
because we look at the cross -
00:54:32.50\00:54:35.70
yes - and our
hearts are very touched.
00:54:35.90\00:54:38.24
But if He hadn't risen - OOH!
00:54:38.64\00:54:40.88
all right - all of
us would be lost. Yes.
00:54:41.04\00:54:43.24
Because He's still
there pleading. Um-hmm.
00:54:43.45\00:54:45.68
And this verse in
Revelation chapter 22
00:54:45.88\00:54:49.08
and verse 14...
Well, no, it's verse 17...
00:54:49.28\00:54:53.56
it reads: "And the
Spirit and the bride
00:54:53.76\00:54:58.23
say come. " That's all
Jesus wants for all of us
00:54:58.43\00:55:02.06
is to come. Amen!
"And let him that hears
00:55:02.26\00:55:04.77
say come and him
that is athirst come,
00:55:04.97\00:55:08.97
and whosoever will let him come
00:55:09.17\00:55:12.77
and take of the
water of life freely. "
00:55:12.97\00:55:15.31
Jesus is there...
He's given EVERYTHING.
00:55:15.51\00:55:18.48
Oh yeah. He shed His
blood for our salvation.
00:55:18.88\00:55:22.68
He is the door... He
is the ONLY WAY to heaven
00:55:22.88\00:55:26.29
and He's still pleading
for each and every one of us
00:55:26.49\00:55:29.59
that we will come to Him.
00:55:29.99\00:55:31.69
That we will take of
that water of life freely.
00:55:31.89\00:55:34.83
It's a free gift.
00:55:35.03\00:55:36.36
Um-hm. And praise God
there's no way to heaven
00:55:36.43\00:55:39.03
without Jesus. Amen!
He is our only hope...
00:55:39.23\00:55:42.17
our only salvation. And as I
mentioned in the very beginning
00:55:42.37\00:55:45.74
we are seeing our world change.
00:55:45.94\00:55:47.61
And if we ever needed
Jesus before - yes - it's
00:55:47.81\00:55:50.85
holding onto Him now.
00:55:51.05\00:55:52.41
So He's ever interceding.
00:55:52.81\00:55:55.38
Again, that means that He's
ever standing in our behalf.
00:55:55.78\00:55:59.32
Again, another
phase of His ministry
00:55:59.52\00:56:03.36
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:56:03.56\00:56:04.89
We realize that work
began in 1844 and that's part
00:56:04.96\00:56:07.23
of our risen Lord
and our Savior. Amen!
00:56:07.43\00:56:09.13
But people need to
understand that so we can say
00:56:09.53\00:56:12.17
"OK, You died.
Praise God for that!
00:56:12.37\00:56:13.97
There's sacrifice...
now I need it applied. "
00:56:14.17\00:56:16.20
I've gotta apply it
now... that blood to our lives
00:56:16.40\00:56:19.07
as the earthly priest
did: applied it to the horns
00:56:19.27\00:56:21.24
of the altar. He's our
High Priest. That's... Oh, Yes!
00:56:21.44\00:56:23.31
He's our High Priest. And
He says He's coming again!
00:56:23.51\00:56:25.01
We just have 13-14 seconds.
We need to pray for the people
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who made a decision
for Jesus Christ right now.
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We'll just have a
short prayer right now. OK.
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Thank you; God bless you.
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Most gracious heavenly
Father, as we bow before You now
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Lord we just pray that
people WILL hear Your voice.
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That they will take of
that water of life freely.
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That they will accept
Your invitation to salvation.
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Father, thank you
for this message today
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and may it NOT
return unto Thee void.
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We pray in
Jesus' name, Amen. Amen!
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His body was broken
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so that we could live, giving
us the gift of eternal life.
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He pursues us relentlessly
with an everlasting love.
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Regardless of our
failures and mistakes
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the One who
loves us like no other.
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This is who Jesus IS.
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