Hello Friends, welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel,
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I'm John Lomacang,
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thank you for joining
us in Lesson number 2,
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this entire theme is
called simply: Genesis.
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Today, Lesson
Number 2 is about the fall.
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It's going to be very revealing,
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we encourage you to
stay tuned and follow along
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through a Scriptural excursion.
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thought-provoking study
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on the book of Genesis.
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Music...
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Lomacang: Hello, welcome...
welcome back to a second study
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on the book of Genesis.
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You know, Genesis is
where it all got started
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and we are so excited
that you've taken the time
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to walk through with us
this exciting, revealing study
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of something that we
sometimes tend to forget.
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How did it all get started?
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If you find out
how it got started,
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you can appreciate how
God is going to restore
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everything back to the
way it was before the fall
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and I'm surely
looking forward to that
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and I pray that
that is also your desire.
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Well, today, our family is
people that you've met before
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but the Sons of
Zebedee are here...
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I am John and right next
to me is my brother, James.
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James: It's good to be
here with you, pleasure.
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Lomacang: And another John...
this is just an overload...
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we are the Sons of Zebedee...
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Pastor John Dinzey,
good to have you here.
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Dinzey: Thank you, it's a
blessing to be here as well.
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Lomacang: It is good to have
the ladies to balance it out.
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Mrs. Jill... our... our CFO...
C... well actually... COO...
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Jill: That's right.
Lomacang: And Vice President.
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Jill: One of those "Cs... "
Lomacang: Yeah one of those "Cs"
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always good to have you here...
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I think you might have
some lists for us today.
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Jill: I think we
might... thank you.
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John: Okay, and Ms.
Shelley... the lady from Texas.
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Shelley: I'm just an "O... O"
without the "C" in front of it.
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Lomacang: Well, good to
have you... all of you here,
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James, would you
begin with prayer for us?
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James: Yes, let's pray,
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"Father, we just
want to thank You again
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for this
opportunity to study Your words,
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specially the book of
Genesis where it all began
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and we're looking for a picture
of Christ and salvation...
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of an
understanding of our humanity
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and how You love us
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and how You're
working in our behalf.
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We ask that You'll be
with us... with our listeners,
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guide and direct us through
the Spirit... the Holy Spirit,
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we pray in Jesus' name, amen. "
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All: Amen.
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Lomacang: Well, our
memory text is Genesis 3:15
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and this is the
first prophecy in Scripture
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that foretells the ultimate
victory that Christ would bring.
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You know, when you study this...
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I did a sermon
once called: The Seed
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and it starts in Genesis 3:15
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and what the Lord
revealed to me is:
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if you go through the battles
that the Children of Israel had,
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the purpose for that was...
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Satan was trying
to stop that Seed.
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His determined...
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his determined purpose was:
"If that Seed comes to fruition,
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I'm in trouble. "
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Because he was told that when
this Seed... which is Christ,
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comes to fruition
and walks the earth,
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He is going to
step on your head...
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and he was determined
that that would not happen.
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But praise the
Lord He prevailed.
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So, let's look at
the memory text together,
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Genesis 3:15... the Bible says,
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"On the heels of man's eviction
from that perfect setting,
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and I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
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between your
seed and her Seed...
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he shall bruise your head
and you shall bruise his heel. "
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You know, the
Bible also has bookends.
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Genesis is the left bookend
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and Revelation is
the right bookend.
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You find in the
beginning of the saga,
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the woman and the serpent.
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You find at the end of the
saga the woman and the serpent.
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What I like about
the woman and the serpent
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in the book of Revelation
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is: he comes to her thinking
that she is the same woman
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that he met in Genesis
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and she says, "Wait a minute,
I got a different husband...
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I'm not having it... "
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and then he becomes angry
and tries to get rid of her
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but this time, she is victorious
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through the
blood of Jesus Christ.
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Now, I want to begin
with a statement that
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I think you'll chew
on it a little bit more
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as we go through the lesson.
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Creation was
inclusive as well as exclusive.
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Why do I say that?
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God gave humanity everything
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but He did not intend
for us to know everything.
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All: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: Inclusive...
every tree of the field...
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everything about
my creation is for you
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except He gave us
everything but He did not intend
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for us to know everything.
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God gave humanity
all that we would need
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and if you look at
what happens today,
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this is still a
pattern in many lives.
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Sin is often born
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when we go looking for
what God didn't give to us.
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Jill: True.
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Lomacang: When God
establishes a prohibition,
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it tends to open to
us this inquisitive side.
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Like... if you say to
somebody, "Don't look... "
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what do they do? Jill: Look.
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Lomacang: So, if we say to them,
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so, what you need to do
Parents is say to your children,
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"Look... " and they won't look.
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You got to find a way
psychologically to fool them
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because sometimes
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if you say to
people, "Watch out... "
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they don't pay
attention to that,
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it's the human nature to want
to go in the opposite direction.
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But the writer
asks the question,
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"Who is the serpent
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and how does...
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how did he deceive Eve?"
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I'm going to share
some Scriptures with you
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just a moment
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but let me just walk you through
a word the stuck out to me...
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the word: Deception.
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It is called "Deception" because
the one that's being deceived
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is ignorant of the fact that
he or she is being deceived.
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Deception is very clever
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so... I want to... I want
to settle this point right here
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because I've heard it so
many times... out of context,
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James, people have said,
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"Even the elect
will be deceived... "
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and I said, "Wait a minute,
there's this little word 'if'
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and the next
word 'possible... '"
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which means the
same way, Shelley,
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it is not possible that
the blood of bulls and goats
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can cleanse us from our sin...
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it is not possible that
the elect will be deceived
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because they are the elect.
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So... but... but
how does deception work?
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The text begins with
the phrase "The serpent... "
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let's go to Genesis chapter 3
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and look at the
first introduction.
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Now, it's... it's strange
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in the... in the
beginning of the saga is:
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"In the beginning God... "
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then, the Sabbath is introduced
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and then the
nemesis is introduced.
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In chapter 3 and
verse 1, "Now the serpent
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was more
cunning... " or subtle...
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"than any beast of the field
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which the Lord God had made.
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And he said to the woman... "
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now, notice, he opened
the door to conversation.
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Now, this conversation
could not have happened
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if Eve wasn't where she
was prohibited from being.
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Now, God didn't say to
her, "Don't go to the tree... "
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He said, "Don't partake of it. "
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But you'll notice that
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if you are overcoming
some kind of temptation
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or if you are
susceptible to temptation,
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it's better not to go and see
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whether or not the
temptation is still there
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than to go and realize...
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the temptation is
greater than you are.
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So Eve, I believe,
would have been better off
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had she not gone to the tree
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than going to the tree
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determining whether or not
she was fit to face somebody
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she had never faced before...
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the nemesis... the one
who is involved in deception.
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Who is he?
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Let's go to
Revelation 12 and verse 7 to 9.
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Who is he?
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Revelation
chapter 12 verses 7 to 9
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and you'll notice
that Revelation as I said
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is the right bookend
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and Genesis is the left bookend.
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Do you have that
James, Revelation 12:7-9?
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James: Yes.
Lomacang: Read that for us.
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James: "And there
was war in heaven:
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Michael and His angels
fought against the dragon;
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and the dragon
fought and his angels,
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and prevailed not;
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neither was their place
found any more in heaven.
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And the dragon was cast out,
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the Devil... serpent
called the Devil and Satan,
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which deceives the whole world;
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he was cast out into the earth,
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and his angels were
cast out with him. "
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Lomacang: Now, what
I want to notice is,
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even though he changes
his methods of deception,
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he's still into deception.
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He began with the woman
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but now he's going to
conclude with the world.
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He's expanding his territory
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and Revelation 16:13 talks about
the way he is going to do that,
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three unclean spirits like frogs
out of the mouth of the dragon,
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out of the mouth of the beast...
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out of the mouth of
the false prophet...
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they go forth to
the kings of the earth
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and of the whole world
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to gather them to the battle
of that day of God Almighty.
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So, he's now
increasing his arsenal...
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he's also
increasing his... his allies.
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He has the whole
world allied against God
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and... but this time
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he's seeking to
bring the woman down again
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because
Revelation 12 verses 7 and 9
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is a prelude to
Revelation 12 verse 17.
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He's angry with her
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so this time he's pulling
the entire world together
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for his final attempt.
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I don't often read
quotations from Ellen White
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in reference to the lesson
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but this one is unavoidable.
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It was included in the lesson.
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Patriarchs and Prophets page 53,
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"In order to accomplish
his work unperceived... "
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that's... that's
the key to deception...
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"unperceived, Satan chose to
employ as his medium the serpent
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a disguise well adapted
for his purpose of deception.
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The serpent was then one of
the wisest and most beautiful
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creatures of the earth. "
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Quite a far cry
from what he used to be.
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"It had wings, and
while flying through the air
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presented an appearance
of dazzling brightness,
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having the color and
brilliancy of burnished gold. "
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Now, James,
you've studied Revelation
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what does that sound like?
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A description of Christ.
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James: Revelation 1.
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Lomacang: Exactly...
a description of Christ
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so Satan is also...
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his deception is
to mask who he is
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in something that
will catch your eyes
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but not engage your mind
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and that's how
deception happened
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and I brought these
four points out, Jill,
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deception... sin hides
its dark side initially
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secondly, sin suggests that
disobedience brings enrichment.
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"You'll be like God... "
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Sin cloaks itself
in a harmless disguise
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and sin conceals its identity
behind a veil of authenticity.
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It says, "If there's anybody
you can trust, you can trust me
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because God is
not open with you...
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He knows that if you find out
what He doesn't want you to know
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then, you'll be just like
Him... so you could trust me. "
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2nd Corinthians
11 verses 13 to 15,
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what he did then...
he is still doing today.
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What he did then... he's still
hiding his deceptive identity
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behind a cloak of authenticity.
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2nd Corinthians
11 verses 13 to 15,
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you have that Jill?
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Jill: I do... "For
such are false apostles,
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deceitful workers,
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transforming themselves
into apostles of Christ.
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And no wonder!
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For Satan himself transforms
himself into an angel of light.
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Therefore it is no great thing
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if his ministers
also transform themselves
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into ministers of righteousness,
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whose end will be
according to their works. "
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Lomacang: Now
grab that part again...
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he hides himself behind
a cloak of authenticity.
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What are we being told
here by Paul the Apostle?
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because they look legitimate
doesn't mean that they are.
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Jill: That's
right... Shelley: Amen.
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Lomacang: Ministers...
now, I would never think
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that the word "Ministers"
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he hides behind people that
have transformed themselves.
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They have not been
transformed by God...
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they take the job of
transforming themselves.
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God didn't have anything to do
with it but they look the part,
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they look authentic.
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But the end result is going
to be exactly as it will be
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for the one who uses
them for the art of deception.
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The fourth point is:
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God does not deceive
but He allows temptation.
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: Look at James
chapter 1 verses 13 to 15,
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"Let no one say
when he is tempted,
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'I am tempted by God';
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for God cannot
be tempted by evil,
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nor does He
Himself tempt anyone.
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But each one is tempted
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when he is drawn away by
his own desires and enticed.
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Then, when desire has conceived,
it gives birth to sin;
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and sin, when it is full-grown,
brings forth death. "
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The story that came to
my mind is that of Samson.
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Samson's heart was engaged
but his mind was disengaged
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and when you read...
when you read that story...
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he was not attacked at
his point of weakness...
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he was attacked at the
point of his greatest strength.
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She did not ask him
where does your weakness lie?
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She said, "Where
does your strength lie?"
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We tend to think that
we fall into temptation
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because the devil
attacks us at our weak points...
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no... it attacks us
at our strongest point
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so that anything
after that is easy.
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That's why people
tend to fall so completely
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because he looks for
the strongest thing...
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you may have heard the phrase,
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"We are only as
strong as our weakest link. "
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So, he says,
"Where is your strength?"
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and when he breaks the
strongest thing in you,
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he can bring you to the
place where he brought Samson...
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that is a place of blindness.
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So, keep this in mind as I
transition to the next day,
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God did not
tempt Adam and Eve...
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He tested them.
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Genesis 2 verses 16 and 17,
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"And the Lord God
commanded the man, saying,
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'Of every tree of the
garden you may freely eat;
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but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil
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you shall not eat,
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for in the day you eat of
it you shall surely die. '"
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Lomacang: Why
did the Lord do that?
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Because... here's the
point as I transition...
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God never wants us to
serve Him out of fear...
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He wants us to be obedient
out of love and a willing heart.
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That's the
foundation of true loyalty.
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Panel: Hmmm...
hmmm... amen... amen.
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James: Well, my
name is James Rafferty
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and I have Monday's
lesson: The Forbidden Fruit
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and it is based on Genesis
chapter 2 verses 16 and 17
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and Genesis 3:1 through 6
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and let's just
read those verses,
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Genesis chapter 2:16
and 17, I'll read those...
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if someone would like to
read 3 verses 1 through 6
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when I'm finished,
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it says there in verse 16,
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"And the Lord
commanded the man, saying,
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'Of every tree of the
garden thou mayest freely eat:
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But of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil,
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thou shalt not eat of it:
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for in the day
that thou eatest thereof
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thou shalt surely die. '"
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Dinzey: All
right, Genesis 3:1-6...
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Now the serpent was more cunning
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than any beast of the field
which the Lord God had made.
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And he said to the woman,
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"Has God indeed said,
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'You shall not eat of
every tree of the garden'?
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And the woman
said to the serpent,
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"We may eat the fruit
of the trees of the garden;
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but of the fruit of the tree
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which is in the
midst of the garden,
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God has said,
'You shall not eat it,
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nor shall you
touch it, lest you die. '
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And the serpent...
verse 4, said to the woman,
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"You will not surely die.
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For God knows that
in the day you eat of it
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your eyes will be opened,
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and you will be like
God, knowing good and evil. "
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So when the woman saw that
the tree was good for food,
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and it was pleasant to the eyes,
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and a tree
desirable to make one wise,
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she took of its fruit and ate.
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She also gave to her
husband with her, and he ate. "
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James: So, this is
basically the beginning of...
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of what we would
call the great controversy
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between good and
evil... between God and Satan
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and we're kind of
caught in the middle
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and we see that right here
in the beginning of this story.
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We have Genesis
chapter 2 and Genesis chapter 3
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and there is a
complete difference
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between what God says
and what the serpent says
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and we're listening to God
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and we're
listening to the serpent.
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We're getting two
different stories, right?
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Jill: Hmmm... hmmm...
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James: So, the
lesson quarterly says...
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well, let's just look at the
differences between the speeches
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and I noticed that the first
difference that you see here
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is that God says,
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"Of every tree of the
garden you may freely eat. "
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The serpent says,
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"Ah, you're not supposed to
eat of every tree of the garden,
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are you?"
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So, God is... is
actually telling us...
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and this is really interesting
God is actually telling us,
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"You can freely
eat of every tree...
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now, if you eat
of that one tree,
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what's going to happen to you?
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Lomacang: You're going to
die. James: You're going to die
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but the freedom to eat
of that tree is still there.
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God didn't actually make it
so that we couldn't eat of it,
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we have the freedom to eat of it
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but God has told us
there's a consequence
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to eating of that one tree
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and you can eat it
freely of every tree.
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Satan tries to make God
out to be a "Withholder. "
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He's trying to say,
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"Well, God is kind of
restricting you here... "
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actually, God
doesn't restrict freedom.
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Even freedom to
choose against it.
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Okay... the second parallel
I thought was interesting was,
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God says, "In the day
that you eat of that tree,
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you will surely die. "
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What does the serpent say?
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"You will not surely die. "
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So, it's exactly the
opposite of what God says.
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And then, the
third point, God says,
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"Do not eat of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil...
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don't eat of that
tree... do not... "
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The serpent says,
00:17:13.03\00:17:14.36
"Well, you can eat of
the tree of the knowledge
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of good and evil...
you'll be like gods...
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you'll... you'll be like
God if you eat of that tree. "
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So, you've got this contrast...
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an exactly
opposite or contradiction.
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So, what is the
meaning of all this...
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what... what is the
point of this contradiction?
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well, really if
you think about it...
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the serpent is
misrepresenting God
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and leading us to distrust Him.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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James: And this is the... this
is the core of this controversy
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that we're involved in.
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That's why so many people
today just do not trust God.
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They just do not
trust religion...
00:17:46.59\00:17:48.23
they just do not trust the Bible
00:17:48.26\00:17:49.86
and they ask questions like,
00:17:49.93\00:17:51.33
"Well, if God is love, why...?"
00:17:51.37\00:17:52.77
"If God loves us... why?"
00:17:52.80\00:17:54.84
Because they have...
00:17:54.87\00:17:56.60
the seed has been
planted within the human heart
00:17:56.64\00:18:00.18
right from Genesis...
right from the very beginning,
00:18:00.21\00:18:03.51
the seed has been planted
to distrust the words of God.
00:18:03.55\00:18:06.82
That's what
Satan is trying to do,
00:18:06.85\00:18:08.52
he's trying to get us to
distrust the words of God.
00:18:08.55\00:18:11.02
You see, Friends,
00:18:11.05\00:18:12.39
the Word of God... the Bible
00:18:12.42\00:18:14.26
is our only sure
hope in this world today
00:18:14.29\00:18:17.83
and if Satan can get us
to distrust those words,
00:18:17.89\00:18:20.80
we're going to be like
a ship without an anchor
00:18:20.83\00:18:24.47
tossed to and fro in
the waves of this world
00:18:24.53\00:18:28.10
and so, Satan is
doing everything he can
00:18:28.17\00:18:30.61
to get us to
distrust the Word of God.
00:18:30.64\00:18:32.47
It's the only
thing that we can trust,
00:18:32.51\00:18:34.28
in fact, I can tell you myself
and I'm sure we can all testify
00:18:34.34\00:18:37.35
that it's the Word of
God that changed my life
00:18:37.38\00:18:39.68
and changed my
heart. Panel: Amen.
00:18:39.71\00:18:41.05
James: It gave me a
completely different direction
00:18:41.08\00:18:43.15
in this world.
00:18:43.18\00:18:44.55
So, when we think about this,
00:18:44.59\00:18:46.05
I want to think about
the three things that Satan
00:18:46.09\00:18:49.12
pushed over on to God...
00:18:49.16\00:18:52.19
made God look
like... first of all
00:18:52.23\00:18:54.56
that He was selfish.
00:18:54.63\00:18:55.96
"God is selfish...
00:18:56.00\00:18:57.33
He doesn't want
you to be like Him... "
00:18:57.37\00:18:59.87
now, think about this...
00:18:59.90\00:19:01.34
"He doesn't want
you to be like Him... "
00:19:01.37\00:19:02.84
they were already like Him.
00:19:02.87\00:19:04.91
They were... we
were made in God's image.
00:19:04.94\00:19:06.78
We're already... so,
every time Satan comes at us,
00:19:06.81\00:19:09.94
you've got to remember
he's coming at us with something
00:19:09.98\00:19:12.21
that usually is completely
contradicting reality.
00:19:12.25\00:19:15.92
The reality is... Adam and Eve
were made in the image of God.
00:19:15.95\00:19:19.55
We were made in
the image of God...
00:19:19.59\00:19:20.92
"God doesn't want
you to be like Him... "
00:19:20.96\00:19:22.29
we are like Him...
we're already like Him.
00:19:22.32\00:19:23.66
Be patient... wait...
00:19:23.69\00:19:25.03
when we first got
created, we were a day old...
00:19:25.06\00:19:28.96
we looked like we were
probably 20 or 30 years old
00:19:29.00\00:19:33.37
but we were a day old
00:19:33.40\00:19:34.90
and being a day old...
we didn't know everything.
00:19:34.94\00:19:37.87
A newborn baby
doesn't know everything...
00:19:37.91\00:19:39.87
so, God was working with
us... God was training us...
00:19:39.91\00:19:42.68
God was educating us...
00:19:42.74\00:19:44.51
there was a lot for us to learn
but... and... like you said,
00:19:44.55\00:19:47.02
John, there was a lot
that we didn't know yet.
00:19:47.05\00:19:48.38
Lomacang: True.
00:19:48.42\00:19:49.75
James: But we... God is
going to bring us to that place.
00:19:49.78\00:19:51.22
Now, Number 2: God is a liar.
00:19:51.25\00:19:53.15
Satan was trying to
make God out to be a liar.
00:19:53.19\00:19:55.82
"You will not surely die... "
00:19:55.86\00:19:57.19
But God says,
"You will surely die...
00:19:57.23\00:19:58.59
if you eat of this tree of
the knowledge of good and evil
00:19:58.63\00:20:00.60
you're going to die. "
00:20:00.63\00:20:01.96
But Satan tries to say,
"No, you're not going to die. "
00:20:02.03\00:20:04.00
So, Satan is trying to
undermine the Word of God
00:20:04.03\00:20:07.14
and, of course, they already
had access to the Tree of Life
00:20:07.20\00:20:10.41
which perpetuates life.
00:20:10.44\00:20:11.84
So, really they didn't
need to worry about this claim
00:20:11.87\00:20:14.54
that you're surely going to die.
00:20:14.58\00:20:15.91
If they would
just be faithful to God
00:20:15.94\00:20:17.38
and trust God
and trust His Word,
00:20:17.41\00:20:19.01
that claim... that idea
would have no hold on them.
00:20:19.05\00:20:23.92
So, Satan is continually seeking
to contradict what God is saying
00:20:23.95\00:20:28.32
because he wants to
undermine our trust in Him.
00:20:28.36\00:20:31.09
He wants to undermine
our trust in His Word.
00:20:31.16\00:20:33.83
Satan is seeking to completely
cause us to distrust God.
00:20:33.90\00:20:38.70
Number 3: God is a Controller.
00:20:38.73\00:20:42.20
"You cannot eat
of all the trees... "
00:20:42.27\00:20:44.44
God is withholding
something from you...
00:20:44.47\00:20:46.61
God wants to control you...
00:20:46.64\00:20:47.98
God wants to make sure
00:20:48.01\00:20:49.34
that you don't have
access to something.
00:20:49.38\00:20:50.78
So, God here again is
painted out in a character
00:20:50.81\00:20:53.68
that is not in
harmony with who He really is.
00:20:53.72\00:20:56.55
God has given us
access to all the trees...
00:20:56.58\00:20:57.95
now, there's one tree
that if we access that tree
00:20:58.02\00:21:01.02
and eat of that fruit,
00:21:01.06\00:21:02.39
it's going to lead to
terrible consequences.
00:21:02.42\00:21:03.83
God lays that out for us.
00:21:03.86\00:21:05.19
But the fact of the matter is,
00:21:05.23\00:21:06.63
we still had the freedom
to choose to eat of that tree
00:21:06.66\00:21:09.73
and, of course, that's
why we're here right now,
00:21:09.76\00:21:11.23
that's why we're in
our situation right now.
00:21:11.27\00:21:13.60
So, God is seeking
to accuse... in fact,
00:21:13.64\00:21:15.90
in Revelation chapter 12,
we looked there already, John,
00:21:15.94\00:21:18.51
there's another
verse... verse 10
00:21:18.54\00:21:20.68
that describes
Satan as an accuser.
00:21:20.71\00:21:22.58
He's an accuser of the brethren
that accuses us before God
00:21:22.61\00:21:25.98
day and night.
00:21:26.01\00:21:27.95
So, we've got this
characteristic of Satan
00:21:27.98\00:21:32.12
that is seeking to
undermine the character...
00:21:32.15\00:21:36.26
the truth about who God is
00:21:36.29\00:21:38.16
and the Word of God... the
Bible is seeking to bring us
00:21:38.19\00:21:40.83
light and understanding
of who God really is.
00:21:40.90\00:21:43.63
Have you ever been
misrepresented before?
00:21:43.67\00:21:46.30
Have you ever had
people say things about you
00:21:46.33\00:21:48.87
that weren't true?
00:21:48.90\00:21:50.24
And you know, it
feels really uncomfortable
00:21:50.27\00:21:51.61
you know, when people say things
about you that aren't true,
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you feel uncomfortable...
well, welcome to God's World.
00:21:54.21\00:21:56.44
That's where God lodges...
00:21:56.48\00:21:58.71
that's what His whole... this
whole controversy is all about.
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His whole kingdom has
been misrepresented by Satan
00:22:02.42\00:22:05.29
and many of us have
joined in with Satan
00:22:05.32\00:22:06.99
to misrepresent God.
00:22:07.02\00:22:08.52
God is a God of love
00:22:08.56\00:22:09.89
and a lot of
people are missing that.
00:22:09.92\00:22:11.43
They're missing that about God
00:22:11.49\00:22:12.89
because they believed
the words of the Accuser
00:22:12.93\00:22:15.76
and that's why we're
told in John chapter 14
00:22:15.80\00:22:18.57
that Jesus has come
to reveal the Father.
00:22:18.60\00:22:21.17
He says to
Peter... "Have I been... "
00:22:21.20\00:22:23.74
or to Thomas...
no... Philip... Philip...
00:22:23.77\00:22:25.47
"Have I been so long with you...
00:22:25.51\00:22:26.94
have you not seen the Father?
00:22:26.98\00:22:28.31
If you've seen Me,
you've seen the Father. "
00:22:28.34\00:22:30.25
This was the mission of Christ
00:22:30.28\00:22:31.68
to reveal who
the Father really is
00:22:31.71\00:22:33.68
and it's the
mission of Christians.
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Lomacang: That's right.
00:22:35.35\00:22:36.69
James: As those
who follow Christ,
00:22:36.72\00:22:38.05
we are called to do
exactly what Jesus came to do
00:22:38.09\00:22:41.06
and that is to reveal the true
character of God in this world.
00:22:41.09\00:22:44.36
So, just as we close out
here, a couple of thoughts...
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you know, Satan's arguments
against the Word of God
00:22:48.33\00:22:52.20
are continuing to this day.
00:22:52.23\00:22:54.07
Satan is seeking to
undermine God's Word...
00:22:54.10\00:22:56.07
to undermine the Bible...
00:22:56.10\00:22:57.44
to undermine the truth.
00:22:57.47\00:22:58.81
He wants us to misunderstand God
00:22:58.84\00:23:01.34
so that we mistrust Him.
00:23:01.38\00:23:02.91
So, how can we be protected
from these assaults of Satan...
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from these... as
John, you explained it...
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they're... they're
very subtle attacks.
00:23:09.78\00:23:11.72
because Satan doesn't always
represent himself as he is.
00:23:11.75\00:23:15.29
Many times, he comes in a
guise that we don't recognize.
00:23:15.32\00:23:18.29
Well, one of the things that's
really important for us is
00:23:18.36\00:23:21.30
to believe the Word of God.
00:23:21.33\00:23:23.30
This all started with
disbelieving the Word of God.
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God has actually
given us the Bible...
00:23:25.43\00:23:27.37
He's given us the
Old and the New Testament
00:23:27.44\00:23:28.97
and unlike Eve,
00:23:29.00\00:23:30.71
when she listened
to the words of Satan,
00:23:30.74\00:23:32.81
God wants us to
listen to His words
00:23:32.84\00:23:35.04
and to believe His Word
00:23:35.08\00:23:36.41
so, one of the ways we can
stand for God in these last days
00:23:36.44\00:23:38.88
is to believe His Word.
00:23:38.91\00:23:41.65
The second thing is that
00:23:41.68\00:23:44.35
we do not want to believe that
which contradicts God's words.
00:23:44.39\00:23:48.32
So, yes, we've
got the Word of God
00:23:48.36\00:23:50.23
but then we've got a lot
of things that come unto us
00:23:50.26\00:23:52.03
that contradict the Word of God
00:23:52.09\00:23:54.06
and Eve took
ahold of those things
00:23:54.10\00:23:55.96
which were
contradictory to God's Word...
00:23:56.03\00:23:57.40
we don't want to do that.
00:23:57.43\00:23:58.77
We want to hold to God's Word...
00:23:58.80\00:24:00.20
and we want to just
let go of those things
00:24:00.24\00:24:03.20
that contradict God's Word
00:24:03.24\00:24:04.57
and finally, Number 3:
00:24:04.61\00:24:05.94
We don't want to lead
others to turn away from God.
00:24:05.97\00:24:08.74
So, Eve turned away from God
00:24:08.78\00:24:11.11
and then she led Adam
to turn away from God.
00:24:11.15\00:24:12.85
So, we want to be those
who believe God's Word...
00:24:12.88\00:24:15.85
we want to throw
away those things
00:24:15.88\00:24:17.39
that contradict God's Word
00:24:17.42\00:24:18.75
and we don't want to
lead others away from God...
00:24:18.79\00:24:21.16
away from His Word...
00:24:21.19\00:24:22.52
we want to lead
others to God's Word.
00:24:22.56\00:24:24.16
Panel: Amen.
00:24:24.23\00:24:25.69
Lomacang: Thank
you so much, James.
00:24:25.73\00:24:27.16
We were talking
about the fall...
00:24:27.20\00:24:28.53
how did the fall happen
and what can we learn from it?
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Lomacang: Hello, welcome
back to 3ABN Sabbath School,
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we're going to go to
Tuesday, and Johny, it's yours.
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Dinzey: Thank you so much,
00:25:15.78\00:25:17.11
my name is John Dinzey,
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Tuesday's lesson... the
title is: Hiding Before God.
00:25:18.51\00:25:22.05
This takes us to Genesis
chapter 3 verses 7 through 13.
00:25:22.08\00:25:26.02
Verse 7 says,
00:25:26.05\00:25:27.62
"Then the eyes of
both of them were opened,
00:25:27.66\00:25:30.49
and they knew
that they were naked;
00:25:30.53\00:25:32.93
and they sewed
fig leaves together,
00:25:32.96\00:25:35.13
and made themselves coverings. "
00:25:35.16\00:25:37.33
Now, it's
interesting that it says,
00:25:37.37\00:25:39.43
"The eyes of both
of them were opened. "
00:25:39.47\00:25:41.20
We have to understand...
00:25:41.24\00:25:43.41
they weren't going
around with their eyes closed...
00:25:43.44\00:25:45.17
they were open in a sense
00:25:45.21\00:25:48.04
that is different
from what they expected.
00:25:48.08\00:25:51.21
Now, they were
opened to know evil and good
00:25:51.25\00:25:55.05
which the devil painted
as something that would be...
00:25:55.08\00:25:58.42
would be beneficial.
00:25:58.45\00:25:59.92
But they had the
bitter sorrow of knowing
00:25:59.95\00:26:04.26
that it was not
to their benefit...
00:26:04.29\00:26:05.96
it was to their detriment.
00:26:05.99\00:26:07.90
And it's
interesting what the lesson says
00:26:07.93\00:26:10.00
and I'd like to
read it... read it here,
00:26:10.03\00:26:11.53
it says... after they
sinned Adam and Eve felt naked
00:26:11.57\00:26:13.97
because they lost
their garments of glory
00:26:14.00\00:26:16.30
which reflected God's presence.
00:26:16.34\00:26:17.94
Perhaps, you've
heard this before
00:26:17.97\00:26:19.51
where the... Adam and Eve
were wearing a garment of light
00:26:19.54\00:26:24.78
provided by God
00:26:24.81\00:26:26.15
but they must have lost
something when they sinned
00:26:26.18\00:26:28.85
and the lesson brings out
two Scriptures... two passages
00:26:28.88\00:26:32.39
that I'd like to read to
you, Psalm chapter 8 verse 5...
00:26:32.42\00:26:35.89
Psalm 8:5 says,
00:26:35.92\00:26:37.26
"For thou hast him a
little lower than the angels,
00:26:37.29\00:26:40.56
and has crowned him
with glory and honour. "
00:26:40.60\00:26:43.83
And now, the lesson turns
to Psalm 104 verses 1 and 2,
00:26:43.87\00:26:48.40
"Bless the LORD, O, my soul.
00:26:48.44\00:26:50.24
O LORD my God,
thou art very great;
00:26:50.27\00:26:52.51
thou art clothed
with honour and majesty.
00:26:52.54\00:26:55.44
Who coverest thyself
with light as with a garment:
00:26:55.48\00:26:58.61
who stretches out the
heavens like a curtain... "
00:26:58.65\00:27:01.75
and it is believed... understood
00:27:01.78\00:27:03.55
that Adam and Eve
had this garment of light
00:27:03.59\00:27:05.65
that they lost when they sinned
00:27:05.72\00:27:08.72
because now they
were in a new condition...
00:27:08.76\00:27:11.96
they were now sinners...
00:27:11.99\00:27:14.10
they were now sinners.
00:27:14.13\00:27:16.26
So, let's move to Genesis
chapter 2... chapter 3 verse 8,
00:27:16.30\00:27:20.80
notice what it
says... very powerful,
00:27:20.84\00:27:23.47
"And they heard the sound of the
Lord God walking in the garden
00:27:23.51\00:27:27.81
in the cool of the day:
00:27:27.84\00:27:29.41
and Adam and his
wife hid themselves
00:27:29.44\00:27:32.05
from the
presence of the Lord God
00:27:32.08\00:27:34.65
among the trees of the garden. "
00:27:34.68\00:27:37.22
So, this is
something very interesting.
00:27:37.25\00:27:39.65
They heard the voice of God
walking in the cool of the day.
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Now, they heard the
voice of God... to me...
00:27:44.89\00:27:48.36
gives me an understanding
that they were familiar
00:27:48.40\00:27:51.83
with His voice...
they were familiar...
00:27:51.87\00:27:53.40
perhaps, you may also
be familiar with people
00:27:53.44\00:27:55.60
and the way they walk.
00:27:55.64\00:27:56.97
Some people
walk a certain way...
00:27:57.01\00:27:58.71
"That's so and so... walking"
00:27:58.74\00:28:00.54
but they heard
the voice... it says,
00:28:00.58\00:28:03.21
what God was
saying is not sure...
00:28:03.24\00:28:05.78
we know that later
He called Adam by name.
00:28:05.81\00:28:08.98
Now, listen...
listen very carefully,
00:28:09.05\00:28:11.69
it says that they hid themselves
00:28:11.75\00:28:13.42
from the
presence of the Lord God.
00:28:13.46\00:28:15.12
Now, why were they hiding?
00:28:15.16\00:28:16.59
God knew why they were hiding
00:28:16.62\00:28:19.19
and the fact that
they hid themselves
00:28:19.26\00:28:21.86
was something different.
00:28:21.90\00:28:23.93
They... they were accustomed
to when God the Creator came
00:28:23.97\00:28:29.10
they immediately went to Him
00:28:29.14\00:28:32.11
but now, something
different has happened
00:28:32.14\00:28:36.24
and God has to call
by name, "Where are you?"
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Panel: Hmmm...
00:28:40.38\00:28:41.72
Dinzey: Now this is... takes
us to Genesis chapter 3 verse 9,
00:28:41.75\00:28:43.99
"The Lord called to
Adam, and said to him,
00:28:44.02\00:28:46.65
'Where are you?'"
00:28:46.69\00:28:48.36
and I like to look
at this in a certain way
00:28:48.39\00:28:51.36
because, you know,
00:28:51.39\00:28:52.73
it's interesting that
after Adam and Eve sinned,
00:28:52.76\00:28:54.46
they didn't go
around looking for God...
00:28:54.50\00:28:56.36
"Now, we've got to go to God
and talk to Him about this. "
00:28:56.40\00:28:58.03
No, they in fact
were hiding from God
00:28:58.07\00:29:00.54
and God is looking for them
00:29:00.57\00:29:02.37
and it reminds me of Jesus
that came to seek and to save
00:29:02.40\00:29:06.78
that which was lost.
00:29:06.81\00:29:08.14
God comes looking for them
00:29:08.18\00:29:09.51
because He knew
what had happened.
00:29:09.54\00:29:11.25
So, let's... let's
continue reading here,
00:29:11.28\00:29:13.48
and... in other words,
God takes the first step...
00:29:13.52\00:29:18.12
Adam and Eve did not
go looking for God...
00:29:18.15\00:29:20.09
God takes the first step,
00:29:20.19\00:29:21.72
verse 10 now, Genesis 3:10
00:29:21.76\00:29:23.22
"So he said, I heard
your voice in the garden,
00:29:23.29\00:29:27.00
and I was afraid,
00:29:27.03\00:29:28.73
because I was
naked; and I hid myself. "
00:29:28.76\00:29:31.03
For the first time
ever in his life...
00:29:31.07\00:29:34.00
Adam and Eve are
now experiencing fear...
00:29:34.04\00:29:36.94
one of the results of sin.
00:29:36.97\00:29:40.11
Sin brings fear.
00:29:40.14\00:29:41.48
Obedience does not bring
fear, obedience brings joy
00:29:41.51\00:29:45.21
and they now felt fear
00:29:45.28\00:29:47.48
so, it's just a... a
multitude of problems
00:29:47.52\00:29:51.62
that sin brings into the world.
00:29:51.65\00:29:54.02
So, Genesis chapter 3 verse 11,
00:29:54.06\00:29:56.12
"And he said,
'Who told you... '"
00:29:56.16\00:29:58.03
God is talking to them...
00:29:58.06\00:29:59.53
"who told you you were naked?
00:29:59.56\00:30:01.70
Have you eaten from the tree,
00:30:01.73\00:30:04.23
of which I commanded you
that you should not eat?"
00:30:04.27\00:30:08.10
This question now brings
Adam and Eve the opportunity
00:30:08.14\00:30:11.91
to express and
confess their sin.
00:30:11.94\00:30:15.48
That's why the
question is asked.
00:30:15.51\00:30:18.98
When God asks a question,
there's a reason why...
00:30:19.01\00:30:21.55
"Have you eaten of the tree... "
00:30:21.58\00:30:23.75
now notice what He says,
00:30:23.79\00:30:25.19
"I commanded you that
you should not eat... "
00:30:25.25\00:30:27.46
Now, they had
freedom of choice...
00:30:27.49\00:30:29.82
this is why
they ate of the tree.
00:30:29.86\00:30:32.13
This is a gift from God...
we still have freedom of choice.
00:30:32.16\00:30:35.10
Praise the Lord for that
00:30:35.13\00:30:36.46
that we can choose
to walk away from evil
00:30:36.50\00:30:38.33
and choose to follow God.
00:30:38.37\00:30:39.70
We have freedom and
freedom is found in God.
00:30:39.73\00:30:43.74
So, they chose to eat
of the tree of life...
00:30:43.77\00:30:46.61
I mean, the tree of
knowledge of good and evil.
00:30:46.64\00:30:49.44
Now, notice then
what Adam responds.
00:30:49.48\00:30:55.88
You see, Adam could
neither deny or excuse himself.
00:30:55.92\00:31:00.82
This is what verse
12 says, Genesis 3:12,
00:31:00.86\00:31:03.46
"The man said, 'The woman
whom You gave to be with me,
00:31:03.49\00:31:08.73
she gave me of the
tree, and I ate. '"
00:31:08.76\00:31:12.17
Now, Eve was right there,
00:31:12.20\00:31:14.17
"The woman that You gave me,
00:31:14.20\00:31:16.07
she gave me of
the tree, and I ate. "
00:31:16.10\00:31:19.14
What is implied
here when Adam says,
00:31:19.17\00:31:21.94
"The woman You gave me... "
00:31:21.98\00:31:25.45
it seems like he is
putting part of the blame on God
00:31:25.51\00:31:29.75
and part of the blame on Eve.
00:31:29.78\00:31:32.32
He's not taking
responsibility for himself...
00:31:32.35\00:31:34.96
it's basically, you know,
00:31:34.99\00:31:36.62
I know they didn't
have guns in those days
00:31:36.66\00:31:38.43
but Eve didn't say, "Okay Adam,
00:31:38.49\00:31:39.89
you're going to eat of this
00:31:39.93\00:31:41.36
you're going to eat of this
fruit" ah... he had a choice
00:31:41.40\00:31:45.73
but he chose to eat of
the tree of his own accord.
00:31:45.80\00:31:50.11
He was not forced...
00:31:50.17\00:31:51.51
and this is something
important to bring out.
00:31:51.54\00:31:54.48
Satan cannot force
anyone of us to do anything.
00:31:54.51\00:31:57.78
He presents to us a
temptation and we must choose
00:31:57.81\00:32:01.02
whether to do the
evil or not do the evil
00:32:01.05\00:32:05.95
and we are now in a
condition of weakness
00:32:05.99\00:32:09.02
that we are
totally dependent upon God
00:32:09.06\00:32:12.06
to be able to have victory...
00:32:12.09\00:32:13.80
to be able to say
"No" to the devil.
00:32:13.83\00:32:16.70
So... "The woman whom
you gave to be with me,
00:32:16.73\00:32:20.14
she gave me of
the tree, and I ate. "
00:32:20.17\00:32:22.44
Now, it's interesting
the way this is brought out
00:32:22.47\00:32:25.47
that after Adam speaks
and he says what happened,
00:32:25.51\00:32:28.48
God does not
immediately talk to Adam
00:32:28.51\00:32:31.05
about the
consequences of his sin.
00:32:31.08\00:32:33.38
He said... "the
woman gave me... "
00:32:33.42\00:32:35.52
so now, God questions the woman
00:32:35.55\00:32:37.59
and then,
eventually the woman says,
00:32:37.62\00:32:39.85
"Oh it's the serpent... "
00:32:39.89\00:32:41.22
So, God then
talks to the serpent.
00:32:41.26\00:32:42.82
But then He goes back
and He gives to each one
00:32:42.86\00:32:45.93
the... first He
goes to the serpent...
00:32:45.96\00:32:48.73
and He says... "This is
what's going to happen to you...
00:32:48.76\00:32:50.63
this is what's
going to happen to you
00:32:50.67\00:32:52.30
and this is what's
going to happen to you. "
00:32:52.33\00:32:53.67
So, now, let's go to...
00:32:53.70\00:32:55.50
let's go to... Job
chapter 31 verse 3,
00:32:55.54\00:33:00.78
Job chapter 31 verse 33... 33...
00:33:00.81\00:33:04.08
Job 31:33...
notice what it says here,
00:33:04.15\00:33:07.85
"If I covered my
transgressions as Adam,
00:33:07.88\00:33:11.59
by hiding mine
iniquity in my bosom... "
00:33:11.62\00:33:14.76
so Job's saying, "I'm not going
to hide my transgression. "
00:33:14.79\00:33:17.96
He says, "If I
cover my transgressions
00:33:17.99\00:33:20.16
Adam was trying
to cover his sin... "
00:33:20.20\00:33:22.33
to say he wasn't guilty...
00:33:22.36\00:33:24.00
he was trying to
find an excuse which...
00:33:24.03\00:33:28.10
to which there were none.
00:33:28.14\00:33:29.57
It's almost like...
00:33:29.60\00:33:30.94
"If You had not
given me that woman...
00:33:30.97\00:33:32.64
I would have been fine...
00:33:32.67\00:33:34.01
if You have not made the
woman I would have been fine.
00:33:34.04\00:33:37.28
You made the woman... so... "
00:33:37.31\00:33:38.88
he's putting
blame upon God in this.
00:33:38.91\00:33:40.82
Let's go back to
Genesis chapter 3 verse 13,
00:33:40.85\00:33:43.22
"And the Lord God
said to the woman,
00:33:43.28\00:33:44.72
'What is this you have done?'"
00:33:44.75\00:33:48.42
I look at these
words and I say, "Wow!
00:33:48.46\00:33:51.83
there's an exclamation
here of sorrow and... and...
00:33:51.86\00:33:55.73
and heaviness... "
00:33:55.76\00:33:57.47
"What is this you have done?"
00:33:57.53\00:33:59.40
The woman said,
"The serpent deceived me,
00:33:59.43\00:34:02.94
and I ate. "
00:34:03.00\00:34:04.34
So, we see here that sin
00:34:04.37\00:34:06.91
brings a situation
in the minds of people
00:34:06.94\00:34:10.65
that they start
making excuses...
00:34:10.68\00:34:12.78
start putting blame on others
00:34:12.81\00:34:15.42
and Eve now shifts the
blame to the serpent...
00:34:15.45\00:34:19.89
"The serpent
deceived me and I ate. "
00:34:19.92\00:34:23.36
So, we see here that they're
not taking full responsibility
00:34:23.39\00:34:27.60
for their sin.
00:34:27.63\00:34:29.16
Proverbs chapter
28 verse 13 says,
00:34:29.20\00:34:31.90
"He that covereth his
sins shall not prosper:
00:34:31.93\00:34:35.04
but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them
00:34:35.07\00:34:38.17
shall have mercy. "
00:34:38.21\00:34:40.38
You know, there is this
statement by Ellen G. White
00:34:40.41\00:34:46.18
it's F H... it says 191...
00:34:46.21\00:34:48.75
"We have the Christians
in this age are inclined
00:34:48.78\00:34:52.92
to accept the
sophistries of Satan
00:34:52.95\00:34:54.72
in the place of
the words of God.
00:34:54.76\00:34:56.49
Many have separated themselves
from God by wicked works
00:34:56.52\00:34:59.16
and they love not to
behold God or to retain Him
00:34:59.19\00:35:01.90
in their knowledge.
00:35:01.93\00:35:03.26
They do not want to see
God any more than did Adam
00:35:03.30\00:35:06.13
when he hid
himself from the approach
00:35:06.17\00:35:07.97
of his heavenly Father. "
00:35:08.00\00:35:09.34
And God... you know,
00:35:09.37\00:35:11.57
we read in the Bible
that God has thoughts of peace
00:35:11.61\00:35:14.34
concerning us.
00:35:14.38\00:35:15.71
Jesus is coming...
00:35:15.74\00:35:17.08
Jesus continues to seek
and to save that which was lost
00:35:17.11\00:35:19.18
and I encourage you
that if you have sinned,
00:35:19.21\00:35:21.28
go to the Lord
and confess your sins.
00:35:21.32\00:35:23.49
Panel: Amen.
00:35:23.52\00:35:24.85
Jill: Thank you so
much Pastor Johny...
00:35:24.92\00:35:26.32
each one of you...
what an incredible lesson
00:35:26.35\00:35:28.09
as we look at
the entrance of sin
00:35:28.12\00:35:30.06
unfortunately into
this world that we live in.
00:35:30.09\00:35:33.80
We see the serpent
and Eve being deceived
00:35:33.86\00:35:36.40
and Adam stepping
into transgression.
00:35:36.46\00:35:38.93
My name is Jill Morikone,
I almost forget to say that
00:35:38.97\00:35:42.27
and I have Wednesday's lesson
00:35:42.30\00:35:44.57
which is: The
Fate of the Serpent.
00:35:44.61\00:35:47.31
As Pastor Johny
already brought out...
00:35:47.34\00:35:49.94
God talks to Adam...
then, God talks to Eve
00:35:50.01\00:35:53.75
then, God talks to the serpent
00:35:53.78\00:35:56.12
and that's the
portion of my lesson:
00:35:56.15\00:35:58.25
The Fate of the Serpent.
00:35:58.29\00:36:00.99
What is the fate of the serpent?
00:36:01.02\00:36:03.43
Now, we could just read
Genesis 3:14 and 15 and find out
00:36:03.46\00:36:07.30
but I want to start
from a different angle
00:36:07.33\00:36:10.13
and then we'll
come back to that.
00:36:10.17\00:36:11.77
We're going to
start from the end point.
00:36:11.80\00:36:14.70
Have you ever
questioned God's justice?
00:36:14.74\00:36:18.37
Have you ever
questioned God's Justice...
00:36:18.44\00:36:22.01
Asaph didn't... I hope I
pronounced his name right,
00:36:22.04\00:36:25.51
this is Psalm chapter 73.
00:36:25.55\00:36:27.75
Psalm 73 verses 2 and 3,
00:36:27.78\00:36:29.95
he said, "As for me, my
feet had almost stumbled;
00:36:29.98\00:36:33.69
my steps had nearly slipped.
00:36:33.72\00:36:35.52
For I was
envious of the boastful,
00:36:35.56\00:36:38.06
when I saw the
prosperity of the wicked. "
00:36:38.09\00:36:41.70
He looked at the apparent
prosperity of the wicked...
00:36:41.73\00:36:44.90
looked at evil seeming to rise
00:36:44.93\00:36:47.30
saying, "God, where are you?"
00:36:47.34\00:36:49.60
and then we jump
down to verse 17,
00:36:49.64\00:36:52.21
Psalm 73 verse 17,
00:36:52.24\00:36:54.18
"Until I went into
the sanctuary of God;
00:36:54.21\00:36:57.31
then I understood their end.
00:36:57.35\00:36:59.95
Surely You set
them... " that's the wicked...
00:36:59.98\00:37:02.68
"in slippery places;
00:37:02.75\00:37:04.09
You cast them
down to destruction. "
00:37:04.12\00:37:06.05
In the sanctuary we understand
the plan of redemption
00:37:06.09\00:37:09.86
set forth... Genesis
3:15, we'll get to that.
00:37:09.89\00:37:12.93
We understand
God's hatred of sin
00:37:12.96\00:37:15.33
but the redemption that
He freely offers to sinners.
00:37:15.36\00:37:18.73
And we also understand
sin from the end point.
00:37:18.77\00:37:22.10
from the point looking back...
seeing what God has done...
00:37:22.17\00:37:26.57
what Satan has done
00:37:26.61\00:37:28.01
and looking at the final
destruction of the wicked.
00:37:28.04\00:37:32.21
Have you ever
questioned God's justice?
00:37:32.25\00:37:35.58
Job did... Job chapter
21, let's look at that.
00:37:35.62\00:37:39.12
Job 21 verse 7,
00:37:39.15\00:37:41.49
"Why do the wicked
live and become old,
00:37:41.52\00:37:43.83
why do they
become mighty in power?
00:37:43.86\00:37:45.89
Their descendants
are established with them
00:37:45.93\00:37:48.33
in their sight,
00:37:48.36\00:37:49.70
and their offspring
before their eyes. "
00:37:49.73\00:37:51.83
Verse 9... "Their
houses are safe from fear,
00:37:51.87\00:37:54.14
neither is the rod
of God upon them. "
00:37:54.20\00:37:57.01
So, what appears again
that the wicked are prospering.
00:37:57.04\00:38:00.61
What is the fate of the
serpent and his followers?
00:38:00.68\00:38:04.31
Verse 13... Job 21
verse 13... we see the fate,
00:38:04.35\00:38:07.95
here again, it's the end point.
00:38:07.98\00:38:09.72
"They spend
their days in wealth,
00:38:09.75\00:38:11.42
and in a moment go
down to the grave. "
00:38:11.45\00:38:15.46
The final
destiny of the wicked...
00:38:15.49\00:38:17.96
it changes our perspective.
00:38:17.99\00:38:20.83
Have you ever
questioned God's justice?
00:38:20.86\00:38:24.07
Habakkuk did...
we're going to Habakkuk.
00:38:24.10\00:38:27.27
Habakkuk 1
verses 2 through 4, now,
00:38:27.30\00:38:30.71
Job questioned God's fairness,
he questioned God's justice
00:38:30.74\00:38:34.08
because of the tragedy that he
was enduring as a righteous man.
00:38:34.11\00:38:38.31
Habakkuk... he questioned
God's fairness and God's justice
00:38:38.35\00:38:42.92
by demanding that God
send judgments on the wicked
00:38:42.95\00:38:45.92
and he didn't think that
the judgments were coming
00:38:45.95\00:38:48.89
fast enough.
00:38:48.92\00:38:50.26
So, Habakkuk 1 verse 2,
00:38:50.29\00:38:52.09
"O LORD, how long shall I cry,
and You're not going to hear?
00:38:52.13\00:38:55.46
Even cry out to You, 'Violence!'
00:38:55.50\00:38:58.13
and You don't save.
00:38:58.17\00:38:59.70
Why do You show me iniquity,
00:38:59.73\00:39:01.34
and cause me to see trouble?
00:39:01.37\00:39:02.87
For plundering and
violence are before me;
00:39:02.90\00:39:05.37
There is strife,
and contention arises.
00:39:05.41\00:39:07.78
Therefore the law is powerless,
and justice never goes forth.
00:39:07.81\00:39:11.51
For the wicked
surround the righteous;
00:39:11.55\00:39:14.45
therefore perverse
judgment proceeds. "
00:39:14.48\00:39:17.32
Habakkuk is questioning
God's seeming lack of justice...
00:39:17.39\00:39:21.59
His seeming lack of fairness.
00:39:21.62\00:39:23.63
Again I ask you,
00:39:23.66\00:39:24.99
"What is the fate of the
serpent and his followers?"
00:39:25.03\00:39:29.16
In this case,
you just go one verse
00:39:29.20\00:39:31.10
and you see that
God answers in verse 5
00:39:31.13\00:39:33.50
that He's going to
raise up the Babylonian army
00:39:33.54\00:39:36.44
to punish the children of Judah.
00:39:36.47\00:39:39.41
You see, justice always comes.
00:39:39.47\00:39:42.34
Sometimes it's
not when we expect it.
00:39:42.38\00:39:45.78
So again, what is the fate of
the serpent and his followers?
00:39:45.81\00:39:51.29
I want to give
you five snapshots
00:39:51.32\00:39:54.26
as we look at the
unfolding fate of the serpent
00:39:54.32\00:39:57.56
from Lucifer in heaven
00:39:57.59\00:39:58.93
all the way down to
Revelation chapter 20
00:39:58.96\00:40:01.53
and his final destruction.
00:40:01.56\00:40:02.96
So, when we look
at Lucifer in heaven,
00:40:03.00\00:40:05.10
let's go to Ezekiel.
00:40:05.13\00:40:06.47
Ezekiel chapter 28...
this is snapshot number 1,
00:40:06.50\00:40:10.27
the ultimate
destiny of the serpent...
00:40:10.31\00:40:14.08
of Satan and his followers
00:40:14.11\00:40:16.08
was revealed at the
rebellion in heaven.
00:40:16.14\00:40:18.61
Ezekiel 28 verse 16,
00:40:18.65\00:40:21.52
"By the abundance
of your trading... "
00:40:21.55\00:40:23.69
now, this is God talking
to Lucifer the covering cherub
00:40:23.75\00:40:26.42
before he was
cast down to earth...
00:40:26.45\00:40:28.86
before he became
what we know as Satan.
00:40:28.89\00:40:31.29
"By the
abundance of your trading
00:40:31.33\00:40:33.16
you became filled
with violence within,
00:40:33.19\00:40:35.00
and you sinned;
00:40:35.03\00:40:36.36
therefore I cast you
out as a profane thing
00:40:36.40\00:40:39.07
out of the mountain of God;
00:40:39.10\00:40:40.44
and I destroyed
you, O covering cherub,
00:40:40.47\00:40:43.14
from the midst of
the fiery stones. "
00:40:43.17\00:40:45.14
Verse 17,
00:40:45.17\00:40:46.51
"Your heart was lifted up
because of your beauty... "
00:40:46.54\00:40:49.44
Lucifer became proud.
00:40:49.48\00:40:51.11
"You corrupted your wisdom
for the sake of your splendor;
00:40:51.15\00:40:53.95
I cast you to the ground,
00:40:53.98\00:40:55.92
I laid you before kings,
that they might gaze at you. "
00:40:55.95\00:40:59.22
Verse 19,
00:40:59.25\00:41:00.59
"All who knew
you among the peoples
00:41:00.62\00:41:02.86
are astonished at you;
00:41:02.89\00:41:04.39
you have become a horror,
00:41:04.43\00:41:05.86
and shall be...
" what's that word?
00:41:05.89\00:41:07.60
"no more forever. "
00:41:07.63\00:41:10.20
Here's the promise all
the way from the beginning
00:41:10.23\00:41:13.30
of the final
destruction of sin... Satan...
00:41:13.34\00:41:17.57
that serpent... the old devil.
00:41:17.61\00:41:19.24
So, we see this great
controversy that is working out
00:41:19.27\00:41:22.18
from Genesis chapter 3
all the way down to the end.
00:41:22.21\00:41:25.05
It was prophesied at
the very beginning...
00:41:25.08\00:41:26.88
God said, "I'm
going to wipe you out. "
00:41:26.92\00:41:29.08
The final
destruction of Satan is sure.
00:41:29.12\00:41:31.05
Snapshot number 2:
00:41:31.09\00:41:32.65
We look at the curse
pronounced after sin on Satan.
00:41:32.69\00:41:35.96
Now, this is in Genesis 3.
00:41:35.99\00:41:37.43
Genesis 3 verse 14,
00:41:37.46\00:41:39.59
now, it's interesting to me...
00:41:39.63\00:41:41.00
Genesis 3 is really
a reversal of creation.
00:41:41.03\00:41:43.63
Remember last week we
studied Genesis 1 and 2.
00:41:43.67\00:41:46.20
God said... what?
"It is very good... "
00:41:46.23\00:41:49.40
after every
day... it is very good.
00:41:49.44\00:41:52.51
There was appreciation of
the good and the blessings
00:41:52.54\00:41:55.64
and here we see... sin...
00:41:55.71\00:41:57.51
and judgment
00:41:57.55\00:41:58.88
and evil
00:41:58.91\00:42:00.25
and curses
00:42:00.28\00:42:01.65
but we also see redemption
and hope in Christ Jesus.
00:42:01.68\00:42:05.85
Genesis 3:14, "And the
LORD God said to the serpent,
00:42:05.89\00:42:09.92
'Because you have done this,
00:42:09.96\00:42:11.53
you are more
cursed than all cattle,
00:42:11.56\00:42:13.40
and more than
every beast of the field;
00:42:13.43\00:42:15.23
on your belly you shall go,
00:42:15.26\00:42:17.10
and you shall eat dust
all the days of your life. '"
00:42:17.13\00:42:20.17
Satan eating dust is a prophetic
picture of his final degradation
00:42:20.20\00:42:24.17
and destruction that
will take place at the end.
00:42:24.21\00:42:26.78
Snapshot Number 3:
00:42:26.81\00:42:28.58
The final destruction
of Satan is prophesied
00:42:28.61\00:42:30.88
in the very next verse.
00:42:30.91\00:42:32.31
Genesis 3:15...
this is connected...
00:42:32.38\00:42:35.05
this is the first
Messianic prophecy...
00:42:35.08\00:42:38.09
Jesus being the Seed.
00:42:38.12\00:42:40.36
Genesis 3:15...
00:42:40.39\00:42:41.72
"I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
00:42:41.76\00:42:44.43
between your
seed and her Seed... "
00:42:44.49\00:42:46.36
that's capital "S" meaning
Jesus the coming Messiah.
00:42:46.39\00:42:49.80
"He... Jesus...
shall bruise your head,
00:42:49.83\00:42:52.77
and you shall bruise His heel. "
00:42:52.83\00:42:54.97
Who is destroyed?
00:42:55.00\00:42:56.47
The serpent... he's crushed
on the head by Jesus Himself
00:42:56.50\00:43:00.58
and war will exist
between the followers of Jesus
00:43:00.61\00:43:04.35
and the followers of Satan...
00:43:04.38\00:43:06.35
it's going to
be a little painful
00:43:06.38\00:43:07.72
for the followers of Jesus
00:43:07.75\00:43:09.08
because the bruise on the
heel could be a little painful
00:43:09.12\00:43:11.09
but Jesus' followers
will not be destroyed
00:43:11.15\00:43:14.26
because Jesus
triumphs over Satan.
00:43:14.29\00:43:16.83
Lomacang: Amen.
00:43:16.86\00:43:18.19
Jill: We see the comparison,
Pastor John talked about this
00:43:18.23\00:43:20.30
I think in Revelation 12:17,
00:43:20.33\00:43:22.10
"The dragon... "
00:43:22.13\00:43:23.47
we see in Eden
it's called the serpent
00:43:23.50\00:43:25.57
and Revelation
called: the dragon.
00:43:25.60\00:43:27.64
"The dragon was enraged... "
00:43:27.67\00:43:29.70
we see in Genesis
3:15 the enmity...
00:43:29.74\00:43:32.07
that enmity is put in
00:43:32.11\00:43:34.34
and yet we see: enraged...
00:43:34.38\00:43:36.54
the anger that
you're... in Revelation 12
00:43:36.61\00:43:39.01
"The dragon was
enraged with the woman,
00:43:39.05\00:43:41.42
and went to make war with
the rest of her offspring,
00:43:41.45\00:43:43.92
who keep the commandments of God
00:43:43.95\00:43:46.02
and the testimony
of Jesus Christ. "
00:43:46.05\00:43:48.02
The war that began in
Eden was won at the cross
00:43:48.06\00:43:51.89
and will culminate in the
final destruction of Satan
00:43:51.93\00:43:54.93
and his followers.
00:43:54.96\00:43:56.30
That brings us to
Snapshot Number 4:
00:43:56.33\00:43:58.33
which is Christ's
victory at the cross
00:43:58.37\00:44:00.54
where Christ triumphed
over Satan at the cross.
00:44:00.57\00:44:03.84
We see John 12:31 and 32,
00:44:03.91\00:44:07.04
"Now is the
judgment of this world;
00:44:07.08\00:44:09.11
now the ruler of this
world" that's Satan...
00:44:09.14\00:44:11.28
"will be cast
out. " Why is that?
00:44:11.31\00:44:13.15
Because Jesus is lifted up
00:44:13.18\00:44:15.35
and He will draw
all people unto Himself.
00:44:15.38\00:44:18.29
Colossians 2:15...
00:44:18.32\00:44:19.95
"Having disarmed
principalities and powers,
00:44:19.99\00:44:22.32
He made a public
spectacle over them,
00:44:22.36\00:44:24.93
triumphing over them in it. "
00:44:24.96\00:44:27.46
So, at the cross...
Satan was disarmed...
00:44:27.50\00:44:31.00
Satan was defeated...
his head was crushed.
00:44:31.03\00:44:34.50
1st John 3:8,
00:44:34.54\00:44:36.04
"He who sins is of the devil,
00:44:36.07\00:44:37.54
for the devil has
sinned from the beginning.
00:44:37.57\00:44:39.57
For this purpose the Son of
God was manifested... " why?
00:44:39.61\00:44:42.71
"that He might destroy
the works of the devil. "
00:44:42.74\00:44:46.31
Finally, Snapshot number 4:
00:44:46.35\00:44:48.22
What is the fate of Satan?
00:44:48.25\00:44:50.05
What is the fate of the serpent?
00:44:50.09\00:44:51.79
What is the fate
of his followers?
00:44:51.85\00:44:53.79
Snapshot Number
5: Thank you Shelley,
00:44:53.82\00:44:55.69
Satan's final
destruction is prophesied...
00:44:55.72\00:44:57.89
we see this in
Revelation 20 verse 10,
00:44:57.93\00:45:00.06
"The devil, who
deceived them... "
00:45:00.10\00:45:02.20
that's all the
nations... was what?
00:45:02.23\00:45:04.13
"cast into the lake of
fire and brimstone... "
00:45:04.17\00:45:07.44
now, we don't have
time to study that...
00:45:07.47\00:45:09.10
that does not mean he
burns eternally forever
00:45:09.14\00:45:11.67
but he will be burned up
00:45:11.71\00:45:14.28
so, if you are
struggling today...
00:45:14.31\00:45:16.04
if you are going
through a battle...
00:45:16.08\00:45:17.61
if you feel like
you are in the middle
00:45:17.65\00:45:19.11
of the great
controversy battle...
00:45:19.15\00:45:21.05
know with
assurance that the Satan...
00:45:21.08\00:45:22.92
that Satan will be
killed and crushed forever.
00:45:22.98\00:45:28.06
Panel: Amen.
00:45:28.09\00:45:29.69
Shelley: Amen and
amen... beautiful lesson...
00:45:29.72\00:45:31.36
I have Thursday's
and it is: Human Destiny.
00:45:31.39\00:45:35.63
My name is Shelley Quinn.
00:45:35.66\00:45:37.63
Just think, "Okay... we...
00:45:37.67\00:45:39.53
let's picture Eve going
into the middle of the garden.
00:45:39.57\00:45:42.30
There is the tree of
knowledge of good and evil
00:45:42.34\00:45:45.94
that God told
them not to eat off.
00:45:45.97\00:45:48.54
Do you think
they were gold fruit
00:45:48.58\00:45:51.21
for... for the fruit of the good
00:45:51.25\00:45:53.92
and red fruit for
the fruit of evil?
00:45:53.95\00:45:56.95
No... the tree
of the knowledge...
00:45:56.99\00:46:00.19
the knowledge
of good and evil...
00:46:00.22\00:46:03.43
it was a singular fruit
00:46:03.46\00:46:06.86
and what the sin
was in bottom line
00:46:06.90\00:46:12.17
is that when they
chose that fruit...
00:46:12.23\00:46:17.47
when they picked it and ate it,
00:46:17.51\00:46:20.34
they were
deciding for themselves
00:46:20.38\00:46:23.24
what was good and what was evil.
00:46:23.28\00:46:26.08
I want to give you
a definition of evil.
00:46:26.11\00:46:30.35
You know, when
we talk about evil,
00:46:30.39\00:46:32.69
we might think of... of Hitler
00:46:32.75\00:46:35.02
or someone that you
know... "Oh, he's evil... "
00:46:35.06\00:46:38.06
but here's... here's a
good definition of evil,
00:46:38.09\00:46:41.10
disobedience to God.
00:46:41.13\00:46:44.17
Panel: Hmmm...
00:46:44.20\00:46:45.53
Shelley: Due to
not trusting Him...
00:46:45.57\00:46:47.77
not believing Him
00:46:47.80\00:46:50.41
and disobedience is evil.
00:46:50.44\00:46:53.34
It... it separates us from
our Creator of infinite love...
00:46:53.38\00:47:00.65
infinite power and knowledge
00:47:00.68\00:47:02.88
and God's point
from the very beginning
00:47:02.92\00:47:06.25
when He said to them,
00:47:06.29\00:47:07.92
"Look at all these beautiful
trees I have created...
00:47:07.96\00:47:11.33
you can eat of any of them.
00:47:11.39\00:47:13.56
You see this one...
00:47:13.60\00:47:14.93
children, I don't
want you to try to decide
00:47:14.96\00:47:19.47
what's good for yourself
and what's evil for yourself.
00:47:19.50\00:47:22.10
I know the end
from the beginning...
00:47:22.14\00:47:24.71
you don't...
00:47:24.74\00:47:26.07
and I don't want you
to experience the pain
00:47:26.11\00:47:31.78
of knowing evil...
00:47:31.81\00:47:34.92
to eat from the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil
00:47:34.95\00:47:38.55
meant to reject the
relationship with God
00:47:38.59\00:47:44.96
to decide to become
your own God... basically.
00:47:44.99\00:47:48.10
So, God pronounces blessings
and He pronounces curses.
00:47:48.13\00:47:53.54
Blessings on obedience...
00:47:53.57\00:47:55.40
curses on disobedience...
00:47:55.44\00:47:58.04
that's His righteous
judgment against disobedience.
00:47:58.07\00:48:01.11
Now, I have to say to you,
00:48:01.14\00:48:02.81
sometimes people say,
00:48:02.84\00:48:04.18
"Why do you all make such a
fuss over the Hebrew definition
00:48:04.21\00:48:07.35
and the Greek definition?"
00:48:07.38\00:48:08.72
Well, I'll tell you
what... words are important
00:48:08.75\00:48:10.49
and let me give you an example.
00:48:10.55\00:48:12.45
Recently, I was in the hospital.
00:48:12.49\00:48:14.36
I had Vestibular Neuritis
00:48:14.39\00:48:16.99
where the nerve from your
ear to your brain goes haywire
00:48:17.03\00:48:20.76
and I was so dizzy I
couldn't stand up straight...
00:48:20.80\00:48:23.70
ended up in the hospital
00:48:23.73\00:48:25.23
and when the nurse
was reading the discharge,
00:48:25.30\00:48:29.97
the doctor had
written: patient is giddy.
00:48:30.01\00:48:34.64
Well, my...
00:48:34.68\00:48:38.38
I'm going to tell, my
old feelings were hurt
00:48:38.41\00:48:40.78
only... the only...
00:48:40.82\00:48:42.15
only word or
definition I knew of "giddy"
00:48:42.18\00:48:46.19
was that "giddy" meant,
you were silly... talkative...
00:48:46.22\00:48:50.19
maybe a little
disoriented... too excited...
00:48:50.23\00:48:52.93
and I was like...
00:48:52.96\00:48:54.73
"Ah, I can't believe the
doctor said that about me. "
00:48:54.76\00:48:57.83
Then I looked it up.
00:48:57.87\00:48:59.20
"Giddy" is the medical term
00:48:59.23\00:49:02.27
to have a sensation of whirling
00:49:02.30\00:49:05.37
and a tendency
to fall and stagger.
00:49:05.41\00:49:07.64
So, words are important...
00:49:07.68\00:49:10.48
our understanding of
the nuances of the word
00:49:10.51\00:49:13.25
and when it comes
to the word "curse"
00:49:13.28\00:49:15.42
boy! this is something!
00:49:15.45\00:49:17.52
God... His righteous
judgment against sin is: curse
00:49:17.55\00:49:22.19
but there are different words
used for curses in the Hebrew
00:49:22.22\00:49:28.50
and they have varying
degrees of bitterness.
00:49:28.53\00:49:33.40
There is a word "arar"
00:49:33.44\00:49:35.50
means to pronounce
a judgment on someone
00:49:35.54\00:49:38.51
that's broken the covenant.
00:49:38.54\00:49:40.04
It's used sixty times
00:49:40.08\00:49:41.98
but now when we
get to Deuteronomy 27
00:49:42.01\00:49:46.28
where it says, "Cursed is... "
00:49:46.31\00:49:48.92
Deuteronomy
27... in 15 through 26
00:49:48.95\00:49:51.49
it says, "Cursed is the man
00:49:51.52\00:49:53.66
who basically
breaks the covenant. "
00:49:53.69\00:49:55.56
That's another word
and it's used 12 times.
00:49:55.59\00:49:59.09
Genesis... oh, here's...
00:49:59.16\00:50:01.66
if you compare Jeremiah's
00:50:01.70\00:50:04.17
"Cursed be the man
that trusteth in man... "
00:50:04.20\00:50:09.00
and then, "Blessed is the
man that trusteth in the Lord. "
00:50:09.04\00:50:15.01
This is another
word for "curse. "
00:50:15.04\00:50:17.71
So, I wanted to say all of
this because "curse" really...
00:50:17.75\00:50:24.39
when God pronounces a curse
on... on a man for disobedience,
00:50:24.42\00:50:30.99
it's summed up in these verses,
00:50:31.03\00:50:33.83
here is how we
can sum up "curse. "
00:50:33.86\00:50:36.97
Jeremiah 11:3,
00:50:37.00\00:50:39.43
"Cursed be the man that obeyeth
not the words of the covenant. "
00:50:39.50\00:50:44.64
Panel: Hmmm...
00:50:44.67\00:50:46.01
Shelley: You're under a curse
00:50:46.04\00:50:48.74
but then, in Galatians 3:13
00:50:48.78\00:50:51.58
the New
Testament responds saying,
00:50:51.61\00:50:53.98
"Christ has
redeemed us from the curse,
00:50:54.02\00:50:56.55
being made a curse for us.
00:50:56.58\00:50:58.25
For it is written,
00:50:58.32\00:50:59.65
'Cursed is every one
that hangs on a tree. "
00:50:59.69\00:51:01.62
So, here is what I want to do,
00:51:01.69\00:51:04.39
I want us to get
into Genesis 3:14
00:51:04.43\00:51:07.10
because I wanted to
point out a couple of things
00:51:07.13\00:51:10.17
about this passage.
00:51:10.20\00:51:12.03
In Genesis 3:14 it
says, "The Lord God... "
00:51:12.07\00:51:15.94
now, this is
His covenant name...
00:51:16.00\00:51:18.37
when you see Lord God...
00:51:18.41\00:51:21.14
this is the name:
Jehovah... Yahweh...
00:51:21.18\00:51:23.51
He says to the serpent,
00:51:23.55\00:51:28.12
"You are more cursed than
all than all the cattle... "
00:51:28.15\00:51:30.95
well, I'll tell you what...
00:51:30.99\00:51:32.89
then He says in verse 15,
00:51:32.92\00:51:34.76
"I'll put enmity
between you and the woman...
00:51:34.79\00:51:37.13
between your
seed and her Seed... "
00:51:37.19\00:51:40.63
capital "S"
speaking of Jesus Christ...
00:51:40.70\00:51:44.10
he will bruise your head... "
00:51:44.13\00:51:46.40
he's going to crush you...
00:51:46.43\00:51:48.64
"and you shall
bruise His heel. "
00:51:48.67\00:51:51.67
You know what?
00:51:51.71\00:51:53.04
This is explicitly
a curse without hope.
00:51:53.07\00:51:55.84
Do you see any hope in this?
00:51:55.88\00:51:57.35
He just said, "Hey, you're
cursed above everything. "
00:51:57.38\00:52:01.48
And God is going to come
down... take on the flesh
00:52:01.52\00:52:05.79
as the seed of the
woman become the Son of man...
00:52:05.82\00:52:09.39
the Son of God and
going to crush your head...
00:52:09.42\00:52:12.89
you are... as you said...
your destiny is kzzzzz...
00:52:12.93\00:52:17.73
you're out of here.
00:52:17.77\00:52:19.53
But in the midst of
this "curse" passage
00:52:19.57\00:52:24.01
do you notice the
hope because He says,
00:52:24.04\00:52:28.98
"I'll put enmity
between you and the woman...
00:52:29.01\00:52:31.98
between your
seed and her Seed. "
00:52:32.01\00:52:35.45
He's going to
bruise your heel...
00:52:35.48\00:52:38.85
Satan would reach out
and... and cause pain to Christ
00:52:38.92\00:52:43.56
but Christ was
going to overcome.
00:52:43.63\00:52:45.89
So, the woman's offspring...
00:52:45.93\00:52:48.33
He... the Seed... is Christ
00:52:48.36\00:52:50.90
and even though Christ is
going to give a fatal blow
00:52:50.93\00:52:55.64
to the serpent,
00:52:55.70\00:52:57.84
wow! hallelujah...
00:52:57.87\00:52:59.94
the people have
this hope of redemption.
00:52:59.97\00:53:04.61
To the woman... verse 16...
00:53:04.65\00:53:06.45
this is Genesis 3:16,
00:53:06.48\00:53:08.08
"To the woman He said,
00:53:08.12\00:53:09.68
'I will greatly multiply
your sorrow and your conception;
00:53:09.72\00:53:12.59
in your pain you
shall bring forth children;
00:53:12.62\00:53:15.36
your desire shall
be for your husband,
00:53:15.39\00:53:17.19
he shall rule over you. '"
00:53:17.23\00:53:20.20
Now, you've got to look
at that in the perspective...
00:53:20.23\00:53:24.13
you should understand
what God said to the woman
00:53:24.17\00:53:26.74
in the perspective of salvation
00:53:26.77\00:53:30.01
because through her
is going to come the Seed
00:53:30.04\00:53:32.27
that will rescue the people.
00:53:32.31\00:53:33.68
"Then to Adam He said... "
00:53:33.71\00:53:35.04
in verse 17,
00:53:35.08\00:53:36.44
"Because you have heeded
the voice of your wife... "
00:53:36.48\00:53:38.75
see... Eve was
deceived... Adam was not.
00:53:38.78\00:53:41.18
Adam chose to disobey.
00:53:41.22\00:53:44.02
"He said, 'Because you have
heeded the voice of your wife,
00:53:44.09\00:53:47.36
and have eaten from the
tree which I commanded, saying,
00:53:47.39\00:53:50.59
'You shall not eat of it'.
00:53:50.63\00:53:52.09
Cursed is the ground... "
00:53:52.13\00:53:53.60
now, God is cursing the ground
00:53:53.63\00:53:55.73
"for your sake; in
toil you shall eat of it
00:53:55.76\00:53:59.13
all the days of your life.
00:53:59.17\00:54:00.50
Both thorns and
thistles it shall bring forth...
00:54:00.54\00:54:02.64
you shall eat of
the herb of the field
00:54:02.67\00:54:04.34
and in the sweat of
your face you shall eat bread
00:54:04.37\00:54:07.01
till you return to the ground,
00:54:07.04\00:54:09.64
for out of it you were taken;
00:54:09.68\00:54:12.25
for dust you are...
00:54:12.28\00:54:14.38
you're dust that I molded
00:54:14.42\00:54:16.35
and got down and breathed
the breath of life into you
00:54:16.38\00:54:19.69
but when my breath of
life is taken from you,
00:54:19.72\00:54:22.72
to dust you shall return. "
00:54:22.76\00:54:24.89
And then, verse 20 says,
00:54:24.96\00:54:27.06
"Adam called
his wife's name Eve,
00:54:27.10\00:54:28.76
because she was the
mother of all living beings. "
00:54:28.80\00:54:30.97
So, God's... God
doesn't specifically
00:54:31.00\00:54:36.44
curse as He did with
the serpent or the ground.
00:54:36.47\00:54:41.21
The man...
00:54:41.24\00:54:43.24
he is under the curse of sin
00:54:43.28\00:54:46.92
because he's
disobeyed and... and wow!
00:54:46.95\00:54:50.05
you know, God...
00:54:50.09\00:54:51.49
it was grace that
they didn't die right away
00:54:51.55\00:54:53.29
when they ate of it
00:54:53.32\00:54:54.66
but they were then
sent out of the Garden.
00:54:54.69\00:54:57.93
God sent them away
from the Tree of Life
00:54:57.96\00:55:01.40
so that they wouldn't
pluck from that Tree of Life
00:55:01.43\00:55:04.93
and perpetuate
their life as sinners.
00:55:04.97\00:55:08.87
But verse 21 says,
00:55:08.90\00:55:11.47
"Adam and his wife...
00:55:11.51\00:55:14.01
for the Lord... the Lord God
made tunics of skin for them,
00:55:14.04\00:55:19.61
and clothed them. "
00:55:19.65\00:55:20.98
This is the first sacrifice that
we see in the Old Testament.
00:55:21.02\00:55:25.65
I don't have time to go forward
00:55:25.69\00:55:27.92
but the point to know is this,
00:55:27.96\00:55:31.16
evil is disobedience to God
00:55:31.19\00:55:34.33
and God's righteous
judgment against disobedience
00:55:34.36\00:55:38.80
isn't something we
want to have to endure.
00:55:38.83\00:55:42.70
Lomacang: Amen,
thank you Shelley.
00:55:42.74\00:55:44.34
Well, Pastor James, give me a
summary of the day you covered.
00:55:44.37\00:55:47.84
James: Well, just this picture
that we have starting in Genesis
00:55:47.88\00:55:51.35
of God being misrepresented
00:55:51.38\00:55:52.85
and we know what that's like
00:55:52.88\00:55:54.32
and we know the kind of
consequences it leads to...
00:55:54.35\00:55:56.52
it leads to
terrible consequences
00:55:56.55\00:55:57.89
where God in Christ is
come to set things right...
00:55:57.92\00:56:01.49
to reveal who He really is...
00:56:01.52\00:56:02.96
what He's really like
so we can trust Him again.
00:56:02.99\00:56:04.63
Lomacang: Amen,
thank you, Pastor John...
00:56:04.66\00:56:06.03
Dinzey: You know, it is
evident that Adam and Eve
00:56:06.06\00:56:08.36
eventually confessed
and had true repentance
00:56:08.40\00:56:11.53
because they
accepted the tunics...
00:56:11.57\00:56:13.44
they taught their children
how to sacrifice to God...
00:56:13.50\00:56:16.07
and so, praise the Lord for that
00:56:16.10\00:56:18.24
because you also have
to choose to follow God...
00:56:18.27\00:56:21.81
before you is: good and
evil... choose the good.
00:56:21.84\00:56:25.01
Jill: Amen, I had Wednesday,
The Fate of the Serpent
00:56:25.05\00:56:28.22
and I don't know about you
00:56:28.25\00:56:29.58
but sometimes this world seems
like there's a lot of sin...
00:56:29.62\00:56:31.95
there's a lot of sickness...
00:56:31.99\00:56:33.36
there's a lot of suffering...
00:56:33.39\00:56:34.99
there's a lot of sorrow and pain
00:56:35.02\00:56:37.43
but this world
is not all there is
00:56:37.46\00:56:39.59
and some day soon,
00:56:39.66\00:56:41.40
God will completely wipe
out Satan and his followers
00:56:41.43\00:56:45.60
and we'll spend
eternity with Him.
00:56:45.63\00:56:47.37
Panel: Amen... amen.
00:56:47.40\00:56:48.87
Shelley: God doesn't
want you to eat from the
00:56:48.90\00:56:51.74
knowledge of the
tree of good and evil.
00:56:51.77\00:56:54.94
He doesn't want you to try to
decide what's good for yourself
00:56:54.98\00:56:57.75
and what's bad for yourself.
00:56:57.78\00:56:59.11
We know so little...
00:56:59.15\00:57:00.58
we're so prideful to
think that we can do that
00:57:00.62\00:57:03.08
but what we've got to hold on to
00:57:03.12\00:57:07.02
is how forgiving
and loving our God is
00:57:07.06\00:57:09.76
and we know Revelation 22:3
00:57:09.79\00:57:11.79
says that at the end there's
going to be no more curse.
00:57:11.83\00:57:16.10
God wants to protect you
00:57:16.13\00:57:18.67
from walking in the
consequences of sin.
00:57:18.70\00:57:21.10
Lomacang: Well,
thank you Shelley...
00:57:21.14\00:57:22.90
thank you Jill...
thank you Johny...
00:57:22.94\00:57:24.67
thank you James
00:57:24.74\00:57:26.07
and thank you for
taking the time to join us.
00:57:26.11\00:57:28.88
We've had an exciting
study on the fall of man.
00:57:28.91\00:57:32.01
How could the study on
the fall of man be exciting?
00:57:32.05\00:57:35.08
Well, we've learned something,
00:57:35.12\00:57:36.45
I think that's the
best way of saying it.
00:57:36.48\00:57:38.02
But I want to leave
this thought with you,
00:57:38.05\00:57:39.65
Luke chapter 10 verse 19,
00:57:39.69\00:57:41.42
"Behold, I give you the
authority to trample on serpents
00:57:41.46\00:57:44.19
and scorpions
00:57:44.23\00:57:45.56
and over all the
power of the enemy,
00:57:45.59\00:57:46.93
and nothing shall by
any means hurt you. "
00:57:46.96\00:57:49.30
Jesus is able to
keep us from falling...
00:57:49.36\00:57:51.53
that's the good news.
00:57:51.60\00:57:52.93
We don't have
to continue falling
00:57:52.97\00:57:54.30
so, join us next
time for Lesson Number 3:
00:57:54.34\00:57:57.64
Cain and His Legacy
00:57:57.67\00:57:59.91
and as you know,
we're studying Genesis
00:57:59.97\00:58:02.08
so, that means we're
just getting started...
00:58:02.11\00:58:04.01
see you next time.
00:58:04.05\00:58:05.58