Hello Friends, welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel,
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I'm John Lomacang
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and we want to
thank you for joining us
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throughout this entire Quarter
studying three cosmic messages
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written by Pastor Mark Finley
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a good friend of
ours here at 3ABN
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but we're ending
on Lesson Number 13:
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A blaze of God's Glory
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and I tell you, Friends,
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what a blaze that's going to be!
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How wonderful it
is when we see Jesus
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but you may want to
follow us on this Study
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But, nonetheless,
whatever you decide to do,
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join us for this
last lesson study
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as we capstone the wonderful
message of Revelation...
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the three angels' messages.
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Music...
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Lomacang: Welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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This is what we've been
enjoying from week to week
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with your participation
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and if you followed
us the whole Quarter,
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you know that we've
been walking through a book
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that is reminding us how
deep the knowledge of God is
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and yet, how much
we can still learn
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in spite of our
understanding and experience.
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Today, we end on Lesson
13: Ablaze with God's Glory.
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We're been covering
the three cosmic messages
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and I know that
we've been blessed,
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can the church say, "Amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Lomacang: But today we're
going to close out this Lesson
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talking about Revelation 18.
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How is the message
of God going to close?
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Not with less
manifestation than it began...
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it's going to
close a blaze of glory
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and countless will be in
that number of the redeemed.
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Before we go into that though,
let's introduce our Panel,
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to my left is Daniel Perrin
in our Pastoral Department,
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good to have you here Daniel.
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Daniel: Thank you,
and I have Monday's Lesson
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which is: Knowing Truth.
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Lomacang: And I always
appreciate your approach to it,
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thank you for being here.
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Pastor James Rafferty,
what do you have for us today?
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Rafferty: Good to be here John,
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I have Tuesday's Lesson:
The Reformation Continues.
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Lomacang: And the Singer in
Israel, Evangelist and Preacher
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who loves to break out in song
every now and then, Ryan Day.
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Ryan: Amen, I have
Wednesday's Lesson entitled:
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God's Glory Fills the Earth.
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Lomacang: You haven't sung yet
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on any of these
Programs on Revelation,
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What's wrong?
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Ryan: Spirit hasn't led
me to do that yet, Brother.
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Lomacang: And Shelley Quinn,
good to have you here, Shelley.
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Shelley: It is good to be here,
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I want to say...
what a privilege it is
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to be on this Panel
and to hear all of you
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and learn from you.
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I have Thursday's
Lesson... my favorite topic:
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The Lamb, The Slain Lamb.
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Lomacang: Well, since
you're the only lady on the Set,
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would you begin
with prayer for us?
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Shelley: Absolutely,
"Our loving heavenly Father,
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how we thank you for
the gift of prophecy!
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Thank you for the
prophecy that is in this book
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that prepares us, Lord,
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to know what's coming
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that we might be
prepared for Your coming
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and Lord, we ask in
the name of Jesus now,
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I know that you've anointed
this study of this Word...
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Your Word is anointed
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but anoint the presentation now
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and may You give us ears to hear
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what the Holy Spirit has to say,
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and a heart
that will follow You.
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We love You, Lord,
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we thank You so much
for Your plan of salvation.
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In Jesus' name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Lomacang: Thank you,
Shelley, thank you so much.
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Ablaze with God's glory...
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let's look at
Revelation 18 verse 1.
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The fall of Babylon...
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we've talked about
the Mark of the Beast,
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a topic that was very sobering
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realizing that the world
is on a pinnacle of decisions
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for eternity or against it
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and the choice is yours
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but look at Revelation 18...
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by the way, this is the swelling
of the second angels' message.
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When we talked about
Babylon is fallen... is fallen,
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it didn't follow the
cadence of a loud voice...
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a loud voice.
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The first message
was a loud voice...
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the third was a loud voice
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but the second
grew to a loud voice
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and we find it in
Revelation 18 verse 1.
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"After these
things I saw another angel
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coming down from heaven,
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having great authority,
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and the earth was
illuminated with his glory. "
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And I'm going to add
verse 2 just for the sake of it.
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"And he cried
mightily with a loud voice... "
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I'll leave it there because
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Pastor James Rafferty is going
to talk about the specifics
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but, you know, we're preparing
for something that the world
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to a large degree is unaware of.
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As it was in the days of Noah,
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they continue
eating and drinking,
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marrying and giving in marriage
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until the day that
Noah entered the ark
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and they did not
know until the flood came
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and took them all away.
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So, the person that wrote the
song: The marketplace is empty
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No more traffic in the streets
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All the
builders' tools are silent
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No more time to harvest wheat...
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that's not the actual picture
because as it was in Noah's day,
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commerce...
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people were marrying...
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giving in marriage...
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buying... selling...
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planting
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until the day
Noah entered the ark
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and they did not know
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until the flood came
and took them all away.
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So, we have a world
that's ablaze in activity
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when the angels of
God are rushing to and fro
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finishing the
task appointed to them
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to get the world ready for
the coming of our Redeemer.
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So, friends, while
Noah's building the ark,
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people were buying and selling
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until the day
Noah entered that ark
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and did not know
till the flood came.
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We're talking about this message
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because we don't want
you to meet God unprepared.
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It doesn't make
sense to meet God
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not being prepared for Him
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when He has given you
every opportunity to be ready.
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But the Bible says, "For at
such an hour as you think not,
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the Son of Man is coming
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not secretly but
in a blaze of glory. "
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1st Thessalonians talks about
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why we should not
be caught off guard.
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Let's go to 1st
Thessalonians chapter 5
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and I'll read verses 1 to 6.
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"But concerning the times
and seasons, brethren... "
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I love what the
Apostle Paul says,
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"you have no need
that I should write to you.
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For you
yourselves know perfectly
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that the day of
the LORD so comes
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as a thief in the night.
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For when they say,
'Peace and safety!'
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then sudden
destruction comes upon them,
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as labor pains
upon a pregnant woman.
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And they shall not escape.
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But you, brethren... "
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those of you that
understand Revelation,
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those of you
studying your Bible,
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those of you
listening to the voice of God...
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"But you, brethren,
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are not in darkness,
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so that this Day should
overtake you as a thief.
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You are all sons of
light and sons of the day.
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We are not of the
night nor of darkness.
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Therefore let us
not sleep, as others do,
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but let us be... " what?
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"be sober. "
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Panel: Yes.
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Lomacang: Let us
watch and be sober.
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The Lord is saying, "Watch,
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watch the
movements of the world. "
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You know, I recently
heard... Time Magazine,
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there's a committee that
talks about Time Magazine.
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They govern the
Time Magazine Committee,
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and in this
recent exposé, they said,
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"We have now moved
the end clock of the world
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to 60 seconds before midnight.
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: And I thought, What?
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They're looking at
the movements of the world
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and they said, "We have
moved the clock from 60 seconds
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to ten seconds
before midnight. "
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So, even people
that don't know Jesus
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know that we are on the
verge of a stupendous crisis.
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Everything in the world is
in agitation... as Ellen White
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says, you can look at the
movements between nations...
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the rise and
fall of the economy...
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the instability of morality.
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We can look at the
deplorable nature of society...
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the dumbing down...
the... the... the...
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the legalizing of
Marijuana to dumb down society.
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I know it has
some medical purposes
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but most people
that take it or not...
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in any medical scare
or any medical condition
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but we can see the intoxication
of Society by media...
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by... by drugs... by crime...
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by immorality...
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something's happening that's
bringing the world to a head
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and in the midst of
all of that confusion,
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the Lord is saying,
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"Listen carefully what the
Spirit is saying to you today. "
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So, I'm going to
give you seven reasons
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as to why we should be sober
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and getting ready for
the coming of the Lord.
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How do we prepare
for the final crisis
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that is going to
take the world by storm?
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Let me say, Friends,
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the woman is pregnant...
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the day of her deliverance
is just around the corner.
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What should we do first?
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Let's go to 1st John
and chapter 1 and verse 7,
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the first thing we should do
to prepare for the final crisis
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is... walk in the light.
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Panel: Yes.
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Lomacang: Walk in the light.
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The light is not
intended to blind you
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but to enlighten your mind.
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The commandments
of God are the light.
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His Word is a lamp unto a
feet and a light unto our path.
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If you study God's Word,
you won't be in darkness.
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You will see what
the news commentators are
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eventually going to say.
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God is far ahead of man.
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He declares the
end from the beginning
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and from ancient times...
things that are not yet done.
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So, don't listen
to CNN and ABC and NBC
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and all the other networks...
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read God's Word
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and when you hear
them begin to say it...
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you'll say "Ah... I
already knew that. "
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God's people
are not in darkness.
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But the Bible says,
"But if we walk in the light
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as He is in the light,
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we have
fellowship with one another,
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and the blood of
Jesus Christ His Son
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cleanses us from all sin. "
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When you walk in the light,
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there's a cleansing
benefit that comes...
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there's a fellowship...
a koinonia that comes...
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we have fellowship.
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I don't walk in the light
because Daniel's my friend,
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I walk in the light
because Jesus is my friend
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and Daniel is my fellowship.
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You see, we are brought
together by the light...
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we walk in it...
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we have
cleansing and fellowship.
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Second thing...
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what shall we do to
prepare for the final crisis?
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We should worship God
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based on the
revealed truth of His Word.
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John 16 verse 13,
notice how the Spirit works.
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"However, when He, the
Spirit of truth has come,
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He will guide
you into all truth;
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for He will not
speak on His own authority,
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but whatever He
hears He will speak;
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and He will tell
you things to come. "
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It's not ironic
that Revelation...
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or no coincidence that
Revelation seven times says,
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"He who has ears to hear... "
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and believe me, I
know that that means,
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"he who has ears to hear,
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let him hear what the
Spirit says unto the churches. "
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Making no light of that
but hey, that's a family print,
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we've got ears.
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Jeremiah makes it clear...
we have to be determined
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to follow God's Word
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based on the mouth of God
not on the mouth of humanity.
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Notice Jeremiah
chapter 23 and verse 21,
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it says, "I have
not sent these prophets,
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yet they ran.
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I have not spoken to them,
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yet they prophesied. "
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There are many people today
saying what God has not said
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but they're prophesying...
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they're proclaiming what
God has not ever revealed
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but they're
saying "God has said... "
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God has said, "I'm against
those who do such thing. "
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Base your cadence on the
revealed, written Word of God
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not some momentary inspiration,
"Hey, God just gave me a
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message" if it doesn't
line up with God's Word,
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it is not from God.
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Number 3: Do not accept the word
of man over the word of God.
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The evidence that deception
is rampant is when we do that.
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Notice the comparison,
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God says, "Remember the
Sabbath to keep it holy... "
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man says, "Do not remember
the Sabbath to keep it holy. "
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Which one would you follow?
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That's how we are
prevented from being deceived.
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Receive the Word of
God over the word of man
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no matter how
large their church is,
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forget about their popularity,
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if it's not from God's Word,
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you'll say, "Thank
you but no thanks. "
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God's Word is supreme.
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Men say, "When we die we
go straight to heaven... "
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God says, "When we die,
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we go to the grave until
the resurrection morning. "
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Follow God's
Word over man's word.
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Man says,
"Hellfire is eternal... "
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God says, "Hellfire
will burn out eventually... "
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follow God's
Word over man's word.
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God says... worship Him
in Spirit and in truth...
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men said... worship based
on experience and feeling.
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But God's Word is
supreme once again.
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Worship according to
God... God's dictates.
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Number 4: Settle
for nothing but truth.
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Jesus says, "You
shall know the truth
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and the truth
shall make you free. "
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Not just set you
free... but keep you free.
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It's not a "get
out of jail" card
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till you pass jail again,
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it's "stay out of jail" card.
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The truth keeps
you out of jail, amen.
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It keeps you out of jail.
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You won't get locked up and
no matter what anybody says,
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they'll never
put you back in jail.
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That's why
Isaiah 26 verse 2 says,
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"Open the gates,
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that the righteous
nation which keeps the truth
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may enter in. "
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Panel: Yes.
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Lomacang: Not just
worships and feeling
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but keeps the truth.
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Number 5:
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Don't settle for being
called a Christian... be one.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Lomacang: Isaiah 4 verse 1,
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"And in that day seven women
shall take hold of one man,
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saying, 'We will
eat our own bread
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and wear our own apparel;
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only let us be
called by your name,
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to take away our reproach. '"
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Don't settle for the name,
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settle for nothing less than a
relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Then His truth comes
as a part of the package
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not just a part of the name.
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Number 6: Love Jesus
not just with your mouth
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but with your heart.
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Matthew 15 verse 8,
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"These people draw
near to Me with their mouth,
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and honor Me with their lips,
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but their hearts
are far from Me. "
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Why the heart?
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Because for those who say,
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"The commandments were done
away under the old covenant. "
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The new covenant says,
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"This is the
covenant... " Shelley,
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"I will make with
them after those days,
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saith the Lord;
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I will put my laws into
their hearts and in their minds,
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I will write them. "
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God has not abrogated His law,
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He's just taken it off the
stone and put it on our hearts
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and lastly, be
obedient to God's commandments.
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John 14:15, "If you
love Me... " come on...
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Panel: "Keep My commandments. "
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Lomacang: And
this is the precursor
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to entering the New Jerusalem.
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In Revelation 22 verse 14,
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"Blessed are they who
keep the commandments of God,
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that they may have the
right to the tree of life,
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and may enter in through
the gates into the city. "
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Preparation for going
out with a blaze of glory,
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is allowing the
truth of God's Word
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to ignite your life
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so that you are not consumed
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but you are set on
fire for God's glory.
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Daniel.
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Perrin: Thank
you Pastor Lomacang.
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That leads right into what I'm
sharing from Monday's Lesson,
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I'm Daniel Perrin and
I have: Knowing Truth.
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How do you decide
what you believe is true?
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Because whatever I believe,
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regardless of
what merits it may have
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and how it makes me feel,
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I want it to be true.
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Well, Proverbs 1:20 tells us
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that wisdom calls aloud outside;
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and she raises her
voice in the open squares. "
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That's the marketplace.
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That's the place
where people do business.
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That's the place
where you hear it.
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Well, there is a
lot of competing ideas
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out in the
marketplace raising their voice.
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Even in the Christian church
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there is a
market place of faith.
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You can believe
whatever you want to believe.
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But most people
who ask this question,
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"How do I believe
or decide what's true?"
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They're really
asking in this way,
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"How do I know
God's will for my life...
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what does God want me to do?"
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Because truth always
gets translated into action
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into a life that
lives out what you believe.
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There are only two
ways to decide what is true
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and it's not
through constructing it...
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making it yourself
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because I have limited
experience and ability.
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I don't have all the evidence.
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Truth is not elected...
it doesn't come by popularity
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or fitting in because the
people are not always right.
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It's not
established by tradition,
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Jeremiah 16 verse
19, the Gentiles say,
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"Our ancestors inherited lies. "
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It's not
established by pragmatics
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which says, "Well, it
gave me what I wanted,
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it did what I felt
like at the time. "
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Or feelings... "My
emotions can be wrong,
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they can deceive me
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and the truth is not
established by human authority
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that says, well, he ought
to know... he has a degree. "
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Truth is
only... only established
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when it is the...
when it is left standing...
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when all the evidence is in.
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How much evidence do I have
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in my vast
knowledge of the universe?
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Not much... so I have
to take truth on authority.
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It always comes on authority
so we have to decide carefully
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who is my authority?
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Take origins, for example,
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we've dealt with
that this Quarter...
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this Lesson Study where
nobody was there at creation
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so you have to
choose your authority here.
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Well, for the Christian,
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a final criterion is
always the Word of God.
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That is our authority.
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John 17 verse 17, we've
shared this text so many times,
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"Sanctify them by Your truth,
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and Your word is truth. "
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And then, John 16:13, that
Pastor Lomacang just shared,
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where it says, "However,
when He, the Spirit of truth has
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come, He will guide
you into all truth. "
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He's not going to
force you into truth,
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He's going to
guide you into truth.
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"For He will not
speak of His own authority,
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but what He
hears, He will speak. "
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In other words,
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there's no divided
message coming from heaven.
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It's a
completely unified message
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and it will not
contradict itself.
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So there are some implications
for truth for the Christian
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in a Christian mind.
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And Number one is that
you will not have all truth
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but ultimately all that you have
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should be truth.
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It would be presumptuous to
say, "Well, I know it all. "
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But I want every
bit of what I believe
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to be truth.
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Jeremiah 17 verse 9 says
that the heart is deceitful
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and wicked above all
things... desperately wicked.
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In other words, it
wants to cling to error,
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cling to lies and so I
have to say, "Search me O Lord
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and see if there is
any unrighteous way in me.
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Lord, help me not to
desire to hold on to anything
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that doesn't
exalt You as truth. "
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Truth always will
exalt our heavenly Father
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and His love and His character
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and it will exalt Jesus.
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That prayer Jesus prayed
there the night before He died,
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"This is eternal life,
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to know You the only
true God, and Jesus... "
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all right, and to know
God to know Jesus is truth.
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Truth always will be unified
because it comes from one source
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and so, it will
always be in harmony
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and this is why it's a joy to
search every book of the Bible.
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Habakkuk... Leviticus...
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what's your
favorite book of the Bible?
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"Whatever I'm
reading right now. "
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Revelation... Philemon...
whichever book it is,
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is teaching us
the truth about Jesus.
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And so, whatever is
in contradiction to that,
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it's in error
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and if there are
apparent contradictions,
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it just says that I
don't yet understand
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and it's okay to have questions
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about the Bible
and the Word of God.
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We don't know it
all... I don't know it all...
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but I'm always growing.
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And then we need to
be able to identify error
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because the dragon who
is angry with the woman
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attacks through
error... through deception.
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And so, we can say, "I don't...
I don't want to be in a fight. "
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You can't help it.
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You're always in
a fight right here.
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2nd Corinthians 10
verses 4 and 5 says,
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"Our weapons of
warfare are not carnal weapons
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but they're mighty,
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they're for
pulling down strongholds,
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casting down arguments. "
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This is an offensive strategy...
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a defensive strategy
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in just a best
results and a stalemate,
00:19:08.71\00:19:10.85
we'll say, "We're going to
tear down these strongholds... "
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and then he ended
that text... says...
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"bring every thought captive
to the obedience of Christ. "
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Which means that you...
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you're not necessarily
casting down truth...
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casting down error
in other people's lives,
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but "Search me O Lord
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and take down every
stronghold of error or deception
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that I'm holding on to. "
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You can be
comforted in the truth
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because truth is eternal...
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it starts with God...
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it resides in God...
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God doesn't change
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and so, you can trust that
it's the same for all times,
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people and places.
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When the three angels come,
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they're bearing the
everlasting gospel...
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not the changing
gospel... it's unchanged...
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undiminished.
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And then, you don't need to
be embarrassed about the truth.
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Even if there's
somebody who comes along
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and they speak smooth words
00:19:54.39\00:19:55.72
and they have good style
00:19:55.76\00:19:57.09
and they share something else
00:19:57.13\00:19:58.66
in a way that's...
that's engaging you...
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the truth is still the truth
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even if you can't
answer every question about it.
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All right, you don't have
to apologize or be embarrassed
00:20:07.04\00:20:10.67
about saying
and... and believing
00:20:10.71\00:20:12.71
and standing on
what you believe.
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Let's listen to Jesus
here in Matthew 10 verse 33,
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"Whoever denies Me before men,
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him also I will deny before
My Father who is in heaven. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Perrin: You don't
have to be embarrassed
00:20:24.72\00:20:26.05
to be a Seventh-day Adventist.
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That name is a
powerful name, all right.
00:20:27.46\00:20:30.83
Now, the name of Jesus
is a powerful name that says
00:20:30.86\00:20:32.76
but think of the seventh day...
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takes us to the God of
creation and His Sabbath.
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The God who gives the law
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and the God who gives the
law also gives us provision
00:20:39.17\00:20:42.37
and promise to obey the law.
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Sin reminds us of our
helplessness which takes us to
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the Savior who came
in that first Advent...
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the incarnation coming
down from heaven with great love
00:20:49.98\00:20:53.42
and His plan of salvation
00:20:53.48\00:20:55.22
and the... the plan of
restoration of our character
00:20:55.25\00:20:57.75
to be just like His.
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Sin removed the blessed hope,
00:20:59.35\00:21:01.52
the everlasting
gospel is all in that name.
00:21:01.56\00:21:04.39
You don't need any embarrassment
for the Spirit of Prophecy
00:21:04.43\00:21:08.16
and the writings of Ellen White.
00:21:08.20\00:21:09.90
You can hold them up and say,
00:21:09.93\00:21:11.57
they shine a
light on the Word of God
00:21:11.63\00:21:14.37
to help us understand it.
00:21:14.40\00:21:15.84
That book... that precious
book, Steps to Christ...
00:21:15.87\00:21:18.74
it's not Steps to
Denominationalism...
00:21:18.77\00:21:21.34
Steps to Christ and
The Great Controversy.
00:21:21.38\00:21:23.95
You can share
that... you can read it
00:21:23.98\00:21:26.05
and say, "This prepares
us for what we see coming. "
00:21:26.08\00:21:28.95
No embarrassment for
the sanctuary message.
00:21:28.98\00:21:31.62
I want to share with you
one line from Great Controversy,
00:21:31.65\00:21:34.42
page 423...
00:21:34.46\00:21:35.79
"The subject of the sanctuary
was the key which unlocked the
00:21:35.82\00:21:39.69
mystery of the
disappointment of 1844.
00:21:39.73\00:21:42.06
The sanctuary opened to
view a complete system of truth,
00:21:42.13\00:21:46.84
connected and harmonious. "
00:21:46.87\00:21:49.20
Nothing in God's Word is
isolated and disconnected,
00:21:49.24\00:21:52.34
it all works together.
00:21:52.37\00:21:53.78
Hearing the truth is not
knowing the truth always.
00:21:53.81\00:21:58.51
Romans 16 verse 25,
00:21:58.55\00:22:00.28
listen to Paul... the
last section of his... his book
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there, "Now to Him who
is able to establish you
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according to My gospel... "
00:22:06.05\00:22:08.39
What Paul?
00:22:08.42\00:22:09.76
It's your
gospel... it's not mine?
00:22:09.79\00:22:11.59
He had taken this in...
00:22:11.63\00:22:12.96
it wasn't just something
that he read and understood...
00:22:12.99\00:22:15.76
it was a part of him.
00:22:15.80\00:22:17.13
My gospel... and
it should be yours too
00:22:17.17\00:22:19.27
and then truth must be followed.
00:22:19.30\00:22:21.67
Deuteronomy 29 verse 29 says,
00:22:21.70\00:22:24.01
"The secret things
belong to the LORD our God,
00:22:24.04\00:22:26.31
but those things
which are revealed
00:22:26.37\00:22:28.11
belong to us and to
our children forever,
00:22:28.14\00:22:29.98
so that we may do all
the words of this law. "
00:22:30.01\00:22:35.25
There are things
we won't understand
00:22:35.28\00:22:37.02
and we don't need to speculate
on certain things that are
00:22:37.05\00:22:40.06
coming but we can say,
"All of this prepares me to
00:22:40.09\00:22:42.52
be the person who says,
'Lord, I want to follow you...
00:22:42.56\00:22:45.63
follow your truth...
let it change my life
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not just a hearer of the Word
00:22:48.06\00:22:49.80
but a doer of the Word. '"
00:22:49.83\00:22:51.17
And then, truth must be shared.
00:22:51.20\00:22:53.27
Like these three angels,
00:22:53.30\00:22:54.64
the fourth angel... making it
even louder with a loud voice.
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Mark 5 verse 19,
here's Jesus' words,
00:22:58.27\00:23:00.98
"Go home to your friends,
00:23:01.01\00:23:02.34
and tell them the great things
that the Lord has done for you,
00:23:02.38\00:23:05.85
and know He has had
compassion on you. "
00:23:05.88\00:23:08.02
Psalm 37 verse 30,
00:23:08.05\00:23:09.72
"The mouth of the
righteous speaks wisdom. "
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treasures hoarded will be
treasures that waste away.
00:23:12.15\00:23:15.62
And the same is true of truth.
00:23:15.66\00:23:17.99
I had a phone call just
last week from somebody here...
00:23:18.03\00:23:21.76
here in the 3ABN
Pastoral Department
00:23:21.80\00:23:24.13
and he said this,
00:23:24.17\00:23:25.50
he said, "I get my
truth from what I read
00:23:25.53\00:23:28.80
and you guys on
3ABN confirm it for me. "
00:23:28.87\00:23:32.61
Oh, he was so excited as
he began to rattle off...
00:23:32.64\00:23:35.91
he was ablaze
with the glory of God
00:23:35.94\00:23:38.28
because it had
come from God's Word
00:23:38.31\00:23:40.62
and as we shared it, we weren't
sharing the opinions of men,
00:23:40.65\00:23:43.69
we were sharing what
is... what is revealed...
00:23:43.72\00:23:45.99
what comes out of God's Word
00:23:46.02\00:23:47.36
and so, all that I could
say to him on the phone was,
00:23:47.39\00:23:49.59
"Yes... yes... " as he said,
00:23:49.62\00:23:50.96
"And this... and this... "
00:23:50.99\00:23:52.33
and this is a
praise of God's Word...
00:23:52.36\00:23:55.03
not of 3ABN
00:23:55.06\00:23:57.17
but this ministry
here and other ministries
00:23:57.20\00:23:59.63
and other
preachers and other sharers,
00:23:59.67\00:24:02.00
housewives... children...
00:24:02.04\00:24:03.67
people of... of all
places who lift up God's Word,
00:24:03.71\00:24:06.94
the power does
not come from them...
00:24:06.98\00:24:08.78
it does not come from us...
00:24:08.81\00:24:10.15
it comes from God's Word.
00:24:10.18\00:24:11.51
Let me leave you
with Isaiah 54:13,
00:24:11.55\00:24:14.38
"All your children
shall be taught by the LORD,
00:24:14.42\00:24:18.09
and great shall be the
peace of your children. "
00:24:18.12\00:24:21.76
And we can rest on that.
00:24:21.79\00:24:23.12
We can rest knowing
that what we believe is true
00:24:23.16\00:24:25.83
and as we go
into a final conflict,
00:24:25.86\00:24:27.96
we can do it confidently
00:24:28.00\00:24:29.66
knowing that God who
holds truth... also holds us.
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Panel: Amen.
00:24:32.17\00:24:33.50
Lomacang: Thank
you, Daniel, wow!
00:24:33.54\00:24:35.20
As you can see,
we lit the candle,
00:24:35.24\00:24:37.21
it's ablaze with God's glory
00:24:37.24\00:24:39.07
and we are going to continue
letting that candle shine
00:24:39.11\00:24:42.18
but don't go away,
00:24:42.21\00:24:43.55
there are three
more candles that are lit
00:24:43.58\00:24:45.35
that must continue to shine,
00:24:45.38\00:24:46.72
we'll be right back.
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Lomacang: Well Friends,
we continue in our study of
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Ablaze With God's Glory
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and James Rafferty is going
to pick it up on Revelation 18.
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Rafferty: Yes, I
have Tuesday's Lesson...
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The Reformation Continues
00:25:35.16\00:25:36.87
and the Quarterly goes on
to say that God has raised up
00:25:36.90\00:25:39.90
a last-day people
00:25:39.93\00:25:41.90
to stand on the shoulders of
the great Reformers of the past
00:25:41.94\00:25:44.87
with the Bible
as their only creed.
00:25:44.91\00:25:47.41
Christ alone as their
only source of salvation,
00:25:47.44\00:25:51.71
and the Holy Spirit as
their only source of strength,
00:25:51.75\00:25:54.62
and the return of our Lord
00:25:54.65\00:25:56.32
as the
consummation of all their hopes.
00:25:56.35\00:25:59.15
Truths long obscured by
darkness of error and tradition,
00:25:59.19\00:26:03.46
including the Bible Sabbath,
00:26:03.53\00:26:05.26
will be proclaimed to the world
00:26:05.29\00:26:07.20
just before the
return of our Lord.
00:26:07.23\00:26:09.23
The Quarterly goes on to say,
00:26:09.26\00:26:10.60
"The three angels' messages
00:26:10.63\00:26:11.97
give birth to
this last-day movement
00:26:12.00\00:26:13.74
to complete the Reformation
00:26:13.77\00:26:15.10
and to participate with Christ
00:26:15.14\00:26:16.47
in the finishing up
of His work on earth.
00:26:16.50\00:26:19.07
The great prophecies
of the Bible's last book
00:26:19.11\00:26:21.74
reveal a divine
movement of destiny
00:26:21.78\00:26:24.58
arising out of a disappointment
00:26:24.61\00:26:26.48
to proclaim God's
final message to the world.
00:26:26.51\00:26:29.58
Revelation 14
describes a worldwide church
00:26:29.62\00:26:31.95
spanning the
globe with the good news
00:26:31.99\00:26:34.29
of the eternal gospel.
00:26:34.32\00:26:35.66
The three angels of Revelation
14 are joined by a fourth angel
00:26:35.69\00:26:39.76
in Revelation 18.
00:26:39.79\00:26:41.50
This angel gives
power to the proclamation
00:26:41.53\00:26:44.70
of the three angels
00:26:44.73\00:26:46.07
so that the 'earth is
lightened with God's glory. '"
00:26:46.10\00:26:49.44
So, we're going to
read Revelation chapter 18
00:26:49.47\00:26:51.51
and let's just look
here in Revelation chapter 18
00:26:51.54\00:26:53.54
and verses 1 and 2,
00:26:53.58\00:26:55.34
"And after these
things I saw another angel
00:26:55.41\00:26:57.05
come down from heaven,
00:26:57.08\00:26:58.41
having great power;
00:26:58.45\00:26:59.78
and the earth was
lightened with his glory.
00:26:59.81\00:27:01.38
And he cried mightily
with a strong voice saying,
00:27:01.42\00:27:04.85
'Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen,
00:27:04.92\00:27:07.66
and is become the
habitation of devils,
00:27:07.69\00:27:10.39
the hold of every foul spirit,
00:27:10.43\00:27:13.53
and a cage of every
unclean and hateful bird. '"
00:27:13.56\00:27:16.40
This is a double fall...
00:27:16.43\00:27:17.77
this is a spiritual fall
and it's a physical fall.
00:27:17.80\00:27:20.97
Revelation chapter 18 is
actually describing the physical
00:27:21.00\00:27:24.31
fall because Revelation
14 described a spiritual fall
00:27:24.34\00:27:27.78
that wasn't quite complete
until we get to Revelation 18.
00:27:27.81\00:27:31.11
What happens in the meantime
00:27:31.15\00:27:32.81
is the Mark of
the Beast is enforced.
00:27:32.85\00:27:34.75
Economic control is
pushed upon everyone
00:27:34.78\00:27:36.65
and that economic control
now comes down to Revelation
00:27:36.69\00:27:40.16
chapter 18.
00:27:40.19\00:27:41.52
All the
deceptions are... are removed
00:27:41.56\00:27:43.59
and the whole world
stands back in... aghast
00:27:43.63\00:27:47.26
at the final fall
of this colossal system
00:27:47.30\00:27:50.93
of spiritual and
civil power united together
00:27:50.97\00:27:54.57
to enforce a
mark upon everyone...
00:27:54.60\00:27:56.84
small... great...
rich... poor... free and bond
00:27:56.87\00:27:58.87
and the reason
why this happens...
00:27:58.91\00:28:00.84
the reason why Babylon falls
00:28:00.88\00:28:02.54
is because the glory
of God lightens the earth.
00:28:02.61\00:28:05.65
You know, we can spend
all-day talking about Babylon.
00:28:05.68\00:28:08.88
We can spend all
day talking about...
00:28:08.95\00:28:10.29
"Well, Babylon is this...
00:28:10.32\00:28:11.65
Babylon is this, Babylon... "
00:28:11.69\00:28:13.02
and there's going to be
an infinity beyond that,
00:28:13.05\00:28:14.82
We could spend the rest
of our Christian experience
00:28:14.86\00:28:17.13
trying to
identify what Babylon is
00:28:17.16\00:28:18.73
and we still won't
get to the bottom of it
00:28:18.76\00:28:21.13
because Satan is the
mastermind behind it.
00:28:21.16\00:28:22.83
He's the
mastermind behind confusion.
00:28:22.86\00:28:24.77
So, what God does
is... He says, "Listen,
00:28:24.80\00:28:26.67
don't spend all of that
time focusing on Babylon,
00:28:26.70\00:28:29.30
what I want you to do
00:28:29.34\00:28:30.67
is I want you to
focus on the gospel...
00:28:30.71\00:28:32.87
the everlasting gospel.
00:28:32.91\00:28:34.51
The everlasting
covenant... Jesus Christ.
00:28:34.54\00:28:36.24
I want you to lift
Jesus up and you focus on...
00:28:36.28\00:28:38.55
when the... when the earth is
lightened with the glory of God,
00:28:38.61\00:28:42.28
then Babylon is
going to come down.
00:28:42.32\00:28:44.09
That's going to
be the consequence
00:28:44.12\00:28:45.82
because you're going
to be able to see clearly
00:28:45.85\00:28:48.19
when you get
your focus on Christ
00:28:48.22\00:28:49.89
who is the Word,
00:28:49.92\00:28:51.26
thank you so much,
Daniel for what you shared
00:28:51.29\00:28:52.79
and John for what you shared.
00:28:52.83\00:28:54.16
We're just going to pick up
and go a little bit further with
00:28:54.20\00:28:56.06
that just focusing
on one aspect of it,
00:28:56.10\00:28:58.17
when Jesus is
lifted up who is the Word,
00:28:58.20\00:29:00.84
then everything else gets clear,
00:29:00.87\00:29:02.84
everything else gets clarity.
00:29:02.87\00:29:04.74
In fact, we're told
that the glory of God
00:29:04.77\00:29:07.38
is the revelation
of the character of God
00:29:07.41\00:29:09.94
and that's what's
going to bring Babylon down,
00:29:09.98\00:29:11.85
this revelation
of His character.
00:29:11.88\00:29:13.38
This is going to
be the last message
00:29:13.42\00:29:14.75
that's going to
go to the world...
00:29:14.78\00:29:16.12
it's going to be a revelation
of the character of God
00:29:16.15\00:29:17.79
and we're going
to be a part of that.
00:29:17.82\00:29:19.15
Why? How? How does that work?
00:29:19.19\00:29:20.99
That's what I
like us to focus on.
00:29:21.02\00:29:22.62
You know, in 2nd Corinthians
chapter 3 and verse 17 it says,
00:29:22.66\00:29:25.29
that we all become
changed into His glory
00:29:25.36\00:29:29.30
by beholding Him.
00:29:29.33\00:29:30.67
Panel: That's right.
00:29:30.70\00:29:32.03
Rafferty: In The
Great Controversy, page 555,
00:29:32.07\00:29:34.64
it's not a hard
reference to remember... 555.
00:29:34.67\00:29:37.67
It says that this is a law...
00:29:37.71\00:29:41.01
this beholding and
becoming changed is a law
00:29:41.04\00:29:44.98
both of our intellect
and of our spiritual nature
00:29:45.01\00:29:47.25
and by beholding
we become changed
00:29:47.28\00:29:48.75
and we know it's a law
00:29:48.78\00:29:50.12
because it works
for the negative too.
00:29:50.15\00:29:51.89
The things that you
spend time watching...
00:29:51.92\00:29:53.92
the things that you
spend time beholding...
00:29:53.96\00:29:55.92
the things that
you spend time reading
00:29:55.96\00:29:57.43
are the things that
you can think about.
00:29:57.46\00:29:58.86
When you watch something,
00:29:58.89\00:30:00.60
it's not just that
moment of time that you...
00:30:00.63\00:30:02.96
if it's a bad
thing you're wasting...
00:30:03.00\00:30:04.43
not just that moment of
time that you're wasting,
00:30:04.47\00:30:06.03
it's more than that
00:30:06.10\00:30:07.44
because you think
about it later on.
00:30:07.47\00:30:09.20
It comes back to you.
00:30:09.24\00:30:10.57
There are things that I listened
to and watched years ago
00:30:10.61\00:30:12.47
and every once in a while,
it comes back into the memory,
00:30:12.51\00:30:14.48
you know what I'm
saying? Panel: Oh yeah.
00:30:14.51\00:30:15.91
Rafferty: Well, God
is going to take this law
00:30:15.94\00:30:17.28
and work it for good.
00:30:17.31\00:30:18.65
Whatsoever things are true,
00:30:18.68\00:30:20.02
whatsoever things are honest,
00:30:20.05\00:30:21.38
whatsoever things are lovely,
00:30:21.42\00:30:22.75
whatsoever things are pure,
00:30:22.78\00:30:24.12
whatsoever things
are of good report,
00:30:24.15\00:30:25.49
if there be any virtue,
00:30:25.52\00:30:26.86
if there be any praise...
think about these things.
00:30:26.89\00:30:28.22
And really, if
you think about it,
00:30:28.26\00:30:29.59
if you carefully
study Revelation and Daniel,
00:30:29.62\00:30:31.06
these two prophetic twins,
00:30:31.09\00:30:32.76
you're going to find that
this is the actual message
00:30:32.79\00:30:35.36
God gives to us.
00:30:35.40\00:30:36.73
For example, right after
the Mark of the Beast is...
00:30:36.77\00:30:39.00
is expounded...
it... it's revealed to us,
00:30:39.03\00:30:42.67
in remember Revelation 13,
00:30:42.70\00:30:44.04
God gives
instruction to His people
00:30:44.07\00:30:46.04
and here's the instruction,
Revelation 14 verse 4,
00:30:46.07\00:30:48.68
"Here are they
who follow the Lamb
00:30:48.71\00:30:52.18
wheresoever He goes.
" Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:30:52.21\00:30:54.22
Rafferty: Now,
again, we want to clarify...
00:30:54.25\00:30:56.25
John 1 verse 1, "The Lamb...
00:30:56.28\00:30:58.62
Jesus Christ is
the Word made flesh.
00:30:58.65\00:31:00.99
"In the beginning was the Word,
00:31:01.02\00:31:02.36
and the word was with God,
00:31:02.39\00:31:03.73
and the Word was God.
00:31:03.76\00:31:05.09
And the Word became
flesh and dwelt among us. "
00:31:05.13\00:31:06.46
To follow the
Lamb wherever He goes
00:31:06.49\00:31:07.83
is to follow the Word of
God wherever it leads you.
00:31:07.86\00:31:09.36
Panel: That's right.
00:31:09.40\00:31:10.73
Rafferty: Oh, oh, you come
in contact with the Sabbath,
00:31:10.77\00:31:12.10
how am I going
to keep the Sabbath?
00:31:12.13\00:31:13.47
how am I going to get
that day off from work?
00:31:13.50\00:31:14.84
Pooooh... don't
worry about that.
00:31:14.87\00:31:16.20
You follow the Sabbath...
00:31:16.24\00:31:17.57
you follow the Lamb.
00:31:17.61\00:31:18.94
Jesus said, "If you love
Me, keep my commandments. "
00:31:18.97\00:31:20.88
You follow the Lamb...
He'll take care of that.
00:31:20.91\00:31:22.91
He'll take care of you.
00:31:22.94\00:31:24.38
Your bread and
water will be sure.
00:31:24.41\00:31:26.35
So, the
instruction God gives us...
00:31:26.38\00:31:28.25
in Revelation 14 is also
the same instruction He gives us
00:31:28.28\00:31:31.45
back in the book of Daniel.
00:31:31.49\00:31:33.29
In Daniel chapter 12,
we're told about a people
00:31:33.32\00:31:37.13
who are going to find
their names written in the Book
00:31:37.16\00:31:39.59
and I'm not going
to steal any from...
00:31:39.63\00:31:41.03
anything from Shelley right now,
00:31:41.06\00:31:42.40
She's going to be
talking a little bit more
00:31:42.43\00:31:43.77
about the Lamb's Book of Life,
00:31:43.80\00:31:45.13
the Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world
00:31:45.17\00:31:46.63
I should say
00:31:46.67\00:31:48.00
but in Revelation chapter...
Daniel chapter 12 verse 1,
00:31:48.04\00:31:50.21
"And at time
Michael shall stand up,
00:31:50.24\00:31:51.91
that great prince
00:31:51.94\00:31:53.27
who stands for the
children of of thy people:
00:31:53.31\00:31:54.64
and there shall
be a time of trouble,
00:31:54.68\00:31:56.01
such as never was
since there was a nation
00:31:56.04\00:31:57.68
even up until that time:
00:31:57.71\00:31:59.48
and thy people
shall be delivered,
00:31:59.51\00:32:01.52
every one that's
found written in the book. "
00:32:01.55\00:32:03.82
Panel: That's
right... Hmmm... hmmm...
00:32:03.85\00:32:05.19
Rafferty: This book... and
being written in this book is...
00:32:05.22\00:32:07.56
is significant
in Daniel chapter 12
00:32:07.59\00:32:10.26
just like following
the Lamb is significant
00:32:10.29\00:32:12.86
in Revelation
chapter 14 verse 4.
00:32:12.89\00:32:15.16
Well, how do we find if our
name is written in this book?
00:32:15.20\00:32:16.87
Well, slip over
to Malachi chapter 3.
00:32:16.90\00:32:19.27
Malachi is an easy book to find.
00:32:19.33\00:32:21.34
If you can find
the gospel of Matthew,
00:32:21.37\00:32:23.20
instead of
turning right to Luke,
00:32:23.24\00:32:25.47
you turn left to Malachi.
00:32:25.51\00:32:26.84
Malachi is the last
book of the Old Testament.
00:32:26.88\00:32:28.94
It's right next to
the book of Matthew.
00:32:28.98\00:32:30.31
Chapter 3
beginning with verse 15,
00:32:30.35\00:32:32.88
see if this doesn't describe
our present world right now.
00:32:32.91\00:32:35.58
"And now we call the
wicked... " excuse me,
00:32:35.62\00:32:38.62
"Now we call the proud happy;
00:32:38.65\00:32:40.02
yea, they that work
wickedness are set up;
00:32:40.06\00:32:42.22
they that tempt God
are even delivered. "
00:32:42.26\00:32:44.39
You know, there are laws
being passed all over the place,
00:32:44.43\00:32:46.86
I live in California right now
00:32:46.90\00:32:48.23
and you know, you
can go into a store
00:32:48.26\00:32:49.60
and you can rob up to a $1,000
00:32:49.63\00:32:50.97
and they're not
going to do anything...
00:32:51.00\00:32:52.33
they're not going to touch you.
00:32:52.37\00:32:53.70
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:32:53.74\00:32:55.07
Rafferty: You're
set up and don't...
00:32:55.10\00:32:56.44
don't you doubt for a minute
that criminals don't know that.
00:32:56.47\00:32:58.34
There's all kinds of
lawlessness taking place.
00:32:58.37\00:33:01.31
There's all kinds of
wickedness taking place.
00:33:01.34\00:33:04.28
They're set up to do wickedness
in a lot of these States.
00:33:04.31\00:33:06.92
The laws are changing to
the detriment of society.
00:33:06.95\00:33:09.88
What are we
supposed to do in this time?
00:33:09.92\00:33:12.05
Where are we supposed to be at?
00:33:12.09\00:33:13.49
What is God's instruction to us
during this time of lawlessness?
00:33:13.52\00:33:16.83
The... the lawlessness that...
00:33:16.86\00:33:18.49
that takes God's
seventh-day Sabbath
00:33:18.53\00:33:20.70
and... and
transfers it to another day...
00:33:20.73\00:33:22.83
the lawlessness...
00:33:22.86\00:33:24.20
that allows people to
steal what you've earned...
00:33:24.23\00:33:25.83
what you've worked for.
00:33:25.90\00:33:27.97
What do we do?
00:33:28.00\00:33:29.34
Well, here's what verse 16 says,
00:33:29.37\00:33:30.81
"Then they that
feared the Lord... "
00:33:30.84\00:33:32.71
fear God and
give glory to Him...
00:33:32.74\00:33:34.61
"spake often... " they did what?
00:33:34.64\00:33:36.88
"they spake
often one to another. "
00:33:36.91\00:33:39.08
Not once a week,
00:33:39.11\00:33:40.45
not casually... every once...
00:33:40.48\00:33:41.82
"often one to another:
and the Lord hearkened,
00:33:41.85\00:33:43.49
and heard it,
00:33:43.55\00:33:44.89
and a book of remembrance
was written before him
00:33:44.92\00:33:46.72
for them that feared the Lord,
00:33:46.76\00:33:48.52
and thought upon His name. "
00:33:48.56\00:33:50.26
This is the same truth
that we find in Revelation 14.
00:33:50.33\00:33:53.83
Thinking upon
the name of Jesus...
00:33:53.86\00:33:55.40
talking about Jesus
Christ often... right?
00:33:55.46\00:33:58.13
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:33:58.17\00:33:59.50
Rafferty: Don't forsake
the assembling of yourselves
00:33:59.53\00:34:01.24
together, as the
manner of some is;
00:34:01.27\00:34:02.60
and so much the more,
00:34:02.64\00:34:03.97
as you see the
Day approaching. "
00:34:04.01\00:34:05.34
Because we need that fellowship,
00:34:05.37\00:34:06.71
we need to think
upon... focus on...
00:34:06.74\00:34:08.08
in fact, Jesus was
talking to... to Martha.
00:34:08.11\00:34:10.48
Now, Martha was overwhelmed
with the things of this world.
00:34:10.51\00:34:12.68
She was, you know,
trying to earn that money,
00:34:12.71\00:34:14.68
put in her years
00:34:14.72\00:34:16.05
so that she would get a
good Social Security amount
00:34:16.08\00:34:18.05
so that she could
retire well, you know,
00:34:18.09\00:34:19.52
she was just doing
what she needed to do.
00:34:19.55\00:34:20.89
And Mary, she was
sitting at the feet of Jesus...
00:34:20.92\00:34:23.63
just sitting at the...
at the feet of Jesus...
00:34:23.69\00:34:26.36
sitting before
the feet of the Lord,
00:34:26.39\00:34:28.00
you know, just... just
soaking in the Word of God.
00:34:28.03\00:34:30.73
And Martha... she...
she was troubled about this.
00:34:30.77\00:34:33.44
She was... she
was upset about this.
00:34:33.47\00:34:35.30
"Jesus, you need to tell my
sister to come and help me. "
00:34:35.34\00:34:38.31
That's what she says.
00:34:38.34\00:34:39.67
And Jesus answers
in verse 41 of Luke 10,
00:34:39.71\00:34:42.04
"And Jesus says unto Martha,
00:34:42.08\00:34:43.41
'Martha,
Martha, you are careful,
00:34:43.45\00:34:44.88
you are troubled
about many things. '"
00:34:44.91\00:34:46.35
Verse 42, Luke 10, "But
one thing is needful... "
00:34:46.38\00:34:49.38
what?
00:34:49.42\00:34:50.75
Jesus is bringing it down to
this one thing that is needful,
00:34:50.79\00:34:53.46
one things is needful.
00:34:53.49\00:34:54.82
"And Mary has
chosen that one thing. "
00:34:54.86\00:34:56.93
What has she chosen to do?
00:34:56.96\00:34:58.29
"Sit at My feet and learn.
00:34:58.33\00:34:59.66
She has chosen to
follow Me wherever I go.
00:34:59.69\00:35:01.70
She's learned to...
00:35:01.76\00:35:03.10
she's learned to...
to meditate upon Me...
00:35:03.13\00:35:05.03
talk about Me... to
think about Me often.
00:35:05.07\00:35:07.40
She's chosen that one
thing and guess what Martha?
00:35:07.44\00:35:09.30
It's not going to be
taken away from her. "
00:35:09.34\00:35:12.01
And Friends, that's what
Jesus is saying to us today...
00:35:12.04\00:35:14.28
that's what He's saying to you,
00:35:14.31\00:35:15.64
"Look unto Me and be saved...
all the ends of the earth. "
00:35:15.68\00:35:17.88
Behold the Lamb of God
00:35:17.91\00:35:19.51
that takes away
the sins of the world.
00:35:19.58\00:35:20.92
Behold of the Lion
of the tribe of Judah...
00:35:20.95\00:35:22.65
wipe those tears...
00:35:22.68\00:35:24.02
it will not be
taken away from you,
00:35:24.05\00:35:25.92
you will be sealed...
you'll be settled into...
00:35:25.95\00:35:29.32
you will be marked by
God for the New Jerusalem
00:35:29.36\00:35:32.39
when you keep
your eyes on Jesus.
00:35:32.43\00:35:34.90
Panel: Hmmm... amen.
00:35:34.93\00:35:36.70
Ryan: Powerful!
Thank you, my brother.
00:35:36.77\00:35:38.23
My name is Ryan Day,
00:35:38.27\00:35:39.97
I have Wednesday's
Lesson and it is entitled:
00:35:40.00\00:35:42.14
God's Glory Fills the Earth.
00:35:42.17\00:35:44.37
And, you know, I just
want to jump right into
00:35:44.44\00:35:47.34
the book of Revelation.
00:35:47.38\00:35:48.71
I want to read a few texts,
00:35:48.74\00:35:50.08
so, we're going to
kind of skip around
00:35:50.11\00:35:51.45
just for the first
opening minute here,
00:35:51.48\00:35:52.81
but Revelation
chapter 4 verse 11,
00:35:52.85\00:35:54.58
I want you to... as
I go through this text,
00:35:54.62\00:35:56.15
notice the common words
00:35:56.18\00:35:57.52
and the Lesson brings this out,
00:35:57.55\00:35:58.89
notice the common words that
you find between these verses.
00:35:58.92\00:36:00.96
Revelation chapter 4 verse 11
is where we're going to start,
00:36:00.99\00:36:03.66
Revelation chapter 4, verse 11.
00:36:03.73\00:36:06.26
It says, "You
are worthy, O Lord,
00:36:06.29\00:36:08.46
to receive glory
and honor and power;
00:36:08.50\00:36:10.60
for You created all things,
00:36:10.63\00:36:12.40
and by Your will, they
exist and were created. "
00:36:12.43\00:36:15.84
All right, now we skip
over to Revelation chapter 5
00:36:15.87\00:36:18.61
and we read verse 12,
00:36:18.67\00:36:20.01
notice what it says,
00:36:20.04\00:36:21.38
"saying with a loud voice:
00:36:21.41\00:36:22.74
'Worthy is the
Lamb who was slain
00:36:22.78\00:36:25.38
to receive power
and riches and wisdom,
00:36:25.41\00:36:27.28
and strength and honor
and glory and blessing!"
00:36:27.32\00:36:31.02
Now, Revelation
chapter 19 and verse 1,
00:36:31.05\00:36:34.42
Revelation 19 and verse 1,
00:36:34.46\00:36:36.19
"And after these
things I heard a loud voice
00:36:36.22\00:36:38.26
of a great multitude in
heaven, saying, 'Alleluia!
00:36:38.29\00:36:40.80
Salvation and glory and honor
00:36:40.83\00:36:44.00
and power belong
to the Lord our God!'"
00:36:44.03\00:36:46.74
And then, of course,
Revelation chapter 21
00:36:46.77\00:36:49.44
and verse 26...
00:36:49.47\00:36:50.81
Revelation 21 and verse 26,
00:36:50.84\00:36:52.94
"And they shall bring
the glory and the honor
00:36:52.97\00:36:55.84
of the nations into it. "
00:36:55.88\00:36:57.65
Speaking of the righteous
inheriting the kingdom.
00:36:57.68\00:36:59.81
It's powerful, my
Friends, when you consider back
00:36:59.85\00:37:01.98
through these
just few verses here
00:37:02.02\00:37:03.55
that are tied to this
concept of God's glory.
00:37:03.59\00:37:07.12
He is worthy to receive honor.
00:37:07.16\00:37:09.36
He's worthy to receive honor...
00:37:09.39\00:37:11.26
He's worthy to receive honor,
00:37:11.29\00:37:12.76
We see this over and over,
00:37:12.79\00:37:14.20
He's worthy to
receive honor and glory
00:37:14.23\00:37:16.03
and that's what
we're called to do
00:37:16.06\00:37:18.00
there in the
first angel's message
00:37:18.03\00:37:20.07
is to fear God
and give glory to Him
00:37:20.10\00:37:22.14
but yet, we're also
talking about in this lesson,
00:37:22.17\00:37:24.71
how God's very glory is
going to fill the entire earth
00:37:24.77\00:37:28.78
and I'm just going to
ask the question here,
00:37:28.81\00:37:30.51
first of all,
what is that glory?
00:37:30.55\00:37:32.11
And how is God's glory
going to fill the whole earth?
00:37:32.15\00:37:34.88
Let's do some little bit
of an identification here
00:37:34.92\00:37:37.59
for just a moment.
00:37:37.62\00:37:38.95
Let's go to Exodus chapter 33
00:37:38.99\00:37:40.32
and, I think, probably
one of the clearest examples
00:37:40.36\00:37:44.43
and... and definitions
I guess you could say
00:37:44.46\00:37:46.43
as for what
God's glory really is
00:37:46.49\00:37:48.33
is found in Exodus chapter 33.
00:37:48.36\00:37:50.13
Of course, this is the instance
in which Moses asked God,
00:37:50.17\00:37:52.97
"Lord, show...
show Yourself to me,
00:37:53.03\00:37:55.20
let me see... let me see...
00:37:55.27\00:37:56.97
I want to look upon You. "
00:37:57.01\00:37:58.34
And then, God says, "Okay... "
00:37:58.37\00:37:59.71
notice in Exodus
chapter 33, verses 18 and 19,
00:37:59.74\00:38:01.61
and he actually asked
Him, "Show me Your glory. "
00:38:01.64\00:38:04.18
And... and... and
Exodus 33 verses 18 and 19,
00:38:04.21\00:38:06.72
and God says to him,
00:38:06.75\00:38:08.32
or Moses says
to Him in verse 18,
00:38:08.35\00:38:10.09
"Please, show me Your glory. "
00:38:10.15\00:38:11.49
And then, God
responds in verse 19,
00:38:11.52\00:38:12.95
and He says, "I will make
My goodness pass before you,
00:38:12.99\00:38:16.42
and I will proclaim the
name of the Lord before you.
00:38:16.46\00:38:19.83
I will be gracious to
whom I will be gracious,
00:38:19.89\00:38:22.83
and I will have compassion
on whom I have compassion. "
00:38:22.86\00:38:26.60
I love this because
God's response to his question,
00:38:26.63\00:38:30.37
"Lord, show me Your glory. "
00:38:30.41\00:38:31.74
You know, you and I would
be thinking in terms of the...
00:38:31.77\00:38:33.94
you know, the visual.
00:38:33.98\00:38:35.31
We'll be looking,
00:38:35.34\00:38:36.68
you know. ah, this
bright glory... just... ah...
00:38:36.71\00:38:38.05
just basking in
the glory, right?
00:38:38.08\00:38:39.78
But God says, "Yeah,
I'll show you my glory,
00:38:39.81\00:38:41.88
I will let My...
" what does He say?
00:38:41.92\00:38:43.55
"My goodness pass before you,
00:38:43.59\00:38:46.52
I will proclaim
the name of the Lord,
00:38:46.55\00:38:50.16
I will be gracious to
whom I will be gracious,
00:38:50.19\00:38:54.06
and have compassion on
whom I will have compassion. "
00:38:54.10\00:38:56.83
My Friends, what is
God describing here?
00:38:56.87\00:38:58.93
He's describing His character.
00:38:58.97\00:39:01.40
God's glory is His character.
00:39:01.44\00:39:03.71
Panel: That's right.
00:39:03.74\00:39:05.07
Ryan: It says in this
lesson and in the Bible
00:39:05.11\00:39:06.44
that in the last days,
00:39:06.47\00:39:07.81
God's glory will
fill the whole earth
00:39:07.84\00:39:09.18
and the question
is, "How is God glory
00:39:09.21\00:39:10.71
going to fill the whole
earth if it's His character?"
00:39:10.75\00:39:13.21
And, of course,
the answer is simple,
00:39:13.25\00:39:14.92
Through His people.
00:39:14.95\00:39:16.28
And, I just want to
make this very clear
00:39:16.32\00:39:18.29
reading in... this is
Testimonies to the Church,
00:39:18.32\00:39:20.42
volume 6, page 19,
00:39:20.46\00:39:21.92
this comes from, again,
Testimonies to the Church,
00:39:21.96\00:39:24.06
volume 6, page 19,
00:39:24.09\00:39:25.49
notice what it says, it says,
00:39:25.53\00:39:26.86
"There is no glory for
ourselves in our good works
00:39:26.90\00:39:30.37
or our righteousness
00:39:30.40\00:39:32.03
or our goodness.
00:39:32.07\00:39:33.64
The message of
Christ's righteousness
00:39:33.67\00:39:36.30
is to stand from one end
of the earth to the other.
00:39:36.37\00:39:39.61
This is the glory of God
00:39:39.64\00:39:41.31
which closes the
work of the third angel. "
00:39:41.34\00:39:43.75
So, let me be clear,
00:39:43.81\00:39:45.15
while God's glory will
be filling the whole earth
00:39:45.18\00:39:46.98
in the last days and
it will be through us,
00:39:47.02\00:39:48.58
it's not of our glory...
00:39:48.62\00:39:49.95
it's not our glory...
00:39:49.98\00:39:51.32
it's not our righteousness...
00:39:51.35\00:39:52.69
it's not our goodness...
00:39:52.72\00:39:54.06
it's not our compassion...
00:39:54.09\00:39:55.42
it's not our mercy...
00:39:55.46\00:39:56.79
no, no, no, no, no...
00:39:56.83\00:39:58.16
all of that is
manifested in us from God,
00:39:58.19\00:39:59.53
we're reflecting His
righteousness and His glory.
00:39:59.56\00:40:00.90
Also, Testimonies to
Ministers and Gospel Workers,
00:40:00.93\00:40:03.10
page 456, I really
enjoyed this one as well.
00:40:03.13\00:40:05.53
It says, "What is
justification by faith?"
00:40:05.57\00:40:07.90
It is the work of God
in laying the glory of man
00:40:07.94\00:40:12.04
in the dust.
00:40:12.07\00:40:13.41
Panel: That's right.
00:40:13.44\00:40:14.78
Ryan: And doing for man
that which is not in His power
00:40:14.81\00:40:18.31
to do for Himself.
00:40:18.35\00:40:19.78
I love that!
00:40:19.81\00:40:21.15
Letting God be God in us,
00:40:21.18\00:40:23.28
letting Him do the work in us.
00:40:23.32\00:40:25.35
There is no glory for ourselves
00:40:25.39\00:40:27.36
but yes, glory to God instead
00:40:27.39\00:40:29.29
and, of course,
my mind went to John
00:40:29.32\00:40:30.66
chapter 3 verse 30 as I
was studying this lesson,
00:40:30.69\00:40:33.03
because all I could
hear echoing in my mind is,
00:40:33.06\00:40:35.46
"He must increase,
and I must decrease. "
00:40:35.53\00:40:37.70
He must increase,
and I must decrease...
00:40:37.73\00:40:39.43
those are the
words of John the Baptist
00:40:39.47\00:40:41.10
and, my Friends, that really is
ultimately the gospel experience
00:40:41.17\00:40:44.17
as we are being
transformed day by day
00:40:44.21\00:40:47.18
from glory to glory...
00:40:47.21\00:40:48.54
from faith to
faith as Paul writes,
00:40:48.58\00:40:49.91
it is us decreasing and
Him increasing in our life.
00:40:49.94\00:40:53.92
I want to take
this a little bit...
00:40:53.95\00:40:55.28
a little step into a
different direction here...
00:40:55.32\00:40:57.49
still under the same banner of
God's glory filling the earth,
00:40:57.52\00:41:00.39
you know, it's
got to happen in us.
00:41:00.42\00:41:02.19
It must be manifest within us
00:41:02.22\00:41:04.09
and... and His
character as we are told
00:41:04.13\00:41:06.33
must be
reproduced in us perfectly
00:41:06.36\00:41:08.63
before Jesus can return.
00:41:08.66\00:41:10.17
I want to read a quote for you
from Desire of Ages, page 309,
00:41:10.20\00:41:13.50
it's a lengthy quote
00:41:13.54\00:41:14.87
but I just want
to make this point
00:41:14.90\00:41:16.24
because it's a
powerful point to make.
00:41:16.27\00:41:17.61
This quote says in
Desire of Ages page 309,
00:41:17.64\00:41:20.58
it says, "The greatest
deception of the human mind
00:41:20.61\00:41:22.64
in Christ's day
00:41:22.68\00:41:24.01
was that a mere assent to the
truth constitutes righteousness.
00:41:24.05\00:41:26.55
" Panel: Hmmm...
00:41:26.58\00:41:27.92
Ryan: In all human experience
00:41:27.95\00:41:29.28
a theoretical
knowledge of the truth
00:41:29.32\00:41:30.65
has been proved
to be insufficient
00:41:30.69\00:41:32.35
for the saving of the soul.
00:41:32.39\00:41:33.86
It does not bring forth
the fruits of righteousness.
00:41:33.89\00:41:37.53
A jealous regard for what
is termed theological truth
00:41:37.56\00:41:41.16
often accompanies a
hatred of genuine truth
00:41:41.20\00:41:44.03
as made manifest in the life.
00:41:44.07\00:41:45.77
The darkest chapters of
earth's history or earth history
00:41:45.80\00:41:50.44
are burdened with the
record of crimes committed
00:41:50.47\00:41:52.94
by bigoted religionists.
00:41:52.97\00:41:54.51
The Pharisees claimed to
be the children of Abraham,
00:41:54.54\00:41:57.51
and boasted of their possession
of the oracles of God;
00:41:57.55\00:42:00.42
yet these advantages did not
preserve them from selfishness,
00:42:00.45\00:42:04.25
malignity, greed for gain,
00:42:04.29\00:42:06.22
and the basest hypocrisy.
00:42:06.25\00:42:08.09
They thought themselves
the greatest religionists
00:42:08.12\00:42:10.86
of the world,
00:42:10.89\00:42:12.23
but their so-called
orthodoxy led them to crucify
00:42:12.26\00:42:14.96
the Lord of glory. "
00:42:15.00\00:42:16.33
But then she goes on to
say this... powerful point,
00:42:16.36\00:42:18.40
"The same danger still
exists right here today.
00:42:18.43\00:42:22.20
Many take it for granted
that they are Christians,
00:42:22.24\00:42:25.97
simply because they subscribe
to certain theological tenets. "
00:42:26.01\00:42:30.08
Maybe 28... I don't know.
00:42:30.11\00:42:32.01
"But they have
not brought the truth
00:42:32.05\00:42:34.28
into practical life.
00:42:34.32\00:42:35.78
They have not
believed and loved it,
00:42:35.82\00:42:38.45
therefore they have not
received the power and grace
00:42:38.49\00:42:42.32
that come through
sanctification of the truth.
00:42:42.36\00:42:45.26
Men may profess
faith in the truth;
00:42:45.29\00:42:47.73
but if it does not them... "
00:42:47.76\00:42:49.36
and please
don't miss this point,
00:42:49.43\00:42:50.77
"if it does not make
them sincere, kind, patient,
00:42:50.80\00:42:54.90
forbearing, and
heavenly-minded... "
00:42:54.94\00:42:56.84
Pastor, you
covered that last week.
00:42:56.87\00:42:58.74
"Heavenly-minded,
00:42:58.77\00:43:00.11
it is a curse to its possessors,
00:43:00.14\00:43:02.34
and through their influence
it is a curse to the world. "
00:43:02.38\00:43:05.91
My Friends, this is...
this is getting down to the
00:43:05.95\00:43:08.88
nitty-gritty. We were talking
about God's glory filling the
00:43:08.92\00:43:12.05
earth. God's
glory is His character,
00:43:12.09\00:43:13.56
how is it going
to fill the earth?
00:43:13.62\00:43:15.29
It's His work in
us... transforming us
00:43:15.32\00:43:16.96
we... us decreasing...
00:43:16.99\00:43:19.09
Him increasing
00:43:19.13\00:43:20.46
but my Friends, in order
for that to ultimately happen,
00:43:20.50\00:43:23.16
it's not just subscribing
to a few theological truths.
00:43:23.23\00:43:25.97
You can profess and claim
a certain truth all day long
00:43:26.00\00:43:28.70
and many people...
00:43:28.74\00:43:30.07
I only bring this up because
00:43:30.11\00:43:31.44
I'm meeting more and
more Christians today...
00:43:31.47\00:43:32.81
because I see people who think
00:43:32.84\00:43:34.84
that just because
they believe in something,
00:43:34.88\00:43:36.38
that somehow, that accounts
for their righteousness.
00:43:36.41\00:43:38.41
"Well, you know, I
believe in keeping the Sabbath
00:43:38.45\00:43:40.38
and I'm a fourth or
fifth generation... "
00:43:40.42\00:43:42.18
whatever...
00:43:42.22\00:43:43.55
"Baptist...
Seventh-day Adventist...
00:43:43.59\00:43:44.92
Pentecostal... " whatever...
00:43:44.95\00:43:46.29
"and I... and I
believe these truths...
00:43:46.32\00:43:47.66
I uphold them and I proclaim
them and I teach them... "
00:43:47.69\00:43:49.39
but yet these same
people do it with such hatred
00:43:49.42\00:43:52.73
and such a harsh attitude
00:43:52.76\00:43:54.13
and such a...
there's no compassion...
00:43:54.16\00:43:56.33
there's no... there's no love...
00:43:56.36\00:43:58.43
there's no, you
know, kindness there
00:43:58.47\00:44:00.47
and at the end of the day,
00:44:00.54\00:44:01.97
Philippians chapter 2 verse 5,
00:44:02.00\00:44:03.41
as we have
learned, what does it say?
00:44:03.44\00:44:04.77
"Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus. "
00:44:04.81\00:44:09.54
The transformation of character
is simply a spiritual lobotomy.
00:44:09.58\00:44:14.02
Taking the brain...
00:44:14.05\00:44:16.02
and you... you're
getting rid of yours
00:44:16.05\00:44:17.85
and you're allowing
Christ to be reproduced in you.
00:44:17.89\00:44:20.66
Panel: That's right.
00:44:20.69\00:44:22.02
Ryan: Galatians
chapter 5 verses 22 and 23,
00:44:22.06\00:44:23.49
"But the fruits of the
Spirit is... " Panel: Love.
00:44:23.53\00:44:26.63
Ryan: Wait, let
me re-phrase that,
00:44:26.66\00:44:28.26
because it's not what it says,
00:44:28.30\00:44:29.63
I made a... I made a little
bit of a mouth typo there,
00:44:29.66\00:44:31.13
"But the
fruit... Panel: Thank you.
00:44:31.17\00:44:32.97
Ryan: "of the
Spirit is... love. "
00:44:33.00\00:44:34.77
Pause...
00:44:34.80\00:44:37.67
Ryan: And I suspect there should
be... probably a colon right
00:44:37.71\00:44:40.08
here because
everything that comes past this
00:44:40.11\00:44:42.54
"joy, peace, longsuffering,
00:44:42.58\00:44:45.25
kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness,
00:44:45.28\00:44:49.12
self-control. Against
such, there is no law. "
00:44:49.15\00:44:50.49
All of those are a description
of the love of God...
00:44:50.52\00:44:53.72
the character of God.
00:44:53.76\00:44:55.79
That's why when we
read 1st Corinthians 13
00:44:55.82\00:44:58.53
and it says,
starting in verse 4,
00:44:58.56\00:45:00.46
"Love suffers long and is kind;
00:45:00.50\00:45:02.33
love does not envy;
love does not parade itself,
00:45:02.36\00:45:05.30
is not puffed up... "
00:45:05.33\00:45:06.67
see, this is the
real text right here.
00:45:06.70\00:45:08.04
pause...
00:45:08.07\00:45:09.74
Ryan: "It does
not behave rudely,
00:45:09.80\00:45:11.14
does not seek its own,
00:45:11.17\00:45:12.51
is not provoked, thinks no evil;
00:45:12.54\00:45:14.34
and does not
rejoice in iniquity,
00:45:14.38\00:45:16.48
but rejoices in the truth;
00:45:16.51\00:45:18.01
bears all things,
believes all things,
00:45:18.05\00:45:19.45
hopes all things,
endures all things. "
00:45:19.48\00:45:21.32
Love never fails...
what does the Bible say?
00:45:21.35\00:45:23.69
"God is love. "
00:45:23.72\00:45:25.55
But then, I love verse 13
that caps off this chapter,
00:45:25.62\00:45:28.72
it says, "Now abide
faith, hope, and love,
00:45:28.76\00:45:33.29
these three;
00:45:33.33\00:45:34.76
but the greatest
of these is love. "
00:45:34.80\00:45:38.03
We can claim to know the truth.
00:45:38.07\00:45:40.14
We can claim to have the
truth and be about the truth
00:45:40.17\00:45:42.10
but if that truth
does not transform us
00:45:42.14\00:45:44.24
into the very loving
compassionate character of God,
00:45:44.31\00:45:47.31
then my
Friends, it does no good.
00:45:47.34\00:45:49.24
Let God's glory
be manifest in you
00:45:49.28\00:45:51.21
so that you can
shine forth His goodness
00:45:51.28\00:45:53.28
before He comes.
00:45:53.31\00:45:54.65
Shelley: Amen... amen.
00:45:54.68\00:45:56.25
My mind is going
everywhere right now,
00:45:56.28\00:45:58.99
thank you all...
each one of you so much.
00:45:59.02\00:46:01.62
This has been such a
beautiful, beautiful study
00:46:01.66\00:46:05.63
and I hope those
of you at home have...
00:46:05.66\00:46:08.30
if... if you were
unfamiliar with Revelation,
00:46:08.33\00:46:11.77
that you now realize...
Revelation is not a sealed book.
00:46:11.80\00:46:17.44
The very title
"Apokalypsis" means
00:46:17.47\00:46:21.84
the revealing as
Revelation 1:1 says,
00:46:21.88\00:46:27.05
it is the
revelation of Jesus Christ.
00:46:27.08\00:46:30.09
You know, I was
brought up in a church
00:46:30.15\00:46:33.12
that taught you
should read Revelation.
00:46:33.15\00:46:35.86
I used to peak over there
and I'd read Revelation 1:3
00:46:35.89\00:46:40.13
that says,
"Blessed is he who reads
00:46:40.16\00:46:42.83
and those who hear the
words of this prophecy,
00:46:42.86\00:46:46.80
and keep those things
which are written in it;
00:46:46.84\00:46:50.74
for the time is near. "
00:46:50.77\00:46:52.67
And I used to think, "What?
00:46:52.74\00:46:55.18
That's the only book I
know that has a blessing
00:46:55.21\00:46:59.58
specifically attached to it. "
00:46:59.61\00:47:02.62
But Revelation is a
book of signs and symbols
00:47:02.65\00:47:06.79
and sometimes people
get very confused by that.
00:47:06.82\00:47:10.83
The meaning...
00:47:10.86\00:47:12.19
oh what helped me so
much was to understand
00:47:12.23\00:47:16.26
Daniel is a
companion book to Revelation.
00:47:16.30\00:47:20.17
The meaning of the signs
and symbols in Revelation,
00:47:20.20\00:47:23.87
John wrote in
these signs and symbols
00:47:23.91\00:47:26.78
because Roman persecution...
00:47:26.81\00:47:29.31
and he wrote it in such a way
00:47:29.34\00:47:31.78
that these people
who knew the Word of God
00:47:31.81\00:47:34.78
from the Old Testament...
00:47:34.82\00:47:36.79
you'll find all
these signs and symbols
00:47:36.85\00:47:39.85
are explained
somewhere in the Bible.
00:47:39.89\00:47:42.82
We see in Revelation
12... the dragon in heaven.
00:47:42.86\00:47:45.69
Revelation 14...
00:47:45.73\00:47:47.06
the three angels
flying in the midst of heaven.
00:47:47.10\00:47:50.27
Revelation 17...
00:47:50.30\00:47:51.63
the woman
dressed in purple and...
00:47:51.67\00:47:54.24
and riding on
the scarlet beast...
00:47:54.30\00:47:56.84
Bible prophecy is
not meant to scare us.
00:47:56.87\00:48:01.94
It is meant to
increase our faith,
00:48:01.98\00:48:05.11
to prepare us for
the coming of Jesus.
00:48:05.15\00:48:08.05
The most important
symbol in Revelation...
00:48:08.08\00:48:10.99
now I've got to hold it back,
00:48:11.02\00:48:12.82
the most important
symbol in Revelation
00:48:12.85\00:48:16.46
is the Lamb.
00:48:16.49\00:48:18.43
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:48:18.46\00:48:20.10
Shelley: Twenty-six times
00:48:20.13\00:48:21.70
"Lamb" is used as
the title of Jesus.
00:48:21.73\00:48:25.83
In anticipation
of the incarnation
00:48:25.87\00:48:29.94
and the crucifixion,
00:48:29.97\00:48:31.31
the second person of the
Godhead has been referred to
00:48:31.34\00:48:35.78
as the Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world.
00:48:35.84\00:48:40.78
Now, the word "Lamb" is
also used in Revelation 13:11,
00:48:40.82\00:48:45.75
when it is
describing a lamb-like beast
00:48:45.79\00:48:50.99
that has horns like a
lamb and looks like a lamb.
00:48:51.03\00:48:55.26
But Revelation 5 has
God on the throne in heaven,
00:48:55.30\00:48:58.57
He's holding the
scroll with the seven seals,
00:48:58.60\00:49:01.87
Revelation 6
explains six of them
00:49:01.90\00:49:07.01
and then Revelation... explains
the opening of the seventh seal.
00:49:07.08\00:49:11.31
Whatever is in the
content of that scroll,
00:49:11.38\00:49:14.82
we know it
concerns our salvation
00:49:14.85\00:49:19.89
because only the
Lamb who died for us
00:49:19.95\00:49:24.96
is worthy of opening that.
00:49:24.99\00:49:27.20
I want to just give you a few
00:49:27.23\00:49:30.97
references
00:49:31.03\00:49:33.30
and then we're
going to wind this up
00:49:33.34\00:49:35.14
of the Lamb of
God in Revelation.
00:49:35.17\00:49:37.97
These are just a
few of my favorite.
00:49:38.01\00:49:40.74
Revelation 5 and verse 6 says,
00:49:40.78\00:49:44.55
"I looked, and behold,
in the midst of the throne
00:49:44.58\00:49:48.45
and the four living creatures,
00:49:48.48\00:49:50.45
in the midst of the elders,
00:49:50.49\00:49:52.39
stood a Lamb as
though it had been slain,
00:49:52.42\00:49:56.02
having seven horns
and seven eyes... "
00:49:56.06\00:49:59.59
the horns are His power...
it's a perfection of power,
00:49:59.63\00:50:02.86
the eyes are His wisdom...
00:50:02.90\00:50:04.37
"which are the
seven Spirits of God
00:50:04.40\00:50:06.60
sent out into all the earth.
00:50:06.63\00:50:08.44
And they sang a new song. "
00:50:08.47\00:50:10.74
They're singing to the Lamb,
00:50:10.77\00:50:13.01
"And they said, 'You are
worthy to take the scroll,
00:50:13.04\00:50:15.51
to open its seals...
00:50:15.54\00:50:17.08
for you were slain, and have
redeemed us to God by Your blood
00:50:17.11\00:50:21.62
out of every tribe and
tongue and people and nation,
00:50:21.68\00:50:26.32
you make us kings
and priests to our God;
00:50:26.35\00:50:29.29
we shall reign on the earth. '"
00:50:29.32\00:50:31.16
And they're saying in
verse 12, with a loud voice:
00:50:31.19\00:50:36.56
"loud voice: 'Worthy
is the Lamb who was slain
00:50:36.60\00:50:41.94
to receive power
and riches and wisdom,
00:50:41.97\00:50:43.97
and strength and honor
and glory and blessing!'"
00:50:44.01\00:50:47.48
I used to look years ago,
00:50:47.51\00:50:51.65
I would look and
I would see that...
00:50:51.68\00:50:53.55
that they're always bowing
down, "Holy, holy, holy... "
00:50:53.58\00:50:57.15
and I'd think,
"Wha... why is this?"
00:50:57.19\00:50:59.85
You know what?
00:50:59.89\00:51:01.36
Now that I understand
the everlasting gospel,
00:51:01.39\00:51:04.69
every day, I can't help but
cry out, "Holy, holy, holy... "
00:51:04.73\00:51:10.23
I can't help but
worship the Lord.
00:51:10.27\00:51:12.97
I can't help but thank
Him for what He has done.
00:51:13.00\00:51:17.47
Revelation 7:17,
00:51:17.51\00:51:19.14
it says, "The Lamb who's
in the midst of the throne
00:51:19.17\00:51:22.34
will shepherd them and lead them
to living fountains of waters.
00:51:22.38\00:51:26.72
And God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes. "
00:51:26.75\00:51:30.39
Revelation 12:11
tells you... tells me
00:51:30.42\00:51:34.72
how to overcome Satan,
00:51:34.76\00:51:37.86
how to overcome
the beast powers.
00:51:37.89\00:51:40.50
It's by the blood of the Lamb
00:51:40.53\00:51:43.20
and the word of our testimony
00:51:43.23\00:51:45.80
and not loving our
lives to the death.
00:51:45.83\00:51:49.24
We've got to be
willing to say, "Whatever Lord,
00:51:49.27\00:51:52.64
I will never ever deny You. "
00:51:52.67\00:51:55.91
Revelation 15:3,
00:51:55.94\00:51:58.11
it says, "sing
the song of the Lamb,
00:51:58.15\00:52:00.52
saying: 'Great and
marvelous are Your works,
00:52:00.55\00:52:03.45
O Lord God Almighty!
00:52:03.49\00:52:05.62
Just and true
are Your ways... ' "
00:52:05.65\00:52:08.52
talks about the marriage
of the Lamb that has come,
00:52:10.63\00:52:16.13
and His bride has
made herself ready. "
00:52:16.16\00:52:19.43
In Revelation 21:22 to 23,
00:52:19.47\00:52:22.90
it's talking
about the New Jerusalem
00:52:22.94\00:52:25.87
and there is no need of a
temple in the New Jerusalem
00:52:25.91\00:52:29.24
because there's no sin in it
00:52:29.28\00:52:31.58
so they don't need a temple.
00:52:31.61\00:52:33.82
Revelation 21:22
says, "I saw no temple,
00:52:33.85\00:52:37.72
for the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are its temple. "
00:52:37.75\00:52:42.02
The city had no need of the
sun or the moon to shine in it,
00:52:42.06\00:52:46.33
for the glory...
the character of God
00:52:46.36\00:52:50.43
illuminated it
00:52:50.47\00:52:51.80
and the Lamb is its light. "
00:52:51.83\00:52:55.17
Panel: Amen.
00:52:55.20\00:52:56.54
Shelley: Revelation 22
and verses 1 and 3 says,
00:52:56.57\00:53:00.58
"He showed me a pure
river of water of life,
00:53:00.64\00:53:04.98
clear as crystal,
00:53:05.01\00:53:06.45
Proceeding from
the throne of God
00:53:06.48\00:53:08.68
and of the Lamb. "
00:53:08.72\00:53:10.62
The throne of the Lamb...
00:53:10.65\00:53:11.99
"There shall be
no more curse... "
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verse 3 says,
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"for the throne of God
and the Lamb shall be in it. "
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Let me tell you something,
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we've been studying
the three angels' messages.
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Revelation 14:6
says, "I saw... "
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and this is the first angel,
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"flying in the midst of heaven,
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having the everlasting gospel
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to preach to all who
dwell on the earth... "
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The three angels messages
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are founded on the
everlasting gospel.
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And you say, "What is
the everlasting gospel?"
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Well, we find it
in Revelation 13:8,
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John has already written it.
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It's talking about
the Lamb who was slain
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from the
foundation of the earth.
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Panel: That's right.
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Shelley: This is talking
about the covenant that God...
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that God had got
together before they created us
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and decided that one of
them would come to earth...
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become like us...
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and pay our penalty for our sin.
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It's talking about the
perfect life of Christ,
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the crucifixion of Christ,
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the resurrection of Christ.
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The... the central
message of the entire Bible
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from Genesis to Revelation...
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the foundation of
the everlasting gospel
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is God's covenant of
righteousness by faith.
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That is the
everlasting covenant.
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Hebrews 13:20
talks about Jesus' blood
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being the blood of
the everlasting covenant
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and I'll tell you what.
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When you look at
this, what's the goal?
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What's the goal of
the everlasting covenant?
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2nd Corinthians 5 and verse 21,
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says, "He made Him who
knew no sin to be sin for us. "
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Christ took on and bore our sin,
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it crushed His holy heart
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and God poured out
His wrath against sin
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on Christ at the cross
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but it says, it
was for this reason
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that we might become
the righteousness of God
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in Christ Jesus.
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Oh! Hallelujah... hallelujah.
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The Revelation of God's love...
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to think that our Creator
would take on our flesh...
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would humiliate
Himself to that point,
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and take our flesh
back to heaven that He...
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after He died for us... that
He could be our High Priest,
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let me tell you,
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Christ is the center
and the circumference
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of the entire
message of the Bible.
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We cannot give the
three angels' message
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to people who don't know
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what He has done to save us.
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It's all about Jesus.
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Lomacang: Thank
you so much Shelley,
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Ryan... James...
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and Daniel.
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Give me some of
your closing thoughts
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as we close this
out in a blaze of glory.
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Daniel: Well, the
light of God's character...
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is... the light of
God's glory is His character
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and we get to
see that in His law
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which is why I love that
longest chapter of the Bible,
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Psalm 119... verse 98,
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"You, through Your commandments,
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make me wiser
than my enemies... "
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We have an enemy
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and God's character... His Law
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will help us defeat that enemy.
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Rafferty: Amen,
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you know, Babylon has
silenced the voice of God
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and it must be
proclaimed loudly and clearly.
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Babylon has
confused the character of God
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and the world
must be enlightened.
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Babylon has
obscured the glory of God...
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it must be revealed.
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Another angel
comes down from heaven
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and cries mightily
with a strong voice
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and Babylon falls.
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Ryan: Amen, Jesus says,
"And I... if I be lifted up
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will draw all
people to Myself. "
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My Friends, just
simply lift up Jesus today.
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Look to Him... the Author
and Finisher of your faith
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and you can be restored.
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Pause.
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Shelley: The everlasting
covenant in the Old Testament...
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they knew there
was a Messiah coming,
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they were saved...
looking forward to the cross.
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We are saved
looking back to the cross.
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But righteousness by
faith is going to change us
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to become like Him.
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Lomacang: Wow! thank you all
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everybody for the
whole Quarter Study
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and including Jill
who's not here with us today
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but thank you for
taking the time to tune in.
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What is Revelation's message?
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It's time to stand up for
truth instead of falling for
00:57:43.22\00:57:47.03
tradition, time to straighten
up so that we can walk right,
00:57:47.06\00:57:49.06
time to speak up
for the cause of Christ
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so that when the message closes,
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it closes with a
blaze of glory in our lives.
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Next Quarter we start
the book of Ephesians.
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Friends, we look forward.
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Thank you for joining us.
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We look forward to seeing you
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next Quarter and next time.
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God bless you.
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