As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
Today special program.
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, I'm Shelley Quinn.
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And we are so excited
that you're joining us
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for 3ABN Today Bible Q and A.
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You know, this is a time
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when we take
your Bible questions.
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We know your
secrets of the truth.
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I have three
secrets of the truth
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sitting at the
table with me today,
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and we answer your questions
directly from the Bible
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with a thus saith the
Lord, and we love doing this.
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We're so glad to
have this opportunity.
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What we would
encourage you to do.
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If you'd like to have one
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Or you can email us
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at BibleQA@3abn.org
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That's BibleQA@3abn.org
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Now let me introduce
my brothers at the table,
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and I'm just so excited.
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We have with us
evangelist and singer of Israel,
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Pastor Ryan Day. Amen.
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It's a blessing to be a
part of this program, always.
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And to be able to give
true clear Bible answers
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straight from the Word of God.
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Amen, amen.
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And then my dear
brother, Jason Bradley,
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I feel like you're a son, Jay,
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but you are the general
manager of 3ABN Dare to Dream.
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Yes. And it's so
great to be here.
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I love these
questions that come in
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because really I study it out.
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I learn, I grow, and
I'm excited about that.
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Amen.
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And the Bible
says in 2 Timothy 2:15,
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"Study to show
yourself approved."
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So that's kind of one
of our texts that goes.
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What would you
say as an anchor text
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for this program.
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Sure.
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And then we have our
dear pastor John Dinzey,
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who is the general
manager for 3ABN Latino.
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Thank you. It's a
privilege to be here.
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We will be
speaking in English today.
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Amen. Thank you for...
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You know, I'm so amazed
at people like you and Idalia
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who are so fluent
in both the language,
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in two languages.
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We do our best.
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If you're from
Texas, I always say,
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if you're from Texas
and you speak English,
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that makes you bilingual
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'cause Texas have the
language of their own.
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That's true.
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All right.
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Johnny, would you like to
have a prayer for this program?
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Sure.
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Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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we rejoice to
know that You love us.
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We rejoice to know
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that You have a
plan of salvation.
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And we thank You
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that the door of
mercy is still open.
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And heavenly Father,
we need light from heaven.
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We need Your Holy
Spirit to bring the message
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that You have for Your children.
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We pray that You will
bless us with Your Holy Spirit
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and also bless everyone
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that is seeking
for understanding
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to receive light from heaven
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as we study the
questions and verses
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that we will be sharing.
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We ask You for these things
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in the holy and
blessed name of Jesus.
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Amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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I just want to take
a moment to explain,
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because
occasionally we get an email.
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Somebody says, well, why
didn't they spend more time
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giving us more Bible references?
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Each one of these
panelists has five questions.
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That's our format.
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So they each get two
minutes per question,
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with the
exception of one question,
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we give them a bonus minute.
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But if you would like to
find deeper understanding,
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you can go to 3abnPlus.tv
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and you will
find videos, sermons
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of that will cover
this in great detail.
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So we just
encourage you to do that.
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And here's a great
question to start with,
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because this is one of
the most important things
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in the Christian life.
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And that is, "How do we get
the gift of the Holy Spirit,"
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Ryan? All right. Yeah.
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That's a great question.
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I'm glad whoever
submitted that question
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gave this question to
us 'cause it's a good one.
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You know, first I wanna say,
I believe that every person,
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it doesn't matter
whether they're a sinner
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or an unrepentant
sinner or a person
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who's in
relationship with Christ.
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I believe the Holy
Spirit works on everyone.
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I believe the Holy
Spirit works on us,
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convicts us and try to
lead us to Christ at all times.
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But I believe that the nature
of this question is asking,
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how do we receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit,
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so that the Holy
Spirit not only works on us,
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but works in us and through us.
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And the text
that comes to my mind,
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of course, comes
from Acts Chapter 2,
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specifically verse 38.
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Peter had just
preached a powerful sermon
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to the Jewish people
there on the day of Pentecost.
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And the Bible says
they were cut to the heart.
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And so they asked
him what must we do?
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And his response, Acts 2:38.
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The Bible says, it says,
"Then Peter said to them,
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'Repent and let every
one of you be baptized
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in the name of
the Lord, Jesus Christ
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for the remission of your sins.
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And you shall receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
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So the precursor to receiving
the gift of the Holy Spirit,
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again, to work
through us and to work in us
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and through us
is we must repent.
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That is
confession and repentance
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is involved in this.
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If you wanna receive the
Holy Spirit to work in you
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and through you,
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then you must
repent of your sins.
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And, of course,
another good question
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for someone to submit would
be, what is true repentance?
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But I'll give you a
quick answer real quick.
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And that is, it's
a sorrowing thought
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and a turning away from sin.
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If we're gonna truly repent,
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we have to have
that sorrowing heart,
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that desire for
God to cleanse us
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and to save us from our sin.
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And so in order
for the Holy Spirit
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to work in us and through us,
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for us to receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit,
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we must be repentant
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and, of course, be
baptized and follow
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the commands of Jesus.
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Another great chapter to read,
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don't have enough time
to go through it right now.
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But John Chapter 3,
that great conversation
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between Jesus and Nicodemus.
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Jesus tells him
about the Holy Spirit,
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how he makes a differentiation
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between the
flesh and the spirit.
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And he says, the spirit
is somewhat like the wind.
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It comes and goes and
it comes here and there.
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But yet we know there's a time
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in which we can
receive the Holy Spirit,
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but it's
dependent on John 3:14-15.
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He says, "As Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness,
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so we must also the...
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Also the Son of
man must be lifted up."
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So as we uplift Jesus, the
Holy Spirit will work in us
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and through us in our life.
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Amen and amen.
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And you know, I just
want to encourage you
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when you're praying,
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pray for the gift of repentance,
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because Acts 5:31 says
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that God gave us Jesus
to grant us repentance.
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So it helps me to pray
for the gift of repentance,
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because I can't
even do that by myself.
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Johnny, let's go to you.
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This is an interesting question.
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This is from Andy
in West Salem and says,
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"How far do you
think God will allow man
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to go into space?"
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God stopped the tower of Babel
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and now man claims
to have gone to Mars.
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That is a good question.
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And since this is a
Bible answer program,
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I have to tell
you that the Bible
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doesn't specifically
say that the Lord has say,
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well, I'll let them go
to Mars and not beyond that.
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However, I do
wanna say something
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about the tower of
Babel, the tower of Babel,
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the Lord destroyed
that plan, that project,
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because God had told them
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that He will not
destroy the earth with a flood.
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And the project
was to build a tower
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so high
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that in case the
Lord changed His mind,
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we are gonna go climb
on this tower and be safe.
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So the Lord had to
destroy the tower Babel
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and besides the Lord wanted them
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to spread throughout the earth
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and they were
remaining in one place.
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Now concerning this,
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there is a scripture
that is very interesting,
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that I would like
for you to consider.
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And that is found
in Job Chapter 12.
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Let's see, it
says Job Chapter 12,
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is it verse 5?
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Yes, no, no, no.
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Just a moment here.
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I found it over here
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and we're gonna share
that 14:5, it says here.
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Job Chapter 14?
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Chapter 14:5.
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Chapter 14.
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I'm gonna read verse 4 as well.
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It says here,
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"Who can bring a clean
thing out of an unclean?
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No one, since his
days are determined,
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the number of his
months is with you,
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you have appointed his
limits so that he cannot pass.''
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So perhaps the
Lord has in His mind
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that a man can travel
so far and not beyond that.
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If the Lord desires
to stop man, He will.
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There's no...
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Nothing can limit God.
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There is a scripture also
that I wanna read with you
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perhaps may fit into
this In 1 Timothy 6:16
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concerning God, it says,
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"Who alone has immortality
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dwelling in inapproachable light
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whom no man has seen or can see,
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to whom be honor
and everlasting power.
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Amen."
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So He dwells in
inapproachable light.
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So to get to where
God is, man can't do it.
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Amen, amen.
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Amen, good answer.
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All right, Jay, can you please,
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this question is
from Raquel in Jamaica.
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Thank you, Raquel.
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"Can you please
explain Matthew 10:34-36?"
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Sure thing. Hi,
Raquel, first off.
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One thing for us to consider
as we dive into this passages
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that there's a war going
on between good and evil,
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between God and Satan.
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And unfortunately, some people
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choose to serve the devil
whether directly or indirectly.
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So let's read Matthew 10:34-36,
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"Do not think that I
came to bring peace on earth."
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If you look at our
earth, it's in a sinful state,
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it's a sinful world.
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"I did not come to
bring peace but a sword.
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For I have come to set
a man against his father,
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a daughter against her mother,
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and a daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law
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and a man's enemies will be
those of his own household."
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Hebrews 4:12-13 says this,
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''For the word of God
is living and powerful
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and sharper than
any two-edge sword
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piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit
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and of joints and marrow,
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and is a
discerner of the thoughts
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and intents of the heart.
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And there is no
creature hidden from His sight,
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but all things are naked
and open to the eyes of Him
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to whom we must give account.
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The peace that God
brings is between man and God."
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Isaiah 26:3 says,
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"You will keep
Him in perfect peace
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whose mind is stayed on
you because He trusts in you."
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And Romans 5:1 says,
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"Therefore having
been justified by faith,
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we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ."
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We see examples
of Matthew 10:34-36
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being played out today.
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If you stand
firm on the principles
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that are found in God's Word,
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I guarantee you're gonna
have some kind of enemies
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because we seem to
be living in a society
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that appreciates
enablers more than people
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that will correct
wrongdoing or stand up
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and stand firm on principle.
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And so all you have
to do is look around you
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and you will see
Matthew 10:34-36 playing out.
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Amen.
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So truth does
bring division, right?
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Sure, sure.
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It's to bring
division between good and evil.
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And we thank you
for that question.
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Once again, if you would
like to submit a question
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for our consideration,
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you can text that
to (618) 228-39 75,
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3abnQA@3abn...
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Let me start that over.
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Email us at- BibleQA@3abn.org
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I'll get that.
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All right.
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Johnny, this is from Octavia
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in Trinidad and Tobago.
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"I've heard
different interpretations
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of this occurrence.
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What exactly did Ham do wrong?
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Noah was drunk and
uncovered in his tent.
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Ham saw him and
told his brothers
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and they went
backwards and covered him.
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The interpretation of this
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by some people is disturbing me.
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Can you clarify for me?"
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I thank you for this
question and I am not sure
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if this question
is very similar to one
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that came in many,
many years ago here at 3ABN.
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And I have to be very
careful how I express this
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because I don't
want to be disrespectful
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because the person that
called was a black gentleman
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and he was very upset
because in his denomination
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they told him he was
cursed because he was black.
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And
justification according to them
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was because of this passage
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that is in the Bible
because of what Ham did.
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I want to say to you
that the Bible does not say
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that the black community
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or those of dark
color like this are cursed
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and they're gonna be slaves.
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And unfortunately,
some people have used this
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to justify slavery,
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which is not justifiable
in this way in the Bible.
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Now let's look
at Genesis Chapter 9
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and see what
actually happened here.
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In Genesis Chapter
9, what happened here
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is that Ham entered
the tent where Noah was,
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and he was naked there.
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And apparently,
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he did something
that was shameful.
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He told his brothers
and perhaps was making fun
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of his father's appearance.
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And now it says in
verse 20, Genesis 9:20,
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"And Noah began to be a farmer,
and he planted a vineyard.
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Then he drank of
the wine and was drunk
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and became
uncovered in his tent.
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And Ham, the father of Canaan,
saw the nakedness of his father
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and told his two brothers.
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But Shem and Japheth
took a garment, laid it
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on both their shoulders
and went backward and covered
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the nakedness of their father.
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Their faces were turned
away, and they did not see
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their father's nakedness."
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So verse 24 and 25.
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"So Noah awoke from his wine,
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and knew what his
younger son had done to him."
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Then he said,
"Curse be Canaan became,
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a servant of servants he
shall be to his brethren."
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And so this is
all the Bible says.
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So I tell you, the
Bible does not say,
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and I'm not sure if
this is what your concern
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is that this is
why you're upset.
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It does not say
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that the black people
are cursed and they have...
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This gentleman says I
can only advance so far
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in the church
because they say I'm cursed.
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You're not cursed.
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God loves you.
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And the fact that
it says that John 3:16,
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"For God, so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son
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that whosoever believes
in Him shall not perish,
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but have everlasting life."
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According to God in
Galatians 3:28, He says,
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There is neither Jew nor Greek.
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There's neither bond nor free.
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There's neither male nor female,
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for you are all one in Christ."
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And I praise the Lord for that.
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And so I say to you,
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trust in the Lord
with all your heart.
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And by the way,
Acts 17:26, one more.
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And it says, "And God has made
of one blood all nations of men
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for to dwell on all
the face of the earth,
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and has determined
the times before appointed
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and the bounds of
their habitations."
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God loves you.
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And this idea is not correct.
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Amen.
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I think of the
Ethiopian eunuch, right?
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In Acts Chapter 8, right?
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That's right.
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The Holy Spirit
sent Philip to him.
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That's right. Exactly.
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That's a powerful point.
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Great, great, great message.
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All right, Ryan.
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Yes, ma'am.
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This is an interesting question.
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I'm not sure, it's from Debbie,
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but I don't
know where she lives.
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She said,
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"Why do we hear of
pastors committing murder?
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Can evil really
seep into pastors?
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This seems more common nowadays.
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How do we trust
anyone, any denominations?
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It seems that we can
only trust Christ alone."
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Absolutely.
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You know, I
completely understand
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where this person is coming from
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as far as the
nature of the question.
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As far as pastors
committing murder,
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I'm not saying that
that hasn't happened.
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Perhaps maybe it has in
certain parts of the world,
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but the truth of the
matter is we have to be reminded
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that Jesus made it very
clear in Matthew Chapter 13,
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that there are
sheep and there are goats.
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There are wheat and
tares in the church.
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And so our pastors,
you know, pastors are men,
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are they
incapable of being affected
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by the temptations and
the wiles of the devil?
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Obviously not.
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And we have to understand here
that you're absolutely right.
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We first and foremost
need to put Christ in our view,
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we need to trust Christ
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before we can trust anyone else.
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Christ is the true shepherd.
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However, I would say
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that that does not
necessarily mean that all men,
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all pastors are untrustworthy.
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I believe that
there are true genuine
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spirit led pastors out there
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that we certainly can
trust in a sense to give us
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spiritual guidance and counsel
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and help be there for us
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and lead us in
the way of the Lord.
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Now, to answer the question,
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you said can evil
really seep into pastors?
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Absolutely.
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In fact, there
are multiple passages
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throughout all of Scripture,
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some of which
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I'm not gonna
have the time to read,
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but you know, a
couple of passages
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to come to my
mind, Acts 20:28-31.
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Paul is talking to the elders
in the church there of Ephesus.
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And he says to them,
he says, "For I know this,
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that after my departure
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savage wolves
will come in among you,
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not sparing the flock.
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Also from among yourselves
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men will rise up,
speaking perverse things,
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to draw away the
disciples after themselves.
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Therefore watch, and
remember that for three years
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I did not cease to warn everyone
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night and day with tears."
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So was this an issue?
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Of course, because
again, where there's wheat,
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there are tares.
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Even Jesus said
in Matthew 7:15-16,
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"Beware of false prophets
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who come to you
in sheep's clothing."
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But in really they
are ravenous wolves.
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And this is what he says.
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He says, ''You shall
know them by their fruits."
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How can you know if
a pastor is genuine?
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Spend some time around him,
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and if you spend
some genuine good time
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around this brother,
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you will know,
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you will know him by his fruits,
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whether or not he is led
by the Spirit of God or not.
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And, of course,
another passage I wish, again,
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we don't have
time to read all of it.
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But Ezekiel 22:25-28,
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where God Himself
was rebuking Israel
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and the leaders of Israel,
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and He even
talks about the priest,
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the priest of the day, he
goes on to say her priest,
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speaking of Israel,
the house of Israel,
00:20:17.75\00:20:19.51
"Her priest had violated my
law and profane my holy things.
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They have not
distinguished between the holy
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and the unholy,
nor have they made,
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known the
difference between the unclean
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and the clean.
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And they have hidden
their eyes from my Sabbaths
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so that I am
profaned among them.
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Her princes in her
midst are like wolves tearing
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the prey to shed blood, okay,
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to destroy people and
to get dishonest gain.
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Her prophets plastered
them with untempered mortar,
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seeing false visions,
and divining lies for them,
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saying, 'Thus
saith the Lord God,'
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when the Lord had not spoken.'"
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So is it possible
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that there are some
bad pastors out there
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that are not being
led by the Spirit of God?
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Of course, you shall
not put your trust in man.
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Always put your trust in God.
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But if there is a
good pastor out there,
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a good man that you can trust,
00:21:03.02\00:21:04.39
the Bible says you
shall either way know them
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by their fruits.
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Amen. Excellent,
excellent answer.
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I didn't know you
could talk that fast.
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Jay, we have a question for
you from Mary Ann and she asks,
00:21:15.84\00:21:21.44
"What does glory mean?
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If I'm to glorify
God, what do I do?"
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Wow.
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Well, Mary Anne,
00:21:28.32\00:21:29.65
unfortunately the
time does not permit
00:21:29.68\00:21:31.55
for a long answer,
00:21:31.59\00:21:33.76
but I will share a
few things with you.
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One, God's glory
indicates His presence
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as well as His value.
00:21:38.79\00:21:40.90
Let's look at Exodus 33:22,
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"So it shall be while
my glory passes by that,
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I will put you in
the cleft of the rock
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and will cover you with
my hand while I pass by."
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Now, let's take
a look at some ways
00:21:54.38\00:21:56.18
that we can glorify God.
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Psalm 86:12, "I will praise you,
00:21:59.35\00:22:03.45
O Lord, my God with all my heart
00:22:03.49\00:22:06.12
and I will glorify
Your name forevermore."
00:22:06.15\00:22:08.62
So we should praise the Lord.
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Give Him thanks forever more.
00:22:10.46\00:22:14.23
Psalm 96:1-3,
00:22:14.26\00:22:17.83
"Oh, sing to
the Lord a new song!
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Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
00:22:20.40\00:22:23.10
Sing to the
Lord, bless His name,
00:22:23.14\00:22:25.01
proclaim the good
news of His salvation
00:22:25.04\00:22:27.51
from day to day.
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Declare His glory
among the nations,
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his wonders among all people."
00:22:31.41\00:22:34.55
So we should share
Christ with everybody
00:22:34.58\00:22:37.69
and what He's done
for us in our lives.
00:22:37.72\00:22:41.92
Colossians 3:17,
00:22:41.96\00:22:44.53
"And whatever you
do in word or deed,
00:22:44.56\00:22:47.00
do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus,
00:22:47.03\00:22:49.13
giving thanks to God
the Father through Him."
00:22:49.16\00:22:52.30
Continue to give Him thanks.
00:22:52.33\00:22:54.24
Matthew 28:18-20,
00:22:54.27\00:22:57.67
"And Jesus came
and spoke to them,
00:22:57.71\00:22:59.34
saying, 'All
authority has been given to Me
00:22:59.37\00:23:02.04
in heaven and on earth.
00:23:02.08\00:23:03.71
Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations,
00:23:03.75\00:23:07.38
baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son
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and of the Holy Spirit,
00:23:10.52\00:23:12.22
teaching them to
observe all things
00:23:12.25\00:23:14.69
that I have commanded you,
and lo, I am with you always,
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even to the end of the age.'"
00:23:17.79\00:23:19.76
Amen.
00:23:19.79\00:23:21.13
So as Pop or Danny
Shelton always says,
00:23:21.16\00:23:24.70
the blessing is on the go.
00:23:24.73\00:23:26.94
And I'll end with this
verse, 1 Peter 4:10 says,
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"As each one
has received a gift,
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minister it to one
another as good stewards
00:23:33.78\00:23:36.34
of the manifold grace of God."
00:23:36.38\00:23:38.65
Use your gifts for
His honor and glory.
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Amen. Amen.
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Very good.
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John Dinzey?
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This is from Karlina
in Texas and Karlina,
00:23:47.49\00:23:51.59
we thank you for this question.
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She says, "I keep
hearing people say
00:23:53.96\00:23:56.73
that Satan is
going to manifest himself
00:23:56.77\00:23:59.13
in his true identity
00:23:59.17\00:24:02.04
as he was
created in the end times.
00:24:02.07\00:24:05.97
I can't find
anywhere in the Bible
00:24:06.01\00:24:08.11
to support if this is true."
00:24:08.14\00:24:11.61
That is a good question.
00:24:11.65\00:24:13.68
Especially since
you're hearing other people
00:24:13.72\00:24:15.78
saying this very thing.
00:24:15.82\00:24:19.09
If I stick to the Bible,
00:24:19.12\00:24:22.56
I have to bring it
to 2 Corinthians 11:14,
00:24:22.59\00:24:26.86
and it says, "And no
wonder for Satan himself
00:24:26.90\00:24:30.77
transforms himself
00:24:30.80\00:24:34.70
into an angel of light."
00:24:34.74\00:24:38.97
Several thousand years
have passed since he sinned.
00:24:39.01\00:24:41.41
I believe he has lost
some of his brilliance,
00:24:41.44\00:24:45.01
but he still has
brilliance, I would say.
00:24:45.05\00:24:47.78
And he can transform
himself into an angel of light
00:24:47.82\00:24:51.52
to deceive, for the
purpose of deceiving people.
00:24:51.55\00:24:55.26
And so, yeah, this is
what we can bring to you,
00:24:55.29\00:24:58.66
but will he manifest himself
as an angel of light to say,
00:24:58.69\00:25:02.06
I am Lucifer, and
this is the way I was?
00:25:02.10\00:25:04.43
Or is he gonna manifest
himself as an angel of light
00:25:04.47\00:25:07.20
to just to deceive people?
00:25:07.24\00:25:08.77
This is more of a possibility.
00:25:08.80\00:25:10.91
In addition to that, we
have in Matthew 24:23-24,
00:25:10.94\00:25:16.54
and in other places
there in Matthew 24.
00:25:16.58\00:25:20.12
Notice what Jesus says.
00:25:20.15\00:25:22.22
"Then if anyone says to
you, look here is the Christ
00:25:22.25\00:25:25.59
or there, do not
believe it, for false Christs
00:25:25.62\00:25:29.29
and false prophets will
rise and show great signs
00:25:29.32\00:25:33.73
and wonders to deceive
if possible even the elect."
00:25:33.76\00:25:37.87
So I would not
put it past the devil
00:25:37.90\00:25:40.80
that he would even
try to appear as Christ
00:25:40.84\00:25:44.21
to deceive if
possible even the very elect,
00:25:44.24\00:25:47.74
even to perform miracles
00:25:47.78\00:25:49.94
for the purpose
of deceiving people.
00:25:49.98\00:25:52.05
Even to say the
words that Christ said,
00:25:52.08\00:25:55.18
blessed are the pure
in heart and then change,
00:25:55.22\00:25:58.49
twist the
Scripture such as he did
00:25:58.52\00:26:00.06
when he was tempting Christ.
00:26:00.09\00:26:01.62
So our part is to
stay close to the Lord,
00:26:01.66\00:26:04.79
trust in Him with
all of our hearts,
00:26:04.83\00:26:07.00
asking Him to be
our light and our guide.
00:26:07.03\00:26:10.33
So when temptations
and deceptions come,
00:26:10.37\00:26:13.34
we will know what is the truth.
00:26:13.37\00:26:15.04
Amen.
00:26:15.07\00:26:16.40
Amen and amen.
00:26:16.44\00:26:17.77
You know I just
want to remind you
00:26:17.81\00:26:19.14
that you can
always go to 3abnPlus.tv
00:26:19.17\00:26:24.35
and look these programs
up 'cause sometimes I know
00:26:24.38\00:26:28.45
if you're like me,
I'm trying to sit here,
00:26:28.48\00:26:30.09
writing down everything,
00:26:30.12\00:26:31.49
all the scriptures you're giving
00:26:31.52\00:26:33.05
and we don't always
get them, but you can watch
00:26:33.09\00:26:35.39
the video presentation
and the deposit to get that.
00:26:35.42\00:26:39.29
A great follow up
question to that, Ryan,
00:26:39.33\00:26:41.73
is from Faith in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
00:26:41.76\00:26:46.17
"Will we meet Jesus in
the air or on this earth?"
00:26:46.20\00:26:51.27
Hmm. Amen.
00:26:51.31\00:26:52.87
Thank you, Faith,
for that question.
00:26:52.91\00:26:54.44
If I'm understanding
your question correctly,
00:26:54.48\00:26:56.68
the nature of your question,
00:26:56.71\00:26:58.05
I think it's in connection
with the second coming of Jesus
00:26:58.08\00:27:00.45
or the return of Christ.
00:27:00.48\00:27:01.82
And so to answer
that appropriately,
00:27:01.85\00:27:03.35
the Bible is
overwhelmingly clear
00:27:03.39\00:27:05.42
that when Christ returns
we will meet Him in the air.
00:27:05.45\00:27:09.56
In fact, the Bible
makes it very clear
00:27:09.59\00:27:10.93
that when He returns,
00:27:10.96\00:27:12.29
His feet will not
even touch the earth.
00:27:12.33\00:27:14.23
And so where do
we get this from?
00:27:14.26\00:27:15.60
I'm gonna to
start in Matthew 24:31.
00:27:15.63\00:27:18.43
The Bible makes it very clear.
00:27:18.47\00:27:20.04
It says, "And He will send
His angels, speaking of Christ,
00:27:20.07\00:27:22.40
Christ will send His angels
with a great sign of a trumpet.
00:27:22.44\00:27:25.01
And they will
gather together His elect
00:27:25.04\00:27:27.48
from the four winds
00:27:27.51\00:27:28.84
from one end of
heaven to the other."
00:27:28.88\00:27:30.61
And then now tie that
with 1 Thessalonians 4:17,
00:27:30.65\00:27:34.85
it says, "Then we
who are alive and remain
00:27:34.88\00:27:37.45
shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds
00:27:37.49\00:27:41.09
to meet the Lord in the air.
00:27:41.12\00:27:43.76
And thus we shall
always be with the Lord."
00:27:43.79\00:27:46.96
So depending on
what you believe,
00:27:47.00\00:27:49.60
as far as the return of
Christ, again, there's this,
00:27:49.63\00:27:52.07
in my opinion, this false,
00:27:52.10\00:27:53.64
very popular
pre-tribulation rapture theory
00:27:53.67\00:27:56.20
out there that
says, well at the rapture,
00:27:56.24\00:27:58.91
you know,
Christ is going to take
00:27:58.94\00:28:00.78
the saints to heaven.
00:28:00.81\00:28:02.28
And then seven years later,
00:28:02.31\00:28:03.71
after the seven
years of tribulation,
00:28:03.75\00:28:05.61
He's gonna return back
00:28:05.65\00:28:06.98
and then there's gonna be
these thousand years of peace.
00:28:07.02\00:28:08.82
Well, the Bible
does indefinitely speak
00:28:08.85\00:28:10.85
of a thousand year millennium
00:28:10.89\00:28:12.22
or a thousand year peace period.
00:28:12.25\00:28:14.62
But that
thousand year peace period
00:28:14.66\00:28:16.42
immediately begins
at the return of Christ.
00:28:16.46\00:28:19.16
And there's only
one return of Christ
00:28:19.19\00:28:21.90
to come back and get His people.
00:28:21.93\00:28:23.26
There's not a
pre-tribulation rapture
00:28:23.30\00:28:25.73
and then seven years
later, a second coming
00:28:25.77\00:28:27.60
as many popular
evangelical denominations
00:28:27.64\00:28:30.01
teach today.
00:28:30.04\00:28:31.37
So to be very candid,
00:28:31.41\00:28:32.74
to be very transparent
and clear about this,
00:28:32.77\00:28:34.34
the Bible makes it
clear that when Christ returns
00:28:34.38\00:28:36.75
to this earth to get His people
00:28:36.78\00:28:38.68
that will mark the beginning
of a thousand year peace period
00:28:38.71\00:28:41.08
in which we are all, we
will meet Him in the air
00:28:41.12\00:28:43.79
and He will carry us off
to the kingdom of heaven,
00:28:43.82\00:28:46.29
where we will remain
there a thousand years.
00:28:46.32\00:28:48.36
And then at the end
of the thousand years,
00:28:48.39\00:28:50.13
and maybe another question
00:28:50.16\00:28:51.49
about the
thousand year millennium.
00:28:51.53\00:28:52.86
At the end of
the thousand years,
00:28:52.89\00:28:54.23
Christ will then come back
and His kingdom will be here
00:28:54.26\00:28:57.03
on a new earth eventually.
00:28:57.07\00:28:58.60
Amen.
00:28:58.63\00:28:59.97
We need to do a Bible
program on that for hour.
00:29:00.00\00:29:02.20
Yeah, absolutely.
00:29:02.24\00:29:03.57
That's a great... The
distilled answer for that.
00:29:03.61\00:29:08.64
Jay, this one is
from John Terreace
00:29:08.68\00:29:12.61
in Tennessee,
00:29:12.65\00:29:14.72
and he says, "How will God judge
00:29:14.75\00:29:17.49
those who have special needs?"
00:29:17.52\00:29:20.66
Awesome question, John Terreace.
00:29:20.69\00:29:22.69
I've been shown a
revolutionary view
00:29:22.72\00:29:25.76
on scriptures that
I have been reading.
00:29:25.79\00:29:28.43
And so I wanna share
that with you right now.
00:29:28.46\00:29:30.77
So if you look at
2 Corinthians 8:12,
00:29:30.80\00:29:36.30
go there.
00:29:36.34\00:29:38.14
But as you're
turning there, basically,
00:29:38.17\00:29:40.78
you know, some have
what others don't have.
00:29:40.81\00:29:44.25
And the question
is, does God know that?
00:29:44.28\00:29:47.08
The answer is yes.
00:29:47.12\00:29:48.45
So will some be judged
for what they don't have
00:29:48.48\00:29:51.92
or will they be judged
for what they cannot do?
00:29:51.95\00:29:57.23
2 Corinthians 8:12,
00:29:57.26\00:29:59.49
"For if there is
first a willing mind,
00:29:59.53\00:30:02.36
it is accepted
according to what one has
00:30:02.40\00:30:05.77
and not according to
what he does not have."
00:30:05.80\00:30:09.07
The key is they are willing.
00:30:09.10\00:30:11.64
So the spirit indeed is
willing, but what's lacking?
00:30:11.67\00:30:15.44
The flesh is weak.
00:30:15.48\00:30:17.41
Mark 14:38,
00:30:17.45\00:30:20.02
"Watch and pray, lest
you enter into temptation.
00:30:20.05\00:30:23.79
The spirit is indeed willing...
00:30:23.82\00:30:26.32
Indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak."
00:30:26.35\00:30:29.26
Now, 2 Corinthians
12:9, "And He said to me,
00:30:29.29\00:30:33.36
'My grace is sufficient for you.
00:30:33.40\00:30:35.60
For my strength is
made perfect in weakness.
00:30:35.63\00:30:39.10
Therefore, most
gladly I will rather boast
00:30:39.13\00:30:41.87
in my infirmities
00:30:41.90\00:30:44.11
that the power of
Christ may rest upon me.'"
00:30:44.14\00:30:47.74
Why is His strength
made perfect in our weakness?
00:30:47.78\00:30:50.85
Hebrews 4:15,
00:30:50.88\00:30:53.21
"For we do not
have a high priest
00:30:53.25\00:30:55.58
who cannot
sympathize with our weakness...
00:30:55.62\00:30:58.45
Weaknesses, but was
in all points tempted
00:30:58.49\00:31:01.79
as we are yet without sin."
00:31:01.82\00:31:04.93
Isaiah 1:19,
00:31:04.96\00:31:07.10
"If you are
willing and obedient,
00:31:07.13\00:31:09.26
you shall eat the
good of the land."
00:31:09.30\00:31:12.80
It all comes back to
the point of willingness.
00:31:12.83\00:31:15.47
Those with special needs,
00:31:15.50\00:31:17.21
as long as they
have a willing heart,
00:31:17.24\00:31:18.74
the Lord will
make up the difference
00:31:18.77\00:31:21.48
in their willingness.
00:31:21.51\00:31:22.84
If they are obedient,
00:31:22.88\00:31:24.48
they will
benefit from the promise
00:31:24.51\00:31:26.35
that the Lord has made.
00:31:26.38\00:31:27.88
The Lord is not looking
to those who are just able,
00:31:27.92\00:31:31.79
but He treasures those
00:31:31.82\00:31:33.49
who without full
abilities are willing.
00:31:33.52\00:31:37.76
Amen.
00:31:37.79\00:31:39.13
You know, you just think about,
00:31:39.16\00:31:40.50
if you're the parent
of a special child...
00:31:40.53\00:31:42.76
A special needs child,
00:31:42.80\00:31:44.83
you discipline and understand
that child in a different way.
00:31:44.87\00:31:50.11
And if you can do that,
00:31:50.14\00:31:51.47
think how much more
loving our heavenly Father can.
00:31:51.51\00:31:54.68
All right, John Dinzey,
00:31:54.71\00:31:57.11
this one comes
from Karlina in Texas,
00:31:57.15\00:32:01.45
and we've just
done Karlina in Texas.
00:32:01.48\00:32:03.55
Let me give you one from Judy.
00:32:03.59\00:32:06.19
She says, "I know
Jesus is not a created being,
00:32:06.22\00:32:10.73
but in Colossians 1:15,
00:32:10.76\00:32:12.99
the apostle writes
00:32:13.03\00:32:14.56
the firstborn of every creature.
00:32:14.60\00:32:17.50
Please explain what
is meant by firstborn
00:32:17.53\00:32:22.17
in this passage?"
00:32:22.20\00:32:23.94
All right.
00:32:23.97\00:32:25.31
Yes, it does say
in Colossians 1:15,
00:32:25.34\00:32:28.81
that Jesus is the
firstborn of every creature.
00:32:28.84\00:32:32.28
I wish I had more
time for this question.
00:32:32.31\00:32:33.65
Amen.
00:32:33.68\00:32:35.02
Because when you're
talking about Jesus,
00:32:35.05\00:32:36.38
you want to say all
the marvelous thing.
00:32:36.42\00:32:38.45
He is God having
no beginning of days,
00:32:38.49\00:32:44.83
He has a life
that is not borrowed.
00:32:44.86\00:32:50.07
He is God.
00:32:50.10\00:32:51.43
John 1:1-3, "In the
beginning was the Word,
00:32:51.47\00:32:54.00
and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
00:32:54.04\00:32:57.01
He was in the
beginning with God.
00:32:57.04\00:32:58.81
All things were made
through Him and without Him
00:32:58.84\00:33:03.08
was not made... wasn't...
00:33:03.11\00:33:05.71
Nothing was made that was made."
00:33:05.75\00:33:07.48
And it says in verse 14,
00:33:07.52\00:33:09.35
"And the Word became
flesh and dwelt among us.
00:33:09.38\00:33:11.75
And we beheld His glory,
00:33:11.79\00:33:13.52
the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father
00:33:13.56\00:33:16.19
full of grace and truth."
00:33:16.22\00:33:17.69
So what does it mean
00:33:17.73\00:33:19.06
that He is the
firstborn of every creature?
00:33:19.09\00:33:20.80
It is because of
His status as God,
00:33:20.83\00:33:25.07
Him being God that
He has preeminence.
00:33:25.10\00:33:28.34
And He's first in the rank,
00:33:28.37\00:33:29.94
not that He's the
firstborn or the first,
00:33:29.97\00:33:33.81
first one to be created,
00:33:33.84\00:33:35.18
the first creature created.
00:33:35.21\00:33:36.54
No, He is not a creature.
00:33:36.58\00:33:38.21
He is God.
00:33:38.25\00:33:39.95
And so this idea that
some have been teaching,
00:33:39.98\00:33:43.25
there is even a denomination
00:33:43.28\00:33:44.85
that has messed
around with the scriptures
00:33:44.89\00:33:47.06
and tried to
change what the Bible says
00:33:47.09\00:33:49.22
and kind of puts...
00:33:49.26\00:33:51.39
It says that He is
God and puts a little g,
00:33:51.43\00:33:54.26
great mistake
because God is God.
00:33:54.30\00:33:58.47
And I don't know
how to emphasize that.
00:33:58.50\00:34:02.74
I'm telling you that
He is not a created being.
00:34:02.77\00:34:06.51
He is not a creature.
00:34:06.54\00:34:09.04
He's God.
00:34:09.08\00:34:10.41
He made all
things, and without Him
00:34:10.45\00:34:11.85
was not anything
made that was made.
00:34:11.88\00:34:14.45
Amen.
00:34:14.48\00:34:15.82
So this word
firstborn simply means
00:34:15.85\00:34:19.35
firstborn of every
creature simply means
00:34:19.39\00:34:21.36
His rank is above every other.
00:34:21.39\00:34:24.63
Amen and amen.
00:34:24.66\00:34:25.99
And I just wanted
to add to that, Judy,
00:34:26.03\00:34:27.90
that firstborn
is a covenant term.
00:34:27.93\00:34:31.13
If you look at Exodus 4:22,
00:34:31.17\00:34:35.74
God calls Israel
His firstborn son.
00:34:35.77\00:34:40.14
It's a covenant term,
meaning preeminence, amen.
00:34:40.18\00:34:43.61
I can't keep my mouth shut.
00:34:43.65\00:34:46.01
Okay, Jay, "How
does one find peace
00:34:46.05\00:34:50.12
when once little children
are taken from Jesus' influence
00:34:50.15\00:34:55.12
into the enemy's influence?
00:34:55.16\00:34:57.76
That's hard.
00:34:57.79\00:34:59.13
How do we let go and let God?"
00:34:59.16\00:35:01.40
Well, this is a
question that I would imagine
00:35:01.43\00:35:03.23
a lot of people have.
00:35:03.26\00:35:04.80
So let's consider
the following scriptures.
00:35:04.83\00:35:08.04
Proverbs 22:6,
00:35:08.07\00:35:10.57
"Train up a child in
the way he should go.
00:35:10.61\00:35:12.91
And when he is old, he
will not depart from it."
00:35:12.94\00:35:16.14
Now the kid might stumble.
00:35:16.18\00:35:18.95
He might walk away for a minute,
00:35:18.98\00:35:21.75
but hey, I did that for 14 years
00:35:21.78\00:35:24.69
and God brought me back.
00:35:24.72\00:35:27.62
And I praise Him for
that and a praying mom.
00:35:27.66\00:35:30.53
Isaiah 49:25.
00:35:30.56\00:35:33.86
It says, "But
thus says the Lord,
00:35:33.90\00:35:35.66
even the captives
00:35:35.70\00:35:37.13
of the mighty
shall be taken away
00:35:37.17\00:35:38.77
and the prey of the
terrible be delivered,
00:35:38.80\00:35:41.27
for I will contend with
Him who contends with you.
00:35:41.30\00:35:44.64
And I will save your children."
00:35:44.67\00:35:47.41
Claim that, claim that,
claim that, Romans 5:6-8,
00:35:47.44\00:35:53.35
"For when we were
still without strength,
00:35:53.38\00:35:55.48
in due time Christ
died for the ungodly.
00:35:55.52\00:35:58.59
For scarcely
00:35:58.62\00:35:59.95
for a righteous
man will one die,
00:35:59.99\00:36:01.52
yet perhaps for a good man
someone would even dare to die.
00:36:01.56\00:36:06.26
But God demonstrates
His own love toward us,
00:36:06.29\00:36:08.73
in that while we
were still sinners,
00:36:08.76\00:36:10.57
Christ died for us."
00:36:10.60\00:36:12.37
You should find
great peace in knowing
00:36:12.40\00:36:14.90
that God wants
to save your child
00:36:14.94\00:36:17.47
more than you want
your child to be saved.
00:36:17.51\00:36:19.74
Amen.
00:36:19.77\00:36:21.11
Continue to pray for your child,
00:36:21.14\00:36:22.48
continue to love your
child and live your faith
00:36:22.51\00:36:26.51
as a powerful
witness to your child.
00:36:26.55\00:36:30.72
It speaks volumes.
00:36:30.75\00:36:32.09
Amen.
00:36:32.12\00:36:33.46
Wonderful answer, right?
00:36:33.49\00:36:34.82
I love to watch how
you are growing in wisdom
00:36:34.86\00:36:38.86
and in stature with the Lord.
00:36:38.89\00:36:40.93
All right, Ryan,
00:36:40.96\00:36:42.30
I'm actually with
you all's permission.
00:36:42.33\00:36:44.47
I'm gonna give you
two questions in a row.
00:36:44.50\00:36:47.44
We'll take them one at a time,
00:36:47.47\00:36:48.84
but they're kind
of are connected.
00:36:48.87\00:36:50.47
So this question is from Asha
00:36:50.51\00:36:56.75
in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:36:56.78\00:36:58.95
Yes, Asha. Asha.
00:36:58.98\00:37:01.02
Okay.
00:37:01.05\00:37:03.02
"Is Christ and God the
Father one and the same?
00:37:03.05\00:37:07.92
Jesus ascended into
heaven and is now seated
00:37:07.96\00:37:11.46
at the right hand of the Father.
00:37:11.49\00:37:13.76
I am confused?"
00:37:13.80\00:37:15.13
Okay.
00:37:15.16\00:37:16.50
This is a great,
great, great question.
00:37:16.53\00:37:17.87
I appreciate you
asking this Asha.
00:37:17.90\00:37:19.73
You know, the answer to
this is yes and no because yes,
00:37:19.77\00:37:24.47
the Father and the Son are
one and the same in the sense
00:37:24.51\00:37:28.51
that they have this, they
share the same character traits.
00:37:28.54\00:37:31.95
They share the same
goals, the same purpose,
00:37:31.98\00:37:34.45
the same agenda, etcetera.
00:37:34.48\00:37:37.65
They are one and the same
when it comes to character
00:37:37.69\00:37:41.12
and so absolutely.
00:37:41.16\00:37:42.79
Now in the
physical literal sense,
00:37:42.82\00:37:45.13
no, they are two
distinct individuals.
00:37:45.16\00:37:47.50
And I think that's kind of where
00:37:47.53\00:37:48.86
your question was coming from.
00:37:48.90\00:37:51.23
I kind of can
understand this question
00:37:51.27\00:37:53.20
because I grew up in a Oneness
Apostolic Pentecostal faith
00:37:53.23\00:37:56.00
for more than 22
years of my life.
00:37:56.04\00:37:57.97
I believed that Jesus
Christ was God the Father,
00:37:58.01\00:38:00.48
He was God the Son, He was,
you know, God the Holy Spirit.
00:38:00.51\00:38:02.88
That's what I was taught.
00:38:02.91\00:38:04.25
And so, yes, when
you hear someone say
00:38:04.28\00:38:06.31
you know that
they are one being,
00:38:06.35\00:38:09.25
but yet you read
certain scriptures
00:38:09.28\00:38:10.75
that makes it clear that
it seems like there's two,
00:38:10.79\00:38:12.85
like He's sitting at the
right hand of the Father.
00:38:12.89\00:38:14.92
Yes, they are one in character,
but they are not the same.
00:38:14.96\00:38:18.06
Here's a few
scriptures to support this.
00:38:18.09\00:38:19.53
First of all, go look at
the vision that Daniel saw
00:38:19.56\00:38:21.90
in Daniel Chapter 7.
00:38:21.93\00:38:23.80
He sees the Ancient of
Days seated on the throne
00:38:23.83\00:38:26.03
and there's a
judgment scene there.
00:38:26.07\00:38:27.64
It's very clear that
the Ancient of Days seated
00:38:27.67\00:38:29.64
there is God the Father.
00:38:29.67\00:38:31.01
How do we know that?
00:38:31.04\00:38:32.37
Because a few
scriptures later, the Bible says
00:38:32.41\00:38:34.61
that the Son of man is
seen coming in the clouds
00:38:34.64\00:38:37.85
and He approaches
the Ancient of Days
00:38:37.88\00:38:40.12
who is seated on the throne.
00:38:40.15\00:38:41.48
So there's no doubt there.
00:38:41.52\00:38:42.85
You see the
Father, you see the Son,
00:38:42.88\00:38:44.22
two distinct individuals there.
00:38:44.25\00:38:46.22
Also at the
baptism of Jesus, right?
00:38:46.25\00:38:48.22
Jesus is baptized.
00:38:48.26\00:38:49.59
And what did, you
know, the people hear
00:38:49.62\00:38:51.03
and even Christ hear,
coming from the heavens,
00:38:51.06\00:38:53.36
this is My Son.
00:38:53.40\00:38:54.73
This is My beloved Son
in whom I am well pleased.
00:38:54.76\00:38:57.00
You know, God's not
the author of confusion.
00:38:57.03\00:38:58.73
And I believe that
at that very moment,
00:38:58.77\00:39:00.10
we can take that
literal in the sense
00:39:00.14\00:39:01.57
that the Father's
voice was heard from heaven,
00:39:01.60\00:39:04.11
declaring His
blessing upon His Son
00:39:04.14\00:39:06.61
for the
beginning of His ministry.
00:39:06.64\00:39:08.18
Also Revelation Chapter 5,
00:39:08.21\00:39:10.35
Jesus is seen
as the Lamb of God.
00:39:10.38\00:39:12.58
He appears in the
midst of the throne
00:39:12.61\00:39:13.98
and the Father is clearly
seated already on the throne.
00:39:14.02\00:39:16.79
And He comes and He retrieves
00:39:16.82\00:39:18.15
or takes the
scroll out of the hand
00:39:18.19\00:39:19.92
of the One who is
seated on the throne.
00:39:19.95\00:39:21.52
So there is a separation there.
00:39:21.56\00:39:23.29
And, of course, the
one that really gets me
00:39:23.32\00:39:24.79
very more, more
clearly than anything
00:39:24.83\00:39:26.16
is Jesus withdrawing
Himself often to go pray.
00:39:26.19\00:39:29.63
Who was He praying to? Himself?
00:39:29.66\00:39:31.00
'Cause He's praying to somebody.
00:39:31.03\00:39:32.37
He's praying to His father
00:39:32.40\00:39:33.74
because He needed
His father's strength.
00:39:33.77\00:39:35.14
So yes, they are one
and the same in character,
00:39:35.17\00:39:37.27
purpose, goal, agenda,
00:39:37.31\00:39:38.64
but they are two
separate individuals.
00:39:38.67\00:39:40.24
Amen.
00:39:40.28\00:39:41.61
So, Ryan, I'm going to do,
00:39:41.64\00:39:43.35
because I feel
like this is connected.
00:39:43.38\00:39:46.78
Can you please,
this is from Tony asking,
00:39:46.82\00:39:49.68
"Can you please
explain Revelation 1:14-15?"
00:39:49.72\00:39:55.06
I'm glad you asked this
with this, because again,
00:39:55.09\00:39:57.46
not only are they
two separate individuals,
00:39:57.49\00:39:59.33
but they're also
the same in the sense
00:39:59.36\00:40:01.06
that the Son
looks very much like,
00:40:01.10\00:40:03.57
almost a replica version
physically of the Father,
00:40:03.60\00:40:06.77
as far as His
physical appearance.
00:40:06.80\00:40:08.87
And so Revelation 1:14-15
00:40:08.90\00:40:11.57
kind of gives us
some insight on that.
00:40:11.61\00:40:13.21
So I'm gonna
read those two texts
00:40:13.24\00:40:14.58
and then we'll explain them.
00:40:14.61\00:40:15.94
It says, "His head
and His hair were like
00:40:15.98\00:40:18.75
white like wool
as white as snow."
00:40:18.78\00:40:21.58
So was the Ancient of
Days in Daniel Chapter 7.
00:40:21.62\00:40:24.72
And His eyes
like a flame of fire.
00:40:24.75\00:40:27.02
His feet were like fine brass.
00:40:27.06\00:40:29.19
And if refined in a...
00:40:29.22\00:40:31.39
As if refined in a
furnace and His voice
00:40:31.43\00:40:33.83
as the sound of many waters."
00:40:33.86\00:40:35.56
Now there's a lot
of symbolism here.
00:40:35.60\00:40:37.10
Obviously John is envisioned.
00:40:37.13\00:40:38.93
So you have to allow the
Bible to interpret itself
00:40:38.97\00:40:41.20
and to unpack what
these symbols mean.
00:40:41.24\00:40:43.71
So I did some research on this,
00:40:43.74\00:40:45.31
dug into my commentaries
00:40:45.34\00:40:46.94
and also into my Bible software.
00:40:46.98\00:40:48.91
And I'm gonna try
to make sense of this.
00:40:48.94\00:40:50.28
So here it is, the
breakdown of these two verses.
00:40:50.31\00:40:52.81
The symbol of
white hair represents
00:40:52.85\00:40:55.42
the venerable
knowledge, solid wisdom,
00:40:55.45\00:40:58.45
mature judgment, and purity.
00:40:58.49\00:41:00.79
Okay. It can mean
all of those things.
00:41:00.82\00:41:02.42
And if you go read Isaiah 1:18,
00:41:02.46\00:41:05.36
that's a good text
for reference in there.
00:41:05.39\00:41:07.36
The symbol of having eyes
as a flame of fire represents
00:41:07.40\00:41:10.30
intensity of gaze and power.
00:41:10.33\00:41:12.97
You see that in Psalm 34:15
00:41:13.00\00:41:15.74
and also 2
Chronicles 16:9 as well.
00:41:15.77\00:41:19.81
It also can mean
as well as the fact
00:41:19.84\00:41:21.98
that He sees all
things good and evil.
00:41:22.01\00:41:25.21
And also the fact that His
eyes were on fire like fire.
00:41:25.25\00:41:28.95
Often the Holy
Spirit in the Bible
00:41:28.98\00:41:31.05
is likened to a fire.
00:41:31.09\00:41:33.19
A fire is a symbol of cleansing.
00:41:33.22\00:41:35.12
And it also makes
sense when you compare
00:41:35.16\00:41:36.69
that to Revelation Chapter 5,
00:41:36.73\00:41:38.39
because the Lamb is seen
00:41:38.43\00:41:39.76
before the throne of the Father.
00:41:39.79\00:41:41.40
And He has the seven
eyes, which are told,
00:41:41.43\00:41:44.03
is the seven spirits of God
00:41:44.07\00:41:45.40
that are sent out
to all of the world.
00:41:45.43\00:41:46.77
So I believe that is
the cleansing eyesight,
00:41:46.80\00:41:48.94
the spiritual pure eyesight
00:41:48.97\00:41:52.01
of the Lord who sees all things.
00:41:52.04\00:41:54.01
Also the symbol of
defined brass represents purity
00:41:54.04\00:41:56.98
through trial and
shredding down of works of sin.
00:41:57.01\00:42:00.28
Isaiah 48:10, and
also Zechariah 13:9.
00:42:00.32\00:42:04.55
And the voice of
the sound of many waters
00:42:04.59\00:42:06.59
in Jewish writings
represents the majesty,
00:42:06.62\00:42:09.39
power and authority
00:42:09.42\00:42:11.09
as of the only
and Supreme Creator.
00:42:11.13\00:42:13.96
Of course, you can reference
that also in Revelation 14:2.
00:42:14.00\00:42:17.33
So what we're seeing
there is the resurrected
00:42:17.37\00:42:19.13
majestic glorified Christ.
00:42:19.17\00:42:21.37
And we know because He
says, this is the Son of man
00:42:21.40\00:42:24.27
among the lampstand.
00:42:24.31\00:42:25.64
So that's
wonderful. Jay, where in...
00:42:25.67\00:42:29.44
This is Raphael's question.
00:42:29.48\00:42:31.65
"Where in the Bible does
it say God doesn't change?"
00:42:31.68\00:42:36.85
My brother Raphael,
00:42:36.89\00:42:38.39
here are a few
verses for us to consider.
00:42:38.42\00:42:42.09
Psalm 33:11, "The counsel
of the Lord stands forever,
00:42:42.12\00:42:48.06
the plans of His
heart to all generations."
00:42:48.10\00:42:51.27
Titus 1:2, "In
hope of eternal life,
00:42:51.30\00:42:55.44
which God who cannot lie
promised before time began."
00:42:55.47\00:43:00.61
And Hebrews 6:18,
"That by two immutable things
00:43:00.64\00:43:06.58
in which it is
impossible for God to lie,
00:43:06.61\00:43:09.65
we might have strong consolation
00:43:09.68\00:43:12.19
who have fled for refuge
00:43:12.22\00:43:13.89
to lay hold of the
hope set before us."
00:43:13.92\00:43:17.33
Numbers 23:19 says,
00:43:17.36\00:43:20.46
"God is not a man
that He should lie
00:43:20.50\00:43:23.77
nor a Son of man
that He should repent.
00:43:23.80\00:43:27.47
Has He said, and will He not do?
00:43:27.50\00:43:31.24
Or has He spoken and
will He not make it good?"
00:43:31.27\00:43:35.28
I hope those scriptures
00:43:35.31\00:43:36.95
are helpful in answering
your question, Raphael.
00:43:36.98\00:43:39.95
Amen.
00:43:39.98\00:43:41.32
I'm gonna add too real quick.
00:43:41.35\00:43:42.68
Yeah, please. I
was gonna add Malachi.
00:43:42.72\00:43:44.09
Malachi 4:6, God says...
00:43:44.12\00:43:47.06
Malachi 3:6
Malachi 3:6, God says,
00:43:47.09\00:43:51.09
"I am the Lord,
I do not change."
00:43:51.13\00:43:54.80
In Hebrews 13:8, He says,
00:43:54.83\00:43:57.57
"Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday,
00:43:57.60\00:44:00.57
today and forever."
00:44:00.60\00:44:01.94
Amen. Amen.
00:44:01.97\00:44:03.30
All right, Johnny,
00:44:03.34\00:44:04.74
our final question
from Kevin in Brooklyn,
00:44:04.77\00:44:07.84
"Where is, or what
happened to the Ten Commandments
00:44:07.88\00:44:12.58
given to Moses by Yahweh."
00:44:12.61\00:44:16.38
That's a very good question.
00:44:16.42\00:44:17.75
People have been
searching for it for centuries,
00:44:17.79\00:44:20.86
I would say, but I
wanna give you the testimony
00:44:20.89\00:44:23.69
of the scriptures concerning
where they were supposed to be.
00:44:23.73\00:44:26.56
In Deuteronomy 10:1-2 it says,
00:44:26.59\00:44:28.93
"At that time,
the Lord said to me,
00:44:28.96\00:44:30.40
hew for yourself
two tables of stone,
00:44:30.43\00:44:32.47
like the first and come
up to me on the mountain
00:44:32.50\00:44:35.17
and make
yourself an ark of wood.
00:44:35.20\00:44:37.64
And I will write on the tablets,
00:44:37.67\00:44:39.34
the words that were
on the first tablets,
00:44:39.37\00:44:41.58
which you broke and you
shall put them in the ark."
00:44:41.61\00:44:44.51
So the Ten
Commandments were supposed to be
00:44:44.55\00:44:47.15
in the Most Holy
Place inside the ark.
00:44:47.18\00:44:50.99
So what happened to them?
00:44:51.02\00:44:52.35
The people of Israel were
taken as slaves several times.
00:44:52.39\00:44:56.12
The Babylonians took just
about everything in the temple,
00:44:56.16\00:45:00.20
but the lists that
have been found of materials
00:45:00.23\00:45:03.60
they took does not include
00:45:03.63\00:45:05.77
the ark nor the
Ten Commandments.
00:45:05.80\00:45:08.24
So where are they?
00:45:08.27\00:45:09.64
Where are the Ten Commandments?
00:45:09.67\00:45:13.07
It is believed that the
ancient people of Israel
00:45:13.11\00:45:18.95
saw what was
happening and the rebellion
00:45:18.98\00:45:21.05
and that they were...
00:45:21.08\00:45:22.98
They took the ark
and put it somewhere
00:45:23.02\00:45:24.69
where it could not be
found in some cave somewhere.
00:45:24.72\00:45:27.89
Do we have, even the
rabbis the Jews have this,
00:45:27.92\00:45:33.06
the same idea, the
same concept among them.
00:45:33.09\00:45:35.83
So interestingly enough,
during the time of Christ,
00:45:35.86\00:45:39.93
they say there was a stone
00:45:39.97\00:45:42.20
where the ark
was supposed to be.
00:45:42.24\00:45:45.11
There was...
00:45:45.14\00:45:46.47
They don't know where it is.
00:45:46.51\00:45:48.24
The Lord is
protecting this from hands
00:45:48.28\00:45:51.91
that should not be touching it.
00:45:51.95\00:45:53.28
That's right.
00:45:53.31\00:45:54.65
And I believe that
when the time comes,
00:45:54.68\00:45:57.12
the Lord may reveal
this in the human race,
00:45:57.15\00:46:01.12
but it is hidden away.
00:46:01.16\00:46:02.72
No one knows where it is.
00:46:02.76\00:46:04.19
No one has a map to find it.
00:46:04.23\00:46:06.16
And therefore, it is
vain to search for it
00:46:06.19\00:46:10.20
because God is in control
00:46:10.23\00:46:12.13
and He may have angels
keeping people away from it.
00:46:12.17\00:46:14.70
We just don't know where it is.
00:46:14.74\00:46:16.44
Oh, wonderful.
00:46:16.47\00:46:18.07
All, all excellent answers.
00:46:18.11\00:46:20.01
By the way I have a
book about this thick
00:46:20.04\00:46:22.18
that talks about people
trying to search for the ark
00:46:22.21\00:46:24.21
in different places and...
00:46:24.25\00:46:26.08
And some who've
claimed to find it.
00:46:26.11\00:46:27.92
And those had
all been disproved.
00:46:27.95\00:46:32.99
Once again, if you would
like to submit a question,
00:46:33.02\00:46:35.39
you can text your question to us
00:46:35.42\00:46:38.06
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00:46:38.09\00:46:42.96
or you can email us
00:46:43.00\00:46:45.63
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00:46:45.67\00:46:51.41
We do have just a few minutes
for some extra questions.
00:46:51.44\00:46:55.58
This one is from
Victoria in Maryland.
00:46:55.61\00:46:58.11
Anyone who wants to answer this?
00:46:58.15\00:47:00.65
She says, "I turned my life
around about three years ago,
00:47:00.68\00:47:03.95
but the more I walk with
Jesus, the less peace I feel.
00:47:03.99\00:47:08.26
He feels so
distant and I'm exhausted.
00:47:08.29\00:47:11.39
Any thoughts?"
00:47:11.43\00:47:12.93
Absolutely, I'll start first
00:47:12.96\00:47:14.53
and if anybody
wants to add, they can.
00:47:14.56\00:47:16.67
Victoria, I very
much sympathize exactly
00:47:16.70\00:47:19.40
with what you're saying here,
00:47:19.43\00:47:20.77
because I think
a lot of Christians
00:47:20.80\00:47:22.14
go through a despairing
time, maybe a time of doubt,
00:47:22.17\00:47:25.54
maybe
questioning, asking questions.
00:47:25.57\00:47:27.54
And sometimes it seems like
00:47:27.58\00:47:29.58
when we need God the
most, He's just silent.
00:47:29.61\00:47:32.35
And there's
characters in the Bible
00:47:32.38\00:47:35.05
who cried out to the Lord
and wanted the Lord to come
00:47:35.08\00:47:38.39
to their aid in certain
times, and God was silent.
00:47:38.42\00:47:41.32
But I believe that the
answer to this question
00:47:41.36\00:47:43.06
is kind of a two-fold one.
00:47:43.09\00:47:44.43
And I believe what needs
to happen in your situation
00:47:44.46\00:47:47.60
and in many other
Christian situation is to pray
00:47:47.63\00:47:49.86
to the Lord and
ask for Him to help you
00:47:49.90\00:47:53.34
do some self-examination.
00:47:53.37\00:47:55.20
Because when you do
some self-examination
00:47:55.24\00:47:56.91
by the leading and guiding power
00:47:56.94\00:47:58.27
of the Holy Spirit,
one or two things...
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You're gonna come to
one or two conclusions.
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And that is, first of all,
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if we believe in the
promises of God's Word,
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and we believe in
the Word of Christ,
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if you truly are in a
relationship with Him,
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then the Bible
makes it very clear.
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In fact, I'm gonna
read John 14:27 here,
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where Jesus Himself
said, "Peace I leave with you.
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My peace I give to
you, not as the world gives,
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do I give you.
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Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid."
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And so there's many other texts,
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you know, Matthew 11
there where Christ says,
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you know, "Come
unto me, all you who are,
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who labor and are heavy
laden and I will give you rest."
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Christ is the Prince of peace.
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And so, you know, in
your question here, you said,
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you turn your life
around three years ago,
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but it seems like, you
know, you feel Christ less
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or there's peace less.
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So it may be
the case that may be
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there's something missing there.
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And Christ is trying
to get your attention.
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However, I don't
wanna play judge here.
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You may be in a
relationship with Christ
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and if you truly are in
a relationship with Christ,
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let me remind you
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that 2 Timothy 3:12
makes it very clear.
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Yes, all who desire to
live godly in Christ Jesus
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will suffer persecution.
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There will be times
when we go through some
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despairing dark
times, because the enemy
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is at war with
God's remnant people,
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according to Revelation 12:17.
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So do some self-examination,
pray to the Lord and say,
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Lord reveal to me.
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Is there something missing?
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You know, am I really
in a relationship with You?
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Is there something I
need to commit to You?
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Or perhaps,
maybe you are committed
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and the Lord will reveal to You.
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No my child,
you're walking in My way,
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but the enemy is
pressing hard upon your soul.
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Reach out to Him
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and He will provide
that answer for you.
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Amen.
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Jay, anything
would you like to add?
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Amen.
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Yes, just
operate off of principle
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and not feelings
because feelings lead you
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into a dangerous place.
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But take God at His word.
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And I don't know if
you're going through any trials,
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you may be experiencing trials,
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but remember the
fiery trial that Shadrach,
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Meshach, and
Abednego were faced with.
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They went through that trial.
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They held strong to God.
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And as a
result, it was a witness
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to so many people.
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So just hold on to that.
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Amen. Amen. Johnny?
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I want to add that the
rely on the promises of God.
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I also believe
that we cannot trust
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in our feelings.
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You may feel depressed.
00:50:16.88\00:50:18.21
You may feel happy,
00:50:18.25\00:50:19.68
but the fact is
that Jesus has promised
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I will be with you always,
even unto the end of the world,
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whether you're going
to trials or difficulties,
00:50:24.85\00:50:26.92
whether you're having your high,
00:50:26.96\00:50:28.36
your highest joyous moments.
00:50:28.39\00:50:30.23
Remember that
Jesus Christ is with you.
00:50:30.26\00:50:32.36
He will never
leave you nor forsake you
00:50:32.39\00:50:34.83
and continue searching for Him.
00:50:34.86\00:50:36.87
Continue reading the promises
and really focus on Jesus.
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Really focus on
reading the scriptures
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that talk about Him.
00:50:45.44\00:50:47.44
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
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and I would even
really encourage you
00:50:48.98\00:50:50.65
to get the book Desire of Ages.
00:50:50.68\00:50:53.18
That book will draw
you to Jesus Christ.
00:50:53.21\00:50:57.09
And you will see like
a beautiful description
00:50:57.12\00:51:00.22
of His love and His
concern, His salvation,
00:51:00.26\00:51:03.32
how He goes to even the...
00:51:03.36\00:51:05.99
What people would say,
this is the worst of sinners,
00:51:06.03\00:51:07.70
don't go near Him.
00:51:07.73\00:51:09.06
Jesus goes to that person.
00:51:09.10\00:51:10.43
Amen.
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So Jesus is our
savior ever present,
00:51:11.83\00:51:13.77
and will never
leave us nor forsake us.
00:51:13.80\00:51:15.14
Amen. Amen.
00:51:15.17\00:51:16.50
And, Victoria, just don't get
into a performance mentality,
00:51:16.54\00:51:19.31
it is you are saved
by grace through faith.
00:51:19.34\00:51:21.68
Let... Accept God's love.
00:51:21.71\00:51:23.68
Let Him love you.
00:51:23.71\00:51:25.05
And you'll find it
easy to love Him back.
00:51:25.08\00:51:27.52
All right, we're
gonna take a quick break
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back in just a moment
00:51:29.78\00:51:31.82
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00:51:31.85\00:51:34.86
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