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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Welcome to 3ABN
today Bible Q and A.
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I welcome you to this program
for this hour of blessing
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because we have our panel
here that is going to lead us
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through answers to
your Bible questions.
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My name is John Dinzey,
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and I would like to introduce
the panel that is with me.
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I start with
Sister Shelley Quinn.
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Welcome.
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It's so much fun,
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but it is a challenge to
try to answer some questions
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that could be an
hour long in two minutes,
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but it's a lot of fun.
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Yes, yes, indeed.
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We have Jason Bradley,
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general manager for
the Dare to Dream Network.
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Welcome.
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Thank you. It's
great to be here.
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You know, our
viewers have been sending
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in some incredible questions.
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And so we've been
studying things out
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and excited about this program.
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Amen.
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And a man that loves
to answer Bible questions
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is Pastor John Lomacang.
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Welcome. Yeah.
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The more I answer questions,
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the more I discover
how much I don't know.
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Amen.
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The Bible is a deep ocean
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and you know, you
might ride one way,
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but below your 20,000
feet of unexplored Word.
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So thank you for your
challenging questions.
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Thank you so much.
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And we want to let you know
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how you can
participate in this program
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because it is your
questions that we are asking.
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And I like to give
you a little bit about
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what the format is like.
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To answer as many
questions as possible,
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each person
will have two minutes
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to answer the question,
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but there's one question
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that perhaps
needs a little more time
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and then they have one
question will be three minutes
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because we're trying to
get to as many questions
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as possible in this time.
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So we want to invite
you to send your questions
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and there you can do
it by text, by the way.
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And the number to do
that with is (618) 228-3975.
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(618) 228-3975.
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There's also an
email that you can try.
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And that's BibleQA@3abn.tv
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BibleQA@3abn.tv
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One more time, BibleQA@3abn.tv
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Before we launch
into your questions,
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we're going to have prayer
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and I'm going to
ask Shelley Quinn,
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if you'll lead us, please.
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Absolutely.
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Our wonderful and
loving heavenly Father,
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we come before You right now,
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thanking You for
this time, O Lord,
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to concentrate on Your Word
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and we ask in the name of Jesus,
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You would send Your Holy Spirit,
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anoint our
lips, anoint our ears,
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help each one of
us to hear and, Lord,
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to put into
practice what we learned.
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But, Father, our
point in doing this,
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we do this, of
course, for our viewers,
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our listening audience,
but we do it to glorify You.
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And, Father, we want
answers directly from the Bible
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that will bring You glory.
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Amen.
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Please help us in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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Amen. Thank you.
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And Psalm
119:105, the Bible says,
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"Your word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path."
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And it is our prayer
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that as we go
through this program
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and you hear Bible
answers to your questions,
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you will see that God
has a light to your feet
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and a light to your path.
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So we began with
Pastor John Lomacang.
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And in this question,
we go to Revelation 5:10,
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or Revelation 20.
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Does Revelation
5:10 or Revelation 20
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give a reason to
believe in a secret rapture?
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A question from Eileen.
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Well, thank you,
Eileen, for the question,
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but the answer is no.
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Revelation Chapter 5,
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in all of the
Book of Revelation,
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none of its verses
give reason to believe
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in a secret rapture.
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Now the word rapture
means to be caught away
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not with your own power.
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Another power is drawing you.
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And so, but when we
say the word rapture,
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we tend to think
of secret rapture.
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People just disappearing,
planes flying off course,
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cars are disappearing,
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people disappear
at the dinner table.
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But if that were the case,
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then you have to also follow
through that natural thought
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because Revelation
5:10 reads as follows
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and have made us
kings and priests to our God
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and we shall reign on the earth.
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What that supposing is
the moment people disappear,
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they start
reigning on the earth.
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And that would even be contrary
to the re rapture theory,
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which is in fact,
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a concoction that
doesn't have any Bible support.
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The rapture theory,
the secret rapture theory,
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which is not
supported by Scripture,
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teaches that
when people disappear,
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there's a seven
year tribulation.
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And then during that
seven year tribulation,
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the Jews are converted.
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They convert the world
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and then there's a reign
on earth, a millennial reign.
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So this whole
discombobulated theory,
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what it does, it
often tries to find places
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in Scripture for support,
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when in fact this
is simply fulfilling
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what the Lord
had already promised.
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In Matthew 5:5,
"Blessed are the meek,
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for they shall
inherit the earth."
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The inhabitation, the
habitation of the earth
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is the ultimate
reward of the righteous
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after sin is
completely eliminated,
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completely eradicated,
and the earth is made new.
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As Revelation 21 says,
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"I saw a new
heaven and a new earth,
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for the first
heaven and the first earth
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had passed away."
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So that's Revelation
21:1-2, and also Psalm 37:11,
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"But the meek
shall inherit the earth
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and shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace."
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So Revelation 20
simply is the last picture
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of God dealing
with the sin problem
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and eradicating it,
not an earthly reign.
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Thank you.
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Well, we now
move to Jason Bradley.
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And number one question
for you is sometimes this,
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you can feel the pain here.
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Sometimes I feel
as if there's no way
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to make it to heaven.
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I don't think I
can ever be perfect.
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And it seems like
one little mistake
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and I am going to
hell, please help.
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This is from Devona from Texas.
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Devona, the Word of God
has some great news for you.
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So let's get some
comfort from His Word.
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John 3:16-17 says, "For God,
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so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son
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that whoever believes
in Him should not perish,
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but have everlasting life.
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For God did not send
His Son into the world
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to condemn the world,
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but that the world
through Him might be saved."
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Jesus died for you, Devona.
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2 Peter 3:9 says,
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"The Lord is not
slack concerning His promise
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as some count slackness,
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but is long-suffering toward us,
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not willing that
any should perish,
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but that all should
come to repentance."
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We all fall down at times,
but we have to get back up.
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Proverbs 24:16 says,
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"For a righteous man may
fall seven times and rise again,
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but the wicked
shall fall by calamity."
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Claim this promise, 1 John
1:9, "If we confess our sins,
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He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins
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and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
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Walk in the spirit, Devona.
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Romans 8:1 says,
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"There is
therefore now no condemnation
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to those who
are in Christ Jesus,
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who do not walk
according to the flesh,
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but according to the spirit."
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And as Pastor
Lomacang always says,
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we are saints
under construction.
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Philippians 1:6 says,
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"Being confident
of this very thing
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that He who has
begun a good work in you
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will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ."
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Don't rely on your own strength.
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Philippians 4:13 says,
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"I can do all things
through Christ Jesus,
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through Christ
who strengthens me."
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I'll leave you with
this, Ephesians 2:8-9,
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"For by grace,
you have been saved
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through faith and
that not of yourselves,
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it is the gift of God,
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not of works, lest
anyone should boast."
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We can't work
our way into heaven.
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Find comfort in the words
that are found in Scripture.
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Amen.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Shelley Quinn, I
have one for you.
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I just have a
question that comes to mind
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after reading Genesis 3:22.
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What does it mean to know
good and evil in this context?
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This is from Ray.
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Ray, Genesis 3:22
says, "And the Lord said,
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'Behold, the man has become like
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one of us to
know good and evil.'"
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The Holy God, who
is the Father, Son,
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and Spirit know and understand
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good and evil by omniscience
because God knows everything.
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Adam and Eve abused
the power of free will
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and they learned good and evil
through a personal experience.
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You know,
there's a huge difference
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in how they
received the knowledge,
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and there's a huge difference
in their understanding.
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You know, there's a
difference in the way
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a doctor looks at a disease
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and the patient
looks at the disease.
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A doctor understands
the cause and effect,
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the patient only the pain.
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The tree of
knowledge of good and evil.
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God did not want
man to try to decide
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what was good for him
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or what was evil to experience
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that because God
created us in His image.
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He wants us to accept
His Word as final authority,
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but Satan promised them
they would become like God.
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And in this only,
only in this sense,
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I guess you could
say they did increase
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because they came to understand
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the results of sin.
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God knew that man would
make all of his future decisions
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based on the
depravity of his mind and evil.
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So what He did was He
put forth His hand graciously
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to bar the entrance
to the tree of life,
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so that man wouldn't
continue to live in sin.
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And you know what we see,
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this is a true
picture of paradise lost,
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but paradise will be
restored in the new earth.
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Revelation.
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22:1-2 says,
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"We will eat
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from the tree
of life in heaven."
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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I like to say that in
each one of these questions,
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they can spend a lot
more time, but we have,
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we're trying to be
concise and precise.
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So, Pastor
Lomacang, if you're ready,
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we go to question
number two for you.
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If the soul doesn't
go to heaven at death,
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is there anything that does?
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The Desire of Ages,
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page 172 and
173, the person says,
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speaks of the Book
of God's Providence.
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It contains every
particular of our history.
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Do you have more info on that?
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Apparently there
are two questions here.
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Well, the Book of Providence
doesn't add to the ideology
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of anything going and
not going to heaven at death.
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The question I think
the crux of the question is,
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if the soul doesn't
go to heaven at death,
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is there anything that does?
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While the answer
is found in the Bible.
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Let's go to Psalm 146:4
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to start out with this question.
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And then we're going to
go to Ecclesiastes 12:7,
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but let's start with
Psalm 146 to answer the question
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that you insinuated
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or even
suggested about the soul.
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First of all, let's
talk about what the soul is.
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The soul is not some
separate entity from the body.
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It's not something that exists
within the body like water
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in a container or
water or air in a balloon
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that it departs
and goes some place.
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But I would use the water,
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and I mean the air in
the balloon as an example,
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because when the air
is out of the balloon,
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where does it go?
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It goes back to the air.
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In the very same way
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when God breathed
into Adam's nostrils,
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Genesis 2:7,
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He breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life.
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And Job 27:3, in the
King James Version says,
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"All the while
my breath is in me
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and the Spirit of
God is in my nostrils."
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Now I want you to get that.
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The Spirit of God
is in my nostrils.
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How did it get there?
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God breathed
into Adam's nostrils.
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And Adam became a living soul.
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What happens at death?
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Now where did that spirit
come from that God breathed
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into Adam's nostrils?
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That's the breath
of life, the psuche,
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the breath of God
in the body of Adam.
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What happens to that?
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To whom does it belong?
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Psalm 146:4,
"His spirit departs,
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he returns to his
earth, in that very day,
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his plans or his
thoughts perish."
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And then
Ecclesiastes 12:1 very quickly.
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Let me go and turn there.
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This is the wise man
giving us another example
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of what happens
when a person's die,
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when a person dies.
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Here it is.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7,
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"Then the dust will
return to the earth as it was.
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And the spirit will
return to God who gave it."
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In both cases, the spirit here
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is talking about
simply the breath of life
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that belongs to
God, returns back to God,
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not a separate entity,
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not somebody in
heaven praising the Lord
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because Psalms 115:17 says,
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"The dead do
not praise the Lord,
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neither any that
go down into silence."
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Amen.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Jason Bradley, I
was baptized at 13,
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Donna says in a Baptist Church.
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I'm in my 50s now
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and I'm a Seventh-day Adventist.
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Should I be baptized again?
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Excellent question.
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As Seventh-day Adventists,
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we believe in
baptism by immersion.
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So as long as you are
baptized by immersion,
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then you don't necessarily
need to be rebaptized.
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However, that
decision is up to you.
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Now, there are some people
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who come out of different
denominations and they,
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you know, they
receive a new doctrine
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and a new truth
and all of that stuff.
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And so they make the
choice to get rebaptized.
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But if you've been
baptized by immersion,
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you can become a
member of the Adventist Church
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by profession of faith.
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Let's look at scripture
to gain an understanding
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of what baptism represents.
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Romans 6:3-4,
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"Or do you not
know that as many of us
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as were baptized
into Christ Jesus
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were baptized into His death?
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Therefore, we
were buried with Him
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through baptism and to death
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that just as Christ
was raised from the dead,
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by the glory of the Father,
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even so we also should
walk in newness of life."
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2 Corinthians 5:17 says,
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"Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ,
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he is a new creation.
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Old things have passed away,
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behold, all
things have become new."
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So when we get baptized,
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we are making a
public declaration
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of our faith that
we want to die to self
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and live for Christ.
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I was baptized at the age of 11,
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but when I was 14, I
ended up walking away.
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I left Jesus.
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I didn't want anything
to do with spiritual things,
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with any type of
religion or anything like that.
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I just wanted to do whatever
it was that I felt like doing.
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And we enter into a
very dangerous place
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when we go in that direction.
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But after 14 years
of self-inflicted trials
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and embarrassing
moments and pain,
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I gave my heart
back to the Lord.
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And now I view
baptism as a wedding ceremony.
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So when you think about it,
when two people get married,
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they are no longer single
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and living the
single life, right?
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So things have to change.
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The two become one and they need
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to be considerate of each other.
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I chose to submit and
commit my life back to Christ
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and make that public declaration
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by getting rebaptized.
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So long story
short, the choice is yours.
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So if you want
to get rebaptized,
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I think that you
should definitely go ahead
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and take that step.
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Amen.
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All right. Praise God.
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Beautiful. Shelley Quinn.
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Can you please explain
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the Rechabites'
obedience in Jeremiah 35?
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There's no name given here,
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but we want to encourage
you to give us your name
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and where you are
sending your question from.
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It gives us an idea
of places we're reaching.
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So we thank you and
Sister Shelley Quinn.
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Yes. Okay.
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Jeremiah 35:2.
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This is such a
fascinating story.
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God told His prophet Jeremiah,
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"Go to the house
of the Rechabites,
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speak to them, and bring
them into the house of the Lord,
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into one of the chambers,"
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this was the apartment
for the priest or the prophet,
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"and give them wine to drink."
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What?
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God's telling Jeremiah,
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"Go tell the Rechabites to
come into the temple apartment
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and drink wine?"
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You know what?
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God knew they wouldn't.
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God knew the
heart of the Rechabites.
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He was setting
them up to use them
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as examples of faithfulness.
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Let me prove
that from scripture.
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Jeremiah 35:6,
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he gets the
Rechabites, bring them in.
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And he tells him,
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"God told me to
tell you to drink wine."
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And you know what they said?
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Listen, Jeremiah
35:6, "But they said,
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'We will drink no wine,
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for our father
commanded us, saying,
00:19:27.60\00:19:29.73
'You shall drink no wine,
you nor your sons forever.'"
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So what God
knew was their heart,
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that they had faithful hearts
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that they were going to
obey their father's rule.
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And they were
examples to the men of Judah
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and Jerusalem who
persistently refused
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to obey God.
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In Jeremiah 35:13.
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Listen to what the Lord says,
"Thus says the Lord of hosts,
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the God of Israel:
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'Go and tell the men of Judah
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and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem,
00:20:03.77\00:20:06.17
will you not receive instruction
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to obey My words?'
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says the Lord.
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The words of
Jonadab the son of Rechab,
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which he commanded his sons,
00:20:16.78\00:20:19.25
not to drink
wine, are performed,
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for to this day they drink none,
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and obey their
father's commandment.
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But although I
have spoken to you,
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rising early and
speaking, you did not obey Me."
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Hmm.
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Thank you.
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Yes. Very good.
00:20:36.20\00:20:37.53
Pastor Lomacang, we come back
to you with another hard one.
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How would one clearly explain
to a friend that the feasts,
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which the Apostle John
called feast of the Jews,
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John 5:1 and 6:4 and 7:2.
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And the Apostle Paul declared,
00:20:55.62\00:20:57.29
"As a shadow of things
to come but the substance,"
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and puts in parenthesis,
00:21:01.29\00:21:03.63
"the faith of
body is of Christ."
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Colossians 2:17.
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Have been fulfilled in Jesus,
the Messiah, our living head.
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In other words,
how do you explain
00:21:11.50\00:21:13.74
that the feasts
were fulfilled in Jesus?
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Now, thank you for the homework,
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you did more of
the homework, okay.
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You actually answered.
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It was almost a
rhetorical question
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because he would give him
the scripture reference for it.
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Yes.
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In fact, now the
point you're making is,
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let's look at
past, present and future.
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The Lord established ceremonies,
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even feasts that were synonymous
00:21:34.62\00:21:37.66
to the characteristics
and the ministry of Christ
00:21:37.69\00:21:42.23
in many particulars,
even the sanctuary articles,
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all of them in one particular
or another pointed to Christ,
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the laver, which is the
water, Jesus water of life.
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The showbread, the
bread of life, Christ.
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The candelabrum,
Jesus, the light of the world.
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And the altar of incense,
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which is where the
prayers of the saints arising
00:21:59.15\00:22:00.98
before the Father.
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The Most Holy Place,
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which is now talking
about the place of Jesus,
00:22:03.82\00:22:05.75
His ministry right now.
00:22:05.79\00:22:07.89
And the altar
of burnt offerings,
00:22:07.92\00:22:10.59
which is a symbol of the
cross, where He was crucified.
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But also there were ceremonies.
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You had the
Feast of Tabernacles,
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which was a
ceremony that was celebrated
00:22:18.20\00:22:19.87
after the Day of Atonement.
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It was celebrated for seven days
00:22:21.27\00:22:23.04
after sin had been
blotted out in the yearly Day
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of Atonement services.
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Well, Jesus, after He
performed the sacrifice today,
00:22:27.04\00:22:32.15
we know that the,
the forgiveness of sin
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does not require the
taking of the life of a lamb.
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But in specifics, on
the question you ask,
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John 6:4,
00:22:40.39\00:22:41.76
just to pull out one
of those three references.
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Jesus writes now the Passover,
a feast of the Jews was near.
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Now this feast was
celebrated up until Jesus,
00:22:50.23\00:22:54.37
who is the
Passover Lamb was crucified.
00:22:54.40\00:22:59.07
And then Paul talked
about not the perpetuity of it,
00:22:59.11\00:23:01.91
but the
temporary nature of these,
00:23:01.94\00:23:04.11
these ceremonies and
what they were pointing to.
00:23:04.15\00:23:06.98
1 Corinthians 5:7 brings
the answer to the forefront.
00:23:07.02\00:23:10.79
"Therefore purge
out the old leaven,
00:23:10.82\00:23:14.46
that you may be a new lump
00:23:14.49\00:23:17.46
since you truly are unleavened."
00:23:17.49\00:23:19.96
All sanctuary language, Shelley.
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"For indeed Christ,
00:23:21.90\00:23:24.00
our Passover was
sacrificed for us."
00:23:24.03\00:23:27.97
So when Christ was sacrificed
and became that Passover Lamb,
00:23:28.00\00:23:32.31
that broken bread,
that poured out wine,
00:23:32.34\00:23:35.04
the Passover was
no longer necessary.
00:23:35.08\00:23:37.51
It was replaced with
the communion service
00:23:37.55\00:23:40.92
to point to the coming of Jesus,
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not deliverance from Egypt.
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Thank you so much,
Before we continue,
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And those of you
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Excellent, we're almost halfway.
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So let's go to Jason Bradley.
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We have a question for you.
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And this question is,
00:24:43.18\00:24:44.51
what does the phrase
of this world really mean?
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What activities, what places,
what thoughts, et cetera,
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what does it really
mean to be of this world?
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This is from Cheryl
in Southern Illinois.
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Oh, loving,
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that's in our
backyard right here.
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Cheryl, let's begin by
looking at 1 John 2:15-17,
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"Do not love the world
or the things in the world.
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If anyone loves the world,
00:25:10.14\00:25:11.74
the love of the
Father is not in him.
00:25:11.77\00:25:14.38
For all that is in the
world, the lust of the flesh,
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the lust of the eyes,
00:25:17.71\00:25:19.08
and the pride of
life is not of the Father
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but is of the world.
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And the world is
passing away and the lust of it,
00:25:24.35\00:25:27.09
but he who does the
will of God abides forever."
00:25:27.12\00:25:30.73
So the world is full of snares
00:25:30.76\00:25:32.63
that have been
set up by the enemy
00:25:32.66\00:25:34.03
to make us take
our eyes off of Jesus
00:25:34.10\00:25:36.30
and to trip us
up and to get us to,
00:25:36.33\00:25:38.47
to fall and stumble,
but we can't give in.
00:25:38.50\00:25:41.30
When we stand
firm on the principles
00:25:41.34\00:25:42.90
that are found
in the Word of God,
00:25:42.94\00:25:45.11
we can expect to
face some hatred.
00:25:45.14\00:25:46.94
So if you look at John 15:18-19,
00:25:46.98\00:25:51.11
the Word of God says this.
00:25:51.15\00:25:52.85
"If the world hates you,
00:25:52.88\00:25:55.02
you know that it hated
Me before it hated you.
00:25:55.05\00:25:58.59
If you were of the world,
the world would love its own.
00:25:58.62\00:26:02.59
Yet because you
are not of the world,
00:26:02.62\00:26:04.76
but I chose you
out of the world,
00:26:04.79\00:26:07.00
therefore the world hates you."
00:26:07.03\00:26:08.83
And when people have grown
comfortable in a life of sin,
00:26:08.90\00:26:12.60
they don't
typically want to hear
00:26:12.63\00:26:14.64
about gaining the victory.
00:26:14.67\00:26:16.54
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 says,
00:26:16.57\00:26:20.04
"Do you not know
that the unrighteous
00:26:20.08\00:26:22.78
will not inherit
the kingdom of God?
00:26:22.81\00:26:25.15
Do not be deceived.
00:26:25.18\00:26:26.82
Neither
fornicators, nor idolaters,
00:26:26.85\00:26:29.65
nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
00:26:29.68\00:26:32.19
nor sodomites, nor
thieves, nor covetous,
00:26:32.22\00:26:35.56
nor drunkards, nor revilers,
00:26:35.59\00:26:37.69
nor extortioners will
inherit the kingdom of God.
00:26:37.73\00:26:41.23
And such were some of you.
00:26:41.26\00:26:43.77
But you were washed,
but you were sanctified,
00:26:43.80\00:26:46.47
but you were justified in
the name of the Lord Jesus
00:26:46.50\00:26:49.94
and by the Spirit of our God."
00:26:49.97\00:26:52.74
The thoughts, actions,
00:26:52.77\00:26:54.28
and activities
that are of the world
00:26:54.31\00:26:56.81
are the things that
go against the principles
00:26:56.85\00:26:59.58
that are found in God's Word.
00:26:59.61\00:27:01.38
And they lead us
00:27:01.42\00:27:02.82
in the opposite
direction of God.
00:27:02.85\00:27:05.19
Hmm. Thank you.
00:27:05.22\00:27:06.55
Very good.
00:27:06.59\00:27:07.92
Well, Shelley
Quinn, are you ready?
00:27:07.96\00:27:09.96
Not for this one.
00:27:09.99\00:27:11.33
Well, you're going to
have about three minutes
00:27:14.20\00:27:15.76
for this one, so let's see what,
00:27:15.80\00:27:18.00
how the Lord
leads you on this one.
00:27:18.03\00:27:19.57
Is Jesus the Son of God
or is He God the Father?
00:27:19.60\00:27:23.04
Can you explain,
please Hebrews 1:1-6
00:27:23.07\00:27:28.84
for me and or Luke 1:1-4.
00:27:28.88\00:27:33.38
So who is Jesus really?
00:27:33.42\00:27:35.38
This is from
Alex from Barrouallie,
00:27:35.42\00:27:39.42
St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
00:27:39.45\00:27:41.49
Oh, boy.
00:27:41.52\00:27:42.86
Wow.
00:27:42.89\00:27:44.23
I have an hour long sermon
that I just did at camp meeting
00:27:44.26\00:27:46.33
called Covenant Son and Surety.
00:27:46.36\00:27:49.46
S-U-R-E-T-Y, put
that in with my name
00:27:49.50\00:27:52.63
and it's on 3ABN Plus.
00:27:52.67\00:27:54.64
I couldn't
explain it in an hour.
00:27:54.67\00:27:56.71
Okay.
00:27:56.74\00:27:58.07
God, the Father
Son and Holy Spirit
00:27:58.11\00:28:02.54
are co equal.
00:28:02.58\00:28:04.68
There's three
persons in the Godhead,
00:28:04.71\00:28:07.05
but Isaiah 9:6,
prophesying about Jesus said,
00:28:07.08\00:28:10.65
"Unto us a Child is
given, unto us a Son is born.
00:28:10.69\00:28:16.02
And His name shall be
called Wonderful, Counselor,
00:28:16.06\00:28:19.39
Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
00:28:19.43\00:28:24.90
and Prince of Peace."
00:28:24.93\00:28:26.60
John 1:1-3 says, "In
the beginning was the Word,
00:28:26.63\00:28:29.90
the Word was with
God, the Word was God.
00:28:29.94\00:28:32.64
And all three, all things
were created through Him."
00:28:32.67\00:28:36.44
So Jesus is God.
00:28:36.48\00:28:39.01
He is mighty God,
the everlasting Father.
00:28:39.08\00:28:42.15
And in John 1:14
says, "He became flesh."
00:28:42.18\00:28:46.82
In Philippians 2:5-8,
00:28:46.86\00:28:48.49
it talks about the
eternal God coming down,
00:28:48.52\00:28:51.66
taking on our flesh
00:28:51.69\00:28:54.76
and becoming the
covenant Son of God.
00:28:54.83\00:28:57.63
Listen to Hebrews 1:5.
00:28:57.67\00:28:59.90
God says, "You are my son today.
00:28:59.93\00:29:06.04
I have begotten you."
00:29:06.07\00:29:07.94
And again, it
continues on saying,
00:29:07.98\00:29:11.45
this is God's words.
00:29:11.48\00:29:12.81
I will be.
00:29:12.85\00:29:14.18
This is future
tense in the Greek.
00:29:14.22\00:29:15.98
I will be to Him a
Father, and He shall be,
00:29:16.05\00:29:20.06
future tense, to me a Son.
00:29:20.09\00:29:22.69
So just as God compared
His relationship with Israel
00:29:22.72\00:29:28.26
and others as a Father and Son,
00:29:28.30\00:29:31.37
He's describing His
relationship to the person
00:29:31.40\00:29:36.04
of Jesus Christ
as a Father and Son.
00:29:36.07\00:29:40.31
Son is a covenant term.
00:29:40.34\00:29:43.08
When it says son of God,
00:29:43.11\00:29:45.18
this means He is
heir of the promises.
00:29:45.25\00:29:49.85
And begotten is a covenant term,
00:29:49.88\00:29:52.95
which means chosen.
00:29:52.99\00:29:54.56
So let's look at Hebrews 1:8.
00:29:54.59\00:29:58.06
Here God is saying,
today, I'd begotten you.
00:29:58.09\00:30:01.96
Today I will become your father,
00:30:02.00\00:30:05.33
you shall become my son.
00:30:05.37\00:30:08.00
But to the son, Hebrews 1:8,
this is the father speaking now
00:30:08.04\00:30:12.47
to the person of Jesus Christ,
00:30:12.51\00:30:14.81
who is the covenant son God's...
00:30:14.84\00:30:18.71
The father says,
speaking to Jesus,
00:30:18.75\00:30:21.48
"Your throne, O
God, is forever."
00:30:21.52\00:30:24.69
And in Hebrews 1:10,
00:30:24.72\00:30:26.09
it quotes the Father
as saying to the Son,
00:30:26.12\00:30:28.82
"You Lord, in the
beginning laid the foundations
00:30:28.86\00:30:31.36
of the earth and the heavens
are the works of Your hands."
00:30:31.39\00:30:34.66
So the Father Himself
declares that the Son is God.
00:30:34.73\00:30:38.70
Let me tell you this.
00:30:38.73\00:30:40.07
While Jesus was eternally
the Son of God in anticipation
00:30:40.10\00:30:45.84
of His incarnation,
He did not get installed
00:30:45.87\00:30:49.84
into the office as
covenant Son of God,
00:30:49.88\00:30:53.25
until He was incarnated
and took on a submissive role
00:30:53.28\00:30:57.39
to the Father,
just as He was the lamb
00:30:57.42\00:31:00.79
who was slain
00:31:00.82\00:31:02.16
from the
foundation of the world.
00:31:02.19\00:31:03.59
But He didn't become
the lamb until He died.
00:31:03.63\00:31:07.03
You got really
deep in three minutes.
00:31:07.10\00:31:09.03
Wow. Praise the Lord.
00:31:09.06\00:31:10.40
Thank you.
00:31:10.43\00:31:11.77
But that's a deep topic.
00:31:11.80\00:31:13.13
Yes, it is. It is.
00:31:13.17\00:31:14.50
I'm glad you
mentioned its reference.
00:31:14.54\00:31:15.87
What was the sermon title again?
00:31:15.90\00:31:17.24
The sermon title is
Covenant, Son, and Surety.
00:31:17.27\00:31:20.64
S-U-R-E-T-Y.
00:31:20.68\00:31:23.24
And you have to put
my name in Shelley Quinn
00:31:23.28\00:31:25.88
and it'll take you to 3ABN Plus
00:31:25.91\00:31:28.12
where all of our camp meetings
sermons are on 3ABN Plus.
00:31:28.15\00:31:32.65
We just did 12 beautiful sermons
00:31:32.72\00:31:36.39
to answer who is Jesus.
00:31:36.42\00:31:38.13
Very good.
00:31:38.16\00:31:39.49
Excellent. Thank you very much.
00:31:39.53\00:31:40.86
Pastor Lomacang.
00:31:40.90\00:31:42.30
Why does the Bible say to pray
00:31:42.33\00:31:45.27
His coming not be on
Sabbath or in winter?
00:31:45.30\00:31:49.70
Well, this
prophecy in Matthew 24.
00:31:49.74\00:31:52.01
Matthew 24 is not a
book of duel prophecies,
00:31:52.04\00:31:55.48
but dual applications.
00:31:55.51\00:31:57.61
The prophecy that was made
00:31:57.65\00:32:00.98
was specifically talking about
the destruction of Jerusalem.
00:32:01.02\00:32:03.79
There was such pride
00:32:03.82\00:32:05.15
in the building of their temple,
00:32:05.19\00:32:06.52
but those who built the temple
00:32:06.55\00:32:07.89
did not accept the
temple of Christ Jesus.
00:32:07.92\00:32:09.86
They did not
accept the Lamb of God.
00:32:09.89\00:32:12.09
They rejected the Son of God.
00:32:12.16\00:32:13.80
And He made a statement
earlier in Matthew 24, He said,
00:32:13.83\00:32:17.20
"See these
stones, the day is coming
00:32:17.23\00:32:20.40
that not one stone
will be left upon another
00:32:20.44\00:32:23.81
that will not be thrown down."
00:32:23.84\00:32:26.04
And they said,
00:32:26.11\00:32:27.44
"You know how long it
took us to build this thing?"
00:32:27.48\00:32:29.31
Forty years, and he
said, "Destroy the temple,
00:32:29.38\00:32:32.88
and in three days I
will raise it up again."
00:32:32.91\00:32:34.95
They had no clue
how's He going to do that?
00:32:34.98\00:32:37.52
Destroy this and in
three days rebuild it.
00:32:37.55\00:32:39.92
Well, that was a
forecast or a prognostication
00:32:39.95\00:32:42.89
of His death,
burial and resurrection,
00:32:42.92\00:32:45.93
the holy temple,
the Christ temple.
00:32:45.96\00:32:49.16
But then, because
they rejected Jesus.
00:32:49.20\00:32:52.23
He said, now there's
a destruction coming.
00:32:52.27\00:32:55.00
And Matthew 24:20,
00:32:55.04\00:32:56.84
I want to bring out a
part of it that you may miss.
00:32:56.87\00:32:59.17
This is confirmation
that Jesus never intended
00:32:59.21\00:33:02.81
to destroy the Sabbath.
00:33:02.88\00:33:04.21
Amen.
00:33:04.25\00:33:05.58
Because if He
did, He wouldn't say
00:33:05.61\00:33:06.95
this prophecy was given in 31AD,
00:33:06.98\00:33:09.35
the temple was destroyed
39 years later in 70AD.
00:33:09.42\00:33:14.22
He was simply
saying, pray when it comes
00:33:14.26\00:33:17.03
that the Roman army know
00:33:17.06\00:33:18.53
you're going to
be in the synagogues
00:33:18.56\00:33:20.16
on the Sabbath.
00:33:20.20\00:33:21.50
That's going to be an
obvious place to find you.
00:33:21.53\00:33:23.37
Pray that when
the destruction comes,
00:33:23.40\00:33:25.37
it doesn't come on the
Sabbath nor in the cold,
00:33:25.43\00:33:29.04
harsh months of the winter.
00:33:29.10\00:33:31.21
That's all He's simply saying.
00:33:31.24\00:33:33.04
But outside of that,
00:33:33.07\00:33:34.41
He's not saying
anything other than make sure
00:33:34.44\00:33:36.24
that when
destruction comes and today,
00:33:36.28\00:33:38.48
if you live in a cold climate
00:33:38.51\00:33:39.85
and you're
worshiping on the Sabbath,
00:33:39.88\00:33:41.35
if destruction
and the future comes,
00:33:41.38\00:33:43.35
pray that it doesn't
happen at a time of the year
00:33:43.39\00:33:45.99
where fleeing for your
life is going to be something
00:33:46.05\00:33:48.19
that's damaging to your health.
00:33:48.22\00:33:50.79
That's all that Christ
was saying in Matthew 24:20,
00:33:50.83\00:33:53.60
the destruction of Jerusalem.
00:33:53.63\00:33:54.93
Amen.
00:33:54.96\00:33:56.30
Thank you.
00:33:56.33\00:33:57.67
Well Jason Bradley, we
have another one for you.
00:33:57.70\00:34:00.77
Should you be baptized as
a baby, a teenager or older?
00:34:00.80\00:34:06.27
Does it matter?
00:34:06.31\00:34:07.64
Also, can Jesus save you
00:34:07.68\00:34:09.24
if you're not baptized by a man?
00:34:09.28\00:34:11.65
Hmm.
00:34:11.68\00:34:13.01
I'm not sure if they
mean just by a man or in any,
00:34:13.05\00:34:16.52
in any category that would be.
00:34:16.55\00:34:18.45
Well, we'll give it
a go in two minutes.
00:34:18.49\00:34:20.46
We'll give it a go.
00:34:20.49\00:34:21.92
No, you should not
be baptized as a baby
00:34:21.96\00:34:24.93
because you can't
make sound decisions.
00:34:24.96\00:34:27.20
You can't make a choice
as a baby to follow Christ.
00:34:27.23\00:34:30.40
You can't decide what,
what to wear, where to go,
00:34:30.43\00:34:34.00
what to eat, when
to go, what to do,
00:34:34.04\00:34:36.40
any of that stuff as a baby.
00:34:36.44\00:34:38.51
So a person should get baptized
00:34:38.54\00:34:40.88
when they have a firm
understanding of the decision
00:34:40.91\00:34:43.88
that they are making
at whatever age that is.
00:34:43.91\00:34:46.82
But when we get
baptized, what we're doing
00:34:46.85\00:34:49.45
is we're making a
public declaration
00:34:49.48\00:34:51.59
of our faith that
we want to die to self
00:34:51.62\00:34:54.22
and live for Christ.
00:34:54.26\00:34:55.59
Now, in regards
to the third part
00:34:55.62\00:34:57.49
of your question,
00:34:57.53\00:34:58.86
consider Luke 23:39-43.
00:34:58.89\00:35:04.77
"Then one of the criminals
who were hanged blasphemed Him,
00:35:04.80\00:35:09.70
saying, 'If You are the
Christ, save Yourself and us.'
00:35:09.77\00:35:14.31
But the other,
answering, rebuked him, saying,
00:35:14.34\00:35:17.41
'Do you not even fear God,
00:35:17.45\00:35:19.08
seeing you are under
the same condemnation?
00:35:19.11\00:35:22.28
And we indeed justly,
00:35:22.35\00:35:24.22
for we receive the
due reward of our deeds,
00:35:24.25\00:35:27.72
but this Man has
done nothing wrong.'
00:35:27.76\00:35:30.16
Then he said to
Jesus, 'Lord, remember me
00:35:30.19\00:35:32.56
when You come
into Your kingdom.'
00:35:32.59\00:35:34.60
And Jesus said to him,
'Assuredly, I say to you,
00:35:34.63\00:35:37.37
today you will be
with Me in Paradise.'"
00:35:37.40\00:35:40.17
The thief on the
cross wasn't baptized,
00:35:40.20\00:35:43.20
but he will be saved.
00:35:43.24\00:35:45.14
But with that being said,
if you have the opportunity
00:35:45.17\00:35:49.91
to get baptized,
you need to do it.
00:35:49.94\00:35:53.78
Take advantage
of, go get baptized,
00:35:53.82\00:35:56.22
repent, and be baptized.
00:35:56.25\00:35:58.22
If you have that
opportunity, make that happen.
00:35:58.25\00:36:00.62
The thief on the cross
made a public declaration
00:36:00.66\00:36:03.29
for Christ, but
he wasn't baptized.
00:36:03.32\00:36:06.09
Hmm.
00:36:06.16\00:36:07.50
Thank you very much.
00:36:07.50\00:36:08.83
Very good.
00:36:08.86\00:36:10.20
Well, now we have a
question about eternal fire.
00:36:10.23\00:36:11.90
Shelley, are you ready?
00:36:11.93\00:36:13.80
If eternal fire
or everlasting fire
00:36:13.84\00:36:17.14
is not really forever,
00:36:17.17\00:36:19.81
how do we know eternal or
everlasting life is forever?
00:36:19.84\00:36:24.68
That's simple.
00:36:24.71\00:36:26.05
I studied this out 20 years
ago and it was life-changing.
00:36:26.08\00:36:29.32
In the Greek the word
00:36:29.35\00:36:30.69
for eternal or
everlasting is aionios.
00:36:30.72\00:36:33.89
And it is a relative term.
00:36:33.92\00:36:36.16
It is determined by
what it is defining,
00:36:36.19\00:36:40.63
the object it modifies.
00:36:40.66\00:36:42.40
When discussing if
eternal or everlasting
00:36:42.46\00:36:46.23
is attached to God,
because God is infinite,
00:36:46.27\00:36:50.21
eternal, and everlasting
means infinite existence.
00:36:50.24\00:36:55.34
So, you know, the
Bible says that right now
00:36:55.38\00:36:58.38
in 1 Timothy 6:16, that
God alone has immortality.
00:36:58.41\00:37:02.35
In 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 says,
00:37:02.38\00:37:06.49
"We put on immortality
at the last trumpet."
00:37:06.52\00:37:10.56
In John 3:16,
00:37:10.59\00:37:13.03
when Christ
promised eternal life,
00:37:13.06\00:37:15.53
He said, "For God
so loved the world,
00:37:15.56\00:37:18.17
He gave His only begotten Son
00:37:18.20\00:37:20.14
that whosoever
would believe in Him
00:37:20.17\00:37:22.17
would not perish, but
have everlasting life."
00:37:22.20\00:37:26.51
There are two
totally opposite things.
00:37:26.57\00:37:30.88
Anyone that comes to
Christ receives the promise.
00:37:30.91\00:37:35.05
You're going to
put on immortality.
00:37:35.08\00:37:37.22
God will give you
the gift of eternal,
00:37:37.25\00:37:41.19
everlasting, existing life.
00:37:41.22\00:37:43.36
When you're raised up,
the others will perish,
00:37:43.39\00:37:46.13
they're going to be kaput.
00:37:46.19\00:37:47.66
Now eternal everlasting,
when that word aionios
00:37:47.73\00:37:52.53
is used in
relationship to mortal,
00:37:52.60\00:37:56.07
humanity or to
perishable things,
00:37:56.10\00:37:59.67
it just means as long as
the person or thing exists,
00:37:59.74\00:38:04.88
it has eternal,
everlasting results.
00:38:04.91\00:38:08.02
For example, eternal redemption,
00:38:08.05\00:38:10.15
Hebrews 9:12.
00:38:10.19\00:38:11.52
That's not an endless process,
but the results are eternal.
00:38:11.55\00:38:14.59
Eternal judgment, Hebrews
6:2, not an endless process,
00:38:14.62\00:38:19.13
but the results are eternal.
00:38:19.19\00:38:21.40
Jude 1:7 says that Sodom
and Gomorrah are set forth
00:38:21.43\00:38:26.10
as an example of the
vengeance of eternal fire.
00:38:26.13\00:38:29.97
They're not still on fire today,
00:38:30.01\00:38:32.11
but they, the
fire completed its work
00:38:32.14\00:38:35.81
and the results are everlasting.
00:38:35.84\00:38:39.48
Excellent. Wow.
00:38:39.51\00:38:40.85
Wow.
00:38:40.88\00:38:42.22
I know you could
say more about that,
00:38:42.25\00:38:43.59
but time escapes us
00:38:43.62\00:38:45.35
so we can move on
to the next question.
00:38:45.39\00:38:47.46
We'll come back
to Pastor Lomacang.
00:38:47.49\00:38:49.59
Did God create the
dinosaurs, Pastor Lomacang?
00:38:49.62\00:38:54.56
That is a
question that has come up
00:38:54.60\00:38:56.20
from time to time.
00:38:56.23\00:38:57.70
I'm going to give
you two answers directly.
00:38:57.73\00:38:59.77
One is God
didn't create dinosaurs.
00:38:59.80\00:39:04.11
Everything that God
created was on the ark.
00:39:04.14\00:39:08.94
All the animals
00:39:08.98\00:39:10.31
that God created was on the ark.
00:39:10.35\00:39:12.41
Now, when you
look at what happened,
00:39:12.48\00:39:14.98
these massive
creatures that were found,
00:39:15.02\00:39:17.55
notice where they were found,
00:39:17.59\00:39:18.95
and in America, a
lot of the discoveries
00:39:18.99\00:39:21.39
where you find dinosaur bones,
or when you find places like
00:39:21.42\00:39:24.99
they find them
closer to mountains,
00:39:25.03\00:39:26.96
closer to places
like the Grand Canyon.
00:39:27.00\00:39:30.43
And what it suggested
is that when the waters
00:39:30.47\00:39:33.27
of the flood began to
rise, these massive creatures
00:39:33.30\00:39:37.24
sought for higher
ground to survive.
00:39:37.27\00:39:39.81
Another question
I would ask myself
00:39:39.84\00:39:41.18
is why were they not on the ark?
00:39:41.21\00:39:43.41
Well, the apparent
understanding to me
00:39:43.45\00:39:45.38
is as I looked up
something called amalgamation,
00:39:45.41\00:39:48.68
which was the combination,
00:39:48.72\00:39:50.62
animals, the
intelligence of the beings,
00:39:50.65\00:39:53.29
or the men that existed
in combined species together
00:39:53.32\00:39:57.09
and out of these came
amalgamations of large animals,
00:39:57.13\00:40:00.06
massive animals,
00:40:00.10\00:40:01.63
that if they
were to enter the ark
00:40:01.66\00:40:04.27
and make it to the
other side of the flood,
00:40:04.30\00:40:06.57
God knowing that the lifespan
00:40:06.63\00:40:09.50
and the size of
humanity would decrease,
00:40:09.54\00:40:12.67
would be too massive for
men to even possibly controlled.
00:40:12.71\00:40:16.54
That's why these animals
were destroyed in the flood,
00:40:16.58\00:40:19.51
found under many
sedimentary layers
00:40:19.55\00:40:23.08
far down unearth in the ground.
00:40:23.12\00:40:27.26
But here's a passage
00:40:27.29\00:40:28.62
that I find is encouraging to me
00:40:28.66\00:40:31.19
about the fact
that God didn't create
00:40:31.23\00:40:33.19
these massive
creatures with arms
00:40:33.23\00:40:35.43
too short to
reach and, you know,
00:40:35.46\00:40:37.70
mouths that were just purpose
00:40:37.73\00:40:39.80
for the purpose of
devouring humanity.
00:40:39.83\00:40:43.07
Romans 1:23-25,
00:40:43.10\00:40:45.07
and look this up
because in the time we have,
00:40:45.11\00:40:47.24
it's not possible
to cover this all,
00:40:47.28\00:40:48.61
but look up the terminology,
amalgamation, amalgamation,
00:40:48.64\00:40:52.88
but notice what
Romans 1:23-25 suggests.
00:40:52.91\00:40:56.38
It says, speaking of
the Antediluvian world
00:40:56.45\00:40:59.55
and change the glory of God,
00:40:59.62\00:41:02.09
the glory of the
incorruptible God
00:41:02.12\00:41:04.29
into an image made
like corruptible man
00:41:04.33\00:41:07.03
and birds and
four footed animals
00:41:07.10\00:41:09.00
and creeping things.
00:41:09.03\00:41:10.37
Therefore God gave them up
to the uncleanness and the lust
00:41:10.40\00:41:13.30
of their own hearts to dishonor
their bodies among themselves.
00:41:13.34\00:41:16.84
Now, when you read about that,
when you study amalgamation,
00:41:16.87\00:41:19.74
it is also suggested
that the men of that day
00:41:19.77\00:41:22.64
intermingle the seeds of
men with the seeds of animals,
00:41:22.71\00:41:26.78
but the animals
that God created,
00:41:26.82\00:41:29.45
all of them
made it on to the ark
00:41:29.48\00:41:32.52
to continue to exist on
the other side of the flood,
00:41:32.55\00:41:35.49
and I don't
believe that dinosaurs
00:41:35.52\00:41:36.86
were a part of that.
00:41:36.89\00:41:38.23
Thank you.
00:41:38.26\00:41:39.59
Quite a bit to
cover in two minutes.
00:41:39.66\00:41:41.83
That was a question
from Yvette, from Texas.
00:41:41.86\00:41:44.60
Jason Bradley, question
is, is it possible for someone
00:41:44.63\00:41:50.11
with dementia to be saved?
00:41:50.14\00:41:52.04
Hmm, that reminds me of
a question that I received
00:41:52.07\00:41:54.94
before dealing with
people that are handicapped.
00:41:54.98\00:41:58.38
So some have what
others don't have.
00:41:58.41\00:42:01.32
And the question
is, does God know that?
00:42:01.35\00:42:04.09
The answer is yes.
00:42:04.12\00:42:05.59
So will some be judged
for what they don't have
00:42:05.62\00:42:08.76
or will they be judged
for what they can, cannot do?
00:42:08.79\00:42:12.13
2 Corinthians 8:12 says,
00:42:12.16\00:42:14.93
"For if there is
first a willing mind,
00:42:14.93\00:42:17.90
it is accepted according
00:42:17.93\00:42:20.34
to what one has
and not according
00:42:20.37\00:42:22.67
to what he does not have."
00:42:22.74\00:42:24.87
The key is, they are willing.
00:42:24.91\00:42:27.14
So the spirit indeed is willing,
00:42:27.18\00:42:29.58
but what's lacking?
00:42:29.61\00:42:30.95
The flesh is weak.
00:42:30.98\00:42:32.31
So Mark 14:38
says, "Watch and pray,
00:42:32.35\00:42:36.12
lest you enter into temptation.
00:42:36.15\00:42:38.52
The spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak."
00:42:38.55\00:42:42.19
2 Corinthians 12:9
says, "And He said to me,
00:42:42.22\00:42:46.56
'My grace is sufficient for you,
00:42:46.63\00:42:48.76
for My strength is
made perfect in weakness.'
00:42:48.80\00:42:51.37
Therefore most gladly
00:42:51.40\00:42:52.93
I will rather
boast in my infirmities,
00:42:52.97\00:42:56.04
that the power of
Christ may rest upon me.'"
00:42:56.10\00:42:59.17
Why is His strength made perfect
00:42:59.21\00:43:01.58
in our weakness?
00:43:01.61\00:43:03.65
Hebrews 4:15 says,
00:43:03.68\00:43:05.85
"For, we do not
have a high priest
00:43:05.88\00:43:07.88
who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses,
00:43:07.92\00:43:10.99
but was in all points tempted
as we are yet without sin."
00:43:11.02\00:43:15.16
Isaiah 1:19 says,
00:43:15.19\00:43:17.93
"If you are
willing and obedient,
00:43:17.96\00:43:20.76
you shall eat the
good of the land."
00:43:20.80\00:43:23.77
It all comes back to
the point of willingness.
00:43:23.80\00:43:26.87
Those with dementia,
00:43:26.90\00:43:28.24
as long as they
have a willing heart,
00:43:28.27\00:43:30.94
the Lord will
make up the difference.
00:43:30.97\00:43:33.21
In their willingness,
if they are obedient,
00:43:33.27\00:43:35.98
they will
benefit from the promise
00:43:36.04\00:43:37.91
that the Lord has made.
00:43:37.95\00:43:40.12
The Lord is not looking to those
00:43:40.15\00:43:41.62
who are just,
00:43:41.65\00:43:42.98
who are just able,
but He treasures those
00:43:43.02\00:43:45.89
who without full
abilities are willing.
00:43:45.95\00:43:50.13
God wants to
spend eternity with us.
00:43:50.16\00:43:51.99
So He's going to do
everything in His power
00:43:52.03\00:43:54.03
to make that happen.
00:43:54.10\00:43:55.40
Amen. Thank you.
00:43:55.43\00:43:56.77
Thank you.
00:43:56.83\00:43:58.17
We have another
question for Shelley.
00:43:58.20\00:43:59.53
And this one is,
00:43:59.57\00:44:00.97
why are we called
Christians if Jesus was a Jew?
00:44:01.00\00:44:05.31
Hmm. Interesting.
00:44:05.34\00:44:06.78
In His humanity as
an incarnated Savior,
00:44:06.81\00:44:11.81
the genealogy of
Jesus is definitely Jewish.
00:44:11.85\00:44:14.88
He came from a Jewish
descent and the term Jew refers
00:44:14.92\00:44:19.75
to Judah or the tribe of Judea.
00:44:19.79\00:44:23.53
Jesus told the Samaritan
woman at the well, John 4:22,
00:44:23.56\00:44:27.30
you worship
what you do not know.
00:44:27.36\00:44:29.16
We worship what, we
know what we worship
00:44:29.20\00:44:32.57
for salvation is of the Jews.
00:44:32.60\00:44:36.47
The nation of Israel's
here referred to as Jews
00:44:36.50\00:44:39.44
because, but they
had the full revelation
00:44:39.47\00:44:42.91
of God's plan of salvation.
00:44:42.94\00:44:44.88
Salvation was to
come through them
00:44:44.91\00:44:46.88
to all the world,
00:44:46.92\00:44:48.35
all the old covenant
rituals and ceremonies
00:44:48.38\00:44:51.65
pointed to Jesus,
00:44:51.69\00:44:53.76
who was the promised seed
of the everlasting covenant.
00:44:53.79\00:44:57.93
Galatians 3:16 says
00:44:57.96\00:45:00.86
that "The promises of
the everlasting covenant
00:45:00.90\00:45:03.97
were made to our father Abraham
and to his seed, Jesus Christ."
00:45:04.00\00:45:09.17
Galatians 3:29 says,
00:45:09.20\00:45:11.31
"If you're Christ,
you are Abraham's seed
00:45:11.34\00:45:13.71
and heirs
according to the promise."
00:45:13.74\00:45:16.21
Romans 9:6-8, Paul says,
00:45:16.24\00:45:20.12
"They are not all
Israel who are of Israel."
00:45:20.18\00:45:23.49
So he saying,
00:45:23.55\00:45:24.89
they're not all
spiritual Israel.
00:45:24.92\00:45:26.65
And that's an, a spiritual name
00:45:26.72\00:45:28.62
who are of Jewish
biological descent,
00:45:28.66\00:45:32.33
but physical
lineage isn't the issue.
00:45:32.36\00:45:35.43
He said, not the
children of the flesh,
00:45:35.46\00:45:37.90
but the children of the
promise are counted as the seed.
00:45:37.93\00:45:41.84
So while the Christian movement
00:45:41.87\00:45:45.34
of the new covenant is distinct
00:45:45.37\00:45:49.31
from the old
covenant of Judaism,
00:45:49.38\00:45:53.45
it did not break the
everlasting covenant.
00:45:53.48\00:45:57.25
In Luke 1:54-55,
Mary is singing her song
00:45:57.29\00:46:01.59
and she said, oh, He's
helped His servant Israel.
00:46:01.62\00:46:04.73
In remembrance of His mercy,
00:46:04.76\00:46:06.19
He spoke to our fathers
to Abraham and to his seed.
00:46:06.26\00:46:10.40
So the blessings
came upon the Gentiles
00:46:10.43\00:46:12.87
through Jesus Christ
and they were first called
00:46:12.90\00:46:15.80
Christians in
Antioch in Acts 11:26.
00:46:15.84\00:46:19.71
And you know, the word Christian
00:46:19.74\00:46:21.08
is only used three
times in the Bible.
00:46:21.11\00:46:23.28
Acts 11:26, 26:28,
00:46:23.31\00:46:27.55
1 Peter 4:16, but
Christ means the Messiah.
00:46:27.58\00:46:31.82
We were waiting for
our Messiah or Christians.
00:46:31.85\00:46:35.09
Thank you. Thank you.
00:46:35.12\00:46:36.46
Well, good news.
00:46:36.49\00:46:37.83
We have time for
probably another question
00:46:37.86\00:46:40.83
before we take our break.
00:46:40.86\00:46:42.76
And this one is,
may take a little time.
00:46:42.80\00:46:47.27
How can we approach or
deal with demon possession
00:46:47.30\00:46:51.17
of loved ones or
friends or demonic activities
00:46:51.21\00:46:54.81
in possessed
houses or workplaces?
00:46:54.84\00:46:57.58
What do you do if
it is in your life?
00:46:57.61\00:47:00.62
Just prayer.
00:47:00.65\00:47:02.22
Just want to be
clear on the Bible stands.
00:47:02.25\00:47:04.65
This question is from Sherry.
00:47:04.69\00:47:06.59
Can I start on that one?
00:47:06.62\00:47:08.19
Because I probably won't be able
00:47:08.22\00:47:09.76
to answer everything,
00:47:09.79\00:47:11.49
but something that's interesting
00:47:11.53\00:47:13.33
in 2 Corinthians Chapter 6,
00:47:13.36\00:47:17.23
the Bible says in verse 14,
00:47:17.27\00:47:21.90
"What communion has
light with darkness?"
00:47:21.94\00:47:24.81
"What accord, verse
15, has Christ with Belial?
00:47:24.84\00:47:28.84
Or what part has a
believer with an unbeliever?"
00:47:28.88\00:47:34.22
There is Christian, excuse me.
00:47:34.25\00:47:38.45
There are two categories.
00:47:38.49\00:47:41.16
There's demonic possession
00:47:41.19\00:47:44.93
and demonic oppression.
00:47:44.96\00:47:47.56
I believe
Christians can be oppressed.
00:47:47.60\00:47:50.23
I have seen people oppressed,
00:47:50.27\00:47:52.53
but if the Holy
Spirit is in you,
00:47:52.57\00:47:54.60
you cannot be possessed.
00:47:54.64\00:47:58.01
It is clear that
all through the gospels,
00:47:58.04\00:48:01.24
you see, especially
Matthew, Mark, and Luke,
00:48:01.28\00:48:03.88
Jesus going out and
healing all including those
00:48:03.91\00:48:09.78
who were demon possessed.
00:48:09.82\00:48:11.92
But it's interesting because,
00:48:11.95\00:48:14.12
and I'm going to
share this with you.
00:48:14.16\00:48:16.06
I was given a
wrong teaching on this.
00:48:16.09\00:48:18.09
My mother was bipolar.
00:48:18.13\00:48:20.10
I was taught that her behavior
00:48:20.13\00:48:22.66
was because she
was demon possessed.
00:48:22.70\00:48:24.70
And I remember the painfulness
00:48:24.73\00:48:27.50
of praying for her to
be relieved from this.
00:48:27.54\00:48:31.41
Let me tell you something.
00:48:31.44\00:48:33.58
There is such a
thing as having...
00:48:33.64\00:48:38.08
If there's a
physical or emotional,
00:48:38.11\00:48:40.68
psychological cause
it's chemical imbalance.
00:48:40.72\00:48:43.69
Thank you.
00:48:43.75\00:48:45.09
It is not demonic possession.
00:48:45.12\00:48:48.62
What we've got to
do is if you think
00:48:48.66\00:48:52.96
you are being
oppressed by the devil,
00:48:52.99\00:48:56.30
or I have prayed over
people who were processed,
00:48:56.33\00:49:00.27
I've seen them
contort in crazy images.
00:49:00.34\00:49:03.54
I prayed over
people who were oppressed.
00:49:03.61\00:49:06.74
If you have to don't
dabble with the occult.
00:49:06.78\00:49:09.28
That's the first
thing I ask anybody
00:49:09.31\00:49:11.18
that's going through
00:49:11.21\00:49:12.55
what they feel
like is oppression.
00:49:12.58\00:49:15.55
Have you been
dabbling with the occult
00:49:15.58\00:49:17.79
because you're opening the door.
00:49:17.82\00:49:20.02
So we pray.
00:49:20.06\00:49:21.79
Yes, we anoint,
00:49:21.82\00:49:24.13
we asked to be
filled with the Holy Spirit
00:49:24.16\00:49:27.36
and that's mine,
I'll kick it over to you.
00:49:27.40\00:49:30.50
I forgot the question actually.
00:49:30.53\00:49:32.57
Can I, can I jump
in there real quick?
00:49:32.60\00:49:33.97
Okay.
00:49:34.00\00:49:35.34
So ever so quickly,
I want to piggyback off
00:49:35.37\00:49:36.71
of what you just said
with opening the door,
00:49:36.74\00:49:39.37
because, you know, oftentimes
we need to take into account
00:49:39.41\00:49:42.28
what we have in our home.
00:49:42.31\00:49:43.91
So what did we bring?
00:49:43.98\00:49:45.31
Did we bring some
kind of crystal in there?
00:49:45.35\00:49:47.05
What kind of movies do we have?
00:49:47.08\00:49:48.75
What kind of music do we have?
00:49:48.78\00:49:50.15
What is... Artwork?
00:49:50.22\00:49:51.55
Yeah, artwork and all of that,
00:49:51.59\00:49:52.95
we need to take into
account what is in our house,
00:49:52.99\00:49:55.82
because that opens the
door for them to come in.
00:49:55.86\00:49:59.93
Once again, the question is,
00:49:59.96\00:50:01.26
how do we deal
with demon possession
00:50:01.30\00:50:03.00
of loved ones or
friends or demonic activities
00:50:03.06\00:50:05.27
in possessed
houses or workplaces?
00:50:05.30\00:50:08.30
That's basically
the question. Yeah.
00:50:08.34\00:50:09.70
I think they
answered that very well.
00:50:09.74\00:50:11.07
You know, if you're not
filled by the Spirit of God,
00:50:11.11\00:50:12.74
you will be filled by
only one other spirit.
00:50:12.77\00:50:15.01
That's the spirit of demons.
00:50:15.04\00:50:16.64
And, but Matthew 12:43 talks
00:50:16.68\00:50:19.91
about the life that is
swept and that is clean,
00:50:19.95\00:50:23.49
and that is empty.
00:50:23.52\00:50:24.85
A lot of people
say, I no longer smoke,
00:50:24.89\00:50:26.29
no longer drink,
00:50:26.35\00:50:27.69
no longer participate
in any sinful activity.
00:50:27.72\00:50:30.63
They're happy that their
lives are swept and clean
00:50:30.66\00:50:33.70
and put in order.
00:50:33.73\00:50:35.03
But the life is empty.
00:50:35.06\00:50:36.53
If your life is not
filled by the Spirit of God,
00:50:36.56\00:50:39.13
that spirit, the Bible says
he comes back in Matthew 12:43,
00:50:39.17\00:50:44.31
he says, I'll return to
my house from which I came.
00:50:44.34\00:50:46.68
And when he
comes, he finds it empty,
00:50:46.74\00:50:48.54
swept, and put in order.
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And then he goes and takes
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seven other spirits more wicked.
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So when you overcome anything,
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don't just glory
in overcoming sin,
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but the glory should be
that the Lord by His Holy Spirit
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has filled your life
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so that no other
spirit can abide there.
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Thank you so much.
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So basically what can we say?
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You know, somebody
or somebody suspected
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of having demon possession,
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what's your recommendation
in about 30 seconds?
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Pray, have them anointed.
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First of all, look for anything
they brought into their home.
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Pray over them, anoint them,
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have them pray to be
filled with Holy Spirit.
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They've got to be willing
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to surrender to
the Lord's leading.
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Okay. So
there's hope for anyone.
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Oh, there's hope for everyone.
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And we see that in
the Bible very clearly.
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Thank you so much.
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Well, we have a
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