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, and welcome
to another 3ABN Today
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Bible Q and A,
Bible question and answer.
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We're so glad that you
have joined us this day.
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We look forward to spending
one hour with you each Monday,
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spending time
in the Word of God.
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What an incredible blessing.
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And thank you for
being a part of our family.
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We enjoy spending
this time with you,
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because it's that
relationship building time
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with our Lord Jesus Christ,
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but also with you.
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Well, how's that being done?
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Well, you're sending us
your questions and comments.
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We love hearing
from you each week,
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and we received an
enormous amount of questions
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coming in here to
the Ministry of 3ABN.
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And it's a blessing to be
able to answer these questions.
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We call it kind of rapid fire.
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I don't want to
call them the panelists,
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but those that are
answering the questions
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have maybe two
minutes, sometimes three.
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So this hour goes by in a hurry
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and we try to
answer maybe 15, 16,
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maybe even 20 questions.
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Very rarely do we
get to 20 questions,
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but it's a blessing
to open the Word of God.
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You know, as a kid, I
enjoyed collecting stickers,
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I was probably
five, six years of age,
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and I would always have the gift
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from time to time the
special stickers called
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Scratch and Sniff,
you remember those?
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Well, I remember that
maybe 40 years ago or so.
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And the one that I really liked
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was one that
when you scratched it,
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it would smell like
strawberries and cream.
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Well, I like
strawberries and I like cream.
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But the problem
is it smelled so good
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that when I would taste
the edge of the sticker,
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it didn't taste like
strawberries and cream.
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Pretty disappointing
to a little fellow.
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But I'm...
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You're saying, well,
how does that correlate
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to Bible Q and A?
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Well, let me encourage
you because the Word of God
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in Psalms Chapter
34, I think verse 8 says,
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"Oh, taste and see
that the Lord is good."
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Right?
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So we can taste and
see that the Lord is good.
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A lot of times we can
take Bible knowledge in,
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just Bible knowledge in,
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but to experience
the Lord Jesus Christ,
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that's something different.
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So these Bible Q and A programs,
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it's great to get the knowledge
and to just have it all inside,
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but we also must share it,
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but also experiences so
that Christ becomes a part
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as we become a
part of Jesus Christ.
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I want to encourage
you today to taste and see
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that the Lord is good.
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Well, my name is Greg Morikone,
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and I'm joined here on the
set with Pastor James Rafferty.
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So good to have you
here with us today, Sir.
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Good to be here, Greg, pleasure.
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It's a blessing to open
the Word of God, isn't it?
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Amen, so powerful, so beautiful.
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Why does the Word of
God mean something to you?
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Word of God mean something to me
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because it's transformational,
it changes our lives.
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You know, the words do change
our lives, they impact us,
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you know, people speak
words, and they do impact us.
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The Word of God is more powerful
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than anyone else's words
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to transform and change
our lives in our hearts.
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Incredible, isn't it?
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The Word of God.
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Praise the Lord.
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Sitting next to
you is Jason Bradley.
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Good to have you here
with us, neighbor, my neighbor.
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Our offices are
diagonal from each other.
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That's right.
It's great to be here.
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And, you know, when you taste
and see that the Lord is good,
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you end up being just blown away
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in such a good way
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because the Word of
God is so much better
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than what we could
ever think or imagine.
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Absolutely.
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You know, when we ingest food,
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I'm taking just food
'cause I know you like food.
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I love it. Yeah.
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Okay. No to
smell it, that's good.
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But actually
have it part of you.
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It gives you nutrition, right?
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It makes you who you are.
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That's right. That's right.
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Sitting next to
you is Shelley Quinn.
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Good to have you
here with us, Sister.
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It's so wonderful to be here.
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I think of your conversations
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making me think
of when Jesus said,
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"Man shall not
live by bread alone,
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but by every word of God."
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And you know,
the wonderful thing
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about God's Word to
me is it's inexhaustible.
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I could study the same chapter.
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You could stay in
Romans 8 for a year
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and be learning
something new every day.
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Yeah. Isn't that amazing?
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It is.
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It's inexhaustible,
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I think was
beautiful too as, as a child
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my parents would
read the Bible to me.
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And I could
understand some of the stories
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right as a small child,
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but yet it also
challenges the greatest scholar,
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the Bible.
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So it's just
absolutely incredible.
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So we're encouraging you
again to study the Word of God.
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Make it a part of your life.
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I want to encourage
you to send your questions
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or comments to 3ABN.
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You can do it
several different ways.
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One is through
BibleQA@3abn.TV that's email.
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BibleQA@3abn.TV email
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or you can text
us your questions
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or comments at (618) 228-3975.
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And I also have the Instagram.
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We do have some even today
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that have come in
through Instagram.
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That's 3abn_official
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So we encourage you
to send in your questions
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and comments here to 3ABN,
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but before we
open the Word of God,
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let's open with word of prayer.
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Brother Jason? Yeah.
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Thank you,
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Dear Heavenly
Father, we thank You
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for the wonderful
privilege and opportunity
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that we have to go to
Your Word for instruction.
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Father, there's so many
answers found in Your Word,
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principles that we need
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and, Lord, we just ask
that You would guide us
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and give us a clearer
mind as we share the answers
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from Your Word with our viewers.
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We thank You for
hearing this prayer.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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Amen.
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Thank you so much, Jason.
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Pastor James,
gonna start with you.
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Okay.
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Now, this
question comes from Boston.
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So must be the state
of Massachusetts, says,
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"Can you please
explain Ezekiel Chapter 9,
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and Revelation 16-18.
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Are these two prophecies
different judgments poured out
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on the earth and when?
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Okay, really good questions,
Ezekiel 9 and Revelation 16-18
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are actually
parallel prophecies.
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Ezekiel 9 is talking
about the seven last plagues
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from a different perspective
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than Revelation
Chapters 15 and 16,
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17 and 18 are kind of
supplemental to 15 and 16,
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15 and 16 are talking
specifically about the plagues
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barring the song
of Moses and the Lamb.
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And then 17 and 18
give us some specifics about
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the powers that are
going to receive these plagues.
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Specifically,
the powers of Babylon
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and those who
received the mark of the beast
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were deceived by them.
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Ezekiel 9 gives us a
different perspective.
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So we're going to
look there in Ezekiel 9,
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just read a few verses together.
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Ezekiel 9
beginning with verse 1,
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"He cried also in mine
ears with a loud voice, saying,
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Cause them that have charge
over the city to draw near,
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even every man with his
destroying weapon in his hand."
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Those destroying weapons
are symbolic of the plagues.
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"And, behold, six men
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came from the way
of the higher gate,
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which lies toward the north,
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every man a
slaughter weapon in his hand,
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and one man among them
was clothed with linen,
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with a writer's
inkhorn by his side:
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and they went in, and
stood beside the brazen altar."
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So you got the
writer's inkhorn here
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that's not really in 15 and 16.
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When the plagues are poured out,
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the writer's inkhorn
work has already taken place.
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That writer's inkhorn
work is Revelation Chapter 7,
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the seal of God.
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"And the glory of
the Lord of Israel
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was gone up from the cherub,
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whereupon he was, to
the threshold of the house.
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And he called to
the man clothed in linen
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which had the
writer's inkhorn by his side.
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And the Lord said unto him,
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Go through the
midst of the city,
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through the midst of Jerusalem,
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and set a mark upon
the foreheads of the men
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that sigh and cry for
all the abominations done
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in the midst thereof."
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That's the
sealing of God's people
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who are faithful to Him,
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and then the others follow.
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"And he said in
mine hearing destroy,
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and slay utterly old."
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Ezekiel ends up crying out,
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can you not spit
pity and spare some?
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And God says, No, nope,
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they passed their
probation, it's closed.
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Everyone is going to be staying
that doesn't have the seal,
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the writer's inkhorn mark,
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the word for mark is also
the same word in Exodus 20,
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where it says,
"Remember the Sabbath day,
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mark the Sabbath day."
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So the seal of
God, the mark of God,
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here synonymous
with the Sabbath,
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and those who are sealed
in Jerusalem in the church
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who come into the
church or a part of the church
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are not going to be slain
by the seven last plagues,
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or symbolized here
by destroying angels.
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Pastor James, praise
the Lord, in two minutes.
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Yeah, that's
incredible. Thank you, though.
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Great answer, and good question.
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Thank you so much.
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Jason, this is a neat question.
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This comes from South Africa.
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And this is really neat,
because we do hear from you
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from all over the world.
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So South Africa, and it says,
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"My wife and I have
decided not to have children
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because of a number of reasons.
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One being that
since we married late,
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me being 35 years
of age, and she 38.
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We feel we're too
late to have children
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and also the
instability of the current world
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makes life too uncertain.
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I wish to know if
making that decision is a sin
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against maybe being that
we don't have faith in God
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that He will take
care of us or something.
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Please help!"
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Well, I can say that I
am the same age as you.
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I'm 35 years old and
I definitely understand
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your concern
regarding having children
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at this time in earth's history.
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I often find myself
contemplating the same thing
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if I want to bring
kids into this wild,
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wild world.
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And I don't
know, but I think that
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you and your wife have
some legitimate concerns.
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You've got some
health concerns with the age
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and all of that stuff as well.
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But having said that,
whether you have kids or not,
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it's not a sin to
forego having children.
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So let's take a
look at what sin is.
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1 John 3:4 says,
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"Whosoever committed sin
transgresseth also the law:
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for sin is the
transgression of the law."
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Well, what is God's law?
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The Ten Commandments.
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Nowhere in the Ten
Commandments does it say
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that you have to have children.
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Some people aren't
able to have children,
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some people choose
not to get married,
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and it's not a sin
not to get married,
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and forego having children.
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Now notice I didn't
say not to get married
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and then have children.
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That's not right. That is a sin.
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It's not a sin to
forego getting married
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and not having children either.
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Another thing to
consider is what Jesus says
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in Matthew 24:19,
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"But woe to
those who are pregnant,
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and to those who are
nursing babies in those days."
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Now, when parents get kids ready
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to travel and all of that stuff.
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It's a huge task
preparing them for that.
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So I can't even imagine trying
to prepare a child to flee
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during the Great Tribulation,
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time of trouble and all of that,
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that would be incredibly tough.
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Not to mention that a mother
who's pregnant and nursing,
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she's eating for two,
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so that his food's kind of hard
to come by at that time, too.
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But it's a decision that
must prayerfully be considered,
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but know that
you're not breaking
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any of God's law
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by not having children.
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Okay. Yeah.
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Thank you so much,
Jason, for that answer.
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And yeah, good
question, as well.
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Shelley, this comes from London,
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and from Shireen.
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"I've been told that
the Godhead and divinity
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are not one in the same.
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I thought that the
Godhead is divinity.
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I was given the
following scriptures
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to read and here
they are, Acts 17:29,
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Romans 1:20, and Colossians 2:9,
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and they say in the
Strong's Concordance
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the Greek shows the
words as slightly different
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but meaning from
divinity or godlike in one.
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Could you please explain?
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Now I'm confused."
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Well, let's see if I
can confuse you more.
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Now I studied
this for 90 minutes
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to get a two minute answer.
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Let me give you the
Greek, theos in the Greek.
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T-H-E-O-S means God.
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Theiotes is the
divine personhood,
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the Godhead.
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And that's derived
from theos, then theios,
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T-H-E-I-O-S is
the divine nature.
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This is the word that divinity,
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theiotes is the divine nature,
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and qualities or
properties of God.
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So let's look at this.
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Colossians 2:9,
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"In Him dwells all the
fullness of the Godhead, bodily.
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This is theiotes,
this is the Godhead,
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it speaks that of Christ.
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It speaks of the essential,
divine essence of the Godhead,
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that is in Christ, the
divine personality of God,
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the very essence
of God was in Christ
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before He was coroneted
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during His
incarnation and still.
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Then we get to Romans 1:20.
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This is theiotes
and it's talking about,
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Paul's declaring how
much God can be known
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by the revelation of
His divine characters,
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His divinity is.
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You see the vestige
of His divine nature
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and everything
that He can create,
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and we can trace that.
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Divinity is theiotes,
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and it's derived from theios
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which is means divine.
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Am I confusing you yet?
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So theiotes is
the attributes of God.
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Then Acts 17:29,
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Paul's speaking to
the Greek philosophers
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on Mars Hill, and
the word is theios,
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which means divine.
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And he uses the article the,
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which shows that
this is the Godhead,
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the deity, the one true God.
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So the actual word is to theion
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which is divine nature.
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Bottom line is you're right.
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The Godhead and divinity,
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divine nature are,
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all of these three scriptures
are talking about God.
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Yeah, that's right.
00:15:16.08\00:15:17.41
All those three
that she mentioned there.
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Yeah, absolutely.
00:15:18.81\00:15:20.15
Thank you so much, Shelley.
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Pastor James,
question here from Lorenzo,
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coming from Oregon,
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which is kind of your
stomping grounds territory.
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Yeah, that's right.
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"In 1 Peter 3-19,
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what is meant by
the spirits in prison
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who were formerly disobedient?"
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That is
challenging question, Lorenzo.
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So these spirits are
actually talking about people.
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Prison is talking
about a certain time frame
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where we have
captivity taking place.
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And so this is
specifically talking about
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the antediluvian age.
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And it's talking about the time
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when the Holy Spirit was seeking
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to convict the antediluvians
00:15:57.69\00:15:59.39
to listen to
the message of Noah.
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Let's just read the scriptures,
starting in verse 18,
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"For Christ also has
one suffered for sins,
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the just for the unjust,
00:16:06.76\00:16:08.10
that he might
bring us to God being
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put to death in the flesh,
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but quickened by the Spirit."
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Verse 19, here's
the key transition,
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"By which, that is, by
the Spirit, the Holy Spirit
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also he went and preached
under the spirits in prison."
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So this is going back
to the antediluvian age.
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We'll see that in a minute.
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And it says in verse 20,
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"Which sometime
were disobedient,
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when once the
longsuffering of God
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waited in the days of Noah."
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So that's where we get
the antediluvian connection
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from, right
there the days of Noah
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is when the Holy
Spirit was preaching,
00:16:39.33\00:16:41.36
that God Christ sent
His Holy Spirit to preach
00:16:41.40\00:16:44.63
to those who were disobedient
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to those who were
imprisoned in this disobedience
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back in the days of Noah,
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while the ark was preparing
were in few that is eight souls
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were saved by water.
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So if you go
back to Genesis 6:3,
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we have this connection
that's being made here.
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God is speaking to
Noah and the Lord said,
00:17:03.45\00:17:05.39
"My Spirit shall not
always strive with man,
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for that he is also flesh,
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yet his days will be 120 years."
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Noah preached for 120
years through the Holy Spirit,
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excuse me, yes,
through the Holy Spirit.
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God's Holy Spirit
worked through Noah
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to preach for 120 years
to those who are captive,
00:17:19.80\00:17:22.24
who imprisoned,
the antediluvians.
00:17:22.27\00:17:25.01
He was, 2 Peter 2:5 says,
00:17:25.07\00:17:27.04
"He was a
preacher of righteousness."
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So you want
Genesis 6:3, 2 Peter 2:5.
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And, of course, humans
are often likened to spirits,
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good spirits, bad spirits.
00:17:35.92\00:17:37.25
We see that in John
Chapter 3, where Christ says,
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"He that's born of water,
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and he that's
born of spirit, etc."
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And then we see.
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And by the way, I wish I
had time to cover all this,
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but then we see
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the word for...
00:17:50.37\00:17:54.37
Let me just go back here.
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The word for...
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The word for prison is watch,
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and it comes from a
root, root meaning root word,
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meaning race or clan.
00:18:03.91\00:18:05.61
So the prison is not
just this, like place
00:18:05.65\00:18:08.52
where people are
thrown into with bars.
00:18:08.58\00:18:10.69
It's talking about the clan,
00:18:10.72\00:18:12.72
or the race of the antediluvian.
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So I hope that
answered your question.
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Wow! It's good.
00:18:15.79\00:18:17.13
Thank you so much.
That's a good answer.
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Yeah, absolutely. Good question.
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You know, it's, I have
to say it's encouraging
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to receive these questions
00:18:21.26\00:18:22.60
and people are studying
the Word of God have questions.
00:18:22.63\00:18:24.63
And thank you
for submitting them
00:18:24.70\00:18:26.27
to us here at 3ABN.
00:18:26.30\00:18:27.64
Jason, this one
comes from the Instagram,
00:18:27.67\00:18:30.17
one of our social media sites.
00:18:30.21\00:18:31.97
And Abigail, thank you
so much for submitting this.
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Why did, what did excuse me,
00:18:35.04\00:18:37.11
"What did Christ mean
when He said to the Jews,
00:18:37.15\00:18:39.91
you will not see
me again until you say
00:18:39.95\00:18:42.92
blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord?"
00:18:42.95\00:18:46.72
All right.
00:18:46.76\00:18:48.09
Abigail, let's look
at the preceding verses
00:18:48.12\00:18:50.73
to gain some context.
00:18:50.76\00:18:52.09
Good.
00:18:52.13\00:18:53.46
Matthew 23:1, where we see Jesus
00:18:53.50\00:18:56.80
speaking to the multitudes
00:18:56.83\00:18:58.17
and to His disciples
calling out the scribes
00:18:58.20\00:19:01.10
and Pharisees.
00:19:01.14\00:19:02.87
We're going to jump
down to Matthew 23:34-39,
00:19:02.90\00:19:08.41
"Therefore, indeed,
I send you prophets,
00:19:08.44\00:19:11.68
wise men, and scribes:
00:19:11.71\00:19:14.02
some of them you
will kill and crucify,
00:19:14.05\00:19:16.28
and some of
them you will scourge
00:19:16.32\00:19:17.95
in your synagogues
00:19:18.02\00:19:19.49
and persecute from city to city,
00:19:19.52\00:19:22.02
that on you may come
00:19:22.09\00:19:23.46
all the righteous
bloodshed on the earth,
00:19:23.49\00:19:26.23
from the blood of righteous
00:19:26.26\00:19:28.40
Abel to the blood of
Zechariah, son of Berechiah..."
00:19:28.43\00:19:32.43
I might be saying that wrong.
00:19:32.47\00:19:33.80
You're saying right.
00:19:33.84\00:19:35.17
Okay, well, we'll go with that.
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"Whom you murdered
00:19:36.60\00:19:37.94
between the
temple and the altar.
00:19:37.97\00:19:39.94
Assuredly, I say to
you, all these things
00:19:39.97\00:19:42.78
will come upon this generation."
00:19:42.81\00:19:45.91
In Matthew 23:37-39
00:19:45.95\00:19:50.99
speaks of how Jesus
wanted to protect the people
00:19:51.02\00:19:54.76
of Jerusalem, but
they rejected Him.
00:19:54.79\00:19:57.63
So He told them that
He was going to be leaving
00:19:57.66\00:20:00.83
through His crucifixion
00:20:00.86\00:20:02.16
and they would not see
Him again until His return.
00:20:02.20\00:20:06.07
Let's look at
verse 37 through 39,
00:20:06.10\00:20:08.54
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
00:20:08.60\00:20:10.27
the one who kills the prophets
00:20:10.31\00:20:12.11
and stones those
who are sent to her!
00:20:12.14\00:20:14.84
How often I wanted to
gather your children together,
00:20:14.88\00:20:18.11
as a hen gathers her
chicks under her wings,
00:20:18.15\00:20:21.38
but you were not willing!
00:20:21.42\00:20:23.02
See!
00:20:23.05\00:20:24.39
Your house is
left to you desolate;
00:20:24.42\00:20:26.72
for I say to you, you shall
see Me no more till you say,
00:20:26.76\00:20:30.76
'Blessed is He who comes
in the name of the Lord!'"
00:20:30.79\00:20:34.30
So at the time of
His Second Coming,
00:20:34.36\00:20:36.50
He's kind of talking
about His Second Coming there.
00:20:36.53\00:20:39.33
And, you know, it's in trust,
00:20:39.37\00:20:41.60
like Jesus wants
to save so many people
00:20:41.67\00:20:44.37
as many people as possible.
00:20:44.41\00:20:46.44
We shouldn't reject Him.
00:20:46.47\00:20:48.11
That's right. Amen.
00:20:48.14\00:20:49.48
Yeah.
00:20:49.51\00:20:50.85
Thank you, Jason.
00:20:50.88\00:20:52.21
Shelley, this one comes
from Jacqueline in Indiana.
00:20:52.25\00:20:55.55
"If it was prophesied
that Christ would be crucified
00:20:55.58\00:20:58.82
in the middle of the week,
00:20:58.85\00:21:00.26
would that not be Wednesday
00:21:00.29\00:21:01.66
opposed to Friday, as believed?"
00:21:01.69\00:21:03.93
Oh, Jacqueline, that's a good...
00:21:03.96\00:21:05.66
I'm glad you
brought this question out,
00:21:05.69\00:21:07.30
because some people get confused
00:21:07.30\00:21:09.73
about the
prophecy of Jesus dying
00:21:09.76\00:21:12.67
in the middle of the week,
00:21:12.70\00:21:14.04
and the actual day
of the crucifixion.
00:21:14.07\00:21:16.40
So let me just
start here, Daniel 8-14.
00:21:16.44\00:21:19.17
There's a 2300
year prophecy in Daniel.
00:21:19.21\00:21:22.51
And we believe...
00:21:22.54\00:21:23.88
It's, the Bible shows
00:21:23.91\00:21:25.48
the, it's a day
for a year principle.
00:21:25.51\00:21:27.85
So 2300 day prophecy
is a 2300 year prophecy.
00:21:27.88\00:21:33.25
Well, in Daniel 9-24-27,
00:21:33.29\00:21:36.79
70 weeks are cut
off from this prophecy
00:21:36.83\00:21:40.26
that would be 70
times 7, 490 years
00:21:40.30\00:21:44.03
that are allotted to the Jews
and their earthly sanctuary,
00:21:44.07\00:21:49.84
then the rest of the 2300 days
are allotted to the Christians
00:21:49.87\00:21:53.94
and the sanctuary in heaven.
00:21:53.98\00:21:56.24
In Daniel 9:24,
the angel Gabriel says,
00:21:56.28\00:22:00.38
"Seventy weeks are
determined, decreed, cut off,
00:22:00.42\00:22:04.75
for your people
and your holy city."
00:22:04.82\00:22:08.59
So what they were
supposed to do in these 70 weeks
00:22:08.62\00:22:11.26
is finish the transgression.
00:22:11.29\00:22:13.33
Make an end of sins,
bring in righteousness,
00:22:13.36\00:22:17.03
seal up the vision
and anoint the Most Holy.
00:22:17.07\00:22:21.54
So this is prophesying
00:22:21.57\00:22:24.71
on this 2300 day timeline.
00:22:24.74\00:22:28.98
The first 490 years,
00:22:29.01\00:22:32.38
we're going to be looking
at 69 weeks and then a week,
00:22:32.41\00:22:35.78
and we'll get there.
00:22:35.82\00:22:37.15
So what's
happening in Daniel 9:25,
00:22:37.19\00:22:41.56
Gabriel says from the
going forth of the command
00:22:41.59\00:22:45.56
to restore and build Jerusalem,
00:22:45.63\00:22:48.93
that happened in 457 BC.
00:22:48.96\00:22:52.27
Until Messiah the Prince,
00:22:52.30\00:22:54.84
there's 7 weeks plus 62 weeks,
00:22:54.90\00:22:58.37
that's 69, 7 plus 62,
00:22:58.41\00:23:02.11
it's 69 of the first 70 weeks.
00:23:02.18\00:23:04.75
So we only have one
week that is remaining
00:23:04.78\00:23:09.28
and if you add
the first 483 years
00:23:09.32\00:23:14.56
of those 69 weeks to 457 BC.
00:23:14.59\00:23:17.93
You know what it brings us to?
00:23:17.96\00:23:19.63
Right to AD 27
when Jesus was baptized.
00:23:19.66\00:23:23.87
So Daniel 9:26 says,
"After the 62 weeks,"
00:23:23.90\00:23:27.17
that's 7 plus 62,
"Messiah shall be cut off,
00:23:27.20\00:23:32.97
but not for Himself."
00:23:33.01\00:23:34.94
So this is
referring to the 70th week
00:23:34.98\00:23:38.65
of that 490 year prophecy
00:23:38.71\00:23:42.22
that centered on Christ
and what happened on Calvary.
00:23:42.28\00:23:45.95
And Jesus was cut
off not for His own sins
00:23:45.99\00:23:49.62
because He was sinless.
00:23:49.66\00:23:51.03
He was cut off for
the sins of others.
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Daniel 9:27,
00:23:54.23\00:23:56.03
once again is talking
about this final week.
00:23:56.06\00:23:58.70
And it says, "He
shall confirm the covenant
00:23:58.73\00:24:01.74
with many for one week,
00:24:01.77\00:24:03.41
but in the middle of the week,
00:24:03.44\00:24:05.21
he shall bring an end
to sacrifice and offering."
00:24:05.27\00:24:09.48
So that 70th week,
00:24:09.51\00:24:12.45
Jesus minister
three and a half years,
00:24:12.48\00:24:15.98
He was crucified
00:24:16.02\00:24:18.19
that the whole
Old Covenant system
00:24:18.25\00:24:21.86
of sacrifice came to an
end because Hebrews 13:20
00:24:21.92\00:24:25.89
said that He
ratified the New Covenant
00:24:25.93\00:24:30.63
with His blood of
the eternal covenant.
00:24:30.67\00:24:33.40
Then what happened
all that sacrifice,
00:24:33.44\00:24:36.94
all of that was
completed and He died
00:24:36.97\00:24:41.74
once for all to bring
reconciliation to us all.
00:24:41.81\00:24:46.11
The veil's torn
from top to bottom.
00:24:46.15\00:24:48.75
But here's, you know, people say
00:24:48.78\00:24:50.32
what if it's cut off
in the middle of the week,
00:24:50.35\00:24:52.22
how do we finish the 70 weeks?
00:24:52.25\00:24:54.52
Hebrews 2:3 says,
"How shall we escape
00:24:54.56\00:24:58.16
if we neglect so
great a salvation,
00:24:58.19\00:25:00.96
which at the first began
to be spoken by the Lord,
00:25:01.00\00:25:04.57
and was confirmed to us
by those who also heard Him."
00:25:04.60\00:25:09.54
So after Jesus was crucified
00:25:09.57\00:25:12.74
that remaining
three and a half years
00:25:12.77\00:25:15.61
of that 70th week,
00:25:15.64\00:25:17.85
the first
evangelist went out there
00:25:17.88\00:25:19.88
still preaching to the Jews.
00:25:19.91\00:25:22.78
And at the end of that 70 weeks,
00:25:22.82\00:25:24.82
that time's cut off,
00:25:24.85\00:25:26.59
and I guarantee you the
gospel went to the Gentiles.
00:25:26.62\00:25:29.26
All right.
00:25:29.29\00:25:30.63
Thank you, Shelley.
00:25:30.66\00:25:31.99
Some of these questions require
00:25:32.06\00:25:33.40
more than two
minutes, don't they?
00:25:33.43\00:25:35.13
Just, you know, I don't know
00:25:35.20\00:25:36.53
if you like behind
the scenes stuff or not.
00:25:36.56\00:25:37.90
But we do have
our little cards here.
00:25:37.93\00:25:39.27
And we've got a
couple little marks
00:25:39.30\00:25:40.64
for the Bible scholars here.
00:25:40.67\00:25:42.47
So you know, we didn't
just give us three minutes
00:25:42.50\00:25:44.17
just a little bit
more for some of these,
00:25:44.21\00:25:45.54
so we allow that, of course.
00:25:45.61\00:25:47.88
Pastor James,
good question here.
00:25:47.91\00:25:49.58
This has to do with perfection.
00:25:49.61\00:25:51.05
Julie from South Dakota,
00:25:51.08\00:25:52.95
"Can we as Christians
keep God's law perfectly?"
00:25:52.98\00:25:57.19
That is a great question,
Julie from South Dakota,
00:25:57.22\00:26:00.16
and the answer to that question
is, yes, emphatically, yes.
00:26:00.19\00:26:04.46
If we can't,
00:26:04.49\00:26:05.89
then this whole
great controversy
00:26:05.96\00:26:07.30
that we're
involved in is worthless,
00:26:07.30\00:26:10.13
because that's the whole point.
00:26:10.17\00:26:13.10
Satan has
brought this accusation
00:26:13.13\00:26:14.94
against God, against Christ,
00:26:14.97\00:26:16.30
that we cannot
keep His law perfectly,
00:26:16.34\00:26:18.71
that we can't
keep the law of God.
00:26:18.74\00:26:20.31
And the Bible
responds, God responds,
00:26:20.34\00:26:23.11
My grace is sufficient for you.
00:26:23.14\00:26:25.28
However, I think
there's more to it than that,
00:26:25.35\00:26:28.45
you know, Job was called
the perfect man in Job 1:1.
00:26:28.52\00:26:32.92
But in Job Chapter 9, he said,
00:26:32.95\00:26:34.36
you know, if I
call myself perfect,
00:26:34.39\00:26:37.03
if I justify myself, my
own mouth shall condemn me."
00:26:37.06\00:26:40.36
This is Job 9:20,
"If I say I'm perfect,
00:26:40.40\00:26:43.57
I shall also prove me,
00:26:43.60\00:26:45.27
that will also
prove me perverse."
00:26:45.33\00:26:47.37
And we see the same basic theme
throughout all of the Bible.
00:26:47.40\00:26:50.71
You know, we
have men like Isaiah,
00:26:50.74\00:26:52.47
who are prophets of God.
00:26:52.51\00:26:53.98
But when they saw God,
00:26:54.01\00:26:55.34
they felt like
they were lost, undone.
00:26:55.38\00:26:58.41
Daniel, a man that was blameless
00:26:58.45\00:27:00.25
even before his
political enemies.
00:27:00.28\00:27:01.75
When he saw God,
he fell on his face.
00:27:01.78\00:27:03.49
He said, you know,
there's nothing good in me.
00:27:03.52\00:27:05.72
John the
Revelator saw Jesus Christ,
00:27:05.79\00:27:08.59
he felt and he
said, I'm a dead man.
00:27:08.66\00:27:11.23
I'm lost.
00:27:11.26\00:27:12.63
And so we see this
dichotomy, if you will, yes,
00:27:12.66\00:27:15.26
we can be perfect,
we can keep God's law.
00:27:15.30\00:27:17.43
But when we say we're perfect,
when we look at ourselves,
00:27:17.47\00:27:21.14
all we see is imperfection.
00:27:21.17\00:27:22.74
We're
overwhelmed with ourselves.
00:27:22.77\00:27:24.31
And that's why we
need the righteousness
00:27:24.34\00:27:26.07
of Jesus Christ.
00:27:26.11\00:27:27.44
Yes. Amen.
00:27:27.48\00:27:28.84
That
righteousness is our perfection.
00:27:28.88\00:27:30.21
That's why we have
perfection before God.
00:27:30.25\00:27:33.21
And if you look
through the Bible,
00:27:33.25\00:27:35.62
going toward the end there,
00:27:35.68\00:27:37.02
you're going to find in
1 John 1:6-10 and 2:1-2,
00:27:37.05\00:27:42.12
this balance between not
saying that we're without sin,
00:27:42.16\00:27:45.69
because we make Him a
liar, and we deceive ourselves.
00:27:45.73\00:27:47.73
But if we confess our sins,
00:27:47.76\00:27:49.23
He's faithful and just
to forgive us our sins,
00:27:49.26\00:27:51.33
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
00:27:51.37\00:27:53.44
1 Corinthians 1:29-31.
00:27:53.47\00:27:56.14
Christ is our justification,
00:27:56.17\00:27:57.51
sanctification
and glorification.
00:27:57.54\00:27:58.94
He is our
complete righteousness.
00:27:58.97\00:28:01.04
But we of course,
live out that righteousness
00:28:01.08\00:28:03.91
by being obedient to Him
and keeping His commandments.
00:28:03.95\00:28:06.25
Great answer.
00:28:06.28\00:28:07.62
That was a great answer.
00:28:07.65\00:28:08.98
Yeah, praise the Lord.
00:28:09.02\00:28:10.35
You know, Pastor James,
00:28:10.39\00:28:11.72
I've seen a lot of
people get discouraged.
00:28:11.75\00:28:13.09
There's no way so why even try,
00:28:13.12\00:28:15.42
I mean now and then.
00:28:15.46\00:28:16.79
Yeah.
00:28:16.83\00:28:18.16
That's why I tell them,
eat the gospel sandwich,
00:28:18.19\00:28:19.86
1 John 1:8-10.
00:28:19.89\00:28:22.06
That's the gospel sandwich.
00:28:22.13\00:28:23.47
Amen.
00:28:23.50\00:28:24.83
It's a beautiful nugget of truth
00:28:24.87\00:28:26.20
that tells us not
to be discouraged.
00:28:26.23\00:28:28.57
But have Christ
cleanse us from all our sins
00:28:28.60\00:28:30.77
as we confess them to Him.
00:28:30.81\00:28:32.14
And yet at the same time,
00:28:32.17\00:28:33.51
not to deceive
ourselves into thinking
00:28:33.54\00:28:34.91
that we're not
sinners, we haven't sinned.
00:28:34.94\00:28:36.61
You know, and
that's freeing, isn't it?
00:28:36.64\00:28:38.58
I mean, it takes the burden,
the pressure off of ourselves
00:28:38.61\00:28:40.88
because we
ourselves can't do anything,
00:28:40.92\00:28:42.58
where our
righteousness is as filthy rags,
00:28:42.65\00:28:44.75
Christ's righteousness,
absolutely perfect.
00:28:44.79\00:28:47.72
So I want to encourage
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00:29:21.29\00:29:23.83
Wow, time is
going by in a hurry.
00:29:23.86\00:29:26.36
Jason, good question here.
00:29:26.39\00:29:29.03
No name, but says,
"I know that it says
00:29:29.10\00:29:32.27
to get out of the large cities,
00:29:32.30\00:29:34.37
especially when we
see the implementation
00:29:34.40\00:29:36.77
of Sunday laws.
00:29:36.81\00:29:38.61
But financially I'm
not able to do this.
00:29:38.64\00:29:41.41
I live in the
suburbs in Pennsylvania.
00:29:41.44\00:29:44.05
Am I considered
out of the big cities?
00:29:44.08\00:29:46.95
I'm very worried about
this and need clarity."
00:29:46.98\00:29:50.09
Okay.
00:29:50.12\00:29:51.45
Wow.
00:29:51.49\00:29:52.82
Well, the short answer
is there's no scripture
00:29:52.85\00:29:54.72
that talks about
country living being a mandate.
00:29:54.76\00:29:58.73
There are a lot of
reasons why country living
00:29:58.76\00:30:01.33
is strongly recommended though,
00:30:01.36\00:30:02.86
so let's look at a few of those,
00:30:02.90\00:30:04.27
better air quality
due to less pollution.
00:30:04.30\00:30:07.67
And number two, more
room to grow your own food.
00:30:07.70\00:30:10.87
Revelation 13:17, says,
00:30:10.91\00:30:13.54
"And that no
one may buy or sell,
00:30:13.58\00:30:16.48
except one who has the mark
00:30:16.51\00:30:18.45
or the name of the beast
or the number of his name."
00:30:18.51\00:30:23.02
Since we won't be
able to buy or sell,
00:30:23.05\00:30:24.79
being able to grow
our own food is important.
00:30:24.82\00:30:28.96
Less distractions which makes it
00:30:29.02\00:30:30.73
easier to focus on God.
00:30:30.76\00:30:34.10
Mark 4:18-19,
00:30:34.10\00:30:37.47
"Now these are the
ones sown among thorns,
00:30:37.50\00:30:41.07
they are the ones
who hear the word,
00:30:41.10\00:30:43.47
and the cares of this world,
00:30:43.51\00:30:45.24
the deceitfulness of
riches, and the desires
00:30:45.27\00:30:48.41
for other things
entering in choke the word,
00:30:48.44\00:30:51.51
and it becomes unfruitful."
00:30:51.55\00:30:53.85
In the cities, it's a
little bit more tempting
00:30:53.88\00:30:57.69
to keep up with the
Joneses, as they say,
00:30:57.72\00:31:01.26
or you see that
Ferrari going down the street
00:31:01.29\00:31:03.43
or the Bentley, or you see,
00:31:03.46\00:31:05.39
you know, a lot of
money and all of these things,
00:31:05.43\00:31:08.76
and you get caught
up on the shiny thing.
00:31:08.83\00:31:10.90
So in the country,
there's more nature,
00:31:10.93\00:31:13.44
it's a little bit more peaceful,
00:31:13.47\00:31:15.30
which brings us
to our fourth point,
00:31:15.37\00:31:17.41
more natural beauty that
points us to our Creator.
00:31:17.44\00:31:21.74
Job 37:14-16,
00:31:21.78\00:31:26.72
"Listen to this, O Job,
00:31:26.75\00:31:28.32
stand still and consider
the wondrous works of God.
00:31:28.35\00:31:31.62
Do you know when
God dispatches them,
00:31:31.65\00:31:33.96
and causes the light
of His cloud to shine?
00:31:33.99\00:31:36.46
Do you know how the
clouds are balanced,
00:31:36.49\00:31:38.86
those wondrous works of Him
who is perfect in knowledge?"
00:31:38.89\00:31:44.07
I'll leave you
with this final thought.
00:31:44.10\00:31:45.67
I don't know the ins and outs
of your particular situation.
00:31:45.70\00:31:48.54
But God delivered
the children of Israel
00:31:48.57\00:31:50.87
out of the hands
of the Egyptians.
00:31:50.91\00:31:53.31
Philippians 4:6-7,
says, "Be anxious for nothing,
00:31:53.34\00:31:58.28
but in everything by
prayer and supplication,
00:31:58.31\00:32:01.02
with thanksgiving,
00:32:01.05\00:32:02.38
let your requests
be made known to God,
00:32:02.42\00:32:05.15
and the peace of God,
00:32:05.19\00:32:06.99
which surpasses
all understanding,
00:32:07.02\00:32:09.39
will guard your hearts and minds
00:32:09.42\00:32:12.06
through Christ Jesus."
00:32:12.09\00:32:13.43
Amen.
00:32:13.46\00:32:14.76
Good answer, Jason.
00:32:14.83\00:32:16.13
You live in the
suburbs of Thompsonville.
00:32:16.16\00:32:18.03
The booming metropolis.
00:32:18.07\00:32:19.63
That's right.
00:32:19.67\00:32:22.37
But I have to say
though, you're right.
00:32:22.44\00:32:23.77
There's a blessing that we
have of working here at 3ABN,
00:32:23.81\00:32:26.01
we're in the country.
00:32:26.04\00:32:27.38
And that does, I like nature.
00:32:27.41\00:32:28.98
There's a lot to
learn from nature. Yeah.
00:32:29.01\00:32:30.51
But I like what you said too,
00:32:30.55\00:32:31.88
you know, someone
just says, God, here I am.
00:32:31.95\00:32:34.08
Lead me and guide me.
00:32:34.12\00:32:35.45
Yes. He won't leave you.
00:32:35.52\00:32:36.85
So, yeah, thank
you for that question.
00:32:36.89\00:32:38.22
Shelly, this comes
from Vancouver, Washington.
00:32:38.25\00:32:40.89
"Hello.
00:32:40.92\00:32:42.26
Please help me
understand Colossians 2:16."
00:32:42.29\00:32:46.23
Oh, Paul, I am so
excited you asked this question.
00:32:46.26\00:32:49.56
This was life changing for me.
00:32:49.60\00:32:51.53
But I'm going to back up
00:32:51.57\00:32:53.30
from verse 16 to Colossians 2:14
00:32:53.34\00:32:57.74
to explain this.
00:32:57.77\00:32:59.11
In Colossians
2:14, it talks about
00:32:59.17\00:33:02.31
that "Jesus wiped out the
handwriting of requirements
00:33:02.34\00:33:05.88
that was against us,
00:33:05.95\00:33:07.28
which was contrary to us.
00:33:07.32\00:33:09.62
He's taken it out of the way
having nailed it to the cross."
00:33:09.65\00:33:14.69
This handwriting in
decrees the darkness's
00:33:14.72\00:33:19.33
was the
undoubtedly the Old Covenant.
00:33:19.36\00:33:22.86
We find the Old Covenant,
00:33:22.90\00:33:24.27
the Book of the
Covenant, Exodus 24.
00:33:24.30\00:33:27.40
We find it it's a repeat
and enlarge in Deuteronomy.
00:33:27.44\00:33:31.54
That's the Book of the Law
00:33:31.57\00:33:32.91
that's also known as
the Book of the Covenant.
00:33:32.94\00:33:35.54
And in the Old Covenant,
00:33:35.58\00:33:37.68
there were these curses
00:33:37.71\00:33:39.85
in Deuteronomy 27:14-26.
00:33:39.88\00:33:44.02
He says in Deuteronomy 31:26,
"Take this Book of the Law,
00:33:44.05\00:33:49.06
put it beside the ark of
the covenant of your God,
00:33:49.12\00:33:51.79
that it may be there
as a witness against you."
00:33:51.83\00:33:55.83
That's what God took,
Jesus took out of the way.
00:33:55.86\00:33:59.20
There's a parallel passage
in Ephesians 2:15 that says
00:33:59.23\00:34:03.00
that Jesus abolished
the enmity in His flesh,
00:34:03.04\00:34:08.18
that is the law of commandments
contained in ordinances.
00:34:08.21\00:34:12.61
So what got nailed to the cross?
00:34:12.65\00:34:15.25
The Old Covenant.
00:34:15.28\00:34:16.85
Now, Colossians
2:16, your question,
00:34:16.89\00:34:19.45
"Let no one judge
you in food or in drink,
00:34:19.49\00:34:21.29
or regarding a festival
or a new moon or Sabbaths."
00:34:21.32\00:34:24.83
The Old Covenant
had a ceremonial system
00:34:24.86\00:34:28.33
of drink offerings and
food offerings, festivals,
00:34:28.36\00:34:32.40
annual Sabbaths, like the
Feast of Unleavened Bread,
00:34:32.43\00:34:36.37
Pentecost, the Feast
of Trumpets and Atonement.
00:34:36.40\00:34:39.87
And look what verse
17 says about these.
00:34:39.91\00:34:43.01
They were all a
shadow of things to come,
00:34:43.04\00:34:47.05
but the substances of Christ.
00:34:47.08\00:34:49.15
All these annual feast
days, all the drink offerings,
00:34:49.18\00:34:52.35
everything about
the Old Covenant system
00:34:52.42\00:34:57.09
of worship
pointed to Jesus Christ,
00:34:57.13\00:35:00.63
and it ceased when He ratified
00:35:00.66\00:35:02.66
the New Covenant with His blood.
00:35:02.70\00:35:04.13
Amen, Shelley.
00:35:04.17\00:35:05.50
Wow, great answer.
00:35:05.53\00:35:06.87
Thank you so very much.
00:35:06.90\00:35:08.37
Pastor James,
this comes from Donna.
00:35:08.40\00:35:10.61
Thank you, Donna.
00:35:10.64\00:35:11.97
You live in Iowa.
00:35:12.01\00:35:13.34
This is your question.
00:35:13.38\00:35:14.71
"Can you explain the
Thousand Years of Peace?"
00:35:14.74\00:35:17.11
All right, the
Thousand Years of Peace
00:35:17.15\00:35:19.71
is explained to us in
Revelation Chapter 20.
00:35:19.78\00:35:22.75
Let's just read a few verses
there in Revelation Chapter 20.
00:35:22.78\00:35:25.32
John says, verse 1,
"And I saw another angel
00:35:25.35\00:35:28.39
come down from
heaven having a key,
00:35:28.42\00:35:30.16
the key of the bottomless pit,
00:35:30.19\00:35:32.16
and a great chain in his hand."
00:35:32.19\00:35:33.53
Verse 2, "He laid
hold on the dragon,
00:35:33.56\00:35:35.00
that all serpent
which is the Devil and Satan
00:35:35.03\00:35:36.67
and bound him a
thousand years, there it is,
00:35:36.70\00:35:39.30
and cast him into
the bottomless pit
00:35:39.37\00:35:40.77
and shut him up and
set a seal upon him,
00:35:40.80\00:35:42.67
and that he should
deceive the nations no more,
00:35:42.74\00:35:45.34
till the thousand
years should be fulfilled.
00:35:45.37\00:35:47.71
After that he must be
loosed a little season.
00:35:47.74\00:35:50.58
And I saw thrones,
and they sat upon them,
00:35:50.61\00:35:52.58
verse 4, and
judgment was given unto them.
00:35:52.65\00:35:54.52
And I saw the souls of them
00:35:54.55\00:35:55.92
that were beheaded
for the witness of Jesus
00:35:55.95\00:35:57.55
and the word of God,
00:35:57.59\00:35:58.92
which had not
worshiped the beast,
00:35:58.99\00:36:00.39
neither his image,
00:36:00.42\00:36:01.76
neither received his
mark upon their foreheads,
00:36:01.79\00:36:03.19
or in their hands.
00:36:03.22\00:36:04.56
And they lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.
00:36:04.59\00:36:06.90
But the rest of the
dead lived not again
00:36:06.93\00:36:09.50
until the thousand
years were finished.
00:36:09.53\00:36:11.63
This is the first resurrection.
00:36:11.67\00:36:13.67
Blessed and holy
is he that has part
00:36:13.70\00:36:15.54
in the first resurrection.
00:36:15.57\00:36:16.97
On such the second
death hath no power,
00:36:17.01\00:36:19.61
but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ,
00:36:19.64\00:36:22.18
and shall reign with
Him a thousand years.
00:36:22.21\00:36:24.25
And when the
thousand years are expired,
00:36:24.28\00:36:26.15
Satan shall be
loosed out of his prison,
00:36:26.18\00:36:28.02
and will go forth
to deceive the nations
00:36:28.05\00:36:29.82
which are in the four
quarters of the earth,
00:36:29.85\00:36:31.89
Gog and Magog and gather
them together to the battle:
00:36:31.92\00:36:34.46
the number of whom is
as the sand of the sea."
00:36:34.49\00:36:36.79
Yes.
00:36:36.83\00:36:38.16
So there's no peace
in the thousand years,
00:36:38.19\00:36:41.00
because there's
nobody on planet earth
00:36:41.03\00:36:42.80
during the thousand years.
00:36:42.86\00:36:44.77
Basically, at the
Second Coming of Jesus,
00:36:44.80\00:36:46.60
the righteous are resurrected,
and the wicked are slain.
00:36:46.63\00:36:50.94
And all you have
left on this earth
00:36:50.97\00:36:53.14
is the devil to look
over all of the destruction
00:36:53.17\00:36:55.78
that he's committed
00:36:55.84\00:36:57.18
until the
thousand years are over.
00:36:57.21\00:36:58.58
Once the
thousand years are over,
00:36:58.61\00:37:00.22
the New Jerusalem city
comes down to this earth.
00:37:00.25\00:37:02.65
It is, a second
resurrection takes place
00:37:02.68\00:37:05.02
and the wicked
surround that city,
00:37:05.05\00:37:06.86
that's why it says
Satan goes out to deceive them
00:37:06.89\00:37:08.62
after the thousand years.
00:37:08.66\00:37:10.23
And He surrounds the
city with the wicked,
00:37:10.26\00:37:12.53
and then fire
comes down from God
00:37:12.56\00:37:13.90
out of heaven and destroys them.
00:37:13.93\00:37:15.23
And that's what the
rest of Revelation 20 says.
00:37:15.26\00:37:17.07
The idea that there's going
to be thousand years of peace
00:37:17.10\00:37:19.13
on this earth with humans alive
is not a biblical teaching.
00:37:19.17\00:37:22.90
It's a very strong
teaching of the Catholic Church,
00:37:22.94\00:37:24.71
the one that I was raised in,
00:37:24.74\00:37:26.07
and it fits the agenda
that a lot of people have
00:37:26.11\00:37:28.48
for what's going on
planet earth right now.
00:37:28.51\00:37:30.25
But it's not in the Bible.
00:37:30.28\00:37:32.31
The thousand years of
peace is going to be when we...
00:37:32.35\00:37:35.68
Well, actually
let me put it this way
00:37:35.72\00:37:37.25
just to close this out.
00:37:37.29\00:37:38.62
Why would God give us
a thousand years of peace
00:37:38.65\00:37:40.62
when He wants to give
us an eternity of peace?
00:37:40.66\00:37:42.26
Amen.
00:37:42.32\00:37:43.66
Thousand years is
a temporary entrance
00:37:43.69\00:37:45.63
and that eternity of peace
00:37:45.69\00:37:47.03
that we're going
to have on this earth
00:37:47.03\00:37:48.36
when the New
Jerusalem comes down
00:37:48.40\00:37:49.73
after the thousand years.
00:37:49.76\00:37:51.10
Amen. Wow.
00:37:51.13\00:37:52.47
Oh, that's
excellent. Thank you very much.
00:37:52.50\00:37:53.84
Praise the Lord.
Good question too.
00:37:53.87\00:37:56.30
Jason, this comes from Neil,
00:37:56.37\00:37:58.11
lives in Los
Angeles, California.
00:37:58.14\00:38:00.28
"I've been a
Christian for many years.
00:38:00.31\00:38:02.61
In the past, I have backslid.
00:38:02.68\00:38:04.41
And I feel as
though my witness to people
00:38:04.45\00:38:06.68
that know me has
basically rejected
00:38:06.72\00:38:08.58
because I probably
look like a hypocrite,
00:38:08.62\00:38:11.89
beside my own
personal seeking of the Lord
00:38:11.92\00:38:14.12
and building back
that relationship with Him.
00:38:14.16\00:38:16.12
What can I do to be
more effective witness
00:38:16.16\00:38:18.53
to those that don't
believe I'm very sincere?
00:38:18.56\00:38:21.83
Many do not understand
repentance, forgiveness,
00:38:21.86\00:38:24.77
and the new life
that Christ can give,
00:38:24.80\00:38:26.90
even to the backslider?"
00:38:26.94\00:38:30.87
Thank you for your
sincere question, Neil.
00:38:30.91\00:38:33.48
Happy that I get a
little bit more time
00:38:33.51\00:38:35.71
to spend with you on this one.
00:38:35.74\00:38:37.08
Okay.
00:38:37.11\00:38:38.45
The short answer is, it's going
to take time and consistency.
00:38:38.48\00:38:41.08
I'm sure, you've
probably heard the saying
00:38:41.12\00:38:43.59
actions speak louder than words.
00:38:43.62\00:38:46.32
We can also see an
example of this principle found
00:38:46.35\00:38:49.02
in James Chapter 2.
00:38:49.09\00:38:51.26
James 2:14-19,
00:38:51.29\00:38:55.53
"What does it
profit, my brethren,
00:38:55.56\00:38:57.97
if someone says he has
faith but does not have works?
00:38:58.00\00:39:02.70
Can faith save him?
00:39:02.74\00:39:04.74
If a brother or sister is naked
and destitute of daily food,
00:39:04.77\00:39:08.74
and one of you says to
them, 'Depart in peace,
00:39:08.78\00:39:11.65
be warmed and filled, '
00:39:11.68\00:39:14.08
but you do not
give them the things
00:39:14.12\00:39:16.38
which are needed for the
body, what does it profit?
00:39:16.45\00:39:19.62
Thus also faith by itself,
00:39:19.65\00:39:22.16
if it does not
have works, is dead.
00:39:22.19\00:39:25.56
But someone will say,
00:39:25.59\00:39:26.93
'You have faith,
and I have works.'
00:39:26.96\00:39:28.93
Show me your faith
without your works,
00:39:28.96\00:39:31.30
and I will show you
my faith by my works.
00:39:31.33\00:39:34.67
You believe that
there is one God.
00:39:34.70\00:39:36.97
You do well.
00:39:37.01\00:39:38.77
Even the demons
believe and tremble!"
00:39:38.81\00:39:41.81
So you kind of
have to ask yourself
00:39:41.84\00:39:44.08
what separates us.
00:39:44.11\00:39:45.45
Do we believe and do
we act on that belief?
00:39:45.48\00:39:47.95
So our actions louder,
speaking louder than our words.
00:39:47.98\00:39:52.49
Our Christian walk
should be abundantly evident
00:39:52.52\00:39:57.43
in the way that we
choose to live our life.
00:39:57.46\00:39:59.86
We no longer live for ourselves,
00:39:59.93\00:40:01.76
we live for Christ.
00:40:01.80\00:40:03.16
Galatians 2:20,
00:40:03.20\00:40:05.93
"I have been
crucified with Christ,
00:40:05.97\00:40:07.94
it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me,
00:40:07.97\00:40:12.31
and the life which I
now live in the flesh
00:40:12.37\00:40:14.81
I live by faith
in the Son of God,
00:40:14.84\00:40:17.35
who loved me and
gave Himself for me."
00:40:17.38\00:40:21.15
So I just want to encourage you,
00:40:21.18\00:40:23.18
you know, people have
gone down the wrong path,
00:40:23.22\00:40:26.45
you know, we fall down,
but we got to get back up,
00:40:26.49\00:40:29.82
we have to get back up.
00:40:29.86\00:40:31.59
And 1 John 1:9, "If
we confess our sins,
00:40:31.63\00:40:36.43
He is faithful
and just to forgive us
00:40:36.46\00:40:38.80
our sins and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
00:40:38.83\00:40:42.77
So stay consistent,
00:40:42.80\00:40:44.74
living out the
principles in the Bible,
00:40:44.77\00:40:47.64
and your associates will see
00:40:47.68\00:40:49.91
that you are a new
creature in Christ.
00:40:49.94\00:40:52.78
Amen, Jason.
00:40:52.81\00:40:54.18
Wow. Praise the Lord.
00:40:54.22\00:40:55.55
Great answer. Praise the Lord.
00:40:55.58\00:40:57.25
Well explained.
00:40:57.29\00:40:58.92
Shelley, this comes from Susan,
and she lives in Oklahoma.
00:40:58.95\00:41:04.49
Says, "My brother
is a devout Baptist
00:41:04.53\00:41:06.83
and believes all
a person needs to do
00:41:06.86\00:41:09.16
is believe in Jesus to be saved.
00:41:09.23\00:41:11.80
No obedience to God's law.
00:41:11.83\00:41:13.74
They believe the commandments
were nailed to the cross,
00:41:13.77\00:41:16.07
which I know is not truth.
00:41:16.10\00:41:18.24
I know keeping the
commandments doesn't save us.
00:41:18.27\00:41:20.61
But I know the
New Covenant states
00:41:20.64\00:41:22.41
God will put
His law in our minds
00:41:22.44\00:41:24.68
and write them in our hearts.
00:41:24.71\00:41:26.58
Please explain in better detail
00:41:26.61\00:41:28.45
for I pray daily
and I'm sorrowful
00:41:28.48\00:41:30.85
because I truly
want people to see,
00:41:30.89\00:41:33.32
believe and follow,
and she has in caps,
00:41:33.36\00:41:35.56
all caps, FOLLOW THE TRUTH."
00:41:35.59\00:41:37.59
Amen, Susan.
00:41:37.63\00:41:39.06
As we already looked,
it was the Old Covenant
00:41:39.09\00:41:42.70
that was nailed to the cross.
00:41:42.73\00:41:44.60
We find that in Exodus 24,
in the Book of the Covenant,
00:41:44.63\00:41:48.54
in the Book of Deuteronomy,
we've been through that.
00:41:48.57\00:41:51.97
Christ, when Christ
ratified the New Covenant.
00:41:52.01\00:41:56.75
Let me ask you a question.
00:41:56.78\00:41:58.48
Did Jesus obey God to
become the Son of God?
00:41:58.51\00:42:04.22
Or did He obey God,
because He was the Son of God?
00:42:04.25\00:42:07.72
See, we have to realize
00:42:07.76\00:42:12.13
Ephesians 2:8-10 says,
00:42:12.16\00:42:14.03
"We're saved by
grace through faith,
00:42:14.10\00:42:15.50
not of works
that any should boast,
00:42:15.53\00:42:17.77
but we are saved for good works
00:42:17.80\00:42:19.77
that God prepared in
advance that we should do."
00:42:19.80\00:42:22.84
We don't obey to be saved,
00:42:22.87\00:42:25.64
but we obey
because we are saved.
00:42:25.67\00:42:27.98
Unfortunately, your
brother doesn't understand
00:42:28.01\00:42:31.21
covenant relationship.
00:42:31.25\00:42:33.58
When we look at
the Ten Commandments,
00:42:33.62\00:42:36.32
they were the heart
of the Old Covenant.
00:42:36.35\00:42:38.79
Everything was,
all their civil laws
00:42:38.82\00:42:41.89
or ceremonial laws,
00:42:41.92\00:42:43.26
everything was
built around these,
00:42:43.29\00:42:45.59
but they're the
heart of the New Covenant,
00:42:45.63\00:42:47.40
Hebrews 8-10 says,
this is God speaking.
00:42:47.46\00:42:50.73
"I'm gonna make a covenant
with the house of Israel
00:42:50.77\00:42:53.13
after those days.
00:42:53.17\00:42:54.50
I'll put My laws in their mind,
write them on their hearts.
00:42:54.54\00:42:56.94
I will be their God,
they shall be My people."
00:42:56.97\00:43:00.94
Here's what your
brother needs to read,
00:43:00.98\00:43:03.48
1 John 2:2-4.
00:43:03.51\00:43:05.68
By this 1 John
2:3-4, just think,
00:43:05.71\00:43:10.55
1 John 2:3-4.
00:43:10.59\00:43:12.09
I love it.
00:43:12.12\00:43:13.49
Yeah, we need to remember.
00:43:13.52\00:43:14.86
Yes. And it's
important to remember.
00:43:14.89\00:43:17.03
By this we know that we know Him
00:43:17.06\00:43:19.73
if we keep His commandments.
00:43:19.76\00:43:21.93
He who says I know Him,
00:43:21.96\00:43:23.73
and does not
keep His commandments
00:43:23.77\00:43:26.33
is a liar and the
truth is not in him.
00:43:26.37\00:43:29.50
See, God calls us
into covenant relationship.
00:43:29.54\00:43:32.77
He makes all the promises.
00:43:32.81\00:43:34.58
But He asks that we
reciprocate His love
00:43:34.61\00:43:38.78
that we obey, motivated by love.
00:43:38.81\00:43:41.75
This shows our covenant loyalty.
00:43:41.78\00:43:43.65
Jesus said in John 14:15-17,
00:43:43.69\00:43:47.12
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments."
00:43:47.16\00:43:49.26
And if you do this,
that's a conditional cause.
00:43:49.32\00:43:53.43
"I will pray the Father,
00:43:53.50\00:43:54.83
He will give you another Helper
00:43:54.83\00:43:57.33
that he may
abide in you forever,
00:43:57.37\00:43:59.80
the Spirit of truth."
00:43:59.83\00:44:01.34
God gives the Holy Spirit.
00:44:01.37\00:44:02.87
Acts 5:32 says, "To
those who obey Him."
00:44:02.94\00:44:06.31
Amen.
00:44:06.37\00:44:07.71
Shelley, wow, praise the Lord.
00:44:07.74\00:44:09.08
Great answer
from the Word of God.
00:44:09.11\00:44:10.81
Pastor James,
good question here.
00:44:10.85\00:44:13.88
Basically, they're talking about
00:44:13.92\00:44:15.28
who are asking,
"Who are the beasts
00:44:15.32\00:44:17.32
of Revelation Chapter 13?"
00:44:17.35\00:44:19.85
Well, that's a big question.
00:44:19.89\00:44:22.02
Let's just jump right in.
00:44:22.06\00:44:23.43
I see the expression
on your face, I know.
00:44:23.46\00:44:24.83
You can two, three minutes.
00:44:24.86\00:44:27.23
Revelation 13:1, I
saw another beast... Okay.
00:44:27.23\00:44:29.83
"And I stood upon
the sand of the sea
00:44:29.86\00:44:31.20
and I saw a beast
rise up out of the sea,"
00:44:31.23\00:44:33.34
and here's the clues
that we're going to get now,
00:44:33.40\00:44:35.07
"having seven
heads and ten horns,"
00:44:35.10\00:44:36.91
you got ten horns,
00:44:36.94\00:44:38.27
"and upon his horns ten crowns,"
00:44:38.31\00:44:39.84
he got crowns on the horns,
00:44:39.87\00:44:41.24
"and upon his head
the name of blasphemy.
00:44:41.28\00:44:43.31
And the beast which I
saw was like a leopard,
00:44:43.35\00:44:45.61
his feet were as
the feet of a bear,
00:44:45.65\00:44:47.18
his mouth as
the mouth of a lion,
00:44:47.22\00:44:48.78
and the dragon
gave him his power,
00:44:48.82\00:44:50.85
his seat and great authority."
00:44:50.89\00:44:52.22
Right. So this beast is Rome.
00:44:52.25\00:44:54.66
We know it's Rome,
00:44:54.69\00:44:56.02
because it goes back
to the Book of Daniel,
00:44:56.09\00:44:58.29
a beast in Bible
prophecy in the Book of Daniel
00:44:58.33\00:45:00.96
represents an earthly kingdom
or power, Daniel 7:17, 23.
00:45:01.00\00:45:05.60
So we know this is Rome,
00:45:05.63\00:45:07.14
because it talks about the lion,
00:45:07.17\00:45:10.11
and the bear and the leopard.
00:45:10.17\00:45:11.64
And all of those
beasts were identified
00:45:11.67\00:45:13.34
in the Book of Daniel,
00:45:13.38\00:45:14.71
as kingdoms representing
Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece,
00:45:14.74\00:45:18.05
and then we have
this dragon beast,
00:45:18.08\00:45:19.51
this terrible beast,
00:45:19.58\00:45:20.92
and that
represented the power of Rome
00:45:20.95\00:45:23.15
in its first stage.
00:45:23.18\00:45:24.65
Now, in Revelation 13,
00:45:24.69\00:45:26.65
you have a
transition from that Roman power
00:45:26.72\00:45:29.79
in its pagan
stage to a Roman power
00:45:29.82\00:45:32.76
in a papal stage,
00:45:32.79\00:45:34.30
because we know from history,
that when pagan Rome fell,
00:45:34.30\00:45:38.07
there were 10 kingdoms
that rose up with crowns,
00:45:38.10\00:45:40.60
so they were monarchies.
00:45:40.64\00:45:42.04
And in that nation
in that place of Europe,
00:45:42.07\00:45:44.21
that populated place of
Europe also rose a little power,
00:45:44.24\00:45:47.58
a little horn
that plucked up three
00:45:47.61\00:45:50.08
and became the papacy
that we see to this day.
00:45:50.11\00:45:53.92
In 1798, the papacy
received the deadly wound,
00:45:53.95\00:45:56.72
that's what's
described in Revelation 13:3.
00:45:56.75\00:46:00.42
Then we move to
the second beast,
00:46:00.46\00:46:02.09
it's coming up out of the earth,
00:46:02.12\00:46:03.83
not out of the sea.
00:46:03.86\00:46:05.19
So the first beast
comes up out of the sea,
00:46:05.23\00:46:06.96
which represents
peoples, nations,
00:46:07.00\00:46:08.33
multitudes and tongues,
00:46:08.36\00:46:09.80
populated area of the earth.
00:46:09.83\00:46:11.73
The second beast
comes up out of the earth,
00:46:11.77\00:46:13.90
representing a less populated
00:46:13.94\00:46:15.87
or more sparsely
populated area of the world.
00:46:15.90\00:46:18.87
And that second beast,
it says in Revelation 13:11,
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has two horns like a lamb,
and he speaks like a dragon.
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So the second
earthly power is lamblike,
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that means it's
a Christian nation,
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has lamblike principles.
00:46:32.12\00:46:33.49
Two, notice there's no crowns
00:46:33.52\00:46:35.06
on the horns of
this lamblike horns.
00:46:35.09\00:46:36.96
But these two principles
represent civil liberty
00:46:36.99\00:46:39.93
and religious liberty
that identifies a power
00:46:39.96\00:46:44.17
that was raised up
as a Christian nation
00:46:44.20\00:46:46.84
that had these two principles
foremost in its establishment,
00:46:46.87\00:46:50.61
and also rose up
in an unpopulated area
00:46:50.64\00:46:53.68
of the earth.
00:46:53.71\00:46:55.04
And that power is
going to transition
00:46:55.08\00:46:56.85
to speak like a dragon,
00:46:56.88\00:46:58.51
a power that's going
to enforce on the world
00:46:58.55\00:47:01.08
the mark of the beast.
00:47:01.12\00:47:02.45
We believe this power represents
00:47:02.48\00:47:03.89
the United States of America.
00:47:03.92\00:47:05.25
Why? Well, it
fits the description.
00:47:05.29\00:47:07.02
It comes up at the right time
when the papacy is going down.
00:47:07.09\00:47:09.36
It has the Christian principles
of civil and religious freedom.
00:47:09.39\00:47:12.69
It's lamblike in that sense.
00:47:12.73\00:47:14.40
It came up in a less
populated area of the world.
00:47:14.46\00:47:17.10
And it's the only power today
00:47:17.17\00:47:18.50
that actually could
fulfill the prophecy
00:47:18.53\00:47:20.37
of forcing the whole world,
00:47:20.44\00:47:21.77
in other words,
having the military might
00:47:21.80\00:47:23.61
and the economic might to
enforce upon the whole world
00:47:23.64\00:47:26.17
the mark of the beast.
00:47:26.21\00:47:27.54
Is that happening today?
Well, we're seeing mandates.
00:47:27.58\00:47:29.44
We're seeing the loss of
freedom taking place today.
00:47:29.48\00:47:32.15
We're seeing a
transition right now,
00:47:32.18\00:47:34.32
to the fulfillment
of Revelation 13:11.
00:47:34.35\00:47:36.48
Of course, we're
in the first stage
00:47:36.52\00:47:38.15
of that transition.
00:47:38.19\00:47:39.55
There's going to
be a lot more coming
00:47:39.59\00:47:41.09
as we keep our
eyes on Bible prophecy.
00:47:41.12\00:47:42.79
Amen.
00:47:42.82\00:47:44.16
Oh, that has to be a record
00:47:44.19\00:47:45.53
explaining the
beast of Revelation 13
00:47:45.56\00:47:46.90
in three minutes.
00:47:46.93\00:47:48.23
Praise the Lord. The
beast, the fourth one.
00:47:48.26\00:47:49.63
Yes, that's right.
00:47:49.66\00:47:51.00
Thank you, Pastor James.
00:47:51.03\00:47:52.37
Praise God.
00:47:52.40\00:47:53.74
Jason, this comes from
David from Cadillac, Michigan.
00:47:53.77\00:47:56.00
"Does it say in the scriptures
00:47:56.04\00:47:57.44
that we have to kneel every time
00:47:57.47\00:47:59.14
we pray in church?"
00:47:59.17\00:48:02.24
That's a question a
lot of people have, David.
00:48:02.28\00:48:04.21
No, it doesn't say that
we have to kneel every time
00:48:04.25\00:48:07.35
we pray in church.
00:48:07.38\00:48:09.12
There are a lot of
examples in the Bible of people
00:48:09.15\00:48:11.89
kneeling during prayer,
or kneeling before the Lord.
00:48:11.92\00:48:15.12
But it's not a
mandate that we kneel to pray.
00:48:15.16\00:48:18.06
I think whenever
possible, we should kneel.
00:48:18.09\00:48:22.76
But let's look at
some of the instructions
00:48:22.80\00:48:26.10
Jesus provided us
with in Matthew 6:5-8,
00:48:26.13\00:48:31.27
"And when you pray,
00:48:31.31\00:48:32.64
you shall not be
like the hypocrites.
00:48:32.67\00:48:34.81
For they love to pray
standing in the synagogues
00:48:34.84\00:48:37.81
and on the
corners of the streets,
00:48:37.85\00:48:39.78
that they may be seen by men."
00:48:39.81\00:48:41.88
I just want to stop right
there for a second and say that
00:48:41.92\00:48:44.52
it's not a problem
that they were standing.
00:48:44.55\00:48:46.96
It's the motive behind it.
00:48:47.02\00:48:48.82
They wanted to be seen by men.
00:48:48.86\00:48:51.66
"Assuredly, I say to
you, they have their reward.
00:48:51.69\00:48:54.96
But you, when you
pray, go into your room,
00:48:55.00\00:48:57.70
and when you
have shut your door,
00:48:57.73\00:48:59.17
pray to your Father
who is in the secret place,
00:48:59.20\00:49:02.54
and your Father
who sees in secret
00:49:02.57\00:49:04.74
will reward you openly.
00:49:04.77\00:49:06.54
And when you pray,
00:49:06.57\00:49:07.91
do not use vain
repetitions as the heathen do.
00:49:07.94\00:49:11.78
For they think
that they will be heard
00:49:11.81\00:49:14.15
for their many words.
00:49:14.18\00:49:15.52
Therefore do not be like them.
00:49:15.55\00:49:17.35
For your Father knows the things
00:49:17.39\00:49:18.89
you have need of
before you ask Him."
00:49:18.92\00:49:21.86
Notice that
nowhere in the model prayer
00:49:21.89\00:49:25.33
does it specify that
we must get on our knees
00:49:25.36\00:49:29.10
to pray to God.
00:49:29.13\00:49:30.50
We can talk to God in our car.
00:49:30.53\00:49:31.90
We can talk to God
00:49:31.93\00:49:33.27
while we're walking through
nature and getting exercise.
00:49:33.30\00:49:37.17
We can talk to God
while on our or in bed.
00:49:37.24\00:49:41.88
Psalm 63:6 says, "When
I remember you on my bed,
00:49:41.91\00:49:47.52
I meditate on you
in the night watches."
00:49:47.55\00:49:51.42
We can talk to God
00:49:51.45\00:49:52.82
while we're in the
shower, et cetera, et cetera.
00:49:52.85\00:49:56.09
But more important
than our physical position
00:49:56.12\00:50:00.13
is the condition of our heart.
00:50:00.16\00:50:02.90
Amen. That's great, amen.
00:50:02.96\00:50:04.30
Amen. Yeah.
00:50:04.33\00:50:05.67
Praise the Lord.
Thank you, Jason.
00:50:05.70\00:50:07.04
Excellent.
00:50:07.07\00:50:08.40
Shelley, "The Bible says,
No man can die for your sins.
00:50:08.44\00:50:12.64
What qualifies
Jesus to do this then?"
00:50:12.67\00:50:15.31
Well, I couldn't find
anywhere in the Bible that says,
00:50:15.34\00:50:18.11
no man can die for your sins.
00:50:18.15\00:50:19.58
What it does say
in Deuteronomy 24:16,
00:50:19.61\00:50:22.08
is the father shall not
be put to death for the sins
00:50:22.12\00:50:24.59
of the children or the children
00:50:24.62\00:50:26.35
put to death for the
sins of their father.
00:50:26.39\00:50:28.32
But we know Revelation 13:8,
00:50:28.36\00:50:30.63
Jesus was the
Lamb that was slain
00:50:30.66\00:50:33.23
from the
foundation of the world.
00:50:33.29\00:50:35.30
We see
throughout the Old Covenant,
00:50:35.33\00:50:38.07
the Old Testament,
the substitutionary,
00:50:38.10\00:50:41.20
system for transgressions,
00:50:41.24\00:50:43.30
it all pointed to Jesus.
00:50:43.37\00:50:44.94
We also see in the Old Covenant,
00:50:44.97\00:50:47.48
the kinsman redeemer,
00:50:47.51\00:50:50.01
so this concept
of a kinsman redeemer
00:50:50.05\00:50:52.71
in Philippians 2:6-8,
00:50:52.75\00:50:54.65
God came down
and became one of us
00:50:54.68\00:50:56.99
to become our kinsman redeemer.
00:50:57.05\00:50:59.29
In Galatians 4:4-5, it says,
00:50:59.32\00:51:02.32
"When the
fullness of time had come,
00:51:02.36\00:51:04.46
God sent forth His
Son, born of a woman,
00:51:04.49\00:51:07.30
born unto the
law to redeem those
00:51:07.30\00:51:10.03
who were under the law
00:51:10.07\00:51:11.40
that we might
receive the adoption of sons.
00:51:11.43\00:51:13.84
He had to be born into the law.
00:51:13.90\00:51:15.90
He had to be a person
00:51:15.94\00:51:17.61
who would keep it
perfectly to redeem those
00:51:17.64\00:51:20.24
who were born into the law.
00:51:20.28\00:51:21.64
And no human
could have done this
00:51:21.68\00:51:24.41
because it says
all humans have sinned.
00:51:24.45\00:51:26.48
So He became part human,
fully human, fully divine,
00:51:26.51\00:51:31.52
and He was qualified
00:51:31.55\00:51:34.86
as that perfect sacrifice
00:51:34.89\00:51:37.56
because He was sinless.
00:51:37.59\00:51:40.60
God demonstrated His love
00:51:40.66\00:51:42.26
by sending His
Son to die for us.
00:51:42.30\00:51:43.97
Amen. Wow.
00:51:44.00\00:51:45.33
Shelley, praise
the Lord. Great answer.
00:51:45.37\00:51:47.07
Thank you so very much.
00:51:47.10\00:51:48.50
We've got just a
few seconds left.
00:51:48.54\00:51:50.14
I'm going to left,
00:51:50.17\00:51:51.51
I'm going to put one
more question on the table.
00:51:51.54\00:51:53.01
Okay, before we go to the break.
00:51:53.04\00:51:54.38
All right.
00:51:54.41\00:51:55.74
Let's do this from Alice
00:51:55.78\00:51:57.11
from North
Chesterfield, Virginia.
00:51:57.15\00:51:58.95
"Will we know one
another in God's kingdom?
00:51:58.98\00:52:02.38
Please cite it in the Bible."
00:52:02.42\00:52:04.62
Well, I won't give
you the exact reference.
00:52:04.65\00:52:06.72
But we do, we
can say yes to that,
00:52:06.76\00:52:09.29
because Elijah is in
heaven, Moses is in heaven.
00:52:09.32\00:52:11.69
And when they came
down to this earth,
00:52:11.73\00:52:13.09
and they were with
Christ glorified there
00:52:13.16\00:52:14.73
on the Mount of Transfiguration,
00:52:14.76\00:52:16.60
the disciples recognize
them, oh there's Elijah,
00:52:16.63\00:52:18.83
and there's Moses,
Father, let's set up a monument.
00:52:18.87\00:52:20.87
No, don't need to set
up monuments for them.
00:52:20.90\00:52:22.64
But yes, even though
we're going to be glorified,
00:52:22.67\00:52:24.71
there's going to be
character recognition.
00:52:24.74\00:52:27.14
We're gonna recognize each other
00:52:27.21\00:52:29.41
in the new heaven and new earth.
00:52:29.44\00:52:30.88
Any comments on
that. That's perfect.
00:52:30.91\00:52:32.75
I agree with you 100%.
00:52:32.78\00:52:34.12
Praise the Lord for that.
00:52:34.15\00:52:35.48
What a wonderful
day that would be.
00:52:35.52\00:52:36.85
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take a quick break.
00:52:36.92\00:52:38.25
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00:52:38.29\00:52:41.92
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