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we're living in
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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, friends,
and welcome again
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to another edition
of 3ABN Bible Q and A.
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This is a Today program
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where we take
your Bible questions
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and we answer them
according to the Bible.
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And we just want to say
thank you for all the questions
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you have been submitting.
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And, you know, I
just want to take a moment
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also just to let you know
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if you have submitted a question
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and it has not been answered
yet in one of our shows,
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please don't get discouraged.
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Because we're getting a
ton of these questions in
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and we love that so
keep sending them in.
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But what we do is we
put them in a spreadsheet,
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and we filter through those
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all the way
through until we cover each
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and everyone
over a period of time.
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So it may take a few weeks,
but we'll get to your question.
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Just keep submitting
those questions to us.
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My name is Ryan Day.
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I'm your host for
this particular program.
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And I just want to go ahead
and introduce our family here
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with us, brothers in Christ.
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Pastor John
Dinzey, how are you doing?
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By God's grace,
I'm doing well. Amen.
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I know you're locked
and loaded and ready to go.
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Locked and loaded.
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That's right. Praise the Lord.
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Pastor John Lomacang,
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it's always a
blessing to have you, Brother.
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Yes. Whenever we answer God's
Word, it teaches us something.
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So I'm looking
forward to learning something
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as we answer the
questions that you've asked.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
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And, Pastor James Rafferty,
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always a blessing to
have you, my Brother.
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It is so good to be
here. Looking forward to it.
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Amen.
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We got lots and lots of
very interesting questions.
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I was going through this,
just to mention a few here.
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What are the living righteous
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doing during the
Battle of Armageddon?
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We're going to be
answering that question.
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We have one
pertaining here in a moment
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that Pastor
Lomacang is going to cover
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pertaining to the
1000 year millennial period
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and Satan being alone
here during this time?
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Is there going to be
an investigation during
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that time dealing
with the 1000 year
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millennial period?
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And also, Pastor Dinzey
I think you have a question
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pertaining to water baptism.
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Is sprinkling of water baptism?
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We'll get to that
one in just a moment.
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We have lots and
lots of good questions.
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Send us those questions
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Well, before we dive
right into our questions,
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and we get those Bible
answers, Pastor Dinzey,
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I'm gonna ask you to
have a prayer for us,
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my Brother, Sure, let's pray.
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Our loving and
wonderful Heavenly Father.
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We thank You, Lord,
because You have given us
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the blessing of
having the Holy Scriptures.
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And even today, Lord,
there are more ways to study
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to be able to have it
available wherever we go.
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We just thank You, Lord,
we pray that You will help us
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to study the scriptures
that we may learn from them,
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and be prepared to
face the challenges of life.
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We thank You for Your
blessing that you will teach us.
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We thank You for the
promise of the Holy Spirit
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that will guide us
into all truth and we pray
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that Your Holy
Spirit will use us
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and bring the
truth to Your children.
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We ask You for a blessing also
for those that are joining us
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in whatever country
or place they may be.
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We ask You for
these things in the holy
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and blessed name of Jesus.
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Amen. Amen.
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All right, Pastor Lomacang,
I'm going to come to you first.
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I feel like, we need a drumroll
for our open one, right?
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This is an interesting question
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and I'm looking
forward to the answer.
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So, Pastor
Lomacang, this person says,
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"What will happen
during the 1000 year period
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where Satan will be alone?
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Will there be investigating
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of why some people
made it into heaven
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and why some people did
not make it into heaven?
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Could this be clarified more?"
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This is coming from
Rebecca, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Okay. Thank you,
Rebecca, for that question.
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A couple of things
that need to be specified
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and clarified
at the very outset.
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When the judgment is done,
you know, when Revelation 22:12
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is declared, he
that is righteous,
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he that is holy,
he that is unjust,
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he that is filthy, when
that declaration is made,
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two categories
are formed permanently
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the holy and the righteous,
the unjust and the filthy,
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and that decides
who's saved and who's lost.
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But the question is, why
would there be a judgment?
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Because it's very clear
that the Bible says God,
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the Father judges no one,
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but He has given
all judgment to the Son.
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So let's go right to
Revelation Chapter 20
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and look at the
scene as it unfolds.
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Revelation Chapter 20,
I'm going to read verse 4,
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because you asked, will
there be an investigation?
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The answer is yes.
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Because some people
would want to know, well,
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why did so and so not make
it or how did so and so make it?
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Some of you
shocked that they're there,
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and some will be
shocked that they're not there.
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Revelation 20:4,
speaking of the redeemed,
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"And I saw thrones,
and they sat on them,
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and judgment was
committed to them.
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Then I saw the souls of
those who had been beheaded
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for the witness of
Jesus and for the Word of God,
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who had not worshiped
the beast or his image,
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and had not received
his mark on their foreheads
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or on their hands."
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And now speaking about those
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who were sitting on the thrones.
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"And they lived and reigned
with Christ for 1000 years."
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Well, the question
is, who sat on the throne
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and what were they doing there?
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Let's go to 1 Corinthians 6:2-4,
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because a lot of
people wonder, well,
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who's going to be
presiding in the judgment?
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Well, when you study Scripture,
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it means those
who are our peers,
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those who are in our own
peer group will understand
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and rectify the judgment
that God has already made.
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The judgment has
already been made.
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But the question is,
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on what basis did
God make these decisions?
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1 Corinthians 6:2,
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"Do you not know that the
saints will judge the world?
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And if the world
will be judged by you,
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are you unworthy to
judge in the smallest matter?"
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And also, "Do you not know
that we shall judge angels?
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Now, which angels?
The ones that fell.
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The Bible says they're reserved
unto judgment to be punished.
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"How much more then
that pertain to this life?
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If then you have judgments
concerning these things
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pertaining to life,
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do you appoint those
who are least esteemed
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by the church to judge?"
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That's talking
about the maturity
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and the relevance to judge.
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Are they at that point yet?
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But let's go to
Revelation 20:12, again,
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what did the
saints used to investigate
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during the judgment?
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Revelation 20:12,
"And I saw the dead,
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small and great
standing before God,
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and the books were opened.
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And another book was opened,
which is the Book of Life.
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And the dead were judged
according to their works,
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by the things which
were written in the books."
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You have books open.
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One is the Book of Life
and what's the other one?
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Revelation 20:15,
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"And anyone not found
written in the Book of Life
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was cast into the lake of fire."
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So there's a Book of Life
and there's a Book of Death.
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The Book of Death
contains all the sins
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that have never been confessed.
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That's why the Bible says
we must all give an account
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and we must all stand
before the judgment seat of God
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that we may give an account.
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Now get this, the
righteous don't give an account
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because their sins
have been blotted out
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by the blood of the Lamb.
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They receive eternal life,
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but the wicked now have
to account for their sins
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and they will be judged
according to their works,
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Revelation 22:12.
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Amen. Very thorough
answer. Thank you, Pastor.
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All right, Pastor John Dinzey,
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I'm going to come to
you for this next one.
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This is coming from
Mitchell in Virginia.
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And they say, "I've
been reading the Word
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and would like to
ask if Colossians 2:14-16
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would be
speaking on the Passover
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and Feast of Tabernacles?
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Are these events part of
what was nailed to the cross
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with Christ?
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Thank you,
Mitchell, for the question.
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Yes. Colossians 2:14-16.
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I will read verses 14 now,
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"Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances
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that was against us,
which was contrary to us
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and took it out of the
way nailing it to his cross,
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and having spoiled
principalities and powers,
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he made a show of them openly,
triumphing over them in it."
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This has been a source
of confusion for people
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and we hope to give
you some clarification.
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All of the feasts
included sacrifices
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when Jesus died on the cross,
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all the sacrificial
ordinances and that,
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including the Feast of Passover
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and the Feast of Tabernacles,
and the other feasts.
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And so, I want to
point you to the writing
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of how this is
worded in the Bible.
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You see in the
Bible, you have ordinances
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and you have the
Ten Commandments.
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Sometimes people get confused,
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and they think
the Ten Commandments
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were nailed to the
cross, and that is not so.
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Look at
Deuteronomy 4:13-14, it says,
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"So he declared
to you His covenant
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which He
commanded you to perform,
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the Ten Commandments,
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and He wrote them on
two tables of stone."
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And then notice what
he says, in verse 14,
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"And the Lord
commanded me at that time
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to teach you
statutes and judgments
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that you might observe,
observe them in the land
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which you cross
over to possess."
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A difference
between the two is made here
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because he talks
about the Ten Commandments.
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And then he says,
"And the Lord commanded me
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at that time to teach
you statutes and judgments."
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So these things, the ordinances
were nailed to the cross,
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in Deuteronomy 31:24 and 26.
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Notice how it's
written, "So it was,
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when Moses had completed
writing the words of this law
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in a book, when
they were finished,
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that Moses
commanded the Levites,
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who bore the Ark of the Covenant
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of the Lord saying:
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'Take this book of the law,
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and put it beside
the Ark of the Covenant
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of the Lord your God,
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that they may be there
as a witness against you.'"
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So this is a very
interesting wording,
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witness against you
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because that's the
way it's worded also,
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when you go into New
Testament in Ephesians
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there's similar
wording, in Colossians 2,
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there's similar wording.
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And notice that it's written...
It was put beside the ark.
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Inside the ark was
the Ten Commandments,
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making a
difference between the two,
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and were inside the ark,
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and above the ark, what was it?
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The Shekinah glory of God.
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So there was a difference
between the two placed
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in the scriptures
because of the nature
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of these things and
Jesus Christ fulfilled
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the sacrificial system.
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He is the Lamb of God,
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that takes away
the sin of the world.
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Jesus fulfilled
all of the sacrifices.
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It's a marvelous study to
study the tabernacle services.
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And as you see,
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the tabernacle
services what took place,
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the confession of sin,
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and how once a year
there was a Day of Atonement.
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Jesus Christ is now
in the heavenly sanctuary
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in the Most Holy Place
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ministering as our
high priest for us.
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Our time is up,
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I guess we'll have to
go for the next question.
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All right.
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Well, maybe you can add
some more of that later on
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if you need to.
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All right, thank you
so much, Pastor Dinzey.
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All right,
Pastor James Rafferty,
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we're coming to
you this next one.
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Yes, sir.
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This person, this is
actually coming from Danelle.
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And Danelle says, "With
what is said in Revelation 21."
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And I think they're
quoting verse 4 here,
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which references
former things passed away?
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And the question is,
"Will we still read the Bible
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about all the sin and
sorrow that was in the world?"
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Great question.
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Danelle, I wanna look
at a Bible verse with you.
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It's in Zechariah Chapter 13,
an Old Testament minor prophet.
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Zechariah 13:6,
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that will help
answer this question.
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This is what it
says there, it says,
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"And one shall say unto
Him," talking about Christ,
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"what are these
wounds in thine hands?
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Then He shall answer,
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those with which I was wounded
in the house of my friends."
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So this is a picture of a time,
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probably in the New
Heaven and the New Earth,
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if not in heaven,
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when we realize
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that there are people there
who really didn't understand
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the Bible or the
plan of salvation,
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and Jesus Christ has
these marks in His hands
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and His feet and in His side.
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Now we know that's true
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because when He came
back to His disciples
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after His resurrection,
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Doubting Thomas
wasn't there the first time
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and he said, I won't
believe unless I put my fingers
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in the prints of
His hands, et cetera.
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And Jesus appeared to
them and said, "Thomas,
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go ahead and put your fingers
in the prints of My hands
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and in My side
and see and believe."
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These are the marks of
sin that remain in the hands
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and feet of Christ
throughout all eternity.
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And the Word of God,
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which Jesus is because
Jesus is the Word made flesh
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is also immortalized.
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And you might say,
well, if the Word of God
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is there and the
record of sin is there,
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isn't that going to be like
kind of dissonance in eternity
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to know all these
things that we've done?
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Well, I've been a
Christian for 37 years
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and just in that
short period of time,
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my past has
become a distant memory.
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Just think of what it's going
to be like after 1000 years
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or a million
years or a billion years
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or a trillion years.
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We're going to be studying
the mysteries of God's Word
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for all eternity,
but our connection
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with the actual sins
that we may have committed
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or the things in there
that are sinful are going
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to become more and
more distant and more
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and more foreign to us.
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Nevertheless, God's Word
is going to be established
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throughout all eternity
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because God's Word
is immortal and eternal.
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We are going to
as Malachi 4:2 says,
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"Unto those that fear my name,
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shall the Son of righteousness
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arise with healing in his wings,
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and you will grow forth
as calves of the stall."
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You will grow and go
forth asiż½calves of the stall.
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So we're going to
grow, but the Word of God
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is still going to be central
in the context of the plan
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of salvation and
the great revelation
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of God's love and God's
grace through all eternity.
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Amen. Praise God.
Thank you, Brother.
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Pastor Lomacang, this
is coming from Chandler.
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Chandler says, "In
a previous Q and A,
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Pastor Lomacang
answered a question
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about Judas Iscariot's remorse
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and mention that it's
different from repentance.
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How is it
different from repentance?
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Please explain this idea." Sure.
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A lot of people show remorse.
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I've watched court cases
where criminals show remorse,
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but they don't show repentance.
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You know, remorse is often
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sometimes a sorrow
for getting caught.
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It's not always a sorrow,
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because I've
done something wrong.
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And some people
go, I'm so sorry,
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you know, but when
you go through further,
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when you look
through that further,
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you find that
confession always happens
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when a person is caught.
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But is that confession
for the removal of that sin
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or is that confession,
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man I'm so sorry, I got caught.
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Right. There was an
opportunity for Judas to repent.
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And that is when the Lord
was with him in the final,
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in the Last Supper.
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Right. John 13:26-27.
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This is a pivotal
moment. Listen to this.
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Speaking to
Judas, "Jesus answered,
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'It is he to whom I
shall give a piece of bread
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when I have dipped it."
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So he was given the sign,
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you'll know who's
going to betray me.
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"And having dipped the bread,
He gave it to Judas Iscariot,
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the son of Simon."
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That was a pivotal
moment because he heard
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what the Lord said
in front of everybody.
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And then here's what God said,
"Now, after the piece of bread,
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Satan entered him.
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Then Jesus said to him,
'What you do, do quickly.'"
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At that very moment,
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he had a chance to not do
it but the Lord said to him,
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knowing that
Satan had entered him,
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that was the pivotal moment.
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Now when he
hung himself later on
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and threw the 30 pieces
of silver back to the priest
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who had bought him out,
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it was too late,
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because his remorse
led to his own death,
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he hung himself.
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Now that was not a
repentance but that was, man,
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I got caught, I
betrayed the only one
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that could have
given me eternal life.
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Now, I may add one more
component before I turn this.
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We often see
repentance is something
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that we do after we sin,
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but sometimes the Lord
wants to repent us for the sin
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we're contemplating.
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And that is of
more deep repentance
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than just the sin itself.
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That's why the Lord
says, "For all have sinned
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and fall short of
the glory of God."
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We have all sinned.
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Sometimes God says, I
know what you're about to do,
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you need to repent
at that very thought.
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When you do that
kind of repentance,
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the act will not follow.
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Many years ago, there was a KGO
talk show host in California,
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he says, "It's better
to ask for forgiveness
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than to ask for permission."
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And he used to be a priest.
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He said this horrible
thing, encouraging people to sin
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and ask for forgiveness,
rather than to repent
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instead of
asking for permission.
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So repent and not do it rather
than do it and then repent.
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Amen. That's a great truth.
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All right, Pastor John Dinzey.
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This one's a short
question, but it's necessary,
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"Is sprinkling
of water baptism?"
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All right.
Let's go to Mark 1:10.
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It says, "And straightway
coming up out of the water,
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He saw the heavens opened,
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and the Spirit like a
dove descending upon Him."
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This is Jesus
when He was baptized.
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And notice that it
says, coming up out,
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and then out of the water,
He saw the heavens opened,
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and the Spirit like a
dove descending upon Him.
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This is because the word
baptism or baptizo in Greek
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means to
submerge, to bring under,
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and even is a connotation
of being made thoroughly wet.
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So sprinkling
does not really meet
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the Bible method of baptism.
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There are a few denominations
that practice sprinkling,
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but that does not meet
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what the Bible
says concerning baptism.
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I'm reading now from Romans 6.
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I will begin in verse 1.
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"What shall we say then?
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Shall we continue in
sin, that grace may abound?
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Certainly not!
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How shall we who died to
sin live any longer in it?
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Or do you not
know that as many of us
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as were baptized into Christ
were baptized into His death?
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Therefore we were buried
with Him through baptism."
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See baptism,
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when you're baptized
you are buried in the water.
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I will read that again.
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"Therefore we were buried with
Him through baptism into death,
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that just as Christ
was raised from the dead,
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coming up out of the water,
by the glory of the Father,
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even so we also should
walk in newness of life."
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So the proper method,
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the way the
Bible describes baptism
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is to be brought
completely under the water.
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This is the symbolism of
dying to the old way of life,
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dying to a life of sin.
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And coming up again identifies
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that you are now a new
creation in Jesus Christ.
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So sprinkling does not meet
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what the Bible
says concerning baptism.
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Amen. Very
thorough. Thank you, Brother.
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All right,
Pastor James Rafferty,
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"What are the living righteous
doing during the Battle
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of Armageddon?"
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All right. Let's,
that's a great question.
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Let's look at the Bible verses
on the Battle of Armageddon.
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They're found in
Revelation 16:13-16.
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I think the context of
these verses will tell us
00:20:59.55\00:21:02.42
what the living
righteous are doing.
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Revelation Chapter 16,
beginning with verse 14,
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"I saw three
unclean spirits like frogs
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come out of the
mouth of the dragon,
00:21:09.50\00:21:10.83
and out of the
mouth of the beast,
00:21:10.87\00:21:12.20
and out of the mouth
of the false prophet.
00:21:12.23\00:21:13.57
For they are the spirits
of devils, working miracles,
00:21:13.60\00:21:16.54
which go forth under
the kings of the earth
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and of the whole world,
00:21:18.44\00:21:19.77
to gather them to the
battle of the great day
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of God Almighty."
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Verse 15,
"Behold, I come as a thief.
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Blessed is he that
watches, keeps his garments,
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lest they walk
naked and see his shame."
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And then verse 16,
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"And he gathered
them together into a place
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called in the
Hebrew tongue, Armageddon."
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The only place this word
is used in the New Testament,
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and it comes from a Hebrew
word in the Old Testament.
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So here we have the
Battle of Armageddon.
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It describes the unclean spirits
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like frogs coming out
of the mouth of the beast,
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the dragon, and
the false prophet.
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It describes the
gathering of the people,
00:21:51.44\00:21:55.24
the kings of the world,
00:21:55.28\00:21:57.01
and the whole earth being
gathered to this great day
00:21:57.05\00:21:59.68
of battle with God Almighty.
00:21:59.71\00:22:02.02
And then it says, or describes
exactly what you're asking,
00:22:02.05\00:22:05.69
what are the
living righteous doing
00:22:05.72\00:22:07.06
during the Battle of Armageddon?
00:22:07.09\00:22:08.42
This is what it says, it says,
"Behold, I come as a thief,
00:22:08.46\00:22:11.43
blessed is he that watches."
00:22:11.46\00:22:13.73
So they're watching,
that's what Jesus tells us
00:22:13.76\00:22:15.56
to do several
times in Matthew 24,
00:22:15.60\00:22:17.73
Luke 21, and Mark
13 They're watching
00:22:17.77\00:22:20.54
and they're
keeping His garments.
00:22:20.57\00:22:22.70
His garments,
being His garments,
00:22:22.74\00:22:24.67
the garments of righteousness.
00:22:24.71\00:22:26.11
Ephesians 6:10-18
00:22:26.14\00:22:29.91
lay this out for us.
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We have the armor of God,
00:22:31.31\00:22:32.68
we have the
breastplate of righteousness,
00:22:32.71\00:22:34.52
the
righteousness of Jesus Christ,
00:22:34.55\00:22:36.12
the shield of faith,
the helmet of salvation,
00:22:36.15\00:22:38.55
and the shoe shod
with the gospel of peace,
00:22:38.59\00:22:41.02
and we're praying earnestly.
00:22:41.06\00:22:42.42
And I believe in the
Battle of Armageddon,
00:22:42.46\00:22:43.79
we had to be praying earnestly
00:22:43.83\00:22:45.46
because the gathering
is taking place right now,
00:22:45.49\00:22:47.33
and this battle is
going to continue on
00:22:47.36\00:22:49.23
until Jesus comes to
Revelation 19 to rescue us
00:22:49.26\00:22:53.37
with those horses and
that great army from heaven.
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So keep watching.
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Keep focused,
connected with Christ,
00:22:57.57\00:22:59.87
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righteousness, His perfect life,
00:22:59.91\00:23:02.04
His penalty, satisfying death,
00:23:02.08\00:23:03.71
trusting the
righteousness of Christ.
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Amen. Beautiful answer.
00:23:05.91\00:23:07.58
Some of us need
a garment overhaul.
00:23:07.62\00:23:11.15
Just need to go in
our closet and clean out.
00:23:11.19\00:23:12.75
Let Jesus clean us, right,
00:23:12.79\00:23:14.12
we need to put on His garments
awaiting His soon return.
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Pastor John Lomacang,
coming back to you, my Brother.
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This question is
an interesting one.
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It says, "I was doing
the math the other day.
00:24:34.44\00:24:37.47
And now I am wondering
00:24:37.51\00:24:39.81
how we get 1290 days
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out of 360 plus 360 plus 180
00:24:43.11\00:24:47.15
when it actually equals 900?"
00:24:47.18\00:24:49.72
Okay.
00:24:49.75\00:24:51.09
This is a very
interesting question.
00:24:51.12\00:24:52.45
By the way, the math is
all off in this question.
00:24:52.49\00:24:56.26
It's all over the place.
00:24:56.29\00:24:57.63
And I want to
respectfully answer that
00:24:57.66\00:25:00.10
because 360 and 360, 720,
and 180 brings you to 900,
00:25:00.13\00:25:04.83
but that's not
what the text says.
00:25:04.87\00:25:06.23
And by the way, I know you
meant 1260 instead of 1290.
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Let's read Daniel 7:25,
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this would be a
very quick answer.
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Daniel 7:25.
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And we find this
time frame also referred
00:25:15.48\00:25:16.98
to in the New
Testament in Book of Revelation.
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He shall speak,
00:25:19.51\00:25:20.85
that is speaking about
the fourth beast of Daniel 7,
00:25:20.88\00:25:24.05
"He shall speak pompous
words or great words against
00:25:24.09\00:25:26.92
the Most High,
00:25:26.96\00:25:28.29
shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
00:25:28.32\00:25:30.76
and shall think or
intend to change times and laws.
00:25:30.79\00:25:34.60
Then the saints shall
be given into his hands,
00:25:34.63\00:25:37.73
or into his hand for a
time and times and half a time."
00:25:37.77\00:25:41.90
Now, let's look at
this in the broad sense.
00:25:41.94\00:25:45.67
The time frame,
which you got right is 360
00:25:45.71\00:25:49.08
but times is a
doubling of that, which is 720.
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That's where you fell
off the cart right there
00:25:52.61\00:25:54.95
because you did 360 twice,
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it's time,
times, and half a time.
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360, 720, 180,
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bringing us down to
the time frame of 1260.
00:26:03.99\00:26:08.00
You ask yourself the question,
how do we get a day for a year?
00:26:08.03\00:26:10.87
Well, Ezekiel 4:6,
00:26:10.90\00:26:14.20
and also Numbers
talk about that the time,
00:26:14.24\00:26:16.57
the number of days
they were in the wilderness,
00:26:16.60\00:26:18.51
the number of years.
00:26:18.54\00:26:20.08
Ezekiel 4:6, the Bible says,
00:26:20.11\00:26:23.14
"And when you
have completed them,
00:26:23.18\00:26:25.38
lie again on your right side,
00:26:25.41\00:26:27.65
then you shall bear the iniquity
00:26:27.68\00:26:29.38
of the house of
Judah forty days.
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I have laid on you
a day for each year."
00:26:31.95\00:26:35.39
So in the prophetic
sense it's day for a year,
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but now John is writing...
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You find Daniel is writing
00:26:39.89\00:26:41.63
and you also find
when Revelation talks about
00:26:41.66\00:26:43.70
the same time frame.
00:26:43.73\00:26:45.07
John is writing in a period
when the Romans used a sundial.
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And so the Romans added an
addition to this time frame
00:26:48.74\00:26:51.14
because the sundial
was a 360-degree dial.
00:26:51.17\00:26:54.71
When you ran up on it
twice, you went around 720 times
00:26:54.74\00:26:58.08
when you went around
half the time it was 180.
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So couple that with Daniel,
which is the Old Testament
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time frame of
prophetic understanding
00:27:03.79\00:27:06.32
and then John's on both fronts,
00:27:06.35\00:27:08.79
you still come up to
1260 days which is 1260 years.
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Amen.
00:27:13.43\00:27:14.76
God's Word is very
clear and very thorough.
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All right, Pastor, John
Dinzey, this person is asking,
00:27:17.53\00:27:20.97
"What time period
00:27:21.00\00:27:22.34
is Isaiah 65:20-25
00:27:22.37\00:27:27.44
referring to?"
00:27:27.48\00:27:29.14
Okay, let me try to
read that really quick here,
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Isaiah 65:20-25.
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I'm reading so you can
see some of the elements
00:27:33.75\00:27:35.45
of the verses and the things
that are taking place there.
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It says, "No more shall
an infant from there live
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but a few days, nor an old man
who has not fulfilled his days,
00:27:41.02\00:27:45.43
for the child shall
die one hundred years old,
00:27:45.46\00:27:48.43
but the sinner being
one hundred years old
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shall be accursed."
00:27:50.43\00:27:51.90
So right here, at this onset,
00:27:51.93\00:27:55.07
I'd like to tell you
that this is not describing
00:27:55.10\00:27:57.44
the New Earth, after sin
is already done away with.
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There are some elements of this
00:28:01.88\00:28:03.61
that can be
applied to the New Earth.
00:28:03.65\00:28:05.18
What's happening
in Isaiah 65:20-25,
00:28:05.21\00:28:07.98
is that the Lord
told the people of Israel,
00:28:08.02\00:28:11.85
that He was going to give
them like a foretaste of heaven,
00:28:11.89\00:28:14.52
and He was going to
do some modification
00:28:14.56\00:28:16.69
to the place where they lived,
00:28:16.73\00:28:18.89
so that they can
have like a precursor,
00:28:18.93\00:28:21.40
a foretaste of heaven.
00:28:21.43\00:28:23.23
And He was making promises
to them based on being faithful.
00:28:23.26\00:28:27.54
And in those days,
some children died before,
00:28:27.57\00:28:31.21
even while being born,
00:28:31.24\00:28:32.94
and over a few days
because of diseases,
00:28:32.97\00:28:35.78
but the Lord promised
them your child shall die
00:28:35.81\00:28:38.71
one hundred years old,
00:28:38.75\00:28:40.08
and notice that he's
talking about sinners,
00:28:40.12\00:28:41.62
therefore this is
not the New Jerusalem,
00:28:41.65\00:28:44.02
this is not heaven.
00:28:44.05\00:28:45.39
Now notice what it says
the promises He makes them.
00:28:45.42\00:28:47.89
"They shall build
houses and inhabit them,
00:28:47.92\00:28:49.86
they shall plant
vineyards and eat their fruit.
00:28:49.89\00:28:52.99
They shall not
build and another inhabit,
00:28:53.03\00:28:55.03
they shall not
plant and another eat.
00:28:55.06\00:28:57.37
For as the days of a tree,
00:28:57.40\00:28:58.73
so shall be the
days of My people,
00:28:58.77\00:29:00.40
and My elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands.
00:29:00.44\00:29:04.04
They shall not labor in vain,
00:29:04.07\00:29:05.41
nor bring forth
children for trouble,
00:29:05.44\00:29:07.21
for they shall be descendants
of the blessed of the Lord,
00:29:07.24\00:29:09.81
and their offspring with them.
00:29:09.84\00:29:12.68
And it shall come to
pass that before they call,
00:29:12.71\00:29:14.28
I will answer
00:29:14.32\00:29:15.65
and while they are
still speaking, I will hear.
00:29:15.68\00:29:17.25
The wolf and the
lamb shall feed together,
00:29:17.29\00:29:19.55
the lion shall
eat straw like the ox
00:29:19.59\00:29:22.22
and dust shall be
the serpent's food.
00:29:22.26\00:29:25.23
They shall not hurt nor
destroy in My holy mountain, '
00:29:25.26\00:29:28.36
says the Lord.'"
00:29:28.40\00:29:29.80
I point you also to
Deuteronomy Chapter 7
00:29:29.83\00:29:32.53
and there you
will see many promises
00:29:32.57\00:29:34.04
that the Lord made to
them based on obedience,
00:29:34.07\00:29:37.77
and if they did not obey,
00:29:37.81\00:29:39.21
the Lord was not going
to fulfill these promises.
00:29:39.24\00:29:41.21
So when were these
things to take place?
00:29:41.24\00:29:43.58
If the people of
Israel were faithful,
00:29:43.61\00:29:45.65
the Lord was going to
bless them temporarily
00:29:45.68\00:29:47.48
with these types of
things and also delivered them
00:29:47.52\00:29:50.49
from their enemies.
00:29:50.52\00:29:53.19
But my time is up.
00:29:53.22\00:29:55.36
All right. Okay.
00:29:55.39\00:29:56.73
Well, thank you so
much for that answer.
00:29:56.76\00:29:58.09
Appreciate it.
00:29:58.13\00:29:59.46
All right, Pastor
Rafferty, this person is asking,
00:29:59.49\00:30:01.76
"How do I lead a
family that is so entertained
00:30:01.80\00:30:05.03
by some of the
ungodly imagery Hollywood
00:30:05.07\00:30:07.90
and other media
outlets display?"
00:30:07.94\00:30:10.41
Really good question.
00:30:10.44\00:30:12.11
Job Chapter 1 really
gives us a good answer for that.
00:30:12.14\00:30:14.61
In Job 1:1,
00:30:14.64\00:30:16.71
"You have this
man in the land of Uz,
00:30:16.75\00:30:18.25
whose name was Job,
and this man was perfect."
00:30:18.28\00:30:20.95
And, of course, we
argue a lot about perfection
00:30:20.98\00:30:22.78
and perfectionism.
00:30:22.82\00:30:24.15
But the context
is of his perfection
00:30:24.19\00:30:26.19
is the answer to this question.
00:30:26.22\00:30:27.62
How do I lead a
family that is so entertained
00:30:27.66\00:30:30.43
by some of ungodly
imagery, Hollywood and say,
00:30:30.46\00:30:33.13
how do I lead them?
00:30:33.16\00:30:34.50
Well, Job had a
similar situation.
00:30:34.53\00:30:36.83
He was so
concerned about his kids,
00:30:36.87\00:30:39.10
they were 10 of them,
00:30:39.13\00:30:40.47
who are
partying in their houses,
00:30:40.50\00:30:41.84
having these birthday
parties, these get-togethers.
00:30:41.87\00:30:43.84
He was so concerned about
them because he was afraid
00:30:43.87\00:30:45.64
they might be
cursing God in their hearts.
00:30:45.67\00:30:47.28
And by the way, that is an
indication of Job's perfection.
00:30:47.31\00:30:50.81
The reason why Job
is called a perfect man
00:30:50.85\00:30:52.65
is because of the way he
responds to his children.
00:30:52.68\00:30:56.38
He responds by getting up early
in the morning, we're told,
00:30:56.42\00:30:59.62
and praying for
every one of them.
00:30:59.65\00:31:01.46
He responds by offering
sacrifices in their behalf,
00:31:01.49\00:31:05.43
sacrificing his time,
00:31:05.46\00:31:06.80
and sacrificing
stuff for his kids.
00:31:06.83\00:31:09.16
Why? Because
they were good kids?
00:31:09.20\00:31:10.97
No, because he was
afraid they weren't good kids,
00:31:11.00\00:31:12.87
because he was afraid they
were caught up in Hollywood,
00:31:12.90\00:31:14.50
because he was afraid
they were doing things
00:31:14.54\00:31:15.87
that really weren't in harmony
with God's will for their lives
00:31:15.90\00:31:19.51
and so this led
him as a godly man,
00:31:19.54\00:31:22.18
as a godly parent.
00:31:22.21\00:31:23.55
This led him to
pray earnestly for them,
00:31:23.58\00:31:26.15
to rise up early in
the morning for them,
00:31:26.18\00:31:27.58
and to sacrifice his
stuff in their behalf.
00:31:27.62\00:31:29.58
So, if you love God,
00:31:29.62\00:31:31.52
if you are filled
with the peace of God,
00:31:31.55\00:31:33.46
and the joy of God,
and the happiness of God,
00:31:33.49\00:31:35.06
if you know that
eternal life is yours,
00:31:35.09\00:31:37.73
and you see
your family caught up
00:31:37.76\00:31:40.00
addicted to Hollywood,
00:31:40.03\00:31:41.36
addicted to things that
that aren't good for them,
00:31:41.40\00:31:43.33
that aren't
spiritually nurturing them.
00:31:43.37\00:31:45.57
Follow the example of Job,
get up early in the morning,
00:31:45.60\00:31:48.27
and pray for your family.
00:31:48.30\00:31:50.57
Sacrifice your stuff,
00:31:50.61\00:31:52.44
give your stuff in their behalf,
00:31:52.47\00:31:54.98
so that they can
know that you love them
00:31:55.01\00:31:56.88
and in knowing
that you love them,
00:31:56.91\00:31:58.78
they can see a picture
00:31:58.81\00:32:00.15
of God's
unconditional love for them.
00:32:00.18\00:32:01.58
Because we're
told in Romans 2:4,
00:32:01.62\00:32:04.42
"It is the goodness of God
that leads us to repentance."
00:32:04.45\00:32:07.56
And that word
repentance means to turn around.
00:32:07.59\00:32:10.26
The only way that
people can turn around
00:32:10.29\00:32:12.79
according to the Bible,
00:32:12.83\00:32:14.16
the only way their
lives can be turned around
00:32:14.20\00:32:15.83
is if they see
the goodness of God,
00:32:15.86\00:32:17.77
the goodness of God
turns our life around.
00:32:17.80\00:32:20.07
So let the love of
God shining through you
00:32:20.10\00:32:23.57
turn the lives of
your family around.
00:32:23.61\00:32:26.17
Amen. Thank you
so much, Brother.
00:32:26.21\00:32:28.11
Appreciate that. All right.
00:32:28.14\00:32:29.48
Pastor Lomacang,
coming back to you.
00:32:29.51\00:32:31.45
This is coming
from Pam from Illinois.
00:32:31.48\00:32:33.85
And she says this
question is for Pastor Lomacang
00:32:33.88\00:32:36.79
because of his comment.
00:32:36.82\00:32:38.79
And she's quoting you, "If
the devil is angry with me,
00:32:38.82\00:32:41.49
I must be doing something right.
00:32:41.52\00:32:43.73
Does the Bible or Ellen White
00:32:43.76\00:32:45.59
give examples in
correlation to this?"
00:32:45.63\00:32:48.23
And then she goes
on to say, "You see,
00:32:48.26\00:32:49.60
I experienced a
visit from an evil spirit
00:32:49.63\00:32:51.47
and this was the same day
one of my siblings didn't trust
00:32:51.50\00:32:54.47
that I divided my
mother's estate equally
00:32:54.50\00:32:56.97
but with God's help
every penny was accounted
00:32:57.01\00:32:59.24
for and the estate was settled.
00:32:59.27\00:33:00.84
I always wanted to know
if I did the right thing.
00:33:00.88\00:33:03.35
Why was this evil spirit
allowed to get close enough
00:33:03.38\00:33:06.45
to touch me to try to
instill fear into me?"
00:33:06.48\00:33:11.32
Thank you for the question, Pam.
00:33:11.35\00:33:14.62
First answer.
00:33:14.66\00:33:16.19
If you are a follower of Christ,
00:33:16.22\00:33:18.03
you are on Satan's hit list.
00:33:18.06\00:33:21.83
You don't even
have to do anything
00:33:21.86\00:33:23.67
but just accept Jesus
00:33:23.70\00:33:25.23
and you align
yourself with Christ,
00:33:25.27\00:33:28.27
you automatically have an enemy.
00:33:28.30\00:33:30.91
The Bible makes
it very, very clear.
00:33:30.94\00:33:32.27
That's why 1 Peter 5:8
00:33:32.31\00:33:33.78
and when I said
that if I'm doing,
00:33:33.81\00:33:35.34
I must be doing something right.
00:33:35.38\00:33:36.71
Yes.
00:33:36.75\00:33:38.08
I'll show you the
scriptures that support that.
00:33:38.11\00:33:40.38
Let's start with 1 Peter 5:8,
00:33:40.42\00:33:43.39
"Be sober, be vigilant,
00:33:43.42\00:33:46.59
because your
adversary the devil walks about
00:33:46.62\00:33:49.09
like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour."
00:33:49.12\00:33:53.53
That is to every
Christian, how do I know that?
00:33:53.56\00:33:57.73
2 Peter 3:12.
00:33:57.77\00:33:59.63
Yes, and all who live godly,
00:33:59.67\00:34:03.04
in Christ Jesus
Will suffer persecution.
00:34:03.07\00:34:07.01
Not might or
possibility but will.
00:34:07.04\00:34:11.01
Here's the key. I've
asked people this before.
00:34:11.05\00:34:13.11
If you're doing something
right, is the devil happy?
00:34:13.15\00:34:15.05
The answer is no.
00:34:15.08\00:34:16.42
If you're doing
something wrong, is he happy?
00:34:16.45\00:34:18.52
Yes.
00:34:18.55\00:34:19.89
If you're doing something right,
00:34:19.92\00:34:21.26
what is his
attitude towards you?
00:34:21.29\00:34:22.62
We just read that
he wants to devour you.
00:34:22.66\00:34:24.59
He wants to make
your life miserable.
00:34:24.63\00:34:26.86
That's why James 4:7
says, "Therefore submit to God,"
00:34:26.90\00:34:30.80
what is our action,
00:34:30.83\00:34:32.17
"resist the devil and
he will flee from you.
00:34:32.20\00:34:35.20
Draw near to God and
God will draw near to you."
00:34:35.24\00:34:37.81
Without resistance,
00:34:37.84\00:34:39.17
the devil will
have access to us,
00:34:39.21\00:34:40.78
without any power on our
own to be able to resist him.
00:34:40.81\00:34:43.65
That's why Paul says,
00:34:43.68\00:34:45.05
we don't wrestle
against flesh and blood.
00:34:45.08\00:34:47.45
Ephesians 6:16, how are we safe?
00:34:47.48\00:34:50.89
"Above all, taking
the shield of faith
00:34:50.92\00:34:53.12
with which you will be able
to quench all the fiery darts
00:34:53.15\00:34:58.19
of the wicked one."
00:34:58.23\00:35:00.50
But what about the temptations?
00:35:00.53\00:35:02.40
Anything that comes your
way, the Lord measures it.
00:35:02.43\00:35:06.13
He doesn't allow any temptation
or trial to come your way
00:35:06.17\00:35:09.90
that you through
His grace cannot handle.
00:35:09.94\00:35:12.17
1 Corinthians 10:13,
00:35:12.21\00:35:13.74
"No temptation has overtaken you
00:35:13.78\00:35:15.21
except such as
is common to man."
00:35:15.24\00:35:17.58
But God is faithful,
00:35:17.61\00:35:18.95
who will not allow
you to be tempted beyond
00:35:18.98\00:35:20.45
what you are able,
but with the temptation,
00:35:20.48\00:35:22.88
and we also had the
trial, also make a way of escape
00:35:22.92\00:35:25.75
that you may be able to bear it.
00:35:25.79\00:35:27.12
So yes, if you're
doing something right,
00:35:27.16\00:35:29.39
you are on the devil's hit list.
00:35:29.42\00:35:31.33
All right. That's very clear.
00:35:31.36\00:35:33.73
In fact, on the
point that Pastor Lomacang
00:35:33.76\00:35:35.76
just referenced 1
Corinthians 10:13,
00:35:35.80\00:35:39.47
Pastor Dinzey,
Maureen asked this question.
00:35:39.50\00:35:43.34
She says, "My references
are taken from the NIV.
00:35:43.37\00:35:46.27
In the model
prayer, we must ask God
00:35:46.31\00:35:48.54
not to lead us into temptation.
00:35:48.58\00:35:51.65
In 1 Corinthians
10:13, and she says,
00:35:51.68\00:35:55.02
with emphasis
to the second half,
00:35:55.05\00:35:57.22
and God is faithful,"
which pastor just quoted it.
00:35:57.25\00:35:59.55
"He will not let you be tempted
beyond what you can bear.
00:35:59.59\00:36:03.16
If God is the
source of all goodness,
00:36:03.19\00:36:05.29
why are we to ask him not
to lead us into temptation?
00:36:05.33\00:36:08.86
Am I to understand
that God temps or tests us?
00:36:08.90\00:36:12.27
I always thought that
the enemy brought our trials,
00:36:12.30\00:36:14.87
tribulations,
temptations, et cetera to us,
00:36:14.90\00:36:18.14
and God helps us through them.
00:36:18.17\00:36:19.51
Can you please
help me with this?"
00:36:19.54\00:36:22.81
Thank you for your question.
00:36:22.84\00:36:24.81
I'm going to read first,
00:36:24.85\00:36:26.18
James 1:13
00:36:26.21\00:36:29.12
that clarifies
the aspect about God
00:36:29.15\00:36:33.19
tempting us or not tempting us?
00:36:33.22\00:36:35.22
James Chapter 1, it says,
00:36:35.26\00:36:36.59
"Let no one say
when he is tempted..."
00:36:36.62\00:36:38.56
James 1:13, "Let no
one say when he is tempted,
00:36:38.59\00:36:41.96
I am tempted by God,
00:36:42.00\00:36:44.10
for God cannot
be tempted by evil,
00:36:44.13\00:36:47.60
nor does He
Himself tempt anyone."
00:36:47.64\00:36:51.57
So it is very clear
statement in the Book of James
00:36:51.61\00:36:53.98
that God does not tempt anyone.
00:36:54.01\00:36:57.41
So what does it
mean then when it says,
00:36:57.45\00:37:00.42
lead us not into temptation.
00:37:00.45\00:37:02.52
I'm going to Matthew Chapter 6,
00:37:02.55\00:37:04.55
and I'm going to back
up a little bit to verse 11
00:37:04.59\00:37:08.02
to give a little bit of context.
00:37:08.06\00:37:09.39
It says, "Give us
this day, our daily bread."
00:37:09.42\00:37:11.83
Now notice verse 12,
"And forgive us our debts,"
00:37:11.86\00:37:15.16
this is talking about our sins,
00:37:15.20\00:37:17.03
"and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive our debtors,
00:37:17.07\00:37:20.04
those who have
trespassed against us."
00:37:20.07\00:37:22.44
So when verse 13 comes around,
00:37:22.47\00:37:25.27
"And do not lead
us into temptation,
00:37:25.31\00:37:27.14
but deliver us
from the evil one."
00:37:27.18\00:37:29.44
We have to understand
that the person that is praying
00:37:29.48\00:37:33.15
is asking the Lord,
Lord, forgive me for my sins,
00:37:33.18\00:37:37.32
and do not allow me
00:37:37.35\00:37:40.66
to fall into sin again.
00:37:40.69\00:37:43.36
This is a way you
can understand this
00:37:43.39\00:37:45.23
and lead us not into temptation.
00:37:45.26\00:37:46.59
Do not allow me
to fall into sin.
00:37:46.63\00:37:48.96
This is a person that
wants to walk with the Lord
00:37:49.00\00:37:52.07
and be faithful to the
Lord because he realizes,
00:37:52.10\00:37:54.77
I don't want to
be in a state of sin,
00:37:54.80\00:37:57.51
and I want to be forgiven.
00:37:57.54\00:37:59.11
I want to be faithful to you.
00:37:59.14\00:38:01.14
And this is a wonderful prayer
in the sense that it identifies
00:38:01.18\00:38:05.58
with the word repentance,
00:38:05.61\00:38:06.95
you do not want
to continue sinning.
00:38:06.98\00:38:08.85
Now, some people
have taken this as to say
00:38:08.88\00:38:11.32
that because the word temptation
00:38:11.35\00:38:12.69
can also be applied to trials.
00:38:12.72\00:38:14.09
In this case, you will say,
00:38:14.12\00:38:15.69
do not allow me to
go into sword trials
00:38:15.72\00:38:17.93
that will overwhelm me.
00:38:17.96\00:38:19.96
But God is faithful,
00:38:20.00\00:38:21.73
who will not allow you
to be tempted above that
00:38:21.76\00:38:23.93
what you are able.
00:38:23.97\00:38:25.30
Yes, the devil is the
one that brings the trial,
00:38:25.33\00:38:27.27
God permits those
things to come to us
00:38:27.30\00:38:29.84
that He has weighed
and carefully measured,
00:38:29.87\00:38:32.81
so that you do
not get overwhelmed
00:38:32.84\00:38:35.51
and He provides you
the power because it says,
00:38:35.54\00:38:38.31
"With God, all
things are possible."
00:38:38.35\00:38:40.28
Amen. Amen.
00:38:40.32\00:38:41.65
Thank you,
Brother. Great answer.
00:38:41.68\00:38:43.72
Pastor Rafferty,
coming to you for this one.
00:38:43.75\00:38:45.99
This comes from
Renata in Washington.
00:38:46.02\00:38:48.36
And she says, "Please explain
00:38:48.39\00:38:50.29
why Jesus has to
minister for us in heaven.
00:38:50.33\00:38:53.19
We are saved already
because Jesus already paid,
00:38:53.23\00:38:55.80
saved and redeemed us.
00:38:55.83\00:38:57.67
Maybe we don't fully understand
His ministry in heaven."
00:38:57.70\00:39:00.97
That is a really
good question, Renata.
00:39:01.00\00:39:03.34
And I want to look at
a Bible verse with you.
00:39:03.37\00:39:05.31
This one is found
in 2 Corinthians 1:10.
00:39:05.34\00:39:09.81
And it really
describes, you said,
00:39:09.84\00:39:11.31
maybe we don't
understand His ministry,
00:39:11.35\00:39:13.05
maybe we don't
understand, you know,
00:39:13.08\00:39:14.52
how salvation works.
00:39:14.55\00:39:16.02
So 2 Corinthians 1:10
00:39:16.05\00:39:17.62
explains it perhaps
in a very simple way.
00:39:17.65\00:39:20.56
It's talking about Jesus Christ,
00:39:20.59\00:39:22.16
it's talking about God,
it's talking about the plan
00:39:22.19\00:39:23.76
of salvation and basically says,
00:39:23.79\00:39:25.46
who delivered us from so
great a death that's past tense,
00:39:25.49\00:39:30.33
and does deliver
that's present tense,
00:39:30.37\00:39:33.54
in whom we trust that
he will yet deliver us,
00:39:33.57\00:39:37.11
that's future tense.
00:39:37.14\00:39:38.51
Salvation is not a one-time deal
00:39:38.54\00:39:40.64
that was settled
back in December of 1984.
00:39:40.68\00:39:45.78
Salvation is a past,
present, and future experience
00:39:45.81\00:39:49.85
that we have with Christ,
justification, sanctification,
00:39:49.88\00:39:52.39
and finally, glorification.
00:39:52.42\00:39:54.26
It's a process that
takes place in our lives.
00:39:54.29\00:39:56.89
And that's why
Christ ministers for us
00:39:56.93\00:39:58.66
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:39:58.69\00:40:00.03
Christ is ministering for
us in the heavenly sanctuary
00:40:00.06\00:40:02.16
because Christ has
saved us past tense,
00:40:02.20\00:40:05.27
and that salvation
comes through his merit
00:40:05.30\00:40:07.70
or righteousness apply to us
00:40:07.74\00:40:09.37
when we pray to Him in heaven
00:40:09.40\00:40:10.87
for the forgiveness of our sins,
00:40:10.91\00:40:12.54
and then salvation,
God is ministering to us.
00:40:12.57\00:40:15.18
That's why it says
in Hebrews 4:15-16,
00:40:15.21\00:40:19.01
"For we have not a high
priest which cannot be touched
00:40:19.05\00:40:21.32
with the feeling
of our infirmities,
00:40:21.35\00:40:23.15
but it was in all
points tempted like
00:40:23.18\00:40:24.89
as we are yet without sin.
00:40:24.92\00:40:26.42
Let us therefore come boldly
before the throne of grace,
00:40:26.45\00:40:30.19
that we may receive
mercy and find grace
00:40:30.23\00:40:32.96
and help in time of need."
00:40:32.99\00:40:34.33
There's a three full
power there that God wants us
00:40:34.36\00:40:37.37
to tap into,
00:40:37.40\00:40:38.73
and so has been
shared just recently here.
00:40:38.77\00:40:41.14
There's no temptation
that comes to us that God
00:40:41.17\00:40:43.44
is not able to save us from.
00:40:43.47\00:40:44.81
All things work
together for good to them
00:40:44.84\00:40:46.31
that love the Lord
and are called according
00:40:46.34\00:40:47.68
to His purpose.
00:40:47.71\00:40:49.04
So God is in the business
of past tense saving us,
00:40:49.08\00:40:51.81
present tense, saving us
and future tense, saving us.
00:40:51.85\00:40:54.58
He is in the business of
working out our salvation
00:40:54.62\00:40:57.75
in the heavenly
sanctuary with justification,
00:40:57.79\00:40:59.59
sanctification, and redemption.
00:40:59.62\00:41:01.66
Amen.
00:41:01.69\00:41:03.02
That present truth gets you
on fire down there, I can see.
00:41:03.06\00:41:04.76
Amen. Amen.
00:41:04.79\00:41:07.00
I like to praise God.
All right, Pastor Lomacang.
00:41:07.03\00:41:09.70
This next question is
actually a really good one
00:41:09.73\00:41:11.77
coming from Elena.
00:41:11.80\00:41:13.13
And she says, "My
question is in regards
00:41:13.17\00:41:15.37
to reverence and
worship in our churches.
00:41:15.40\00:41:18.37
Pastor Lomacang, in a
sermon found on YouTube,
00:41:18.41\00:41:21.48
preached about
the impact of music,
00:41:21.51\00:41:23.31
and I've noticed a
lot of what he warned
00:41:23.35\00:41:25.08
about in the music
played in our church
00:41:25.11\00:41:27.72
and it seems I'm
the only one worried.
00:41:27.75\00:41:31.62
She goes, not only that,
00:41:31.65\00:41:33.59
is it appropriate to
have a concert-like service
00:41:33.62\00:41:36.42
with lights and all?
00:41:36.46\00:41:37.99
Why aren't we
using hymnals anymore?
00:41:38.03\00:41:40.13
Am I wrong and
behaving like a Pharisee?
00:41:40.16\00:41:42.70
I've been praying to
try to find kind words
00:41:42.73\00:41:45.30
to talk to the pastor,
00:41:45.33\00:41:46.67
but he's been commenting on
how we are a diverse church,
00:41:46.70\00:41:49.50
and I'm not the
confrontational type.
00:41:49.54\00:41:52.07
I've had to leave the
service because it was too loud.
00:41:52.11\00:41:54.74
Maybe I just need
to find a new church.
00:41:54.78\00:41:57.55
But I'm really concerned,
00:41:57.58\00:41:58.95
what would be
the right approach?
00:41:58.98\00:42:00.78
If I'm wrong,
please let me know.
00:42:00.82\00:42:02.62
I feel I'm being judgmental?"
00:42:02.65\00:42:05.05
I liked the way she
phrased that question
00:42:05.09\00:42:07.12
because she didn't come down
in a definitive way I'm right,
00:42:07.16\00:42:09.39
and he's wrong or any other way.
00:42:09.42\00:42:11.79
But when we talk
about the issue of music,
00:42:11.83\00:42:13.43
and music is so
much a part of my life.
00:42:13.46\00:42:16.60
Before I got into
pastoring, I was into music
00:42:16.63\00:42:18.67
and I'm still singing.
00:42:18.70\00:42:20.54
I have a wide range of music
00:42:20.57\00:42:22.40
that I like to
listen to gospel music,
00:42:22.44\00:42:25.67
Christian music,
traditional music,
00:42:25.71\00:42:27.58
and they're all
variants of the gospel.
00:42:27.61\00:42:30.65
But when you talk
about music and its impact,
00:42:30.68\00:42:32.18
it's critical to understand
the proper purpose for music.
00:42:32.21\00:42:36.15
Sometimes music
has become a suitable
00:42:36.18\00:42:38.79
substitute for the depth
and knowledge of God's Word.
00:42:38.82\00:42:42.19
I don't support
that when the sermon is,
00:42:42.22\00:42:44.46
when you get a sermon up,
00:42:44.49\00:42:45.83
but you get 45 to
50 minutes of music.
00:42:45.86\00:42:48.03
And I've seen people
say I've gone home starved,
00:42:48.06\00:42:50.80
but I got caught into the 711.
00:42:50.83\00:42:53.40
Seven words repeated 11 times.
00:42:53.44\00:42:56.04
Other times music
has been so minimized,
00:42:56.07\00:42:59.37
that some churches
services just seemed dry,
00:42:59.41\00:43:02.44
it's like one song,
that's it and is like,
00:43:02.48\00:43:05.65
absolutely no emotion at all.
00:43:05.68\00:43:08.35
There is a biblically
scriptural prescription
00:43:08.38\00:43:11.25
for what worship and praise
00:43:11.29\00:43:13.49
should be and that's Psalm 100.
00:43:13.52\00:43:15.72
The Bible says, "Make a
joyful shout to the Lord,
00:43:15.76\00:43:17.43
a joyful noise, all you lands!
00:43:17.46\00:43:19.13
Serve the Lord with gladness,
00:43:19.16\00:43:20.66
come before His
presence with singing."
00:43:20.70\00:43:22.90
And it goes on, "Know
that the Lord He is God,
00:43:22.93\00:43:25.27
it is He who made us
00:43:25.30\00:43:27.17
and we did not make ourselves."
00:43:27.20\00:43:28.70
I'll let you
read the rest of that.
00:43:28.74\00:43:30.54
"Enter his
courts with thanksgiving
00:43:30.57\00:43:31.91
and his presence with praise."
00:43:31.94\00:43:34.14
But here's the
thing I want to bring out.
00:43:34.18\00:43:36.68
Notice that
volume style of praise
00:43:36.71\00:43:39.15
and musical instruments
were not the specific functions
00:43:39.18\00:43:42.75
of Psalm 100.
00:43:42.78\00:43:44.99
People tend to think that
musical instruments are evil.
00:43:45.02\00:43:47.56
I'm not one of those.
00:43:47.59\00:43:49.06
Some people say
the drum, the flute,
00:43:49.09\00:43:50.53
the horn, the bass, the guitar,
00:43:50.56\00:43:52.09
the Bible doesn't speak
of any evil instruments,
00:43:52.13\00:43:54.00
it's the use of those.
00:43:54.03\00:43:55.36
That's right.
00:43:55.40\00:43:56.73
That curve that
crossed the line to make that
00:43:56.77\00:43:58.10
instrument offensive.
00:43:58.13\00:43:59.47
If somebody was raised
in a classical background,
00:43:59.50\00:44:01.44
well, they're not
really into any kind of music
00:44:01.47\00:44:03.41
that may deviate from that.
00:44:03.44\00:44:04.94
There was a time in
the Christian church
00:44:04.97\00:44:06.31
that pianos were not allowed.
00:44:06.34\00:44:07.68
Right.
00:44:07.71\00:44:09.04
And there are still
some places in the world
00:44:09.08\00:44:10.41
that pianos are still not used.
00:44:10.45\00:44:11.78
And I was in
Africa, in some places,
00:44:11.81\00:44:13.15
they don't use pianos,
00:44:13.18\00:44:14.52
because they see it
as a bar instrument.
00:44:14.55\00:44:17.05
But here's something that I
would like you to really use
00:44:17.09\00:44:19.25
as a principle.
00:44:19.29\00:44:21.89
If the music is
in vain repetition,
00:44:21.92\00:44:24.19
Matthew 6:7 applies as
well as it does to prayer.
00:44:24.23\00:44:28.20
Don't use vain repetition,
Lord, I love You, Lord,
00:44:28.23\00:44:30.20
I love You, Lord, I
love You, Lord, I love You.
00:44:30.23\00:44:31.93
That's not bringing out emotion,
00:44:31.97\00:44:34.24
but that's
focusing on emotionalism.
00:44:34.27\00:44:37.11
That's focusing
worship in the wrong direction
00:44:37.14\00:44:39.87
but if the music
moves you, praise God.
00:44:39.91\00:44:42.31
But here's my closing point
00:44:42.34\00:44:44.11
and I've gone over my
time, but I have to say this.
00:44:44.15\00:44:46.35
When the Hebrews
were on the plain of Dura,
00:44:46.38\00:44:49.35
Nebuchadnezzar said, "Bow
when the music is played."
00:44:49.38\00:44:51.85
Why didn't they bow?
00:44:51.89\00:44:53.22
And here's
something I always remember,
00:44:53.25\00:44:54.59
God showed this to me.
00:44:54.62\00:44:56.32
When music leads you
to bow at the wrong altar,
00:44:56.36\00:44:59.83
it ceases to be
worship to the true God.
00:44:59.86\00:45:03.06
The question is, to what
altar is your music leading you?
00:45:03.10\00:45:06.50
If it's taking you
where you've come from,
00:45:06.53\00:45:08.30
then I think you should
find another place to worship.
00:45:08.34\00:45:11.21
Amen. Well said, Brother.
00:45:11.24\00:45:12.57
Thank you for that.
All right, Pastor Dinzey.
00:45:12.61\00:45:14.98
This is your last question
00:45:15.01\00:45:16.44
before we get
into our bonus round.
00:45:16.48\00:45:18.45
And this is coming from
April, I believe in Connecticut.
00:45:18.48\00:45:21.92
And she says, "Pastor Dinzey,
00:45:21.95\00:45:23.28
this is a follow-up question
regarding Sabbath keeping.
00:45:23.32\00:45:26.22
In one segment,
00:45:26.25\00:45:27.59
a question was asked
about breaking the Sabbath,
00:45:27.62\00:45:29.62
if one has to work 9 am to 5 pm
00:45:29.66\00:45:32.36
and the sunsets at 4 pm.
00:45:32.39\00:45:34.63
My question is, how
about those countries
00:45:34.66\00:45:37.00
such as Finland, Norway,
00:45:37.03\00:45:38.73
where sometimes the sun would
shine for 73 hours straight?
00:45:38.77\00:45:43.54
It goes on to say, or
the sun would never show up
00:45:43.57\00:45:45.67
during wintertime?
00:45:45.71\00:45:47.28
Is the Sabbath still
observed from sunset to sunset?"
00:45:47.31\00:45:50.55
It's a good question.
00:45:50.58\00:45:51.98
It really is a good question.
00:45:52.01\00:45:54.95
I first want to establish
that the Bible measures
00:45:54.98\00:45:57.52
or God measures days,
00:45:57.55\00:45:59.19
according to Genesis 1
from evening to evening.
00:45:59.22\00:46:02.42
And the evening and the
morning was the first day,
00:46:02.46\00:46:04.93
evening and the morning
was the second day, et cetera.
00:46:04.96\00:46:07.43
So when we say that
00:46:07.46\00:46:09.06
the Sabbath
begins in the evening,
00:46:09.10\00:46:10.83
we're talking about Friday
evening begins the Sabbath
00:46:10.87\00:46:13.84
until Saturday evening,
what we call Saturday evening,
00:46:13.87\00:46:17.01
that's the way the
Sabbath is measured.
00:46:17.04\00:46:18.81
But what about those
countries where the sun is out,
00:46:18.84\00:46:22.14
and you don't see it go down,
or the sun doesn't come up?
00:46:22.18\00:46:26.21
Well, I want to thank Brother
Tim Lass that lived in Alaska.
00:46:26.25\00:46:29.12
They helped me to understand
00:46:29.15\00:46:30.49
how they observed
the Sabbath there.
00:46:30.52\00:46:32.45
You see, and those days
where the sun doesn't go down,
00:46:32.49\00:46:35.36
what they do is they see
the sun appears to go down,
00:46:35.39\00:46:38.23
they start going
down, down, down.
00:46:38.26\00:46:40.26
It doesn't dip below the horizon
00:46:40.30\00:46:42.80
but it comes to a point
where it starts to rise again.
00:46:42.83\00:46:46.53
So what they do is
that point where it stops,
00:46:46.57\00:46:50.27
they mark the hour, oh,
now it began to rise again,
00:46:50.31\00:46:53.21
that must be the sunset for us.
00:46:53.24\00:46:55.44
So that's the way they measured
when there is no sunset.
00:46:55.48\00:46:59.31
It doesn't get dark.
00:46:59.35\00:47:01.05
What about those
times when it's always dark
00:47:01.08\00:47:03.99
for sometimes for
almost two months.
00:47:04.02\00:47:07.32
And he says that over there,
00:47:07.36\00:47:09.26
they mark when the
last time the sunset
00:47:09.29\00:47:13.50
and then they already
know by all previous years,
00:47:13.53\00:47:18.37
when the sun comes up
again, there you see it again.
00:47:18.40\00:47:21.60
So they calculate
they've done this,
00:47:21.64\00:47:23.20
they calculate
the time difference
00:47:23.24\00:47:26.44
between when it went down
00:47:26.47\00:47:28.74
and then when it
came back up again
00:47:28.78\00:47:31.65
and they look at the time
00:47:31.68\00:47:33.01
and they
calculate minutes per week.
00:47:33.05\00:47:36.72
They take all
those minutes per week,
00:47:36.75\00:47:38.42
and they divide it among those
00:47:38.45\00:47:40.89
and that to them
is an understanding,
00:47:40.92\00:47:43.16
we're doing the
best we understand
00:47:43.19\00:47:45.23
to keep the Sabbath
according to the commandment.
00:47:45.26\00:47:48.06
And it's a pretty good method,
00:47:48.10\00:47:50.17
I believe to keep
the Sabbath and to them.
00:47:50.20\00:47:53.00
He said it was easy
for us to keep the Sabbath
00:47:53.03\00:47:55.30
because when the
sunset on Friday evening,
00:47:55.34\00:47:59.24
when they went to bed
on Friday, it was dark.
00:47:59.27\00:48:03.24
When they came back on Saturday
they continue to observe
00:48:03.28\00:48:07.88
the Sabbath when
Sunday came up in the morning.
00:48:07.92\00:48:10.22
They said well,
the Sabbath is over.
00:48:10.25\00:48:11.59
Basically, it was very
easy to observe the Sabbath
00:48:11.62\00:48:14.02
when it was dark.
00:48:14.06\00:48:15.39
All right, nice.
00:48:15.42\00:48:17.36
It was a very creative
question and a good one.
00:48:17.39\00:48:21.06
So thank you
for submitting that.
00:48:21.10\00:48:22.66
All right,
Pastor James Rafferty,
00:48:22.70\00:48:24.80
this is coming
from David in Oregon.
00:48:24.83\00:48:26.94
And he says,
"How do we reconcile
00:48:26.97\00:48:29.10
the way of
salvation is grace only,
00:48:29.14\00:48:32.31
and then be lost by our
taking of the mark of the beast?
00:48:32.34\00:48:35.98
And then he says some people
claim that it is working."
00:48:36.01\00:48:39.18
A really good
question from David in Oregon.
00:48:39.21\00:48:41.88
Thank you for
sending that question.
00:48:41.92\00:48:43.25
Actually, the very
essence of the mark of the beast
00:48:43.28\00:48:46.12
is trusting in our own
works or righteousness by works.
00:48:46.15\00:48:49.26
So there's really no
collision here between the mark
00:48:49.29\00:48:53.09
of the beast and
being saved by grace.
00:48:53.13\00:48:54.53
If we're saved by grace
00:48:54.56\00:48:56.16
which is the
pronunciation or the reception
00:48:56.20\00:48:58.33
of the
pronunciation or the giving
00:48:58.37\00:49:00.74
of the everlasting
gospel in Revelation 14:6-12.
00:49:00.77\00:49:04.87
If we're saved by grace,
00:49:04.91\00:49:06.57
then we will not
receive the mark of the beast,
00:49:06.61\00:49:08.61
because the grace
leads us to worship God,
00:49:08.64\00:49:11.25
to trust in
Christ's righteousness,
00:49:11.28\00:49:12.61
to glorify Him.
00:49:12.65\00:49:13.98
Ephesians says that we're
saved by grace through faith,
00:49:14.02\00:49:16.02
it's not of ourselves,
00:49:16.05\00:49:17.39
the gift of God lest any
man should boast or glory.
00:49:17.42\00:49:20.16
When we give glory to God,
00:49:20.19\00:49:21.52
we don't boast
in what we're doing.
00:49:21.56\00:49:22.92
We give all the
glory to the salvation gift
00:49:22.96\00:49:25.96
that is given
us in Jesus Christ.
00:49:25.99\00:49:27.96
And that's what
it means to be sealed
00:49:28.00\00:49:30.13
with the seal
of the Holy Spirit.
00:49:30.17\00:49:31.73
Ephesians Chapter 1
talks about how we're sealed
00:49:31.77\00:49:34.50
after we receive
the truth of the gospel.
00:49:34.54\00:49:37.67
So when we are saved by grace,
00:49:37.71\00:49:39.51
we reject the mark of the beast.
00:49:39.54\00:49:41.11
If we're not saved by grace,
00:49:41.14\00:49:42.81
we're going to incline
toward the mark of the beast
00:49:42.84\00:49:44.91
because the mark of the beast
is all about human systems,
00:49:44.95\00:49:48.22
human powers setting
up a way of salvation
00:49:48.25\00:49:51.55
that is contrary
to the way that God
00:49:51.59\00:49:53.56
is established in His Word.
00:49:53.59\00:49:55.19
It's kind of like
Cain and Abel if you will.
00:49:55.22\00:49:57.66
Both of them were worshiping,
both of them had an altar,
00:49:57.69\00:49:59.89
both of them
brought a sacrifice.
00:49:59.93\00:50:01.46
One sacrifice was
in harmony with God,
00:50:01.50\00:50:04.17
in harmony with
Word, pointing to Jesus
00:50:04.20\00:50:06.17
that was Abel's,
and the other sacrifice
00:50:06.20\00:50:08.37
was dependent on his
own works, that was Cain's,
00:50:08.40\00:50:11.57
the fruit of his
hands, his own labors.
00:50:11.61\00:50:14.21
Well, that's what we see
projected into Revelation
00:50:14.24\00:50:16.58
Chapters 13 and 14.
00:50:16.61\00:50:18.58
In fact, it's interesting
Cain was eventually marked
00:50:18.61\00:50:21.18
and we see the
same thing taking place
00:50:21.22\00:50:23.15
in Revelation 13, and 14.
00:50:23.18\00:50:24.85
There's the mark of the beast,
and there's the mark of God,
00:50:24.89\00:50:27.36
that word
remember the Sabbath day,
00:50:27.39\00:50:29.36
that word remember,
00:50:29.39\00:50:30.73
in the Hebrew actually means
00:50:30.76\00:50:32.09
to mark the Sabbath
day to keep it holy.
00:50:32.13\00:50:34.10
So there's no
contradiction here.
00:50:34.13\00:50:35.96
We are saved by grace
and that grace connects us
00:50:36.00\00:50:39.10
with the law of God,
the everlasting gospel,
00:50:39.13\00:50:41.94
being saved
through the righteousness
00:50:41.97\00:50:43.51
of Jesus Christ.
00:50:43.54\00:50:44.87
Illustration, the
Sabbath is the exact opposite
00:50:44.91\00:50:48.21
of the mark of the beast.
00:50:48.24\00:50:49.58
God uses the Sabbath
as a sign of salvation,
00:50:49.61\00:50:52.95
because when God created
us or this world in six days,
00:50:52.98\00:50:57.82
He created us
humankind on the sixth day,
00:50:57.85\00:51:01.32
and then He rested
on the seventh day.
00:51:01.36\00:51:03.73
So the first thing
that Adam and Eve did
00:51:03.76\00:51:05.23
after they were
created was rest.
00:51:05.26\00:51:07.06
They rested and everything
God did for them without them.
00:51:07.10\00:51:10.70
There was nothing that
they could point to and say,
00:51:10.73\00:51:12.07
hey, you see
that tree over there?
00:51:12.10\00:51:13.44
Well, God made the trunk
and I put on the branches,
00:51:13.47\00:51:17.11
and then He put on the
leaves, and I put on the fruit?
00:51:17.14\00:51:18.94
No, no, God did it
all but God did it for us.
00:51:18.97\00:51:22.08
He did everything
for us, without us,
00:51:22.11\00:51:25.25
and then He asked
us to rest in that.
00:51:25.28\00:51:27.52
And that's exactly
what happens in recreation.
00:51:27.55\00:51:29.98
Jesus came to
recreate us in His image.
00:51:30.02\00:51:32.65
If any man is in
Christ, he's a new creature.
00:51:32.69\00:51:34.72
He's a recreation in
the image of Jesus Christ.
00:51:34.76\00:51:38.49
He trod the wine
press alone of the people,
00:51:38.53\00:51:40.46
there was none with him.
00:51:40.50\00:51:41.83
And on the cross the
Friday the sixth day,
00:51:41.86\00:51:44.13
just like in the garden,
Jesus said, "It is finished."
00:51:44.17\00:51:48.34
He accomplished our
salvation by ourselves,
00:51:48.37\00:51:50.21
and the first thing we
do when we accept Christ
00:51:50.24\00:51:52.64
as we rest in everything
He's done for us without us.
00:51:52.67\00:51:55.64
And that's what the
Sabbath is really all about.
00:51:55.68\00:51:57.25
It's resting in a
finished work of Jesus Christ.
00:51:57.28\00:52:00.22
Amen.
00:52:00.25\00:52:01.58
Well said, my
Brother. Thank you so much.
00:52:01.62\00:52:03.49
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