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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:01 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello, friends, and welcome again 01:17 to another edition of 3ABN Bible Q and A. 01:21 This is a Today program 01:23 where we take your Bible questions 01:25 and we answer them according to the Bible. 01:27 And we just want to say thank you for all the questions 01:29 you have been submitting. 01:31 And, you know, I just want to take a moment 01:32 also just to let you know 01:33 if you have submitted a question 01:35 and it has not been answered yet in one of our shows, 01:37 please don't get discouraged. 01:39 Because we're getting a ton of these questions in 01:41 and we love that so keep sending them in. 01:43 But what we do is we put them in a spreadsheet, 01:46 and we filter through those 01:48 all the way through until we cover each 01:50 and everyone over a period of time. 01:52 So it may take a few weeks, but we'll get to your question. 01:55 Just keep submitting those questions to us. 01:58 My name is Ryan Day. 01:59 I'm your host for this particular program. 02:01 And I just want to go ahead and introduce our family here 02:03 with us, brothers in Christ. 02:05 Pastor John Dinzey, how are you doing? 02:07 By God's grace, I'm doing well. Amen. 02:09 I know you're locked and loaded and ready to go. 02:11 Locked and loaded. 02:12 That's right. Praise the Lord. 02:15 Pastor John Lomacang, 02:16 it's always a blessing to have you, Brother. 02:17 Yes. Whenever we answer God's Word, it teaches us something. 02:21 So I'm looking forward to learning something 02:23 as we answer the questions that you've asked. 02:25 Amen. Praise the Lord. 02:27 And, Pastor James Rafferty, 02:28 always a blessing to have you, my Brother. 02:30 It is so good to be here. Looking forward to it. 02:32 Amen. 02:33 We got lots and lots of very interesting questions. 02:36 I was going through this, just to mention a few here. 02:39 What are the living righteous 02:40 doing during the Battle of Armageddon? 02:42 We're going to be answering that question. 02:44 We have one pertaining here in a moment 02:46 that Pastor Lomacang is going to cover 02:47 pertaining to the 1000 year millennial period 02:50 and Satan being alone here during this time? 02:53 Is there going to be an investigation during 02:55 that time dealing with the 1000 year 02:56 millennial period? 02:58 And also, Pastor Dinzey I think you have a question 03:00 pertaining to water baptism. 03:01 Is sprinkling of water baptism? 03:04 We'll get to that one in just a moment. 03:06 We have lots and lots of good questions. 03:08 And we want to tell you and remind you 03:09 how you can submit your questions, 03:11 you may be new and watching this for the first time. 03:13 There are three different ways you can submit those questions. 03:16 The first is by email. 03:18 And that email address is going 03:19 to be right there on your screen 03:21 BibleQA@3abn.TV 03:24 That's BibleQA@3abn.TV 03:30 And, of course, you can also text in your questions, 03:34 so send us a text message at 618-228-3975. 03:40 Again that number is 618-228-3975. 03:45 And if you have social media account, 03:46 specifically Instagram, 03:48 then you could submit your questions via Instagram 03:51 right there on your screen as well at... 03:53 Be sure to conclude that at sign 03:55 @3abn_official 04:00 Send us those questions because we love your questions 04:03 and we love to give good Bible answers to those questions. 04:08 Well, before we dive right into our questions, 04:11 and we get those Bible answers, Pastor Dinzey, 04:14 I'm gonna ask you to have a prayer for us, 04:15 my Brother, Sure, let's pray. 04:18 Our loving and wonderful Heavenly Father. 04:21 We thank You, Lord, because You have given us 04:23 the blessing of having the Holy Scriptures. 04:26 And even today, Lord, there are more ways to study 04:28 to be able to have it available wherever we go. 04:32 We just thank You, Lord, we pray that You will help us 04:34 to study the scriptures that we may learn from them, 04:38 and be prepared to face the challenges of life. 04:41 We thank You for Your blessing that you will teach us. 04:44 We thank You for the promise of the Holy Spirit 04:46 that will guide us into all truth and we pray 04:48 that Your Holy Spirit will use us 04:51 and bring the truth to Your children. 04:53 We ask You for a blessing also for those that are joining us 04:57 in whatever country or place they may be. 04:59 We ask You for these things in the holy 05:01 and blessed name of Jesus. 05:03 Amen. Amen. 05:06 All right, Pastor Lomacang, I'm going to come to you first. 05:09 I feel like, we need a drumroll for our open one, right? 05:12 This is an interesting question 05:14 and I'm looking forward to the answer. 05:16 So, Pastor Lomacang, this person says, 05:17 "What will happen during the 1000 year period 05:20 where Satan will be alone? 05:23 Will there be investigating 05:24 of why some people made it into heaven 05:27 and why some people did not make it into heaven? 05:30 Could this be clarified more?" 05:31 This is coming from Rebecca, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 05:34 Okay. Thank you, Rebecca, for that question. 05:36 A couple of things that need to be specified 05:38 and clarified at the very outset. 05:41 When the judgment is done, you know, when Revelation 22:12 05:44 is declared, he that is righteous, 05:48 he that is holy, he that is unjust, 05:49 he that is filthy, when that declaration is made, 05:53 two categories are formed permanently 05:54 the holy and the righteous, the unjust and the filthy, 05:58 and that decides who's saved and who's lost. 06:00 But the question is, why would there be a judgment? 06:03 Because it's very clear that the Bible says God, 06:05 the Father judges no one, 06:06 but He has given all judgment to the Son. 06:09 So let's go right to Revelation Chapter 20 06:11 and look at the scene as it unfolds. 06:13 Revelation Chapter 20, I'm going to read verse 4, 06:16 because you asked, will there be an investigation? 06:18 The answer is yes. 06:19 Because some people would want to know, well, 06:20 why did so and so not make it or how did so and so make it? 06:26 Some of you shocked that they're there, 06:27 and some will be shocked that they're not there. 06:30 Revelation 20:4, speaking of the redeemed, 06:32 "And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, 06:35 and judgment was committed to them. 06:38 Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded 06:40 for the witness of Jesus and for the Word of God, 06:43 who had not worshiped the beast or his image, 06:45 and had not received his mark on their foreheads 06:48 or on their hands." 06:49 And now speaking about those 06:51 who were sitting on the thrones. 06:52 "And they lived and reigned with Christ for 1000 years." 06:55 Well, the question is, who sat on the throne 06:56 and what were they doing there? 06:58 Let's go to 1 Corinthians 6:2-4, 07:01 because a lot of people wonder, well, 07:03 who's going to be presiding in the judgment? 07:05 Well, when you study Scripture, 07:06 it means those who are our peers, 07:08 those who are in our own peer group will understand 07:12 and rectify the judgment that God has already made. 07:15 The judgment has already been made. 07:17 But the question is, 07:18 on what basis did God make these decisions? 07:21 1 Corinthians 6:2, 07:23 "Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? 07:26 And if the world will be judged by you, 07:28 are you unworthy to judge in the smallest matter?" 07:31 And also, "Do you not know that we shall judge angels? 07:34 Now, which angels? The ones that fell. 07:36 The Bible says they're reserved unto judgment to be punished. 07:40 "How much more then that pertain to this life? 07:44 If then you have judgments concerning these things 07:46 pertaining to life, 07:47 do you appoint those who are least esteemed 07:50 by the church to judge?" 07:52 That's talking about the maturity 07:53 and the relevance to judge. 07:54 Are they at that point yet? 07:56 But let's go to Revelation 20:12, again, 07:58 what did the saints used to investigate 08:02 during the judgment? 08:04 Revelation 20:12, "And I saw the dead, 08:06 small and great standing before God, 08:08 and the books were opened. 08:10 And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. 08:12 And the dead were judged according to their works, 08:14 by the things which were written in the books." 08:17 You have books open. 08:19 One is the Book of Life and what's the other one? 08:21 Revelation 20:15, 08:23 "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life 08:25 was cast into the lake of fire." 08:28 So there's a Book of Life and there's a Book of Death. 08:30 The Book of Death contains all the sins 08:32 that have never been confessed. 08:34 That's why the Bible says we must all give an account 08:37 and we must all stand before the judgment seat of God 08:39 that we may give an account. 08:41 Now get this, the righteous don't give an account 08:43 because their sins have been blotted out 08:45 by the blood of the Lamb. 08:46 They receive eternal life, 08:48 but the wicked now have to account for their sins 08:50 and they will be judged according to their works, 08:53 Revelation 22:12. 08:56 Amen. Very thorough answer. Thank you, Pastor. 08:59 All right, Pastor John Dinzey, 09:00 I'm going to come to you for this next one. 09:02 This is coming from Mitchell in Virginia. 09:04 And they say, "I've been reading the Word 09:07 and would like to ask if Colossians 2:14-16 09:12 would be speaking on the Passover 09:14 and Feast of Tabernacles? 09:16 Are these events part of what was nailed to the cross 09:20 with Christ? 09:21 Thank you, Mitchell, for the question. 09:23 Yes. Colossians 2:14-16. 09:27 I will read verses 14 now, 09:30 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances 09:33 that was against us, which was contrary to us 09:37 and took it out of the way nailing it to his cross, 09:40 and having spoiled principalities and powers, 09:42 he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it." 09:46 This has been a source of confusion for people 09:49 and we hope to give you some clarification. 09:54 All of the feasts included sacrifices 09:58 when Jesus died on the cross, 10:00 all the sacrificial ordinances and that, 10:03 including the Feast of Passover 10:05 and the Feast of Tabernacles, and the other feasts. 10:08 And so, I want to point you to the writing 10:13 of how this is worded in the Bible. 10:15 You see in the Bible, you have ordinances 10:19 and you have the Ten Commandments. 10:20 Sometimes people get confused, 10:22 and they think the Ten Commandments 10:23 were nailed to the cross, and that is not so. 10:27 Look at Deuteronomy 4:13-14, it says, 10:30 "So he declared to you His covenant 10:33 which He commanded you to perform, 10:35 the Ten Commandments, 10:36 and He wrote them on two tables of stone." 10:39 And then notice what he says, in verse 14, 10:43 "And the Lord commanded me at that time 10:46 to teach you statutes and judgments 10:48 that you might observe, observe them in the land 10:51 which you cross over to possess." 10:54 A difference between the two is made here 10:56 because he talks about the Ten Commandments. 10:58 And then he says, "And the Lord commanded me 11:01 at that time to teach you statutes and judgments." 11:04 So these things, the ordinances were nailed to the cross, 11:09 in Deuteronomy 31:24 and 26. 11:13 Notice how it's written, "So it was, 11:15 when Moses had completed writing the words of this law 11:18 in a book, when they were finished, 11:20 that Moses commanded the Levites, 11:23 who bore the Ark of the Covenant 11:24 of the Lord saying: 11:25 'Take this book of the law, 11:27 and put it beside the Ark of the Covenant 11:30 of the Lord your God, 11:31 that they may be there as a witness against you.'" 11:35 So this is a very interesting wording, 11:37 witness against you 11:39 because that's the way it's worded also, 11:41 when you go into New Testament in Ephesians 11:43 there's similar wording, in Colossians 2, 11:45 there's similar wording. 11:47 And notice that it's written... It was put beside the ark. 11:51 Inside the ark was the Ten Commandments, 11:55 making a difference between the two, 11:57 and were inside the ark, 12:01 and above the ark, what was it? 12:03 The Shekinah glory of God. 12:06 So there was a difference between the two placed 12:08 in the scriptures because of the nature 12:10 of these things and Jesus Christ fulfilled 12:14 the sacrificial system. 12:16 He is the Lamb of God, 12:18 that takes away the sin of the world. 12:20 Jesus fulfilled all of the sacrifices. 12:22 It's a marvelous study to study the tabernacle services. 12:27 And as you see, 12:28 the tabernacle services what took place, 12:31 the confession of sin, 12:32 and how once a year there was a Day of Atonement. 12:36 Jesus Christ is now in the heavenly sanctuary 12:39 in the Most Holy Place 12:40 ministering as our high priest for us. 12:44 Our time is up, 12:46 I guess we'll have to go for the next question. 12:48 All right. 12:49 Well, maybe you can add some more of that later on 12:50 if you need to. 12:52 All right, thank you so much, Pastor Dinzey. 12:53 All right, Pastor James Rafferty, 12:55 we're coming to you this next one. 12:56 Yes, sir. 12:57 This person, this is actually coming from Danelle. 13:00 And Danelle says, "With what is said in Revelation 21." 13:04 And I think they're quoting verse 4 here, 13:05 which references former things passed away? 13:08 And the question is, "Will we still read the Bible 13:11 about all the sin and sorrow that was in the world?" 13:15 Great question. 13:16 Danelle, I wanna look at a Bible verse with you. 13:19 It's in Zechariah Chapter 13, an Old Testament minor prophet. 13:22 Zechariah 13:6, 13:25 that will help answer this question. 13:26 This is what it says there, it says, 13:28 "And one shall say unto Him," talking about Christ, 13:31 "what are these wounds in thine hands? 13:35 Then He shall answer, 13:36 those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends." 13:40 So this is a picture of a time, 13:43 probably in the New Heaven and the New Earth, 13:45 if not in heaven, 13:46 when we realize 13:48 that there are people there who really didn't understand 13:51 the Bible or the plan of salvation, 13:52 and Jesus Christ has these marks in His hands 13:56 and His feet and in His side. 13:57 Now we know that's true 13:58 because when He came back to His disciples 14:01 after His resurrection, 14:02 Doubting Thomas wasn't there the first time 14:04 and he said, I won't believe unless I put my fingers 14:06 in the prints of His hands, et cetera. 14:09 And Jesus appeared to them and said, "Thomas, 14:12 go ahead and put your fingers in the prints of My hands 14:15 and in My side and see and believe." 14:17 These are the marks of sin that remain in the hands 14:22 and feet of Christ throughout all eternity. 14:25 And the Word of God, 14:26 which Jesus is because Jesus is the Word made flesh 14:29 is also immortalized. 14:31 And you might say, well, if the Word of God 14:33 is there and the record of sin is there, 14:35 isn't that going to be like kind of dissonance in eternity 14:38 to know all these things that we've done? 14:40 Well, I've been a Christian for 37 years 14:42 and just in that short period of time, 14:45 my past has become a distant memory. 14:48 Just think of what it's going to be like after 1000 years 14:51 or a million years or a billion years 14:53 or a trillion years. 14:55 We're going to be studying the mysteries of God's Word 14:57 for all eternity, but our connection 14:59 with the actual sins that we may have committed 15:01 or the things in there that are sinful are going 15:03 to become more and more distant and more 15:05 and more foreign to us. 15:07 Nevertheless, God's Word is going to be established 15:10 throughout all eternity 15:11 because God's Word is immortal and eternal. 15:14 We are going to as Malachi 4:2 says, 15:17 "Unto those that fear my name, 15:19 shall the Son of righteousness 15:20 arise with healing in his wings, 15:22 and you will grow forth as calves of the stall." 15:25 You will grow and go forth asi¿½calves of the stall. 15:28 So we're going to grow, but the Word of God 15:30 is still going to be central in the context of the plan 15:33 of salvation and the great revelation 15:35 of God's love and God's grace through all eternity. 15:38 Amen. Praise God. Thank you, Brother. 15:41 Pastor Lomacang, this is coming from Chandler. 15:44 Chandler says, "In a previous Q and A, 15:47 Pastor Lomacang answered a question 15:49 about Judas Iscariot's remorse 15:51 and mention that it's different from repentance. 15:54 How is it different from repentance? 15:56 Please explain this idea." Sure. 15:58 A lot of people show remorse. 15:59 I've watched court cases where criminals show remorse, 16:02 but they don't show repentance. 16:04 You know, remorse is often 16:06 sometimes a sorrow for getting caught. 16:08 It's not always a sorrow, 16:10 because I've done something wrong. 16:12 And some people go, I'm so sorry, 16:14 you know, but when you go through further, 16:17 when you look through that further, 16:18 you find that confession always happens 16:22 when a person is caught. 16:23 But is that confession for the removal of that sin 16:27 or is that confession, 16:29 man I'm so sorry, I got caught. 16:31 Right. There was an opportunity for Judas to repent. 16:35 And that is when the Lord was with him in the final, 16:38 in the Last Supper. 16:39 Right. John 13:26-27. 16:41 This is a pivotal moment. Listen to this. 16:44 Speaking to Judas, "Jesus answered, 16:48 'It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread 16:51 when I have dipped it." 16:52 So he was given the sign, 16:54 you'll know who's going to betray me. 16:55 "And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, 16:59 the son of Simon." 17:01 That was a pivotal moment because he heard 17:03 what the Lord said in front of everybody. 17:05 And then here's what God said, "Now, after the piece of bread, 17:08 Satan entered him. 17:11 Then Jesus said to him, 'What you do, do quickly.'" 17:14 At that very moment, 17:17 he had a chance to not do it but the Lord said to him, 17:20 knowing that Satan had entered him, 17:22 that was the pivotal moment. 17:24 Now when he hung himself later on 17:26 and threw the 30 pieces of silver back to the priest 17:29 who had bought him out, 17:31 it was too late, 17:32 because his remorse led to his own death, 17:35 he hung himself. 17:36 Now that was not a repentance but that was, man, 17:39 I got caught, I betrayed the only one 17:42 that could have given me eternal life. 17:43 Now, I may add one more component before I turn this. 17:46 We often see repentance is something 17:47 that we do after we sin, 17:49 but sometimes the Lord wants to repent us for the sin 17:51 we're contemplating. 17:53 And that is of more deep repentance 17:55 than just the sin itself. 17:57 That's why the Lord says, "For all have sinned 17:59 and fall short of the glory of God." 18:00 We have all sinned. 18:02 Sometimes God says, I know what you're about to do, 18:05 you need to repent at that very thought. 18:07 When you do that kind of repentance, 18:09 the act will not follow. 18:11 Many years ago, there was a KGO talk show host in California, 18:14 he says, "It's better to ask for forgiveness 18:16 than to ask for permission." 18:18 And he used to be a priest. 18:20 He said this horrible thing, encouraging people to sin 18:22 and ask for forgiveness, rather than to repent 18:25 instead of asking for permission. 18:27 So repent and not do it rather than do it and then repent. 18:31 Amen. That's a great truth. 18:34 All right, Pastor John Dinzey. 18:35 This one's a short question, but it's necessary, 18:40 "Is sprinkling of water baptism?" 18:44 All right. Let's go to Mark 1:10. 18:49 It says, "And straightway coming up out of the water, 18:52 He saw the heavens opened, 18:53 and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him." 18:55 This is Jesus when He was baptized. 18:57 And notice that it says, coming up out, 19:01 and then out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, 19:04 and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him. 19:07 This is because the word baptism or baptizo in Greek 19:12 means to submerge, to bring under, 19:15 and even is a connotation of being made thoroughly wet. 19:21 So sprinkling does not really meet 19:24 the Bible method of baptism. 19:27 There are a few denominations that practice sprinkling, 19:30 but that does not meet 19:31 what the Bible says concerning baptism. 19:33 I'm reading now from Romans 6. 19:36 I will begin in verse 1. 19:37 "What shall we say then? 19:39 Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 19:42 Certainly not! 19:43 How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 19:47 Or do you not know that as many of us 19:49 as were baptized into Christ were baptized into His death? 19:54 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism." 19:57 See baptism, 19:59 when you're baptized you are buried in the water. 20:02 I will read that again. 20:03 "Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, 20:07 that just as Christ was raised from the dead, 20:10 coming up out of the water, by the glory of the Father, 20:13 even so we also should walk in newness of life." 20:17 So the proper method, 20:18 the way the Bible describes baptism 20:21 is to be brought completely under the water. 20:24 This is the symbolism of dying to the old way of life, 20:29 dying to a life of sin. 20:30 And coming up again identifies 20:33 that you are now a new creation in Jesus Christ. 20:37 So sprinkling does not meet 20:39 what the Bible says concerning baptism. 20:42 Amen. Very thorough. Thank you, Brother. 20:44 All right, Pastor James Rafferty, 20:46 "What are the living righteous doing during the Battle 20:49 of Armageddon?" 20:51 All right. Let's, that's a great question. 20:52 Let's look at the Bible verses on the Battle of Armageddon. 20:55 They're found in Revelation 16:13-16. 20:59 I think the context of these verses will tell us 21:02 what the living righteous are doing. 21:04 Revelation Chapter 16, beginning with verse 14, 21:06 "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs 21:09 come out of the mouth of the dragon, 21:10 and out of the mouth of the beast, 21:12 and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 21:13 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, 21:16 which go forth under the kings of the earth 21:18 and of the whole world, 21:19 to gather them to the battle of the great day 21:21 of God Almighty." 21:23 Verse 15, "Behold, I come as a thief. 21:25 Blessed is he that watches, keeps his garments, 21:30 lest they walk naked and see his shame." 21:33 And then verse 16, 21:34 "And he gathered them together into a place 21:36 called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon." 21:38 The only place this word is used in the New Testament, 21:41 and it comes from a Hebrew word in the Old Testament. 21:44 So here we have the Battle of Armageddon. 21:46 It describes the unclean spirits 21:48 like frogs coming out of the mouth of the beast, 21:49 the dragon, and the false prophet. 21:51 It describes the gathering of the people, 21:55 the kings of the world, 21:57 and the whole earth being gathered to this great day 21:59 of battle with God Almighty. 22:02 And then it says, or describes exactly what you're asking, 22:05 what are the living righteous doing 22:07 during the Battle of Armageddon? 22:08 This is what it says, it says, "Behold, I come as a thief, 22:11 blessed is he that watches." 22:13 So they're watching, that's what Jesus tells us 22:15 to do several times in Matthew 24, 22:17 Luke 21, and Mark 13 They're watching 22:20 and they're keeping His garments. 22:22 His garments, being His garments, 22:24 the garments of righteousness. 22:26 Ephesians 6:10-18 22:29 lay this out for us. 22:31 We have the armor of God, 22:32 we have the breastplate of righteousness, 22:34 the righteousness of Jesus Christ, 22:36 the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, 22:38 and the shoe shod with the gospel of peace, 22:41 and we're praying earnestly. 22:42 And I believe in the Battle of Armageddon, 22:43 we had to be praying earnestly 22:45 because the gathering is taking place right now, 22:47 and this battle is going to continue on 22:49 until Jesus comes to Revelation 19 to rescue us 22:53 with those horses and that great army from heaven. 22:56 So keep watching. 22:57 Keep focused, connected with Christ, 22:59 wearing His righteousness, His perfect life, 23:02 His penalty, satisfying death, 23:03 trusting the righteousness of Christ. 23:05 Amen. Beautiful answer. 23:07 Some of us need a garment overhaul. 23:11 Just need to go in our closet and clean out. 23:12 Let Jesus clean us, right, 23:14 we need to put on His garments awaiting His soon return. 23:17 Amen. 23:18 You may be watching us right now, 23:19 you may be tuning in right now for the first time, 23:21 you're watching 3ABN Bible Q and A. 23:23 This is a Bible questions and answers program 23:26 where we answer your Bible questions 23:28 that you submit to us. 23:30 And we want to tell you how and remind you 23:32 how you can send in those questions to us. 23:34 There's three ways you can do that. 23:36 The first way is via email, BibleQA, 23:39 it's right there on the screen BibleQA@3abn.TV 23:43 Again, BibleQA@3abn.TV 23:48 Send us an email or you can text us your question, 23:52 and the number is right there as well 618-228-3975. 23:57 Again, 618-228-3975. 24:01 And if you have an Instagram account, 24:03 we encourage you if you don't, get one, 24:04 because you can submit your questions that way also. 24:07 You can see it right there. It's @3abn_official. 24:14 When you submit those questions to us 24:16 again in a future program. 24:19 It may not be next week immediately, 24:21 but keep watching. 24:22 Submit those questions and keep watching 24:23 because we will eventually get to your question. 24:27 All right. 24:28 Pastor John Lomacang, coming back to you, my Brother. 24:32 This question is an interesting one. 24:34 It says, "I was doing the math the other day. 24:37 And now I am wondering 24:39 how we get 1290 days 24:43 out of 360 plus 360 plus 180 24:47 when it actually equals 900?" 24:49 Okay. 24:51 This is a very interesting question. 24:52 By the way, the math is all off in this question. 24:56 It's all over the place. 24:57 And I want to respectfully answer that 25:00 because 360 and 360, 720, and 180 brings you to 900, 25:04 but that's not what the text says. 25:06 And by the way, I know you meant 1260 instead of 1290. 25:10 Let's read Daniel 7:25, 25:12 this would be a very quick answer. 25:14 Daniel 7:25. 25:15 And we find this time frame also referred 25:17 to in the New Testament in Book of Revelation. 25:19 He shall speak, 25:20 that is speaking about the fourth beast of Daniel 7, 25:24 "He shall speak pompous words or great words against 25:26 the Most High, 25:28 shall persecute the saints of the Most High, 25:30 and shall think or intend to change times and laws. 25:34 Then the saints shall be given into his hands, 25:37 or into his hand for a time and times and half a time." 25:41 Now, let's look at this in the broad sense. 25:45 The time frame, which you got right is 360 25:49 but times is a doubling of that, which is 720. 25:52 That's where you fell off the cart right there 25:54 because you did 360 twice, 25:57 it's time, times, and half a time. 26:00 360, 720, 180, 26:03 bringing us down to the time frame of 1260. 26:08 You ask yourself the question, how do we get a day for a year? 26:10 Well, Ezekiel 4:6, 26:14 and also Numbers talk about that the time, 26:16 the number of days they were in the wilderness, 26:18 the number of years. 26:20 Ezekiel 4:6, the Bible says, 26:23 "And when you have completed them, 26:25 lie again on your right side, 26:27 then you shall bear the iniquity 26:29 of the house of Judah forty days. 26:31 I have laid on you a day for each year." 26:35 So in the prophetic sense it's day for a year, 26:37 but now John is writing... 26:39 You find Daniel is writing 26:41 and you also find when Revelation talks about 26:43 the same time frame. 26:45 John is writing in a period when the Romans used a sundial. 26:48 And so the Romans added an addition to this time frame 26:51 because the sundial was a 360-degree dial. 26:54 When you ran up on it twice, you went around 720 times 26:58 when you went around half the time it was 180. 27:00 So couple that with Daniel, which is the Old Testament 27:03 time frame of prophetic understanding 27:06 and then John's on both fronts, 27:08 you still come up to 1260 days which is 1260 years. 27:13 Amen. 27:14 God's Word is very clear and very thorough. 27:17 All right, Pastor, John Dinzey, this person is asking, 27:21 "What time period 27:22 is Isaiah 65:20-25 27:27 referring to?" 27:29 Okay, let me try to read that really quick here, 27:31 Isaiah 65:20-25. 27:33 I'm reading so you can see some of the elements 27:35 of the verses and the things that are taking place there. 27:38 It says, "No more shall an infant from there live 27:41 but a few days, nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days, 27:45 for the child shall die one hundred years old, 27:48 but the sinner being one hundred years old 27:50 shall be accursed." 27:51 So right here, at this onset, 27:55 I'd like to tell you that this is not describing 27:57 the New Earth, after sin is already done away with. 28:01 There are some elements of this 28:03 that can be applied to the New Earth. 28:05 What's happening in Isaiah 65:20-25, 28:08 is that the Lord told the people of Israel, 28:11 that He was going to give them like a foretaste of heaven, 28:14 and He was going to do some modification 28:16 to the place where they lived, 28:18 so that they can have like a precursor, 28:21 a foretaste of heaven. 28:23 And He was making promises to them based on being faithful. 28:27 And in those days, some children died before, 28:31 even while being born, 28:32 and over a few days because of diseases, 28:35 but the Lord promised them your child shall die 28:38 one hundred years old, 28:40 and notice that he's talking about sinners, 28:41 therefore this is not the New Jerusalem, 28:44 this is not heaven. 28:45 Now notice what it says the promises He makes them. 28:47 "They shall build houses and inhabit them, 28:49 they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 28:53 They shall not build and another inhabit, 28:55 they shall not plant and another eat. 28:57 For as the days of a tree, 28:58 so shall be the days of My people, 29:00 and My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 29:04 They shall not labor in vain, 29:05 nor bring forth children for trouble, 29:07 for they shall be descendants of the blessed of the Lord, 29:09 and their offspring with them. 29:12 And it shall come to pass that before they call, 29:14 I will answer 29:15 and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 29:17 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, 29:19 the lion shall eat straw like the ox 29:22 and dust shall be the serpent's food. 29:25 They shall not hurt nor destroy in My holy mountain, ' 29:28 says the Lord.'" 29:29 I point you also to Deuteronomy Chapter 7 29:32 and there you will see many promises 29:34 that the Lord made to them based on obedience, 29:37 and if they did not obey, 29:39 the Lord was not going to fulfill these promises. 29:41 So when were these things to take place? 29:43 If the people of Israel were faithful, 29:45 the Lord was going to bless them temporarily 29:47 with these types of things and also delivered them 29:50 from their enemies. 29:53 But my time is up. 29:55 All right. Okay. 29:56 Well, thank you so much for that answer. 29:58 Appreciate it. 29:59 All right, Pastor Rafferty, this person is asking, 30:01 "How do I lead a family that is so entertained 30:05 by some of the ungodly imagery Hollywood 30:07 and other media outlets display?" 30:10 Really good question. 30:12 Job Chapter 1 really gives us a good answer for that. 30:14 In Job 1:1, 30:16 "You have this man in the land of Uz, 30:18 whose name was Job, and this man was perfect." 30:20 And, of course, we argue a lot about perfection 30:22 and perfectionism. 30:24 But the context is of his perfection 30:26 is the answer to this question. 30:27 How do I lead a family that is so entertained 30:30 by some of ungodly imagery, Hollywood and say, 30:33 how do I lead them? 30:34 Well, Job had a similar situation. 30:36 He was so concerned about his kids, 30:39 they were 10 of them, 30:40 who are partying in their houses, 30:41 having these birthday parties, these get-togethers. 30:43 He was so concerned about them because he was afraid 30:45 they might be cursing God in their hearts. 30:47 And by the way, that is an indication of Job's perfection. 30:50 The reason why Job is called a perfect man 30:52 is because of the way he responds to his children. 30:56 He responds by getting up early in the morning, we're told, 30:59 and praying for every one of them. 31:01 He responds by offering sacrifices in their behalf, 31:05 sacrificing his time, 31:06 and sacrificing stuff for his kids. 31:09 Why? Because they were good kids? 31:11 No, because he was afraid they weren't good kids, 31:12 because he was afraid they were caught up in Hollywood, 31:14 because he was afraid they were doing things 31:15 that really weren't in harmony with God's will for their lives 31:19 and so this led him as a godly man, 31:22 as a godly parent. 31:23 This led him to pray earnestly for them, 31:26 to rise up early in the morning for them, 31:27 and to sacrifice his stuff in their behalf. 31:29 So, if you love God, 31:31 if you are filled with the peace of God, 31:33 and the joy of God, and the happiness of God, 31:35 if you know that eternal life is yours, 31:37 and you see your family caught up 31:40 addicted to Hollywood, 31:41 addicted to things that that aren't good for them, 31:43 that aren't spiritually nurturing them. 31:45 Follow the example of Job, get up early in the morning, 31:48 and pray for your family. 31:50 Sacrifice your stuff, 31:52 give your stuff in their behalf, 31:55 so that they can know that you love them 31:56 and in knowing that you love them, 31:58 they can see a picture 32:00 of God's unconditional love for them. 32:01 Because we're told in Romans 2:4, 32:04 "It is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance." 32:07 And that word repentance means to turn around. 32:10 The only way that people can turn around 32:12 according to the Bible, 32:14 the only way their lives can be turned around 32:15 is if they see the goodness of God, 32:17 the goodness of God turns our life around. 32:20 So let the love of God shining through you 32:23 turn the lives of your family around. 32:26 Amen. Thank you so much, Brother. 32:28 Appreciate that. All right. 32:29 Pastor Lomacang, coming back to you. 32:31 This is coming from Pam from Illinois. 32:33 And she says this question is for Pastor Lomacang 32:36 because of his comment. 32:38 And she's quoting you, "If the devil is angry with me, 32:41 I must be doing something right. 32:43 Does the Bible or Ellen White 32:45 give examples in correlation to this?" 32:48 And then she goes on to say, "You see, 32:49 I experienced a visit from an evil spirit 32:51 and this was the same day one of my siblings didn't trust 32:54 that I divided my mother's estate equally 32:57 but with God's help every penny was accounted 32:59 for and the estate was settled. 33:00 I always wanted to know if I did the right thing. 33:03 Why was this evil spirit allowed to get close enough 33:06 to touch me to try to instill fear into me?" 33:11 Thank you for the question, Pam. 33:14 First answer. 33:16 If you are a follower of Christ, 33:18 you are on Satan's hit list. 33:21 You don't even have to do anything 33:23 but just accept Jesus 33:25 and you align yourself with Christ, 33:28 you automatically have an enemy. 33:30 The Bible makes it very, very clear. 33:32 That's why 1 Peter 5:8 33:33 and when I said that if I'm doing, 33:35 I must be doing something right. 33:36 Yes. 33:38 I'll show you the scriptures that support that. 33:40 Let's start with 1 Peter 5:8, 33:43 "Be sober, be vigilant, 33:46 because your adversary the devil walks about 33:49 like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." 33:53 That is to every Christian, how do I know that? 33:57 2 Peter 3:12. 33:59 Yes, and all who live godly, 34:03 in Christ Jesus Will suffer persecution. 34:07 Not might or possibility but will. 34:11 Here's the key. I've asked people this before. 34:13 If you're doing something right, is the devil happy? 34:15 The answer is no. 34:16 If you're doing something wrong, is he happy? 34:18 Yes. 34:19 If you're doing something right, 34:21 what is his attitude towards you? 34:22 We just read that he wants to devour you. 34:24 He wants to make your life miserable. 34:26 That's why James 4:7 says, "Therefore submit to God," 34:30 what is our action, 34:32 "resist the devil and he will flee from you. 34:35 Draw near to God and God will draw near to you." 34:37 Without resistance, 34:39 the devil will have access to us, 34:40 without any power on our own to be able to resist him. 34:43 That's why Paul says, 34:45 we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. 34:47 Ephesians 6:16, how are we safe? 34:50 "Above all, taking the shield of faith 34:53 with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts 34:58 of the wicked one." 35:00 But what about the temptations? 35:02 Anything that comes your way, the Lord measures it. 35:06 He doesn't allow any temptation or trial to come your way 35:09 that you through His grace cannot handle. 35:12 1 Corinthians 10:13, 35:13 "No temptation has overtaken you 35:15 except such as is common to man." 35:17 But God is faithful, 35:18 who will not allow you to be tempted beyond 35:20 what you are able, but with the temptation, 35:22 and we also had the trial, also make a way of escape 35:25 that you may be able to bear it. 35:27 So yes, if you're doing something right, 35:29 you are on the devil's hit list. 35:31 All right. That's very clear. 35:33 In fact, on the point that Pastor Lomacang 35:35 just referenced 1 Corinthians 10:13, 35:39 Pastor Dinzey, Maureen asked this question. 35:43 She says, "My references are taken from the NIV. 35:46 In the model prayer, we must ask God 35:48 not to lead us into temptation. 35:51 In 1 Corinthians 10:13, and she says, 35:55 with emphasis to the second half, 35:57 and God is faithful," which pastor just quoted it. 35:59 "He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. 36:03 If God is the source of all goodness, 36:05 why are we to ask him not to lead us into temptation? 36:08 Am I to understand that God temps or tests us? 36:12 I always thought that the enemy brought our trials, 36:14 tribulations, temptations, et cetera to us, 36:18 and God helps us through them. 36:19 Can you please help me with this?" 36:22 Thank you for your question. 36:24 I'm going to read first, 36:26 James 1:13 36:29 that clarifies the aspect about God 36:33 tempting us or not tempting us? 36:35 James Chapter 1, it says, 36:36 "Let no one say when he is tempted..." 36:38 James 1:13, "Let no one say when he is tempted, 36:42 I am tempted by God, 36:44 for God cannot be tempted by evil, 36:47 nor does He Himself tempt anyone." 36:51 So it is very clear statement in the Book of James 36:54 that God does not tempt anyone. 36:57 So what does it mean then when it says, 37:00 lead us not into temptation. 37:02 I'm going to Matthew Chapter 6, 37:04 and I'm going to back up a little bit to verse 11 37:08 to give a little bit of context. 37:09 It says, "Give us this day, our daily bread." 37:11 Now notice verse 12, "And forgive us our debts," 37:15 this is talking about our sins, 37:17 "and forgive us our sins, as we forgive our debtors, 37:20 those who have trespassed against us." 37:22 So when verse 13 comes around, 37:25 "And do not lead us into temptation, 37:27 but deliver us from the evil one." 37:29 We have to understand that the person that is praying 37:33 is asking the Lord, Lord, forgive me for my sins, 37:37 and do not allow me 37:40 to fall into sin again. 37:43 This is a way you can understand this 37:45 and lead us not into temptation. 37:46 Do not allow me to fall into sin. 37:49 This is a person that wants to walk with the Lord 37:52 and be faithful to the Lord because he realizes, 37:54 I don't want to be in a state of sin, 37:57 and I want to be forgiven. 37:59 I want to be faithful to you. 38:01 And this is a wonderful prayer in the sense that it identifies 38:05 with the word repentance, 38:06 you do not want to continue sinning. 38:08 Now, some people have taken this as to say 38:11 that because the word temptation 38:12 can also be applied to trials. 38:14 In this case, you will say, 38:15 do not allow me to go into sword trials 38:17 that will overwhelm me. 38:20 But God is faithful, 38:21 who will not allow you to be tempted above that 38:23 what you are able. 38:25 Yes, the devil is the one that brings the trial, 38:27 God permits those things to come to us 38:29 that He has weighed and carefully measured, 38:32 so that you do not get overwhelmed 38:35 and He provides you the power because it says, 38:38 "With God, all things are possible." 38:40 Amen. Amen. 38:41 Thank you, Brother. Great answer. 38:43 Pastor Rafferty, coming to you for this one. 38:46 This comes from Renata in Washington. 38:48 And she says, "Please explain 38:50 why Jesus has to minister for us in heaven. 38:53 We are saved already because Jesus already paid, 38:55 saved and redeemed us. 38:57 Maybe we don't fully understand His ministry in heaven." 39:01 That is a really good question, Renata. 39:03 And I want to look at a Bible verse with you. 39:05 This one is found in 2 Corinthians 1:10. 39:09 And it really describes, you said, 39:11 maybe we don't understand His ministry, 39:13 maybe we don't understand, you know, 39:14 how salvation works. 39:16 So 2 Corinthians 1:10 39:17 explains it perhaps in a very simple way. 39:20 It's talking about Jesus Christ, 39:22 it's talking about God, it's talking about the plan 39:23 of salvation and basically says, 39:25 who delivered us from so great a death that's past tense, 39:30 and does deliver that's present tense, 39:33 in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us, 39:37 that's future tense. 39:38 Salvation is not a one-time deal 39:40 that was settled back in December of 1984. 39:45 Salvation is a past, present, and future experience 39:49 that we have with Christ, justification, sanctification, 39:52 and finally, glorification. 39:54 It's a process that takes place in our lives. 39:56 And that's why Christ ministers for us 39:58 in the heavenly sanctuary. 40:00 Christ is ministering for us in the heavenly sanctuary 40:02 because Christ has saved us past tense, 40:05 and that salvation comes through his merit 40:07 or righteousness apply to us 40:09 when we pray to Him in heaven 40:10 for the forgiveness of our sins, 40:12 and then salvation, God is ministering to us. 40:15 That's why it says in Hebrews 4:15-16, 40:19 "For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched 40:21 with the feeling of our infirmities, 40:23 but it was in all points tempted like 40:24 as we are yet without sin. 40:26 Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace, 40:30 that we may receive mercy and find grace 40:32 and help in time of need." 40:34 There's a three full power there that God wants us 40:37 to tap into, 40:38 and so has been shared just recently here. 40:41 There's no temptation that comes to us that God 40:43 is not able to save us from. 40:44 All things work together for good to them 40:46 that love the Lord and are called according 40:47 to His purpose. 40:49 So God is in the business of past tense saving us, 40:51 present tense, saving us and future tense, saving us. 40:54 He is in the business of working out our salvation 40:57 in the heavenly sanctuary with justification, 40:59 sanctification, and redemption. 41:01 Amen. 41:03 That present truth gets you on fire down there, I can see. 41:04 Amen. Amen. 41:07 I like to praise God. All right, Pastor Lomacang. 41:09 This next question is actually a really good one 41:11 coming from Elena. 41:13 And she says, "My question is in regards 41:15 to reverence and worship in our churches. 41:18 Pastor Lomacang, in a sermon found on YouTube, 41:21 preached about the impact of music, 41:23 and I've noticed a lot of what he warned 41:25 about in the music played in our church 41:27 and it seems I'm the only one worried. 41:31 She goes, not only that, 41:33 is it appropriate to have a concert-like service 41:36 with lights and all? 41:38 Why aren't we using hymnals anymore? 41:40 Am I wrong and behaving like a Pharisee? 41:42 I've been praying to try to find kind words 41:45 to talk to the pastor, 41:46 but he's been commenting on how we are a diverse church, 41:49 and I'm not the confrontational type. 41:52 I've had to leave the service because it was too loud. 41:54 Maybe I just need to find a new church. 41:57 But I'm really concerned, 41:58 what would be the right approach? 42:00 If I'm wrong, please let me know. 42:02 I feel I'm being judgmental?" 42:05 I liked the way she phrased that question 42:07 because she didn't come down in a definitive way I'm right, 42:09 and he's wrong or any other way. 42:11 But when we talk about the issue of music, 42:13 and music is so much a part of my life. 42:16 Before I got into pastoring, I was into music 42:18 and I'm still singing. 42:20 I have a wide range of music 42:22 that I like to listen to gospel music, 42:25 Christian music, traditional music, 42:27 and they're all variants of the gospel. 42:30 But when you talk about music and its impact, 42:32 it's critical to understand the proper purpose for music. 42:36 Sometimes music has become a suitable 42:38 substitute for the depth and knowledge of God's Word. 42:42 I don't support that when the sermon is, 42:44 when you get a sermon up, 42:45 but you get 45 to 50 minutes of music. 42:48 And I've seen people say I've gone home starved, 42:50 but I got caught into the 711. 42:53 Seven words repeated 11 times. 42:56 Other times music has been so minimized, 42:59 that some churches services just seemed dry, 43:02 it's like one song, that's it and is like, 43:05 absolutely no emotion at all. 43:08 There is a biblically scriptural prescription 43:11 for what worship and praise 43:13 should be and that's Psalm 100. 43:15 The Bible says, "Make a joyful shout to the Lord, 43:17 a joyful noise, all you lands! 43:19 Serve the Lord with gladness, 43:20 come before His presence with singing." 43:22 And it goes on, "Know that the Lord He is God, 43:25 it is He who made us 43:27 and we did not make ourselves." 43:28 I'll let you read the rest of that. 43:30 "Enter his courts with thanksgiving 43:31 and his presence with praise." 43:34 But here's the thing I want to bring out. 43:36 Notice that volume style of praise 43:39 and musical instruments were not the specific functions 43:42 of Psalm 100. 43:45 People tend to think that musical instruments are evil. 43:47 I'm not one of those. 43:49 Some people say the drum, the flute, 43:50 the horn, the bass, the guitar, 43:52 the Bible doesn't speak of any evil instruments, 43:54 it's the use of those. 43:55 That's right. 43:56 That curve that crossed the line to make that 43:58 instrument offensive. 43:59 If somebody was raised in a classical background, 44:01 well, they're not really into any kind of music 44:03 that may deviate from that. 44:04 There was a time in the Christian church 44:06 that pianos were not allowed. 44:07 Right. 44:09 And there are still some places in the world 44:10 that pianos are still not used. 44:11 And I was in Africa, in some places, 44:13 they don't use pianos, 44:14 because they see it as a bar instrument. 44:17 But here's something that I would like you to really use 44:19 as a principle. 44:21 If the music is in vain repetition, 44:24 Matthew 6:7 applies as well as it does to prayer. 44:28 Don't use vain repetition, Lord, I love You, Lord, 44:30 I love You, Lord, I love You, Lord, I love You. 44:31 That's not bringing out emotion, 44:34 but that's focusing on emotionalism. 44:37 That's focusing worship in the wrong direction 44:39 but if the music moves you, praise God. 44:42 But here's my closing point 44:44 and I've gone over my time, but I have to say this. 44:46 When the Hebrews were on the plain of Dura, 44:49 Nebuchadnezzar said, "Bow when the music is played." 44:51 Why didn't they bow? 44:53 And here's something I always remember, 44:54 God showed this to me. 44:56 When music leads you to bow at the wrong altar, 44:59 it ceases to be worship to the true God. 45:03 The question is, to what altar is your music leading you? 45:06 If it's taking you where you've come from, 45:08 then I think you should find another place to worship. 45:11 Amen. Well said, Brother. 45:12 Thank you for that. All right, Pastor Dinzey. 45:15 This is your last question 45:16 before we get into our bonus round. 45:18 And this is coming from April, I believe in Connecticut. 45:21 And she says, "Pastor Dinzey, 45:23 this is a follow-up question regarding Sabbath keeping. 45:26 In one segment, 45:27 a question was asked about breaking the Sabbath, 45:29 if one has to work 9 am to 5 pm 45:32 and the sunsets at 4 pm. 45:34 My question is, how about those countries 45:37 such as Finland, Norway, 45:38 where sometimes the sun would shine for 73 hours straight? 45:43 It goes on to say, or the sun would never show up 45:45 during wintertime? 45:47 Is the Sabbath still observed from sunset to sunset?" 45:50 It's a good question. 45:52 It really is a good question. 45:54 I first want to establish that the Bible measures 45:57 or God measures days, 45:59 according to Genesis 1 from evening to evening. 46:02 And the evening and the morning was the first day, 46:04 evening and the morning was the second day, et cetera. 46:07 So when we say that 46:09 the Sabbath begins in the evening, 46:10 we're talking about Friday evening begins the Sabbath 46:13 until Saturday evening, what we call Saturday evening, 46:17 that's the way the Sabbath is measured. 46:18 But what about those countries where the sun is out, 46:22 and you don't see it go down, or the sun doesn't come up? 46:26 Well, I want to thank Brother Tim Lass that lived in Alaska. 46:29 They helped me to understand 46:30 how they observed the Sabbath there. 46:32 You see, and those days where the sun doesn't go down, 46:35 what they do is they see the sun appears to go down, 46:38 they start going down, down, down. 46:40 It doesn't dip below the horizon 46:42 but it comes to a point where it starts to rise again. 46:46 So what they do is that point where it stops, 46:50 they mark the hour, oh, now it began to rise again, 46:53 that must be the sunset for us. 46:55 So that's the way they measured when there is no sunset. 46:59 It doesn't get dark. 47:01 What about those times when it's always dark 47:04 for sometimes for almost two months. 47:07 And he says that over there, 47:09 they mark when the last time the sunset 47:13 and then they already know by all previous years, 47:18 when the sun comes up again, there you see it again. 47:21 So they calculate they've done this, 47:23 they calculate the time difference 47:26 between when it went down 47:28 and then when it came back up again 47:31 and they look at the time 47:33 and they calculate minutes per week. 47:36 They take all those minutes per week, 47:38 and they divide it among those 47:40 and that to them is an understanding, 47:43 we're doing the best we understand 47:45 to keep the Sabbath according to the commandment. 47:48 And it's a pretty good method, 47:50 I believe to keep the Sabbath and to them. 47:53 He said it was easy for us to keep the Sabbath 47:55 because when the sunset on Friday evening, 47:59 when they went to bed on Friday, it was dark. 48:03 When they came back on Saturday they continue to observe 48:07 the Sabbath when Sunday came up in the morning. 48:10 They said well, the Sabbath is over. 48:11 Basically, it was very easy to observe the Sabbath 48:14 when it was dark. 48:15 All right, nice. 48:17 It was a very creative question and a good one. 48:21 So thank you for submitting that. 48:22 All right, Pastor James Rafferty, 48:24 this is coming from David in Oregon. 48:26 And he says, "How do we reconcile 48:29 the way of salvation is grace only, 48:32 and then be lost by our taking of the mark of the beast? 48:36 And then he says some people claim that it is working." 48:39 A really good question from David in Oregon. 48:41 Thank you for sending that question. 48:43 Actually, the very essence of the mark of the beast 48:46 is trusting in our own works or righteousness by works. 48:49 So there's really no collision here between the mark 48:53 of the beast and being saved by grace. 48:54 If we're saved by grace 48:56 which is the pronunciation or the reception 48:58 of the pronunciation or the giving 49:00 of the everlasting gospel in Revelation 14:6-12. 49:04 If we're saved by grace, 49:06 then we will not receive the mark of the beast, 49:08 because the grace leads us to worship God, 49:11 to trust in Christ's righteousness, 49:12 to glorify Him. 49:14 Ephesians says that we're saved by grace through faith, 49:16 it's not of ourselves, 49:17 the gift of God lest any man should boast or glory. 49:20 When we give glory to God, 49:21 we don't boast in what we're doing. 49:22 We give all the glory to the salvation gift 49:25 that is given us in Jesus Christ. 49:28 And that's what it means to be sealed 49:30 with the seal of the Holy Spirit. 49:31 Ephesians Chapter 1 talks about how we're sealed 49:34 after we receive the truth of the gospel. 49:37 So when we are saved by grace, 49:39 we reject the mark of the beast. 49:41 If we're not saved by grace, 49:42 we're going to incline toward the mark of the beast 49:44 because the mark of the beast is all about human systems, 49:48 human powers setting up a way of salvation 49:51 that is contrary to the way that God 49:53 is established in His Word. 49:55 It's kind of like Cain and Abel if you will. 49:57 Both of them were worshiping, both of them had an altar, 49:59 both of them brought a sacrifice. 50:01 One sacrifice was in harmony with God, 50:04 in harmony with Word, pointing to Jesus 50:06 that was Abel's, and the other sacrifice 50:08 was dependent on his own works, that was Cain's, 50:11 the fruit of his hands, his own labors. 50:14 Well, that's what we see projected into Revelation 50:16 Chapters 13 and 14. 50:18 In fact, it's interesting Cain was eventually marked 50:21 and we see the same thing taking place 50:23 in Revelation 13, and 14. 50:24 There's the mark of the beast, and there's the mark of God, 50:27 that word remember the Sabbath day, 50:29 that word remember, 50:30 in the Hebrew actually means 50:32 to mark the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 50:34 So there's no contradiction here. 50:36 We are saved by grace and that grace connects us 50:39 with the law of God, the everlasting gospel, 50:41 being saved through the righteousness 50:43 of Jesus Christ. 50:44 Illustration, the Sabbath is the exact opposite 50:48 of the mark of the beast. 50:49 God uses the Sabbath as a sign of salvation, 50:52 because when God created us or this world in six days, 50:57 He created us humankind on the sixth day, 51:01 and then He rested on the seventh day. 51:03 So the first thing that Adam and Eve did 51:05 after they were created was rest. 51:07 They rested and everything God did for them without them. 51:10 There was nothing that they could point to and say, 51:12 hey, you see that tree over there? 51:13 Well, God made the trunk and I put on the branches, 51:17 and then He put on the leaves, and I put on the fruit? 51:18 No, no, God did it all but God did it for us. 51:22 He did everything for us, without us, 51:25 and then He asked us to rest in that. 51:27 And that's exactly what happens in recreation. 51:30 Jesus came to recreate us in His image. 51:32 If any man is in Christ, he's a new creature. 51:34 He's a recreation in the image of Jesus Christ. 51:38 He trod the wine press alone of the people, 51:40 there was none with him. 51:41 And on the cross the Friday the sixth day, 51:44 just like in the garden, Jesus said, "It is finished." 51:48 He accomplished our salvation by ourselves, 51:50 and the first thing we do when we accept Christ 51:52 as we rest in everything He's done for us without us. 51:55 And that's what the Sabbath is really all about. 51:57 It's resting in a finished work of Jesus Christ. 52:00 Amen. 52:01 Well said, my Brother. 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