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Ricky: Hello and
welcome my 3ABN Family
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to another Bible
Question and Answers.
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Well, my name is Ricky Carter,
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and I'm so happy to be here...
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blessed to be
here with my Panel...
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my friends...
brothers and sister in Christ.
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Today, we've got another
hour pack of Bible questions
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that you've sent in
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and we have the answers
as well from God's Word.
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Shelley: Amen.
Ricky: God's Word...
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we've need to get all of our
answers from God's Word, right?
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Panel: That's
right. Ricky: Amen... amen.
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Well, let me introduce
you to our Bible students...
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our Bible Panel...
starting here to my right
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Sister Shelley, great to
have you here Sister Shelley.
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Shelley: Well, it's
great to have you here,
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we want to welcome you here
as the first time hosting this.
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We promise to go
easy on you today.
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Ricky: Thank you.
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Shelley: Thank
you for joining us.
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Ricky: And to her right,
my brother, Pastor Ryan Day.
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Ryan: Amen, it's a
blessing to be here always,
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love Bible Q and A...
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I'm excited about the
answers we get to give today.
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Ricky: Amen... amen.
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Ricky: And to his right... I
have my brother, Pastor John.
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Dinzey: Thank you, it's a
blessing to be here as well.
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Ricky: Amen...
amen... well, great.
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Before we get into God's Word,
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we should start
off with prayer...
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so, Pastor John,
could you lead us in prayer?
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Dinzey: Yes, let's go
to the Lord in prayer.
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"Our wonderful and
loving heavenly Father,
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we want to thank you,
Lord for the holy Scriptures
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that are able to make
us wise unto salvation.
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Lord, we... none of us...
study the Scriptures enough.
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We pray that You will
help us to dedicate more time
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to the study of the Scriptures.
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We thank You for this Program
that You have led 3ABN to create
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so that we can be interested...
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we can be inspired to
search more the holy Scriptures.
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We ask You Lord to
bless us with Your Holy Spirit
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that we may provide Bible
answers... answers from heaven.
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We pray for Your blessing
upon all those that tune in
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wherever they may be.
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We pray that all things
will bring honor and glory
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to Your name. We
ask You for these things
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in the holy and
blessed name of Jesus, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Ricky: Thank you brother,
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you know, when we
started off doing this Program
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and it's great
that we have the Viewers
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that can participate.
Panel: Right... amen.
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Ricky: And one of the three ways
that our Viewers can participate
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is to send us your
question by e-mail.
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You can e-mail your
questions to BibleQA@3abn. tv
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that's BibleQA@3abn. tv
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So, that's the first way.
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The second way that you can send
in your questions is via text.
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You can send in those...
your questions by text at:
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618-228-3975
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that's 618-228-3975.
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And for those of you
who are on Instagram,
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you can also send us
your questions that way,
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@3abn_official
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that's @3abn_official
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All right, why don't we
get right into our questions?
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Shelley: All right.
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Ricky: Sister Shelley,
you got our first question
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I want to share with you.
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This question is from
Elle from... in the Philippines
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and her question is this:
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This question has been
troubling me for a while now
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and I believe the Bible
tells us to help others,
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to be gracious and generous.
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But what if a family member
keeps asking for money from you
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because of bad spending habits?
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Will you keep giving them money?
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Or is it supporting
them to keep spending
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knowing that
someone's got their back?
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Shelley: Now that's
a great question Elle
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and we hear it
quite often actually.
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There is a fine line between
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helping someone
and enabling someone.
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I'm going to take you
somewhere you may not expect.
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Galatians chapter 6...
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let's look at
verse 2 and verse 5,
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they seem contradictory.
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Galatians 6:2 says,
"Bear one another's burdens,
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and so fulfill
the law of Christ. "
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We get to verse 5 and it says,
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"Each one shall
bear his own load. "
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Well, what is it?
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In the Greek in
verse 2 when it says,
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"Bear one another's burdens... "
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it is speaking of an
overwhelming heavy load...
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a crushing load and
what God is calling us to do
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is, we need to help people
who can't carry that load?
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We need to help them
through their major difficulties
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whether it is physical...
financial or even a spiritual
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and this is how we fulfill
the love... the law of God.
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Love fulfills the Law of God.
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But verse 5, when it says,
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"Each one shall
bear his own load. "
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That's for normal
routine obligations of life.
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So, I believe that this is
the counsel I would give you.
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It is very important that
people learn how to budget...
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how to save for emergencies...
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how to save for retirement
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and the Bible says,
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Paul said in 2nd
Thessalonians 3:10,
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somebody doesn't
work... they don't eat
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and sometimes we when
quote the fourth commandment...
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we put the
emphasis on the day of rest
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but that commandment says,
"Six days you shall labor... "
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so, God is
instructing us to be ready...
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willing to help those
who are in desperate need
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but He expects us to be
very wise with our resources.
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Proverbs 21:5...
"The plans of the diligent
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lead surely to plenty,
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but those of
everyone who is hasty,
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surely to poverty. "
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Sounds like your
relatives are being hasty.
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There is a
difference between helping them
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and enabling them
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and you need to draw
a healthy boundary...
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learn how to say, "No. "
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Ricky: Amen, amen,
thank you, Sister Shelley.
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All right, Brother Ryan,
you got the next question here:
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Please explain these
two sets of Scripture
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Matthew 23 verse 27
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and Acts 23 verses 2 and 3.
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Ryan: All right, well, let's
go ahead and read the text,
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and then I'll explain them
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because actually the
Bible explains itself, right?
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I love that because we
can follow the rule and say,
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"Lord, I don't have to
come up with some answer
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off the top of my head
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because the Bible
gives us the answer
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so, let's go to
Matthew 23 and read verse 27,
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Jesus is speaking to the
true scribes and Pharisees
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and He says to them,
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"Woe to you scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites!
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For you are like
whitewashed tombs
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which indeed appear
beautiful outwardly,
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but inside are
full of dead men's bones
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and all uncleanness. "
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Now, that's Matthew 23 verse 27,
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let's go to Acts 23 and
read verses 1 through 3,
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it says, there, Acts
chapter 23 verses 1 through 3,
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and I know they had
referenced only verses 2 and 3
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but I just put
one in here as well.
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It says, "Then Paul,
looking earnestly at the council
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and said, 'Men and brethren,
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I have lived in all
good conscience before God
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and to this day. '"
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Verse 2, "And the
high priest Ananias
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commanded those who stood by him
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to strike him on the mouth. "
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All right, so he's
popping him in the mouth,
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and now verse 3,
"Then Paul said to him,
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'God will strike
you, you whitewashed wall!
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For you sit to judge
me according to the law,
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and do you command me to be
struck contrary to the law?'"
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Okay, so what
do these texts say?
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Now, let's go back to Matthew 27
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because we just read verse 27
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but the answer to
really both of these questions
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is given in verse
28... the very next verse.
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So, Matthew 23 verse
28, notice what it says now,
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it says, "Even so
you also outwardly
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appear righteous to men,
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but inside you are full of
hypocrisy and lawlessness. "
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So, what are
these verses addressing?
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What is Jesus saying and
what is Paul saying here?
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The Pharisees...
they were hypocrites
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and so they appear...
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they put on their nice
little Christian mask...
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their nice little
Christian garments...
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they would walk out and
they would appear outwardly,
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you know, as
Christians to their little...
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you know... to their surrounders
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and to their... to
the people that were...
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you know, in the community
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but inside they were hypocrites
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and that's what
Jesus was addressing
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so, what Paul was addressing,
"You guys are hypocrites...
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you look good on the outside
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but inside you need
a heart transformation
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because you are
outwardly appearing holy
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but inside, you're a hypocrite
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because you're not yourself
obeying the law of God. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Ricky: Thank you,
Brother, thank you.
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Pastor John... Dinzey: Yes Sir.
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Ricky: I've got another...
got question here for you,
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your first question
is from Gina in Barbados.
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She says: Please explain
Revelation chapter 15 verse 2.
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Dinzey: Okay, in order to
explain Revelation chapter 15
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verse 2, let's
begin with verse 1.
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In Revelation chapter
15 verse 1 the Bible says,
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"Then I saw another sign in
heaven, great and marvelous:
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seven angels having
the seven last plagues;
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for in them the
wrath of God is complete. "
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So, here we have a...
the beginning of the context
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for Revelation
chapter 15 verse 2
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and it's a marvelous thing
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that you see in
the book of Revelation,
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you also see this in
other places in the Bible
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where God is
talking about judgment
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that's going to be poured out
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and now, we're talking
about the seven last plagues
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and before the Bible
continues to talk to you about
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what happens during
the seven last plagues,
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it's like the Lord
presents an interlude...
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a parentheses to let you know
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that, "Hey, there is hope
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and God's people
will be delivered. "
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So, this is what's happening
in Revelation chapter 15 verse 2
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as we go to
Revelation 15 verse 2 it says,
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"And I saw something like a
sea of glass mingled with fire,
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and those who have the
victory over the beast... "
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In Revelation chapter 14
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you see that it's
talking about the beast
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and Revelation 13 as well...
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"and over his
image and over his mark
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and over the number of his name,
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standing on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God. "
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So, when you get
to Revelation 15,
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the beginning... the time when
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the seven last plagues are
going to be poured upon those
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that take the mark
and that do all the things
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described there,
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so, if you want
to know about the...
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the... the sea of glass...
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notice that it says,
"something like a sea of glass"
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it's not necessary
that it was a sea of glass
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but it's something
like a sea of glass
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and it says, "mingled with fire"
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and it's interesting
when you look at these things
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they are symbols
that you can look at
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like, for example, fire...
what is the symbol for fire?
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Well, you see that
tongues of fire came upon the...
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the disciples when
they were in the Upper Room.
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So, this is a
symbol of the Holy Spirit
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and... well, our time is up...
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so, there is a
lot of great things.
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Continue reading
the book of Revelation,
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God will continue to
lead you and guide you.
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Ricky: Amen,
thank you, Pastor John.
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All right, Sister Shelley,
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got the second question here.
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Shelley: Okay.
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Ricky: This is
from Dawn in New York.
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She says: How does one know
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that he or she is
baptized with the Spirit?
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Shelley: Okay, I'm going
to make a distinction here.
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You mentioned
"baptized with the Spirit. "
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All Christians are
baptized by the Spirit.
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In 1st Corinthians 12:13,
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it says, "For by one Spirit
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we're all
baptized into one body...
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whether Jews or
Greeks, slaves or free...
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all have been made to
drink into one Spirit. "
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So, all believers are
baptized by the Holy Spirit
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into the body of Christ.
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This is how we become connected
to the Vine Christ Jesus.
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Now, the gift of
the Spirit when...
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if you want to say,
"baptized with the Spirit"
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the gift of the Spirit
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is the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit.
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You know, Ephesians
3:16 and 17 says that...
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Paul's praying that
you would be strengthened
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by might with the Holy
Spirit in your inner man...
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so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith.
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So, when you
have the Holy Spirit,
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Christ is dwelling
in your heart by faith
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and you're
connected to the Vine...
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you are going to evidence
the fruit of the Spirit.
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Galatians 5:22 to 25,
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If you've been
baptized with the Holy Spirit...
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"the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace,
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longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
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gentleness and self-control. "
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You know, he goes on to say,
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"Hey, if we are going
to live in the Spirit,
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being baptized with the Spirit,
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let us also
walk in the Spirit. "
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and final Scripture...
Ephesians 5:8 through 10,
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He says, "You
were once darkness,
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but now you are
light in the Lord.
00:14:09.54\00:14:11.88
Walk as children of light
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for the fruit of the
Spirit is in all goodness,
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righteousness, and truth,
00:14:18.82\00:14:21.32
and find out what is
acceptable to the Lord. "
00:14:21.36\00:14:24.83
When we are baptized with...
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when the Holy
Spirit is living in us,
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we are going to
begin to resemble Jesus.
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Ricky: Amen, Sister Shelley.
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All right, Brother Ryan,
00:14:36.34\00:14:38.64
you've got Number Two
question here for you.
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Ryan: All right.
00:14:41.24\00:14:42.64
Ricky: What is
the truth on the cross
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or was Jesus
crucified on a stake
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as certain religions believe?
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That's from a
Viewer from Pennsylvania.
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Ryan: Yeah, now
that's a great question.
00:14:52.55\00:14:54.19
You know, to be
honest with you upfront,
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the Bible does not specifically
say what type of cross
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or instrument Jesus was,
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you know,
attached to or hung upon.
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In this case, there
are four possibilities,
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if you do the
historical research,
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there are three or
four... in this case...
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four types of...
of... of crosses or stakes
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that they would
hang or crucify someone
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back in these particular days.
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There's one known
as the Crux Simplex...
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all right, that's a
single upright stick
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and then there's another
one called the Crux Commissa
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which is a
capital-T-shaped structure
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okay, and then you
have the Crux Decussata
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which is an X-shaped cross
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and then you have the one that
we often see in the pictures
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depicting of Christ
hanging on the cross
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which is known
as the Crux Immissa
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which is a familiar
lower case T- shaped structure
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that we believe...
during the days of Christ
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a little bit more
historically accurate.
00:15:46.94\00:15:49.21
Now, we have to be clear,
this is Bible Q and A, right?
00:15:49.24\00:15:51.91
So, we have to
provide Bible answers...
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and the truth is: there's not
an explicit text in the Bible
00:15:53.52\00:15:56.32
that says, "And Jesus was
hung on this type of cross...
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it looked like this
and it looked like that. "
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It doesn't give us
an explicit description.
00:16:01.76\00:16:04.33
But, you know, it's
interesting, I found this text
00:16:04.36\00:16:06.73
and I thought it
to be interesting
00:16:06.76\00:16:08.10
just thinking logically here...
00:16:08.13\00:16:10.07
in Luke chapter 23 verse 26...
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so, Luke chapter 23 verse 26...
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it says here, "Now
they led Him away... "
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Christ...
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"they laid hold of a
certain man, Simon of Cyrene,
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who was coming from the country,
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and on him they laid the cross
00:16:23.38\00:16:26.48
that he might
bear it after Jesus. "
00:16:26.51\00:16:28.05
I, in my mind, thought,
00:16:28.12\00:16:29.45
it couldn't be an
upright single beam or stake
00:16:29.48\00:16:32.02
because that's
what you would carry...
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not necessarily
be laid upon you.
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Again, it doesn't explicitly say
00:16:35.29\00:16:37.06
but I'm thinking... if
something is laid upon a person,
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then it's something that's laid
upon them that they can carry
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in a way... you know...
far distances in this case
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as Christ would be
carried outside of the city
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from the inward city
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and so, in this case... the
Bible just simply doesn't say
00:16:47.84\00:16:50.47
what type of cross
00:16:50.51\00:16:51.87
but we do know that our
Savior died and He was crucified
00:16:51.91\00:16:54.74
and so, I'm going to
leave that up to you to do
00:16:54.84\00:16:56.75
more historical
research for yourself.
00:16:56.78\00:16:58.88
Ricky: Amen,
thank you, Pastor Ryan.
00:16:58.91\00:17:01.05
All right... well to our Viewers
I want to share with you...
00:17:01.08\00:17:04.62
each one of our
Panelists they get two minutes
00:17:04.69\00:17:07.09
for each question
00:17:07.12\00:17:08.46
but they also have one question
where they get three minutes
00:17:08.49\00:17:11.83
so, Pastor John... here's
your first three-minute time
00:17:11.93\00:17:16.20
for your... for that question.
00:17:16.23\00:17:18.13
All right, the question is:
00:17:18.17\00:17:20.00
Are the six thousand
years actual or is it symbolic?
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If actual then
it will end in 2027?
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Dinzey: Well, a
good question indeed.
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There are many that
have talked about 6,000 years
00:17:34.48\00:17:40.32
and many across
different denominations.
00:17:40.36\00:17:44.26
There's this general
belief of 6,000 years
00:17:44.29\00:17:48.13
and then 1,000-year of
rest to make 7,000 years.
00:17:48.16\00:17:51.90
This is based somewhat
on the Scripture that says,
00:17:51.93\00:17:55.67
"A day to the Lord is
like a thousand years,
00:17:55.70\00:17:58.04
and a thousand
years like a day. "
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However, this does not say
that Jesus Christ is coming
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after 6,000 years.
00:18:05.15\00:18:07.15
You're asking if
it's symbolic or actual...
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it would just be literal...
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literal years that
it's talking about here,
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but we do not have
any doctrine or anything
00:18:16.19\00:18:19.56
that states this specifically
00:18:19.59\00:18:21.16
that the Lord will
come after 6,000 years.
00:18:21.23\00:18:23.23
Also, there is a serious problem
with coming up with a date
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for... like for
example you mentioned 2027...
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I've seen others
come up with 2024.
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There are many
things that I have seen
00:18:33.17\00:18:35.41
looking at this 6,000 years
00:18:35.44\00:18:38.31
but any attempt to come
up with a date or a year
00:18:38.38\00:18:43.49
when Christ will come,
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should not even be tried.
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Don't put any faith in the idea
that Christ is coming in 2024...
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or 2027... 20... or whatever
time people come up with,
00:18:50.73\00:18:55.23
because as you know the
Bible says... Matthew 24:36,
00:18:55.30\00:18:59.73
"But of that day
and hour no one knows,
00:18:59.77\00:19:02.54
not even the angels of
heaven, but My Father only. "
00:19:02.57\00:19:05.44
Now, I know that
you may have heard,
00:19:05.47\00:19:07.51
"It doesn't say 'year'
00:19:07.54\00:19:08.88
so we can come
up with the year. "
00:19:08.91\00:19:10.61
Please don't... don't
get yourself caught up
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in that type of thinking
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because you are going
down a path that is dangerous.
00:19:15.18\00:19:18.22
What is best is
that you would consider
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what it says in Matthew
42... Matthew 24:42 to 44,
00:19:22.82\00:19:26.86
which I'm going
to read in a moment
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because first I want
to say that even the Jews
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have come up with the
idea that the world would exist
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for 6,000 years
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so that the Lord would
allow 6,000 years of sin
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and then there will be 1,000
year of rest for the earth.
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Even the Jews had this idea.
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Is it possible?
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Yes it's possible that the Lord
would allow 6,000 years of sin
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and then 1,000 years of
rest... it's possible...
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but we do not know
the beginning date...
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nobody knows when that
date is supposed to start.
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So, to come up with a
date is a futile attempt.
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The best thing we can do
as I said is Matthew 24:42-44.
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Jesus said, "Watch, therefore,
00:20:04.13\00:20:05.50
for you do not know what
hour your Lord is coming.
00:20:05.53\00:20:09.07
But know this, that if the
master of the house had known
00:20:09.10\00:20:12.07
what hour the thief would come,
00:20:12.11\00:20:13.78
he would have watched
00:20:13.81\00:20:15.14
and not allowed his
house to be broken into.
00:20:15.18\00:20:16.88
Therefore be...
therefore you also be ready,
00:20:16.91\00:20:20.95
for the Son of Man
is coming at an hour
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you do not expect. "
00:20:23.22\00:20:24.89
So, we should be ready for
the Lord to come at any time
00:20:24.95\00:20:28.82
and not get caught
up in these dates...
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be faithful to the
Lord every day of your life
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and when the Lord
comes, you will rejoice.
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Ricky: Thank you,
Brother John for that answer.
00:20:38.43\00:20:41.04
Well, before we
go to Sister Shelley
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for her third question,
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All right, Sister Shelley,
ready for your third question?
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Shelley: I am.
00:21:23.31\00:21:24.68
Ricky: All right, and this
is your time where you can do...
00:21:24.71\00:21:26.31
take three minutes
to give us your answer.
00:21:26.35\00:21:27.85
Shelley: Yeah,
that's a good thing
00:21:27.88\00:21:29.22
because I have 16-page study
on this that I've distilled...
00:21:29.25\00:21:32.32
that I've distilled
to a page and a half.
00:21:32.35\00:21:35.02
Ricky: All right, okay, this
is from a Viewer in Virginia.
00:21:35.09\00:21:38.26
I have a question,
00:21:38.29\00:21:40.20
is there any Bible proof that
the woman caught in adultery...
00:21:40.23\00:21:44.60
that the woman
caught in adultery in John 8
00:21:44.67\00:21:47.84
is Mary Magdalene?
00:21:47.87\00:21:49.20
Shelley: Well, let me
give you what the Bible says
00:21:49.24\00:21:51.11
and you make that decision.
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In John chapter 8... the
woman's caught in adultery,
00:21:52.57\00:21:55.61
verse 11... Jesus
looks at her and He says,
00:21:55.64\00:21:59.68
"Hey, does anyone accuse you?"
00:21:59.71\00:22:01.78
and: "Where are
your accusers woman?"
00:22:01.82\00:22:03.79
She said, "No one accused me. "
00:22:03.82\00:22:05.22
He said, "Neither do I...
just go and sin no more. "
00:22:05.25\00:22:08.32
Now, all four
gospels record a dinner party
00:22:08.39\00:22:12.66
right during the
final week of Jesus' life.
00:22:12.69\00:22:16.93
He was invited... all of
the disciples were invited
00:22:16.97\00:22:20.27
and there were
plenty of curiosity seekers
00:22:20.30\00:22:22.87
that were there as well
00:22:22.90\00:22:24.41
but we know that
His disciples included
00:22:24.44\00:22:27.34
Lazarus... Martha... and Mary.
00:22:27.38\00:22:30.91
Luke 7:37...
this is interesting,
00:22:30.95\00:22:34.42
Luke is telling the account,
00:22:34.48\00:22:35.85
"Behold, a woman in the
city who was a sinner... "
00:22:35.88\00:22:39.92
well, we're all sinners.
00:22:39.95\00:22:41.29
Ryan: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:22:41.36\00:22:42.69
Shelley: But what... this
is a significant designation
00:22:42.72\00:22:46.96
because what he is saying...
she was a notorious sinner.
00:22:47.00\00:22:51.47
Her sin was well known.
00:22:51.53\00:22:53.07
Most likely she
was a prostitute.
00:22:53.10\00:22:55.70
"This woman in the
city who was a sinner,
00:22:55.74\00:22:58.17
when she knew that
Jesus sat at the table
00:22:58.21\00:23:00.54
in the Pharisee's house,
00:23:00.58\00:23:01.91
brought an alabaster
flask of fragrant oil. "
00:23:01.94\00:23:06.18
It became obvious
how awful her sin was
00:23:06.21\00:23:11.42
when Simon who was
hosting recoiled at the idea
00:23:11.49\00:23:16.39
that she was
doing this to Jesus.
00:23:16.42\00:23:18.73
Now, it's interesting...
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
00:23:18.76\00:23:21.70
don't mention the
name of this woman.
00:23:21.76\00:23:26.13
They all tell the same story
without mentioning her name
00:23:26.17\00:23:29.34
and I believe this because she
was a devoted Christian disciple
00:23:29.37\00:23:33.78
and she was still alive
00:23:33.81\00:23:35.84
at the time that
they wrote their gospels
00:23:35.88\00:23:37.98
but the gospel of John
which was written sometime later
00:23:38.01\00:23:42.65
presumably after
the death of Mary,
00:23:42.68\00:23:45.35
he identifies her as the
sister of Lazarus and Martha.
00:23:45.39\00:23:53.03
John 11:1 through 2,
00:23:53.09\00:23:55.06
he says, "Now a
certain man was sick,
00:23:55.13\00:23:58.00
Lazarus of Bethany, the town
of Mary and her sister Martha.
00:23:58.03\00:24:03.81
It was that Mary who anointed
the Lord with fragrant oil
00:24:03.84\00:24:09.48
and wiped His
feet with her hair,
00:24:09.51\00:24:11.75
whose brother
Lazarus was sick. "
00:24:11.81\00:24:14.45
So, it's a
reasonable assumption.
00:24:14.48\00:24:17.09
When Mary was
living a lifestyle of sin,
00:24:17.12\00:24:20.66
she lived in Magda
known as Mary of Magdala
00:24:20.69\00:24:24.16
but Jesus cast out
the seven demons...
00:24:24.19\00:24:27.66
she returns home to Bethany
00:24:27.66\00:24:29.80
and now she becomes
known as Mary of Bethany.
00:24:29.83\00:24:33.10
But I just want to point out
00:24:33.13\00:24:34.87
she became a part
of the company of women
00:24:34.90\00:24:38.04
who followed Jesus
around on all of His journeys.
00:24:38.07\00:24:41.21
We find her as one...
00:24:41.24\00:24:43.81
there's only three
disciples who did not desert Him
00:24:43.85\00:24:47.78
when He was on the cross.
00:24:47.82\00:24:49.25
She's standing at the cross
00:24:49.28\00:24:50.69
and guess who was the
first person to see Him
00:24:50.72\00:24:53.96
when He was resurrected?
00:24:54.02\00:24:55.39
Mary.
00:24:55.42\00:24:56.76
Panel: Amen... I like that.
00:24:56.79\00:24:58.16
Ricky: Praise the Lord,
00:24:58.19\00:24:59.53
thank you for
sharing that, Sister.
00:24:59.56\00:25:00.96
All right, Pastor Ryan,
00:25:00.96\00:25:03.10
ready for your
Number-three question?
00:25:03.13\00:25:05.10
Ryan: Yes... let's do it.
00:25:05.13\00:25:06.47
Ricky: In May... this is
actually from Natalie in Georgia
00:25:06.50\00:25:09.30
she writes: In May
1780, in New England,
00:25:09.34\00:25:13.07
the day time became
as dark as midnight.
00:25:13.11\00:25:16.64
In November 12 and 13, 1833
00:25:16.68\00:25:21.05
there was a great
meteor shower that was seen.
00:25:21.08\00:25:23.79
There have been
days in recent times
00:25:23.85\00:25:26.86
when there were red moons.
00:25:26.89\00:25:28.49
Is there Biblical support that
these events may occur again.
00:25:28.59\00:25:32.86
Ryan: I would say that
there is reasonable evidence
00:25:32.89\00:25:38.37
to suggest that yes, we...
00:25:38.40\00:25:39.80
we could possibly
see this happen again
00:25:39.83\00:25:41.84
and now, I like that you brought
about the history there...
00:25:41.87\00:25:44.27
is that Natalie? I
think it was Natalie.
00:25:44.31\00:25:45.81
I like that you brought
about the history there,
00:25:45.84\00:25:47.54
because it's interesting when
you go to Revelation chapter 6,
00:25:47.61\00:25:50.48
verses 12 and 13,
00:25:50.51\00:25:52.25
just as what you read
there and we see happening
00:25:52.28\00:25:55.32
in... you know,
from that late 1700s
00:25:55.35\00:25:57.59
or mid-1700s into
the early 1800s...
00:25:57.62\00:26:00.09
it happens in
the exact same order
00:26:00.12\00:26:02.52
as we see there in
Revelation 6 verses 12 and 13
00:26:02.56\00:26:05.06
so, this is within the
context of the 6th Seal
00:26:05.09\00:26:07.50
and notice what it says,
00:26:07.56\00:26:08.90
"I looked when he
opened the sixth seal... "
00:26:08.93\00:26:10.43
this is Revelation
chapter 6 verse 12.
00:26:10.47\00:26:12.40
"I looked and He
opened the sixth seal,
00:26:12.47\00:26:14.30
and behold, there
was a great earthquake;
00:26:14.34\00:26:16.07
and the sun became
black as sackcloth of hair,
00:26:16.10\00:26:18.81
and the moon became like blood.
00:26:18.84\00:26:20.44
And the stars of
heaven fell to the earth,
00:26:20.48\00:26:24.41
as a fig tree drops its figs
00:26:24.45\00:26:25.85
when it is shaken
by a mighty wind. "
00:26:25.88\00:26:28.72
Now, it's interesting
because what you just referenced
00:26:28.75\00:26:31.29
is exactly what I believe
this passage is referencing also
00:26:31.32\00:26:33.86
because what happened...
00:26:33.89\00:26:35.46
and you mentioned the
sun and the moon there,
00:26:35.49\00:26:37.59
but even before that...
00:26:37.63\00:26:38.96
November 1st, 1755, we
have the great Lisbon earthquake
00:26:39.03\00:26:41.86
which was one of the greatest
00:26:41.90\00:26:43.23
most powerful
earthquakes in history...
00:26:43.26\00:26:44.83
four million square
miles killed 60,000 people
00:26:44.87\00:26:47.90
in just a few
seconds... powerful earthquake
00:26:47.94\00:26:50.87
and then, of course,
May 19 as you referenced
00:26:50.91\00:26:53.78
and, you know, we see
the sun becoming black...
00:26:53.81\00:26:56.08
it wasn't an eclipse...
00:26:56.11\00:26:57.61
many people say,
"Oh, just an eclipse... "
00:26:57.65\00:26:59.21
it was not an
eclipse... it was supernatural.
00:26:59.25\00:27:01.75
the moon... the same
day appeared as blood red
00:27:01.78\00:27:04.15
and then, later on, November
13 as you mentioned in 1833,
00:27:04.19\00:27:07.46
there was a massive meteor
shower like had never been seen.
00:27:07.49\00:27:10.59
So, we see clearly
00:27:10.63\00:27:12.36
what Revelation's
talking about there,
00:27:12.43\00:27:14.00
now, what modern
scholars have found...
00:27:14.03\00:27:15.76
what they referenced is
that Matthew 24 where we find,
00:27:15.80\00:27:18.53
and where it says,
00:27:18.57\00:27:19.90
"Immediately after the
tribulation of those days
00:27:19.93\00:27:21.27
the sun will be darkened,
00:27:21.30\00:27:22.64
the moon will
not give its light;
00:27:22.67\00:27:24.01
and the starts
will fall from heaven,
00:27:24.04\00:27:25.37
and the powers of the
heavens will be shaken. "
00:27:25.41\00:27:26.74
That powers of the heaven
be shaken and the earthquake...
00:27:26.78\00:27:28.54
it's not mentioned at the
beginning but rather at the end
00:27:28.58\00:27:31.38
and so, some scholars have
brought about and mentioned
00:27:31.41\00:27:34.32
that... that it may be
possibly here in Matthew 24
00:27:34.35\00:27:37.55
referencing another
stream of these same events
00:27:37.59\00:27:40.69
going to happen right before
the second coming of Christ.
00:27:40.72\00:27:43.22
It's a possibility for sure
00:27:43.26\00:27:44.73
but I was going to
read from this book here...
00:27:44.76\00:27:46.23
I don't have time to
read it but I would...
00:27:46.26\00:27:48.00
I would encourage
you to find this book...
00:27:48.03\00:27:49.76
this is called:
The Great Controversy
00:27:49.80\00:27:51.17
and I had a portion here,
00:27:51.20\00:27:52.53
I'm going to read it
in my closing thoughts
00:27:52.60\00:27:54.17
here in a little bit
at the end of the Program
00:27:54.20\00:27:55.77
but the Great Controversy...
great book of history...
00:27:55.80\00:27:58.54
and it recalls a lot of these
events from Bible prophecy.
00:27:58.57\00:28:01.24
Great book to have in your
library: The Great Controversy.
00:28:01.28\00:28:03.61
Ricky: Amen,
thank you, Pastor Ryan.
00:28:03.68\00:28:05.91
Okay, Pastor John, I've got
a Number 3 question for you.
00:28:05.95\00:28:09.22
Dinzey: Okay.
00:28:09.28\00:28:10.72
This is from Jim:
00:28:10.75\00:28:12.09
Why was it acceptable to God
00:28:12.15\00:28:15.16
that His chosen
leaders and patriarchs,
00:28:15.22\00:28:17.59
in the Old Testament,
00:28:17.66\00:28:18.99
had multiple
wives and concubines?
00:28:19.03\00:28:21.53
It seems that this was
not considered to be immoral.
00:28:21.56\00:28:25.40
Also, since God doesn't change,
00:28:25.43\00:28:28.47
would this arrangement still
be acceptable to God today?
00:28:28.50\00:28:32.44
Lastly, what about marrying
relatives such as cousins,
00:28:32.47\00:28:37.01
which also seems to
have been common practice?
00:28:37.05\00:28:40.62
Thank you so much for your help
00:28:40.65\00:28:42.65
in understanding
these difficult issues!
00:28:42.68\00:28:44.99
Shelley: In two
minutes. Panel: Laughter.
00:28:45.02\00:28:47.29
Dinzey: I rest on which
one we have three minutes for
00:28:47.32\00:28:49.82
but you know, this is...
00:28:49.86\00:28:51.36
you made a statement here
that God doesn't change...
00:28:51.39\00:28:53.56
would this arrangement still
be acceptable to God today?
00:28:53.60\00:28:55.70
God never made a
statement or any declaration
00:28:55.73\00:28:58.87
that says, "You can
have multiple wives"
00:28:58.90\00:29:02.70
and so... we cannot
say that God would...
00:29:02.77\00:29:05.04
would look at this and
say, "It's okay, go ahead... "
00:29:05.07\00:29:07.68
so, here, I'm going to point
you first to Genesis chapter 2
00:29:07.74\00:29:12.91
verse 24 where
we have the words,
00:29:12.95\00:29:15.55
"Therefore shall a man
leave his father and his mother,
00:29:15.58\00:29:17.92
and shall cleave unto his wife:
00:29:17.95\00:29:19.42
and they shall be one flesh. "
00:29:19.45\00:29:20.96
The idea of a
marriage is that the...
00:29:20.99\00:29:23.69
the man and the
woman become one flesh.
00:29:23.73\00:29:26.36
You cannot be one
flesh with multiple wives.
00:29:26.39\00:29:29.00
And so, this is
God's original plan...
00:29:29.03\00:29:32.47
this is why He
made Adam and Eve.
00:29:32.50\00:29:35.04
He didn't grab four or five ribs
00:29:35.07\00:29:37.51
and made four or
five wives for him,
00:29:37.54\00:29:39.77
it was just one.
00:29:39.81\00:29:41.14
This is God's ideal plan.
00:29:41.18\00:29:43.11
This is God's plan for us.
00:29:43.14\00:29:45.25
Did some other
patriarchs do this?
00:29:45.28\00:29:49.05
Yes... but there
was always a bad result.
00:29:49.12\00:29:52.39
Consider Abraham...
00:29:52.42\00:29:53.76
there were issues
with Hagar and Sarai
00:29:53.79\00:29:56.86
when they had Ishmael
00:29:56.89\00:29:59.49
so, there's jealousy
involved... problems occur...
00:29:59.56\00:30:02.80
look at Jacob... he
had multiple wives...
00:30:02.83\00:30:05.00
serious problems in the homes
00:30:05.03\00:30:07.10
and every one of those...
serious problems in the home,
00:30:07.14\00:30:10.41
it's not something
that should be done.
00:30:10.44\00:30:12.57
In Deuteronomy
chapter 17 verse 17,
00:30:12.61\00:30:14.64
it specifically says,
00:30:14.71\00:30:16.75
"Neither shall he
multiply wives to himself,
00:30:16.78\00:30:19.35
that his heart
turn not away... "
00:30:19.41\00:30:21.32
and this is talking about kings
but really applies to everyone.
00:30:21.35\00:30:25.95
Bad results for Solomon,
00:30:25.99\00:30:27.99
notice in 1st Kings 11 verse 4,
00:30:28.02\00:30:29.99
"For it came to
pass, when Solomon was old,
00:30:30.03\00:30:32.13
that his wives turned away
his heart after other gods:
00:30:32.19\00:30:35.96
and his heart was not
perfect with the Lord his God,
00:30:36.03\00:30:38.50
as was the heart
of David his father. "
00:30:38.53\00:30:40.87
Now, concerning
cousins and sisters...
00:30:40.90\00:30:43.61
for a period of
time in the beginning
00:30:43.64\00:30:46.24
and I was talking... the
beginning of creation time,
00:30:46.27\00:30:49.68
that the Lord allowed
men to marry their sisters
00:30:49.71\00:30:53.08
or their cousins because the...
00:30:53.11\00:30:55.08
He said, "Be
fruitful and multiply. "
00:30:55.15\00:30:56.62
So the earth had to be
replenished with people.
00:30:56.65\00:31:01.06
But eventually, the
weakness of humanity
00:31:01.09\00:31:03.89
became more apparent
00:31:03.93\00:31:05.49
and anyone doing this
came with bad results...
00:31:05.53\00:31:09.96
there you have birth defects
and serious health problems
00:31:10.00\00:31:13.27
and I don't have time to read
the Scriptures that show this,
00:31:13.30\00:31:16.57
you can read Leviticus chapter
18 and 20 for more information.
00:31:16.60\00:31:19.87
Ricky: Amen...
thank you, Brother John,
00:31:19.91\00:31:22.01
all right, well, Sister Shelley,
you ready for question number 4?
00:31:22.04\00:31:26.21
Shelley: I hope so.
00:31:26.25\00:31:27.62
Ricky: Okay.
00:31:27.65\00:31:29.25
Why did the Egyptians
mistreat the Israelites?
00:31:29.28\00:31:32.42
Why did God tell Jacob that
his descendants would be slaves
00:31:32.45\00:31:36.93
for 400 years?
00:31:36.96\00:31:38.36
That's from Alba in Nicaragua.
00:31:38.39\00:31:40.86
Shelley: Okay, Alba,
first of all, God told Abraham
00:31:40.90\00:31:44.90
rather than Jacob... we
find it in Genesis 15:13,
00:31:44.93\00:31:48.97
God is cutting a covenant
with Abram... Abraham...
00:31:49.04\00:31:53.71
and in the middle of this
covenant process... this ritual,
00:31:53.74\00:31:59.48
God says to Abraham in
verse 15, Genesis 15:13,
00:31:59.51\00:32:03.15
Your descendants will
be strangers in a land
00:32:03.18\00:32:06.45
that is not theirs. "
00:32:06.49\00:32:07.82
Wait a minute...
00:32:07.86\00:32:09.19
here He is saying, "You're
saved by grace through faith...
00:32:09.22\00:32:10.86
your righteousness... "
00:32:10.89\00:32:12.26
you know, "Your
faith is credited to you
00:32:12.29\00:32:14.83
as righteousness.
00:32:14.86\00:32:16.20
Oh, your descendants
that are going to be multiple
00:32:16.23\00:32:19.90
are going to be
slaves in a foreign country
00:32:19.93\00:32:23.04
for 400 years. "
00:32:23.07\00:32:24.81
He's talking about Egypt...
00:32:24.84\00:32:26.78
God knows the end
from the beginning...
00:32:26.81\00:32:29.11
so, He is
revealing the future here.
00:32:29.18\00:32:31.71
God sends Jacob which
is... excuse me... Isaac...
00:32:31.75\00:32:35.85
God sends Joseph, Jacob's son,
00:32:35.92\00:32:40.12
to Egypt and guess what?
00:32:40.16\00:32:44.16
Joseph's plan saves all of Egypt
00:32:44.19\00:32:46.90
but it also saves
the whole clan of Jacob.
00:32:46.93\00:32:50.30
They go down to Egypt...
00:32:50.33\00:32:52.13
there's only 70 to 75
people that went down to Egypt,
00:32:52.17\00:32:57.34
so, why was there this
400-year period of waiting?
00:32:57.37\00:33:01.94
Because He had to multiply
them into a great nation
00:33:02.01\00:33:06.48
so that they could
come out and take possession
00:33:06.51\00:33:08.42
of the... of the
of the Promised Land.
00:33:08.45\00:33:10.85
They couldn't have
possibly otherwise.
00:33:10.89\00:33:13.22
So, the reason that
the Egyptians hated them
00:33:13.25\00:33:17.33
is because they were fearful.
00:33:17.39\00:33:18.93
God was
multiplying them so rapidly...
00:33:18.96\00:33:22.26
the Egyptians set
task masters on them
00:33:22.30\00:33:25.63
so that they wouldn't...
00:33:25.67\00:33:27.20
so that the Nation of Israel
wouldn't join other nations
00:33:27.24\00:33:30.67
and rise up against Egypt
00:33:30.71\00:33:32.57
and to me it's amazing
that God predicted in verse 14
00:33:32.61\00:33:36.98
after the waiting
period, that He would judge...
00:33:37.01\00:33:41.35
this is Genesis 15:14...
00:33:41.38\00:33:43.59
He would judge the Egyptians...
00:33:43.62\00:33:46.62
that Israel would come
out with great possessions
00:33:46.65\00:33:51.49
and He fulfilled that in
Exodus 12 verses 35 and 36.
00:33:51.56\00:33:56.33
I think it's exciting.
00:33:56.36\00:33:57.73
Panel: Amen.
00:33:57.77\00:33:59.10
Ricky: Amen... thank you Sister.
00:33:59.13\00:34:00.67
All right, Pastor Ryan,
Question Number 4 for you,
00:34:00.70\00:34:04.44
I like this one...
00:34:04.47\00:34:06.01
Is it a sin to
eat morning doves?
00:34:06.07\00:34:10.21
That's from Tim.
00:34:10.25\00:34:11.58
Ryan: All right,
that's a great question, Tim,
00:34:11.61\00:34:14.35
I suppose it's not any
more a sin to eat morning doves
00:34:14.38\00:34:19.49
as it is evening
doves, I don't know,
00:34:19.55\00:34:20.89
I've never heard
of a morning dove.
00:34:20.92\00:34:22.26
But, to give a Biblical answer,
00:34:22.32\00:34:25.59
truthfully...
Biblically speaking...
00:34:25.63\00:34:27.96
is not a sin to eat this
type of animal... a dove...
00:34:27.96\00:34:31.20
that is considered to be
clean and how do we know that?
00:34:31.23\00:34:33.44
Because it was
considered to be a...
00:34:33.47\00:34:35.70
a great
sacrificial animal as well.
00:34:35.77\00:34:37.94
We find that in
Leviticus chapter 5 verse 7.
00:34:37.97\00:34:41.21
So, it says here, "If he
is not able to bring a lamb,
00:34:41.24\00:34:44.05
then he shall bring to the Lord,
00:34:44.08\00:34:45.68
for his trespass
which he has committed,
00:34:45.71\00:34:48.28
two turtledoves
or two young pigeons:
00:34:48.32\00:34:50.99
one as a sin offering
00:34:51.02\00:34:52.42
and the other as
a burnt offering. "
00:34:52.45\00:34:53.79
So, the sacrificial
animals had to be clean
00:34:53.82\00:34:56.56
and so, therefore, we know that
doves fall into the category
00:34:56.59\00:34:59.69
biblically speaking
00:34:59.73\00:35:01.13
as a clean animal
that can be eaten.
00:35:01.20\00:35:03.40
Now, we know this...
even further clarification...
00:35:03.43\00:35:06.60
if you read
Leviticus 6 verses 26 to 29,
00:35:06.63\00:35:09.80
we see there very clearly,
00:35:09.84\00:35:11.31
I'm not going to
read those texts,
00:35:11.34\00:35:12.67
but again, Leviticus
chapter 6 verses 26 to 29...
00:35:12.74\00:35:15.81
if you go read there
00:35:15.84\00:35:17.18
we have the specific
instruction given by God
00:35:17.21\00:35:19.68
to Moses and
Aaron... to the Priesthood
00:35:19.78\00:35:21.85
that they were to eat
these particular animals
00:35:21.92\00:35:24.49
in particular situations like...
00:35:24.52\00:35:25.85
if they were
offering as a burnt offering,
00:35:25.92\00:35:27.96
they could eat the flesh
00:35:27.99\00:35:29.32
but, of course, not
the fat and not the blood.
00:35:29.39\00:35:31.29
So there had to
be a kosher process
00:35:31.33\00:35:32.76
that they had to go through
00:35:32.79\00:35:34.10
to make sure that they got
rid of as much of the blood
00:35:34.13\00:35:35.83
and the fat as possible.
00:35:35.90\00:35:37.23
But... but in
this case, you know,
00:35:37.27\00:35:38.60
I just want to
leave you with this.
00:35:38.63\00:35:39.97
While Biblically speaking
00:35:40.00\00:35:41.44
we can't say that it's a sin
00:35:41.47\00:35:43.07
to eat this
particular clean animals,
00:35:43.10\00:35:44.91
please leave them
precious little doves alone.
00:35:44.94\00:35:47.64
Panel: Laughter.
00:35:47.68\00:35:49.31
Ryan: Leave them little
doves alone, my goodness,
00:35:49.38\00:35:51.81
in the modern
time that we live in,
00:35:51.85\00:35:53.28
it would have to be
just in terms of appetite.
00:35:53.31\00:35:55.92
I mean, I don't wake
up in the morning and say,
00:35:55.95\00:35:57.55
"Oh, man! look at
those doves out there...
00:35:57.62\00:35:58.99
I would love to eat me
some dove in the morning. "
00:35:59.02\00:36:00.92
I'm again not trying to...
to be critical or judgmental
00:36:00.96\00:36:03.19
but please leave those
precious little doves alone.
00:36:03.22\00:36:05.96
Go to the grocery store
and get your food elsewhere...
00:36:06.06\00:36:08.63
leave them
precious little doves alone.
00:36:08.66\00:36:11.47
But it is
technically Biblical... clean...
00:36:11.50\00:36:14.27
to eat those particular animals.
00:36:14.44\00:36:15.77
Panel: Laughter.
00:36:15.84\00:36:17.24
Ricky: Thank you, Sir,
00:36:17.27\00:36:19.11
Pastor John, I've got
Question Number 4 here for you.
00:36:19.14\00:36:22.28
Pause...
00:36:22.31\00:36:24.25
This is from Susan
in Groves, Oklahoma.
00:36:24.28\00:36:27.78
She writes: In Zechariah 14
00:36:27.82\00:36:31.65
it says the Lord
will fight the nations
00:36:31.69\00:36:34.12
and then his feet will
stand on the Mount of Olives
00:36:34.16\00:36:37.79
and will be king
over the whole earth.
00:36:37.83\00:36:41.06
Is that when He
returns with the saved
00:36:41.10\00:36:44.33
after the thousand years?
00:36:44.37\00:36:46.23
Others say it is when He
comes before the thousand years
00:36:46.27\00:36:50.67
that he does this. Thank you.
00:36:50.71\00:36:52.41
Dinzey: Thank you very much,
00:36:52.47\00:36:54.04
In Zechariah chapter
14 you have a picture of
00:36:54.08\00:36:57.68
something that may have happened
00:36:57.71\00:36:59.51
if the Jews had
been faithful to the Lord
00:36:59.55\00:37:02.25
and the Lord would have prepared
00:37:02.28\00:37:04.42
some type of a
heaven-and-earth type of thing
00:37:04.45\00:37:06.59
previous to the coming
of Christ the first time
00:37:06.62\00:37:11.43
before He died for us,
00:37:11.46\00:37:12.83
however, because
they were not faithful,
00:37:12.86\00:37:14.20
this was not fulfilled.
00:37:14.20\00:37:15.53
There is a... a... an
end time setting for this
00:37:15.56\00:37:19.37
and Zechariah 14:4 says,
00:37:19.43\00:37:21.50
"And in that day His feet will
stand on the Mount of Olives,
00:37:21.54\00:37:24.64
which faces
Jerusalem on the east.
00:37:24.67\00:37:26.61
And the Mount of
Olives shall be split in two,
00:37:26.64\00:37:28.74
from east to west,
making a very large valley;
00:37:28.78\00:37:31.18
half of the mountain
shall move toward the north
00:37:31.21\00:37:33.28
and half of it
toward the south. "
00:37:33.35\00:37:36.02
This takes place
after the 1,000 years
00:37:36.08\00:37:38.65
when the Lord Jesus will
set His foot upon the mountain
00:37:38.69\00:37:43.16
and will set up His
kingdom on the earth.
00:37:43.22\00:37:46.59
And so, it is not
before... at the second coming
00:37:46.63\00:37:50.53
because when He returns
00:37:50.57\00:37:52.60
the earth becomes
like a desolate wilderness.
00:37:52.63\00:37:55.47
Think of it... the...
00:37:55.50\00:37:57.41
the living wicked
when Jesus comes will die.
00:37:57.44\00:38:00.88
Bodies all over the world
and the wicked dead are dead.
00:38:00.91\00:38:05.41
There's really dead
bodies everywhere...
00:38:05.45\00:38:08.02
this is not the
time for the Lord Jesus
00:38:08.05\00:38:10.59
to set up His kingdom.
00:38:10.62\00:38:11.95
It's after the 1,000 years
when the New Jerusalem descends
00:38:11.99\00:38:15.59
and Jesus sets His foot upon...
upon the Mount of Olives.
00:38:15.66\00:38:19.49
Zechariah chapter
14 verse 9 as you said,
00:38:19.53\00:38:22.43
"And the Lord shall be
King over all the earth.
00:38:22.46\00:38:26.00
In that day it shall be...
00:38:26.03\00:38:28.80
'The LORD is one,'
and His name one. "
00:38:28.84\00:38:31.87
So, this is after
the thousand years.
00:38:31.91\00:38:34.38
Notice in 1st
Thessalonians chapter 4
00:38:34.41\00:38:36.85
it talks about Jesus coming
00:38:36.88\00:38:38.65
and it says that the
righteous dead are raised
00:38:38.68\00:38:42.35
and the living dead are...
00:38:42.38\00:38:44.09
I mean... the living are raised
00:38:44.15\00:38:46.02
and they meet
the Lord in the air
00:38:46.05\00:38:47.82
and they go with the
Lord for a 1,000 years.
00:38:47.86\00:38:50.43
So, Jesus does not
set foot on the earth
00:38:50.46\00:38:52.99
when He comes the second time.
00:38:53.06\00:38:54.56
Panel: Amen... amen...
00:38:54.60\00:38:56.20
Ricky: Thank you Pastor John.
00:38:56.23\00:38:58.23
All right, Sister Shelley,
00:38:58.27\00:39:00.27
I have Question
Number 5 here for you.
00:39:00.30\00:39:02.04
Shelley: All right.
00:39:02.07\00:39:03.47
Ricky: What does the
Bible say about self-assertion
00:39:03.51\00:39:07.24
versus being passive?
00:39:07.28\00:39:09.04
This is from a
Viewer in Kaunakakai...
00:39:09.11\00:39:12.68
I think as I pronounce
it, Kaunakakai, Hawaii.
00:39:12.71\00:39:16.05
Shelley: Well,
that's very interesting.
00:39:16.08\00:39:18.05
First of all, I just
want to tell you that
00:39:18.09\00:39:20.06
the word "passivity"
00:39:20.09\00:39:22.89
to be passive means
to be uninterested...
00:39:22.92\00:39:25.96
to be powerless a pushover...
00:39:26.06\00:39:28.73
We don't find the
word "Passive... "
00:39:28.76\00:39:32.27
and this is not
being meek or humble.
00:39:32.30\00:39:35.74
2nd Timothy 1:7 says...
00:39:35.77\00:39:38.27
God didn't give
us a spirit of fear,
00:39:38.31\00:39:40.04
He gave us a spirit of
power... great spiritual energy
00:39:40.08\00:39:44.18
and of love...
seeking good for others...
00:39:44.21\00:39:47.48
and of sound mind...
this is self-discipline
00:39:47.52\00:39:50.75
and proper priorities.
00:39:50.79\00:39:52.79
Christians need
to be humble and meek
00:39:52.82\00:39:57.06
and humility simply means
00:39:57.09\00:40:00.13
to be totally
dependent upon the Father.
00:40:00.16\00:40:03.50
Numbers 12 verse 3 said...
00:40:03.57\00:40:06.23
Moses was the most
humble man on earth.
00:40:06.27\00:40:09.34
In Matthew 11:29,
Jesus says, "Come to Me,
00:40:09.40\00:40:12.41
I am gentle and
lowly at heart... "
00:40:12.47\00:40:15.08
He had this
soothing disposition.
00:40:15.11\00:40:17.71
He was a gentle, mild, meek...
but He certainly wasn't passive.
00:40:17.75\00:40:24.25
Now, let's... let's
set "passive" aside...
00:40:24.29\00:40:27.62
self-assertive...
00:40:27.66\00:40:29.56
Self-assertive can
be a competitive spirit.
00:40:29.62\00:40:33.09
This can be a spirit of,
"Hey, I want to satisfy self...
00:40:33.13\00:40:36.77
I want to have...
insist on having my own way
00:40:36.80\00:40:40.64
or winning the argument... "
00:40:40.67\00:40:42.00
but the Bible tells us is
that Jesus said in Luke 9:23,
00:40:42.04\00:40:47.08
we must pick up
our cross and die daily
00:40:47.14\00:40:51.35
and that's what Paul
said in 1st Corinthians 15:31.
00:40:51.38\00:40:54.75
"I die daily
brothers... " I mean it.
00:40:54.78\00:40:56.79
So, if we have...
00:40:56.82\00:40:59.22
as Galatians 5:20
talks about the flesh...
00:40:59.25\00:41:03.99
if we're being self-assertive...
an outburst of wrath
00:41:04.03\00:41:08.60
or selfish ambition...
that's works of the flesh.
00:41:08.63\00:41:13.20
If we are Christ assertive,
we will not be quarrelsome...
00:41:13.23\00:41:19.94
we're going to
be gentle and humble
00:41:19.97\00:41:22.94
but we'll be
confident and positive and bold
00:41:23.01\00:41:26.28
and we will have
the fruit of the Spirit
00:41:26.31\00:41:29.55
from Galatians 5:22.
00:41:29.65\00:41:31.79
Ending with this quick thought,
00:41:31.82\00:41:34.59
there is
absolutely nothing wrong
00:41:34.62\00:41:37.33
with drawing healthy, Biblical
boundaries around your life
00:41:37.36\00:41:43.43
because our God is a
boundary-setting God.
00:41:43.47\00:41:47.84
Ricky: Amen... amen.
00:41:47.90\00:41:49.77
Thank you Sister.
00:41:49.84\00:41:51.61
Pastor Ryan, I've got
your fifth question here
00:41:51.64\00:41:54.78
and you have three
minutes to answer this one.
00:41:54.81\00:41:57.71
Ryan: Sure.
00:41:57.95\00:41:59.28
Ricky: It's a long
question. Ryan: All right.
00:41:59.35\00:42:00.75
Ricky: In
Romans 11 Paul tells us
00:42:00.78\00:42:03.55
that God has
not rejected Israel.
00:42:03.59\00:42:06.42
Although some of the
branches of the olive tree...
00:42:06.45\00:42:09.39
literal/ethnic Israel...
00:42:09.42\00:42:11.49
have been broken
off due to disbelief,
00:42:11.53\00:42:13.80
gentiles who
have been grafted in
00:42:13.83\00:42:16.70
should not boast
against the broken branches
00:42:16.73\00:42:21.34
because Israel is the root
00:42:21.37\00:42:22.74
and the root
supports the branches,
00:42:22.77\00:42:24.77
the branches do
not support the root.
00:42:24.81\00:42:26.71
Those broken branches can and
will be grafted back in again.
00:42:26.74\00:42:31.68
So, why do some Christians,
including 7th Day Adventists,
00:42:31.71\00:42:35.78
believe that the church...
specifically the SDA Church...
00:42:35.82\00:42:39.59
has been grafted
in Israel's place
00:42:39.62\00:42:42.36
and doesn't acknowledge
the spiritual significance
00:42:42.39\00:42:45.03
of literal... ethnic
Israel in end-time prophecy?
00:42:45.06\00:42:48.70
Please explain without
using Galatians chapter 3
00:42:48.73\00:42:53.54
verses 26 through 29.
00:42:53.57\00:42:55.67
Ryan: All right, well
while Galatians 3:26 through 29
00:42:55.70\00:43:00.78
is a fantastic passage,
00:43:00.81\00:43:02.24
I can answer this
without that passage.
00:43:02.28\00:43:04.45
First of all, I just would
to make a quick correction.
00:43:04.48\00:43:07.12
You stated...
00:43:07.15\00:43:08.58
the person who submitted
this question states that
00:43:08.62\00:43:10.65
the root is Israel...
00:43:10.69\00:43:12.02
that's simply... I
disagree with that respectfully.
00:43:12.05\00:43:14.26
If you read the Scripture,
00:43:14.32\00:43:15.72
the Bible makes it
overwhelmingly clear
00:43:15.76\00:43:17.36
that the root is Jesus Christ.
00:43:17.39\00:43:18.73
Panel: Amen.
00:43:18.76\00:43:20.13
Ryan: We see that in Revelation
chapter 22 and verse 16
00:43:20.16\00:43:21.73
where Jesus says, "I am the
Root and the Offspring of David,
00:43:21.76\00:43:24.43
the Bright and Morning Star. "
00:43:24.47\00:43:25.93
And it's even repeated in
Romans 15 verse 12 where it says
00:43:25.97\00:43:28.97
"There shall be a
root of Jesse... "
00:43:29.00\00:43:30.61
referring to Jesus Christ
00:43:30.64\00:43:31.97
"and He who shall rise
and rule over the Gentiles,
00:43:32.01\00:43:33.61
in Him the
Gentiles shall hope. "
00:43:33.64\00:43:35.84
And so, Christ is that root.
00:43:35.88\00:43:37.41
Never shall we apply
that to Israel or any man
00:43:37.45\00:43:40.22
because Christ is the root.
00:43:40.25\00:43:41.58
Now, that being said,
00:43:41.62\00:43:42.98
yes, you're right,
Romans 11 is making it clear
00:43:43.02\00:43:45.35
that God has not
completely abandoned Israel
00:43:45.42\00:43:48.02
and we never need to teach that,
00:43:48.06\00:43:49.42
I know we call it...
00:43:49.46\00:43:50.79
some people call it
"replacement theology... "
00:43:50.83\00:43:52.16
you're trying to
replace Israel with others,
00:43:52.19\00:43:53.53
but nonetheless, God has not
abandoned the people of Israel,
00:43:53.56\00:43:57.27
in Romans 11 it makes it
clear that there was a remnant
00:43:57.33\00:43:59.93
and that remnant... Israel...
00:44:00.07\00:44:01.44
those people who
have accepted Christ
00:44:01.47\00:44:03.14
and if they've accepted Christ,
00:44:03.17\00:44:04.57
then according to
Galatians chapter 3,
00:44:04.61\00:44:06.91
verses 26 to 29,
"Whether Jew, Greek or anyone,
00:44:06.98\00:44:09.64
if you are in
Christ, then you are...
00:44:09.68\00:44:11.88
you are heirs according...
00:44:11.91\00:44:13.52
you are seed...
from the seed of Abraham,
00:44:13.55\00:44:15.08
and heirs
according to the promise. "
00:44:15.12\00:44:16.58
So that being said, yes,
God has not abandoned Israel,
00:44:16.62\00:44:18.79
we want to make that clear.
00:44:18.82\00:44:20.16
However, here goes the 70
weeks in a minute and a half,
00:44:20.19\00:44:22.92
to answer this appropriately,
00:44:23.02\00:44:24.83
we have to go back
to... to Daniel chapter 9
00:44:24.86\00:44:27.13
and verses 24 through 27,
00:44:27.23\00:44:29.53
and if you read there
where we get this idea
00:44:29.56\00:44:31.97
where God has not abandoned
but yet He has moved away
00:44:32.00\00:44:36.10
from the Nation of Israel
00:44:36.17\00:44:38.17
as being His beacon
of light to the world,
00:44:38.21\00:44:40.58
His champions of the world,
00:44:40.61\00:44:41.94
they had their
chance and they failed
00:44:41.98\00:44:43.71
and we see that in the
context of the 70-weeks prophecy
00:44:43.75\00:44:46.61
because right here
it says in Daniel 9:24,
00:44:46.68\00:44:48.78
God says to them... to Daniel...
00:44:48.82\00:44:50.59
"Seventy weeks are
determined for your people... "
00:44:50.62\00:44:53.02
He lists six things
that they had to complete
00:44:53.05\00:44:55.32
in 490 years... we know
that this is prophetic timing,
00:44:55.36\00:44:58.33
year-day principle
has to be applied here
00:44:58.36\00:45:00.33
so, again 490 years
they have... this... this...
00:45:00.36\00:45:03.60
this probationary
period to clean their act up
00:45:03.63\00:45:07.00
and the most important thing
00:45:07.04\00:45:08.37
to prepare for the
arrival of their Messiah
00:45:08.40\00:45:10.87
which God gave them till the
very year that He would arrive
00:45:10.91\00:45:14.08
and so, you do the Math,
00:45:14.11\00:45:15.48
they would have
known as a nation
00:45:15.51\00:45:17.11
when their Messiah
was going to show up
00:45:17.15\00:45:18.75
and the part of
the agreement was that
00:45:18.78\00:45:20.32
their probationary time period
of them being received back
00:45:20.38\00:45:23.25
as God's beacon of light...
His champions of the world,
00:45:23.28\00:45:26.12
to... to... you know,
to be His special people...
00:45:26.15\00:45:28.66
that coveted special people...
00:45:28.69\00:45:30.49
in order for them
to be that as a nation,
00:45:30.53\00:45:32.63
they had to be prepared for the
coming arrival of the Messiah
00:45:32.66\00:45:35.30
to that very year.
00:45:35.33\00:45:36.70
Were they? No...
00:45:36.73\00:45:38.07
Because we see there
in Daniel 9:26, it says,
00:45:38.10\00:45:40.84
"And after sixty-two weeks
the Messiah shall be cut off,
00:45:40.87\00:45:43.07
but not for Himself... "
00:45:43.14\00:45:44.61
And we know that in the
middle of that 70th week
00:45:44.64\00:45:46.24
according to verse 27,
00:45:46.31\00:45:47.64
He was crucified... right...
00:45:47.68\00:45:49.01
He brought an end to all
sacrifices and oblations,
00:45:49.04\00:45:50.91
why? Because the Nation of
Israel rejected Him as a nation.
00:45:50.95\00:45:55.05
Were there some remnant there
that accepted Him? Of course,
00:45:55.08\00:45:57.79
but as a Nation, they
murdered the Son of God
00:45:57.82\00:46:00.09
and so, when they
murdered the Son of God,
00:46:00.16\00:46:02.29
Jesus even puts
this in proper context
00:46:02.36\00:46:04.53
in the parable of the
wicked vine dresser...
00:46:04.56\00:46:06.86
the parable of the
fig tree in Matthew 21...
00:46:06.90\00:46:08.73
parable of the
wicked vine dresser,
00:46:08.76\00:46:10.10
He tells the parable...
00:46:10.13\00:46:11.47
He says, "Look, a
guy leaves some land
00:46:11.50\00:46:12.87
and then, you know,
he sends the servants
00:46:12.90\00:46:14.47
and they kill the servants.
00:46:14.50\00:46:15.90
Then he sends
another wave of servants...
00:46:15.97\00:46:17.31
they kill those servants
00:46:17.34\00:46:18.67
and so, finally,
he sends his son...
00:46:18.71\00:46:20.04
surely they'll treat him good,
00:46:20.11\00:46:21.51
they take his son out
and murder him as well
00:46:21.54\00:46:23.68
and so it says
there in Matthew 21
00:46:23.71\00:46:25.88
that the Pharisees perceived
that He was talking about them
00:46:25.91\00:46:29.18
and He was...
00:46:29.22\00:46:30.55
He was using that as
an analogy for Israel
00:46:30.59\00:46:32.79
but it's
interesting how Jesus ends this,
00:46:32.82\00:46:35.09
He says, "The
stone... " this is Matthew 21
00:46:35.12\00:46:36.69
and verse 42,
00:46:36.76\00:46:38.16
"The stone which
the builders rejected
00:46:38.19\00:46:40.13
has become the
chief cornerstone.
00:46:40.16\00:46:41.46
This is the Lord's doing,
00:46:41.50\00:46:42.83
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
00:46:42.86\00:46:44.20
Therefore I say to you... "
00:46:44.23\00:46:45.57
and He's speaking to
the leadership of Israel...
00:46:45.60\00:46:47.27
He says,
"Therefore I say to you,
00:46:47.34\00:46:48.67
the kingdom of God
shall be taken from you
00:46:48.70\00:46:50.41
and given to a nation
bearing the fruits thereof. "
00:46:50.44\00:46:52.61
Who are those
nations? It was the Gentiles.
00:46:52.64\00:46:54.71
So, did God abandon
the people of Israel?
00:46:54.74\00:46:56.75
No...
00:46:56.85\00:46:58.18
But did He take away
that special covenant...
00:46:58.21\00:47:00.28
not the covenant
because He kept His covenant...
00:47:00.32\00:47:02.52
He completed His covenant
00:47:02.55\00:47:03.95
but did He take away
that special honor that the...
00:47:03.99\00:47:06.05
that the... that the Children
of Israel could have had
00:47:06.09\00:47:08.36
as champions of the world? Sure.
00:47:08.39\00:47:09.86
He took that away...
He gave it to the world...
00:47:09.89\00:47:11.63
it went on to the Gentiles
00:47:11.66\00:47:13.03
and anyone now who will
receive Jesus Christ as Savior.
00:47:13.06\00:47:16.00
Panel: Amen...
great answer... powerful.
00:47:16.03\00:47:18.30
Ricky: Amen, thank
you for that Brother.
00:47:18.33\00:47:19.93
All right, Pastor John...
00:47:19.97\00:47:22.77
Question Number 5 for you.
00:47:22.80\00:47:24.61
This is from Heather in
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
00:47:24.64\00:47:30.68
She writes: It says in the Bible
00:47:30.71\00:47:33.11
that it is going to
be a very tempestuous...
00:47:33.15\00:47:36.28
and Jesus will
descend from heaven
00:47:36.32\00:47:39.32
with the voice of the archangel
00:47:39.35\00:47:40.89
and the trumpet of God,
00:47:40.92\00:47:42.26
so is it going to be very...
00:47:42.29\00:47:45.46
so, it's going to be very noisy.
00:47:45.49\00:47:47.13
The righteous dead
will hear His voice
00:47:47.20\00:47:50.53
and rise from their graves.
00:47:50.57\00:47:52.73
Will the wicked dead
not also hear His voice?
00:47:52.77\00:47:56.30
Do they somehow
not hear His voice
00:47:56.37\00:47:59.84
and keep sleeping until
the thousand years are up
00:47:59.87\00:48:02.68
and how does this work?
00:48:02.71\00:48:04.61
Dinzey: Hmmm... very
good... very good question,
00:48:04.65\00:48:07.78
good questions are
coming in, it says here...
00:48:07.82\00:48:10.59
well, you are correct indeed
00:48:10.62\00:48:13.39
it is going to be
very tempestuous...
00:48:13.46\00:48:15.02
and Jesus will
descend from heaven
00:48:15.06\00:48:16.62
with the voice of the archangel
and with the trumpet of God
00:48:16.66\00:48:19.16
but what happens?
00:48:19.19\00:48:20.73
Let's go first to John
chapter 5 verses 28 and 29,
00:48:20.76\00:48:24.83
It says, "Do not marvel at this;
00:48:24.87\00:48:27.10
for the hour is coming in
which all who are in the graves
00:48:27.14\00:48:30.37
will hear His
voice and come forth...
00:48:30.41\00:48:32.07
those who have done good,
to the resurrection of life,
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and those who have done evil,
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to the
resurrection of condemnation.
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Two different resurrections
are presented here.
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They are
separated by 1,000 years.
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You see the... the wicked
dead remain in the grave...
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only the righteous
dead hear His voice
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when He comes the second time.
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They have a specific
time for their resurrection
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and the wicked dead
have a specific time
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for their resurrection
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and this is why when you
go to Revelation chapter 20
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and verse 5... after it
talks about that the righteous
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will be with the Lord and
reign with Him a 1,000 years,
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it says in
Revelation 20:5 and 6,
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"But the rest of the dead
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did not live again until the
thousand years were finished.
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This is the first resurrection.
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Blessed and holy
is he who has part
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in the first resurrection. "
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Those who have part
in the first resurrection
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are with the Lord
for a thousand years
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and those that are
wicked dead remain in the graves
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until the 1,000
years are finished
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and then the Lord Jesus
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will call them
forth from their graves,
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they will hear His voice
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and come forth to face judgment.
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Well, what
happens? Satan sees all this
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millions and
millions of people...
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he tries to
marshal them to join him
00:49:49.12\00:49:51.69
to try to take
over the Holy City
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that descended from
heaven... the New Jerusalem
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and they
basically are still wicked.
00:49:57.09\00:50:02.40
The 1,000 years has
not changed anything.
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They continue with the
same thoughts... the same ideas
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and they want to do evil
and Satan gathers them up
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and, of course,
God's people win...
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and will... tune in next time.
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Panel: Laughter.
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Shelley: Can I make one comment?
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Interestingly, when she said,
00:50:21.32\00:50:23.42
"Why won't the
wicked dead hear His voice?"
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But just think about this...
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when Jesus called
Lazarus out of the grave,
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after he'd been in
the tomb for four days,
00:50:31.09\00:50:34.20
there were other Lazarus's
that were buried in the area,
00:50:34.20\00:50:38.80
but Jesus said, "My
sheep know my voice. "
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There's different
calls for different...
00:50:41.57\00:50:44.21
shepherds have different calls.
00:50:44.24\00:50:47.24
So, I believe
that the wicked dead
00:50:47.28\00:50:50.21
don't come up in
the first resurrection
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they don't hear His
voice first time around...
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Dinzey: It is... it is
that the voice of Jesus
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gives life, you see, and
so, when that voice of Jesus
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gives life to the righteous
dead... they come forth.
00:51:01.76\00:51:04.89
It's not that they have ears and
are waiting to hear something.
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Ricky: Amen.
Shelly: That's right.
00:51:08.10\00:51:09.66
Ricky: Amen,
this has been great,
00:51:09.73\00:51:11.70
we got some really great answers
00:51:11.73\00:51:13.70
we found from God's Word.
00:51:13.74\00:51:15.07
Have you been blessed?
I know I've been blessed.
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Panel: Amen.
00:51:16.91\00:51:18.24
Ricky: We found all
these answers in God's Word.
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Well, you know, it's
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