Have you ever wondered
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what happens the
moment after you die?
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Have you ever
been fearful of death?
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And what does the Bible
teach about the afterlife?
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You might be surprised...
it may not be what you think.
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My name is Cami Oetman.
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Stay with me for the
answers to these questions
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as Unlocking Bible
Prophecies starts now.
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The rise of an
international pandemic
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polarizing global politics.
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Increasingly
destructive natural disasters.
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Bush fires in Australia
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are warning of may be
to come around the world.
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What does it all mean?
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What does the future hold?
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In her travels around the world,
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she's come face to face
with real-life struggles
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but in the midst of that,
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Can you believe it?
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Tonight marks the half-way point
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of Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
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This continuing
Series of Presentations
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will help you better
understand the Bible...
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prophecies... and
where this world is headed.
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You can go to asr. org/bible
to watch all previous Programs
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and find some powerful
resources for further study.
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I hope that you were inspired
by yesterday's Presentation:
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The Counterfeit.
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We saw that there
is no Biblical evidence
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that God's day of
worship has changed
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from the Seventh-day
Sabbath to the first day Sunday.
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History confirms that Sunday
worship is a man-made tradition.
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Constantine united pagan
sun worship and Christianity
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under the helm
of Sunday worship.
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Let's remember, that
for every Bible truth
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Satan has his counterfeit.
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God's law is
like His character...
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it never changes.
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Tonight we will discover...
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prophecy reveals that
what people believe about death
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will be a major
influence in last-day events.
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Can we find hope that
goes beyond the grave?
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What really happens at death?
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The question of what
really happens at death
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has a solid Biblical answer.
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Let's pray now
before we study the grave.
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"Dear heavenly Father,
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King of the Universe...
King of our hearts...
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Lord, empty me of self...
fill me with Your Holy Spirit
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and anoint my lips
with only Your words.
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We praise you for the
truth that we find in Your Word
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because we can count on You
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and we so love you Lord,
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in Jesus' precious name, amen. "
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Have you ever been at
the bedside of the dying
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or felt the sting of losing
a child in the prime of life?
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If death's black
veil has separated you
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from the love of your life,
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maybe you've wondered, "Is
this all there is to life?"
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We live... we die and then what?
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Since the beginning of time,
the cycles of life and death
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have left holes
in people's hearts.
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Tonight we will find the
Bible pulls back the veil
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and solves death's mystery.
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The Bible will
expose the popular lies
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regarding what
happens when you die.
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Ephesians 5:11 says,
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"have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness,
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but rather expose them. "
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Jesus makes sure to
provide us with solid evidence
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in Scripture
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so that we do not have
to guess, wonder or worry.
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We can know and be
grounded in the truth.
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Please try to set
aside all preconceived ideas
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on the subject of death
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and allow God's Word to speak.
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Let the Bible inform you.
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Now, I recognize that even
Christians and non-Christians
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look at this subject
of death differently.
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Some religions
believe in reincarnation...
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some secular people
believe that death is the end
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with nothing beyond the grave.
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If you would
ask most Christians,
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"What happens when you die?"
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They would say... a
person has a soul...
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it goes to heaven
or hell when they die.
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Others might
believe in purgatory...
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an in-between stop...
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Are the dead asleep
waiting for the resurrection
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when Jesus comes?
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Or are they already in heaven?
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And if they are in
heaven, do souls have eyes?
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Can they speak?
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Do they have mouths or ears?
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If a soul has eyes
and a mouth and ears
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and you could
see it up in heaven,
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why does it have to
come back for the body?
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Hmmm...
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So there are all kinds
of confusing questions.
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People are really perplexed
about the subject of death.
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Is the soul immortal
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or is there a resurrection?
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You see, if the
soul is immortal,
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then it could go to
either heaven or hell
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immediately after death.
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If the soul is immortal,
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then the dead could
actually talk to the living.
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The whole issue
of death has to do
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with the
question of immortality.
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Do we have it now?
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Will it be given to us at
the second coming of Christ?
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Hmmm...
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Our theme will
give us the answers.
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If it's in the
Bible, I believe it.
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If it disagrees with the Bible,
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then, it's not for me.
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There once was a little
boy walking in a graveyard.
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One of the
headstones caught his eye.
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In inscription read:
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Friend, stop as you go by,
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as you are now... once was I,
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as I am now...
you soon shall be,
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so prepare
yourself to follow me.
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Well, the little boy took
out his crayon from his pocket
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and scribbled on the headstone,
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"To follow you,
I'm not content...
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until I know
just where you went. "
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All ages from all
times want to know
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where you go when you die.
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The Bible gives
us dependable answers
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that reveals not only
what happens after death
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but also, how to face death
with new hope and confidence.
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The very first chapter
of the book of Revelation
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introduces us to a glorious
person... the person of Jesus.
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He is dressed in a
glowing white robe.
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His eyes are
like flames of fire.
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Jesus identifies
Himself in Revelation 1:18,
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"I am He who
lives, and was dead,
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and behold, I am
alive forevermore. Amen.
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And I have the keys
of Hades and of Death. "
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Jesus conquered death
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so He holds the
keys to the grave.
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Any believer who
dies and rests in Jesus
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can look forward
to the resurrection.
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But somebody says,
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"What does the Bible teach
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about the idea of
the immortal soul?"
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Well, let's go back to
Genesis to the creation week
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to find a clue as to what
happens when a person dies.
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Maybe if we understand
what happened at our creation,
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we can understand something
about what happens when we die.
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The Bible says in
Genesis 2 verse 7,
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"And the Lord God formed
man of the dust of the ground,
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and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life;
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and man became a living soul. "
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Notice these
three key phrases here,
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God formed man of
the dust of the ground...
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breathed into him
the breath of life...
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and man became a living soul.
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Does the Bible say that God
put an immortal soul in Adam?
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No, it doesn't say that...
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instead it reveals the
formula for the human being.
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Dust + Spirt
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= A Living Soul.
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Or another way to describe it,
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Element of earth +
Breath = A Living Being.
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A living soul
means a living person.
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Adam became a living
being or a living person.
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You see, I don't have
a soul... I am a soul...
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a living creature... a person
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and so are you.
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We want to find
out what a soul is
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and if it is immortal
and if it can ever die.
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Ezekiel 18:4 tells us,
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"Behold, all souls are Mine...
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the soul who sins shall die. "
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Hmmm...
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the Bible says...
a living soul dies.
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So, a person
dies... a life dies...
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these three words
are interchangeable.
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Matthew 16:25 to 26,
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"For whoever desires to
save his life will lose it,
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but whoever loses his
life for my sake will find it.
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For what profit is it to a
man if he gains the whole world,
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and loses his own soul?
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Or what will a man give
in exchange for his soul?"
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Mortal means: subject to death.
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You can die.
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Immortal means: imperishable...
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you cannot die...
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1st Timothy 1:17 says,
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"Now to the King eternal,
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immortal, invisible,
to God who alone is wise,
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be honor and glory
forever and ever. Amen. "
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Only the King of the
Universe is immortal.
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We believers who
live and die on earth
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will receive immortality
only when Christ comes.
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1st Timothy 6:15, 16...
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"He who is the
blessed and only Potentate,
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the King of kings
and the Lord of lord,
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who alone has immortality,
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dwelling in
unapproachable light... "
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Again, the repeated truth is
that God alone has immortality.
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You see, pagan Greek Philosophy
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taught that the
soul is immortal.
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It is a man-made teaching
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that the soul could
live separately from the body
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and it... somehow
is a life of its own.
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The Bible teaches that human
beings are an integrated unit...
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Physical...
Mental... and Spiritual.
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These
components are inseparable.
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It takes all three
parts to make a whole person.
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Whereas Spiritualism
and the New Age Philosophies
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teach that the soul is immortal.
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These man-made teachings
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separates the soul
from a person at death
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as if they are
two separate entities.
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Spiritualism
teaches that when you die,
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there is this essence of
you that floats up to heaven
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and lives on
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and that you can come back
and communicate with the living.
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Friends, do you
see and understand
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why this is such a deadly idea?
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The devil can use these false
ideas about death to deceive us
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and he does.
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Read what the Bible says
in 1st Corinthians 15:51, 52,
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"Behold, I tell you a mystery:
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We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed...
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in a moment,
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in the twinkling of an eye,
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at the last trumpet.
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For the trumpet will sound,
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and the dead will be
raised incorruptible... "
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meaning... indestructible
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"and we shall be changed. "
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When God created Adam, He
placed His breath within Him
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not an immortal soul.
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Genesis 2:7,
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"And the Lord God formed
man of the dust of the ground,
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and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life;
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and man became a living soul.
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Think of it,
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death is creation in reverse.
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So, then, what
happens when a person dies?
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What is it that
goes back to God?
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Is it a mystery?
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Let's have the
Bible answer as always.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7,
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"Then the dust will
return to the earth as it was,
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and the spirit will
return to God who gave it. "
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Okay, so the
body goes to the dust
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but the spirit
that goes back to God
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is not something
that is conscious.
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It is the breath or power
of God that returns to God.
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God has preserved the identity
of that person in His mind.
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The Old Testament Hebrew
word for "Spirit" is "Ruach,"
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which means "Breath".
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So, spirit and
breath are the same thing.
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The spirit and
soul are different.
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God forms man out of
the dust of the ground...
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that is his body.
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God breathes
into man His Ruach...
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the Hebrew word
for spirit or breath
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and then, man
becomes a living soul.
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When a person dies,
the body returns to dust.
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The "spirit" or
breath of life...
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the power of
life goes back to God.
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Job 27:3 shows us
breath and spirt are the same.
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"All the while
my breath is in me,
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and the spirit of
God is in my nostrils. "
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So, the "spirit of
God" is obviously breath
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and not some spirit
ghost coming out of your nose.
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I will illustrate this
concept with a light bulb.
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Say I want to
light up this room.
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I will need this light bulb
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but I need more than
just a plain light bulb.
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Let's make this bulb
represent a person's body.
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In order to have
illumination or light,
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I need to get
power to this light bulb.
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This bulb alone
cannot give me light.
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I need a power source.
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So, the power...
the spark of life
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represents God's breath.
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The power comes
through the cord into the bulb
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and that produces light.
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Just like when God's
breath entered Adam's body,
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it produced life.
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Then, what happens
when you unplug the light?
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The power is gone.
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So, when we stop breathing
and our heart stops beating,
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we die
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and our breath
or our spark of life
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returns to God.
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As Job told us,
breath does not equal soul.
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Breath equals life.
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Is there any
consciousness in death?
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Psalm 146 verse 4 says,
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"His breath goeth forth,
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he returneth to his earth;
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in that very day
his thoughts perish. "
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 6,
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"For the living
know that they will die;
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but the dead know nothing,
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and they have no more reward,
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for the memory of
them is forgotten.
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Also, their love, their hatred,
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and their envy
have now perished;
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nevermore will they have a share
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in anything
done under the sun. "
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What does it say?
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"The dead know
nothing... " why not?
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Because at death
their thoughts perish
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and there is no
longer any consciousness.
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They no longer have feelings
of love, hatred or envy.
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Our dead loved ones are resting
peacefully in their graves.
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Now, this next
fact might surprise you.
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Did you know that the Bible
teaches death is like a sleep...
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a peaceful sleep that lasts
until Jesus' second coming?
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And did you know that the
Bible refers to death as sleep
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more than 50 times?
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Psalm 13 verse 3 says,
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"Consider and
hear me, O Lord my God;
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enlighten my eyes,
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lest I sleep the
sleep of death. "
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Again we see that the
Bible calls death... a rest.
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Nowhere in Scripture
is there an immortal soul.
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No...
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One day, as
Jesus and His disciples
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were traveling to visit
the home of His friends...
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Lazarus... Mary and Martha,
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He received urgent news that
Lazarus had become very sick
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and died.
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Jesus waited three days
before arriving in their home.
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What's interesting are
the statements He makes
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on the way there.
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John 11: 11 through 14,
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"Our friend Lazarus sleeps,
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but I go that I
may wake him up... "
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His disciples were puzzled,
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"Lord, if he
sleeps he will get well. "
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They assumed Jesus meant Lazarus
was sick and was resting.
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However, Jesus was
speaking of his death...
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not about getting
rest while sleeping.
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The disciples thought he
would wake up in the morning
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and feel better.
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"Then Jesus
said to them plainly,
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'Lazarus is dead. '"
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For Jesus... as
for all Bible writers,
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death is sleep.
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Jesus then visited Lazarus'
home and said to Martha,
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now, notice the
words here very carefully.
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John 11:23,
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"Your brother will rise again. "
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Jesus didn't say to
Martha, "Don't cry...
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this is amazing news...
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your brother's
soul is now in heaven. "
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No, Jesus said,
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he would rise from his grave.
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We are told next what
Martha believed about death
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in John 11:24, 25.
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"Martha said to Him,
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'I know that he will rise again
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in the
resurrection at the last day. '
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and Jesus said to her,
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'I am the
resurrection and the life.
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He who believes in Me,
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though he may
die, he shall life. '"
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Martha who received her
religion directly from Jesus,
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believed her
brother would be resurrected
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at Jesus' second coming.
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As Christ approached the tomb,
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He called,
"Lazarus, come forth... "
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and on Jesus' command,
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Lazarus woke and came
out of his grave alive.
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Let's imagine this
scenario with the popular belief
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that once you die,
you go straight to heaven.
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At graveside, Jesus would have
looked up to heaven calling,
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"Lazarus, come on down. "
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Now, I'll tell you something,
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if I were Lazarus and
I had been up in heaven
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for three or four days
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and Jesus
commanded me to come down
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my immediate response would
be, "Oh, please Lord, no...
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I love it up here so much...
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I really don't want
to come back to earth. "
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Wouldn't you have said that too?
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If what people believe is true,
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Lazarus should have written
a whole book in the Bible
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about the
glories he saw in heaven.
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Or the paparazzi of that day
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would have asked
him a million questions
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about what heaven is like.
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But there's no
record of anything
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because there couldn't be.
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Lazarus was asleep the
whole time in the grave
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exactly like Jesus said.
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The Bible describes how
there are no tears in heaven
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and its joys are unimaginable.
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People says, "I love to
think of my mother up in heaven
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looking down at me... "
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but what if you had a
husband that abused you
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and your mother is up in
heaven watching that abuse?
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What if a mother is up in heaven
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and her son is
shooting up drugs in his veins
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and ruining his life?
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Do mothers in
heaven bear all this pain
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for their children's
problems here on earth?
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God is too merciful for that.
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We are told in Job 14:21,
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"His sons come to
honor, and he does not know it;
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they are brought low, and
he does not perceive it. "
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And in Psalm 115:17 it says,
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"The dead do
not praise the Lord,
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nor any who go
down into silence. "
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The dead do not go
straight to heaven, Friends,
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because if they were in heaven,
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they'd be praising the
Lord for bringing them there.
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The Bible mentions
the word "soul" 1600 times
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but never uses the
term "immortal soul"
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and it always
describes death as a sleep.
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Think of it this way,
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people who have
surgery frequently describe
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going "under" when the
anesthetic is administered.
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They experience a dizziness.
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Many hours can pass
before the patient wakes up.
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Sometimes, they wake up in a fog
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or feeling the pain
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and wonder,
"What just happened?"
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He next recognizes...
he is in a recovery room.
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As his mind clears, he
realizes that time elapsed
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between the
dizziness and the pain
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even though the pain seemed to
come right after the dizziness.
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The person was asleep and
unaware while time passed.
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This demonstrates
what happens at death
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as people will not
realize they have died.
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The next moment
they are aware of
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would be Jesus
coming in the clouds.
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Now, what about
the thief on the cross?
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Didn't Jesus
say... he went to heaven?
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Luke 23:42 and 43,
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"Then he said to Jesus,
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'Lord, remember me when
you come into Your kingdom. '
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And Jesus said to him,
00:21:37.16\00:21:39.09
'Assuredly, I say to you, today
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you will be with
Me in Paradise. '"
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Jesus did not
promise the dying thief
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he would be with Him in
heaven that exact same day.
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No...
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Jesus Himself did not
go that day into Paradise.
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Remember, in death
He slept in the tomb
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and on resurrection morning,
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Jesus clearly
says in John 20:17,
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"I am not yet
ascended to My Father. "
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So, how are we to understand
what Jesus told the thief?
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What Christ did say
that day to the thief
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on the day of crucifixion...
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on the day of
apparent defeat and darkness,
00:22:15.10\00:22:17.23
when all seemed lost was this,
00:22:17.27\00:22:19.67
"You will be
with Me in Paradise. "
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The promise was given.
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The thief died with the
assurance of eternal life
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like any other child of God
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to be raised on that
great resurrection morning
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at Christ's second coming.
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Keep in mind, in the original
manuscripts of the Scriptures,
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the Greek language
was without punctuation
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and was put in centuries later.
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There are two
places in the Bible
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that we will look at right now
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where commas
have been misplaced.
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The first is the text we
just read in Luke 23 verse 43,
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by moving the
comma by only one word,
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the Bible completely
harmonizes with itself.
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The text says,
"I say to you today,
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you will be with
Me in Paradise. "
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The second we'll
look at a missing comma
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is in Acts 19:12.
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The King James Version
talks about sick handkerchiefs.
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Hmmm...
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"So that from his body
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were brought unto the
sick handkerchiefs or aprons,
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and the diseases
departed from them... "
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Okay, now let's put a comma in.
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"So that from his body
were brought unto the sick,
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handkerchiefs or aprons,
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and the diseases
departed from them... "
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The comma makes
all the difference.
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So, we can see super
clearly that when you die,
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you sleep and
awake... the resurrection.
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So, if we know
this is the truth,
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then, immortality before
the second coming is a lie.
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Only God has immortality.
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Why would Satan want us to
believe that we do not die?
00:23:50.26\00:23:54.30
It began with his first
lie in the Garden of Eden
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and the human race
is still believing it.
00:23:58.63\00:24:02.64
Thousands of years later,
00:24:02.67\00:24:05.37
his evil angels can masquerade
as our dead loved ones.
00:24:05.41\00:24:09.61
They can bring us so-called
messages from beyond the grave,
00:24:09.64\00:24:13.25
they can mislead us
into accepting Satan's lies.
00:24:13.28\00:24:16.92
Do not fall for the old
serpent Satan's first lie.
00:24:16.95\00:24:21.79
Why does Satan want people to
believe that the dead are alive
00:24:21.82\00:24:25.73
and can be contacted?
00:24:25.79\00:24:27.33
So, his fallen angels can
pose as spirits of the dead
00:24:27.36\00:24:30.93
and deceive many
people and lead them astray.
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There is a channel that is
regarded as sacred by many...
00:24:34.24\00:24:37.91
a channel through
which Satan binds souls...
00:24:37.94\00:24:40.51
voices speak...
apparitions appear...
00:24:40.54\00:24:43.95
and a bewitching
power enters a human being.
00:24:43.98\00:24:47.02
This is Spiritualism.
00:24:47.05\00:24:49.45
It can begin so simply
by toying with Ouija boards,
00:24:49.48\00:24:54.22
learning how to cast spells,
00:24:54.26\00:24:56.06
how to become a witch...
00:24:56.09\00:24:57.69
but later there seems no escape.
00:24:57.73\00:25:01.03
The position that
is of no consequence...
00:25:01.06\00:25:04.70
what men believe
00:25:04.73\00:25:06.07
is one of Satan's
most successful deceptions.
00:25:06.10\00:25:08.90
He knows that the truth
received and the love of it
00:25:08.94\00:25:12.87
sanctifies the
soul of the receiver.
00:25:12.91\00:25:15.44
Therefore, he is
constantly seeking to substitute
00:25:15.48\00:25:18.71
false theories... fables...
and a whole other gospel.
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My colleague Sue and I
00:25:23.35\00:25:26.99
were on an early flight
from Palm Springs to Denver.
00:25:27.02\00:25:29.72
It was a very small plane
00:25:29.76\00:25:31.89
and I sat down next to a
very distinguished-looking
00:25:31.93\00:25:35.13
business man.
00:25:35.16\00:25:36.56
He introduced himself as Nick
with a lovely English accent.
00:25:36.63\00:25:40.54
He shared that he was flying
to one of his homes in Colorado
00:25:40.57\00:25:45.57
at a popular ski resort.
00:25:45.61\00:25:47.51
After some
pleasantries were exchanged,
00:25:47.54\00:25:51.15
I simply commented,
"God has blessed you. "
00:25:51.18\00:25:55.15
Oooh... he retorted,
"No, the goddess has... "
00:25:55.18\00:26:00.76
and his whole body grimaced.
00:26:00.79\00:26:02.56
Next, a two-hour friendly
but frank conversation ensued.
00:26:02.59\00:26:08.73
I knew right then and there
00:26:08.76\00:26:10.80
I needed to pray to my heavenly
Father for the right words
00:26:10.83\00:26:14.54
and God always comes through.
00:26:14.57\00:26:16.74
Nick had devoted his
life to goddess worship
00:26:16.77\00:26:20.38
at a very young age.
00:26:20.41\00:26:21.78
He told me point blank,
00:26:21.81\00:26:23.14
"Christians are the
enemy which makes you my enemy.
00:26:23.18\00:26:26.98
We are on opposing sides,
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for I am a
soldier of a goddess. "
00:26:29.12\00:26:32.05
Well, I turned
to him and I said,
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"Well, I am a soldier
for the one almighty God. "
00:26:35.42\00:26:40.40
There was a bit of a
stalemate there for a moment...
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I said, "Nick,
you are not my enemy,
00:26:44.07\00:26:48.10
Satan is.
00:26:48.14\00:26:49.47
The Bible tells us
who wins this war. "
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Now, my friend Sue
was only two rows ahead
00:26:52.44\00:26:56.75
and overheard bits and
pieces of our conversation
00:26:56.78\00:26:59.15
because it's
early in the morning
00:26:59.18\00:27:00.52
and the plane is
quiet except for Nick and I
00:27:00.55\00:27:02.28
and she began to pray.
00:27:02.32\00:27:03.95
Nick continued to share,
00:27:03.99\00:27:06.12
"I have been
training my whole life
00:27:06.15\00:27:08.22
to annihilate the Christians.
00:27:08.26\00:27:09.59
It is positioned to happen soon.
00:27:09.62\00:27:11.33
Years ago the goddess gave
me step-by-step instructions
00:27:11.36\00:27:14.66
on building my software company
for this... for this fight.
00:27:14.70\00:27:17.93
She has made me very
wealthy and successful.
00:27:17.97\00:27:22.00
She will soon emerge and
rise up from the earth. "
00:27:22.04\00:27:25.64
He continued,
00:27:25.67\00:27:27.84
"Since I gave myself
over to her in my childhood,
00:27:27.88\00:27:30.58
I've had no choice but
to follow her directions. "
00:27:30.61\00:27:33.15
Nick and I went on
to discuss free will...
00:27:33.18\00:27:36.79
what happens at death...
00:27:36.82\00:27:38.15
the truth behind apparitions...
00:27:38.19\00:27:40.36
and Satan's deceptions
00:27:40.39\00:27:41.76
similar information you and
I are discussing here tonight.
00:27:41.79\00:27:45.16
I shared my view of a
loving, mighty, personal God
00:27:45.19\00:27:49.76
who protects
and provides for me.
00:27:49.80\00:27:51.87
Whereas he described...
00:27:51.90\00:27:53.30
his thoughts were
that God's a tormentor
00:27:53.34\00:27:56.14
and fiercely cruel.
00:27:56.17\00:27:57.51
He shared many
pieces of his life with me
00:27:57.54\00:28:01.18
including how his
dead family members appear
00:28:01.21\00:28:04.08
to speak with him
00:28:04.11\00:28:05.45
as well as three
additional apparitions
00:28:05.48\00:28:07.48
that he called demons
who torment him often.
00:28:07.52\00:28:10.75
I shared from the Bible
how the dead know not anything,
00:28:10.79\00:28:14.82
how evil angels
impersonate and harass.
00:28:14.86\00:28:17.99
I informed Nick, "Only God
can rid you of these demons.
00:28:18.03\00:28:22.46
I implore you to
fall on your knees
00:28:22.50\00:28:24.93
and ask God to
prove Himself to you
00:28:24.97\00:28:27.40
because He will...
00:28:27.44\00:28:28.80
He is real and
cares about you, Nick.
00:28:28.84\00:28:31.44
Just give God a try. "
00:28:31.47\00:28:33.14
Nick divulged, "I have
been training my whole life
00:28:33.17\00:28:37.55
to annihilate the Christians.
00:28:37.58\00:28:39.68
It is positioned to happen soon.
00:28:39.71\00:28:42.05
The goddess will soon emerge
and rise up from the earth. "
00:28:42.08\00:28:45.45
I responded, "Yes, I believe
that Bible prophecy tells us
00:28:45.49\00:28:50.33
that some of those
who stand for Bible truth
00:28:50.36\00:28:52.53
will be persecuted
before Jesus returns
00:28:52.56\00:28:54.96
but at the second coming,
believers will return to Eden,
00:28:55.00\00:28:59.80
eternal life in heaven... "
00:28:59.83\00:29:01.74
I turned towards
him and asked him,
00:29:01.77\00:29:04.27
"So Nick, what is your endgame?"
00:29:04.31\00:29:08.01
He became quiet...
00:29:08.04\00:29:10.21
appeared stunned...
00:29:10.25\00:29:11.78
and finally said,
00:29:11.81\00:29:13.72
"I've honestly never
thought about that...
00:29:13.75\00:29:17.09
nor has the goddess
revealed an endgame to me...
00:29:17.12\00:29:20.56
I will have to ask her. "
00:29:20.59\00:29:24.33
Nick was increasingly
intrigued with what he described
00:29:24.36\00:29:27.96
as a warm glow
that he saw around me.
00:29:28.00\00:29:31.03
He said, "I don't understand...
00:29:31.07\00:29:33.00
you're exuding a light and
strength from within you. "
00:29:33.03\00:29:35.94
I looked him in
the eyes and I smiled.
00:29:35.97\00:29:39.01
I said, "Nick, that's Jesus
and you can have Him too. "
00:29:39.04\00:29:44.58
Pause...
00:29:44.61\00:29:45.95
Friends, we are in the center
of the great controversy battle
00:29:45.98\00:29:50.69
with little time
left on this earth.
00:29:50.72\00:29:52.85
Even devil
worshippers know time is short.
00:29:52.89\00:29:56.96
Pause...
00:29:56.99\00:29:59.49
Satan's fallen
angels appear as messengers
00:29:59.53\00:30:01.83
from the spirit world.
00:30:01.86\00:30:03.20
In other words,
00:30:03.23\00:30:04.57
evil angels impersonate
dead friends and relatives
00:30:04.60\00:30:07.24
in order to commune with those
00:30:07.27\00:30:09.24
that are willing
and open to such things.
00:30:09.27\00:30:11.51
While professing
to connect the living
00:30:11.54\00:30:14.44
into
communication with the dead,
00:30:14.48\00:30:16.14
the Prince of Evil exercises
his enchanting influence
00:30:16.18\00:30:20.15
over their minds.
00:30:20.18\00:30:21.52
Satan has the power to
bring before men the appearance
00:30:21.55\00:30:25.49
of their departed friends.
00:30:25.52\00:30:26.89
The counterfeit is perfect...
00:30:26.92\00:30:29.06
the familiar look...
00:30:29.09\00:30:30.43
the words, the tone even...
00:30:30.46\00:30:32.79
are all reproduced
with exact distinctness.
00:30:32.83\00:30:36.56
and there is a perfect example
00:30:36.60\00:30:38.83
of an evil spirit
impersonating the exact likeness
00:30:38.87\00:30:42.07
of a prophet in Scripture.
00:30:42.10\00:30:44.31
1st Samuel 28 tells the
story of the Witch of Endor.
00:30:44.34\00:30:48.71
She was a woman that King Saul
consulted to summon the spirit
00:30:48.74\00:30:52.78
of the Prophet Samuel
00:30:52.81\00:30:55.38
in order to receive
advice against the Philistines
00:30:55.42\00:30:58.79
in battle the next day.
00:30:58.82\00:31:00.26
Even though Saul knew that
witchcraft was considered a sin
00:31:00.29\00:31:04.63
shown in 1st Samuel 15:23,
00:31:04.66\00:31:07.20
"For rebellion is as
the sin of witchcraft... "
00:31:07.23\00:31:10.83
Earlier in his
reign, Saul decreed
00:31:10.87\00:31:14.20
that all mediums
should be put to death.
00:31:14.24\00:31:16.44
So, there were a very
few magicians and wizards
00:31:16.47\00:31:19.47
left in his kingdom
at this point in time.
00:31:19.51\00:31:22.44
So, in the middle of the
night, he disguised himself
00:31:22.48\00:31:26.61
and sought out a
witch hiding in a cave.
00:31:26.65\00:31:29.75
She summoned
"supposed" Prophet Samuel
00:31:29.78\00:31:33.02
but this was a demon
impersonating the prophet.
00:31:33.05\00:31:36.46
Saul received terrible news
00:31:36.49\00:31:39.26
and died the
following day in battle.
00:31:39.29\00:31:41.86
We can see that Satan
uses any method to deceive
00:31:41.90\00:31:46.27
and witchcraft has been
prominent since Bible times.
00:31:46.30\00:31:49.40
Many are
comforted with the assurance
00:31:49.44\00:31:53.88
that their loves ones are
enjoying the bliss of heaven
00:31:53.91\00:31:56.41
and without suspicion of danger,
00:31:56.44\00:31:58.48
they give ear to
evil spirits and devils.
00:31:58.51\00:32:01.48
Let me show you this
exact warning for our day
00:32:01.52\00:32:05.25
because we are
living in the latter days.
00:32:05.29\00:32:07.99
1st Timothy 4:1, 2...
00:32:08.02\00:32:10.96
"Now the Spirit expressly
says that in latter times
00:32:10.99\00:32:13.90
some will depart from the faith,
00:32:13.93\00:32:16.00
giving heed to deceiving spirits
00:32:16.03\00:32:18.33
and doctrines of demons,
00:32:18.37\00:32:19.70
speaking lies in hypocrisy,
00:32:19.73\00:32:22.40
having their own conscience
seared with a hot iron. "
00:32:22.44\00:32:25.14
Evil angels are
pretended visitors
00:32:25.17\00:32:28.41
from the spirit world,
00:32:28.44\00:32:29.78
sometimes utter warnings
and foretell future events
00:32:29.81\00:32:33.31
giving the
appearance of reliability
00:32:33.35\00:32:35.68
and their false
teachings are readily accepted.
00:32:35.72\00:32:38.69
They claim to be happy in heaven
00:32:38.72\00:32:40.86
and occupy an
exalted position there,
00:32:40.89\00:32:43.53
then, as the
confidence is gained,
00:32:43.56\00:32:45.53
they present doctrines
that undermine the Scriptures.
00:32:45.56\00:32:49.26
If there is any
spirit coming to you,
00:32:49.30\00:32:52.27
you need to
compare it to Scripture...
00:32:52.30\00:32:55.30
what are they saying?
00:32:55.34\00:32:56.67
Does it match with Scripture?
00:32:56.71\00:32:58.31
This is how you will know...
00:32:58.34\00:32:59.67
this is why we need to know the
Bible for ourselves, Friends.
00:32:59.71\00:33:02.98
The very
foundation of Spiritualism
00:33:03.01\00:33:06.08
is at war with Scripture.
00:33:06.11\00:33:07.98
Ecclesiastes 9:5 alerts us,
00:33:08.02\00:33:11.25
"the dead know nothing... "
00:33:11.29\00:33:14.59
God has forbidden
pretended communication
00:33:14.62\00:33:17.99
with departed spirits.
00:33:18.03\00:33:19.36
1st Corinthians 10:20 says,
00:33:19.39\00:33:22.23
"Rather that the things
which the Gentiles sacrifice
00:33:22.26\00:33:25.60
they sacrifice to
demons and not to God,
00:33:25.63\00:33:28.94
and I do not want you to
have fellowship with demons. "
00:33:28.97\00:33:32.74
That's clear...
00:33:32.77\00:33:34.31
Revelation 16:14,
00:33:34.34\00:33:36.58
"For they are spirits of demons,
00:33:36.61\00:33:38.61
performing signs, which go
out to the kings of the earth
00:33:38.65\00:33:41.68
and of the whole world,
00:33:41.72\00:33:43.12
to gather them to the
battle of that great day
00:33:43.15\00:33:45.72
of God Almighty. "
00:33:45.75\00:33:47.09
Interacting with
demons from the spirit world
00:33:47.12\00:33:50.89
was forbidden
under penalty of death.
00:33:50.93\00:33:54.10
Leviticus 19:31,
00:33:54.13\00:33:56.56
"Give no regard to
mediums and familiar spirits;
00:33:56.60\00:34:00.64
do not seek after them,
00:34:00.67\00:34:03.57
to be defiled by them:
00:34:03.61\00:34:06.44
I am the Lord your God. "
00:34:06.47\00:34:10.05
Chapter 20 verse 27,
00:34:10.08\00:34:13.55
"A man or a
woman who is a medium,
00:34:13.62\00:34:16.25
or who has familiar spirits,
00:34:16.28\00:34:18.75
shall surely be put to death;
00:34:18.79\00:34:21.22
they shall stone
them with stones... "
00:34:21.26\00:34:23.73
But today, Spiritualism has its
foothold in scientific circles.
00:34:23.76\00:34:30.07
It's invaded churches
00:34:30.10\00:34:31.60
and has found favor
in Legislative bodies.
00:34:31.63\00:34:34.87
This mammoth deception is
a revival in a new disguise
00:34:34.90\00:34:39.97
of the
witchcraft condemned of old.
00:34:40.01\00:34:42.24
Matthew 24:24 says,
00:34:42.28\00:34:45.05
"For false christs and
false prophets will rise
00:34:45.08\00:34:47.92
and show great signs
and wonders to deceive,
00:34:47.95\00:34:50.75
if possible, even the elect. "
00:34:50.79\00:34:53.96
Fallen Christendom is referred
to as Babylon in Revelation.
00:34:53.99\00:34:58.73
What does God say is largely
responsible for its fall?
00:34:58.76\00:35:03.47
Revelation 18:2,
00:35:03.50\00:35:06.17
"Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen,
00:35:06.20\00:35:10.37
and has become a
dwelling place of demons,
00:35:10.41\00:35:14.58
a prison for every foul spirit,
00:35:14.61\00:35:17.75
and a cage for every
unclean and hated bird!"
00:35:17.78\00:35:22.45
In other words,
00:35:22.48\00:35:24.29
Babylon is a state of confusion
due to devils and spirits
00:35:24.32\00:35:29.62
penetrating the
Christian churches.
00:35:29.66\00:35:31.46
Christendom is falling
00:35:31.49\00:35:34.36
because Satan has
gained access to the churches
00:35:34.40\00:35:37.77
through his falsehood
that the dead are alive.
00:35:37.80\00:35:41.07
In too many cases, messages
from Satan's ambassadors
00:35:41.10\00:35:45.04
who pose as spirits of the dead
00:35:45.07\00:35:46.94
are welcomed as marvelous
counsel to the churches
00:35:46.98\00:35:51.01
from the redeemed in glory.
00:35:51.05\00:35:53.21
As we just saw in the Bible,
00:35:53.25\00:35:55.32
the dead are
sleeping in their graves.
00:35:55.35\00:35:57.75
They are not talking ghosts.
00:35:57.79\00:36:00.99
This lie gives Satan full power
00:36:01.02\00:36:04.13
to deceive and he
makes every contact count.
00:36:04.16\00:36:09.70
No wonder the Apostle
Paul so solemnly warned us
00:36:09.73\00:36:13.13
against such
deception from seducing spirits
00:36:13.20\00:36:16.57
and doctrines of devils.
00:36:16.60\00:36:19.01
According to Revelation,
00:36:19.04\00:36:21.44
these same evil angels
posing as spirits of the dead
00:36:21.48\00:36:24.71
approach the kings
and leaders of the earth.
00:36:24.75\00:36:27.92
Why do they do that?
00:36:27.98\00:36:30.22
Revelation 18:23,
00:36:30.25\00:36:32.19
"by your sorcery all
the nations were deceived. "
00:36:32.25\00:36:36.19
These angels...
claiming to be...
00:36:36.22\00:36:39.39
let me just say...
00:36:39.43\00:36:40.86
these evil angels
00:36:40.90\00:36:42.26
claiming to be the
spirits of the dead
00:36:42.30\00:36:44.60
will be the powers which
will influence the rulers
00:36:44.63\00:36:47.80
of the nations of the world
00:36:47.84\00:36:49.47
and lead them into the
final battle of Armageddon
00:36:49.50\00:36:52.77
which will end in
a total destruction.
00:36:52.84\00:36:55.44
Revelation 16:14 says,
00:36:55.48\00:36:58.11
"gather them to the
battle of that great day
00:36:58.18\00:37:00.32
of God almighty. "
00:37:00.35\00:37:01.82
Tragically, leaders
of many nations today
00:37:01.85\00:37:04.49
consult with those who claim to
receive messages from the dead
00:37:04.55\00:37:07.46
before deciding on
an important issue.
00:37:07.49\00:37:10.13
No wonder this
planet is in such turmoil.
00:37:10.16\00:37:12.73
The world's decision makers
are giving access to Satan
00:37:12.76\00:37:16.13
to rule through them.
00:37:16.16\00:37:18.13
Isaiah 8:19 and 20,
00:37:18.17\00:37:20.10
"And when they say to you,
00:37:20.14\00:37:22.07
'Seek those who are
mediums and wizards,
00:37:22.10\00:37:24.34
who whisper and mutter,'
00:37:24.37\00:37:26.17
should not a
people seek their God?
00:37:26.21\00:37:28.64
Should they seek the
dead on behalf of the living?
00:37:28.68\00:37:32.35
To the law and to the testimony!
00:37:32.38\00:37:35.02
if they do not speak
according to this word,
00:37:35.05\00:37:37.99
it is because there
is no light in them. "
00:37:38.05\00:37:40.96
Scripture plainly states
00:37:40.99\00:37:43.46
that we must
refuse to listen to those
00:37:43.49\00:37:45.49
who claim to speak for the dead
00:37:45.53\00:37:47.03
and instead
obtain our information
00:37:47.10\00:37:50.60
from God's Word only.
00:37:50.63\00:37:52.53
Messages which supposedly
come from dead loved ones
00:37:52.57\00:37:55.94
are never from
your dead loved ones
00:37:55.97\00:37:58.84
but rather... from Satan.
00:37:58.87\00:38:00.71
What a sobering thought.
00:38:00.78\00:38:02.54
Revelation
says... those who obey God
00:38:02.58\00:38:06.68
will enter His kingdom.
00:38:06.72\00:38:08.05
Who will be among
us that are shut out?
00:38:08.08\00:38:11.75
Revelation 22:15 says,
00:38:11.79\00:38:15.09
and this is a strong
text but we need to...
00:38:15.12\00:38:17.23
we need to see what it says,
00:38:17.26\00:38:18.59
God's giving us a
warning... a guidance here.
00:38:18.63\00:38:20.70
"outside the holy gates... "
00:38:20.76\00:38:24.23
so, these are the people on the
outside of the New Jerusalem,
00:38:24.27\00:38:27.94
The new Holy City in
the new earth, okay...
00:38:27.97\00:38:32.01
"Outside the Holy City gates,
00:38:32.04\00:38:34.11
are dogs and sorcerers...
00:38:34.14\00:38:36.34
which are mediums,
witches, wizards...
00:38:36.38\00:38:39.05
and whoremongers...
sexually immoral...
00:38:39.08\00:38:41.68
and murderers, and idolaters,
00:38:41.72\00:38:43.75
and whosoever
loves to tell a lie. "
00:38:43.79\00:38:47.26
Those who consult the dead
00:38:47.32\00:38:49.56
will be shut out
of heaven, Friends.
00:38:49.62\00:38:51.19
In Moses' day God commanded
that such be stoned to death.
00:38:51.23\00:38:55.40
Leviticus 20:27,
00:38:55.43\00:38:57.53
"A man or a
woman who is a medium,
00:38:57.57\00:38:59.20
or who has familiar spirits,
shall surely be put to death. "
00:38:59.23\00:39:02.50
Witchcraft which
claims to contact the dead
00:39:02.54\00:39:06.71
is called in the Bible
one of the works of the flesh
00:39:06.74\00:39:09.88
for which people will be
shut out of God's kingdom.
00:39:09.91\00:39:12.98
Pause...
00:39:13.01\00:39:14.58
Jesus warns us
00:39:14.62\00:39:16.05
in Galatians 5:19 through 21,
00:39:16.08\00:39:19.55
"Now the works of
the flesh are evident,
00:39:19.59\00:39:22.89
which are: adultery,
00:39:22.92\00:39:25.19
fornication,
00:39:25.23\00:39:26.56
uncleanness,
00:39:26.59\00:39:27.93
lewdness,
00:39:27.96\00:39:29.30
idolatry,
00:39:29.33\00:39:30.67
sorcery,
00:39:30.70\00:39:32.03
hatred,
00:39:32.07\00:39:33.40
contentions,
00:39:33.44\00:39:34.77
jealousies,
00:39:34.80\00:39:36.14
outbursts of wrath,
00:39:36.17\00:39:37.51
selfish ambitions,
00:39:37.54\00:39:38.87
dissensions, heresies,
00:39:38.91\00:39:40.41
envy, murders,
00:39:40.44\00:39:42.11
drunkenness,
00:39:42.14\00:39:43.75
revelries, and the like;
00:39:43.78\00:39:45.45
of which I tell you beforehand,
00:39:45.48\00:39:48.28
just as I told
you in times past,
00:39:48.32\00:39:50.55
that those who
practice such things
00:39:50.59\00:39:52.89
will not inherit
the kingdom of God. "
00:39:52.92\00:39:55.09
Friends, I'm
sharing this with you
00:39:55.12\00:39:57.86
because we want to know...
00:39:57.89\00:40:00.23
we want to know
how we can be in heaven
00:40:00.26\00:40:04.13
and we don't want
to practice things
00:40:04.17\00:40:05.93
when God makes it so plain
00:40:05.97\00:40:07.30
that we will be shut out
of heaven if we practice them.
00:40:07.34\00:40:09.94
That's why we need
to know these lists
00:40:09.97\00:40:11.67
and so, I... I say
this to you with... with...
00:40:11.71\00:40:15.14
with my heart of...
with a heart of love...
00:40:15.18\00:40:17.38
I want to share this
with you so that you see...
00:40:17.41\00:40:19.85
God is a God that has standards
00:40:19.88\00:40:23.25
and we don't
want to be in heaven
00:40:23.28\00:40:25.25
with those that are
lying... et cetera...
00:40:25.29\00:40:27.12
murdering... all that...
00:40:27.16\00:40:28.49
so, that's why
we have this list.
00:40:28.52\00:40:29.86
From all these verses
we've studied tonight,
00:40:29.89\00:40:32.63
it is undeniable that we need
to stay as far away as possible
00:40:32.66\00:40:36.46
from anything that in
any way resembles witchcraft
00:40:36.50\00:40:39.73
no matter how
innocently it is packaged.
00:40:39.77\00:40:42.27
There are not many movies
or TV Shows or books anymore
00:40:42.30\00:40:45.91
that don't slip in
nuances of life after death
00:40:45.94\00:40:49.48
depicting ghosts,
witches, idol-saint worship...
00:40:49.51\00:40:53.01
any presumed
contact with the dead
00:40:53.05\00:40:55.05
is always contact
with Satanic forces.
00:40:55.08\00:40:57.75
Beware Friends.
00:40:57.79\00:40:59.12
Ephesians 5:11...
00:40:59.15\00:41:00.99
"And have no fellowship
00:41:01.02\00:41:02.39
with the
unfruitful works of darkness,
00:41:02.42\00:41:04.23
but rather expose them. "
00:41:04.26\00:41:06.36
Pause...
00:41:06.39\00:41:08.23
When Rhonda was ten years old,
00:41:08.26\00:41:10.17
she became
possessed by evil spirits.
00:41:10.20\00:41:12.70
Her parents took
her to a witch doctor
00:41:12.73\00:41:15.90
and sold ten cows for her
healing... but nothing worked.
00:41:15.94\00:41:19.47
At 16, she realized new
spirits were entering her
00:41:19.51\00:41:24.31
and they were
worse than the first.
00:41:24.35\00:41:26.11
She would both see and hear them
00:41:26.15\00:41:28.95
but others could only hear them.
00:41:28.98\00:41:31.35
When her first child was born,
00:41:31.39\00:41:33.92
the spirits asked
her to become a witch.
00:41:33.96\00:41:36.12
But when she refused,
00:41:36.16\00:41:37.66
they caused her baby
to become sick and die.
00:41:37.69\00:41:40.86
Distraught she finally consented
to do what the spirits wanted,
00:41:40.90\00:41:45.50
if they would
give her another child.
00:41:45.53\00:41:47.40
So, nine months
later, a daughter was born.
00:41:47.44\00:41:50.71
Over the next years, she
became a very powerful witch.
00:41:50.74\00:41:55.51
She had no control
over her own life...
00:41:55.54\00:41:58.71
only doing what the
spirits told her to do.
00:41:58.75\00:42:01.82
Through the powerful
medicine she concocted,
00:42:01.85\00:42:05.19
many people were healed
and miracles were performed.
00:42:05.22\00:42:07.92
She had the power to
make guns and bullets useless.
00:42:07.96\00:42:11.36
She became a valuable
member of her community
00:42:11.39\00:42:14.33
and very wealthy because of it.
00:42:14.36\00:42:16.83
One time, 27 armed
men came to her house
00:42:16.87\00:42:21.40
and even though they tried
to harm her with their weapons,
00:42:21.44\00:42:25.11
they became
powerless before her.
00:42:25.14\00:42:28.21
She even had the power to
shut the mouths of crocodiles.
00:42:28.24\00:42:32.31
When another set of
spirits came into her,
00:42:32.35\00:42:35.25
they would take her
to the bottom of a river
00:42:35.28\00:42:37.79
where she would communicate
with them for days at a time
00:42:37.82\00:42:40.79
not even coming up to
the surface to breath.
00:42:40.82\00:42:44.13
Although she was so powerful
and could heal people...
00:42:44.16\00:42:48.46
stop bullets with her hands...
00:42:48.50\00:42:50.70
she was miserable.
00:42:50.73\00:42:52.43
One day Rhonda
met two young people
00:42:52.47\00:42:55.60
who told her that they
worship the one almighty God.
00:42:55.64\00:42:59.21
Intrigued by this,
00:42:59.24\00:43:00.88
Rhonda went to church
with them the following week.
00:43:00.91\00:43:03.55
She continued to be miserable
00:43:03.58\00:43:05.55
and was often sick from
the punishment of the spirits.
00:43:05.58\00:43:08.42
Just when she
was about to give up,
00:43:08.45\00:43:10.95
she met a
Seventh-day Adventist man
00:43:10.99\00:43:12.99
who told her about
Jesus and gave her a Bible.
00:43:13.02\00:43:16.66
Listening to this man
immediately brought peace
00:43:16.69\00:43:20.03
to her house and she
began feeling better.
00:43:20.06\00:43:22.46
The spirits were
not happy and warned her
00:43:22.50\00:43:25.47
that bad things would
happen if she left them.
00:43:25.50\00:43:28.30
Rhonda decided to
choose Jesus anyway
00:43:28.34\00:43:32.31
and the spirits
kept their promise.
00:43:32.34\00:43:34.64
Her house burnt down and she
lost everything to the flames.
00:43:34.68\00:43:39.05
The spirits tormented her
day and night with such power
00:43:39.08\00:43:43.02
that she considered
giving in and remaining a witch.
00:43:43.05\00:43:45.95
But during this
time something happened
00:43:45.99\00:43:48.69
that would
change her life forever.
00:43:48.72\00:43:50.79
Rhonda discovered an
Adventist World Radio Broadcast
00:43:50.83\00:43:55.26
and as she listened daily,
00:43:55.30\00:43:57.50
her decision was made.
00:43:57.53\00:43:58.97
Her resolve was strengthened.
00:43:59.00\00:44:00.94
She would follow
Jesus no matter what.
00:44:00.97\00:44:04.37
The spirits
continued to fight against her
00:44:04.41\00:44:07.34
but she found out that when she
played the AWR Radio Station,
00:44:07.38\00:44:11.91
the spirits
would leave her alone.
00:44:11.95\00:44:14.72
Through much prayer...
00:44:14.75\00:44:16.35
the reading of
Scripture and the radio,
00:44:16.38\00:44:19.15
the spirits are now gone
00:44:19.19\00:44:21.49
and today, she is a
free daughter of God.
00:44:21.52\00:44:24.96
Pause...
00:44:24.99\00:44:26.33
Rhonda tells
everyone that true freedom
00:44:26.36\00:44:29.76
comes only through Jesus.
00:44:29.80\00:44:31.60
I remember looking into her eyes
00:44:31.63\00:44:34.67
when we embraced in a
hug and I saw Jesus there.
00:44:34.70\00:44:39.21
Now, she is spreading
the word of God's truth
00:44:39.24\00:44:44.25
throughout all the villages
that once knew her as a witch
00:44:44.28\00:44:48.52
but now know her as
a follower in Jesus.
00:44:48.55\00:44:53.29
All whose faith is not firmly
established upon the word of God
00:44:53.32\00:44:57.76
will be deceived and overcome by
Satan and his seducing spirits.
00:44:57.79\00:45:02.20
Revelation 3:10 warns...
00:45:02.23\00:45:04.77
just before us
is the hour of trial
00:45:04.80\00:45:07.34
which shall come
upon the whole world
00:45:07.37\00:45:09.40
to test those who
dwell on the earth.
00:45:09.44\00:45:12.11
But Satan... really
listen to this, Friends,
00:45:12.14\00:45:15.71
Satan can only win over those
00:45:15.74\00:45:18.61
that voluntarily
yield to his temptations.
00:45:18.65\00:45:21.82
Those who are earnestly seeking
the knowledge of Bible truth
00:45:21.85\00:45:26.29
like you are tonight,
00:45:26.32\00:45:28.12
striving to purify your
soul through obedience...
00:45:28.16\00:45:31.49
you will find assured
defense in God's Word.
00:45:31.53\00:45:35.10
From Genesis to Revelation,
00:45:35.13\00:45:37.80
angels are sent on a mission
of mercy to the children of God.
00:45:37.83\00:45:41.84
Just like they are today,
00:45:41.87\00:45:44.14
God sent angels to Abraham
with promises of blessing...
00:45:44.17\00:45:48.14
to the gates of Sodom
to rescue righteous Lot
00:45:48.18\00:45:50.88
from its fiery doom.
00:45:50.91\00:45:52.25
Angels were sent
to Elijah as was...
00:45:52.28\00:45:54.62
as he was about to
perish from weariness and hunger
00:45:54.65\00:45:57.49
in the desert.
00:45:57.52\00:45:58.85
To Elisha with
chariots and horses of fire
00:45:58.89\00:46:01.42
surrounding the little town
00:46:01.46\00:46:03.02
where he was
shut in by his foes.
00:46:03.06\00:46:05.06
Angels were sent to Daniel
00:46:05.09\00:46:07.10
while seeking divine wisdom
in the court of a heathen king,
00:46:07.13\00:46:10.00
or abandoned to
become the lion's prey...
00:46:10.03\00:46:12.67
to Peter who was doomed to
death in Herod's dungeon...
00:46:12.70\00:46:16.50
to the prisoners at Philippi...
00:46:16.54\00:46:18.41
to Paul and his companions on
the night of tempest on the sea,
00:46:18.44\00:46:22.28
to open the mind of Cornelius
to receive the gospel...
00:46:22.31\00:46:25.95
to dispatch Peter
with a message of salvation
00:46:25.98\00:46:29.35
to the Gentile stranger...
00:46:29.38\00:46:30.72
thus, holy
angels have in all ages
00:46:30.75\00:46:35.59
ministered to God's people.
00:46:35.62\00:46:37.59
Jesus would sooner send
every angel out of heaven
00:46:37.63\00:46:42.63
to protect His people
00:46:42.66\00:46:44.50
than leave one
soul that trusts in Him
00:46:44.53\00:46:47.94
to be overcome by Satan.
00:46:47.97\00:46:50.04
Have you made a decision
to follow Jesus tonight?
00:46:50.07\00:46:53.91
There has never been a
moment that you were forgotten.
00:46:53.94\00:46:57.95
Jesus will send out
an army to fight for you.
00:46:57.98\00:47:01.48
No matter where you
are or what you have done,
00:47:01.52\00:47:05.19
He will rescue you.
00:47:05.22\00:47:07.59
He delivers the captive...
00:47:07.62\00:47:09.46
He overcomes evil...
00:47:09.49\00:47:11.39
He defends the weak...
00:47:11.43\00:47:13.70
and He protects the feeble.
00:47:13.73\00:47:16.40
He strengthens and He sustains.
00:47:16.43\00:47:19.10
He guards and He guides.
00:47:19.13\00:47:22.00
You're not defenseless...
00:47:22.04\00:47:24.87
He is available to you always.
00:47:24.91\00:47:29.41
Just ask Him.
00:47:29.44\00:47:31.01
Let's pray together.
00:47:31.05\00:47:32.91
"Heavenly Father,
00:47:32.95\00:47:35.22
You are the light
and our salvation.
00:47:35.25\00:47:39.49
Your ways are always the best.
00:47:39.52\00:47:42.46
Thank you for making
it so plain in Scripture
00:47:42.49\00:47:46.33
that when we
die, we simply sleep.
00:47:46.36\00:47:49.83
Lord, protect each
one of us from all danger
00:47:49.86\00:47:53.47
especially
counterfeit teachings.
00:47:53.50\00:47:56.10
Because of You, we
never need to be afraid.
00:47:56.14\00:48:00.31
May each one of us
completely put our trust in You.
00:48:00.34\00:48:04.45
In Jesus' precious
powerful name, amen. "
00:48:04.48\00:48:08.88
God bless you.
00:48:08.92\00:48:10.45
Thank you for watching:
Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
00:48:10.49\00:48:13.72
Meet me back here for
tomorrow night's topic:
00:48:13.76\00:48:16.86
The Rescue.
00:48:16.89\00:48:18.23
There is no secret
00:48:18.26\00:48:20.13
as to how Jesus
plans to save you.
00:48:20.16\00:48:22.96
Choose God's way.
00:48:23.00\00:48:24.83
Good night Friends.
00:48:24.87\00:48:26.70
Music...
00:48:26.74\00:48:28.67
As a special bonus
for our 3ABN Viewers,
00:48:28.70\00:48:31.37
we want to share this story
00:48:31.41\00:48:32.87
featuring one of
God's incredible miracles
00:48:32.91\00:48:35.18
before we end this Program.
00:48:35.21\00:48:36.88
Thank you for your
prayers and support
00:48:36.91\00:48:39.05
of Adventist World Radio.
00:48:39.08\00:48:40.72
Every day, lives like these
are being changed for eternity.
00:48:40.75\00:48:45.09
Music...
00:48:45.12\00:48:48.12
My first husband beat me...
00:48:48.16\00:48:51.86
my second husband was
hunted by drug dealers.
00:48:51.89\00:48:56.33
What hope did I have left?
00:48:56.36\00:48:59.97
How many times have you
been amazed at what God can do
00:49:00.00\00:49:04.34
with a broken heart?
00:49:04.37\00:49:05.71
We have a story today
that you won't want to miss.
00:49:05.74\00:49:08.58
Hi, I'm Camy Oetman
and we're in Mexico.
00:49:08.61\00:49:11.81
This is AWR 360.
00:49:11.85\00:49:15.48
Music: Lift up the
Trumpet and loud let it ring
00:49:15.52\00:49:20.06
Jesus is coming again.
00:49:20.09\00:49:27.96
With its
stunning historical past
00:49:28.00\00:49:31.97
and beautiful cities,
00:49:32.00\00:49:33.64
Mexican culture
has deep proud roots.
00:49:33.67\00:49:37.27
But behind the
smiles, many are suffering.
00:49:37.31\00:49:41.14
Maria lived a life of
fear because of her husband.
00:49:41.18\00:49:45.58
"I'll beat you if I want to. "
00:49:45.61\00:49:48.55
She suffered
beatings all the time
00:49:48.58\00:49:51.79
and to make matters worse,
00:49:51.82\00:49:53.89
her husband was a preacher.
00:49:53.92\00:49:56.83
Then I learned that
he was having an affair
00:49:56.86\00:50:00.56
which led to him losing his job.
00:50:00.60\00:50:02.96
She left him and
her heart became bitter.
00:50:03.00\00:50:07.30
She left the church
vowing never to return.
00:50:07.34\00:50:11.34
Music...
00:50:11.37\00:50:13.44
A few years later,
00:50:13.48\00:50:15.14
she started to date another man
00:50:15.18\00:50:17.58
who treated her
kindly and lovingly.
00:50:17.61\00:50:21.02
We married and had
two precious children.
00:50:21.05\00:50:24.82
Sometime later,
00:50:24.85\00:50:28.12
her husband who
was a police officer
00:50:28.16\00:50:30.73
found a huge shipment of
drugs and promptly turned it in.
00:50:30.76\00:50:34.96
The drug dealers tracked him
down to retrieve their product.
00:50:35.00\00:50:39.17
When the bribes failed,
they threatened to kill him.
00:50:39.20\00:50:42.37
He refused because he knew
how much pain and suffering
00:50:42.40\00:50:46.71
those drugs would
cost the local community.
00:50:46.74\00:50:49.58
A week later,
00:50:49.61\00:50:52.71
my life came
crashing down again.
00:50:52.75\00:50:55.38
As my husband opened his door,
00:50:55.42\00:51:00.19
many machine
guns fired at our car.
00:51:00.22\00:51:02.66
Despite being hit, he
dove back into the car
00:51:02.69\00:51:07.53
and covered his
wife to protect her.
00:51:07.56\00:51:10.43
With his dying breath,
00:51:10.47\00:51:12.73
he asked me to take care
of our precious children.
00:51:12.77\00:51:15.77
Crying over her dead husband.
00:51:15.80\00:51:23.04
After such a tragic event,
00:51:23.08\00:51:27.62
she sank into deep despair.
00:51:27.65\00:51:30.42
She lost her will to live
00:51:30.45\00:51:32.99
and to make matters worse,
00:51:33.02\00:51:35.12
she had also
recently lost her mother.
00:51:35.16\00:51:37.99
She desperately
wanted them both back.
00:51:38.03\00:51:42.03
Depression began to set in
00:51:42.06\00:51:44.93
and in her despair, she
began to explore Spiritualism
00:51:44.97\00:51:50.37
trying to communicate
with her mother and her husband
00:51:50.41\00:51:54.11
who had passed away.
00:51:54.14\00:51:55.48
But instead of feeling better,
00:51:55.51\00:51:57.75
things got even worse.
00:51:57.78\00:51:59.98
Each day, I
considered killing myself.
00:52:00.02\00:52:05.15
One day, in her darkness,
00:52:05.19\00:52:07.92
her phone lit up with a
message from her sister.
00:52:07.96\00:52:12.03
She had sent an AWR Evangelistic
sermon on her phone.
00:52:12.06\00:52:16.40
She decided that
with nothing else to do,
00:52:16.43\00:52:19.23
she would listen.
00:52:19.27\00:52:20.84
As she heard new
things she became interested
00:52:20.87\00:52:23.57
and wanted to learn more.
00:52:23.61\00:52:25.31
She continued
to the Bible sermon
00:52:25.34\00:52:27.71
which covered what
happens when you die.
00:52:27.74\00:52:30.45
I became deeply
convicted by this message.
00:52:30.48\00:52:35.15
She got on her
knees to pray to God.
00:52:35.18\00:52:39.05
She prayed for hours
seeking His guidance.
00:52:39.09\00:52:42.52
She prayed until God's peace
came into her troubled heart.
00:52:42.56\00:52:46.90
As she got up, she realized that
the next day was the Sabbath
00:52:46.93\00:52:52.27
and she knew she
had to return to church.
00:52:52.30\00:52:55.14
Every time I
thought about church,
00:52:55.17\00:53:02.51
the devil always reminded
me that my husband, a pastor,
00:53:02.54\00:53:07.08
beat me...
00:53:07.12\00:53:09.18
and that thought
always stopped me
00:53:09.22\00:53:11.32
but after my prayer, the
devil's words had no power.
00:53:11.35\00:53:16.89
She faithfully attended
every week with her children
00:53:16.93\00:53:21.50
and the messages gave her
such peace that on many days
00:53:21.53\00:53:25.47
she would play the
sermons nonstop... all day long
00:53:25.50\00:53:29.10
and then the Lord presented
her with one last battle.
00:53:29.14\00:53:34.64
My heart became
troubled as God impressed me
00:53:34.68\00:53:39.78
to forgive those I
had hated for so long.
00:53:39.81\00:53:43.32
As she struggled,
tears came to her eyes.
00:53:43.35\00:53:49.72
These are the people
who destroyed her life...
00:53:49.76\00:53:52.89
who caused her so much pain...
00:53:52.93\00:53:55.23
but then, she
gave it all to God.
00:53:55.26\00:53:58.90
She found the
number of her ex-husband
00:53:58.93\00:54:01.67
and even reached out to the
killers of her second husband.
00:54:01.70\00:54:05.34
Music...
00:54:05.37\00:54:09.14
I wrote to them
saying, "I forgive you... "
00:54:09.18\00:54:13.11
and then I asked
if they wanted to hear
00:54:13.15\00:54:16.42
Adventist World
Radio's messages of hope.
00:54:16.45\00:54:19.89
Some of the killers expressed
amazement and started listening
00:54:19.92\00:54:24.13
and her former husband
has returned to church.
00:54:24.16\00:54:27.80
In my own strength, I had no
power to overcome such grief.
00:54:27.83\00:54:32.97
It was thanks to God's love
00:54:33.00\00:54:35.04
and Adventist World Radio's
messages of hope and truth
00:54:35.07\00:54:38.64
that I am whole again.
00:54:38.67\00:54:40.58
I praise God for
keeping His eye on me.
00:54:40.61\00:54:43.91
Music...
00:54:43.95\00:54:45.55
2nd Peter says,
00:54:45.61\00:54:47.02
"The Lord is not slack
concerning His promise,
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as some men count slackness;
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but is
long-suffering towards us,
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not willing that
any should perish,
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but that all should
come to repentance. "
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There are many that still need
to hear the message of hope.
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Your friends and
family may be suffering
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and only with God
working through you
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can they be saved.
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Why not use AWR's
cell-phone evangelism
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as a tool to reach them.
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Check us out online for
training videos and materials.
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Remember, we are all
called to be missionaries.
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Will you answer the call?
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From Broadcast to
Baptism, this is AWR 360.
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