From: b645zaw@utarlg.uta.edu (Stephen Tice)
Subject: Koresh Doctrine
Message-ID: <23APR199307050091@utarlg.uta.edu>
Organization: The University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 13:05:00 GMT
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[Note: This contains all 4 parts, concatenated.]
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Koresh Text from 3-02 (part 1 of 4) Analysts' Notes jst/sdt |
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March 2nd, 1993. |
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My name is Dave Koresh. I'm Speaking to |
I. Introduction to the Revelation |
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you from Mount Carmel center. The first |
of Jesus Christ. |
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thing that I would like to introduce, in |
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our subject, is the reasons for the reve- |
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lation of Jesus Christ. |
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A. The Reasons for |
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In the Book of Revelation, commentary |
1. To Show What Must Come. |
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states, that what John has written in |
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Scripture, is nothing other than the |
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revelation of Jesus Christ which God |
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gave to him, to show to his servants |
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things which must shortly come to pass. |
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And he sent and signified it, signified |
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it, by his angel unto his servant John. |
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Now, John bear the Record of God, and |
2. To Bless the Reader. |
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the Word of Christ, and of all things |
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that he saw. In the first chapter of |
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Revelation it says, "Blessed is the man, |
Rev. 1:3 |
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.. blessed is he that readeth, and they |
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that hear the words of this prophecy, |
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and those who "keep" the things that are |
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written therein, for the time is at |
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hand." |
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The Scripture states John writes this to |
3. To Address the Churches. |
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the seven churches which are in Asia: |
Rev. 1:11 |
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Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, Phil- |
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adelphia, Laodicea, so forth. Naturally, |
also Pergamos |
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we must understand that we're not in |
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Asia. These churches once existed long |
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ago, being beneficiaries of the power |
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and the gifts of the gospel. It was ori- |
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ginally introduced by, The Man himself. |
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Some knew him as Jesus Christ; others |
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knew him by the name -- Yeshua. |
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What we're trying to present today may |
4. To Impart the Burden of |
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in somewise shed a better light in re- |
Heart, Mind, and Spirit. |
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gards to my situation and my predicament |
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here at Mount Carmel. One point I'd like |
a. Record of Christ's life. |
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to bring out before we continue, is that |
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if we take a look at Matthew, Mark, Luke |
The Gospel Writers. |
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and John, we see the "burden of these |
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ancient writers:" the burden of heart, |
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the burden of mind and spirit, to put in |
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a scriptural record, their personal ex- |
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perience with Christ. A record that is |
b. For anyone to read. |
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to be received by men, all men, who will |
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receive it. |
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The point is true that not all have seen |
5. Witnesses of the Rejection |
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Christ, but it has been in the wisdom of |
of the Son of God. |
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God that certain men who were witnesses |
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of his life, and death, and resurrection, |
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that they would bear witness by the writ- |
a. Witnesses for Christ |
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ten word, and testify to the generations |
ie Apostles & Disciples |
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to come, of the terrible happening that |
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took place, when the men of that genera- |
cf. Prophets, as witnesses |
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tion would not believe in the man who |
for God |
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through so many obvious evidences proved |
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beyond shadows of doubt, that he was the |
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Son of God. |
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B. The Revealer: Jesus Christ. |
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1. Jesus Rejected. |
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But sad to say, if we take a look of the |
a. Left Juda under threat of |
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Record of John, the `Gospel Writer' of |
death. |
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John, say Chapter 7. We see in Scripture |
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John writes that after certain events, |
John 7:1 |
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after these things "Jesus walked in |
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Galilee:" he would not walk openly, "he |
Koresh is quoting the Bible, |
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would not walk in Jewry," he would not |
from the Book of John. |
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walk amongst the Jews, "because the Jews |
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sought to kill him." We might wonder |
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why? Wasn't Christ a such a good man?? |
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"Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was |
b. His own brethren doubt him. |
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at hand. His brethren therefore said un- |
John 7:2 |
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to him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, |
John 7:3 |
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that thy disciples also may see thy |
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works that thou doeth. For there is no |
John 7:4 |
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man that doeth any thing in secret, and |
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he himself seeketh to be known openly. |
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If thou do these things, show thyself to |
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the world. For neither did his brethren |
John 7:5 |
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believe in him." Strange statement isn't |
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it? It's funny how that, when men live, |
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and have to deal with realities of life, |
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that even a man like Christ, can have to |
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meet with unbelief, even from his own |
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brethren. |
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"Then Jesus said unto them, My time is |
c. Hated by the world. |
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not yet come: but your time is alway |
John 7:6 |
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ready." And I'm sure most of all, bible |
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students will agree, the time referred |
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to, is the time of his crucifixion. They |
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wanted to kill him, and he didn't want |
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to show himself openly. |
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Then Jesus said unto them... <excuse me |
d. You are of the world. |
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uhnn>, (Verse 7) "The world can not hate |
<Koresh seems in pain.> |
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you; but me it hateth, because I testify |
John 7:7 |
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of it, that the works thereof are evil. |
John 7:8 |
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Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up |
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yet unto this feast; for my time is not |
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yet full come." When he said these words |
John 7:9 |
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to them while he abode still in Galilee. |
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"But when his brethren were gone up, |
e. Went to feast in secret. |
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then went he also up unto the feast, not |
John 7:10 |
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openly, but as it were in secret." You |
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would wonder why a man like Christ would |
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have something to hide? I mean surely, |
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the angels would protect him, obviously. |
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A person would think a lot of things |
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about this strange character, and dispo- |
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sition of character. |
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But we're sure -- being Christians -- |
f. Caused contention. |
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that Christ knew what he was doing. And |
Koresh is Christian?! |
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"the Jews [sought] him at the feast, and |
John 7:11 |
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said, Where is he? And there was much |
John 7:12 |
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murmuring among the people concerning |
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him: [for] some said, He is a good man: |
Rev. 7:1 |
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others said, Nay; but he deceiveth * the |
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people. Howbeit no man spake openly of |
John 7:13 |
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him for fear of the Jews." |
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Now we understand *the Jews at that time |
g. Backdrop: Corrupt leaders. |
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had their own religious-political net- |
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work, didn't they? They were pretty |
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strong in the religious spectrum, * al- |
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though they had no actual political |
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power. They were subject to the Roman |
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government, and not to their own judi- |
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cial/levitical laws. |
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2. Taught with Authority. |
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"Now about the midst of the feast Jesus |
a. The people marvel. |
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went up into the temple, and taught. |
John 7:14 |
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And the Jews marvelled, saying, How |
John 7:15 |
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knoweth this man letters, having never |
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learned?" * Now in the days of Israel, * |
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most scholars * and teachers will agree, |
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* that the schools of Israel, ordained |
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by the Sanhedrin and also the Pharisees, |
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were schools similar to the uhh, ones |
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of our own theological schools of today. |
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Of which the careful student of Scrip- |
b. Insights to Scripture. |
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ture observes, that nowhere is it writ- |
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ten in the gospel that Christ ever at- |
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tended these schools. But at the age of |
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12, he did enter into the temple, and |
Luke 2:41-47 |
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had a most unique and interesting dis- |
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cussion with the religious leaders, of |
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which they were quite amazed at, such a |
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young lad's knowledge of Scripture. |
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Now this man was teaching something -- |
c. For it was God's teachings. |
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(no doubt Christ that is) that inspired |
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the people to say, (you know), "How |
John 7:15 cont. |
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knoweth this man (you know) letters |
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having never learned?" They marveled. |
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"Jesus answered them and [said], My doc- |
John 7:16 |
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trine is not mine, but his that sent |
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me." Now, what does that mean? "My doc- |
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trine is not mine, but his that sent me. |
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If any man, will" (do the will) "do his |
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will, he shall know [of] the doctrine, |
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whether it be of God, or whether I speak |
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of myself." |
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- - - : * Koresh Tells His Motives * |
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Now friends, people that love the Lord, |
There's a short break |
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this is where we begin to uhhh, talk |
from the message about |
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about some serious things. |
Christ here. |
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I'm sure you're all aware of how... how |
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I'm involved in a very serious thing |
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right now, and I'm sure that a lot of |
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you realize that I should be possibly |
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scared, concerned. There's women, child- |
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ren, and men involved, in our situation |
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here at Mount Carmel. But I am really |
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concerned about the lives of my brethren |
<- Concern for family. |
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here, and also, would be concerned even |
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greater, about the lives of all those in |
<- Concern for rest of world. |
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this world. |
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- - - : |
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3. Jesus is Our Hope. |
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You know, without Christ, without Jesus, |
a. God's law of righteousness. |
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we have no hope. Why? Well, because we |
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know that the standard of God's righ- |
Deu. 4,5,6 |
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teousness is Law, a law of the Ten Com- |
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mandments, a law of statutes and judg- |
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ments. And which God gave unto Moses |
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on Sinai, saying this is thy righteous- |
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ness, O Israel. |
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But you know, God also gave another law. |
b. Sacrifice as a shadow of |
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A law revolving around a system of shed- |
grace. |
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ding a poor and innocent lamb's blood. |
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So that all who would break the Law of |
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God, who would seek God for forgiveness |
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and pardon, had to bring a lamb, some- |
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thing innocent, and slay it -- although, |
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Israel themselves never really knew the |
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real meaning of this. Nonetheless, they |
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were commanded to do it. Also there were |
Lev. 12:6 |
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other sacrifices, such as: turtle-doves, |
Num. 19:2 |
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goats, oxen, red heifers. |
Heb. 9:12-14 |
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But, it was a very sophisticated and |
c. Social impacts. (An aside) |
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very prolific type system of worship. Of |
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course, God had to give these people |
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their own country. He had to give them |
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blessings and things, to be able to per- |
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form these, rituals. And naturally of |
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course, having to slay a lamb for your |
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sins or such sacrifices, it would defini- |
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tely keep a man on guard, not to sin too |
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much, because otherwise he could lose |
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the livestock pretty quick, couldn't he? |
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Well anyway, (thanks be unto God), from |
d. The Law and The Prophets |
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as far back as Deuteronomy 32, all the |
highlight God's mercy. |
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way through to Malachi, there has been |
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other writings, writings of the Proph- |
God's writings are His |
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ets. Writings who do not usurp the au- |
Word |
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thority of Moses, but actually exalt The |
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Law of Moses. But yet there's an addi- |
God's rock hard law |
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tional testimony. For the same God of |
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Heaven -- Who's rich in mercy -- has not |
God's loving mercy |
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only given to men a Law, but also a way |
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of escape, for those Repentant Souls who |
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might fall short of the glory of God's |
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law. Which some scholars will agree, |
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that the glory of God's law is that it's |
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a divine precept of His own character. |
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God's character is revealed in The Law. |
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Now, Christ is the only hope for a world |
e. Is Christ the Word of God? |
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that sins. Now, how do we know? Well -- |
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The Prophets -- have prophesied? But |
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what if we're not familiar with the |
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prophets? Well, were the Jews familiar |
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with the prophets when this Word-of-God |
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was made flesh? When Mary, The Virgin, |
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had a baby boy, did everyone believe, |
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that she was really a virgin when Christ |
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was conceived? |
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If we search the Scriptures, we'll find |
f. The Prophet's told. |
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in certain arguments the Pharisees con- |
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fronted Christ -- and said to him, "We |
John 8:41 |
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be not sons born of fornication." So |
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obviously, not everyone believed that he |
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was a child of a virgin birth! If they |
Prophets were ignored |
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hadn't looked back to Isaiah chapter 8, |
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and learned the mystery of Immanuel |
Isa. 7:14 |
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-- that a virgin would conceive and bear |
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a son -- then they might not really put |
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too much ahhm... [con]sistency into the |
<tape off & on> |
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fact that Christ at that day claimed to |
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be born of a virgin. I mean, if Isaiah |
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the prophet was a false prophet, well |
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then naturally they would conclude that |
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anyone claiming to have these things |
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fulfilled would be false, too. |
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But of course, Christ, he did something |
g. Miracles confirm. |
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more, than to just fulfill prophecy. He |
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did miracles. Miracles of mercy such as: |
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healing the sick, feeding the hungry, |
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raising the dead. And if we study we'll |
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see that "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John" |
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gives us in somewhat, a full view of the |
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oppositions, and also, the confidements, |
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that he had in doing these miracles. He |
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gathered many unto him through the means |
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of these miracles. |
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But sad to say, even though he had done |
h. Those healed believed. |
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so many miracles, Scripture says, yet |
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when it came right down to it, they did |
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not believe in him. It's amazing to |
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think that even his own disciples for- |
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sook him -- except Mary Magdalene. She |
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stayed with him to the very end, didn't |
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she? Last to leave The Cross, first to |
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come to the sepulchre. * Now, we need to |
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sit here, and we need to ask ourselves |
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the question, `how come the men of that |
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generation did not believe in Christ?' |
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In Matthew 23, Christ had to say to the |
i. Christ confirmed by Prophets |
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Jews "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem" how often |
Mat. 23:37 |
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I would have gathered you, but you would |
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not. Why? He tells them that they have |
Not re-gathered, since |
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forsaken The Prophets. "Thou that kill- |
they've forsaken the |
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est the prophets," how often I would |
Prophets. Has Christ |
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have gathered you. How does the subject |
then told plainly how? |
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of `gathering Israel' and `the prophets' |
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combine together? Then he tells them |
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that their houses, their temple, is left |
Mat. 23:38 |
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to them desolate. |
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4. Christ's Teachings on |
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Last Things. |
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And that in Matthew 24, as Christ said |
a. What signs of his coming? |
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on the Mount of Olives, his disciples |
Mat. 24:1-2 |
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came to him secretively to ask him, con- |
Mat. 24:3 |
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cerning these things. What should be the |
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sign of thy coming and of the end of the |
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world? Well, Christ begins to tell them, |
Mat. 24:4 |
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let no man deceive you, "For many shall |
Mat. 24:5 |
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come in my name, saying, I am Christ; |
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and shall deceive many." |
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A lot of bible students think that verse |
b. Some willingly deceived? |
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refers to the people coming, and saying |
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that they themselves are Christ. Well, |
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naturally, if someone came claiming to |
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be Christ... Christ covers that subject |
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by saying that if any shall say, Lo he's |
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"in the desert;" believe him not "go not |
Mat. 24:26 |
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forth." If he is in the secret chambers; |
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"believe it not." |
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But he goes on to say, that as lightning |
c. Certain signs. |
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shines in the east, even to the west, |
Mat. 24:27 |
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so also shall his coming be. And he goes |
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on to add, but "wheresoever the carcase |
Mat. 24:28 |
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is, there will the eagles be gathered |
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together." |
The carcass of Babylon? |
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Now, unless we knew what was on the mind |
d. Eagle's Nest?? |
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of Christ, the day he sat with his dis- |
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ciples on the Mount of Olives, and gave |
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the instruction to them according to |
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Matthew 24; unless we could look into |
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his mind, we would only have to specu- |
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late, it would only be an opinion to try |
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to figure out what it means, "wheresoev- |
Mat. 24:28 |
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er the carcase is, the eagles..." What |
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carcass? Whose carcass? What eagles? |
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What are the eagles? |
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Well, Christ tells you of many signs in |
e. Abomination of Desolation. |
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Matthew 24. He says, "when ye shall see |
Mat. 24:15 |
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the abomination of desolation, spoken of |
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by Daniel the prophet, stand in the Holy |
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Place, (of course, it says ye that read- |
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eth, let him understand), those who are |
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in Judea are supposed to flee to the |
Mat. 24:16 |
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mountains. |
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5. Christ points to the Prophets |
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Now, what kind of points are these? What |
a. Where to Get Insight. |
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is in the mind of Christ? Is Christ |
1 Cor. 2:16 |
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trying to tell us, that we need to go |
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back and study the prophet Daniel, to |
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see if maybe Daniel had some insight, in |
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regards to an abomination that maketh |
Dan. 9:27 & 12:11 |
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desolate? Now, an abomination is some- |
A reference to any vileness |
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thing nobody wants; especially, if it |
set up in place of God; the |
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makes us desolate. Now, what do these |
result, wasted barrenness. |
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things mean? |
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Well, we learned earlier in the Book of |
b. Not his, but God's Teachings |
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John, Christ stated, "My doctrine is not |
John 7:16 |
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mine, but he who sent me." Now, we've |
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got "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John" (and |
The Apostles |
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everybody in the Christian world his- |
John 17:25 |
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tory), to hear these men reveal Christ. |
Mat. 27:55-56 |
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The Christ they lived with. The Christ |
Mark 15:37-40 |
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they loved. The Christ that they didn't |
Luke 24:10 |
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understand sometimes. The Christ that |
Mark 16:1,9 |
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they had to see cruelly mocked, and |
John 20:11-18 |
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beaten, and ridiculed, and rejected, |
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and killed. |
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But, thanks be unto God on the Cross[!], |
c. Christ's Expression of Love. |
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their Jesus, stated, "Father, forgive |
Luke 23:34 |
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them; for they know not what they do." |
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And he also said, (which is the point |
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that we're fixin' to get into quite hea- |
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vily), "Father, into thy hand I commit |
Luke 23:46 Psa. 31:5 |
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my spirit." |
Koresh says "commit" for |
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"commend," same meaning. |
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Taking from Psalms 31, we begin to see |
d. The words of God, Scripture. |
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that Christ is quite well versed in the |
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Scriptures, just like the Gospels tell |
Mat. 4:1-11 |
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us, when he confronted the devil. Always |
Luke 4:2-22 |
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referring against the temptation by sta- |
Mark 1:12,13 |
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ting, "It is written, It is written, It |
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is written." |
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6. Is the Spirit Imparted |
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Through the Written Word? |
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Now what is this Spirit of Christ? Well, |
a. Sharing Blood and Flesh. |
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they pierced his side, and out his side |
1 John 5:6-8 John 19:34 |
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came blood and water. Again another mys- |
Mat. 26:26-29 |
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tery. Which became something to do with |
Heb. 9:18-23 |
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eating his body, and drinking his blood, |
1 Cor. 10:16-17 |
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some implements for The Church. |
1 Cor. 11:23-27 |
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But, what does these things really mean? |
b. Bathed in Righteousness. |
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Well, after we've read Acts and learned |
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of the Power on Pentecost -- the "cloven |
Acts 2:3 |
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tongues of fire" -- that came upon the |
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Apostles, who by mercy through Christ, |
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were given another chance to recover |
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from their folly; we learned through |
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Romans that there is a righteousness of |
Rom. 3:21-28 |
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God in Christ, "declare his righteous- |
Rom. 3:25 |
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ness." |
Jer. 23:6 |
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We learn in Corinthians 1st and 2nd. We |
c. Child of God. |
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learn in Ephesians, Galatians, and Phil- |
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lipians... Ohh! We have such a wealth: |
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of information, of such intelligent men, |
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who speak sometimes, very deep mystical |
Acts 17:27-31 |
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things about a God -- who is in the form |
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of humanity -- who is the Son of God who |
A God within human hearts |
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sits at the right hand of God in the |
and minds?? |
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highest courts of the universe. Who pro- |
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mises that one day, He will come again. |
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7. Christ & Disciples Persecuted |
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Well, the last living Apostle, through |
a. Pointing to Paul? |
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this great controversy... (and I might |
1 Cor. 9:1,2 & 15:9 |
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add -- those who persecuted Christ, who |
Acts 9:4 & 22:6-8 |
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would not hear him no matter what sign |
1 Cor. 9:20-22 |
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was given) ...also persecuted his disci- |
Acts 9:1,13 |
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ples. |
Mat. 12:38 & 16:1 |
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Mark 8:11 |
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And finally, we end up in the Book of |
b. John's controversy -- The |
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Revelation, where John, (the last living |
Testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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disciple on the isle of Patmos), being a |
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prisoner for the Word of God and for the |
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testimony of Jesus Christ -- which no |
Rev. 1:9 |
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doubt is a thing Jesus has to say. Which |
Jer. 23:16 |
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would probably be quite controversial to |
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the things that the Pharisees and Sanhe- |
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drin of the day had to say, we're sure. |
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He, (being on this isle of Patmos a pri- |
c. John's Vision. |
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soner, on the Lord's day), had a vision. |
Rev. 1:10 |
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And it states in this vision, (we should |
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all be familiar with it hopefully -- or |
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get familiar with it), he has a messen- |
Rev. 1:11 |
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ger, The Angel Lord come to him, who |
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identifies himself as the Spirit. And he |
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is told, to write to the seven churches |
Rev. 1:19 |
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of Asia. Of which, we can see clearly |
Rev. 2 & 3 |
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in the Scriptures, that they were given |
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specific and direct * messages from |
* <cell phone rings> |
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Christ. * And in each one of these mes- |
* <tape off & on> |
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sages, Christ specifically told to the |
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churches what he would have them to do. |
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Now, we know that Christ is the only man |
d. Christ also rejected. |
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in Scripture who ever kept The Law of |
Heb. 4:15 |
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God perfectly. We know that, because |
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we've heard the writings of the apostles. |
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But, sad to say, the religious leaders |
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of his days, and the majority of the |
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populace of his days, didn't think so. |
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It's funny how that is. It's kind of |
Mat. 23:27-34 |
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like people always like to build the |
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sepulchers of the dead prophets, and |
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garnish their tombs, but yet they hate |
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and kill living prophets. Only God knows |
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why that is. But nonetheless... |
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To the church (of Ephesus, Smyrna, [Per- |
e. Counsel to the Churches. |
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gamos,] Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, |
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Laodicea -- the churches thus involved, |
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for anyone to read) direct counsel's gi- |
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ven. Beginning with, "UNTO the angel |
Rev. 2:1 |
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of the church of Ephesus write; These |
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things," (then... blah - blah), and what |
Likely missed in editing. |
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happens is this message is given. |
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And then the decision is up to those who |
f. Those who overcome. |
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profess Christ. Each counsel ends with, |
Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 |
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"he that hath an ear..." -- to hear -- |
Rev. 3:6,13,22 |
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(only if you want to know) "let him hear |
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what the Spirit saith unto the churches." |
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Koresh Text from 3-02 (part 2 of 4) |
Analysts' Notes jst/sdt |
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: II. Book of Seven Seals. |
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A. John's account. |
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Finally, we get to the fourth chapter of |
1. Throne Room. |
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Revelation. And the student of Scripture |
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becomes interested in the subject, which |
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according to John says, "After..." these |
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things, (of course, he was referring to |
Rev. 3:20 |
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the last part of the 3rd chapter, of the |
"I stand at the door |
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message to Laodicea). |
and knock..." |
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He says after these things, <I fol...> |
2. John Enters Heaven. |
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"And, behold, a door was open in heaven: |
Rev. 4:1 |
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and the first voice which" spake to me |
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"as it were of a trumpet," talked with |
Col. 4:3 |
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me; which says, "come up hither, and I |
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will shew" you that "which must be here- |
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after." |
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Now, the question to every true Chris- |
3. Do You Believe? |
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tian is this: Is John telling it as a |
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truth, or is John lying to us? We know |
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he just gave counsels to the 7 churches |
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of Asia, (which were alive and hopefully |
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in good health, when he first gave these |
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letters to them). But nonetheless, they |
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being of Asia, are no wise the same peo- |
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ple of us today, or even of the oncoming |
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years thereafter. |
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So, the events of Chapter 4, clearly ex- |
4. A Vision of the hereafter. |
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plained by John, that his messenger as |
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sent to him stated that he'd be taken up |
Rev. 4:1 |
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* hither -- therefore a Door opened into |
* <tape off & on> |
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Heaven (the Bible records), and he would |
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be shown things which must be hereafter, |
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* sometimes after John's day. |
* <child murmurs> |
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B. Judgment Room. |
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Now what does he behold? In chapter 4 of |
1. John in the Spirit. |
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Revelation, he says that he was in the |
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spirit, "immediately I was in the spirit: |
Rev. 4:2 |
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and, behold, a throne was set in heaven." |
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And h e states that the throne was occu- |
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pied, "one sat on the throne." |
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And, He that sat upon the Throne, which |
2. Is God the throne? |
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[was] "lined" with jasper and sardine |
Heb. 1:8 |
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stone. A careful student of Scripture, |
The Rock -- symbol of Law |
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knows, all the way through prophecy, all |
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the way through the Bible, as far back |
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as the days of Genesis, even to the pro- |
Deu. 32:4,15,18 |
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phecy of Deuteronomy 32, where it says, |
2 Sam. 22:32 Psa. 31:2,3 |
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God is a rock -- `He is a Rock.' And his |
Isa. 8:14, 17:10, 44:8 |
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work is done in truth and righteousness |
1 Cor. 10:4 |
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-- all the prophets refer to God as a |
1 Pet. 2:6 |
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Rock. |
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Now here we see in Revelation John like- |
3. In & Around the Throne. |
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wise witnesses God has the appearance of |
Rev. 4:3 |
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a jasper and sardine stone. He claims |
Eze. 1:26 |
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that there was a rainbow round about the |
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throne in sight like an emerald. He care- |
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fully saw that there were living crea- |
Rev. 4:6-9 |
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tures around the throne saying that God |
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is "holy, holy, holy ... which was, and |
Rev. 4:8 |
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is, and is to come." A God, who created |
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all things, for His pleasure they were |
Rev. 4:11 |
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and are created." |
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Now, this instruction emphasizes, that |
4. 24 Elders. |
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there is a God, a kingdom, a judiciary, |
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(in the respect that John witnesses that |
Rev. 4:4 |
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there are 24 elders, sitting on 24 |
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thrones, seems to imply a judgment). But |
the Prophets & Apostles |
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uniquely enough in this judgment, or in |
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this throne, (or in `this heavenly sanc- |
Heb. 8:1-5 |
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tuary,' as we see from the writings of |
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Paul, the Apostle), Paul talks about the |
Heb. 12:22 (12:18-29) |
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heavenly sanctuary, the heavenly Sion. |
Deu. 4:48 |
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In this sanctuary we see a God, a rain- |
5. Mystery of Christ. |
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bow, a throne; living creatures stating |
Eph. 3:4,9 |
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that God is holy; which was, and is, and |
Rev. 4:7-8 |
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is-to-come -- God of the past, present, |
Eze. 1:10 |
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and future. And that this God, who is |
Rev. 4:11 |
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the Creator of all things, is holy and |
Col. 1:9-20 |
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deserves to be worshipped. |
Col. 1:25-27 |
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C. Sealed Book |
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We continue on in chapter 5, to see that |
1. Scroll. |
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I beheld, John says, "in the right hand |
Rev. 5:1 |
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of him that sat on the throne a book" or |
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a scroll -- "sealed with seven seals." |
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(Notice, it's written on the inside and |
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the backside.) Well the meaning of these |
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things can only be speculated, until we |
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have solid proof, in other words, unless |
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we were there ourselves to see it, in |
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detail. |
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But, what we are allowed to see in the |
2. Congregation. |
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Scripture, (as John also beholds) [is] a |
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mighty angel. In this throne room were |
Rev. 5:2 |
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all these angels, "[ten] thousand times |
Rev. 5:11 |
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ten thousand, and thousands of thou- |
Psa. 68:17-18 |
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sands," are called together. |
Dan. 7:10 |
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And, this mighty angel questions all |
3. Mighty Angel Prosecutes. |
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those in heaven, "Who is worthy to open |
Rev. 5:2 |
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this book, and to loose the seven seals |
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thereof?" Clearly Scripture states, "no |
Rev. 5:3 |
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man in heaven, [nor in] earth, neither |
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under the earth" (of course `buried' in |
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other words, we do have dead in this |
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world, you know), was worthy to open |
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"neither to look thereon." |
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So hey! God says in Scripture, at least |
a. God's living Book, |
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John testifies, in Scripture, that the |
written in our hearts? |
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Mystery of God -- His Book -- is sealed. |
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Well, what happens is, as we continue on |
4. One Worthy to Judge. |
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we see in Chapter 5, that John begins to |
a. John's sorrow. |
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weep until one of the elders says, "Weep |
Rev. 5:4 |
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not" John "behold, the Lion of the Tribe |
b. The Lion. |
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of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevail- |
Rev. 5:5 |
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ed to open the book, and to loose [the |
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seven] seals thereof." (Of which we know |
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the Lamb, being a symbol of Christ, is |
c. The Lamb. |
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brought to view.) |
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And, John beheld a lamb, that had been |
d. Is the Lamb, King? |
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slain "in the midst of the throne and of |
Rev. 5:6 |
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the four beasts," and the elders, with |
1 John 5:7 |
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seven eyes and seven horns. Well, what's |
Father, Spirit, Word??? |
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the meaning of these things? |
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If God, does have a revelation of Jesus |
5. God's Book is the Evidence. |
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Christ, which he gives to him to show to |
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his servants, then here we begin to see |
a. Another pointer to Jesus. |
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the meaning of these things. We see that |
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God has a Book, which must be hereafter, |
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(sometime after John's day; can-not be |
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before John's day). The event is clearly |
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identified as [one] which must be in the |
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hereafter. And in this event, there's a |
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Judgment that takes place. |
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The Question -- `Who is worthy?' (The |
6. Innocent Victim. |
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answer, `No man.') The Answer to this -- |
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`Only the Lamb.' So, [in] Scripture the |
Jesus Christ is a man. |
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Lamb comes to the One on the Throne and |
Rev. 5:7 |
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takes the Book out of his Right Hand, |
Rom. 8:34 |
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and all of heaven bows before Him, and |
Rev. 5:8,14 |
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gives Him glory and honor. And then John |
Who is the Lamb? |
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beheld the Lamb, in Chapter 6, beginning |
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to OPEN THE SEALS. |
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D. Overview of the Seals. |
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Now, I've heard a lot of statements the |
1. Let the Record Show. |
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past couple of days, from people that |
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are versed in Scripture, from people |
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that are students of the Bible, saying |
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this and saying that about the meaning |
a. Message or Seal?? |
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of these seals. But remember, we already |
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see that in heaven, Christ, when he |
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reveals the seals -- He is the only one |
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that can do so. And remember, it's al- |
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ready been said it's a revelation of |
b. Father, Holy Spirit, and Son |
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Him, so there's a mystery between God |
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the Father, His Book, and Christ, and |
c. No doubt Koresh is Christian |
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what He is to reveal. |
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What Scripture does tell us though, is |
2. First Seal. |
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that John beheld The Lamb open the 1st |
a. Thunder? Perhaps a clue. |
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seal in chapter 6, there was a noise of |
Rev. 6:1 |
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thunder, and one of the 4 beast said |
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come and see. John witnessed... <excuse |
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me>. John witnessed that when he opened |
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the 1st seal, there was "behold a white |
b. The rider on the white horse |
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horse:" and he that sat up on him had a |
Rev. 6:2 |
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crown, a bow was given to him, "and he |
Is this rider good or evil? |
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went forth conquering, and to conquer." |
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Well, how does this reveal Christ? Oh, |
c. Speculations. |
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well, a lot of people will tell you this |
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was the early christian church. The |
a hint |
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white horse is a symbol of purity. Some |
2 Cor. 4:2,3,12-18 |
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even say this is the anti-christ, but |
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now wait a minute. A lot of opinions |
opinions |
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have been given on this subject. |
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3. Second Seal. |
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So also on the 2nd seal. The man on the |
a. The rider on the red horse |
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red horse has a great sword, going forth |
Rev. 6:4 |
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(you know) killing one another... I mean |
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come on! Is this a revelation of Jesus |
What is the message from God |
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Christ? |
being revealed by Christ? |
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: |
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: <odd break in flow of presentation> |
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: |
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4. An Executive Overview: |
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o [The first seal] |
a. Rev. 6:2 (ie The 1st Seal) |
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One who has "a bow", "conquering and |
The march of governments?? |
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to conquer" -- sounds like war. |
But we are more than |
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conqerors. Rom. 8:37 (31-39) |
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o And the 2nd seal. |
b. Rev. 6:4 (cf. 1:16) |
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"A great sword", "that they should |
Truth wielded as a weapon, |
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kill one another" -- sounds terrible. |
but not in love -- cuts both |
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ways. Eph. 4:15 |
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o The 3rd seal. |
c. Rev. 6:5-6 (cf. 9:4) |
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[The] "man on a black horse," has bal- |
Not worth selling your |
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ances. You know. What's this wheat and |
birthright or your soul for. |
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barley stuff? "Hurt not the oil and |
Mat. 16:26 Mar. 8:36,37 |
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the wine." |
Luk. 21:34 Heb. 12:15,16 |
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Deu. 29:17-20 |
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o The 4th seal. |
d. Rev. 6:7,8 (cf. 1:17,18) |
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"A pale horse," [and the] name of the |
Fear not, the Son of man |
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one who sits on there is Death, and |
holds the keys to hell |
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Hell follows him. How can these things |
and death. |
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reveal Christ? |
1 John 4:18 |
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o The 5th seal. |
e. Rev. 6:9-11 (cf. 7:14) |
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Souls under [the] altar crying to God |
Rom. 8:35,36 |
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to avenge their blood which was shed |
So, so many impatient |
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upon the earth. I mean, what is this? |
children under foot. |
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How many times... |
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Rev. 1:9 2:2,3,19 |
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3:10 13:10 |
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14:12 22:11 |
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Mat. 18:23-35 |
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Luke 8:15 21:19 |
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Rom. 5:3,4 8:25 15:4,5 |
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2 Cor. 6:4 12:12 |
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Col. 1:11 |
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1 The. 1:3 |
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2 The. 1:4 |
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1 Tim. 6:11 |
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2 Tim. 3:10 |
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Heb. 6:12 10:36 12:1 |
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Jam. 1:3,4 5:7,10,11 |
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2 Pet. 1:6 |
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Tit. 2:2 |
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o The 6th seal. |
f. Rev. 6:12-17 |
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Suns and stars being darkened. The hea- |
Joel 2:31 Psa. 102:26 |
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vens depart as a scroll. The sons of |
Rev. 6:14 |
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men crying to the rocks and mountains |
Isa. 34:4 Heb. 1:10-12 |
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to hide them from the face of the One |
Rev. 6:16 (cf. 1:16) |
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who sets upon the Throne. I mean, The |
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One who sets upon the Throne -- that's |
Perhaps they hide in an |
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The Father, that's The Rock, isn't it? |
effort to shield themselves |
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What can these things mean? |
from the glory of the Lord. |
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Gen. 3:8 |
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Exo. 3:2-4 19:18 |
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24:17 33:20-23 |
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34:34,35 |
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Deu. 4:11,12,24 9:3 |
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Psa. 37:6 97:3-6 |
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Isa. 30:26 |
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Dan. 7:9 |
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Nah. 1:5,6 |
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Hab. 3:3-5 |
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Zec. 14:12 |
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Acts 26:13 |
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Heb. 12:18,25-29 |
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2 The. 1:7-10 |
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1 Pet. 4:12 |
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2 Pet. 3:7-12 |
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1 Joh. 1:5 |
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Rev. 14:10-12,18 16:7,8 |
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o The 7th seal is opened. |
g. Rev. 8:3 |
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And all of a sudden `the angel at the |
Rev. 6:9 8:3-5 9:2,13 |
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altar.' Then we begin to see the open- |
Rev. 11:1 14:18 16:7,8 |
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ing of the trumpets. |
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Remember now, the 7th seal, contains all |
5. Key Bestowed by God. |
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the information from that point -- to |
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the rest of the Bible. The trumpets con- |
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tain a very interesting and unique story, |
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but remember, we've got to understand |
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`how to find the key' to interpret these |
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things -- not with our opinions, but |
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with the Mind of God. And no one can do |
1 Cor. 2:16 |
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that, unless we have the Spirit of God. |
John 6:63 16:13 |
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And no one can have that, unless God |
Psa. 119:50 |
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gives it to us. |
1 The. 3:13 |
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2 Cor. 3:3 |
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Eph. 4:30 |
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Now let me review. |
E. A Short Review. |
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Notice how during the 6th seal, the |
1. In Seal 6 -- Who Can Stand? |
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question is asked in the time of God's |
(note this) |
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apparent wrath, who shall be able to |
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stand? "For the [great] day of his wrath |
Rev. 6:17 |
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is come; and who shall be able to stand?" |
Psa. 76:7 |
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Notice, how that in, the next chapter, |
2. Sealing the 144,000. |
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chapter 7, NOT an additional seal is |
the tribulation harvest |
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opened, but an answer. John sees that he |
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beheld "four angels standing on the four |
Rev. 7:1 9:4 |
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corners of the earth, holding the four |
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winds of the earth, that the wind should |
Rev. 9:4 8:7 |
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not blow on the earth, nor on the [sea, |
James 1:11 Deu. 29:23 |
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nor on any tree.]" |
<tape garbled> |
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And he saw an "angel ascending from the |
3. Seal of the Living God |
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east, having the seal of The Living |
Rev. 7:2 9:4 14:1 |
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God:" What could that seal be? Who is |
2 Cor. 1:21,22 3:3 |
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The Living God? Is the Living God the |
Eph. 1:13 4:30 |
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One on the Throne? Does the Living God |
2 Tim. 2:19 |
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have something that we need to know? |
Exo. 13:9,16 |
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Does the Living God have some kind of |
Deu. 6:8 11:18 |
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seal? What could the SEAL be? We know |
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there's seven seals, but that's sealed. |
Son, Spirit, Word ??? |
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No one can know that, but Christ. Well, |
Doesn't the sun rise in |
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who is that angel from the east? |
the east? |
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Yes, in Matthew 24, a lot of ministers |
4. Risen Son. |
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confront me and say, there will be many |
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false prophets in the latter days. For |
Mat. 24:3,11 |
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remember, Christ told his disciples |
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then, that when they see the "abomina- |
Mat. 24:15 |
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tion of desolation," as spoken of by the |
Dan. 9:27, 12:11 |
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Prophet Daniel, they would understand |
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something. And he also said, that when |
Mat. 24:23,26 |
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they shall say `[he's] in the desert...' |
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[then] go not forth, `he's in the secret |
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chamber, believe it not.' For as light- |
Mat. 24:27 |
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ning in the east, shall shine unto the |
Rev. 10:1 |
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west; so also [shall the ] Son of man be. |
Zec. 9:14 |
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F. The 7th Seal. |
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[When the] 7th seal opens -- there's |
1. Trumpets. |
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silence. And 7 angels and 7 trumpets pre- |
Rev. 8:1 (7 & 8 cf. 14) |
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pare themselves to sound. And it appears |
Rev. 8:2,6 |
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that some terrible plagues takes place. |
Rev. 8:7-13 9:1-12 |
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What could these things mean? Well, just |
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as there was an interruption under the |
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6th seal, so is there an interruption |
Rev. 9:13 |
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under the 6th trumpet. Under the 6th |
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trumpet we learn about a mighty army of |
Rev. 9:16 |
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200 million. What are they doing? |
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Well, we see, that during the break of |
2. 7th Angel(?) |
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this in chapter 10, a Mighty Angel comes |
Rev. 10:1 |
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down from heaven, "clothed with a cloud, |
Rev. 1:7 14:14 Mat. 26:64 |
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.. his face ... as it were the sun ... |
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his feet are pillars of fire" and he has |
Rev. 10:2 |
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"in his hand a little book opened." He |
Rev. 5:7 |
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puts his right foot on the [sea], left |
Koresh reversed earth & sea |
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foot on the [earth] and cries and a lion |
Rev. 10:3 |
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roars. And when he had cried, "seven |
Dan. 12:4,10 |
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thunders uttered their voices." Now what |
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are these 7 thunders? What do these |
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things mean? How do we categorize this |
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book? What are we really looking at? |
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Well... |
<side 1 of source tape ends> |
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Remember, it is the Revelation of Jesus |
3. "I Do Solemnly Swear." |
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Christ, which God gave to Him, and re- |
a. Another pointer to Jesus. |
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member the most fearful warning, ever |
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given to man in Scripture is the warning |
Rev. 22:15 |
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found in Revelation 22, where Christ |
Rev. 22:18 |
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says, "For I testify to every man that |
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hears the word of this prophecy: If any |
"Let none of you imagine |
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man should add to the words of this |
evil in your hearts against |
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prophecy, God shall ADD unto him the |
his neighbor" |
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plagues that are written in this pro- |
Rev. 22:19 |
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phecy. And, if any man shall take away |
1 Peter 2:1-25 |
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from the words of this prophecy, God |
Zec. 8:16,17 |
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shall take away his name OUT of the |
Pro. 3:29,30 |
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Lamb's Book of Life, and from the things |
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in prophecy." |
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Now that's fearful. That means the book |
4. Orderings. |
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is not to be messed with or pranked with |
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by anybody who would dare, think, that |
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they, can by speculation, or private |
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opinions, unlock the mysteries of the |
Rev. 22:10... |
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seals and what they contain. Remember |
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the events of the 7th seal, contained |
"Seal not the sayings of |
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from the 7th chapter on -- the trumpets |
the prophecy of this book" |
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and the information thereof, just as the |
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6th seal contains information thereof. |
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Well then, what must be hereafter, after |
5. Hereafter. |
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John's day? A revelation of who? Who |
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gave it to him? Who only can reveal it, |
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(Revelation 22)? Who's going to come? |
Rev. 22:12,17,20 |
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What's he going to bring, his reward? |
Rev. 22:12 |
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What is his reward? Is it true in Isaiah |
Isa. 62:11 40:10 |
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40 & 41 that, He's going to come with a |
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strong hand? Who is the "Behold my ser- |
Isa. 42:1 40:10+ |
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vant, whom I uphold?" What do these |
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things mean? |
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G. The First Seal. |
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Well, we know in the 1st seal, that |
1. Rider on the White Horse. |
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Christ opens it and we hear the noise of |
Rev. 6:1-2 |
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thunder. One of the 4 beasts says, "Come |
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and see." And behold a white horse. "He |
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that sat upon him had a bow; [and] a |
Zec. 9:13 |
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crown was given unto him: and he went |
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forth conquering, and to conquer." |
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Well, in order to understand this seal, |
2. Christ's Secret. |
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we have to find out a secret about |
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Christ. * In the counsel to the church |
* <tape off & on> |
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of Philadelphia, we see Christ addresses |
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that church in chapter 3 of Revelation, |
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with this message: "And to the angel of |
Rev. 3:7 |
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the church of Philadelphia write; These |
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things saith he that is holy ... he that |
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hath the key of David, he that openeth, |
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and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and |
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no man openeth." |
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Well, what does he mean to this church, |
3. Key to the Door. |
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"I ... set before thee an open door, and |
Rev. 3:8 |
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no man can shut it: for thou hast a lit- |
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tle strength?" What could this mean? |
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What is the Key-of-David? Isaiah 22 |
Isa. 22:20 |
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talks about the Key-of-David, but it re- |
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fers to "Eliakim." But still, what is |
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the Key-of-David? |
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Well, of ancient times, Christ being the |
4. God's Chosen King. |
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root and offspring of David. David was a |
2 Sam. 7 |
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great king in Israel. And David was |
(God's covenant with David) |
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anointed of God, being a shepherd lad. |
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But through the power of God he was able |
1 Sam. 17 |
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to overthrow, the greatest obstacle in |
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his day, Goliath, the Philistine. sing |
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5 smooth stones, he chose one, and it |
Zec. 9:15,16 |
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sunk deep into the forehead of the giant. |
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Well, what happens is this. We see that |
5. Psalms Record. |
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this David wrote 150 Psalms that are |
Luke 24:44... |
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published in most Bibles of today's |
establishes correlation |
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modern world. Now I say that because |
- Law of Moses |
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some scholars will agree, that there are |
- The Prophets |
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other psalms, too. But as far as the |
- Psalms |
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King James, and the books of that cali- |
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ber, we have 150 psalms. |
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Well, our subject is the 1st seal. We |
6. Prophet's Account. |
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don't want to have any opinions, though. |
Mat. 7:12 |
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We just want to simply... see if we |
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can't find the mystery of God in the |
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prophets. |
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H. The 1st Seal in Light of |
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The 45th Psalm. |
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Well, let's turn in our Bible to Psalm |
1. God's writing. |
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45, and let's see if we can't get some |
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kind of hint in regards to what the 1st |
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seal is. * It states here (this is the |
* <tape off and on> |
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King James Version) -- "my heart is |
Psa. 45:1 |
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inditing a good matter. I speak of the |
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things which I have made, touching the |
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king." What could it possibly mean? What |
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does it mean, "my heart is inditing a |
"indite" (rhet.) -- to write |
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good matter?" Does that mean "my heart |
down (a poem, speech, etc.) |
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is inditing a good matter?" Is some- |
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body's heart inditing a good matter? |
Heb. 8:10 10:16 |
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"I speak of things I have made touching |
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the king." Does that mean by interpre- |
Is this about God's Law (His |
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tation "I speak of the things I have |
righteousness), written in |
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made touching the king?" Is our subject |
our own hearts and minds (as |
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about a king? Is our subject about some- |
a new covenant)? Writing as |
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body's heart? Is our subject about "my |
in Speaking The Word -- a |
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tongue is the pen of a ready writer?" |
new "Living God" being born? |
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Now, who is talking here? Well, natural- |
2. David Anticipates. |
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ly David of Old is talking here -- cor- |
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rect? Well, who is the king he's talking |
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about? Solomon?? Well, let's see. "Thou |
Psa. 45:2 |
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art fairer than the children of men: |
(also compare Psa. 72) |
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grace is poured into thy lips: therefore |
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God has blessed thee for ever." Well, |
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Solomon was a wise man wasn't he? Ok, it |
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says here, "Gird thy sword upon thy |
Psa. 45:3 |
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thigh, O most mighty, [] with thy glory |
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and thy majesty." "And in thy majesty |
Psa. 45:4 |
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ride prosperously because of truth ..." |
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I wonder what Solomon rides? Probably, |
3. Rider. |
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rides a horse, doesn't he? "...and meek- |
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ness and righteousness; and thy right |
Rev. 19:11 |
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hand shall teach thee terrible things." |
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Huh? I guess with a sword in you right |
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hand, you could learn a lot of terrible |
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things. Whoa (in verse 5), "Thine arrows |
Psa. 45:5 |
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are sharp in the heart of the King's |
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enemies; whereby the people fall under |
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thee." Hmmm. Solomon doesn't seem really |
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like too nice of a guy. That is if |
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you're enemy. |
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But anyway, "Thy throne, O God, is for |
4. Thy Throne, Thy God. |
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.." (Huh? Wait a minute!) "Thy throne, |
Psa. 45:6 |
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O God is for ever and..." (Now, wait a |
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minute.) Is David saying that Solomon is |
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God? No, he's probably just saying that |
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God is God. Huh. Well, why would a pro- |
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phecy about Solomon have to do with |
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God's throne? "Thy throne, O God, is for |
Heb. 1:8 |
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ever and ever: the sceptre of thy king- |
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dom is a right sceptre. Though lovest |
Psa. 45:7 |
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righteousness, and hateth wickedness: |
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therefore God, thy God..." (Wait a min- |
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ute.) "...therefore God, thy God," what |
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could this possibly mean? Who is what |
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God? "Thy God, hath anointed thee with |
Psa. 89:20 |
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the oil of gladness above thy fellows." |
Heb. 1:9 |
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This is very strange, or is it? |
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Well, let's look at it again a little |
5. Key to God's Heart. |
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closer. Scripture says that David was a |
"again" |
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man after God's own heart. (Although |
1 Sam. 13:14 |
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David transgressed, and that in no wise |
Acts 13:22 |
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is like God's Heart.) But nonetheless, |
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David was a prophet, and he was in- |
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spired. Could it be that David was used |
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by God to write down God's messages that |
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would one day be revealed by Christ? If |
Recall Psa. 45:1: |
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Christ does have the Key-of-David, would |
"My heart is inditing..." |
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he not be able to reveal -- the Heart of |
"My tongue is the pen..." |
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God? |
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God in heaven looks to be a Rock, does- |
6. The Law yields to Love. |
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n't he? `Oh hard rock God, right. God's |
Rev. 4:3 |
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long, God's hard...' but wait a minute. |
Song lyrics perhaps?? |
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Through Christ we can see that God is |
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not as hard as you think he is. Look at |
Rev. 4,5,6 |
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God. Come up hither, in the light of |
Keeping heart and mind |
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the judgment, and see the Father on the |
on high. |
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throne. See the book in his right hand, |
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and watch him give it to Christ, and |
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watch him open the 1st seal. And let's |
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see about this man on the white horse |
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who has a crown and a bow. |
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Now, God is the one who has written, "My |
7. From the Heart. |
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heart is inditing a good matter: I speak |
Psa. 45:1 |
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of things which I have made..." Is God a |
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maker? Is he Creator? What does he want |
Isa. 45:6-12,18 |
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to talk about? [The] things he's made |
When God talks things |
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touching the king. Who is the king? |
happen, as in: |
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Could it be Christ? "My tongue is the |
"Let there be light!" |
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pen of a ready writer." Did God write a |
Rev. 19:15 |
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book? Does God want to talk about His |
Isa. 29:11-12,18 |
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Son according to a Book? Well, what does |
Rev. 21:27 |
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God then think about His Son? |
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"Thou art fairer than the children of |
8. Living Word. |
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men." Well, if that's what God thinks? |
Psa. 45:2 |
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Although, Isaiah 53 says, that they will |
Isa. 53:2 |
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see in him no beauty or desire him; God, |
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nevertheless says, "He is fairer than |
Gen. 2:7 |
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the children of men." Why?! "Grace, is |
John 1:1-5 |
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poured into thy lips." Huh? I guess |
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whatever Christ says, those who hear it, |
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will find grace, won't they. Therefore, |
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"God has blessed thee for ever." |
All ye who heed the Word. |
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Well. "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O |
9. Inheritance. |
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most mighty." Is Christ the most mighty? |
Psa. 45:3 Eph. 1:17-23 |
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"With thy glory and thy majesty," I mean |
Isa. 2:21 |
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it seems like in Revelation all of Heav- |
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en bowed before the Lamb, did they not? |
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That's a lot of glory. "For thou were |
Rev. 5:12,13 |
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slain to receive power, honour, glory, |
Rev. 7:9-12 |
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riches, wisdom, kingdom, might," Oooh! |
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That's a lot of inheritance there. Espe- |
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cially in the Gospel when it says, "I |
John 3:35 |
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have received all * things from my |
* < cell phone rings> |
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Father. |
John 13:3 Mark 28:18 |
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"And in thy majesty ride prosperously |
10. White Horse or Red Herring? |
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because of truth." * So what could this |
Psa. 45:4 |
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truth be? What truth, in the Bible talks |
* <tape off & on> |
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about riding a horse prosperously, and |
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its truth? Could it be Revelation? Could |
Rev. 6:2 ?? |
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it be the 1st seal? Maybe a truth about |
Rev. 19:11 |
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Christ? Maybe a truth about him being a |
Rev. 19:12 |
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king, (which is a crown)? Could it be a |
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truth, about him having a horse, riding, |
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conquering, and to conqueror? Huh. |
Christ or anti-christ?? |
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So because of truth, the truth of God's |
11. God's Spirit Indwelling. |
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Book, the heart intention of He's indit- |
2 Cor. 3:2-3 |
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ed. His tongue is the pen of a ready |
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writer. And he doesn't say nothing in |
God's actions. |
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the judgement. You see, He just gives it |
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to the Lamb. And, you know the Lamb: |
Rev. 19:13-16,21 |
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rides prosperously; writes in truth, in |
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meekness and righteousness, "And thy |
Isa. 35:5,8,16,17 |
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right hand shall teach thee terrible |
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things." Oooh. Well, what's that in his |
Rev. 5:1 |
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right hand -- a sword or a book? |
Heb. 4:12-14 |
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Well, what does this book teach? `My ar- |
12. Raised from the Dead. |
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rows are sharp in the heart of the kings |
Psa. 45:5 |
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enemies.' Surely, Solomon... was he a |
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killer? Did he kill for God? Christ, is |
David's heirs. |
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he a killer? Did he kill for God? Will |
Eph. 1:17-18,19-23 2:3 |
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Christ ever destroy the wicked, whereby |
Which is his body, the |
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the people fall under the <garble>? |
Church, of those previ- |
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What kind of gospel is this? |
ously dead in sin. |
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"Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: |
13. Throne. |
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Is Christ God? "The sceptre of thy king- |
Psa. 45:6 |
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dom is a right sceptre." I mean, does he |
Heb. 1:8 |
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deserve to rule? Why? |
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Does he love righteousness and hate wick- |
14. Made Glad. |
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edness? Therefore God... is not Christ's |
Psa. 45:7 |
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God... thy God? Is not his God -- the |
Heb. 1:9 |
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Father? Is he not going to anoint him |
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above (with oil of gladness) above his |
Isa. 61:3 |
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fellows? What is this oil of gladness? |
Psa. 89:20 |
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"All thy garments smell of myrrh, and |
15. Garments. |
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aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory |
Psa. 45:8 |
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palaces," what about it made thee glad? |
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I mean, should Christ ever be made glad? |
Eph. 5:24,30-32 |
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Where's this at? When's this take place? |
Do you hear wedding bells? |
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"Kings' daughters were among the honour- |
16. Daughters. |
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able women." What's that? "Upon thy |
Psa. 45:9 |
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right hand did stand the queen in gold |
def. "Ophir" -- (red dust?) |
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of Ophir. "How can this be Christ? |
Solomon's gold from |
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Christ is God. What would he be doing |
this region in Arabia? |
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with a woman? Well, maybe she's the |
Rev. 12 |
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church. Maybe she's the spiritual |
Rev. 1:20 |
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church. Well, who's the king's daughters |
Eph. 2:13-22 |
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then? Hmmm. Maybe there's more than one |
"Builded together for an |
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church. |
habitation of God through |
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the Spirit." |
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Well, whatever it may be, we know in |
17. Bride Considers Proposal. |
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verse 10, whether it's a spiritual |
Psa. 45:10 |
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church, or a literal woman, there's one |
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thing required. "Hearken, O daughter, |
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and consider..." Consider what? Consider |
"Think" about it. |
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God's heart inditing in good matter. |
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Consider Who the King is. Consider who's |
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going to be the Powerful One. Who's go- |
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ing to win, considering about the Throne |
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of God. Considering maybe Revelation -- |
Is God's Book a mystery?? |
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who the Father gives The Book to. |
Eph. 5:32 |
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"Incline thine ear; forget also thine |
18. Breaking Ties. |
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own people, and thy father's house." |
Psa. 45:10 continued |
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Well, if this was a spiritual church, it |
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would seem kind of funny, for God to |
Eph. 3:1-4,9-11 1 Pet. 3:22 |
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tell the spiritual church, to forget her |
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own people, (which would be her denomi- |
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nation of the Father's house), which |
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would be..., well I thought her father |
Eph. 5:6-8 |
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would be God, if it were spiritual? |
Col. 3:6 |
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Now, if it were a literal girl, "Hear- |
19. New Name. |
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ken, O daughter ... consider ... incline |
Psa. 45:10 cont. |
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thine ear;" then we can understand na- |
"listen" |
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turally. If a girl is going to marry a |
Isa. 62:5 |
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man, she has to uproot [from] one family, |
Mat. 19:4-6 Mar. 10:7 |
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and join to another. Not completely, but |
Mat. 19:29 |
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we understand what we're saying. So if |
"learn" |
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she wants to listen and learn; so should |
Psa. 45:11 |
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"the king greatly desire thy beauty: for |
Eph. 5:23 |
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he is thy Lord, and worship thou him." |
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"And the daughter of Tyre shall be there |
20. Radiant Beauty. |
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with a gift." Who's Tyre? Wonder what |
Psa. 45:12 (Zep. 2:15) |
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that is? "Even the rich among the people |
def. "Tyre" -- (rock) |
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shall intreat thy favour." Rich people |
city now Sur, Lebanon |
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want to intreat the favor of this queen? |
Eze. 28 (and 26 & 27) |
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"The king's daughter is all glorious |
Psa. 45:13 |
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within." How did she become the king's |
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daughter? "Within?" Why is she glorious |
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within? Does she have a truth, or some- |
Isa. 62:1-2 |
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thin'? Is there some kind of light she |
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has within her? |
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Her clothes are of "wrought gold." She |
21. Prospect of Children. |
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is to be brought to the king in raiment |
Psa. 45:14 (cf. Eze. 16:10) |
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of needlework: "the virgins her compan- |
Isa. 61:10 |
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ions that follow her shall be brought |
Mat. 25:1-13 |
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unto thee." With gladness and rejoicing |
Psa. 45:15 |
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shall they be brought. They should enter |
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into the king's palace." Instead of thy |
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fathers, it shall be thy children." Now, |
Psa. 45:16 |
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what does that mean? |
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Well, let's break this down. If Christ |
22. Children for God. |
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is the Son of God, if that's the case, |
Heb. 2:1 |
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and if we all are sons of God -- if we |
2 Cor. 6:16-18 |
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believe in Christ, then naturally every |
Hos. 1:10 |
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girl would be a daughter of God wouldn't |
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she? Well, we look up to the Father on |
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the Throne, of which we want to exalt. |
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We know that He is greater than all. And |
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He's Christ's Father, and He's also |
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everyones Father. And Psalms 83 says, |
Psa. 82:6 (should be) |
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God says, I say you are gods, "and all |
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of you are children of the most High." |
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Hosea teaches us, that we're to say, "Ye |
23. King and Law. |
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are not my people." There it should be |
Hos. 1:9,10 2:23 |
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said, "Ye are the sons of the living |
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God." So Christ says in the Gospels, "if |
John 10:35 |
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he called them gods, unto whom the word |
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of God came," the Law can not be broken. |
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Well, we're ruining God's Word -- it's |
24. Word and Spirit. |
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God's Spirit. This is what makes us |
Eph. 6:17 Rev. 1:16 19:15 |
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become born again, born by the Spirit, |
1 Pet. 1:22-23 |
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the knowledge of God. Well... so, a girl |
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believes in God, and so does everybody |
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else that believes in God. So therefore |
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God the Father has many children doesn't |
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He. Christ being the firstborn, and ... |
Col. 1:18 |
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all thereafter that believe. But instead |
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of "thy fathers," it should be "thy chil- |
Psa. 45:16 |
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dren, whom thou mayest make princes in |
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all the earth." |
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To the person that really doesn't under- |
25. Birth of Human Spirit. |
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stand Scripture, this would seem to be |
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a very controversial subject. I mean, |
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Christ never had any wife, [thus it] has |
Historically, that is. |
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to be Spiritual. I'll make thy name "re- |
Psa. 45:17 Psa. 72:17 |
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membered in all generations: therefore |
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shall the people praise thee for ever |
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and ever." |
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Koresh Text from 3-02 (part 4 of 4) |
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I. The 1st Seal in the Light |
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of Revelation 19. |
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Well even if it is Spiritual we know one |
1. Triangulation. |
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thing. We know -- that the servants of |
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God know -- that Psalm 45, is the very |
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prophecy which must be hereafter accord- |
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ing to the 1st seal. But just to make |
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sure we know it's going to be fulfilled, |
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let's turn in our Bible to REVELATION |
Yep. It's a sermon. |
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19. (Just so that we can get a better |
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caption of what we are really looking |
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at.) |
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Now remember, in the 18th chapter of |
2. Babylon "The Great." |
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Revelation, we know that Babylon the |
Rev. 18 |
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Great falls. She made all nations drink |
Eze. 26,27,28 |
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of some kind of wine of the wrath of her |
Isa. 13:19-20 |
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fornication. Now, we find that something |
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