Participants: Glen Wiltse, Don Mackintosh
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000045
00:50 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:53 I'm your host Don Macintosh, and today we're going to be 00:56 talking about a VERY interesting subject... 00:59 The question many have is... What is immunity? 01:03 How does the body relate to disease? 01:06 Does faith and prayer have anything to do with 01:08 the prevention of disease? 01:10 Does faith and prayer have anything to do with 01:12 recovering from diseases we might have? 01:14 ...from protecting us from things we might come across? 01:18 And today, to talk to us about 01:20 this very exciting and interesting subject is 01:23 Dr. Glen Wiltse from North Dakota, actually... 01:27 Isn't it doctor? Right... And he's been a doctor in 01:30 family practice for many years... 01:32 And now you do some education with the 01:34 Black Hills Health and Education Center 01:36 You've done that for many years too. 01:38 Many exciting things you're involved in, 01:40 but today we're talking about immunity. 01:42 What is immunity? 01:44 And does it have anything to do with prayer and faith? 01:48 That's a good question, and one that I think 01:51 we need to look into all right. 01:54 We look at the Bible... 01:55 First of all, let's just think about what we are... 01:58 David, in Psalms 139, says that "we are fearfully 02:04 and wonderfully made. " Was he right? And he was right! 02:07 If we look at the immune system, 02:09 we can see that we really were fearfully and wonderfully made. 02:12 We look at any part of the body... 02:13 Look at the eye; look at the way the liver functions; 02:15 look at the way the brain functions... 02:16 We ARE fearfully and wonderfully made, 02:19 and a study of the immune system certainly goes along with that 02:22 to help corroborate the fact that we ARE truly made 02:25 the way the psalmist said we were. 02:29 What is the immune system? 02:30 That's going to help us right at the beginning here. 02:32 Help us understand what you mean when you say... 02:34 "the immune system. " 02:36 Actually, our body has a number of different ways to protect 02:41 itself from outside invaders from noxious influences 02:45 that may occur into our body. 02:47 Our skin... is a defense mechanism. 02:50 Our digestive system actually kills bacteria 02:54 that may be ingested with our food... 02:56 There are some of them that live and go through, 02:57 but it kills millions of them. 03:00 Exercise we know helps to strengthen our immune system. 03:05 It helps to make us so we're more resistive to various 03:09 infections and degenerative diseases. 03:12 Foods have protective chemicals in them, phytochemicals... 03:17 And then of course, we have what we call... 03:19 the immune system itself which is what we're 03:21 going to zero in on here today... 03:23 And the immune system is affected by our lifestyle, 03:26 and so we need to go into that as well. 03:28 Okay, so different things we do in life can either help our 03:32 defenses or our immune system or can hinder them. That's right 03:36 Well, how does it work? 03:38 Briefly tell us how it works, doctor. 03:39 Well let's just look at some of 03:41 the elements of this immune system. 03:43 First of all, the #1 is a cell, a white blood cell 03:46 called a macrophage. 03:48 And the function of this cell is actually when 03:50 it sees a foreign body or a bacteria to go out and 03:54 actually enfold itself around this noxious agent, 03:59 this bacteria and to ingest it into itself, and thus kill it! 04:03 So it eats it! It gives it a hug, 04:04 and it's the last hug that thing every had! 04:06 That's exactly right! Okay. 04:08 Then, it also sends a signal to other aspects... 04:11 other portions of the immune system such as the 04:15 helper T-cell. 04:16 They are also white blood cells that are stored in the 04:20 spleen and some of them circulate in the bloodstream 04:23 and they help to eradicate, in various ways, 04:28 noxious agents, viruses, bacteria that may be there. 04:32 So the macrophage gives it a hug, gets on the phone and 04:35 says, "Yo, help me out T-cell. " Right! And the T-cell comes! 04:39 So this helper T-cell comes and he starts identifying the enemy. 04:43 He starts calling out the troops; other T-cells, 04:45 and the next one that comes out is the killer T-cell. 04:48 They're the fighters of our immune system. 04:50 They've got the guns and the ammunition, 04:52 and they come and BANG! 04:53 They kill the invading organisms. 04:55 They kill the viruses. 04:57 They even kill cancer cells. Is that right? 04:59 And they even kill cells that have been sick or are damaged. 05:03 You know our cells do wear out in time, 05:05 or they become damaged for some reason, 05:08 and thus, they may be a hazard to our bodies... 05:12 So actually, they help get rid of them. 05:13 Another interesting thing that they do... 05:16 the way this body is fearfully and wonderfully made 05:18 is just almost impossible to fathom. 05:21 But, a virus comes into the body, invades the body, 05:24 and they live within a cell. 05:27 A virus cannot live outside of a cell, 05:29 so when a virus comes into your body, the parasite, 05:32 it enters the cell and there, it multiplies 05:35 from 1 to several 1,000. 05:38 What the killer T-cell does is it comes and it kills that cell 05:42 so that the cell ruptures, and the virus then is 05:46 not in the cell anymore so it dies! 05:48 Marvelous mechanism that the Lord has prepared for us 05:51 to help protect us. 05:52 It just prevents the replication of virus. 05:55 Does it remember things that have happened in the past? 05:58 We have other T-cells that are memory T-cells. 06:01 We have suppressor T-cells that suppress the function 06:05 of the other cells of the immune system. 06:08 Once the invaders are under control, the battle is being won 06:13 then the suppressor T-cell comes along and says... 06:17 "Cool it fellas, we're winning this battle; 06:20 and we don't need to hit it quite so hard now. " 06:22 So it's a MARVELOUS mechanism! 06:24 What about... I've heard people say, 06:26 "Well, if you've had that before like the mumps or this or that, 06:30 you won't get it again. " 06:32 How does that work with immunity? 06:33 Okay, there's another cell called the MEMORY cell. 06:37 This cell has a built-in or a developed memory 06:42 of the specific infection; maybe it was measles, 06:46 maybe it was chickenpox, or flu... 06:50 And if any of these particular infectious agents 06:53 invade the body again, from their memory, 06:56 immediately identify it, and were able to 06:58 rally the forces more quickly than if it had to be identified 07:02 through the usual immune system mechanism. 07:05 So it's just another one of the fearful and wonderfully 07:09 things that the Lord has built into our body. 07:11 I don't know if I'll remember everything you just told me, 07:13 but, you know, I will remember that there is a whole army 07:16 that's fighting for me, and I'm thankful for that. 07:19 Now, you had mentioned something and I want to 07:21 ask you about... You said sometimes there is a certain 07:24 cell that comes and says, "Hey, it's time to stop" 07:26 What happens if that cell is taking a break that day, 07:29 and doesn't get back from lunch, or whatever? 07:31 The beautiful thing about it is that they NEVER take a break. 07:34 Is that right? They're always there ready to go 07:36 UNLESS there's been some suppressor agent. 07:43 Now, for instance, when a person has a transplant of an organ, 07:47 a heart transplant, a kidney transplant... 07:50 then the cells recognize this as a foreign substance; 07:56 this foreign kidney, or this heart that's been transplanted, 07:59 is foreign to this body, it's what we call non-self; 08:02 somebody else. 08:03 And so for this reason, they have to give these patients 08:06 immunosuppressive drugs to suppress the action 08:11 of the immune system. 08:12 So effective that they have to kind of outfox it. 08:15 That's exactly right, yes, and it keeps on functioning. 08:19 There are a few diseases in which the immune system 08:21 doesn't function properly, but in general, 08:25 it moves along and does its job very well 08:27 unless we give these immunosuppressive drugs. 08:30 Does it have anything to do with allergies? 08:31 There is a relationship there, yes. 08:34 With allergy, the immune system THINKS it sees an enemy 08:40 that is really not an enemy. 08:42 We might consider it an imaginary enemy... 08:45 So it sets up this allergic reaction 08:48 with teary eyes or maybe breaking out of the skin 08:50 with hives or other conditions or other symptoms that may occur 08:56 How can we improve the effectiveness 09:01 of the immune system? 09:02 You've given some hints just by what you've been saying. 09:04 Probably keeping your skin clean, 09:06 and all different kinds of things like that, 09:07 but how can we improve it? 09:10 The same thing that helps to make our body so that 09:15 we're not as susceptible to diabetes 09:18 or to high blood pressure, or to heart disease, 09:21 also help the immune system. 09:22 In other words, the diet that we eat, 09:24 the unrefined natural foods, the exercise that we get, 09:28 and exercise is an excellent booster for the immune system. 09:31 All of these things help out 09:34 and help our immune systems to work better. 09:36 What about going to church, does that help? 09:38 That's an interesting factor, that it really is... 09:42 And this is something that is fairly new actually... 09:46 The researchers have found that spirituality really does aid 09:51 in the recovery from diseases, 09:53 and that it actually BOOSTS the 09:55 effectiveness of the immune system. 09:57 Regular attendees at religious services tend to have 10:03 less high blood pressure; 10:04 they tend to have better healing from surgery, 10:08 heal more rapidly from infectious diseases and so forth 10:12 The immune system is really helped by the lifestyle, 10:17 and even the religious spiritual aspect of our lives. 10:20 Now that sounds like... if I was going to my 10:23 regular doctor... some of us that maybe are 10:25 joining today say, "Look, my doctor would 10:27 NEVER say anything like that. " 10:29 I don't know... as growing up, I even remember 10:34 hearing a doctor say, "You need to go to church 10:35 a few more times because you're getting sick. " 10:38 Does science agree with this? 10:39 What are doctors saying? 10:41 It's an interesting thing that in the last few years, 10:43 the medical profession really has latched on to this, 10:47 and has taken notice of the fact that the immune system 10:50 is aided by a spiritual relationship; 10:53 a relationship to a higher power. 10:55 So the doctors, not all of them, but MANY doctors 11:00 and even leading researchers are accepting the dogma 11:04 that spirituality, regular church attendance, 11:08 a relationship with a higher power, 11:09 and a dependence upon a higher power, 11:11 really do help a person to stay healthier, 11:15 and to recover from illnesses when he does get an illness. 11:18 More specifically, be a little more specific with that... 11:21 Is it just going to church, or are there 11:23 other things that are really helpful? 11:25 There actually are a number of things... 11:27 Going to church, yes, that's good. 11:30 But the fact that a person goes to church; 11:34 while he's there, he's associated with other believers 11:38 ...other people who rely upon prayer as well... 11:41 And the social aspects of going 11:43 to church seem to be very helpful. 11:46 In fact, when we realize that Christ, Himself, said... 11:49 "Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, 11:52 and I will give you rest. " 11:54 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, 11:56 and it will be good for your souls. " 11:59 You'll find rest for your souls. 12:01 So the spiritual aspect of our 12:03 lives really is an important aspect of living. 12:06 When we come back, we're going to talk a little bit more 12:09 about this subject, but what about "prayer" specifically? 12:12 What does science have to do with prayer? 12:14 You had shared some very 12:16 interesting research with me on that... 12:17 Yes, actually the first introduction that I had 12:20 to this, from the scientific community was an article 12:22 that I read in the "Southern Medical Journal" 12:24 about 10-15 years ago. 12:27 It was a report by a physician who was working in the 12:30 coronary care unit, and he found that a study they did 12:35 showed some very interesting things. 12:37 They took people who came to the coronary care unit 12:39 with heart attacks, and they randomly assigned them 12:42 either to be prayed for or to not be prayed for... 12:45 So, some patients were having prayer offered on their behalf, 12:48 and others were not being prayed for. 12:51 The patients didn't know which group they were in, 12:54 and they appointed people to pray for these individuals. 12:57 The doctors didn't know who was being prayed for, 12:59 and who wasn't, either; it was a double-blind study. 13:02 So, the patients or the doctors didn't know, 13:04 but when they broke the code, and analyzed the statistics, 13:08 they found out that the people who were being prayed for 13:10 had stayed in the coronary care unit a shorter length of time 13:14 on the average, and that a larger percentage of them 13:16 recovered, than the ones who were not prayed for. 13:18 Even though they didn't know. That's right. 13:20 They didn't know a thing about it, but something happened. 13:23 So science is beginning to understand that there is 13:26 something to this, and they're beginning to understand 13:29 that, hey, prayer is not just something for people that are 13:34 superstitious or fanatical... Fascinating! 13:37 We've been talking with Dr. Glen Wiltse 13:41 He is a physician in North Dakota. 13:44 He helps out at the 13:45 Black Hills Health and Education Center 13:48 where he has been a real specialist in 13:51 preventive medicine. 13:52 When we come back, we're going to look 13:53 a little bit closer at faith, prayer, and immunity, 13:57 and you may need your Bibles. 13:59 We hope you join us. 14:11 Have you found yourself wishing that you could shed a few pounds 14:14 Have you been on a diet for most of your life, 14:17 but not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 14:19 If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, 14:23 then we have a solution for you that works. 14:25 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 14:28 have written a marvelous booklet called... 14:30 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 14:33 and we'd like to send it to you FREE of charge. 14:35 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used by 14:38 thousands who were able to eat more and lose weight 14:41 permanently without feeling guilty or hungry 14:44 through lifestyle medicine. 14:46 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN, 14:49 and in this booklet, they present a sensible approach to 14:52 eating, nutrition and lifestyle changes that can help you 14:56 prevent heart disease, diabetes, and EVEN cancer. 14:59 Call or write today for your free copy of... 15:01 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 15:03 and you could be on your way to a healthier, happier You! 15:07 It's ABSOLUTELY free of charge, so call or write today. 15:22 Welcome back, we're glad that you've joined us again. 15:25 I hope that during the break you went and picked up a Bible. 15:28 We're going to be looking at some things in the Bible. 15:30 We've seen what science has to say about immunity. 15:33 We've reviewed some of the studies with Dr. Glen Wiltse 15:36 from North Dakota... 15:38 And now, we're going to take a little closer look at the Bible. 15:41 Is it valid to jump to the Bible as a source, doctor? 15:44 I believe that it is. 15:46 The most authentic authoritative Individual in the universe 15:49 has inspired that Book... 15:50 And I think if we can get some documents from there, 15:53 that will help to substantiate our philosophy here, 15:56 we are in good stead. 15:57 So this Book has really been around for thousands of years. 16:01 What's one of your favorite stories that has a connection 16:04 between immunity and faith or prayer? 16:07 I like to think of the situation when the Children of Israel 16:11 were coming out of Egypt and Miriam became a little bit 16:14 obnoxious and a little irreverent... Moses sister. 16:19 She was struck with leprosy. 16:21 How did she recover? Did she do it all on her own? 16:24 Was she given a magic cure? 16:26 Moses prayed for her and she recovered. 16:29 Now, does this apply in today's society? 16:32 I haven't heard of anybody who has recovered from leprosy 16:37 by being prayed for, but we do have, 16:40 as you said... other instances that are well-documented 16:42 in the medical literature of people 16:44 that have recovered from prayer. 16:45 So if you're at home and you're looking that up, 16:47 where would they look for that? 16:48 That would be in Numbers 12:13, they could look up that story. 16:53 Yeah, write that down, Numbers 12:13, 16:55 and it says there that... 16:56 "Moses prayed for her, and she was healed. " 17:02 Okay, well, any other stories that come to mind for you? 17:07 Okay, well I was thinking of Elisha. 17:09 This is not a healing actually, it was a resurrection. 17:12 The Shunammite's son, you recall, 17:14 who developed heat stroke and died. 17:16 Elisha prayed over that son and he recovered. 17:21 Shunammite, that must have been the name of some part of 17:24 country where they lived, I guess, or the name of the town 17:26 or something... But she had a son 17:28 and what happened? He prayed... 17:30 And this is found in 2 Kings 4:23 17:34 That Elisha went in and prayed to the Lord, 17:37 and this son was brought back to life. 17:40 But you're a minister, you must be familiar with a lot of these 17:43 prayer stories and people who were healed too. 17:45 Perhaps you can tell us some that some to your mind. 17:47 Well, you threw me a little curve ball there but 17:50 ...well yes, many! I've been fascinated by this. 17:54 I'm fascinated by what you've 17:55 been sharing about immunity and faith. 17:57 But I think, the one that comes to mind is Hezekiah. 18:02 He was a king, of course. 18:03 They found archeological studies that tell us 18:06 that there was a Hezekiah. 18:07 There's a Hezekiah's Tunnel, and so it's very well-known. 18:11 But the thing that really impressed me, 18:13 I believe it's in 2 Kings 20 where he had been sick 18:17 for some time and the Bible says that he began to pray 18:22 and he sought the Lord. 18:23 The interesting thing about that is that he called into 18:26 remembrance many of the things that you said we should remember 18:30 I've gone to church. I've done this, I've done that.. 18:33 ...different things, I don't think the Lord needed 18:35 a reminder, but he reminded Him... 18:38 And then the other thing that really impresses me about 18:41 that is that not only did he say, you know, I did that, 18:45 but he had some natural remedies. 18:46 Do you remember the story? Right, I remember that well. 18:49 He said that he used a poultice, 18:51 and I have never used a fig poultice in my practice, 18:54 but they took a lump of figs, they said, 18:56 and placed it upon his sore, his illness and he recovered. 19:01 Prayer was offered along with that lump of figs, however. 19:05 Yes, so as a physician, I know that you've looked at 19:09 a lot of these stories. 19:10 What about the Master Physician; what about Christ? 19:13 Are there any stories that come 19:14 to mind for you concerning Christ? Yes 19:16 Christ performed many acts of healing, of course. 19:18 You know, He healed people who were blind, 19:21 and healed people who were leprous. 19:23 He even raised people to life again. 19:27 So that Christ performed MANY 19:29 miracles in His lifetime when He was here... 19:31 And passed along the inspiration for this to His disciples 19:36 as they followed Him in their ministry. 19:38 You know, one of the things that I noticed about 19:40 Christ's healings is that He loved to heal people, 19:42 especially on the Sabbath. 19:44 Do you think there is anything special about the Sabbath 19:47 in terms of healing, health and immunity? 19:49 Well I think God can heal somebody on ANY day of the week 19:52 all right, but certainly shows to us that He doesn't forbid us 19:56 from helping people to get well on the Sabbath. 19:58 If that ox is in the pit, or in the ditch, 20:01 it needs to be brought out; 20:03 it shouldn't be allowed to suffer there. 20:04 The apostles, Peter, John, anybody else; did they heal? 20:08 I'm impressed by the example of Peter and John 20:11 when they were walking up to the temple that day, 20:13 as recorded in Acts 3:6. 20:15 This man, who had been lame for many, many years, 20:18 and looked upon them, and he really wasn't looking 20:20 to them for healing; he was looking to them for some 20:24 monetary help... he wanted some alms, as the Bible states it. 20:28 But what did Peter say? "I don't have any of that 20:31 to give to you, but such as I have I'll give you. " 20:33 And don't you think what he got was worth a lot more 20:36 than a few hundred dollars would have been? 20:38 The man was healed and he walked. 20:40 He walked, started leaping and jumping. 20:43 Now what about the Apostle Paul? 20:45 Well yes, you think of the Apostle Paul... 20:47 Of course, he was in many different locations; 20:50 he traveled a lot... probably a lot like you. 20:53 I think back then, the thing that fascinates me 20:55 is that most of the ministers of that day... 20:58 Paul, Jesus, all these were not just 21:01 ministers, they also were physicians. Right 21:04 They would have put you and me together 21:05 and we would have been one person back then. 21:07 I remember the time when he was praying over this man, 21:12 and he said, "Look, you need to stand up and walk. " 21:15 And He said, "Your faith has made you well. " 21:18 I believe that's in Acts 14:9 21:21 Yes, and it's interesting that He asked this man to 21:23 do something himself. 21:25 He didn't just say... "You're well" 21:27 He says, "Get up" He said, "MOVE." 21:29 And immediately when he started to do that, 21:32 his muscles were again strengthened 21:35 back to what they would have been 21:37 originally if he'd been a normal individual. 21:39 Let's talk about that a little more... 21:40 You know... faith What is FAITH? 21:42 What would you say faith is? 21:43 Well, you know, Hebrews says, 21:45 ..."You believe in something that isn't there... 21:47 that you can't see. " 21:49 ..."It's the evidence of things that are not seen. " 21:51 So you HAVE to do that... you have to say, 21:55 "Hey, I'm going to make this movement, 21:56 I am going to step out" based on the promises 21:58 based on that... Is that was Paul was asking the man to do? 22:02 I think that's what was happening there. 22:04 We DO have, as we pointed out earlier in our program, 22:09 that people who were prayed for who didn't know they 22:11 were being prayed for DID get well more often 22:16 than the ones who were NOT prayed for. 22:17 But I think that the element of faith adds to the prayer. 22:23 Theologically, I guess I can't back this up by a story, 22:26 or a text of Scripture, but I think that the matter of faith 22:31 is important and I think it's a part of healing. 22:34 I think in John 5... This comes to mind. 22:37 You know where the man had been laying there for 22:38 many years, and then Jesus said to him, 22:41 "Do you WANT to be made well?" 22:44 Do you think sometimes people like to have their sickness? 22:48 We've had patients come to the office. 22:52 I've had patients in my practice who, as doctors, 22:57 when they're talking in the back room, about our patients, 23:00 we sometimes say some things that we wouldn't say to them... 23:03 But I can remember hearing a doctor say... 23:07 "I think that person enjoys ill health. " 23:10 They don't really want to get well. 23:13 So faith is a part of it. 23:14 Certainly the Lord wants us to have health 23:16 and to live more abundantly. 23:17 He wants our immune systems to function effectively, 23:20 but sometimes people really get sick... 23:23 And there was another thing we talked before the program 23:26 ...and that was the prayer for the sick. 23:29 Talk to us a little bit about that. 23:30 Yes, I think those of you who have your Bible out there, 23:32 will want to look up James 5:14, 15 23:37 ...where James is giving instruction to the elders 23:41 as to how they should treat their parishioners who are ill. 23:45 And he said, "If you're sick, call for the elders. " 23:49 It's okay to call for the doctor, 23:51 but you need to call for the elders. 23:53 Get the Lord in this thing as well as the doctor. 23:56 And if you have a doctor who is interested in the Lord 23:58 helping him, that will make it even better. 24:00 But the instruction there in James 5... 24:02 is "Call the elders of the church; let them pray over him, 24:05 anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 24:08 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, 24:10 and the Lord will raise him up. " 24:12 Now, I have a question for you... 24:14 Does this mean that every time the elders come together 24:19 and anoint someone and pray for him, 24:21 that he IS going to recover? 24:23 Well that's a good question. 24:25 I would say this... The text says that "the Lord 24:29 will raise him up"... 24:30 Now the question is, WHEN is that? 24:32 It CAN be immediately, but we know for sure that in the last 24:36 day, He'll raise him up because 24:37 he has given his heart to the Lord. 24:39 Let me just say this... You know, this text, of course 24:42 I'm very familiar with as a pastor and in my church... 24:45 I work with many physicians, and what we find is that 24:49 when people hear about this, they may not even be 24:51 members of this church, or my church, 24:53 my particular faith community... 24:55 But they want us to pray for them. 24:57 And so there are some other qualifiers here... 25:01 We call for the elders, #1 25:03 We let them pray over us, and if we've committed sins 25:08 it says we confess those. That's right. 25:10 And so there are some conditions. 25:11 You know, those of you who have joined us today, 25:13 and are watching, you're saying, 25:14 "Look, I have a problem... I REALLY do want to have 25:18 that healing the Lord has for me" 25:20 ...There is a book entitled, "Ministry of Healing" 25:24 and that book, "Ministry of Healing" 25:25 if you call 3ABN, they would know how you could get one. 25:29 They may even have one. 25:31 There's a chapter there in that book entitled... 25:33 "Prayer for the Sick" 25:34 If you read through that and you pray through that, 25:37 I would encourage you to contact a minister, an elder, 25:41 a local church near you, perhaps even a 25:43 Seventh-day Adventist Church if there's one there. 25:45 They'll know much about that chapter. 25:48 But just ask the Lord, "Am I meeting those conditions?" 25:51 And "Will you pray for me. " 25:53 I think that they will help you. 25:54 Doctor, is there anything else about this text or 25:57 in closing out this segment about faith and immunity? 26:00 Yes there is... I like what you said 26:02 "that the Lord will SAVE him who will raise him up. " 26:05 "He will save the sick and will raise him up. " 26:09 And like you said, it doesn't mean that he will save him 26:12 from his illness, but because of his confession, 26:14 and his faith in God, he will be saved in the long run. 26:17 And the final phrase there is that the Lord will raise him up. 26:22 Does this mean that he's going to be raised out 26:24 of his sickbed at that time? 26:26 Perhaps, but he will at least have the assurance that 26:29 at the resurrection, on the final resurrection day, 26:31 that he WILL be raised up at that time. 26:33 You know, in that text, one thing we didn't bring out... 26:37 We have about 1-1/2 minutes here, 26:40 and I know there are some people right now that are saying... 26:41 "Oh, I want to be healed," 26:44 "I want to have that experience" 26:47 "I want to have that assurance, if not now, then later" 26:51 And you know, I don't know... I believe it would be fitting 26:55 for us to just, in an attitude of prayer here, 26:58 in this last minute... 27:00 to maybe just bow our heads and pray for those people. 27:02 Do you want to do that with me, doctor? 27:03 I would like to do that, yes. 27:05 Father in Heaven... Today, we've been talking about 27:07 a very important subject. We ask that You would just 27:10 draw NEAR to these people where they are... 27:13 That You would bring healing to them and hope to them. 27:15 And we thank You and we ask it in Jesus all-powerful name. 27:20 He's the Master Physician, and we say this in His Name... Amen 27:24 We want to remind you of another text as we close out today 27:27 that the Bible ends with a GREAT text, doesn't it? 27:30 It says that... "At the end of time, in Revelation 22:2, 27:34 that the ultimate healing will come. 27:37 "There will be healing in the leaves for all the nations. " 27:41 We hope today that you found something helpful; 27:44 that your faith has been increased, 27:47 and that as a result of turning to the Lord, 27:50 maybe returning to church, 27:51 maybe calling that faith leader in your area, 27:54 you will access things that can give you health for a lifetime! |
Revised 2014-12-17