Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: GMTB
Program Code: GMTB000038
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00:19 Well good morning. I want to welcome all of you
00:21 to the Thompsonville SDA Church 00:24 sanctuary. We're here 00:26 this morning to worship God, 00:27 aren't we? Isn't that the reason 00:29 we've all come together? And we realize 00:31 we have people here from southern Illinois that have 00:34 joined us, and we appreciate them so much. 00:36 But for all of you around the world 00:39 thank you for joining with us. 00:41 Our heart's cry and our prayer today 00:43 is that your heart will be touched and you will be drawn 00:46 closer to Jesus Christ as Pastor Kenneth Cox 00:50 continues in this series on Give Me The Bible. 00:53 You know, each month he looks at a different subject matter, 00:57 and we're looking at the Judgment this month. 01:00 And last night... the last message 01:04 was on the Investigative Judgment. 01:06 And as I was telling the congregation here, 01:08 I think that was the clearest I had ever seen 01:12 the Investigative Judgment. 01:13 If you weren't able to hear that message, and you have 01:17 any questions concerning that particular subject, 01:20 you need to get that tape and listen to it over and over. 01:24 Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God... 01:27 and it will give you clarity. 01:29 Well we're going to continue today, and the message 01:33 that he's going to bring to us is 01:35 Book of Life in the Judgment. 01:38 But before Pastor Cox comes 01:40 we have Dona Klein with us, and she is going to do 01:44 a special for us on the organ: "Wayfaring Stranger. " 04:23 Thank you, Dona Klein. 04:25 "Wayfaring Stranger. " Beautiful song. Thank you, Dona. 04:29 Well, welcome back. 04:31 Glad that you're here; appreciate you being here. 04:34 Those of you that have been 04:35 joining us by television, 04:37 we welcome you. 04:39 And if you're listening by radio 04:40 we're very happy to have you here and to tune in. 04:44 And we pray that as we go through this particular series 04:48 on the Judgment 04:49 that it's helping you put everything in order 04:52 so that you understand the judgment, 04:55 how it works, what takes place. 04:57 And we're just hopeful that we can each see 05:01 better what Jesus Christ does for each one of us. 05:06 And so today we're looking at the subject of 05:13 Our next presentation 05:16 will be entitled: 05:19 Now in Revelation the 20th chapter 05:21 it mentions a thousand years... 05:24 which is a millennium. 05:27 Mentions that. And it says there is a judgment 05:29 that takes place during that thousand years. 05:32 And that's what we're going to look at in the next presentation 05:36 because we're going to see how that works, 05:38 why it's necessary, 05:39 what happens during that time. 05:41 So you want to be sure and be with us on that one 05:45 because it will help you tie things together. 05:47 But today we're looking at the Book of Life in the Judgment. 05:51 There's three books that are used in the judgment. 05:54 You want to watch for those. 05:56 The Book of Life, the Book of Iniquity, 05:58 the Book of Remembrance. 05:59 And we're literally going to put names in the books. 06:02 And we're going to see how they're put there and 06:05 all how that works. And so you want to follow 06:08 as we go into this subject. 06:09 I think you'll find it to be 06:11 helpful in understanding 06:13 the judgment. 06:15 One of the songs that I've always enjoyed very much - 06:19 one of my favorite songs - 06:21 is one that is entitled "God Leads Us Along". 06:25 And this morning Kateena LeForge is going to sing that for us. 06:49 In shady green pastures 06:55 so rich and so sweet, 07:00 God leads His dear children 07:05 along, 07:09 Where the water's cool flow 07:13 bathes the weary one's feet, 07:19 God leads His dear children 07:25 along. 07:30 Some thro' the waters, 07:34 some thro' the flood, 07:38 Some thro' the fire, 07:43 but all thro' the blood; 07:48 Some thro' great sorrow, 07:53 but God gives a song; 07:58 In the night season 08:02 and all the day long. 08:21 Sometimes on the mount 08:25 where the sun shines so bright, 08:29 God leads His dear children 08:34 along. 08:37 Sometimes in the valley 08:41 in the darkest of night, 08:45 God leads His dear children 08:50 along. 08:54 Some thro' the waters, 08:58 some thro' the flood, 09:02 Some thro' the fire, 09:06 but all thro' 09:10 the blood; 09:14 Some thro' great sorrow, 09:19 but God gives a song; 09:23 In the night season 09:33 in the night season 09:38 and all 09:44 the day long. 10:14 Gracious Father, 10:16 we come to You today 10:20 first, Lord, wanting to offer our praise. 10:25 Our praise to You as our Creator. 10:28 As our Redeemer. 10:32 As our Mediator. 10:34 As we take a look at the subject of the judgment, Lord, 10:38 give us understanding... 10:41 Give us insight that we each might understand 10:47 our great, great need of You 10:50 and that our hearts may be open to the work of Your Spirit. 10:56 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 11:06 In our last presentation 11:08 we found out that judgment 11:11 is going on up in heaven now. 11:15 That's what we found out. 11:16 And it is taking place... 11:19 What we want to see is what does the Bible say? 11:22 What says the Bible, the blessed Bible? 11:25 This my only question be. 11:29 Is Jesus now in heaven interceding for me? 11:33 What does the Word of God say to me? 11:37 That's what we want to see. 11:39 We want to get into God's Word and see what it tells us 11:42 about the judgment. 11:44 Now in the book of Daniel the 7th chapter 11:47 it gives us a description of the judgment 11:51 and what takes place there. Notice what it says: 12:02 So here it's talking about God the Father being seated. 12:06 Watch as it progresses: 12:35 And that's what we're looking at today 12:38 is this question of the court being seated 12:41 and the books being opened 12:43 and how these books are used. 12:45 And please notice that it's plural - it doesn't say book. 12:48 It says how the books are used in the judgment. 12:52 So we want to look at that 12:54 and see what the scripture tells us there. 12:56 Now we also found out last night that this judgment 13:00 is taking place up in heaven now. 13:03 We found out that that begins with those that are saved... 13:08 those that have accepted Jesus Christ. 13:11 Those are the ones that are being judged now. Listen: 13:28 So it tells us clearly that judgment begins with those 13:33 that have accepted Jesus Christ. 13:35 And we're going to see a reason for that 13:38 as we continue to look at this subject about it. 13:42 All right. There are books - as I mentioned to you - 13:45 that are used in the judgment. 13:47 These books are very important 13:50 and will help us get an insight to how carefully this is done. 13:55 And it says here: 14:08 So that's a book that's used in the judgment: 14:11 the Book of Life. 14:13 There's another book that's used, and it says: 14:32 So here a Book of Remembrance 14:35 is written before the Lord. 14:37 And you'll find that God puts here in this Book of Remembrance 14:41 good things... those that "thought on the Lord. " 14:45 That's what's recorded in the Book of Remembrance 14:47 is those things that you and I do that are good. 14:53 Because you remember... Jesus said, you know, 14:56 "Come, because you fed the poor; 15:00 you took those that were cast out to your house; 15:02 and you went to visit those in prison. " 15:04 And they said: "When did we do these things? " 15:08 You see? And so He records all the good things that we do. 15:13 They are put in a Book of Remembrance, 15:16 and that's what it's talking about here. 15:25 See, God has recorded them there in His book. 15:29 Also there's another book that is used which is called 15:33 the Book of Iniquity, 15:35 and this is the things that you and I do that are wrong. 15:41 And you know, you need to think about that. 15:45 I can remember once when I drove in to have my car filled up 15:49 with gas back in the days when they 15:51 filled your car up with gas, you know. 15:54 And this fellow was putting gas in my car, 15:58 and I was standing there and we were talking... 16:00 and about every other word he said was a curse word. 16:04 And he wasn't trying to be offensive. 16:08 That was just his language. 16:10 He had, I guess, grown up that way, you know? 16:12 And so in the course of our conversation 16:15 he said to me... He said: "What do you do for a living? " 16:21 And I said: "Well, I'm a preacher. " 16:24 Well, he turned red and he said: "I'm so sorry. " 16:28 You know? And I said: "You don't owe me an apology. 16:32 I'm a human being just like you. 16:35 You don't owe me an apology. 16:37 But what you ought to consider is 16:40 everything that you say is written down. 16:43 That we will have to face that. " 16:47 The things that you and I do that are wrong... 16:51 sorry, dear friend, the Bible says those things are recorded. 17:08 All the things that we do wrong are recorded before God. 17:20 So all these things are written down 17:23 so God has an accurate record 17:26 of what you've done that is good. 17:30 He has an accurate record of what you and I have done 17:33 that's bad. 17:35 Has to keep that record. 17:37 OK: 17:46 What do you have to do to get your name in the Book of Life? 17:51 Well, the scripture tells you this is what you have to do: 18:06 In other words, if I want my name in the Book of Life 18:10 I must accept Jesus Christ. 18:13 Going to church - don't misunderstand me, 18:17 very important that you go to church. 18:20 Don't in any way take what I say there to mean 18:24 you shouldn't go to church. 18:25 But going to church will not get your name in the Book of Life. 18:32 Sorry. 18:34 Being a deacon in the church 18:36 won't get your name in the Book of Life. 18:41 I don't care how moral you may be... 18:46 it will not get your name in the Book of Life. 18:50 The only way you can get your name in the Book of Life 18:55 is to accept Jesus Christ. 18:59 No other way. 19:03 You will not get your name in the Book of Life 19:09 by accepting Mohammed. 19:12 I don't care what Oprah says. 19:18 The only way you're going to get there 19:21 is by accepting Jesus Christ. 19:26 And that's what puts your name in the Book of Life. 19:31 OK. When I accept Christ, 19:35 then my name is put in the Book of Life. 19:37 Jesus, as He was talking to His disciples, 19:40 He had sent His disciples out on a tour 19:43 to preach and to talk about the kingdom of God. 19:47 And they had gone and they had preached 19:49 and they had had a marvelous experience. 19:52 They had healed the sick and all this. 19:54 And they came back and they were rejoicing 19:57 over the great time they had had. 19:59 And Jesus said this to them: 20:11 He said: "If you want to rejoice about something, 20:13 rejoice because your names are written up in heaven. " 20:18 See? This was important. 20:20 He's talking about those twelve disciples, and He says: 20:23 "Your name is written in heaven. " 20:26 Paul... as he is talking about his companions 20:31 working with them, working in the ministry... 20:37 And by the way, I've run onto some people who misunderstand 20:41 some things that the scripture teaches about that. 20:45 Because who were Paul's companions? 20:50 Huh? 20:52 Oh... Luke, Timothy, right? 20:57 Silas, Barnabas. These were companions to Paul. 21:01 You want to see who Paul says his companions were? 21:24 Said: "Rejoice, your names are in the Book of Life. " 21:28 So it is extremely important here today 21:32 that you and I make absolutely sure 21:36 that our names are in the Book of Life. 21:40 And all it takes 21:42 to get your name in the Book of Life 21:45 is to accept Jesus Christ 21:47 as your Lord and Savior. 21:50 OK? All right. 21:56 Once it's put into the Book of Life 22:00 can it be taken out? 22:04 Well, let's see what the scripture tells us 22:06 about whether it can or it can't. 22:18 Now I need to explain that. 22:20 When it says "whoever sinned against Me, " 22:23 folks, that's not talking about when you stump your toe. 22:27 See, that's not what that's talking about. 22:29 When you do something wrong, the devil breathes down your neck 22:33 and you do something you shouldn't do, 22:35 that's not what that's talking about. 22:36 That's talking about the person that forsakes the Lord... 22:39 turns back, goes the other way. 22:41 That's what it's talking about. 22:43 It says: "Then their name can be taken from the Book of Life. " 22:49 Another place it says: 23:03 It says: "He that overcomes... " 23:07 Let me explain something. 23:09 There is no such thing... 23:13 there is no such thing... 23:17 as accepting Jesus Christ as one's Lord and Savior 23:22 and a change not take place in your life. 23:25 This idea of accepting Jesus Christ 23:30 and living like the devil 23:32 is not scriptural, folks. 23:35 And when people tell you that you can do whatever 23:38 you want to do... all you've got to do is believe... 23:40 they're leading you down the wrong path. 23:44 The scripture says that you and I day by day 23:48 must surrender our life to the working of Christ 23:54 in our hearts. And any time that takes place 23:58 a change is going to happen. 24:01 And that means that you and I will overcome. 24:07 We will day by day grow - will overcome. 24:11 And therefore as long as I am surrendered 24:15 and let the Lord work in my life 24:18 then my name's going to stay in the Book of Life. 24:21 OK. One other... It says here: 24:36 In other words, God makes it very clear 24:40 that I cannot take away from this book. 24:44 I have to hold to the Word of God. 24:49 If I do, my name would be taken out of the Book of Life. 24:54 All right. Then when your name is entered 24:58 into the Book of Life, you accept Jesus Christ, 25:02 your name is entered into the Book of Life, 25:04 what happens? What takes place 25:07 when your name is put in the Book of Life? 25:09 Well it says this: 25:14 And that means heaven, all right... 25:31 Did you catch that? 25:33 Your name being put in the Book of Life, folks, 25:37 is kind of a key to getting you into the kingdom of heaven. 25:43 See, if your name's in the Book of Life 25:47 THEN those are taken into the kingdom of heaven. 25:51 So it's very important. 25:53 It tells us some other very strong things 25:58 about your name being written in the Book of Life. 26:05 referring to the beast... 26:15 In other words, I cannot follow the beast. 26:19 We talked about this in previous sessions. 26:24 I cannot follow the beast and what it teaches 26:27 and what it says and have my name in the Book of Life. 26:30 That is not possible. 26:32 I have to follow the Lord. 26:35 And if I follow Him, my name is in the Book of Life. 26:38 OK? I WILL NOT follow the beast. 26:41 If my name is not in the Book of Life... 26:55 So I don't know how to put any more emphasis 26:58 on the question of your name being in the Book of Life. 27:01 Because if your name is in the Book of Life, 27:04 then you have life. You have more than that... 27:10 we'll talk about it. But your name is there! 27:12 You can rejoice over that. 27:13 It gives you right to the kingdom of God. 27:16 If your name is not there, 27:18 I'm sorry... but you're lost. 27:22 Just that simple. 27:23 If your name's not in the Book of Life, 27:25 you're lost. 27:27 So it's important that my name, your name 27:31 is recorded in the book. 27:33 OK. How does the judgment work? 27:36 How does the judgment work? 27:38 Now on this part you're going to have to help me, OK? 27:43 Literally. You're going to have to help me. 27:44 Those of you that are watching by television 27:47 you can join in on this. Or if you're listening on the radio 27:50 you can join in on this. 27:52 But we're going to see how these... how the judgment works. 27:55 We're going to put names in the books 27:58 and we're going to take some names out of the books. 28:01 And let me just tell you this: 28:05 if you're going to err, err on the side of leniency. 28:11 OK? 28:13 If you're going to err, err on the side of leniency. 28:16 Secondly, this is only an illustration. 28:20 Nothing more than that. 28:23 You and I are not capable of judging. 28:28 Because we're told that "man 28:30 looks upon the outward appearance; 28:33 God looks upon the heart. " 28:36 So, you know, and I have people tell me 28:39 "Oh Brother Cox, I'm not... I'm not judging, 28:42 I'm just a fruit inspector. " 28:44 No, you're not even a fruit inspector. See? 28:47 You know, we are not to judge. That is not our responsibility. 28:52 So as we take a look at this, you know, 28:55 understand that. 28:57 And thirdly, if you give the wrong answer, 29:02 don't worry about it. 29:03 You haven't committed a crime, you know. 29:06 Just join in as we take a look at it. 29:08 Let's establish some things here to start with. 29:26 Everybody will stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 29:31 Does not make any difference who you are. 29:35 Your position in life will not keep you 29:39 from standing before the judgment bar of God. 29:43 I'll tell you: when you come before the judgment bar of God 29:47 everybody - I don't care who they are - 29:50 king, priest, queen, commentator - 29:56 I don't care who you are... 29:57 everybody winds up on the same plane. 30:01 OK. All appear before the judgment seat of God. 30:19 I've said this several times before. 30:22 Salvation is totally and completely of God. 30:28 You and I cannot add to it. 30:32 I can't do one thing to improve upon what God has done. 30:37 I can't do one thing to make a difference. 30:41 Salvation is totally and completely of God. 30:45 All I am to do is accept what Jesus Christ has done for me. 30:51 OK? 30:53 BUT... my part, my responsibility 30:58 is to obey. 31:03 Understand? That's what that text just said. 31:05 Wisest man that ever lived said that. 31:07 Man's responsibility is to obey. 31:13 OK. So when it comes to the judgment, 31:16 gonna look at that: whether I obeyed or whether I didn't. 31:31 All right. Fortunately, 31:35 we talked about this in the first presentation, 31:39 fortunately you and I have access to an Advocate 31:45 or to a Mediator in our behalf. 31:49 OK? You see, I told you 31:53 Christ is there mediating, 31:56 and He's mediating between God and man. 32:00 That's what He's mediating between. 32:02 It says the Lord Jesus Christ is that Mediator between God 32:07 and man. And over here you have God 32:10 who is righteous, holy, perfect in every aspect. 32:14 And over here you have man who is not righteous, 32:18 who is unholy, who is sinful. 32:20 And Christ is there to bring that together 32:23 to bring reconciliation. And this in the judgment 32:27 shows how God - who is just, who is righteous - 32:32 how all that is satisfied. 32:35 Watch: 32:49 So He is standing between God and us 32:53 to have an Advocate for you and for me. 32:56 OK. Let's watch what happens here: 33:16 So here is God, the Ancient of Days, as I told you 33:19 who is just, righteous, holy, perfect. 33:25 And in comes Jesus Christ 33:28 as an Advocate between God and you and me. 33:37 See, I don't know about you, 33:40 but I certainly understand 33:45 that for me to come before God 33:50 on my own... I'm totally lost. 33:56 See? Fortunately, Jesus Christ 34:02 appears there. Watch what happens. 34:05 Listen to what He says... He does for you. 34:07 I don't care who you are. 34:08 I don't care what your background is. 34:10 I don't care what you have done. 34:12 Listen! 34:34 See Jesus Christ comes in. 34:36 He's standing between God and me, 34:39 and He takes upon Himself my sins. 34:44 Takes upon Himself my unholiness. 34:48 Takes upon Himself the weight of sin 34:51 and He gives to me His righteousness. 34:56 His perfection. 34:58 Gives all that to me 35:01 so He can stand before His Father and say: 35:04 "Father, I give to these people My righteousness. 35:08 They've accepted Me. 35:10 Count them worthy. " 35:13 Let's see what happens... 35:17 This is what happens: 35:34 "The judgment was made in favor of the saints. " 35:38 Why? Because you have an Advocate 35:44 that can come in before His Father: 35:47 Jesus Christ the Righteous. 35:49 He can stand there and say: "Father, count this person 35:54 righteous. " Amen. 35:57 This is what He does for you and for me. 36:00 OK. Let's take a look at these books 36:04 and see how they're used. 36:20 Now, we're going to put names in these books, 36:23 and you're going to have to help me, all right? 36:27 So we'll start out here and put some names in the book. 36:31 I want to go clear back to the beginning. 36:33 OK? I want to take a couple brothers. 36:37 I want to take a look at Cain and Abel. 36:41 Now like I said, this is an illustration... 36:45 nothing more than that. Please, that's all it is. 36:47 So you aren't judging, cause you and I are not capable 36:50 of judging. So you need... 36:52 And if you give the wrong answer you haven't committed any crime 36:55 so just be part of it. 36:57 OK. Would we put Cain's name in the Book of Life? 37:05 Well I heard some "noes. " 37:07 Heard some "yeses. " 37:09 Would we put Cain's name in the Book of Life? 37:12 Well let me ask you something. 37:15 Did he bring a sacrifice? 37:20 Huh? 37:23 Well what was he bringing a sacrifice for? 37:27 He must have believed. 37:29 Oh, he didn't bring the right one... 37:32 but he brought a sacrifice. 37:34 And therefore since he brought a sacrifice 37:38 he must have believed. 37:40 And therefore, I don't know about you, but 37:44 I'd rather err on the side of leniency 37:47 because he must have believed 37:49 or he wouldn't have brought a sacrifice. 37:51 So let's put his name in. 37:53 All right, let's take his brother Abel. 37:56 Would you put Abel's name there? 37:59 Come on now... yeah. 38:02 Yeah, we definitely believe that Abel accepted it. 38:07 Believed, brought the right sacrifice... 38:09 so we'll put his name there. 38:10 OK. Let's take a couple other names. 38:13 Let's take a couple other brothers. 38:17 Let's take Jacob. 38:20 Would you put Jacob's name in the Book of Life? 38:23 Come again? 38:27 You... you would put Jacob's name in the Book of Life? 38:31 Huh? 38:33 Now, come on, folks. This man... 38:35 This man lied to his poor, blind father. 38:41 Stole the birthright from his brother. 38:45 Went down and married two women. 38:48 OK? And you'd put his name in the Book of Life? 38:53 OK... all right. 38:59 Let's take his brother Esau. 39:04 Would you put Esau's name in the Book of Life? 39:11 Well, I hear yes and I hear no. 39:15 This is only an illustration, folks. 39:18 But I've read this book through many, many times... 39:23 I cannot find any place where Esau ever accepted God. 39:29 I can read you where God said: "Jacob I loved 39:32 and Esau I hated. " 39:33 And on the basis of that I can't put his name there. 39:38 I'd have to leave his name out. 39:41 OK, let's go... Let's go 39:45 to King David. 39:48 Would you put his name in the Book of Life? 39:51 Now folks... 39:54 you're going to put David's name there? 39:57 I mean, this man... this man 40:02 took another man's wife and got her pregnant. 40:07 And then when he... when he couldn't get out of a situation 40:11 he had the fellow killed. 40:14 Right? 40:16 And you would turn around 40:18 and put his name in the Book of Life? 40:21 OK. 40:23 Uh... let's take a look at 40:30 Mary Magdalene. Yeah. 40:33 Now this woman is a prostitute. 40:37 OK? 40:39 In fact, she is a very, very 40:44 bad person. 40:47 Would you put her name in the Book of Life? 40:50 Huh? All right. 40:58 Peter. 41:02 I mean, right in the most critical time 41:06 he denied his Lord. 41:08 Turned his back on Him. 41:11 Denied Him. 41:13 Would you put his name in there? 41:18 You're confusing me. 41:20 I don't understand. 41:25 You will put their names in the Book of Life 41:28 but you won't take them into your churches. 41:38 See, you have to believe... 41:44 you have to believe that God has the power 41:49 to change an individual's life, 41:53 I don't care what their background has been. 41:59 Uh, let's take uh... 42:03 let's take Judas. 42:07 Would you put his name in the Book of Life? 42:15 You have forgotten... you have forgotten... 42:21 When those 12 disciples came back and they said: 42:25 "Lord, we have cast out devils, we have healed the sick 42:30 and preached, " and He said: "Don't rejoice over this 42:33 but rejoice because your names are written in heaven. " 42:39 Hmmm. 42:41 Based on that, I'd have to put Judas's name there. 42:45 OK? 42:48 Uh, let's take one other person 42:54 just for the sake of an illustration. 42:57 Let's take somebody like the Oklahoma Bomber, 43:02 Timothy McVeigh, 43:05 who killed all those people and children. 43:08 Uh, would you put his name in the Book of Life? 43:12 Any by the way, every account I've read he never made any 43:17 profession of accepting God or willing to... 43:20 anything of this type. Would you put his name there? 43:23 Nah, I don't see where we could. 43:26 So we've put some names here in the Book of Life. 43:29 All right, let's see how this works. 43:31 We're going to put some names in the Book of Remembrance. 43:34 All right? Well, all the good things that you do 43:37 are recorded in the Book of Life. 43:40 And so if they're good things 43:42 they're going to be recorded in the Book of Remembrance. 43:45 Accepted. And so these people that we looked at... 43:48 Cain and Abel and Jacob... they're all there. 43:51 What about Esau? 43:53 Would you put his name in the Book of Remembrance? 43:56 Come on. 44:00 Yes, he did some good things. 44:02 By the way, he was a very moral person. 44:04 Took care of his parents. Yeah. 44:06 We'd put his name there. 44:08 Also we'd put Mary and Peter and Judas: all them. 44:12 And probably Timothy McVeigh 44:15 was a very moral person concerning his parents. 44:20 He probably did some good things in life, so... 44:22 we'd have to put his name there. 44:24 Let's take a look at the Book of Iniquity. 44:27 Whose name would we put there? 44:33 Everybody's. 44:36 Because it says "we have ALL sinned and come short 44:39 of the glory of God. " 44:41 So we'll put all their names there. 44:43 OK. Now let's see how this judgment works. 44:47 OK, here we go. 44:59 So here are all the people who accepted Jesus Christ. 45:04 OK? Those are the ones that accepted Him. 45:08 Now it says: "He that overcomes 45:14 his name will not be blotted out of the Book of Life. " 45:18 You understand what this does 45:20 if your name is in the Book of Life? 45:22 Do you understand what that does? 45:24 Here is God the Father. 45:27 Here you and I are. 45:31 What that does, folks, if your name is in the Book of Life 45:34 and they open the Book of Life and they read your name 45:38 that gives Jesus Christ the right to represent you. 45:47 That's what it does. It gives Christ the right 45:50 to step up and say: "Father, 45:53 I am representing this person. " 45:55 And if Cain, who may have believed 46:01 but he wasn't willing to follow, 46:05 he wasn't willing to overcome, 46:08 then his name is stricken from the Book of Life. 46:12 Abel is kept. Jacob is kept. 46:18 Come to David? I don't understand completely, folks. 46:24 I can't seem to get my head 46:30 around the mercy of God. 46:35 You know, I mean... I can read you in the scripture 46:39 where it said: "Have you seen David, My servant, 46:41 who can do no wrong? " What? 46:45 I mean... but this is God. 46:47 And Christ can step up and say: "Father, 46:51 I plead My blood on behalf of this man. 46:55 He accepted Me. 46:58 Walked with Me. Count him righteous. " 47:01 His name is left in the Book of Life. 47:04 Same thing with Mary, with Peter. 47:08 When it comes to Judas... 47:11 I'm going to walk out here on a limb, and 47:14 probably somebody will want to cut it off. 47:16 But I'm going to tell you this: 47:19 It wasn't the fact that Judas betrayed Christ 47:26 that caused him to be lost. 47:30 It was the fact that he was not willing to repent. 47:36 And because he wasn't willing to change, 47:40 wasn't willing to repent, his name is stricken 47:44 from the Book of Life. 47:45 OK? 47:47 When it comes to the Book of Remembrance, 47:51 everybody's there. The scripture says it works like this: 48:19 So an individual, doesn't care what their background has been, 48:22 if they come to the Lord and they follow Him 48:25 and their name is in the Book of Life, 48:27 then when they read the name Cain, 48:31 who didn't follow the Lord, 48:33 his name is stricken from the Book of Remembrance. 48:36 All the good things that Abel did are kept. 48:39 All the good things that Jacob did are kept. 48:43 Marvelous that God keeps all the good things. 48:48 Esau's name is stricken from it. 48:53 David: all the good things that he did are kept. 48:56 Same thing with Mary and Peter. 48:59 Judas goes down through eternity 49:04 as the one who betrayed Christ. 49:07 Name is stricken. Same thing with Timothy McVeigh. 49:12 When it comes to the Book of Iniquity, 49:16 the Bible says it works like this with the Book of Iniquity: 49:48 Therefore, because that person did not come to Christ, 49:53 did not follow the Lord, did not walk with Him, 49:56 then all of his sins will be remembered 49:59 and therefore Cain's is remembered. 50:02 Abel is stricken from the Book of Iniquity. 50:05 Jacob is stricken from the book. Remember, it says: 50:08 "I... your sins, I will remember them no more. " 50:11 Taken out. Esau's name is left. David's name is taken out. 50:16 Mary and Peter's name is taken out. 50:19 Judas' name is left. 50:21 Timothy McVeigh's name is left. 50:23 That's the way the judgment happens, folks. 50:27 This, by the way, is what is called 50:31 the cleansing of the sanctuary. 50:34 That is what is going on up in heaven 50:38 at the present time. 50:52 Christ is there. He's pleading right now 50:56 in your behalf and mine. 50:58 But there's going to be one of these days He's going to say: 51:00 And all of a sudden He's going to lay off His robes 51:04 as Priest, as Intercessor, 51:06 and He's going to put on the robes as King of Kings 51:10 and Lord of Lords. 51:34 You see, dear friend, 51:36 the Lord Jesus Christ right now 51:41 is your Mediator. 51:45 He's standing before God in your behalf. 51:48 And you can come to Him 51:50 and He will plead your case. 51:54 Let me tell you a little secret: 51:56 if Christ pleads your case, 52:01 you can't lose. 52:03 See? Pleads in your behalf 52:07 that you and I can be counted worthy. 52:12 That you and I can have right to heaven. 52:16 Not because we were righteous 52:21 but because He was righteous. 52:24 Oh what a difference that makes. 52:28 What a difference that is for you and for me. 52:31 He's coming back. He's coming back soon 52:34 as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. 52:39 Soon He'll lay his priestly robe 52:45 aside 52:47 and His work will then be done. 52:54 Will you be ready, 52:59 friend, 53:01 when that great day comes? 53:07 Let Him be your Mediator, 53:14 let Him represent your case. 53:21 Accept this 53:25 Savior... 53:28 Jesus Christ - who took 53:32 your place. 53:38 Let us pray. 53:40 Father in Heaven, 53:43 we thank you. 53:46 Thank you, Lord, that You didn't turn Your back 53:50 and walk away 53:52 and leave us in our sinfulness. 53:58 Thank you, Lord, that Your Son 54:03 was willing to come and to pay our debt. 54:10 To live a perfect life 54:14 that He might stand in our place 54:20 so that we don't come into judgment 54:24 but have passed from death unto life. 54:30 Oh Lord, we thank you! 54:34 We thank you for Your goodness. 54:37 We thank you, Lord, for loving us. 54:40 For giving us hope. 54:43 May each of us here today 54:45 reach out in faith 54:48 and accept this wonderful promise. 54:51 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 55:01 Well, our next session is the 55:05 Judgment During the Millennium. 55:08 Why do we need another judgment? 55:10 I mean, we've just been looking at this judgment 55:13 that's been going on up in heaven right now. 55:17 Why does there need to be another judgment? 55:20 Well, I read you a text that said: 55:23 "judgment began with the house of God. " 55:27 There's more involved here, 55:30 and that takes place during this thousand years. 55:33 And that's what we're going to take a look at 55:35 as we see where the scripture talks about judgment 55:38 at that time. So we hope that each of you'll 55:41 be back with us and that you'll join us by television 55:45 or by radio. So thank you very much. 55:48 God bless you. Have a great, great day. 55:53 Psalm 19 and verse 1 says: 55:56 "The heavens declare the glory of God 55:58 and the firmament shows His handiwork. " 56:01 All around us we see the handiwork of our Creator. 56:05 Every flower displays a palate of color and texture 56:09 beyond the imagination of man. 56:12 Every variety is uniquely designed 56:15 by the Master of creativity. 56:17 But they're not just a thing of beauty. 56:20 Every flower has a function and a purpose. 56:23 So does every living creature. 56:25 Whether it is feathered or finned, 56:27 each creature was put together by the Author of Life. 56:31 Even in a fallen world 56:33 God has placed a desire for life in every creature. 56:36 Without instruction, a mother knows how to nurture 56:40 and protect her young 56:41 reflecting the tenderness God feels for each of us. 56:46 No man can observe nature 56:49 and deny His existence. 56:51 But the God of Heaven went far beyond 56:54 by humbling Himself and becoming the man Jesus. 56:58 He walked the dusty paths of Israel 57:00 and He paid the debt for every man's sin 57:03 so we could have eternal life. 57:06 The Bible says in John 17 and verse 3 57:10 "And this is eternal life 57:12 that they may know You, 57:14 the only true God, 57:15 and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. " 57:18 The evidence of a Creator God is all around us. 57:22 He has revealed details of His character 57:25 in a love letter to you and to me. 57:28 Our desire is to help you understand the Bible 57:31 and receive life... eternal life... 57:34 by getting to know Him intimately. 57:37 Won't you help us bring this message to the world? 57:40 Please consider what you can do 57:42 for those who still don't know about Jesus. 57:44 As the Holy Spirit impresses, 57:46 please send your tax-deducible gifts to: 58:00 Thank you for helping us spread the light of God's Word 58:03 through television and radio. 58:05 Your gifts help bring the Blessed Hope of salvation 58:07 to millions around the world. |
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