Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: GMTB
Program Code: GMTB000040
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00:19 Well hello. I want to welcome
00:20 all of you to the 3ABN Worship 00:23 Center. It's a joy to have 00:24 all of you with us 00:26 from here in Thompsonville and from around the world. 00:29 We welcome you all as Pastor Kenneth Cox comes 00:32 to continue the Give Me The Bible series. 00:35 You know he's been joining with us here 00:37 at 3ABN... this is the eighth month. 00:41 And each month he brings a 5-Bible-study lessons, 00:47 five lessons on each topic. 00:49 And I asked him a little earlier 00:51 why had he developed such in-depth Bible studies 00:56 on all of these topics. 00:58 And to boil it down, this is what Pastor Cox is doing: 01:01 he's preparing a people. 01:04 How many of you believe that we are really living in 01:07 the end of the end times? 01:08 These truly are the closing moments of earth's history. 01:12 And how many of you want to be in... you know, 01:15 we've been learning of the judgments in this five... 01:19 topic this time on the judgment. 01:23 We've been learning so much about that. 01:25 And we've learned that there is how many resurrections? 01:29 Two resurrections. 01:30 How many of you want to be in that first resurrection? 01:33 The Lord is returning for a people, and 01:36 each one of these topics that he brings to us every month 01:40 is designed to prepare a people 01:43 that we will be ready at His return. 01:45 We're going through difficult times and we must be prepared. 01:50 And that's what these Bible studies are designed for 01:53 is to strengthen us and give us the power that we need 01:58 so that when the difficult times come 02:01 we will have that Word to draw upon and to fall back on. 02:04 And that Word is what will enable us to get through 02:07 the difficult times. 02:08 And so I just want to encourage everyone. 02:11 If you haven't had an opportunity to hear all of these 02:15 sermons, every one of them are designed for you to help you. 02:19 And you know something that we are learning 02:22 is that people all over the world, not just people 02:25 but congregations in many different denominations 02:30 take Pastor Cox's series and they use them in their churches 02:34 to do exactly what I'm talking about: 02:36 to prepare their people 02:38 so that they will be ready to go through the difficult times. 02:42 So I want to encourage all of you: 02:43 get these lessons... get the entire series. 02:47 You know, when we finish this month... at the end of the year, 02:51 we will have sixty sermons. 02:54 And how many of you know that faith comes by... 02:56 hearing, and hearing by God's Word. 02:59 So get these lessons. Listen to them over and over 03:03 and it will prepare you to be in that overcoming, victorious 03:07 company at the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. 03:10 Well again, this month we're looking at the judgment. 03:13 And we've learned so much concerning the judgment. 03:16 That there's two judgments. 03:18 And we've learned when these judgments take place 03:21 and the purpose for the judgments. 03:22 Something else we've learned... 03:24 How many of you enjoyed the teaching on the different books? 03:27 The Lamb's Book of Life, the Book of Remembrance, 03:29 the Book of Iniquity. 03:31 Wasn't that interesting to see how that factored into 03:34 and played into the judgment. 03:36 Well tonight we're continuing on this topic of the judgment, 03:41 and we're looking at the Great White Throne Judgment. 03:44 So I know that this is going to encourage and strengthen 03:47 and educate every one of us. 03:49 But before Pastor Cox comes 03:51 we have our precious brother with us tonight, 03:55 and he is going to minister Wonderful Peace. 03:59 My brother: 08:12 Amen. 08:16 Michael Settle: Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace. 08:20 Thank you, Michael. Appreciate it very much. 08:23 And good evening to each of you. 08:26 Those of you that are joining us 08:28 by television or by radio 08:31 we hope that this series 08:33 on the judgment 08:35 has enlightened you. 08:37 But we hope also that it has drawn you 08:40 closer to Jesus Christ as you have seen 08:44 His ministry in your behalf 08:46 and what He's willing to do for each one of us. 08:49 So we're happy you're here. 08:51 We hope that it will be a blessing to you 08:54 tonight as we bring this particular series to a close. 08:59 Our next series is entitled Your Bible and You. 09:04 This next series is going to be kind of a practical one. 09:09 This is an area that we have... we receive 09:12 lots of questions about. 09:15 And so we're going to deal with such subjects as 09:18 Where Did Your Bible Come From? 09:21 A lot of people want to know where did it come from. 09:25 How Can You Know That It's True? 09:28 We'll have a subject on that. 09:31 Which Translation Is Best? 09:35 Lots of questions about that one. 09:38 Which translation is best, you know? 09:41 How do I know that? 09:43 What... What Can The Bible Do For You? 09:45 Going to take a look at that, and then we're going to 09:48 close it off with the subject on How To Study Your Bible. 09:52 So this one's going to be a practical one 09:55 that we hope will be helpful to each of you as you 09:58 pick up the Word of God - particularly in these days 10:02 in which we are living in - 10:04 you and I need to be more and more into the Word of God. 10:10 Dear friend, let me tell you something: 10:12 there's nothing outside of your relationship with Jesus Christ 10:18 and walk with Him by faith, there is nothing 10:22 more important than spending time in the Word of God. 10:26 You know, even to ministers... 10:30 You know, I... when I was working in the ministry 10:34 I found that I had so many things going 10:38 I wasn't spending any time in the Word. 10:40 You know? And I just couldn't ever seem to find time 10:45 to study God's Word. 10:47 And I thought, this has got to stop. 10:50 You know? Some way I've got to figure this out. 10:53 And I got to thinking about it. 10:55 It says this is food for you spiritually. 11:00 And I thought, you know, you don't have any trouble 11:04 finding time to eat. 11:07 You know, I do that pretty regular... 11:10 just without any trouble. 11:12 And so I said: "OK, if I'm so busy 11:16 that I can't find time to feed myself spiritually, 11:21 I won't eat physically. " 11:24 And you know, I find time to do both. 11:28 So take time for God's Word. 11:33 You know, it will make a great, great difference in your life. 11:37 So we hope you'll follow as we go into this next series 11:41 on Your Bible and You. 11:44 Tonight we're bringing this series on the judgment 11:48 to a close, and our subject is: 11:53 This is the last judgment, folks. 11:56 This is what is referred to as the Executive Judgment. 12:01 And so you want to follow this one because it shows you 12:05 how things come to an end 12:07 when Christ comes back 12:09 and sets up His kingdom. 12:12 So we hope that you'll be 12:13 blessed in a special way 12:15 as we take a look at the Great White Throne Judgment. 12:19 We appreciate you being with us, 12:22 joining us as we have gone through this subject 12:25 on the judgment. 12:26 Also it's been a great, great privilege 12:29 to have with us Kateena LeForge. 12:34 She has blessed my soul; I hope she has yours. 12:37 She's going to sing a beautiful song for us 12:40 entitled Via Dolorosa. 13:15 Down the Via Dolorosa 13:20 in Jerusalem that day 13:23 The soldiers tried to clear 13:26 the narrow street. 13:30 But the crowd pressed in to see 13:34 the Man condemned to die 13:37 on Calvary. 13:45 He was bleeding from a beating; 13:49 there were stripes upon His back. 13:52 And He wore a crown of thorns 13:55 upon His head. 14:00 And He bore with every step 14:03 the scorn of those who cried out for His death. 14:10 Down the Via Dolorosa... 14:14 called the way of suffering... 14:18 like a lamb came the Messiah, 14:21 Christ the King. 14:25 But He chose to walk that road 14:30 out of His love for you and me. 14:37 Down the Via Dolorosa 14:41 all the way 14:44 to Calvary. 14:52 Por la Via Dolorosa 14:56 triste dia en Jerusalem 14:59 Los saldados le abrian paso 15:03 a Jesus. 15:07 Mas la gente se acercaba 15:11 Para ver al que llevaba 15:14 aquella cruz. 15:18 Por la Via Dolorosa, 15:21 que es la via del dolor 15:25 Como oveja vino Cristo, 15:28 Rey, Senor. 15:32 Y fue El quien quiso ir por su amor 15:38 por ti y por mi 15:43 Por la Via Dolorosa 15:47 al Calvario y a morir. 15:55 The blood that would cleanse 15:58 the souls of all men 16:01 Made its way to the heart 16:05 of Jerusalem. 16:12 Down the Via Dolorosa... 16:17 called the way of suffering... 16:21 like a lamb came the Messiah, 16:24 Christ the King. 16:28 But He chose to walk that road 16:32 out of His love 16:34 for you and me. 16:39 Down the Via Dolorosa 16:43 all the way 16:46 to Calvary. 17:36 Our Heavenly Father, 17:39 This evening as we open Your Word 17:44 we ask that our hearts might be tender. 17:48 That they might be receptive. 17:51 That we might let Your Holy Spirit 17:58 work in our lives 18:00 and that we will take Your Word 18:03 and be willing to follow it. 18:06 To prepare our hearts 18:08 for the soon return of our Lord and Savior. 18:12 Bless each one tonight 18:15 that is watching, listening, is here. 18:19 May they be drawn into Your presence. 18:22 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 18:33 When Christ left this earth 18:36 and went back to heaven, 18:38 He didn't spend or hasn't been spending 18:41 all of His time 18:43 in the judgment 18:44 that we've been talking about. 18:46 In fact, the scripture tells us 18:48 one other thing that He's doing up in heaven. 18:51 And it says this: 19:06 So during this time He is building a city 19:10 for you and for me. 19:13 A city that "eye hath not seen nor ear heard, 19:17 neither hath entered into the heart of man 19:19 the things that God has prepared for those who love Him. " 19:23 So this... this city is a fantastic city. 19:27 And He gives to you and to me this marvelous promise: 19:41 So we have the promise that Jesus Christ is coming back. 19:46 OK. When He comes back, 19:49 then it says that all those who have died in Christ 19:55 are going to be resurrected. 19:58 This is what is called the first resurrection, 20:02 and it says here: 20:09 So these are all those that have accepted Christ 20:13 down through the ages. They are resurrected 20:16 out of the grave; they come forth from the grave changed. 20:21 They come forth immortal. 20:24 They come forth incorruptible. 20:26 They come forth in perfect health. 20:29 They come forth in absolute perfection 20:33 and they will be that way throughout eternity. 20:37 And it says that these people shall live and reign with Him 20:42 for one thousand years. 20:47 So the righteous are spending a thousand years 20:51 up in heaven where they're going to live and reign 20:55 with Christ for a thousand years. 20:56 As we come to the end of the thousand years, 21:01 it says that all the dead... the rest of the dead - 21:05 these are those who had not accepted Christ - 21:08 these are what the scripture refers to as the lost... 21:12 It says the rest of the dead did not live again for 1,000 years. 21:18 So they didn't live again until the thousand years 21:21 were finished. And they come forth from the grave 21:24 vastly different than those that came forth 21:28 in the first resurrection. 21:30 Those that come forth in the second resurrection 21:33 there is no change in them. 21:36 They are resurrected mortal. 21:40 That means they are resurrected subject to death. 21:45 So they come forth from that grave just exactly 21:50 like they went into the grave. 21:53 That's the way they come out. 21:56 If they went into the grave missing a leg, 22:01 they come out of the grave missing one. 22:03 There is no change in them. 22:07 They are all resurrected. The scripture says 22:11 they are as thick as the sands of the sea. 22:16 That means all... all that have ever lived 22:21 since the beginning of time are resurrected. 22:25 Think about it. 22:27 That runs into billions of people 22:32 that will be resurrected. 22:34 They come forth. They are as thick as the sands of the sea. 22:40 Then something begins to happen. 22:42 This city that Jesus has made... 22:47 that He's created for you and for me... 22:49 all of a sudden that city begins to come down from heaven. 23:07 So this New Jerusalem now is coming down from God 23:11 out of heaven. It's coming to this earth. 23:13 And I don't want to spend the time on it tonight, 23:16 but the scripture tells us 23:17 that city will come and that Christ's feet will touch 23:21 the Mount of Olives. It will split and become a huge plain 23:26 and the New Jerusalem will come to rest right there. 23:30 OK. This is what happens and takes place. 23:34 At the time the second resurrection takes place 23:39 it says this: 23:48 Why? Because all the wicked have been resurrected. 23:51 And since they've all been resurrected, 23:54 He has a master plan in mind. 23:58 And so the scripture goes on and says: 24:12 Why? Why would he do this? 24:17 You know. Why don't the wicked just say 24:22 "we'll go over here and we'll live on this side of the earth 24:25 and you live over here... " speaking of the righteous... 24:28 "you live over here in this city. We won't bother you 24:32 and you don't bother us. " 24:34 You know? 24:37 Why? Why would the devil go out and gather them all and say 24:41 "Listen. We're going to go up and we're going to 24:43 take the city. " 24:45 Why about... why this? 24:47 Well, there's something missing. 24:51 There's an element that's missing... 24:54 something that happened way back in the beginning 24:58 in the Garden of Eden. 25:01 Listen: 25:21 You see, when they came out of the grave 25:24 they came out of the grave mortal. 25:27 They do not have immortality. 25:30 They know something... The devil knows something 25:35 and he's... Watch: 25:52 All right, where is the Tree of Life? 25:56 Well, it says here in Revelation 22. 26:18 Inside the New Jerusalem is the Tree of Life. 26:23 And the devil tells them "If we can just take the city 26:29 we can eat of the Tree of Life and live forever. " 26:36 We will have immortality. 26:40 We can eat of the Tree of Life and live forever. 26:45 And because he takes all the wicked... 26:49 and the scripture says he does this... 26:59 They go up and they surround the New Jerusalem. 27:04 Ready to try and take the city 27:06 so that if they can just get inside and eat 27:11 of the Tree of Life they'll live... 27:14 they'll not die. 27:18 This, at this point, folks, 27:21 this is the exact point 27:23 where the Great White Throne Judgment 27:27 takes place. 27:29 'Cause think about it. 27:32 Surrounding the city are all the wicked who have ever lived. 27:36 They've gone up; they've surrounded the city. 27:40 So here's every man, every woman that has ever lived 27:44 on the outside of the city... all the wicked. 27:47 On the inside of the city are all the righteous 27:52 that have ever lived. 27:54 So here at one point of time 27:57 you've got every man, every woman that has ever lived 28:01 standing there. And at that point 28:06 the Bible says that God is lifted up 28:10 above the city. 28:13 When He is lifted up above the city it says: 28:27 God is lifted up here above the Holy City. 28:31 There every man, every woman, stands. 28:36 And there in panoramic view 28:40 before everyone... passes in panoramic view... 28:46 the whole plan of salvation. 28:49 They see what God has done 28:53 to try to save every person. 28:57 It says: 29:05 So here all of them are. 29:08 Now this is not a case, folks... this is not a case 29:13 of trying to decide whether they're OK or not. 29:15 Christ had stood up and He had thrown down the censer 29:19 and He had said: 29:30 This had happened after the Investigative Judgment was over 29:35 and all with the righteous were settled. 29:38 And now they've gone through the thousand years 29:41 in which every case of the wicked have been looked at. 29:44 So this is not a case of trying to settle 29:47 whether a person should be there or whether they shouldn't. 29:51 This is the point of the Executive Judgment 29:55 in which God is going to cleanse the universe 30:01 of sin. 30:03 That it will be absolutely NO MORE. 30:18 So here they are... the Great White Throne Judgment. 30:22 The Book of Life is opened, 30:25 and only if your name is in that Book of Life... 30:30 only then will you have life. 30:34 No other way. 30:47 So here the executive part of the judgment is taking place. 30:53 Now Jesus told a parable 30:57 that puts all this in place for us. 31:01 I mean, just lines it all up beautifully for us. 31:06 And so I want us to look at that parable 31:08 because it will help you understand every phase of it 31:11 and how it all fits together. 31:13 It's found in Matthew the 22nd chapter. 31:28 So you have all of them being judged here. 31:31 All right, Matthew 22 verse 2: 31:41 OK, here this king is 31:44 and he has arranged for a marriage for his son. Watch: 31:59 Now here the king is... this is the king, folks. 32:04 This is not some just average person... 32:10 this is the KING! 32:12 And he has sent out a special invitation 32:16 to the people to come to his son's wedding. 32:19 Come to partake of the food, the feast, 32:24 and to enjoy his son's wedding. And it says 32:28 they weren't willing to come. 32:31 You talk about snubbing somebody... 32:35 I mean here they're snubbing the king 32:37 saying: "No, we're not going to come. " 32:39 You know what this is talking about? 32:44 Yeah, it's talking about the time of the antediluvian world. 32:49 When Noah preached to them for 120 years 32:54 and they refused to come. 33:07 Here they were, and for 120 years 33:12 they had received a special invitation 33:16 and they refused. 33:19 And the word was destroyed by water. 33:25 All of them. And God said: "OK, 33:29 if they... if they weren't willing to accept it, 33:33 we'll make another invitation. " 33:37 And God said: "I'll have a special people. 33:42 And I'll bless these people. 33:46 And I'll pour out My blessing upon them so that everybody 33:51 on the earth will see how wonderfully they've been blessed 33:56 and what God has done for them 33:59 and they'll know what happens if you follow the Lord. " 34:03 So God said: "OK, I'll take Abraham 34:08 and I'll make out of him a great nation. 34:13 A nation that will walk with God and will follow Me. 34:18 And I'll bless them, 34:19 and they'll be a blessing to the whole world. 34:22 And I'll let them see what it means to walk with God. " 34:25 Watch, we're still looking at the parable: 34:45 So here he takes his servants, sends them out. 34:49 Says: "Come to the wedding; everything's ready. 34:53 It's all prepared. " 35:04 Read it. 35:08 They made light of it. 35:12 They went and worshiped other gods. 35:18 And the children of Israel, who were called as a special people, 35:25 they treated it lightly. 35:28 And he tried over and over and over. 35:38 He sent prophet after prophet after prophet to them 35:43 saying: "Change, come to the wedding. 35:46 Everything's ready. " 35:48 And they treated them horribly. 35:50 If you don't think they didn't, 35:52 you need to read the book of Jeremiah. 35:55 See how they treated them... they refused it. 35:58 And then the king went so far that this son 36:03 he was having the wedding for, he said: "You go invite them. " 36:06 And he sent him as a servant, 36:10 and they killed him. 36:15 And it says: 36:29 Said: "You killed my son! " 36:34 Jesus told them about it. 36:50 He said: "This city will be wiped out. 36:53 It will be burned. " And the temple and the city was burned 36:58 because they took His Son and killed His Son. 37:06 God is so longsuffering, folks. 37:10 I mean, so marvelous and so good 37:14 that He said: "OK, we'll try another way. " 37:20 And the gospel, as I told you the other night, 37:22 went to the Gentiles. 37:26 And He said: "We'll preach the gospel and we'll 37:30 invite the people to come. " 37:31 And so the parable goes on and says: 37:45 He said: "Send them out, have them come. 37:50 Go out into the highways and the byways. 37:53 Invite people to come to the wedding. " 37:55 Watch: 38:17 Whoa. I mean, He said: Go out here and invite them 38:22 and bring them to the wedding. 38:24 Have them come. " And the wedding was filled with guests - 38:28 bad and good. 38:33 That's not the way we think, is it? 38:36 You know, we normally think only the good. 38:40 No. He said the bad and the good 38:43 and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 38:47 There they were. Do you understand what happened here? 38:52 Huh? Do you understand that the gospel went to the Gentiles 38:57 and through the preaching of Paul and Peter 39:01 and Luke and Silas 39:03 and Barnabas and all the apostles 39:07 I mean it spread like wildfire across the kingdom 39:11 and thousands upon thousands of people accepted it 39:15 so that by the time you reach 300 AD 39:19 half the Roman Empire has accepted Jesus Christ. 39:24 The wedding hall was filled with guests. 39:31 OK? 39:33 And then after that took place 39:34 the devil moved in. And I don't have time 39:37 to go into all that the devil did there 39:39 to bring about all the trouble he did, 39:42 but then you hit the time of the Reformation. 39:45 And through the reformers such as Luther and Knox and 39:49 Zwingli and Calvin and all those great reformers 39:52 the gospel is preached and it spread around the world 39:54 and men and women reached out in faith and accepted it 39:57 and believed it. And more people were put into the wedding hall. 40:02 OK? 40:06 Watch: 40:08 1844 AD... 40:17 That's judgment, folks. 40:28 I mean the king has come in to see the guests. 40:31 This is the judgment... 40:33 and here stands a man without the wedding garment. 40:37 Now we need to take just a moment 40:39 to talk about the wedding garment 40:41 because the scripture makes that real clear. 40:44 Listen: 40:56 So this... this garment 40:59 that the king was looking for 41:03 and this man was standing there in his own garment 41:06 was something that the king furnished. 41:09 Why did he furnish it? 41:12 Because the people in the hall were bad and good. 41:17 See? Some couldn't even afford anything 41:21 and therefore the king provided a wedding garment 41:24 which was the righteousness of Christ. 41:29 That was provided for everyone. 41:33 Watch: 41:47 What is that telling you? 41:49 Well let me tell you what that says. 41:51 What that's saying is when you and I 41:54 come to Jesus Christ and we accept Him as our Savior 41:58 then through the work of the Holy Spirit 42:01 He imparts to us His righteousness. 42:06 It is never OUR righteousness. 42:08 It is HIS righteousness that He gives to us. 42:12 This is what He gives to us, and here this man was standing 42:17 in his own righteousness. 42:20 See? Didn't have on the wedding garment. 42:22 Said: "No, I don't need it. 42:25 I'm OK. I can take care of this myself. " 42:29 There he stood in his own righteousness. 42:33 You see... I told you. 42:38 What you've got to have is you've got to have Christ. 42:41 You have to have His righteousness. 42:44 That way, He can intercede for you. 42:47 He can stand between you and God. 42:51 Makes a great difference. 43:01 Now, that is judgment. 43:05 That's the Investigative Judgment. 43:07 He came in to see the guests. 43:09 That's what it's talking about. 43:10 Now we come to the executive part of the judgment. 43:15 Watch what the king says to him: 43:26 Now what could he say? 43:29 It was given to you by the king. 43:32 It didn't cost a thing. 43:35 All you had to do was accept it. 43:37 That's all that was required 43:40 was to accept the righteousness that He offered. 43:43 And he didn't accept it. He said: "I'll take my own. " 43:47 So... so what could he say? 43:50 He certainly couldn't say to the king "I didn't like yours. " 43:52 You don't tell kings that. 43:54 So here he was, standing in his own righteousness... 44:00 speechless. 44:01 And the executive part of the judgment takes place. 44:23 Decision was made. 44:25 "Take him away. " 44:28 The executive part of the judgment. 44:31 Now folks, let me tell you something. 44:35 I run onto people who seem to think 44:39 that God... that Jesus 44:43 is going to condemn them. 44:46 No. Christ does not condemn. 44:50 Listen to this, folks: 45:06 You see that's what He's doing. 45:08 He's interceding. He's pleading with His Father 45:11 in behalf of you and me. 45:13 He came to save the world. 45:15 So what am I going to be judged by? 45:34 This is what will judge you right here. 45:39 You see, you have been given the whole thing right here: 45:44 all that's necessary for you to be in the kingdom of heaven 45:49 is right there. 45:51 And all that you and I have to do is accept it. 45:55 So in the judgment, Christ is not going to condemn you. 45:58 It's what's written in the book 46:01 that will judge you... 46:03 whether you have a right there or whether you don't. 46:06 This is the way the judgment works. 46:12 This is all the wicked. 46:25 Here they are... all the wicked that ever lived. 46:29 And it says that fire was rained down out of heaven 46:34 and devours them. The righteous? 46:36 They're inside the city. 46:39 That city will ride those flames just like the ark 46:45 rode the flood. 46:46 The righteous inside the city will be perfectly safe. 46:51 The wicked will be destroyed. 46:57 God will put an end... not for a day or two, folks... 47:02 God will put an end for eternity to sin. 47:07 It will not rise up a second time. 47:11 Listen as the scripture describes it: 47:38 Says: "If this old world's going to be burned up, 47:43 what are you going to be? 47:44 How are you going to relate to it? " 47:47 Because He's going to put an end to it. 48:00 So this whole earth is going to be burned up. 48:04 It's going to be made... 48:08 completely all the sin is going to be burned up. 48:13 There will be sin no more. 48:17 And then God is going to take it 48:21 and make it brand new. 48:27 Listen carefully. 48:39 Get the picture, folks. 48:41 Those that are cast into the lake of fire... 48:45 there is no resurrection to the second death. 48:51 All of us... righteous and unrighteous... 48:55 die the first death. 48:58 And there is a resurrection from that for both the 49:02 righteous and unrighteous. 49:04 But the second death? The wicked die that. 49:08 There is no resurrection from that death. 49:13 This is the second death. They will be no more. 49:16 That's the horrible thing about it. 49:19 That's... that's the thing that... that hurts my soul 49:26 because every individual is unique. 49:31 There's not another person like you 49:36 anywhere in the universe. 49:39 You are distinct, unique, 49:44 special. And because you're that, 49:48 dear friend, you are worthy to be saved. 49:54 That's the reason Jesus came... 49:56 because there's not... 49:57 there will never be another 49:58 individual like you 50:00 throughout eternity. 50:01 And therefore if that person is lost, 50:04 never, never again will there be a person like that. 50:10 Horrible. 50:12 But there is no resurrection from it. 50:22 That's it. 50:25 "They will" as the scripture says "be devoured. 50:29 Be consumed. They will be no more. " 50:46 Thank the Lord that He's going to take this old earth 50:49 and He's going to make it brand new. 50:53 I mean it will be restored the scripture says 50:57 back to the way it was in the beginning. 51:00 In the Eden state it will be restored. 51:04 And everything will be perfect. 51:08 All of nature will operate perfectly. 51:11 It says there will be nothing in all of God's kingdom 51:14 that will hurt nor destroy. 51:16 There won't be hurricanes. There won't be tornadoes. 51:21 There won't be earthquakes. 51:23 All that stuff comes to an end. 51:26 In God's kingdom, everything will operate absolutely 51:32 flawless. 51:33 Will be as He makes it. 51:48 All those that have ever lived 51:52 down through time 51:53 He's going to say: "Come, come inherit the kingdom 51:58 that I have prepared for you. Come... 52:03 enjoy... enjoy life. 52:07 Enjoy all the things that God has made. 52:12 Not for a day. Not for a week. 52:17 Not for a month, 52:19 but throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity 52:24 you can enjoy what God made for you. " 52:30 Let Him be your Mediator. 52:37 Let Him represent 52:41 your case. 52:44 Accept this 52:47 Savior... 52:51 Jesus Christ who took your place. 52:58 He is our Savior. 53:05 Our Mediator. 53:11 The great High Priest is He... 53:17 who pleads for you and me. 53:24 Won't you heed His call of mercy? 53:31 Won't you let Him plead your case? 53:38 Surrender all to Him 53:45 and receive His saving 53:50 grace. 53:57 Tonight if you don't know Jesus Christ as your 54:02 Savior, tonight, won't you 54:05 just give Him your heart 54:06 and let Him be your Mediator? 54:09 Let Him plead your case? 54:10 Let Him stand in your place in the judgment 54:13 that you might have life and life eternal? 54:17 The Lord is offering that to you 54:20 where you can live... not die... 54:24 and enjoy all the wonderful things that God has done 54:29 for you and for me. 54:31 Won't you reach out tonight and accept Him? 54:35 Let us pray. 54:37 Father in Heaven, 54:38 we thank you. Thank you for Your Word. 54:43 For the hope that we have in the gospel. 54:47 Thankful that Christ is our Savior. 54:52 He's our Mediator. 54:56 Our Advocate. That He's willing to stand in our place. 55:03 That by accepting Him 55:05 we can pass from death unto life 55:09 and that we don't come into judgment 55:12 because He takes our place. 55:14 May each one here tonight 55:17 that's watching or listening or here tonight 55:21 may they by faith accept this marvelous promise 55:25 that there is in Christ Jesus. 55:28 For this we ask in His name, Amen. 55:34 Thank you for being with us, 55:36 for watching... listening. 55:38 And also be sure and be with us for our next series 55:42 about the Bible: Your Bible and You. 55:45 I think you'll find it to be helpful, practical. 55:49 God bless you. Good night. 55:53 Psalm 19 and verse 1 says: 55:55 "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. 56:11 Every variety is uniquely designed 56:15 by the Master of creativity. 56:17 But they're not just a thing of beauty. 56:19 Every flower has a function and a purpose. 56:22 So does every living creature. 56:24 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 56:48 and deny His existence. 56:50 But the God of Heaven went far beyond 56:53 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 57:09 "And this is eternal life 57:12 that they may know You, 57:13 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. 57:36 Won't you help us bring this message to the world? 57:40 Please consider what you can do 57:41 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. 58:04 Your gifts help bring the Blessed Hope of salvation 58:07 to millions around the world. |
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