Participants: Pr. Taj Pacleb
Series Code: ROHB
Program Code: ROHB000011
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00:39 Our message tonight is entitled "Revelation's Final Showdown."
00:44 A thousand years of peace and a thousand years of prison. 00:48 I want you to take your Bible with me 00:50 and open to the Book of Revelation Chapter 20 00:53 where we find a most powerful dramatic prophecy 00:58 that will put eternal realties into sharp prospective tonight. 01:05 We are going to the last book of the Bible 01:06 the Book of Revelation, we are going to the 20th chapter 01:10 and here we find a prophecy that reviles God's plan 01:15 to deal with the greatest criminal of all. 01:19 The instigator of every crime 01:22 and every sin that has ever been committed 01:23 in this world, Satan himself. 01:27 Notice, Revelation Chapter 20 beginning with verse 1, 01:30 "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, 01:33 having the key of the bottomless pit 01:35 and a great chain in his hand. 01:37 And he laid hold on the dragon, 01:38 that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, 01:41 and bound him" for how long? 01:44 "Thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, 01:48 and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, 01:51 that he should deceive the nations no more, 01:53 till the thousand years should be fulfilled 01:57 and after that he must be loosed a little season." 02:02 Here we find in Bible prophecy 02:05 God's plan to deal with the greatest coming of all 02:07 the instigator of every crime that is Satan himself. 02:11 The Bible tells us that he is going to be thrown in jail 02:14 imprisoned in the bottomless pit. 02:17 He is going to have some time off 02:18 for his bad behavior 02:20 and he is going to serve 02:21 a thousand year prison sentence. 02:24 He will serve every year in full 02:26 then after the thousand years are finished 02:28 the Bible tells us 02:29 that he will be released from his prison for a short season. 02:33 He is going to be prorogued for a short time 02:36 so that the universe might be able to see 02:38 that even after having a thousand years 02:40 to think about all the crimes and the sin 02:43 that he is committed he is still unrepeated 02:45 and unchanged he is still the same old devil. 02:50 And so this is the study 02:52 we are seeking to understand clearly tonight. 02:55 And so the first question we want to ask 02:57 is what event begins the 1,000 year period? 03:01 What event begins the binding and bounding of Satan 03:05 for 1,000 years in the bottomless pit? 03:07 Well, friends, we don't have to guess 03:09 all we have to do is read the context 03:11 and the context makes it clear 03:13 that what begins the 1,000 years 03:15 is none other than the second coming 03:17 of Jesus Christ in the clouds of heaven. 03:20 Jesus himself is going to come 03:22 and He is gonna through the devil in jail. 03:24 Can you say, amen? 03:25 And I want us to notice, how the coming of Jesus 03:27 is described in Revelation 1:7. 03:30 The Bible says, "Behold He comes with clouds, 03:33 and" some eye shall see Him. 03:35 Is that what He says? No. 03:36 How many? 03:38 "Every eye shall see Him." 03:39 Friends, it's gonna be a visible coming. 03:42 There is no such thing as a secret rapture, friends. 03:45 It's gonna be a visible rapture, 03:47 it's gonna be powerful rapture a glorious rapture. 03:49 Bible says, He is coming with clouds, 03:51 every eye will see Him and they also which did, what? 03:55 Pierced Him. 03:56 Now, I want you to keep that in mind 03:58 when Jesus comes not only well every eye see Him in this world 04:01 but also those that pierced Him 04:03 and we are gonna come back to that in just a moment. 04:05 And friends, when He comes 04:06 not only where every eye sees Him 04:09 but every ear is gonna hear it. 04:11 It's gonna be loud powerful and glorious. 04:13 Notice what is says 04:17 the Bible says, "For the Son of man will come 04:19 in the glory of His Father with His angels, 04:21 and then He will reward 04:23 each according to his" what? 04:26 So the Bible says that when Jesus comes 04:28 He is not coming alone. 04:29 He is coming with all the angles of heaven. 04:32 He is coming with the glory and power of the father 04:34 and He is also coming with rewards 04:36 according to individuals work. 04:39 Now friends, the question is 04:40 what kind of rewards is Jesus coming with? 04:43 Notice what it says in John 5:28, 29 04:47 please write it down. 04:49 John 5:58, 29 Jesus said, "Marvel not at this, 04:52 for the hour is coming, 04:54 in the which all that are 04:55 in the graves shall hear His voice, 04:58 And shall come forth, they that have done good, 05:01 unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, 05:05 unto the resurrection" of what? 05:07 "Damnation." 05:08 So these are the different rewards 05:11 that Jesus is coming 05:12 with that are according to individuals work. 05:14 We find that in the Bible, 05:17 there are actually two different resurrections. 05:19 How many? 05:20 There is the resurrections of life for the righteous 05:23 and then the resurrections of damnation for the wicked. 05:27 And we are gonna discover tonight 05:28 at our study 05:29 that these two resurrections 05:31 happens on either side of the 1,000 year period. 05:35 We are gonna see it tonight 05:36 that the first resurrections 05:37 that is the resurrections of life 05:39 takes place at the beginning of the 1,000 years 05:41 when Jesus comes. 05:43 And then the second resurrection 05:44 that's the resurrection of damnation 05:46 will take place at the end of the 1,000 years. 05:49 during the final judgment. 05:51 But let's walk through this together 05:52 and friends, tonight's message is more dramatic 05:55 than any movie that Hollywood could ever make. 05:57 Because what we are about to see from God's word tonight 06:00 will happen friends, 06:01 and everyone is gonna witness it with their own eyes. 06:04 Notice what the Bible tells us 06:06 concerning the first resurrection 06:09 that is the resurrections of life. 06:10 Revelation 20:6, the Bible says, 06:14 "Blessed and holy is he that hath part 06:16 in the" what number resurrection? 06:18 "The first resurrection on such" the which death? 06:22 "The second death hath no power, 06:25 but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, 06:28 and shall reign with him" how long? 06:30 "A thousand years." 06:31 Now friends, if there are a second death 06:34 that implies that there also has to be a first death, right? 06:37 And so what is the difference 06:39 between the first and the second death. 06:41 Here it is. 06:42 The first death is the death that everyone would die 06:47 as a result of living in a sinful world. 06:49 Whether you are righteous or you are wicked 06:51 we are all gonna die one day, isn't that right? 06:53 You see the first death 06:54 is simply the results of living in a sinful world. 06:57 But the second death is a lot more serious. 07:01 It's a permanent death. 07:02 The second death only the wicked would die 07:05 because this second death is the penalty for sin. 07:08 It is the what? Penalty for sin. 07:09 So the first death 07:11 both the righteous and the wicked would die off 07:13 eventually but the second death only the wicked will die. 07:16 And the Bible tell us that those who come up 07:18 in the first resurrection will not die the second time 07:21 they died the first death 07:23 that's where they are coming up in the first resurrection. 07:26 But friends, they are not gonna die again 07:27 they are gonna live throughout their ceaseless ages of eternity 07:30 because they are gonna-- 07:31 they have received the gift of eternal life, 07:34 immortal life through Jesus Christ, their Lord. 07:37 Can you say, amen? 07:38 Its all about you friends, but if I die before Jesus comes 07:41 I want to come up in this first resurrection. 07:43 Can you say, amen? 07:44 And once again the only way we can come up 07:46 is if we were blessed and Holy 07:48 and the only way we can be blessed and Holy 07:50 is if we have accepted 07:51 the righteousness of the blessed and holy one, Jesus Christ. 07:56 And so those who come up in this first resurrection 07:58 Bible says, we will reign with the Lord Jesus 08:01 for 1,000 years. 08:03 This is the first resurrection. 08:05 The which resurrection? 08:07 It's the resurrection of the righteous. 08:09 In fact, notice the apostle Paul agrees with this. 08:11 Notice what it says in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17. 08:16 The Bible says, "For the Lord himself 08:18 shall descend from heaven with a shout, 08:21 with the voice of the archangel, 08:23 and with the trump of God 08:24 and the dead in Christ shall rise" what? 08:28 "First." 08:29 That's the first resurrection. 08:31 It's the resurrection of the dead that are in Christ. 08:34 It's the righteous, friends. 08:36 It says that when Jesus comes He is gonna give a shout, 08:39 the trumpets are gonna sound, 08:41 the angels will call 08:43 and friends, it's gonna be so loud 08:45 that those who are sleeping in the grave are gonna wake up. 08:48 The dead in Christ shall rise. 08:49 And then notice Verse 17, 08:51 "Then we which are alive and remain" 08:54 In other words, those of us who are living 08:55 in the very last days 08:57 "We which are alive and remain 08:59 shall be caught up together with them" where? 09:04 "In the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, 09:06 and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 09:08 The Bible tells us, that when the dead in Christ rise 09:12 and resurrect from the grave 09:13 that are sent to meet the Lord in the air 09:14 that those who are living in the last days, 09:16 the righteous will ascend to meet the Lord in the air 09:18 and we are gonna go to heaven together 09:21 at the very same time. 09:23 Oh, friends on that glorious 09:25 getting up morning some people say 09:27 is gonna be very well, friends. 09:29 The trumpet is going to sound 09:31 and graves are gonna split wide open 09:33 and families that have been separated by death 09:36 are gonna be reunited in life 09:38 never to be separated again 09:40 through the ceaseless ages of eternity. 09:42 Oh, friend, I can't wait for this day, amen? Amen. 09:44 You know, we lose our loved ones and our heart breaks. 09:47 We miss our loved ones, our parents 09:49 and our grandparents 09:50 and our family members and friends, 09:52 we can't see them right now 09:54 because they are sleeping but don't worry Jesus will come 09:57 and when He comes death itself 09:59 is going to die 10:01 at the glorious resurrection of Christ. 10:03 And then the Bible says, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 53, 10:07 it says "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 10:10 at the last trump, for the trumpet shall sound, 10:13 and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, 10:16 and we shall be changed. 10:18 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, 10:21 and this mortal must put on immortality." 10:24 The Bible says, that is as we accent 10:25 to meet the Lord in the air 10:26 we are gonna be changed in a twinkling of an eye. 10:29 Friends, we are gonna receive a brand new incorruptible 10:32 immortal body free from aches and pains, 10:35 headaches and heartaches no more cancer, 10:37 no more diabetes, no more any type of diseases 10:40 a brand new body of immortality and eternal youth. 10:44 Oh friends, I can't wait for my new body how about you? 10:47 As I mentioned before, you know, sometimes we look in the mirror 10:49 and we don't like what we see 10:51 but in heaven we are gonna love it, amen. 10:53 We are gonna receive a brand new body. 10:55 And friends, according to this passage 10:57 we see very clearly that immortality is a gift 11:01 given by God to God's people when? 11:06 At the resurrection when Jesus comes. 11:08 In other words, there is no such thing as immortal soul, 11:11 we don't have immortality in ourselves. 11:14 When we die it's that what it is, 11:16 its death, friends. 11:18 The soul does not live on in a state of cautiousness 11:21 because the soul is not immortal. 11:23 Immortality is only given to the righteous 11:26 as a gift from God at the resurrection 11:28 when Jesus comes, 11:29 our brand new immortal body 11:31 the Bible calls this the first resurrection, 11:35 it is the resurrection of life that Jesus assured us of. 11:40 And friends, if that's clear would you please say, amen? 11:43 Now the next question is this, 11:45 what happens to the wicked when Jesus comes? 11:48 What about those who don't believe 11:49 and those who have rejected the gift of God 11:52 when Jesus comes are they gonna have a second change 11:55 if they are not ready for that first time? 11:57 Well, friends the Bible does not teach 11:58 that there will be a second chance 12:00 Bible makes it clear that when Jesus comes 12:02 probation is already closed. 12:04 He if is unjust will remain in that condition still. 12:07 In fact, notice what's gonna happen to the wicked 12:09 in 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 8. 12:12 It says that, "The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven 12:14 with his mighty angels" in what? 12:16 "Flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, 12:21 and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus." 12:24 The Bible tells us, that the coming of Christ 12:27 to the wicked will be like a flaming fire 12:30 the brightens and the power of the glory of God 12:33 the light of His glory is going to consume 12:35 it's gonna destroy the wicked 12:37 that doesn't sound like a second chance, friends. 12:40 No such thing is a second chance when Jesus comes. 12:43 In fact, it says in 2 Thessalonians 2:8 12:47 "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, 12:49 whom the Lord shall" what is that word right there? 12:52 "Consume." 12:53 I want you to remember that word consume. 12:54 In fact, you may want to write it down. 12:56 When Jesus comes the Bible says, 12:58 the wicked are gonna be consumed. 13:00 It says, "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, 13:02 whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, 13:05 and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:" 13:10 You see the coming of Jesus is gonna be so bright, 13:14 so powerful, so glorious 13:16 that the wicked are going to be consumed 13:18 by the brightness of the glory of God. 13:21 They are going to be slain by the coming of Jesus. 13:24 And then the Bible tells us 13:25 the feast of the fowls will commence. 13:27 We studied this before in Luke 17:37 Jesus said, 13:31 that "Where there is a dead body, 13:32 there the vultures will gather." 13:35 That's the feast of the fowls 13:36 and friends, that a very graphic scene 13:38 the Bible puts-- puts this -- 13:41 God puts this in His word to show us 13:43 what the faith of the wicked is going to be like. 13:46 And then notice what it says in Jeremiah 25:33, 13:51 Jeremiah saw this event in prophetic vision 13:54 and notice how he describes it in Jeremiah 25:33. 13:58 It says, "And the slain of the Lord 14:01 shall be at that day from one end of the" what? 14:05 "Earth even unto the other end of the earth, 14:08 they" talking about the wicked "they shall not be lamented," 14:11 in other words, no one is gonna cry over them. 14:13 "Neither gathered, 14:15 nor buried they shall be dung upon the ground." 14:19 Now friends, when the Bible tells us 14:20 that the wicked are slain by coming of Jesus 14:23 and no one is gonna lament over them 14:26 or gather their bodies to burry them 14:28 why is that--why is that no one is gonna lament 14:31 or have a funeral service 14:33 for the slain bodies of the wicked when Jesus comes? 14:37 Well, friends, remember 14:38 where is everyone when Jesus comes? 14:41 The reason why there is no funeral services 14:43 for the wicked is because all the righteous are in heaven 14:47 and all the wicked are slain. 14:48 In fact, if you are to break up the word, 14:51 you could break it up into four main groups 14:54 when Jesus comes. 14:55 How many? 14:56 Four. 14:57 The righteous dead, the righteous living. 15:00 The wicked dead and the wicked living. 15:02 And let's review what happens to these four different groups 15:05 when Jesus comes? 15:06 We saw very clearly that the righteous dead 15:08 when Jesus comes are resurrected from the grave. 15:12 They ascend to meet the Lord in the air. 15:14 The righteous living when Jesus comes 15:16 also are caught up together with them in the clouds 15:19 also to meet the Lord in the air 15:20 and so all the righteous are gonna ascend to meet Jesus 15:24 and they are gonna go to heaven to reign with Him 15:27 for the first 1,000 years. 15:29 But the wicked who are living 15:31 when Jesus comes are slain by the brightness of His coming 15:35 and the wicked dead simply remain dead 15:39 until the second resurrection 15:41 that take place at the end of the 1,000 years. 15:45 And that's the reason why 15:47 no one is gonna descended bodies of the wicked, 15:50 no one is gonna have a funeral service for them 15:53 because everyone that is righteous in heaven 15:55 and all the wicked are slain upon the earth. 15:58 And friends, if that's clear would you please say, amen? 16:01 Now having said that I have to tell you 16:03 that there is going to be a small special resurrection 16:07 of the wicked dead when Jesus comes. 16:09 Remember in Revelation 1:7 16:12 Jesus said, or the Bible says, "Behold, He cometh with clouds, 16:16 and every eye shall see Him, 16:18 and they also which, remember pierced Him." 16:22 And so those who pierced Jesus 16:24 those who let out in the crucifixion of Christ, 16:29 those wicked people are going to be momentarily resurrected 16:33 to see that the very one 16:34 they hung Him to cross was indeed the Son of God 16:38 the Savior of the word and Jesus also said that 16:41 in Matthew 26:64 you can write that down preferably. 16:44 And so we find that there is a small special resurrection 16:47 of the wicked who are dead, 16:49 those who pierced the Lord 16:51 those who part took in the crucifixion of Christ 16:53 they are gonna see that the one they rejected 16:55 was indeed the anointed Messiah the Savior of the world. 16:58 And then it's at this point 17:01 that Satan is going to be cast into the bottomless pit 17:05 for the next 1,000 years. 17:08 Notice what the Bible says, 17:09 Revelation 20:2, 3 we go back to the prophecy 17:12 we are studying tonight. 17:14 Verse 2 and 3 it says, "And he laid hold on the dragon, 17:17 that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, 17:19 and bound him" how long? 17:22 "Thousand years, and cast him" where? 17:25 "Into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, 17:28 and set a seal upon him, that he should" do what? 17:32 "Deceive the nations no more, 17:35 till the thousand years should be fulfilled, 17:37 but and after that he should be loosed a little season." 17:41 And so we find that it's the second coming of Christ 17:45 that begins the bounding of Satan for 1,000 years 17:50 into the bottomless pit. 17:52 Now what does this mean? 17:54 Friends, when the Bible tells us 17:55 that Satan is gonna be bound 17:58 does that mean that he is going to be bound 18:00 by a literal physical chain? 18:04 Question, is it possible for Satan 18:06 who is a supernatural being to be bound by a literal chain? 18:10 The answer is, no. 18:11 You see, this chain 18:12 that it's talking about in Revelation 20 18:15 is not a literal chain 18:16 but rather it is a chain of circumstance. 18:19 A chain of what? 18:21 Let me give you the evidence. 18:23 In the Book of Mark Chapter 5 we read the story about a man 18:27 that was possessed with demons. 18:29 You can write it down, Mark 5:1-4 18:32 a man that was possessed by Demons 18:35 and those demons in him were so strong 18:37 that that man was could not be bound by literal chain 18:40 the Bible says, that he broke the chains. 18:42 Now friends, think about it 18:43 if a man that is possessed by the devil 18:45 can't be bound by a literal chain 18:47 how much more Satan himself 18:48 cannot be bound by a literal chain. 18:51 Are you with me? 18:52 You see, Satan is a supernatural being. 18:55 He can walk through odds, so this is not a literal chain. 18:58 Well, what is it mean then? 18:59 It's a chain of circumstance. 19:01 In other words, his circumstances 19:04 are binding him 19:06 from going out to deceive the nations. 19:09 He can't deceive he can't do his work of deception why, 19:13 because of his circumstances. 19:15 Why is that he can't device the nations, 19:16 because we are the nations. 19:18 All the righteous are in heaven 19:21 and all the wicked are simply dead. 19:24 And so his circumstances are not permitting him to deceive 19:28 because there is no one to deceive 19:30 for the next 1,000 years. 19:32 Have you ever used that expression 19:33 when some one asks you 19:34 or invites you to go with them some place 19:36 and you are super busy you have things going on, 19:39 and you say to that person oh, I can't come, 19:40 I can't do that I'm all tied up. 19:42 Have you said ever before, I'm all tied up. 19:44 Well, what do you mean when you say I'm all tied up? 19:46 Are you literally tied up with a little rope or chain? 19:48 What do you mean by that? 19:50 Your circumstances are limiting you 19:53 from going and doing what you are being asked to do 19:56 and that's the expression that we are seeing here 19:58 in Revelation 20, 19:59 He is bound by a chain of circumstance 20:01 he has no one to temp, 20:03 no one to bother for the next 1,000 years. 20:06 All he can do is think about all the crimes 20:10 and the sins that he is ever committed, 20:12 no one to temp, no one to deceive, 20:14 bound by a chain of circumstance for the next 1,000 years. 20:20 And friends, if that make sense would you please say, amen? 20:22 Now, where was he bound though, do you remember? 20:25 It says, he was cast into the bottomless pit. 20:29 Now, where and what exactly is the bottomless pit? 20:33 Is that a pit with no bottomless that Satan just keeps falling? 20:36 No friends, if you are to look up 20:37 at this expression the bottomless pit, 20:40 in the original Greek language it is the Greek word Abussos. 20:44 Can you say that? 20:45 And that's the word by which we get the English word Abyss 20:49 and the literal Greek definition of the expression bottomless pit 20:54 it literally means write it down, 20:56 a place that is without form and void. 21:00 A place that is what? 21:03 So it's no so much a pit with no bottom 21:04 but rather Satan is bound 21:06 in a place that is without form or void. 21:09 And friends, 21:11 this is the same description of the earth 21:15 before God came and spoke life into existence. 21:20 I want you notice in Genesis 1:2 21:23 before God created light before He created the trees 21:27 and the flowers and the earth and the fishes 21:30 and the birds and the animals and man, 21:32 this world was a bottomless pit without form and void. 21:36 Notice what it says in Genesis 1:2 21:38 "And the earth was without form, and void 21:41 and darkness was upon the face of the deep." 21:44 In other words, when Jesus comes this world, 21:46 planet earth is going to be turned into a bottom less pits. 21:50 It's going to be completely destroyed at the coming of Jesus 21:53 and so Satan is bound upon this world 21:56 in a desolate earth for the next 1,000 years. 22:00 In fact, notice, Jeremiah saw this time period in vision 22:03 and he described it in these words, 22:05 Jeremiah 4:23-26 please write it down, 22:09 the Bible says, "I beheld the earth" the what? 22:12 "The earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void." 22:16 In other words, it was the bottomless pit. 22:18 "And the heavens, and they had no light. 22:21 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, 22:24 and all the hills moved lightly. 22:25 I beheld, and lo, there was no" what? 22:29 Why was there no man during this time period? 22:30 Where is everyone? 22:31 All the righteous are in heaven 22:33 and all the wicked are slain 22:35 so during this time period during the 1,000 years 22:37 I saw no man. 22:39 "And all the birds of the heavens were fled. 22:42 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, 22:44 and all the cities thereof were broken down 22:47 at the presence of" who? 22:50 "The Lord, and by His fierce anger." 22:52 So we find very clearly that when Jesus comes 22:55 when the presence of the Lord returns 22:57 this world is going to be destroyed. 22:59 All the cities are going to be leveled 23:01 and this beautiful world that we live in 23:04 is going to be turned into a bottomless pit 23:06 a great Abyss a place that is with out form and void 23:09 and now Satan has to spend the next 1,000 years 23:13 on a desolate earth bound by a chain of circumstance 23:18 with no one to temp, nothing to do 23:21 but think about all the crimes that he has committed. 23:24 And friends, here we find that 23:25 this is the beginning of Satan's reign of darkness. 23:29 You see, the devil wanted to be ruler 23:30 over the world, isn't that right? 23:32 He wanted to be god, 23:34 he wanted to be the creator 23:35 he wanted the worship that belongs only to God alone. 23:39 He wanted absolute control. 23:41 He said this is my territory 23:43 and so now during the 1,000 years, 23:45 God gives him absolute control over the world. 23:48 Why? 23:49 So that the universe might be able to see 23:51 what kind of kingdom Satan's kingdom would be 23:54 when he has absolute control. 23:57 And when you look upon the kingdom of Satan 23:58 it is a kingdom of destruction, darkness, emptiness and death. 24:05 And so we find Satan reign for 1,000 years 24:09 in this desolate earth. 24:11 If he is god let us see him create the world again. 24:16 If he is truly god like he wanted to be 24:18 let's see him create a light 24:21 but Satan can't even create a flashlight, isn't that right? 24:24 All he could do is think about his crimes. 24:27 Oh, friends, the--this is the destiny 24:32 of those who choose to be subjects of Satan's kingdom. 24:36 I want to be a subject of his kingdom amen, 24:39 let's choose Jesus as our king today 24:43 and we don't have to be in there in that kingdom of darkness 24:45 and destruction during that 1,000 year period. 24:48 And so we find clearly, 24:49 Satan bound by circumstance on a desolate earth 24:53 for the next 1,000 years. 24:55 And friends, if this is making sense 24:56 if that's clear would you please say, amen? 24:58 Now, the next question is this, what about the righteous? 25:01 Where are they and what are they doing 25:03 during the 1,000 years? 25:05 Well, we know that the righteous are in heaven 25:07 reigning with Christ. 25:08 Notice what it says in Revelation 20:6 25:11 "They shall be priests of God and of Christ, 25:13 and shall reign with him a thousand years." 25:16 What are they gonna be doing 25:17 for the first 1,000 years in heaven. 25:19 Notice in verse 3, it says verse 4, 25:23 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, 25:26 and judgment was committed to them." 25:29 What was committed to the saints? 25:31 Judgment. 25:33 And so for the first 1,000 years in heaven 25:36 the Bible tells us that saints the judgment is committed 25:39 or given to their hands. 25:40 Now this is exactly what the apostle Paul 25:42 told us, as well. 25:43 Notice in 1Corinthians 6:2, 3 25:46 the apostle Paul speaking to the New Testament 25:48 Christian church. 25:49 He said to them, "Do ye not know that the saints shall" do what, 25:55 "Judge the world? 25:56 Know ye not that we shall judge" who? 25:59 "Angels?" 26:00 And when will the saints judge the world 26:01 and judge the fallen angels? 26:03 During the first thousand years in heaven. 26:06 Judgment is committed to them. 26:08 Now the next logical question that you are asking is this, 26:11 why is judgment committed to the saints? 26:15 You see friends, it's not that the saints 26:17 are judging people in the sense 26:18 that they are determining who saved and lost. 26:21 That has already been determined before Jesus came. 26:25 But when it says that judgment is committed to the saints 26:28 it simply means that God is going to allow the saints, 26:31 the righteous to examine the judgment of God. 26:36 In other words, to audit the books, 26:39 the records in the judgment. 26:42 You see the reason for this is 26:43 because when we get to heaven 26:45 there is gonna be three main surprises. 26:48 How many surprises? 26:50 The first surprise when we get to heaven is that you are there. 26:53 Can you say, amen? 26:55 And that's gonna be a wonderful surprise. 26:57 The second surprise when we get to heaven, 27:00 is we are gonna start to look for people 27:02 who we thought surely would be there 27:05 but lo and behold they are not there. 27:08 They are missing and we are gonna be having questions why? 27:12 Where is this person? 27:13 How come they are not saved? 27:15 May be a pastor, may be an evangelist God forbid. 27:19 May be someone that knocked on your door 27:21 and gave you Bible studies, 27:22 may be a parent that prayed for you 27:24 that looked so godly may be a brother 27:26 or a sister that--that there was all witness to you 27:29 and you thought these, these people 27:31 I'm mean, they are so godly 27:32 they had a walk with Jesus surely there gonna be heaven 27:35 and you begin to look for those people 27:36 and they are not there, they are missing 27:39 and you are gonna wonder. 27:40 Why, where is this person God, what happened? 27:43 And so God for the first 1,000 years in heaven 27:45 is gonna give an opportunity to examine the books, 27:49 the judgment the record of that person's life. 27:54 Because you see friends, man looks on the outward appears 27:57 and we can deceive one another outwardly very easily. 28:00 Isn't that right? 28:01 But more than the outward appearance 28:02 the Bible says that God looks upon the heart, 28:04 He knows what individuals are really like in secret 28:07 and in the darkness. 28:09 And so during the 1,000 years 28:11 the questions are gonna be answered 28:13 as we examine the judgment 28:15 it's we are auditing the books of God 28:18 and that what's the Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 4:5. 28:23 Notice what it says, 28:24 the apostle wrote to the New Testament church, 28:27 "Therefore judge nothing before the time." 28:31 You see, right now on this world 28:32 we are not to judge one another 28:34 and judge one another's hearts. 28:35 Can you say, amen? 28:37 But Paul said, "Judge nothing before the time." 28:40 Why, because there will be a time 28:42 in which we will be able to judge 28:44 and examine people's hearts. 28:46 When is that, notice, "Judge nothing before the time, 28:49 until the Lord come." 28:52 In other words, when Jesus comes 28:53 for the first 1,000 years in heaven 28:54 we will be able to look at the judgment. 28:56 And then it says, "Until the Lord come, 28:59 who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, 29:04 and will make manifest" what? 29:06 "The counsels of the hearts, 29:09 and then shall every man have praise of God." 29:13 And so we see friends, during the first 1,000 years 29:17 as we examine the judgment we are gonna see 29:19 what people were really like. 29:21 We are gonna have series questions for God 29:23 and they will be answered as we examine the judgment 29:25 and during this time will be fulfill the words 29:28 of Ecclesiastes 12:14 29:30 that "God shall bring every work into judgment, 29:34 with every secret thing, whether it be good, 29:38 or whether it be evil." 29:40 In other words, we will look at the life 29:41 the record of life of individuals 29:44 and the record will show that 29:45 even though that person had an outward piety, 29:48 to look spiritual outwardly 29:49 there are some secret sin that they clung to in their heart. 29:52 There are some cherished ideal that they wouldn't give up 29:55 and the record will show that those individuals are lost 29:58 not because God didn't love them, 30:00 not because God was not fair 30:02 because the record will also reveal 30:04 how many opportunities that individual had to be saved. 30:10 Every prayer that was prayed on behalf of that person 30:12 is recording in the judgment. 30:14 Every time, they were invited to church, 30:17 every time they heard a sermon, 30:19 every opportunity that God reached out to them in love 30:21 but the record also-- also show every excuse they made. 30:26 Every time they rationalize the truth away. 30:28 Every time they comprise and said to themselves 30:30 oh, this is a little thing God won't mind this. 30:32 I can hold on to this and still be saved. 30:34 You see friends, the greatest deception is self deception. 30:38 And so the record was shown why people are lost 30:42 but it also show that God did everything 30:45 He possibly could to save. Can you say, amen? 30:50 And friends, when the books are open 30:54 examine by the righteous, 30:57 every secret thing will be reviled. 31:00 And friends, I don't know about you 31:02 but I don't want anyone to read my book. 31:06 I have done some terrible things in my life. 31:09 Friends, I have sinned much. 31:12 I'm a rotten sinner. 31:15 If you knew some of the things I did in my past 31:17 I wouldn't be able to look you in the eye. 31:20 But I'm so grateful friends, 31:21 that tonight Jesus wants to cover the record of our sins 31:25 with His precious blood and righteousness. 31:28 Could you say, amen? 31:29 And so I want my book to be covered 31:31 with the perfect life of Jesus 31:33 and friends, it can be 31:35 as we accept Him by faith tonight. 31:38 Could you say, amen? 31:40 If you don't accept Him everything is gonna be exposed 31:42 but when we see God's justice 31:44 and fairness and love and the judgment 31:46 then we are exclaim to God a prayer like this, 31:49 "Even so, Lord, God Almighty, 31:52 true and righteous are your judgments." 31:54 In other words, God yes, you did everything 31:55 you can save individuals. 31:57 They are lost not because of You 31:59 but, because they have chosen to be lost. 32:01 I forgot to tell you about 32:02 the third surprise when we get to heaven. 32:03 You know what the third surprise is? 32:05 Surprise number one, you are there. 32:08 Number two, people you thought would be there are not there. 32:11 Number three, you are gonna see people in heaven 32:14 who are such a rascals 32:17 that you wrote them off as hopeless cases. 32:21 There are gonna be some people that you are gonna see in heaven 32:24 they were such terrible people in this world 32:26 and Lord behold there they are 32:29 and you are gonna be wondering why. 32:32 You are gonna say God, God, are you sure about that one? 32:37 Lord, I remember that person 32:39 oh, that person was Kolohe, 32:41 that person was a rascal, that person was no good 32:43 are You sure you are gonna miss something on this one. 32:47 And God will show the record of life of that individual 32:50 that sometime in that person's life 32:51 they have accepted the mercy and the grace of God 32:54 and they were saved by the grace of Jesus. 32:56 Can you say, amen? 32:57 And even other questions perhaps 32:59 you lost the loved one 33:01 and you are saying God, why did you allow it to happen? 33:03 You can't understand 33:04 why God allowed that tragedy take place in your life. 33:07 Well, for the first 1,000 years in heaven God will show you why. 33:09 He will show you the circumstances 33:10 what took place behind the scenes. 33:13 Whatever tragedy you face friends, 33:15 every doubt, every question will be settled 33:18 for the first 1,000 years in heaven. 33:20 And friends, I can't wait 33:21 for that time period how about you? 33:23 And so we see that during the 1,000 years in heaven 33:26 the righteous are reigning with Christ in heaven 33:30 going over the records 33:31 while Satan is bound on a desolate earth 33:33 with no one to tempt. 33:35 Now would this be the end of the showdown? 33:38 Notice what happens next 33:39 the Bible says that, 33:42 "The whole land shall be desolate, 33:44 yet will I not make a" what? "Full end." 33:48 You see friends, this is not the end of the showdown 33:50 why because at the end of the 1,000 years 33:54 Satan sentence still must be executed. 33:57 And so notice what happens at the end of the 1,000 years 33:59 as we go back now to Revelation 20:7, 8. 34:02 And friends, do you see the sequence 34:04 it's more dramatic than any movie 34:05 that Hollywood can make. 34:07 Picture this in your mind, 34:08 Bible says, "And when the thousand years are expired 34:11 Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 34:14 and shall go out" to do what? 34:16 "To deceive the nations." What nations? 34:19 I though all the righteous were in heaven 34:21 and all the wicked were dead. 34:22 What is it mean now that he can deceive the nations? 34:25 Oh, friends, at this time 34:27 the second resurrection will take place. 34:29 Notice in Verse 5, 34:30 it says, "But the rest of the dead 34:32 did not live again 34:34 until the thousand years were finished." 34:36 In other words, at the end of the 1,000 years 34:38 the dead the wicked are gonna live again. 34:40 This is what Jesus called 34:42 the resurrection of do you remember? 34:44 Damnation. 34:45 It happens at the end of the 1,000 years 34:48 during the final judgment. 34:50 And so notice this chart on the screen. 34:52 The first resurrection of the righteous 34:53 takes place when Jesus comes 34:55 that begins the one thousand year prison sentence of Satan. 34:59 During that time the Satan is in heaven 35:00 and during that time 35:01 Satan is bound on a desolate earth 35:03 then when the 1,000 years are finished at the end of it 35:06 will be the second resurrection 35:07 the resurrection of damnation this happens 35:10 and at that time 35:11 the final execution of judgment upon Satan and the wicked 35:15 will take place. 35:16 So now, Satan is loose from his chain of circumstance 35:19 and he goes out to deceive all the wicked people. 35:23 And friends, I believe that one of his deceptions 35:24 he will say to the wicked that are resurrected 35:26 he will say to them I'm your god. 35:28 I'm the one that gave you life. 35:30 I have called you from the grave 35:32 you are my servants and I'm your master 35:35 he is going out to deceive the nations. 35:39 And friends, this shows us 35:41 that even after having 1,000 years 35:44 to think about all the crimes and sins 35:46 that he has committed and instigated 35:48 Satan is still unrepentant, unchanged. 35:51 He is still the same old devil. 35:55 And that will settle anyone questions what they say, 35:57 may be if God just gave him some time to think about it, 36:00 may be he would change? 36:01 No, friends, this prophecy shows that Satan he has gone too far. 36:06 His conscience has been seared. 36:08 His heart is hard like rock 36:09 and his pride will not permit him 36:12 to admit that he is wrong. 36:13 He is stubborn even to the very end 36:16 and he goes out to deceive the nations. 36:18 Now I want to notice what happens 36:19 as the wicked are resurrected in the second resurrection. 36:22 Now, the holy city New Jerusalem comes down from heaven 36:25 Revelation 21:2 says, 36:27 "That I John, saw the holy city New Jerusalem." 36:31 What is the holy city called? 36:33 "Coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride 36:37 adorned for her husband." 36:38 Here we find the New Jerusalem descends from heaven to earth. 36:42 God is moving His capital 36:43 New Jerusalem from heaven to earth. 36:46 Now the drama of the ages is coming to a close 36:49 the end of the great controversy is at hand, 36:51 this friends, is the final showdown 36:55 between good and evil. 36:57 Now as the holy city descends 36:59 filled that all the righteous saints on the inside 37:02 notice what the wicked would do 37:03 when they are resurrected with Satan. 37:05 it says, 37:07 "And they went up on the breath of the earth 37:10 and surrounded the camp of the saints 37:12 and the beloved city." 37:14 Here we find the wicked with Satan 37:16 as their master general 37:17 begins to surround the holy city of God. 37:20 And friends, I can imagine on this day 37:22 the wicked military leaders are there 37:25 like Hitler, Napoleon and Stalin 37:27 and now the wicked are marching into companies 37:29 and they begin to surround the city of God. 37:32 Satan deceives them and he points at the city 37:34 and he says to them that's our city, 37:37 this is our last chance 37:39 we need to take it right now or its too late. 37:43 And now we find that the wicked 37:46 whose number is like the sand of the sea. 37:50 Can you imagine that? 37:51 He surrounds the city of God 37:53 and now they try to take by force 37:57 that which God once offered to them freely in love. 38:04 And friends, this is such a dramatic event 38:05 let's think about it just for a moment. 38:08 I can image as the wicked surround the city of God. 38:12 The numbers like the sand of the sea 38:14 I can image as they get close to the walls, 38:17 close to the New Jerusalem. 38:20 Friends, do you know those walls are transparent. 38:24 In other words, the Bible tells us 38:25 you can see right through the walls. 38:28 And I could imagine a husband 38:30 on the outside of the wall 38:32 and he comes near and he looks in 38:33 and there inside the city is his godly wife 38:38 the one that prayed for him, 38:40 one that kept inviting him to church 38:43 but he was too busy at home watching television, 38:46 separated by wall. Can you imagine? 38:49 I can imagine young children, young people, teenagers 38:52 coming close to the wall 38:53 and they look in the city of God the heavenly Jerusalem 38:56 and there their parents are, 38:59 the parents that prayed for them 39:01 but these young people thought that they were too cool 39:04 for the religion of their parents. 39:06 They thought that the world had more fun than Jesus 39:10 and now they are on the outside 39:11 looking in and all have they want to be on the inside 39:15 but there is no open door, it's too late. 39:20 Brother on the outside sister on the inside, 39:23 parents on the outside children on the inside. 39:25 Friends, let me ask you 39:26 which side of the wall are you gonna be on? 39:29 Are you going to be on the outside looking in 39:31 or are you going to be on the inside looking out? 39:33 Friends, which sides of the wall do you want to be on this day? 39:37 Friends, I don't know about you 39:39 but I want to be on the inside looking out. 39:41 Can you imagine the regret 39:44 that those on the outside are going to have 39:45 when they see what they miss out on? 39:48 They are looking into the kingdom of God 39:50 they see the beauty and the glories of heaven 39:52 they see all that God wanted to give them. 39:58 What does God do this, people ask? 40:01 Is God just trying to rub it in their face? 40:05 Friends, God is not cruel? 40:07 The main reason why the Lord resurrects the wicked 40:11 in the second resurrection at the end of the 1,000 years 40:13 is for their sake. 40:15 You know, why? 40:17 Because there are some people that are going to be lost 40:19 who thought deep down in their heart 40:21 that they are gonna be saved. 40:24 They are gonna be-- they are gonna be some people 40:26 who are gonna be on the outside of the walls 40:28 believing in their hearts 40:29 that they should have been on the inside 40:31 they could be people 40:33 who will come up in the second resurrection 40:35 thinking it's the first resurrection 40:37 and then they are gonna realize 40:39 that they have been sleeping of 1,000 years too long 40:42 and they are gonna have questions 40:43 God why am I lost? 40:45 They are gonna say in that day Lord, Lord, 40:47 haven't I prophesied in Your name? 40:50 Haven't I've done many wonderful works in your name? 40:52 Haven't I cast out devil? 40:54 Lord, I believed in You. 40:56 I professed Your name. 40:58 Why am I lost? 41:00 You see, they don't even know their own hearts. 41:03 The greatest deception is self deception. 41:06 And friends, what a tragedy 41:08 to think they were all right when we were all wrong 41:10 and that's the reason why the Bible tells us 41:13 that we need to examine ourselves 41:16 to look a little bit deeper 41:18 and say Lord, search my heart 41:20 because sometimes we are like Peter 41:22 saying to Jesus Lord I'm ready to die for You. 41:24 Every one else is gonna forsake You but not me Lord, 41:26 I'm gonna die with You 41:27 and before the night was over 41:29 that same disciple is denying Jesus three times. 41:33 He thought himself strong 41:36 but he was weak, friends. 41:38 And that's the reason why 41:40 we must search deeply into our hearts. 41:43 We must say Lord, 41:44 is there something in my life that is hurting You? 41:48 Is there some secret sin that I'm not aware 41:50 of revile it to me and remove it from my life Lord, 41:53 give me victory and cleanse me of all my sin. 41:56 Can you say, amen? 41:58 And so God resurrects them in the second resurrection 42:00 to show them the record of their own lives. 42:03 The wicked will see their own hearts 42:07 and the record will show 42:09 that all the compromises they have made, 42:12 every time they rationalize the truth away. 42:14 But friends, the record also show 42:16 just how much God worked with them 42:19 and how God didn't give up on them, 42:21 and how God bore long 42:22 and suffered long with them in that-- 42:25 the record of the life 42:26 every prayer those offer from them will be recorded 42:28 and they will see. 42:29 Every time they were invited will be there, 42:31 every opportunity to be given 42:33 will be shown very clearly in the record 42:35 and the wicked will see 42:36 that they are lost not because God doesn't love them 42:39 the record shows just how much He does. 42:41 They are gonna see their lost not 42:42 because God didn't give them a fair chance 42:44 because He is given in chance after chance 42:46 but wicked will see that they are lost 42:48 because they have chosen to be lost. 42:51 They've rejected the gift of God 42:53 and they rationalize and compromise the truth away. 42:58 And friends, can you imagine the regret 43:00 that the wicked will experience. 43:02 They are gonna see everything 43:03 that they have allowed to stand in the way of salvation. 43:07 And now they are filled with unbearable regret 43:10 because of the foolish choices of their lives 43:12 and the wait of their regret 43:14 is gonna be so heavy upon them 43:18 that they are gonna fall to their knees 43:21 and then will be fulfill 43:23 the words of the Bible where it says, 43:25 that every knee shall bow 43:29 and every tough will confess 43:31 that Jesus is the Lord and that God is love. 43:37 The wicked as well as Satan himself 43:39 they are gonna bow and acknowledge, 43:40 yes, God you are right the record shows 43:42 that You are right all along but you are just God, 43:45 a merciful God, a loving God. 43:47 You did everything You could to try to save us 43:49 but you are not a God of force 43:50 and You will never force yourself upon us 43:52 and therefore because we have the freedom to choose 43:54 the record shows that we have chosen to be lost. 43:57 Yes, Lord, the eternal destruction 43:59 is a just punishment for the sins 44:02 that we have committed 44:03 and thus the character of God is exonerating. 44:06 Now before the wicked 44:08 his name is cleared now 44:10 before the whole universe 44:11 and when its finally cleared 44:13 its only then the God can finally irradiate evil 44:17 from the universe once in for all. 44:19 And so friends, as the wicked see what they missed that on 44:22 and they see that they had every opportunity 44:25 and they see every excuse they made 44:26 as they fill will unbearable regret. 44:29 They now realize that the sin that they choose 44:32 made them unfit to dwell in the presence of God 44:35 and now they are eternally separated. 44:38 Eternally what? From the life given. 44:41 Friends, when you are separated from the life giver. 44:43 If God is the source of life 44:45 and you are cut off from that 44:47 what happens as a natural result? 44:50 Death, friends. 44:52 Friends, it's not as if God is angry being addictive 44:55 and He wants to get back at the wicked 44:58 No, friends, their sin has destroyed them. 45:01 They have cut themselves off from the source of life. 45:04 They are filled with unbearable remorse and regret 45:07 and in the mist of these dreadful thoughts 45:09 its then that the Bible says 45:11 that, "Fire came down from God 45:13 out of heaven and devoured them." 45:16 Yes brother and sisters, 45:18 the Bible calls the second death. 45:22 The which death? 45:24 A death without any hope of a resurrection. 45:27 The death that cannot see beyond the two. 45:31 This is the penalty for sin, friends. 45:34 The Bible say that in the mist of the dreadful thoughts 45:36 of being separated eternally from their -- 45:38 their Creator that there will be totally annihilated 45:42 from the universe. 45:43 And friends, this is what hell begins to burn 45:45 this is when the experience of hell is realized. 45:48 You see friends, hell is not burning right now 45:50 some where in the middle of the earth. 45:52 Thus-- the Bible doesn't teach that, friends. 45:55 That came from Greek Hellenistic philosophy 45:59 and we are gonna study that more in detail 46:00 tomorrow night friends, don't miss it. 46:02 The Bible says that this is the second death. 46:04 Oh, friends, if Satan is gonna be destroyed in this fire? 46:07 Absolutely, yes. 46:09 Satan is not going to be 46:10 the superintendent of hell friends, 46:12 he is going to be fuel for the fire. 46:14 The Bible says in verse 10 46:15 that "The devil that deceived him was also cast 46:18 into the lake of fire and brimstone." 46:21 This friends, is the second death. 46:24 And friends, many people have a distorted view of hell. 46:27 Many people have a totally 46:28 unbiblical understanding of what hell 46:30 and the destruction of the wicked is really like. 46:32 And so friends, we are gonna study 46:33 in detail tomorrow, but let me give you the short version 46:35 what really is hell? Friends, listen, 46:38 hell was not so much defiled. 46:41 Most of the times you find the word hell in the Bible 46:44 it's the word Hades which mean the grave 46:47 which simply means death. 46:50 And so hell was not really the fire 46:52 what hell really is the wicked 46:54 seeing the reward that they could have had, 46:58 seeing every opportunity God gave them to receive it 47:01 and then realizing that the sin that they have chosen 47:03 and allowed they have allowed to destruct them from Jesus 47:09 it caused them to be loss. 47:11 And friends, in that days 47:12 sin will no longer look attractive. 47:14 In this day the wicked are gonna curse the sin 47:18 that separated them from God. 47:20 They are gonna want to let it go. 47:21 You see friends, everyone is gonna 47:22 want to give up sin one day 47:24 but for most people they are gonna want to do 47:25 when it is too late. 47:30 Now, the experience the mental anguish 47:33 of unbearable regret. 47:36 Friends, what hell is, 47:38 is eternal separation from our Creator. 47:41 Is the weight of the regret and guilt 47:45 and friends, the fire that comes to devour 47:48 and destroy the wicked that fire friends, is a blessed. 47:52 It's a what? You know, why? 47:54 Because that fire is a sweet release 47:58 from the mental anguish 48:01 and the unbearable regret and remorse 48:05 of those who have chosen to be lost. 48:07 In other words, the fire is gonna 48:08 put them out of their misery. 48:11 So the fire is really a blessing. 48:14 And friends, is God going to rejoice 48:16 when this day takes place? 48:17 Is God gonna say, yes, there you have it. 48:20 No friends, God is going to weep bitterly. 48:26 Why? Because now God has to live for eternity 48:30 without some of His kids, 48:33 some of the people, His children that He loved so much. 48:38 His heart is gonna break, friends. 48:40 You see the last blow is not God given it to the wicked 48:44 no it's the wicked given it God. 48:46 You see His heart is gonna break, friends. 48:48 The Bible tells us 48:51 "For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dies, 48:56 says the Lord God wherefore turn yourselves, and live." 49:01 God, please, return to me and live. 49:08 But God will never force us to turn, friends. 49:10 He is too much a gentlemen to force himself upon us. 49:14 We choose our own destiny. 49:16 The Lord says, I have set before you life and death, 49:19 blessing and cursing choose life that both you 49:22 and your seed, your children may live. 49:26 Friends, if we don't Him, we don't have to have Him. 49:30 That's exactly what happens. 49:31 So look at friends, I know that this serious and solemn. 49:34 But the next question is this, 49:36 will the wicked burn forever? 49:40 Well, friends, 49:42 we don't have the time to talk about that tonight, 49:44 tomorrow evening we are gonna talk about 49:46 the unquenchable love of God, 49:48 God's love in hell fire its gonna be crystal clear. 49:52 We are gonna look at almost every verse 49:53 from Genies to Revelation that deals with this topic 49:56 so that the Lord Jesus through His word 49:58 can free us from the confusing counterfeit of Satan 50:02 when it talks about what Hell is really like. 50:05 And so friends, don't miss it that's tomorrow evening. 50:07 But let me just give you two verses on this. 50:09 The fire comes down and it says 50:10 it devours the wicked. It does what? 50:13 Now, what is that word devour mean? 50:15 Friends, if you put some food in front of me 50:18 if I'm hungry I'm going to devour it. 50:21 And if I devour it, what does that mean? 50:23 Is there gonna be anything left? 50:25 Friends, to devour something means 50:27 it's all gone, there is nothing left 50:29 and that's what gonna happen to the wicked after the fire. 50:31 Notice it says in Psalms 37:20 50:34 "But the wicked shall perish, 50:36 and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs, 50:38 they shall consume? into what? 50:41 "Into smoke shall they consume away." 50:44 The fire is gonna burn them up, friends. 50:45 They are gonna be consumed into smoke completely devoured 50:48 and then Obadiah 1:16 tells us talking about the wicked, 50:52 "And they shall be as though they had" what? 50:57 "Never been." 50:58 In other words, the wicked are gonna be 50:59 completely destroyed 51:01 this is the second death 51:04 a death without any hope of a resurrection. 51:07 And friends, we see that the-- 51:08 the fire that consumes the wicked like eyes 51:11 that fire is going to purify the world 51:15 and the universe of all evil sin and suffering 51:18 and that's what the Bible says in 2 Peter 3:10 51:21 notice what it says, we are almost finished. 51:22 It says, "The heaven shall pass away with the great noise, 51:27 and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, 51:30 the earth," the what? 51:32 "The earth also and the works that are therein 51:34 shall be burned up." 51:35 well, when is the earth gonna be burnt up and purified? 51:38 At the end of the 1,000 years 51:39 the wicked are gonna be totally annihilated, 51:42 the world is going to be purified by fire 51:45 and out of the ashes of the old world 51:47 God is gonna cerate a new heavens and a new earth. 51:51 Notice what it says in verse 13, 51:53 the Bible tells us 51:55 it says, "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, 51:57 look for a new heavens and a new earth, 52:00 wherein dwells righteousness." 52:02 In other words, God is gonna make all things new 52:04 and then will be fulfilled the words 52:06 of Jesus in Matthew 5:5, 52:08 "Blessed are the meek for the meek 52:09 shall inherit the earth." 52:11 You see friends, for the first 1,000 years in heaven 52:14 that's the honeymoon 52:15 but the new earth is happily ever after with Jesus. 52:20 Could you say, amen? 52:21 And some people ask for 52:22 if my loved once don't make it 52:24 am I gonna cry miss them forever? 52:25 Not at all friends, 52:27 because then will fulfilled the words in Revelation 21:4 52:30 let's read it together. Shall we? 52:31 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, 52:35 and there shall be no more death, 52:38 neither sorrow, nor crying, 52:41 neither shall there be any more pain, 52:43 for the former things are passed away." 52:46 No more painful memories are going to bother us. 52:51 All the pain and the sorrow and the suffering of death 52:53 would dissipate like dew before the morning sun. 52:56 All we have is an eternity of bless 52:59 and joy and happiness and rest and satisfaction. 53:03 Oh, friends, I want to be ready for this day, 53:05 how about you? 53:06 Tonight, the Lord Jesus is telling us through His word 53:09 that I'm soon to come. 53:12 Jesus is coming again friends, 53:14 soon this sky is gonna split wide open 53:17 and we will see the King of Kings 53:18 and Lord of Lords returning to take us home. 53:21 And friends, is there anything more important in your life 53:25 than to be ready for the coming of Jesus? 53:28 Which side of the wall are you gonna be on? 53:31 Who you are gonna spend the 1,000 years with? 53:33 Are you gonna spend it with Jesus in heaven 53:37 or you are gonna spend it here on a desolate earth with Satan? 53:40 Tonight we choose our destiny. 53:42 And friends, I want to be with Jesus, how about you? 53:45 If you want to be with Jesus for eternity 53:47 let me hear you say, amen. 53:49 But friends, listen it's so easy to say amen with our words 53:52 the question is does your life say, amen? 53:57 Does your life say the same? 53:59 The choices we make day by day, 54:01 is it communing to God? Yes, Lord, 54:03 heaven is more important to me than this world. 54:05 Being with You is more important than family 54:07 and friends and jobs and relationships. 54:10 Does your life say amen friends, 54:14 because talk is cheap. 54:15 Tonight, God is calling for us 54:17 to surrender everything to Jesus 54:20 to put Him number one in our life, 54:23 to make Him first last and best in every thing that we do, 54:29 in every choice that we make Jesus must come first. 54:34 So tonight, I want my life to say, amen. 54:40 Yes, Lord, I want to be with You for eternity, amen. 54:46 Our last question is this, 54:49 what enables us to be ready for the coming of Jesus? 54:54 What enables us to live forever with Christ? 54:59 What enables us to enter into the New Jerusalem? 55:02 What enables us to be spared from the second death? 55:06 What enables us to be saved? 55:07 Friends, here is my last point of this message 55:09 and perhaps the most important point of the entire seminar. 55:12 Listen very carefully friends, 55:14 tell me where did Jesus die? 55:18 Where did He die? 55:20 He died on Mount Calvary on a hill far away 55:25 on an old rugged cross. 55:28 And in relation to Jerusalem where was the cross? 55:31 Was it on the inside of Jerusalem or on the outside? 55:34 Friends, Jesus died on the outside of the city 55:40 on dead man's hill the place of the cross. 55:45 And friends, the question we need to ask tonight is 55:48 what kind of death did Jesus die? 55:51 Did He died the first death, 55:54 did He died the second death? 55:56 Oh, friends, many people like to argue about it but 55:58 let me just say this before I share with you 56:00 what I believe the Bible clearly teaches 56:04 that the death of Jesus 56:05 is more than a human mind even comprehend. 56:08 How much Jesus sacrificed and gave for us 56:12 is something that we are going to be studying 56:15 throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity, 56:17 the signs of salvation will never sees to amaze us. 56:23 The Bible does give us a glimpse 56:25 of the price that Jesus paid. Friends, 56:28 which death did Jesus died the first or the second? 56:31 We are to answer that or you have to ask 56:33 is did Jesus pay the full wages of sin? 56:38 Did He pay the full wages of sin? 56:40 Absolutely, yes. 56:42 He paid it all, friends. 56:44 He paid our debt in full 56:48 and He did it for the entire human race. 56:52 But what is the wages of sin, let's find out. 56:55 Romans 6:23 tells us 56:58 "For the wages of sin is death, 57:02 but the gift of God is" what kind of life? 57:05 "Eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." 57:07 Now friends, I want to notice the structure of this verse. 57:09 The Bible says that the wages of sin is death, 57:12 but the gift of God is eternal life. 57:14 What type of death is referring to? 57:16 Friends, contextually and structurally 57:19 in contrast to eternal life that is the gift from God, 57:24 in contrast to eternal life 57:27 the wages of sin is on eternal death. 57:32 It's the second death it's a permanent death, 57:36 a death with out any hope of a resurrection. 57:39 Friends, Jesus died a second death. 57:43 And friends, this makes sense you know why, 57:46 because it was an eternal law that was broken. 57:49 God's law is eternal, 57:51 an eternal law was broken 57:52 therefore the wages of broken and eternal law 57:55 is on eternal death. 57:56 Eternal death, God's law is the law of love, 57:59 life and liberty and to break this law 58:02 would result in selfishness, slavery and eternal death. 58:05 Sin brings about an eternal punishment 58:08 in eternal separation from God. 58:11 And friends, you can only pay on eternal death 58:14 if you first have an eternal life. 58:19 And that's one of the reasons 58:20 why an angel could not die for us, 58:23 because an angel doesn't have an eternal life. 58:24 An angle is a created being. 58:27 You see Jesus himself one that was equal with God 58:30 had to pay for the full wages of sin came to His own, 58:37 His own received Him not, 58:39 He was smitten over and over again so that we could be saved. 58:43 He took our curse, so that we could have His blessing. 58:47 He wore our crown of thorns 58:49 so that we could wear His crown of life. 58:51 He carried the cross 58:53 so that we could sit with Him on the throne 58:56 and He died on the outside of Jerusalem 59:03 so that we could live 59:05 on the inside of the New Jerusalem. |
Revised 2014-12-17