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00:02 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for today's special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people. 01:17 Hello, friends, welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:20 This is the time to get your Bibles out. 01:23 This is a Bible topic program 01:27 and many of you have expressed your blessing 01:30 when we open and divide the Word of God, 01:32 this is not talking about a particular experience 01:34 someone had, 01:36 we're not highlighting a particular ministry. 01:38 Family is with me today. 01:39 And we're going to be talking about a topic 01:41 that I believe is very pertinent, 01:44 often not talked about, 01:45 we're talking about the topic of the judgment. 01:48 Why are people afraid when they hear the judgment? 01:50 And why are some people filled with great confidence 01:53 when they hear the word judgment? 01:55 Do we think about being exonerated 01:57 or do we think about being convicted? 02:00 Do we think about serving a life sentence? 02:02 Or do we think about being let go and be free? 02:05 Do we think about begging for mercy 02:08 or begging for justice? 02:09 Well, we're going to talk about this today 02:11 on this program called The Judgment, 02:12 very simple topic, The Judgment, 02:14 but very profound and relevant. 02:16 To my right is my good brother Ryan Day. 02:18 Good to have you here, Ryan. 02:20 It's a blessing to be here, brother. 02:21 And I call him the Gatling gun of the young guys. 02:23 I don't know about that. 02:24 But we're certainly excited to be here today. 02:26 An evangelist and very real right 02:27 and I appreciate your skill in God's Word 02:30 at such a young age. 02:31 Wonderful. 02:32 Pastor John Dinzey, my brother, good to see you. 02:36 It's a blessing to be here. 02:37 You know, on the set, 02:39 John Dinzey can go into speaking in tongues 02:40 in any moment, 02:42 because he speaks Spanish and English. 02:43 Right. In the proper sense. 02:45 But I'm always glad to have you here. 02:46 We've grown up here at 3ABN. 02:48 You've been here how many years now? 02:49 A little over 30. Wow. 02:51 So you've seen this place mushroom. 02:54 And I always appreciate having you on the program. 02:56 Your experience and your depth 02:58 and your approach to the Word of God 02:59 has always been a blessing. 03:01 So those of you who are watching 03:02 and if you're listening by any chance, 03:03 get your Bibles, 03:05 we're going to dive into a topic, 03:06 and we do need every minute 03:07 because this is an amazing topic, 03:09 talking about the judgment, what is the judgment? 03:12 What is it not? 03:14 And how can we find confidence and boldness 03:16 knowing that there is going to be 03:18 a judgment? 03:20 Let's begin right now with a word of prayer though 03:21 because we're going to be opening the Word of God. 03:23 And, Pastor Dinzey, would you pray for us? 03:25 Sure. Let's pray together. 03:28 Our loving Heavenly Father, we thank You, 03:31 for You are good and merciful and kind to us. 03:35 We ask for Your blessing as we study this topic, 03:38 we pray that Your Holy Spirit will be poured out unto us 03:41 that we may speak Your words from Your throne of grace. 03:45 And, Heavenly Father, we also ask 03:46 that You will bless all those 03:48 that are joining us in this study, 03:51 so that they will be blessed, 03:53 and they will be drawn close to You. 03:55 We ask You, Lord, in Jesus' name, amen. 03:58 Amen. Amen. 04:00 Now the judgment, gentlemen, is an amazing topic. 04:03 You don't hear about it very, very much. 04:05 And it is in phases, 04:07 I want our audience to know it is in phases, 04:09 you know, there's a... 04:11 I'm going to use elementary terms, 04:12 there's the beginning of it, there's the results of it. 04:14 We're going to use some ecclesiastical terms, 04:16 there's the investigative phase, 04:19 there's the executive phase. 04:22 And if you think about the judgment, 04:23 just put the court scene in your mind, 04:25 there's an investigation, 04:27 the evidence is presented, and then there's a conclusion, 04:29 then there is either the reward of freedom 04:32 or unfortunately the sentencing 04:34 of whatever that sentence may be according to the crime 04:37 and the Bible talks about that also. 04:39 But let's start... 04:41 and I'm going to throw it to my gentlemen here. 04:42 What is the judgment? What is the judgment? 04:43 Let's start out 04:45 what is the investigative judgment? 04:47 Okay, I'd start with you. 04:48 Well, I would like to first start 04:49 by saying what it's not. 04:51 Okay. 04:52 You know, I grew up 04:54 going to many different churches, 04:55 as many of you have heard me kind of expound 04:57 on my testimony a little bit here and there. 05:00 You know, I remember years ago, 05:01 something that really stuck out to me 05:03 as a child, 05:05 I was invited to one of our local churches, 05:06 they were putting on a play, 05:08 a famous play called Heaven's Gates Hell's Flames. 05:13 And I remember being taken to the church 05:14 and watching the scene play up before me, 05:16 which basically, 05:18 if you've ever seen it or heard of it, 05:19 basically it's a play or a dramatization 05:23 that is basically performed, 05:25 and different scenarios are taking place on a stage, 05:28 different scenes. 05:29 And most of them are in connection with people 05:32 who have died. 05:34 And so immediately when a person dies, 05:36 you know, it may be someone who's drinking 05:37 and then they die, and they get hit by a bus 05:39 and maybe someone is on a construction site, 05:41 and something happens, an accident, they die. 05:44 In every scenario, 05:45 they find themselves immediately in this heavenly, 05:49 celestial place, 05:51 all the bright lights and they're... 05:53 You know, this music hears... 05:55 These angels come out and they usher, 05:57 each one of these people who have died 06:00 into the presence of God, 06:01 you can see God seated on His throne there. 06:04 And of course, this big giant book is up there 06:06 and what is your name? 06:08 And they say, "Oh, my name is this." 06:09 Okay. 06:11 And then God flips through the books 06:12 and He finds the name, 06:14 if the name of the person's in there 06:16 in the Lamb's Book of Life, per se, 06:17 then "Well done, my good and faithful servant, 06:20 you get to enter into God's kingdom." 06:22 Yay! The hallelujah! 06:24 You know, the music plays. 06:25 And then in cases where the name's not found, 06:27 obviously, in the Lamb's Book of Life, 06:29 and of course, I remembered, I'll never forget, 06:32 it's etched in my brain 06:33 off to the side of the stage, 06:35 they had these guys cloaked in black 06:37 and the door would open 06:38 and, you know, they would come out 06:39 and they're thrown 06:41 into what is appeared to be hell. 06:43 That is not the picture that God paints us 06:46 in the reference to the judgment in scripture. 06:49 The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:10, 06:52 and this is where they get that idea. 06:54 2 Corinthians 5:10, 06:56 reading from the New King James Version, 06:58 it says, "For we must all appear 07:00 before the judgment seat of Christ. 07:03 That each one may receive the things done in the body 07:07 according to what he has done whether good or bad." 07:10 So people read that text, pastor, 07:12 and they automatically assume, "Okay, at some point, 07:14 whether it's immediately at the point of death, 07:16 or you know, prior to the second coming of Jesus, 07:18 we're going to be ushered in right there 07:20 to the throne of the Lord." 07:21 But when it says that we appear 07:23 before the judgment seat of Christ, 07:24 it simply means that our life's record, 07:27 not necessarily 07:28 that we're going to physically appear there, 07:30 but our life's record will come before the Lord, 07:32 there will be an investigation. 07:34 And some people don't like that term, 07:35 investigative judgment. 07:36 But I just want to clarify, 07:38 I would hope that all of us 07:39 in a righteous right judgment 07:41 would want some type of investigation done 07:44 because we wouldn't want to be in a court scenario 07:46 where the judge says, 07:47 "Who is this? Ryan Day? Guilty!" 07:49 You know, immediately 07:50 without some type of investigation. 07:51 So in this case, 07:53 the investigative judgment is not some twisted scenario 07:56 where immediately at the point of death. 07:58 But at some point, there is an investigation, 08:00 your life's record appears before the Lord. 08:02 And He will take all things into account 08:04 as we'll find out. 08:05 Okay, Pastor Dinzey. 08:08 That was very well done. 08:10 You know, the investigative judgment 08:11 is God's opportunity to examine the records, 08:16 the evidence, 08:18 we see evidence of this in earthly courts, 08:20 you know, before the judge says, 08:23 "Well, you are guilty as charged, 08:25 and you will be spending 50 years in prison" 08:28 or whatever the case may be. 08:30 That's the executive part 08:31 where punishment is delivered 08:33 or the sentence saying, "You're found innocent." 08:37 So before this, an investigation takes place, 08:39 evidence is shown. 08:42 The attorneys question, 08:44 you know, the guilty 08:46 and there is a wonderful picture 08:50 of this presented in the Bible in several places. 08:54 I'd like to read from Daniel 7. 08:56 So we'll see that brought out... 08:58 I don't know we're gonna talk a little bit more about this 09:00 as we continue. 09:01 And Daniel's saying, he says, "I watched." 09:04 What chapter and verse? 09:05 Daniel 7:9. Okay. 09:08 "I watched till thrones were put in place 09:10 and the Ancient of Days were seated. 09:13 His garment was as white as snow. 09:16 And the hair of His head was like pure wool. 09:18 His throne was a fiery flame. 09:21 Its wheels a burning fire, 09:23 a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. 09:26 A thousand thousands ministered to Him. 09:29 10,000 times 10,000 stood before Him. 09:32 The court was seated, and the books were opened." 09:35 So here is the books are opened to examine the evidence. 09:41 And everyone will be judged. 09:44 Really, there's nobody that will escape the judgment. 09:47 Everyone must appear 09:49 before the judgment seat of Christ. 09:50 That's right. 09:52 And the other thing I want to point out, 09:53 and this is something that's really important 09:54 because so far based on what we've said, 09:56 you know, the books are opened, 09:57 people's lives are being examined, 09:59 we must all appear before the judgment seat. 10:01 What I want to also point out is, 10:03 depending on the phase of the judgment, 10:05 the investigative and the executive, 10:08 the investigative judgment, 10:10 this is a very important it's not for the unrighteous, 10:14 it's for the righteous. 10:15 Because there's no... 10:17 Let's go to the book of... 10:21 Here it is right now. 10:22 Let's go to John 3:18. Okay. 10:26 We always read John 3:16. Right. 10:28 Let's go to John 3:18. 10:30 I'll show you that. 10:33 Because this is very important, John 3:18, the Bible says, 10:36 "He who believes in Him is not condemned." 10:40 That it means that the end is going to end better for you. 10:44 "But he who does not believe is condemned already 10:47 because he has not believed in the name 10:49 of the only begotten Son of God." 10:52 So why would you be investigating 10:54 somebody who never even said, 10:55 "I believe in the Lord." 10:57 Doesn't even make any sense. 10:58 It's like saying, 11:00 if something were missing in your house, 11:01 would you start with your neighbors? 11:03 Would you begin with the people in your house? 11:06 Would you go to two blocks away and say, 11:08 "Did you steal my car keys?" 11:09 No, you begin right there. 11:11 Because these are the ones 11:12 that claim to have a relationship with you. 11:14 And so that's important. 11:16 Go to 1 Peter 4:17. 11:18 Let's look at why the judgment is important. 11:22 What many people don't realize is when we claim something, 11:27 our confession must be in harmony with our.. 11:32 Our profession must be in harmony with our lives. 11:35 That's one of the keys. 11:37 1 Peter 4:17. 11:39 Ryan, you have that? Yeah, absolutely. 11:41 1 Peter 4:17 says, 11:43 "For the time has come for judgment 11:45 to begin at the house of God. 11:47 And if it begins with us first, 11:49 what will be the end of those 11:50 who do not obey the gospel of God." 11:53 And read verse 18, this is important. 11:54 Okay. 11:55 Yeah, it says, "Now if the righteous one 11:57 is scarcely saved, 11:58 where will the ungodly 12:00 and the sinners or sinner appear?" 12:01 Okay. 12:02 So if the righteous scarcely are saved. 12:06 Where are they going to stand out? 12:09 Where are they going to fit? 12:10 So if we, by the grace of God barely make it in, 12:14 is there any hope for them at all? 12:16 According to what we read just a moment ago in John 3:18, 12:18 no, "He who does not believe is condemned already." 12:22 That's why, Pastor Dinzey, could you go to John 3:17. 12:26 And this is important, now just one verse back. 12:30 Because John 3:16, we all know that, 12:32 but John 3:17 is vitally important 12:34 to understand. 12:35 Okay. 12:37 "For God did not send His Son into the world 12:40 to condemn the world, 12:42 but that the world through Him might be saved." 12:45 Why did He not send His Son to condemn the world 12:48 because the world was condemned already? 12:50 That's right. 12:51 See, that's the key, the world is already condemned. 12:54 That's why the whole mission of Jesus 12:56 called His name Jesus, 12:57 but He will save His people in Matthew 1:21. 13:00 Yeah, and I love Romans 8. 13:02 You know, on that same line. Okay, go for it. 13:03 Romans 8:1, one of my favorite verses. 13:05 "There is therefore now no condemnation 13:07 of those who are in Christ Jesus, 13:09 who do not walk according to the flesh, 13:10 but according to the Spirit." 13:12 Okay, now amplify this 13:13 because you just made a point that just fits into 13:15 the investigative judgment. 13:16 If you read the passage, it says, 13:18 "There is therefore now no condemnation 13:20 to those who are in Christ Jesus." 13:22 The rest of it brings out the investigation 13:25 because what are they supposed to do? 13:26 Yeah, so the rest of the verse says here again, 13:28 it says, "Who do not walk according to the flesh, 13:31 but according to the Spirit." 13:33 Okay, so how we walk 13:35 is what's going to be investigated. 13:37 Okay. 13:38 I like to read from Deuteronomy 1:17 13:41 because it brings out something about... 13:46 It's talking about the people of Israel, 13:47 and they were being given instruction, 13:50 they were receiving instruction on judging. 13:53 And in Deuteronomy 1:17 says, 13:55 "You shall not show partiality in the..." 13:58 King James, it says you shall respect the person. 14:00 "In judgment, you shall hear the smallest," 14:03 well, that's great. 14:04 "You shall not be afraid in any man's presence 14:06 for the judgment is God's. 14:08 The case that is too hard for you bring to me. 14:10 And I will hear." 14:11 That's Moses talking to the people 14:13 that we're going to be judging. 14:14 Now it says, don't show partiality. 14:17 If you see somebody there, 14:18 "Oh, wait, I got to be nice to this guy. 14:20 So that he will consider me later." 14:22 No, no. 14:23 And the reason I bring this out 14:24 is because God is not going to show 14:26 partiality. 14:27 He's going to be a righteous judge. 14:30 And everyone will be judged according to their works, 14:33 according to their deeds, 14:34 according to what they professed, 14:35 according to the way they walked, 14:37 like you said, 14:38 and, you know, we have seen some cases 14:42 come before the news. 14:43 And I'm going to mention a famous one 14:45 not to bring any debate about it, 14:47 but whether the man was guilty or not. 14:49 But when O. J. Simpson went through that whole scene, 14:52 and everyone that saw it, or heard about it, 14:57 someone did, "I think he's guilty." 15:00 Someone, "No, he's innocent." 15:01 And there's this debate when God renders judgment, 15:04 there's not going to be any debate, 15:06 it will be clear, He will judge righteously. 15:10 And really, He who is guilty will be guilty. 15:13 He who is innocent will be innocent. 15:16 There's not going to be any question. 15:17 And everyone will say, "God has been good. 15:20 He has judged righteously." 15:22 Right. 15:23 You know, I just want to allude to the fact 15:24 of something you've said previously, 15:26 in reference to judgment 15:27 beginning in the house of God. 15:28 Because a lot of people 15:30 will read that scripture in 1 Peter 15:31 that we read earlier where it says 15:32 "Judgment will begin at the house of God." 15:34 Well, you know, it means in general, 15:35 the whole world, you know, they'll twist that, 15:37 but I just want to give some biblical example here 15:39 that this there is a systematic aspect to this, 15:42 systematic process. 15:43 Let's go to Ezekiel 9. 15:44 I'm gonna show you something very powerful here. 15:47 This is in Ezekiel 9, 15:49 of course, this is a vision 15:51 in which is Ezekiel is being given by the Lord, 15:53 and the Lord is taking him as previously taking him 15:56 through the scripture, 15:58 through the sanctuary, in vision 16:00 and He's showing him the apostasies of Israel, 16:04 the culmination of all this apostasy 16:05 that has happened. 16:07 And so you can read about that in Ezekiel 8, 16:09 the previous chapter there, 16:11 you know, Ezekiel was taken through the temple 16:12 and he sees obviously, 16:13 this image of jealousy at the gate, 16:16 and he sees these women weeping for Tammuz. 16:19 And he goes finally brought all the way 16:21 down to this scene 16:22 where these men have their backs 16:24 toward the sanctuary. 16:25 They're worshiping the sun toward the east. 16:27 But in Ezekiel 9 is the response to this. 16:30 And notice what the Bible says beginning with verse three, 16:33 this is Ezekiel 9:3. 16:35 We're going to read through to verse six here. 16:37 It says, "Now the glory of the God of Israel 16:40 had gone up from the cherub, 16:41 where it had been to the threshold of the temple. 16:45 And he called to the men clothed with linen, 16:48 who had the writer's inkhorn at his side." 16:50 Now notice this, "And the Lord said to him, 16:53 'Go through the midst of the city 16:55 through the midst of Jerusalem.'" 16:57 So notice what said, Jerusalem. 16:59 "And put a mark on the foreheads of the men 17:01 who sigh and cry 17:03 over all the abominations that are done were in." 17:06 So this is a good example of that God also has a mark, 17:08 He has a sign. 17:09 And He's telling him, "Go seal my people 17:11 who do not stand for these abominations." 17:13 But then notice verse five, 17:15 "To the others, He said, in my hearing, 17:17 'Go after him through the city and kill, 17:20 do not let your eyes bear nor have any pity.'" 17:22 And then verse six is the key here, 17:24 "Utterly slay old and young men, 17:26 maidens and little children and women, 17:28 but do not come near anyone whom is the mark, 17:31 and begin at my sanctuary. 17:35 So they begin with the elders who were before the temple." 17:40 So this kind of alludes to the fact that, 17:42 you know, when this investigative judgment occurs, 17:44 God is going to investigate those who know. 17:47 Again, as pastor brought up beautifully, 17:49 the righteous because that's what it's about. 17:51 That's right. 17:52 I want to bring up the standard of the judgment. 17:54 Let's go to the standard. 17:55 We'll go to the standard, 17:57 but let's first go who is the judge? 17:58 Yes. Okay. 17:59 Let's go to the Book of John. 18:03 John 5:22. 18:05 Because a lot of people think, 18:06 and this is a picture when I was a young man 18:08 growing up in the church, I thought, 18:10 "Well, the father is the judge, 18:12 and Jesus has to convince Him to save us and this content," 18:16 you know, "What should I do, my Son? 18:19 Well, hey, my blood, Dad, you know, save them." 18:22 But as I learned the Bible, then my picture changed. 18:26 Pastor Dinzey, John 5:22. 18:28 John 5:22, "For the Father judges no one, 18:32 but has committed all judgment to the Son." 18:35 That's right. 18:36 And then also another one, why, Hebrews 7:24, 25. 18:40 Ryan, if you have that. Yes. 18:41 So Hebrews... 18:43 Yeah, so the Father's not the judge, 18:44 the Son is the judge. 18:45 Right. And Hebrews 7:24, 25. 18:47 Hebrews 7:24, 25 says, 18:49 "But He because He continues forever, 18:51 has an unchangeable priesthood, 18:53 therefore, He is also able to save 18:55 to the uttermost, 18:56 those who come to God through Him, 18:58 since He always lives to make intercession for them." 19:01 So He's always living to make intercession. 19:03 He's our intercessor and he's our judge. 19:05 There's a picture. 19:07 Now let's go to James 2. 19:08 There's a picture in the Book of Revelation, 19:11 the most beautiful picture that I've seen in a long time, 19:14 when I was studying the judgment years ago, 19:16 but I want to just go to James, 19:17 and then we're going to go Ecclesiastes. 19:19 Matter of fact, you go to James 2, 19:21 and you go to Ecclesiastes 12. 19:23 Because we know who the judge is, 19:25 we're gonna rifle through some passages, 19:27 then we're going to pause a little bit, 19:28 slow it down and take the onion skins, 19:30 pull it back like an artichoke. 19:32 You know... 19:34 Go ahead. 19:35 As we go through this study, 19:37 you know, people are going to hear good news, 19:40 and people are going to hear bad news. 19:42 Good news for those that love God, 19:44 bad news for those that don't. 19:46 But this is information that we need to know. 19:48 And those that at this time are questioning, 19:51 "What's going to happen to me?" 19:53 If you stay with us, 19:54 you're going to find out that there's good news for you. 19:56 That's right. That's right. 19:58 You know, the first thing when you go to a doctor 20:00 you don't want the doctor to play games with you. 20:02 If you've got something... 20:04 You don't want to hear that... 20:06 "I went to the doctor four months ago, 20:08 and he didn't get this right diagnoses." 20:10 And you're mad. 20:12 And so for people that will say to a doctor, 20:14 "Why didn't you diagnose me correctly? 20:16 Now look at me." 20:17 You could say to a mechanic, 20:19 "Look at my car, it fell apart on highway 57 20:22 because you didn't catch the fact 20:23 that the ball bearings were wearing off, 20:25 and I paid you all that money." 20:26 We are not happy. 20:28 When the banker lies, the doctor lies, 20:30 and when the mechanic lies. 20:32 Well, God doesn't lie. 20:33 But unlike the other three, 20:35 the Lord could change our standing 20:37 when we make those adjustments. 20:39 So let's look at this, James 2. 20:41 I want you to read verse 12, and 13. 20:46 12 and 13. We're going to start there. 20:47 Okay. James 2:12, 13. 20:50 And of course, this is in reference to, 20:53 you know, the law of God. 20:54 Of course, we know that we're going to be judged 20:56 by the Bible, 20:57 but the law of God is our standard of judgment. 20:58 And this is James 2:12. 21:00 It says, "So speak, 21:02 and do so as those who will be judged 21:05 by the law of liberty, 21:07 for judgment is without mercy 21:08 to one who has shown no mercy, 21:11 mercy triumphs over judgment." 21:13 That's great news. 21:15 And so... Isn't that great news? 21:16 Great news. 21:17 So to those who are merciful, you will be shown mercy. 21:20 To those who are vindictive, 21:21 and I just want to get back at you, 21:24 hey, with a measure that you meet, 21:26 it'll be measured back to you again, 21:27 it's just a reciprocal... 21:29 That's just a fact. 21:30 It's called, you know, the golden rule, 21:33 or some people that are not Christians 21:34 call it karma? 21:35 No, it's the fact of life, how you live, 21:38 is how you're going to be judged. 21:39 But notice what it says. 21:41 "So speak and so do." 21:42 This is once again going down to the fact 21:44 that God's people have to speak and live 21:48 like those who are going to be judged by this law. 21:50 Pastor, and then you're going to go 21:52 Ecclesiastes. 21:53 Yeah, you know, I want to say this 21:54 because it's very important. 21:58 Anyone who has gone to court, 22:01 you know, and they, you know, do you... 22:05 What is it? How do you plead? 22:06 They ask them, "How do you plead?" 22:08 But also it says, "Do you promise 22:09 to tell the truth so and..." 22:10 "And the whole truth and nothing but the truth." 22:12 Some people lie anyway. 22:15 They lie anyway. That's scary. 22:18 He perjured himself. That's right. 22:19 Now here's the thing that I want to say 22:21 because it's important. 22:25 God is... 22:26 You're going to be judged, 22:28 and we're going to see scripture about this, 22:30 you're going to be judged 22:31 like you have never been judged before. 22:33 Because the Bible says that, your thoughts, I mean, 22:37 have you gone to court, and they judge your thoughts? 22:39 No. 22:41 And it says, the intense of the heart, 22:44 what you intended to do when you... 22:45 'Cause some people do good deeds, 22:47 but they have some ulterior motive. 22:50 And so even your thoughts 22:52 and your intent of the heart will be judged. 22:55 And God is going to be judge, 22:57 He's going to judge righteousness. 22:58 And there's a scripture we want to bring out later 23:02 about how He judges 23:03 but this is a marvelous thing to consider. 23:06 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, 23:10 fear God, and keep His commandments 23:12 for this is man's all. 23:14 For God will bring every work into judgment, 23:17 including every secret thing, whether good or evil." 23:22 So notice the secret things... 23:24 At that point, you know, somebody once said, 23:27 "What's hidden in the dark, shall be brought to light." 23:31 And also shout it from the mountaintop. 23:33 So we're not living at a time 23:35 where we can pull the wool over God's eyes. 23:37 And Hebrews 4:13 is the reason 23:39 why we can pull the wool over God's eyes. 23:42 Now right now you might say, "I am shaking in my boots, 23:45 why did they choose this topic?" 23:47 Hold on, we've got some time left, 23:49 there's going to be a paradigm shift here 23:51 where we can find out what we can do 23:52 in light of the fact that judgment is coming. 23:54 Hebrews 4:13, the Bible says, 23:57 "And there is no creature hidden from His sight. 24:00 But all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him 24:03 to whom we must give account." 24:05 Wow. 24:06 So in this investigative judgment... 24:10 Let me make a very important point 24:11 because what we've brought out so far, 24:13 we have to come to the conclusion 24:15 to make this statement. 24:16 Does God have to try to figure out 24:18 what's going on? 24:20 What's the answer? No. 24:21 No. 24:23 He is all-knowing. 24:24 So why is there any investigation needed? 24:27 I'm gonna throw that out to you right now. 24:28 Why is there any need for an investigation? 24:31 Because this whole point of exoneration 24:34 or condemnation, 24:35 you know, those who come forward 24:37 to the resurrection of life 24:38 or resurrection of condemnation, 24:40 they're going to be two verdicts, 24:43 why is there a need for an investigation 24:45 when God knows everything already? 24:48 It's really not for His benefit, 24:50 it's for the benefit of everyone else. 24:53 And, you know, you brought out earlier that 24:58 if, you know, John Dinzey's called guilty 25:01 and God says guilty. 25:02 You're like, "How did you come to that conclusion?" 25:05 And, you know, the Bible tells us 25:07 that the books are open. 25:09 And God will bring every secret thing 25:11 even what you have said. 25:13 So there are careful records of everything. 25:17 You know, today's time we say, 25:18 "Oh, back in the days when this was written, I mean, 25:22 can they really write that fast?" 25:23 But today, you know, you can record things, 25:25 how this is in the record books of heaven, 25:28 whether it is written, whether it is recorded, 25:30 like we record today or some method like this, 25:34 not one word will escape, not one thought will escape. 25:39 And it's really for the benefit of the whole universe. 25:42 That you can come... 25:44 I want to see why pastor so and so is not here. 25:46 I know he's such a good person. 25:49 And you can go through, "I have no idea." 25:52 But we have good news. We have good news. 25:54 There's great news. 25:56 You know, I just want to add to that 25:57 because it's beautiful there. 25:59 It's also to vindicate the character of God. 26:00 Yes. 26:02 It's to vindicate God 26:03 because, again, go all the way back to the very beginning, 26:06 Satan tells this lie, it all started in heaven. 26:09 And what was the lie about? 26:10 It was basically to undermine 26:14 or to demean the character of God. 26:16 And so now all the angels of heaven, 26:18 who have never ever known any kind of sin at all, 26:23 now Satan has planted that seed in their mind. 26:25 God isn't really who He is, 26:27 He's selfish, He's untrustworthy, 26:29 He's a liar, He's all about Himself, 26:31 He's self-seeking, 26:32 you know, we should be able to keep our own rules, 26:34 our own regulations, 26:35 we don't need God's commandments or His law, 26:38 this government law that governs heaven, 26:40 why would we want to be a part of that? 26:41 So he puts God on the stands, and, you know... 26:44 But again, the Bible says that He was able to convince 26:46 one-third of the angels of heaven. 26:47 In other words, 26:48 one-third of heavens angels said, 26:50 "You know what, He might have a point." 26:52 So now God has been put on the stands, 26:54 is He what Satan says He is? 26:57 Is He untrustworthy? 26:58 Is He a liar? Is He self-seeking? 27:00 Is He, you know, you know, restrictive and harsh? 27:03 And, you know, so now 27:05 all of this great controversy battle 27:07 is culminating now to this judgment 27:10 because now the records 27:11 and I love how you brought that out the records, 27:13 the records had been recorded. 27:15 I want to bring up Malachi 3:16. 27:17 Let's do that. 27:18 Malachi 3:16 here, speaking of the records, 27:22 we know that there is the Lamb's Book of Life, 27:23 and I'll reference that, that's Revelation chapter 13. 27:26 There's several references of Lamb's Book of Life, 27:28 but Revelation 13:8 talks about, 27:31 you know, the Lamb's Book of Life, 27:32 all those who worship the beast, 27:34 whose names were not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, 27:35 we know that that's there, and that's the ultimate book, 27:37 we got to have that name in the book. 27:39 But then the Bible speaks of a book of remembrance, 27:41 a record in which God keeps a tight record of these things 27:45 so that His judgment can be vindicated, 27:48 His character can be vindicated. 27:49 Notice, Malachi 3:16, it says, 27:51 "Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, 27:54 and the Lord listened and heard them. 27:56 So a book of remembrance was written before Him, 28:00 for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name." 28:05 When we get over to Revelation 20 and 21, 28:08 we see that... 28:10 When we go to heaven, 28:11 when Christ comes back to get the righteous, 28:13 and we go to heaven, 28:14 what are we going to be doing during that thousand years? 28:16 The Bible makes it very, very clear 28:18 that we were going to be doing the work of judgment, 28:20 not that we're declaring 28:22 who gets to come to heaven, and who doesn't, 28:24 the Lord's already declared that, 28:25 but as Pastor Dinzey brought up very clearly, 28:28 you know, you get to heaven, and it's like, 28:29 "Hey, where's pastor Ryan Day? 28:31 Man, I remember Pastor Ryan Day, 28:33 you know, he was on this, this, he was a great Christian. 28:34 And you see... 28:36 But he's not here." 28:37 The Lord says, 28:38 "Well, let Me help you understand 28:40 why the judgment that I gave was what it was." 28:42 The book remembers 28:43 we're going to be able to go through the books, 28:45 we're going to be able to see, 28:46 and to confirm God's righteous judgment. 28:49 And so a part of that righteous acts 28:51 that are recorded, 28:52 you know, as we see there, 28:54 what is the standard that the law of God, 28:55 you know, the Bible says 28:57 that sin is the transgression of the law. 28:59 And so when we transgress the law of God, 29:02 you know, there's things in our lives 29:03 that other people may not know. 29:05 And as pastor brought out beautifully, 29:07 there's nothing hidden from God's eyes, 29:09 but there may be something hidden 29:10 from your brother's eyes. 29:12 You can put on a mask, you can put on a, 29:14 you know, an act, 29:16 and you can fool your brothers and your sisters 29:18 and your family and certain people around you 29:20 and think that you're going to hide away 29:21 those secret sins, those secret idol words, 29:23 and the things that you might... 29:25 Which I know you're going to bring up 29:26 in just a moment. 29:28 But all of these things are recorded, 29:29 and they're recorded, not because God's up there, 29:31 like, "Oh, you done this bad, 29:32 let me keep him right there." 29:34 It's not like God is trying to hold it 29:35 against you, 29:36 but it's in the end 29:38 to vindicate His righteous judgment 29:39 so that when we open those books, 29:41 and we see the record, 29:42 we're gonna look at the Lord and say, 29:43 "God, You are Holy Lord, You are righteous, 29:47 Your judgment is true." 29:48 Matter of fact, Revelation 16:17, 29:50 Pastor Dinzey. 29:51 As you're going to make a comment, I see... 29:54 Revelation... 29:55 I have here something that... 29:56 Sure, go for it. 29:58 Jeremiah 2:22, and it says, 30:00 "'For though you wash yourself with lye, L-Y-E, 30:05 and use much soap 30:06 yet your iniquity is marked before Me,' 30:09 says the Lord God." 30:10 In other words, the record books 30:12 are faithful and true. 30:15 And you may attempt to wash yourself 30:17 with whatever soap you think you can wash yourself with. 30:20 You can use bleach if you want to. 30:22 But the reality is it remains there. 30:24 And there's only one way that your sins can be cleansed, 30:30 can be wiped off from the record books, 30:32 and we're gonna give the good news very, very soon. 30:35 Very soon. Yeah, okay. 30:36 Is that Revelation? 30:38 Revelation 16:7, Ryan, Revelation... 30:40 Yeah, I have it. Oh, you haven't? 30:41 Revelation 16:17, says... 30:42 And, pastor Dinzey, Revelation 22:12. 30:44 22:12. Okay. 30:46 Okay, so Revelation 16:17 says, 30:47 "Then the seventh angel 30:49 poured out his bowl into the air, 30:51 and the loud voice came..." 30:52 Revelation 16:7? 30:54 Oh, I thought you said 16:17. No, 16:7. 30:57 Revelation 16:7, that makes sense, okay. 31:00 I was wondering after I read that this makes much sense. 31:02 Okay. 31:03 "And I heard another from the altar saying, 31:07 'Even so, Lord God Almighty, 31:09 true and righteous are Your judgments.'" 31:11 And this is, you know, this is interesting, 31:13 because this is in the midst of these plagues. 31:15 So, you know, you keep reading through the record here, 31:17 and you see that these wicked who are receiving the plagues, 31:20 they keep cursing the Lord, right? 31:22 But it's very clear that at the end of the day, 31:24 another one from the altar, saying, 31:26 "Lord, Your righteous judgment is true." 31:28 Absolutely. And why is that true? 31:31 Because Revelation 22:12. 31:33 Revelation 22:12, 31:35 "And behold, I am coming quickly, 31:37 and My reward is with Me to give to every one 31:41 according to his work." 31:42 All right. 31:43 So the Lord is not really giving 31:45 people things that they are not do, 31:49 you know, by your word, 31:50 you will be justified by your words, 31:52 you'll be condemned. 31:53 And according to what we just read, 31:55 everyone is going to get a reward 31:57 according as his work shall be. 31:59 Now that in particular, when it says Revelation 22:12, 32:02 we are not... 32:03 this is something I want to make very clear 32:05 because once, again, we talked about earlier 32:07 when the judgment begins at the house of God, 32:09 it begins there 32:10 because there's no need to judge 32:12 those who are not claiming to be connected to Christ. 32:14 So now when we read Revelation 22:12, 32:18 are the righteous going to be judged 32:20 according to their works? 32:22 Well, the answer is when we follow the process, 32:25 we're going to reveal in just a moment, 32:27 are we saved by works? 32:28 Yes or no? No. 32:29 Okay. 32:31 For by grace, are you saved through faith 32:32 and that not of yourselves, 32:34 it is the gift of God, not of works, 32:35 lest anyone should boast? 32:37 So my salvation is not based on what I'm able to do, 32:40 it's by grace through faith in Christ alone, 32:43 His righteousness alone, He covers me. 32:45 So my words don't have anything to do with 32:47 how long I'm going to live. 32:48 Because we all get a... 32:52 But does the Lord bring works into consideration 32:55 when He's making His judgment? 32:57 Yes, He does. 32:58 Because if we think about it, 32:59 you know, this is faith without works is dead. 33:02 And I think of the message that Jesus gave 33:03 to each of the seven churches, 33:05 He repeats to each and every one of them. 33:06 Over and over. I know, your, not your faith. 33:08 He says, "I know your works." That's right. 33:09 Because it told the story of their faith. 33:11 We are not saved by our works. 33:14 But our works will confer with our faith. 33:17 In other words, if this is what you profess, 33:19 your works will reveal 33:20 whether or not you live that way. 33:21 That's why James writes, "Faith without works is dead." 33:26 But when it comes to giving us eternal life, 33:32 the Lord is not going to say, 33:33 "Well, you qualify for 1,244,000 years, 33:38 but you qualify for 20 million 33:40 'cause your works were a lot better." 33:41 No, we're all gonna get a penny. 33:44 That salvation is His. 33:46 That He, when we confess our sins... 33:47 We'll talk about that in a moment. 33:49 But what are the angels going to be doing? 33:51 And I want to... 33:53 I want you to bring this point out also, 33:54 we talked about the law, what about the law? 33:56 Well, I like to say something, 33:57 you know, because it reminds me of something 34:00 that happened to me in Chicago. 34:01 I was going home, 34:03 and I was going down the highway. 34:04 And as I was driving down the highway, 34:07 the police started following me. 34:08 I don't know if this ever happened to you. 34:10 It happened to me that night, and I looked at my speedometer, 34:13 and I was going 50. 34:15 So I am thinking 34:16 I'm going under the speed limit. 34:18 'Cause I've been there so many times 34:20 traveling down that road for years, 55 miles an hour. 34:23 So I'm going 50, 34:24 it must be that one of my lights is out. 34:27 And so the police comes over. 34:29 And he says "Sir, the reason I stopped you 34:31 is because you were going 50 34:34 in a 45 mile per hour speed zone." 34:37 I said "What? 34:38 I traveled... 34:39 I told him I travel through here 34:41 all the time. 34:42 He says, "Oh, no, it's been changed." 34:45 I said, "Oh, I didn't know that." 34:46 "Well, it's posted" he said. 34:48 And I don't pay attention to it 34:49 because I've been down the road, 34:51 it's familiar to me. 34:52 And the reason I say that 34:53 is because God's law does not change. 34:55 There are some people that teach or have heard 34:58 that the law of God has changed, 35:00 we don't have to keep the law anymore. 35:02 But that is not true. 35:04 The Law of God, 35:06 I'll just read it from the Bible. 35:07 In Psalm 19:7, 35:10 "The law of the Lord is perfect. 35:13 Converting the soul, 35:15 the testimony of the Lord is sure, 35:16 making wise the simple." 35:19 So the law of the Lord is perfect. 35:21 It does not need to change, 35:23 it doesn't need to be modified, it is perfect. 35:27 Beautiful. There's no issue. 35:28 You're going to be judged by the law of God, 35:31 whether or not you think the law of God exists or not. 35:35 And you brought out, 35:37 the sin is the transgression of the law. 35:39 You have brought out 35:41 that the standard of judgment are the 10 Commandments. 35:45 Every court has a standard of judgment, 35:47 God has a standard of judgment. 35:49 Now what I want to bring out here, 35:50 as we're winding down 35:52 to the last quarter of our program, 35:53 we want to bring out what are the sins... 35:55 Let's go to 1 Corinthians 6:2-4. 35:59 Because in order... 36:00 Since God knows the outcome, 36:04 and He doesn't need an investigation, 36:07 why is there an investigation anyway? 36:10 We pointed out 36:12 that God is going to be declared true and righteous 36:14 in His judgments. 36:15 But the saints after the coming of Christ, 36:18 were going to be in heaven for 1,000 years, 36:20 and then sin has not yet fully been dealt with 36:24 because the executive phase hasn't happened yet. 36:28 This is a very important aspect of the judgment. 36:30 1 Corinthians 6:2-4, Ryan. 36:33 And I love this verse here, I want to say 36:34 because not only it seems like 36:35 we're talking about the judgment 36:37 in reference to human beings, 36:39 but even the devil and his fallen angels 36:41 will not escape the judgment. 36:43 Notice what the Bible says here in 1 Corinthians 6:2-4. 36:46 It says, "Do you not know 36:47 the saints will judge the world? 36:49 And if the world will be judged by you, 36:51 are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?" 36:54 You hear people say, "Don't judge me," right? 36:56 And I love how you brought out, you know, in the break, 36:58 you said, it's not about judgment, 37:00 it's about the condemnation. 37:01 We shouldn't condemn anyone 37:02 but notice what it continues to say 37:04 in verse three, it says, 37:05 "Do you not know that we shall judge angels? 37:08 How much more things that pertain to this life? 37:12 If then you have judgments concerning things 37:14 pertaining to this life, 37:16 do you appoint those 37:17 who are least esteemed by the church to judge?" 37:19 Right. 37:20 So good people that are experienced, 37:23 don't put novices in there, 37:24 you know, a guy that just came to the church 37:26 and just got baptized, 37:27 you're judging people, you just got here. 37:29 No, the Paul's, 37:31 that's what Paul's in essence saying, 37:32 "Put people that are credible, and have experience 37:34 because this is a very serious position 37:36 to be in." 37:37 Now let's look at the executive phase 37:39 because there's a phase of the judgment, 37:41 then we're going to bring out 37:43 the really, really, really good news. 37:45 'Cause there's always good news in the judgment. 37:46 Let's talk about the executive phase. 37:48 Yeah, so let's... 37:49 So the executive phase, of course, 37:50 happens at the end of the 1,000 years. 37:52 So the investigative judgment, 37:54 then the time 37:55 in which the judgment is confirmed 37:57 by the saints during the 1,000 years. 37:59 And now we've come to the end of that 1,000 years 38:01 where God is going to execute the final phase of judgment. 38:05 And it's found in Revelation 20:12, 38:08 the Bible says, "And I saw the dead, 38:10 small and great standing before God, 38:13 and the books were open, and another book was open, 38:15 which is the Book of Life. 38:18 And the dead were judged according to their works 38:21 by the things 38:22 which were written in the books." 38:23 And of course, if you continue reading 38:25 through this particular passage or in this particular passage, 38:28 you'll find that that executive judgment, 38:30 of course, comes about 38:32 as God reigns fire down from heaven. 38:35 And the Bible says it devours them. 38:37 You know, particular story that comes to mind. 38:39 Read 15 real quick, though. 38:41 Revelation 20:15. Absolutely. 38:45 So Revelation 20:15, the Bible says, 38:50 "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life 38:53 was cast into the lake of fire." 38:55 So there's your... 38:56 That's the executive phase, short for execution. 38:59 Absolutely. 39:01 And so there's got to be a consequence, right? 39:03 Once the judgment has been confirmed, 39:05 then there's consequences, right? 39:06 Either it's a positive consequence 39:09 or it's a negative consequence. 39:10 And we want the positive aspect of that consequence. 39:12 We want to be forever eternal in God's kingdom of Jesus. 39:16 But of course, if that is not your positive consequence, 39:19 then the negative, of course, 39:20 is that you lose out eternally on life. 39:23 I think of a story, 39:24 you know, just a simple couple of illustrations here. 39:27 I remember one day I was in class in school, 39:29 I was probably I don't know seven, eight years old, 39:31 and I was in class and I had... 39:32 The teacher had left the room. 39:35 And while the teacher had left the room, 39:38 I was acting a little inappropriate 39:40 as a little boy, 39:42 making certain gestures that I shouldn't have made 39:44 and the teacher came back in and she found out. 39:48 Again, back to that secret, the secret things are not, 39:50 you know, they found out. 39:52 And, of course, once the investigation occurred, 39:56 and she out the whole story, then came the execution, 39:59 now this is back in the days 40:01 when school teachers were able to paddle, 40:03 and I got my... 40:05 My pants warmed up that day. 40:07 Not only that, but also when I got home. 40:09 Another instance that comes to my mind 40:11 is one day, me and my brother were outside, 40:12 and we were tossing this stick back and forth to each other. 40:15 And I just happen to pick it up, and I mean, 40:17 I hummed this stick at him 40:19 and it hit him right in the top of the head. 40:21 And just within seconds 40:22 of after that stick made contact, 40:24 you know, blood started pouring down his face. 40:27 And immediately, you know, I started going 40:29 'cause when I grew up, my parents didn't beat us. 40:31 But hey, they weren't shy of giving us whoopings 40:33 when we needed a whooping or a whipping. 40:35 And so I remember, you know, me and my brother 40:37 automatically started conjuring up this lie. 40:40 "No, no, no, let's not tell mom, 40:41 let's not tell mom. 40:42 You know, if she asked about this, 40:44 let's tell her this. 40:45 Let's tell her that you ran into a pole or this happened." 40:47 And so long story short, 40:48 momma ended up finding out anyways. 40:51 And when momma found out 40:52 the execution of that judgment came about. 40:55 I tell this story, the fact that there are consequences 40:58 for our actions good or bad. 40:59 And what we see here in this executive phase 41:02 is God has to deal with the sin problem. 41:04 He can't just blow it off and say, 41:05 "It's not that big of a deal." 41:07 He must bring it into sin. 41:08 And this is the executive phase. 41:10 That's right and it's a scary thing. 41:11 But we're going to transition now. 41:13 There are consequences to the way we live our lives. 41:16 That's why as we transition, it's important as a Christian, 41:19 that you live your life in harmony 41:20 with what you profess. 41:22 Don't let it just be just be words, 41:25 but let it be life also. 41:27 Let's go to 2 Peter 3:9, Pastor Dinzey, 41:30 and then I'm going to have you, Ryan, go to 1 John 4:17. 41:35 And then we're going to talk about why... 41:38 What's Jesus' attitude 41:41 towards the time of the judgment? 41:42 What attitude does He have? 41:45 2 Peter 3:9. 41:46 2 Peter 3:9. 41:50 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, 41:53 as some count slackness but is longsuffering toward us, 41:57 not willing that any should perish 42:00 but that all should come to repentance." 42:03 Okay. Praise the Lord. 42:04 All should come to repentance. 42:07 Now before we go to the one, I told you to... 42:08 Sure. 1 John 1:9. 42:12 You already know it by heart. What is it? 42:15 "If we confess our sins, 42:16 He is faithful and just to forgive us 42:18 for our sins and to cleanse us 42:20 from all unrighteousness." 42:21 Okay, so now this is beautiful. 42:23 We're going to transition to 1 John 4:17 here, 42:25 but let me just make the point. 42:27 So we made it very clear, 42:29 the Lord doesn't want anyone to perish. 42:31 But in order not to perish, 42:33 your sins have to be dealt with. 42:35 If you confess them, 42:37 He's faithful and just to forgive, 42:38 and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. 42:41 Now if all unrighteousness is gone, what are you? 42:46 Righteous by the blood of the Lamb 42:49 because the cleansing is not any act 42:50 or any penance on your part 42:52 like walking 55 feet 42:53 or doing Hail Mary or whatever the case may be, 42:55 as is the case 42:57 in some denominations of the world, 43:00 but it's the righteousness of Christ, 43:02 His willingness to forgive. 43:03 And so then when we face this judgment, 1 John 4:17. 43:07 What attitude should we have? 43:09 Yeah, 1 John 4:17, the Bible says, 43:12 "Love has been perfected among us in this, 43:15 that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, 43:19 because as He is, so are we in this world." 43:23 I love that text. 43:25 Because that last part there as He is, 43:28 let this mind be in you, 43:30 which is also in Christ Jesus. 43:32 You know, I think the key, the number one key to Christ, 43:36 not the fact that He obviously just He is the Son of God, 43:38 you know, He is righteous, but He was humble. 43:41 He was a humble man, 43:43 He humbled Himself to be a servant. 43:45 I think of 2 Chronicle or excuse me. 43:47 Yeah, 2 Chronicles 7:14, that says, 43:51 "If My people who are called by My name 43:53 will humble themselves, " 43:55 humble themselves, humility. 43:57 If we live a humble life, 43:59 chances are that as the Bible tells us, 44:02 we will not pass into a judgment 44:04 but pass from judgment into life. 44:07 Another text that comes to my mind, pastor, 44:09 as we're looking at this, 44:10 you know, how can we be confident in this judgment? 44:12 We read earlier, we read earlier in John 5:22. 44:18 John 5:22, but I want to read 44:20 another verse in that same chapter. 44:21 Okay. 44:23 This is actually just a couple of verses down, 44:24 John 5:24. 44:29 So notice what the Bible says here, John 5:22. 44:32 It says, "For the Father judges, no one 44:34 but has committed all judgment to the Son." 44:36 This is powerful. 44:39 Jesus is our judge. 44:41 He is our lawyer, He is our intercessor, 44:45 He is our representative, He is our judge. 44:48 And so you have to ask how can someone lose, right? 44:51 If you have Jesus on your side, how can you lose? 44:54 Well, there is a way 44:55 but Jesus has made it near impossible 44:57 for you to lose out. 44:59 But notice what verse 24 says, 45:01 and it confirms something amazing to us here. 45:03 It says, "Most surely I say to you, 45:05 He who hears My word and believes in Him, 45:08 who me has everlasting life 45:11 and shall not come into judgment 45:13 but has passed from death into life." 45:15 Isn't that great news? That's right. 45:16 It's powerful news to know that if I just be humble, 45:19 and I search Christ, I seek Christ every day, 45:22 and allow Him to cleanse me from my own righteousness, 45:24 and turn from my wicked way, repent of my sins and live, 45:28 we will pass from judgment, and we will live. 45:29 That's right. 45:30 So in other words, when the judgment starts, 45:32 He'll say, "Okay, well, you can go ahead. 45:35 Next." 45:37 We're not even... 45:38 That's not even a statement of a presupposition. 45:41 Really, He's saying, "Okay, great. 45:43 You've confessed, you've lived the life. 45:44 I've covered you with My righteousness. 45:45 Next." 45:47 You don't come into judgment. 45:48 That's what this is talking about. 45:50 And then we're gonna go to Revelation, Pastor Dinzey. 45:52 Yes. 45:54 I would like to read from 1 John 2, 45:55 you alluded to this. 45:56 But we know we told you, there's good news. 45:59 But we're only going to be able to give you 46:01 part of the good news 46:03 'cause we need to continue studying this topic. 46:05 1 John 2:1, 2. 46:06 "My little children, these things I write to you, 46:09 so that you may not sin. 46:12 And if any one sins, 46:13 we have an Advocate 46:15 with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 46:17 And He Himself 46:19 is the propitiation for our sins, 46:20 and not for ours only but also for the whole world." 46:24 This is good news. 46:26 Jesus Christ is our attorney willing to take our case, 46:29 today is a day of opportunity. 46:31 You can ask the Lord into your heart and repent, 46:34 confess your sins, 46:36 and Jesus Christ will take your case, 46:38 and He does not lose, He does not lose. 46:39 He'll never lose. 46:41 And you said earlier Romans 8:1, 46:43 "There is, therefore, no condemnation 46:46 to them who are in Christ Jesus, 46:48 who walk not according to the flesh, 46:50 but according to the Spirit." 46:52 This is marvelous news. 46:54 So anyone that really wants to, 46:56 can be saved. 46:58 Because Christ is the one 47:00 who has paid the price for our sins. 47:02 This is great news. 47:04 And I just want to really quick here, 47:07 the reason for the judgment is to judge everyone 47:10 according to his works, 47:11 but God is going to put an end to sin. 47:13 This is part of the... The end result of judgment. 47:15 This is the result of the judgment. 47:17 God is going to put an end to sin, 47:19 all the suffering and pain is going to be gone. 47:22 And we're going to live peacefully, 47:24 happily forever and ever. 47:26 Thanks to the Lord. 47:28 One of the most beautiful pictures... 47:29 Thank you, Pastor Dinzey. Thank you, Pastor Day. 47:32 You know, one of the things that we talked about, 47:34 Revelation 2:17 was the most beautiful picture 47:36 I saw of the judgment. 47:37 And it doesn't even mention judgment, 47:39 but the context of it is the judgment. 47:41 I'll read it to you and just explain very briefly, 47:43 "He who has an ear, 47:44 let him hear what the Spirit says 47:45 to the churches. 47:47 To him who overcomes I will give 47:49 some of the hidden manner to eat, 47:50 and I will give him a white stone, 47:52 and on the stone a new name written, 47:54 which no one knows except him who receives it." 47:57 This is the most beautiful picture 47:58 I've seen before. 48:00 And I'll end with also, Ryan, go to Hebrews 4:16. 48:02 We want to end with that one. 48:03 This was the picture of the Roman court 48:05 when a person was accused 48:08 of a particular crime that person, 48:10 there was a jury as it is today, 48:12 much of the courts today 48:14 are modeled after the biblical setting, 48:17 the judgment, the jury, they're all there. 48:21 When the verdict was split 48:22 or they could not come up with a verdict, 48:24 it was up to the accused to decide his own fate. 48:28 Can you imagine the terror? 48:29 You're accused, you could die 48:31 or you could walk away today free. 48:33 And the judge in the Roman court, 48:35 they brought a bag, a leather bag with a hole in it 48:37 and then it had a black stone and a white stone in it. 48:40 He had to put his hand and decide his fate, 48:42 his hanging, or his going home 48:45 was based on the stone he chose. 48:48 Jesus was the lawyer, said, "Wait a minute, 48:51 don't do anything. 48:52 Give me your hand. 48:54 I'm gonna give you a white stone. 48:57 I'm also gonna change your identity, 48:58 a new name on it. 49:00 So when you walk out of here, 49:01 you will not only be declared innocent, 49:04 but you'll have a new identity." 49:06 So when he put his hand in the bag, 49:08 he had a stone already. 49:10 And the court is waiting there, 49:11 those who are waiting for him to die, 49:13 there are those who don't want him to go home, 49:15 and he pulls out and says... 49:18 And his lawyer says, "Did I defend you well?" 49:23 You see, when we throw ourselves 49:24 on the mercy of the judge 49:26 if anyone sins, he has an advocate 49:28 with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. 49:31 So the court judgment was made in favor of the saints. 49:35 Daniel 7. 49:36 "Judgment was made in favor of the saints." 49:39 Therefore, when you are a person 49:42 who gives your life to Christ, 49:44 judgment will be made in favor of the saints. 49:46 Ryan, Hebrews 4:16. 49:48 So this is why this passage is there. 49:50 Yes, I love this. 49:51 Hebrews 4:16, 49:53 and I want to read one more after this. 49:54 Sure. Hebrews 4:16, I love this text. 49:56 It says, "Let us, therefore, come boldly 49:58 to the throne of grace. 50:00 That we may obtain mercy and find grace 50:03 to help in time of need." 50:05 Notice, not judgment, but mercy. 50:07 That's right. 50:08 When you are declared righteous by the glory of the Lord, 50:12 His mercy is extended. 50:14 But when you think that you haven't done anything, 50:16 you're gonna be judged. 50:17 Pastor Dinzey, 50:18 any comments on that before we wind up. 50:20 Revelation 15:3, 4. 50:24 The righteous, "They sing the song of Moses, 50:27 the servant of God, 50:28 and the song of the Lamb saying, 50:29 'Great and marvelous are Your works, 50:32 Lord God Almighty! 50:33 Just and true are Your ways, O King of saints.'" 50:37 So here... 50:38 Well, verse four. 50:40 "Who shall not ear you, O Lord, and glorify Your name? 50:42 For You alone are holy, 50:44 for all nation shall come and worship before You, 50:46 for Your judgments have been manifested." 50:49 So God's judgment are just and true. 50:52 Everyone that receives their verdict will say, 50:57 "God is just, God is good." 51:00 And they will understand, there will be no questions, 51:02 no doubt 51:03 because God is a wise and righteous judge. 51:07 And, Ryan, 30 seconds. Yeah, really quickly. 51:09 It says Revelation 3:5, 51:10 you read from one of the churches earlier, 51:12 but this is powerful. 51:13 "He whoever comes shall be clothed 51:14 in white garments. 51:16 And I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, 51:18 but I will confess his name before my Father, 51:21 and before His angels." 51:23 Jesus is going to stand before the Father and say, 51:25 "My son, My daughter, they are justified 51:27 because they have allowed My blood and My righteousness 51:30 to be in their place." 51:31 It's powerful. 51:33 One of the most amazing aspects of the judgment 51:34 is when does it begin. 51:36 And I think this takes us 51:37 to the message of the three angels, 51:38 Pastor Dinzey. 51:40 The messages of the three angels 51:41 are found in Revelation 14:6-12, 51:44 but I'm going to read just verse six and seven. 51:46 "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, 51:49 having the everlasting gospel 51:51 to preach to those who dwell on the earth, 51:53 to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people, 51:56 saying with a loud voice, 51:57 'Fear God, and give glory to Him, 52:00 for the hour of His judgment has come, 52:03 and worship Him who made heaven and earth, 52:06 the sea and springs of water." 52:08 Lack of time, 52:09 but the investigative judgment started in 1844. 52:14 We've covered this in many programs. 52:15 That's right. That's right. 52:16 And what was so significant about that judgment? 52:18 Well, the 1844, we know that Christ went 52:21 from the holy place into the most holy place, 52:23 that's beginning the work of judgment. 52:24 So we are living 52:26 in an antitypical day of atonement, 52:29 much like the typical day of atonement. 52:32 And of course, you can read there in Leviticus 16:29, 30, 52:36 "On this day, they were to afflict 52:37 their souls, 52:39 and on this day, the priest shall make 52:40 an atonement for you and to cleanse you, 52:42 and make you clean from all your sins 52:44 before the Lord." 52:45 So this antitypical day of atonement, 52:47 we are to allow Jesus to cleanse us now, 52:49 during this judgment time period, 52:51 so that we can stand confident in His appearing. 52:53 That's right. 52:55 And so for people that think, 52:56 "Well, then, do I have time to get ready?" 52:58 Yeah. 52:59 Now today is the day of salvation. 53:01 Now is the acceptable time. 53:03 You don't have to wait till some major event comes 53:05 or you get a notice in the mail saying, 53:07 "Hey, judgment just began for you 53:09 because we don't know the specific times 53:11 when our lives will pass in review before the Lord. 53:14 We've got to get that ready." 53:16 And so thank you for covering this topic, 53:18 it's been amazing. 53:19 But the judgment is coming, 53:21 the Lord knows that each one of us 53:23 is valuable to Him, 53:24 Jesus has made a decision. 53:26 And right after this news break, 53:27 we're going to have just a few closing thoughts 53:29 before the program is done. 53:31 So stay tuned. |
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